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The Herald extends to it?,
patrons and the general pub
lic beat wishes for a Merry
Christmas.
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THE OLD TIME CHRISTMAS
On the eve of another Christ
mas day, we wonder how many
of Hyder’s old-timers will fall
into a reminiscent mood and
re-live the Christmases of long
ago.
We started out to write an
editorial of the usual Christ
mas type, breathing of holly
and mistletoe, of Christmas
cheer and the joy of giving and
receiving. Then came to 113 the
thought that memories con
titute the greatest joys of most
of those who journey on the
down-hill side of life.
Why not, then, an editorial
that will bring some joy of
tender recollection to those
who share the least in the ma
terial joys of Christmas day.?
And thus it is that we write
a Christmas message for those
who can look backward thru
long vistas of years to distant
days and far-off times:
Who does not recall the mag
ic of Christmas in his child
hood? Most of the presents
were home-made and seemed
in some subtle way to tell of
the love and kindness of those
who gave. Perhaps gtandma
furnished mittens knitted by
oil lamp after you had been
tucked in bed—thick, warm
mittens with a long cord that
extended up through coat
sleeves and around the neck
to prevent their loss. Aunt
Jane or aunt Mary, perhaps
gave you a basket of Christmas
cookies shaped ' like animals
and stai*3 and covered with de
licious colored sugar.
Uncle Tom gave you a watch,
and his generosity fairly made
you gasp, even though you
knew that it was the old turnip
he had discarded. Imagine, if
you can, the reaction you
would get if you tried giving a
1927 boy a second-hand time
piece !
And there were presents from
Mother and father, and sister
Kate and brother Joe and all
the rest. Most of the present?
were useful, in the old days,
including a reefer overcoat
l tfcat was quite the warmest
thing you ever had on.
“Boughten” presents were lim
ited ; a sled, a pair of skates,
and that most wonderful of all
old-time toys, a tin monkey
that climbed a string. Or there
were sometimes books; “The
Erie Train Boy,” by Alger, or
Henty’s “With Clive in India,”
or a New Testament.
At that, the Christmas of the
j long ago represented propor
tionately as big an outlay as
now, comparing earnings in
the two periods.
But the gift itself was second
ary to the spirit of the giver.
And when all the giving and
eceiving were over, came the
big Christmas dinner! And
what Christmas dinners they
were! Somehow grown-ups
can’t help believing that the
Christmas dinners of those
days were superior. Then the
Chistmas eve entertainment at
the church was as enjoyable as
the modern movie. And the !
ride home in the old cutter
with the moonlight gleaming
on the deep snow was a won
derful experience that beat the
auto-trip of 1927 all hollow.
MINING INDUSTRY STABLE
!
The mining industry, through
research, has developed meth
ods of mining and treatment
of ores that have created vast
reserves of ore which once
were waste rock. It has discov
ered and developed new uses
for the various minerals. And
all of this work is going for
ward continuously, meeting the
needs of developing civilizat
ion, rays the Wallace, (Idaho)
Press-Times.
The mining industry is stable.
When a new venture has been
brought to the production
stage, and has reached a divi
dend paying basis, stock in the
company takes its place in the
investment market along with
|
railroads, manufacturing and
other industrial undertakings.
The public must not ignore
the importance of the mining
industry. It pays a major port
| ion of the total taxes collected
in a score or more states, furn
j ishes a direct employment to
more than a million citizens,
: and indirectly to several timas
, that number, provides more
1 that 50 per cent of the annual
j freight tonnage of the rail
: roads, and supplies raw mater
! ials for the manufacture ot
| most of the conveniences and
luxuries of life.
Just for Fun
A man is also judged by the
scandals he keeps up with.
Possession is nine paits of the
law and 99 per cent of what in
terests the lawyer.
It isn’t generosity that makes
a free spender that way; he
spends most of it on himseil
you will notice.
However, we notice that the
high cost of living isn’t yet suf
ficiently high to make it exclu
sive.
Exercise will prolong life, but
so many of those who have
to exercise are not worth pro
longing.
The reason some girls prefer
a job to getting married is be
cause they can resign the one,
whereas they would have to
become resigned to the other.
Money is so close and yet so
far from most of us.
Style hint for fastidious read
ers: Divorce suits should be
kept dark.
Most relatives are distant rel
atives when you are broke.
Ed Reynolds says some wom
en seem to think the only way
to keep a husband is in hot
water.
It is wise to find out what a
man will do before stirring
him to action. . i
Nobody seems to have must
ered up the courage to get up
expediton to go after the
old-fashioned simple life.
Free Speech: That wonderful
privilege enjoyed by all good
and honest men who agree
with the majority.
i
“Look it up for yourself and
you’ll remember it longer” is
dad’s confession that he does’
nt know the word’s definition.
Making people laugh is tire
highest form of art. Even an
onion can make people cry,
but you never heard of a vege
table that can make them
laugh.
“Old Lem Sawyer is in a dick
ens of a fix.”
“How so?”
“Well, he fooled around till
he managed to marry a widder
an’ he’s jist found out that her
"ust husband was a gent he
had helped to lynch a few
months ago. lie ain’t discov
ered yet if she knows it or jist
natcherly married him out of
revenge. But, either way, he
. expecting something to hap
pen any minute.”
Once girls were taught to dot
iheir i’s and cross their t’s;
low, say3 Ben Oien, they learn
Lo dot their eyes and cross their
knees.
A safe-blower does not blow
about it later.
1 Those who have saved some
thing for a rainy day probably
went ahead and spent most of
it for Christmas.
“How well does he Sing?”
“Well, I suppose his endorse
ment of a cigarette would be
worth about $1,000.”
Hyder, Alaska
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Relative To
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MINING DISTRICT I
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They say there is a fellow in
town who i3 so crooked he
holds a gun on himself when
he plays solitaire.
It appear ; that bootleg whisk
■ y makes even the most casual
user come in like a lion and go
out like a lamp.
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An ounce of prevention is
about ninety-nine dollars less j
profitable to the doctor than a
pound of operation.
“You can’t beat these del
birds, says Oren F., when their
wives reach forty they wa t to
change them for two twenties.”
Liquid measure:~One quart!
of Hyder.B. C. rum makes a
barrel of trouble.
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