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assured them. be not less than $4,000,
and might amount to double that sum.
They departed in a state OF extreme
elation, and but for Mr.. Spackles' con-
servatism Grandmother Penny would
have eloped with him then and there.
I'D like to. Ellen. I'd like to-,
mighty well. but faint safe. Les git
the money fust. The minnit the
money comes in. off we mog to the
parson. But faint safe yit. Jest
hold your hosses."
When Scattergood returned and was
visible again on the piazza Of his
hardware store, II was not long be-
fore the village hnanciers came to him
boasting of their achievement. He.
Scattergood. was not the only man IN
town with the ability to make money.
No. indeed, and for proof of It here
were the stock certificates. purchased
from a deluded young man for few
cents a share, when common sense
told you they were worth many. many
dollars. Scattergood listened to two
or three without a word. Finally, he
asked:
How many folks went into this
here thing?"
"sev'rai. Sev'ral. Near's kin fig
ger. folks here bought nigh five thou
sand dollars wuth of stock off'n Bax-
ter. Must "a been fifty or sixty went
into the deal"
"Dum FOOLS" said scattergood. with
sudden wrath. HAS 1t got SOS don't
dast to leave town without you folks
messin' things up? Can't leave over
night and find things safe in the
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morning? You hain't got the sense
Gawd gave field mice-the whole kit
and b'ilin' of you. Serves you dunn
well right. tryin' to git somethin' rr
nothin'. Now git away firm here.
died. that's what. and it serves you
doggone well right. Now git"
1t was one of the few times that
Coldriver saw Scattergood in a rage.
The rage convinced them. Scatter
good said they were swindled and he
was in rage. Therefore he must be
right. The news spread, and knots
of citizens with lowered heads and
anxious eyes gathered on street cor
ners and whispered and nodded to-
ward Scattergood. who sat heavily on
his piazza. speaking to nobody. 1t
was Grandmother Penny who dared
accost him. She crept up to his place
and said. TREMENDOUSLY:
BE you sure. Scattergood, about
that feller bein' a swindler?"
Scattergood looked down at her
fiercely. Then his eyes softened and
he leaned forward and scrutinized her
face.
"Did you git into this mess. too.
Grandmother Penny"
Both me n James," she said. you
let on that folks got rich quick by
investin'. Me n James was powerful
anxious to git money so's-so's we
could git married on it So we drawed
out our money and-and invested 1t"
"Come here, Grandmother" said
Scattergood. and she stood just before
his chair. her head coming very little
Evening star., 1921-10-23
Durability of Glass.

TT does not seem remarkable to nno
inscriptions written ages ago
still visible on the Tower Of London
or on the steeple Of some cathedral.
But one would hardly look on a fragile
name Of glass in 3 common window
for characters more than two CEN
turtles old.
A notable case in point came to
light In London not so long ago. In an
old house where the notorious Jack
Sheppard once lived as a carpenters
apprentice. One Of the windowpanes
stiIi bears an inscription cut in it
BY q glazier's diamond. recording the
name and address Of q man who pre-
ceded Jacks maaler in that house.
The inscription TO-: John Wooiley
Brand, Painter and Glazier. March
3. l706." That was nine years before
the coming to the house OF Jack Shep-
pard and almost two hundred ana nf-
teen years ago.
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troduced. Then came the war; var. and inc
everything was upset for the time be-
THE arrangement of the months
and days proposed for the new
calendar is both simple and con-
venient, entirely workable and un-
derstandable. The 365 days would
be divided into thirteen months of
twenty-eight days each. the extra day
coming at the beginning Of the year.
This would be called New Year day
and would be a legal holiday. 1t
would not be numbered or named as
a day of the week. Beginning in 1928.
every seventh year 1t would oe oo-
served as Sunday.
The next day would be Monday,
January /. The last day OF each week
would be Sunday. Thus the nrst DAY
OF every month would be Monday
and g. given date Of any month woula
always fall on the same DAY OK 'he
week.
The new month. according, to the
plan of Mr.. Schall, is to be inserted
between February and March ana was
first called Liberty. Later IT was suS-
gested that this name might not oe
apprOVeu ny AOIS SAeA - N>p
name was changed to Vern, slgnliy-
ing spring. ..,
is provided for just as at present
with the exception that 1t would oe
placed between June and July ana
made a holiday. called Leap Year oay.
In 194S and each seventh year there
after, Leap Year day should be known
as Leap Year Sunday.
Section Of the bill states that AZ
the beginning Of the first day OF the
year A. D. 1922 the new calendar snail
supersede the one In present use.
However, 1t can be begun on any year
when the last day OF the preceding
year falls on Sunday.
This movement may NOT pecome
an accomplished fact Tor several :!
years" remarked Mr.. SchaIl. But IL
seems certain that II We can get
new calendar arrangement tnat VIII
be suitable for all countries II WILL
have universal acceptance.
Ones first thought is that the new
division would affect the dates OF our
customary holidays, but with the e1.
ception of the 30th Of May. Memorial
day, the usual dates can be retained.
That anniversary is planned Tor the
18th of May, thus occurring at prac-
tically the same time in the year as
now, and always on Saturday. LABOR
day is set for September 8.
Another consideration OF greatest
importance to business transactions
is the quarterly divisions OF the year,
which we recognise as the hrst days
of January, April. July and Octobar.
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Spackles, with the air of q youth Of
twenty, "and Ellen up and allowed
she'd have me. But ! guess 'twon't
never come of now. Seems like I'll
never be content ag'in. and Ellen's
that downcast I shouldn't be a mite
Sprised II she Jest give up and passed
away"
ly financial, eh?"
"Ya-as."
Folks has got rich before. Maybe
somethin' like that'll happen to you"
"Have to happen mighty suddin.
scattergood. II it aims to do any good
in this world"
i've knowed men to invest a couple
hundred dollars into some venture and
come out at t'other end with thou
sands. You got couple hundred. hain't
you?"
ELLEN and me both has-saved up
to bury u.s."
"Um! Git buried. anyhow. Law
compels 1t. Doggone little pleasure
spendin' money fr your own coffin.
More sensible to git some good out
Of it. I'm goin' away to the city r.
a week or such a matter. When l
come back we'll kind of thrash things
out and see what's to be done. Mean
time. don't you and Grandmother
Penny UP and eiope."
** r
TN this manner Scattergood planted
+ the set-rich- quick idea in the head
Of Mr.. spackles, who communicated 1t
to Grandmother Penny In the course
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BLIND CONGRESSMAN INTRODUCES BILL
TO CONSIDER NEW UNIVERSAL CALENDAR

passing anything seen elsewhere in
the new world.
While we would not by any means
consider reverting to the inconven-
satisfied these ancient natives OF our
own shores, yet they have set us a
precedent in leading the world In a
simple, correct, easily computed ar
raneement of the year.
To quote from Congressman Schalf5
sreech before the House of Represen-
tatives: I'VE have replaced the old
time hand sickle with the modern
self-binder. and it will be a sad re-
fiection on the intelligence Of this
age of telephones, wireless telegra-
phy and airplanes il we shall not be
able to substitute for this cumber-
some calendar of the ancientS a mod
ern and convenient FORM"
Evening star., 1921-10-23

to time then? Can one imagine the
convenience Of never being compelled
to consult the printed page to deter
mine whether July falls on Wednes-
day or Friday. and whether we can
enjoy a long week end celebration
on December IS, or merely eat the
Christmas goose and run?
Why does one have all this con-
fusion of thirty days hath September.
April, June and November" with Au-
gust Immediately following July and
January following December, each
boasting thirty-one days. while we
skimp February to only twenty-eight?
And has it not seemed a cumbersome
arrangement when one tried to reckon
part Of a years interest on a sum of
money, or fractional portion of an
employees wage whose stipend is paid
"by the month";"
Such questions have been asked by
thinking men for twenty-five years.
many have recognized that it would
be possible to revise the Gregorian
calendar, which has been in use since
1882, for twentieth century convent
ence.
DUT it remained for a blind con-
gresham in Washington. Repre-
sentative Thomas David Schall of
Minnesota, to see that the period Of
world reconstruction was a suitable
time for consideration Of universal
calendar reconstruction. To this end.
few months ago. he introduced q
bill before the House Of Representa-
tives for an entirely new arrange
ment Of time, to be styled the lib
In spite Of his physical anniction.
Mr.. Schall is virile. energetic law
yer. who has won his 1t;n nen1rs oy re- re-
the hero Of a romance, he rose from
a homeless, ragged little bootblack Of
twelve to the enviable distinction OF
winner winner IN q s1aie Mienssoes
eighteen. For the past six years he
has been a member Of Congress. win
ming his election in 1s2o-by major
~ In - explaining his reasons for intro
% for The consideration Of Congress,
visinS the calendar began in our
country among q. group Of men who
| had never heard that such g PROPOSE
YEAR later a company Of business men
of Minnesota convened in Minneapolis
and started q definite and Systematic
movement toward this end. They IN.
a Competent board Of directors; They
engaged experts to study different
calendar arrangements. J. N: Barnes
was the man who drew up the pres
AFTER this. to their astonishnent.
they discovered that France. Switzer-
land, Denmark. Germany and Eng
provement Of the calendar. for some
time. In fact, It started in Europe
about 1906. and in 1908 . bill Of that
nature was introduced In the British
| for several years. until in 1914 new
and somewhat different bill was in
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D REPRESENTATIVE SCHALL Of Minne-
II sofa Says This Country Should Adopt the
Liberty Calendar" With Thirteen Months of
Twenty-eight Days Each-Extra Day at Be-
ginning Of the Year-Last Day Of Each Week
Would Be Sunday and the First Day of Each
Month Would Be Monday Month to Be
Known as "Vern," Sienifying Spring
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With the new divisions into even
months. this is easily adjusted by d.
viding the year into four equal parts.
so that beginning with the first day
Of January each quarter would com
mence with the Monday exactly thir-
teen weeks after the previous quarter
began.
Probably no date in the year holds
greater Significance or is more diff
cult to determine by any except
high church men, or presents great
er variability from year to year, than
Easter: By the bill before the House
and Easter Sunday two days later on
March II, exactly fourteen weeks
after the new year began.
Most remarkable of all the innova-
tions afforded by the new calendar
proposition is the ease with which
one could get through the year COM
fortably without calendar.
The present calendar is the result
Of a gradual evolution from that de-
vised by the ancient Romans. whose
calculations were based upon their
They had their three epochs in the
month. the Calends, the Nones and
the Ides. from which they counted
backward to determine given dates
Julius Caesar, in revising this clumsy
method. ordered that beginning with
J6nuaryp j 0dCu A4tcIUaL0 AlOhtA SAOAAN
be composed Of thfrty-one days. Thus
July, named in his honor, had ono day
more than August, which was named
for Augustus. The latter hero. 5eal-
Gus for his own distinction. added
day to August by transferring 1t from
February. which. UP to that time: had
twenty-nine days. This produced
three successive months. each con-
tanning thirty-one days. necessitating
other changes to make appearances
better. And with slight alterations
made by Pope Gregory XIII this old
most countries for nearly $40 years.
+ X ~
I0UR own America can boast Of q
~ method Of reckoning time which
10 considered by scientific men to
| have. been the most correct OF any
adopted by primitive people.
The Mayan Indians of the penin-
sula Of Yucatan invented q remark
able system Of heiroglyphic writing
based on their astronomical observa-
tions by which they recorded events
which was more correct than that OF
the Julian calendar and nearly as ac-
curate 40 that Of the present Gre
gorian. They lived probably for sev'
eral hundred years beginning at the
first Of the Christian era They ouilt
great cities Of stone that denote q
dearsa Of wealth aad splendor sur
Evening star., 1921-10-23

"A YEw Year day and no bright
mi new calendars adorning the
den, office or writing desk
q what would Father Time do
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started across the hills. In addition
to his small bag Mr.. Bowman brought
a large suitcase containing his ap-
parel, so 1t was apparent he was leav-
ing the county seat for good. The
morning came off hot and humid.
Scattergood kept his eyes open for
spring, but 1t was not until they had
driven some miles that an oppor-
UrALCLATE We kin git a drink
there" said Scattergood, point
ing to little shanty in clearing
by the roadside. He stopped his
horse. and they alighted and knocked.
There was no reply. scattergood
pushed open the door and then
stepped back suddenly. for within
were three individuals of disrepu-
table appearance, and one of them
regarded Scattergood over the leveled
barrels Of q shotgun.
Come right in and set" invited
this Individual. and Scattergood. fol-
lowed by Mr.. Bowman. entered. On a
table Of pine wood. unconcealed. lay
three enormous bars Of gold:
'Umw said Scattergood. family. and
You would come rammin' in." said
the gentleman with the shotgun.
'Now I calc'late you got to stay"
Scattergood grinned amiably. val
lyble loaves Of bread you got there"
he said.
"Gold," said the main, succintly.
"Hain't no mines around here. be
there?"
1--WE hain't sayin'. But that there
gold come from q mine. all right
"calciate you been robbin' a train
or sonnethin'" said Scattergood, mild
iy, 'Now don't git het up. 'Taint
none Of my business. Doin' robbin'
| for q reg'lar livin'?" he asked. tnno-
"aain.t never done none before"
J bean one Of the men. but his COM
Evening star., 1921-10-23

" Spackles," said Scattergood. els
IL you calc'late a man that's got to be
past sixty and a woman that's got to
be past sixty has got any business
hftchin' up and marryin' each other"
"Um! Depends. I'd say il depends.
II the feller was preserved like / be.
and the woman was his equal in mind
and body. I'd say they was no reason
as'in it-'ceptin' it might be money"
Ever think Of marryin' yourself, MIR.
Spackles?"
Fingered ssQe Figgered some. But
knowed they wasn't no use. Son and
daughter woul1n't hear to 1t. Couldn't
support a wife. rohow. Son and daugh-
:.lc'lates to be mighty kind to me.
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less surreptitious manner. 1t was a
wonderful day, successful day.
, such a day as neither Of them had
expected ever to see again, and when
they drove home through the moon
light, across the mountains. their
souls were no longer the souls OF
threescore and ten, but of two-score
and one.
Mr.. spackles. softly.
Don't call to mind nothin' ap-
proachin' 1t, James"
You be powerful good company.
Ellen"
so be you, James"
you, often" said James, difndently.
"Whenever the notion strikes you,
James," replied Grandmother Penny,
and she blushed for the first time in
Two se davs later Pliny Pickett stop
ped to speak to Scattergood in front
of the hardware store. Pliny supple
f, mented and amplif1ed the weekly
newspaper. and so was very useful to
Baines.
said, with a grin. Don't fgger moth
| in Ill come Of it, though. Their chill
dren won't allow It."
won't allow it, Ell? What's the
reason. What business 's't OF
I thetrn!
'Have to support 'em. The Of folks
hain't got no money. Spackles' got
two-three hundred laid by for to bury
him, and SOS Grandmother Penny.
] Seems like OIL folks allus lays by for
! the funeral, but that's every red
cent they got. I hear tell Mis-
Penny's son has forbid Sprackles
comm around the house"
| This proved to be the fact. as Scat
| tergood learned from no less an au-
tnority than Mr.. Spackles himself.
| Felt like strikin' him right therein
then" said Mr.. Spack1es, heatedly,
"but I seen 'twouldn't do to abuse one
of ElIen's children"
| "Umw Was you and Grandmother
Penny figgerin' on hftchin' upT Scat
! tergood asked.
Il put the question" said Mr..
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"F'r US! Ten tnoueanu-
"1'n handle IL rr you. Give you
Iintrest OF 500 a year You kin marry
like you planned. and il your chill
dren objects you kin tell 'em to go tn
blazes. You'll want a place to live
Wa-al, / got twenty acre back OF
| town and a leetle house and furniture
Took it on a deal. You kin move
| in and work 1t on shares. ought 10
be able to live blamed we'll"
Grandmother Penn was crying.
you done all this fr us. fr James
and me? There hain't no reason 1r
it. 'Tain't b'lievable. There haint
| no way to say thankee.'
Grandmother Penny. Jest mog along
and marry this old coot, and git what
10y you kin out Of ltvin.
| Mr.. Spackels was inquisittve In ad-
dition to being grateful
What ! want to Know, x,snse.d hG e. >" %
"Oh," said Scattergood. Jest made
use Of the sayin' about cur!n' with
| the hair of the dog that bit you. Fig
gered a swind1er wouldn't never sue-
pect nobody OF swindlin him win
one of his own tricks. rms mere Mi.
his name is, used to make livin SELL
I'M gold bricks. When l found that
/, there fact out Jest caic'lated he was
ripe to do a mite OF gold-brtck buyin'
himself. Which he done.
"acsftereood," said Grandmother
Penny. sIm a-goin' to kiss you" :
Scattergood presented his cheek ana
iGrandmother Penny threw her arms
around his neck and pressed her lips
to his weather-beaten face. He smil-
ed, but as II he were smiling at some,
hodv NOT present When they had
rone their way to md marriage IL
cense and parson he went out on TO
his plaza and looked UP at the moon
aGrandma Bsines." he said. after
moment, 'ff you kin see down from
where you be. hope you nam s LIS.
nertendin' all the time that you was
IGrandmothsr Penny.
| fcopyrisht. 1S1f, Metepoifta1 NsvsD
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-11-30
IRVING
 BONDS BAY VIEW

The Bay View group, situated on the west side of Bear river and within sight of Stewart. has been bonded by Captain John Irving of Victoria, who made a careful ex- animation of the property last sum- mer and said at that time that he was most favorably impressed with the ore occurrences and the values obtained from general assays.
 The Bay View is owned by Geo. Cameron, Will Camekon and P.S. Jack of Stewart, and the group ex- tends from near the timber line westward to the International bouns dary. where it joins onto the Nam moth group, owned by s. G, Benson and associates. The property has been worked in a desultory way at various times in the past, but it was not until last year that even a passable trail was put in. A num- Der of veins have been partially opened up by surface cuts and short tunnels. and the showings made are such as to warrant more extensive and systematic development.
 Captain John IEvine. who has had many years experience in mining since he quit the sea. spent hc n- tire summer in camp looking for a prospect that suited him, and did some strenuous work on the trails and with hammer and moif taking samples. That he has selected tho Bay View speaks more for the property than any mining engineers snap judgement could guarantee,
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-11-30
THANKSGIVING PARTY
 WAS GREAT SUCCESS

In all the history of Hyder there has never been a Thanksgiving party or, for that matter any other kind of party to compare with the party given Thanksgiving night by D. w. McLeman and H. o. Lyon in Pioneer hall to a number of their friends. Twenty or more invited guests sat down in the early eve. ming to sumptuous feed at which turkey was the piece d'resistahce. and nearly as many more who had previous gustatory engagements dropped in during the course of the later evening and participated in the post-prooeedings.
 To attempt description of these proceedings would be an attempt to gild the lilly or paint the rose. Songs were sung in most civilized ! 'IISGu uSTo' dlOO HI CCClC1l' OtOI lCH Ners told, speeches were made, and "f th latter the one delivered by ;'red Dorey whereby Louie Legge vas elected to the legislature, will Q down in history as a model of l ore, ic skill.
 Jcck Scott and Louis Legae went 0 the mat in a wrestling match .or the championship of Missouri street, and Jock threw Louie every place except out of the window.
 Tine party broke up when those present decided to go home, which was the next day. The participants are wishing that Thanksgiving camh oftsner it Mac and Harry would always treat their friends that wkt i6n that day. '
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-11-30
OCEAN VIEW COMES DOWN

The big scQw that brought the Ocean View building down from Stewart the first of the month. and refused to budge after delivering it's toad, was dislodged and taken from beneath the building Monday noon, the high tide, augmented by a stEons south wind, providing suf- ficient water to float it. A cable was run to a large granite boulder a hundred yards or more from the scow, and by means of thFee sets of blocks and an improvised wind lass, the refractory craft was made to behave. The building has been tip on stilts six feet or more above the foundation for a month, but is now down to where it belongs.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-11-30
NEW LEAD ON
 NEW ALASKA

Development of the New Alaska under Pat Daly's direction since he bonded the property, has proved most gratifying. Conside1able sur face work has been done and drifts run both ways on the vein cut by the tunnel which Ches. H, Caldwell drove two ye..rs ago. This tunnel passed through a vein 60 feet wide and into the country rock beyond. The surface work has determined the c)uiilqation of this vein and also exposed parallel vein 18O feet distant, which has been traced for about 2O0O feet.
 Starting from the bank of a creek tunnel was driven to crosscut thls yelh, and encountered it in II feet, and when Fat came down was into ere a distance of 31 feet with out the opposite wall being reached This crosscut is being continued.
 Values over the entire ore show ines of the property gun from SIS to $150 per ton, which Is far above the surface values found on the Premier. while the ore is almost identical in charaejer.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-11-30
HUNT
 LIKES BOOKLET

That Senator Forest J. Hunt of Ketchikap has the interests of his constituency very much at heart and is in accord with all efforts that trend toward the upbpilding of this section of the Territory, is evi- denoed by the following letter which undoubtedly voices the opinion of a majority of HydeF's residents:
 Ketchikan, Alaska,
 Nov. 25, 1921. Editor Hyder Miner,
 HydeF, Alaska, DeaF Sir
 have read with meeh interest the subject matter, given on the front page of your issue of the 18th inst, copied, you state, from a booklet prepared by John Roman for the American Mining Congress
  held in Chicago.
 l wish to call your attention to the fact that such advertising is of too mHoh value to not only the Fly der district, but this entire section of Alaska, to be confined to the at- tention of the Mining Congress. Copies of the booklet should be given circulation generally through out the. country,
 If there fs not sufficient supply now printed, sugeest that it should be done without delay, and ] will very much appreciate it if ] can have a supply of them for distri- butiop.
 have 8 stationery store and news stand where many of the tray cling public eall for reading mat ter, and 1 would take great pleasure in distributing such literature: it is the kind of advertising needed for the more speedy development of Alaska.
 Yours truly,
 Forest J. Hunt.