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Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24
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 Us 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 8 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 homemade and seemed in some subtle way to tell of the love and kindness of those who gave. Perhaps grandma 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 basket of Christmas cookies shaped like animals
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24
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- cred 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, says the Wallace, (Tdaho) 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 it's 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 score or more states, furn- ishe3 8 direct employment to more than g million citizens, and indirectly to several times that number, provides more that 50 per cent of the annual freight tonnage of the rail roads, and supplies raw mater ials for the manufacture of most Of the conveniences and luxuries of life.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24
"Old Lem Sawyer is in a dick

"Old Lem Sawyer is in a dick ems of a fix"
 How so?"
 Well, he fooled around till he managed to marry a widder an he's jist found out that her fust husband was a gent he had helped to lynch a few months ago. He ain't discov- cred yet if she knows it or jist natcherly married him out of revenge. But, either way, he IS expecting something to hap pen any minute" 1"
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

and stars and covered with de- licious colored sugar.
 Uncle Tom gave you 9 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 d 1927 boy a secondhand time piece!
 And there were presents from Mother and father, and sister Kate and brother Joe and all the rest. Most of the presents were useful, in the old days, including a reefer overcoat that was quite the warmest thing you ever had on.
 ''Boughten" presents were lim- tied; a sled, a pair of skates, and that most wonderful of all old-time toys, tin monkey that climbed a string. Or there were sometimes books; "The Erie Train Boy" by Alger, or Henty's With Give in India, :" or a New Testament.
 At that, the Christmas of the 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 receiving were over, came the big Christmas dinner! And what Christmas dinners they werel Somehow grown-ups can't help believing that the Christmas dinners of those days were superior. Then the Christmas 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.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

Nobody seems to have must cred up the courage to get up an expedition 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.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

"You can't beat these old birds, says Oren F., when their wives reach forty they want to change them for two twerties."
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

Once girls were taught to dot their is and cross their t's; now, says Ben Oien, they learn to dot their eyes and cross their knees.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

"How we'll does he sing?"
 Well, I suppose his endorse ment of a cigarette would be worth about $1,000."
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

Making people laugh is the highest form of art. Even an onion can make people cry, but you never heard of a vegc- table that can make them laugh.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

Liquid measure :-One quart of Hyder,B. c. rum makes a barrel of trouble.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

Look it up for yourself and you'll remember it longer" is dads confession that he does'- mt know the words definition.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

It appears that bootleg whisk- cy makes even the most casual user come in like a lion and go out like Q lamp.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

An ounce of prevention is about ninety-nine dollars less profitable to the doctor than 9 pound of operation.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

Those who have saved some thing for rainy day probably went ahead and spent most of it for Christmas.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

They say there is a fellow in town who is 50 crooked he holds a gun on himself when he plays solitaire.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

The Herald extends to it's patrons and the general pub- lie best wishes for a Merry Christmas.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

A safe-blower does not blow about it later.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24
Just for Fun

A man is also judged by the scandals he keeps up with. Possession is nine parts 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 himself 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 50 many of those who have to exercise are not worth pro- longing.
 The reason some girls prefer job to getting married is be- i 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 CTS: 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 wafer.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

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Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24
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Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

It is wise to find out what a man will do before stirring him to action. [.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

Possession is nine parts of the law and 99 per cent of what in terests the lawyer.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

A man is also judged by the scandals he keeps up with.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

Subscribers will confer a by reporting any fail irregularity in the delivery of their papers
 AN T90E;sE1 OEEF EEVgs8PER
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

It isn't generosity that makes a free spender that way; he spends most of it on himself you will notice.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

Exercise will prolong life, but 50 many of those who have to exercise are not worth pro- longing.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

However, we notice that the high cost of living isn't yet sui ficiently high to make it excIu- sive.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

and stars and covered with de- licious colored sugar.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

Ed Reynolds says some wom- en seem to think the only way to keep husband is in hot water.
Hyder weekly herald., 1927-12-24

Most relatives are distant rel atives when you are broke.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28
COBB AND SPEAKER

Exoneration of Tyrus Raymond Cobb, all-round baseball kingpin for a generation, and Iris Speaker, an- other star of the diamond, of charges they threw" a game years ago comes as satisfactory mid-winter baseball fodder to the millions who have learned to revere their names as among the best in the baseball Armament.
 The two men are now cleared of all suspicion of having done wrong. The decision was not "whitewash," !" as Commissioner Landis was care- ful to emphasize, but was based upon the dictates of justice.
 It was inconceivable from the first that two such highly honored and responsible players had ever stopped so low as to be identified with crooked deal. The decision but reflects what the public had de- cided from the first upon the strength of the "evidence" furnish ed by the disgruntled player on the Pacific coast who did not have enough faith in his charges to face the men whose characters he at tempted to blacken.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28
NEW AUTO LAWS

It was to be expected that one Of the chief concerns of the Legislature wo,,,d be how to more thoroughly and efficiently control the automobile situation.
 Multiplication of automobiles have brought many problems which must be solved. This transportation 1n- vention has progressed so swiftly that the laws everywhere have lag ged behind, despite the proficiency of the average legislator in passing new statutes
 What is greatly needed is a species of uniform laws covering automo- piles in all the states. Under the present system each state passes such laws regulating" them as 1t sees fit, and few agree upon what particular angle of the situation needs the passage of laws, and they disagree as to the character of law upon the same point. As every auto- ist crosses state lines more or less the difference in laws frequently is very annoying, to put it mildly.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28
SHAKING HANDS

President Coolidge, in making a at the White House, when he clasped more or less-45 hands a minute for 27 minutes, must have pondered at the efficiency presidential greet ings had undergone within the last few decades. Time was when a presi- dential greeting was more circum- spect rite, one that at least was giv- en the outward semblance of spon- taneity. Now the White House occu- pant mows them down like a mower operating in virgin fields the arm shooting out with trigger-like speed, with attendants on hand to keep the line in such motion as not to cause delay.
 The rate at which the President shook hands yesterday, if continued eight hours day for $50 days in the year-what a terrifying prospect.- would result in 7,560,O0O persons having the honor of the Presidential grip. Approximately his majority over Davis in the last election.
 But as yet hand-shaking at the White House isn't being done eight hours day. Twenty-seven minutes Of 1t Is quite enough, If the Presi- dents real thoughts could be read it might be found he thinks the glad hand ritual was exactly 27 minutes too much. That, too, would be how it looks from this distance. But then, this is democracy and everybody has the right to step up to the first gentleman in the land and proffer tho bond of fellowship, brotherhood or respect, regardless of how they voted in the last election. Unfortun- ately. the President who banned hAndshaking would lose votes at the next election.
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New Britain herald., 1927-01-28
HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING

It is gratifying to have it en- phasized on page one that the New Britain high school is not so bound up in athletics and what are termed extra-curricula affairs as to find it's present graduates deficient in such learning as Mir. Shades institution dispenses. This conclusion is arrived at by glimpsing the number of honor students and the general averages of the remainder. The boys and girls still have to study to some purpose to get by. one Is happy to know, re- gardless of what happens to the basketball team, the football team, the baseball team, the track team and the other well-known teams.
 This obviously is as it should be. The high school is an important edu- cational institution, not a place pri- marily to cultivate athletics and team rootery.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28
0. Are recon.tructed emeralds

c. Are reconstructed emerald, and synthetic emeralds the same7 1 A. There are no reconstructed emeralds and the so-called synthetic emerald ts not an emerald but g synthetic green sapphire. In gen. eral reconstructed stone is one that k made of small chips of the genuine stone while a synthetic stone is produced by artificial means
 c. How old Is Ben Alexander the boy movie actor7
 A. In his fourteenth year.
 Q. How many accredited hospi- tals are there in the United States and Canada? A. The American Medical Asso- citation lists 7,281 hospitals in the United States proper and PIP in its dependencies, making a total of 7,493. The number listed for Can ada is 427. The figures arc for 1925.
 Q. Tn what part of the country do American lime or linden trees grow? A. From New Brunswick to vir- ginia, in elevated parts of Alabama and Georgia and westward to Min nesota and Texas. o. Do men have more ribs than women7
 A. Both have 24 ribs.
 Q. Who were the Big Four" at the Paris Peace Conference? A. Woodrow Wilson. President of the United States: David Lloyd George, Premier of Great Britain; Georges Clemenceau, premier of France: and Vittorio Orlando. pre- mier of Italy. Q. What ancient nation built the first permanent roads? A. The great road builders of ancient times were the Romans The Appius Way, begun by Appius Claudius (312 B. O. appears to have been the first notable piece of permanent road work. In general. Roman roads were built in straight line, regardless of ordinary grades, and were paved to great depth with several layers of stone and concrete sometimes aggregating feet in thickness.
 o. What Is the rest of the verse which begins There's land where the rivers are nameless"?
 A. The poem is ''The sell of the Yukon" by Robert Service. It reads:
 There's land where the moun-
 tains are nameless
 And rivers all run God knows
 where;
 There are lives that are erring and
 aimless.
 And deaths that just hang by the
 hair;
 There are hardships that nobody
 reckons;
 There are valleys unpeopled and
 still
 There's a land-oh, 1t beckons and
 beckons,
 And I want to go back, and will.
 Q. How high did the waters of the Mississippi river rise in the flood of 1913?
 A. 54.69 feet.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28
PLAINvnLE's COMPLAINT

One cannot find fault with Plain. vile for being opposed to the dis posal of garbage from New Britain within it's borders. New Britain would not look kindly upon the dis posal of garbage from Hartford in this city; would not care to have Plainville make such disposal here.
 It turns out that Plainville's &C., ton, which takes effect when the present contracts expire. will conl- plete the ring of towns around New Britain which have forbidden the disposal of garbage from this city within their borders.
 This probably will mean that New Britain will be faced with more acute garbage disposal problem than ever before.
 If anything, the situation is a staunch argument for an incinera- tor.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28

| Friday evening in Newton's hall
 Plainville. Mrs. Booth will preside at the piano.
 The Y. M. c. A. debating assembly will next take up the question Re solved:~ that the South is morally justified in restricting negro suf- rage" at it's next meeting. Charles Rossberg and l.. H. Penfield will speak for the affirmative and T. L. Weed and c. H. Curtis for the negative.
 At the bi-weekly meeting of the Woman's club this afternoon Princi- pal Marcus White of the normal school spoke on Unity of the Mental Life"
 A special town meeting was held last. night, with about 75 persons present. It was voted to authorize the selectmen to expend s60.000 in completing the grammar school and to employ on inspector. The money will be raised by a bond issue. MT. Buell. and O. F. Curtis clashed over whether or not the walls of the Boyle building were of the proper thickness.
 When asked this morning when the new subway would be used, City Engineer Oldershaw replied, Ask the recording angel" Subway Chair man Johnston said the electric com- pany showed no willingness to move in. The bill for rent is now due and a. check would be acceptable to the city. There is story that the sub- way is full of gas and an explosion likely to occur, but the gas company has denied this. So there you are.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28
Her View
WHEN MAIDENS MUSE!

Revelations I've known of guys so loud with kale They made the bright lights dingy; I've known 'em cautious, careful
 cheap
 I've known 'em downright stingy The cheapest guy I ever knew q won't soon be forgetting) Sent me a bill for three cigars He broke while we were betting
 Adele F. Lobell.
 The Fatal Question He said, Pray darling, do not
 think
 That I'm a base-born churl; I want to ask you something that I'd ask no other grill" My heart went pity pitty-pat! The moment, then, had come When I must yield or say him nay! My trembling lips were dumb. There was warm and tender pain A-burning in his glance. And then the sap asked me to sew A button on his pants!!
 Phyllis F. Lantino.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28

You can get an answ r to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau. 1922 New York avenue Washington, D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical legal and marital advice cannot be given, nor can extended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a personal reply. Un- signed requests cannot be answered. All letters are confldential.-Edit
 Q. When does the immigration year in the United States begin?
 A. Immediately after midnight of June 30 of each year.
 c. How were the great pyramids of Egypt built?
 A. The stone came from the Mokattan and Tura hills across the Nile. They were carried by slaves. According to Herodotus, 100000 slaves were employed in the con- struction of the Great Pyramid of Chizeh.
 Q. How much postage does 1t take to send Q letter to Ireland? A. The same as in the United States. cents for each ounce or fraction thereof.
 o. What are "Jerboas"?
 A. Rodents that inhabit the sandy deserts and wide grassy plains of Asia, eastern Europe and north Africa. The species found on the north African plains are more com monly known. A lesser species is the Siberian jumping rabbit. The is member of the Jerbon family and also the ratlike rodents of northern Europe and Asia.
 Q. Must one be an American citizen to obtain a divorce in this country?
 A. Aliens can be divorced if they comply with the requirements of the divorce laws of the states where the application is made.
 Q. Where is the largest tele- scope in the United States?
 A. The largest refracting tele- scope, Is at the Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay. Wisconsin; the largest refecting is at the Mt. Wilson Ob- servatory, near Pasadena, California.
 Q. How often should bobbed hair be shampoocd?
 A. Twice a month Is as much as most hair will stand.
 Q. Can paraffine be hardened?
 A. Only by mixing with harder materials. If paraffine is melted with carnauba wax and the mixture is thoroughly stirred, the cold pro- duct will be harder than the original paraffine. Paraffine of different de- grees of hardness can be purchased.
 c. What is an auxiliary cruiser in the navy?
 A. One designed to assist the first line warships ,and other fight ing craft.
 Q. What Is the address of Madge Bellamy?
 A. Fox Studios, 1,401 N. Western Avenue, Hollywood, California.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28
Want Conn. Papers to
 Soft Pedal Browning

New London, Jan. 2S UP) - Connecticut newspapers have been asked to su uypress the indecent de- tails' of the Browning separation suit in a resolution passed by the Connecticut Federation of Womens clubs.
 The resolution was unanimously adopted at a special meeting here last night, called to consider the measure. Representatives from many sections of the state attended.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28
INSPECTING BUILDINGS

One cannot help being well pleas ed at the self-evident watchfulness of the city building department in seeing that buildings that threaten to be unsafe are properly looked after.
 The day is past when any kind of q building could be left standing in the city, it's deficiencies not known until something happens.
 It Is the building departments business to enforce the building laws and happily it is not question of having the laws minus enforcement.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28
BACK WONDER IN 1876.

Observed by Raymond Krause)
 Andy Ames, the whirlwind fer tilizer salesman and slap-bang mo- tary public of squash Corners, put his shoes in the bottom drawer of his desk and took a pair of carpet slippers out of the safe.
 They say this is a cold winter" he said, but it won't get any cold CT than it was back in 1876. It cant! That was the coldest year that ever happened.
 "Yes, sir. It was so cold that if you took a kettle of boiling water outside, it froze so quick the ice was still warm.
 Newt Harburg was just about to brush a fly off his nose when the cold spell came. He wasn't quite quick enough. That fly was froze to his nose all winter.
 "In the middle of that cold spell I started for the office and got stranded.
 There I was, out in the open, with no protection. It was so cold that when l yelled for help the words froze in the air and I could hear them fall to the earth and break into bits not ten feet away.
 ''I'd have starved to death if l hadn't thought of taking off my vest and boiling it. There was soup and egg and gravy and grape juice and maple syrup and good ness knows what all on that vest. It made a dandy broth.
 T was stumped for a minute when I found I had no matches. But the ice was froZe so hard that I knocked two pieces of it together and got a light from the sparks of fire that flew off.
 "Cold is what 1t was. Pass the cider. ."
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28
COMMUNICATED
Editor Herald:

Editor Herald:
 Dear Sir: I have noticed in the Herald items concerning the open- ing of new streets in New Britain. l will say that the streets or high ways were laid out long before we had a New Britain. They were chained off north and south, east and west, so many streets or blocks 10 the mile, by the people of Co., lonial days. There was no such thing as a short street. All high ways running east and west crossed to the Connecticut river. This is the saying of old settlers which was handed down from the first white settler in Beckley Quarter. It is an easy thing to pick out the old paths going east and west. They are most all fenced in but it would be good thing to open some of them up.
 Yours very truly,
 J. w. COBEY,
 Beckley, Conn.
New Britain herald., 1927-01-28
25 Fears Ago Today

The German Workingmen's Sick and Death Benefit association has elected the following officers: presi- dent, M. Ssheeffrahm; vice-presi- dent, Carl Strasburg; treasurer l. Rothfeder: financial secretary, Gus tave kosswig; recording secretary, John Chrisburger; auditor, Ralph Myerson.
 Staples, the well known photo- grapher, with his 10000 candle power electric photo apparatus, will be in attendance at the Jeef's mas querade tonight to photograph dancers in costume.
 Jesse Atwater has organized a dancing class of 25 young people who will hold their first meeting on