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TH E POLK COUNTY POST
Restore the Usefulness 1
Published every F rid a y at Independence, Oregon.
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as Meond c l u i m a tt« March 26, 1918, at the postotfice at
IndapandeiiM, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879.
CLYDE T. ECKE*
Editor and Publisher.
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A Message To All
A pathetic story from Klamath
¡eleven
Falls tells of an Indian girl there
who committed suicide the other
day on the porch of a neighbor
by eating wild parsnips. Not
much loss some one will say—just
an Indian. Maybe not, but this
is what she told the neighbor
while eating them: “ Nojparents,
no friends, everybody talk about
me.” She died on the porch of
the neighbor, with a faint at
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tempt ot a doctor trying to p.imp
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the poisonous wild parsnips from
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her stomach.
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Just an Indian, you say! Yes.
cigarette tobaccos,
But her words are the strongest
blending M ILDNESS -
rebuke to the human family we
MELLOWNESS-AROMA
have ever read outside the lids of
the Bible. “ Everybody talk about
me.” Many pure souls with sym
pathetic hearts have sought the
grave and freedom from scandal
mongers by the suicide route,
rather than fight the cruelties of
humankind. This Indian girl
wanted to be good, had no friends
because of her race, and both
parents were dead. She had, no
doubt, been taught that the milk
of human kirdness was freely
bestowed upon the children of
God by those professing christ-
anity, and she had a right to ex
pect it, but instead it was gall.
Eyes Tested
A life is gone by its hand that
might have been useful to her
G lasses K itted.
race h id the light of encourage
L en ses a c c u ra te ly dup licated
ment and help been given her.
O ptical re p a irs c a re fu lly
an d p ro m p tly m ade
Many other pure girls have
been dragged down to shame and
HARTMAN BROS.
death because of scandal mongers
D r. W . C. L eh m an , O p to m e trist
and the eagerness of “ profess
SALLM, ORE,
ing” Christians to listen and re
peat. Let these words be for
ever embossed on your mind
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“ Everybody talk about me” — $ r *
somebody’s daughter, somebodys
sister, and change the scene to Golden Krust Bread
the way it should be, "Even as
(M a d e in i n d e p i n d e n c e )
ye have done it unto the least ot
these, my brethern (and sisters), W hen you e a t G O LD EN K K U 3T you
not only e a t us good a b read as
ye have also done unto me.”
b a k « d | an y w h ere b u i p atro n ize
Surely a message to all.
a hom e in d u stry .
—Scio Tribune.
GET THE HABIT
one-eleven
cig a rettes
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Winter Apples and Cider
Delivered to any part of town.
Cider 30c. a gallon.
Phone orders to M4312 or write
24
Clyde Hill, Buena Vista
$1 a box.
INDEPENDENCE BAKERY
S*1ITH 6 SON, Vrops.
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toasted
Notice this delicious
flavor when you
smoke Lucky Strike
— it’s sealed in by
the toasting process
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DEVOTED TO ÜRITISH CROWN
People of the Island of Jersey Have
for Centuries Been Proud of
Their Loyalty.
T here Is no p a rt of the klniTs do
m inions which has show n a m ore ac-
! tlve devotion th an th e L ’and of J e r
sey. T h e tru e Jerseym un still reg ard s
the kin# us the successor of the dukes-
o f N orm andy.
Jerse y elected to re
main under th e E nglish crow n In the
reign of John, when the rest of N or
mandy reverted to F rance.
it supported th e R oyalist cause d u r
ing the Civil w a r and harbored C harles
II when he w as In e x ile; It banished
V ictor Hugo because of some slighting
rem arks of his about Queen V ictoria,
and during th e late w ar It p assed Its
own m ilitary service act, fo r which
there w as very little need.
M oreover, not once nor tw ice in this
rough Island sto ry has arm ed in
vasion by th e F rench been success
fully resisted. T he last occasion was
in 1781, when th e Jerseym en, although
su rprised and outnum bered and d e se rt
ed by th eir own governor, w ho was
p reparing to cap itu late, d efeated the
enem y In a most san g u in ary b attle,
I fought In the royal square of BL
1 H eller.—London Mail.
JAVA’S ODD “WISHING CHARM”
•pot Attracts Crowds of Visitors Who
Have Implicit Belief That the
Place Is Holy.
One of the strangest “wishing I
charms” in the world, writes a cor
respondent in the London Morning
Post, is situated near Batavia, in
Java. The revived patronage of
Scottish wishing wells can scarcely
provide such a sight as may be seen
any day barely a stone’s throw from
the town.
Interest there is centered upon an
ancient cannon, half imbedded in
the earth, to which comes a multi
colored procession of Javanese,
Malays and other orientals, bring
ing gifts of painted lanterns. Each
visitor circles throe times round the
cannon, places his lantern beside it
and silently makes his wish. The
solemnity of the rite is enhanced
by a belief that the cannon is one
of a pair, of which one has been
lost, and that, if ever the two are
brought together again, the whole
course of the country’s future will
be altered.
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The difference between Eight and Ten
cents is not very much and you do not not
ice it in making small purchases, but when
you combine many small purchases the dif
ference makes quite a sum. By patronizing
♦ his store you save money and at the end
of a month, quarter or year it amounts to
quite a sum. Economize and save money
by making your grocery purchases at this
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Also New Tires for Sale
Shop In building formerly occupied
by Williams barber shop
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AN EXPERT DOING EXPERT WORK
W hy tak e ch an ces when h av in g y o u r au to m o b ile repaired?
W hile ab o u t it
w hy no t have it done rig h t by a m an who know s how to do it rig h t.
H E A V Y CONSUM ER OF Q A S O L I N I.
The Difference Between
Eight and Ten Cents
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Our “cure” is always
a perfect one.
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Expert Tire Surgery
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To worn, Injured and sick
casings and tubes
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“Didn’t your boy graduate from
college
last year?”
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“Yes, and he tells me he is still
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a •looking about him.’ ”
“What kind of business do yon
I
think he will enter?”
“I don’t know, but if all the
young women he hauls around in
his motorcar paid hint taxicab ra te s
he would soon be a millionaire.”—
Birmingham Age-Herald.
PLACING T H E BLAME
Irate Mother—Daughter, I hava
told von many times before not to
: | let me find you kissing a man.
Dutiful Daughter— It’s your own
fault, mother. I told you not to
wear rubber soles.
J A P W O M EN S E E K RIGH TS .
The r*pid strides which Japan ia
making toward adoption of West
ern civilization find expression in
an agitation to le: women have more
to sav about the selection of hus
bands. Today such matters are al
most entirely in the hands of par
ents. who select husbands for their
laughters, who obediently marrv
whomever they pick out. A recent
irtide in a prominent Japanese
magazine points out that whila men
never find any difficulty in getting
mates, women must have monev and
training of one kind or another be
fore they oan find husbands.—New
I York Sun.
“ F re n c h y ” R egim bal is the proper w orkm an to h an d le y our
car tro u b les— any k in d — he g u aran tees satisfaction.
C harges $1.25 an hour and no loafing on
th e job.
WITH
Sayles Motor Car Co.
W. B. HUGGINS, Prop.
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INDEPENDENCE, ORE.
Dealer in Dodge and Lexington Cars
Shop With the Thrifty at
B U 5 I C K ’S
Salem—Albany—Woodburn
The thrifty people of this community will always be found shopping
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at one of our stores, that is why we say “shop with the thrifty”, even
if it is not necessary for you to save. Thrift is a quality no one
should overlook.
Here are a few prices. While only a small list compared with our
full line, it gives you an idea of the saving you can make—
Royal White Soap
SUGAR
Libby Milk
7 large bars
20 lbs. for
4 for
$ 1.00
2 5c
With two sacks of VIM
FLOUR at
Light House Cleanser
6c
$1.99
46c
Del Monte Catsup
Bottle
29c
Citrus Washing
Powder
2 5 oz.
Large package, 2 for
K. C. Baking Powder
Tea Garden Drips
Cone Syrup
44c
19c
1 gallon
10c Bottle Bluing
4 for
33c
2
oz. can CINNAMON
2for 15c
Argo Corn Starch
35c package
¿Large package, 3 for
Snow Flake Sodas
2 lbs. for
White or Yellow
Corn Meal
Large Bottle
29c
Fresh Crisp Soda
Crackers
$1.09
Monopole Maple Syrup
Best Creamery Butter
48c
Dairymount Milk
9 lb. Sack
per can
Peacock Rolled Oats
10c
Limit 5 cans
23c
Our No. 3 Blend
Bulk Coffee
Per Lb.
15c
This Quality Coffee is being
sold in most places at 30c