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FR ID A Y, JUNE IS, 1PLH).
W H AT A
BABY SAID.
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laud hopped onto the platform because
it could find nothing about the league
of uations contained therein. The deni
oernta of laine county, in county com
inittee assembled, adopted a reaolutiou
criticising the platform for not hav mg
such a plunk.
It is unbelievable that such ignor
ance is permitted to stalk abroad. The
pltiuk endorsing the action o f the sen
ate and approving certaiu reservations
and expressly setting forth the posi
tion of the national party concerning
Wilson's league of nations is one of
the most substantial planks o f the eu
tire platform. It is not as unequivo-
cnbly in op|Hisition to the league of
nations us Senator Johnson might wish
nor as favorable to the league as the
democrats pretend to wish it were. It
is something of a straddle to keep the
extremes from tearing the party to
pieces but it is there and is not the
weakling plank that the democrats are
going to call it as soon as they get
their eyes opened to the fuel that it
is there, nor is it as much o f a atrud
die us the democrats, soon to meet at
Sun Francisco, will have to put iuto
their platform if they make any ser
tous attempt to hold their own party
together.
democrats, soon to meet in San Fran
cisco, will have to put into their plat
form if they make any serious attempt
to hold their own party together.
The democrats would show a wisdom
not expected o f them if they would
wait until after their own action be
fore criticixiug the republicans for do
mg what they them: elves are certain
to have to do.
O f course it was not intended that
way, but an incident occurred at the
recent commencement exercises whi»li
emphasised oue o f the points made by
the speaker, l»r. 1). H. l.ecch, who said
that one of the cardinal requirements
in the achievement o f a successful ea
reer for the graduates was a respectful
recognition of the rights of others. A
babe iu arms down iu the audience
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emphasised its approval of this |H>int
We haven't the least idea whose
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babe it was aud, o f course, we can not
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be certaiu of just what was passing iu
this baby’s miud, but we have had
some experience during our fair young
Under the heading of “ Good Edi
life iu interpreting the language ot
the little tot who knows but one way torial«,“ the editorial recently pub
to let it be known that it hi^ some lulled in The Sentinel in appreciation
thing lmiairtasit to impart to its par o f the kit'* Robert Sutcliffe was re
ents, and to us it seemed that this printed in the Sunday edition o f the
rO W cars arc e v e ry
first in figuring their motor
little tot was trying to say, “ Really Eugene Register.
this is no place for me. These folks
w h e re . T h e horses
ing expenditures.
here have a right to hear what that
fellow up there is tryiug to tell them.
have gotten usccj to them—
My uia is inistakeu i f she thinks he is
Ill
makiug all those motions just for iuv
Thing*
Others
Think
and
What
Ws
and
so
has
everybody
else.
amusement. Anyway what he has to
Think at the Things Others flask
say doesu't interest me. 1 don't give
Just because a man has a
Think of i t ! This year the
a darn particularly about what he may
be tryiug to tell my brother, or sister,
moderate - price car is no
When a woman is continually giving
or cousin who sits up there half scared
American people will spend
to death. What difference does it hubby a piece o f her nnnd she can't
reason why he should get any
make to me about the rights of others? wonder at his being smarter than she
n ea rly a b illio n d o lla rs on
I'm about the only oue who has any is.
less service out of his tires.
rights around our place wbeu I'm
tires alone.
awake. I f all these folks around here I The finger of scoru points the way
scowling at me thmk 1 am imposing on to oblivion.
W e believe that the man
their rights. I guess I 'v e got a right
The man who kirks at buyiug pretty
Tires are one of the b ig
to say that 1 want to be taken home
with the small car is entitled
where I can snuggle iu my warm little clothes ftvr his w ife probably forgets
jhat
it
was
her
clothes
that
first
at
g
est
ite
m
s
on
the
car
owner’s
bed. I want to go home— y a a-a a s I
to ju s t as good tire service
do— y a a-a s I do—y-a-a a-a a— that’s tracted him to her.
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SmJ«ct f o u r tir e s * c -
bills.
the stuff, I knew I ’d make 'em under
c n r d m tt t o tht> m a d *
Hvsry parent who says in front of
as the man with the big car
stand after awhile. Goodnight, folks,
t h r v h a v « t o tr a v e l:
his boy that he will allow no school
have a good time.’ ’
teacher to punish his child, is doing till
In sandy or hilly coun
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— and both are entitled to the
try, wherever the going
he ran to pat the boy in the way of
COTTAGE GROVE'S DUTY.
is a|»t to be heavy— The
needing a licking.
best tire ser vice t hey can get.
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U. S. Nobby.
Hardly a Saturday, when
Under the direction o f representa
It's
a
serious
time
iu
a
man's
life
For
ordinary
country
tives of the Oregon state chamber of
roads— The U. S. Chain
That’s why we represent
you motorists drop in to
commerce, an intensive canvass will be when his daughter begins to study
or Usro.
conducted in Cottage Grove begiuning music.
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For front wheel«— The
U. S. Tires in this commu
Wednesday of next week in connection
“tune up” for a Sunday trip,
It is bteter to take a chance on giv
U. S. Plain.
with the expansion movement o f the
ng praise that may not be deserved
state chamber to raise a budget of
For best r e m it « —
nity.
that one or more of you
4450,000 to cover a three-year peri oil. than not to give • any.
• v e r y w A e r « — U. S.
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Of this amount 4lS0.0l.MI is to be raised
Royal Cords.
doesn’t tell us something of
And why more car owners
A person who is naturally a loud
in Portland and the remainder through
talker
has
a
big
handicap
to
overcome.
out the state.
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value to our business. Sooner
— large and small— are com
The appeal of the state chamber for
There is no place on earth for the
funds to carry on its work is based
or later it comes back to you
ing to us every day for U. S.
strictly on its accomplishments sinee meddler— and we doubt very much if
else.
it was organized less than two years he is wanted anywhere
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ago. It believes that the merchant,
in S e r v ic e .
Tires.
A woman improves with ng<?— if
manufacturer, retail dealer aud the
farmer will rescind unanimously to properly eared for.
provide an adequate income whereby
dUfkL CORD • NQBBf-QlAlft USC0 PIAI fi
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Service is what the car
Folks who act the most important
this development work can me carried
forward with the maximum of success. are usually the ones who would be
owners of this community
More than two hundred leading men missed the least.
Come in and talk to us
throughout the state have endorsed the
are looking for nowadays.
Isn ’t it funny how a fellow can see
expansion movement of the state cbani
about tires
W e ’re here to
ber. They declare it to be the logical how foolish he has been by reviewing
medium to take the initiative in work a few year» past • f • •
And especially the s m a ll
help you get the kind of tires
ing for the state as a whole. Its pro
There is such a thing as too much
gram of activities includes agricultural
c a r owners, who put service
development, land settlement, building optimism, but it doesn’t often happen
you want.
good roads, railroad extension, irriga that way— any amount o f pessimism is
too
much.
tion, industrial expansion and a state
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advertising campaign.
O f course kissing is sinful, but there
The Sentinel heartily endorses the
movement because it believes in the are times when a man doesn't want to
state chamber and its wofk. It is go to heaven.
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hoped that Lane county, and particu
The
questions
a
wife asks her hubby
larly Cottage Grove, will do its share
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when he comes home at 3 a. m. are not
to make this movement a succuss.
hypothetical ones.
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DEMOCRATIC IGNORANCE.
One of the items o f expense o f the
O f course it was to lie expected that Canadian government last year was
the democrats would criticize the re for 15,000 corkscrews. It must have
publican platform reaently adopted at taken quite a flow of oratory to have
Chicago. While some thought undoubt gotten the bill through.
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edly was given to what the democrats
A Chicago pastor recently discussed
might think if it, yet it was built for
the republican candidate to stand upon “ The Boy in Monday School. ’ ’ Jfon't
and no serious attempt was made to worry about that kind o f a boy— take
have it fit democratic ideas. The dem up the other kind.
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ocrats would have been disappointed
A new rifle has been invented that
had they been unable to find anything
to criticize, and the republicans would will shoot 4000 times a minute. It was in traveling ground getting acquainted regularly taken to the [»ill» on elec
tion «lay. The difference between tlu-in I’iVppy patron of I I k * Sentinel is helping to givi*
have been still more disappointed had made for use in Mouth America arid with hi» constituents.
an«l the ordinary mini on election «lay
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the democrats been unsuccessful in will go o ff about once for every revo
Cottage drove* a newspaper which eminent au
lution.
finding something to howl about.
We haven’t had a real healthy, able- waa not sufficient to enu»e suspicion.
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But in criticizing the republican
bodied war »care for a month. What 1»
thority has stated to hi* one of the hest country
The money wasted runuing the go v the country coming to, anyway?
platform it was not necessary for the
I’ atient ol«l Job woulil have mail«- an
democrats to make themselves ridico ernment printing office would furnish
newspapers published anywhere.
idcul ultimate consumer.
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a princely salary for the president, be
loua, as they have done.
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A
daily
*tatc»
that
in
a
certain
city
The unmentionable newspaper expo sides covering in every detail all ex
—
The college professor who wrote the
inmate» o f an iiiHime any In in have_becn
n en ^ ^ i^ jlem o rra c^ j^ u b lia h ^
»crceil against nude »tatimry probably
thought he wa» confining hnn»<df to
bare fact».
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There are 261 lawyer» in congress-
and a lot «if other» who think they
know what the people ought to want.
*u garden or ou lawn with
Whats become of the prejudice
against automobiles because
theq frightened the horses
N‘
HINGS WE THINK
United States Tires
Nelson Auto Sales & Service
Its a Pleasure to Work «
This Is Baby W eek
Nothing gives us greater pleasure Jhan to cater to the needs
of the lit t le ones, and «luring this week we are making a s p e
cial stu«ly of everything that will he conducive to their health
arid comfort.
Mothers!
May we help you in the selection of Talcums, Soaps, Sponges,
Wash ( 'lotha, Nipples, Feeder*, Foods, Powder I'uffa, Bibs,
Sheeting, I’ants, Nursing Bottles, etc.T
Also your attention is call«*«! to MOTHER K K O II’S M E D
IC IN A L PREPARATIONS, which are specially made and
thoroughly reliable for th«- relief of babies’ ailments.
EVE RY B A B Y BORN D U R IN G TH IS WKKK IN OUR
T O W N W ild , R E CEIVE A V E R Y H AND SOM E PRESENT
FROM TH E R E X A M , STORE.
The
Modem
Pharmacy
Cottage Grove
O__ ^
Oregon
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An aeronautical note that i» e»pe
cially inti-reating to a certain rla»» of
Europium» i» that a number «if New
York girl» have recently come into
their heirship».
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The description o f a mi»»ing girl
thnt 1» being looked for i» that »he i»
demure and beautiful. Alm »»t «-very
girl wonders why »he hn» not been
mi»tnken for the lost one.
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There are none »o blind a» tho»e who
won’t see good in other»,
v
. . .
It i» safe for the Mexican govern
ment to »end out a daily bulli'tin that
the insurrection i« over bi*cnu»e one
ha» got to be kill**«l o ff that often to
keep the country from being overrun
with them.
Don’t have nny »lacker». Keep track
o f what each hen does by u»ing «-gg
record «'finis. For »ale by The Saltine!
at $1.75 the hundred.
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our
garden
implements.
Rakes, hoes, spading forks,
lawn mowers, garden hone,
and everything else we hau-
dh* are the hest of their
kind. Come ami get what
you need. Then the task gf
keeping garden or lawn in
trim will he converted into
merely pleasant exercise.
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W. L. DARBY & CO.
Sentinel Wan tads will do most anything within
reason—and some things that are not. Trv one.
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