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THE OiNTAlUU AUl.l'S. ONTARIO. OKKUON, THURSDAY, DWKMHTCR 18, 19.19.
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TheOntari j Argus
(J. K. A1KKN, Killtor niut PubllBhiT
Published Thurxdny ut Ontario,
Oregon, nnd entered at tlia Ontario
poet ufflco for (llitrllintlon an 2nd
uIrm maltur.
MJHSCHII'TIONS One Your $1 f.O
'lilt: rilltlST.M.S KI'lltlT.
What is the ChibttntHi spirit? In
11 tlio desire to give gifts, only? Or
1 It an occasion for una to show hii
sbilinlMiee of wealth?
It must bo admitted Hint bore In
America the christians spirit mani
fests Itself In tunny ways, and to tle
flnt Ilia Chrimmas spirit an timulfeel
wl over the laud In liardly prmsiblo In
the coniimM of u few word.
Of lute yoar thore line been mani
fest r genuine tliot of the poor nnd
needy Ml Chrlitnms time. Organiza
tion for the nutollnrntlon of condi
tions of 'ho poor hnvo seleil thu
time In which the public turned It
thot to the doing of good to member
of lis Individual families, friends and
employei to direct tliolr ntteutlon to
those whose want wore vastly groat
er, and success line crowned tholr of
foitn. The art of giving, and to gho
rightly is almost an art, line pros
prd In America, for Americans arc
Mtmerotts people. No worthy np
ptml noes unanswered hero, nor
uiirIiI It, for truly thure never woe n
(HH)ple more blessed than we hao
been an a nation.
Tim Clirletinas spirit, like other
human sentiments, grow upon what
It Ik fed. Me who I niggardly
the jenr round cnu not mnulfosl the
Chrlitmes spirit with any degree or
success. To such an one the routing
of n auhherged deelre to recelvo the
joy of ghliiK must he a counterfeit
Joy.
To those who gho freely the old
myliiK, "dividing given double pleas
ure," lx true. While UiIh Hedon
istic doctrine may he scoffed at att
denying the true Christian spirit, yet
that doe not follow. That he who
glvo reIes pleasure do ox not In
the ItMiMt detract from the Joy of
lhoe who receive the gift. To give
pleasure, that pleaeure may redound
to the gher merely add to till
world' happiness and that Im onu of
the greatest of the benefactions of
the Christmas spirit, let It omnifont
Itself wltartMiver It will and so wldul
may It he scattered oer thin hroad
laud and that not a home from bor
der to border will- be without Ita
prtRKHIl'O.
MAMIIU'lt'ri CltMIHT (iOOII.
There arc set oral reason for con
gratulation on the sale of the coun
ty's rood bond, not tho least of
which In tho mntincr in which the
snlo wn conducted by tho County
Court. In view of tho fact that call
money In financial centers Is de
manding and receiving nnywhoro
from 10 to 30 per cent, that V B
bonds are selling so that they net
nearly fi per cent, It Is remarkable
that the county bond rhoutd sell for
a figure that will malo thorn not
lews thnn flic, hut that Is what hap
ponded Monday.
Thoro Is another feature that Is
worthy of note, and taxpayers par
ticularly should not ovorlook this;
the foe for "preparing tho record,"
that has customarily been charged In
tho West, was not permitted to he
charged ngrlnnt the bonds The Issue
wns sold unconditionally, the buyer
preparing his own record.
This specie of extortion, and It is
little, more than that, Is Just one of
tho ways that bond house make
tholr profit. Thoy liavo no right to
oxpect tho municipality whoso bonds
thoy nro buying to furnish thorn the
Rolling opinion of somo ntlornuy, but
thoy do when thoy can get away
with It,
In this Instance the County Court
wns wise to tho game and like good
husluoHR men protected tho Co.unty's
Intorosts. On this deal alone the
County wood $1000 nnd perhaps
more. When one realizes Hint the
premium of $S915 offered for (ho
bonds was made when the County
line outstanding some $30,000 of
Hlg Hand bridge bond this question
Is natural, "Why did not the county
get a premium on them ton?" The
difference In the manner of linndlinr
the two sales must be evident, and
shows omphatlcall) that It pays to
luno ns members of the County
Court men who nro conversant with
business affairs, and who know how
to hnndle IiusIuorr matters. The
Argus congratulate Judge Teat ami
Commissioners Weaver nnd Vinos
for tho good work thoy he dono.
They may he certain that the people
will appreciate It loo when they
leallie lis significance.
vvv.u Titoi'iti,i:s not ovi:ii.
Ontnrlnus should not doludo thorn
sehes. The dnngor of further fuel
shortiigo this winter Is not over
There are still two months during
which a situation more trying than
that which has passed may he en
countered. To counter this there must ho a
strict observance of the fuel regula
tlons. t'lilosw this Is truo there will
bo suffering. Tho district fuel ad
ministration will nihil to Ontario, In
such n rase, only tho necessary fuel
required for tho community, mid If t,
few get this supply, others will Kiif
for.
The fuel administration nl rend,
has evidence that there are fuel hogr
In Ontario. Canoe liao been foil ml
of men who lied about the amount o,
coal thoy had on hand mid who ultl.
n month's supply on hand tried to si
euro fuel, whllo thero were famllle
absolutely destitute. Thnt they din
not get tho coal was due to tho t
ders given tho drivers not to delhei
coal to such places but to return t
tho jnrds fo.' Instructions. 7w mm
cases Imv') I ocn reported.
Those win read t',e Itolm p.tpi-r
will have I mod during tho pus' wee
that the ( It y Council of Hebo Im
pasred a driMlc ordinance ovorln
limine. Pouts na a nu"i - n . it
fuel. It Is apparent, therefore, thai
there ill' hellexo t It situation nm
Hint tuiUlm action. As In ttn'nr o
the winio rrgumonts n';aius' b iln. k
.i.'ir. lAKiilntlniiR we 'jlcd n
I'olso Hit. nun natuii. Is much II
K.iliie i veryv here, htti In lli.ie ll'
mot'tntt- ire Iguoroil.
If weni. u.i condltluiiH rvinnln iw
ni.il for the t.ext thriw or lour i'i
the dailRer khnuld be n tir njllt, foi
In that tl'it perhaps u ..sre uu Ic
tur I li HiIk to . ! for th
mouth of Kobruiiry, after that tn
need for fuel Is not so gieat and i
comparatively small amount woul,)
take the community over until
spring.
In the meantime find mime way of
strengthening every resolution to
buy your next winter's supply during
tho months from May to September
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WHAT WII.I, Wit HUM?
Jutl now thure la a great ado
about the dissolution of tho packers,
and the order (bat has I teen Issued
tor their dlvoieo from the various
tibaldlary eompmiloa now controlled
by them. It all sounds fine, but will
any rent Miwratlou result? Thai
la the (iiitttllon.
The publlo generally has forgotten
lit first of tho great autl-truat lasea. I
tint Northern 8(!itrltlea ease, which
started In the MIiiiihsIIu courts and
finally wound up In the supreme
miurt with the order to Jim Hill et al
(o drop the Northern I'selflo railroad
from the Hill combine. Did It really
Kwure any dlesolutlon? Not that
WM ever manifest. The Hill family,
at) long aa the genius of the family
lived, ent rolled the doatlulea of the
Northern I'arlflc and the Ilurllngtou
am) the (I teat Northern aa well. Ile
fore the court order waa Issued the
affairs' of these transportation lines
had iMHtu iui comlugletl that they
aoHld not be separated, for aa J. Tier
MMt Morguu sagely remarketl, "you
ORH't unscramble eggs."
Thus it will prove no doubt In tho
IMMMtMra' tase. Vic Murdook and
Francis lleney to the contrary not
wilhataudlng Instead of the Swift
CuriMtrallon or the Armour Cnprora
Hon owning stock In the oonil sub-
aid la rv coiuimutes tlie IndUldual
ttietnbers of the families of stock
Holders will have that atook in his or
her nam. They will function Just
Ute aaiuo.
It la a atruuge commentory on tho
Hvtlou of the Federal Trado CommU
abut that sought the dissolution of
the paokera that It waa the body that
by It lleenae system during tho war.
IHjrmitted the packers to make
ulna per cant on their "turn-over"
and that Swift Company In ita
annual report allowed that tho com
pany bad made more inoiiej thnn
mar before In Ita history on only two
per cent on the "turn oer." What
would they lnuo made had tho
taken all the Federal Trado Commis
sion an Id they could?
Vie Muidook la a mighty good
uewiimper man. Cuher may ho a
grout business man In hla line, and
llno,v, their attorney, Is a ahrcwd
urlmliiHl lawyer but they uvldgntly
nro a little abort on know edge of the
Pitsklng name.
Do You
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now?
HpMAT Oregon wools
J. anil woolens are sold
throughout the world?
t That New York's lamest
hotel makes a specialty ol Oregon fruit beverages?
(flriiat Oregon has a rubber mill which stlls its
product all over the Pacific Coast, South America
and the Orient?
3I,That Oregon candies are nationally advertised
and sold?
(I,Tliat Oregon lumber products arc among the
finest produced anywhere?
then why not Buj' Home
Products and Boost
Home Industries
L
Associated Industries of Oregon
"I'll Tell the World"
says the Good Judge
lhe man who doesn't
chew this class of to
bacco is not getting
real satisfaction out of
his chewing.
A small chew. It holds
its rich taste. You don't
have to take so many
fresh chews. Any man
who uses the Real To
bacco Chew will tell
you that.
Put Up In Two Styles
RIGHT CUT is a short-cut tobacco
W-B CUT is a long fine-ciu t .'wcco
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UAVH VOl'H CH
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The power of our auto en
Kino comes from tho cylinders
ami tins is tho Only Shop In
Mnlhour county that bus a
CVMXDKH IIOKIXU MACHINE
Tills permits us to do this nc
ourato machiuo work to n
bulr, and do it qulokly.
Now Is the tlino to have )our
oiikIuo ovorhnulod.
.MAItDliN'H machinu shop
Oiiomlo, (tit'KOii
'A1MM.KS l'OU SAI.K Dollclout.
Wlntor IJauanas, I'eornialn, Wlno.
sap nnd Jonathan, 50c t ;! per
box. A. 11 Cain, phone 00V.
2 to S.
I.QST Nov. 2a, butwoon Mayburg
and White Sqttluiiient school, pad
lady's long wool driving gloi.
Finder please phono 20-M.
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HE SEASON'S
GREETINGS
Wo lake this opportunity to thank all our patrons nnd
friends for the splendid cooperation thoy have 5-hownus dining
tho year 1919. Wo want all to know that their patronage has
boon appreciated and wo hope that wo maj bo able to soivo you
again next year.
ay the year 1920 be the
Best Year Ever
for you and may you accomplish in tho next yoar all that which
vou most desire for yourself.
HMD!
HPLENDI
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.Specialist in Farm Machinery
Lot us aid you to increase production and roducu labor cost
through labor-saving devises. There is no bettor way.
After Dinner
A'Vmall black" of Folger's Golden
Gate
A good cigar
Satisfaction !
You should be particular about
coflee. You will like Folger's Golden
Gate whether you drink it with,
cream or without.
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