OREGON CITY COURIER, THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 1914
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SCHUEBEL MAKES REPLY
Answers Needy Farmer and Defends
His Former Opionions
Eldorado, Ore.
I seem to have a special friend at
Needy by the name of Equality. A
nice name and I would like to meet
the gentleman and compare notes. I
think we would agree first rate be
fore we parted. He claims to have in
vestigated and found where I have
been getting the benefit of his road
tax money. If I have I certainly am
not to blame and would gladly return
it but-his investigations certainly
must have been limited for I have al-
ways claimed just as I do now that
each neighborhood or district should
have its own money, at least the most
of it. I introduced resolutions along
that line in the political conventions
twenty years ago and every time I
had a chance since. I figure like this
that if all districts should petition the
court at once for help then it would
resolve itself down to the fact that
each district would necessarily be
compelled to foot it's own bill.
Again, if one district's funds are
taken somewhere else and they
build roads that are very expensive,
such as is called for on the Pacific
Highway, unless more money is forth
coming we will be a long time getting
around to every road. Again, who
shall be first? Each has an equal
right and I have always believed if
we would work from a basis of each
district resting on its own bottom
we would soon see the need of more
money to accomplish what the people
seem to want. Thisc lamor for spec
ial help whether it be county , state
or government aid, is all wrong, for
in the end it all comes back on each
community, if the money is raised by
taxation. The Coxey plan is the only
plan, so far advocated , that would
give reliet without adding a special
burden.
My friend claims that many men
in his district made more improve
ments and pay more taxes. This is
likely true, yet I am quite sure that
very few men have done more con
structive work than I have. My work
was not all done on the farm or in
Clackamas eounty, neither do I pay
all my taxes in this county, so my
friend's investigations ' and findings
are faulty all through.
As to tM work on the Molalla road,
I was out of the state when most of
this was done, but I always thought
it was done very much by donation.
I know that has been my experience
on my road.
Again, if my friend from Needy
cares to investigate 1 think he will
find that I have been as willing to
lift any time I was called on for any
good movement, whether it was a
road or anything else, and hud my
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MamuelKPurvis.D.D.
YOUR LITTLE MUD IDOL.
Text, "Thou Bhalt have no other godi
before me. 'Ex. xx, 8,
He sits on my mantelpiece. His eyes
are squint; his face Is bland; be Is pot
bellied and Hat footed. In his lap he
holds a bowl to catch rainwater. He
is a little uiud Idol I bought for a cou
pie of big copper pennies In the market
, place of a village on the west coast of
Mexico. My children stare with won
dei'lug eyes at his unexpresslve face.
How can any one worship such a god?
The world has had many gods Egypt
her hideous images, her sacred calves,
her consecrated monkeys, cats and
crocodiles; Assyria her winged lions
and human headed bulls; Babylon idols
of silver and Images of gold; Persia
gods of light and darkness; Greece her
magnificent temples and deities in
haunted groves. Home had In her Par
thenon 30,(XJ0 gods. India today num
bers her gods by the hundred thou
sands. But all are dead gods. When I
overturn the Mexican rain god It lies
there. When my baby broke the Bud.
dlilst idol of three monkeys they could
not repair themselves. No stream can
rise higher than Its fountain. From
nothing nothing comes. Dead parents
cannot produce living children. One
born blind inuot Invent an eye nor
one deaf a musical Instrument. It re
quites skill to construct, still more to
invent A god must lie greater than
that which it creates.
Your Little Mud Idol
There ure no atheists in the world.
The term Is a misnomer. That thing
which comes first In our affections Is
our god. The constant service we lay
at its feet is our religion. The essence
of Idolatry is attributing effects to
things instead of God, placing the seen
before the unseen, putting our trust in
things of our own funcy instead of in
the Eternal One. God requires spiritual
religion; muii substitutes materlul
things. God requires righteousness
ruther than unrighteousness, love than
hatred, self denial than self indulgence.
Men will do anything to get away from
God's way. So fortune telling, astrol
ogy, witchcraft, ethical culture, flour
ish.. The goddess Fortuna is the deity
of muny. Their faith Is in "chance,
though they've never studied the scien-
way to make undol- circumstances 'U'1-' "'oory of chance. The United
that others had the advantage of, as! States Is almost as crammed with fet-
to health and other conditions
Why a man living at Needy should
especially pick on the Pacific High
way for fancy improvement I can't
understand. He would have very lit
tle more use for it than I would, un
less he has an automobile, and ex
pects to go joy riding. Now wherever
the road known as the Pacific High
way leads to and from the market
places it ought to be fixed just as
good as any other main road and I
ani as much in favor of this as anyone
and if the Court thinks hard surfaced
roads are the proper thing. Now I
would suggest that they experiment
. with, say one mile or half a mile and
find out just what the cost would
be, and see if we could stand it un
der present conditions. . Hut I think
it would be foolish to go into this
with a rush and let large contracts
to some of those hard surface con
tractors. If we can believe half the
reports in regard to those, they have
robbed Portland other cities to a fin
ish and it would be wise to experi
ment first. Then if found better than
what we have, go ahead.
Now I don't believe in calling my
friend at Needy any ugly names, for
I don't know that he deserves any,
and there is no argument in that
anyway. Let us get at the truth and
what is right, as near as possible,
and this world vill soon be more
pleasant to live in.
R. Schuebel
"THE FAT, AFFECTIONATE SMILE."
"Oo7.e all over with the fat, affection
ate smile that mnltes the widow lean."
Can't you picture that qiiillo for your
elf? Can't you hear the oily voice,
,flt companion for the "fat, affectionate
Binllo," urging on tho widow the ad-lsablllty-imy,
tho very necessity of
trusting her small fortune Into tho
hands of the owner of the smile and
the volco?
TennyBou know the breed of pro
motors of fake schemes when he wrot
the words. He knew the desire of tho
widow for competence when the wage
earner is tuken nway. Ho knew tho
niloty of tho bereaved wife and
mother for the future of herself and
her children, and ho wauled to warn
her against tho smiles of the wan
whose words must be paid for, and
paid for dearly.
Most of us have met tho smile and
heard th words. If we have not ac
tually been faco to face with the man
who wants to exchange his counter
feit gold of fujse promise for our real
gold of commercial value bo has sought
us out by menus of his circular!.
Many of us, according to the postal
authorities and Investigators of the
subject, nro on the "sucker lists," which
are bought ami sold just as are gro
ceries and books and clothing.
Who has not received the printed or
typewritten pages which told of for
tunes to be made in faroff lands or cul
tivating products of wlileh we know
nothing at first lmmlY Who has not
been besought to buy building lots that
are a score of miles away from the
nearest railroad or are situated In mos
quito Infested swnmps? Who bus not
heard of tho Mulberry Sellers schemes
In which there are millions but uot
for unwary Investors?
There is too much of this falsely af
fectionate smiling in this America of
ours. Sometimes, to a reader of the
dally newspapers. It seems as though
half the population were trying to
fleece the other half by means of Il
legitimate got-rleb-qutck schemes. Of
course that Is not so, but It sometimes
seems so.
States are awakening to their re
sponsibility in this nia'ter and are try
ing to safeguard tho careless investor.
But be must learn to guard himself.
When men and laws are perfect there
will be no more of the schemes. Until
of "the fat affectionate
smile that makes the widow lean!"
ishlsni us central Africa. People go
by dreams and omens. Friday Is an
"unlucky day." They daren't eat with
thirteen at table, nor walk under a lad
der, nor spill salt, nor break a looking
glass, nor see a black cat, nor look at
the moon over their left shoulder. The
way to success is not by character and
work,' but by having a mascot, toting
round a rabbit's foot Horseshoes and
four leafed clovers are tolerably power
ful. Either this Is a bedlam universe
or man la a droll creature.
Grovee of Strange Qode.
The commandments dead not need
ed today? Proclaim "Thou shalt have
no other gods before me" In Los An
geles, where there is a temple to
Krishna; in Chicago, where there is a
house of worship to Mozdaznan; Seat
tle, one to Buddha. San Francisco, be
sides her joss houses, has a Hindu tem
ple. Toll it in Boston, Now York, Pull,
udelphla ami Baltimore, where so
culled Swumls aro lusting after Ameri
can women In the inner circles of sun
worship or sensuous "full life" cult
I.lko Israel in her idolatrous days, we
are building temples to Ashteroth. In
many an afternoon seance behind vel
vet curtains Baal, god of lust, blinks
hatefully upon devotees muttering sen
tences In u Jargon of sinister and sen
suous Import One lecturer, under
cloak of . n reputable organization,
draws big afternoon audiences of wo
men, who, with cheeks uflush and eyes
ntlume, listen to skillfully worded dis
sertations on sex functions and ou
genlcs. Moloch tho cruol is worship
ed by those who euro not what tholr
bretheru suffer lu sweatshop or mines.
With personality hidden behind trust
or corporation they ask, "Am I my
brother's koeper?" The bloated god
Mammon is enshrined In our Ameri
can temple; Success Is his high priest
ICvery schoolboy is taught to bow at
his mime. Moinus lifts leglous in the
pleasure mad crowd. Pnst my window
at midnight stagger the worshipers of
tho Greek god Bacchus. Many shrines
to strange gods, few to the Almighty.
"No Other Qode Before Me."
A quaint old writer suys, "If you
find yourself beginning to lovo any
pleasure better than your prayers, any
book better than your Bible, any table
Dorter than your Lord's, any house bet
ter than God's, any person better than
your Saviour, any one better than your
soul, any present Indulgence hotter
tlmu your hope of heaven, It Is time
to take alarm." One of my members
left the church when her child died.
Her worship was cliljdolatry. A man
near by mo never sets his foot In God's
house daren't be out of tho open air
that long. Ho deifies his health. In
our next town Is a self sufficient fel
low who declares he is his owu god.
I'd rather burn Incense to our tomcat!
Still ho Is not alone. There are many
In his class. "Self indulgence, personal
ease or their own sweet will is their
god. 0 my soul, reach after the Iu
(Inlte as tho tendril of the morning
glory reaches after the twlnd, as the
water turtle born a mile from the wa
ter starts for the nearest stream! Fol
low your soul's true longing for Al
mighty God! Seek him only, and you
vlll find your soul's jlement Fnlth will
respond as iinturn ly as flying to a
bird, or swimming a fish.
Colds To Be Taken Seriously
Intelligent people realize that com
mon colds should be treated prompt
ly. If there is sneezing and chilli
ness with hoarseness, ticking throat
and coughing, begin promptly the use
folcys Money and Tar Compound. It
is enective, pleasant to take, checks
a cold and stops the cough which
causes loss of sleep and lowers the
vital resistance. Huntley Bros. Co.
William Grisent Wnitn f n.,,..,
Creek, was in Oregon City on busi
ness Monday.
The "Mischief Quartette" and It's
Work
Each year the month of January
numbers its list of victims from influ-
enzia, la grippe, bronchitis and pneu
monia. The prompt use of Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound will check
the onset of a cold and stop a cough,
preventing the developement to more
serious conditions. Keep it on hand.
Huntley Bros. Co.
Pills made him well and able to
work. It is a splendid medicine and
always helps. Just trv it. Huntlev
rBros. Co.
Sneffels, Col., A. J. Walsh was
badly done up with rheumatism and
sent for Foley Kidney Pils which
was the only thing that would cure
him. Geo. Potter of Pontine Mo..
down on his back with kidnev and
bladder trouble and Folev Kidnev
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For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
Itching, torturing skin eruptions
disfigure, annoy, -drive one wild.
Doan's Ointment is praised for its
good work. 50c at all drug stores.
"BURBANK OF DRY FARMING WORLD"
Has Oregon Products at United States Land Show In Chicago
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This little bungalow has a capacity
of three chambers. The den in front
can be used as a chamber If one de
sires. It has a good piazzalarge liv
ing room and a good sized dining
room, with built-in sideboard. The
kitchen is complete amf conveniently
arranged for doing the work. There Is
a full basement under the entire house.
First story, 9 feet. Red oak or birch
finish in living room and dining room;
remainder in birch, with birch or
white maple floors throughout. Size.
'28 feet wide and 42 feet deep. Cost to
build, exclusive of heating and plumb
Ing, $2,000. -
Upon receipt of $1 the ubllsher oi
this paper will supply a copy of Sax
ton's book of plans, "American Dwell
Ings." It contains about 250 up to date
designs of cottages, bungalows ani
residences costing from $1,000 t
$0,000.
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C1HOAUO, ILL. Fate made Tillman Reuter the "Burbauk of the Dry Farming World." About ten years ago
he left his borne in Evansville, Ind., broken In body and spirit, and he went west in quest of health. He
not only found health, but won wealth and fame as well. He located In Central Oregon and pioneered It
ns a cultivator of the dry farming variety. He worked wonders, growing everything in the shape of grains
and vegetables that are produced with more ample rainfall.
This year at the International Dry Farming Exposition in Tulsa, Okla., Iteuter, for the third consecutive time,
swept the boards in competition with the exhibits of the entire North American continent. Louis W. Hill, chalr
mnn of the board of directors of the Great Northern railway, has installed a portion of the famous Reuter exhibit
In the Great Northern railway's booth at the United States Land Show, which opened Nov. 20th In the Chicago
Coliseum. Reuter, meanwhile, is too busy getting ready for his next year's crop to attend the Chicago show. He
Is out to make It four consecutive "world's championships" by improving his next dry farming congress exhibit
Remember, it is only $1 if paid in advance
HUNDREDS of Fairs of
now piled on tables
prices sacrificed at
Adams Annual Clearance Sale
There will be something doing in Shoes at our 12th Annual Clearance Sale, first come first
served. Size and price marked in plain figures. Do not delay come in at once and see
OUR CLEARANCE SALE PRICES
Ladies Shoes $2.19
A lot of ladies' dress shoes in Patent,
Gun Metal ami Tans, regular price $3.00,
$3.50 ami $4.00. Your choice" (TO 1 fl
sale price !)Z. I J
Children's Shoes $1.19
100 pairs Kid button, Kid lace shoes, and .
Ciun Metal jockey boots, reg
ular price $2.00. Sale price..
$1.19
Men's High GradeShoes
at $3.48
72 pair men's high-top work shoes, double
sole, Goodyear welt. Regular price
$4.50 and $5.00. Sale
price
$3.48
Felt Slippers $1.00
Ladies' felt, fur and ribbon-trimmed Juliettes, al
sizes. " Regular price $1.50. Sale price .
$1.00
Misses' School Shoes $1.39
One lot misses school shoes in Kid, Box Calf and Gun
Metal, regular price $2.00 to $2.50. Sale price ,
$1.39
Men's Work Shoes $1.85
50 pairs men's heavy work shoes, odd lots. Sold regu
Jar at $3, $3.50 and $4, will be closed out at sale price..
$1 .85
Crossetts High Grade Shoes
Entire line of Crossett Shoes in stock at following prices:
CROSSETTS $5.00 SHOES
at
CROSSETTS $4.50 SHOES .
at
CROSSETTS $4.00 SHOES
at
CROSSETTS PERFECT MODEL
at
$3.70
$3.20
$3.00
.--$3.00
Ladies Shoes $1.69
One lot ladies' shoes some light weight,
some heavy, regular price $2.50. All
sizes, -l to, o bale ' T1 f1
fri -$l.b
Men's Dress Shoes $1.85
100 pairs men's dress shoes, Patent, Via"
and Cadets, regular prices $3.50, $4.00
and $5.00. All go at sale fr4 Qp
pri"- l.00
Men's Shoes $3.90
A lot of men's high-cut work shoes actual
value $5.00 and $6. While (TO ft ft
they last at sale price A Mil
Ladies Juliettes 95c
50 pairs ladies' Kid Juliettes, Patent tip .rubber heel all
solid. Sale price
95c
Infants Shoes 25c
Infant's fancy soft sole button, high-top, regular price ftp
60c to $1 .00. Sale price H P
ADAM
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