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THE POLK COUNTY OBSERVER, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1915.
crts ui sufficient) to out German com
mere entirely off the seas. The addi
tion nj onr navy could add1 nothing
alain 19
.U.50
. .76
. .40
J .mess paid
operative..
i 'fs matter
I ;orgon.
$ '
I
ft
: d that motor-
l ' ,han $25,000,00
;t ilurin; the past sea-
apportion of this coming
i 'di from outside the state.
I ..Zplo of that state are now be-
! Reminded that' this money repre-
i'-aent dividend n their investments
in good roads, and a very handsome
dividend it would seem to be. It is
f nrnnestionablv true, moreover, that
the Massachusetts people never would
have seen the color of much of this
money, but for the persistent effort
during recent years to improve the
highways of their state. These highways-
have been brought to a state of
perfection that lias given tihe state a
widespread reputation for good roads,
and the natural consequence has been
a steady increase in Hie number ot
motorists and visiting tourist parties,
who this year contributed $35,000,000
to the trade and prosperity of the
state.
"b,e.re is no question that good
roads always result in good dividends,
and the latter do not all come from
the motorists, either. Of course, it is
true that good roads attract motorists
and that the latter usually are free
Spenders, so that their trade is worth
cultivating and encouraging. But
good roads also pay in the benefits
' and advantages conferred on others
than motorists. They facilitate the
movement of people and commodities,
serve to increase trade and property
values, advance social life and they
iv contribute to co-oneration and lAo-
eressive enlightenment, and provide
a strong and influential factorto pro
mote the general public welfare.
Good roads have passed beyond the
experimental .gtuge in tjiis count ry,
for the people everywhre have be
come convinced of theval value of
such improvements andvery naturally
are eager to have thm extended as
.rapidly as-fiSSiblel Ot course it
eost money to havnodrn improv
ed highways, aud thwork can be
done no faster than tliepeople enn
afford to pay. Bud definite "knowledge
that such investments bring qdwk.re
turns in visible dividends, in addition
to the conveniences and other advm
tageg secured, will make the peojple
still more anxious t hasten improve
ments of this kind, and experience
shows (hat such dividends can he
counted on with reasonable certain
ty. In the cose of Massachusetts, for
instance, the motorists alone furnish
ed a $25,000,000 dividend this yeur on
pood road investments, and this was
onlv. one, of the dividends received.
And Oregon ami Polk county are re
ceiving similar dividends on good
.roads investments, which must, he
kept up and increased in order n
have this state and county annual!
gather its share of such dividcuds.
1
Fiidai. thc;v. As for land forces, the few
rr- Hi.i.ivjuid soldiers that might be spar-
tre'.t ed from our little regular army would
not be worth sending across the At
lantic. They would only add another
complication to a situation already
too complicated by the field friction
of allied warfare.
If, then, Germany should triumph
over all, she would hold in her con
quering heart a rankling desire to
punish us for our hostile act in join
ing her enemies in her hour ot direst
peril.
This war is not of American mak
ing, and neutral America ought not
to seek a hand in it. Frenchmen, we
are told, speak contemptuously of the
United States for its refusal to take
up their cause, but that mood is fin-
tastic and will vanish with the retain
of peace and menial balance. 'Ye
settled our own great peril in the civ
il war, and our stout-hearted people
never thought of considering it a
'grievance that neither .Trance nor
England came chivalrously to our a
sistance. Yet the moral issues of the
civil war were much clearer than the
moral issues bound up in the Euro
pean fighting.
ly this system has made wonderful
progress during the years it lias been
in operation. Nor can one doubt that
most of the money thus gathered has
been such as otherwise would have
remained in hiding and kept in idle
ness. Even the bankers now freely
concede the merits of the postal sav
ings bank system and the valuable
service which it renders to the public
and the nation as a whole. For of
course the latter benefits by having
this vast sum of money gathered up
from the small savings of individuals
and put back into circulation through
the medium of the iregular banks. No
one, in fact, would now think of pro
posing to discontinue the postal sav
ings banks, for the latter have proved
their worth in unmistakable manner.
PEACE ON EARTH.
Tomorrow is Christmas, the day
most hallowed of all the year's sa
cred anniversaries, the anniversary
of that momentous day when the
doubt of the centuries was put to
rest, when the hope of the centuries
was given a real materialization,
when the words "peace on earth and
to man good will" thrilled the uni
verse. Why should not the children
of men ring ,ioy-bells in a praise ser
vice on such an occasion? Why
should not men gather around their
altars and with choir and harp and
flaming incense do honor to the dayt
The first Christmas day revealed
the golden link that binds mortality
and immortality, that served notice
than death could at best but boast a
temporary triumph that for the grave
there could be but a temporary vic
tory The cross that was laboriously
lifted in derision by brutal Roman
soMiem -A-hile a scoffing multitude
stood jeering near, has changed rq a
light to the world ; it has becoma the
standard of all the ruling nations of
the earth; its illumination is contin
uously extending and growing more
clear; its majesty exceeds that of all
else that the rolling aues has bmi.ght
to mankind the radiance from it is
filling the whole world with celestial
splendor.
Why, then, should not this oi l earth
of ours be good? Why should theie
not be gifts, as symbols of tlv sift
brought to man by the day? Why
should not the hearts of childr "i ' e
made glad? We are told that at the
birth in the crude manger in Bethle
hem the great angel uttered Hi
words, "peace on earth and to man
good will." An angel choir took up
the retrain and "all the hosts of
heaven shouted for joy." Why should
not the children of men sing for joy
on every re-occurrence of the sacred
day? Why should there not be out
ward ostentatious displays of thanks
giving and gratitude. Why should
there not be a praise service in the
sou! of every man?
SEAL FIGURES.
A good many people probably fail
to appreciate the magnitude of the
Red Cross Christmas seal campaign.
Here are a few figures that will show
what a gigantic movement this is.
Already 225,000,000 seals have been
printed and practically that entire
number distributed to agents in every
state and territory of the union, from
Alaska in the north to the canal zone
in the south and from Porto Rico in
the east to Hawaii in the west. Ad
vertising circulars, posters, cards, etc.,
to the number of several million have
also been distributed. Not less than
1,000,000 personal letters asking peo
ple to buy seals have been sent out.
It is estimated that the army of
workers, nearly all of whom are vol
unteers, engaged in selling the seals
numbers well over 500,000. The ad
vertising and publicity donated to the
campaign amounts to several hundred
thousand dollars.
It is hoped by the directors of tins
movement to sell at least 75,000,000
seals this year, and as the people are
in a generous mood this hope inuv be
fulfilled. The number specified is less
than one seal for each person in this
country and represents only a moder
ate increase over the number of seals
actually disposed of last year. It
will mean $750,000 for the miti-tuberculosis
campaign in the United
States, and it should not he forgot
ten that practically all of the 130
anti-tuberculosis associations if the
country derive their support from
Red Cross seals.
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OTHER THINGS
A Rare and Curious Collection
of Fact and Fancy.
Friends Galore.
I care not for the man who's "mad"
at none.
WTho claims to be on friendly terms
with nil:
Who'll leave his true friend in the
lurch and run
To some Bnrdolphian idler's tempt
ing call.
P TIME MUST TELL.
In an address at Montreal tu. -I week
Sir Wilfred Laurier, former I uia
dian premier, told a vast aiuiiim"
that if Germany triumphed i:. llie
bloody war that is now being waged
between the European countries, the
United Suites would have cause foi
serious regret for the neutrality it
is now maintaining, as Great Hrituin
regrets its neutrality in the Franco
Prussian war of 1870. According to
Sir Wilfred, if Germany should tri
umph in the present great war the
British empire would be rediced to
second-rate power; there would be but idleness, and doing no one any par-
POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS.
According to the annual report of
IVi.-itmaer General Burleson, the
I postal savings banks of this country
now hold about $66,000,000 in depos
its, bclonuing to more than half n mil
lion depositors. This is certainly a
fine showing for this branch of the
postal service and seems to indicite
that the postal savings banks fill "a
long felt need." Of course, if there
were no postal savings banks, it is
reasonable to believe that a portion
of this large fund perhaps a yen'
considerable portion would ibe 'di
rectly placed with other banking in
stitutions. On the other hand, iti.il
so is reasonable to believe that a ron.
siderable share would remain hidden
away in secret hiding places, with
drawn from circulation and kept in
ROAD SUPERVISORS.
It is incumbent upon tha countv
court at its first meeting of the new
year to appoint road supervisors ljr
the ensuing twelvemonth, and in the
selection of men who are to li largely
responsible for the condition of our
rural highways great care should bo
taken. The court knows ov experi
ence whether those already holding
these important positions are quali
fied to be continued; it also knowa
those who should be relegated o Die
background, and it should act accord
ing to its best judgment and in the
interests of good roads. Good fellow
ship should not in any wise enter in
to the matter, for there': many
good fellow who is not even capable
oi constructing a passable path (o
his own barnyard. The surjervisors
of the past year, with possibly few
exceptions, have accomplnhed good
results under the direction of the
roadmaster. Those who are "known
by their works" are entitled to ft
ther recognition by the court, while
inose whose accomnlishmentjj Imm
been little or nothing should be sup-
pianiea py live, active workers. Much
"Tmra upon une road supervisor,
vmto.itl.at.... J: l.'
upturning ins superior ol:icer
is in the lead, and Polk county should
nave no sluggards in that department
uunng iyio.
For such a man cannot be really true,
Nor true to him his friends will
ever be ;
My friends are constant, though they
be buti few ;
They are not friends unto mine
enemy.
So, while the man, who boasts of
friends galore,
Is ever seeking new ones to his
stand
By flattery and intrigue; nevermore
Can i, in friendship, ever grasp ms
hand,
For unto no one can this man be true
Who loveth both your enemy and
you.
W. J. H. Chitwood.
We asked one of the pretty school
teachers the other day what had be
come of the old fashioned sciool
ma'am who put the backward boy on
a stool witli a dunce can on his head.
Being such a pretty young thing she
could hardly answer that weighty
Question. "But," said she, "what
has become of the dunce?"
teacher who has been married, if she
needs the support of such a position.
But to employ women whose husbands
keep up comfortable, and even luxur
ious homes, excluding the many young
girls whose present end tutuie de
pend upon the livelihood they can
gain in the profession is -not much
short of abominable. The stale edu
cates these girls in the profession,
and they seek positions as they should,
only to find married women, in some
cases with children as old as the av
erage school teacher, occupying the
chair they should till. Tins question
should receive attention from all con
corned with the working of the school
system in Dallas. TAXPAYER
i-cob
John- Bown buys a new
pipe once every month.
The fellow with the B. V. D 's doesn 't
have much to smile about these nippy
mornings.
Paid Advertisements.
When that referee ( ?) got through
with the first) half of the game last
Saturday lie had lost not only his
stnndins: in the community, but his
ability, reputation, peace of mand
and best girl. All that forever lost
when he was only supposed to umpire
the game and any tool can do that.
Popular Funeral Music.
Chorus of 200 voices; "We want
Pebo!"
Bill Himes is an optimist. The
other day the war college table in the
Gail dining room was practically de
serted. Bill saw the state of affairs
and accepted iti by saying: "Oh,
well, there'll be no one here to steal
all the butter."
We have been told by several reli
able authorities that this is good
weather for ducks.
one power in Europe, and only two in
the world the United States and
Germany and these could not ex'st
in peace. In commenting on the ad
dress of Sir Wilfred the Spokane
Review says no mind can know wheth
er this is an accurate or a false hor
oscope of the world's future. The
Canadian statesman may be right, he
may be wrong. There ere thoughtful
- Americans who share his fear, and
'-there are thoughtful Anierv uis who
uiK dial his prediction spnnir
an imagination overwr.' ight by
. -dation of Britain's stake in
- across ti .i
can ih ;; afford
" 1 end lJu into
re rhaire that
e it If from
,'uture. Were
on the side
-p is a prob
; it as that via
we might tbere
f a seoond and
' . i Germany. We
iting forces
nues. The
I it
ticnlnr good.
When the proposal to establish a
savings department in connection with
the postal service was being agitated,
this plan was bitterly opposed by
many, and especially bv some of the
bankers who insisted such a system
would interfere with the regular bus
iness of the banks. On the other
hand, it was urged that postal sav
ings banks would merely draw out se
cret hoards and the accumulated sav-
ings of those who were afraid or re
luctant to trust the regular banks.
and in this manner would put back
into general circulation a large
amount of capital that otherwise
would remain idle. Also it was ar
gued that many foreign workmen in
this country would deposit their sav
ings with the government, instead of
ending this money back home, it be
ing a well-known fact that members
of this class are ignorant and sus
picious of American banking customs.
ana proverbially chary about entrust
ing their funds to private hankers.
The success of the Dostal savinim
hanks appears to have iustifled th
trnte pow-j latter line of arguments, for eertain-
Thirty-eight of the fifty-six chair
manships in the House of Representa
tives are neld by southern democnts,
ana only one important chairman
nans irom a northern state. The
south is in the saddle when the dem
ocrats rule in Washington.
And now they tell us that
yet has this country had a tariff whi.-h
was scientihcally adjusted. And yet
every time the tariff has been reisc.l
the people have been assured (hat at
last it had been placed on a really
scientific basis.
The chairman of the rivers nn,i
bors committee gives notice that there
is to be no new legislation for water
way improvements dnrine the prs-nnt
session of congress. Which :s bad
news for the pork grabbers.
Some of (he members of congress
want an investigation of the wjman
suffrage lobby. And the women may
possibly be glad to win even thi much
attention by congress. I
f nele Joe Cannon pedicts a lively
sessien of congress. And of rm.
Uncle Joe will do his part to make
it so.
Shades of Dear Old Omar I
Ah! Make the most of us while
yet you find
In your pants pockets stuff the mints
designed
Before we on the bankrupt's cot do
he,
Sans kale, sans health, sans clothing
and sans mind.
W. V. Fuller didn't acquire "01
as a nickname because he's a Swede.
That's just his natural way.
A. C. Peterson eats prunes once a
month, although he handles them and
breathes their fragrant odor every
day.
One's letter of credit should be
what he is and what he can do, rath
er than what he has been and what
he has done.
Occasionally Walter Ballautyne.
the popular athlete and clubman, goes
in to see John Uglow to have that
versatile musician play for him the
pretty old song: "A Girl in Your
Arms is Worth Two in Your Dreams."
Walt, always insists, too, on hearing.
It 1 Had a Cottage in The Coun-
hry."
(Submitted by R. G. Dykstra.)
Co-ordinate with the advent of ag
riculture in the public schools, is the
development of the county fair.
Grnntina- tlie noint that it is neces
sary to interest the boys and girls in
farm life, t he fact remains that, in
order to do this, it is essential that
they share to some extent, the respon
sibilities of the farm. However, in
addition to making it possible for the
young people to apply the ideas secnr
ed from the agricultural courses
taught in the public schools, an op
portunity should nlso he given them
to compare work. Such action will
create on the part of the boy or girl
a desire to produce a better article
than can anv other boy or girl. At
the same time, one of these young
sters, observing what a remarkable
success his neighbor is having, due
to the use of improved methods of
farming or of feeding, will he anxious
to learn and apply these methods to
his own work.
County fairs are organized for this
purpose. They not only provide a
means whereby the rural youngsters
may compare work, but they also as
sist materially in creating interest in
a larger number of these young peo
ple. Several instances have been not
ed where competition in the show
ring was very keen. As many as
thirty-five exhibitors of potatoes have
been shown at one county fair. Con
sequently thirty-five boys or girls
were actively interested in potato
growing. The same mav be said re
garding many of the other exhibits
shown at the fair. In this way the
county fair has come to be a great
factor in creating and distributing nn
interest in agricultural education.
The benefits to be derived from the
county fair, however, are not all in
dividual benefits. An entire communi
ty may obtain lasting advantages as
well as any individual in that com
munity. Not only are new and prac
tical methods introduced into the
community by the younger generation,
through their contest work and Boys
and Girls' club work, but these ideas
are passed on to the older people, de
veloping in them a desire for better
farms and more attractive environ
ment. Such changes often result in
uniting an entire community in farm
ing from a scientific standpoint.
Community work may be the nature
of specialization. In fact it is advis
able for communities to concentrnte
their efforts in such a manner, rather
than attempt to raise several different
i.vpra oi prouuee. rsy socializing on
one or two crops it is possible to get
these adapted to the climate anil soil
conditions of the community. Again,
a larger community exhibit at the
county fair speaks well for that com
munity and serves as a means of ad
vertising the product. Buyers are at
tracted to that locality by the possi
bility of purchasing material in large
quantities. The spirit of co-operation
is developed in the citizens of that
neighborhood and a much more pros
perous and attractive community results.
WHAT DO YOU WANT
FOR YOUR
CHRISTMAS DINNER
mm
We have anything you want
or need in the grocery line.
See if there is not something
in this list that you need:
Campbell's Soups.
Clams, whole or minced.
Oysters.
Celery.
Green Olives (Bulk or Bot
tled) Ripe Olives.
Dill Pickles.
Sweet Pickles.
Mixed Pickles.
Head Lettuce.
FISH.
Salmon.
Shrimp.
Tuna.
Cod Fish.
CANNED GOODS.
Beans.
Peas.
Corn.
Tomatoes.
Pumpkin. g
Asparagus Tips.
Peaches.
Pears.
Apricots.
Pineapple.
All kinds of fresh vegetables '
that the market supplies.
FRUITS.
Bananas.
Oranges.
Grapes.
Lemons.
Grape Fruit.'
Figs.
Dates.
Fresh cakes, either package
or bulk.
Nuts.
Candies.
Coffees.
Teas.
Grape Juice.
Pineapple Juice.
Cheese, Cream or brick.
This is only a few of the
items that we can supply you
with.
Don't forget we give S. ft
H. trading stamps.
Phone us your orders, we
are here for business. All ws
want is a chance to supply
your needs. We try to keep
only the best of everything.
DALLAS GROCERY CO.
Successors to Simonton & Scott
C. B. Stone, who takes photographs
and lets his hair grow longer, says
that he would be keenly disappointed
a customer ot his if the remark
nhout "breaking the camera." iH
i ii cracK tne plate" was not made.
OTHERS' OPINIONS
Alter the war is over someone is
going to have a fine time revising "in
ternational law" and bringing it op
io uaie.
It is safe to say the president is
hot thinking much about eongres
these davs.
Otmmr warn ad, do On Ms.
To the Editor: There is a condi
tion in the public schools of Dallas
that should be brought to the public
attention. That is the fact that mar
ried women, with husbands well able
to support the family, are emnloved
as teachers to the absolute exclusion
of the many young girls, who at the
expense of such tolerant ones m I,
are being educated at the State Nor
mal school. Hundreds of these vonng
ladies are turned out. of the Xormul
school each year with nothing in the
rutnre but a position as school teach
er. Presenting themselves for a place
in the Dallas schools thev are ron-
rrontert by a host of married women,
whose husbands are well able to care
for a family, and the monopoly of the
positions by such people rive thn
a sums into the future that is anv-
i . ...
omit uui promising, and Miev are
turned away.
In the two school. in Dallas alone
there are five married women employ
ed as teacher. It is a condition that
reflects discredit unon th arhmJ
board and the school system. Sorely,
there no ohjnrion to hirinr '
4
A CHRISTMAS TREE
(By E. N. Gilliam)
Crops were eood and priwa fair.
Snow on the ground, frost in the air;
With Christmas presents piled here
and there.
Ami the children knew not a sinMp
care.
Mr. Brown said: "I'll ro out ami uw
If I can find you children a Christmas
tree. ' '
He searched for a tree both far and
near, ( .
Then he said, "I wonder who's been
here. ' '
Though many trees he had in mind.
It soemed that he was just behind.
He looked at his watch: "It' im.
late said he,
But I must not go borne without a
tree."
At last a beautiful tree he found
And a few kicks brought it to the
grouna ;
But before he reached the old farm
gate
The moon was up, the clock struck
eiglll.
Inside the fire was burning bright
"oren watched in the pale
nvmnlirrht '
"u nau ineir lather staved so late
How much longer would they have to
Mrs. Brown's face showed an achev
white.
She had looked for her husband long
before meht :
She heaved a sigh and said, "I fear "
Then the children cried, "He's here
he's here." '
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Bend as your laundry by parcel poet.
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DO YOU LIKE HONEY t
Twenty-four oonnd ease lots at
wholesale prices, cash, or exchange
for your grain, and other produce
that I can use. Flovd E. Smith. 61
Washington street, phone 1303.
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