The Herald
D. E. STITT, Editor.
Enter) u econd-cUu matter September 8, 1908,
t the post office at Monmouth, Oregon, under the
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FRIDAY, OCT. 22, 1909.
HOW GOSSIP ENLARGES
The Peary-Cook Polar contro
versy still continues and length
..it. i
ens out till it reminds us very
much of neighborhood gossip.
Commander Peary has given
out his proof in support of his
contention, and by the way, it
partakes of the story of the
"Three Black Crows" of our
school-boy days. What Cook's
Eskimo helpers said, or are sup
nosed to have said constitutes
Peary's stock of proof.
It seems to us that Mr. Peary
could well have afforded to wait
until Explorer Cook had sub
mitted his proof and then, if he
had the "joker" up his sleeve,
showed his hand and raked in
the honor. Under such proce
dure the downfall of his rival
would have been complete while
his own standing in public esti
mation would have been in
creased and his course com
mended.
However it was not Comman
Peary nor Explorer Cook that
we particularly started out to
discuss, but just how such gos
sip as is coming out from the
Polar controversy grows, and
perhaps this North Pole conten
tion has been similarly exagger
ated.
We have ben a news gatherer
for about a quarter of a ctmtury
and have usually been careful
in order that we might not be
called down for publishing that
which we could not sustain for wo
dislike very much to be in error
and hence, our hatred of errone
ous statements has quickened
our energy to the extent of run
ning reports down to deteymine
the exact truth in them.
We have always taken delight
and secured satisfaction in pub
lishing news that would right
eously inure to the prosperity of
the town, county and state of our
adoption, and hence, when a re
port of importance came to our
ears, were always anxious to get
the truth in the matter for pub
lication, and our first inquiry
was directed to discover from
whence the news came, and se
curing the information, away we
would go to interview the
source.
We interviewed Jones and
found the substance evaporating
but getting another reference, off
we go to see Brown only to find
that fully half the story has dis
appeared. Still there is some
thing left and being referred to
Mr. Good-ta ker we pursue our
chase but again we meet with
disappointment. Again we ask
the source and Mr. Close-listener
is named, and with hope about
extinguished we pursue our in
vestigation only to find that
there is not even the shadow of
the report left.
After a few such experiences
we began looking for the euuse,
as we did not like to lose faith in
humanity, and we had been con
fronted with so many cases of
unwarranted enlargement that it
began to look like down-right
deception, and yet those through
whom the information came were
people of ordinary good- stand
ing.
After considerable thought
and observation we began to
comprehend conditions that led
to enlarged reports. We hav
learned that most people are
very good talkers, but all are not
good listeners, and that whe
one meets another and they be
gin to converse, that often whil
one is speaking the other i
thinking what he or she wi
unfold in return, and as they
separate and pass on they begi
to ponder upon what they hav
neara. soon a second person
is met and hailed with a, "Say
have you heard the news
lnis party then begins to give
out what has been taken in, but
not having listened closely he
or she does not remember just
what has been told but they do
remember the impression it has
produced in his, or her mind
and the impression is told in
stead of what has been heard
It only requires a few repeti
tions, under like circumstances
to grow a large story out
practically nothing.
Seeing these things are true
we should be good listeners and
careful only to repeat that which
we have heard, and if it is de-
iitive of another person's
character we should be slow to
hear and believe and leave off
the repetition. A little thous
essness soon cultivates a large
tale out of perhaps only a sus
picion.
Ii.diana has abolished ham
mer throwing, as an athletic
contest on the ground that it is
dangerous. The stand seems to
be well taken and for the same
cause football might be relegated
to oblivion also. Amusements
that endanger life and limb to
any very great extent certainly
1. 1 1 1 1
nouiu oe discountenanced as
unworthy a civilized and hu
mane public.
Yankee pluck and energy has
lanted the stars and stripes at
the North Pole and given Uncle
Sain dominion over the extreme
northern region, and now John
Jull comes to the fore with his
covetous eye on the earth's
southern extremity, and is readi
ng out to plant the union jack
and have dominion at the South
ole. Whatever these celebri
ties will do with these barren.
ri-id claims, can,t even be im
agined except, perhaps, each
may mount his pole of frostv
mornings and pipe to the other,
We are told that ship owners
will raid congress for the pur-
:ose of getting aship subsidy law
assed. Certainly they will raid
congress and if they have their
wishes granted, they will proceed
to raid the U. S. treasury and
the people at large. It is now
several vears since this measure
was first introduced, but con
gress seems to be gradually
yielding and we believe the
measure will vet become a law.
)ssibly the resources of this
ountry will enable the people
to bear this added burden, but
suppose that the ship owners
here are able to run other na
tions off the high seas and ab-
orb all the transportation of the
ocean tratic, what will be the
end of the matter? Our con
gressmen should have a care for
the Ship of State.
The Monmouth
Furniture Store
Having purchased the Stock
of Furniture from E. Bogert
& Son I am now ready to
offer to the people of Mon
mouth and vicinity a first
class line of Furniture at
prices that are shure to please
Come in and look our Stock
over. You will find it worth
your while.
Respectfully requesting a part
of your patronage. I remain yours,
P. E. CHASE
Phone 331 Monmouth Oregon
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Evening service at 7:00 o'clock
Sunday School at , 10:00 a. m.
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