The Monmouth herald., May 20, 1910, Image 2

The Herald
D. E. STITT, Editor.
Entered an necoml-cUu matter September 8, 19"8.
at the post office at Monmouth, Oregon, under the
Act of March 3, 1879.
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FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1910.
PASSING OF THE COMET
Adieu, Mr. Halley's Comet,
We bid you now, good-bye!
In passing you've not grieved us,
Nor made of us a "fry.',
You showed up in the morning
Too early for the eye
Of some who sought to see you,
But all can say, good-bye!
And watch your fading beauty
As you pass, again to roam,
But when you call, in future,
We'll all be 'way from home.
The sjK'cial election to amend
the town charter ia called for
Saturday, May "JS. Remember
the date and exercise your right
for the best interests of the
town.
According to the calculations
of scientific research the earth
has now passed through the
comet's tail, and that luminary
fhould show up in the Western
sky, this evening, between sun
down und dark.
Help in the Hkijai.d ollice has
been limited, this week, and as a
consequence, the IIkrai.ii looks
as though it had received a tide
swipe from the comet's tail, and
perhaps it has, as ull the force
except the editor is on the sick
list, and the comet makes a
good scape-goat to bear the
blame for all our ills and mis
fortunes. The editor is chief
typo, this week, and nearly the
whole force nil the way down to
his "imp" who does the chores.
However we hope there is a good
time a coming.
An Indiana preacher has fal
len heir to much notoriety and
free mention lately because of
having left the temperance ar
my and entering the ranks of
the advocates of the saloon. It
is rather astonishing to observe
how quickly the saloon element
will hold up a man of this char
acter as a sample of citizenship
favorable to their cause, and we
shall uotlind fault with them for
it as most people like good com
pany and an addition of this na
ture appears to bo held up as an
acquisition who has brought and
imparted respectability to their
cause. This preacher we can
not call him a minister of the
gospel, from the fact that to be a
minister of the gospel a person
must administer in the gospel,
while a preacher can 'propagate
any doctrine that suits his pleas
urewould probably never have
been heard of outside his own
district had he not become an
ally to the saloon men and al
ligned himself so that those ad
vocating the rum power thought
that they could use whatever of
Christian influence he might
have had, as well as that which
his profession might carry where
the man is unknown.
We want your Wool and will
pay you the Highest Market Price
lor it. T. A. Rijrus-G. T. Mc-
hinney, agent.
A COOL nECEPTKW
It Wat Not Surprising, Though, In
Viaw of the Explanation. .
Letters of Introduction are not Id
variably serviceable, l-'ur one reason,
they may be too franls. Harry Kur
Dls8 In bis "Confessions of a Carica
turist" says that when a brother artist
was Betting forth on til traveln In for
eign el In it's lie wan provided with a
letter ot iu trod net lou to a certain Brit
lsti COIIHUl.
The writer of the letter Inclosed It
In one to the artist saying that be
would find I tie consul a most arraut
snob, a bumptious, arrogant humbug,
a pad to thp backbone. Still, he would
probably offer some court exies to any
one who hnd a good soeinr standing
and thus compensate the traveler for
having to come In contHct with such
au lnHUlTerable rulgnrlau.
On the return of the artist to Eng
land the writer of the letter asked
bow he bad fared with the consul.
"Well, my dear fellow." drawled the
artist, "he did not receive me very
warmly, and he did not ask me to din
ner. In fact, be struck me as being
ratber cool."
"Well, you do surprise me," rejoined
his friend. "lie's a end. s I told you
In my letter, but he's very hospitable,
and I really can't understand this state
of things. You gave him my letter of
introduction?"
Why. I thought so; but do you
kDow. on my Journey home I discov
ered It in my pockeinook. so I must
have hni i (led to blui Instead your note
to me about him."
The explanation was quite adequate.
A MEMORY TEST.
Tha Act by Which One Controvert
Wat Decided.
Three men were disputing lu Berlin
one day as to which of them hnd the
best memory, and finally they asked a
well known writer to decide the mat
ter. "Head me any piipe of Goethe's
prose works." suid one of the three,
"and I will at once repeat It word for
word."
"I can do better than that." said the
second one. "Put nie lu a corner of
this room, nud I will piny three games
of chess simultaneously without ever
looking at the boards."
"That's nothing to what I can do,"
said the tiixt Npeaker agaiu. " Begin a
con versa lion with me now about the
most absurd things possible, and at
the end of an hour I will repeat the
entire conversation to you."
The third mnn was silent, and the
referee ail to him: "Why don't you
tell us wlmt yon can do? A few min
utes ngo you were boasting a good
deal of your wonderful memory."
"I know It." was the reply, "but I
did uot iheu know that my two friends
took the mutter so seriously. And as
they are so much In earnest I will not
try to surpass them, for I cannot for
get that each of them did me a favor
yesterday." ,
" Yesterday V" ns!;ed the referee.
"Vps." was flu reply.
"And ynu have not yet forgotten It?
In t bat case ihe laurels belong to you,
for you have Indeed a wonderful mem
ory. "
Seven.
Numerous are Hie tiioer beliefs con
cerning Hie number seveu. from the
vry earliest ages t lie seven great plan
ets were kuown and ruled this world
and the dwellers In It, mid their tiuni
lier entered into every conceivable
matter that concerned iiinu. There are
seveu days in the week, "seven holes
In the head, for the master stars are
seven," seven ages both for man aud
the world in which he lives. There are
seen material heavens. There are
seven colors in tile spectrum and sev
eu notes in the dlatouie octave, and
the "leading" note of the scale Is the
seventh. Be It noted that the seventh
sou Is not always clfted with benefi
cent powers, lu Portugal he Is be
lieved to be subject to the powers of
darkness nud to be compelled every
Miiuniay evening to assume the like
ness ot an ass.-St. James' Gazette.
Never forget thnt the tienrest ap
proach to perfect domestic happiness
on earth Is the cultivation of unselfish
ness. POLK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
BASE BALL LEAGUE
SCHEDULE OF GAMES.
April 23 -Independence at Dal
las; Falls City at Monmouth.
April 30-Monmouth at Inde
pendence; Dallas at Falls City.
May 7-Falls City at Independ
ence; Monmouth at Dallas.
May 14-Monmouth at Falls
City; Dallas at Independence.
May 21 -Independence at Mon
mouth; Falls City at .Dallas.
May 2S-Independence at Falls
City; Dallas at Monmouth.
An Inspiration.
"What's tlie iiioiie ut her successful
stoi j ';"
"U.viloxiperhoof:"
"Gracious; Whnt does it mean?"
"She doesn't know."'
"W here (lid she get It V"
"Why, she was ou a train wonder
ing In a discoumued way where she
would pet a inline for the story. And
just then the brakemun opened the car
door und called the uext stalon."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
! C. W. HENKLE 5
t Funeral
Director and
Licensed Embalmer
.'0.
independence, ore.
1 also have a line ot
Caskets at P. E. Chase's
Store at Monmouth.
Calls answered day and
night. Both Phones.
Lady assistant.
Independence, Ore.
Church Directory.
Evangelical Church
L. C. Hoover, Pastor
Morning service at 11:00 o'clock
Evening service at 7:00 o'clock
Sunday School at 10:00 a. m.
Y. P. A. Meeting at 6.30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
. W. A. Wood, Pastor.
Morning Service at 11. a. m.
Evening Service at 7:00 p. m.
Sunday School 9:45 a rn
Y- P. S. C. E. 6:30 p. m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
W. W. Davis, Pastor.
Preaching Service, 11:00 a. m.
. 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School, 10:00 a. m.
W. C. T. U,
Local Union meets every sec
aid and fourth Friday in the E
vangelical church at 2:30 p. m.
Big Buy
of
Ladies'
Fancy
Kid
Gloves
All Shades, All Sizes,
Direct from New York.
Every Pair Guaranteed.
Lindsay & Co.
Noted For Bargains
Monmouth, Ore.
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Polk County Bank
Established 1889
Monmouth.
Paid Capital, - . - $30,000.00
Surplus & Undivided Prof its, $11,000.00
Transacts a General Banking Busi
ness Under State Supervision
Officers and Directors
J. H. HAWLEY, President; J. B. V. BUTLER, Vice
President; IRA C. POWELL, Cashier: J. B.
STUMP, F. S. POWELL, I. M. SIMPSON.
Interest paid on time deposits.
HOTEL MONMOUTH
D. M. Hampton, Prop.
This hotel has lately been refurnished throughout.
It is our aim to please the public by giving them
the best accommodations at the most reasonable
rates. Give us a call.
Everything Stictly Firstclass.
: Monmouth Bakery
I C. C. MULKEY, Proprietor
The Best Bread. Fancy
Pastry of all Kinds
Give us a trial. We
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