The Monmouth herald., July 01, 1910, Image 2

The Herald
D. E. ST1TT, Editor.
Entered u second-class nutter September 8. 19H8.
at the poet office at Monmouth. Oregon, under the
Act of March 3. 1879.
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FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1910.
Arizona and New Mexico,
after years of effort, have been
:xl TTiitted to statehood and the
n umber of stars on the Ameri
can flag will be increased by a
star for each state admitted.
Monmouth will have a (juiet
1th of July, except perhaps, the
breaking of the monotoniy by
the setting off of a few firecrack
ers during the day, or the whiz
of a rocket in the twilight, and
that will hardlv be a change as
the boys have been doing the
lire, cracker act for the past two
weeks.
Writers, in Oregon, just now
have opportunity to compare our
delightful climate with that of
Chicago New York ami other
places where the scorching heat
is causing awful suffering and
death. It is a source of pleasure
to breath the balmy air of Ore
gon and feel immune from the
extreme heat and cold ami the
calamitous visitations of other
climes and countries, but we
should look upon this condition
as a blessing to be appreciated
with thankful hearts rather than
to be spoken of in boastful man
ner, as exti ems of heat and cold,
calamitous siorms, earthquakes,
etc., appear to us more like
judgments sent to arouse the
the hum, in race I'mu. their un
nppreciative attitude of their
privileges than otherwise. The
universe is not goverened by
chance, and neither is any part
thereof so staid in its character
that change cannot influence it.
There is a governor who con
trols nature in all its vastness.
ONE OR MORE NORMALS
Judge George II. Burnett, of
Salem, now serving temporarily
in the Circuit Court for Multno
mah County, is much interested
in the campaign being made un
der the initiative to restore Mon
mouth to its former status as a
state normal school with a fixed
appropriation. Judge Burnett
said yesterday:
- "It goes without saying that
the state will maintain the public
school system. The question is
shall it be allowed to stagnate or
degenerate, shall we revert to the
old-time type of schoolmaster,
whose sole equipment was the
three 'lis' and the prowess to
whip the big boys, or shall we
have trained teachers and keep
abreast of the times in, progress
and improvement? The state
may with profit in more ways
than one train its teachers, not
in the sense of instructing them
in an occupation pursued solely
for private gain, but with the end
in view that they directly serve
the public and that the public has
a right to secure the best service.
Hence public sentiment is favor
able to some normal school.
"As to which one or what one
of such schools are to be chosen,
if any, the issue is before the
people and will probably be
s tlved in a way that will most
likely divorce the question from
politics and logrolling.
"Considering its accessibility
from all parts of the state, its
traditions and surroundings as a
school town and the fact that the
state has already invested there
a large amount of money more
than in any other normal school,
and that, too, in permanent brick
buildings, it is fair to presume,
without disparagement to any
other school, that motives of
economy as well as the desire to
improve public education will in
duce the tax-paying voter to give
his preference to Monmouth if he
wants only one normal school.
"But the whole question, to
have one or none or many is be
fore the people and they must
decide for themselves." Ore-
gonian.
THE TINWARE TUMBLED.
Then the Prices Tumbled, and Dan
Sold Out All His Stock.
Dno Macyninn. who mix h general
merchandise store lu u country towu.
conducts more Imraiu and special
sales than all the other merchants put
together And the seemingly strange
part of It lx that be makes a lilg suc
cess out of everv sale
Recently he unducted a tinware
sale. All kinds ! tinware household
utensils were displayed on tables Mnd
shelves a hunt the storeroom. Pirectly
In the center of the room was an Im
mense standing case with eight or teu
shelves, on which whs arranged a
wide variety of pieces of tinware all
marked In bold figures
About the time the store was packed
with bargain seekers there came a ter
rific crash from the center of the
room. A lumbering expressman had
tipped over the case, and the tinware
was scattered everywhere, but not
damaged to any extent. Dun Imme
diately rushed to the scene of the con
fusion. So did all the women attend
ing the sale. After giving the dray
man a severe calling down Dan. who
appeared to be in a terrible rnge. an
nounced that rather than pick up one
piece of the ware he would sell every
piece for C cents. The original prices,
marked plainly on each piece, were
from 10 to !." ceutsu f)an sold every
piece right from the floor and did It In
less than five minutes.
If any one of the bargain Keekers
had happened around the store after
the sale was over they would have
been surprised to see Dan handing the
expressman a piece of money, appar
ently very well sntlstied with the re
sult of a clever ruse which had
brought a big day's receipts. Modern
Methods.
. A DUTCH PAWNSHOP.
Sunday Clothes a Favorite Collateral
In Holland.
The Dutch pawnshop ot Amsterdam,
known as (tank van l.eeniiig. ts under
the control ot the municipality. ' Up to
1(110 the business was leased by the
city to a private company, but as It
refused to reduce lis interest on pawn
ed articles the city tools over the busi
ness and has managed It ever since.
The tirst shop was established In the
Enge l.nmbardsteeg. and business Is
still done in the original building. As
the business increased branch houses
were opened, and there are now fifteen
such branches throughout the city.
Each article pawned costs about 6
cents foi administration, and about
('.'"i.inhi per annum Is lost on articles
pawned which do not pay more than
4 per cent Interest.
It appears to be the custom of some
people In Holland to pawn their best
clothes on .Monday morning, redeem
them on the Saturday night following
und repawn them on the following
Monday, securing their use for ue
Sunday outing. Over 40 per cent ot
the business of the pawnshop consists
of this class of pledges.
The revenue is derived from Interest
on pledges, to 10 cents charged on
each loan for administering expenses,
amounts received from the sale of
pledges and rent of parts of the build
ing owned by the pawnshop.
The minimum advanced on any arti
cle Is HI cents and the maximum $201.
The Interest paid runs from per cent
to 13 per cent. The amount of Inter
est collected Is regulated every three
years, so that the bank will not re
ceive at any time more than 3 per cent
on the capital Invested. Consular Re
ports. Just Like Iron.
"See here." said the irate customer
as he entered the clothing store, "you
said this pair of trousers would wear
like Iron. I've worn them less tuan
six weeks, and now look at them. Do
you call that wearlug like Irou?"
"Well, why not If" rejoined the pro
prietor "Aren't they rusty euougb to
suit yon?"-C'lii ago .NewR
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f A Great Work of Art.
It was Apelles who visited the studio
of Protogenes In Rome and, finding the
artist absent, drew a thin colored line
In such a way that the liomau buew
that only his Oreciau brother could
have done it. But, not to be outdone,
Protogenes drew a thinner line upon
that of Apelles. and when this was
seen Apelles drew a third line upon
that of Protogenes. This panel was
theu looked upon as the greatest work
of art, so says the story. In the palace
of the Caesars.
X C. W. HENKLE
Funeral Director and
Licensed Embalmer
Independence, Ore.
X I also have a line of
X Caskets at P. E. Chase's
X Store at Monmouth.
Calls answered day and
X night. Both Phones, t
X 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. m.
Y. P. S. C. E. 6:30 p.m.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday 7:30 p. m.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
W. W. Davis, Pastor.
Preaching Service, 11KX) a. m.
.. ., 7:30 p. m.
Sunday School, 10:00 a. m.
W. C. T. U.
Local Union meets every sec
ond and fourth Friday in the E
vangelical church at 2:80 p. m.
Sale
of
Jardinieres
and
Flower
Pots
See them
all the
week at
Lindsay & Co.
Noted For Bargains
Monmouth, Ore.
Polk County Bank
Established 1889
Monmouth,
Paid Capital, - . - $30,000.00
Surplus & Undivided Profits, $11,000.00
Transacts a General Banking Bust-,
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 I
Pastry of all Kinds :
Give us a trial. We can surely please you f
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