The Herald
D. E. STITT, Editor.
Enteral u second -elm matter September R, 1908,
t the poet office at Monmouth. Oregon, under the
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FRIDAY. AUG. 25, 1911.
The Coquille Valley Sentinel,
the official paper of Coos Coun
ty, appeared this week with 79
colums of delinquent tax list.
The Polk County list is large
enough but does not swell out
like that.
Now that members of the
House of Commons, England,
will draw $2000 a year salary
the common people will here
after have some chance of
representation. Heretofore the
members served without re
muneration, hence none but
men of wealth could afford to
make a campaign and serve if
elected.
The Portland Telegram has
started out on a house-cleaning
act and is getting up a lively
light against the parasites of
Portland, for which it should
not only be commended, but
should have the support of all
honorable citizens. This class
of men and women will stoop j,o
degrade anything, no matter
how pure or sacred, if they can
make merchandise of it and
gain the means to aid them in
pursuing their sensuous, devil
ish lives. ' The highwayman or
bank robber is a credit to the
parasite although there is noth
ing favorable to be said in ex
tenuation of the profession of
either of them.
Mrs. Edith Smith Davis, the
Worlds and . National Superin
tendent of Sciertific Temperance
Instruction in the W. C. T. U.,
has recently made a trip through
Oregon and other coast states,
speaking specially in Chautau
quas and in the interest of the
Scientific phase of the temper
ance question. Mrs. Davis is
said to be one of the finest speak
ers on the Lecture platform, even'
though she deals with a topic
which to many seems trite. Mrs.
Davis is .able to dress this old
topic with thrilling interest even
for one who does not agree with
her main contention, viz; that
alcohol has no place in the hu
man needs. Other Temperance
organizations may be open to
criticism from those who do not
believe in radical temperance,
but every one must agree that
the W. C. T. U. usually "hits
the nail on the head" and their
speakers manage to interest and
persuade those who are not with
them to a careful consideration
of their appeal.
J. M. Higgle, of Independence,
is said to have found something
strange in the milk and, his sus
picion being aroused, he brought
it in to a doctor and druggist to
have them determine what it
was. They each found that a
sample contained a quantity of
strychnine. The only question
is, how did it get there? It
seems that the milk was left on
the porch and of course some one
put the poison in. There has
been a lot of neighborhood mis
understanding and hard feelings
in this part of town. -Independence
Enterprise.
GERMAN RED TAPE.
And an Attempt to Arrange the Pre
liminaries of a Wedding. v
A story is told in "Faces and
Phases of German Life," by
Theophilus Liefeld, once American
consul at Freiburg, Baden, which
adds another drop to the bucket of
"circumstantial evidence" tending
to prove that the course of true
love is ever a troubled one. It also
indicates that the duties of consols
re more varied than most people
know. '
A young American lady living in
Germany was engaged to be mar
ried to her lover in America. He
was a civil engineer and was plan
ning to go to Europe to be mar
ried; but, his leave of absence be
ing short, the young lady was at
tending to the wedding arrange
ments. The authorities demanded birth
certificates,, but the lady could not
procure any for herself, as her
birth had not been recorded, and
for a while there was much un
pleasantness and worry.
As her mother was with her in
Germany, the very accommodating
official finally suggested that the
mother appear before the consul
and make an affidavit concerning
the daughter's birth. This was
done, the certificate was accepted,
and the first serious trouble was at
an end.
Now a new difficulty arose, for
which no remedy was in Bight; for
before the proper marriage license
could be issued to her it was neces
sary that the young man also should
appear in person before the official
and declare that of his own free
will he desired to marry that par
ticular young woman.
But he was in America, 5,000
miles away, and as his time would
be exceedingly limited all these
matters had to receive full atten
tion some weeks before the cere
mony could take place.
The kind, accommodating offi
cial, however, had at last the cour
age to suggest a solution, for he
believed the young woman, al
though he had to abide by the law.
So he suggested that the lady take
her love letters to the American
consul to look over, and if the con
sul believed the young man sincere
and that the girl's statements were
true, he should prepare a certifi
cate to that effect which would be
accepted.
Of course this was a great em
barrassment to the bride and not
less- to the American consul, to
whom she brought those precious
letters. But with womanly satisfac
tion she pointed to the many ex
pressions of affection which "indi
cated the young man's sincerity and
devotion.
The German official accepted the
consul's certificate, and the serious
troubles of the young lady were at
an end.
The marriage in due course of
time took place, but not in Ger
many, for the leave of absence was
too short. The young peoplo met
in England. TTence all the worries
in Germany were in vain.
Tha Gentleman.
The gentleman is a man of truth,
lord of his own actions and express
ing that lordship in his behavior.
The word denotes good nature or
benevolence; manhood first and
then gentleness. Emerson.
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