The Herald
D. E. 5T1TT, EdUor.
Entrd u Kcond-rUuu mattw Septnbr 8, 1908,
at th peat offlc at Monmouth, Oregun, undr the
Act of March S. 1879.
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FRIDAY, JAN. 12, 1912.
THAT SILVER THAW
Portland, Oregon, was touched
up Saturday night with a "Sil
ver Thaw," so called by the
press of that city, and the nest
morning showed up a work of
art, from the skilled hand of
"Jack Frost," which, although
destructive to telephone, tele
graph and electric wires and
poles, was nevertheless a thing
of beauty and one which nothing
but nature can produce.
It is termed a "Silver Thaw,"
but just where the appropriate
relationship of the name to the
actual condition comes in we
are unable to discover. We ar
rived in the city in the evening;
snow mingled with rain forming
a good article of sleet, was fall
ing; the streets, although slip
pery, showed up from two to
four inches of slush, and the
night brought forth a solid freeze
leaving a coating of ice upon
everything, and not a thin one
either, as the sides of the houses
next the storin had a covering
of ice from one-half to an inch
in thickness. Telephone, tele
graph and electric wires were
loaded, according to size of wire
and locality, the wire with its
burden measuring from an inch
to two inches in diameter, and
some of the. larger wires showing
up a greater diameter than that
mentioned.
Trees were loaded and broken ;
some were turned out by the
roots, while others were broken
off and the ground was covered
with limbs, especially where the
silver poplar stood or other
shrubbery of a brash nature,
and also of the tougher varieties
including the evergreen. These
last were broken but not so badly
but the boughs wereloaded and
bent, some to the ground while
others hung almost pnrallel with
the trunk. Wire fences were a
solid mass of ice and in some
instances board fences showed
a like condition, while every
weed or twig standing in the
earth had been transformed into
a spear of 'ice.
The wires were demoralized
and hung from the poles, the
load of ice having been too great
for their strength, while in
places where the poles leaned
the load proved too heavy for
them and they went down under
the burden. The damage will
reach many thousands of dol
lars, the telephone companies
being the greatest losers.
CHINESE AND THE PRO
SPECT1VE REPUBLIC.
It was remarked by a para
grapher in a Washington, D. C,
paper the other day, that the
average Chinaman probably
would not know a republican
form of government if he should
meet it in the middle of the
road." Inasmuch as this re
mark was intended for a wit
ticism, it is not so important;
but at the same time it expresses
a centhnent quite generally en
tertained by people who are in
the habit of judging the Chinese
by the character of the coolies
who come to this country.
The fact is that the transition
in China from its present form
of government to that of a re
public would not involve so
violent and radical a change as
those people Imagine.
China isan absolute monarchy
in name, but really it is so in
name only. Established custom
and tradition of the local
character have a great- deal to
do with the fashioning and
directing of Chinese affairs as
they affect the everday life of
the people. Another thing to
be considered is the fact that
China is more nearly a federa
tion of provinces that live large
ly in isolation as to laws, habits
and customs than is generally
supposed.
Provincially, there is a great
deal of self-goveVnmeut in
China, with the same autocratic
principal of control established
everywhere. The general con
dition as regards government is
heterogeneous, and lends
itself easily to the idea of the
representative system.
As a lesson learned from the
West, China has come to ap
preciate the value of that system,
and with that lesson has come
more intelligent conceptions of
liberty to be obtained through
the agency of the state. China,
in fact, by the native adaptive
ness of its people, is more in
line for the adoption of a re
publican form of government
than progressive Japan. Telegram.
A Legend
By AMBROSE L TURNER
Copyright by American Pres Asso
ciation. 1911.
Several hundred year dko everybody
believed la a personal devil wbose
business it wan to mingle with human
beings and tempt tliem from virtue.
' Hans Bewner wan a suitor for the
hand of Gretehen Kiaeliel. (Jretohen's
father was much respected In the com
country for his probity and piety, and
young Hans was so religiously InHIn
ed that he thought of being a priest.
But so deep was the love between him
and Greteben that he realized that he
would wreck ber happiness as well ns
his own if he entered church where
celibacy Is Imposed on the clergy, and
he gave up what he really preferred
Nevertheless be was considered to be
well nlgb a saint.
One evening Hans and Gretehen and
their relatives and friends were gath
ered at the Staebel home to celebrate
the betrothal of Hans and Gretcbea.
In the midst of the festivities a knock
was beard at the door, and a young
man. strikingly handsome, was ad
mitted, who said that he was a trav
eler on bis 'way to Munich and begged
to be permitted to pass the night In
the bouse. Hospitality of this kind
was usual In those days, and the
young man. who gave his name as
Herman, was not only promised a
night's lodging, but was Invited to
take part in the festivities.
The stranger soon became the life
of the party. Brilliant sayings fell
from his tongue that astonished and
delighted the company. He suggested
different methods of amusement and
at last pulling from bis pockets cards
similar to the playing cards In vogue
today, offered to show those assembled
a game. . All were pleased at learning
some novel amusement and assented
readily. Herman proposed first to
show three of them how to play the
game, after which the rest might di
vide Into sets of three, each three play
ing separately.
Those chosen to be taught the game
were nans and Gretehen. The teacher
dealt the cards and showed them how
to play one hand and then another
and by this time they knew enough
about It to play It. Those looking on
then proceeded to arrange themselves
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Laura Price, M. D.
Office in B. F. Baker's ReHide"c
Both Telephone.
Dr. J. O. Matthis
Physician and Surgeon
Office in Postoffice Building
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, both day and night.
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all the time; if you don't
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Have a large amount
of goods which we will
sell cheaper than whole
sale prices now are.
Strickler & Murdock
Incorporated
We have the goods and
our prices are right.
All Kinds of Produce Taken the Same as Cash
Noted for Bargains
Monmouth,
Oregon
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C, C. Powell
Monmouth Electric Supply Company
Electric Supplies on Sale
Houses wired at $2.00 per drop. All kinds of inside wirinj? done,
and all work guaranteed.
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Oregon
City Meat Market
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