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FRIDAY, DEC. 8, 191G.
Monmouth
Meditations
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the closed door which has the little
round peek hole in it, is sufficient
to help on the work of getting new
memltfrs. When the new man gets
beyond the closed door he is apt to
pause and wonder if he has not been
"sold again.'.' The new comer to
a lodge room Is apt to expect that
the transaction on his social ledger
will be all on the credit side. Where
as the truth is that what anyone
gets out of a fraternal society de
pends on what he puts in. The old
saying that it is more blessed to
gi''e than to receive holds good in
fraternal circles as well as any-1
where else.
The snow storm looks familiar
but that does not make it any the
more attractive.
Consider Greece. She would like
to jump but can't make up her mind
which way will be lens dangerous
and more profitable.
We miss our guess if the balance
of the present Congress is as har
monious as the part of it that was
checked off before election.
We take a certain amount of glee
in telling how Wm. Steinberg paid
an election bet this week. Mrs
MaryStine held the other end of
the wager, which was a box of
candy, placed on the turn of Oregon
on the political balance. Mrs. Stine
ii-t .
won ana line trie honest man he is
Mr. Steinberg set about liquidating
his obligation. He bought the candy
and had it wrapped in a plain
wrapper so the casual passer might
think it was a brick of cheese he
was taking home. But it was candy
just the same and Mrs. Stine savs
she doesn't know that she ever ate
any that tasted as sweet and de
licious.
If cotton keeps on increasing in
price the lady who buys will soon
be justified in asking a guarantee
that there is no wool in the fabric.
The new dimes are scarce still and
in demand but we haven't heard
that they will be worth more than
10 cents of any kind of merchandise.
This appears an opportune time
to arise with the suggestion that
you shop early and also with the
merchants who advertise in the
Herald.
Three months ago the appear
ances were that the Germans had
bitten off more than they could
chew. Now they appear to have
swallowed the mouthful and to be
looking around for another bite.
The gay Thanksgiving season is
usually followed by a busy time for
the doctors. A large percentage of
human ills can be traced to the
stomach and revolution and rebel
lion of that organ are the order of
the small hours of the nights follow
ing the Thanksgiving spread.
We often hear that progress goes
from East to West but sometimes
the case is reversed. We notice this
week that Kenosha county, Wis., is
about to try the novel plan of main
taining a county agriculturist. Sev
eral counties in Oregon have had
this plan in operation for a number
of years.
Judging from the wail that arose
last week from the sanctum of the
Falls City News we surmise that
someone must have sent a shaft
that got under the skin of the editor
thereof. Why, How Shocking! Bet
ter hang on to your temper brother,
you'll need itfind a few other things
before this winter of our discontent
is over with.
The space between the walks and
the curbs on Main street is to be
filled in as suits the pleasure of the
owner of the abutting property. It
can be filled in by widening the
w alk or it can be sowed to grass or
be cultivated with flowers or bush
es. But it is self evident that as
soon as the paving is finished this
work should be considered and
plans made to make the space orna
mental to the street.
The winter is the season when
the group that gathers around the
lodge room stove begins to agitate
itself into manifestations of indus
try. That ubiquitous sense of curi
osity to know what goes on behind
Two railroad decisions were rend
ered by the national commerce com
mission during the T)ast week that
were of great importance to the
Pacific Northwest. Trie first that
the railroads have the right to dis
criminate between ocean ports and
inland cities, giving the former the
advantage because of the comoeti
tion by water which is met by the
land carriers. The second is the
removing of the differential or ex
cess fare which has been charged on
tourist travel which came by way
of the Northwest over that which
traveled throudi the Southwest
Under the old ruling it was $15
cheaper to return to the North and
East states from San Francisco by
way of the southern route, even in
eluding New Orleans, than it was
by the way of Portland. The reason
for this was that the Southern Pa
cific had no competitor in Western
Oregon and demanded the excess
for this part of the road. Possiblv
they figured that if the tourist took
the Southern route they would get
the longest haul out of him as thev
could expect no mileage bevond
Portland.
It worked against them occasion
ally as passengers to Oregon points
would naturally be inclined to re
turn the same way they came al
though most frequently the name
and lure of California was sufficient
to get the extra $15 out of them for
a journey through that land. This
has been a clear discrimination
against Oregon and is one of the
things that account for the hostility
of its people to the S. P.
Since the embargo on spirits has
made it difficult to get an old
kishioned soak in a physical sense,
some of its devotees appear to be
getting mental jim jams from the
combination of weather and font
ball. Asa specimen of delirious
babbling we append the following
contribution to the Corvallis Ga-
zette-Times about the 0. A. C.-U. of
0. contest: "
-Why do they call it the anninl
Aggie-Oregon "Classic?" What is
there about a mud eatintr fracas to
suggest the quadrenniel snorts in
honor of Zeus. Instead nf M minor
a wreath from the sacred olive t
of Olympia or the laurel from Del-1
phi, or the parsley of Nemean, the
victors looked more in need of heina
put to soak in a bath-tub while a
veterinary with a dredge performed
a necessary lavage.
lrue, the contestants, lik-o th
Athenians, could boast that thev;
were Autochthons, and thev
go the Athenians one better, they
could prove it, for they "sprang
from the soil" so frequently that
they seemed to be a part thereof. :
In fact, we could get near enough
to the classics to DaraDhraso th
couplet about Meander and write : i
OA.! Swkndir '
WhkhcopM which, ih.pUjw. or th.clay!" i
But aside from its misrepresents- p
tion as a classic, the annual root
ing (both ways) and swimming con
test was a good exhibition of how ,
much Oregon Antiphlogistine 22
men can carry on their persons and
still be able to navigate. Navigate
is used advisedly. One of the things
that made the game more exciting
and spectacular was the fact that
the brave players performed clear
thru it without wearing either life
preservers or water-wings. They -5
.... l j: i 'I
swam out aner eacn succeeding
down with all the ease and grace of
a school of trained porpoises, tho
manv of them were rescued bv the
officials, who aided and abetted the
performance, just as they were go
ing under for the third time.
30E
The Roof Over Your Head
Boy's Books was a theme for a
long editorial in a recent Oregonian
in which the writer took the stand
that it was difficult to tell now days
from the cover what the contents of
a book was and explained further
that whereas in former days the
trash was usually printed in pamph
let form and the fact that a book
was given a decent binding was
evidence established that the book
was worthy of beine read, now
good books and trash are given like
bindings and it is difficult to tell the
weeds from the growing grain. But
the Oregonian writer has not had
recent experience in selecting books
for boys for his list was very far
from being comprehensive. The
Swiss Family Robinson may have
attracted the youth of another day
but it is too antiquated now to hold
attention of the young it was de
signed for. Robinson Crusoe still
holds its power but such matters as
are of interest in Davy Crockett and
Daniel Boone adventures are soon
gleaned. It is a good rule that the
test of time shall sort out the pass
! 1 .ee f .
ing siun irom mature as well as
juvenile literature but the place that
the Swiss Family Robinson had a
generation ago is now held by other
favorites. J. T. Trowbridcre and
Howard Pyle, both dead, still are
remembered by books that are of
absorbing interest to boys. There
are many good writers grinding out
books at present but amone books
that have aged sufficiently to have
proved their value could be named
lans Bnnker, Two Little Confed
erates, Driven Back to Eden, The
Autobiography of a Grizzly, Cruise
of the Cachelot, Track's End, not to
mention the juveniles of Mark
'wain and Robert Louis Stevenson
because they suggest themselves.
will be a good one if it is made of our shingles
Made of the best materials, well seasoned, if prop,
erly put on they will last for years. Same way with
our lumber. It is the best and for that reason, the
cheapest to use.
Willamette Valley Lumber Co.
Phone Main 202. . . Monmouth, Oregon
The present week has been set
aside as "book week" following the
custom so prevalent in many other
ines of activity. If it can arrnm.
plish anything in the way of im
pressing upon parents the import
ance of regulating the reading mat.
ter of youth, the effort will be well
spent. The Boy Scout movement is
behind the plan and if thev could
they would do away with the stim
ulating trash that debases ideals and
imparts wrong ideals to vouncr reaH.
ers. A boy or girl of the reading age
is apt to read anv th nc and
thing the hand can be laid on. It is
a good rule to follow to Dav more
attention to the contents of a hw
than to its cheapness or the colors
ot its cover. This is the season of
the year when manv books a
bought for Christmas gift purposes.
Why not resolve to study this mat
ter a little and see that most stress
is placed upon content and this rt
of the book is in every way suitable
for reading by a healthy boy or girl.
CITY MEAT MARKET
GEORGE SULLIVAN, Manager
Always on Hand: Fresh and Smoked Meats, Bologna, Minced
Hams, Boiled Hams, Ham and Bacon
Fresh Fish on Fridays
The highest cash price paid for poultry, veal
and all kinds of hides.
Free Delivery.
Monmouth,
Phone Main 2302
Oregon
Monmouth Transfer and
Feed Stable
All Kinds of Transferring Done Promptly
and on Short Notice
GORDAN BOWMAN, Proprietor.
Monmouth, . . Oregon
f Independence Electric Co. f
Lighting Fixtures and SuDolies
Electric Wiring and Repairing
DR.FOSTER
CHIROPRACTIC
has opened a treating room
at the Monmouth Hotel
where all who desire treat
ment will find him on Mon
day, Wedneiday and Fri
day of each week. All day.
Electricity in all forms "is
used in his practice. Elee
tric blanktrt a J seneraJ
trwinunts. Tern tUaiaasa
teadrnt.
tshmates Cheerfully Furnished Free. All work
guaranteed to fUnd City Intpectofc We do contract work.
in with Rowe's Jewelry Store. H. J. Rowe, Mgr.
Phone trouble and repair wo k. Main 621 1. We will come
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IVX J l iVl UU In JJilK X
J. M. Mc DONALD, Prop-
INSPECTED BY STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Come and see our fine herd of Jer
sey Cows and clean, sanitary barn
J Phone 2405
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