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MONMOUTH. OREGON
FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1917.
Monmouth
Meditations
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A motor cycle cop is about the
next thing for Monmouth.
Our idea of the height of luxury-being
able to irrigate gar
den with city water.
The strawberry season seems
to be passing us on the run this
year.
Since the esteemed sun took up
the matter of earning his salary
garden stuff may be said to be on
the move.
The boy who shoulders a shov
el and starts out for a job as soon
as vacation is here is the boy
who will make a good citizen.
We are grieved to note that
the word Portland acts with some
of our valley editors as the sight
of a red rag to a bull.
Our idea of the height of ef-ficiency-A
prolific potato that
will grow a crop without hoeing.
The crop of Misses at the Nor
mal does not seem to be as abun
dant as last year's but seems to
have every appearance of the
same high standard of quality.
One of these days Main street
will be paved and then the win
dows fronting on that thorough
fare can be washed with some
assurance that they will stay
clean.
The slogan of "business as us
ual" appears to be headed for
the scrap heap. Directors of our
national preparation for war have
discovered that this particular
slogan interferes with the said
plans and prospects.
This is the season of the year
when the farmer boy blisters his
hands on the handle of the pitch
fork and puzzles his mind with
that old conundrum of why it is
more pleasant to sit down than
to stand up.
A glance or two out of the
weather eye over the printonal
horizon warrants the suspicion
that there is not a superabundant
prosperity among any of the
newspapers of Polk county.
Seeing that you failed to re
member the printer by paying up
your subscription on the longest
day of the year when there was
plenty of time, don't fail to take
advantage of the usual week of
grace that follows.
The United States is asking
for more stenographers and type
writers (male) and will hold ex
aminations in forty different
cities in the Union. There is a
large demand, especially in the
Quartermaster Corps and an en
trance salary of $1,000 is waiting.
5
every eligible, either stenograph
er or typewriter who passes the
requirements.
Our idea of zero in music-a
hoarse Thomas cat lifting up his
wail at about three o'clock in the
morning.
The Benton County Courier
copies a paragraph from the Her
ald to the effect that it is time
for the Grange to send C. S.
Spence back to the farm and says
"In the face of the election fig
ures, that nearly every county in
the Willamette valley backed him
on the road bonds, it is a very
out of time criticism". We'll be
the goat, brother. Where's the
point?
Some of the good people of In
dependence have been doubtful
over the experiment of allowing
students to teach their schools
but we confidently believe that
when they have tried it a year
they will not willingly return to
their past system. The pupils in
the training school get the best
there is as far as the course of
study goes.
The cable news states that the
Japs are about to take a more ac
tive part in the war, desiring to
be in a position to help dictate
terms of peace. As the good
book says: "Wheresoever thp
carrion is, there will the eagles
be gathered together." It does
not look as if the Japs were ex
pecting three more years of war
An old saw might be modern
ized to read: "The proof of the
cook is in the pudding": Exam-
Dle-the Dotatoes which L. P.
Gilmore is raising on the parking
space in front of his residence.
Mr. Gilmore makes some preten
sions to knowledge of scientific
agriculture. Without fertilizer he
has potatoes that are far ahead
of those in neighbor fields. Be
cause why they were planted
with a mixture of k. h. And it
appears to have made a good
combination.
Our idea of zero in accomplishment-cultivating
the garden by
means of a flock of hens.
Any one who took the trouble
to read through the proposals as
a basis of peace, advanced by
the German socialists who were
allowed to go to Stocknolm,
might have imagined they were
inspired by the shade of the late
Bill Nye. They propose to do
away with future warfare by an
agreement to limit armaments
and at the same time they pro
pose that in future wars neutrals
shall not be allowed to furnish
munitions to belligerents nor to
interfere with mail service.
Many a young man will lay life
or health at the altar of his coun
try's need and many depend
ents will sacrifice because of the
absence of one who has helped to
support them. No one who is af
fected in neither way can have
any excuse for not contributing
to the various activities of camp
and hospital service which are
now calling on him for aid. The
call to buy Liberty Bonds offered
full value received but the call of
the Red Cross and the Y. M. C. A.
is a call the answering of which
is a guage of your public spirit
and real patriotism.
.The aeroplane, which was little
better than a toy in time of
peace, has become a very impor-
! tant factor in war. It supplies in
formation that enables the gun
ner to make accurate aim and
the general to handle his, forces
to the most effective advantage.
It is even useful on the ocean
and offers an important aid in ;
coping with the submarine. Be-1
tween the submarine and the
aeroplane the dreadnought is in (
danger of becoming, if not obso- j
lete, of little active importance,
in warfare. The development,
achieved by both the aeroplane j
and submarine is bound to be of !
influence when peace is declared.
Fear of income and excess
profits taxes is reaching into the
vitals of those whom such taxes
would affect and they are spar
ing no pains to get their side of
the thing before the public. They
think the possibilities of a stamp
tax are being overlooked and are
out this week with ardent pleas
for more stamps. It reminds U3
of that old song, "Mr. Policeman,
don't take rae; take that nigger
behind the tree". It is a tactical
blunder however to send such
pleas to the country printer and
ask him to print them gratuitous,
ly. The country editor's income
is not such as to give him a great
deal of sympathy for the man
who desires to escape the excess
profits tax.
No one who has met the Nor
mal faculty can escape realizing
the sense of harmony and fellow
ship that prevails among them.
The tribute paid to Prof. Gentle
by President Ackerman at the
last meeting of the Parent-Teachers'
Association was typical. It
was a deserved appreciation of
an unusually competent educator.
That the competition was merit
ed reflected credit on the presi
dent Mr. Gentle and a number
of others who might be mention
ed are a cdmmendation of the
president who has selected them
and brought them to the Normal.
The success of the Normal has
resulted from it and in turn is in
a large measure due to the exec
utive ability of President Acker
man. The dye famine appears to be
about over. Both in this country
and in France and England the
dye industry, which was former
ly monopolized by Germany, has
been developed until all reason
able ' requirements are met by
our own industries. Potash,
which was another great German
export, is also being produced in
this country and unsuspected re
sources are brought to light
which will supply our fields with
fertilizer in the years to come
without having to go abroad for
a supply. The war is also bring
ing about new ideas of govern
ment. Here in America we have
made large strides in the way of
centralized authority. The regis
tering and organization of our
army are new experiences which
must carry with them efficiency
or the thing will fall of its own
weight It will develop efficiency
and the system once started will
not be readily stopped. The age
limitations will be lowered to in
clude younger men and they will
be drilled and caused to carry on
public works at the same time.
Matching wits with the Germans
has been destructive to life in
England but it has awakened
that nation and made it respon
sive to the demands of the times.
It will stimulate efficiency in this
country, cause us to overcome a
few of our national habits of
waste. No war ever waged has
made such demands on science in
invention and government as
this war has and many of its
achievements will be carried for
ward and benefit the world in
time of peace.
Mrs. D. L Williams is work
ing at Lightfoot's.
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This was the answer given at an
examination held in Columbus for
applicants for teachers' licenses. I
The examination was conducted by
the county school superintendent, I
i and he vouches for the truth of the
story. The question was to discuss
Alaska and to tell some of the
things for which the territory is
noted. Fur dealers are somewhat
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