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Polish silverware Wash the clothe Iron the clothe
Clean the house Pump the water Run the fans
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Monmouth
Meditations
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This is the season of the year
when the housewife knows where
the leaks in the roof are located.
What off year elections indicate
usually depends on the viewpoint of
the observer.
There is just enough paved road
in Polk ccunty at present to make
people long for more of it.
As a general' thing it may be said
that people are in favor of the liq
uor traffic who stand to profit by it.
The elections appear to havehad
a harmonizing effect on the oppos
ing factions who are handling the
peace treaty in the senate.
About the time the high lands get
wet enough to plow, the low lands
are wet enough to float which adds
zest to the job of putting in the
crops.
Notwithstanding there are recent
examples of printing without type
we venture the prediction that it
will be a long while yet before the
practice comes into general use.
With ample saws to work up the
season's wood and with plenty of
means available for repairing our
footwar, the weather man is invit
ed to do his worst.
J '
In c intrasting the prune with the
apple as a commercial product the
prune has the advantage in that
its market area is larger and it is
possible to spread its sale over more
seasons of the year anJ a longer
period of time.
The sentimental manner of deal
ing with criminals is losing ground
steadily these days. The idea is
becoming more prevalent that
punishment of a criminal is more
for its effect on the general public
than on the criminal himseff. The
greatest good to the greatest num
ber.
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The question of whether a thing
is a luxury ir a necessity depends
on the point of view. Lots of peO'
pie deprive themselves of things
that would contribute to their bod
ily comfort for the sake of saving
money for their heirs to quarrel
over. (Jur idea of zero in affluence
is the three cents per week saved
by borrowing a neighbor's Herald
instead of subscribing for it per
sonally. S. R. Smith advertised rooms to
rent in last week's Herald. The
next day after the Herald appeared
the rooms weie filled. If you have
something the public wants, 25
cents invested in Herald advertising
will yield good returns.
Let us hope that a land boom
does not strike Polk county. Such
booms do a great deal more harm
than good. They fill the land with
discouraged people, they leave a
general trail of dissatisfaction in
their wake. Ill is it for a farming
community when the notion is pre
valent that there is more money to
be made in selling the farms than
there is in cultivating them.
Such a strike as the coal miners
have undertaken might be called
piracy on land. As the pirate
meets the merchant ship and takes
its valuables, the coal men planned
to hold up the coal user and take
his money. Such a strike as that
argues the possession on the part of
the strike leaders of blunted morals
and perverted Ideals. Ut' dis
credit be given to the authorities
in accordant" with the strictness
of tl e measure by which they
.leal with it.
There never was a time when ad
vertising held greater possibilities
for the small town merchant or ar
tisan. Kconomicnl conditions are
working now into his favor. Not
only is the imperative nature of
food products bringing money into
the rural districts, but accumulat
ing overhead costs of his big city
competitor is making that sort of
competition much less formidable
than it formerly was. The evi
dence that the man who buys from
a catalogue pays more than his
purchase would have cost at home
is so plain now that few will dis
pute it. Much greater markets
are unfolding before the small
town merchant who has the vision
to see and the energy to go after
them.
The caution of the average poli
tician when it comes to handling a
moral question is awe inspiring. In
such matters as temperance, the en
forcement of law nd order, ques
tion of patriotic spirit and public
pride, there is no party division.
Hut it is rare that party lenders
take decided step in favor or oppo
sition to such issues. Such bogies
as the German vole, the Irish vote
or the labor vote gain their
strength from the timidity of the
politician who always tacks and
changes course at any sign of oppo
sition. Wherever it has been pos
sible to get a positive test on ques
tions of right and wrong the right
has always triumphed.
Monmouth Heights
Mrs. George Swearingen and
daughter Jennie were in Dallas
shopping on Wednesday.
Mrs. Bertha Welch was in Inde
pendence on Thursday.
W. J. Mulkey, Jr., Merle Wilson
and Harold Comstock of Monmouth
were seen on the Heights Thursday
afternoon.
George Chesebro and 0. A. Wol
verton of Monmouth were' in our
midst one day last week. ,
A. J. Shipley was a passenger to
Corvallis on bnsuesis Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. George Heck were
guests of Mrs. Dewitt of Monmouth
Friday.
Charles Herron of Monmouth was
at the Fishback home on business
last Friday afternoon.
Mr. McCaleb of Monmouth was a
last week visitor with his son Clar
ence and family.
Lee Williams of Elkins sawed
wood with his gasoline sawing out
fit here last week.
Leonard Koup of the Luckiamute
passed through this vicinity enroute
to Monmouth Friday.
Mrs. Eflie Fishback and son Elton
were 'shoppers in Dallas Saturday.
WIUIAMEARNUII
Magazine prices go up November
10. Time is short. Send your order
at once to Mrs. E. R. Ostrom, Mag
azine Specialist.
Money to Loan
Federal Farm Loans at 51 per ct,
' Jf you need money this fall, file
your application now. Loans made
in Polk, Yamhill, Marion, Benton
and Lincoln counties. For partic
ulars write to E, K. Piaseckl, Sec
Treat. Dallas National Farm Loan
Association, Dallas, Oregon.
Dont let a smooth tongued
stranger persuade you that there
is any kind of printing the Her
ald Print Shop can not do.
Looking For Fine Stationery
Try us. We have it
MORLAN & SON
Monmouth's Urgent and rnont complete Confectionery and Book Stort
Good Printing is the Product ol the Herald Print Shop
Will Fruit Prices Slump?
Canncrymen do not think so or they would not con
tract as they do for a term of years. Now is the time to
plant Loganberries, Italian Prunes, Peart, Walnuts, Ap
ples, Cherries and Peaches. We can supply the stock
for planting. Write for catalogue. Salesmen wanted.
Capital City
E. A. Bennett, Mgr.
INSURANCE!
On City or Farm Insurance on three or
five year policies, we take notes payable in
yearly installments.
Bonds of all sorts sold.
Let us place your Insurance with old, reli
able companies.
GEO. W. CHESEBRO
Groceries
Good Goods and
C. C. Mulkey & Son
Mr. Barnes, U. S. Wheat Director Says:
"Eat More
Bread
, And reduce the high cost of living."
Holsum Bread
. ...
IS THECHEAPEST AS WELL AS THE MOST
WHOLESOME FOOD ON THE MARKET.
BUY THAT
EXTRA LOAF
' Your Grocer has it
Cherry City Baking Co.
Make the City
Market
YOUR MEATING
PLACE
Fresh and Smoked
Meats
Nursery Co.
Salem, Ore.
& Provisions
Fair Treatment