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tf HOME T HADE KNOCK til lrgumcnt Against Adoption of a Parcels Post System. DEATHBLOW TO SMALL TOWN, TM' CablnH MTibri KkIIkkImi r ilia uiii)te ( I'ri-n Idrnt Tftfl'i raliliini. nmi 4 lu llo nr (Ire of Hi" (ir-!ili'iilll urn-.lun In III rrtit (if llin dt-al'lliljr of Ui (ir blilitit and tlte tr-lti-iit -. Hirurjf of 8tat - I'lilUiiilir t. Kn, ut IVniiftjrlvanl. H ri-tarr of ih Tnaaurjr franklin MarVcarh, of t'hlt-acu, BfH-rcUry of War J. M. llhl To Be Given -A-bsoltitely Free The Oregon Magazine Hit of 1909 Would Practically Wlaa Out Jsbblna n, of Ti nnt.. Trad Va Now Dana Amount f Duiinau Attornfy-Oiivral li""rio w. n Cauntry Biatrial frauaiu, or New 1 or. Would Be Trensterrea a Cltlea. V llva In an ara of irujrrM. W ra inuring forward a rapidly that llirm la danger Hint nmi rMi-i an ralli-d tiioctrrn liiiriVfiiienla may a acriMitfd aa IxMH'tlclitl frUlt'Il In llsrlr riunl wurklng out when pritctlinllr (rliil won lil inr to In aril In tb fill of iK-nrflla. An llliiotrallon of I li la la tlio iroMillliin to (urn dm hwI iifllra 1 r l ntfiit lulu a enrrler of all k I mill of liilM i'llanmiua iiicrt'liniiillHn I jr (lii niluitlun of a iari't'la mi aynliMil. I 'nun a national ilnt of vli'W una of (ho iiumt mrUin Oiiiikitii from tlila ayoti-ni In thr lnrrtallf effect Hint It would liovti In Itirnw Into m.ill onliT ciiniuiHa and tratihfer lu the frrat clllim of I lii country, an.r M.nwrll'a ThIUiiimii, a fnt v 1 ii me of inula no' l'onliiiatT . (i.m ral Krank llld hrtx k, of Maaaai hua'(a. 8ir-iary of lli Navy Oeorgn von I. Mivr. of MnaaathuaHta. Hwrt'tary of tint Interior It IUllliiK-r, of WanliliiKion. Krrrlary if Agrlciilturo Jun Wllaon, of Iowa. Kixrrtary of CoiniinTro and l-almr -Cliarlea Nagi'l, of Miaanurl. Big Rail Citala Daal Tho IiIkk'1 real entitle deal Hit Malory of Independence, wt fn aa tlila orrira la abl to lean. ua liiadtt a few daya ago when thr fin farm of Oeorgo O'Prlen, a few mil' north of Ihla city, waa aold to Me doliu In Ilia ainnll rllli-a, country tuwna era. router and Ioumla of Montana mid vlllairca. Tlmt I lila would l an evil no ona Vlth a mind capable- of thought rait .deny. Htupciidiiuat'Umiuca In the meth od of IraliHartliiK tlie liimliiina of dl trlliutlnx incTcliniidliii lo the ootiHum cm would reanlt. ami tho remilt of vcry rliiiiiifi' ivr::ld ! lo tratmfer trade and imputation to I lie acti-ii t t it lea. It would ri'-ti'allr wipe out the Jobbing I nidi-, mil the country mer tin nt would I n-v 1 1 .i lily Imh-oiiic. a the Mmtmnatcr cciicral aaya In efftft ba baa txroma in (Jrriimny, a aalca ngpnt without any atnr-k In trade, offering aixH'Iflc kikkIh aa they are aold, Jutit aa ninnufacturiT'a atfi-nt diM-a In tlila country, rH)tilrliiK no wore of the ma rhlncry of trade than la iiacraNary to trnnmnlt fata ordcra to ttic cent nil fac tory or warrhoune. Retail unTchanta now ruKaitad In trade In thouaanda of ,ttie amullcr tradn cpntcra lu all (nrta at the country would be fotvod out of tualncaa, their atorra would be cloned, and aotne ercat mall order concern lu a biff city would do the bualneaa. The jxHijile employed to tranaact It would neoeKwirlly lire In the cltlea where the trade waa done. In every European country where the piirrela poHt ayatetn xlata It lina hnd thia effect. The cltlea of those countries In Europe hare grown In populntlon and trade with tupendnua atrldea at the expenae of the country since the pnrcvla rwHt aya teni hna been In vocue. That ayatem baa undoubtedly been one of the great promoting Influences toward thU cen tralization of trade and population In tho cltlea. To break tho effect of this funda mental objection to the parcels pot the proponents of that scheme urge tnnt It will stimulate the settlement of the rural regions, been line It will Increase tho conveniences of rural life. io It would stimulate rural settlement If the government would furnish every one who would move Into tho country with a donation of money and a free supply of garden tools. If tho huge treasury deficit which would be caus ed by the parcels post system If Inau gurated were applied directly to such donations and gifts from the govern ment It would undoubtedly result lu creating many new country homes, but the reaction from such a scheme would far overbalance the benefits from It. Tho fuct is incontrovertible that the goods, wares and merchandise, house hold goods, garden tools, dry goods and clotnlrtg. groceries and all food products not produced on the form must be purchased from some source by the dwellers In tho country. Where are these goods to come from and where are the people who conduct the trade of supplying them to live? If the countless millions of dollars ex pended by the dwellers In the country for such things in the course of a year are sent to the great cities and the goods ordered there from huge mall order concerns to be delivered by par cels post, then tho fact cannot be gain said that the people who transnct that Immense volume of annual business will bo concentrated In the cities. The large population now transacting the busincKH In tho small cities, the coun try towns and the country villages will be transferred to tho cities. The even tual working out of such a system would result in the end In dividing our population Into two classes, those liv ing in the great cities and thoHe living on farms, whether they bo largo or small, In the country. The Interme diate population, which now furnishes the social certrr for the farmers' life In thf !" :u ' y torn or village or In a small city li. r- ructlcally every so cial advantage an he had that exists in the larger citie.-:. vnr.ld struggle for Tin traiiHuttlon Involved $'JH,Oi)0 and more and waa mado through the r-ftl estate ax'Tuy of this office I'Iihmo take nolo of the two aah which begin tomorrow at two of Hi merchandise alorea of thin city. perusal of prices la sufficient. Why HurryT 1 he sj orvh'tr: !!. t waa on tho roiu! to Ktn:TinI-i'!i-. vmi. lie wna lientover the liiit.il'o birr., nut t!ie lieada which liespt-uk tho sti-cuuoim toller were trie kllng off his face. 'Ill, sonny." he called to a passing youth, "am I right for Shakespearo'a bouse?" 'Yea, you're right, mister." waa the dreamy reply of the leisurely youth but you needn't hurry. Khakesieurea dead." London Answers. Killed Following HouniN. Pilot Hock Josh Clark, a pioneer hotel man of Albee. Or., aped 85 years, waa Instantly Killed sunlay afternoon on Bear Creek, 25 miles couth of thia place. He and party of friends weia on horseback follow Ing a pack of hounds In hot pursuit of thre cougars, when bia horse fell on him. Rev. I. N. Mulkey will preach next Sunday at the Christian church at the morning services. Sunday school at 10 a. in. o Mrs. J. E. Jones is visiting a few days with friends In Portland. Miss Leora Shanks has accepted a position In a Sllverton millinery store o Mrs. H. M. Edgar was a Salem visitor Saturday. Dr. Ketchum the pneumonia. Is seriously 111 with LOW TO OREGON DAILY DURING MARCH AND APRIL From all Parts of tho East VIA UNION PACIFIC OREGON SHORT LINE THE OREGON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO. 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The story will carry Mr. Davenport up to his San Francisco days, when he mades his first big hit as a cartoonist. S2 yf 'Portland had tired m out end ih kind barundar ol lha St. Chariot llotal lot ma drop oq Uia billiar J lalilo. for which I waa later discharged from the Good Templar', lidre in Sllverton" V i't 'AW't ..1,1; U, K': .. m& mm Silvcrton Trom'. one Cand. 'Wo olwjyt p:ayeJ as we drove out of town and with much effort the driver held the team" Send us your subscription to HUMAN LIFE. Wecan start you with the January 1909 issue, this is the number in which Mr. Davenport's slory commences, and we would call your attention to our wonderful offer at the bottom of this advertisement Al Coollilge and Jake McCIalne, prominent banker. and business mm of Silver. on in Daven uort'g younger day. HUMAN LIFE il tboolutely original. There U no other mag azine dealing with people eidusirely. 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It is tills effect on the population en ffnjjcd in commercial pursuits nnd in tho trade of distributing to tho con Ktimcr countless millions of dollars worth of merchandise every year that Ik entirely overlooked by the propo nents of the parcels post scheme when they contend thnt the effect of that system would be to move population from the cities to the country. Need of Enterprise. A few pounds of enterprise are worth o ton of brag and bluster when town bulldimr and improvement are consld-tered. in the growth and progress of your State. YOU CAN PREPAY FARES for 'any one from any place if you want to. Deposit the necssary amount with our local agent and he will tele graph ticket promptly. Inquire of Agents or write to VM. McMURRAY General Passenger Agent The Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co Southern Tacific Co. (Lines in Oregon Portland Oregon A year's subscription to a magazine of superior quality. This will cost you bsolutely nothing. If you are not a subscriber of the Enterprise, subscribe now and get the magazine free with a year's subscription to the Independence nterprise. All subscribers of the Enterprise can secure the magazine free by paying one year in advance on their paper. THIS IS .A. BIG OFFER International Hens. The advantages that people who live exactly on the line between two coun tries have in escaping the customs and other regulations of both countries have often been recounted. Probably the most picturesque instance of this kind of evasion occurred in the town of Nogales, which lies exactly on the boundary between Mexico and Arizona. On the United States side of the line ia tills town eggs were nt "one time made costly by tho revision of the tariff schedule pertaining to thnt prod uct, inasmuch as the hens in that re gion were chiefly owned on the Mexi can side ami were fed by the peasants on cheap Mexican grain. One year a Maine Yankee arrived in Nogales with an eye to business. lie was convinced that his opportunity lay in tho high price of eggs. Accordingly he put up a long henhouse exactly across the boundary line. At the Mex ican end he regularly fed his hens with low priced Mexican grain. The fowls ate their grain in Mexico and then walked across the line into the United States to lay their eggs. The transaction was. of course, per fectly legitimate, for the proprietor of the hennery smuggled neither graiu nor CLTgs. iut lie availed himself or high prices on one side and low prices on the other. New York Tribune. The Tender Moonlight. Wonder why moonlight is so con ducive to tender sentiments?" That's easy. Most any girl looks Kell by moonlight." 0 Jess Whitaker was in town on business Thursday. Labor Saving Style. Mr. Terklns did not often comment on his wife's dress or make sugges tions, but one day he looked at her so long and thoughtfully that she Inquir ed if there was anything he did not like about her new gown. "No, my dear," said Mr. Perkins hastily, "certainly not. I was only thinking. That waist of yours seems to be so elaborate, with the lace and all. Why not have a simpler mode of dress?" "Why not. Indeed?" said Mrs. Per kins sweetly. "I suppose you've seen one that just pleased you. What was it like?" "It was white." said her husband, "all white and perfectly plain, my dear; not a particle of lace or ruffling or what I think I have heard you call tucks, nothing of the sort All there was, my dear, was a simple little braid iu flower patterns of some sort. It cov ered the entire waist. "I sat beside the lady for half an hour in the car, and I can assure you it was quite neat and attractive. Sim mons and I spoke of it on the way up from the train. 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