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But the most (do» al liar of the bunch, is the
newspaper man. He, not only lies alxnit his circu
lation and the anth'i s of certain libelous articles,
Land Titles a S/s'ia/ty
but will lie for other p< uple, Every paid advertise
ment he carries, is either a lie outright. or is one
by implication. He do-.- not dare tell the untarn
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ished truth about his subscribers, or he would,
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necessarily, lx* compelled to employ a body guard.
He must, perforce, lie about both th- living and
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the dead. Should he say in public print what is
generally known to be a fact about a citizen, to say
th»1 least, his patron:**:«' would sutler, even if he
L. AA. CURL. M ANAGER
was not subjected to bodily injury for his audacitv.
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The newspaper man is suppos 'd to speak nicely
alxnit every body in the columns of his paper; for
the absolute truth, by custom, is inhibited.
Perhaps a certain amount of lying, esj>ecially of
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part of everyone. But whenever lying is carried
to the extent of |M-rsonal injury to the lied almut.
or to the personal financial injury of the deceived,
then «loes lying Ix-come reprehensible. The truth,
in many instances, is unpleasant to hear. It may
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humiliate us and can-«- tis mental anguish when
the truth lays bare things w<- would have remain
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secret, concerning ourselves or those we love.
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There are time- anil circumstances, when the
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bruiting of the ti-itn to the world, would result in
t arm. A surpr>">;«>n of the truth, when character
s Mt take, is many lime advisable and meritori-
Expert Truss fitting Camera supplies, etc +
>us. But a lie. n«> matter l ow meritorious its pur
■ose may be. is ».<••■ «-r excusable and general!’
results in harm, in the end. If we cannot speak
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the truth, silence is golden.
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>ably, as true as anything ever pro
E SUPPOSE that every citizen of Linn
nounced by the lips of man. All men seen
county, or of Oregon for that matter,
to have a disposition to overstate any matter if
would like to him ? nil of our public high
which they are interested. The statement may b
ways, hard-surfaced ami placed in a conditio
overgood or over bad, just as may suit the conw
which would makt them useable during our wet
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ience or interest of the individual.
If the pirn winters ms well as in our dry summers. Evert
unadulterated truth is given, without it beiny farmer would lik • t > market his farm product* at
colored by the opinion of the relator, it is ai th • time when he can ell at the highest price.
and
exception to almost the general rule.
Every consunu - »> farm products would like to 1»
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This element of the human character, ever able to buy them in winter as reasonably, all
participates in the religions of the world. Mei things consider- <1, as in the summer. There is but
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think it is not a sin to lie for Christ’s sake. 1- | one way in which both the pr »ducer ami consumer j
fact most religions were established, in a larg- i can lie liem-litted. This can lx‘ accomplished, if
A. G. MAGERS, Prop
measure, through deception and fraud and th< we make our roads in a condition so that they can
churches, of the present day. do not hesitate t< j I m * used for freignt purposes at all times of the
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I mister themselves up by fraud and misrepre sent« I year. To do this means a large expenditure of
tion. And when we come to examine the field , money more than can b- expended in two or t re«-
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of ixilitics, we find it honeycombed w ith deceptioi
years, w ithout an opprv. sive effect' upon tne tax
A. SHANKS
Lying in polities, is reduced to a science. In d-id paver.
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ing among different nations and |>eop|es. if is call
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The N ews belie. > , that the bonding plan wih
cd "diplomacy.” In fact when a statesman is ai- i .
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to lx* a first-class diplomat, the word “liar" would
SupiM.se Linn county is Ixinded for $2.000,(XK). :
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be just as suitable to use. The diplomat is sinipi
The interest on this sum will amount to about, at
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a man well trained in the art of deception on« <! per cent, $12-'.<«*>. We are now paying annual
who is capable of covering up and concealing hi ly more than that sum in general and s|x*cial road
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real purpose. In our domestic politics, politicians taxes. Some district* will reach more than that
political orators, or candidates for office, are ex sum. If $2.000,(MO d.ould he placed at th« dis-
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|H‘cted to lx* liars, as a matter of course. They d
jxisal of our count» court, and directed by a skilled
< ’entraiIv located, good
not hesitate to magnify matters to an untruthful road builder, -o ne .'>00 or (KN) miles of road could
rooms, prices moder
degree. t<> further their own interests, nor tod- -r
lie placed in first-class condition.
We want such
ate, courteous
minimize or misconstrue the motive of their opp
roads roads that farmers can market their pro-
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ing party or candidates.
ducts at any time of the year. If fi armers can
In our business and social relations, lying mid market their grain wh<-nevcr the price suits them,
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deception is a very common stock in trade. We do providing the roads are such that they can make
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OREGON
not, many of us, not only hesitate to lie alxmt and delivery, the iving of storage on grain or other
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OREGON
misrepresent ourselves, hut are willing to hand out products is not inconsiderable.. Then think what
large »piantities of the same <1 >|>e almut our neigh the saving in team--, vehicles, etc., would lx? and
bora. Men at their clubs, and women at their tea the doubling of the capacity of teams.
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and -ocial gatherings, do not hesitate to take up
Linn county expends annually something over
and pull to pieces th • character of a neights>r $100,(MM) in road buil-ling. Tais expenditure has
whom they may dislike; never failing to magnify lieen made for .-< veral years and w ill in* continued ATTORNEY AT LAW
his or her faults to a degree, amounting to a down indefinitely.
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right lie.
Farmers, this thought is worth considering. If
In our business relations, men are expected to first-class road t can lie had as soon as they can be ALBANY
OREGON
lie. It is looked u|x>n a< a legitimate feature of builded, s i that you can keep your products at
business. The farmer, when offering his produce home until the m irket suits, you can, undoubtedly,
for sale, will place the largest and most perfect get a belt r price for your grain, hay, |M>tatoes and W eatherford & son
apples or potato- s at the top of the b>x. II? do •- other products. Hay harvest is now just at hand.
not hesitat • to place eggs, found in the stolen nest A Urge amount of hay w ill lie on the market at
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and which he would not use himself, in the basket once. Of course, because of this fact, the price
An abstract BEFORE
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which he takes to the store. He will sell animal.- will b* low. If winter delivery could I m * made and
you
buv property—its
for beef or pork, which he would not use himself, not too much placed on the market at one time, a ALBANY
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an absolute necessity
to l»e butcherisl and sold to his city neighbois. He higher avenge price would result. What is true
if you want to Know
will send to the creamery or condensery, cans of of hay. is true of any other product.
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milk or cream, from which he may have rescued
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There is another source of profit if all-the-year-
about the validity of
the jx*t kitten, etc. If he sells a horse or cow. round roads existed. Every acre of farm land
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three or four years mav lx- safely added to the age would be enhanced. Why? Because the products
Honestly, to buy a
he gives his animal. If he delivers a eord of woo I could Iw* delivered at the markets cheaper. An
piece of teal estate
it is, always, a safe plan for the purchaser to average load for a team now, is not more than two
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without an abstract is
measure it; or if a load of hay, to weigh it. The tons. If goxl roads would «‘liable the team to haul
merchant w ill sell goods, which he knows to bt double* this amount, would not the product lie No». I* Wrttht BUf
taking a blind chance
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half cotton as an all-wool-and-a-yard-wide and delivered at the market at half tne cost?
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being sold an ex-
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positively at a price below coat; when h • knows he
Farmer-, th s matter is worth considering. You
pensive piece of lili—
is making a good profit. Should he not have th? will reap greater benefit from gtxxl roads than
gation.
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article you ask for, ho will try to sell you some anybody. The N ews is, as a rule, opposed to
A Lincoln, Neb., girl write. “I ha<1
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thing else “just as gotxi" when he knows it to I m * binding or mortgaging the future; but it believes been ailing fur aome time with chronic j
correct and complete.
inferior. The real estate agent is generally looked that the present generation should have the bet efit conatipation and stomach trouble. ! I
upon as a constitutional liar, It is his nature to of a first-class highway, as well as the generations ticgan taking Chamberlain’» Stomach'
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misrepresent the land he tries to sell you. He is. of the future. Place our roads in a good perma and IJver Tablet» and in three day» I
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probably, not to blame, for his disposition to lie is nent condition at a cost of &MMM) to $4(NM) | er mile waa able tu be up and got better right
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along. I am the proudest girl in Lin
hereditary. That is to sav, if his father had been and they will serve the present as well as the coln
to find »jch a g.xxi medicine.”!
ALBANY
OREGON
a real estate agent and his mother a milliner.
future.
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