understand the duties required of a
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dues nut ncceaaarilv indicate
that that aatiea is militaristic, no
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more so than if ail the people under­
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Expert
knowledge in any line of endeavor
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is an asset in the equipnemt for the
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battle uf life and ii in mi wom - a
liability. A year** training in th««
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MILITARY TRAINING
Juxt now while there sr»-m« to be
a gwm-rd f«-elin« of need through
out the United State* for a military
trainm« on the part of the people,
a word in advocacy of a sufficient
knowledge of military affair*, in
time of need. will not lie out of
plant.
In HH1 when the civil war was
on, the lack of knowledge of military
affair* and training waa a tremendu
oua handicap to the Union and to
the South aa well for that matter.
The «mall regular army could not
supply officers nor military knowl
edge to the thousands of boy* of
new levy»
Many livea were need-
Irmly «acrifired on thia account
Fortunately for the Union, the Con­
federate« were no Itelter prepared
in a military NON. But had the
South been aa well prepared, aay aa
Germany at the opening of the
pnwent war. the North would have
been hcloleaa.
Let us hope the Unit*! State*
will never have another war. But
in case we »hould and the nation
with whom are should war. was well
prepared and ahould we remain in
oar present condition, our lorn in
life and property would lie enormous
Hut if our people had a general
knowledge- of military affair* and
how to conduct a defensive cam­
paign. if our coast defense* and
navy were in a reasonable degree of
prepsred new«, we could defend our-
aelvea from any nation with the
least cost of life and property. An«)
the fact that our coast defence*
and navy ami a well equipped ami
drilled army were ready at short
call, would make a nation think well
before attacking ua.
Then a plan should be adopted
and probably will be at the coming
•eiaiion of congrean. to furnish thia
needed military training.
Some of our anti-militariata are
an extremely opposed to any show
of military training that they even
object to our school boy* ami girl*
marching out or into our school
building*. Such a contention is not
only contrary to the best Interests
of our school*, but is unworthy of
good American citisenship
Thia
litlb- bit of discipline is valuable to
the school children and. in case of
Are. may be the mean* of saving
their lives. Just why anyone should
object to school boys and girls
marching, k«««»ping step. etc., is diffi­
cult to understand
Or to object
to boys being (aught the military
evolution* ami tn assume the up­
right position and hearing of a
soldier. They enjoy it and the car­
riage of person and training are
conducive to het ter health. If every
young man could be given at least
one year of military training, the
necessary discipline, care for hi*
person and ability to care for him­
self under any and all circumstances,
he is the better equipped for the
battle of life.
that be whatever it may. In Dffif»
a large army of traimnl veteran
•oldier» were discharg««d and thrown
upon civil life in every state pf the
Union. Will anybody say that a
knowledge nf soldiering has been an
injury in any sense to th» vast army
of the boya who wore the blue in
their suemwful career* in the bat tie
of life.
Of course the United State* i*
not going about nor will it p<ao> it-
•elf in the position of earning th«
traditional chip on the shoulder. It
•imply should desire to be the train­
ed boxer ready to taka up a defenm
at a moments warning. It is simpl)
national life insurance to be reason
airly well prepared when the trouble
comes. As ■ nation we d<> not want
war. and we are not hunting for it
But if the other fellow should be t
the hunter, we want to lw able t>>
get action without a handicap
LIVE AND LET LIVE
It is a fact ami it cannot ire di*
guised, the country storekeeper, in
a business «ray. is up again*! a
serious proposition, these day *. He
sees hi* bumneas falling off. when it
should be normal
He sees hi* obi
customer* in town occasionally, lull
they buy sparingly
Th» condition
would nut be surprising except that
he find* his neighbor merchant ef­
fected in the same manner. Hi*
goods are of good quality ami the
sale price is as low if not lower than
formerly.
Hence, he must seek
elsewhere than in hi* store or his
town for the reason.
When he sees the rural mail car­
rier leaving town on his daily rouml
with his wagon filled high with
parcel* |>o«t bundle*, he has found
a ¡»art of the cause ami when he m<es
a farm wagon heavily loaded with
various packagtM taking the sam«<
from the railroad depot to the
Farmers Union depot of delivery, h«-
has found about all the rest of the
causes
Hut as men cannot tie blamrd for
buying where they can buy cheapest
ami sell where they can obtain the
taut price*, it » difficult matter to
find a remedy or, in other words, to
pursuade citixms to patronise their
local merchants. It seems to be up
to the local merchant to find some
means to restore former normal
conditions.
It m thought that fully one-half
of the trade which belong* to the
legitimate Scio territory. is supplied
by mail order house* ami by farmer*
unions. Of course all of th» for­
eign trade is on an ahsolute cash
la»» There is no loss by tuul ac­
counts in this trade
If our local
merchants would adopt the same
spot cash bait», there does not seem
any reason why they could not aril
as cheaply. In fact, they will t>e
forced to do so is they continue in
business.
Hut.friends, is it good business to
starve out the home merchant? Is
it a good plan to force all busme*«
to the larger cities and make cow
pastures of your country town?
What effect will it have on your
schools, vour churches and the value
of your homes and farm*?
instead
of moving forward on th«- march
of progress, it will be a step back­
ward.
The result of thia patronage of
mail order houses and the activities
of the farmer* unions, in making
The fact that a people in general itself felt in all country towns.
merchants are twin« forced out of
busin«-«« tN*<-auM> with oue-hai! the
country trade going to th* larger
citi««. there are loo many country
merchants to survive. .Some of them
noeeaasrily forced to the wall Only
thr str«»ng«*st financially can con­
tinue in buMness. Now merchants,
farmer* and other*, don't you be­
lieve that it would be a good plan
to try and get together in this mat*
ter? Of course all want to buy
ttw-ir house supplies a* cheaply a»
1« msi i>le ami expect to pay »pot cash
for them. Try thi* same plan of
paying cash with your purchasr to
your honie merchant and you will
fiml but little difference in the Coal.
Hut do not expect to buy on credit
at this rvducwl price, m-cauar the
home merchant, nor no other, can
afford to du a credit business on this
basis
There I* and there ought to la- a
feeling of mutual regard and IN
willingm-s* t«> deal fairly bvtwe«*n
the merchant and hi* customer*. In
the ca»e of the home merchant and
hi* customer, a mutual friendship
exmte. In wiling your uuttei. eggs, i
etc., you expect your merchant to
l>a> you the best prices the general
market will allow
And as a rule, |
the merchant will do th». But how
IS it with the mall order house*?;
Will they buv your produce? Will,
they help build your roads, help
support your schools. church«-*, etc?
If you *h«>uhi have your home burn-1
cd, will U h - mail order people semi
you live or tea dollar* to assist you
in rebuilding it? The home mer- '
chant ha* and will do th«-*e things
ami is an important factor in your
community. When a charity fund
i* to be raiw-d, the home merchant
i* the tir*t to be called utsm and. I>e
it aaid to his honor, he always re-
apuoda.
The Tribune I* well aware that
our home merchants have exactmi
good profit* on their good* • tou
large in some caami. He has to do
so in order to overcome the luul
debt* he make«. With his liusiness
on a cs»h ba»», be would have rq>
luul debts and, I hmk I««*, be would
have the interest on the good debts
ms well.
He would I m - aide to |«av
h» wholesaler spot cash fur his
goods, eonsequenlly would buy
cheap«-r.
Whether you wudi to or m>t Mr.
Homo Merchant, you are going to
l«e cuin|M*ll«-«i to sell fur caah only,
else go out of busme«« in the neat
future.
You are getting but a
•mall part of the cash trade and all
of the credit, thus increasing your
business expense. If you mark vour
good* up to meet th» expense, you
simply agravate the evil. You are
losing the choice («art of your trade,
which you can illy afford.
Think al«out th«-*«- things frusods!
The conditions are hen» and must t«a
met. The parcels post is here to
stay, likewise th«- rural mail car­
rier, mail order houses and farmer*
*
unions. There is no use to arold,
for that only makes the other fellow
laugh. Y«»ur unly recourse is to
m«»et the prices which is taking
trade from you
Nor should you
feel hurt Mr Mail Order Farmer,
if you are refused credit by your
country merchant.
This artiMe is written in all kind.
n*vM for both farmer* ami merchants.
We are simply trying to mitigate
an evil which »pells, if not ruin,
great im*onv«mi*mcv to our country.
We must he willing to live ami lei
live. Reproduced from The Scio
Tribune.
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A valuable farm 310 acre*, mx
Notary Public and
€ ontyvemor
Abstracts of I itle Examined
miles w«-»t of |*-l>anon.
100 acres
in cultivation
oak grub
pastureland.
lalancr
Fair houar and barn,
good small orchard, within >>m- half
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A b-lf«-t stxMlhf l«r l>-i*l <■> titst «hr
wilt caiva «•I m - o tw«> *vsr* old
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«|»*Hiu1 tar well <I*-Trlo|«r«| by <-a»l r*a-«l
las *1x1 <wrv |iri<>r tv bm-llr»
If *
hrifirr 1» slluwrd to ««< iwrnty month»
ar nv»rr -mtirrd «he ma* prove ■ »by
brvMOlsr
Th«- farm has good natural drainage
ami is regarded aa <>ne of the beet
I farm* in that locality. All of the
cultivat«-«! land has been w«-de«i to
clover. Far price and term* write
or see
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Staple and Fancy • Groceries
Queensware, Glassware, Etc.
Held and Garden Seeds
Cash Paid teg Veal. Hogs, Hides and Cascara Bark
Prices Right
/.h>r and Let Life
Our Motto.
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Book Printing.
1 Our facilities are
comiilets. *[ We use onlv the l*-*t of
Aoctioa SN Steck Sheep
At Southern Pacific Stock Yanis,
at Salem, on Saturday, October 23,
500 young coarse valley ew«-s in lol*
of 20 sheep. Nine month* credit
on approved security. Sale to com­
mence at 1 p. m
Geo. Kohlhagen.
Mr. Stevenaua. Auctioneer.
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first class work. We do m> other kind.
T We always satisfy our customer*.
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