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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 28, 1895)
•Hlamoak £*nbli(iht. ---- BT----- W. F. D. JONH. for the law to go into effect will bo set far enough abend to allow all present obligation« to lie nettled oil the present Imais. T he C ounty O fficial P aper ------ Independent In Politioe------ HATKS OF • IJHMI'MI PTION (• tcictly inadvancr .) Oue year *4x moulin rhree month* W bO. .7.5. to Wall Street bankers sent word ova. the country to all bunks urging tlmm to hoard gold and pay out silver, in order to further depreciate that metal. As a re sult every bank in the United States, even the smallest ones, are cashing drafts with silver dollars. awuy off some where, when you can get one at home for nearly the same wages. Do not hire a teacher just because she will Ixrard with you. If you must hire a teacher who never baa taught, let it be a Tillamook boy or girl, if you can And one that will take your school. L. P. S mith . ONE OF THE LETTERS. The Advocate publiHhed a letter from Salem which severely cen- Dr. Parkhurst’s first article to "ured eomebody for writing letters women in Tho Indies'Home .Jour- to Guild, and Mr. H. McDermott, nul has proved so p.pular that the tl'i"ki,,K the '"Hinuations were entire huge edition of the Febru- cai,t "" »‘»«»Melf, hands us the fol- ary issue of the magazine was ex Ipublication: hausted within ten dayt, and a Hon. H. G. Guild, second edition of 45,000 copies has Salem, Oregon, been printed. Dear Sir:—I beg to offer congrat- --------------------- illations upon your wise judgement It is very important that a cable |n (|ie firm ami vigorous stand you be laid from Sun Francisco to Hon- have taken mill maintained lulu, It would greatly facilitate against Dolph, in the current sen commerce on this coast. This and atorial contest in your honorable the Nicaragua canal should receive body; and thus speaking, I voice the stiport of the government at the honest political sentiment of once. The eastern coast Ims been all good republican voters m this helped mild, morn lilierally t litui section, with many of whom 1 have this. recently talked. Mr. Josiah Biggs, a neigldior, EMPLOYING TEACHERS. who is sick and unable to w rite, Aa the time for employing concurs heartily in what I have teachers for the coming school year said and wishes me to admonish is drawing ue^r, a few words to you to stand firm ami uphold re-: school boards may bn beneficial to publican principles and the cause No useless mid injurious the patrons of schools. of right. were repealed. No doubt every school board ill A paper is lieiug circulated here the county has received letters for signatures petitioning you to The committee clerks were mix from teachers in various parts of vote for Dolph. I held the office ions for mi extra session. the slate, making application for of County Treasurer here for a '¡'ho clerkship evil whs the most a summer schisil in Tillamook period of six years, and understand disgusting thing iibout the legisla- ■ county. Or, it is some one who well the political situation of the has never taught mid will teach county and the wish of its people. lure. for very low wages, the main Those of us who know’ you, be-, out of consideration being the experience lieve in your honesty, glory in of con- that teacher will have practicing your strong and fearless action in on Tillamook children. Tillamook our behalf ami feel that you will county has been a training school be little influenced by petitions for outside teachers long enough. emanating from the “ Ring ele- It is time now’ that we employ iiient” here or elsewhere. teachers of experience. The price Again offering you hearty con The present legislature was a per month of a teacher should not gratulations, I am, complete lizzie. It didn't do oiie be the first consideration. While Years Truly, bit of useful legislation. it isn't advisable to pay exorbitant H. M c D ekmott . wages; it is advisable to pay rea A monster petition, with tile DOESN'T AGREE WITH US. sonable wages mid secure a name of every voter west of the I teacher that will do some good in Ei>. H eaiii . k . iit .—Noticing your Rockies, should he sent to Wash your schools. It is best to em “correH|M>n<lence wanted” in the ington, asking for the Nicaragua ploy teachers of your own county, H eadi . iuht , although a constant Clllllll. ___________ other things being equill. It is reader of your or “our paper,” J 'I'liere would bo no idle men on lietterto employ teachers w ho have cannot agree or subscribe to much ■ thin cohh I if the Nicaragua ennui taught mid given satisfaction mid that I find therein expreaaed. were opened. Store liilla mid long pay him a living price than to hire I do not believe that the free standing accounts would be paid, some one that wants experience or coinage of silver without an inter Everybody could pi*osper. ia coming for their health. Those national agreement would be a people that come for a summer on Put a dollur's worth of silver in the coast mid expect to teach u benefit to the financial condition of ii dollar, if we emit have free coin school to pay expenses, generally our country, but rather the great age. Paper money ia iim good na have the summer on the constat eat injury. I do not believe that metal dollars worth only 5b cents. the expense of the school. Do not the defeat of Dolph would lie a benefit but rather an injury to our The financial system ia rotten. think that all teachers who are I state. strangers in this county are of the I do not believe that there can Repealing the act of 187.3 would above style but some ot them are. stop the cry for free coinage. Sil If a teacher intends to locate here lie a free coinage silver bill passed ver would rise to its legitimate permanently it is somewhat differ by congreaa. But. I am confident value and it would be coined free ent. If he or she appears to be that President Cleveland wi'.l veto sail was before '73. In 1870 it able to teach try them; they liaveu it if it doea. I realize that since 1802 thia was worth 11.03. reputation at stake ami expect con country has l«eeu attending a very tinuul employment which they expensiveschool, but we do well to The successful operation of the know they will not get if they do reuiemlier that there are many Nicaragua canal would make it not do their work well. among us who need education on imperative that Hlsmt #500,000 lie Again, nearly every time you tariff', finance und jHilitical econ spent improving Tillamook Inirbor. hire one of those cheap strangers, omy and we must needs pay the Good roads, railways and every- you displace some one you know school bill E.B. C hambeki . ain . thing else needed would follow who is a goo 1 teacher but cannot P. 8. With kind regards to you shortly. afford to teach for fun. That I wish you to know these facte but tier ninny and England uro en teacher will have to seek seme but am not solicitous of their pub- delivering to get international other employment in order to pay [ jeHji(>ll agreement on the silver question his expenses and when lie is called now. We want men in the U. 8. to ii school he is rusty in liis studies We are pleased to give Mr. congress who will help it along. mid practice of teaching, and ia not Chamberlain's letter publication, Those In sympathy with Wall much more able to conduct a schisil and it is the first of that aide of the Street will not do it. thana new beginner. quesliou we have received. The Thia county pays from #3,(MM) to facta ami arguments offered by Mr. Moon the multitude of supernu #5,000 a year for teachers. You Chamlierlaiu have been familiar to merary legislative clerks who drew can keep that money at home us for a long time, in fact we read a salary for doing nothing will re where It can be taxed ami drcula- Harvey Scott's able editorials turn to their homes and relate the ted for your benefit or you can every day, mid have read much “important work and influence" send to other places out of your other of the lieat arguments against they used in constructing and pass reach by hiring transient teachers. a silver Imsis. Really, we have iug “great measures." The more constantly teachers given more time recently to study We call the attention of those are employed in teaching, the bet ing the gold arguments than to who wish to read a sensible, roll- ter teachers they liecome. They any other side of the question. We servatKe view of tinancial matters can earn a living in that way mid trust Mr. Chamberlain will take to a long article on the flrat page will give their whole attention to the trouble to read extracts from of thia paper. It treats of the sub that work. When a teacher's at the Inter Ocean in this issue, and ject in its various phases, and ia so tention is divided among several also procure a copy of Coiu's Finan different occupations some of them cial School or some other gissi free plain that any may understand. or all of them are more or less neg silver literature and compare it Conssrvative silver men are in lected ami hie scholars a re just as with the arguments offered in the favor of securing International apt to suffer neglect as anything Oregouiau, which are the strongest agreement. If this can't lie done else. and moot able from a gold stand they pnqmoe for this country to do In conclusion, do not make the point. We do not seek to oouvert something on its own hook. If teacher's salary the first cousider .Mr. Chamberlain, but ask him to free coinage Is adopted, the time ation. Do not hire a teacher from I investigate. Oorrsspondeaoe Wanted. The H eadlight in for the people, and they are invited to write for ita columns. We be lieve In free exercise of opinion, and wish to enciuragf independence of thought and action Local topics are preferred. Our name stands at the head of this column, and everything, tot otherwise signed, w« stand responsible for. If you write, don’t be afraid to father your own opinions, But sign your name for publication, it is cowardly to do otherwiae. and articles with fictitious names have little weight. We .rdhere to thi» condition, except as to local cor espondents who send news items pure and simple. In such cases we do not publish the name of the writer. Hut if you wish to express au opinion or crlt- cite somebody, von must sign your name for publication And. in all cases we must know the name of the writer Don’t throw out pettv persona! slings, or deal in coarse abuse regard ing your neigh bins. Would rather you’d abuse the editor of this paper. Such letters would be more apt topic published. In lac», people who hold opinions different from ours are urged to write them for publication. We 11 answer you •airly and courteously if your opinions are worth answering. Wear? anxious to have pat ties of diffeereat faith express their opinion in this paper. We pride ourselves on «ranting every body to tliink and act according to his con science, regardless of our own beliefs The public doesn’t care about "someltodv going to see his girl,” new fence,” "bad colds.” building of lien-coops,” etc Write about some thing interesting oi not at all Write as plainly <s possible if you can’t spell correctly, or use g<M>.l grammar, never mind that Don’t let a good news item spoil on that account. We fnrnis i printed instructions that will be of help to those who wish to write for papers The apace in thia papet is yours Make use of it if you like. * Established 20 years ago COHN & CO The Largest and Leadimr Merchandise Dealers i Tillamook County, Ore. Quality Considered. lining connected with th«« large wholesale firm of Mark L. Oohu A (Jo. . of Portland, enables us to buy direct from the manufacturers and we can there fore sell our goods, quality consider«-,!, cheaper than anyone else in Tillamook. Annual Clearance Sale. We have just concluded Our Annual Clearance Sale which has been a grand succos, showing that people appreciate it when they are getting real bargains. Alviut .March first we shall receive our immense stock of spring goo«ls which has just lieen purchased awl carefully selected from several Eistern factories Ladies’ Dress Goods. In Ladies' Dress Goods we have all the very latest pattern», and an immense selections to choose from, and our prices are lower than they ever been Iwfore. Fancy Goods. Our line of Ladies’ Fancy Goods will be the finest ever shown in tin- city. In huts we will have the latest spring and summer slmpes, fashionable colors. Aixiniitet- nf W< will receive the largest stock of Spring and summer clothing, in all the latest styles, ever show n in the city and our prices will lie astonishing low, Forty Cases of Shoes. We will receive about forty cases of shoes, consisting of Lulies, Misses, Mens, Boys—all the nearest styles—direct from the largest factories in America. We pride ourselves on la-ing able to buy direct from factories and giving oitr patrons the la-nefit of extreme low prices nt which we will sell gotwls hereafter. Country Produce. We pay th« highest prices for all kinds of country produce, eggs, butter, hides, ami furs in season. Feed by the sack, ton, or carload furnished at the lowest prices. Logging camp supplies. Our 25 Cent Tea’s NEVER FAIL TO (UVE SATISFACTION COUNTY WARRANTS TAKEN AT 95 CETNS. o o _ Remember we are Leaders In every line of Goods we Handle in Tillamook City COHN & CO. Tillamook
