Largeat Mill in the West
THE EDITOR’S EASY CHAIR
We have a friend who breezes into
our office at stated intervals, and if
perchance he finds us at our desk he
sings, “The editor sat in his easy
chair.’’ Now, this man is one of our
very best friends but we resent his
continual assumption that the editor
does nothing but sit in his easy
chair. Another man came in to col
lect a bill this morning and he found
us setting a head at the case. “Why,
1 thought you never worked,” said
this humorist. “Why, my dear sir,”
we replied, “I have worked nearly
62 years in a printing office, and as
»publisher of newspapers over 53
years.” “A very commendable rec-
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ord you may be proud of,” he re-» If the average reader of any news-
plied, and then proceeding further, paper could see the editorial waste
said: “It seems to be a prevalent basket he would be amazed at the
idea throughout the community that amount of propaganda, free press
an editor just loafs about the office stuff and vain efforts to get adver
and draws his salary.” Ye Gods and tising published as news that goes
little fishes! Do the people believe into that waste basket every day.
that the newspaper prints itself? Do Just why, otherwise inteligent men,
they imagine that the type just will spend money in an effort to get
marches into line and fill columns? something for nothing in the news
If some of the men who think an I paper is one of the big problems of
editor sits in an easy chair could. today. Ever since the World war,
spend a whole day with the editor, I when newspaper editors generously
they would quickly change that point printed columns of free matter for
the war loans, the army and navy
of view.
Then there M jMpother wise guy activities, andother appeals for for
who calls at the office at intervals eign relief, a hundred corporations
and brings in a column or two ofj have been trying to get into print on
matter “just to fill up the paper.” the same basis. They have wasted
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MILLER MERCANTILE CO.
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SHERIDAN
VERNONIA
EVERYTHING TO WEAR
ANNOUNCING THE ARRIVAL OF
LADIES SPRING COATS AND DRESSES
The 1925
Fashion
This
finds
season
of seasons
Miller’s
generously
stocked
with
c 'P
Exclusive
Styled Coats und Dresses
for Spring.
Shipments
from
New
York arriving daily.
The Taste Will Tell
See revealed in our win
dows the glory of Spring
time Coats und Dresses in
full bloom.
The very first bite that you take from either our delicious
Pie or Cake will tell you why they are popular and why so many
women have quit home baking and buy their pastry from us.
Only quality ingredients are used in our shop and a trial will
convince you of the goodness of our pastries and other goods.
Try our small 10-cent pies and lest you forget let Mother’s
Bread be your “Staff of Life.”
Buy that Coat or Dress
you are planning on from
Miller’s and save.
Miller’s is the store of
standardized prices.
VERNONIA BAKERY
Brewer and Visnaw, Props.
Men’s Work Clothes
Big Gap Sale
Canves Glives, per pair.... 15c
Pay Day Overalls, bib $1.59
Head Light Overalls, bib, $1.98
BIG CAP SALE
Big Yank Work Shirts—
First quality, not sec
onds, each ..................... 75c
On 2nd. St. a few doors Seuth of Bridge St.
Wool Socks, per pair
kit' 7 IWIl I »■. í iS
*
... 35c
Now is the time to buy »
new Cap.
Lot 1, values up to $2.00,
now, each .................. 98c
Lot 2, values up to $2.50,
now, each
$1.1'.»
—MILLER’S—
—MILLER’S—
Miller Mercantile Co
HOFFMAN HARDWARE COMPANY
How many times within the past few months have you had an
odd job to do around the house—and no tools to do it with
How often have you said “If I only had a plane, or a pipe-wrench,
or a chisel—”
YOU NO LONGER NEED BUY A HARDWARE STORE TO
GET WHAT TOOLS YOU NEED ABOUT THE HOUSE
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Mills returned
home Sunday from their visit in Cal
ifornia.
,
Simple tools not only come in handy, but they pay for them-
made without calling in a carpenter, plumber or repair man.
Why not come in and look over our Hardware Line and pick
out a few tools—they need not be expensive—that will give
you a start on a “kit” of tools that will save you many dollars.
Start with one, add another now and then—and you’ll be sur
prised how quickly you will collect a set of tools you’ll be
proud of—AND GLAD THAT YOU BOUGHT.
WE’VE A REPUTATION FOR CARRYING
DEPENDABLE HARDWARE
“See Hoffman About It”
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NEW SPRING HATS
We have now on display for
your inspection a complete line
of Hats for Spring. The styles
■re smart and the values the
best ever offered for the money
Prices range from
$2.00 to $6.00
!
12 in. Top Loggers Shoes
calked, per pair
$1:1.50
14 and lß in. Top Shoes,
values up to $15, pair
now .
$9.75
LADIES’ SHOES
Two big tables. Fall values
up to $7.00 per pair
,
now tiding at
$1.08
—MILLER’S—
Washingtons Birthday Feb. 22nd.
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Charity or Business
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WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY PROGRAM
Which?
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Heaith and Accident Insur
ance avoids the uncertainty of
leaving things to the neigh
bors; it is a business plan, not
charity; it is a duty and a
privilege,
Don’t leave your
loved ones dependent upon the
neighbors or the public—the
neighbors may have troubles
of their own. Cut out the risk
and worry by a policy in the
Vernonia High School
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 23RD.
Song by Audience
Prayer.
Quartette ..............
Opening Address ..
Instrumental Music
Main Address
Song
Address
America
Local Talent
Dr. Hall
Mr. Hayes
Star Spangle Banner
Mr. Chasteen
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SHOE BARGAINS
Vernonia’s Leading Store
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“Miller’s a Safe Pince to Trade"
enough money in this effort to pay
for the space they seek at the regu
lar advertising rates. Politicians, re
formers, charity workers, a hundred
welfae organizations that pay every
body else a salary, pile the editor’s
desk high with fre publicity. For a
time the editor smiled and hung the
copy on the compositor’s hook, but
as everybody got to doing it, the
hook wouldn’t hod the free copy and
the waste basket won’t hold it and
most of it goes direct from the edi
torial desk to the baler. In self-de
fense the editor who seeks to meet
his bills and pay his employees has
adopted the very Bimple slogan:
“You charge, wecharge.”
Which
means that advertising for all events
where an edmission fee is charged
must be paid for.
,
No, the editor does not sit in an
easy chair. He has as many prob
lems as other business men. He puts
in as many hours and goes home just
as tired as other business men and
he never needs any copy “just to
help fill up the paper.’’—Shelby Co.
Loader, Shelbyville, III.
HAVE YOU A
“TOOL CHEST?
You see something every day that YOU could fix—if you
only had the tools to do it with.
selves sometimes in a single job. Many little repairs could be
MILLINERY
Mutual
Health
and
Benefit
Accident
A h ' h ,
of Omaha'
Covers Disability of one day or
more, either accident or
sickness
Covers every accident and all
disease.
Represented by
Vernonia lualiy Co
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