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Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-11-10
Farm For Rent.

Farm for rent, at once, near Dallas,
to reliable farmer. References with
application. Apply to MARY F. LEE,
9l8 East Taylor ST., Portland, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-11-10
Mules For Sale.

Nice span of black mules for sale
4 years old; height l6! and II hands
weight about 100 and 1900.
G. W. CLARK,
Ballston, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-11-10
For Sale or Trade,

One 4-horse Disk, and one 3leat
lever Spring-tooth Harrow. These
implements are as good as new.
SAMUEL ORR,
Rickreall, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-11-10
Cheat HaY For Sale.

Choice cheat hay, IS a ton. D. G
order, Dallas. Or.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-11-10
Store Room for Rent.

Good store building on Mill street,
for rent Apply to H. G. CAMPBELL
Dallas, Or.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-11-10
n npAMs HARD

On d wOmau's vitality to do work fDg
which she is untitled, and we wonder how
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-11-10
For Rent.

Eighty acres of pasture, we'll fenced,
with barn and sheds, to rent for goats,
etc.
FRANK BUTLER,
Falls City, Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-11-10
Samuels Smith

At the Presbyterian parsonage in
Independence, on Tuesday evening,
November Z, Mr.. Harry IL. Samuels
and Miss Fanny j. Smith, both OF
Portland, were united in marriage by
Rev. L. J. Thopson, ID. d. Mr.
Samuels is young man of fine busi-
ness attainments, connected with
Wadhams & Co. of Portland, He also
owns farm about two miles south of
Independence. Miss Smith, his bride,
is an accomplished lady from one OF
the best families Of Portland.
If you are troubled with indigestion,
constipation, sour stomach, or any
other pain, HOLSTERS Rocky Noun
tain Tea will drive them away. 80
cents, Tea or Tablets. Belt & Cher
rington.
The greatest searchlight in the
world has just been placed on Pike IS
Peak. 1t can be seen $50 miles on a
clear night
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1905-11-10
o4s.o%o+o4O+O%AS+0+s+s%S+e
) BUSINESS LOCALS. :

DR.. Hayter. Dentist. Office over
Wilson's Drug Store. Dallas, Oregon.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07
Principal Sacramento High School

portunifies for the enjoyment of So
cial pleasures by themselves and their
guests.
The most prominent purpose. as seen
by the general observer. is to provide
ways and means and opportunities for
having q good time socially while
attending school, in the forms of
dances, parties, picnics and entertain
ments at the homes of members. in the
accomplishment of which purpose the
fraternities are pronounced success.
1t is claimed that participation in
the proceedings of the meetings of the
fraternities offers some opportunities
bers, in the knowledge gained of/par-
liamentary procedure and trainilg in
expression of ones ideas.
The fraternities hold meetings at
which they transact their business.
consisting of election of new members.
limitations, discussion of matters of.
common interest, such as plans for
some joint enterprise and enjoyment
of some light form of repast Some
fraternities endeavor to include some
thing in the nature of literary exer-
cises. These meetings are usuatav
held at regular intervals at the homes
of members. although in some cities
sort of club-room is rented for head
quarters. Some fraternities have dis
trict or State conventions. Some have
national conventions.
Investigation of desirable candidates
for Membership is directed to the gram
mar schools. and when desirable pu-
pill enters high school he is rushed"
and If he cares to join and has permis-
sion Of his parents, he is initiated.
Some of the fraternities initiate their
candidates into membership usually
through two ceremonies. These are "a
the public, ''outsile' work, which
usually consists Of some harmless nom
sense, putting the candidate through
various ridiculous actions, and (2) the
inside, secret ceremonies, after which
the pupil is full fedged member of
the fraternity, entitled to all the rights
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

i've offices, and thereby secure direction
of student affairs.
Discipline and scholarship are
found to be affected detrimentally by
the existence of the frats in schools,
according to the results of investiga-
tions in different schools of the coun-i
try. 1t is undoubtedly true that some
CT the best scholars are members or
the fraternities- 1t is equally true
that the minds and thoughts of some
members are so absorbed by frater-
nifty affairs that neglect of studies fol-
lows. and scholarship is impaired
Fraternities tend to affect the esprit
de corps of n school and destroy uni
ted school spirit They tend to pro-
woke jealousy among some Of the
pupils in the schools. They create
hard feelings. They originate feelings
of envy and wounded pride among
some of the pupils They provide oc-
casions for dissensions among pupils
In matters of common student activity.
Keen disappointment and a contipu-
Gus state Of dissatisfaction affect some
non-frats who are not invited to join-
Fraternities cause disappointment
to some and inspire others with false
sense of their own Importance and su-
periority to others not elected to men,
bership. They encourage clannishness-
They initiate against solidarity in the
communal life of a school. They sub
Atitute a distracting element in the
lives of pupils who might otherwise
concentrate thought and attention on
the immediate. purpose Of their school
lives. The cultivation of social forms,
manners and pleasures has become
verv substantial part OF the life of
some pupils, as direct result of the
existence Of the fraternities in the
public schools. Friendships and
natural intimacies have been inter
rupted and destroyed through the fra
ternity system
The regulation of these difficulties
which accompany the fraternity sys-
tenn as conducted at present properly
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

could probably be eliminated by proper
supervision on the part OF the parents
Fraternities are natural growth. orig
mating in desire to ape college fra
ternities and also out of the club fever
or society fever that has become wide
spread throughout America OF lats
years 1t Is the natural thing to ex-
pect that the youth OF America, OBJ
servant and initiative. would be infect
ed with the spirit that animates their
elders and parents. The atmosphere
in which our modern life moves makes
this very thing possible and natural
among the children. 1t is a reflection
of the prevalent conditions In adult So
cial life and to that extent it's evils
must be charged up to the system
which is approved by adults and pa
tronized by them.
The chief source OF detriment arising
from high school, fraternities lies in
the immaturity Of the members They
do not see the vital and important
things Of life in their right relation
Their perspective Is faulty. Theoretic-
ally a fraternity Is q harmless thing.
AS it operates in actual practice there
are many Objectionable features aris-
ing from the immaturity OF the youth
affected. the deterioration Of standards
Of selection of members, the Jeal0usieS
and heartburnings and disappOintments
experienced by the favored few In
side and the many outside. and the
substitution Of the unessential for the
essential pursuits OF youthful years,
ard the general inversion OF the pur-
poses OF that important period OF life-
High school fraternities are. in the es-
timation of many careful thinkers, dis
tinctly out OF place They are prema-
ture, the product OF forced cultiva-
tion. They are unnecessary because
they fill no function necessary in the
life of the school child not adequately
served by the home and connected in
stitutions- They are harmful because
they bring I'm their train certain evils
previously set forth
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

and privileges of a frat" Only men,
bers of fraternity are present at Its
meetings. and it's transactions are Sc
cretly and jealously guarded.
Besides their business meetings. the
fraternities usually give parties and
picnics, which are the most elaborate
social events among the high school
pupils. Invitations to these affairs are
sought after eagerly, as the parties are
usually excellently managed and afford
much pleasure TO the participants.
In the life of the student body at
school the fraternities are active in
several ways. Their members act
jointly and in apparent concert in ac-
-complishng their ends. For instance.
decided upon. The frats unite their
forces and vote in opposition to the
non-frats to secure the election of a
frat to a position. such as president of
the student body, or editor of the school
paper. or captain Of the football team.
Fraternities consider 1t a matter of
pride and satisfaction to have among
their numbers the leaders In students
affairs. 1t is regarded as an honor for
fraternity to have its members direct
activities in student life. They point
with pride" to this or that boy as cap
tain of the baseball team or president
of his class, and incidentally as men,
ber of their own fraternity. This ambi-
tion leads to rivalry and competition
among the fraternities, as well as
struggles with the non-frats. Inter-
frat rivalry sometimes leads to their
undoing as against their common en-
emy, the non-frats. but usually the
frats come to an agreement as to what
line of action is necessary for their
common success.
Frats tend to group together in the
schools. exhibiting quite a marked
preference, as a general rule. for asso-
ciates who belong toA fraternities. This
inevitably leads to separation among
the student body. 1t manifests itself
in the settled policy to corner" elect
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

enough to them for close and careful
observation. I taught my grandmoth-
er's flock Of geese to fly. / used to
drive them down to the extreme end
OF the ranch and then by cracking
whip behind them compel them to
rise and fly to the other end OF the
ranch. I had them trained so that
they knew just what I wanted when
I would crack the whip, and I think
It was always a matter of wonderment
to my grandmother why her geese
could fly so much farther and better
than her fleighbors."
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

Some think that only the. children OF
the well-to-do or of those prominent in
the social life of community are ex-
clusively members of fraternities, but
such Is not the case, for, on the one
hand, some fraternity members are
self-supporting, and, on the other hand,
some boys and girls, though coming
from the families of the rich or well-to-
do or socially prominent classes, are
refused membership. Again, all those
who measure up to the standards usu-
ally applied by members of fraterni-
ties are not necessarily invited to join,
as personal spites and jealousies fire.
quently operate to keep out individu-
ais otherwise qualified. Some fraterni-
ties do not restrict membership exclu-
sively to those who attend high school.
1t would be considered extremely bad
form for boy-or girl to ask a frater-
nifty to be admitted to membership. 1t
must be gained through invitation ex-
tended by the fraternity to the indi-
vidual.
Before joining a fraternity an in
dividual deemed desirable ACQUISITION
by fraternity is rushed" That is.
he is subjected to a process calculated
to impress him with the idea that it
will be to his advantage to join this or
that particular fraternity. He is shown,
some unusual attention and considera-
tion and courtesies by the members of
the fraternity who are rushing him. all
intended to win him to membership
One may be rushed at the same time
by several fraternities. which often
compete keenly with each other to Sc
cure particularly desirable candi-
date.
Appar sntly the fraternities are or
ganized for the purpose "a of culti-
waiting intimate friendships among
their members both during attendance
at school and in after life. (2l of mu-
tually assisting each other in the
various details of the life in which the
youth of modern times moves. and (3)
of providing through joint effort op-
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

Worlds Fair in 1898 and got there just
in time to hear Professor Langley's
paper on the The Internal Work of the
Wind His observations agreed with
mine, and that gave me feeling Of
greater assurance. sort Of moral sup
port, for there is a certain degree OF
comfort to be got out of having some
one else see things as you do. He had
observed certain facts in relation to
the wind, and had found out the rea-
son for them, and so the paper was
brought up again for discussion"
And as a result the quiet, unassun1-
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

allied with some larger organization.
The chapters correspond to the sub
ordinate lodges in the fraternal So
cieties of adults.
The fraternities have chapters To-
Gated in the high schools OF different
cities of California, of the Pacific
Coast and of the United States. In
fact, the high schools of the whole
country are permeated with net
work of these student organizations.
which find their most fertile field in
the schools of the larger cities, al
though they are being gradually ex-
tended to smaller localities. The exact
number of fraternities would be hard
to ascertain.
Each fraternity Is organized under
constitution and set of bylaws, and
monies. which are the same for all
chapters Of the same fraternity wher-
ever they may be located. Each fra
ternity has a name consisting of
some combination of Greek letters.
such as Theta Chi, Gamma Eta Kap-
pa, Alpha Sigma. ETC.. and the mem
bers wear pin, which is a monogram
or other device serving to indicate to
which fraternity the wearer belongs.
They have grips and means of recog-
nizing fellow members.
Qualifications for membership vary.
In general it may be said that a boy
or girl must be agreeable, of Ncompan-
ionable qualities. of attractive person
ality and of sociable nature and dis
position. Boys fraternities, as a rule.
select their members from the class of
boys who might be called good fell
lows"-that is. one prominent in ath-
letics or socially attractive is likely to
be invited to join. Girls of similar
tastes and habits and ways of life
usually group together. Children of
families which move in the same social
sphere usually are picked for member
ship, although it does not necessarily
follow that all such Will be invited to
join.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

A chuckle at the recollection of the
boyish prank that.was SO far from mis-
chief showed how much man seien-
tist can be.
For years I made models of airships
of all sizes, always using the plane sur
face as other experimenters were doing,
and always failing to solve the problem
Of aerial navigation.
I'VE moved to San Diego to ranch
there, and 1 worked at ranching and
in all my leisure hours. in all the hours
to get at the secret of aerial naviga-
ton. l made model after model and
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

launched it. only to meet disappoint-
ment. and them
You gave up-you CONCLUDED it
couldn't be done?'
why, nc" lin mild surprise that such
a thought might have entered his mind.
IT have always believed 1t could be
done / concluded that 1 didn't know
how, that my experiments had been at
fault. that they had not been along the
right line. So went back
ITO the beginning ?''
"Yes-to the beginning, to see where
the mistake lay. quit making models
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

~ MoNG the numerous problems
which concern the parents and
the educators Of America there
A is one of peculiar interest to the
authorities OF the secondary or high
schools and the parents whose children
attend or expect to attend such schools
In fact, It is held by some careful OBJ
servers Of conditions prevailing in Sec
ondary schoo! life that the most vital
problem OF high school life of the pres
ent time is that of high school frater-
mites, their effect and consequence
upon the public school system Of the
United States. It is of such Importance
that investigation of their influence is
being made by authorities in different
sections Of America, ana agitation in
the press for their abolition Is not in
frequent.
In order to understand the problem
OF high school fraternities saright. a
short description Of the system is nec-
essary.
A high school fraternity is a volun-
tary association or society composed
for the most part of pupils attending
high school at the present time or
who have attended in the past. secret
IN character, selecting its membership
according to standards arbitrarily
determined by its members, closely
resembling IN its larger features the
fraternities which exist in colleges
and universities, and also the frater-
nal organizations of adult society,
such as the Masons. the Elks, the odd
Fellows, etc.
Most fraternities have branches To-
Gated in different high schools and
academies These branches are called
chapters. and usually contain some
whore between Eve and thirty MEM
bers or even more. Some f-aternities
are merely local, having no connection
with other chapters. but existing in
dependently. Most local fraternities,
however. aim at eventually becoming
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

ing little man OF priestly cast. who had
come out of California unknown and
unheralded, was regarded with interest
and respect and attention by that gath
ering of scientists of world wide fame.
Then he came back to California,
buoyed with the conviction that he was
on the right track at last.
Il felt that my theory was the key
to the problem of aerial navigation. and
l worked it out in the following two
years. 1t required the incest precision
in mathematical calculation, of course
in comic sections chiefly"
There We're reams and reams OF fig-
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

Professor j. j. Montgomery.
of airships. / investigated the relation
of surfaces to the wind and the effect of
wind on surfaces. / found that wind
has form that is affected and changed
by The contact with or approach to
concrete body. / found that the wings
of birds are of wonderful mechanism
perfectly adapted to the utilization of
the forms of the wind, and sc, throwing
aside all the theories that involved the
plane surface. 1 have tried to follow
the construction of the birds wing in
the making of my airship.
Il went to the Aeronautical Congress
that was held in Chicago during the
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07

MoNG the numerous problems
which concern the parents and
the educators Of America there
is one of peculiar interest to the
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-03-10
DERANGED NERVES
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When she was fourteen years old, Mrs,
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She finally got Owe the most noticeable
features Of the strange ailment, but was
still troubled by very uncomfortable son.
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These feelings would como on. Inst for
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"IIow did You get rid Of thcmi"
ut seemed for n long time M II I never
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that had virtue enough In IL 20 reach my
case. That was DIR. Williams Pink Pills
for Pale People, and they have since en-.
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ibid IL takc long TO effect q curcf"
"Noi I hadn't taken tho whole Of the
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boxes and then ! was perfectly we'll. and
! have remained In good health ever
since with u exception"
"what was thatf"
ooh that was when I Ind tho grip.
] WIS In bed, under tho Doctors caro-,
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Mrs. Brown lives Mt No. 1905 Dewitt
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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-03-10

There Ia . move on foot among thu
master masons Of Indian Territory "a
proyide . monument fund for Mrs
Eliza niberty, . Cherokee widow Of .
master mason. II IL said this woman
a cared for and reared 81 orphan
children. Judge Henry NJ. Furman, Of
Ardmore, n Of the most prominent
masons In the territory. In an address
recently eulosized this woman BY say.
Ing; Brethren, while we have been
processing masonry. this woman has
been living masonry."-Detroit rrcs
Press.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-03-10
mrs LMLang and mrs. S. FraAs

mrs. Samuel frake. OF Prospccs
fiains. N. ~, writes'
Dear Mn. PinkhAm.-
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4 rnnAn whsr rSs,sc,o Som ~ vam ~ ia u ",s.
sc,si for veays win MAJ M. iortar cslisd
Kidney trouble and Congestion II ~. womb,
Ny bark schei drcsdfuly all the time, and
suffered 70 with that ~bcaringdown feeling
eoSia nafaiy walk asrgss Y: ro9na ! qua nos
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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-03-10

OF all tho diseases known, with
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Being fully aware Of this. Mrs. Pink
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liz Lydia y. Pinkham's Vegetable
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The Vegetable Compound acts In hnr-
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or deposits like brick dust In ~; I'M
usual thirst, swelling OF hands and feet.
swelling under the eyes or sharp pains
In the back running down tho inside
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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-03-10

The Joint wedding gift OF 100 cities
OF Prussia TO Crown Prince Frederick
william and Duchess Cecilia on tho
occasion OF their approaching marriage
Will represent about one cent apiece
from each Prusslan city dwcllcr. II
viii bc u silver table service for 30
persons 10 cost $4,000.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-03-10

On the borders between China and
Russia In Asia. almost'duc south Of Lake
Baikai, In n gooj.slzed town known -
Marinatchin. which Is exclusl,cly inhab-
tied by men. The place has q consider
able trade and is also a military post.
An old law forbids women to live In this
territory.