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Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
Presidents Power
Comes From People.

His power comes directly from
the people, and their welfare is as
sumed to be the prime object Of his
consideration.
Only a natural citizen may
aspire to this office. He must be
at least 35 years of age and IA years
a resident of the United States.
The presidents term of office is
four years. He is eligible for re-
election. So far as the constitu-
ton is concerned, a president may
be reelected once, or twice, or
many times, Up to date, no man
has ever filled the office for more
than two terms, and it seems quite
unlikely that this precedent will be
broken.
The president is commander in
chief of the army and navy of the
United States and of the states
militia when called into Federal
service.
He is empowered to grant re-
prieves and pardons for offenses
committed against the United
States, but his power does not ex-
tend to cases of impeachment.
With a two thirds vote of the
senate he may make treaties with
foreign powers. thus extending his
influence on behalf of the nation
to the world at large.
He appoints ambassadors to for
eign nations. In fact, there come
within his appointing power, with
confirmation of the senate, about
5000 offices.
He may convene the houses Of
congress in extra sessions, and he
may adjourn them to a date not
beyond the next regular session.
From members of his cabinet he
may require written opinions upon
their departments. He receives am
bassadors and foreign ministers.
All bills passed by congress are
brought before him for his sigma
ture or his veto.
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own adornment that his money was
spent.
While a husband has the right,
however, to demand an accounting
from his wife for the money she
spends on the household, it is an in
vasiOn of her personal liberty. and
an impertinent interference, for
him to even ask to know what she
did with her own allowance That
is hers to do with as she pleases,
and he lacks something of being a
gentleman if he presumes to keep
any espionage over her in the mat
ter.
That most wives have no personal
allowance, and never penny that
they may do with as they like, is
only too true, and it does more than
any other one thing to account for
the restlessness and discomfort
among married women. To a grown
up woman it is as much gall and
WormWoOd to be financially depend
ent as it would be to a man. and it
is the smOuldering bitterness en-
gendered by this state of affairs
that makes many a marriage a fail
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
First Founding Asylum
By THE REV. THOMAS B, GREGORY

y IT was 173 years ago-July, 1893
that the big-hearted old sea
captain, Thomas Coram, sue
ceeded in getting through the pa
pers for the incorporation of the
Founding Hospital of London"
the first home for friendless little
children that was ever known
among the English speaking people
of the earth.
From the beginning of human
down to quite modern times the
lot of the little child. especially if
it happened to be a girl child with
out legal parentage. was most
forlorn one, full of all that was cal
culated to touch the heart and call
forth the sorrow and pity of man
kind
But it seems that the compass
sion was not forthcoming. and the
little unfortunates, friendless and
neglected, mad to get along as best
they could, save~ps they were now
and then assisted by some private
individual
For the idea of the sacredness of
childhood-a thought that is so
masterful in the present time-the
people of antiquity had but trif
ling regard
Many Of the greatest thinkers of
Greece and Rome, the foremost
moulders of the public opinion and
sentiment of their day, had no ten
derness in their souls for child
hood as such. Its innocence. its
helplessness. made but a weak APP
peal to their sympathy and love
The child that was born into the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
Is Entitled to a Wage.

The woman who gives her whole
life to a man who bears his chill
dren, who makes him a home, who
spends every ounce of her strength
and vitality in serving him and fur
thering his interests and who gives
him a labor that he could not buy
for money, feels that she is. at least.
entitled to such wages as a cook
or nurse maid might get, and to
spend that much money without
giving any more account of it to
her husband than cook or a nurse
maid to whom he pays an equal
amount would give him. But she
rarely gets even that paltry sum to
do with as she pleases, and this is
what makes the financial situation
So often acute between husband
and wife
The man who insists upon his
wife keeping household accounts
is right. She will be a better and
a more careful manager for doing
it, and it is but just that he should
know how his partner is managing
her side OF the business. But the
wife has a right to a private allow
anco of her own, to do with abso-
lutely as she likes. and it is her
privilege TO do with this as she sees
fiji. Her husband has no more right
to demand an accounting of this
money than he has of any strange
Woman's income. She has earned
il over and over again. and it is
hers.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30

world without a legal father and
mother, or that was-born below
certain mental and physical stand
ard, or that CHANGED to be a girl,
was in danger Of being exposed
cast out into the fields to die Of
hunger or to be devoured by the
wild beasts.
The men who built the Parthenon
and the Pantheon. who created civ
ilizatiOn and carried it to the utter
most parts of the then known
world, were at heart little better
than barbarians, as is evidenced by
their attitude of cold blooded In
difference to the appeals of help
less childhood
When the Carpenters Son came
the little ones began to look up.
There was at last One to bless"
them, to take pity on their weak
ness and to see in their purity, in
nocence and helplessness the sacred
obligation which was not to be ig-
nored. Hence, the beautiful words,
Suffer the little ones to come unto
Me, and forbid them not"
But the progress was slow, and it
was not until the fifteenth century
that the work of saving the little
children from destruction was fair
ly and Systematically begun.
In Italy, France, Belgium, Aus
tria. the spirit of the new humanity
began to show itself in the shape
of the larger kindness to waits, but
ii was not until Captain Coram
founded his hospital for friendless
children that they were taken in
hand in a way that was at once
humane and scientific.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
By THOMAS TAPER.

These. the principal duties of the
president, are clearly set forth in
the constitution The office makes
of him world figure. He takes his
place beside kings and potentates
of whatever name.
He is not an individual with ar-
bitrary power. He is the represent
tative of millions of individuals,
with powers that are especially de-
signed and bestowed to secure for
every one whom he represents the
full blessings of citizenship.
You have only to picture this man
as a representative of one hundred
millions of people doing business
with congress, with the nine de-
partments of our national activity,
through the members Of his cabi-
net, meeting the representatives Of
every nation on earth, commanding
army and navy, allotting thousands
of positions to Office holders, APP
pointing proper representatives to
foreign nations, and without speci-
flying further the activities of his
office you can appreciate the pro-
priety of a convention opening with
prayer.
But it is doubtful if you can see
the fitness of cat-calls. yells, Kisses
and the rumble of any kind of a
roller, steam or otherwise.
For all that is demanded OF him,
the president of the United States
receives a salary and he gets a
reputation. The salary is fixed at
seventy five thousand dollars per
annum The reputation is largely.
though not wholly of his own MAX
ing. Yet no position so open to pub
lie scrutiny can be so influenced by
conditions that the man himself
does not shine through. He may be
assisted in his endeavors or he may
be thWarted, but his stand on ques-
tions, great or small, allows him to
show the people, without doubt or
uncertainty, what sort of stuff he
is made of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30

V you have read the reports of
the conventions.
The proceedings consisted
Of prayers, excitement, Kisses, yells
and the buzz of the political ma
chine.
You might assume that a body of
men, representative of all the peo-
pie, gathered together to nominate
a man capable of filling what is
doubtless the greatest office on
earth, would realize the RESPONSE
bility that rests upon themselves.
You might expect a certain feeling
of awe and solemnity. You might
expect that an act so fraught with
importance would be taken with the
guidance of prayer, but without the
disturbance of excitement, Kisses
and cat-calls.@
You might.
What is a president called upon
to do?
To begin with, he is the repre-
sentative of all the people-the
head of the nation.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-08-30
3 3 Keeping Accounts 3 3

a MAN who is a methodicaL
n careful. business-like person,
trained to business accuracy,
complains bitterly that he can not
make mis- wife keep books.
He makes her a generous allow
ance, and he holds that it Is his
right that she should make an ac-
counting to him showing where
every penny went. and because she
refuses To do this there is endless
pickering and quarrelling between
the two.
Theoretically, l agree With the
husband. Personally. | side with
the Wife For myself. | had rather
do a days washing than add up a
column of figures, and it has always
seemed to me that when money is
spent it is lust as much gone
whether you bought ice cream soda
or corued beef and cabbage with it.
However. | am quite aware that
this Is no proper way to view the
subject. and 1 am sure thSt those
who look over their account books
where every item of expenditure is
vigorously set down, and see how
they wasted quarter for cigars
here. and fifteen cents for drinks
there, and nickel for chocolate
creams in another place. and dol
lar and a half for a neck fixing
somewhere else, must set day of
Judgment Jolt that is good for their
souls and makes for economy. Ger
taiuly we never realize how much
money we fool away until our eN-
travagances rise up from our little
account book and confront us
1t Makes For Thrift.
Undoubtedly the account book
makes for thrift and judicious man
agement. one of the first things
that they teach girls in the school
OF domestic science Is the necessity
for having a household budget in
which the expenses of running
family are proportioued and cen
tain per cent of the income set
apart for rent, and food. and cloth
ing. and sickness. and amusements.
and SO on.
1t is easy to see how much better
and more ntelligently woman can
manage "a household who goes about
il i'm this systematic manner, and
whose accurately kept books show
her just where she stands. than
she can if she adopts the htt-or-
miss style of family tinancierins,
where it's always a feast or fam
inc and the first Of the month in
variahly finds her appalled, at the
size of the bills.
1T lis frequently said that ii any
business man conducted his affairs
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04
placed on the market.

placed on the market.
1t is planned to sell to the con-
sumner through the medium of agents
and canvassers and by mail orders.
An. extensive system of advertising in
some of the leading periodicals of the
country will be undertaken and a de-
mand for the sockets worked up by
this means.
ft'The company also controls patents
on an improved electric fiatiron by
which it is possible to control the
heat in much the same manner as
used in the electric socket. Hot water
bottles and other household necessi-
ties in the electric novelty line will
he manufactured and Mr.. Minnich
and his associates believe that, in a
few months, several men will be con-
stantly employed turning out the
different articles.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04
HOw's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. o.
We. the undersigned have known
+. j. Cheney for the last Is years.
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fl
nancially able to carry out any obli-
cations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price as
cents per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
stipation.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04

Richard Harding Davis the novel
ist, in an article in the New York
Times. criticises Senator John Sharp
Williams parody of the Apostles
Greed uttered a few days ago in the
Senate with reference to Roosevelt's
candidacy Dick is terribly stirred
up about it, and characterizes it as in
bad taste, underbred, ignoble. The
fact that Davis is a supporter of
Roosevelt in this campaign might
have influenced his viewpoint some
what. But Davis shouldn't be too
caustic in his structures of the Amer
lean people for not condemning Will
liams' speech. He should be CRATE
full enough to remember that his
novels have widely circulated in this
country. The development of the
Davis novel habit would place a man
in such condition that he wouldn't
recognize a whole Bible, not to men
tion an extract of it.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04
was largely attended.

The crowd was not as large as ex-
pected and this is accounted for by
the fact that the circus which
visited the city but two days
previously called out an i'm
mense crowd. the great majority of
which probably did not feel that they
could devote two days of one week
to merry making. But the manage
ment of the picnic showed their good
intentions, and whatever mistakes
were made were not intentional and
were regretted as deeply by them as
anyone.
The Artisans turned out in large
numbers from all over the county,
and the patriotic red. white and blue
colors of the order were everywhere
in evidence The speaking stand
at the park was very tastefully dec
GRATED with ferns and flowers and
presented bower of beauty. 1t was
unfortunate that Governor West
could not be present and his absence
was commented upon. 1t is stated,
however, that the outcome was
through no fault of his.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04

will be able to separate the wheat
from the chaff in the abundance Of
arguments for and against the appro-
priation, and that they will vote un-
derstandingly on the question.
If they shall do this, we have no
fear for the outcome and we believe
that the university will be endorsed.
Following the agitation growing
out of the Titanic disaster for the
proper equipment of passenger car
rying ships for the protection of life,
it is worthy to note that one corpor-
alton does not come under the con-
demnation of the public in this re-
gard, but has always taken proper
precaution for the safety OF it's pas
sengers. From information received
from the Southern Pacific company,
operating the steamship line between
New York and New Orleans, we learn
that passengers using that line need
have no fear in case of accident. The
life-boat capacity of these ships has
always been sufficient to accommo-
date all of the passengers and the
crew, and the wireless equipment is
such that the wireless room at all
times, night and day, Is in charge OF
an experienced operator. Notices
are posted in all staterooms, public
rooms and steerage, showing the as
signments of occupants to specific
boats, and all life-boats are conspicu-
ously numbered. Fire and boat
drills are held at each port as well
as on the first day out and passen-
gers are invited to take part in them.
Stewards demonstrate how to attach
belts to the body. 1t is said that
these are not new rulings, but have
been in force on these ships for sew
eral years.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04

When ] see a man with a little
slip of a flower in his buttonhole,
somehow / always feel as If that
fellow is a pretty safe man to stick
around with. A man who loves a
flower can't be very bad at heart for
if he was he wouldn't have any time
for the blossom. A weed would suit
him better. And when | see man
stop to pat the head of some lone
some dog, there would have to be
some pretty direct evidence that he
was bad at heart to make me believe
it. The man who has kindness and
sympathy for the poor dumb brute
won't throw his partner under the
cars.-Truth from an Exchange.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04

The first number of The Oregon
Messenger has reached The Observer.
1t is a new publication and will be
issued weekly at Salem by James E.
Godfrey and A. M. Dalrymple. 1t
will uphold the standard of Democ-
racy, but will not hesitate to "criti-
else both public men and measures,
or comment on the same, according
in our opinion, as they deserve" The
Messenger is a IL page affair, issued
in magazine form and looks pros
porous. 1t is well edited and should
fill a long felt want in the ranks of
Democracy in Oregon.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04
Polk is Out of Debt

According to a notice printed in
this issue Of The Observer. County
Treasurer Tracy Stats declares that
he is ready to cash all outstanding
county warrants. and holders are re-
quested to bring them in. This means
that the county is once more out Of
debt Warrants have been endorsed
since about the first Of last August
1t is stated that the county is further
behind his year than usual owing to
the extraordinary amount Of road
work done last year. Usually the
treasurer begins endorsing warrants
about the first OF October and is
Obliged 10 continue the practice until
about April 1. but this year the -clos-
ed period" has been much longer for
reasons as above stated.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04
KICKERS.

Two men were sitting on a hotel
| porch in this town the other morning.
The air was fresh, the sun shone un-
dimmed by single cloud, the roses
bloomed in a yard across the street
and the face of Nature wore smile
But the men on the porch saw none
of this The day and the sunshine,
the laughing rose blossoms, and the
face of Nature passed them by un-
needed. They were having a fine
time knocking the country and howl
ing about everything in general
They fairly reveled in the trouble
that they conjured up for everybody,
and their eyes lighted up and glowed
with steely glare as some particu-
larly horrible catastrophe was
suggested. This country will
never amount to much" said
one The lands too high here.
My goodness they want three times
what the stuff is worth They are
driving people away daily by their
high prices" Ye gods and little
fishes! Land too high! If there is
a section on this mundane sphere
where the prices for land are more
reasonable than in Polk county. quail
ity and productiveness considered, we
have never heard of it. The Observ-
er today carries advertising for inn
prOyed farms that can be bought for
from $50 per acre upwards Fifty
dollars an acre for an improved farm
i'm one of the richest fruit belts in
the whole world! Think of it. Why,
the land buyer in the Rogue river
valley, in the Hood River section, in
the North Yakima district, in fact in
the midst of the sage brush deserts
of Eastern Washington without a
drop of water in sight, must pay from
$3.50 to $1,000 per acre and put the
water on ii afterward Talk of high
prices for land. Why, these howlers
don't know what they are talking
about. And while they are wearing
out the bosoms of their trousers
yelling about the high prices, and the
unfitness of the Willamette valley for
fruit raising, or any other purpose.
the wise ones are going right ahead,
buying the land. cultivating 1t by
modern methods, and are daily be-
holding their assets increasing in
value. In a few years, their orch
ards will come into bearing. and
they will harvest the ripening fruit
and watch their bank deposits grow.
But the poor misguided brothers will
sit around in the way and howl about
the country.
But let 'em alone. Possibly such /
people are necessary in order to |
the poise Of the community |
It's too bad, though, on their own
account. For they might become |
useful citizens II they would only I
take a tumble To themselves and
adopt other tactics Land too high"
indeed. Why. they should try to buy
land where they ask what it is really
worth. They never could stand the
shock.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04
DALLAS LIBERALITY.

When this or that concern decides
upon having picnic. the first
thought is TO meet the expense OF
such an affair and to offer prizes for
the scheduled events on the pro-
gram. In carrying out this idea ap-
peal Is invariably made to the mer-
chants Of the county towns. These
appeals bring results TO greater or
less degree but Dallas business men
have never yet failed to respond
handsomely and often more literally
than even larger places.
We call to mind an instance where
this Is clearly proven in the picnic
soon to be held in Oak Grove by the
Oranges OF Polk county. oak Grove
Is about four miles from Salem and
it or IS miles from Dallas. The
business men Of both towns were
asked 20 help. and we ind that they
did 80. but Dallas has done even bet
ter than her big sister across the
A careful reading Of
he prizes offered shows that Dallas
have contributed Is prizes
md salem has a total Of but re 70
her credit some o. these latter are
20 liberal ca that they must have
,aused a mighty twinEe on the tight
lsted conscience of their donors For
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04

instance, one prize offered consists or
two packages of popcorn confection
that sells anywhere for cents a
package. Ten cents is whole lot
for a prize and will undoubtedly
cause a mighty scramble to win it.
Yet Salem is four miles away and
Dallas more than twice, and posi-
bly, three times. that distance
The Observer is finding no fault
with the plan to ask merchants to
contribute to the prize list but we
submit that the business men of this
city have never been found lacking
in the proper spirit when aiding
such affairs and this fact should be
taken into consideration by those
who benefit thereby.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04

The latest bulletin. issued quarterly
by the Oregon Agricultural college,
has been received. OF the splendid
ISSUES of this kind which The OBJ
server has had the privilege of in
specting the current number surpas-
ses them ALL 1t is devoted to the
work of dignifying the industries ard
explains in detail the work the insti-
tuition is doing in all its various
branches. 1t is geographically a
work of art and contains many inter-
esting views of the college buildings
and grounds.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04

Amity is getting in line and reor-
ganizing her Board of Trade The
spirit of progress is affecting every
community in Oregon, it appears, and
especially in the Willamette valley,
where the people have been for years
indifferent to the many advantages
which might attract new people and
upbuild the communities generally.
There is as much or more to attract
The hOmeseeker in this beautitnF val
ley than in any other section or ;he
footstool and all that is necessary is
to awaken from the slumber of years
and get busy.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-06-04

T. r. declares that he will not
attend the Chicago convention" Uh
huh. Not that it really matters, but
he also gave his promise to the Amer
lean people that he would mot he
a candidate for the presidential NOM
ination in 1912" SO it seems that
you can't most always tell just what
he may do.