The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1912-05-30


couple of days in lone last week,
vi iting with friends.
Mrs. Newton, of South Bend, Wn. !,
is here visiting with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. O. Petteys.
Mr. and Mrs. Cronan have moved
into the Mahoney house. formerly
occupied by Prof. Kaufman.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Bryson left last
Thursday for Portland, where they
have gone for pleasure trip.
W. J. Blake was passenger bound
for Portland on Saturdays train. l
guess Willard is hunting a dryer
country.
Mr.. and Mrs. G1dfrey of st. Johns,
Ore. came up to lone Thursday eve
ming They are visiting with their
daughter, Mrs Bert Mason.
Mrs. VIM Watson and her brother
Roy Akers, came in on Fridays train
from Idaho to attend the funeral of
their mother. Mrs. B. f Akers.
The delegates of the Odd Fellows
and the Rebaccas returned from PEN
dleton on Friday evening. having
spent profta BILE, as we'll as a very
pleasant time while there.
Professor Kaufman and family left
last Thursday morning for Seattle.
Mr.. Kaufman has position there dur
ing vacation. aftal which he will take
up his new duties at Blaine, Wash.
eve countrymeh have the best of
it. When all else fails we can eat
the forest preserves I'D.
81 don't know that you have the
best of it, F." retorted ihe city fellow
"We have our subway jam.
NEW NATIONAL ANTHEM.
Some years ago large school pic
mic from Canada landed from steam
er in a United States town. AS the
boat was being made fast, q boys
brass band on hoard burst forth in the
patriotic strains of ''God Saws the
Queen" (it was in Victorian days..
The mayor stepped forward with an
address of welcome, which he pre-
faced with thanks for the compliment
the band had paved his country by
playing its glorious National Anthem ,
America. | am reminded of the in
ident by the publication of a parody
on "America" by Harry Kemp, the
"Tramp Bard in response to the cry
going up in Chicago and elsewhere for
new and real National Anthem for
the United States.
Dear dollar. tbs of thee,
Buyer of liberty,
OF thee We sinF.
For this our fathers died,
That thou in pomp and pride,
Mightiest Ger all preside
With thy glad ring.
Almighty dollar, thee,
Without which none are free,
Thy name we love.
Dearer than tempted hills,
Dearer than all that thrills,
To us are dolla" bills,
All else above.
Let discord swell the breeze.
And (w)ring from all the trees
Thy greedy song.
Let servile tongues awake,
Let all that breathe partake,
Sing all, for Mammon's sake,
Thy sound prolong.
"Our Fathers Cod" to thee,
"Author of Liberty"
How dare we sing?
When freedoms bought and sold,
How dare we be so bold?
While. ovre all things Gold
ReiRneth as King.
There is so much grim thruth in
this effusion to make it palatable.
Would it not be wise for teachers care
fully and firmly to combat the prevail
ent dollar worship. in forming the
minds of their pupils2 Education
ought surely to draw into prominence
the great fact that success in life
need not be measured in dollars.
Young men and women should at least
start in life with ideals dollars could
not satisfy. 1t is for teachers to fur
nish them with some, not grounded on
gold. The very fact that this is an
exceedingly difficult thing to begin
upon proves that dollar worship is
so we'll entrenched it is in danger of
becoming, if indeed it has not already
become a principle of human nature.
A surprise party was held at the
home of Mr.. P. G. BalsiRer in honor
of Prof. Kaufman last Monday eve
ming, Nav 20. Quite a large crowd
was present, and all report a very
pleasant evening.
Mr.. Charles Shaver and Mrs. Alpa |