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The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-02
H. s. FELLHEIMER. w. NJ.

Hot Syringe Lodge No. SO, F. & A M,
Masonic Temple, first and third Fridays
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-02
q. p, o. &.

Hot Springs Lodge. No $50, b. p. O.
r., meets every Wednesday evening at
$50 sharp, at their new hall. corner
Spring and Valley streets. Visiting
brothers cordially invited.
G.. r.. HOGABOOM, r. r.
REDMOND JOYCE. Secretary.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-02
TRAINS DEPART.

All trains arrive and depart from Ben
ton street station. opposite the postoffica
$40 am. Little Rock local, Oklahoma
and California connection.
100 pm. Memphis, New York and Chi
cago.
500 pm. Little Rock. Memphis Limited.
connects at Memphis for ali
points.
$3.50 pm. Malvern local
700 n m Malvern local
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-02
Secret Societies
MASONIC

Hot Springs Commandery No. g.. T.,
meets every first Monday
u. N. SHORT, e. c.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-02
WoopMAN CIRCLE.


=, Meets every first and third Fridays.
Visiting sOvereigus invited 10 attend
LIBBIE meal Guardian.
The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-02

Hot Springs Council No. %, r q s.
M, meets every second Monday after
chapter. f. l.. CASADA, T. l. NJ.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
THE HIRED MAN.

The strenuous opposition of the
State Grange to the eight hour law
told in the news columns of The OBJ
server, forcefully reminds one Of how
times have changed. The resolution
as adopted deals more particularly
with the hired man, that individual
who nowadays has the rest of the
household holding pious hands heav-
onward nine-tenths of the time for
fear he will change his base, he be-
ing as sensitive as an ingrowing toe
nail. Just breathe to the hired man
that the hack is designed for family
use and he is likely to vanish through
the tall timber without even waiting
to gather up his lingerie. Drop to
your knees and suggest that possibly
he might have stripped the Jersey
heifer with too much haste and he
is apt to call for his time check in a
voice which can be heard down the
valley eighteen miles.
In an earlier day, it was different.
Time was when if hired man object
ed to pailing nineteen to twenty cows
at 8 O'Clock in the morning, and bed
ding shoats at the midnight hour he
would be most cordially invited to
chase himself into the adjacent town
ship, to the accompaniment of rosy
hued profanity. Nowadays this meth
cd of procedure would be about as sue
eessful as applying bust developer to
a Shropshire eve. Formerly, when the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

exception, and hotels and their thous-
and adjuncts serve them as well as
on "week days. What is sauce for
the suspender seller, ivery-man, and
vender of confections, ought to be
sauce for every man who walks erect.
Why one trade or traffic should have
preference over another passes the
understanding of man and has no
scripture warrant. But public senti-
ment is the court of last resort; law
which outrages public opinion cannot
long stand in any country, and still
less in this where it is at all times
The man who finds his
uncongenial can nowadays
travel far and fast for small
sum of money.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

is right, therefore, that it shall go to
California. 1t has survived, many
such trips and will be in no greater
danger from this one than before. To
refuse to let it go would have caused
disappointment and given bad i'm
preston. To send it out on its mis-
sion of patriotism will show that
Philadelphia has a true conception Of
its duty to the bell and to the country
in its role of custodian of Liberty
BELL"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
ENFORCE THE ORDINANCE.

The ordinance adopted by the mu-
nicipal council at its last regular ses-
sion, providing for sewer connections,
should be rigidly enforced. The pow
er of local government to protect the
health of the people and restore it
when impaired is unquestioned, and
The Observer sees no good and suffic-
lent reason why some stringent meas
ure should not be taken in the prem
ises. 1t is important that sewer con-
nections should be made wherever pos
sible, to the end that the health of the
general public shall be protected in
stead of being constantly jeopardized
by negligence. With the spread of
scientific knowledge throughout the
land there has been enormous improve
ments along sanitary lines during the
past decade, communities apparently
vieing with others for betterment
of conditions. Even the federal gov
ernment has scattered through its var
ious departments, scientific service
which it is now endeavoring to com
bine under the direction of a single
bureau. States and cities have health
boards, and they are considered of
the utmost Importance. The instruc-
tions and orders of these departments
must be closely adhered to under all
for in them lie the
safety of public health, and there is
every reason why the health officers
Of the smaller towns should have
equal authority so far as their balli-
wick is concerned.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

midsummer zephyrs gently famed
the bronzed face of the hired man,
he would majestically stride through
the dimpling dewdrops in a hickory
shirt and a cherry smile, his bunions
rafting in the meadow grass like un-
to Artificial teeth against an over
grown gumboil, enroute to singing
school at the tailgate of a cremo cigar.
There, with size eleven artfully
squeezed into seven boot, celluloid
shirt-front partly concealed by a
hand painted necktie, laced to his
dubious bosom, he was simply the
equal of his fellows, an unfeared
member of the household from which
he drew his daily rations.
Sass not the hired man of today
unless you are prepared to move to
town.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
THE SUNDAY LAW.

There seems to be a disposition on
the part of some neighboring COM
munities to rigidly enforce the Sun
day law, permitting certain businesses
only to prosecute their regular avo-
cations. When it comes to refraining
absolutely from secular labor on the
first day of the week the humble
citizen finds himself in trouble. A
large proportion of the population of
the United States earns its bread on
that day, and must have the bread.
For instance, a man who furnishes
provisions to the Sunday trains feels
that he cannot lawfully be prevented
from performing the act of charity,
necessity and profit. But his neigh
Dor feels, too, that he should like to
enjoy like privileges. If one man
may violate the letter of the law it
is difficult to see how in our complex
civilization the other fellow can justly
be amerced for doing likewise. Time
was if man elected to travel on the
Lords day, he was not only refused
food and drink, but was extremely
lucky if he was not pilloried in the
village market place for the edifca-
ticn of the populace. Since the rail-
road has made all men neighbors,
Sunday travel is the rule and not the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

where the parents have no cows the
milk of neighbors cows is tested i'll
the contest.
The general good financial condition
of dairy owners in Polk county is
shown by the numerous recent i'm
prove ments on the farms and in the
barns. The most up-to-date methods
of cleanliness are in vogue, and dairy
men are constantly watching for the
best stock for milking and breeding
purposes.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
DR.. TOel Returned
from Portland
Sunday
and has again taken up his
Practice

Last Tuesday DIR. TOel was suddenly
compelled to go to Portland on i'm
portant business. He is sorry that he
had no time to put notice into the
newspapers before he left, as five
new patients called at his office while
he was gone. He is sorry these par
ties were disappointed by not finding
him in Dallas, but he hopes that they
will call again during the present
week, when they will be sure to find
him at his office.
While in Portland he took out of
storage three more of his licenses
and diplomas and had frames made
for all six of them, that now hang
on the walls of his office, so that all
callers can convince themselves of his
qualifications and rights to practice
medicine and surgery.
While in Portland he also took out
of storage a large electric machine
which he needed for his cancer opera
tions and for treatment of fbroid tu-
mors of the womb.
As the machine was built for direct
current, and Dallas has only alter
mating current, he had to change the
machine partly so it will run on alter
mating current.
This was the cause of few days
more delay before he could return to
Dallas.
Dr.. Toel is now ready to accept for
treatment any cases that may call and
he is better equipped than ever to
get the best results.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
OUR FIRE WASTE.

There is little danger of calling the
attention of the American people too
frequently to the tremendous and en-
tirely inexcusable fire waste which an
nually occurs in this country. That
this waste is a needless one is shown
by a comparison of the fire loss re-
cords in this land and in other ma
tions. In Germany, for instance, the
average fire loss per annum amounts
to only twenty cents a year. In this
county, on the other hands, the aver
age fire loss per person per year is
$2.6S. Thus it figures out that our
per capita fire loss in the United
States is thirteen times what it is
in Germany. In one year recently,
the total fire waste in this country
was nearly one-half of the new con-
struction for that year, if to the ac-
tual losses by fire be added the ex-
cess cost. of fire protection due to bad
construction and excess premiums
over insurance paid. London has
eighty-one fires for each 100000 peo-
pie while New York has 800.
This is very practical question
because the experience of Europe gem
orally and Germany in particular
show that care of premises, in the
way of the removal of all rubbish
and other threatening material, the
cautious inspection of chimneys, the
repair of those that are defective,
and generally speaking the exercise
of constant precaution, can reduce
the fire waste to a minimum. The
question is a practical one because it
affects the pocketbook of every citi-
zen whether his property burns or
not, for the man who carries an in
surance policy must help to make
good the losses occasioned by fires.
Otherwise the fire insurance compan-
les would soon go out of business.
The cost of fire insurance is high
n this country because the fire waste
S inexcusably high. Much can be
lone in educating the people to the
care of their premises. This is one
If the big facts behind cleanup
work. A lot also can be done in the
prompt conviction and severe punish
nent. of those who periodically have
accidental" fires. Germany has
aw making the assured responsible
or a fire on his premises and puts
he burden of proof on him that the
ire was not caused by any lack of
are on his part, or any violation of
he fire laws.
Such a law has often been agi- ,
ated for this country. At first blush
uch measure would appear unfair, +,
nd unduly inquisiGve but that it
Torks well in Germany is shown by
he fact that her per capita fire loss
5 the lowest of any European coun-
ry. 7
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

THE CLASSIFIED "AD."

T In learning to utilize Class
= flied Advertising, you take a
+ "six-league" stride toward
+ success! There are still some
+ people living in Dallas and
+ Polk county who have not
+ learned to use The Observers
: classified advertising columns.
: They know that there are
: "such things as "want ads"
: and probably assume that
: some people must find them
J useful. But, for some reason
: or other, they have not put
these "ads" to the test of
; usefulness to themselves.
These same people have
caught up" with events in
; many other directions. They
: utilize the telephone, the tele-
; graph, gas, electric light, the
: street cars. They adopt mod
ern conveniences for house
keeping. They utilize time
and labor-saving appliances in
business.
But, having a task for
classified advertisement to do,
they try to find some other
way to accomplish it. IF it is
a renting task, they depend
upon placard. If it is
property selling task, they
put up a "For Sale sign"
If it is a position-fnding task,
they rely upon personal
friends to help them. If they :
have furnished rooms to rent, :
they place an advertisement in :
the window or over the door :
bell. .
When these people make
their first successful use of
want advertising, they acquire
a new optimism. Irksome
tasks become mere business 4
matters. New possibilities 1
without number open to them. I
They learn to utilize the "Six- I
League Boots'' of publicity I
when occasion requires-and I
every little daily problem be- I
comes manageable. The OBJ I
server is published Tuesdays 1
and Fridays, and gives re- I
suits. 1t has been proven.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
LIBERTY BELL COMING.

1t now seems practically certain
that the famous old Liberty bell will
be permitted to travel to this coast
and grace the coming Pacifc-Panama
exposition which will be held next
year at San Francisco. The city of
Philadelphia, which is the custodian
of this venerable and precious relic
of revolutionary times, has shown in
creasing solicitude concerning the
safety of this national heirloom dur
ing recent years, and when the man
ayers of the San Francisco eXposi-
ton first suggested another loan of
the bell it aroused numerous protests
on the part of its Quaker guardians,
Apparently, however, the latter have
finally been convinced it will be quite
safe to allow the bell to travel across
the continent, and strong appeals hav-
ing been made to their patriotism and
generosity they are now inclined to
grant the request.
The first trip made by the Liberty
bell was in 1885, when it was sent to
the world s industrial cotton exposi-
tion at New Orleans. At that time
Philadelphia was all but prostrated
with anxiety for fear the precious
casting would be injured or that it
would never again return to its right
full resting place. But after the New
Orleans experience, the bell made five
other trips without accident of any
kind. 1t went to the Columbian ex-
position in Chicago in 1898; to the
cotton states and Atlanta exposition,
Atlanta, in 1895; to the interstate and
West Indian exposition, Charleston,
in 1902; to the one-hundred and twen-
ty-eight anniversary of the battle of |
Bunker Hill, Boston. in 1903. and to
the Louisiana purchase exposition. st.
Louis, in 1904. On all of these trips
it was carried over somewhat cir
cuitous routes in order that as many
people as possible might see it. On
these various trips it was the recipient
of one continuous ovation, serving in
its mute way to carry forward its
mighty mission begun in July. l776,
when 1t rang out the glorious an
nouncement of the nations birth
"proclaiming liberty throughout the
land and to all the inhabitants there
Of"
When application was made to re-
move the bell to San Francisco. it was
expected that Philadelphia would Wig
orously protest. 1t was proposed to
take the relic upon the longest trip of
its career and into a territory that
naturally seemed perilously distant,
from the Philadelphia standpoint.
But the Philadelphia newspapers have
viewed the matter in a generous spir-
it, one voicing the disposition thus:
Philadelphia has the honor of being
The trustee and guardian of this val
ned relic. but it has no right to be |
selfish and exclusive in a possession
which is nothing if not national. 1t
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
SEED PEDDLING.

Secretary Houston of the Depart
ment of Agriculture has recommended
that the distribution of field and gar
den seeds by congressman be discon-
tinued, and The Observer is with the
secretary, first, last and all the
while in his recommendation. The
federal government spends good
deal of money in the purchase and
distribution of seeds. This money
could be put to better use. The pro-
gressive farmer of today uses judg-
ment in seed selection. He has found
that it pays him to do so. The gov
ernment does not help him any by
sending him few packages of junk,
bought in bargain lots from seed deal
ers. There are members of congress
who are consistently opposed to this
seed distribution, but there are never
enough of them at any session to de-
feat the appropriation for it. Most
of the congressman want everything
that is coming to them. All of them
want to keep on good terms with
the farmer. While they know the
seeds they send are of little account,
they hope their rural constituency at
least will be impressed by the fact
that it has not been forgotten.
In this connection the views of a
representative farm paper are inter
esting The following is from a re-
cent issue of Farm and Fireside
"The peddling of garden seeds is
small business for statesman, but
we pay some 400 congressman $500
a year and mileage for doing it. Of
course they do other things, but all
the time spent in seed peddiinG is
paid for at the rate of $500 year.
AS voters we ought to be too eco
to hire seed distributors at
tllat price. When we plant our gar
den we spend some time on it. We
pick out the seeds carefully. If our
spends any time in
our individual needs it
must make the seeds he sends us
very expensive, indeed, if we count
only the congressman time, to say
nothing of what the government pays
for the seeds. If he doesn't make
individual selection, but simply says
TO his clerk, "Well, you may put in
the morning sending seeds to the
it's rather insulting to
hose who get the seeds. Instead of
l personal attention from his repre-
sentative in Congress the farmer re- !
,eives a measly little dole of charity.
t is as if every year the congressman
ent the farmers wife calico apron.
t is exactly the same thing, save that
he apron would be more useful
lift! In either case it would seem {
ather insulting" t
One of the reasons why the Post
'ffice Department finds it so hard to t
void yearly deficit is because Of S
he tons of stuff that are sent free &
f postage by congressman. The '
eeds, perhaps, are the smallest part t
f this, but if their distribution were i
topped the department would at t
east experience some relief and might
e able to handle the really valu-
BILE matter that is carried with great
r expedition.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

Take a peek at the calendar. Give
the date the once-over. May, old top,
is fast disappearing into the beauti-
full beyond. Straw hat time, the great
emancipation period for the hot head,
has arrived. The slaves in Egypt un-
dertook to make bricks without
straws. Remember what happened to
them.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

The election of Mrs. Ora Cosper of
this city secretary of the Rebekah AS
sembly of Oregon for the eighteenth
successive time is a glowing tribnte
to- efficiency.
Just as we get ready to softly
close the coal bin for the summer, the
old refrigerator opens with bang
this year that nearly knocks lis over.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
Subscription Rates.
NOT WHAT WE GIVE.

His words were shed softer than
leaves from the pine,
And they fell on Sir Launfal as
SHOWS on the brine.
That mingle their softness and
quiet in one
With the shaggy unrest they
float down upon;
And the voice that was softer
than silence said:
40, it is |! Be not afraid!
In many climes, without avail,
Thou hast spent thy life for the
Holy Grail.
Behold, it is here-this cup
which thou
Didst fill at the streamlet for me
but now;
This crust is my body broken
for thee,
This water His blood that died
on the tree;
The holy supper is kept, indeed.
In whatso we share with anoth-
er's need;
Not what we give, but what we
share.
For the gift without the giver is
bare;
Who gives himself with his aims
feeds three
Himself. his hungering neigh
Dor and me-"
james Russell Lowell in 1.-THE
Vision of Sir Launfal."
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
Strawberry Harvest Begins.

Homegrown Strawberries are now
on the market, and are of excellent
quality. The weather has been fav-
orable during the past fortnight, the.
berries having abundant time to reach
large proportions before ripening.
Robert Fisher, who is the most exten-
sive grower in this locality, commenc-
ed picking on Monday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
M'TIMMONS VALLEY.

Sam McBeth was a business caller
at Falls City last week.
George Sullivan of Monmouth visit
ed at the home Of his mother and
brothers last week.
Joe Roberts has completed his light
ing plant.
Prospects for a farmers creamery
for this neighborhood appear to be
bright.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

Ohio housewives now are assured
of getting just what they pay for.
The state agricultural commission has
begun enforcement of the law re1uir-
ing that all packages of food must
be marked with accurate net weights.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

Beautiful lawns, magnificent roses,
decorations Of home, all tend to at
tract people to a community and make
the promoters of these things more
happy and contented with themselves
and their surroundings.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

Some men who never drink a drop
are so blamed tight all the time that
you couldn't wiring a nickel out of
them with clothes-wringer six feet
high.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

Every precinct committeeman of
the republican party should attend
the meeting of the County Central
at the courthouse next Sat
urday.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

The ice in the Yukon river is re-
ported to be moving out. There GER
tainly is plenty of variety in the eli
mate of Uncle Sans domain.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

Huerta's mediators are in luck. 1t
is a very propitious time to be away
from home.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26
Mrs. Werner Very Low.

Mrs. Werner has been quite low the
past two days, and her condition was
such yesterday that her sons were
summoned to the bedside.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

War is fearfully expensive. Huer-
ta's unpaid drink bill alone amounts
to $4,000.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

The local fishermen are at it early
and late these days.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

The "good old summer time'
seems at last to have arrived in earn
est.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1914-05-26

The crops are just jumping these
days.