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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05
Improving Lynden

Make Kansas City A Good Place
To Live in" Is the. slogan OF the
Missouri metropolis. Considering
the great. physical. disadvantages
Kansas City had to deal with, 1t has
succeeded admirably. 1t has laid out
miles of parks and bOulevards in an
attempt to brighten up its dreary To-
cation; it has done much to clean
the city in health and morals.
make Lynden Good Place to
Live In" would be a poor motto for
this city. Lynden Is already good
place to live in. 1t Is not burnt up
in the summer. or frozen through in
the winter. like Kansas City; Lyn-
den with it's white mountains and
speedy river has more beauty close
at hand than Kansas City, where
there are only dull plains and slow,
muddy streams; and morally, Lyn-
den, clean limbed and with clear
eye, easily excels the larger city
with its saloons and other resorts.
Make Lynden a Better Place to
Live In" might be a more fitting
phrase. To improve Lynden as a
home place is the aim of every good
citizen.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05

Whereas 1t has been the custom
OF the American people to select one
day in the year upon which, under
the superficial sanction of giving
thanks for real and imaginary bene-
fits, everyone abandOns himself to
excessive commanding, and
Whereas. the consequences of this
overlooking of stomachs are of in
estimable value to the medical pro-
fession and allied interests, now
therefore
Be 1t resolved by the federation
of Phrank Physicians that, for the
year nineteen hundred and fourteen,
the last Thursday in November be
set aside as a day of general rejoic-
ing for all general practitioners,
specialists, family doctors, surgeons,
Quacks. pharmacists, druggists, pill
manufacturers and all others whose
business has been increased by the
same causes.
From Life.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05

To the Editor:

To the Editor:
When the white men first came to
this section they planned their fut-
ure city symmetrically and laid out
blocks and lots of ample proportions
for building purposes. They pro-
vided for streets and alleys of gen.
erOus widths, and dedicated them. to
the town, 30 they became public pro
perry without any cost to Lynden.
In later years, when lands be-
came more valuable, many requests
have come to the city for the vaca-
ton of these streets. Some of the
requests have been granted, unwise-
ly l. think, because each request
means the donation to property
owners of valuable land.
Such q request may soon be made
again to the council In connection
with the proposed paving of Fifth
Street. In this instance a suggest
ion has been made that the street
be narrowed, and that ten feet on
each side be given to property own
ers for parking purposes. | believe
this would be bad, aside from the
gift feature. in that it would narrow
the approach to the city's fine high
school building.
Let me cite one instance of the
folly of street vacations. At one
time a large portion of the town ly-
ing north of West Main Street and
west of Third Street was plated
and streets dedicated to the city.
Later the owners changed their
minds and asked that the streets in
this section be vacated. The council
agreed. A short time later it be-
came necessary to build a city water
system; 1t was decided to build it
one block north of Main Street at
the intersection of two streets that
had been vacated. The city had to
buy the land and, together with
road from West Main to it, paying
for the whole nearly $500. And
this was land that the city had own
ed.
How would this plan of vacating
a portion Of Fifth Street affect the
public, or particularly in a financial
way, other property owners in the
same line of improvement. For in
stance, Mr.. A owns 40 feet abutt-
ing on a street improvement and ex-
tending back SO feet. Mr.. B owns
the lot adjoining Mr.. A. The statute
provides that the assessment for such
improvement shall be made on a
graduated scale from the line of the
improvement to the center of the
block, the property abutting, paying
the highest assessment. The vaca-
ton Of ten foot strip on Fifth
Street would revert to the abutting
property holders. This addition
al ten feet anywhere on that
street is worth at least 500 to any
lot. The abutting property holder
is thus given the equivalent of that
amount, and the inside property
holder is placed at financial dis
advantage. But this strip belongs
to the entire citizenship, SO that a
general protest should be raised.
r. Heaton.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05
Two Dreams

I had my dream, and SO lived con-
tent
A dream beneath the wide, kind
skies of old,
Out in the orchard where the soft
winds bent
The swaying branches and strange
stories told
OF life within the far off town of
Mad music on the highway and
the CLEAN
or glory on life's firing line-and
then
l lived content because of such
dream
l have my dream and 80 I live
content
A dream within the gray walls Of
the town
OF old-time orchard lanes-the frag-
rant scent
OF mignonette and roses-fields
of brown
And golden harvest-the remember
ed glow
OF Gods lost sunshine waning to
the CLEAN
OF star-lit dust back home again
and SO
live content because of such
dream.
-Grantland Rice in Judge.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05
Truthful Advertising

Bill Nye, the famous humorist. be-
lieved in advertising, and in honest
advertising at that. The following
is an example Of Nye ad;
lowing TO my health, l will sell
at my residence in township ninetee
range eighteen, according to govern
ment survey. one plush raspberry
COW giving milk frequently. To a
man who does not fear death In any
form, she would be great boon.
She is very much attached to her
present home, with a stay chain, but
she will be sold to any one who will
treat her right. She Is one-fourth
short horn and three-fourths hyena.
I will also throw in a double barrele
l will also throw in a double barrel
ed shot gun which goes with her. In
May she usually goes away for a
week or two and returns with tall
red calf with wabbly legs. Her
name is Rose. would rather
sell to a nonresident.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05
AMERICA FOR Me
BY Henry VanDyke

oh, London Is a mans town, there's
power in the air.,
flowers In her hair;
And it's sweet to dream in Venice,
and it's great to study Rome;
But when 1t comes to living, there is
no place like home.
Oh, its home again, and home again,
America for me!
l want ship that's westward bound
to pillow the rolling sea,
To the blessed land of Room Enough
beyond the ocean bars,
Where the air Is full of sunlight and
the flag is full of stars.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05

work of powder and dynamite. Give
the clouds and the sunbeams time
enough, and the Alps and the Andes
disappear before them or are trans
formed into plains where corn may
grow and cattle Craze.
The snow falls as lightly as down
and lies almost as lightly, yet the
crags tumble beneath it; compact
ed by gravity, out of it grew the
tremendous ice sheet that ground
off the mountain SUBMITS, that
scooped out lakes and valleys and
modelled our Northern landscape as
the sculptor his clay image.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05

foundation of our liberty, prosperi-
ty and happiness.
THE DUTY AND OPPORTUNITY
OF VIGILANCE RESTS NOT ALONE
UPON FEDERAL AND STATE Of
FIcIALS, NOT ALONE UPON THE
COURTS. BUT PRIMARILY AND
MOST FULLY UPON THE MEN
WITH THE BALLOTS AND MOST
HEAVILY UPON THE LEGAL PRO-
FEssIoN, BECAUSE LAWYERS
ARE QUALIFIED TO APPRECIATE
THE NECESSITY FOR LAW.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05
The Tribune Forum

The Tribune will always be glad
to receive short letters from citizens
and subscribers on topics of interest
to the community.
The letters should not exceed more
than 800 words II possible. and
should be signed to show good faith.
When requested, The Tribune will
not publish the name Of the writer.
Make The Tribune your. forum
1t offers you an opportunity to ex-
press your opinions on subjects you
believe vital to the district.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05
FORCES ARE GENTLE
John Burrows

What adds to the wonder of the
earth's grist Is that the millstOnes
that did the work and are still doing
it are the gentle forces that career
above our heads-the sunbeam, the
cloud, the air. the frost. The rains
gentle fall, the airs velvet touch,
the suns noiseless rays, the frost's
exquisite crytal, these combined are
the agents that crush the rocks, pull
verize the mountains. and transform
continents of sterile granite into a
world of fertile soil.
1t is as II baby fingers did the
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05
Suggestions

Now that the paving is practically
completed, several suggestions have
been made as to the next step in
making Lynden better place to
live in. None Of the proposals have
been made with the idea that they
be carried out Immediately; the pur-
pose was merely to lay out pro-
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05
INDIVIDUAL GROWTH.

1t cannot be too often repeat.
ed that the ends of society are
not realized when there are
great aggregate results, magniti-
cent public works. great accu-
mutations Of wealth and of the
means Of sensual and sensitive
enjoyment. with the degradation
or without the growth of indi-
viduals, and that all changes in
the form Of institutions and the
directions Of active industry
must be futile which do not orig
mate In or draw after them an
improvement in the character of
individuals. But It Is self evil
dent that society can furnish a
free arena for individual growth
only as the principles of justice
and benevolence ere recognized.
Mark Hopkins.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05

wisdom such a
government is
ours for a little
vigilance.
The country
needs a host of
clear headed,
active men in
the electorate,
who shall dis
Germ and brand
with the in
fanny it de-
serves every as
sault upon the
constitutional
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05
THE MIND.

Every mind was made for
growth, for knowledge, and its
nature is sinned against when
1t Is doomed to ignorance
Claiming.
Nobody. I believe, Will deny
that we are to form our judg-
ment Of the true nature of the
human mind not from sloth
and stupidity of the most degen-
crate and vilest Of men, but from
the sentiments and fervent de-
sires of the best and wisest of
the species.-Archbishop Leigh
ton.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05

The high school held straw vote
and defeated the teachers retire
ment fund by an overwhelming ma
jority. This is quite a tribute to
the teachers: the students evident
ly don't want them retired.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05

gram which could be followed when-
ever LINDEN could afford 1t.
Here Is the list:
More paving.
A sewerage system.
Parks.
More trees along the streets.
Cluster lights.
Send YOUR ideas on the subject
to The Tribune.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05
Her 0ualjfcation.

Father-NOw. look here you girls
when you grow up one Of you must be
able to speak French and the other
German. Brenda-All right, dad. and
Muriel had better learn German be-
cause she can gargle best.-London
Punch.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05

The prohibition candidate for SEN
ator got two votes in Lynden. To
the outsider this might make 1t a.
ppear that the damp element prevail
ed here.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05
Government of Laws
and Not of
Men
By Ex>Judge ALTON B. PARKER In Ad.
dress to Graduating Class,
Yale Law School


OUR forbears, clear of head
~ and far of sight, anticipat-
ed vicious attacks by those
in power and sought to insure to us
a GOVERN MENT OF LAWS AND
NOT OF MEN, and through their
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05
Yes. She Wa In q Hurry,

Husband Why did that woman keep
you standing at the door for half an
hour7 Garrulous Wife-She said she
hadn't time to come in.-London Stand
ard
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05

Rubbers are being worn these
days over dancing shoes: that Is,
when the dance Is held on the pave
ment.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05

From early returns it looks as IL
none of the feminine candidates
names Is Dennis.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05

Funny how the candidates have
vanished from our midst these last
few days.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05
SAYINGS OF sAoEs.


Resentment seems to have
been given us by nature for de-
Tense and for defense only. 1t Is
the safeguard Of justice and the
security of fnnocence.-Adam
Smith.
The irresolute man Is lifted
from one place to another and
hath no place left to reason.
He flecks from one egg to an
other, so hatcheth nothing, but
adde's all his actions.-Feltham
Where necessity ends, curiosi-
ty begins, and no sooner are we
supplied with everything that
nature can demand than we sit
down to contrive artificial appe-
tites.-Johnson.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-11-05

Do your Christmas shopping early
this year.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-25
CHILDREN AND THE "movlEs."

More than 2.3OO school children of the grammar grades in the public schools of Providence R. l re- gently were asked the question: What kind Of mo tiop pictures do you like best and why?"
 The question was asked in school and the answers
 were taken before the children opportunity to con fer with anyone outside The classification shows that 9O7 of pupils preferred educational pictures west en or comedy appealed strongest to 1855 comedy to 3e4; drama to 1Ss Sxtyhree pupils frankly con fessed that they favored pictures and 1856 pupils declared they did attend picture shows The Z'"o' nun,ls questioned were in the ffth sixth seventh and eighth grades the higher grades the vote ran arse for educational while in the lower grades the pre was for cowboy pictures The latter class or DIG
 res however had many devotees in the higher grades
 preferences for educational films explained by such answers as these: Because when We study our history we have picture of what we are taikins about" Because you learn quicker from mo'ihs picures than from books "If schools had moving pic
 res about their lessons the children would pay great deal more attention to books Because 1t heips me and I can pass through my grade"
 | Most of the boys were antagonistic to loyemakins scenes but many girls asserted that they hkeu such pictures best, One boy gave as his choice the pctures about Harry K Thaw who got put Tn prlsoh for murder" Another boy indicating his preference for comedy wrote; of person goes a show he goes fl, ,apeb and not to cry for he has many troubles at his home.
 On the whole the showing was rather faVorabie i'
 the better of pictures though some or the repe indicated that the influence of the movies was mol altogether good-Courer Journal
Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-25
WHY A HORSE RALks

Edward Vaughn writing in the current issue of Farm and Preside the national farm paper published at Springfield Ohio tells why horse balks and also adds that baky horse should not be whipped The explana ton of baking horse lies in the horse having delu sion that he is hched mmovabe body or is tied MT. Vaughn goes follows:
 Let me illustrate; Have you a man whip a horse tied in stall? If you did you noticed that the horse did try get away It would jump around snort paw kick possibly. but 1t would not try to get away Why you ask does it not try to get away? For the very good reason good horse and win not try a thing that it it cannot do. Sometimes in the past tried to halter found impossible and like good sensible horse that knows itself to be- will not try again. So 1t is with your baky horse Sometime in the past someone overloaded poor horse got it stuck, then beat it for while and as last re- sort unhtched and left the load then. taking the hruised halfdeadwithfright. socaed balky horse t' the barn. unloaded the whole pried it out and ii 1t were in the mud pulled up solid ground hitched the balky horse up again. and after lot of swinging around finally got off
 But you say, that should not make the horse per manently balky We'll sometimes 1t does not but oi two more oyerloads, or two more beatings' and is all oyer with your horses working days If you horse could from cause to effect the sam as vou then we would never have such thing as balky horse But it can't. It knows only this one tim 1t was rgged up with lot of straps around It's nec (collar) a lot covering its body (harness) am tied to solid place (wagon). It's master at that um beat it and yanked 1t around until 1t was almost deae and it could not get away, with the same strap upon its body the fret neck yoke up, every environ ment the same as when it tried to go upon preyiou occasion and could not why should it try again? Som' times. by leading 1t, you get it to go but if comes up against the collar aud then flies back 1t think itself tied and will try no more"
Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-25

restaurant keeper would have felt himself justified in raising the prices on his menu if Diaz had happened to drop in"
 But Huerta is conducting a demo cratic regime. He likes to dine in public and he does not ike formali- ties. He marches in with no appar. ant concern, selects a table and or ders his dinner. The orchestra does not interrupt the piece it is playing merely because the president is enter ing and the other diners, grown ac' customed to being co-partrons with the president, do little more than crane their necks to see who it is din ing tonight with Huerta.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-25
< < < * # $ < A BATCH OF SMILES
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Judge: Have you ever seen the prisoner at the bar?"
 Witness: Never. your honor, but I've seen him when 1 strongly sus- pected he'd been at it."
Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-25
Wednesday Morning March 25, 1914.
WHYl CALIFORNIA

Post mortem observations on the manner in which last Saturday. March 2l was celebrated not alone Arizona in other states of the Union would be without stating frankly the fact that it frost" What the occasion? Answer: "Californias Orange Day" Who promoted the idea? Answer: "H" Johnson Why did he do 1t? Answer: For the req. that Californans attempt other like explorations.
 Public spirit is admirable thing. Legitimate ex poitaton beyond criticism But boosting raised to the Nth. power of bombast is nauseatng Booming practiced beyond the of creating healthful bouyancy is reprehensibe.
 California is making of her name by-word because Of methods her citizens seeking be constantly the melight That her good has de- parted IS brought conyncngy to the attention of Art through attempt pay from tbis sia.' to noursh a permanent exhibit in a San Diego puhl'c park.
 Gcv. Johnson designated March 2l, Orange Day by proclamation. and modesy he requested that there be a national observance occasion He ssted that every housewife in the United States buy least one dozen California oranges" order to participate actively in honoring the event
 Discretion prompts to limit a characterization of the California Executives plan the plain statement that was baly sush Legitimate projects in Callfor ma suffering the campaign of overdescrpton and overpromise which. in the last analysis, amount to deliberate misrepresentation. California possesses tC a goodly degree average amount of natural and man provided blessings. In localities she is endowed with advantages which cannot be surpassed. Her great present need is a campaign through which her good name may be restored in the confidence of the genera public
Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-25
THE MONROE DOCTRINE

Thanks to the Monroe Doctrine territorial nteg rty has been preservedand that in itself is enough to assure the United States our lasting gratitude Through the United States has proved that citizens are always ready to engage in enterprises of osity"
 Such is declaration of senor Leopold Lugenes lead. ing political writer of Argentina given through the Navy League of the United States. The spirit of the declaration indicates that South America is beginning to appreciate the unsefsh attitude of the United and it's desire to play useful part in the bettermen' of all America It also emphasizes the growing tendency on the part of Latin American nations to throw their lots in with the United States against possible aggressor the senor Lugenes says:
 This is one of the things that European militarysm will not understand The case of Cuba has been re called apropos of the present troubles in Mexico The European press perfect unanmity declared that President wsons policy aimed at the conquest of part of Mexico and when this declared that it was not so the same press hasened interpret this declar ation as confession of "incapacy"i A similar mistake caused trouble in Spain not so very long ago
 Europe is on a war footing and there is every indi there s every indication that it will continue to be M.itaryism is instrument of conquest. The immense capital involved demands it. also political and economical bankruptcy must Gain is the inexorable law o capital Therefore. militarysm must continue to pro duce and it may a real peril to us-if not today perhaps tomorrow-and what resistance could our dis united states offer?
 "Pan-Americanism means nothing without the United States The first formula of Pan-Americanism limited to the needs of policy of defense, is the Monroe Doc trine
 "Only the other day in Germany 1t said that tho efficiency of the Doctrine will be proved by tho distance that the guns United States convey Perhaps they may not reach far enough considering tho the United States are Argentina. Brazil and Chili Th' South American states that possess artillery hav other means that would enable them to tak part in the common cause necessity to arise Sooner or later democracy will have to make frn stand against decisive attack of despotsm, for wa means the imminent probability of reaction. We vii then be able to render European democracy an neSima ble service.
 England always noble and sensible. has recent signhed her appreciation of the American policy wit regard to Mexico If France would do as mueh-whicl would be worthy of herhe entente of these two grea European ssmocracies would their diplomatic in fluence extend very much further
 But come what may we afford to wait the mi secure in the belief that the Monroe Doctrine whic yesterday assured our independence. will preserve 1t us tomorrow"
Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-25

How are you today" said Scot tish landloard to one of his tenants on meeting him on the road.
 Vera well, sir. vera we'll" answered. John. in his usual way. "gin it wisna for the rheumatism in my richt leg. 7.
 "Ah, well John. be thankful; for there is no mistake, you are getting old like the rest of us, and old age does not come alone"
 "Auld age, sir!" replied John. "I won'er to hear vt. Aud age has noth' ing to do witt. Here's my ither leg just as auld, an it is quite sound and soople yet.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-25
WOULD ABOLISH SENATE
Amendment Initiated in Oregon te Abolish State Senate. Fol
 lows Hunts Ideas.

SALEM. Ore, March 24.-A consti' tutional amendment providing for the abolition of the state senate, and pro portional representation in the house, will be voted on at the next general election. The Farmers Union and the Federation of Labor initiated the measures.
Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-25

A dealer selling cloth in a small town asked an lrishman who was passing if he would huy a suit length, and added You can have it for two dollars"
 To which Pat replied: "Begob. sii, if five cents would buy the making of topcoat for an elephant l couldn't buy the makings of a pair of leggins for canary this minute"