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Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-09-03

You have no big fire left after
your cooking is finished if you use
pine blocks. Phone 263, Watkins
Fuel 4 Transfer Co-adv. IT,
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-09-03

Snowdrift, perfect shortening, now
has united coupon in every pail. Save
them and get valuable prize. tfS9
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-09-03

Cafe Richter has everything in
,eason.-adv. If.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-09-03

Cheaper to ride than walk-lOc
,uto. Phone 263 day or night-tf
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-09-03

What time for Herr Herman Rid
Ter To head petition to the See
rotary of Commerce to administer a
public rebuke to newspaper for u
daily series Of inventions" accusing
the German embassy of activities
against the United Sites.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1915-09-03

Miss Brooksie Robertson and her
mother are spending this week at
Miesse visiting relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15

IL is now fully fifty years since munlGlpal improvement societies be- gan to make their appearance in America. The lessons of these years has been that those are most sue cessful which are most democratic which are of the people ana ror the people. Cliques have speIt innocuous deSuetude tor hunareds of such organiza ions; and the idea in some places that they are society" affairs likewise has ruined them. Such soc1e- ties are eXpecte d to take the interests of everybody into consrderAtlon and everyone should be represented in the makeup A realization of these basic truths has placed them on the high plane so many enjoy-that of being the watchdogs of civic improvement.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
BRITISH REPORTS
 IF FIGHTING NOT
 TRUE, PAPERS SAY

London, July 14-"One of our pfin- cipal assets in the war was our power to tell the exact truth from day to day about the military operations. This asset has been lost"
 , So says the Manchester Guardian touay. The paper adds:
 "The German reports, whan a1- lowanee is made for occasional exas- gerations of victories and for an ln- telligent anticipation of events, are quite as reliable as our own. It IS the more necessary to make t.1s clear, as we have several times maae much of inaccuracies ill the German reports of military operations.
 Impartial American opinion ranks the truthfulness of German reports of land operations above our own To many Engiishmen the lack ot frankness in the official reports Is the most discouraging thing in the war;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
PROCLAMATIONS OF
 G0YERNOR NOT FINAL
Buyers of Vouchers Issued Under De. ficiencv Appropriation Assume
 Risk.

Little Rock, July 14.-There IS a mistaken idea in some quarters about the effect of the deficiency proclama- tions issued by the governor. Vouch- CTS are issued by the departments in whose. interests the proclamation IS issued. and these are sold to banks or individuals who are willing to risk putting up the money on them. NO warrants are issued upon them by the auditor of state, who has nothing to do with them. No warrants are issued unless there is specific ap- propriation of the purpose. and the issuance of a proclamation by the governor does not constitute an ap- propNation. The act of 1913 prohlb- tied any officer or department from creating deficiency, unless upon dire necessity, and all that the governor can do is to sanction deficiency. the next legislature must then han de the question of making an appro- priation to meet it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
By S. w. STRAUS P5x5ident Amerieau Society for Thrif

brickmaker. Thus the habit of indus try acquired so early became of the greatest benefit to him in after life. Starting to wcvk on salary of sl.5O a week, which was eventually raised, he managed not only to help his parents, but to save one hundred dollars. It took great thrift to save this amount. but no one has corner on thrift. h. stead of spending his hundred dollars on vacation, young Wanamaker in- vested it. The investment proved to be so fortunate that he made $2, ,oOO out of it and with this sum he com menced for himself in the clothing business, business that he not only understood, but liked.
 The times were then hard2it was just at the outbreak of the Civil war and predictions of failures were numer- ous. But he knew the clothing busi- ness thoroughly, was schooled in . home of thrift and was not discouraged. Moreover he started modestly, refrairf- ing from display of expensive furnish ings and plate glass.
 ''If you would have faithful serv- ant, and one that you hke,'' said Franklin, ''serve yourself"
 Again: ''Keep thy shop and thy shop will keep thee
 These two things John Wanamaker did. He employed DO superfuous help, took down his own shutters, made his fires, swept the store and often delivered parcels for customers himself. He also kept his own accounts. Fifteen year. later Wanamaker was giving employ. ment tn three thoueard ->~.sn"a,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
Defects In Eyes.

One of the marvellous gifts of the eye is the distinguishing of colors, and nere most eyes are more or less de- Iective. Many eyes otherwise, effec- tive strangely do not convey to the brain from the 1etina by way of the optic nerve the reflected rays of light that make for .either of the primary colors-red, blue and green-not to speak of the innumerable intermedi ates, all due to tic absorption, >reflec tion ana transmission of rays of light of varying wave lengths. It might be said that we do not see objects at all, but only tEe myriad wavelets of ;uminiferous ather that are reflected from them.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15

mers in comfortable circumstances. His father owned several farms, grist- mills, etc. It might be supposed from this that young Cyrus lived a life of careless ease and was not required to take thought for the morrow. Such was not the case, however. While he was not overworked as poorer boys often are. he was taught to be industrious and careful. His parents did not con- sider it to be his right to throw away" tine money accumulated by. the hard work of his ancestors, or to rest on their laurels. His training was such that his genius was not frittered away. He never was known as "poor inventor. He was early taught the lesson of thrift. He made money, he saved money, and he made moro money.
 John Wanamaker's start was very different, for he began on nothing. His parents were poor, and after school he had to help his father.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15

It is difficult to refrain from blaming Mr. Bryan for the attitud that Germany has assumed in regard to the American demand for free seas. But Kaiser Bill is doomed to another awful disappointment Ii ne bases his course on the belief that Americans will not stand behind President Wilson in 'any word or act" 10 enforce respect for American rights. And this disappointment Will be greater than that suffered Whe Il the kaiser's men started through Bel gium.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
THE COURT HABITUE.

Now that the eather bids fair to sizzle more and more the man who Is a1ways with us-tae court habitue- will be less in evidence. Courtrooms are nice and warm in winter, but in summer it's a different story.
 You. dved-in-tns wool court habi- tue may have no connection with llti- gaticn, but he is there constantly all the same. It can be thess boast oI evsfy county st4at tlrere are ere or two ase men 'i1l tho county seat who at feM eourt yirtualf every day It teeips to .bes 2 cheap way of acquiring aiasadsemsnt T $
 Yst the. administr ation ofvJusflce is. not sesactly an amusemsf sfatSspa.rtl- ca4arly ii you pay the bills: n'ss
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15

State Health Officer Garrison has gone to Lake Village to investigate all epidemic of typhoid. The milk sup ply is suspected as one of the means os trans hitting the disease. Stiit' there arc Pine Bluff aldermen whose knowledge is so superior that they ridicule thh opinion of experts that milk will carry disease germs. Noth- ing like having weil-informed men in charge of sanliatlon anu ne"'''' work in the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
THneCsH -xsvIEs..,

,s The Rev. Clarence J. Harris, minister of the Uniarlah church, who, for 2 years, has been in Chinese mission, slum, prison and ether work in Georgia, Pennsylvania, s-1aS sachusetts, Colorado, California and Oklahoma, has quit tae pulpit to write scenarios for the movies" lie dcasn't write plays with a moral, but neral plays. His most successful film play thus far has been "The Apcnders."
 At the time Mr. Harris reached hls decision to preach to the world, the church people of Oklahoma were en- de.avoring to have enacted law that would close the shows on Sundays. He opposed the movement. Why he did so, and why he became writer of scenarios for film plays is told in an interview in the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
 T saw that the pictures offered breadth and scope of the usefulness Of the minister that pulpit never could" said MT. Harris. Millions at tend the movies who never see church, and I prefer to appeal to these millions every day to appealing to a few hundred every sunday
 ..If | am holding service for ccngre gation of seventy-1lve, ana nsxt door to me is theatre with two or three hundred in the audience, do you think I can fill my church by closing that theatre?" he asked, and answered himself, "Nonsense!s
 sIt's just confession or weakress on the right of others. It would be as lnand the closing of theatres on Sun days. It is asking the law to try to do for them what they can't do for the mselves. It's weakness and tyran- ny, too.''
 He shook a shaggy little head, in dignantly
 "Wny, most of those neoplc who go to show on Sundays, do so because 1t is their only chance. Other days they are working early and late. Sun- day is their holiday, not holy-day. And it is that only for one particular sect.
 The Mohammedan day of rest is Friday; Jews and many Christians them looking for a law to infringe on the right fothers It wuld be as logical for the theatres to ask the legislature to close the churches on prayer-meeting night, because It interfered with their audiences, as to ask it to close places of amusement on Sundays because they interfered with the size of the congf gations.'
 No, I'm not writing plays with a moral Who wants them? But I am writing plays that are moral. There's big difference between the two, and the latter are the kind that fill the churches. That's the way to do 1t" and he bent forward and pressed a slim hand on the aee1, in an effort to emphasize his words. ''Fill the peo- pie with enthusiasm for the Iine things, and they'll fill the churches, without being driven"
 .Churches.'' he declared, fare be- hind the times. They have lost their held on the people and motion pie tures have got it. Why not use them3s
 The approbatinn which his work has received from ministers all over # the country has confirmed Mir. Harris m his belief in the wisdom of his cha1ge of career. He says: Ss { E realize that the movies art n en1arged opportunity fol
 tious wosk They have. tre
 ens xrlp q hpmanity. anos con
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15

Tho real friends of the farmers III this neck-o'-the woods are the tel lows who are aiding the tillers of the sci, to diversity crops and to find good markets for the produca; not the fellows who are supplying a 1ew s,ah. of sides and a barrel or two of meal and flour at exorbitant rates of interest and with the provision that cotton must be grown.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
F,cwers Ip the Alps.

If the snow happens to be very deep In ska Alps 1t is not at all uncommon to find plants which open their flowers before the surface is reached. ThuS the flowers blossom in 8 small cavity of frozen snow. This Towering ts moi limited to the opening of the petals alone, for in not 2 few cases the sta mems will actually bring their pollen to perfection. Al. this goes on al though the soldanellas have not felt kha sur.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15

Factories have made a Michigan village of $500 into city Of some 2l'- 800 souls. But the "wise-acres" of Pine R,uff cannot see the wisdom of ln- yesting a few dollars per year ln lo- eating in the city additional indus tries. Oh, yes. they want 'em, bu' they want the "othcr fellow to car ry the load.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
.-QslI

It is to be deplored that our ci'y fathers give basis for a report 'na' inc city is so poverty-stricken that if cannot spend $500 or $500 year in order 10 conserve health and He through insuring that only pure n''A . and other dairy products shall DC supplied the people.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15

Most of the great fortunes were made by men who prac- tised private economy. They llooked::! after the pennies. As a result the dollars looked after themselves,
 Cyrus H. McCormick's 8 father and his mothers peo ple were far
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
Most Numerou. RelloIon.

The Buddhists gre the most numer GUS of the religious groups of man. kind, numbering some 5o0.000,000, as against some 200,000,000 Mohamme. dans, 8G.000,000 Hindoos. 40G,o00.000 Christians. 250,o00,000 Confucianists and about 2oo.ooo.oo0 "pagans." or theathen."
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
Wise Rather Than witty.

Be rather wise than witty. for much wit hath commonly much froth. and 1t is hard to jest and not sometimes jeor, too, which many times sinks deeper than was intended or a3Dect' cd, and what was designed for mfrth ends In sadness.--C. Trenchilc,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
 Evadlno the Inevitable.

He who refuses to face his worst iorfeits the possibility of finding his Aest. He does not solve tho question of his sinfulness: he shelves 1t. It is there. gathering darker meaning ana more bitter conseQuences.-P. O Ainsworth-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
THEY WRITE EVERY DAY.

Every day Foley < Co, receive let ters from grateful men and women. telling how Foley Kidney Pills cured them of backache, sore muscles. stiff jointssand other kidney and bladder trouhlss. Is very quick to r-levs 'lumba 90, ard rheumatiSm due to kld- ,uey kFQnhIe No QthN remedK, has N 'loager record o4 cures. Mann Pharm-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15

do not advise all ministers to desert the pulpit 1or the picture, but 1 Go aSk tneH1 to co-operAte with It, for such Cu-operatIoa nleana cnurch
 growth. Ny pal iah is now the whole world, and 1 welcome all worH-rs in my vineyard"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
Reoular hsreulea,

Whenever there h . street spas nearly every woman has the idea that her husband would be . very aend for carnage if she didn't hold him back.-Louisville Courier Journal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
Opal b Deadly Omen.

The superstition has come down. the ages that to find an opal Is 8 deadly omen. It means that you have picked up someone else's misfortune. Bet ter let the stone lie. no matter what s+1 vy,re may ts," .s an clc edega.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
AskIna Too Much.

Our idea of intellectual honesty is what would prompt an editor to put . spring poem written by himself fD the waste basket along with the others Columbus (Ohio) Journal
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15

Why encounter fatigue and disap- pointmen.s hunting your wants in person. when The Graphite Classified" ads will do the work better? tf
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
Tired of t.

Let's sit down and have a quiet talk about the war" Impossible" !" "You mean you haven't time3" "No. haven't the patience"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1915-07-15
DisE eartenlna.

Coe extreme, disheartening thing about striving to fmpart literary tone to tho editorial page Is that 1t encour ages SO many subscribers to send in original poems.-Columbus (0.) Jour nal
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

value for every dollar spent" A grea-
deal OF practical work has been done
and more has been planned to be car
ried on from year to year. All the
highways leading into Dallas have
| Deen gravelled and are kept in condi.
tlon for service II months of the year.
In Polk county there are 1900 miles
OF public roads and the expenditure
this year, for construction and repair
work, aggregated $4,000.
Men of Dallas do not lack in the
boosting spirit-intentionally, at least.
| found an active community spirit
with plenty to show for it-paved
streets, fire-proof buildings, good side
walks and all. ! also found the best
window display of Hawaiian pineapple
that have seen in journey of 1000
miles in Oregon. While Polk county
produces prunes, pears, apples and all
the rest of the diversity" of crops
which have been the pride of the peo-
pie, not good window display was to
be found in which Oregon products
were emphasized. This matter is not
mentioned in spirit of criticism, but
because the pineapple display was SO
much superior to anything offered Sy
he stores in cities of 5000 people in
oregon during the European war.
Dallas, in common with dozens of
ther towns in Oregon, seems to rec
gnize the old-time tradition of send
ng all the money out of the state,
'hile producers at home are struggl-
1g to find markets for their produce
nd business men are joining in the
horus, Back to the land"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
NOTICE TO CREDIToS.

Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned, Oscar Hayter, has been du
ly appointed by the County Court OF
the State of Oregon for the County
OF Polk, administrator of the estate
OF Thaddeus Clark Shaffer, deceased
and has qualified.
All persons having claims against
the said estate are hereby required to
present them, duly verified, with the
proper vouchers, within six months
from the dhte of this notice, to the
said administrator at his .law-etfees
in the Dallas City Bank Building. in
said County of-Polk.
Dated and first published, Novem-
ber %, 1915.
OSCAR HAYTER.
Administrator of the estate of Tbad-
ieus Clark Shaffer, deceased.
Nov. .23-Dec.2l
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
PERRYDAT,E

Mrs. J. P. Caldwell was a Dallas
visitor Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn returned from
Portland Saturday.
Mrs. R. L. Duignan from Portland
is visiting her parents here for "a
few weeks.
Mr.. c. L. Bratcher and daughter
were Dallas visitors Saturday.
Mrs. J. L. Friar and daughter, Miss
Lucille and Frances Keyt were Dallas
visitors Saturday.
Miss Lucille Keyt was visitor in
McMinnville Saturday and Sunday.
There was surprise party given at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Cald-
well Tuesday evening. The friends
presented to them a silver set. The
evening was greatly enjoyed
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

llaa 4e Dec. 17.-Dallas shoul,
shipping center for hop,
nElipes Not that the city nov
A shipping facilities nor in bull
|ie crops 90 in the county. But
county should specialize in the
|re Of hops and prunes, thereby
|Ing q strong market on account
|antity and quality. The agricul.
cslre'all doctor has done harm in
county by yelling diversity!
|k count ranks second among
birty fonF 6Ounties of the state in
|e pr0dnction of hops; fifth in
II and nljzms; fifth in cherries;
IA pazfH seventh in strawber-
seventh IA raspberries; eighth
|lnut6 eighth in ounces; tenth
ache1 thirteenth in apples;
bnth "A grapes; fourteenth in
|ts eIeventh in wheat; sixth in
|twenty-third in barley; twenty
n ID rye; fourteenth in potatoes;
|et% III hay; twenty-fifth in alfal-
|eventh In clover. In point of
|he county ranks twenty-ninth;
hllati0n per square mile it ranks
kith 22.8 m population it ranks
hth.
the best teacher after
|s shown khat the land near Dal-
| pecul li6fJ Adapted to the pro-
Of hop Una prunes, to the pro-
Of qJl31tity and quality, both
|als IA marketing at a profit.
Ehan 900 acres of land have
|iyeT t0 hop culture, the lower
being used while more than
acres of land is producing
Nearly 0ne-half as much more
producing prune trees which
me ir1t0 bearing within two or
k6ars Prune growers have
haking money in recent years
|ey ate enthusiastic over the
|ities of prune production on !
lands Of Polk county, where !
Image Is excellent and danger
is Of little concern. I
Fience teaches that the areas
country suited to the produc- I
high class prunes are limited, Q
y limited, and by proper care d
|opment Oregon should control r
|ne industry, with Polk and a
counties leading as centers of i
lon and Shipment. The out /,
|prunes will be more or less q
on account of climatic and a
ditiolas, and the land specially +,
10 the growth of high class a
build be planted in an effort to +,
|e industry big enough in Ore Y
|e controlled by Oregonians as ir
b pass and perhaps other Sec n,
developed. r
kalues are high in Polk coun- Ia
|se the land is fertile and re- h,
readily TO cultivation. Yet n,
one acre In three in the coun- f.
Ter the plOw. Prices have not w
hd as badly here as in some he
|et men do not go upon the
develop 1t. The spirit has II,
Fard speculation, pereparing We
for sale, and allowing the of
Il to 30 upon 1t and make his ra
rhe call everywhere is for m,
women to cultivate the soil, De
livestock, to produce fruit, to GO
hes, to live in the rural dis
bunty Is rich in traditions of cr, W,
days when simple living was Do
lot life. Here the pioneer IN
Hand and lived in the open fe, r
Here city ways were slowly Oh,
4 Here thrift did not re- ;os
bnse cultivation of the soil. iNI
pre- really offered too much tbe
N who would live upon the nra oa
Initiative and leadership 4o
face Of the prodigality of wo W.
The surface of Polk county ha1 h
and ample drainage is pro- cor
|ae atrean1s which flow from eoc
= CIV
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
SOME CHRISTMAS
GIFT SUGGESTIONS.

The problem of gift giving must be
solved. The Great Day is near, and
you can choose well from the hun.
dreds of gifts at this store:
Partisan Ivory Ware
Manicure Sets
Ladies Dresser Sets
Mirrors and Hand Glasses
Hudnut S Perfumes and Toilet Wa
ters
Ladies Purses and Bags
Shaving Sets
Razors and Strops
Parker Fountain Pens
Stationery
Musical Instruments
Music Rolls.
Humidor Jars /
Cigars
There are so many appropriate 4
gifts for any member of the family
that we cannot begin to tell you of |
them all. Come in any time and we
will be glad to aid you in selecting
your gifts.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

Notlce-Until further notice the
Derry warehouse will be operated on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday only
of each week. s3-5t
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17
SOCIETY

A Fine Program-Twenty young la
dies Of the Methodist church, mem
bers of the Standard Bearers, spent
very pleasant evening with Miss
Dollie Burke Monday. A fine pro-
gram and interesting mission study
were features Of the evening, follow
ed by jolly time, and toothsome re-
freshments.
Music Section Meeting The first
regular fall gathering of the Music
section of the Woman's club will be
held at the home of Mrs. A. B. Star
buck, on Court street, on the after
noon Of December 90. An especially
interesting program is being arranged
for this occasion.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-12-17

ting article by A. II. Har-
4 |I|9ar in The Evening Tele-