The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1917-10-18

Dangerous Ootnioe oNstems
fcopyriehisd. isiA by Thomas ,. suilivan.l
NnPoIcon said that imagination rules
the world. ~ IL the divine attribute Of
the Imagination that when the real
world L. shut out u ran create = world
for itself and With necromantie
power cEn conIurr az glorious shapes
and forms and brilliant visions to
make solitude I'opulous and eradicate
the gloom of dungeons.
Just sSpposina.
To better exempllfy the rnnge and
possibilities OF the human imagination
We will give q little Imaginary con
versation which took place Ia the cory
cottage Of william aud Alice Spencer
on n resent evening.
william. you asked me what l
would do n the butcher. the baker. the
grocer. the druggist. the shoe dealer.
the iumbernan. the coal merchant. the
hardware dealer and dry goods mer-
chant should pack up aud leave town
on AN everlasting vacation said Alice.
"why. that's easy. l would get my
goods from the mail order houses. Of
course"
Ne c.tslssvs House Credit
But" persisted william. suppose
you were broke. as usnalT'
-oh." said Alice. that's 20. l could
not get credit from the catalogue
houses: neither could | inspect the
stock and select the best. nor could I
take anything back aud exchange II,
a. In most cases, and " there was any
fhlng brairn would have 10 file a
ciu.ia ~ist the railroad company. and
10 Sou.+. iake the better part OF a
year 20 srii'e II. N At all"
And -i.lT'osing y"u wanted some
Thing Ia hurry suggested William.
THAT -" sald Alice. Il would
have a. sleek up Ike a lumber camp.
as Il takss FROM Two weeks 10 the
end of time TO get anything from those
mat; order ooncerns. And, william, l
would not want 90 buy meat by mail:
want 10 see what Kind am getting.
Well. We would just have 90 live with
out meat. that's all
No Garden Truck BY Mail.
Garden stun-yes. We would want Il
fresh: no. not By mail. thank you. And
bread-y0ur mother could make that.
as you always said your mother could
make better bread than 1. My, but !
hope the baker won't go. though!'
Alice eheered up when William
smilingly reminded her this was but
an imaginary absence OF the town mer-
chants.
But the CHEEKY smile ON Alice's face
lasted only a moment. as William tan
talizingly Inquired how about getting
shoes for her dainty little Chicago
feet
'shoesg'' cried Alice. whoever heard
OF any one with pride or corns buying
shoes without frst trying them on
yes. trying ON mostly everything In the
storel And then what about getting
soled while you walt; Oh. no; We must
have a shoe dealer anyway" answered
Alice.
William Bsesmss Excited Tee.
Then William took the nOor and
bodied forth the following words of
wisdom:
'Yes. hardware; sure l might borrow
a pound OF nails or a couple OF screws
from Brother Charles. il he had them.
but have you any Idea, Alice. how
heavy nails and screws and hardware
ares Nor Well l have. and freight
bills on that class OF stun are rulnous
No. Alice: town without 4 hardware
store Is a bum town. aud IL our hard
ware man is going 10 move | am too.
And. besides. We want lumber yard
and coal yard. don't want 20 buy
lumber aud coal la ear load lots"
-But. William. this Is only imagi-
asry." said Alice