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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
Germany Must Export
Alexander Noyes, in s%cribn.r'. MAGAZINE.

Sei"any vas as thoroughly IN overwhelmingly beaten as vas France OIL
Inc tw 1s OILS sedan sa Being ~ beaten n her actions in causing n conduct
"s ue var having been what they were, her Just moral! responsibility could
s soaaeehy De ven measured in terms of money. But granting even this here is
sonnhenang also to be said in criticism OF the attitude taken in some of the
ame a eouhtcest toward Germany. The insistence in many quarters Of France
"e oHy tht Germany should be required to pay w way o. indemnity al tina
c ca possibly b exaaedf from Ter people. ~ that recovery yin German trade
ao resunhpGon OF relations by German Merchants with markets OF entente
ouh n, s sh honld 70 presented involved a economic contradiction
~ is dHcut to see 10Y Germany can in ny case pay more thar q reG-
tssiys mail proportion of the probable I'M assessedf for eparaaon am resisu.
uoh. except trough exporting Gernanp products. The idea mena limited
at ~ IN western sesstern Europe. that repamaon be imposed through reauhing forced and
unpaid German labor fol the reconstruction of Belgium n northern France
Was very nasty thought, No very long second consideration was necessary to
remind the reasoner of what the french n Belgian workmen would nay to
say at the diversion of employment in their country from them to srvls
labor by the enemy.
Ever If AN immediate payment OF the entire indemnity were arranged after
the phn of 1871, through placing German national obligations with govern
ments or investors oft the entente Estate cat present a difficult matter to mag
mel, there would still email the question Of aymg interest O N hose bonds.
Germany produces no gold. Her holdings of the securities of the countries
esources % her creditors experience with International exchange leaves open
new loans i'm In markets where payment must be made. or through exporting
merchandise.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
Taking Nonsense.
0 NS''SS"sS.
LErom the .Snfurflav Eu.,iun

From the Saturday Evening E'ost.
One of sv"ialism's parrot p,rayes ia
that governments in the Unite, ;;tatey
and Western Europe are yum bl capital
lists for the benefit OF capital. y; is an-
other bird than the. parrot ;l,a, cannot
see in the daylight. If. socialism wee
not similarly afflicted it would long ago
nave perceived what complete conse,.sc
that phrase is. Time WAS when c.nit5i.
on government decidedly outwe.;:cl .l,s
Influence of labor. The weight is just as
decisivcly in the other scale now. a: d
everybody who can see straight knows IL.
n further contemporary fact in eng
land is that labor outweighs government
itself, and government knows IL. ..yl,.n
1t comes to coeycing. labor ran ctos"4
government with far greater success tina.
government can coerce labor. A rover
iul combination of unio.s lasgIecn lay.
ing DOM the terms on which pos.c IN
d'istTics shall operate. and government
has been casting about for the Dos. ccm.
p!oiriae it could make.
III the United States Two years ago
railroad capital took one position before
the government and railroad labor took
another. We know which wor. As
against sOcialism's silly talk aLou. .t:,.l
Street running the country-or I~ursacl
street In lsnx!apd's case-the q,leetiu.. il
whether another great interest is nna
able. and quit. as xclfishly. to i,npOsc :ia
arbitrarily will o.! Tic country.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
WashInoton rheater Fan.

From the Christian Science Monitor.
The latest news about George Wash
ington is that he lent money to his
brother so that they might together at
tend q performance by the New York
Company of Comedians at F'redericks-
burg on June 2, 1852. as somebody now
reports from Washington's own ledger.
The New York Company Of Comedians
was q travelling troupe. and very likely
presented a light opera. for at that
period light opera in English was often
sung in America. The interesting infor-
nation comes to light in an article about
American opera performances before the
revolution. Boston. Charleston, New
York and Philadelphia were the towns
most given to opera. and troupes like the
New York Company OF Comedians of the
London Company of Comedians, jour-
neyed BY stagecoach to smaller communi-
ties. But all that was a long time ago.
so long e that there was no United
States OF America, and the future father
If his country was still inclined to 40 to
what people nowadays call a "show."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
Open Season for Whales.

From the Los Angeles Times.
Under the new law the only game that
can be shot from al airplane is a whale.
Also. 1t is still permissible to lombard
whales from buzz wagons or motor
launches. h whale has few champions
among the game lawmakers. Anyone
stumbling on the fresh spoor of a whale
In permitted to plug the animal on sight
with whatever artillery he may have on
hand. Why the whale should be thus
marked for slaughter is not explained.
Left to itself the whale is a perfectly
beast, having no grudge
against any a They will not eve,
bite a loan shark unless provoked. There
Is no reason why they should be left at
the mercy of every pea-shooting aero
NaNt.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
Capital and the Philippines.
William H. Davies.
From En-. New York Times.

Owe are here to invite American capital, - says Senator Quezon,
leader of the Philippine mission, land we can assure capital that it
will be just as safe under an Independent sovereignty in the islands
as it is now.'
While waiting for the session of congress to consider their plea
for immediate independence, the delegates re comforting with fnan-
cers and representatives Of business interests. Unprecedented pros
perity in the Philippines and remarkable growth of foreign trade have
been due largely to investment of American capital there. More is
needed now for further expansion of industries and development of
natural resources. One of the delegates has pointed out that sof
100000 square miles of rich tropical land only $4,000 have been
touched
But he and his associates have not been encouraged to expect addi-
tional investment of American capital if the independence they seek
is now to be granted. They are told that a part of the capital now
in the islands will be withdrawn. This is the substance of reports in
trade Journals concerning their conferences and the attitude OF bust
ness interests. There is no lack of commentator for what the Fill
pinos have done and ar doing, but capital is cautious. 1t prefers
ths. the present relations between the islands and the United States
shall continue, fearing that immediate independence might chang.
conditions to its disadvantage. And so We have reports that needed
additions will be withheld and THAI favorable response by congress
to the mission s plea would cause decrease Of ivsestment.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
Rocks Stop
From the Detroit News.

from tne t)etfOit News.
Almost 81. 900. 900. 900. 900 worth of
freight passed through the 500 canals
during 1918 and the transportation in
VOWED amounted to 70.107, 61S. 229 mile
tons. Sue statements look two ways.
They give a glimpse of the enormo
productivity. the colossal wealth of the
vast territory tributary to the Great
Lakes. The ships that pass the 500 and
Detroit bring ores and wheat and meats
and dairy PROJECTS food and fabrics for
clothing and materials for shelter and
implements and equipment. in amounts
to contribute stol'the comfort, Well being
and prosperity OF millions of people. That
is looking toward the source. And look
ing toward the outlet we find a great in
land waterway carrying 81 world com
merce. but isolated from the world mar
kets by a stretch of tumbling rapids in
one river. Ts 1t conceivable tina the
genius Of two great peoples. those of
the United States and those of Canada
will not solve this problem and let tn.
cargo carriers of the Great Lakes out to
the sea?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
Per.hina.s French.

Frederick Palmer. i'm Golfers.
Aside from P%ershing's chief of staff
and his chief aid. Colonel Boyd. proba =
bly, his other aid. Colonel Collins, was
closest to him. Collins had been. with
him for seven years, in the Philippines
and in Mexico. and had Il wise head on
young shoulders. The general allowed
him to go away for "A while to fight, but
would not be parted from him for long.
Boyd spoke French well. Wherever
the general went. there was Boyd. whose
death from pneumonia after the armis-
tice was a blow to hundreds of officers.
who always thought of him as outside
the generals door or at his side. The
generals own French was sufficient Tor
an ordinary conversation and Influenced
ny the demands of the occasion. He sur
priced Il certain interpreter Who was in
terpretins for him to Petain one DAY by
saying: 81 didn'. say 81 dit out .on
Git-tl.ey say, not he says"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
From tho Boston Globe.

The big problem in France at the close
of the peace conference will be the 7OO.-
900 girls of manageable age who must
live without husbands. according stotChap-
lain Daniel Couvc, q lieutenant i'm tho
French army and a special representative
of the French government l4cturinE in
The United States.
I'VE have 700. 900 girls who will never
have the chance to marry the chaplain
said. "In France. before the war. we
educated our daughters to marr,-. and.
as the father of three daughters. I
brought them up with that constantly in
mind. Their whole life is fitted for it.
I'VE lost l.4O0.0 CO French soldiers out
of our population of 40. 900. 900. Before
the wal the population OF lnarriagcablo
men and women almost balanced. Halt
of u honored deaf werc married men
with families, and the other half were Of
the age to marry
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
No Gun roters.
From the Los Angeles Tim

From the Los Angeles Times.
The west of the woody novelist is be-
coming q memory. Think Of Il: A man
can't tote a gun in Montana! The last
legislature placed a ban on Shooting irona.
The day when a man danYled Eeven
pounds of artillery over his hip has sons
forever. Nobody but forest CANCERS and
peace officers can carry a s,nokcwagon
without a permit. and permits are not to
be had merely for the asking. One must
go before a judge and prove s'soL char
:icter and some worthy warrant for wear
ing n weapo before the license is OBJ
tanned. This amounts to the practical
armamc of the Montana cowboy. and
the tenderfOot may not even buy a gun
to protect himself from tho cockroaches
The influence of the peace conferences is
Vase.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29

Our old governments respected by
al people who are sane; here the work.
:r is protected in whatever he may
gain; and the fellow who is thrifty may
neck deep N, comfort wade. have pos
sessions rich and nifty. and enjoy them
undismayed. Yhere's no country shor,
OF heaven with Il government no slick
that 1t has not 81 kinds of flaws for
fools to pick. And there'l never be a
nation with a government so great that
1t gets no condemnation from the pessi-
mistic skate. Here the chap who's law
abiding has no letters on his shank; ir
his jitney he goes riding. taking bun
lies to h bank. While he pays his
yearly taxes he's secure in all he owns,
and he needs no battle axes to protect
his stack OF bones. So i think the
noisy rotters who don't like our kim
IT rule. should be shipped across the
waters till heir fevered spirits cool.
In the olden times enchanted we could
laugh at all their froth; in the olden
times they RATED. but they couldn't
cut u swath. Now we know there's
deadly danger in the r~otter's fierce
%harangue; therefore let us swat the
stranger who talks treason to the gang.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
America Needs Cables.
From the Seattle irimes.

Better cable connections between thu
United States and japan wGre warmly
urged at a dinner in Tokyo tho other
night, held under the auspices of tho
A~merican-Japan Society. Viscount IA.
neko, one OF the speakers, indorsed tho
project on the ground that improved COM
tnunications would mi closer and
more cordfal relations between tho "
countries. He suggested that 4 route by
way OF the Aicutian islands should he
given attention by responsible men in
America and Japan. This is q matter
which. il not attempted by private cas-
ital. should he undertaken by tho gov.
ernncnt. The United States should Rave
its own cables running 10 Asia unG I.l.
rope. II should have. SD many OF them
as might be necessary to assure pr o.nrt
interchange OF news a:.d virws: with all
the major countries of the world.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
Auction irish Bell.

From the Christian Science Monitor.
Whoever buys st. Senan's bell, shortly,
1t is reported. to be offered for sale In
London, will come into possession of an
ancient n honorable relic of remote
days in Ireland. "Clog ma Neal or he'll
of the clouds. it used to be called. fol-
lowing he tradition that it one day sur
p%rtsingly fell from the sky and landed at
the saints feet. Later the popular name
became 'Clog al Or" or bell of gold.
That was long before the Gothic period
Of the middle ages. which enriched the
bell with decorations Of silver. lit re-
NAMED in the Keeping OF the comarb. or
head of the clan to which st. Senan be-
longed. till the later 18th century, when
it passed into other hands. and SO at
length reaches what seems to be the des-
tination of nearly all antique objects, the
auction room. from which they pass into
the possession of some modern collector.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
Isolation
Isolation.
From the PHILADELPHIA Public Ledxar.

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The hermit and the hermitage. for Q
man or for a nation. never were in q dis
favor SO profound as at this time. Every
body is needed and everybody has some
thing to do. You may be so weak that
you can hardly tagEer, yet there are
those who are leaning upon the residuum
OF your strength or upon your moral sup
port. The great gift of sympathy 10 4
priceless gift, which it is in the power Of
the poorest to bestOw.
1t is for you to say whether you will
draw within the she'll of your own being
ana live the crusty. surly, repelient. self
defensive, and self -contented life Of tho
mlsanthrope, or the life of one who loves
his kind and wants to show it.
The sunny ten4,ered folk are wanted
everywhere.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
Warm Praise For sIm..

FToIH tHe I1ONHUN I1UeS.
Admiral Sims nape has become almost
4 household word with US since the day
In April. 1911, when he arrived within a
week OF Americas declaration OF war.
and was forthwith recognized at the
admiralty and in the royal navy AS what
ne is-one of the foremost sailors OF the
lay. Practically throughout his stay in
England he sat at the daily council table
In Whitehall.
ADMIRAL Sims diplomacy was typically
American; he put on no airs: he meant
What he said; he kept nothing up his
sleeve. He addressed himself to the peo-
rle both in the United States and Great
Britain with especial fearlcssness ami
insisted that the world at large should
be In no doubt that il was primarily Brit.
tsh sea power that won the war.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
Electric Ant,tneft Device.
From Popular Mechanicl

To check automobile thieyin Ia tina
purpose of an electric accessory lately de-
vised for the motor car. Essentially the
continuance consists of an automobile
siren connected in Il dry battery circuit
with a mercury switch. When the car is
In motion. vibrations agitate the mercury
SO that the gap is bridged and contact
formed. sounding the horn in the event
the circuit 10 closed. Thus. II anyone
without the owners knowledge, attempt-
ed to steal a car so equipped, the siren
would sound Immediately and keep on do
ing 80 until the engine was stopped or tho
electric circuit opened.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE.

From the Springfield Republican.
There is x certain dramatic fit
ness in the fact that one of the
earlist important announcements
in the field of science since the
war ended the nature OF
living substance. The primary
character of %protoplasm as the
; basis both of animal and of vege-
table life has long been accepted.
That the protoplasm in both cases
is Identical is the thesis upon
which the biologists have been
working and which now appears
to have been proved. The an
nouncement was made at Phila-
delphia by the d~iscdverer. DIR. II.
I. MacDougal. director If the bo-
tanical research department of the
Carnegie Institution of Washing
ton. The discovery brings to-
gether the results of tho re-
searches of DIR. MacDougal in the
vegetable kingdom and Of Prof.
jacques Loeb in the animal king
dom. But what is life?" remains
n question for the philosophers
and t~heologians to answer.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
Very pro.a,c.

From the Edinburgh Scotsman.
We were alone. All day long 1 had
waited for his coming. He recited po-
etry to me softly. ana told me that he
preferred my dull blonde hair and Mven-
der eyes to Il piquant brunette's flashing
black eyes and crimson mouth. We
heard soft music in the distance. We
talked about love. Suddenly the lights
went out. We were alone. All day long
| had waited for his coming Don't be
alarmed he said. II have a match"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
THE Leave TAXING.

FFOW SUITS dNU StrIVeS.
There Is always a touch of sadness, de-
clared Sage DIR. Samuel Johnson. about
doing a thing for the last time. Only.
he added. you have to be sure it is the
last time.
There would be nothing n%oticeably sad,
for instance. in the last meal with a
messkit ii rehabilitation came %unexpcct-
eddy in the middle of the afternoon. But
II a man knows beforehand that he is
eating the last meal7he will probbaly ever
eat out of a messNdt. that foolish some
thing called sentiment will bob up into
his throat and all but block the passage
Of liz last army bean-even while no
cusscs M remarks thai the last bucket
OF dishwater will probably be rs greasy
az the frst was. even though the water
has been changed.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
WHEN MAN is A FAILURE.
From the office Economist.

= From the Office Economist.
: The mere fact that man a
\ failed in buainess or other under
. taltings does not mean very much
= unless we know what he did after
= his failure. It's the man behind
! the failure that will tell results
. whether II AZ the end of the man or
= just the beginning. II he is made
= OF the stuff that wins. he will
. come back. No man is a failure
: until he loses heart and gives up
. trying. There is no such thing
= as failure IN he man h sets his
= teeth and refuses to quit.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
SING FOR THE SUN.

Sing for the sun your lyric. lark,
OF twice ten thousand notes;
Sing for the moon. you nightingales,
Whose lights shall kiss your threats;
Sing. sparrows, for the soft,s warm rain,
To wet our feathers through:
And. when a rainbow's in the sky,
Sing you, cuckoo-"Cuckoo!"
William H. Davies.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
he Won.
From the Dallas News

From the Dallas News.
"What are those splendid silver Guns
there" inquired the man ia the jewelers.
shop.
''Ttos. sir. are race cups. to be
awarded as prizes" replied tho jcwe,cr.
well. if that's the case said the
stranger. taking the largest one in HIS
hand. "suppose you race me for this
one"
He started Off with the jcwe.er a..er
hir. bat the stranger won the cup.
Ger. leonard Wood will! make the co,,i.
mencement address before the stu..e,t rs
Of the University OF Pennsylvania no It
MONTH
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
HEROES.

j see them hasting toward the light
Where wars dim watchfires glow:
The stars that burn in F;urope's night
Conduct them to the foe.
AS when a flower feels the sun
And opens to the sky.
Knowing their dream has just begun,
They hasten forth to die.
BE 1T the mystery of Love
BE 1t the might of Truth
Some wisdom that we know not of
Controls the heart of youth.
All that philosophy might guess.
These children of the light
In one bright act OF death compress.
Then vanish from our sight.
Like meteors on a midnight sky
They break-so clear. so brief
Their glory fingers oil the eye
And leaves no room for grief.
And when to JOY old SORROWS turn
To spring wars winter long.
Their blood in every heart will burn,
Their life in every song.
John Jay Chapman.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-05-29
nAammabiiity.

From the Washington Star.
"I)o you want your hair singed?" asked
the polite barber.
mo. l don't want to take Il chance.
A friend in whose Judgment I have some
confidence told me l have an ivory
dome"
.What difference does that make?"
HE might be wrong. Maybe it's cell
luloid."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-27
Lowest Salary Paid
Finances

Finances
The financial condition Of the
school funds of Polk County are in
better condition than ever before in
its history. The general school fund,
on July LIST, carried net cash on hand
to the amount of $46,912.34, an in
crease of about $4,000 over any prev
ious years. In addition to this show.
ing we increased the salary of every
teacher in the county last year. $500
per month, which was quite an item.
On July LIST, the cash on hand on the
total tax school district funds was
SAL 1888, while the total amount on
hand to the credit of the various in
terest and sinking funds was $64,-
S9961, The bonded debt of all dis
tricts is $4,000. We have IA bond
ed districts with total of 10 issues.
With one exception, none of these
bonds will become due until 1888, am
pie time to create sinking funds for
their retirement at maturity without
working hardship on the taxpayers.
Conclusion
The law requires the Superintend-
ent to visit all of the schools of the
county at least one time during the
year. There was 81 schools in the
county last year and my report shows
that | made rs official visits. Owing
the the influenza epidemic, 1 was un-
able to visit all of the schools. 1t
shall be my purpose this school year,
to visit every school in the county.
We inaugurated a movement last
year to hold trustee and teacher
conference, holding our first one in
May 1918. 1t was great success.
Our next conference will be held Aug
lust Goth and it is hoped that every