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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16
VILLAGE PHILOSOPHY.

BY Fred E. Hadley in Winnebago City Enterprise.
Moonshiners making it pretty soft for the Fool
Killer
If it not for the penny, some folks couldn't be
charitable.
Nothing travels fast the secret that you tell
the other fellow.
Most married get an intensive training for the
life diplomat
The policy the seems to be to let fare
enough alone.
Some fellows make up their minds quickly because
it isn't much of job.
An optimist, my son. is fellow who thinks that the
Democrats will elect the next President.
We will never believe that down to normalcy
until the fve-cent cigar becomes more numerous
Now is the time for all tell their female re-
atons that they prefer to select their neckties
Some achieve greatness, some have fame thrust up
cines.
In these days of bobbed hair, short skirts flop
ping overshoes, it's wise father that knows his
child.
Most men spend most of their lives trying to get
suit that will fit them like does the hero cloth
ing ads.
fellow never knows what real joy is until he finds
ten dollar bill tucked away in the pocket pair
of trousers.
Our favorite pest today is the fellow who drops in
on you when with work and sweet
ly lsps: Are you busy?"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16
KNOW AND LOVE AMERICA.

America is truly great nation To be American
citizen is greater than to be king it is the greatest
blessing and opportunity earth.
American citizenship created by those who con-
sdered themselves responsible to sacred 1t will
be preserved only by sacrifice servicethe beau
fu attributes of responsibility Service is the greatest
word in language He has lived has lived
in the service of his God and his country No
serve his country who does not serve God.
The school is the place where, boys and girls we
should learn to love country. In it, them
require the study of American history properly
appreciate and love America, history
which is made UP of the visions, the dreams, the &C
Movements of it's great and women.
But in teaching the history of country we must
teach the truth America is not perfect. work is
perfect God gave the earth to build upon.
Every boy and girl must realize that there much they
do to make America a nobler and better nation.
Their thought and must be directed toward
end It is easy thing to die The problem
live
The structure which is America has been built
around the home the school, and the church They
the foundations of free institutions
of national ideals Without them America could
be- When they cease to be, America will be more.
Boys and girls always respect these three
the school, the home and the church-and always re-
member that true Americansm means Service to God
and Country.-Legion Americansm Chart.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16
FOR THE COUNTRY BOY AND GIRL.

The legislative committee of the Minnesota Educa-
tional Association really planning doing something
for country boy and girlsomethng that will look
to the equalizing of education opportunities.
The two outstanding things which they will urge
upon the legislature are:
Creation of town boards education with power to
change the boundary lines of their school DISTRICTS en-
poyment full time clerks for county superintendent
of schools employment helpers for rural teachers ap
pointmen county of schools by coun
ty boards of education empowering county boards OF
education fix salaries of superintendent and to au-
employment of assistants to the
LEGISLATION creating a mill state tax to equalize
of education in Minnesota the levy to produce
$4,5OOOOO year, this in addition to the mill levy
used for similar purposes"
The educators of Minnesota thru their state
association thru the department of education have
never given proper support the propositions above
outlined The outstanding defect of the rural school
has been without adequate SUPERVISION
yet of the state have SHE'D at getting
program which discontinued the present frontier
method of selecting county superintendent
1t has perfectly clear anyone who would stop
long enough consider the problem that rural schools
could never be improved until their supervision
placed the hands of and of proper techni
cal training selected basis of their training and
experience receiving salary with the
price of their services in other educational
field.
other words, country school work should offer the
same field for life work that city schools offer
that the Minnesota Educational Association has
definitely attacked the problem, hope to end
of the petty political bargaining famboyant demagogu-
cowardce that has marked previous efforts
to correct patent educational system
The other proposition is of outstanding merit
Today greater part of the school derived
from local taxation and the state contribution is very
small The result is that where there is much taxable
property there much money the schools and where
there paucity of taxable property there is paucy
of money for education.
In other words, opportunity for education depends
upon the accident of residence.
Education is a matter of state concern and there
fore betterfar beterthat the state entirely
burden of the education of it's coming citizenryco
lectng all school and disbursing them in
such way to afford equality of opportunity for edu
cation.
Such plan will not of be adopted and there may
be other valid why should not but the adoption
of three mill state tax for school purposes marks
beginning in the proper recognition of the of
the whole equalizng of educational opportun
itY
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16
PROHIBITION AVID THE PRESS

southern editorial writer believes that violation
of the prohibition laws is fitting subject for
ests than the crime of burglary and that
partly responsible the difficulty enforcing these
laws He says:
"Those who aspire to the prohibition laws
forced will hold the daily newspapers and especially the
makers of comic strips responsible great the
trouble that exists at present
'It is difficult to pick up great daily newspaper in
which, upon some page you will not find some jest
picture which has for it's pro-
hibition laws The spirit underlying great number of
the comics is the delight to be obtained the
reptious manufacturing and consumption alcoholic
liquors" university Farm Press News.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16

Being in the newspaper business means being busy.
The work is within a newspaper Office The
is all in the type all distributed
mail is never all delivered before has be
handled types have to be SET mails dispatched
When person has job in newspaper Office he need
never be unemployed. He work his silly self to
death if he half wants to. Moreover, the number of
people employed in newspaper Office great small is
limited only by the earning capacity of the establishment
There is much for everybody do that whenever
little profit the balance sheet ap-
the pay roll. This is true of the New York
Apogee of the Hickory Hill Herald. Being in the
business wonder if army of the
unemployed is miserable place it is represented
to be- Not to have something to do that be
schedule time does not to newspaper a con-
dition of extreme irk.-Dallas News
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16

Buses and trucks competing with the railroads
passenger and freight business due to receive
tention by the next legislature the taxation
The railroad company must build its roadbeds and
maintain it's stations, and then pay heavy gross
earnings tax to the state. But the
Minnesota builds permanent highway the BUSES and
trucks flock to it and begin taking the of the
business from the railroad without paying any
but the license The bus and truck business only
in it's infancy and it should be given every encourage
ment, but there is good reason why method of
transportation should be taxed heavily and the other
lowed to go practically Free
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16
KEEP THE HOME MILLS RUNNING.

solving the unemployment problems shown by simple
computation based recent bond issues. Depart
ment of Commerce reports that than $50
recently in 10 states, the money to be used for building
public road Improvement etc. If this $7OOOOOOO
made Immediately available and expended and the
paid to carpenters brckayers mixers
etc.. only SO day. the money would provide
poymen for the estimated 900 of unemployed
less than 10 days. Every little helps and the public
improvement work will help to Degree but is it
not even beginning of the solution of the unempoy
ment problem. What the country restoration
normal industrial conditions, which will induce wide
Rockville (Ind.) Republican.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16

We hope the farmer who is arranging ways and
means whereby his hogs having two meals of
food each day during the winter months taking
the thought of his children seeing school
lunches contain least dish each day.
We wonder how some of the Indifferent fathers and
mothers would enjoy eating lunch of bread meat, and
doughnus with possibly apple desert
been carried in tin pail for mile in below
freezing weather Common humanity demands that the
school lunch be made palatable, nutritious
sist of real food Real food in cold weather,
warm food.-Bess M. Wilson in Redwood Gazette.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16
PAGE s
Alfalfa Came From Asia.

Alfalfa Is a native of Asia, but has
been cultivated in Europe since be-
fore the time of Christ. The Span
iards introduced it into South Amer
lea until some time between 1850 and
1850, when it was brought to Cali.
fornia. Since then it has become the
most extensively cultivated forage
crop In the United States.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16
House Of the Blue Door.

The painting Of doors and window
frames deserves study. A low-roofed
house painted gray with blue-green
roof. has doors and windows Of the
same blue-green tone. In its setting
Of emerald lawn with shrubs Of dark
er green and gravel walk bordered
with delphinium Of deepest blue the
picture presented is vastly pleasing.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16

The moth known as Alabama arSil-
lacea, a serious pest Of the cotton
plant, is one Of the most prolific Of
insects. In the Gulf states It produces
at least seven generations annually,
and at the end Of the fourth genera
ton the progeny Of one moth, II they
all survived, would amount to over
300, 100000 individuals. - Science
Service.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16

No greater advance has ever been made toward Sc
curing international peace than the short and simple
treaty being arranged between France England,
japan and the United States whereby these
that in of any controversy arising any Pacific
question, they to get together in conference
consider and adjust the difficulty.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16

And the HERS of ]. J. Hill are going to quarrel
the estate Such spectacles only afford Justification
for higher and higher inheritance taxes
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1921-12-16

sUBscRIPTIoNs-:2O per year. I1OO for SIX months
IN advance paper stopped promptly the ex
paid Subscriptions expire the
hrsto of n he the
printed the subscribers
hat month
Morris, MINI
of March 3, 1879.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12

But if it wasn't for the isms and the anti's
wouldn't politics be dull old game9
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12

may safely assume. In due time the countries of
the beligerents. impoverished by their carnival of
butchery, will hold out their hands to Uncle Sam
for relief, and we shall have another drive" to
feed the children whose parents ought now to be
working to feed them instead of trying to kill the
parents of other children.
Why the LEAGUE of nations, advertised as the
worlds greatest peace officer, doesn't stop this
war, as Secretary Hughes stopped the war in
Central America. we do not know. That it is
not trying to stop it, while in all probability some
of its most vocferous members are urging the
Greeks to war, without rendering them much real
assistance, is another argument in favor of staying
out, minding our own business, making the game
cock nations of the west restrain their pugnacity so
far as we are able to do it, and LET the rest of the
world take the consequence of its own folly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12
A CUP OF COLD WATER
(By' DR.. Militant %. Barton J

The telephone rang hour ago, and l
asked to so tomorrow and conduct the funeral
service of man whom l think 1 have not seen
in five years He removed from my town some
years ago, and it is long since l met him
heard Of him. Tomorrow l shall stand beside his
coffin and speak word: of comfort to his family
and friends. One thing springs to my mind, and
| shall never forget it,
Some years ago | travelled in Palestine. \
year or two before, Rev, Maltbie D. Babcock, an
American minister, had contracted typhoid fever
in Palestine and had died. When | left the ship
at Haifa found some cases of American bottled
water delivered with me. With them note
saying that the supply counted, so that, in
Guiding an allowance for breakage. there were
four quart bottles for each day of my pilgrimage.
| hired donkey for the equivalent of $40,
for the whole overland trip, and he transported
the water For SIS could have bought the dom
key outright His feed cost not cent; he lived
off the forage of the desert Every morning
had quart bottle of water at my plate at break
fast, and another at dinner in the evening, and
another at the noon luncheon and another in my
tent at night. The water supply did not fail.
Now this man who sent the water owned stock
in an American spring of note, and presume
the water did not cost him much money. That
is not the point He took thought and provided
1t, and shipped 1t so that 1t went on me same
ship with me. The thought it cost him far
more than the money.
For that matter, | could have afforded to buy
the water. though probably should not have
done 80.
This man. kind Of heart and generous to his
friends. when table was spread before in
the wilderness. gave TO me day and night,
throughout the days of my camping in the Holy
Land cup of cold water.
presume he forgot it years ago; shall never
forget it,
The promise of the Lord is to him who gives
not water merely but cold water--chillcd by hav-
ing been placed in a porous jar whose evapora-
tion from the outside cools the water inside the
jar The promise is to him who gives water
that costs little thought and love
When | consider how little it costs to do kind
deeds and how much they mean wonder that
not always kind.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12
INJURING THE SOUTH

To argue, as some of the state papers do, that
such affairs as the Jasper county, Ca, peonage
and murder case do not injure the south. is to
lake desperate liberties with very obvious facts.
It's easy to say that northern papers which
using this case to Witty the south are living in
glass houses where they can not afford to throw
stones But that does not meet the issue. The
fact is that they ARE using it, magnifying it, and
drawing from it conclusions which reflect upon the
civilization of large sections Of the south.
Neither Is it an answer to point to crimes COM
mtted in New York or Chicago That does not
help the general status of the south particle.
Such comparisons do net show that any section
is overly good, while they can be used effectively
by foreigners to show that the whole United States
is falling behind in the matter Of enforcing the
laws and protecting its citizens. The south can
not afford TO take tho criminal records Of northern
cities as its standard of law enforcement. Nor
can it afford 10 overlook the consequences Of such
cases as that reported from Georgia coupled with
the lynchngs which arc all too frequent in demon
alizng public sentiment at home as well as antag-
onizing it away from home.
The thing to do, and the only thing worth con-
sdering, is to clean up such dcns as that of Jasper
county, make lynch law an impossible thing, and
lei the world see that there is one part of the
world where law is respected and the courts up
held This is so clearly the proper course that
the Telegram feels little interest in comparisons
designed to show that other sections likewise have
their criminals
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12
DIMINISHING RETURNS

Students of economies viii recognize one of
their cid acquaintance, the law of diminishing
returns. in the situation revealed in the railway
reports of the last few months Increased rates
have not brought increased profits but diminished
business The mark which, in the old days, con-
stituted the goal in rate making was all the traffic
would bear That mark has been overshot That
the traffic will not bear the present rates is abund-
antly shown by the falling off in both freight and
passenger traffic, the widespread substitution of
motor carriage for railroad carriage and the
diminished totals of railway earnings
The encouraging feature of this situation, them
is that whatever remedies may be offered for put
ting the roads on their feet higher rates will not
likely be one of them. o try to go higher would
be madness, and it must soon penetrate the mind
of the densest headed rate expert that reducing the
rates is the only thing under the sun that will
boost the item marked gross earnings in the rail-
way ledger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12
LLOYD GEORGE

He meets crisis every, morning. and knocks
it, groggy to the floor: the crises come. with
scanty warning, and find him clamoring for
more; he views the day with lofty scorning that
does not bring him three four 1t at
times he will be shaken. when adversaries loom
up strong; "at last" they cry. he'll lose ibis
bacon: wen show him where he got in wrong"
but when they're by their goats fersaken, Lloyd
George puts up grand sweet song. His foes
are always advertising that they will fire him
from his chair; they have him where his tricks
surprising will never get him anywhere he does
some fancy compromising, and, TO- he's right side
up with care. Oh, kings lament their overturn-
ing, the fame of many statesmen fades, and min
listers for death yearning, who lately headed
the parades; but Lloyd George keeps the home
fires burning, and laughs at all your hand gre.
nades. At home his foes out to put him. as
they would bag blooming hare; abroad his enc
mics would swat him and comb his ringlets with
a chair; but at this writing none has shot him.
and he has beaming smiles to spare. A crisis
meets him in the dawning. and tells him that
his jig is up. and cries, with roaring and dog
coming that he must drink the hemlock cup; and
in minute it is fawning around him like IL
spaniel pup.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12
FINDING FAME

Sheriff Logan had no notion of becoming fam
Gus when he turned the mob that was after his
prisoner into crowd of deputies sworn to de-
fend him, but he has at least made himself widely
known. The story has been published all over
the United States. 1t appeared on the front
page of Chicago paper the other day, with head
lines signifying admiration for the officers act.
1t has been commented upon as an example of
what an officer can do, and ought to do, when
his authority is disputed by an irresponsible
crowd. Turn them into officers: Make them feel
little Of tho responsibilities themselves. Let them
understand that they arc known watched, expected
to act like men, and nine times out of ten they will
do just as the angry citizens of Polk county did
when confronted with the cool-headed sheriff. 1t
was an inspiration and one which has made
profound impression upon the public.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12
THERE SHOULD BE NO OBJECTION
Tampa Tribune.

The Joint resolution calling for thorough.
rigid investigation of the state highway depart
ment its manners of doing business and its
methods Of keeping records, together with what
it has done SHOULD not he objected to by any
in the state
While the Tribune does not fear for an in
stant that there will be found anything wrong, it
is evident the people OF many counties are un-
easy and inclined to charge unfalness, to say
the least, to the department The state has put
bis money in the hands of this board, and has
given il full authority to proceed according to it's
best Judgment. 1t has moved slowly in many
instances, and has showed results amazingly
fine in many others. The time Isl come now when
must proceed in earnest to build roads We
have passed the experimental stage, and are
called to do work, efficiently and promptly.
Let the investigation proceed and let it be such
tthat say after that anything was
concealed. 1t will clear the atmosphere for the
coming tasks of greater work, and will restore
the confidence of the people in the board and its
purposes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12
LAKELAND is INTERESTED

In considering highway projects in Florida
there arc SC many Of seemingly first Importance
that ii is somewhat difficult 10 know just where to
place tho emphasis. but special attention is drawn
to the coming visit here Wednesday evening Of
motcrcadc from Melbourne, St, Cloud and kis-
simmce which is being operated for the sole pur-
pose Of arousng sufficient public sentiment to
complete Translate highway Of vast importance
to tho entire state. All that is needed is the
paving of stretch Of possibly about sixty or
seventy miles from St. Cloud TO Melbourne. This
would mean paved route from Tampa on the
Gulf of Mexico to Melboun en- the Atlantic
ocean. And we beg to offer the reminder that
Lakeland is on this route connecting this city
with The lower East Coast country by a direct
saving of something more than one hundred miles
The visitors will reach Lakeland tomorrow
night shortly after o'clock and speaking will
take place from the band stand in Mum Park.
Lakeland should show'a real interest in her own
behalf
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12
GREECE AND TURKEY

Probably none in America and few in Europe
know exactly what Greece and Turkey are fight
ing about. The only thing we do know is that
they spending millions CT money which thry
can not afford 10 spend, wasting lives which they
arc not able TO spare, and keeping up The turmoil
of war when the world needs peace, and that, ac-
cording 10 latest reports. Greece IS getting an I'M
mercful drubbing
There is one thing about it, however that VIC
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12

Dock Hooks, our blacksmith says
he would have done more business
than he did this winter, but that the
anvil was needed to crack hickory
nuts on.
Sidney Hooks says he wishes he
could find photographer that could
make him look as fresh and rosy as
one of those tomatoes on the cover
page of the seed catalogues.
The protracted meeting has started
ut the Hog Ford Baptist church on
Gander creek, and the fish have all
moved back a safe distance.
copyright, 1921, George Matthew
Adams.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12

The Florida Metropolis compares tho Harding
foreign policy to checker game Pretty tame
comparison, we would say. and reflection upon
the best game of skill ever invented Why not
just come out boldly and say that Mr.. Hughes is
seeing Germany's raise and drawing to an in
side straight?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12

If the number of legislators has to be arbi-
trarly kept down to save expenses and promote
efficiency, why not carry the idea to its logical ex-
tent? The most efficient legislatures are those
composed of just one member and presumably
they are the cheapest
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-12

Some day reformer will arise who instead of
saying thou shalt not, will say Il must not, F."
and his influence for good will spread as far as
the winds blow