Douglas Island news., 1921-02-25

sufficiently tempted by Che aroma of newly turned loam to return tc farm lfo he win devote himself to having Legislation onactoi to do away witch rural mail delivery which. In his bclcL hos boon Che main cause of .be majority of thc people Of thc United states leaving ho farms and migrating Go Che cities Only recently thc Stroller rcad u o0Ic.al census reports chat more chan half 5l per cent to be cxpHclt- Of Che population Of Che United States now 1.-Two iu cities where. but few years ago. only 30 pcr cont lived thcrc. thc remaining 70 per cont being found on farms
 Tho reason for Che doortiou of hc rural ur by Americans ia due In Che mos. part to Che free rural mail delivery system for. with h.a mH brought Go hIs door every day. what excuse has Che farmer for eo- me Go Che post olicc. whether it be only country drue store. village or small ciye Uo has mono no earth- ly excuse for getting away from home In Che evening and swapping uorcs Innocent Uuc ue and eN- pereuccs witch Che ncrhbou hc was formerly accustomed To meet at hc post office. And cha, H thc rca- son so many farmers and other Rubcs have become dIsrustel with thc mono.oay of country uie md moyl Co town
 Among Che most pleasant ot Che rccoIccuous of Che suolcra boy- hood days arc those Of trips Go thc .ountr. post of.cc aud store in Che evenings While abou. Che only personal mail bc would receive wcrc letters returned and marked "uead Letter Omoe" yet those evening trips eayc him opportunity for moc,- mr other boys ol thc ueiEhhorhood and for discussing dogs and other interesting subjects. Also ho took pleasure. while Che store keepcr who was also postmaster wa. lock- nr lor maI In licking bs fingers after wIrme Che faucet of the mole aaos barrel Che vIpIue always be- mr syrup-uc.ouaIy of course.
 No, only did tbe rural mail de..y- cry system do away with Che ucee- sty for going to Che country post oa.co. but it very largely did away wh Che country post offices which had uo excuse for existence ol.~ Che sy..cm was naaauatel Che mail i'm most easos beu. carried through out Che country from Che city post offices
 And hc post of.coa being done away vI.h what excuse was there for Che existence of Che country uorcse Absolutely mono. and most Of mom were discontinued with Che result tbat Che houo-haulol sons of toI lost not only ther eEcusa for going ou, I'm Che oyon.ue but with Che country stores out Of cN- i.tenco. 6e had no place Go so oven it bc could escape from hia home iu Che evenings
 And ,b.s. In H rroat measure. ac- counts for tbo majority ol tbo pope ulauou ot the country today being iu Che cities and towns instead of out among Che timothy cornsra'ks and ruubaras Hc migrated from Che farm to town because hc was lonesome and for mo other reason.
 Tho Stroller has also noticed in divorce statistics that there s much more domestic mIoucty among country people now chan In Che good old days when Che mon would take a quiet sneak Go tho post oaicc In Che evening after a hard daya work True whom a number Of chem courrceated around Q country store stove decided swoaty aroma per- yadcd Che place. especially it it was in a busy season. but as they worc au accustomed Co tbc aroma uo- body noticed it and they masticated tobacco. told lies and in other ways
 exercised tbc rights of citizenship. Now. however it is dI0cront The country post oaico and store have been closed and there are mo places for men to eo iu Che evenings Co get away from home environments and -weu. everybody knows chat iamii- iority breeds contempt and th.s cone tempt grows and expands until Che courts are called upon to adjust Che amount of al'mony to bc paid
 Again and even before Che Vol- stead act acted. many Of Che rural business ccntcrs had a Dutchman on Che corner and he would be visited after short cau at Che post o0icc; hut che latter was Che excuse for bo.nr there and but for it Che r...t....t. t..r. ...uff nnvn hnru