Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, December 27, 1911, Page 5

PAGE FOUR. hed Every Wednesday By E. C. KILEY. TWO BOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE | | Entered at the Postoffice at Grand Rapids, | Mienesota, as Second Class Matter. i Officiay Paper of Itasca County | That's a new one in modern meth- ; ots of political economy—the advo- | cacy of destroying country towns by | ai ing trade to the city catalogue | houses and thus creating one of the | greatest monopolies that has yet | ®hreatened the congumer. Great bead on the shoulders of that mutt. \ But fortunately we have no day la- borers and no farmers in Itasca | county who can be won by such sy- sophantey as is veiled by this phil- | asaphy. as MINNESOTA A TOURIST RESORT. the members of the Northern Min- acsoia Development association, show- ed appreciation of an opportunity wong neglected when they declared in fayor of greater publicity for @he natural beauties and attractions ef the state. They proclaimed, in the resolutions adopted at the St. Cloud meeting, “that a much larger aw ; of tourists and summer vis- ‘tons could be attracted to our thou- sands of beautiful lakes by proper publicity, and with great advantage io Northern Minnesota.” There is no bat many times the number me to Minnesota annually id be here if the attractions we fer were properly advertis- Minnesota has more thaa 10,000 me- i almost all of them surrouded by fine forest growths, all of them well enough suppli- | with fish to afford — interesting | sport. There are literally thousands | outing places in Minnesota. es lave a few to which attracted with the result- | jag loss of natural charm of the and an imevitable increase in price to the visitor. The tourist who , is m search of a charming outing ands lakes, an of ideal Othe crowds are @lace or a location for a summer home cao find what be wants in al- mast any county dn the North Star sate And in some regions he can spots that awe unexcelled dy tuing offered in aay other part of the country. is well enough to carry on an aggressive campaign to secure set- tiers. but we should not overlook a point in which we excell. While | aetticrs are a good thing, tourists al- able. We have unrivaled es for attracting visitors and 1p to us to improve our oppor- We have the lakes, the the climate and all that tour- We should get busy and | m know of our superior ad- We will be doing ‘oth 4d them a good turn.—St. is sook Pau! Dispatch KARL MARX AND HENRY GEORGE An inquirer asks the relationship and difference between the single x theory and the theory of Social- Qn the theory that those who preach a doctrine ought to know it best—though it doesn’t work out alWways—we can searcely do better than to draw largely from an editor- gai on this very subject published fm the Chicago Daily Socialist, which says ‘Karl Marx and Henry George had one idea in common. That idea is a very important one, and no doubt led to the notion that Marx and George belong, at bottom, to the wame school. George expressed it im the title of his best known work, rogress and Poverty.’ In the ning chapters of that work he explains that the erowning anomaly ot our ilazation is that side by side with the increase of wealth goes the intensification of poverty. He also held that this deepening pov- erty came as @ diroct result of the greater production of wealth. This view was also held by Marx and is called by his disciples the theory af the increasing misery of the work- | ing class. | tivity of labor has been doubled. We (on and the products of land, and t0/lotted destiny—you can only hold Men aren’t ants. Humans aren't agManx and George part company] born with standardizing impulses and when they come to an explanation of] predestined ways of working. the cause. George believed the} Al minds, like all thumb prints, are cause to lie in the existence of the} original and unique. landlord class, which preyed upon There are a thousand grades and! capitalist and laborer alike. His|types of proficiency and intellect— remedy, therefore, is aimed at the|untold variations of intelligence. cutting off of the unearned income, There isn’t a living soul with whom of the landlord. Marx” explained{you entirely agree with on the increasing poverty of the work-| subject. ers as due not to landlordism, but| Even if you tried, it’s impossible to capitalism. Some years ago—the|for you to accept every issue and re-| tailure to keep the necessary fig-|gard every situation in the same ures makes it impossible to say just! light of reason as a fellow creature. when—the average productivity of | So how can you hope, even under / labor was equal to five dollars @/the most favorable of auspices, to} day. Since then, owing to the de-| have everybody like you or do like velopment of machinery, the produc-| you. every | You must think for yourself—you are perfectly safe in assuming that/ must respond to your own intuitions with the further improvement of the|—you must reason your own machine process that productivity wll ahead. double again and the worker will way; Your career can only be guided by! then produce twenty dollars’ worth; your own personal observations and of wealth per day. The worker! convictions. H who produced five dollars’ worth of} The greater your force of charac: | wealih a day received about two andj|ter, the more you'll force others to was exploited of three. The worker) demonstrate their differing charac-' of today gets about two dollars out! teristics. of the ten he produces, and is exploits ed of eight. If the worker of the| and clean and capable, it isn’t a mat- future allows the capitalist wage|ter with your own volition to gain} system to continue, he wil! still get] the endorsement of warped and erra-| two—just barely enough to keep) tic and mean and criminal and bru- him alive—and he will be exploited! ial men. of eighteen.” |) You must stub your advancing feet George, therefore, woukl have Te against jealousy and bigotry and ras: | stored the balance of justice by tax-|cality. And the more decidedly you| ing away from the landlord his un-| progress, the more vehemently you'll earned increment. | conflict with those who dislike you. {| Marx would restore the balance of; You can’t attain without pain— justice by public ownership of the! you can’t secure your rights without tools of industry, so that the work-| hundreds of others believing that er would get the full product of his| you have interfered with their rights. toli. | A useful life can't be entirely George would abolish landlordism.| peaceful and carefree. Marx would abolish capitalism. Both You must do your duty as you sce aim at the same common evil—aow | iz, more generally admitted than it was! Every earnest man in every gen- when either was alive—but each/eration hes paid the price of indi- haying discovered, ag they thought,’ viduality. a different cause, each offers a| You can’t dodge. different remedy. orate The greater you are, the greater Both Marx and George have been|the penalty of your progress. The denounced as hare-brained lunatics; | farther you go, the wider you range,’ but society will take lessons from!the more you increase the points, of both and use them profitably. Sing contact with which you must reck- tax as a political party isa’t 80 on, and, therefore, you multiply your strong as it was. But the tendency | pattles against misconception and in discussion at least, is to take /siander and envy and malice. the tax burden off improvements UP-; You can’t avoid or evade your al- | If you're upright and just and sane| : ‘ | put more of it upon the land itself. | down your share of trouble by hold-! Socialism as a political faith is! ine paok. { growing all over the world, and many, In every sphere men gibe and | who are not Socialists, and would | sneer—even the peace of the ditch be angry if they were coer Social: | gieger is throatencd by the unem- ists, are openly proclaiming | ployed laborer who covets his job. society must exert ‘iteelf toward). long as you aspire, others will restoring the balance of ecom mic | conspire—so long as you try, others justice and overthrowing the condi-| willvie. tion under which too great a portion You'll have hostility to ose | Go straight on to your goal. | those who exploit the toiler. —Duluth | So ..Jong «as your canscience isn’t Herald. j ashamed to acknowledge you as a friend, don’t you give a rap about | DON’T GIVE A RAP FOR YOUR | your enemies.—Herbert Kaufman. { ENEMIES. } cree uc ar face in | You can’t make a real success witla THE PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE. — out making real enemies. (You can’t hold a strong position | man’s life is full of crosses and without strong opposition. temptations? He comes into the You won’t seem right to any if| world without-his consent and goes jout of it against his will, and the Viewpoints aren’t uniform. rocky. Standards of morals and ethics—|The rule of contraries is one of the! means of livelihood—sources of hap-| features of the trip. piness and prosperity vary with in- When he is little the big girls kiss dividual habits of mind and life. him; when he is big the little giris Did it ever occur to you that a/| you don’t seem wrong to many. trip between is exceedingly . Have you logging or other heavy teaming to do? If you have you will need good, heavy harness. It will pay to buy the best. Good material is what counts. ~ Cheap leather is the most ex- pensive leather. And it should be well made up. Honest work is important. This is where LITCHKE comes in handy. He has the best stock that money can buy. He does his work well and guarantees it to be as represented. His guarantee is good. He's right here the year ‘round to make his word good. He shows you what you are getting be- fore you pay for it. That's honest business LITCHKE has kiss him. If he is poor, he is a bad manager; if he ‘s rich, he is dishonest. If he needs credit, he can’t get it; if he is properous, ev- eryone wants to do him a favor. If he is m politics it is for graft; if he is out of poiltics he is no good to his country. If he doesn't give to charity he is a stingy cuss; if he does, it is for show. If he is active- jy religious, he is a hypocrite; if he takes no interest in religion he is a hardened: sinner. If he gives affec- tion, he is a soft specimen; if he cares for no one, he is cold blooded. If he died young, there is a great future before him; if he lives to an old age, he missed his calling. If you save money you're a grouch; if you spend it, you’re a loafer; if you get it, you’re a grafter; if you can’t get, you're a bum. So what the hell’s the use. fp OATES AS Says She. My Granny she oftem says ta me, Says she, “You're terrible bold, it’s you have a right to mend your ways before you'll ever grow old,” }\Says.she, “Before you'll ever grow old. For it’s steadfast mow that you ought to be. An’ you going on sixteen,” says she. “What‘ll you do when you're old like me, p What’lt you do?” says she. “What will I do when I'm old?” says I, “Och Musha! I'll say my prayers, I'll wear a net an’ a black lace cap To cover my silver hairs,” says I, i“To cover my silver hairs. When I am as old as Kate Kearney’s cat (li well my dress and featherdy hat, An’ buy an old bedgown the like 0’ that The very like o’ that,” My Granny she sighs and says.tome. “The years fly terrible fast, The girls they laugh am’ talk with the boys, But they all grow old at last,” Says she, “They all grow old at last. At Epiphany cocks may skip,” saye she, “Rut kilt by Easter they're like to be. By the Hokey!! you'll grow old as me, As weak an’ old” says she. “Maybe you tell me n0 lie,” says I, “But I’ve time before me yet. There’s time to dance an’ there’s time to sing, So why would I need to fret? ‘Says I. “So why would I need to fret? Old age may lie at the foot of the hill. ’Twixt hoppin’ and trottin’ we'll get there still. Why wouldn’t we dance while we have the will, Dance while we have the will?” ‘Ww. M. Letts in the Spectator. OFFERS PRIZE FOR BEST BUTTER COW G. G. Hartley of Duluth Will Pay $300 to Owner of Guernsey Making Highest Record. With a view to increasing interest in the breeding and raising of high producing dairy cattle throughout the district immediately tributary to Duluth, G. G. Hartley offens a prize of $300, to be paid on Aprii 15, 1913, to the farmer who produces from one! registered Guernsey cow of any age, the greatest number of pounds of butterfat im any 12 consecutive months. Following are the rules and cowditions imposed by Mr. Hart- ley: 1. Entries for this contest may be made by forwarding name and registry number of cows at any time between Jan. 1 and April 1, 1912. 2. The production of any cow en- tered will be counted for 12 months from date of entry. 3. The owner shall weigh each milking and keep a record thereof on blanks which I wiil furnish on ap- plication, free of cost, and at the end of each month a copy of these records shall be sent to the repre sentative of the Minnesota State School of Agriculture who wili have supervision of making of tests. everything in horse furnishings. Also Plush and Fur Robes for carriage, cutter or automobile. EMIL LITCHKE, Grand Rapids SRE ee A eel A ica Minnesota wl Se or 4. The farm shall be visited at least once every 30 days by a rep- resentative of the Minnesota State School of Agriculture, who shal weich at least two consecutive milkings of each cow and test the same for but- terfat, and certify as to the results. 5. Such certificates together with impectods Pace We wish you a aud prosperous New John ‘Beckfelt GRAND RAPIDS, MINNESOTA happy Year the records of the owner shali be used as the basis of cakulation in this test. 6. The record.of any cow may be rejected when in the judgment of the said representative of the Min- mesota State School of Agricuiture there is sufficient reason for ao do ing. 7. This contest shall be limited to the counties of St. Louis, Lake, Ait- kin, Carkton and Itasca. 8. The following herds are barred trom this contest: Minnesota State Experiment farm, Northeastern Ex- perimental station, the two herds on my Island and Allandaie farms, The cost of having the required official teas made by the State School of Agriculture Will not be darge and information as to such cost and other details of this con- test will be furnished by Mr. Hamt- ley on request. | ALVWOOD NOTES. Among the Northome visitors this week were Louis Delap, Chester Van- denvort, Clyde Johnson and Miss Trene Price, J. M. Price returned the first of the week from Bemidji where he} has been looking after business mat- ters. Wm. Dross has been in Bemidji consulting the loggers in regard to a job of scaling. The Town Board has been doing considerable work of late cutting out new roads. Paul Magowa has been bdusying himself of late hauling in his hay, also breaking a fine yoke of Texas; steers: Bert Stonefield purchased a horse from Mr. Duffmey, the Northome liy- ery man. Miss May Lunney, teacher of the Delap school, entertained her pupils, also ihe othor children of the neigh- borhood, Wednesday afternoon. There will be a basket social at the Delap school house on Friday, Dec. 29. The proceeds will go te wand paying for an ongan. We ex- pect to have the Organ in the school house by that time. Everyone ig invited to attend. The literary society held its regu- jar meeting Friday night. The ques- tion, “Resolved that Taft Should be Re-elected,” was decided im faver of the negatives. Levi Price and Louis Delap represented the negatives and Chester Vandervort and S. C. White were to represent the affirmative. J. M. Price was called upon to speak for the affirmative and did the best |he could for Taft, being a socialist. After this Mr. Price wants the = re- | publicans ready to defend themselves. We would like to hear from some of our neighboring towns. Wake up and let us hear from you occasional- yy FOR SALE. About, 100 acres well improved lfarm, 4 miles north of Grand Rapida and 5 miles west of Bovey and Cole- raine; 60 acres sceded to clover; well improved, with good residence building, summer home, and stock buildings. Good road to Bovey oF Grand Rapids and three-fourths mile fronting on lake shore; cut 80 tons hay this year. Plenty wild pasture for 20 head cattle; 2 acres grove spruce and pine; portion of farm is fenced for hogs. If you are inter- ested and want the best farm in Itasca county, call on or write W. E. Myers, Grand Rapid, Minn. ACCOMMODATIONS A MODERN HOTEL THE RIVERSIDE J. F. McCORMICK, Propr. Newly Furnished Rooms, Large, Well Ventilated, Heated and Lighted. RATES REASONABLE Second Street and-Leland Avenue, Grand Rapids. BY DAY OR WEEK