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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER, RANDOLPH, oooooo , A. BARRETT OUR GREATEST ASSET (. IN WHAT does the real wealth of our country consist? In the as- Increased capitalization in business? Does it consist in our natural resources like coal, oil and gas ; or, in the product of our large western farms from which come the staples of life? Is our greatest national asset to be estimated by our increased population; or, by our ever expanding educational policies; or.' the id entific discoveries by which health Is preserved and prolonged? Strange as it may seem, our greatest national ns set does not consist in any of these things, in spite of the arguments of economists,' notwithstanding. Our greatest asset cannot be estl mated in terms of Intrinsic, values but must be measured in terms of moral ideals. Only a cursory study of history proves the correctness of this statement Nations whose chief asset consisted of material possessions are no longer extant, while those whose wealth is Invested in the character of Its citizenship occupy an impor tant place in the progress of our mod era world. The stability of our coun try rests upon moral principles ex pressed In the lives of its people. Permanent progress demands that lit be directed by principles and not me chanics. Not quantity but quality de termines the permanence of civiliza tion. Our greatest asset .s not chatt is but people, and the most important factor in people are the moral are priceless above rubles. norms-whic- "He who pleats my purse steals trash, but he who steals my good name, takes not only that which enriches him. but makes me poor Indeed. When the birthday anniversaries of statesmen, like Lincoln and Washington recur, we remind ourselves of that Id which the permanent wealth of our country consists Everything else may go, but the inheritance which they left as must forever abide The 1929. Western Newspaper Union.) Dr. Reay reported to The Reaper this morning that there is three cases oi diptheria in Garden City, two being at the John Hodges home and one at the Jerry Sprouse home. ABOUT THE PARTY TABLE arpjhp (t How It Started By Jean Newton OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHJOOOO A BONE TO PICK to some one that you have bone to pick with him has for us a very definite and unqualified meaning. But so suggestive is this very interesting expression that ours is not the only slang lexicon that has adopted it Though when it comes to Slang America is supposed to lead the world, England got ahead of us this time. With the unbeautiful allusion ot throwing a bone to a barking dog, it is used in England in the sense of a sop to silence a troublesome person 01 a consolation prize for a threaten ing political adversary. So, to divert his ambitions from the house of com mons Chrisholm Austen was cent to Hongkong as a judge. And in a commentary on political England of some time ago we find the general plan to get rid of an oratorical patriot in the house was to give him a bone to pick. Truly a sop to Cerberus. For the circumstance which orlg inated the expression and from which farfetched though it may he, we reall derive our use of it today, we must look to an old wedding custom of Sicilians ot the lower class. It used to be the general practice among them at the end of the wedding repast for the father of the bride to hand the bridegroom a hone with the hy no Pick means enigmatical statement. this, for you have taken in hand a much harder task. TO SAY - (Copyright.) O ERE going to be for a party, I7 Y said the flowers as they nudged each other and smiled in their pretty flower fashion. To be sure, we are, they added. And sure enough I They were all most beautifully arranged and put on the center of a dining room table. Oh the flowers were arranged in so lovely a fashion, and some of the green ferns were put around the outside of the vase, and a flower was at each place on the table, too. Im the best tablecloth, said the tablecloth to the flowers. I hope you notice mel Of course I havent real flowers but dont you think the linen flowers I have are quite lovely? If you look Stationery ment, a Blacksmith Shop or a Ranch. When you approach a Man or Business Institution by mail with a letter written on Neatly Printed Stationery it carries prestige and is given consideration over the one written on cheap, blank stationery. Come in and have us turn you out a neatly printed order of good stationery for the Ranch, Business or Personal Correspondence and note the satisfaction you get out of it. It costs but little more in the long run, brings better results, eliminates mistakes in your signature and insures return should the address be wrong. Dont forget that we can turn you out a neat job of or lors most anything you want in the printing ' plain. line-co- Bill-hea- ds Envelopes Statements Letter-head- w-- . hangers. pepper shakers. Very Handsome, Said the Flowers. carefully you will be able to tell that I have a lily of the valley pattern Its a handsome pattern, too Very handsome," said the flowers. And how beautifully you are done up. You have been used before, havent too stiff it is not cordial and it doesnt show an ease of manner which a best tablecloth does one which has been used but which is unmistakably a best one. Yes, a best tablecloth has ease of manner and it is cordial. It shows it is at a party. It hopes every one else will show that, too, and that no one will spill upon it, though, of course, a best tablecloth must once In awhile be ready to expect accidents But a best tablecloth doesnt ac THERE MUST BE No, were good managers in that way we dont have to fuss about clothes. Were just polished for best and we get a little tarnished looking when were not dressed up. Painting, Kalsomining, and Were ail dressed up in the same Decorating way, said the forks, and the spoons No job to large or small. said : Phone Sols Place Estimates given So are we And so are we," said the knives. Were out for the party," said the handsome china dinner set, aud the coffee cups with the butterfly handle '( and the tall glasses all said: "So are we! So are we! We all belong to the party table. We do, indeed. For there was going to be a party and the dining room table was all ready with its best things upon it. waiting for the guests to arrive and it hoped that the guests would ad mire it, too! Promptly Done Neatly And surely the table thought they would for certainly it was handsome- Send us your clothes, we will ly dressed for the party I return them promptly and H. W. ALEXANDER 1 Cleaning and Pressing and (Copyright, t SOME- THING TO Deadly Tree IT The cannibal tree of Australia, a in appearance, is When a booK nas a circlation of giant to entrap' and with power credited and has more than 3,000000 copies death to anyone touching its been read by more than5,000,000 per- crush sons, there must be something in it. leaves. : That is the record made by the t Handbook for Boys of the Boy Scours No Night Hunger of America, the most widely read We can go eight or nine hours at book for boys' in the world and reputed to have an annual circulation night without feeling hungry, al--i m excess of every American book ex- hough if awake we should want two cepting the world circulation of the or three meals,' because we breathe Bible. slower, and ess oxygen enters the TLe esteem with which the Boy body to consume our food and induce ' Movement is held in this Scout hunger. There is, too, the absence of country and abroad is in a great exercise. measure due to what boys practice from the lessons learned in the Handi In it are recorded book for Boys. Two Downfalls Citys and rules of the Scout jhe ideals 1187 In of the Jerusalem was a city To a boy reader it is Movement. hook of romanticism, inspiration and captured by Saladin, the sultan of information. The book was produced Egypt and Syria, after a desperate after long stud'- - to determine what battle fought at Hittin. The city remained in Mohammedan possession would most help boys to help Leading educators, over a until taken possession of by British period of many years, considered the troops for the allies in 1917. in the comproblem and pilation of a book which would at once interest and instruct boys, and Unguarded a the some time direct their activi A man in New York was fined $19 the with in keeping ties along lines of character for stealing g kiss. Oh. well, a lot of Boy Scout program owners of kisses are awfully carebuilding and citizenship training. from Alsaka, from less Albany Evening News. From Japan, the Philippines; orders have come for the Handbook for Boys. ' Down on the continent of Anarctica. where is Commander Byrds I expedition writing history, the knowledge . contained in the Handbook for Boys is standing Paul Siple, the Bov Scout member of the Byrd crew, in good stead. It was the lessons he learned from scouting as revealed in the Handbook for Bovs that gave this husky American lad the backgroundto which enabled Commander Byrd select him as one of the members of his crew. He is an outs'fcnding member. Commander Byrd has reported hv radio. If von want a book that will Jill of your boy with the leisure tin and put into his activitv useful mind ideals that are truly American, for get him a copy of the Handbook one Boys. 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Yes, we match the tablecloth, the napkins said. We, too, have a hand some lily of the valley pattern worked out upon us. We are big and magnificent really party napkins. Did you notice that wed been polished and' that we shine and look our best? inquired the silver candle sticks. Were going to be lighted that is, the candles within us are go ing to be lighted. And were going to be used, of course, but were all shined up in our best, said the silver pepper shakers and the silver salt cellars. Some creatures have different clothes for best and for every day, the silver pepper shakers went on. but we dont bother with all that pine-app- its effect on business whether you qrjAS CT-- are running a Mercantile Establish j Ben Orvin, Dick Lamborn and Vein Besides, what would a silver pepper dish do dressed up in a dress? We cant possibly imagine," grinned the flowers. It would never do, said the silver I Business 1 clothes said the tablecloth. But as so many persons are care is taken about ironing the great atisfied with the veneer of life there best tablecloth. A new tablecloth is v1 he plen V of it t cept spots in the same way ns an old one does. An old one doesnt seem to care. A spot on a best tablecloth looks as though it shouldnt be there at all. Oil, yes, it is ashamed of itself in the presence of the best tablecloth But you must see the other memA pride tb the bers of the family. fussing. It would cause too much trouble. Wed have to have boxes for our clothes and trunks if we weut away, and wed have to have wardrobes and you?" "Oh, yes, As long w I Diptheria Is Reported at Garden City, 3 Cases 0000000000000000K''XXXXX0 sets of banks, savings accounts and by .them I foundations upon which rest what ever is worthwhile in our present national, development If tb spirit of true nationalism as practiced by them becomes the dominating purpose of our citizenship we shall continue to go forward and, in time become, in the words of Alexander Uamilton. The pillar of fire that shall pilot the race onward to its millennial glory. For Meditation By LEONARD UTH , Reaper - Mail orders given very prompt attention ra RANDOLPH GARAGE The place to buy Kelly Tires and Tubes, Auto Accessories, Batteries, all kinds. Battery Cables, Weed Tire Chains, Gates Valeo Fan Belts. Electrical supplies House wiring fixtures Light bulbs, all kinds The best of service Special Kodak films at Sols Place. J |