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CLOTHES FOU BABIKS
JJUM'LINO UHYAIKS
Bv Walt .Mason
A new led Cross activity, which is likely to appeal
to women of (he rural communities, is the making of
outfits for new-horn babies in .Franco and Belgium. A
committee of the Women's Bureau of the American Red
Cross, which went to Europe to investigate civilian relief
needs, made a report in which the supplying of such out-'
iits was strongly urged. Leaflets explaining just what is'
needed in the way of garments and material may be ob-
tamed from Led Cross chapters. Owing to the rough
methods that must bri followed in washing clothes in the
war -countries, it is essential that the most durable ma
terials he used in making garments for these baby out
Jits. While the making of the outfits will be carried on
extensively in Red Cross chapter workrooms, tin; work
is of a character which permits much of it-to be done jn
homes; only it is necessary to follow the simple' direct ions.
The. directions, moreover, will be of great help to women
who desire practical suggestions for baby outfits which
are intended for home use or for relief work in (his
country.
Eating Fish
' The highbrow scientists explain that fish builds up
he human brain, and that is what we're needing; the
jrains are punk beneath our hats, and in our belfries
uany bats foivvcrniore are speeding. Economists are
f raying now that fish is better than a cow, it is the proper
liet, if wo would help the allies' cause, and make the gory
Teuton pause, in Europe's brutal riot. Conic, let us fill
(Uiselves with fish! It is the -patriotic dish, and it will
make us brainy; we'll grow so wise from eating trout
we'll know too much to venture out when it is cold or
rainy. Through all the brooks and ponds I search for
catfish, suckers, cod and perch and other finny critters,
and 1 am getting so blamed smart mv cleverness would!'
break your heart if you could hear mv twitters. 1 fee
;ny good old brain expand and gather force to beat the
oanu, mv intellect, is sailing, mv intellect that once was
limp and all t his comes from eating shrimp and mackerel
Hid grayling. And all the lime, by eating fish, I'm doing
.vliat the allies wish, conserving swine and cattle; and as
I. chew a six-foot eel. within mv glowiuir breast 1 feel I
help to win a battle.
Two Days To Shop
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before Christmas. It won't) take long to get your ideas If you visit
this store You will find hundreds of suggestions, ideas and materials
for gifts or for making gifts.
This store will be open Monday evening for the benefit of the late
shopper.
Dainty White
Aprons
Always make a most pleasing
gift to any friend.
Some are plain with lace edge,
some with scalloped edge and
others with colored ribbon inser
tion. '
See them in our window.
Prices 05c to $1.26.
The sale of Red Cross Seals this year should treble
that of I'JKi. Throughout the nation the importance of
tuberculosis work has been intensified because of the war.
Tin! United States must act promptly and efficiently or
it will find itself handicapped and actually honeycombed
with tuberculosis. France is stricken with the "white
plague" to a far greater extent than with wounds inflicted
upon the battlefield. The tuberculosis death rate in Ber
lin lias increased more than 50 per cent. London is grap
pling desperately with the same problem. Far more Red
(!nss Seal money with which to fight tuberculosis in this
country is needed .this year than ever before. Will our
eoniintuiity do its share'?
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Oil' March 20, 1917, Lord Sliaughnessy, president of
tli'1 Canadian Pacific railway, thus described the condi
tio is in the dominion: "As many Canadians have been
killed at home by tuberculosis since the war began as
luivc lno'ii h'illcil lr ilui vv ilwcH Arit it iw ;m cut i rcl 1
preventable disease. If we stop its ravages, we shall
more than make up for the ravages of war. If we stay
in the rut and let this enemy go on
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YARN!
A limited supply of'the khuki
colored knitting yarn for your
soldiers' sweaters.
No promise of more, so better
get yours now. $1.00 a skein.
Khaki Colored
Hosiery
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home as fast as the (lerman can kill
wo talk, the better."
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killing peopu
the front, the
at
less
Can any community afford to neglect its tuberculous
and anaemic children when it is within its power to estab
lish ircventoria and sanatoria for their care 7 Red t 'loss
.Seals provide !I0 per cent of the financial basis for the
educational side of the fight against .tuberculosis, an im
portant part of which is the establishments of children's
hospitals.
o
Colonel House's report to the President would be good
reading.
o
A slacker by any other name would smell as bad. ,
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Long distance kissing will be the next invention.
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Trotsky may soon have to Irotsky.
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Sugarless candv is the latest.
Tlio women of Italy and Vnnicr mv
I'inkinx millions i,( rnthm lii'iilc-rs fur
I lie uso of KulillciH In (he tivnelicN nnil
In the IiIkIi Alps, where coal ciinnol he
seal. They are nnide of old newspa
pers mid panillhi, for which old candle
ends are used. Then' lire IhniiMiids
of tons of old newspapers and million-:
nf caudle ends In lids country that
may be converted Into fuelTor Ihe use
of men ul the front, or In camps, or to
mivi' kindling nl I '. The war is
leaching us economy, ami this lesson,
euco learned, will not hi' altogether
forgotten.
11 Is so easy to make ration heaters
Hint children do the work its success
fully as anyone and enjoy dolni: il.
The Italian National society gives the
. I' 'Mowing (llrceilons for making Ihem:
1 "Spread out four newspapers, ci:hl
j sheets la nil, and begin rolling at Hie
I long end. Itoll as lightly as possil.le.
, until the iniperH lire half -rolled, -then-i
fold buck the llrsl three sheets toward
! the rolled purl and continue to wrap
j iiround the roll -almost to l he lirsl fold,
j then fold buck another three sle-els
I ml continue to wrap around the roll
again up to the last margin of th pa
per. On this margin, consisting of two
llteclK, spread II little glue or paste
and continue Ihe rolling, so as to make
compael roll of paper almost like a
torch. It' six of Ihi' sheds' are not
liirned under, there will lie too many
e'ltfes lo glue.
While Ihe new spapers may he cut
along tie- line of the columns In-fore
rolling and the Individual eoluians
rolled separately, as Is done In ihe
making of Ihe tren.-h candle In l-'ranee.
11 Is easier to roll Ihe u hole m u spap r
iaio a hm- roll and then cut It Into
stiorl leliL'lhs. A sharp carving knife,
a pair ot pruning shears, or pn old
,'t.shlolied hay fuller will cut the roll
cs. ly. These little rolls inu-u licit he
boiled fur four minutes In enough par-
alii) In
ivcr thtm, then tuken out
and ( M.ilril. v. le-n Ihey are ready to be
put In h;:gs and sent to the front."
There Is nothing that soldiers in the
I I'ci'.i ln s w ill he more grateful for thuii
this means of warming she!: food or
liltihiilig a tile, anil nothing i.-isier to
make fur them. Schoolchildren an;
h.ing taught to make them. When
tiny are finished Ihey are placed In
large 'h.igs ami sent to ih" nearest
Itcd Cross hvul'juui'tcrs.
til Sirli'9.sC&i
La.
Novel Siccve Treatment.
Perhaps you have a sleeveless
nighlle- .-deeveless nighties are ipUle
Ihe tldng ."uv, von know - hut yuu
would really like to have a hit more
covering over your nnuf. Well, here's
n Suggestion Hull Is every hit as fetch
ing sis II s praclleal. To Ihe lower
pari of one uruihole attach two pieces
of ribbon about one-fourth of 11 yard
In length and two or three Inches in
width: secure both ends in a Hat how
to fall midway liclwccu Ihe shoulder
and elbow. This Is a . decidedly be
coming way of relieving tin; unclothe
appearance of an utterly sleeveless
gown.
Simple Coiffures for Girls.
This scus.ui the girls ore adh
to the simple mode of dressing
hair, simply arranged and very simply
ornamented. A narrow ribbon or a
ll.iwer or two usually suliiciis.
A plain arrangement shows u Ore
clan hunt and narrow baud of twisted
ribbon, while short i urls toflen the
high f.aehead line. Tills mode for
evening wear is particularly becoming
lo a youthful face. It Is more gra
I'til than ihe severe styles sometimes
alll.-d.
The Mammoth Grocery,
i
Woman
That Pays
lis y
hy check instead of in currency escapes
a lot of worry about money matters. She
has an accurate record of where her money
goes and a receipt for every penny she has
paid out. Besides it's so much safer to have
the cash in the bank than in the home. Our
special department for women will be glad
to give information.
La Grande National Bank
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1211 Adams Avenue
before Christmas. Purchase your
while the assortment is complete.
(-'andv and Nuts
Choioe , It -Hies 1
'reserves and Marmalades. Plum PndrHnrs -m,! Pvnit rnVoo
Dates, Fis, Cluster K'aisius. i
I'lverythinor j,, the Fruit and Vegetable Line.
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A I ys-s-i SJCICMUta : J western front, from near Os-
OS i- i a. II tend to the Swiss border. The
t WliKlK-j V.I E Ii ft 1 Tl- tVT II drelo shows the region where
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I ' m . I'UEGErv 'hat the first American
, TJI.I.BO 1 ' blood was spilled In the raid
. BETHgHli 4 S -. Aav- Nov. 3. Cerraany 1b prepar-
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l)OOArr JoM0N3 ( drlvo of the year, but she Is
uriDiiB & !,.' 54 " concealing the location by
ftERA3-W mumjg'u, J heavy preparatory firing
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