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x a, So)djers
VAI.l'K OK V HI.H'UV
Burbee Bltmn Curtoeiir. , tK. "lle.
This suit ubovit Iho iikuiivi hi.rt.ei." oinoamon
I KkitlM of Kalemulililp
"To luySliilud tho dealer who In
vest some money Iti samplo tract
ors and then will not invest n
(Continued flora preceeding f?sue) small addlliunut sum fft- local ad-
show that more than 15,000,000 'vertising to rurtner his sees. Is
acres have hOn reclaimed for pro& j v& ,ov fof the f1";tor BaThe." i'l
bbi.v jvi "i uumur iu
a. hyy been offlelalUy estimated
great TQiiiuung Otoiehouse of gov-
eitnoit und for reclamation.
that" more than 15.V0O.000 acres of
Irrigiible land now remain fu the
govoi miKOft ohands?1 . This fe the
w ntlor hat pnjLy and program
millions of tht-st! acres could be r
Fh'imtNl Otr 9 future furntl und
"0"k. rtiains for leKlshCion to
determine. Thtf amount of swamp
una ciitHiOr lands in tho United
States that can made at alible
fw farming iVo'xtu.istve. ust how
much there is has iGog been dieter
mined wififi accuracy. 'ratic'
ally 4tll of It ban p;issed tntau pri
vate Mt m'fsliip. For that reasoi In
efOiidt'tiiiK O HOs OM would be
iiflr'Wisary to work out a policy e
twetn ttie privie owners and the
Qovtvin'ut unlt'B the lai &a
Iunriiased. U bus been estimated
Yhut the total ami of swamp ind purveys and stud lea,
overflowed1 lands in thi United
States Ik between 70.UttO,00 and
8O,0QtLQOfc aerea. Ot thisamount
It Ik staled that aboiit fttiO.QOO.QOlb
ncrcs can be rorlfiiniod and made
for all
Po!C life. And of course. Alas
ka slikr,wfse Jias yet tinkiiown re
markable agYicultyn possibilities.
fOl unlo9 we make possible the de
velopment of this land by the uien
who desire theft- life in tho field,
wo wl loife a greataniitlonal on
portenity. '
"3'his is an Immediate duty. Our
thought now shoifl be givisl to 9ho
problem. Ajid JatlrerefoiQ desire to
brlii toyour mind the wisdoiiitr
Immediate supplying ,Jjie interior
depaKtinent gWjth a sutficlent fund
wiin which to tnaKj tho necessary
i and studies. Wo shall III
know not imoe how much. arid
lamlji can be .Irrigated nor how
much s'imp land reclaliuol0 nor
where jUuy.giazlng land Is amt' hoo
ittiinv catue it swill support, nor
proflSible . for iiki Iciiitural." "Tlitf;!""8' I1""'n cut-over land be cleared.
nndereliined swamn lands lio chief- lbllt w should know the definite
Lft iq rioniia, in
V..Ku.r Advertising tire,.. Hie ls n",s; I'P"". A bartn-r
win.- .-.cuniv i-iiKciiiiiiiipenwr pr
testing ugalnst further nilsraprcsen
tntlun. It Is the customer x&n Insists
Uhiii neiiln; itils heart, he wrlres.Oml
the poor baiher IsQ.iiiiaci to listen to
all maimer of eonSdentlul putter, homo
troubles, scandals. nml occasionally the
customer spi'.'s n buQ tip en Vhe stock
Oarkct and the bmbcr gies broke. oil
Is tills hitter cQitlnKency that Impels
hhg tOprotest.e f
S a: -L-o
T., .i.i.k i- one DioKreasive Avi
..... !r-e-iit dlscut'SQi oT tire value ot a
itable farming,
in tin .MiswsiDDl rCwr vu3lev i recent, dlscutsi
It may be said that thh0cotin- i,oc:'' lveblng campaign. e
try,' outsido of Alaska has no And llB k"e' ,hut llua Illlk
fionlier toditr. aOf corase Alaska i'"B uou. 't J'e 's n lOiSlstent us-
will stilloiTer nnnnrtuniTv inr r of local advertising and say ad
inai ne was ujjio to trace inv
Lc.ile of three tracLOrs lat seasou
to the advP.-tisln he hai done lo
cally. T continue In Ills words,
"Wo know tlieA'fy OQiyiany a. )
gettd advertisers; In fnct, thi only
objtvt In tho local tKufler's jidvui-
tislig; Is to make tho connotftiiur
me other way Hound.
Klther siicih-ss or failure enmea
those who Rimy nwny from tlnobeaten
paVlis. Winnipeg Tolegrim. g
a . . 'r.
tlie lutes along W""8 e)"re . is pruol inahla be-
tho Allantic ami Gulf coastt,, leihr
ICfisslssippi Delti, :inl in .Missouri.
Indiana, .NCichigan, Minnesota Wis
consin, and Caliroi'ilia.
What iipioimt of land In Its na
tural wale unlit ,.rfci- farm homes
can he marto stiitahlo for cultiva
tion by dr:iin:igo only thorough
sitrvej's and stuitics osn develop.
We know that .authentic figures
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COME IN AND
HAKE YOUR SE
LECTION WHILE
OUR STOCK
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G. S, BIRNIE
Jeweler and Optician
j ACQUIRING A l
i PERFECT FIGURE
Kin new irrigation projects, wha
true character of' the land is, what
t be if th Improvements
needed will he, anu wh:rt the cost
7lll be. We should know also, not
in a Keneral Way bill, wh partlc
uiarity, what definrto arena of
tiwamp land Siiay he reclaimed,
how they pin be drained, what tho
coat of the (M-alnuxe will bo, what
erop they will rai'w. We Hboitld
Iiave 1n miowl specific areas of graz
ing lands, with a knowledge ot the
cnttlo which are best adaptfl to
them and the practicability of rup-
portinR n family upon them. So,
(too with our cut-over lands. We
Should Jtnow what H would coat to
'null or blow out stuniDs and to
i.pnt the lands into condition ior a
J farm borne.
jviiu mi huh Hiiuiiiu no injie up
on a definite planning basis. W
should think an carefully for each
;uh oi lueso . prujncia as ueoi'Kc
1 Washinjjrton tlumghi or tho plan
'niiif; o the city cf Washington.
We should know what it will tfeyt
'to' buy these lftnd if they are in
! private hands.. In short, at te" con
clusion of tho , war the United
j States should be able to say to ltd
returned soldiers: "If you wish to
go upon a farm, hero are il variety
jof farma of which you may take
our pick, which the government
; has , prepared against the time of
your returning." I do not mean by
this to carry the implication that
'w should do any other wrk now
jthan the work of planning. A very
small um of money put into the
hands of men tif thorough exper
ience, axd viMort will give. us a
program which will make us feel
jcntiroly confident that we are not
able to absorb, or that we would
:he In condition whore we would
jshow1" a lack of respect for those
(who return ns heroes hut who will
jhe without means ol Immediate
;seir-support. v
J A million or two dollars, rf ap
propriated now, will put this work
Iwull under way.
This plan does not contemplate
janything like chairty to the soldier.
1Co is not given a bounty, lie is
not to be made to feel bat he is
fl dependent. On the contrary, ho
fs to continue in a sense in the
I service of the government. In-
; stead of destroying our enemies he
to develope' our resources'.
j l'list nuniTier Y. M. C. A. High
'School Lyceum . course, Tuesday,
I Dec. iOtll. It Will be treat. Don't
J n'lisa ' it. 12-5-4t pd.
The. ,0hFerver4furnIshes and prints
j Butter Wrappers. ,
v mm
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C b M a tafp mmm
Host women ho toM psi-Jfcet
Pi3a?M Aid ni 'iiove 'triea og- '
a many. i9y Oaee acquired tlcBm.,
I A Wnmoa jradualVy takes tht
'I shap of her cor flt go tte Oi?t
f Brod.ed by tlie most strtistic
designer the right one to wear
to secure it perfect figure. ,
i K- front Lac ed 9 r i
are rust InrrcVicallx aJ al J
,4 J tirtiAiIly'designrA They are
1 1 orflirtal,e, rvlish fcAd irrad;
J ually nssli the ig-jre into fhow
. "autiful ti-r 9r1 every wo-
J man admires VKloicsires. ,
ij Observer 'aJlvet'llslrtlr lAyi
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liifl(; between the advoj-tising ftVtue
by the Avery Coinpaiiv auQ bib own.
Tiiiselets the prospective buyers iO
his locality know wherb they can
seo fend buy Avery maclifjery."
This Is exuetry tho fjumit we want
to bring out. The Avery CoiiQiany
is oneHf the biggest advertisers of
myitor iriijlng "iniichlnery. Millions
V$t reudera wof farm papers read
AVry advertisements eaci ytar. A
number of tlue, rt adors live right
in your neighborhood. UiiK-bs you
take adantao 'the free ad,ver
tlaing service as Outlined In iho
Avery AgentHy, Adv-rJsing Aid Hook,
and atlvertise locally,. muofe of tlHs.
huK'e uatiguaf udertKsing will do
you nogood whateWr. 1 It ls tl"0 lo-A
cal advoi-tisiug that iQ'S the na
tional campaign to yo-u and your
business. p, . f o
Wo furnish you witlwa free elec
trotype service which . puts . roatl
"pep" into yuftr local dvertise
meutsj 'Uiese cuts urnmftde from
the best drawings obtainable of
scenes showing the Aver? nia
ehies at work In the field, o They
put life into, your advertisements
and mako them very, attractive. n(,
advertisement is complete' without
one or more of these cuta..u
l'lan a good advertising campaign.
in your local newspaper;' it Hlll
pay you. Results from- advertising
are not always Immediate, but they
are Cumulative. A small advertise
ment run weokly during tho proper
season will produce better results
than a double, paga boadside yearly.
The selling power ,of an ' advertise
ment does pot deptMid so much upon
the she of tho advertisement as it
does upon the number ot times it
is repeaU'd. Repetition is the thing
tli at count in advertising.
Try advertising locally for" three
months and you will soo for your
self Its ' many advantages,- The
Avery Agent.
jNiaW TODAY i
ANI'EI) To hear from owrtvr of
good ranch rfor sale. State cnsly
pWce.'furr description 41. K. Bush.
Minmopolis, Mian, T2-7-lit
yorenoou Geometry,
I :imruuy
. Hotanv.
WANO'KD-To hear "om"'o"fr" " I, Sut.inlay AfternoOi-GeneMl yis
o.,o,l v. h rf. .... o. .. , !;. Hookkeeplng.
' L ouiltj l-IIMIVs' v 11..... .....i m
a J. A CHlTHf-lllITX.
9Superlntennt of 1'ubllc Instruction
12-3-1 Ut-pd.
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""Manual ' Training. I her of a chance to become t new na
Pomefttc i Sflei3e. ! tion. a
IMethoda In UeadiiiB, Coursw of i ",v0, T do not desire to return to
Study for Drawing, XMhods In I Russia as the head of the government.
Arithmetic. . ; pQhaps later 1 will sro back as a prl-
Thursday Knrenoon Arithmetic,
History of Education, Psychology,
Methods In Qeograph, Mechanical
Drawing, Domestic Art, Course or
Study for Domestic Art.
Thursday Afternoon Gramtrnir,
Geography, Stenography, American
Literature, Thysic, Typewriting,
HytfOd in Language, Thesis brt
I IlltlUljr .rllIIU(HO, V
Friday Forenoon Theory and
Practice, Orthograp?, Physical Ge-J.
ography, Knglish Literature, Chem-' .
istry, 1'rQsieut Culture. ! ,
0Fay 6ftftnoon Selaol T-flft-.C
Gegy, Algebra. Civil Govern- (
ment. lc
vate citizen. I hope so. My yi if e and
two boys aged 8 and 11 are now
held tn MJosrow as hostages. I do not
think the Bolsheviks will permit them
to leave so I want to go to them."
Don t Get
-The "Flu"
Baslly Understood.
The store that Is different always
does better than the store that la In
different. Knnsns City Journal.
FOl! SAI.S t, Furnished house, hani.
clilcKen "house, bony qmshos,
fruit trees, Ocst soil In m
Orntido. This is a bargain at
lliDO. 1'. O. box 004. LaOianOo,
Oregon. 8 12-7-;!t
a
FOt SAI.K Oarage ill efno of the
good towiisgOf tho Valley. Act
ual invoice bolter than 311(100.
but on account of alcknObts will
sell oinslderalily erheupor. 'o'
better proposition for a cni-.t?r?
man, but It "will re-ivjirj half
cash to close, bair;itce cur'??,l.
SECURITY LAND ifc SAVlMiS CO.
?3-7-St.
KOll SAMO Two. One rvslS-mce
piopeillcs nt a bargain. 1ob
In, paved sCreel , " best Partner
town. . . 12-7-?.t.
SKeilKlTV LAND & SAVINGS CO.
FO'It SAI.K T-o heating stoves,
clump, also, boring machine, with
Hj mid jj Inches. Oswald Vol
swlnklur, .Ialund City. 12-7-3t,p
WANTED Iirge knitting mill dc
sires woonnn to work in own town,
Easy business; permanent; Salary
or commission, nil or pnrt timet
CJunrnntcel olillsij Norristown, Tn.
11-11! Sat. only 12t pd.
TKA il Hits' l:V A MIN ATIONS
Notice is 'hcreoy given that, tho
County Superintendent of Union
County, Oregon, will ?iold the
regular examination of nppllcnnts
ror State Certllteates at Ka Grande
llh:h School as follows:
Commencing Wednesday, Decem
ber 18, 1918 nt 9:00 o'clock 0. ill.,
and continuing urftll Sainrdny, Pe
cemher 21, 1918 ct 4 o-cloclt p. m.
Wednesday Forenoon U. S. His
lory. Writing, (l'ei-.iuanshlp,) MIs-
le, Drnwlne. ,,-'V,tt
Weilnesiiay Aflernonn Vhysiolo-
Security; Insurance Agency
CHAS. II. REYNOLDS, ManagrA-. '
is in tlm front rank in Fire,, Acci
dent and Health, and Automobile
Insurance,,
Our Service h tlie Best
We Write Bonds .
IF RUSSIA IIAl) 10K!fpAfY,S
1'ltESKNT OlM'OUTCM'l'Y
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Jwy P..
July offensive, Rupprecht appealed to
the Russians not to obey. These ap
peals were widely circuited. At the
oame time Germaiiophiles were active
internally, und their cumulatiye Im
part against ltlissinn morale was tre-
nemious.
"Hussift faced starvation soigte
handed, and fell down becaQso it was
physically Impossible for her to meet
tlm ,;i,iBii,;nn ,,nn;.iui ir u:,,.n.,.. i 1
food crisis arises in Gorimmy the lat
ter has tno right under the armistice
to ajenl to tfte allien, In which event
the allies should respond for their own
protection against MolshevHsm. There
fore, (iermany is not obstructed by
any of the great obstacles which
caused Russiu's failure."
The former proniier, sitting in the
parlor of a friend's houso in the se
cluded Cambridge stairs tcrrVlce and
speaking in French, paused for a mo
ment. He. had greatly nged inoiip
pearance since 'last June. When he
resumed speaking, his voice whs tense
with earnestness.
"Germany probably has turbulent
days ahead nnd may split up, but 1
do not believe she will he liubjectcd ta
the supreme tragedy, like Russia.'
Family Held as Hostages.
"I Iwlieve tho German revolution is
sincere. I do not believe it is possible
to 'hippodrome' on trticTi a scale. Fur
thermore, it must bo remembered that
the personnel of the Germnn nrmy hns
been completely altered since 10H,
wien 80 per cent of the'officers were
nristocrals. Now there are onlo 20
per cent." .
Agflin tie paused. Then, smillno
quietly, he, snid:
"Of 'coarse, it Is difficult for toe to
speak dispnssionntcly of flermnny,
which wronged tho entire world, then
supremely wrtmged Itiissia by robbing
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You'll be pleased
with the.wofk jaiid
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YOUR EYES
afc brohd winners. Master rninds
and wilfing hands arc no good .with
out tlipm. Tliey are the,,, only avis
rmt'S to enjonont and education,
fcnproveiBont and success. Can you
afford to neglect them?
' Our optical department is equip
ped ."with tlic'anc.st .scientific instru-
.incnt to iiwure" correctly fitted
glasses. .
We invite you to come and inspect
fjiis Dtpii;tin,f!it,'
1 . Vo siirfacp and grind' our. 4wn
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