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(By Irvin S. Cold).)
A third Franco-American raid had
a pouch of
Published Twice a Week at Independence, Polk County, Oregon, on produced four prisoner». I how the
Real
GRAVELY
Chewing Plug
unhappy four on their way buck to
Tuesday and Friday
a laager under guard. One of them
was a middle aged, sickly looking
Entered as second-class matter March 20, 191S, at the postoffice at In man, and the remaining three were
dependence, Oregon, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
weedy, half grown, bewildered lioys;
verj different looking, all of them,
Subscription Rates: $1.50 a Year Strictly in Advance; Six Months from the prime sinewy material
Give any man a chew of Real Gravely Plug, and he will
which formed the great armies I
tell you that's the kind to send. Send the best!
$1.00; Three months 50 cents. A ll subscriptions stopped at expiration.
Ordinary plug is false economy. It cost less per
had seen pouring thru Belgium in
week to chew Real Gravely, because a small chew of it
| the late summer of ltlti.
lasts a long while.
CLYDE T. ECKER, Editor.
AIM four of them, moreover, were
If you smoke a pipe, slice Gravely with your knife
and add a little to your smoking tobacco. It will give
wall eyed with apprehension, and
flavor—improve your smoke.
flindiy and altogether most miser
SEND Y O l'R F R IE N D IN T H E l). S. S E R V IC E
able looking. Not even a night of
a r o iic u
g ravely
fair treatment and a decent break
Dealers all arou nd h e re c s r r v it in 10c. pouches. A Sc a 'a m p
1 11** Post, absolutely independent, is under no obliga fast had served to cure them o f a
w ill put it in to his hands in a n y T ra in in g C a m p o r S ea p o rt o f the
U . S. A . E v e n " a m t h e r e ” a 3c stam p w ill ta k a it to him . Y o u r
d e a la r w ill su pply en ya lo p a and g iv e yo u o ffic ia l direction s h ow to
tions to any particular party or any particular candidates. delusion that Americans would take
address it.
prisoners alive only for the pleasure
It can support whom it pleases. In the primary it sought of putting them to death at leisure
P . B . G R A V E L Y TOBACCO CO., D a n v ille , V a .
to bring about the nomination of those whom it deemed afterward.
The Patent Pouch keeps it Freak and Clean and Good
—It is not Real Gravely without tk ii Profrclw/i Seal
\\ hat struck me as even more sig
most worthy, those whom it thought would best serve the nificant
Established 1 S 3 1
of the change in the per
people. The same policy will be adhered to relative tothe sonnel of the kaiser's present army
candidates to be voted upon in November. When The —conceding that these specimens
might he accepted as average sam
Post shall declare a preference between two candidates ples of the mass—was that not one
W1GRICH ITEMS
Texas Cows Eat Air Planes
Folks and Foibles
its readers may assume that there are no other considera of them wore an iron cross on his
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Chown were
Dallas, Texas—Discovery
that
By Claude Callan.)
From personal observations
tions than that o f a sincere desire to advance the interests blouse.
\\ hen papa said lie was not going Texas cattle will eat the wings of an calling at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
in the first year of the war I had
of the people in general.
made up my mind that the decora to the picture show, son told him if airplane if the machine is left un E. M. Lichty Wednesday evening.
tion of the iron cross in the German lie would go lie would not ask for a guarded is one of the reasons why
Helen Porterfield visited with her
army was like vaccination in our nickel for a whole month, and be a general order to “stick with the Grandmother Porterfield on Wed
own country, being, as one might fore papa could say that it was a machine, no matter what happens" nesday night.
say, compulsory. Here, though, was trade son said he would not ask for is impressed upon every radet avi
(Columbus, ()., Dispatch.)
evidence either' that the war lord a nickel for two months. “ Now you ator training in Texas. The cadets
Mrs. Ralph Porterfield has been
A “ get together” movement for the correct pronunci was running out of metal or that his must remember your promise,” said are instructed particularly never to j confined to the house with Ingrippe
ation of the name of General Foch has been instituted on system had slipped a cog. Likewise papa when they started to the show, leave their "ships” in fields no mat- the last week.
it was to develop later that the and son said he was not going to ter how far from the traveled road.
Broadway.
Mr and Mrs. Grant McLaughlin
prisoners
1 saw wore paper under ask for one for three months. That
The fact that cows have an appe
'Chirps Harold de Decker:
of
Independence were cnllng on the
wear.
night when the little fellow was tite for airplanes was discovered on
The Germans win? Poo-pooh and tush!
asleep, papa told mamma that son ly after one or two machines had latter's sister, Mrs. Ralph Porter
W e must rely on General Foch.
must not have a nickel for at least suffered real loss from discriminat field on Wednesday.
O. A. C. Alma Mater Song.
a month “ We must teach him to ing Texas cattle.
Robert Paton Gibbs, an authority on international
Major and Mrs. Rose combined
languages, sings:
The wide, supporting planes are business and pleasure in Port
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor keep his promises," said papa. “ 1
vallis—An alma mater song has at don’t want him to grow up and be covered with a cellulouspreparation land the last week.
In war lie’s anything but gauche,
last been written for the O. A. C. like Frank’s children. Frank and that makes them air tight, known
This gallant soldier, General Foch.
Mr. M. M. Porterfield and daugh
The college has never had an offi his wife have been so easy with in the technique of flying ns “dope,”
ter, Hazel, arrived home from Port
While Madame Yorska, herself of France, tinkles:
their
children
that
the
little
fellows
cial song of this type and offers of
and “dope” makes as tasty a meal
Mamma for cows as the bovines have dis land on Saturday night when the
The kaiser soon his head will poke
prizes and contests had failed to don’t enjoy anything."
former urdenvent nil operation for
Into the trap of General Foch.
bring forth such a song. Homer said papa was right. “ I think it it covered for a long time. It softens
his
eyes. He is getting along nicely.
Maris, of Portland, has just pub strengthens a child's character," she! under their tongues and the cattle
said,
“
to
make
him
do
without
a
lot
'
lished a song, “Alma Mater O. A. C."
in their eagerness to obtain it, will
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Porterfield
of which he ha: composed the music of things he wants. And besides, | chew the expensive linen planes to visited the former’s parents Sun
and written the words. He is n when you give him a nickel lie pieces to extract the last particle of day afternoon.
M A N VS. IIIS W I F E ’S S IS T E R ’S H U SB A N D
post graduate student who took spends it for trash. I would rather j "dope” flavor
Leonard and- Chas McComas ar
Another reuson f„ r the order is
his degree at the University of Ore fix him something nice to eat here
(New York Mail.)
rived home Sun lay afternoon from
gon.
a
home
than
have
him
buy
this
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f
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a
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a
valuable
piece
Any man is rich who makes $100 a year more than liis
The song is dedicated to Mrs. Ida cheap candy and stuff.’ Papa said; of property with manv detachable Kings Valley where they «« re
w ife’s sister’s husband.
Kidder, librarian of the college. It you couldn t begin too early to teach parts offering an attractive invita- W 01 k . t g .
has been taken up by the glee clubs, a child the value of money. “ When turn to looters if one was left unpro
GUESS T H E N A M E OE TH E C AR
dormitories and fraternities and I was a boy," he said, “ I never got a tected in a lonely field or on a road.
KINGS VALLEY
“ Another valuable point about this car,” said the sales will doubtless he made an official nickel that I didn’t work for, and Souvenir hunters, however, are
when 1 got one you can bet I didn't
The Odd Fellows gave an ico
agent, “ is the fact that if it is left alone over night after song. Th<‘ words are:
much more feared than thieves. A vi
‘A\ ithin a vale of Western moun throw it away.” The following day ators who have made forced land cream social Saturday evening for
having been wrecked the scattered parts will crawl to
son didn’t ask for a nickel, and papa
tains
ings while on cross-country flights their families.
their proper places and unite like the fragments of a There's a college we hold dear;
and mamma were very happy. The
say it requires their utmost vigil
Mr and Mrs. B. F. West went to
second morning lie came near ask
hoop snake.”
Her shady filoffes and fountains
I mice to keep curious spectators from Corvallis Monday.
ing
for
one,
but
he
remembered
his
Oft to me appear.
breaking up their “ships” and carry
promise and started off to school
I love to wander on the pathway,
Mr. and Mrs. A. B Senger spent
W A R “ E X P E R T ” SH YS A T HOME P R A C T IC E
ing them away piece-meal, so eager
without
it.
Well,
he
had
been
so
Down to the trysting tree,
are the country people for souvenirs. Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Martin
A man over at the other end of the country talks volu For there again I see in fancy.
sweet and good, and had kept his
Christenson.
bly of how h<* would shell Berlin, but his wife cannot in Old friends dear to me.
An aviator landed' recent Iv in a
promise so long, that mamma over
took him and gave him a nickel. I wheat field not far from Dallas. The
Mrs. B. F. West and son, Lester,
duce him to practice up a bit by shelling peas.
CHORUS.
She knew she was doing wrong, so { curiosity and interest in him was so visited Tuesday with her aunt,
“Carry me back to O. A. C.
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she didn't tell papa about it that great that in less than an hour, the Mrs. Della Miller.
Back to her vine-clad halls;
AMONG T H E A D V A N T A G E S OF H A V IN G A HOME
Thus fondly ever in my memory afternoon. “ He has had one nickel field was so crowded that the owner
Miss Nettie Moser of Corvallis
A Galveston widow says that thee latest proposal she
today," she said when she saw what of the ground had to ask the Dallas
Alma mater calls.
arrived in Hoskins Friday evening
lias received was from a professional loafer, who said he “ It is worthy land grant college
police
to
clear
the
field
to
prevent
papa was going to do, “and 1 would
to spend a few days with her sister,
n’t give him another.” But she did his growing crops from being stamp
wanted a place to stay at night after the pool halls close.
By noble Lincoln planned;
Mrs. Isreal Eddie.
e
ed
into
a
total
loss.
Her sons’ and daughters'knowledge not speak in time and son hurried
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away
to
the
store
for
trash.
Tills and gaurds the land.
Rev. Wood of Corvallis preached
MOW TO TEED YOU A R E N U T T Y
at tiie church Sunday morning. His
So honored he her name forever,
Cause To.
(Awgwan.)
The Red Cross Goes Into “H ell"
Sing the praise of O. A. C.;
“I don’t believe when old Dodger wife and daughter, Ruth, accom
When you’ ve bats in your belfry that. Hut,
panied him.
Ah, nought in all the world ran
died a single soul regretted him.”
(Kansas City Star.)
When your “ comprcnez-vous” rope is <ik.
sever
“Oh. yes, I know one man who did.
Mrs. Harry Sullivan has been
Statement accredited to a Kansas He was the one who married Dodger’s
Friends once true to thee."
When there’s nobody home
quite ill with tonsilitis at tlie home
widow.”
City
storekeeper:
“
The
Bed
Cross
In the top of your dome—
of her aunt, Mrs. II. C. Harter.
can go to hell." The Red.Cross not !
New Plan To Save Wheat
Then your head’s not a head; it ’s a nut.
Quite Essential.
only can, hut does—it goes into the j
C. E. Rice and F. L. Miller have
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very jaws of hell day by day to i “ So you want to get exempted. Have
been quite busy shearing sheep.
you any one dependent on you?”
(Benton County Courier)
bring hack men, women, boys and
BUT T H A T W O U LD BE IN H U M A N !
“ Oh, yaas, sur, suah, sah. Ma wife,
Here's a proposition that a man
Mr. and Mrs. Gus Nyman visited
An Eldorado Springs barber writes from France that who uses his head put to the Couri girls And it never stops to ask who ! she depends on me, sah, to carry her
the
sufferers
are,
whether
their
par
Sunday
at the home of F. L. Miller.
wash
home,
sah.”
he has reached the front, and Joe Upton remarks that if er editor the other day. What do
ents have loyally supported war re-1
you
think
of
it?
lie can get the kaiser into a barber chair the war soon will
Bud Alchorn of Corvallis and
Accommodating.
lief at home or not. The Red Cross
“The government should fix a
be over.
will rescue ¿his storekeeper's son as | “ Have you hot and cold water In W illiam Bowman of Hilsboro ar
price on wheat flour substitutes
rived in the Valley Monday even
eagerly as it will the son of the your house?”
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AND TAKE THE PRICK OFF
“ Yes. Cold water fo r any sugges ing.
heaviest
contributor
in
America.
]
T H E N T H E R E ’D BE NO PRO -H UNS
FROM THE WHEAT.
tions I make and hot water for the rest
The Missouri country press is heartily seconding the “The result would he the sultsti- It takes all the risks and runs all of the time.”
Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Barter and
the dangers and does all the work.
suggestion of an Ohio editor that pro-Huns he compelled tutes prices would he cut in two All ¡1 asks is to he put where the
daughter, and Mrs. Della Miller
Parcel Post.
and wheat flour would go to such a
to kiss a print shop towel instead of Old Glory.
and children were Corvallis visit
danger is with equipment enough to
“ Why are you trying to teach your
price that only the wealthy would
ors Friday.
work with. This is the fundamental hens to lay In the letter box?”
use it. They would pay a mighty
difference between the Red Cross
“ Then the carrier can collect the
OFFERS TO BET ON A SURE T H IN G
high war tax to sup|>ort the govern
eggs,” answered Farmer Whlffletree.
Observing the story from Topeka that a man there ment, while the masses would have mill thedouhle cross.
supported a wife, two children and “ another woman” on a great saving in profits that now
Paradossai Proposition.
Indian Soldier Badly Mixed.
“The street-paving question la soma-
$14 a week, the Springfield, Mass., Republican offers to go to the millers and the wholesal
times a h a r d i s to sol vs.”
bet that the wife and two children got mighty slim pick ers."
“ And. yet. in the nature o f things,
Not so had when you reason it out.
ings.
It ought to bs a walk-over.”
To he sure the sharks would
pounce on wheat flour the minute
the government price was released
C H A U TA U Q U A VS. S T R E E T C A R N IV A L
and probably Insist it to $25 or $30
Hopkins, Mo., Journal.)
The difference between a chautauqua and a street a barrel, but it would certainly ac
complish three things- it would con
carnival is that few people lock their doors when a ehau- serve wheat, would make the w e a l
tauqua is in town.
thy (who now feed the substitutes
to the cow) pay a big tax to eat
“ What’s the matter?"
w heat flour, and it would put bar
ley, corn and oat flour to the peo
ple at a price they should have.
A Semi-Weekly Newspaper.
Your fighting m en will go to almost any
lengths to get good tobacco. Many a m an
has paid $5 for less good tobacco than you
will send him in a pouch of Real Gravely
Chewing Plug. Only costs you 10 cents.
THE POST RE AFFIRMS ITS INDEPENDENCE
or
ON PRONOUNCING FOCH
JELLY, JUICES AND JAM
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ONE WAY OF CELEBRATING MOTHER’S DAY
(Fred Barkhurst.)
A large number of girls celebrated Mother’s Day by
puting flowers in the vase while mother got breakfast.
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YES, KEEP (1) HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL
When driving with a lady fair
At 5 p. m. or later.
Be careful of your hands and feet
And don’t accelerator.
The prices of tar and feathers are rapidly advancing on
account of the war.
r e a r Years T ss Lata.
(I)es Moines Register.)
An order has been issued by the
military commandant at Berlin im
posing a fine of one hundred marka
upon anyor.e destroying scraps of
paper. If Germany* had placed an
Muskogee, Okla.—An Indian sol
dier was walking down the streets
of Muskogee the other day whin he
met a white man friend who stop
ped him with: "Well, John, I see
you have become a soldier."
“Yes, me soldier," replied the In
dian.,
“How do you like it?" asked the
white man.
“No like-um.”
“Too much salute not enough
shoot."
“Of course you know what you're
fighting for?"
“Yes, make whole damn world
democratic parly."
What tha MUa Sayi Abant It
(From the book of Ezekiel.)
“Take thou also unto thee wheat
and barley and beans and lentils
and millet and spelt and put them
equally high value upon scrape of in a vessel and make thee bread
paper In 19U how differently the thereof. And they shall ant bread
course o f Uatory would have ru al
by weight and with care."
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