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WHAT YOUR MONEY IS WORTH
Comparati«« Valua of Coln» of Dlf*
farant CeuntHaa of tha World
Kaplalnad.
Hnw ni neh la a frane? A rubb*T A
nutrii? Tuba Wall |inMtri| n nulli »houli!
Ita fniiillinr wllh tba im iiiay III rtri’tils-
limi III furalKu lim ili, ulmi rvaa tha Co
luminili I >1 apuIrli. Ami If tha man la
o f tiillllnry uva or Inallimtlun tliara In
no I i -III iik Ilo iv mimmi ha tuli)’ ba unllail
111 m il i lo axi’llllltga liI m |iarfa<’tly tinnii
A marlm n ilollurM for Uni tiia illin ii of
o lm i la Iloti III Frinir», Klitflntul, Kiinalii,
Oartiiutiy o r otliar K u ro |ia n u aotuitrlan.
Of rmiraa vtiluaa ara i-liiitiprltiK al-
moMt ilully, li« ragtirila tlia a*rliani(a
o f foralun inoiiay for l'nrl# Huin'a dui*
tara. Imi imitar orillinity aoinlltloii* Il
••ari ha li«urai| timi In Ovnnany tha
mark 1« worlli 2Ì1.8 l’antu In rullali
Minta« mona)'. Tha (lariniill Ulular 1«
alluni lo Ihraa niiirk«, nini Ilio kroua (u
noli) pierà) minala I m iniirk«. Ili KfiJl-
lumi dia «ovaralgn (gnlil) 1« «o r ili (4.*
WKVI. a pillimi «larllliK! Mia paliny
ai|unl» iw » of olir riTit». Ilio crown
VI.VI nini tha «hlllliiK VI canta.
Il la llilereNllliK lo Itola limi thè
frulla of Franco (worth 10.3 calila) I*
« I mo tha unii o f atirratiay 111 llelglum
unii Mivllxarluml. ami tliut II I m ai|tml
lo dia |ia«atn of Hfuiln. unii Urti of
Itnly, tha itraalinta of Oreeca, tha lati
o f Itoiiinnnla. thè illnnr of Marhlu limi
tha bolla ur o f Venezuela. Tha liti«*
alali rilhla, norninlly. la worth fll.S
canta, tha plaMtar of Turkay 4 4 canta,
thè Jupiiuaie yen 40.8 canta, tha Maxi*
ann peao (allvnr) 4M.H conta,and III#
Chinane Inai 71 canta lo H3 aanl*.
Ami thera'a no «ondar thal “ Chinane
monca" I m to«*ii| alieni mi auraleM«ly,
for tha ceppar ctiali (filli.»* » monalnry
unii) I» worth a Unitati Minia» tloller
wlian JTOU lui ve 1.7B0 of tlialll.
Ili llrld-h liiiMt Imllu "pia" (dia |>ojk*
ulnr aoin) I m rhtmp. Au American
|M iiny liti)» four.
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I will Sell at Public Sale at my farm known as
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THE JOSIAH F0ISTER PLAGE
Three miles south of Stayton, 4 miles north of Scio and 3 miles east of Shelburn on
Stayton-Scio Road, on
FOUGHT !N SERBIAN RANKS
Bravery of Irish Woman Rewarded by
Highest Decoration Crown Prince
Could Beatow.
Sarut. MnJ. Flora Sandaa. nn Irish
woinnii who fur two year» hna
bran Harvliu; with the Knllunt Mar-
titnn nriny. 1» now- In Ltmrton <>n lanve
o f nhaanaa for n few weak».
"In AiiKUMt, 1!U4, I want
Marhla
un n lilirne," aha anlil, when n«katl to
tall aotnelhlnK of her wur axperlanaea.
“ Aflar the terrible re'.reut In which I
took port I Joined the regimental ara-
hulanae. Whan cut off from dint I ob
tained iieniilaaloo to Join the Serbian
army n« n private. For two yearn I
«■»« In the thick of moat of tha fight
ing. At tha Inking of lllll 1212 (Mace
donian front) n hnnd grenade exploded
nenr me nml I fell hadly wotindctl. My
company, which » n « In advance o f onr
tnalo hotly, waa outnuinheretl hy the
It'.rfgnrlan». hut they refuaed to fall
buck whan tirderad to do so. declaring
they would not lanve me to the mercy
o f the enemy.
"When I wna being ilrnggatl off to
»ife ty thrmigh ilia anow they remained
behind, lighting n rear-guard action.
The next diiy our troop» attacked
ngnln nml drove the Hiilgarlnii» out
o f thalr tranche». In them they found
tlia hiMllo» of n number of our tnan,
each one with hi» throat cut. That la
tha favorite mclhod of dlnpoalng of
prtaonera.”
It was after the rupture
o f Hill 1212 that Ihe !rl»h Amii*»n.
while lying In hoapltal. wa* nwnrtletl
hy the Serbian crown prince the Knrn-
<lt*t*rge tleaorntlon. which 1» the Her-
hlnn equivalent of the British Vlctortn
Oroaa.
Three other decoration» »he
haa received for bravery In the Held.
The Lina In Lorralna.
Imrralne mean» "Lotlinlr'» King
dom." hut certainly Ita moat fninoiia
figure wa» that duke* of Lorraine, (lod.
frey of Iloulllon. the hero of ninny fa
bled exploit», who wna anld to have
cloven «»under the body of a Moslem
emir with one stroke of hi» good
»word, who wa« leader of the fir«t cru
sade. who snw the deliverance o f Jo*
ruaalem and became the ruler of that
Holy City wrested from pnynlm hand».
The American soldier might do worse
than »wear 'Tly O odfrey!” Whether
we now hold a mile or five miles will
presently be of no Importance, for onr
expeditionary forces have but made a
beginning. A look at the map will sat
isfy any American how much of the
front line onr men should be defending
before many months have passed.
Use for Clothespin».
Clothespins tnnke nn excellent play
thing for tut Idea. They cun he used for
hulilcs or soldier», or to make fences,
trees, log houses nml many other Inter
esting things. I’lnytlilngs that can be
taken apart and put together again are
good to have; nlso blocks with which
the child cun build all kinds of objects
—engines that lie can push along Ihe
floor, hulls to Imunce and throw, doll
cnrrlagcs, washing sets, etc. I>olls with
clothes that button and unbutton nnd
come off may he Used to teal’ ll the chil
dren how to dress nml undress tliom-
aelvca.
Tommy’s Curious Callings.
The British Tommy hns always been
famous for the hrlllladce of hla
powers of romance. If asked questiona
he did not want to answer by peo
ple who had no right to know. The
latest Illustration la afforded hy a
repatriated soldier of a Welsh regi
ment. He had been a prisoner In the
camp ut Oiitrow, where the Herman
authorities, with a view to securing
skilled labor, were anxious to lenrn
the ocello-H"n of the prisoner*. But
surety II.' I l e'ore veri* there such
calling- a trin ile bender, wntclimak
• «fr i'-«'• e inti ’stone Inspector. The
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Sale starts at 10 O’clock, a. m.
The following Stock, Machinery, Household goods, etc.:
4 registered Shropshire Ewes
1 Spaulding hack, 1 wagon bed
1 3 in. Stuebaker wagon, 1 hay rake
1 New 4 McCormack mower
1 Ford car 5 passenger, 1 hay fork
100ft. of lin. rope, 1 hay carriage
1 5 tooth cultivator, 1 buggy pole
1 650 lb. cream separator, 2 grass sythes
2 10 gal. cream cans, 65 lbs. clover seed
1 10ft. ext. table, 100 lbs. vetch seed.
50 bu. oats, 1 lin Centrifugal pump
1 Hand corn planter, 150 grain sacks
1 Hand potato planter, 3 log chains
/ Saddle and bridle, 1 fl,d bed 2^ springs
1 Set work harness, 1 set driv. harness
2 Chase buggy robes, 4 acres of corn
20 rods woven wire fence, 80ft wire rope
/ Rotary' grain grad er
1 bay gelding 12 yrs. old wt. 1250
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1 Percheon mare 13 mo “
1000
1 Belgian mare 4 yrs.
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2 Driving colts coming 3 and 4 yrs. old
1 Durham cow 6 years old
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1 Jersey' cow 5 y'ears old with calf
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1 Reg. Jersey bull 13 mos. old
This stock is all tuberculin tested
1 Brood sow with 9 pigs
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2 Shoats, 6 grade Ewes, 1 full-blood ram
1 No. 10 cutting box, hand or power
1 Auto power jack 1 22in pole saw
1 Wood Saw frame and carragc for auto attachment
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All sums of $10 and under, Cash. Over $10, six months time with bankable notes at
8 per cent interest. No property to be removed until settled for.
The Red Cross will serve lunch, the proceeds will be for the boys at the front
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Farmers & Merchants Bank, Clerk
Geo. Keech, Auctioneer
A. EDieK, Prop’r.
The Stayton M ail Print, The Hom e o f Good Printing