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ORPHANAGE PROVIDES PARENTAL LOVE LOST BY MOTHERLESS ONES Story Told of Institution at Oswdgo for Which Tags Be : Sold March 17. CHILDREN -AT OSWEGO HOME RADIANTLY HAPPY Iy II. A. Lappln. Forinr Instructor In English In Queen's College. Dublin, who Is , Portland visitor.) Under the klndjy care of a sslf-sac-ri firing body of American gentlewomen the Sinters of the Holy Names there 1a on orphanage at Oswego, seven niHes from the city of Portland. On a wonderfully beautiful site it wan erected nearly six year ago. It stands pn raised ground on the west bank of the Willamette river, encircled near at hand by pine and fir trees, and In tha greater distance, by eternal hills. Through the quiet landscape the "Wil lamette flows like a great burnished ribbon. Standing at the main entrance ona can see 70 miles away the majesty of Mount Hood uncrowning itself to tha heavens, with Its snow-clad out lines delicately traced against the pas sionate blue of the Oregon sky. . A noble venture was the building of this orphanage. But those who un dertock it knew always that they could confidently depend upon God's providence and tha kindly benevolence ct tlie Oregonlana to neip tnem out. it was a hard struggle at the beginning. It ia a hard struggle even now. The sisters have, their work cut out for them. But year after year the institu tion has increased in efficiency until It is now the premier girls' orphanage In the state. Children Trom Thxse to Sixteen. .At present there is accommodation for 160 children. Here there are youngsters of all ages from three to 16. and there are classes graded for them as in all the state schools. These classes are taught by the teachers of the normal school a few hundred yards away. The little orphans have there fore the supreme advantage of care ful teaching according to the most modern pedagogic standards. For the normal school-staffed with splendidly qualified professors in every branch . is a recognized training center for women who Intend to become approved Certified teachers in the Oregon schools. Ho the children of the Os ' wego home are not deprived of one sin gle educational opportunity which would accrue to them were they in at' tendance at tlie most perfectly equipped and efficiently conducted achool In Oregon. But It is not always with their brains that these little ones work. Manual labor of a light nature also falls to their lot They are taught all- esHcntlal duties of the household, , &tcclalized and thoroughly modern in atruottoiv has always been provided in laundry work. In cooking, in needle work, and more recently, in dressmak alng. Gardening Has Its Place. Gardening, too, occupies no. inalgnif leant place in the Oswego curriculum, for the authorities subscribe to an em inent woman-educationalist's dictum that "it is of greater value to a child to have grown one perfect flower than ! to have pulled many to pieces to ex-! amine their structure." i Where a real and true talent ia shown by any child special opportuni ties of advancement are provided. A few have thus been given a higher musical education, and in some In stances highly Intelligent girls have , been assisted in taking up the profes sion of teaching. But all the orphans are taught some .wage-earning accotn pltshnnent, dressmaking, millinery, cooking, household economy, and, when the time is ripe, they are provided with , suitable positions in rortand or else- , Definite information and sensible ad vice as to the conditions of life and work in the commoner avocations what each kind of life offers, its scale of wages, attractions, drawbacks, its requirements in education, character, physique Is individually and I invar iably given. Nor are the children en couraged to leave the honje until they are at least 16 years of age. Children Are Happy. It seems fairly clear that no child of any earlier age than this is capable . of selecting wisely in its choice to a career in life. One does not need to talk with the Oswego children to be convinced that they are radiantly nappy. i Oswego is more like a vast family . man a public institution. A dlstlnc . tlve institutional dress for the chil dren is as far as possible avoided al most an unique feature in such estab lishments, I understand and thus Is fostered and reinforced that spirit of Jf 200 MEN START OUT TOMORROWTOSECURE YJ.C.A'. 'V.-.VV 'i.T 7.7 1 -.0 i- K, - "'CF Youngsters on steps of orphanage; maintained j by Sisters' of the Holy .. . , Name - ": . individuality and Independence,, so dear; to the American heart. -; ; Perhaps, after all. it is by the "very young inmates of the home that one finds one's human interest most in trigued. It is a joy to see these: tiny tots at their 'innocent play,' singing their choral songs In childish treble, giving their little recitations dancing their children s dances and, all .with such infinite and cnudiiice serious ness. - Mother-love Supplied. The loving solicitude of the good women under whose- care they are al most supplies the passionate .mother love they . have lost; It is indeed a wise and tender dispensation Of Prov idence that these little' ones: can so rarely sound to its uttermost depth the tragedy of a great bereavement. . In one of tha most delicately moving evocations of the mother heart in con temporary poetry in Katherine Ty nan's "Maternity" a ' mother speaks the message of her soul to the Child of her body: .... There ia no height, no depthmry own, could set us apart Body of mine, and soul of mine, heart of my heart! . There is no sea so deep, my own, no mountain so high i That I should not come to you If I heard your cry. There is no hell so sunken, no heaven so steep Where I should not seek my own, find you and keep. Now you are round and soft to see, sweet as a rose ' Not a stain on my spotless one,, white as the snow. If some day you came to .me heavy with sin I, your, mother, would, run to the door, and let vmi In I would wash you white again with my tears ana gn Body of mine, and soul of mine, till you found rener. Workers Are Self-Sacrificing. The mother of one of our little or phans may well feel lonely for' he tiny feet that she fain would guide across the floor of heaven.' Perhaps when she went away 'from these voices' the little one. now laughing in the strength and loveliness of sum mers passed, was helpless to wander far from her shielding arms. .Surely it must assuage the preying beauty of her grief that her little one,, housed high among the hills, does not lack a mother's care at every moment of the day or the daily-following thought of a mother's anxious heart. Truly it 'is a sweet and beautiful work this caring for children for whom there is no one to care. A great grat itude towards the patient, steadfast workers ought to- be born In the heart of every one who gives a thought to the splendid nobility of their unceas ing efforts. Not the smallest financial gain is theirs because of what they do. Their reward Indeed is not of this world. Often they have to help out of their own slender purses. Such self effacing endeavor ought to be worth ily recognized by the people whom it so surely and splendidly benefits ;In the end. The sisters are giving good women ito Oregon and to America. Their work must not go unappreciated ana unencouraged. Tag Sale St. Patriok's Uay, For some years past there has been an annual sale of emblems on St MEMBERS Two Teams of 1 00 Each Have Been Well Schooled in "Talking Points." Patrick's day in aid of the Oswego home. In recent years the emblem has been a cardboard shamrock. This year the emblem will be an Oregon apple on cardboard, f The sale Is organized and conducted "by the women of every de- noniinatlori, in Portland. All have - gen erously, lent a hand in ' promoting - the sale. -. On next Tuesday. St. Patrick's day. will be held the 1914 sale. Through out the city, women workers will patrol the various districts to give opportun ity to the: citizens and the citizenesses of contributing to the orphanage funds ijy buying an emblem for a very few cents. r. ' 7 Financial- help Is more than ever heeded this year for the continued suc cess of the orphanage work. Even in the uttermost shores of the east whence I come the charity of the Or egonlan Is proverbial. I am confi dent that the people of Portland will not allow to be diminished by one iota their characteristic reputation for un selfish and unfaltering generosity in a deserving cause. , RED ALOER SUITAB LE TO MAKE CLOTHESPINS MB j Test Made by Manufacturer Shows Wood Is Peculiarly 1 Fitted for Purpose, FIRE DEPARTMENT VETERAN SAYS AKOZ RELIEVED HI?.! OF SUFFERING Lieut. Thos. J. Kelly Takes Remedy for Sciatic Rheumatism Lieutenant Thomas J. Kelly of En gine 22, San Francisco Fire Depart- ment, who during his 21 years' Ber "viee as a fireman, has fought In nearly every big blaze that has men aced that city, is receiving the con gratulations of his friends on his re covery from an a tack of sciatic rheum atism. He lias no hesitancy in telling these same friends that his recovery 1h due to his using Akoz, the wonder ful radio-aetivo medicinal mineral discovered by former State Harbor Commissioner and Stat Labor Com- . mlssioner John D. Mackenzie. In talking about his case Lieuten'-I ant Kelly says: "About four months ago I suffered an a tack of sciatic rheumatism in ray left leg and neu rit's -in my left chest. The pain be came so Intense that I could not sleep ' at ntghts and I lost 30 pounds in a V short time.- After managing to report . at my station, engine house 22, for a , month, I was forced to take a layoff. ' I tried many remedies and finally went to the hot springs. I got but little , - rUet from 'either. On my return to the city, after being off duty for nearly two months, I was told about Akos.4 I got some and began drinking - the water. In a week's time I was back at the fire house and have re ported regularly since . "After four weeks' use of the water , all pains have , disappeared and I am r convinced I am cured. I shall con tluue drinking the water for a month or more to be sure that my system is . rid of alt the Impurities that caused , my suffering. ' - ' I vX i s. i I Jh 'bX Can you Imagine a flock of men set ting Interested and even jubilant over a big box of wooden clothespins, the kind that! mother used to use and 'hold in bunches in her mouth when she was hanging out the family wash on Mon days? But whether you can or not. the sight Was presented at the local offices of the United States forest service one day last week and there are some timber owners in Oregon who wouia nave shown the- same exhilara tion had they been present and known what the box meant. These clothespins were made out of red alder, and they are the first ever turned from that wood. Now red alder is plentiful in Oregon, too plentiful a great many settlers think who have had the job of clearing land bearing uie tree; Most lumbermen don't have much use for red alder. - Now the particular woods! used bv eastern manufacturers . who make clothespins, are: becoming exhausted. There - are 'half a dozen kinds in use and all-are. on the same road to ex tinction, due to the tremendous inroads of the manufacturers, that has caused black walnut to reach such a high price. i Three months ago eastern capitalists requested the assistance of the forest service In locating in the northwest a wood suitable for the clothespin In dustry. Howard B. Oakleaf heads the wood .products division of the local forestry offices. He knew that the local birches are satisfactory 1 for the manufacture of wooden clothespins, but these trees oc cur in . such limited quantities that a more plentiful wood was needed to in sure a supply sufficient to warrant in stallation of a new industry. So he suggested another wood he knew about. me reu wren, and a shipment of this was consequently made to the Dodre Clothespin company, - of Richmond, W. Va.. for test' purposes. : The -box that came the other dav showed, the 'results of this test It contained fine shiny clothespins that look just like any other new ones. It also had pins with big knots in them mat ; spilt in two almost - as soon as touched. Other pieces showing every stage of the manufacture of a clothes pin , from "the block . to the finished product were included. Along with these samples, the Dodre company submitted a report. It said that the red: alder Had proven second only to beech and birch, since.lt makes a good looking pin and takes a smooth finish. . The: company test included the determination as to whether or not When 200 men tomorrow start out on the week's membership campaign that has been launched by the Portland T, M C. A., they will not lack arguments to present to prospective members. J. E. Werleln and F. N. Clark, generals of the two sides that are competing in the contest, have been coaching their men on some of the "talking points' that they mav use. and there will be 200 "live wires" armed with plenty of ammunition for the fight that they are going to make to bring 1000 new men into the organization In six days. The men who are going to make the campaign look upon the T. M. C. A. as a great institution. In which every -cit izen should be Interested. They point out that the present building was erect ed through the donations of thousands of Portland people as a gift to the young men of Portland. Because of these donations the association,, which Is In no sense of the word a money- making institution. Is able to present to young men privileges of far greater actual value than the nominal member ship fee. Y.lLa A. Great Institution. "The T. M. C. A. is the greatest sin gle institution in Portland," said Mr, Werlein, who has long been a contrib utor to Its expenses, but who only in the last few years has taken an active personal Interest In Its affairs, "'in putting the T. M. C. A. above all other Institutions, I do so realizing that there are others of great merit. But their is no other organization so far reaching, combining as the 'T. M. C. A. does everything that is needed to aa minister to the spiritual, intellectual and Dhysical needs of men." The T. M. C. A. officers have figured out that there are more than 200 sep arate activities In the association building. No other building in the city, they say, is so well utilized. There Is a constant series of meetings of one kind and another in all parts ot the building. The same room may be used a dozen times a day for as many different sessions educational, relig ious and social. The two gymnasiums are used almost continuously from morning until well along In the even ing. Plant's Capacity Wot Beached, Even with all this activity, the ca pacity of this splendid plant is no reached. .There is room for larger classes in the gymnasium, and exten? sion is possible along the line. The association secretaries will not bey sat isfied until the building is used to its fullest capacity, for they know that there are thousands of men in Portland that would benefit greatly by the priv ileges that the T. M. C A. has to offer. The boys' department, In Its canvass for members, will make a special point of the many Summer activities In which the youngsters are Invited to Join. Next Summer the camp at Spirit Lake will reopen, and will be main tained tnrouehout the warm weather months. Boys may go to this camp rnr- nn week or two weeks, or as long as they like. The T. M. C A. launch will also be available, and will be in use every day for trips up and down the river. On a few of these excur sions parties will go some distance and camp over a night or two. The launch will be used at the end of the member ship campaign to take the winning club to Multnomah Falls. The swimming pool is an attraction that will appeal to both Junior and senior members. The Y. M. C. A makes a specialty or swunming in struction, the physical department maintaining that every man and boy should learn to swim. The pool Is one of the finest in tne city, ana v ticularly popular aunog weather. the hot Survival of the Fittest. Timnlover "Tes, I advertised for a strong boy. Do you think you can "hill?" innHwint- "Well. I Just finished lickin 14 other fellers that were wait in' out In de hall." JtUL U AZTT s TSOS. 3. XIUT "I . assert ithat '. Akos is', responsible for, my recovery from rheumatism and xor my getung back my lost . weight. It is a wonderful remedy and I- have told 'every fireman" T, know in i the de partment ahout it. ." I . do , not ; hesitate to recommend It; to any- one suffering irora rneumatistn." ,-;.: . ; .,. ;f Akos is Just as effective in the treat ment. of stomach trouble,' liver and kid ney trouble, eczema, ulcers, nlles and other ailments... It is now being -demonstrated ' at the Owl Drug ; Store, ctroauway ana - Washington street, Portland, vwhere ? further : information maybe had regarding this - advertise ment. , .... . . Gone Forever Are DyspepticDaysoIOld The Simple, Safe, Sure Use of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Will Bring joy to Any Stomach Sufferer in an asy, Comfortable, Dietless Way. How many quiet, afraid-to-make-a-noise. unhappy homes there are due to cross. Irritable, miserable, close th at-kite hen -door kind of dyspepsia sufferers. Such men and women can not help their peevishness, for they suffer terribly and snouia not oe cen sured. v . A stomach that is irritated, raw. re bellious and not fit to do its work is certainly the cause of constant drag ging down and even excruciaung ag ony. . It is a feeling surpassed by no other illness known to man. No one should blame such a person for IU temper and silent moodiness. Ever and always is that dead-gone, sour-tasting feeling at hand to curse every waking hour. Dyspepsia, bad breath, gastritis, ca tarrh of the stomach, pains in the bowels, nervousness, heartburn, belch ing, bloating, etc., come from wrong ful conditions of digestive juices. There Is nothing to correct these hor . ....II C.itj.Aa ova amt Ik, waa . m . . , , . . rura uuui iuw j -- a v. - """ "imouvj IW Biaill Willie I -.lanichnrl fabrics. 1 ; v - .plenisned fabrics, i. t - 1 ' The report! also stated that the" red alder is a particularly desirable - wood from the manufacturers' standpoint be cause It can be used with a- relatively low - percentage of waste-, and works well in the automatic machines used for turning out the finished pins. So favorable was this report that of ficials of the forest service regard as very probable the fact; that steps to-ward- the utilization of. this wood for clothespin rnaufacture will be taken. Should this be; done, then the red alder might, be -used, at a profit,, to- offset UVLJr bUt tfetsnessYn; method anTfU rTsuTt little mors than a dead expense- f stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contain X!:--iSHe'I!'earecras Much. ' ' A lady With a wasplike, waist .fainted in a city street the other day and was carried into , the - -nearest . shop. An Irishman, who had observed the oc currence,.' looked into the shop after a few minutes and inquired: .- "How is she now T' rt"OtL ;tAlA the shopman,': 'she's coming to." ' , , Ah." replied Pat. ""come In two. has sheT loor . thing! : Bedad, it's Just wnat;i was airaid or.'-, , enisneu. . . ' When the system exhausts its juices, when the liver, when the pancreas, the stomach become thereby unfit to -furnish the proper digestive . fluids,- one cannot expect this same system, with out aid, to do 'anything else than keep on making their improper digestive j products. ' i - Such a condition . means all manner of suffering, and unquestionably fatal danger lurks in such delay. i , - There is relief in Stuart's Dyspepsia I Tablets that means a restoration to normal health, a building up t correct qualities in Just the right proportion to build up the weakened gastric Juice. When the tablet reaches the stomach, i it readjusts matters quickly, balances acids and alkalies and stops pain, suf fering, etc ; Other ingredients have just as im portant effects upon the intestines as j well as the stomach, and thus in a I remarkably i short time stomach ' ills, indigestion, etc. disappear. Go to : your druggist today and ob- tain a box of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab lets, price 50 cents, r , ' . (Advj sOsl-L ( MSglb-Girrafle ' Fiiiimitoipe at Half Frlce! $7000 Worth Beds, Dressers, Chiffoniers, Extension Tables Buffets, China . Closets, Dining Chairs and Parlor Suits j : ; p- - T- p : The I Surplus Stock br The Oregon Furniture Go. HALF PRICE CASH OR CREEDST $48.00 Dresser for $2 1 ' ' ' Large Massive Dresser is the Greatest Fine Dresser bargain ever offered herei Beautiful figured Circassian walnut. Size' of base is 22x42, French plate bevel mirror 26x32, two large deep drawers and three small top drawers. Regular price $48.00. Gadbys irA fifi Y PRICE : aVftsUU $50 Table for $28.00 Dresser for $14 mi WITHOUT CLAW FEET j Oak Dresser, all quarter-sawed, with large 24x30 FrencW plate mirror, with two large deep-drawers arid two upper drawersJ IThis is posi- H PRICE .: .tllMeUll $16.00 DRESSER i. PRICE :....g8.00 i ! - i l This extraor4inar lvalue is only one of the many noW to be picked up in our store. We have twenty of more of them and we want to close out. i 1 All quarter-sawed oak, beautifully figured. Size 48-inch wjien closed; open 48x72. Note the heavy 4-inch rim the 10-inch pedestal and heavy Colonial feet. "Some bargain this," at $25.00 Other Pedestal Tables, 1 as low as ...;.$ jjji 1! " i i- .'1;' - .SO Iron Bed, at Only 9 : Massive in design, with 2-inch continuous posts .and heavy fillers at head and 'foot. A splendid Bed in every way. Braced with heavy angle iron braces. Now is our oppor-' tunity to get a fine Bed at HALF PRICE. PRINCESS DRESSERS, mahogany, with French mirrors, 18x36, square Sheraton designs; regular $30 g A A Dressers. Special at. L . JLO UU CIRCASSIAN WALNUT DRESSERS, in Colonial and Sheraton with mirrors; 22x28, French bevel, 2 d 1 A A small and 3 large drawers ; regularly $32.00. olDUU CHIFFONIERS, in Waxed oak, quarter-sawed, straight or swelled fronts, all wood trimmings, with bev-.Ai M A A eled French mirror ; regular $28.00 value, for 9x4UU CHIFFONIERS, '-in . jmahogany and Circassian walnut ; same general designs I as the oak. price $30.00,. Sale price. . . . . "$15.00 if PRINCESS DRESSERS, with oval mirrors, 18xi and 18x 40 inches, with two drawers below, hi waxed tff i A A or polished oak, quarter-sawed. $28 to $35 vals.Jfj DUU DRESSERS, in waxed oak, quarter-sawed, withjfiwo small drawers and two large drawers and mirror ; 22xf8 . inches ; French beveled; eight different patterns; all AH M j splendid values at $25.00 to $30.00. Sale price.J) 1 .3U DRESSERS, in Pacific painted 'oak finish, tfhe$; large drawers. French oval mirror 18x22 inches; soldijy QC regularly at $12.00. Special . j) OD DINING CHAIRS, oak, with full slip-seat w Q A A leather; regularly sold at $4.50. Sale i price. 1?0UU Thei Greatest Bargains in High-Grade Extension Dining Tables Ever Known See Them in Our Winjbws a No HattcrVhat -bu Vnrit in Furniture saolby Oellflo; fit lroip:TLeso vns ou axcKftarog me ft. If you bT fdnltnr ht doesn't; suit waift som thing mors . up-to-date and better, phone na and wellsend a com petent man to eee it and ar range to take ft sart nay- ment oh the kind you want the Qadsby kind. We'll make you a' liberal allowance for your coodi and we ll aeii you new. furniture at low prices.' The -new furniture will be promptly delivered. Have rnr niture you'll be proud of. - 'I