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\ RURAL CIVICS VALUE What It Means to the Individual and Whole Nation. SALVATION OF ALL TOWNS. Thu numbers to follow La Follette in | | „ gd the Lyceum Course a r e : Lee Francis l > e d U l i e U Lybarger, Dec. 16; Clare Vaughn Wales Company, Jan. 26; Laurunt, March 9; the College Girls, Arpil 7. E very Movement Bringing Members of Rural T ow n s Tog eth er For Discussing Improvements Concerning the Com munity as a Whole I s a Step Forward « I W O O C la rd iZ REAL ESTATE Cri swell is proud o f a $12,IMS) con crete block recently completed. IDEAL FOR WORKERS \ \ / ~ ~ & m Cottage Grove Lyceum Course Sdles - Promptly - Effected. & Office corner Main and Second Sts., Z * one block west of depot. Phone Main i 921. uthkimchlM Benefit W om an's Club Library Fund m ! * METCALF & BRUND Wit Itili Hie words rumi «'ivies there Is embraced it movement whleli, car ned to ¡Is fullest possibilities, may well mean tile transformation o f u nation. W e are prune to think of civics and civic matters as having to do solely with town or city. 1‘cople llvliiK in such close proximity to one another that they arc forever jostlinu elbows are forced to consider the wel fare of the body politic :>s a whole Therefore It is natural that the tirsi impulse for civic betterment should emanate from the city. liut the time has come when this movement for civic betterment, the Improvement of conditions for the mass rather than the individual, is recognized us one of the ttreulcst fui tors In the uphuildliiK o f rural com munitles. There never was a time either in country or city, when the In dividual was under such direct o I i II kii I lou to the mass of his fellow citizens Within the last half century, by means o f Increased transportation facilities, the Invention o f the telephone and lie thousand and one Inventions which mukc for closer communion and belter iivitiK. man has become even more closely bound to his neighbor, so that the latter's welfare has become his own welfare. This is Just as (rue of the farmer us o f any other class. In the growth of rural civics lies not only the salvation o f our rural com munitles, but o f the nation as a whole Improve not only the Individuili farm but the coiiiiiiunily as a whole the town center, the highways radiating In all directions, the social conditions, the opportunities for mental relax a tion and development and you exert an influence which extends straight up to the legislative halls o f the na I ¡oil That Henry Jones allows his lau v pasture to run to thistles is apparent ly nobody's business bill Ills own. This may be true up to the point where Ills' tirsi puff o f wind floats the Hustle down over into the pastures o f his neighbors. Itigli) there Henry Jones Inis unintentionally taken a hand In Ids neighbors' alTiilrs, and Ills neigh hors have u right to demand of Henry Jones that he do his share to relieve the community o f a pesi ,\ pull of wind mid a bit o f thistledown have ■nude o f the free individual a respoii slide unit in the mass Uvery movement which tends to bring the members o f the rural com uiuiilty together for discussion o f those things which concern the com munity as a w i d e Is a distinct step forward. Every achoolhnuae should be a civic center for Hie district In which It is situated livery town lion sc or county scat should lie a larger civic center vv herein the leaders hi llu smaller centers may meet for the dis cusslon o f the work which they arc doing and for the inlclllgciil mapping out of future plans along which Hies,- smaller centers may cooperate The “ town beautiful" o f necessity means the "home beautiful," and tin home beautiful means Hie retention of the hoys and girls on the farm Itural civics In Its broadest scuse menus rural uplift, uplift along every line which tends to make country life more worth while, more attractive, more lu spiring Itural civics lias no place lu party politics, save that It will produce lu each party the best ua'ii that can be put forward Tin* welfare o f the nation Is dependent oil i lie welfare of the Individual, and the Individual alone Is helpless and lio|H>less Patriotism o f the highest type Is llic liiimcdlal«* ami beat pnsluct o f the realization o f coin ■iiiiiiul responsibility 1 he ly ecu ni tu the schoolhoilsr unii the public forum ill the tovvu or conn ty sent will conic to menu not only a inori* bea ut I fui country, but a purging of politics which shall ultimately make our government what we are wont to eliti 111 that II Is and vvlial It should be If II Is Uol the lileill which I.Incolli so tersely set forth as “ a government of the people, by the people and for the people" New England H o.... stead * . THE ATTRACTIONS sc Senator Robert M. La Follette, ■is NOV. 2 “ How to Be Happy,” not a sunshine lecture, but one on the Laws o f happiness. Many regard this as Mr. Ly harper’s greatest production. It is filled with “ worldly wisdom.” It is not a “ sunshine” I* v t uiv, hut a se a rch a f t e r the philoM .ph y o f right living. Il is III)«' loci lire that has tin* rotiraire to face the facts, to see things as they are. It shows not only the right o f happiness and the duty o f happi ness, but the ways of happiness. n r _ U tC . 3C (i. A. ESSIC K , 16th ^liiüiiiiicülüICIciiiiiiijí AM) POI ISIIIMf. • Oreqon Inscriptions cut. Orders may he left at King vVr W alker’s Furiti I ture Store near the bridge. 9$ SS üs Clare Vaughn Wales Comedy Co 5* A fter the Seventh Season o f unprecedented success at the head o f her own company, ( ’Ian* Vaughn Wales may be safely said to be one o f the establish ed leading lyceum attractions of the country to-day. Miss Wales is an elocutionist o f remarkable ability. Accompanying her are Florence Adele Benson, pi anist and soprano, and Hairy T. Longstreet baritone. JAN. 26th C. W. BEALS i SON. HARNESS SHOP 0 0 > / *•# à i* Laurant, The Man of Many Mysteries ■ (»e iie m l K e p d iritiq . Ml work guaranteed satisfactory 11. I’honr III. The talented magician, Laurant, gives the most novel, artistic and marvelous attraction o f its char- acter now appearing before the American public. He enjoys an enviable reputation, only attained after years o f hard work. Realizing the continual de* mand o f the lyceum public for something new, art istic and rolined, we have secured this attraction, and take pride in guaranteeing satisfaction. , M a rch T. K A Y S E R 9th Old Tiw* Anctiotircr I Can sell anything, from a leathei tea-kettle to a cast-iron hull - ih nr. COTTAGE Gito VF The College Singing Girls and Walter Cedes have Droved to I k * one of the greatest successes o f the Lyceum. The eight young ladies o f the Company are unusually talented and versatile. They are professional singers, having good solo voices, which perfectly blend in the concert work. Special cos tumes are provided for each feature. Tn leir great success has l>oen due to their ability to ren- der the best sacred and o|>eratic num written for women’s voices. 0. & S. E. R. R. COMPANY. flMI i I N i no s lo lake I ff. it .lune 10 , loot). i tor n i » No April \\ hot'Ml i s | A TIO N It I 'm i \ «. r i 7th . m o v ». W MPI M 1*1 MMi liH N I'O i • « i n a NfAM WlOxw K m » Hin t A n . •sn.r 'V i i i o n m » ii lUssIllN l.v S i l l i | « v t t o C h i l l l K « ’ W it It. («It K o t i e r A l l oiitM fuiil (f r i g h t atil|i|M it t.n lv th* I I i -k i I>||1|.,I. I * not . listen. ' P i i r I r f l t o i IN m I o i i iiftci t r r iv a l of t I M o n .I ix W n lK r m lM ) <o.l t - 1 I i j i*.? Ota I t li t •*••• a; «» h I tu -.!■»> Ih t iis .| i\ u i .I Sato I k K " » k:III v r t l l O " ! k D m 4 iN rr h r iiv r li ni Mo I» m T o In w ir r for « a SEASON SEATS ON SALE A T T H E W AVE ml r< * % Manager. -3*. -MF' -3*' ÍZ- , » • N *64 y\UîUM ^AT\in^ i) P O S E S T R I ' : C s H R f j h í S : t i ? Trass to Hide Billboard. L't'i tl .H i to Ill one o f the buck streets o f tirigli ton, Kngland. up which the tram cars pass to the I tyke road and the golf links, stand four little trees The road Is not no s v i 'I iiic , mid one wonderà how these four little tns's stravisi there till the conductor explains that they were piacisi by the municipali!v to hide an advertisement boarding put up by Ilio railway Hue and which mars the view of a very pretty wooded cutting As the company declined to remove It the town fathers promptly piantisi their tns's, and now lu the summer the hoarding is almost hidden from view 3tt*3C I- — - t ti. 1 '1 our Name POR TLAND SEED CO. At Even Money a Saving. tim«, traveling expenses and fatigue can l»e made by using the shortest route ast. (N o . 2 1 1 ) l'«'K I L A N D OREGON The Southern Pacific AND 0. R. & N. O R E G O N S H O R T LINE. U N IO N F A S H IO N STABLES .« POWELL & SHORTRIDGE, Props. Uniform Street T re e Planting. -MF •MF bri* There is but one short and direct route Iretween the West and the Hast. Sciai te your r :>ti(l i- «ivi* ■* I • o 11 « X t o mi ii. i 'o mus i i„ drltvefnl • A . It. XMMMI 9Z m I to n « to J». « in it <•( its I.« t ta v: l i M '. l % 9Í The College Singing Girls Hit! C O N he.n t.in! i!la I Washington Is rapidly bis-imilUR fn IIIOUS Hie world over for Its line tns's. but one kiml o f irei' belna pianteli In «■Beil street Soni«' «if the tini* «*\i in pies are l 'emisi Ivanla avenue, pink oaks. Iiiillann avenue. oriental planes MaNsaelmsetta avenue. Ainerlean lin dens. and Fast I'apltol street planted with \ 111 erh-Hi 1 elms Streets aneli ns these. |ilaiitisl uniformly with «me H|aH'les. and that a good specie*, will In time make any town famous for beautiful stns'ts m MF m Lee Francis Lybarger, I ' l l ON L f l A I N (is- |t’oti<i<|o (¿rove, S8 Earnestness horn o f a deep conviction in the ever lasting righteousness o f the cause presented ts the basis o f Mr. I^Follette’s commanding position upon the platform. Subject will he announced Later. sc Grocers to the People J Courteous Prompt and Treatment Reasonable Rates to All. P A C IF IC T H E R E IS unsurpassed through fast train service to Denver. Omaha, Kansas City. Chicago, with di rect connections to all points East and South. THERE, IS an abundance o f matchless scenery and an opportunity to make a daylight stopover at Salt I.ake City if it is desired. L E T U S tell you all about what can be done, be fore you purchase your ticket. L. S. T A Y L O R . 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