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Retrieving Barbed W(re. The problem of retrieving the burled mod broken barbed wire on the bat »Men ef Sculptured Lien en Fa tlefield* of Flandere and northern mous Battlefield ef Wats rise la France la belli* tackled by the Britlah war office salvage committee, and a machine for the purpose has been In The Hon on the battlefield of Water vented and built which la thus de loo la to face the other way, and scribed: before long it will stand with open, One truck and trailer carries the ponderous paws roaring silently, after whole of the plant, which can work the manner of your fierce but consid on the most uneven ground. A stout erate sculptured lions, toward Ger- wire rope with a number o f .hooks la anany Instead of France. Fortunately worked by a winch. As the barbed for the quiet of the countryside the wire Is drawn up It passes through roar Is Imaginary or the lion would two aets of rollers, and the salved met long ago have become a nuisance al appears In blocks from ene foot to whichever way be faced. The Hon 18 Inches square, and weighing from was set up by Belgium after the bat TO to 80 pounds. For smelting It sells tle of Waterloo, and stood as a warn for about $35 a ton. The staff In ing to Franc* not to engage In any charge of the scheme thinks that there more Napoleonic dreams of conquest; are 100,000 tons that can be removed, and year after year It looked toward and If that Is the aggregate weight the France, while behind It Germany pre cost of the 40 outfits said to have been pared for the next effort to dominate ordered ahuold be amply justified. other nations. It maintained Its atti tude while Germany carried through Ye Old-Time Telephone Girl. the program that separated Alsace- “Time was before tbe experts cams Lorraine from France; but presently along, and. In vulgar business parlance, behind the lion’s back Belgium began ‘sold efficiency* to the telephone com to fortify, and eventually left him la panies, when tbe telephone was a real the ridiculous position o f looking In convenience," John Ambruater relates one direction while the Belgian fortifi In Everybody’s. T h e historic In cations looked In another. A tame stance of a lady -who rang np central lion, one might say, roaring for the edi and said: T am just stepping over to fication of tourists and with no per lira. Brewsters* for a few minutes to •anal feeling about i t But' now Bei- get her doughnut recipe—she’s Main gtu a decides to turn him round and 227—and HI leave the receiver off so 1st him roar toward Germany as a you can hear If the baby crioa and lot solemn reminder o f the unwisdom of me know.’ In my home town wo used THINK TERM IS EFFEMINATE There Is talk among the overlords e f tennis o f finding another word than "love" to mean “nothing" la the scor ing system, for, although It may sur prise many to bear It, tee game Is sometimes spoken e f as effeminate, and this bit of terminology Is held re sponsible. Nobody has ever explained why "love" means "nothing” In tennis, hat there is a footnote In an old and rare book about card-playing which refers,to an old Scottish word "luff," which meant "nothing," and this, per- where a word soundlag like was ased In the old form of tent was once popular in the Whether or not the termin- alegy undergoes change, tee game Is In no immediate danger o f telling off In popularity, and the repeated shoot ing of these seeming endearments across tbe tennis net has occasioned much Innocent merriment.—Christian Nina Months on Warship. A naval man, home on leave, was dls- eu seing Lord Jelllcoe’s tribute to all rank* who fought at Jutland., and ho revealed what seems to the lower deck the highest form o f heroism. It was not the fighting, not the anx ious watching day and night—that Is what a naval man la there for, he showed. T v e been IB years la the navy, hat if you’d ever told mo before the war Giat I should aver have lived for nine months on board ship without a break, I should have dropped down dead,” he said. “ But I’ve just done It,” he add- ed.—London Chronicle. Merely Brunch of Discipline. An air cadet in England recently swooped down toward a country road while practicing diving and struck a carriage In which two convalescent officers were driving. Both officers were killed. When the cadet eras put oc trial the defense set up the idea that there had been no such culpable negligence as would Justify a verdict of manslaughter, although the pilot had committed a breach of discipline In flying low over the road. The cadet was acquitted. » DROVE CLEMENCEAU TO FIELD vner Farle Cab Driver, New America, Telle of French F re- Siler's ' Dueling Days. Sunning a chicken ranch near Ta coma. Wash, la a man named Nlch-' olaa Thien, who. in hla younger days was cab driver to Cleroenceuu. and who has accompanied the French premier to many a combat on tbe “field of honor." “ No one In any country." be re marked the other day, standing among hit chickens, “has fought so tuauy duels as M’steo Clemenceau. They came from wbat he wrote In hla pa per. But be waa so strong. He al- ways won. No adversary could hold a sword against him. “ It was against the law. of course." added the old Frenchman, seventy- two now. In a whisper, “ so we always slipped out of tb* city for these fights.” •/ a M’sleu Thien-» cab stand used to bo In front of L’lntraslgeant, Clemen- ceau’s paper. Almost nightly, ho says, the present premier would com# out of hla office and hall cab 8088. “ He got the name Tiger,’ " M. Thien explains, “because he was always the boas, like the big striped cat la the tpss of all animals. ; “ Ah, my friend, those were the hap py days I Of course I will not Insult my chickens. They are good ones, as chickens go. But It la a tame Ilfs here. I dream often o f the old days when l f ’sleu Clemenceau would hall me long about two o’clock In the morning and we’d be off." - Remnants and Odd Lots W e ,h a v e just com pleted our inventory and have weeded out a lot o f odds and ends and remnants that will bo dosed out at very low prices. DISPLAYED IN O U R MAIN CENTER AISLE _ _ You will Find Odd L in « of Many odd lots of shoes have been added to onr Bargain Shoe Counters for Men, Women and Children all KEPT SHOES AS ORNAMENTS American Footgear Considered by Un fortunate Serbian Woman as Alto gether Too Beautiful to Waar. at prices far below present values BO YS O V E R C O A T S --H A L F PRICE Anything that will keep the tee* from tbe ground Is considered a shoo About 25 Boy« Overcoat* will go in this sale at half p rice In the la Serbia. higher priced clothing it will pay to buy now for next winter. In tbe remote rural districts of the country It Is said that many of the people live and die without owning a pair of shoe*. In the bitterest weather they travel through mud and snow without adequate foot covering. They consider themselves fortunate If they A re in B ig V a rie ty n ow disp layed o n a o r R e m n a n t C ou n ter can secure old gunny sacks or heavy doth, which they tie aboqt their feet with twine In winter. The first Amerlcaq-made shoes that were distributed by the American Red Cross created n tremendous stir among tbe people of the distant vil lage«. One old woman who had never owned a pair before took the shoee that had been given to her to her home and put them on a shelf above the fire place. She was as pleased as a child to own them.- but nothing could Induce her to wear them. She said that aha I intended to save them for fetes, or Wanted— W ork as saleslady or Contracting, carpentering, and all perhaps for her burial. They were Springs for all the popular c a n . "much too beautiful to be worn, clerk in store. Phone Red R207. 14p kinds of remodeling. J. W. Langen- A large stock always on hand. said. berg, phone Black 188, Twelfth and Hart’s shop. » Itf Chehalem streets. 17 pd PIECE G O O D S R E M N A N T S For Sale— Good cow, gives 3 gal ▲ sorel mare about 1500 pounds lons per day now. W ill be fresh In to trade on team about 2500 pounds. April. Selling because I am moving. F. E. Hoffman, bx. 26, Laurel, Or.!4p Harry Hill, phone Red 148. It pd For Sale— 6 N. C. Johnson. A good second le. Hart’a shop. hand « auto for 8tf Wanted— Oak wood cut. Fendall, phone Red R152. Let Us Re-Mile Your W orn Tires DeVere 14tf For Sale— 1 Jersey, about 2 tons clover hay. 139 Illinois street. 14p For Sale— W hite row boat, cheap. Inquire at 211)4 North Main st. 15p And Make Them S. C. Rhode Island .Red Cockerels $3.50 and $5. Sally E. Beck, Dun dee, phone 13al6. 13tf W orn tire casings are usually worth 75 per cent o f the tires' original price. For a fraction o f the original cost any casing can be made p ractically as good as new, w ith a Miller Ad-O n-A-Tire jxS & W Bring your old tires and we w ill re-mild them with the famous tread that is Geared" to-the-Ro&d. The Miller A d-O i>A -T ire is built o f tough, buoyant rubber. - It has several ' layers o f fabric— breaker-atrip, tread and i side walls, which com pletely cover the tire and clinch under the rim. i For Sale— Barred Rocks, Black Mlnorcas. stock and eggs. Nate L. Wiley, Rex, Oregon. 13tf W e have some good used Fords, 1917-191$ Modela. Liberal terms. Andsraon Motor Co. »61—- Wanted— Man to grub and clear 4 Blacksmithing and wagon wood work, truck bodies and cabs made acres o f ground 1 mile west o f New- to order. Hart’a shop, Main at. I t f berg. Inquire at Graphic office or address A. L*. Gubser, 225 Glenn For Sale— Thoroughbred Duroc Avenue, Portland sow 3 years old, weight 350 pounds, I have opened up a tire hospital price $65. R. L. McDougall, phone at 400 First street. Vulcanising 30a61. x 14 and retrading a specialty. Bring Mrs. D. C. Clark teaches mando in your sick tires, we fix ’em. W. lin, Guitar, Banjo and Ukulele. A. A R. D. Williams. 14tf Wednesday evening after 6 o’clock at Miss Britt’s studio. 15 For Sale or Trade— 160 acres un der Wlnnett Canal in Fergus coun Notice— After January 1st the ty, Montana. Also house and lot In service of my Jersey bull will be Springfield, Oregon. See C. 8. Hu $2.50, payment in advance. Grant Hn. North Main street, N ew berg.l4tf Conway, Newberg, Oregon. 13tf For - Sale— Full blooded Berkshire Sale— Goocf second hand lum- boar pigs from 3 to 6 months old. her, any amount, cheap. Inquire at Priced right. Beet strain Rhode bridge east o f town or see Hubbard Island Red cockerels from $2.50 to Bros. Phone 9*11. i l ptf $5 each. Meadowvale Farm, R. D. 3. Phone Black 179. 15 Flak tires give the mileage. The For Sale— Highly improved fruit, price is right. Guaranteed'for 6090 miles. Hart makes the adjust alfalfa and genaral farming ranch, Yakima Valley, Washington; or ex ments. 9tf change for improved Willamette Val For Sale— Team, wagon and har ley farm. Describe fully. B. B. Fen ness or will trad* for stock. Also ton. owner. Suanyalde, Washlng- Wllhelmson Anyone wanting the eervlece of a trained nurse may call Mrs. La- You will want your automobile Rose Kelly. W hite 6. Itf In running order In the spring. Have It put in good shape now. For Sals— Pure buckwheat flour, Hart’s shop Is the place. 9tf $2.50 per 25 pound aeck. P. W. Baughman, phone 27al5. 14tf Dr. L. W. Horn, veterinary sur geon, Commercial barn. Phone Black 118, residence Black 78. S ltf * For Sal*— By owner at a bar gain, I f , or 80 sores 1)4 miles northwest o f Newberg. Tory de sirable location, all under cultiva tion. Fin* for pruno* or berries. For Information Inquire at Graphic orfica. W. A. Baker, phone 80s 161. Itf For Sale— Team o f work horse« weighing 1400 to 1600 each.. Mrs. Munte Nelson, phone Red 160. 10 9 Our process makes the Miller A d-O n-A - T ire an integral part o f the tire. It cannot com e loose or creep. Fit* all tires, regardless o f make* V U L C A N I Z I N G x Baggage and all klnda of hauling on short notice. T.- H. Thorn*. Phone Red 100, Laurel Cottage. 25p Wanted— Housekeeper, work not heavy, small wages, good home. Ad dress R. 1. Box 186, Yamhill Or 16p For Sal*— Prune trace, shade trees, atra wherry f i a t s , ah rubbery o f all klnda. Newberg Feed A Seed Oo. Ttf For Sal*— A six room house, barn and outbuilding* with tour lots. Some fruit trees, and a number o f nice «hade trece. This property could be turned luto a uto* homo at very little ex pena* and can bo bought r< mabl*. FOr Informs- tlon address Post Office Box 807, Salem, Oregon. 4tf AUCTIONEER U V E 8T0CK AND General farm Sales N . P . N ELSON City Phone Elue 71 Parai 19 a 25 Knight Adjustment COLLECTORS McMinnville, Dallas, Hillsboro MflC8080gC8D8080KMM0K HEMSTITCHING— Finest w ork on any kind o f material at moderate priesa. Picot Edge work. Swlteheo made to order. Lee Millinery C o« Gregory Block. Newberg. 4Stf Dr. Thompson has pur- chased, and will use during 1920, one o f the latest and most scientific Instruments known to op tical science, which assures bis pat rons o f absolutely correct glasses. This brings hjs standard of exami- natlon up to ‘ ‘Second to none” in the state. Don’t tell to have Dr. Thompson demonstrate, and examine your eyes, with this wonderful in strument. Next visit, Saturday. January 10. Imperial hotel all day.14 Parmer», Attention 1 Monty to loan 5)4 par cant on your own terms. Ton can borrow money at 6)4 par cent Interest on your own terms with which to buy- land. Improve your farm, buy Uvw stock or pay o ff existing Hons or mortgage. The U. 8. Government 1a now ready for your f y p i w w i» . for the money which yod need. N » commission* and no foreclosure. For fu ll and oomplet* Information apply to Secretary o f the Local Board. Frank Holmes, Secretary. U. 8. National Bank Building, Mc Minnville, Oregon. ttf Investments and Loans Lawns on farm and city property ot lowest rates. Mortgagee, notes and contracts bought and aold. W ill loan on chattel mortgage; and buy and cell all kinds o f bonds hav ing a markst valus. Maks your money earn something. Never keep It ldla. For Investments sea Atty. B. A. Kllks, McMinnville, Ora. Ttf
