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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1916)
% j ♦ í f » y í • • * t • - •• . •/ * >• . 1 \ .. V ' • s / • • % » se <• • •• •<*- » e _ *7. . * n • f s- ; • ’ ■ • • 1 l »•» • «*• u* 9. < >• DEATH BOARDS. In the eastern half of Bavaria, *avs a writer in the Wide World Magnxinc, on the |*-rJer> of Bohe mia, Uta the *o called Bavarian for est. lu this part of Bavaria, owing to it» s«-clii»’<»n from the outer world, some very strange customs arc «till in vogue, strongly remind ing one of the miudlo ages. One of these strange eiiatom». strictly observed l»v the population, is the way in which they keep alive the memory of their dead by the erection of •* hat are “totrn brefter.” or “death bopnl» ’’ Three are vvo-den planks cut in the «iiapr of tombstone« si <1 roughly painted Sometimes they tw ar ala<> the unage of u a«,lit They are erected -oft> n in a row of thirty and more -on the roadside, in fields and meadows, near chapels and ent ifne«. in the village streets- in short, every where; thev are even nailed tn h«H’»cs and barns. They do not mark burial place«, a« might !»• »up? "••d. Aa »«on a» a person ha« died the corpw ia put ci s hoard, mid there it lie« in *tnt< ! until it is put into the coflln shortly ' tw-fore the funeral. These boards, then, arc the »o called “death l>c»urda,” ami after the funeral thev are cut into a suitable shape and decorated with an inscription con taining the name of the deceased, hi« age and in most case* acme lines of i>oetry. These short poem«, which are, of course, meant in «olwr earnest, arc occasionally very amuaing. The board* an' then «tuck somewhere near the mad or in the fields, where they sometime« accumulate to an •¡arming number. In the poorer distrn ts these boards are not nlw.iv» ent into sliu|w and |«iinted, Imt are simply dcp»»it<d just n» they are at the foot of «onie crucifix, where they remain untouched until they molder away. We are in ti c market for prac tically anythin? you have to sell, having an Hazelw<«d cream sta tion working in conjunction with us in the same building. Bring us your egg«, r» »ultr.v, hides veal, dressed fork, cas- c.'.ra hark. (’BEAM. etc. Our Hazelwood re;>re«entative, Mr O R Turner, who came here from North Yamhill, leaving many satisfied patrons, who re- gretted his leaving them, has charge of the handling and tent- ing of cream and will treat ><»u right. Wr are In the market for <kl stock hog». weighing from lull to 125 lbs. ir y<u have any for »ale. call us up. 1 -j a • * » ' U’ i 11 .11 ' U Sucre*.««nt to Scio Cash Produce Co. I nel« Sam should not I»« [H—• grudge wlmt the Mexican lesHoii in preparedness has cost if it teaches him auv- tiling. (ùhc Giuliani Virus pub ; ished every T hursday sy L W. CHARLES Knlrmi at the poatofRc* at Scio, Ore . aa «eeond-elaaa mail matter. Mt’IWl Itll'I ION HA I hX: One year in advance...................... fl Ona year, at end of year.............. 1 Six month« in advance................... Three mon Ilia in advance ........... Even in his mo«t fanciful • Ireains about that vice-pres Parker Im- A idency, John M M not thought of asking Bryan 75 to run for president. fid Th« -Almo«»” Cl»«« • nfortunately the only wav to get the hoys out ol th« trenches thus far discov As watermelons come ••red is to blow llo-m out down in plice they go up in by .«hell fire or dig them out with bavonets. public favor. Advertising ratea matte application. known on At least I in I« Sam is get One thing pldMint about i ting plenty of exercise in his the submarine passengei militare elbow trans-Atlantic ocean liner i- the fact that it lias no swim- . Heal pati iota are those tiling tank and room fol who see America first, last Very little caste. ___________ and nil the time. . It Allie icatl manufactur- ers can turn out 400 machine guns a week for foreign gov ernments, how many, in- spired by patriotism, could they supply their own coun try? In the ••vent ol a war on this continent, who would be AmeVi *a*s Lloyd George? llnviiig been thoroughly awakened, congress is begin ning to enjoy the experience. Verdun may not be much of a fortress, but it is a tow» ering monument to b'rendi valor. Poet who (tied to rhyme embargo with Chicago had evidently swallowed a few western burrs. 'There seems to be a short age in the American crisis output. W« have not liu<l one fol some time. Even a great world wnr can l.ardlv be excused for starving the helpleaa women and children of Poland. When the democrat« ad mit that Hughes i* as good a mail a* Wilson, the republi cans can hr pardoned (or picking him ns a nnre win tier. Io a speech a few day« ago Champ Clark «aid that ••whoever wins, the Ameri can people are not buying a pig in a poke. Wilson ami Marshal and Hughes and Eairbanks are men of known public >efvicv." Cure for cholera .Morbus ••When our little boy, now 7 years old. wa» a baby he waa cured of chole- ra morbus by Chamberlains colic, chole ra and diarrhoea remedy.” write« Mr* Sidney Simmons, Fair Haven, N Y. "Since then other member* of my fam ily have used thia valuable medicine for colic and bowel trouble with good satis- > faction and I gladly endorse it as a remedy of exceptional merit. " Obtain- Probably 2<Kl supertubma- rines of the l*eulschlai «1 up. could carry one fair »bi* every.h.-re, sired ship cargo, it ia not Pictorial Review and Santiam yet lane to throw u tit. News, both one year for 11.7a. A Jsks sod a Law. A Curlews Custom That Is Observed in (astern Qavaria Stop, Look and Listen! ’V The world i- full of fwoplc who We meet • re si most successful, ■verv dsy jicoplc who nrv ultno-t -omething. but just «• little »hort of t. If these people uii'l rtiikr mo •hing they never quite t’n sh it ; tin- It'*Vl* >r F quite *»•«••*• I«»-» *•» «s a trade I *-••«?«» ««s* learn or («riii pr«»f< . - s •ion; ; they __ I aluay» manage to -top ii* n_t «hort of »ucees» . ** • dnngerou« w«ml. It lia< tripped — a ! man a ho might ha» ip many H-en successful if hr had ba<) grò -tough t<> go a little further, to ho!«! n a little longer Local Druqqi.st Talks | have now procured a preparation which 1 can recommend tn all mv friend« aa being a splendid remedy for all for all forma of atombeh and bowel trouble, indigestion, Moating. sick headache, heartbum, etc , and those «uffenng from being sick at the »tom- ach. Natol Pineapple Pc pein compound is »old on a positive guarantee of satis faction or money back. !t is mad* from fresh plneappl« juice and pure scale Pepsin. I ask every man and woman in Scio and surrounding country who has stomach trouble of any kind to call and examine thia splendid medicine.- Chaa. A. Everett Uniting learning end labor THE ORECON AGRICULTURAL COLLECE In as Sit S- h »>l» an I Forty eight 1 >< pnrt'iirnt« 1« rngagej in the great work <’1 and Labar. Forty-«tghlh School Y«sr Opens Tradition 1« that the habeas cor pus set vw put on the l’’i'r! -h stat ute books aa th«- outcome of a joke st the ripense «f a bulky lord It wa* in the final div« or in the house of lord*, and la.rd <>rey mid lain! Xnrr • wero appointed teller«. Ia’*il N«rn» »w ma atf : tiv to his du ties. and » on <1 verv f it b -d arie in Ia>rd (!n v «■• uti'id the <»t > »< r< r- son for ten, at first as a joke; lot. «.-ring C»r«l Norris h.-ul n*’t ob serve«!. the other n->l '«• lord sent on with the nn»<oiint. By that tue.in«, mis Bishop Burnet, a suffi ent number of vote- *as secured, and the lull was pu-« d. I.ong aft< rward the Am< r;■ an color «ts took over the set from England. » •i • • • r ♦ - ■ ' * »• * • . •* , A. - » • * •' l* V" «" *"’<'** ¿2»»* .-.2. i Smith.** “Why, Bobby?" eiclabnod his mother. “Jion’t von know if u< r<! to play nur. !••* for k< ey* ’ (■>» right ov« r to \\ illi>‘« ¡.oil» ■ an ’ g ire sa him 1 ack ••v«,rv one •>! hm marei • “Y ••*. mother,*' -id t! > lmv <> • •di ently “And •' dl I ta • t it vo'» »on ct Mr* Smith's whi-t J laitiii >n ami give it bsi< k t«i ber ? An»»' rs Learn to Lau^k. 1 rit! - r je.• .. i!.? aki- imc rut v.b*. n he invented J f| ir, I m *8 chiisoj uwj y tho pec; le’s core, tind iruxle them laugh r threw their 1 ”, and cackle till they broke t’.tir t.k ‘ The tired, the sad, the vx ■'.z, ir.o worn, have laughed with E-.J, end cccsed to nt iurn; the Irzr.o, b It, the bli.:d, the draf, have • . ox i with gloe err rhr.t cr.d j Where does ho f d . ■ ; . \ k'i bn the V. tt-r.3 from gut v ct.3? You’d to fail« t.: r. v_.' er.. . h..3 ».j been stale. £ ' m vvh„ .a t. v.’.i to r. F¡r~ ■ • i.-*. . In ’¿3 ¡ter will •Ttarwf» A i !» <s in J • ha lights his pipe, i F* 7 J T.. - / « c/ - ÍWv* K a J eir tr»?» from Tuxedo r* ■ aok' «. * t sweara by “Tux” and Coos Bay Railroad Jubilee Aug. 24, 25 and 26 Boost Coos Tne Greatest Celebration in Years Coos Bay Country Invites the world to ee!ebrste the coming of the railroad. Hospitality fa His Keynote of thia eslebratiaM. PROGRAM North Bend Day AUG. 24th Rond Concerts - Sinking Cereinoniv« — Dedication Simpson Park Street Carnival Water -p.ru - ParaJes Dtiving Goldciupike. Coos County Day SEPTEMBER 18, 1916. Al’G. 25th Trips by rail and boat to ( s|'jil}*, Bandon, Myrtl* Point, Powers, Cotsi Bay. Mussel Reef, «unset Hay, Cape Arago. Sea food dinner at C harles ton Bay. f-ishing at I akraide launch trips on Cooa Hay. Marshfield Day Departments; FÙRK4TRV, 2 l*ep«ri- ni. nil, II' OIK H OVOMIlS 4 D«p«c. tu» nt» ; and PHARMACY AUG. 2Gth Industrial Parsile Water Sport« Auto llacing —Illuminateli Launch Parad* — Fireworks—Dancing Horse Racing. Vocational Courttl mpi......c an Eighth <ir»'le preparation for entrane* are offered in Agriculture. Dairvi*«, Commerce. Forestry. Home Maker«. Mechanic Art« Pharmacy with a two year high «chool entrance requirement SCHOOL OF MUSIC.—Piano. String. Rat-il and Voice Culture C<'«1n*W* anil brautlfal illustrate.* booklet Ire* Adore«« Tat Rrr.'cnui. i».i|«i»»:u) voav allis oayoo Low Round Trip Fares On Sale Aug. 2! to Aug. 36 inc. Return limit Aug. 31 Ask local Agent John V- Scott. (Jew. Pass. Agt. Portland. Oregon I »j. '* ! A- • - > a.- s . Degree Court«« repining ■ four vest high «.-hool preparation, are <>Urre<1 in I hr following AC.KK't'l.TCRF.. IS Departnirnt« COMMKRCK 4 Driwrtment«, FMIIN mines , s .** ,*LT.,,\n * n I y A <; >(»d laugh >« th*’ fin •( tonic tlu t u«- can have, and if it happen» j tn 1 .«• nt onr'-l'e*— weil, k > mudi 1 the b'-tt«'» (»H' •• e •• can lsn*'li .«t i «»or •I «appointment, tlut p-rrt < • !»r 1 gric rawcv take» v ng» and flu-» a« . y, i Icav ;• n» • alm vml unrir’! 1 to j fac ■ the n<-xt. The non who enjoys How to Look Pl«asant. (Ago . d laugh every day will b»> young Bv 1er gra< ions and cordial man at eighty. ner the wife of n certain senator ha« Cenc'ueiv« Cvidana*. long «harmed those «0 fortunate as to alb i d h> r •!> /iitful “fun« lt>m» " Among the I' '1' it it* * • hi olio »ii< h oc< :i»ion a close , Fn n< •h non « pit per n<>t long ago up- fr'-ml w.i« al ••!;•:.• to th«« ho*t- ♦' j p<mr d the following: ••There »1- four.il in the ri' er th » grncefnl method of making avert one feel nt home, “llou on earth aft'T'ioon the I hh J v < f u » »;« cr <’Ut •Io you manage to do it?“ the f iend t-v ph < f*« iipvn*(l up in u *•••' ^» Th«- circumstance« «eem to pr ltt<!e ask-, d. “Oli, it’s casv enough,’’ rcy'ied the ini stisnic'on of suicide —Every- woman tr;th iho •■rg.'/irLf iniuncr. . bod » Magazine. “As •-ach gue»t spptoni 1.0« t 1 shake A CcsutHut Thought. hand- I j«.t pr '.eiul to mv «-If that the per-tm 1 am to »¡leak to is ! \ ’ t:t, v ri .ib»' rl> «I in ’ xin • nt some one I like.” . the .¡'irr < - le-iir’ iske ! of « it «hr wa* thinking «ani: V«ry Pertinent. -| « I think’ng if the wrong side “I/wk, in 'leer.' -a . 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