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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.
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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
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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.
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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!
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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.
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“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.
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rit! - r je.• .. i!.? aki- imc rut v.b*. n he invented
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chiisoj uwj y tho pec; le’s core, tind iruxle them laugh
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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 .
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the
V. tt-r.3 from gut v ct.3? You’d
to fail«
t.: r. v_.' er.. . h..3 ».j been stale.
£
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vvh„ .a t. v.’.i to r.
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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
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high «.-hool preparation, are <>Urre<1 in
I hr following
AC.KK't'l.TCRF..
IS Departnirnt«
COMMKRCK 4 Driwrtment«, FMIIN
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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
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• 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 . I little Bobbi
,f ! iv n I- •'• ••ioni '.i . uhut must
nn titih etiül it.ug a lintful of mar- 'll" r gilt -ide In !"
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