The Santiam news., November 30, 1916, Image 4

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Red Cross Seals
XL
The children of 14 >0 rural Oregvn
sc -.1« haw been using les ,-n» on the
fight against tuberculosis as text in
tm-ir <■!«»» work «turn .- th«- p»*t year.
I he lessens w«-r«* furnish*«! free by th«-
Orog--t A»»<«ciatl<,t> for the l*r.-• ef.tlon
of Tuberrul.ao* ns a part of I s work
Now th.) are urx'anlsina to lie ip tie
R <i llrot* neal sale of the Association
■o that this method of Uias-mi latmg
information may be continue«! and th.
association be strenatl.cn««! i-i it* cam­
paign to eat.-rmmatc the dr. a 1 di»< »*•
In this state.
La t year the .«hi dren »«'--ur<~l|77'. 74
from lhe »ale of R.-4 Croaa eal». It is
«- .pecte.l that n ore that IltXXi will r<
suit from their er ohuslsstlc wor’s this
yea'. Their effoit will !>• mad«- pr
cipally during ’ Tul.crcj|o«is Week”.
This comes Pcrrml .-r ;t t<> 10. r« a. h-
ing • climsv with ''Tuta-rculost.* Sun­
day“, l> . .-ml t-r 10. whenever-, ¡ul.it
in the slut«* is aaked to join th>* cam­
paign by rec«»unting progress am! re-
pe «ti u th.- warnings «¿unit the dis-
ease.
The Assoeiation has sent a letter
direct to the children of each echimi.
It tells them how to proceed, It tell*
them why the work is so much worth
while. It lella th.-m the
»tory of
Danny.
Danny had a penny. It was a I rnthl
•hiny, new penny, ii«- took it to sch.ail.
Inst»».! of »peraiii g it for a »tick of
candy he bought with it a R«d Cr..««
Seal. Danny knew a boy who could not
run or play lie. aua<- he hat! what was
call«-«! tuberruloai». Teacher said the
!<«•«! Cross Scala were sold b. help this
b >y ata! to tell other boys and k'd*. *T‘d
gro an people, loo. how to keep well
and strong and happy.
He p it the seal on hi* d«*»k. A» he
look.-«! at it, the pielure of Santa Claus
seemed to grow larger. Sanla »•■«■tn. d
to wink, seemed to »n ilc. Then hi
step|K <1 out of the seal. 11» too . I lannj
on a wonderful ride behind hia reindeer
I'arny saw tiny germs catae tuber
cut.»Is. Il«* saw a boy who whineti
w hen told to go out in th«- fresh air and
play, lie almost ran owr a sunbeam
that was bound earth ward to kill the
germ». He saw the building where th-
multitude of |>emii<-a given by boys are! I
girl* were being assembled to use then
united pow««r against the <!i*ca»e. Sud
denly Danny fonn<! himself back in the
school. But h«> was gia«l that with hi»
|*enny. th. only penny he had, he had
bought a Re«! Cr«»Mi Seal.
Farmers!
We «re in the market for
yo\ir
HUMOR IN ELEPHANTS.
Thsss Clumsy C«**tu»»* Ar* Tr.*k,
■ nd Dtsrly Lo«s * J©«*.
joke,
When engaged in the timber trade
in Burma I olaa-rved «omc queer
• ranks play«- I Io them.
< *n one <» > i-<• -n I *aw a calf play •
i<licr«»i.« trick >>n it* mollier.
. r animal w ■» hauling a log.
Ifti iiatlii's could not have
from a rn«-r to the sawmill,
quite un<-on-non» <>f anv guile in
the b >m of In r offspring. The
• l>l!i*g • ter took a turn with bi*
trunk around otic of the chain
trace* and pulled i>a. k with all hi*
might
Thi* additional weight
.Hi'«<<l the mother to »top and look
'■* ’><1 i r . I' it on «1 « oirrmg tin*
•: > -<• - Io* griirch »hook her head
i:
pr>*p..r<>l to resume her ta»k
f draw in ■ the log t<> the mill.
Tl • «-as ju,t what tin* little imp
>«xp<*« tr«|, mid la-fore the »train wa«
ut >>n again hr kt< k«sl nut the iron
.<>ok which fastened tin* long chain
to the log
A« the mother again
egan to pul! I.<* held back with all
- -t■■ ti,*'l. on th«* chain until Iw-r
riti«< It s wi-rr in full play and then
«uddenly let go.
Tl"- >-ff' t wa» disastrou* in the
Itri-n.e
I> owii n.-nt the old rle-
Joint on her knees, an<l her driver
.'.*»« ril <1 a mo»t graceful and pro-
«•:!;-• «1 curve hrfnrr lie landed <>n
Io* ground.
But. like u cat, he
-truck on hi» feet, and. blurting >ut
omc hcavi Burmese exclamation»
• ( w rath, he w hi«tn*r«*d a few words
•n’o the «*ar of the anin.’cd victim
f I
nr I d pr
.d joke. She
• ■••!," 1 tn understand him at once,
lnd th>-'i- <-fi- nd one <>f the nio*t
■v t i--.* i mix-- .t Im« eicr la*en mi
<»al fortune to witness.
Th >• iiL' «■•■lilt'd danger the m«>-
• • hi »
'
driver • hiaper to
* i t'-t. . <) h. placed a large
t.lik of timl-cr la-tweell the enrug-
ill unirtiid mix ! linn-elf iis «|>e«*dilv
a* po,s o|e. hc.t after a hart! cliaae
lie »us )-oriicr«-d.
The maternal
trui,k
io> ,„| the loin», lie
-'itvi- a
At i -«-i on*! atmke
driii • U to I
kn«*<*» and took
hi« put: dim nt l-r.iv« h mid patient*
ly. \ f« w i:. ■ *• . lati-r In walked
ÎMI > t tl- I ' In» «bed. but Im trunk
W;|M dro>> ■■ii«*. ami the great t«ars
* er« «-«>tir»ing «dentil down hi»
ureal indiu niblicr < h>*ck».
I wa« - irri for th«* |x»or little ■
1
■ ' Jt i.ii at ibnncrt
Him- In« i , •
r wn -cntlv rubbing '
him «low ii « ill Ii- r trunk mid main- I
fewting many signs "f affi-« tion.—•
I 'hum*
Elephant«
dcarli
love
*
The C«deeedt'»e.
It i /
iin«icr«taod that
tin* *i<le«tr.ldle IlMM
I
I by ladies in
hnrwelMck riding ' Wil* the invention
•>f lit«* filinoli« ( <l! IliTltN* de* Medici
while »lu* w
queen regent of
France, rai about I .*>.'19.
\imiiig
iter nwnv other a. ■ >.ni|>li»hmcnta
4 'ut Iterine e a* an i \p«-rt hnrwwom-
in und often »p--nt
«p -it dm
dai- • together
>n huntin'* und following the cliaae.
It iiit- while getting iis.-d to lier
tu « munn.-r <>f r bug necessitated
it her «■>)••« oldie t hat the >pii««*n re-
•eived tie fall which f rm tumi hei
«kit a: d « une very near terminat­
ing her rarevr.
fat houa at «event)-five cent«
A C*rmv*i *t Cw*H*.
per hundredweight b«!ow Port­
C. .ir P r of Ut -< n . rlebrnfrd a
land market«. This 1« a condi­ narr gc >>f ilwnrf» witli gn-at pa-
.
I ? IC I h . r '• of hot h sc.Xl's
tion the farmers in Scio vicinity
• :thi • i tnilc« nere rommnnili*«!
have wanted for some time.
o r.pair t » thè capitai. Ile «tip-
l!««rrtoforr we have been buying •I '-! eiirriug»'« fnr thein unti *o ar-
at $1.00 per cwt under Portland ringoi thè uff tir timi ••nell cor . h
’ <•
>-n entvrng St l’etcr»
market, and we n«iw ask the I
; upjxirt of the farmers to make •itrg uitll twclve or more of filine
mali ••!k
The i*nlr<* compunv of
it a paving proposition.
Iwtir; >• n.i lo- l. p.irt in thè festivi-
For the last two weeks we
■ i- ni
d -unti. und all thè
have been paying ‘J cents at 'u'tiifi'ie <1 otte- |S np« prepar.-d
West Scio and have got good ’<>r thrm «ere «>n a miniature scale.
atuft, which is necessary to i
An Accurst* Description.
maintain this margin. . All we
”Di«l vnti >-i>*r run into a t»l<^
Hak is for the farmers to furnish Tn nil pole?” intplired the elderlr
their h.igs and we will do the
‘ er.
“Yes. ma'am." ■ i >1 thr chauffeur.,
rest by giving you g.xxl square
«lowing np th«« tax « >!• Io avoid a
weights and the price.
eollist.in with h a «Irei**
-tr«*«*t < cur.
nr. "I've
We want your tat hogs, sheep iiimtwil into tctcgrunli j«ol«*i *. I
•«
and cattle and will soon be in reek-in, two or three times,*"
“Brings v«iii to R pretty «miden
the market for some grade Dur­
ham cows coming fresh before
-o t it-
“No. ma'iim; the machine «top«,
March first and some two year
i.II right, hilt I a 1 n IV» keep on go-
old heifers bred to freshen in
the spring.
Densmore-Wade Co.
SIZE IN BASEBALL
Pon.wni Wh*«a O.g *r L.ttl* M*n Art
When renewing your subscrip­
F»v*r*d b, Mañanar»,
tion to the News, don't forget to
Site i» r. .ar.
partied
..! as
»■ very impor-
remind us of the big magazine taut by ma..i i i.ianagurw
manager» tu their sc­
I VM.-tk.klt oi inai er* tor various lio»I
offer.
non*,
i here are very tew icauers
*ho look with favor ou »u.nil men
it pitcher* True, major ¡«ague r>«
>rd* contain the name* of mam
mail men a ho were »tar pitchers,
but the «anic record» allow that a
majority of the »tar* «rare m foot-
r*
i’.,»»ibh thi» a-< <>unt* f<»r the
fact that manager» s«-eui to furor
ng pitcher*
Pitching a ball game
• a severe »trmn, and mbit man-
igcr* Lclieie the big, hu*ki follow
» better able to dand the work
than an uiid«*r»ixed man
Often »
promising recruit fail» to g< t the
ittrntioii he desire» »imply becsu*«-
•f hl» lack of *ixe
A go.«! si/i-d catcher al*« it usual-
v pr. ferr.-.l to the man «>f «mall or
ivcrage Mature
Playing to pitcii-
•r> with great »peed and other* who
i«e tin* spit t>rtil aliiio«t entirely, or
• - utlipaw. »di» a b.g < u.-ve and a
leceptive crow fire, keep« the cateb-
•r* constantly in action. Another
«•aeon a g'*'»l sited cat. her i» look
d upon with favor by the manager
» because mint pitcher» would
>iuch rather work with a big f«*i-
ow. The huskv num offer* a fine
k
arget for the pitcher and usually
,-reatly help* him to acquire con-
•roL
First ba«e i* another position
.here the big rangy fellow get* the
.•reference. The reason, of cour«e,
a that the added height ofteh
ire* many wild throws that would
•rdihanly -mi over the average
..layer*» head. It also aid* him in
'. aching «ait for wid.-ly thrown kill*
\t short and second the little fel­
low usually shines.
Some of the
real eat shortstop» and second base­
men have been men very short of
•tature. The big or little fellow
«.•cm* to get along pretty well at
third, while in the outfield nte is
-eldom given anv consideration. It
is »peed, judgment, fielding and bat­
ing abilitv that count m th s de
partment — Billy run» in St. Nicb*
das.
Fallawing a Custom.
An American traveler in Russia
unearthed a relic of Catherine l!ie
Great, which amusingly illustrate*
the conservatism of the Rlitsinn*.
One day in cro»«ing a bridge »lie
u. ticed that the half doren wooden
image* upon pedestal* which orna­
mented it »cr* weather worn "The
statues must be repainted,” »lie
»aid. The next day a paint, r »*•
•ct to work, and every year after­
ward while the cmprvs* lived »lie
gar..- order» to have them repaint«-«)
\t her death it liad la-come an • »■
tabliahod annual custoui, and today
the jH>or atatues. covered with more
than s hundr<«<l cual» of vermilion
[wiint, have no resemblance to any­
thing but ungainly block» of woo.I.
FORD
TH E UXl VERSJL ( \1R
There'* a rrnnc why there are more than one
mill on three hundred theuaataj Ford rar* in use
today, and that rc-aron i» baud on the match-
lea* service arid «com my of font car*.
infrequently called upon to perform
the most dangerous enterprise. She
was twice wounded Toward the end
of the war her sei was discovered,
and the wa» g ver? an honorable dis­
charge from service, . Utar »lie fc*
retied i * pennon and a grant of
land.
genuine value.
That la one goo«i rraeon
ing Car f380,
Runabout
Town Car
J*'« !an IMS, f <>. b. Let not.
Tour­
1346. Coupe let |50t>.
The above prices are
guaranteed against, any
drop before Aug. 1, 1917
but not against an ad­
vance in price.
Place vour orders now
tor Spring delivery.
Oh display and for sale by
FRED. T. BILYEU
SCIO. OREGON
I'm Hoiint-Thrkiq' hat
Thanksgiving, November 3Oth
Low Round Trip Fares
between all stations in
on eg ox
on Southern Pacific Line*
On Sult
nt » mix r 2!Mh find 80th
Return limit Dec -ith.
ALSO
15 Day Round d rip Tickets
■ t ri-duca-d rate* t<> all station* in
C tLIFORXEt
Dsborah W»» a Fighter.
Deborah Sampson was a youug
woman of Plymouth, Ma«»., who
»«■«red with distinction during the
Revolutionary war. She enlisted at
the age of eighteen'under th«1 name
of Kobcrt Shurtchffe. The military
record« »how that the young private
had a splendid army career.
No
hardship e»f liattle was too trying
for Deborah She soon won the eon-
ildcnce of the officers and was not
UnU
v< r»a! «■« rvic« t* th«- m«*st conclu»ive evidence of
un Southern Pacific Line*.
On salt Xof. ¿(¡th, dÌth and 28th.
Ask local agent for dutailed information or write
JOHN
M. SCOTT
General l’anseDger Agent
Portland, Oregon
Southern Pacific Lines
Th* S*v*nth W*nd*r.
r • boy
i . alio «ti askeil tn nrr c
(hr seven wonder* of the world
■tumbled along until he had totaled
•ii. Then he »lulled.
“Con any pupil add the seventh?’
the teacher asked. "Jimmy, per
hap« yon ,<-an ?”
“If vno please, sir.” replied Jim­
my. "I think it'* the triple piny nn-
««aiated!**—Cleveland Plain Dealer
6 per ct. Farm Loans
We have unlimite«i amount
<>f funds on liuinl to Send on
Linn county farms at ♦’> per
cent interest. No delay. All
loans strictly confidential.
Call on us at once. Hecker
A Beam, 133 1 ■yon Street.
Albany, Oregon,
6 per ct. Farm Loans.
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