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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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