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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
THE RED CROSS
IS IS real SERVICE
BY FRANK MORRISON,
Secretary American Federation Z"

? The work Of the Red Cross is not
confined to our boys on battlefield Or
in hospital nor amidst the ruins OF Bel
gium and other portions Of devastated
Europe. One Of Its great activities is
any necessary aid to the dependents Of
members Of Americas military forces.
On the battlefield the Red Cross pre-
sents an heroic figure. In America.
removed from destruction and death,
the Red Cross steps silently to the
side of the father aad mother whose
boy is "over there" and who need coun-
Bel and aid.
No ssryics. u too small for the Red
Crosa II allotments from thai Epvsrn-
ment or from their son are dslayed,, o.
Information on the governments war risk
fnstranco O. wanted. the Rel Cross ID
both counsellor and friend. It enters Int
the home In the true spirit Of charity
secrecy. -, .,.,s.r,.-. b.r ualha5r.y
But frst and foremost our soldiers e
neld and hospital must be given the mod
attentive csrs possible. Nothing We can
do viii equal their share In this move,
rient for world democracy. and the Heo
Cross presents an opportunity for ~ to
play our. part In. this great drama ~
contributing to the extent Of our eoi1tN:
The Red Cross appeals to or9AnAeq
WORKERS b4cause OF its one QuaiHy-
service. ~. I'aaAfr g.Ai ~ -.
BEHIND Red Cross service h. ~ en-
noblinG charity that H. not dsfacsd y
Cost marks, Q democracy that, pefsoni4A.
.Jeffersor,'s great principle Of equality ana
: rsligion that h beyond ssctasianasm.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
MarshaI Foeh Z 0elser.-

I'm the dayx before the war Aarshal
Foch was an enthusiastic golfer" says
the London Express, "and took spe.
cial lessons from q professional. He
played q slow and cautious game, with
g. very useful handicap Of IA He bad
quite an amusingl hatred OF losing
balls, and In the evening after dinner
would stroll ont with q bag and col
lect any he could and. Once he CAME
In trumphantly after long walk In
the dusk with quite collection found
with the aid. Of an electric hashlight.
He used to regret that his countrymen
did not take to the game with any
snfhu6iaam.nl .l4isia alaG. in ~ \. aA.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
TOWRONG THOUGHT
b Due Responsibility for Human
Sorrow and Suffering.
Story Of Young Man Hidden Under
Smoking Ledge Points q Moral for
All Of us, Especially In These
:, Troubled Times.

Have you read the storyf A trapper
amid the snow.hushed hills Of western
Massachusetts, spied smoke issuing
from q ledge Of rocks In the depths Of
dense forest. he did not know what
to make of It. All sorts Of fearsome
notions beset him as he ventured on
attempts to solve the mystery. But
when he had summoned help and they
went in at the opening detected, bear
ing lanterns and all hands armed to
meet whatever might be encountered,
they discovered q lone man bending
over small fire in the act Of roasting
q bit of meat. And they learned from
him that he was living there to escape
tt = service men are summoned to rem
der in war timel
The mystery If the smoking ledge
would serve somebody well to point
q moral or adorn tale. For. most Of
life's experiences that puzzle and ,trou-
BILE Us mortals are much like this of
the smoking ledge We conjure up no
end Of dire thoughts about them
about diseases, disasters and especial
ly such distresses as are now come on
the world. when the whole Of civilized
life is like smoking ledge. We think
of nature as malign, Of fateful evil
powers as lying in ambush against as,
even Of God himself as causing things
which confound US as we go the rounds
of common life. But by and by we dis
cover, In one instance after another,
that precisely what alarm and puzzle
and trouble us are really due to some
human alteration from right doing. We
are wrong in thinking that fate or ma
ture or God are responsible for the
mysteries of suffering and sorrow. The
truth is that some human being who
has gone wrong Is down under most Of
the smoking ledges that mystify US.
To get this clear in ones mind Is Of the
greatest Importance, especially In times
like these
This young man hid under the smok.
Ing ledge told story vividly signifi-
cant. He was there to escape the duty
Of all when ali that we cherish is i'm.
periled He confessed that he had
crept out at night to buy food in q
town miles away-he couldn't subsist
without drawing on the common pro-
visions for welfare which are now in
Jeopardy. He acknowledged having
been obliged by illness In, his cave to
60 and secretly spend week in ho-
tells comfort-he would have died like
wild animal but for such shelter In
the established order he was refusing
to help maintain. he had even tramp
ed far through the snow on a winter
night to peer through window at his
sisters family. happy around their
homes bright fireplace-his mans
heart, craven as 1t was, longed for a
glimpse of those sanctities which
sound-headed men are now going forth
to safeguard. Food, shelter, the realm
Of love! These are the primary human
Imperatives, as even the man under
the smoking ledge bears witness. And
these, with many other blessings, are
now put in peril by ruthless foes, over
seas and here ut home as truly. Could
anything show the folly and wrong Of
failing to. defend them more strikingly
than the story Of this man under the
smoking ledge?-Boston Herald.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
Month Of Harvsss Neon.

Aside from the autumnal equinox.
September each year u marked BY an
other, astronomical event Of considsra'
bic interest, namely, TIE sc-calisd hass
vest moon, It being the full moon near
est the aitumi&l equipcx. The harvs
ct moon rises at nearly the same cms
fbr several successive evenings ~
stead Of nearly an hour later frcfn
nifht 10 night. q Il usually the case: case:: |:
ana II . from this continuous run =
6sieht mooulisht niShs that this
moon u said b derive IT. mama terUr
erv - Z rule taking advantage q the
s1ilra tghs 10 sathsr in thsir late ~
NJ 49, ahd store them aweS ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
Chance fer Daddy.

Richard watched his mother hntttang
socks for some ttnne. then helocksd up
It his father, who was reading near
by and asked: Daddy, don't ypp
Wish you were ! soldisff" his fatAsr
replied: eyes. Whyr and Teddy
said: ''Causi den yous. .aould set ~
dose socks. mothse knin Tor sothee
mans" ~
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
.s.lx..alnra .1llrs ! ship sunk 100 Years.

Work has been started Of Boca
OeRa {Cojimarl By . Cuban salva9e
company on tho wreck OF . Spanish
vessel sunk more than a hundred years
AGO. The principal objects that the
company expects to recover are forty
two cannons which. according to the
G dlysrs Who performed. the preliminary
exploration work, are still In Q nne
state Of preservation. some mounted
on the. deer and tbs others lying close
10 the wrsck on the hoor Of the sea
at a moderate depth which renders
thsif extraction only ordinarily df'
Hcuit. 81. : ~ - & ..g,s 4 DO
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
Your membership In the greai

. Your membership In the great I
: American Red Cross means the 4
s mothering Of those little children I
. made desolate by the invasion OF 4
= the Hun. Mrs. Lars Anderson in I
- her recent book on conditions I
. over there says: ut Is the poor, I
. homelesh motherless kiddies that
. ! somehow make all the other hor. 4
- rors Of war fade away into dis I
= tance. These frightened, crying. 4
. dying. innocent children, who do
= not know what 1t Is all about
= they wiring, your heart dry"
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31

Rsflsctioas of Cali.
-tAnss having bssa atssd oss wan . Pa''''
sThs whole Void is ssaiNt ms.T
sspd ltke y see1sn THE sndns On
.fri loof e I0olish nj fssl WIN |"
an. I must b sight" a..
anSbowf .-.~-~.~xs,ouru,
sIvsa mother dossnyW -
vith Il on" a.. ue.m
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
Timothy Imprevemeut.
BREEDING WORK AT ARoosroox rARx.

The hay crop 10 IN important sourcs
Of income to tha farmsrs Of Maine. n
this stste the merchsntabie hay crop !,
chiefly made up Of timothy. The yield
OF the hay crop - Of any other crop car
be improved By breeding moro produc
tive strains. Because Of these facts the
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
has undertaken breeding studies ut II
Aroostook Farm with the view of I'm.
proving timothy. The selection of most
promising plants and their vegetative
propagation by means OF seeds, bulbs or
slips 10 the method followed In this
work. The method Of carrying on the
work can best be shown by starting from
the selection in definite year and fol-
loving the process through the succeed
ing years. OF course, this has been be-
gun over again each year with other
selections. st
In 1915 seed was collected from indi-
vidual heads Of vigorous tall culms or BY
good plants growing in meadows and
fields. The seed Was planted in fats,
in 1915 in row units, each row represent
Ing the progeny Of single head. After
the plants produced the third leaf they
were transplanted into the grass garden
The seedlings from one head we're plant.
ed In row by themselves. Owing to
the short growing season 10 Aroostook
County, the seedlings are started and
rransplanted In the spring. a. In the fall
the seedlings would not become well
rooted before the winter comes on. In
the summer Of 1917 the beat individual
plants were selected, dug out and propa-
gated by bulbs or slips giving rise to
clonal strains or varieties. IA clon 10 .
plant group the members of which have
been grown from an original stock but
which do not come true from seed Al
the timothy plant 10 cross-fertilizing
plant il is desirable to fnterpose between
che selection Of best individuals and
their propagation . period Of purifying
these individuals by seltfertiliz alton In
order to eliminate all possible hybrid
mixtures and secure pure strains that
breed true.
In propagating the best individual
plants, about 80 bulbs or slips Of each
plant were transplsnted in 1917. In
order to better guard agrainst cross
fertilization the slips were planted in
small plots rather than in long exposed
rows, and around each plot winter rye
was sowed which In the following year
formed . belt around the individual
plots protecting the plants against cross
pollinstior. .-
In the summer of 1915 the plants In
the clonal plots had developed enough to
permit the judging Of their merits. An
sxSmination OF tmothy fields In 1918
revealed Q considerable infection with
rust. Most of the clonal varieties which
had been selected for rust resistance
showed no rust infection. Those that
we're affected to any extent were dis
carded. The seed from each OF the re-
tsiued clonal varieties Was harvested
separately and viii be planted and
further tested In fairly large plots In
1919. -.4 i
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31

In this a. in other plant breeding work
undertaken by the Station, IL takes many
years to az type. But this kind OF
work pays for itself many times over
wherf q new variety Of meritis produced.
This 10 strikingly ILLUSTRATED by the
Maine No. $40 oat, which disintsrested
ard competent judges think has added
to the yield of oats in Maine sufdoient to
more than pay the cost for Highmoor
Farm and the work carried on there
since It's purchase In 1909.-Chas. d.
Woods, Director.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
AMONG THE FARMERS,


cers2.dnss q psssaesi su,sasnra, iop,s
. so1cAed. 4dd1ess sll eoSnnnfcaticSs q In
oso or this Department % HD1Y ID.
HAMMOND, Agricultural Editor Orford Dam.
ecxas. Paris. Ae.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
GAIL s. BRIGGS,
Dentist,

SOUTH PARIS, AAlNk.
a.. Eours: 9 4. n. to 5 ?. u. Spe
yI I.,..ntiou given to children.
Hh Telephone fSS4
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31
wHAr REDO CROSS MEANS.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-12-31

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20

Anne R1ttenhotase -

That skirt was not As smart as lhr
modern one which 10 a great improve
ment on all that ha, gone before IN tins
line.
The sketch shows u applied 10 an
evening ifock. The material r stump.
tuous gold and black hfoclde. 4 fabric
which France as well a. America i'
steadily wearing despite the var One
side of this Skin o, straight. the hem
f. exceedingly narrow and tucked un.
der. and the right side 3, Ci and
stitched In such a manner that n re-.
scmble' broad steps going upward from
the hem toward the hips
You can see for yourself lhat me AZ.
isnulird look that come, from 200 tx
Cccdmgly narofw skirt is concealed hy
means NJ TIM ieffnocd effect o1 the
right side There i' a good heal Of
trace 10 H.
This ifock ?. further Onen'lliyri hy
an immense Rlfdle Of black satin which
twists about the hips and waist and i'
finished with one deep end m front
weighted by a heavy laSsel made Of
black and gold thfcadS Another Fl.
fort, you sec, 10 relieve the scaulines'
Of the skirt.
The bodice IS made Of folded black
satin with broad straps OF plated gold
over the shoulder One Of these straps
drop, down 10 the wai,lllne 900 front
and diSannrars i'm the girdls
The New Evening Cape.
This gown d, not worn a'itis. There
Is a desire 20 avoid extreme drCol-
letapc ON the part Of al women of
good taste today, and. therefore. the
French have de'igte ed an immense va
riety Of evening and afternoon capeS
that are Ia he worn At the theaier. din
ner parties and all manner Of public
functions In our h%satlcss houses.
which We have succeeded 20 acquire
after the manner Of France, these Clpcs
are gratefully received
The one worn with thi, gown i, a
loose SaClue OF black tullc embroidered
with jet roses touched with gold II
has broad sleeves which flare out at
the wrist, It Is cut away in front but
drops to a point at the back
You will be quite smart from now on
II you add any kind Of transparent.
ornamental cape 10 your evening gown.
Copyright By the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicatc)
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
UNIVERSITY ROAD
SCHOOL IS OPEN
{ Experts Speak and Motion
Pictures Are Shown,

Some OF lhe faculty Of the engineer
ing department Of me University Of OK
lahoma were guests and speakers at the
Postal Highway convention Tuesday
and called attention TO the remarkable
road school being conducted At the w.
ycf,iiy this week
Today persons from an over the state
attending ihe sessions Of the road
school will hear & T. Burton of the
geological survey talk IN "Okllhoml
Road Building Material " and Mas
Cunningham Oklahoma state engineer.
will discus, state and federal AID for
trunk line. This afternoon llu.l
Thompson oi Oklahoma CITY will tll,
on Interstate Highway Promotion.
and q NJ Johnston will talk ON pure
Iron in Bridge and Culyeu C0nsiruc
ton" This evening Mr. Burrcll Of
Fort Worth. q government eypeft will
talk ON test, NJ road materials, illus.
tratcd hy motion pictures The road.
makers school IN fact IS eyceptionllly
well supplied with motion pictures. hay.
ing IN an about four miles Of film
The school will continue to hold SEES
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
|1eENT|NE MUST
owe HER WHEAT
/. TO ALLIES ONLY
. America Will Oppose Any Move
Otherwise 10 Sell Crop

WASHINGTON, Feb D-Any at
tempt by Argentine to dispose Of any
considerable quantity OF wheat other
than to allied countries probably vii
meet with opposition BY the United
States and her eo%-belligcrents The re.
port that Mexican agents had contracts
for wheat IN Argentine were supple
mented BY information AZ the state
department today, which indicated that
the agents we're members OF the party
that accompanied Louis Cabrera 90
South America.
Agreements already have been made
by the British and French Tor the
surplus Argentine wheat and officials
Of the American government assume
that the Argentine government will see
there is no violation Of these agree.
ments.
II an offer i, made to mote grain
to- Mexico IN large quantities diff
eulties probably will be placed 10 the
way Of providing bunker coal for any
ships that might be intended for that
-0urnoSe
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
WhiteSide Put
in Class Two by
Muskogee Board

MUSKOGEE, Okla, Feb D-tSpe.
eial)-Although he has announced
himself ready to outfit an ambulance
train and accompany it 10 tho battle
fields Of France as a driver, James L.
Whiteside, millionaire oil man, has
claimed deferred Classification in the
selectiye service on two grounds, a De.
pendent family and his OIL business
The members OF local board no
have classified Whiic,ide IN division
"A under the heading OF married
man whose wife and children arc not
mainly dependent upon him for sup
port"
His industrial claim is before The
district exemption board now await
ing the action OF that BODY II that
Is allowed he will he placed in class
&C and will be called IN that class
since the regulations provide that the
registrant gets the benefit OF the
lowest deferred classification where he
SIS such deferred classification on
more than ground.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
Simple Way To
End Dandruff

There is one sure way that has never
failed to remove dandruif at once, and
that is to dissolve II, then you destroy
it entirely 70 do this, just get about
four ounces OF plain, common liquid
aryon from any drug store (thiS is all
YOU will nccd), apply it at night when
retiring; use enough to moisten the
scalp and rub 1t in gently with the
finger tips.
BY morning. most il not all, Of your
dandruit will he gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace OF it, no matter how
much dandruif you may have.
You will find all ilchn g and digging
of the scalp will stop instantly and
your hair will he fluffy. luStrouS. glossy
silky and soft, and look and feel a
hundred times better. (Ady y
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20

'ion' with expert speakers for the bal
ance Of the week including Saturday
The program Thursday will include
2 talk on "A -Four. Fold Road system "
hy j. J Herman oi me National High
way association, Fort Worth. Convict
'hor and Honor System" A. e. Nc.
kibben Of the Missouri State Highway
commission; afternoon session zee.
menl IN Modern Highway Work For.
rest kaufman Of the Portland Cement
association, Kansa, CIV and Earth
Roads and Politics" w. H. Seed. sec.
tsiary Of the Chamber Of Commerce of
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
Texas to Supply
Own Coal Needs
for Rest of War

W~ASHINGTON Feb 20 Two
.lllc TcAaS and Montana notified
rhc fuel administration today that they
would take care Of their own coal needs
for the remainder Of the war although
ihc production Of neither heretofore has
hren sufficient 10 meet all requirements.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20

Briscoe Motor Corporation, Jackson,
Mich, wish to to the public
that TENSION, BAlR & FREY CO.,
512 w. Main street, Oklahoma City,
Okla, have been appointed distributors
for the BRISCOE Automobile in the
larger part Of the state Of Oklahoma
and will carry a complete line Of cars
and parts for the famous Gear With
the Half Million Dollar Motor"
Present dealers and those wishing
to handle the best popular priced Car
on the market will find it to their ad-
vantage to write at once for literature,
prices and contract terms on the
BRISCOE.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20

Every War Savings Stamp and every
Thrift Stamp that you buy helps save
this country for the greatest heritage
of all times-that priceless treasure OF
liberty and democracy
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
Our Daily Birthday Party.

M Mai. Gen. James Parker, U. S A,
/ <ommandant Of Camp Custer, born IN
Jersey, "a years ago today.
- Gen. Sir Henry Seymour Rawlinson,
sne Of the British commanders in the
! great battle OF the Somme, born s. years
ago today.
Mary Garden, world famous operate
soprano, born in Aberdeen, Scotland
al years ago today.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
ne Year Ago Today In the WAE.

III Feb. 20, l9l7-AmbaSsador PcnIield
Geked Austria to define clearly her pol
on ruthless warfare senate granted
Jsesident extensive powers to enforce
6eutrality party Of twenty American
konsuls from Germany reached Swift
,rhrland.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20

Al FW YORK. Feb 0-Now and
N then there crops up into the
4 fashions a skirt that Is made IN a
peculiar manner II has ONE about
again thi, spring II is made, as a rule.
from extra wide material which has
It's sewage al the side.
France take, up this idea for this
spring and all, ihrrcunto another
tr,k. she tuck. under me narrow hem,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
Question Of Shape.

s& Brazen Co-cd-What shape is a kiss
II, Unsophisticated Frcsh-W hy-uh-I
never noticed.
B. C.-Well, give me one and wen
call it square-Syracuse Orange Peel.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20

Join the food conservation movement
for YOUR |countrys ,akt and not for Tho
sake OF the money saved Wheat 'eri.
sugar and fats are ~ necessary TO mo
armies fighting for us q, bullets NJ
ammunition. Rub ont the dollar mark
and enlist as The man behind the 01m-
missaY department and YOU Hill
make q pleasure out OF what IS an abb
,%olutely imperative dut} The Canning
Trade
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
Fifty Years AGO Today.
I868-Order OF the Crown OF Italy in
stituted by King Victor Emmanuel
Twenty-Five Years Ago Today.

BJ-Gen ?. @. !. BcaufegaTd, The
! famous confederate commander for
= whom the national guard camp at Alex
. andria, La, is named, died IN New
Orleans. Born near that city May S8.
.th 1918.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
Historpg
61IS $M
One Hundred Years Ago Today.

lSl8-Founding OF the University Of
Bonn, one Of the most celebrated OF
German institutions Of learning.
Seventy-Five Years Ago Today.
lS4j-Petcr Augustus Jay, eldest son
OF the statesman. John Jaw, and himself
an eminent lawyer, died in New York
Born at EliIabethtown, n. J, Jan y,
l776.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20

TO give the effect Of zouaye trousers,
and the woman wearing 1t really has
the appearance OF wearing full army
trousers with one side pulled straight
and the other side pulled ont. This
may sound ungracciul, but it is not.
Good Skirt in Cloth.
1t is an admirable pattern for the
separate skirt OF cloth. especially IN
plaid. checks or stripes. 1t prevents
ono from cutting the material to any
extent.
1t also gives ono a chance to be diff
iercnt from one, nclrhbor We have
a host Of separate skirts. nlcated and
circular, VIC have slim flouncD for eve
ming and we have plain Algerian
trouScrcd skirts for walking, but there
are few Irregular skirts The appear
nice Of one causes attention and gives
to the wcarcr a certain attitude of m
usual SmartncSS.
.Bulloz started a skirt that was
draped up on one side when he made
a pabardine suit for Mary Garden last
autumn and called it by her name.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20

Their intention is TO increase their
output 10 the point where they can do
without shipment, from the outside
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-20
ChiIdren's StrawS for
Spring

In black, white and the t]wo-toncs, newest style con
ccptons for the youngsters some elegant leghorns for
little misses. too. Priced from $3.50 to $3.50.