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f M A IL THE H y !.. It A l . l X A M t l K . A E ig h th Y kak »— ... N lt W H P A r i i W , N O 'I A N S u b s c r i p t i o n , $ 1 .2 6 f ’l . H A S S L M O K O A N STAYTON. MARION COUNTY, ORKGON. JANUARY i, 1904. i i.i Ladies and Gent’s Fan cy Purses. W rist B ags and Chatteiains. A complete line of Popular Novels; also Poets' Editions ranpins in price from 25c to $ 2 . 00 . JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE! N umber 47. It has been our custom to have a January sale. c^Tto We Propose that this sate shall be a record-breaker. 1 j piece sets, from $ ’ .25 to $ 2 5 .0 0 . “ Kodaks, Cameras, and Photographic Supplies. A full line of these popular pleasure m akers. Kindly call and look over the line of Holiday Goods we are now showing. Brewer Drug Co., Stay ton. Happy Mew Year To all our customers and to prospective ones. W e expect in this coming year to give careful, pains taking attention to our repairing department. Such as will win your confidence if you leave your repair ing with us. W c want you to be satisfied first, last and all the time. R. ROY, JE W E L E R AN D C U L T IV A T IO N . fi» . 1 * Uy \V lilrh l.«*rn»iiny lilt« (tti *tvlncfl I'r r - r m ln r n r r . Krcip 1 lie report of I ulti-d Siate» Con »ill tii-li.-lal Nlaann of llcrliii (-nine some liit«-r<-»tlng facta In regard to scremine po*ni-.» culture In Hint country. Among • i* ;te r iM.'fSl-ehe »njra: Potato .-ultlvatlnii, like nil farm ing on n large «rule in (¡erniuity. I« b a so l on nti exn.-t knowledge «V the «oli Tilt» Incititi.-« not only the eleuienta widely It contain», but It« underlying -tn itn . ex [Misure, .le v a li.m mid surroundings, w hether «liad.il by ndjncent woodlands • r I iill.llng». and 4>*|M-<-lally It» »ll»ccp flbltlfy to tint uriti rflh-lcut drainage. 3 h e r e I- no enrol.-»«, lilt or till»» ge.-ss 1 .irk a« t<> » hat the «oil may luck or —• hi t II contains. The ngrleiiltiirul mid tecliiii.-iil «chool» of tierm any have frali'.-d an army of practical cheiulat», »•Xpert In the analyal« of «»>11» mid fa nillm r with the elem ental requirem ents o f ..very plant known lo tìerm nu bu» »Uindrv. The effective value of evert k.m ! <>f fertlllater. It» Intluenee on crops (I. m t.-.1 In sand, clay or loam Mini the r .Icacy of do» er. Illcern and other grow th« w hen plowed In to enrich »oil« In nitrogen nr» accural.-I.v known. Although the potato will grow In ev cry nrahle field In derm a n,V. from the np|H»r hill lo the tn.Mirland« of the valley» mid «eiicon-t. there 1 « a v ide viirlatlou, IK>tli a» to quantity nod -anility. In the product of the dlffereu 1 toea lit le». Poor, light, gravelly »oil < v|i-hl untali and few isitatoea. and lu dt> «.-««on» fall altogether. Heavy, to tgh. «-«»Id c'nys an- likew ise tinfavur nt»le. The Ideal potato land I» warm fu- -montilo. loamy »and or a light moor land. well drained, clean mid rich from the vegetable decay of pant ages. Molls (•attaining large proportion« of »and predite«* potato.-« o f tin- heat flavor mid w ith highest pen cut age of «tnn-b. So marked n r- tin-», ch arn etrilstlc efTec'.s th at In every potato m arket o f tier- many the potato.-« of certain commune« lire known and rated at the head o f the li«t lioratwo the «.ill« of tli.ste district« have demonstrated tln-lr superior llt- 11 .-»« fo" iM.tato culture. A potato fi.-ld »lionld hr o|M-n. fully exposed to »nit and wind, not «haded or obstructed by tree« mid. above all, fri»- from clay -■il.sitata which hold w ater and make a wet subsoil. Crops grown on laud w bh these defects may In Home «elisoti« I«- large, but they rot eaally and are a l w ays deficient In stur.-h nnd o f Inferior flavor. In Oermnuy the red mal so ca ll ed “blue «Uliiiied" potato«« are found to do better than the white In damp lo- cations or where the land 1 « excluded from fr.v notion o f siili nnd wind. In the preparation of land for potato planting the first requisite Is deep, thor migli plowing. In view o f the many centurie« during which the field« o f fiorm m iy have been cultivated and the generally high standard of Intelligence am ong farm ers here an American M surprised to note that In many wheat, r y e and oat fields the plow ihies njit cut more than six or seven Inches In Til# Mens Overcoats E c i c l i c s ’ « S l lO C S depili. Ilnt for |»itato.'s thl« superflclal «.-riitclilng o f thè .-arili wlll noi suffln* 13v.-ry a.M iti.m al Indi o f d.-pth tirok. li adii» a tanglhlc perc-n'ag.» tu thè yleld. and «ni tlie l»-«t fam i« snl>«oll [dowlng atln ln s u ilq itli of tw elve to flft.s-n luche«. Snelli tra.-ts iih * worked wltb t ’.e ». a I". and 'n -t in • -, —• glv-»ti wh.-rv- thè potato croji Ini» h.i-n douhl.sl tiy working thè «oli two spade lengtli» In ilepth. T hl» d -'-p. enn-ful pr.-p- r-i Iloti o f thè land 1« ahvays complete«) In autuiun and Ih.» ip turned ca rili loft ex|Ki«ed to thè a.-tl.m of fro-t and thnw log dtirlng thè w lliter. C nrcful cvp.-fliii.-nt ha» shown flint a glvcn (ilice of land pr.-par.-d Iti au- t il in n y i.Id s one-tlilrd more potati»-« tlian If trented In preclsely thè sanie inminer III Hprlng Immedlately liefnre phllitilig tlme. lla v ln g h.i-n dn-ply ldow .il and thorotighly linrrow .il in autunni, tli«- frost penetnit.-s r.-adlly. thè action of thè alr ii(»>n thè varimi« clem.-nts of thè «oli 1 « cu lla tim i. It drl.-s out qiilckly In sprlng nud wltli thè fi■*«( warm days 1 « ready for plant- lug. li 1 « ih.ai plow .il agaln. ti«unll> to a depili of Uve or «I n In.-he». w ltli a hroad. «haltow plow druwn hy mie borse, and in every tb in l furrow thè polnt.M-» are dropp.il and are cHiver.il I hy thè furrow «lice next tu rim i 111 . Thl» q iil.k , easy nietlmd o f pliintlug I wltli thè plow 1 « practieillile only tu 'Ughi. Incise soli» that bave- h.-.-u tlior- oughly preparisi. Ili li/nvjr c-lnjr «oli« ho le» Uve or slx Indie» deep m e macie III rows wltli thè Ime- or spaile, thè po tatoi-» droppcd tliCTclii and covertil wltli thè la«-. Hen’s Boots *lb .U 0 M.-u’« M..|t..n O vercoats. *4 .7 5 m en 's fin«* kip bench work 5 . « 0 Jadies tnrned laced i H t M w m i . r i M t t . T r . ................ <11188 boot-, large »i/.-«, ......................... *3 .5 5 100(1 M en’« Oxford (Jr.-y Over- .-.■lit-, I,it«- w inter p a tte rn . 7 27 l * 3 ’> m e» s I kip peggiil hoot-, pat. tip shoes, $-7, $2.78 7. -0 Men « Oxford O rey Over* . j 0 - 9 ,.......................................................* 1 7 - i 4.00 ladies patent colt . «Ml-, Inti- w inter pattern . . . . 5.4- t *3 2a in eii’* Milwaukee oil grain M en ’« heavy fleece lined lM»it», 6 - 7 ,..................................... | 2 .2 ‘* lace welt shoe, j-7, 2.9$ r>(H( u lster overcont, -to rn i <-ol|«r, ..... , .. wirrd n lid w ater I . i o o f .............. 3 7 8 * 2 "l*" * 0,1 VT* ' n ' -- $.50, j.oo, 2.50 and 2.00 4 2 - M en’« heavy fleet-* lined j J f d boots, 6 - 7 ...................... *1 7 » ol*t»-r overcont, witli corduroy * '.00 men « b<-»d or l« t q u ality ladies lace and button »nag proof, long legged, rolled •torni c o lla r ........................... 3 28 edgeed glim l>o«.t*................... *4.<J0 shoes, 2-4, 1.00 * 5 0 0 m en ’- 1 -t q u ality «mm proof Ionic legged plain edge »ole« To facilitate this ckirance sale * 3 0 0 .... . ida. k i.mg F i-h brand gum l» « .t» ...................................... *4 0 0 we have rriade a shoe dump siick .-r» f ..r ........................................ *2.25 * 3 20 m en’« J len gth hip gum of 51.50, 1.00, 25c— a bargain. ’ ’ »-« ; 12V F T b r V a ’- n d -In l"“',,iu......., k er«......................1 60 l>oot«, »ec.n d q u a l i t y ............ *2 .8 5 W e . all 50c, 75c to * ! -hoe* for 25c, 2 40 m en ’» black long Shield *3 .5 0 m e n ’« knee »nag proof gum a bargain, brand »li.-k.-r«................................... 1 9 0 Imot-. hood- or first q u ality 2.00 m en'« bl.ick m edium long with rolled ed g e........................ * 2 9 3 \\ .- ca ll *1 2->. I 50, to I 75 shoe» for S u i.-Id brand - lic k e r ........................ 1.60 , , , , * I 0 0 , a b arg ain . _________________________________________ * 3 5 0 m e n a hood or -n a g proof q . knee gum boots, plain ed ge. .* 2 .9 3 \V.- <•.* II *2 . 2 25 to 2 50 ih « e * for ' - ‘¿ ¿ r a n e e Sale o n 11 65 w om en’» gum boots, |a-bble f l 5 ), n b a ig a in . B oys O vercoats t o p » ...................................... * 1.30 Slickers O P T IC IA N , Stayton, Ore. POTA TO Q ur customers will bear witness that our large store is full from floor to ceiling. T o make room for spring goods that will begin to arrive soon, we place on sale as a beginner B ring this list of prices with you. (Q , D. TROTTER, Stayton, Ore. A B E N E F IT K v r rr O u r 1 ’ r o l l t s ll« *l t c r t u f i i t TO A LL. I n S o 111 r W a r « if I t o u d a . Bl ai rr 'i ns«* I n •»r T h ere Is no «-hiss of citlietistilp hut w hat Is Is-n.-iit.il Jlrc-ctly or indirect ly by go.«! roads. The farm er, that tie m 'V «omo to a ready ninui.-t to sell and b arter; the m anufacturer In the town remote from seaboard or railroad, who In turn can haul Ills coal and raw in: I.-rial at mi appreciably lessened cost mid carry Ins finished product for transportation, will I m > helped. It will make him independent o f small rail road branches which are eld ig.il by reason o f short distilncc-s to charge an excessive freight. T h e toiler In the many shops and o f fices is to 1 m - helped hy lower rents w ithin hi.« menus. Iiecnusc suburban living Is made possible hy good roads. And all wlio prefer the open living to the huddled city life will appreeiat • the- benefit. Every citizen Is to profit In Mi me way. Country and suburban d istricts will lie more easy o f access. (Iroeery nnd m arket men will be en abled to send th eir goisls by free de livery at no enhanced cost to the buyer. ( J o . m I roads not only cliea|ieti tin cost o f living, as we have already noticed In the m att'-r of rents, but also reduce the price of supplies by reason o f a ready market. Such a proposition as we are discussing opens up the coun try. The territory becomes Inhabitable simply because easy of access. A de mand for land In considerable quanti ty. eith er for residential or business purposes. Increases Its value. It lias . been dem onstrated again mid again that the betterm ent o f roads means a rise In the value o f real estate, nnd the rise will come, the demand he enhmie ed. because of facilitated trnnspor.a- tlon. tlie O rie n t. In the e a s t—in India, China and J a pan—girls are m arried very young. W ith us they would still Is- considered children mid would he in hihs and pin- a fo .e s. Hut over there girl» of twelve ure considered >>f full m arriageable #u.c. auU it is uot a t all uncommon to find wives of six or eight or ten years. W hen a propositi »'f m arriage is made tin- fath er o f tin- young girl is applied to. and tin- follow ing style o f answ er is eousiden -4 stylish and elegant: *'l have received with respect the m arks of your goodness. T he choice th at you deign to make of my daugh ter to hivome the wife of your son rhow s that you esteem my poor daugh ter more than she deserves. My daughter Is coarse mid stupid, and I have not had the talent to bring her up well. Yet I shall nevertheless glory in olicylng you on this occasion.” T h is Is the proper and accepted mode o f reply. Hut. fortunately for the girl wives o f the east. Individuals are often kinder than the law itself, so that a fam ily Is often bound together by hap py and cordial relations, such as could not exist if a man really felt his wife to I»- coarse and stupid. U eu llier AVIsdoaii. A very curious method o f making w eather predictions has Is-cti diseov- c m l hy an old French farm er. “On C hristm as eve." he says, “when the bolls begin to ring for midnight mass, take tw elve onions and place them in a row on a table. The first onion will represent Ja n u a ry , the sec ond February, and so on. Next make S a fe ty W ith Clic l.u n le rn . a large slit in each onion and pour It Is not safe to hang a lantern on a some salt Into It. I f at the end o f an emu moo mill, as many people do. An hour you find th at the salt in the Am erican A griculturist eon-espoudeut M arch onion lias melted you will know suggests having th at there wlll be much rain in March, s o ni e li o o k - and. on the oth er hand, if the salt in made and put- : Tin- Kflr.t (.In»» Clips. the April onion is not melted you may ting them up in Th e first glass «-lips were made 1 ; t I»- certain th at April will bo a dry the lumi and Alexandria. Som e wore colored like month. Moreover. If the salt In any stable to hang Hohcnilan glass and decorated with onion is melted at the top. but not at the lantern on. ' glass pastes. Im itating preelmt« stones the bottom, the first fortnight o f tlie Then it will n o f mid cam eos. Some were opaline, oth month will lie w et and the second fort get knocked off. ers clear as crystal and still other« night dry.’* T he lantern will formed o f opaque layers welded U> not unhook bv gether like the famous Portland vas•>. Sm okeless briquettes, made In (ler- being hit with In which the w hite upper layer Iv.d a t.AN i i n.N hook . any tiling. Three- h.-cii cut aw ay like that o f a cameo, many from D akota lignite, are to be eighths Inch round iron, sharpened cm leaving a blue ground around the tig exhibited a t the St. Louis exposition. Any kind o f fuel that is go.nl and one end mid bent ns shown In the Illus tires. does not em it smoke will be welcomed tration. answ ers the- purpose. by mankind, provided It is cheap A n llrl| t.Icil ll.ni. O n e T ilin g nn.l A n o th e r. “I ran across a rem arkable Ju i enough for general use. The* m arket Is .-ailing for smooth, d’esprlt the other ilny.” sold tin* casual fleshy ca ttle these days, and the big noqitiilntnnce who Is am bitious to U It is all right enough for the South honed, old fashioned kind are not w ant entertaining. A m erican republics to have a little ed. even If they have been made fat. " I ’m sorry ." said Mr C ittn n x . "but Monroe doctrine o f th eir own, but they say« National Stockm an. my w ife lias Just returned from I'm w ill find th a t th ee- is none genuine 16 rector Sm ith of the Michigan e x rope with a whole lot >>f a rt tn -n s-re;. periment station recommends the use anil I shouldn't have any plaee to hang w ithout Cucle S a m ’s name blown Sn It even If I bought it."—Washing!.m the bottle. of the roller on sandy soils. S ta r For w inter forage sorghum, corn nml It Is g ratify in g to note th at civiliza millets are recommended for the South T h ere Is n canny gleam of humor In tion is advancing In the g-ent west. Ihikotn farm er and stsc-kmnn. A lfnlfa. which Is a soli replenisher. the statem ent of Mr. Carnegie that lie Form erly bandits held up tne stage coach; now they hold up the trolley- should take the place o f timothy, which prefers making stiv i to securities. car. Is rein lively a soil robber. 1 A tV o n b i »i fiiro rlljr, C hristian Ilrin e ck er w as boru at I.u- b-ck on the (ith o f February, 1721. When only ten m onths olu he could re peat every woriF spoken to him. At twelve m onths of age be had memo- riz.d all th e principal events in the I'bututeuch. B efore he fina flcishe-l hi« second y ea r o f existen ce he had l.-am.-d all the histork-al p arts of both the OU1 and the New Testam ent. At the age o f three he could reply correct ly to all questions put to him regard ing universal history and geography, and In the sam e year he learned to speak both L atin uml French. In his fourth y ea r he employed his time in studying religions, especially tlie history* o f the C hristian church. H e was not only able to glibly repeat ■ II that he bad read, but w as also able to reason w ith considerable of ju d g ment and to give his own opinion of Hungs in general. The king o f l>en- mark wished to see this wonderful child, so he was taken to CojH-nhagen. A fter his return to Lubeck he learned to w rite and was beginning on the study o f music and m athem atics; but. his constitution ln-ing very weak, he took down and died on Ju n e ‘27. 172.*». n g.il four years, four months and twenty-one days. W hat a wonderful record for such a short life! Rnttrr.-«! I.ot-k«. In Abyssinia one method o f doing the hair that is adopted by w arriors is to stroll into the m arket place, buy a pound of bu tter and. putting it itiwu the toji o f the hair, stand still while the sun arranges things. When the h a ir is thus dressed with melted butter the Abyssinian knows that fa te cannot or will not touch him. He is a picture o f well dressed elegance done in oils. Another style is to tress tlie hair, and every tress means something. A young w arrior with a head o f hair nntressed Is o f no account. He has not yet killed a man. When, however, he has done so all Ills h air is shaved off except enough to make one trc«s, which is o f the same signification as a notch on a pistol stock. A fter th at every man he kills entitles him to add another tress until as a conquering hero o f 100 tress es be Is a form idable man to try con clusions wltb. XVliy H a r r y W a s n ' t I’rnnd. L ittle H arry’s oldest sister has Just presented her husband with a new ha by. “ Well. H arry.” said his father, "do you feel proud o f being an uncle?” “ No." replied the urchin. “ Why not?" nske.l his fath.-r. “ 'Cause I ain ’t no uncle; I’m nn aunt. T h e new baby’s a g irl!’’—New York Fress. IIIn Annvi ni pt I o n . “Scribbler's stu b a queer fellow .” “ Is lie?” “ Yes. l i e sent the m anuscript o f Ms new book by express and labeled It ’V aluable.’ ”