-
■■
H c I m I I c It lle u n ia lla in
C o re.I
into ila channel long stretches of the
loveliest of tinta teeming with Insect
“ I have l men subject to aciulio
life, a very paradise for those devoted
rheumatism for year*," says K. II.
to that kind of game.
Kthclindn wits in rapture» over the Waldron, of Wilion Junction, Iowa.
K .
D. A L K X A N D K K . P u b l l a h e r .
prospect, anti no aootmr had the aun “ My joints were still’ ami ga-c me
established a »nfe footing over the much pain and discomfort. My joints
treacherous waste than she was daily
Entered at the post-oHce at 9tayton. Ort-aon,
to be seen In ti.e little Itoat, pro would crack when I atrnighteiiek up.
u mall mattai o ( the aecond class.
pelled by the professor, hurrying to 1 used Gliamlierlain's I'aiu Italrn and
the desired Held».
have been thoroughly cured. Have
This went on for a week, and every
HK was a co-ed and had ftvrmed an
BUSINESS DIKEOTORY.
not had a (win or ache from the old
unalterable resolve never to marry. thing w a s lovely. Hut one day In mid trouble for many months
It ia cer
1>r that was to sink from the concrete stream the little boat sprung a leak. tainly a most wonderful liniment."
to the general, or, in other words, into Ktheiindu would not believe It until For »ale hy Brewer l>rug Co.
I. M. KITCHEN, M. D.,
nonentity, and she felt heraelf too val ’ hr water was half way to her auoe
Three Trains to the East Daily
uable to be disposed of in that way. tups. So faithful, no stanch a craft
f o s t s t fis k H s la i.
Through t’ ullnisii atamlard suit lou rl-l al«v|>-
Her very name, Kthelinda Coddington to go track on her so! lint there waa
I-ena I didn't think you would let lug M r* daily to Omaha, ChteagM, M|xikatu ;
General Practitioner,
Grayson, pledged her to something out nothing for her hut to make land as
tourist
(>tua vara d tily to Kansas City;
• man kiss you on such short ac throngli ■!••••
I’ liltm sn tourist alvsidtigears (person•
of the common, and the had resolved lulckly an possible, and from that quaintance.
ally conducted) weekly to Chli ago .reclin in g
her earliest childhood to rise to mint the shore seemed |>erilously far
Stayton, Ore. fr6m
Maude—Well, he thoroughly con ehslr esrs ‘ seals tree) to the Fast dally
that challenge, come what might. Ev iway. Kthellnda would have fallen
erybody knew this, and knew also tlat in three feet of wntrr, but the vinced nte that It waa all my own
fault that 1 hadn't met him sooner.
that ahe was looking for a career that profeeaor could. If need were, awint
■ —Smart Set.
like
a
duck,
and
now
there
was
ur
would
be
worthy
of
her
aspirations.
^ I L B U R N. P I N T L E R , D. M. D.
I>. rAUT
TIM K M TIKni'I.KM
A k m v k
But careers do not blossom every day. gent call for all his science.
Makes a Clean Sweep.
1
From 1'iirtlanit
m on
Ity stinting his aoft hat into the
and Kthelinda had not yet found here,
There’»
nothing
like
doing
a
thing
ChlraKu-
though the last year of her university rent at the bottom of the boat |Eth-
DENTIST
Hall Lake, Iw.ivar. Ft.
■linda proffered hers) the river waa ' thoroughly. Of alt tlu* salves you ever I’ortlsiiil
course was drawing to a close.
H|>vclal
Wnr tli.o ms ha. K an
'•eld
in
abeyance,
but
this
waa
clear-
v
i
•
a
in
sas C ity, HI. I.KtiIs, ftxtft p. in
Of course she had not failed to put
Office over Fred Rock’s Store.
heard of, Bucklen's Arnica Halve is the vis Hum-
Chicase
amt Kant.
fate to the touch in various ventures y only u makeshift. Any. moment I test. It sweepa away anti cures Burns,
tiiaton.
heir
frail
vehicle
might
fall
them,
before this time, but though these had
A lia n ti«
O rkuox .
S t a y t o n ,
Hall l.akti Denver, Ft,
Kx|ireas
mainly turned to apples of Sodom to 'nil then what? Why, the swift cur- Horae, Bruises,Cuts. Boils, Ulcers, Hkin
Worth .Omaha, g a n
S: l& ti, m .
•ent
of
the
remorseless
stream,
which
Eruptions
and
Piles.
I
t
’s
only
26c,
the taste, her spirit was un*. roken.
as« < Ity, M lamia. 9 .on « . nt
vis It m it
wou’tl
snatch
them
away
from
life
C h ic * * » and Keat.
Nil desperandum was the motto em
in « ton.
and guaranteed to give satisfaction by
broidered on the glove which she I tnd light forever, and bury them all druggists.
W all* WAlU.U'Wtatnn
at. rsu l
J. A. RICHARDS,
threw down to fortune, and her con a thorns deep in sand and unsightly
Fast Mall
pukAtte, v' '«II a o i ,
lebrls.
I'U II III• »1, M 1 II II«*• |MI•
Ill
duct bore out the proud defiance.
7:l.i
|
>
.
in
O as o f Ilia T r o s k lM .
I I « , Hi !*«ttl, Duluth.
via
Kthclindn
thought
of
this
for
one
Karly in her teena she had joined a
“ Yss,” commented Weary Willis,
M llw«ulu*«,<,htt'»i|i>
Mpokanv.
Mllll K»*l.
woman's club; to he a leadeT among Ireadful, nironi/ing moment, then she “ dia is sure a hard world."
Prepared to cry sales in Marion and women had fascinated her young lecame aware of the professor speak-
“ You seem to take it easy enough,”
O C E A N AND RIVER S C H E D U L E .
adjoining counties. Terms reasonable. imagination. She would reveal to the ng. and she made a desperate effort commented the passing stranger.
For Han Krsnrtseo Kvery flvn days at » * » ' f .
Fur Astoria, way points and North Iteaeli
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
“ Dat'a what it looks like," returned ni.
downtrodden of her set the lofty •o Paten to what he win saying.
Hally (except Holiday) at » : 0 |>. in ; Halurdav
He was telling her in calm, even Weary Willie, “ but ‘tain't so soft as al
ideals
upon
which
she
fashioned
her
In
(«1 |> m. I'ally service 'water |M-rn>Jtllug|
MEHAMA,
-
OREGON.
self, and they would rise up and call tones that there was no immediate it looks. W"y, a feller can’t lie in un Willamette and Yamhill klvers.
dntu'i r, that even if the worst came the shade of a tree more'n an' hour
her blessed.
Fur fuller In in rm a Uoii ask or write your
to the worst he could swim with her
nearest ticket agent or
Alas for the airy fabrics of fancy! to shore, provided she remained calm, or two afore the shadow shifts an'
A. L CRAI G.
L A THOMAS.
It so transpired that women, with few and did exactly as he told her to do. he hay to move over to keep in it."
Uen er at l ass-nger Agent,
—Chicago
Post.
exceptions, did not want careers, but
T h e Orv go n Itallro sd A N a v ig a tio n t o
P o r t la n d , O r e g o n
insisted on marrying and making mere
Barber Shop
A Great Sensation.
backgrounds of themselves, in spite of I White and rigid, she prou i .» i d , thou„h
in her heart she saw very littii htqw.
Bath Room
her glowing periods. And worst of
There was a great sensation in Leea-
The professor was. on the contrary,
Only a I
Ask the Agent lor
Does a general barterin g business. First- all, they made fun of her.
ville,
Ind., when W. II. Brown of that
class bath room in connection. A ll work guar atoic can aland being laughed at. and i •»■»oat *ay- He plied the oar. vigor-
place, who was exjieoted to die, had Ill-
anteed strictly first-class in every particular. Kthelinda was not of that unpleasant
h#Um“ ,nf *
“ ""V
.
the water in the boat continued to life saved by l>r. King's New Discovery j
T IC K E T S
Transient custom solicited. Customary prices.
variety.
j Increase alarmingly. To Kthelinda it
Nothing dauntcd.howcecr, she made meemed an
STAYTON,
-
OREGON.
ity before the mid for Consumption. He writes: “ I eo- j
V IA
the round of every ism and ology ex dle current had been cleared and shal dnri’d insufferabfe agonie afnmi Asth-I
tant, and after careful consideration lower space reached.
urn, but your New Discovery gave ntc
made her choice. That department of
Then, without a moment's warning, immediate relief anti soon threafter
•science
known
to
profeaaordom
as
en
JOHN HENKEL,
the boat filled, and they were up to
tomology, but in vulgar parlance al their waists in the river. Kthelinda. effected a complete cure." Similar cures
luded to as bugology, became her pas forgetting her resolution, screamed of Consumption, Pneumonia, Bron
sion. Being a young person of sur and clung to the professor, but that
chitis and Grip are numerous. It's the
prising energy, whatever sue under gentleman, having had the presence |>eerless remedy for all throat and long
took she did with all her might, and in ¡ of mind to seize an oar ns he went
ST A Y T O N , OREGON.
a short time she was head over ears j overboard, steadied Himself by it, troubles. Price 50c, mid f I <M) Guar
in her new pursuit. Creeping things begging Miss Graysqn to trust to him. anteed by all druggists. Trial bottle»
1 have on hand a full line of samples which most people shun with loathing for he would save her if he himself fnw.
she cultivated with enthusiasm. She perished In the attempt.
for Spring and Summer Suits.
made friends of the slimy denizens of
Fortunately at that point the river
Repairing and cleaning a specialty.
pools and marshes, smiled on slugs bottom was firm; some good genius
To
and worms, and even took ths furry had surely directed their course, and
caterpillar to her heart.
after the first shock Miss Grayson re
Spokane, St Paul, Duluth, Min
Admirable as this was from a scien covered her courage somewhat. There
F. SILHAVY’S
neapolis, Chicago, St. Louis
was
danger,
to
be
sure,
but
the
seren
tific point of view it only added fury
FOR SALE
anil all points Knal and Houth. .
to the tempest raging in the breast of ity with which the professor faced it
HO acres I j miles east of Lyons.
the professor of bellea-lettres in the shamed her fears, and she let him put
Small house and barn.
First-class
university. He had long worshiped at his left arm around her waist to sup
timber
ranch,
on
the
river.
fUOO.
port
her.
while
with
his
right
he
as
__
Kthelinda’s shrine, and had always
Overland Trains Daily ^
strongly disapproved of her mental sisted their struggling steps toward
A
fine,
well
improved
farm
of
UtO
the
Flyer and the Fast Mail
By merest chance Jack
¡ vagaries, but this last one was too the shore.
acres,
near
Stayton.
Stork,
machin
Melvin had taken a spin on the water
Repairing and Painting Wagons, Bug- much for his patience, already sadly
that morning, and while the professor ery, etc. goes with the place.
gies, Etc., a s|>ecialty. New wagons, frayed. He resented with fierce dis
S P LE N D ID SERVICE
and Kthelinda were rescuing them
gust
the
new
rivals
that
had
come
be
50 acres tine unimproved land near
hacks, and buggies made to order.
selves from shipwreck was watching
tween
him
and
his
love.
For
though
UP T O D A TE E Q U IP M E N T
First-class work guaranteed.
Dallas, Or. All tillable.
A bargain
he had been told repeatedly and lat them from a clump of bushes on the
COURTEOUS EMPLOYES
hanks. A four-oared boat was moored for some one wanting a small place.
W ater Street,
Stayton, Ore. terly in tones unmistakably acid that near by, though what he might want
there was no hope, he still persisted
294 acres, about KM) acres in culti Daylight trip neritas the i'ascaih*
in his pursuit, convinced that faint with four nara, going up stream, too,
vation,
balance timber, 2| miles west
ami Rocky Mountains.
heart never won fair lady, and spend was not clear.
“
Hello,
professor,”
he
shouted,“
what
of Htayton. G o o d house, barn, etc.
ing much precious time in devising
ways and means for tha subduing of are you and Miss Grayson doing out f 18 |>er acre.
there? You'll get wet if you don’t
obdurate hearts.
For tickets, rates, foldVrs, ami full
mind.“
80'nercs, house, barn, 10 acres orclt informât ion, call on nr address
Kthelinda
was
the
valedictorian
of
Undertaker
“ Is that you. Jack?” shouted the ard, one mile from Mehama.
the graduating ciaaa of that year, and
H. D ICK 8D N , City Ticket A g e n t ,
»s such had the opportunity of her professor in turn. “ Fetch out your
Em balm er
KM) acres timber land two miles1
life presented to her. She dared an boat if you have one and help us out
122 Third St, Port hind, Or.
No improvements
G o o d A s s o r t m e n t o f C a s innovation and won. Departing from of this beastly fix. Upon my honor, west of Htayton.
8. G. Y K K K K 8, G. W. P. A.
the platitudes made and provided for we've had a cloae call.”
except fence. $16 |>er acre.
k ets a n d C ases.
Ten minutes later the four-oared
such occasions, she made no allusion
612 1st Ave., Seattle, Wash.
Personal attention given to funerals to the alma mater from whose shel boat had justified its presence and
w hen desired. Embalming after latest tering arms the class waa about to i Kthelinda. seated in the stem, was
methods. No extra charge for dress take its plunge into the cold, raw wringing the water from her drenched
Call on or address
ing coipse. Lady attendant when re world without, but instead gave her skirts and warmly thanking Jack Mel
Corvallis & Eastern Railroad
vin
for
his
timely
assistance.
quired. A first-class hearse at a mod audience a little lecture on bugs, and
TH
E
MAIL,
Stayton,
Or.
“ Don’ t mention it,” said Jack, “ the
T IM E C A K U ,
joyously predicted the day when they
erate charge.
would be served up, metaphorically professor had already rescued you
Burial Robes, Shoes, Oloves
speaking, morning, noon and night tvhen i appeared on the scene.”
“ Yes,” replied Miss Orayson, blush
at every table in the land.
and Hosiery Furnished.
No. 2 Fon V a c c in a :
ing crimson. “ I owe my life to the pro
Some
of
her
hearer«
clapped
in
ap
Leaves Albany
12 46 p m.
Telegraph or telethon*- at my expense.
proval, some smiled in derision, but fessor, and 1 shall always be grateful
Corvallis
2:00 p. m.
to
him
for
the
favor.”
W. E. T H O M A S , STAYTON, ORE. on the whole it was very well taken.
Arrives Yaquinn
6:20 p tu.
Only the professor of belles-lettres
A t ‘the wedding a month later Jack
No. 1, R eturniko .
shuddered as he listened, and inward Melvin was best man, and after the
Keep it in your mind
Leaves Yaquinn
6 45 a in.
ly made still firmer resolves to win ceremony he kiased the -bride, shook
Corvallis
11:30 h . to.
AAAAAAAA444A44444A44A44AA
the audacious speaker.
Kthelinda hands with nil the guests in defiance
Arrives Albany
that The Mail prints
1215 it in.
was worth saving from the slough of of etiquette and otherwise distin- I
absurditiy in which she was wallow- gujshed himself. And while concen-
•
No. 8. F or D etroit .
t rat ion was concentrated upon Miss
ing, arid he would be her savior,
♦
L e a v e s Albany
.................7:00 a.m .
The professor had concocted a plan Grayson that was, he held a short
:
Arrives Detroit.................. 13:20 p. m.
and the blessed vacation time coming conference with the professor, in
♦
No. 4 F rom D etroit .
to his aid, he threw himself into it which he seemed to allude to
j Leaves Detroit ................ 1 00 p. nt
heart and soul. With awful mendac certain dark and mysterious trans
Arrives Albany................... 5:55 p. m.
ity, he declared himself a convert to actions known only to those two.
No. 1 arrives in Albany in time to
Miss Grayson's hobby, and after the These transactions must have hewn of
j connect with H. P. south bound train,
manner of converts he out-Heroded I a peculiar nature, for neither Jack nor
Is absolutely P U R E and \\ Herod in his zeal. He went every- l^e professor smiled, though tbeir
as well as giving two or three hours in
Albany before departure of 8. P. north
where with Miss Grayson, carried the eyes danced, and the Warm hand
w ill O U T W E A R all
.
bound train.
implements with which she reaped Hasp of both in good-by, and the pro | _ g .
her wriggly harvest, monnted speci fessor's hearty “ God bless you, my
Train No. 2 connects with the 8 P.
other Leads.
mens for her, though the soul within boy,” gave no clew to their meaning.
trains at Corvallis and Albany giving
him revolted, and in a thousand ways
_
direct service to Newport and adjacent
made himself indispensable. “Jle is
A Thoughtful Man.
If jronr local dealer don’ t carry It write to
us and we w ill see that yon get it.
really quite useful,’ Kthelinda ac
M. M. Austin, of Winchester, Ind ,
Tram No. 8 for Detroit, Breitenbush
knowledged to herself. “ I don t know
and other mountain resorts leaves Al-
knew
what
to
do
in
the
hour
of
need.
what I should do without him.”
I hmty at 7:00 a. nt., reaching Detroit at
W . P. PU LLER A CO.
But there came a time which. His wife had such an unusual case of
no* , giving ample time to resell the
P O R T I.A N D . O K K .
though Ethelinda was unconscious of stomach and liver trouble, physicians
j Springs the same day.
it was the cri.ia, the turning point ! , , , n,)( he, h(>r Hc thought
For further information apply to
of all her days. The river that ran |
'
Or anything else you
by the town had the habit of over- ; tried Dr. King's New Life Pslls nod
L iiwin H tone , Manager,
may want at very
flowing its banks in the spring fresh- 'she got relief at once and was finally
T hus . C ockrri . i ,, Agent,
eta, leaving behind in getting back|CUred. Only 25c, at all druggWts.
low prices.
The Stayton Mail
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