THE STAYTON MÄIL
by E. D. ALEXANDER.
Subscription , $1.25
A N K W H I 'A H K H , N O T A N O R O A N
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STA YTO N , WAKION C O U N TY , O R EG O N , O C TO B ER 7, 1904.
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SCH OOL B O O K S
We now have a full line of School Books, including
those for 9th and 1 Oth grades.
We also have Pencils, Paper, Pencil Boxes, Rulers,
Rubber Erasers, Pen and Pencil Tablets, Sharpeners,
Mucilage, Ink—in fact everything for students needs.
Brewer Drug Co.
Many People
o f t k . So«.
Tbi> fourth day a perfect mountain
Of water, the biggest »ea 1 have ever
seen In all my life, came towering up
a ml fell on the Hoddaiu. I thought ah*
w u foundered, but »he »hook It off,
and we »uw that the after deck bouae
and the baud »leering gear had been
carried away aa clean aa cutting off
the top of a cake. A piece of the truck
had got Jammed In the wheel chain»,
uud the next ha»h the rudder got broke
the chain». lu half a minute we were
wnllowlng helple»»ly lu the trough of
the aea, and I knew that another big
»ea would «»lid the chapter. (Jetting
the men together, I made a try at get­
ting the chain picked up and spliced.
The atewurd, who waa a brave lad.
went over the aide and got up the
loo»c end. We had tied ourselves to­
gether for the work, and that waa all
that kept ua from lielug wuahed over
board. In a few mlnotea we hud con­
nected up the chain with a atrong
atrap and were ready to get back umld-
ahlpa when the wreck of the hand
steering gear, which waa awlnging
free, came dipping around and caught
the ateward’a leg, taking It off like n
butcher chopa off a bone.—Metropoll-
tan Mugazlue.
G IM » at Baptism .
are taking advantage of the
great reduction sale we are
now giving.
Remember, we are offering
our line of
Dry Goods, Clothing,
Furnishing Goods,
Footwear, Notions, Etc.,
At a cut of from
/0 to 25 per cent below cost.
This is a chance to purchase
goods at a low price that you
cannot afford to miss.
THEO. GEHLEN EST.,
N. J. G EH LEN , Administrator.
—
Glfta to Infanta on their baptism are
of ancient origin. Formerly the spon­
sor» generally offered gilt spoons to the
child. These h poo us were called apoatle
spoon», because the figures o f the
i twelve apostles were carved at the top
of the bandies. Rich sponsor» gave the
complete aet of twelve, while for those
who were not bo opulent four waa con­
sidered the proper number, and poor
»{Miiiaora would content themselves
with offering one. In the latter case
the handle of the spoon generally ex­
hibited the figure o f any saint In honor
of whom the cnlld received Its mime.
It la in allualou to this custom that
when (.’rnrimer professes himself to be
unworthy o f being sponsor to the young
prince»*, Khakespcare mukes the king
reply:
"Come, come, my lord, you’d spare your
apoona.**
The mug or apoon and fork offering
of the present day appears as a very
debased survival o f a really beautiful
christening offering.—Westminster Re­
view.
Thf
A m eric a n
H oneym oon.
Fnltbful In few things, the Americau
public yet remains true to an old hon­
eymoon tradition which aRtdgns tbo»e
to whom Europe Is uu Impossible ex­
pense to Niagara Falls and Washing­
ton, the nntioual capital. In these two
centers brldul parties have been since
long before the civil war the pride and
the prey o f hotel men aud cabmen.
Modern maids may consider them a
little old fashioned, but when the time
comes to choose a wedding tour the
west, the middle west and the rural
east of the United States are still true
to Niagara Fails and Washington. It
is In the spring and summer, when of
course the lurger number of murriages
take place, that these resorts are so
popular. In the winter New York Itself
is the Mecca of the newly wed.—Lon­
don Telegraph.
E a r l y Horae H a r r Prime».
Prizes for winners of horse races
hundreds o f years ago took curious
forms. The earliest was the "briglia
d’or." or golden bridle. A fter this the
prize In England was n bell. This Idea
was taken from the custom among
owners o f pack horses of decorating
the best horse, which led the cavalcade,
with a bell, so that ou dark nights and
lu dangerous places the whereabouts
of the leader might be known and the
others follow boldly. At Carlisle, sil­
ver bells were raced for by the moss
troopers and dalesmen and specimens
of these bells nre still retained In the
town hall.
Few
LOOKING AT IT’f ROM ALLSIDES
There is no reason why any woman should wear
a heavy, ill-fitting, clumsy shoe, when modern shoe­
making enables us to offer almost perfect ones.
The celebrated “TENNENT SHOES” are equal to
Custom-made goods In fit, workm anship a n d appearance.
They cost just about one-half as much.
Fred Rock Mercantile Co
Stayton, Oregon.
S o lid
G o ld
PER ANNUM
I)lm n rr
S ervic e».
They say It Is all nonsense talking of
solid gold dinner services, for there are
not more than three or four o f them In
the world, and they arc too small for
use In a party <*f any size. In many
large houses In England and also In
the United Stntes a quantity of silver
gilt plate, which looks precisely the
same. Is In use, but the feeling prevails
that stiver gilt Is not ns •‘becoming” to
other table furniture as pure, dazzling
silver plate and that It must be dis­
played with great discretion.—Boston
Herald.
No matter what cares, anxieties or
sorrows may vex or sadden you, do not
prove yourself a weakling by going
down before them, but show yourself
noble In rising above them nnd mold­
ing them to life’s purpose. Rather bear
nn Insult than give one; rather dry a
tear than cause one to be shed. How
many celebrities we would have if
men would be as anxious to make their
own fame as they are to unmake the
fame of others.
GREAT
-Closing Out S ale-
Still (Continues!
Goods at io to 50 per cent less than
we ever sold them.
In these times when a dollar is worth so much go where that
dollar will buy the most.
Another large shipment of goods to arrive this week, to fill out
our fast depleting lines. My aim is not to have a dollars worth
of merchandise in Stayton Jan. tst, 1905. T o this end I am
working, and want everything to close out at one time, like
the “ Mighty One Hoss Shay.”
The old saying is not true unless you make it
“ Dimes and dollars, dollars and climes,
An empty pocket book is the worst of crimes.”
Lay away your prejudice. Let me help you keep dimes as well
as dollars in your pocket book.
It is a duty you owe yourself and family to show your man­
hood and independence, to buy where you think you can do
the best. Here is how I put dimes and dollars in
your pocket book.
$4.00 late style patent leather shoe
$10.00 men’s very dark grey all
closing out prices............... $2.75
wool suit, neat pin stripe, a
$3.50 vici kid flexible sole shoe,
nice suit for the money, good
sale price............................ $2.50
value at $10.00; sale price.. $6 25
A lot of shoes good for school pur­
(Here is $3 ami 7 } dimes in
your pocket book.)
poses at 50c on the dollar.
$18.00 men’s dark wool suit,
$1.50 yd 44 in. all wool ladies dress
smooth finish, with light silk
goods fall styles, per y d . .. .$1.12}
thread showing very promin­
1.50 yd 50 in. all wool ladies dress
good», fall styles, per y d ........ 98c
ently,making a very neat and ,
2.00 yd 56 in. all wool ladies dress
attractive suit of clothing—
goods, fall styles, per y d .. . . 1.35
Good value at $18.00. Sale
1.00 yd 50 in. all wool ladies dress
price................................... $12.50
goods, fall styles, per y d ........ 75c
$5 and 5 dimes in your pock­
75c yd 40 in. all wool ladies dress
et book.
goods, fall styles, |>er y d ........ 55c
$7.50 men’s dark navy blue all
60c yd 40 In. all wool ladies dress
goods, fall styles, per y d ........ 50c
wool suit, good for business
suit for one year, and then
Outing Flannel.
good for another year’s hard
Credit Price. My Price.
wear. Closing out price... .$5.00
5c yd 1 $2 and 5 dimes in your pocket book.
Outing Flannel. .......8c
4«
7c yd j
. . ,10c
(1
Bring these prices with
10c yd
...1 2 }
44
you to the store.
12} yd |
. . ,16c
G. D. TROTTER,
S T A Y T O N , O REGON.
K illin g R a re Birds.
Commenting on the craze for killing
rare birds wherever they may be
found, a writer In London Truth says;
“ I should have thought that the fact
that a bird Is rare would be reason for
not killing it. I suppose the idea is
that however rare a bird la. something
may still be done to make him rarer.”
A C om et.
The following whimsical account of
the nature of a splendid comet is given
In nn old French military Journal:
j
“ It Is a parcel of old stars who,
being no longer fit for service, have
been discharged on half pay and, to
save expense, have agreed to mess to­
gether.”
A H oy's W ild H id e fo r L i f e .
•
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to die, and a son riding for life 18
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W. H. Brown, of Leesville, Ind., en­
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sumption.
pneumonia,
bronchitis,
coughs, colds and grip prove its match­
less merit for all throat and lung trou­
bles. Guaranteed bottles free at all
druggists.
T im b e r L an d , A ct June 3, 1878.—N o tice
lo r P u b lic a tio n .
Cnlted Stat«» Land Office,
Oregon C ity, Oregon, September 21,1804. I
Notice 1* hereby given that In compliance
with the provision» of the act of congress of
June 3,1878, entitled “ An act for the »ale of
timber lands in the states of California, Ore­
gon. Nevada, and Wauhtngton Territory.” a»
extended to all the public land »tates by act of |
August 4. 1892. David B. Smith of Salem,
countv of Marlon, state of Oregon, has this j
dav tiled in this office his sworn statement No.
6498 tor the purchase of the SU of NVi of Sec-
tlou No. 12, In Township No. 9 south, range S
cast, and will offer proof to show that the land
sought is more valuable for Its timber or stone j
than for agricultural purposes, and to establish i
his claim to said land before the Register and
Receiver of this office at Oregon C ity. Oregon,
ou Thursday, the 8th day of December. 1904.
He names aa witnesses: William T.Olark, of
Oates, Oregon, Robert Moorehottse.of Klkhorn,
Oregon, Charles Rsins, of Klkhorn, Oregon, 1
Daniel Rains, of Klkhorn, Oregon.
Any and all persona claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested to file
thcirclalms In this office on or before said 8th
day of December, 1904.
AbGKBNONS. D resses , Regiater.
New fleat Market
We have opened a new
market in Stayton in the
old Davie A Briggs stand
and carry a fine line of
Fresh and Salt M ats
Bologna, Lard, Etc.
Our prices are reasonable,
and our meats first-class.
Your patronage is solicited.
Stowell & Denny.
Shop in charge of A. C. Thomas.