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T H E S T A Y T O N MA I L
C. D. ALEXANDER, I'ublnhrr
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY
W I L B U R N. l ’IN TLK U . P . M. P .
DENTIST
Office over F red Hook’e Sture
STA Y’ION
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A. E L W O O P ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Office o v e r R ockV » to re ,
STAYTON,
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OREGON
M . K IN O O ,
S tic 4 *t»ft«nr t o \V » K. T h o u m *
Funeral Director and Embalmer
L eav e order» at S t a y t o n H o t e l .
STAYTON,
J O H N
OREGON.
H E N K E L
Merchant Tailor
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I have on h a n d a full line of sam ple»
for S pring a n d S u m m er Suita.
Repairing and Cleaning a Specialty
trTAYTON
OREG O N
CITY MEAT MARKET
Sestak & Stowell
Deeler»
In
Fresh, S a lt and Sm oked
M EATS
HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID
FOR STOCK AND HIDES
Stayton, Oregon
Grand Central Hotel
Is open to th e public. All new ly fur*
niehed room s.
A ccom m odations first-
jlasf*. Nice, w arm d in in g room and
first'Class m eals.
M. J. SPANIOL, Prop.
Stayton, Oregon
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a first Has* H a ir C to a n d an O K
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scalp, re sto re s h a ir to it* nut urn;
h e a l t h , o p e n s t h e pores a n d s t r e n g t h
e n s th e ro o ts,
G. W. PLA STER , Prop.
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Note Heads, Bill
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Or Anything Else You May
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[Original.]
G eorge R ln g w alt an d l w ere school
fellow s, and w hen the S p an ish w ar
broke out both ran a w ay from home
to euliat, n e ith e r o f ns being eighteen
y e a rs o f age.
P a r in g th e siege of
S an tiag o G eorge w as le ft w ounded In
a n exposed posit ion. 1 w e n t back uud
c a rrie d him to a s a fe r place, lie sot
g re a t sto re by an act .w hich 1 consider
only th e m ust n a tu ra l In the w orld
am i declared th a t he w ould n ev er re st
c o n te n t till he hail repaid the debt.
B ut h e d id uut recover from Ills w ound
an d In ad d itio n co n tra c te d typhoid
fever, of w hich he died a t M ontnuk
P oint. H e ex p ired brooding o v er th e
fa c t th a t b e could not live to repay th e
service I h ad doue him .
W hen I w as m u stered o u t o f th e s e rv
ice I w as offered a com m ission in the
re g u la r arm y , b u t 1 decided to study
m edicine.
W hile ta k in g a finishing
co u rse in P a ris I u n in te n tio n a lly won
th e reg ard o f a girl wlie, u n fo rtu n a te ly
fo r me, had a lover a lre a d y . H ad 1
know n of th is m ail's ex iste n c e I should
.h a v e en d eav o red to keep th e girl a t a
d istan ce. T h e (irst in tim atio n 1 had
o f him w as a t a su p p e r I w as en jo y in g
w ith a n u m b e r o f my fellow stu d e u ts.
A m an in p assin g behind uie b ru shed
n g n iu st m e so forcibly a s to Uuock
m e off my ch a ir. L ooking up a t him . 1
sa w th a t Ills ac t w as in ten tio n al.
Q uick ns a Hash I s p ra n g a t him am i
knocked him dow n. B efore he could
re ta lia te I w as seized by in) co m p an
ions, and my a n tn g io n lst. th ro w in g a
c a rd a t me. left th e cafe. T he c a rd
bore th e n am e o f A n to in e D upuy. and
o n e o f m.v p a rty Inform ed me th a t he
w a s th e lo ver of th e girl w ho had hon
ored me.
W ell, 1 w as obliged to tight him —
th a t is, I sa w no w ay of av o id in g m eet
ing him u u d er the P a ris cotie w ith o u t
su b je c tin g m y self to a w orse fate, for
th e frien d he se n t m e w ith a challenge
Inform ed me th a t his p rin cip al w as
b e n t on killing me, an d I p re fe rred to
die in a r e s e c t a b l e fash io n r a th e r th an
be stab b ed in the buck. I had little
o r no tra in in g as a sh o t or a fencer, so
I th re w dice to decide w h eth er 1 should
choosy (I had the rig h t a s tbe ch a l
lenged party» foils o r pistols.
T he
dice said lolls, and foils It w as.
I knew the fellow could d o w ith me
w h a t he liked, and. as his second had
told m e he w ould kill me. th e prosj>eet
w a s gloom y. B efore S a n tiag o th ere
h ad been no m ore ch an ce of my g ettin g
killed th a n a n y one else. It w as the
c e rta in ty in «lie p re se n t c a se 1 d id n ’t
like. H ad 1 not had soldierly in stin c ts
a n d a f a ir sh a re o f pride I believe I
w ould h av e le ft P a ris by a m idnight
tra in .
T he n ig h t l»efore tb e m eeting I w as
asleep in bed.
Suddenly I aw oke.
T h ere stood G eorge Itin g w a lt. My first
im pression w as th a t I had been m is
ta k e n In his d eath .
B efore I could
p ass to a second Im pression be said to
m e:
“G et up!"
I did so a n d stood in m y p a ja m a s,
w aitin g th e n ex t m ove In th is s tra n g e
affair. A couple of foils w ere sta n d in g
in a corner. G eorge ft*ik one, handed
m e th e o ther, th en placed him self on
g u a rd . I p assively d id th e Buine. A fter
a few p asses he p u t back bis left foot
an d toyed, w ith my foil. T hen su d
denly he lunged. I saw , b u t did net
f e d . Lis foil pass th ro u g h m y l»oiIy
W hile I w as w ondering, he said. ‘‘On
g u a rd !” a n d m ade th e sa m e m ovem ent
a second tim e, ag ain ru n n in g me
th ro u g h th e body.
“T ry it y o u rself," be said.
I did a s he su g g ested , m ak in g sev-
er.ii tria ls, every one o f w hich fa 11yd,
n o t because o f the d efen se, b u t because
of m y ow n clum siness. B ut I k ep t on
until a t la st It seem ed to m e th a t It
w as not G eorge s ta n d in g before me, b u t
m y en em y of th e m orrow , a iu ^ th a t my
life depended on m y m ak in g th e lunge
successfu lly .
C o n c e n tra tin g all my
w a tc h fu ln e ss, my a c tiv ity , my stre n g th ,
I th rew It w ith one su p re m e effort, ruu-
n in g my foil clean th ro u g h th e body
before me an d b re a k in g my foil a g a lu s t
th e w all.
T h a t’s th e la s t o f consciousness for
m e till 1 w as aro u sed a t 4 o'clock by
m y second. H ad I d ream ed o r had
G eorge Itin g w a lt com e back to show
m e bow I could w in? T h e foils stood
in the co rn er. N eith er w as broken. 1
m u st h av e d ream ed . As soon as I had
got into my clo th es w e w en t d o w n
sta irs, step p ed Into u c a rria g e a n d roll
ed a w ay to th e place o f hi ee ting. T h ere
stood m y a d v e rsa ry , w ith a self s a tis
fied look on b is face w hich seem ed to
say, “ I sh all kill you in a few m in
u tes.”
I rem em leered the iuuge 1 had p ra c
ticed in my d re a m , if it w as n d ream ,
an d fe lt th a t it w as m y only chance.
A lm ost a s soon a s we h ad cro ssed
w eapons I p u t m y le ft foot back a u d
toyed fo r a few m om ents w ith m y a d
v e rsa ry ’s blade. W h a t th e re w as In
m y eye th a t d isconcerted him I d o n 't
know . H e m u st h av e seen so m eth in g
th ere, fo r be show ed a m o m en tary
frig h t. Seizing my o p p o rtu n ity , feel-
lu g a confidence I could not acco u n t
for, I lunged. My foil ptissed th ro u g h
uiy en em y 's tssly an d p ro tru d ed e ig h t
een in ch es from bis back.
I w as h u rrie d a w ay tq. u tra in fy r
Ha viv, w hore l sailed fo r home. I
b av e nev er been alile to m ake up uiy
m ind w h e th e r G eorge B ing w a it r e tu rn
ed from th e dead to sav e my life,
w h e th e r heeffected the p u rpose th ro u g h
u d ream o r w h e th e r th e d ream , if sueh
it w as, w as b u t n a tu ra l. N a tu ra l or
su p e rn a tu ra l, th e visitatio n gave me
th e victory. W hat ad d s to th e com pli
catio n Is tliut I have slnee I hmmi told
th a t w h a t I learned of sw o rd sm a n sh ip
Is well know n to certa in e x p e rts and
Is called th e Irro sistitile lunge.
J . E U G E N E DBA BRIL
A Bundle of Blunder».
I»ou’t say th a t “clean lin ess Is n ex t
to godlluess,” n sta te m e n t w hich would
be u n tru e if it w ere not unm eaning.
If you m u st g au g e th e v alue o f th is
ex cellen t q u a lity q u o te th e original
co rrectly a n d say th a t cleanliness is
uex t to goodliuess. m ean in g th ereb y
th a t, w h e re this Is lacking, u clean
aud well k e p t person lias a n a ttra c tio n
an d a com eliness only second to a c tu a l
beauty.
N ever ta lk of “ the w o rst com ing to
the w o rst,” a n Im possible occurrence,
since it is alread y th ere. T he w orse
m ay com e to tlie w orst, as, a la s, It o f
ten docs, b u t w hen tlie w o rst h a s com e
th ere is no m ore to lie said.
P lease d o uot speak o f y o u r “ m u tu al
frie n d ." If A Is n frien d o f B and C,
A Is uot a m u tu al b u t a com m on
friend.
But, ab ove all, If you w ould bo
blam eless n e v e r ta lk o f ’‘com m on
scn*e." a s though it w ere o r could be
a n ex cep tio n al o r ra re possession of a
fav o red few . C om m on sen se is the
sen se com m on to all, w hich long m ay
w e all enjoy.
S h ak esp eare V ersus B urns.
A t th e close of a lectu re to th e m em -
tiers o f a c e rta in lite ra ry society the
follow ing dialogue betw een a Scotch
m an m id th e le c tu re r w a s o v e rh e a rd :
"Ye th in k a tine lot o’ Shakes{ieure,
d o ctor?"
"I do, s ir," w as th e e m p h a tic rep ly ,
"A n ' y e th in k he w a s tn a lr clev er
th a n BObble B urns?”
"W hy, th e re 's no co m p ariso n lie-
tw een th e m !”
“ M aybe uo. b u t y e tell us th e u ieb t
It w as S h a k e sp e a re w ho w ro te ’U neasy
lies th e h ead th a t w ears a cro w n .’
Now, B obbie w o u ld 'n e v e r h a v e w rit
ten sic n o n sen se ns th a t.”
"N onsense, sir!” th u n d e re d th e iudig-
n a n t doctor.
“ Aye, j u s t nonsense. B obbie w ould
Lae k e n t tine th a t u king, o r a queen
e ith e r, d isn a gan g to bed wl th e c ro w n
on h is bead. T hey h a n g It o w er th e
back o' u c h a ir.” T h e d o c to r's fuce
dropped, fo r ho realized th a t his lec-
tu re had been given in v ain .—S cottish
N ights.
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R u r a l D e liv e ry Notes
Monuments
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O f Hu* 37.311“ ru ral »‘re* delivery
ro u tes m ain tain ed by the in>«tolUcu d e
p a rtm e n t of the U nited S u ites 253 are
reg u larly served by women carriers,
and th e re a re four tim es th a t m any fe
m ale su b s titu te carriers.
C ongressm an Lloyd of M issouri w as
advised le ie n tlv th a t com plete country
ru ral delivery service has been ordered
estab lish ed In A dair co u u ’.y, Mo., effec
If you arc in need of a mon
tiv e J iiii . 2, I IK is. T he tofnl n u m b er of
ument I am prepared to
ro u tes In the quality Is tw enty-one, of
furnish
anything in the
w hich th re e routes a re ue v.
P o s tm a s te r G eneral M eyer w as the
monument line. I have a
principal guest uud spuul-er a t th e re
line of samples with prices
cent a u u u a l o u tin g to M arbloheud,
that will interest you.
M ass., of the Essex R epublican club.
H e said th a t one of tils recom m enda
I also build stone and con
tio n s to th e next co n gress w ould be a
bill to e sta b lish a p arcels post. He
crete walls. Send for cir
also Indicated Ids Intention to ex ten d
cular and price list and I
th e ru ra l delivery sy stem , w hich he
will convince you that my
said w as doing m ore tliuu a n y th in g
else to relieve th e (solution of fa rm e rs
prices are right.
au d o th e rs living tn rem ote co untry
d is tric ts nnd th u s Incidentally w as
L . L . m o riA S ,
g re a tly checking Insanity iu th ese d is
tricts.
Stayton, Oregon.
“T h e ru ral free d elivery sy stem has
caused us uo cud of e x tr a w ork." said
the p u b lish er of n tra d e jotiruul th at
has a larg e country circu latio n . " I ’rob
ably uot even th e postu! a u th o ritie s
realize so clearly as the inau w ho bus a
hehvy co u n try co rrespondence how rap
Idly th e ru ral free d elivery sy stem has
gro w n In the Inst tw o y e a rs. T he
books c o n tain in g tlie ad d ress of our
, co u n try co rresp o n d en ts aud su b ecrlb
ers have had to I k * e n tire ly overhauled,
Scores of little po-dotllces h av e llternliy
lieoti w iped off th e list, nnd Jo h n Sm ith Rigs, Horses and Accommo
mid
h u n d re d s of o th e r men w ho fo r
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dations First-class.
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m erly had th e ir mail a d d re sse d to tb clr
home village an* tr*w on ro u te No 2. 3
H a c k s c o n n e c t wi t h t r a i n s at Ki n g s
, o r t of th e delivery system o f t good
to n aiul W»*»t S ta y t o n .
sized to w n ."
riarble, gran
ite or Bronze
StaytonLivery
G. B. TRASK, Prop.
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S ta g e line Irom T u r n e r to L y o n s.
STA Y TO N ,
OREGON.
Y oung foals th a t a re stnbh*d w ith
th e ir dn m s d u rin g cold ra in sto rm s
will th riv e m uch ls*tter th a n those
w hich a r e not > p rotected. T h e Idea
th a t ex p osure to Inclem ent w e a th e r
m akes a foal h ard y Is fallacious.
T oo M u c h H a y .
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One fa u lt w ith m ost h »r*e o w n e rs Is
the feed in g of i > • n rte li bay. A horse
w ill eat m ore ti ii ! • n ■ essary . and.
a
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gotuacb,
I ow ing to tlie i
tlie p a rtia lly dig ested liny Is crow ded
on Into the Intestine*. A bout three-
| fo u rth s o f n pound of liny jht h u n d red
pound« w eight o f th e horse should lie
fed per day. ad v ises nn a u th o rity w ho
m akes th is criticism .
REI5TLE5 PLATES ARE RIGHT
REISTLE5 RATES ARE RIGHT
FRANK RE1STLE
ENGRAVER a n d ELECTROTYPER
r » n * r IU4
1 4 2 0 * 2 4 l AW IK * t t
O M V fB COLO
Gold Is E veryw here.
W a t e r in g A f t e r H a rd W o r k .
G old can m ost profitably be e x tra c t
W a te rin g yo u r lu * n f a f te r hurd
ed fro m c e rta in m ines w h e re th e ore Is w ork, w hen h eated o r ex h au sted ,
rich a n d u o t too difficult to w ork, b u t should be <1 ne carefu lly . H o rses d if
should th ese d ep o sits e v e r p e te r o u t , fe r ns m en differ; som e know w hen
th e re is no fe a r th a t th e w orld would th ey h av e hud enough an d som e do
su ffer fo r lack o f a gold supply, fo r ; not. I-ct them d rin k freq u en tly , but
th e re a re inuny o th e r sources w hich not too much.
u re a.s y e t u ntouched, b u t fo r w o rk in g
Feet of the D raft Hores.
w hich p ro fitab le m eth o d s w ould be d e
T he feet o f the d ra ft liorse should
vised ir need w ere. G ran ite, fo r ex- tie large, round, w ide at tin* hoof head,
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co n ta in s a n ap p re c ia b le q u a n not t<*> shallow o r ty<> high hi the
tity of gold, an d if It w ere n o t u n d er heels, an d , above «11. co n stru cted o f a
i p re se n t co n d itio n s too ex p en siv e a m a t good, d en se born, w hich Indicates a b il
te r to e x tra c t It w e sh o u ld tiud Scot ity to w e a r well.
land a n d < oruw all riv a lin g th e T ra n s
G reasin g the Feet.
vaal a u d tin* K londike. T he sea also
G re a sin g Is n ecessary fo r horses
No appetita, loss ot strength, nervous
co n ta in s gold In solution, a u d tlie m an
w hich a re uiu lli exposed to d am p n ess ne-.s, headache, constipation, bad breath,
w ho in v en ts a c h e a p m ethod of g e t
and is a s good fo r tlie sole a n d frog general debility, sour ridings, and catarrh
tin g it o u t w ill m ak e h im se lf ric h e r
a s fo r th e w all. It "is a p p licab le also of the stomach are all due to In^gestlon.
th a n all th e m illionaires th a t ev er
Kodol relieves md gestlon. This new lilscov*
to feet w hich h av e to sta n d on dry ery represents the natural juices of diges
lived! Gold is also co n sta n tly fallin g
bedding. I-Vet wlilcli, on acco u n t of tion as they exist In a healthy stomach,
all o v e r th e su rfa c e o f th e w orld, blow n
diseased cirtiditions, req u ire to Is* fro
combined with the greatest known (onto
to us In m in u te q u a n titie s alo n g w ith
qncntly soul'.cd or ism ltlced ou g h t a! • End reconstructive properties. Kodol for
cosm ic d u st, w hich com es from in te r
dyspepsia does not only relieve Indigestion
to lie g reased. B edding o f p eat inn
s te lla r sp ace.—B lack a u d W hite.
and dyspepsia, but this famous remedy
an
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line
saw
ilu
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eq
ual
p
arts.
Is
most
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helps
all stomach troubles by cleansing,
excellent. All th e se m easures m ay lie
purifying, sweetening and strengthening
ad v an tag eo u s If th e feet ¡ire properl) the mucous membranes lining the stomach.
N ot H is Place to Laugh.
MIlly Is a sw eet y o u n g lady, usually shod.—( ’. It. W ood, V. S.
Mr. S. S. Ball, of Ravenswood. W, Va.. lays —
" I was troubled with lour «tomac h fir twenty year».
very se d a te an d se lf possessed. B ut
H ,crso S e n s e .
Kodol cured me and we are now using it In milk
to d ay sh e w as su fferin g u n d er th e
T be good hab it b o n e ea i lie spoiled lor baby."
Kodol Digests What You Eat.
stres:. o f su p p ressed em otion.
by tlie Imd h ab it m an.
Bottle» only, Relieve* Indlceitlon, »our etnmeeh,
‘‘('aim y o urself, my d e a r," u rg ed a
W i t h th e tea: i It’s sp are th e c u rry
belehln* of r*s. etc.
sy m p a th e tic frien d , “an d tell me all coflib an d s p o il th e coat.
P repared by E. O. DeWITT & CO ., CHICAGO.
a b o u t It.”
T he slovenly d riv in g hom e Is tlie
S u lil bv Brewer I b n g (\ i .
"W ell, you see,” beg an Mllly, w iping p ro d u ct of a c.-i oh*; d river.
h er,ey es, “papa c a u g h t n w icked cold,
You m ay feed a b o n e corn to mak* |
a n d m o th er p ersu ad ed him to cqddle him fa t, blit m ils a re w h a t give him |
h im self to g et rid o f It. So tic sat, life.
d ressed in p a ja m a s, on bis folding
K eep c o n stan tly a goi d sized lump
bed In fro n t of a b lazin g lire In tils of rock s a lt In th e feed l;ox fo r the
bedroom . lie hail a « team in g bowl horse to nibble a t pleasure. It will
o f g ruel on Ills knee, anil his feet w ere th en tak e Ju st as tnuc!i ¡is tin a p p etite I
in a pall of m u sta rd a n d w ater.
crav es nnd no m ore th a n I s lie >dfnf.
“ P re se n tly w e h e a rd n terrific noise
o v erhead, nnd we all ru sh ed u p sta irs
to see w h a t had h ap pened to poor
papa. W e found th a t th e folding lied Timber Land, Act June 4,1878.,
hail collapsed in th e m iddle, nnd th ere
Notice for Publication.
h e w as stu c k In th e angle, scald in g
United H tiites L»in«l Olile«*,
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gruel In Ids lap a n d p o u rin g all over
P o r t la n d , o r e if o ii, J a n u a r y , I 190*.
(tatto 1 - to••n !•> given in»*' in compliance I
him , w hile ni^ w a s s ittin g in a pool
w ith tue |» ro vi« io iih of th* net of r o n g r e iR of I
of m u sta rd a n d w a te r on th e floor, J u n e J, 1* 7» . untiti«?«! *’ A n a c t for the? p a lc o !
CTTRKa
lau g h in g h erself into h y sterics. A nd, tim b e r la u d a In th e Hut It* of « u lif o r t ila , O re
g o n , ¿ttv a d ii, a n d W a s h in g to n 'I « r r t lo r y /* hf
oh, th e th in g s he said because sh e e x te n d e d to a l l th«- P u b lic L a m i Stato* by a r i (
d id n ’t go an il pull him out! T h a t’s of A u tfiiM !, 1K.U, It • n ja u ih i K u a p i» . of K al*
iftp cll, c o u n ty of l' la ttic a « !, H im «’ of M o n ta n a ,
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a other harmful drug and may be given as confi- j
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