THE STAYTON MAIL r . D. AltXANDtR. Publisher Found the Set. Persons who have planted young This etory Is told by n m an who dis­ likes nothing so much as to ho asked trees this spring should cut oil the questions: Entered »« the poetomee »t Starton. Oregon. M mall matter r* the secoutl clear T h i M a h 1* mailed regularly to It* subscrlb- era un til a definite order to .liaoontiuue la re- re iv e d a n d all arrearages are paid. BUSINESS DIRECTORY ^ y i L B U R N. PINTLEH, D. M. D. DENTIST Office over Fred Rock's Store STAYTON OREGON R . A. ELWOOD, ATTORNEY AT LAW Office over Rock’s store, STAYTON, * OREGON. J, M. RINGO, S u c c e s n o r t o TV. K . T h o m « » Funeral D irector and Embalmer Leave orders at Slayton Hotel. STAYTON, OREGON. JO H IN H E N K E L Merchant Tailor I have on hand a full line of sample* for Spring and Summer Suits. Repairing and Cleaning e Specialty STAYTON CITY OREGON M EAT M ARKET Sestak & Sons J « a i* n I a Fresh, Salt and Smoked M EATS HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID FOR STOCK AND HIDES A Few Hints for O rchard W ork. “ My little girl Is very fond of sea shells," he said, “and, having been called to A tlantic City on business one v> j took advantage of 0 the oppor- .. ,io w n . 1 . , tu n llj to run liown to Hie beach to see If I could pick up a few. I was stroll lug along the sand, gathering n few shells and pebbles, which 1 placed In my handkerchief, when along cam e one of those old idiots who ask questions with their m ouths which their eyes could answ er. He sm iled upon me and sahl: ‘Fine day, isn’t it? Are you gathering shellsV’ “ ‘No,’ I snapped hack, saylug the first thing th a t popped Into my mind; ‘I’m looking for a set of false teeth I lost while In bathing.’ “ lie expressed his sym pathy, and then his face lit up as his eye caught sight of a pink and w hite object on the sand. ‘Well, I declare! H ere they are now!’ he exclaimed, and. sure enough, ho pkked up a set of false teeth lying right at his feet. I was too surprised to do nnything but grab them and put them In my pocket. The fu n ­ ny p art of It is th at 1 never had a tooth pulled In my life. 1 w onder whom th at false set belongs to."—Philadelphia Record. Announcements. For T reasurer. tops of the trees at the place they do I hereby announce to the voters of sire the top to start. Young orchards especially, should Marion county th a t 1 am a candidate bo well cultivated. for o ju n ty treasurer at the Republican The ground should bo will plowed primaries; pledging honest, faithful before the trees are planted. And now '*"d impartial conduct of the county's the ground should be pulverised like a business, — V\ M HTA1GKR. garden and be kept well cultivated un- ^ til midsummer. For County Judge tMiler orchards should la* plowed I hereby announce my candidacy for soon and the ground thoroughly pul­ County Judge, before the Republican verized. z If the plowing is not done early it primari», fur Marion oounly April 17. .y break «.»......isaioner may nreag up cloddy and be difficult H »vîn* U*‘‘" two terms and County Judg« one term, to get in good condition. g(H K j 1 believe th a t 1 am qualified for the All fruit trees should have a office for which I am a candidate. early cultivation. 1 will speak of later —ti. P. Terrell. cultivation at another time. All successful orchardists, if raising FOR SUPERINTENDENT apples, pears, cherries or peaches, head OF SCHOOLS. their trees very low. Peach trees I hereby announce myself as j\ cali­ should be cut oil not over twenty in­ ches high. The others not over thirty : d id a te (or County Superintendent of j Schools for Marion county, at the Re- inches Itigli. No more spraying will lie n e e d e d ; publican primaries, April 17. —A. C. BAKER. until the blossoms fall. Then spray apples and pears for scab and codiiu For R epresentative moth. The formula will be given later. 1 hereby announce myself ns a can­ Never spray trees while in bloom. All old, worthless fruit trees, whether didate for the Republican nomination , . ... , ¡for representative a t the primaries. I in orchard rows, in the pasture, fence i ^ j| 1 corners, or along the road side, should If nominated and elected I be destroyed. They are an injury to shall always vote for the peo­ you, to your neighbor, and the whole ple’s choice for United States state. Senator. E. C. A KMSTRONG, — HAL 1). PATTON. County F ru it Ins|>ector. WHOOPING GOI’GH. I have used Chamberlains Cough Remedy in my family in eases of wlpuip- ing cough, ami want to tell you th a t 1 it is the liest .....divine I have ever used — W. F. Gaston, Po»co, G t I h is remedy is safe and sum. For sale by all druggists. He Believed the Boy. A Judge .was explaining to n yonng student friend the intricacies of evi­ dence. H e Illustrated well the case of conflicting evidence—how when the statem ents of tw o w itnesses are op­ posed the more probable statem ent Is to be accepted. “Usually in conflicting evidence,” he said, “one statem ent Is fa r more proba­ ble than the other, so th at we can de­ cide easily w hich to believe. It is like the boy and the house hunter. A house hunter, getting off a train a t a sub­ CU RED OF RHEUMATISM. FOR COUNTY JUDGE urban station, said to a boy: Mr. Win. Henry, of Chattanooga, “ ‘My boy, I am looking for Mr. OF MARION COUNTY Sm ithson's new block of sem idetached Ti mi , had rheum atism in his left urm. M. L. JONEti, oi Brooks. cottages. IIow fa r are they from here.’ “ The strength seemed to have gone Republican, farmer, businessman, “ ‘About a tw enty m inutes’ w alk,’ the jout of the muscles so th a t it was use­ ami taxpayer; graduate of Willamette boy replied. “ ‘Tw enty m inutes!’ exclaim ed the less for work, ’ he says. “ I applied University; studied luw amt admitted house hunter. 'Nonsense! The adver­ Chamberlains Pain Ratio and wrapped to the bar. Where lie is best known are found his strongest sup|Hrrters. tisem ent says five.’ the arm in flannel a t night, and to my Among busiuensiuen everywhere hi» “ ‘W ell,’ said the boy, *you can be­ relief I found th at tlie pain gradually word is its good as liis bond. He lieve me or you can believe the adver­ tisem ent, but I a in 't try ln ’ to m ake no left me and the strength returned. In j stands for a strictly business nod ecu three wueks the rheumatism had dis­ nomicul adm inistration of county af­ sale.’ ’’—C incinnati Enquirer. appeared and has not sinoe returned.’, fairs. A Dish of Tea. If troubled with rheum atism try a few In reference to a note about a “dish applications of Pain Kalm. You are FOR COUNTY SCHOOL Stayton, Oregon of tea,” it may lie mentioned th at SUPERINTENDENT. “dish” throughout the eighteenth cen­ certain to be pleased with the relief tury was a colloquialism for cup. In which it affords. For sale by all drug- I hereby announce my candidacy fashionable houses a t first, and for gists for County School Superintendent, long, tea w as drunk from a cup w ith ­ subject to the Republican primaries, out a handle brought from China. The Sam Weller. vessel was term ed a dish. W hen the It was Ham W eller who made Dlck- April 17th. —W. M. SMITH. Chinese cup w as first copied by Eng- | ens fam ous. “ Pickwick Papers" were la open to th e public. All newly fur* Grand Central Hotel cished rooms. Accommodations flrat- lish potters, the convenience of a ban- j a compiete failure financially until this die was added. The saucer also was unique ch aracter was Introduced. The tlass. Nice, warm dining room and brought from China. It received the press was all but unanim ous In p rais­ Irst-class meal*. nam e because of its resem blance to ing Samival as an entirely original the English saucer, a p latter in which ch aracter whom none but a g reat gen­ sauce was served. T he fam iliar gibe, ius could have created. Dickens re­ “saucer eyes,” w as originally inspired ceived over $10.000 for "Pickw ick P a­ M. J. SPANIOL, Prop. by the sauce saucer long before Lord pers.” and a t th e age of tw enty-six he Stayton, Oregon Arlington ga*e the first tea p arty in w as Incom parably th e most popular England in Arlington House, w here au th o r of his day.—London Standard. Buckingham palace stands, at the Res­ toration j»eriod.—London Chronicle. ST A Y T O N FOR COMMISSIONER. A fraud with u real nice name is a money •making i list union. GENTLE AND EFF EC TI VE . A well-known Manitoba editor writes “ As ami Hisiile worker I find Cham* bcrlains Htomucli and l.iver TnbletH invavlable for the touches of hilious- ness natural to sedentary life, thoif* action laiing gentle and effective, clear­ ing the digestive tract and the head." Price, 25 cents. Humpies free. All druggists. Monuments /Marble, Gran­ ite or Bronze If you are ip need of a mon­ ument I am prepared to furnish anything in the monument line. I have a line of samples with prices that will interest you. I also build stone and con­ crete walls. Send for cir cular and price list and I will convince you that my prices are right. L. L. THOMAS, Stayton, Oregon. StaytonLivery G. B. T R A S K , Prop. Rigs, Horses and Accommo­ dations First-class. Hacks connect with trains at Kings ton ami West Htnyton. I hereby announce my candidacy Hinge line front T urner to Lyons. for the nomination for county com ­ OREGON. missioner at the Republican primaries, S T A Y T O N , April 17. I am a resident of Turner precinct, and as this part of the co u n ­ ty has not been represented for a n u m ­ ber of years, I believe it entitled to recognition. I believe in justice to all PLEN TY OF TROUBLE Destructive Music. . is caused by s ta g n a tio n of th e liver in whatever m atter m ight come before — B. E. KOBEKTHON. A m em ber of the board of directors a n j hovels. T o get rid of it a n d head- me. No appetite. loss ot strength, nervous­ ALL KINDS OF off the M etropolitan Opera House tells ache ai)d bu ioU#lieM a n d th e poison ness, headache, constipation, bad breath, a story th a t he had from one of the debility, tour risings, and catarrh FOR COUNTY JUDGE. general m usicians attached to the orchestra th a t bring» jaundice, take Dr. K ing’s Cement Building Stone of the stomach mo all due to Indlgeatlon. I hereby announce myself ns a Kodol relieves Indigestion. This new discov­ there. It appears th a t a friend of the New Life Pills, the reliable purifiers ! And Cement Building Material. wife of the m usician had during a call th a t do th e work without grinding or j candidate for the Republican nom ina­ ery represents the natural Juices of diges­ tion as they exist In a healthy stomach, on the latter inquired ns to the hus­ gri])ing. 2ic. at Biewers drug st< re. tion for county judge at the Marion combined with the greatest known tonlo C ;ment Stone made to Order on Short band's taste in musical m atters. Among and reconstructive properties. Kodol for county primaries, April 17. other things she w anted to know w hat dyspepsia does not only relieve Indigestion Notice. Foundations a Specialty. — W. M. IH HUEY. and dyspepsia, but this famous remedy 0 [*eras the m usician liked best tD play. A Boston Correction. helps all stomach troubles by cleansing, “I don’t know much atiout dot,” said L. P BROWN. Sour - S to m a c h CEMENT STONE WORKS 0 . K. BARBER SHOP the better half, who was a t the tim e busily engaged in darning an old shirt. “bu t I do know som et'ings. Voteffer he likes I like not dos W agner operas. Dey sounds veil enough, but dose ciotpes—aeh! He neffer yet comes home from dot W agner opera dot he liaf not torn a place in his poor old shirts. I brefer the Italian operas.” A Dangerous Feat. F or a feat of dexterity and nerve It would be difficult to surpass th a t of the Bosjesm an of South A frica, who walks quietly up to a puff adder and deliberately sets his bare foot on Its neck. In its struggles to escape and attem pts to bite its assailant the poi­ son gland secretes a large am ount of the venom. This is Just w hat the Bosjesman wants. Killing the snake, lie eats the body and uses the poison for his arrow s. Call a t the Tonsorial Parlor anil get a first-class H air Cut and an O K Rub. I t is healing and cooling to the An Artist’s Ruse. A Roman cavalier commissioned scalp, restores h a ir to its n a tu ra l »treat artist to paint his p o rtra it no h e a lth , opens th e pores and Strength- ' ‘''¡nib- price being agreed upon. \\b e n , ’ r . 1 the portrait w as finished, the painter ens th e root» asked 1»» crow ns In p a y m e n t The G. W. PLASTER, Prop. highborn sitter, am azed a t the dem and, N ear F lorence St. HI A A 1<>.\. r0t,irne,i tlo more nor dared to send for i his counterfeit presentm ent, w hereup­ on the a rtist hit upon the happy expe­ d i e n t of first painting bars across the ¡portrait, then affixing the doleful leg­ end. “ Im prisoned for debt,” and finally placing it In a prom inent p art of Ids studio, to which Roman nobles fre- (quently resorted. E re long a rich rela- G ET YOURS A T tive came to the rescue and released bis kinsman. lob Printing The Mail Office I purifying, sweetening and strengthening Bilkins had recently moved from New the mucous membranes lining the siomach. DR. E. E. JACKHON York to Boston. T he other m orning he S. S. Ball, of Ravenswood. W. Va.. saya:— w ent to the butch er’s. V eterinary Surgeon and Dentist “ Mr. I wai troubled with lour stomach for twenty yeara. "Give me a nice porterhouse.” he or­ 1‘oal-grariusH- of Wymau'a Colt* |fc. Duly Kodol cured me and we ere now ualng It In mlfe tor beby," dered. registered In O regon, 22 years h Veterinary Kodol Digests What You Eat. “ E x trem al? sorry, sir," said the pro­ Difficult cases Solicited. Hstlsfsetlon (itiaran- Bottles only. Relieves Indigestion, sour stomach, prietor o f'tlte establishm ent urbanely, tesd. belching of rax. etc. STAYTO N. - OREGON. Prepared by X. O. DeWITT h CO., OHIOAOO. “but we are not giving anything aw ay this m orning.” —H arp er's Weekly. Hold by Brewer Drt*g Co. H E GOT W H A T H E NEEDED . “ Nine years ago it looked as if my lime had come,” says Mr. C. Farthing, of Mill C n e k , Jnd. Ter. “ I w h b s o ruh down th a t life filing on a very slender tluesc It was then my druggist rec­ ommended Electric Bit'ers. I bought a bottle snd I g o t what I needed— ftreugtli. I had one foot in the grave, but Electric Birters put it back on the turf again, and I’ve been well ever sinee.” Hold under guarantee at Brewer's drug store. f)0e. Ths Truth. Fear Is not In the habit of spe a k in g frutti. When perfect sincerity is ex­ pected, perfect wisdom must I k ? a llo w ­ ed. .Nor Inis any one who Is apt to be angry when be hears the truth a n y cause to wonder that he does not h e a r It.—Tacitus. A big cut or a little eut, striali scratches or bruises or big one* are h ealed quickly by DeWltts Cmrlrolized Witch Hazel Halve It is especially good for piles. Get DeWitts. Hold by H ta y to n i’harmacy. SIMMONS. Ill tin;C ircuit Court of Stnte of Oregon, for the County of Msrfon. Departm ent No. 2. Mary A lley, 1’lalntlff, , vs / SIMMONS. Harry A lley, Defendant.) To Harry A lley, Defendant. I ii the nam e of the State of Oregon you are hereby required to xpp csr h i m ) « lo w e r the e o m p l s l n f tiled s g s l i i - l you In the sh ove e n ­ titled su it on or before Saturday the l l t h day of April, I'.nq, that being the l a d day for your ap- pear«nee or m o w e r by you, fixed l,y hii Order of this Court for tlo- publication of th is Su m ­ mons, s u d that If you fail so to «ope« r or a l o ­ wer, for want thereof, the I'lai ill ill » III apply to the atHive nam ed Court for the relief prayed for In her Com pla int herein filed, to-wlt: Thai « deed. In w h ich the Plaintiff w «» grantor ami the D efen dent the gr mitec, executed on the 2.7th day of October, Ifssl, of the following do- itcrllicd land and premises to-wlt: C om m enc­ ing at a point Ml feet North ami in feet Kast from the Northeast corner of the School House Block In the town of Ml 11 C i t y , Marlon County, Oregon, m i m in g th e n c e in a Southeasterly d i ­ rection 2i7 teet; th ence Northeasterly aw feet; | thence Northwesterly 177 feet; t h e n c e South­ westerly Ai feet; th ence Northerly llio feci; th ence Southw esterly 97 teet; th ence Honth- • ■«sterly mo feet; th ence Southw esterly .70 feet; th ence Northwesterly wn feet; th ence S o u th ­ westerly 12 leet to the place of the l«:glntiitig, c o n ta in in g seven elgh 'h * of an acrv, more or less ac cording to descrip tion , be c ancelled,a nd s. t aside. This Su m m ons I published for six ponseon- live w eeks In the Stayton Mvtl. by order of the Honorable ffeorge II. Burnett, Judge oi the c ir c u it Court of the s ta te of Oregon, which or­ der was made at Chainhera, at the City of Sa lem , Marlon c o u n t y . O r e g o n ,o n the 2.7th da) of February, F*IH, the first publication lielng ordered to be made oh the 2Sth day of Febru­ ary, WUK, anil the last on the Will day of A prl I l.sm, and the Defendant b eing required to a n s ­ wer the c o m p la in t on or before the l l t h day of April, its«, K. A F.LWOOD, Attorney for 1‘lainUlf, COUGH oxru x is Coughs,Golds, CROUP, WhoopingCffligh This remedy can always be depended upon and It pleasant to take. It contains no opium or other harmful drug and may be given as confi­ dently to a baby as to an adult. Price 2S cents, large site SO cants.