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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1908)
the duke. Each o f the three men haa held the record for |ienetrating farthest north. Colonel Rrnluard. with the par t. D. A l t X A N D t R . Publisher ty lu search o f the ilrecly expiilltlon, reachisl S3 degrees, 24c, minutes north Entered at the p >-*t»ilW at Stayton, Ore ■ m, a* latitude In 1 VC. He held tills rivord mail matter of the Mcond class. till Nansen passed It In ISJIR, reaching St! degrees, 1,'t.Oikl minutes. The Duke Fast friends t-ihiuM Is* slow to dis o f the Ahruzzt In WHO, or the party ag nv. sent out by him, tieat this by about 20 minutes, and IVary last year surpa-sisl When ¡1 uiau earns his money lie nev them all, touching S7 degrees and tl er has any to hum. minutes. In the twenty five years since Colouel llralnanl's achievement the ex Business Is business for tlaxu* who plorers have gone almost S 'j degree* mltul their own business. nearer to the pole, or at the rate of about ten miles a year. There remain Fruit may he scarce on tree and vine about 200 miles to go. tills year, hut there is still a fairly good crop in the till run. It sometimes happens In human life TH E STAYTON MAIL 191 H O W TH E W O R LD W IL L BE S A V E D FROM S T A R V A T IO N . U I «i|i|M»r-l*til*«inl hai . Workers In ct>p|H*r minerà, that a man who has lived for years In |s*aivalile If not a in lea tile relations with his neighbors Is suddenly revealed ns a great criminal, whose presence has been a constant menais* to all alwmt Those warsld; s in the Paclfli* mean him. wnd whose sins Include tragedies nothin»;, but Japan will not have to pay which had long been mysteries. Some an admission tee to look at them. aueb revelation as this has been made about tlie common domestic rat. not Why should there he a dispute over suddenly. i«'rliaps, but with a slow and the sex o f the American eagle? The ivrtalti piling up *>f evldemv, until now eagle is on our money, and it cert a in the Biological Survey of tin* Cnited ly i. States government lias indict is I the sly Because lie lias l>eeii made a doctor gray criminal In a apodal pamphlet. o f literature. Mark Twain will not The first rat to reach flies«* shores was treat |>oetry for had feet. lie is not thA Euro|K*an black rat. which came over nearly three hundred years ago. a chiropodist. The common rat o f today is the brown, We do not remember having rent? or Norway rat. He reached America any nature faking stories about the atsiut 1775. and lias multiplied so rapid moapiito. KveryU»1 \ stvma to under iy that he has almost entirely driven out his black predecessor. Then* is stand the mosquito's habits. also a fhinl sjiecies. known as tlie roof, Somebody should push along that or Alexandrian rat of Egypt. This rat Idea o f sidling eggs by weight. Some Is a good sailor, and so Is found mostly o f those that now go toward making In aeacoast cities. The brown rat is up a full dozen are no larger than pronounced to he the worst mamma I inti pest ill exlstein-e. No statistics a re hailstones. available for America, but in Denmark Lest we become too proud as a peo this rat is estimated to work three m il ple let us recall the fact at suitable in lion dollars’ worth of desfnictlon every tervals that English tailors criticise the year; and in the Cnited States one rat style o f clothing worn by Americans at to every horse, cow. sheep ami hog- a conservative estimate- would do one society functions. hundred million dollars* worth o f dam A Washington preacher declart*s that age In a year. Bats destroy eggs and “ hell Is in the sun.” But. tbeu. he may young [sniltry, pigeons, game-birds and know no more atiout It than the good song-birds. In cities they enter stores old i>astor who used to tell us that it and warehouses, and destroy lai-es. car |s*ts. silks and woolen*. They gnaw Is In tlie opjioslte direction. through lead pli»e. and so flood build The Duke o f Abruzzi is reported to ings with water. They eat away the he in love with a Philadelphia girl insulation o f electric wires, and thus whose father has millions. The duke's cause fires. They are prolific sources friends will, if the rejsirt Is true, tie o f the spread of contagious diseases. sorry that be Is in financial diffb-ulties. They breed so fast that a single pair. If th»*y and their descendants were un Congressman Hobson says it is a molested for three years, would 1«* re|>- dream o f his life to see erected in Ala resented at the end o f that time by bama a factory that will turn out 100 more than twenty million Individuals. battle shi|is u day. Iioes lie stop to The bulletin o f the Biological Survey is think how common captains and com issued esjiecially for farmers and JUDGE J E T E R C. P R IT C H A R D . manders would lie in the event o f such others whose* premises are iufc*sted with rats. It gives the ls»st methods a consummation? o f i<oisoning them,— the rats, -describe* N o r l l i ( u r t i l i riti J u r l « t I n v o l v r d I n Klulitn Contri»* er»> . With some men education is a proc the most effective traps, and gives other A t(»in|x>riiry frinì* wa.n c*Htnbll#h(Hl ess, as the word indicates. With others information which makes it an ImiNtrt- in North Carolina ubere governmental It is an event. A New Jersey janitor ant itid in the elimination of what has adjustiiient of railroad ratea brought iimfrrpjok to wipe windows with a truly lK*en called *‘a world jiest.” 011 a flash I «»tween Disierai and State Cnited States flag. When the police authnrltlea. The flash was o f aride- drove away the mob the Janitor had LANG U AG E T H A T D IS A P P O IN T E D spremi interest because It not only in- been educated, but it bad taken only a j volved thè arresi o f promlricnt railroad A l l T h a t a » I r o n « M a n Said I niter few minutes. ni* 11 . but it threntened to ralse a ques- «¿rent P r o v o c a t i o n . tion o f State riglits to I h * foiight out “ I don’t like to hear a man swear ns A great deal has been said about the a general thing.” said the girl <>f some in fin» next Presldential eleetion. North Carolina made a 2%-cent tini- facility o f the Japanese In adopting exi<erience. to a Providence Journal and adapting Western methods. Even writer, “ but there are times when It forni passenger rate. Thls was vlolat- our language appears to gain some se**rns Justifiable, and then I like to thing from their use erf it. It Is told know that a man can relieve his feel of one o f General Kuroki’s party that ings The other day I had what was when his opinon o f America was asked, a real dlsnp]»oinlnient, though It’s he replied, "You r country Is full of re- dreadful to admit it. markabilities, but I find the wesither “ I was walking up Westminster curseworthy.” Tw o noteworthy new street with a man you know, anti his worels in a single breath! hat blew tiff, fell under the wheels o f Adam never had invasion to try to explain tile presence of a blonde hair ou the sleeve o f his coat. smelt* er**. molder* and c ppersnilths are more fortunale tinnì those wlm bave to do wlth oihcr metili*, lenii. for ex ampio, lu tliat copper mctalllc eiipiaff. tluit I* to *uy |s uot a very daugeroii* metal. In* la tic*** of iMilsonlng liy It ari* comparati*<*ly rare. Thcre bava lndt*i*d hei‘11 i*n*>*a of coppcr |»>lsonlng, Isitti acuti* and chronlc, hut tlM*y aro Infrequent, and Ilio M.vinptoiii* ari* nilld a* isiuiparisl wlth II iomi * o f poi* soiiliig hy lenii, itili«* or ars-uh*. Tlu* aymptouiM of acute i*i>iqn*r-pi»l- soiilug. hy siilphatc o f *n|>jM*r. ar»* Miosc of an I rr I tu ut o f fin* digestivi* traci a uietallli* la ste.la thè niouth, nausea «imi vomitine, colle and purg big. follon i»! hy fallitimi «| n *II*. per- hnps delirium and •»itivulslon*. The le*st antidoti** for cop|N*r |M>latui- Ing nr** milk ami cggs. elth«*r separ- atcly or licatcn tip together. I f lllCM cnntiot I n * olitaliusl al once, soap mny I n * gl veti. It shollld I n * dissovlisl In water, hut uot glvi'ii lu the forni o f frothy sud*, the alr in whh'h w*nihl umilili Infiliti* tlu* stoinach. tù-' In chronlc |Mil*oiiliig «svurrlng a* mi Indiiatrlnl di arane, tlu* symptoni* are A W H E A T K IE L D l.N A. D. l.»îO. mIDI. cnuslsilng chlcflv lu n tuetallic Several distinguIslMsI scientists have recently |M*liitcd out that under tin* faste In the niouth. n Min* lini* on the present conditions the world would lu a short time I n * threatened with a edite of the giuiiM, soiiH-tlmi** iilccriitlon sc*rloiis bread famine, lu a lecture at the Itoyal Institution, l^uidon. Pro and recesslon of thè ginn*. Icadlng to fessor Sil vaults 1*. Thompson referred to this subject showing that a« the* cxposiirc and di»-nv o f thè teeth. The demand o f the white ra*»*» for w heat a* a food »lu ff Increase's the* acreage* feofh are often of a gr****n <*olnr. devoted to wheat g row 'rg Inoren ■«■*■, but at a les» rapid rate, and being I'm- “ Ilrusa-fouiider*' ague” M prolmhly ited by climatic conditions will In a few ye*nrs. (lerhapa less than thirty, t*o due more to tlu* poliamoti* action o f entirely tak**u up. T I m * ii , aa Sir William Cr<Mike*s |Milntcd out In his presi thè ztne than to thè ohpjmt . Ttn* symp- dential address In I kon there w ill I n * a wheat famine uuleaa tlie* world’s toma conslst of a chili, wIMi clatntny yield |s*r acre* (at present ntMiiit 12.7 hushe*ls on the* average) <*«11 I k * raised swcatliig, followed hv tmu«*n and vom by tlw* use* <if fertilizers. Of such fe*rtillze*rs tin* chief Is nitrate of soda ex- lilng The workers alno suffer more or |M>rtc<l from the* niter l>e*e|s In e'hil!. The demand for this has risen from h*»s bronchiti* and aslhma. l.essi.ess) tona in 1*02 to l..Vl.'l, 1 Jo tons lu limó, and the* supply will lit the Milk I* thè nccepteil remoti/ for thln pre*sent rate* Is* exhausted in h*ss than fifty years. Then the* only chance condltion ; but fin* usi* o f ln*plrntont o f averting starvation lle*s, as Professor Uronkes poinii-*! out, through tin* by thè workmen, ventllatlou o f tls* laboratory, Uavcndish. I ’rookes. Dewar, and lla yld gli bad demonstrated lu shop*, and atrld nttentlon to perennai the laboratory that nitrogen could Is* obtained from the* atmosphere by pjss eleanllnesM are Imiwrntlve In thè pre- lug air through an eles*trle* arc flame. This process has now entered the* ventloti of furi ber nttncks and o f commercial stage* by tlie* <*on»lruction and successful o|s*rntiou o f the* Berke- dironlc |s>isonlng. land-Eyre works at Notodeu 111 Norway, nitric ai'iel and nitrate* o f lius* ls*iug The fumi** In nnielting Works ami formed in large* quantities. The* latter is extremely useful as a fertilizer. emnnutiona fmm ila* n*ln*s rcmovisl « Mir artist has depicted tin* furtlier mechanlcnl and chemical means which from fhe furnnces are dangerou*, a* the* future may have to employ In the* production o f Its daily bread. The they ari* rhnrged wlth oxld <>f <*oppt*r. huge e*ars o f wheat can he s**en growing In long glazes! alley* while it range* and may In finn* causi* sytnptoma o f lights are blazing from many |*diits. •li roti le 1 n lison I ng. î î r m Sir Chentung Lian-Oheng. Chinese minister to the United States, has been railed home like his predecessor, Mr. Wu, to serve the empire in domestic diplomacy. China has need o f all tier aide diplomatists and administrators in her vast new scheme of internal re form. One o f Sir Cbeiitung’s a<i*om- plishments, however, will I k * allowed to languish in the Chinese foreign office— his Yankee skill at baseball, w hich'be acquired along with other liberal arts at Phillips Academy, Andover. Notwithstanding the passage o f the service pension law last February, tlie pension roll Is decreasing, according to a recent statement by the pension com missioner. It reached Its maximum in January, 1005, with a few more than a million names on 1L In the next eighteen months It decreased eighteen thousand; there were sixteen thousand fewer names on It In tlie following eleven months, and the net decrease for April was two thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven, or at tlie rate of aisrut thirty-five thousand a year. This Is what one would expect forty years after the close o f the war. a trolley and was absolutely ruined—. a new hat, too! What do you think that big, strong man said? He picked up the remains, looked at them for a time as if he were struggling with some strong emotion and then observ ed mildly, ‘Dear m e!’ ” “ So you wanted to hear him swear?” inquired the man to whom she piured out her tale. “ Well, I thought he would use at least one Mg D." replied tlie girl. “ My dear girl.” said her companion, “ that man you were with is probably the most profane man in Providence, and on what you might call ordinary occaaions he cun swear for half an hour without repeating himself. There are, however, times when ‘words Is In adequate,’ and he doubtless recalled that all the cuss words he knew were too feeble for the occasion. I assure you there was more heartfelt bitter ness In that mild expression than In all the oaths he knew.” “ Perhaps,” said the girl, ‘‘but It really seemed so pitiful that I wanted to say things for him.” Th ankfd. Lil* rain an* sunshine makes de country amile; Thank the I^awd we livin’, ef it's only fer a while! Polar exploration has made more progress within the past twenty-five years than in any other similar period. Lil’ rose a-growin’, drinkin’ up de dew— This was well Illustrated when Com Thank de Lawd you livin’ en de flowers is fer you ! mander Robert E. Peary, o f the Amer ican navy. Col. David L. Bralnard, of Lil’ hit er trouble— lil’ song en sigh; the American army, and the Duke of Thank de Lawd de res’ time is cornin’ the Abruzzi, o f the Italian navy, met by en b y ! at a dinner In New York In honor of — Atlanta Constitution. T rm lm riii of ( o t n • lU ton«, a coinproniim*. providing that tin* In Mothers are often lunch ninnili»! junction suit I n * brought to final hear wlieti a niemtier of tlu* fninlly Is taken ing at om-e, that the I ih I k *: is corpus wlth convulsioni. In inany cns«*s some proiTislings under tin* rate law In the dlHturlmnce of the stillimeli I n fin* cause State courts I k * suspetidisl until tin* : and to securi* emptylng of thè stomncli Supreme t ’oiirt o f the United States . iMs-omes thè flrst treatment. |f thè pa- ceiial render filial Judgment. This tlent can awallow, hot water In large projNisItlou was rejected hy Governor | quiintltle* wlll tu* llpt tu seetire tliat Glenn promptly, aa Involving his sur I resilit. I f the fis-t lire colli, applv beat render to III«* Federal Court, lie said j iti some forni. \Vra|iplng them In thln In* would not consider any offer from hnga o f hot siimi or salt or hrnn Is ef- the other side until the railroad had , fedivi*. I f the Iberni Is hot. apply hs*. compiled with tin* law, and until the I A full hot batti may I h * diulrahle. I f Federal Courts hud recognized the file i*a*e Is severe thi*se measiires r :ght o f the State to institute suits and | should he only prellniliuirv lo send- to prosecute them under tin* existin g, I |ng tor Care should Is* givi --i* for a * dot •■■> *».. law. Ile ordcrisl other prosecution» to to the diet. In* proceeded wlth. saylng tliat In* woiild use every Inwfui ineans tu enforce tlu* A Xlew M u rr m | K r i i n n i i i j , laws o f thè State. Ile held that the iiiterference o f Judge Prltchard prc- '' t te n vented the Stale i»mrts from perforni- Ing tlu-ir ditti«** and would bave tlisl the hniids of the Gorertuir. However, after l ’resldent l-'luley o f the Southern rallway |M*rmitted tilmself lo I h * ar- rested a l'oinpronilse was reai’lwsl whereby all i | i i i * s || o i i h under contro- versy are t<> go to tlu* higlier ixmrta for settleinent and the railroad agrcns to pili th<* ii <* w ratea luto i*ffi*ct. ¥Ài& Judge l ’rltchard formerly si*rved ciglit yenrs in thè Uniteli States Sell ale. havlng Isen electi»! 011 tlu* l!e- i publican Popiilist fiishloti ticket. Al thè end o f bis terni he wiih appointed hy "This pa[K»r six n fel|«*r In I’ennsyl- Pr«*sldi*nt ItiHisenelt to thè Supreme rniiny's Invented a chemical th’t make» heucli o f tlu* Dislrlet o f Coliinildii. and ashes burn.” om* ye.-ir later was elevated to thè C ir “ Why don’t you try It In ycr pipe an' '•ut down ycr Flun ker hills?” cuit l'ourt. J I.IS .K l i l i I ( I l A llo . id hy two ticket agents, whereupon they were arrested and sent to Jail for thirty days. Appeal was made to Fed- eral Judge Jeter C. Pritchard, who dis charged the two men and deelared the penalty clause o f the rati* law uncon stitutional. The Pritchard decision was hitndnl down despite the napiest of Governor Glenn for delay until the legal authorities o f the State could I k * heard. At the same time Governor Glenn ordered Suiierlor Court Solicitor Brown to resist to the utmost the re lease of the defendants, promising armed protis-tlon to the State officers, and thus precipitating a direct conflict of authority between the Federal court and the State o f North Carolina. With a view to adjusting this con flict o f authorities, AssiMtant Attorney General Snnford was sent to Presi dent Roosevelt to Asheville to propone rl«* K levnfor» In . South Afrlon. D rsm sllc, Just as he chiHped the heailtlfiil g ll. The South African demand for elec- fri«* elevator* Is stated to he rapidly In bis grent strong arins a stränge man Increasing. The erection o f many sky- cnme out and stisid heside them, Imik- sernper tiiiiliüngs creates an enormons exivptionaly foolish and Idiotie, due deniauil for eonstruetlon material a n d ! embarrnssni«*tit. "Pardon me,” he said. “ The play on account o f tin* w a rd ty of water for the hydraulic elevator these new build wright had more epigrams than he ings are largely demanding the elec- could put In the mouths of his logical trle lifts. Not only an* the commercial characters and I ’ve dropped In, Just emporium* putting in these electric ele 1 here, to get off a few o f them. I ’ll I ni vators, hut the hotels as well. As there ns quick as I can. You understand my Is a decided tendency to erect more m>- position, o f course?” “ Oh, denr, yes,” they replied, ns with to-date hotels the call for such appli one voice. “ Don’t mind us. Go right ances should he much extended. ahead. Take the center o f the stage nini talk Just ns long ns you like. W e’ve S a m e « lit i « t a a l I H e a t l o n s . “ This,” said the dealer, “ Is the lient lw*t*n In society drama before, you automobile yon could buy; Just the know.” — Puck. thing for a lady.” W«|*V. “ Really?” remarked Miss Bright. “ I , . . , A1 “ He keeps putting off the wlddlng sup|s»si* it kind and gentle «nd ,1ay and putting It o ff!” not afraid o f electric cars.” — Philadel “ Yen? Perhaps he hn* b«*en married phia Presa, ' before.” — Houston Post.
