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Entered as second class matter at the postoffieo at Stayton,
Marion county, Oregon, under the act of Congress o f March :t, 1S79.
All communications should lie addressed to TtIK STAYTON M a il .
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O b it u a r ie s - $ 1.00 up.
Positively oil pnjx'rs stoj>iH.'(l on exp ira tio n o f subscription.
Mr. Stork has been nominateti for congress.
He probably
Is backed by all thè infant industries.
The public drinking cups have been taken off all fountains in
Kentucky.
Nobody ever used them, anyway.
Kermit Roosevelt is reported as nursing ati ambition to grow a
mustache like dad.
A mustache isn't the only thing dad has
been raising, either.
There seems little likelihood that the population will settle
down and do a day’s work until the bull moose,
the elephant, the
donkey and the tiger close up the quadriennial hippodrome Novem
ber 5.
Fred Mulkey, the handsomest man in Oregon, may run for
Uuited States senator as the progressive candidate.
Might be
better politics for him to wait until after the women are given the
right to vote.
The homestead law. which was enacted in 1862.
has been at
last amended to conform to the changed conditions.
Suitable
lands for homes have become scarce and it is only by offering ov
ary inducement that remaining lands can be populated.
The
amended law reduces the residence period from five to three years
and gives the entryman a leave of absence of five months every
year.
N o r t h w e s t C 1 i p
s *he
of a little girl saved
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iti» recently when she tum
her life
bled through a second story win-
T n e new city jail in the Rose dow in Spokane
city will cost $200,000.
Work on the public docks of
Portland w ill be started in Sept
Gresham wants a new city ember. and the first two units
ha i and public fountain.
are to be finished in a year.
Bil'y Sunday is spending a few-
The fire chief of Oregon City
wee s at his Hood River ranch. has threatened to swear out war
rants against people who allow
A three days’ agricultural fair moss to collect on their roofs.
w 1 be held in Falls City in Au
Millions of gnats have appear- j
gust.
ed in the Wenatchee valley, at
Moscow. Idaho, is to have a tacking horses and other animals
ne v system of water mains laid ( and literally covering the vege
at an expenditure of $15.000.
tation.
The activities of the I. W. W.
Construction work on the Ore
■erousiy interfere with har gon Electric has passed Junction
vesting in the Walla Walla re City and a few days more o f
gion.
work will see the line completed
to the outskirts of Eugene.
The forerunners of a visita-
tio of seven year locusts have
The citizens of Sumner. Wash., j
»n t e their appearance i n St. as a result of a row with the city
Johns.
council, ha\e begun proceedings
to have the town disincorporated
Twenty-five business men of and put in the hands of a receiv
Astoria met one evening recent er.
ly and organized a law-and-order
league.
McAlpin Notes
Some Baker county farmers
»r e experimenting in the cultiva-
Lois Ashby returned home
t on o f flax with considerable from Portland this week.
■uccess.
The hum of the m o w e r is
heard
on all sides these days.
Part of the bridge across the
Willamette river at Jasper fell
Perl Humphreys and wife of
the other day, injuring three Aumsville visited the home folks
Sunday.
workmen.
Mrs. Bent Patton entertained
The city of Eugene has pur
the ladies of the Wa Hi club yes
chased the herd of elk for its
terday.
public park that were a feature
McAlpin was well represented
of the Portland parade.
at the Cherry Fair in Salem
A bill looking to the creation Saturday.
of Nesmith county has obtained
Floyd Humphreys has returned
1400 more than t h e necessary from an extended visit in South
»umber of signatures.
ern Oregon.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Egan and
An irrigation ditch has just Mrs. Joe Morlev spent Sunday
been completed in the Hood Riv at Chas. Morley’s.
er section that has taken s i x
Joe Morlev and sor Floyd, who
years to construct at a cost of
have been camping at Fish lake
|150.000.
the past month, returned home
Spokane is planning to erect a Sunday. They report a g o o d
great public stadium, with base time and lots of fish.
Joe Rodgers and wife of Port
ball field and field (or other
land,
Mrs. Boyd Asiyby a n d
iports. It may be used also» for
children
and Mrs. Claik Rodgers
|yiat on meets.
and children of Salem are v'sit-
A rag doll tigntiy clasped i n ing at the Grant Ashby home.
I am the rector of St. .Iituiot’ church
In Jonesvllle. I usually wear canonicals
and am easily recognized for u clergy
man. I was passing along the street
one morning when I was hailed by a
strapping young follow standing beside
nn ox team drawn up beside the curb.
Ho had on n llnsoy wooleey suit, n thin-
r.el shirt, and his trousers were tucked
iu his boots. He was massive, with
light hair, blue eyes and a florid coin-
plexlou. Altogether he was as striking
a specimen of young, uncouth manly
beauty as I had ever seen.
“I say. neighbor.” he said, "be you a
parson?”
“I'm n clergyman,” I replied.
He was taking me in wonderingly.
running his eyes over my black suit,
my clerical ¿ut vest, the gold cross
hanging from uiv watch chain, fixing
his eyes at last on my collar.
"Would you mind tellin’ me.” he said,
"how you got that on?"
"My collar? Oh. that's very easy.
It is buttoned iu the back of the neck
instead of the front What can I do
for you?"
“Well, when 1 saw you cornin' along
I was thlnklu' about glttlu’ married. 1
says to myself: 'W hat luck! Here's a
parson right handy.’ ”
"Have yon got your license?”
“You bet. I've bad that a long while."
“Is the lady prepared?"
“I hain't prepared her. Fact is, l
haln't much of a baud at courtin', and
I hain't done thut part of the Job yet."
“I should think It was the first part
of the job to be done.”
“Naturally it Is. but anything we
don't like to do wo put off. Consekince
is I done all the other things first. I
got the license. I got you and I got
ten acres o' land with a house on It.
I got them all first because they was
the easiest."
“You have your Intentions fixed on a
girl. I presume."
“You bet: the likeliest girl In these
parts; purty as a new red wagon."
“And you have evtjry reason to sup
pose she is ready to marry you?"
"Reckon. Leastaways, she acts that
way. But I hain't certain. If I was
certain, askin' her would be the easiest
part of the whole Job.”
“But, my friend, having mnde all the
preparations wouldn’t It be a great dis
appointment to you If the young lady
should refuse you?"
"By gum! parson, don't talk that
away.”
The color rushed out of his face and
he showed every evidence of terror.
"W e all have a weak sjvot about us
somewhere,” I continued, "and I fancy
yours Is a want of ability to nihke a
proposal.”
“nor.-’d you know that?"
“I guessed i t I would advise you to
pull yourself together and ask the
young lady to be jou r wife. Then
you’ll know whether you need my serv
ices or not. If you do. come to the
rectory”----
“What's that?"
•'My house, where I live. Do you
see the church spire down there? Well,
my house Is next door. 1 shall be at
home all day and will be happy to
marry you.”
“What’ll be the damage?" <
"Oh. anything you care to give. C.ooU
morning."
"Hold on, parson Do j-ou know of
anything a feller can take to brace
him up for such a Job?"
“Nothing
You must summon up
your resolution. A strapping fellow
like you ought not to be nfrnid of a
girl."
"That's just the thing 1 am afraid of.
You don’t think I'd be afraid of a man,
do you?”
“Good morning. 1 shall expect you.”
I left him, but before I had gone far
looked back and saw him gazing at me
wistfully, as if he thought I might help
him if I only would. But there was no
hope for him except in himself, and,
with an encouraging smile, I turned
again arid %ent on my way
About 5 o'clock in the afternoon
there was a ring at the rectory bell,
and the maid who answered the sum
mons came to tny study and said there
was n couple downstairs who wished
to see me. She described the young
man who had accosted me in the morn
ing. and, not feeling very sure of him,
J told her to send him up. She did so,
and he came into my study radiant
"I done It," he said exuberantly.
“You found it easy enough, didn't
yon." I replied, "when you once got
down to it?”
"Oh, yes! It was easy enough when
It was all over.”
I looked at his license, asked him a
few questions, then went downstairs,
where I saw a pretty country girl
about seventeen j-ears old, who Mush
ed ns I entered and twisted her hand
kerchief Into every conceivable shape.
In nn adjoining room I put on my vest
ments and, returning. Joined the pair
In the bonds of holy matrimony. But
so Intent was the swain on my white
surplice and stole that he heard noth
ing of what I said, and I'w ns obliged
fo repeat the questions asked before he
responded. When the couple was made
one the groom dlred down into the bot
tom of his breeches pocket, fished out n
screw, two or three rusty nails, a sta
ple and a silver dollar. The dollar he
headed to me.
I g a v ^ lt to the bride. She took It
willingly, eCjd'ntty not realizing that
it was too small for me to accept for a
fee. Then the pair left me, tbo groom
strutting with pride.
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Our trade lias grown so much dur
ing the last few years that it now be
comes necessary for me to visit the
Eastern markets annually, and this is
to be my first trip.
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1 expect to make these trips every year, and our customers
will certainly reap the benefits of these trips and our close buying
ability. We can also assure you the latest in styles ami patterns.
1 bid you all farewell for a short time, assuring you that should
any difficulties arise between you and the clerks in charge while 1
am gone, l will surely make you satisfied upon my return.
Thanking all my customers and friends who have helped
make this trip a necessity, i am
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W. F. KLECKER
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Outings in O regon
VIA THE
An almost forgotten profession la
that of ship carving For many cen
turies. down to the beginning of the
nineteenth, the ornamentation of vee-
sels. especially meu oB war. was pro
fuse. Intricate and florid. The carving
on the United States line of battle
ship America, launches) In 1782 and
presented to France, will give some
Idea of the extent to which this was
curried.
The figurehead was a female figure
crowned with laurel representing
America. The right nrrn was raised,
pointing to heaven. On the left arm
was a buckler with a blue ground car
rying thirteen stars. On the stern of
the ship under the cabin windows ap
peared two large figures In bas-relief
representing "Tyranny" und “Oppres
sion” bound and bleeding on the
ground. On the back of the starboard
quarter was a large figure of "Mars.”
On the highest part of the stern np-
fKjred “Wisdom" and above her head
nn owl.
1'hllndelphln furnished not only the
greatest ship designer In the United
States, but also the best ship carver In
the world. William Rush. In this field
he was without a rival, and to a won
derful technical skill be added nn nr
tlsttc sense of beauty and genius for
composition.
He was the'first carver to give an
Iden of life and motion to a ship's fig
urehead. Ench of his figureheads waa
either the lifelike representation of a
person or some symbolic conception
expressed In exquisite carving. His
most noted productions were “Nature”
for the Constellation, the "Genius of
the United States” for the frlgnte of
that name and “The River God" for
the East India ship Ganges. These fig
urohends were nine feet high and
could be reniov etl for repair or In ac
tion.—Harper’s Weekly
S A R T O R IA L
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STATON, OREGON
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A.i A r t T h a t W e n t O u t W i t h the Old
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To the Beaches,
Excellent Train
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Springs and
SUN SIT
JUTCS
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Mountains
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Service and Low
Round
Trip Fare«
If you art* looking for an ideal place to spend a portion of
the summer, where you can find rest, health and recreation, the
outing resorts reached hy the Southern Pacific are par excellence.
Newport Yaquina Ray. Tillamook County Beaches, Crater
Lake, Colestin Spring, Shasta Springs, Cascadia, Breitenbush
Hot Springs and many other springs of more or less note.
Low Round Trip Tickets
With long limits on sale daily to the above resorts. Our book
let. “ Vacation Days in Oregon" describing these and other out
ing places can be obtained from any Agent, who will cheerfully
furnish information as to fares, train service, etc., or a postal
card to the undersigned will receive prompt attention,
J OHN M . SCOTT,
General PtLssenger Agent, Portland, Oregon
TRAGEDY.
S E E DR EATON, TH E SC IEN TIFIC OPTICIAN, about your eye trouble
and headache, and have glas.se» properly fitted, lie guarantees all
his work. Dr. Eaton has had many years experience as an
eyesight specialist. E x a m i n a t i o n f r e e .
T h e L a d y Accepted a F lo w er and L o tt
H a r Beautiful Figure.
In London Truth of March 8, 1877.
Henry Lnboticbere told this story or a
toilet calamity due to the feminine
fashion of tlio-e days:
At a dinner party given lately In
Paris one lady was remarked above all
others for tiie elegance of her figure
end the perfection of her toilet. Dur
ing the mauvais quart d 'lieu re before
dinner she was surrounded by a host
of admirers, and one less bashful than
the rest ventured to offer her the
flower from Ills buttonhole It was
accepted, but as the "princess robe'
worn by the graceful creatin'* was
laced behind It was necessary to fas
ten the flower to the from of her
dress with a pin. The operation was
successfully performed, and the fair
lady was led in to dinner hy tbe donor
of the flower. They were hardly seat
etl when he heard a curious sound like
the gentle sighing of the wind, mid on
turning toward Ills partner lie saw
with horror that the lovely figure was
petting "small by degrees and beaut!
fully less.” The rounded form hud dis
appeared before the soup was over.
and long before the first entree the
once crease less garment hung In greal
folds about a scraggy framework! It
seems that the newest dresses for
“slight" ladies are made With nlr light
linings and Inflated until the required
degree of embonpoint Is attained Tbe
unfortunate lady mentioned above had
forgotten this detail when she fastened
the fntal flower to tier bosom wltb a
pin; hence the collapse
T w o Doors West of Masonic Hall.
Stayton, Oregon.
PLUM BING
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All work guaranteed to be first class in every particular
Galvanized and Black Pipe carried in stock.
Briggs & Son
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STAYTON
POOL ; BILLIARD PARLOR
E. T . M A T T H IE U . Proprietor
A (Jood Place To Spend a Pleasant Hour
Initials on Easter Eggs.
It Is very easy to apply Initials and
monograms on Easter eggs by using a
hard ppn dropped In aqua fortls Just
be fore they are treated to their color
hath. There are nny number of prep
arations to be bought at the drug store«
which make very pretty effect«.
B E S T and LA R G EST LINE O F TOBACCO in T O W N
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