i
AIV ARMED SITTING.
LINN COUNTY FAIR
Scio, Ore.—August 28,29,30
Take your annual outing at t h e County Fair.
A SCHOOL OF EDUCATION. AMUSEMENT AND
RECREATION
Liberal Premiums
In All Departments—For Example:
Domestic Canned Fruits:
$10, $5, $3.
Jellies:
$8, $5, $2.50
Display Canned Goods:
$10, $5, $3.
Best Farm Exhibit—
$70, $40, $15, $10 $5.
School Children Under 15:
$12, $8, $5.
Exhibits in all lines are requested. Get busy, and
Bring Something to the Fair.
School Children’s Industrial Fair......Many Valuable Prizes
A well arranged program of races and amusements
each day. Grounds lighted by electricity. Running
water to all parts. We will do our best to make you
comfortable.
Season tickets, $1.25
Day tickets, 50c
prelum fbook
Linn County Fair Association
Enigma af Gravitation.
P a t r o n iz e
The Bureau Saloon
ROY MULLIN1X, Proprietor
GET THE BEST and PUREST
LIQUORS ON THE MARKET
Gravitation Is one of nature's enig
mas. The great Newton himself d.d
not pretend to know what gravitation
Is. He only knew that It existed, nud
he wn» able to prove how it noted, but
wbnt It was In and of Itself he never
knew. Gravitation Is a law of na
ture or a foroe noting in accordance
with a law of nature, and that is nil
that the wisest man Is able to say
about It—unless he Is prepared to talk
nonsense. It Is like electricity. We
know perfectly well wlmt electricity
does, but what electricity Itself Is
baffles the profoundest of scientists and
, philosophers.—New York American.
Msraly s 6uggsstion.
W e make a specialty of Family Trade and w ill be pleased
to have you order for anything in our line.
Early BASEBALL RETURNS Received Here Daily.
Phone 2x42
Stayton, Oregon
The second hand dealer looked the
car over carefully and then made hls
! offer.
“I’ll take the machinery of the mo-
I tor,” he said, “but I don't want the
| rest of It."
•'But,” said Wiggins, "what’ll I do
j with my body?”
“Your body?" said the dealer, “why.
\ I don't know. You ought to consult
| an undertaker about that.”—Harper«
Weekly.
Up
N o t ic e
WE W AN T A L L K I N D S
OF P R O D U C E
to Data.
"They re very up to date.”
I "That so?”
"Yes. Her daughter Is to be married
1 soon, and she has sent out invitations
that read this w ay: 'Mr. and Mrs. Hen
ry Wnttersby Ilrown request your pres
ence at the flrst wedding of their
daughter Jane.’ ”— Detroit Free Presc
CHICKENS, DUCKS, GEESE, EGGS
PORK, VEAL, LAMBS, AND HIDES
We pay the highest market prices in Stayton. If you cannot bring your
produce in, notify us by phone, and we will send the wagon for it.
STAYTON CASH PRODUCE COMPANY
0. B. Trask Manager.
Stayton Oregon
W. A. W EDDLE
CONTRACTOR and BUIuDER
Plans and Specifications Made anil Furn
ished on all Contract Work.
Room 4 State Bank Building
STAYTON
:
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OREGON
O V C R 0S Y E A R S '
E X P E R IE N C E
POOL : BILLIARD PARLOR
P
atents
RADE M A R K «
DcaioNa
E. T . MATTHIEU, Proprietor
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A Good Place To Spend a Pleasant Hour
C o p y r i g h t s A c .
AnfOfl#Mni1lnf m e k a tfh a nd dfitcrlptlnn may
Hulrklf Mcurtnln o u r opinion fre« w nofhrr am
Invention 1 « probably pp.ianfablu.C’ooimunlrn-
nrytiflnrrlctl/conflf1mif.il 1. H
ANDBOOK 01 . Patent«
Bnnt fr*a. Old**t n a a n e f for »«rtirlnd unfenf s.
Putmita takon through Munn St Co. receive
tprrUil n o t i c e , without charge, In the
Scientific American.
A handeotnelf IHuetr&fed weekly. 1,u r g e n t d r
mlaUon o f any •ctentlflc Journal. Tarn»*. t'i a
r e a r ; four month«, $1. Bold by all newadeabers.
BEST and LARGEST LINE OF TOBACCO in T O W N (
HER GREAT
FEAR
W W s . a Criticai M i -'cnt In thè Csreer
of W e l l i n g t o n .
where )oti may secure a meal of h -
desìi, bread and coffee fur 2Î1 pfettuii:
which Is alHtut It cents, lu Míe pe-»'1
parts of Mie e||y Miere are many IH'1"
restaurants where you can buy u tu
far 12 pfennig, which would h ealm ut::
cents.
Ilnd Wellington noi eouimauded thè
Itrltlsh ut Waterloo would there ha ve
hecu auy prlsouer ut MI. Ileleua7
lu some o f these cheap rcstnur nt*
WUether or uot some otte exlsls cuiu
IW'teuf to nnswer Ibis uioment ous there I« a long laide, and no chairs
Py GERAU) DAVIS
questlon, a story tnld In Ituchel fim i to lie seel), lull there are long In u -
llee's “Secret lllstury of thè Court of Tin spoons uro chained i* ilia^k.if'
soup piales are sunk Inti!
•alile, eie'
Colonel lingers of Ylrglutu was a Spalli" Indlvutes timi Napoleon once the one who wauls to cut a nival com •
caute
Udirei'
Unni
he
kliew
to
lielng
lunu of the world, a bachelor and an
In nud sits down In front of one of
excellent fellow at heart, though he rollo«ed of hls elioni) and future eon these piules ami Iliya Ills .'I celila In -id
quoror
was only understood by his lntlumto
Wbeu thè Auglo-SpiinMi nrmy tlrove II. I simlly a woman Is In Mm kllrla-'
friends. No one ever thought of Bog- Joseph 1 tona parte from Madrid ut und lu ninny of these pin* es Ilio klb he
era as u husband or a father. As to toni Ioni wer* showeled ti|«m lite l-'.ng Is a pari of the restaurant Itself. \1
living with man, woman or child or Itsh coni luti tidcit l.ord Wellington, wlm, soon us you have In iti your lumie) an
hnvlng tils uffulrs mixed with those of howeter. look little pillns to Ile col' Mie lutile she treta forward with ■
any oue else than himself, the Idea was dlnl. Hls colduess and hls fauey to steaming hot kettle of thick soup, id
preposterous, lie was very fond of bave hls portrnlt palnted hy Goya near though t li In so lip Is aoiuetluies sons« I
women's society and was popular wllh ly cailsed Mie future boro of Waterloo She lilis your soup piule wllh Mils h- I
them, but alw ays In a gvuerul. never tu j lo toso hls Ufo.
soup and lays a thick slice of Idle :-
a particular, way. Ho had reached the
l'or, he It known. Mie Illustrimi« bread beside Mie plate, and your dluuvi
age of fifty without any entanglements, SpmiMi pntnter was Irasolbtn lo a de Is complete.
but wns uot disposed to consider him
Tills Is certainly n cheap meal, mere
self "out of the woods" so long us he givo, thè moro so thnt ho was eom are tuttuy places lit all our large Hit
plotoly
iloaf
When
Mio
grotti
generai
lived. Ills one aim wns to so conduct
where n dime will prut lile quito u ip
htuiself that uo woman could get an mudo hls nppoarnnco In ilio studio thè crons dinner, aomollines | m > i roust » I
paluter'a
aon
Interproted
thè
Engllsh
advantage of him, for, though he nil-
a thick slice of bread and butter m J •
adred the sex, he held the theory that 1 mnn's wlahes In deuf and duttili Imi cup of coffee. Mary F. Ila u * sw ii
uo man could ataud against any oue of gtiago lo hls fnthor.
The artlst worked iissldumisly and A merleau Threshcriiion
them either In duplicity or to prevent
when
he thouglit Mie |i<>rtralt far
the accomplishment of auy purpose on
D i n i n g In L u s s m b o u r g .
eiiough mlvanced plaeod It Indoro tho
which she might have set her mind
Though "town patriot lam" exist« »
generai.
l'iifortunalely
Ilio
pinture
illd
Rogers was very fond of play—that
over Mm worhl, nowhere, perlinp'Ow
is, among gentlemen. He never played uot pleuse Ilio ooiuinander. wlm flercer than lu tho little grand O '
shruggdl
hls
shotildors
couteuiptilous
at a gambling house, ludeed, he once
of I.iixemlMiurg The tourl»t can tura
spent a week at Monte Carlo without j ly and salii Mmt ho would not aecopt It to excellent advantage When he
suoli
a
oarlcHttiro
as
n
glft.
Investing a franc. "1 never play to
The artist's sou deellnisl to transliite arrives nt the Inn of any Utile town
mnke money," he said. “1 plajr only
he should get Into conversation wi' ’
a gentlemnn's game for tho purimse of d*** depreeatory remarle, but Mie nrtlst the master or, better »till, with t"
passi ng Mie timo"
I
lite scorti fui gestures of thè mistress of the house nini tucul loll ih
ltogers wrut to Paris and wos Intro- fcngllslunnn. and Mie sou In iilarni saw at the last town at which hu *tajn '
duced at an aristocratic club there. hl.s fattier turn bis eyes to the loaded the best and chea|H*at meal» he ev. r
One night at a social game he won pistola which alwnys lay ready to liuiid had In hls life were served Madia «
from n young man named Itutnii some on tho tnble.
The young man's fear Increased will depart to the kitchen detenutile I
ton or twelve thousand francs. The
to dcntonslrnle to the tourlHt that I
amount expressed lu the French coin when Wellington rose from Ills sent has never liefere really had n decent!
and
put
on
Ids
hat
preparatory
to
de
age sounds large, but It wns a little
cooked meal And by the Mine for c f
over $2,0*10. itutun was understood to parture. Thou Goya, ouragod at the fis- nnd cigar« he will come near to
bo well off and did not seem to take hls | officer's contemptuous manner, seised te-llev lng It. Tim dnest cooks lu Europe
loss to heart, nud. na for ltogers. there the p istols, and the gen eral clapped hls uro women of I.iicxbutirg.
was nothing unusual In hls winning or baud to Ills sword.
The scene might have ended In a —Harper's Weekly.
losing such an amount at any time.
The settlement wns made by itutnu's tragedy Imd not General Alava a«
Consideration.
paying ltogers hls winntugs In new sured the lm(e Englishman Mmt the
"Do you think women have a
crisp bills of 1.000 francs denomina nrtlst was suffering from sudden mau
ls! ablierallou. ami young Goyn re of humor?”
tion.
“Yes." replied Mis» Cayenne
The next morning ltogers wns sit strained Ids father by force from using
I think they li ■ ve b ••
1
ting In the reudlng room of his hotel Ihe deadly wen(sins.
to restrain their laughter Mir-
•cnnnlng n newspaper when a waiter
fear of hurting «onm mini's feelings
announced to him Mmt a Indy desired
POVERTY DINNERS.
Washington Star
to see hlin lu a reception parlor
“A lady to see me!” exclaimed the C b « a p Meals T h a t Are Served In Some
Pretty Near It.
colonel. “Are you sure you hnve conn*
Berlin Reetaurante.
Olhbs—One gets no diplomas lu Mis
to the right man?"
There are many Interesting fuets re
"She wishes to see Colonel Rogers of garding cheap food In various inirtloiis school of ex|ierlenre lUbbs 1 don't
know The marriage certi Hen to cornea
Virginia."
of Mie earth. Berlin is said to lead the
Being the only and orlglnnl Rogers civilized world In the wny of cheap pretty near being oue —Boston trau-
of Virginia, the colonel mlsed hhnself , restaurants. There uro many places aertpt
from hls comfortable leather covered |
chair and followed the servant to the |
lady. He found a very attractive look- j
lng person about thirty years old. hut !
with n worried expression on her face I
"Colonel Rogers, I lielleve,” she be
gan In tolerable English.
"At your service, mndame.”
“You won last night from my hus- I
band 12.000 francs?"
”1 lielleve I did. madam», win some !
money from a Mr. Raton.”
To the Beaches,
Exccll nt Train
"Would you mind taking from me In
V f/ S U N S ET \ i » |
Springs and
Service «ml I.on
[OGOIN*SMAST*I
place of the notes he gave you other |
ROUTES f
notes to a similar nmount?"
Mountains
Rout.d Trip Fai
"I would gladly do anything to oblige j
you, mndame. but I would like to lx1
enlightened ns to the reason for the i
change.”
"And I would not think of permit- |
If you are looking for an ideal place to »pend a portion o'
ting you to do me a favor wllhout giv
the
summer,
where you can find rest, health and recreation,tl
ing you some Inkling as to the r«n«e
1 hnve alwnys heard thnt the chivalry
outing resorts reached hy the Southern Pacific are par excellent* .
of Americans toward our sex comes
largely from you southerners. Every
Newport Yaquina Bay, Tillamook County Beaches, ('rat'
one knows what may he expected from
Lake,
Colestin Springs, Shasta Springs, Cascadia, Breitenbu
Colonel Rogers of Virginia.”
Hot Springs and many other springs of more or less note.
The colonel bowed.
”1 will trust you with the secret on
that account I know It will remain
with you
My husband's fnther Is
With long limits on sale daily to the above resorts. Our Iniok-
wealthy, and iny husband lias nothing
I hnve. fortunately, soflie money of my
let, “ Vacation Days in Oregon” describing these and other out
own. My husband 1» an Inveterate
ing places can he obtained from any Agent, who will cheerful])
gambler. He hns lost all tho money
furnish information as to fares, train service, etc., or a iiostai
Ids father hns given him and broken
every promise lo reform. Yesterday,
card to the undersigned will receive prompt attention.
on hls promise not to gamble. Mr. I
Rutan, Sr., gave him 12,000 franrs,
marked some of the bills and set a j
detective to watch hls son. I discover- j
General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon
ed through an nccldent that the hills
were marked, and my husband told me
that he had lost them to you. I desire
to save him from a break with Ills
father, which. If It occurs, will never
lie healed. By replacing these notes
he lins given you with others 1 can
avert this enlnmlty.”
There wns nothing for the colonel lo
do but make the exchange Indeed, lie
was glad enough to do so, for he wns
terror stricken lest hp he connected
with a family arnndnl. Taking the
notes from hls poekPtbook. he counted
12.000 francs and handed them lo the
Indy, receiving In return those she took
from her own portemonnale. Then,
with a profusion of thnuks, she left
SEE DR EATON, THE SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN, about your eye trouble
him.
and headache, and have glasses properly fitted. He guarantees all
The next dny a gendarme cnlled at
his work. Dr. Eaton hus had many years experience as an
the hotel, nffid tho colonel wns charged
eyesight specialist. E x a m i n a t i o n f r e e .
with pnsslDg counterfeit money. Every
note the Indy had given him was spuri
Two Doors West of Masonic Hall.
Stayton, Oregon.
ous.
To Colonel Rogers hls loss was noth
ing, nor wns the position In which he
wns placed os[>cclally appalling, for he
wns above suspicion. It wns the fact
that after all hls fears nnd nil hls cau
tion he had been made the dupe of a
woman. From that time forward he
gave strict orders thnt no woman
should ever be admitted to hls pres
STEAM FITTING
TINNING
MILL WORK
ence, nnd he parried all efforts on the
part of those who endeavored to have
All work guaranteed to be first class in every particular
him come to them. He never quite re
covered from the shock.
Galvanized and Black Pipe carried in stock.
He played n number of times after
that with M. Rutan. whom he discov
ered wns a bachelor. Who Informed
WATER ST
the woman of the colonel’s winnings
STAYTON
was never discovered. It was doubt-
i
lees one of the club servants.
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