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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1912)
The STAYTON MAIL Head of the Published every Thursday by E. M. Olmsted and W. C. Parry Family E ntered as second class m a tte r at the poatoffice a t Stay ton, Marion county, Oregon, under the act of Congress of March lt*<9. All com m unications should be addressed to 1 HK STAYTON M a il . fly GROVER j. GRIFFIN TH E TABLES TURNED By F. G. STIEGFR “ As soon as I go luto a family,** said my bachelor uncle, " l cau toll which Is the head o t the bouse, the husband or the w ife.” 1 sa t up and took notice of this. I was to lie m arried w ithin a few weeks Positively all papers sto/j ol on expiration o f subscription to a you uc Indy w ho thus fur had giv en way lie fore my slightest .wish. A preacher in the middle west predicts the annihilation ot “Can you tell th a t w ith nn eugaged couple. Uncle G eorge V’ the world in 1913. Who wouldn’t, living back there? “Only on general principles.” “W hat do you mean by th a t?” And Mexico tells Uncle Sam, none too politely, to mind his Nine women In ten are sharp own business. Which may be* interpreted to mean that the Groas- enough u*foro m arriage to m ake their husband* think th ey ’re dying to lie er republic is bidding for a real good spanking. mastered. As souu an the ceremony has l<een perform ed they begin to get It is said that there 50,000 women in New York who sup him unde;.“ port their husbands. That may account for New York’s ability to I’liew! 1 felt m yself turning pale at the prospect t>eforc uie. “ W hat would Support two big league teams. you do,” I asked. "If you had boon m arried and your w ife commenced tbe If the women crusaders bring the price of eggs down much gct lilm under racket?" lower it may have unexpected good results. Street corner orators "I w ouldn't be m arried In th e first place. Ask your father. H e knows.” will take the hint. "H ow Is It, father?” “All husliands m ust give In to th eir If the government should win all its suits against the South wives sooner or Inter, my boy." H ere were two men of experience of ern Pacific Company, that corporation will have to make a radical whom I should have learned. B ut th e Pevision of its list of assets. experience of age Is o f no consequence 1 to youth. It occurred to me th a t 1 Doctors say that a man with a cold in his head is a menace would bring on a trial as soon ns 1 had returned from the honeymoon to to society. How about the man with “cold feet?*’ determ ine w hich had the stronger will, m.v w ife o r I. I tried in various w ays to get np a F IN A L NOTICE O F ADM1NIS SPECIAL OFFER w rangle between my w ife and myself, ’ TRATOR but in everything I required she gave To Whom I t May Concern: N otice is up so cheerfully th at I began to think Send fifty cents in stam ps and re If niy fath er w as right my case was au h ereby given th a t the undersigned, W m . H um ourg. one of the adm inistra ceive S un set—the Pacific Monthly for exception. If my w ife announced th at to rs o f th e estate of O ttom ar L u ettk h , four month-i, beginning with th e J a n we would have lamb for dinner and I Insisted on beef, beef It was. If I deceased, has tl.is day tiled his final uary issue, and receive free,th e beauti wished to go to the th eater and she account in said estate, and the Honor able County Court of Mario: County, ful C hristm as num ber containing 16 wished to stay a t home we w ent to the full page pictures in color. This num- theater, and If the wishes were re O regon, has fixed and ap, ::iu ; Me versed I still had my way. I Invited day, F eb ru ary 3, 1913, a t the hour of ber alone is well worth the fifty cents my uncle to t Inner Just to show him 10 A - ’ In addition, w a will te n d you, ’ w ithout th at It w as I who was bead of the C ourt House, in Marion County, O re charge, the famous Sunset Indian pos house. He came. 1 undertook to do a gon, as the tim e and place for the hear bit of train in g by way of Illustration, ing of such objections to such final ac te r. Send your order to Fred Lockley, and It succeeded beyond my expecta count, and for the settlem ent thereof. N orthw est M anager, Sunset M agazine, tions till a m atter came up of very lit W m . tiu m tu r g , one of the adminis 301 Wells F argo Building. Portland, tle consequence, but upon which my wife seemed to have set her heart upon tr a to r s o f the e sta te of O ttom ar Luet- Oregon. ’ having her own way. She wore n dress tich , deceased. with a trim m ing which I did not like, C arey F . M artin, A ttorney for Es and during the dinner chat I suggested ta te . th at she change It. She made no reply, D ated D e.\ 23, 1912. 1-23 and I said nothing more a t the time. When my uncle departed while help R ucker Bros., have a good express wagon with springs, suitable for piano ing him on w ith hla overcoat 1 said, M ADE-1N-OREGON-SCITS or heavy trumc moving. See them. “Well, Uncle George, who’s boss In my H ave you seen those suits a t the Sa Work team s for hire with or w ithout house, my wife or I?” "Y our wife.” t a n Woolen Mill Store, the cloth of drivers. Satisfaction or your money "W h at m akes you think so?” I asked which was made by our local mill unu back. in surprise. th e garm ents made up : Michaels, Livery team s night or day. Phone “Oh. I know their tricks and their Strong&Co. of R ochester, Ne-i York. 214. Stage line to Kingston and W est m anners!” We sell them a t I18.U0. Come and set Stay ton. 1 followed him out to the stoop, try ing to get him to tell me why he bod th e m and then com pare them w ilt set me down ns second In the family, th o se Oregon-m ade to haw k at a van. especially afte r 1 had furnished such less. You cap then fully appreciate RUCKER BROS., Proprietors. excellent proof th at I was playing the w ell and up-to-aatc tailoring on O re first violin. He w ould.not satisfy me. gon fabrics. Salem \\ .-olen Mill Store, but dually said. "L et me know w heth h ea d q u arters fu r .Wade-in-Oregon er your wife cbuuges the trim m ing you goods. spoke of a t dinner.” S U B S C K 1 P T I O N S , .~Sl v) |> e r y e n r I n a d v a n c e A x lv « » rtit* in u K a t e s o n . - i p p l i c n t i o n C ards o f T hanks $ .80 O b itu a ries - »1.00 up. Notice to Public Commercial Stables NOTICE V ( iiave put on a ctage to W est S tay ton, m orning and evening, which m eets the north and south bound trains. 6 ta y to n S tables. tf. 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I f ro u * "it» rn lie q u ic k ly . 1!!E BrCAU. comm. 236 Wrl 374 Si., tow T«t V T t A V I m Infra* <7 of Af.T. S »r.mbr. J i nc'v pr* m.um < afa'o*Ti*>. Sample copy ami t : i > aLti'-g :© also I r t r o n req -it. o u n G WHITE RIVER FLG B M akes E T T C Pt T H A N Whiter, F A /I l.i,^ M e r fc* B re a d Unuialì gnu all iijaggim'SH auft fîruügmtg far 1U13 Silas Venable, an old darky who had taken Ills uuuio from the form er ow ners of Ida fam ily, was ns good a man as ever Used, lie bad grav i tated north lute In life mid wa» en tirely uneducated. lu Ills southern home be was known to lie above re proach; lu tils northern home, when accused, lie m ust take bis chances like other suspects. A diamond bad been h st which Silas was accused of ste a l ing. Indeed, the ow ner declared th a t the stone was lying lu s room luto w hich Silas had gone to repluco some nigs be bad been cleaning T he gem was missed as soon as lie cam e out of th e room, and he was searched. It was not found, nnd the ow ner I re lieved th a t Silas had sw allow ed tt. Casey, th e ow ner of the missing property, determ ined to frighten the old man Into confessing tho theft. G etting a few friends together lu Ills house, be appointed oue to play tho part of Judge, an o th er to defend the prisoner, w hile he set himself tho p art of prosecuting attorney. 811ns had never been charged w ith crimo In hla life nnd. having uever been In u court room. knew no more of tho organiza tion of a court thun a three yenr-old child "Silas Venable." aald tbo Judge sol em nly. “you are accused of stealing a valuable diamond. Are you guilty or not guilty?" Silas rolled hla eyes nbout wildly and suld: "l-V de Ijiw d. Jed go. I don’t know ■«thin’ nbout any dl'm on’.” "My client pleads not guilty,” said Jones, th e prisoner's counsel “ Your honor,” said Caaey, "I pro|x>ao to prove on behalf of the state th a t tho prisoner stole the property nnd, being suspected nnd accused before he could get rid of It, swallowed It. I Intend to look Into the stom ach of tho accused and find out w hether the lost gem la there." "H ow yo’ gw lne to look Into my stom ach?" asked Silas, much frig h t ened. ” Yo’ h ain 't gwlne to put n pl[>e down my front wld a candle In It, air yo' ?” "W ill your honor explain tb e X raj process to the prisoner?” asked the prosecutor. "Does It hurt, Jedgc?" asked 811ns. “ Not at all. You won’t feel It a bit." “All right. Go ahend.” said tho pris oner confidently. His ready assent som ew hat surprised the court, who hnd supposed th a t thero was no doubt but thut he had douo the theft. But Casey, tak in g the d arky’s confidence for bluff, proceeded with Ills plan. 1’roduclng a pair of binocu lars w ith a senle for distance attached, he affected to ad ju st tho latter enreful. ly. then, putting them to his eyes, pre tended fo look Into the prisoner's stom ach. 811ns did not seem at all trou- I “ W hat do you sop, Mr. Casey?” asked the Judge solemnly, while some of those present p u t their handkerchiefs to their faces to conceal their laughter. "I see first small lilts of chicken. A week a fte r th a t 1 was a t my fa The expression on Silas’ fnco Chang, th er's home when Uncle George came od a t once. He looked badly frig h t In. “Hello, Bob!” was his cheery greet ened. ing. "W hat ore you doing here? One "I thought we would get a t the would suppose so soon afte r m arriage tru th ." rem arked the Judge, diving you would lie billing and cooing in Into a lawbook before him to preserve your own domicile.” bis gravity. If I bad known 1 was to m eet him ‘T V de l.nwd. Jed go,” pleaded Silas, there I would never have gone my ” 1 didn't steal dnt chicken I bought self. If 1 had had warning of his It." coming I would liuve slipped out the "B ought chicken a t 30 cents a heck door. As it was he caught me In pound!” exclaim ed Casey. a trap. I suppose I looked em barrnss- “No. snh. Job Wilson he got a chick ed. At any rate he continued: en roost, nnd he «old mo d nt chicken “ How are you getting on a t home, ’cause I give him some table garbage my boy? E verything serene? No tills I was fakin' from a gen'lenian's house f o r do chickens. He d id n 't charge me yet?” nothin’ fo* It.” “N othing serious?” “ How about th a t trim m ing? H as she ; "W h at else do you see, M r. C assy?" asked tb e Judge. changed it?” “No, but she will, or by th e”— "I see a little black spot nbout the “Ob! H as it become necessary foi size of my diamond.” "Do you see th e diam ond Itself?” you to p ut your foot dow n?” Casey considered th a t to say he saw W hat w as the use of keeping up any pretense of deception? H e had me in a the diamond would not be true or fair, corner, and i m ight us well out w ith it. . so ho claim ed only th a t he saw a "T h at trim m ing," I said, “has become dark sjwit th a t might lie n diamond. “ Fo* de Lawd, Jedge," said the p ris the test as to which is head of the house, my wife or I. Wo’re fighting It oner. “d.it spot ain’t no dl'mon'. I done didn't steal It.” out now.” T here was so much honesty In the “ You don’t mean it! But you're not old negro’s face th a t Ills accusers gave fighting it out here, are you?” up th is “third degree” game, and "I am ." when his counsel dem anded bis dis “And Belle?" charge Casey assented. “Oil. Belle; she's a t her m other’s.” "W ould one ob de genleinen object "T h at's too bad.” "W e've been having a monkey and to lookin' Into Mr. C asey’s storalck?” a parrot tim e of It. By the bye, uncle, asked 811ns. how did you know th a t there was like- i Casey looked a bit annoyed. H is ly to be trouble on the score of th a t friends, an ticip atin g more fuu, dem and ed th a t the negro's request lie granted. trim m ing?” “ Happened to lie looking at Belle Jones seized the binoculars nnd brought them to bear on the new subject. and saw a sm all storm In her eye.” "W h at do you expect to find in Mr. “She didn’t say anything?" "T h at's Just It. When a woman Jones’ stom ach, 811ns?” ho nsked. "O ysters.” rages, fear nothing When she doesn’t "Yes, I see oysters. W hat else?” say anything, look out.” "L obster salad." "H ow do you know all this? You've “Why, certainly. I cannot only see oever been m arried.” My uncle m ade no reply to this. He the meat, but th ere's a claw In Ills »hanged Ills tone to one of fatherly ad stom ach.” “When nnd w here," nsked tho Judge vice "Go home, my boy. and give In. Though a bachelor and called a woman or Silas, “did Mr. Casey en t the oysters hater. I am not th e latter. I’ve watched anil the lobster?" “Well, Jedge," Silas replied, " I w ar husbands and wives for tw enty years, nnd m.v observations have taught me | gw lne past a chophoase ylsterdny, nnd th a t the man 1« head of the family In I 1 saw V gen'lemnn havin' n supper certain tilings, the woman In other i with yo' wife." T here w as eonstem nf Ion In the court, things. ft's plggNh fn a man to wish to have his va.v la everything W hat’s nnd ::I the line tim e Mrs. Casey, who had In-eii listening at a keyhole, enmo n bit of trim m ing to you?" T in t was the end of my trying to be In to « ly flint she hnd found th e miss- > be tin* bead of tin family In anything Ing (llaipcp ! In her Jewel box The court ndjourned amid much cm-1 exrept th at for wh!--ti nature Intended bairns incut nnd somx suppressed , me to be head I ■nickering. «at ittuu tlii» hr thr ifrar tu mljirlj all giurò tliimu*» that arc ìU'sinrò liif gun—matrrial- ÎHC. Alimi! us tu prnuròrfurgnur Ijraltlj hagpiur«« turò unirti) tu curry ymuuhlr unii’ with hntli jirinngturua atrò plramirr. With hr«t witìlirH, ?a«rifaniu 0 Dnui future. $ 53 , 000.00 tive of E verybody ’ s M agazine a n d T he D elineator all in ad- (lition to liberal commiss ions. Let ns show you how you can BEING GIVEN AWAY * * »» I Secure a Share simply by forwarding the subscriptions of your friends and neighbors and collecting the renewals of our present subscri bers. Try for THIS month’s prizes. There are lots of pri zes that can be won only by persons living in towns same size as your own. Write at once to the BUTTERICK PUB. CO., Butterick Bldg., New York City. 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