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! OCEAN SPECTERS. Gave Him a Warm Tip. "Yes. It'» a l«>t o f trouble to ralaa bens till ,v«u know how.” snid a poul- try dealer, " t ’ ll tell you n story almut that very point A man who looked as tf he hadn’t had anythin»; to eat for a Phantom Craft That Are Said to week or mi loaned over the back feuert Haunt the High Seas. o f my park noma time atro. 1 had my Take •y e on him. and he saw 1 had my eye on him. no he started up a conversa One A CURIOUS EN G LIS H RECORD. tion P a in P H I, “ ’ Must he a lot o f expeuse to keep up aueh a lot o f fow ls,' he said. th e n — Th* Log of the Worship Baochanto “ "Not such a much,’ says 1. Under Date of July 11, 1831, Boaro Take “ •What's the principal items?' he tha Entry, “ Flying Dutchman Croaa- wauts to know. it “ ‘Powder an' shot.’ t tells him. ad Our Bows"— Tha Goblin Ship, "A n ', do you know, he never come E asy. There are numerous legends and sto back to ask no more questions? Dlplo- macy Is a g»<>d thin* to raise hens with ries o f ghostly vessels that roam tho liriuy deep, and many hard headed too."—Cleveland Plain I v a i r. mariners, free from the common su perstition o f the ordinary sailorniuu, A Penguin W e'd -n g. Dr. Ofi-.r „ i>. tare on antarctic stoutly maintain that they have at w ill h elp you, us they •Xl*riencea rctenvd to the amusing least once lu their tnatltline career en countered what was undoubtedly a antics of th « penguins. which, be said, h a v e h e l p e d o th e rs. phantom ship. were very much like human beings In Good for all kind, o f pain. Best known o f those mysterious their heh. \ lor Sometimes a couple o f Used to relieve N ru rilg n , lie id craft that haunt the high seis Is. of betrothed penguins could he seen seat ache. Nervousness k lic u m -tim , course, tho famous F lyin g Dutchman, ed close together in loverllke fashion Sciatica. Kidney Pains, Lumbago, or phantom ship o f Vnnderdecken. Locom otor Ataxia, Backache, in a re • < formed tty blocks o f lee H ow the story originated Is doubtful, Stomachache, Carsickness, Irri and ob-■ itioil had showu that subse* but it has been ascertained that there tability and for pain in any part queutly i te same couple attended be was a seaman o f repute who many of the body. fore a third penguin. who might b e , " I h ave a lw a y s been subject to years ago sailed from Holland to the called th- clerjrymsn or the registrar. I n eu ralgia smt have sn ffe rc t from east via the Cape o f Good Hope, but it fo r years. W h ile v isitin g m y son for the i •• -¡Hons o f all three were sim- was never again heard of. and su fferin g from one o f the old , liar to t' >-e occupietl by the miuister attacks, ho brough t me a bog of Some authorities say th at meeting and the I Jo am) the bridegroom at a | l>r. M iles' Anti i'Mln I'llla. 1 used with contrary winds off the cape, he wedding London News. them ns directed and a fte r takin g swore a terrible oath. In consequence them It w a s the tlrut tim e In years o f which yie dlvtne wrath decreed tho n eurntgli erased from tho use of Fi «1 Mail Coach In 1784. m edicine M ltS E. C H O W A R D that he should he occupied till the A theato. owner was responsible fo r I 402 G ree n e St., D o w n glsc . Mich. crack o f doom In endeavoring to A t All dru ggist«. 23 closes 23c. the first mail coach In 1TS4. John Pal- j weather the headland. Others state M I L E S M E D I C A L CO., Elkh art. Ind. mcr. Doth. Knglaud. saw that It took that this punishment was meted out four clays to get ids actors from Lon to him In retribution for a terrible don. He went to the government au murder be committed before commenc thorities and persuaded t'.iem to start a ing his fateful voyage. mini her o f coaches to carry tile mails Whatever the cause o f this ancient and that these coaches should lie built- gentleman's monotonous wandering fo r speed and diuwn by the fastest an may be. It is probably In connection imals in England, in a little while a Contractor & Builder with him that the moat authentic and revolution was worked cold blooded record o f any phantom ex lets either afloat or ashore, for it is Bond furnished to cover all cost A Gossipy Mother. stated that lu the log o f H. M. S. Bac *'A gossiping woman makes me chante while on a voyage round the and insurejalfirstjelass guaranteed tired.” observed small Donald. world with the little princes tn 1SS1 job. "W h at's a gossiping woman?” naked there appears on July 11 the entry, his younger brother. "F ly in g Dutehmnu crossed our bows." "One who tells everything she The log book o f one o f the then largest 1 See me and let me figure on your knows.” explained Donald. "Mamma o f her majesty’s warships is certainly work, I can save you money. Is one. Every time we misbehave she the very last place to expect to flud runs and tells papa.’ ’—Chicago News. OREGON that which Is generally associated with STAYTON _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the hysterical o f either sex. During January. 1047. a vessel left New Haven, Conn., on her maiden vo y age, but was never again heard of. In FRESH and SALT MEATS the follow ing Jnne, Just before the hour o f sunset and a fter a severe Pure Lard at All Times thunderstorm, the missing ship was Highest Market Price Paid For seen sailing up the river. - The inhabit ants. taking their evening stroll, were FAT S T O C K overjoyed at her return, but the most observant o f them noticed that there was something uncanny about her, es - - - Oregon pecially In that she appeared to be i tiytJ.i Baptist sailing up against the wind. Then, to the consternation o f all, she Preaching every Sunday morning gradually faded away before their eyes at I I o'clock b y R ev. A . C. Eaton. | and entireley disappeared. W e may be Sunday school at 10 a. m., H. N . j assured that there were not wanting SESTAK & Huntley, supt. B Y P U at 6:30 p. m. those who maintained that the vessel Mrs. Eaton, president. in spirit hud paid a last visit to her THOM AS, port before resting for good on the Proprietors. ocean bed. Catholic in the “ Chronicles o f the S t L aw rence,” by I.e Maine. It is recorded that C h u rc h of t h e I m m a c u l a t e C o n c k f - on a certain day in the year a phantom tion, .-uayton; Rev, A. Lain ck | ship is seen off Cap d'Espolr, In Gospe priest in charge. H ig li mass second bay. Lights are seen aboard her, and fourth -ind fifth Sundays 8:30 a. m., her decks are crowded with men. By P riest’s address: Sublim ity, Oregon, j the foot o f the bowsprit a man is con spicuously standing and facing toward Highest Market Price Paid For fa t Stock S t . B o n if a c e ' s C a t h o l ic C hukch , Subfi u i'y ; Rev. A . Lainck, rector. ; the shore, with a lady clinging to his Low m iss 8 a. m., h igli mass 10:30 ) arm. Gradually the lights go out and It is snid to be the a. m., first and third Sundays in the ! the vessel sinks m onth; high ma*s 10:30 a. m , sec ghost o f the fingshlp o f a fleet which was sent out to reduce the French ond, fourth and fifth Sundays. Ves forts, the Tessel being lost with all pers at eventide. ha nds. T o come to British waters, there are Christian numerous Instances related in local Services w ill b e ' held every Sunday. history o f the visitations o f ghostly Preaching at 11 a. m ., and 7:30 p. m. vessels, tlie west o f England, as might he expected, being most prolific In Sunday school at 10 a. m., Mrs. W. H. these records, says a writer In the Lon Hobson, superintendent. Y . P. S. C. E. don Globe. Indeed. Cornwall boasts of at 6:45 p. m.. Miss Florence Morton a goblin ship probably unique the Pres. Ladies Aid society meets each ! world over, ns she not only snlls the Wednesday at 2:30 p. m., Mrs. G. D. water, but proceeds most unconcerned Thomas, Pres., H. E. Rossell, pastor. a good distance inland. This Is the specter ship o f Porthcur, no, and In Robert nunt's book on “ Ro Methodist mances o f the West o f England” are re lated the experiences o f a local Inhab Methodist Episcopal Church, order o f itant who witnessed one o f her esca services: Bible school at 10 a. m., pades. She Is described as a black A. S. Pancoast, superintendent- square rigged single masted vessel, Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. sometimes towing a small boat. No Midweek Prayer and Bible Study, crew- are ever seen: presumably they Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Epworth are down lielow. The personal narra League, Sunday, 6. p. m., Clark tive goes on to say: “ On m m e the craft. It passed stead Mace, Pres. Ladies' Aid Society, Thursday afternoon, Mrs. J. R. Gard ily through the breakers, glided up ner, Pres. Pastor o f the church, E. over the sands, steadily pursued Its course on the dry land ns If It had been Sutton Mace. water. On It went to Bodelan. where 8 t Leven form erly dwelt. It then steered Its course to Cliygwdden and WHITE INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS there vanished like smoke." EGGS FOR SETTING A n A w f u l B lo w . $1.00 for 13 “ Yes.” said Slithers. “ Mickley was I. R. HAMMER, West Stay ton my dearest friend, and I shall never cease to mourn Ids death. It was a 4-10-x terrible blow, from which I shall never recover.” “ W h y -1 thought you married his w idow ?" said .llmpson. “ W h y— e r—nheml— why, yes. I did: but” — ■ Here Slithers subsided Into a deep and uncomfortable silence.—Harper's Weekly OREGON and WASHINGTON Dr. Miles* Anti-Pain Pills E. N. T EA G U E Stayton Butcher Shop W . A . R IG G 5 STAYTON MEAT MARKET Fresh,Salt ¿¿Cured Meats Lard & Creamery Butter. POLK’ S. .... T rade m arks D esigns C opyrights 4 c . rorl* g^rMtnif n pk#t^h mid dscript lor mnf ; i f ftjtrerfn tn our opinion free whmhrr mi it ion U prt»l»nbif patentab'e. Com mini trn- ntxlctljrconfidential. HANDBOOK o». latent# free. Oldest agency for serum?* P**cr tn. onfi taken through Munn & Co. recelTC rl notirs, wit bout charge, lu the citntific Hmcricati. U o m r lf |llnrtr«l«l weakly. ■ h i o r » n r • fi«n tin # i<>«n>»i. f ir Poor Comedy. “ W hy did she cut you?” "She doesn't like my comedy.” "flo w 's that?" “ She made the statement nt a part.« last night that she was twenty yenr- o f age. and I said. 'Ves, I knew thnl fifteen years a g o '” Houston i ’ost. Business Directory A Directory of each City, Town ami Village, giving descriptive sketch of each place, location, population, tele graph, shipping and banking point; also ClJUNffl'd Directory, complied by business and profession, ft. U F O L K A CO „ fcR A T T L E i en n «. 1.1 » Four month«, IL Sola Lymil r «»«f1 c ». r- N N4Co.” ,B"«’*i’'NewYork iQcb oace. « F PU WMblDftgn« .U D No protecting deities are wanted II there is prudence.—Juvenal. Rheum« tic pain« are I Dr. Mile*' Anti-1'aln Fill«. relieved \y LOADING BIG GUNS THE DUMB WAITER They Get Quick Action on the It Played a Low Down Trick on Modern Monster Warship. the Master of the House. — STORY O F A PRACTICE O R ILL. A HOT TIM E ON A C OLD NIGHT. % . W h «t H «p p ,n ,d After th , Ordtr to | " F i r , ! " Was Vary Diftarant From Th« T ro u b le W a« th« D lr« ct R««ult e l a T h ir s t y Man'« C ra v in g F o r D rin k What Would Havo Occurred Had and H I* Doggsd P «rsi»t«ncs In A t Cordita and Projactilaa 8aan Usad. tem pting to S a tis fy It. Tha order Is given to load. Sumo one touched a lever, and with a hiss a mass One o f the old time humorous w rit ol bright oteel turns and twists hack, ers was "Sparrowgrnaa,” ami tlio fo l and the breech o f the gnu gapes open. lowing account o f Ida udvunluro with Another touch 011 the lover, nml from a dumb waiter giv e « a good Idea o f his beside you a hydraulic ram «hoots out ; amusing «tyle: tlno evening Mr». 8. had retired, like a golden, longue Into the breech and Immediately shoots back again ami l was busy writing when It «truck All Is clear Now, at your very feet, uio a glas» o f Ice water would bo pal a hole gapes In tho floor o f the turret, atable. So I took tho caudlo nml a th to Is a slat aiul crash o f luetal, and ! pitcher nml went down to tho pump. as you look down Into Ihc hole you see Our pump Is lu tlio kitchen. A coun a small lift traveling up with Incred try pump In Uio kitchen Is more con ible rapidity and Infernal clatter bear venient, but a well with bucket» Is cer ing ou It the Immense projectile, weigh tainly luost picturesque. Itlifortunnto- ing more limn seven hundredweight, ly our well water ha« not l»eeu «went and. lu another compartment, the two ■luce It wns cleaned out. First I had to open a ladled door cartridges o f cordite. Up cornea the lift, locks Itself with a that lets you Into the basement hall, Clash nml spill« out tho projectile on a ami then I «vent to tho kitchen door, metal tray tn line with tho open breech. w hich proved to lie locked. Then 1 re- The gulden tongue o f tho maimer j uiemberod that our girl alw ays car «hoots out again and pushes tho pro- | ried the key to lied with her and slept Jecllle Into tho gaping breech, extend- j with It under her pillow. Then I re lug Itself apparently Imlellultoly until j traced my step», bolted tlio basement the projectile has disappeared. The door nml went up lido tho dining room. lift shifts 11 little, bringing Into line j As Is always Ihe case, I found when I with the gun Its other compartment, j could not get any water I waa thirstier Then I which contains the two half charge's, than I «upposed 1 waa. each a cylinder boldlug 130 pounds o f thought I would wnko our girl up. cordite Out shoots the ram ngnln, Then I concluded not to do It. Then with no more resiicct for them than tf j l thought o f tho w ell, but I gave that they had been sponges, and pushes ■ up on account o f Its flavor. Then 1 them steadily home behind the projec opened the closet doors. There wns no tile. and, having done Its deadly bust- j water there. Theo I thought o f the dumb wnlter! Tho novelty o f tho Idea ui ’ sm , retires again out o f tho w a y to bo 1 took out tw o o f the ready for another cycle o f the same op made me »mite movable shelves, stood the pitcher on erations. the tiottom o f the dumb waller, got In Hair n turn o f the wheel, aud tho i m yself with the lamp, let m yself down breech block swings home with n sigh until I supposed I waa within a f<*>t and a click. "R igh t gun loaded, elr.” o f the floor lielow and then let go. Now yon wait In suspense, and a voice | Wo came dowu ho suddenly Hint I In the conning tow er gives the range— : was shot out o f tho apparatus ns If It 8..VXI yards. The gun layer lu his quiet ' hud tn-eu a catapult It broke the corner has all this time never taken his | pitcher, extinguished tho lamp and eye from (he glass. li e turns one landed uio In the middle o f the kitchen wheel, mid the whole turret «w in g* nt midnight, with no tire and the air round over the ship's quarter; ho turns not much above tho zero |x)lnt. The another, and with a little hiss and sigh truth 1« I bud miscalculated the ills o f Imprisoned water the whole mighty \ tam o o f the descent Instead o f fulling tonnage of the gun, sweetly bn In need I one foot. I had fnllcn live My first on Its trunnions, rises ami tills Itself Impulse wns to ascend by the wny I to the push o f the hydraulic press. came down, but 1 found that Imprac The range Is decreasing by some thlr- ticable. Then I tried the kitchen door ty yards a second, since the target Is , It was locked. I tried to force It open a ship approaching us at a speed equal , It was made o f two Inch stuff and held to our ow n —fifteen knots—and ns the Its owu Then I hoisted a window, falling ranges are given the gun metal , nml there were Hie rigid Iron bar* If wheel Is turned an eighth or n qunrter I ever felt nngry nt anybody It was nt o f an Inch, mid the rnnzzle o f the gun myself for putting up those liars to sinks down n little as gently ns 11 fall- i please Mrs. Sparrowgrnss. 1 put them lug leaf The sights are reported "on,” up not to keep people In, but to keep the gun laid, und the word we have all been waiting for la «hnrply given— people out- I laid my cheek against tho lee cold "F ir e ;" The gun layer (mils a trigger barriers and lookixl nt the sky. Not a no bigger than that o f n plslol nnd— star was visible. It wns ns black as The projectile was a dummy one Ink overhead Then I rondo n noise. I mode o f wood covered with leather, shouted until I was hoarse nml ruined and there was no cordite In the car our preserving kettle with the |x>ker. tridges I f It had been otherwise the That brought our dogs out In full l>nrk. pictures that adorned the commander'» nml between us wo made the night room, the mirrors nml toilet accesso hideous Then I thought I heard a ries on the cabin tables and the va voice and listened It wns Mrs. Spar- rious elegant adornments o f the cap tain's suit would (unless they had been rowgraas ending to me from the top I tried to make her previously packed awnyi have come o f the staircase hear me. hut Hie Infernal dogs united crashing down from their placet, and the navigating commander, who hap- with howl mid growl and bark, so as pened nt the time to tie explaining to to drown my voice, which Is naturally Besides, there an unwilling listener on the quarter plaintive and tender deck by what skill and foresight he were two bolted doors nnd double deaf bad avoided setting the ship's stern on ened floors between us. How could she to the breakwater at Portlaud. would recognize my voice, even If she did henr It? hnve been blown off the deck. Mr Sparrowgrnss called one# or These tilings were unnecessary, for The I quite understood. The click and si twice and then got frightened lence that followed the word "F ire !” j next thing I heard was «»sound ns If were quite eloquent enough to me of the roof had fallen tn. by which I tin derdood Hint Mrs Spnrrowgniss was all the shattering damnation they rep springing Hie rnttlo! That called out resented—■ projectile weighing WO j pounds hurtling to Its mark nt tho | our neighbor, already wide nwnkn lle rate o f almost n thousand yards a sec- 1 runie to the rescue with a bull terrier, a Newfoundland pup, « lantern nnd n «Hid. Hut we in the turret would hnve revolver. The moment he saw me nt known nothing, for Is-fore It bad reach the window lie shot nt me. but fortu- ed the target the breech block would nately Just missed me. I threw myself have opened to tho screech o f the air j under Ihe kitchen table and ventured blast which cleans out the burning to expostulate with him, but he would In the excite fragments o f cordite In the breech, tha not listen to reason. rammer would hnve shot In with Its ment I had forgotten Ills name, nnd It was not mop and out again, the ammunition that made matters worse bolst would have come clattering nml until be had roused up everybody Hi-rcnmlng up, another projectile wo,lid nround, broken In the basement door with an nx. got Into the kitchen with have rolled Into the tray with anott.n two hundredweight o f death packed his cursed savage dogs nnd shooting hcldnd It. the rammer would have Iron nnd seized me by tho collar that pushed It home with a kick, the block he recognized me, nnd then he wanted would have swung to again, the great me to explnln It! But what kind o f an gun would hnve ls>en sighted and explanation could I make to him? 1 swung In the air. again the word would told him he would hnve to wait until my mind was composed and then I have been given, ami again the frag ment o f concentrated power that men would let him understand the matter fully. had tolled In factories and drawing of (Ices. In laboratories and foundries to perfect would have been sent winging through the sen air to spend Itself In destruction And only one man In the turret would hnve seen Its fatp; only lie witli his eye to the telescope, who had seen the bull o f that ship In tho distance cover ing th# threadlike cross on Ids glass as he pulled the trigger, would see and guess when tho distant target would burst Into yellow smoke wlint work had lieen done —London Standard. Not at All Ea«y. Lucilie—Oh. .voti can wln Marie'» heart enslly cmnigli All yon neof, do Is lo gire ber all thè money sin- wants Juics And do you cali flint enay?- l'aria Itine. Thrift. Tonal—Eh, y«n wns a powerful dees course on "T h r ift" ye preached the Hnbhnth. Tother—Ali'm glad ye were able to profit— Tonal—I'rofltl Why. mon, I would have sloshed 111« sax pence Into the plate w l’ont n thought If It had not been for your prnvlden tlal words—they saved me fourpence there nnd thenl—London Opinion Wo n o w have hand on G ood Oak Posts which wc arc selling at 115 c e a c h . In tots of 200 or more they g;y at \U c e n ts The AUMSVII.LE MERCANTILE CO. Aumsville Oregon PATRONIZE HOME IN D U S T R Y B Y H U Y IN G Y O U R Bread, Cakes, Pies, and Doughnuts of th«* BON TON Bakery and Restaurant IN STAYTON HOTEL ANNEX _ _ _ _ _ _ W . A. W ED D LE Architect & Designer Business Blocks And Bungalows. PHONE 3x8 STAYTON . . OREGON H. A. BEAUCHAM P,M .D. Physician and Surgeon STAYTON. - OREGON C. H. BREWER, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON S tayto n , O regon ; D r. Frederick Andersen PHYSICIAN SURGEON AND I’ HONE 1584 S U B L IM IT Y , OREGON G. F. KORINEK, V. S„ B. V. Sc. Veterinarian Treats all domestic nnimnls, n!*c applies the Tuberculin test. Telephone 3x7 Office a I Stay Ion Stahlcs STAYTON - - - - O IlE G O f Wilbur N. Pinller, D.M. 1 ). DENTIST Office over Deidrlch’ s Stofrt Phone 2152 Stavton, Ore S. H. HELTZEL ATTO RN EY-AT-LAW NO TAR Y PUBLIC AbstrscU and Probate Work a Specially Office O ver Dt-ulrirh's Hardware Store. J. M . R I N G U Undertaker and Einbaimer Third and Marion Streets STAYTON. OREGON T h « Miracls. Woodlnnd—What Is tlio difference tie tween a wonder nnd a miracle? Lo rain -Well, If you'd touch me for $5 nnd I'd lend It to you It would be n wonder. Woodlnnd—That's so Lorain —And If you returned It that would be n miracle. Lnughtor Is day. and sobriety Is L ife will givo nn back whatever we put Into It. In a way It Is Just like •> night A smile Is the tw ilight that liov ers gently between Isith, more bewitch bank. ing than either.—II. W. Beecher. t r