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A New Phase of the Servant Question By LOUISE B. CU M M ING S The STAYTON MAIL 7 Published every Thursday by E. m . Olmsted Entered as second class matter at the poatoffice at Stayton, Marion county, Oregon, under the act o f Congress o f March 8, 1879. All communications should be addressed to T hk S tayton M ail . Two ran v lets sat together In a prison yard sunning themselves and smoking S U B S C R I P T I O N S , 1 1 1 .6 0 p e r y e a r i n a d v a n c e their pipes. Other prisoners were either A d v e r t i s i n g K L n to«* o n m p p l i e a t i o n lounging about or taking exercise walk C ards o f T hanks $ .60 O bitvariks - $1.00 up. ing to and fro, while the guards kept an eye out for all to make sure that Positively till papers stopped on expiration o f subscription they were not getting together In one or more groups The two men smoking together, though the; had no acquaint ance. opened conversation In the usual way. “ What are you here for?” asked ons “ The servant question " “ What'S the servant question got to do with yer bein' within walls?” "Oh, It’s a long story; but, seein' we've nothing better to do, I don’t mind telUn’ It to you.” “ Go on.” “ I've always made It a rule to work through servants. I can get more ad vantages by takln' 'em In to a deal than In any other way. They make With Best Wishes of The Season It deiid easy for a feller. The easiest to our Many Customers. Job I ever got was this way. 1 was walkin' aloug a street In a suburban town, where the houses wasn't too near together, lookin’ for a Job, when I come to a decent lookin’ house—not too line, for In the finest they have safes: nor too poor looktn. for In them kind they don’t have nothin’ to put In safes; bnt the middle kind, where they have good things, bnt not so valuable that they keep 'em out o’ the way—as I was sayln. 1 come to a house o f the middle kind and. goto’ around to the back door, knocked and asked the maid If there was any old clothes In the house they didn’t w an t I was out o f a job and would be glad o f any thing 1 could g et “ She looked at me, and. says she: 'You don’t want any old clothes. You're lookin' for a Job. but not the ord'nary kind o f a Job—one with more profit In It than doin’ odd Jobs at 20 cents an L O S T -O n school ground. Baptist OLD LADY FRACTURES HIP hour.’ “ She looked at me kind o f knowin’ Sunday School pin. 25c reward, W. J. and I twigged right off. ‘ I wouldn’t Hewitt. — mind a pard.' I says, and she asked Grandma Flick, who lives a t the ine what I meant and I says ’halves.' home o f bit son, John Flick in Linn T hat's fair.’ she says. 'When do you To Build Strength— Rexall Olive Oil County, fell one day last week and sus want to begin work?* T always work Emulsion. A real body and nerve food tained a serious fracture o f her left at night' I says, 'wheo other people Is free from Alcohol and dangerous drugs hip bone. Mrs. Flick is 80 years of sleepin’.’ $1.00 bottle at Beauchamp’s. age. Drs. H. A. and F. E. Beauchamp “ Well. I made a deal with her right set the injured member. off, and I was to do the jo b the next Geo. Warford who has been in Fall night The maid was goln’ to have friends to dinner then, and she was City was in. town Tuesday and Wed BAPTIST CHRISTMAS TREE always expected to put away the sil nesday. ver. the best bein' brought on on swell occasions. I took to that Idee aDd John Merrifield and family are spend- The Baptist Sunday School had a pulled out a fiver to bind the bargain. g Christmas at Aumsville with rela tree and an entertainment Christmas After takln' piv instructions how to git in and what to do next 1 goes awny. Eve. The church had been prettily tives. “ The next night about 11 o’clock 1 decorated for the occasion. went to the house, and they was Jlst puttin’ out the lights. A cop went by FOR WOMENS ILLS slingin' his nigbt stick, so I waited till SHOOTS OFF TOE Rexall Vegetable Compound—A safe he’d put a block or tw o between me remedy for female weakness. $1.00 at and him; then 1 went into the back yard and sat down in a dark place for Beauchamp’s. Fred Caspell, who is here visiting half an honr, givin’ 'em time to get to from Montana, was starting to go hunt Misses Witzel, Hollister and McShane, sleep The maid had left a stepladder outside, 'cause it was a basement three o f Stayton's teachers are spend ing Sunday morning, when he accident ly shot off a toe on his left foot with a '•»use and I was to git In at a back ing the holidays in Salem. no 20 shot gun. Dr. Beauchamp am kitchen winder on the main floor. T put off the Job till I felt that all Mrs. Riley Privet o f Bellingham, putated the mutilated member and the that was goln’ to sleep had gone there: Washington is visiting at the G. W. i foot is getting along nicely. then 1 puts the stepladder agin the Murphy home this week. wall and goes up to the winder, ft E. B. Hunt was fined $5 Wednesday went up as slick as If It bad been J. W. Mayo and wife are spending j morning in the Justice court for leav greased, snd. feelln’. I found the maid had soaped it This made me feel snre Christmas day with relatives in Leba- ing his team unhitched in the street. she wasn’t trickin’ me and was doin’ everything to help me on. I got down to the floor Inside and follered the di rection ahe’d given me. passin' from FOR HEAVY COLDS Beauchamp’s Cold Tablets help to the dinin’ room Into the pantry, where the maid aaid ahe wna goln’ to leave quickly break up the cold. Gently lax the silver, tellln’ her mistress the next ative, price 25c at Beauchamp’s. Miss McShane and Miss Hollis mom in' she'd forgot to take it to her ter a r e attending t h e State where she kept it nights, so she T. D. Phillips and wife o f Jordan ■onidn't have to waken any one by were Stayton visitors Saturday. Teachers Association in Salem Liftin' It In the momln’. Monday, Tuesday and Wednes "I got into the pantry all right and Chas. Williamson and wife who have day of this week. ■ is reelin' for the swag when an eotrie went up. and there stood a cop been visiting at Mrs. Lucy Kearns re Miss Hollister and Mrs. Pratt : each o f the pantry doors. They had turned to their home in Moscow, Idaho gave their Chistmas Program to e coofied up. and I was covered by Saturday. >‘ h o f 'em at the same time gether in Mrs. Pratt’s room. The “ It was all up with me. o f course. Mrs. Clara McConnell returned to her room was nicely decorated, they They clapped the bracelets on me and home in Aberdeen, Wash., Monday a f had two trees, one on each side look me out into the ball. All the I gilts was turned lip, and downstairs ter a weeks' visit at the Hobson home. of a fire-place. I saw the gentleman o f the bouse corn W. R. Ray, wife and daughter Effie in'. with the maid behind him, only A great many people attended they all was dressed In their regular o f Mt. Pleasant were in town yester the program of t h e different clothes. 1 was all broke up by seein’ day. rooms Friday. the maid dressed like a lady. '■’Well,' said the gentleman to his Enjoy a Merry Christmas and a Hap The Parent-Teachers meeting wife, 'this doin' your own housework py New Year with a ’ 'First Pick” C i held at the school house Friday Is a savin' I d more ways than one. I--n't It. my dear? There’s a thousand gar. Made in Stayton Oregon by Jos. night was well attended. A good iollurs’ worth of property held on to J. Lambrecht. program was furnished by the by your bein' maid and cook and all Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Brewer pupils of the school and by some the other servants, and I'll put half o f It Into a brooch for you.' Then, turn an eleven pound boy Tuesday. of the ladies of town. We all in' to the cops, he said to 'em: 'A year enjoyed Mr. Harrington’s speech ago. when we was spendlD' a thousand and hope he will speak to the dollars a year for servants, we loot FOR THAT COLD Use Beauchamp’s cold Tablets and school some time. *.">.nnn more in one night Luckily my wife likes housework. Isn’t literary, “ White Pine and Tar. Breaks up most A type-writing test for speed don't write papers for woman’s clubs any cold in a few days. and Is a profitable woman to have In was given last week. The words the house' Miss Mabel Townes who is attending per minute by each contestant “ Then be Jlst takes her In bis arms school in Portland this winter is spend were as follows: Bessie Clow, and gives her a smack, and she was the proudest lookin’ woman you ever ing the holidays with home folks at 25; Oliver Lesley, 25; Leo Rock, seen. But I noticed that when she Mt. Pleasant. 24; Merna Weddle, 24; Nellie seen me between two cope she looked sorry fo r me.” Andrew Fisher o f the Waldo Hills Stowell, 25; Helen Staab, 30; The convict paused and then added visited at the Joe Fisher home Mon- June Kearns, 31. reflectively: “ I don't say that all serv The school will have a number ants Is I d with ns. but I does say that day. Holiday Greetings C. A . LU TH Y, CUT GLASS UNTIL NEW YEAR’S DAY School Notes o f fire drills each month. The first one was held last week and every one was out of the build ing in minutes. The eighth grade attended the the program in Miss McShane’ s room Friday afternoon. . » “ '” $ 9 ■ jg ? : u UNTIL THIS YEAR Collier’s a if The National weekly has been $5.50 per year. They have reduced the price in Clubs only to $2.50 The proprietor o f the Stayton Mail has made an ar rangement with them whereby Collier’s and the Mail may be obtained one year for the sum o f $2.50 l Collier’s has half a million subscribers. Jeweler OFF ON If all The leddlea In the land gits to For Chronic Catarrh—Rexall Mucu- ^,.ln' their own housework the most '<• cert of «»nr business 'll be tone. A common-sense internal treat • «Ion t mokon they'll do It ment to remove the cause. 50c & $1.00 m ■ ien Is giftin' brainy, and bottle at Beauchamp’s. they likes to write papers and spout ’em ligt we got to look out for them Dr. Beauchamp reports a boy born to as Isn’t up to them literary pranks ’* Mr. and Mrs. Harry Chance o f North Santiam, Dec. 14. $ 50 2 . IUL Collier’s has over two million readers. Collier’s comes every week. Collier’s calls a spade a spade. Collier’s is the National Weeklv. Collier’s is absolutely fearless. Collier’s will contain next year. 1000 Editorials, 000 News Photos, 250 Short Articles 150 Short Stories, 100 Illustrated Features, 2 Complete Novels. Remember you can only get Collier’s in this town at this remarkable price in conjunction with The Stayton Mail. Both one year $2. 50. The time is limited on this remarkable offer, so take advantage o f it at once. He who reads Collier’s is well posted on any subject. Read Collier’s. — Tracy Pritchard o f Lyons cut his l e f t ! | band severely with an ax a few day« ago and had to have Dr. Beauchamp Merry dress the wound. W orld's Largest Flower. The Island o f Mindanao produces the largest flower In the world. Its habi tat Is far up the I'arag mountain. 2,500 feet above the level o f the sea. The natives give It the name o f bolo. Its full blown blossom, five petaled. Is above three feet In diameter, weigh ing twenty-two pounds. The flower was first found In Sumatra and wna called ltnflieHla schndcnburgtn, In hon or o f Its discoverer. T hey D rink Up Watar. Five hundred and twenty ton* o f water are required to produce one ton of dry oata. while 310 tona o f water are needed for one ton o f corn and 453 tons of water for one ton o f red clover. W all Papar. In the manufacture o f wall paper one worker by the aid o f machinery does the work of 100 m anual laborer«, and In cutting and drying paper by machinery four men nnd six girls do the work o f 100 operator« by the old time method. Christmas and HAPPY NEW YEAR Start off Right with a Box of Lowney’s Chocolates T he World Renowned Kind Cigars, Stationery, Newspapers, Magazines, Post Cards, and Notions. GEM C O N FE C T IO N E R Y J. A . H E N D E K S H O T T • Í» A Scientific "If.“ if the earth were to revolve seven teen times faster than It doe* bodies Ht the equator would lose their weight snd remain stationary in the air with out support Platinum . Platinum Is the heaviest commercial metnl known. Its specific gravity Is 21.5 ns compared with 19.20 for pure gold nnd 10.53 for silver. Briefly, plat inum Is twenty-one snd a half tlmea ns heavy an water, more than twice the weight o f silver and heavier, bulk for bulk, than pure gold. It Is softer than Iron, but somewhat harder than copper. Church Property, The vnlue of church owned property In the United States la $1,757.575.807. Only 35.000,000 o f the 95.000,000 In- hnbltiinta o f continental United Stntes are church members. 8nail Shells. More than 000,000 pounds o f snail shells are shipped out o f Malaysia every year to Europe and America to lie used In the making o f buttons and novelties. The shells, when o f good quality, bring about 10 cents a pound In New York. The shells are taken from the ocean by fishermen and sold through Chinese collectors to Euro pean firms at Singapore. COMMERCIAL HOTEL R. J. MOSES, Prop. 9# “ A homelike place to stay" Hot and ('old Water Baths Mi ! . . Commercial Trade Solicited *1/ BOARD BY THE DAY OR THE WEEK Stayton . . . . mn |^ | n C J .1 m f tint*- J j ” ummm * I ’TTiWB 1 ^1# jLWtf’V- T Itm m Widtmm t u k u l ! HE New Season b r i n g s I j with it a world o f new ideus in Portraiture. Your pur- trait is a happy reminder to pi,7« your friends that they’ re “ in your thoughts.” We can assure you the good likeness that only personal care produces. Come early and avoid t h e Holiday Crowds. Write o r Rhone for a time for a sitting. T The M odem Portrait The Latest Styles Oregon LJ For The Holidays P ratt’s Studio C H I C U f r iü r i üüiüTi f ü n f f f Macadam Roads. In the opinion o f an Engllab scientist the wear o f macadam roads Is not due to the suction o f automobile tires, but almost entirely to the crushing effect of horseshoes and Iron tired wheels. Island of Elba. The Island of Elba, famous from Ita association with Napoleon, Is a favor ite resting place o f many migratory birds traveling between points south of the equator and the Arctic ocean. It Is therefore visited by ornithologists from ail parts o f the world. STAYTON * CLEANING and DYE WORKS FRENCH DRY, CHEMICAL AND STEAM CLEANING DYEING, PRESSING AND REPAIRING PRICES MODERATE J. Sheard Proprietor