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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1914)
EXTREMES IN DAYLIGHT. T h tr t Is, In Roilltp, No On# Longest or Shortest Dsy. It la uaunl lo regard Doc. ¡11 as being Iho shortest day In (ho year and Juno ¡11 os tlio longest. Hut tbla Improaalon, like so many others (lint are Ingrained In (lie iMipular mind, la not a strictly accurate one. T rue It la, of coursu, th a t on Doc. 2t a n d J iiiio 'Jl respectively the aun reach es Its most southerly and moat n o rth er ly points In the aodlnc and begin* In tho one cnso to ascend and In tlio other case to decline. Hut this la In theory only, lieraiiae far tw o or threo daya preceding and following these dates there Is no observable difference In Its IMHiltloii or Its hours of rising and se t ting. This question of latitude, by th e way. Is estrenicty lio|>orunt w hen speaking of the shortest or longest day or days of the year. In Ixmdou and Its neighborhood, for Instance, the shortest daya are aeven hours and forty Ove m inutes and the throe or four "longest daya” nround June 21 are sixteen hours and tw enty- six minute» At Tornea, In Finland. Ju n e 21 brings n day nearly tw enty- two hours long and C hristm as one lean than three hours In length. In 8L I’e- tershurg the longest day Is nineteen hours and the shortest five hours, while at Spitsbergen the longest day la three and a hnlf months, the shortest being counted In secouds only.—Loudon An swers. FEATHERED SCAVENGERS. Crows as Track Cleaners and Quits as Government Workers. As unique a crew of track cleaners and police na could I k > found anyw here la enlisted lu the service of the South ern I'ad ltc rat'road. Tho members are neither Americans nor foreigners. It Is « crew of crows. The big black birds built their nests near llornbrook, Ore., on the northern division of the road. They have be come fat and sleek living off the gen erosity of tourists and of dining car employees. When the trnlus arrive at llornbrook the crow s leave their roosting places and ' Id le about the dc|x>t. As tho lliu- ilrdx pull out the birds follow them for five <>r six miles. Scrape are throw n to them, and they devour every bit, potle- lu g the tracks nml acting ns scaven g e r s . The section hands nnd other em ployees of the road real lac tho value of tlie s « blrtls nnd keep them from being molested T rains crossing the G reat ¡lu ll lake are followed by sen gulls, the latter, lik e the cro n s, feasting on M-rn|Si throw n from the diners. In n sim ilar way the great lakes nr« jiatdillcd by white winger! gulls. The government protects them, appreciat ing the work they do In following the shl|is or hovering over tho Ashing grounds nml keeping the w nters free of isrllutlou.-C hicago Inter Ocean Nsw Year Calls In China. New Year calls nre the custom In China, and you have to pay them In festive a ttire of allk or satin. T hese One clothes (says Arcbdeacen Mmile In tho Chinese People) can bo hired, the price being gradually lower ed ns the hours of Iho And six days puss by. We roniplulned once of the very tale arrival of a caller, who ahoujd have been among the Arst to salute us lie replied th a t money wns scarce, and he w as obliged to wnlt for Hie cheapest day to aecure a Ane roho already donned and doffed by a doxen of others During these ceremonial daya tho whole com munity seems to give Itself over lo Indiscrim inate gam bling. a practice lllegnl and condemned both hy Chinese law nnd atnndnrds of morality, hut winked a t during this season. The Missing Window Pans. "E very kitchen has n window with one pnnu out In the Hrnxlllnn town of III» lira n d e do Sul," said n cook. "T hat town Is n servants' paradise. Servants live in their own homes there, as they should everywhere. They come to work at 7 In the morning, nnd they quit nt 7 a t night, a tw elve hour day. q u ite long enough. T he pnuclcss w in dow Is for tho milkman, the baker, the butcher, so th at those traders can leave tliclr supplies—they usually conio tsirly In n safe place. The Rio G rande M-rvnut Is, of course, not there to re ceive them. She Is In bed a t her own home.” Sizing Him Up. An em inent Scotch nstronom cr tell» this excellent story agnlnst himself. He once explained In a lecture th a t a certain sta r looked no bigger than a threepenny bit a hundred miles aw ay. After the discourse one of the audi ence said to him: "You must be a Scotsman, for no one hut a Scotsman would trouble about a threepenny bit a hundred miles off.” Sign of the Timss. "lltisIncMn Is pretty alow here Juat now," confessed the Squnm Corners m erchant. "1 Judged ao." replied th e baking powder drummer, "w hen I observed they Imd laid off one of th e hnnda of the town clock."—Phllaelplila Ledger. For the 8a ks of Poaeo. "T hat's w hat I cnll hush moneyl” re marked a fath er as lie put down the t-neh for n bottle of paregoric for the Infantile members of his family. Good Board. H ill-D o you get good board w hero you cnn oat now? Tom —Good board? Why. I ent off the arm of a chair every meal.—Bouton Transcript. Actions, looks, w ords—etepa from the alphabet by which you apell character. —Lnvnter. / „• The new Rravel road between here and Stayton is a dandy, North Stayton and South Sub Verda H&mman h a s q u i t limity will soon be shakinR hands school. over Mill Creek. Keifina Kerbcr wi l l leave school aeon. School Notes The second EnRlish class i s takinR up theBtudy of Emerson’s Essays. Mill City Locals Chas. Ransom and son Harold of Aumsville visited at Dr. C. L. Ransom's home Friday. Mrs.Clyde Welborn and daugh- ter Cleone a r e visitinR home folks in Turner and Salem this week. Guy McK niRht of Scio has in stalled u pressinR plant here. Miss Elsie Pruner and Arthur VauRhn of Lyons visited in Mill City Sunday. They were the the Ruests of Miss Nellie Albce of this place. Mrs. Andrews has been on the sick list for the last week but is reported better. Nora Holt returned to her home in Thomas the first of last week. Mr. and Mrs. Edd McCoy left Saturday afternoon for a short visit in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Jno. A. Shaw of Albany visited J. R. Shaw and family t h e latter part of last week, r e tu m in R home Saturday afternoon. Dan Quinn and family made a flyinR trip to Albany Saturday afternoon, returninR Monday. Prof. Ayor of the University of OreRon is to lecture at the Parent-Teacher’s meetinR Friday (To late for last week) niRht, Nov. 13, in t h e HiRh A birthday party was Riven at School Auditorium. the Thompson home Thursday niRht. C hvley Hiatt a n d nephew, Willie LonR killed a l a w bear on the Johnston placfc. Frank Irvine and little Rrand- Willis Little is spendinR the son Irvine Howard of Eastern week with his sister, Mrs. Fred OreRon and Mrs. Leslie Townes Merrils. and baby and Mr. and Mrs. D. The W. A. of the F. V. S. A. Townes were visitors at the W. meets with Mrs. VauRhn Wed- R. Ray home Sunday. A Hallowe’en party was Riven G. H. Ray spent Wednesday a t the Metzer home Saturday niRht at the H. Shank home. niRht. John Huber was a Sublimity Frank SieRmund and wife were visitor Monday. Lyons visitors Tuesday. Lula DowninR was a Ruest of Miss Hazel Lambert Sunday. MarRuerite Ryan is visitinR relatives in Salem. Miss Effie Ray and Harry Miss Emma Peters returned Shank were Albany visitors over home Tuesday after a short visit Sunday. at the Branch home. John Huber and wife were A. H. Wolf and wife made a Sunday visitors at the M. F. Ry business trip to Stayton Friday. an home. A rthur Forrette and wife are John Gunsaules, wife and son the proud parents of a baby boy Bennie of West Stayton spent that arrived at their home last Saturday at the H. Shank home. Wednesday. Mrs. Frank Haberman of Mun- T. Y. McClellan and family kers is visiting at the M. F. Ry have moved to this place, and at present are livinR in one of the an home. Arnold Senz called to see M r Land Co’s houses. and Mrs. Jos. Senz Sunday af Mrs. Crum called on Mrs. ternoon. Dively Friday afternoon. Mrs. W. R. Brenner called at Mrs. Geo. Spaniol and little the P. H. Lambert home Satur son visited at the A. Forrette day. home the first of the week. Lee Downing and daughter! Mr. Inlay delivered a nice lot Gladys were Stayton visitors of hoRs to Geo. Spaniol Tuesday. Monday. Olive Cavln and Sunur Svan- cara entered Miss Olmsted’s room Monday. The third Enfflish class is tak inR up the study of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The first EnRlish clans will soon take up the Courtship of Miles Standish. A Bhort proRram was rendered Friday by HiRh School pupils. Those participatinR were Wanda Brown, MiBS Rupert and Charles Bermister. A committee has been appoint ed to look after debates in the school. November 20 will be the first one All interested are in vited to come. T h e pupils from Miss Olm sted's room not beinR tardy are asffollows: Richard Childs, Cecil Shacfer.Rosa Allis, AJma Nendel, Thelma RI rrs , Tillie Spaniol, Zo- ra Stoweli, Adam Kerber, John Olmsted, ReRina Kerber a n d Louise ReiRer. The Weekly Oregonian 1 Year For 75 cents Subscribe at The Mail Office NOW! Lyons and Fox Valley fit. Pleasant West Stayton Sublimity Shots J. W. Mayo was seen in earn est conversation with Mr. Ditter of the Ditter-Bell Co. at Sublim ity, Tuesday niRht. Sugar took quite a jump next day. Everyone around here help Miss Clara Rauscher win one of the prizes in the Stayton Mail Premium Contest by taking the paper for a year. Mrs. Geo. Bell has been quite sick with tonsilitis. Jack Petrjanos says that if the railroad Strikes Sublimity h e won’t r e t t o shoe s o many horses. Don’t worry Jack, the people would ride mile.i to see an electric car stop at Sublimity. All trains will soon stop a t Sublimity. «c Rock Point Mrs. F. M. Fresh, Mrs. E. C. •owning and Miss Emma Fra» k ¡sited the school Friday after- oon. Mrs. Alvin Burns motored to Salem Saturday. Wm. Cornish a n d wife o f Stayton spent Sunday at the F.- M. Fresh home. Norris Frank has been on the sick list the past week. Marion Downing of Lacomb spent t h e week-end with his mother and brother. C. P. Darst was a Sublimity caller Saturday Alvin Burns and wife spent Sunday with relatives on Howell j Prairie. Byron Denny called at the E. C. Downing home Saturday af ternoon.- Mrs. C. J. Hunt and baby vis ited at the Henry Miller home Tuesday and Wednesday. Low Round Trip Fares for Mr. Redline of Shaw is work ing on Albert Frank’s barn. The Fruit Growers League of Medford and the Rogue Land Canal Co. are taking steps tow ard securing irrigation i n Rogue River Valley entailing expendi ture of $2,000,000. Thanksgiving For Thanksgiving Day, November 26, low round-trip tickets will be sold between all points in Oregon on the Southern Pacific Main Line and branches, Nov. 25 and 26. Final return limit Nov. 30. Superior Train Service Full p articulars as to train service, specific fares, etc. from n earest agent of the Yes, Williams, 1 11 Tell You Why I W on’t Invest in Your Enterprise O U ’R E located in th e w rong tow n. C l o s e d sev en teen saloons last Spring, th e first in stitu tio n s to com e across w ith th e ir taxes. Y ou v o te d y o u r selves o u t o f th o se good f u n d s and w hat has it got y o u ? P ra c tically a d e a d tow n. Y Y ou trie d to d e p riv e m en o f ih e ir p e rso n al rights. Y ou to ld ’em th ey c o u ld n ’t d r in k b eer, even m o d erately as th e y had been doing. M en w h o c o u ld n ’t even get b e e r in re sp e c ta b le b e er saloons, got u n lim ite d q u a n titie s o f cheap, stro n g e r d rin k s in th e countless b lin d pigs th a t y our blue law s created. T hose o rd e rly saloons w ere th e L ib e rty Ila ll o f m an y w o rk m en w ho sought an h o u r’s re la x atio n , a m u sem en t, fellow ship. T o th e m , th e y w ere w hat a e lu b is to y o u and m e. N a tu ra lly , d en ied th e privilege o f d rin k in g a n oeeasional glass, th e y sk u lk e d to th e e o n v en ien t apeak-easiea a n d becam e law b re ak e rs. , T h e rry o n are. W illiam s. N one o f m y m o n ey for a to w n th a t elam ps dow n th e lid n o t on in te m p e ra n c e , h u t o n bu sin ess a n d sobriety. — Adi'ertiscment V E. D. Ulrich, Ch. of Commerce, Portland, Oregon. SOUTHERN PACIFIC John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portlanc, Ore. P O L K ’S— O R E G O N a n d W A S H IN G T O N ? 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