l| THE POSSUM PARTY «B IT PIERS NEEDED C] CANAL TRAFFIC 1 Edwin Dowriii.,» v.ad down to Sublimity Thursday s h a k i n g hands with his friends for the first time sine ? he took down with his r cor t illness last Aug­ ust. Ur M. Q UAD l*"l> y lig h t. Ml", by tho MuClurs N* w e iper Hymlleiito | Hill« M'na u I iuon I t'XrlUalvt'lj' luki'li up ulK'iiiliiig lu lit-r uuiits W lirn I Ini lowi't'ii «vim iii>prourlilii|f riiim wan In Vlltnl til u unlliiTlin! Ill I!«• In III nil (lull Wi'lillitf at lili' Iiousu iif mm uf lit'i* Inti uuitii frlpudn, Milua Ktewurt. Imt Iwr luotlirr hum loo uruk In mliiill of lior •"«■p lln g tlio InvItutInti, Tills wan a (r r a t dlnappnlntmi>nt to H ip clrl. who after n iirrvloiiN llu l.oivii'u party lm■ l Hull lu ll In flin If'ltu la roll' l l llllilt till' liutliprlna from wlilt'll two ililTi'iviil oil ItuKi'iiioiitn linil roaulteil “ W ell," mii til Clara to beraelf, " I f I umnt unit to iiu'i't my fato ut a llal lotvt'i'ii party 1 nliall dlo mi old unit'I 1 Mi|i|iuap." Tho party convened ut tbo Htewari bump "on tbo bill." an tin* prlm-lpul rpnltlcnro port Imi of tlic town wan called, I ii tbo afternoon Tbo Klienta were lo remullí for dinner, after w bldi they were to tell nh'mt utorleu by Hie flrellglit ami occupy tbcuiaclvro with other appropriate Halloween npei bit lien. The day wan a typical October one, and when night fell Clara thought o f tho party of young pe motín Hitting around the flrcphiee llntonlng to the ghoat atorlcn. Going to nee If her mother wanted anything, nhe found her looking comparatively well “ Clara," mild Hie Invalid, "I am feel lug an well thin evening Hint I cun ■pare you. Go up to the Stewurtn and Join In the featlrltlea. (Jet what plea ure there In left of the gathering and don’t hurry borne. You'd better Hike the electric lig h t" M idway between her home nud the Stewart* etood a vacant house It hud been prepared for a bride and groom, but Junt before they were to have been married muñe trouble urone between them and Ncpnrntcd them Clara wan obliged to puss II i I h houne while going to the Stewarts. The way m n lonely and dimly lighted by a ■treet lump here and there. Junt before reaching Hie dcKcrted houne nhe heard a footntep aliovu and fur a moment anw a inan'n tlguro coining toward her The nltuatlon for a young girl won not a pleiinant one. She could not tell whether the comer wna o f hlgti or low degree. It occurred lo her to g o Into the yard o f the dexerted houne and re muln In dorktienN till he had panned Standing beidde a box tree that bad been planted thirty yearn liefore." *li• ■ waited The limn came on and »topped before the place where alie wan hiding Clara, terrllhxl, ran to the houne. w hich wan back nonio distance from the nlde walk, and up on to a rear porch. I ‘eep lug from her new hiding place, she caught a glimpse o f the iiuiu coming acronn tho street. Slie convulsively put her hand on Hie knob o f a door to o|M*n It and was surprised at being ab le to do no. Tile wood bad rotted away from Hie Iron receptacle into which Hie bolt wna shot. The poor girl was less frightened at la-lug alono In the deaorted houne than the would have been at facing the tnnn who seemed to be bent on ilndlng her. I to bad doubt lens men her enter the premises, and the lion r and Its surroundings were lonely and desert­ ed. There wan barely enough light for her to nee an n|ieliliig through which she passed, and. feeling her way, her hand rested on a banister Ascend lug a staircase, nhe saw the light of the sky through an o|sm door nhd window and entered a room There, trembling like an aspen, nhe crouched In a corner. Meanwhllo n wind arose, and the easements o f the windows, which were loose, rattled, and the few blinds that had not liecn shaken off by other winds began to slain Itenidos, the sky had become covered with clouds, and the poor girl could not nee her hand before her face. Mho bad heeded her mother’s Injunctions to bring an electric lamp and bad It in a bng which she carried on her arm. Putting out n hand, she felt a pic e o f furniture, but could not tell wlint It wns. Taking her lamp front her bng, she flashed It. She wns standing before a bureau and looking straight Into the mirror In the mirror wns a reflection o f a man’s hend and shoulders. A ncrentn wns suppressed at seeing not tho face o f n murderer, but a young man In evening dress. Moreover, the moment the lamp was Mashed he smiled In n twinkling Clara found herself not only free from her supposed danger, but protected from real or Imaginary terrors. "Ito n 't lie frightened.” said the man quickly. “ Aren't you Miss Clara Dun can?” "Y es." " I ’m Fred Stewart. I came home In timo for my sister’s Halloween parly, borne one telephoned from your house that you hnd started lu come up the hill, and I thought I would meet you on tho way. I fancied I saw a wo­ man como In here and that It might be you. so I " — “ Oh. I ntn so thankful!" Interposed Clara. "F o r heaven's sake take me out o f here.” Whether Clara collapsed In Ills nrins or not neither o f them ever told. At any rnte, she leaned heavily upon him as they left the house, he Illuminating tho w ay with the electric lamp, and later they appeared at the young man’s home, where they found the party bob­ bing fo r apples. The only engagement that resulted front that Halloween gathering was that o f Clara Duncan nud Fretl Stew­ a rt ! .. it month the following colored . eiilieuieii and pollHclmis met ut Para- due hall lu icMpoiinu to n circular lot ci from III oilier tJardner: ■llldge rerslliiuiou l.oughody o f Tim- liessee. w ho held Ihii ollleu o f coustublo once for thirty days nud known how good It Is. colonel fiibiiT itoeky o f Kentucky, who sweeps out Ihu poHlullli o lu Loula- vllle. tint hnd far rather lie poatmaa- ter. ItniHsbouiid Johnson o f Muryluud, who has led Ills cohort* against many a melon patch and will again, by thun­ der! Majoi Pinker of Ohio, who nays that luklii.: a ehl*Ucii off tho roost without a Mipiuwk Is un art. Several other delegate» were to he on hand, hut the countable rullb-d In force and drove them buck. Ilrotlier Gardner stated that the uu-clllig wigs for the purpose o f put­ ting a presidential ticket III the Held ut an early dale and the party would be called "the Possum party.” The m ai­ ler was thoroughly dlseussed and set­ tled, and there was an adjourum iiit to u luter date. There was a mighty gathering at Puradlne hall Saturduy evening, and, uctlug mi tile suggestion o f Ilrotlier Gardner, iilsmt tlfty uieniliern had brought their wives with them. It hud ts-eii announced on tile bulletin board that Hie lion. Crabtree Jones o f Ala baiiiu would deliver a political n|ioech, and tile audience wan ready to give liltn an eiitliusluNtlc greeting. lie up pealed promptly at tile hour named uud wan Introduced by the president amid vociferous applause. "Ilenpectablo fellow citizen»," began I be orator us lie got Ills feet planted ou Hie proper spot, “ two weeks ago dar was a Is,ruin' In dls famous hull which has made talk fur lU.OtJO.MIO jieople. It was ile Isiruln' o f u new isdltleul party. "M y fr'eu'n, I hud bln wallin’ thirty y'urs fur do dawn o f freedom. I bev bln waitin' thirty y arn fur de birth o f do Possum party. “ Freemen o f free land, patriots who ar’ lakln’ yo'r fust breath o f liberty. I m lookin' at dut stuff possum which we have adopted nn our sacred emblem mi’ arter which we Itev taken our name [Typhooulc je lls .) Dar him elier bln a bond o f sympathy between de cull'l man an' de possum. I*cy liaveu't luid a show will de big game. 1'ey bus hail to keep still (111 folks look ed upon 'em as dead. (Signs o f groaim and repres*ed agitation I However. It's gwlue to astonish a hull continent de way dut imihsuui will let go an' drup down Into de row nn' demand an’ tight fur Ills sheer o f de spiles. [W h irl­ winds o f applause, during which the stove fell over unheeded | " Yo’ Jest git out yo’r pemdls nn' llgger n min It. Here's otier 3.0U0.0OH black Mien In ills kentry who am enti­ tled to walk to ile polls ou iecknllUU day nn'east a vote. If dev but bang to­ gether yo' can't count' ctu out nor keep 'em back. Item 3.000.000 votes am gw Inc to lie east for principle, but dotin' make no mistake lim it principle. W e used to ililnk dnt It meant votin' on sortin' Hues nn' dot George Wash Iniftou, Abraham Lincoln, de eonstltl- n I h i ii o f de I id le d States an' neliernl odder things was mixed up wid It. an' we walked up an’ put in our voles as If each nn’ etierj' one wns gwlue to save de keutry. Hut we Turned It from d " w hile man. (Cries o f 'Y o' bet we l i e i !' J W e hov Tamed dat be sots out on a jMdittenl campaign wid a cart load o f principles to gib away free grails an' punctuate Ids speeches, but when de ballots am counted up lie lays down Ids principles to plek up Ills o f tieo. "W e am gwlue to take a flyleaf from do white man's book. W e'll stick to pi luclples, but we'll look out fur de spiles as well. "M y fr'eu's, daylight has cum at last fur us W e's got our bundles packed an’ bev started on de road, We'q got headed right, ini' we's only to keep on to Mud de lsve tree an' bo on band when tie honey am divided up. (Yells for honey. J Keep yo'r eye on de |*is- ninu nn' jo 'r brains in yo'r heads an' j o ’ll win n victory dnt Hunker m il couldn't hold a candle to. [General hoarseness, blit prodigious applause.| I want a word mo' befo' I close. Ids am lo be a plain, almost campaign on our part. W e ain't gw lue to say much, but wlint we do say will lilt do barn doah like a load o f buckshot. Doan' git de Idea dat big words am gwlue to help yo' win w hat belongs to yo’. Ho- fo' ills mootin' opened tonight I heard Waydown Hcliee obsarve dat de malig­ nant Innuendo o f de torrid alMlashun would enhance de glncrallty of de pom poslty. lie probably meant well, an utehlie Ills observation has helped us to git started, but I hope he won't do it agin. Doan' nobody do It. Dls am no dictionary campaign. (No, no!] It will lie plain pudilin’ an’ milk at homo an’ plain I'.nglMi when yo’ am walkin’ up nnd down wid a possum badge ou yo'r breast an' a Mag o f liberty In yo'r hand. Nullin' counts quicker nor hard­ er dan to call a man n liar, an' do langnltfge am no simple dnt n child kin understand It. 1 will now return yo’ my thanks nn' b<#v my gratitude fa r do welcome hnndcd out to me." The orator sat down amid npplnitso that broke windows nnd put out lights, and It was continued tintII the | n >II co came up the alley stairs and dropped th'-ee women nnd four men down upon Hie sand pile below The I ’ossum | tar­ ty may be said to have got hold o f Its nursing bottle with a good grip. tJDgesiisn So Great Third Bu­ llig li n i; Plan Fourth. l ’un no i Siin e Ilio ni'cnlng o f tho cullili II JC.II ago lite slilpplng In tho i- i "i t'rluobal. ut tbo nortliern end <-t . water a j, liua Incrensed so rap­ ii: limi ilio iw o 1.000 foot sfoci end coll lei,- pli-l'M. costlng f i n ii, are no I ingcr adequato lo curo for ilio »■ni uni uni of frclgbt blindici!. A I III ni pier I< being bulli, and plana for I re inclitiy thè congesllon ut Ilio two idei - I h ., j-rc.it timi slilps liut o t<> « ni Ihelr lin a In order lo gei dis-klng co c.i i bis ir eausilig considerati« do­ lly lo trafile. oH|H'• of con-.iructlon DMbials now, ho .-, l'Ver. are o f die opinion that tlil» wlll in* far more tinnì lini boti wlll ro- qulre for some yeara to come. li u.c. e\|-ecied that thè South Am er­ ican i.ti-niushlp lliics would mako that thclr teruiltial port nini tliut probaldy some of thè Atlantic eonucrtliig links w uld pii » lliiougli Ilic illuni to dellvcr tlmtr • r (he Hnllioa dock»; also II i . ih thoiight that thè cargo whleh di i noi come through thè canal In this uianncr v.uuld he handled hy tho Pan ulna rullriNid. The Smith American stentnahlp linea, howeVfr. suddcnly deelded to pass through The canal and pirli tip thelr ciug-sM nt thè Crlstohal terminala l>e eau • lliev leiirmsl thev could uso thè canal, pa; big thè tolls oli a ballast tin­ si» olle way. return wiili a full hold and do It ebeii|ier than If tbey rnade HalUiii Thelr terminal. The lilgh tldcs ut thè H. i II mni terminala nlso had muoh tu do tritìi thelr deiiston. Hesides, fretg'iì rates mi thè Panama ratlroad are subì to he vcry blgli Dog Warns by T.lephona. Paris. An - i* "In ; to the Gurett* :ii tilng It barks quietlj- Into the telephone Dalica^o Instruments. Though the man In the street might ensllj' mistake a slight seismic dla- turbance for the rumbling o f a trac­ tion engine or an explosion, the tunr- velotislj- delicate Instruments which record earthquake alto- ks are tmniune fro'.u such deceptions Sunk In the earth on solid foundation*, the record­ ing pen o f the seismometer Ignores uny I" al tremblings which have uot a seismic origin, liut the fnlntcst real earth quaking*, though they have trav­ eled thousands o f miles through the earth. s«q the pen tracing the telltale griipli bj means of which the seis­ mologist calculates the place, lime nnd magnitude o f Hie happening.— London < 'hrontele Splendor of Venus. Venus Is the nmst brilliant of all tho planets. When east o f the sun she ap­ pears In the west after sunset, but when near the western elongation she given only matinee performances be­ fore sunrise Through the telescope slip presents much the appearance o f burnished silver without spot or blem­ ish. So dazzling Is she that astrono­ mers have been able to discover little concerning our neighbor, except that she is surrounded by nn atmosphere tilled with dom ls. making It doubtful whether any view o f the solid h sly o f Hie planet can ever be obtained liven through that veil she Is sometimes so bright ns to east a distinct shadow.— London Telegraph. M it M irctr.ary. "1 ilil'l J t ¡. .It 11.J M ill ta m er- THE STAR THEATRE -A t— a loiirtli lui ve bei li d ra w ii up. O um bi'l Drothar Laborer. Ml- "lia . Mont. Alex I nimba, broth er o f the Austrian amlinssador at Washington. Is « section hand at 8t. Itigi.s. Mont., for the Northern Pacific. ’. lex said lie was denied the ad vantages and education his famous brother re clved. Alex was angered when he l -arned o f Ambassador Dum- t-a's recent trouble. Leo Gray ar.d wife of Orenco, Oregon, were visiting relatives here for the past few days. FRIDAY, APRIL 2 1 1 6 Tiie Siiverton Dramatic Club, under the Direc­ tion of Mr. Jack Weltemeyer, in a Three Act Comedy “ HELLO BILL" A Regular BUTTON BUSTER Same Cast that Played Peg O’ My Heart here Several Weeks Ago. Prices 15c and 35c W. W. Williams, the inventor and maker of the Auto-writer, visited Stayton and the Stayton I schools during t h e week-end. On Monday he was in the school, I : demonstrating the practical val­ ue of this little device. It seem­ ed to be the opinion o f all the teachers that this device will render material assistance in se­ curing muscular movement i n writing. State Sup’ t Churchill and as­ sistant Sup’ t Carleton on their recent visit t o t h e Stayton schools were very much impress­ ed with the playground appara­ tus. They are preparing a new recreation manual and are send­ ing Mr. Harrington of the State Department to Stayton to get all information possible in regard to our playground equipment. It is very pleasing to the teachers to have them take our plans as models. « Several new pieces o f appara- t is will be built soon, which will make the grounds here the best equipped in Marion county. Mr. Williams, the penmanship teacher, who visited us this week had nothing hut praise for our work in writing. He said that the work done here by Prof. Hoffer, was far above the aver­ age and only equalled in one or two schools throughout the entire c nmty. The Parent-Teachers meeting ntonejr held at the high school auditor­ W ill U I ’ itts IV l' il 1•iMMlVll fo r It.' * U» ium last Friday evening was at­ burgh P.'si tended by a very large crowd. Italian Staff of Lif*. T o those who know the Itiillnn stalt Si veral pleasing numbers were o f life only in one or two forms It will rendered by the school and or­ come ns n surprise that there are some S. H. Heltzel a mem­ forty-four varieties, nil carefully d if­ chestra. ferentiated Neapolitan macaroni is ber o f the School Fair Committee usually made simply o f household made a report as to the progress Hour, well mixed, rolled Mat and then shaped by various machines, but the being made on organization. Nn, 111* J o t •s il 1 rifi* 111 I O till,' paste may tie mixed with other In­ gredients. Thus tnglintell! Is produc­ ed by the addition of eggs, and Into the composition o f gnocchi potatoes, butter nnd cheese enter. Itnlinu chil­ dren may learn their letters and nu­ merals from edible copies, nml leaves nml shells are some o f the many forms which macaroni takes as biscuits do with us.—London Chronicle. West Stayton Glenn Porter left for Alaska Monday. J. C. Johnson and wife and Roxy Gunsaules motored do n from Corvallis Saturday a n d spent the day at the Gunsaules home. Sylvanus Neal made a business trip to Salem this week. Ed. McCormack and family are intending to move on the Brown ranch this week. • Frank Mack and wife of Hol­ ley, visited at the Briggs home last week. Mrs. Loose and Leona Forrette called on Mrs. Dively Saturday afternoon. Dorthy Teman was a Salem visitor Saturday. The singing at the Fallneh home Sunday evening was v.e.1 attended. Mr. Fannauga and John H .r- tog o f Portland, were visiting about the city the first of the week, Carrie *Bouck called on Mrs. Arthur Forrette Saturday. Sylvanus Neal and f a m i l y moved to Silver Creek Thursday. High School Notes Sublimity Shots I'tiarj } " “ No! A number from here attended the funeral of Pearl Humphrey, who was burned at Rocky Point cemetery Monday afternoon. Victor Point The entertainment given by Theo. Highberger and family Miss Ava Darby and her pupils were trading in Salem Tuesday. Saturday night was well attend­ Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Schinder ed and a success in every way. from near Salem, were visiting Mr. Reynolds of Salem, is her folks, Mr. Peter Burghart. spending the week at the N. W. of Sublimity. Savage home. John Hughes and Arthur Seh- Orville Doerfler of M a r i o n, rieber, of Siiverton were seen in visited with relatives here the Salem one clay last week. first o f the week. Miss Mary Burghart is visiting A. Conait and family spent her sister, Mrs. J. C. Schnider, Sunday at G. E. McClellan’s. near Salem. Miss Margaret Doeifler is Mr. Frank Cretnet and family spending the week with friends were visiting their daughter Mrs. in Salem. John T. Hafner, last Sunday. Mrs. I. Fisher will be the char­ Mr. Clem Schnider of Mount ming hostestfor the “ Idle Hour” Angel, is visiting at the Peter club Wednesday. Burghart home this week. The V. P. Dramatic Club will present “ The Girl from the “ L ” Harry Weaver of near Aums- Ranch at the W. 0. W. hul Sat­ vilie. was visiting at Joe High- urday, April 29. Don’t forget berger’s this week. the place and date. Warren Richardson motored to Albany last Thursday accompan­ ied by Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Schott and son, Harold. Jack Richard is making good Jos. G. Etzel and wife of use o f his Ford by hauling grain. Salem, is now working for Ge- Joe Brand motored to Jordan hard Toelle and purchased some clover seed W. W. Hill of Springfield and from Frank Rohwein. family moved to the old Tyson Frank Rohwein and sons are place and is now farming on the place for M. C. Bressler of Ash­ busy clearing land. land. John Mielke and wife, Jessie Chas. Hottinger brought his Shepherd and wife, and Chas. new “ Buick Six” home from Crawford visited at the B. Broth- Salem Saturday. erton and F. Rohwein homes Sunday. M. C. Bressler o f Ashland, was up to Sublimity on business S. S. Brossart and w ife and last Friday. While in town Mr. Mrs. Marking visited at the F. Bressler sold five head of cattle Rohwein home Sunday. to Walt R. Heater, of Union Hill. Jordan Valley Stock Farm is Mathieu Gibson, our deputy as­ receiving many orders for wool sessor was assessing the town as wool is in good demand this year. last week. John Heuberger returned home from his visit in Kansas one day The question o f ap|>oinling last week. special committees t o instruct Our road supervisor, J o h n the children in their work was d . i*t: sc 1 an I thought to be a ivintz has begun road work <>n good plan. A t the next and Inn! the Nick Welter hill northeast of Parent T.p.c’t ers meeting' l it e town. plaits for the School Fair will be l.u*- completed. aUve Tablet*. Jordan Jingles )LtCS' "3 ON an d W ASHINGTON . l< Û Business Directory A Directory o f each City. Town and Village, giving descriptive sketch of each place, location, population, tele­ graph, shipping and banking point; a lio Classified Directory, compiled by business and profession. V R. L. ro i.K ft CO., REATTtaE