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troKT o r TilK ROYAL BAKIKG POWDER A b so lu te ly P u re No A lum — No Phosphate Chlna’e Sugar Palm. In th e southern p arts of French Imlo China th e natives obtain both fo.nl am! a certain kind of n in e from the su a: palm. Several varieties of this print a re exploited by the natives. The tree a ttain s a height of fully tw enty feet but cannot be tapped to any advantage until It Is fifty o r sixty years of a„'e when It begins to flower. Ti e llowe s which generally npitear a t th e end ot branches, a re cut open, and the sat w hich exudes Is collected In little luttn boo enpa Sometimes a single flowet will produce a quart aud a half of sap dally for a month, but the average Is about a q u a rt each day per tree du lng th e four or five m ouths of hi florescence. Velocity of Raindrops. O f course we all know th a t It would be an u tte r Impossibility for storm clouds to form and rain to fall were it not for the miles of atm osphere that rlaes above our heads. But. supposing It were possible for hum an beings to exist In an atm osphere that ou!\ rose to a level w ith th e ir m ouths and that storm clouds could form In the region outside such a low grade atm osphere, then every raindrop would prove a* fatal to earl lily creatu res ¡:s if It were a steel bullet lire«, from a dyuatnlte g u n .-L o n d o n Nature. Served Him Right. “ I have m ade all sorts of sacrifices for you." com plained the husband driven to the wall a t last. ••What did you ever give up for me?" "W h at did l ever g i v e up for you?' r e l a t e d the exas|ieratc.l wife. ' Welt. I never! Why. you cheap humbug. I gave up three or four of the nicest young fellows in th .s city, th a t s w h a t”—Cleveland Plain Healer A Nipped Scandal. “Do you know I heard from th e beet of authority th a t your young Jlpa Is going to th e dogs. •So he Is. He’s been appointed one of the Judges a t th e big bench show .’ Baltim ore American. T ravels of the Moon. T k s moon travels annind the earth in a path w hich Is very nearly but no' quite a circle. It moves once around th e ea rth In about tw enty seven d a y . an d a third. As the moon goes aruuu 1 th e earth it keeps the sam e side to w ard us. W e have never seen a n ! never can see m ore than the sam e one half of the moon's su rface or Just a trifle m ore than half. T he reason li th a t the moon Is slowly spinning upo;i Itself as It moves around the earth and It m akes one com plete spin on It.- axis In Just the sam e tim e as It takes to go once around the earth. In other words, the moon's ti.e n ty -fo n r hour day la a m onth long —New York Times Sym pathy. The O ptim ist—Oh, th e re is more sy m pathy In the world than we h a re any idea of. The P essim ist—Yes; ever notice hew many j-eoplc weep at w eddings?—Phil adelpbln Record. • • TWO GREAT QUALITIES. ___ • • * * 2 * • o 2 • Th#r* ar# tw o qualities in h u - man n atu re th a t need to b# cul- tivatod by ovary on a. Thoao qualitioa are unselfishness and »elf control. Unaolfiehnoea would and all monopoly. Self control would enable ovary Individual to direct hie m ental and phyelcal energiea tow ard th e beat uaea of life for himaelf and hum anity. • 2 2 2 * • # 2 • a Generally Magnified. "M am iua. w hat'a ‘a peck O' tro u Tim« For B«H. ble?..........A bout a thim bleful, my dear \. • r m, Vy w as m aking an evening i hud." r r r h a a n Shetland Ponlee. ml F iblty. who w as allowed lo T h a t hardy little creature, th e Shet i P a litr e later th an usual, p u t to land pony, la longer lived th a n th e I. i , lie following question: Mr luitnlcy. do you w ant to m ake lmm«k Nat For Him. ■ s!iiiiln>;s mi ten minutes?" •Does he blow Ills ow n b o rn !" ••!»«» | w ant to m ake 5 shillings In •Not much! lllre a a chauffeur."— .- a m inutes'." laughed th e young man. Kx< ha nge. t m a in ly I do But how can I m ake The Moaquito Hawk. \ shillings in tell m inutes. Bobby?" The head <>f th e m osquito h aw k will "M auuua will give it to you. She continue eating Its victim w hen aepa told papa that she would glvo 5 shll- ruled from the thorax. lln .s to sec you hold your tongue for The Decisive Moment. n n ilu u te s’' London Telegraph. C lara—W hat eonsU tutee th e decisive moment In an engagem ent? Dor*— Eating Like a Bird. Asking the p ater's consent, probably. Birds m il eat and digest from ten to Uncanny Knowledge. How Is It th a t th e an ts alw ay s know thirty tim es as much food In propor tion to th eir size ns men can. I f a w here th e picnic is going to be?—P itta man > ould eat ns much In proportion to burgh Poat. T h ere are nearly 500 sulphur mines his sire as a sparrow Is able to eon- ou the Island of Sicily. au e he would need a whole sheep for dinner, a couple of dozen chickens for A bird th a t cannot fly Is th e black l,.ea .fast and s h turkeys for his even woodlteu of New Zealand A fter extensive te sts French experts ing meal A tree sparrow has been t::,iw u to eat It'd grass seeds In a day. decide th at modern violins a re equal Relative to the bird’s size, these seeds in tone to, If not b etter th an , old ones of g reat reputation. were a s big as an ordinary lunch has P re fe re n c e s. Lei would be to a full grown man. Most tueu like to see them selves In print, but women dou'L They p refer Brittle Bones. T here Is more lim e in the !w>nes of silk or satin. I m p r o v i n g Opportunity. the aged th an in those o f th e young; Heim Dkl you have a breach of the ho:iet> i.Pi I nes nre th e more brittle. peace home? I'cok— Yea, au d 1 craw l .-d out the first opening.—Ju d g e Sausage of w hale m eet la m ad* In Salt. Salt production is about th e oldest Norway. industry in the wor!d. In Italy, the M inucsota reox.ves 10.000 new act- cradle of rhe salt industry, it has been tiers yearly. m anufactured com m ercially fo r 2.500 Allspice. Allspice Is so called liecause It repre years. Salt is so necessary to ex istence th at in some parts of the world sents the tlvvors of cinnam on, nutm egs tribes will sell the m em bers of th eir | .mil eloves. A ustralia seem s to have an Inexhaust families in exchange for salt. Salt has ible supply of m arble, which Is found la-on the ertuse of wars, aud so lm there In many colors In addition to •ant ha It alw ays le eu considered pure w hite th a t ill su::.o placet th e passing of How It Happens. v i!t l< < sis Ished as a token of friend- “ H er Ideal Is sh a tte re d .” "W h at h ap -hip, and women throw salt on a vis pened to It?” "She m arried It.”—Do- ttor as a f r :.d!\ greeting In some tro lt Free Press. - r e th a t it is Foolish Question. obtained through the ashes of grasses A unt—Won- you nam ed a fte r your nd a species o f palm aud other plants fath er? Jim m y —O f course. l i e was l>oni lieforo I w as.—New York Time*. How to Know the Millennium. Soap. When a snapshot does you Justice. Soap w as know n In C29 B. C. The When a cure for hay fever is discov business of m anufacturing It began In London In 1524. ered. Honors Easy. When the loser iu a golf m atch Isn 't “I ’ve Ju st had a tussle w ith th e den off his game. t i s t ” “Ah! Who cam e off best?” When pe pie stop referrin g to P arts ' “Oh—e r—II w as a d raw l" More. as "gay Paree." C old»-Is It a privilege to know Jack W hen y o u r best friend doesn’t own a dog th at unde, stan d s every single Short? W ebb—Yea; an expense also.—Judge. word th a t's said to him. A Cruel Custom. When you post th a t le tte r your w ife In olden tim es deform ed people w ere gave you l-nok in the early nineties.— frequently throw n Into prison to be Life. kept o ut of sight. Kindred Jobs. A Reasonable Excuse. “ I nailed the lie.” D ear T eacher— K ate couldn't come “ And I ham m ered th e liar.”—Balti today. She got w et in the a. m. and more American. cold in the l>. m »«Mr-. Go. W hera Ignorance Is Bliss. A C r u e l C o m m e n t. "Is there Anything Blinks doesn’t "You know, there i< ¡ id ulr I beard know?" " If there Is he d o esn 't know lately liniiiuiing through my brain this i t " Philadelphia Ledger. Passing the Word. m orning ' We may not believe one-half we •That's no all. W hat you hear I d ?' or i rain- are tlielr « ln*eN hum bear, b u t we d o n 't h esitate to tell It all.—Philadelphia Telegraph. ming ll.iltlniorp American Ancient Troy. T he site of an cien t Troy lies betw een the D ardanelles and th e A rabian gulf In A sia Minor. T h at W as All. “ Did you raise an y th in g on your prom ise to pay?” "Oh, yes; I raised * smile!”— B altlpiore American. Young’s Cash Grocery In t h a B u d . Y ou ought to trade at 0 ur goods are first class U can get what you want N ow is the time to buy G roceries are going higher C oming to Young's to trade A lways have a complete line S taple and fancy groceries G ive bought early and paid cash advantage of our prices and discounts R ctaiiing at reas . able rates 0 rder fresh fruits and perishable goods daily C an supply dem ois both large an J .»-nail F arnestly desire t iat we be allowed to Watch R esults by figuri: g with Y our supplies .at once you Our Windows For o r Tint Farmers and Merchants Bank s i S lay li'li, In th e H lsls of O rvaon, s i llm rluae »1 busin ess Nov. If, IVIK la u rirn . Loans a n d d ls e o u n u • us . ivm on O te n lia lls s e c u r e d sm l iiu accu rrd II* *N Honda a n d w a rra a la ............... *.»74 *t) lU n k ln g h o u se ......................................... M M OU r u t u l l n t e s o d li> lu res ........................ 3.000 on Due trout l>snks(U ol reserve list k s) 1,773 72 Due Iron» ap p ro v ed reserve b a n k s .. *1,17? S3 Checks a n d o ilie r cash Ite m s ............. II 73 I’ash o u h a n d ..................................... «,730 11 ToTAt.................................... tlM ,n«l 00 l.i a a I.IT1 a*. t'a p U a l stock t's ld I n ........................... t *.'>,<X*> (X) s u rp lu s fu n d ...................... suu UO U ndivided p ro llls.................................. lees expense* a n d ta x e s paid MM) l*oalal sav in g s b an k d e p o sit* ............. l>epo»lls d u e S late T r e a s u r e r ............. In d iv id u a l d ep o sits su b je ct lo ch eck M.Mf 33 D em and verlIN rales ol d e p o s it................ 310 13 T im e a n d Havings Deposits. .............. M.oix «• Bargains THEATRE STAR S U N D A Y N IG H T NOVEMBER 26 th Last Episode of THE DIAMOND FROM THE SKY T otal ...................................... Ii.vt,.«* S late ol O regon | C ounty ol M arion! I, J . W. MATO, c a s h ie r ol th e above nam ed b an k , d o so lem n ly sw ear th a t th e above sla te - m en! Is tru e to th e b est o l my kno w led g e au d M lb i I .W . M ») o . C ashier. bub sertb ed a n d sw nru to before me Ihte fin d day ol Nov . 1*1«. a. L. htkwakt N otary P ublic My C o m m ission e x p ire s O et. 2«, 1*1*. C o rrect - A tte s t; COME AND SEE THE END OF THE $10,000 SERIAL AND SEE WHO GETS THE DIAMOND Children 5 Cents Adults 10 Cents A. D. UakbNU Box Candies Chocolates Caramels Creams, Etc. J onh S anuhxh D irectors. K K Poi c r y r th « j o n d it io n o ttrii« ; STAYTON STATE BANK s i s is y to n , tn 'h e S late ol O regon, a t th e close ol b u stu e ss, Nov*. 17. 1*1«. RKSOl'RCKH IxMins a n d d isc o u n ts |I0*,I62 at O v erd rafts, secu red a n d u n se cu re d . 1,217 7« W arran ts .................................................. 7** »1 H anking ho u se, .................... 3,300 oo t o r u ttu r e a n d N a tu re s....... ................... 3JW 00 Due Irum b an k s (n o t reserve b an k s) Due from ap p ro v ed reserve b a n k s . . . . 33, H«t 73 c h e c k s au d o th e r cash Itam s .............. *2,03* *6 l ash o n b a u d .............................................. 3,737 7« I l l - uses .................................................... 4.ZI7 3« O th er resources ..................... 13*1 ROSE BEADS, A U COLORS Post Cards Z ° , 1 Newspapers, Magazines Gem Confectionery, Stayton T otal ....................................... Ii7».**i *• LIABILITIES C ap ital stock p aid I n ............................. I 23.000 00 U ndivided p ro fits................................... less ex p en ses an d tax es p aid 3, :s i* I lulls M i l l d ep o sits su b je ct lo cheek I04.W' 30 Dem and c e rttllc a te a o f d e p o s its ......... a sh ler ch eek s o u ts ta n d in g ....... *.’> no ' rllli. d < h e c k s.............................. m> M Tim e an d S avings D ep o sits................ 41,a u 31 Notes a n d b ills red isco u n ted . . . . lulls p ay ab le lo r m oney b o rro w ed O th er lia b ilitie s ......................................... T otal .....................................117» ,9*1 » sta te ol O regon I County of M arlon I * ' I, W. R ich a rd so n , C ash ier of th e aliove nam ed h an k , do so lem n ly sw ear D ial th e above sta te m e n t It tru e lo th e b est ol my kno w led g e an d b. Hot, W. R tctU R M ox, C a sh ier S ubaciltx'd an d sw o rn to before m e th is 22nd day o l Nov., I»ln. H. II. HKLT/.EL, N otary P u b lic. My C o m m issio n e x p ire s J a n . 2, 1*17. C o rrect—A Itesl: LKK TATK ft E d . HPANIOL. D irectors GARDNER’ S CASH STORE Woolen Underwear is now in Order W e have on hand Splendid Values for Men, Women, and Children A L S O A NICE LINE O F FLEEC Y BLANKETS and HEAVY COMFORTS Free Delivery to Any Part of fhe City i. R. GARDNER’ S CASH STORE, STAYTO N FOR SALE- A 260 e g g Petalum a Incubator in first class condition. J . P. M ertz, Scio, Ore. tf I’hone 246 S tayton. CLASSIFIED- ADVERTISING STOCK HOGS or brood sows w anted — FOR RENT—a nice 6-room co ttag e I w ant to trad e farm m achinery for A d e n « in M e d ie v a l lime«. near th e new high school. Enquire at stock hogs or brood sows. See or phone Medieval England liitti a rough and the Mail Office. 11-30 F. A. Sm ith, S tayton, Ora. ready way of Inmirliig the good behav ior of alien« According to the Has- For Rent 8 room house, 4 rooms and L O S T - A uto Kim and casing 4x34 on law of frankpledge. which rem ained Tn force until 1370, no "hosteler" might halls carp eted , and window shades. betw een S tay to n and Aumsville. Toilet, g a r I t en tertain a foreigner longer than a W ater in house and yard. W. H. Downing, Shaw , Ora. day and a uight utile«« he undertook to den, flowers, fru it trees, grapes, etc. Inquire a t an sw e r for hla g u est’s behavior. No Price $10 to reliable p arty . tf. foreigner« were nllowed to keep hotel« Mail Office. TAKE THE BUGLE In London. Some lie- ante naturalized Be «urc and subscribe for the High SALE BILLS a t the Mail Office. We In o rder to qualify for title privilege. School Bugle, 26c for a sem ester, 60c Even these were not »uffered to com have th e la rg e st circulation of any for the full term . Help your own chil pete on equal term « with the native«, paper printed or se n t into the S antiam dren. tf being required to keep th e ir house« Valley. A dvertise w ith us and g et "In the h eart of th e city” and rigidly results. excluded from the more profitable re gions n ear th e Tham es. Money to Loon I Have Mode A rrange H«ard on the Highway, m ents for loaning e a ste rn money, "B efore 1 ¡ink th e good Lord for a n y will m ake very low ra te of in te r thing," «aid the old deacon, "1 prove e st on highly improved farm s. Ho to the HiitiMfaction of ProTldence th at m er H. Sm ith, room 5, McCornack I’ve done iny bent to get it m yself and Bldg., Salem , Oregon, Phone 96. m ade ait honest failure.—A tlanta Con tf . stitution. “My son Is n budding p o e t" "Now Is th e tim e to nip him, old m an.”—Philadelphia Bulletin. City Directories. Philadelphia w as th e first city to ln- sne n directory, its first edition com ing out in 1785. The H ungry W alrus. It takes ab o u t fifty pounds o f fresh fish a day to supply the appeU te of * six-months-old w alrus. Ju st as Easy. n e —But, tell me, nre you going to m arry me o r m ake n fool of m e? She — Why not both, dear? Thought He W as 8m art. Delay Has Been D angerous in Staylon. W ife 1 wonder why th ere are no m arriages In heaven. H usband—Bc- Do th e rig h t th in g a t the rig h t tim e. < ¡luse It Is heaven, of course. A ct quickly in tim e of dan g er. The United S tates m akes th e steel In tim e o f kidney d an g er D oan’s pens for ab o u t fifty countries. i Kidney Pills are moat effective. Plenty of evidence o f th eir w orth. f’Ico Turqulno, Cuba’s lo ftiest sum Mm. W. G. W ildig, 602 N. Third S t., mit. Is more th an n mile high. tio b e lm T a p e s trie s . Corvallis, O re., say s: " I was so weak T he fam ous Gobelin tapestries, still nnd run down th a t I could hardly d rag made In n factory ow ned by th e m yself around to do my housework. French governm ent, a re woven from My back ached constantly and I couldn’t the reverse side, a w orkm an w atch in g stan d long a t a tim e. 1 was so dizzy the design through the w eb a s It Is re th a t I d id n ’t d are to atoop over for flected in a m irror. fe a r of falling. I fe lt terrib le all over, W here He Drew th e Lin*. had no am bition and felt tired all the Thom as was an old gam ekeeper on tim e. In a few days a f te r using Doan’s Sir G revllle’s Scotch estate, say« S ir K idney Pills, I com menced to feel b et William K ennedy In "S port In th e te r and th a t tired aching in my back Navy." When he w as sixty y ears old eased up. A fte r I had tak en ab o u t he contracted m easles an d xvas v ery tw o boxes, my hack felt stro n g as ill for a lime. Sir G revllle, w ith c h a r ever. Since then, I have never had acteristic kindness, se n t th e old m an any trouble w ith mv kidneys and am some hothouse grapes and a pineapple. enjoying the best of health. T h e n e x t tim e the tw o m et Sir G revllle Priee 60c, a t all dealers. D on’t sim a .ked Thom as how he liked th e f r u i t ply ask for a kidney rem edy—g e t "Wool. Sir G revllle,” an sw ered th e D o in ’* Kidney Pills—th e sam e th a t gam ekeeper, "th e plums w as good, b u t Mr«. W ildig had. F o s t e r - M iiburn I dlnna think much of th e turnip.” Co., P rops., Buffalo, N. Y. , ACT QÜICTLY S omething can be saved H aving • condition Beat it witk a FISH BRAND For Sole or T rade —for young cattle, one ruboer tired buggy nnd one steel tire ! buggy. Phone 112-1 or see F. A. Sm ith, ll-23x S taylon, Oregon Rt. 2 R EFLEX SUCKER _ p Keeps out all the wet DEALERS W OOD SAWING L e t us saw your wood much cheaper than you can saw it yourself. Country work solicited, tf P resto n and 8. H. Burson. EVERYWHERE Waterproofs, Absolute, h are Marked thus — /*>iw P Angora Bucks For Sale - Y earlings, good ones, reg istered . Also a few j high grad e Shorthorn cows, will be fresh in D ecem ber. P. H. Brown, 11-23 Sublim ity, O regon, j _____________________________ A.J. to w er CO. BOSTON; . $100 Reward, $100 T h e r e a d e r s o f t h i s p a p e r w ill b* p le a s e d to le a r n t h a t th e r e la a t le a s t o n e d r e a d e d dl-iunao t h a t s c ie n c e h a s b e e n a b le to cu e In a l l I ts s ta g e s , a n d t h a t Is C a ta r r h . H a i r s C a t a r r h C u r a Is th e o n ly p o sitiv e c u r e n o w k n o w n t o t h e m e d ic a l f r a t e r n i t y . C a t a r r h b e in g a c o n s titu tio n a l d is e a s e , r e q u ir e s a c o n s titu tio n a l t r e a t m e n t. H a l l 's C a t a r r h C u r e Is ta k e n In te r n a lly , a c t i n g d ir e c tly u p o n th o b lood • n d m u c o u s s u r f a c e s o f t h e s y s te m , th e r e b y d e s tr o y in g t h e f o u n d a tio n o f th o d is ea se . a n d g iv in g t h e p a t i e n t s t r e n g t h by b u ild in g u p th e c o n s titu tio n a n d a s s is tin g n a t u r e I n d o in g It* w o rk . T h e p r o p r ie to r s h a v e so m u c h f a i t h In i t s c u r a t i v e p o w - r s t h a t t h e y o ffe r O n e H u n d r e d D o lla rs h r a n y r a e e t h a t It f a lls t o c u re . B end o r lis t o f te s tim o n ia ls . A ddress V. J. CtIK N EY * CO., Toledo. Ohio, Hold hv p H D m rrg tsts, T > . Toko H all s F am ily P ills fo r c o n s tip a tio n . HOUSE FOR R E N T -A good 6-room house, new ly painted a n d papered, close in. Inquire a t Dr. C. H. B rew e r ’s residence, S tay to n . 11-23 Lost, Strayed or Stolen —Bay Mare w t. 1000 lbs., n ear M ehama on Nov. 1. Finder please notify Geo. S. Childs, 537 E. G ra n t S t., Lebanon, Ore. tf ! FOR SA L E —Pure bred Brown l e g horn roosters, tw o young Poland China boars, Blood Royal S train , su b ject to reg ister. W. H. H um phreys, J r ., Shaw , Oregon, Rt. 1, Box 60, ll-30x Phone 22F5 - F o r In d ig en ti' a t l v e T a b le t« / . » ■ V ■