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About The Stayton mail. (Stayton, Marion County, Or.) 1895-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1919)
K IT T EN TH EIR C OM FURT KIT •m ail C reatura M urderous Huna Mutt H a va O verlooked D ro u gh t T ender Tho ugh ta to Soldlere. 1 • 7 1 NEW YEAR GREETINGS At lleuvardca. hi-iftt-cn Clin te n » T hierry unti HoU«on*. I niel iilmul tlvo Inches of gray kitten timi «Mild mil unirli If II conili "|ICHk. Tille kllleli hu > llie "llnlaou" -lie« twee o the CJernmui who lieti unit the Am erican* who dl.|>o*N<-N»ci| llieui, It wiie the only cren ture the A m erini ne aiiw alive when they m arcim i winging luto Ih# town lifter the UerUWlie l<ol* aonetl III« well*, tired tlielr n lulu un 111< >0 duiu|ie, nuil aúllen y departed. The kitten, when I lirai auw It, was playing elioni In the aim lit the Hire» hold of u ruined hut. T he body of a dead Gorman a|irnwled lit my feet, linlf burlati In a|illutereof tlnihcr. Clilnr.de of lime lay like drifted allow on* Ida cheat, mid In the clotted whiteness wna Ida hrUrwoiMl pipe, which I tw ice 1 picked Up and twice pul down ere de- ! cidini: not to lukf It. T he bottom of the door of the houae allowed n Jagged rent, na thoititli it rlllediutt hud dindi -d It In, und It »us beameli red wlih Idood. Inalile the door w a n mu of toualed alriiw where Boches hud ata> hied. The lumae wna dlainantlcd. The clothing of women my torn uud M ut tered. The kitten craw led lie!weep the top of my gita mnak (hung In the “alerto" poaltlon heoenlh my chin), mid the hrlui of my “ateel B identi" nnd purred like n w iitrhm nii'a rutile. Ita e y a grew hlnnd und yellow ua lemon run- d ' Idml a ► !. ;i V • U Idle I mude anmil ' Ik to the kit- ten, our artillery plum ed to right und left wna m uring akywurd nt no ungía of .SO degrei-a. T he eoni uaalon of tha battery threatened to lift the tnisei* ¡ uhle houae from Ita uiiderptiitilugA She window fnilliea Jumped Imlf tin ' Irit'li ut every detonation. T he gia«a had long ago given wuy to hurlup or to tiothlug. And utili Ilio kitten p u m i! und put ted n Idt of paper diinylllig from a atrlug. careless ua a hohollnk. "Kvery tim e I look nt the little crcnture," eon- fea ait I n atreielo-r hearer from tlie teem ing drear tug atation round the corner, “It innU. « n lum p c . e Iti e * t brunt." "pi>n't voit want to lake It home w ith you7" uuggeeted u lleutennnt lint I liuilu't the heart t<> deprive those men of the unlace of Ila pro* enee. It wna their com fort-kit. Stura und Stripe«. % * . .« “ MI m C lara D irton, H eaven“ s . « • In many different ways come m e» a.'.gia and token* of appreciation ft from the «i Idler« to flicae lied Oro«» . a worker« of the canteen arrvlee, show- ¡ k lug their gratitude for VV lint I* being . a ■ tom* for them In c ie ry ptuee mid In k • . a every poaallde wily. W hen niemhera of the canteen nerv- k . -V * lee meet a troop trulli many of the hoya have letter« mid ponieard* lo ha * . a • mulled. One day not long ago u no tu ber of the aervtcc. In looking over the , k . *! • tuia 11. «aw one po«t is. i rd titi«tumpeiL Sooifthlng unuaiial liMiking uhout the mldrea« nttriieted tier ultentlon, and tm looking elo«elÿ*thla I* w hut »lie read, “Mtaa Clara Itnrloig Ileuven,” and on the enrtl wua w ritten “You certainly founded a w onderful luetltutlon," und algnt'd. "A Soldier." T hat w.i« a tribute ^flne and deep, mid from the heart of one who «urely hai) been helped liv I he Ited fro«« and w anted In give nome aigu of uppreeta- tifili. No cimtly w reath could lo u r a more fragrant and exquisite ujissatre than tl.r.'l one rartl. Southern Wmo- •V un'a Mu guaine. * * Bow Leg* Saved Him. Not c\cry mini I« I h » ii « i ( u I or proud .k of pim«t-«Mlng bowed leg«, hut when r fill lit on'-c.-iitsliiipod m-llicr llmh« h in t .k »lived him from po««lhh- scrlim* Injury nr dentil from mi iittnck of ii vicious . K hinting rum. he I n tipi to tnkc ii dif «• ferent view of the m utter during hi» .If ufter life. A realdent of llrnaler. N. Y., started .If ucroMN ilu- "Miller fiirm to go to tha X .If ‘ elder mill on the Tiinuery road. W hen ncnrly In Hit- ren te r of n Inrge pn» . X ’ tnre an old rmn «lulled for him. (T hn ' . V ■ nun run, hut mooii reullr.ed thut ha X ' could not mnkc the nonrost fence. A n .If the next ht-Nt m aneuver lie mude for X ’ a Inrge bow lder h few rod* nwuy. J iim I n« he ranched the rock th e rum overtook him mid w ith lowered lirnd hutted through the fugitive'» leg.*. Ha hit the bowlder nnd crn*hed hi* nkull. •i i \ V Vv-' N W Reeled Chicken. T hree yenr-old Ituth cnino from Chl- rngo to vl*lt her grandm other on k farm In Knnx county. K verythlng about the form wn* u novelty to Iluth, of which »ha never tired Another ple»*nnt thing about the visit was grandm other'» consMint .i|U0Sthmlng of “Now w hat *hnll we chi today?” One m orning »be naked the uuual question a» to the menu. L ittle Ituth »tudied a m inute and then uinde a n sw e r: "Oh, grandm a, won't you plea»* catch a chicken and peel It for dinner?"— In dianapolis New*. W hat Clem»no«au Said. Thl» 1» given me a» the tru th of w hat M. Cletnenewmt «aid when the draft of I’realdant W n«on’» original note with the 14 point» wan handed to him. He M id: “Q untorxe |«>lnt*! Mala coin e’est un pen fo .t—le bon P lea n'eu nvnlt que tllx.” ("K onrtcen points I But that I* a little loo strong—the good God had only ten.") Interested. “Dirt you dee how thnt conjuror took the rabidi from the hat}” “Nope. I P led hard to catch on, loo. It would help reduce the coat of living.''—1-oulavlll* C ourier-Journal. s* “ /« à There are definite advantages in Overland Cars that* make each one stand out conspicuously above cars in its price class. | Experimental costs ar.d the necessarily higher costs of 1 inital production have been absorbed in the gradual building , up of the complete line. As a result Overland Cars are built to a rijdd standard?® of appearance and are marketed at exceptionally low prices We also handle Good Year, Racine and Revere tires. Let Us Demonstrate to Your Satisfaction * John Mielke f it • » * » . i t , . ■ . ; c . it . ib * ? ••» •* > K • « * g * at Greetings Arrangements Have Been Com pleted nov; for Bringing the Electric Light Plant up to the Efficiency Required by the Public Service Commission and work will Proceed with Dili gence Until Completed. How ever* we Assure you that in the Meantime we will do our best to give you good Service While Final Arrangements are Being made and Material Secured. The old Generator has been sent to Portland to be Rewound and when Final Improvements are Completed we will have two Complete Generating Plants Thereby Avoiding any Breaks in Service as there has been in the past. We will Endeavor to keep the People Notified thru the Press the Progress we make from,time to time * • » « » M X X' • » *• «* *• •» *• .• .»i a* kk' • • If If • * If If One of the devoted women who have not »pared themiielve» at the em er gency aid room* told till» »tory among the flying needle» the oilier day to her co-whrkcrn. A letter from the front ha» brought the Intelligence: A pompon* Germ an tna ler had fallen Into the bund» of our valorous Penn- oylvanlu troop», and after they had questioned him, he ventured to a»k them for Inform ation. "How many men have yon on thl» aide of the w ater?" he Inqnlred^ “T w o million," answ ered n young lieutenant. _ “How did "you get them over?” was the Incredulous query of the Hun. “One boat brought them all over,” w as the answ er. T he Germ an stared. “How »o? W hat boat was that?" T he Am erican gave the Germ an n searching look. “T he I.ualtanla," he answ ered, quietly.—Philadelphia Lead er. 1 M. W. ROWLEY H ereditary Hay Fever. r»r. IV. Sclo t'iM ;:r II. president of the American Huy Fever Prevention BNNoelntlon, b«« recently m ade an an alysis of -ili» canes treated In the hay fever clinic of the C harity ho«pltn! a t New Orfonn« mid elsew here In th at eltv In order to determ ine the Inflti- enee o f heredity on this disease. He Unti« Unit in more than one-third of the cases the patients had a father, mother, hrotlier or sister who was a victim of the disease. Probably the Influence of heredity Is even greater than indicated by these figures, ns spe cific susceptibility may exist Indefi nitely w ithout developing liny fever, by reason of Insufficient exposure to the pollens th at cause the malady. The question of the developm ent of n nat ural Immunity from continued ext«»» ure to the specific jh .liens Is, says Doc tor Scheppogrell. a difficult one to set tle, on account of the difficulty of elim inating the question of decreased ex posure.—Scientific American. ■ *- Watkins Cold and Grip Tablets. Watkins Anoydene Liniment. Watkins Oil of Camphor Liniment, Watkins Menthol Camphor. Why pay more for untried Remedies. Use the old Reliable! Watkins. I will he in Stayton and surrounding country soon, o If needed before sY"nd to 331 N. Liberty St. ; \ \ Salem, Oregon. Mail orders promptly attented to. o ' •>«•*>•> <- •> V -:- •> -> <• V •> •> <• •> •> •> ;• •> | ! <• •> THERE IS REAL SATISFACTION in a tire that runs over its guaranteed Milage. | Japan Larger Than Germ any. In the W orld’s W ork there Is u chart which shows a com parison of Germ any | and the Japanese em pire. .Japan is | the greater of the two both In territory and population. G erm any's area (ex clusive of colonies) Is 208,780 square miles, while thnt of Jopnneso em pire Is 200.738 square miles. This Includes the peninsula of Korea, which Is a p art of the Japanese nation, hut It | does not include M anchurian nnd oth er A siatic territory In which Japan has secured nlnety-nine-yenr leases of IHirts nnd railroads as well ns busi ness ndvantngis of nil sorts nnd m in ing rights. G erm any's population nt the beginning of the great w ar was about 07.000.000. T here are now 71,- 000,000 people living under the Ja p anese flag, and there are also great num bers of them scattered over the Islands of the I’nclflc nnd In foreign conntrles. < O OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOOOC0 0 0 0 0 -0 o o o o o c -o o c O OOOOO OOOO o <*oo OOOO i THE “RIVERE” f OOOOOO OOOOO O OOOOOOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO CKXXVO o OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOO OOOOO OOOO OOOO 5 £ will give you this satisfaction, is Moderately Priced and first •> i> Quality and Ser\ice. I CAN SAVE YOUR RIM CUT ? TIRE. CLARK'S TIRE HOUSE V * * 119 N. Commercial St. • SALEM, OREGON V ^ V V V -> V 4- V V V •> V 4 V V V -I* <• V- <• <• •> •> -X V V V V <- % ■ <• •> V THE STAYTON BAKERY HOME MADE BREAD. CAKES AND COOKIES NO ORDER TOO LARGE G E. KRAMER, Proprietor OREGON a ft it ft it it «t ** 8 : S : S : S : 8:2:8 W o rld ’s Oreataat Troopahip. 1 The Be^t “Flue” Prevenatives • • kk • • kk • • kk • • kk • • kk • • kk M aterial for Explosive. a As to the source of the toluol need ed for explosives. It Is pointed out that a there has been recently a great In crease In the num ber of by-product coke ovens In thl» country. However, says the Scientific Am erican, If 20.000.- 000 tons of coke are m ade In theae during the present year we shall 2 1 ovens get from thl* source only 10.000.000 gallons of toluol, which Is about one- fourth as much ns the governm ent es Real “Sky Pilot." tim ated It wonld need for munitions. A preacher literally comes down out Another prom ising m easure recently of the heavtna to preach the Gospel Inaugurated Is the stripping of city # to AmerlcaTT aviators In Bngland. gns of Hits m which can he He Is Rev. Reginald Crew, American spared w ithout aterial, any serious ent Y. M. C. A. pastor-aviator, w ho flies to the gas, and am ounts to detrim about .04 from one aviation ram p to another, gallon for enoh 1.000 feet of gas. It holding religious service» for the Is eatlninted th a t ten of the largest “boys." He has no long-distance rec city gas plant* of the country will ord. but he has flown as far as thirty yield about 10.000,000 gallons of miles between damps for a prayer toluol. meeting. A rriving at a camp, he frequently Toe Much. # )| gives his Yank blrdm en congregation, Joe had Talked been Instructisl tf he thousands of feet below, a prelim inary Old not stop running nwuy he thnt not exhibition In the "corkscrew .” "loop- go to .the movies. Suppoalng could day's the-loop,” “apple-turnover” and other slate was clean, Joe's m other the tak fancy stunts. T hat Insures their a t ing him to a show. As the tw was o reach tention. the door Joe said: “Just ruunlng to Then he volplanes to earth, climb* ed th* w asn't far, was It, m other?” out of Ills chariot, removes his foot Jo« bridge turned hom eward, uud put to ball headgear und sta rts “church." The bed. wna earing the little fellow tnlklng hoys call him the “sky pilot.” He Is a to him H self a few momenta later, m oth great fnvorlte ami they eagerly flock er eaves-dropped : "T here’s one time, to services.—Exchange. old man, you talked too much.” Stayton Electric Light Co. Oregon OOOOOO 0 0 0 0 -0 0 OOOOOC <XXXO OOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOO OOOC Oivrvrv <^t H anny N ew Year b.ll.ll.ti.g LOCAL AGENT Stayton, . I « k » V « • • I T N $ 1145.00 The Stay'ton B akery' V » » > «. y. A A ^ jg ^ C o u s try Club The Bakery wishes to ex tend to you Holiday Greet ings, and at. the same time invite you, if you aré not already a customer, to be come one. We have en deavored to produce for yuu the very best goods possible to make of the substitutes and low grade flour we had to use. Now that sub stitutes can be omitted and our miller allowed to come back to his high standard of flour, we hope to be able to please the most critical. Thanking all of you for past favors, we beg to re main, as ever yours mm S* I MAKE YOUR NEXT CAR 1 OVERLAND” mi ml Happy New Year from CLADEK’S GARAGE Wc are still doing business at the Old and will continue to serve our $ m: Stand patrons in the same straightforward m way in the future as in the past. 4 ¡¡¡ÜHI« I 1 .(M THE MAIL IS $1.50 A YEAR <• ❖