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WE WANT
By HF.NRY WALLACE
PHILLIPS
Corrdfkt iw. k* tk* iUkk» M«frtn
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DRUGS is new, clean and pure,
Should we
have in stock what von want, tell us. anti we will
be glad tn get it on short notice and
without
In addition to a general stock
-•xtrq cost to you.
of Firuurs, we carry paint*, oils, varnishes, wall
nap- r. school books, school suoplies, phonographs
rchqnl spravs. sheep dip and stock foods.
handle the best cigars.
We supply you with the
best gasoline for your automobile.
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fact you
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OREGON
O. A. C. Short Courses
Begin January 3, Continue Four Weeks
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Every citizen of Oregon is cordially invited to
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cultural College, Iwginning Jan. S. Eleven
distinctive courses will be offered in Agricul
ture, Mechanic Arts, liomestic Science and
Art, Commerce, Forestry ami Music
Every
course B designed to lil l.P the student in
hrs daily work. Make this a pleasant and
profitable winter outing. No tuition.
Reas
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TÄOJAN
Stumping and Rock
POWDER
“BEST BY TEST
i»cy rrr-
tronca ana guveya.
Ibe tools . .miglng and tanging Ot to
leap from the wagon, the tueu cling
Ing to the sideboards tor dear life,
dnvti hillsides like the slaut of a
roof, the horses keeping out of the way
ot the wagon, up Hie other side with
the revkmg anímala straining every
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beneath the alio, k of their onset,
swaying around curves with the
wheels slewing end sparka Hying and
over the level as though Ibe devil bltu
self were tie h I ml them.
It was the record trip t -r eight
tulles In a wagon In that country
The driver st-xxl up. a foot braced on
either side, the reins thrown loose, the
whip plied tmrd slid every urglug that
vol* e could give shrieked out by bls
powerful lungs
It was like the rush of a Ore en
glue plus twice th« Speed ami twenty
tilm a the danger Above the pounding
of tu-ota, the din of rattling metal, the
crash, smash uni r-uvr of the wheels
and the yells of the driver could i>e
heard the man Tele, n cowpuiK'ber.
clieerfully singing
high
"Roll your tails. sn«i roll
We d all be ancela by and by "
T.' ■ ■ - I
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tain Hanrahan, bls leg keeping some
of ttvs tools from going overboard,
holding Ches In bls arms
"Curse II all. Hilly." he n.reamed to
the drli er. 'mina some of them bumps,
will you I I've gut on a uew pair of
pants."
"I'll take ’em clean off you the neit
time, cap’" retorted the driver.
They Joked. wbl-b may seem heart
less, but they risked their neg Ms a
hundred Unies, and ibut laut very
boa rt lesa.
That's ibe pla--e. I reckon, cap."
said the driver, pointing
"Komabody
working there now."
"Give 'em n boot." replied the cap
tain.
Btid (topped out and held up hl*
batid In stunrr to the yell. I tie wave
of thunk «giving at the sight of this
tliost efficient help took all the at Iff
•
- I tie mall
rider. The tears rolled down his fa- e
unnoticed
"You're welcome, boys." he cried as
tb« driver sawed the frenzied team to
a atandstlll and the men sprang out.
"Reckon wo are.' said the captain
"Now. what's upy
”1« the hoy hurt? He ain't hurt
hltu««lf. hns he?*’
"Naw. l’or» little cura I» u«rd up.
that's all. lle'll be nround all righi lu
a minute N->w. teli tur whnt's loow "
Hud nMWi-ml briefly, hilt completely.
’T’vte mid lllliy. get tu culling w « h «|
The rest ot you come here." com
mntided the captain.
•’You aln t going to stop to timber,
are you?” asked Bud In au sguny of
baste
"1 atire am." replied (tie captain
"All this trouble a come of careiraa
ne«* Now. you Jiiat keep your clothe«
ou and let me run this thing
"Well have your friend out In no
time, and there woo l be no more men
etuck III there with a hill a top of ’em
lu the doing of It
What you ve done
there is a help all right, but It might
easy have meant that wed hud two
men ln«trnd of one to hunt for “
"You're dead right." said Bud ’Tell
me what I'm to do."
The cap:aln look bold as only a man
He
ran woo has the genius for It.
knew ly long ptTb-tlce what size of a
relief luincl oicaui real a|*ed of prog
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No I'uines
No Freezing
No I Ivndarlie
FOR 'ALE BY
ALBANY GUN STORE
Hauser Bros., Props.
(POWDER KF PT CLOSE TO TOWN)
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Try the Santiam News for
Fine Job Printing
Carrata Hausman.
roes—the lene«
diri
to lea roror»«ed
rn
UlSkc li
.' | lu- ii < viliU Wutw
to advantage
And bis tunnel, «afri)
rough - viiivt. went lu at the rate of «
fool a minute
When al ln»t I hey pulled the Itiseli
tibie uian out Into the light of day
imi found that w hile lit* wound
though severe mid If logie- tml mortal.
waa uot likely lo be dnugeruua wilh
g-MMl aiteuttou. the <a|<tnin <un<l that
be mu«t tw getting nlanit 111» biislne»»
"Oh. stay a lltlle longer, fellers, till
fee comes to." remoti »t rated Hud "Heil
like lo have a chance tu auy Thank
you ' "
"Hugs!" repll-«! the capitilo
"You
tell him he one« u» n drink and aa a
l-artl. itlnr favor to me pleuae not to
put hl« frnniv« over four foot apart In
that ground
"Well. boys. I ran thunk you. ami
I'm going to." «aid limi
"Tbit man
la my friend, mid If you hndn t conn*
•a you did
"Say. let go." Interrupted the cap
InIn
"You'd have done the «lime
thing If you'd l><-< n u« w«n;dn t ion*'
"le«." aduliti-<1 Hint re uctnntly
“And you woiilttn’t want to In-
thai-kiM for It n white - hip tn--r- j we
do." con- lurt.-<t fbe cnpmln "If there's
any thank» coming If la to thnt little
two foot - hunk <>f mmi yonder Snak
Ing over Hint fall was n thing tn put a
crimp .n anybody
You ». » I -iud to
help your i-irdner. «
i you. sou?”
'¡lie l»iy luukrd up lui-- the i npuiln a
ragie fa-e
I d er g-il lo .lli-i. ' lo- nn
awervd »imply, ' f I bad ter i hi w ui->
way ill like a rat ”
The captain atepp»-d ba- k mid looked
at him
"Hy thumler." he Mid «lowly, "I
tielleve yon would!" A change came
over the tblm arrogant face
lie
atixiped suddenly, rni-.-l Hie boy au-l
klaaed him
"Now. gel out O thia!"
lie roaml nt the driver a* lie l<->i|>< d
Into tbe wagon
"Pretty good folk« wto-n you’re In
trouble, ain't they, ‘ he- ' until Hud
"YVhat 'ml we have dour If dey
hadn't com-? Ain't it tuo. time Jim
was Uiovltig. Ilud?"
"I'll give biui another a|K>ouful of
whl«ky. but you etui l eipv» t imu to
atari right up nud hop around
lie
got mi awful era- k. I»>)
For all thnt a» rhe <l-.»e of atr-'tig
U-pi.-r n->.t -l -.v n Jim » tin • it m
Ojieneti lil« ev <•«
"Hello. Ilud' Hello, t'lie«’" hr «.-lid
wonderingly
"Hine I I h - cii asleep?
Why. wbat the devil s the mutter with
my bead?" lie rul»eil Ills tri nd to the
"I'bi-w. but I
spru-e gum bandage
fe--t
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h. • Ivi lid
dropped "Someth ng » happcti-«l W hit
I» It?"
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holding a hand, they told iiltu the «I •
ry
It wa« a «a- red r- nuli n
The gratitude of the man stivi-d and
the. |irote»tatIon» of the otb- r« th.it
they would have d->u« nil th--y di I a
thousand times again would only seem
,'hl.dl-it- o r- i .-• I’ ii
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which Is v-v- u»able In n child but not
In two big men
Men doni cry
It I-
the monopoly of women
Neverthe
lens Hud mid Jim aud t he« cried mi l
swore mid ebook timid» nnd. <rt<«l
again until It wns a pitiful thing to
see.
"Well." said Itod nt last, "thia
makes you feet belter, but it won't get
the work dotte I re goj to go out mitt
tii uld Buck nnd gel in some lire
Wood."
"oh I'll do that— cried Jim. raising
himself on hl« eltniw.
“You!" Jeered Bud
“You look like
It! Now, you lie right down there nnd
get well That's co.ir piny
It would
tunke it» feel an It wed wasted our
time If we had t< turn to nml I>nr>
you after all the trouble we've hud
You’re good for two weeks In tli.it
bunk, old horse.”
"Two weeks! I can't Bud. I can't1
I must get up liefore that!”
"You lie down there Hear me?”
"Hut I'll have to see to things
You < an t stay "
around
"I stay right here till you're well."
"Hut the mall?”
Tbe devil take the mall or anybody
else that wants I he Job
I fiele Main
my won't hop on to my collar button
because of the fine svmloff tny friend
the Inspector 'll give
And somebody i
will get orry eyed up In town »nd
come down to timi whnt's I iwmc . lie'll
take the bags then
It's all settled. "
"Hut there are other thing»" —
"!>et 'em rest
Now I'm off to do
the chores Oh. say. «¡a-nkltig of mall,
here's a letter for you
I forgot all
aleuti In th« ezcltement Here you go
Come along. Che«, amt help tne carry
wood."
The miner looked at th« letter In bls
hand, and a tinge of blood crept into
tils white cheek», then ebbed, leaving
them whiter than lieforr
Mupl-ose there were other men who
wanted her. men with money, learn
ing. wtt and Influence* Was thia bit
terest of blows to fall upon him when
he wan already down? lie looked at
hia hands, green from Iosa of blood.
“I tried.” I be muttered: "I tried "
mill the very touch of the paper
seemed to have something warm and
heartening in IL
It waa from her.
anyhow
With sudden strength he
tore It open nnd rend
Hear««’ t»«nr«»« flm—t yield th« whol«
can« You ar« righi
it la t<- m; »hum« that -Iror »Ightuln««»
cam« from no »--urea wtlhln in«, bui from
« brave example set.
My little coHkln married th* man ah«
loved l*>t w«r* <nd of cour«e Ml»» Ann*
wa« a hi<h functionary
uh. * »t a »Urtimi there waa in ma,
4 m a *t< in* them »ml thinkii
of you?
They a III be a» |M>or aa church ml«**,
but they do not care, and theiia la th*
» !•* acoiMMny
Life U tot »hurt to watt*. Jim
I eee
■ now
I put II all In your hands
•at
If y<»u can nut cum« to m« I
rumo to you
I believe ftn only lukewarm by habit.
n«d by nature
I ai»h I could tell you hi w torr y I am
(or the tli.i- I ha\ • «<|u » 1er v-t
I II ahow you That will be better
Any line *»r any place and »»•» condì»
U*na iH»w. Jit?
* liât • ail my dear, brave
lover Good nightÎ
Vwor own.
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upliuvs 4o> SIMM
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isotu ami ¡ttoqu tioX tl®l an loq
■«jugop uoigtiu u jjsq
.Cpuott i«o3 *auotnu)inm oooo
soMuj OOi?.
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•pvoUq JO pp»U ÀJ-1AO BJOAOO
•ÀavjqH OMiuiuoquiv uh ; o
ptiu i/ji-f om aut«iuoQ
•tuu-vC A'uatti ut X jwuoh
-Oip paUpuquun
a ' iuq oqj.
II«* wan altflng twit upright
Otx-w
mon* h«* <h*vuurvd ila* letter
flieti he
«Ilk t*n< k uhd rhkMrtl hl*« <*yva
Ihank ion. my üarun*. I ran rv«t
now.’ lie mild
The golden sunset light played lu
rlotone joyouaneea on the cabin walla;
(hr little < reek laughed out loud: au
did Chea und lind appron- hing Ibe
cabin. It .-us a benuilfw* mid happy
w<>rld
831SQ3M IAIVIHH3IM
Tilt g«t>
■M- • and boya
lliblcr Ai Gills.
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and capa
Our Jub Work i« M-ci-mi
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to none in
Daddy’s Bedtime
Du* Elephant
I hat Was1
A Shaker
»fit h nul Iorili
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NCE upon a time,” began daddy, "there wn« nn elephant. anti be
ahtvok mid shook.’’
.link ami Evelyn looked siirprls.sl
"W hy <ll<1 the elephant
shaker" they were about to ask
“The elephant thought shaking wa» a graceful accompltohtuent. something
like dm«' Ing or walking on a tight ro|»r He said It hcl|H<d him tu thllik Tim
elephant was n great thinker. e<> he said
N«iw. the elephant sliare'l the house at the menagerie with the camel, the
buff i!«>. th«- m k ->v. th«* dromedary and a lot of other plain, -i ll-1 aummls
• f that »mt
I'liey said they didn’t mind the elephant shaking when tie ».is
onKife In the big yard of the menagerie, but on bad days when tliyy bad to
I-- shut up with him ami at nights when he would sway, sway l-m k 1.1
forih In tin- d-isky light It waa moat trying to their nerves
They .nbl they
never ku iv what minute the big licnat would swing n lltlle to«» much to ilm
right or n little loo much to the left nnd the w all» would < <>uie crashing down
nrouml their t>eii<l»
•'lint w b< n they spoke to the elephant about It he would look them calmly
over nml nay tbit they must not be So fussy
He said they must learn •<» !■«
calm nnd unruffled like he wns
'S<> the elephant added to his shaking ezerclae the little trick of clanking
his <li.iIns II- w-itild lift lil« huge feet nml sway them gently bn. k nml f -rth
while the Iron link« rattled dolefully mid waked every napping animal in the
house
«•no m ruing Just tiefore breakfast one of the keepers took him out nml
I -I him to another building
It neenieil that the hmi-<> wns to Is- pnlul<*d or
N.'im tblm- like Hint, nml tu the misitiitnm other homes had to be found for
the nnlmnla None but the elephant wan put Into this bouse
••lit cmirse Mr Elephant stayed out all day, but nt autisrf the keeper to. k
hliu In nnd chained him up. ns usual
•’ Tills Is comfort, the elephant began; ’no nervous, fussy creature« lo
whine nnd i ompmtn. ami ns he swayed back nml forth tils trunk strm k «ome-
thing soft
"Whir. whir*. bang! A wilder elephant you never »nw for the wn«pa
tied all over him. mid the neit morning when the kce|«-r came to let hltu out
his tnmk was a sight to w»
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"Ami slue«- then flic elephant doesn't talk so much about other people tie-
Ing in»" and has n lltlle more care for their comfort and tooling«, for ho
doesn't know when he may strike another wasps' nest."
Thoma»
Moers.
Mar Part.
Thomas Mmire often «rote a short
P<>-in nluiosi impromptu lie consumed
oier two mirs In reading mid prepar
ing material for 'Tails llrtnkh" and
two years more lu wrillug that Inlinl
luble poem
"Your htisbiiud »aye you proposed to
MB
•Thais quite right.
everything of
importuner Hint my hnstmnd ever got
credit for doing I either did or nh--w<d
him bow."— imtroll f ree I’reaa
Lag» and Fast.
Ia*t me put II to you »« a man of
sense
If you were given your choice
of the two things and ronin bare
either, but not Isilh. which would you
chisise. a ls>ok >>f poema or a pair of
trousers? lumdon Idler
Hspartee.
Beggar I have n poor wife a ml ten
email children, lady
Mdv-When I was along here Inst
week you told me yon ha«l eight.
Beggar —Yea. lady; blessed
with
twins last Tuesday Ezchange.
Twa Kindi.
There are JuM twu kind» of liars In
thia world "
•Two kinds?"
"Ye» the on«« who He tn h«'p them
selves mid the one« who 11« to injure
others "-('hl ago Record Itorsld
His Hard Luck.
Jones Brown Is an unlucky dog.
Smith How’s that?
Jones Illa ob
ject In marrying was to get out of a
boarding house
Smith Well? Jones
— Now his wife la running one to sup
port the family.
No Cause ^or Alarm.
"Ree here, husband. I found a lor II
of hnir .«luong your old papers.”
"YVelir
"I never gave It to you "
“Dot '• worry
I don’t remember
who did
Waahlngton Herald
Aecant on ths "Know "
Marko If you bad Io live life over
again would yon marry tlio name wo-
man? I’arks Y-«n jddt IM I I
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I know what she Is. mid women nro
too uncertain for me to eifieri ment
with another one — Kzcbanga.
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