In a merchant’s magazine we read
a long article pertaining to the par­
cel post and its relation to the pub­
lic market. It condemns the effort
to market foodstuffs more cheaply
and its argument is this: "When­
ever the farmer deals with the con­
sumer direct, he begins to raise
prices till they equal those now
ruling.” No doubt there is some
truth in the charge. There is a
temptation to do that very thing.
The farmer'brings in a dozen eggs-
he gets 15c, let us say, from the
commission man, and the commis­
sion man gets 30c. Why not get
Read this
Letter
the thirty? Yet such a course pre­
vents change in the present methods
of marketing. Whenever the farm­
er markets direct at a lower price
than the consumer can buy through
middlemen the middlemen will dis-
War. He can do it and make a
higher profit than he is doing now,
and still reduce the consumer’s high
tost of living. Until he sees this
point, the old order of things will
continue.
The severe drought which has pre­
vailed the past summer in many sec­
tions has been hard on the new seed­
ing of alfalfa along with other crops.
Because of this it will be a good idea
to omit the last cutting that Is often
made, for the plants will need winter
protection all the more because of less­
ened vigor and depth of root
Not all mares are out of- commission
as producers of good colts when they
reach the age of fourteen or sixteen
years. A friend at whose, farm the
writer happened to call the other day
pointed out a mare that was twenty-
three
years old which had by her side
Oregon, especially this part of it,
as handsome and vigorous a colt as
pould not ask for a finer . fall than one could desire. In fact, it was by
the Weather clerk has given us, this all odds the best looking youngster on
tne place and was classy enough to
year.
take a prize at a county fair.
» Agates ground and polished, at
“Why station a policeman beside this Stacys, Lebanon.
park bench?”
Mortgage Loan* Negotiated
“It is newly painted."
“He can’t keep people from testing
fresh paint.”
“No. but he can keep ’em In line.”—
Kansas City Journal.
ATTORNEY
Notary Public
B. H, CHESS
AT LAW
Causa of His Anger.
“Why Is he so bitter at the girl he
was only recently engaged to?”
"Because when she sent the ring
back she labeled the box ‘Glass—With
Care!’ ’’—Lippincott’s.
Lebanon, Ore.
Martgage Leans Negotiated
Notary Public
N. M. NEWPORT
Misery In Store.
“Kate says she intends to marry Mr.
Plunks to reform him.”
“What is his vice?”
“He's a good deal of a miser.”—Bee­
ton Transcript
Attorney at Law
(CITY ATTORNEY!
LEBANON
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SALE!
The SALE without a parallel
in Linn and Benton Counties
Never before has such a high­
grade stock been offered at so great a sacrifice
by a reputable firm! Chambers <&- McCune, Albany, must
i move iron} their present location, as the letter ’ produced above, will' showf
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The notice came without warning, after Chambers & McCui had bought for the Fall and
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trade,
the
largest stock in their history. There is no alternative bi %ct clear out everything at
once !
the entire winter in this
mammnfh Ju Price .J?8 been reduced! Nothing is being reserved! It will pay you to supply nee.
mammoth sale, oven if you have Io borrow the] mogey at interest to do it.
EVEN AT SALE PRICES, WE WIU
REFUND YOUR FARE TO ALBANY
On Purchases of $20 or Over!
have already profited by immense savings of this unprecedented event!
But WE PROPOSE TO RUN UP GREATER SELLING RECORDS IN NOVEMBER than we have
t e month just past. To that end every price has been again reduced!
LARGEST STOCK OF
Women’s Cloaks and Suits ;
Millinery, Shoes, Dry Goods
IN ALBANY, SACRIFICED
When can you ever remember of new, seasonable merchandise being sold at this time of year at such a tremendous reduc­
tion
PLAN TO COME TO ALBANY THIS WEEK. The sooner the better while everything is so splendidly complete.
Women’s Suits reduced.
Women’s Coats reduced.
Children’s Coats ■ reduced.
All Millinery reduced.
Women’s Shoes reduced.
Children’s Shoes reduced.
EVERYTHING REDUCED
AZZ Blanket» reduced.
All Ginghams reduced. I
Knit Underwear reduced.
All Hosiery reduced.
All Sweaters reduced.
All Fancy. Goods reduced.
E verything reduced
A lbany ' s L eading C loak ano S uit H ouse
MUST MOVE FROM ELKS TEMPLE, ALBANY
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