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Lightning Cures.
! An Ideal Christmas Gift for die Home i
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Some have had physical reasons to
PARCELS POST LIMIT rejoice
that they had been struck by
lightning De Quatrefages mentions
case of-a telegraph.; employee at
IS AGAIN ADVANCED I the
Strassburg who was struck senseless
and remained paralyzed until the next
Napoleon’s St. Heiem Home.
Napoleon’s last home on the island
of St Helena is in a deplorable condi­
tion. The doors are open night and
day. All the rooms are empty, save
the one in which the exiled emperor
breathed his last This contains a
small altar and a bust of the conqueror
of Europe. The historic house is go­
ing to rack and ruin. Longwood and
the surrounding grounds, including the
first tomb of Napoleon, webe purchased
from the British government^ by Napo­
leon m. in 1858. The French govern­
ment still pays a caretaker, but no
funds for upkeep are provided.
day. but thereafter enjoyed better
health than ever before. In Martinique
a M. Roa Ide was deprived by lightning
of the use of his limbs for three hours,
but. having previously been a man of
Weight in Outer Zones Increased
weak health, was much stronger from
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that time on. Several authors refer to
to 20 Pounds
cases in which rheumatism was cured
by lightning. And In this respect also
trees seem to be as men. Arago saw
a poplar, one of an avenue of 1,500
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Why the Cook Left.
near Tours, which, having been struck,
There was a dead silence in the
developed such vigor that its trunk kitchen, and the mistress felt that the
catalogues Were made chiefly by soon far surpassed In dimensions those work was not progressing as 'it should.
mailers of heavy catalogues, but of all its neighbors.
She walked quietly along the passage
and found the cook reading a novelette
the commission says it feels that
He Knew the Moment.
the changes are in the interest of The last time Augustus Thomas, the “Why are you wasting your time like
this? What is this rubbish that keeps
playwright went to a dinner of the you from your work?” demanded the
the people generally.
Hoboken
Chowder
club
(noted
for
.its
Consent also was given by the hospitality more than Its views on na­ mistress. Her eyes fell on the title of
commission to the admission of tional questions) he was assigned to the novelette. It was called “Married
to the Master.”—Manchester Guardian.
shipments of gold, gold bullion and the rear of the speakers’ list to "bring
gold dust in Alaska and to and from up the retreat from Moscow,” as he
A Wicked Prisoner,
put it One of the speakers made a
Alaska in packages weighing not stab at politics, and the chairman turn­ A perfectly formed hard shell crab
about the size of the end of a person’s
more than 11 pounds. The rate of ed’ to Thomas.
thumb was found in an oyster shell.
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going
to
call
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he
postage fixed is 2 cents an ounce or
The crab had evidently been swal­
whispered hoarsely.
lowed by the oyster, but presumably
I fraction thereof for all distances.
“Don’t do it"’ begged Thomas.
the crab proved too much for the oys­
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will.
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insisted
the
chairman.
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the proper zoological moment!”—New ter. as there was no oyster in the shell
when it was opened.
aoHoioooooaoooiojiooioeoiaojOioooo an order effective August 15 last in­ York Tribune.
Edison Phonograph
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creasing the weight limit in the first
and second zones from 11 to 20
Dounds and materially reducing the
SAY, MR. OREGON FARMER, WE HAVE A
rates, of postage Tor these zones and
stated at that time that this step
was in. the nature- of an experi­
ment,” said the statement, issued
tonight by the Postoffice Depart­
AT HOLLEY. OREGON. EMBRACING
ment.
Dry Goods Department, Grocery Department
’• “After these changes had been in
'“effect for some time a record was
Furnishing Goods Department and
kept of the packages handled in a
Hardware Department
number of large representative
postoffices throughout the United
States and the reports received
" from these offices show that the
In fact, we carry everything usually required '
É changes in the service had been
on the farm and at prices as reasonable as can
greatly appreciated by the public.
be obtained at Crawfordsville or Brownsville
Thé number of parcels handled in
The Highest Market Price Paid for Produce
the first and second zones since
! thèse changed became effective show
an increase Of approximately 16 per
f cent. The average weight has also
I increased from 1.2 to 1.7 pounds
I per parcel, and, notwithstanding
HOLLEY
OREGON
[ the great reduction in rate in the
first and second zones, the average
package has increased from 7.7
cents a parcel to 10 cents.”
The statement says of the change
relating to books that “it has been
urged by circulating libraries,
schools, colleges and public libraries
ever since the establishment of the
parcel post service, as the present
restrictive weight limit and rates on
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books are prohibitive to a great ex­
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tent except, in the case of catalogues
and that it was not deemed advisable
to place the. order changing the
classification of books in effect on
X January, as it was desired to give
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at least three ‘months’ notice to
Telephone or write our buyer, J. D. Densmore, Salem, Or. * firms whose catalogues were now
being printed.”
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Large Department Store
MRS. M. E. HAMILTON
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Sheep and Cattle
Country Produce
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UNION MEAT COMPANY*
'• A sum of money was found in
Foster Tuesday. The owner can
have same by describing the’ find
an d paying for this notice.
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Land For Sale
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14,000,000 feet of Timber on 280 Acres,
In Township 17 South; Range 4 East of
Willamette Meridian, only $20 per acre
Timber Lands Cruised and ' Estimates
made qn Standing Timber. . . . . . .
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195 Acres of Agricultural and Brush
Right at
Land will be Sold Cheap.
Holley, Oregon, other lands for sale.
FOSTER
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The best of fresh and
cured Meats, Lard,
Poultry, Etc., con­
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SWEET HOME - OREGON
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
HOLIDAY AT HOME
Low Round Trip Fares
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The Exposition Line 1915
Between all points in Oregon, also from
points in Oregon to Califorhia,
Washington and Idaho
■SALE DATES AND LIMITS-
Christmas Holidays:— Between all points in Oregon,
also from
Southern Pacific points to points in Washington and Idaho
Dec. 18 to 24 inclusive. Between Oregon and California
points Dec. 20 to 25. • Return limit all points Jan. 5, 1914.
New Year Holidays:— Dqc. 27 to.Jan. 1, with finl return limit Jan.
5, 1914. The new Year Fates apply only between points in
Oregon, and between Oregon and California.
SUPERIOR TRAIN SERVICE
Observation Cars, Dining Cars anc big, warm
all-steel coaches. All trains solidly vestibuled
Call on nearest Southern Pacific Agent for full particular train
schedules, pacific fares, etc.
JOHN M. SCOTT, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon