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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-10-21

Pendleton T.. o. Dem William j.
Bryan is now at work helping out the
Democrats in Kentucky. lie has a hard
job in trying To elect State senator
Goebcl, who IL prohibitionist, governor
Of Kentucky.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-10-21

In 1895 the mugwump brigade were
the salt Of the earth in theopinion Of the
Republican party organs. Now, that
they are not expansionists, they are all
cunks, 10y the same authority.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-10-21

Choke off the advertising fakir, even
II he lives in salem, quit sending away
for goods, quit patronizing the transient
bankrupts, and you will come pretty
near solving the protection question.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-10-21

Nobody doubts the loyalty and
patriotism Of the returned Oregon vol.
unteers, but for some unknown reason
they can't be induced 10 re.enlist in this
war for humagity.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1899-10-21

Fast wind or slow wind,
High wind or low wind,
Rough wind or no wind,
Columbia's the gem Of the ocean.
Salem people should patronize legiti-
mate, permanent Salem business people,
only avoid thetransient trallicker. trader
or dealer In any kind of goods.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
PALMS OF CUBA.

Not only is the climate OF Cuba ia
vorable to the planting of crops when
ever the farmer chooses to plant them,
and the lands SO rich that no fertiliza-
tion Is ever required, but nature seems
to have, with benefcent hand. reared
many strange trees and plants to sup
ply the wants of man without the
necessity of his planting them himself.
First among these are the palms,
some twenty-six varieties of which
adorn the fields of Cuba. giving shade.
food and life. says the Scientific Amer
lean. At the head OF these stands the
royal palm.
The royal palm consists of a tall,
straight trunk OF very fibrous nature
and supports cluster OF tennated
leaves like a bunch of plumes on
long stick. The leaves are large and
leathery. These leaves continue to
grow from the center to great length.
When the leaves cannot grow any
more, they drop to the ground from
the bottom of the cluster. thus max
ing room for the new ones which are
always coming out OF the center. 1t
also yields. in the proper season, yell
low flowers. The fruit cannot be eaten.
The stem of the long leaves is pc
culiar. 1t is semicircular. and en-
braces the trunk OF the tree and holds
the leaf in place until II withers and
drops to the ground. 1t resembles a
thin board and is often Of great size.
and 1t has a number OF uses. The
trunk of the tree is without any bark
and its center is very porous. increas-
ing in density toward the outer sur
face. From the hard outer shell of the
trunk canes are made. The bud or
root Of the center spire from which the
leaves grow consists OF tender sub
stance buried deep down within the
cluster of the green leaves, and forms
q very palatable food either In the raw
state or cooked as vegetable. 1t is
also made into a preserve with sugar.
The royal palm is one Of the most
common of all the trees in Cuba. 1t
is met with everywhere. and In the
center OF the broad pasture lands it
often stands alone Bordering the cui-
tivated fields of rich planters, 1t forms
shade avenues which lead to the dwell
ings.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
A LAWYERS RUSE.
ACME OF DECEIT PRAcr,crn
IN OPEN COURT.
So As to Defeat Justice On. Sat. NJ.
the Claim That Persons Feet Ar,
Not the Same si.s-How corpor.,,a,.
Are Assisted.

A dispute as to whether both of tho
fset and legs Of every man are or moi
OF the same size was held In Judge
Gipsons court yesterday during the
trial OF the lawsuit Of John KabIe
against the Ferd Helm Brewing com
pany. Kable scaided his left foot and
sued for damages His lawyers claim
ed that the scalding had caused his
loot and leg to shrink. His feet and
iess were measured before the Jury
by tape line. and 1t was found that
his left leg and ankle measured one
half inch less in circumference than
the right. and his left foot was smaller
than his right The lawyers for the
defense argued that this signified moth
ing. because no mans legs or feet or
arms. either, were OF the same size.
The right arm of a man who was
right-handed would be larger than his
left, and the left arm and hand of a
man who was ieft-handed would be
larger than the right, because he used
that arm more and that enlarged the
muscles. They argued that every per-
son was right or left footed Just as he
was right or left handed, and one
OF his legs did more work than the
other and would therefore be larger
than the other. To prove this point
the lawyers put DIR. C. 0'Connor on
the stand, and he testified that 1t was
a fact that persons were right or left
footed, and that one leg and foot were
larger than the other This was not
the first time that this point was rails
OF the suit of Mrs. Louise Fagler
against the Santa Fe Railroad COM
pany for damages for injuries received
in wreck. her lawyers claimed that
one OF her legs was so injured that II
shrunk in size, and measurements did
show that the injured leg was slightly
smaller than the other. This seemed
at the time to be Knockout blow
for the railroad company. But the
lawyers for the railroad brought as
witnesses several statesmen In shoe
stores, who testified that scarcely any
body had feet that were both of the
same size; in most persons one foot
was considerably larger than the
other. The lawyers did not stop at
this. They brought into court the di-
rector of the Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium.
who brought book with him in which
there were measurements OF bodies of
1900 men who had entered the gymna-
sum for exercises. and in every one
OF them one leg was larger than the
other.-Kapsas City Star.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
A CROW CONGRESS-.
An Eye-witnes. Describe. One for oai
BenenL

Bencft-
But the crows, what OF them? Luck
lily. gained an advantageous point of
view. after deal of painful crawling
through the weeds. and briers' thorns
are sharper In January than at other
times. or human flesh more sensitive.
Adjusting the field glass. saw-not
fancied | saw-that one crow, from a
commanding position. was haranguing
the assembled multitude. What /
heard was one crows voice that varied
or rung the changes on the basic sylla-
BILE kaw about as follows: Ka-ee. ka
kawi kaw ka: and then there was
babel OF kaw-ka-a-a, that clearly ex-
pressed assent, an apparent that's
So" that was ludicrously like the chat
ter OF congregated humanity when an,
orator stoops to their comprehension.
After a momentary pause, the orator.
as we will call the speaking crow, re-
sumed his speech. and the variations
OF kaw ka were repeated. but with
many sounds like e-e and a trill. as
ar-r-r-r. The latter we're always. |
thought. uttered In a more rapid man
ner than what have called the basic
syllable. kaw, and certainly were ac-
companied with more gestures. Ac-
curate description is impossible. words
and actions were so rapid. but my
Impression would doubtless not have
varied had the crow. been more delib-
crate. The most striking feature OF Il
all. however. was the dissent OF the
gathering on two occasions, which was
as plainly marked as the previous as
sent had been. The utterance was
wholly different. and the accompany
ing gestures likewise varied. The
twisting and turning OF the head and
neck was most pronounced-a turning
away. as 1t were. from the suggestion:
and there was also decided wing
movement that | did not notice before.
corresponding In some measure to the
hand and arm movement among our
selves when excited to the point OF be-
ing demonstrative. &C. C. Abbott.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
WHEELS AT THE PARIS FAIR.
Ample Preparations Being Made to SHOW
bicycles

The wheel. according to the New
York Herald. will occupy an honorcd
place at the Paris exposition. No
where in the world are there more en-
thusiastic wheeimen than the members
OF the famous Touring Club de France,
and they have not been slow to avail
themselves of this opportunity to draw
the attention of the civilized world to
the modern wheel with all its latest
improvements. A committee was ap-
pointed some time ago to see about
the construction OF building in which
the wheels could be exhibited, and
about the selection of a suitable site,
and now the news comes that an ad-
mirable site has been granted by the
authorities In charge OF the exposition.
and that on It a stately building will
be erected within a very short time.
The site is near the Eiffel tower, and
close to the entrance of the Champ de
Mars. Anyone who knows Paris will
see that no better site could have
been selected. All the visitors to the
exposition. whether they are interest
ed In bicycling or not. will be sure to
pass by this spot. and cannot help be-
ing attracted by the artistic edifice that
is TO be reared in honor OF the ubiquit-
Gus wheel. The building has been de-
signed by NJ. Gustave Rives, and is
described by those who have seen his
plans as marvel OF beauty No pains
VIII certainly be spared so far as orna-
mentation and other decorations are
concerned. Contracts for this and all
other necessary work will soon be
awarded. and 1t is expected that the
building will be completed at an early
date. American as well as foreign
wheelmen will doubtless spend many
pleasant. hour In this building. Hard
ly a week passes that some attempt Is
not made TO improve the bicycle In
one direction or another, and II we
would find out about these so-called
improvements and learn how many OF
them are really worth anything we
must study them at our leisure In
this place. That thousands will do so
Is certain.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
owL-EyEp MONKEY.
ons of the Frs.hs We Got with o.,
New Poss~s..op.

queer creature lately discovered &c
be the great-grandfather Of mankind
WIN become United States subject
win the ratification of the peace
treaty Uncle Sam is to exhibit ex.
pansion of his lower animal kingdom
IN the National Geological Fark here
Ut. Frank Zaker. superintendent of ths
park. has just departed upon a tour
OF collection. The government natur-
aiists are now giving their attention
10 the strange fauna OF the islands
soon TO become or already classed IA
our new possessions. Little scientific
attention has been given to these
species hitherto They are practically
UNKNOWN save to several travellers
whose reports have been lately OBJ
tained. The governments savant, are
delighted at the prospect OF pohing
straws into the cage of a real live
tarsier. 1t may be you have no idea
who Senior Tarsier is. Professor HUI
brecht of the University of Utrecht has
lately discovered that he is no less a
parsonage than link" connecting
Grandfather Monkey with his ances-
-No eho cfoidtioiiaTl Stdit WOuiu
be changed by Professor Hubrecht TO
run-man. ape. monkey. tarsier and so
on, tarsier appearing as what may be
popularly termed the reat-grandfath-
er OF mankind. Tarsier may best be
described as having face like an owl
and body, limbs and tail like those
OF a monkey. His sitting height is
about that of the squirrel. As his
enormous optics would lead one to sup
pose. he cuts capers in the night and
sleeps in the daytime. concealed usual
ly in abandoned ciearIngs where new
growth has sprung up to n height OF
20 feet or more. Very often he sleeps
in standing posture. .grasping the
lower stem of small tree with his
long and slender fingers and toes. Dur
ing his nightly wanderings he utters
squeak like that of a monkey. Dur
ing the day the pupils of his eyes con-
tract to fine lines, but after dark ex-
pand until they fill most OF the irises.
From his habit OF feeding only upon
insects he has strong fat-like odor.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
WHERE FLAGS ARE MADE.
= L.rE. M.a.s-csery At tn. sev rsrH
NAVY Yard.


In the equipment building of the
New York navy yard there is large
manufactory. where most OF the flags
OF our navy are made. A large vessel
carries forty American flags. and n
smaller vessel almost as many. This
does not include the feet and interna-
tional signal flags. and the flags Of 9TH
er countries. There are three rooms
In the equipment building that are Civ
en- up to nag making One of these is
very large. and the others at either
end are much smaller. There are sew
Ing machines, scissors. pincushions
and hatirons scattered around, 90 that
the place does not look unlike pa
triotic dressmaker's establishment.
rhe nags are all made by women.
though few men help to cut out the
and weather destroy flags so fast and
new vessels are put into commission
so rapidly. that Il is necessary to em-
pioy number OF people even In time
of peace. The working hours. during
the late war. were extended from )
o'clock In the morning to O'Clock in
the evening. In one week eighteen
hundred flags were made at the nag
department, and this was when the
rush of work was about over. The
women cut all the square flags and the
devices for them. The men cut the
stars and bias pennnnts. and put on
the finishing touches and the heading
through which the rope runs. They
also put In the rope and stencil the
Tag with the size and nationality
There is pattern for every flag. and
the patterns are put away In paper
bags when not in use. There arc for
ty-four flags in a set OF general sig
nails used In the navy. These are in
three sizes. while the regular flag is
made In nine sizes. The largest fiar
measures thirty-six feet long. while
the smallest is only thirty inches,
Pennants are made up to seventy fee,
long. There are nineteen interna-
uonal signal flags and forty-thrce for
eign flags. which are made at the navy
Scientific American.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
..,.,a.r. the HEST Men.

~. influence of liquors on sol
itsa.riueuts were made with three
~ ~ srom each of several brigades
I,dtish army at different times.
several Instances where forccn
and other hard work were re-
pc 10 one every man was forbidden
- a drop while the test lasted; IN
nA,d ~ mali llquor only could be pur-
IL me third a sailors $ ration OF
s,ss given to each man. The
y drinkeTs manifested more dash AZ
hnf generally In about four days
~ lassifude and abnormal fatigue
given malt liquor displayed less
snarst but their endurance lasted
whai longer; while the abstaineis
.vsd daily in glertness and staying
As a result. the war department
N ,haf in the Soudan campaign not
ksle drop Of stimulant should be al
Kin camp. save for hospital use.
Intfeers. Including even the generals.
I forbldden the accustomed spirits
and m order was issued that the
n refreshment Of all kinds. includ-
[v,n camp fofOwers. must be limited
4, oatmeal water or lime juice and
1 water. The wonderful freedom of
Kitchener expedition from disease.
Enrh making forced marches through
'tssert under a burning sun and in
new rule. The truth IL that the re-
ement Of abstinence from intoxicnt-
Cduors for soldiers is only the appli-
In to the army of a principle which is
Ing TO be generally accepted in indus
life. that men occupying RESPONSE
'uositions. like locomotive engineers.
brmen on trolley cars, and men in
Ia of delicate machinery. must be
who are never in danger of getting
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
u.ro n. Home.

Not all the hrroes were at Santiago.
one OF them came forward recently In
Toookai when the Santa Fe railroad
found II necessary 10 reduce the force
employed In the freight department
Among those who were To be discharged
was a man with wife and half dozen
children. and his salary was the family =
only income. Lines appeared In his facc
nf the expiration OF his term of service
drew near, and his eyes told story of
suffering and despair
Dean Waters. fellow empioyc. saw all
this II made him sick Mt heart, and his
forks saw that something was the mat
ter, but he kept his thoughts to himself.
For week he watched the other work.
man sufier. IN silence. and nj night he
could not sleep for thinking OF the hard
ships In store for this mans wife and
little ones Then he ruade resolve.
said:
~, ~ resign my position. win you keep
yea" said the hcad OF the department
Accept my resignation" said Waters.
and he left the room without another
word-To7ekn Capital
What ia your idea OF a humorist7'' "a
real humorlst is a man who gets mad
when he hears a pun %
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
rr,r.,e Murph,.. pl.eo,.r,.

English papers are telling with
some gusto story OF a private sol
der named Murphy who was brought
before the commanding officer at Dew
onport. charged with selling part OF
his kit Said the colonel; Now. Pri-
vate Murphy. why did you sell your
boots7" I'D worn thin for two years,
sorr, an | thought be that time they
was me own prapperty.' Nothing Of
the sort. mani Those boots belong to
the queen" ITO the quane. is 1t. yer
anner7 Sure. thin. didn't know the
lady took twilvesf"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
Autom,l,ll. car. c.ming.

The coming vogue Of the aut omobile car
Ia indicated nt every turn. In Belgium.
where mutocarH are extremely popular. "a
company has been formed for the novel
purpose OF establishing on all the prin-
cipal high roads of Europe rlectric-power
stations or electric-poftiug stations for
them. Al each station there Il to be a
bar and restaurant and repair shop
which viii be In charge Of expert me
chanice. Storage batteries can be re-
charged while you walt" and medical
VIII be on hand In case OF ac-
cidnntB. IL ~ maintnined in the draft
prospectus Of the company that not only
electric motor ears but every sort Of
motor car and cyclists viii naturally seek
the accommodations OF the stations.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
USE FOR ELECTRICITY
Can lie u,iiIzed q. ]. Powerful Di-infsct

Can lie utiiized as Powerful Disinfsot
ant
a few years ago Rikers island. oppo-
site New York. which had for many
months been the dumping ground OF the
city. became so offensive under the heat
of the summer sun that its taint caused
{ he sickening Of passengers on the sfeain-
efs which passed the island. and nause-
atcd beyond endurance the inhabitants
be taken to save the community Of the
district from an epidemic OF typhoid. and
the city authorities bethought themselves
had purified the drinking water OF New
York and IL still used TO keep the supply
Of the croton reservoir sweet and whole
some. A rough electrolyzing plant was
put up at Hiker's island, consisting Of
engine dynamo and tanks The tanks
this "A current Of electricity passed con-
stnntly from electrodes placed within the
other dsinfectant chemicals, and this the
liquid, transformed by the simple pro-
r. n9 anS rob 9ne o 'se s oS. qoyrs ps
pipes to Jet IT was thrown all over the
thirteen acres OF its area was transform
cd from seething mass of rott"nnehs,
eleven ,ha, feet ,hiet to , resort Sos So saIu65iopa
inspect II left behind them not scrap
Of a. very plentiful open air luncheon
method Of elect rical sanitation II now
proposed for the publication OF that vast
that with eiectroiyzing stations In opera
tion at various points along the water
front, from which the dirinfccting mud
for the streets and private vaults OF the
city could be supplied the work Of clean
sing Havana would be very much simpli-
fed and hastened. After flushing the
streets the fluid would drain on Into the
harbor. where its purifying qualities
would stili be active. aa one part Of the
eiectrolyzed sea water is sufficient TO
purify 1000 parts. Of the worst germ-iaden
nuia. II may take months or even years
TO carry out the scheme Of making the
Cuban capital safely habitable. but no
more scientific or promising means Of
doing II than electrical sanitation 'Suid
be adopted.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
..,, Tax

/ .-ar.u-1 ~
a'" ,rss the doubtful honor
Eia s1' ~ having a government
Furks' newspaper printed In or
eseI iuio The country. and ,h :.
Prea 9Th Russia OF prohibiting
Es :, ".,u ",.ournaIs in the streets. The
oil his unpopular tax on
p % ,ss been a matter OF con
|dss |ds,,st,ou and promises OF u
asl'a m have been made by the
reio, reiorument. The obstruction
I e' the opposition in Parlii-
.ley rsr ~ has rendered the pros
! %" I,"".,sIaiion on this point hope
! 1. LAST within any measurable
J line The Social Democratic
q o. nevertheless. taken a very
nss. "a nosition in the matter. and
inss~ u,,ss for an abolition Of the OBJ
ai,ns Al the head OF the pres
: u'ent 'sm are many compositors.
o's' mai the number Of The em-
-, al he eous derably reduced
snd,ng Introduction OF compos-
ssnas unIess in I'll, meautime
,e i'.,ns tax is .removed.-London
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16

he February issue Of the Book Of
Royal Blue published by the Bal
ore and Ohio Railroad, contains a
n instructive article on THE Reg
Army of the United States" by
Iior H. o. Helstand, Assistant AdJu-
Il General. Major Heistand gives
N and figures concerning the mill
b department since its organization,
ring the war OF the revolution.
he Of his statistics are very inter-
ling During the revolution the
mber OF individuals actually in mil,
iry service did not exceed 250, 900; in
! war OF 1912 there were All ,622, Of
tich 62.674 were regulars; in the war
III Mexico there were 116.321, Of
kich l2,545 were regulars; in the war
the rebellion there were 1888 .168
bited States troops of whom 178.975
kre colored, and $1,000 regulars. the
bal being 2.926.16s; in the war with
balm there were 219.035 volunteers.
|o.1Ss being colored) and 55,682 reg
bars. total of 274,717. Major Hei-
|and also gives the number killed.
|ounded and lost and the deaths from
)seass In each war. including the In
2 -~a-s- -.-s-I -.&has- Important facts.
what mobile face that girl hasl"
fes-auto-mobile."
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
Mr. N. c. cooper.

Corcoran Art Gallery. Ruskin. the
great artist, placed Mrs. Cooper as one
Of the greatest sculptors and painters
OF this century. Mrs. Cooper Is an ar
dent friend OF Pe-ru-na and in letter
dated January 26. written from Wash
Ington, says the following; II take
pleasure in recommending Pe-ru-na
for catarrh and la grippe. have suf-
fered for months and after the use OF
one bottle of Pe-ru-na am entirely
well."-Mrs. NJ. c. Cooper.
Send for free book on cataTh en-
titled Health and Beauty This book
is written especially for women, and
will be found to be of great value to
every woman. Address DIR. Hartman.
Column bus O.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-03-16
DOCTOR TOO LATE.
The Mosquito Had Saved the Snake
Litten Man-An Ague Cure.

Ah1 @"otVuhto hAu bAteu tue SNAKE
Litten Msn-An Ague Cure.
New York Press: "Talkin' about
rattlesnakes," said an Erie railroad
brakeman, did you ever hear how the
Gulf Summit last summer? Well. while
getting out railroad ties In slashln
over back of the Summit, Abe More
house was bitten In the leg by rat
tlesnake. Susquehanna doctor was
at once sent fer and the leg was band
aged tightly above the wound. II
was expected that Morehonse would
die before the doctor could come up
the pike on his bike. Just as soon az
the leg was barred to put on the band
age 1t was attacked by a swarm of
mosquitoes, and when the doctor ar
rived he found the man as lively as a
cricket and in no need OF doctor. but
the ground was covered with dead and
dying mosquitoes. They had sucked
the poison from the wound and saved
Warehouses; life. The mosquitoes pre-
scented their bills and died. The doc
tor presented his bill and got bis
money. This was hard on the mos
quitoes. but | presume Warehouses;
life was worth savin'. There was Sol
Timson, another brakeman. Sol used
to brake on the Delaware division.
from Susquehanna to Port Jervls He
had the ague awfully. Had II SO bad
that some OF his teeth shook out. and
he shook the buttons off his coat.
lot of his friends had sure cures for
the ague, and each gave him the pre-
scription. At last when he had 13
prescriptions, he took them all to
Port Jeryls drug store and had them
put up. He took them home and put
them all into one jug. Then he shook
the jug. mixed the 10 prescriptions
thoroughly. and took three doses He
never shook again until the hearse
struck a stone"