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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
INDIAN PRAIRIE DOG HUNTS
The Little Animals Are Deemed a
Dainty Dish by the NhvniOeH.

The Little Animals Are Deemed a
Dainty Dish by the NhvniOes.
The Navajo Indian, while he cannot
be prevailed upon TO eat rabbit, is
greedlly fond of fat prairie dogs. Large
communities of these small animals
abound on the western plains, and the
Navajo has resorted to many ingenious
methods for trapping his coveted dain-
ty. One Of them is by the aid Of bit
Of mirror placed at the entrance TO q
burrow. When the animal ventures
from his bedroom, deep under ground,
he sees a familiar image mocking him
at the front door, and he hurries out to
confront the impudent intruder when
he is pinned to the ground with an ar
row.
But the most effective method is
what the Indians call the rain hunt. AS
soon as the steady downpour OF sum-
mer rains begin every Navajo who can
walk repairs to the prairie dog village
with hoes, sharp sticks or any digging
implement With these they hollow
out trenches that will lead the storm
water into as many burrows as possi-
BILE. Soon little stream is pouring
down each small home, and the inmate,
much disturbed, pops out to see what
the matter can be. Many OF the anil
mails remain under ground until they
are drowned, and their bodies float to
the surface.
After such a hunt, in which many
pounds of prairie dogs are generally
secured, there is feast for many days
in the Navajo huts.-New York Com
merclal Advertiser.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
THREE
CHRISTMAS
PARDONS
Sentences COmmuted by Gov
ernOr Geer on Strong Peti-
ti0nS.

Governor Geer Issued combinations
Of sentence that sets free three men who
have been serving terms in the Oregon
state prison.
One man very we'll known at Salem
who has been pardoned is J g. Luhr.
man who was sentenced for manslaugh-
ter from Baker county.
His release was asked by petition OF
all the officials and jurore. He has been
a trusty in the carpenter shop and has
besn faithfully supported by loyal wife
who has resided at Salem during his im-
prisonment.
The second was Gustave Lagny, 4
Portland, who got 10 years for stealing
an overcoat. He goes out an accom-
plished druggist and pharmacist under
the training given him by DIR. Cusick,
the prison physician.
Geo.-W. Baxter Of Portland is released
on the petition OF the Officials who con-
victed him and nearly all the other
prominent people of that town. He was
serving fifteen years for manslaughter.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
To Dwarf rrees.

To dwarf trees as the Chinese do you
must follow their methods. They take
young plant, say a Seeding or a cut
ting of cedar when two or three inches
high, cut Off its taproot as soon as II
has enough other rootlets to live upon
and replant IL I'm a shallow pot or pan,
allowing the end of the taproot to rest
upon the bottom OF the pan. Alluvial
clay nodded to the size of beans and
just sufficient In quantity to furnish
scanty nourlshment is then put into
the pot. Water, heat and light are per-
mlttcd on the same basis.
The Chinese also use various me-
chanlcal contrlvances TO promote sym
metry OF growth. AS, owing to the
shallow pots, both top and roots are
easily accessible, the gardener uses the
pruning knife and the soaring iron
freely, so that the little tree. hemmed
on every side. eventually gives up the
unequal struggle and. contentlng itself
with the little life left, grows just
enough to live and look well.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
Badly Injured Horse

J. Day oil Yew Park was seriously in
jured Monday afternoon. He was work
ing in his garden just scross the river in
Polk county, and while the horses were
hitched t. a wagon, doing some hauling
part OF the harness broke He was
between the wagon tongue and the
horse adjusting the harneas near breech
ing, when the horse became frightened
and after kicking several times, began
TO run, dragging Mr., Day distance oI
200 yards. Hewas badly injured bodily
his iaw-bone broken and head badly
bruised. 1t lie believed he will recover
but he suffers considerably yet to today
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
DIED

MYERS.-At his home at No. 81 Che.
meketa street, Monday, December %,
1901, at z :05 o'clock q, m, Mr.. Charles
Myers, aged A years, OF lung trouble.
Mr.. Myers came to Oregon over year
ago from Salt Lake City, Utah, and has
been engaged as engineer at the Steus-
loft Bros meat market in this city
He has been suffering with his com.
plant for some time and during the
past ten months has been growing worse,
until about three weeks ago he was
Obliged to give mp work and took to bed.
He was a member Of the Knights OF
PythIas lodge Of Salt Lake City. The
funeral was held from Rigdon d Clough' g
under taking psrlors at 2 p. m. today
and interment was made in The Odd
Fellows cemetery, His only relative
here is his wife.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
NATURALIZED
AMERICANS
GET OUT
Says the Sultan of
Turkey
Texas SyrianS on a Brife
Visit,
To the Old Land Requested to
Move.

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. PA special to
the News from Waco, Tex, says; seve-
raj citizens Of Waco, formerly OF Bey-
rout, Syria, who went to their child
hoods home to visit friends have cabled
here for transportation back TO Texas,
having learned that the Turkish Gov, rn-
ment objects 70 their presence in that
portion OF the Sultan's domain. unless
they are willing TO renew their allegiance
to Turkey and abandon their rights as
naturalized citizens of the United
States. The Syrian Colony here is COM
posed Of substantial citizens, and they
promptly met the demands Of their
countrymen across the ocean by send
ing transportation as desired. The lead.
ing Syrians here cay the Sultan will rig
idly enforce his order and will deal
harshly with his former subjects, unlesS
the United states interfeies in their be-
half
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24

II is Monday morning. Down the
street hurrles stylishly dressed
woman
Why does she hasten SO? Why that
look of intense excitement in her eyes?
Is she going to the Office OF her lawyer.
there to hear the will Of her favOrite
uncle read? Or is she Fastening to the
bedside of the dying? No; none OF
these. She pulls newspaper out OF
her pocket and reads again the an
nouncement of the wonderful bargains
to be had at the department store.
She rushes frantlcally. into the store
Yes; she can see before her the rem
nant OF pongee silk which Is saiI'"S o.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
ABOUT
GROWERS
HEALTH
Bothered by Fool Letter
Writers.

PRINCETON, N. j., Dec. "a Mrs. Gro
YER Cleveland made the following state
ment today concerning the health OF the
former president.
"The reports published in regard to
Mr.. Cleveland's health have apparently
been construed as indicating his entire
recovery.
That is shown by the renewal of all
sorts of things which can hardly be con-
sideTed even by a man in robust health.
He has Alrerdy received severe epistolary
chastisement at the hands OF those who
are awaiting answers to letters which
should never have been written.
While Mr.. Cleveland's health is such
as TO entirely relieve his friends from
any apprehensions, he ia far from we'll
and has not been able to leave his room,
sn nearly FIVE weeks.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24

MATTERS

In the matter OF the estate Of Fred
steusloff, deceased, a petition has been
filed by VIM. A. Steusloff for the
issuance of letters of administration to
+. w. Steusloff of Salem, Oregon,
nephew OF deceased. The property OF
the estate lie valued at $4,000 and the
heirs are all nephews and nieces, no
family relations remaining.
Judge scott ordered that Minnie Nc
Cauley Cullen, guardian of the persons
and estates OF Newtonia and Alice A.
McCauley, file bond of $4,000 ON ac-
count of sum of $1,000 coming into her
hands from the estate in Tennessee.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24

only 10 cents a yard. What a crowd
Of excited women are clustered about
the priZel
She forces her way into the thickest
Of the crowd. She is tossed this way
and that. She cares not. Her hat is
pulled off and walked on by the half
Irazed mob. She cares not. She
reaches the counter. Ten yards only
Of the silk is left.
II Will take It," she says, just in ad-
vance Of four other women, all reach
Ing for the coveted prize.
The clerk says, ut is yours" The
woman feels for her purse. she has
left II at home.
The other women exult. They buy
the pongee. The wonderful bargain is
gone. The bargain day is over There
will be no more bargain sales for one
week.--Chlcago Tribune.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
ROBBERTES
CONTINUE
Three Houses and One Man
Robbed.

Three houses in East Salem we're rob-
bed Sunday evening while the owners
were down town. John Brophy's house
was entered and a lodge emblem Of val
small value was taken. The home OF
Henry Wenderoth was ransacked and
jewelry and trinkets TO the value OF
about 500 were taken. From another
house near by several articles were TAX
en-. It is supposed that local thieves did
the work.
On Saturday night Yew Park man
was returning home and was held up by
a man, who leveled a revolver at his
head and proceeded to help himself to
valuables. The man had an armload OF
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
Great Memories.

Otto Schultze, stenographer, wrote
in the Brandenburg Schulblatt that
Bismarck had wonderful memory.
"When he had delivered a two hours
speech and looked over our shorthand
reports the next day, he remembered
every expression he had used exactly
and did not forget them for years"
The novelist Spielhagen once told
schultze that he could recall ylvidly
every one OF the thousands Of persons
he had met In his life and every word
spoken by casual acquaintances, to-
gether with their gestures and the cut
OF their hair and clothes.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
DOMESTIC
DRAMA
ENACTED
Woman'S Distress over the
Loss of Her Child.

A domestic tragedy was enacted at
this morning Southern Pacific passenger
train. The participants we're Charles
Dewton, who has been in the employ OF
the s. l.. z. at Company here since
last September, working in the light de-
partment, and woman whose name
was not learned, but from what both
parties said IT is believed they were never
married. The trouble between them
arose over their little boy Of about Ave
or elk years of age. She was going
through here on the train last night,
and had telegraphed to him that II he
wished TO zee their child he might see
him on the train. He boarded
the train here, and went as
far as Marion station, when he stole the
child from the berth and left the train,
returning here on the Albany local this
morning. She found that he had left
the train and followed him, but left in
such a hurry that che did not get
her hat, wraps, or baggage. On
reaching this city he left her in
the waiting room at the depot and
brought the child to the city aud left
him, then returned to the depot later
taking her to boarding house, and also
purchasing wraps for her, but declined
positively to surrender the child. In a
quarrel they had at the depot she swore
they never were married, and that Dewton
bad no claim on the child. She is not a
strong appearing woman, being very
pale and slender, but quite well dressed.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
LAWYER
SHOOTS
CLIENT
Way Down South in Sunny
Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec 24-W. NJ.
Little, lawyer, and former counsel to
Honduras, under Cleveland, today Sc
riously wounded VIM. L. Dodd, Pres
ident of the Southern Mutual Aid Asso-
citation. Little has been representing
Dodd on his trial on charge of using
the mail for fraudulent purposes in con
nection with the Birmingham Deben-
ture redemption company.
Little became deranged aud empticd
every chamber in his revolver at Dodd
and his brother, James l.. Dodd.
Only one bullet took effect
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24

Once Rogers was shooting where his
host happened to have killed boy and
a keeper In the same season, and he
asked a beater whether his master felt
the matter very much. The answer
was: "Well, sir, he didn't care much
about the by. He gle his mother five
pounds. But he were very wexed
about the man. He didn't go out shoot
In for u whole week" This In Norfolk
was considered an evidence OF the ell
max OF human emotlon.-George Arch
dale In Temple Bar
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
The Time For Planting Bulbs.


There Is no definite rule to be laid
down as to the length Of time in which
bulbs should be left In cold storage.
AS a general thing, top growth Will not
begin until root growth Is completed.
This nearly always takes from six
weeks TO two months. 1t is therefore
generally safe to begin bringing Octo-
ber planted bulbs to the living room IN
December, Those desired for later
Towering can be left In cold storage,
where they will remain dormant as to
top growth. BY bringing bulbs 70 light
and warmth at intervals Of a week or
ten days we secure a succession OF
bloom which makes 1t possible for us to
brighten our windows with their beau
tlful flowers during the greater part OF
winter.-New Lipplncott.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
Every Man 20 his Trade.

The Green Bag tells OF lawyer who
was about TO furnish bill OF costs.
II hope" said his client, who was
baker, "that you Will make II as light
as possible"
'Ah," said the lawyer, 'you might
perhaps say that TO the foreman OF
your establishment. but that Is not the
way / make my breadW
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
Christmas weddings.

County Clerk Hall bas issued marriage
licenses 10 the following people;
Curtis w. Chatfield and Clara Smith,
Frank Smith, witness.
Ohas. g. Garfield and Laura b. Will
son, Guy Osborne, witness.
r. Il. Liggett and Louisa Thompson,
Chas. Moore, witness.
@. A. Mulkey and Mary +. Stout, w.
p. Mulkey. witness.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
IRISH
MEMBERS
JAILED
For Inciting Tenants not to
Pay Rent.

Dublin, Dec. 24.-At Ballymote
county Sligo, today jasper Tully, mem
Der of Parliament for South Leitrim,
was sentenced to one months imprison-
ment, John o'Donnell, NJ. p, South
Mayo, to two months imprisonment,
and other members of the United Irish
League to terms ranging from month
to three months for melting Lord De-
freynes' tenants not to pay rent.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
nuiIdIngs In stockhoIm

Only two-thrds OF the area OF the lot
can be covered In Stockholm except on
street corners, where three-fourths is
allowed. The remainder OF the lot
must be reserved for courts for light
and ventilation. All chimney tlues must
be twelve or fifteen inches and must
be swept once month from October
10 April by official chimney sweepers.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
Excluded Him.

Hell saw an interesting educated
pig the other day that
She-Oh, indeSdl /
He-Come, nOwl Don't say III You
We're going TO say you suppose looked
In a mirror, weren't your
She-Not at all. don't consider you
interesting or MISUNDERSTANDING
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24

You should strive to teach your chill
dren patience"
81 realize that" said Mr.. BlnxOn. "It
was my purpose in taking up my resi-
dence on a suburban car line. Wash
ington Star.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
AInRnnnInItY.

1t became necessary for an Ellsworth
papa TO chastlse mildly his small son
the other evening, Some time later
wishing TO negotiate for a favor the
chastlsed one stated his wishes and as
an inducement added;
"Papaw
"Well, JamesT
'If you'll do this, papa, I'll excuse
you for that whipping you gave me-
Pittsburg onicle-Telegraph
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
TAFT
COMING
HOME

WASHINGTON Dec. 24.--secretary Root
today received q cablegram from Manila
saying that Gov. Taft had sailed on
the transport Grant today for the United
States.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
BED Time

take a pleasant herb drink, the next
morning / feel bright and my COM
plexion ia better. My doctor says IL
acts gently on the stomach, liver and
Kidneys, and is a pleasant laxative. II
Is made OF herbs, and Ia prepared as
easily as tea. II is called Lanes Medi-
cine. All druggists sell Il at 26c. and 90
cts. Lanes Family Medicine moves the
bowels each day. II you cannot get il,
send for free sample. Address, Orator
Woodward, Leroy, N. Y.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
Educate Your Bowels.

Your bowels can be trained as well
as your muscles or your brain. Cas-
carets Candy Cathartic train your
bowels to do right. Genuine tablets
stamped C. c. c. Never sold in
bulk. All druggists, Ioc.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24

When a friend comes up to you and
says, ''Now l want you TO tell me the
truth" prepare TO lie, or else say some
thing dlsagreeable.-Ato Globe.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24

Don't ignore man because he Is In
the lightweight class. IL Is easier TO
throw a cannon bah a mile than II is
% throw q feather ten feet
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
RORN.

WELTY AT the family home near
Fruitlsnd, Oregon, Saturday, Deem
ber. 2l, 1901, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jol n
w. Welty, son,
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24

a tIo es purchased for Christmas pres
Q t., and the robberto took these and about
$i3 in cash. No trace Of him could be
found later.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24

D. e. Huntsinger Funeral Director. lO7 State
srtet. Phone RED 2423. Salsm0regon. Resi-
denee 800 Court. Phone Black 2lsI.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24
GET A SEWING
MACHINE FOR
CHRTSTMAS

We have some par ticulSTly nDs'VA
OF drop head Standard and White ~
chines-the fine woods and neat e'nnl
We will name a special price on lna
styles between now and Chrsim"
cash. Come in and see what We e'n
for you.
We have all sorts Of machines, nu
the cheapest ones sold by the sa'ls'
mail order houses, TO the very os'' ~'
is made.
Our $26 machine, too, is vOndsI'
Second hand ones at all prices ~
Sup. Machines that VIII se"' = !.
There are one or two at FlO' si1 a0''
that will last for years yet.
Needles. Oil and Parts
For all haehinss
A convenient salesroom ior Ine -
TO look over the machines at tnel'
ure, undisturbed by the trade IN -
lines.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-12-24

The great play, "The Senator'S Wife
Christmas night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-05
WHlTEKERS TO BUILD.
Another New Wholesale House
For Lower Kansas Avenue.

Whiteker Bros, wholesale fruit deal
ers, have purchased three lots at the
corner of First and Kansas avenue. and
will erect large building for the hand
ling of fruit. Work on the building
Will be commenced Just as soon as the
plans can be made and the contract
let.
The lots were sold by NJ. Durein, the
price being 50, 900. The Rock Island has
just secured the passage of a city ordi-
nance permitting that road to build ii
switch in the alley back Of the lots. Mr.
Whiteker says that be believes the lots
are worth $4,000.
The building to be erected will be two
stories. with a very deep basement.
The walls will be made extra heavy to
permit the addition of more height to
the building whenever desirable. The
building will be equipped with all the
latest devices for storing. handling and
shipping fruit and vegetables. 1t will
be about rs feet wide, and will be the
full depth of the lots.
Whiteker Bros. expect to continue to
operate their uptown store after their
new building is completed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-05

Serious Crisis in Spain's POlit-
ical Affairs.

Madrid June 5-The situation through
out Spain remains critical. Nominal
tranquility has been restored at
Corunna but the octroi offices are still
occupied by gendarmes and arrests
continue to be made. A general strike
is threatened owing to the refusal of
one factory to employ 800 workmen.
The railway men have struck at Vigo,
and anarchist excitement is rife in
Barcelona, where the reds" met in de-
fance of the civil governors prohibi-
ton and passed secret resolution.
Senor Gamazeo, leader of the Dissi-
dent Liberals, in an interview charac-
terized the crisis as ''an exceedingly
grave moment for Spaln.'' adding: s.The
government must act with great energy
with regard to the Catalan and Separ-
atist movement to prevent the evil
from being irremediab
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-05
MAGAZINE ON FIRE.
Twenty Tons of Powder Burn
ing on Mare Island.

Vallejo, Cal. June 5.-A magazine at
the Mare Island navy yard containing
about twenty tons Of smokeIess powder
became ignited this morning by chem
icaI action The powder did not explode
but generated enough gas and smoke
to force the top off the magazine. The
powder is now slowly burning up. 1t IS
far removed. from the black powder
and there is no danger Of an explosion.
The magazine is fine one, constructed
in 1857 at a. cost of several hundred thou
sand dollars. 1t viii be a total loss The
magazine where the srnokeless powder
was stored is constructed of brick and
at the time it was built was very costly.
1t is located on the end of the island
away from all other buildings and there
seems to be no danger of an explosion
or of damage to any of the buildings on
the island except the magazine. No ap-
prehension is felt here and there Is but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-05
WHO GOT THE MONEY /?
Ralph Bollard Creates Stir in
Washburn Association.

Washburn did not succeed in getting
through its prosperous football and
baseball season without having charges
Of crookedness made against its Off
cials.
At the meeting of the Athletic associ-
alton for the election Of officers. which
was held Tuesday, a fiery speech was
made by Ralph Bollard charging that
someone had got away with some Of
the funds Of the association. After the
meeting was over, Bollard almost had q
fight with several of the officials he had
accused, but there were no blows struck.
The Athletic association stood by the
accused officers, and reelected all Of
those against whom charges were made.
The newly elected officers are Norman
Pamsey, president; w. S. Galloway, vice
president; Clovis Dale, secretary; p. p.
Anderson, treasurer: F. r. Ritchie,
mana ger of the football team.
During the football season, the Wash
burn team made a great deal Of money,
but it was all gone, and a deficit existed
at the settling up time. The baseball
season just closed has been successful
one financially. The trouble seems to
be that none of those who handle the
money is responsible to anybody for his
action. The officers are not required to
keep any books or make any reports.
and the result is that no one can be
held directly responsible for the athletic
finds