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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14

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KIN the bin TO extend lheBarber graft
The Barber commission is had enough,
but 10 let Il levy annua ly on every poor
face scraper Ia attroclOus.
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la Grande Chronicle: Unless Eastern
Oregon receives some recognition at the
hands Of the leg stature, there is liable to
he sectional row in this state that will
put the panhandle question in the shade.
n the pruue commission men want 70
give away stewed prunes at Buffalo let
them do II but don't tax everybody else
IN Oregon 70 enable few so-called com
missioners and their families TO swell up
on prunes aud live well at state expense.
Il il time all such enterprises we're hit
on the head.
Senator Looney deserves credit for
securing the passage Of bill 10 open the
Falls Of the Willamette with hshwsy,
10 let lish come mp into the river and all
lie tributaries. Oregon City hoggishnees
stopping all Gsh from going TO their
natural grounds Ia now being broken up.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14
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ut gives me much
pleasure, % writes Miss
Ella sapP, Of James.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14
ResevatIons 10 oren.

The kioNa and Camanche country IN
lhdian Territory will be opened fo,
settlement this summer. IL is grand
country, and reached only via the GreaI
Rork leland Route. II YOU are i'm.
terested, write for booklet "The Okla.
homa Opportunity" IL tells YOU aIl
about Oklahoma aud the country 10 be
opened.
A. Il. CooPRR, G. A.
. 700 Alder ST., Portland Oregon.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14
SOUTH AND EAST
VIA
Southern Pacific Co,
The SHASTA ROUTE

Trains leave Salem for Portland aud way
stations at B 40 q. m. 1854 a. NJ. and
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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14

Sold by druggists, price 76c;
uai,s Family Pills are the best.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-02-14

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The Western news., 1901-10-30

he be permitted to advertise. The sug-
gestion encountered much opposition,
but finally small sum was set apart
to carry 1t out. The advertisement was
drafted in an attractive way and the
people soon began to buy the new ar
ticle. Finally the house was obliged
to send to the manufacturers for more.
When the next seasons trade opened.
the member Of the firm who had most
opposed the experiment whispered to
the young man that he had better write
out few notices land put them in the
papers," From such beginnings the
advertising practice has come. Thous-
ands Of dollars are now spent. not only
in advertising itself. but in devising
clever catch-words, ingenious phrases
and ILLUSTRATIONS which will stick In the
memory Of the reader. as well as new
general methods. No doubt money may
be wasted In ineffective advertising, or
in advertising worthless goods But
on the other hand. fortunes are made
where there Is in an article happy
union between publicity and merit
The Western news., 1901-10-30

Prof. Gautier Of the Institute of
France has isolated the bacteria Of
physical fatigue" and finds it a poison
strongly resembling ptomaine poison in
nature" Instead of really becoming
tired one develops ptomaines and they
make him think he is tired. The pro-
fessor's next step is strictly logical
He proposes by. the use of disinfect-
ants to destroy the ptomaines general
ed and thus avoid that tired feeling.
In this way, no longer suffering from
wear and tear, man need neither weak
en- nor age. Suppose the professor had
cord Of wood to saw. As he pro-
ceeds to wiggle the bucksaw up and
down, he suddenly detects the effects
Of ptomaine poison in his system. He
rushes to little cavity In the wood
pile and drags therefrom small bottle
Of disinfectant with which he treats
the ptomaines, thus relieving his IA
tigue. As we read the professors the
ory and remedy given in a recent num-
her Of the London Express, we detect
the development Of ptomaines in our
system.
The Western news., 1901-10-30

''The greatest menace to the morality
of both rich and poor in New York is
the fact that it Is a city Of fats and
tenements and not a city Of homes"
This is remark of an expert from the
United States Department of Labor,
who, with six special agents, has been
investigating the conditions of living
among New York working people.
Yesterday he went on to say, Il
found the family of skilled mechanic,
consisting of eleven persons, living in
four rooms. That is indecent. There can
be no privacy in such conditions, and
without privacy there can be no civil
zation. l would like to ask the men
who are building colleges and endow.
Ing libraries to build model tenements
instead. would see no college en-
dowed, and not book given to a Ii
brary, until the people had homes"
The Western news., 1901-10-30
THE KEEPERS OF THE SEAL.

I sing the song Of labor. of the lowly
smelling soil,
The whirring Of the spindle and the
whirl ring Of the wheel:
The hand that guides the plowshare and
the rugged son of toll
The sinews Of the country and its veal.
For the pulses Of the nation beat within
the sturdy arms
That are barred before the anvil. or
that wear an humble guise;
And the sentinels Of liberty. the shield
from wars alarms,
Are wholesome hearts and honest-see-
ing eyes;
Those who feel the sweat Of labor ere
they break the wage Of bread,
Nor covet goods beyond the pale that
bounds an honest reach;
But give to God the glory, and the
thanks that they are fed,
And rather live a principle than preach.
All! God Of heaven, pity for the chilling
drops that creep
In tortuous threads, where living
strength should swell the nation .
veins:
The sloth that cumbers progress, and the
useless drones who steep
The curse that follows idle hands and
brains.
I sing the song of labor, for the Keepers
Of the seal,
For a new day broke in radiance on the
warders of the land:
Clearer thought to those who ask 1t,
healing store to those who kneel;
To the sons of stalwart heart and
horny hand.
Youths Companion.
The Western news., 1901-10-30
How the Dinner Turned Out.

A tiny girl of gave dinner party
the other day, for which IL covers were
laid, and that number Of small maidens
sat down to dine. 1t was a real lit
tie girls dinner. and the little hostess
herself presided, sitting at the head Of
the table. She had been very anxious,
in looking forward to 1t, to do every
thing as it should be done.
Mamma" she asked, "shall we say
graceY
NO" said mamma. ut will be very
informal dinner, and l think you need
not do that"
That meant one less ceremony to be
gone through and was relief. but the
little lady was anxious to have all her
small guests understand it. So. as they
were gathered about the table, she ex-
planned:
"Mamma says this is such an internal
dinner that we need not have grace to-
day."
The Western news., 1901-10-30

There IL just one remedy for lynching
and 1t Is Idle to talk Of any other. The
communities that are the victims Of
one particular crime must be taught
not by precept, but by unvarying exam
ple-that such outrages win be prompt
ly. certainly and terribly avenged
through the agencies Of justice. In de.
fault Of that assurance, made doubly
sure by unmistakable and overwhelm.
ing proof, all the preaching in the
world will avail nothing. II the law
does not give them vengeance quick
and thorough, men will take it TO,
themselves.
The Western news., 1901-10-30

Fifty years ago it was considered be-
meath the dignity Of many substantial
concerns to advertise, beyond the inser-
ton in the newspaper of an occasional
business card. Some of the experiences
Of that time show how recently adver-
tising. az we know 1t, has developed.
Y retail hardware house In an Eastern
city once found itself possessed Of ten
times the number Of articles Of q GER
tain kind that It had intended to buy.
A thay had been ordered especially
Tor new hotel. and were Of peculiar
design. there seemed to be no way OF
Aispoeing of them except at merely
nominal sam. One of the younger men
eonnected with the concern offered to
~noye thems at ! fair price. provided
The Western news., 1901-10-30

hin mind How could he sleep amid
such realixations2
All right" he said, shutting his eyes.
Then sunny gray mist settled upon
his brain, and his surroundings were to
him as II they were not. II was not so
much sleep as translation OF spirit.
"Oh. Mary, Mary. what shall do
without your" his lips cried aloud. even
while his mind was active in some re-
moter atmosphere.
Nothing, dear Dick: you shall not
do without me as long as we live. for
we will be always together" A hand
was laid on his forehead a little
satiny hand, with love warm in all It's
pores. And instantly Dick opened his
eyes.
"Maryy' he gasped.
This time Mary Dudley laid her face
BY his on the pillow, smiling. and whis-
pered, with her mouth close to his
mouth:
"Of course, Dick. who else should It
But 1t was not until the evening that
she was allowed to give him In full
measure the only tonic that could be
warranted able to make him himself
again In spirit and In truth. Then she
did not spare him.
II ought to fe6 ashamed Of You,
Dick" she exclaimed. "for, supposing.
II only for one second. that could care
anything for my money apart from
you. Sir Tarver Brown, indeed! Why,
I was just waiting for sign from you.
And got Tiny own ring! oh, Dickr'
Chicago Times Herald.
The Western news., 1901-10-30

highroad to title. Sir Tarver Brown
was very little other than a barOnet,
but the attraction Of ''ladyship" could
hardly help tempting even such girl
as sweet Mary Dudley.
The younger member Of the firm re-
ceived Dick with sympathy, but no en-
thusiasm.
"You don't look fit for an Office desk.
Mr.. Jerram-oh, beg your pardon.
Lieutenant Jerram, isn't it, now?' he
said, with slight laugh.
did not feel that could accept it, SIR"
said Dick. II want to take up my
work again-for various reasons"
Ernest Carrington's eyebrows rose
and subsided.
Il am very sorry, Mr.. Jerram," he
said, ''but just at present there is no
vacancy. We will, of course, give you
the first chance-the very first chance
that occurs"
"Do you really mean it?' he asked,
! family.
! "My dear fellow, you really are not
at for Office work just yet. Take holi-
day after your trying labors-your no.
BILE and-er-patriotic self-sacrifice. |
dare say, in few months, at the most,
we can squeeze you in somewhere,
though fear even then we cannot Of
fer you the same salary you received
In 1890."
! With an effort Dick pulled himself
together, and stood up, like the disci-
plined IL damaged soldier he had be.
come.
"Your words are final sirY' be
asked.
Provisional, Jerram-only provision.
al. But we can't afford to cheer you
with hopes that may not come to frui.
ton. Anything we can do in the way
of recommendations, it will give us the
utmost pleasure to do. OF course, YOU
understand that? Good heavens! it is
the least we could do!'
Dick bowed his head. The smile on
his lips was just a little bitter.
"Quite so," he said. ut is something
to be grateful for that you are SO will.
ing to do the least possible. Good morn
ing" And then Dick found himself in
st. Paul's church yard, and consciou,
that the last straw had been piled upon
his head.
Mary as good as lost to him-mort
certainly now than before, anyway-his
situation flied up. his health broken
and no one to whom he could honorabl,
look for help In his time of trouble.
He found comfort in the recollectio,
that his mothers own poor little incom,
!: Of hundred year was sufficient fol
her well measured requirements.
"As for me-"
He shrugged his shoulders and tot
!, tered down Ludgate Hill. On his wa,
he noticed jewelers. window, witt
watches and chains and pins and ring
Of price beneath his special,
The Western news., 1901-10-30
MARY DUOLErs ANSWER
: ICK IERRAM nresenfed

@ ICK JERRAM presented him
)self at the Office Of Darlington
~ Brothers in no very sanguine
frame Of mind. He still felt that Boer
bullet in his right leg, and his com-
plexion, as we'll as his nerves. remind
ed him Of the enteric. which had
brought him near to deaths door.
Worst Of all was the news from Mel
lerton.
Mary Dudley-his Mary-had inherit
ed 100000 from her Uncle Harold, and
-and, II that letter Of the rattle-tongue
gossip, Miss Brayshaw, to his mother
was to be believed, Mary was on the
The Western news., 1901-10-30
4 DUEL TO THE DEATH.

Nas what These Ysungste~s Planned
tn Ft1ht--Rivals In LAses
.'Do look like man who ever
fought . duelr' laughed the portly par
ty. We'll. did. and It was Intended
to be a duel 70 the death. and, a. it
often happens. woman was at the
bottom OF It. A. near as can figure
now, must have been about the ripe
age Of Z when this deadly affair took.
place. At that time my heart was
wrapped up In . little china-doll giri
with blue eyes and yellow hair, who
kept me in q continual state Of bank
ruptcy buying her taffy and red apples-
Unfortunately for my peace Of mind, Z
had rival upon whom she smiled with
exasperating impartiality. My first Inn
preston was to pick fight with him.
but was always cautious, even a. q
youth, and had grave doubts about
the success Of such plan.
Then conceived the happy idea Of
challenging him to mortal combat. !
hadn't the slightest idea that he would
accept, TO tell the truth. but he did
and with what seemed to me almost in
decent haste. Realizing that would
need second. went to an elder BROTH
er, explained the case to him and ask
ed him II he would act for me. He
listened to me gravely and then said
he would. Here was surprise number
two. had been almost certain that
he would frown upon the idea and
threaten to tell my father. thus giving
me an excuse to retire from the field
Of honor. But the calm way he ac-
cepted the situation gave me chill.
"T suppose said he. that Bobby's
brother will act as his secondT
Il moistened my lips and said: I sup
pose so.'
"Very well.' said he. Tswill talk the
matter over with him. and we will let
you know when you are wanted
I'VE were wanted the next after
noon." continued the portly party. ac-
cording to the Detroit Free Press. ''and
It was some consolation to me to dis
cover that my rivals face was as white
as mine.
"'Now.' said our seconds. you two
sit down here In the grass back to
back. and the first one to desert the
spot loses the fight
'"rhen they both retired hastily to .
spot that seemed to me at the time to
be unnecessarily removed from the
place Of action. A moment later my
rival was going one way and another.
Those miserable brothers Of ours had
caused us to sit on the top Of big
bumblebees' nest!''
The Western news., 1901-10-30

An American bishop in China writes
Of an ordination servicve in which he
and four natives were the chief partici-
pants. At the close, after the congre-
cation had gone out, there was a deaf
ening noise caused by frecrackers with
which the native Christians expressed
their Joy and their congratulations to
the newly ordained. Were there such
q sequel to solemn rites in this coun-
try, how would the average American
boys interest be increased!
The Western news., 1901-10-30
Against False Alarms,

In all our large cities. when an alarm
Of FIRE Is rung and the engines of but
one district are called out. there is an
expense to the department for fuel
and water and tear Of the apparatus es-
timated at 800.
The turning in Of false alarm. there
fore, Is no trifiing matter. A London
paper says that Miss Ellen Tyndale, q
resident Of that city. has patented an
invention which Is meant to check the
false alarmist."
The contrivance takes the form Of an
automatic alarm-post, which not only
rings up the fire station. but also grins
the wrist of the alarmist with steel
bracelet, blows police whistle and
presents the man with a shilling for his
trouble. The prisoner cannot be re-
leased until the policeman arrives and
the authenticity Of the alarm can be
verified.
The invention is not likely to become
popular either in England or any other
country. Few men would be willing to
be chained to a post for the magnificent
compensation Of shilling.
The Western news., 1901-10-30
YANKEES IN EUROPE.

Military Eng,neers Got Pointers from
American ehowman.
When one OF the big American shows
first arrived in Europe, appearing now
in the cities Of England, now in those
Of Germany, Austria and Hungary, the
phase of the American circus which
most astonished military men was not
SO much the show itself as the manner
in which 1t was moved. Two or three
Incidents viii serve to illustrate the
curiosity with which the transporta.
ton department Of the English and
continental armies viewed the organi-
zation. discipline and ingenuity shown
in moving, without halt or hitch, such
large amount Of property and 30 many
persons.
While preparing to open at the Olym-
pia, the Madison Square Garden Of
London, the building department OF
that city told the owners OF the Olym-
pia that new proscenium arch Of steel
must be built. This arch was to frame
stage at one side of the ediice and
$50 feet wide by 70 feet high. The ma
terial was brought into the building.
and the arch was put together, bit by
bit. fat on the ground. When complet-
ed, the British workmen were confront
ed by the task Of lifting the arch into
position. After several futile attempts,
the show proprietor said that II they
would turn the job over to him he
would raise the thing OF steel. He then
called to his 800 American workingmen
and in three hours they had the arch In
position and secure, using for the pur-
pose only the circus paraphernalia
which he had brought with him from
America.
A LOpdon newspaper printed an edi-
torial urging the government to detail
one or two officers from the engineer
ing corps Of the army to travel with
the circus and thus acquire knowledge
that would be of practical use In NOV
ing military material. The government
acted upon this advice, and throughout
the tour several army officers were al
ways present to witness the loading
and unloading of the cars, the trans
portation to and from the grounds and
the erection Of the tents.
The reigning mOnarchs of one of the
European nations himself came to tue
show incognito. He did not come to
nee the performance, but devoted the
night to personal inspection of circus
operations, such as the taking down Of
tents, their movement to the train and
their loading on the cars. He said that
he regarded this as one of the most inn
portant object lessons in the movement
Of heavy material that he had ever wit
messed and that he intended that off,
GERS Of his army should familiarize
themselves with it.-Collier's Weekly.
The Western news., 1901-10-30

Another prophet has arisen. He says
the world will come to an end in
thousand years. That's the kind OF
prophet to be. No living man can prove
that he doesn't know what he is talk
ing about
The Western news., 1901-10-30

Unless something to avert further
safe robberies is speedily done it
seems to us that the manufacturers Of
safes ought to give their product an
other name. Tween dynamite and
drills, jimmies and hatchets and axes,
they don't half come up to their high
sounding declaration, and, what's
worse. they don't give half promise
OF ever doing so.
The Western news., 1901-10-30
An English Leaning Tower.

The famous leaning tower of Pisa
has a rival in the Temple tower Of Bris-
tol, in England. 1t is a square tower
Of early Gothic architecture. All Its
parts still preserve their normal rela-
tive positions without cracks or fis-
sures. The tower, which is about 115
feet in height, is five feet out Of perpen-
dicular at the summit.
The Western news., 1901-10-30

After all Cervera got out Of the San
tiago sea fight with the least trouble Of
any of the chief commanders engaged
In that rapidly growing memorable bat
flo
The Western news., 1901-10-30
Bullaghters Afraid OF Cows.

It will probably surprise many per-
sons to hear that most Spanish bull
fighters object to fighting COWS. A
sportsmanlike objection to persecuting
a female animal has nothing whatever
to do with It The fact is. that the
average toreador Is sincerely afraid OF
q COW.
And he has good reason. The cows Of
the half Wild breed used for the arena
are much quicker In their movements
than are the bulls. Their horns are
more pointed and more formidable.
They do not lower their heads to the
ground, shut their eyes and charge like
q locomotive upon the rails. but are
alert and ready to follow every move
ment Of their prosecutors. Their war
like tactics have been adapted not to
blind. bovine frontal attacks, but to the
strategy Of active and cunning beasts
Of prey, Of which the human bullhght-
er 10 only q feeble mimic. II these cheap
idols Of the Spanish populace would
face young and active wild COWS which
had lust been robbed Of their calves,
they might perhaps forestall the butch.
Ter, but they would, at any rats. a.
something to earn their laurels.
The Western news., 1901-10-30

''God Pity the Idlers' was the title
Of a poem which appeared in many of
the papers Of the country recently. 1t
was Written by Samuel NJ. Jones and
dedicated to the workers Of the world.
More truth runs through this little
poem than is found In thousands OF
sermons. More gold of thought is lock.
ed within its lines than resides in
scores OF sheep-bound books. The
jetsam and the flotsam of the lines Is
prayer for pity from God for the
Idlers, and earth knows no greater OBJ
ject for commiseration. The Idler does
not live. He exists like the stone In
the field or scum on the swamp. He
Is below the horse in dignity. The OK
exceeds him in worth. Even the pes
tiferous mosquito Is deserving Of more
consideration than the 1dler, for the
mosquito at least possesses the virtue
of keeping busy and doinng something.
This insect may be q nuisance to hui
manity, but 1t atones In a degree by
being q consumer of carrion and q
sucker Of dead blood. The Idler cannot
claim even these commendable quail
ties. He will not consume carrion. He
must have the same to eat as other peo-
pie, but other people must earn it for
him. No dead blood satisfies him. He
must have the living article and he
gets It by making others sweat 1t in
order to support him. The Idler Is a
curse. but pity him mortals and God
pity him, too, for his sense Of apprecia-
ton of the equation of life has sunk SO
low that he cannot see his degradation
nor feel his reeking shame. He is suf-
fering from paralysis of heart, par
alysis of mind, and paralysis Of de-
cent feeling that makes his existence
tolerable only when we share Gods
pity and drown our indignation in the
injunction ITO love thy neighbor as
thyself." But how different the pic
ture of the Laborer! He is co-worker
Of God rolling out mans destiny. liv.
ing the tragedy Of humanity and build
| ing the fate Of the world. The angels
in heaven must be envious Of the La.
borer on earth and his God-given mis-
sion. His is the work Of sustaining
the human race. His the work to
build the homes and maintain the ma
ton. His the work to make life worth
living and death worth the embracing
| when work can be done no more. His
the work to wiring from the earth tho
money that builds the schools. thu
churches and the hospitals. His thu
work to wear the crown Of King o,
Men, for the Iaborer Is King. All mel
depend upon him for their subsistence
His reign will never cease, because hi
services are indispensable and h.
serves all men. With bravery has b.
accepted this mission. With fortitud
has he fulfilled it. With courage vii
he continue to carry it's cross and t
wear its crown of thorns. God pit
the Idlers! They need His pity in tn
misery of their droneful life. They ca
other mems bread and spend othe
mems money. because no one can liv
without money and no one can &c
money without earning it unless som,
one else earns 1t without getting
God pity the Idlers.
The Western news., 1901-10-30

w. s. Gilbert has admitted that q
little play which he adapted from the
French, working on it just day and a
half, brought him in $12,5OO.. Other
things than Texas oil wells sometimes
pay.