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New-York tribune., 1901-01-06

necessary
recent holiday season these stores did a very
large business In the Sixth avenue store alone
they made 44O6O Individual sales in single
day. This is larger than the aggregate sales
of their great store in Lancaster. Penn. made
during it's first years start in that city
AN ARMY OF EMPLOYEES.
Mr. woolworth's employees vary in number
according to the season. In the holidays they
frequently exceed 5000. while in the dulest sea-
son, midsummer, they are never less than 1.500.
His total expenditures last year were over ST.
100000, while his salary list exceeds half a
million.
F. W. woolworth, the proprietor OF the WOOL
worth stores, and the man who has pushed the
five and ten cent store from it's extremely modest
beginnings to the great prosperity IL has at
tained in his hands. is typical Of the Americans
who have pushed their way to success by a COM
bination of an original idea and the pluck to
back it up. On the sunny side of fifty, erect,
clear eyed vigorous, and direct of speech and
manner il is not difficult 70 in him the quail
tiles that have made American trade and COM
merce synonymous with enterprise and energy
the world over. Mr. Woolworth comes Of Eng
lish and Irish stock. He born in the tiny
little town of Rodman, Jefferson County. N. Y.
where his father titled farm. April 13 1852. In
his early childhood he got seven years schooling
at the district school, walking two miles and
back for It In the hard winter weather of that
country, and in summer helping his father on
the farm. The elder Woolworth moved to Great
Bend about this time where he bought another
farm Here the boy led the life of a farmer
until he was twenty-one years old. when
his mother induced him TO go to q commercial
college in Watertown 1t was only the closest
economy that helped him there in the winter
of 1S11-'T2. and until he graduated. but
young Woolworth and his chum boarded them
selves while his mother not only made his
clothes but once a week drove the old mare
ten miles into town and brought him a basket
of board
Following his graduation he then went to
work in the drygoods store of Moore & Smith.
in Watertown. Mr. Woolworth tells the story
best in his words
The first three months / got no wages and
paid SO 80 week for board. and the second
three months got SO 80 week. and so
stayed there six years and never got more than
$40 week. l now as / look back on II
that'I wasn't worth anything. But out of that
$40 week l married and lived. and yet man
aged 20 save $50 year.
About this time they put in a five cent coun-
- 10 The store. 1t took from the first. Event
New-York tribune., 1901-01-06
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10Th WHAT IT RECEIVED FROM THE 18TH

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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20
VISITORS NOT WANTED.
People VINO want 90 See Greenland
Must Get a Royal Permit.

People VINO want 90 See Greenland
Must Get a Royal Permit.
Greenland is governed In a grand
motherly way by Denmark; but, as Il
consists OF group OF colonies which
would not under any circumstances at
tract many tourists or traders, no out
slider complains Of the exclusiveness OF
the Danish authorities Trade always
has been and still is monopolized by
the state. and only government vessels
are allowed to sail In Greenland wa
ters. For foreign travellers also Green
land is closed country unless the tray-
eIer I'm question has beforehand oD-
tanned the rare distinction OF gaining
the permission Of the Danish govern
ment.
The monopoly Of the trade is said to
protect the Greenlander from being de-
ceIyed by unscrupulous merchants. The
administration settles q fixed price both
for the goods the Greenlanders pur-
chase and for the products they sell.
In this way all are treated in the same
manner, and the business being car
rled on by the state is a guarantee
that the natives are not imposed upon.
Furthermore. the members OF the ad-
mlnistratlon are enjolned TO take care
that the natives do not leave them
selves short Of produce by selling more
than they can dispense with, so that
they are destitute Of needful food and
when the slack time arrives.
The native Greenlander never has been,
neither is be now, able TO purchase
single drop Of spirits from the admin
lstratiOn.
The exchange Of goods between
Greenland and Denmark is, as a rule,
carried on exclusively by means Of the
sine vessels belonging to the Green
land company - viz, five brlgs, three
barks and a small steamer having
total register of about 1000 tons net.
Several of these vessels, which are
suitable for sailing through the drift
ICE, make two voyages a year and the
steamer, as a rule, three voyages
Montreal Herald.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20
FLATFlsHEs, EYES.
a Migration which Takes Place Art
er the CreafGre.' Birth

a Migration which Takes Place Art
er the Creafzre-' Birth
FIatfishes keep their white and blind
side on the muddy or sandy bottom
and pretend that the uppe- and spec
kled side is a part Of that bottom. This
they do TO avoid observation. for In
spite OF their awkward shape they are
swallowed nj sight by pertinacious enc
mics, 20 the manifest discomfort OF
both. A greedy cormorant curling up
and attempting 10 swallow a plalce,
which tries 20 be as disobliging as pos
slble affords an object lesson not soon
forgotten on the way not TO behave at
mealtimes. But the bird usually sue
ceeds I'm It's object, and the iatiish, In
spite OF persistent efforts TO retain it's
natural datness, at last disappears
down the round, elastic throat OF the
cormorant. With n view to avoid un-
pleasantnesses OF this kind, soles are
wont 90 hide themselves In the sand,
keeping only their eyes above the sur
face 10 act as sentinels.
In reality the dark surface OF sole,
plaice or turbOt is It's side and not its
back. II is true that both eyes are Wis
ible, which Is not the case when n
mackerel or conger Is laid on its side,
but this is simply owing TO the fact
that one eye OF flatfish has since the
creatures birth passed across what we
may call the bridge OF It's nose TO keep
company with the other eye
The wandering eye begins its migra-
tlon at very early age--so early, In
deed, that II is a little difficult TO detect
II on its Journey. a plaice iifth OF an
inch I'm length and days old carries
one eye on each side Of its nose. When
| three-hfths of an inch long and about
9 months old. the left eye has crossed
over TO the right side. Lemon soles
when one inch long or . months old
have the left eye on the edge OF the
head, but when double that size and q
months old both eyes are found on the
right side A sole assumes It's lopsided
aspect by the time II has been hatched
2 months. when n turbot Is half an
inch In length. the right eye just be-
glns 60 peep over the center arch OF the
bridge. at three-quarters Of an inch II
II half way across. and nj an inch the
passage IN complete and the two eyes
look out from the left side Of the head
-Longmans Magazine.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20
neareem. ana nreathInE.

While no scientist. l think, win rec
ommend less than seven cubic feet OF
air each minute Tor an adult Dr. Reed
gives ten as the smallest amount that
will meet the wants Of the body. All
OF this, OF course, Is not absolutely
used. only needed that purity may be
secured. The average room-i2 by 10
aud s feet high-eyen II the room Is
empty, win consume only 900 cubic
feet. or enough 90 supply air for one
person Cor about two hours. Now,
when two or even four persons occupy
such a room. the doors and windows
closed 20 keep out the supposed pol
sonous night air" Il Is not strange that
the stencil OF yltlated air Is oVerpower-
ing TO one who enters the room after
breathing the puro air Of heaven, such
as the good Father intended for use =
Weekly Bouquet
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20
AN ABANDONED FARM.
"a surely Was Hard aud stony Land
and No ExaEEeratiOn,

u surely Was Hard aud stony Land,
and No ExaEEeratiOn,
She was ON the witness stand In her
own behalf, being also defendant In the
action she was sturdy widow, hard
working. shrewd In deal and garru'
lous \ lnudlord was suing for back
rent on little farm she had abandon.
ed.
"You say that the land was hard ana
sour ana sterlleT suggested the attor.
ncy for the plaintiff
"Thnfs what said. only l wasn't so
persnifIity about II, aud I'll say more
"Just a moment, please. We want
evidence. not opinions. Did You raise
anything ON this land of oursT
Land Of oursw with snlff you
never owned n thlmbleful OF H. Yes, |
dld raise things ON IL. II took two hills
tn raise bean aud whole row of
corn 60 raise nuhbln. | raised a cab
in. I raised plgpen, and l tried to
raise goat, but Il starved 20 death.
po0r thug! That ground wouldn't raise
dog fennel or even Canada thlstlcs."
Don't exnggerate, please. You say
the soil was sourT
II couldn't eXaggerate about that
ground II was lawyer. In the morn
Ing when the dew was steaming OF In
the sunshine you'd think you was hv.
ing next door 60 pickle factory,
kept my sugar IN an alright jar"
"pshawl That's ridiculous, sup
pose the ground was so hard you could
not blast ity'
"Nuthlng OF the kind. I'm here q
tell the truth. But III tell you how
hard that ground was, l had 10 eroI
my set onions out with a hatchet and
big gander bought broke his neck try
ing 10 pull a turf of spear grass" The
landlord did not recOyer~-Detroit fre'
| Press.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20

Davis Of the Kiehsfdsoh got two On the
fifteenth. The Law forbids runhing deer
With hounds but bird dogs are taken
along 10 dush the game and the rife
does the rest. A party composed OF
Jack Ryan Of Salem and Frank Priest
and Joe Briggs Of Newport went over on
Beaver creek Thursday and had fine
days sport.
I learned At Toledo that the last pay
ment to the sileiz indians on their res
ervation lands will be made about
August fist Of $4,000, and when
$40. 900 more is paid 10 minor heirsthey
will have all that is coming. Lawyer B.
2. Jones is employed TO expert the
counio records for three years past. He
is acting for large number Of home
steadars on the Siletz timber lands. and
II all goes we'll they will be able 10 COM
plete proof and commute their claims.
He fgutes that a sixteen mile railroad
would bring this timber product to
Ysquina bay for export and that 1t
would take many large sawmills 20
years 10 cut il out and this would made
a permanent industry. He expects that
$50 600 acres Of timber lands, that will
cut s million feet TO the quarter section,
will be added TO the assessment rolls OF
Lincoln county in the time for next
year. J. +. Stewart is county Judge, and
Stanton and Wakefield commissioner.
The fdrmer livee on a ranch near Toledo
and is a brother Of Mrs. England, Of
Salem. Captain Wakefield lives AZ Wall
drop and is talked Of as the next county
Judge. He is one Of the best informed
men in the county, r. HOFEE.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20
Home DressmakinR.

Dress cutting and fitting made easy,
by using the Joy Tailor System. Taught
in a practical manner by Mrs. Mary l..
Davies AID Emily NJ. McCullooh teach
ers Of sewing in the indianapolis Man.
ual Training High School. For partic-
ulars call at 3S7 State street, before July
25th. 7-l7-3ts
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20
Reduced Rates

Are now in effect to Buffalo, New York.
DO YOU expect TO attend the Pan
American Exposition2
II so do not buy your ticket until you
have investigated the service OF the H.
linois Central railroad.
Our Accommodations are the best that
can be had, our trains are always on
time, and employees courteous and ac-
comodating.
Through tourist cars from Pacific
coast 10 Boeton via Buffalo.
II you will send 10 cents in stamps,
10 address given below, we will forward
To you, by return mail, one of our
large SlXt0 inch wall maps of the United
States, Cuba and Porto Rico.
Any information regarding rates ac.
comOdations, service, time, connections,
stop overs, etc, will DO cheeriully fur.
nished by
b. II. TRUMBUIL,
Coml Ag't, III. Cent. X. II,
l42 Third st.. Portland Ore
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20
IODAYs MARKET.

poyrtArp. July 20. - Wheat wiley
,orni,,aI Walla Wafla, So a %.
Portland, best grades $3.50 @
AZ 20. Graham 2.60.
'0c1S 0oc1sSts-Choice Wbiiesl.326 @Sl.S5 per
Genital :grey 81 80 a sl.3216 per Genital.
Millstuff-Bran, sl7 90; shorts, $40 %
HAY Timothy-tl2.5 50@fl4 per ton.
Onione-sl.10
Potatoes-s1.l5 @tl.5O per sack new
11zc perb.
Butter-Best dairy, 13 to IA fancy
creamery, 16 to lS16c Store IL 70 l2s.
per pound.
Eggs- oregon, ranch l71a to ls16 per
doz.
Poultry-Chickens mixed t2.7b ass 80
hens to $50; turkeys, live to lOc.
MuttOn--Dressed, 6 x TO &c per pound
Hogs-Dressed 61Sc. a per pound.
Beef-Top steers, ,t4 .25@4. go ;cows,s3 -
rs q $500, dressed beef, to NC.
Veal-Dressed, ~ as C. for small.
Hopa-l2 to lac.
Wool--Valley, IL to l3c; Eastern
Oregon, s@12c; Mobair, 90 TO 2lc,
Hides-Green. salted 80 lbs, Z a 8.
under 80 lbs, z q ~ sheep pelts, 10 a
20c
Wheat-55 TO csc for feed.
Wool, IL to 13c, Mohair, 2lc.
Hops-l1 to 1890
0ats-$l2 25 per GENITAL.
Hay--Baled, cheat, 80 to 50 80 Timothy
$40 to $l4.
Egge-l4c
Fiour-In Wholesale lOts, $500; retail
20 to Soc sack.
Millstuffs-Bran, 1850; shorts, as so
Hogs-On foot, DC.
Live cattle-steers, 8 16to4 ;cows, 1915
TO 90 SO.
Sheer-$2.50 gross
Dressed Veal--6k cents.
Butter-Dairy, 1219 TO l5c; creamery,
l8 to 20, store 10 to l218c.
Poultry Hens per lb., &c.
Potatoes 75c
sTEINER's MARKET.
Fat hens per h live weight. ..... &c
Eggs per doz cash .......... l5c
FTyers. s................... 10 NC
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20
CraIn-Ol Grain -OI

Remember that name when you
want a delicious, .appetizlng, nourish.
ing food drink to take the place OF
coffee. Sold by all grocers and liked
by all who have used It. Grain-O Is
made Of pure grain, II aids digestion
and strengthens the nerves. 1t is not
a stlmulant but a health builder and
the children as well as the adults can
drink 1t with great benefit. Costs
about a as much as coffee. 15c. and
25c. per package. Ask your grocer
for Graln-O.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20
A crownIess Coronation.

A coronation without a crown sounds
distinctly Irish, yet such was in effect
the ceremony in which Henry III took
the most prominent part at Gloucester
on Oct. %. 1216. On this occasion
a plain circle was used instead Of n
crown, which had been lost with the
jewels and other baggage Of King
John in passing the marshes OF Lynn
or the Wash near Wisbeach.-London
Telegraph.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20
Headquarters.

For getting your clothes cleaned, dyed,
repaired and pressed, anything from a
pair of gloves TO the most elaborate silk
gown, a gentleman can get his trousers
creased, his hat cleaned or the whole
suit reju mated to suit your taste, at
The Salem Steam Dye Works.
Mas. @. III. WALKER.
Proprietor
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20
A Few Pointers

The recent statistics of the NUMBER o
deaths show that the large majoritr di
with consumption. This disease uae
commence with an apparently har ley
cough which can be cured instantly ss
Kemp's Balsam for the Throat ably
Lungs, which is guaranteed to cure nd
relieve all cases. Price 25c. and and
For sale by all druggists. Soc.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20
ROYAL Insurance Co.

II. Gilbert, resident agent of above
Insurance Co. is now prepared 20 do a
large Insurance business. Will alto
handle real estate. | have a team and
carriage which Is at my customers ser.
vice and will take pleasure In showing
parties what have for sale. Office at
present with Il. A. Livesley x Co.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20

See agent at Salem Station, or address
U. IL. MARKHAM, G. p. A,
Portland, Oregon.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1901-07-20

d. z. Huntsnger. Funeral Director. i07 State
Street. Phone Red 2429. Salem0regon. Resi-
dedee 800 Court. Phone Black 2l6l.
Daily camera., 1901-09-13
QUEER FRONTIER Hxp1RIHHcE
why . western Pisaser Family HAD
70 Pick Their wheat 0vess
KePnsl by KeRnel.

In narating the frontier expe-
riences of "The First White Baby
Born in the Northwest" in the
Ladies' Home Journal. w. s. Harwood
tells Of queer experience that befell
the family in the first year after set
Ting on farm far removed from the
settlements. Tho winter had been
unusually long and severe. and their
store Of provisions ran low. 1t was n
long distance to the nearest base OF
supplies, and communication with the
outside world had been cut of. In
dians In the neighborhood one night
broke into the granary where the
wheat was stored and stole . guam
tity. In doing this = large amount Of
broken glass became mixed with the
wheat which the Indians left, 30 for
many days, amidst much merry story
telling and many a joke and laugh.
in spite of the serious situation. the
family gathered about large table
in their living room and spent the
short winter days picking over the
wheat. kernel by kernel, In order to
free it from the pieces OF glass. For
this wheat stood between them and
starvation, and none OF its precious
kernels must be lost. Their stock of
-four had long since wasted away. as
had most of their food supplies. SO
they boiled and ate the wheat with
out grinding. Relief reached them
Just in time to prevent sad ending
to the experience"
Daily camera., 1901-09-13
CALLED VACATIONITIS.
Kew xaas fos she eunaeP Disease
That Attacks uehy
WOSk0Ra.

"About this time Of year." said the
doctor. according to the New York
Sun, II have any number Of patients
who come to consul; me with symp-
toms of a disease that can only dag
nose as vacationitis.
There are the conscientious folks
who will not allow themselves to take
vacation unless they are commanded
to do 30 by their family physician.
They like to pose as working them
selves to death without any thought Of
rest; but if they can only get doctor
to tell them that they need an ocean
voyage or few weeks in the noun
tains they are OF like birds and bore
their friends to death telling them
that they haven't had vacation in ten
years. Sometimes It Is 20 years, but
ten is Q good average.
''Then there are other people so stu
ated that they cannot get away from
business without Doctors certificate,
and they cultivate list of symptoms
which is worse than any ever printed
in patent medicine circular. When
they get really imposing set Of symp-
toms they come In to see me, looking
troubled, and give me the whole bunch
without stopping to take breath. Loss
of appetite il the principal complaint.
then insomnia; furred tongue, head
ache and general disinclination to
work"
Daily camera., 1901-09-13
TELEPHONE m A Hat.
An Obscene Letter ~ Postal
O0sss.

In connection with the work Of the
chief inspector OF the post office de-
partment story Is told Of young
attorney who unwittingly gave evi-
dence against himself. He had writ
ten an obscene letter to . married
woman. and was suspected by her
husband. who accused him Of the act.
Leading him into an inner Office.
locking the doors. and displaying a
loaded revolver. the attorney admit
ted his crime and taunted his NC
tim. How to trap him was the ques-
ton. as he denied the charge In pub
lie, but laughed at the man in pri-
vate, says a Washington correspond
cnt Of the New York Sun.
After the expenditure OF much
thought, q miniature telephone was
contrived, with an almost invisible
transmitter in the top Of a silk hat
worn by the aggrieved husband. with
an insulated gold wire connecting
with a receiver In possession Of q
postal inspector. Another visit WAS
paid TO the attorneys Office. and
again. behind closed doors, he ac-
knowledged repeatedly that he had
sent the letter. But this time the in
spector at the other end Of the wire
heard every word. When confronted
with the evidence the man broke
down and confessed.
Daily camera., 1901-09-13
THE CANNY SCOT.
se.e Example. of HIS Unconsieus



Some Examples of HIS Unconssess
HuEior.
ON his first visit 10 Aberdeen an Eng
Iish commercial traveller, having re-
ceiyed some marks of kindness from
one of its inhabitants, exclaimed, IN
an offhand way, on his departure:
III at any time you or any OF your
people come up TO London, don't put
ND at hotel, but come to us.
.Oh. thank ye!" replied the Scot, Ia
conically. and away the southron went.
Six months passed, and the English
man had long forgotten the incident.
when, to his surprise. he received one
morning the following note:
NV Dear Friend: As myself. Iny wife
and four children are coming up to Lon
don for fortnight. we will be glad to
avail ourselves of your kind invitation
Facing the situation with unquestiop.
able courage, the southerner put him
self to unutterabie Inconvenience TO ae-
commooa,e bis guests. he took them
everywhere, paid for everything. and,
at the end of the stipulated time. they
announced their departure. The host
accompanied them to the station. and IN
the fulIness OF his gratitude at the ex-
odus. invited the father to have part
ing drink.
Come along, old fellow! What is
it to be? Whisky and soda. as usual?
Two Scotches and soda, please. miss!'
INA, nal" replied the Scot, soiemnly,
.'nane O. that! Ye've been vera guild TO
me and mine dnrin' the last FORTNIGHT
-hae ta'en us everywhere and paid fol
everything! Ma, ma! We'lI hae toss
for the last!"
Daily camera., 1901-09-13
BILL BOARDS on MONT BLANC.
There IL Ne Eseaps for Tourists frsn
the Wlles ef the A.
vePtisAR.

The agitation in France against the
Disagreement Of country landscapes
by aaring advertisements still pro-
ceeds. but It appears with doubtful
success, owing to vested interests.
The country people whose land lies
alongside the lines Of railway are
readily tempted by the offers Of the
advertising contractors from whom
some of them reap quite . respectable
income from displaying posters which
pu6 soup, chocolate, drinks, etc. It
IL said that an agent Of one firm is
now starting on journey thrsugh
5000 communes, in each Of which he
IL to arrange for the erection Of .
painted board. This il to be dose In
time f0rsthe tonrist season. says the
ayis Messenger. The notice boards
already arranged for and erected by
this agent cost him no less than
1900 fraucs syeer.
The correspondent Of . French pa
per states that this system Of 9dver-
tising has been carried to it, height
In Switssrland, whsre, on tbs very
summit Of Mont Hlene, tke Afst ahls
TO meet the Alpine climberIs eye II
. Ansing advoetisenenk
Daily camera., 1901-09-13
x.r.A Carolina. odd Prison.

A new invention is prison on
wheels. Il is the sort of Jail used in
North Carolina for confning conxc,s
Who are employed doing work
throughout the state. In this way
they can be conveyed anywhere safe
ly and may stay in spot far from
civilization as long as may be re-
quired without danger Of their esca p
ing. The prison is two stories high.
1t is divided into a number Of cells, the
floor of each being bed and accom-
modating two of the prisoners. Into
this cage they all go at night, and it is
securely locked up. thus rendering it
impossible that any one of them
should ger away. When work is to be
done, they are let out. OF course, but
when travelling are safely shut in
St. Louis Republic.