The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-08

erty in that borough. Property valued
al half a million dollars has just been
purchased near the Atlantic avenue
terminus as site for an immense
freight depot.
Within the last two or three years
New York has erected a large number
Of substantial and costly school build.
ines. but the need for more is con
stantly increasing. The Board Of Edu.
cation is now considering the advisa.
bility Of asking s5.OOo.o 900 for several
more buildings
The yexed question Of getting 8
cocktail on Sunday Is not so difficult
to solve, II one knows how to 60 about
H. This il proved BY a young society
physician. who a few days ago wrote
the following for one Of his thirsty
friends.
r sp junipert comp. oz.
Ext ousparlae ii. 20 drops.
saechari. 20 grains.
Misc Fiat potus.
sig. Pour over cracked ice and
laugh before taking.
No building In the course Of erection
IN New York has proved Of greater in
teres' than ST. Johns Cathedral, which
will not be completed for forty years
yet. although a small army Of laborers
are daily working upon H. Work has
just begun Of moving the two huge
columns from the pier at East One
Hundred and Thirty.hfth street. and 4,
will be long and tedious. Instead Of
The enormous truck which has been
specially designed 70 cast the sectlong
Of the columns being drawn by horses.
the truck will be moved. 200 feet at a
time. by means Of a steam winch. An
anchor win be- imbedded IN the road. |
way 70 hold the pulley through which
b wire cable viii be run. Il viii take
several days 10 cart each section TO
he cathedral, and II win take thirty
horses TO draw the empty truck back.
The truck alone weighs 1890 pounds.
md the large sections OF the columns
weigh ninety tons each.
Probably the most remarkable Of all
streets Is Myrtle avenue.
There Is not a thing In Manhattan that
an be compared 10 II unless II is the
lowery, and only I'm a few things Is
here any similarity In that This
lowery OF Brooklyn Is one OF the long.
'st streets In the borough aud Is a
nass OF oldfashioned buildings most
4 them OF the tumbledown frame va
'iety. Nothing like the Myrtle-avenue
merchant can be found anywhere out
'lde Of Dickens novels. and II is possi.
Die 10 get any old thlng--but very few
new ones--on the avenue. and always
On your own terms.
Reports Just issued show that the
Presbyterian church has not grown 30
'apldly In membership. but Ia mem.
,ers have given most literally 10 mis-
lion work. Last year a million and a
lalf dollars was given for home mis-. /
lions alone the largest In the history
4 the denomination. On the other
land, the contributions OF Eplscopall.
ms for mission work are decreasing.
4 least in the dioceses around New
fork.
Rev. Reginald ]. Campbell. pastor OF
lily Temple London. who has been
'reaohlng In various churches all over
no country, sails for England today
Dr. Campbell Is an enthusiast over
\morica and has ben 80 pleased with
ils trip 10 this country that he talks OF
raking another visit next summer. Il
gill, perhaps. soon become as fashion.
ible for English and Continental al
lines 90 spend their vacations In the
United Statos as Il Is for American
PREACHERS TO go abroad,
Tammany leaders are counting popu.
arlty by giving their followers and
heir families outings during the hot
months. II costs a pretty penny TO
hartor steamboat and provide re-
reshments and entertainment for Ave
" six thousand people but II Is a pay
ng Investment, aud nearly all the lead. /
'rs, not excluding Chief Murphy him.
elf have done Il.