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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
WOMAN'S
BUSY
LIFE
EIOped With Officer
and Then Poisoned
Him
Ran Away the Undertaken
Who Buried Her HuS-
band Knauer Her
Last Victim

A suit contestlng a $50 900 estate
left by Ferdinand Knauer to his wife,
Marie. now being tried in San Fran
cisco, has developed some startling
charges. The story Of Mrs. Knauer's
life, as told in the suit, is that she
originally eloped to this country with
a German srmy officer. after deserting
her husband. While living in Chicago
she induced lieutenant, whom she
had married, and a son thek had
adopted, TO insure their lives In her
favor.
Both husband and son died OF mys.
terlous ailments. supposed TO be poi.
son. While the son was being buried
Marie eloped with the undertaken,
and fed again for Germany. Here the
undertaken died suddenly. She then
returned 10 America, and came to San
Francisco. setting up In business as
a massage artist While here she be
came employed as a nurse to Mr.
Kanuer aged 70. induced him TO take
n fiat. Moved by her pitiful story
that she had lost husband brother,
son and dear old grandfather, Knauer
was induced TO marry her. In Decem.
Der surgeon Informed Knauer that
an operation was necessary. and 10
please his wife he attached a codicile
20 his WILL bequeathing her all OF his
estate. Knauer did not survive the
operation.
Suit is brought by Knauer's rela.
tiyes.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
LOST MONDAY"
A PopuIar Fete Day In BeIEium
whose Origin IL q Mystery.

A PopuIar Fete Day In Belgian
whose origin IL = Mystery.
The frst Monday after Epiphany is a
fete day throughout Belgium. Lost
Monday" II Is called; exactly why no
one seems able to explain. The origin
of the fete is lost in the legends of the
middle ages, but the modern accepta-
ton Of the day is certainly lost TO no
one here. Like Mardi Gras, Lost Mon
day is dag of general merrymaking.
Every cafe and restaurant in Brussels
keeps open house." and free drinks
are on hand for all patrons of the es-
adjustment. and as a matter OF fact
for many others as well who are not
regular patrons.
On Black Monday, then. as 1t is Iron
ically called by some Of the natives
not overenchanted with the day. the
streets OF Brussels are given over to
the people. and the adventurous for
elgner who, ignorant Of the country's
customs. ventures out, Is apt to find
that the Belgian populace is no respect
er OF persons. on this day the shOpkeep-
ers, signing behind their counters, find
themselves compelled to hand over to
their customers servants a forced con-
tribution. amounting to a certain per
centage Of the years purchases, while
the bakers, too, have contribution TO
offer IN the shape OF cakes specially
Es:ade for the occasion and offered as
gifts TO their clientele.
In this manner the unique fete is per.
petuated, though the calendar does not
note in any particular manner the frst
Monday after Epiphany.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
south American Var imminent.

Now that Venezuela and Columbia
have no internal wars on hand, their
almost perennial revolutions being in
a qulescent stage. they are apparently
preparing to break the deadly monot.
ony by warning with each other. From
every section OF Venezuela troops
have been sent in the direction Of the
Colombian frontier and toward Mar
acaibo. Mauser rifles. artillery. and
ammunition In great quantity have
been stored at Maracalbo, and several
new bridges have been built near San
Crlstobal, near the frontier of Colon.
bia, TO allow of the rapid concentra
tlon OF troops. President Castro has
asked the president of each state In
Venezuela TO send two battallons.
While II Is claimed in Venezuela that
these measures arS only precaution.
airy, adopted because Colombia has In.
creased its army on the Venezuelan
frontier Il Is thought In well-infoTmed
circles that war between the two
countries is inevitable. President Cas-.
tro Is said very much to desire II, and
a cause can be found by Colombia in
the active aid he extended TO the Co
lomblan rebels, and also In the Ques.
tlons arising over the navigation Of
the OrlnocO.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
La Ion Weevll EvIl.

Dallas, Texas. Oct s-The efforts
OF tho state government OF Texas
which offered a reward OF $4,000 foI
a satisfactory remedy for the exter
mination OF the boil weevil. having
failed In the desired result. the hopes
OF the cotton growers are now turned
toward the national government
whose aid In the employment OF sci
entinc knowledge and inventive gen
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
PACKING
UP THE
EXHIBITS
Two Carloads From Six
Counties Going TO ST.
Louis

Capt c. A. Murphy. Of Salem, and j
r. Douglass, of Albany, have been
working all this week packing the
county exhibits, put up by the state
fair for shipment to st. Louis for the
International Exposition.
Besides the Agricultural College
display, there were exhibits from six
counties--Polk, Linn, Washington,
Marion, Lane and Douglas. There
will be about two carloads. These ex.
hibits are put up and will be sent to
st. Louis at the expense of the state.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
SHORT STORIES.

There are about 100000 farms In
the United States, OF which 100000
produce corn. The average cost Of pro.
duclug an acre OF corn Is $5.T3.
Ground for the new state capitol ct
Harrisburg, Pa. has been broken. The
building will cost $4,0O0,0O0 and viii
be completed in January, 1006.
Our national capital holds what 10
probably worlds record in letter
writing. Each inhabitant spends about
S3.25 yearly In the purchase OF postaN
stamps
A movement is on foot In st. Louis
10 erect a monument 20 the memory OF
b. Gratz Brown. CORNER governor Of
Missouri and a candidate for vice pres
idens on the Greeley ticket In 1872.
The famous Ward McAllister farm
near Newport X. l., where McAllistSr
wrote the edition de luxe OF 'M hat
Know Of Society" has been rented to
Morgan Barry, an Irish farmer, FOR
farming purposes.
Sleeping car tickets bearing the In.
ternal revenue war tax stamps re
turned TO the treasury department for
rebate filled thlrty.six cases aud
weighed 2l0 tons. II will take slI
clerks several months TO assert them.
There is not a single negro in elths
house OF the South Carolina geneu
assembly this year. II Is the first tim
that has been the case since the en-
franchsement OF the negro, although
last year there was but one colored
member.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08

Herbert-Did you get what you want,
cd yesterday
Horatlo- Didn't even get what | de
served.
Herbert-Y You'll hardly get that IN
this world. you know. ! should think
you'd want TO stRve II OF as long as
possible Boston Transcript
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
A Prosperous
LkQI eoooseseesseoo

= On January 20,1903. the AL.
( len & Gilbert.Ramaker Com.
z pany opened a branch store at
q 299 Commercial street, under
the management of William
y Cherrington and Mark II. Sav.
y age. They didn't begin in
\ small way. Il being unnecessa-
Z ry, but opened up with the
4 finest, largest and most com.
q plete stock ever exhibited in
q Salem. The business has paid
y from the very day they opened
y and has gradually increased till
4 now they are the acknowledged
( leaders In the music line.
z They have sold more goods
q than all the other dealers COM
bined, and are ready to back
y up their statement by a COM
y parison Of sale reports, II any
Z one should be interested enough
to investigate, and by the trans
z portation company's books.
D Now there is a reason for
this, and that reason is simply
y this the people get more value
\ for their money at this store
than in any other place in Sa-
lem. Then there is a better
z line to select from, which the
people appreciate. At the State
y Fair this year this house exhib-
y tied seven different makes OF
1 pianos, all they had room to
exhibit. and sold $500 worth Of
goods. Ask the other fellows
how they came out Just run
3 your eye over this list OF in
y struments. Pianos: Knabe,
y Baldwin, Mason & Hamlin,
Fischer. Packard. Ludwig,
Z Franklin. Everett. Steck, Hard
man. Harrington, Smith &
, Barnes, Jewett. Harvard. El.
} lington, Hamilton. Cable, Kings
bury. Willard, Martin. Organs:
Estey, Mason & Hamlin. Pack,
ard. Chicago Cottage.
Now, there is no other place
In Salem where such a line is
carried. as you will find by in.
vestigation.
In the small goods depart.
ment they have a man who
thoroughly understands his bus.
mess. Mr.. Jake Wenger. and
he viii help you 20 select an
instrument that is sure 10
please you and at a price that
you will wonder at In this de-
partment you will find a com.
plete line Of mandolins, guitars.
yiolins. monographs. graphic
phones and zonophones. People
who are thinking Of purchasing
anything IN the music line viii
do we'll 20 call at this store be
fore buying. They do not claim
10 be selling more goods than
they can deliver. nor that they
have had twenty-five years ex,
perienee to the sewing machine
business. but they do claim 10
do more business than all the
other fellows combined.
ALLEN & Gilbert >RamakerI
Company.
Salem, Oregon.
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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08
Meet Tomorrow.

The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Presbyterian church, will meet
at the home Of Mrs. Boothby tomor-
row. Friday, at 1880 p. m.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-08

besides two little girls and a boy
Coast Mail
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-12
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

AS rule the orator who uses the
biggest words has the least to say.
1t is easier to keep out of the matri-
monial harness than it is to get out.
Knocking a man down for calling you
a liar doesn't disprove the allegation.
Consider the ways of the humble
dray; it has tongue but it never
gOssips.
It's easier for the average woman to
land husband than it is to keep him
landed.
Beware of man who never did any
thing wrong. There's first time for
everything.
Jealousy makes woman think she
can secure a monopoly on a mans love
by acting up.
1t may be that matches are made only
in heaven, because the fire never goes
out in the other place.
Never kick a man for calling you a
donkey unless you are anxions to prove
the truth of his assertion.
That woman has yet to be born who
would mistake plush sack for seal.
skin on the back Of neighbor.-Chi-
cag0 News.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-12
DICKENS IN CAMP.

Above the pines the moon was slowly drift,
ing,
The river sang below;
The dim Sierras, far beyond, uplifting
Their minaretS OF snow.
The roaring camp fire, with rude humor,
painted
The ruddy tints of health
On haggard face and form that dropped and
tainted
In the fierce race of wealth.
Till one arose, and from his packs scant
treasure
boarded volume drew,
And cards were dropped from hands OF list
less leisure,
To hear the tale anew;
And then, while round them shadows gath
cred faster,
And as the freight fell,
He read aloud the book wherein the master
Had writ of ''Lttle Nell'
Perhaps twas boyish fancy-for the reader
Was the youngest of them all
But, as he read, from clustering pine and
ceGar
A silence seemed to fall;
The fir trees, gathering closer in the shad-
OWS,
Listened in every spray,
liSh meadows
Wandered and lost their way.
And so in mountain soltudes-o'ertaken
AS by some spell divine
Their cares dropped from them like the
needles shaken
From out the gusty pine.
Lost is that camp, and wasted all its fire,
And he who wrought that spell?
All towering pine and stately kentiSh Splre,
Ye have one tale to tell.
Lost is that camp, but let its fragrant story
Blend with the breath that thrills
With hop-vines' increase all the pensive
glory
That fills the Kentish hills.
And on that grave where English oak and
holly
And laurel wreaths entwine,
Deem it not all too presumptuous folly,
This spray of western pine.
-Brete Harte.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-12
Yachts at Camden.

John Dailey's yard, Camden, is busy
place at present. He is now at work on
six row boats for Abraham Fitzpatrick
of North East Harbor, after which he
will make two yacht tenders for Boston
parties. He is repairing the yachts Nor
dica and Gaviota, owned by DIR. Charles
Frazier of Philadelphia. The following
other yachts have been hauled out at
his yard for winter quarters: The BAG
chante, owned by F. H. Dougherty of
Philadelphia, summer resident of
Beaucilamp Point; the Tanya, belong
ing to Lawrence F. Abbott of New
York, who occupies Breeze Hill during
the summer; the Tsatsaawassa, owned
by William Bowden of Chicago; the
Carand, belonging to Mr.. Hughes of
Philadelphia; the Viking, the property
of w. M. Folwell Of Philadelphia, who
owns magnificent log cabin at Isles
boro; the Sunbeam, belonging to DR..
George Strawbridge of Philadelphia,
who occupies Rockledge in the Belfast
road during the summer; the Echo,
owned by J. w. Manchester of Cam
den; the Raven, belonging to L. w.
Wister of Philadelphia; the Hattie,
owned by Col. Myron M. Parker Of
Washington, d. c., who spends the
summer season at Pine Crest, and the
Ouananiche, owned by Mr.. Serac of
Philadelphia.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-12
A NATURE STUDY INCIDENT.

From the farming regions of the far
west comes story which will warm the
cookies of the hearts of such students
of nature as Rev. Mr.. Long and Mr..
Thompson-Seton, however it may arouse
the ire of John Burroughs. AS the story
goes wealthy farmer owned fine
drove of fifty fine blooded hogs that
had been trained to respond at feeding
time to the sound of his pounding on a
board. Running short of corn few
days ago, the owner thought to econo-
mize by putting his hogs in a woods
pasture, where they could shift for
themselves. Unfortunately, the pas
ture was full of dead trees, and VOID
peckers were CORRESPONDENCE plentiful.
As a consequence, whenever wood
pecker drummed on tree the hogs
recognized the old familiar feeding time
call and with one accord started in a
| wild race in the direction of the sound.
On arriving in the locality they would
of course find no corn, but would hear
j! in the distance another call which they
failed to recognize as a base imitation.
AS the day was warm and the hogs
hungry for corn they chased the decep-
tive sound back and forth over the pas
ture until the last one dropped dead
from exhaustion. AS stadent of the
curious in nature, the writer of this
story is equaled only by the Maine cor
respondent who sends to the New
York papers such thrilling incidents of
life in the Maine wilderness. In this
connection, who does not remember the
story of the telegraph linemen who had
such hard time to complete their line
because the bears persisted in chewing
the insulators off the poles. Then there
is the story of those Maine woodpeck-
ers, evidently less intelligent than their
humorous western representatives, that
pounded their heads off through mis-
taking the buzzing of telegraph wires
for the sound of worms concealed in
the wooden poles. The story of the pet
trout that made companion of the
house cat, eating out of the same dish
and acting lonesome when the cat was
not in sight, is also in this class. These
tales not only 60 to prove that the stu
dent who thinks he understands nature
and her ways must be prepared to &C
cept the exceptions to the general rule
without question, but that he must
train his Imagination to meet the popu-
lar Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-12
Literary News and Notes.

What to Eat for November presents
its usually attractive menu. 1t is not a
magazine devoted entirely to cooking.
1t contains food for thought as well as
articles of interest and practical value.
The Pierce Publishing Co., Chicago, LII.
Readers of the New England Maya
zine for November will find a vertable
feast of good things. In literary quail
ty this number fully sustains the New
England's old reputation: while the
variety and scope of its contents show
the magazine to be III line with the best
modern progress. The fiction of the
month is of the usual high standard. 1t
includes stories by Emilia Elliott, Agnes
Louise Provost, Frank H. Spearman
Sarah Endicott ODER. There are poems
by Agnes Lee, John Elliott Bowman,
Edwin Garlic Litsey, and Charles Han
son Towne, while the men and Events
department contains features of timely
interest.
Pearson's Magazine for November
contains six complete short stores-
The Pariah, by Mr.. T. jenkins Haines;
The Ivory Casket, by James Workman;
Lady Elias Marriage, Owen Oliver:
Her Right to Choose, by J. ?. Setoun;
The Biograph Theater, by Gelett Bur
CESS and Will Irwin one OF the Plea
rooms series); The Duel Between Don
Q. and the Dark Brothers of the Civil
Guard. by X. and Hesketh Prichard;
two poems, Another, by R. A. H.. and
A Mothers Song, by l.. B. Durrant and
continuation Of the serial story, Sir
Henry ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, by DR.. Cy-
rus Townsend Brady. Six special arti-
Giles are: Mrs. Adrian C. Hopes Pastel
Portraits, The Electoral Commission
an interesting bit of history from the
diary of a senate page, by Mr.. David S.
Barry; Life in Metals, by A. Sarth ku-
mar Ghosh; The Marvels of Fruit
Breeding, by Marcus Woodward;
James, Cardinal Gibbons, by Mr.. Will
liam P. Symln; and Holding the Mirror
up to Nature, by Edward Harrigan.
The Home Notes Department is contin-
ued, as usual.
A story of New England life entitled
Richard Baxter, is by General Edward
F. Jones of Binghampton, n. Y, who
has become famous not only through
his business enterprises, in which he
originated the saying Jones he pays
the freight" but as the Lieutenant
Governor for SIX years OF the stare OF
New York, and as an officer in the
Civil War. Judging from the advance
sheets this story is one of great power.
1t is interesting, instructive and anus
ing, full of genuine humor and delight
full character sketches, and not lacking
in sentiment and pathos. 1t will carry
old New Englanders back to the days
of their youth. General Jones, who is
blind, fully approaching the sad con-
dition of those similarly afflicted. has
generously offered to donate a liberal
percentage of the profits from the sale
of this book to the Columbia Polytech-
mic Institute for the Blind at Washing
ton, d. c., so that everyone who buys
Richard Baxter will not only get full
value for their money, but will have
the satisfaction of helping most
worthy cause. II mo-, $50 pages, 10
illustrations. Handsomely bound, gilt
top, deckle edge. $3.50 postpaid. Your
bookseller has it. If not the Grafton
Press, New York.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-12
Register Of Deep water Vessels.
SHIPS.

SHIPS
Abner Coburn, arrived at San Francisco
Feb % from Baltimore via Montevideo.
A Ropes, D. Rivers, cleared from New
York Sept 81 for Yokohama.
A j Fuller, arrived at Port Townsend
July from Honolulu.
Aryan, A. S. Pendleton, cleared from
Baltimore Oct "a for San Francisco; passed
Sparrows Point 28th.
BangalOre, Blanchard, cleared from Balti.
more Aug 20 for Los Angeles.
E b Sutton, P ,Butman, arrived at New
York Oct from Singapore.
Fort George, Chas. G Mcclure, sailed from
Honolulu June 10 for San Francisco.
Gov Robe, cleared from Baltimore Aug.
10 for San Francisco.
Henry B. Hyde, sailed from San Francisco
July II for New York.
Luzon, Park, arrived at Luzon July %
from Newcastle, N S W. In port Aug Is.
Mary L. Cushing, from Newcastle June
9 for Honolulu. sailed from Auckland, N.
Manuel Llaguno, D. c. Nichols, sailed
from Saigon Oct 90 for Singapore.
Puritan, A. n Blanchard, sailed from
San Francisco Nov. 2 for Hull.
Paul Revere, Whittier, arrived at Manila
Aug II from Newcastle, N S w.
Reaper, arrived at Honolulu May 80 from
Newcastle, N. S. W.
S D Carleton, Amsbury, arrived at Sgd
St Paul, W Treat, arrived at Seattle
March from Manila.
Title K Starbuck, Eben Curtis, sailed
from Honolulu Aug % for Delaware Break.
water.
VIM H Macy, sailed from San Francisco
Edward May, sailed from Makawell Aug
for San Francisco
Ethel, Williams, arrived at New York
Sept from Charleston, S c.
Mabel Meyers, n Meyers, arrived al
Boston Oct q from Turks Island.
Penobscot arrived at Rosario Oct q from
Boston.
Rebecca Crowell, sailed from Charleston
S G, Nov for Savannah.
Rose Innis, Melvin Colcord, at Charleston
S c, Oct 81 for New York.
Thomas A Goddard, sailed from Rosario
Sept. 10 for Boston.
sCHooNERs.
Georgia Gilkey, W r Gilkey, sailed from
Portland Oct - for Barbados.
Henry Clausen, Jr, arrived at Brunswick
Oct % from Portland.
Gladys, H & Colson, sailed from New
York Oct 80 for Brunswick.
Harold Beecher, E S Mcdonald, sailet
from Wilmington, N c, Oct q for Cape Hay
ten.
John f Develin, F L Hichborn. arrived
at Philadelphia Oct % from Boston:
John c Smith, arrived at New York DC
90 from Bangor via Bridgeport, Ct.
| Mary A Hall, Haskell, arrived at Bangor
| Oct % from South Amboy.
RW Hopkins, Hichborn, arrived at Port
| land Oct 80 from Philadelphia.
Willie L Newton, cleared from New Yorl
| Oct 25 for Jacksonville.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-12

thought YOU was. Oh. don't mean to
say that you are really pretending to be
sick. but you have been deceiving
yourself. amt denying that you feel
bad, and weakly. But you are just Civ
ing up to your feelings and sacrificing
YOUR family shameful. I'm, going to
speak nv mind about it while I'm at it,
and say that it's too bad about Mary
Ellen and our Henry. But nobody
amt ever said word about MI.
except that he is the patientest and
the tenderest man that ever lived, with
no thought of anybody but his wife.
"But / believe, and there are others
that believe, that you could control
your feelings, and overcome, to some
extent, your ailment. A woman that
can get up and eat a good meal OF
victuals right after she has been close
to deaths door as you always appear to
be, can't he dangerously sick. You
amt the first woman that has given
way to Mysteries and thought she had
heart disease. Now, l have spoke my
mind, and l amt sorry for it. But IN
turn to and help you straighten up the
house, if you say so, and Mrs. BurketC
and me will never mention what I've
said"
Mrs. Salter had, during this TRADE
passed from violent weeping to calm
repentent tears. What further passed
between the women need not be re-
peated. 1t is sufficient to say that
Martha succeeded in making her peace
and establishing a tie of frlendshlp
which was never broken. When Mary
Ellen came home from town, she was
startled to find her mother in the
kitchen making biscuits for supper,
"Why, mother" she began.
Eyes. Mary Ellen, L reckon you
heard that l had another of my spells;
but | don't low to have any more;
Miss Beebe, she had some mighty good
medicine and l think I'm going to I'M
prove right along now.
Henry Beebe came over that evening
as usual and Mary Ellen met him with
tenderness that more than repaid him
for his probation. "We'll 60 over to-
morrow and air the cottage" she said,
'and-and we can be married next
week if you say so.'-Sallie F. Toler.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-12
Comment from London.
English Papers Have Some Sneers About
Tammany.

English Papers Have Some sneers About
Tammany.
LONDON, November T. Such CON-
ment as the afternoon newspapers make
on the result of the election yesterday
in New York expresses regret at Tam
many's victory.
The Pail Mall Gazette says it gives
the world a lesson that purity is not
inherent in a Democratic form of gov
eminent"
The St. James Gazette bitterly assails
Tammany, saying the result sis one
which every honest person must deeply
lament, and proves how powerless is
true opinion to make its weight felt
under representative system, when it
is confronted by the machinery of an
INSCRIPTIONS organization
Richard Croker telegraphed as follows
to the Associated Press:
"Wantage, November 4, 1908. | have
nothing to say on the result of the cleo
tion.-Richard Croker