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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
The Bacteria lamp.

When we were boys we used 10
plan how we would scare some other
fellow out Of his wits with "fox.fre"
from rotting stump. In the dark
he'd think a spook had come TO get
him. Just the other day | read how a
miners lamp had been invented that
was entirely safe in the midst of in.
fiammable gases, because its cold
shine came not from combustion. but
from luminiferous bacteria feeding
upon culture similar to decaying
wood. So, with inyeterate and uncon-
querable optimism, we may well be-
lieve the wit of man will turn these
servitors OF death into lamps to light
the path of progress. Whether we
look outward 20 the farthest reaches
of the universe, or inward TO where
the microscope falters and turns
back, we find tremendous forces
working. We may hitch our wagon
TO a glowing star or 10 a glimmering
microbe, but we shall get on in any
case, II only we be set on getting on
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30

ter become the head Of the extensive
Farrell interests in Ansonia, Utah and
Cuba.
The position Of toOlmaker's appren-
tice is the lowest of the 1900 in the
big factory. The wages amount to
81 a week. The young millionaire is
obliged to enter with the other work.
men at a. m, and at p. m. he is
one Of the grimy horde that pours out
from the dingy machine rooms.
Farrell graduated from Yale this
spring with the degree of bachelor Of
arts and membership in the Delta
Kappa Epsilon society. He was also
one of the "jolly eight" a students
club that gained notoriety by invit-
ing Carrie Nation to Yale and induc.
ing her TO lecture TO a crowd Of ciga-
rette-smoking students in young Far.
re's suite of roome in Vanderbilt
hall
In the class history of 1903 he is
described as the best dressed man in
the class. He is the owner of 20.
horsepower touring car, is a clever
whip. belongs to the exclusive New
Haven Country club, and moves in
the best society in New Haven. His
cousin, Alton Ferrel, is in the
Office of the foundry company,
learning the commercial end of the
business His sister, Miss Eliza Far
rel, created a stir a few years ago by
taking a course at a business college
and entering the foundry office as
stenographer and typewriter, which
idea, however she later abandoned.
Franklin Farrell, jr., is estimated to
be worth from $5,OOO0O0 TO $s,OOO,-
900, representing his investments in
the foundry company, in Utah silver
mines and in Cuban sugar planta.
tions. A few years ago he cleared
several millions by the sale of the
Parrot copper mine. Tower hall, the
home Of the Farrell family, is con
the handsomest dwelling in
the Naugatuck valley.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30

The oyster at the commencement OF
It's career Is so small that 2OOO,0OC
would only occupy square iuch. lu
six months each Individual oyster IL
large enough TO cover n silver half dol
lar, The oyster is its own architect,
aud the shell grows as the fish inside
grows, being never too small.
II also bears i,s age upon It's back.
and Il is as easy TO tell the age of au
oyster 10y looking M It's shell as il Is
that OF horses 10y looking at their teeth
Every one who has handled an oyster
shell must have noticed the successive
layers overlapping each other. These
tire technically named shots, and eacn
one marks a years growth, 50 that by
counting them the age OF the oyster
can be determined. Up 10 the time 80
its maturily-that Is, when four years
OF age-the shots are regular and sue
cessive, but after that time they be.
come irregular and are piled one upon
another, SO that the shell becomes
bulky aud thlckened.
Fossil oysters have been seen OF
which each shell was nine inches thick
whence they may be guessed to be
more than 900 years old.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
HANDBAGS STILL THE RAGE.
You Can Pay $500 for one-Msny
Novelties Brought Out.

The craze for bags docs not abate.
A woman drew about 100 adjectives in
the superlatiye degree in about as
many seconds from a group of women
the other day when she displayed a
gold bag caught with a diamond and
sapphire clasp-and the stones we're
small ones. too-for which she had
just-paid $500.
Big? No, indeed 1t was just large
enough to hold a few notes, change
purse, few cards and a handker-
chief.
The clasp on the latest novelty in
the bag line would puzzle the clever
est of pickpockets, says an exchange.
Instead of being on the top of the
frame, and easy to pull open, 1t is on
the under side and decidedly hard to
work unless one has been initiated
The beauty of it is that it is so con-
structed that constant opening end
shutting will not wear II, as happens
in the ordinary clasp.
The bead craze has extended to the
handbag, or at least to its handles, for
the very swellest now have chains of
beads instead of links of one sort or
another. Bags Of imported alligator
skin are quite the rage. and those of
pale gray, mounted with silver of a
duh gray finish are especially sought.
They vary in price from $40 to S65,
and be It known that the foreign alli
gator Judging from the beauty of
those bags has a hide never dreamed
Of by the Florida varmint in its lazy
philosophy.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30

The Fossil Journal says: Young An.
drew Clarno has pig on his ranch,
by the John Day river, that is freak
Mt for dime museum. The pigs
mother died soon after his birth, and
he was adopted by female dog, which
is sucking him along with her pups.
Il is funny sight TO see the pig and
the pups having their breakfast at the
same time, and funnier stin 10 see
the little porker take after coyote.
along with the other dogs. This dog.
goned pig turns up his nose at, ths 9th
er pigs on the ranch and will not
have anything 10 do with them. ex.
cept 10 help the other dogs chase
them away when they come too near
the house
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
GIRLS PUZZLE THE ENGLISH.
American MaIdens Are Too Chic for
Their Foreign Cousins.


The American girl is an unsolvable
riddle 10 the English. She has man
ners peculiarly her own, an independ
ence that Is beyond comprehension to
people raised in the atmosphere where
the restraints imposed upon the gent,
Ter sex are more rigorous than they
are here.
my American cousin" says a
writer in a London woman's journal,
came to call today, bringing her
parents along. My transatlantic rel.
ativo is aged exactly ~. She is
called Elizabeth and she lives in
ST. Louis.
Il had never seen her before, and |
felt that was under the ordeal of a
strict scrutiny but all ended well, and
the good understanding between the
two countries is happily intact
"on the whole think Elizabeth ap-
proved of me, and especially Of my
drawing-room She had a good deal
to say about the water colors and
bronzes, showed a suitable curiosity
about my old Venetian copper, and
was not above accepting a green ma
jolioa frog from the fortress of Gibral
tar.
when the whim takes her. Eliza.
beth seems TO go TO school in Paris;
when she has had enough OF II, she
bestows her charming company on
her parents and runs them through
Italy. She likes London, especially
the tower. which seems 10 have an
endless fascination for the American
child.
." 4 could read English history for.
ever declared Elizabeth with enthus,
iasm. Those beheadings are so in.
terestingv But though she Is de
voted TO the axe and block, Elizabeth,
| fancy, intends doing the Norwegian
fjords before she sails
Her parents are beautifully
brought up, and quite docile; they sit
and regard her with adorng eyes.
On the whole, Elizabeth is most
characteristic specimen OF young
Am euca-g genial. anable, alert, ca.
pable-'n short wholly amazing
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
VALUATIONS I'M OREGON.

The assessment values OF this year
in the state OF Oregon will be the
greatest yet recorded. For there Is a
double reason. The actual value OF
property In the state Is rapidly in
creasIng, while the assessors In many
OF the counties are endeavorng to get
the assessed value Of property some
what nearer q Is true value. The
error Of the old method OF assessment
in this state. by which the property
is assessed at about one-fourth its
value. has long been felt The intel.
llgent citizen Is aware that he has the
same amount OF taxes TO pay whether
the taxes be high or low, II the assess.
ment Is equitable. and that the low as.
sessment Recessitated high rate of
taxation that frightens the Eastern
home-seeker
II is probably fact that valuations
OF property In Oregon are very low,
compared to other states.
Il is probably a fact that great
many corporations have escaped & L
ting onto the tax rolls with much Of
their tangiblos and intangibles.
There Is probably great deal OF
personal and real property that does
not get onto the tax rolls, or get on
at rldiculously low values.
What Is the remedy for all this?
Publicity Of the assessments before
they are eQuallzed by the courts would
be one remedy
In Illinois that has been the custom
and the law for many years. and valu-
atlons have been adjusted until near
ly all property is on the rolls.
Publication of the assessed valua
tions, after they are adjusted and
ready for the collection OF taxes. has
no beneficial effect,
Il discloses the success of the tax
dodger. and gratiaes his cunning and
vanity, but puts no property on the
tax rolls.
Publication for the purpose OF equal.
ization and TO disclose discrepancies
made before the lists are compile ed,
would put a great deal of property on
the rolls That Is what Is needed.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
rHE AMERIcAN osTRIcA.
Doing Good Business In Feathers
and Is Breeding Rapidly.

A recent shipment of 40 ostriches to
Nice, on the borders of Italy and
France, from California, directs atten-
ton to this growing California indus
try-the culture Of the African ostrich
in America. Just about 10 years have
elapsed since the American ostrich
farmer gave their first serious atten-
tion to this subject. Now the ostrich
industry is well established In the
United States, some 500 birds existing
in the country and these will doubt.
less form the nucleus of that immense
number that will one day cover the
mesas of Southern California. the
meadows of Arizona, the vast plateaus
of Texas, and the everglades of Flori-
da. ass their kind do the African veldt
today.
The ostrich has come to stay, he
costs little to keep-not more than the
ordinary sheep--and yields an annual
value of $50 to the proprietor One
man can take care Of 100 ostriches.
The creature is hardy and of a care
less appetite. The average increase to
the stock is between IS and 20 os-
triches to the pair. Some have been
known to produce as many as 81 in
a year. The birds are kept in pens in
California, and a source of revenue
has been found in exhibiting them to
many tourists who are attracted there
Incubators, showing the various stages
of ostrich life are also on view. A
growth from the size of a duck to
height of six feet is a question of
only six months.
When the birds are year old their
feathers are ready for market The
cropping is accomplished by covering
the ostrich's head with hood ana ply
ing a pair of shears. This process
takes place every eight months. The
feathers on the large side wings are
cut off near the roots, and the smaller
feathers on the tail are pulled out
injury TO the bird, for on the
care now bestowed depends the future
health of the coming feather In the
course of three weeks the stems left
start to fall out, and a new feather be
gins to grow, which in due time is
taken off for the benefit of the os
trich farmer. The feathers are graded
and sent to the feathure manufactur.
ers of New York, who make them up
in the beautiful articles OF dress so
dear to the hearts of those who wear
them. When the American woman
can buy only the ostrich feathers of
the American ostrich the most sangu
inc hopes of Edward Cawston, the |
pioneer California ostrich farmer. will |
have been realized. Two million dol |
lars each year will then remain in the |
country, instead of going to London
Town and Country
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
Captive Flying Machines.
lAmerican Inventorl


Chicago Is 10 have nylng machines
circilng In Sans Souei park while at
tached 10 a revolving skeleton tower,
They are expected to give the de-
sired thrills without the attendant
dangers OF aerial navigation, These
dying machines travel In fours. They
ascend the side of a steel tower 25O
feet in height and while going to the
topmost point they soar in circles.
The cars are made after the style of
typical hyiug machines, with mirrors
20 the back which reflect the distance,
so that no matter which way the pas.
senger looks he sees nothing but a
bird'seye view Of the country.
The invention which is termed the
revolving airship tower. viii cost $50. !.
goo said to be the largest sum ever
expended In an amusement device.
The tower Is siNty-fve feet square at
the base, and tapers TO twenty-five
feet square az the top The flying
machines are pulled up the four sides
OF the tower by means Of cables. the
entire tower revolving all the time.
About $50 horsepower Is required to
operate this amusement mountain.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
SLOW. BUT SURE.

The ferry boats not pretty;
II has no futtering sail.
II doesn't dash the foam about
Nor scud before the gale.
No poet sings It's praises
With sweet lnsistent note;
Yet we're under obligations
To the good old ferry boat.
Now pause. fair youth and ponder
The moral of this lay;
And don't despise the man who goes
A ploddIng on his way
Ambition swiftly soaring
We cheer II and forget
The scrap piles full OF Shamrocks,
But the ferry's running yet.
Washington Star
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
DOG Fooled His Mistress.
(Our Dumb Animais.)

NOur DumD AulmalS.)
This dog learned a thing or two
very quickly. A family in Tifin, Ohio
had moved from the old home, but
rented the house furnished through.
out, the new tenant being an elderly
lady. For some reason the family
dog was "let" with the furniture. Now
the new occupant of the house liked
to sit In a particularly comparable
chair in the parlor but as the dog
was also as fond Of the chair she FIRE.
quently found him in possession. Be.
ing rather afraid Of the dog she did
not dare TO drive him cut, and, there.
fore used to go to the window and
call: Cats" The dog would then
rush TO the window and the lady
would calmly take possession OF the
chair One day the dog entered the
room and found the lady in posses.
sion. He trotted to the window and
barked excitedly. The lady got up
to see what was the matter and the
dog instantly seated himself in the
chair.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
Begins at the Bottom.

Franklin Farrel ir, Yale graduate
and heir TO fortune estimated at
from S5.OOOOOO to sSO0O.Ooo, has en-.
tered the employ of his fathers iron
foundry In Ansonla as toolmalSers'
apprentice He Is working 10 hours
day al grindstone. learning 20
sharpen tools for the machinists.
Young Farrel plans 90 learn the foun-
dry business from the very bottom,
that he may at himself 20 succeed
his father as president OF the Farrel
Foundry A Machine company, and Ia.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
Sweet. oId.rlme Autumn.

The period of pumpkin pies now
captures us upon the fly. We MUNICH
the chestnut with the Joy peculiar to
the little boy, and watch the golden
leaflets pass in eddies DER the fading
grass. The baseball match is waxing
glum, the frost is sparkling on the
plum; and while the night winds
weirdly moan a weary, dreary mono
tone, we pop the corn and light the
logs, and watch them sputter on the
dogs, the while we brew the juicy
rum that sends grim care to kingdom
come. The bathing suit, so light and
frail, is swinging round upon a nail
The inn is closed upon the shore; the
boniface Is sad and sore. The wood.
cock that is not on toast is singing
on the old fence post; and while the
SALIVA It's torch is waving round the
ancient porch we jump and sing, be.
cause we know, by all the rabbit stew
aglow, to wake our bubbling mlrth
and cheer, that dear old. sweet old
autumn's here.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
CHEAP SUNDAY RATES
Between Portland and Wllliul
Valley Points.

Low round trip rates have y
placed in effect between Porthni I
Willamette Valley points, In ID
direction. Tickets will be sold 4,
days and Sundays, and limited b,
turn on or before the following y
day. Call on Southern Pacific d
agents for particulars; 20 NJ
trip Salem TO Portland and retun
10-1tf w. E. CONAN, GPA
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
PubIie spiritea CitIsen.

Springfield, Mass. celebrated he,
golden jubilee by providing for a parl
along her river front. SlOl, ,2a1 .a5 belue
raised by popular subscription 10 pur
chase the land Happy Springfield
with such public spirited cltiEensl Wise
Springfield 10 invest IN beauty for he,
people!
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30

AS the cars move up and down the
side Of the revolving tower wheels on
the cigar shaped cars will revolve ad-
ding greatly to the effect of the odd
ride.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
FaIr WarnIna to stoek owners.

Fair Warning to Stock Owners.
Persons owning horses or cows are
warned that hereafter all stock run
ming at large anywhere in the city
limits, including the new wards, will
be taken up subject to the city ordi-
nances. d. w. GIBSON.
10-13-tf City Narshal.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
$lNIQ LABETn
The Weather.

Fair tonight, Saturday increasing
cloudiness. followed by rain; cooler
Saturday.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-10-30
Doc catchern Wanted.

Theundersigned would like TO en-
ploy several competent men to assist
in enforcing the dog law. Call at city
hall d. w. GIBSON,
10-13-d City Marshal.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-10
TORNADO iN MISSOURI
Particulars are Hard to Get From
 Damaged Dstrict

Kansas City, April 9.-A special to the Times from Joplin. Missouri, says it is reported tCbight that tornado passed over southwestern Kansas at 4 o'clock this afternoon. and tha: Al lamont, 8 sm& town fifty mics wns; of ths city, suffered much damage.
 A telephone messasG iron DsweGo' Kansas, seven miles east of Altamont, stated that there was a severe storm in the vicinity of Attamont, but noth, ing is known of its extent.
 Passengers on the eastbound Frisco train stated that 1t was reported at Altano ont, as the train passed trough there at o'clock, that the tornado had passed over the town. and had done much damage in the country near there. No further particulars can be learned.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-10

Mrs. F. G. Ord has returned from Los Angeles. She is accompanied by her mother, who was seriously i'll for several weeks.
 Bob Mccormick is here from Doug las to visit his sister, Mrs. J. A Camp bell. and brother, Nick Mccormick.
 Rube Potter was in the city yester- day from his ranch in Hog canyon. He bought some supplies and returned to the ranch in the evening.
 Pat Twomey has gone to Prescott, where he will work in the mines neaI that place.
 Miss .Mollie Dougherty has returned from Nogales, where her sitter, Miss Maggie. was married to Emil Marks.
 Dave Fife is planning to go to So nora on an extensive prospecting trip that will keep him away several weeks
 Charles Crawford has gone to Los Angeles. For some time he has been employed in the mines here. He will pay ESlaIlHeS d sFoLI dhu may lOSdle in Southern California
 Dr. Sweet returned to the city yes terday, after short visit at Benson.
 There are now nine patients in the hospital, all of whom are doing well.
 Physicians report that an epidemic of colds is prevalent in Bisbee these days.
 Charles Chynowe;h went to Michi. gan yesterday, after a short stay in the Warren district
 Manager Cowan, of the Bisbee I'm provement company, has gone to Mich igan to visit his family. which will probably return to Bisbee with him in a few weeks.
 Constable Graham passed through here yesterday on his way from Tomb stone to Douglas.
 Justice McDonald's court vas closed yesterday. he beng out in the country with others locating some mining claims.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-10

''Is t impossible" asks the Wash ington Post, 'or is it too impro0able for serious consideration, that the Dem ocratic factions may conclude to stop fighting each other and unite against the enemy? By no means. The vo- ter has small toleration for warning cliques. UultimaEely the politicians will be ruled by the voter. whose mind is fixed upon great issues. which arc ultimately defined. The determina tion to remedy the tarif-trust evil is sufficiently powerful ro unite the vot- CTS of all sections. Politicians nus act accordingly or they will b. sci aside.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-10
Training Hard.

Contrary to reports, Kid" Barney $ framing hard fer his go wita Joe Striuker at the opera house Monday evening. His work yesterday was the same as man would do who is pre- pairing for a championship battle. Bar ney first tackles the weight machine. and after that punches the bag as hard as he can for fifteen minutes
 After this is done he practices shadow fgthing with an imaginary opponent
 Barney's bag punching is a sight to rec. He is constantly making an effort to break the rope that holds the bag to the ceiling, and seldom fails to accomplish his purpose. He
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-10
PRESIDENT IN PARK

Cinnabar, Mont, April 9.-Secre+ary Loeb has received no word from Pres ident Roosevelt today beyond the an nouncement that he had left his head quarters for a trip into Yellowstone park.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-10
VaIise Stolen.

A valise containing clothing and belonging to Mrs. Johnny Twomey. was stolen from the depot Wednesday ?! ening Mrs. Twomey was attending z to other matters. and left the velise alone. When it was searched for. no trace of it could be found. Mir Twomey says thaL he will pay suita- ble reward for the return of the valise and ask no questions. The contents of the valise are of little value to any one except Mrs. Twomey.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-10
alse pretenses.

Justice Brown, will try man today who is alleged to have obtained about s15 worth of meats from Mosher's meat market. He represented that he had plenty of money on deposit with which to liquidate the debt, and was accommodated by Mir. Mosher. The man seems to have worked a smooth game, but Constable Casad placed him under arrest soon after he got the goods. The man gives the name of Abagglen.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-10
MOODS LYNchER DIES
Ai.eaed to Have Confessed That He
 Took Part in Affair

Reading, Cal. April s.-William Me Daniel. who has just died in Modoc county, is said to have confessed that he participated in the famous lynch ing in which five men lost their lives in 1901.
 Mcdaniel, it is said. died from the effects of @ blow he received in the stomach from Frank Hall. one of the men lyncbed on that occasion
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-10
Rattich's Affair.

Editor Hattich, of the Tombstone yesterday on his way from Denver. where he has been to arrange for the publication of 8 special edition of the Prospector. At the same time he has purchased new material for the Week ly Epitath, which will enter into active competition with the proposed Tomb stone American Editor Hattich was seen at the depot, but refused to either confirm or deny the story that he eloped 70 Denver with a promiret act ress from Fl Paso. All he would do was to ask that the story be sup pressed.
Bisbee daily review., 1903-04-10
HAMILTON CLUB BANQUET
Met in Chicago Yesterday on Anniver-

Met in Chicago Yesterday on Anniver-
 sary of Appomatox Surrender
 Chicago, April 9-The annual ban quet of the Hamilton club, which is held each year on the anniversary of the surrender of Appomatox, took place tonight in the Auditorium hotel.
 A large number of local guests were present and many from distant states. Ex-Congressamn Franchis W. Cush- man, of Tacoma, was to have deliv- cred an address, but was unable to be present because of the death of his father.
 Other addresses were made by Hen ry Waterson, of Loesyille, Ky. Rev Thomas P. Greene. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Edward l.. HamSlton, Of Michigan.