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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13
How Is This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not bo cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
F. |. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio
We, the undersigned, have known
f. j. Cheney for the last 15 years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and finan
cially able to carry out any obliga
tlons made by his Arm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrn Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system
Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for con-
patton.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13
POLK
COUNTY
FIGHT

A Polk county hop yard was the
scene of general mix-up Saturday
night, and several broken heads re-
suited. Five Portland men, who are
here attending the fair, went over to a
dance, and their team was taken from
the stable by other parties. When
they demonstrated fight ensued, and
clubs, rocks and other convenient weap-
ons were used. For time it was re.
ported that four men had been killed,
but this proved to be without founda-
tion, although several were pretty well
jammed in the fray. No arrests were
made.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13

Sound business practice is
as important, here, as the
wealth of nature.
Schilling's Best is the basis
of it in
tea bAkng.powdeT spices
eodss Aavoring extracts soda
at your grocer's and money
back.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13

The time-worn injunction, Never
put on till tomorrow what you can
do today" Is now generally present
ed in this form: "Do IL today" That
Is the terse advise we want TO give
you about that hacking cough or de
moralizing cold with which you have
been struggling for several days. per
haps weeks. Take some reliable rene
dy for Il TODAY--and let that remedy
be Dr. Boschee's German Syrup. which
has been In use for over thirty-fiye
years. A few doses Of IT will undoubt
edly relieve your cough or cold, and
its continued use for few days will
cure you completely. No matter how
deep-seated your cough. even II dread
consumption has attacked your lungs.
German Syrup will surely effect a
cure-as Il has done before in thou
sands OF apparently hopeless cases Of
lung trouble. New trial bottles. 25c;
regular size. 75c. AZ ali druggists
Az Dr. Stones drug stores
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13
GENERAL
CROP
SUMMARY

The general weather and crop report
for the week ending September 10Th is
unmarried as follows:
The past week was dry, with temper.
ature slightly below the seasonal aver.
age. A light shower occurred ia the
lower portions of the Willamette val.
ley and in the northern coast counties
Thprsday, but the amount was INSULT
cient to do any good. Threshing is
about completed, except in the Grand
Ronde valley. The yields in Western
Oregon continue light, while in the Co.
lumbia river valley they are excellent.
Hop picking is progressing rapidly, and
will be completed in about week or
Zen days; the yield continues below the
average, but the quality is good. Some
fall plowing has been done in the Will.
amette valley, and several fields of
fall grain have been sown. In the Co.
umbia river valley work on summer
fallow is progressing nicely.
Corn continues in fairly good condi.
tion, and some cutting, mostly for feed
Ding purposes, has been done in South.
ern Oregon. Pastures are very dry and
hfford little feed for stock.
Apples continue to drop, but there is
sufficient fruit still on the trees to in.
Sure abundant yields. Prunes are rip.
ening, and drying. will commence next
week; the yield will be below average
Peaches and blackberries are plentiful.
Potatoes are doing poorly, and light
crop is indicated.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13
TEXAS
RIVER
FLOODS

oFrt Worth, Tex, Sept. ia spe-
cial this morning states that the town
of Presidia Del Norte is under water,
and the residents are forced to desert
their homes. The custom house has
been carried away. One report says
the whole town is wiped out, The Rio
Grande is higher than ever known, hav.
ing reached 16 feet, and the rise CON
tinues, as heavy rains are falling at
the head of the river.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13
IOWA
SOCIETY
MEETS

The Salem Iowa Society has decided
to meet for organization at the auditor
ium of the pavilion at the state fair
grounds Wednesday at IL a. M Salem
Day.
All Iowans from Salem, and all other
sections of the state, present on that
date are requested to be present, and
participate in the organization. Off
GERS will be elected.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13
CROWDED House Burned.

New York, Sept. lS.-tIeven are dead
and several ATE injured as a result Of a
fire which destroyed a five-story tene-
ment house on First street today. The
fire is believed TO have been of ineen'
diary origin, as il started in the three
upper stories at once. The building
was crowded, and many were rescued
with difficulty. The dead were all on
the top floors.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13
oregon state Fair.

The Oregon state fair will be held
at the fair grounds near Salem Sep
tember 18th to 18th, inclusive. The
Southern Pacific Company will sell
tickets from all points on Oregon lines
at specially low rates for this occasion.
The committee in charge have made
strenuous efforts to provide special at
fractions, and it is expected that this
viii be the greatest fair ever held in
Oregon. 9-s-lo
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13
Trouble Parlors Busy.

Another busy day at the police court
William F. Tully, drunk, $3.50, paid.
r. Roberts, drunk, 10 days.
C. Wilson, frequenting an opium
Joint, days.
George McCarty, drunk, $500, paid
Thomas Barron, drunk, $500, pend
ing.
Edward Coulter, drunk, $3.50, paid.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13
Court in Session.

Circuit court is in session, Judge Gal
loway presiding. The case of the re-
ceivership of Gilbert Bros bank was
before the court, and 10 per cent div
idend to the creditors was declared.
bill for $1,000 attorneys fees was
presented by Wrfghtman & Brown,
but was not acted upon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13
Cab Hire at HaIf Price.

The war on prices OF cabs is still
raging Simpsons stables made the
cut to one-half price, and still main
tain those prices. Opposite the court
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13
PERSONALS

Miss jeanette Booth returned last
evening from a short visit at Albany.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. f, Gordon, of Forest
Grove, are spending this week with
their son, Rev. w. S. Gordon, in South
Salem.
Mrs. A. Mcdonald, of Toppenish,
Wis, who has been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs NJ, Mcdonald, started for her
home yesterday.
Mrs w. w. Abrams and Miss Flor
ence Howard, of Cottage Grove, are the
guests of Mrs. o. Mcclellan during
fair week.
Miss Ensel Baker, of Eugene, is Wis
iting friends in this city.
DIR. c. H. Robertson returned home
yesterday from attending the Masonic
conclave at San Francisco.
w. X. Newell, of Dilley, is Salem
visitor this week.
Miss Cora Case, of Newport, is the
guest of Miss Ruth Gabrielson during
the state fair.
Mrs. f. +. Sterns, of Portland, is Wis
iting in this city.
Squire Farrar and family returned
last evening from Seal Rocks, where
they have spent the summer
Miss Ethel Rossiter, of Portland, is
spending the fair week with relatives
and friends.
Bob Bradeu, the Albany barber, has
accepted position in Ryan s shop dur
ing fair week.
Miss Isabelle Ackerman and Miss
Grace Sherieb went to Portland this
morning, for few days visit with
friends
Ashe Bush left this morning for
Portland, where he viii enter upon his
last year at Hill Military Academy.
Lem Barnes, of Albany, is fair Wis
itor this week.
Mrs. Train and Mrs. Westgate, of Al
bany, joined Mr.. Westgate at the fair
grounds this morning.
Tom Nolan, of Corvallis, is seeing
the sights" at the fair this week.
Sam Dugger, of Roseburg, is in the
city on business.
Clyde Dannals, of Albany, is in the
city, comparing the state fair with the
St. Louis exposition.
Mrs. Norton, of Albany, is visitor
at the fair.
Miss Mata Raehe, of Toledo, is visit.
ing Mrs. Sam Rundlett during the state
fair.
Miss Claudine MeMonies, of Port
land, is spending state fair week with
relatives in this city.
Miss Pearl Wallace, of Lebanon, is
attending the state fair.
Earl Aupperle, Of Jefferson, came
down to this city this morning and will
spend few days.
W. H. Miller, of Turner, was Sa.
lem visitor today.
Mrs VIM. Siegmund and two daugh-
ters, of Salem, the former being a twin
sister of Attorney Louis Barzee, are
guests at the cosy Barzee home in Riv-
erside addition TO Roseburg. - Roseburg
Plaindealer.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Bowman, of Hood Riy.
er, are visiting at the home of their
Mrs. J. II. Ackerman.
Hon. J. c. Cooper and Editor Walter
Lyons, Of the West Side Enterprise,
were state fair visitors yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Albeit, Of Walla |
Walla, Wash, are spending a few days
10 this city,
Miss Ethel Rigdon, OF Salem, who
has been visiting friends in this city
Tor the past few days, left this morning
Tor Delaware City, o., where she will
inter Wellesley College. Oregon City
Item.
Mayor and Mrs. w. II. Matloek, Of
Pendleton, are attending the fair, while ]
IN their way home from the San Fran
iseo Knights Templar eOnelave.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-13
His Activity Rewarded.

Everybody who knows Homer II.
Smith, the Salem representative of the
New York Life Insurance Company,
knows that he is a rustler, but few real
ize that he is one of the best agents of
his great company in this country, but
such is proven to be the case. He
was yesterday the recipient from his
company of fine set of silverware, in
Guiding spoons, knives, forks, odd
pieces, etc, for being one of the hun
dred leaders in their entire agency
force. This is a rare recognition, but is
deserving compliment to an active
man, and his many friends extend con
gratulatiOns.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
Recollections Of Old Toll Gates
In the Vicinity Of Indianapolis
An
That 1t Have Belonged Remote Times.
Farme Toll Roads Very Expensive

nearly every week we heard a story that
set US on edge. We kept an immense bull
dog and a big navy revolver fer protec-
ton. We had many scares, though no
actual attack at our gate, but an old gen
tleTnan named Sile- was nearly murdered
on the Armstrong road near Crownhill.
''Tollgete keeping was not very streru-
Gus. bur you could never depend on having
any rest. Every day and night IL the year
the toll had 10 be collected. a big pole
was pulled across the road at night. AT
first il was only pinned down. but thrifty
travellers soon learned this, and then we
some young fellow would think il smart TO
run the gate. The method Vas TO drive up
slowly until near the pole. and then whip
up and dash through. We watched for
such fellows, and sometimes collected
souvenir OF the event in the shape or a
buggy top.
THE most ridiculous people were those
who travelled on the ungraveled part of the
road and tried 70 get out Of paying on the
ground that they had not used the road
proper
Persons going to a church or a funeral
were not charged toll. This rule led to
some ingenious lying. The uninitiated
might have thought that we lived in a
very religious but unhealthy neighborhood.
We soon learned che liar, however. and the
company did not lose much by this rule.
What do you recall as your oldest eX-
perience?" was asked
"A drove of $50 turkeys. A huckster
drove them for distance of thirty miles
to indianapolis. 1t was an odd thing even
for that time. / suppose there were no
shippers or agents in the small towns, and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10

a set of subscription books-twenty-tw
volumes-gOt w in the fake subscription
book manner, evidently printed from worn
plates, and shoddily put together. The
books were on sale, and the tale that goes
with them is this: An invalid gentleman OF
New York Is very fond of books, but is I'M
able to read to himself, his eyes having
given out. For years he has had constantly
with him nurse and companion who has
been eyes and hands to the sick man. A
short time ago this companion was called
away and the invalid was left for awhile
alone A book agent called and was admit
ted TO pass away the time. His persuasive
eloquence and the display of a sample vol
ume caused the gentleman to sign an order
for the set, the price as he understood it
being $50 all told. He could not see the
order he was signing. but it was read to him
by the agent. When the books were de-
livered the bill called for the payment of
$50 for each of the twenty-five volumes,
and the demand was backed by the order
signed by the gentleman's own hand. Re-
alizing the futility of fighting the claim in
his weak state, he paid the bill of 81 800
and sent the books to a bookseller for dis
posal
1t seems to be the publishers of this same
set who are being sued by a New Jersey
woman, because they announced that this
authors edition" was TO consist of twen-
ty-Slx copies from specially designed type.
and, since purchasing ii, she finds il printed
from plates that have been used for other
editions. We have not seen the end of the
suit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
KipIing's ParoGies.

w. l.. Alden's London Letter
Mr.. Kipiing has been writing a series of
parodies which have appeared in one of
the daily papers. They are good parodies
and in every case Mr.. Kipling has caught
with admirable precision the style of the
author whom he has paroded But for one
l could never take any interest in paro-
dies. They merely present us with the out
side of their originals. and though a clever
parody must of necessity show cleverness
on the part of the parodist-if the word may
be permitted-it seems a wholly unneces-
sary exhibition of cleverness. | do not
think that the general public has cared
much for Mr.. Kipling's parodies Had he
written nothing better we should doubtless
have been attracted by the cleverness of
them, but when we think of the superb
work he has done we rather grudge the
time employed by him in merely initiating
some one else. Why should the man who
wrote THE Seven Seas" cOndescend to irni-
tate lesser mentor surely there are few
among the poets whom Mr.. kipling has
parodied who are not far below him in
merit. But Mr.. kipling is entitled to
amuse himself in his own way, and if he
finds rest in writing parodies we can cas-
lily forgive him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10

it was as cheap 10 drive the turkeys as II
would have been TO hire wagons to haul
them. We questioned the huckster about
his experience. He said the turkeys gave
him no trouble. At night they flew into
trees, and he rested until the next day.
Indianapolis was the great market then,
as 1t IS now. All that was produced near the
Michigan road for fifty miles north passed
over it TO Indianapolis. In the fall great
droves OF cattle. hogs and sheep went by
every week. l have counted twenty wagon
make every farmer give me one large po-
in q week.
THE crossroads were almost bOttomless
in the winter time thirty years ago and
people got along with as little travelling as
possible. Hucksters in covered wagons
managed in some way to get through the
mud. and the farmers could exchange but
ter and eggs for tea and coffee and sugar
Al their own doors. For this reason the
hucksters were in demand and they did
good business. Several of them would go
through the gate every day.
Everything is changed now. Free gravel
roads, railroads and interurban roads and
telephones have revolutionized the life OF
the farmer.
il was first built. but il was expensive.
The farmer who went to town once week
would pay out nearly $25 a year for toll.
The tolgates on the Augusta road-No.
l and No. ,, as they were called-collecJed
about $1,000 year. As the road was only
six miles long and could be kept in repair
for small sum it ultimately proved to be
a big luxury to the farmer and had to
give way to free roads,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
Charles Dudley Warner.

PnlldOelpnla freSS-
Mrs. Fields. widow of the Boston pub
Usher. has lately published a volume of
recollections of Charles Dudley Warner.
She knew Warner well, and gives an init
mate portrait of his amiable personality.
From his friends she has also gathered
number of entertaining anecdotes, and sup
plemented these with extracts from his pri
vate letters that have their share of whim-
steal pleasantly.
Thus he writes to Mr.. Howells in May,
1874:
MY Dear Mr.. Howells:
To-day is fit to make body cry; sky
distant and deep blue, clouds fieecy and
floating. the world full of apple blossoms.
On such day you said you'd come. You
admit that man is a two-fold being. 1t
takes two of him to make one. You prom
ised long ago to visit here. You admit
that. How did you keep your promise?
You only half came. Now we expect the
whole of you. We compelled to look
upon you, although you are poet, essayist,
traveller and critic, as only fraction,
without Mrs. Howells.'
Again he writes, in October, after a visit
to the Howells household:
"My dear friend. since you will not let
give you the title of Mr. which Har-
ward conferred on you, the time has come
to say goodbye, and hate to say ii and am
not jocular bit / was lonesome a good
while after we came away from your SIM
Cere hOuSehOlQ- 1T almost makes me cry
now to see Johnny with swollen eyes and
suppressed sobs thrusting his hands into
the basket of grapes and casting glances
upon the wreck of the table to see if there
was anything else that could better stay his
grief. Happy boyhood that can conquer
grief by filing the mouth. You wouldn't
believe what great place you have got
in my heart, both of you in both our hearts
/ feel so much richer for it, God keep us
all safe and we'll and give us more days
for the enjoyment of friendship which
believe has no selfishness in ii.
Among the anecdotes this one furnished
by one of Mr.. Warmers associates on the
Hartford Courant has a psychological in
tereSt:
II recall once, that at my urgent request,
when Mrs. Stowe was reported dying. he
wrote an editorial about her TO be pub
lished at her death. She rallied and lived
months perhaps years When finally the
article appeared he was in the South. On
receiving his COurant ne wrote home ex-
pressing his hearty approval of the editor
ial adding that there were things in ii he
had always intended TO say when the time
came He was quite curious TO know who
the author was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
American Fiction Abroad.

New York Tribune.
If we are to believe a plaintive corre-
spondent of the London Morning Post the
growing popularity of our native romances
has greatly reduced our importation of the
foreign article, and there has been "a gen.
eral decline in the value of American
rights of British novels. We are told that
"a British publisher of spirit is now Wis
iting the States in order to investigate this
and other professional problems" Perhaps
we ought to shed sympathetic tears over
the plight of the Britons now being edged
out of a lucrative market, but, as a mat
ter OF fact, we see nothing to regret in
the situation. If the publisher aforesaid is
not only spirited. but a man of open mind
he will tell his authors when he returns to
England that all they need TO do in order to
hold their own over here is to write better
books. No foreign novelist of genuine abil-
ity misses his chance in this country: on
the contrary. he is of an apDreciative
audience and of substantial returns III is
only the mediocrity who is going to the
wall, and that strikes US as being good
thing for all concerned. 1t is true that the
American novelist who is d:splacing him is
often mediocre enough, but that is beside
the point If we must put up with twaddle
let US. at any rate, have little of il as
possible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10

1HIRTY years ago nearly all the
good roads in this part of the
- country were toll roads," said
5tzSay a former gatekeeper. THE
49, Armstrong Gravel Road Com
pany operated the Michigan road north to
the river hill. and it was there taken UP
and carried to the Marion county line by
the Augusta Gravel Road Company. The
traveller going north passed through three
gates in the first twelve miles and had to
secure his passport in the shape of a num-
hcr of various-colored tickets. Beyond the
county line was a stretch of mile and
three-quarters that was a veritaDle swamp
in the winter time. If the traveller got
through this alive he found another gate
awaiting him. If he was going to Michi-
gan City he had swamps and tollgates al
ternately 10 the end of his journey.
81 was stationed at gate No. on the
Augusta road from 1875 TO 1SS2,' continued
the speaker. THE companys building
had three small rooms in it. They gave in
rent a small patch of ground for garden
and s12 month Six of us had to live on
this. Small as the income was, there We're
those who coveted it and tried to have the
company put us out.
Robbers were our great bugbear. Toll
gates and isolated farmhouses were fire.
quently broken into in those days, and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-10
Philadelphia Ledger

Philadelphia Ledger
There is one hardy enough to contend
that novels are not the most popular and
most widely read of the books that come
from the publishers presses, but few
novel readers could give a philosophical
explanation of their fondness for fiction.
A writer in the London Bystander has un-
dertaken TO enlighten them. Solemn
lovers of their Species he says, Lament
on platforms the preponderance of
the fiction which is taken out of circu-
lating libraries as compared with other
matter But no one seems to see the OBJ
Vious truth that the reason why novels are
preferred 10 books of science or philos-
ophy Is because they are so much more i'm
portant- a novel deals with a mans life
And a mans life is obviously more inter-
esting than mans theory A mans life
generally ends in death. which is a very
romantic episode whereas mans theories
generally end in nothing at ALL Only very
enthusiastic supporters of a theory would
be interested in what became of that the
Ory whereas any one who had ever met
him would be mildly interested in what
would. become of a man. He might be
made king or be hanged. So that there
is very real difference between tossing
away. half-finshed, a book of philosophy
or book of fiction. II is all the difference
between throwing book over a cliff and
throwing a man."