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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-05
Rule WING SANG co.

Great sale OF Chinese and Japanese
fancy goods. We also make up All
Kinds OF wrappers ana waists. under
wear and skirts. Gents and ladies'
furnishing goods. silks. laees and en-
broidenes. All kinds Of summer goods
mating. etc. Court street. corner 9
'aIley. eAlem
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-05

Salem Truck and pray co.-Oldest
and best equipped company in Sa,
lem. Piano ard furniture mov-nR
a specially Office phone, SCI. W.
w. Brown & Son, proprietor. once
No. go State street. 9-1-1m
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-05

AND BATHS.

Evans Barber Shop-Only 1rst-clAs,
shop on State street. Every thins
Q and up-to-Late. Finest poroe
lain baths. Shave, 15c; haircut 81
baths, Csc. Two lrst-clasS boo
blacks. @. W. Evans. proprietor.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-05

Wanted at once.-A mlddle-aged wo.
man to do light housekeeping, and
take care of a 5-year-old girl. Apply
at POS Liberty street. 9-2-3t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-09-05
DRAYME EN-.

WEIGH G. White do a general dray
and transfer business, meet all
trains. Phones, down town, Main
21S1, residences, Blue 15, red 2O76.
Stand 218 Commercial street S-12-1m
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Slang Substitute Stumped Him.

"Its pretty hard to avoid the use
Of slang these days." remarked a well
known professor Of English literature
"At any rate there are certain express
sions which aren't found in the diction-
ary that can't be duplicated well. The
other day after l had just given a lee
ture to my class. advising them against
the use Of slang. bright young fellow
came to me with this query:
"'What word would you substitute
In place Of Jumped over" In the SEN
tence. He jumped all over the um-
pireT"
"Well. have to confess that that
sentence was too much for me. l tried
substituting various words, such a.
criticise, complained about, ETC., but
they all failed to give the adequate
meaning. gave as an excuse to my
pupil that this was a baseball express
sion and couldn't be altered, but that
didn't satisfy my own conscience az
to the growing use Of slang."-Phils.
delphla Press.
The Western news., 1904-08-10
BILLY AND |.

They say they are going to shoot you,
Old Billy, but don't you fret,
For the fellow who dares to meddle with
you must reckon with me, you bet;
You're a poor old horse, Old Billy, and
You aren't worth much, it Is true;
But you've been faithful friend to me,
And Ill see you safely through.
Shoot Old Billy? I guess not, though
you may be old and gray;
BY the self-same stretch Of mercy they'll
be shooting me some day;
l haven't much love for the fellow who
: follows the shooting plan;
II they had more pity for horses and
dogs, they'd have more love for
man.
They tell us that horses have no souls,
and they all declare it true;
That shows how little they know, Old
Boy, and it proves they don t
know you;
Well, well, it's a mighty question, and
quite beyond my ken
But the more | know Of horses like you,
the less I brag about men.
You've been good horse, Old Fellow.
steady and brave and true;
You have given us faithful service-done
all that a horse could do;
You have earned your keep; you shall
have it; SO live as long as you
can-
For justice is justice, and right is right,
whether it's horse or man.
~ s. Cutler
The Western news., 1904-08-10

aback. Il should have sworn 1t was
Harkness, you know"
''They generally can and do. I'm
quite used to It," said the man, placid
~. 1--WE been twin to most Of the
world for a great many years. How
ever, the only point of resemblance
discover between your friend and my
self Is the fact that l, too, am hungry.
l would like my dinner"
"You might have had Harkness'
dinner II you hadn't been SO frank"
said the young fellow. smiling. you're
exactly like him."
II only wish my friend, Greenfield,
resembled you In promptness," re-
marked Mr.. Smith. genially. He asked
me to do him the honor Of dining with
him, and I've waited here nearly half
an hour already"
"Harkness Is always late," said
young Randolph, thoughtfully. Sup
pose you do come and dine with me,
eat Harkness' dinner, you know? I'll
leave a note telling him So"
| Il shall dine with you with pleasure
Mr.. -Y'
Randolph, Douglas Randolph" said
the young man, briefly.
1--WE only just returned from
Egypt" put in Smith. apologetically,
land 30 don't know the younger
members Of the club"
"Why. Of course" broke in young
Randolph eagerly. You're the Ameri-
can consul at Cairo. I'm stupid not to
have recognized you before My late
uncle was classmate Of yours at Har-
ward"
Il remember Douglas Randolph as
one Of my best friends" said the con-
sui, cordially.
As they turned to depart young RAN
dolph said suddenly, Il meant to take
you to the Green Cat to dine. It's a
queer little place. just like one Of the
student restaurants in the Latin quar-
ter, but perhaps you'd rather dine at
the club?"
"Most certainly not" said the con-
sui, emphatically. 1.-The Green Cat
sounds very attractive. I've been old
so long that would like to be be-
guiled into believing that I'm young
again. l believe you and the Green
Cat can manage it."
The "Green Cat" proved to be every
thing that the consul had hoped. Fresh
faced. enthusiastic young artists and
literary men sat about the neat, oil.
cloth-covered tables. There was the
same pleasant, excited murmur of stu
dent conversation which Is so conspic-
nous a feature Of the various cafes in
the Latin quarter.
The consul and young Randolph sat
down at q table IN the corner, which
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A Hard Problem.

'Is this Nine. Pompon?' breathless-
ly inquired a man who had climbed
several flights of stairs and been ad-
mitted into a darkened parlor.
1T is." replied the stately person
age whom he addressed.
THE famous clairvoyant and for.
tune tellerr'
1.-The same"
"Do you read the mindr
with perfect ease."
"Can you foretell the futurer"
1.-THE future holds no mysteries that
I cannot unravel."
Can you unfold the pasti"
"The record Of all things past IL to
me an open book"
"Then." said the caller, feverishly
taking from his pocket a handful Of
silver. II wish you would tell me what
it is that my wife wanted me to bring
home without fail this evening and
name your price. Money Is no OBJ
ject"
The Western news., 1904-08-10
MISTAKEN IDENTITY

~ DUNG Randolph ran lightly up
" the steps of the club. There
was white rosebud in his but
tonhole, and he smiled as he laid his
hand upon the square shoulder of a
middle-aged man who sat reading in
the smoking room.
"Hello, Harkness," he cried joyous
ly. Excuse my delay. You're unex-
pectedly prompt"
The man addressed continued his
newspaper, merely remarking, with ap-
parent unconcern:
Mistaken identity again. I'm not
'Harkness.' I'm only Smith, just plain,
unvarnished John Henry Smith. I'm a
married man, no debts, have never
committed crime Of any sort. In
sort, am not wanted for anything by
anyone"
by Jove, I beg your pardon, SIR"
said young Randolph, quite taken
The Western news., 1904-08-10

western America W. Eastern Asia.
That great changes are taking
place in the currents Of Pacific ocean
commerce. to be followed fast by still
greater, is rapidly becoming manifest.
Increasing production in our own Pa
ciflc States requires Oriental markets.
and is finding them. Railroad develop
ment both in America and Asia, and
increasing use Of steam on the ocean,
are enecting great changes In the
courses Of the trade of all countries
In touch with the Pacific. More than
fifty steamships now sail regularly
from the ports of California. Oregon
and Washington to ports in Asia or
in the great Pacific islands, and of
tramp" steamers and sail vessels .
continually growing feet. Between
ports Of British Columbia and ports
of Asia, Australia and New Zealand
there 10 similar movement It In
cludes not only the local commerce
between countries that border on the
greatest Of oceans, but carries also q
heavy trade from, the Orient by rail-
way across America to our Eastern
States. and even to Europe, from West
to East over the Atlantic.
Everything favors the growth of
this commerce to very large proper
tons. There is promise Of develop
ment Of an international commerce
on the Pacific which, within the next
half century, may rival that on the
Atlantic. For the active theater of
the worlds new effort is now eastern
Asia and western America. The two
hemispheres, heretofore scarcely at all
in communication except across the
Atlantic, are now rapidly developing
an intercourse over the Pacific, which
Is to effect large transformation or at
least to become great additional
factor in the commerce Of the world.
Century.
The Western news., 1904-08-10
Echo Had No Chanoe.

Il do not understand ity said the
guest who had been there the season
before. what has happened to the
echo in the cave, over beyond the
Lovers Leap? l tried faithfully for
half an hour this afternoon, and
couldn't get an answering sound"
Jaw. tell you what's the matter" !"
replied the landlord Of the Roorback
House. at the well-known resort Of
Gaphank-on-the- Hump. "A maiden
lady from Connecticut got into q con-
troversy with it. and in Its struggles
to have the last word the poor echo
strained itself so badly that It lost its
voice entirely"
The Western news., 1904-08-10

tAo ooutueEu part VI WudL lS no"
known as Manchuria was occupied
by Koreans and was a portion Of their
territory. 1t Is not known how far
north their rule extended, but there
are traces Of Korean architecture as
far as Liao-Yang, which is 12O miles
from the present Korean boundaries.
At this early period the Manchu ele-
ment consisted of a few powerful
tribes, who, though of the same gen.
eral Mongolian stock, possessed many
chronological points sufficient to dis
tinguish them from the great Chinese
race which occupied China proper.
The rowing life in wild country
where young braves thought 1t no ex-
traordinary achievement to kill with
bow and arrow, single handed, the
fierce Northern tiger. developed the
Manchu into hardy. fearless warrior,
with love for courageous deeds.
The history of the Manchus is one
of continued and rapid growth. From
small tribe their influence spread
over the great plains Of western Man
churia until they became a force
which even great China deemed it ad-
visable to conciliate. Their ambitions
knew no limit. and early in the six
teenth century they began an inva-
sion Of China. A century later, by
methods which at times gave evidence
of the most crafty and skillful diplo-
macy, and again were those of a most
cruel tyrant. the greatest empire that
the world has known was acquired by
a race of half savage nomads.
As the home Of the Manchu dynasty,
Manchuria, in the eyes Of the emperor,
deserves honored treatment, and the
followers Of the standard-there was
scarcely a Manchu who had not seen
service-were specially cared for. 1t
was declared by special decree that
| all Manchus for time unending should
belong to one Of the eight banner
corps and receive a small monthly
stipend. The great home country
should remain the exclusive property
of all Manchus, and Chinese were for
hidden to hold land in it. The Ko-
reans had now been driven to the
south, and Manchuria extended vir-
tually to the banks Of the Yalu on
the south and to the sea on the east.
The Manchu policy. which. in its
conception, provided for the contin-
unce and development Of a great race
Of pure Manchus, who would always
be at the beck and call of the Manchu
dynasty and would be a safeguard
against the restoration of Chinese rule,
brought on results quite the reverse
| of those desired. The Manchu found
his small wage sufficient at first to
provide food. and there was no longer
the necessity to live the arduous life
Of a hunter or herdsman. In a gen
Grafton or two the race had degener.
ated into lazy band Of parasites who
In the absence of a strenuous life, had
lost all the cunning and the warlike
skill which had brought to them q
great empire. They maintained a rep
utation for flerceness. however, ant
at the time of the late war with Japar
1t was predicted that the Japanes,
would find match In the Manchu cav
airy. The first engagement between
the two dispelled forever this illu
siOn.-Century.
The Western news., 1904-08-10
now EDISON SUCCEEDED.


Few true stories Of mertted CONNER
cial success illustrate the value of
pluck and persev erance more clearly
than that Of Thomas A. Edison and
the incandescent electric light. 1t was
OH October 16 1879, says Casters
Magazine, that Mr.. Edison deoioed he
had reached conditions under which
a carbon filament might be made into
a lamp. Accordingly cotton thread
was laid in hairpin-shaped groove
in a nickel plate, put in a nickel mold
and covered with charcoal and cooked
five hours. 1T was then thoroughly
carbonized, but unhappily 1t broke to
pieces when the inventor attempted
to take it from the mold.
Repeate experiments brought simi-
lar failures, until late at night on the
18th one was rescued Intact; but 1t
broke while being fastened to the con-
ducting wire. Neither Mr.. Edison nor
his assistant, Charles Bachelor, had
had any sleep since beginning work
two days before; but they determined
to keep at work and make lamp be-
fore they slept.
On the 10th they made several Ala
ments, but all broke in the clamping
process. On the Goth one was success
fully clamped, and hope ran high that
the lamp would soon be done; but
as it was being carried from the shop
where it was made to the glass blow
Ing room to be sealed in a globe
breath Of wind caught It and blew 1t
away.
Mr.. Bachelor was dismayed and dis
gusted. Both men were exhausted and
almost discouraged, but they kept at
work. At last, ON the morning Of the
21st, the fifth day since they had
slept, they had the happiness Of see-
Ing a lamp finally completed and light
ed. The two men then went to bed
and slept several hours. When they
awoke the new lamp still burned. Mr..
Edison increased the current, and the
lamp burned more brightly-far more
brightly than they had dared antici-
pate. 1t was the first modern incan-
descent lamp. Mr.. Edison believed it
was a successful one, but 1t lasted
only two days, and then burned out
At once a host of employee went to
work carbonizing every available sub
sance in search of better fllament.
In the midst Of the work a passage
in one Of Humboldt's books, describ-
ing q certain kind Of bamboo flber,
suddenly occurred to Mr.. Edison, and
suggested to him that the vegetable
strand would be just the thing. At
once he hunted up the passage and
reread 1t. Then he began q search for
the proper bamboo.
A corps Of trained Investigators was
sent out all over the world on this
search, and Scarcely a region Of the
known surface Of the globe was left
unvisited. A hundred thousand dol
lars were spent in this way before
William Moore found the proper bam-
boo In Northern Japan. To insure a
good supply, he bought tract Of land
and put 1t In charge of two native
farmers.
Then with the bamboo nber began
new experiments, and in the spring
Of 1881 the first really successful in
candescent lamp was made. 1t burn
ed at sixteen-candle-power for nearly
sixteen hundred hours, and it1 success
was thus assured.
In the following year q hundred
The Western news., 1904-08-10


them be hanged Spies General ordered that they
should
Colonel Ukoko Christian received
a
devoted Red Gross Both Of the ocers
ike heroes"
The Western news., 1904-08-10

thousand Of those lamps were made.
the shape and construction being grad
ually modified as improv ements sug.
gested themselves, until the present
common style Of lamp was the result.
Ten years from its first construction
four million lamps year were being
made. and eleven years later, in 1903.
America alone required forty-five mil.
lion to fill it's needs.
The Western news., 1904-08-10
THE MANCHU WARRIOR.

Hardy Courage Of Past Has Degener-
ated Into Lazy Parasltism.
Manchuria, though 4 part Of China,
10 considered distinct from the empire
proper in much the same way that
Americans regard Alaska, though
there 10 no similarity in their respec-
tive positions with regard to admin
lsration. Three or four centuries ago
The Western news., 1904-08-10
Spendthrin Young Lover.

when young fellers begins a-court-
in'," said Farmer Haicede Of New Jer-
sey, "they Jest gifts crazy, an that thar
boy Jim O. mine amt no exception"
whats Jim bin a-doingY asked
Farmer Soanreep.
Hanged II he didn't 60 inter town
yesterd'y an spend hull quarter fur q
teeth brushy'-Nsw Yorker.
The Western news., 1904-08-10
DONKEY WEARS FALSE HORNS.

DBCOY AND LURES WILD ANIMALS TO DEATH.
of the Wanderobo the
dudng
behind asst strated IOndo
The Western news., 1904-08-10
Odd.

Odd.
That's Brightley; he raised quite Z
fortune on patent mud-scraper."
HE doesn't look very prosperous"
mo, he afterward sunk 1t all In q
sky-scraper."-Philadelphia LsdsaA
The Western news., 1904-08-10

Even the baby in the cradle tinds
this is pretty rocky sort Of 4 world.
The Western news., 1904-08-10

A man has to use q maGnifying glass
to see his own faultA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-24
The Wonderful Electric Elephant
MONTGOMERY ILLUSTRATED c. COOLIDGE
Copyright

gers will be also VIII you step out OF your queer
looking ship and come aboard my old style one?"
With pleasure. captain replied lone. and
she she Sa t this she touched the spring that cropped
and going down them she stepped into the row.
vessel When she was on board all the psssen-
had never seen glrl before IN their lives though
they Tried to be polite and not stare at her and
man could stand it no longer and he said: Tx
1gse me- ;,a but would you mind my dear telling
YOU ana the wonderful elephant you came in z
all gathered reuno her In semicircle some sitting
On chairs while the young men sat cross legged on
to her recital Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the elephant
been. You could have heard a mosquito breathe,
the people were SO still The young girl looked
e her 6sSyed subjects tS she sat on oha.
lifted 10 hers SO as not to miss word When she
had finished there was silence for minute. then
1T s too ToeasrfuI e s. trSs i sound. IKE
comenced 70 aik st once ana n as, t aesoy s
the Dozen not waiting for her TO answer be-
cession, At last the captain saw she looked tired
and So he forbade any more questions and took her
.,. after she had SEINE lee cream and cake, Ions
plant. for she ala not want to leave Harold there
alone . any LONGER She said IN her naive way: =
been separated fer ten minutes since he found mel
and make il sink Carrying 4h lin down I With T. Il
anything IKE that IS going TO happen want to be
live a minute without him"
Brave girll' said the captain. LAS your will Is
my pleasure, will have the boat lowered and
deaVor TO return you safely TO your hero"
After saying 'geoaby" to the passengers and
thanking the captain fer her pleasant call, she
soon IN the foWbOat, waving her handkerchief in
farewell TO her new friends While on the steam
she had promised show the inside OF the
elephant to all of them after they got to Honolulu:
Harold was glad TO get her back 5 IL she had
been gene a month, he had been so lonesome; he
wondered how he had ever lived without her
We'll. my dear, 1 am just glad 10 get back
as you are to have me here; and though they were
all very kind I afraid that something
would happen TO you TO enjoy myself"
My dear Lone, there Is just this thing about Il;
we VIII have to get married when get Homo
lulu. No matter If We so young. We get
the ships chaplain to marry us and for a wedding
tour We can 80 10 Japan. You do love me and
will marry me. won't you Toner Say Yea my
dear. for I love you dearly"
OF course she answered yes and gave him a
big kiss to seal the bargain.
CTo be csntlnued)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-24

can touch me FOR speed! Why didn't you speak
eaTer?"
Il never thought you would understand" pleaded
Nerissa, sorry to have offended him. Il did not
know comets could talk"
She found that she had only made matters worse,
for the comets tail gave angry culver.
Didn't know comets could TALK exclaimed ne
In an amazed voice, why, wherever We're you
whore they've never seen u comet"
ut Is not a savage country said Nerissa losing
her temper a little she thought OF the beauuful
mountains and valleys OF her own country II Is
the very loveest place you ever saw
And as she thought of the palace and her father
and sisters a tear rolled down her cheek and
spashed on to the comets neck, where II hzzled
for moment and then disappeared.
The comet started violently
Come. say that hurts no remarked renon-
stratiVely
Nerssa loosened her hold with one hand. and
was only Just In time 10 stop the second tear Inc
comet turned his head and grew more polite
II didn't to offend you, I'm sure, he said
would you rather go haCkY Perhaps you don
for this kind of tobogganing through space?
1t may be bit trying at first, but you get used to
anything in time"
HIS tone was so concillatory and kind that Nsrissa
But, indeed, like IT," she exclaimed at Is de-
wonder how Ohio likes it?'
Sure TO like il; boys always like adventures"
said the comet. if he had been brought up among
boys all his life; mes the second quickest
comet, and here he comes"
And Nerissa heard him mutter to himself:
'Overtaken for the first time In my life!'
Presently the queen arrived attended by In
formed a procession. each comet falling into place
by right or speed. until they made one vast comet
with one immense golden tail which trailed through
the sky for miles.
In and out among the stars they threaded their
way and Nerissa began thoroughly TO enjoy her
self. especially as she found that. after ALL she was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-24

So each fairy had little niche TO Ill in life and
filed Il well No one had too much to do; every
one had plenty OF play in between to sweeten his
that they did not want to play,
The Princess NeFissa and Ohio were welcomed
ana led away to the great dining hall The Queen
sat at the head OF the table. with Nerssa on her
right hand and Count Ohio on her left while down
either side OF the long table the elves were seated
Twelve waited at table. defty and we'll Each was
dressed to represent flower.
Nerissa found that she only had 10 think what
she would like OF all the dainty viands spread
before her. and hey. presto! there It was on her
plate.
Along the table wreath Of soft leaves and
MOSES while here and there were sprays Of starry
iessamine, ferns, moss rosebuds. meadow sweet
and scarlet anemones.
When the meal was ended they all played hide
and seek amid the marble pillars, and the palace
echoed and re-echoed with peals Of laughter The
elves were so quick and agile that Nerissa and
Ohio found It difficult matter TO catch them.
Later in the evening the sky grew darker until II
looked like blue velvet amid which the stars
blossomed out one by They shone with re-
spendent lustre over stellas kingdom, for she was
Queen OF the Stars.
To Nerissas daZzled eyes they had never ap-
peared so large close at hand. and each star
burned with surprising brightness and seemed to
take a new and wonderful shape. Some had three
points others i've; then again there were seven
pointed stars. and one even possessed thirteen.
The light from them extraordinarily bright.
Nerissa noticed that some burned steadily. like a