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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-04

Richard III" will be one Of great
scenic pretentions, a special equip,
ment having been provided for the
play Miss Drofnah whose success
last season was so pronounced re-
mains Mr. Hanford's leading lady
and a special company has been en-.
gagged, including two children whose
talents are remarkable. These chill
dren give realism to certain scenes
which although along the most i'm.
portant in the play have too often
been weakened by the employment Of
a buXom young woman in pages cos
tune. The children are bright as
any on the stage and Mr. Hanforl
expresses himself as feeling quite
tano and Lottie Zenobia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-04

New York is exempt from the monot.
onous duty but does her part in the
reception of all officials, whether
civil or military, and by her great
size is quite factor in preserving
peace in the isthmus.
"The Panama navy CD consists Of
three small merchant vessels con.
verted into auxiliary cruisers or gun
boats, which act in concert with the
American fleet, being subject to the
orders Of the American commander.
in chief.
"The people present friendly feel.
ing, but fear encroachment by the
United States upon their government
at a later period"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-04
Services POSTPONED.

Services at tho First Christian
church have been postponed until
Sunday The revival services will be
continued through the week, and, with
favorable weather, It is hoped there
will be increased interest There have
been seven additions thus far, and ex-
pressions OF general interest are man
tested. The pastor Elder d. Brrett,
seems as fresh for service as when he
began, and the church seems well
pleased with his efforts to teach the
people the way OF life.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-04

Sedgwlck post of the G.. A. r. has
lot in the City View cemetery where.
are buried some 80 of our comrades
To improve this lot the post has ex.
pended nearly all its available funds
and no monument stands there to
mark the last resting place and to
honor the memory OF the unknown
dead.
To procure this committee has
been appointed to solicit aid from the
general public; and II is hoped that
the response will be so liberal that
a plain and simple monument may
mark the spot selected
Respectfully.
2.25-1w. THE COMMITTEE.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-04
HANFORD
AND MISS
DROFNA

What illstrlous memories are awak.
ened by the announcement that
fRichard III" is TO be revived for the
Inspection Of current playgoers. It
Is not necessary TO go back TO the
lays when Edmund Keane held his
audiences spell-bound or when Edwin
Forrest dazzled the world by his dar.
Ing ana Unprecedented genius Peo-
PIE who are still far from the age
shen they would patiently accept a
eassidcation as "old timers" recall
n' magnificent performances of Ed
vim Booth in this part and Thomas
w. Keene's loss to the stage is re-
nembered as a comparatively recent
Bereavement There viii be scant
excuse for any lack of artistic and
popular qualities in the performance
pr this play by Chales B. Hanford
and his company which occurs at the
brand Opera House in the near future.
Mr Hanford who has since early
youth devoted himself to the Shakes.
pearean drama has had the adyan.
age Of tuition under the most emf.
lent masters, namely Booth and
Aeene, With Booth he was a young
nan, his career all before him. Yet
le was so highly accounted as 20 be
a'rusted with the part Of Marc An
0ay in julius Ceasar, a role with
'hich he afterward brilliantly and
smanentl identified himself in
-e minds OF a host Of students ana
Sual play-goers. With Mr. Keene.
was co-star. Mr.. Hanford in ad.
-uon to having great physical power
his command, is one OF the most
iaeetul and subtle readers Of Shakes
s4fes lines that the stage has boast
> u many a day. His production Of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-04

els. The company use the canal com.
pany's magnificent steel dock. which
is modern and well-equipped dock,
built originally for the canal service.
The old city Of Panama. built in
1891. was taken and destroyed by the
buccaneers under Morgan in 1878.
old Panama was larger than the
Panama Of today and a place Of sur.
prising wealth. The spot is now
marked by an old tower and an arch
and two piers of an old bridge, but has
been deserted for years.
The Panama ship canal to connect
the Atlantic with the Pacific is 1900
miles in length with a depth of 35 feet
and a bottom width of $50 feet. The
most difficult task which confronts
the engineers is the Culebra cut, al.
though eXcayating will be much easier
than at first supposed. The top level
will be % miles long, with an extreme
elevation of from 65 to so feet, de.
pending on the time and cost of exca-
walton. There will be two locks on
the Atlantic side and three on the
Pacific side. The upper level will be
fed by the Bohio dam, which will
control and compound the waters
Of the Chagres river The cost Of
construction is estimated at about
$145 100000.
"There is good mail and cable
service with the United States and
Europe. The Panama Railroad com.
pany maintains excellent service
across the isthmus. The company
sprang from the ruins Of the old
canal company. The railroad was
built in 1S5O-1S55 by an American
company, and is a broad-guage single
track line. The former fare Of $25
has been reduced to $400
Fleet In the Harbor.
"At present there are seven men-of.
war and two destroyers in the harbor.
which is quite formidable feet. These
vessels are constantly coming and go
ing on scout and patrol duty, The
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-04
WAoHINe WITHOUT WATER
Is Like Trying to Get RId Of DandruR
without HerpicIde.

Did you ever see any one trying 70
water?
II you did what would you say OF
him?
It is every bit as foolish TO try 70 get
rid of Dandruff and TO prevent Bald
ness by feeding the germs which cause
It, with Canthrarides, Vaseline, Glycer-
Inc and similar substances which form
the principal ingredients OF most So
called Hair Vigors.
Newbros Herpicide Is successful be-
cause IL attacks and kills the parasitic
germ which feeds on the hair roots
IL Is the original and only genuine
scalp germicide manufactured.
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c in
stamps for sample to The Herpicide Co.,
Detroit, Mich
Daniel ], FRY, Special Agent.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-04

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-04
portland and RETURN only $50.

The Southern Pacific is now selling
round trip tickets to Portland from
Salem for $500, good going Saturday
p. m., or any train OF Sunday, return.
ing Sunday and Monday. giving all
day Sunday and Monday in Portland.
The same arrangement applies from
Portland, giving all Portland people
a chance to visit valley points at
greatly reduced rates.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-04
FIeet In the Harbor

"At present there are seven men-of-
war and two destroyers in the harbor,
which is quite formidable feet. These
vessels are constantly coming and go
ing on scout and patrol duty. The
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
HOW DOORS MOVE.

That odors move with the air, DR.
diffuse through 1t like gases and do
not pass through it in waves, as
sounds do, or in swiftly-mOving par.
ticles like the radium emanations,
seems to be conclusively shown by
recent experiments on the propaga-
ton of scents through small tubes.
In such tubes there can be no general
motion of the air, and the rate Of
travel of an odor is extremely slow.
That of ammonia took over two hours
to get through tube yard and a
half long. The presence of the am
monia could be detected chemically at
about the same time that its smell
was noticed. 1t seemed to make lit
tie difference in the speed whether the
tube was held horizontally or verti-
cally or whether the odor moved up
or down.-Success.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
The Plains Of Many Lands.

Just as a rose by any other name
would smell as sweet, so plains re-
main plains no matter by what name
they may be called. The geographer
however. divides the surface of the
earth into the two great sections Of
high lands and low lands. He draws
the line roughly between the two at
1000 feet. 1t would, therefore, seem
that a plain need not mean a large
tract of level ground but may even In.
clude hills Of respectable height. Vast
plains are alike in this. that they are
either bare of plants or possess plants
of very similar character. In the
northwest and center Of Europe the
plains are called heaths; in Hungary,
puszten; in the south Of Russia and
west Of Asia, steppes; in the north of
Russia and Siberia. tundras; in Afri-
ca. deserts; in North America, prai-
ries; In South America, savanahs, or
pampas, or llanos. These areas are
supposed to have been once under
the sea. and in most cases slight
depression of the earth's surface
would place them under the sea again.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
LIMITATIONS OF SCIENCE.

One of the most noted of American
surgeons has startled the fellow mem
bers Of his profession by his bold ex-
periments in handling the human
heart in cases Of cessation of the beat
ing Of that organ under the infiu-
ence of anaesthetics. He has been so
daring in desperate cases as to cut
down to the source and foundation of
the circulation of the blood and SO
to manipulate the hest as to I'LL the
arteries anew from the pulsations
which he has excited. The marvels
Of present day surgery sometimes
seem to be almost miracles. But both
surgeons and physicians confess
themselves frequently bahied In the
presence Of serious cases OF pneumo-
mia. or cancer. of leprosy and Of the
bubonic plague.-New York World.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
Good old-Fashioned Games.

Trucking the Trencher-This Is an
old English game. The children sit
on the floor or kneel, in a ring; a per.
son in the center holds the trencher,
or wooden plate, and when all are
ready he truckles, or spins it, at the
same time calling the name of some
one in the ring. The one named must
spring quickly and try to catch the
plate between both hands before 1t
stops spinning. II he succeeds. he
takes the place in the center, and the
first trucker goes in the ring. II he
does not catch the plate between both
hands before it stops spinning he pays
a forfeit and is counted out.
Then there is the play of "Twos and
Threes." The company Is grouped in
twos and threes, usually only one odd
one, and the fun consisted In not be-
Ing caught as the third this keeps
each child looking over her shoulder.
when two were behind, the foremost
must slip away and find another place
or be trapped.
After a staud-up game. rather
funny where all the company
sits to have one person chosen to
call and the rest TO repeat; One good
fat hen, Two ducks, Three plump
nartridges, Four squawking wild
geese. Five folicitous oysters. Six
pairs OF Roman-striped hose. Seven
thousand spanish soldiers, Eight
cages of Heliogabalus paroquets. Nine
sympathetic, apathetic, didactic propo.
sitions. Eleven superstinuus astruno.
mcrs viewing Venus IN Venice Twelve
European dancing masters teaching
Egyptian mummies to dance at Her.
cules' wedding. II any one laughs
during this exercise he must pay
forfeit The one who repeats most
smoothly and soIemnly must be the
caller out and begin the gibberish
over again
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
THE AMERICAN HUSBAND.

An American young man does not,
Us a rule, look forward to marriage
nor prepare for II by saving any con-
siderable portion of his ante-nuptial
Income. When he marries 1t is usual
ly on short notice, and because he has
fallen very desperately in love with
someone and cannot find 1t In his
heart to wait until cold caution de-
clares the venture advisable. Even
when an engagement Is long one he
usually squanders so much on gifts
and entertainments for his fiancee
that there is only very moderate
amount to begin housekeeping on.
Thus before his marriage the young
American of the middle-class begins
to give evidence of what is to be his
chief national characteristic as hus-
band-his unfailing, unselfish and al
most improvident generosity.
The middle-class husband in Amer
lea rarely interferes with the affairs
Of the household. He hardly knows
the cost of staple articles of food. AS
rule he does not make his wife
regular allowance either for household
or personal expenses, but gives her
as much as he can spare, freely, but
with lack of system that is not con-
ducive to the best outlay Of their in.
come.
The young American husband is
also very indulgent to his wifes fond.
ness for fine clothes. He would far
rather have an extravagant wife than
a dowdy one, and although he grum-
bles occasionally at a millinery bill,
In reality he glories in the respondent
appearance of his wife in her fine
feathers. The American husband is
rare who does not concede his wife's
right to expend much larger sum
with her dressmaker than he does
with his tailor. Indeed he often leaves
his tailor altogether and cheerfully re-
pairs to the ready-made clothing
house in order that his wife may have
more money for extravagant finery.-
London Telegraph.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
Money for the Asking.

This is not a very easy feat. but It
can be done.
In the first place you lay a dime on
the table and offer 1t as a prize to
any one who can lift 1t and take It
away without touching either the coin
or the table with his fingers or with
pincers. tongs, a knife, fork or spoon.
When everybody has considered the
problem and given it up, put your
mouth within couple Of inches Of
the coin and blow suddenly and as
hard as you can on the table Just in
front Of it. The air will pentrate
under the dime. lift 1t up and carry 1t
a little distance, and you must hold
your hand or a cup, ready to catch 1t.
Hardly anybody who does not
already know the trick is likely to
think Of this simple solution.
Though simple in theory, 1t is not
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
AMERICAN GIRLS.

The prevailing tendency seems to
be to eulogize this young lady with
a fervor calculated to create jealousy
among her British sisters. At any
rate, my own feeling is that the
American girl deserves all she gets.
! have seen a good deal of her not
only in England, but on the cont.
nent. She varies, like the offspring
of all nationalities, and 1t may be
said OF her, as Of the little girl In
the nursery rhyme, that when she
is bad she is horrid." But at her
best she seems to me to eclipse the
damsels of all other nations. I don't
quite know how she does 1t, and. not
being a poet, could not describe the
process II | did. 1t is not that she
Is exceptionally beautiful. But she
has such an irresistible way with
her; she Is such an adept In the art
OF looking nice; she is so witty and
good-humored, and she enjoys life so
thoroughly. In short, had to decide,
like Paris, between the rival charms
OF beyy of modern beauties, I think
an American girl would probably take
the apple. Consequently | rather envy
the British peers-whether or not per-
sonally repulsive-who are able not
only to find American brides, but
handsome dowries thrown in.-Henry
Labouchere In London Truth.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
AWTIH THE WORLDS
~ BEST WRITERS\
~
CZAR's GRANDEUR.

The Russian court is the most
brilliant in the world. The court OF
Vienna has more of certain kind
Of hauteur and pretension, but the
court at st. Petersburg is the most
gorgeous as well as the most gra-
cious and graceful. 1t has finer art
and a more generous hospitality. Its
refined air and its polished perfection
might well be envied and emulated
in capitals of higher civilization.
Though the emperor gives a reception
on the Russian New Year, the season
really opens with the blessings OF
the Neva, six days later. It is a
ceremonial of religious Significance
and social demonstration. In the i'm
provised pavilion on the embankment
of the river appear the emperor and
the metropolitan with the great dig
nitaries of the hierarchy of church
and state, the splendid columns of
helmeted and plumed Chevalier
Guards at rest, tens Of thousandNHof
respectful spectators just beyond Nhe
lines, and all the court looking on
from the windows of the winter pal
ace. l have seen the car standing
for twenty minutes with barred head
in temperature of zero while, where
the thick ice had been cut away for
the purpose, the blessing of the wat
ers in token Of baptism proceeded
Saturday Evening Post.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11

centre of his eyes. Then he lies down
on the ground at such a distance
from the tree that the top Of the
stick, when placed upright against
the soles of his feet, will be In line
with his eyes and the top of the
tree.
In other words, he forms a right.
angled triangle, of which his extended
body, from his eyes to the soles of
his feet, is the base, the upright
stick, the altitude and the distance
from his eyes to the top of the stick
the hypothenuse.
There must be. therefore, a similar
right-angled triangle formed of the
distance from his eyes to the base
Of the tree, from his eyes to the top
Of the tree. and from the height of the
tree itself. AS the base and the alti-
tude Of this triangle are equal, it
follows that the height of the tree
IL the same as the distance from the
eyes to its base.
This homely, but perfectly salts.
factory. method Is sometimes used
to determine the height OF factory
smokestack, when, for instance, 1t
becomes necessary to make certain
alterations to secure greater or less
draught, the dimensions of the stack
being an important factor in such a
case. or course the architects plan
would give the information, but they
are not always accessible.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
THE MAN WHO MADE JAPAN.

It is to the Marquis Ito that Japan
owes in a very great measure the po-
sition she now holds in the world.
But for him she might be to-day sec
ond China; but for him she would as
suredly not be the rival of Russia, the
chosen ally of England.
He belongs by birth to what we
should call the lower middle-class, and
has therefore had neither wealth nor
influential connections to give him a
helping hand. None the less, at an
age when in England he would have
been counted boy he was already a
minister plenipotentiary arranging
terms of peace with the great powers
of Europe. For he had the good luck
in very early days-it was pure
piece of luck-to attract the attention
of the old Emperor Komei Yenno, who
was so struck by his extraordinary
ability and all-round cleverness that
he took his education into his own
hands and set to work to train him for
a political career.
In 1867 the old emperor died, but
his successor, Moutsouhito, had just
as high an opinion of Ito as his father
had had, and as soon as he had power
In his hands he made him governor of
Hiogo. A year later he made him
finance minister, and from that day
to this Ito has practically ruled ia
World.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
NT2Y 4%R2zSZZN2ZRO

all the players start at once to trun-
die their wheels. No wheel must be
dropped. or II 1t is, that player ceases
to be contestant. The trundling
begins at the right, and each corner
starting point of each player. He who
reaches home first is the prize winner.
or. after all have tried, he who gets
home in the shortest time wins the
prize The hurry and excitement of
the four wheels visiting at the same
time causes much merriment.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
Bats a Foot Deep.

In the Philippines very strange
sight is often presented. toward even.
ing. to the traveller. Sometimes he
specks shooting out from under a
single tile of some big convent roof.
AS he approaches he will hear a
strange twittering murmur where the
stream melts into the darkness of The
coming night.
These are the bats. no larger than
beetles, that spend their days in the
garrets and belfrys of the churches,
so thick that they cover the walls a
foot deep, hanging to each other. At
night, they go out, always by the one
hole. even II there be hundreds Of
others.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
SILENT AGENCIES FOR GOOD.

The New York labor commissioner
has been investigating the welfare Of
labor, not combining himself to the
mere letter of the law, but looking
about to find establishments that are
doing better than the law.
In Investigations covering 1903 es-
adjustments, employing 1921 per-
sons, he was surprised to find many
establishments that not only fulfilled
the requirements of the laws for tAe
SAFETY and protection of labor, but had
really distanced the laws in their ar
rangements for the mental, moral and
spiritual welfare of their employees.
To exceed the requirements of the
factory laws to the extent Of provd-
Ing free lectures, evening classes. free
circulating libraries, musical instruc-
ton and manual training, is a sacri-
fee that ought to entitle such employ
ers to be posted as public benefac-
tors.
Yet the labor commissioner found
several firms not only doing this, but
providing wash rooms. free reading
rooms, free lunches and various de-
vices for the elevation of those whom
they consider their charges.
The most gratifying agencies for
the betterment OF employees are those
In the direction of beneficiary funds,
caring for injured workmen and in
surance.
These and other agencies are doing
good OF which the general public
are too often kept in ignorance. Char
ity and justice are good helpmates,
II each will only keep its place.-Bos-
ton Globe.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
BEAVERS AS lRRleAToRs.

In a dry country the beavers hab-
itation becomes the center of animal
life, says Country Life in America
The result of their labors is to make
the barren places most fertile again.
Their dams at short intervals make
the water flow slowly, giving 1t time
to percolate into the surrounding soil,
as is proved by the splendid vegeta-
ton at such points; moreover, this
prevents erosions that sink the bed
SO deeply as to cause great expense
II the power is TO be utilized. II the
land owners only realized how much
more valuable to them a live beaver
Is than a dead one, they would speed
lily take steps for their protection.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
AUTOGRAPH OF PULSE.

Physicians have always devoted a
great deal of attention to the study
of the pulse because of its force,
rapidity and regularity or irregularity
tell great deal about the patients
condition.
This instrument is very delicate,
complicated and expensive, and it is
called by the ugly name of sphyg-
mograph"
You can make pulse traclngs at the
cost of very little labor, and mater
ials not worth two cents, which you
can find in the house. These mate
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1904-05-11
CHANCE FOR THE MILLIONAIRE.

am OF opinion that If any million
aire wished to build himself a lasting
monument in the affection and HON.
age OF the English people he could\
not find a surer means of gratifying
his ambition than by putting down
100000 to build and endow a ma
tional theater. And | think that be-
fore many years we shall probably
find that some American millionaire,
with the cuteness of his race, will so
establish and endow an American the
alter and will thereby earn the lasting
gratitude of the American nation -.
Henry Arthur Jones. in the Nineteenth
Century.