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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11
Oklahoma Hortloulturlstn.

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 1.-THE prog
ress and possibilities of fruit growing
in Oklahoma were discussed from all
points OF view today at the opening
of the annual meeting of the territor-
ial horticultural society The pro
ceedings began this morning with a
large attendance of prominent fruit
growers from all parts of Oklahoma
and from Indian Territory as well.
President Fegan of the Commercial
club welcomed the visitors, for whom
response was made by j. A. Taylor
of Wynnewood. The growing of ap-
pies, peaches and grapes were some
Of the subjects discussed in various
papers presented during the day. The
convention will continue and conclude
its sessions tomorrow.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11
BREAK
FOR HIS
FREEDOM
Desperate Attempt at Escape
Made by FOrger Par
ker Last Night

T. W. Parker the forger who was
recently brought to Portland from
Uontana for trial, and who made a
sensational escape from Detective Joe
Day while on his way down, was
brought to the penitentiary last even
log, and begun his term Of service.
which will be five years, but before
reaching here he made another des-
perate attempt to escape his fate.
When the train passed the fair
grounds, Parker made a sudden leap
for the window, and. with his man
aeled hands, broke the glass, attempt
ing to force his body through the APP
Tture Deputies Sheriff Moreland
and Barlow, who accompanied the
man, had watched him closely, for he
had shown signs OF uneasinoss from
the start, and when he suddenly arose
10 his seat they threw themselves up
ON him, not, however, until he had
broken the window They quickly
spbdued the man, and the only i'll eff
tects Of the unpleasant little episode
we're the lacerated hands Of the pris-
ner, where the broken glass had left
hs mark. The man was safely deliv-
cred into the hands of Warden Cur
tisB, and is now doing time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11

GUESSING CONTEST INCREASING IN TEREsT
the subscriptions
disposed Every
all
the which the
being conducted
the fortunate
only hrob with
who in and in
though accompanied
a
number drawn thus they
similar but when
L Is realized wha
process The plain
preferred The absolute equality and
proposition peases participant in the
contest subscriptions coming TO The
and about
Salem Of the ordering
All realize that will
get worth. the ee
CANT diamond ring
the history Of this
country Leslie publishing house dur
Cleveland 1892 They offered series OF
the winning
had the honor OF
other than Allen Forward
the young attorney city, recorded
his fathers name the
plurality $4,000 and his father
the had been canyassed
anywhere that figure but he
prize Not nearly so much interest was
the being conducted by
The Journal for the of
the winner being gratifying all his
friends diamond yourself OF
may will be getting it in
family.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11
Captain Pleasant c. holland.

The death Of Captain Pleasant c.
Noland, which occurred at 3 o'clocl,
yesterday morning at the family home
in Creswell, removes another of Ore
son's respected pioneer citizens His
death was due TO acute gastritis. Mr..
NOland was born in Missouri, Septem-
Der 20, 1880. His boyhood was spent
on the farm, where he received the
of an education. AT the
age OF 16 he was enlisted for service
in the Mexican war After IS months
If campaigning deceased crossed the
plains TO California, where he engaged
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11
Build Permanent Streets.

A news item in a Eugene paper tells
how the mud is being hauled off their
streets, after it is scraped together
with a machine scraper. There may
have been a time when this could have
happened in Marshheld, but since the
new street work Of building streets
with fire clay has been inaugurated,
this burning the light at both ends, so
far as expense is concerned, ceases
Coast Mail.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11
How 70 Participate.

For each receipt Of one dollar for
the Daily or Weekly Journal 10 any
address, the person TO whom the re
ceipt is issued, will be given an op-
portunity, absolutely without cost, 70
have a guess at the unknown number
and the person or persons guessing
nearest that number will receive as
present and without any compensation
whatever, and merely as an expresslsn
Of good will on the part Of The Journal
toward its subscribers, the $50 dia'
mond Tiffany ring advertised In this
paper and on exhibition at the jewel
~ store OF G. H. Hinges, SS State
street, Salem, oregon. The party
paying one dollar or more shall re-
ceive a receipt for each dollar paid,
and have the opportunity 10 guess a
different number for each such receipt
held. No commission Is allowed to
any agent or solicitor for securing
subscribers. and the person so sub
scribing does It with the understand
ing that the Daily OF Weekly Journal
is accepted as payment In full for the
money paid.
Unknown Number--How Prepared.
The unknown number that Is 20 be
guessed was made up in the follow
ing manner. The ten numbers from
nOught to nine were put on separats
slips Of paper and folded 30 as 70 be
unseen. and a committee OF subscrib-
srs was asked 70 conduct the as
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11

During the action Of the play, many
new and exceedingly clever special
ties are shown, and the singing OF the
famous zone Night in June" quar-
tette is an especially attractive feat
urs in itself. The company OF peO-
pie which present the piece, are all
well known artists, each and every
one OF unusual ability. Miss Grace
Turner who heads the caste, has been
one of our most successful stars for
the past five seasons, and is every
where a strong drawing card.
Baby Dixie Mickey, one Of the
youngest and most talented children
on the stage today. and Mr.. w. J.
Hollis. the celebrated character com
edian, will be found in the supporting
caste. The play is staged in a most
lavish manner. The entire production
Of magnificent scenery and electrical
effects and mechanical devices being
carried by the management Our
amusement loving public win miss a
rare treat If they fail to see this sterl
ing attraction. It has besn secured
by the management Of the Grand
Opera House for Saturday. Feb 1s.
Seats on sale at box ONCE Saturday
at 8 a m. Curtain az s:lb.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11
Worry
A n d Owe w O r X
Caused Nervous
p trAtiOn-C o m
pletely Worn Out.
Dr. Miles Nervine Cured
Me.

Or. Miles Nervine will cure nervous pros
tTation. Il will bring sweet Sieep and rest;
Il will relieve the mind Of the tSndency to
worry; Il will make the nerves strong and
the patient well. IL has cured thousands. II
win cure you. Try tto-day.
Some years ago l was stricken with nerv-
ous prostration caused bY overwork and
worry. was IN such a weakened, exhausted,
run down condition that was unable TO do
my housework. l felt too weak and tired to
even make calls on my neighbors. Fre-
quently when out driving would become so
exhausted that II seemed that l would die
before l reached home. / was also troubled
with sinking spells at night which left me so
weak that l thought l could not live until
morning. / was in this deplorable condition
when one day DR.. Miles NerVine was
brought to my notice. had little faith in
proprietary remedies but determined to give
the NerviRe a trial. After the second dose
OF the Restorative Nervine | was able TO sit
at the table and eat meal, something / had
been unable to do for many days. / have
since taken a number of bottles Of Nervine.
/ consider myself cured. / am doing my
own work and give DR.. Miles Nervine credit
for my general good health. My object in
writing this is to recommend your medicine
but | cannot write as strongly as / fell
Miss AppIEB. VARBLE, 4o5 +. Marion ST.,
Guthrie, Oklahoma.
All druggists sell and guarantee first bot
tie DIR. Miles Remedies Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Dr. Miles Medical Co, Elkhart. Ind
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11

Thousands and thousands of peo-
pie win remember the exquisite song
One Night in June" one Of Charles
4. Harris master pieces. which en-
1oyed such popular vogue but a few
thousands are being delighted night
~ with the beautiful play, "One Night
IN June" You have heard the song,
now see the play The atmosphere OF
ID is a dainty country life, showing
kOmely honest types Of our typical
country characters, There are city
tolks to flavor a quiet story Of New
England life.
The frst act is laid in the pretty
town OF Barr, Vermont and in it you
win see the old homestead. pigeons
flying about; the chickens are there
and the cattle are mOOing in the back
ground. The village choir are sweetly
singing in their little place Of wor-
ahip.
In the second act you will see one
ID the busy thOroughfares OF New
York city, while the Grace church at
evening service is realistically depict
q in another scene. The third and
sht act takes you back TO the quiet
sAviEOnment OF life down on the farm.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11
Congratulations for Chief Justice

Congratulations for Chief Justice.
Washington, Feb. 11.-Today was
Chief Justice Fuller's sixty-first birth
day and he was the recipient of many
congratulations from his colleagues
and many friends in public and pri-
vate life. Although claimed as a
Western man, Justice Fuller was born
in Maine and graduated at Bowdoin
university He went west" in the
days Of the growing country and set
tied in Chicago, where he practiced
law until appointed to the supreme
bench by President Cleveland in 1888.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11

in mining, only to return again to Mis-
souri, in 1851. Accompanied by his
mother, Sarah M. holland, and his
brother and sisters, young holland
again set out in 1853, for the West,
this time for Oregon. After becoming
separated from the band of immi-
grants, and wandering for AZ days in
the mountains, the holland party were
rescued when on the verge of starva-
ton On arriving in Lane county the
subject of this sketch took a donation
claim near Creswell
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11

sembling Of the unknown number.
This unknown number was formed
at The Journal Office on Monday, Jan.
uary IL. 1904, in the following man
ner: The ten numbers from naught
10 nine, inclusive. on separate slips Of
paper. in small sealed envelopes were
placed In a box, shaken, and a
blindfolded person in the presence Of
the committee drew out three Of
those ten numbers. marking the first
one, the second two and the third
three I'm figures, and they were then
placed in a large envelope. sealed up
and placed with the diamond on exhi
bitlon in the jewelry store show win
dow each day during the guessing con
test. and will not be opened until
the contest Is closed, when tho dia
mOnd will be given 10 the nearest
guesser. The unknown number Will
be formed by putting together the three
numbers in the order as marked. one,
two. three, on the envelopes In which
they are contained. The unknown
number will not be assembled until
the guessing contest is completed. and
publicly announced 20 subscribers.
The Number to Be Guessed A.
There II is. sealed up in an envelope
In the window with the diamond, and
there It win remain until the diamond
Is given away TO the lucky guesser.
Written across the face OF a large.
white envelope are the words; This
envelope contains the unknown mum
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11

take a pleasant herb drink, the next
morning ! feel bright and my com.
plexion Is better. My doctor says II
acts gently on the s.omache, liver and
kidneys, and is a pleasant laxative. II
Is made OF herbs. and is prepared as
easily as tea. II ls called Lanes med.
icine. All druggists cell 1t at 25c and
so cents. Lanes Family Medicines
moves the bowels each day. II you
cannot get IL, send for free samples
Address. Orator woodward. Leroy.
NJ
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11
Don't Miss II

Prof. Jameson will give a lecture
Sunday night at 1880 in the hall
over Harritt & Lawrence's grocery
store. The subject will be Occult
Science" 2-11-3t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11
Limited Competition.

GfANNN1 SNffAfNRRNH
The number OF receipts issued In
this contest win be limited 10 tho
number Of guesses possible IN the
range Of the numbers between O19
and 0s7, as the unknown number must
/ be composed Of a figure within those
limits The unknown number cannot
be less than O12 nor more than Ss7.
To be a perfectly harmless ana In
nocent and amusing guessing con
test the number to be guessed at
must be and remain absolutely un-
known. There must be no chance
for any crooked work on the part Of
The Journal publishers, of the jeweler
furnishing the diamond, nor on the
part Of any subscriber. The receipts
for this guessing contest will be num-
bered in duplicate, but the stub will
be only for the purpose of ideRufy.
ing the subscriber who Is the success
ful guesser-each subscriber writing
the guess number on the back OF his
receipt-each one making his or her
own guess at the unknown number.
AS soon as the receipts are ali sold
the guessing contest viii be over and
the nearest number awarded tho dia,
mond.
How the ouesses Are Made.
On securing a receipt for one dol
lar or more. tho person wishing 10
guess will write his guess be
tween the above numbers on
the back Of the receipt In ink or in
delible pencil. writing only one guess
on each receipt and dopositing the
same in the soldered tin box provided
at The Journal ONCE for that purpose.
Subscribers out OF town win be al
lowed 10 make their guess In tho same
manner. Receipts win be mailed
them, and they can return the same.
with their guess written ON tho back.
In a sealed envelope plainly marked
Journal Diamond Guessing Contest"
and they viii be deposited Ia tho box.
The soldered tin box win not DO cut
open until all the receipts In the
guessing contest are sold-97b re-
ceipts in all.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11
Your Choice of 975 Numbers Any One of Which May Be
the Unknown Number That Gets the Gttering Diamond
mo Possibility of Any Crooked Work.

ber In The Capital Journal Diamond
Guessing Contest" This number was
formed in exact pursuance OF the plan
advertised in The Journal, by a com.
mittee OF business men and Journal
subscribers, who came into the once
Monday, January IL. Following is
their signed statement on exhibition
at Mr. Hinges show window:
The Unknown Number.
We. the undersigned. were present
at The Journal Once January n, and
assisted in the forming Of tho un,
] known number, according TO tho plan
published to be used IN Tho CnpitaI
Journal Diamond Guessing Contest
Under the rules OF forming the nun
ber, 1t Is impossible for anyone, not
: even the members Of This committee
the publishers OF The Journal no.
the jeweler who furnished the ring
to know what the number is.
(Slgned) N. J. JUDAH,
J. @. GRAHAM,
GEO. c. WILL,
HAL. ID. PATTON,
CHAS. IL. HINGES,
FRANK c. FERGUSON.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11
White PlymOUth Rocks

ENoLEWooD POULTRY YARDS.
c. r. Ruef, Prop.
Setting Of IS eggs $50. Breedr Of
pure stock White Plymouth Rocks ex
clusively. They are good layers and
seldom set Salem. or 1-2s-lD
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11

BeautHu1 First Water Stone Set IN Tiffany Gold Ring
Given Away An Expression of Good VIII To
ward Subscribers
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-02-11
$50 $#Ss4$$ R3zs R#z$SSR S$$s $3.50

The Opportunity to Get Free $50 Diamond
Ring Extended to All Old and New
Subscribers
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
Mr.. J. J. Rawl.

Dear Sir Over fifty years ago our
firm began selling paint throughoG,
the South; sales have continued unin-
terruptedly, and ten times greater than
any other brand of paint, Read the fol-
lowing:
"Have used the l. IL NJ Paint
twenty years; houses with il eight
years ago show better to-day than
houses painted with other paints with
in two years"
A. B Edgell, Alachua, Fla,
"Have used all brands of paint
l.. & NJ. Pure Paint STANDS better and
wears longer than any other pant 1
have ever used in my ten years expert
ence."
81 painted onr old homestead with
l.. & NJ. Paint twenty six years ago.
Not painted since: looks beltey than
houses painted in the last four years
with other paint
Ii. 5. Scotield. Harris Spring, S. c.
ct sed the l.. & NJ Paint for sixteen
years Painted three houses with it fif-
teen years ago; they have not needed
painting since"
j. f. Webb, Hickory, n. C.
Respectfully,
LONGMAN & MARTINEZ.
This celebrated paint is sold by j. ]
Rawl & Son. Bateeburs, s. G.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

harbor of the state. And whether it
be Captain Loyles5, of the fiescy cruiser
Chronicle. or the torpedo boat des-
troyer Of the Macon News. or that no.
BILE transport called the Constitution,
or our dear tickle Consair or the Jour
nal or those brave torpedoes, Jackson
Shipp. aud all the rest-they be all
g"oi men and gaIlen: srilors fighting
as they see the light. aud may they n -
come home to pOit, either with shouts
Of victyry or TIN ongh shining spleudors
|of u shamed defeat
"Ahoy there John. We, too, have
our ensign flying at the tatfrail-noth-
ing doing in the gun turrets. Also
our jack flying at the bow-at ancht r.
And let's drink bumper to geo old
fashioned Democracy, the kind tn It
has come again-the kind you used TO
like, John "-Augusta Chronicle.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
THE DOVE OF PEACE.

here ere has b5t eu iiitt..e c.utruversv
going on away down in Georgia" be-
tween two factions politically. The
one was beaten, saw it and acknowl.
edged the same in a manner mos,
graceful. The victor was not of the
boasting kind and knowing the good
that lay hidden in the breast of the de-
feated. accepts the olive branch, asks
for bumper to drink the health, and
extends the hand of good fellowship
Read it, some of you South Carolina
editors, and profit thereby:
SAT last, our friend Graves, of the
Atlanta News, appears in his proper
role as dove of peace.
"Graves, who has added his full
share to the heat as we'll as humor of
the present campaign in Georgia, now
scars forth, as the campaign draws to q
close, with the olive branch, and tries
to soOthe with his own matchless met
aphors eyerybody's wounds.
"At last, he is our John Temple
again. He tried hard to be an eagle, but
his talons were too tender for cIawins,
and so he returns to his natural role,
and becomes again q white-winged d
dove whose voice is attuned to cooin e
ear him COO:
AS the battle of the ballots passes
to its concluding phases, and we ap-
proach the assembly in whose arbi-
trament we shall lay oIr wranglingS
down, 1t is not out of place on this
Saturday evening to be thinking what
we shall Go when the strife is done
I'VE have fought Ii good fight i'm our
several lines. We have not SD red pen
or tongue or barbed interview or the
lightning wires ip the advocate OF the
measures or the men for which We
stood. We have spoken strongly,
sometimes perhaps u little hotly, but
at the utmost there has been no real
malice and no personal unkiudness in
the heart of any man.
''Thats our John. That's the real
John Temple. No bitterness there.
As he, himself, hath said bitterness
is left to ignoble minds" The raven
that was SEM out to see if the flood had
subsided never came back, because, be
ing bird of prey, it found carcess
and stayed by it. But the dove return
ed, bringing the olive branch. And
John Temple typiGes the dove of that
memorab BILE cruise. Aud being that
sort Of dove, John Temple, ere he had
laid his olive branch down, drops into
nautical talk thus"
The voices oil the nihht may ring
confusedly, and the commands may
sometimes cut the air with conflict.
hut let every sailor tell his shipmates
that each gallent crew is headed for
the haven of the morning and the
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
The Ladies

Favor painting their churches, and
therefore we urge every Minister to
remember We give q liberal quantity
of the, Longman IL Martinez Paint to-
ward the painting.
Wears and covers like gold.
Don't pay $3.50 gallon for Lin
seed Oil (worth 60 cents).which you
do when yon buy other paints in a
can with paint Iadel OH it. 8&f
make Ia, there fore when you want
fourteen gallons of paint, buy only
eight of j. Il NJ and mix six gallons
pure Linseed Oil with it, and thus
get paint at less than $l.20 per gal
Ion.
Many houses are well painted with
four gallons of J. & M and three gal
Ions of Linseed Oil mixed Herewith.
These Celebrated Paints are sold by
j. Rawl IL Son, Batesburg, ). c..
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
AN OLD FAVORITE.

An old negro in South Carolina
town was arrested for stealing chick
ems, and as the old fellow bore rather
bad reputation it was quite hard to Sc
lawyer, who had known Rastus for a
long time, took his case to the great
JOY of the old man. When his iial
came off the judge asked hun:
care you the defendant?"
The old fellow perplexed for a mo-
ment, then replied: "No, sab, dat's
de defendant, suh,.' pointing proudly
at his counsel. Use de man wot stole
de chickens. Philadelphia Public
Ledger.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
High Diver Loses Life.

Raleigh, n. c., May li.-CIrclcd in
flame Prof. Danton, the Hungarian
high diver, one OF the attentions OF
the Goldsboro carnival, tonight shot
downward from the little platform at
tho top OF his 40 foot ladder limo the
tank of water and lambent fire below {:
but in doug so he made Il slight mis-
calculation, his head and sholders com
ing in contact with the side Of the
tank with such violece that he died
soon afterward.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
GROWING ACHES AND PAINS

Mrs. Josie Sumner. Bremond. Texas,
writes. April 10 1902: 81 have used
Ballard's Snow LinimeLt in my family
for three years. would not be with
out it in the house. / have used il on
my little girl fer growing pains and
aches in her knees. 1t cured her right
away. l have also used 1T for frost Bit
ten feet, with good success. 1T is the
best liniment l ever used. ~ csc, soc.
$1.00. Sold by .. j. Harris
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HEREiSE.

viii overcome indigestion AM dys
pepsia; regulate the bowels aud cure
liver and kidney complaints. 1t Is the
best blood euricher and invigorator in
the world. 1t is purely vegetable, per-
fectly harmless, and should you DO a
sufferer from disease, you will use it ir
you are wise.
X. n. Andrews, Editor and Mgr.
Cocoa and Rockledge News, Cocoa
Fla, whites: II have used your Her
bine in my family, and find it most
excellent medicine. Its effects upon
myself have been a marked benefit.
recommend it unhesitatingly." SOC.
Sold by .. j. Harris.
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Subscribe for the Advocate.
JUGGLING WITH DYNAMITE

Is no mare dangerous than to neglect
kidney disorders. Foleys Kidney
Cure corrects irregularities and has
cured many severe cases after other
treatment has failed. 1t builds up the
worn out tissues and restores health
and vigOr. 81 was troubled with kid
ney complaint for about two years.
writes A II Davis of Mt Sterling Iowa
''but two bottles of FOley's Kidney
Cure effected a performanent cure"
Sold by TimmOns Bros.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

announce myself as a candidate for
Solicitor OF the fifth Judicial Circuit.
pledge myself to cond"ct an honor
sbe campaign. to abide the result of
the Democratic primary and to sup
port the nominees thereof
Respectfully,
GEORGE BELL ZIMMERMAN,
Lexington, S G.