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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-24
Burning, Glowing

With all the mystery of the black art
appears the handwriting on the wall.
The dramatic scene produced by its
appearance makes grand climax in
the opera.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-24
Pain Pills
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Against Pain.

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pain and its distressing effects.
They guarantee that you will not be
compelled to suffer from pain OF any
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headache, sick stomach, backache, dlz-
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They relieve the pain and tone up the
exhausted and weakened condition of
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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21

third strike to point a little south by
southeast of the latitude of Lincoln
Park, thereby bringing in sll who cared
to ramble around the bases.
Mrs. H generously gave runs to all
who looked downcast at the wind-up
and her score card which she kept as a
souvenir looked very much like a map
Of Chinese defenses in war time. In
looking the card over felt gratified to
learn that when size imagined she was
giving runs to her favorites, she in re-
ality credited them in the error column.
But couldn't be SO heartless as to tell
her. And to this day she believes she
has true account of that game. And
some people are mean enough to say
that ladies cannot understand base.
ball. Better not tell that to Mrs. H :,
that's all. HARLEY.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21
Hmeriean Economy.

American economy" says Hutchins
Hapgood in Ainslee's, sis the economy
that consists in doing things on a large
scale, in producing much rather than
in saving little. The old system of
economy consists in picayune retrench-
ment. Take care of the pennies, and
the dollars will take care of them
selves is. from modern point of view,
as false as it is trite. That hundred
French families can live on what one
American family throws away is an ex-
aggeration, but were it not it would
indicate the soundness of American
economy, not the lack of it. Whence
comes the tremendous energy of our
nation in business, in production, in
growth generally, in practical improve
ments and inventions? It comes from
a high standard of living. To do much
work nourishment is necessary, aud
who are so we'll nourished as Ameri-
cans? What nation consumes so much
good food, in what other country do
the people demand so many luxnries !?
Where do they demand so much from
life generally, in social equality, in full
opportunity for work, pleasure and ed
ucation ?"-Ex.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21
Brougbafi1 and I11uIIed Port.

Lord Brougham, who as member
of the house of commons was most
abstemious man, upon his promotion
to the peerage acquired less commend
able habits. During his long and inn
passioned appeal to the lords to refrain
from rejecting the reform bill of 1882
"fve tumblers of mulled port, with
dash of brandy, were brought to him
at intervals" When he came to his
sentence ('I warn you, implore you
yea, on my bended knee 1 supplicate
you-reject not this bill'') he knelt on
the woolsack, whence he slipped to the
floor 1t is recorded in the "Lives of
the Lord Chancellor" that "he remained
some time as if in prayer, but his
friends, alarmed lest he should be suf-
fering from the effects of mulled port,
picked him up and placed him safely
on the woorsack. Elk.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21

offers they will rebel, and it is hard to
wage successful war against for
eigner and contend with civil war at
the same time. Those who have read
Russian history or George Kennan's
exile System" cannot but see that the
poorer classes in Russia are treated
with Indifference, to say the least. 1t
is we'll known that Russia keeps
standing army of spies, and were
man to give expression to his thoughts,
his life or liberty as the case might be,
would not be safe for moment. AS L
said before, where force is required to
govern nations subjects, there must
be something wrong with its policy.
Discomfort on the part of the people is
liable to show itself at any moment
and when least expected.
To bring out my point I will cite
few instances from history to prove
what national dissatisfaction can do at
critical moment. 1t was dissatisfac-
tion that gave to England the greatest
of all laws, the Magma Charta, and it
was the same dissatisfaction that gave
her a Cromwell. It was dissatisfaction
that overthrew the French monarchy
and gave France Napoleon. 1t was
the same dissatisfaction against his ex-
travagance in human blood and his in
satiable ambition that defeated him at
Waterloo. History gives Wellington
credit for defeating Napoleon; not so,
Napoleon defeated himself by losing
the confidence of France. She re-
fused to become means to an end,
that is, to satisfy his ambition. There
is close similarity between the discon-
tent prior to the French Revolution
and that in Russia today. No one can
believe for a moment that Russia can
treat her subjects with Indifference and
not suffer the penalty sooner or later.
On the other hand, if Russia would
treat her subjects right and make their
lot easier to bear, she could with her
millions of men come pretty near get
ting what she wants in this world, for
happy and contented people will 60
through a great deal for beloved SOW
ereign. $685.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21

and all, to Annoy, a French port of en-
try 1870 miles north of Hong-Kong.
The French turned the bunch over to
the mandarin, and the next day he had
them brought out on the river bank
in sight of us all and there he beheaded
them. Afterward they investigated
the charges against them. SINBAD.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21

Y Y of the American navy, ard
had enjoyed 48 hours iber-
ty, when the order arrived to proceed to
Hong g-Kong-next to the Gulf of Alden
the hottest place on earth. When we
reached there, and had just got nicely
moored and our awnings spread, the Or
der came to 60 at full speed to Canton.
At the entrance of the Canton River
from the harbor of Hong-Kong there
is a sand bar, an island in fact ct low
water, and on this bar we saw two
men and woman signaling us. We
put out a boat and fetched them
aboard. They were missionary, his
wife and his friend. They had been out
sailing and had fs.lIen prey to river pi-
rates, who had robbed them of their
boat and valuables and left them
stranded on the sand bar. The woman
had suffered most. She had some rings
which the pirates wanted, and they cut
off a couple of her fingers to get them.
That was one of their pleasantries.
Just in front of the city of Canton,
which faces the Canton River, is an
other sand bar or island. In 1864 or
1865 the English bought this strip,
built around it wall two feet higher
than high water and filed in the en-
closure. They planted grass and trees
and erected some stone Office buildings.
Later they sold it to the French, who
turned one of the buildings into hos
pital, putting some sisters in charge.
The island lies just in front of the Can
ton main gate, and channel thirty
feet wide separates it from the conti-
nent. About 1872 the French turned
one of the buildings over to the Eng
lish and Americans for sailors club
house. A man-of-war, French, English
or American, was to be stationed in
front of Canton all the time.
Through some blunder in red tape
there was no man-of-war at Canton
when we arrived. The river pirates
had enjoyed holiday. They had
plundered the European buildings and
killed and burned the inhabitants
Loot and carnage reigned. In the hos
pital the patients were slaughtered
in their beds. The sisters must have
. offered some resistance, for they were
, split in half like beeves and hung UP
J by the heels to the curtain poles of the
old French bedsteads. The bedclOthes
! had been fired and were smolderine
when we arrived. The Cantonese saiC
that the pirates had done these fearful
things and then fled down the river
, but we believed the Canton people hac
: something to do with it too. If W.
r sailors could have got the keys of tht
| magazine we would have blown some
: holes in the city of Canton that day.
However, the captain would not hea
/ of such thing, so we started after th'
r pirates. Our commander was sly olt
e fox. He headed for Macao, for h.
i. thought the pirates would go there t.
:, get rid of their plunder. When we al
: rived at Macao we met a Portuges
p who. had seen the pirate Junk. Lik
all his race, this man was a devil with
!. out tail and he at once agreed to bu
}, the pirates plunder for evidence an
J. take the commanders money to betra
+ them.
el Well, to shorten my tale, we ovel
e hauled the pirates and took them, jun
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1904-04-21
River Pirates.

* IE WERE at Shanghai, the
M home of the Asiatic Squadron
Y Y of the American navy, ard
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-01
New Gold Found.

Much excitement has been caused in
Australia by the announcement OF the
discovery of new gold field in the
northern part of the island. Prospect
ors are hock g to the territory as rap-
idly as possible. In our country the rush
for wealth is Just as much in evidence,
but in the excitement We forget to look
after our health until sickness comes,
aud then it is sometimes too late. Pre-
serve your health above everything else
and then you will have far more pre-
cious treasure than all the gold In the
world. The best means of protecting
your health is to take Hostetter's Stom-
sch Bitters at the first sign of indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, constipation, bilious
ness, liver troubles or malaria. 1t pos
itively cures these ailments. Try
bottle and see for yourself.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-01

Toxic, Aug. 27.-No tidings of de-
Mite character from Port Arthur or Lao
Yang have reached the public.
It is understood that luIl followed
the desperate fighting of the earlier half
OF the week at Port Arthur. The lull
was for the purpose of allowing the
tired men to rect, allowing certain
changes in the plan of attack. and for
completing preparations for pressing
the attack home heavier. The Japan
ese guns continue to she'll the defense
OF the fortress, but the majority OF the
forces are not engaged.
Port Arthur is proving harder to re-
duce and capture than the general pub
lie, which has confidently awaited the
fall of the fortress daily for the past
month, is disappointed at the delay.
Much regret is expressed at the heavy
losses, but the nation is unwayering in
it's grim determination to hammer and
harrass Port Arthur until it falls, and it
is prepared to pay the cost, however
heavy 1t may be.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-01
a Boys Wild Ride for Life.

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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-01
MANY RARE OFFERS MADE

1120 acres, part good farm land, rest
fine grazing land. One fine seven room
house, three houses for tenants, good
barn and out buildings, fine orchard
700 acres government land fenced, nine
miles from Hamilton. About 40 acres
of good timber on land. 800 per acre.
Easy payment.
$40 acres, good houses and barns,
finely watered, 200 acres meadow land,
timber on the land will more than half
pay for it, adjacent to outside range,
fine ranch for some one at a reasonable
price. Five miles from Lone Rock.
200 acres u miles from Lexington.
snap for short time.
112O acres 81 miles from Lexington,
fine wheat rarch, nearly all under
cultivation, some improvements. Will
be sold on reasonable terms.
GAO acres miles from Heppner, fine
wheat ranch, plenty OF good spring
water, all under good wire fence and
cross fences. Will he sold at bargain.
1910 acres, 800 acres plow land, 3
dwelling houses, large ba,n just COM
pleted, all of 300 acres can be irrigated,
q Il under good 3 wire fence, adjacent to
government range. fine stock ranch.
Snap
$50 acres, wheat land, 260 acres under
cultivation, all under good two wire
fence. Price $4,000. This is a bargain.
We have number of good houses and
lots in Heppner for sale very cheap.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-01
JAPANESE CAPTURE FOKT.
still Another at Port Arthur is
Reduced.

Chefoo, Aug 27 The latest reports
received from Port Arthur to the effect
that the japanese in their attack during
the night of August % captured Poyodo,
fort midway between Takushan and
the eastern defences, and reduced an
other fort Immediately east of the rail-
way. Poyodo mounted only two small
guns when the Russians were in pos
session of it. The assault was preceded
by heavy artillery fire from Takushan,
where the Japanese have big naval
guns. The Russians lost considerably
before they were compelled to retire.
The fort was not occupied by the Jap
anese, as it is behind a moat, which the
Japanese in no instance have been able
to cross.
Recent arrivals here who were in Port
AItIuI dS ldte uS huS uoU bOAiCtS ehO
Russians resistance will prove success
ful for some time yet. They explain
that the Japanese are unable to occupy
Etz. han fort. The Japanese tented
constantly in attempting to do so. and
in the meanwhile, by tremendous labor
raised the summit of smaller hill be-
hind it to the level of Etshan Hill, by
means OF sand bags, and there they
mounted guns, which had resulted ma
terially in the reduction of the fort east
of the railway. This fort is the norther-
most OF the eastern defenses. and with
other positions reduced or occupied
renders the Japanese position in the vi
cinity of the railroad threatening to the
Russian hopes. 1t is obvious that the
Japanese expect to enter Port Arthur
from the north
The strength of the garrison is now
estimated to be $1,000 efficient men.
On August % the Russians arrested
four Japanese spies within the fortress
and shot them. No Chinese, except
outbound servants, are allowed in the
European town, the Russians being
afraid of spies. Since August 81 the
Russian ships have not been firing
shells. On August % Japanese shell
fell in the dockyard, causing some dam
age.
Only the Chinese shops OF Port Ar
thur are doing business. The lack of
vegetables is Sc everely felt.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-01
How Another Sufferer Was Cured.

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Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-01
Condor Globe.

CondOn Globe.
The Arlington Record says the new
railroad will miss Condor "quite a
wavs" and that a new town will be
stared. Is The wish father to the
thought, Brother Johns?
Last Sundays issue of the Portland
Journal says that in one day of the pre-
vious week there was consumed in that
city $3.50 gallons alcoholic drinks.
We don't doubt it because we saw lot
of Gillian county bunchgrassers in the
city at about that time.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-01
Weston Leader.

1t s reported in the public press that
a Milton doctor caused an attachment
TO be levied upon the coffined corpse of
a woman that, alter two years inter
ment, had been exhumed for shipment
TO her old home in Tennessee. He sue
ceeded in collecting his bill, and also
considerable opprobrium. The case is
remarkable one; but anything is posi-
BILE in Milton.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-01
LIVE STATE NEWS
What Oregon Editors Are Saying
on a Variety of Subjects.
Vale Gazette.

Vale Gazette.
Sheriff Lawrence received a message
from Crook county yesterday that over
100 head of horses had been stolen dur
ing the past week, and notified him to
keep a sharp lookout for horse thieves
and to examine the brands of horses
that are being shipped.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-01

app and contained a pit like a plum.
Andy is putting in his spare time look
ing through list of names of Russian
battleships in order to find a suitable
name for the new product.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-01
Condor Times.

Condor Times.
Andrew Greiner, of near Mayvllle,
brought some queer specimens of fruit
to town Wednesday. One specimen
which was given the scribe to sample
was shaped like tomato, tasted like an
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-01

The editorial page Of the Weekly Ore
gonian gives . broad treatment 70 Wfoe
range Of subjectA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-28
Chinese Names for White Men.

The native servants employed by
white foreigners in China rarely learn
to call their employers bv their proper
names when among themselves. Ii the
white man understands Chinese they
are, of course. careful 10 refer 10 him
by such deeply respectful names as
"Heaven-born" or Prince OF Flow
ers, but If he only understands Eng
lish, the case is different.
There was once a British warship
on the China station which had native
servants in the wardroom mess None
of the officers spoke Chinese. One
day they invited an American 10 dine
with them. The head butler tried the
stranger in Chinese, but he looked
blank, although he really knew Chi
nese thoroughly
Several times during the meal he
laughed, but it was not until it was
over that he explained the cause Of his
mirth
You should hear the beautiful
names these walters call us" he said
The butler has been referring to me
all evening as He of the Dragon
Face When you speaking TO the
president OF the mess) asked for the
soda, he called out, Give the poison
water TO old Duck Face Fill the
glass of Hog Eyes When Big
Mouth has finished with the FIRE wine,
pass it to Red-Eyed Salamander.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-28
General Skaters Joke on
Himself

Major-General William p. Shafter,
retired, thoroughly enjoys a good
story. and does not object TO telling
one even if the joke in on himself.
He has a faithful servsnt who has
been with him for years and who was
soldier during the Civil War. His
name is George.
One day the General, contemplate
ing a trip to Santa Barbara, Califor-
MIA, sent George to the ticket office 10
buy a sleeping berth. To make sure
that the old man would make no mis-
take the General called after him in
an emphatic manner:
George, tell them | want section
and lower"
An hour later George returned and
the General asked:
did you get it?'
Yes, sir" answered George
What did you get? queried the
General.
"A section and little over" said
George.
Great Lord. Georgep exclaimed
the General, you don't mean to tell
me that you went down to that ticket
Office and asked for a section and lit
tie over. do your
Yes, sir" said George.
a section and a little OVER" re-
peated the General. Hang it, George
YOU don't think I'm that big, do you
/ know | am a big man, Tut heretofore
I've always found one section in a
sleeping car roomy enough to stow
away in"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-02-28
W0rLd'S .SUifteSt Fingers
<<"HE swiftest fingers in the
world says a traveller
i who went around the
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world" says a traveller
u who went around the
world a few years ago to
engage representatives of strange
tribes for show purposes, ARE the
jungle jugglers of India. These peo-
pie are entirely different from the
jugglers of the Indian cities, whom
one may see everywhere.
They are more than half savage
and miSerably poor, and they venture
out of their jungles with a shyness
more like that of animals than of men.
They have no apparatus of any
kind; they perform their tricks on the
ground with spectators crowding
around them in circle and looking
over their shoulders.
They do not ask anyone to keep
his distance, but permit the onlooker
to approach them as closely as he will
Indeed, they will let him squat right
alongside while they perform.
In their case it Is absolutely the
quickness of action that enables them
to do the tricks, for they have no aid
of any kind. They have not even
sleeves TO help them, being half naked.
Many Of them wear nothing except a
gauzy pair of drawers, being bare
from the waist up.
yet these jungle jewellers will per
form all the famous tricks of India
kaf
every time. | have watched one trick
performed by the same man at least
five hundred times and | cannot even
form an idea yet as TO how he does It,
except that ] know his fingers are so
wonderfully quick that my eyes can
not catch their movement
There is nothing supernatural or
even mystic about any Of these famous
Indian tricks. They make the mango
appear to grow from the ground sim
ply by managing with wonderful delft
ness to introduce a growing mango
plant into the soil right in front Of
you without your being able to see
them pass it.
1T is the same way with the basket
trick. The woman in the basket is 50
serpentine IN movement that she can
place herself in a position so that, al
though a swordsman drives his razor
like sword with lightning rapidity
into the basket, up and down and
lcross-cross and every which way, she
is out of its way OF course the
swordsman knows just how she lies
in the basket, and he depends entirely
on his skill TO avoid killing her. He
doesn't hesitate an instant, but goes
at the basket as if he were blind with
rage. 1t is the most remarkable
workmanship in the world.
The trick OF throwing a rope into
the air and climbing up on it until the
performer Is cut of sight in the sky,
IS, am afraid, nothing but a romance
L travelled away into the Himalayan
country III the effort to get A troupe
OF rope climbers. but | failed to find
anyone who could do the trick. Ii
is true that ! found men who could
do II for one person at time, and then
only II that person was good sub
jeot. In this case, as you may i'm
agine, the performer didn't really
climb up a rope. He simply hypno-
tized his subject and made him be-