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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-09
DIDN'T
LOOK
GOOD
An Eastern Drummer Had an
Experience Down in
Texas

An Eastern JTaNellAS mdu, WINS
territory includes the Southerl
states. returned the other day from
trip that had occupied severa
months. In relating some of mis- ex
periences to a few Of his friends h,
told of an incident that occurred il
Texas under his personal observation
His circuit brought him to a small
town one day and after he mad fin
lshed his business ne seated himself
in front Of his hotel in order to en-
joy a smoke, while ne waited for q
train to take him to the next stop
ping place.
He had hardly lighted his cigar be
fore along came a typical native
wearing his broad.brimmed nat and
top boots. When he came up to the
fastener he nodded and said How.
dy" with the customary informally
of his like.
The salesman responded and
pushed an empty chair over toward
the Texan who accepted the invita-.
tion, elevated his feet on the back
of another chair higher than his head
and accepted the proffered cigar of
the travelling man.
While they were talking the East
erner noticed a man on the opposite
side of the street who would run with
all his might, then dodge behind a
tree or some other object, only to
make another break.
Not knowing what to make of such
an unusual exhibition Of activity. the
travelling man called his companions
attention to the scene and remarked:
What is the trouble with the man?
Is he crazy?"
The Texan looked up and took in
the situation at a glance.
Someone's after him" was his an.
swer, as he turned his head to look
up the street.
The salesman followed his glance
and was just in time to see a man
with one Of those Texan revolvers
(which to the eyes of toe fastener
looked big enough to mount on
wheels bring the weapon down and
fire in the direction of the fleeing
man.
The Fastener lost no time draw.
ing himself in behind a brick wall
where he would be out of range of buL
lets, but the Texan puffed away at his
cigar as unconcerned as if he was
watching the production of a theatri.
cal performance and did not even re-
move his feet from the elevated posi-.
tion.
The whistling bullets could be dis
iinctly heard as the man with the re.
volver fired again and again. but the
native never moved except to look up
The street at the man with the re.
'olyer, then with each crack of the
gun turn his head in the other direc.
ion to see what the effect had been.
Finally the fleeing man succeeded
n reaching a cross street into which
he turned unharmed.
Did you ever see such rotten
'hootin'," was the Texans only com.
nent on the episode after Il was all
,Ver
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-09

what reason is there to suppose that
he is a Christian at all? He may have
all the external marks of disciple
ship; but if ne does not shine. all
the rest is at least problematical.
Dark-lantern Christians are a mere
caricature of the genuine believed.
They are of no value 10 the church.
the community, or the cause of Christ
And IT is not possible that ne will say
to them in the Great Day Depart
from me; | never knew you?"-The
Examiner.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-09

We have our dreams of enjoyment
and attainment our spiritual ambi
uons and desires. But Christ has 3
higher vision OF what We may do and
be. He will not leave us to the low.
er thought and aim. Al wbatevs,
cost OF possessions, pleasures. or pre
sent content, he will call MS m 10
higher ground. He may any day make
his saying,-For whosoeyer wopl5
save his life shall lose IL; and whose.
ever shall lose his life Tor my sake
and the good news shall save it-as
searching and imperative to as as n
the rich young man. Woe to us then
II Il shall prove that We care more
Tor our possessions than for the cau
M ChFist-rhe Congregationalst
and Christian World.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-09

He who is born good, or has achiev.
ed goodness, or has had goodness
thrust upon him, is apt to think that
he is in no danger He is in the great.
est dangers,-the danger of pride. of
self-conceit, of ingratitude.-in a
word, Of Pharisaism. He who is
saved from temptation has not less
to thank God for than he who in tenn.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-09
PAID
DEATH
CLAIM
GAlnese Government Settles
for Act of Its Soldiers

Washington, July 9.-The state de-
,oannent has been officially notified
nhat the Chinese government has set
nied fhe claim for the death OF Louis
iEstzel, the American correspondent
adHed recently by Chinese soldiers
br a6e payment Of $4,000 in Mexican
money.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-09

The sublime dignity of divine W
creates a reverent humility,
throws a man absolutely back U.
God for strength. One Of the hard
lessons to learn, and yet one of
most necessary, is that of our own
sutficiency.-G. Campbell, Morgan
D,-The Standard.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-09

tation has not from sin. The st
of the prodigal son is also the ST.
of the elder brother,-and that b
fact we are prone to forget.-The b
look.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-07-09

The Christian is likened to a light
II Is the function Of light TO dispel
darkness II one who processes 10 h.
a Christian sheds no light In his fam.
'y IN the community in the church
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15
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dependent almost entirely upon it's Ca
nails, is traversed today by streets in
every direction, and to one who is ia
miliar it is possible to go all over
Venice without getting into gondola.
The United States is the most back
ward of any civilized country of the
world on the question of roads. Our
roads are the poorest and yet our peo-
pie are the most intelligent, we think.
have entered into this matter, not as
the result of any sudden impulse, but
with an earnest desire that we may
accomplish results. 1t is possible that
we may not succeed this year, but ul
mately we shall succeed. Every time
l go from here to Victoria l am humil-
lated to find that there they have high
ways better than any that l know of
in any of the western states of the
Union, built entirely by convict labor;
and l am earnestly desirous that our
legislature may see fit to do as they
have done in the southern states: EN-
ploy the convict labor in the building
of roads, or in the preparation of ma
terial for building roads"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

ment at Washington informs me there
is more interest manifested in the sub
ject of good roads in the state of
Washington than there is in any other
state in proportion to it's population.
"I feel that this matter is the most
important matter now before the peo-
pie of the United States. Let me ask
you, what would be the condition Of
the city of Seattle if a Russian fleet
should blockade our harbor and land
marines and cut the railway lines of
communication to the east? We could
not get in food enough to feed our peo-
ple There is no highway leading from
Seattle over which tenth of the
people of Seattle could be transported,
interest you to know that the depart
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

have been too limited. Government
aid is necessary to secure that degree
of improvement throughout the entire
state which the business of each COM
munity would warrant.
The Washington Good Roads Asso-
citation is doing good work in the dl-
rection of securing better roads. This
organization is composed of number
of the foremost citizens of the state,
and the president is Samuel Hill, SON
in-law of Pre- sident j. J. HILL and pres
ident of the Seattle Gas & Electric
Company; the secretary is James B..
Meikle, secretary of the Seattle Cham
Der of Commerce, and the treasurer is
N. B. Coffman, of Chehalis. Beside the
above the following gentlemen are on
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15
One Acre or Two Hundred.

There is little doubt that the ma
jority of farmers farm too much land,
remarks the Rural Northwest, of Port
land. Yet we doubt the wisdom of ex-
plotting too much the possibilities of
the very small farm of one, or five, or
ten acres. The right man in the right
place can make more money from one
acre than the ordinary man from 200
acres, but the ordinary man who
makes a comfortable living on farm
of 200 acres could not do this on
single acre. The very small farms
require not only special location with
relation to markets, but also higher
degree of skill than is needed on
farms of average size. The reports
of success achieved on small tracts
have tendency to mislead men who
know little about farming.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15
VOL. XXI. NO. 6.

There are pending before Congress
today two bills that, as soon as they
are enacted into law, will add thou
sands of dollars to the value of lands
in this state and make it possible in
the course of a little time for every
rancher to double the load he takes
to market. Reference is made to the
Latimer bill before the United States
Senate and the Brownlow bill before
the House. These bills are substan-
TALLY identical, and have for their aim
the improving of the public highways
throughout the whole country. How
soon either or both bills may become
laws no one can tell, but until they
are passed it is the duty of every
lover of good roads to do all he can
to hasten their passage. These are the
bills that have been agreed upon by
the Congress of Good Roads Associa-
tion, held at Washington, d. c., the
latter part of January last The pro-
visions of the Brownlow bill were
given at some length in these columns
a few weeks since. 1t provides that
Congress shall appropriate sum of
money for the Improvement of the
highways, the money to be distributed
CuC OICIOO dCCOlu ulhS " ChO pup
ulation, but no state is to have less
than $250,000 as it's share. 1t is made
incumbent upon each state, before it
can secure the money, to appropriate
an equal sum to be added to the gov
ernment funds given such state. Should
any state refuse to make the necessary
appropriation the money will be with
held by the government, but any coun-
ty may receive a sum by making an
appropriation out of it's treasury equal
to the amount asked of the govern
ment. Provision is also made in the
bill for the proper expenditure of all
moneys for the improvement of the
roads.
The work contemplated by the bills
mentioned above will embrace very
large scale and it will take years be-
fore it can be anywhere near compile
ton. Indeed, it is proposed to make
the improvement of the roads a per-
manent thing, the work to go on from
year to year as new districts become
sufficiently settled to warrant the work
being taken up. The older districts
will receive attention at once, but the
newer ones are not to be neglected by
any means The Importance of the
work cannot be computed in figures.
Good highways are absolutely neces-
sary in the building up of any commu-
nifty. Especially is this the case along
the coast, where the rainfall is so
heavy that the roads are impossible in
many sections. Counties have done
what they could toward the improve
ment Of their roads, but their funds
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

the executive committee: r. H..
Thomson, city engineer of Seattle;
Enoch A. Bryan, president of the state
agricultural college, Pullman; Prof.
Henry Landes, state university, Seat
lie, and A. H. Anderson, civil engineer,
Seattle. These gentlemen are all
working hard for better roads in the
state and they ask that the citizens
do what they can to hep along the
good cause.
President Hill, in a communication
to The Ranch, calls attention to the
Latimer and Brownlow bills, spoken
of above, and says, further: ''It may
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

or could transport themselves. We
would die like rats in trap.
"All of this discussion as to what
will build up Seattle, it seems to me,
is of the most light and frivolous
character, compared with the import
ance of constructing system of high
ways which will lead out from the
town-and not only from this town,
but from every town in the state
eff you will point me to one single
city of any importance in the civilized
world which has not highways leading
from it, will be glad to have you do
so. Even the city of Venice, city
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15
SUGAR Factory for Wenatchee.

An agitation is on foot for the es-
tablishment of beet sugar factory in
the vicinity of Wenatchee The money
involved, if the factory is built, will
be about 100000 at the outset, and
each year thereafter the growers of
the beets will receive large sums for
their produce.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1904-03-15

J. G. Lloyd, prominent sheepman
of Ellensburg, speaking about the
range for the coming year, says the
prospect for good feeding was never
better The grass has been protected
by the snow and as soon as it goes
off the sheep and cattle can be put
out.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04

toral votes, but through the decision
or that extra constitutional body, the
electoral commission, he was pre-.
vented from taking the high office to
which he had been regularly elected
At this distance from the time OF thar
decision there are few Republicans
even in good good faith believe that
Hayes should have been given the
presidency,
In 1876 the Democracy was united.
In 1904, for the first time in eight
years, the party Is once more united,
The party goes before the country
with that pure Democracy which waa
never more wonderfully embodied in
one man than In Samuel j. Tilden.
The sage of Gramercy Park was one
OF the ahiest exponents Of those gov.
ernmental principles founded upon
the theory that all legislation should
be enacted with view 10 the inter
ests of the majority This was and Is
Democracy.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04
JESUIT FATHER DENOUVcES
PRINCIPLES OF SOCIALISM
Declaring Not 0cy rCusates Individual and Domestic Anarchy
"a" ass But Aims ct Ruin of All Existing
Government

point out the advantages Of Christian
schools and their influence upon the
moral and material vel! being of the
country? Could there be a more OPP
FORTUNE moment to emphasize the In
valuable power of Catholic doctrine In
the marriage question than when the
country's noblost sons are .clatncTiAs
for clut'on of fhs divorces problem
Which is % return to Christian and in
dissolu6le MARRIAGE. Could there DO
greater need for strong resolutions
on the social question to-day than
when reports Of strikes, lockouts. boy
colts, mob rule ana martial law are
filing the columns of our dailies?'
He said 1t was not resolutions alone
that are needed today, but Christian
leaders Of men.
Pres dent Minahan spoke on the OBJ
jects and aims OF the federation.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04

The committee which now waits up
on YOU vas aDDoin Ell by the national
convention of the Republican party
hela at Chica go in June, and its agree
able duty is to notify you OF your nom
nation as the Republican candidate
for the Office Of vice-presiIent of the
United States for the term to begin
on the 4thfdsy of hareh, 1905.
We give you formal notice OF that
nomination with assurance of the UNI
divided ana hearty support Of tn
great party which has executed q.
peoples will In the goyemment :"
this country for the better Rart, "a
the last half century. TIE pontn 74Q..
comes 70 you IL accordance with u
best methods ahi practices OF reprs
sentative government. 1t was the II
suit of long ard earnest considerable.
and discussion by the members OF u
convention. II was not the chan6
product OF an excited hour. and
was rot upon the demand Of al
powerful influsnce-palitieal or otne-
wise--constrainin the judgment Q.
the delsgates. It was net made t.
the purpose OF coreiiiatiDg possioi
malcenteais, or OF swelling the car
paign fand OF the party. TO bargain
or intrigues Continued to IT., \
supprsssions Of the truth or nislsae
ing of the convention as to your prir.
ciples md Opinions were necessary {,
bring it about. 1t was the deliberate
informed ard intelligent judgment G.
the delegates from every state an,
territory. and it was their unanimous
Judgment.
1t is great office to which you
ere called. John Adams end Thomas
Jefferson. and George Clinton, ar
John c. Calhoun. and Martin Van Blu
rem. and many others vhose name
are illustrious in the history OF our
country. have flled ii. 1t Is an oifics
Of high dignity and Immediate. ever
present in1soTtarce. The credit ana
honor Of our country are greatly con
cernsa in the character and coreuc'
Of tie man Who pre=idcs over The sen
ate u the United States-that power
fui and august body. OF which you are
already so experienced. SO useful and
30 honored = member.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04

By the Associated Press
Detroit, Aug. 3.-Rev. T. j. Camp
bell, ST., of New York, az tonight's
meeting OF the American Federation
Of Catholic socialists denounced So
ciaiism. declaring It Not only incul
Gates Individual and domestic anar-
chy, but II profsssajly aim 81 The
ruth of all aS ing governments" anu
chat & is absolutely destructive of all
human libertic s
Nicholas Conner OF Dubuque, Ia,
was also one OF the speakers.
Never before" he said, was the
necessity Of lay action ia the church
greater than today. Could there be
d greater proof of patriotism than to
step into the midst Of a people wrest-
ling with the vital problem of the on
iy trae AMI efficient education and 70
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04
SAMUEL J. TILBEN. ,

JUST eighteen years. ago today
Samuel ]. Tilden. beloved by all Dem.
ocrats, died at Greysten. ~ Y.
Tilden III '4sss was the chairman Of
the democratic state committee IN
New York. The Tweed ring IN New
York city. which greatly feared him,
ATTEMPTED his removal from the chair
manship. Tilrsn then began the
work whics destroyed the ring and
sent many Of the boodlers 70 the pen
itentiary. In 1874 he was elected
governor Of the state ana he soon
succeeded. IN breaking up the ring
which hal been making millions ou'
Of the state canals.
In 1876 Tii1en was elected to the
presidency He received a popular
plurality over HAYES n 250,93j. He
also received a majority Of the cleo
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04
SENATOR FAIRBANKS DULY
NOTIFIED or NOMINATION

But the vice president has other
grave duties Of imperative obliga-
ton. When tie people elect O pres
dent under our political system they
do rot merely select the man Tor the
office; they give their approval to
certain controlling principles and pol
icies of government, and the earaia-
istratlon' Of which the viee.presiaent
Is a part is bound TO give effect to
these principles and policies. The pri-
nary duty of the vice-pfes dent to
e always ready to take up the bur
N Of The presidency IL occasion re-
aires. carries with it the dury to be
ways lreajy 70. continue unbrolen
e policies which The people have en-
'usied to the administratiCfr~ for ex-
eution. For the dse performances OF
is duty the vice-pres.dent should be
imlliar with the conduct Of affairs by
10 administration as II proceeds. a
art of it's counsels. and irnbued with
knowledge of it's labors, its perpiexi-
Is and its motives. that can come
My from Intimate association and
onhdence and sympathy. Too often
Lss happened that after excited
,entests for, the pres dental nonina-
ion the csnaidfte for Nice president
as been selected frDga the defeated
action for the purpose of appeasirg
heir resentment and that after cleo.
ION he has remained sptsglh.stic in
oirit, and 2 stranger to the counsels
f the president whom he my be
allied upon to succeed. Happily NC
are now in no such case. The people
you'd fain see again sueh relations
4 sympathy and loyal helpful1srs for
he public good as existed 5ctKeen
PRESIDENT Mckinley ard Vice-presi-
sent Hobart; and the personal rsla-
tons between President Roosevelt
AMI yourself. your mutual esteem end
god understanding assure us that
these happy conditions VIII sgain
come after the fourth Of next March.
we count upon your vision and&x-
oerience and loyal aid IS ~ clement
II ever present strength ia the con-
Ing administration.
as to the supreme responsibility OF
Concluded On seoobd rase.1
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04

The magnificent proportions OF the
rev custom house loom up now q a
height that places Them in view from
all parts OF the city. The building is
4 very imposing one massive yet ele-
gant--a central figure in our city On
which we may pride ourselves. When
the postofice is removed thither thsi
part of the city will look up" rapidly.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST

One of the n,ost popular an.use
ments in Japan is kite-hying. At Ger.
tain seasons old and young. rich and
poor, make themselves kites and take
them TO the hills. Sometimes several
thousand people gather together To
watch the sport or to take part. The
lines are wound upon reels and are
generally busted with powdered glass
so that if you foul your line with
some one else's it may cut his line
and his kite BE- lost, while yours still
scars. The more kites you cut loose
the bigger feather in your cap.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04
Local.

Quite a party OF young people wenl
to Mound City last night or he (; g
Ivy, to participate in a ball Piven
there.
Gen. John A. Logan. u. t. Linegar,
W. j. yost and j. j. Bird. Esqs.. wer2
me speakers at the colored folks
emancipation demonstration at Car
bondale LAST Monday. 1t is said that
Bird, who is colored man, made the
best and most moderate speech o.
the day.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04

ments in the upper part Of town. The
improvements are badly needed. The
people want them. H. the mayor Is
anxious 10 see work t0f this character
started. he should have the hearty
support of the council in this matter.
There has been enough talk. It's
time to 10 something.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04

81 ss.& $50. AUtU "a
The above Ma correct statement
Il the ejaculation OF the Cairo Bulletin
|aily and Sunday, on the dates stat
u, month Of July. 1904.
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Circulation Manager.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
biz first day Of August, 1904.
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E Notary Public.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04

That ant which makes sueh short
work Of the boil weeyil. the pest
which Is so destructive TO the cotton
plant. ought to be turned loose on the
flies which insist on coming up into
town from the cotton woods.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04

ooh, John" said Mrs. Stubb, here
Is something unusual. 1t Il called
The Love Letters OF an Idiot.
Nothing Kew in that" growled
Mr.. Stubb, I've read dozens OF
SUCH"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04

The Doctor-"Why do you talk
about q man ss being an Intimate
friend? Can there BE such a thing
as af intimate onemy?"
The Pfofessor-"ft mortlfles me
that a man Of your profession should
SIX such 2 question. What else Is
ones vermiform appendix. I'd Ike
to know"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04

The time OF harvest in Peru ard
South Africa is ia November, in ia
pan. Texas and Florida in May. in
Australia in January. in Northern
Russia in September and October. in
Great Britain in August, and in Cuba
in April.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04
Elek-il,rrcus ,-orncr.

The discovery Is arnouaccd Of nick
eli.erous copper in large quantities
in Cape Breton island. The orc body
j. reported to. be between 270 and 2s0
e Il vide. carries gold and silver ard
contains high valuas in copper and
sold. II is said the property will
prove to be among the largest copper
1''-as {" the world.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04

Chairman rsssart yesterday an
nounced the names OF the vice chair.
men, the treasurer and the members
Of the executive committee of the
Democratic national committee. They
look Ike winners. too.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-08-04

The Republican candidate for the
Vice presidency seems to be among
those who are making violent efforts
to continue the money question as an
issue.