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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-04-14

I'VE are q oe'y busy firm here" he said.
want work." he inquired of the last of
the quartet, big, bashful man. with
the shoulders of Hercules.
eyes. SIR" answered the latter, I'M
comfortable.
"What do you wants"
'I'm cant hook man, SIR
"Where have you worked!''
II had job with Morgan & Steb-
bins on the Clear river last winter"
''All right; we need cant hook men.
Report at 'seven,' and if they don't
want you there go to thirteen"
The man went out. DAILY turned to
Thorpe with the last flickers of amuse-
ment in his eyes.
'What can do for you?" he in
quired.
II am looking for work." Thorpe re-
Piled.
"Whst kind Of worky'
ANY kind, SO long as l can learn
something about the lumber business"
The older man studied him keenly for
few moments.
''Have you had any other business
experience?"
"None."
"What have you been doing:"
Nothing"
The lumberman's eyes hardened.
1--WE are very busy firm here" he
said, with certain deliberation. 1--WE
do not carry big force of men in any
one department, and each of those men
has to fill his place and slop some over
the sides. We do not pretend or at
tempt to teach here. If you want to
be lumberman you must learn the
lumber business more directly than
through the windows Of bookkeeper's
Office. Go into the woods. Learn few
first principles. Find out the differ
ence between Norway and white pine
anyway"
After his speech the business man
whirled back to his desk.
"Have you anything for me to do in
the woods, thenT' the other asked
quietly.
''No." said DAILY over his shoulder.
Thorpe weat out. He had made the
elementary discovery th4t even in chop
ping wood skilled labor counts. He
did not know where to turn next, and
he would not have had the money to
60 far in any case; 30. although Shear
efs brusque greeting that morning had
argued lack Of cordiality. he resolved
to remind the river man Of his prom
Ted assistance.
That noon he carried out his resolve.
go up and tackle Radway." said
9hearer. "He's jobbing for 10 on the
Cas- branch. He needs men for road
ing, know, because he's behind. You'll
ct q job there
"Where IL it?' asked Thorpe.
Ten miles from here. She's biased,
ut Jon bstter wait for the supply
tam Friday. lf you try to make her
yourse9 you'll ct lost on some Of the
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-04-14
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Thorpe considered.
"I'm busted" he said at last frankly.
ooh. that's all right" replied the
walking boss. Marshall, come here"
The peglegged boarding house keeper
stumped in.
"What is it," he trumpeted snuff
ingly.
.srhis boy wants a job till Friday.
Then he's going up to Railways with
the supply team. Now, quit your hol-
lering for chore boy for few days"
"All right" snorted Marshall. 'Take
that az and split some dry wood that
you'll find behind the house."
"I'm very much obliged to you," be-
gan Thorpe to the walking boss, "and''-
'sThat's all right" interrupted the lat
ter. "Some day you can give me a
Job"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-04-14

A man sat ara desR placing ngures
on sheet Of paper. He obtained the
figures from statistics penciled on three
thin leaves Of beechwood riveted to-
gether. In a chair by the stove lounged
q bulkier figure, which Thorpe con.
cluded to be that Of the "old man."
II was sent here by Shearer," said
Thorpe directly. HE said you might
give me some work"
So long a silence fell that the appli.
cant began to wonder IL his question
had been heard.
II might" replied the man dryly at
last.
"Well, will you?" Thorpe inquired,
the humor of the situation overcoming
him.
"Heve you ever worked in thewoods?"
"No."
The man smoked silently.
"I'll put you on the road in the morn
ing" he concluded. as though this were
the deciding qualification.
One Of the men entered abruptly and
approached the counter. The writer at
the desk laid aside his tablets.
"What is 1t, Albert?" he asked.
"Jot of chewtn'," was the reply.
The scaler took from the shelf long
plug of tobacco and cut off two inches
Saint hittin' the van much, are you,
Alberto" he commented, putting the
mans name and the amount in little
book. Thorpe went out after leaving
his name for the time book, enlightened
as to the method of obtaining supplies.
He promised himself some warm cloth
ing from the van when he should have
worked out the necessary credit.
At supper he learned something else
that he must not talk at table. For
one thing, supper was much briefer
T, affair than it would have been had ev-
cry man felt privileged to take his will
In conversation, not to speak Of the alb
sence of noise and the presence OF
peace. Each man asked for what ne
wanted.
please pass the beans" he SAID
with the deliberate information Of
man who does not expect that his re'
quest will be granted.
Besides the beans were fried salt
pork, boiled potatoes, canned corn,
mince pie. a variety Of cookies ana
doughnuts, and strong green tea
Thorpe found himself eating ravenous'
y Of the crude fare.
That evening he underwent ea.e'
ehism, a few practical jokes, which ne
took good naturally, and a vast aeal
Of chatting. At 8 O'Clock the hgn~
were all out. BY daylight he ana
dozen other men were at work heWing
. road that had to be as smooth anu
level as New York boulevard.
Thorpe and four others were set ~
work on this road, which was to W
cut through creek bottom leading ~
was told. to 'tseventeen." He learner
to use double bitted az.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-04-14


made fires, drew water, swept
floors and ran errands. At the
el1d Of the week he received 81
from his employer, dumped his va
lise into low bobsleigh driven by a
man muftied in fur coat, assisted in
loading the sleigh with a variety of
things. from Spearhead plug to raisins,
and turned his face at last toward the
land of his hopes and desires.
The long drive to camp was at once
delight and misery to him. First his
feet became numb, then his hands, then
his nose was nipped. and finally his
warm clothes were lifted from him by
invisible hands, and he was left naked
to shivers and tremblings. He found it
torture to sit still on the top of the bale
Of hay, and yet he could not bear to
contemplate the cold shock Of Jumping
from the sleigh to the ground. The
driver pulled up to breathe his horses
at the top of hill.
you're dressed pretty light" he adj
vised. Better hoof it ways and get
warm"
The words tipped the balance of
Thorpe's decision. He descended stif1y,
conscious of disagreeable shock from
q six inch jump.
In ten minutes the wallowing, slip
ping and leaping. after the tail Of the
sled had sent his blood tingling to the
last of his protesting members. Cold
withdrew.
After little while they arrived by
way of hill, over which they plunged
into the middle Of the camp. Thorpe
saw three large buildings, backed end
to end, and two smaller ones. all built
Of heavy logs. rooted with plank and
lighted sparsely through one or two
windows apiece. The driver pulled up
opposite the space between two larger
buildings and began to unload his pro-
visions. Thorpe set about aiding him
and SO found himself for the first time
In Cook camp"
It was q commodious building. One
end furnished space for two cooking
ranges and two hunks placed one over
the other. Along one side ran broad
table shelf, with other shelves over it
and numerous barrels underneath, all
filed with cans, loaves Of bread, cook
les and pies. The center was occupied
By four long bench llanked tables. down
whose middle struggled utensils con-
taining sugar. apple butter, condiments
and sauces and whose edges were Get
with tin dishes for about forty men.
The cook, rather thin faced man
with mustache, directed where the
provisions were to be slowed, and the
''cookee." q hullking youth, assisted
Thorpe and the driver to carry them in.
In few moments the task was nm
1shed, with the exception Of q half dos-
en- other cases, which the driver desig-
mated a. for tho ivan" The horses
were unhitched and stabbed in the
third Of the big log buildings. The
driver indicated the second.
"Better 60 into the mems camp and
1T down till tn boss gets in," be I'd.
viDed.
Thorpe entered dim, ovsshsatsd
SkSs;rr= ::=-; - 4xs 49, .AE q. 80.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1904-04-14
CHAPTER W.

f~lOR five days Thorpe cut wood,
made fires, drew water. swept
Ill floors and ran errands. At the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28
supposltIOns Of Ten Years Aoo

A reader of The Journal who OBJ
serves matters Of national Importance
quite closely hands us this clipping
from the Youths Companion Of 1884,
ten years ago:
the great nations of Europe. II is
said should a great war break out
could place ten millions soldiers in
the field in a very short time. These
combined armies, almost equal in
number to the entire voting popu.
latlon OF the United States would
all be armed with the latest invented
weapons. which have been manufao.
tnred by millions and at enormous
cost.
Their nayies are correspondence
large, Great Britain. France. Italv
and Germany have ahoat more than
thirteen hundred vessels. Great
Britain launched in the single year
1892 more battleships than there are
in the whole American navy everv
one Of them larger than our largest
The entire army Of the Unitcd
states consists OF but TWENTY-FIVE
thousand men; all the vessels OF its
navy number little more than balf
those OF Spain; and eleven thousand
sailors marines and officers constl.
'nte the strength Of our navy
In broad sense this is as n
should be, We are not involved in
foreign Quarrels nor in wrangles for
more territory. 1t is our ADVANTAGE
that We can devote ourselves 10 the
arts OF peace and spare the people
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28
The Building Of the West.

Mr. Ripley Hitchcocks history nj
the building Of the West. which Ginr
d Co. now announce for immediate
publication, appears to be unusually
broad and comprehensive in its treat
ment OF Western history. Mr. Roose
velts Winning OF the Vest deal,
with the migration across the Ale.
shanies and the opening OF the country
east OF the Mississippi. The story istold
IN Mr. Hitchcock's history. which has
Tor IT'S full title The Louisiana Pur.
chase and the Exploration. Early
history and Building OF the West "
The hrst part gives a concise history
OF the Louisiana Purchase. beginnine
win an account OF the Spanish ana
French explorations. and ending with
the transfer to the United s,atas
The second part affords a narrative
summary OF the Lewis and CLARK nv
petitions. The third part gives n bis.
tory OF the explorations Of the Was,
N1un accounts OF the experiences OF
I'A'' Wye'h' Hunt Ashley. Cotton
Bonneville. Fremont, Prince Naxi
mll'an' and Others, There is Also =
oriet history OF the great trails and
water routes, The fourth part des.
erioes the development OF the mipirg
'ne cattle Industry, the pony express
railroad building, and other f,atpras
OF that period There is also a ska,ch
Of the influence Of the steamhoa,
'he struggle Tor Free soil" tbe 70
'a''on OF the Louisiana Purchase 10
.he eiVil war and other histor,cal
features on the economic side ha
geographical consequence q, ho
louisiana Purchase and the imnor.
'an'e OF Its production OF wheat ana
!, ,o'h ana its mineral wealth are H.,
i'a''d' An elaborate appenlix yivas
! statistical summary OF the Ion,s.
ana Purchase at present. arrsn~aa
y states The history contains nm
nero1s Illustrations and maps
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28
REAL DIRECT NOMINATION
WANTED.

The Dalles Tlmes-Mountaineer at
tacks tho GREENWOOD ct al. Direct
Primary bin that Is being cracked up
so much in the Oregonian.
II shows that the bill is full Of weak
points and propositions that would
defeat the reform II It were ever en-.
acted into a law.
The Journal has been In hopes that
the bill sought to be introduced by
the Initiative might be perfected be.
fore II reached stages Of progress
whore II would be fatal to attack il.
The movement TO secure this re.
form by the initiative will do good by
compelling consideration Of the sub.
ject, but will do harm by forcing the
people to adopt an impossible meas.
ure, or vote down a good cause.
Al the late city election the Repub
licans Of Salem declared for Direct
Nomination OF candidates for the city
ticket. The ticket 10 nominated was
open to some abuses, but. on the
whole was far better than any ticket
put up on the old slated convention
plan.
The people OF this part Of the state
would be willing to try another step
In advance, and give the people a d.
rect vote on such county and legisla
tive Offices as are confined to the
county.
but the brentwood proposition is
to abolish all nominating conventions
and force radical step at one sweep
II wipes out all existing political instl
tnuons that have been developed In
connection with party organizations
and nominating conventions
The student OF practical politics
knows that 1t is impossible to substl.
tute by mere act OF legislation a
readymade political system that is to
dlsplaee tho growth aud accretlons
and customs OF half century
Messrs, u'Ren and Wood would do
well to consider this matter. and GET
Il right before II is everlastingly too
late, unless Il Is their object 10 KIN
direct nomination.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28
The Wsathsr.
WALKING is our OF pArE.

A correspondent OF The Journal
asks what Is the proper way to walk /;
what gait Is best whether one should
come down on the heels, etc.
II he wants to know our honest
opinion Of walking. We consider Il Il
out OF date.
Of course. a millionaire. or an idle
person might walk. but no one who
has anything 10 dove viii say no
man-ahould walk n ho can ride.
Get on the street cars. get onto a
bicycle get into buggy with a fast
horse, get an automobile. but don't
walk unlcss you have to.
No one having any business IN Port.
land or New York these days would
think Of walking there on his feet or
on his hands Life is too short.
On the same principle Il is too
short for any other distance.
The N'Ray man never walks when
circumstances permit him to run.
People ordinarily only run To get
away from something they are afraid
OF but Ia reality they should 10 Just
az fast otward something or some
place they Wish to reach.
Walking Is out Of date for men with
something 10 do
OF course, messenger boys and tel
egraph ONCE boys stul walk
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP. OR NorAINo

'''@No'lFi ON NO HING
The people OF this city have nothing
to gain by giving Mr. Wilcox or his
representatives another electric light.
ing franchise.
Nothing but a lighting plant owned
ana operated by the city viii ever
give any permanent satisfaction as an
opposition proposition.
80 Tar as Mr. Wilcox becoming n
eenefactor to this community there is
little To be expected His ownership
OF the salem Touring mills proves
that. N'''
NOT one load OF wheat is brought
here for ten that came before no 90,
control His theory has been that the
farmers had 70 come and sell him
wheat at his own terms
The farmers were plainly told that
'he mill management would attend 10
US business, aud they could attend te
theirs NV "
'"o farmers were almost driven
away Irom Salem, SO far as the policy
:" Touring min MANAGEMENT eoula
accomplish such a result
The basis OF buying wheat Was mas.
Tor export trade ostenslbly. but m its
practical workings Il forced wheat ~
oe delivered elsewhere
The old Salem Touring mill man
ssement tried 10 bring the farmers
to Salem, instead OF driving them
away.
Il Is impossible 70 estimate how
much tho Wilcox fouring min man.
'smens has damaged the trade OF tAls
Nv Or of how much Il has robbed
ne farmers on TIE plice og grain.
fhe price paid a. saiem has been
ne lowest IN the valley BY from two
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28
YOUR PORTRAIT WHILE YOU
WAIT.

An entcrprlsing Salem dry goods
house has adopted a clever adyertis
Ing modium your crayon portrait
while you wait aud do little shop
ping
An artist ot considerable skin draws
your portrait aud completes a very
sood likeness Of yourself or your wifo
OF anyone while you are looking
around.
The Stockton store window has
crowds OF people admitting the artist
AZ hia work--and admitting tho nor.
Traits Of prominent citlsens
There arc portraits OF the mayor
ana the goyepor-the stern face ~
'he c'O police Judge and tho severe
looking chiefofpolice. keeping the
peace between the editors ot he
morniag ana eyening papers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28

the two aldermen nom that ward
and a number Of prominent olti.ens
have united Ia a cal for a street ,m.
pnoye@ent meetiug Tor saturday n,sn,
q 'his weeS, At the IAuoola school
house
1ae purpose Is % see Il anytime
can b done 20 promote better streets
sidewalks and orosswalka No ona
seems 60 know under what laws tAe
people Of the new wards aro acting
nr what can he done.
~ n Thielsen, president o. As
voon'y good roads league. and several
senuemea fFom Liberty are 10 ho
preeoas. and make address an ~
sooa Fo@ds movement There should
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28
Ludiorous Tongue Slips.
(Chicago Inter ocean,

Players are as much a part Of the
well regulated human family in which
accidents are bound to occur as any
one else, and the frequent and oft
times ludicrous slips in dialogue dur
ing the presentation Of a play are
proof Of the fact.
It Is told Of an amateur in a West
ern city, playing a part in a temper
ance drama, that he had the line:
"And | promise never to drink anoth.
er drop" But the young man, be.
coming a bit hustered, declared with
confidence and distinctness: And
promise never to drop another
drink"
Blanche Weaver, an actress in the
company supporting Mr. Sothern in
"The Lady Of Lyons" on one occas
ion had the line which runs: NO
divorce can separate a mother from
her SON" But what Miss WeaveL
said was, "No divorce can separate
Sothern from his mon" Mr.. Soth.
ern was himself on the stage in that
scene. He saw the topsy-turvy sen.
tence coming-somethng intuitive
warned him of it-and he hastened
to cover up the lines with his next
speech. But he was not quick enough
to conceal the blunder from the peo.
pie in the foremost rows, and
laugh went up that interrupted the
action Of the play and caused won
der in the rear Of the house, where
the error had not been detected. nus
Weaver was so overcome with NOR
tihcation that when the curtain went
down she wept and would not be com.
forted
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28
be a good attendance.

Whether money be raised by taxa.
tion. subscription or by assessing the
abuttlng property, II It is honestly ex
pended on scientific road construction
II is a good investment.
Good roads and streets are just as
much a civillzer as the churches and
the schools. The three are trinity
Of progress
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28

Willis Scott Dunniway has been an.
pointed editor OF the official monthly
bulletin OF the Lewis and Clark Fair
The first number is a fine quarto and
It's literary merit is of a high stand.
ard. AS Mr.. Dunniway Is wei able to
make IL.
The House Beautiful from the press
OF Herbert S. Stone, II Eldridge Court
Chicago, has scores OF illustrations
on decorations and architecture of the
most modern as well as the ancient
and generous space for all the arts
ana crafts. We do not know Of a
magazine OF more general Importance
to women and TO men as well II they
love a beautiful home.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28
THE DAILY JOURNAL
erIppa Newa AssoeIatIon TeIenrams.
by HoFsa BROTHERS.

Daily one Year, $500 In Advance.
Daily Three Months, st.Oo In Advance.
Daily by Carrier so Cents Per Month.
Weekly One Year. $1.Oo In Advance.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28

the vast expenditures which prepara
ton for war requires Of European
countries
But the preservation Of peace does
not depend altogether upon the peac
able disposition of one party. Sup
pose we should be forced into war!
We need no army for purposes OF
aggression. Do we need better pro.
lection Of an exposed seafront, OF
our rich and populous cities?
"The great nations Of Europe
have learned before this time that all
the armies they could put into the
field would not frighten the people of
the United States very much.
One of them tried that. Spain had
a hundred thousand soldiers in the
West Indies and sent as many more.
It didn't take the United States 80
days to send them home about their
business as prisoners.
That is the way any European army
would be sent home--as prisoners or
as freight in metallic caskets-or the
combined armies of Europe for that
matter.
Ten years has changed the whole
face of the worlds history and the
relative importance of European ar.
mics has very much dwindled. Their
navies even are not as imposing as
they used to be considered.
The small army with the largest
reserve power of patriotism and the
inexhaustiblo wealth and commercial
and financial resources Of our coun'
try makes us more than a match for
the combined powers Of Europe.
The lesson in the above article is
the warning it should give us to not
keep our navy on too limited a basis.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28
X-RADIUMS

Tacoma has Happy Hooligan to-
night. and yet Tacoma has never
done anything to deserve it.
"Majah" Chas. McCawley is said to
be the best dancer in the army
He has recently been appointed aide
to Col. Symons and will superintend
the social functions in the White
House He stands a good show with
his super abundant qualifications of
following in Woods footsteps.
If Mrs. King, of Ballard, really
wants to join the Elks, and the lodge
consents, Salem lodge will send a
large delegation--in honor Of the oc.
casion.
May it not be possible that instead
Of watching the Elks it was that Ori.
entail degree that so wrought upon
that Ballard lady's fancy, that she
watched it eight months steady.
The samples of Oregonians sent
East are not a fair sample Of the Ore.
gon product.
Commissioner-General McIsaacs. Of
the Lewis and Clark exposition, is
boring the Kentucky legislature for
$4,000 appropriation He is the
same blatant person who so verbose.
ly boasted of the appropriation Sc.
cured by him from Washington
that failed to materialize.
Now that it is definitely decided
that the editor Of the Statesman will
not tell the ladies where he stands on
woman suffrage, let us drop the mat
ter. It really does not matter so much
after ALL
There is nothing to prevent any city
subscriber paying a dollar or two, or
FIVE or six dollars, on subscription
and getting a guess on the $3.50 dia.
mond for each dollar paid.
Commandant Elder running the Sol.
Hers Home without a single row or
explosion for year is remarkable,
Think OF the days that are past and
gone, when John p. Robertson and
capt. ormsby held frequent sessions
" the board, and decorated the rec |
'rds with wrangles over their sleep. |
ng car fares and broken crockery.
Or course men can vote, and are
considered the stronger sex. and men
ire not exactly vain, and, by their an
many Of them never. never
consult mirror. But after all. what
S more pleasant to the average man
han to stand before show window
md gaze at a fine, large picture of
himself.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28
THE REAL TEST
OF Hsrpieide Ia In Giving Ii q Thar.
Ough Trial

OF herpieide Ia In Giving IL q Thar.
Ough Trial
There Is only one test nv which 4.
judge OF the efficiency Of any artieiS
and that Is by It's ability to do tha,
which it Is intended to 40. MANY bai,
Nisors may look nice and smen nics
but the point is-do they eradicate Dsn,
drnn and stop falling hair?
NO, they do not, but Herpiclde dos
because Il goes 20 the root of the s,gJi
.,l.l,, Ahu Ains the germ that attacks ths
life. eN'0 Aea
letters nom prominent people every.
v acre are daily proving that Newbroi. /.
hefpieide stands the test OF use"
IL is a delightful dressing clear mn.
ana Tree from OH or grease.
sold By leading drursists sena "A. a,
Detroit Aich ''N'~' w.
Daniel }. Fry. Special Agent