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the plays are run OF without any sig
mails. OF course a series OF plays iF
chosen that appears TO the coaches pay
touiarly effective, but there is always
the danger that the attack may be- me-
by "a stubborn resistance, and a change
in tactics be necessary to prevent the
loss or the ball This scheme has not
been confined 10 the deaf mute teams
but has been tried by mauv Of the big
football teams throughout the country,
but an have discovered its weak points.
Trained in the Rudime1ts.
Most of the material of which the
Galiaudet team is made up has been
trained il the Tudiments of the game
before it reaches the college at Kendall
Greer. In almost every State of the
Union are Institutions for the deaf and
uumb. ana Do is from these schools
that -la students come to the col
lege mere. Those deaf mutes who
are admitted 10 the college from the
District of Columbia. Tor instance must
FIRST have attended the Kendall School
There are more than 500 pupils i'm these
schools scattered throughout the C0uu-
try IH nearly all OF them the boys
learn something about football so that
it Is rare that an absolutely green man
must bs developed into varsity ma
LeriaL Sometimes. however. the coaches
persuade a man who has never played
the game. but whose weight makes him
"a possibility. 20 come out for place
Then they nave a good deal o. difficulty
drumming the rudiments OF the game
into the new recruit. but NOT more. as
a rule. than do the coaches teaching
new men that can hear and talk Iu
fact. the mltes are quick AID athletic.
They have held their own ia all
branches of sport which they have
tried. Including baseball and track ath-
lotics as wei as football There have
been several mute players or the big
professional baseball teams OF the couu-
try Dummy Hoy is well known on
tie Pacific Coast. and Luther Taylor.
another mute. was a star pitcher this
year ou the New York Nationals
The coaching stan at GaIaudet is
necessarily limited 10 men who can
speak the sign language. This year a
large amount of the coaching has been
done by graduates OF the college and
ex-membeg- of the football team. W p
SoudeT, former tackle, and Erickson,
who was captain and halfback two
years ago. have had charge of the men
and have developed the tactics used so
far Among the members Of the faculty
who have coached this year and years
gone 1E arc Prof J.. Hall and Prof g.
r. Els. ara old Yale varsity oar. Go
out amy afternoon IN the week and
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no further dc5ate on it among our neigh
borz
'.No argument would floor an ant1s-
ouist iu the country grocery store so
completely as an apt quotation from
Horace Greeley. The Bible itself was
hardly more implicitly relied upon, and
nay towusmeu were religious people. So,
when Greeley arrived in Wisconsin, II
seemed like coming i'm contact with one
OF the heroes OF my youthful days.
Took Him Fishing.
eve had no great cathedraIs or sus-
pension bridges To show him, and so il
occurred TO us chat the best way 20 do
him honor was by taking him trout fish
ing ] accordingly got mp "a party OF
distinguished citizens Tor that purpose.
con our way we stopped to get some
live grasshoppers for bait. for these were
regarded bv the fish as deIcacles Of the
season. But the grasshoppeTs had 10 be
served alive. just like these broued live
lobster signs that I see.
Greeley had not lshed for great
many years, he tod us, and SO when we
stopped 10 get the grassh0ppers we tried
% have him sit in the carriage and Jet
us gather them i'm. but me- was bound
20 do his part. I always remember
how he looked iu the TAN grass with mis-
would sweep his arm along I'm this
search Cor bait
Didn't Like Whisky.
owe had warned him that it did no
good TO catch the grasshopper unless II
was kept alive, and we wondered how he
would do this. When We signaled 20
him 10 come back 20 the carriage he
was the proud DOssessor OF three live
grassh0ppers, which he had put inte
as many fingers of one Of the worstsd
gloves which IT was then customary a.
wear.
He had carefully put them in one by
one. taking q finger out as he captured
each new tenant regret 10 say taat
Mr.. Greeley caught no fish The rest
OF MS did. And he enjoyed them at sup
per very greatly
con the way out we passed a brook
which looked so clear that Creole,
wanted 10 drink its water. We had B0
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lack Ia numbers, do not lack IN spirit
There is a tremendous amount OF in
teresE taken Ga football by all the stu
dents. and every one that can, comes out
20 have a try Tor the team. Even those
who know there Is 10 chance OF their
making the hrst team show the proper
spirit by coming out 90 play on the
scrubs. Out Of this small amount Of
material two teams are formed, each
with a number Of subs.
Weight. or rather lack Of weight, has
played an Important part in the football
annals OF the mutes. IL has been almost
impossible TO get together teams which
win average Up in the sixties. This is
a great drawback when the team IS call.
ed upon TO face the teams OF larger in
situations The team Of 1904 averages
not more than AS pounds The coaches
attempt 10 make up ia speed what IS
lost in weight but here again the time
lost in giving the signals figures to the
detTimeut OF GaIIsUdet
In spite OF the lack OF weight the
Gauaudgt coaches have not developed q
/ kicking game which has ever been above
the ordinary This feature OF the game
/ has received less attention than any
other at Gallaudet, and looking back
over Eallaudet's football history for the
L
/ ord Of a great punter or drop kicker.
I Why the great value Of a kicking game
[ 10 q light team should have been over
looked hy the coaches is not explained,
but il remains that such has been the
, case. Undoubtedly the fault lies with
them. since IL is impossible 10 suppose
I thar deafness can affect a mans kick
ing abilities
Galsudet's Style Of Play.
Gallaudet's style OF play has run u
8 close formations. Revolving mass plays
I on the line have made the mute teams
T famous The perfection of their So
T called turtle-back formation was respou-
sible for the defeat Of many OF the col
/ Iege teams I'm past years In the District
and Maryland The mutes lend them
/ selves admirably 90 attacks demanding
/ absolute unison OF action In their close
/ formations on Jhe line the ball may be
/ carried by any member Of the team ex-
/ cept the ends and the quarterback. The
/ open style OF play hes been largely neg
/ leCIed, the coaches preferriug line at
/ tacEs TO circling the ends.
/ The mutes have always been noted for
/ playing the game for all there is in IT,
/ The very silence in which they play adds
1 10 the feeling that 10 Isl a machine OF
I great power pounding its way through
and over the opposing line. Except for
/ an occasional grunt when a man goes
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cup TO drink out OF, except that one OF
our party had a flask of whisky which
he pulled out of his pocket and offered
20 Greeley, The old gentleman tried &c
persuade its owner 20 empty the bottle
Of its contents and put In the clear
water Of that stream instead.
Schuyler CoIfaz
'.I used TO see a good Deal Of Schuyler
CoIfax in those days. He was a most
attractive and kindly man. and had a
wonderful faculty for remembering
names and faces. almost, IL not quite,
equauug Mr. Blaine. whose ability In
that direction was most astonishing
CoIfaX would so out 90 country school
house tc speak on campaign issues, and
after the meeting would be introduced
20 the farmers as they came up to
the same village and call niue-tenths
OF them by name without a mistake.
Grants Troubles.
'ColfaZ once told me a story which
shows how little things often disturb n
great man. When be was Vice Presi-
dent, with Mrs. C0lf8x. he was dining
at the White House one night AIRS.
Grant looked up and said: Ulysses,
are we going TO the Shoemaker dinner
iu Baltimore The President replied
so abruptly Ga the negative as almost
TO throw a damper over the dinner.
"A few minutes later when talking
in the smoking room with ColfaN ne
explained that his djsiucliustion to make
such a trip was due TO the troubles
that he had with his baggage and dress
ing.
''EIe and Mrs Grant would send their
garments to Baltimore By express, and
perhaps the package would not geuthere
q soon as IL was wanted. and he would
be embarrassed f-- the delay so much
that he had decided 10 go TO social
functions only when he could dress an
home. or some place where he was reg
ularIy staying
Won by Suit Case.
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81 EEPECT 70 know who has been
elected presidents this year be-
i fore 7 go 10 bed on the night OF
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both out or doors. and but a short dis
lance apart. il began 20 sprinkle, and
hurried arrangements were made for Us
to go into "a hail. LJVcjOy told las that
Ola account gf the elements we could not
continue our meeting. Tor. said he. He
makell The rain 10 fan on the just and
with "a sweep OF his hand toward the
Buchanan following. and on the unjust
The meeting which followed in the hail
was "a great success. / was young aud
rather spgy at that t.me1 and succeeded
in getting iu among the FIRST ones and
su mad "a front seat
1.-The great difference between tine cam
EaEEus af that period and those OF recent
decades has been ia The growth of the
educational ld-a.
Started a Paper
"Tasre waa more enthusiasm; there
1 were then more brass bands. more pro-
+ ges-iouH. more toEchushters, and,
should judge. more speakers. Now th.
. printing press does a. large part of the
. business OF tu. campaign, through ducu-
+ ueLts. speeches. tracts. haudblls, and
. posters.
/ Then there was little printed ma
I ter that went 10 influence the voters
J except what the party organs carried
/ ana these were small beside the news
papers oL the present day.
/ II started Republican paper in Wis
/ cCusiu In 1855. before / was AZ ago. IN
/ company with nay brother He was TWO
/ and half years older. and put lu the
/ experience. while 1 happened TO be able
/ 20 supply the money, having made q
/ fortunate land speculation. which left
me with 500 I'm ready cash. From that
time until recent years, I saw the cam
/ paiEns as they passed from the point
+ OF view OF a Republican editor.
Greeley's GFasshoppers.
81 never saw Horace Greeley mill
1865. when he spent a day with nae ID
! Wisconsin. AS q boy I'm ST Lawrence
county New York, I had been brought
! mp ou his writings. The farmers Am
around ms country supposed that when
Horace Greeley made up his mind or a
question that ir was then and there set
/ tied. certainly there would have been
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~ EXPECT TO know who has been
elected President this year be
fore I go 10 bed on the night OF
the sth OF E0vemb5. but it was
three days before knew anything Of
the result iu 1880, when cast my FIRST
ballot Tor Abraham Lincoln said
Horace A. Taylor, OF Wisconsin, an AS
sistaut Secretary OF the Treasury and
one OF the Washington officials who
when departmental duties are not press
Ing likes TO talk with his callers about
the days az the past.
'tTlat was at River Falls. Wis.," con-
Uuled ar Taylor land the suspense
Tor young partisaus was something very
distressing. We had no railroad and no
telegraph go FAR mp the river iu those
days and we had 90 wait for the steam
boat 90 bring u.s. the news
Lincoln Favored.
eft seemed 90 us as 81 Lincoln would
be elected. b=eal=- sentiment iu our own
and adjoining towns was so strongly on
his side. but pass experience had con-
WINGED as that this aas not safe rell-
auCe. and 7 felt better when L actually
heard the news OF the result.
cas- i look al it now, 4 do not see how
Lincoln could have been defeated had
he met united Democracy instead OF
q divided one. although many people are
fond OF claiming that his election was
due 10 q division 81 the ranks OF his
opponents. But 10 seemed 10 me fu the
West al the time. and subsequent read
ing and study 0f the campaign have
strengthened my belief. that the Ameri-
can people had made up their minds not
70 have any more slave States and that
this sentiment was strong enough 20
give the candidates who stood for the
idea a majority ln tie Electoral College.
Was for Seward.
81 VAS one OF the Western men a:
the wigWam 90 Chicago Ia 1850, when
Lincoln was nominated whose symBa-
thles were strongly for Seward. / had
come fr0m E=W York myself, and had
brought wlth nae the New York RcDuBIi-
can estimate of Stewards greatness. i
hold 81 60 this day, although 4 see plain
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Small Amount Of Material

When YOU take into consideration thu
fact that there are only a few more
than a hundred students ia the entire
college. and only about sixty OF these
are men, It win be readily understood
that the question OF nu1iug sufficient
heavy material is "a difficult one. But
the vvearers of the buI and blue q they
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watch the practice on the Gauaudet
field. Tx is "a quiet affair But the
men are very earnest about it. There
are two teams and their subs on hand,
and FOR nearly Two hours they get
thorough drilling i'm every branch OF the
game. taCkliug. catching. punts. gett' r
down the deId under the ball, kick =-
and always a. scrimmager between t"e
first and second teams
More individual coaching is done than
general from the mere fact that the
coaches cannot talk 20 the team as a
whole while the play is going on. Each
man has TO be- spoken 10 separately.
told His faults, and how 10 remedy them.
Nor can the coach stand back OF the line
and drive the men 90 their work by their
voices alone. as can other coaches. But
the sign language is a very expressive
one. and the coaches md little difficulty
ga making themselves thoroughly under
stood.
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Rail Splitting
Bothered by Rain.

1T happened that both parties were
holding O meeting the same day. and
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Won by Suit Case.

"ColfaN told him of suit cases which
he had seen in shop in the Avenue
that dav. which would meet his re-
quiremeuts, and suggested how easy
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~ that the right man was nominated
In Abraham Lincoln.
But Seward 8 cause was "a New York
HEEt5 It's delegates went into rne -1r-
veuuon confident OF the success m rf,.Fr
candidate. they were aggressive. and 7l.
termined. They lost. J never shat. r-,,-
get the excitement or that car-a-tf,.,-
and OF those days.
TT may throw some light on tho s-a.-
tacl-ar political methods which rH-r. r.rl-
vailed 10 tell you OF the mearsra 4gE...s.
] attended iu Chicago the night ..r.-
the convention closed its Iaborr .-r-
laA, which would seem very small h.
that city now. contained the lf..s--
crowd that could be damned within its
walls. owen LOVej0y, a brother of tn.
aDoHuon-st who had been killed an Ale
ton, was the speaker OF the occasion.
Right iu the mldst Of his address
there came no out of the platform nr
some process that looked vers- mystic
rl0us 20 us country boys. one OF those
zawl0gs that we knew iu those DAYS a-
O. 'ral--clL' or a Los such as they zplt
rails out OF. A wedge had been ser
into IT, and as iJ got into plain view fe-
fore u.s. the figure OF a man was seen
striking the wedge with a maui driving
&c into the log.
KAN splitting.
This represented the rail splitter OF
whoa We tnsu heard so u4Uch ia couaec-
lion with Liuc0ln's candidacy. with
every blow on the wedge the cheers rang
from the crowd as II they would take
the house down.
u can hardly picture 10 you the en-
thusiasm % that occasion. thought
LoVe1oy's speech was the greatest that
4 had ever heard. and across the Lagse
~ rorty-tour years Il seems 10 me that
he made truly great speech. ana that
! would say so today Il i were TO hear
10 now for the nrst time. / had heard
LoyeJOy four years before. in the Ere
mont campaign. AT Quincy. III j always
remember one OF his scriDrUraI quota
lions.
Bothered BY Rain.
1T happened that both parties were
holding meeting the same day. and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-09
Good Spirits.

Good spirits don't all come from
Kentucky. Their main source is the
liver--and all the fine spirits ever
made in the Blue Grass state could
not remedy a bad liver or the hundred
and one III effects II produces. You
can't have good spirits and a bad
liver at the same time. Your liver
must be in fine condition II you would
feel buoyant happy and hopeful,
bright OF eye, light OF step, vigorous
and successful In your pursuits. You
can put your liver In fine condition by
using Green's August Flower-the
greatest Of all medicines for the liver
and stomach and a certain cure for
dyspepsia or Indigestion. II has been
a favorite household remedy for over
thirty-fve years August Flower will
make your liver healthy and active
and thus Insure you liberal supply
of good spirits" Trial size. Csc;
regular bottles. 75c. At all druggists.
At DR.. Stones drug stores
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-09
Farm for Sale.

ia acres, in Marion county, half a
mile from Mil City. 80 acres i'm
proved, 65 acres good timber. y TO /
mile from a SsOO,OOO sawmln Land
good rich, black soil; Groom house
lumber barn; with outbuildlngs; 10
acres good fruit, mostly winter an
pies, trees average years old; good
spring water at door; two creeks run
through place; good neighborhood: u
mile to school, church and railroad
Fine beaver dam meadow land. easily
cleared. II sold at once will take
$500. Title clear. Terms. two-thirds
down and from 2 10 years on bal.
ance with 7.per cent interest; imme.
dlate possession. Call on or address
J. n Ray, Mil City Oregon. s.S,sm.
Portland and Return Only S2.ao.
The Southern Pacific is now selling
round trip tickets to Portland from
Salem for s2.2O. good going Saturday
p. m. or any train OF Sunday. return
Ing sunday and Monday. giving all
day Sunday and Monday in Portland
rho same arrangement applies from
Portland, giving all Portland people
4 chance to visit valley points At
greatly reduced rates
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-09

Prof. Jameson, Eldridge block =,
Commercial street, showed one Of IA,
most wonderful demonstrations 70 A.
audience last Thursday night T.,
were astonished with the facts A,,
were known only TO themselves Thsl,
thoughts, known only to themselvs.
were interpreted, simply by hapdi.,
to the professor different artIcs,
which they possessed, such as uocts,
handkerchiefs pocketbooks. rlpp,
etc. He told them their Thoughts !,
the then present moment, their name,
their past and present life. An n
those present were skeptics.
Those who are In need Of advles
their business or healh
should consult Prof, jameson. and ,.
ceive relief. He is the most comma
tent psychologist OF the world. Whs
he viii advise you viii be the truth
His aim is TO help his fellow men q
bring them out Of mysticism and su
Derstition, and cause them to hay,
real life. He will continue giving these
demonstrations every Tuesday and
Thursday nights. and he will chsrrs
he small sum of 25 cents for admIs
'ion. You will learn more in an hour
md a half Of time Of listening to ths
professor than in ten years of book
itudy. Also he can be consulted daily
md on Sunday. from $3.50 a. m. to 3
}. m. on all business.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-09
POLYGAMA is
RAMPANT In
M0RMONDON
tconLInu 3 Dom arat page.l

bers OF the church. Dubolse aske,
whether Lillian Hamlln had a chill,
named Cannon. and whether sh,
claimed for that child a share IN IN,
Cannon estate. "He couldn't prove n
by him." said the witness. The chair
man asked II sealing for eternity was
ever performed between two living
mortals, as he had heard OF such In.
stances.
Asked whether he had received any
revelations since he became presl.
dent that were sustained by tho
church, Smith said no man could re,
coive revelations at viii; he had tho
Impression OF the spirit upon his mind
many times.
Hoar asked how he reconclled his
statement that II was not supposable
an oihcer Of the churches would per.
Torn plural marriages, with the fact
that some OF these are stlll living with
plural wives We have felt that no,
only public opinion but the state con,
auiuiion and general conditions In
Utah. more or less Justify us inpursu.
ing the course we dld IN regard TO plur
al marriages. and I don't believe any
OF our officers would violate that
sacrament think IN say now that
putting the questions that aeen to I'm.
ply strong sense OF Inconsistency
and dolusion the religious faith OF thu
witness must not bo taken TO imply my
opinion one way or the other, as 10 re.
lation OF that faith TO the right OF the
people who hold IT, TO send one OF
their number 20 the United States
senate. provided a person had not VIC.
lated the law himself or associated
with the organization for the purpose
of its violation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-09
THE STAMP OF TRUTH.
Salem Residents Know II wsll.

3 There is che stamp Of truth on a
statement endorsed by people we
know by our friends and nelghbors.
Tho Following experience OF citizen
- but one case OF scores right here at
Charles Beadle. yeteran Of the civil
war member OF Co /, N. Y, Infantry.
residing az 423 West Sixth street
hugeno, Ore, says: Il was afflicted
with kidney complaint for a great
many years, ! might say. ever since /
came out OF the service IN the sixties
! never knew the moment when any
over exertion Of the contraction OF a
cold would bring on an attack. and ON
more th0n one occasion I have been
50 bad that | was almost helpless
The last severe attack had was about
six months ago when the lameness
across the small OF my back SET I'M in
dead earnest and felt as though there
was heavy weight over each kidney
There was q weakness Of the bladder
ana kidneys and the secretions wero
not under proper control. Some OF the
numerour remedies I used gave tom.
porary relief but that was ali. Learn.
lng about Doan's kidney Pills I rot a
hoN, ! telt their beneficial results AZ
Ter a few doses. shall always Keen
them ON hand TO have la case OF need
! met one OF my old comrades. Mr.
ato~eh, who was complaining OF his
BACK and kidneys. ! told him 10 get
poan's kidney Pills. H0 took my ad.
Vice and a day or 80 after asked him
about the pills. Re said they were the
nnest thing he had ever used and that
hey stfaiehtened him zap IN a hurry"
tienty moro proof like this from
salem people. CAN az Or. stones
arug store and ask what his customers
report
For sale by an dealers. Price SO
cents, fosterMilbuFn Co, Buffalo. n.
r.. sole agents iOr the United states /
Remember the namc. Deans. and I
lake no substitute n
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-09
WANTS NO
FOREIGN
STATUES
Senator Bacon Objects
to That of Fred
erick the Great
Thinks German EmpeTOr's S
Action M Advised and
The Acceptance by the
President. Hasty

Washington. March 9.--During the
consideration Of the army bill in the
senate. Bacon denounced the purpose
Ut the government to erect a statue to
Federick the Great. presented by the
German emperor at the nations cap
anal Ho thought the emperor's &C,
uon ill-advised. and the acceptance OF
she gift by the President hasty. and
declared such a statue was not In &C.
cord with the wishes Of the people
OF the country.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-09

A Pittsburg drummer tells this new
yarn; always carry bottle d
Kemp's Balsam in my grip. take
cold easily. and a few doses OF the Bal.
sam always makes me a well man
Everywhere go I speak a good word
for Kemp. I take hold of my custom.
ers-I take old men and young men,
and tell them confdentially what DO
when ! take cold. At druggists. 25
and 90 cents.