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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-20
OVER
in OLD
POLK
A Friend Writes About Places
Where Real Prosperity
Exists

I was attracted Dy your write-up of
West Salem Of a few days ago, but
think you should have continued your
travels little further up the river and
see where they do things, where pros
perity really begins in old Polk. If
you should meet Tom Holman, he. might
take time to show you his hop yard,
peach and cherry orchard, and can
assure you they are all worth inspec-
tion. Then you .ould meet W. M.
Chamberlain, who has one-half block
right in the city Of Eola where he
keeps bees and poultry. He has lot
Of fine fruit which on account of his
wife's health he win sell very cheap.
A little further on you come to B. I.
Ferguson, who has bees and fruit.
From 11a acres Of cherries he made
$500 this season, and he has 1000 two
year-old trees that are as fine as ever
grow. He has sold 1000 pounds OF
honey already this season. His wife
told me that they took 90 pounds from
two hives.
A little farther up the road you come
70 the farm Of Henry Brophy. He is
one Of the best, and most favorably
known men in Salem a few years ago.
He is another one that has made o
success Of his farm. He is working
thirteen men just now and keeping
them busy, spraying his 40 acres Of
hops and housing more than 200 tons
Of fine hay in the four large barns on
his ranch.
]. II. Forrest, who used to team in
Salem, finds life on the farm far more
congenial and profitable. He has 100
acres Of barley and oats that are now
about ready for the scythe. He is
anxious for a baler to press a large
crop Of good hay before harvest be-
gins in earnest.
T. G. Gosser, late Of Washington,
where he was engaged in the fish and
oyster business, has 100 acres Of fine
hill land, and seems prosperous and
very happy, with his pleasant wife and
large family Of boys and girls.
The next place on the road you will
find Thos. Brunk, with. an s45-aere
farm. He raises grain, hay and stock,
Hogs, sheep, goats and chickens are
his specialties. Mr.. Brunk has been
in poor health for some time, consequent
| ly is not fitting any Of his stock for
the Lewis and Clark fair, which re-
gard as a pubic misfortune for Oregon,
as he has on his ranch some Of the best
blood and finest specimens Of the diff
ferent breeds TO be found in the whole
country. X H.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-20

these invigorated germs, and rapidly
developed large tubercles, while the
plants grew to unusual size and pro
ductiveness. The phenomenal, fictional
''Food for the Gods" so voluminously
although graphically described by H.
G. Wells in his book Of that name, had
its counterpart in real life in the re-
suits derived from this wonderful fer
tilizing agent.
DR.. Moore, having prepared liquid
swarming with bacteria, desired to find
more convenient medium by which he
could ship his germs He promptly
utilized cotton as an absorbent, and,
having saturated this substance with
bacterial cultures, he dried the germ
charged texture, and found that his
invention was in proper condition for
transmission through the mails.
The department Of agriculture is now
distributing this marvellous fertilizer
throughout the entire country. It is
sent in three packages marked /, 2
and 3, and accompanied with most ex.
plicit directions. Package No. 2 con-
sists Of small quantity Of cotton con-
tanning millions of dried, though virile,
germs Packets and 3 contain the
food, or media, through which the far
mer is enabled to propagate these de
sirable bacteria.
The contents Of packet l, composed
Of granulated sugar, potassium phos-
phate and magnesium sulphate, are
carefully dissolved in a gallon Of clean
water. The germ-saturated cotton in
the second package is then dropped
into the solution, which, in covered
tub, is set in warm place, where the
temperature is not above blood heat.
After "a hours, ammonium phosphate,
contained in package 3, is added TO the
solution, and in about 20 hours the
preparation is ready for use.
The next step is to inoculate the
seed. This is moistened with the So
luton and dried in shady place, there
by giving new life.
The innoculation Of the soil is at the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-20
WESTON
NORMAL
CLOSED
Referendum Cut Ont ihe Ap-
preparation and the Dr.
rectOrS Think II Best

At meeting Of the regents Of Wes-
ton normal school which win be held
in this city tomorrow night, an order
will be issued TO close the school and
a custodian will then be appointed to
have charge OF the property. This has
been decided upon in advance Of tho
meeting by the members Of the board
Of regents, as IL has become evidoue
that the people who have given notes
for the support of the school did SO
under Misunderstanding, and IL viii
be impossible for the regents to secure
funds with which TO keep the school
open.
Tho notes given were signed as %
mere matter of collateral or backing
for the regents, in securing funds,
with the understanding that they wero
never to be paid. 1t now becomes nee
essary for the regents to place these
notes in the bank and draw upon theirs
Immediately, thus making them payn-
BILE to the banks, should the referen-
DUN vote cut out tho appropriation
for the normals and number Of the
signers Of the notes have objected to
this, so the only thing to do is TO
close the school according to tho ro-
gents, best judgment.
1t is 10 bo regretted that the school
must close, as il is now at the begin
ming of its most promising year. A
class Of over 30 would have been grad
uated next year and applications from
students in every county in oastern
Oregon have been received by Presi-
dent French, who is working very
zealously for the school.--East Orego-
nian.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-20
sickouing shivering Fits

Of ague and malaria, can be relieved
and cured with Electric Bitters. This
is pure, tonic medicines Of especial
benefit in malaria, for II exerts a true
curative influence on the disease, driv'
ing II entirely out Of the system. 1t is
much to be preferred to quinine, bav-
ing none of this drugs bad after-ef-
feets +. 8. Munday Of Henrietta,
Tex, writesi "My brother was very
low with malariai fever and jaundice,
tin he took Electric Bitters, which
saved his life, At ]. @. Perry's drug
store; price 5Oe guaranteed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-20
PUTTING
A BABY
In PAWN
Mother SOakS the Kid to Get
its Father out of Jail

Hear first the tale of the one-year-
old boy who was placed in a pawnshop
as pledge for a loan secured by him
mother from a pawnbroker in order to
get the father Of the child out Of
prison.
The names Of the parties concerned
cannot be given, for such was the prom
ise made in return for the telling Of the
story. But the pawnbroker does bust.
ness not ten minutes walk from the
city hall, and the story in all details
is true.
The woman was trembling and there
were tears in her eyes when she stepped
beneath the sign Of the three golden
balls into the shop Of the lender of
money. In her arms she carried the
child-a bright-eyed, pretty boy, who
looked with eager curiosity around
upon the many fascinating objects in
the shop. Behind a counter was one Of
the strangest characters to be found in
those gathering places Of strange folk,
the pawnshops. A physician by pro.
fession, for more than 25 years he had
followed the pawnbroking business; aud
he is celebrated among his fellow
trademen for his erudition and schol.
arly attainments. Also, he is a man
Of warm heart, and many is the man
and woman whom he has aided.
The woman told her story. Her hus-
band was held in arrest for a minor Of.
fense, and $40 was the fine which, when
paid, would make him a free man and
restore him TO his family. BY reason
Of certain circumstances, she said, her
husband would be able to secure a sum
Of money necessary TO set her husband
freef He would at once pay IL back,
with interest,"
But she had nothing to leave in
pledge for the amount.
At least, so she thought; but the
pawnbroker, observing the loving man
ner in which she fondled the baby>in
her arms, and believing in the truth Of
the story, thought that she did have
something upon which he might safely
lend his money, and he said;
"I will advance the money-and you
will leave the baby therein pledge for
it,
The mother elutched at the infant
spamodically for a moment, glanced at
the speetacled man behind the coup
ter with frightened eyes and could
not speak But as she looked at the
man, her subtle feminine instincts at
work, the fear faded from her eyes, and
she held forth the child, kissed it, and
placed il in the pawnbroker's arms.
He put the child on the counter and
gave the woman the sum agreed upon,
and she FASTENED from the shop.
For an hour OF more the baby re-
NAMED in pawn. The broker gave it
sundry articles from his varied stock
to play with, and he says that the
little chap was not trouble at all. He
was good and was eontented, and by
and by father and mother returned to-
gether, the money was repaid and the
child was released from pawn.
And the case is far from being q soli-
tary one in the annals Of pawnbroking
in San Francisco. The writer heard
Of several other cases in which children
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-20

It is generally admitted that the
man who invented the comic valentine
might well have been in better bus'
ness.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-20
For sale.

For Sale.
Six horse power upright wood saw
outfit. Good as new.
JOE vINCINcT,
lw Salem R. +. d. No. 4.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-20
MITCHELL WAGONS
CASE PLows

MITCHELL, WAGONS
CASE PLows
HoosIER DRILLS
CHAMPION MOWERS. BINDERS,
REAPERs AND RAKEs
soUTHwICK HAY PRESSES
MITCHELL BUGaTEs
BEE LINE BUGoEs
sTAvER BUaGIES
BABCoCK FINE VEHICLES
MoYER FrJE VEHICLES
AMERICAN CREAM sEPARAToRs
IOWA CREAM sEPARAToRs
SLOWER GASOLINE ENGINES
GASOLINE CIRCULAR WOOD SAWS
STUMP PUILERs
GASOLINE DRAG SAWS
ROSS MANURE sPREADERs
HOOVER POTATO DIGdERs
EVANS POTATO PLANTERS
sTAvER BUCKEYE AND RELI-
ANCE FEED MILLS
CHAMPION CIDER MILLS
BLIZZARD ENsILEGE CUTTERS
FREEMAN FEED CUTTERS
DICKS FAMOUS FEED CUTTERS
VEHICLES OF ALL KINDS.
MITCHELL, LEWIS SILVER 90.
Salem Branch, r +. Gary, Mgr.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-07-20

When the bubble bursts the fnaneier
looks like an ordinary thief.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-16
Miniature Almanac
THIS DAWN HISTORY
September 10Th.
e.sseness. asSa,az u<SetozsansarssAap

26-HerOd Agrippa thrown into bonds at
Rome by Tiberius.
.11e6-A conjunction of all the planets at
sunrise in Liba, on which occasion
the astrologers had predicted grea
calamities.
1732-Thc tide in the River Thames, Eng
land, flowed eight hours instead Of
four and elobed five instead of eight.
1SO4-The rice crop Of South Carolina was
completely destroyed by the great
hurricane which swept over tho South
ern States,
1soe-Peter Isaac Thelluson a rich Lon
don merchant, died. leaving 100000
pounds to accumulate till the male
children Of his grandsons are dead,
which may extend to 100 years from
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-16

fragment Or II plot, lhvJvliig d wldnw
whose supposedly dead husband crops
Zip Il the altar Of hefs second marriage,
and All attempt TO kidnap q child THIS
latter scheme Is follcd, naturally, l,y
tho hdi'olt work of Plpctown Sandy and
q few comrades, who como tiobly to the
8 rescue. 8fgs5s.
The hook as whole leads us To- nd
+ irilrc rather. Mr.. Sousa's high idenis Of
boyhood, than his abilities IS a story
teller. i t would have been 1T least twice
MS good had II been only half ns long.
SIR GEORGE rREssADY. .By. Mrs.
y Humphry Ward, PIP. 0se. Sl.b0 The
Macmillan Coz New York.
IL was worth while that the Macmillan
Company should Issue a handy and coin
pact single volume edition Of this book,
all previous Issues. we believe having
beei,'sln the less convenient tWo-volutne 9
form sir George Tressady"tis rather
longer than two ordinary novels OF the
modern length, but Il judlcLous, choice OF
paper and type has made this BOOK.
though excellentlyi printed, no larger than
the usual novel. AZ one of the greatest
living knovelsts-lndecd, as one of the5very
few great ones--h1rs. Wards work is en-
titled to the careful attention OF Ill read
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-16
NOT FOREIGNERS.
Two Esteemed Citizens of Rich
1nond Reply to Criticism.

inond Reply to Criticism.
Editor Of The Times Dspa oh:
appeared a clipping from the Petersburg
IndeS-Appeal, which referred to the eu-
phony of the names which We're signed to
the printers answer to the employers
card.
The editor of the Index-Appcnl evidently
Is not a believer in Shakespeare, where
In he says that !" a rose would smell as
sweet by any other name" Now, my
OF the editor of the 1ndex-Appenl but 1t
stands good for all that's fair and honest,
and has not yet been dragged through the
mire Of dishonesty and crime,
For the benefit of Mr.. Barham alone
Of Petersburg, on Old Street, in the year
1855. My father came to this country from
st. Albion, Kingdom Bavaria. My mother
was born in the county of Hanover. va;
her father, George Haskins, at one time
being sheriff Of the county, who married
a few drops of Virginia blood In me, OF
which am proud. and ut the same time,
I will always cherish and hold sacred the
ancestry Of my father also. e.
fought throughout the Civil War, some
OF them biting the dust" for the cause
they loved.
II would be In order for the !lndexs-hp-
peal to crticlsc the names Of IT'S adyer-
and and Who, like the city Of Richmond, are
among it's best citizens,
In conclusion desire to thank the edl :
tors of The Times-Dlspatchs for their
generous little tribute to, the Clipping,
foreman of the paper, IT had no objection
GEO. w, sCHLElF.
Richmond, Va, Sept. IS, 1876.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-16
'0Y51ER.sEASON
is NOW {! " open.
Hundreds Of Boats Were Oh the
"A. Public Oyster Rocks Yes Il
tcrdayj Morning.
YIELD AT FIRST 70 Be LARGE
But the Supply Likely to BE Al
most Exhausted Later
FIX On.
Especial to The times p!spatch.2

"
NEWPORT NEWS. VA. September
15.-Hundieds OF boats Of all descriptions
we're on the public oyster-rocks above
the city this morning ready for tho
opening Of tho oyster season. 1t Is est.-
mated that fully two hundred canoes,
lbuG.eycs. sloops and schooncrs passed UP
8thq river to the oyster grounds yestcr-
day and last night
old oysterinch here say that the yield
during the first part of the season, which
began at midnight lnslt night will be
large, but that as winter wears on tho
supply OF bIvalvcs will be almost ell
#trcy exhausted. #
The police boats arc maintaining an
active patrol to prevent depredatlons Upon
the public rocks. #,iS
Druggist Assigns.
The Congdoh DT0g Company. one OF
the leading establishments or Its kind \
z in this city, has made an assignment for
the benefit of8its creditors. the business
being placed lii the hands OF Attorneys
#A.sC. Gnrratt and Z. NJ. Drax,on as trus- .
tees. The assets Of the company nro
placed at $1,000, and the liabilities at
5000 M
On account Of the great increase In
tho number II pupils In the public schools,
the local board OF trustees finds Itself
called upon to provide additional room
and teachers. When the schools opened
Monday every building was well filled,
2O45 children being admitted. Since that
time 1s3 pupils have applied for. and re.
ceved admission.
Elks to Entertain.
Next Thursday Newport News Lodge.
No. SIS. B. p. o. Elks will entertain tho
ladies' of the city at the handsome new
SIlks home onThirty-second Street, During
the morning the building will be thrown
open for inspection by the ladies' In th<
afternoon the members OF the lodge Will
tender reception TO the ladies' WHO
assisted In making the recent Elks' bn-
zhar n success.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-16
WEDDING AT CHATHAM.
Miss Thomas Becomes Bride o!
Mr.. Francis-O.I!er Items.
Especial to The Times -DIspatch.)

g5ta@ (Specl1l 10 Inc Ilnlf -DlSpdtCH.) 3a5s
:, CHATHAM. VA, September 18th.
marriage. when Miss Warter Bell Thomas
was led TO the altar by SIR. j M Francis.
The cdifice was tnstefully decorated for
the occasion. Mrs VIII Reynolds pres.
sided at the organ, and 10 the inspiring
party entered. Miss Carrie Law and
Roy EasIny, Miss Jesse Taylor and Roy
Law. Eshers--Willfam Nuckols, NJ White
Gatewood. Hugh Thomas and Morris
Pollock. The bride was attended by her
sister and maid OF honor. Miss Leora
Thomas. The groom With his bets ,,
pastor OF tho BRIDE performed the cerc-
mony, The bride. a pretty blonde. was
bccomingly gowned III creation OF pure
white. She Is daughter OF Mr.. D. ".
Thomas, and very charming young
The The bridegroom is a progressive MGR.
Josepnus Giles was on wednesday, az
terno0n reInanded to Jail without bail.
charged with shooting Albert lIaymore
and wife Tuesday night from ambush.
But for Giles poor aim, both would have
been r;ddled with shot. as he fired sev-
Disappeared In the bushes without effect.
Haynlore and wife were slightly wound
ed.
3. Il. dahan ten days ago seriously
wounded Ned Anderson tcolored) ana
was few days after bailed In the sum
Of $500 TO appear before Justice Hurt Wed
nesday
. Mahan failed 10 show up and his bonds.
man, j.. y. Reynolds, Will have to satisfy
( he la W. 9ts4-a.E2s
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Bath County News.

Especial to The Times DIspatchJ
WARM SULPHUR Springs, MI. ,,;11,
September l5.--Teachers for me p I,r.,,
schools in The four districts OF hashi
viii open on Monday, October "a.
At a meeting Of the Board OF super
visitors OF Bath county last TUESDAY ,sas
erai contracts were made for me e erec',
Miss Constance Stephenson dn s ne.
OF Mr.. John w. Stephenson, ieIt IN. !:m;
week for stanton, Va, where she WIZ
M A. George w, Hartman. Of Confidence:
", Va, has succeeded Mr.. &c snaM
ia me foremanship of the Bath county
Enterprise. tho latter haging acGeH.tta
position With B. 8. smith, h'erc''ine'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-16
Great Day and Great Man,

september s. 1905, That is a date that
is forever hereafter TO hold prominent
place In the worlds calendar, II Is the
date which Is inscribed on the treaty
of Portsmouth, That The Portsmouth
treaty is going to cut Il great figure In
the worlds future history, all tho states
men belieye.--Times-D Dispatch
Ana whenever the treaty Is 8nlentioned
and the day recalled, the name Of Theo-
dore Roosevelt will shine our as tina
OF the most conspicuous citizen OF ne
age,
The Republican party Of nation mas
done great many things that II should
not have done, and left undone great
many that 1t should have done. PHI ~
can take just pride In pointing 70 tlis
INDUSTRIOUS man as one OF Its CHI ldren,--
Faymyillc Herald, NJ ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-16
Sent to Asylum.

K = IA Especial to The Times Dispatcn,s.1 nh.
LA CROSSE. VA, September D. G-n. "a
stociholders.of the sans q o la ofg The
l hank na oIee aae Wer Feel eleeted Mere
dent; L. NJ Rensy cashier; !, p gto6 Dr.,
~ " y. Wilkinson Wilkinson u, Y. Bowen, y ss -.
Moseicy, Il. ii, Raney and r. - oes'
mour. ,,t,a sbot Mr. John
4 !, NJ Eo ~ a III While ago when the int.
hi'ihui 20 Ma son 7. 10 get his bride, mas
b he, ~v sent to Williamsburg. va" 70 NO
nsyll,m. li5| s5ti't54s is'tf tsTtt i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-16
Another One,

Editor of Thc rimes- Dspntch:
Sir,-For tho benefit of the editor Of the
name of Wicker" is a foreign-sounding
name To him, he must be n newcomer
into our boundaries. My mothers name
was Goodwin, and came from one OF the
Oldest and best families OF this state and
can be traced back years before the cai-
tor Of the Index-Appeal came Into our
midst, WAS born In Raleigh, N. e., In
life, have been a resident IN this State
for seven years, My father, who Is now
q reslden, OF raleigh. ~, @, Is prom.
nent newspaper man and writer and Is
as n wide area OF the United States,
II the editor will take the time to In
vestgate the name, he will lind that i IL
no an alien one, or one that has ever mao
a stain cast upon 1t.
EDGAR ]. WICKER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-16
Right un to Date.

The Richmond Tlmes-D Dispatch is now
a sure enough daily" paper. and Us
Monday morning editions are among the
very best that it issues The need OF
an everyday paper in the state was
realized by The Times Dispatch man
agement, and just as soon as the de-
mand for it became apparent, " Was
splendidly met, as that progressive pa
per has met every other demand IN the
line OF up-to-dutc journalism,- salem
Times Re gistcr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-16

tons and restrictions of law, thar, with.
out n law. IN other LANGUAGE, that
licensed saloons we're prcfer'tte to .blind
tigers. Z"
4. Wien Danvilla first closed uas saloons
we expressed the hope that the expert
i.ct1t would be Il complete success. We
are genuinely sorry that a. majority OF
the voters have returned an adverse
ypr5 ~ t.iI4t5 q &
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-16
Mayo's Bridge Not Unsafe.

Mayo's Bridge NOT UNSAFE.
III, saying yesterday that Mayo's Bridge
was In bad repair, we did not mean TO
| make the impression that 1t was dam
gerol,s for pedestrians or for vehicles to
cross 1t. We had no suoh iden In mind,
for II the bridge were unsafe, OF course
the city authorities would order 1t to be
closed. III January last Mr.. Samuel II.
Yonge, engineer in the government SER
vice, examined the bridge thoroughly and
reported that II had sufficient strength to
carry a cur Weighing with lts LOAD,
10000 pounds. III saying that tho bridge
was In bad repair, we meant simply
to make prominent the fact that 1t was
all old and out-of-date structure, and that
in order to keep up the earnings OF
past years the owners would have TO re-
place the old structure with a new one I
|, cost Of at least Il hundred Thousand
dollars. we are informed by a fepresen-
tative Of the company that this would
have been done long ago, but for the
agitation Of the question Of municipal
purchase. We are further Informed that
the company Will rebuild at an early date,
If the bridge Is not purchased BY the pub
lie. This emphasizes our point that III
estimating the present valuc Of the prop
erty OH the basis of earnings, the IN
creased investment involved in the cost
Of a new bridge must be reckoned with
1t is not what the bridge has been
earning on Il valuation Of $127,0O, 1t IS
what "a new bridge would earn on
valuation Of 22Ioo0-more probably Of
$4,000
1T is needless to argue the proposition
that there should be Il modern free bridge
between Richmond and Manches ter In the
vicinity of Mayos Bridge, and We are
In favor OF purchasing thcgprescnt struc-h
turc If It can be had at a fair price. 1T
occupies the best site, and apart from
that there is a moral question involved.
1t would be an abuse of power, and
most unfair, for the two cities to build
n parallel bridge, and so destroy the
value of Mayo's Bridge, unless the own
ers should demand an exhorbitant price.
Some think that $4,000 is an exorbtant
price, but. # so. the cities have remedy
In law 1t is perfectly easy to institute
condemnation proceedings In court and
have the property appraised by a COM
mission Of honest and discreet men.
That Is the course to pursue. 1T Is the
fair and honest way of asccrtaining the
cost. 1t is Uncomfortable that the COM
mlssIoners would set the price higher than
that at which the owners have offered 1t,
even If the option has expired. But Sup
pose they should do so, the cities should
be willing to pay what the bridge is
fairly worth, whether 1t be more or
less than $4,000. 1t would be mon
strous 70. Richmond and Manchester to
drive a hard bargain with the owners and
get the bridge for less than It's value, by
the threat of virtual coniiscation. The
Times Dispatch would never lend its aid
to such tyrannical policy. Tho simple
solution of the whole question Is to
institute condemnation proceedings ana
thus have the property valued by the
sworn appointees Of the court.