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and thus been warned.
There was a lul! ii the chatter
ing of the guests when an aged
wowman bearing upon her arm a
girl who staggered as il under a
weight of sorrow or illness, enter
ed and quietly took a seat in cor
ner almost unnoticed. They wore
heavy wells. Nobody knew them
and few noticed.
Presently Mary Macdonald en-
tered the room. Will Thorber sat
surrounded by friends laughing
and oblivious tc all about him. Now
he strobe forth to meet his bride.
Wait" she said, calmly
Turning to her guests Mary Mac
Donald, white faced, said in an I'M
quavering voice: 81 am sorry, but
there must be change in the we'd
ing plans. | am to be bridesmaid
today and not bride. My brother
! in-law, Mr.. Griffin. and my cousin
here, George Casey, are to be the
attendants. And this young lady
Cunning to the swaying figure in
, black Is to be the bride"
She led Viola Glover to the side
Of the stammering Thorber, who
stood aghast.
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you are to marry this girl" said
the white-robed girlto him. "She
does not want you as a husband,
any more than I now do, though we
both have loved you; but she needs
your name to protect her honor"
Wildly Thorber glanced about
him. The attendants, large, brawny
men, stood at windows and doors.
There was no escape.
Griffin produced a wedding ring
and a license. The Rev. A. C.
Meyer stepped In from an adjoin-
ing room. And so they were wed.
Mary Macdonald first Kissed the
bride and swept away he scalding
| tears.
With the swaying bride upon her
arm the bridesmaid led the guests
into the dining room where the
wedding feast was waiting
Thorber started to follow.
mot this way" commanded
Mary Macdonald; that way!" and
she pointed to the door. Selling
his hat the bridegroom, pallid from
fright and hot in disgrace, fed into
the street and disappeared.
His wife declares she will never
! live with him should he return.
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OUR RECKLESS WASTE

"'Ths prodgous activity habult cities and states and
allied industries directly support
people This tmbered is the richest natural
the American continent with which the gold
value for this and
generations wonderfully that its
like pendhr In these mighty western
billion feet of lumber enough build
up hundred thousand American homes"
Outing here of the lumber
production
wealth and the monsrous preparation of waste practically all
departments of modern American life
people under
the
people ntensivey
utilize splinter wood
progress every line of industry and
desoaion
years and development of vast
learned properly to realize that
they bouniless, nexhausible.
that improvdence finds its
striking Illustration But mines SOIL and oil reservoirs and
with little thought
be exhausted.
wonderful utilization of waste by the
did try to
the millions millions that have been sacrificed in the
trusts? The crumbng
disued mines and wells mutey tell sad story
scarcely learned first principles in the economizng of
prodiga with them
the supply could out
let clouds of combusb and smudge from
chimney pollution ruin and waste
much scientists is good for
feed all the hungry the
land
rivers and lakes in the form of poisonous fer
millions which other people
which would be doubly bene fitted by saving
Hill volume of truth in the
of Americas had been gained by
preceding agessomehng for which
indebted to nature not to intelligence or energies
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1906-09-26
TWO ARE TOO MANY.

BUTTE, Mont, Sept Pa
woman who has two husbands at
one time and is satisfied with
neither Of them must be hard to
please. That is the case of Cora
B. Teeters, who filed actions for
divorce against two men on one
and the same day In her COM
plain against Almon B. Teeters she
alleges that she was married to
him in Eugene, Ore, in 1892, and
that he deserted her in 1895. In
her complaint against Eugene
Kurtz she declares that she was
welded to him at Spokane in 1908
thinking her first husband dead
and she wants it annulled on the
ground that it was Illegal
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MAKES THE LIVER LIVELY.

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup gives
permanent relief in cases Of habit.
ual constipation as 1t stimulates
the liver and restores the natural
action Of the bowels without irri.
tating these organs like pills or or.
binary cathartics. Does not nau.
seate or grippe and is mild and
pleasant to take. Remember the
name ORINO and refuse substi.
tues. Watson Drug Co.
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in a soft mauve tone. The short
Directoire coat is of plain silk,
while the Implicated skirt is of a
fabric which has lines of deeper
purple.
The coat opens upon a waistcoat
of delicate ecrue lace, which ends
in a high girdle. Full choux of
deep purple ribbon are set at the
bottom of the heavy mauve lace,
which forms the revers on either
side of the ecrue vest. The ribbon
from the choux is drawn snugly
beneath the edge of the coat.
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UNI BRELLA CUT.

Autumn costumes show decided
change in the shape and style of
skirts. The newest cut is on UNI
brella lines, and If milady be tall
and .lender, triple flounces is the
correct thiAg. But woe unto the
foolish fat woman who attempts
this mode of dressing.
A stunning French costume, built
on this model, is of heavy Tussor
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There's really nothing left for but despair. Dame
Fashion that he shall not theatrical
that the dof established
civilized world there's be stage
behind.
Paris country.
consisting simple band of
scheme
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
FIRE In
CASCADES
SPREADING
Flames Rapidly Destroying
Most Valuable Timber
Along the Santiam

The fire in the Cascade mountains,
along the Santiam river, in Marion
and Linn counties, is spreading. Des-
pite all efforts to control it, the
flames are eating their way farther
into the timber in the direction of
Breitenbush. Some of the best tim
ber in the reserve has been burned,
and last night 1900 acres were a
mass of flames.
The mills of the Curtiss Lumber
Company, at Mill City, have been
shut down, and the entire force of
men at that plant have Joined the
tre fighting forces. The force has
been augmented from the logging
camps, and all the nearby towns.
Men coming into Albany at mid
night last night said that little could
be done TO check the fire.
The fire is supposed to have start.
ed at a big log drift on the c. & E.
road, four miles from the Breiten.
bush river.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
FURRY
IN HOPS
SUBSIDIES
Fifteen Cent Options to Lapse
and Growers Making
Few Contracts

The furry In hops last week.
caused by buyers trying TO contract
the growing crop has subsided some
what. and news comes from the hop
region around independence and
Marion and Polk counties that the
options made at 10 cents a pound
have been allowed to lapse. Grow
ers are apparently willing to harvest
their crops without contracting them
&c dealers, and dealers seem unwill-
ing to make higher offers.
As a matter OF fact very few grow
ers have contracted their hops this
year, except small quantities with
which to secure money to pay for
harvesting the remainder of their
crops.
The present indications are that
the quality Of hops will be good, and
there is every reason to believe that
the market will reach 20 cents this
fall.
Although reports to the contrary
have been made, the fact that the
prices have been so low has caused
many growers to neglect the culti-
vation of their hops, and many
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
PORTLAND
WILL TAX
CHURCHES

All church buildings in this coun.
ty will hereafter be taxed, if they are
used for any other purpose than pub.
lie worship. This will especially ap.
ply to churches which are used for
secular purposes, such as concerts,
lectures, entertainments and the like
for which an admission fee is charged
County Assessor B. D. Sigler is is.
suing notices to pastors of all
churches in the county to that effect.
He declares this action is taken in
accordance with the state law, which
says that all houses of public wor-
ship shall be exempt from taxation
when used exclusively for public
worship or for schools, but when
used for other purposes they shall be
taxed upon the cash valuation there
/ OF the same as personal property
and the taxes shall be collected in
the same manner as taxes on person
al property.
Assessor Sigler's attention was re-
Gently called to the situation. Here
tofore all church buildings and their
furnishings and lots on which they
were situated were exempt because
II was generally understood that
they were used only for public wor'
snip. Recently the practice Of hold
ing entertainments in the churches
and collecting admission fees has
oeen widespread. In many instances
operate performances have been
given in churches.
1t is said that owners of theatres
and halls have objected to the ex'
emption of churches. They do not
think 1t fair to them, and they have
10 pay taxes and maintain their
buildings, to permit church organiSa'
lons' which pay no taxes, TO rob
the moi their business.
Assessor Sigler has determined to
place them all on the same footing
II the churches open their doors for
such entertainments, taxes will be
exacted. II such practices are not al
lowed in the churches, no assess
ment on the property will be made
he has no objection to entertain
ments In churches If no admission
fee is exacted.
i only desire to be just" said ne
today think it no more than
right for churches to pay taxes II
they are rented for purposes of pub
lie entertainment"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
Lots of WatermelOns.

Another carload of watermelons
came this morning from Fresno,
California, and is being unloaded at
the freight depot this afternoon. A
group of street urchins clings close
TO the car, eagerly expecting that ev-
cry minute the men at work will drop
one of the big melons. While the
melons do not often get away from
the hands of the men who are un-
loading, there is an occasional melon
which has been badly bruised in the
travel, and which is given to the lit
tie fellows. and then comes a rip.
pling, broad smile over their faces
that puts to shame the proverbiaI
smile that won't come off"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
Navy 20 Build Collirrs.

Brooklyn, n. Y, July 2S.-By vir-
tue Of the Increase OF the limit of
cost allowed by the naval appropria-
ton act work will now be possible
on the naval colliers proposed to be
built. This increase allows an ex-
pendlture OF 100000 on each col
Her. and the work will be done with
out further delay at the Brooklyn
navy yard and the Mare Island navy
yard. The machinery for the coll
liers Is already under construction
here. The colliers will not only
carry coal TO the ships away from
the base OF supplies but will be de-
signed so as 10 transport oil, which
Is material as much needed as
fuel Accommodation will also be
provided for ammunition and other
stores, and there will be some ar
rangements for transporting TO home
ports the sick and wounded officers
and men. This latter feature is an
important one, and has long been
urged as a provision which should
be made by the government both in
times OF peace and war. This lat.
ter feature has never been provided
for in the past.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
MILLS
ENLARGE
PLANT
Capi tai Cit Mills VIII
Increase Capacity TO 100
Barrels Daily

The Capital City Mills, on Church
street. in This city, are undergoing re-
pairs, and within the next ten days
/ will resume operations with an en-
tirely renovated plant, and will have
capacity of 100 barrels of -four a
dsy. The former capacity was IS
barrels
/ The owners, Bryant & Reeder, de-
termined that their plant should be
second to none in the Willamette
valley, and went TO work to put in
all the latest Improvements in -four
making machinery.
Four new bins have been added
for the reception of wheat, 3Ox9O
feet, % feet high, and will hold 24,-
600 bushels. This is in addition to
the bins already in use.
The proprietors have added new
sections to the rolls, new housings,
three new reels, an aspirator for
making cereal foods and an Invinc-
ible cleaning machine.
These new improvements are being
made under the direction of H. B.
Keene, an experienced millwright,
who had charge of making the recent
improvements in the mills at New
berg, Harrisburg and other towns,
and was sent here by the Portland
Iron Works.
The mills will be in full blast
again within the next ten days, and
will be ready to receive wheat by
Monday.
The mill is a custom mill, and is
ready to make -four, graham -four,
whole wheat, mill feed, shorts and
any and all products of a we'll con-
Quoted mill.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
CONTRACTING PRUNES.
Crops From Many Benton Orchards
already Sold-Big Orchard
Among Them.

Most prune growers in Benton
county have contracted their crops.
In many instances the buyer is Til
son, the Salem packer. others have
sold to La Selle Bros, OF Albany. The
latter are increasing their packing
plant, having purchased the Corvallis
processing machinery. The latter
was sold by reason OF the faA thar
the Increased operations OF the Kaup-
lseh creamery utilized the house in
which the processing plant was
quartered, and It's removal thus made
necessary, suggested and consummat.
ed the sale.
The present quotation on prupes
Ia Sls for 40-4Os. Some have been
contracted on basis OF AZ for 80.
fOs' Among other crops that have
been sold is that on the big prune
orchard. The yield there is estimat.
ed at 10000 bushels. or 100000
pounds OF dried fruit The largest
yield ever made by the orchard was
100000 pounds OF dried product
lhe nsure al which the coming crop.
IN the big orchard was contracted
mas not been made public, but Il is
oehe'ed TO have been a favorable
one.
the crop generally Is one OF the
biggest In the history Of the prune
u reports are To be credited ed-Cor.
Wallis Times.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
Personals

Miss Roselia Back, OF Mt. Angel
visited here yesterday.
Mrs. r. c. Churchill. of Albany, is
the guest OF relatives here.
The Misses Alice and Lena Mat,
ten are visiting Mrs. Fishwood. OF
Silyerton.
Mrs. Kate Watt and daughter
Miss Alma, returned after a several
days stay at Newport.
Miss Frances Liston leaves this
afternoon for Portland. whence she
VIII go to Eastern Oregon to renew
acquaintances.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

yards did not receive the attention
necessary to insure a full crop. This
will tell on the yield, and the most
conservative guessers believe that
the output will not be so very large
this year.
There is no vermin this year, and
everything points TO a good yield, al
though not pheuominally large
one.
There is uniformity of effort on
the part of the growers to have plen-
ty of pickers, and to provide all the
comforts and luXuries possible to
make Il pleasant work for the peo.
pie in the fields.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
A Party Luncheon

Is made more attractive by one
VI VI nose dainty luncheon sets from
"a efokohama Tea Store. The set
Includes table spread, twelve nan.
AIMS and twelve doilies. The regu.
'ar price OF these sets is csc; our
price for limited time l5c. Come
before they are an gone.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
Hotel Arrivals
Willamette.

+. Hofer journal.
John Blakely, Portland.
7. A, Canadian, Los Angeles.
Mrs. Gardner, Toledo.
P. Zemonsky, San Francisco.
l.. Jones, Newport.
Eta Cooper, Kingston.
Geo. II. Talbert, Oregon City.
w. w, Avery, Portland.
George Dorcas, Portland.
w. b. Edwards, Portland.
j. l.. Harper, The Dalles.
L. Chrisman, The Dalles.
Sim Lindser.
r. Shiban, Portland.
Henry Serr, Portland.
Salem.
D. o. Stevenson, Portland.
A. c, Smith, Salem.
James L. Lindsay, Heber, Utah.
Earl Balls Soda Springs, Idaho.
James Proctor, Ocean View.
Earl Proctor, Ocean View.
b F. Craft, Kennett, Cal.
Mrs. B. G, Krsus, New York.
Roy Bryant, Sheridan.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
Baseball Player. and rOO, Racer,

Louis J, k'agvr, ex.sAsnpios long,
el''ahse foot racer ot GERMANY aaa
Holland. write, October 81. 1901.
During my '-ainisg Of sish, weeks
,0e' races AZ Salt Lake City, in April
's"' used Ballads snow LIaimeu,
70 my greatest satisfaction. There.
'"Fe e'gAiy recommend saow ILni.
@ea, 70 all who are troubled with
sP'AlAs bruises Os rAsumA,ism. - as,
oQS asd 81. sOld by d. J. Nv
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

Councilman p. @, Haas has ~.
turned from a trip to Seaside. As.
'oria and Rainier. he had hne luck
hshinS' and at Astoria met good
many former Salem residents. lie
was accompanied nv his brother
john OF hillsohoro, and DR.. Schmidt
Of Rainier.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
She wm Get a Diyorc.


Reno. New, July 2S.-Mrs. $. II.
Corey and attorney arrived this
morning from Pittsburg, to prepare
Tor Mrs. Corey's divorce suit. which
viii be heard Monday. Corey's A..
torney also arrived today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
For Good Roads.

Monday the laying of crushed rock
on the government object lesson
road, near the fair grounds. will be.
gin in earnest, and the building of
that piece of macadamized road will
be watched by all who are interested
in good roads. Marion county is
without doubt the banner county in
the state for good roads, and this
experiment conducted here will serve
to increase the interest already tax.
en- in the movement for better high
ways. The work of the past few
days has been the preparation of the
sub-grade, preliminary TO placing
the first layer of crushed rock.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
DO slore Recrl,e. ~ -.

OF eaameied kitchen ware. The
l'ne Is complete, and the prices are
saea that all can anord the best. No
rust easily washed aud beauties !,
~ Come In aud see them
Yokohama Tea tsore.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

The Bankers did things to the
bookkeepers at baseball yesterday
afternoon on the University dla.
mond' The game proved interesting
and after ave innings OF the hardes,
kind oi a struggle for supremacy the
bAnkera came out victorious by the
score OF y 10 Z. Forbes aud Perkins
wsre the battery for the Bankers and
Clark and Campbell did the work
FOR the Bookkeepers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

Exclusive OF insurance companies,
s4s corporations have been formed.
up TO date. TO do business in Oregon.
This does not include corporations
organised under the laws OF other
states, doing business In Oregon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

"oklahoma" Jones. Of Macleay.
was Ia town today. aud says the
prune men want the hot weather 10
eoniineu. lie reports that about one
half OF the fruit has already fallen
on. and that n half Of what Is left
on the trees VII now drop, the crop
viii be the fnest ever.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

Wanted. - Energetic. Trustworthy
man to work In Oregon. represent
ing large manufacturing company.
Salary $40 to 500 per month. paid
weekly; expenses advanced. Ad-
dress with stamp, j. II. Moore, Sa.
lem, Ore. 7-2S-3t'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
nar.e Rdlinr NM. o..

san seoas'in. Spain. King Alfonso
and Queen Victoria sailed today on
the royal yacht sirAlds. They expect
TO call Al English ports before end.
los their cruise.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
BORN

buRroN.-At the family home on
East State street. TO Mr.. and Mrs
H. w. Burton, Thursday, July %
1905. a l0s pound son.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
Thunder storm This Morning

Jupiter Tonati got in small stunt
OF his specially this morning. Thun-
der and lightning began TO be in ey-
idenee about O'Clock this morning.
and miniature thunder storm was
In progress at intervals until 10
o'clock in the forenoon. A small
OF rain and hail fell in some
parts of the county, but not enough
In any place to have an sppreciable
effect on the dust.
Lightning and thunder Is so rare
west OF the Cascade mountains that
the small storm this morning attract.
I'd considerable attention.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

Found. the place to get your suits
pressed and cleaned. Panama hats
blocked and cleaned. shirts and un-
derwear 10 order. High class tailor
ing. Salem Pressing Parlors. 3S7
Court street. Phone 1867.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
All on the Earth.

Salt Lake, July 2S.-A car
loaded with giant powder on
"a freight train on the Rio
Grande a. Western exploded at
Goshen, on the Tintic branch,
at noon, wrecking the train
and scattering the equipment :
over the mountain side. All .
wires are down, and details
are meagre. II is rumored that
he enti re crew was killed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
CITY NEWS
A Collection Of Important Para
sraphs for Your Consideration.

Carl Ruef has finished a second
greenhouse, which will be devoted
entirely 20 carnations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

One OF the busiest men on state
street is Harrington. The meat from
his market is always fresh and his
motto is ito please.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
For Sale.

All stock and fixtures Of the Hike
millinery store. Good cause for sell
ing. G. NJ. Hike. ~
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

Many reports come in Of bad side
walks and poor crossings in the far
eastern part OF tine city. cobble
them up. ye city fathers, or better
stili, make some new ones.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

Levi Chrisman, the new sheriff OF
wssco county. brought Chas. Brown
20 Salem yesterday. and turned him
over 20 the penitentiary authorities,
Brown was sentenced 10 serve year
for larceny.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

Dog Tax Due.-Owners Of dogs will
save trouble and expense by getting
their tags and receipts from the re.
eorder now, as all must be paid be-
fore August lst, or the dog will be
taken in. W. W. johnson, pound
master. 1858
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

"Donnerwetter." is what many
OF &alemS citizens thought when
th# were awakened this morning
by genuine thunder storm. But
there wasn't rain enough to lay the
dust.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

Willamette Park, an agate
hat pin, with silver mountings.
Finder please leave at Journal Of
fee for reward. 7-2S-3t'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28

Home Made Ice Cream.-Pure stun,
sold at 90c per gallon, or Csc per
quart The best In town. Call at
Home Bakery, in Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing. F. Browning, proprietor.
7-2S-lm'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-07-28
Norwich Union Fire Insor-
ance Society.
NEW TODAY

For Risut-Houtekeenng rooms, up
stirs at 223 South Commercial street.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-02
WAREHOUSE BUILDING FOR
......u-a--l RENT --~.-s

FOR RENT = AN s-sToRY HEAVILY MILL
constructed warehouse building with 3-story
building in front, consisting Of 8 storerooms
Ing in all 1926 square feet-Nos. 49,, 20 and
% Bridge Square. Good railroad trackage IA
cilities; long lease for all, or would divide
building for temporary occupation until build
Ing is rented to one party. Telephone Main
AS. r.. r. Gorham. .tasS