Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-30


Get themselves round with a little
green. Mr.. Morgan, it is reported, has
decided to do away with two or three
of the buildings on his land and build
AN italian garden. He is travelling
through Italy and has visited the rem
assaince gardens in Rome, Florence and
Trivoli. which are models for the for
NAL style.
On all the original theories on econ
omv the most eccentric was announced
bv a girl in a fashionable millinery
store few days ago. With two friends
she was going through the painful pres
sure of choosing a hat, and at last
found something that suited. She
was giving orders about its upbuild-
ing and other details, when she espied
ready trimmed affair of brown straw
with three shades of russet ribbon
composing its whole adornment. She
eagerly asked the price, and 10 the
amazement of her friend she paid spot
cash. and ordered the hat sent at once.
But what do you want with brown
etrawl" asked the ehum, "you haven 7
brown gown" "Oh, know all
that" answered the purchaser, "but
do YOU see all the ribbon am getting
on that haiti Well, 1 can get brown
linen suit and wear the hat few
times. Then, you see, l am just dsffed
about russet shoes. l wear them the
whole wear round-in the house, i mean
in the winter. Well, that ribbon
will make lovely shoes ties. It's so
soft and wide. You have no idea how
much it costs me to buy shoe ties. Why
that hat viii keep me going for
months.
People are asking whether the San
Francisco disaster win effect the presi'
Dental campaign. One Of the leaders
in the political field owns much proper
ty in the stricken city, and 1t is un-
questionably lost a great deal Of its
value. Will money be as ready to hand
out and easy to lavish on all political
schemes the leader faneiesi It does
not appear possible that the sinews of
war can be supplied as readily as they
have been. and changes of attitude on
the part of public questions may soon
be looked for. The earthquake may
have shaken Mr.. Hearst 8 power to
wage political war as much as 1t has
his buildings on the treacherous soil
of the coast.
A great many New Workers have
been trying to imagine the plight Of
the stricken people in San Francisco
They have wondered how they them
selves would be able TO withstand such
ealamitious circumstances, each fea
ture Of the conditions standing with
sword uplified against the health OF
the hapless victim. Were New York
70 awake tomorrow morning and fnd
itself in the streets, the gas cut of
the water gone, no provisions purchase
able, the continued pressure upon the
brain that nothing now relieves, with
nights without sleep and days without
labor or refreshment, ones sole exist
enee upturned and faith in things un
rooted, a wall would 60 mp that would
be hear daround the globe. Half Of th'
wretched victims would sink TO theii
graves at once, and the others woulC
carry the recollection as a memory
whose honors would sink into theii
very innermost being. Many have sale
that they have not slept at night sine
the news Of the earthquake broke up
on them.
. A boy with a double-barrelled gun
he only nine years old, captured Nv,
burglars, in a way that excited the IN
QUALIFIED admiration Of the police. Ed
? ward Reilly is the boy, and his dee
was performed in the Bronx. His par
ents went visiting. He and his broth
E er, on one of the upper floors, hear
, noises which led them 10 creep dow
o stairs. He took look that satisfe
him that his surmise was correct, tha
there were burglars around. He 20
his fathers loaded gun, and FOLD Wi
8 lie TO follow him. Planting himsel
o in command Of the cellar stairs, b
told his brother to run out and vel
: This Willie did TO such an effect ths
!. not only the outside world heard hin
a but the burglars did also. Up can
;. the men from the cellar. The instar
. their heads appeared, Reilly aimed h
4 gun at them. "Another step and l.
= blow your heads off," he cried. 'Bae
|. dropped the men into the cellar. d