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HOW CHIHCRILLAS ARE CAUGHT.
Little Fur Rearing Animal That Ii In ~
ger Of determination.

ger Of EXtofmfnati0
The ohinchiIla ia one Of the very few
really valuable fur bearing animals found
in South America. It's range is extremely
limited, the little ~burrowing animal be-
ing d~iscernible in numbers only along
the higher attitudes Of the Andes Noun
tains In Chile and Bolivia, where II has
danger Of early extinction owing. to the
the consequent high price Of the skins.
AS the officials In Chile and Bolivia re-
Of perpetuating the c~hinchilla, laws for it's
creature inhab it's Wild and rugged dis
triots, In instances almost inaccessible to
any save those familiar with the Rocky
Mountain trails. the chinehila hunter con-
game wardens.
Unless the demands Of the fur wearer
and values decline materially We may ex-
poet to- witness the determination OF the
Fur Neus. Should this undesirable re-
suit be appropriated, the demand would
cease for lack Of supply and the chinchilla
would doubtless again multiply rapidly.
During the season Of 1905 the colleo-
tion reached the total, in round numbers,
OF 2is,ooo skins, Of which all but about
5000 skins secured for Paris were shipped
to- New York for local consumption or dis
tribution abroad.
The season for catching the chinchiIla
runs from January to June and is indus
triously conducted. The chinchlla hunters
60 out In parties Of three or four accom-
panied by about half q dozen well trained
dogs and nothing else, no gins or traps
being used, as trapping is an industry as
yet unknown in that part of the country
The dogs, resembling our fox terrier, catch
and deftly kill them. These dogs are 20
well trained In this work Of destruction
that they rarely injure the fur to an APP
preciable extent.
AS soon as the chinchillas nave been
despatched by the dogs the men remove
the ekins and rather crudely stretch them
TO dry. After a hunt Of from four to six
weeks hunters n dogs make their way
back to the coast with their catch, and the
mon dispose OF the skins, from three to
fifteen dozen according to luck, and after
Q few days spent In town In riotous living
the hunters 60 on on another expedition
70 some other part 81 the mountain WheRN
they are reasonably sure c~hinehilas abound
ard o goldsn harySst awaits their gathering.
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I know, but the point Is this. The man !
bought It from gave me a map Of the place
where he found 1t; here 1t is, He said he
Knocked it out Of the side OF a cliff with
q stone, and there vas a lot of it all broken
up and no good.
F"I kept a little piece and showed il to
q travelling jeweller and he told me that il
! knew where the mine was l was in luck
and would make my fortune; so there you
are. The stone has probably been knocked
and hammered with rocks, and all you
want Is to put in a small blast and get in to
.How much Of a stake do you want''
asked the cashier: .u,, ,o u,
months and some me new tools. Hundred
sAii right said the cashier, "Ill 90
you; sign this" and he drew up the follow
i, John Handy, agree 70 divide with any
thing l may find from January K iS9o, 70
500 provided BY 80
The prospeotor signed the paper and
said he would max it six months. The
cashier took him to an outfitter's and the
next day the mar left for the desert. All
Of which Ia the story OF the discovery OF
II OF the best tourmaline mines in south
ern California.
There are scores Of grub stakers WANDER
ing over the desert; poor men, men on
small salaries, grub stake men. These
men often keep themselves poor, hoping
against hope; many men have spent their
lives wandering I've the desert without
making a valuable strike. Again some
Of the best mines have been found in this
way =
The great Cajon Pass and the pass Of
San Gorgonio, leading down to the deserts
of California and Mojave, are the highways
for the grub sta ker, and hardly q day but
you may see him following the track or
on the road, and at the desert towns, as
Banning, Daggett and Indio, he may be
seen.
The desert, while forbidding, has valuable
mines, and It is the grub staker's roaming
ground, and along It's pathways you may see
his bones bleaching IN the sun or his grave
marked by q ru Q Gross. h desert has
many phases. Now 1t is sand, again alkali
again wide stretches Of sandy pillows. or
you may hnd 1t a waving field OF flowers,
or again mounds Of gravel; but there are
mountains always in sight, as this section
OF tho desert is fiat, q sandy waste sur
rounded by mountains, bare, barren, ROCKY,
heat blaSt9A, yet invested with all the splen-
dom OF color the mind can Imagine.
srve struck Y fioh q doSen times, eaida
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I'm the Friday sucker; I was born that day
sure"
Il was strapped, and I sold out for q
thousand dollars. You see a poor man
makes a find; how's he, without q cent, to
get the attention Of men with money or
to get within a mile Of them?
"When l struck the Red Rose ! was a
hundred miles out on the desert. All I
had on earth was four pounds Of bacon and
a pound Of coffee. Some chaps came
along and offered me that money fof my
claim and I took II.
II went to Los Angeles, walked into q
barber shop. got q bath and a shave, then
went to a store and told the man to fit me
out from head to foot, and 1 vow when
went out l didn't know myself. 1 bought
q bag and went over to the hotel and entered
my name as John Handy, Red Rose, San
Bernardino county, took the best room,
rave the bell boy a dollar, and the next
morning read In. the paper that Col. John
Handy, the millionaire mine owner from
Red Rose, was In town.
Awell / gained twenty pounds in the next
two weeks and at the end OF the month !
was broke. No, no; I didn't drink 1t up.
II ran across the wife Of an old pardner,
She was sorubbing floors in schools, and
she e5 years old. l staked her with $500,
hired a little house for her 30 she GOULD
rent q room or two and that cleaned me
out.
Then I got a stake from a restaurant
man and the next day I was walking to the
desert; and, dye know, there's something
about the desert that kind Of locoes o mani
This time I'll let you into 1t.
'You know they have been finding SOM
| queer stones down at Mesa Grande Pala
and different places in San Diego county
and last week I was sitting In a barroom at
Daggett, out on the desert, when a mar
came in, the picture Of hard luck. but wher
be came to pay up he unrotled from q bee
q lot Of curious stones and offered TO sell
them to me. One was the most beautiful
blue you ever saw.
where Ia III / sold II for go at Indie
one night. ! wanted q burro. and ] struoh
an Indian and bought his burro fer The
stone and SO; he wanted u fer his oquaw.
1T might have beeu wsEth 1900 for ~
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The DESERT HAS ITS CALL.
PROSPECTORS WHO CAN'T KEEP
AWAY FROM 1T.

Grub stakers Who Are Always Searching
for Mines and Sometimes Finding
Them but Who Rarely Pront From
Them-Luck In the Panamint Region.
Les ANGELES. Cal, April 9.--Say, boss,
hin / talk to you for jest a minute?'
The speaker was a tall, thin nan with
+ hair and whiskers, his faoe the color
Of tanned hide. His eyes were intensely
blue and had a shrewd. good natured ex-
presaion, and his face while stern was
wrlnklsd In Just the places to indicate a
habit OF laughter. he was leaning on the
marble OF the cashiers window in a large
bank.
SIS h grub stake, or porterhouse, or both?'
yes; all,' said the man, laughing.
sYeu,re O guesser from Panamint.'
Il 0nt taIh to you now, but / will meet
you 1t the restaurant around the corner
IN hsh an hour said the cashier.
In the restaurant later the grub stalker
Joined him, dead broke, dry, hungry, but
good natured.
sIive been down the PaDamint way" he
sxplatned after he had cleaned out the big
bowl Of soup. Every dern fool is going
10 there to try and zee what Sootty'e got
but my hands are up. I lost my best burro
there and I've had enough: but I've got
eomething good down In San Diego county
and that's what I y want
did you ever make q staks7' asked the
cashier.
Found the Red Rose.'
'Whati'
Fact and I kin prove It. Dye know Col.
/ a. G. Beltmer7'
'Why, yes, he banks with u.s. replied
/ the cashier.
well. ask him who found the Red Ross
mine, and while you're about 1t you might
also ask him who was dern fool enough
10 sell out for a thousand dollars, as I'm
that man. You've heard the old saying
THAT a suckers born every day, chr Well,
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Muskrats Rob Hunter Of Duck

Jdsper correspondsnes Indianapolis NsHs,
Mr. Elliot. foreman of the MossmAn l4unh':
Company Of this. place. shot q wild du,k
yesterday as II Few over the back water
breaking It's wing, The duck plunged head
long into the water.
4 minute later two muskrats popped tlStt
Of u. The duck swan and fpttered IN, o
circle. One Of the rats followed it directly
head b Oh. Finally, one Of the rats made .
dive. en4, coming UP near the duck, caught
and dtysd out Of eight The other ras
followed. 'apd xniet went home mtnus the
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Not That Kind OF Suits.

From the Philadelphia Record.
A dilapidsted person rams q West Phila-
delphia door bell and asked the lady OF the
| house, a lawyers wife. whether she had any
old suits.
Go to Gee my husband at bis once she
answered. His arc mostly old, He's had
! one Of than I knov for moe than twenty
yOara." Tia tramp looked dlsoouTa gOd.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-08-23
THE FORGOTTEN GIFT.

She had been cleaning up her "den'' and came across various and sundry unfamiliar books in the process. After thinking hard she had restored them all to their right ful owners with fine and conscious sense of virtue. Only one remained and one night the man with whom she connected this particular book called. She brought it out.
 "Here's a little old book of yours," she anonunced in her usual flippant way, land wish you'd take 1t home. I've given it house room long enough"
 He took the book and looked at her rather queerly.
 "All right" he said, but there was no enthusiasm in his tone.
 "It's yours, isn't it?" she de- manded.
 "Well, not exactly" he replied. 'T gave it to you for birthday present about two years ago."
 Now she is writing her name in every book she owns.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-08-23
SAVED TOLSTOY FROM BEAR.

When Count Tolstoy was a young man he took part in a bear hunt that nearly ended fatally. When the beast charged him Tolstoy fired and missed. He fired second shot, which hit the bears jaw and lodged between his teeth. Tolstoy was knocked down, falling with his face n the snow. ''There," he thought, Fall is over with me!' He drew his head as far as possible between Ais shoulders, exposing chiefly his thick fur cap to the beasts mouth, till she was able to tear with her upper teeth only the cheek under the left eye and with the lower teeth the skin of the left part of the forehead. At this moment the famous bear hunt leader Ostashkof ran up with a small switch in his hand and cried out his usual "Where are you get ting to? Where are you getting to?" This, says Tolstoy, sent the bear scuttling off at her utmost speed. 2.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-08-23
TURNED OUT MUCH MONEY.

l During President Roosevelts in- cumbency in office SO2,O0O, ,Oo0 pieces of metal money have been coined in the United States mint in Philadelphia. Of the $S2,ooO, ,ooo in silver quarters coined in the hints of the United States since the establishment of the first mint, the mint at Philadelphia coined $9,500,- GOO under the present administra- tion. Of the 50,0O0,000 in dimes coined since 1792, their mint coined $8,000,000 under the present ad- ministration; of the $27 ,000,OOO in nickels, or fve-cent pieces coined, the local mint made nearly $7,O0O,- 900 under the present administra- tion; of the SIS, ,300,000 in cents coined, the mint at Philadelphia turned out nearly $4,000,000 during the present administration.
 In other words, there has been coined at the Philadelphia mint since President Roosevelt assumed the presidency nearly one-fourth of all the cents coined since the estab- lishment of the United States mint in 1792; over one-fourth of all the fve-cent nickels, nearly one-sixth of all the dimes and over one-ninth of all the quarters.
The log cabin Democrat., 1906-08-23
NERVE.

"Mr. Farsyte sent me over to ask you if you'd lend him your umbrel- ler," said the boy.
 Certainly" replied subbubs 'but what does he want with it? It isn't raining"
 'No, sir, but he said it was pretty sure to be raining some day soon, and he'd need it then" ."-The Cath ollie Standard and Times.
Arizona republican., 1906-06-16
Eminsnt Doctors Praise its Ingredients.

We refer to that boon to weak, nervous, suffering women known as Dr. Pierce'a Favorite Prescription.
 Dr. John Fyfe one of the Editorial Stan oI HE ECLECTIC MEDICAL REVIEW says of Unicorn root (HeIoTljGs Dtoicd) which is one of the chief ingredients of the oFs- vorite Prescription
 "A remedy which invariably acts as utter me lnvlgoratOr makes for normal ac- tivity of the entire reproductive system" He continues "in Helonias we have a medica- purposes than dny other drug toith t0Iaiels am acquainted. In the treatment of diseases pe- seen which does not present some indication TOT this remedial agent" Dr. Fyfe further says: eThe following are among the leading indications for HelOnias Unicorn root. Pain or aching in the back. with leucorrhoea: atomic (weaO conditions of the reproductive ritability. associated with chronic diseases of the reproductive organs of women. constant neys; menorrhagia (fiooding). due to a weak ened condition of the reproductive system: amenorrhoa Compressed or absent monthly periodsl ). arising from or accompanying an abnormal condition of the digestive organs and anssmic (thin blood) habit; dragging sensations in the extreme lower part of the abdomen
 If more or less of the above symptoms are present, no invalid woman can do better than take Dr: Pierce's Favorite Prescription, one of the leading ingredI- ents of which is Unicorn root, or Helonias, and the medical properties of which ft most faithfully represents.
 Of Golden Seal root, another prominent ingredient of "Favorite Prescription" Prof. Finley Ellingwood, M. D., of Ben nett Medical College, Chicago, says:
 uIt is an important remedy in disorders of the womb. In all catarrhal conditions and general enfeeblement. it is useful"
 Prof. John M. Scudder, M. D., late of Cincinnati, says of Golden Seal root:
 "In relation to it's general effects on the system there is no medicine fn use about Dhtch iFlif n f is uTtUersdIly egarded as the tonic useful in all debilitated states"
 Prof. Bartholow, M D., of Jefferson Medical College, says of Golden Seal:
 Valuable in uterine hemorrhage. menOr- rhagia (f1ooding} and congestive dysmenor- rhoea tpainful menstruationlD
 Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription faith fully represents all the above named in- gredients and cures the diseases for which they are recommended.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06

tsIlyerton Farmers Congress)
Arrangements are planned for a big
time al sllverton on Wednesday and
Thursday. toe iith and 18th. the
dates Of the Farmers and shippers
Congress. u V. Vaughn Of that
city was In Salem yesterday and held
conference with Col r. Hofer. pres
ldent Of the willamette Valley Devel
opment League. and County Judge
Scott In which they formulated the
program for the meeting a. given be
low on Wednesday afternoon and
evening the exercises will be In the
new opera house and will be followed
by a banquet The proceedings will
be completed Thursday forenoon.
siIyerton people are preparing
for large crowd The farmers Of
the surrounding country are interest
lnr themselves n the aHalr. aud a
number Of public men from various
parts of the state will be- present. be.
sides the several candidates In Ma.
rIou county. who are an invited The
railroads have made reduced rates OF
transportation. which will bring large
crowds from up and down the valley.
The slIyorion band and orchestra
have been engaged FOR the occasion.
and pleasant time provided for 10
every way. Tho evening program
wIll be- a sort of social analr and talk.
fest whore everybody will have a
chance 20 blov on steam. Following
"a The general program;
Wednesday. Feb. ~. (i;3o p. NJ .
Opening address. Col u Hofcr pres.
ident Willamette valley Development
League
Response on behalf of The city of,
Sllycrion F 4 Sem.
Address ON good roads. County
ludgo Scott
Development Of Oregon Governor
Geo T. Chamberlain.
"A Railroads Interest 10 Good
Roads Paul shoup. Hartman system
Value of Cannerios TO toe Fruit
Growrrs u M Glhori. Rosedals.
Wednesday Evening
Music by orchestra
Address by Mayor h. , Adams. siL
ycrion
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06
sure oure for Pile.

Itching piles produce moisture a''
cause itching. This form, as vel =
blind, bleeding or pFotruding piles q"
cured by DR.. Bo-San-KO's Pile Rsnel!'
Steps itching and bleeding, Absoi"
tumoTs SOC a jar AT druggists .
sent By mail. Treatise free, Wii'
me about your case. DR.. BosanA'
Philadelphia, Pa.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06
STATE NEWS

Eugcue pupils w.l hereafter drink
boiled water
r ID Au'on. of Eugeue. has sold
lgg bales of hops to N. a. Gilbertsou
of AuUn represenling s. D. UhIman
james NJ Abrams. a velkuoVu Ia.
gene citizen. died at hIs home there
Saturday evening He settled u ore
s1u iu 1865
saturday evening fhe Ashland Nor.
ma. school basketball team defeated
iae koseburg a.sh school. AZ Rose.
ouIs oy score of 81 tolT
tn" Enggne Guard has made usat
improvements lately and put on a new
dress The paper nov owns a rev
simplex tyre settling machine
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06

General James q. Aikn. ~ Hmm.
'nston Was In zoe city Monday. sssiry
ais friends and ,.siuus Republicans
senerai.y la the Interest OF Ms san5i.
daey tor the once OF state treasures
tie prodnced very favorable impre..
sion as a genuomau OF ability ana
nne Character Who would commara
'ha respect of the whole community
SHOULD he be- honored With th.s in.
p'F'ani once % Is becom.ne esr.r
ally conceded that this once is e,.,s
20 De- g'ven 20 Eastern Onegon a, alr
Ai'Ain Is tae only candidate nom -b.t
section of the state and there ara f,,,
ai'er ne same place 10 Western O-a
s'n-Aarion county hzying no cspst
date Tor treasuner-so Re9ab,ir,ns
srea'y appreciate the fact that thars
Is a hrstelass man ruuning from ~.
section ME Aitkin win visit as mrcn
'i Western oregon as possible bsf,,s
returning 10 his home east of ~
mountains
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06
And Good Roads Convention
Program for Feb. 14-15th
Wednesday and Thursday of Next Week
Will Be Devoted to Boosting
That Live Town

Address by Geo. Custer, president
board of trade. silyerton.
The Independent Telephone as q
Factor Of Development" P. L. Brown
sllyortun.
shor addresses by other speakers.
Banquet to the guests.
Thursday, Feb. IS 70 q. n.y.
civic improvement and Who Gets
the Bargains Mayor Chas Grissen, Of
McMinnville.
Development Of Dalrylng. Geo. w
Weeks. Salem
The State Press and Develop.
ment" President J. c. Hayter Dallas
state Press Association.
Possibility Of Increasing Crops by
Tile Drainage" Gideon stolz, salem
Engineering Problems In County
Road Building" n. B. Thlelsen. sa.
lem. secretary State Good Roads As
ISOLATION.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06
A FInIsh.d aoleI,t-

Joseph Marqucen. tho eanny Scotch.
man on the oreEonlan said on Janu.
ary 25. 1905. "Mlss Page 10 a I'm.
lshol soloist and showed broad tech.
nlquo and exquisite tone IN hor work
She has a hne stage presence"
Mlsf PaEo ia TO appear with tho
Gamble Concert company. February
a.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06
Two More Candidates.

Two more candidates aled their no.
tiees with tho secretary OF state yes
tefday afternoon, Alfred y. Sears
Jr, ot Portland. desires 20 have the
Republicans nominate him for the OF
nee OF circuit judge 10 tho second de-
pariment OF tho fourth judicial ais.
triet and John l.. Rand would Ike "a
have the Republicans say that he
SHOULD represent the second Oregon
district in congress
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06
The Years Tax Levy

To the sheriff Of Marion County. or
cgon.
State Of oregon. County Of Marion. %.
T. John W Roland. county clerk OF
Marion county. state OF Oregon. DO
hereby certify that the following IL a
true and correct statement OF taxes
levied for the year 1905 ia Marion
county oregon. for polls. state. coun.
~ road, school. indlgent soldier
school library fund, city. special road
aud special school. via,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06
X-RAYS


Ys eerappy troubaoouf.
There vas a Erutle tfouhadour
A child % uword and song
Who nvcd a noh'o lady sell
Ana loved her loal and long.
llo woood her a. knluht should vos
And laling lance To- rost
On foreign lands hor coiou ncw
oor many q naughty erestft
in coat ~ mail hs nayed the tail
of many a heg duEon
pnnk uith mo slant ~ KInsaio
unui each had e iar ou.
IN roundolala be- sanE her pTalsr
And vure bee Coiou sally
ile proved bic lo,r in a thou.aui uays
And foughl tbu,e ducls daily.
WIN lance aud ala he tousht ne
rurh
WIN hatiF ~ Drained lAn FRENCH
mca
Ihe rohhcr haront put AZ work
And scattered al their hrnghmeu
~ fought b. rhymod DO Gang be-
iank
An ior bic Ady's merit
And a. aho ooultut st0p tho crank
aha hat 10 grin and bear b.
Maen after Toafa of hoots anl ltsu
h's ioes he homesari po.aitl
lie wisely ssggod bnh tongue aud
ears
An1 hoh weiy doublt io.nttt
Alas a'aok he lady air
Mho-e coiefs he hai carusf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06

Scrub yourself daily. you're not
clean inside This means clean stom.
ach. bowels. blood. liver. clean. hoalhy
tissue In every organ. Moral: Take
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. IS
cous. Tea or Tabuis. Or Stones
Drug Store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06

The council vil meet In regular
s'''.'n a. 'ae ciy lsu hls syeripe
- iaF a. Is knoWa nov. ne Only
mins of Importance Vhieh Is 10 he
''n''t'ret Is a Sidewalk ordnance or
ordinances.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06

Had 10 Kids with nasen hair.
And fur 90 yoar va married.
-J. a. G.
aittsrs~sst
My son pray sou mark her VOL.
for she Ia false as sac ls fair
Aud h'ticrsvcot Tho Circean spell
% woven iu hor odorous hair.
iiur manning beauty l. a snare
u, Satan see for foolish feet
u 10 not glyon Tongues 10 toll
The victims of che n.iiersveet
Thomas lomaS Hunter
sss
The LOO of q MILDLY
Entered
harei
Tued lt-
rhaFrt'
Court Dol.
Qu.rei
Guilty
fwi' 2
-Runa'1 NeWs
sss
There would aa,e beru sp.ead.i
sho~ hst u.ght fut u. Rase.an
Opera Company eOr nrri at Astoria
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06

= NVman worries until she s.ts
s"nSles. thoa w0rr.os because sae hss
.aenA u sAe 'Akes Ho.nsters Rocl,y
Aoan'ain roa sho uoui have p.s,s.
or husht smilhg hoe to,ows "a
nae - eesta Tea o. rahleta d.
siope's pFus s,o7e.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06

o'd mazda vol'd b. s,algo ani hand
to aud.
Voad ,hry ~ made 20 SEQ
ii"N s'ace and b.an'y is combined
hY uains Roosy Mountain Tea
hr s,uaes nng Store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-02-06

Total tax ,,.s O.. .,..,,f2ol,sse"
Ia witness whereof, have hereuho
set my hand ana afixed the seal OF ~
county court OF Marion county, or
son. this "a day OF February, 1895
JOHN w. ROLAND
Clerk OF Marion Coaa1