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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-11-12

Springfield is to have an under
taking parlor.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05

the westward in the hope of seeing the head
light of her big brothers locomotive, but the
gloom was unrelieved by a single twinkle.
1t did not take her long to become impa.
tient. The truth was she was a little ahead
Of time and Jarvis was slightly late. All at
once she remembered hearing him once tell
his mother that the rumble of an approaching
train could be heard long ways by pressing
ones ear against the rail. STOPPING down,
she pushed her hood aside and touched her
ear to the cold iron. 1t was so cold indeed
"Ouchl'' and rubbed the ear vigorously. But
she tried again, and held it quiet, though not
very hard pressed against the rail, which act
ed somewhat like telephone.
Sure enough, she detected faint, tremu
lous rumble, which she was sure was the noise
Of a train of cars. The jar continued and
steadily grew in dstinctness. Beyond doubt
some engine was coming and would soon reach
her.
Strengthening up, she was surprised that
nothing of it was visible.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05

"1ll go meet Jarvis" was her natural con-
clusion. when he sees me he'll stop and
hand me the doll Pm afraid that if he lets
it fall in the snow it will get hurt"
Thereupon she began walking up the track
between the rails, looking sharply for the To-
comotive. She did not glance behind her, for
she had no interest in that direction, and for
tunately there was no cause for apprehension
from that quarter.
Suddenly she saw a big yellow object like
the moon cleaning through the myriad snow
flakes. 1t grew constantly brighter, and a
roar like that of gale in winter came across
the intervening space.
Chats Jarvis! that's Jarvisl When he
sees me, he'll stop and give me the doll Kriss
Kringle sent"
And stopping still between the rails, she
fixed her eyes on the light blazing mstily
through the white storm, and bearing down
upon her with tremendous speed
Suddenly Jarvis Brinton saw her, and the
handle of the reversing-rod went backward,
the whistle gave it's shrill warning, and the
massive driving wheels spun backward or stood
stationary as they ground over the sanded
track, from which the fire streamed.
The admirable safety brakes Of the present
day were not in use at that time, SO that it
was impossible TO check the momentum of a
train with anything like the abruptness now
seen; but it need not be said that everything
possible was done.
The moment Engineer Thatcher grasped the
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05

throttle and looked out, he saw the utter inn
possibility Of stopping the train before reach.
ing the child who as yet had no thought OF
danger. The veteran had been in somewhat
similar scenes before, and did not hesitate
what to do.
Jerking open the narrow door in the front
of the cab he dashed toward the front OF
the engine.
When he arrived there he observed the fig
ure of some one crouching on the very lowest
rounds. 1t was Jarvis He grasped one of
the fiat iron rods with his left hand, and was
in a half stopping posture, which, though it
looked awkward, was the very best possible,
for his knees were braced strongly against the
expected shock.
He was hercely gesticulatng with his right
arm for Dollie to get off the track At the
same time he almost split his throat in shout
ing to her. But the roar of the wheels drown
ed his voice, and the little one did not under
stand his meaning
She thought it queer that Jarvis and the
engineer should come out front to see her, but
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05

She would have been crushed under the
truck wheels had not Jarvis, with a swift
sweep of his right arm, gTipped her as if with
fingers of iron, and lifted her clear of the rail,
and upon the pilot, where with the single
arm, he held her close to him, and awaited
for the locomotive to stop
Keep her there, Jarvisl" shouted Thatcher,
Fastening back to the throttle; ''it will be
all right in minute"
The left hand of the youth still grasped
the iron rib of the pilot, and he was afraid
to let go and try to make his way back; SO
he did wisely IN not stirring The speed was
much lessened at the moment Dollie was res.
versed, and sand grinding and screec6ing un-
der the heavy wheels. it soon came to dead
halt
The manner of the rescue of the girl, who
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
CHAPTER XIV.
"ALL RIGHT"

,1HEN the engine was almost upon Dol
lie Brinton, the little girl seemed to
] awaken to her dreadful danger. With
Il a spasmodic cry, she started to run
= off the track, but was second too
late.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05

concluded that her brother meant to hand
her the doll to save it from injury.
And so she stood still.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
Continued From Last sunda,
CHAPTER XIII.
ON THE PILOT.

.N the morning of the day named,
when Jarvis Brinton signaled to his
mother that he was about to throw
off missive little Dollie was sent
NanxaD down to the road to get it.
p.-aatinc. hnd rraadn the YOUNG man
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08

charges were not only very grave but very
numerous, and the witnesses scattered. and
some for a time inaccessible. Haste might
mean defeat Proof was necessary, ana
was not to be collected in day. At last
sthe men with knowledge" were rounded
up, and recently have been testifying De-
fore the grand jury 1t begins to look az
IL Mr. Jerome might be getting warm in
the game
But nothing In all his record goes TO
show, or even fairly to suggest, that Mr.
Jerome is venal. Impulsive he undoubtedly
is Eccentric he sometimes is. He Is an
uncommon man. with views of his own, ana
the courage Of them every time But that
he is an honest man. beyond the reach Of =
bride in any form, is so firmly believed by
those who know him, and has been SO re-
peatedly demonstrated, that these charges
affecting his integrity will but make his
friends the more attached to him and his
position before the public the stronger.
TIE news from and about the New York
jury room and those who are appearing
there as witnesses indicates that Mr.. Jerome
will soon have his hands full of indictments.
and then we shall probably see the stun as
a prosecutor out of which he Is made
When at his best he is first-rate in court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08

world has for long time believed that .
man Of ordinary occupation was worth more
at thirty years than at twenty-five. II has
been inclined to put more trust In the wis
dom and capacity Of q lawyer, or q plysi-
clan, or any other professional man at ffty
than at forty. 1t has q penchant for elderly
statesmen. as endowed with accumulated
wisdom and discretion.
The scientist who tries to work age-Iimit
statistics upon society nowadays Is booked
for bumps. DR.. Holt of Portland might
have taken leaf out OF DR.. Osier's book
and kept silent. DR.. Osier really did not
say what the public thought he said. That
Is. he did not mean what the public thought
he meant But that made no difference. 1t
Is next to impossible today to convince the
average person that Dr. Osler il innocent of
the suggestion that a man at seventy IL use
less and fit subject for the chlorof0rm
cone. DR.. Hollis proposition that man In
ordinary OCCUPATIONS Is on the down grade
after TWENTY-FIVE and that professional
man begins to cheaper after forty will
cause him to be cordially disiiired the coun-
try over. He could not get votes enough
to be elected to a coronership in small
town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
The Worth of a Man.

DR.. Erastus Holt OF Portland. Maine is
candidate for the shoes of the expatriated
DIR. Osler. who is now abroad lamenting
slip OF the tongue by which the public UNI.
derstood him to say that a man should be
chloroformed at seventy. This DIR. Holt
read a paper the other day before a section
of the American Medical Association. in the
course of which he set forth the money
value of a man at varying ages computed
with reference to economic laws Accord
ing TO his tables a boy of ten years is worth
as a commodity. $2.eoi.62: at fifteen he is
worth s4.26S.66: at twenty-five the man is
worth s5.aSs03. his value diminishing stead
lily after that age, until at seventy he is
worth only s17.i3. and at eighty he has
passed to the extent of $s72.s4 on the wrong
side of the line. being charge upon So
ciety In that sum. The professional man has
higher range of values and a longer period
of usefulness. reaching valuation of
s25.sss-94 at twenty-five years and attain
ing his maximum at forty. when he is worth
SIS, .6S.
A very interesting assortment of statistics.
indeed. But where did Dr. Holt &c. them?
Do they represent wide range OF factors,
occupations temperaments, capacities!
Really. they are somewha. startling. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
Gambling.

Richard Garfield, the rich New York gam
bier. declares that the games that have
been operated under his auspices are fairer
and.squarer than those of Wall street. He
may be right. But he must concede that
his visitors pay very dearly for the honor of
his acquaintance. Witness his splendid es-
adjustments. his picture galleries filled with
the highest-priced work of the masters, his
richly appointed home. and his manner OF
living. All paid for by men, young and old,
who can afford to tempt fortune at cards.
Wall street may take money more selfishiy
and in shorter time, but the processes ap-
piled by Mr.. Garfield. if a little slow, are
sure. He is probably not dissatisfied with
his returns, or with his general experience.
Enormously rich at sixty. and with only one
short jail sentence to the bad, he has reason
as a gambler to think himself lucky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
The Latest Attack on Jerome.

Gov. Higgins viii probably think twice,
IL not oftener before removing District At
t0rney Jerome on the charge that he re-
cejyed $4,000 from the large life Insurance
companies toward his campaign fund last
fall as a gratuity reward in the shape
OF campaign funds to compound a crime
aud for a violation of the criminal statutes
OF this state, and has abstaiued In pursu-
anCe OF previous agreement or arrange
ment, from the prosecution of sundry
criminal actions in violation of section l25
OF the penal code, and is therefore guilty
of felony"
extreme difficulty ever since the November
elections. His triumph over Tammany was
so notable. and carried with it such assur-
ance of a vigorous administration of his
office. that Immediately those who had OPP
posed him, as we'll as some who had sup
ported him. began a line OF speculation and
suggestion as TO what his course would be.
Strangely enough. his most persistent crit
les have appeared in the ranks OF his for
mer friends. They have complained that
lie seemed slow 10 get a move on" They
have urged him to bestir himself Some
have expressed a complete loss of confidence
in him. Others have regretted their votes
for him.
There may be room for discussion as
10 whether Mr.. Jerome has been slow
IN moving against the insurance people
We have. however. to put against the i'm
patience manifested the fact that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
The Sliding Hog.

Chairman Wadsworth declares that he
does not believe Commissioner Neill actu-
ally knew whether the hog that slid into
a filthy place was afterward cleaned or
not. This seems 10 be rather beside the
mark. Mr. NeiI says the hog was sent on
its way without being cleaned. 1t may
later have been cleaned. But whether
cleaned or not, the fact remains that 1t
slid into the filthy place. and that the
filthy place was there for it TO slide into
All of which is more important, as bear
ing upon the sanitary methods of the
packers than whether Mr.. Neill actually
saw with his own eyes the final cutting
up of that hog in an unwashed state. To
paraphrase Lew Dockstader's old board
ing house rule. to prevent hogs sliding
into filthy places there should be no filthy
places
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
Reforms in Packingtown.

While the House committee on agriculture
Is listening to witnesses on the meat scan
dals. Chicago is getting busy and finding
out things at first hand. Building inspectors
have swarmed over the packing house dis
trict during the past few days and have
discovered fragrant violations and evasions
of the regulations, the meat handlers hav-
ing apparently been totally Indifferent to the
laws in the matter of their constructions.
Sanitary inspectors have also gone over the
ground and II is plain from the reports
that they have seen things that fully con-
firm the correctness of the Neill-Reynolds
report. The following extract from a new
report from that city is suggestive:
Sanitary Inspector Hedrick declares that
the packers are showing every inclination to
meet his suggestions and clean up The
employees in the meat cutting room OF Mel
son Morris * Co. are to have clean aprons
every day. as result OF one OF these sug-
gestions. and the officials of the company
agreed TO cut more windows through the
wall of this room, which Is ZIG by 40 feet
and is lighted by only one window.
Some of the inspectors complain that
the men who show them around the interior
mazes of the plants. where no one UNI
familiar with them find his way out. try
to lead them where they will not see certain
departments"
A clean apron every day? An extraerdi-
nary concession to decency In a business like
butcheringl How long does meat handler
usually wear one apron without washing?
More than one window in a room 116 by
100 feet? Stupendous, A room with 1890
square feet OF floor space, and. estimating
wall height of ten feet. 139, 200 cubic feet of
air space, to be ventilated by more than
single window? Beyond belief!
AS for the wiles of the guides, there need
II 30 "a
officials. These men know their business.
They know that there are Bluebeard cham
hers in Packlngtown which are never open
ed TO the general public and are especially
kept tightly closed to all people with "snoop
ing" commissions. Query: Did Messrs. Neili
and Reynolds get into these rooms7 Or
were they carefully guided about so that
their eyes might not see and their noses
might not smell the things that the packers
prefer to hide? Are there smells so bad that
even the somewhat faded senses of the
meat magnates regard them as unfit for
publication?
II might be advisable for the House to
send small committee out to Chicago
after all, quietly, without advertisement,
without notification to the packers. a COM
mittee chosen with especial reference to the
unfamiliarity of its members with the SUBJ
ject. Close acquaintance with the Pack
ingtown processes would Just now seem to
disqualify a member of the House from
serving onssueh body
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
Infants and Children's
White Hats and Caps.

HTUIA ULL Caps, Swiss and
L Hi y Lawn Sunbonnets and
n I'LL u White Pique and Lawn
Hats for infants and lit
tie children's summer wear, in
dainty and becoming styles. Some
plain, others deliberately trimmed.
The proper headwear for seashore,
mountain and general summer use.
Infants Tucked Null Caps {ciose-ftting).
Each. .........-.............. 80
Infants Close-htting Null Caps, with turn rr,c
back piece of embroidery. Each. .......... O
Infants Tucked Null Caps (close-ntting). roc
trimmed about face with narrow lace. Each. w.
Infants Close.ftting Null Caps, with turn. ,,rc
back piece Of embroidery. Each. .......... ~
Infants Tucked Null Caps (close-ftting1. trim
med with featherstitching and finished c. 90
about face with hemstitched hem. Each. @i.OO
Children's White Dotted Swiss Sunbonnets,
trimmed with lace-edged RUNE: also of
White Lawn. trimmed with rufne Of en- c0c
broidefy. Each. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 49,
Children's White Piqie Hats. with crown zoo
buttoned Each. ......,....,........... oCS.
Misses Large White Linen Lawn Hats made
Of f0. embroide s Iseh. neu ..a rune soc.
Third floor. Eleventh st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
Folk on Bryan.

In the press report of Gov. Folks speech
to the Missouri democratic convention ap-
peared this paragraph:
HE declared that Bryan would be nomi-
mated fog President In 1908 and would be
elected. He said the principles wnich
Bryan had advocated in 1896 were then
considered anarchistic. but now are con-
sidered the acme of patriotism.
Very far from the facts. The principles
for which Mr. Bryan stood in 1896 were the
free and unlimited coinage of silver and a
tariff for revenue only. They were not con-
sidered anarchistic, but dangerous TO the
welfare of the country. Nor has there been
any change of opinion as to either PROPOSE
ton A campaign made on either or ooeh
In 1908 would be as disastrous as was the
campaign of 1896.
The country voted for Mr.. Mckinley that
year as the champion of the gold stanoaro
and of protection. Does 1t regret that ac-
tionr II so. what Is the evidencef the
lean wears which preceded his election
have been succeeded by the latest years In
the country's whole history. The pupnc
credit relieved of menace has been at It's
highest. A tariff bin, drawn on the frank
est OF protection lines, has done It's "orA
so we'll that some of its schedules staho
very much in need Of modification. ha'
was constructed for a period OF famine
and which relieved that famine, Is oppreS-
sive in period of great plenty.
When we recall the conditions OF .ha'
wear. and the two candidates. and the wv
platforms, it is easily to be seen why NIL
Rryan was considered q radical lie was
radical What he advocated wouio' as
law. have bankrupted this country ana
in some measure have affected ADVERSELY
values all over the world. The waves VI
deem and widespread distress In great
country like this, with Its heaVy ioieisn
trade, would reach far.
But the comparison instituted today Is
not with Mckinley but with Hearst The
acclaiming of Mr.. Bryan as a CONSERVATIVE
grows out of the study Of what Is called
the Hearst program. That Is tnousnt 10
smack very strongly Of socialism 1t I'M
doubtedly embraces many new, ana some
extreme, things. Democrats of the old
school are becoming alarmed. They fear
that unless Mr.. Hearst can be headed on
the PARTY will go to worse and bitterer
defeat than in 1896, 1900 or 1904. And so
they are turning to Mr.. Bryan, along with
the men who followed him in 1896, as prob
ably the only man who can save the day
and the party against the New York edi-
tor
There has been little or no change In
Mr.. Bryan. He has retracted nothing.
Nor has there been any change in the
country as respects the things for which
Mr.. Bryan stood in 1896. 1t would reject
them again. The change is in Mr. Hearst,
who in the last ten years has Powered
into a political leader of marked audacity,
and wants to run the country on new sys-
tenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
The Lyncher and the Thief.

Addressing graduating class at law
school in Georgia. United States Judge
Emory Speer said:
80 far as the efficiency of criminal
prosecution is conceKed. IL is far safer to
Kill man than ii is TO steal mule.
In the latter case every man In the COM
munity with every sort of gun, from an old
fashioned wager to the latest pattern Win
chester. and every canine adjunct of man,
from the old-fashioned yellow dog to the
latest improved flee, will turn out and hunt
down the thief.
In the other case ii has become a custom
with many to wait for the governor or some
private person to offer a reward before
action is taken"
True to the very letter. The cheapest
thing in America today is human life.
There is not only energy in running down
a thief. but promptness in putting stripes
on him. But In the case of a lyncher pur-
suit when there is pursuit. is slow, and
conviction after capture. when there is
capture. Is so rare to be novelty. 1t is
probably not too much to say that the
hanging of man of any means for lynch
ing-and many such commit the offense-is
impossible in this country today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
Hannn1OcIks.

nsas-"eave Hnmmocks, with pillow aad
81 90
and vsIsnce hammocks. with pillow sprcader
W a. r s.s,aoas,. =, 81 so
CT anu faiance Each. ............s 81 ss
oioseiy Woven Hammocks. with adjustable nil,
iow, spfeader and valance. Each - 80 70
EAesa wide and Long Hammocks with inflow
spreader and valance; made good and strong
$50 and
The oso" Hammock made of ane linen cord
Win Win deep valance and spresder at either end
81. 30 and SO
Extra Fine Hammocks, closely woven. with sd
Hsah pillow. spreader and deep dsaianTe.
Hammock Ropes. Pair - ~-" 90" 90"
H Hammock Hooks Pair; .................15 c
Baby Hammocks. complete with stand Each "a "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
Profit in Model Tenements.

From the Hartford Courant
A corporation which has expended several
million dollars In the erection and MAIN
tenance of model tenements In New York
and Brooklyn has increased its dividend
rate from to AZ per cent. Model tene-
ments when properly managed" says the
report 81 the president Of the company.
have paid and will continue to pay salts
factory commercial returns, because the
patronage is sure and constant" Wholly
gratifying is the prosperity of the corpora
ton. for there's something more than mere
dollars and cents behind such an enter
prise. The social value of model tenements
which can be leased at reasonable rates
Is beyond computation. If model tenements
can be made just as profitable as miserable
tenements are the movement for decent
homes will be greatly helped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
The Palace Car Trust.
From the New York World

NEW OK WOrId.
Senator Bailey is entirely right In In
sisting that the Pullman company shall
not be exempt from the provisions of the
rate bill 1t is a distinct part of the trans
portation system OF the country, overlap
ping nearly every railroad line If IL es-
capes regulation where the railroads and
other companies do not the opinion is Ger
tain to spread that 1t has enough political
influence to purchase immunity
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
A Homely Appreciation.

a homeiy appreciation.
Underneath the summer skies, ~
Livin' at my ease.
Lookin' at the butterflies :.
An listenin' to the bees.
Dreamin' sweetly while / sleep,
An dreams while I wake,
Till the evening shadows creep
Guess that's hard to take!
Seem clouds like silver boas
Sail across the sky;
Hearin' birds with golden threats
Tellin' 'em goodbye.
Watchin' fur the stars to climb
An shine across the sea,
This old world in Summer time
Seems purity good to me.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
Two Other New Books:

Breakers Ahead" by Maynard
Barbour, author of the famous
"Mainwaring Affair" and AT the
Time Appointed" A strong, stir
ring romance of today, which should
appeal to every one.
"The Bishop of Cottontown," by
Moore; a story of the Southern cot
ton mills and one that greatly agi-
tates the question of child labor in
the southern mills. A delightful love
story runs through the entire book.
Main door. Tenth st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
Summer Goods
and Toys.

%n BUNDANT requirements
IMl tor charming games and
Nv outdoor pleasures and pas
times are shown in our
Summer Goods Department on the
fourth floor.
Extensive lines of Summer Out
ing Goods and Accessories, includ-
ing Hammocks, Croquet Sets, Lawn
Swings, Tents, Wigwams, etc, and
tuil assortment of the small toys
and games that are SO delightful to
the little folks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-08
A Word for the Husband.

In an extremely flippant article one of our
New York contemporaries raises an i'm
portant auestion-especiaIly important at
this particular season of the year. The
question is this: Does a man have a good
time when his wife and family go away for
the summer? But why should a woman
prefer that her husband should be like a
pelican in the wilderness or a sparrow alone
upon the house-toD while she Is PLAYING
bridge In the mountains? Why should she
take him away to a biennial convention of
the American Federation of Women's Clubs
to keep him from enjoying himself AGAIN.