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

ed. which means, as / take it. that the
letter must be duly read and consider.
ed, that errors in spelling and punctua-
tion must be corrected and that anv.
thing immaterial. immoral or, in a
word, unfit to print must be suppress
ed" Continuing he wants to know If
letter worth printing at all shouli
not appear as "nearly as possible in
exactly the shape it left the pen" and
then details an unpleasant experience
of his own with another newspaper
that gave immediate and conspicuous
position to a letter he had sent in, but
so "cut it that half of the point and
spirit was lost, at least to the author 's
mind"
This is a problem that has to be
solved many times a day by a paper
that prints as many letters from its
readers as does the Times, and presum-
ably our own solutions of the problem
are not always satisfactory to those
whose contributions we almost always
feel obliged to change little or much
in one way or another, for it Is fact
that not one letter in hundred "goes
into the paper exactly as it was re
ceived. They must all be regarded in
relation to numerous matters with
which the writer's of them cannot pos
sibly have full acquaintance. Always
there is the question of available space
always that of general interest and al.
ways that of a premeditated policy,
which, by the way, certainly is not that
of suppressing all letters expressing
disagreement with our own opinions OF
opinions with which we do not agree
So far as we can answer our CORE
spondent's s inquiry at all, the reply is
that the honest and courteous editor
never Intentionally makes a letter he
prints say what he knows its author
did not mean to say. That is the fun
damental rule. and when that rule is
eonscientiOusly and efficiently observed
it seems to us that the editor has acted
well within his rights unless the CORE.
pondent definitely states that his let
ter is to be printed as it stands or not
at all. 1t is very valuable space that
we devote to these letters. and we have
the right 10 say how much of it We will
give to any correspondent for the ex'
ploitation of any idea. We must, too
decide for ourselves what is and what
is not material to the point at issue
A lot depends on the ability of the
writer, a lot on the character if his
communication and something oB
whether the signature is real or assum.
ed, full name or only initials. The
guides are decency, courtesy and fair
ness, and we hope that we never fail
TO follow them.-New York Times.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-30
WHEN COMMERCIAL DREAMS
COME TRUE.

If you would be impressed by a final
proof that the dreamers of yesterday
are the builders of today, you should
see one of ]. J. Hills new steamers
loading for Japan and China and Manil
la, and then recall the kind of liners
that were on the Pacific few wears
ago. The Minnesota or Dakota swa!.
lows thirty thousand tons of cargo,
which is the burden of FIVE hundred
freight ears. They carry 5000 passen-
gers when the lists are full. Their
tonnage is $4,000, or 5000 tons greater
than any oth.r vessel in the Pacific
trade And looking a little farther
is almost twenty times larger than the
far famed clipper Of the age of sail
whose titanic heir she is to the com
meree of the Pacific.
A century ago a Salem bark of only
POO tons Ga hundred of her like could
be slowed in the holds of the Minneso
IA or Dakota) made one Of the first
voyages around the Horn to the new
northwest coast. She mounted eight
guns and her cargo consisted of
" broadcloth, blankets, flannel, powder
muskets, watches, tools, beads and
looking glasses" for trading with the
painted natives
On recent voyage the Minnesota
carried to the Orient 20 locomotives
more than a hundred railway ears, TO-
GOO kegs of wire nails, and half mil.
lion dollars worth Of hardware, ma.
ehinery, flour and other products of the
mills, the mines, the farms and the
factories that, even from the far
away Atlantic coast, seek new outlets
toward ths setting sun.-Ralph d
Paine in "The Buildrs." in The Out.
ing Magazine for May.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-30

ly get away. He hides. His pursuers
are in the open.
One man like Henderson or Shaver
is worth more to society alive than a
hundred outlaws, if they could be
taken.
Such a criminal as Smith could not
long conceal himself. He would have
no peace until he gave himself up to
justice
Hunting him with posses Of hundreds
of armed men is more apt to create for
him sympathy. 1t arouses a sensation
al interest. constitutes him almost a
hero. as it did Tracy.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-30
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleas
Ell TO learn that there is at least one
dread disease that science has been able
to cure in all its stages, and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure new known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being
constitutional disease, requires con-
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting direct.
ly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving
the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature
in doing its own work. The propriet
ors have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that 1t fails to
cure Send for list Of testimonials.
Address +. J. CHENEY & CO., To-
ledo. o.
Sold by all druggists, ?5e.
Take Halls Family pills for eonsti.
patton.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-30
THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN.

The Republicans of Oregon have
nominated pretty good ticket. 1t is
fairly well distributed.
UHler the direct primary system
Of nomination the people can nominate
whOmsoever they like, regardless Of
location.
With a good campaign management
withycombe ought TO appeal pretty
strongly to the sgriculturist.
II may be conceded that he has a
strong man running against him, but
it may surprise the phophets how
withycombe will develop strength.
The great problem ahead of the men
on the Republican ticket is how to get
the Republican vote.
If the vote can be got out there is
no doubt that the whole ticket can be
elected. If Republicans stay at home
the ticket will be defeated.
The vote at the primaries indicates
considerable apathy in the Republican
rank and file.
The causes for this apathy are not
hard TO find. The land frauds, the de
feat of reform bills in the legislature
are among them.
The people taking the referendum
'on the general appropriation bill Is
also source of dissatisfaction.
in spite of all these obstacles. Re
publicans can elect their ticket with
an honest, fearless campaign, and win
the offices they have lost.
But the effort must be male to get
out the Republican vote. There are
Republicans enough and to spare TO
elect all the candidates. But it will
take good generalship to arouse party
enthusiasm to the point of surprising
victory.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-30
ELECTION DATES TO REMEMBER

Canvassing votes for nominating
state and district candidates May 8.
Last day for fling nominating petit
taons for county Offices May 10.
Last day for fling certificates Of nom.
ination May 8.
General election Juno 4.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-30
Loss of Appetite

Is common when the blood needs puri-
flying and enriching, for then the blood
fails TO give the digestive organs the
stimulus necessary for the proper per-
formanee of their functions.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is pre-eminently
the medicine 20 take. 1t makes the
blood pure and rich, and strengthens
all the digestive organs.
81 was all run down and had no
appetite. After taking one bottle OF
Hoods Sarsaparilla | could eat any
thing l wished" Mrs. Amanda Fem
ner, oneco, Conn.
Accept no substitute for
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-30

The first lesson man learns when
he enrolls in the school which quail.
ihes for success is to put by a part
Of his earnings every week,
The truest friend in the times Of
adversity is the bank account, and
the surest foundation upon which u
build fortune, is the accumulated
savings Of months and years.
The hsbl, Of putting away mOney
is reflex in its action. The money
in itself is valuable accessory, and
the quality OF minl aud character
developed through this habit makes
] for ultimate success
Deposit your savings with US,
Savings Department
Capital National Bank
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-30

burp. was the nominee for county com
missioner.
here were 1O3 votes cast in Aurora
preeinct-95 Republican and Demo
cratic. In Butteville precinct there
we,e 20 votes-53 Republicans and IL
Democrats.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-30

Sold in Salem by s. C. Stone.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-30


qAugust Flower is the only medicine
free from alcoholic stimulants) that has
been successful in keeping the entire
thirty-two feet of digestive apparatus in
normal condition, and assisting natures
processes of digestion, separation and alb
sorption- for building and rebuilding
by preventing ALL irregular or unnatural
causes which interrupt healthy and per-
feet natural processes and result in intes'
tinal indigestion, catarrhal affections
causing appendicitis-stoppage of the
gall duct), fermentation of unhealthy
foods, nervous dyspepsia, headache, con-
stipation and other complaints, such as
collie, biliousness, jaundice, etc.
QAugust Flower is natures intended reg
ulator. Two sizes, 25c, 75c. All druggists
Sold in Salem by s. c. Stone.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
THE COST OF LAMBS.
It Is a Difficult Matter to Get At.
But Can at Least Be
Approximated.

It is a most difficult matter to get
at the actual cost of rearing lambs,
since one cannot just figure the man
agement that will insure a certain
number of them to live, nor how much
of the expense of keeping the dam is
to be charged to the lamb. AS rule,
the cost Of every lamb at birth is the
cost of keeping the eve between lamb
ing periods, less the income from her
wool and the value Of her manure to
the farm. We would say, says the Mid
land Farmer, that the cost of lamb
is anywhere from so cents to three or
four dollars depending upon the meth
DDS employed. 1t should be understood
that the board bill of sheep in
creases with increase in size, and
growing sheep consume more feed than
mature ones. Then, ewes will have
from one to two lambs, which further
complexities the matter of figuring
cost. Should any breeder secure 100
lambs from 100 ewes he is doing well.
We have always figured that the wool
would pay the keep of the dam, and
leave lamb free of cost at Landing
time. Whatever it cost from that time
until the lamb is in market should be
charged to the lamb.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20

tries, whose purpose Is TO- secure In.
ternational arbitration. The union met
in Germany and discussed peace and
arbitration to it's hearts content. The
American members were presented to
Kaiser William and had a very cosy
social chat with the war lord AS soon
as the kaiser clapped eyes on Barch-
field he held out his hand, grasped that
OF the Pittsburger heartily and, look
ing over the strapping form of the lat
ter, declared:
"How wish could enlist you in my
bodyguard! What a superb grenadier
you would make"
Barchfield acknowledged the compli-
ment, but expressed q preference for
the halls OF congress at Washington.
The kaiser laughingly admitted that
the life OF an American congressman
might be more desirable than that of q
member Of the emperor's bodyguard.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20

bee in the top part Of the box, put
it on the box. draw q slide, and let
the bee down on the honey; tilt the lid
back little; set them up on stick
about eight feet long or high, and wait
for Mrs. Bee to come out with her
load. II the tree is near enough to
pay to look for she will be back in
from nine to Is minutes. l never had
one come back in less than six min
utes, and they were only about so
rods away. After several get to work
ing on a line, and are coming back In
good time, usually have another box
l catch all l can that are in the box
at work; set box No. 2 up on the stick
and move several rods to the right or
left, as may be most convenient, and
set them up again. In this way you
get. cross-line, and we can generally
find them in half day, and sometimes
less. Hunting bees isn't a profitable
business, but there Is real sport in it.
and enjoy it.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
The Asparagus Bed.

We believe in moving the asparagus
bed in the fall and burning it over to
destroy the beetle eggs and rust that
may be there. Others who have grown
much more of it than we have prefer
to have the old stalks remain until
spring as a help to hold the snow on
the bed, says the Farmers Review But
in either case we would cut and carry
away all the seed beginning to fall.
The little seedlings in the old bed are
no better than SO many weeds. II
seedlings are wanted to set new bed,
cut the stalks when the seed is nearly
ripe and hang them up to dry. Then
SOW the seed in a new bed, from which
it may be transplanted when year
old. We like good yearling plants bet
ter than twO-year-olds.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
Best Nest Egg.

Most hens will take offense and seek
a new nesting place unless the nest egg
ream:ns untouched. In winter it is IL
able to freeze and break, not only soil
ing the nest but inducing the egg-eat-
ing habit. China eggs have one serious
objeetion-they are so cold in winter
that it must be positively uncomfort-
able to the hen to be obliged to sit
upon one. just think OF the inconsist-
ency Of the thing! We feed the hen
warm food and give her warm drink
to induce laying and then reverse the
treatment by chilling her in this way.
Our grandmothers used the nest-egg
gourd for this purpose. And besides
the merit of cheapness 1t is practically
unbreakable with ordinary usage, and
is never uncomfortably cold.-Midland
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20

ton of the late Isaac Bassett, ASSIST
ant doorkeeper Of the senate, John
Chancey holds the record for long ser
vice at the capitol. Bassett was ap-
pointed page in the senate by Dam
lei Webster in the early '3Os and re-
NAMED continuously in the employ OF
the senate until his death, more than
60 years afterward. His was pic
turesque figure during the latter years
of his service. He was tall and wore
a flowing white beard which, with long
white hair, carefully brushed down to
his coat collar, gave him patriarchal
appearance. He wore a suit OF blue
broadcioth always, his summer and
winter garb differing only in weight.
In the old days when snuff taking
was the custom, Bassett always kept q
box OF the finest rappee on a ledge near
His chair, which was placed at the foot
of the vice presidents rostrum. This
supply of rare good snuff was at the
command Of the senators, and it was
no uncommon sight to see the elder
Salisbury, Of Delaware, or Sumner. OF
Massachusetts, walk dignif1edly to TINS
box end help themselves to pinch OF
the fragrant titillating mixture.
Bassett's duties in his declining
years were light and dignified. He
acted as a sort of mentor to the mis-
chievous young pages and saw to It
that the latter behaved themselves.
even if he had to enforce discipline
with box on the ear. The efficient
clock in the senate chamber was his
especial care, and in the last days OF
the session it was his, custom to turn
the hands back 80 that noon would not
be reached before the senate had COM
pletei its work. AS congress ends by
law at noon on the fourth Of March
every other year, old man Bassett was
called upon to act as Joshua and
turn time backward by moving the
hands of the big clock.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
Deep Flowing Of New Soils.

When new soils are to be plowed,
late blowing is often beneficial. The
burrows are turned up to the frost,
and the fall rains do not have much
Of an opportunity tc break them down
and compact them before the cold
freezes them hard. The freezing does
work that it would take long time
for the wind and rain to do without
its help. It is the experience of farm
ers that when new land is plowed
deeply the bottom part of the sol
should be exposed to the air as much
as possible. Possibly 1t is impf0ved
some by being exposed to the light
Farmers Review.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
PROFIT IN GREEN BONE.
How the Feeding of It Increased the
Egg Yield to the Point of
Real Success.

moved onto a rented farm AUril /,
1901, writes a New YORK correspondent
Of the Ohio Farmer. On the farm were
so black Minorca hens, six males and
four Buff Cochin hens. They were all
housed together, in small quarters, ami
had been fed all the corn and wheat
they would eat during: the winter. Eggs
were to be equally divided so we kept
a strict account.
During the first ten days fed them
as the landlady had From April to
10 four Cochins laid % eggs, and so
Minorcas laid "a eggs. l saw at once
that wheat and corn could not be con-
verted into eggs profitably unless sup
plemented with something else. April
10 commenced feeding green bone. /
had no bone cutter so l had to crush
it with a hammer. After they had got
ten taste of it had to fight them to
keep them away; while that was an
unpleasant feature, yet the satisfaction
of knowing that l had hit ON Just what
they wanted more than compensated
for the annoyance. / fed from one to
two pounds every day till the Goth,
when had to give it up on account OF
the time it took. Result: April 10,
gathered five eggs; April Is gathered
IL eggs; April Is gathered 81 eggs;
April 80 gathered 30 eggs.
April 8 1.-TWO days after commenced
feeding bone) set hen on Is eggs.
Eggs all proved fertile, but only two
chicks had strength enough to break
through the shell, and they died short
ly after. On April 16, "a and %, re-
spectively, set three more hens. Ev-
cry egg Matched and every chicken was
strong and vigorous, but l lost II by
the mother hen stepping on them.
In my short trial learned: "a Grain
alone is too expensive. (2) Bone is
cheapest supplemental feed l can get,
for it decreases by one-third the
amount of grain that would be fed
otherwise. 90 It increases the pro-
duction of eggs. az While bone does
not insure fertility i. eggs, it insures
vigor and strength in the young chick
en- which is just as essential (5) A
bone cutter is essential for it saves
much time and annoyance, wastes no
bone and prepares it for little chickens
as wei las hens
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20

burg, section Of the city largely in
habited by thrifty social Germans, who
regard the ''long doctor" as their POI
litical patron saint. It is social COM
munlty and Or. Barchfleld keeps open
house. where many parties, in his ex-
pressive language. 'have been pulled
on Simple little affairs they are
some pumpernickel and cheese, few
stems Of beer and friendly game OF
pinochle or sixty-six, furnish the en-
tertainment, but they have proven
powerful popular and have landed the
doctor in the house.
Last summer DR.. Darchfleld accepted
the invitation Of Mr.. Bartholdt, OF
Missouri. to become member OF the
Interparliamentary Union-a non-ofn-
eial bcjy Of statesmen Of various coun-
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20

him from the embarrassment of being
taken for page on the floor Of the
house. Mr.. Smiths brain is away out
of proportion to his diminutive body,
as he is one of the ablest men of the
very able delegation from the Wolver-
inc state. He is lawyer Of high
standing in his district and in debates
on thu floor of the house he has proven
himself capable and convincing.
Mr.. Smith has rival for the dfstinc-
ton Of being the smallest man in the
house. Mr.. Frank S. Dickson Of Illi-
nois is more youthful looking than the
Michigan member and is almost as
short in stature. Dickson has already
paid tho penalty Of his boyish appear
ance, as he has been summoned by old
er members more than once to run
errands for them on the superstition
that he is page. The Illinois con-
gresham regards those mistakes as
good jokes and keeps up the Illusion
sometimes for his own amusement and
that of his friends. He was chosen
one Of the tellers during the election Of
the speaker when congress opened.
Mr.. Dickson was barely old enough
to get into the house. He was nomi-
mated and elected before he had
reached the constitutional age of Is;
but passed that mark before he took
his seat in the house. He is slight in
form, not above five feet four in height
and his face is as innocent of whisker
as that OF lad of IA. He dresses in
youthful clothes and would readily
pass for a boy Of 16. He is one of the
accidents" that were carried into the
house on the Roosevelt wave Of last
year. He made little or no effort to be
elected, but the big vote for Roosevelt
carried him along.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20
POULTRY WISDOM.

Give the hens all the sunlight posi-
Bile.
Mixed feed for hens should not be
too soft
Find out what hens are Improbable
and dispose of them.
Some of the largest producers of
poultry started small
The fowls should be kept indoors
during cold vet days in late fall.
During wet days see that the litter
In the poultry house does not become
damp.
The pullets are the hens that lay the
eggs in early winter.-Farmers' Re-
view. :.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1906-01-20

" lOuS WV -
came in Sulloway would have to look
to his laurels, but the giant from New
Hampshire can look down on Barcn-
field. He is six feet seven, while
Barchfield is only six feet four. Then
Sulloway is about six inches broader
across the shoulders than the new
Pittsburg congressman.
Sulloway is a quaint figure. He is q
man of considerable ability, which he
devotes almost exclusively to the IN
terest of old soldiers, as he is at the
head O; the committee on pensions. He
is modest and only occupies some six
lines il the congressional directory,
where statesmen are wont to set forth
who they are and what they are. He
dresses in long frocked broadcloth
coat, with q velvet collar. This gar
ment is Of generous proportions and
hangs loosely on his big frame. It
would afford cloth enough for two or
three ordinary coats. Mr.. Sulloway
allows his long brown hair to grow
down over his collar and wears mus
tache and chin whisker of equally lux
urious growth. His hands and feet are
big and so is his heart.
This big congressman is veteran OF
the civil war, but says nothing about
his record. He simply states in his
biography that he was admitted to the
bar in 1863 and has practiced law
since 1864. He had, however, seen
much service, and offered his big body
as a target for confederate bullets be-
fore that. At one time the simple
faith of the Salvation Army appealed
to him and he joined that organization
and was proud to beat the big bass
drum in their street services.