Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-09-29


every day there are amusing events
that are evolved from the ordinary
passing events of the business life
of the metropolis and fairly test the
powers OF laughter. In a crowded
hour on Broadway the other day a
| lady undertook to cross the street,
and in doing so she walked close to
the rear end of an express wagon
A vigorous dog was looking out OF
the wagon, taking In the scenery
with evident delight, and at the
same time keeping track of what
was passing. Among the latter was
the lady In question. The dog OBJ
served that she wore some very fine
flowers In her hat. and also bird, -,
which looked quite appetlzing and
tender. SO he thrust out his snout
and with a mighty gulp seized the
flowers and bird, and gave a yank.
But the hatprins proved strong and
would not part so the lady was
dragged along i'm the rear OF the ex-
press wagon, pulling back with all
her might, and the dog clinging to
the bird and flowers like death to
a dead negro. Finally the drivers
attention was called to the tragedy
In the rear. after a number of gen.
tlemen had rushed to the rescue.
and the obnoxious animal was pulled
of without having captured it's prey
Another event, equally comical,
happened on Broadway, where a
waterpipe suddenly threw mini
ture geyser into the afr. A hapless
individual, wearing a pair of specs.
was right on the spot. and the gey-
ser, with nice discrimination scraped
his nose and lifting his spectacles
on, carried them up In the air some
go feet. AS they turned to descend
n doctor drove along, with spirited ,
steed. and got to the spot Just in
time for the spectacles TO land on
the horses nose. The animal was
scared, and began to run away, being
Ilnaceustomed to the aspects of the
scenery through the new medium.
When he was stopped, however, the
doctor restored the spectacles to
heir owner, explaining that he had
40 intention of carrying them of.
rhe horse acted very shy for some
ime afterwards.
The old Dutch Reform church on
he Neck road, Sheepshead Bay,
where Knickerbockers and Roose-
elts have worshlpped In olden /,
lines, has been turned into a school
or jockeys, In the pulpit, where
zone but the soundest of doctrines
vas preached, teachers instruct
table employees In the rudiments OF
ducatlon. The Coney Island Jockey
lub purchased the building, and Is
aging good salaries to competent
Instructors TO teach the white and
lack boys and youths. who follow
he races during the racing season.
ehool hours after afternoons and
yenings during the winter months.
There have 9. never been so many
eggars In the streets IA at the pres
MT time. some of them presenting
cry pltiable spectacles. The Inn
ulse OF passers is to give, especial
? IL the persons are from the coun-
ry. Some of the beggars are un-
onbtedly genuine cases OF distress
nd a little temporary relief Is, with
ut question, a great blessing TO the
eoinient. But some OF the cases
re the very worst kind OF fakes.
me OF these was exposed In the
'urt room tho other day, greatly
the astonishment OF the sitting
Iagistrate. who was at first disposed
smypathiae with the beggar In HIS
rrest, The officer who had made
he arrest. proceeded 10 show the
Magistrate what fraud the man
as He seemed stopped and Grip
led; from his back protruded a
mp, One arm was bandaged Its
'tire length. and strapped 10 the
'dy. The ingers OF the other hand
ere drawn up like talons. His face
as distored. as II he had been in
red In some frightful disaster. He