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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-05

A fireplace anyone may have, anj
TO me the wonder is that our civiliza.
tion has abolished the very soul from
our northern homes. Fire is no
longer the Joy OF the household, bIt
the slave, imprisoned IN the cellar
All, but It was delicious. when the
old fashioned family sat together In
the great kitchen around the huge
fireplace. All the evening we told
stories, ate doughnuts. drank cider,
all the time pairing apples and hang
from the beams. But the dear little
mother, she IL was who told the best
stories, while she was knitting muf-
flers and socks, or mendlng our we'll
worn clothing. There were no par
lors at all In those days, and as for
thrummed pianos, we had not yet
heard of them. At . o'clock, hon
est and drowsy, we knelt and
thanked God for life and love and
home. Oar hunks and beds and
trundle beds were all in close prOx-
unity, and from every one of them
we could see the flames, still jump
ing up the chimney while the big
hrelog was slowly eaten through.
There was not one millionaire in al!
the world, and indeed we were not
worried over the affair-From
Around the Fireplace" by r.. p.
Powell, in The Outing Magazine for
December.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-05
PRECIOUS STONES
Lead in Numhers-7Few
Opals to Spoil Our Luck.

SO far as is known at present this
continent is not very literally sup
piled with precious stones Statls-
tics in the United States were not
gathered until 1899, when the CEN
sus bureau announced at $1SS,S07
the value of the output of precious
stones for that year.
The latest report on the subject IA
that of 1902, when the output reach
ed $32S,450. This does not include
the haphazard picking up OF stones
by stray seekers after them, so that
the real crop of gems Is probably
more important than the figures
show.
According to the statistics from
I1S96 to 1902, diamonds were found
in only three of those years, 800 In
1899, $50 in 1901 and 100 in 1902,
somewhat significant decrease.
Since that time the alleged Arkan-
sas diamond field has come into no.
tice and the leading item of the list
will again have figures instead of
the single word none" set opposite
It,
Most of the precious stones re.
ported have weird and unheard of
names. such as prehnlte and diop-
side. But In the number found tur-
quoises lead the rest with 10000
reported. Next comes sapphires,
$4,000 of which were found In
1909.
There were 10000 tourmalines,
1900 crystal quartz specimens, and
even 1000 anthracite ornaments
were found worthy to be included in
the report. There were 1000 emer-
aids and 1000 beryls, but the sad
state of the epidote and the dlopside
hunters may be inferred from the
fact that the discoveries OF these
stones fell from $50 in 1896 TO none
in 1902. Neither, alas. were there
any prehnites or utahlites.
No wonder this Is a lucky country
II wearing opals has anything to do
with It. In 1902 only fifteen were
found, and during the three preced-
ing years we apparently sportei
none at all, At least none were dis
covered in our possession.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-05
KEEP DRY
TO STAY
WELL HERE
Advice of Noted Authority, Also Gives
Simple Home Prescription for
the Trouble

Now Is the time when the doctor
gets busy, and the patent medicine
manufacturers reap the harvest. un-
less great care is taken to dress
warmly and keep the feet dry. This
is the advice of an old eminent au-
thority, who says that Rheumatism
and Kidney trouble weather is here,
and also tells what to do in case of
an attack.
Get from any good prescription
pharmacy one-half ounce Fluid
Extract Dandelion, one ounce Com
pound Kargon, three ounces Com
pound Syrup Sarsaparilla. Mix by
shaking in a bottle and take a tea
spoonful after meals and at bed
time.
Just try this simple homemade
mixture at the first sign of Rheuma-
tism, or IL your back aches or yon
feel that the kidneys are not acting
Just right This Is said to be splen-
did kidney regulator, and almost GER
tain remedy for all forms of Rheu-
which is caused by uric
acid in the blood, which the kid
neds fail to filter out. Any one can
easily prepare this at home and at
small cost.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-05

machine that doffed, irrespective Of
counts or hank
81 am positive from my experience
with ramie that II can be successful
ly mixed with all American cotton
and will improve the strength and
evenness OF the product when judi
clously mixed, and the only addi-
tional expense to cotton-mll ma
chinery will be cheap cutting ma
chine that may be designed by any
engineer"
There Is at present an unlimited
supply OF the fiber and an unlimited
demand, and the industry should
prove one of the biggest in China.
To compare the probable prices,
ramle will be put on the market at
n slightly higher cost than cotton,
while. compared with the price OF
silk, II will be some ten times cheap
er.
A local company Is about to be
foated In China for the purpose OF
acquiring McGregor Smiths process
for China, Japan and Corea, Mr..
Smith is also the inventor OF a de-
corticating machine, the rights OF
which the company will also acquire.
Mercury.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-05
Markham on NIixed Metaphors.

Edwin Marham, at a dinner, said
of mixed metaphors: '"When was
teaching in Los Angeles | used to
read every week a little country pa
per whose editors metaphors were
an unfailing JOY to me. Once, re-
member. this editor wrote of con-
temporary: Thus the black lie,
issuing from his base throat, becomes
a boomerang in his hand. and, hoist
ing him by his own petard, leaves
him a marked man for life He said
in an article on home life: The
faithful watchdog or his wife, stand
ing at the door, welcomes the mas
ter home with an honest bark In
an obituary of a farmer he wrote;
The race was run at last. Like a
tired steed, he crossed the harbor
bar, and, casting aside whip and
spur, lay down upon that bourne from
which no traveller returns.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-05
ALFALFA AND BRAy M
Diet Vegetarian Crank. An h
to Sample Sert

| That alfalfa viii ere lsaA
lied as a bread stuf d tn ,Ns
OF prominent men ln lAs Es
a great feed, he dsclafu. 4.
on to say.
1T will not be lors u
leaves and stems will ku
Into a meal and alfalfa brul I
a great measure take IN n
milk In a well-balanced dls h
a man will not think huas|
such food for himself N 4
but II can be made Vsu u
.It may to some extent uAl
place OF corn bread. Il ICED
son a scarcity Of bread sz.d
occur In the United siaisai|
should go up extremely ~
lleye that alfalfa bread ~ i
used pretty extensively, W +
course, that the alfalfa swFI
a failure at the sane q
seeds could not be usA
would be too rich iN
stomach. He would pa Z
the meal made from lA' =
is the stem and the l'i'o
be used"
The prediction Is Hl'
D. F. Luckey, state 's'''''
Missouri. -
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-05

The Introduction of ramle clotl
into England and other countries
has engaged the attention of experts
all over the world for several years
past, but II is only very recently that
any real success has been attained
Ramie Is well known as n China
grass, and grown in unlimited guam
titles all over the country. II Ia
used in raw state by the Chinese for
the manufacture of a coarse cloth,
rope, etc. The great difficulty has
been the softening and degummlnG
OF the fiber, which has rendered H.
almost impossible to weave a pure
Iramie warp.
A process has been discovered by
W. McGregor Smith (well known in
Shanghai and the east generally for
over so years, and the father OF the
sugar industry in China), who, on
September 20. gave successful
demonstration, in the presence of Il
number of Shanghai gentlemen. OF
the process, by means of which the
ramie fiber, direct from the market,
becomes a soft filasse, far superior
to cotton yarn and very much like
silk The process lasts but ten mia
utes and is most simple.
The ramie Is first placed in a ves-
Isel containing boiling hot water. 20
which is added some secret compo-
sition, and after boiling four and
one-half minutes il is washed, bleach
ed and thoroughly degummed. The
fiber comes Out almost snow white
and, as stated before, is very much
like silk The fiber is not in the
least injured by the process, but
rather strengthened. and II is said
to be ten times more durable than
cotton.
Specimens of ramie mixed with
cotton, wool and silk were exhibited,
in addition to the pure ramie threads
and cloth. Ramie can be successful
ly dyed without the least injury to
the fiber.
The cotton market at present be-
ing so uncertain and subject to so
much "cornering" and silk being
scarce and high, ramie would appear
to have great future. and it will
doubtless in time play an important
part in the clothing of the world. 1t
has been repeatedly tested in mixing
with cotton at the Yu-sing cotton
mill in Shanghai, under the direction
of Thomas Currie, a capable spinner
from Oldham, Lancaster,
The following letter from him.
written in Shanghai in September,
will speak for itself:
"The yarn contains so per cent of
ramie or China-grass fiber and so
per cent cotton and has been spun
entirely on cotton-mill machinery.
l do not consider this a good sam
pie of what a mixture of so per cent
ramie and so per cent cotton is cap
able of, as the noils were cut by hand
not even enough to mix with the
short cotton staples, and worked
the sample throughout on the first
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-05

Women with good eomplexions are
never homely. Good blood makes
good complexlons. Lanes Family
Medicine makes good blood All
druggists sell Il for 25 cents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-05

The following communication ap
peared in the Oregonian of Sunda!
last:
Salem, Or, Nov. 29.-(To the
Editor Few persons have even i;
very dim conception OF the magni
tude OF the brewing business and tht
important factor It is today In thu
commercial and industrial life o.
this country. IL is very doubtful Il
the average conservative business
man would for a single instance en-
courage any movement or the pass
Ing of any legislation that threatens
the destruction of the brewing In,
dustry IL he realized the disastrous
blow such action would be to the
progress and welfare of the business
world at large.
When a people as whole are
prosperous then is the time when
T'isms." fads and extreme ideas re-
ceive their greatest encouragement
or are good-naturedly or thought
lessly allowed to grow and flourish.
only after harm has been done does
calm judgment come to the surface
TO take In the serious nature OF the
result.
Lately there has been a spirit OF
destruction passing over this coun-
try under the guise of reform. In
many instances these reform move
ments were justlfable, but in others
they had their conception. because OF
hagrant abuses. in individual cases,
and instead of attempting to cure
these abuses a course is pursued that
has for its object the total destruc-
ton OF everything directly or lndl-
rectly, remotely or otherwise con-
nected with the said abuse.
So Il Is in the case OF the brewing
business. Because OF a non-enforce-
ment of the administrative powers
of commonwealth or community.
low dives are allowed 20 exist AMI
thrive. Because some persons w'll'
abuse drinking and turn themselves
Into drunken sots, prohibition Is adj
vocated as a cure-all. However. II
is not the purpose OF the writer to
discuss prohibition at this time. but
10 show TO the people at large what
one result woalld he II the country
adopted prohibition.
According TO the United States
census report for 1905, the capital
Invested In this countrys greatest
Industries are as follows:
Brewing and malt
houses ..,,. ... S563, ,57O,906
Iron and steel mills,
blast furnaces. steel
works, and rolling
mills ,,..,, .,,,., 936,327S39
Cotton goods ......,, 613,11O,655
Lumber and timber
products ,,,,, .,,, 6l7224,l2S
Flour and grist mill
products .,,, ,.,,, 265, 5,i17,434
Paper. etc. ....,... 277444,471
Agricultural implements 19G,740,7O0
Slaughtering aud meat
packing ...... .... 219,StS,627
The above comparative statement
is cited In order to show che position
the brewing industry holds among
the most important commercial fac
tors OF the country II stands today
as the third great industry, as far as
capital invested in concerned. In the
United States. This table can be
verified by any skeptical person by
sending for Bulletin No 81. Census
OF Manufacturers. In 1905.
ANY person at all conversant with
business affairs knows that the capt.
tai invested In the brewing business
is done so permanently. The invest
ment has very little value unless the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-05
SHE OUGHT TO KNOW.
The Lady Mentioned as the Bridc-to-
be Denies Story.
(United Press Leased Wire.)

(United Press Leased Wire.)
Portland. Dec. 5.-TOnights Ev-
ening Journal will state that the
cause of the sudden departure of
Forest Smithson, world champion
hurdler and track athlete of nation
al reputation, from Yale college yes
terday is due to the fact that he is
soon to be married to Miss Josephine
Beber. of Forest Grove, Oregon. Miss
Beber denies the report.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-05

industry Is in operation. It Is there.
, fore apparent that an investment o!
ialmost 5000, 100000 is at the mercy
of the "so-called' temperance move
ment What would be the effect ii
! an industry of this magnitude were
: utterly destroyed-for destroyed II
would be IL prohibition were en-
forced. The destruction of this one
industry would leave in its wake a
trail of desolation in which the
wrecks of score or more other in
: dustries, involving hundreds of more
: millions of dollars would be strewn.
Among these latter industries would
be the cooperage manufacture, the
glass and bottle factories. Ice ma
chinerY manufacture, the hop indus
try. the barley industry, the malt
industry, brass and copper supply
houses and manufacture, beer bot
tling machinery manufactures and
many other industries directly and
indirectly connected with the brew
ing business.
II can be readily seen that the de-
lstruction would reach nearly a bill
lion dollars, and yet there are a vast
number of apparently-conservatlve-
ly-minded people who sit back and
complacently watch the spread of q
movement that has for it's very OBJ
ject the total destruction of so valu-
able an asset affecting the future
continuation of the progress and
prosperity of a nation.
Does any one for a moment imag.
ine that the financial condition OF
this country would remain unruffed
during the wiplng out OF a billion
dollar investment? Imagine the cut
ting of at one blow the annual sale
of $5OO,000,00 or more of manu-
factured products! in wlping out a
market for the sale OF s200,00o,000
worth OF agricultural and other raw
products; in forcing anto idleness
hundreds OF thousands OF deserving
employees, and In cutting off $780,
900, 900 from the revenue of our mas
tlonal government.
Is there any law OF God or man
that justifes an action which means
such absolute destruction and con-
iscation as would be the case II pro-
hibltion had It's way and were en-
forced in this country?
OF course, the writer anticipates
that the Prohibltlonlst will call at
tention al once 20 the millions OF
dollars that the people OF this coun-
try might save II they did not pur-
chase the product made by the brew
ing Industry. They would claim such
a useless expenditure. They would
forget that the hand that pays for
the product Is by no means the same
hand that Is employed In bringing
the product into existence The man
who pays for the product does 60 !
vo.Intarily-yet the Prohibitionist
by law would prevent him from ex-
ercising this privilege. The man
who gains his livelihood in prOduc-
ing the product, the Prohibitionist
would rob of his right to earn a liv-
ing and despoil his property inter
est All this he would do In the
name of law.
Much more could be said pro and
con upon this point OF the subject,
but after all is said and done, the
fact remains-that Prohibition would
wipe out of existence all the millions
as stated heretofore. and would 9TH
erwise raise the havoc that would
naturally follow as matter of
In Its place, for a monetary
and industrial standpoint, what do
We get?
F. G. DECKEBACH.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-05
MAGNITUDE OF THE
BREWING BUSINESS

WORKS,
COMBINED, FACTORIES
INDUSTRIES UNITED STATES
INVESTED.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-10-17
His Dear Old Mother.

"My dear old mother, who is now
eighty three years old, @hrives on Elec.
trio Bitters," writes W.sB. Bruuson, OF
Dublin, Ga. .She has taken them for
about two years and enjoys an excel.
ent appetite, feels strong and sleeps
WE'LL" That's the way Electric Bitters
affects the aged, and the same happy
results follow in all cases Of female weak-
ness and general debility. Weak, puny
children too, are greatly strengthened
by them. Guaranteed also for stomach,
liver and kidney troubles, by Webb
Bros. druggist. SOC.
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Notice of Final Settlement.

Notice is hereby given to all creditors
and others, interested 10 the estate Of
Joseph Marion Phillips deceased, that
l, Martha Ellen Phillips, Executrix OF
said estate, intend to make final settle
ment thereof at the next term Of the
Probate Court Of Jasper County, State
OF Missouri, to be held at Carthage,
Mo-, on the 18th day OF November, 1907.
MARTHA ELLEN PHILLIPS Executrix.
q, -y--s ri -10-lO-5t
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SubsSription Rates.

WITHIN the past few weeks more
than one communication has reached
this office. evidently intended for publ
cation, but bearing no signature. For
this reason they were not published, ex-
cept when their character was such
that NO possible objection could be
made to their publication by anyone.
Never fail to sign your name to any ar.
ticle you want printed, not necessarily
for publication but for the information
Of the editor, and as guarantee Of good
faith; otherwise il there is any question
as to the article it cannot be given space.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-10-17

Bert Webb is on the hospital list this
week and Andy Baker is almost there
as the result of spill from buggy
Monday. The horse turned TOO
short and upset the vehicle, which 30
fustered the two, gentleman, according
TO their version OF the story, that they
fell out rather than remain in such q
ridiculous position. Bert got sprain-
ed ankle in the melee and they say
Andy's feelings were hurt beyond re-
pair.
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A Criminal Attack.

on an iuofiensive citizen is frequently
made in that apparently useless little
tube called the appendix. It's gen
orally the result of protracted conetipa-
ton, following liver .torpor. Or. Kings
New Liver Pills regulate the liver, pre-
vent appendicitis, and establish'fegular
habits OF the bowels. 25o at Webb Bros.
drug store.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-10-17
STREET FAIR PREMIUMS.
Only Farmers Permitted to try for
Prizes on the as and 40.

i
Below is given list OF premiums to
be awarded during Jasper's big street
fair Oct. 25 and &c. .
| OIL farmers will be allowed to COM
pete. Citizens of Jasper and stock
dealers barred.
Harry Burch-Gold rirg for prettest
baby girl under year. Friday:
Bayne g. Son-S3.50 copper wasb boil
er for best all purpose team work horses
shown by farmer with family, Friday.
j. Bright--50lbs -four to farmer with
most children under Is yrs.
| Putnam & Lyons-S5 guitar for best
peck of sweet potatoes.
| First Natl Bank SO to best pair of
work mules any age. 50 best pair mule
colts. Saturday.
Crandall Bros.-S2 best horse colt I'M
DIR months. Saturday.
II. f. Hughes-$l buggy whip to lar
gest mule, Saturday.
y. w. Stratton-50 lbs -four to oldest
lady 10 Jasper on Friday or Saturday
that registers at his store.
Bank Of Jasper-s5 best display Of
farm products raised by one farmer.
Webb Mercantile Co.'S dress pat.
tern for best loaf OF bread baked with
Turkey or o. V. b. flour. Pair Piugree
shoes to I'd best. ~,
r. L. Roberts & Son---s4 pair OF Dia.
mond Special shoes to best driving team
Lion hat to I'd best. Friday. .t.,
Add Joyce. % suit OF clothes to boy
that returns the guinea released from
the balloon on Friday.
j. D. Harbur-$3.5O pair Queen DUAL.
ity shoes to best single driver. $3.50 hat
I'd best. Saturday.
Frank Runyon-Hair cut and shave
to oldest man, Friday,
Larrick & Spaid-s3 best IL ears corn;
o. second best; 81 third.
| j. 8. Daffer-5Sc beef roast to largest
pumpkin.
Wolf Hdw. Co.'s pair Of 5 A horse
blankets best pair all purpose brood
mares, Friday.
Nathan Patterson, the First Nation
ais handsome bachelor cashier will give
81 to prettiest young lady over Is years
old, Jasper schoolmarms barred. Sat.
ID. w. Teeter-High chair to prettiest
boy baby under year. Friday.
Ben Majors-24 lbs Diamond -four
best all purpose horse, Sat.
DR.. j. X. Schooler-- $3.50 best girl
horseback rider under IA years. $3.50
best boy horseback rider under IA.
j. l.. Thomson-si pr gloves to Oldest
man to report at his store during fair.
Burgner.Bowman Lumber Co.'s
sash door to farmer guessing nearest no.
of feet of lumber Register count Satur-
day at noon.
Geo. Peisen Will half sole pair Of shoes
for oldest lady at fair.
Chandler & Sons 10 trade for best
half-bushel Burbank ''spuds." 81 80
I'd best.
Del Beam-S1 best pound butter.
DIR. Woods-S2.50 best this years colt
Sat.
Laughed Lumber Co.--sl second
best this years. colt.
Jasper Telephone Co.-s1.5O fat man 3
race. I'd prize, 81. Friday.
Hayzlett Elev. Co.-lOO lbs Dun.
woody's best -four to farmer winning
most premiums.
Ray-Pattersoon Grain Co.'s. so cash
for best half.bushel wheat.
The baby shows will be at 3 p. m.
each day at the opera house.
Leave all farm products, bread, etc
at one OF the two real estate offices.
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j. g. Cartwright left Friday evening
for HALEY, Idaho, where be is thinking
Of locating, provided the country suits
him. He will also visit several other
points of interest including Denver,
Cheyennesnd Salt Lake. He expected
to be gone about three weeks.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-10-17
Poland China Hogs.

have for sale at my home In Dia-
mond school district several thorobred
hogs, some fine bears and gifts which
will sell at reasonable prices; also, one
fine thorpbred Scotoh-top bull. 9-12-8t
-" ,GEoRGE MErzoER.
The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1907-10-17

FcR SALE 40 acres choice farming,
land near Willow Springs, IL acres cul.
tivated, 20 acres timber. $500, cash OF
stock. G. H. RBDaoND, Jasper, Mo.
10-17-2t, (.
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THE. JASPER NEWS,
R. B. GRIFFITH Editor,
JASPER, MISSOURI

Entered at the Postoffice at Jasper,
Mo-, as Second-class matter September
81, 1898.