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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-07

Science has never gone beyond ths
Above simple statement OF scripture. But
~ mas Illuminated that statement and
given II meaning ever broadening with
the increasing breadth of knowledan
When the blood Ia wbad or impure II
u not alone the body which suffers
Through disease. The brain ls also
clouded. We mind and judgement are
enected. andrAany an evil deed or impure
tnoSght >npT be ~dlrectly traced 10 tho
rmpursty o: the bnooN Foul, impure blood
can be made -pure BY the nse-o -Dr.
slerce.s Goldan- Medical Discovery. T
clLlches- aud -nurihes The blood thereby
curing, pimpies, blotches, eruptions and
other cutaneous affections, as eczema.
letter, or salt-rheum, hives and other
manifestations Of impure blood.
o O o . q O
IN the cure Of scrofulous swellings, en-
iarged glands, open eating ulcers, or old
sores. the Golden Medical Discovery " has
performed the most marvellous cures. In
cases OF old sores, or open eating ulcers,
II Is well to apply 10 the open sores DR..
Pierce's All-Healine Salve. which pos
eesses wonderful healing potency when
used as an application to the sores In con-
JUNCTION with the use OF rGolden Medical
Discovery as blood cleansing constI.
tutional treatment. IL your druggist
don't happen 10 have the -All-IIeallna
Salve" In stock. you can easily procure II
BY inclosing ifty-fonr cents in postage
stamps TO DR.. r. V. Pierce, 663 Main ST.,
Buffalo, N. Y, and It will comc 70 you by
return post Most druggists keep II rs
well as the "Golden Medical Discovery
o . q o o O
You can't afford 70 accept any medIcins
Of unknotcn composition AZ a substitute
for Golden Medical Discovery" which 10
. medicine OF KNOWN COMPOSITION,
having complete list OF ingredients 10
plain English on It's bottle-wrapper, the
same being attested as correct under oath:
DR.. PIercc's Pleasant Pellets regulate
and invigorats stomach. liver and bowela
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-07

AutomotIling is not all poetry.
It is death.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-07

20 sacks cement.
5000 feet dimension, No. 1.
1000 feet shiplap, No. /.
1900 feet sdg.. best white pine.
5000 shingles. Ex. X X.
10 2-S 6 3-S best w. p. doors.
10 22x2S windows.
4 rolls building paper.
400 feet base and casing.
A year ago a man paid us $356.65
for II. Today we would duplicate IL
at s2sS. How does that look 70
you? That's why ] urge you TO go
at it at once. II is money in yoar
wallet-not mine. It. is better 10
build this year than next year. to
wish you had. You need not worry
about the outcome of the corn crop
or the election either. You will have
plenty OF corn and / predict good
price. too. would get busy at once.
II you can't find a carpenter come
down and we will assist you. Is
lumber going higher this fall? Yes.
IL will. ANY lumberman that will
put his ear to the ground can hear
IL advance now. We are not giving
you hot air either when we tell you
this. Come to think. never told
you that we have put in a rip saw
in our elevator 10 do little odd Jobs
with; say. for instance, you wanted
10 rip out 2x2 for pump rod or
make a cultiyafor tongue out OF a
AKA, or saw a couple OF buck rake
teeth, or some stun for quilting |
frames for your wife. why just drop
in and Jimmy will start up the en-
gine and buzz-z goes the saw. and
he will have II out in a jify.
Yes, we will have another guess
Ing contest and prizes on coal, but
We haven't just made up our minds
what II will be. We will start about
August 1. Yes. we have smithing
soal. too. VIII sell you any quanti-
" you want from a pound TO a half
lon. Your neighbor gave Il to you
straight. We have sewer pipe OF
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-07
GERMAN BAKERY

skRAAN BAKERY
AND CONFECTIONERY
s S0w under new management
~hLERET a SCHNEIDER
o.. ProprietOrs
,n.Sa. ,p'e'e line Of fresh and up
- s1,e ., bakers goods delivered
". ~ parts OF the city free.
We are proud OF our marty
On on wedding cakes, delivered
,r., snort notice. Give us a
s slal Is all We ask.
nsts,S s corner s Twelfth and Che
Inua SIS. Phone Main s6I.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-02

channs is conpellin' like the little
p'apIe. an so Lizzie rode away wild
him. Many young brides are beguiled
away loike thot. spechuly if they be
purity. wild the enchantments
First we wor all scared an dared not
move, an thin Pat he say, "A hummer
pound to him as catches thimr' But
who can catch Leprechaun? No
wan. Feyther Francis an the feyther
an mother KEN just thin. an the good
praSte say go. an thin as had holy
relics wor safe. But whin they go to
get on their harses, sure. they wOr oil
tied together fasht wild bran new
rope thot wor nivver made wild human
hands. An before they wor united it
w!or too late. for no one cud hear a
SCUM from no direction. An we all
knowed thot nov Lizzie wor in the
deeps av the bog beyant an no one
would ivver see her ag'in.
So we all stayed in the little house
till day. an whin we wint out all we
cud fin wor the hoof prints av two
harses.
uieS illoutIS dlteI RAT Uleu WIZ Il
sickness. He wor allus a hard drink
er, an now he done nothin' else sence
Lizzie wor kerried afr by the Lepre-
chaun till be KEN to see awful visions
sint by the bewitchments av the Lepre-
chauns.
Fwhat bekem av Rory O'Brannigan?
Well, it wor nivver rightly understood.
but he disappeared thot same noight
He had no call to come to the weddiu'.
for nobody axed him. an he nivver
saeked ont Lizzie to coort her. nor she
didn't shmoile at him nivver. but he
wor nivver seen in Kerry ony more
Some fought rs maybe the Lepre.
chauns done away wild him.
Did we ivvet rear from him at aili
Faith. there wor a mon av Kerry thot
wint TO Ameriky. an he KEN back to
take the auid p'aple wild him. an' he
say he seen Rory in New Yark. an he
wor Il policeman wid a club as big
as yer arrum an wild goor buttons on
he's coat an a hat like basin. on =
all white. But sure that cuddent be
thrue, for they cuddent take harses
wild 'em uor shwiU the say. Yis. II
wor the Leprechauns as took Lizzie.
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Ghe.
Leprechaun
LocI1invar.
a EcaO Years Story
-. BY CIiJc Horper...

tSopyr:ent' 1891, by I. n. LarIe.l
z I MOI Just this wise. Wis Ne
- nigan. au' betoken il wor me
great-aunt by nerriage an not
the own blood relation At al at all.
IN it wor the talk av the county at
The time az it. an thot's th:rle for ycz.
an it wor a Leprcchaun as done it.
Lizzie McIadGen wor her uainc Och.
there's cell at the bottom av ali
things as goes wrong, 10 !,r sure an
she's name wor Elizabeth after the
bissid saint. an Rory wor hes name
an she's name Wor Lizzie for short
Lizzie wor Il purty CELL. wild two
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-02

trading nj ori.nta! ports. AMI IL was
not until IL year nL,: i,..ssed that Shi-
meta landed in Boston. Much of the
time during the long voyage Shimeta
had spent in reading his English Bible
1t so happened that the Wild Rover
belonged to Alpheus Hardy. one Of the
merchant princes of Boston and
famous philanthropist. When he was
a young man. studying ut Andover.
Mr. Hardy's ambition had been to en-
ter the ministry. His health had
failed and he was forced TO leave
school That he could not become 4
minister was Il cross which almost
broke his spirit until II was shown to
him t.iat ia could serve Christ in other
ways than by preaching. and he had
dedicated his life TO making money
for Cod When he learned from the
captain OF the Wild Rover Of the
Japanese youth who had come so far
70 fnl the truth lie saw that here was
a great opportunity, and he sent for
ShimntH So deeply moved was he by
Shimeta's story that he took him into
his family and sent him 10 Andoyer
TO he prepared for mission work IN
Japan A. Andnver the young Japa-
nese noble was fully converted 10 the
Christian faith made public profession
and was baptized with the name 10
seph Hardy Neesima
In 1871 he returned To Japan under
the auspices OF the American board Of
foreign missions. During his ten years
absence many changes had taken place
IN Japan. The country was now open
to foreigners and western civilization
was being rapidly introduced Nee
sima's scholarship and familiarity with
American institutions gave him great
influence. and he was soon one Of tie
foremost men CT the nation.
He was repeatedly urged to take
high Office under the government. but
he had devoted himself 10 the cause Of
Christian education. and he knew that
he could better serve his country n
that field than in the field Of politics.
| His success. which included the found
| ing Of the great Doshisha university.
F, was wonderful. and after fifteen years
OF distinguished seryice for God and
| bis native land he passed 10 his re-
| ward ON Jan %. 1890. nourned by the
| people ef Japan as no other private
citizen had ever been.
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..-. But sire wor too proud to iyyer
II ony won see 1t. An. to crown it
II. Rory lift the place. an nobody
k2ov-ed where he wnt
Win Lizzie promised her feyther he
built her Il st.rlali house about two
mile from the widdy's farm. on the
edge of tie brnroad TO the valley .an'
the mkt town lie sold his holdin's In
the aud pace an all he had to move
20 the wis whia they wor mar.
ried-aiI but wan Larse Lizzie made
so Euch fuss over this an cried so
harrii thOt the au!d spaipeen az
feytL+r milted an KEEP Il for Lizzie
1t hadn't its aquil in al! Kerry. savin'
wan an thot wor he's full brother. an
thot belonged to a man far up the val.
ley, where Rory wurreked sometimes.
They wor just as black as a crow an
Joke the pictures av harses In books.
My, but their tails an names wor long
an floateI ia the wind soft an free
Nivver wor Two harses finer to look at
dancin an runnin', too. when let.
My. but they wor fine harses an it is
q pity. so it wor,
iis, I'm comm to thot AS say,
Lizzie wouldn't let Cargo, the harse,
be selled, an so he wor took to Kerry
an called LiZZie's harse
So whin her feyther wor merried
wild the wildly she wint for to live wild
thin. but she soon seen she wor un-
wilcome, an like jutiful gell she say
she will marry Pat SO whin the bit av
house wor done an plenished she
wOr cried in church three SUNDAYS, an
thin she say she would be merried
undher her own roof ON New Years or
not at all, at all.
So, thin, seein' as she wor so detar-
mined, the rist they give in. an all
the intoirc neighborhood KEN to the
little new house to see the weddin'
wild Pat MCGOWAN. We all farmed a
percessiOn an walket. along the road,
an Lizzie wOr drissed in fine white
gown fWhat Lady Morris give her, but
she wOr winter nor her driss, an
seen her moyn' her lips all along the
ro"l like she Wor talkin' wild some one
we cu1lent see. She looked like she
yor aslape
N'hin we all KEN to the dCre av the
hers hou e an Nor Wal-.in' along
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f;t-s i:.-:c!it t'.sir lite son TO worship
;ne array of Gs.y images which adorn-
I'd their home. hut Shimeta was lad
Of keen intellect and sturdy common
ense. He sooa began to lose faith In
gods of wood and stone and after he
,,as sixteen would 10 longer join in
he family worship One day In the Ii
hrary of friend he had found an
abridged copy of the Bible printed in
Chinese characters. From that time
his great desire was to learn more OF
he God who was worshiped In the
vest lie had begun also to realize
he benighted state of his country In
tther things than In religion. The Wis.
1t of Commodore Perry had opened
Ills eyes 10 the wonders of western
civilization, and his young heart was
stirred With iongtHss 20 serve his ec'ln-
try In some better way than his sword
tearing ancestors had done He had
: history of the United States. printed.
!.IiS he studied assiduously.
With great difficulty he obtained
from his parents permission to go to
itakodate, an open port. where he
l:oped to find an English or American
'eacher who would unfold to him the
world of learning of which he had had
Tut glimpse. Arriving at Hakodate,
le was doomed to disappointment No
,eacher was there. Then he deter
mined to make his way to America.
The rigid laws against emigration were
still In force, and the undertaking was
-raught with danger. But finally he
succeeded in making his escape and
boarded nj night an American schoon-
:r bound for Shanghai. The Japanese
officials searched the vessel the next
morning. but the captain hid Shimeta
IN his cabin.
At Shanghai he was forced to wait
for many days until the captain of the
Wild Rover a Boston ship, offered to
1t him work his passage to America.
While in Shanghai he had obtained
lis first great desire, an English Bible
for which lie had traded one of his
swords The kind hearted captain of
the Wild Rover became interested in
the boy, dressed him in American
clothes and taught him English. The
Wild Rover spent several months In
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Ghe
f Footpad and
the Colonel.
a .Ne1y Years Stefcb
..... Dy e. q. LcSois.....

lCopssi-k., -, by {. Is. Lewis.l
wv = UEN Colonel Ransome was
AA5 he'd up by a footpad in the
W " suburbs New Years night
he quietly handed over $50
IN cash and said:
frien1l.l make no kielr. have
the reputation Of being good fellow
and of having ready money On this
b.essed New Years day J counted up
ten notes | had Endorsed for friends
within tweivemonth PAST | had
each and every one 10 pay. In addi.
tiou J had "a list of twenty-five men
who borrowed from 50 TO so and for.
got tn lay i back had fully made
up NY mind it was cheaper aul bet
ter for me to he held up on the high
way
There's something in that" unused
the footrad as he fingered
More than YOU see nj first glance.
Not only would IL be cheaper, but il
would save my circle of friends. BY
lending aud indorsing ! lost ii score
CT them last year. 1t is also more sat
isfactory IN another way. What a rob-
Lei robs me of is gone. and | don't
worry over il What lend ! must
wonder if | will ever get back. You
have no feeling against me because
you have robbed me. eh:"
None, sir. Unless il be feeling OF
respect and gratitude"
That's if. Now. then. had you Dor
Towcd SO Of me and neglected TO re-
turn it you would not only drop out of
my list of Friends but yea would 60
ally wrongcd you
81 see. You either return Il loan and
are grateful or you beat the man out
Cf it and dislike him because you have
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-02

whit an got down on their MARIA
bones an built the fire The bride she
wor ou her big black harse Cargo. an
Pat wor ridin' near. an thin fwhat
had dOnkeys an harses rode thin an
fwhat didn't walked. An fwhat wid
the darkness an the confusion no one
cud see his felly to know him. An
whin they Eem to the deepest shaddy
av the hills an trees there KEN in
among thin dark man on a big black
harse. an no one knowed who it wOr.
an Cargo, LizZies harse. whimpered.
an SO Gi,i the other wan. an. bein'
fierce an mettlcsome. they begin to
rare an dance an all the rest got
away as fast rs they cud for the big
rider av the other black harse niver
said 10 wCrrud uor even God save
yez ALL, as a Christian ought. an SO
We knowed after thot it wor the Lepre-
chaun
Leprechauns. as yez know. are the
wicked fairies thot watch out an
steal brides away from their hus-
bands jurin' the dancin' or whilst they
are goin to the new home. They carry
thin aft to the wild gins. an they're
nivver heared av ag'in.
Lizzie sid nivver a wurrud to no.
body, an whin they. wor in the darkest
spot the big black harse danced along
be the side av Cargo. an some says
they heard mutterin' talk, but this is
not sure. Whn the party KEN to the
house the big black harse wor gone,
an nobody seen him go nor heard him.
But he wOr gone
Lizzie she say nivver wurred to
nobody. but wint in the house an
left Cargo tied wild the rst She pat
he's head first an whisper somethin'
| 10 him. She know there wor no mate
for him in Kerry for the long stride
| long wind an injurance but he's own
| full brother. an he wor sold away.
! So Lizzie jump to the ground an
wint in an stud feminist the foire.
holdn' OF: her hans TO the blaze. Nora
Kelley she say afterwarl thot Lizzie
had the look AZ wan as had seen L
hanshee
The favthpr an stipmother an Fey
ther Francis wor comm in the carry
ALL an thot wor slower an had not
come yit
Lizzie she 90 to her bjdroom an put
aff her tle gown an nnt oa q warm
wan. Savin she wor "ol1. an she had
her bud an long cloak tel on the
harse. an there they stayed Pat Nc
Gowan wGr more than half seas over
fwhat wid the teastin' an Lizzie she
nivver dance a stip. an she the light
est futted GEL in Kerry
! Lizzie W. ~:an3in' ike did wan.
J wild Il shnl..p like 1t wor carved in
wLite store The feEther an mother
an the J, s. wor not yit KEN but
I.i-z;e >h. >5urt an say she see her
fe-.' 49, 80, II T. q windy an she go
out s"v:n' n 20 nobody. but Wild
DIV Slauchf.+ v she say 1t wor the
Leprechaun as done it to get her out.
an she wor gone afore ony wan
,.orcL. t. TIL her In a minute we
bee-e:l hara.S' hooFs noundin' on the
road. an they wor gone
II wor tie Leprechaun as took her
fevtho~'s features to begui.e her out.
en- thin be t'run her on he's own harse.
en-. hers w. n',,'oad TO folly I.epre-
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1908-01-02

r?:cugrA h..I. I've been rig;t there III
dozen i.-S-s"ccS.'
"Amd now about the highway rob-
ber." continued the colonel as he Of
fered the man cigar and a light.
you may wonder that | don't warr
you against such n career and advise
you to reform There are several rea-
sons for my action. In the first place.
you are giving the public a squarer
deal than the so called friend who bor-
rows your cash or wants to use your
name lie Is 4 hypocrite. prevaricator
aud general beat sou are only rob.
Der
''In the second place. you can only
get what little money man happens
to have in his pocket. and you ask for
no outside favcTS. In the third place
the uraI who reforms Il more danger.
Gus than hr WAS before had q clerk
who stole 81 aud reformed. and the
FIRST thing | know he got away with
$50
That's about all. my friend. Sf
long as you rob people in fairly good
English and without unnecessary vIo
lence you are something OF novelty
and good deal CT boon"
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Everybody loves our baby, rosy s~eT' anu
warm.
With kissy places on her neck and dimp'es on
her arms
once she was SO thin and cross, used TO cry
with pain rr aho,.
Mother gave her CASCASWEEF, now she
Sold at Parker's Two Drug stores.
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S,e ,vver encouIa s,ed him. for wild all
her scornful ways an stingin' spache
sbe vor diScrate. well conducted gell.
rig'lar to her juty an up betimes for
first mass
She wor maid to Lady Morris foive
wear come Candlemas, an jurin thot
time she kipt colnp'ny wild no wan at
all at all Whin Lady Morris died
Lizzie KEN home to remain wild her
fevthcr, an the auld spalpecn wor
WILDLY man. an he seen q WILDLY wo-
man in Kerry wild foinc shnug
farrum an he an she wor goin to
be mcrried MKT Lady day. The WILDLY
cuddent abide to lave young Seil
obort an >pcchul one so purity as
i,yio fer it made her look twintJ
years auiLey,
viz so fl:;n she bedivelcd the auld
mor-4;e c.usGh"Un,-to see Feyther
,tcC,,.h, an have him pick out a
b,,sI,,n. ro. lr: IN bechune 'eIn they
6rad q, IN. N,G"wan. the Widdy's
o1,,, now oc,l hilp us. so she do.
Nv. IT,. v,r oliver. an bctimes
Wbin were III t'' i-''t' -'t'ii - 'o Hei
own ,,,..il '.r hal m"ny Il shillin' an
I'm. ere @.-r her, for there wor
ro;ro :, iu'> N fashions av Compny.
nm, fz,ip u"r nate an purity. an so
,ha,. ,u , d, her foine prisints too.
Sho ,,,.d .-..s 2nh"EnownSt TO ony
won f,.. she t,:ght if she quilted liv-
in. ont nm .p.t home to worrek on the
forr,,,,, s,-'' ai.u her keep. 1t is told
tbot aft,r. he. foive years av sarvice.
scttin. osifr her reg'la" wages fwhat
she r; o f. her feyther she had as
mooch as fifty puma.
Wis an. well. thin. her feyther. the
WILDLY nm. Feyther Mccarthy an all
tbo nairhr,,~: urged Pat MCGOWAN
n, her mayuiu'. uo"n an night An
ho lon orout wild he's hat on the
sido a.. his Lid an dandherin' av he's
sb;,,aIah an boaStin' az all the
nronittv he'd have whin he's aunt died.
1o wcr the blacl,guardiiest lookin'
n,,,1, ~, M, 20 yez'd foind In the six
Iizzie she sayed but little. for she
vor outnrr- hered. yez see. but thin
rho, knowe her from baby an thot
,..o- not hi, ed loike her feyther an
Eorthar F,nr"is Mccarthy. who hllt
e. = - see aS she wc- nSs
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deuoto15 al 4:iet Rory O'BrannigaD
vor StanGin' b., it. an whin Lizzie
passed him by wil strange kim av
lool. he say nivTer Il word. but he's face
look like cold corpus. He look at
Lizzie. but she nivver raise her eyes
to him.
All the company had gathered at her
fayther's farrum, where her stlpmoth-
er had made n foine faste for all
There wor iitches av bacon billed wild
cabbage. baked praties. an butter ga
lore. an 10; cakes. an milk an but
termilk, an spureribs. an bloaters, an
kippers bviled. an'-oh. | cuddent tell
you in q wake-an' scones. an hne
white bread. an tay, an whusky for
the askin
N'hin it Srowed dusk av the twilight
there vor to be the merriage an the
ingathnrin' An the first fire wor to De
made on the hearth, Feyther Francis
had = li.tfe altar fixed on the big chist
av ora :, CIe. an Lizzie suddint would
have it tho. the ceremony Shuddent
begin till on ne stroke av twilve. just
rs the New Year wor comm in.
So she vnr thOt obstinate thot 10
one cl:I ct,n ri her an instid az the
merriag, -. - at twilight it wor Spf
for tVi! e. an ale ToalI have ii thpt
they should dance at her feyther all
ay thin thot c0n!d shake leg. Aula
Pat Rafferty, vo' tho fiddler. an Andy
McGraw vor the piper. an they WIN,
at 1t hot fit. Al the wimmin say II
Wor dangerous for to go through the
roads bechune half past elivin Al
twilve. for the Leprechauns are oHt
thin. an sorra's the day for the bride
they catch.
1t wor two miles 10 the little hcuse
from the big farm, an at last ali WOE
ready 10 start. Danny Dooiy kerrieo
the burnin' turf for to start the new
foire. an they wor ali singin' an
dancin' along Feyther Francis wor
pretty well set up. for Lizzie she KEEP
pourin' whusky Until he's glass an fntii
he's cup av tay till he didn't know
syhat be wor takin'. tay or whusky.
An the clark he wor put on the dom
key. an one av the min hit him Oh
jurin' the ride.
They wor all dancin' an cracsf1'
Jokes all the way till they kem to the
house Thin Fanny an Mary Riley