Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-08-04


from a female In the brush on the
mountain SIDE, or when stalking
them In the gray twilight Of the
Or whether the average
hunter cared whether he shot a
buck or doe.
Why hasn't a woman right to
hobo II IL she wants to Men have
no monopoly of smoking, drinking
or playing tramp. rf
In order to get their harbor
dredged Coos Bay business men sub
scrIbed and turned over to the fed
eral government s15,o5o. The item
in the appropriation bill in congress
failed somehow, and while a dredge
was provided no money 10 work Il
with was available. One sawmill
firm put up $4,000. That is the Coo
Bay spirit.
Baker City wants a carnival. All
right. import the Salem Cherry Fair
committee.
Up in Lane county they advertise
Il as Kohinoor for the thirsty.
Albert Tozler has been at Lincoln,
Neb., and sends Us two leaves from
a poplar tree that grows on the en-
'nent Sir williams farm. We have
pasted them in the front leaf OF the
family Bible that lies on the delk
OF the Journal Office, but we would
rather have a commission to be cop
sui TO Cork, Ireland. with q good sal!
airy and a life position. For who
ever gets TO be even bootblack In
consulate nowadays Is sure to land
in foreign ministry. Civil service
is great to keep men In Office and
keep promoting them. We shall
probably show up with the two
maple leaves and claim a chance to
enter In the lowest grade and worp
our way up to n cabinet position.
II. Cooke Patton is making Salem
famous as the great center for tho
distribution OF postcards for thc
northwest. lie has Ave people on tho
road aud expects TO put out lady 10
sell the cards over three states. Al
new Salem souvenir has ~ fine
views all unfolding like panorama
and mailable for two cents. one o
the best ads. ever got out for the
city
Gophers In the garden do but III
tie harm. but gophers in the lawn
raise great deal OF health.
trouble. The Smiles man has bQcked
ten tons OF earth thrown up by o
pair OF old gopher. and tried In all
ways to spear them. shoot them. poi
son them. and nearly did himself OF
the face OF the earth several time
and never got those gophers out o
the lawn until q occurred 20 him e
use his brains little. Why not per
suade Them TO go. use the initiative
Rnd referendum or Chrl tlau Seienc
them. SO ne built nice flower be-
on each border OF the lawn anf
planted variety OF valuable bulb.
that he thought might interest tn,
field every time .ErAolNsHRDLUU
gophers. lie didn't plant any gop.
her weed there for that drives :
gopher To the other end OF the field
every timo. and really drives him
into the lawn So we pulled all IN
gopher weed In the flower beds and
borders. and cut up some carrots
ane aud mixed them IN the soil o.
the borders in the hopes to coax IN,
gophers into the cultivated ground
Az hr-t the two o.d gophers Jus
turned up their noes az him. anC
threw up an extra bnshel or tive
of dirt right In the middle os tn
lawn. But the smiles man did no,
give up. He haited chem some NOR,
until they gradually Quit working ir
the lawn and did al their devfltr,
In the cultivated ground. By feed
ina them a little with q few potat'
peelings and carrots they have los
their appetite for the lawn and worl
all the time In the borders, and
from being a pest have become goo
homes, hard-working gophers, Gu.
'Nating the ground so nicely tha'
'he Smiles man don't have TO ever
woe hil flower beds Rny more Tn,
gopher keep Il as mellow as al
'sh'heap, and the lawn smooth a,
he lady's alabasiIne cheeks the
serves as a hgure 20 hang fine suit
On in the White corner ahov, ,.,iu.