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The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
WHEN THE DEAD RETURN

This is a story of mistaken identity
OF remarkable character. Mary McGon
Isle was struck by a trolley car In
New York last April and died shortly
afterwards In hospital. On notinca-
ton from the coroner, her relatives
came to view the body and she was
identified by her son, her sister, her
brother and cousin; a burial permit
was issued IN the name Of Mary Nc
Gonigle; an Insurance company paid
| 2ll7 on the life Of Mary McGonigle:
the traction company paid $3.50 for the
funeral Of Mary McGonigle; the body
OF Mary McGonigle now lies In Cal.
vary cemetery
Late one night recently Mary Nc
Gonigle in the flesh walked into her
sisters home.
To say there was surprise at her
visit would understate the emotions OF
the relatives The sister screamed;
the brother dropped his new clay pipe
and small niece tainted. Mrs. Nc
Gonigle herself was surprised but
placid; she had not read the newspa-
pers, and did not know that she was
supposed to be dead
Then came explanations. Mary Nc.
Gonigle had been buried all right, but
It was the wrong Mary. The living
woman is IN private service and her
address fuctuates with her employ
ment. The dead woman who bears
such an extraordinary resemblance to
her was no relative, but had known
her, and had given her address to the
hospital. The undertaken who buried
the late Mary, was summoned to view
the living Mary. q never saw such a
he gasped, and I've
buried many"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
THE DRUGGIST.


am a druggist, lorn, and lone.
A being without guile.
When strangers grab my telephone
l merely smile.
A big directory I keep,
And should through any stress,
You want my aid, I'll in It peep
For an address.
have on hand of glue and string
A large and free supply,
I'll gladly get you anything
You'd like to try.
At midnight 1 climb slowly to
My little cot to camp.
But I'll get up to furnish you
A postage stamp.
Emotions I have learned to curb:
I've always helpful been.
And naught that happens can disturb
MY gentle grin.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
NeIahborlv Attsntion.

A parson was applied to for adv,oa
by a member Of his congregation wAo
complained Of the continual noiso
made on a trombone by a next-door
neighbor.
Can a man." he asked, who prac.
tises on such an INSTRUMENT from
morning to night, be a good Chris.
tian?"
Such man might possibly be
good Christian" the parson replied
but his next-door ueishbor couldn't v
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

Some ingenious man in Europe has
invented typewriter SO small that 1t
can be carried in the waistcoat pock.
ct. This tiniest of all writing-ma.
chimes is made in the form OF a watch
The letters make their mark under the
pressure of the knob within the ring
and the writing is done on a narrow
strip of glued paper.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
Qualified.

A prominent western attorney tells
OF a boy who once applied at his Of
flee for work.
This boy was bright looking and
rather took to him.
" Now, my son. said /, if you come
to work for me you will occasionally
have to write kilograms and take
down telephone messages. Hence a
pretty high degree Of schooling is es-
sential. Are you fairly well educatedT
The boy smiled confidently.
I be- he said. "-Independent
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
Warden Not Much for chanos.

When George j. Warden took his
manufacturing business to a new loca.
tion recently it was a noteworthy
thing for him to do For Warden is
about as little addicted to making
changes as any man in Cleveland. He
himself was speaking Of this fact
day or two ago.
Il lived more than SO years in the
same house on old Perry street, he re,
marked, "and for AZ years took mill
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
QUANTITY Not Quality

Teacher-Willie, have you whis-
pered today without permission?
Willie-Yes, wunst.
Teacher-Johnnie, should Willie
have said ''wunst?"
Johnnie (triumphantly)-No, ma'am,
he should have said twist.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
The Real Tbinn

You say your husband was cut
by his neighbors at the party?"
"Yassah, dat's so, sab"
Did they cut him with malice pre
pense?"
mo, sab; wiv razah, sah."
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

HHA NNN 7 d. " % "
work, colds. straina.
etc, weaken the kid
neys and the whole
body suffers DonE
neglect the slightest
kidney ailment Be-
gin using Doan's
Kidney Pills al once.
They are especially
for sick kidneys.
Mrs. George La
joie, l62 w. Gamble
St., Caro-, Mich, says:
Il had lost In aesh
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

1quilbob-That fellow over there
would make a splendid magazine poet.
Squilligan-A genius, Ell?
Squillbob-No, but he has dyspepsia
so bad that he would't get so hungry
living.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

Dr., Pierce's Pellets, small. mOar.
coated, easy to take as candy. regniste
and invigorate stomach, liver and bows
els and cure constipation. Wv
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

IN LonGon mere gUAnaa Al hpur
Ss7=s ts====+ Ss-=szss-=zissssssS@5 Ss-=szss-=zis@sssS@5 . - @sAss
va seass99s SsEszsj. 4 ef8iatBS Tas7S
than 100 pounds OF sand When the
lower bulb is filled the frame turns
over, and the process is reversed to
mark the fight of another 60 minutes.
So huge is this glass that the revolu-
tion is made by a hydraulic engine,
shown on the left of the picture. The
height Of the glass is nearly 12 feet
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

The supply of talk always exceeds
the demand
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

from the same family, never missing
a day. Then, for 81 years l was shaved
by the same man in the same shop.
Our family began taking milk from
MIR. Schurmer, a farmer out Strongs-
vile way, about fifty years ago. When
he died we bought milk from his SONS
and for AZ years we got milk from
them without missing a single dav.
Eight years ago a man by the mama
OF Shuman bought out their milk bpsi.
ness and we have been taking milk
of him ever since. So you could al.
most say that I've been getting milk
from the same place for an even boIf
century. y."-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
WEAK KIDNEYS WEAKER
TIE WHOLE BODY.

No chain Is stronger than rs weak.
est link. No man ia stronger than
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12

No other man appreciates a helping
nd like a man in trouble.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1910-08-12
RED CROSS BALI, Hrrp

Should be in every home Ask your qrooeP
Tor 1t. Large OF. package only osnts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-01
City of Beautiful Homes.

Salem has been denominated the
city of beautiful homes, and deserv-
ingly so, as there is probably no
city on the Pacific coast two or
three times its population which
can boast of more handsome resi-
dences than can Salem. The ma
terial entering into the construction
of those homes are the best avail
able on the markets; their architec-
ture reflect the latest designs in the
architectural world; their furnish
ings are for the most part elegant
and luxurious, and their premises
we'll preserved and adorned. and
present a beautiful appearance the
year round. There are but few CT
ties, not alone on the Pacific coast,
but on the American continent,
which can offer to the seacher for
an ideal home more advantages than
Salem. II can offer a climate. one
OF the most pleasant and best In the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-01
Salem Minister Has Continuous Mar
riage Register for Nearly SO Years

Rev. P. S. Knight, Congregational
pastor of this city, holds the record
for continuous service as a minister
in Oregon. He began April, 1865,
at Oregon City and down to the
present has kept in the work.
In April, 1867 he took the church
at Salem and remained in the pulpit
here until 1884. From 1885 60
1887 he preached at Corvallis. From
1887 to 1889 at Eugene, from 1898
to 1907 at Central church, Salem,
and from 1904 to the present at
Willard also.
In nearly 43 years Rev. knight
has performed about 500 marriage
record was 49S-and the end of the
year will probably see the half-thou-
sand completed.
or these 500 couples, 35 couples
were on one side or the other, child
rem whose parents he had united in
marriage. He proudly refers to the
fact that nearly all pairs stayed
matched-but few have been di-
Vorced.
His first wedding was Chauncey
Bell to Margaret G. Edwards at Ore
gon City, Aug. 13, 1865. Fee, $40.
The last in the register was Dee.
%, 1909. Henry Werner to Nellie
B'nger. Fee $500. Here are some
between:
G.. p. Terrill to Emma Smith,
1867.
Paul Oberheim to Penelope Nc
Donald, 1868.
S. r. Jessup to Sophronia Coshou,
1868.
Samuel Rundlett to Harriet Cess
ner, 1869.
John w. Gilbert to Sarah r. Nc
Alpin, 1870.
John C. Booth to Sarah I. Head.
rick, 1870.
c.. W. Hellenbrand to Alvina
Short, 1871.
Squire Farrar to Martha Watt,
1871.
F. j. Babcock to Ida NJ Pratt,
1871
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-01

H. stapleton to Josephine Allen,
1871.
4. NJ. Scott to Martha E. Gilbert,
1872.
Y, w. Davenport to Nancy f. Wis
ner, 1872.
Robert Grant to Nellie R. Elgin,
1873.
John T. Bushnell to Carrie Croe-
synt, 1873.
]. c. Stratton, to Matilda Spong,
1874.
Perry H. Raymond to Edna Dick
ensOre, 1874.
Owen d. Hutton to Sarah Z. Bar
ker, 1874.
Frank w. Gilbert to Emma r.
Gilbert, 1876.
Norris H. Looney To Harriet d.
Clark, 1878.
Seneca Smith to Maggie Gilliland,
1874.
J. d. McCuIly to Lillian e. Patton.
1880.
w. F. Ogle to Cora NJ. Cox, 1889.
Prince Byrne to Ella Savage,
1882.
VIM. J. DWyer to Sarah J. Clark,
1888.
e. P. Keller to Nellie w. Mellen.
1884.
d. II. Looney to Jessie X. Thomp-
son, 1885.
A. e. Strang to Lillian A. Carpen-
ter, 1886
o. E. Krausse to Lizzie Dalrym-
pie, 1887.
Francis Feller to Ida Garrett,
1895.
The rest of the marriages are re-
cent history. This newspaper has
chronicled nearly all OF Rev.
Knights weddings since 1889. The
fees received for the 500 weddings
were all voluntary, and many cou-
pies were united in a solemn and
impressive manner for life and paid
no fee whatever Most Of the fees
are IS and $40 gold pieces, with an
occasional $40 and few are $50
fees. Rev. Knight married many
Portland people and some in Cali
fOrnia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-01

cured the enactment of the ordi-
nance by the terms of which the
City OF Salem banks are made pub
lie depositories and pay the city two
per cent interest on daily balances
The Capital National Bank and the
United States National Bank are
complying with this law, which will
yield the city a net revenue every
month, amounting to several dollars
per annum.
Insurance Fees and Taxes.
In the year 1904 stock companies
collected for FIRE insurance $2,542,-
424.59, paid losses amounting TO
75,364SS and returned premiums
to policy holders to the amount of
49,744.94. The mutual fire in
surance associations of the state col
lected $110,211.46 and paid of that
sum in losses $53,212.47. In the
year 1908 stock fire insurance COM
panies collected in premiums $2,-
925, ,4S0.59, paid in losses, $1,096.-
OO2.52 and in return premiums,
$643,26S,02. In the year 1908 To-
cal mutual fire associations collected
$278,6 8,675.91 and paid losses amount
ing to $12S,692.S4.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-01

The two new dormitories ara1
equipped for sixty patients each
and the entire capacity of the insti,i
tuition Is between 200 and 500 pa
tients. The most modern system OF
education has been introduced. Tha3
feeble minded are instructed witlA
kindergarten methods, and the SIM;
plest games and toys are used toj
awaken the sleeping faculties andf
arouse the dormant and stagnant
perceptions of the children TO theg
end that they may become contentedf
and useful individuals. Many ofS
them are qualified for learningf
plain work, and the simpler occu!
patiOns.
Mr.. w. ID. Pugh was the oontrac.t
tor for the new buildings. and att
his work Is notable for strong conc
struction, durability and good tastef
In architectural finish. The dorhn-
tories were first occupied about De-
cember 18th.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-01
THE PIONEER GALLERY.

r. j. Cronise still conducts the
Pioneer Photograph Gallery of this
cuty, but every year sees progress
made, for he is determined to keep
up with the demands of the times
In his profession.
During che past year he has had
made fine lense especially for por-
trait work--one OF the best lenses
made. He has had some beautiful
backgrounds in soft colors painted
by the Stanley Bros, OF New York.
He has also put In an Aristo electric
lamp, by means OF which he takes
pictures on the darkest night, but
by appointment only. II you want
a fine portrait made do not fan To
visit this art gallery.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-01

That is evidenced by the universal
desire of its people to own their
own homes-to own them though
some of them be small, and to pre-
serve and adorn their premises; that
is evidenced by the many handsome
modern and imposing business
structures in the city, and the up
to-date and modern stocks of mer-
chandise carried by its mercantile
establishments; that is evidenced by
the willingness of it's citizens and
business men to bear the burdens
of taxation that its present public
parks may be maintained-mor
established - that elmosnary and
charitable institutions may be pro-
vided for and that vast municipal
improvements may be carried to Il
successful execution; and that is evil
denced by the hearty and harmon
ious cooperation of it's people in all
movements which have for their
making a better and greater Salem,
and surrounded as it is by a rich
territory composed of marvellous re-
sources, both developed and unde-
veloped-a country which while
comparatively old in years is just
beginning to develope--just begin
ming to grow, the day is not far dis
tant when Salem will be as far in
advance of the present dream of its
people as it is today in advance of
the dream of it's people of forty
years ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-01

The problem of securing revenue
to carry on state and local govern
ment has been partially solved in
Oregon. The Editor of this paper is
proud of having contributed to this
reformation. The Capital Journal
is an advocate of indirect taxation.
1t believes the principle resources
for defraying the expenses of both
local and state government should
not be levied upon property and
merchandise, but upon franchises,
earnings of corporations and intan-
gible sources.
Journal Has a Record.
The editor of this paper, when
a member of the Legislature in
1905, secured the enactment of the
law levying a tax of two per cent on
the gross premiums of all insurance
companies doing a business in the
state, which law is now yielding a
net revenue to the state of nearly
500, 100000 a year.
AS member of the Salem City
Council the editor of this paper Sc
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-01
Bridge Across Santiam River
Is Needed.

To enable people to come TO Sa-
lem to trade in a larger section of
country than all the Waldo Hills.
there is new bridge needed across
the Santiam river where the Golden
Ferry was formerly operated. The
ferry is no longer in commission,
and the people are forced to drive
twenty miles in some cases to get
to a trading place when Salem
would be their nearest point. There
s no bridge or ferry for nearly
twenty miles of the river bottom
and petitions are being circulated on
both sides OF the river asking Mar
ion and Linn count9es 20 Join In
building a bridge. Petitions are al
so TO be circulated at Salem.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-01
A Newcomers Impressions of Salem:
Its Government, Climate, Industries
MOntana, Capital journal stan.l

Montana, Capital Journal Staff.)
world; scenery and surroundings
which can not be surpassed and the
cheapest of all kinds of building
materials; schools, both public
schools, and the higher institutions
of learning, and which have no su-
perior in the west and religious
facilities which are unexcelled-in
fact everything which enters into
the composition of the ideal and
perfect home.
Imposing Business Institutions.
The business institutions of Salem
are modern in construction-mod
ern in equipment. and present to
the eye both a pleasing and impos-
ing appearance. Salem has never
in it's history had the unpleasant ex-
perience of a boom and as a conse-
quence it is possessed of none of
those structure which were born
and constructed in a hurry with lit
tie regard to either beauty or SUBJ
stantiality; but on the contrary its
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-01
Indirect Taxation Has Made Very
Remarkable Progress in Oregon

For marine insurance there was
collected in premiums in 1904, $S3,-
5S4.04, paid in losses $41,734.7S
and in return premiums $3,3S2.31.
In 1908. these companies collected
gross premiums amounting to $170,-
003.SS, paid losses of $39,927.19
and returned premiums in the sum
of S3,549.76.
In the year 1904 life insurance
companies collected in gross pre-
miums $1,S77,994.72, paid losses
amounting to $491,274.97 and re-
turned premiums amounting to
7,934.4O. In the year 1908
miums amounting to $2,190,545.27,
paid losses of $544,2S1.46 and re-
turned premiums of $2S7,463.99.
During the year 1904 there was
collected In premiums by casualty
companies $224, 4,63923, paid in los
ses $64 1895 and premiums re-
turned $9,457.11. In the year 1908
there was collected from these COM
panies in gross premiums $685.
392.2S, paid in losses $177,0S4.05
and in return premiums $38, ,409.06.
The fees from the Department OF
insurance in the year 1887 when
the secretary of state was made ex-
offlcio Insurance Commissioner
amounted to $2,921.72. In the
year 1904 the total received from
the fees, licenses and taxes on gross
premiums amounted to $59,271.S6
and in the year 1908 from these
same sources to the sum of $685.
265.S2. The total for fees and Ii
censes for the year 1909 will ag-
gregate about $23,00O.00 and with
the amount which will be received
on account of the tax provided by
law on net premiums will bring the
total fees for the year 1909 to about
| 800, 100000, as there appears to
have been a large increase in the
volume of all classes of insurance
business, and also that the losses
sustained by the companies during
the year have not been considera-
BILE sum.
From the foregoing it will be OBJ
served that the increase in the var
ious classes of insurance business
has kept pace with the natural
growth and development Of the
state, especially is this noticeable In
marine and casualty insurance.
The fees of the department have
increased somewhat on account of
the increase in the annual license
fees of fire insurance companies, and
further from the fees received on
account of the great increase In the
/ agency force of the many fire and
life companies now transacting busi-
ness in the state.
At the present time there are 38,
authorized life insurance companies,
39 companies engaged in the miscel-
laneous lines and 81 companies
transacting fire and fire and marine
Insurance. while IL local assocla-
tions are authorized to write mutual
fire insurance in the state under our
laws.
Other companies have signifed
their intention Of entering the Ore
gon field and doubtless during the
coming year there will be many new
competitors for the insurance bust
ness of the state and at the same
rapid rate of increase in the COM
mercial development OF the state
there will no doubt be sufficient
business for all strong companies
which may desire to extend their
operations to Oregon.
The New Years Journal is In
debted to Insurance Commissioner
Koser for the above statistics about
his department.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-01

marched with the trend of affairs
kept abreast with the times. It's
streets are paved, clean and wide
and shaded by handsome trees; il is
provided with an excellent sewerage
system, a good water work system,
a splendid Illuminating system and
street railway service. It's parks
are the most beautiful in the state
because of the mild climate the fol-
lage on the trees in those parks are
kept perienally green, and not in
frequently the roses bloom the year
round.
Educational Facilities.
Salem Is the seat Of the Willim-
ette university-One of the oldest
and best educational institutions
among the higher schools of learn
ing In the west. Besides giving a
collegiate course which measures up
we'll with the standard of the large
eastern universities and colleges. This
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-01-01

growth and progress has been SLOW
but steady and it's business men and
citizens in the construction of their
business structures have given con-
sideration to both their substantial
ty, their architectural beauty, and
the convenience and modernness of
their interior equipment. It's pro-
fessional men rank with the best
and greatest in the state, and their
offices are handsomely furnished;
it's merchants and business men are
wide-awake, progressive and enter
prising, and as the people of Salem
demand, not alone of it's mercantile
establishments superior quality, but
also that the merchandise be in ac-
cordance with the prevailing styles
of the day. the stocks are all mod
ern and measure up to the high
standard of style and fashion set by
the markets of the east.
Municipal improvements.
Salem is we'll grOomed city
clean physically and clean morally.
1t is one of the best governed cities
in the United States and in muni-
cipal improvements its citizens have