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The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
A Rank Outsfder,

The fashionable wedding presented
a festive scene. Beautiful girls in gor-
geOus gowns were everywhere. The
bride stood proudly beneath a canopy
OF choice exotics, beaming in her love
illness.
Isn't she just too sweet? gurgIed
an elderly matron. "But who do you
suppose is the man who is always at
her side?'
I'm sure / can't imagine" replied
another matron. Then, as a brilliant
idea struck her. she remarked. "Oh. /
guess it's only the bridegrOOmg'-Ex-
change.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
"A Poor Poet"

One afternoon Browning went to call
on Lady Kinloch and missed his way.
a lady was standing on her doorstep,
and he asked her to direct him to the
house. She could not tell him, but Of
fered to look it up for him in the di-
rectory and took him into the house,
produced a directory, and together they
found out what he wanted TO know,
and then she came out to the doorstep
again so that she could point out to
him the direction he had to take He
thanked her. went down the steps, hes
itated and then turned and came back
to her, saying: Perhaps you may like
TO know to whom you have been so
kind. l am a poor poet, and my name
Is Robert Browning" = Westminster
Gazette.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Automatic comnIaln4a-

"I an all around tired" sighed the
weary auto wheel.
"And l am worn out" moaned the
shabby cloak. sinking on the seat.
"I'm just played out" complained
the footing horn.
That's nothing. have that all gone.
empty feeling" said the gasoline tank.
But just then all were put into the
garage and shut up.-BaltimoFe Ameri-
can.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Took 1t Out on the Boy.

What, you want a dollar for spend
ing money" exclaimed Mr.. Tytes.
Look here, young man, when l was q
boy Of your age my father never gave
me dollar to spend fooIishly. l was
taught to consider myself lucky If 1
got a nickel"
We'll" protested Bobby. you don't
need to jump on me about It. Tell
your troubles to grandpa. ."-Cleveland
Leader
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Lost Ais Nar,,a-

Many years ago a blacksmith near
York, England, successfully performed
the delicate operation of removing
cataract from an eye on several Of his
fellow villagers. says the London
Chronicle The fact became known to
a doctor in the neigbborhood, who so
admired the blackSmith'S skill that be
provided the means for his education
as an oculist- To the blacksmith the
removal of the cataract was no more
than a mechanical feat. but when he
became acquainted with the structure
Of the human eye and its amazing dell
cacy he was so overpowered by the
rashness Of what ne had done in ignO-
rance that he lost his nerve. and with
the fear Of knowledge he insisted on
returning to his anvil.
An Undesirable Audience of One.
In a series of incidents Of adventure
told in the Wide World Magazine per
haps the most extraordinary is a story
from Natal, wherein a lady describes
how on a Christmas eve she went into
a tiny church to practice a Christmas
voluntary when she found a huge
python. attracted by the music, stand
ing close behind her, coil upon coil.
To make matters worse, she was lock-
ed in, and her only safety was TO con-
tinue playing and so charm the crea.
ture. Eventually the lady's brother
returned and unlocked the church
door. A little dog that ran In attracted
the fatal attentions Of the python,
while his mistress escaped. The python
was shot.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Mo Help Needed.

VisitOr-I say, old boy, you are the
most absurdly infatuated husband l
ever saw in my life, considering how
long you've been married. You praise
every dish your wife makes. and yet
her cooking is abominable
Host-'Sh! Don't speak so loud. !
know her cooking is bad, but If say
a word she gets discouraged and sends
for her mother
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Lost Articles Department.

Lost Articles Department.
Bridget, who had administered the
culinary affairs Of the Morse house
hold for many years, was sometimes
torn between her devotion to her mis-
tress ana loyalty to the small son Of
the house
Bridget" said Mrs. Morse. in a tone
Of wonder, after an inspection of the
storeroom. where have those splendid
red apples gone that the man brought
yesterday-those four big Ones?"
well. now, ma'am," said poor
Bridget. Il couldn't rightly say, but
I'm thinkin' if you was to find where
my loaf O. hot gingerbread is likely
thin four red apples would be lyin'
right on top of it, an I'm only hopin'
his little stummick can stand the
shtrain. Youths Companion.
Hannah More's Wedding Day.
The celibacy Of Hannah More, the
English writer, which gave her 50
much time to bend the powers of her
mind to the interests Of humanity, has
always USSu 4 SuDyGCN VI SUI Df1Sc anu
discussion. A writer relates this cir
cumstanee: 'She was early engaged to
be married to a gentleman of family
and fortune. The wedding day was
fixed. The bride and her party moved
on gayiy to the church where the GER
emony was to be performed. only to
ind that the lover was not there. The
laggard comes late thought the at
tendRnts. They miscslculated He
came not at all. A horseman rode up
to the church door and handed a let
tsr to Miss More. With melancholy
apologies the faithless swain told her
that he could not take the RESPONSE
bTity' OF making her his bride. At the
same time he offered any pecpnIary
remuneration in his power.
Whether the lady tainted or only
pouted is not mentioned. but her rela-
uves followed the business up with
such promptness and spirit that the
bastard in love- made a settlement
upon the sighted lady OF szOo Al year
for life. ."-Exchange.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26

B1tc httSts
The man who writes thrilling meIo-
dramas rushed into the managers Of
fee In a state Of great excitement
I've got itT' he shouted triumphant
H. Tive got itr'
Got what7" asked the surprised
manager.
why, the sensation OF the year. In
the third act Of my new play there Is
q mn scene. Harold Headlight, the
hero, casts the villain down into the
yawning jaws OF two great emery
wheels"
The manager grinned
Emery wheelsF' be c1uckled. F"Tbsn.
I suppose, be has fine fnishY
Yes, very fine. In fact, he comes
out a polished vinsIn."-Chicago News.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Necessity Past.

Congress had been asked would it
please do something for the Delaware.
"DelawareT" repeated the members.
with a puzzled air. What's thatY'
IT'S a river that Washington once
crossed" explained an advanced repre-
sentative of the people.
We'll. he got across all right, didn't
he?" responded the inquirers. whats
the use Of improving the river now?"-
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26

When the patient called on his doc
tor he found the good man in state
OF great apprehension.
I've got all the symptoms of the
disease you have" said the doctor
I'm sure | have caught it from you"
What are you so scared aboutT'
asked the patient.
'Why, man." replied the doctor. Il
don't think 1 can cure it"-Harper's
Weekly.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
A Hole In Glass.

A hole may be cut or etched through
glass readily by using hydrohuoric
acid, says Machinery. The acid should
be applied in the same way as etching
acid, using wax to surround the por-
ton Of glass which is to be penetrated
Hydrofuoric acid is sold in wax bot
ties, as 1t cannot be kept in glass 1t
may be handled with a hard rubber
dropper similar in construction to the
Ordina-y glass medicine droppers.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26
Official Corporal Punishment.

The Geratsche Zeitung in a recent
issue reproduced a royal decree" is
sued by the Grand Duke Heinrich Xxx.
at Gratz. In December. 1874. to show
that corporal punishment was prac-
ticed Officially" at that time. The
document calls attention to the fact
that from sunset until midnight boys
disturbed the peace" and ordered
special patrol to arrest all such offend
ers, ''take them to the lookup and be
fore a magistrate, and If found guilty
to punish them with twenty blows,
and that these be administered by two
corporals with sticks"
How Tommy Found II.
Tom Jackson said one morning at
breakfast:
'Hang 1t all! While l was wedding
dropped my Imperial Order of the
BOOSTERS pin on the lawn, and I've
been looking for it now over half an
hour. It's gone for good, suppose"
That night when Jackson sat down
to dinner there was his pin beside his
plate.
Bully for your said he. Where
did you nnd 1t, MarthaY'
'I let Tommy go barefooted this att
sxnoon." said Mrs. Jackson quietly.
The Washington bee., 1910-11-26

See the sorrOwfuI man. The man
has every reason to look pleasant. His
home is happy one, his business Is
successful his children are good look
ing and well behaved, he has health
and credit to burn and money in the
bank, yet he looks as gloomy as a dys-
peptic atheist. The day has come when
he must give his desk its annual clean
ting Out-Newark News.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-21
WILL ARBITRATE
FISHERY DISPUTE
ELIHU ROOT GOES TO THE
II G UE To REPRESENT
UNITED STATES IN NEW
FOUNDLAND FISHERIES MAT
TER.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE j

New York, May 21.-The Ameri-
can delegation to the Hague confer
ence to be held in Holland between
the Representatives of Great Britain
and the United States over the set
tlement of the New Foundland fish
cries cases, sailed from here today
for The Hague.
The delegation that will present
the claims of the United States in
one of the most important disputes
in which the country ever was in
volved, is headed by Senator Elihu
Root, of New York, formerly secre-
tary of state. In the party is I. Tur-
ner, of Spokane, Wash.
The fisheries cases involves the
questioned right of Americans TO
fish along the New Foundland and
North Atlantic coasts on equal foot
ing with citizens of New Foundland
and Canada. These rights were af-
firmed to the American fishermen by
the treaty of 1918, but recently the
New Foundland fishers restricted
the American fishers without the
consent of the United States.
The cases involve the adjudica-
ton of millions of dollars worth Of
fishing rights. Twice British
American war has been threatened
over the questions at issue.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-21
X 4 X X X \. X X X X X X * X X
* X-RAYS AND SMILES. x
x X X x x X X X X X X X X X X

The opinions and theories of as
tronomers about the comet remind
one of the old quartrain:
"They wiggle in and wiggle out
Leaving the reader still in doubt
Whether the snake that made the
track
Was going south, or coming
back"
Some people have an idea a SUI
preme court judge should be select
ed not for his knowledge of the law,
but for the way he votes.
The Pendleton Tribune has gone
out of existence and "The Live
Wire" takes it's place The Tribune
has been moribund for some time
and the change must be for the
better.
If you are not alive enough to be
counted in the census then you sure
are dead one.
The law cannot interfere with
things like the Thomas-Papke fake
That wasn't fight it was farce.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-21
WILBUR WRIGHT
GOES UP 1000 FEET
UNITED PRESS LEASED wmE.l

Dayton, o., May 21.-WilbuI
Wrights fight, 1000 feet into the
air, is regarded here today as the
most important air voyage the IA
nous aviator ever made in the Mid
die West.
While testing new plane last ev-
ening, Wright suddenly shot upward
He climbed steadily until he was
1000 feet above the earth. After
soaring easily for ten minutes, he de-
scended.
Wright plans another fight to-
night. He will take with him Frank
Cohyng, of New York, who, he says
is his most promising pupil.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-21
Investigation Cost $500.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wRE.I

Washington, May 21.-The Balling-
er investigation has cost the govern
ment at least S42,5OO for printing
payment of stenographers, mileage
for witnesse and like expenses. Chair
man Nelson estimated that the mis-
cellaneous expense will amount to
$25. 900 additional, and that the cost
of printing about 1000 pages of tes-
timony will cost $17,5OO more.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-21
TAFT WILL
STAND BY
BALLINGER


Portland, Ore, May 21.-The
Portland oregoRian which has been
upholding Ballinger and attacking
Pinchot, in a special dispatch from
Washington, today prints the fol-
lowing:
President Taft told several call.
ers today that he intends to stand
by Secretary Ballinger, for he is con-
Yinced of Mr.. Ballingers innocence
either of wrong doing or of improp-
er motives.
"On top of this announcement
from the white house comes the re-
iteration of Secretary Ballinger's
purpose to hold on to his position.
Notwithstanding a renewal of the re-
ports in friendly papers that he Is
soon to resign"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-21
Baldwin Makes Fine Gift.
[ [uNITEp PREss LEAsEp WIN

Atlantic City, N. j., May 21.-
Delegates to the General Assembly
of Presbyterian churches are rejoic-
ing today over the announcement
that John H. Converse, late head of
the Baldwin Locomotive works in
Philadelphia, had created a fund of
100000 to carry on evangelical
work DIR. ]. Wilbur Chapman was
chosen to direct the campaign.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-21
Notice of Intention to Construct An
Extension to the Marion Street
Sewer.

Notice is hereby given that the
Common Council deems it expedient
to construct and proposes to con-
struct an extension to the Marion
street sewer, in the city of Salem.
Oregon, including a district east OF
18th street and north of Court
street, and to be constructed in ac-
cordance with the plans and specif-
cations adopted by the Common
Council and on file in the Office of
the city recorder.
Date of the first publication Of
this notice, the 18th day Of May,
1910.
BY order of the Common Council.
w. A. MOORES,
City Recorder.
5-1S-11t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-21
Do II Now.

Now is the time to get rid of your
rheumatism. You can do so by ap-
plying Chamberlain's Liniment. Nine
cases out of ten are simply muscular
rheumatism due to cold or damp, or
chronic rheumatism, and yield to the
vigorous application of this liniment
Try 1t. You are certain to be de-
lighted with the quick relief which it
affords. Sold by all good druggists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-05-21
JUpGING BIZ APPEARANCEs-

OF course everybody does that, ane
Laundry Work can't be judged any
other way. Everything subjected TO
our artiotic treatment comes out a.
clean as a polished surface, as clear
as crystal and as bright as a sum
mer's day. Articles washed prope'
ly last twice as long and look TWEEN
~ times better thsn goods badl,
laundried. We make cheap ;abri'
masquerade for something better.
SALEM LAUNDRY 90,
Phone 25. 180-i0O south Liberty 81
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-25
TAKE DUTCH CENSUS

it is patent that all those heads OF
families" who had TO fill in their own
census cards and see to it that the
other members Of their family filled in
theirs show a remarkable lack of edu-
cation and even of plain common
sense or intelligence.
Many were absolutely unwilling 10
fill in their cards; others really could
neither read nor write or got hopeless.
ly muddled in the questions and an.
swers. Lots of the cards got lost or
too much soiled for use. Some pow
erty-stricken people asked the enumer.
ators whether they could get soup on
such a card" or whether they could
get work. on 1t. But few could un-
derstand the use of the cards or OF the
census, although the whole affair had
been explained to the children In all
the schools, so that they might be able
to help their parents in filling out the
cards.
Only in those cases where people
were really unable, though willing. to
do so were the census enumerators
allowed to fill out the cards from die.
tation. Even then It was often diff.
cult to make the people understand
what was meant by every question or
to get at the correct names, birth and
marriage dates, the religious belief or
business or employment of the peo.
Pile
One old woman had answered the
question, What is your principal bust.
ness or employment" by writing:
Praying to God for my sovereign and
my country" That she truly consid.
cred this her principal mission in life
could be seen by referring to the cen.
sus papers OF ten years ago. when
she had answered the same question
In the same way.
Or course, there were many anus
ing mistakes made-for instance. when
a father named as the chief business
OF his son OF II years, being an
idiot" Another father gave his little
daughters chief employment as "eat-
ing. There seemed to be a good
deal of difference OF opinion among
the people as to who is really the
head OF the household" Some house.
holds were described as having as
many heads" as members In
others the husbands had named their
wives as the heads"
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-25
Decrease in English Farming.

In the records of presentday condi-
tions Of an English village in Somer-
setshire. described by Miss NJ. +.
Davis. It is stated that the population
had dwindled down TO S24 I'm 1901,
which is less than half of the number
20 years earlier. and at present III
a cottage stands empty II is usually
allowed to fall into ruin or the 220
households, 577 per cent. are classi-
fled as agriculturists. It is further
stated that the 1865 cottages contain
$50 rooms and are inhabited by 624
persons; presumably the latter figure
is that of the present population. and
II so the decrease since the last cen
sus Is strikingly large. The main
part OF the land rs now laid down TO
grass and Of 3,O56 acres in 1904 only
5i2 were returned as ble.-Farm
and Home.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-25
FEW WILD PIGEONS

nests in Michigan extended usually
for about twenty-eight miles. avereg.
ing about two miles wide The birds
usually arrived in two separate bod
les; one came directly from the south
by land the other following the coast
of Wisconsin. The latter body came
in from the lake at about o'clock in
the afternoon. II was a compact mass
of pigeons. at least five miles long by
one mile wide. In 1873 some Chicago
men came over to Michigan and EN-.
ployed 200 men and boys in netting
the pigeons. This slaughter, together
with advent of the woodmen in the
pineries. contributed more than any.
thing else to the annihilation of the
WILD pigeon in Michigan.
The old-timer, in describing the ia.
king of pigeons in nets, speaks of them
as seines, which were so rigged that
upon being sprung they fell upon the
birds which at the moment were on
the ground. There were two methods by
which the pigeons we're decoyed, one
by batting, whereby a single pigeon.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-25
Bird Once Abundant in Michigan
Now Almost Exterminated.
Trappers In That State Caught Them
In Large Numbers BY Use Of
Nets and a System OF
Decoys.

South Haven, Mich.-Some thirty
five or forty years ago some of the
locality around South Haven was a
great numbering country and to-day in
uncleared brush land there are to be
seen (reminding one of those early
days. firmly imbedded in the ground
immense pine stumps, relics of those
one-time monarchs of the forest
These stumps will measure in circum.
ference ten or fifteen feet. Old-timers
and settlers recall the fact that those
pine forests were once the breeding
and nesting place Of myrlads of wild
pigeons. that roasted, bred and went
unmolested; that they increased in
such quantities that when they made
a flight they would darken the sky
like black cloud. The younger gen.
Grafton of sportsmen, however, has
probably never seen a living specimen
OF that bird. his acquaintance with
pigeons being entirely confined to the
plucked specimens of tame pigeons
on the stands of the dealers in the
market places.
One of the old-timers of the early
days who followed the flight OF 1878
and was much interestd in the pigeon
business of that time said that the
disappearance of the wild pigeon from
its former haunts has established the
fact that 1t Is now entirely confined to
the wilds of British North America
He followed the roosts and routes of
the flights and the last one seen by
him in Michigan was in the spring
Of 1876. The main body of birds dis.
appeared across the Straits of Mack
inac, much to the distress of netters.
At Petoskey and it's immediate
neighborhood in 1873 flock of pig
cons appeared IN a considerable num-
ber, but not more than a few thou
sands were seen in one body. The
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-25

attracted by the food scattered about,
called a great number of his fellows,
upon whom. when collected in sufIi
cient numbers, the net was sprung.
II was not an an uncommon thing
TO trap from 300 to 500 pigeons at
every cast and, as the casts were nu.
merous. the number taken throughout
the day was large. Another method
consisted of trapping the pigeons as
they few over the net That required
the use of decoy birds, whose eyes
were sewed up and light weight at
tached to their legs to prevent them
from flying away These decoys were
thrown into the air when a flock was
passing by to attract their attention,
while trained decoys-that is, pigeons
trained to act as II alighting-were
worked industriously at the same
time. If they brought down the flight
the net was sprung at four corners.
The captlves were taken out and dis.
posed of according to the purpose OF
the netters. Some were kept alive in
coops, while the balance were killed
and packed Immediately for market.
This account applies to the period
when flocks of pigeons were large and
numerous. The last occasion when
nets were profitably used was in 1877.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-25
Firenen in Dcring Rescue

Ladder Company No. "a ran up the
ladder carrying scaling ladder. He
got as far as the third floor on the
big ladder and swung the scaling lad
der up so that its sharp beak broke
the glass He went up the rest of the
way on the short projections, clinging
to the face of the building like a
leech. Just as he got near to Mrs.
Richmond she fell in a faint.
Clark lifted the senseless figure and
swung 1t across his shoulder. Slowly
he toiled downward At the third
floor he was checked by a sudden
gush of smoke and flame Clark's
companions ran up bigger ladder to
the fourth floor window and Firemen
Keegan and Kirwin ran up.
Clark was too weak TO swing the
woman to them; but Kirwin lifted the
scaling ladder with both Clark and
the woman and swung It like a pendu-
lum, out and forward, until the wait.
ing Keegan caught II and relieved
Clark of his burden.
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-03-25
WOMEN
OF MIDDLE
AGE
Need Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

BrCokiield, Mo.--"Two years ago L
was unable TO do any kind Of work and
only weighed us pounds. My trouble