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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-22
Atteation Ladies'

Dro88making and ladies' tailoring
at the STYLE GRAFT SHOP, 279
North Commercial st. S-11-tf
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-22

Big Ten Cent Vaudeville Matinees-
Remember every afternoon at Bly's
S-17-tf.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-22

rEN-ACRE TRACTS 319 miles ouc.
on good road. Fine fruit land.
Only 500 per acre. Terms.
Ellis & Wood. S-2O-3t.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-22

FOR SALE-Good top buggy very
cheap. go Mill st. S-lS-3ta--
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-22
Notioe 90 CandlIiates-

II you wish TO have the neatest
and best job printing for your cards
and literature, come TO me, N. d.
Elliott. 221 s. Commercial ST.
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-22

we are leaders in fashions as well as good goods.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-08-22
THE STORE AHEAD

and we believe we have succeeded as the brqht and
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
Penalizing the loan Sharks.

Even Canada, almost as conservative
as England, has prosecuted and penal
lied the loan sharks Connecticut has
convicted several New Jersey has sent
them flying from its territory Now
Pennsylvania. which for years has been
regarded as a fertile field for usury, has
utilized an the power reserved TO its
courts to make similar procedure sub
stantial and significant. Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph.
Washington the Capital Of the Nation,
has been a fertile field for the loan
sharks" They have been allowed to
thrive here on the misfortuneS Of man
kind. The authorities have dealt sternly
with others Of their kind~ but these-a
recognized curse TO the communicative
been able, through lax law or lack Of law.
TO pursue their nefarious business with
impunity.
failed to regulate this usury evil. which
has grown upon misery and put the city
to shame. Now. however Congress. is
proposing to act A bill is pending which
will suppress the loan sharks and keep
the business of money-lending under
necessary supervision.
The penalizing Of usury in the District
Of Columbia is one Of the urgent needs Of
the day.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
She Took the Count.

From the Atchison Globe
A woman who has been married seven
years recently cleaned cut "a writing desk
drawer that belonged 10 her father.
whose death occurred a few months aeo.
and came across "a bundle of receipts as
big as a mans arm, tied with red tame
and marked on the outside. For Mary"
She opened them and saw that they were
receipts for hc- .Jusseau bills. The wo-
mans best dress now is 50-cent wool.
made by herself and she has worn il two
years. When she read in the receipts
of lace she had put on a corset cover
that cost 81 yard. she grabbed for a
fan. but had a tit before she reached II.
She revived somewhat. but again scat
tered rugs over the floor when she read
that her wedding gloves cost her father
S36 and her hose cost him ST. She wears
15-cent hose now, and fairly foamed ar
the mouth when she realized that some of
her wedding hose cost s. a pair. And
when she came across a receipt Of Sl7
for embroidering a sheet. she tore out
all the hair she had pinned on her head
and was beginning on that which grew
there, when a mercifuI Inconsistencies
overlook her. Her last thought was OF
the sum total OF the trOusseau. and
those figures swimming before her eyes.
and her husbands voice grunbIins in the
next room because the monthly gas bin
was 80 cents more than a month ago
proved too much, She was nineteen hours
coming 10.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
Famous Dark Day of 178O-May 19.

The words Ozark Day" apply to a
number OF days in which the sunlight ap-
pears 10 have been remarkably dim or al
together absent Tn our country. how
ever. the term is specifically applied TO
May 1e. 1850. which is also known as
BLACK Friday. other notable dark
days in the United states were those Of
October p. 1Ue. and October 70. 17s2
The darkness of the Dark Day" Of
May 70 was principally observed in Lower
Canada. the New England States and
the upper part of the Northern States
The darkness is known 10 have been the
result Of combination of ordinary cloud
mess combined with tho smoke from FOR
est and prairie fires ON this May day I'm
1880 the wind was southwest, with occa-
sional light rains The remarkable phe-
nomeuon was attributed hy the supresti-
tious TO supernatural causes.
ON the plains of Tibet according to
Marco Polo and other travellers. dark
days are sometimes caused by clouds Of
dust so fine and light that il is carried
90 "a great distance bv the wind. Similar
days Of darkness have been caused by
clouds Of mingled vapor. smoke. and dust
emanating from volcanic eruptions. al
though such clouds do not usually extend
20 the great distances reached by clouds
Of smoke from forest fires.
Staygian darkness often prevails during
eruptions of ashes from volcanoes. Cases
of such volcanic clouds occurred in con-
necton with the eruption OF Mont Pelee
and La Soufriere in the West Indies in
May. 1902
In recent years the months of August
and September. lSSl. were remarkable in
the eastern part Of the United States for
a long series Of days in which artificial
light was oftentimes necessary ut mid
day and business was generally very
much interrupted In commenting upon
this the United States Monthly Weather
Review for September, 1881, says:
'The foggy or smoky condition of the
atmosphere became quite general from
the first TO the tenth of the month. 1t
reached an unusual elimination Of dem
sity in the eastern portion of the Middle
Atlantic States and throughout New Eng
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
End the Painful Snectacle !

A more unscemly affair than the Bal
iinger Investigation, as It has developed In
its final STAGES. is not easily imaginable.
II has become a painful disgusting
spectacle. discreditable. TO the principals.
unworthy Of the committee in charge Of
it, and unimpressive and Improbable In
all its phases.
With the swapping and snarlins Of Wit
nesses, the browbeating of counsel. the
fiinging forth Of epithet and innuendo. the
exhibition Of anger by those directly con-
cerned, and the display Of heat by over
wrought crowds at the hearing-ali these
things have combined to rob the miserable
affair Of its last semblance Of dignity.
II has taken such form that no possible
good can come out Of it. Irrelevant things
have been utilized for the obvious pur-
pose Of affecting public opinion. There
has been lack OF poise on either side. II
is little more. now. than tho exploitation
OF a feud. Each succeeding chapter but
emphasizes this.
AS we have said before. the findings
will be in full accord with the facts. or
course. The personneI Of the committee
furnishes abundant assurance on that
score. But the findings. whatever they
are, will accomplish nothing. The feud
will continue so long as there is a feudist
IN official life.
O
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

How sweet are the sounds Of the earliest words
We whispered I'm days long since gone by
When the bells Cf cattle and songs ui birds
We're growing still meath the SUNSET sky.
When We Uasped the hand Of little friend.
And gazed away down the shadovy lane
To the dark. deep words az the other end.
And sottly whispered the old refrain.
Come. gn apiece.
When the wind came over the meadow wide
With its burden of perfume fine and sweet
With a childish fear one stood by my side
With her pink suuhonnet and bare brown feet;
And I could always understand
The soft persuasion Of smile and tear
Before she said as she took my hand
And whispered. close To my listening car.
Come. 20 apiece
We were the gayest Of children then.
We gathered flowers and swung on the gate.
/ was Wild ard free f1r a lad Of ten.
The rosu IN her cheek was rcd for eight.
We never thought. through the passing years
our shadows Heightened with each DAYS sun;
Her pleasures were mingled somewhat With tears,
And she always said, when the day was done,
Cone. 80 apiece
And the years rasscd on. One autumn came
With twitter Of birds in the fading skies:
On the altar of youth love lii a flame
And I read the secret IN dowuCast cyes.
When ] questioned her 10 know II She
Would journey along where MY pathway led,
She looked away IN her innhcent -glee.
Aud the5e were the only words she said
Cone, go apiece
We soon were wed, and the joy bells rang.
And the May-day beauty filed the air:
And the birds In their green cathCdTals sang
And the lanes were filed with a perfume rare
That time seems yet as a holiday
And l wrote ON the beech tree, messy rind
Like any youth IN his childish play.
The words that ever in my mind.
Come. 90 apiece
At last like all Of the golden dreams
That have cheered my way. the time drew near
When We had 20 part and 10 me II seems
That life has forever lost its cheer
I can see the light I'm the ashen cloud
The rose in the garden in death ecipse
And ] hear again as when ] bowed
Ny head for the message on diving hps.
Gene. 60 aIiece
The flowers she gave me are withcred now
And the song she sang has slipped my mind;
mist steals over my eyes somehow.
When ] Took for the tokens I cannot find.
And IL seems 20 me when the lights are low
Ard the moon IS hid. and the crickets still.
can hear ihe voice of the long ago
Inviting upward from earthly III.
Come. 50 aTieoe.'
-Alonzo Rice.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
Work Of the Sunday Sohnnl

Evangelization Of the world through the
Sunday schools is one object Of the great
gathering which began I'm this city ves-
terday. Delegates TO the worlds Sunday
school convention from an parts Of
America and from practically every ma
ton in the world are gathered here for
sessions TO last a week. and the scope of
The work which is undertaken is world
wide Inspirarional gatherings have been
held. and the success has been truly great.
TIE bond of sympathy which JOINS to-
gcther the Christian workers Of the world
viii he better cemented as 70 result OF the
close intercourse Of these earnest men
and women in the next six days
There is not a hamlet ian tho United
states that is without it's sunday school.
There is scarcely a family among the
Protestauts o. this country where some
member does not hear tho lesson from
Sunday 20 Sunday The missionaries Of
the future i'm the great world movement
arc to he found i'm the boys and girls who
are now learning tho first preccpts Of
Christian love and duty in The sunday
school classes
Should the weather be favorable TO-
morrow night Washington will SEQ a most
impressive pageant when the delegates.
marsha,od I'm companies and regiments.
will pan ade down Pennsylvania avenue to
the east side Of the Capitol. whore the
reviewing stand will be placed. such a
body of earnest workers Will Impress
even the residents Of Washington. accus-
toned as they are to scenes of this
character The parade and monster
demonstration at the Capitol will be a
sight worth seeing. ana with favorable
weather should attract a large gathering
The Sunday schools Of the world bind
together q larger body Of men and women
boys and girls. sban does any other non
seetarisn organization. The VARIOUS dc.
nominations find I'm the SUNDAY A,hooI a
recruiting army TO I'M tharanks OF Chris
tian workers as the generations 90 on
John Wanamaker calls tho Sunday
schools the greatest asset Of the nation
From tho time Of the Puritan fathers
this country has been greatly benefited
by them. The Sunday. schools were bera
when the thirteen colonies were united
into one great nation. Since then there
has been continuous growth. and tho
characteristics Of the stalwart coIonIsts
as typiied in the sunday school are sull
20 be found in the sturdy manhood and
womanhood of the present day. Mr.
Wanamaker has been superintendent OF
one sunday school for fifty years. and he
declares there is nothing he likes better
than 70 be with his classes every week.
The gathering in Washington this week
Is the greatest assemblage Of missionaries
and other servants Of God that was ever
held in the interests Of sunday schools
and the children OF the world. From TINS
city should radiate influences that will he
felt in the eXtremest corners Of the earth.
Every delegate and every visitor al the
meetings should go home with a new in
centive TO work, and the results should
be both beneficial and testing
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
ROOSEVELTS NATIONALITY.
Each European Country Would
GInhIN Ahnnf Him n Snn

Gladly Adopt Him N SON.
From the Philadelphia Public L.f~
Il has hitherto been supposed that
Theodore Roosevelt was fairly repre-
sentative specimen Of American manhood.
hut during his triumrhaI progress through
Europe his continental critics. the name
OF whom is legion. have discovered I'm
him various traits that identify him as
an italian OF the Italians. true Teuton.
a genuine Freuclmau undoubtedly a
butchman and. in fact, everything under
the sun except good American.
While no was IN Rome tie italian news
papers cxtonod him as a great military
leader and patriot. after the order of
Garihaldis iu the Hamburg rewsuauers.
ir fcyerish anticipation OF his advent. he
IS hailed as another Bismarck. but the
Paris Figaro finds him the very person
ifcation ~ the Bourbon tradition Of pa
trician elegance. calm and deliberate
Judgment and high ideaHsm The French
men. with their ayper-impuIsire natures.
are amazed that his feUow-Americans
consider their President impstuous
As for the Er-'ish they have long been
impatient to- welcome 1Ir. Roosevelt. and
% DO him honor as a man after their own
hearts. whom they Thoroughly under
stand albeit his own couutrymou may
fail 90 comprehend his essential great
ness. They point ont his purely English
traits There u.s. for example. his pre-
affection Tor historical research and for
moral essays OF distinctly hcmHatfc
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
A POOR TIME TO DIE.
From the Dayton News.

from llc Dayton News
Honestly. we feel sorry for the mis-
guided fellow Hho committed suicide
few days ago. It's the poorest time to
die we ever saw. II he had grown weary
Of the struggle last winter. when the cold
winds were bowling around. we could
have understood. But Tor a man to live
through the winter, and the cold. dis
agreeable spring. and then decide 10 end
il also far as this world Is concerned
well, we DO not understand the phil
osophy Of some people
Even the pleasant stories about heaven.
with its gold paved streets and little
fuzzy angels playing upon beautiful
harps. and silver rainbows for a fellow
20 slide down, and sparkling fountains in
which to battle and perfumed Zephyrs
waiting through the pearly gates. why
even those fine stories Of the heaven
above do not tempt as at this season of
the year, when May is fully out OF her
cocoon and playing in the sun.
To wouldn't take much TO induce a per-
son 20 make a change 10 some unknown
land n some seasons Of the year. espe-
''-iS Mieh lht Dledh tiONuA are so low
You can battle your face In their bosom;
when the skies are leaden In their hues
and sort of sadness hangs everywhere
about-lt would not require such pro-
found argument 20 induce US 20 risk a
plunge into the River Styx at such times
but noW, nay. nay. Pauliua as the bad
boys say. not for-what is that other
slang expression now in voguc-mah?
Not 0u YOUR Hfe-to continue the slang:
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
Wine Cellar to crypt.

F-0u ths Week E-L
The historic vault under the Capuchin
Church in Vienna, which contains the
remains of nearly all the members of the
imperial family who have died within the
last 200 years. has been enlarged by the
inclusion OF the m7nasterys wine cell
lar.
Two new vaults have thus been added.
The walls are lined with white marble.
The smaller one now contains the coEias
Of the nearer relatives Of the Emperor.
Here also The last resting place Of the
present Emperor viii be.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
Who Is the Barbarian2

Dr. Max Ban is quoted as saying
Woman is stin a savage. while man has
outgrown the savage ornamental stage"
Too bad. DIR. Baff. to start a contro-
versy with the women. You should have
known better All history tells us that
she invariably has the last word. and
naturally I'm this case the last word viii
be in defense Of herself and in derision
Of the male portion Of the population
But the evil is done. The best we can
now do is to assuage the feelings of the
women. while nattering the vanity Of
the men who fell in line with Dr. Ban
Hauiette NJ Johnston Wood. law
yer. has this to say.
Had DR.. Ban seen the multi-colored
costumes, the medals. and badges. and
buttons. and stripes and stars, and rib
hOns the men wear at celebrations. and
their haas. trimmed with feathers and
plumes and furs. that look like gigantic
muffs towering on their heads, he would
have said less about women bedecking
themselves.
when men attend some special occasion
at the lodge. they usually dress like pea
cocks. and color runs riot. And there is
a report that many men are corseted
especially officers 1 suppose YOU know
statistics show that the average man is
deteriOTatng in size while the average
woman is increasing SO. YOU see. man
has not outgrown the savage ornamental
stage.
So much for the opinion Of the woman
lawyer. Now read the expression Of a
woman magazine editor, Miss Katherine
Leclie:
Women and men are pretty much on
the same plane Of civilization Old Dame
Nature expresses herself I'm different
ways: that's all. If the savage IN woman
shows itself In barbaric adornment. the
same elemental instinct comes out IN
mans love Of sports. The woman who
proudly wears a cOckstoo upon her head
gear probably sits vis-a-vis at breakfast
with a husband who reads with breath
less haste the previous nights prize fight
Even If a girl does wear earrings In her
pierced ears. she at least spiritually
sroans at the vicious football gamS in
which her brother mauls his fellow
brother"
Thus IS Dr. Baf answered: and if Dr
Ban has wisdom as wou as years he
viii make no attempt to reply. Who has
ever known Of a reply satisfactory 20 a
woman when she IS ready for argument?
Better let the subject be considered
closed. and let victory rest on the femi.
nine banner.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
Overstcnninr the Nrnrls.

From the Boston Transcript
In the pressure Of business before Con-
gress a more Important measure might
have been introduced than that for which
Representative Smith, Of Iowa, Is sponsor.
A prize fight is scheduled 10 take place in
California this summer, and IL Mr.. Smiths
bin is passed, no intelligence Of that event
can legally be sent beyond the state
where it occurs News of that kind is not
uplifting. Neither are reports Of lvnchings
or other acts Of brutality and violence.
and the public is but poorly served by
having the details dealt out to them in
sensational form. but they constitute a
part Of the happenings Of the time and
the repression Of all reports of them is
hardly within tae proper province Of the
law.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
PEOPLEANDTHIN


just Roses.
Hugo LlIienthal. the official landscape
gardener Of Berkeley. Cal, has somewhat
startled hordcultmists all over the coun-
try by the announcement that he has
under way plan to graft 1900 varieties
Of roses on one bush, and that he ex-
poets the bush TO show the bloom Of
almost every variety Of rose known IN
any part of the United states LilienthaI
says that he already has more than 100
varieties Of roses blooming on the one
bush, TO which he proposes 90 make
such large addition His proposition
is well on a par with one made by him
some weeks ago, that he had "a rose bush
that would revolutionize the fruit market
ON account Of the delicious fruit il would
Dear These both seem rather startling
announcements, but il is said that Lnien-
thai has ever been a man Of few words
and no idle boasts, and whatever he SAYS
no matter how visionary il may seem. is
supported by popular faith I'm his iudg-
ment until the eventful day<of triumph
comes along. II LHienthaTs freak rose
bushes do pan out we certainly hope to
get q glimpse OF them.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
A LITTLE NONSENSE.


oh. that we two were Maying
Down in "A sylvan dell;
\ can on the wildwood paying.
Each with an rmberell,
Oh. that we two were Mayins
Deep IN the meadow dews.
Down by the brookside straymg
Wearing our oyershOes
Oh. that we two wete Maying!
Then. should we weary grow.
We might, perchance. so sleiGhing-
Looks like we might have snow.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
Height of Extravaganza.

From Puck.
Simon Lcgree between acts. a. d.
9l0.-SpeakiuG Of the good old days in
aCtOrdom. why. 1 can remember the time
when Western audiences used to shower
us with gold and silver
Little Eya-Thc pikers, Why. I recall
the period when an kinds Of vegetables
and even eggs-were thrown on the stage
with lavish hand,
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
BaSebnu slang.

From the Augusta Herald.
The consensus of opinion seems to ba
that a baseball story in unimpeachabIe
English would Doe odd enough to he in
teresting. but that as a steady diet fl
would soon paU upon the fans" who
have become accustomed to that slang
which is so distincdvely "A part Of the
atmosphere Of the game. 70 conveys more
20 their minds TO say that the man at
The plate stamped the pellet for four bags
than gravely 70 announce that the batter
knocked a ban which enabled him 90
score a home run. The "bunt' and the
bush leaguer' have become intimately
interviewer with the speech Of to-day
The nickname Of the teams have prac-
tically superseded tho names or the towns
whose tags they bear. and lend life and
color to the descriptive story. This So
called slang, when it is spontaneous.
makes for brevity. It presents a picture
In a word.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Mr.. Henze says his recent trial cost
him between S20OOOOO and $3.OO0.0oO ac-
cording to the Rochester Herald Evil
IDENTIFY enough, If that be true. Mr.. Heinzes
trial was no sort Of tribulation TO his
LAWYERS.
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

Some say there is a sucker born every
minute"
II don't know anything about that"
responded the eminent trust marnate
''Nor do 7 care, So long as the birth rate
OF ultimate consumers remains as salts
factory as IL u.s."
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

A great to-do is being made concerning
the attire Mr.. Roosevelt shall wear in
King Edwards funeral procession,t Why
worry? Whatever he wears. that is 70 be
a procession that VIII never be mistaken
for one in honor of the colonel
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

There was a terrible crush al the reccp-
ton
The hostess only had time to say: $50
glad to see YOU"
And the host step lively. please"
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19

II the tail Of the comet had kindly swept
the entire Ballinger-Pinchot mess from
off the face Of the earth, II would promptly
have been voted the finest and most re-
spectacle old tail Of "a comet that ever
visited this part OF the universe
The Washington herald., 1910-05-19
Inscct ,Iechnnic.

The deliberate use OF tool by a
little sand-Hasp might well be supposed
to indicate reasoning power a wasp
has been seen TO dig O l0I- iu the earth
and deposit an ees therein. together
with "a spider which she had stlns
into paralysis To- feed the grub which
should be matched iH due time. Then
She i.led lHe hole with sand OF earth
and jlmmel .t down with her head
When 70 last the GIng was level with
the ground. She brought = quantity of
fue sraiHs OF dirt 90 the spot picked
up small pebble in her WandiUles. and
used 80 as "a hammer in pounding them
down with rapid strokes. thus making
this spot as hard and ms Gm as the
surrounding surface. Before the watcher
could recover from his astonishment az
this performance. she had dropped her
stone and was bringing more earth. In
moment the watcher saw her pick up
the pebble and again pound the earth
into place with it Once more the proc
sss was repeated and then the little
creature flew away. The whole Of this
performance was So unexpected that the
naturalist who watched it might have
failed go convince skept.cs that De had
not been deceived but for the fact that
so respectable an authority as Sir Her
bert Maxwell has reported similar be-
rav'0r on the part of a wasp Of the
so-e species under similar conditions