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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-17
Utterly Wretched
Nervous Prostitution Long Endured
Before Remedy was Found.

Miss Minerva Reninger. Upper Bern,
Pa, writes: "For several years had
nervous prostration. and was utterly
Wretched. ] lived on bread and beef
tea because my stomach would not re-
tain anything else, i took many rem-
edies, but obtained no relief until I
took Hoods Sarsaparilia. when began
40 rain al once. Am now cured
Pure, rich blood makes good. strong
nerves. and this Is why Hoods Sarsa-
parllla, which purihes and enriehes tae
blood. cures so many nervous diseasea,
Get II today In usual LIQUID form or
chocolated taNl"'e eeo"H
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-17
A Generous and Charitable wish.

II wish all might know of the
benefit I received from your Foley's
Kidney Remedy" says I. N. Regan
Farmer, Mo. His kidneys and blad-
der gave him so much pain. misery
and annoyance. he could not work
nor sleep. Foley's Kidney Remedy
relieved him almost Immediately and
he says 1t effected a complete cure.
Red Cross Pharmacy (H. Jerman)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-17

Then 1t is that Chamberlain's Lini-
ment is never found wanting. In
cases OF sprains, cuts, wounds and
bruises Chamberlain's Liniment takes
out the soreness and drives away the
pain. Sold by all dealers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-17

1t is in time of sudden mishap OF
accident that Chamberlain's Lini
ment can be relied upon to take the
place of the family doctor. who can
not always be found at the moment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-17

not at all dependent upon the mate
rial assistance that is to be obtained
from the expert utilization of the
mechanical appliances of the theatre.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-17
SALEM. ORE, FEB. 1s. 1903.
DEAR sIR.-


DEAR SIR
AS official heads of the Republican Party in this
State have taken the liberty you
my paper The Capital Journal efutng proposition
our party has no organization and future this
believe II has legal organization article
which hope you as true Republican, viii
read and II 1t is not asking much your opinion
on the situation.
not only believe the Republicans splendid
legal organization in county precnc. believe
further that every true Republican
that organization.
have been aboring with Republican leaders OF both
factions In the legislature them
pass law under which advisory
uon for the purpose OF making Republican
enough in fundamental Republican principles TO include every
Republican voter Oregon.
am believer In principles men, believe that
such convention to make platform cand-
dates for public office submit their people
the direct primary law and containing plank pledgng
candidates TO support the nominees of the primary
candidate seeking 10 stand upon
the platform OF principles convention called
according to law would Inevitably harmonng the
Republicans Of Oregon and election OF our
ticket from top TO bottom,
Now have stated to frankly what believe be the
truth OF this matter and after that
this the right line success would
like much convenience and not
for publication your
VIII only add In conclusion, tho rank and
file In Marion county and that my
the State and County tickets Including the ega
ure regardless OF who what they pledged on u
Senator and We gave majories Marion
the ticket
n cannot together spirit splendid
Victories in the future W. Unworthy the Repub
iieans.
Very respectfully,
Il. HOFER
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-10-17

Insurance is not the issue. it is the
result.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
GhLI NIGHT ~. PIrTSBI re-
Great Preparation for Genet GSEIns
keen disappointment

PtrIsBURG. May Is-At midnight a
great number Of the many thousands who
had spent the evening IN the streets or on
honetops went 20 bed grumbling. firm
IN the belief that they had been sWindled
and the Mr.. Haley of comet fame was
an impuatsr.
Pittsburg was unable 10 see either held
or tail Of the comet tonight True
Pittsburg had h n warned by all local
astronomers that she would he una hle
20 either see the comet tonight or 10 teel
the swish % the tail az Il ~ ssed over the
earth hut that made no difference 10
Pittsburg
The people of Pittsburg had made up
their minds some days ago that this was
comet night. and they prepared for
celebration on a very large scale All
Halloween records for crowds were
broken ON the streets. Chief of Police
McOuaid gave orders TO-DAY Tor his Gfiicers
70 deal lightly With victims Of comet
crazinezs. which, he explained. would
hkelv be akin 10 the Stiffness 81 the Hal
lCwe'en period
There were Mari Gras parades galore
and thousands were yet on the roofs Of
skyscrapers AZ midnight Several thous-
and persons were around the Allegheny
observatory late tonight when the an
nouncement vas made that they should 60
home that there was no chance " seeing
anything tonight Hundreds refused e.
go home. preferring TO rest until dayhreck
on blankets which they hat brought
N their preparation 10 stay out al night
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
FINDS SPOTS ON THE NN.
~ I.auls Astronomers Discover Evidences
Of Unusual Activity.


ST L0UIs. May n Large sun spots
we're discovered this afternoon by the
Rev. Irl. r. Hicks. a ~. Louis weathe Z
prophet and the discovery vas confirmed
shortly after by the Rev. Father Martin :
Brennan and other astronomers.
Three awful groups. Is the way Father
Brennan describes them. They are very
unusual. he said. -as the customary pc
rod of recurrence of sun spots II eleven
and third years. and u has been only
thrse wears since the Occurrence of the
las, spots.
In one Of the groups. SAID Father
Brennan. 4 counted twentv-six spots IN
another there is a large isolated one near
the bottom Of the sun.
In the principal group one II the spots
il the largest that have ever seen. II 10
probably 10 IN miles across.
The recurrence of spots AZ this time n
very unusual hut there IL nothing in Il 20
cause uneasiness. II simply indicates
Unusual Internal activity There IL no
possible connection between tho comet
and the sun spots. The comet is NJ. 900 O0O
miles away from the sun and could not
possibly have any effect upon Il,
~ NOltn reQulfe a UOalN a. large a. the
earth TO fall into the sun 20 make such a
spot a. the large one IN the principal
group. there ara always spots on the
sun
Prof J \ Ricard az Santa Clara. Cal.
College meteorological observatory. saw
two very large spots. both intensely black.
Three sun spots. considerably aCcentu-
atsd, WeFe observed al the Yerkes otservs-
tory in Chicago az O'Clock this afternoon.
4 missile. thought ca have been II me-
teoric or gin, was found this morning in
tho Ofiicp q J. " Going a real estate agent
at Jackson and seventh streets. Topeka
Kan. Washburn COllegs authorities say
h did not come from Halley's comet u
was hot when Il fell.
VALLEJO. Cal. May ~ Prof See 81 the
United States Naval Observatory az Mare
Island observed many sun spots to-day
He made the following statement:
Great sun spots were noted a. Z p NJ
to-day. the largest. slightly northeast Of
the centre. was made up % three parts
roughly joined. This seems 30 indicate
disturbances on the suns face. They will
last several days and they are II the
whirlpool variety that caused disturb
Hnces Of the earth's magnetism. These
spots are not believed % have any con
nectiOn with the comet The largest il
about 5000 miles long and 5000 miles
Wide
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19

cts tail the first chapter OF aKnicksr-
ago by Washington Irving. mentions
that a. a theory Of astronomers % the
time and mentions Il In a style that the
commentators call broad humOr.- As
the author explained. MY modest pen
bushes as ] write IT," Laplace was
pogsibly the authority Mr.. Irving had
in mind. for Iaplace attributed the No
achian deluge 10 a comet. There wasn't
deluse though. when we were In the
tail OF BielaB comet on November %,
1871. at which time VI. PlantamOur, still
tied with thinking that the end Of the
world might be nigh. What happened then
was that the comet itself went TO eternal
smash, and the remnants, or some Of
them. flashed In our November skies from
Andromeda as silent. harmless meteOrs.
Az New York University and the City
College yesterday they didn't bother
about the comet at all. Halley's comet
has come our way twenty-cight times
that have been recorded before i slapped
il tail over the earth last night. IL
never got too close for comfort, but the
periods OF it's visits have varied some
time when Il got near enough 20 some
planet or other 10 lie delayed. There's
no Use being impatient II Il isn't exactly
prompt because Il has a good record.
II was the first comet IN fact that ever
kept an appointment with an aztron-
omer. That was IN lT5s, lust seventy
six years after Mr.. Haley figured Il out
Tie wasn't alive 20 zee il ON the return
visit. but he had told some Of the people
who did see Il Ia remember that an Eng
lishman had predicted the return. since
then It's calls within sight Of the earth
l. Al a
any number of misfOrtunes have been
attributed TO IT, Also a few strokes %
good luck. Here are some examples Ot
how Il can work both ways:
Jerusalem was destroyed IN 90 AD
Jtaly was invaded by the Huns in s7I
Attila spread over Gaul and Italy in az
The saxOns founded a kingdom IN Ing
land In 80.
Louis J.. Emperor Of France ana tier
many, built churches and mCna-teries In
safe SIDE in Nj.
william The COnqueror'z men we're cn-
cOuragpd and the Sa1ons were frighten~d
when IN" comet came In 1905.
Forty years schism IN the 'hurch Of Rome
brgan In 1877
Pope Caliytus III. ordered prayers for
protect ion against the comet IN itsG and
Tor he safety OF Europe against the Turks
The pow~r Of Rome ia England ended In
Illi.
America was oolonizrd by The English IN
lOl5
Quebec fell aud French power ended IN
America in i5sa.
All Of these years were marked by
visits Of the comet large number
of equally important things happened
in the intervals
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
ASTRONOMERS war; ~ VAN.
baltimore Observers see NothinH w
IleeIFlraI DerAnMemenia.


BALTnOE v. May is.-Prof. Anderson.
the astronomer % the Johns Hopkins
University. tonight went out to the cOun-
try. where the absolutely black sky would
make even a slight display visible. DR..
Anderson made the following statement;
4 am sorry that the tail Of this comet
- not a. large a. that Of the great comet
Of lss2, a. should like to see some dis
play The statement that the earth has
already passed through the tail Of the
comet. which understand was made by
Prof Todd OF Amherst College. j. hardly
true, even though the people 81 Baltimore
will not have an opportunity Of witnessing
this for themselves tonight
Prof. Wood. also Of the Hopkins Uni
versity was up waiting for any unex-
pected phenomena. Il am glad no bad
results occurred he said. as the people
Of Baltimore would have blamed IL on the
scientists. Even though we have been
able 10 80 nothing the Importance Of the
PHENOMENON from an astronomical point
Of view cannot be Overestimated.
This IL the first time In history that
We nave passed the tail Of Hallsy's come,
and one % the few times that we have
passed through the tail Of my comet.
In addition it IL only the second time in
history that a comet has passed directly
between the earth and the sun.
After tomorrow night. when Il Is
possible that the tail OF the comet will
he visible Just after sunset. a wonderful
spectacle ought "a be- presented In the
evening sky. On Friday. Saturday and
SUNDAY night the comet will he al is best
even though II will be nearly q hundred
times more distant than the moon. IL il
barely possible that the bFilhancy Of this
body will mar the effect. but this will be-
unhamperpd after the moon mas set
Prof Wood said that there was no
danger Of the comet getting lost. a. did
hie'a's comet Of is76. which diEintegrated.
A small part of Raltimores population
down IN the thickly congested sections
took special precautions 70 ward on the
expected danger A number slept in
cellars. others on the first floors Of their
homes. and one dug a cave in the ground
into which be Crawled directly after
sunset Some spent the evening IN prayer.
believing that they might ward on the
danger. as did Queen Elizabeth, by re-
peatlng religious sentiment Others
spent the night in nerving themselves
for the ordeal that failed 20 materialiHe.
A number of private comet parties
were held The operators at the wireless
stations kept in constant communica tion
with the bay steamers They declared
that they noticed absolutely no traces of
static electricity in the air and had no
trouble whatever,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
NEGROES MUCR STIRRED.
nay spsni In Preparation for Ind 81 the
Wegld.

MEMPHIS. Tenn. May IA Chanting
songs and praying for mercy that they
be prepared for the end IL the worst
should come superstitious negroes In
many parts Of the South's black belt
after all night vigil ushered In Wednes-
day. the date set by so-called prophets
and seers for the coming Of dire calamity
as the result 81 the earth's passage
through the tail Of the HALEY comet
weird ceremonies were held in count
less negro homes and churches.
Tonight was most dreaded by supersii-
tious ones, and many white people as well
as negroes waited the coming Of darkness
with more or less anxiety.
Stories Of the terrifying scenes when
-the stars fell in the 8ls and in isSs werg
refreshed In the memories Of many by
predictions that a like spectacle would
take place tonight. while among the
negroes the warning that when the
earth hit the tail 81 the comet the gases
from the latter would ignite and that
We will all be- consumed in one big blasg
caused them tO dread the end Of daylight
Among school children the talk Of Gomez
calamity vas - great that Nupt Thomas
= Bailey of the public schools instructed
teache - 20 assure pupils that there -
no danger and for them 20 tel, their par
ents 70 abandon fear of disaster
The comet will be 1000 90 miles away
pretty good way. ~ YOU -ee there should
be no cause for worry. Only the tail OF
the comet will touch the earth Il Is made
Ut very light gas said stunt Bailey IN his
address 70 the children. who listened with
mouths wide open
Tonight the comet was not visible
More than 1900 negroes who hUcked
here On excursion trains from Mississippi,
and Louisiana attended church services
for the most part to-day Several hun
dred white people who came from points
A. far north A. Cairo. H.. tramped about
town. many expressing with brave ac-
cent that they were not afraid oG the
world coming To an end and that thew
made the trip for business PURPOSES. In
all five special trains made the trip To-
Memphis from Northern and Southern
points The excursiontst- IN the ma loTity
Of instances. including the negro delega-
ton. Said that they had been told that
Memphis was immune from danger from
the comet
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
PTRLIC NEED HUE Va ~ W.
Prof Ross n Dudley Observatory Expects
Va FhysseaI NanGestatloas bS Comet.

ALBASY. Nav ~ Prof. Lewis Ross
the well known astronomer IN charge Of
the Dudley Observatory in this city. said
he expected 10 retire early, feeling conf
dent that there will be no physical mani
festatiOns
The public need have no fear Of what
will happen said Prof BOss tonight
In 1851 We passed through the tail oi a
comet and We believe that on TWO other
occasions we likewise did 30. hut AZ the
latter time astronomers did not take the
precautiOn TO measure the tail ~ We are
not absolutely certain about it Then
there were no physical manifestations
IT the transit There will he none now
II We do not observe the faint glow caused
by the rays OF light through which the
earth will pass
Legislators. state employees and others
were startled today by report which
spread through the city like wildhre that
people m China. Japan, the greater part
IT Asia and British India have been
smothered. supposedly from the comet
Tbs sky was overcast AT the time Il the
runor. and Albany WIS experiencing one
Of the worst rain showers II the year.l
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
BALLOONS TO GET RECORDS.
Instruments sent Ints Upper AIR 10
Record Comet Ianneness

Instruments sent into Upper AIR "a
Record Genet Influences
PrTTsF1ED, Mass. May Is-Prof. A.
lawrence Rotch, director Of the Blue
Hill Observatory at Hyde Park. with two
assistants sent up a series Of balloons
this afternoon. To these balloons were
attached delicate Instruments for re-
cording any influence Of Hallev's comet.
The balloons are si1 feet in diameter
and carry instruments that record tn,
altitude and temperature and other
conditions 20 a height Of ten miles. Al
this point the balloon explodes and a
parachute 90 which the instruments ara
attached brings the records hack 10
earth. Notices are attached 10 the in
struments saying that a reward will be
paid for their return % Prof. ROtch.
Simultaneous asoenaions 81 balloons
will h. made n thirty other places in the
world, but tho only other plAce in the
United States IL In Omaha, Neb. Man
chester. England. and Beriin, Germany,
will have like ascensiOns. Prof. RotCh
believes that there will be- violent at
mnspheFic changes in the skies tonight.
His assistants will remain here for four
days 10 continue the experiments, releaing
balloons daily.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
DIED.

DOW NlNG.-ln loying memon Marssrsi oa-'.
Downing. died Mag 10 1871 s0rln r-i
81 Mars church. Grand ami rfgr .s.
THURSDAY. May 10 1870 " 81
GOi-DBERG On Sunday May o. 'sr"
Cot, William Victor GoIdhsrg. ~ ar| r'
band Of Caroline n. Goldbrrr. in h.. .lIr .-.
Funerai ~ go West iisn 49, New IH.. ..
90 Thursday morning. iO1i oc'H.. ..
particularly requested that 71.-r
omitted.
KELLY On May ~. FANNIE G.. E-
wife Of 7. =. Reilly.
Funeral from residence 81 her br1'r-- '''
r. Kogbl, INA RathEaie Az. HrurN .
day. MAJ N alto n. thenrs 20 ~ .'''7
Churrh. 100 a. a. lnisrment s' '
monds
sMTTH.-Ou NAY "a. Warren q. Sri'-. 10
Gist year Of his age
Funeral services a. his late resdenCf 20 'A
av.. Bronsbu. g. s.. On friday. go
an ocinrA
WHEELER On "Wednesday. May a. sf
n. J. Auni- Hunter. wife ~ Wild
Wheeler and daughter Of Erancrs A. cod ~
late william a. Huntrr
Funersi SERVICES 81 her lar TssIden-e. ~ sos.
side av. summit =. J.. nn Sunds. Hi' =
att o'ciock.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
CONTINENTh COWET GiIEES.
scores Of BalIOORs TO Ip- SGy overcast
Almosl ENePN q here.


BERLIN May ~ In response to the
request u the officials u tue observatory
81 Treptow foTty-five balloons made as
cents Al intervals IN various parts Of
Germany tonight carrying sstronO-
mers with scientific instruments to oh
serve possible electrical atmospheric
and other phenomena IN connection with
the passage Of the earth through the
vail Of the comet
Th@ Treptow observatory was open
tonight o al cOmers on Director Archen-
holds invitation. A larEe proportion
of the population made the night one Of
merrinent and the beer gardens were
crowded There was a great deal Of SUI
psrstitious dread among the uneducated
Many churches m the Catholic districts
were open all night for prayer
PARIS. May 70 II Wa stated a. the
Paris Observatory ~ , o clock this morn
ing that the atmospheric conditions were
normal. and there have been no mag
netiC disturbances There was q slight
wind. and The sky was cloudy
The Parisians danced white Prussian
bombs swept the city N 1871 and they
danced on the heights NJ Montmartre
during the January foods They de-
termlred n become serious last night and
study the heavens. hut the fates willed
otherwise The tradition ~ gayety. how
ever was broken tor the moment. and
the Parisians returned Ca their homes
disguised
They had no, seen Q he comet and sheets
Of hghtning peal- Of thunder and tor
rental rains for"cd the population 70 rush
into the cafes and restaurants where
TUgans bands and suave waters received
them With open arms The storm was
therefore responsible for whatever gaysty
there was NaKims and other night
resorts were crowded
Seismic shocks were leit IN the Pvrenees
last right Astronomers declare that the
comets action on the earth will com
Iren0a az q O'Clock this morning
Youthful and old h@auN and Americans
are busy discussing comet cocktails.
comet dances and comet gowns Ger
msns we're noticeable carrying telescopes.
which we're moi turned on the comet. but
on hghtlv clad terrestrial dancing stars
pausans we're satisfied 10 discuss
Carusos triumph a. TroCadero Hall
Some. however we're working az un-
recognized profess ions For instance. a
burglar Who was caught on roof 81 a
houEA on the Boulevard des Capucinss
with complete burglars outfit. stolidly
told tho policeman that he was engaged
m searching for the comet
ROM, May ~ The astronomers here
watched the passage 81 the earth through
the comets tail tonight There was
little public interest here. but the ignorant
VILLAGE m southern Italy we're much
alarmed They attended the churches and
PRAYED for protsction
GFNEyA Nav ~ The weather tonight
was cloudy and rainy Numerous comet
observers assembled various mountains.
buf u Is likely they will be disappointed
IN their observations
CpPfNuAGrN. MAY ~ Danish and
swedish astronomers are making comet
observations from balloons They ara
watching particularly for magnetic and
electric phenomena
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19

the sound Of heavy thunder Was heard
for n brief period, and q fash or two Oi
lightning was followed by midsummer
dOWnpour Of rain lasting for q few
minutes.
Il was noticeable in thu city that with
the first noise Of thunder. and L came
without warning other than the darkening
of the sky, there was a hurried scattering
OF people in the streets In the squares
pedestrians ran this way and that. and 10
all intenta they were seized with panic
because u the Oft denied reports from as
trOnomers that there was no danger Of
the comet striking the earth.
In the suburbs there was also some
alarm among the people. and IN several
towns the electric lights were put Out Of
commission. In a few minutes the
clouds rollelfAWay, the moon shOne forth
and the timid breathed freely again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-19
FINE MORNING SPECTACLE.
ChlesgO Gets q Coed View 81 the Comets
-AsiToaomeru' Plans.

Tan-AsiIoRSmers' Plans.
CHICAGO May Is.-Hallsy's comet en-
veloped the earth in the gases Of its tail
tonight between SCI and 1877 according
10 the computation OF astronomers az
Yerkes Observatory. No effect was
noticed by laymen or astronomers. The
sunshOne during the day as brightly a. II
comets were things unknown 10 the
universe, and the dire prophecies Of fear
ful persons came to naught.
The comet made its final morning
appearance before passing across the
disk Of the sun into the west a. an enormous
streamer lO7 degrees in length. extending
from the eastern horizon beyond the
zenith. II was between five and six
degrees in width, twelve times the diameter
Of the moon. The pOrtentous spectacle
was viewed by many ChioagOans.
Tho comet was seen this morning by
Prof. Edward y. Barnard, one Of the
worlds greatest comet authorities. from
his observatory at Williams Bay. Wis.
on the grounds Of the Yerkes Observatory
1t was a splendid object said Prof.
Barnard The sky was brilliant clear
the first really clear morning We have
had in two weeks.
-Ehe comets head was not above the
horizon until just before the sun rose.
but the tail was visible from 1 10 $50
O'Clock II was an exceedingly bright
spectacle
Thousands Of Chicagoana paid no at
tentiOn tO the reassurances of the scien-
lists. but passed the day in dread Of what
the night may bring Even while they
rejected the theory that the cvanogen
gas In the comets tail would have an
are concerned with other possible Effects
At the Nerkes observatory elaborate
arrangements had been made for Obser-
walton u all phenomena In the sky to-
night An open sir battery OF telescopes
had been set ON the lawn Of the Observa-
tory and In addition TO these all the
telaaCoDssa there Wera trafnad an fha akv