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to say What boon II would then he
IL. by vigorously waggfng ones tail ono
could indicate that the social instincts
were still flowing, friendliness was still
nouns and verbs happened to come to
mind.
, A young lady likewise might Indicate
by tail wagg1ng that her sentiments were
mildly engaged by Young gentleman's
personality. even IL she had never been
to smile on him or to speak encouraging
words
A minister or an actor could tell by the
number OF ways to the minute Just how
far he had his auditors with him. And
for extreme applause the bark would be
"Amen!' and ''Hallelujah!' but a species
OF canine ululation indicative OF forceful
approval by primal and unspoiled souls?
Consider also how efficacious II would
be II II were good form to howl when
the pianist bored US. to growl when
book agent approached US, TO bark be-
meath the adored ones window until she
appeared and gave a ladylike yelp or two
in answer. to give a sinister grumble
when some one was going little too
far. and then gently to wag the tall
when he was on the right track II Is
the eternal necessity of arranging our
emotions I'm words and getting them into
for this reason that some persons cease
showing emotion altogether. We cali
them grumpy. They are not They feel
as much as do the loquacious. II they
had tails they would wag them. As it
is they are suppressed and dumb.
The tail and bark were the organs OF
the simpler emotions. With their falling
off we have become complex. artificial
and decadent. Evolution has trimmed us
at both ends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23
SAVINGS FROM SMALL WAGES
Some English Workingmen Have
Made Comfortable Fortunes.
From the London Mail.

from the LONDON Mail.
What self-help and thrift can do for a
man is strikingly demonstrated by the
case Of John Morrison, Yorkshire car
penter, who. although his wages had
never exceeded 1915 a week, has been
able to leave behind him the substantial
sum of $4,000. every penny of it the
fruits Of saving.
When he married. a little over forty
years ago. he looked around to see what
economies he could effect. He found that
he had been spending at least $1.25 a
week on beer and tobacco; these he could
very well dispense with. That meant a
saving Of $50 year. And this was the
nucleus of his fortune.
A few weeks later his wages were
raised from $50 to 1915 weekly. He
could rub along without the extra lbs.
and was thus able to put by $3.50 a year.
When his savings had amounted to $500
he bought two cottages. borrowing three
fourths of the purchase money and pay
ing off the loan out of the rents. He
was a man of property now.
The appetite for thrift took full pos
session of him. He was fond of garden
ing, and he decided to turn his hobby and
his spare time into money He rented
half an acre Of land: his wife opened a
shop for the sale of the produce, and the
first year he was able to increase his
SdNll6S W % a WcCnp with III wv
years time, he was able to buy two more
houses
And thus simply his fortune grew.
House was added to house. each paying
for its own purchase with its rent, until
at sixty he was able to retire on $50 a
year, almost twice his highest wages as
workman, and when he died to leave a
good $4,000 behind him.
And what John Morrison could do and
did, others have done. Only a few weeks
ago q workingman confessed in q court
of law that he had already saved $1,000
out of wages which had never exceeded
$3.50 a week. How did you do t?'
asked the MAGISTRATE by a little self
denial, your worship. the man answered.
and then proudly added: And I've
brought up four children. too; and now
there's only me and the wife, I'm going
to buy an annuity with 1t. which they
say will come to over $3.50 q year.
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STEEPEST RAILROAD.
Grade of Track Up Mount Pilatus
48 Per Cent in Some Places.

From the Railroad Mans Magazine.
The rack road up Mou1t Pilatus, one
OF the loftiest peaks OF the Bernese Alps.
In Switzerland. is said to have the steep
est grade Of any road in the world not
operated by cables. Rising from the
western shore of Lake Lucerne the rails
ascend the precipitous side Of the noun
tain. 699s feet to it's summit.
When the road was being constructeu
1t was necessary to fasten spikes into the
rock, against which the construction gang
could brace their feet while laying the
roadbed.
Starting from an elevation of 1.4JO feet
above the sea level, this line climbs ., ~
feet in a distance of TO- 150 feet to the
summit The grade at the station Of Alp
nachstad is 36 per cent. At no place Is
! 1t less than 10 per cent In several It is
4S per cent.
In order to climb the grades. an entirely
new system was devised by Col. +.
Locher. The roadbed is built throughout
! OF solid masonry, capped with granlte
fiagstones. The ties are steel channel
i bars, anchored to the masonry with Y
shaped bolts at every three feet
The gauge is 2.52 feet. The rails. as
| in other rack railways, merely support
the weight of the train. The rack oars
are set on edge, so that the cogs are YER
/ teal. This arrangement is necessary be-
cause on the steepest grades cog wheels
would have a tendency to climb out OF
| any horizontal rack.
| Engine and car are built on a single
/ frame. The horizontal boiler, six feet
| long. is placed crosswise of the track, so
/ that the water level in 1t will not be dis
turbed on the grades. The speed is a
| little more than three feet second, or
about two miles an hour. Thirty-two
| passengers are carried.
| Parts of this road, particularly on the
ESelWand, an immense rocky wall nearly
vertical, are the most sensational bits OF
| railroad building to be found anywhere.
| The railroad creeps along the face OF this
wall of rock on a shelf tilted up at an
angle of 4S per cent Men had to be srs-
pended over the precipice with ropes
to start the work. There are four short
tunnels on this precipice. This remark
able line was built In 100 days.
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The Capitalized Imagination.

From the New York Sun.
Almost all folks seem to take about
as lively interest In the will of John
Jacob Aston as If they had been "down"
In 1t for fat legacy. If reading about
other peoples money could enrich. how
rich we all would be. 1t Is a harmless
amusement. productive. in persons of
an accommodating liver. of no envy: at
most of Alnaschar dreams. So If we
may trust our own observation the
most diligent readers Of the stock mar
ket reports never speculate and seldom
invest.
If the initiative and referendum could
be made to work ex post facto (and the
good will not be persuaded that any
thing Is impossible to those best gifts
of heaven). the wise would provide can
ny and forehanded ancestors for them
selves. In a life SO unreasonably short
1t may seem scarcely worth while to have
money unless you can inherit 1t. Even
then tie judicious and modest would
exuberant tongue Of the day puts 1t, is
surrounded with too fierce a light. and.
like kings and kaiserS, needs an tncog-
nito, and views the rest of mankind with
distrust as having designs upon him.
Amid this reverential murmur of mil
lions let US remember that the first John
Jacob Aston. founder of the great for
tune divided since into several greater
ones. was the man of his day to see in
some sort the future of this city. In
his young manhood New York was small
er than Philadelphia. At the time of
the first census not only Virginia but
North Carolina had population greater
than that of this state. 1t was given to
the son of a village butcher to under
stand the natural endowments and the
commercial and industrial potencies of
Manhattan and its surroundings; to pick
up quietly farm after farm, acre after
acre; to capitalize for many millions an
imagination which in it's way may be
considered equal to that of the loftiest
poet who hits the stars with his sub
lime head.
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THE STONE OF SUCCESS.
By Mary E. Mitchell.

light 1t was glowing like drop OF rich
red wine.
'.old Cleon. the goldsmith, is wise In
such matters" he said. Il will go and
demonstrate the boy was off and down
the hill
Glaucon forgot his tired limbs as he
sped over the slope of Athens.
old Cleon was in hrs shop. He growled
! bit at the long walk on the wild-goose
iase of a boy notion, but he was fond
the bright faced willing lad who had
ore than once done him favor. and,
eaving his stall in the care of his APP
prentice, he babe Glaucon lead on
Heraclea received Cleon as a distin-
guished guest. Chloris brought water for
his tired feet and simple refreshments
Of bread and fruit. Heraclea put the
cranes gift into his hand change came
over his rough face. The eyes under the
shaggy brows lighted up with a glance
so keen that IT seemed to penetrate to
the very heart of the little crystal For
some time he said nothing; he tapped and
weighed the tiny stone and held 1t up,
peering at it in all lights. Then he turned
to Heraclea:
Il know not how you came by this.
he said but there is none such in all
Athens. If it is yours. you are favored
of the gods. Never but once have /
handled such a ruby
The sun rose brightly on the little house
the next morning. Heraclea and Glaucon
had been too happy to sleep. Phorion
was theirs. and peace and prosperity and
GlauconS future were secure. 1t was
almost too much joy to come at once:
All, the blessed crane!
Copyrighted, 1900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23
TWO AMERICANS ENTERED.
In Classic Auto Race to Take Place
in France Time 06.2R

classic auto race, the Grand Prix. SEIZED
uled for June 1926, is to have two OF our
best racing pilots, Ralph De Palma and
David Bruce-Brown. These two drivers
will be the most watched men in the
contest. Their following will be counted
on two hemispheres
In view of the fact that De Palma made
such a wonderful showing in the 5OO-mile
race at Indianapolis. breaking all records
from 30 to 400 miles. his work will be
watched with unusual interest, not only
by Americans. but by the foreigners as
well. who will have lot to fear in this
pilot
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PLEASURE FLEET GROWING.
Lloyds Register Shows Many Boats
for That Purpose.

NEW YORK. June 22-Lloyds Register
Of American Yachts has been published
for the tenth successive year, and It
shows that the pleasure fleet Is growing
very large.
Without attempting to list the open
launches. whose numbers are at best a
matter of guess, the book contains the
particulars OF the great majority Of the
ca bin cruising yachts. even those Of small
size. of the United States. the Dominion
Of Canada and the West Indies, thus sup
plementing the society's older register of
British and continental yachts. 1t also
includes those of the open yachts, both
power and sail, which are conspicuous
in racing or which may for other rea-
sons be assumed to possess special in
terest for yachtsmen.
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AUSTRALIAN TEAM COMING.
Rugby Foot Ball Union to Send Club
to America.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 22.-The invita-
ton of the California Rugby Foot Ball
Union to the Australian Rugby Foot Ball
Unions has been accepted and repre-
sentative team will be sent here next fall.
w. w. Hill Of New South Wales officially
notified Secretary joe Hickey that the
antipodeans will arrive here October 10.
1t is expected from the correspondence
between the unions in Australia that a
combination team Of the best players
from across the Pacific will compete here.
Eight teams will be met by the visitors,
and return games will be played in some
instances
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WANT POLO PONIES.
English Horse Breeders Trying to
Secure High-Class Thoroughbreds.

NEW YORK, June 22-Some time ago a
number OF representatives of an English
firm of horse breeders visited America for
the purpose of securing high-class thor
ouglnbred suitable in conformation and
hardness to stand at the head of a prom
inent English stud for the breeding Of
polo ponies. Current reports have It that
the firm last week wired Allan Pinkerton
an offer of 81. 500 for his famous Galloway
Booger Red, but the offer was refused
by the American owner On the ground
that he believes that in the chestnut son
of Rancocas he possesses a stallion whose
get will excel that OF any other sire of
polo ponies In the world.
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SHOULD BE INCENTIVE.
Movement Which Should Cause
Hackneys to Be Shown.

NEW YORK. June 22.-Reginald Van
derbilt and r. p. McGrann, directors Of
the American Hackney Horse Society.
are responsible for a movement which
should prove an added incentive in the
future In showing hackney horses. In the
future winners of special hackney classes
at certain shows will receive attractive
and valuable medals in addition to the
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Wise Child.

From Judges Library.
you may give three important illus
trations Of the power OF the press" says
the teacher to the class.
The pupil who has not hitherto distin-
guished himself Is first to reply:
cider. courtship and politics"
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In Line.

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
What makes you think the baby is 60
ing to be great politician asked the
young mother. anxiously.
IN tell you." answered the young
father, confidently: The can say more
things that sound well and mean moth
ing at all than any kid l ever saw.
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Modified Sacrifice.

From the Boston Transcript.
Have you spare cigar about you, old
chap"
Certainly! But thought you were
going to stop smoking"
so l am. but not too abruptly I've
already quit smoking my own cigars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23

Editors Office Boy-I told the poet the
editor threw his poems on the floor.
Assistant-What did he say?
Editors Office Boy-Said he got t quit
kckfn' his doggerel eroun'.-Chicago
News
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regular ribbons. These medals VIII be
2,s inches in diameter weighing AZ
ounces In coin silver. one side embossed
with a hackney horse In action and the
other with a laurel wreath, within which
will be engraved the name and number OF
the winning horse, the name of the ex-
hibitor and the place and date OF win
ming.
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Harry-I was seven years trying to get
into her fathers good graces.
Wade-And?
Harry-Wallie beat me out in one day
by giving him pass to the ball game
Chicago News.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23

It pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23

II we could only see ourselves as
others see us. many people would SIM
ply refuse to believe their eyes-Puck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23

r an American
boy Of a b o u I
twenty years ago
could have looked
down upon Manda-
-. "a, 1929 -
Burma. he might
have seen what
would appear TO
him a circus pro-
cessIon winding its
glitterinG W d
through the streets,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23

There is a very Old story or legend as
ISOLATED with the ruby Ii IS told by an
ancient Latin writer:
THE CRANES GRATITUDE.
Bit OF Greek Folk Lore
Herac,ea sat at her door her baby on
fer knee. Before her. al the foot of the
hillslopc ay Athens the Beautiful, the
Violet crowned Beyond the low flat
roofs OF the city rose and fen the many
tinted waters of the gulf. sparkling In the
happy light II day. Warm breezes scent
Cd with Mild thyme lsttcd the dark tresses
~ the mother hair and famed the lit
lie ones cheek
But licraclta's heart was heavy The
battle Of lie tad been hard since Callias
left her. twelve weary months ago Pho
rion was a wee baby when the fever had
carried oft his father and left the still
youthful mother with three children to
keep from hunger. Heraclea did not often
ind an idle moment in which 10 SIT as
The Was sitting now, a lazy part OF the
sleepy monday world.
As she sang 10 her baby boy a shadow
fell across Eeraclea's sunny DOORWAY A
"a !. handsome man was coming up the
little footpath with that lelsurely car
rage which characterized the Athenian
Of the better class \ flush came TO He
raclea : cheek as she recognized the new
conner. Ii was the wealthy and noble
citizen Euclemion. To whom she was In
debt. and \ quick little anger stole into
her gentle heart as he gave her a kindly
but patroxizlng greeting She remem-
bcrcd the past II he did not. callias had
once done Eve emiOu i great service 81
great that III he warmth of the momen;
E5fc'elHton had said that no favor could
- TOO great in return, Yet when Calias
had fallen upon i'll times and gone TO his
friend for help Euclemion had lent him
mortS. il Is true. but AT high rate OF
interest and he had said nothing of his
former gratitude. Callias had concealed
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mis- hurt, but Heraclea. never forgot it.
The home in Athens was given up. the
little house on the hillside taken and the
debt gradually paid. The once warm
friends stood only in the relation of
debtor and creditor. Then came Callias'
death. and Heraclea. helpless in her pow
erty, had humbled her pride and BORROW
ed once more from Euclemion.
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A little stone lay in her hand like a
crimson drop. She fingered it curiously,
and. entering the house, she laid 1t care
fully on a shelf.
Giaucon came before long, sad and
tired, but with a look of resolve on his
young face
Mother" he said and hesitated.
Mother. / have found work In the mar
ket. Tomorrow I leave the school,"
Heraclea's heart rebelled within her.
but she said nothing. She would not
make the sacrifice harder for her good
boy So she only kissed his cheek and
laid her hand softly on his dark curls.
Then 10 divert his attention, she told
him of the cranes gift.
lis that it upon the shelf cried Glau-
con. Why, mother. in the dark corner
IL shines like a lamp. One could almost
see by its light, Heraclea looked In
astonishment: a red glow illumined the
, shadows in which II lay.
What can II be?" she exclaimed. rs
II the work OF demons?"
Glaucon took the little stone between
his thumb and finger and carried 1t to the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-21
CHARLES w. CLAGGETT
DIES FROM INJURIES

Charles w. Claggett, the young man
who was seriously injured last Sun
doy at his farm a short distance west
Of Chemawa, by the sweep Of the mop
baler striking one of his legs and
breaking 1t, died at the hospital this
morning at sos. He was brought to
the hospital Immediately after the ac-
cident, where he has lain in an un-
conscious condition ever since. His
ailment took the form of fatemboI-
ism, and afflictlon of the brain, caused
by the blood taking up the marrow of
bone broken, and depositing 1t in the
brain. This accounts for the uncon-
sciousness. The physician attending
the unfortunate young man says that
cases of this kind are very rare, this
one being the first to come under his
observation In 20 years practice.
The deceased was 3S years Of age,
and leaves, besides wife, three chill
dren between the ages Of 16 months
and nine years. The body is at the
Rigdon-Richardson undertaking es-
tablishment, and on account Of some
relatives to be heard from in Callfor-
MIA and elsewhere, the time for the
funeral cannot be set now, but will be
announced later
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-21
BECAUSE
THE SPIRIT
MOVED HER
SERVANT GIRL MBIBED TOO
MUCH PUNCH AND ATTACKS
MISTRESS, TEARING HER $500
GOWN TO SHREDS.

San Francisco, Sept. 21,-After a
furious battle with a crazed servant
named May Morton, Mrs. Walker G.
Graves, wife of a prominent attorney,
ia confined TO her apartment here to-
day with blackened eyes and dozens
Of bruises and cuts about her neck
and face.
The attack came without warning
while Mrs, Graves was in a bedroom
having a dress unlocked by a Mrs,
Williams OF Berkeley Mrs. Graves
had given a card party and reception
to 100 women friends, all of whom had
gone when the girl, May Morton, rush.
ed into the room and struck her mis-
tress to the floor.
Then, apparently bereft of her sens
es, the girl tore Mrs. Graves $500
gown from her back, ripping 1t into
shreds. The girl clawed and scratch
ed and screamed like a maniac until
Mrs. Graves finally sought shelter be-
hind q locked door.
Neighbors hearing the commotlon,
then came to the rescue. Over indul-
gence in the punch which was served
the guests at the reception is believed
TO have been the cause of the girls
act.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-21
MARINES
MARCH TO
GRANADA
REAR.ADMIRAL SUTHERLAND AT
THE HEAD OF 1000 AMERICAN
MARINES TAKES POSSESSION OF
THE CITY.
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.I


Managua, Mic, Sept. 21.--After bat
tling his way through hordes Of rebels
under General Mena, besieging the
city Of Granada, who had threatened
to sack the town II 1t should fall into
their hands, Rear-Admiral Souther-
land, with 1000 marines has reached
Granada, and placed his men In con-
troll, according to advices received
here today. The populace was found
on the verge Of starvation.
Admiral Switzerland received posi-
tive orders to relieve the town at any
cost, owing to the pressing appeals Of
relatives of Americans and others be-
sieged there.
To keep in touch with the American
forces at Corinto and here, Admiral
Switzerland plans to seize some of
the lakes and rivers, and send his dis
patches by way Of rivers and then
overland to San Juan Del Sur. While
enroute to Grenada American marines
were fired upon at Masaya, and three
men of Major Buffers command we're
wounded.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-21
FIRE DEPARTMENT
SAVES PRUNE DRIER

At GAS this morning the fire de-
partment responded TO call from the
farm of James Winstanley just north
Of the city. The prune drler had
caught fire and was in great danger
of being destroyed as we'll as a large
amount of dried prunes which were
stored there. Within five minutes af-
ter the call was sent in the combina-
tion chemical was throwing water on
the flames, which had gained consid-
erable headway, with the result that
the entire building and contents were
saved.
The loss was few hundred dollars,
fully covered by insurance, but for
time It looked as II the building and
contents would be total loss, but the
run of S.3 miles was made in five
minutes, which put the fire boys on
the ground in time to save valuable