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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-21
WILL NOT SURRENDER
JEFFERSON'S HOME
CONGRESSMAN LEVY SAYS THE
GOVERNMENT CANNOT FORCE
HIM TO PART WITH MONTH
CELLO-REPLIES TO MRS. LIT.
TLETON.

This statement, relative to the pro-
posed purchase of the Thomas JEFF
ferson home, Monticello" which he
owns, was given out by Congressman
jefferson NJ. Levy says the New York
Times;
Before the House Rules Commit
tee in August last" says Congress
man Levy, 81 stated in the most posi-
tive way that I would not listen to
any proposal for the sale Of Month
cello. AS Mrs. Little-on has now
formed an association, with herself
as Managing Director and Miss Laura
Littleton as Treasurer and appeals
to the public for funds to carry on a
campaign for the acquisition Of Mon
ticello, | feel in duty bound to notify
the public that such subscriptions
will be useless The campaign to de-
,prive NE of the property which has
been in my family for eighty years,
is without legal basis, as numerous
constitutional lawyers have advised
me. ! think that it will come as a
keen surprise to the ordinary layman
TO hear thar the Government can step
in and take property away from
family that has had it for this long
period That the scheme is unlaw-
full is manifest, and has been so char
acterized by some of the men whose
names are used in favor of the pro-
ject
If the campaign We're founded on
real affection and reverence for the
memory Of jefferson, l could look on
it with different eyes and however
unpleasant it might be to me to see
an effort to wrest this property from
me, it would be some consolation to
me that | could but respect the mo-
tlyes behind the scheme. But this
campaign has been attended with
numberless and wholly unnecessary
misstatements about Monticello, my
uncle, Commodore Levy; those about
myself I suppose l must overlook.
"In her second book, that Mrs. Lit
tle'on is now sending out, she aban-
dons absolutely without word of
apology-her old charge that Mon
tlcello has not been properly kept
p, The fact is at the hearing be-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-21
The Way to Keep Young
Quya will be glad questions pertaining
wOmany beauty Personal replies Will be given stamped
and selfaddressed envelope Is enclosed

and dull. 1t will also make the head
feel lighter and better,
Taking on unnecessary weight adds
age in appearance, as wei las dis
comfort. In order to reduce look well
to your diet, No fried foods should
be eaten, no greasy meats, no pas
tries, and no sweets, Eat only boiled
or roast meats, no pork, and elimin-
ate all dishes containing starch. Lack
OF exercise Is one Of the chief causes
Of obesity, You should walk at least
three miles a day and five Is better,
Sleep only about seven hours. Rise
early. Roll on the floor to reduce the
hips. Vegetables and salads should
always form a part Of the menu.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-21

A friend of mine who married at AZ
and who is now Sc, is one Of the mos
beautiful and charming women
know. asked her one day what her
rules were for not growing old, and
she answered: Don't get rheumatism
be careful Of your diet, so that It will
eliminate uric acid eat little meat,
don't get lazy and logy be spry If It
kills you, take the open air breathing
exercise to ward off the tendency to
puff; try the Japanese morning eXer-
else, take three steps forward, bend
the knee, thre steps backward, bend
the knee three steps backward bend
repeated this three times you viii be-
gin to feel youthful"
Take a Turkish bath at least once
every two weeks Don't feel that you
are giving too much time II you devote
one afternoon each week 10 your body,
On this afternoon you can have your
bath, your nails manlcured, your face
massaged, your hair brushed and
treated Don't say this takes too
much time. You will spend hours for
the making Of a dainty collar or a
piece Of underwear. You will insist
upon your furniture being put in per-
feet order each day why not look up-
on your own person as needing to be
put in perfect order and needing quite
as much and important attention as
your dinner table or any other Of the
hundred and one more trivial things
that take up your attention and time
Take the utmost care Of your hair !
IT means more to womanly beauty .
than most women realize. Scalp mas
sage Is the secret of keeping the scalp |
and the hair healthy II is difficult TO |
do ones self but the effort is worth |
while The hair producing scalp is .
loosely attached to the underlying .
skull, as one can prove with the fling /
ers It is by moving the scalp with .
the fingers that brings about q good .
circulation which feeds the har-pro-
ducing scalp, When the scalp be-
comes adherent to the bones under
meath and will not move easily then
the hair will fall and the healthness
of the folicles will become impaired.
Therefore the scalp should be mas
saged daily in order to circulate the
blood, so that the hair folcles will
be properly nourlshed. The hair re-
spends at once and will be found full
Of life. whore before It was lirelcss
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-21
Chinese Millinery.

The Chinese government has taken
the question of dress out Of the hands
of Fashion, and will attempt to regu.
late 1t as 1t does the uniforms Of its
army and government officials. The
governments edict, as far as women,s
dress is concerned is as follows:
women shall use European hats
but otherwise retain their customary
dress with certain notifications.
The Chinese may have as difficult
a task in determining what women
shall wear on their heads as the Occi-
dentals, especially when it comes to
the size Of the hat, the length of the
hatpin and the kind OF plumage to be
worn. Human nature is the same the
world over; what is denied is what we
most desire and will obtain (if we have
the price,, and suffer in consequence
The Millinery Trade Review.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-21

cry American will feel that 7 am 49,
titled to fair play
Public ownership, or quasi-pub,lc
management, by managing diroo
tresscs, is still to prove It's efficlencv
The public may be assured that 7
have not failed to give careful and
patriotic thought to the care of Mon.
ticello in the years that may follow
after | can no longer see to If in
person. If my provisions for its pro-
per maintenance then prove made.
quate, that, l submit will be time
enough to consider the question =,
the Governments taking it,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-21

ended in securing his nomination"
Palmer retorted
well, I'll let Pennsylvania into
the honor a little bit, but ours were
the big states in President MAX
ing Beall admitted
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-21

Rep. A. Mitchell Palmer, Democrat
ic national committeeman of Penn
sylyania, and Representative Jack
Deall, of Texas, met in the House
elevator going to lunch.
There's no use talking" said
Beall, "if it hadn't been for the Tex
as delegation, Gov Wilson would
not have been nominated at Balti-
more"
mo, it was the Pennsylvania dele
cation which stuck by Wilson and
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-21

had charge Of the car in which he
canvassed the Empire State prior to
the election and it is to the old negro
that he gives credit for the idea.
During the strenuous campaign
days it was the habit Of the candi-
date to return to his car in the
evenings, and before retiring, to par
take of a late supper consisting OF
sandwich or so The old negro,
whose name could not be recalled
hut which the Goyernor-elect says Is
positively the longest Of any except
possibly the titled heads Of Europe,
was known as Uncle" to all,
1t was near the end Of the cam
paign when the candidate returned to
the car late one evening for the GUS
, tomary refreshment The day had
heen especially arduous. Three or
four speeches had been delivered and
another was scheduled for that ey-
Icning, The candidate was tired. "Un-
Gle" with his trained powers of OBJ
i8ervation, noticed this and remarked;
Mister Sulzer, don't you 90 and
very about dat selection cause you
is gwine to win jest sartinly I'm
got dat premonition
Thereupon the candidate resumed
his campaign tactics, asking Uncle"
for whom he intended to cast his
ballot.
Use gwln to vote for you, Boss.
We niggers know dat de man up at
Albany has done pulled his latch
string inside and dey say you is 60
ing to put it out agin ! suspec, tho,
dat it is gwine to be too high for
most of us poor coons to reach"
The following day the gubernator-
ial candidate made use of the open
door policy" for the first time in the
campaign, He has since promised to
put the string out again, low enough
for anyone who wishes to reach,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-21
SUFFERS OPEN DOOR POLICY.
Other Important News From the Ma.
tlOnal Capital.

Washington, Dec. 21-There is an
interesting tale in the origin of the
open door policy" which Governor
elect Sulzer has announced will mark
his administration at Albany Ac-
cording to Sulzcr the idea was orig
mated by an old colored porter who
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-21

Red tape, around which tradition
has woven so many pleasantries, Is
Icing abolished in the Senate. Blue
is the color scheme Of wrapping
twine, or tape, being adopted Sec
retary Of the Senate Bennett made no
orders for red tape this year, specify
ing that the color should be blue in
the future.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-21

Klamath county according to the
assessor has $16,OOO,OOO worth of tax
able property.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

Samuel Johnson's activities but by setting down his conversations, anec-
 dotes, stories, extracts from letters to
 him from him, etc., and thereby making
 a biography as fascinating as fiction.
 The authors of "The Life and Speeches
 of Charles B. Aycock' have followed
 Boswells example. and it Is for this
 reason that the book will be known as
 the most notable biography of a North Carolinian ever yet printed There are thirteen chapters in all--more than we
 have space to refer to in this brief de- scription.
 book as interesting as novel be-
 cause it is crowded with incidents and illustrations presenting the real Aycock so wildly as to make every reader feel
 that he knew him personally. l. In the first chapter we have true type of sturdy southern people. This chapter appeals to everyone. as a close view of the gradual development and schooling of a successful man II. From farm boy to university lead- er A fascinating picture of his life at Chapel Hill. A striking picture of the university life in the 70s. The inn pression of university live on his char acter.
 1 III. A chapter on The Foundation on Which Aycock Built His Character one
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affair is interesting, but 1t is more or less concocted by pasteboard for his amusement" The other kind of book is more purely of exploration and the au- thor steers very clear of the ridicule of the old timers.
 Of these two types the author of "The Cabinn and "The Rules of the Game says: "Roth have thought of themselves before their york;
 .4 3n of readers. thinks MT. White want something by which they can learn the country so that the average reader can see things as they happened to a common everyday human being, and enjoy them actually, if vicariously, So that he may speculate as to how he would have liked them himself.
 Hundreds of men," he says "are bet ter qualified than myself to write this book, but unfortunately they will not do it."
 THE LIFE AND SPEECHES OF
 CHARLES B. AYCOCK."
 By R. D. ". Connor and Clarence Poe, Doubleday Page and Company New York.
 James Boswell wrote the greatest biography ever written in English, not by making mere formal record of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
LITERARY IIEAPTHSTONEs OF
 DIXIE"


 DIXIE"
 By LaSale Corbell Pickett with DOT traits and illustrations. J. B. Lippin. colt company. Philadelphia REVIEWED FOR THE BOOK SHELF BY DIR. GEORGE EAvES
 This Is one of those literary small- talk books, which src the delight of persons with plenty of time on their hands. Its appeal to levers of the south Is, of course, very sti ong; it's pages are loaded with sentimen;alism of a some what bookish and suited kind. The nearthstones contemplated are those of Edgar Allen Poe, sidney Lanier, paul Hamilton Hayne, Henry Timrod Will liam G, Simms, Joel Chandler Harris Francis Scott Key, Father Ryan, Dr. Bagby, Margaret ]. Preston and Au- gusta Evans Wilson.
 The book, therefore, is a medley of personal memoranda, literary gossip md urbane reflections. sometimes obvi- Dus and many, many times puzzling 1t is, however. a pleasure to know that there must be in this busy world enough admirers of the past to gIve a hearty welcome to such compiIa tions IS this; otherwise they would not be published. On how many a hearthstone not daring to call itself literary, will this book fan the glowing emberSl very pleasing story Is told of the relations between the Lippincott com pany and southern authors, particularly Miss Augusta Evans; and there are personal recollections of Father Ryan well worth preserving. Also 1t is pleas ant to meet again Margaret Preston in ner homes at Lexington and Baltimore md to find the sources of her splendid courage.
 She died in 1897. and the poem quoted in this connection makes death singu- larly attractive:
 Without farewell CT tear.
 A sob futter of breath, ynharmed by the phantom of fear. To glide through the darkness of
 deathl"
 But we cannot close these zephyrs; we may have to face the northern blasts and shiver on the edge O. the .iver.
 THE SEER" By Perley Poore Sheehan. Moffat, Yard & Co, New York.
 A brand new literary light appeared npon the horizon recently when Sherley Poore Sheehan presented to the world If letters his very excellent novel "'fhe Seer"
 "The Seer is a story of vital human interest. filled with optimism and glow ng with an insight into foibles and sancies.
 The hero of the story, Constant Gath . . religious character--a reyivaiist-
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 Jacques Futrelle, one of the Titanic disaster, And the two Messrs. oppenheim--each grand master
 XIII III the art of book writing I VOW there are more MT Phi1pots, Gilbert Parker-both of whom adore,
 XLIII Gerhart Hauptmann Ellen Key who's as fine as And MT F Hopknson-smith who parts his name in the middle. Booth Harrington, Leon Wilson and Miss Mary Wal If I'd left George Ade outpd just scream and holler!
 XIV Pathology, of the widest of iinxes Mrs. Andrew Lang indulges in with her Men Women and Minxes' surely none is so clever as Mr. Bigelow Paine "no mas gwen us Bio-g' of the late MT. Twain.
 XLVH Alice Rice and "A Romance of Billy Goat Hill. You are just bound to read cen against your own will
 xLvIH Mrs Burnett Sara Comstock and Mr Hotchkiss All write very well-none of these should you miss
 XLIX And suppose in the land of Description and Travel, You should happen to wander-their ways to unravei You'll find every sort of pictorial edition. As well as fund of scholastic ammunition
 II There's Arnold Bennett, who's toured every one of the states He'll give you Time Tables Short Routes and Cheap Rates. Edward Lucas, poor, lone 'Wanderer in Florence Is sure to hold your mind-when the rain pours in torrents. MT stoddard' chagles Sheldon and Charles Johnson Keep you busy-if they don't-weu J1l vyaoer +h.,,u most o' ' II Then if these aren't sufficient for any one person. Take up Essays and elle-Lettres'-of these vou,u be certain. Irwin Cobb whose Anatomvs, T sure f,u;d 4 humor' " VIII drive off the Blues'-no matter the rImor
 LVI Miss Reppliers genius, of that there's no doubt ohe can give you cards and spades, and then write you out ~ Auguste Rodin on Art Pierre Loti on Heaven, fennoosa's Japan has a good spark of leaven MT. GalsWorthy, he whom the High Brows' adore IS one of the many-Mr. Bacheler's one more,"
 LIV But to each of these names in this varied collection Mrs. lbsen-Pinero raised some objection
 LV And later when bidding her friend "Good-Rve. She said with bored look, and a quite heavy siob.
 LVI I'm frghtfully ennuted, and I'd consider if kind If some time you'd suggest something else to my mind When you read good book that you can oute rec ommend ~ I'd consider it the part of true trusty friend LvIII To let me know fnstantlv-for YOU know we've agraes That I've really and truly-nohing to read"
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and he has a wonderful influence over his thousands of hearers, and splan- did magnetism for his audiences
 His fame and personality reach far and wide after a snort time and he finally lands in New York, where he is brilliantly entertained by one of that city's greatest leaders
 The story is eXcellently told, and is of absorbing interest
 In fact, '"fhe Seer is a solution Of
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Ms 1bsen- -Pinero s so cutered they say; youu know the kind that I mean right away when tell you what she said to a caller today, In very despairng resigned, sort of way: At Christmas my friends all took to the shops And bought the most books in bodies and lots; For nothing worth reading appears any more; I'm familiar with the volumes at every book store And they are all so trashy. for my part in deed I'm free to confess that I've nothing to read Even though every gift that got Christmas day Was book. my friends knowing my taste right away" "Nothng to read!" cried her friend in surprise. And then in her mind began to surmise:
 VIII Why how can they say so, when all of your books Are brand new-never opened-to judge from their looksi"
 TX "oh! The bindings fne-and well chosen lot" @Well won't you enjoy that fine set of scott?" Mrs. Ibsen-Pinero was caught in crime But glibly remarked: For him I've no time" "Then if not Scott try Dickens, my dear7 "oh! hate him-hes dreadfuly prosy and queer" There's zola" Hes vulgar" "Then Daudet- He's light Read Anthony Hope" His plots are so slightD
 XIII "The cryptic Mir James," His sentences are long" How about Robert Hichens?" Bella Donna's too strong" Gertrude Atherton?" "Too boring" Mary John. ston?. "ro tame" Marie corei?9 Please don't mention her name."
 XIV "Theres George Barr McCutcheon" "T4e makes ma so tired" "Then try c. B Shaw-hes not lacking in fire;
 XVI Or my beloved MT. Kpling' I've a brand new edition, But think I'll present to our family physician Robert chambers?7 He's silly" "Mr. zangwilI?" "Too smart" Then our own Dicbe Davis" He's lacking in art,-
 XVIII "hlnor Glyn?' She's really profanep And Laura Jean Libbey." Absolutely insanel"
 XIX Try Tolstoi' T can't, he's so stupid and long" Florence Barclay?' She sings such sweet mushy songs" There's Margaret Deland she's the talk of the day" "Ill take your word for it; I really can't sayn
 XXI Read Ian McIaren, he's quite the topnotch: UT Barrie" Very good-but don't care for Scotch
 XXH 'Schopenhauer, Nordau-or say The Devils Wind.,o Do hush-Im growing positively thin"
 XXIH Mrs. E. D. E. N Southworth or Mrs IJnmpbrey Ward?" With both of those women I'm frightfuy bored
 XXIV The Duchess?" How dare you," "The author of Pam?" "she's So flossy and foolish know I'd say-damn.a
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any mans troubles, whatever those trou- bles may be. It is the strange and grip ping story of how a country preacher, rising to a position of fame and power through the practical application of old
 truths, sways men and women regard less of creed or race. The scene is laid
 in the romantic and impressonable south. The odd and unforgettable characters are of a kind rarely touched on hitherto in any book. Their swift development is
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which every boy in the country ought to read and every man will be a better man for having read it, up to the last chapter in n'which his last days and his relations with his family, are most potently de scribed, we have this splendid mans life minutely depicted.
 The speeches are classic when consid- cred as literature, invaluable when con- sidered as political documents, attrac- tive for their human interest, and in- dispensable for their historical value There are stirring democratic campaign speeches. the first on They Keynote of the Amendment Campaign fin 1900" He describes the true conditions in North Carolina, as they were at times in other southern states under the negro rule He explains the amendment and it's wonder full effects
 And finally comes "A Last Message to the People of His State,'' an address pre- pared for delivery in Raleigh. April 12, 1912. A clear and most concise and strik- ing exposition of the questions and prob lems of the day with his reasonable at- titude towards them and the senatorial campaign. His farewell to his people. No greater inspiration can be found any where.
 THE CRADLE OF THE DEEP. IAN ACCOUNT OF THE ADvEN- TURES OF ELEANOR CHANNING
 AND JOHN STARBUCK" By Jacob Fisher With frontpiece in
 full color, from a painting by Modest Stein. l.. C. Page & Co.. Boston. Shipwrecked in the Southern Pacific, on her way to Manila, Eleanor Chan ming is rescued by the second officer. John Starbuck. For months they arc separated from the rest of the world on an uncharted island.
 A 1,a frt f,,lI position and how utterly dependent she is upon Starbuck she refuses at first to accept him on even a friendly basis; but love at last conquers. and the husk. of convention is dropped when she repays Starbuols for his devotion. all of which is charmingly told by Jacob Fisher in his clever novel "The Cradle of the Deep
 EWES OTHER CHILDREN By, Lucille Baldwin Van Slylse. With
 Four illustrations. By Wladislaw T.
 Bender. Frederick A. Stokes & Co, New
 York
 Lucille Baldwin Van slyke. presents in the volume entitled Ewes Other Chil- dren.' a collection of her best short stores. which have formerly appeared in magazines only.
 They are remarkable for their clever ness. along human interest lines, and dealing with the sort of people she does. the factory girls, with their quaint Orien- tai temeprament and peculiarly url- American manners and ideas. She was fortunate to use her facile pen to great advantage which she does in delineating character and building up situations. The modern industrial world is brought out conspirculously with its defects and its virtues, and many pathetic situation is portrayed which is of vital interest 10 the reader-especially if he is interested in Social Service affairs.
 OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED REVIEWS.
 LATER.
 THE DIXIE BOOK OF DAYS.' By Walter Page Andrews. J. E. Lippincot Company. Philadelphia.
 THE HONEY POT OR IN THE GAR DEN OF LELITA." By Norval Richard son. Drawings By Jessie Gillespie. l.. C. Page X Co. Boston.
 THE NET" By Rev Beach. Harper Brothers. New York.
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XIV Read William de Morgan Tom Nelson Page Both of those authors always the rage;
 XXVI Or read Tales of Great Interest by Hewlett or Cable To stand those two men l never was able"
 XXVII Read mild hammered novels by Myrtle Reed or John Fox
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moving and dramtic. The quality of the present york is best described in the words of one friend to another; If you re up against it. read The Seer "
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-04-11
WANTED 1T ALL FORGOTTEN
Willard's Plea for Closed Incident a
Least Had Merit Of Perfect
ightforvxardness,

The minister had been invited to
oinner, and 5-year-old Willard was
warned that lie must use his Sunday"
manners at the table. AS the plate OF
potatoes was passed to him, after
everyone else had received a helping,
willard emptied the contents onto his
plate. His mother, blushing, put back
greater part Of the potatoes.
Hog" said the little fellow, where.
upon he was Immediately sent to bed.
The next morning willard sat oppo.
site his mother at breakfast. The
look on his mothers face soon told the
boy an unusual atmosphere was sur.
rounding the family meal, and he be.
came suspicious that he was the
cause.
WELL" he said. looking his mother
straight in the eye. you don't need to
get sore about 1t. You got me, didn't
your"