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II quite agree with Mrs. Wilson in her
opinions" Mrs. Smith stated. II expected
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Got the Wrong Dish.

Jones seldom gets home III time to
eat dinner with his family because the
press of his work keeps him at his
desk until long after everybody else
has left the building Mrs Jones al
ways puts his dinner in the oven.
where he finds it when he arrives.
One night he reached bone after
the family had gone to bed. and found
his dinner on top of the stove Next
morning his wife opened the ol en- and
discovered that the food she had left
for him had not been touched.
Why John! Didn't you cat your
dinner last night?" she asked.
My dear" he replied, Il did and
enjoyed it very much, but you made
mistake and left 1t on top Of the
stove"
Good heavens!" she cried. That
was the dogs support"
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GOT HIS THINK TANK" GOING
Mexican Farmer Proved He Was Ca
pablo OF Invention When Object
Was to Save Labor.

That the Mexican farmer is not the
slow-thinking. lazy person the average
stranger imagines is illustrated by an
ingeniously devised we'll constructed
by farmer living near a little town
Just across the boundary line. The
natives seldom go far away from their
homes and they have very primitive
ideas and customs. This we'll is about
so feet deep and the owner has built
curious device for hauling water
from it. If this Mexican had been an
educated man he might have been an
inventor.
A tree tourished near the well
which had two branches growing out
of the trunk These boughs separated
into four branches higher up. The
Mexican cut the branches in such a
way that they formed a perfect rest
for long well sweep. He fastened
the sweep to a crossbar laid across
the two upper branches in the middle.
using stout thongs for the purpose
Then he fastened a weight on one
end of the sweep and a long rope to
the other end. The bucket is fastened
to the end of this long rope. and all he
has to do is to lower the buckets into
the we'll. The weight OF the stone pulls
it up again. trimming full
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HAD HIS PRAYER ANSWERED
Butchers oniy Regret Was This, :.
Idea Had Not Been SUGGEST ''
to Him Before.

A butcher whose business had ~
steadily declining, owing chieav zen t
rival having set up on the o1noe ~ .
side of the street. confided to bis 81,
lister that he saw nothing for il -' t
to close his shop and leave the to uu'
The clergyman suggested tbat WI wi.
haps he had not made anv se,; pei'
effort to retain the trade; bnt V |
butcher replied that he had dom ' on
he knew without success. ~'
But. said the minister, '.baye r..
tried the effect of prayer" wa
No. he had not thought of tr,.i.
prayer, but he would do SO before n ,-a
ting up the shutters.
"A week elapsed, when the minis+..
CHANGING to pass the butchers sbon
found him radiant with delight ~
Well" the cleric asked, did vo,
try the power of prayer"
''Oh, yes" was the reply. "and ,
only wish had tried it before
prayed the very mighty you left mo
and on the following morning the hea
gar over the road broke his neck"
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had made my behavior Of the morning
seem that of silly schoolgirl: but
still did not feel quite up to a social
introduction | said ] was sure ths1
Eph and would have no interests -
common.
80 you'll go home and face the mu-
sic?" said Jesse's wise old eyes.
MY husband said !, will be get
ting quite anxious about me-"
Without a word he brought my
horse and saddled him.
And /, with sinking heart, con
trasted the loneliness and the horror
which was called my home with all
the glamour of this mans happy soil
tude.
He held the stirrup for me TO mount.
offered his hand
do you never get hungry" asked.
"for what's beyond the horizon?"
He sighed with sheer relief. then
turned, his eyes seeing infinite dis
taEces. Why, yes That country
beyond the sky-line's always calling.
Thar's something want away off. and
don't know what want"
That laad beyond the sky-line's
called romance"
He clenched his teeth. What does
ship want when she strains at an
Choir? What she wants is drift. And
I'm at anchor because I've sworn off
drift"
At that we parted. and went slow
ly homeward. up to my anchor. Dear
God! If might drift!
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ScALY PSORIASIS ON LIMBS

Troop H, 9Th U. S, Cavalry, CamO
Mccoy, Sparta, Wis., was troubled
with psoriasis for nearly two years
Portions of my arms and limbs were
affected mostly with it. 1t appeared
in scaly form. breaa'ng out in very
small dots and gradually grew larger
and white scales formed when sbour
the size of an ordinary mate. rhead.
The looks of 1t was horrible, which
made it very unpleasant for me. II
itched little at times.
Il tried several treatments which
cured me for month, but it always
broke out again. One day a friend
saw the advertisement of Cuticura
Soap and Ointment in the paper and
l sent for sample. They helped me,
so ! purchased two more boxes Of
Cuticura Ointment and some Cutieura
Soap and they completely cured me
1t took three months for Cuticura
Soap and Ointment to complete my
cure" (Signed) Walter Mahony, Oct
%, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. l., Boston. ADV.
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sent the brides. is popular game. and
so is raid OF fierce men from the
desert The selling of Joseph and his
subsequent interviews with his breth.
rem are rendered with much dramatic
action; also the Affections of the men
of Uz. with new details. such as Jobs
wife cutting off her hair and selling it
for bread. Doing bride" is naturally
the chief amusement of the Moslsm
girl. as it is the one great event of
her later life.
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oysters il MOTION PIetures.

One thousand feet of film. SHOWING
the pictures of the oyster sndustry OF
Maryland from the Catching of the
bivalvas by means of tongs. scrapes
and dredges to shocking. packing and
shipping, will be taken by Swepson
Earle of Baltimore. secretary OF the
National Association of Shellfish Com.
missioners, to the annual convention
OF that organization. which meets In
Norfolk after the Norfolk conven.
ton they will be exhibited in dupsa
cate in cities throughout the United
Slater
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chlldren Of Ps,estlne a. plau

In Palestine. as always, children's
play Is mostly making believe" that
they are grown up. You may see q
mite of five or six paying a visit OF
ceremony to pasha or equally tender
years. exchanging such compliments
with him as Rest. / pray you'll" Nay,
he who sees you is rested" and I'm
ally backing out Of his presence while
he gathers up handfuls OF dust and
sprinkles it on his head. Holding a
laS court. with m0ion seeds to repre-
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CHAPTER v.-continued.

y
And found wealth. Seems there's
many persons mistaking dollars for
some sort OF wealth. I've had few
at times by way of samples, the things
which you're apt to be selfish with.
or give away to buy self-rigbteousness.
Reckoning with them produces the
feeling called poverty. They're the
very stun and substance of meanness,
and no man walks STRAIGHTFORWARD.
Dollars gets lost, or throwed away.
or left to your next of kin, but they're
not good and lasting possession.
like EN-, too.
found peace, found wealth. yes.
and found something more thar in the
wilderness. Sweet as the cactus for
est in blossom down Salt River is
that big memory.
IL was after I'd found the things
OF happy solitude. I'd gone to work
then for the Bar Y outfit, breaking
the Lightning colts. We was out a
few weeks from home, taking an out
ut of ponies as far as the Mesa Abaho,
and one night camped at the very rim
rock of the Grand Canyon. The Ma
vajo Indians was peevish, the camp
dry, grass scant, herd in a raffish
mood. and night come sudden
I'D just relieved man to get his
supper, and rode herd wide alert.
scented the camp smoke, saw the
spark of fire glow on the boys at rest,
and heard their peaceful talk hushed
In the big night. They seemed such
triflin critters full of fuss since dawn,
SO small as insects at the edge OF
nothin', while for miles beneath us
that old. old wolfy Colorado River was
playing the Grand Canyon like fld
der. But the river In the canyon
seemed no more than trickle in a
crack, hushed by the night, while over
head the mighty blazing stars-point
swing, and drive, rode herd on the
milky way. And that seemed no more
than cowboys driving stock. Would
God turn His head to see His sta,
nerds pass, or notice our earth like
some lame calf halting in the rear7
And what am I. then?
That was my great lesson, more
gain to me than peace and wealth Of
mind. for was humbled to the dust
of earth, below that dust of stars Sc
"a very humble thing. not worth pray
rng for. at least could be master Of
myself. rode no more for wages, but
tcut out my ponies from the Lightning
nerd, mounted my stud horse William
fold the boys goodby at Monticello
and then rode slowly north into the
british possessions. So come at las
no this place, On old abandoned ranch
There's none SO poor in dollars as te
lenvy ragged Jesse. or rich enough t.
want 10 rob my home They sal
Nhere's hidden wealth whar the rain
Bow goes to earth-that's whar / live
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SYNOPSIS.

The story opens with Jesse Smith re-
Eating the story of his birth. early life In
Labrador and OF the death of his father.
Jesse becomes a sailor His mother mar
rtes the master OF the ship and both ar"
1ost in the wreck of the vessel. Jesse
becomes cowboy in Texas. He marries
Polly, a singer OF questionable morals.
who later is reported to have committed
suicide
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CHAPTER II.
The Trevor Accident.

tHS iECNVI f%SCt0GHbs
N. B.-Mr. Smith, while living alone,
had habit of writing long letters to
his mother. After his mothers death
the habit continued, but as the let
tiers could not be sent by mail, and
to post them in the stove seemed TO
suggest unpleasant ideas, they were
slowed in his saddle wallets.
Dear Mother in Heaven:
There's been good money in this
here packing contract, and the wad in
my belt-pouch has been growing till
Doctor MCGEE suspecks a tumor. He
thinks I'll let him operate, and sure
enough that would reduce the swell
ing.
Once week I take my little pack
outfit up to the Skyline claim FOR a
load Of peacock copper. 1t runs three
hundred dollars to the ton in horn
silver. and looks more like jewels than
mineral. Iron Dale's cook, Mrs. Jub-
bin, runs to more species of pies and
cake than even Hundred Mile house.
and after dinner / get rim-fire cigar
which pops like a cracker, while sit
in front of the scenery and taste the
breath of the snow mountains. Then
load the ponies, collects Mick out
of the cook house, which he's partial
to for bones, Iron sings me the mail
pouch, and hits the trail aim to
make good bush grass in the yellow
pines by dusk, and the second day
brings me down to Browns Ferry,
three miles short of my home. From
the ferry there's good road in win
ter to Hundred Mile House, so tote
the cargoes over there by sleigh
There my contract ends. because Tear
full George takes on with his string
team down to the railroad. I'd have
that contract, too, only fearful is a
low-lived sort of a person. which can
feed for a dollar a week, whereas
when / get down to the railroad I'm
more expensive.
Your affectionate son, JESSE
Rain-storm coming.
p. S.-Yes, it's a good life, and /
don't envy no man. Still it made me
sort Of thoughtful last tine az swung
along with that Jones mare smuggling
at my wrist. little Mick snapping rear
heels astern. and the sun just scorch
ing down among the pines. Women is
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PART TWO
CHAPTER I.
Two Ships at Anchor.

Two Ships at Anchor.
Gates NGrrdtipe.
{, MY. horse was hungry. and wanted
80 get back to the ranch. was hun
CRY too, but dared not go. had left
tEy husband lying drunk on the kit.
chen floor, and when he woke up 1t
would be worse than that.
For miles l had followed the edge
Of the bench lands, searching for the
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place. for the right place. some point
where the rocks went sheer, twelve
hundred feet into the river. There
must be nothing to break the fall, no
risk OF being alive. OF being taken
oaek there, OF seeing him again. But
NE edge was never sheer, and per.
A&ps, after all. the place by the SODA
sprtng was best, There the trail from
SAs rNDek goes at a sharp turn over
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Verhoyansek. in northeastern 81.
IBERIA, is the coolest inhabited town in
the world. The winter minimum is 81
degrees below zero
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As It Appeared 70 HIm.

Mrs. T.-How does my new spring
hat look, Tom?
Thomas-Um, 1t looks to me like
two weeks salary Stray Stories.
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Illinois has dairy herds valued at
$29, 1883, 044. 4
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Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, feduces inhamma.
tlon ,ailays pair, cures windcolIc sc bOttlelh
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Progress In China has not yet ex.
tended to the feet
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-23
PRESS FEEDERS OF
SAN FRANCISCO QUIT
Declare Strike Against S5 Shops Of
Franklin Association Which
Turns Down Demand.
[uNIrnp pREss LEAsnp wIRE. ]

San Francisco, June 23.-Two hun
dred members of the Press Feeders
Union went on strike here today
against 35 shops of the Franklin Print
ing Trades association, because of the
refusal of the employers to grant the
union s new wage scale.
The press feeders will be joined in
sympathetic strike by about 200 mem
bers of the Printing Pressmen s Union.
The Printing Pressmen were ordered
or by the International Union which
sanctioned the strike. Twenty-Five i'm
.pOrtant shops not connected with the
Franklin Printing Trade association,
signed the new wage agreement.
The strike threatens to involve the
mailers, the bindery women, bookbind-
ers, photo-engravers, stereOtypers, and
printers.
The union is asking for a wage in
crease of $3.50 per week for the men
now receiving from 1880 to $3.50
per week. The new scale has the en-
dorsement of the San Francisco Labor
Council and of the Allied Printing
Trades Council.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-23

printing, folding and automatically
counting the papers at the rate of 5000
per hour,
The Capital Journal will install an.
other linotype machine, thus giving the
paper battery Of three machines, with
day and night shifts Of operators.
The Capital journal will also utilize
the United Press complete telegraph
service, with It's own leased wire and
operator, affording its readers as com,
plete a telegraphic report as appears in
the Portland evening papers.
The management is now arranging tc
move into new and more commodious
quarters in much better location, de.
tails Of which will be published in 0
few days
Read The Capital Journal for the
news. If you don't get The Capital
Journal, you don't get the news.
Advertising in The Capital journal
PAYS as is shown by the fact that The
Capital journal carries double the ad
yertising Of any other Salem paper
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-23
CAPITAL JOURNAL IS GROWING RAPIDLY
New Features Added Are Apprecatedew Press Soon
saedAnoter Linotype to be AddedCrculation
der New Manasement-To Move into New Quarters

The Capital journal has today added
another feature to the paper in the
"Dickey Bird" which will appear daily
hereafter, in conjunction with the
weather forecast This feature will be
changed each day, and, while it takes
up but little space, and may appear
trivial at first, yet it is one Of those
little additional features of the paper
which will soon be watched each day by
Capital Journal readers. The "Dickey
Bird" was originated by II. B. Martin,
of the New York World being drawn
for that paper in Connection with the
daily weather forecast, and, as the fea.
ture has proven most popular for the
big New York publication, The Capital
Journal management considers itself
fortunate in securing II. It is the little
things which go to make up q newspa.
per, and, while every new feature add.
ed to the paper costs money, yet it is
The Capital journal management in.
tontion to publish the very best paper
possible. In this connection the man.
agement wishes to call attention to the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-23

fact that the first comic supplement ev.
er furnished by a Salem paper was put
out by The Capital Journal.
The Capital journal was the first and
only newspaper to engage q special ear
toonist to draw cartoons in connection
with the legislature and other events.
The Capital Journal was the first news.
paper to publish daily cartoon service,
The Capital journal was the first news.
paper to publish eight pages every day
of the week with l6.page edition on
Saturday.
The Capital journal leads-other pa.
pers follow. A a result Of the improve.
ments in the paper, the circulation Of
The Capital journal is more than double
what it was when the present manage.
ment purchased the paper, and today
has at least twice the circulation Of any
other Salem newspaper In fact, the
papers 5 circulation is taxing the capac.
ity Of the present press TO such an ex.
tent that a new perfectng press has
already been ordered-a press which
prints direct from a roll Of paper
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-23
M'NAB CHARGES TO
Be PROBED IF KAHN
PASSES RESOLUTION
Californian Wants Attorney.
General to Produce His
Documents.
WILSON ALSO WILL ACT
Announces He Personally Intends to
Look Into Circumstances Causing
Resignation.
WILSON ALSO WILL ACT

Washington, June 23.-Representa-
tive Kahn, of California, introduced in
the house today two resolutions demand
ing that the attorney. general produce
all the documents and orders referring
to the postponement of the Diggs and
Caminetti and the Western Fuel trust
trials, which resulted in the resigna-
tiOn Of United States District Attorney
j. L. McNab. The resolution are
broad enough to cover every paper in
the department of justice referring to
the case.
President Wilson announced today
that he intends personally to investi.
gate the circumstances of the resigna.
ton of McNab, He said he had called
for all papers in the case.
The fact that Secretary of Labor
william B. Wilson has taken upon him
self the responsibility for the postpone.
ment of the trials of Maury I. Diggs
and f. Drew Caminetti because he
wanted young Caminetti's father to
come here and familiarize himself with
his new duties as commissioners general
OF immigration caused the president to
h lake lHE l9st,in the controversy He
declared he inte5ded to hear everyone
concerned in the affair.
Secretary of Labor Wilson refused
to comment further on the matter
Commissioner.General of Immigration
said "Under orders of the depart.
ment of labor, I am prohibited fom
discussing any program of the depart,
ment. Personally, have nothing to
say"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-23
ROWDY TEARS Off
MERCHANTS SIGNS
Police Looking for Miscreant Who
Made Off With Property of
Barnes and Fry.

Some contemplate hOodlum in the
form Of human being but with just
about as much brains in his head as q
brick-bat contains, tore two neat sign
boards from the D. j. Fry Pharmacy
show windows and broke another from
its fastenings in front Of the Barnes
Bash Store some time last Saturday
night.
None of the signs could have posi-
bly, been of any material use to the
vagabonds who stole them, as they
were composed merely of wood and
bore the names of the two firms. On
Mr.. Fry's two boards the name "Dan.
iel ]. Fry, Druggist and Chemist, y
appears in black letters on q silvercol.
ored background, while the Barnes
Cash Store signs also bore the name Of
the store, 1t is needless to state that
Mr. Fry is pretty cross over the mean
trick performed by the low down
I tricksters, or smart.alecks and he and
Mr.. Barnes have good cause to get
mad. The police are on the lookout
Tor the rowdies.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-23
GIVES THEM FIVE DAYS
AFTER FINDING RINGS

The cobwebs were temporarily
brushed away in the city magitrate q
court this morning, whom Judge Elgn
appeared on the bench for the purpose
Of disposing Of three cases wherein the
defendants were charged with vagran.
cy,
Two Harry Dugans were brought be.
fore the court first on a charge Of va.
grancy, while the second Dugan was
taken in late Saturday night, Queer to
state, neither Of the men was able to
identify the other, and they both were
caught doing the peddling stunt, vari.
Gus rings and other trinkets were found
on their persons when arrested.
Judge Elgin settled the question by
giving the two men five days each.
The next case on the "docket" was
that Of =, L. Graber. This defendant
is either n vagrant or crazy man, nc.
cording to the chief Of police, and his
case is still pending.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-23
McNab Makes Threat.

San Francisco, June 23.-That unless
President Wilson accepts his resigna-
tion at once he will fire another jolt at
Acknowledgement McReynolds, which
will be entirely unexpected, was the
threat of United States District Attor-
ney McNab today.
McNab, who resigned Saturday, af,
ter making serious charges that the
attorney general is hampering his of.
flee, especially in the Diggs and Cam.
inetti and the Western Fuel company
cases, reached his office early and was
ymcOnaianetlnrenedsuttehao Wp F tel
evidently much disappointed that his
resignation had not been accepted.
ri am also disappointed" said Nc.
Nab, "that the Washington officials
do not appreciate the seriousness of the
situation, Unless my resignation is ac-
cepted at once, I shall fire another
broadside at them which will be entire.
ly unexpected and will leave much to
explain"
Has Nothing to Do With Digss.
McNab said he accepted the explana
tion regarding the postpOnement of
Drew Caminetti' s case, because Sena-
tor Caminetti could not be present at
the trial. but said this had nothing to
do with Maury I. Diggs, accused with
Caminetti Of violating the white slave
act by taking two girls out of the state
for immoral purposes.
The district attorney had little to
say about the Western Fuel company
cases, except in an ironical strain. "I
guess that Sydney V. Smith Zone Of
the Western Fuel company mem, prov
ed his innocence at Washington, he
said sarcastically, cor the attorney
general would not have decided to post
pone action indefinitely"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-06-23
NEWPORT CRAFT
HAS WILD NIGHT
Life-Saving Crew Finally Sees Distress
Signals and Brings Enterprise
to Port.

Newport, Or, June 23,-The gasoline
schooner Enterprise is safe in harbor
here today after a wild night and day
of it on the open Pacific with disabled
engines and a storm raging that came
near Bleaching the craft at the mouth
Of the Umpqua river, Captain Ander-
son found no canvass on board, but he
rigged up sail from tarpaulin hatch
cover and mapaged to make his way
toward land, where he cast anchor. The
life-saving crew saw his signals and
sent the launch Ollie s., which towed
the schooner to port late Sunday. An
derson declared the craft could not
have been kept off the beach had not
the help come when it did.