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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12

WANTED-Male and female help to
repair sacks. Several months work
for the right people. H. Steinback
Junk Shop, corner, 233 State.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12

FOR SALE-Fairmount hill property,
by owner, S'rOOmed modern, up-to.
date house, furnace, fire place, ce.
ment basement, china closet, built.in
dressers, sleeping porches. If sold
this week will take $4,000 cash.
Terms. Phone 100.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12

L. H. WILLIAMS (Hattie) desires her
many friends and customers to know
that she has moved from 2j5 North
Liberty street, and is now residing
at 6S1 Center street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12

FOR SALE OR TRADE-AntomobiIo
IN IN good repair, 225 North Goth street.
Phone Main 249s. j.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-08-12

Acting City Recorder.
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27
HOW TO USE
THE ROAD DRAG
CT The Right Materials and
Oea't Make L Too HEAVY.
nLxs OR LOSS ARE BEST.

Tive Principles involved In the Sue.
esssfui Operation Of the 0ras-Pesi-
tien Of ths Driver and Length Of the
Hitch to Do Considered.
The earth road II BY far the most
common type Of highway in this coun-
try. Its cheapness in comparison with
other types of construction and the alb
sence in many sections Of the country
of rock. gravel or other hard natural
materials for road building will render
its use necessary for many years to
come.
There are at present in this country
about l,OOO.O0O miles Of such roads.
most Of which must be maintained BY
some means more or less inexpensive.
The split log drag Ii Of great service on
roads of this class, and an increasing
mileage of the rural highways OF this
country is being kept In repair econom-
ically and well BY the use OF this sim
pie Implement
Two mistakes are commonly made in
constructing a drag. The first lies in
making 1t too heavy. 1t should be 80
light that one man can easily lift it.
Besides. q light drag responds more
readily to various methods Of hitching
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

which require special treatment, and
in rolling country such conditions
are not infrequent Often Dat place
several rods In length or a seepy spot
needs special attention.
The distance from the drag at which
the team Is pitched Affects the depth
Of the cutting Shortening the chain
tends to, lift the front slab from the
ground. A longer hitch causes the
blade to cut more deeply. The length
of hitch may be regulated by iengthen-
ing and shortening the chain at the
end which runs through the hole In the
blade end Of the drag.
The advantages to be gained from
tho persistent use Of road drag may
be summarized as follows:
FirE.-The maintenance of smooth.
serviceable earth road free from ruts
and mudholes
misunderstanding such a road sur
face with the expenditure Of very little
money and labor in comparison with
the money and labor required for other
methods.
Third.-The reduction of mud in wet
weather and OF dust in dry weather.
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

and to the shifting Of the position and
weight of the operator. both OF which
are essential considerations.
The other mistake il In the use Of
squared timbers instead Of those with
sharp edges. whereby the cutting eff
feet Of the sharp edges Is lost and the
drag is permitted to glide over instead
of to equalize the Irregularities in the
surface Of the road.
A dry cedar log Ii the best material
for drag Red elm and walnut when
thoroughly dried are excellent. and box
elder. soft maple or even willow Il
preferable to oak, hickory or ash.
Drags are often constructed Of
planks instead Of logs. There Ia moth
Ing in the construction Of plank drag
that calls for particular mention ex-
cept the Strengthening Of the planks
along their middle line by by
inch strip. A triangular strip may be
used under the lower edge Of the blade
to give 1t the proper cutting slope.
The successful operation Of drug
involves two principles. which, when
thoroughly understood and intelligent
~ applied. make road working with
this implement very simple. The nrst
. concerns the length and position Of the
hitch. while the second deals with the
position Of the driver on the drag.
Each influences the other to large
extent. and successful manipulation Of
the drag is dependent upon an under
standing II 10th Of them.
For ordinary purposes the snatch
link or clevis should be fastened far
enough toward the blade end Of the
chain to force the unloaded drag to
follow the team at an angle of 45 de-
grees. This will cause the earth to
move along the face Of the drag
smoothly and will give comparatively
light draft to the team. provided the
driver rides in the line of draft. Some
times. however, conditions are met
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27
A WELL THAT ENDED WELL.
Hasd Lick. However. BY lsaes prsssd-
- the Discovery.

Hard Lick. However. BY lsaes Prsssd-
- the Discovery.
when I was q boy" SAID the stogy
teller. Il lived In the Pennsylvania On
country aud my grandfather owDed 4
big farm down there. They had nss&
found oil within Eve or six miles Of
grandfathef's place. but they were
gradually edging along in his direction.
and we all expected that sooner or
later somebody would uncover gush-
er there. That would mean q fortune
for grandfather. and as I was his only
hair ! naturally took considerable h.
terest In the matter. Well. one day q
rich oil man came along and made m
offer for grandfather's farm. They
had struck 4 good well near by. and
everybody had come to the conclusion
that grandfather's farm was In tho
middle of the oil belt. Our friends ad-
vised against tho acceptance Of the
6rst offer. which would have been
twenty times rs much n the farm
would have been worth II no oil had
been there. but 1t was certain that II
oil were discovered on the farm We
could get $4,000 and perhaps 100000
more than the price mentioned BY the
Grst bidder.
Seeing that grandfather wouldn't
sell. the man leased 4 couple Of acres
from him and started to put down q
test well. 1t was expected that they
would have to drill about thousand
feet to reach the sand In which the oil
was located, and when they got down
that far not . sign Of oil had bssn
found. 10 they decided to torpedo the
thing.
THE scheme was to put 4 lot Of
nitrogIycerln into the well and blow
II mp. That often made gushers Of
what at first seemed to DO dry holes.
They brought u large quantity Of the
explosive stun to the farm and stored
1t In a little shed. expecting to blow
up the well the next day. Here's where
the hard luck comes in.
ut happened that had goat, and
this goat got into the shed where the
explosive was stored. Boyllke. rushed
In to get the goat out. and grandfather
and a crowd Of the well dril!ers saw
me. They were horror stricken. For
moment nobody could move or even
speak. Then grandfather offered his
farm to any one who would rescue me.
One Of the drillers accepted the offer
and entered the shed, where be sue
ceetied In getting the goat by the horns
Just before he had butted into the can
Of nitroslycerin.
HE dung the goat out through the
open door Of the shed, and then. catch.
ing me in his arms. carried me out In
safety to grandfather. The old gentle
man insisted on deciding the piace over
to him then and there. The next day
they attempted to. torpedo the wen
and then 1t was discovered that the
can which was supposed to be full Of
nitrogiycsrin contained nothing but
lard, and tho 8oat died Il the shock
It had sustained when It was thrown
from the shed. Eventually the well
turned out to be . gushef. Chicago
Record Herald
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27
A Hot bird.


There was 4 queer prank played by
several members Of q Walnut street
club on fellow member who few
days ago made the rather rash an
nounccment that he never 80 forgot
himself n to become intoxicated.
The friends of ''the man with the
iron WILL" as he was at once named,
determined to prove that he had made
Z false boast. 80 he was invited to
attend banquet at 4 fashionable no
tel. Sparkling wine flowed freely.
and he very soon forgot" Then his
friends paid for 4 room in the fourth
door. The '.man with the iron win"
was put to bed.
His friends smeared his body with
vaseiine and then, that he might not
take cold. rolled him in 4 mass Of
feathsrs obtained by Sitting open q
pafr Of pillows. They turned ON the
steam heat full force and left In
about three hours 1.-The man with the
Iron win" stirred uneasily. In mo-
nent his eyes opened.
In q bewildered fashion be glanced
at his hands and saw that he was
covered with feathers. He gaspsd.
Then thought struck him, and he
muttered, tThis must BE- hades and
an 4 bird."-Philadelphia Times.
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27
Quite Definite,

some people find it dincuit to deter
mine Just what constitutes a mans In
come for the purpose Of taxation, bot
Justice Of the peace in . New Jersey
village was intent upon there being no
mistake in his case.
He made his return to the tax as
SCISSOR in the words: "For the last two
years my income has been little I'M
der 5000 year, but in the future 1t
will be more precarious, as the man
from whom l borrowed that money
(my father-in-law) II now dead
Brooklyn Life.
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

VANITY u W0Vs
In q woman's club, over tea and
cigarettes, a group Of ladies cited
many, many instances Of the foolish
vanity Of males,
take the case Of bees" one said.
Because the queen bee rules the hive.
because she ID the absolute mistress
Of millions Of subjects, man up to 4
few hundred years ago denied her sex
He called her the king bee.
"P1lny wrote somewhere. The king
bee ID the only male, all the rest being
females And Moses Rusden, beekeep-
q to Charles H., stoutly denied, In or
der to please his royal master. that the
large bee, the ruler of the hives. be-
lonsed to the gentlef sex.
Even Shakespeare couldn't bear to
think that the bee Of bees, the largest
and wisest and fairest, the hives alb
solute lord. was female. No. all the
proofs Notwithstanding. Shakespeare
called her a male. Don't you remem-
Der the lines
Creatures that BY rule in nature teach
The act OF order to . peopled kingdom.
They have king and ofncers Of scrts.'
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

palace 20 that he
might avoid tho
pain Of seeing
his own features.
This . ulta n
called On ~
grand vtxtef one
day and BY acci-
dent happened to
catch sight Of
hisre6ection. His
hideousness over.
powered him. and
be broke into vio-
lent sobbinG. In
this outburst the
vixier promptly
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

0bbed ON and
On. His master.
tapping his slip
per impatientfy
ON the cushions,
waited for him
to cease.
At length the
sultan got angry
and exclaimed:
why do you
weep longer than
!. vizierT"
ALA So the
grand visier re-
piled. "you wept,
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

milk will quench IRE caused by I'm
exploding lamp. winter only. spreading
the OIL" said the professor.
well. tried to quench a IRE by put
ting milk on 1t once" said the milk
man, "but 1t didn't put the fire out"
"Well. next time you try It be sure
you haven't put any water In the
mill."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

V00 - S9SO
N - u his lettefs Won BuIov -.
I'm b Gazasate n follows: He has
epehaated ms beyond measure. par
Ssculariy ia his concert Of yesterday
when hs played . sple0did work
Bymphcnis Espagnole.' BY Lalo -
played in 20 genuinely artistic man
nef that today I am still intoxicateo
with It His playing also Of the Saint
saens concert piece for violin b ~ en-
srancing ~ interesting. 1t u shame
that b cannot come to zee me. n. b.
II have purposely avoided his person-
Il acquaintance. Perhaps be has tried
% see me, for over my door stands tbs
netice:
'1Gosninss-not - b sssa.
Aftsrnoons-not 1t home.
but perhaps be did not ring the
heI. (Hs never plays under loo
ffancs-hs received this sum here at 4
pgivate musicale.) For secretary he
has Otto Goldschmidt who sent me .
pass, which I returned with the re-
marx that for such an important con-
cert could certainly afford to buy my
ticket. Blk marks was In NO way too
much to pay"
Bulow did make his acquaintance.
however, a. he refers In later letter
b Sarasate coming. quite unexpected
", to . conference with Johannes"
Brahms), at which he himself was
present,
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27
Fooled.

Foilod.
The Captain u50O)-so the dungeon
game won't works
The Warder-No. Somebody SNUG
sled an empty hogshead and couple
Of wall notices In to the prisoner. and
he thinks he's In rathskeIler.-Puck.
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

Worrying tIse UeSef.
After the bungling golf beginner
missed the ball seven times the caddy
held up his hand.
There's man gansing across in
front Of ye," he said.
"What II he is?' Fetorted the novice
very red from his exertions- II didn't
tell him tor
Eye maun cry 'Forer II there's any.
body in the way when ys'rs gaun taa
hit the ba'."
That's all very WE'LL" exclaimed
the novice anerily, "but how am to
know when I'm going to hit the BALI r
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27
Restless.

Caller-so your cook has passed away
to better place? Hostess-Yes, but
don't know II she'll stay. Poor Bridget
was very hard to suit.-Boston Trav-
eler.
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

One Of the pet hobbies Of Senator
Christopher Magee was his newspaper.
the Pittsburg Times. He kept the pa
per well to the front, and 1t was
credit to modern Journalism. One
morning the Times had been scooped
en- 4 railway wreck.
"senator." asked an intimate &C.
quaintancs. "how do you console your
self on thu loss Of that wreck story
this mornihg7"
by consratulating ourselves" he an
swered quickly, that We are among
the number who missed that NJ fated
tram"
On smother occasion ~ the senator
was approaching the Times building
on Fourth avsnue ~ noticed crowd
gathere6 NASut wagon which was
alled with huge rolls Of Newspaper. A
wheel was caught In deep rut In the
pavement and <v.Aad not be budged.
SENATOR" lauched q friend, 'they
managed at last to yet your paper Into
q rut."
"Yes," answered Mr.. Nasee. his eyes
twinkling with good hunor. land I'm
not trusting to men to get 1t out again,
but to es."-PhiIadelphia Press.
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

An elderly gentleman who knew
soanething Of law lived in an Irish
village whers no lawyers had evel
penetrated and was In the habit Of
0aking the wills Of his ne1Shbors.
AT an early hour one morning he
was aroused from his slumber by .
knocking at his gate and. putting his
had out Of the window. he asked vhe
was there.
cts me. your honof-Paddy Flahsr.
y. I could not get Q wink Of sleep
milking Of the will have made"
~What's the matter with the winr
aaked the lawyer.
sNatter. indeedr' replied Pat
s1hure. I've not left myself tAfss
lsgved stool to sit sponr
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27
Tracked.

Tracked.
Man (mysteriously(-l recognize in
that woman holdup agent.
Detective (excitedly)-What womanl
Manly baby's nurse.-Baltimore
American.
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27
The Peer MiIknaan

The milkman was boiling over With
Indignation.
And you mean to say my milk don't
look right r be snapped. "Why, lady,
this can Of milk Il q picturer'
"Ah, yes" laughed the keen house.
wife; ~ flne water color."-Exchange
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27
The Joy Rider.

The Joy Rider.
There was . man in our town
Who dearly loved Q lark.
He Jumped into his motorcar
And speeded through the dark
And when he saw his lights were oue
With nerve at highest pitch
He sped on faster TIM he Lit
The whole car IN = ditch.
s-HAFpsre weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27
- The
Scrap Book

A MEDIEVAL sultan had such an alarm
hGiy grotesqus and ugly faee that b
Nd all the mirrors removed from his
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

Picked Out the Larssst.
There was 4 good but grouchy short.
stop In one Of the minor league clubs
q few years ago who had . grudge
against an umpire. Before the game
the player Dragged to his teammates
Of what he would do to the umpire
II the umpire started anything on the
neid. There was no trouble, It hap
pened, and when the club got back to
the clubhouse the shortstop told his
jAaammates bow lucky the umpire was
that he did not try to rensw The trou.
be between them.
II was ready for him." said the
shortstop, "for I would have laid him
out. have two large pool balls II
my pocket 1 brought out from the
hotel. and I'd have soaked him with
them. They were the largest l could
6nd. too, for picked out the fourteen
and the Observation-Disclosures Satur-
day Evening Post.
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

The poet ID born. not made" saysth
the proverb. In other words, Il Isn't
his own fault
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27
Casualties Expected.

During one Of Speaker Cannon's bit
ter political hghts in his district In I'LL
nois the opposition resorted to desper-
ate tactics. Among other things friends
of Uncle Joe were summarily dismiss
cd from positions they held in the pub
lie service. Some Of his friends be-
came alarmed at this, and one Of them
called on the speaker at his residence
and said. somewhat excitedly:
"Joe, Smith and Jones have Just lost
their positions in the postonice. What
are We going to do about lit"
Uncle Joe took another puff at his
cigar and then answered. with benev-
olent smile: Nothing. II you 60 into
battle, you have got to expect to have
some dead and wounded"
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

"Help your scoffed the irate house
wife. well. guess not I only as
sist invalids"
"Well, num-" responded Beefsteak
Ben rs he tried to remove the bulldog
from his shins, "rll be an invalid II ]
stay here much longer
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

Teday.
Gay not tomorrow. Today b your own
To parcel a. you will.
Tor who can tell that when the day has
flown
He shall b living stinf
On. bIest IL hs whose daily balancs sheet
Brinss perfect work to view.
Whose closing day leaves no task incom-
plete
VI For other hands to dol
Tomorrew's but Q 5ack-o'-iantern sprits
That heea the laSGard's clasp.
Today's the power whose hand Of sractous
might
{, Holds fortune In it, grasp
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27
EOsBINo.

Joined. Finally the sultan Gained down,
wiped his eyes and got ready to smoke
and talk. bot not 70 tho vt1tef He
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27
A Prseautien.

A Prseautien.
"Young man. said her father, ~
don't want you to be too attentive to
my daughter
"Why-er-really," stammered tie
timid young man. II had hoped. TO
marry her some
Exactly. and I'd like to have you
marry her. but II you're too attentive
to her you won't have money enough
to do it."-Liverpool Mercury.
The Meeker herald., 1913-09-27

o commander Of the faithful. because
you saw your face but for an instant.
bat 1 see 1t all day and every day"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27

ack of space prevents filling with list OF the nero
o titles conveniently and accesby displayed on center
tables section OF our comedous book store specially "
the sale
MANY slightly dsgured but these mpe
tons binding only and in interfere with the actual ooA
the contents
An early absolutely to the best choice
A FEW TITLES TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
The Immortality by Frederick Palmer An answer to the
question care YOUR mortal?"
The Roaces Colonial Days by Geraldine Brooks From the May
flower TO Abigail Adams; choice blue and gold binding
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
NEW WESTMINSTER HALL
NEW STRUCTURE WILL PROB
ABLY BE OPENED IN MARCH
OFFICERS OF CHURCH
MEET.

Westminster Hall, the new buhd-
ing of the Second Presbyterian
Church, on the. northeast corner OF
Prince and St. Asaph streets, Is
rapidly approaching completion, and
it is believed will be ready for use
by the middle of March.
After the services in the Second
Presbyterian Church yesterday norE-
ing meeting of the elders and dea-
cons was held for the purpose OF dis
cussing plans for the opening and
dedication of the new building. Rev.
DR.. j. Lee Allison, pastor of tie
church, presided. There was an III
terchange of opinion but no formal AZ
ton was taken, nor was any program
of exercises formulated. 1t was de-
termined to place this matter into the
hands of the pastor, who will appoint
certain members from the elders and
deacOnS to act as his auXlllarleS.
The ceremonies in connection with
the opening of the new building will
occupy two nights and possibly three.
Resident ministers will be present and
deliver brief addresses and it IS plan
ned to invite former pastors Of the
Second Presbyterian Church who are
now living to be present on the occa-
sion.
On other nights certain prominent
men of the country are expected to be
present and deliver addresses.
A fine musical program will lie fea-
lures of the occasion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
MORE RAINY WEATHER
BRIGHT AND PLEASANT COND1-
TIONs OF YESTERDAY FOL.
LOWED BY. SHOWERS LAST
NIGHT.

The weather was clear, mild ana
springlike again yesterday, and during
the early part of last night these con-
ditions continued. Rain, however, set
in later, and heavy showers fell 1oi-
lowed by others during the day.
According to the weatherwise, no
cold weather is in sight, and thfs phe-
nomenal weather is still causing much
comment. In some places in the city
plants which generally show no sings
of life until the middle of March are
expanding, while grass in places Is
growing and looks as fresh as in APP
ri.
According to an official bulletin OF
the Weather Bureau for this week
pressure distribution yer the north
en hemisphere indicates that after
some rains and SHOWS last night ana
today from the upper lake region east
ward, the weather will be generally
fair over the middle and northern dis
tricts east of the Mississippi river
during the first half of the week, while
| in the south there will be rains. Fol-
lowing the eastward movement OF a
depression NV over the upper lakes
region and Ontario there will be con-
siderable fall in temperature north OF
the Ohio river and in the lower Mis-
souri, and upper Mississippi Valleys,
/ but no unusually low temperatures are
expected.
A disturbance will appear over the
North Pacific coast and British Column
bia early in the week attended by rains
and SHOWS. 1t will move eastward
and southeastward, renching the nor
thern plains states Tuesday or Wed
inesday and the eastern districts by
Thursday, and will be followed by rls-
ing pressure and lower temperatures
that will reach the northeastern por-
ton of the country by the end of the
week, by which time another disturb
ance should appear in the far north
west.
Over the interior central and south
ern districts west of the Rocky noun
tsiss fair weather will prevail during
the greater portion of the week, while
in the south generally fair weather
j.; indicated during the second half OF
the week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-27
GUARDS NEW BAND.

In the article in Saturdays Gazette
under the caption "To Organize New
Band" an error was made in saying
that Lone Star Camp No. l, American
Indian Guards was an auxiliary to
Seminole Tribe of Red Men of this
city. 1t is not an auxiliary, as yet, 10
any tribe of Red Men, but Past Great
Sachem, w. S. Nicklin, it's founder,
expects to have the Great Council OF
the United States Improved Order OF
Red Men, at its annual session IN
Washington next September, recog-
nize it as an auxiliary to the order
throughout the entire country. Mem
bers from both Osceola and Seminole
Tribes of this city however, are max
ing contributions to the band fund of
these young braves.