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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26
EIGHT PEOPLE OUT OF
TEN REALIZE THAT
THEY ARE IN THE
WRONG VOCATION

But there is no excuse for
remaining in a line of work
that does not bring out
YOUR BEST.
There is no reason why
your son and daughter
should not find the vocation
for which they are best
fitted.
Vocational counsel, the
newest science known to
educators and the business
world, enables a person to
KNOW whether they should
be engaged in a professional,
mechanical, or commercial
pursuit.
Vocational Counsel is not
.Phrenology under a new
name, neither is it PALMS.
try, Clairvoyance or any So
called Fortune Telling"
It is a scientific study,
Psychological in character,
the result Of the best efforts
of some of the worlds lead
ing educators and business
men.
Vocational counsel is for
You and your Child. Don't
put it off, The most import
ant choice in life is the
choice of a vocation---The
choice has to be made and
as Solomon has said, '1n the
multitude of counsel there is
wisdom"
/ would like to be of as
sistance to you. / have
studied Vocational Counsel
for q number of years, in the
University of California and
elsewhere. The charge for
my service is small. I guar
antee satisfaction. After
October 1st my office will be
located at Room 2, Salem
Commercial Club Building.
Before that you can ar
range an interview by
phoning 1855.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

quiet Bob I had married.
1 had come dimly, very dimly, to
realize that Elsie was right in her esti-
mate of Bob : character, or rather his
disposition.
81 do wish you would drop some of
those friends of yours, Bob,' said to
him many times. He always replied:
:" 1 wish you would try and like them,
Margaret. They are all clever interest
ing people. can It understand why you
object to them"
"Perhaps they are too clever and
interest you too much.''
But that is nonsensel why shouldn It
you want me to be interested?u
when we were first married, and
for many months, you seemed to be
satisfied with my society. You were a
quiet home-loving man, seemingly. But
lately you have changed, you seem to
crave excitement, discussion Of things
in which 1 have no interest, and 1 can It
understand why they appeal to you. I"
You forget Margaret that my sor-
row for mother was very real, that it
was new, but that like all things in
this life we find strength somehow to
pear, ana gradually not to forget, but
to forget to be sad"
81 know your friends do not like
me, l replied.
"They would if you would let them !"
What do you mean, let them?"
just what 1 say. You act annoyed
when they come here. They are clever
people and sense it at once.'
''Why do they come then9'
Because / ask them"
81 don't see why you want them.
You, and few of our old friends like
Elsie and Tom are enough for me; why
aren't they for you9"
"Because we are very different,
Margaret. I enjoy people, bright, clever
intelligent people around me more than
anything in the world. You do not seem
to care for them I am sorry to say"
"No, I don It they take you, ycur
thoughts from me.''
Tomorrow Unwelcome Questions)
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26
Margaret CARROTS
Husband
AMUSED TOLERANCE
CHAPTER XIV.
X By JANE PHELPS
x X X X X X X X x X X X X !

! CHAPTER XIV.
Elsie laughed merrily when I TOLD
her where Bob was going, and why
Ny explanation, that had 1 thought OF
my plan in time it would have made
Bob decline, amused her immensely.
. He s perfectly safe with John Ken
dali, so don't worry your head about
him." she finally remarked.
"Oh, don't worry, only 1 know he
would have enjoyed staying at home
with me so much more than sitting up
in John Kendall bachelor quarters"
And you really believe that
"Of course. | know how l feel and
naturally as he loves me, BOB feels the
same. 4"
Il wish l had your faith! Let him
out with his men friends, Margaret, He
will think all the more of you if you
don t demand too much of him. "
Demand! why it Is a pleasure l am
sure"
every well! go your own gait, but
Margaret, remember one thing: Even
wife grows uninteresting if a man
sees too much of her."
"You cynic," 1 returned, Just as
Tom came in and the talk turned into
other channels.
BY the first of September a number
of things had occurred in connection
with our social adjustment, one to the
other, which made clearer the difference
of opinion between Bob and me. The one
thing which worried me considerably
was how was to get Bob to change
his social habits, his companions. He
was married now, and it was not right
for him to have the kind of friends |
did not also enjoy. Neither was it right
for him to go where | could not accom-
pany him-unless it was occasionally
on business. So 1 reasoned.
While BOP still spoke tenderly of
his mother, still missed her the sharp
edge of his grief had worn off. He was
for running about almost as he did be-
fore he married, and before she died.
And he did not appear able to see why
should always go with him; or he re-
main at home with me. His mother had
encouraged him to spend much time
with his men friends; so making it har-
der for me to make him understand that
now that he was married it was not
right.
was not interested in many of the
people Bob knew. had met few of his
former associates who appealed to me
in the least. Not that they were not
perfectly moral, and nice men, but they
were all wrapped up in ideas, and books,
which held no interest for me.
Even John Kendall, and Homer Creed
more at times bored me to distraction.
Bob would occasionally ask them up
either for dinner or for the evening,
when the conversation, instead of hold
ing interest for me would be of things
about which l cared not a bit. Then,
too, he had some men friends whose
wives 1 did rot like, tho to please him
I returned their calls, and was perfect
ly polite to them. I knew these women
liked Bob. In fact they took no pains
to conceal that fact. They would lead
him on to talk of books, of queer people,
people who had done, or were doing un-
usual things, and he would become so
excited, so different from the calm,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26
The Daily Novelette,
THE pATR,rOT
\ < i ! i \ \ \ \ K X Z \ i \

THE PATRIOT.
ri congratulate you," said the ex-
amining sergeant. "You have passed
the physical tests 100 per cent, perfect
particularly admire your chest expan-
sion of thirteen inches, the record thus
far. You have no idea of claiming ex-
omption. trust7''
ooh, dear, yesl" replied Mercury
Firms. g have relatives depending up.
on me-"
"Near relatives7" inquired the ser.
geant.
con, dear, yes. My second cousin
would feel terribly cut up if she didn Il
get her box of bon bons every week,
and as for my step-aunt IS brother-in.
law, he simply depends absolutely on
me for cigaretts and things. And besides
| have certain physical disabilities"
Such as which," asked the ser
geant.
"Well, for instance. I can't possibly
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

drink three straight cups Of coffee with
out experiencing quite severe head
ache, and sGddgn lIights quite unnerye
me. Oh, dear, yes.
"We II look into your case," said
the sergeant, and Mercury Finns with
drew. Outside on the pavement little
American band was playing The Star
Spangled Banner, Suddenly Mercury
Films eyes blazad it'll righteous indig-
nation. Striding up to one of the by
ISLANDERS, little Pole with vacant ex-
preston and outstanding ears, he smote
him heavily on the jaw and exclaimed,
Say, you! What do you mean by
standing there with , uur hat on while
The Star Spangled Banner is being
played7"
Then, with an intensely patriotic ex-
preston, he walked on.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26
THE DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL
circulation ID "
Andis Bureau Of Ccuaions.
"THE LONGEST WAY ROUND"

The Highway commission is divided as to the locatlon
of the road from Portland to McMinnvile. Commission
ers Adams and Thompson agreed on locating the road
from McMinnvie to Monmouth by way OF Ballston ana
Dallas which engthens and passes through
;s;tad IN The more direct road through Amty, Mccoy
and Rckrea The latter route passes through thicky
settled section and Mr. Benson insists the road SO located
will do the most good to settlers and also be saving 70
the state by shortening it and putting it on mucn less
costly route to build There big meeting OF inter
ested parties in Portland Monday night at when ne
claims Of each route presented Some OF those Pres
ont insisted hey had heard of Bason which
some slam at that enterprising little CITY, The commits
sion has not yet announced its decision other than BY
showing preference Of two to one in favor OF the
Balston route
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

The outbreak Of an epidemic of anthrax among the cat
tie of Yoo county California coming the heels OF the
revelations by the state department to German actlv
tiles in this line gives color to the suggestion that it might
be due to Prussan kultur The disease is beheved TO
have been spread through the water used in irrigation
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

From the number of German ntrguers exposed by the
state department it is likely it will have to employ an
elaborate card index system to keep track of them and
have them convenient for reference.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

Yesterday Prussan "kultur" varied its program and
took day off from nnocuatng cattle with disease and
lying to worngnen Of various countries by making an
air raid London and killing few women children and
non -cOmbatantS
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26
Rippling Rhymes
by WaH Mason
GRIEF CULTURE

Neglected sorrows never thrive; they must
be nursed If they'd survive. sometimes sit
around and NOPE, like one who's said fare
well to hope; crouch around and scowl and
sulk, and dish up sighs and groans in bulk.
Ii people note this woe of mine, and try to
stop the flow of brine, sigh more deeply
than before more furiously walk the floor.
There is no fun in being blue, if no one stops
to pity you. If, when l grieve and tear nv
hair, the folks around me do not care, but
say, 1--WE wouldn't give a cent for any sulky
skates lament, wipe the teardrops from
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

Samuel Gompers says the strikes in Portland and on
there twenty per cent increase for all receiving
less than $425 day. and twelve and half per cent for
all receiving above that sum- but increase to be above
$500 day. Double time is allowed for all time after
IL o'clock at night.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

Four more suffragettes were arrested Monday for
picketing the White House. Apparently they have not
yet read the returns from Maine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

Josh Billings said "a monkey is an amusing cllss ne ne
a;ser and his spvng ambassadors certainly in this
class not especially amusing but certainly doing things
enough to keep fellow guessing what will be exposed OF
their doings next Apparently though the exposures at
ready made show the spies and ntrguers went the limit
of in all lines of treachery
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

The Seattle unions aty refuse to arbtrate their
ieve they can force them through right or wrong A
labor union leader knows but law and that is the law
of mighthe never recognizes justice right and will
only listen to when dubbed into it. fguratively
speaking If the shipyards of the Northwest should open
up with non-union woren these union labor lead
would put up long, pitfu wall for arbitration, but
as long they think they can put anything they
demand they refuse all appeals to and justice
Union labor tyranny is the greatest to the gen
era welfare of the nation existing today
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

By vote of SO to 18 the Argentine Chamber of Depu
ties yesterday voted to support break in relations with
the same and it is now up to the president who it is
claimed can under the constitution veto the proposition
AS public sentiment to be practically unanimous for
severing all relations with Germany it is hardly probable
he will take this STEP One is to the effect that
Argentine will send troops to France at if the allies
will provide the transportation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

my lace and leave the well known Wailing
place plant my right away and smiling greet
the sunny day. No hermt has the peeves no hermit
ever Suks and grieves. There must be company for
gloom; a lonesome sorrow will not bloom The man who
SukS and broeds at home, like Manfred in Byron ponae
would quit 1t if his kids and wives would Just pursue their
Workday lves and give heed his despair and act as
if he were not there
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26
NOT A PLEASING STORY

Here is Portland shipping story showing the results
of the war; though the whole decrease perhaps not due
to that cause.
In 191314 Portland shipped by deep vessels of flour
its equivalent in wheat 1154561 barrels For 191415
the shipment 904 397 barrels For 19516 there
886610 barrels and for the present season The
shipments have decreased practically onehaf in four
years With the completion Of shipping the ways
and that which should be built before the next crop
ripe Portland should ship much flour in 1918
left her harbor Indeed under existing conditions she
should ship very considerably The fixing of the
price of wheat that the Portland market has the better
of that Of Chicago and the nducement there is to in
the wheat acreage should provide cagoes for the
vessels as fast as they are completed 1t is up to Port
Portland whether she is to still further decrease her
shipments and become yearly of less importance port
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

dispatch from Chicago says new party may %. oe
formed at meeting of 100 delegates called at that cry
for October g. There will be twenty delegates from eac
Socialists Snge-taxers and Union Labor If the child
r. he horn has not vet been named would suggest as
being peculiarly appropriate, "Adulamltes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

G. 7, Pack president of the National Food Garden AS
socaton tod the bankers association in convention at
Atlantic City yesterday "When banker and farmer unite
against the mddeman the countrys problem WI pc nep
soon" He urged bankers extend every aid to farmers,
and that It Is to produce the food as near con
sumption as possible to relieve the railroads he als9
noinfed out that emergency gardens in the cites had
produced this year foodstuffs valued at S35OooVooo
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

The anple cut an important figure in the first garden,
d also was the cause of ike Newton discovering the
cause u Of Oft things falling always toward the center Of the
earth He called it gravity probably because ne B; couio
think of nothing else just then to name It, hooa NTGr Tor
another place where the apple has got in its work
however the growers have discovered it is better 70 PICK
the apples rather then trust them to the tender merces Oh
gravation which bruises their sides and makes then u
salabe Instead Of botherng about gravItaton they just
coll # ravenstein the best earth and let go at that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-26

CHARLES II. FISHER
Editor and Publisher
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Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
To Buy Jersey Cattle.

10 BUY JERSEY Cstt1e:
Mr.. R. H. Mason of the office of
dairy farming has gone for a trip to
certain parts Of Ohio for the purpose
of obtaining two carloads of %pure-bred
Jersey cattle. Most of the cattle
which he will purchase have already
been ordered by citizens of Harnett
and Granville counties. The estab-
lishment Of the calf club in Harnett
county is already bearing good re-
suits. as many o fthe farmers in the
vicinity of Coats have ordered pure.
bred cattle.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
Case Of Attempted Bribery.

A special agent Of the department
Of justice here stated that papers in
the case against T. M. Stikeleather, Of
Iredell county, had been forwarded
several days ago to District Attorney
w. G. Hammer, at Asheboro, and that
the arrest Of Stikeleather on the
charge of attempting to bride DR.. W.
G. Nicholson, who is chairman Of the
Iredell county local exemption board,
should occur at once. 1t is alleged
that Stikeleather several weeks ago
offered Doctor Nicholson $25 to ex-
empt from the draft a negro tenant
on the Stikeleather farm nea States
vile. Special Agent Dorsey Phillips
was sent to the state to investigate
the rumors growing out of the alleged
attempt bribery, and he stated that he
secured both oral testimony and aft-
davits in the matter.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19

woman laughed as she swung out of
her saddle to stand beside him.
1.-THE ONE don't ride that way in
your part Of the country?" she queried.
"Not yet"
I'm sorry for them" she scoffed.
And then: "Come on in and meet NAM
ma; you look as if you were dreading
it, and, colonel-daddy says, it's always
best to have the dreaded things over
with"
Smith did not find his meeting with
the daughters mother much Of a trial.
She was neither shocked at his clothes
nor disposed to be Historically CRATE
full over the misunderstanding incident.
A large, calm-eyed, sensible matron,
some ten or a dozen years younger
than the colonel, Smith put her, and
with an air of refinement which was
her house.
The dinner was strictly a family
meal, with the great mahogany table
shortened to make it convenient for
four. There were cut glass and silver
and snowy napery. Out of the past a
thousand ~tentacles were reaching up
to drag Smith back into the net of the
conventional. When the table-talk be-
came general, he found himself joining
in, and always upon the lighter side.
He found himself drawn more and
more to the calm-eyed, well-bred ma
tron who had given a piquant Corona
to an otherwise commonplace world.
Mrs. Baldwin saw nothing of the
rude fighter of battles her daughter
had drawn for her, and wondered a
little. She knew Corona's leanings,
and was not without an amused i'm
preston that Corona would not find
this later Smithsonian phase altogether
to her liking.
Smith got what he had earned, good
measure, pressed down, shaken to-
gether and running over, a few min
utes after Mrs. Baldwin had left him
to finish his cigar under the pillared
portico with Corona to keep him COM
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19

pany. He never knew just what start
ed it, unless it was his careful plac-
ing of a chair for the young woman
and his deferential-and perfectly
natural-pause, standing, until she
was seated.
DO, for PHYS sake, sit down" she
broke out, half petulantly. And when
he had obeyed: "Well, you've spoiled
it all, good and hard"
Smith "a unable to imagine where
In he had offended.
"Really" he said. "What have I
done?'
sit isn't what you've done; it's what
you are" she retorted. "You have
committed the objectionable sin by
turning out to be just one of the
ninety-nine, after all. If you knew
women the least little bit in the world,
you would know that we are always
looking for the hundredth man."
Under his smile, Smith was begin
ming to understand what this aston
ishingly frank young Woman meant.
She had seen his relapse, and was
calmly deriding him for it.
"You may pile it on as thickly as
you please" he said, the good-natured
smile twisting itself into the construc-
tion-camp grin. Then, with malice
aforethought: "Is it one of the require
ments that your centennial man should
behave himself like n boor at a din
ner table, and talk shop and eat with
his knife?"
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
Soldiers Carolina Vans.

North Carolina vans and every 9TH
er variety of sweet potato has been
added to the list of supplies compos
ing the United States Army rations,
according to a letter Governor Bick-
EFT received from Brigadier General
Thomas Cruise, of the Quartermaster
Corps.
Governor Beckett is happy, and so
will the soldiers be after they sample
the ~"taters,' for the Governor says
that, once soldiers eat them, they will
fight for them. The letter from Gen
eral Cruise was in answer to one the
Governor sent Congressman Dough
ton, the farmer representative from
this state in Congress, in regard to
numerous complaints hat sweet po-
tatoes would not be allowed by the
war department as a component OF
the army ration.
His letter to Congressman Dough.
ton is as follows:
MY dear Mr.. Doughton: I enclose
herewith some correspondence in re-
gard to sweet potatoes. All l have to
say is that if the President. or any
body else fails to put sweet potatoes
on the soldiers bill of fare while in
the South, he does the soldiers a
great injustice. Evidently these PEG
pie do not know anything about North
Carolina vans. l hope that you can
do something to get the sweet potato
introduced in the military circles.
Once the soldiers eat them they will
fight for them"
Brigadier General Cruise wrote as
follows:
my dear Sir: Your letter Of the
18th, addressed to Hon. r. l.. Dough
ton, member Of Congress, relative to
the addition of sweet potatoes as g
component Of the army ration, has
been referred to this office for action.
"In reply, l have the honor to state
that the uestion of the addition of
sweet potatoes to the list Of articles
composing the army ration has been
under consideration by this depart
ment, and the Secretary of Wal has
decided that this article be added to
the list Of supplies composing the
army ration, and all purchasing Off
GERS were advised accordingly.
Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1917-09-19
Adjt.-Gen. Can't Grant Disscharae.

Men who are serving in military
units that formerly composed the
North Carolina National Guard can
not receive discharges through the
office of the state Adjutant general,
regardless of how meritorious may
be the grounds upon which they make
application. All such applications
must be taken up through the regular
channels of the War apartment of
the United States. The North Caro-
lima National Guard ceased to exist as
such on August 8 last when it was
drafted into the federal service. and
became a portion OF the armed forces
Of the national government.
This was the statement made by
Adjutant General Laurence W.
Young, who explained hat a great
number of applications are daily
reaching his office. In most cases
these applications for discharges
from the service are being made on
behalf of the enlisted men by mem
bers Of their families, and not by the
men themselves. In many cases the
papers filed or voluminous. But Cen
eral Young a y that his office has
no longer authority to act.