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si DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1904. SEVEN OURNAL DIAMOND UNK GUESSING C iVERY SUBSCRIBER TO HAVE TY TO GUESS ONCE ON A $ 1 50 DIA MOND RING Beautiful Fitst Water Stone Set in a Given Away as An Expression of Good Will To ward Subscribers 'out Choice of 975 xuk. unraiowa ivmoer x nai vreis me guttering juiamono No Possibility of Any Crooked Work. I Tho Journal has placed an order trough tho C. H. Hinges jowolry IliDuso for a $150 diamond of tho flnost rator, to bo given away to subscribers Dally or Wcokly Journal for each Rollar pal( tho subscriber Is to have ie guess at an unknown number of lroo figures, that will bo placed In a laoalod onvolope. Thlo Is not a draw ing, lottery, or gift ontorprlso of any Ind but a moro lnnocont, harmless Euosslng contest tlmt will mako some Ejub richer by a prosent of a flno $150 Ey&motul sot la a Tiffany gold ring. How to Participate. IFjpr each recolpt of ono dollar for iMDally or Wcokly Journal, to any tho porson to whom tho re- la issued, will bo glvon an op- inity, absolutely without cost, to lltftVo a guess at tho unknown numbor, fSSh tho person or porsons guessing Jwiroot that number will recolvo as a present and without any compensation (whatever, and moroly bb an expression ' good will on tho part of Tho Journal reward Its subscribers, tho $150 dia mond Tiffany ring advertised In this Baper and on exhibition at tho Jowol atoro of C. H. Hinges, 88 State Salem, Oregon. Tho party paying ono dollar or moro shall re- eralvo a receipt for each dollar paid, stud havo the opportunity to guess a afferent number for each such receipt keld. No commission is allowed to Say ogont or solicitor for securing abscribore, and tho porson so Bub- Scribing doos It with tho understand- J5s that tho Dally or "Weekly Journal yg accepted as payment In full for tho money paid. Unknown Number How Prepared. PTho unknown numbor that Is to bo messod will bo mado up In tho follow- manner. Tho ton numbers from, ELEE 0BELIAK F0UND (Brooklyn Citizen.) Professor Angola Hellprin, tho dbv Hgulshed geographor and explorer, turod at 'Association hall last evo- Rjsg under tho auspices of tho depart- Kwnt of geology of tho Brooklyn In- itute, on "Tho Giant Obellak of font Poloo; Now Researches In Mar- ilque." Whllo much that ho said is already been made public In mag- Sino and newspaper articles, yet he is heard with tho greatest interest a largo audience. It will bo ro- lombored that ho was tho fllrst to lake known to tho world tho won- Bra of tho extraordinary tower that formed In the crater of Mont felee He gave an account of this. illy Illustrated with flno lantorn phc- Dgraphs. It was a giant mass of solid kva extended by tho volcano which Ivortopped tho actual summit of tbo aountaln by about 1000 feet This oro of rock, "a voritable ascondlng Ibellsk." was, at tho time of Profea- ir Hollprln's latest visit to Martin- luo. in June of this year, 840 feet in leJght, and had a thickness at tho Kaso of from 300 to 350 feeL "It up," said Professor Hellprin, veritable monument nature's aonumemt to tho 30.000 dead lying be ?w whoso rate of ascent has been TIFFANY DIAMOND RING FREE NOWN NUMB Numbers, Any One ought to nlno will bo put on separate slips of papor and folded so as to be unseen, and a committee of subscrib ers will bo asked to conduct tho as sembling of tho unknown numbor. This unknown numbor will bo formed at Tho Journal ofllco on Monday, Jan uary 11, 1904, in tho following man ner: Tho ton numbers from naught to nine, lncluslvo, on soparato slips of papor, In small scaled onvelopos, will bo placed In a box, shaken, and a blindfolded porson In tho presonco of the committee will draw out throo of thoso ten numbors, marking tho first J ono, tno second two and tho Ultra throo In fl euros, and thoy will then be placed In a largo onvolopo, scalod up and placed with tho diamond on exhi bition In tho Jowolry storo show win dow each day during tho guosslng con tost, and will not bo opened until tho contost is closed, whon tho dia mond will bo glvon to tho nearest guesaor. Tho unknown number will bo formod by putting togothor tho throo numbors In tho ordor as marked, ono, two, threo, on tho envelopes In which thoy aro contalnod. Tho unknown number will not bo ctssemblod until tho guessing contest Is complotod, and publicly announced to subscribers. Limited Competition. Tho number of rocolpts Issued In this contost will be limited to the numbor of guesses possible In tho rango of tho numbors botwoen 012 and 987, as tho unknown number must ho composod of a flguro within thoso llnilts Tho unknown numbor cannot bo less than 012 nor moro than 987. To bo a perfectly harmless and in nocent and amusing guessing con test tho number to bo guessed at must bo and remain absolutely un known. Thoro must bo no chance as much as 21 feet In four days, It was tho most romarkablo feature known and unique among the world's wonders. One side of it was smooth and polished llko rock which1 had boon ground by a glacier, thus showing tho forco which propolled it and push ed It through rock massos of great solidity. But in tho lattor part of October the volcaro Increased its activity, and gradually tho rock cone or stopple was withdrawn, to be succeeded by a dome-llko mass which increased in slzo about as did the cono in height, though ono day it broko tho record , and Increased sovonty-four feoL This new growth Is particularly interesting to scientists, as it confirms what was observeJ In lossor degroe In Vesuvi us In tho great eruption of 1895. Thoro Ib no predicting what this vol cano will do next "What Its future history will bo romalns for tho fu ture to tell," said tho lecturer. Pictures takon last Juno wero com pared with somo taken on tho occas ion of Professor Hollprln's first visit, that the rank growth of tropical veg etation on tho ruins of Martinique and tho villages about might bo ap preciated In somo cases It has al most obliterated the marks of desola tion. Yet most oC what woro tho beautiful valleys still remain waste and where tho Riviere Blancho ran, the covering of ashes Is from 100 to 300 feet deep. Other valleys havo beon filled with huge bouldors thrown out by Pelee and washed down In the torrential streams. Pictures showed meadows covered with these, E ONTE ST AN OPPORTUNI Tiffany Gold Ring of Which May Be for any crooked work on tho part of Tho Journal publishers, of tho Jowolor furnishing tho diamond, nor on tho part of any subscriber. Tho recolpts for this guosslng contest will bo num bered in duplicate, but tho stub will bo only for tho purpose of identify ing the subscriber whoMs tho success ful guessor each subscriber writing tho guess number on tho back of his recolpt each ono making his or hor own guess at tho unknown numbor. As soon as tho receipts aro all Bold tho guessing contest will bo over and tho nearest number awarded tho dia mond. How the Guesses Are Made. On securing a receipt for ono dol lar or moro, tho porson, wishing to guess will wrlto his guess bo twoen tho abovo numbers on tho back qf tho recolpt In ink or In dollblo pencil, writing only ono guoea on each receipt, and depositing the samo in tho soldored tin box provided at Tho Journal offlco for that purpose Subscribers out of town will bo al lowed to mako their guess In tho same manner, and send tho samo in a scalod onvolopo plainly marked "Journal Diamond Guosslng Contost," and thoy will bo deposited In tho box. Tho soldered tin box will not bo cut opon until all tho recolpts In tho guessing contost aro sold 975 re ceipts in all. Receipts Now Ready. Subscribers can now got their re colpts and begin making guesses to secure tho $150 diamond, which has boon ordered from San Francisco, and will bo set and put on exhibition on soon as it arrlvos. Subscribers by mall and at Journal special dollvory stations In tho suburbs of Creator Sa lem will all bo glvon tho samo oppor tunity to guoss. ono stono measuring 18x12x8 feet. Several villages which woro loft un touched by tho ashos or tho explo sion woro ruined by this avalancho of stono, evidently just boforo tho Juno visit. Then, also, was taken a pic turo of tha chapel whore tho heroic Pore Mario officiated and of troops of refugees who were wandering about in search of new dwelling placoa. living on government old. afraid to settle anywhere, because of tho volcano, yet wishing to stay In Martinique, which is their home. As an evidence that people wore thinking of possiblo danger from Pe- loo at tho tlmo of tho great oruptlon, though probably not of possiblo ruin of tho city, Professor Hellprin In stancod the finding of manuscript among tho ruins tolling of volcanic eruptions In other parte of tho world, ovldontly a part of a student's copy book, and also a library volume on volcanic action. Bed Time I take a pleasant hero drink, the next inontlnr I feel bright and my com plexion la bene. My doctor says It acta gentry or the sama.che, liver and kidueys, and is a pleasant laxative. It la made of herbs. an4 la prepared as easily as tea. It is called Lane's med icine. All druggists sen It at 25c and 60 cents. Lane's Famliy Medicines moves the bowels each day. If you cannot Bet it, send for free samples. Address, Orator Woodward, LeRoy, N. Y. O ii. From tho sayings of Philosopher Ed White: "There's a great resem blance botwoen a retired fighter and a boll. You can never tell when either la going to break out" -tun inn iniiiiiiiiii-H I CLASSIFIED Advertisements, flvo Hne op less, In this column Inserted ! ', th'ree times for 25c, 50c aweek ;; $1.50 a month. All over flvo ;; . , tines at me same rate. Mill IIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII WANTED. Wanted. Livery horses, at. Simp son's now brick livery. l-5-3t Wanted. Shirt waists and suits to mako, at rcasonahlo prlcos; second door south of tho old cldor mill, Squth Commorclal stroot l-5-3t L08T AND FOUND. s Lost A small pockot account book, with ownor's namo on front covor. Flndor ploaso ' notify J. D. Dons moro. l-5-3t Lost Probably In tho postofflco, a cigar cuttor shaped llko a pair of scissors. Flndor will please loavo at Journal ofllco. l-4-3t Money Found. Auyono would fed a thrill of pleasure to pick up a Bllvor 'half-dollar on tho highway. Thoy aro lying around ready to pick up (no capital roqulrod) it you aro willing to niBtlo and can talk only a littlo bit Good for either sex, young or old. Address or call at Journal offlco. 12-10-tf Market Quotations Todays X "Mlte Stlem a Good Home Msrkrt" 7 Capital City Mills Quotations. Bryant &. Penned, Props. Wheat 77c. Buckwheat 80a Poultry at Stelner's Chlckons 8010c. Eggs Por dozen 23c. Turkoye 12 0 ICe. Ducks 10c. Market. Hop Market Hops 19022c. Potatoes, Vegetables, Eto. Potatoes 30c. Onions lc. Dried Fruits, Peachoe 10c. Apricots 10c. Apples 10c. Potlto prunes 1c. Italjan. prunes Cc. Wood, Pence Potts, Ete, Big fir $4.00. 8econd-growth 13.50. ' Afh $3.00 to $3.75. ' Body oak $4.50. Polo oak $4.00. Cedar posts 12c. Hide. Pelts and Pure. Green Ilidoa, No. 1 5c. Green Hlues, No. 1 4c. Calf Skins 405c. Snoop 75c. Goat Skins 25a to $1.69. Grain and Flour. Wheat, Salem Flouring Mills, ex port value, 68c. Oats 32c. Barley $18.60 per too. Flour Wholesale, $S.0. Live Stock Market. Steers 3 c Cows 2 Ho. 8he 2 a Dressed real 6Kc. Dressed hogs flc Live hoes 4c Mutton 2c per pound. Veol-tfc Hay, Fee. BU. Baled ch'eat-llU Bale clovor $10O$ll. Bran $20. Shorts $21. Creamery and Dairy Protfueta. Good dairy butter 20025c. Creamery butter 30c. Cream separator sklmwad, at Com. Creamery, 10c, not. PORTLAND MARKET. WheatWalla WJla, 71c07x Valloy 78c. Flour Portland, best erode, $9,750 $3.85; graham, $3.75. Oats Cholco Whlto. $1.10 i Barloy Food, $20 per ton; oUod, $21. Mlllstuff Bran, $18, Hay Timothy, $16 Potatoes 6060c Eggs Oregon ranch, 374c Poultry Chickens, mixed, 10c 10Vc por pound; spring, lie turkeys, Hvo, 12014c. Mutton Drossod, 506c. Pork DrosBed, C06"c. Beef Drossod, 506c. Veal 808c. Hops 1903 crop. 16022c, Wool Valley, 17018c; Eastern Oregon, 12016a; Mohair, 35i7c Hideo dry, 16 pounds ani. upwards, 16 to 15V&C Butter Best dairy, 2O022c; fan cy oreamery.30c; storo 16015c. New Jersey Horticulturists. Trenton, N. J, Jan. 7. Thoro was a largo attendanca -today at tho open ing of tho twenty-ninth annual moot ing of the Now Jorsoy Horticultural Society. The proceedings, which are benlg held at tho state house, will continue two days. A foature of the gathering is a large and interesting exhibit of domestlo dried and canned fruits, roses, violets and carnations. FOR SALE. For Sale. Fresh cow; lnqulro of D. T. Drown, at asylum. 1-G-lwk UNrfN Oak Posts. A lot' for salo by JAi F. Hofor, Jr., Journal offlco. . l-G-3t II I H Hl.l I ' - J For Sale. At n bargain, ono 18-horao power cnglno and bollor, on skids; also ono sorrol maro, weight 1160. lnqulro of J. E. Murphy, tllo yard, Salem. l-G.lwk-wk2t For Sale. Two thousand shares of stock ia tho "Golden Rulo Consofl- ' dated Mining & Milling Co.," at a bargain. Address "B" caro Jour nal. 1-2-Ct For Sale. Flno second-growth maplo and ash wood. Dollvorod to any part of city. Apply to J. W. Man ley. Phono 2075 Black, or call at 'homo west of brick storo, South Salem. 12-28-lmo For Sale Or trado, a flno 10-acro chicken or fruit ranch; first-class buildings and improvements;- closo to Bchool, postoffico, storo and rail way station. Will trado for city or unimproved farm proporty. Address "W. J.," Care Journal. 11-5- For 8ale. At a bargain. For anyone wanting a good business location, largo storo and houso comb I hod; good chanco to carry on a general merchandise business on ono of So lom's boot stores. Address Ira Towno, Salem, Oro. 12-lC-lm Choice Farm For Sale. Throo ralleo northwest front Brooks, having dwolllng houso, barn and two hop houses, with 30 acres of hops, bal anco farming land, with running wator, except onough cholco timber to supply tho place. M. J. Egan. - 11-12-tf Vetch Seed for Salo. I havo a quanti ty of first-class votch seed for salo, both varieties. Call at place or ad dross F. Achlllos, half mllo west of KalBor school houso, four miles north of Salem. 12-10-lmMwk For Sale. O. K. Grubbers. Best In Oregon; thsoo stato premiums; ono horse has tho power of 99; can grub an aero a day. James Flnnoy, Brooks, Or. 11-26-lm For 8ale Inmprovod and unlmprovod block proporty In South Salem. For Information lnqulro of E. Hofor, Journal ofllco. 10-9-tf For 8ale Eighty acres of land In Washington county, for $450. A bargain for somo ono wanting to mako a homo. Some timber on tho placo; some clearod. E. Hofor, Sa eom, Oregon. 10-0-tf MI8CELLANEOU8. Dr. I. W. 8tarr Offlco In Bush & Broy bulldlns, ovor Oregon Shoo Storo. Ofllco hours, 9 to 12 a. m. and 2 to. 6 p. m. Calls attended In city or country. Rosldonco 'phono 2355 Rod. 1-5-tf Dr. H. H. Scovell. Suggeatlvo thprapoutlca. Osteopathy. Norvous and functional diseases. Rooms 4, 5 and 6, D'Arcy building. Phone 2855 Main. 1-Mm Meier's Barber ColleQe Of Salt Lake City, offers advantages in teaching the trade that cannot bo had dso whero. Avoid schools the Oregon and California harbors' new laws are apt to close at any time. Write today for our special offer to dis tant students. 12-10-lm The Proper Thing The popular drink for family use is G. 8. soda and carbonated boverages. Every body ehoujd keep these goods at their homee. Call up Gideon Stoli Co. 'phone 421. day Have you tried Edwards ft Lusch. ers for meats. Wo havo the beet oausago in town. Come and try It, and bo convinced. 410 East State street Clalern Truck and Dray Co, Oldest and beet equipped company In Sa lem. Piano aid furniture moving a apeclalty Offloe 'phone, 88L W. W. Brown Son, proprietor. Office No. 60 State stroet 9-Mm Dr. Z. M. Parvln At 297 Commercial street, upstairs. Singing school Rudlmental and sight reading class es. Begins Wednesday evening, Oc tober 14th. Class ovory Wednes day evonlng to May 1st, next Tui tion, $1.00. Unique Cleaning Rooms Shaw A Johnson, the cleanors, aro now lo cated at 209 Commercial street They do a general pressing and re pairing business. Specialties: Skirts, ellk waists, kid gloves, gonts' cloth ing, etc Phone 2614. 6-28-lyr. FOR RENT. For Rent. A sovon-room houso and . barn in West Salem. Good variety of fruit on tha lots. Enolosed with chicken fonco. Terms $0.00 cash ront In advance. Apply to Jamos Carrier, West Salem. l-C-3t For Rent A four-room cottago at 387 Church street. Will sell furni ture and a winter's supply of wood 1-6-tf OLI33nLaCJJL. Smhum 1la Ktj Ym hit Atetyi toc Slgulan r FOR -RENT. VKM1 For Rent Thrco furnlshod rooms, and bath, for light housekeeping, 45 South Commercial. l-5-3t For Rent Largo parlor bedroom, with private entrance; uso of par lor, baths, tolophono, etc.; would llko to ront to twoVoung men who would bo steady roomtjrs 138 Mill street. C. W. HoUoVbrand. 12-28-lwk Rooms for Rent TJp Btalrs, Cottle block, by day, nook, or month. Al so light housekeeping rooms. Elec tric lights. Opon all hours. Commercial St., No. 333. Phone: 2965 Main. Mattlo Hutchlne, Prop.1 DRE88MAKER8. Mrs. L. Campbell Doos drossmaklne at hor homo, on tho car line, hear tho South Salem cemetery. Country trado solicited. 11-18-lm-d-w PHYSICIAN AND 8URQE0N. Dr. W. 8. Mott Will horeafter be found In tho Brey block, 276tf Com morclal stroot, over Or6gon Shoe' Co. Offlco tolophono, 2931; reed. denco phone. 2751. Ofllco hours t to 12. and 2 to 5. New Sweet Cider. Send your order t tho ncaroat grocery, or call up phono 421. Gideon Stolz & Co. M0-tf WATCHMAKER. W. Calvet Practical Watchmakef 158 Stato stroot, makoa & specialty of repairing watches, clocks and Jowolry, and guarantees good work at reasonablo pricoe. 11-12-lyr RE8TAURANT. Ferguson's Restaurant 05 Stat street Opon day and night Our 20c meals aro bettor than any 26 houso in tho state. Six 20a meals for $1.00; 21 20o moala for $3.00. LODQE8. Valley lodge No. 10, A.O.U. W. Moots In their hall In Holman block, cor ner State and Liberty, every 'Moo--day ovenlng. Visiting brethren wolsomo. Roy Mclntlre, M. W. A. E. Aufranco, Rocordor. Central Lodge No. 18, K. of P. CHstle Hall In Holman block, corner Dtats and Liberty Sts. T'lwdav of eseti week at 7:30 p. m. H, H. Turner, C. 0.5 W. I. Staloy, K. of It and S. Foresters of America Court 8hwr wood Foresters No. 19. Moots Fri day night In Turner block. EL W. Mlnturn. C. R.; A. L. Brown. Bee. Modem Woodmen of America Ore gon Cedar Camp No. 5246. Meets every Thursday evening at 8 o'olodi Holman Hall, Frank A, Turner, V. 0.: A L. Brown. Clerk. Protection Lodao No. 2, Ancient Or der United Workmen, meets svsry Saturday evonlng In tho Holnuua Hall, comer Stato and Liberty streota. Vlsltlnir brethren weloosaa. J. O Graham, M. W.; J. A. SellwooA Record or. ' 08TEOPATH8. Dra. M. T. Sedoettle, Frank J. Barr and Anna M, Barr. Graduates American School of Osteopathy, ICIrksvlllo. Mo., auccoesors to Dr. Oraco Albright Offlc- hours 9 to 12 and 1:30 to 4:30 o'clock. Ode? Follows' Templo, Phono Main 2721 residence phone 2603 rod. TONSORIAL AND BATHS, Evan's Barber Shop Only flrstolomf shop on State street Brory thins; new and up-to-aato. Flnett porce lain baths. Shave, 16c; haircut 26e baths, 26c, Two first-class boot WsrVs O, W, Evans, proprietor. WATER COMPANY. SALEM WATER COMPANY OFFICE CITY HALL. f. For water servlco apply at ottos. Bills payable monthly in advaaos. Uoo all complaints at the offloe. EXPRESS AND TRANSFER. CAPITAL CITY Express and Transfer Uoets all mail and. passeagsr trains Baggage to aU parts of the city, Prompt service. Telephone No. 24L flECKMAN.BEDRlCK & HOMYER WIRE FENCING. WWV'AN'V Just Arrived. A carload of wovon wlro fencing. Special prices till December 18th. Poultry Nottlng, Shlnglos and P, ft B. roofing. WALTER MOIILBY, 60 Court Street DENTI8T8. C. M. MACK x3EB3aar"3P a:s"3ir Successor to Dr. J. M. Koene, ia White Corner, Salem, Oregon. Parties doslriug superior operations at mod erat foo in any branch aro in especisU roqueet THE ELITE CAFE 208 Commercial Street Regular Dinner at Noon 25c Meals at all hours Service a la Carte a BCKBRLBN, Proprietor !