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Experiments in the domestication
and .training .of elephants In the
Congo Free State indicate that. the?
can be used to advantage for porter
age work In reglonB where tho open
ing up of tho country 1b moat difficult
because of lack of transportation fa
c'llltlos. Contrary to tho general be
llof that Control African elephantB
could not bo tamed nnd made to per
form tho same service ns their Asi
atic fellows in India, a bulletin It
rntoA by tho Congo govornmont an
nounces tho complolo BiicccBB pt ex
periments conducted at an "ele
phant farm" nt Apt, In thd Uole dis
trict, In tho northern section of tho
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oTTnanymenttoJM
BHii thA.rajita,jiiavj -'xnen. too, our position -was-Mgae
tr-hWmtmrUy werie, by ,the .form tha
inquiries to date, however, have AlUeieff gave to tho acgdjl
afTed io, 'elicit any definite lnforrna- trusted to him. Jteferncw were
tlen as to its commercial .manufac- made that offended Japanese pride,
ture, as it is reported that, cxperl- and the whplo correspondence be
mcntatlon has not,ye,t beeticonclud- came strained and difficult ns .a ro
od. Consul Blake at Dunfermline, oult of the Admiral's 'unfamlllarlty
o- " ' with diplomatic procedure and his
lack of competent stnff assistance
Ho proceeded, moreover, r.tpon the
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Our Aristocratic Schools.
Thcro nro soveral fashionable
schoolB in Now York city wlioiw mistaken assumption that, In bucIi n
doors are graciously open to tho sons negotiation, it was necessary to dte
of the multimillionaire, Coming as play Inflexibility and tenacity. His
he does from a homo of the very Idea was that one concession, If
rich, ho might enter n small and another, and that a yielding policy
very select school whore all tho boys would be more likely, in tho end,
Are from very rich homes, and whero to bring ubout a rupture with Japan
thoy havo nn nutomobl'o club with than a policy of firmness."
tate,
Hero a small herd of young
elephants has been kept in cnptlVlty
for Bovcrnl years, and, finally, af(or
much olTort Jn training- them, satin
factory result) ,bave been obtained.
Tho director of tho elephant station,
in an official report, says theso ex
periments dotnonstrato that the
African olophant enn live in captivltv
and that by good treatment' they can
be induced to pprform, labon Al
ready tho pid'o'stmonildrs of the. ele
phant fhriu at Apl(1$xocuto the por
terage and traction work of the sta
tin. They carry drivers'' on tholr
banks and pack enddlea with loads.
Some draw wagons, and others are
trained to draw (ho plow.
Mine of tho animals nro mro than
seven year old, and s'neo tho Indian
elephants nro, most oniclont at tho
adult ago, 1 C years, It IB bollovod
ovon bettor r.upnlh mny bo looked
for, Mortality among tho clephanti
newly captured has been groat, and
as yet it has not been ponlblo to
workbrood them 'Hi cabllvlty, bul
oxporlenco Is solving tho problem
of domestications the dentin nro
now few, and fresh recinltp ape con
Btfiiltly being added. With a begin
ning thiin mndo .tho ncopo or the
work of Apia ydll doublliiHs bo on
largod and dvontunlly It s expected,
elephant caravans will bo ..estab
lished. Success in tho undertaking
moans a great deal for tho future
of tho country. JDoiplto rallroadh
and steamboat lines, tho Congo will
always bo n country of forests and
of huvatiiias Intersected with
Bwanips. Consulnr Hopdrta.
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Salem, Ore.
EXCURSION TRAINS
' and Special Rates
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Salem, Ore.
a scoro of momhers. Tmngln nn
nutmobllo club wlthjjts members ii' Ilttliiiirliijr. n Flying Machine,
knickerbockers! ' From "The Wright Brothers Aero-
Then thoro Is un ultrufEngllsh . piano" In the September Century,
school, whoso head majtcr aiitMn- Tlje balancing of n flyer may seem
structors arc without a Blngle Ox- at first thought, to be n very simple
ceptlon Oxford or Cambridge men. matter, yet almost every experiment
Tho InstrtiPtlon Is somewhat ' Incl- or had found In this the one point
dontal In Importance, but an English; .which he could not satisfactorily
atmosphere Is most rons'stcntly nnd master. Many different methods
-iircoBBfuiry maintained. After 'six' wore, tried. Somo experimenters
years of Eng.h mnnnorisruB .a placed tho center of gravity far -be-yoiithful
graduate, with his English 'ow'thc wngs, In the belief that the
Inflection nud laugh, his Piccadilly wo'ght would naturally took to rc
stoop and walk, ought to puss the main nt the lowest pojnt. It was
scrutiny 'o'f even n London Hhop-' true, that, like the pendulum, It
hooper aft 'n' "Just-ai-good". product i tended to' seek the lowest peint:
It must prove disconcerting to nn out nlso, like the pendulum, t
Amorlcnn boy to hoar tho story uf tended to oscillate In n 1'nnnnor do
the Ilovolutlon told with' an English Atructlvu of nil -stability. A- more
t,lp but tho master knows thnt sntlgfnctory Bytom, csieclnlly for
things have changed grOntly In thin , Intend balance, was that of arrung
country slnco the Revolution, an I lug the wlngi In tho shnpo. of a
later In If fo tho pupil mny realize , broad V, to form n dihedral anglo,
tlih fact as ho rldoj Ovor a historic with the rontor low and tho wlng
battloflold behind n pack of Imported tips elovnted. In theory tlds was an
English fox. hounds. uroauwuy .automatic systoni, but In prnctlce If
OREGON STATE FAIR AND
EXPOSITION FOR 1901
The LARGEST and BEST PACIFIC COAST FAIR
CHILDREN
Mpntlny, 1-Hli.
FRFE
RESERVE!) IJOXES CAN RE HAD IN AD
VANCE FOR THE RACES
rnifr.nnnv
Saturday, iotb FREE
Greatest Exhibit at' any Coast Fair.
New buildings all cdmpletcd,
Walks nnd-grounds the fllncst.
Freo camping for thousands. '
Agricultural college to hold meetings.
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Races bIx days; commonco Monday.
Freo evening ontortainmento.
McElroy's Band and Orchestra.
Prominent ,mon will spoakj ''
V-
Fancy stock shown dally.
Mngar.lno.
How RiinnIii Drlflcd Into 'nr.
Oonoral Kuropatkln, In his story xostrlctod to calm air.
had two serious defects; fir -t. it
londod to keep tho machlno oscillat escillat
ing: nnd, second, Its MHsfulnesi wan
Complete Program for Six Days Two Great Shows Day
and NightSomething Doing Every Hour
One Hundred Thousand Oregon People Attend the Fair
and are Better for it.
A WEEK OF PROFIT FOR YOU! ENJOYMENT FOR THE FAMILY!
SUMMER SCHOOL FOR ALL!
Ah AHcbMit 'IHHcnvrrjr Revived.
A chemlcnl discovery, or rnthdi'
rodlscovory of what wns nn old
Roman secret known to havo boon
UKd about noo years ago, which
likewise bociiis full of practical pos
sibilities Is a liquid preparation
to provent Iron rust and wall damp
lie. When Applied to tho bottom
plates iif ships It Is said to prevent
oxidation, animal or vogotnblo ma
rine parasites and growths, nnd, be
sides preserving tho life of tho Iron
plates, will also add to the Bpeed of
llaers and war ships, Whou tho In
sldo of n ship Is coated ovor with
tho liquid It stops the "weeping" of
tho luuor sklmr of the Iron sides,
which, ns Bhlppors so well know, Is
so often tho cnuso of much damage
to ships' cargot's.
Freshly plastered rooms, whou
painted with tho name preparation,
admit of Immediate occupancy or
decoration, a the paper enn be np-
of the a ent RuHsfan-Japanoso wnr,
which opens In the September Mc
Cliiro'it, doscrtbos tho strntigo coiino
of ovents by which RiiHsIn and her
r'ulors drifted Into n wnr with Japan,
ontlroly ngalnBt tholr will. Ho says:
"Tho future historian,' who 3VIII
havo arroBs to nil documents, mny
bo abu, from study or them, to do
tarmlno why tho will of the Rattan
monarch to avoid war with Japan
wns not currfud Into offect by hia
principal co-workers. At ltrcsuut, It
Is only pnBBlblo to say, ninrondltlon
ally, that although neither tho em
peror nor Rutnla desired war, .wo
did not miccced In escaping it. Tho
reason for tho failure to tho nego
tiations Is ovldontly to he found In
our Ignornnco of Jnpnn's readiness
for war, and her determination to
support her contentions with armed
forco. Wo, ourselves, woro not-ready
to fight, and resolved that It should
not come to lighting. Wo mndo do-
nmndn, but wo had no Intention off
using weapons to enforce thorn
and, It may bo added, thoy woro not
worth going to war about, Wo al
way thought, moreover, thnt tho
question whether there should b
war or pence depended upon mb, and
wo wholly overlooked Japan's stub
born determination to ouforco de
mands that had for her such vital
Importance, and also her rollauco
upon our military unreadiness
Thus tho noRotlntloim were carried
yiiod without delay or damage. Tim j on by tho respective parties undor
twMs have extended over n period j unequal conditions.
fill I HI" IlltllW I
j Berry, Prune
j Hop Growers
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all need....
Tickets!
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In harvesting their crops-If you j
want a special form or a rush job !
GO TO ELLIOTT'S
You will never be disappointed!
Hiiliumi'M Important'!' un Food.
During tho Inst few years cnnno.
salmon has boon taking Its pine-
vory rnpldly among tho Important
food supplier of tho world. Tho ox
)ianslou of tho iimrketH In tho United
Statoi haa Imon truly remarkable.
Drokors taking- the oggregato of tho
100(5 pack, In comparison with thu
amount of salmon romnlnlng In flrst
hnnda boforo tho oponlng snloa on
the 1907 nack. show that t.OOO.onn
coses of fanned salmon virtually
tho ontlru 1000 pack- found n ready
market after tho 12 months after
lt production. Uecnuso of this In
creased demand tho luunl nllotmont
of hnlf n million cases to the mar
kets of tho United Kingdom wn
reduced, to loss than 100,000 canes,
leaving tho llrltlsh Jobbers clamor-
lnRfor stocks months boforo tho
npw pnek was nvallablo. In ntno
months' tlmo tho consumption of
canned snlmon In tho United States
nmqunted to virtually 3,000,000
cases, or, concisely, 2,950,000 casoi,
and threo months boforo the 1007
pack nrrlved Jobbers woro wmllng In
orders for 'stock which could not bo
supplied. The clean-up of tho 1007
pack wns accomplished with an
equal facility, only n few months be
ing necossnry to mark tho exhaus
tlonof all grades of salmon oxcopt
one, which, bong n cheaper grade
nnd not so largely lu demand, was
carried ovor In consldorablo quanti
ties. Tfih means thnt canned salmon
has become of primary Importance
nH n food product and taken Us
place with other universal food
such as hoof, pork, mutton nnd
breadstuffs. Packed undor tho most
sanitary conditions, containing more
nutritious qualities thnn any othor
staple food, and bolng sold at a price
easily within the reach of the most
Blonder pooketbooks, It has gained n
world-wldo favor that la wall morl
tod. From "Farming tho Sens." by
Oanlol U Pratt, in Outing for Sep-tember.
Low Rales
Salem, Oregon
Sept. 1 4-1 9
COME
Low Rates
Salem, Oregon
Sept. 14-19
iMMnnMi
It Is exocctcd thai the government
monBiiro providing for the constric
tion of a railway to Hudson bay wl'l
be Introduced In Iho house or com
mons nt Ottawa shortly. Consular
Report.
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The New Hudson Rny Rem to,
Tho tlrst move in tho dlreotlon of
establishing i new outlet for wetorn
eipor'H to the soaboard via the pro
posed Hudfcon llay routq Is now bo
Inr made by the governraont A
survey party bs bolilg sent out by the
interior department to lay out tbr
town Blto of Fort Churchill, the fn
.uro meiropolU of lludon bay and
the terminus of tho nropoted Hudson
Hay Railway. Tho futuro city win
bo ocated on the oustem side of the
liver, opposite tho rului of old Fort
illnce of Wales, and across tho riv
er from the Hudson Ray company's
trading post Plans and drawings
f tho harbor ae ak. being prepar
ed under the direction of the depart
ment.
Tho proient population of Fort
Churchill consists of. four halt-breed
families, a mounte. policeman, and
one fwUler. The 4ttr is tho onlv
man whew koiwt is pitched on tho
tuturetawH J4t. u Mttled there
wltk hU. wife Wfor Ufr r In
iiwxtlwi vm rr4 fr ttttkweat,
at k tWr4wt tl4 U cUlm a
STATU XKWS.
. lodfohl, at an election yesterday,
turned down the proposition of
granting n CO-ycnr franlchso for a
stroot railway by n vote or 00 to 210.
t Hubbard hop ynrils havo decided
to pay -40 cents a box for picking.
Grain threshing Is about ovor In
tho valley nonr Hubbard.
Tho first hops picked wero received
It) I2ugcue yesterday.
.Wlllamotto falls, the beautiful
cataracts nonp Oregon City, arc p
thing .of the past, tho water being
utilized by n $100,000 concreto dnm
to furnish power for the Portlnnd
Railway, Light & Power company.
Tho llttlo town of Gladstone, nour
Oregon City, Is In nn upronr over the
petition of n pnloonman to secure a
license to sell beer.
Harrlmnu Is sufforlng from rheu
matism nnd for this reason will ex
tend his stay at Klamath Falls for
another 'week.
Tho launch "lllue Hells'" undo
cofmiiand of Captain R. B. Vooth
nearly camo to grief from big sens
whllo returning to Newport from n
35-mllc run up to tho Rig Ranks yes
terday. Tho Cascade Development com
pany wns Incorporated nt Tho Dallos j
yesterday and will build a powCrj
plant on Hood River. '
Pakon's drug store, the office of Dr
M. R. Gulro nnd somo noarby barns,
in nil valued at $3000. were destroy
ed by Are at Mt. Angel early yeter-
day morning.
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NKWS FROM IIKRK, .
TIIKRK AND EVKRYWHKRK
prcs8lou that there is renson to stu
ped foul piny.
Prosldont Roosevelt yeitordny
greeted the returning athletes and
especially tho Oregon heroos and
praised the "far-away northwest
8tnte."
W. S. O. Williams, who Is ac
cused of having Bhot Charles, 11
Roberts when tho latter nnd Will
Inm'B wife wero taking an outing In
rolling chalra, was In Atlantic City,
whore tho shooting took place nt the
tlmo nnd not nt Cambridge Springs,
Pn., whore ho claimed to havo boon,
nccordlng to tho stntcment of his
cousin.
MONUMENT
TO CIVIL
WAR HEROES
(United I'rwH i.tnrd Wire.)
Toledo, Ohio. Sept. 1. Tho prln
cipnl event In tho grent rounlon of
tho Grand Army of tho Republic to
day was the dedication of tho monu
ment to tho dead heroes of tho Civil
war at Fort Meigs.
Tho thinning rnnkB of blue
marched to tho scene In various for
mations. Hero nnd thero could It
sec ntho remainder of some once
respondent company perhaps hilt
n dozon grizzled old boy march
ing along stiff and straight In fol
dlory nrrny. ,
Tho ceremonies nt Fort Melgi till
afternoon wero of great Interest. The
states whoso troops participated la
tho avontB commomoratod by the
monument wero represented by high
olllclnls.
Governor Harris appeared for
Ohio. Governor Wlllson spoke In
behalf of Kentucky. Lieut. Got.
Murphoy was presont as the repre
sentative of Pennsylvania and Major
Robert Hunter represented Virginia.
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HORN
CO To tho wife of Dr. II V Coi,
nt tho residonco of M, B Pasae,
Tuesday morning a Ds powl
boy.
Twonty-nlno thousand cars hai
been put to work in tho V. S, In tJ
wooks, and It Is called Increaie
prosperity.
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SALEM WATER COMPANY
OFFICE cm HALL
For wator eorvlco upp'y at ofl&
HIIIb payablo monthly In advanw.
Republican Chairman Hitchcock
"lias appointed Senator Dixon, o'
Montana, chief of the speakera' bu
reau in jGhlongo.
. Chinese Minister Wu Ting Fang
to tho United States, it is rumored,
is to bo recalled for axprosiug nw
views, in speeches, too liberally
f. Tho Rrttsh balloon. "Queen
Lj3uU." which was taking part in
tho International balloon race, fell
Into Lake Erie, its pollta being res
cued by a passing steamer.
Mrs. Anna Ludwlg is mourning the
mas 01 fiou, wnicu sioien rrom a
baby buggy, which she used as a
safe for her savings from her Chi
cago boarding house.
Leo H. Johnson, well known
wealthy whriif wan, was arrested
In Seattle yesterday, charged with
the murder of his wife, whose body
was found cut la three pieces and
craUsi i a burtat box under their
cabin. Hit adudU dltfHMJBs of tk
body, Wt ilfctt ta murder ektrge.
Joha was Mtffd-bW's-u-rJ
Every Non-Progrcssivc Merchant
Rccomcs
Your Competitor
When You Cease to Advertise Aggressively
When a merchant "slows up" In his advertising, and con.ludw
to "savo a llttle.monoy" in thnt direction, then the merchant who
nover had the courago and foresight to) advertise adequacy BE
COMES A REAL COMPETITOR. -Even tti,.mercbant wh . never
advertises at all reaps a certain amount of 'profit from the slow
Ing up"'process ot the, live store. I,
Not many merchants, of coureejwho have -at any time set the
pace for progressive advertising, will bo content to take a back
ward plunge into tho company of the non-progressives, of the
LITTLE MERCHANTS, the easily satisfied oaes, the un-awkei'
But that Is Just what the "live oae" does wken be imagines that
his advertising is costing too much, aad that,. Its ourtallni0
means "savins."
If business conditions ever suggast rtreachat in adrertl
Us, the wise aarekaat kaowa that this sa!d Jatwried
a slRaal foe "fall sd,aaad." for r4ubUd fl t WIK tfc
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