DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, ORBGOy. FRIDAY, DECKamER 23, 1008.
IS CHRISTMAS ROSE
A SQUIER SEELEY IN CHRISTMAS LADIES
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;ns bo Btnnll that It wns
lllzo ho was ten years old.
ten tossed about nil Ills
iifo living down nmong
es or in alleys. Of father
:he had no memory. Ills
if homo care wns formed
Attentions bestowed upon
Mine to time by some motli-
F living In the shanties on
its or sheltered uy tno mis-
iBeboats built on scows and
ilong the snores of tho
earned n pittance as a
and took care of himself;
Ecare!
i first met him he was lean-
the door of tho church
fto tho boys sing. Tnoy
rork on Christmas music,
festival being not far dls-
Id opened tho door hastily,
suched In tho shadow ns If
a blow. Ho was wot and
pith cold, and I coaxed him
tot warm. Our choir lioya
islblo lot, and so mado tho
fool somowhat at homo
io wnB greatly ovorawed at
to strango Burrounuinga.
iat night tho choir ooyB
go oi aamniy.
itiio an attendant at tho
jhool, was qulto lndopond-
no hnd ben Bot up In n good
ii.s business prospered,
ard to ubo decent language
("out of fights. That was
to Keep ui oi iigius mm
is standing with tno otner
so street; but ho managed
w.
90 suniiny no wun uui in
nd wo all know something
lonod something wob
a found him at tho hoB-
fiad fallen undor a car, and
jor llttlo lego woro brokon,
not lost his cheerfulness.
'luck, Sammy," I Bald to
hie ropllod, "hard luck, but
havo It mo logo man mo
It was aiwns bo; no over
bright Bldo of tho dark
)wly for Sammy tho daya
dragged l. but tho choir boys came
rW,00 h,l' nnd onietlmc , to
read to him; and he was to bo out
soon, tho muse said.
ivi.n,,8 Vl?,dny Veforo Christmas
when sho told mo ho might go the
next day, but must use crutchos a
,uub iu. i nai very aftoi nnnn Sn,
mod red roso nnd n piece of brown
wrapping paper
"My peoplo," ho said, "you bco
what I hold hero." Thon ho related
In a few words tho story of Sammy,
nnd of tho gift of tho roso, of which
I had told him the night before. "I
found this at tho foot of tho altar
cross here this morning," ho contin
ued, "and with It this note sndly
misspelled, It Is true, but overflowing
with ChrlstmnB charity and tho truo
spirit of Christmas-tide 1 will rend
It:
" 'Doer rector. I leov this rose
hear. 1 was goln to tak It horn but
when 1 got to the church suthun kep
a-sayln pig pig pig. 8o I rekun the
lord dont want me to keen It when
sum uthor .Ud needs It mom I do.
my's teneher sent him a beautiful M,OTe S0Iul ,l nk
long-stemmed, led roso. The little I lno "sltns. hoc
to plmy ross at
lltflo II1C IlOSIUtUB. ho ennt novor to mil.
card with It rend: 'and don't you ioll him 1 hnd It; loll
With much love and host ' "'m Its from the Christ ciiuu.' "
wl8hos for Sammy nnd In ro- i He Pnusod. "Who may reckon
membranco of the Dlossod Christ tho "rlce tills gift?" ho snld.
Child. ' Turning again, ho presented tho
I wnB with him wnen it came, nnd !'roso before to altar, as he would
for tho first tlmo since t had known I tll "Sular alms-offering. As ono
mo uoy i snw htm cry. Ho hold tho
roso urst against ono cheek nnd then
tho other, and grent sobB shook his
whole body. At Inst ho drow a sleeve
across his eyes, and said brekenly:
"I reckon you think I'm n a groat
cry-baby an I reckon I am but I
novor had a a roso before In my
llfo 'd' I guess I ain't very strong
or I wouldn't bawl about It."
"It's n beauty," I remarked.
"Ain't It a peach, though?" ho said,
smiling through his tears. "What
d'yo B'poso evor mado her Bend It to
mo, though?"
"Why, because she cared about
your being sick and hopes you will
soon bo well ngnln, ns wo all do. And
besides, you know whnt olse tho card
says, and tomorrow lu ChrlBtmns."
Ho snt looking out of tho window
n long tlmo then, holding tho roso
caressingly against his cheek.
When I left I Bald, "Well, boy. you
and your roso lenvo together In tho
morning, I supposo?"
Ho laughed as he snld, "Well, you
kin Jes' bot yer head tho tobo goes,
If I eV."
Tho Borvlco-Chrlstmns morning was
unusually woll attended, nnd wo felt
from our pastor's voice that some
thing moved him profoundly. For
ono, I confess I was openly curious,
for It wns rare Indeed for thnt volco
to tromblo or hesitate in any part
of tho service After tho benediction
ho turned to tho altar and lifted
something carefully. When ho faced
us again I saw ho held a long-stem-
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poison tho concrocntlon roso. nnd
then sank to Its knees as tho roctor
left tho sanctuary A grent wonder
Held us nil. Who that day had given
best? Wo of our plenty, or Sammy
who had given the sweotest thing
which ever hnd come Into his llfo,
nor sought praise for himself In tho
giving?
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ONE OF SALEM'S MODEL
DRUG STORES
Mr. J. C Perry Is a young mnn
who came to Salem about flvo ycara
ago and bought out Dr. Stone's drug
storo In tho Murphy block. Ho has
built up one of tho largest htgh-clasB
prescription trades ever established
In Salem and prides himself on con
ducting n model, up-to-date drug
storo.
Since becoming proprietor ho has
quadrupled tho business. Ho carries
n full line of totlot nnd prescription
articles.
Mr. Perry does not bellovo In mis
representations or In advertising to
deceive the public. Ho puts con
science into Ills business nnd puts up
ail orders nnd prescriptions upon tho
honor of a professional pharmacist.
His placo of business Is at 115 South
Commercial street,
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An a dcnlor in tlmbor land In Polk
county I havo hnd land thnt crulsod
ten, fourteen and as high na twonty
million foot por quarter iiectlon.-
J. Q. Vnn Orsdol.
ed. An extonded visit to tho A.-Y.-P.
exposition Is included In their sched
ule, Tho oxnet dato of tho conven
tion will bo announced soon.
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BUILDERS OF
ONE OF CAPITAL CITY'S
SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIES
One of tho most Important gath
erings to be hold on tho Pacific const
during 19011 will bo tho convention In
Portland of tho Assoclntlon of Amor
Icnn Agricultural Colleges nnd Exper
iment Stations, brought horo through
tho lnstrumontnlity of President W
J. Kerr of the Oregon Agricultural
College. The American Assoclntlon
of University Presidents, tho Ameri
can Assoclntlon of Farmers' Insti
tute Workors, tho Agronomic Soci
ety, nnd the Association of Agricul
tural Chomtsts always hold tholr con
ventions nt tho same place nnd time
as the Association of Agricultural
Colleges nnd Experiment Stntlons,
nnd will thoroforo bo In Portland
nlso. Delcgntes to these meetings
comprise college nnd university nres-
hioiub, directors or experiment Btn- benr rrultngo nnd grow to mugntfl
lions, exports In tho different bureaus ' cent proportions
of tho department of ngrleulturo, nnd Tho Oregon Slonna Mineral Paint
other specialists, and un attendance has como into oxtenslvo uso on atnto
of between 1200 nnd 1500 is expect- and county buildings, on tho South-
If nny man can be antd to have
been connected with nn Industry
from Its very lncoptlou tc its permn
ncnt establishment ns n commercial
enterprise, thnt man la David H.
Woynnt, promoter nnd builder of tho
Oregon Slennn Paint Industry, which
hnB n largo factory on Trado stroot
nnd u wholennlo distributing houso
nt 114 Union avenue, Kast Portland.
Mr. Woynnt was present nt tho
meeting of the Snlom Commercial
Club when u committee was appoint
ed to Investigate tho mineral paint
mine In Lnno county. Ho accom
panied tho committee on Its rcsemch,
helped got up n stock company nnd
was In renilty ono of tho successful
promoters of tho enterprise from tho
beginning. Ho hns seen tho work
orn Pacific rnilroad nnd steamboat
lines nnd on both tho oxtorlor and
Interior of tho Alaska-Yukon fair
buildings nt Sonttlo. The forestry
oxhlbltB at tho Scattlo fair are to be
finished in tho wood stains manu
factured nt Snlom, nnd Mr. Woyant,
who Is president of tho company, has
personal charge of tho Installing of
n lnrgo and elaborate exhibit at that
groat fair next year, which will nd
vertlso to tho wholo world tho paint
that mnkes Salem famous.
It la rnroly lu this world thnt tho
mnn who has faith In tho bogtnuing
of nn ontorprlso la nble to onduro to
tho oud nnd seo its full fruition.
Mr. W. Y. Klchnrdson at this city
la manager of tho factory nnd a man
to whom la duo u lnrgo shnro of tuo
erodlt for ltn success.
Thoro Is no other section of tho
United Stntcs of tho also of tho Wll
lnmotto vnlloy thnt will produce ao
lnrgo n vnrloty of produeto. H. X.
Williamson, Becrotnry Stnto Board
of Horticulture.
Thoro nro flvo million acres of land
In tho Wlllnmctto vnlloy, evory aero
of which Ib capablo of producing $G0
por year or n total of $250,000,000
por year Dr. James Wlthycombe,
director of Oregon Bxporlmont Station.
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le New Home of the Concern
Whose Guarantees are Worth Something,!
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Salem Flouring Mills
Ihe W. G. McPherson Company
Heating and Ventilating Engineers
Specialists in Schoolhouse Heating
rks and Office 328 flilsan Street rowunn mm i
These mills were built
and the first wheels
turned November 5,
1901 : : : : :
Their capacity is 325
barrels per day, and
by-products of feed
fykf
They manufacture the
HL it n il ii i N. - - n H. yarn!
WILD ROSE FLOUR
which enjoys a large
local popularity. They
also carry a large
stock of shorts and
bran and have the
most modern ma
chinery for rolling
oats and bartey
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