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j PAOB FCPr nuiLY CAPITAL JOITRNAI. SAtEM OREGON. SATlUlJAy, DECEMBER 18, 1000. V 1 HE lv."- 11 "V SI 1) 3! is ., 'it I 111 a ' m i ... t ....... ' .. ' injji. in iuo aay. uio raDiw, num.. ah iu kiui umvi u. iit i , 1 I M VALENTINE INDIANS' SANTAGLAU Washington, Dec. 18. Several thousand Indian children throughout this country are awaiting tho com ing of Christmas day with Just as much eagerness and anticipation as tho average Amorlcan youngster. , For thoro Is really a Santa Claus that brings Joy to their hearts. Tho Indian children bolfovo in Kris Kringlo, but thoy do not know that ho lives at tho North Polo. Thoy think ho lives in Washington, that ho Is, in short, Commissioner of In dian Affairs Valentino. And Com missioner Valontlno does his bst to llvo up tho roputatlon, backed up by a paternal government that wants tho children of Poor Lo tp have all tho advantages of civilization, At all tho Indian Reservations, Christmas Day Is obsorved faithful ly. Thero is always a big holiday dlnnor to which the grown-ups aro invited as well as tho children. Tho invitations aro supplemented with n oako of soap. In this topsy turvy land it is tho parents who cat with their flngors nnd tho children who aro well behaved so that tho young Htors eat first and tholr sonlors wait for second table. Somo of them, proforrlng to cat at homo, bring sacks Into which thoy d.ump turkoy, thoro is coffoo, they pour that too, on top of tho othor food. When tbk) weather is good tho children who. during tho winter, re sldo at the school, aro allowed to go homo for a vacation after the din nor. If thoy aro kept In school, closo watch Is maintained, for of all thlncs thbeo children lovo their ponies, of all places their hills, and of all games, "hookoy." In this tholr trarents aid them by hitching a Dony near the school yard. Sud- donly a pupil Is missing. Ho has galloped off and a week's hunt will bo neotfced to locate tho truant. Tho Indians are fond of present- giving. At tho Tongus River reser vation In Montana, at ono time, a sister to Sitting Bull was the guest of honor. Desirous of showing their appreciation the Indians, after many flno speeches, brought in her present. It was a dog. That evoning she ontortalned them at dinner and thoy all said they greatly rollshod tho canlno stow. In Phoenix, Arizona, thoro is a school of 700 children. Hero it Is vory different from tho Montana school. Lining up on Christmas morning they march solemnly into a big room with walls covered with palms, poppor treo branches and tho crucifixion thorn, a prototype of the plant in Palestine. In . tho center stands a mosquito or porhaps a palo vorde trtoo whoso natural beauty of green leaves and red berries is en hanced with ribbons, pop corn, candy canes and presents. At dln nor tho children are dlvid.ed into ta bles of ten, eight llttlo ones and two big ones, to restrain the youngsters to ps few squeals of ecsttacy as Is possible ovlen for little Indians at Christmas dlnnor. After tho dinner como foot races with prizes and ring games for the cranberry, rico and dessert. If I woo ones. Thon tho big event-of tUo day, the rabbit hunt. All tho boys spread out over tlio desert in a circle. Stealthily they closo irl until dno spies a rabbit. Then It Is pell mell, dash and scamper for tho rab bit must bo caught in tho hands. If Bna'r 'Bunny Is run down; ho form3 tho piece de resistance of the even ing Bupper. o When First Called WilUnin. William Collier, who has Just made a now tea strike in "A Lucky : Stnr." nnvs thnt Iia In nnf tmnil in I Dispels the Co Id 3ei t dit Jicati On the north side of the house where wintry blasts vent their fury in the most exposed room the transition" from 's'hivery cold to wel come warmth is quickly made by the use of the PERFECTION i Oil Heater (Equppe' with, Smokeless Device) Blizzards may rage, snows fly and tempests howl, but warmth and glow are within with the Perfection Oil Heater. - - .. No smoke no stncll no bather just real convenience, cheery comfort and cozincss. Cleaned in a minute. Brass font (never rusts) holds 4 quarts burns 9 hours. Cool handle easily carried about from room to room, anywhere. :ause of the tho name "William." Ho doubts if ho over will bo. If he goes Into tho club and someono calls "William," ho pays no attention. He 'thinly tho wnitor Is meant. Beforo he changed his name from "Willie" to William" for stage reasons, he says that ho can only remember being called William once nnd that was by Au guebln Daly. "I was call boy when I was fourteen for Mr. Daly and ono of my duties was to ring down tho last curtain. Ono beautiful autumn afternoon there was a game betweon the Now Yorks and tho Chlcagos to decide tho championship, and on that Bamo fair day Ada Rohan and John Drew played a matlnoo of 'She Would and Sho Wouldn't' I took a chance and wont to part of tho game. At tho exact moment that the Inst net camo to an end I was j hurriedly approaching tho stage uoor. Mr. Drew looked at Miss Ro han and Miss Rohan looked at Mr, Drew, and both looked at tho audience and wondered why In heaven's name the cur tain didn't come down. I am .told It was very embarrassing. At last somebody rang down but too late. I got back Just as Mr. Daly was In vestigating. 'Where. Is William?' ho asked. That was the first time was ever called anythlnc but 'Wil lie, nnd my full name has never quite lost its- unpleasant associa tions." o Board: Fifty cents a square foot. Breakfast at five, dinner at six-, 1 supper at seven. Guests are requested not to speak to tho "dumb" waiter. Quests wishing to rise early in the morning can have either sslf rlslng flour or yeast for supper. If the room is too warm open tno window, see the. fire escape. If you wish to practice baseball, you'll find a pitcher on tho stand. If your lamp goes out and you EXPLOSIVES ARE MUCH TO BLAME want a light, take a feather out of your pillow, that Js light enough, i Separate tables for lunatics, rub ber nocks, and mothers-in-law. I If there Is no clock In the room you can hear tho bed tick. If you are troubled with the night mare you will find a rope on the bedpost. Guests are requested to eat their soui) with a fork. No lady will chew tobacco in a first class hotel. i There will be a dog fight and a nurder for the entertainment of our guests (very Saturday night. Don't bo afraid of burglars in your room, the clock will strike one. Should you find a part of a dog collar In the sausage, kindly return j It to the proprietor. J Don t bo worried about your board bill, the hotel is suppbrted by its foundations. If you are thirsty and want a drink of water, you will find a spring In the bed. Tho hotel Is not haunted, al though on the paper hangs a boarder. A gentleman now residing In tho cemetery says he would like to stop with us again. Automatic Smokeless Device n't turn the wick too high can't make it smoke no odor while T at .full head. It is tho- most durable, efficient and simplest y.r on the market, Various styles and finishes. Dealer Kverywliere. If Not At Your. Write for Peicrlptive Circular to the Nearest Agency of tlie STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Incoruornted) SOWi 1 SALEM MARKET PLACE POISAL & SHAW 6mm Grocery Store Wo also carry R tul drugu and -ntampt. I lino of cigars, tobacco, candy, paints, Phone 763 WanosjndOgans from the cheapest to the !' best sold on installments , and rented. GEO. (C. mu Swim I Edison, Victor and Columbia Talking I Machines full stock of Records. 10. c. WILL ieiwngJIacliines ! latest Sheet Music Genuine needles, oil and new parts for all sewing machines. Sewing maj chines .rented. Piano and Oi Violins, ft . Mandolins ahV 'gan Studies, t 'uitars, ' Banjos. t v.'5 TM C: fill I; GEO. C. Wl Ik Washington, Doc. 18. Tho use of Improper explosives, or tho Improper usa of tho safer explosives, aro re sponsible for a considerable numbor of deaths in the coal mines, many of which are often credited to other sources. This Is tho assertion of Director of the Geological Survey George Otis Smith, made after the results of the work of that branch of tho Survey which has had charge of the work of experimentation in an effort to reduce tho number of fatalities in Amorlcan coal mines. Vigorous objection is made to tho use of black powder in any mine whore thero js danger of a gas or coal dust explosion. In such mines, tho .operators and miners aro urged to uso the explosives that have been tested at tho Mine Accident Station, at Pittsburg, Pa., as being much less dangerous in their action. In vestigations at this station have proved that tho flamo from the ex plosion of black powder lasts from 1,000 to 4,000 times as long as tho, flamo from tho newer explosives and Is thoroforo more likely to ignite the dust or gas In those mines. "The uso of explosives is Increasing both In quantity and in tho variety of purposes to which thoy aro applied," said Mr. Smith today. "Thoy aro now mado at 150 plants in difforent parts of tho country and the product of a single year now approaches 500,000,000 pounds. Of all this ma terial, thoro Is no such thing ns i safe or safety oxploslvo whon in tho hands of a careless or Ignorant per son. This statomont Is true whoth er consldorcd In connection with tho transportation or uso or tneso ox plosives In mining. In nddit'on to tho largo losses of llfo and property rosultlng from nn Improper use of explosives In mining, tho recent statistics of tho Railway Bureau for tho Safe Transportation of Explo sives have shown moro than 400 per sons killed and injured nnd ovor $3,000,000 worth of property do Btroyod from accidents from this source. Tho fact that through co operative offort under tho wlso su pervision of this buronu during the throe yoarB of its oxlsteuco those logfius have been roducod to almost nothing, should encourage the hop that similar co-oporntlvo offort may likewise grantly reduce lossos of life and property from tho uso of ex plosives in mining. "Tho large death-roll of Amorlcan mlnos is nn oft rocurrlng appeal to tho minor nnd tho management that thy co-operRto In ovory posslblo of fort for grantor safoty. It may nuvor bo possible uiulor condition such ns oxlst today to provont mlin accldnnts. Llttlo may bo accom plished in that direction by olthop the oporators or minors working ulono. but oxparionca in nil rountrlou ahow that through hoarty. deter mined cooperation of the two, theso ncoldQtits may be greatly re duced. This will ivoulro wtso laws and regulations based nn fact nnd exporlouoo, and the strictest possi ble dlsolpllno." -1- -c Served as coffoo. the new coffee substitute known to grocers ovory where oh Dr. Snoops Health Coffeo, will trick oven n coffee export. Not a. grain of mil coffee in it olthor. Puro, healthful toasted grains, malt, nuts. oto. have boon 80 oloverly blend ed as to give n wondarfully satisfy ing coffoo tasto and flavor. Aud It la 7,rarulo In a mlnuto," too. No te dious 24 to 80 minute boiling. J. V. Itarrltt, Tho Christmas Dinner. In spite of the fact that the word dyspepsia means literally bad cook, It will not be fair for many to lay the blamo on the cook if they begin tho Christmas dinner with little ap petito and end it with distress or nausea. It may not bo fair for any to do that let us hope so for the sake of the cook! 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