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; T . Lj-tt ,i i Atff M 4- I.V . 4 V ;. y; t Ti SOLDIERS LIFE IN MINDANAO A letter dcscr'blng condltlo,ns among tho soldlora In a United States army camp of the Philippine Inland (Mindanao) 1ms boon rocontly re ceived by an acquaintance of Dr. William O. Stillmnn, president of tho American Humano association, nt Albany, and ho has obtained a copy for distribution. The writer Is n chaplain, John T, Axton, of th Eighteenth In fantry, whose camp Is pictured. III lottor In part follow! "Camp Kolthley Is 600 miles south of Manila, on tho largo Island of Mindanao, In hostile Moro territory. Although this region wai nominally under Spanish control for nearly 40.0 yearn, there are but two points at which the Spaniard established per manent stations, and they aro-both on the seashore. At no timo did they1 succeed in subduing tho natives or giving them an idea of a civilized form of government, ' "As you are perhaps awaro, a nort of feudal system exists among thojw people. Each datto has his cotta, or fort, has slaves and n number of wives, according to his wealth. Near the strongor posts the slavo trado in nearly broken up now, nnd polygamy will eventually bo abolished. Whon not at war with tho whites theso dnt tos prey upon oftch other. Their re ligion is a perverted form of Mo hammedanism nnd Is very hard to fathom. "Wo nro stationed 20 miles Inland". Tho posit Is reached by n moitntnln trail, over which only heavily tinned parties can travel In enfnty. A thou jtti'l nn "onatHuto our garrison And, while Home of tin native no tho post ur filin Hy, t'ic km -lnl co ijltlon 'b nuoh thnt mob nro not nl- Trai V j . n '! VW lowed out of the post excopt between land 6 o'leock in tho afternoon,, and then special precaution Is taken for their safety. On post at night the sontinels walk In pairs, one bohln-l tho other, to prevent being cut up by skulking Moro. Two months ago 3000 rounds weys fired into tho barracks of a constabulary company about a mile and a half from our home, It was at 10 o'clock, and wo heard tho shooting plainly. The Moros wore driven off with but slight loss of life, "All of the lifo of our men imist bo spent right in tho post. Wo have n short dry season when It is falrlj pleasant, but most of tho year It ralnB heavily ovory day, so that out door sports are not possible, There In absolutely no assembling place In tho post for theso men. There was an old straw building that I used Cor about two months. We had braced tho walla with bamboo and repaired the roof with grabs, but that became so dilapidated that we considered It unsafe and had to abandon it "Tho men out of tholr ,$13 por month last pay day gave 4G0 to ward tho erection of a building, Thin oxpresios to any one familiar wth tho army moro Btrongly than any thing I can say tho great need 'of the building, Tho plan Is to buy logs from tho frlondly natives (there are no trees on tho reservation,), anr the men -will uso a small sawmill .wo havo on the reservation to saw them into lumber. The logs nro nlrcady coming In, and we havo plans madu for a building of tho bungalow typo, adapted to this cllmato, containing nil of tho fUBuat features of an Insti tutional church rending room, writ ing room, gamon, library, small gymnasium, Tho apparatus is here, but no pliico to BOt it up; Wo want a ohitpul largo enough to seat 450 men. Tho bluldlug will havo a metal rcof. "Foruiuntply ono of our officer i n xpiflnnroil cng'neor. H Inn . ul pie plans for tho building an.'. will superintendent tho labor of tln aily oAijw AL-XtuMi A&r BAHoi0tf wmmmAVrsw ' 19m II I ..lit ,ffc I II 1 I , f V,tf Jmjuti .. .- . .,..... ... . . . ...... men in constructing it. Of course it will cbst moro than the amount the men have given to start It, but they are confident that If the matter Is properly presented to friends In the 'home land' enough subscription? will bo made to carry it through. They havo already got the first big lot of logs in and are at work. "Captain Dtirt, who has made the estimate, says that $700, in addition to what we havo, will complete the building. I have no wealthy friends In tho states to whom to appeal. The government jias no appropriation for this purpose, and so I am writing you in tho hope thnt you may ho willing nnd able to include this among your gifts for benevolent pur poses. "This Is tho third tour of tho Eighteenth Infantry in the Philip pines, nnd J have not previously scon a situation quite the equal of thii Our men are all very, very young, most of thorn away from homo for tho first time. They cijmo wit hero four months before I did, and when I arrived t found them, both officer and mon, saying, 'When the chap lain comes something will be doing (o break this awful monotony.' It Ib tho duty of the chaplain to provide oncouragemont, recreation, thou things which will contribute to the contentment, moral and religious Instruction and be n real friend to these boys for whom hearts in tho states aro yearning. "Wo do not expect to got home un til Chrlstmns, 1909, and If our tour hero Is to bo at all satisfactory, if tho dnys and weeks nro not to drag. something definite must bo dono for thc3o young mon," SmS Sicluiess The prompt and sure relief given in acute stomach, bowel and liver complaints, has created an annual sale of over six million boxes of BEECHAMS PILLS SJ EWb. I 10c ." " ! "Marriage," remarked the Mllll coma Cynic," Is a good deal like a circus; there Is not as much in it as if represented In tho advertising." DoWitt's Ccrbollzed Witch Hazel Salvo is tho boat thing to nse for plies. Sold by all druggists, o Too many church members aro n lot more anxious about their bouIs' salvation than they are about thrf preacher's income. '. FHK8H.AIR PAVILION FOR CONSUMPTIVES 'MO S 'JX&liCK i , df&&? mimirwrMs m m ws u Tirwx ms,H-r .. r Mfus-i ffflum&timjmymt. WK .- CS . Vv p. TW& kJJ reparee yonnfr pooplo c bookVeeport, --'era nnd gonrrnl office wetk. The tfnMoninnrit of tho Northwest v t afonl opening for tueuMiiils in the noz. few yoan. 1'rtpart note. Bend for catuluguo, W. I. STALEY, PRINCIPAL SALEM. OREGON a ? fcaattfjr-' . ."bimmatva :&- THE LENOX Portlnnd'A new and moit modornly furnlBhod hotel, Third and Main stroots, fronting on tho beautiful City P'nzn and ndjncout to bluinusx cenlor. Free bus to nnd from trnlna rp-to-dato grill. Hxcc"nt culslnn Te'pphono In overy room. Prlvatr hatha I'liropemi Plan, tl to $2,30 Por Day American Plan, tf'J.no to l?t Per Day O. II. SPENCEH, Manager Mt Angel College ; MT. ANGEL, ORE. In Qhorgu of tho Uuuodtctlnu Fathers. Hoarding school tor youus mon and boys. Term opens SqptembQr S. Hoard, tuition and laun dry. 1310 pur yonr. Preimraiury, Qomumrolnl, SolontiHo and Olas sloal Courtroa. Write for oatttloguo. . , t rfn T-rrn rrriTmMiiti READY TAILORED CLOTHES ? rOK WELL DRESSED A, tA mi;n, , urn 'rff price: &2) TO . WnrAL V JrtVVW c wni SANOE TT4Q It may ho snld that today tho cura tlvo treatment of tuberculosis finds llsolf llttlo departed from tho prln elplen of Illn of i, Vo, 100 years bfore Chrl"f, 'lvh"l natlents to "go Into tho hills nnd 'drink gont's milk." Modorn mothods with tuborculoBls nro still Inrgoly advisory, and nro rogulntcd by tho four eisentials: air, food, rest, contrel: nnd although 'his rcgltnon Is filled out by cortnln moawire3 tending to nllovlnto and nld, without thoio four cssontlnls tho physician of today is ablo to do lit tlo. Tho International Congress on Tuhorciilonln, which moots nt Wash lugtnn this fall, will havo nothing boyond to offer. Tho slnglospqclfle for tuberctlioRlfl Is yot to liofound. Of courso, "now curot" nrtf boing evolved constantly. Wo havo hnd tho "vugotnhle-julco" euro, tho "stuf fing" troatmont, nnd vnrious "Inhnla tlons." but ono nnd nil prove upon road trlnl, to bo elthor worthless of olio of only superficial vnluo. Howovor, it must not bo conjec ture! thnt tho curntlvo trentmont of tuboroulosls hns not ndvnnced. Tho prluclplos aro ns ovor, but they nro being moro thoroughly applied, nnd tholr offoctlvonoiM furthered. An un romltttug study Is bolng mndo for n bettor uudorritnndlng nnd npproola tlon of the fresh ntr, tho proper food, tho rest, the careful suporvlu lon. Fresh n!r maintains Its position ns first among tho roaulromonts In the tfontment of tuboroulosls. That tho roh nlr may bo unlmpodod nnd ab solutely tnrnpahlo of contamination, tho outdoor pavilion Is assuming tho porfoct type Tho tent I losing greund: not ovu the most radical styles can bo fully von 1 11a tod nt nil hours of nil sonsmns with the pro rlalnn of tho modornly constructed pavilion Tho tout Is hotter than tho pavilion, coldor than the pavilion and dampor thnn tho pavilion Tho lalllon 1 also bolng accorded prec edence ovor tho cottage plan Hdwln I,. Snbln. In Atnorlcnn Review of Re view s HOW A NKWSPAPHR SHOl'I.D RR hl'X (?) -J It SaS&wS E ECKERLBN n.n ,mm 4 Family Liqto Stote H4 Cnmraefciil St. Free Delivery When a man go ait ray Keep it ont. When tho critics ronat n piny Keep It out. When two men I nanger clash: When n merohant goes to smaah; When u oushlor steals the cash Kiop It out i ! Whon thy nnarrel lnth?'chMrolr" ' Keop It out. jWhgn a toaohor wlIds tho birch Keep It out. When flnwomen fair to seo Whisper something ovar tea Print It! Ooodnosa graeloua mel "Keep it out!" Vhen two stntemon tuak a deal Keop It out. When another trias te stil Keep it out. Stories thin and stnrius tall: ' flood and bad and big and small Anything that's news at all Hear om hout Kei It out1" -Peoria Transcript Kodol will, In a very sho-t timo, cnnble the stomnch to do tho work it should do, and the work It should do Is to digest all tho food you oat, It makes tho strimach sweet nnd It Ib pleasant to tako. It Is sold here by all druggists. . o One dlfferenco between some men and a mule is that the men do most of their kicking with their mouths -o DoWitt's Little Early Risers aro Bmall pills, easy to tako, gentlo and sure. Sold by nil druggists. fj Why does Johnny glgglo" less And stifle all his grins I'll toll you Blnco you'd novor guess In two weeks bcIiooI begins. For n Sprained Ankle. A rpralnod nnklo may bo cured In about ono-thlrd tho timo usually re quired, by applying Chamberlain's Liniment freely, and giving it nbso luto rest. For salo by Dr. Stono's drug storo. If nil people woro credited with tholr good Intentions the recording angel would require nn nddltlona' clork. O" Konnedy's Lnxntlvo Cough Syrup docs not constlpnto like most of the old fashioned cough cures, but on tho othor hnnd It gontly moves the bowols end nt tho samo timo healE Irritation and nllays Inflammation of tho thront. Sold by all druggists. o No man ovor hhd hnlf as mucn fun with a butterfly after catching It, as he did during tho chnso. ) - CASTOR I A 1'or Infants nnd Children. Ffis Kind You Have Always Bought ira tin) y'TJT ZJS7?S-JZ" Bcnro 6in A girl thinks a man la swift if he trios to flirt with her nnd slow If ho doesn't, TEA New York is too fir from Japan; San Fran cisco is nearer. Vour sroccr rlumi Twr moner If jou don't UU Schilling'! Pert, wo par Mm. Ho also waits who trios to sorvo u wonmii. m Hiffawi I Cahvas Gloves Leather Gloves All Sia Canvas Drilling and Duck at Low Prices Pearl Buttons, 2 dozen for. . Cottou Blankets '. Extra Large Cotton Blankets. Mercerized Prints... 5ty a jj 9J..WJ W . . . .Qf . TOWELS 5 TOWELING 5 'd OUTING FLANNEL 5 yd HEAVY GRAY II0SE...12i pr TIDIES' VESTS -lOtf LADIES' RUUBEItS... 50 Pr HAJULTON & BROra ggoj, BEST FOR WEAIt ALL LEATHER ALL KINDS t ALL SIZES ADEN'S RUBBERS QQa - -- S tf"t a.ll M 1 rf uoys auiis, cxiru k""u viuuj ao Men's Suits, 96.50 to $12.Q0. host values, Ladlea' rjoij new stepk just In. ROSTEIN & GREENBAM, SlttS r DEPOSITORS Like to feel thnt In bringing their business to -a bank they jr helping to build It up; In other words they aro giving somcthit for what they receive. We want you to feel thut way toward WE ARE GROWING GROW WITH US Wo want year account want to mnko ourselves useful to ycj In any thing pertaining to nuance nnd jwo can handle It !! prollt to you nnd to oursslvoi. United States National Bank of Salem, Ore tt-fmtw;iaHrTisTiWTffrrajtf fmrEC'xr GERMAN BAKERY AND CONI-'KCTIONKltY Now under now mnnngomeur SCIUiKRl?r SCHNIvlDKU Proprietors Complete lluo of fresh nnd un to-date baker goods delivered to all parts of the city freo. Wo are proud of our party aud woddlag cakes, d llvc'vo' on short notice GHe us a trial U nil we ask Store corner Twelfth and Ch niAkotn ifs , iPhnnn Ma.n DAI Ilill'linMirWiiaBMMIIBiifcHMBMIiaiiti.MilllTI m DR. KUM WONDKRPUL C1IINISE DOCTOR Will treat you with Oriental h?b and onto any disease without opera tion or pain. Dr. Kum 1 1 known everywhere lr Salem, and"has cured many promi nent people here. !! has lived tsH Snlom for 20 years, and oan be trust ed. Ho uses many modloines nn known to white dootors. and wit them oan cure catarrh, asthma, lunp troubles, rheumatism, stomach, live- and kidney disease. ' , Dr. Kum makei a specialty o' dropsy and female troubles. HU ' remedtas oure private dlase when vvwythlng else fails. He has hun dreds of estlmou!als, and glvs eon sultatton free. Price for medicine very moderate. Persons in the coun try can write for blauk. Send siamo If yon want tome extra flno teas get It from us, !, KUM WOW WO 00. When You Are Dry WHY NOT BUY A pure and wholesome 'jewrag- that is so'd In a i the cKlfl of Western Oregon and Nortnorn California. Made of the Choicest Malt and Hoi Grown in Marion County Mmlo ot I'iltei'cd Water and strictly in accordance with 1 Pure Food Law Salem Beer is the best mild hove! off-red ta public, Mad by ?oIJitltk- processoa and guaranteed V aai ,i0! somo. No adiilwnUlon. No drugs or qhiinlcals an J '' e l perect snuUary coudlMons, Addresi nil orders to Salem Brewery Associatioi Waller & Hentschel Successors to E. Eckerlln 'The Elite" Hotel and Cafe r IM ami 118 Commercial Stmt Meals 6 A. M. to Midnight Excel lent Merchants' Lunch, 25c, Sun day Family Dinners nnd Banquets a Specialty. m r xi niHMlT,I.V( Is hardwood 6 & -mJ For a private ""'l caual It, in bcins j artistic, beautiful naa - , ever, thoae whe fannot ,wi wooa inra uvu '. ' ,j: c d-fashloned it- , u u c'alty of the latt ! J, lor woodwork a both U , woods and my price a B A. M. HA ?? Manufacturer ot Mouldiags. and au QUt4 nlah. Corner MU1 a PfceM Mala S. I