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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19
Sympathy which Came Too Late

The suicide of a young lady scAd
teacher at Emporia, Kansas, has brOgE
to light sad story. Miss Mary Land,
the teacher, was stranger in the con-
munity. She was not very social, ~
morbidly sensitive and dressed shabby
Her neighbors began to criticisc and iM
fault. The complaints caused ihe p
perintendent of schools to notify the Oh
jectionable teacher that her reslgnatia
would be accepted. Miss Larick bosA
to the inevitable and kindly SAID 10 %
letter of resignation that if she iallsa ?
give satisfaction the fault must DC s
own. The next day she took moFphA
and died, leaving a letter coutahs
minute directions regarding the dHF
sition of her effects. After her dean
became known that she had been y.
only supporting herself, but that she =
the mainstay of an aged father, ana Y
educating a young brother at al eass.
college. Little by little it came oui =
the poor woman had practised the pDs
heroic self-denial. During all the -
weather she had never had a ffe y J.
room, and her bed was without blanl1
or sufficient covering. When the Pg
of Emporia found out these iacs y
began to dimly understand why tne y y
/ charged teacher broke down 10 inc y. 4
Of her misfortunes. and put an en-
her pain, anguish and wre'cOs 4. I.
The dead woman's funeral was w !
casion of considerable display, sOa (
church was packed with peeps ~
public sympathy came too late. - 3;
life's fitful fever the sell-sscl.lSS 49,
daughter and sister sleeps well.
Constitution.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

From ! long chapter On this subject,
derived from talks with Sailors we
quote the following:
ibid you ever hear . sailor say that
Il was uniucky 70 spill salt Ct messF SAID
the CAPTAIN Of the ship to which the man
BELONGED when the incident was related
to him. that is only. one Of hundred
such notions that sailors still cling TO. IL
.Iecl had bv accident crossed his knife
over that of q shipmate during mess ne
would have been just as sure that as
aster was impending as nc was Wnen ne
spilled the salt. The sailors preluulces
are for the most part unaccountaDIe, put
as rule they are Evolutionary. When
was lad made my first trip as Q sailor
on The schooner Montgomery, that was
engaged in the trade between Milwaukee
and Buffalo. Captain Ebenezer Smith
was a relative. On the first passage
down Lake Erie, in the spring OF 1862,
he sent man aloft to stow the foretop-
sail. The man did the work and then
climbed on the masthead. for some un-
accountable reason. The old man asked
him what he was going up there for, butno
replv was made. and minute later the
vessel pitched forward suddenly, and the
man slipped. We laid him out under
the t0pqallant forecastle. The wind was
breezing up all the time, and we had to
clew down the maintopsail. AS soon as
that was done the second mgte went aloft
to stow it, being an active fellow ard
willing Co work.
Don't climb that masthead said
the captain. as the young man climbed
the shrouds. He smiled in reply, and
soon slowed the sail. Then in bravado,
/ suppose, he climbed up the masthead.
There was another sudden pitch and the
poor fellow broke his neck on the break
of the poop.
1--WE were solemn crew crew going
into Buffalo. The men went ashore as
soon as they were paid off. They said
the ship had lost her luck. While we
were discharging at the elevator the
story got around aud some of the grain
trimmers refused to work on her. Even
the mate was affected by it. At last we
got ready to sail for cleveland, where
we were to load coal. The captain man
aged to get crew by going to crimp,
who ran them in fresh from salt water.
They came on board two-thirds drunk,
and the mate was steering them into the
forecastle when one of them stopped and
said. pointing aloft "What have you
got figurehead on the masthead for9
1.-THE mate looked up and then turned
pale. It's Bill, he said, and with that
the whole lot jumped on the dock. l
didn't see anything, but the mate told
the captain to look for another officer.
The captain was so much affected that
hn mt srno IN ovsnfhar cohnnuaw oY,1 thor,
shipped a new crew and sailed for Cleve-
land. He never got there. He was sunk
by steamer off Dunkirk. -
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19
Dutch Towns

Amsterdam, SO interest;,.
dent Of art, is . wonder ~ 1s, % TIE !
visitor BY reason of its avg. hss
c8nstruction, says the Boston oa'i !
The whole town is built my. Adasss
once q marsh, or, worse tha~ ~ what n
and is q vast marvel Of ms me- .;la "a
works, dams, embankmen,ssS we
tresses. built of very heayv =, AID
but resting upon millions 81 S ~: aAse
Piles are, In fact, the x,nl puese BEN
whole town, for the upper sp;' q q
which has been brought in fro, mes 4
places, is composed Of 4 s nOl dlssu
which affords no firm supno,s u laa
dam is, in fact, city upon aAnsa
stills being piles from fifteen !. .als y
feet long, upon which the ZINC Maa
stand, as it were, in the air vvullaap
recognize the character Of y. iOasasA
ton when you look at the ho0 ,s 'osOaaa
older parts of the town. Herr I a y d
is leaning forward in such ,;cl Sslaa
that you wonderat the foolhar5;aa.sa "
people who arc sitting in the =:
and thus adding to the WEIGH, T'a0'e
downward side, and you feel -, y =
pass it on the other side os y sa'1 ;
There another has settled sidaw; Is w
leans, as ifweared, on its neicbI.e,, y
third has started backward ! |, v
tempting to save itself from ne : .' ! !
crash into the street, which seem, ss ~
to come at any moment. A fourth .' W.
trying to look around the corna. '' 4
the next street, as if tired with =. ~
staring at the canal, and the Oene 'S''s y
feet is like looking into the -, = !.
scenery in the wings of theatre =. =.
everything has fallen up against s saa
thing else, or as if an earthouake ~. ...s
had lately occurred and another -, ~
severer one'was momentarily eynec,.s
You see this thing In nearly -.
town in Holland, but more plaiOly
Amsterdam than elsewhere. becans
the greater height of the buildings :
doubt in the course of time, Amys,s..
will have to be take down nipcsrs.'
furnished with new foundations an5~
up again, bat the patient Dutch whons
it will have the virtue to rebun
if necessary, and defy the humid Il
the percolaticn of water and the eOa.,
threat of the sea to the end Of time n.
courage of the Holland engineer imw,s
es me more and more profoundly VIII
every day / spend in this hollow com
try, and / am fully convinced thai /
they seriously attempt to carry out N,
present project to put dam across N
Zuyder Zee and pump its waters intcb
ocean, they will easily succeed. Ana
pie that added the bottom OF the lake I
/ HARLEM to their cultivated lands \
steadily pumping for three mortal ysAn
little sea, wherein shipwrecu n
happened, and naval battles had bu
fought, can find the greater work
draining the Zuyder Zee to be onyl
question of longer time. Makg
farms out of seas, cities out Of swsmn
mainland out of islands, changing gq
raphy and bringing distant people to !
neighbors are very easy matters Va
these slow and earnest Dutchmen.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19
Autograph Traffic Among the Senate
Pages.

That lively and saucy little biped
known as the ''page" in Congress, is an
indefatigable autograph seeker. But it
is not for the qualification of retaining
the signatures OF the members, who
keep him continually sticking about the
floor, that he bores them for autographs.
There is far more material satisfaction
for him In it than that. He turns auto
graph fiend for money. Therein consists
his principal perquisite. The grave and
dignified Senator, who enters the cham
Der before that body is called to order,
or remains after adjournment. is ready
victim of the page. The latter is pro-
vided with an album which he first care
fully covers with paper to protect it from
injury. On the outside of the cover is
pasted q roll-call of the Senate, and as
each signature is secured, the name cor
responding is marked off the list. To a
page, who was diligently fitting from
Senator to Senator, as a bee slipping
honey from flower to flower, a Star re-
porter put the question: Who EMPLOYS
you to get these autographs?'r
''Oh, lots o. 'em, he replied. mostly
ladies, but sum mems jes' as anxious as
women .
How much do you get for it?''
''Six cents name ?
lis there sharp competition in tSe
businessg"
"All the boys take hand in it. and
we trades all around If any boys hasn't
got albums to fill us who has hires them
to help. Oh, yes, we has to pay them
SIX cents name. What2 Do it cheaper2
Well, it wouldn't be healthy for any bov
to do it cheaper than the regulation
price. =
do any Of the Senators ever refuse
to give their autographs2'' asked the re-
porter.
ssYes. There's Senator -: he ours es
the boys for asking him.
And what do you 90 thenq'
We cusses him back In our minds.
but got him Onc't. When he cussed
me | said, But, Senator, this here al
buns for your wife He wrote down
ms name. No, 'twant for his wife sure
'nough, but made bet with some of
the boys that I'd get his name, SO You
see had to have it. We don't make
very much By Citing autographs. Most
boys don't I'll more'n one in 4 session.
But 1 do, and there's one boy made
nearly fifty dollars last session. There's
two or three other Senators beside the
one told you about that don't like to be
bothered, but We generally manage to
GIT EN-. We watches our chances and
catches EN- IN good humor. -" Wash
in0t0n Star.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19
strength For To-Day.

Strength for to-day II all that We neei,
As there win never to tomorrow:
For to-monow win prove but another to-da
With its naensure Of Joy and sorrow.
Then why forecast tho trials of life
With such a sad and grave pcrsiklencc,
And waicls AMI wait for crowded. Zig
That asycL have no ssx steice?
Strength fer so-day--in house and hoaac,
50 pTHctice fCrbeaInpce sweetly--
To scatter kind worus and loving deeds,
Still trusting IN God completely.
Strength FOR to.dny--whas a precious boon
For the carnest souls who I,bor,
For the willing han,ls that minister
To the needy friend or ncighbor.,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

An exciting and novel Dal,s ! Z
place in one of the pasture nela' a.
Soldiers Orphan Home, Ae e,s ~
one morning recently. Wsllss' = J
q fifteen year old boy, had gVD' =, D
look for some cattle wnen DC 4, "
tackled by large eagle. WnenA s5 b !
first saw the eagle it was PERI 1s. n D
tree, and he started on run ~ ~. n.
stitution. The bird OF ireeo saseSsl
chase and soon overlook the 49, ~ !
It buried its talons in the ilesu !. ~
his leg, but the boy was aDls .r . "a
his assailant off. It then lum s,y,i6|
the little fellow and bit nll. ...scsis
upon the arm. The boy cons - ~
fight the eagle and went q 81, ii Il
bird in true pugilistic style win n.
,fists. He succeeded in ge.I aS ~
hold upon the eagles neck T =. bss
and crushed it to death. Ing VI 81 u
exhausted after the conflict any. Az /
Sc taken to the hospital, Vne rsss
found that he had received nsD H.
IS and bites. The body o. y. =
measures four feet from tip 70 =
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19
HUMOROUS.

AhV ANA lhNA . AnOSeO. 4hAAFA yO0A
rye"
The land of nod-The auction
room.
The fireman is the chap WHO has
to endure hot climb.
Dinner dresses are worn fall--by
those of good appetite.
The most humorous member of o
dog is the wag of his tail.
Motto for crazy quilt manufacture
ers: " blessed are the peace MAKERS
The foot notes of any good medical
work ought to contain curec for corns.
A health journal says you ought to
take three-quarters of an hour for din
ner. It IS well, also. tc add. few
vegetables and i piece of meat:
Johnnie was kicked by his pony.
"What made him kick you ?" Inquired
bis sympathizing auns 4 don't
know" sobbed Johnnie, II diSn't ask
him"
"lIolcomb, the Michigan wrestling
giant, will westle any man ! in the
world for $780," Lots Of msn these
dull times will do pile of wrestling
for $780,
"How does the new girl strike you"
asked citizen of Detroit at dinner
lately. "She hasn't struck ME YET"
answered his wife meekly. "but she
has done almost everything else"
"Artiicial heat with fowls's is the
heading in an agricultural journal.
The writer has probably, endtavored
to capture a chicken BY chasing it
around the barn about seventy-three
times.
Al little boys grief upon being re-
fused permission to attend d circus,
was in part asslaaged bytEe assurance
from his mother that if he would cry
his tears he might go and see his faith
or have tooth extracted.
Passions in children's shapes will
be the same as usual this winter, says
an exchange. We are glad to know
this. as we have always argued siren
uously against any changes in the pre-
vailing style Of infants
a widow, intending to succeed her
husband in the management of ho-
tel, advertised that The hotel will
be kept by the widow of the former
landlord, Mr.. Brown. who died last
summer on new and Improved
plan"
Why is this butter like samson. !"
asked the spruce young man who
tends the ribbon counter, but the
landla0y looked sternly at him, re-
marking: You'd better settle last
weeks bil." and the cream Of the joke
was lost.
A shrewd eiu i.ssy cautioned her
married daughter against worrying
her husband TO much. and concluded
BY saying: MY child. man il like an
egg. Keep tin hot water = little while
he may boil soft, bat keep him
there too long and he haFdens.7
srve said often that | wduld take
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

The proportion Of those who attend
public worship to the bulk Of the popu-
lafion IN the following European citiea
=: Berlin, 10000. population, / 600, 600;
hamburg, 1000, population, 400, 900:
london, 1000. O00, population, 4. 900. 900:
Glasgow, 900. 600, population, zoo, 900.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-19

In the year 1884 there e ~
Of $50 hotels burned in tins
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-03-20

-Messrs. Dusenbery " Co. have pnr-
chased the lots on the northeast corner
Of Main aud Franklin strecta, upon
which j. Z. Jones store formerly stood.
They viii at once cemmence the cree
tion Of fine brick store. Mir. n. Dia-
n,ond, of the tirm, this week contracted
for 100. 600 brick to be used in the DuiiG-
ing. The counters and part OF Inc
shelving are already made. This looks
like business, and the LEADER IS glad to
see it. Tally one mere for Weston.
-Georce starrstt, scotsman, Walla
WILL. has sor sale New Zralund oats,
weighing lis pounds per sack, two
waeks earlier than common oats. Price,
ss per 100 pounds. Also, Evergreen
MiIlet, 40 cents per pound.
George Brown, of Pendleton, chars-
ed with selling liquor to an Indian,
pleaded guilty in the United States
court, and was fined S,l0, which he
paid and departed to sin 10 nore-tiiI
next time.
Coyote huut tomorrow! Meet al
j. r. Kings at S a. m. (sharrl.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-03-20

Mr. James Elgin was last year schsol
clerk of district Hunber sixty. \ tax
was veted by the district, which should
amount as was supposed to 5000 CT
little more. Mr.. Eigin collected the
money and turned over 500, retaining
S55. which lie refused to account for.
For this Il warrant was issued in JUS
tice Bishops court, and large number
of witnesses, beng the taxpayers OF
the district, were subp@nacd. Before
the examination took place, however.
Elgin concluded that he had been Ia
boring under a mistake in refusing te
account for the money, and upon agree
ing to pay over the $'S65 and all the
costs. which amount to il0 80, was dis
charged. This is undoubtedly case o
costly misapprehenaion.- East 0regoH
/ ,yU
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-03-20
PGeveii sca5i. 10 sIsc Front.
WESTON, March 13.

To the Editor OF the LEADER:
DIR. George Warrington King, in your
last issue, tries, like the great overgrown
child that he is, to crowd out Of the
tight place that he is in by affecting
dignity ard sweePinsly denouncipg ev-
erythjng as lies" That dodge is lit
tie too old, however, and as he dragged
me into this discussion, stating hat l
was the author Of the articles written to
the TrijvAe over the signature OF
"Copa Nica,' Ipropose to make his po-
sition clear to tho public, as everybody
around here knows that he made a most
objectionable biunder regarding that
rupture, and he dare not deny it in
your eou!umns. Further, | am not
''Cepa Mica" and don't even know who
Is. Now where arc the lies? No won
der Dr.. GeovseNashiugton King would
like to dodge the issue by claiming that
10 "geatiemar" wonli dispute with me,
after he has ben DONG it for the last two
weeks himself, until it got too hct fol
him. It is toe late for hin, now But
the next town TO which he moves
would advise him to keep his R!outi
shut ard his pen quiet. and try to leol
wise, and he isng pass for a gentlernal
much lopger than he did here. | motto,
! he aIvertisas the CITY Drug Store fo
sale in the T. 0. Now why does he no
borrow money from a deformed girl
giving promise of marriage as security
and bi1y it himself? In writing abou
the Irving Club having the N0rnsa
E fonthIy for its organ, he displays an
other evidence of his intelligence. Ha
this would be ''gentleman" arg sense
or has the fact OF his having been bisck
baliei in that club anything ts do wit
/ it? Perhaps the mere he ci.ews on tlli
: stub" the bigger it gets, and soon h
, will believe that the Irving Club
: stirring mp wa between England an
; Russia, CT fitting up volunteer force
: ride en- donkeys to Egypt, in which cas-
he could continue to sct as doake
q during the day, and ''reducs disioca
: tions" at night.
Now, G. Washiugton, come on agai
= Will. more ''blgnders''
\. L. POWELL
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-03-20
NJ. s. LEE.

Notice is hereby given that al exam
inatisn of applicants for certificates to
teach in Umatilla county will be held
in the School BuRdiaJ at Centerviile, i'll
said county, commencing at Q O'Clock a.
m. on Thursday, March 2G, 1855, and
continuing two days. These who fail
to appear on this occasion will find that
they hayc lost by the neglect. There
are row too many teachers in the coun'
ty, and the standard has gone at lcdS'
ten per cent. higher. Prepare your
selves accordingly.
JOHN EDINGTON,
School Sup't.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-03-20
PEN AND SCISSORS.

REESE and REDMAN, ADAMS
'Did you ever see a woman play
whist?" asks the Baston Post. "Ne,
but we've seen a good many of them
try.
Steinater & Co. keep tne Buckingham
& Hecht's boots aud shoes.
The Baztimorcan says "a clerk Is
like a gan because he can be discharged"
He may also get loaded without the
knowledge of the proprietor and GO off
unexpectedly.
For bargins in glassware and |
crockcry so to Kcese& Redman's, Adams.
Fakir-Dont yer want to puy some.
dings? Dude-No: Eye got everything
| need. Fakir-Don't yer want to puy
| u fine razor? Duae-I never shave my
self. Fakir Put maybe you wants to
commit suicide some of dose days. /
Steinakcr & Co. have the largest and
best assortment of wall paper III Weston.
Egotism is generally pretty unsni-
n1ous-all Is and no knows.
Reese Il Redman, Adams, ara pay
ing the highest market rates for wheat.
"iYho is that across the street," "Oh!
that is very close friend of mine"
"Indeed?' ''Ies; never lends a cent"
Don't forget that Reese & Redman
are located at Adams, and do "bpss
business.
In 1872 the tax rate in Boston was
+ $50. Now it is SIT, and yet the peo.
pie do not seem to be altogether happy.
7 N. Dusenbery & Co. is selling lum-
: her at SIS per NJ. for cash or good
notes. Also wood at 81 per cord.
D A poet says: "Tis more brave to live
Z than to die" That's the reason poets
n s.nd their effusiens to the editor by
. mail"
d Steinakcr & Co. make specially C
t gents clothing and furnishing goods
For nobby suit call on them.
o He-Won't you 60 slcighing with I'll
" this evening? She-Have yeu genti
It horse? He-Yes, indeed; 1 csr driv
7 him with one hand. She-I1l 60.
h The LEADER Office will do all kind
l. OF job werk as we'll and as cheap as cal
n be dcne in Portland.
'e Secretary Rayard has done mere t
Or discourage applicants fer office than an
ot other member of the cabinet. Severa
i, influential democrats calie6 upon hir
J. and presented petition bearing Ion
ut list Of distinguished names and urgin
a. him to make certain appointment t
u a consulate. Secretary Bayard locke
as at the paper and then said: This is
C: very strong petition. l will have
k properly fled and promise to give
IN my consideration if vacancy occurs.
rs The assurance had 4 depressing effe,
he upen the delegation.
Is -"Mrs. Jones, Where did you on
Id that handsome Doiman:" "Why, 6
~ the Great I. K. Z. Store, Wslla Walk
Taylor & Evans of Milton ha,
y always an hand a fine assortment
a hooks, stationary and notions.
Ladies, have you been to see II
fine bargains given away at the Gree
Il. X. L. Sssre in our Cioaks DolmaI
and SUIT Departments.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-03-20

A rare opportunity to obtain a good
home and Il paying business in new
and rapidly growing country. l will
sell the mill alone, Or the farm (of SEQ
acres), or both together, cheap,
Terms, one-half cash; balance on long
time or in lumber. The property is sit
uated on Diamond Prairie, Lower VIII
Iowa valley. For particulars call on OF
address Fl. L. CHAMBERLAIN, Wallows
p. o., Union county, Oregon, or j. K.
Romig, Real Estate Agent, La Crande.
Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-03-20
TzETJG LETT E2.

For the Leader
MILTON, Mar. IS, 1855.
Elder Colcsrd preached his farewell
sermon OF Sunday evening last to
crowded house.
Miss Oilis White, we are pleased to
notice, is in Milton again. L. Banks
has also returned.
Mrs. J. Harrison of East Portland re-
turned home yesterday after short Wis
it to her sister, Mrs. John Frazier.
Died-On the llth inst, Little Geor-
gle, only ssn OF John and Laura Fra
zier, aged year and s month. He was
bright little boy and will be, oh! so
sadly missed in the family circle.
Almost everybody in Milton is SO bu.
sy this fine weather they have not the
time or inclination for anything but
work, farming, gardening, house and
yard cleaning being among the chief oc-
equations.
MIR. Walters and family have moved
| down to their ranch in the Sand Hollow
country. II. Piper has also gone dowr
to the same place to make some arrange
meRts preparatory to moving his family
down.
Also, on the 18th inst, Mrs. Evans
who has been lying very low with con
sumption for many months. Her finn
eral took place from the NJ. E. Charch
Father Wi!bT.r preached the sermon +
large and attentive audience. Man,
relatives ard friends sympathise yer,
deeply with those who are bereft OF
companion and mother.
MORE ANON.