davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25
All Halloween Fashions.

Th amusements Of the eve greatly
vary in different localities, and among diff.
ferent people. In some sections, parties,
where all the ladies are dressed In calico
or a kindred ms,erial, and their male at.
tendants are arrayed in vests, coats and
neckties of the same material, are the
vogue. Frequently the young ladies send
sufficient material, like their gowns, for
the gentlemen's outfits, to the house of
the person who gives the party. Then,
on an evening a week previous to said
party, all the gentlemen invited, meet and
select their materials. Thus they have
made into coats, vests and neckties, with.
out knowing to whom they are indebted.
On Halloween, as each gent walks into
the reception.room, he selects, for his part
ner, the young lady wearing the gown that
matches hi, coat. Thus, according to ira.
dition, he learns his fate in The lottery of
malrimonv. Another way is, for each
lady to make a necktie from material
like the gown she is to wear. All these
necktes are put in box, IN the gentle
mems dresslng.room, and each selects
what, to him, is the prettiest and most
neatly made. He choo.es, Tor his partner,
the young lady with gown TO match.
The menu o + this feast embraces nuts,
apples, duu. .hnuts and cider, and some.
times simple domestic cake. The gentle.
men ol tne party should, to carry out the
idea, crack all the nuts, and then act
as walters, passing the refreshments to
the ladies. M servants should appear on
the scene.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25
W. c. T. U. COLUMN.
The Enemy at Work.

Mrs. NJ. c. Lord, writing from
Pasadena, says let no one be alarm
ed at the report that five hundred
"voters" in Pasadena have petition
ed for high license. The list of
names was scarcely printed when a
citizen offered one hundred dollars
if he could ascertain who forged his
name. Another leading business
man stated that the name figuring
as his on the petition was not placed
there by him, and that he opposed
license, high or low. The "oldest
inhabitant" finds the names strange
ly unfamiliar, and-but why go on ?
The readers understand the tactics
of the enemy; the whole thing
seems to be done for outside effect !;
no one is deceived. There is a
strong faction determined to dis
credit our prohibitory ordinance,
but the sentiment of the people is
overwhelmingly on the side of the
ordinance, and the women are
awake.
The contest is not merely a local
one we have the wine and liquor
trafflc of the whole state, not to say
nation, to fight, and it boasts that it
will break the backbone of this tenn
perance town. Therefore listen to
no unfavorable reports unless they
come from the w. C. T. U.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25

CATHOLICS must not be creama-
ted. That is the substance of re-
cent edict issued by Pope Leo IN.
He condemns cremation and recon-
ends that all loyal adherents of
the Church shall inter their dead in
Mother Earth. Cremation has long
been practiced among the Catholics
of Italy and France, and although
it has been thought that the Pope
did not regard the practice with
favor, he has never before given any
official utterance on the subject.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25

THE American national vice of
carelessness ought to be solicitOusly
excluded from the operation of our
railroads, from motives of economy,
even if no higher consideration be
admitted to the accounts. The
Lehigh valley disaster should be the
conspicuous illustration of this COM
mon failing. Recklessness like that
which made this horrible slaughter
possible, is scarcely distinguishable
from criminality. Such an awful
event needs to be followed not only
by atonement, but retribution as
well. The blood of the slain cries
out from the ground against the
guilty ones.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25
National Surgical Institute.

Two or more surgeons representing this
Institute will be at the Chemeketa hotel,
Salem, November 10th, 1883.
They come fully prepared with all the
apparatus necessary for the successfu
treatment OF their specialties, curvature OF
the spine, diseases of the hip and knee
joint, crooked limbs, club feet and all
bodily deformities. Their success In treat
ing these troubles as well as all chronic
and sexual diseases has made for the In
stitute national reputation.
Upon application, references will be lur.
nished nom patients in all parts OF the
United States.
An persons who are suffering nom any
OF these complaints, should not fail to take
advantage ofthis opportunity for relief.
d 70.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25

JOHN L. SULLIVAN, the prize fight
er, now that he is recovering from
his late serious illness declares that
he will never drink again, and ex-
hibits sufficient moral courage TO say:
"There was time in my sickness
when was thought to be dying,
but God was good to me and gave
me one more chance. I've fully
made up my mind what to do with
the chance, and l will never again
touch a glass of beer or a drop of
any kind Of intoxicating liquor.
No man who is friend of mine
will ever ask me TO drink again.
II Sullivan keeps this pledge, says
the Oregonlan, and it is very prob
able he will, he will become a better
man than he ever has been mentally,
morally and physically, and viii
win the most important battle of his
life. He will then be a man who
willlcommand the respect Of respect
able people,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25

"FLoOD's estate,n says the San
Francisco Alta of the dying million
aire, sis valued by good judges at
$l5,OOO,OO0. At the height of the
bonanza excitement, when shares
on the leading mines brought 5000
and paid $50 a month dividend,
Floods wealth was rated at $40, ,OOO,-
600, but then came the great shrink
age in Comstock values, which cut
down the fortune Of all the mining
millionaires fully one-half, and
Floods losses by the Nevada bank
wheat deal were hllly 5000, ,OOO
The property will probably be equal
ly divided between the wife, son and
daughter. The latter was always
Floods favorite, and at one time she
possessed in her own rights, 1900, 900
in real estate apd government bonds.
She gave much of this TO help her
father out Of his embarrassments a
year ago, but still owns about s., 600,
boo, Young Flood is shrewd, but
has no stability, and the old man
never trusted him In any large
deals.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25
FREE ADVERTISING !
No Charges

A DVERTISEMENTS UNDER TIL
n heads of WA NTE u, FOR SALE,
FOR RENT. FOUND, LOST, etc. of an ac-
ceptnblc nature, not to exceed three lines,
will be free for one week-only one ad for
each Individual. This does not include
business advertisements.
II answers fail To come the first time we
invite as many repetitions as are necessary
10 secure what you advertise for. We wish
the advertisers to feel that theyure not inn
posing ON us by using our free columns.
The CAPITAL JOURNAL Is the medium
through which the general public may al
ways have their wants supplied.
Advertisers should remember that let
ters directed to INITIALS ONLY are not
delivered through the postoflicc. If ini-
tinls are used they should be directed to
the care of some person, firm, or pOstotlCe
box.
Advertisements can be left at our Office
or sent through the mail to
CAPITAL JOURNAL PUB. co.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25

GENERAL HARRIsoN's speeches
to visiting delegations are marvels.
He always has something of interest
to say and he says it well, Not only
does he arouse the enthusiasm of
his hearers, but all over the country
the people read his speeches and
nniON thpm.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25

The Eugene physicians report the
number Of new cases Of typhoid
fever on the decrease and the late
ones more mild than the earlier
ones.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25
Good Work in Arkansas.

Major Hilton's coming has
nightly stirred Hot Springs. For
five days he held meetings and many
new members are being added to
our Dumber as a result of our work,
and words of encouragement and
God speed are heard from many who
once would have said "You can do
nothing" The secret of Major
Hilton's success is conservation. He
turns the blaze of gospel light upon
the liquor business, and exposes the
monster in all his hideousness. His
weapon is the two-edged sword of
truth, and it strikes to the heart,
convincing a man, not against his
will, but through his will. His
special aim is to reach that sleepy,
apathetic class of Christians who
delude themselves with the thought
that they are not their brothers
keeper, and his success may be well
expressed in the remark of Louis
XIV. to the preacher Massillon:
1--WE have heard many orators and
been pleased with them; having
heard you we are much displeased
with ourselves
The immigrant as he sets foot in
New York almost under the shadow
of Liberty Enlightening the
World" must run the gauntlet of
the five hundred saloons and low
boarding houses which cluster
around Castle Garden. Every de
vice which a wicked ingenuity can
invent is brought to bear upon the
unsophisticated foreignersto entice
him into these dens of vice.
The San Francisco grand jury in
its last report stated that there are
l, 200 or 800 criminals in that city
and county who virtually control
elections.
"Ninety-nine one-hundredths of
the children of America kept out of
school are the children of drunk
ards"
In the last ten years 5000 patients
have been treated at the Temper
ance Hospital, London.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25
Tie M1rkets.
SALEM QUOTATIONS.

Wheat -75c.
OAts-2O@25c.
B2ef-2!grOss @5c. net.
Mutton-S2@S3 per head.
Hogs-5c. net, 6 dressed.
Bran -$14 per ton.
Shorts-$15 per ton.
Hops-lS@2Oc
RETAIL PRICES.
Flour 1926 per bbl.
POtatOes-35c.
Eggs-25c.
Butter-30c.
Lard-15, 1601Sc
WOol-16!@l7c.
Hams-1Sc. eastern.
Bacon-17@1Sc., eastern.
Apples-green, 40c per bu.
Chickens-2.50@S4.00.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25
ONE
II ! QFFfEEss 2FFETE
, ARRISON
WILL HARRISON be defeated?
For reply spell his name backwards.

OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES ON be-
ing asked when the training of a
child should begin, replied, "a
hundred years before it is born"
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25

Painless dental operations at DIR.
T, G Smiths, % State street.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25
NEw TO-DAY.
For Contractors.

TNHE BOARD OF PUBLIC BUILDING
i commissions hereby invite sealed pro-
posals for the completion OF two rooms in
the capitol building according to specifica-
tions in the oftiee OF W. ID. Pugh, architect,
Salem, Oregon.
Bids whit opened at 2 O'Clock Tuesday,
October ~, lSSS
SYLVESTER PENNOYER,
GEO. w. MCBRIDE,
q. W. WEBB,
Board OF Commissioners,
WM, A. MUNLY, Clerk OF Board. I'd
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25
GRASS SEED.

OtAN FURNISH MESQUITE oh -
~ mixture OF Lincoln and Mesqulte "a. ~
large or small quantities. For Terms Nu
Box el,
l74lm salem, or.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25

H1-Entered as second-class matter at the
Salem Oregon, POstOhice, June q, 1888.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-10-25

W. II. BYARS Editor
CLARE b. IRVINE Local Editor
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-15

About forty years ago at one Of the
medical colleges Of this country, the
students had a trick of hazing every
new man who entered the institution.
They would secure him hand and foot,
carry him before a mock tribunal and
there try him for some high crime with
which they charged him. lie would be
convicted, Of course and sentenced to
be led TO the block and dcc1pitated
A student named William Patterson
came along in time, and was pat through
the court and sentenced in the usual
solemn and impressive manner. He was
blindfolded and led to the block, and
his neck placed in position. The cxecu-
toner swung the ak and buried it in the
block, allowing il, to be sure, TO 20
nowhere near Pattcrson's head. The
students laughed when the trick wa. at
an end, but Patterson was dead He
had died from what we medical men
call shock. All the students were
put under arrest, and the question arose,
"Who struck PattcrsonI' On the trial
it was shown that nobody struck him,
but the medical students retained the
expression, and it has come down
through them to the present day
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-15
A Parrot That PrayS.

4 family living near a church owns a
very bright parrot. Every evening the
bells of the church ring the '.Angelus, )"
and recently one of the little girls of
the family was taught to recite the ap-
propriate prayer at the sound of the
bells. The parrot watched her care
fully, and the other evening, at the first
sound Of the chimes, dropped to the
bottom OF the cage, put down his head
and said the first few words of the prayer
He has kept this up ever since and is
adding other words of the prayer as the
little girl teaches them to him.-IChi
cagO News.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-15
Hunting Wild Ducks on the Chesa
DPakp

When driven out Of the Great South
Bay by the gunner5, many of the wild
fowl emigratc to the Chesapeake bay,
where they are met with by sportsmel
from Philadelphia and the ncighboring
cities. Although the gunncrs are just
as eager there to get a few good shots at
the birds the law is strictcr than in New
York state and the birds arc less mcrci-
lessly killed off by sportsmcn, Ley men
and amateur gunners. North of Tur-
key Point and Spesutia Island shooting
is allowed only on Mondays, Wedncs-
days and Fridays Of each week from the
1st Of November to the 1st of January.
All the cunning must be done between
O'Clock in the morning and sunset.
Night shooting with any kind Of gun is
prohibited and no one IS allowed to
shoot from a vessel, canoe, sncak-boat,
or sink box by day or night within half
a mile of the shore. These laws are
strictly enforced and heavy fines are
paid by those who break them. It gives
Maryland better chance than many
other states, and all visitors to the
ducking grounds have to employ the
resident owners Of the boats, who make
a good living in this way during the
cold months of the year. Many wealthy
people from the cities run down to the
feeding grounds with their yachts on
shooting days; but even then they
usually employ one of the bay men to
90 along with them as guide and gen
eral director Of the expedition. Early
in the morning the yachts and cat boats
can be seen cruising and manruvering
around the shore, waiting for the clock
hands to point to the five-o' clock hour,
when they sweep over the line in a dead
race for the shooting grounds, each boat
bound to be the first on the spot. The
game constable is on hand each morn
ing, and he takes particular care to see
that no boats cross the line until the
appointed time. He gives the word to
go at tn proper time, and the yacht race
then begins. = Harper's Weekly.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-15
French Taneral Customs.

i'"N" ""N al N">''>
Aen person aie'.ia France ms rep
reschtatiTes immediately SenI o"' "Aa'
are called "Lettres de iaire payt' to all
trends and even Slight "e1u'at"aces'
ln'iAng th'm to assist at the TeAgioNS
service lsnppo'A9 there IS - he oael
ana the bunal OF the deceased. The
circumstances generally state lhht the
coFteSe VIII De ioFhe. / al the house o'
the deiunct. The more intimate friends
assemble IN the drawing room, where
'hey are received 10y the nearest re'a-
'Ne' oI the "ece"se' person mean
"nilc the CONN mas De2A placed III the
doorway OF the house, which has been
converted INTO sort OF cAAPoL The
opening Is drapod with heavy D.acN
hah9ihSS OoFdeieb with SILVER lrin9e'
ana often cmoroldcred with the arms or
initials OF the deceased.
II the ceremony Is to be religious
oAe-lt IS very rarely a ''clTH' one
the friends sprinkle the coffin with holy
water which Is placed at the head, IN a
silver plated vessI, together with q
brush. When the procession is formed,
the nearest relatives are the lmma late
followers OF the coffin. The men IN
varlably walk, if they are able to do so;
ladies follow in carriages. y priest, ac-
companicd by choir boys, vested il
cassock and surpIice, 'fctches' the
body. In the country they go on foot
aad chant, but in Paris they always
head the cortege with carriage. The
general body of followers usually mum
Der several hundred.
The men go bareheadcd even in the
burning sun and failing rain. As the
bier passes the busiest and most ell T.
vescent man acknowledges the solcm-
nifty Of death by raising his hat. The
ceremony in the church is plain or
pompous, according to the position that
the dead person occupied in tho
world.
In Paris there are five 'ClaSsoaN OI
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-15
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS

LAKE superior F'a ore deliveries IN
the tower 'A@e ports ioF the past season
were "t@f'f "~' -9@@' Al increase ga "N1'
r'''' ''' .''.s' '' gam B" " ~''.. '.-.''
''.'' ''.4 49, i'-' V'-'''' -"
lo-' Ills ~'' '-- '..--'-' '-.
- =, - 80 49, '
''0@9 .'" ''~
Probably the o1st .aoAaH. rel.i or
natural watch tower in the "of.d i'
caddo Peak, in Johnson ta"aty, Texas
Il Is a beautiful ;ruaeate- cone, Hins
300 feet above the -cTe. Of the sl'ro"n"-
ing country AMI from ths top o' iA Oh
a clear day' one can see Il distance o.
f9o mics up 'hs ncaHdeT"E h."<''
river
Dr.. Gouiag has iuveuted another gua
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-15
CIeyerlY Caught.

Dobson-- Hello, Jobson, old man, now
are you1 Oh, by the way, can you
change d twenty dollar bill for mel
Jobson (pleasel to be thought cap
italisD-~Certainly, my boy, certainly.
DoJson-,-Good, I'm glad to hear it.
Then you'll certainly be able to pay me
that five dollars YOU borrowed last
year.
And Jobson had to --[Somerville
Journal.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-15

Z &fGtJ0M 4 Glnf'Q 9 SfOT1QS
l. - ''-'-1 - o1O - WI -0'-
.r -, chi, t,o man with ,ho
...aI Ia,. ..'tnt;an o.am+ oa +Lo p
N"9'eA leg, station agent on Ihc d.
.sd r. railroad for good many years,
and several things occurred there which
~rr. tn" talk Of the line and which you
m'y fed Interesting enough to publish
Ny station was both insignificant and
'mnorlant White it was only hamlet
in population, it was railroad crossing,
White every train seemed to be in a
harry to get away as fast as possible all
engines ha.1 to take water or coal, and
various TRAINS had to pull IN On the long
siding to let varions other trains pass,
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-15
The Wrong Kind.

"Bromley, I've been going through my
last years vests"
Find any bills in the pockets, Oar
ringer"
Yes, one"
"Good. \ $50 bill hope.''
''No, a bill for 1888"
but there isn't bill of that denomi-
nation"
ooh, there Sn't eh? Bromley, it was
q wash bill - Philadelphia Cal.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-15


steam and everything roaTlng. ihers
was gross careiesshess IN bringing z ABOUT
TINS accident Tut 1t was covered up ana
Kept out OF print We could near the
runaway a ml'e OH, ana we cou'o 'oca'0
hcf as sue came through the WOODS "
INC shower OF SPARKS HEIn9 from H1i
smokcstack. GA she came, and as she
struck the switch II seehl9o az Il sic
must 90 over. lnefe was c''che'S-
clash and bang, ami she Tl9hteu anu
Whlzzed past rs ike merry arrow
We knew what would happen nj
the other end OF the siding There was
Md beyond, and when the runaway
left the rails she tore up hundred feet
Of track, made 'plln tiers o1 score ol
ties, ana piou- Il her way INTO 'he
hela Tor quarter OF mile ana pie"
up. Had she encountered No, on the
main track there must have been a ter
rible smash-up. At the speed She was
gong the runaway WouIu nave
climbed right on top OF the tram. Al
ter the explosion l entered the station
and called for k, to give him the
news, but he could not be raised. l
could not get him until the usual hour
next morning, and then | learned some
thing which made my hair stand on end.
He had not heard a word of the matter.
He was not il hls office when the &C
commodation passed, and he had heard
nothing from c., the station where
the engine broke away then called
for the agent at c., and it turned out
that at o clock on the afternoon pre-
vious, he had met with an
accident by which he had
been made deliriou3 all night. When
they went for him to telegraph about
the engine he was in bed, and being
held there by nurses, and they did not
even try to make him understand what
had happened As a matter Of fact
and record, no living hand clicked that
message to me. Every man on the line
was examined, but all denied it. I
heard 1t and understood it, and acted
upon it, and it came from k. How
do I explain it? l never could. have
had people tell me that it was mind tele-
grsphing to mind, but you can take any
tlaory you wish. [ was called for in the
sal way, understood fully what was
Icing said, and hurried out to do what I
have described The matter has been a
puzzle and a mystery for years, and l
have no hopes Of solution.
81 How did | lose my leg? Well,
there was q mystery about that. We
had changed our time and a passenger
train passed my station at 2 a. m.
aWokc one night at 1 o'clock, feeling
that the upper switch had been left
open by the freight train. l lighted my
lantern and ran up there, and sure
enough 1t stood VIDE open, and death
trap had been set for the express.
closed it. and was on my way back when
three cars which had broken away from
the freight several miles away, at the
top OF a grade, came Whoopn5 down,
and, II trying TO get out OF the way l
made a stumble and got my leg under
: /, ! 4
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-15
They Matched His Head.

"Its very cold" remarked Mr.. Nc
CorkIe, as he came in to dinner. ''My
hands are perfectly numb"
Then they match your skull perfect
ly," was the unfeeling comment of his
wife. Philadelphia Times.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-15

Miss Ethel-And so you are really en-
gagged to Mr.. Sampson, Claral
Miss Clara (blushingJ---Yes, it all
happened last evening, Ethel.
Miss Ethel What a blessing leap
year is, dear!