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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05

The funniest circus the lmagina-
ton could picture in line of wood
saving, was visible this morning in
the yard back of the Capitol Adven-
ture Co.'S store. A stout, hearty
looking man came along and struck
Mr.. Friedman for pecuniary assist
ance, as he was out of funds and
work. Mr.. +. told him there was
a wood-pile back of the store, upon
which he could exercise himself and
earn something. All right; he'd
try; so a saw and buck were furnish
ed and the pile pointed out. Short
ly after Mr.. Friedman looked out
70 see how the job progressed, and
there stood the bold itinerant. with
his saw braced between the ground
and his stomach, and In his hands a
stick Of wood which he was playing
ln the saw after the style of a won. |
IN ON wash-bOard, and I'm this way |
lad cut quite few sticks. II would |
le difficult 10 think of a more ride
ilous situation, and Mr.. Friedman
Il hugely, rs he proceeded
q give the necessary instructions 10
his pilgrim Of forty winters who
had never handled a buck-saw.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05

Now that the political campaign
Is approaching it is seasonable time
20 subscribe for the CAPITAL
JOURNAL. IL will contain full
reports of all political conventions
meetings and elections, anda cordial
discussion Of the questions AT issue
ana viii be delivered anywhere In
the city for Is cents per week or
wiiehe sent by mail for S. Der wear
leave i, orders at this Office or with
the route agent. "'''i
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05

willis a ChAmberlin have a few
desirable building lots In Fast
salem tor sale ON reasonable terms
Parties desiring eligible bulldlnv
sites would do well toexaniinethem
~ =. .,y only = rev such lots are 10 H. hsd
~ the city limits Alsa sS lots M
NORM salem AZ special han,sins u
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05

The talented and popular Prof. n.
y Campbell, win lecture tonight in
the Christian church ON spiritual
0iitA" ELDER A. b. Wade viii con.
unue the prOtraoted meeting each
night during the week. There have
osen some conversions, and the in.
ierest h growing.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05
oarrlsrsRsport

The carriers report of mail collect
I'd aud delivered during the month
II February Is ~ follows; Delivered
Registered letters, 7S; letters aSTO.
postal cards. l2Sl; newspapers ete.
elSli collected-letters, TaSl; postai
cards, ~; newspapers, 65T.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05

Al their social on Wednesday
evening, the Young women's
Foreign Missionary society will
offer for sale the following books bv
kev. II. Q. HOughtOn, ID. d.;
Women Of the Orient, At the
Household, and Ruth the Moabltess
Come prepared 10 buy one OF each.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05
Fact

The largest stock and latest styles
Of kid gloves all grades at Lunn q
Browns. A full stock of staples al
ways on hand. Remember the
place, 239 State and Commercial
streets.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05

The Young womans FoWlvn
Missionary socle,y viii give am
entertainment and sDeial IN The
A. =, Chorch ON next "Wednesday
evening. Admission IS oents.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05

Jeff Scnbcr, Of the Waldo Hnls.
today sold fine drove OF twenty.
hve hogs 20 McCrow n Willard the
Count strcet butchers, receiving q
wpss per pound 0n foot therclor
Who says hug raising DOESN'T oav ,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05

W. n Chambers, the hackman.
whose headquarters have been ar
ils h..rAer-s barn, ON Ferry street. can
hereafter be found az any time ~
Ford's stable Call by ;eksDhone
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05

County judge n. G. shaw today
confirmed the sale ~ real estate h..
longing % the estate of Lewis John.
,nn, d.s'easosl The sale OccnFrp,i
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05

headquarters for fresh oysten
elegant meals, soda water, bread
cakes Ss pies, fresh candies A Str,n.
q Cos, III Commercial street
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Oregon Peach Bitters

hns, pei y, e,gh,een years ago I received n
iAlung on me, and ever sfnce baS itiluet ts'st
,s eS99let ~ with weak kidneys more ar isss.
sn1 me last year very much. TbronMs-,, ~ - ~
b',,,,,,,i = ,laatloh of Henry Keene
RIiisrs' "a . ops,le sl o. H klass oregon Peach
bottle found a greas reiiee s.l hAii the
ssi,sNs ss..'.,, y 70 ne splendid remedy ~ ~
s., :, nnd heartily reo0mnend a AZ. ths
Anms,-l,. y. n. RORFER,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-05
BORN

hiCHARDS0N-In Salem. Or. Thnrsaa,,
MA March !, lSSS, TO the wife ofS. T. RiebarS,
fuINAM-ln Salem, Sunday Feh a.
I'M I'M 70 the wife OF James Punsm
, 1888-09-12
,ne chIId,s voice i'm SINGING.

Frederick S. Law, in The Voice, dwells
ut length on some of the dangers of al
lowing children to sing in public, par
ticularly when under the care of ignorant
or irresponsible conductors. One case is
mentioned of a girl who was permitted
to sing in halls large enough to test the
powers of experienced artists, and who,
consequently, at the age of is, although
she had started out with great promise,
had no voice at all left. 'It is" says
Mr.. Law, "as much of an impossibility
for a child to produce full and sonorous
notes as it would be to load it down with
heavy weights and expect it to walk at
once. Many who would regard the latter
as an act of cruelty will listen with COM
placency to a child straining every nerve
to fill a large room with a voice that from
it's nature is not intended for such use."
Mr.. Law concludes: 1.-THE instruction
of children, as regards the voice, should
be almost entirely negative-that is, they
do not require teaching what to do so
much as what not to do. They may be
trusted to form their tones as they please,
If they do not sing too loudly nor with
any undue effort. If these conditions
cannot be secured, they should not be
allowed to sing at all. Nothing is more
painful than to hear a child struggle to
fill a large room with a voice crippled
from an attempt to wrest from nature
What is not there. In no way can we find
compensation for such an exhibition. The
mind receives no pleasure, as there can be
no intellectual grasp of the subject, while
the ear is tortured by shrill and distorted
sounds which awaken a natural anxiety
for the child's future welfare. A healthy
child possessed of a good ear is the most
natural singer in the world, because the
most unconscious. 1t is only when am
pered with by those who should know
better that disastrous results are to be
feared. "-Brooklyn Eagle.
, 1888-09-12

Can your boy swim2 MOI Then do not
trust him in any sort of boat until he has
learned the art, and feels as much at home
in the water as upon dry land. You.
might just as well send him out alone
into a crowded street befoIa he boz learned
to walk, He might possiDl rep along
all right, and reach hone alive, or some
body might pick him up and care for him,
but the chances would not be in his favor.
So in boating, the boy who cannot swim
may get along very comfortably for a
while, and not suffer from this defect in
his education, but the time will assuredly
come when he will have cause to bitterly
regret it. 1t is one of the simplest things
in the world, too, and can be learned in
three or four intelligently directed lessons,
such as can be had in any city swimming
school or from the experts in any country
village. By all means talk swim to your
boy before you talk boat, and stipulate as
one of the conditions of his having a boat
that he shall first be able to swim a quar-
ter of a mile without resting.-Harper's
Young People.
, 1888-09-12
A nalloonist.s Big Jump.

II nave made" said Professor E. d.
Hogan, '163 a~scensions and three jumps.
One jump. made, out in jackson, is the
biggest on record-9, 500 feet Ishot down
400 feet before my parachute opened. The
popular impression is that the parachute
opens with q snap. but this is not SO.
First one section opens then another,
and SO on by easy degrees. and as I've
watched it opening when it was Just
above me and was thousands of feet up
in the air it reminded me of a rose open
ing in the morning.
How did | feel when l made my first
jump Oh, well, rather afraid, l looked
down and saw the hills and fields away
below me, aud the people looked barely a
foot high, and the buildings looked like
toy houses. looked down and shivered
when saw the space between me and the
earth, and then looked at the barometer
and oun the distance to be almost ons
and a half miles; but all the same /
jumped. Ileaped into space hanging to
the parachute, and down / went like a
shot for 200 feet. The parachute then
began TO open, gradually lessening my
velocity. heard the peoples applause
merest suspicion of a sound. l afterward
learned they clapped and cheered for all
they were worth. The parachute was
oscillating somewhat, and | came near
being banged against several chimney
tops. The buildings are our greatest ter.
ror. Many an a%eronaut has been dashed
against a building and killed-more, in
fact, than being dragged over rugged
ground. met with one accident. See
here" pointing to a big bulb on his right
ankle. Il got that in Nebraska in Au-
gust of 1888 by being dragged over a
heap of rocks. never could bend that
ankle since-can't even stand on that foot
alone.
You see a great panorama from q bal
loon in mid air, +" continued the professor,
but, of course, the landscape is all in
miniature and through a slight haze
New York Evening Sun.
, 1888-09-12

In connection with the strikes in France,
and the general movement among the
working classes which they may portend,
it is interesting to note some recent
efforts to improve workingmen's dwell
ings. At Rouen a society has been
formed, with a capital of $50, 900, which
has erected six blocks in the center of the
town, capable of accommodating ninety
families. At Lyons q similar society has
built five blocks, accommodating sixty
families. The rents are fixed at about
the average rate of the several districts,
but the tenants have complete sanitary
arrangements and a good water supply
into the bargain. In each case a direc-
tor of the company visits every tene-
ment once q week with a view of receiving
complaints and entering into kindly re-
lations with the tenants. The COM
panies have succeeded so far in paying a
per cent. on the capital invested.
A feature of the scheme at Lyons is
that a portion of the capital was provided
by the local savings bank, and it is hoped
to induce similar banks at Marseilles and
elsewhere to do likewise. But aver so it
will be a long time before France can vie
with England in provision of sanitary
dwellings for the working classes.-Paris
Journal des Debats.
, 1888-09-12
Improvement in Our schools.

The schools should be an aid to the i'm
provement of mans estate. In no way
has so much been accomplished in this
direction as by new inventions, by me-
chanics or artisans. The improvement of
our material surroundings places human
ity on a higher plane, and enables those
who care for it to obtain the education In
classics, ETC., which they may desire.
The tendency in the public schools should
be to educate youths so that man may
be better able to deal with his material
surroundings.
That can be done in connection with
the mere book educStion now given. But
tt is not done. A small departure in that
direction has been made In the normal
training. This needs to be carried fur
Their. The expensive higher branches
should be Topped off and more aid given to
those who need it. The old methods
must give way to modern ideas. Improve
ment in the school system is badly needed.
New York News.
, 1888-09-12

A small needle is vibrated to and fro by
the alternate currents. Attached to the
end of the needle is a siphon about the
hundredth part Of an inch in diameter,
through which ink flows constantly. The
point of the siphon or pen rests on a strip
of paper which is automatically pulled
under it, and as the needle vibrates the
pen marks the vibrations in zigzag lines
on the paper. The operator reads the
signals off as they pass before him and
writes them on the usual blanks, while
an attendant coils up the paper strip and
files it away. There is no noise as with q
Morse instrument, and no calling"
The paper goes along continually and
when the operator at the other end of the
cable has q message to transmit he goes
right ahead with It. The sending opera
tor sits to the right of the receiver and
manipulates two keys side by side, one
for the positive and the other for the
negative current. There is no sounding
instrument except the keys, and the
operator has no means of knowing how
well he is doing, except that when It does
not reach the other end distinctly the
sending operator there notifies the re-
ceiver at this end, who tells his associate
where TO repeat from,
A Morse operator u~nacquainted with
cable work would think the sending
operator was merely drumming" on the
keys, as there appears to be no system
about 1t to the uninitiated.-New York
World.
, 1888-09-12

How Merchandise Is Handled by the Rail
-roads-Their nIethods of Raising Rates
and Settling Claims Described in Brief.
Sending n Tracer"
, 1888-09-12

Texas can produce within its own Dor
1ers food amply sufficient for the support
IF $50, 0O0,0 00 people. 1t has a climate
adapted not only to the productions of the
temperate zone. but TO those of semi
tropical character as well. 1t has timber
as well as coal, silver, copper and other
minerals in almost exhaustless abund-
zcce.-Houston Post.
, 1888-09-12
Description of a rurkish Dinner.

Rousseau has said that from the food
of q nation you can tell its characters
tics; if this is true, no better spot for the
study of ethnology could be found thar
Cavalla. Doubtless, if it be desired, an
opportunity will occur of dining with
many nationalities. By all means accept
an invitation to dine with a Turkish
pasta. | had the pleasure of taking a
meal with the governor of Drama, who is
passing, rich for a Turk, seeing that he
rules over the plain where the chief
tobacco crops are, and his opportunities
for amassing wealth are many and varied.
Silence and expedition are the chief
characteristics of a Turkish meal. The
table preparations are few, but the dishes
are many; olives, c~aviare, cheese, etc, are
dotted about, and perhaps as many as ten
dishes are handed roundo on covered brazen
dishes, consisting of rice or barley, meat
or boiled fish, cakes seasoned with vegeta-
bles, roast lamb, beans, a species of
rissole wrapped up in vine leaves, the in
evitable pilaf and fruits, and, as wine is
forbidden, an intoxicating substitute is
found in liquors and brandy. Each per-
son has his glass of sherbet by him, and
his piece of unleavened bread, for the
Turks love half baked dough. 1t will
comfort the European to see every one
wash his hands before his meal, for forks
are unknown, and each is expected to dip
his fingers into the savory morsel as it is
handed to him. During the whole of the
feeding process scarcely four or five words
will be uttered, and at the most your re-
past will last twenty minutes, but then
afterward, with the coffee and the hubble
bubble. conversation will flow freely.
To the Turk eating Is a serious CASTRO
nomic exercise, which will not admit of
any conversation being entered into dur
ing its progress.-Cornhill Magazine.
, 1888-09-12

"Anasthetic revelation" is the name
which, according to Mr.. Xenos Clark, has
beer applied to the sensation of recovery
from the anRsthetic effects of sulphuric
ether. For one brief instant, just before
the complete return of consciousness, tho
subject Invariably has an intense percep-
ton of what seems to him at the time the
true explanation Of the universe.-Arkan-
saw Traveller.
, 1888-09-12

A little miss of this city, 8 or 4 years
old. was in one of our shoe stores the
other day, and after she had been fitted
she was asked by the salesman if she
wanted them put on. She replied: 81
dess l will wear EN- home in the box
Burlington Free Press.
, 1888-09-12
signing for Union square.

9Th world is mine," exclaimed the
tragedian, In Monte Cristo," and the
comedy man waiting for eight weeks back
salary, murmured family: Cut me off q
piece of New York. please. The Idea.
Bent County register., 1888-08-25
a Fable.

A lion escaped from British
ship at anchor in an American port,
and roaming into the depths Of -
forest, esnied an eagle flying to her
nest in the top of n tall tree. Where
upon the king of beasts said to the
bird of the broad and sweeping
wing. Why do you build your nest
in the top of such \ tall tree? Why
do you not raise your young eagles
on the ground as lions are raised?
II i'll becomes n bird which is the
representative of n great and mighty
nation to seek protection for her
young by such cowardly advan-
tage. But the eagle replied: "You
are an impudent beast. You wish
to destroy my Young eagles To
satisfy your hunger. But here pro
tected by this mighty tree / scorn
yonr crafty words and DEFY your
terrible rage. Go back to your
masters and tell them that the
American eagle can neither be
cajoled nor alarmed by the British
lion.
Bent County register., 1888-08-25

Mr.. A. X. Black has been busy
procuring the right of way for ms
proposed ditch down through tins
country and he has succeeded III
getting it all secured from the end
of his ditch on Clay creek to the
river at Old Granada, with the eS-
ception of that part that is to De
constructed through the town, this
will also be granted without delay.
Mr.. Black is working hard TO get
this matter in shape. and with the
proper amount of eucouragementup-
On the part OF the parties along the
line. he will have the water down
here by ths 25th of April. the time
irrigation season opens IN Colo
rado.-Grapada Exponent.
Bent County register., 1888-08-25
z~puolioaIa State Con
v~ntiOra.

ue.t tnuarsers OF the Republican state Crn-
IN yorn Inirsee. beaver. coio.-. July hs. Isss.
II q .rrord.nce with the Instructions Of the
,,hIlrsu state Central Committee. con
I.p.ion ~ the Republican party Of Colorado
esr,by called Ia NEE, Ht Denver on Tues
~ ,ae xth dzy of september A. ID. 1875 At 10
L'.iorr a m for the purpose OF nominatinx <
N. soIle.InE candldHtes for the state Offices.
n y. allied A. the state election to be held GU
F,c.d.y, the sth day Of November. 4. d. ls-s.
u viii.
on, l,.pre.~ntativr In the Tifsy-nr.t Con.
k,,. o, tn. Uutted states
pn~ I,oyeruor of the State of Colo.
,,r LIEUT. t.oxrfnor Of the State OF Colo
on state Treasurer.
ua~ secretary OF state
Oue Auditor of state.
one Attorney General
On- sup@ p@rtntendent OF Public instrocftons.
r.o Regents of the tpiver-ity OF Colo.
,lu- Iuhg- sf the supreme Court OF Colo.
h.. aid stair Convention vii zl-o elect
rhrr-. Reps biican Presidential Eiectors for
NJ. state ot Colorado.
,,r, chairman ofsthe State CcntrAl Commit
- .ai one C.tn tnit;ermAn from each county
4 ~, state ,o constitute the Re pu cltcsn Cen
E.I Committee for the ensuing two years
r, transact such other busln--- a. may
ksnp~riy eorae before said convention
TS. .~.eral counties OF the state VII be en-
I,i.sl TO repre-~nsAt!oa In said convention as
lllg-..-s
Bent County register., 1888-08-25

There is a tariff of Is cents q
bushel on foreign potatoes. Do our
farmers wish to abolish this protect
ion of their interests?
There is tariff of two cents a
pound on foreign hams. We should
not neglec. the interests of our great
American hog. The farmers should
vote against his free trade enemies.
There Is tariff of twenty cents q
bushel on foreign wheat. Remove
this and our farmers will get fifty
cents bushel for their wheat.
They should vote against all free
trade candidates.
There is a tariff of ten cents q
bushel on foreign corn and oats.
Can our farmers afford to vote for
men whose free trade principles are
hostile to our agricultural interests?
There is a tariff of four cents a
pound on foreign butter. The wives
of farmers shonld urge their hus-
bands to vote for the party which
protects the product of their churns.-
There is tariff of two dollars =
ton on foreign hay. Do our farm
ers wish this tariff removed?-Ex.
Bent County register., 1888-08-25
the North Side
Ditoh MoeLinS.

D1toh Meeting.
Pcrsuan, TO call of committee, of
arrangements, meeting of the
farmers of the north side and the
business men of Lamar was held at
kornman's hall Saturday August Is.
at o'clock D. m. The meeting was
largely attended and great interest
was shown by all present. Judge
Chadcavne was chosen chq nan
and K. NJ. Slater, secretary. The
Committee on finance reported only
seven dollars collected and asked
for more time, which was granted.
The committee of arrangements
and subscriptions reported that al
though they had worked under
grea, Disadvantages through so many
settlers being absent, they had sue
cet,led in obtaining subscribers for
10 600 acres of water.
J. NJ. Neeland introduced Mr..
LuberS. acting as I. G. Henry's
representative. to the people here.
He stated that he was not here TO
make any proposition, but to receive
a proposition from the settlers or to
learn the desires and the general
disposition Of the people regarding
81.
might be better able To- frame a
proposition that would be acceptable
to them.
Mayor Bent asked for reading
OF the settlers proposition which was
followed by some discussion upon
the reading of the same. There was
considerable very animated talk
upon the best means of presenting
the proposition and who were proper
parties tn present them to. Messrs.
Bent, Herbert, Ellis, Slater, Billow,
Neeland. Swift, Cooper, and numer-
ou- other, taking an active part i'll
the same. showing that this matter
WIS considered Of vital Importance
to both city ami country.
On motion of James Swift, +. NJ.
Slater A. chairman of committee OF
arrangements and delegate to Den
yer was instructed to use his own
discretion as TO presenting the prop
osi;iun u capitalists. The manner
IN which he had worked heretofore
showing that he had the best inter
est of the farmers at heart and
would make the nest arrangements
that WIRE pu>siole. Mr.. Swift also
stated that a. the committee of ar
ramgemcnts had started out To get
suh.criherS for Is 900 acres of
water. and although working under
the most adverse circumstances had
succeeded by untirlng perseverance,
he moved that the meeting tender
said committee vote of thanks.
Unanimously carried.
On motion by Mavor Bent, dele
gat, to Denver was instructed to re
main IN Denver until he should re-
ceive some positive proposition from
10 build u canal
On motion by Capt. Cooper, COM
mlttee on finance was instructed to
raise fifty dollars to pay expenses of
Mr.. Slater as delegate TO Denver.
A. +. Bent and J. NJ. Neeland were
added to committee OH finance.
Mr. Bcnt Withdrew.
After some further remarks by
various persons, the meetins adj
iourn.d until Saturday. August %,
at which meeting the delegate TO
Denver will report. A full attend
ance of settlers aud business men is
earnestly called for.
+. NJ. SLATER, Sec.
Bent County register., 1888-08-25
+. NJ. SLATER, s

While it is true that Levi i. Nor
ton contributed a ship load of pro
visions to the furnishing people of
Ireland, it must nos be overlooked
that Grover Cleveland is also "a gem
eruus. Impulsive man He gave s25
to the Charl~ton earthquake suffer
.rs.-St Paul Pioneer Press.
Bent County register., 1888-08-25

The republicans of Lamar pre-
tluct are requested TO meet'a' korn-
hans Opera House August 25, lsss
7 | o'clock p. m. for the purpose OF
'hoosing eight delegates and eight
,'terna,es to the county convention.
o be held at Las Amman August %,
1873. J. b. MoRRIs,
Committeeman.