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The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17
AT nTHE LITERARY. /"

Folks in town. reckon, thinks
They git all the fun they air
RGnnin' loose round but, y jinksl
We got fun, and fun to spare,
Right out here amongst the ash
And oak timber everywhere!
Some folks else kin cut dash
Sides town-people, don't fergitl-
Specially in winter-time,
When they S snow, and roads is fit.
In them circumstances I'm
Resignated to my lot
Which puts me ia mind o. what
S called 1.-THE Literary"
Us folks in the country sees
Lots o. fun Take spellin' school;
Err ole hoe-down jam oorees;
Err REVEALS: err eff you IL
Tackle taffy-pullin's you
Kin git fun, and quite few,--
Same with huskjns. But all these
Kind o. frolics they hain't new
BY hundred year er two,
Cipher on it as you please!
But I'll tell you what Jest
Think walks over all the rest
Anyway it suits me best
That's "The Literary"
First they started it-"'y geer'
Thinks-says-I: 'This settlement
S gittin' too heightened fer me-"
But when all begin to jine,
AndI heerd Lzofy went,
/ jest kind O. drapped in line
Like you We seen some sandy thin,
Scrawny shoat put fer the crick
Down some pig-trail through the thick
Spice-bresh, where the whole drove S been
Bout six weeks fore he gifts in!
u Can't tell nothin'," I-says-ee,
Bout it tel you go and see
Their blame Literary"
Very first night was there
/ was 'p'inted to be what
They call "Critic"-so s fair
And square Judgment could be got
On the pieces at was read,
And on the debate" Which air
Most destructive element,
Fire er worter?' Then they he'd
Compositions on "Content,"
Death" and Botany" and Temps,
He read one on "Dreenin' Swamps,'
/ p'nounced the boss, and said:
So fer at S the best thing read
In The Literary"
Then they sung some more-tel called
Order, and got back ag'in
In the critics cheer, and hauled
All o IL g p'formers in.
Mandy Brizend ne read one
fergit; and Docs was "Thought;"
And Sareptys, hern was "None
Air denied at knocks;" and Daut--
Fayette Strawnses little niece
She got up and spoke piece;
Then Ivory she read hern,
BEST thing in the whole concern
Isays-ee; "now le' IS adjourn
This-here Literary"
They was some contendin-yit
We broke up in harmony.
Road outside as white as grit,
And as slick as slick could bel
/ ID fetched 'zory in my sleigh,
And had heap to say,
DriVin' back-in fact, driv
Way around the old north way,
Where the Daubenspeckses live.
'Zory allus-fore that night
Never 'peared to feel just right
In my company.-You see
On'y thing on earth saved me
Was that "Lterasy!"
-J0hees Whitconsb Riley, In Century,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17

ascertain the truth. The rock on
which he was standing suddenly broke
off; he was pitched violently out into
the stream, narrowly escaping death
from the rock itself.
Here's u pretty mess" he unused,
climbing on to big floating log and
blowing the muddy water from his
mouth. "Now, why in the name of
the dickens couldn't / have had my
shotgun in hand when l fell. What
chance shots at ducks and geese l
might have had!, Then there's the
dog, and the horse, and the
luggage, and oh, blame it all,
the provisions at the mercy of
that rascally, big-mouthed, always
hungry guide. Well, l am in for it.
No landing spot in this canyon for q
hundred miles or more, l suppose.
Wonder if the pistol will work!
Query: Can man kill duck with a
pistolp And if so, need he starve? If
| am in for voyage down the Mis-
souri, on a log, why not enjoy MYSELF
Provisions are scarce, but raw duck
wouldn't go bad, particularly cam
vas-back. Delmonico only cooks the
skin of duck anyway, and
serves the raw flesh under
it with currant jelly Now, if I
can get duck. all need to do is to
pull off the skin and eat the flesh la
Delmonico, minus the currant jelly. l
see l was mistaken as to the velocity
of the river. 1t flows ten or twelve
miles an hour here, sure, fast as my
yacht could trip the seas in a spanking
breeze. And the height of the canyon
walls l was mistaken about, also;
Judging from my fall they must be
two hundred feet high anyway. Now,
why wasn't l killed. Let me see!
was standing on the edge of
the precipice with my hands
in my pockets. Good The arms i'll
a jump should be vertical up or down.
had sponge in my nose, on account
of hay fever. Good The nostrils
should be protected in flight. just
before reaching the water 1 turned a
half-somerset Good One should
strike the water head first, where the
blood has accumulated, in order to
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17
CHANGE OF SEED.
How to Impart Superior Vitality to All
Varieties of Grain.

Varieties of Grain.
The prevalent belief among farmers
that change of seed is beneficial and
that the best seed is brought from a
cooler climate has been proved by tests
made at the Canadian experimental
farm at Ottawa. The vitality or ger
minating ability of wheat brought
from Manitoba was found to be SO per
cent, of barley 81 per cent. and oats
95 per cent, against9 90, 73 and 65 per
cent. respectively of seed procured in
the eastern provinces of Canada. This
fact has most important significance
in regard to the choice of seed. The
average yield of oats in the Southern
States is 20 to 25 bushels per acre of
grain weighing "a to % pounds per
bushel and this low yield is due in a
great measure to the use of seed of
this inferior character. Where oats
imported from Scotland and weighing
81 pounds per bushel has been sown
in Southern State the yield was over
60 bushels per acre measured, and the
grain was nearly as plump and heavy
as the seed used. The same will no
doubt apply to the Southern wheat. of
which the average yield is no more
than seven bushels per acre. Much
the same occurs in tn e Northern and
Western States, and, indeed, every
where that seed is used from the crops
grown in the locality and without Sc
lection. A change of seed produces
more vigorous and productive crops.
and the grain necessarily possesses SUI
perior vitality. The careful selection
of seed is of the greatest Importance.
md is q matter for present ccnsidera
ton and action, - St Pan! Pioneer
Press
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17
What One Glass of Wine Did.

A glass of wine, for instance,
changed the history of France for
nearly twenty years. Louis Philippe,
King of the French, had a son, the
Duke of Orleans, and heir to the
throne, who always drank only GER
tain number of glasses of wine, be-
cause even one more made him tipsy.
On memorable morning he forgot to
count the number of his glasses and
took one more than usual. When en-
tering his carriage he stumbled, fright
ening the horses and causing them to
run. In attempting to leap from the
carriage his head struck the pavement
and he soon died. That glass of wine
overthrow the Orleans rule, confscated
their property of f20,000,0O0, and sent
the whole family into exile. Chambers
Journal.
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AT the Boston election dastardly out
RACES were committed by the liquor
men upon the women who held "No''
ballots. Miss Dodge, of Cambridge,
was distributing "No" ballots in pre-
cinct 1 of ward 20, when some one
came behind her and poured vitriol
down her back. Turning to see who
it was, she received some of it on her
hands. The fluid left scars which will
remain for life. A police officer, to
whom she called for aid, refused to ar
rest the scoundrel.-Voice.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17

cool it. 1t was an accidental, but thor
oughly successful leap, and if the re-
porters had been present should have
been wanted among the East river
bridge immortals.
Mr.. Charles French, of New York,
easily adapted himself to his sudden
and novel environment. He was max
ing tour of his own country previous
to going abroad, and cared very little
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17
Washington Society Note.

The following schedule of rates, evil
IDENTIFY the property of some GORE
spondent-lady'who writes letters from
Washington about society ladies, has
been handed in to this Office by the
finder, and the owner can have it on
application:
Saying lady is favorite in society .st 80
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17

An order for spruce gum from
Rome, Italy, was received in Augusta,
Me-, recently. The Eternal city has
evidently fallen victim to the gum
habit,
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17

At this point the schedule was torn
in half, and we regret that we are un-
able to fill out the bill for the further
edification and guidance of our readers.
= Washington Critic.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17

A LAW has been passed and is Wig
orously enforced in Copenhagen, by
which every man leaving wine-shop
drunk is conducted back to the tavern
in vehicle at the expense of the wine
merchant who allowed him to get drunk
on his premises
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17

Santa Cruz, Cal, has witnessed
the novel sight of men standing in
the snow and picking grapes in vine
yard.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17

N. CnarleS French,
of New York, stood
on the high bluffs
W hic h overlook
the Upper Missouri
river in Dakota.
He was enjoying
the scenery of the
canyon and specu-
lating on the We
locity of the river
beneath. He had
not long to wait to
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17

A LITTLE liquor in the average young
swell seems to make him thorough
and complete blackguard. Mail and
Express.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17
LOVE ON A LOG.
A Startling Story of Adventure,
More Strange Than True.

Written for This PAPER. |
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-02-17
HE RETURNED.

HE RETURNED.
looked at his watch and ascertained
that it was not yet noon. The girl,
who had at first turned pale with
fright, began to get calm in the pres
ence of his utter Indifference to en-
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09
nr,ih ofnpInnrrr Woman.

Mrs. Mary Munkers died on Wed.
nesdny at her home near Scio, ut the
advanced age of s. years and d
months. The deceased was born In
Missouri, and came TO Oregon In
1913. Besidesa Wide circleo friends
she leaves the following children 20
mourn her loss; II. NJ. Munkers,
Preston Munkers, b. +. MunScrs
and Mrs. @. w. Mcdonald, of Sclo,
aud Riley Munkers, James Munkcrs
and Lizzie Estes, of Salem. The
funeral occurred from the family
residence near Soio and was attend
ed by large ooncourse Of sorrowing
relatives and friends.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09

The CAPITAL JOURNAL, in com
mon with other evening papers who
have telegmphie service, had dis.
patch announcing the death OF
Emperor William Of Germany, but
Il proved premature; the Emperor
did not die yesterday. Thepapers ON
this side of the Atlantic were not
the only ones who gave out the in
ielligencc, rs the dispatches Of this
morning contain the following: "Au
the Berlin papers announced the
Emperor's death hate In the afer-
noonN lfthe papers of his home
city wepe deceived, those at this dis
tanoe am eNcusahle
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09
FIGHT AT COTTAGE GROVE.
Two Indians Have DesperateI Fight With
kniyeS-Three SquaWs Arrested.

a short time ago Cottage Grove
was thrown into great excitement
by an Indian and squaw appearing
In that city with hands and arms
covered with blood. They reported
that two Indians living one mile
from Cottage Grove had attacked
each other with knives. The In
dians names are Jim and Take. Jim
stabbed Take in the bowels, letting
part Of them out. Take returned
the compliment by cutting jim
across the face, arm and back. DR.
j. w. Harris has attended Take ever
since. lie is slowly recovering.
Jim Is in prison awaiting the result
OF the stab he gave Take.
IL. l.. Dunn, of the Dunn hotel, it
is supposed, was robbed by some of
the said Indians. Three souaws
were arrested. They claimed that
they found u watch and chain and
revolver lost by Dunn. They gave
n straightforward account of where
they found the articles. They were
acquitted after fair and impartial
hearing. II, l.. Dunn recovered his
property and paid costs, while the
squaws wended their way to camp.
Portland News.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09
PROHl CONVENTION.
SALEM, Feb. o, 1855.

SALEM, Feb. p, 1855.
In accordance with the order of the
Marion Co. Central Committee of the pro-
hibltion party, the County Convention of
said party of Marion county win be held in
the city of Salem on Friday, March IS, at
II O'Clock a. m. for the purpose Of nomi
mating candidates for county officers, and
choosing Is delegates TO the Prohibition
State Convention to be held in Portland,
March 3, 1888. The basis of representation
for the several precincts Of the county in
said county convention is fixed as follows:
One delegate at large to each precinct and
one additional for each ten votes cast for
legislative ticket in the year of 1856
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09

The board of commissioners re-
turned last night from Woodburn
where they went to examine into
the condition Of county bridge.
They found the bridge 10 be in need
Of repairs, which will be ordered
made soon. To-day the board has
been kept busy auditing and allow
ing bills, and considering applica-
tions for rebates on taxes, which are
quite numerous. They also to-day
established Il new county road,
known M the "Archibald road, "
leading from the north east corner
or E. Crnston's donation land claim
10 the northwest corner of Hnr-
groves burying ground.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09

Now that the political campaign
Is approaching It is seasonable time
TO subscribe for the CAPITAL
JOURNAL IL will contain fun
IMPORTS OF all political conventions.
meetings and elections, anda a coniiai
discussion Of the questions at issue
and viii be delivered anywhere I'M
the city for Is cents per week. or
viii BE- sent BY mail for S. per wear
Leave orders az this Ofilce or with
the route agent
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09
SUPREME COURT
SALEM, March 8, 1888.

BALEM, Mafcu o. 1000.
Joseph Holladay, app, VS.. Esther
Holladay, resp; appeal from Multi
nomah county; argued and sub
mitted.
SALEM, March 9th, 1888.
Peter Chrisman ct. al resp, VS..
/ w. S. Chrisman ct. al, contestant.
Appeal from Lane county. Decree
of the lower court affirmed; the costs
and disbursements to be paid by the
estate. Opinion by Lord c. J.
SYLLABUS.
When a will is shown to have
been duly executed, there arises a
presumption ofsanity in favor Of the
testator, which at this stage Of the
proceedings, unless rebutted or ov-
ercome by counter evidence, will be
sufficient to authorize the probate of
the will.
When in a civil proceeding the
question of sanity and insanity is
directly in issue, while giving to the
general presumption in favor of SAN
ty all that may be family claimed
for it, the burden Of proving sanity
is upon the party who asserts it.
Testamentary capacity is mainly a
question of fact to be determined
from consideration of all the evil
dence. The testator must have suf-
ficient capacity to comprehend the
condition Of his property, his rela-
ton to the persons who were, should
or might have been the object of his
bounty, and the scope and bearings
of the provisions Of his will.
In deciding upon the capacity of
the testator to make his will, it is
the sOundness of his mind and not
the particular state of bodily health
that is TO be attended to; the latter
may be in state of extreme inn
becility and yet he may possess
understanding to direct
how his property shall be disposed of.
Old age, sickness, distress nor
debility of body incapacitate, pro
yided the testator has possession Of
his mental faculties and understands
the business i'm which he is engaged. |
The real point i'm issue is testa-
mentary capacity or incapacity at
the precise date of the transaction
what his mental condition was be-
fore and after executing the will is
only important as it throws light up
on the mind and shows its actual
when the will was ex-
ecuted. The law gives to every man
of sound mind the right TO dispose
of his property by last will, and this
Is regarded as one of the most
efficient means which he has In
protracted life, or old age, to com
mand the attention due his in
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09

The California exprcss which
should have passed down at s
o'clock this morning, did not ar
rive here until nearly lp, M, hav-
ing been delayed by land slide
ON the Sacramento river 20 miles
this side of Redding, Cal, The train
nan into a large slide which threw
the engine, tender and baggage ear
oil the track. The engine was so
badly damaged that another was
sent for and new track was built
around and over the slide for the
Train to lelss over
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09
Still MansIadghtering.

Nelson Hoxhurst, better knows as
"Nelse HoXy," who killed a man in
this city about twenty years ago
and afterwards served a short term
in the penitentiary for it, is still in
the manslaughetring business. He
is now practicing medicine in Peru,
South America, and is doing good
work decimating the population.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09
rocAL NOTES.

| AtlgFUelb DpAe oAN
went to Dallas this morning.
Frank Blackaby, a BLACK from
silverton, was in the city to-day.
The II. A. c. band has decided to
Give a minstrel entertainment some
time in April.
Mrs. J. c. O'Reilly, of Portland,
is visiting her sister Mrs. James
Godfrey in this city.
DIR. L. L. Rowland is noticed on
the streets again looking quite well
after spending two weeks on his
farm.
Bert Hatch, mate of the steamer
VIM. M. Hoag, is confined to his
home in this city by a fractured
knee cap.
Stated convOcatiOn of Multnomah
Roval Arch Chapter, No. 1, this
evening at 7:9O o'clock. Work in
NJ. NJ. Degree.
County Superintendent PEBBLES
children who have been quite ILL
at their grand parents in the Waldo
Hills, are reported better.
jaw Francis, of Francis & Reed,
Portland, was in the city to-day in
the interests of the Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance company.
Prof. Yoder, for several years
principal of the Silverton schools,
returned yesterday from the east,
where he went last fall to visit
friends.
George G. Bingham and wife are
at McMinnville attending the
funeral of his brother, Bobby"
who died there yesterday morning.
Hon. John Allen, state senator
frc,n Polk county, was in the city
to-day. He reports the republicans
of Pork in good fighting trim for the
coming fray.
Never make the future bear the
expense of the past but commence at
once to study practical economy by
going to a. Strong & Co.'S and eat
ing the best 25 cent meal in the city.
Messrs. Schriber & Pohle have
rented the store room in the
Williams & England block, lately
vacated by Feshburn & Thoemaker,
and will occupy it with their
carriage repository.
No matter how poor a mans
memory may be he will always
good treatment and that is
why so many people remember A.
Strong & Co.'S popular restaurant,
271 Commercial street.
Superintendent George A. PEBBLES
delivered a lecture on "Theory and
Practice of Teaching" in the Uni
versity chapel at 1l:15 this morning.
The lecture was a most excellent
one in every particular, giving evil
ience of a thorough practical knowl-
edge of his subject, the result of
deep study and close observation.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09

The Webster-Bndy dramatic
compnN which some time ago
engaged the opera house here and
announced the spectacular drama of
She for Monday, March 18th.
has dedded not 60 come to salem.
They rQulr'd a guarantee of a SiO0
HOUSE lefoW completing arrange
n'cnts and NO one here felt like do
ing that. N "She" will give salem
the go hy this lcap year
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09

Il is understood that Henry A..
Glenn who was sent TO the peniten-
uary trom this county about years
ago for highway robbery, aud who
Was a prominent fgup In the out
en'''k i've yeas ago, istying To Sc
cum a pardon ora eommulailon of
-en1enoe He Is = haidened crinll-
nal and made himself notorious by
MS crimes There can be no good
Nearon ~ cOmmutlng his sentence
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09

The Oregonian to-day says that
the British, iron bark, Glenavon,
Captain Tarney, which sailed from
the Columbia on the I'D Of August
last, for Liverpool and upon which
Omego Port sailed for Europe, has
been given up for lost. 1t is 200 days
since she sailed, and she was last
spoken of the Western islands, on
December DIST. The ship which
spoke her arrived in England
January 18th, but nothing has been
seen or heard Of the Glenavon.
She was 1908 tons register and was
owned by II. G. Hale, Of Cork. She
was dispatched by Mes5rs. Taylor,
Young q Co, and carried a cargo
OF salmon, -four, wheat and oil,
valued at S2OO,OOO
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09

FAe Rire Lads fave Half nile Run But
Throw No Water

About half past ten o'clock this
morning the roof Of the east wing Of
the Willamette University boys
boarding hall caught fire from a de-
fective flue. The fire was discover
cd at the University building before
II had gained much headway and a
number Of students ran over and
with few buckets Of water put out
the flames. An alarm had in the
meantime been rung and the fire
departments responded promptly
arriving on the ground however
after the fire was all out.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-03-09

Fnd Kelly, the asylum attendant
who Was attacked by syarlct fever
several days ago, has suffered "a n
lapse and isnow In "a dangerous con-
dition.