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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16
mRInArINC AnIp LANDS.

The committee appointed By tie
senate at It's Last Sc siCI, to inveSti-
gate the ques ion OF the irrigation
and reclamation of arid bands will
commence their work on the first of
August next, starting from st. Paul,
M'nncsota. they expect to spend
three weeks III the field, and will
visit Northern DAKOTA, Montana,
idaho ,ps far az tac make river
BASIN, Utah, Nevada, 'aliforni,,
Arizona, southwestern Texas, along
the valley Of the Rio Gunde from
El paso to San Antonio thence 6y
the Fo.J Worth, Santa Fee IL Colo
RADIO railroad across the staked
pains, the pan handle region nnd
part on southeastern New Mexico
through that territory to southwest
ern Kansas, Colorado and Wyonl
ing.
The committee will be accom-
panied by the director of ,hc geoIog-
ical survey, Richard j. Minton, " no
prepared lor the department Of ~
rculture the report on irrigation in !
the United States, published by the
United States senate in 1887. lie
accompanies the special commit &c
as an expert, having been appointed
irrigation engineer in tie United
States geological survey.
The United States geological sur
vey will have six engineering
parties in the field for some time be-
fore the committee starts. The
public domain west of the Tooth !
will be divided finally
into about fifteen hydraulical dis
tricts, rs the topography on the re-
sion best Indicates proper storage
basins. The six districts now form
sd embrace the region between the
Tooth meridian west longitude and
the Rocky mountains, Montana,
Idaho, Utah, Nevada ahd all the
Dasln section of the Sicrras and Cal
fornia west thereof, aud New
Mexico and Arizona.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16
lie Was Good at Rhyming.

Miss Blodgett, teacher of coun
try school, had scholar who was
given {" making rhymes. one
morning during prayers she found
hm writing the following lines ON
his slate.
little mouse ran up The s,;i.s
To hear Mis- B'odgc,t say her praye :
Now, William said she, wish
ing to apply a homeopathic cure, 81
will give you five minutes TO write
two lines to add To those YOU have
luSt written, and if you do not |
will give you n severe whipping"
Al theend of two minutes William
nod written the following:
h'oc l stand before NJ iss Glodgett,
shes going tos,r,keand I'm to dod-e il.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

Owens lake, California, Is a natu.
rNl soap mine, and there Is a com,
pany engaged in mining it's depths
for pure and unadulterated soap. \
grub hrcds there, becomes ilv and
the dead flies line the shore a foot
deep The water of the lake ma, a,
strong solution of boaN aud soda,
and the dead ilios furnish the grease
that blends with the borax and forms
the soap, a large torce is engaged
IN digging up soap that has been
forming through amounted ages.
IL a duck is shot aud falls into the
lake ils TAT SION bocomes pun soap.
Ihene Is nothing romantic about this
natural phenomenon, but It is decid.
edly queer and out OF the natural
line.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16
THE GRAND SCENERY or OREGON.

The Scientific American recently
sent man to Oregon to take views
aud prepare an article descriptive o
Oregon. The following Is from the
current number of that publication;
"By the completion of the North
ern Pacific railway, Oregon was pro-
vided with the veins and arteries
necessary or full activity of life,
and the state Is now growing and
extending and expanding its re-
sources 60 n remarkable extent.
Peculiar G'fllcultles were offered tC
the construction OF railroad
through this country, owing tD the
extraordinary freaks of nature in
this volcanic district. The Snake
river, which has cut its course
through the vast plain of southeast
crn Washington, has offered an al
most impassahle barrier. Its canon
has n depth of 1000 ora, 900 feet and
the ellis are 81 prccipitous rs to
baiiie the efforts of the most intrcpil
mountalneer, while the stream itself
Is not navigablc, Nature here WAS
wanlon and her work was ona pigan.
tic scale. Nowhere on this CONT
nent do We find the marks of her
hnSer more striking than herr.
Vast barren plains, broad naviyable
rivers, roaring torrents, rushing
Through mpssihle canons, lofty
mountains aud fertile valleys on the
western coast, ate some of the char
acteristics which, from their size,
appal the visitor.
Fast of the Cascade moun aims. |
ongon Is u sterile plain with no
vegetation save tie sage brush, the /
dwarf pine, and the juniper. There 1
arr u number II lakes in the southern .
portion, which, however are mostly /,
alkaline aud marshy, The country
Is dreary aud m0notonous. La the
region of the Columbia tributaries
at the north, however, the country
In more attractive, and the valleys
are ooyened with growth OF rorcs,
trees The woods abound la game
and the abundance OF heat. deer.
panlhrn, mountain sheep, aud
wolves make this region par,d,,e
for hunters. u
THE western coast Is very diner
enl IN physical characteristics, In
climate, In fertility and in every
nespeci lnom the psion acscriled
above. 1t posseS~e the traus of
volcanic action found ia the eastern
piains, and there are evidences i'm
|he vast terraces which rise IN sue, !
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16
r..-M Z MRE SUPPLY.

The y herman does not seen
aianlef at the prospect Of an iiN
dest uction Of or: timber supply
II ASSERTS that Puget Sound has l,8"
miles Of shore line, and all alons this
line, riiIes and miles fGrtner than
the eye can reach, Is one vast and
almost unbrOkcn forest Of enormous
trees. The forests are 50 vest that,
although sawmillshave been ripping
500,OG),Oo) feet Of lum' or out of
them every year for the past ten
years, the spaces made by these in
roads aem 10 more tran garden
patches. An official estimate plcces
the amount Of standing fmber il
that area as 500, ,O)O,0O0,C0 feet, or =
thousand years supply, even at I've
enormous rate the timber IL now he
ing now felled and sawed. The edi-
tor adds thf' he timber belt of
Washington covers Gn area ecu ! to
that of Vermont, M ssachusc,ts,
Come aticut aud New Hamp hire.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

TnE liernational marNtlme' con
terence, which will assemble al
Washngtonin OctoberneNt, among
other important matters pertaining
tothe saving of life on tue ocean,
viii be called upon 10 consider the
wisdom of divItl Y the Atlantic
Ocean in,, districts aud assigning
them sevemlly to the great naval
powers, who will he expected Ia
remove dcrelicls or wrecks which
may be considered In any wise daa.
grrous 70 commerce,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16
~, ! AGn or TI>gENYlON.

Thee Of MS not yet fifty years o
age have probably ived in the mo-
important aHd intellectually pro
gre 'sivc p Rod Of human history
Within this nall century the follow
ing inventions and discoveries haV,
been among the number: Occal
steamships, street railways, tcle
grap' lines, ocean cables, teleph mes,
Photographs, photography ard Il
score Of new methods of picture
making, aai.ne cyl rs, Kerosene oil,
electric lights, steam fire engines,
chemical fire eXtinguishers, anns-
thctlcs and painless surgery; gun
cotton, nitro-glycerine, dynamite,
giant powder; aluminium, mag
nesium, and other new metals
electro-plaiing, spectrum analysis
and spectroscope; audIphone, pneu-
matte tubes, electric motor, electric
bells, electric railway, typewriter,
cheap posta! system, steam heating,
steam and hydraulic elevators, ves-
Thule ears, cantlever bridges.
These are only part. All poaitive
knowledge of pin hysica' constitution
of planetary and stellar worlds has
been attained within this period.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16
A SCRAP OF PAPER SAVES HER LIFE,


1t was just an ordinary scrap of
writing paper, but it saved her life,
She was in the last stages of con.
sumption, told by phYsieiafIs that
she was incurableSaiid could hive on
y Il short time; she weighed less
thah seventy pounds. On piece
OF wrapping paper she read of DIR.
Kings New Discovery, and got a
sample bottle; it helped her, she
bought n large bottle, it helped her
more, bought another and grew bet
ter fast, continued it, use and is now
strong, healthy, rosy, plump, weigh
ing lao pounds. For fuller particu-
lars send stamp to w. II. Cole.
Druggist, Fort smith. Trial bottle
OF this wonderful discovery free at
Danl j. Fry's drug store.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16
A WoMAN's WAY.
sta~tiing Business Propo.,tiou,


when Mrs. Fowler, OF Ss7 Ellis street, stop-
PED IN at leadingei eity druggists 10 ask what
euec' The California Remedy" joys yer,,
tao'e Sarsaparllla, would have in cases of
dyspepsia and sick headaches, she was assur.
cd It would relieve both She was SO incred.
aions that the druggist gave her a hot,lc
NOT 10 oc paid Tor unless il eflected A cum
Ire following is the convincing conclusion,
san Francisco February 5. lSSS
psAS SIR; Notwithstanding my misriv.
ins'' Joys Vegetable sarsaparilla did all tha,
You pNomised. had tried 50 many pn,serir.
lions that had come 10 believe nothing
would 'SsieNe my dyspcrsla and sick head.
aches but have not had a return Of either
s.ae's eelieve am permanently cur,d
i"o nave my permission 20 make this pullle
'% remedy that win eure dyspepsia ana
f'V'Sh' sick headaches should he rcperanv
known Respectfully,
M,aNJ. H,se,Es.
81 Ellis stree,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

In is reported that Senator Plumb
of Kansas has secured the promisl
from The president to issue proc.
lama'ion granting u general amnes-
tytdcserI MS from the regular army
since 1873. President Grant issued
such n proclamation in 1873, and
since then there has been 10000
de'crters saudoaiy 5000 arrests. Some
men have become SO expert in de-
serting that they have done it four
or five times over, re-entering iron
time TO time rs they felt disposed
and under assumed names. The
motive of the amnesty is To remove
the stain from the personal records
NJ young men who have enlisted
and deserted without due apprehen-
sion of the cnormitv OF the ollense,
but mercy would EN- to he some
what strained in the case of the old
offenders.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16
EIlIEPSY.

This remedy is becoming so well
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Ditters sing the same song
of praise.-A purer medicine does
no, exist and it is guaranteed to do
all that is claimed. ,!Electrc Bitters
will cure all diseases of the liver and
kidneys, will remTe pimples, boils,
salt iheu.n anT other affections
caused by inquiry taeods-s-sNiH drive
malaria from thgsystem and prevent
as well as cure!all malarial fevers.
For cure of headache, constipation
and indigestion try Electric Bitters
Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or
money retunded.-Price scots. and
Sl,OO per bottle at Dan'l j. Fry's
drug store
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

Levi Johnson OF Boston, Ga, is 81
ye IS ole and has been blind for ten
ye. rs. The other day his sight sud-
dehly returned to him and he called
fot book aud read with perfect
Nuee.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

When all other remedies fail, Ore
ron EidGcy Tea comes 10 the front
ike a true, faithful friend. For Kid
~ a.I uliI,rY --olD'ls, su"h es
"a n ti,e back, mucous and lii,iy
q oh .y-3, brcll dust derCji5 j | tie
ur,he, lo,J OF appetite, weIsIecs,
gld seCei , debility, Ore yon Kidney
Te. has 10 equal. 1t never tails
and being OF purely vegetable com
position does not iliUTe the system.
Sold by ID. w. Mathews.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

\ gentleman who had suffered
great annoyance and pain from Bar
bers Itch lIG, wI0 had been treated
by the 1-. chycicians, without re-
liei says that Two bottles OF Dutard $
Specific c..ed him and left his face
perfectly smooth, without Il scar. 1t
never fails in skin diseases. Sold by
ID, w. Mathews.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

There is more catarrh in this Sec
tloh OF the country than all other
diseases put together, and until the
h'sI lew years was supposed to be in
Sorahle' For n great many years
doctors pronounqtd il local disease
ana prescribed bcal remedies, and
!oy constantly falling TO cure with
local tHatmeG pronounced it IN
eorahle. Nflepce has proven catarrh
to TO he a Constitutional disease, and
therefore Fenires constitutional
Treatment. ( llNIs Catarrh Cure,
manufactured by NJ. Cheney 4 Co
Toledo, Ohio, is the~only constitu-
u9hal eIfe ON the market. It is
taken Internally IN doses from 10
uNps 10 teaspoonful. Ii acts di-
nctly upon the blood and mucus
surface NJ the system. They offer
one hnndred dollars for any case n
.ails to cure. send for circulars and
Iesliaonials. Address, +. ]. Che
ney 4 Co, Toledo, q.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16
Portland.Or.. January i.

Having severe back ache last
summer, | tried the Oregon Kidney
Tea, used one can, which effected
a radical cure. L would recommend
it to all who are afflicted as an un-
falling remedy. julius ACH.
Sold by ID. w. Mathews.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16
It YOU are nerYOus or irritnble. fee]

If you are nervous or irritable, feel
languid, dispirted, or If you have
sick headache, sallow complexion,
or offensive breath, then your liver
Is out of order and needs rousing.
Dr. Henley's Dandelion Tonic re-
stores the liver to healthy action and
tones up the entire system. Sold by
ID. w, Mathews.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16
Always YOllug.

Why is my wife SO precious in my sight?
Is ii because her eyes are always bright,
And grace and modesty are in her air?
Neither, believe me, though she's very fair,
She says,and says ii with an earnest diction:
"This growing old, | find, is all fiction,
Since fortune sent me 'FaNorite Prescrip-
ton"
d.. ?ie.cc's famous remedy of this name
is, inGeeu, a perfect specific for "1emale
weakness" and kindred ailments. By
druggists
- 1se the liver. stomach. bowels and
who system by using Dr. Prices Pellets,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

"A Tacoma paper says that place is
being blessed with a perfect cloud
burst of babies. 1t reports tn birth
of twenty baby boys and dainty girls
in diflereni p; rts of the town.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

In & divorce case at Pittsburg, Pa. ,
Il woman testified that soon after
marriage hof husband laid down a
rue that she was not to eat meat,
butter, eggs or lard,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

One result o" the collapse of the
boom" at Los Angeles is that there
are 400 applications for positions on
the police force
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

The great fire III the imperial
pace at Pekin is reported to have
ca, sed loss of $1,000, 600 to $500
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

y Brooklyn man dreamed he was
IN n scrlmma ge, and drew his pistol
nom under his pillow and shot him
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

Cattle are selling at so apiece in
.TevaGa. and all the snail dealers
l"e go;Ig 10 The wal.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16

a Philadelphia connoisseur says
that muskrat meat tastes better than
any sirloin.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-16
Bucklen's Arnlea Salve.

The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores. ulcers, salt
iheun, fever sores, letter chanped
l. IDS, chilblains, corns and all skin
e rptions, and positively cures piles
o. no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
10 give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price % cents per box.
For sale by Daniel j. Fry, drug
oist
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13
VERY. SAD.
Grin Death Visits an Eslinabls Family.
[chaylcston No,,parc;l.l

LR0FGCStOH NOItp0Tctt.
The great number of friends of
Ed. L. Roggs and his estimable
wife will regret to learn that Mrs.
Boggs' mother Mrs. Benford, and
her sisters, Misses Maria and May
and Mrs. Lou. Bcnford, a sister
in-law, met their death IN the great
flood at Johnstown, Pa last Fri
day. Harry Benford was the
only memberef the family saved
except Mrs. Boggs who was in
Washington d. c., at the time Of
the sad occurrence. George Ran
dolph, Jr., a nephew Of DR.. Boggs
was also lost in the flood. Mr.. and
Mrs. Randolph, brother-in-law and
sister Of DR.. Boggs, together with
their children were saved from
death. Mrs. Boggs' mother sisters
and brother are well known in this
city where they made many friends
during their visit so this city.
DIR. Boggs left for Johnstown
yesterday morning to doaH- he
could for the sufferers.
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13
----s------ -
How the Promises are Fulfilled.

|, Vote for Harrison, high protec-
tion and increased prosperity
was the song dinned into the ears
Of the workers in the Pennsyl-
vania iron regions. They carried
transparcncies inscribed "Home
Market and-the loW=tari1f adj
vocates who wanted to buy and
sell in the markets of The world
were denounced as enemies of
America who desired nothing so
much as to build up England's
trade at the expense of our own.
Why American citizens and bust
ness men who never expected in
their lives to sec wicked, grasp
ing, hated England shoula desire
to do such thing was not ex-
planned, though the changes We're
rung on the declaration.
Well, Mr.. Harrison was elected,
4 the hopes of tariff revision in the
interest of better commercial adj
vantages failed; the scattering OF
the surplus instead Of reducing
Taxation that creates it and the
increase Of tariff taxes even be-
lyond the present war figures-all
these lovely things promised fol
the benefit of working people are
likely to come to pass, and vel
there have been more strikes
fmore reduction Of wages and
more industrial disturbances thar
are recorded for the whole Of
Cleveland's term.
These Pennsylvania iron mong
ers are obliged to explain and
Mr.. Carnegie, who has declared
reduction of wages 20 per cent
does it like this:
ssThe truth is, our country can
-.Enot consume the amount ofapi;
vliron which it has the capacity t,
produce. The eastern drop ha
been fastened by southern com
! petition. That the consumption
Of iron and steel is as great as i
is arises from the fact that OWN,
] to the advance in prices abroa.
! the American manufacturers ar,
! left for the first time in almos
complete control Of our HON,
!. markets. But even under thes,
! conditions the country can nd
!. take the amount we are peparet
+ to make, and prices must rul
low until q number of furnace
and mills conclude that it is bet
ter to stop for a while than to con
: tinue running. Itseems probabl
that this will soon occur, for fur
naces can not afford I'd pay TIL
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13
MURDER WILL OUT
A SENSATIONAL STORY
RESULTING In AN
ARREST.
Dryden saslgress Arrested for Killing
: Sixteea- Year-Oid Roy.
/ charicstoa Daily Stor.I

ChdrtcSs0h LWtty StdF.J
On Thursday last. Prosecuting
Attorney LittlepaSc swore out a
warrant before Justice G. w. Hall,
for the arrest of Dryden Snodgrass,
who resides on Lens creek, about
10 miles from Br0wnst0wn charg-
ing him with the murder of six
teen year old boy, named Johnny
Kline, who was working for him,
about four years ago. The story
goes that he and Kline had mis-
understanding about the latter's
wages. the alteration terminating
in his striking Kline On the head
with a club, knocking him sense
less. He afterwards took him to
a branch near by, washed his head
and face. thus resuscitating him
and took him back to the house.
Kline was never afterwards seen
alive, according to the story Of
Snodgrass' neighb0rs. On the fol.
lowing night, Snodgrass' wife was
taken. suddenly III, and one of hel
neighhors was sent for. On hel
arrival, Mrs. Spodgrags was lying
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13

One Of the plaincst cases on
record TO disprove tho argument
ii high proteetionisfs Is the Fall
River troubIe. The mill owners
of this manufacturing town arr
projected TO the point which gives
them monopoly In their line d
goods and enables them to fix
prices for the American market.
The theory Is that this enables
these mill owners 70 pay their en-
pl0yss hotter wages, and the tax
ii levied solely 10 fhat end. a
few weeks ago the employees asked
for raise on the average Of IS a
week they were receiving, and
have refused because the business
~oo;a:!..a. net Nc. warrant It The other
day the report was given 70 the
Associated Press and sent far and
wide, that the year just past had
been the most profitable ever
known in the history Of Fall River.
Ii il figured out sllat these discon-
tented employees receive less pay.
yard for yard, than the English
laborers similarly employed. Can
sny political iugglcr manipulate
these facts and figures into an ar
gument for 4 high protective tariff
for the benefit Of labor?
The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1889-06-13

"a tie bed incoming and e0bDluE.
| and q befne aSked what was the
maffrs replied: III you had seen
Whit rhave "a nfkht, yot wouId
Ecrystpo Z SnQ1 Rl6ss xas present
n " (tfnS ii q I b N 51l N III
aid, but the visitor noticed blood
spots on the noor and wondered
what the whole affair meant.
Later, other neighbors came in
and noticing Kline's absence
asked: Where Is Johnny r TO
which Snodgrass rrplicsl that he
had stepped out about an hour
before and he didn't know where
he was. AS time passed on and
nothing more was seen or heard
Of Kline the neishbors began to
investigate and communicate with
|his parents in Richmond, Va. who
replied. stating that they knew
nothing whatever of his where
sbouts. not having heard II him
for some time. Then II was re-
ported that SnUlcrass had. d few
DAYS after the occurrence given
above. hired another man who
went with him to the spot where
re had buried the body. which
they cxumed. carried about i
mile away. and placed tin brush
bean ia which they set fire. replen-
ishinr It until the BODY was en-.
ttireivA consumed; x.,..,tt few
tnncs wlucIr- afterwards
found nv the investigating party
an attcmpt was made nj the time
ia have Snotlcrass arrested. but
nothing was done and the matter
went on until finally complaint
was made to Mr.. Littlepare. and
Constable Carwithin went to
Rrowntown on FRIDAY to make the
80 ,,ll - f,,,aha.
IT'S, w. ,o".a - - - q.
account OF nisii wafer. lie pun
the warrant IN the hands OF Con-
stable Clendenin, of that place.
who brought Snod grass down with
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