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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26

Helena Modjeska, the actress, has
SO little taste for the company of the
stronger sex that she constantly
surrounds herself with the weaker.
With the sole exception of the in
finitesmal Bozenta, the actress
keeps court for young women, who
sit devoutly at her feet, hang rap
turously on every utterance of her
lips, and giggingly applaud her as a
wit, a genius and a profound oracle
on every theme brought mp as a
topic of discussion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26

jeff Davis eldest daughter mar
ried j. Addison Hayes, q Memphis
banker, about ten years ago. They
now live in Colorado, and have
three children. Mrs. Hayes is de-
scribed as lovely sdecimen of wom-
anhood-- tall fine figure, loving
countenance, dignified but affable
manners. She is most agreeable in
conversation.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26

site them from among 300, he will
see what slow process 1t is.
The truth is that the Australian
ballot system has not been put to
anything like an adequate test.
Where it has succeeded in the East
there have been, as a rule, but two
parties, and a few offices to he filled.
Possibly it may work well under
such circumstances, but we are cer-
tain that it is not so well adapted to
elections in California as our own
law, and that it opens the door to
the purchase and sale of votes, as
our law does not and cannot.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26

Miss Mary Anderson has decided
10 live Ia Rome during the greater
part ~ This winter, She will go
there shortly from London, aeconl-
panied ny her mother and sister,
Mlss Anderson has not yet made
any nrrangvnienl for her reiuin 60
the stage, Her health IL excellent -
And tbs Il pleasant news 10 nun.
lrrdj ~ fflendH,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26

a CERTAIN "good singer" of Sa-
lem is disgusted and will be heard
no more. 1t must be sad for one
who has thought himself sweet
singer in the past to feel compelled
to "throw up the sponge" La.
mentable, indeed!
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26

SOME of the heaviest transfers of
real estate in Seattle and Tacoma
are now being made on the wagon
wheels of those cities, AMI on the
feet of weary pedestrians. In fact,
the mud is knee deep anil Of the
richest variety.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26
BsskIsn'. AraIea sal,e.

Tho ls'sl salye IA tile World fnr
cuis, bfillsrs, snlts, ulppfs, sali
fhpuln, ipypf norps, isiief allnplad
haids, chllblslns, enriis And all skin
slupilDiis, ana positively cutie pllrs
40 lo pay nhllllhgl, II IA KiiafHiilOed
a. Hlsr lFfhs'i sai luiagl l0il, ~ money
frflluil,sl, l'flnp ~ rpilis laI lalA,
iDf nais by i,anlsi ! w, drug,
slsl,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26

The latest London wrinkle in the
way of Insurance Is Il scheme to in
sure against burglary. "A private
residence and lis contents are in
sured for G2 cents year. Articles
specially insured, like jewelry and
plate, cost extra.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26
Children Saved from Severe Sicknes,

Children Saved from Severe Sickness.
DR.. Holden: j notice by the pa
pers that you are placing your valu-
able Ethereal Cough Syrup before
the public. 1t is a charitable act.
1 have used it in my family for
many years, to my satisfaction. /
believe the use of it ii1 time, to my
children, has saved them from sick
ness. II. b. LANE.
Large size $1.00, small so cents. For
sale by Daniel j. Fry Druggist.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26
WANTED,

VNIANTED.--At once. Two or three
w rooms for light housekeeping. Fur
nished or unfurnished. Enquire JOURNAL
office.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26
SOCIETY NOTICES.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

I j. SHAW, attorney AT law, Salem, Ore
~ gon. once upstairs In the Patton
block.
DHYS1uTAN.--MllS. DIR. Nj. Il. MCCOY
i physician and surgeon. has located
and taken rooms over Squire Farrar's
grocery store. Chronic diseases spec
lalty. Consultation free. l22ldw
w 4. WILLIAMS. sTENoGiAPHER
w. ana Typewriter copyist. VIII make
reports of trials, etc. copying ON type
writer accurately aud neatly done. Offlce
over A, 4 ieatons furniture store, Com
mercinl street, salem.
nliAhLfs q. uukfls. N. H.. surgeon
" and Homeopathic physician. ONCE
aud residence, Nvw hank hloclg. 307 Com.
mercini street, salem, or. Ofliee hours \ Ia
y a. ni. and irom 2to Band Ia sp, m, Dis
speciality. fineen years experience. DIV
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26
FOUND.

EOUND-A pair of shoes; from the store
II of Krausse d Klein. Owner can have
the same by proving property and paying
for this notice.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26
FOR SALE.

NOR SALE.-A GOOD HARDWARE
II business in Marion county. Address
CAPITAL JOURNAL
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26
conversation.

Rg-Cheapest place in town to buy your
Holiday Goods. MRS. n. j. BURFORD.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-26

The soil is black and rich. From all points fine oil
peaks Arrangements already being made the
number residences to be built Buildings only of
within the limits of the city Salem worth
land addition for oned of the money and being directly
cay not half far from the public buildings and the busne
called ''inside lOts,U
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-03

his record as judge on all questions apart
from those affecting slavery was excellent
The court Of which he was judge was, how
ever, legislated ont of existence in 1853
An interesting incident that occurred dur
ing the early months of che war had Judge
Merrck for its central figure.
A boy had enlisted in the army, and hts
parents objected They applied to Judge
Merrick for a writ of habeas corpus. He IA
sued it. The man who attempted TO serve
it was arrested by Fitz John Porter. On
the day the writ was returnable a SEN
unel was placed at Justice Merrick's door
by Secretary Seward, and he stayed there
five weeks. During all that time Judge
Merrick remained indoors. On his retire
ment from the bench in 1853 he went back
to Baltimore TO practice law. In 1871 and
1873 Judge Merrick represented the Fifth
Maryland district In Congress. His father
was a United States Senator from Maryland,
and his brother, R. T. Merrick, was famous
as one of the defense in the Andrew Johnson
impeachment trial as one of the counsel be-
fore the Electoral Commission, and after
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-03


waSexposed nevertheless she recovered rap
idly. A contraction Of the gullet followed,
which afterwards often caused him great
astonishment by refusing to passsuch large
articles as formerly. Occasionally he would
attempt to swallow dried sun-fsh or other
spiny object, which, sticking fast, could
be neither cast up nor down. A little water,
with some careful manipulations, always
relieved him from his unpleasant predica-
ment; but to the last, experience did not
render him wiser on this point. Their ex-
ceeding tameness exposed them to great
danger when they CHANGED to wander from
their adopted home; and their fate, at last,
was that of being stoned to death.
Taken all in all, were it not for the dis
approval Of man, the heron's ''lct would be
happy one,'' in contradiction to that of the
policeman in the comic opera. Abundance
of food and ability for self-protection would
seem advantages sufficient to compass al
the desirable ends of bird life. Their range
is quite extensive, going beyond the United
States. They are resident south of the frost
line, far into Central America. Many atti-
tudes of these herons are extremely grace
ful, and their carnage and near appearance
is always most pleasing. They ere de-
scribed as "above, dark green with bronzy
iridescence, and below, mostly dark brown
ish ash or wine color, varied with white"
The eyes are brilliantly golden, while the
lores, or naked skin about the face, as well
as the legs, are greenish yellow. A we'll
developed crest of dark metallic green
crowns the head and is always. erected when
the bird is excited.
The lesser herons, though common enough
IN tropical countries, are quite peculiar to
North America il the temperate zone. Con-
spicuous birds, as feature of our rural
life, are now entirely too scarce. 1t is de-
voutly TO be hoped that thoughtless people,
at nc distant day, will find reas on to give
up the causeless persecution of them.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-03
TIE WICHITA EAGLE.
WICHITA. KANSAS
DANGER IN SAUERKRAUT.
A Barrel of the Fragrant Stuff Explode.
and Nearly Kills a Man.

A Barrel of the Fragrant Stuff ExpIodes
and Nearly Kills Man.
Another dangerous explosive has been
discovered, says the Cleveland Press. 1t is
sauerkraut A Philadelphia man made the
discovery. he put lot of fresh sauerkraut
in barrel and then sealed it up tight. Some
days later he wandered down cellar to see
how the kraut was prospering Suddenly
the family was startled by a terrific racket,
and the next moment the man came out Of
the cellar in great hurry. at least it is
presumed that he was in great hurry, be-
cause he did not wait to come up the stair
way, but came right up through the hard
wood floor and never stopped until he had
driven his head half way through the cell
ing. When he finally dropped to the floor it
was noticed that there was an irregular row
of barrel slaves sticking out of his side.
His personal appearance was some
what disceuraging to his best friends.
There was sauerkraut in his eyes and ears
and whiskers. In fact, there appeared
to be more or less sauerkraut hang
ing out of every pore of his skin, and he
seemed visibly agitated. The principal
reason for believing that he was agitated
was because he yelled SO loud that the
neighbors dropped every thing and came
rushing out of their houses in terrible
fright After the excitement had subsidized
sufficiently to make an investigation, it was
found that there was six-inch plastering
of sauerkraut over the walls and every
thing else in the cellar. The barrel of
sauerkraut had exploded. Since this little
incident took place, a German scientist,
who keeps a stand on the market and cuts
up nearly five hundred cabbages day, has
explained to a venturesome reporter that
when a cask Of kraut is sealed when very
fresh, there is sure to be more or less
trouble As the stuff ferments it swells,
and if it is in a tightly-corked barrel a cask
of gunpowder is hardly more dangerous.
New discoveries are constantly revolution
izing old methods, and we may yet live to
see the war-like nations Of the earth firing
sauerkraut at each other.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-03

Wilson, the poet-naturalist, as well as a
most OF recent writers, pays this heron a
complimentary tribute, widely at variance
with the ridiculous and distasteful ideas
so universally entertained
North America has a fine array of herons
Not less than a round dozen of species
make up the list, while in Europe only two
are at all common, the few other species
mentioned being only visitors, more or less
rare. The heron of Northern Europe-the
bird embalmed in song and story as the
noblest quarry AT which King or Prince
could fly his falcons-the bird which it were
death, in medieval times, for villeins to
harms still carefully protected in En-
gland 1t IS closely related to orr great
blue" heron, BIT it is not so large nor so
handsome, and presumably less courage
GUS than the latter. The large herons are
everywhere shy and wary birds. Their
great bulk and imposing carriage make
them conspicuous target for gunners, and
their hereditary suspicion is intensified by
personal experience of the treachery Of man
until they show an eagerness to vacate the
nelghborhood at his approach that effectual-
ly precludes all attempts at close observa-
ton. The smaller kinds, on the contrary,
manifest but little timidIty, and were they
not prosecuted would soon familiarize
themselves with the doings of civilization.
The green heron is, says writer IN the
American Magazine, by far the most COM
mon Of hts family, and is the smallest, with
the exception of the least bittern, which
latter is always scarce, though widely dis
tributed. There is nothing in the appear
snce or habits of the green heron to Justify
the obloquy cast on him by the unthinkilg;
and it is probable that he only receives, as
the most widely known of American her.
ons, a survival of the crude notions of the
natural history Of his family that were cur
rent among the ignorant of former age.
Wilson thought this heron was, above all
birds, the least dependent on the good will
OF man, as the character and abundant
nature of his food forestalled any necessity
for the destruction Of objects useful TO hui
manity. The only peccadlllo that has ever
been charged against the green heron is the
taking of fry from the ponds of fish hatch
cries, and this only since the great diminu-
ticn of aquatic life; the result of the in
creasing pollution of our lesser waters.
The food of the green heron consists of
small frogs and variety of fish, as well as
snakes, nevis and some large insects. To
procure this varied menu he wades stealth
lily in the shallow water, or sits, with re-
tracted neck upon Concentrating or stone,
warily watching the approach of his prey,
which he grasps with a lightning like move
ment of his tenuous body. The little " peep
ing" frogs (hy5Gs) tax the heron's skill to
the utmost; light and agile, they often elude
the quickest strokes, forcing their would-be
captor to score many a miss.
The green heron is almost exclusively
diurnal in habits, though he is most active
during the quiet hours of early morning and
the dusk of evening, probably because ofthe
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-03
ghe aaha Tally gayle Sunday 4pr,ng glarrh 3 1859.

and immunity from further injury soon
gained their confidence, and they grew, in
course OF tame, excessively tame, even in
vaclng the sacred precincts Of the farm
mouse Kitchen. Their appetites were en-
ormous and seemed to increase with time,
so that IT became a formidable matter to
supply the necessary provender. Snakes,
nsn, grubs, grasshoppers and odd scraps OF
lmpartlality into their voraclous maws.
A herou's throat Is very dilatabae, and
they can swallow substances that appear
enormous in comparison with that organ
When one undertakes the ingestion Of a
large, fat fish, the neck, expanding to &C
commodate its form, presents most Gu
rious appearance. Should the object be very
long, as snake or eel, the heron cooliy puts
it down as far as it will go and complacent-
ly waits, with outstretched neck, until the
part first swallowed digests away, when an
other section is engulfed. The action Of the
gastric juice in the stomachs Of fsh-eating
birds Is so rapid that it takes them but a
trifing time to dispose Of large mass OF
food.
My herons, "Tom" and "Peggy,n were
plucky in the extreme, and, though peace.
able enough when not imposed upon, re-
sented fercely any douineering from the
barn-yard inhabitants. Their combined
forces were always more than sufficient te
rout the enemy. Once only we witnessed an
instance of their partial discontinue
"Tom" had accepted the challenge Of a
bullying young rooster, and at the first pass
was placed hors du combat with a spur
through his throat. Before the cock had
time to sound his clarion of victory,
Peggy" with savage cry, came darting
through the air and, aNghting full on his
back, by fierce stroke Of her spear-like
bill deprived him of an eye. So vigorously
did she follow up her advantage that the
most energetic interference was required to
save the fowl from complete destruction.
"Tom's" wound was so severe that con-
siderable portion Of his internal anatomy
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-03
PEGGY" TO THE RESCUE.

greater facility of taking food at those
times. His flight is easy and deliberate,
but not very graceful. The long neck is
drawn upward until the bill seems to pro-
ject from the breast, and the equally long
legs are trailed behind, in the manner of all
herons. His slow flight, so tempting for
shot, can be greatly accelerated when the
bird is frightened, and the Quckness with
which he ''makes tracks," when suddenly
flushed, has given him the least obiectona-
BILE of his common names-that of "fly-up-
the-creelK"
Green herons are more or less sociable,
and may be found breeding, in pairs or
communities, anywhere In suitable locali-
ties. As if understanding the persecution
their eggs and young are subjected to by
the traditional wicked small boy, they
choose a dark and all but impenetrable
thlcket of scrub pines or thorn bushes. Il
Is not to be supposed thata bird constructed
on the heron plan should prove neat arch
itect, and in truth the nest is somewhat
slovenly affair. composed of sticks and twigs,
without lining aad barely large enough to
contain the three or four pale green chalky
eggs.
They do not hurry their housekeeping
arrangements. 1t is usually well toward
July before the young are neuged; but long
before this they have been crowded from
the narrow nest, and are obliged to cling,
in their unsteady way, TO the neighboring
branches. The youngsters are exceedingly
ugly. Their awkward bodies, scantily COW
cred with ragged gray down; their bullying,
whltish eyes and puffy legs make from the
first an unfavorable impression, which
savage shyness and harsh voices do not
tend to remove The parents, while unable
10 effect much, show considerable spirit in
defending their i'll favored brood. They
hover about, exposing themselves to any
danger, and give vent by hoarse cries TO
their impotent fury Much food is required
TO forward the rapid growth OF the young
berons; portion, either through .clunsi-
ness or safety, being allowed to fall TO the
ground, where 1t soon develops an odor
very characteristic of heronries IN general
once secured, after prolonged and far
from scathless scramble among the thorny
branches OF q wild plum thicket, a pair of
these unprom isfng in fants, as yet in their
callow lnmasurity. At first they seemed
intractable, but a sufnciency of good food
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-03
s-xsaSSNNilSw
pa1lY - Ea9e
THE GREEN HERON.
The Curious Characteristics of q Eema
able Bird.

Hhe Curious Characteristics of Remark
able Bird.
Wen in the rear guard of the vernal mi.
grations struggles bird that seems es-
pecsally marked for the unmerited con
1meiy OF human bipeds. Boys assail him
with stones and sportsmen casually let of
cartridge at him, just to see if their gun
Is In good killing condition. Rustics, in ali
quarters, SANDER him with multitude OF
indicate and reproachful names. Indeed,
It would appear as if rural vulgarity were
taxed to coin unpleasant descriptive terms
BY which to designate him. Notwithstand-
ing this most absurd popular prejudice, the
nttle green heron is, in the words of DIR.
Coues, "a pretty and engaging species.m
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-03
Hydride of hydrogen Gas

DR.. Theodore Curtius, of Germany, has sue
ceeded in preparing the long-sought hydride
Of nitrogen, amidogen, diamide, or hydra
zine, as it Is variously called. This remark
able body, which has hitherto baf1ed all
attempts at isolation, is now shown to be a
gas perfectly stable up to very high tenn
perature, Of a peculiar odor-differing from
that of ammonla-exceedingly soluble in
water, and Of basing properties. In COM
position it is nearly identical with ammonia,
both being compounds of nitrogen and
hydrogen
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-03

jurists Maryland has
ever produ e d.
President Cleveland
appointed him to the
Supreme bench of
the District Of Co
lumbia as a vlndica-
ton from the fancied
disgr ace visited
upon him twenty
years ago, when he
also occupied tn e
district bench. 81 q
had been appointed
judge by President
Pierce IN 1854, and
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-03
JUDGE MSRRiCK.

The Eminent Washington Jurist Recently
Deceased.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-03-03

Judge William Merrick, who died recent
" in Washington. was one of the ahest
The Delta independent., 1889-12-17

Last Saturday large number Of people
gathered At the Court House for the purpose
of talking "bridgs." Every portion Of the
consty was represented excepting North
Fork. but the meeting realized the import.
ance of considering the whole county. and
the riches Of the North Fork country. It
was the general sense OF the meeting that
the matter should he so presented to the
Governor that hs would understand the
waole situation. The North Fork isterrsi.
were considered and Il vas agreed that all
facts should he presented showing the inter
ests Of that cruutry sHd at ihs same time the
Interests Of the rest ofthe county. II was
agreed that location could be selected that
would not in the least Inconvenience that
.frsit growing and prosperous country aud
thai gould, at the same time accomm odate
the large interests ofSurfase Greek aud the
surrounding country. Comm ittecs were sp-
pointeslto cause surveys to be made aud a
full shoviug Of Iac:s.
The Delta independent., 1889-12-17

By actual surveys made yesterday the ex.
ns; distance from bank to hank. approach To
approach. acros. the Gannison river Is 5si
feet. This is tile paint ,hat is rri.osted in a
Montrose paper to b- $50 feet, and that is
the length of bridge that would be rs.
qsirci at thi. place, and in the language
Of the assistant State engineer, there is an
islasd in the centcr Of til. stream that would
be Of great benefit" things are not all one
way. a 'iay Is coming; and right away soon,
tha, fsirne.s must he recognized. The ap.
preparation bill may have been born in the
'th general assembly hut the Doodle scheme
ahall not follow the bill.
The Delta independent., 1889-12-17
S...-. q r..,,e.ss...

LAND OFFICE AT MoNIRosk, CeLo.
Nov. 5th, ixS9,
Notice Is hereby given that tile following
named ssitler has died notice of his intention to
make nnal pr,of In sappo-t " his claim. and
that said prpot will be made before Register and
Receiver. at MMtrosc. Colo. on Dec. 18th, lssS.
viz. Josaph Il. Mctsinty, u. =. No. 1885. Ute
Seriss for the nw,a. sec :, twp. Is. sr. ~, " 9Th
PM.
lie names the following witnesses to rrovc his
continuous residence upon and cultivation of.
said land. viz John II. frady. Calvin u. no
xrry, Hartley A. M~tcaif, Robert q. Lewis, all Of
notchkiss. Delta County, Colo.
W. II. STEELE, Register.
The Delta independent., 1889-12-17
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Csrtais. Piain6eld, nl.,
makes the statement that she cough cold,
which set,led::oa her lansS;she vaslstrsased
far month BY her famlly physician, but
grew worse. He told her ~ was Aspe,es,
rietim ef eoassssrsioa and that No nsdicise
could cure her. Her druggist ssgxssted Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption; she
bought bottle and to her delight found her.
self benefited from the hrst aoss. Che. con.
tinaci its ase and amer taxing tsa bottlee,
found herself sound and wsla. 50 does )
own homework aud is ~ ssil q Oh.
was.-Free trial bottle Of tAts Great
cry At l. NJ. McMurray's Drag Sso.
bottles 500. and $l.00.
The Delta independent., 1889-12-17
Married.

CooK.--RkAR. On Dscembse 18th, lsa9.
u the residence Of the brides brother, on
California mesa, Mr.. Dannel r, Cook. of
Sslida, to Miss Minnie u. Hear, late Of Hi.
nois, Rev. W. A. McElphatric. oticistiag.
Amer partskins Of bountifal repaat The
happy couple started Immediately on their
wedding tour which will be continued ~
Ear east ~ Chicago. Al the eud Of month
thsy will resarn IA 6aiids where they will
make their fatnre hoss. Their manv iriends
in Delta and viciaity uaits In wishing them
long and prosperous journey through life.
The Delta independent., 1889-12-17
California Mesa.

Married-Nr. Daniel P. Cook to Mis-.
Minnie Bear. at the residence Of Mr.. Chns.
A. bear. Oh California Mesa. on lest Thurs.
day, Dec, l2th. at 10 A. ". by Rev. Nc
Fitzpatrick, Of Delta. Particulars will be
found In another solsmn.
Mrs. Ci,as. A. Bear aud daughter len for
Rantoul, Ills, last Saturday, vhers they
will visit relatives aud friends.
r. A n