Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-05-08
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ain excellent actor?-Becausc he
could 50 easily bring down the house.
The new superintendent Of CEN
sus formerly came from Chicago,
and it seems probable that Chicago's s
population will be placed at 1000,
600 and st. Louis at 2,4S2.
81 declare it's shame" said a
young man to his sweetheart. "The
mosquitoes are so bad when we 90
out driving, that you have to wear
u veil, and the idea Of driving with
a girl who wears a veiln'
A writer from Chihuahua, Mexico
says he attended dance where he
saw sign over the door which said:
"No gentleman admitted without
pants on" The Me"icans are Il very
proud race.
A reporter from the Louisville
convention of spiritualists, says:
"Many of the spifityaIlsts there
think inanimate things, such as
flowers, have souls. The perfume,
they say, is the spirit Of pIants.''
The use Of corrugated iron for
dwelling houses is now being recon-
mended, it being urged that they
would be much cheaper than houses
of brick or s,one. being lined with
wood, they would necessarily be
warm III winter, and to have them
cool in summer the plan of the we'll
known Indian bungaloo suggested.
a, d. Marsh was judge at the
democratic primary. \ young,
smooth-iaccd fellow offered his vote
and Marsh asked him if he was old
enough to vote, "Ies," says the
fellow, ~ am 2l." "How do ycu
know?' We'll, have had the
seven-year itch three times,n was
the response. He voted.-Cclina
Observer.
james, said the village jewe!er,
''are there any weddings to take place
in the nelghborhood soon?n "rhere
are two to come of next week."
said the clerk. and the jeweler sat
down ut once and wrote an order
for two dozen pickle castors with
privilege of exchanging twenty-five
of them for something else within
thirty days.
"lf | gave you n pound of metal |
aud ordered you to make the most
on, of it, what kind of metal would |
you selcct?' asked wcll-known
jeweler. Gold OF course" was the
prompt reply, "Id prefer pound
of steel, y said the jeweler, "and I'd .
have it made into hair springs for
watches, \ pound of such springs
would sell for an even Sl4O, 900"
NV '"''l''' h'lN StINNul Oh iicll-
eral Boulanger is an American neero
named Jules Simeon, who claims
New Orleans rs his birthplace.
Jules was once Il slave ON the supar
plantation but was feed 10y the war.
and then went north. There he St.
cured employment as Il servant to a
French traveller with whom he
quickly learned the language. Sub
'eIuently he went TO Paris, and
here met BoIlan2er over two wears
40. Since that time he has been
HE devoted servant of that mdivid-
la.
oStrichcs, like cattle, are liable to
hut The funniest thing
hey do Is Ia waltz. The leader of
Ia" herd evidently thinks that his
ollowers should have some diver
'i,n on long march from one pas-
ure To another 50 he begins lv
lowly but gracefully turning round
'hd round. In five minutes the
whole rock is doing the same, and i
Is quite si2h,, their loag plumes ,
waving in the wind until they con-
lode oquit and 20 on their way. i
The ded'cal Gazette alleges that {
he following letter was received by !
physician rOm man whom he /
new, pacIicing medicine, aud ask. c
lg counsel; dear Dock | have a /
ashunt whoS physical sines show "
hat his Wnu'pipe has liberated Of, :
nd his lungs have dropped down {,
no his stdmlck I have given hym n
'erry thin without etcckt her faith.
Is Nvlthy houable aud niluen. fl
'a' rs he Is member Of assembly c.
god nose don't want 20 loos hym Y
eS' shall ] do ans 10y return male -
ours FIAT