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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

CASES Of what the foreign press
are plea"cd to call the american
duel" are still of occasional ire
quency in ve"ous portions Of Eu-
rope. The l2sS one reported is that
of the six en-year-old son of a
Hun yar.an official who blew out
his brains with revolver. He left
noe statiny that his act was the
result Of an agreement with an en-
emy to fight duel in the sC-called
American frshiOl. The accepted
method, is to provide two balls, one
black and the othef white, which
are hidden in a receptacle of some
sort. The parties toss a coin for
choice, and the one to whom the
black ball falls Is bound to honor to
commit suicide by certain time.
1t is hardly necessary to remark
thai the genuine American duel hi +,
never yet been seen in Europe.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
The Kitchen in the East.

The kitchen and dining-room
furniture of the far east is as simpl,
as the table utensils. In Burmah
The cooking stove consists of a box
of ashe., on the top of which is built
q fire Of charcoal. 1t is much the
same in japan, save that you find
here and there little clay stoves OF
the rudest description and so small
that only one dish can be cooked at
time upon them. The stoves OF
Egypt and China are much thes samr ,
and an American cOokinG-range
y ould be greater curiosity in the
interior of China than Bprnuni's IS
show in country village. Here fuel
is so expensive that the use of it is
reduced to a minimum, Few fires
are used for heating, and many
houses in China use fuel only for
cooking, and depend upon their
wadded Gotten clothes for warmth
Boiling water is an article of mer-
chandise in some of the cities, and in
Pekin I saw great quan titles Of coal
and dust mixed with dirt and offered
for sale in the shape of little cakes
the size of biscuit. All over the
east manure is, to a large extent,
used as fuel, and this is especially so
in Egypt and India.-F. G. Car
penter in the Omaha Bee.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

WEI Pc MI, Neb., has had an
actual experience of what it is to
have an elephant on its hands. A
real elephant, which was being de-
{ med there awaiting instruction.
from It's owners, broke loose, and
like the quiet Mr.. Brown of Bret
Har..o's poem, cleaned out the
town. The becst first grtted a
livery stable and then smashed in
the ent,,e glass front Of a business
block across the street. 1t then
pitched into a drug store, and in a
short time would have demolished
the whole settlement had MOI its
capture been Effected. The West
Pointers who were not hidden in
thei: cellars can claim with much
truth to hive "seen the elephat."
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
Epoch.

The transition from long, linger.
ing and painful sickness to robust
health marks an epoch in the life OF
the individual. Such a remarkable
event is treasured in the memory
and the agency whereby the good
health has been attained is grateful
ly blessed. Hence it is that so much
is heard in praise of Electric Bitters.
So many feel they owe their restora-
ton to health, to the use of the
Great Alternative and Tonic. If
you are troubled with any disease OF
Kidneys, Liver or Stomach, of long
or short standing you will surely
find relief by use of Electric Bltters.
Sold at soc. and 81 per bottle at Dan.
j. Fry's Drug Store.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

A FEVER for striking seems to
have infected the British working
men recently, and ffOn every dircc-
ton cones news Of the revolt ol
workers Of al kinds. The success oi
the London dock lahore 's seems to
have been the s'ynal fo- similar
movement9 sewhere, and strikes
are reported Of nine 8, co.ton work
ers, street c., drives, bakers, hat
ters, pipemasers, etc., in all parts of
the Kingdom. They are not al sue
cessiul, howeve :, for ors Of over 200
separate str'ke' repo-t ID nearly SOD
were won by the mcotors.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

A FRENCH inventor has hit upon
a novel use of the electric light. An
incandescent globe, with reflector,
10 attached to the forehead of a
horse, insulated wires being carried
along the body of the animal to a
battery located in the vehicle to
which he Is attached. The current
can be turned on at pleasure, so as
to afford assistance at pight or dur
ing the dense fogs that prevail in
such cities az London. The prelimi-
nary tests of the invention are said
to have been satisfactory.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

THE municipal debts of some Of
the large European cities are enor-
nous. Thus, the indebtedness OF
Paris amounts to 790 francs FOR every
man, woman and child within the
city limits. In Frankfort the pro
portion is 317 francs to each r ,rsor,
in Milan, 2t8, in Berlin 154, ard in
The Hague lee. Brussels, hovever,
occupies tn, unenv able p c.
m'nence OF having the larac,t debt
of any city in the world, the p-opo :
tion to esch individual inhabitant
being 1905 francs.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
"As smars as a Philadelphia

"As smars rs a Philadelphia law.
yer" Is soon to be supplantad by
''as smart as Philadelphia doctor"
We are gravely assured in n lettcr
to the Cincinnati Enquirer that a
physician in the city Of Brotherly
Love hes actually located the soul.
"The vital center" he says, 'is the
corpus callosum, which is the bridge
connecting the brain hsmispheres. "
He declares that all competant doc
tors are aware of this but conceal
their knowledge from mercenary
motives. The controversy which
has ragged on this subject for CEN
turies is now likely to be settled;
the evolutionists and all the other
lists" are to be knocked out in one
round. Great il modern science, es-
pecially Philadelphia science.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
KEEP WARM.

1t Is vei.J common thing to bt
advised to "koep COOL" but it would
be mach more sensible as rule II
our we w.shers would advise us tG
keep wG.l, and this is especially
true at tb s ti-ne O, year, when the
summer haJ fs.G,i away and
eutumn is hating on the brink OF
winter. We in Oregon, unaccus-
toned to cold weather in the Eastern
sense, find Ii hard to realize that
there saoold be any difference in
the seasons, and yet the necessity
for keeping warm is just as great
here as anywhere.
In some sspects OF the csse there
Is no greater humbug in the world
than the thermometer. To try to
gauge oar seas tions by graduated
scale, or 70 put on or take Off cloth
log by the vssaries of crlumn of
mercury is just about as wise rs was
the remark Of the country boy who
said that he did not see how in
thunder that Title th ng made 1t
hot or cold. Every one ought to be
his or her own thermometer, and to
ge3ula.s The temperature of the feel
'a2s aad not by The Fahrenheit or
Eesumur scale.
Learned medical treatises have
Been w:itten without number on
this subject, hui they are generally
- a5s.ruse or technical as TO be Of
little practical use 10 the general
reader. They explain at great length
why rheumatism aud neuralgia
and asthma and pulmonary COM
plants are 80 prevalent, but rs a
rule they omit to define the means
of preventing all these troubles.
Physicians are too apt to concern
themselves with curing disease
rather than with preventing 1t, rs
lawyers try eases rather than prevent
but there Is no secret
about keeping we'll In the winter
lers, 1t is summed up in two
words, keep warm.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
BEFORE any further extension

BEFORE any further extensions
are made in the United States postal
service, care should be taken "a
bring the present system up TO a
reasonable degree of efficiency.
Thers.is no Disgusting the fact that
the service is ut present, and has for
years past, been conducted in a
slip-shod fashion. In all of the
rapidly developing states OF the
west, inadequate assistance is grant
ed 10 postmasters, and as conse-
quence there are delays In the tr" ms
mission and distribution Of the
mails. Ii Is notorious fact that
because postnlasters We're unable To
handle the matter inrusted 10 their
care. large quantities Of papers and
packages were destroyed In various
parts of this state. This is a crime
against the people, and until It aud
other shortcomings are remedied II
Is idle 10 talk of parcel deliveries
,nd such nenC sense.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

A "sooTHrSG sy;up' in use In
Quebec has b 'e a ,aiyzsd aud found
t. conoain nearly 10; ~ Pc ca 1T OF
the liquid extrscS o. opium. A
number o. children hid been 81
effectually ''soothed" by it tat they
awoke Only on the o.her side of the
pearly gate3 before atten6ion was
called to its deadly character. The
syrup is paoolt preparst'op, the
name of which is moi given. Ii
should receive the widest adve,v's-
ing in order that people may let it
alone, and its manufacturer should
be ares ed and tried for man.
slaughter.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

EVER since the Egyptian oelisk
was brought to this country and set
up in the New York Central Park it
has been scalin off, and there IL
great danger that W thin a few we RS
the hieroglypbics WI be entirely
obliterated. it W co.t-d with
paraffine few ye RS 40, but the
remedy did MOI prove eJ Give. The
Park boz" hss now apJoictHd a
comm &c o. profe, SOS r, eys nn'ne
the s5one e.rd repo ,.csolt> pr c.
Gics BILE es to H. o. e ,st on.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

Breyet Major Z. A. Phalen of the
old Second Massachusetts regiment
has prepared a complete history OF
all the movements Of General Cogs-
wells old command, company G.
The work is entirely by typewriter.
Capt. Phalen has one copy and has
pre- elted another to General Cogs-
well.
The Rev. John w. Sanborn, who
was adopted by the Seneca nation
and made CHIEF in that tribe, is of
the opinion that the problem of edu-
eating and improving the Indian
can be solved most successfully by
elevating the Indian woman, whom
he believes to be capable of educa-
ton and refinement.
The simple method of treating
drunkenness practiced in Norway
and Sweden is reported to be very
effective. The inebriate is placed in
confinement and fed only with
bread SOAKED in wine, which in
eight or ten days creates positive
loatbing for strong drink.
A machine makes pair of shoes
in twenty minutes.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
Thankful to the Australians.

The Australians deserve the
thanks of Americans of every faith
for their kindness in offering them
selves as subjects for an exhaustive
test of social theories. The United
States is vast body and it naturally
dislikes to take any chances in the
management of its own tremendous
industrial system. But it has no OBJ
lection to watching all the entertain
ment of that kind that people in
other parts of the world may be dis
posed to give it. The Australians
have given us good ballot system,
they may yet work out some useful
ideas for us in other directions.-San
Francisco Examiner.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

The Yaquina Republican says: A
subsidy of from 100000 to $lJ0,00)
can be raised along the proposed line
CT railroad from Newport to Salem
without much trouble. We believe
that the Southern Pacific company
could be induced to take hold of
this project for the above subsidy.
1t would give them n valuable out
let to the coast.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
Bucklen's Arnlca Salye.

The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, letter chapped
hands, chilblains, corns and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by Daniel !. Fry, drug
pist.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

MR.. TURNER, an ice man, wants
to go to Congress from New York
city. His presence will have cool
ing effect on the heated debates O.
that body.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

The ancient Teutons were accus-
toned to drink honey-wine after
marriage for thirty days. So the
time came to be called the Honey
month, or moon, and the name is
now applied to 80 much time as a
newly-married couple can take away
from home after their marriage.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

Miss WILLARD says that the So
looms If the United States, placed
side by side, would make a contin-
uous line iIom New York to Chi
cago. 1t would be a we'll patronized
line. too,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

"I'M briy yht. Pm sha p," excl M
ed the counterfe',rr, when he stood
up 70 sent nee. Eyes, you're guilt
edged" observed the judge prior to
giving h m twenty years for ref1ec-
t'a,,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

AN English syndicate is trying to
buy the Elgin watch factory. Eng
Iish capital, having taken our swipes,
now propose to play old procrastinc-
ton on us.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

SINCE William Waldorf Astor
wrote his review article against Chi
c2go for the 1872 fair, the Chic gcers
have pulled up all their chrysan-
themums, because that flower is al
oufar
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
Of Music

or the Willamette University salem, Ore
gon, the most successful Music School on
the Northwest Coast Courses in music are
equal 10 Eastern music schools. Yearly at
The able corps OF teachers for the coming
school year will be Prof. u. Nj. Parvin,
Leona Willis, Miss Eva Cox; assistant
teachers, Miss Lulu NJ. Smith, Miss Hally
Parish, and Miss Mamie Paryin.
Branches Ia aught are Vocal Culture. Piano.
Organ, Violin, Pipe Organ, Harmony,
Counterpoint, and Class Teaching.
Diplomas given ON completion of course
send lol catalogue and circular.
u. Nj PARVIN. 7-25d Sm-wlm.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
The Pulpit and The Stage.

Rev. f. M. Shroat, Pastor United
Brethren Church, Blue Mound
Kan, says: II feel it my duty tt
tell what wonders DR.. Kings New
Discovery has done for ME. My
Lungs were badly diseased, and my
parishioners thought / could live
only a few weeks. | took five bot
ties of DIR. Kings New Discovery
and am sound and well, gaining q
lbs. in weight"
Arthur Love, Manager Loves
Funny Folks Combination, writes
"After thorough trial and convinc.
ing evidence, l am confident DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton, beats 'em all, and cures when
everything else fails. The greatest
kindness 1 can do my many thous-
and friends is to urge them to try it,"
Free trial bottles at DanP j. Fry's
Drug Store. Regular sizes SOC. and
500.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

WE are glad to notice the CAPITAL
JOURNALS Improvement. 1t is
getting cr';c popular with ou~ peo-
pie and "A a sfo't tine wi be the
first daily 4 .he city.-State Demo
crat
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
Zee fourth page for terms of subscrip.

Sse fourth page for terms Of subscrip.
N0n.
Advertisements to insure insertion (for
O'Clock.
Correspondence containing news of in
terest and importance is desired from all
parts of the state.
No attention will be paid to anonymous
communications.
Persons desiring the CAPITAL JOURNAL
served at their houses can secure II by pos
1a1 card request, or by word left Mt this
office.
Specimen numbers sent free on applica-
ton.
Office, corner Court and Liberty Streets.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

Buenos Ayers will erect a monu-
meut TO the French revoluuonist
Cambaceres, at the cost af $4,000.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
100 Doses One Dollar

Three men Icing unable to drive
or drag 4OO-pound pig from its pen
at Reinhold, Berks county, Pa,
they called in the assistance of John
Beryley, giant in strength. He
deliberately picked the kicking
porker up and carried him out un-
aided,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
Catarrh

b . constitutional and not local disease
nd therefore II cannot be cured by local ap
Ilications. 1t requires constitutional rem
dy like Hoods Sarsaparilla, which, working
through the blood, eradicates the impurtty
vhich causes and promotes the disease, and
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
Catarrh

f"I used Hoods Sarsaparilla for catarfA
md received great relief and beneft from IL
rhe catarrh was very disagreeable, especially
n the winter, causing constant discharge from
ny nose, ringing noises in my ears, and paini
q the back Of my head. The effect to clen
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
Beware of the Threatening Danger.

DtWdTo vi tH0 IHIcdtcHIHS DuH6oI'
Do not neglect cough or any af
fection of the lungs. Delay is Fatal.
Holden's Ethereal Cough Syrup will
cure you if taken promptly. Large
size 81, small so cents. For sale by
all Druggists.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

George Kennan found weather in
Siberia that froze mercury in a bul
let-mold. The bullet he thus made
he fired through an inch plank.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
Catarrh

l@ects . permanent cure. Thousands q
people testify to the success of Hoods sarsa-
Mrilla as remedy for catarrh when other
reparations had failed. Hoods Sarsaparilla
lso builds up the whole system, and makes
you feel renewed in health and strength.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
New Express Wagon
WILLIAM HOLCOMB

Has started a new express wagon and Is
now ready To deliver baggage TO and nom
the depot and 70 any part OF he city.
notice.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

Philadelphia is said to be the
greatest novel-reading city in the
country. The favorites are Dickens.
George Eliot, E. p. Roe, Black, and
Ouida, in the order named.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04

WEDNESDAY Y-------------D DECEMBER 4
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-12-04
Dancing School.

Every Monday and Thursday. Ladies'
and Children's class saturday afternoon.
For particulars inquire at Diamonds
Music Hall from 10 to II am. and Ito pm.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-06-27

The present fruit crop is one
of abundance as far as it has ma
tured. Throughout the State
the returns are favorable. If it
is properly taken care Of it must
prove Il source of much comfort
and considerable revenue. )" X
Let the people learn to care
their fruit crops-to dry, to pre-
serve and can them. This year
owing to- the exorbitant price of
sugar caused by conspiracy
20 rob tie people, and made
poss, bly, by the present tariff,
the people can not preserve
as much ass usual. But they
might cure by evar Grafton and
thus prepare their fruits for
Observation-Disclosures Messen-
ger.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-06-27

Dear Reader, few Of oursnb
scribcr+ have not yet paid up
their subscriptions. Is it posi-
BILE that you are one Of them ?
If so. please allow lis to remind
you again that wc greatly need
the amount, however small. Let
rs live on pleasant terms. We
desire to give You first class
paper and we wish you to read
and enjoy it, but to do this, it is
necessary that we keep our little
financial relations straight. ..
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-06-27
"QUEr TRYLNG"--''GIVE ALL
YOUR TIME.o

Doubtless many have been led
by mistaken views of duty to
enter certain felds of labor
Mhpn the Lord had not called
them there. In such case, as
soon as the mistake has been
discovered, it ought to be recti
fed. 1t is not pleasant to say,
Il was mistaken" but it must
often be said. 1t is often hu-
Initiating to confess so great a
mistake, but it is better to con
fess it and lectify it than to GO
on 'petuating the mistake. If
q man finds lie has not been call
ed to preach, let him have the
manhood to acknowledge his
mistage and quit trying. 4
There is still great need of
preachers who shall give their
time entirely to the work. The
churches need to be educated to
the duty Of pastoral support, 50
that the hands Of their pastors
''may be loosed" from all other
work for a support, and they
may Give Of the gospel" Bib
lical Recorder.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-06-27
A MEXICAN PHYSICAL SIAM.
INA.

In tie July Harper's Mr.
William Blaikic pTop0uuds the
question: Is American stamina
Deciining?".and answers IL in
the affirmative. Seventy years
ago." lac says, cover s" per cent
OF all or men were farming
hunt ng or fishing, raising, early,
hat al day in the pure. brac;Dg
air" etc. Now scarcely 10 pc
cent. are farmers aud the rest
are at caaliugs which contri butte
little or nothing 10 muscle OF
health making. | abor-3aving
machinery la. supplanted hu-
man exrrtiOu and skill to d
wonderful extent, and our
paStimes now are more largely
Of an Intellectual and less OF a
physical character than for
ine.ly The modern athletic
games and gymnasiums affect
a very small percentage of the
people.
The result II these changed
conditions, thanks Mr.. B!aikie,
il Visible in old and young, and
t il not It ange that the major
ity Of Americans are inerect, fiat
chested, poor walkers and pre-
maturely intirln. Exercise at
schools is neglected.
"Are there five boys" asks he,
Gin an average class Of sixty
= who can run half mile
in even three III nutes and a
half without being badly
blown"
There is certainly much force
in this view Of our race, and we
should accord it unllesitating
assent if it were not for the
statistics win Ch are so eften in
trusiye aud give the lie to APP
pcarances. These mathematical
imrertrnences testify that the
average of life IS longer and the
death-rate smaller than it was
before the lamented lack of
exercise began to Operr te. If The
statistics must be admitted, the
truth is that certain sanitary
improvements have, IN the les-
poets noted, more than neutra-
lied the causes of muscular
deterioration, and that we are
st,ll much worse off than we
should be if Mr.. BlJikie's su =
gestiOns for securing Il better
physical development were ad-
opted i'll schools and elsewhere.
That we are not dying younger
is no reason why we should not
strive to keep from growing
fiat chested and nervous and
making life less enjoyable.
The uncomfortable theory
has been advanced that man.
kind, if isolated on the No tn
american continent, would be-
come extinct. It is asserted that
the Indians were already fading
out when the white man came,
and that the Iec,rds of tie
mounds show that at least one
race previous to them had been
eXtingGshed. The explanation
is that our climate will withe1
and destroy the juices Of human
life unless recruited by i'm.
ported blood. If this be true
M, Blaikie is working fOl
American stamina against
greater odds than he knows Of
We are not disposed TO accept
the assertion, however.-N. Y
World.