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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-20
Sons of Leper3.

Marriages of lepers are allowed
in the island near Maracaibo, which
serves as the leper colony of Venez-
uela. State sanction for these mar
riages was given, after much dis
cussion, many years ago, in the
belief that there could be no off
spring from such unions. For a
long time this theory remained un-
contradicted by experience, but in
the last fourteen or fifteen years it
appears that there have been two
births among the lepers. Neither
child has shown any symptoms OF
the dreadful malady of the parents,
and recently, according to the U. S.
Consul at Venezuela, one of these
children. having lived to the age Of
fourteen in the leper island, has
been allowed to leave and to enter
society on the certificate of a com
petent Board of Inspectors that he
is perfectly healthy.-London Daily
News.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-20

1t has furnished plots in plenty for
the novelist to weave web of fancy
from his ina aginative mind. Cooper,
Joaquin Miller, Bret Harte, Bash
ford, Fairchild, have filled the field
admirably in the higher class of lit
erature, and the Indians have in
many instances been lauded to the
skies. The dime novel artists have
made their heroes slay thousands of
Indians, yet there still are many of
them living on government rations,
and doubtless for ages poets will
continue to sing their praises
Puyallup Commerce.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-20
Only Wants to Slip In.

"Ef 1 kin jes' git ter heaben, y
said an old negro, 'dat's all | axes.
| doan kere ter march up wild er
brass BAN an make er mighty stir !;
| doan axe de angels ter shout nur
de saints ter rush up an shake hans.
No. sab, | doan axe all dat, for all
| want is ter git dar. Da needn'
put da SETS ter de trouble o. handin
roun' pies an sweet stuff: Hoe
cake sorter creased wild bacon rim
is good enough fur me.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-20

There are 62,401 postoffices in
the United States.
A single ounce of gold may be
spread over 100 square feet.
One-third of the land surface of
the earth is covered with forests.
Nearly 81 ,250,0OO worth of arti-
cles are pawned in London weekly
The name Wayne is the title or
part Of the title of more places III
the United States than any other.
1t is calculated that man walk
ing day and night could make
journey around the earth in 42S
days.
A French billion is o thousand
million. An English billion is
million million. In this country
we adopt the French system.
The dictionaries hereafter will
define new word-paratolid, the
name of Professor Koch's newly
discovered remedy for tuberculosis.
Woo Sung, ILL.,, is perhaps the
only town in the country that has
Chinese name. 1t was named by
two sea Captains who had been IN
the Chinese trade, and purchased
land for the sight of the new town
about 1856.
Every fairly large house in Toxic
has it's own bathroom, but beside
this there are no less than 800 baths
in the city of Toxic, where 3OO,O
persons bathe daily at a cost per
head Of / sen 3 rim, or about half
penny.
The Pacific Ocean is not only the
largest of the great bodies of water
on the globe, but it is the deepest.
It's average depth is about three
miles. The average depth of the
Atlantic and Indian Oceans are
about two and a quarter miles.
Editor Stead estimates the inhab-
itants of the world at l ,46S 100000.
This is now increasing at the rate
Of 8 per cent every ten years. At
this rate it will take exactly 1S2
years to reach the vast total of s.
994 100000, which he estimates is
the maximum number of passen-
gers our earth can feed.
The Old Testiment has 80 books,
929 chapters, %, ,214 verses, 592 ,439
words, 2,72S,S letters; the COM
plete Bible has, therefore, 66 books,
l ,1S9 chapters, 81 ,173 verses, 49,
692 words, and 1867 $50 letters;
there are more people in London
than there are letters in the Bible.
The fastest mile a single man
has travelled by various methods of
locomotion is, to date, as follows:
Swimming, 26: 50; walking, 6:23;
snow-shoes, 5: 39a; rowing, sol
running, 4 :124; tricycle., 2: 49 20;
bicycle, 2 20 4-5; skating, 2 1885;
trotting horse, 2 :OSf running horse
1 :35; railroad train, 4O4 seconds;
balloon, pneumatic tube and cleo
tricity records are yet to be made.
This country has but about one
twentieth of the worlds population
but it consumes 2S per cent of the
worlds crop of sugar, 80 per cent
of the worlds production, of coffee,
nearly one-tbird of the worlds pro-
duction of iron, about a third Of
the worlds steel and copper, more
than quarter of the worlds cotton
and wool, third Of the India rub
Der of the world, and more than
half of the worlds supply of tin and
40 per cent of all the coal from the
worlds mines.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-20
NOTICE..

Al A MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of the First National Bank of
orsM.hunl, or Idaho, held at its banking office
o.. n me 18th day of February 1880. the own
:, ol over two-thirds of the shares voted
A. Az 20 INTO liquidation on the 2sth day of
nnta - iSO, and close up its affairs. All
nSsoclanon nrson are therefore hereby notified to
{he {heseat the notes and other claims against
'nH association for payment.
a0eo al hechum, Idaho, April IS. 1880
ISAAC l. LEWIS, President.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-20
Unsold Land in the United States.

The United States government
has been the largest owner of arabic
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-12-20

The Bakery is supplied with q fine
assortment or
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26
The MaeIeaY Picnic.

Co. | of Macleay was greeted by
about $500 cheerful cOuntenances on
Saturday at the picnic. After few
selections of national airs had been
rendered by the University band,
Superintendent Irwin, of Chemawa
the orator for the occasion, was in
trUduced by the chairman; he de-
livered fine oration OH the military
element In our government, aud
compared our standing army t.
those of European nations as being
insignificant, yet in all emergency,
we could rally into the field mil
lion noble and true soldiers. His eff
forts were well received.
The choir next sang "Be joyful" I"
Address to the flag" was well
rendered for one of her years, by Ida
Price girl of nine. Miss Jennie
Griffith, the candidate for county
school superintenpent on the demo
cratic ticket, next appeared OH
the stage in the recitation Hannah
Jane" which she executed in fine
style. The band then played pa.
triotic selection. "MOna's Fountain"
was well recited by Miss Bertha
Price. After "A comic selection, en-.
titled the "rexas Steer" was given
by Ida Price. The program was
closed by q song from the choir.
The crowd then retired TO the front
of the grove where Companies
A, Of Wbiteaker, and |, of Macleay,
were drawn up in array, and were
tortured for thirty minutes by a
burning sun in viewing the excel
lent drilling of those companies.
The next was the best part of the
whole program and was enjoyed
alike by the polished dude and the
plain rustic whose ear Is not tuned
to the shrill note of band or the
mellow tone Of the choir or the log
ical arguments of orators; II con-
sisted Of baskets well filed from the
abundance of land of plenty.
The afternoon was taken up by a
long and uuinteresting game Of
baseball between the Salem boys
and the Chemawa Indian boys
which ended with the Salem boys
being badly defeated.
Hon. II. II. Tongue and Gov.
PennOyer reviewed the political
situation, and those who were in
clined heard some eloquent appeals
to the people to support the great
principles Of their respective party.
In the evening the young people
conducted fine dance, In which
they INDUCED until a late hour. All
considered the occasion was a sue
cess and Co. l, deserves great credit
for their earnest efforts in making
everything pleasant for those who
attended.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

al NOBLE SENTIMENT.-One OF
the best and most approvable ex-
nressions Of American manhood was
made Saturday afternoon at Macleay
bv "our village blacksmith" John
Knight, chairman Of the republican
county central committee. The
governor Of the state, Hon. Sylves-
tor Pennoyer, democratic candidate
for reelection, was there for a joint
discussion with Hon. ID. 7. Thomp-
son, republican candidate for the
same office. 1t so happened that
Mr.. Thompson could not be present,
but Senator Thomas A, Tongue, OF
Hillsboro, was on hand to comb the
the governors hair and Toms
tongue has in the past cut the gov
ernor so close that the latter would
avoid discussion with him II posi-
able. His mode Of trying 1t was to
assume dignlfied position and
demur against debating with sena-
tor Tongue on the ground that "he
is not my peer" John Knight, to
whom the remark was addressed,
with that hearty impetuoslty for
which he is noted, jumped to his
feef and said: Governor, an
American citizen is the peer of any
man, The governor said little but
thought much, and concluded to
accept the situation.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26
PERSONAL MENTION.


Hon. VIM. Waldo is in Albany,
on business to-day.
J. Smith made a flying trip to the
metropolis to-day.
w. p. Williams the stenographer,
Is in Portland to-day.
Isaac Hammand, of Turner, is in
the city on business.
w. b, Gray, of the blind school is
in Portland on business.
Jolly John Holman, came up from
Albany to put in a quiet Sunday.
Henry Rogers came up from
Chemawa on the IL o'clock train.
John Holman, of Albany was II
passenger on the south bound train.
w. p Gray was passenger ou
the north bound train this morning.
Prof. +. b. McElroy was passen-
senger for Portland this afternoon.
w. It. Radir, real estate man of
Baker City is looking around in She
city.
Rev. p $. Knight returned home
from Eugene on the eleven O'Clock
train.
Miss Barbara Schott, has returned
from Sublimity, where she has been
spending few days visiting.
Col. r. A. Miller, the democratic
nominee for congress, went north
on the overland train this morning.
Rev. Ryan, of Wash, who is a
brother-in.law OF Cherrington, will
occupy the Methodist pulpit next
Sunday.
Mrs. POgue returned from "a sever
al weeks visit at Roseburg, and
StenOgrapher Pogue of the State
Insurance Co., is happy.
Christian Camp meeting COM
mences at Turuer, Marion county,
June 18th to continue until the 25th.
Reduced fare will be obtained on
all railroads.
DIR. G.. II. Hall went to Portland
to-day to attend the annual business
meeting Of the faculty of the medi-
cal department of the Willamette
university.
Mr.. David Holman, who is well
known to our people, has quit his
position as editor of the State DEM
ocrat, and taken that of clerk in
the Clemekete hotel. David began
his new duties this morning, and
his many friends predict that he
will be a success as hotel man.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

AN IMPORTANT ERROR Hon.
w. H. Byars and Alonzo Gesner are
surveying State street and all the
streets south Of State and east of
18th, and 1t Is discovered that State
street is some ten feet too far south
from the Gray residence, on the east,
and all the streets between State
ard Oak, are too far south by ten or
more feet. This is an important
mistake, and it IL well that 1t was
discovered as early as 1t was, yet it
will necessitate several changes to
be made in that locality. 1t was
also found that 18th street is thirty
feet wider than the city charter calls
for This land il valuable, and
should Capital and Summer streets
be closed, as Is talked of, this street
would necessarily become thor
oughfare, and require the full width
of the street, as it is now.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

SHANGHIED.- The following no
tice was posted at the San Francisco
police headquarters vest e d ay;
"MissinQ from San E'~a"eiSoe -
green Irish boy, nineteen years OF
age, by the name of Patrick Burns.
Arrived in San Francisco the lst OF
May; is about five feet seven inches;
wears Scotch laced shoes with iron
heels. Communicate with William
Hogan, IL Hampton place, San
Francisco" 1t IL feared by the au-
thori;ies that Burns has been
shanghaied.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

The services of Master Alfred
Holt, of Portland, have been secured
for the recital next Thursday even
ing. This talented young artist has
played with unbounded success be-
fore Portland audiences, and his
appearance here will be Il treat to
lovers of violin music.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26
LATE LOCAL NEWS.
Compounded into Comprehensive Par
agraphs for journal Readers.

Miss Matilda Kaiser is the author
Of some nice descriptive letters of
travel.
The Salem Land Co. had II page
ad In the Sunday Statesman.
Republicans! Rally TO hear Thos.
II. Tongue tonight, at the opera
house.
The barometer falling to-day quite
rapidly and that week of rain IL
indicated almost for certainty.
Remember the board of trade
meeting tonight. 4 secretary Is to
be elected and other important bust
ness. Attend.
Mr.. Pennoyer spoke ten minutes.
Then the band played ten minutes;
then the band played again; then
the band played some more. The
band played well,
The Oregon State Food Commits
siOner, Peter Essex, of Portland, Is
In the city on business relative to his
Office, and has II favorable report Of
Salem.
A number of our citizens went to
Albany last night, To attend the
funeral Of e. II. Spencer, who was a
prominent member of the Knights
of Pythias.
Fred Kendall living mile south
east Of Woodburn Is reported to
have been killed by q falling tree,
while Telling wood in the timber.
Friday afternoon.
For the soul IL dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they
seem.
Life IL reall Life IL earnest!
And the grave Is not Its goal:
Out on the Garden road,
Two tramps were up before His
Honor, Recorder Conn this morn
ing, for vagrancy. They will board
at the hotel dc Capitale and do job
work on the streets for the next
week. A third was given a hearing
on drunkenness, who pleaded guilty
aud was fined ten dollars, which he
paid, and was discharged.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

AS AN INvEsTMENT.-One hun
dred thousand dollars donated TO So
cure an Independent line OF railroad
into Salem would prove a better
Investment than anything else that
could be attempted to-day. II would
be but a mite for our taxpayers, aud
in years to come they could point
back with pride, and say from that
moment dates the era of our won
derful prosperity.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

AN OPEN DEED. WIN. Wayland
who has kept the city police on the
lookout for the past few davs rid tbs
-Crryo Vi MS presence for a time by
stealing few packages of tea from
Matthews Il Hoover last Saturday
which he endeavored to sell to
Sleeves Bros, but detecting the
stamp Of Matthews d Hoover they
investigated the matter which re-
suited in the arrest Of Wayland who
was held over to await the action of
the grand Jury.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

GooD IMPRovEMENT.-A stucco-
work coating win form the future
exterior of the NJ. Il, church, as was
decided at the last regular meeting.
II will cause that immense building
10 resemble the state house, and will
cost the NJ. +. society several thous-
and dollars.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

Work 10 BEoIN.--Contraotor a.
ID, Goodhue has the contract for
furnishing the rock. sand and
gravel for the big bridge, aud work
will begin this week. He will run a
line Of scows night and day aud
push the business with his accus.
toned yigor.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Bachelor
of the Capital City restaurant has
been appointed census enumerator
for Labish and Gervais precincts.
He will begin work on June I'd, the
day set for enumerating, and every
body will be prepared to meet the
representative Of the government
on that date.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26
Notice to Contractors.

The undersigned directors OF school
district No, -, county of Marion aud slate
of Oregon, will receive bids at their office
in salem, on Tuesday, May "a, 1880, for the
following work to be done according To the
plans and specifications ON file in the of.
flee of w, ID, Pugh, architect, Salem Oregon,
|. For the building of an eight room
school hOu Elm North Salem, and the FIN
ishing of the same ON the outside and also
all of the four lower rooms, and the
laying of the floors, setting of the parti.
uonS, etc, for the second starry or floor.
School building, finishing the same
throughout on the outside, and for the
completion of the two lower rooms, also
for laying the floors, and setting of the
partitions for the second story.
The undersigned reserve the right 10 re-
feet amy and all bids. r, II. SMITH,
\. + STRANG,
+ NJ. WAITE,
Board Of Directors.
Salem, May II, 1890.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

AT THE THURSDAY EVENING
kEcrrAI.-Messrs. J, Il. Starr and
}. II. Ross will sing Cookies famous
duet, "Love aud War" II IL sell
dom these two iiue voices are heard
together, and those to whom they
are known will need only an init.
nation that they viii sing 10 be
present.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

A Bio BAdAIN.--I will offer for
sale n No. l Shonlnger organ which
has been used about six months,
but Is as good as new. Cost when
new $3.50. This Is one of the best
make Of organs In the market.
Will sell at bargain for few d lys
for cash. For particulars, call on
or address A. w. Bowersox, Salem.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26
ArticlesOf Incorporation Filed With the
Secretary Of State.

The Portland Guerney Cab Co.,
stock, $4,000, Geo. T.. Grant, Jr., III
Lohman, l.. A. Stephenson, incor-
pOraturs.
Luke Knitting Co., of Portland,
knitting and dealing In cotton, silk,
wool, etc, stock $4,000; Geo. A.
Luke, o. =. =. Plummer, z. r.
Money, Incorporation.
Claokamas Blutf sand aud stone
Quarry, stock S20 600; J.. NJ. Cox,
n. A. SchanOn,d. w. Ogden, Henry
stanua, ineorpOrators.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

NEW WALKs,-- The Methodist
church block, along State street, ls
70 reeeelve new cement aud concrete
Walss. Messfx. Moorea aud Brey.
man VIII Also put them IN.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

Fresh Strawberries, cherries, or
angea, lemons, bananas, green peas
aud all other fruits aud vegetables
at J. "a. Wight's.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

To BECOME CITIZENS. .-Adolph
Amsler, Frowin Epper, Coelstine
Miller, Meienhofer, Berchtold, Dur
rer, of Switzerland; Joseph Matthey,
of Hungary. and Moinond BcSs, of
Germany, declare their intention t.
TO become citizens.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

The balloon ascenzlon la West sa-
lem yesterday drew q large crowd,
the balloonlst making the leap og
nbont s00 feet in safety.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

Dr. Mason now has his dental
rooms Ia tho new Eldridge block.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26
JOHN HUGHES,

Dealer in Groceries, Paints, Oils
and Window Glass, Wall Pa
per and Border, Artists Ma
terials, Lime, Hair. Nails and
Shingles, Hay, Feed and Fence
Posts, Grass Seeds, Etc,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26
GILBERT { PATTERSON,

Dealers in Groceries, Crockery,
Glassware, Paints, Oils, varnishes,
Brushes, WindOwglass, ETC. Sole
Agents for Epicure Tea and Big
Can Baking Powder
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26
Teachers Quarterly Examina-
tiOn,

NOTICE IL hereby given that the next
IN regular q larterly examination of ap-
plicants for ,uachers' certificates will be
held In the court house In Salon, COM
moncing ON w Wednesday, May 49, 1890. AT
l2o'clock NJ. sharp Applicants must be
present NJ the opening session.
ID. W, lODER,
County superintendent OF schools for
Marion County, Oregon, dw-td
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-05-26

salem, May II, lSN
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08
NOTED LIBEL SUIT ENDED.
A Buffalo Jury Decides that Rev. Mr.. Ball Had
No Cause for Action.

BUFFALO. n. Y. Feb. Judge Daniels
charged the jury this morning in the suit
of Rev. DIR. Bal against the New York
Evening Post. The Judge read the articles
upon which the actions were based. going
over them. sentence by sentence, and
dwelling upon their import, whether inn
piled or understood. DIR. Ball. he said. had
the right to investigate the character of Mr..
Cleveland. if he saw fit to do so, n it
was for the jury to determine whether
such an investigation. visiting a negress.
etc.. warranted the Post in saying
gutter snipe.s If MI. Bali had
lbeled Mr.. Cleveland. that was no justif-
cation for the Post TO libel plaintiff, suppos-
ing il hads done so. Mr.. Godkin, the Jury
were requested TO remember, had certain
letters before him. as well as an article
published in the Courier. signed by sixteen
citizens, and it must be considered whether
he had had sufficient TO warrant him in
making the assertions in the Post which he
dld. Further, whether the articles were
aetlased by malice. and whether they were
intended to injure plaintiff. II they were,
the jury would be justified in finding a
verdict for the plaintiff. and one that
would be q punishment and an example. Ii
liberties accorded the press hal been trans
cended. the plaintiff was entitled to dam
ages
The jury retired, but soon returned with
q verdict. n cause for action" thus de-
feating Rev. Mr.. Ball.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1890-02-08
TIE EPw0RTH A G
Rapid Growth Of the New Young Peoples So
ciety of the M. E. Church-Oficers Elected.

CHICAGO. Feb. THE general board of
control of the Epworth League. the new
young peoples society of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. has just concluded a
two days session in this city. Bishop
Fitzgerald presided. a there were dele
gates present represens-> g nearly all the
general conference districts of the church.
the Sunday-school Union and Tract So
ciety and the board Of bishops. General
and local constitutions were adopted. The
reports show q marvelously rapid growth,
and the league now numbers 1910 chap
ters. with a membership of over 100000,
all enrolled within the last seven months.
The officers selected were Rev. J.. L.
Hurlbut. ID. d.. Plainfield. n. j.. corre-
spending secretary: X. X. Doherty. p. l..
D.. of Bayonne, n. J., recording secretary;
Rev. j.. NJ. Freeman. ID. d., Morristown, n.
J.. Treasurer. .. l.. Doty, Cleveland. o.: w.
w. Cooper, ST. Joseph, Mich; Rev. Lyman
Il. Prentis. Knoxville, Tenn; Rev. Arthur
Edwards. Chicago. are the officers consti-
tutIng the executive committees. The
plans contemplate some important i'm
provements in the organ and literature of
the league. The meetings were enthusiast
ic. and closed with a stirring mass-meeting
with addresses by Revs. M. ID. Carol. w.
II. w. Rees. w. i. Haven and DR.. Hurlbut.