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Still Prevalent in Extraordinary Ex-
tent in Some Sections of
Italy.
A Vivid Illustration of Some of
the Barbarities Now
Practiced.
Shameful Treatment inflicted on q Good
Neighbor by Reason of the Craze
in Milan.

Few English people are aware of the OK
t%raordinary extent to which belief in witch
craft is carried in Italy. As an illustration
the London Spectator gives the following
vivid sketch from the secolo of Milan, of
some little time ago:
1--WE seem to dream. But yesterday morn
ing here in Milan something occurred which
ia true in every detail, even the most start
ling and terrible.
I'm Via Ripa Porta Ticinese, No. 81, in a
modest room on the fourth story dwells the
family OF a journeyman varnisher named
Malaterra Franciosi, with his wife Virginia,
aged %, glovemaker, and two children, one
of whom has been ill for a month with
some obstinate and strange disorder. A
female nelghbor who pretended to
some knowledge of medicine declared
that the child was bewitched, that
1t was needless to have recourse to physi-
clans or priests, the only means of cure
would be to discover the witch who had
done the mischief, and that this lone the
cure would be Immediate. The woman, as
a great secret, after much entreaty, taught
them how to do it. 1t was to take the
clothes of the child, put them in a not of
water, and heat it. h instant 1t would
begin to boil, the witch would be forced by
an irresistible diabolioal power to appear.
thus be compelled to make herself
known. This was done. and the Franoiosi
awaited in anxiety the result.
by chance, just as the pot began to boil
a certain Angela Micheletti, aged "a, living
in the Via Tortona, No. II, wife of a work
man. enclente for seven montLs, who was
on the way with a pair of wooden shoes to
have them mended, came in. She was n
friend of the Franciosi, and called
30 inquire as to the health
of the child. Seeing her, Mrs. Franciosi
cried out, Give it to the witchn Mrs.
Micheletti, thinking her friend was mad.
tried to calm her; but the other, raging.
roared loudly, Help! The witoh.' And in
an instant all the neighborhood was out in
a crowd, and attacked Mrs. Micheletti.
seeking to tear her to pieces. The poor
woman fled, pursued by the raging crowd.
which cried, DALI ALA sttegan Give il to
the witchJ Mrs. Micheletti, more dead
imam alive, took refuge in the Church of
santa Maria del Naviglio. and the crowd
rushed IN, crying out and seeking a souar-
clagola Ito tear her to pieces The
wretchsd woman, kneeling at the Grand
altar, raised her hands in supnlicntiou
sobblng. trembling, begging for mercy. In
VAN. The widest of the Megarn pulled
out her hair. treated her diseracefully and
beat her without mercy. The priest (par-
rocco ran at the cry and tried to shield her.
Dut IN VAN, and was near being trampled
on himself by the lmpetuous crowd.
With every abuse the victim was dra ooed
TO the house Of the Franciosi and hurried
up stairs. In vain the wretched woman.
weeping. protested her Innocence. She
only received curses and blows, FinalIy
tne delegate, Omodei, with aid of guardie,
Mrs. Franciosi, perceiving too late her un-
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NOTICE TO oo-owNER-To HENRY {

You are hereby notified that / have expended
ono hunsrsd dollars in labor and improvements
npon the Minnesota Quartz Lode situate in
county, stats of Montana, in order to hold said
prsmises under the provisions of section 2321,
amount required to hold the same for tho year
ending Dacsmber 81, 1872; and IL within ninety
days after this notice OF publication. you fail or
rstase to contribute your proportion OF such CT
yanditnrs, ss your interest in the avid
claim will become tho property of the subscriber
under said section 1894.
PATRICK MCDONALD.
lixst publication July 70. ls2le
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pardonable folly, threw herself at the knees
of her friend, begging her forgiveness, de-
clarlng that another woman had counseled
her, and that what she had lone was for
love of her child. In the afternoon the
poor woman, accompanied by her husband
and Signore Omodei, was taken to her home
in q brougham and put to bed. She was
better next morning, bnt still trembling
from her suferings. The sad memory OF
this savage medieval scene will long be re-
membered in the suburb of Porta Ticinese,
The women who had torn the hair from
the head of Mrs. Micheletti burned it, ut
tering incantations and then ran to the
had recovered. And as it was. according tc
them, much better, they cried: Sc if it was
not bewitched.'"
1t may interest the reader to know the
details of the mystic ceremony of boiling
the clothes. The writer, who has made q
ceries, obtained the following in 1888 from
a woman who had been regularly educated
as a "witch.'
"Quando 81 ha unco bambino stregate,'
(wben a babe is bewitched). "Take the
clothes of the child and put them in a pot
to boil, just ut midnight. All the clothes
must 90 in, with the shoes and stockings.
sharpen it at a table and say, Non inflo
questo coltello,' ETC.:
II do not sharpen this knife,
Whet the accursed witch,
tIhat she cannot resist coming,
Until unto my child
She again restores health
Then the witch will probably appear nj
the window, or it may be at the door. in the
form of a cat or dog or spectre. But be In
no fear, for these are but shifting forms
lforne combiate). And do not take the
knife from the table nor let the clothes
cease to boil till 3 a. M. And being by this
charm compelled to appear and obey, the
witch being ordered will remove the illness
of the child"
There are several lamentations to be pro-
nounced on burning the hair of any person
whom we may wish to ~injure, the following
being probably the one used by the women
referred to. When hairs are found thew
should be burned while these lines are
repeated:
BE sci ANNA buona.
Va IN pace.
se eel una strega," etc.
IF thou art a good soul,
90 in peace,
II thou art = witch,
burst SO that the sound
May be heard affair,
So that the devil
Himself may hear it,
And bursting his chains
May come and take thee,"
These ceremonies, and especially the in
cantatlons, are jealousy guarded as great
secrets among the adept, and even while
practlclnQ them they murmur the latter and
conceal a portion of the former.
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NOTICE TO CRED1TORs-IN THE Dis.
~ trict court of the first judicial district of the
state OK Montana. IN and for the county of Lewis
Raben. deceased. ~
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned. nd
ministr1tor OF the estate of David Ruben
aeceAsed, to the creditors of. and ali persons hay,
ing claims against the said deceased to exhibit
item with the necessary veuchers. within tan
months after the first publication of this notes.
Ashourn 4, sarhonr, in tho Masonic Temple, in
ne city Of Helena, coanty Of Lewis and Clarke and
stats OF Montana the same being the place of
estate. ~
ELIAS RUBEN,
ADMINISTRATOR of the estate of David Ruben
deceassd.
Dated. Helena. Montana. July 20. 1856.
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Mems night shirts in plain and fancy embroid-
reed fronts at the Bee Hive for IS cents.
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These ceremonies, and especially the in
cantatlons, are jealousy guarded as great
secrets among the adept, and even while
practlclnR them they murmur the latter and
conceal a portion of the former.
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WE CARRY IN STOCK

Knowles Steam Pumps,
Pulsometer Irrigating Pumps,
Rand's Rock Drill,
Rand's Air Compressors,
Barnes Woodworking Machin'y
Glbert's Wood Split Pulleys.
Howe's Scales and Trucks,
Ore Cars and Buckets,
Mining Wheelbarrows,
Steel T Rails and Strap Iron,
Mine Ventllators,
Lubricating Oils,
Differential Pulley Blocks,
Steel Cut and Wire Nails,
Duplex Screw Plates.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09

When you have saved 500 or 5000
or $500, look about for good invest.
ment Do not take up this or that
scheme at venture, but examine IL
carefully, and if you see your way
clear, put your money into it. Real
estate is usually n good investment.
More money has been made in real es.
tate than you could estimate in day.
A first mortgage is, in nine cases out
of ten, safe. But take advice on the
subject before you invest. Go to some
good conservative man and get his
views. should advise the same
course If you should put your money
in stocks or bonds or railway shares
In fact, l should urge, before you In.
vest a penny, that you get the best
counsel on the subject TO aid you In
taking the right course.
If your first investment prospers, by
careful management and by always
being on the alert, you can increase
your fortune by reinvesting your
profits. Henry Clews in Ladies' Home
Journal.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09
A Queer Peach Tree.

Ibid you ever see anything like
thisf said Mr.. Il. f. Kirby, ticket
agent of the East Tennessee road, as
he held up peach seed as large as a
mans fist.
'Well, l know you haven't. There's
a peach inside Of that seed, and the
tree on which this peach grew is the
only peach tree that l ever heard OF
that, instead of growing the seed on
the inside of the peach, grows the peach
on the inside of the seed.
"Some years ago while was visiting
in south Georgia, l grated peach
twig on an Australian cherry tree
The twig bore fruit, but the fruit ap
parently was nothing but seeds. II
was not disturbed, however, until they
had grown very large, when one of the
seeds were pulled and broken open.
On the inside was a perfectly formed
green peach.
after that none of the seeds were
disturbed till they had changed colol
from light brown to black. Their
one of them was broken open and q
ripe peach Of light yellow color was
found on the inside. Atlanta Jour
nal
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09

DIR. G. G. Abbott, the well known
archBologist, began the study in which
he made his reputation when he was a
farmer near Trenton. His farm occu-
pied knoll overlooking the wide low
lands along the Delaware, where tho
Delaware Indians and their predeces-
sors undoubtedly resorted in large mum
bers. From the river banks and from
the plowed fields he gathered some
30, 900 relics in clay, bone and stone,
the product of the aborigines who once
hunted, fished, camped and manufac-
tured their implements and utensils
there.
The larger part of his collections are
In the Peabody museum. at Cambridge.
His exhibits there number ~, 900 pieces.
DIR. Abbott has been appointed curator
OF the American Museum of Arch@olo-
gy connected with the University Of
Pennsylvania, and is now devoting his
energy TO this new museum, which al
ready contains about 25, 900 specimens.
New York Sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09
NORTH HOWELL PRAIRIE.

Mrs. G. w. Weeis has been quite
sick, but is improving.
Mr.. Clark, man lately from Kan
sas, has moved in the ueighborhood,
and lives in ]. H. Baughman's rent
house.
Rev. Kershaw breaches twice a
month at the church, and there is n
interesting Sunday school with E,
w. Baughman as superintendent.
A very pleasant social was give i
by Miss Flora Sappinield and her
brothers on the evening of the 5th
The guests left about midnight after
enjoying the games and nice lunch
prepared for the occasion.
The meetings of the Farmers
Alliance are held every two weeks
in the school house. Prof. Rork of
Salem, gave a fine lecture at the last
meeting, and also spoke on theology
the following day.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS FILED
WITH COUNTY RECORDER.

Alois Shinler and wife to Geo An
deres ~ in tp . 8, W. $32.
Walter L Tooze to james ID Eel
lers, 1t 10, IL, blk l, T0oze ad, Wood
burn, 800.
CIR Hougham aud wife to $ ID
aud Genella Wright, Ga tip 3, W,
5000.
Geo Settlemeier aud wife to Ste
phen and Bernard Henshorn, SO Il
and 2l3a in tips and =, W, $3.50
John q Wright and wife to II w
Savage aud F H Savage, und. tips
int In 35i of l n Gilbert j c.. $1,000,
Thomas Hayre, single, to Anna r
Hayre 20a off west side of nj John
Phillips d C, 81
Same to II b Hayre 100 a of same
d c, So.
RI Hendricks aud Geo II Sau-
bert and wives to Albert Wendell II
IA, High school ad, Salem, $500.
Geo w Watt to Ii c Downing 1t 4,
nix l, Watts ad, Salem, $l700,
5 ID Wright and wife to & r and
9 b Hougham, 24Oa sec 8, tp 5, l
W, $45OO.
Same to same 5la adjoining $500
Caroline Welch aud husband. OF
Walla Walla, to Mrs Tabitha
Stevens, Gervais, Its 5, 6, blk ~,
Gervais, $50.
S 5 Myers, unmarried, to Lucy A
Myers, go acres of sw / sec 2S, tip s
north of o p Ry., $1,000.
John w Christian and wife TO NJ
l. Jones so acre in tip 8 sr W, $4,000.
w L Tooze and wife to Sarah Il
Richard, 1t blk l Tooze, first add
to Woodburn, $50.
Daniel Brown to Levi S Brewer,
40 acre of John Stipp d C, $500.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09

GRAND PRIZE CONCERT. On tC.
morrow evening, Nov. 10th, the ever
popular Second Regiment band will
give their second concert. The first
one was well attended, considering
the number of attractions that were
in the city that evening, and the
band regretted very much to con-
1iict with the University entertain
ment, but their dates had been made
and the concert had to go. The
program for tomorrow's concert will
appear in our next issue, and it is
a grand one and will be most excel
lently rendered. The first prize is u
handsome gold head, silk umbrella,
worth $5, and the second is hand
some album, worth So, The band
is worthy of big house. Admis-
sion 25 cents. Both presents can be
seen at the show window of the
White Corner today.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09
It Spoiled the Play.

reilsember play that received Ito
death blow in Leadville. 1t was Dor
der drama called "The Man from
Texas" written by local newspaper
man, and from the number of people
killed i'm it think it would havC made
a great hit at morgue, The man
ager scared up a stock company for it
all variety folks, and the part of hero
inc was intrusted to a vocalist named
Erba Robson. Erba was fat, Jolly
fairy, who was a great favorite in such
serio comic back numbers as Never
Take the Horseshoe from the Door" "
but you could no more imagine her as
the heroine of n sensational drama than
you could imagine Jack the Ripper con
ducting lady's seminary. On the
opening night the house was packed
principally with miners, and Erba's
friends were out in force.
Everything went on smoothly until a
portion of the drama was reached in
which the heroine was supposed to re-
pulse the advances of the villain, who
had mortgage on her papa's farm, and
wanted to espouse her. Erba rolled
her eyes and clawed the air. II will
accept no money offer for me hand y
she exclaimed in great shape.
That's right" yelled an enthusiastic
miner in the gallery, "play ye~ hand
out if you have better than ten spots ~
That knocked 'The Man from Texas"
in the head, and made Miss Robson so
mad she threw up her part as soon as
the curtain fell Interview in Atlanta
Constitution.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
PORTLAND.

PORTLAND.
Wheat-Valley, sl.55 per.cenial.
Flour-standaTd, st.75.
Walla Walla 49,
Oats-New White a TO 4Ec per bushel.
Millstuffs-Bran sl7@ls; sh orts, s2l.to 3!
ground barley, s22 TO Is; cnop feed. SIS
TO sls, middlings, s2l, per ton.
Hay-sll@l3 per ton.
Butter-oregon fancy dairy, 3Oc: fancy
creamery S69S71s; good TO fair, 27JS;
California choice "a 7to3le.
Eggs-OregOn 271<GD3O C per don.
Poultry-Old chickens, s..
Potatoes-I0a at SOC per GENITAL.
Cheese-Oregon, IA 10 l21Sc; CaIlfornia
l2c.
sugars-Golden G, NC; extra q, ~ dry
granulated, So cube, crushed and Pow
dered, 614c per pound.
Beans-small white, nc; pink ~
bayos, $40; butter, SIC; llmas, $40.
Dried Fruits--Quoted: Italian prunes,
Sc; Petite and German, 7c per pound;
raisins, 81 so per box; plummer dried
pears, 10 Sc; sun dried and factory
plums, &c; evapo rated peaches. TO lie;
smyrna ngs, 2Oc; California fgs, 10 per
pound,
Hldes-Dry hides, ~ 10 &c; Ne leas foi
culls; green over 56 pounds, 7c; under 65
pounds, &c; sheep pelts. Sc9Sl.25.
SMOKED MEATS AND LARD.
Eastern hams, u 10 l5o; breakfast ba-
con, u TO lsc; sides, . 10 lOc; Hard. %
20 l21Sc per pound.
San FdANCISCO.
BAN FRAsoIsoo, Nov. 4.-Wheat; buyer
sI.79.
Bariey-feed sl.OO a q O5 per GENITAL
oats-0raysl 81 30 to 81 per GENITAL, old.
Corn-I-Srge yellow, 81 10 10 81 i21S; white
sl.25 10 81 ~ per GENITAL.
Hops-l31S 10 fjo per pound
PotatOes-Garnet Chilei, IS 10 SOC; Early
Rose, 5 20 s5c; Burbanks, 30 10 IOc; sweet,
rs 70 81. a. per GENITAL.
OniOns-o0 70 Toe per GENITAL.
Butter-ChOioe, 80 20 s21fc; pickle roll, "a
10 26e; creamery, a. 70 DC per pound.
kggs-Choioe ranch, ~ 20 i6c; cold stOr
age. 10 ~ ale per dozen.
NIBCELANBOUs MARRETs.
CHICAGO. Nov. l--wheat. cash e4Sze.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09
Tho Word Enriched.

The facilities of the present day foi
.cproduction Of everything that will
onduce to the material welfare and
onfort cf mankind are almost unlim.
cd. and when Syrup Of Figs was first
'roduced the world was enriched with
he only perfect laxative known, as it
IS the only remedy which is truly
leasing and refreshing to the taste
nd prompt and effectual to cleanse
he system gently in the Spring-time
)r, in fact at any time, and the better
It is known the more popular it be-
>omes.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09
Teachers, Institute az Turner.

There will be a teachers social
institute at Turner the third Satur-
day of each month. Each session
will open at 10 o'clock a. M. The
first session, however will be held on
the second Saturday, Nov. 14th,
meeting at l p. M, at which time
the institute will be organized and
few subjects discussed. All teachers
and friends of education are invited
to attend. w. Il. VAN SCOY,
dw 1t j. j. HUNsAKER,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09

Fresh bananas at Strong's.
Have you noticed the low prices
on purses and writing desks in f. s..
Dearborn's show window, 263 Com
mercial street.
Condensed milk, mince meat,
cream breakfast wheat, mapel syrup,
pure buckwheat -four and other
delicacies at H. NJ. Branson's.
Ladies dongola cloth top patent
leather tipped shoes only So at
Krausse Bros. Full value.
A fine line of artotypes at As cents
each. Old price 81 at Geo. f.
Smiths.
Fresh cakes of all kinds always to
be had at Strong's.
Timothy, cheat and mixed oat
and timothy hay at j. f. Eastman
& Co.'S.
"The Best. WIN. Brown Co.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09
NEW YEARS EDITION.
A Twenty Thousand Copy bdiIiOn Of
the Capital Journal for Eastern
Circulation.

As has been its custom a special
edition of THE JOURNAL will be
issued on New Years day. The work
of preparation is now in progress.
In character of conteuts as well as
i'm volume of matter this edition
win be superior to any previous at
tempt in this hIe. 1t will be dis
tinctly Salem paper. While con-
siderable informa ton will be ad
mitted about other places, the ad
vertising matter will pertain chiefly
to Salem. The descriptive articles
will not be fulsome eXaggeration,
but will be confined to accurate and
valuable information about Sa'em
and the great Willamette valley.
A clreful description of the soils
crops, yields, fruit growing and the
leading industries and manuiartur-
ing interests will be presented in a
readable manner. 1t will also show
the rapid growth aud enterprise of
the capital city of Oregon.
This will be largest and must
valuable edition ever printed in
Salem fur eastern readers.
Orders have already been taken
for large portion of this edition
and for advertising space. Persons
interested in having our city and its
interests we'll represented are invit-
ed to give US there orders for adver-
tising space and extra copies.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09

THE New Rs.-'rhe two new
cars for the Electric road that have
been here all the fall were today
taken to the power house, where
they will at once be finished up.
When completed they will be put
|into service to supercede the original
'Open front cars, which will be
|taken off until spring. This will
place all vestibuled cars on the line
for the present, which will be not
only more comfortable for the pub
lie, but the operatives also.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09

II n with feelings ~ regret that We en-
nOunee the failure C host 81 people frOub
led with ina fiOn ~ the kifneyat 70 take q
ncient mean - renew their aciigity. Ihls
failure IL msst disastrous, fUf = cOmpleie
wreck Of the prraus henlselHes must even
tuate II tiineiy means are not taken " 70
establish iheir seCretlye functions On 4 "a
sis Of activity and regularity. HOsteffera =
stomach Bitters reness both. and prevents
ultim tts and Mt disaster. sitll one Oi
the Functions oi tce alai e5a ~ H'rHin nom
ths blood, 10 90 fr4rtasr Lrplgu fEsua,
mpurities pr0creiffFe 81 diGF y, Fheum j..
iiam aud s1lt, 40 cGrF imTslra T. az tie
moe ule4lu. y De- gIFru a. tlcif operl-
tons. Jse tns 0i iera lnf dyspsgsia. nlals-
ria, constipation aud b.iF salness.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09
HOTEL ARRIVALS.
nWILLAMErTEn

"wILLAMETTE"
w r Southard, G w Herr, Ro
chester, n. Y.
Benz Lazt, SlF.
Ell Cook, A o Yates, Portland
EP Thompson, St Wilmington,
G X Mccartney, Portland.
J II Hawley and wife, A West, g
Lindqulst, A Bowen, A Johnson
Mccoy.
''COoR."
Lewis Clark, Mrs o Shut, Dallas,
EE La Brie, Wilbur, Or
MI Galloway, Eugene.
j Kundert,-
4 NJ Brattain, Portland
T. Hutchison, Westminster.
J Orr, Silverton.
@ NJ Beatty, b b Beatty, VaD-
couver.
DIR Liebiy, San Francisco.
p f Close, n Y.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09

LANE COUNTY GS.-Wm.
Schroeder of Lane county has a
mastiff that tips the beam at exact
ly one hundred and twenty pounds
and is only a year old. p. X. Wat
ters' imported Topsy, (St. Bernard)
weighs 1876 lbs. One of her pups
Sold to Mr.. Frazer, of Eugene, when
8 months old weighed 124 lbs. Rex
sold to Mr.. Sig Sichel, of Portland
weighs 1855 lbs.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-09
The Australian Ballot.

An inquiry by the city attorney
of Astoria elected the following
answer which has bearing on our
city election:
PORTLAND, Or, May 2l, 1891.
e.. j. Curtis, Astoria, Or.
DEAR SIR: / haYe your favor Of
yesterday and note contents. The
Australian ballot law, prepared by
the Ballot Reform League, was MOI
intended to affect municipal elec-
lions. The act itself deals only
with county and state elections.
Very truly yours, JOSEPH SIMON.