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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-22
Neuralgia.
1T HAS NO Equal.
JOHN HUGHES,

Dealer in Groceries, Paints, Oils
and Window Glass, Wall Pa
per and Border, Artists Mn.
teriaIs, Lime, Hair. Nails and
Shingles, Hay, Feed and Fence
Posts, Grass Seeds, Etc,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-01-14

Daseness GO, rs IS vuIgArIzeu t.a-uon
Crawley. Perhaps Costigan could not
have helped getting drunk, but he need
not have dishonored his gray hairs by
singing scandalous songs at the
Kitchen" coward the small hours.
His conduct is about as contemplate as
conduct need be, yet the touch of genius
somehow insinuates relief, and we have
all kindness for the drunken Captain.
ThackeraY had more sympathy with q
gay and gifted Bohemian like Jack than
with a selfish sensualist like JOS Sed-
ley. There is no better comedy in the
novels than the earlier career of the
collector of Boggley Wallah; the blush
ing youth in his gay garments making
love to Becky; Mr.. Sedley in the bower
at Vauxhall inviting the public to
pledge him in rack punch; Mr.. Sedley,
staggering one day in the streets of
Brussels, and hurrying the next from
stable to hotel, offering any money for
a pair of posters; Waterloo Sedley re-
lating his European campaigns in Hin
dustan, and limiting that he and the
Iron Duke shared the honor of sending
Napoleon to st. Helena. -Blaekwood's
Mono
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COMFORT FOR HOMELY GIRLS
The Advantage They Have Over Their
HandsOmer Sister,,

The Advantage They Have Over Their
HandsOmer Sisters.
How did that homely woman contrive
to get married?" is not infrequently re-
marked of some good domestic creature
whom her husband regards as the apple
OF his eye, and n whose plain face he
sees something better than beauty
Pretty girls who are vain of their
charms are rather prone to make OBJ
servations of this kind; and consc ous-
ness of the fact that flowers of lowell
ness are often left to pine on the stem,
while weeds of LONELINESS go off read
lily, is, no doubt in many cases. at the
bottom of the sneering question.
The truth is that most men prefer
homeliness and amiability to beauty
and caprice. Handsome women are
sometimes very hard to please. They
are apt to overvalue themselves and,
In waiting for an immense bid, are
occasionally left on the market {"
The plain sisters, on the contrary,
aware OF their personal deficiencies
generally lay themselves out to
produce an agreeable impression, and,
In most instances, succeed They don't
aspire to capture paragons with prince
~ fortunes, but are willing to take
any thing respectable and Noteworthy
that Providence may throw in their
way.
The rock ahead of your naughty
Junos and coquettish Hebes is fastidi-
business. They reject until nobody cares
to WOO them, Men don't like to be
snubbed nor to be trifled with-a lesson
that thousands of pretty women learn
too late. Mrs. Hannah More, a very
excellent and pious person, who knew
whereof she wrote recommends every
unmarried sister to close with the offer
of the first good sensible Christian lover
who falls in her way. But ladies whose
mirrors aided by the glamour of vanity,
assure them they were born for con-
quests, pay no heed to this sort OF ad-
vice.
1t is a noteworthy fact that homely
girls generally get better husbands
than fall to the lot of their fairer sis
ters Men who are caught merely by a
pretty face and figure do not as a rule
amount to much. The practical, useful,
thoughtful portion of mankind is wisely
content with unpretending excellence
Chicago Journal
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OLD FOLKS. FESTIVAL.
One Mormon Custom That Should b
Universally Adopted.

One Mormon Custom That Should Be
Universally Adopted.
It appears that the Mormons are fairly
entitled to the credit of at least one
beautiful custom, a practice so praise
worthy that it has been adopted through
out Utah, by the Gentiles as we'll by
the Saints. While churches and social
orders throughout other sections Of
the country have inaugurated day
specially devoted to the children, and
have studied to surround it with the
associations of music and flowers and
pleasing exercises, the people of Utah
have turned their thought to the claims
of the aged upon their consideration.
Their annual old folks festival was
held recently, and the reports indicate
that it was observed with more than
the usual thoughtfulness and care. The
old people on these occasions are made
the special guests of the younger gen.
Grafton. Every one over seventy is in
some way or other specially remem-
bered. For those who are able to 60
excursions and entertainments are
planned, and the feeble are remem-
bered in some pleasant way at their
homes. Such custom may we'll spread
over the country 1t is we'll that the
children should have their day, but
it is also fitting that the aged should
not be forgotten. At the best their joys
are not so abundant that any means of
giving them pleasure should be thought
lessly overlooked. Among the ancients,
the aged were held in high esteem and
treated with marked consideration. In
our own time, we are somewhat too apt
to satisfy our conscience by repeating
didactic precepts which we do not wholly
feel. We tender to the aged somewhat
too formal courtesy, and we are content
and are too apt to think they ought to
be, if they have warmth and food, and a
place in the chimney corner. In the
hurry and hustle of active life they are
too often made to feel that they no
longer have part in the activities and
enjoyments of life. Perhaps in many
cases it is partly their own fault. Per-
daps they have not remained so young
as they might in their sympathies with
with the active present Perhaps they
have grown somewhat censorious, some
what distrustful and somewhat given
to complaining. But it may be, too, that
they would not so readily have made
these mistakes if they had not been
made to feel that they were getting to
be in the way, if they had been thought
lessly overlooked again and again in
plans pursuits and pleasures of those
who are hurrying on after them. An
old folks day would be good, not only
for them, but for the younger genera
ton. Its influence would spread out
over many another day of the too swift
ly passing years, and the effect upon the
young would be felt in more general
habit of though tfulness. 1t is beauti-
full custom that the Mormons have sur-
gested, and it should spread out as far
as the influence of Childrens day has
gone.-Mancheste IN. H.. Union
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FRISKY ALFONSO.
spain's Baby King Has Some Elements
Fun In HIa MaIta-Un.

Spain's Baby King Has Some Elements Of
Fun In His Makeup.
There come from Spain the most
cheering accounts of the health OF the
child sovereign, Alfonso KILL He is
growing fast is once more strong and
lively, and, in fact gives no end of
trouble to his mother and his govern
esses by his exuberant spirits and head
over-heels ways. Just now he is enjoy
ing the baths and sea breezes at the
lovely seaside resort of Concha, and
whenever his small Majesty makes his
appearance in front Of the royal bath
house he is saluted on all sides with
cries of Long live the Kingr A COM
ical story is told concerning his behavior
in church. He has been often reproved
for laughing and talking loudly during
divine service and has become quite
exemplary in these respects. A few
Sundays ago he accompanied his mother
to the service at the church at Concha.
The priest whose duty it was to preach
the sermon, was a stalwart and ener-
getic ecclesiastic, and he got excited by
his own eloquence, and banged the pull
pit cushion, and shouted out his denun-
citation Of the wicked in very vehe-
ment style. At his first pause there
came from the royal pew little piping
voice, remarking shrilly: Look here,
man, don't you know it is very wrong
to talk out loud in church"
One day during his convalescence
after his recent severe illness, he was
served at his lunch with dish of the
breast of chicken cut into small pieces.
He at once began helping himself with
out the aid of either fork or spoon.
"Sire," said his attendant gravely,
'Kings never eat with their fingers. ("
This King does" responded his Maj
esty, continuing his meal
The other day, when he started out
with his mother to take drive, two old
women, who had stopped to see him
start, cried ont lustilyI Long live the
King!" Look, mamma" said the
small boy, in his usual shrill, high
tones, did you ever see such a comical
pair of old cats?'
All of which argues that the young
gentleman takes great deal after his
late father, for Alfonso XII. had good
deal of fun in his composition. 1t is on
record that when he first arrived in his
kingdom to take possession of the throne,
deputation of high officials of the ma
tion came on board the ship that had
conveyed the King to his native land to
bid his Majesty welcome. The wind
was blowing strongly at the time, and
the ship rocked good deal, so that one
OF the members of the delegation, a
nobleman of high degree, became sud
denly and violently seasick. He con-
cealed his agonies as we'll as he could
by holding his hat before his face The
boy King ALFONSO was then only eight
een) spied his plight and was mis-
chievous enough to play his aristocratic
subject trick. Addressing the sufferer
suddenly, he said in royal and dignified
fashion: Count you are. know, a
grandee of Spain. Assert your privilege
of remaining covered in my presence.
Put on your hat / command you."-
Lucy Hooper'S Paris Letter
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ONLY PREJUDICE
CannIbalIsm Not So Very Objectionable
When PhILnannhIcaIIx CnnaIderad

CannibalIsm Not So Very Objectionable
When PhiIosOphlcally Considered.
dare say to outsiders the idea of a
cannibal s.inexpressedly shocking and
revolving, but after living among them
and discovering in them the same traits
OF honesty, honor, even chivalry, as
might have been found in the beef-and-
mutton-eating knigh Is of old, this feel
ing OF horror dies away; and we can
understand how a people may be canni-
bal through long custom and tradition
without being inately more ferocious
than the peaceful citizen who buys his
steak or chop of the humane-looking,
good-tempered butcher around the cor.
ner Personally, although out of purely
disinterested friendship, / have been
offered piece of human broil never
tasted It, but this / regarded as q preju-
dice bred from custom entirely. AS I
might pause before / attempted beetle
pie, however delicately dressed up, al
so, If ! could overcome this early preju-
dice, l would not any more than the
Papuan nation care to do be induced to
taste a European, knowing them and
their failings as do. Yet, except from
that early prejudice, which will not be
overcome, do not know of any more
reasonable objections which can be set
up against a good, simple-living, moral
and healthy-fed savage, or even an
opium-flavored Chinaman, (which they
tell me is very sweet,) than can be set
up by vegetarians against the flesh Of
the OK, sheep or pir. OF course, when
it comes to the taking of life, then the
same objection applies all round, and
that Is about the only philosophical OBJ
lection which we can raise on the sub
ject
The New Guinea native in his hours
of peace and friendship is all that can
be desired-faithful, humane, cour-
teous; in his hours of wrath and re-
venge he is no more a demon than you
will meet any day in civilized England
When he sets out on these expeditions
Of revenge and food-providing he goes
with the border chiefs set object of not
risking more than he can avoid. He
sets out on the war trail secretly and
silently, watches for his opportunity
when he may find the enemy unpre-
pared, then he pounces upon him, pith-
ing him with his man trap, plunging
his spear into him and telling him with
his club, and afterwards like prudent
hunter, cuts him up into serviceable
pieces and carries him straightway
home to utilize. If they are forced into
battle they will fight boldly and fierce
ly; there is no giving way or surrender,
the termination of the battle meaning
that he will either have food or be food;
his poisoned spears or arrows are not
used here; the hunting weapons are or
dinarily arrows, clubs, axes, spears and
man-traps, and both sides fight on equal
terms and with similar intentions At
ter q man has lived among them for q
time he begins to think it rather a COM
pliment to be considered good enough to
eat did not feel very highly flattered
when, after asking a native who was
leisurely feeling my muscles, If 1 was
good ki-1i (food), he replied. with wry
face: mo, no; too salt; no good. Chi
naman very good. English Illustrated
MaQazina
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- . 1--
Farm hfnrfDpraS

The Bankers Monthly, which surely
would not overestimate the matter. in
speaking of the farm mortgages in six
OF our best States, gives the amount
carried by each as follows: Kansas,
s2S5, 100000 Indiana, S645, O0O. 900: Iowa,
1857, zoo, 900; Michigan, S50O. 900, 600: Wis
consin, 1857, 900, 900; Ohio. 81, l27, 600, 900.
Here are mortgages on the farms of
only six States aggregating 81, 43I ,0OO,-
600, the interest on which at six per
cent amounts to over $500, OOO,OO Now
the whole production of gold and silver
in the United States per year is not half
enough to pay the interest on the farm
mortgages of six States. And vet these
same bankers are demanding the de-
struction of treasury notes, the demone-
tiZation of silver and the establishment
of gold standard. Nor are our bank
ers alone in this demand: the boss
politicians in both Republican and
Democratic parties are trying to bring
about the same state of affairs And
the farmer, what is he doing? Well. he
is economizing, cursing the ring politi-
clans and voting the old party ticket
Pacific Union.
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MOORISH CAVALIERS
How They Practice the Fantasia To q
lutte Their sultan

HOW They Practice the Fantasia te, Ga
lutte Their Sultan.
Morocco has many claims to distinc-
ton in the eyes of the Sultan of that IA
nous province, but there is nothing of
which he is moro proud than of the
noble craftsmanship of his subjects.
He Is himself splendid cavalier and
when he wishes to dazzle the ewes of an
European sovereign he sends him one
OF the famous steeds from his own
stable. These animals are nr;calass.
NO european monarchs have any such
superb stock and 1T is the boast of the
Sultan that money can not buy them.
From time to time the Sultan Jour
neys from tribe to tribe throughout the
limits of his empire, and at the bouu-
dary line each tribe places a delegation
OF its finest horsemen to welcome him
1t is on such occasions that the ine
flower of Moorish horsemanship is dis
played, as OF old it was shown on the
plains OF Spain against the Cid Cam
peador.
ALL along the flower bordered" bioh.
ways the cavaliers indulge in fantastic
In which an infinite lot of powder ia
anu Iu0 QOrS0S Show their
wonderful mettle.
A fantasia consists in sesies of cav
airy maneuvres which combine all the
surprising feats of horsemansbin of
which Comanche Indian is capable.
with the precision and quickness of the
best Europeans regiments.
A leader clad in dazzling white and
armed with long lance, dashes ahead
mounted on spirited Arab.
A little behind him come two or tbres
hundred horsemen. each one in white.
and with flashing black eyes showing
beneath their white turbans.
Swiftly they ride through the long
thlckets OF asphodel and Iris until thew
are few hundred yards beyond the
Snltan and his escort. Then at a word
OF command they turn, and with the
speed of light they come rushing back.
dlscharging their muskets in the air and
yelling like demons to salute the Sui
tan as they pass.
This is the Moorish fantasia.-N. Y,
Journal
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~ money enough wnerewISn 70 pur-
chase coat in which to appear decent
~ in public. At his first appearance in
Paris Paganini was present. occupying
a box-an 1maciated man. wi tn rolling
black eyes and hair that tumbled gro
tesquely about his face and upon his
shoulders After the performance Paga-
mini came upon the stage, led by his littel
boy. The great master threw himself at
Berlioz's feet and Rugged his knees,
crying: 81 embrace the immortal Bee
thoven's successor You alone are
competent to take up his work where
he left it"
Berlioz for the nonce forgot his poverty
and his misery; Paganini's enthusiasm
cheered him; the two talked long and
earnestly together On the following
morning, while sitting in his room, the
little boy entered-Paganini's little boy.
Papa sends you this note, and wants
you to read 1t when you are alone"
The note was from Paganini, and
abounded in sentiments of admiration
and confidence; better yet, it contained
a check for 20, 600 francs, a sum that
made Bedrlioz a comparatively rich
man, relieving his necessities and en-
abhng him to pursue (unmolested by
fear Of creditors) those noble works
which survive, a monument to his geuius
and Joy to all lovers of music
Like other great geniuses, Paganini
enjoyed an occasional eccentricity At
one time, when he was in Vienna, he
asked a cabman what of all things in
life he most desired.
II most wish had money enough to
go to hear that fiddler of whom the city
talks so much" replied the cabman.
You shall hear him." said PaganinL
'You shall drive me to the theater to.
night, for i, too, shall hear him, and I
will buy ticket for you.''
Imagine the astonishment and pride
OF that cab-driver when, ensconced in
the theater that evening, he discovered
that Paganini was none other than his
patron! After that the grateful fellow
insisted upon driving Paganini to and
from the theater every evening, and it
was with honest protests that he was
induced to accept any fares. But he
got the great artists permission to
name his cab 1.-THE Paganin," and when
1t became known that the wizard had
really patronized this particular cab
man the fellow became the fashion and
fairly coined money.
Four years later Pagan nj revisited
Vienna, and upon his first appearance
he was disturbed by the violence and
prolixity of the applause which issued
from large party in one of the pros
cenium boxes. The party seemed to be
a family-yes, it was the claimants fam
lily, all dressed to kill, all smiling and
enthusiastic, and all Jealous to mani
fest their appreciation both of Pa
ganini's art and Of their indebtedness
to him. When Paganini learned who
his noisy admirers WERE he was greatly
amused, and he was willing to pardon
their inopportune and riotous demon
STATIONS of gratitude. Next day the
cabman called and took his patron for
drive and showed him the houses he
had bought and builded within four
years-all the consequence of Paganini's
little act of kindness. Eugene Field,
in Chicago News
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on the vesseis manifest, which finally
gets on the market without paying trib-
ute to the Government, and probably
never great transatlantic liner arrived
at this port that did not bring some
goods which were Struggled through.
The recent cases of struggled English
clothing on a Liverpool steamer, when
the fact was brought to light that for
years London tailors had been evading
American duties, will give some idea of
what may still be going on undetected.
The ingenuity of the smuggler is great.
Some years ago when the barge Office
was used as landing place forcabin pas
sengers, a custom house officer one day
stepped up to a respectable appearing,
well-dressed woman who, with her hus-
band, was standing waiting to have her
baggage examined, and requested her
presence in the searching-room. She
carried a small traveling-bag in her
hand, and he made her bring that along,
too She was, of course, indignant, and
her husband uttered all sorts of threats
against the officer for what he de-
nounced IS "this outrage"
But the officer calmly opened the bag
from the soap box cake of soap. The
cake of soap had been used, and looked
like any other innocent piece of toilet
soap. But when the officer cut it in two
with his knife, nest of sparkling dia-
mOnds of great beauty and value was
disclosed in its interior. How the Gus
toms officer knew that woman, that
traveling-bag, and that cake of soap is
Q mystery, but one no doubt susceptible
of On easy solution, if all the facts in
the case were known.
The smokestacks of steamers from the
West Indies have been known on sew
eral occasions to yield up many hun
dred dollars worth of cigars In fact,
the smokestack is a favorite place for
hiding struggled goods. This sort of
smuggling is done by the crew, who
work under the double disadvantage, as
q rule, of having to evade the watchful
eyes of both the officers of the steamer
and the customs officers. Once a dead
horse hoa ed up on the beach at Coney
Island. When people went to remove
the carcass they found that the intes-
tines had been removed, and the in
terror of the dead animal filled with
Havana cigars. The carcass and its
cargo had probably been thrown over
board from some steamer, and the con-
federates who were to have towed the
argoSy ashore at some secluded place
had missed connection. Throwing things
overheard when the vessel arrives at
night to be picked up by boat from
shore is common practice.-N Y.
Tribune,
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Citizen-So you think Of locating here?
Phpstcid'l-Yes. l thought some of prac-
ticing among you.
Citizen See here, young man. there's q
good opening here for q man as understands
his biz. but we don't want no pTdcticinQ or
experimenting-doctOT Whdt IRE tDdnti
Many times women call on their family
physicians, suffering. as they imagine one
from dyspepsia. another from heart disease
another from liver or kidney disease another
from nervous exhaustion or prostration,
another with pain here there. and in this
way they all present, alike to themselves and
their easy-goiDg and Indifferent or overbusy
doctor, separate and distinct diseases. for
which he prescribcs his pills and potions as
Stunning them 10 be such. when. in reality thew
are all only symptoms caused by some womb
disorder. The physician. ignorant OF the cause
or suffering, encourages his practice" until
large bills are made. The suffering patient
gets no better, but probably worse by reason
OF the delay. wrong treatment and conse-
quent complications. A proper medicine. like
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription directed 30
the cause would have entirely removed the
disease. thereby dispellin2 all those Distress
ing symptoms. and jnstjtutlng comfort in
stead of prolonged misery.
It's the only medicine for the weaknesses.
irregularities and painful arrangements pecu-
liar to women. sold by druggists under q
positive guarantee that it will give salts
faction In eUG9'g ease. or price ($1.0O paid for
IL Will be promptly refunded.