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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
STAT 4.
SPEED ASSOCIATION.

SPEED AbSDCiAliDNs
PoRrLAHD.-The fall meeting of
the Portland Speed Association be
gan this afternoon, aud will con
tinue seven days.
TODD BINGHAM's BODY FOUND.
PORTLAND, Sept. 5.-The body Of
II. Todd Bingham was found Thur
day night by one Of the soldiers at
Fort Candy.
The following dispatch from Cay
tain Roberts gives the particulars so
far az known:
FORT CANBY, Wash. Sept. 3.
Il. w. BINGHAM: Drowned man
found on beach here tonight. Had
gold watch, open white face. One
side name on face OF watch, John a.
Beck, Portland, Or Striped trous-
era, rubber boots and silk stripe O
shirt. Fish line in pocket. On
third finger, left hand, gold ring,
ruby or garnet stone. Necktie and
red handkerchief around neck.
Have notified coroner in Ilwaco,
Has been In the water about tel
days. Have remains ut the post.
Much decompOsed.
X. X. ROBERTS,
Captain Fifth Artillery,
The message was received her,
yesterday at the Office NJ Il. w
Bingham.
JUDGE INJURED.
PORTLAND, Sept. 5.-Judge w
II. Galloway, of McMinnviile, ari
Councilman John Parker, of Port
land experienced runaway yestel'
day which ended disastrously fo
the former and lucky for the latter.
The unfortunate aud unexpected
accident resulted In leaving Judg'
Galloway with his right leg broker
just above the ankle
JNNsN bh'N'9 ~ iiNihihNN'
attorney and well known judge. He
3 the owner Of number Of fast
horses, including MoMinnville Maid
and Lady Beach. 1t will be .
great misfortune for him 10 be unabh
10 attend the races.
GOLD STRIKE All CORVALLIS,
CORVALLIS, Or ,Sept.5-Tbis city
is in a great excitement over the dis
covery of a rich gold mine In III,
western part Of town by man wh'
was digging well, The appearan'
ces indicate that the flnd Ia ricl
Que. A small quantity Of the quartz
has been assayed, and II is estimate,
that il will go Sll22 To the ton
Claims are being rapidly taken,
and the excitement over prospec
tive rich mine runs high.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
A Safe Iuves,meur.

Isuue which Is guaranteed to briup
.aiisficiory results, or in ease of lall
lre a return of purchase price. o.
his safe plan you eau buy from ou.
,dvertised druggists a b ttle OF Dr
Niug's New Discovery flr e0usump
tion II u guaranteed to hrine r.
lief iu every case, when used ilr any
Aileclion Of the thrial, lungs or che-l
such as consumption, inflammation 90
lungs, bronchitis, asi lima, WhOuing-
cough. Group. etc. IL Is pie isaui aud
agreeable 90 taste, perfectly sat', ana
csn always be depended upoa. Trial
bottle fire at fry's druesiore.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05


utli, ted by the dread Torquemada have
,bomniable prototypes la the shape OF
hronic rhehumatism and neuralgia. At
ack these agOnizing complaints befbrt
hey reach the chronic stage with the su
,erb blood depurent, Hostetter's stomach
slit ~, which WIN assuredly eXPel then
yirus from the life strerm, To procrasu
iate " 10 encourage the g'owth OF incipi-
g. grip upOn the system. IL Is the very
ctnpls Uf diseases, and paidml indeed l.
he clasp of its dreadful tontacles. bt
lrompt, therefore. take time by the fore
ocS, always remembering that both rheu-
natls a aSd gout, close relatives, are dan
.erous as well "a painful. Debility, chills,
nd fcver, bilious rcmittent, dyspepsia
lnsttpation, liver complaint, nervousness
md kidney diseases succumb TO the Bii-
ers Appetite and the ability 10 sleeI
welt u Q Improved bv it
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
rAe Camlng Llne.

The Chicago. Union Pacific &
Northwestern line offers the bes'
accommodations tO the travelling
public en- route from san Fra lcisca
aud Portland, Chicago. Through
trains, fast time, magnificent slcru
ing oars. elegant dining carr. cOlOnist
sleepors, reclining chair cars aud
handsome day coaches. eOd-Aug
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
EIGN.
LAYING on rHE TOWER.

PARIS, Sept. 8. - In a recent
storm terrible damage done TO the
market aud vineyards In the env,.
rous of this city. Al Siainsa farmer
md lei'orer were killed hy thun.
der holt, at Clpmari, peasant aud
his wife were killed II T. c'aImed
the Elflel tower has raused he cleo
irlcal disturbances aud climate heie
has been murh worse since a Q
tower was built.
CR0rs NOTHING IN IRELAND.
DUBLlN, Sept. 5.--fh, fremans
Journal today ,ys that the wheat
crops In the W stern district Of
Ireland, are, owing TO recent terrible
rainy weather. only iit for litter.
one-thlri II the posat'e crop 10 al.
ready gone, aud he harley aud oats
arc rotlins.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05


1...a "a ~ ls,ifonr
s.-f ~ 49, .eoole ia ihe
e .' ..'.... ~ Z. ~. 80, Exhausted.
~ 4. !. ~. -.,s'.,,le ~. tl,., 81 adfi-
'''' Z -.,d .v,l, q, is-a.si.
i.......,,.,. 81, declare that the
~ ~, !. .,.,v c..e~ been
~. -. s,,.t.,,s.s. teen
~. <.'.... !, -. .,.,,y,,..aee for which
g q ~ .'',... ,...s.,',sd ~. a They take
....~ 4, s,,,a r@pect with Nessn
, .,d ,f.rw.ll who report
-, ~. -. 60, 80. ,,.s t.oen carefully ad-
80. ......a -. a'..s .aa5,ioaal nppeaIs
-. .....,s~,..,,,.s. ~ the charitable
~ ....,s -. J. 3 - ~. T,ias ,.eoole. At al.
-...~ ~ -,.' a.Iv To- certain. Tho
s q .-.,,,,,s come from ali
, ~. - 's 49, e,'n.trv The recent
'' 4 -. -. .,,s,,aa he i,ones Of the
,''.... ~ ~ =. -. root yield Of crops.
- '.'e's Il. - : 80, muddy soil.
", - ''...,-. .....-. e..a,.r. ,y,lI rear
.''''' '.''' -. !, fr,n, roltiny
.ns ~. s', II ..s..,a. w,II ha prac
!. ~. IS, .,.,.' po,atoes in many
s..-..y -','.'' ....e',,, ,.ltobted and
..s''' ~, - ~ 49, .,a,,I. cron wiI,
~ '''.,.....s ..-,. ,,,..,a.a
F'''0 :. .-,.s... -. -, ,,,,vnva
-. A. 1sns 6-Iohu
1n, - : - ..,..',s 49,, ,,es,..,,l,.y
..,''ne
- ~, Z = ~, ~ ,p..,,.-. 80. heen mark.
- ~ II '. .,ar,tn, !,
~ ~ n'''y - 49,. haen .
n'7 O"n oos.e'7', ,- - 80 man,
's,A.S s.4,'.s' s'.'.., ,,.,,,..d hv fear.
. s@,s - - -, ,-a,aoyssaions
!, 80. ~. =. s.,.', ~ ,,n,e, TIC notice o.
:. ~ a,r..- - 49, 1ay ,hron0h bi,
.-'.,s'.. - S',,s,. ..,,,,, : tragedv at pits
. 1n's...v -s.,1.., ,.aa,. 80 I'm which
49,, s-s -, ,.are kiIled Ne eeeaped
,.'',,,,a,,on ."~ sn thls case and wa,
-, ,'..ra ~ 1, th,s staie. whet,
~ u.,,.s -. ,,n,c,, ne was hang
:. III ....,ar,,.,, ,.as committed m,
,a,..sr,,'d u, Ia atea IN ,hs summer OF
,eee ..d ,oa,, ~ win anothe,
. rr,aaha,d,ned ,v,sa souoh,
'..s..,ra..an, - ,ha uarbet bo,,se
s,,,a,,yah p,Ii,ngoettIn0 access I.
,,ox M ,oon, one niybtin January. 1889
.,s,,. ,tu,ost severed her beao
e.a,,, ,,ar t,ndv and otherwlse mutt.
,'.ss 49, romai,s In a
t-s~s,.,. o,on,a, For mi,
-. as,.r. 81. was tried and senteu
o.,d 81 ~ ha,oad March last. The
~, t,.s,.o ,hs .xacn,ioo was IN tak,
49,. ,,e ,vas resn,ted 70 AprIl II
- -, ,ho ,,oht ~ the 10th OF tina
,na,,h he asca,ad nv cuttino hi
,vav ont ~ i.ii A large reware
80 ,cg,raa e,,r ,,s cantnre and IN
r,,,Lor,o, ooency mt men on bi,
,raiI mt thsir seaoh was uusuccess
IN uis arrest was finally effected
~ ,ha cb,cbayo nolIce after n des
,era,e running fire with the murder
!, ana .he wound,no Of RullIne Fl
,be arm A. that time. however
INV d,d not tnow tho man the,
t,ad Il, ous,odv RuIl,no had beer
IN Chicago some time under tn,
alias OF Louis MAY, sometimes goinl
by the name Of Dilllnger. Hi
identity was discovered the dsy G
his capture, and he was once NOR
placed IN ms ola quarters III VI
savannah jail' On 1uly o. Tue n'sn
after MS arrivai az savannah u
attempted suiclue oy taxing uoS
Of morphine whicn ne nao Dy som
menns managed 10 conceai aoou
MS person. ihe attempt ho"oVe'
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05

Passengers destined To the promi-
nenl cities east of the Missouri river
should p ltronixe the Chicago, Union
Pacific 4 Northwestern line. Mag
nldccnt Pullman and WrFner slyrIr
ing oars. elegant Pullman and
thwestern dining ears. free ~
clining chair cars, handsome day
coaches aud comfortable Pullman
oolOnist sleeper. eod-aug
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05

We offer one hundred dollars re-
ward for for any case Of eatarrh
that caurot lie cured by taking
Halls Ca arTh Cure.
r. j. CHENEY 4 Co, Props, To-
ledo, O.
We. the undersigned. have known =. !.
cheney for the last l. years, ana DeileNe
him 10 be PERFECTLY honorable ~ AL Dusl-
ness transactions, and financially aDle 70
carry out any obligations mace by tneI
firm ,.-
whIpISG. KISNAN a MARv1S, " hOlesale
Druggists, Toledo. y.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price zoe,
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
II Won are nervous or dyspeptic try Car
Ter Little Nerve Pills. Uyspep,ia makes
YOU nervous and nervousness makes you
dyspeptic; either one renders yen misera-
bic and these little pills cure both.
My friend, look mere! you KNOW now
weak and nervous your wife Is, and you
know that Carter's iron P1ils Will re.
ieve her, now why not be iair about II
and buy her box?
A woman who is weak, nervous and
.ieepiess aud vino has cold hands and iect,
-innot feel and act like welt psi sou
'arters ron Pills equlize the cireuiauOu-
remove nervousness, and give strength
and resi-
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
MARKETS.

PORTLAND, Or, Son 5.-Wbeat
valley s155; walla Walla
sI47l.
CHICAGO. Ills, sept. Sat close
wheat steady; cash 96.; Dee.
SI.O0s.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS FILED
WITH COUyTY RECORDER.

Mrs G A Robert aud husband a.
D Nj Smith, at c. a., bl IS, Univer-
sity add to 5 ,lem, 81.
VIM r AlexRn Ter unmarried J
to o NJ Smith, u. bl Is, University
add to Salem, 1850.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05

Remember that the new improved
singer tOos the premium over all
other sewi,f machines al the last
state fair. Olliee In State Insurance
block. Sat. a.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
state Pnullrr Assnrlalinn.

Htdif fyuihlf AhouFlailuhs
All persons interested ln the breed
ink aud improvement of thorough
bred poultry Ia Oregon, are requested
% meet az Salem, on "Wednesday
evening of fair week, Sept. 10th al
which time action viii he taken
toward the organization Of State
Poultry Association. S.l9-dw-tf
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05

Quick time ana through trains
offered passengers aud shippers by
the Chicago, Union Pacific 4 North
western Line, san Francisco aud
Portland To Chicago. eOd-Aug
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
august.
Flower

Il have been afllict-
BllIousness, "ed with biliousness
"and constipation
Consupation'" for fifteen years (;
o...oA first one and then
' another prepara-
Pains. "tion was suggested
tome and tried but
4 10 no purpose. AT last a friend
q recommended August Flower. 1
" took il according TO directions and
" lgs effects were wonderful, reliev-
ing me Of those disagreeable
stomach pains which / had been
troubled with SO long. Words
cannot describe the admiration
Id which hold your August
" Flower--it has given me a new
lease Of life, which before was a
sburdcn. Such a medicine Is ben.
q claction 10 humanity. and its good
aiities aud
"wonderful mer- jesse Barker,
is should be 80.
"made known to rrintof'
everyone suffer Humboldt,
ting with dyspep-
"siaor biIiousness Kansas y
G. G. GREEN, Sole Mani, Woodbuy,NJ
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
Merit Wins.

We desire to say to oar citizens,
that for years we have been selling
Dr. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption, DIR. Kings New Life Pills,
Bucklen's Arnica Salye, and Electric
Bitters, aud have never handled
remedies that sell as well, or that
have given such universal satisfac-
tion. We do not hesitate to guaran-
tee them every time, aud we stand
ready to refund the purchase price,
If satisfactory results do not follow
their use. These great remedies have
won their great popularity purely on
their me its. At Fry's Druggists.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
Notice to Creditors.

Notice to Creditors.
To the County Court of Marion eoul''
State of Oregon. my
In the matter of the estate of Nirgn a
PIingle and Pherne T. Pripgle, de'tasss5
Notice is hereby given by the undersststS y
executors of the last will and testament
Virgil X. pringle and Pherse I; fliIs's nss,
deceased, to the creditors Of ana an Ptsts ~
soDs holding claims pgains' the salu 49,. 49,
to present them with the proper NouSSu,le,is MI
notice 10 the said executors at the store q
John Hughes, No. III state street. Sa''N-'
Oregon.
GEO. p. HUGHES. ,,ru
HAMLIN FARRlTus sMIlnrs' Al
Executors of the last will and testiain innlr,le
deceased. -,
Dated, salem, Oregon, June H. lssi.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
FARM FOR SALE.

80 acres OF best stock and fruit land In
oregon tor sale az a bargain. WIN sell in
lols 10 suit purchaser. Address OF call on
~,.su Q, ], IBEL, Knights, ore.
~Neaf SiiNtf Nfeek rails. 5 3ms
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
MOSQUITO GRASS

Seed for sale in large or small quantities,
at 10 ,ents pee pound. COrresyNnd-
ence solicited. +. HERRLINf}.
9 4 6nI sta, Ton, Oregon.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
NEW ADVERTISER ZNTs.

IyTANT'D Ladies or gentlemen TO do
w ight wcfk, no canvsssing, wages
from s. 70 s. per day. Caii ~ my office I'M
room 4. 943ta
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
$500 Reward

Ip OOO NE w q vt
WI will pay the above reward for l
case of liver complaint, dyspepsia, 3.
headache, Indigestion, constipation G~ ",
tiVeness we cannot cure witw VESTS W
eitableLiqer Pills, when the directions ~
strictle complied with. They are pqiSss ~
vegetabl, and never fail 10 give sat,tr
ton. Sugar coated, Large boxes, contain
ing 80 pills, 25 cents. Beware OF couhlsr
feits and mutations. The genuine maui plls.sT
Actsred Only by THE JOHN q. WIS.,
Co. Chicago III. 80. 80.
Sold by Geo f. Good, Druggist, SS oo~'
street. Salem Or.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05

IIOR SALE.-A full blooded collie shep-
II hard Jog. will drive any sind OF stock.
Reason fsf selling. not having any more
g43ts
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
woMAN's SUFFRAGE.

WELLINGTON, n. u, Sept. o.
The h )use Of representatives, Of New
Zealand has passed a till granting
re idential suffrage to women aud
qualifying women for election to
parliament.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05
TUo BOAT SUNK,

NEW YoRK, Sept. 5.-The tug
boat Erie was sunk this morning
by a steamer, and the son Of the
captain was drowned.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-The World
,Ays everything poiDts to a quiet
dIstri 5ulion Of Mark Hopkins mil
lions without recourse to the courts.
,rrrr rpAIH nnRRERs.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-05

AZ Chicago- Chicago 5, Boston3.
AZ Cleveland New York 3, Cieve.
land2.
At Plltsburg PIltsburg 8, Brook
lyn 0.
mAt san Francisco San Jose l6,
Oakland 7.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11

In India an ingenious scheme Is prac-
ticed for taking ducks on a hne, which
Is attached az one end 70 a flexible stick
stuck up in the mud, the other extremity
having double pointed needle Of bone
attached TO il. The latter Is baited BY
stnnging upon It some grains Of corn
Presently along comes Mr.. Duck, swal-
lows the needle and finds himself cap
tive the moment he tries to hy away. In
old times the Cape Cod fishermen de-
pended largely for bait upon the sea fowl
they took on their voyages To catch
them they threw out fishing lines with
hooks On the ends. TO which were az
tached chunks Of cod liver. The latter
hoated because Of the oil they contained,
and INJURIES, gulls AID other birds swal-
lowing them were quickly pulled in,
skinned and chopped up.-Inte-Tiew in
Washington Star.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11

Mr.. Arthur s. Green, an American
photographer, gives the following meth
Cd Of making the camera a source Of
amusement by the production Of ghost
OF shadow pictures-for example, 4
seated man starting back in terror from
his own specter. Make a background q
the proper size By stretching out some
black material Place the subject drapei
IN white OF in light clothing. IN the right
attitude 70 TIE right OF left OF the center
Of the background. then focus the cam
era and expose the plate for half a SEC
ond- Ihe impression VIII be that Of =
shadOwy and ghosthke figure. Take a
chair and table. placing the chair in the
center OF the background. and the table
On the side away from the ghost.
Seat TIE subject in the char, with his
head turned 10 the ghost; focus again.
and give the plate full exposure, which.
if the light Is good. should be about two
seconds Develop and print in the usual
way. Any objects 70 be seen through
the ghost should be photographed with
fifteen seconds exposure before taking
the picture OF the ghost Other devices
Of the kind might be mentioned. but 1t
VIII be more interesting 70 leave them
to the ingenuity OF the Smatsur.-New
York Advertiser.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11

The sioOp differs from the '.catH essen
italy a catboat is propelled by driving
sal only; toe sIoOP has both driving sa1
and prlling sail. for she carries. in addi-
tion - the mainsail Of the catbost. 6
ksa3sail called the lib Tie mainsail.
as you know, tends 70 .-izff- the boats
nose into the wind. but the lib has the
reyerss effect and tends 70 force the bow
OF ard away from the wind These
sails, II properly pruPorrioned. cause the
yacht % keep a straight course. 20 stee.
easily and 70 sail without burying ha
head: for the ji5 lifts the bow. and Tia
Inaiusail. being set back near the middle
Of the boat. does not drive her down bl
the eyes. rs does the sal of a cafboar
In sailing sloOp. however. great ea-s
must be exercised, for this little lib Is
trezcEerous sail and viii lead yOu ira
trOuble If You 10 not understand IL
waywa7i tricks
The rules for slOop sailing are briefly
tbese; Before going about east of the
Jib. before coming 10 anchor OF rounding
up 70 a mooring lower the jib. when q
squau strikes cast OF the jib. In 6ne.
get III Of the Jib first and work y0uI
boat with mainszil alone IN all sme-
gencies that occur when sailing 70 wind
ward In running before n strong WIND
a reefed rnainsail and full jib give tn
best results. and slOOps are better than
catboSts when running free. because tns
Jl5 counts-acts the tendency 70 lzfT. =
steer hard and 70 roll. al OF which t-ai1
are ever present IN the frisky catboat
Observe one rule AZ al times when
sailing a slOOp- Never fas-en the jib sc
that II cannot instantly Be cast of Fas
tened jib sheets cause nearly ali the CAP
sizes which occur ID slOop sziling--F
W. Paagbo-n IN s.. Nicholas
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11

We al know how to talk There Is 8
certain numbe. Of words put on the
tongue Of every human being. Just as
the song Is given 70 the canary bird OF to
the robin. But beyond the song these
birds cannot 20. And beyond the nztu-
ral speech. or the words that nature
gives TO every one, the illiterzte human
being cannot 90. His vocabulary Is lin
tied until he becomes a student. Then
he begins 10 widen and there Is no near
boundary line 10 its possibilities The
writer who imzgines that he can give
additional emphasis TO a composition By
the use Of large words Is greatly mistak-
su. The economy Of the readers stten-
ton is absorbed IN understanding and
APPLYING these bag words. and there Is
little Of the mental energy left with
which TO digest the idea that these long
words contain. The picture that Is
brought before his mental vision Is there
fore dim and uncertain
II the writer would give more proni-
nence % the idea and less 70 the verbal
frame: - other words. If be would use
simple language which BY contrast
would bring ont the idea, he would not
only economic his readers mental eaer-
gv. but would benefit himself by max
ing himself more easily understood The
mind is not able TO do more than one
thing az time and do it well IL can
not at once delye into the mysteries Of a
many syllable word and comprehend the
thought In 4 proper manner.-Clieago
Post
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11
he Elrht A. .na Lsn rnn..

The right arm Is salways a Ettls larger
than the left. bu. the lefr foor Is almost
always larger than the right. uresumablv
because. while nearly every man -ses
his rlght arm 70 Efr weight or strike a
blow, he almost invariably kicks with
his left foot. while the louugsr stands on
his left le- and les MS right tan easily.
becauSe he has Earned by experience
that this Is the best attitude he can a.
sume 10 prevent lassitude and fatigue.
This constant bearing of the weight
on the Jeff foot makes u wider than the
night. and II often happens that nan
who tries 0n = shoe on the right foot and
gets a close ft has % discard the shoes
altogether because be cannot endure the
pain eaused BY the tightuess Of tie left.
II when riding On the street ear you VIII
take the trouble % notice. you VII SEQ
that n lace'l shoes the gap Is much
smaller on the right foot thauo the left,
while with button shoes the buttons
nave % be sst back ten times On the left
shoe % once On the righ--St Louis
Globe-DemocraL
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11
speetael-. or TonrS

They tel a good story Of Chief Jlstics
Peters. cf the supreme courI Of Maine,
one Of the brightest and wittiest orua-
ments Of tba bench in that state or any
other.
While the judge was still 4 Practicing
lawyer he had for a client farmer
naned HanscoIn. who. though be was
well past middle age. had the notion 10.
UNCOMMON among Maine farmers Of ms
age that he was as young as ever and
could hold his own in = moving 5eld with
the best Of them.
One day tire farmer came into the
judges Office to look al some uapers
which had been drawn up for his sigma
rure- and as he picked up the first one
he began 10 adjust it IN the manner
sometimes spoken Of BY those who use
glasses and mislay them as ..telescoping.
The Judge noticed the action and. see-
ing that the farmer was holding the
paper pretty well at arms length. re-
marked pleasantly:
Your eyesight seems 70 be falling a
little. Mr.. Hanscom -'YOu VIII have 10
get pair Of spectscleS.-
Not a bit CT it, g-owled the old
farmer. mot BIT Of II Nv sights as
good as il ever was Ishan't want 'spet-
tacles' for good many years yet
'.An right" said the judge, You'll
have 70 ger pair Of t0ngs then---De-
troit Free Press
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-11-11
How = spider Eulnsd = N.,lon.

When the French quartermzster. Dis
j0nval, was confined II prison by the
Dutch AZ Utrecht he sought 20 be-uile
the tedium OF his prison HE BY atten-
lively studying the habits ot the spiders
which frequented his eel. and eight
years of Imprisonment gave him leisure
20 be well versed II their ways. In De-
cember OF 1874 the French army. or
whose victory over the Dutch depended
DisiOnvaTs restoration 70 liberty. were
IN Holland. ard the victory seemed Ger
taiI If the frost. which was then Of IN
p-ecedsuted severity. continued
Tbs Dutch euvoys had failed to De-
gotiate a peace. and Holland was de-
slairing when the frost suddenly broke.
The Dutch were now exulting, and the
French generals prepared 10 retreat:
but The spiders Of Disjonval's cell fore
warned him that the thaw would be OF
short duration, and he knew that his
httle insect weather monitor never de-
ceived him Accordingly he contrived
10 communicate his weather knowledgs
20 the army Of his countrymen and its
generals. who duly estimated his dis
Jonvalsl character, relied Upon his as
surance that within a few davs the
waters would again Be frozen 50 as to Be
passable 10 the French troops
They delayed their retreat; within
twelve days sharp freeze set in, and
the French army triumphed. Disjouval
was released, and a spider had brought
ruin To the Dutch nztiOn--St. Louis
Reuubiic.