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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28
The monograph Foreseen.

Photography is thus described in the
April number, 1852, of Tho Courier
Veritable, a little monthly publication
In which novel fancies were frequently
aired; Captain Vosterloch has re-
turned from his voyage to the southern
lands which he started on two years
and half ago, by order of the states
general. He tells us among other
things that in passing through strait
below Magellan's, he landed in a coun-
try where nature has furnished men
with a kind of sponges which hold
sounds and articulations as our sponges
hold liquids.
80, when they wish TO dispatch a
message to a distance, they speak TO
one of the sponges take them up gem
tly and press out the words that have
been spoken into them, and learn by
this admirable means all that their cor
respondents desire TO know. Albert
de Rochas in Popular Science Monthly
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
PORTLAND

PORTLAND.
" heat--Valley, l.55 per GENITAL.
FiOur-standard, s. %.
Walla Walla s. 60;
Cets-New White i2lzc per bushcl.
Millstuffs-Brsn S22Gp23; sh u Is, SIS 10 2G
ground barley, $50 to 81; coop feed. s25
Eiddlings, s25, per ton.
Hay-sl2@l4 per ton.
Butter-Oregon fancy dairy, 271Ic; fancy
creamery 3O@S215 good to fair, %;
California choice q to2Ic.
Eggs-Oregon - 10 25c per doz.
Pouitry-Old chickens, sJ
Potatoes-5Oa at 6Oc per c5ntal.
Cteese-Oregon, II TO l215c; California
l2c.
Sugars-Golden G, 45sc; extra q, 47s; dry
graduated, 17s cube, crushed aud Pow
dered, SIC per pound.
Beans-snall white, S24c@4; pink 81,
bayos 4i4c; butter, 41Sc; liiuas, sc.
Dried Fruits--Quoted; Italian prunes,
10 to 12c; Petite and German, ,lOc per pound;
raisius, So 25 per box; plummer dried
pears, 10 to lie; sun dried and factory
plums, IL to lZc; evapo rated peaches ls
toa'c; Smyrna figs, 20c; California figs, DC
per pound,
Hldes-Dry hides, So to Sc; &c less fol
culls; green over 81 pounds, 7c; under ,i
pounds, 2c; sheep peits, 30c@Sl.25.
SMOKED MEATS AND LARD.
Eastern hams, l2 to l3<c; breakfast ba-
con, l2 to l3c; sides, to lOc; lard, ~
To l215c per pound.
SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN 'RANCt5Co, Aug. 2j Wheat; buyer
81 7c5S
H0ps--l7a"0c rer pound.
Barley-Feed sl.O7% a q 10 per Genital
oats -GriysI 50 to 571a per GENITAL, old.
Onious--s TO "a.
MISChIAN EOUS NJ tRKETS.
CHICAGO, Aug. On heat, cash 81 O3lG
sI.04.
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$500 ORewardl

WE will pay the above reward for any
case of liver complaint, dyspepsia, sick
headache, indigestion, constipation or cos
tiveness we cannot cure witw vests Veg
strictle complied with. They are purely
vegetabl, and never fail 10 give satisfac-
ton. sugar coated, Large boxes, contain.
ing 80 pills, 20 cents. Beware of counter
feits and mutations. The genuine manu-
GtctHred only by THE JOHN &. WEST
Co. Chicago III,
Sold by Geo. E. Good, Druggist, 500 Com
street. Salem Or.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28

LIE Riehau's Golden Balsam No I
cures Chaneres, first and second stages
sores en- the Legs and Body; Sore Ears
Eyes, n ose, etc, Copper-colored Blotchss
syphlhtc Catarrh, diseased Scalp. and al
primary forms OF the disease known a,
syphilis. Price, S5 90 per Bottle.
lie Riehau's Golden Balsam M. .
Cures-Iertiary Mercurial Syphilitic Rheu
matism, Pains in the Bones, Pains i'm IN,
head, back OF the Neck, liberated Sor,
IhtoAt' syph'llue Rash, Lumps and con
eradicates all disease from the system
whether caused by indiscretion or abuSt
OF Mercury, leaving the blood pure an,
healthy. Price SIS 90 per Hottie.
Le Rtchau's Golden Spanfsh Anf;.
dote for the cure OF Gonorrhaa. elect
Irritation Gravel, and all Urinary Or Coni
o. disaIrangements. Price 80 so pes
Ce Riehau's Golden Spanish In.
lection, for severe cases OF Gonorrh,pa
ssn.h11mmatoEy y. elect, stEietures,&e. Price
lie Hichau's Golden Ointment
for the effective healing OF svphilitie sor-s
and eruptions. Price 81 90 per Box
lie hiehau's Golden PIiis-Ncrv.
and Brain treatment; loss Of physical nov
ss. excess Or oyer-work. Prostration, etc
Price 80 90 per Box. ~
Tonte and NerVine,
sent everywhere, Q. O D.. securslv raere.
per exproSA
rhE RICHARDS DRUG CO., Aaepts
900 A 5II MARKET ST
San Francisco, o.
dAEtiiANS arnr FaEa,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28
s,Lrw mARKEr REPORT.
A synopsis Of the sIarkcts-Buyi"s and
selling Prices.

RETAIL bhitf's
REVISED QUOTATIONS.
shoulders sugar cured,pe b,l21S
Breakfast bacon Is
Hams-SugaT cured, per 10, lb5sc.
Beet DdlZ1s
pprk-S 10 10
Mutton -SHi2iSc.
Nesil-i0 "a l2iSr.
Timothy sced-Per pound, s., selling
Red clover seed--Per pound. lie.
White clover secd--lcf pound, Ae''s
Alsike-lsc per pound.
He'd tOp iOc per puuud.
i4fy in t,ru-S -lZlsc per yuund,
KS tir..as--lOc pr p1aud.
OicharG 3rass--lic per pound.
Beaus-1c per ID.
C.fi mesi-at Uc.
NeX pYtatJ $ Zoe per busiel.
slrtel cas- lOc per gal.
Ctaned Fruit 'eatues. s. or arncni
s3 ". Uiackberries, 81; com, best graz
- o. eos ,.,toes 81 %, string hetus ~ oOi
.s,eet tasts 81 -. per duZ. Ia $40 10 cans.
FeSn Vegetables. Potatoes h0c; carrots
tJc parsnips 7Jc onions 0c pei lb.
FISH salmon lOc per 10, Sturgeon ON
&c i5er Ib-sfnail fish lee per Id: salt salmon,
TdlDc per 10; Chinook salmon, i21a.
RuYiNH PRICES.
Wheat s5c net
I1our-Per barrel. $500, hest 1876 lbs.
Uuts-fel oushel. 30a BIC
Barey-Per hushel, "a 52j5".
Br5in-Per ton, 81 20 az init, sacked.
s,hnrts-Per ton. s25 % +" sacked.
On sp--Per ton, $500 sacked
HOPS Quoted at Is to2lc. per ID. Con.
iract l5c.
NiHi--l6c 10 iSc.
kgzs- ~. DER dozen.
BO.dtUes-Pcr Dushel, Boo
tO4n me,l--3c per pound.
Cheese-l2 q l4c per pound.
Dried Uiuus-Pcr 10. 607c.
H.i-d pruness--Pcr 10. lua l2c.
Imported prunes nc per 10.
b-;tsr--2HgzJc per pOunifo good
Lstl--l0Di2c per lh
iigHs-i-er pound .litflb.
Bf.H,in siG-~ --Hr Ig per IT,.
ShbuideTS--AG.Jc per lh.
C.."sens- ) 10 &c per pound.
~ 'Seys 10 10 c 10,
G., c1S lao per 10.
i'ucts ripper 10
Spring Chlckens-l0 10 l2G per Id.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28
Board of Equalization.

The Board of Equalization of Marion CO.,
Oregon, will meeta The county court room
in the court house in the city of Salem in
said county and state On Monday. the 3lst
day of August, 1891, at O'Clock d. IN, as
required by law.
Said board will continue in session for
one week, after which the county court OF
Marion county will complete the eXami
nation and correction OF assessments IN,
the manner provided by law.
Therefore all owners ofprupeTty are here.
by notified to appear atsaid timeand place
and show cause If any there be why the
assessment of Marion county as taken by
the assessor should not be accepted as cor
rect. G. CLEAN YER,
Assessor Marion County.
Dated August 10th, 1891, IL DIV I'm
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DO YOU FAVOR
Building up a Strong, Indepsr
ent Paper for the People
in 0regon2
A PAPER THAT WILL NOT SELL Vll-
Printed at the Seat Of Government
COOK AT THE RECORD OF The eAfi''
JOURNAL.

look AT THE RECORD OF THE eAi
JOURNAL. -.
During the recent session Of the .i,Saiss iSss
ture IL was the only paper in the siaAS "a Az.
attacked successfully the Porilansus
torship in Oregon politics. IL suIysc hsla
opposed all doctoTiug the Aust hnssss. D
law in the interests OF poliucal sn siglrg
advocated the law (that passeol sssr
the Oregon railroad commission eSirhs
ok just and reasonable ratss VI 1855
and power 10 enforce Its declslunss' ~ tht et
ceSsfully advocated retention uali6ed .
railroad commission as best quaau mesr
enforce the law. Ii lubored for III 'telbi
ures 10 open rivers and thus secuis, ,rc.tt
people the right Ia free ana uN
use OF he waterways.
ITsl PLATFORM. ..es
THE CAPITAL Journal ieNotas fbsi y
in national finances, 10 lhe snN Nsvstem
prestnl expensive monopo.s, nlay d
supplying an inadequate curreh'sss =
supplanIed BY the goNernllen,ss " supply Z
rect 10 the people an adeq uats hasis -
legal tender money, Win a Ss'',h ~ hing NJ
fieient to conform 10 sound oahSn ofdcl1
cinles. liz fs,vors election oI a., ,,s~sies's
VINO leeislate fnr, or are direc,3 aSfhs -
ole 10 the psnple. by diresl N,'',s rege1.n
nle. Ii favurs raising All 80 n corp,s.
OY tax on the gross ttIh In hi
Ions. hOih foreign and sla,s, "a 80
npening an waterways 10 tue ,sefhs q.
,-ontn. 4 ~ al common carfleis,, M, -
hat the producer shall secure
he LARGEST p=t letnrns 4, .,,vssrs 20, T
If,iv favia retaining al J, ,,~.s,Vsirnnls,
a tha handsofthe peOl lie ano ~, ,lsis -
In the interests OF the ptoplei
paper. For terms, see eiseNi'. eis.l...'., Rs|a /
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28

the result is a collision, whether looming
thro' the rya," or not. Life is fun of col.
hsions. We are constantly colliding With
somebody or something. IL it isn't With
our neighbors it is with some dread dis
eases that "Enoclrs ne off tho track" ana
perhapc disablea us for life. Women espe.
chilly it secma, have to bear the brunt OF
more collisions and ntlllCtions than man.
kind. In all cases Of nervousness, bear
ing down sensations, tenderness, periodical
palms. sick headache, congestion, intiam-
nation, or liberation and all "female
Weaknesses" DIR. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
az no other medicine does. 1t is the only
medicine for women, sold by druggists,
under positive guarantee. from the
manufacturers, that it will give satisfac-
tion in every case, or money paid for 1t
will be refunded. See guarantee on bottle
wrapper.
Copyright, lsss, By WORLDS DIS.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28

IL B. .PHlLBROOK, NJ. d., Homeopathic.
III. ONCE los Court street; Residence 5f7
High street. GoLernl practice. Special
attention given 10 diseases of Women and
children.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28
PENSIONS
D.C.SHERMAN

U, =, Pension and Claim agent, P.O
Box 2Sl. salem, Drsg on. Deputy County
Clerk Write for blanks, W
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Health is Wealth |

DIR. f. &. VESTS Nerve and Brain
Treatment, a guaranteed specific for Hys-
terra, Dizziness, Commissions, Fits, Nervous
Neuralgia, Headache, Nervous Prostration
caused by the use of alcohol or tobacco,
Naketullness, Mental Depression, Soften
ing OF the brain resulting in insanity and
leading to misery, decay and death, pre-
mature oldage, barTeuness, loss of power
au ed by over-eXertiOn of the brain. Each
box contains one months treatment, sl 90
box or six boxes for $500, sent by mail
repaid on receipt of price.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

TOHN A. CARSON, Attorney at law
u Rooms ana 4, I,add Bush's bank
building. Salem, Oregon. 81 Tyr
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28

II X. GARROW, M. d., Physician and
-. Surgeon, (lately attending Guys hos
pital, London, and Royal Innrmary, Edin-
fienal bank block. Calls in town or coun-
try promptly attended Office hours 70
II a. m; 10 aud 7 to $3.50 y. m. dw
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28

DR. J. M. KEfsNE, Dentist, Office over
~ the white Corner, Court and Com
mercinl streets.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES

70 cure any case. with each order le-
aeiyed by us for six boxes, accompanied
vil b $500, we will send the purchaser our
wr tten guarantee to refund the nancy IL
ne treatment does not effect cure. Guar.
'utees issued only by Geo. l.. Good, Drug.
list, Sole agent, a09 Com. ST.. salem, or.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28

DR. I. g. SMITH, Dentist, " state street,
IL Salem, or. Finished dental opera
tlons OF every description. Painless opera
tiong n speciality.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28
BUSINESS CARDS.

A Il. WILLARD, Blacksmith and horse
~, ehoer. All work guaranteed. shop
ON State street, near court house
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28

DK. w. s MOTT, physician and sur
~ gcon. Oflce in Eldridge Block, Sa-
lem, Oregon. Office hours 10 70 ri m.
2to4p. m.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28

n,ARCY & BINGHAM, Attorneys and
IL counsclors at law, salem, Oregon.
Having an abstract OF the records OF Marion
county including a lot and block index OF
Salem, they have special facilities for ex.
Rminillg titles 20 real estate. Business I'm
the supreme court and in the state depart
mente will receive prompt attention.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28

CtEO. HOEYE, Barber and Hair dressing
NJ parlors. Finest baths it the city. 100
Commercial street, Salem.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28

ID ICE A ROSS, lilaelgsmiths, all kinds OF
h repairing and carriage WORK. We have
Ia our employ Arthur Glove, a professional
hOrn6shoer. Give us tIinl. 4Ii
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28

VXT ID. PUGH, Architect, Plans, Speci
w. fications and superlntendence tor
All classes OF buildings. OIiice go Com.
mercial IT., up stairs,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-12-22

Leaves Elko every. incoming Mt 1893
o'clock.
Arrives from Tusearoya every even
ing m time TO connect with Express
trains going both last and West
Office next door 10 the INpLplSRS
EN1 office
The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-29

ssments of So each on the pool
dupes who belong to the order" The
members have had to pay altogether
$s3 apiece before receiving the 500
instead of $50, as the agents of the
s'order" promised when the glittering
bait was held out to catch the foolish
fish.
The officers allege that their agents
were not authorized to offer 500 for
$39 or any other definite sum; but
they did all the same. We have seen
printed circulars in VIII ich the prom
ise was made inferentially if not in
terms.
1t is about time, Mr.. Duryea's orna-
mental department stamped all these
wicked gambling and swindling con-
Germs out of existence.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-29
NEW JERSEY AT CHICAGO.
Trenton PorteIs VIII Make Fine Dis
play of Deeorat cd Ware.


play of Decorat cd Ware.
Special to the Jersey City Ne,cs
TRENTON. Nov. 2s, 1S9l.-The Execu-
rive Committee of the United States
Potters' Association mas decided to
hold national convention of the
association at Chicago during the
second week of Janu ry. The annual
meeting has always been held at Wash
iugton, and it is great hign-tariff $ ym-
postum, but the next meeting is to be
held in Chicago, because of the desire to
arrange for gorgeous Fair exhibit.
committee was appointed at the last
annual meeting to arrange for this
exhibit. and it met in Chicago on
November 9 and discussed prelmn-
airy plans. John H. Taylor of E lst Liver
pool. Ohio, was elected chairman;
ex x-Congressman J. Hart Brewer of Tren-
ton. Vice Chairman; d. F. Hayes, Balti-
more, Secretary, and E NJ. Pearson,
Wheeling, w. Va, Treasurer. The
other members of the Committee are
Homer Laughlin of East Liverpool,
G. E. Brockman, Cincinnati, and james
Moses, Trenton. Application has been
made for space by more than thirty lead
ing American firms, and James Allison,
Chief of the Department. of Mapu.
factures, has said that the native
pouters would be well provided for not.
withstanding large requisitions for spree
coming from foreign countries. The en-
The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-29
stamp Out the swindles

Somebody, whose impudence we ad-
mire, asks us to announce that the
Secretary of Bergen Lodge of the Pro-
gressive Benefit Order ''has re ceived
from the Supreme Office at Boston six
warrants of $100 each in full payment
Of the first matured certificates of
membership of that lodge,
In making the announcement, we
desire again to draw attention to the
jugglery which runs through the
operations of this concern, and which
we exposed in some detail this day
week. These payments are made
through the levy of fifteen extra as
The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-29
DIED.

DIED.
ALLEN. NEE PoLLoCK-cn Friday, November q.
1891. Emma daughter Of Joseph and Mary Pol
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to
attend the funeral services from residence No
1856 g!ien avenue. on sun day. November w at 4
CANNON ON Frld ay. N9yembsr q ~. iss1 Thomas 1na
non. aged year an | { months.
Relstiyes ana friends Of tho family are respeet
resii ence. No. s54 Henderson street. on Sunday at
] o'clccK.
GABLER.-o Wednesday. November ss issi
Ter. aged ~ years and months. uos.,r
fully invited 10 atten d the funeral on Sunday.
November =. at two D. m. from his late residence
No. 1926 jackson avenue
G1LL-on Friday November u. 1891. at 1880 D. m.
Elizabeth Gill. the beloved wife of Richard
Relatives and fri nds of the family are res pect
fully invited to attend the funeral services at her
November ~ at p. m.
KENr-In this city. November 2S. 1891, Ada. only
daughter Of Isabella and the late Milton Kent
Relatives and friends are respectfully invittd
rssidence. re % No @ sas Barrow street. Monday. at ilso
p m.
KEENAN-on Thursday, Novem Der 2s 1891. Charles,
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
November ". at two p M. from MS late residence
No. 535 Grand street.
Maggie. daughter Of the late Nicholas and
Sarah Messenger, aged 81 years.
Relatives and friends OF the family are invited
to the funeral services on sunday ar ternoon
at four O'Clock from tue residence OF MRS. BenJa-
min komer, No. 32 seventh street.
lnterment at Rockland Cemetery, sparklll.
MAcKINNON-In this citv. on November 26 1891,
Alexander y. ackin non. aged "a years.
Relatives and friends OF The family ars invf ted
to attend the funeral on Monday after 100 at 80
O'Clock from his late resdenceNo. 1855 Van Horne
street.
PRILLIwIrZ-on Friday. November "a. 1891. Paul.
husband Of Emma Priiiwtiz, in his thirty
Reiatives and friends are invited TO attend tn
funeral services Sunday. November 29 at y
M from his late residence, No. IA Jewctr avenue.
Heights. i,
RADIGAN-Cn Saturd ay, November 2S 1891,
BrldCet Radigan. Jr youngest child OF Maria
and James ad1g an. aged N ontns
Relati aud friends of the family are respect.
fully invited to attend the funeral from parents
residence, NO. rovost street, on sunday. Novem-
ber 70. 1T O'Clock.
sTEEL-'on Thursday. November 26. 1891. James
youngest of James and Jessie Steel aged
Years months and days.
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully fuvf atte nd the funeral from the resi-
dence Of his parents, No. 25l Woodward street. on
Sunday. November ~. at l;J0 p. m.
sOITAU--un November q. 1891 after short ILL.,
ness Frank soltau. eyed rs years.
Funeral from his late residence. No. S54 Arlington
avenu o. ON sunday at D. m.
VAN WINKLE-On Friday November n. Michael
Van Winkle. in the seventy NTH year OF his
Friends and relatives are respectfully invited TO
atteni his funeral Mond ~. November 30 ut B
o'cl ok from the residence of his son.iu law.
Thomas p King No. li2 sip avenue Heights.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-29
A COLD WAVE RAMPANT.

1t Is Coming Eastward from Duluth
Snow in New York.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 2S, 1s9l.-Dispatches
from fifty Minnesota points Indicate that
the temperature varies from zero at Du.
luth to 10 degrees below at Hallock and
IS degrees below at Moorhead.
The ferries at Duluth and Superior
have frozen up. and it is believed navi-
CATION by the lake cannot last many
days longer. Continued cold weather is
predicted by the Signal Service.
A special dispatch from Winnipeg
states that the mercury was 20 degrees
below zero at that place at midnight aud
it was constantly growing colder.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-29
A MYSTERIOUS WITNESS.

Said to Have Seen Butcher Robert Lyon
Killed.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2s. 1s91.-The police
this afternoon arrested man who will
be an important witness in the case of
Mickey" Sliney, under arrest for the
murder of Butcher Robert Lyon at 152
Cherry street. The police refuse to dis
close the mans name or what he will tes-
tify TO.
1t was rumored that the witness was
jeremiah Sweeny of No 81 East Broad
way, who, it is said, saw Lyons killed.
but said nothing about II for fear of being
sent to the House of Detention.
Captain Fitzgerald denies that the
mans name was Sweeney, but refused to
give any Information.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-29

DR.. SCUDDER is TO preach at the
Tabernacle on Julia Beam and her
class" with prelude on ''Tar and
Feathers" We have heard of a pre-
lude on the organ or the piano, but
never before of one on tar and feathers,
and we confess to some wonder as to
the sort of music DR.. Scudder will
evolve from the novel material. 1t
will be lively tune anyway, or else
Dr. Scudder has lost his grip.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-29
SIBERIAN KEENAN,.

Frustrated by Efforts to Do Too Much
Work at Once.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2S, 1S91.-George
Kennan, the Siberian traveller and lee
turer, is ill with nervous prostration aud
insomnia. He has overworked himself
for several months past, devoting fifteen
hours day to his new book about Siberia
and lecturing at the same time. His
nervous system seems to be badly shat
tered
disclosures of Russia's convict system
will kill the exIradition treaty with
Russia which will come up in Congress
next ses sion.
The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-29
obeying Orders.

Government employees include a
good many very odd men," said chief
clerk of government bureau. "Some
of them are very hard to manage, and
none more so than the painfully matter
of fact and over exact men, who require
an explicit order for every bit of work
they undertake, and literally can do
nothing at all without a copy.
zone Of the most singular of these
was Granny Blifkins, as we
used to call him, somewhat unkindly.
He was the most literal man l ever
knew.
"Once, before became chief clerk,
we had chief who was extremely
economical of government property
which was good fault, if it was fault
at all.
"One time he came into the room, and
looking over Blifkins' shoulder found
him making a small official computa-
tion on large sheet of white paper.
"'When you have memorandum OF
computation to make, said the chie1
pleasantly, 1T would be better to take q
small piece of paper for it than large
one.'
"'Yes, sir, said Blifkins respectfully.
ssThen he proceeded to tear up the
large sheet and throw it in the waste
basket, and taking out small piece re-
commenced his computation on thatf"-
Vouth,s ComnauiOn
The Sunday morning news., 1891-11-29
BLAINE In PHILADELPHIA.

Rumors That He Proposes to Retire
From the Cabinet
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 3d. 1891.
Blaine did not come here on political
business, but several politicians managed
to secure interviews with him. A rumor
crept out that Mr.. Blaine intends to re-
sign from the Cabinet soon after the Con-
gress meets. 1t was also said tnat he was
on his way home and would not return to
Washington. The statement was denied.
but was reiterated by l.. Clark Davis.