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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29
wAA1 foua GEMS woN,1 90.
Distressing Adventures of n shopper Re
duced to the Credit system.

Distressing Adventures of a shopper Re
duced to the Credlt system.
ibid you ever happen to find your
self thrown upon the cold world with
only four cents in your pocketT said a
merry looking lady. one Of a group on
the piazza Of summer hotel
NOT Well, have. and do assure
you it is not enough Absolute poverty
would be bliss in comparison con
slider it the most aggravatmg sum one
can possibly be possessed Of
Zone hot day started out to do
some shopping, and after taking my
seat in the elevated it occurred to me
to look into the state of my finances,
when to my utter astonislnnent and
disgust saw just four cents rattling
around in melancholy way in the bot
tom Of my satchel-my purse was con
spicuous by its absence.
II found consolation In the O. o. ID.
system of delivery. and reflected with
gratitude that ! was sure of getting
home, aus had purchased two tickets
on my way down town.
But you could never guess the num-
Der OF things wanted to buy that day
which could not be sent home @. o. d.
Ny eye for bargains was unusually
keen or there never had been such
tempting displays of sidewalk wares.
after had put my hand into my
pocket about a dozen times in search
of the purse had neglected to bring
brought myself down to the realities
of the situation, ceased trying to make
impossible purchases and began to cast
about me to see how could best dis
pose of that four cents. 1t was too
mean sum to carry There wasn't a
blind beggar selling lead pencils or an
old woman with tin cup and a music
box that had lost its voice to be seen.
81 was so thirsty, and soda water
and California pears were five cents.
Apricots were either three cents each
or two for five.
why did | not buy one for three
cents3 Why, bless youl | was too big
capitalist to make SO small a pur-
chase had four cents and l wanted
to spend all or none.
1.-The situation was becoming tragi-
cal. when | remembered that Biddy
wanted particular kind of twig broom
for the kitchen that cost just four
cents.
''Moral-'Put money in thy purse,
and then don't forget it."-New York
| Herald.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29
A noy wlth a nolo In mls rongue.


Asa rule messenger boys are inveterate
cigarette smokers. They carry the habit
10 painful excess, and cases of nicotine
poisoning are constantly turning up
among them. The Rambler had occa-
sion TO step into the Arbuckle building a
few evenings ago, and as he did so his
attention was attracted by the peculiar
actions of diminutive d, Nj. The boy
stood in the rear OF the long hallway,
with his head against the wall, ejecting
saliva from his mouth as rapidly as it
formed On being asked what allied him,
the youth replied, "Got hole in me
tongue" To prove his assertion he stuck
his-tongue out full length. 1t was thickly
dotted with white spots, and right In the
center hole was eaten out as big rs a
pea.
"What caused il, my boyT asked.
DE Gigs, guess" he replied The boy
was sent 10 physician next day. His
tongue had been so sore that for weeks
he had scarcely been able 10 eat enough
solid food TO maintain sufficient strength
to enable him TO stick TO his work, yet
during that time he had smoked many
dozens Of packages Of ''de Gigs Brook
lyn Eagle.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29

"You will have TO give me another
room guess" said a congressman to
the hotel clerk whats the matter;
aren't You comfortable where you areg'
well, not exactly That German mu'
Eician IN the next room and don't get
along we'll Last night he footed away
ON his clarinet 40 that ! thought never
would go to sleep After had caught
few winks was awakened by n pound.
ing At my door Whats the matterT |
asked OF you blease, said the Ger
man. dot you would schnore Of der same
key. You vas go from T. fat to q, und
Il spoils der moosic '"--Boston journal
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29
A Wild Woman.

The wild woman who roalned over
South mountain, near WomelsdoFf, this
state. years ago, is reported 80 have made
her appearance there again. One OF a
party from Womelsdorf, while picking
hnckleberTies. says he saw her while
going through ravine. he says, "our
attention was drawn 70 peculiar noise
on tho incline above We ventnred near
the spot aud saw TO our amusement a
woman with long hair growing over her
face and body and one arm and leg
shorter than the other. She was hang
ing on vine suspended from a large
tree. swinging 70 aud fro. as II hum
ming a n.laby Upon seeing Us she
leaped frola tree 20 trce and was soon
lost 20 sighl chAttering 10 herself ~ she
disappeared The affair has caused con-
siderable talk AZ Womelsdorf, and the
matter II 70 30 further investigated. =
Puladvlphia LedgeE. .
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29

We were shown by our young friend,
Noble Merck, day or two ago quite a
curiosity in the shape of roasting ear
which was gathered from his grand
mothers garden in this city, 1t was
almost as perfect a model Of human
hand and wrist as II it had been taken
from plaster cast The fingers,
thumb, palm and wrist were as sym
metrlcally proportioned and almost Us
perfectly shaped as II they had been
modelled by an artist II was covered
all over with small grains of corn,
which made il look very much like a
hand covered with glove thickly SCI
with opaque glass beads IL was a very
singular freak of nature indeed. r.
Gainesville (Ga) Eagle
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29
POET WHITTIER AT HONE
Details Of = Pilgrimage to the Popular
New England Author.


New England Author.
Making a Whittier pilgrimage is no
short task. II takes at least three days
TO even begin to cover the ground.
while the pilgrim can profitably spend
as uuch more time rs he can steal
FROM the cares and tribulations Of this
pushing age The poet was born at
Haverhill-- that takes day; he lives
half the year at his own house in A1nes
bury that Is another day, and the
rest of the time he is with cousin at
Oak Knoll. In Danvers-that is a third
day Then there are Salem and Mar
blehead and Beverly and Newburyport
all the east shore. in fact, not to
speak of Boston. which are all full OF
interest to the Whittier pilgrim.
The house at Amesbury is modest
frame. two stories high. and standing
in a street lined with maple trees II
was the poets niece who received me
and size told me had to wait because
she had been peeling apples for a pie
And then came Whittier, an old man
but erect and strong, his deep set
brown eyes sparkling with an undimin
ished brightness The fires OF youth
still burn in them. though the great
shaggy eyebrows are frosted with age
The poet has cordial. simple manner,
and the visitor is at once put at his
ease. There is nothing std or formal
about him. He talks like IA man OF the
people He likes to use idioins.
remember when my friend asked
to be permitted to take a kodak pic
ture in the house. lie replied, 'All
right. shoot her OF. One OF the
pleasantest memories that | cherish II
of the half morning spent In bis II
brary but before | had seen his liter
ary workshop he led the way up the
narrow back stairs and showed me
framed parchment hanging on the hall
wall. It was the declaration OF the
antislavery convention OF 1893, the
first held in America Signed to 1t he
showed me the names of Garrison and
himself
spoke of the difficulty of being
poet and a good newspaper man at the
same time, and he referred to his first
journalistic work on the Hartford Re
view, where he succeeded the famous
George D. Prentice as editor.
II was principally engaged at the
time" he said, lin keeping people from
learning how little knew"
Like the rest of the house, the library
Is plain aud unpretentious 1t is
warmed by crate stove Of some clever
Yankee pattern. The poets desk is nc
mahogany affair, nor are his books
gorgeous with gilt and gold. Mod
business men would be ashamed tC
have such an ink bespattered desk
while the volumes on the shelves had
for all the world the appearance OF
Sunday school library. There were
a picture of the old house at Haverhill
q portrait of Emerson and a number o
photographs upon the walls
Somehow the everydayness OF thC
workshop contrasted oddly with beauty
and the charm of what had been for
gotten there. Yet all was in keeping
with the poets life. BY the side OF thu
desk hung thermometer with picture
of the tropics, the temperate zone ant
the snowy arctic regions up and dow
the tube
Whittier was kind enough to write
verse for me the last stanza OF 'Man'
Muller. Cor Cincinnati Cointnoruia
| Gazette
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29


Various remedies have from time to
time been tried for the rot from which
the potato and tomato crops sufIer 30
severely NJ Thieupont, of Brussels,
has for some years been experimenting
on cure for the phylloxera, which has
so ravaged certain districts In France
and Germany as to have thrown the
vineyards ont of cultivation. NJ. Thieu-
pont has been most successful with
mixture Of equal weights of sulphate of
copper and lime used as a solution In
water. and the distinguished chemist
gives it as his opinion that this combina-
ton is the most efficient one known for
both preventing and arresting the dis
ease His conclusions have been con-
frined by experiments made in many
countries and with every imaginary
variety Of soils.
It is now stated that this solution is
Just as eficacious for the prevention
and cure of rot as of phylloxera, and the
agriculturists Of this country have been
recommended TO put it to test. The
mixture should be applied before the
disease appears, and always in the early
morning when the dew is on the plants
rhe application should be repeated in
from fifteen to twenty days The good
results obtained by this remedy in
France, Belgium and Portugal have
been so marked that it is now being ex-
perimented with by the land commits
sion of Ireland with a view to the pre-
vention of potato blight, from which
that country has suffered so severely
New York Telegram
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29
Baby utilized by shopllrters.

For several days past the fioorwalk
ers at Houghton & Dutton's store have
noticed that a woman apparently about
thirty five years old, accompanied by-a
girl about seventeen years of age and a
sIuall baby in long dresses, came into
the store daily Their suspicious were
aroused. and when the trio were seen
In the store yesterday a floorwalker
was detailed to watch their movements.
This he did, and as a result he caught
them in the act of shopliftlng
The girl was seen to select a couple
of pairs of shoes and six handkerchiefs
all valued at six dollars, and pass them
to the older woman. The latter was
then seen to place the articles In bag
which was hid from view by the clothes
of the baby, who was clad in long
dresses. The women were detained at
the store until the arrival of Inspector
Dugan, who locked the woman, girl
and baby up on the charge of larceny
Boston Advertiser
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29
A Flshsrman's Hard Luek.

A case of hard luck has just been re
ported from Belfast, Me. A man caught
a trout ten inches long, and was look
ing at II admiringly when there came a
great rush Of wings and something took
the fish from his hands The despoiled
fisherman looked up in time 10 see a
big crow flying away with the prize
He chased the crow several miles
through the woods, but in vain, for the
bird finally perched in a tall tree, where
Ii calmly lunched of the trout --Ex'
change.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29
rha SYorld Enrlohsa.

The facilities Of the present day fos
the production Of everything that viii
eonduee 10 the material welfare and
comfort of mankiad are almost nnlim.
ited. and when Syrup OF Pigs was hrst
produced the world was enriched with
the only perfect laxative known. as Il
Is the only remedy which Is truly
pleasing and refreshing 10 the taste
and prompt and efee,ual to cleanse
the system gently In the spring-sime
or, In fact, At ANY time, aud the better
Il Is known sas uore poonlar It BE-
comes.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29
AABAss
s.SEs=s1 - N>S
He HAD FAITH.
ne couldn't BE Convinced That She
wouldn't Return.

ne Conidn't BE Convinced That She
wouIdnt Return.
A young man about twenty-five years
old was sitting in the waiting room OF
the Erie depot the other day with a year.
old baby on his knee. and his alarm and
helplessness when the young IN sud
denly began to howl was so marked as 10
attract attention. BY and by waiting
passenger walked over to him with a
smile Of pity on his face and queried
"A woman gave you that baby to hold
while she went 10 see about her baggage
didn't sheY'
yes
~Hal bal hal | tumbled to the fact
as soon as saw you. You expect her
back. supposeY
''Of course.
'Hal ha! hal This is rich Looking
for her every blessed minute, amt your
II think she'll come back '
~Well, this makes me laugh hal ha
hal | had "A woman play that same trick
on me in Chicago depot once. but no
one ever will again Young man. you're
stuck. You've been played on for hay
seed Better turn that thing over to a
policeman and make skip before some
reporter gets ON to you
'.Oh. she'll come back" replied the
young man as he looked anxiously
around
.'She will chr Hal hal hai Joke
grows richer and richeri What makes
you think she'll come backT
because she's my wife and this is our
first babyi'
"Oh-um--l see,~ muttered the fat
man. who got over feeling ticlSled all at
once, and in his vexation he crossed the
room and kicked dog which farmer
had tied to one of the seats with a piece
OF clothesline. New York World.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29
Introduction of Phosphorus Matches.

1t was not until 1888 that the phos-
phorus friction match was first intro
duced on commercial scale, and inn
provements rapidly followed, which
have produced the tiremaking article
as 1t is sold by the billions of boxes to-
day. For a long time the phosphorus,
which has always been the most impor-
tant ingredient, was found a perilous
thing to deal with. 1t oecasioned null
titudinous accidents, and was also the
cause OF widespread disease in the fac
tories, This complaint was of most
dreadful character causing decay Of
the jawbones of operatives; but it has
been found that ventilation and clean
illness do away with it, Owing to the
danger of Rres from the explosion of
matches the safety" variety has grown
much In favor Of late years, the phos.
phorus necessary for ignition being
combined with the mixture applies to
the surface of the box. instead Of form.
ing part of the tipping substance of the
splints themselves. Washington Star
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29
In Danger.

Timekeeper-How is it that you are
behind timer
Car Conductor don't know
Timekeeper--l have m idea that you
are in the habit of stopping to let passen-
gers get on and off II have my sus-
picions confirmed of you 80. = New
York sun
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29
The Coming Line.

The Chicago, Union Pacific 4
Northwestern Lime ofiers the best
accommodations 10 the travelling
public en- route from San Francisco
and Portland, Chicago. Through
trains, fast time, magnificent sleep
irg cars, elegant dining ears, colOrist
sleepers, reclining chair cars and
handsome day coaches. cod d--Aug.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29
Ilneklen's ArnIca SAlve.

The best salye In the world for cuts
sores, fetlof, Chapped Hands, chit plains.
Corns and All skin Eruptions, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or No paw reQuirce. IL
or money refunded. pnes. IS cents per
bon, FOR sale BY panl J. try, 70 Com 81,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29

lis your uncle an extensive farmery
"You bet, answered the little city
boy who had just returned from a vaca.
ton IN the country, "He weighs Sis
pounds. "-Chicago Tribune
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29

Above trains stop enIy at foiiOVi5S :
tions north of Roseburg, East Po5,s
Oregon City, Woodburn, salem nv.
Tangent, Shedds, Halsey. Har1Ss.
Junction City, Irving and Eugene
RosEBURG MALL DAILY
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-26

Bnoourr, n. r.. Apsii ss--Rsv. +.
,sWm Talnaee's nev tabernacle, cNnes
Of Green and Clinton avenues. vas opened
70 his cor grssatoa md ths public for NE
Arsa lime this morning. 1hfse importing
dediea1nry services vefs hsh daring the
day, md thoassnds Of pecRis crowded NE
biz edilce q each ons.
Tia tAhefnAcls's Dimensions ~ 800 tses
long and lis feet vide. Il i Romanesqss
ia sfyle a architecture, Of brick and stons-
Tbs church viii seas $500 pefsons. Ths
big organ cost CSC, 600 Up TO- .datssthe
tosal eess ef he church has been 34iO,Co1,
and Il vii require $4,000 70 complsss t.
This mornings service vas opened BY the
vsss congregation singing the Dc1ology.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DE-. Has-
tings, dedicatory pssyef by Rev. Dr. Wen
dsil prins, DR.. Talmsge welcomed the
congregation. md Rev. DR.. Hamili Of
Washington delivered the dedieatofy ser
mon. after which DR.. Talmase made
another short address, speaking
Of the disasters through which
they passed Ia the last - years. He said
during that time over e6oo. 600 had been
expended. and s305, 900 subscribed for
charitable purpcses-
The congregation bad been called upon
10 build three churches.
Rev. DIR. Ives. . well known debt raiser,
was introduced, and made urgent s2peAis
to the audience for money. He called Tor
$1,000 subscriptions, ~ il was necessary to
raise CSC. eco st once 70 remove
the mechanics lien on the build
ing. Eight persons subscribed Sloco
each; be called for $500 subscrip-
tons, nine subscribed thai amount each.
The total collection during the morning
was about $50 600 At the afternoon and
evening services almost enough more was
raised to make mp the required $50, 600.
There still remains debt On the church Of
500, COO
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-26

The Kennebec Valley Farmers and
Horse Breeders Asse citation. which has its
headquarters at Merrilrs park, West Garai-
ner, will soon hold meeting to make
arrangements for The exhibitions which it
is proposed to hold this summer. Its row
proposed to open the season with q trot at
the park on the 4!h Of July. Later in the
year the regular exhibition of the associa-
ton will be held. Last fall the exhibition
continued for three days and sons very
good trot,ing wss the result. This year II
"a proposed to continue the meeting for
four days and to include in the exhibition
the showing Of neat stock, poultry, vege-
tables and other articles usually exhibit ID
at county fair. The track has the reau.
tation Of being as good as the average
track 10 the State, there is plenty of room
for the erection of the new buildings ne eded
ard there i, no good reason why the asso-
citation should not hold as large and inter
esiing sn exhibition as sny association 10
the county. The meeting of the executive
committee will be held next week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-26

The leaves of the true rauie are OF deep
green celor on the upper side, but are COW
cred on the under side with an abundant
coating of whitish down, which gives them
a beautiful frosted, silvery appearance,
For many years the orientals have cult
waited the plant for the superior fiber of its
inner bark, from which they manufacture
the famous grass cloth 50 highly valued
The fiber is one of the very finest, being
very long and almost as soft rs silk, and
can be used for almost any purpose TO
which cotton, flax or silk is adapted. The
fiber does not mildew or rot, and is for
some reasons repuguant to moths aud in
sects which are destructive to fibers and
cloths.
The great drawback to cultivating ramie
for fiber purposes has been the difficulty of
detaching the gummy outer substance
from the fiber The process of splitting
the bark and seraping it with knives, as
practieed by the orientals, is entirely too
tedious and expensive for this country. A
large number of machines of more or less
value haze been invented for working rii-
NEE stalks, but most Of them have been
found lacking in essential qualifications.
There has come recently, however, from
California the report Of new machine
which it is claimed will work rance fiber
proGtably by the dry process.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-26


Hea- G. Q. nsAssss feenaly = Sssek.
ton. Ma. 4 nev o6iesf - yehhsher q
- Chicago Op:aiea-
Ma. Walass DanreseA Yin - ~ snn-
mef uah her psseuts. H. and AfA lama
q Blaine 4 h. Hasbofs
The rscss corspicuous pefsoa n Presqse
lsle il the ons SOLITARY individual W. vessd
asaisss tie Arsastsek Railroad.
Csenonaa Posk @, 4. =. - eaGngsd
@. c. KsanistOrs E.q.. ct Beothoey Han.
Dor. 70 deliver tbs atafsss % she "A g
Nay.
g Raw. C. I. Bssehast n Faeian has hasa
invited 10 d.lver the MsAosial DAY sddfsee
hefsrsW 5 Hsnrssk Post. g. 4. Il q
Isla.d EA;ls.
Nj. @. n. Davis. Who vsni iron Jsffse-
con, to Desison, Texas. so0e years aeo,
has been elected . meDhss Of ~ ely
cauacil Of that city.
Rev. Albert ". Fake. tho vas passc!
Of The Congregational church y Aimed
nearly sixy yeafs ago, (fS3S 70 lS44), Y
now living in Penoeook. n. H., Il greatly
advanced Ags.
DE-. Hiram B. HASKELL Who did ct Chsl
sea. Mass, Friday last, was born 10 Lin
nipsson, ever forty-tvo years ago. and VA
educated .: the public schools in Lewiston
and as Bowdoia College. and vas mem
Der Of the Maine Medical Society," HI
settled first at Nevmsfket. N. H., and stx
teen years ago went 70 Cnelsea.
Mr.. r. ]. Condor. formerly representa
tive In The Legislature from the town o.
Friendship. has been elected superintend
| eat Of schools Of Everett. Mass, . grow
| ing place, having population OF owe
i2.C00. Mr.. Condor has accepted an invi
tsiion to deliver the Memorial day ora,iol
before the Grand Army. Post ct Templetsn
Mass. Mr.. Condon 10 graduate OF Cobb,
University, and was for time principal O
the Richmond, Me-, High School.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES
Tbs Pith Of tho News. taksn iFcm the
Current Events OF tbs Day.

John Addison was killed By the cars, at
North Andover, Mass, Saturday.
Mr.. Ebsnezsr Wyatt Of Postsm outh, N.
H., was burned to death Saturday morning.
Two suicides in Boston, Saturday. Miss
LilIia Hutchins shot herself At her home,
and Bertha Everett Of Pit.sburg, Penn,
TUNED On the gas at the Parker House.
The schooner Flysway was dragged
ashore at Edgartowp, Mass April 3rd, was
was fl Dated Saturday by the Woods Hall
Wrcking ca, and she was apparently un-
injured.
Il is lesrped upon reliable auth ,rity that
the federal giand jury returned indictments
sgainst Walter G. Wells, r. A. Baird,
Green, Roberts, Wood, Rsiowater and C.
c. Bell, charged each with st fling the bal
lot boxes and fAlsifying returns at the last
Congressional election held at Morrilltow n,
Ark, when Breckenridge and Lonely were
candidates. Rsinwater and Bell were the
clerks OF the election and the othsrs. the
Judges
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-04-26

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is usually imperfect digestion and assimila-
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other portions Of the physical organism, is
within the power of Hostettef's Stomach
Bitters, systematically and continuously
used. There is no disappointment here, no
matter what or how grisvous the failures
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opiate-Avoid both can compare with this
invisora,ing nerve tranquilizsr. Constips-
tioa, .bilidusnes,, malaria, rheumatism, kid
ney troubles are cured BY il.