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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-09

The second biennial report OF the Iowa
Labor bureau contains the following,
which needs no comment:
The average number Of months EN-
ployed is 1854, the average rate per day
while employed, 81 10, and the average
income per day for 312 days, $l.S5. With
reference to these rates the commissioner
says:
1t is probable that in an ordinary
canvass, for the purpose Of interviewing
workingmen as to their earnings, a great
er proportion of the better paid and more
steadily employed men would be met
with; the floating workmen would be
more likely to escape the canvasser' An
undue proportion Of indoor or shsp work
ers would naturally be found-nen who
have positions all the year around
From these causes the average number
of months employed and the rate pei
day is probably rather high than low,
There is an average idleness OF LAT
months per year. In other words the
men are idle 12.17 per cent. Of the ume.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-09
ORGANIZED English Girls

The old fact that nothing is really
snccessful until it has first been a tall-
ure is abundantly exemplifea in the his
tory of the Matchbox Makers union'
which six months ago was distinctly no
where. Today it has two branehes-oIe
IN Sboreditch and another in How-and
10Th are fourishing. 1t also has the
countenance and support Of many OF the
,,,o,oen liberals in the East End, as l
saw last week, when tea was prov iGen
for the Bow matchbox makers Oy ,IS, His,
I.abouchere, Mrs Powell ana hef ie-io -''' "
workers, who were present. Ihefe !" sis 70
quite hundred women there ms u
whom decided to join the union ana a.,
Est in attempting TO raise the "aget u
the workers as a body.-Cor' La 'o'
World
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-09
That Mooted Question.

Gen. Francis A. Walker, president of
the American Economic association,
sad In his recent annual address:
The foreign arrivals have risen from
TWO and half millions between 1870 and
!SSO TO five millions between 1880 and
lSSo Another decade it might, 80 far
- one can see, rise to ten millions.
ow trst duty is to ourselves and our
uaceAdants, Our next duty is to help,
- tT as we can, in raising the condition
- @e oppressed masses of Europe. We
-eno' necessarily to do this by receiv-
Iis tnelr overflow indiscriminately; but,
mo: ngS' OF all, we should endeavor to make
S experiment. of free commonwealth
- elncated labor the greatest possible
Sas Ss II the continued admission OF
S.sass s,led PEASANTS from the Old World
~" S.u .I interfere with this great work we
rss,. .s,leo Io upon, not less as philanthro-
An a. PATRIOTS, TO put stop to 1t.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-09

And now I propose, for your spirttua
and everlasting profit, II you VIII aecel
my guidance, 20 take you through some
these wonders Of capitalization. An
notice first God in the Titles. You ma
take alsenstock aud cross the Mer
Clacs. tas sea of ice, aud aseend MOI
Blanc, which Rises into the clouds IKE
pillar OF che great white Thrones or WI
srctle explorer ascend the mountAi
around tho north pole, aud see glaciers
thousand feet high grinding against gh
iep three lhousaud feet high. bnt n
tale YOU on d less pretentious Journey
show YOU God In the snowflake Ihefs
room enough between lis pillars for :
',reat Jehovah 10 stand. In that one froi
drop on the zip Of your finger you may
tbe throne room of the Almighty,
up tl,s snow 10 my land and aee the COZ,
~ of celestial dominion paving q
erystal pavements.
The telescope rs grand, bat must
feas that ann quite ~ much intefes'e'.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-09

Arecent dispatch from Paris says that
the pope will issue his encyclical on the
social question before Easter.
Theencychcal will review and expound
the whole question affecting wage work
erS. The document will comprise three
parts. First, his holiness will develop
the general principles upon which social
economy is founded, and the dominant
idea of distributive justice which should
regulate the intercourse of men and the
spread of wealth. The pope says that
diStributive and restorative justice is
needed to prevent misery and sweating
on eside, exorbitant riches and tyranny
on the other.
The second part comprises the origin
and cause of the present condition of the
social problem. On this point the pope
takes new thesis, first developed in his
encyclical on socialism.
The third part contains the views OF
the pope regarding the remedies to be
advocated. He expresses himself in fa'
vor of state intervention. He condemns
capitalism and favors a more equitable
division of wealth.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-09

Abraham Hayward, an English wit and
author Of the present century, had genius
FOR society lie knew everybody considered
worth knowing, aud cultivated conyersa
ZION a. "A fine art. As age crept upon nun
his appetite for admiration increased with
dislike Of being interrupted by other am
bilious takers.
One day he was dining at house where
AN eminent Frenchman, who wHs among
the guests, talked much aud well. lie cut
into Hayward best stories, and with the
sEill Of a practicod raconteur talked the
EugI shman down.
Aftsr dinner Hayward approached ms
hoaIaa ard said 70 her with th9@ iainIiiaf
ity which WAS his privilege;
Lady Waldegraye you really must not
have Count --- here 10 dine again.
'Ilut why, Mr.. Haywardf
"I1eause he spOils conversation ~
Youthis Companion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-09
.,u,oNs IN ENGLAND.
oss as Seen by a Gentleman
rhelr fiUs Vfs Handle to His Name
xVhO Has Al,1

oss as Seen by Gentleman
rheir frvs vs. Handle to His Name
VINO %. meeting. convened by the ex-
!a PuDf Of the National Coach ana van
ecunyg, - MON. was held in the town
rsdeS S,eisaa, England, for the purpose
hali' Oner'i Onl,.l,roting a new branch In that
y inaus cir charles Dixie presided.
i7Ti Tbe chairman, in opening .Lo pr paU'I9 1917
II nV soid aid that it was in the year s3.i lS.i
insS' s-ooveI salu the last of the obstacles
they rentoo lIooJ in the way of the organlza-
when stTJT 1oIror and since tina. time those
ion Oh a1 iay 70 oiye the worl1in8men an
san luT' engaged upon series OF pol,.,o", POI. a,
been eilea e',,Lirh we're intended to WORK IL
reforms r,e direction. They would see IN
the Saille ai, ~, 4bo abolition of the property
thelr ,;an Stnn0 and the payment of members
% nsrliament, which would DIeaA pre- too3 w" -
~ tba last of the difficulties whlcn st0on % H., ln
tIo .i,o rTav wa, of the representation OF LABOR Dy
+he workers themselves ,o, boa
'liT 49, 49," the last two years labor had
a - more organized, but tlcre We're
II- t;n aome branches, especially among
~or,en W. in which the organization was
worea aea In his opinion it was the duty
ieeopa aua-v working man and woman to
y o'" ynion. for the organization OF
9oLn " hiring the last few years had
"H no,J, saved the country from revolution
I and ord salisbury, speaking at the Man
sion House, when labor was unrepre
aan+ad had laid it down that they should
20 Tins far and no farther in the d1
action of legislating for labor, but hlt
tbe speaker's) opinion, in which he die
not expect every one to agree, was thai
,ba last word in these questions woulc
ha snoken by the law, called in by the
,rorEing1nen themselves to make lega
tbe desires of the majority, which they
were unable to bring about by the force
of custom. 1t was quite clear to hin
that IT was lawful for the state to inter
t,-o in the matter of hours of labor, ant
oo regarded one particular trade tn
4ira had come when the state would b
riso 10 do SO: but although he was salts
Sed as to the principle he was not dis
nosed to say that the time had com
wbon when II would be desirable to interfer
With every trade. Shorter hours woul
no more beneficial than many master
thought, but mere unionism in certai
trades was not sufficient to bring abor
that universal agreement with whic
shorter hours would be fought for b
the means of strikes, of which, unions
though he was, he had a perfect horror
y He trusted that not only would the
secure a better organization of labo
but the establishment of labor buree1
such as that which existed in the Unite
States. On the motion Of Mr.. Suther
a resolution was adopted to the effe
that the evils which existed in the trad
especially the sweating system, we
prejudical to the interests of the wor
men and the trade generally and oug
to be abolished.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-09

The patent laws Of japan are founded 70
some eItsnt on those Of the Dnlted Statsa'
The privileges Of exclusive production run
from Gye " fifteen years. ihe huthofille'
may decline 10 grant patents for Inventions
which may be Of general importAhoe or o'
military value, aud compensation may &c
allowed the inveutor denied such a patent
-Hoston Transcript.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-09

Parlor Car Passenger Porter, tins car -
very druughty feel chilly
Porter Can I bell u, sir. Theresa party
of New York's Four Hundred IN one ena
AMI q LOT Of Phlladelphia exclusives ia lno
other. aud you 70 sittin' night oet"esh eiiA
Nov York Weekly. .
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-09

In Austria there is law governing
the maximum working hours Tor men
BY this law a man may not Work Ia IL, -
tories or shops moro than eleven nouIs .!l
daily. not including rests EKespllgns 3la
can be made by permission OF inc 49, 49,
minister, in conjunction with mo llli.l,A. az, !,
Ter Of the interior. In urgent cas- M
eonsent Of tho local Authorities VII
suftioe.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-09

were ,,.'.-. - - long since that hod carriers
nouos - t4 1ep a. quite unworthy Of the
a. -, os,aAes- Things have changed.
Eet sS ~ o. Louis, where hod carriers
peuts-. oAy Tor eight hours, while car
ums Tt TseeslVe only $3.50 for the same
laa ,h.e ne bod carriers organized and
He,'ls eoorAge Of eoavletiOa.-Chieago
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-09

nd S OF labor statistics have al
la-..osn ueen created by twenty-one states:
eut OS.se ossetts, Pennsylvania, Connech-
Inai,n- NeW jersey, Missouri, Illinois,
Pan No.. New York, California, Michi-
sas Rnas nnasconsln' Iowa, Maryland, Kan
ohn. s Island, Nebraska, North Car
n Maine Minnesota and Colorado.
tor s one OF the fruits Of labor agita-
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-09

dis = nleknsll declares that the con-
bad a. - - working women in Paris is as
A No. OF the same class in London.
works ~ work needlewoman, if she
tioD sue 'ne entire day without Interrupt
glisb ss;y, .sy make the equivalent to an En-
ssaaon ingi but then during the dull
tbras :, ,',,eh "nieh always lasts from two TO
ms she can get no work at all.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
Domestic DOts.

Keep the stove or range free from SCOT
in all its parts. A hot-air passage clogged
up with SCOT will prevent the oven from
baking WE'LL
Try bandage Of hot salt outside the
face for neuralgia; I'LL the mouth with hot
salt in case of toothache: put a little hot
salt in a piece OF muslin, and then put it
in the ear for a second or two when the
earache is troublesome
Ii you want to make squash pies and
eggs are scarce and dear, substitute rolled
soda crackers for the eggs, say one to each
pie. Season particularly well, don't for
get the salt, and il not just as good as the
original it is excellent, nevertheless.
Spun candy may he made after fash.
ion with fork. When the sugar has
reached the proper degree. if q four tine
fork be dipped in and drawn slowly out i,
will spin thread, which may be wrapped
around framework Of whatever you NAV
choose.
In mounting photographs. always put
just dab OF mucilage on each corner and
one or two about the middle instead o.
spreading it over the whole surface. l,
answers just as well, and does not cause
the board on which it is mounted to cur
in drying.
steam heat is the worst for piano. ant
in time shrinks both case and action. q,
that the former cracks and the latter rat
ties. When one lives where that hand,
mode OF heating the room obtains, disl
OF water should be kept constantly upol
the radiator; it increases humidity, and il
measure prevents shrinking.
One way to preventing delicate an
sweet-scented flowers from Tagging is t
cus them with several leaves ON the steu
anu when the flower head is placed i
water to allow only this head to remai
above the water, while the leaves are Gu
ureiy submerged; by this means the leave
seem TO help support the flower, whic
VIII then last for three days in fairl
cool room.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
A Beautiful Custom.

In some portions OF Tyrol a peculiar
and beautiful custom prevails. When
a girl is about to be married. before
she leaves her home to 60 to the
church, her mother hands her kerr
chief. which is called tear kerchief.
1t is made OF newly spun linen. and
has never been used. 1t is with this
kerchief that she dries her tears when
she leaves her fathers house. and
while she stands at tho altar. After
the marriage is over. and the bride
has gone with her husband to their
own new home. she folds up the kerr
chief and places it unwashed in her
linen closet. where it remains untouch-
cd. The tear kerchief has only per-
formed half of its mission. Children
are born, grow up marry, and move
away from tho old home. Each
daughter receives from the mother a
tear kerchief. Her own still remains
where it was placed in the linen closet
on the day OF the marriage. Genera
tions come and go. The young rosy
bride has become wrinkled old wO-
man. She may have survived her
husband and all her children. All her
friends may have died of, and still
that last present which she received
from her mother has not fulfilled it,
object But it comes at last. At last
the weary eyelids close for the long.
long sleep. and tho tired wrinkled
hands are folded over the pulseless
heart. Then the tear kerchief i.
taken from its place and spread over
the placid features OF the dead. never
| to be removed until we are summoned
to come forth on the resurrection
| morn. Texas Siftings.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
SAVED BY AN INCURAro.
Medical Science Brings the r,r-
Life to . Human Bei,.

The doctors at Charity hosn..,
Blackwell's Island, have hatcbaS %
a bright, plump baby boy. Tha r' of
fellow was taken out of an inou, u'ae
but few days ago and has 'p ht
laughing and gurgling ever s osea
DR.. Mallett says there isn't ho ,a's
all New York who has better "
to live to ripe old age than mi; suOs
who. in later years. can boast NJ !,
ing had an eventful career befors a''
fairly existed. 's
The babe hasn't been cbr;s.,.
yet, but he is the son of Mrs M,
Dunn, OF No. 1877 Mulberry s,. .la
Mrs. Dunn is Of large stature o.Ss
the picture of health. The ch;,S
now 9 months old. 1t was born ~.
matursly and weighed only four r .',
a half pounds. One month of its r S
mature existence has been snar,
the incubator with the result tha. ~
now weighs something over a;s,.
pounds. Though at first weak ~,
fragile and without a fair chance i, ' ~
unequal struggle, it is now healS'
and properly proportional. This !
how the doctors Matched the blup.sv',
little infant. |
The incubator used had Just bear -,
ceived from Paris, and Willie nv "a
die or Archibald Dunn, or wha,srs.
he'll be named. had the honor of h.
ing its first occupant. The arraDos
ment OF the continuance is anv,b;,,
but complex. 1t consists of HAAS
walnut box just big enough to Mail
the little ones.
Four round large bottles lie at fl.
bottom filed with hot water heated i,
temperature OF 80 deg. The ma
tient lies on a perforated mattress sn,
ported by iron rods. At the foot n
the box towards the bottles is va,
tllator. The outside air runs throuy,
to the other side over the bottles, i
passing it becomes heated. At m.
patients head is another ventilatr
and then at the top on the Other sid.
there is another. The current Of Al.
is induced to circulate by the arraus.
ment of the ventilators. The bottS
were changed rs often as necessary.
The babe was wrapped in cotton and
remained in the box steadily for
month. It was nourished every f.,
hours during the day. Every mon
ing pretty. motherly looking uur
bathed the child in cod liver oil from
head to foot. 1t was feared that eve
pure water might injuro the deca,
skin.
Mrs. Dunn has been at the hospi,
since the experiment began, and b
the doctors advice she and her chill
will remain there a few days.
What does the world think Of us.
asked Warden Roberts Of the report.
proudly. I'VE not only cure the sicI
but we hatch out little voters. Til
boys going to live to vote for a 81
many presidents, and don't you for:
it,"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
Tho Word 'NeVvs."

That old chronological absur dity
which derives the word news from
the initial letters of the words denOt-
ing the points OF the compassionate,
east, west, south-is again going the
rounds of the press. Such deriva-
ton is equally correct with that OF the
Southern school boy who said that
hominy was derived from homini (the
dative case Of mono. many because 1t
was good '.fOr a man." 'News' Is
simply the plural OF the adjective
new used as a noun. The French use
nouvelles, the plural OF nOuvelle.
Really, there Is no science in which a
little learning is so dangerous thing
as in philolOgy.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
Took the Hint.

Some of the friends of a Portland
young man called on him the other
evening, says the Lewiston Journal.
and had a pleasant time. but long after
midnight he commenced to wonder
why they did not thank him for his
hospitality and leave for home. As
dawn approached he abruptly left the
room. After few minutes had
passed. as the young man did not re-
turn. the party went to search for him.
They found him on the front steps
looking anxiously about. He was
peering over the fence and pOking
about in corners. What are you
looking for?" said one of the party.
oh. was just looking for the
morning paper" replied the host. l,
worked.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
Valuable DoImii,oes.

Captain Stephen A. Bills. OF Toms
river, N. j.. has a very novel set Of
dominoes. which he prizes very highly.
They are made from pieces Of twenty
eight different wrecks which have
come ashore on the Atlantic coast be-
tween Barnegat Inlet and Point Pleas
ant. They were made by Captain
Charles Tilton. OF the life saving serv-
ice. who was ten years in making the
collection. Every particular domino
has a history. and Captain Bill likes
nothing better than u chance TO relate
Il
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
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To Cure His Kicks.

An exchange suggests the following
as IL safe and effective way Of curing a
horse of the habit of kicking: III
YOU have horse that is in the habit
of kicking, put him in a narrow stall
that has both sides thickly padded.
Suspend q sack filled with hay or
straw, so that it will strike his heels,
and let the horse and sack fight it out.
Be sure and have things arranged 80
that the horse cannot hurt himself.
The sack will be victorious every time
and in the end the horse will abso-
lutely refuse to kick the sack or any
thing else
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
THE WOUNDED SPARROW.
The Birds sympathy for Each Othsr,al
the Kindness of a Family.

Two families in adjoining houses ii
the upper part of Brooklyn were re
Gently treated to a little drama in bird
life. says the New York Sun. Foa
sparrOws had built their nests unds
the caves, and when it came time for ths
young to go out into the world one va
unable to fly. 1t hoped about on th
grass Of one Of the yards. and seven
times came near being the prey OF tk
neighboring cats. One of the neigh
bors, a kindly old lady. took comps
sion upon it, and hung it in a cage y
the clothes-line. The parent birds soa'
discovered the new abode, and the req
of the day flew back and forth viii
dainty bits for their nesting. whid
they fed to it between the wires. y
night the cage was taken in' ah
more than one puss cast longing egs
at the tempting lnorsel and kept prosf
ing about, much to the distress Of ID
old birds. The old lady spent "
greater part of the morning drlvs
the intruders out of the gans
In an evil moment. however
large tiger-skinned cat gave
spring. and, bringing the cage D
ground. pulled the little bird om \
tween the wires with his claws
was over the fence with it in his moa.
before any one could interfere
the approach of the cat the father
mother had flown away. but they y
came flying back. They hove.
about the empty cage for while
then disappeared. In a few NONE
they returned. perching on the c."s
line. To the establishment Of
spectators they were followed H1
many as twenty-five or thirty oe0
They flew about the cage ana u',a
the mother bird, touching hef
with theirs. expressing their symps.|
in the most marked manner. ~
days later another young plsu
found in the grass unable 70 w. II
the finders. taking warning o!.
misfortune of its brother snu'
the cellar-way under the bars =.
the old birds could fly in anu :"
feed it. and where it could still :
from harm. When it was
enough it was taken up into 'n0
en-, and it few away.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
ssDetsy KILLED q Bear.~

A young lady's exploit is mentioned
by the Portland Oregonian: "A few
days since Mr.. Kahn. the fur dealer,
while driving out OF Empire City, Coos
Bay, met Young lady riding into
town with rifle in her hand ana the
carcass of bear strapped across the
horse behind her saddle. The young
lady was Miss Charlotte Nichols OF
Empire City. who had started out to
visit q place her father owns in tho
country and took her rifle along, and
meeting the bear shot it. She is quite
an expert with the rifle, having killed
a number Of deer"
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
TIE SHEPHERDS LAMENT
As the song of the lark

As the song Of the lark
In the bright summer morn.
When the dew's on the heather,
And the blooms on the thorn
Ny heart it was lightsome
And merry with glee,
For dearer than life
Was young JEANNE to me.
The sun it still shines
In the long summer days,
and the daisies still bloom
On the green sunny brHes;
But the sun shines coldly
On meadow and lea,
And though flowers still bloom
They bloom not for me.
For JEANNE now sleeps
With the turf DER her breast,
IN the churchyard old
They have laid her to rest;
And the green grass grows,
And the willow Is weeping,
Ger tho lone, shady spot
Where JEANNE is sleeping.
-Argonaut.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-09-24
UulaonOred Graves

In the National cemetery ~ .;s
burg Landing there are 5'osv ~
soldiers and four women burica
cemetery. The latter were " s;.s,
the army. who contracted ~ d1
while at work in the hospisAs
and were buried in the ceI En-
Every other grave is Marcy -. ~
headstone, but the graves Oh c s q
en- were entirely ignored. So y Al.
had planted an evergreen OF ~, q
their graves. but otherwise ~. ~
unmarked. No one seems $500
why the graves had been w. t;rec
save that the war department s.scsii
that no tombstones should W MI
There must be an interes'ins NJ
history connected with the "a y
one had time and opportun,'! FL
Il up. and some women's soc'e"
start an investigation.