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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
PORTLAND.

PORTLAND.
Wheat-Valley, 81 G5 per cental.
Flour--standard, So
Walla Walla Si.S5;
Oats--White 800 10 Csc per bushel.
Millstufis-Bran $4,000 sh II Is, s22 TO %
ground barley, s2s TO 30; cnop feed. s26
middlings, S25, per ton.
Hay-Sl6@ls per ton.
Butter-oregon fancy dairy, 25c; fancy
creamery 251S; good TO fail, ,l7@20; Cali
fornla choice 23 TO 25c.
Eggs-Oregon 17c per dos.
Poultry-Old chickens, S. @6 90.
Potatoes-65c at 75c per GENITAL.
Cheese--oregon, lS TO lSo; California
l8c.
sugars-Golden @, SIC: extra q, 59S;dry
granulated, G]s cube, crushed and Pow
dered, Gj4c per pound
Beans-small white, S1Sc@I; pink 3;
bayos. 81 ST. butter, 81 20; llmas, 81 so per
GENITAL.
Dried Fruits The market Is firm. Quo
ted; Italian prunes, II 10 l9c, Petite and
German, l0c per pound; raisins, 81 25 per
box; plummer dried pears, 10 TO llc; sun
uNiNu anu AAVtnlS pAuiihl Al 10 l@ci eNNpO
rated peaches, II to 2Oc; smyrna figs, 2Oc;
California figs, 20 per pound.
Riee-61Sc per pound,
Bldes-Dry hides, ~ To &c; a less for
cuils, green over So pounds, ic; under 81
pounds. Be: sheep pelts. 3Oc6Ssl.25.
SMOKED MEATS AND LARD.
Eastern hams, II 10 l2jsc; break 1lst ba-
con, 10 TO l2c; sides, TO loc; lard, 81
"a l01Sc per pound.
SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, ApL@.-wheat--th
week opened ON a Quieter market. No. l
white, sl.7o'S To 81 6'e4; per GENITAL.
Hops--20Q30c per pound.
Baney-keed 81 ifIS9l sSll; per GENITAL
81 a.; choice 81 30; common grade 81 As
oats-Gmysl n tol S2'Si black 81 % to 90
por Genital
onions--Sl To AZ.
Potatoes -75o 10 80.
MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.
CHICAGO, Apl. 2S-Wheat, May sl.OdJuly
slOiss.
Beef Live, $50,
MuttoR Live, SL50Gs675.
Hogs Live. SL6O SLso
Veal 20 loo per pound.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02
ODDS AND ENDS.

New York Paris and Berlin all together
have not so large an area MS London.
Never offer to 90 to the room Of an in.
valid upon whom you have called, but
wait for an invitation to do so.
It has been calculated that bee must
suck 2ls,75O flowers for every ounce Of
honey gathered.
Laugh and the world laughs with you
doesn't always hold good when you laugh
too heartily at your own story.
True friendship consists of knowing a
mans very soul and keeping what you
know to yourself
After a Buffalo fire a case of lamp chin
neys that had come down from the third
story were found unbroken.
To complete their growth the nails of
the left hand require eight to ten days
more than those of the right
The income of Lord Revelstoke, the head
Of the house Of Barring, will not in future
exceed $4,000 a year. 1t was once more
than $4,000.
Some Of the working girls clubs are dis
cussinR the advisability Of joining build
ing association and owning their own club
houses.
Diluted alcohol and thorough shampoo
ing will remove the stain from your hair.
Do not use brass hairpins; small silver or
shell pins are not costly and will not stain
the hair.
A fourteen-year-old girl who was sworn
as a witness in a Camden On. j murder
case said she had never seen Bible before
she entered the court room.
A German prescription for preventing
cold sores and boils from coming to head
is to paint them five to ten times daily
with equal parts of boracic acid and water.
The United States has now become the
greatest iron producing nation in the world,
having produced 9,2O2,7O3 gross tons in
1890, against 100000 produced in Great
Britain.
The Hungarian government favors
scheme for an electric railway between
Vienna and Buda Pesth, distance of 150
miles, to run single cars every ten minutes,
like street service, in two hours and
half.
Wash the feet every day with soap and
water and wipe them perfectly dry on
every part, particularly between the toes.
A good hard rubbing with coarse towel
will tend to keep the skin healthy.
According to a recently published polit-
ical encyclopedia, there are only three
states in the Massachusetts, Con
necticut and Rhode Island-in which it is
required that voters shall be able to read
and write
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02

Prince Morgan is the name of little
thirteen year-old darky boy living at Shedd,
Linn county, whose career promises to be
somewhat checkered il he lives long
enough, as il is already decidedly spotted.
He is the lad who few months ago pur.
chased gun on forged order, shot off
two fingers and then before his fingers
were well ran away from home with prop
erty belonging 10 Others, He was captured,
but the grand jury Tefused to iadict him
owing 20 his extreme youth, Not having
a gun OF his own any longer, he concluded
10 make one himself, Securing gaspipe,
he made hole in il at the right place and
plugged the end with wood. Loading il,
he touched It OF with a match. The plug
flew in splinters, one piercing an ear, and
the powder scattered over his face burning
il come, yet not injuring him seriously,
lie rushed into the house and told his
mother big man In rubber suit had shot
him through crack In the barn, Port
land Oregonian.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02
Improve Your Strawberry
Stock.

/ Wilson. Ripens all its fluit quickly
and is gone by the time the Wilson
is I'm full blast. The berries are as
large as the Wilson, but il does not
"run to nubbins" so much. Ii is of
deep red color all over and all
through. The berry stems are short,
bearing close to the plant, thus often
escaping early frosts which kill
Others (the Sharpless cspccial!y.) y
is easy to pick and easily hulled. 1t
is firm and the most meaty berry we
have ever seen. 1t produces equal
to the Wilson. 1t is IA perfect flow
eriug variety and does not need to
I've painted with another VARIETY to
eev full crop. The plant is healthy
aud stands drouth and freezing well.
1t is a sweet berry and retains its
flavor well when canned. In con-
cluding his description Of this new
berry, DIR. Matteson says: "Last
season we had only two rows of
these Oh our grounds. Old pickers
said to new ones, when picking
Wilson's, Don't eat these. Wait
till you get on the other side; there
are two rows of the best berries
And we had to pick those two rows
ourselves early in the morning to
save any of them, and to keep pick
ers from gobbling them all up. They
would not touch Wilson's if they
could get these, and if pickers do
not know what good berries are, no
one does"
TERMS.
The originator has placed the sale
of this new plant in our hands and
orders will be booked at following
prices:
Dozen plants postpaid by mail,
$1.O0.
100 plants by express, $500.
To save express charges plants will
be delivered at the JOURNAL office
to city purchasers, where orders can
be left. Fifty plants will he fur.
Dished at hundred rates Address,
E. Hofer, CAPITAL JOURNAL, Salem,
Oregon.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02
HEALTH HINTS.
Good housekeeping.

Good Housekeeping.
For cankered throat, sore mouth,
etc, use borax and honey; drink
sage or slippery elm tea.
Any one who has been scalded by
steam should be taken to warm
room, and the parts drenched by
cold water.
A tea made Of ripe or dried
whortleberrles, and drank In place
OF water, is claimed to be speedy
cure for many forms of scrofulous
troubles.
For simple hoarseness, take a
fresh egg. beat 1t and thicken with
pulverized sugar. Eat freely of II,
and the hoarseness will soon be
greatly relieved.
Anyone can add strength and
weight to his body by rubbing well
with olive oil after n warm bath.
Oil baths are particularly beneficial
TO delicate children.
Equal parts of cream tartar and
saltpetre make an excellent remedy
for rheumatism. Take one-half tea
spoonful of the mixture and divide
it into three doses. Take one of
these doses three times day.
When the ankle has been severely
sprained, immerse 1t Immediately in
hot water. keeping IL there for fifteen
or twenty minutes. After II has
been taken out of the water, keep II
bandaged with cloths wrung out of
hot water,
The white of an egg, with little
water aud sugar, liz good for children
who are troubled with an irritable
stomach. IL Is very healing and
will prove an excellent remedy for
diarrhma, as we'll as n simple pre-
ventive for bowel disorders.
AS an antidote for n consumptive
tendency, cream acts like a charm;
10 be used instead OF cod liver oil.
Also aged people, invalids, and
those who have feeble indigestion,
or suffer from dulness, ~ well as
growing children, will be greatly
benefited by taking sweet cream In
liberal quantities,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02

A synopsisIof the Misunderstanding and
Selling Prices.
RETAIL PRICES.


REVISED QUOTATIONS.
Shoulders Sugar cured,p per Id, l2%
Breakfast bacon l213 TO l5
Hams-Sugar cured, per Id, 1870.
Beef 7(Gl6
POrk-l0 "a 12%
Mutton-l0 @ l213c.
Veal-l0 6D l21Sc.
Timothy seed-Per pound, SC; selling
Red clover seed-Per pound, lac.
White clover seed-Per pound, zoe. ~.
Alsike-l8c per pound.
Red top-lOc per pound.
Lincoln Grass-l21ac per pound,
Rye Grass-l0c per pound.
Orchard Grass.-Hc per pound.
BeanB--5c per 10.
Oat meal-at &c.
Canned Fruit--Peaches, SS 90; apricot
90 co. blackberries, So; corn, best grade
81 90; tomatoes 81 so; string beans 81 81
green peas 81 85; per doz. In two Id cans
Green Frult--Choice apples 75@ | .00c pc
box; pears 75c per box; potatoes SOC; carrot
soc; parsnips Toe; onions &c per Id.
tish--Salmon S61l0c per Id; Sturgeon ga
7c per lb' small fish Sl0c per Id; salt salmon
7@l0c per lb; Chinook salmon, l21a.
BUYING PRICES.
Wheat-S0c net.
Flour-Per barrel. s5.95, best 1876 lbs.
Oats--Per bushel. so % joc.
Barley-Per bushel, 60@66o.
Bran-Per ton, SlS 80 at mill, sacked.
ShOrts--Per ton, SO so sacked.
Chep-Per ton, S22.50 " sacked.
Hops-Quoted at "a to 2715c per Id.
Wool-lSc TO zoe.
Eggs-l5c per dozen.
Potatoes--Per Dushel, 3lc
Corn meal--3c per pound.
Cheese-l20l4c per pound.
Dried plums-Per ID. 607c.
Dried prunes--Per Id. lO@l2c.
imported prunes TIC per Id.
Butter--26@3Oc per for good
Lard--l0@l2c per 10,
Hams-Per pound, ll@l2c,
Bacon sdes-9Gl0 10 per 10.
Shoulders--S@9c per In.
Chickens . TO l2c per pound.
Turkeys 10 TO l2Lcper Id,
Geese 7qS per ID.
Ducks, l2%ml4c per lb
Spring Chlckens-lS TO zoe per h.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02

The other day lady noted for her at
tainments in housekeeping showed me
some lamp burners that had been used for
many months, yet were as bright as il just
TO tbs means used for keeping them 80
bright, she told me that when she baked
beans she saved the water in which they
were boiled, aud put the burners in that,
boiling them until clean; then they were
rinsed in boiling water and dried
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02
CAPITAL JOURNAL FIN.

TnE OTHER poCrOR.

A JOURNAL reporter accosted DIR.
la Purge for information about an
afflicted region.
81 cannot give YOU any. But II
you will go TO DR.. La Bleed he can
tsll you something Rboutit. He has
just had couple Of funerals out
there
THE USUAL ANSWER DIDN'T FIR.
The visitor from Hawereek had
been Invited 10 Address the Sunday
school.
81 am reminded, children he
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02
Merit Wins.

We desire to say to our citizens,
that for years we have been selling
Or Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric
Bitters, and have never handled
remedies that sell as well, or that
have given such universal satisfact-
ion. We do not hesitate to guaran'
tee them every time, and we stand
ready to refund the purchase price,
if satisfactory results do not follow
their use. These remedies have
won their great popularity purely on
their merits, AT Fry's Drugstore.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02
TO STRAWBERRY GROWERS.

A Wonderful New Berry-Originated
in Oregon-The Matteson.
There has been originated in the
great strawberry region about Turn
er and Auinsville a new Seeding va
riety propagated by Matteson & Mat
teson, at their RedH Hill Berry Farm.
The first berries sent to the CAPITAL
JOURNAL Office, Salem, last year
were of this variety, and they were
the most perfect fruit in every re
spect that was shown in this city
The berry is Of a deep red clear
through, high flavor, yet sweeter
than most kinds. An experience in
producing the finer sorts of straw
berries, leads the editor of this paper
to say that he does not know of A
SUPERIOR BERRY IN FINENEsS OF
QUALITY In every !, spect to
THE MATTFsoN.
He has secured the sole agency
from the originators and now for the
first time places a limited supply Oh
the market. Testing the fruit, and
a description of its habits, leads the
editor of the JOURNAL to conclude
that it has exactly those qualities
that must be sought after to produce
fine berries in Oregon. IT is of hig h
color, great sweetness, rich flavor,
meaty, firm, not watery, no hard
center, and exceedingly palatable.
DESCRIPTION.
The originatOrs have been straw
berry growers for more than twenty
years and call this their "Best," be-
cause they have tried many new
and highly recommended varieties
and found this to possess more de
sirable qualities than any other. The
Matteson is an accidental seedliug,
originated from a single plant found
on Red Hill Farm six years ago. 1t
is
AN EARLY VARIETY,
coming four to six days before the
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02

'rne Best salve In the world for Cuts
bruises, sores Ulcers, salt Rheum, Fever
torns aud all skin kruptiOns, aud posi-
lively cures Piles, or M pay required, II
is guaranteed % give perfect Satisfaction
or money refunded, fnce, as cents per
hAN.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02

WOOD

This addition lies between the Garden Road and
Asylum Avenues within four blocks Of the Elegant H
School Building and ten blocks from North Salem new
school building. 1t has long been known to possess e
ror attractions by reason of it being the highest heal
thest most fente and slightly Addition to the City, The
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02

Which Is the fairest, a rose or Hlyf
Which is the sweetest, peach or pearl
Herry's coquetish, and charming is Milly;
Dora is gentle and fair. lheH-
gWeet GO a flower was her face when kiseed
dove Ia the romance and glory OF Hfe,l
Nilly, my playmate, love "like q sister,"
But Dora CHOOSE for my wife.
That's right, young man, many the girl
you love, by all means, IL shell have you.
Bhould her health become delicate and her
beauty fade after marriage, remember that
this is due TO functional weaknesses, irreg-
ularities, or painful disorders peculiar 20
her sex, in the cure of which DIR. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription il guaranteed to
give satisfaction, or money refunded.
For overworkcd, worn -out," rum
down." debilitated teachers, millincrs,
dressnakers, seamstresses, shop girls"
housekoopers, nursing mothers, and feeble
women generally, DR.. Pierce's Favorits
PRESCRIPTION is the greatest earthly boon,
being unequaled as an appetizing cordial
and restorative tonic, or strength-giver.
Copyright, 1883, by woRLD's DIS. MED. Assn.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02
WEGUARANTEE SIX BOXES

cs,,.s5 ~ Saie any case. With each order "A.
Ssahes ~ Us for six b0xes. accom- r,,ri.'.,
S-rt,,s,, n 49, we Wi send the pulrhss,,r onr
NE treatment does moi efifrt = '.,,. n.antty u
snsoes siss Issued only BY 6t,,. p. Good me-,
$50 '''e "kent, aos Com, ST., salcni. or.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02

Le Richau's Golden BaIsan No. 4
Cures Chaneres, first and seeond stages
Sores on she Legs and Body; Sore Ears
Eyes, Nose, etc, Copper-eolored Blotches
syphihuo CAtarrh, diseased Scalp, and All
primary forms OF the disease Known A.
syphilis. Price, IS 90 per bottle,
lie RichaU's Golden Halsam No. q
Cures Tertiary, Mercurial sN'philitic Rheu
matism, faina ~ the Bones, Pains in the
Head, hack Of the NeSk, liberated Sore
Throat, syphilitio Rash, Lumps and con.
endioates all disease from the system,
whether caused BY indscretion or abuse
d Mercury, ieAslng the blood pure and
healthy, Price e5 90 peH Kettle,
lie Rtchau's Golden 6pan nish Anti.
dote for the cure of GonerrhGa. elect
itllt9ton Gravel, and AZ Urinary Or Gent
al sisatfangemsnis' Price ~ 50 pes
L. RiehAg's osldsa spanish In.
lestten, for severe cases q GOneHh9A,
lnflammAtory elect, Stristures,&c. Price
"a 30 per Bette,
10 Netfhau's OOldea Ointment
Tor the Effective healing ef syphilitic sores
and eruptions. Price "a 90 per Bo4.
lie Htehausa Golden Piiia-Nesss
and Brain treatment; l0al ol physical pow
eI. excess or over-Work, prostration, eta
Price % 90 per noKs
Tonhc and NsrvinS
sent eserlwheres O. O D.. securely packod
The RICHARDS DRUG CO., Aesuts
800 a SIt NIAnNEp 81
san RrAnctsco, o..
~a-ea'ARs sGNv FRgs,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02
Health is Wealth |

N, DIX. +. c. VESTS Nerve ana Bro,n
Treatment, a guaranteed sree,Rr s,r Ii,.s
sSflA, blIziness, COnvulsions. Fits. NerVcns
Nshralgla, Headache, Nerynns lsro, t,, tio,,
Suesessed usasd oy the use OF alcohol or tobaeca
,nss y, ,s ness Mental Depression. Sniien,
,esolhs - misery, decay and ,ics,i6 rrs
tlatete e oldaee barrenness, A.,s III noSrer
... sae ga oy over-exertiun Of The hraii, Fs..h
= - - Sont,ins one months treatment. al cn
prepaid on receipt u price. w - man
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
j. i. HAW.

1NILMON FORD, attorney at law, Salem
i Oregon. Office upstairs in Patton't
block.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02

@ 4. RICHARDSON, Attorney at law, of
-. flee up stairs in front rooms of new
Bush block, corner Commercial and Court
streets, Salem, Oregon.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02
SALEM

The Capital City is bound to to the front as an Il
dustrial Educational Center No other Capital Gt
in the United States offers great opportunity to To
home seekelor or investor as the Bouquet City Oh
Willamette Valley. The first city in the Northwed
Situatedn the heart of the Willamette Valley with ua
power and material at her door waiting for the maga
wand to turn her into city of the teeming thousnA
Who Of us today can predict what the next decade
bring forth. To those ofyou who are looking for
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02
THE YAnUlNA ROUTE.
OREGON PACIFIC RAILROAD

OANA4NOAN Nun ~ IOIlAnlOUAp
And Oregon Development companyt
steamship line. rs miles shorter, 20 hour
less time than by any other route. First
class through passenger ana freight lin 2
nom Portland and all points in the VII
lamette valley TO and from San Francisco
TIME SCHEDULE, th.xeept sundays).
Leave Albany lsOO y A.
Leave Corvallis l:4O p M
Arrive NRquina $50 p Nj
lleaye Corvallis 1885 A M
Arrive Albany ll:i0 A NJ
o, q c. treins connect At Albany and
Corvallis.
The abov ve trains connect at YAQUINl
With the Oregon Development Co.'S Lip
9tStea,ashinS between iaouina aud Sa
Francisco.
SAILING DATES.
=, sih,AAk FROM HAoUlSA
Willamette Valley, Tuesdsy y------JuIy q
wnlameite Valley, Thursday
Farallon, Tuesday
Willamette Valley, Friday -, NJ 1n0s NyaseS y
karallon, Tuesday n -e I,,IS
Millamette Valley, Sunday
willamette Valley, Tuesday - is
Ihis oompany FesarVes the rlght u
change seiling dates without notios,
y, ,-l'4ssepgeps ifom Portland and al
Willamette Valley points cen make elos.
conneclion With the trains Of tb,
AQliNA sQuTk ~ Albany lr Corvallis
and II NssAned to Ssn frtnciso0, should
almnse 70 aftiYea a Naqnlna the eveninS
ociore date az sailing.
Passenger And Freight Rates Alvays tAt
leNest for inlorlnausn apply Il NessrS
hUi4MAN 10. Freight and Ticke,
Agents Ao and Az Front 81. Portland, Or.
&C hOGpE Ac't Genl M. A
fass- Agt, oreg0n Pacinc X. n 90.
G "A. HAsWEll. Jr. Genl ri.
Pas. AgI Oregon DeVelOnment
Sol % Montgomery 81;
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02

John O'SHEA, Attorney at law. Room
y over Capital National bank. Collec-
tionsa speciality. Correspondence so icited.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-02

n'ARCY & BINGHAM, Attorneys and
~ counselOrs at law, Salem, Oregon.
daving an abstract OF the records Of Marion
county, including a lot and block index OF
salem, they have special facilities for eX.
amining titles TO real estate. Business in
he supreme court and in the state depart
ments VIII receive prompt attention.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-01-17

door, and conveyed to her what was re-
CURED. Sometimes he was allowed to
steal In and look at Mary when she was
asleep, and then he would retire with
his great eyes full Of tears. 1t was I'M
derstood that he was never to knock at
the door; he had to open it a little way,
and then Mrs. Alienby's white hand
would put the tray out, or take one
from him, and that was all.
One morning he went up with some
dainty and opened the door a little way
as usual, but Mrs. Allenby did not come;
it was not the first or the second time
this had happened, and then he had
crept in, sat down his tray, and waken-
ed her with a light touch of his finger
on her shoulder. On this occasion he
went in, and both were sleeping, patient
and nurse, very %soundly. lie sat his
tray down and touched Mrs. Allenby,
but she did not wake; the deep and pro-
found slumber following a long vigil
had come suddenly and heavily upon
her. The small basin he took up had a
covering lid; he put it on the small
spirit lamp stove with the light turned
low; then he collected the cups and
wine and medicine glasses, taking one
of the latter from the table by Mary's
bed, and left the room noiselessly, his
tray was full, being a small one, and he
carried that glass down in his hand.
ITO De Continually
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-01-17
Sons Of Italy.

One of the most notable feat ares 10
the development of the manufacture Of
shoes is said to be the number If Itcl:.n
immigrants who become members of
the craft. About 1000 shoemakers are
employed. and a rs per cent increase
during the year has made the proper
ton OF Italian shoemakers nearly one
half of the whole number. This influx
of labor has made work unsteady. 1t
Is largely piece-work, but the nominal
price and hours of labor have remained
the same. Ten hours is a days work.
The average return for a week has
been SIS; girls receive 81 and s. a
week. This spring work was especial
ly slack. The shop associations pre-
sem the striking anomaly OF being up
held by the employers and unpopular
with many employees.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-01-17
Startling a sleepy Native.

Down below Natchez. while the boat
was running in close TO the left-hand
bank and had stopped her wheels TO
avoid a big tree floating in an eddy.
we saw a native sitting on a stump
fishing, says a writer in the n. Y. Sun.
He sat bent over, hat over his eyes,
and there was scarcely a movement to
tell that he was alive. We had a
smart Aleck with us on the promenade
deck. apd he had no sooner caught
sight OF the native than he called 10
one of the deckhands to toss him up a
potato. A peck or more of the tubers
were lying loose near a pile of sacks.
and one was quickly tossed up.
Now, see me startle him." said
Smart Aleck, as he swung his arm for
n throw.
The distance was only about a hun.
dred feet, and his aim was so true that
the potato landed on the natives head
with a dull thud. His motions we're so
quick that we couldn't agree as to how
he did it, but in about three seconds
he had dropped his fishpole. pulled a
revolver as long as his arm and fired
az Smart Aleck. The bullet bored a
hole in his silk hat just above his hair,
and the young man sank down in n
heap and tainted dead away. When
we restored him to his senses he care
fully felt of the top Of his head, looked
back at the fisherman, and absently
asked:
Did she explode both boilers OK
only one!!n