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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23
a DIRE SwINDLE.
A Fake Of the Deepest Hue Endcay
Oring to Delude Innocent Persons
The Scheme Exposed.

A circular has been received by
few persons in Oregon from IA man
i'm New York, who signs himself
Robert Lester, which leaves the i'm.
press of crime on the very face of it,
Nearly a column of closely printed
matter, which is represented to be
clipped from New York paper is
sent along with the letter. The
printed matter represents the impos.
sibility of the United States govern
ment to detect the counterfeit from
the genuine greenbacks. 1t also
gives an account Of a case at court,
where men could not be convicted.
This clipping is nothing more than
an electrOtyped pla matter, made
for this sw wndling business. This
man urges the greatest secrecy and
asks that no letters be sent to him.
Given below is part of his letter,
which any one can see is endeavor-
ing to lead some one into crime:
Dear Sir:-I am in possession of a
good thing, and with your conf
Dental ami friendly cooperation l
can make you independently rich,
and at the same time, better my
own condition.
L know it is quite journey for
YOU to make, but ye Gods just think
of the "gold mine" in store for you
in the way of profits, Furthermore
I always make a liberal allowance
in goods to cover the expenses
Make up your mind to come on-I
know you will always be Thankful
for YOUR visit to me. You will finC
me a square and honorable whit
man in every particular. When yol
arrive here, I will showyou my entir
stock, from which you can max
YOUR own selections. Then, If M.
goods are not all that 1 claim 70
them, and are not as fine as the en-
, closure speaks of, | will make yol
, a present Of one thousand dollars il
n gold, and also cheerfully pay all ex
!. penditures incurred upon your jour
/ ney. Fair enough, isn't it? My prices
: are as follows: $500 gets three
, thousand; $400 gets five thousand
| $3.50 gets ten thousand; $1,000 gets
thirty thousand. The more you in
vest the cheaper you get the goods
. The sizes run from zone" t.
"Twenty." 5000 worth of my
goods is positively the very smalles
amount L will sell under any circum
stances. If you will invest $3.50 oi
more l will agree to give you the
exclusive state right. Now, should
you wish to do business with me
you must obey the following instruc
tions, and do only as | tell you.
Don't as long as you live, ever
write letter to me until | give you
permission. If you do it will be re-
fused. See? I mean exactly what
say, and Furthermore, all business
relations between us will end.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

REACH ING A sE.-The dam
age suit is at last reaching a close
All the witnesses for the railroad
company have been examined aud
ut the time of going TO press the re-
6utling were heing examined. The
testimony will probably all be in nv
the time the court adjourns for sup
per. The case will then he given to
IL e attorneys for their arguments.
This will require four hours. The
following gave testimony today fol
The company: w. A. Grandahl
Mr.. Habershan, r. Swartz, .. A
Starr, A. j, Robertson, DIR. II. w
C0e, DR.. Bevius, j. f. Mccoy, s. e
Craig, A. f. McAtee, Mr.. West, +
j. CaHterlin, d. s. V. Reid, J. H
Albert, j. w. Montee, Euginee
Chase, Of Portland. The rebuttin,
witnesses numbered about ten o
twelve.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

CoMMENDABLE SUGGEsTION.-It
has been suggested that Instead of
having all The school children go out
in a parade when the president
comes TO Salem, to have all the
school children in the city assemble
at the East Salem school and have
the president 60 there and give a
short address. By having the chill
dren assemble in front of the build
ing and the president stand on the
front steps, all can see him; but il
they join in the parade and go to the
state house not one-third of them
will see him, and less number will
hear him speak. The suggestion
seems very commendable one
and the committee will doubles;
give it due attention.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23
MARRIED..

BINGMAN-MATT.-In the parlors
of the Cook hotel in Salem, April
%, 1891, Jacob Bingham and Ma
tilda Matt, Judge James Bachelor
officiating.
At 1890 last night Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Andersen were called on and
awakened Judge Bachelor to per-
form a marriage ceremony, which
they did, Notwithstanding il was
raining as it seldom does in Oregon.
The judge arose from his slumbers
and repaired to the hotel where he
tied the holy knot. The bride has
lived in Salem for several years, and
the groom is a resident of Geryais
where they will cast their future
lot.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23
A RARITY FOR THE LADIES.
An Exhibition of Art Work
by the Singer Manufac-
turing Company.

A JOURNAL scribe was this morn
lug attracted into the Singer Sew
ing Machine Office, in the insurance
block, by wonderful display of art
work now there on exhibition by
the company with Mrs. Sommer of
New York in charge. The work is
all done on the improved singer
without any attachments whatever
aud much of it is being done every
day in the presence of visitors.
First to attract the visitors eye is
the wonderful Kensington work.
The best pieces of this are in appear
ance equal to any oil painting. 1t
is done with the finest sewing silk
as we'll as the heaviest of rope silk,
on any kind of material. Among
the pieces displayed are cows
head, which took the gold medal at
the Paris exposition, basket OF
grapes which show the foliage and
bloom of the fruit as natural as
can be produced by an artists brush
the "three dogs at the masters
grave" is also a wonderful .produc.
tion. One great beauty of the work
is that both sides are exactly alike
where silk is used in the shuttle
The rope silk work is done from
the under side, TINS enabling the
operator to work from q stamped
back. This work is used on the
heavier materials such as plushei
and velvet, fer curtains, pillows
cushions, portiers, ETC., including
fringes. Nothing is finished by
hand, but everything is completed
with the plain machine, and wher
done looks much smoother and bet
ter finished than hand work; be
sides, the machine will work ter
times as fast as the best hand expert
A beautiful plush porter is exhibit
ed, done with COUGHING stitch anC
rope silk, also one in a beautiful
magnolia pattern. A very practica
piece of work is handsome smOck
ing lamp shade which was made en-
hrely, including fringe, with th'
machine. A beautiful dolls dress il
exhibited, made of the finest lawn
and sewed with No .4O0thread, show
Ing shocking and feather stitch
Roman embroidery with buttonhol'
stitch and edges cut before finishing
is neatly executed; also arrasen'
work, and some exquisite embrold
cry with wash silks on handkerch' f
andtable linen of all kinds. This bei"l
alike on both sides makes it doubl.
practical. The Kensington worl
on boiling cloth with sewing sill
finer than can be used by hand is
wonderful thing to behold and cal
be used to the best advantage 70
drapes and similar work.
Ladies should remember that al
owners of Singer machines can nov
be instructed to do this work to pei
fection free of charge and also tina
on next Saturday at 3 o'clock p. n
handsome drape will be give
away. All ladies calling before tw
o'clock will he entitled to a ticke
free, and should remember not t
fail to see this wonderful exhibi
before that time when it will b
shipped to Albany.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

BATTALION DRILL.-It is now
talked of having a battalion drill in
Salem Oh the occasion of the presl-
dent coming to this city. There are
five companies In the county and a
large number of the Grand Army
of the Republic All these it is said
would take part in such display OF
military science. Three hundred
men in uniforms beaded by the
Second Regiment band could make
Il grand display. The people will
nearly all be here. Why not have
them come in military style. Some
of the committee on arrangements
are strongly in favor OF such exer-
clses. The indications are now for
the occasion to be grand day for
Salem.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

You have heard your friends and
ueighbors talking about IL. You
may yourself be Que of the many
who know from personal experience
just how good u thing it Is. If you
have ever tried il, you are one of
its staunch friends, because the Won
derful thing about it is, that when
once given trial, DIR. Kings New
Discovery ever after holds place
in the house. IF YOU have never
used it aud should be afflicted with
cough, cold or any Throat, Lung
or Chest trouble, secure bottle at
once and give 1t fair trial. 1t is
guaranteed every time, or money re-
funded. Trial Bottles Free at Fry's
Drugstore.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

Willie Hepburn, who has been
sick for several weeks, is able to be
out again.
DIR. Henry w. Coe, of Portland,
is in the capital city.
Geo. H. Berger, of the Oregonian
staff, is in the city as a witness in
the damage suit,
Dr.N. Doane and Rev. C.E. Cline
returned from Corvallis this after
noon, where they have been attend
ing the ministerial association Of tn
M. E. church.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23
The World Enriehsd.

The facilities Of the present day foa
he production Of everything that viii
conduce to the material welfare and
comfort OF mankind are almost unlim-
tied, and when Syrup Of Figs was first
produced the world was enriched with
the only perfect laxative known, IS Il
;s the only remedy which Is truly
pleasing and refreshing to the taste
and prompt and eGeetuai to cleanse
the system gently in the sPriHg-time
Or. IN fact, at any time, and the better
4 4 known the more popular 1t BE-
co,nea ---
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

WHEAT MARKET. The price
paid for wheat in Salem is still on
the rise. The Touring mills are no"
paying so cents per bushel in wagons
and 77l in the warehouse. Thisis en-
couraging to farmers. Buyers III
Polk county are Offering to contrac'
for the new crop at rs cents. Eighty
cents a busheI for wheat is the
highest it has been quoted in Salem
for several year,. The indications
are that the new crop will enter on
the market at about 10 cents a bushe.
higher than it did last year. In'
embarrassment to farmers at TIM
time is they have no wheat 70 sell
They sold last fall at 65 cents
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

fCHOOL BUILDING QUEsTIoN.-A
Fdthe taxpayers met with the
hOl directors Wednesday after
pain the office of the school clerk
ASuss the question of the new
al buildings and the issne OF
ls therefor. 1t was decided tC
ahead and build two new build
pin the south and eastern parts
the city at a cost of $4,000. II
! also decided to sell S14,650 worth
he school bonds to N. w. Harris
To-, of New York, at ! per cent
fnlum. This was the bid offered
J. FL. Albert a few weeks ago
4 Albert was not bidding fol
|Aselt but for the above firm. The
eeIOn have not decided where
~ will erect the South Salem
alng. They are looking up thu
elO the property now owned by
p'school to see if it can be trans
% to other parties. They are
0Oking into the titles of othe
fF'y which they contemplate
aaslag. The other new build
w be located on block one il
'Ark.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

doOD WORD FOR SALEM.-V.
.3se, the representative of the
Ego syndicate, left yesterday
'us eastern home after having
4 -Vuued The purchase of the horse
"ne and considerable other prop
Is., y 'Als city. Mr.. Pease was
~Aeh with Salem and thinks
~, ~ Has a bright future. When
yoos N Chicago he will speak
n ,~O'diOr Oregon and espec-
r. lhe Willamette valley.
,ts,...' 4pA'y 10 which Mr.. Pease Is
n. ''es. making an investment
'''rOOO will be a grand ad-
,hsa' Tor Salem. The people
can have full confidence
Where Chicago men ART
put 50 much money. Thii
ul Investment is only
Nunher TO what vii
ls,. '' -s'e IN a few years. Thii
.a. ~ Induce manufactures I,
mere. Salem is destined I,
de city
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

SUPERFLUoUS DISPLAY. - Some
newspapers, like some individuals,
indulge in uncalled-for display.
The dude is not a true example of a
gentleman, nor is the big display of
head lines a true indication of jour-
nalism, or of the true merits of the
article to follow, though it should
be. For example, the Evening Tel
egram OF recent date had "nine
time" heading, occupying a quarter
of a column, over short article
giving an account of a servant girl
being severely, though not fatally,
burned. In the same issue of that
paper an account of team running
away in which no one was hurt
was prefaced with six headings.
The Astoria Bulletin is another
paper which INDUCES in such dis
tasteful display of headline. That
kind of newspaper work comes
nearer being ridiculous than jour
nalistic. The headlines ofan article
should bear an impress of what
is to follow, but all should not be
given in the heading.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23
II IsnOt Built That WAY

II you want 70 speculate on OPP
tions on blocks OF eigal or ten lots.
20 out ia the country. NORTH,
SOUTH. EAST or WEsf, or 70 the sub
urbs Of Portland, Astoria or On the
Sound, and Invest Ia a paper town,
or, what - better, buy q ticket Ia
tke Louisiana lottery, but Keep
away from few Park.
Lots sold AZ low prio = 90 long
time and Easy terms 70 hume seek
ers. 4H
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

laa ! 10 .n,'LlSp.-supt. Capwell has
lsasb.ps' p'''S'e y Of the 20 pupils aud
sroan - Tue blind school taken in
"a, ~. Que copy nicely framed
Iaa e,s.'.. 4 .sa' to Rep. Moor, Of Ben.
.Ne.,.s.s y . t'rmersuperiutendent.
.suss s,,... = has been prevailing 70
~ nu,.,n'. 4' The school, but care
h goos ..li.la. : has brought all through
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
/. Clean up Your Back Yards.

All persons having trash, filth, rubbish
or other unhealthful or unsightful things
are hereby ordered TO remove or abate the
same on or before the first day of May, or
same will be removed or abated at property
owners expense.
BY order of com mittee on health and
police.
42l Ct HIP. MINTO, Marshal
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

resigns THE JUDGEsHIP.-Juage
III Bird, Of the Seventh judieiai
district, has sent his resignation 70
the governor, asking that 1t receive
attention at once. Judge Bird resigns
on account Of poor health. III.
request will probably be granted
aud his successor appointed in a few
days.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

Clark & Eppley have just put on a
fine new delivery wagon, with
which they deliver heavy orders and
also light blackboard for quick de
livery. Ifyou want your groceries
delivered quick leave your orders
with them at 100 Court street.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23
THE COTTAGE.

MKs. ]. :. BURRhoLDsh, ., ~. 4. =. ,.'''''-'
"a COURT SINhE p = ,,,,
board b. the d . " ,eeH, ~ M.'i =. ..rdinr elia
out room. A sOol ~. ~
I house, Terms feae'A-
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

RIVER RIsING.--The Willamette
river at this city registers seven feet
above low water mark and is slowly
rising. The rains are melting the
snow in the mountains, which will
assure a rise of several feet more.
This will give supply of water
sufficient to keep the river at an ex-
cellent boating stage for two or three
months. A few days ago man
who came out from the Dry Gulch
region reported eight feet of snow
on Stampede mountain and two feet
at the mines. That amount OF snow
will feed the river for month. In
dications are favorable for a good
Stage Of water until late in the sea-
son. The o. p. company have
promised to make an effort to run
two of their boats between Salem
and Portland all summer. This
they will probably do with the prop
er support from Salem.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23

yoy vmaIways fad the bread at
.,,,,g,s bakery first class. They
m give SO loaves for S1.OO.
,.,s baked fresh every morning
WESTACOTT 81 IRWIN.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23
BORN,

COOKIE Portland, Ore, Wednes-
day, April %, 1891, to Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. H. Cook, a daughter.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23
To the Property Owners of the
City of Salem.

On and after the first day of May the city
council VIII by ordinance clean, glade and
improve all alleys of the city of Salem at
the expense of the property owners, except
such as are clean and in good repair before
May lst,
BY orber of committee on health and
police, II. +. MINTO, Marshal.
4 2l 81
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23
YEW PARK IS IN THE CITY.

The city water mains are laid
through It. IL Is 20 near the Depot,
University, POstOfilce and business
portion Of the city that tits not nee
essary TO ride, although the street
cars run through IL aud leave every
twenty minutes for Commercial
street, North and East Salem. YOU
CAN'T SPECULATE IN YEW
PARK PROPERTY-the proprle-
tons will attend 10 that; but you
can buy "A better home site there
than in any other portion Of the city
for the same money. You will have
no dust In Summer and no mud In
winter. Its perfect drainage insures
It's healthfuiness. The lots are large
aud many Of them beautifully shad-
ed wlth yeW, fr, ash and oak. IfyOu
want 10 buy blocks " lots on specula-
tiOn, and let them lie unimprOved
and let adjoining property make
them valuable, don't patronize Yew
Park.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-23
LOCAL MARKET

-, net 7gg cents per bu.
u''', ,ative, % 10 50 cents per To-
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-02-20
An Obliging Young Indian.

Two young women were alone one day
when a young Indian brave whom they
knew came to see the man of sthe houses,
says Yankton IN. d. letter to the
Springfield Republican. The man was
away and the Indian sat down to wait
for him. During this interval the girls,
being of lively turn, began asking him
questions about his former mode of life;
among other things they asked him to
give war-whoop and show them how
he scalped people, but he gave no an
swer. Some time after when they were
talking of other subjects, and had for.
gotten all about him, he sprang up sud-
denly, gave war -whoop that made the
house-top ring; then snatching his big
knife that lay on the table with one
hand, he took the topknot of one Of the
girls in the other, and ran the back of
the knife around her scalp. They were
each scalped in this manner and were
nearly frightened out of their wits, but
he sat down and began to laugh and told
them he had only done what they asked
him to do. They soon recovered from
the shock and laughed heartily at the
Indians Joke.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-02-20
A Remarkable Stone Image.

A remarkable stone image has been
found on the Tuscarora Indian Reserva-
ton. It was unearthed by General Car
rington while taking census and inves-
tigating the tribes condition for the
Government, and will be placed in the
Smithsonian Institution at Washington.
There is evidence that the mound from
which it was taken is several hundred
years old. The image itself is eight
inches high by four inches wide. The
principal figure stands with upturned
face, which is chiseled with far more
skill than the red men generally possess.
At one side, as if embodied by the left
arm of parent, is small figure, quite
indistinct Underneath is some animal
having Enthusiastically the tail of sheep.
The whole at once suggests the story Of
Abranam's preparations to offer up his
only son Isaac in accordance with the
command or his God.-Boston Tran
script.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-02-20
A Hunters Paradise.

A correspondent, writing from the
State of Washington, says: In this un-
known land, bear, elk and the noble
black tailed deer exist in almost count
less numbers, and in all but perfect fear
lessness of man, and here, from the great
difficulty of access to their domain, the
enterprising sportsman may find them
ages hence. Until the summer just
passed, no hunters, prospector's or
explorers rife had ever awakened the
echoes of their hills. The hunters para
disc is the peninsular lying west of Puget
Sound, and embraces all the territory
west from the Sound to the Pacific
Ocean. and the Straits of San Juan de
Fuca south to the northern line of Che.
halish County, comprising the entire
counties of Clal.am and Jefferson, and is
locally known as the "Olympic Range
Country" A glance at map will best
inform the reader of the extent of this
territory, where until last summer the
noblest game on the continent has lived
in undisturbed peace.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-02-20
Sponge Out Headache.

The ordinary nervous headache will be
greatly relieved and in many cases en-
tirely cured by removing the waist of
ones dress, knotting the hair high up on
the head out of the way aud, while lean
ing over basin, placing sponge
soaked in water as hot as it can be borne
ON the back of the neck.
Repeat this many times, also applying
the sponge behind the ears, and the
strained muscles and nerves that have
caused go much misery will be felt to re-
lax and smooth themselves out delicious
ly, and very frequently the pain prompt
ly vanishes in consequence.
Every woman knows the aching face
and neck generally brought home from
hard days shopping or from long
round of calls and afternoon teas.
She regards with intense dissatisfac-
ton the heavy lines drawn around her
eyes and mouth by the long strain on the
facial muscles, and when she must carry
that worn countenance to some dinner
party or evenings amusement, it robs
her of oil the pleasure to be had In it.
Cosmetics are not the cure, nor bro
mides nor the many nerve sedatives to
be had at the drug store.
Use the sponge and hot water again,
bathing the face inwater as hot as it can
possibly be borne; apply the sponge over
and over again to the temples, throat
and behind the ears, where most of the
nerves and muscles of the head center,
and then bathe the face in water running
cold from the faucet. Color and smooth
ness of outline come back to the face, an
astonishing freshness and comfort is the
result, and if a nap of ten minutes can
follow every trace of fatigue will van
ish.
The same remedy is invaluable for
sunburn, and the worst case of this lat
ter affliction of sensitive skins will sue
cumb to the hot-water treatment. The
cold douche should not follow in this
case; instead light application of vas
cline of cold cream, which prevents
peeling of the skin, as the hot water pre-
vented Inflammation.
Nothing so good for tired eyes has
yet been discovered as bathing them in
hot water, and neuralgia nine cases out
of ten will yield to applications of cloths
wrung out in hot water in which the
hand cannot be borne. e.-Boston Glp6e.
Sullivan republican. [volume] (Laporte, Pa.) 1883-1896, 1891-02-20
HIS FAvoRIrE POEM.

CJames Whitcomb Riley, tha Hoosier poet
says the subjoined Is his favorite English
poem. He first saw 1t twenty years ago in O
country newspaper, and has been trying ever
since to learn the name of the authorl;
BRAVE LOVE.
He'd nothing but his violin;
I'd nothing but my song
But we were wed when skies were blue
And summer days were long;
And when we rested by the hedge
The robins came and told
How they had dared to WOO and win
When early spring was cold.
We sometimes supped on dewberries,
Or slept among the hay
But oft the farmers wives at eve
Came out to hear us play
The rare old tunes-the dear old tunes?-
We could not starve for long
While my man had his violin
And my sweet love.song,
The world has aye gone we'll with us,
Old Man, since we were one!-
Our homeless wandering down the lanes
1t long ago was DONE
But those who wait for gold or gear
For houses and for kline,
Till youths sweet spring grows brown and
sere
And love and beauty time
Will never know the joys of hearts
That met without fear
When you had but your violin
And l a song, my dear.