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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11
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Cincinnatf Messenger fsoys Have Lots of
Scientific Pun with Rodents.
Hurry up and say whatch yer
want; ] wanter get back to tn Office
an see der elect1icuiion. This was
the half shouted. half gisped excla-
nation of a tiny me4Senger boy the
other morning as be an.wered the
ring from a restaurant. where a party
of sons Of Belial were holding forth.
He was wanted to call q lack. and
upon receiving his fee dashed out
into the rain. Followed to the Office
on Vine street a fellow night hawk
intTuded upon the company that had
gathered TO witness the solemn event.
The long legged night clerk, a stu
dent of applied electricity. was the
warden Of the make believe peniten-
tIary where the legal murder was to
take place.
In due time, which was after
''Smittie" had returned after steer
ing the hackman. the condemned
criminals were brought out and the
live" wires made ready. The doom
ed were two in number, and were
fine, well fed rats that had been en-
SHARED into an old rusty trap by
using part of the midnight lunch as
bait. Taking the two flexible wires
that ran from she dozen or more cells
of the battery, the executioner began
his work without ceremony.
The minute the wires touched the
cage a bell set up an internal ringing.
The amateur electrician was not
aware that his wires were short cir
cuited, and as he plunged the end of
one of them against the nearest
squeaking rodent he was somewhat
surprised to see the little pest make
a savage effort to bite the shaTT
pointed gad. making no pretense at
all toward keeling over and dying.
This jabbing was kept up for some
moments with the same i'll success,
so far rs the Staying of the rats was
concerned.
At last the warden tumbled Wet
ting the cage, he was careful to see
that the wires did not COM into con
tact with the same strand on the
netting over it. Selecting the big
gest of the doomed twain, he quickly
thrust the wire against its sleek coat
A scream Of tiny volume followed and
Sir Rat dropped on its side. The cur
rent was kept on, causing it to shud
der and twitch convulsively. When
it was removed the first victim was
dead. The other, slIspe ting the
deadly nature of the wire, kept tc
the opposite corner of the death cell
The ends of the Office scissors applied
tshddenly from the rear made him
leap forward quickly, and before he
could jump back again the life de
stroying wire was upon him. Like
his i'll fated comrade, he went down
in a heap, kicked, twitched and al
last lay still.
The work of the executiOner being
done he started to wrap up his wires
and turning TO the group remarked:
Say, No. 10, trow dem rats intC
de barrel and fix de trap again. We
might ketch another before day
light. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11


certain New Yorker. whose income
nar,nita the qualification Of his generous
impulses. wanted TO send a Substantial
vift 70 an old friend. clergyman. whose
mail parish in q distant community
vouchsafed him more Of love and rever
ence than salary. I'm going 20 send
B. a hundred dollars. the New Yorker
announced to his wife one day in De
eember.
Are your she said I'm glad.
Then, after a minute. she asked. How
will you send ity
by check. Of course" was the reply
How else should II
But the wife demurred 1T seems a
little too--too sordid. doesn't II. for a
man like Mr. b. Let Inc manage IL,
may r. and the husband consented
On Christmas morning registered
express package was delivered at the
little western parsonage to Mrs. B She
opened it wonderingly and found Hat
box. Going further, mat Of silk paper
was removed and dainty booklet Of
Christmas remembrance was disclosed
This was taken out and admired aud
the card beneath 1t read for the givers.
Something showed still under second
mat Of paper. and when that had been
put aside, there. fitted neatly in the bot
tom Of the box. were five tiny silken
bags, each tied close with little DOW
of ribbon. Each contained twenty
dollar gold piece. This was the wife c.
the Now Workers. delicate way Of 81
mating the check element. Her Poln, Of
View in New York Times.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11

DIR. J. s. Blackwell recently received
from DIR. Paul Paquin photographs of
some curious tablets. The photos rep
resent tablets, affairs, caskets made Of
grayish sandy clay, of rough surface
and decidedly antiquated in appearance
The type is smooth and apparently
made from marble These articles are
purported TO have been found at Wy
man. Montcalm county, Mich, in "A
pinery OF that place, They We're sent
for examination and translation. As
yet DIR. Blackwell has not finished his
Investigations, but upon first examina-
ton he denied their being inscriptions
Of the Chaldean. and In this his opinion
was coinoident with that OF Harvard
professor Also in that II was likely of
tho Median. which was spoken ON the
upper hillso Of Assyria ON the rgre. The
lettes are cuneiform or wedge shape.
Columbia (Mo.l Statesman
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11

A live nianatee or sea cow was ca0ghl
in Biscayne bay few days ago {, gave
It's captorc lively time and some bard
work 10 got u across the bay. Some
times Il came along as quiet ~ lame
after being exhausted by lls efforts a.
escape, Then. whom somewhat rsS,e,l.
u wouisl break away, and 10 prevent
awamping thoir little boat they would
have 10 give Il rope aud let It run awhile
--Enalia Lake lFlA.l Rogion
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11


Comparatively few schoolrooms are
furnished with adequate adjustments
for ventilation Hence the pupils at an
age of great susceptibility breathe much
bad air, often from diseased lungs and
always charged with deleterious bodi-
ly exhalations.
AT the very least, the vital resistance
Uf the system is dangerously lowered
On the other hand, when the air be-
comes insufferable, the teacher may or
der the windows opened, thus endanger-
ing those who sit within the draft at a
time when they are least able Ia bear
exposure
As 10 perils from church assemblies
it should be remembered that many
members of the congregation are suffer
ing from low vitality, through age or
other inhrnlities. Il is extremely haz
ardous for such persons to breathe air
which has not been fully changed since
previous service, and which is still
further contaminated by breath from
hundreds of lungs and exhalations from
as many bodies. or to sit an hour and a
half with cold feet in room not prop
erly warmed - Youths Companion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11

Becky h a eolored girl born aud
brought up in the extreme south she
came north only last fall One frosty
morning not long ago she hung some
clothes on the line to dry. Later
when she went to bring them indoors.
they were frozen stiff. shirts with
their arms at right angles to the
bodies. other things able to staUd
alone. When Becky bad set haT
basket down on the kitchen floor Sne
rushed into the parlor where her nlis
tresA was and exclaimed in tones Oi
delight. oh. missus. hung de cloes
out dis mornin an de Lo'd's come
down an clean staiched dem all while
Iwasn't a lookin. T" New York TIMES.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11

Lyman Pusshoe, Of Donnysyille, had a
unique experience In hunting deer last
week. He was lying In wait for deer
when, almost without warming three
fine animals came into an opening q
short distance from the place Of his con
cealment, They were two does and a
buck. Opening tire, one OF tho does fell
aud the others ran away pusshee, still
remaining IN hiding, was soon rewarded
by the return OF the buck 10 his dead
mate, A shot, followed by others, failed
TO bring the noble fellow down, and
again and again did he return until
eleven shota had been fired at him whom
ho fell, victim to eonstaney. Bangor
lMol Commercial
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11
selling mllk on sunday In scotland.

Is il lawful to sell milk 10 duchess
on Sundays? This is the great question
which has been agitating west Of Scot
land presbytery. Mr.. Robert l<elso, a
farmer and elder Of the Free Kirk III the
island Of Arran, has been in the habit Of
supplying milk to the Duchess Of Ham.
ilton at Brodick castle on Sundays. His
minister demonstrated with him for this
particular form Of Sabbath deseeration.
No exemption, the minister poiuted ont.
was made in the camp of Israel IN re.
gard to manna-Saturday's supply hav-
ing always to serve for Sunday there
fore, no exemption ought to be made in
Arran, even in the case Of milk to a
duchess
The kirk session supported the minis
ter, aud decided that the wicked elder
should be admonished. The elder, how
ever, refused to submit, and appealed TO
the presbytery, and this body while rec
ognizing the zeal Of the session. has en-.
Joined that no admonition shall take
place. The elder thus returns to his
island victorious, and Sunday calls at
the castle will presumably be continued.
Meantime "the medical man in Lon.
don" who was irreverent enough 70 af-
firm that milk diet was a necessity for
the duchess and Lady Mary on Sun
days as well as other days may we'll be
left to the after biting" of his own con.
science. Pail Mall (iazette
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11
La GriDpe.

TIE tendency of this disease to-
ward pneumonia is what makes il
dangerous, La Grippe requires pre-
cisely the same treatment as a severe
cold. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is famous for its cures of severe colds.
This remedy effectually counter
acts the tendency of the disease tC
result in pneumonia, provided that
proper care be taken to avoid ex-
posure when recovering from the at
tack. Careful inquiry among the
many thousands who have used this
remedy during the epidenics of the
past two years has failed to discover
a single case that has not recovered
or that bas resulted in pneumonia,
so cent and 81 bottles tor sale by
@. E. Good, druggist.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11

The theaterphone experiment recently
tried IN London met with some success
Il is expected that perplexed hostesses
viii soon be able 70 offer their guests at
an lat home" the novelty OF theatrical
performance without visible actors.
scenery or accessories The general
public win welcome its introduction IL
some OF the fashionable and noisy thea.
ter parties may thus take place outside
the theater. New York Times
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11

DIR. Talmage has been celebrating his
sixtieth birthday, and he says he feels
no older than he did when he was forty
His step Ia certainly as vigorous, and he
goes stamping up Broadway with tread
which has every evidence Of being in
spired by health, a good conscience and
q ilne income. New York CIR Phila.
delphia Press
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11

An artificial honey. which is said
10 be likely to become formidable
rival of the natural product is being
made in Germany Il consists Of
water, sugar a small quantity Of
mineral salts and a free acid, The
resemblance is incr@psed by incor
porating into the prpluet The scent Of
flowers. - Pittshnrg Di4alch,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11

A French pharmacist in whose
store occurred fire from igniuon
of gasoline. quickly extinquished the
flames by breaking q glass carbOy ot
ammonia in their vicinity. The ef
feet was said to be remarkable. and
affords a good suggestion for action
in similar instances. --Pharmatpu
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11
A cure for niIionsness.

On the eastern shore OF Maryland
biliousness is cured by boring three
holes in carefully selected tree and
walking three times around IL, say
ing. "Go away. bilious. y Washing
ton Star.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11

A little girl on heaging Of the rais
ing 10 life of the widows sm thought
il over quietly and ego:llually 10
marked. II presume they had to pay
for the grave all the samef" London
Truth.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11
Snail sil Snail SmA Snail gTina
Summons.

In the Circuit Court OF the state OF Ore
gon, for Marion county.
Miles Riley, plaintiff, VS.. r. NJ. Glover,
defendant.
ToR NJ. Glover the defendant:
In the n8mo Of the state Ol OneCOn You
are hereby required 10 appear and answer
the complaint filed against you in the
above entitled action, ON or iefNrt the Sth
day at February. iSl2. the same bcing the
nr~i day % next regularternl ot the absVe
entitled court AFTER the expiration of the
puolication OF this summons, and Al you
iail 50 IA appear aud ausNser, the plaintiff
win take Judgment against y,u iOT The sum
OF so together with tnterSt thereon at the
rate ~ per cent. per aiirum irOn March
No. lSss,. until raid, and ell costs and dis.
ourfclnents 81 this action. You are hereby
uOiificd that this summons IL served upon
YOU ~ qualifications by order oi the Hon. A.
2. kOise. Judge ~ said court. made on the
nth cay ~ Nov 1891 direciing that said
summons De published six consecutive
WeSSs iu the CAPITAL loVrNAI.. published
~ saiel, Marion county, urcgOn.
~ 4. NC<NRNaC and
- r. ERiChARDSON,
lAudm Attorneys ilr piaintii.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11
sAs I.lsls stamp. aad EaveIaps.

Miss Crawford, young clerk In Phila
delphia, said that she could stick S,O0O
stamps an hour and seal la,0O0 envelopes
with her tonguel In day. She can
slso fold ia.0o0 circulars aud address
1900 envelopes q day
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11
August. q!
Flower

How does he feel 7--He feels
blue, deep. dark, unfading, dyed
the-wool eternal blue, and he
makes everybody feel the same way
August Flower the Remedy.
How does ne feeI7-He feels
headache, generally dull and con-
slant. but sometimes excruciating-
August Flower the Remedy.
How does he feei7-He feels
violent Iiiccoughing or jumping Of
the stomach after meal, raising
bifter-tasting matter or what he has
eaten OF drunk-August Flower
the Remedy.
How does he feel 2-He feels
The gradual decay of vital power
he feels miserable, melancholy,
hopeless, and longs for death and
peace--August Flower the ROM
edy.
How does he fesl2--He feels 50
full after eating a meal that he can
hardly wa1k--August Flower the
Remedy. ~
c. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. s. A.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11
Letter List.

The following is the list Of letters
remaining uncaIIed for in the post
Office at Salem, Feb. 10, 1892. Per
sons calling for the same will please
~
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-11

slant, but sometimes excruciating-
August Flower the Remedy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-19
NEWS BY WIRE.
DIED BY THE SPARK.
Murderer Mcclure Executed in Sing Sing

Murderer Mcclure Executed in Sing Sing
Prison.
SING SING, Dec. 10, 1s92.-Fred Nc
CURE, the murderer of Mrs. Amelia
Gregory. the wife of farmer near Mid.
dleton, was electrocuted in the State
prison at eleven minutes past eleven
o'clock this morning. There were two
electric shocks given In twelve seconds
and death was almost instantaneous.
The electrocution was the most success
tul that has yet been held. Mcclure
met his death bravely.
The crime which Mcclure exDiated
this morning, was very brutal one.
About three O'Clock in the afternoon of
October IL. 1891, Mrs. Gregory was
about three miles north of Middletown.
discovered few hours later. Mcclure
was arrested and finally confessed the
crime. The motive was robbery. Mcclure
said he came upon his victim unobserved.
and shot her as she stopped to pick up a
wood in The kitchen.
She fell and then ran up to go into the
front room. She held the door aud Me-
Guire fired through the panel. He then
puShod the door open and
fired two more bullets into the woman's
body. Mcclure then struck herson the
head with heavy earthern vessel. He
then got the money and was about to
leave the honse when he heard the
woman call OUT Erred" He Went back
and crushed her head in with the heel of
his boot,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-19
SOUTH COVE GRANT.
The Sheriff Shortly to Take Possession
for the CitY

The Sheriff Shortly to Take Possession
for the City.
Corporation Counsel Edwards this
morning fled with the Street and Water
Commissioners copy of the decision of
the Court Of Errors and Appeals
in the South Cove grant.
He also notified the Board
that he had issued an order of affirmation
and that the Sheriff would shortly be in a
position to place the city in possession Of
the valuable grant.
In connection with this matter the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:-
Resolved, That the Corporation Counsel De re-
quested to advise this board of the pres
ent status of the tide water basin es-
tablished in the South Cove under the
act OF April 4, 1872, of the attempted
vacation Of the northerly three hundred feet
thereof, of the present condition of the part so
vacated and generally Of the right of the city
therein, together with his opinion of the
course to be followed by the city to receive such
rights, and that the Chief Engineer be directed
to make all such necessary surveys and caIcu-
lations as may be required by the Corporation
Counsel for the purpose of such report
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-19
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The New Jersey Bowling Club will hold a
stage racket this evening at the club house on
Virginia avenue.
Yesterday afternoon John Mccarthy, of No.
o72 Summit avenue while walking along Oak
land avenue, was seized with fit. He was re-
moved to the City Hospital in the city ambu-
lance.
Shortly after two O'Clock yesterday afternoon
Richard Trapp, of 9o Laidlow avenue, while
driving along Hoboken avenue, was thrown
from his buggy and slightly injured about the
head and body. He was taken to his home.
Master Walter Clarke, one of the 1nnior bowl
ers of the Young Mems Christian Association
holds the high score of 240.
Justice Davis this morning admitted Antonio
Linardi to bail in $500, He was arrested for as
sault on his brother, John Linardi.
Shortly after six o'clock last night Patrolman
Hilger found the cellar door in the rear of the
Summit Avenue Westminster Presbyterian
Church open.
The Merchants Protective Association will
meet at the Avenue House tonight.
The George B. Fielder Association, named in
honor of the popular Congressman, will meet
tonight and make arrangements for holding
ball
Mayor Wanser's veto of Foreman J. s. Days
salary was not sustained this morning.
The Street and Water Commissioners this
morning passed the payrols of laborers laying
water pipe for September, October and Novem-
ber, aggregatlng $0,753. go.
st. Paul's avenue sewer was accepted as COM
plete this morning.
ASAArles Haniy and others have taken steps to
the sewering of Manning avenue
old payrolls of men not appointed by
ion bobbed up before the Street and
Commissioners this morning. Mayor
r has vetoed the pay Of Q hundred or
mem
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-19
TOO POOR FOR DOCTORS.
Sad Fate of a Baby Stricken
With Whooping Cough
A Heart Broken
Mother.

On the police return of the Fourth pre-
cinct, Captain Newton's new command I.
was the entry this morning.
The1 son Of Daniel Costello. five months old, Of
no. II Pearce avenue was found dead in bed by
It's mother The mother informed the officer
that the child had been sick with whoopng
cough some time, and had medical attend
ance. County Physician Converse was notified.
Reported by Patrolman Thomas Donohoue.
A JERSEY CITY NEWS reporter visited
N. Il Pearce avenue this morning and
heard most pathetic story. The house
is one of row Of dilapidated two-story
and basement frame buildings On the
top floor lived Daniel Costello, a
hard working and Industrious young
man, his wife. until the death OF
their youngest child. four children. The
home was a happy one, although Mrs.
Costello was in feeble health, and the
physicians were a severe drain on the
meague salary of the young husband.
HoMELY REMEDIES.
Some weeks ago the young est child, q
bright and interesting little boy, was
taken Ill wi tn whoopiug cough. Some of
the neighbors advised Mrs. Costello to
call in doctor, but the poor woman's
money had been well nigh exhausted by a
physicians visits TO herself and she de-
termined to doctor the child herself. She
used homely household remedies and many
OF the neighbors upheld her and said that a
physicians services would be needless
expense.
The rest of the story is perhaps best
told by the woman hersalf.
"On Friday my child seemed to have
improved" the fearful woman said." and
after wrapping him up we'll I brought
him out for an airing. He chirped and
smiled and l was happy.
saturday night went to bed about
ten O'Clock with my baby alongside of
me. At four o'clock Iawoke and sew my
child, as thought. sound asleep in the
corner of the bed. fell asleep again and
arose at half-past six O'Clock to get the
breakfast. In leaving the bed my hand
touched the Daby's face. 1t was as cold
as ice Then | saw that the baby was
rigid and screamed. My husband came
into the loom. Then we saw the child
was dead.
A MOTHERS SORROW.
DO you want to see my baby?" asked
the almost distracted mother to the re-
porter. do come in and look at the
baby" and the reporter could not resist
the fearful appeal.
Into very neatly furnished parlor the
reporter was led. On a table covered
with sheet was the baby, ana as the
mother lifted the sheet from the face she
burst into an uncomfortable fit of crying.
"Oh please don't say in your paper that
my baby died for want of DOCTORS
care" she moaned. "rhat would be
cruel. II thought that my bsby's life
could be spared, would lay down my
own life. oh my poor, poor baby"
AS the reporter withdrew. the poor
woman was bending over the child, cry
ing as though her heart would break.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-19
Faslhions in suioides.

''The mania for committing suicide is
spreading to an alarming extent" re-
marked d Johns Hopkins professor re-
Gently. II recall reading a prediction, :"
he continued, .that between the years
1885 and 1895 such an epidemic, if you eau
call it that, would prevail owing TO the
planetary influences, and the facts seem
to bear it out. whether the prediction
was based on supposititious grounds or as
a result of astronomical research. His
tory tells us that at an early period in
France so prevalent was the idea of self
destruction that the government issued
decree that after a certain time the body
of any man or woman guilty of taking
his or her life should be hanged in pub
lie place aud designated as that of cow
ardly criminal. The result of the edict
WAS that thereafter the suicidal mania
became unfashionable, and deaths from
this cause were few and far between. 1t
would appear to me, reviewing the his
tory of the past few years. that some leg
islation of the same sort must be enacted
in America. ."-Baltimore Herald.