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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
wltnesae. rearea hr I.ar.rers.

The best witnesses are nervous ones,
who are afraid that they will never be
able to speak so as to be heard in court.
And the worst ones TO tackle are those
who are telling the truth. If witness
has truth on her side she may be ever SO
timid. but she viii tell straight story,
and the most astute lawyer in the world
can neither shake nor break her word.
II witness is telling lie clever law
yer will make her tell another and an
other and another. until she has woven
such network Of lies around herself
that it is comparatively easy to break
up one of them, aud so the whole struc-
ture falls through.
Ii is easy 10 win case for woman.
The natural chivalry of American men
makes them in sympathy with a woman
when they would feel none at all for a
man. Any able lawyer will tell you that
he finds ii easier to carry through one
weak case for a woman than half dozen
strong ones for man.--Abe Hummel Ia
New York Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
The Audience Was Warm.

Mr.. Wilson Barrett, the well known
actor, relates that he was misled by the
fortuitously olicited enthusiasm of al
audience. 1t happened in Dublin, and
the time was shortly after the Fenian
outrage at Clerkenwell.
'Little did ! expect" says Mr.. Bar
rett, 1.-THE perfect furore of cheers which
greeted my first appearance. Every
speech was received with torrent of
applause, and, being at that time a
young man. certainly felt myself o
person of considerable Importance be
fore got through the first act
And this was perfectly natural. New
ertheless the actor was destined to be
enlightened and to learn that at least
some of his self complaisance had ficti-
tious basis.
He enjoyed his triumph SO much that
he confided In the property man of the
theater.
"a very warm audience"
"Yes, sir; very warm"
"Are Irish audiences often as warm"
"Not often"
"They seem to like my acting very
much"
"The actinT returned the property
man; ''it is not that at all, sir. They are
after taking you for relation of Barrett
that was angedw-Mercury
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
ODDS AND ENDS.

Kansas has "a. 743 railroad employees.
The room in which Napoleon died is
now stable.
Chicago is to have electrically pro
PEELED vehicles.
Aniline dyes were discovered by Un-
verdorhen in 1896
Desertion from the army costs Eng
land $800,000 annually.
A resident of Marietta, Ga. claims to
have petrifed chicken.
A woman can say "no" in such low
voice that it means ''yes."
The Roman Emperor Maximian was
the son of common soldier.
Only 10 per cent. of German school
boys are said to go in for athletids.
We are assured by an artist that only
one person in 4,S00 has perfect nose.
Florida fig trees are said to be at
present bearing their third crop this sea-
son.
Calhoun county, Ills, has no railroad,
telegraph or telephone within its bor-
ders.
General Hancock was never in chiet
command of the army of the United
States.
Waiting on q young prince and groom
ing spirited horse are two very diff.
cult things.
Quite large gold nugget was re-
Gently gotten out of the Swank mines
in Washington.
Whittier, after sixty years of labor,
died poor. Corbett made $45,000 in a
two hours prize fight.
A Portland (Me.), woman, who has a
mania for cancelled postage stamps, has
over million of them.
Hyphenated names are increasing
among New Yorks fashionable people
at rate that suggests fad.
A Turkish proverb says: If you
come empty handed they will tell you
"the effendi is asleep" If you come
with present they Will say, "Effendi,
pray step in."
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
A neIlcats Compliment.

When General Grant visited Japan
he was received with great hospitality,
and every honor possible was shown
him. The japanese hardly knew what
to make of the somewhat grave and Sc
rious demeanor of the American, but by
an act of graceful consideration he won
their admiration and rememb brance.
AS he journeyed toward the interior
of the country, he came to deep ra-
vine spanned by two bridges. One of
these was known as the "sacred bridge,
and was not open to travel. It had
never been crossed but once. 1t had
been formally opened by prince who
died shortly after the ceremony. The
bridge was called by his name, and was
not used afterward.
Wishing to do honor to General Grant,
the authorities commanded that this
bridge be thrown open for him to cross
upon. His courier was told its history.
which he in turn told to General Grant
AS the party neared the two bridges
the general gave directions that his cor
tege should cross over the bridge com
monty in use, and removing his hat he
approached the sacred bridge, bowed te
the official in charge, and turning re
joined his companions and crossed ovel
the other bridge.
This act was received with murnul
of applause. Its delicate consideration
was highly appreciated by people with
whom courtesy is fine ar. -Youthi
CompanIUn.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15

We are told that the English of our
day is considered by a high authority
almost perfect, alike for the purpose of
the orator, the philosopher the lecturer
and the poet. The purest English is
said to be spoken in Lincolnshire. There
are four times as many words in our
language as there are in the French, yet
a philologist estimates that the coinage
Of new words in our tongue goes on at
the rate of 100 annually.-Chambers'
journal.
<>NrJ xaI-e HNrzx~W, e-~~ ~~~ -
The longest canal in the world is the
one extending from the frontier OF China
to St. Petersburg It measures in all
4,479 miles.
There is said to be a European lady in
japan who has collected 700 teapots Of
different patterns and kinds. and yet
scores of typical shapes are not included
in her assortment.
Yawning is not always useless act,
for it often cures catarrh and other af-
aictions of the throat.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
THE REWARD OF MERIT.
story of an 1892 Boy Who Got the job
on His Ability.

story of an 1892 Boy Who Got the Job
on His Ability.
wanted---A bright boy to begin at the bot
tom of the ladder In my Office, and gradually
work up by his own conscientious efforts until
can take him into partnership ard marry
him to my only daughter Call at 94d2 West
l4l6 street.
Mr.. Gotrox sat in his office impatient
ly awaiting the answers to his ad. which
he knew would come.
In few minutes, one after another, a
large number of. lads filed in, some of
them breathless from running, having
read their morning papers little late.
Mr.. Gotrox looked them over quickly
with his eagle eye, and dismissed all but
two. Now, boys" he said. after he
had talked with them bit, 81 like the
looks of you both, and will employ the
one who does simple thing the best. :"
(He should have said .'better." inasmuch
as there were only two boys, but he was
not that sort Of man during business
hours,
"Here are two packages just alike,
which have just been delivered here"
he said. John" addressing the sad
eyed, dreamy looking youth, ''let me see
you open this parcel"
Then John winked at himself and
said in his heart: "This is indeed snap.
How glad am that am upon or on tc
this little scheme" And with great
care and patience he tugged and picked
at the hard knots, and after long effort
took the cord off in one piece, wound it
into neat coil, carefully folded up the
coarse wrapping paper and stepped back,
trying hard to conceal the triumph in
his eyes.
Mr.. Gotrox made no remark. except.
Nov, Sam, it is your turn"
Poor Sam! He had never had any ad-
vantages to speak of, as he had been
obliged to hustle good deal all of his
life, and had never read any stories of
good boys who had become great He
whipped out his jackknife, cut the cord
in four pieces quicker than wink and
kicked the wrapping paper into the cor
ner.
you're the boy for me-" shouted Mr..
Gotrox, "and you may go to work at
once. john" he said, "you are a good
boy. but you should have lived in 1S42
You are not in it this year. We do not
care nowadays to waste three shillings'
worth of time to save ~ cents worth
of paper and twine. &C. N. Hood In
Harper's Bazaar.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15

Discoursing in contemporary maga-
zine about the Worlds fair buildings at
Chicago. discreet observer remarks on
the excellent results that mayhe hoped
for from the inspection Of the United
States government building by the null
titudes that come to the fair. The OBJ
server regards the said government
building as so far inferior in beauty to
many of the structures that are near it
that its defects cannot help coming home
to the perceptions of the average OBJ
server, and waking him up to the pro-
priety of manning the federal archi-
tectural establishment at Washington
with higher order Of talent. even at
the cost Ct Increased expense.
Without discussing this particular
building, or the particular benefit that
it is expected to work, it seems reason.
able to hope for very important archi-
tectural results all over this country
from the buildings that have been
erected for the fair. There is concur
renee of opinion as to the amazing sue
cess of the fair buildings as a whole.
and as to the remarkable impressiveness
of such group of beautiful structures
on the mind of the beholder. To have
seen them is not quite an education in
architecture, but it is certainly lesson,
and one which the intelligent spectator
will not be able to forget. If hundreds
of thousands Of Americans go home
from the great fair with new concep-
tions of the ability of brains and beauty
to find expression in building materials.
the results will be important. and the
next decade will begin to show them
Harper's Weekly.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
The Politics of Immigrants.

A study of the nationalities repre-
sented in the immigration to this
country shows that a little more
than 80 per cent. of the whole num-
Der have come from Protestant
countries, and if we should look
closely into the matter we should
find that the two great political
parties in the United States absorb
equal proportions of the total volume
of immigration. In theological
and political sense therefore immi-
grafton has been quite equally di-
vided Carroll D. Wright in Popu.
lar Science Monthly,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
Ont Of His Reckoning.

Adjutant lat ball, after the third
set)--Now, fancy, can risk it; by this
time our generals fat daughter win
surely have filled up her programme.
Mein gnadiges fraulein, may ask to
see your programmed
Generals Wherever have
you been so long? have only six dances
left for you!-Fliegende Blatter.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
He Had No Chance.

Miss Chinner--l don't think Mr.. Dol
ley is much of conversationist. He
was with me an hour last evening, and
don't believe he spoke three sentences.
Miss Flypp-- Yes, he told me he hadn't
chance 10 get in word edgewise.--
Truth.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15

A French novelty in the way of a
tiiaepieoe is floral clock. the long
hands Of which sweep above twelve
iofal beds, each bed being different
from all the others ia the color and VA
rieiy Of flower. The hands are moved
BY snbtegranean mechanism. Philadsl-
phia Record.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
Notice ofFinal Settlement.

NOTICE Is hereby given. that George G.
~ bingham executor OF the estate ~ n.
b Chubb, deceased, has flcd his final ac-
count as such executor, and the county
court OF Marion county, oregon, has SET
the 9th dav OF December 1872 1T the hour
OF 10 O'Clock a. m. for the hearing thereof
All persons having Ghjecti ms 10 said ac-
count will present them to said court AZ
said time. GEO. q. RINGHAM
ll-45dws Execnior
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
An Unavailable Idea.

Dusty Rhodes--If had money should
get my life insured for $4,000
Fitx William-What good would it do
your
Dusty Rhodes-No company with an
eye TO business would let such policy
holder starve.--New York Herald.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
SOMETHING NEW.

The new Tine Card, which is now
In effect, via the wisconsin Central
hnes," in connection with the
Northern Pacific r r., affords the
travelling public the best facilities
nom all points west TO Chicago aud
points east and south.
The unsurpassed equipment offered
TO Its patrons, combined with speed.
comfort aud safety. surprising ali
its competitors.
All through trains are composed
OF Pullman vestibuled drawing-room
sleepers, with dining cars and day
coaches Of latest design.
The daily through fast train each
way, making close connection at
Chicago with trains In all directions
For tickets, time tables, etc. an
Ply 10 agent Of Northern Pacific X
H., or JAS. 9. POM,
GenN Pass. aud Tkt. agent
Chicago, III.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15

Bond higher interest indemnity old
HI G. Cotton Genl the Mchu
the and thinking of
will be glad Canat the Willamette Hotel the Office
Of MITCHEIIE& LUNN, Resident
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
Saw His Tombstone Every sunday.

A somewhat eccentric man, stone
mason by trade. died at Barrow-on-Soar,
Leicestershire, recently. On the death
of his wife, many years ago, he engraved
u tombstone, which read as follows:
Erected TO the memory of William and
Sarah Swain. who departed this life in
the Nineteenth century" The stone
was then erected at the end OF his wsfs's
grave, and from that time until bis
death he passed it on his way 10 church
syery sundays-7konien nt-hiR
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
Looking Ahead.

Miss Gohghtly tthe friend Of the fam.
ily, and to whom Sir Percy has pro.
posed}-of course I'm awfully Obliged,
Sir Percy--but, say now, don't you think
there would be some danger OF my fall
ing In love with yoar eldest sons-Ponch.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15

aThe use of 'Castoria Is SO universal and
its merits so well known that it seems work
of supererogation to endorse it, Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach"
CARLOS MARTIN, d. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15

Gaptsonomtc Item.
Proprietor Of Restaurant What do
you think OF our heetsteakss
Guest lgruiay> loo small for their
ass' -Tsxas sifsinss.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15
for Infants and Children.

Castorin cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhpa, Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes
gestion,
without injurious medication
T" For several years have recommended
your Castoria, and shall always continue to
do so as 1t has invariably produced beneficial
results"
Erwin r. PARpEE. n. D.,
"The Winthrop" 125th Street and 7th Ave-,
New York City
COMPANY, "a MURRAY STREET, NEW YoRK.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-11-15

"Cas.oria Is 70 well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me-" H. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. 7.
The record-union., 1892-01-19

FURNISHED ROOMS, WITHOUT BOARD.
l. at International Hotel $50 to 326 X
street. w. \. CASWELI, Proprietor
The record-union., 1892-01-19
MICHEL Angeles FRRscos.
His Greatest Paintings Finished Before
He was Thirty.

AlS was
The Century for November contains an
article on Michel Angelo by W. j. Still
man, illustrated by full-page engravings
by Cole of two of the series of Sibyls. OF
this great work, perhaps the greatest art
of the world, MIR. Stillman says: 1.-THE
ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, another
commission of Julius, finished in 1912, is
certainly the work which best justifies
the employment of Michel Angelo as a
painter, not only as containing his best
painting, but as in itself the finest piece
of decorative painting in existence. 1t is
in the taste of the time, in which the Re-
naissance had developed all the exaggera-
tons of its characteristics, but both in the
ensemble and in the invention of its de-
tails and the pathetic character OF it's
mythic persOnageS il has no peer amongst
the many similar works of time of fer
tile designing and mastery execution.
He was able to give full play in it to his
magnificent conception of the SCULPTURE
esque material of Roman mythology and
to that subtle quality of composition
which is so prominent in his statues, and
is one of the artistic charms of Greek art
that of filling a space without either
monotony or dissidence of lines or masses.
Every figure has the value of one on
Greek coin, and the largeness of treat
ment is model for all time.
For color we do not look to it, for he
naQ IIOi The SllG vi COlOI III Ine QlSn ar
tistic sense, but even in this its decora-
tive value is satisfactory because, thanks
to the scale of color employed, nothing
lars but for all other elements of art it is
| a lesson forever. Looking at the mighty
sweep of his brush, we can well imagine
the impotence with which he swept aside
the little fresco painters who We're to do
the work after his drawings, and shutting
himself in seciusion in which he had
no need to apprehend stupid comment or
the worst that could befall minimize
Gle appreciation, gave permanent form to
his inspirations. The appreciation of
works of such power and Imagination
must always be partial and limited, but
! to me the Scripture stories told in the
central compartments are of less value as
art than the Sibyls, which are sculpt-
uresque creations more in the vein of all
the marble work of Michel Angelo, and
/ in the direction of his highest gifts, which
were in the invention Of form. The Sis
] tine ceiling was finished when he was
/ still in what may be considered his youth
/ before he was 80"
The record-union., 1892-01-19
A Language for Dogs.

1t must also be borne in mind that dogs
are and always have been bred for spe-
clal purposes, such as pointing, retriev-
ing, running, watching and biting, but
not for general intelligence. Mr.. Cation.
who calls attention to this fact, suggests
that 1t would be interesting as psyche
logical experiment to mate the cleverest
dogs generation after generation, breed
ing and educating them solely for intel
lectual power and disregarding every
other consideration.
In order to carry out this plan to per-
lection and to realize all The possibilities
involved in such q comprehensive
scheme, 1t would be necessary TO devise
some system of signs by which dogs
would be able to communicate their ideas
more fully and more clearly than they
Go at present. both to each other and to
man. That the invention of such q Ian
guage is not impossible is evident from
what has already been achieved in the
training of dogs for exhibition, as well as
! from the extent to which thew have
learned to understand human speech by
mere association with man. Professor
A. Graham Bell believes that they may
| be taught to pronounce words, and is
now making scientific experiments in
this direction. The same opinion was
expressed two centuries ago by no less an
authority than Liebnits, who adduces
some startling facts in support of it. The
value of such language as a means of
charging the animals sphere of thought
and power of conception, and of giving a
higher development to its intellectual
faculties, is incalculahle.-Pro Z.
L. Evans in Popular Science Monthly.
The record-union., 1892-01-19
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

w. w. Montague of San Francisco is in
the city.
C. p. Runyon of CORTLAND is at the
Golden Eagle.
Sam Gamble of San Mateo was in the
city yesterday.
Professor n. Giacomini has returned
from Portland, Or.
Howard Kercheval of Grand Island was
in town yesterday.
Oscar Promise, a prominent merchant
of San Jose, in the city.
A. A. Jackson, weli-known Willows
merchant, is in the city.
Ex-senator English and Hon. W. D.
English are in Sacramento.
l.. Henry, manager of the Metropolitan
Theater, is in San Francisco.
General J. w. B. Montgomery of
Chico spent Sunday in Sacramento
Miss Leila Carroll is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles o. Alexander at Oakland.
A. Leonard is seriously i'll of pneu-
monia at his home few miles east of
this city.
DIR. C. A. Ruggles of Stockton, men,
Der of the State board of Health, was in
the city yesterday.
Ex-Congressman t. J. Clunie is in the
city. He attended the reopening of his
theater last evening.
Mrs. Fred Buckingham of Paradise
Valley, New, is visiting relatives in
Washington, Yolo County.
Miss Emma Felter has been invited to
sing at the reception of the Press League
visitors in San Francisco this evening
Deputy Sheriff NJ. Fay is the latest adj
ditlon to the grlp-Stricken ranks. He has
been confined TO his home since Satl1r-
DAY.
Among the visitors to the citrus fair in
Auburn from Sacramento on Sunday
were Mrs. y. Theobalds. Mrs. A. d Til
ton, and Misses Mary Mol, Carrie Ken
schier, Title and Florence Slawson.
The ladies of Angel Island Military
Post will be atA>home on the first and
third Thursdays of the season. They
will receive their friends ON the third
Thursday, beginning January list, at
the Post Library, and there will be dan
cling.
Charles P. Hall. formerly manager >oi
the theaters in this city, and who has
been confined TO his bed for several
months on account OF injuries received
III the Webster railroad accident, has
gone TO San Francisco, having recovered
sufficiently to make the trip.
Arrivalsat the Golden EARLE Hotel YES
terday: j. q. Walker, Chicago: J. /. Nc
Cornell. Woodland; A. l.. Young. Geo.
Vincent, ID. w. Packard and wife. w.
w. Montague, +. j. Carter, Miss NJ. Fos-
ter, n. Kenealy, p. II. Potter, l.. j. Wen
ban, Mrs. w. z. Shaw, San Francisco:
Frank Grygle, Washington; Mrs. Della
NcRae, Roseville; u. L. Cole, Gurro; c.
w. Irish, Reno; L. II. Thompson, Tu-
lare; c. 4. Ruggles, Stockton; W. g.
Cochran, Los Angeles; L. Mitchell, G. II
Robinson, New York; c. Z. Runyon
CORTLAND; G. Leavenworth, City; X II
Plat, san Jose; d. II. Recarte, Sar
Francisco.
The record-union., 1892-01-19
MOVEMENTS IN SILVER.
Prospect OF the Price Going Up in t
Near Future

Prospect OF the Price Going Up in the
Near Future.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1S.-The Val Street
Journal says: Somebody has evidently
received large buying orders in silver
within the last few days. Certain houses
are giving attention to it in the board
and predictions are made of considerably
higher prices. The weakness in silver is
believed in some circles to have been
caused by the pool throwing over its
stock at a time when buyers were I'M
usually scarce. An authority on the sub
ject says the decline in silver is hard to
reconcile with known conditions, such,
for example, as the small supply and ex-
port of about 100000 ounces per week tc
supply the requirements of British de-
Tendencies. The stock on hand is now
less than 3,500,000 ounces, and the price
about SO cents, against 81 OF one year
ago. Dealers in bullion attribute the de-
cline to the general lack of interest in the
market for that commodity, because nc
action is being taken on the question o.
free coinage by Congress.
The record-union., 1892-01-19
ATHLETIC CARNIVAL

The Club Announces Big Bal NTasque
FOR Next Week.
The Sacramento Athletic Club has been
quiet as regards social matters for some
time, but now blossoms out with the an
nouncement that on Thursday evening
of next week it viii give grand masked
carnival in the Assembly Chamber of the
Capitol. In connection with this there
will be promenade concert.
Preparations are being made to have
this one of the most brilliant events of the
season, and if any organization can ac-
complish this it should be the Athletic
Club. 1t is very popular and has very
large membership. Two fine string or
chestras will supply the music. 1t is eX-
pected that some very handsome cos
TUNES Will be worn. The bal masque is
TO be given for the benefit of the clubs
building fund.