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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
A MIXED UP FAMILY.

Extraordinary Domestic Complications
That n New work Lawyer Ran Against.
II have heard of a good many sin
gularly complicated family ties, said
a lawyer of this city, but happen
ed to be present at murder trial III
Pennsylvania once in the course OF
which was developed a mixed up
condition of domestic RELATIONSHIP ,
such as was never before put o.
record. A man named John Lefevrr
was being tried on a charge of mul
dering his wife. The prisoner was
man sixty years of age. The VII
he was alleged to have killed W.
his second one. Twenty years before
she married Lefevre she had mar
ried a man named Samuel Cooper
from whom she procured a divorce
"She took their three children witt
her and married Andrew Grade, a
neighbor. The wife Lefevre had
then was relative of Grade, and the
two families live near neighbors.
Not long after Mrs. Cooper married
Grabe Lefevre's wife died. Then
Mrs Grabe obtained divorce from
her second husband, and, again TAX
ing the three children Of her firsI
husband, Samuel Cooper, with her,
married John Lefevre. Samuel
Cooper, by the way, had remarked
soon after his wife got her divorce,
and he and his second wife lived
within quarter of mile of the
GRADES and Lefevres.
"Lefevre and his new wife did not
live happily together, but they Were
ON cordial terms with the Grade fam
lily, Andrew Grabe having married
again Immediately after his first
wife was divorced from him, his sec
ond wife being a sister of John LIE
fevre. Samuel Cooper's second wife
was a sister of his first wife. Thus
Mrs. Lefevre lived with her third
husband and her first husbands
children close neighbors to her first
husband and her second husband,
each of whom had become her
brother-in-law. Samuel Cooper had
also become by his second marriage
uncle to his children by his first
wife.
John Lefevre lived unhappily
with his third WIFE At last Mrs
Lefevre was found dead with her
neck broken and her skull crushed
at the foot of long fight of stairs
in her house. Her sister, Susan Hab
bercorn, suspected that Mrs. Le
fevre's husband had murdered her
On her charge Lefevre was arrested
and placed on trial Andrew Grabe,
the dead woman's divorced second
husband, was drawn on the jury, and
Samuel Cooper, her first divorced
husband, was witness in the case,
but, of course, Grabe was not impan
eled.
'On the witness stand it was elic
tied from Miss Habbercorn that she
herself had been twice married and
twice divorced. Her first husband
was cousin of Andrew Grade. Her
second husband was a brother of
John Lefevre's first wife Miss Hab-
bercorn admitted also that she was
engaged to be married again, that
time to brother of Samuel Cooper,
her dead sisters first divorced hus-
band. The jury disagreed on the
murder trial, and l don't know how
it resulted finally, but that was a
mixed up family, wasn't it?"-New
York Sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
A Lightning Chnnge Artist.

The rapidity with which chame
Icons change their color is marvel
GUS. You gather one from an out
door shrub and it immediately be
comes dark, almost black, kissing
and with its mouth wide open
threatening to bite. Meanwhile il
is never still, but continues to crawl
upward whenever possible; up you
up your sleeve, always upward. By
degrees the angry black changes
into whatever color is nearest. II
ones dress is of a brownish color 80
is the chameleon's. Cor. Forest and
Stream.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13

Whoever has listened to a Boston
fire alarm on summer night, say
through the open windows of a house
on Beacon iIill-fist the bells in Tie
immediate neighborhood, then far
ther and farther away, fainter and
fainter stroke from the South End
and North Ind. and at last some al
most iilaudible, echolike peals from
across the river in Charlestown or
even from East Boston whoever has
heard this will be ready to appreciate
the following story
When the Rev Brooke Herford
first came to Boston several years
ago he was the guest of the Rev. Ed
ward Everett Hale over night. In
the morning he came down stairs
with look of pleased surprise on his
face.
What a delightful custom you
have here" he said. "of Ginning the
bells at midnight"
His host and hostess looked at him
in silence. wondering if he had taken
leave of his senses.
Yes, continued the guest, Il got
up and leaned out of the window to
listen. 1t was a pretty air they
played, although ! did not recog.
uize it.
This, seid Dr. Hale telling the
story afterward, was the first time
ever heard OF a fire alarm being
taken for a symphony" youths
Companion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
An Imperative Order.

Little Ettie W, child of an
American father and a Mexican
mother, knew little Spanish when
she went to chihuahua to visit her
lead mothers family. What does
ealvo mean2" she asked cousin.
1T means bald" And what does
bald mean2" Bald means without
any hair" That day at dinner, Ettie
pulled from her tortilla long hair
a thing not unusual where Mexican
cooks are employed Here, Maria,
she called to the waitress, with pro
found disgust, you go and bring me
some tortillas calvosl Cbald tortil-
las). San Francisco Argonaut.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
AN UNBIASED NEVADA JUDGE.
He Studied the Case In All ITS Bearings
Before Giving n Decision.

Before Giving n Decision.
A conscientious judge adorned the
Nevada bench. In his court a suit
involving the title to some mining
ground was pending between two
companies. In another part of the
district the judge had some claims
which were looked upon as mere
wildcat. He had for year been
trying vainly to raise money to open
his claims. He had incorporated
with 10000 shares, and held them
at one dollar each, with the under
standing that 90 per cent. of the
money received for stock should be
set aside as working capital. But
nobody would buy. One night quite
late the judge heard soft knock on
his chamber door 1t was the presi-
dent of the company that was plain
tiff in the mining suit.
Il was looking at your claims over
ON the east side, judge" he said,
land | believe they are good |
would like some of the stock"
The judge cheerfully sold him s1o,-
900 worth
Il suppose" suggested his honor,
that this transaction had better be
kept secret for the present.
"Of course" agreed the itigant.
A few days later the jurist met the
superintendent of the defendant com
pany and talked stock to him, giving
the opinion that if he bought about
$4,000 worth he would do well. The
superintendent saw the point and in
vested. The judge deposited in bank
$4,000 of the $50, 900 to his own ac
count and $4,000 to the credit of his
company.
Judgment was given to the plain
tiff, and the superintendent of the
losing company went wild and de-
clared everywhere that the judge
was bribe taking thief. His honor
presently sent for both men and
informed them that a big deposit of
ore had been struck in his mine. He
was therefore able to pay a dividend
of dollar share, and handed each
of the astonished investors a check
for $4,000. In few days the mine
was sold for 5000, 900, and the Judge
honorably gave each of his two stock
holders $50, 900.
why did you get me to buy stock,
judge" inquired the enriched and
Modified superintendent, when you
meant to decide against my com
pany2"
ITO tell the truth" answered his
honor, II had received SlO,O from
the president here, and was afraid
if the matter went that way into the
court ! might be prejudiced, so ]
sold you like amount that | might
go upon the bench entirely unbiased.
Judge Goodwin in Comstock Club.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
II Saves the Children.

Mr.. G. II. Shawen, Wellsville,
Kan, says: at is with pleasure
that | speak of the good Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholero aud Diarrhoea
Remedy has done my family during
the last fourteen years. In the most
obstinate cases ofsummer complaint
and diarrhoea among my children.
it acted as charm, making it never
necessary to call in n physician. l
can truthfully say that in my judg-
ment, based on years of experience.
there is not a medicine in the mar
ket that is its equal. For sale by
Geo. x. Good, druggist.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
LIME LIGHT CANDLES.
they Are stui Made by Crude AID Old
Fashioued Processes.

they Are st1I Made by Crude and Old
Fashioned Processes.
Crude and apparently wasteful pro
cesses still hold good III the manufac
.ure of the lime candles used in cal
cium lighting The use of this light
has enormously increased of late
Years. and even the electric light has
,ot n,pplanted it. but the attempt to
q ute machinery for handwork
manufacturing the candles has
~; with small success. Lime can
dies are produced by compression,
but they are not satisfactory. and
the same il true of magnesium can
dies. The bandsaw and the circular
saw have been tried in the cutting OF
lime candles. but have not proved
satisfactory
The greater part of the lime can
dies used in theaters lecture rooms
and clinics in this city are made by
hand. The workman sits on bench
or stool, and has in front of him a
square box open at the top, and part
ly filled with log of wood that rises
some inches above the mouth of the
box. Across the horizontal end of
this log bit of plank is nailed, and
this plank is traversed by deep
groove at right angles to its length
Lime for the manufacture of can
dies comes in barrels containing
about 225 pounds each. 1t is lump
or unslacked lime. The powder and
the small Jumps are useless. Lumps
as small as four inches long and two
inclies wide are rudely shaped with a
hatchet. Larger Jumps are sawn in
parts and then shaped as the smaller
Jumps. After preparing the rude
Jumps the workman takes them
one at a time and smooths them
with broad, coarse file. He lays
each lump parallel to the groove in
the plank on top of the box and
slowly turns the lump as he draws
the file back and forth through the
groove.
The whole process Of making the
candles seems crude and simple, but
it can be successfully done only by a
workman acquainted with the quail
ties of lime and long practiced in
handling tools and material. A skilled
workman knows what Jumps are
worth saving, and just how far to go
in shaping them with the hatchet.
Lime with much sand is almost use.
less for the purpose Of making can
dies. Sometimes only a dozen can
dies can be made from a whole bar
rel of lime. The best lime will pro
duce twenty dozen to the barrel.
Such of the lime as is unfit to be cut
into candles and the small filings
that fall into the workman's box are
put back into the barrel and returned
to the merchant. They are as good
for ordinary purposes as the large
Jumps.
The best lime candles will burn un
der the oxyhydrogen. stream from
two to five hours, but may last only
an hour, and some must be thrown
away in five minutes. The lime
slowly pits under the stream, and
after time the candle splits or flakes
off. The best candles may be re-
versed and burned for some time in
that position.
Lime candles are ordinarily three
inches long and rather less than an
inch in diameter. A skilled man,
with good tools and material, can
make eight dozen day. They whole
sale at about eighty cents dozen,
though some for stereopticon use,
being more carefully made than those
supplied to the theaters, fetch a
rather higher price New York Sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
Tragedy OF the Flannel Shirt.

Tragedy OF the Flannel Shirt.
Formerly he wore white linen
That ho looked quite cool and thin In.
But no really found his neckwear very hot,
SO he laid aside his collars,
And borrowing some dollars
Found IA flannel shirt and bought 1t on the spot.
With a grin OF expectation
And his spirit in elation
He drew that limp apparel ON his back,
For he found 1t soft and spacious
And he wallowed In eapacious
breathing room-a thing starohed bosoms lack
But In moment gloomy
He sent that shirt 30 roomy
To laundryman, who made Il clean as new;
But II came back strangely altered
And the owners spirit faltered
As he drew II from the bundle forth 10 view.
II was well and neatly finished.
But had suddenly diminished,
IL was warped and dwarfed and twisted all
askew.
No woman In surf bathing
Would dream OF e'er enswathing
Her form In garb OF inches 50 immodestly fow.
The second time they washed II
Aud ON scrub board swashed 1t
IL came back looking still more young and
frail;
For In manner dazing
IL had shrunken 40 amazing
They tucked It In an envelope and sent Il back
Chicago News-Reeord.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
Something About Cats.

Do stuff many catskinsi Not as
many as dogs and not as many as
birds, of course, Talking about cats,
lhave often been asked how to tell the
sex of a cat in its early days. Ineyer
saw a female kitten that didn't have
in its hair somewhere few yellow
hairs. l never saw one in a male
Another curious thing about cats is
that whenever cat has blue ewes II
Is sinvariably deaf.-Interview in Chi.
cago T5bups.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
Eternal Vigilance

is The price of health. But with all
our precaution there are always enc
niles lurking about our systems, only
waiting favorable opportunity to
assert themselves. Impurities in the
blood may be hidden for years or
even for generations and suddenly
break forth. undermining health
and Fastening death. For all dis
eases originating from impure blood
Hoods sarsaparilla is the unequal
leo ard upapproached remedy. It
Is King of them all, for it conquers
diseases,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
Let There Re Peace

In the gastric region, III trou led with
nausea nom sea sickness, biliousness or
other cause, Hostetiers Stomach Bitters
VII immediately put stop 10 the stom-
unpleasant feature OF liver complain1 ~
nausea In the morning. The symptons
nsn ppesr and the cause Is removed by the
bitters. Many persons have very delicate
stomaehs which trining indiserimlnations
tnAt is repulsive, disorders. such persons
cannot act more wisely that 20 invieorate
their digestive region with the Ritle,s a
tonic specially adapted 10 reinforce M For
nervousness the Bitters win be Iound mar.
Nellonsly beneficial, aud when sleep M nm.
tranquil and appetite variable II SION i'm.
proves both. lt u In faet a most oonpre.
hensise and delightful remedy,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
Ancient Manuscrints.

In the most ancient times writing
was used for rare occasions only,
and rock, a tablet of stone or a
plate of metal was the receptacle.
Moses, you remember, wrote upon
stone tables. The works of Homer
and Hesiod were said to have been
first written on plates of lead and
ancient documents on copper are
still met with in India. New York
World.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
Recognizing the Situation.

'Is it not gratifying" said Caraway,
genially removing some dust from
Hooks shoulder, sis it not indeed most
comforting to reflect that our friend
ship, despite the vicissitudes of life, still
remains rs strong and unimpaired as ii
was in the beginningY"
81 should say So" assented Hooks
"Will twenty do this time, do you
thinkg"-Life.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
Limita To- Endnrancn.

Mrs De Flatt- What's the mattor.
petS
Pet-We don't know wot to do wig
ourselves.
why don't you play housea"
Cause Dick always wants to be
janitor, an he's too rough" Good
News
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
COuldn,t Stand IL.

Favored Waiter--I'm goin to leave
here wen my week is up.
Regular Guest-Ehr You get good
pay, don't you?
"Yes, bout the same's everywhere"
"And tips besidesa'
"A good many"
"Then what is the natter"
"They don't allow no time for goin
out to meals. | have to eat here."-
New York Weekly.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13

LIE Richau's Golden Balsam No.
Cures Chancres, first and second stages.
Sores on the Legs and Body; Sore Ears,
Eyes, Nose, etc.. Copper-colored Blotches,
Syphilitic Catarrh, diseased Scalp, ard all
primary forms Of the disease known a.
syphilis. Price, S5 90 per Bottle.
LIE Richau's Golden BaIsam No.
Cures-Tertiary, Mercurial Syphilitic Rheu
matism, Pains in the Bones, Pains in the
Head, back Of the Neck, liberated Sore
Throat, Syphilitic Rash, Lumps a,d con-
eradicates all disease from the system,
whether caused by indiscretion or abuse
Of Mercury, leaving the blood pure and
healthy. Price S5 90 per Rottle.
Lee Richau's Golden Spanish Anti.
dOte for the cure Of Gonorrhea, Gleet,
Irritation Gravel, and all Urinary or Geni,
tai disarrangements. Price % SO per
Bottle.
" Richau's Golden Spanish In.
tecticn, for severe cases Of Gonorrhea,
!niiammatory Gleet; strictuTes,&c. Price
Le Richau's COLI Ointmen,
for the effective healing Ayphilitc Sores
and eruptions. Price 81 90 per Box.
10 Richau's Golden Pills-Nery.
and Brain treatment; loss OF physical pow
er. excess or 0ver-work, Prostration, etc.
Price 90 90 per Box
Tonic and Nervfne,
Sent everywhere, @. O D., securely packed
per exprcsa
THE RICHARDS DRUG CO., Aqeuts
800 Il 6lI MARKET ST,
ssA kxaAcsoce, 0s.s
S-sssssa.seS ss3r ssnn
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
Bucklen's s.'Aruica-SaIye.

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns and all Skin Eruptons, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. II
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price, 25 cents per
bhx. For sale by panl j Fry, 225 Com st.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
One Plate Did for Two.

Eating in couples off the same plate
was in vogue during the chivalrous
period Even an earl and his son
dining with the emperor are men
toned as having but one between
them. Cor. Chicago Herald.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
The Way Paved.

Giles-l was thinking of going to that
place where you spent your vacation,
ANY malaria there?
Merritt--There's not apt to be.
guess, from the way feel, that took
1t all away with me.-New York Even
ing Sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13
skins Used for writing purpo....

The skins Of animals were an an
cient material for writing. The rolls
of books mentioned by Bible writers
were probably rolls of skins, and
some very ancient copies of the Bi
BILE preserved by the people of India
are said to be Of leather, New York
World.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13

Syrup"
For Coughs & Colds.

John F. Jones, Edom, Tex. writes
/ have used German Syrup for the
past six years, for Sore Throat,
Cough, Colds, Pains i'll the Chest
and Lungs, and let me say to any
one wanting such a medicine
German Syrup is the best.
B.W. Baldwin, Gainesville, Tenn,
writes: have used your German
Syrup in my family, and find it the
best medicine ever tried for coughs
and colds. recommend it to every
one for these troubles.
r. Schma1hausen, Druggist, OF
Charleston, ILL.,. writes: After trying
scores Of prescriptions and prepara-
tions had on my files and shelves,
without relief for very severe cold,
which had settled on my lungs, |
tried your German Syrup. 1t gave
me immediate relief and perina-
faeft cure. o
G. C. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer,
Woodbury., New Jersey, U. s. A.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-07-13

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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-28

Louuger, that is the only thing
that is annoying my tranquility to =
day. Gen Glover and his Staff
have stubboruly and pertinaciously
refused to take tho oath OF allie
glance TO tho Boss who rulod over
our destinieS as u party for twenty
odd years. Although licked and
defeated, they have never surren-
dercd, and to-day they are hiding
in ambush ready to tongue. lash us
whenever the opportunity presents
itself. AS You arc writing the his
tory OF our time and generation |
desire to be quoted in honesty. We
have coaxed, cajoled and threatened
but all to no purpose. They are
caitiffs Of the worst type, and lose
my equanlmity when mention
their names. We licked thom once
and we can lick them again - he
concluded with austcrity and en-
phasis, trembling in his voice.
THE bouNGER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-28
M'KINLET TO RERD...1oio.

T.J HSdsSn, in "The Tariff.
wandered down 10 Congress, Tom. to sec whA,
could see
In tho precincts Of the Lower House. that once
know you aud me;
A different man vas In the chair, and few were
left, you know.
That helped rs raise old Ned, dear Tom, jus,
twenty yeais ago.
The House was down 10 business. Tom. n QUO
rum on the floor:
The Speaker didn't count II in, as yuu Oft did
OF yore;
The roll was called the very same. the answers.
aye and no,
cime just as we were wont 20 vote some
twenty years ago.
But the party that's In power now is nss the
same as then.
The members here upon the whole are hetter
looking mon:
A few old fossils sat around. or wandered to
and fro.
Like Cannon or Bill owen did just twenty
years ago.
And they've reformed he tarin. Tom the bill
which bore my name.
OF which we once did vainly boast. has been
repealed In shame
The tarin a IL stands 10 day Is ruInously low.
But the mills are running Just the same a,
twenty years ago.
Tho sam, aye better, Tom, the raw materials
free,
Our goods are being sont abroad. our ships arc
on the sea
The markets FOR our products, Tom, continues
still TO grow
It's not the narrow "homc market" OF twenty
years ago.
And wages have not been reduced. but men
are bot ar paid,
And some viii even sit and talk OF absolute
free trade.
The free trade racket" that ,ce used to fright
"a wOrkmen so
Doesn seem to have the same effect as twenty
years ago.
The farmers, too, are prosperous now, and nj.
most out of debt,
To hood wink them ~ we did once would b. a
task. you bet :"
Free sugar did the business, Tom, for IL taught
them all 60 know
The tariff was heavy tax, some twenty year,
ago.
Yes, I've been down to Congress, Tom. TO see
what could SEQ
In the precincts of the Lower House that onca
knew you and me;
And looking round upon the scene my heart
was filed with woe
To think how low we've fallen, Tom. since
twenty years ago.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-28

Senator David Bennett Hill is
the only bald-headed possibility or
lmpossibility for the Presidency.
Cleveland, German, Blaine. Harri.
son, Alger, Mckinley and all the
others who have been mentloued
IN this connection, have a fair Gov
ering for their Uranium. And If
Hill should be elected President,
he will be our first bald headed one
as near as we can rccollect now.
Senator Hill is living at the Airing.
ton Hotel in Washington and occu
pics the finest rooms there. lie is
not much OF a society man and
spends his spare time residing good
books. He considers it = great
waste Of valuable time to sit around
till midnight at balls and parties
and preserves hrs excellent health by
getting plenty Of sleep.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-28

One Of Womau's missions on this
earth is TO be attractive, and Ten
nyson hit the nail pretty squarely
on the head when he said
Let never maiden think, how
ever fair, she is not lovelier in new
clothes than old" / will Earrant
that when Mother Eve selected her
fg-leaf apron, she looked over the
whole stock before she found the
exact tint Of delicate green that was
best suited to her complexion. and
that sh's dfapod the garment in tho
most becoming style, while Adam
gfa5bed ihe FIRST one no conid
t6scb, akd tsd IL on oofnefwise.
hRsbs wRsr
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-01-28
I I I

The firm Of Beavers & Fawcett
has dissolved, will A. Beavers
retiring from the partnership. to go
into other business. J. Will Faw-
ccet will continue the merchantIle
business At the old stand and the
new firm is J. W. Fawcett h Co.,
it being understood that p. J. Gro.
gan is the Company. There are
several other business changes
talked Of ~ likely to take place
soon and other changes that we
cannot mention.