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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01
The Way to Learn.

One of Agassiz's pupils stated that
when he first went to the summer
school at Penikese he brought boxes
of text books on natural science. He
told the great teacher, when they sat
down to dinner on the first day, that
he was provided with all of the best
authorities, and inquired:
with which shall begin?''
Leave the authorities in your
trunk, and begin with that crab be-
fore YOU" was the reply. Your
own eyes and fingers will bring you
closer to nature than all the books
written by other men,"
The boy who sits down to write an
essay on the "Triumphs of Genius"
or Democracy in Europe" will find
his ideas are hazy and that words lie
in secret corners of his brain and
hide themselves and have to be
dragged out of his memory by force;
but let him tell of the last political
meeting in his village, or argue some
class difficulty, and he finds no trou-
BILE in expressing himself clearly and
fluently. The right verbs and ad-
jectives leap to the pen.
Until he has obtained command of
language then let him confine him
self to subjects which are thoroughly
known and familiar to him. Youths
Companion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01
The silk Spinning Oyster.

A mollusk that might take an i'm
portant place in textile industries if
it existed in sufficient numbers is
found in warm seas, especially on
the coast of Sicily, 1t is the pima,
a genus of wing shelled bivalves, Of
which one species attains length of
two feet. To attach itself to the
rocks it spins cable of strong fila
ments, called collectively the byssus.
These threads are wonderfully
strong, sillxen in texture and have
been woven into various delicate
fabrics. A pair Of gloves from this
material may be seen in the British
museum, and fine mummy cloths,
made from it by the ancients, are
still preserved. New Orleans Plea
Vune.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01

CHATS ABOUT MEN.

Carl Schurz at the age of thirty y-two
wrote letter Of admonition and advice
% Abraham Lincoln.
Beverly W. wrenn. Jr., is the young
et member of the Atlanta bar, being
but twenty-five years of age.
The Marquis of Lorne sympathizes
with strikes that are reasonable, and has
,ften been known to contribute his mite
10 socialist fund.
Kinloch Cooke is to be the editor of
The Pail Mall Gazette under the new
management. He was formerly Lord
Dunraven's private secretary and editor
Of the London Observer.
James 9. Baxter, Jr., who has been
appointed fire chief of Philadelphia to
succeed the late John r. Cantlin, is
about fifty years Of age, and has been
connected with the department since
1870.
Gordon MacKay, of Boston. according
% The Courier of that city, not only
gives his divorced wife $25, 900 year,
but has Withdrawn the proviso that she
shall receive it only SO long as she re-
mains unmarried.
Governor Russell, of Massachusetts,.
went through special train, ON which
he was passenger the other day, and
collected quite purse for the family of
. man who had met fatal injuries under
the wheels of the train.
Ex-Governor Henry N. Hoyt, of Penn
sylvania. while leading charge into
Fort Fisher twenty-eight years ago, was
captured and disarmed. He has now
received his sword back again through
the courtesy Of the Confederate lieuten-
ant to whom he surrendered it.
Justice Shiras, who has succeeded the
late Justice Bradley on the supreme
court bench. will eventually purchase
home in Washington. but for the pres
ent he has taken quarters at one of the
leading hotels.s where he and Mrs.
Ehiras propose to stay during the winter.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01
THE LATEST NOVELTIES.


Flat bodied silver pepper boxes are
new.
A hand of silver mounted on a stand
ard is paperweight.
Oblong forms seem to be superseding
round forms, even in tea sets.
An antique silver key supported by q
chain is used to hang keys on.
Two slender ewers of glass covered
with pierced silver, and slender glasses
likewise covered, are new liquor set.
Candlesticks after French models,
with square bases and tops, are good
style The latest candlesticks are in rich
Italian styles and higher.
Cheese scoops, ice cream knives and
special implements of this sort have per-
forated ornaments carried into the body
Of the metal from the upper side.
Spiral and parallel flutes hold their
own In ornamentation. Gold lined bread,
cake and berry dishes, with flutes curv-
ing shellwise and in parallel lines, are
charming. Jewellers Circular.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01
STAGE eLINTs.

The memoirs of Tomasso Salvini are
in press.
Sadie Scanlan, the star of "Nora Ma
chree," died suddenly in New York city
recently.
Nat q. Goodwin has engaged Lizzie
Hudson Collier as leading lady in place
Of Mabel Amber.
George e. Vail, an American resident
Of Paris, has just had one act play ac-
cepted by one of the Boulevard theaters.
Negotiations are in progress which
may result in the reappearance Of Nine.
Patti in Italian opera in London this
winter.
j Henry e. Dixey expects that his
"Adonis the Second" will be ready for the
Chicago engagement beginning on Nov.
81. The piece is in two acts.
Colonel j. Fl. Mapleson's action against
Nine. Melba, the prima donna, for
breach of contract, is likely to be tried
early in December in London.
Paderewski is progressing so rapidly
toward health that there is promise Of
the fulfillment of all his American en-
gagements except the earlier concerts of
the series.
Lee Ottolengin has purchased "a Scan
dal in High Life" by Edgar Selden, au-
thor OF "McKenna's Flirtations." The
piece will be produced in the spring and
sent on tour next season.
Signor Campobello is organizing an
opera company in Memphis to sing in
that city and undertake tour of west
ern places. His prima donna will be
Mrs. s. T. Carnes, leading society
woman Of Memphis, and wife of General
Carnes, who is said to be in sympathy
with the enterprise.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01
Units of Measure.

The editor was taught by his govern
ess that three barleycorns measured
one inch, and at the mature age of
six years he determined to test the
accuracy of this statement He had
no difficulty in finding the barley
corns, but somehow no three grains
that he picked up in the chickens
yard agreed with the formula. He
never attempted the more scientific
test which is thus described THE
length of pendulum oscillating in
second in vacuo at sea level in
the latitude of London is 80. 1929
inches. and from the knowledge of
this fact the standard of the inch,
foot and yard can easily be obtained
should the official standards at any
time be lost or mislaid." When. in
1884, the standard measure was
destroyed by fire at the house of
parliament an attempt was made to
restore it by the pendulum test. but
pendulums, like barleycorns, We're
found not to agree. e.-Whittaker's
Almanack,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01

Like the foot the hand should har-
monize with the body. A little string
of hand on a lusty Minerva, who
towers up nearly six feet tall, is
shocking to true artistic taste Did
you ever see man whose nose was
too small for his faceg Well it is
just as necessary that the hand and
foot should be in harmony with the
figure as that the nose should fit the
face. Some day people viii learn
this, and then as many people will
wear padded shoes as now limp along
in footgear size too small. Ma
dame viii then be as much ashamed
of a hand too small as she now is Of
one too large. st. Louis Globe Dem.
ocrat.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01

Thackeray, like most Anglo-Indian
infants, was sent, when he was about
five years of age, to the mother coun-
try for mental and physical nourish-
ment. An aunt with whom he lived
discovered the child one morning
parading about in his uncle's hat,
which exactly fitted him. Fearing
some abnormal and dangerous de-
velopment of the brain, she carried
him at once to famous physician of
the day, who is reported to have
said, Don't be afraid, madam; he
has large head, but there's good
deal in itr' His brain, when he died
--ffty-three years later-weighed 5St
ounces. -Harper's.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01
Is IL Worth While?

Every careful economy involves
labor and leisure. The best bargains
are those which are pondered over
and worried over, and during the
negotiation of which you have
tramped many miles from store to
store, and through them all, up and
down and home and back again, to
match and compare and consult, and
at the end of which you are a phys
ical and moral wreck. l doubt if a
real bargain can be picked up by any
other process. Watch the wild
eyed, carewoln, scanned ladies you
jostle against in elevators and who
back into you on the pavements, and
you are observing successful bar
gamers. Is the game worth the
candle 2-Chicago Post.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01
TURF TOPICS.

r. A. Ehret's retirement from the turf
has evoked universal expressions Of re-
gret
The sensational PAGER Carazo, which
reeled off quarter in By seconds, has
been sold for $4,000.
DR.. McCully, of Toronto, is said to
have refused an offer Of $4,000 for his
yearling colt Altoneer, by Sphinx.
The English Jockey club has filed
both its $50. 1000 races to be run at New
market in 1895. Each received an entry
Of 100.
e. J. Hamlin has given j. Malcolm
Forbes a refusal OF the mare Princess
Royal after her seasons engagements
are over.
No one can conscientiously deny that
Queenie Trowbridge is great racer.
The way Reiff finished only a whisker
behind Strathmeath in the Country club
stamps McCaffertys mare as a prize OF
the first water.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01
Games and Idioms.

From cards are derived such ia
miliar sayings as IA card up his
sleeve" Ia clever if not very COM
mendable action, "a trump card, ="
ito play your cards well, etc. From
billiards we borrow "a fine stroke"
from cricket, "a good innings" " and
from football, 'he has the ball at his
feet" Many others win suggest
themselves to the reader, the fore
going being just jotted down as they
occur to the mind of the writer, by
way of examples. -Gentlemans Mag
azine.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01
SOMETHING NEW.

The new Time Card, which is now
In effect, via the "Wisconsip Central
Lines" in connection with the
Northern Pacific r r., affords the
travelling public the best facilities
from all points west to Chicago and
poipts east aud south.
The unsurpassed equipment offered
to its patrons, combined with speed.
comfort and safety, surprising ali
Its competitors.
All through trains are composed
OF Pullman yestibuIed drawing-room
sleepes, with diuing cars and dav
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, ap.
ply to agent Of Northern Pacific n
n, or JAS. q. POND,
Gen'l Pass. and Tkt. agent.
Chicago, III,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01
4 VALUABLE caEeNsAck.
Relic Hunters Would Give n Small For
tune for This Curious Bill.

Relic Hunters Would Give Small For
tune for This Curious Bill
J. Joseph Hoffman. of Chicago, has
discovered a mistake made by Uncle
Sam. He has a two dollar bill, series
of 1890, which has no number. The
place where the number ought to be
is left blank. The bill bears the
legend, Legal tender; Act July IA,
1890" 1t is signed by w. s. Rose
Grams, register of the treasury, and
J. N Huston, treasurer of the United
States On the right side of the bill
is a portrait of Mcpherson Reliable
authorities pronounce the bill good.
1t bears the evidence of having been
in active circulation since it was is
sued.
"The bill" said Mr.. Hoffman,
'came into our Office through the
hands of one of our collectors who
attends to the city trade. He does
not know where he got it, except
that it came from some grocery
store. The receiving tellers of the
First National bank pronounce the
bill good. They say that in all their
experience they never ran across a
case of this kind. Uncle Sam has
surely made bull. / am told by
the bankers that the stamping ma
chine in the treasury department
takes up one bill at time and stamps
it. 1t is mystery how this bill ever
got out of the treasury without be-
ing stamped. Was it stolen1 If so,
others might have been stolen, for it
would have been as easy to steal
1000 as one, when the strict inspec-
ton of the department is considered.
1T does not seem possible that
this bill could have stuck to another
bill and passed out with a com
panion, for the reason that it would
have been discovered in passing
through the hands of inspectors
Who is prepared to say that there
may not have been a conspiracy in
the treasury department, and that
many notes are out2 This bill has
been in circulation for long time.
and evidently the treasury depart
ment has not heard of it. Many
others may be out in the same way.
The ordinary observer would not de-
tect the absence of the number
This note may give rise to inter
esting complications. Suppose l was
to present it to the treasury for coin.
How are the clerks to check back or
identify the bill in any way2 This
nondescript two dollar bill may
cause Uncle Sam pile of trouble
some day, but mean to keep it as a
curiosity for some length of time
General Rosecrans, register of the
treasury, says he never heard of a
two dollar bill going out of the Treas-
ury without an official number, and
is inclined to believe that the note
detected in Chicago is a forgery
From the time the note is printed to
the time it is issued. he says. itpasses
through the hands of fifty people,
who scan it closely for defects, and
he Is unable to account for the I'm
numbered bill except on the basis of
forgery.
The secret service officials know of
no counterfeit of the kind described,
but it is fact that some of the silver
notes of the series of 1890 were print
ed on paper which was said to be ca
pable of easy counterfeiting Chi
cago Tribune.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01
Information wanted.

He who wears small hat in these
days runs risks of rude comments.
For instance, a young man thus
equipped as TO headgear was hailed
yesterday by an acquaintance.
"What are you going around with a
pimple ON your head fora" demanded
the outspoken critic. New York
Times.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01
Notice of Final Settlement.

NOTICE Is hereby given, that George q
IN bingham executor OF the estate Of X.
b Chubb, deceased, has filed his final ac-
count as such executor, and the county
couri OF Marion county, Oregon, has set
the 9th day OF December 1892 ~ the hour
or iO O'Clock a. m. for the hearing thereof
All persons having Ghjecti, ms to said ac.
count will present them 10 said court al
said time. GEO. q. BINGUAM
ll-4-5dws II, acnIc,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01

than Government Bond higher of indemnity old
er Mr. H. G. Cotton Gnl of the Maachu
Life company the city and you thinking
viii be glad Call the Willamette Hotel the office
Of MITCHELL & LUNN, Resident Agents
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01

ul AIN Permanent place Apply now.
Only growers Of nursery stock ou both
American and CanadIau sells Hardy va.
risties our specially. BROWN BROS, Co.
Big d-t q s-26t Nurserymen, Chicago.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01
DO YOU WANT TO ADOPT A BABY.

Maybe you think this is new business,
sending out babies on application; it has been
done before, however, but never have those
furnished been so near the original samplea as
this one. Everyone will exclaim, " Well
that's the sweetest baby / ever sawF This
you buta faint idea of the exquisite original,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-12-01

which we propose to send to you. transpor-
tation paid The little darling rests against
a pillow, and is in the act of drawing off its
pink SOCK the mate of which has been pulled
off and flung aside with triumphant COO.
The flesh tints are perfect, and the eyes follow
you, no matter where you stand. The exQui-
sitereproductions of this greatest painting of
Ida Waugh (the most celebrated of modern
painters of baby life arc to be given to those
who subscribe to Demorest's Family Maga-
zine for 1893. The reproductions cannot be
told from the original, which cost $500, and
are the same size ll7x23 inches). The baby is
life size, and absolutely lfelike We have
also in preparation, to present to our sub
scribers during 1893 other great pictures by
Louis Desehamps- and others of worldwide
renown. Take only two examples of what
we did during the past year, A Yard of PAN
sies," and "A White House Orchid" by the
wife of President Harrison, and you will see
what our promises mean.
Those who subscribe for Demorest's Family
Magazine Tor lS3 Will possess gallery OF eX-
Magazine that cannot be equaled by any in
the world for its beautiful illustrations and
subject matter, that viii keep everyone post
ed on all the topics of the day, and all the
fads and different items Of interest about tho
household, besides furnishing interesting
reading matter, both grave and gay, for the
whole family; and while Demorest's is not
feet, and we give you, free Of cost, all the pat
terms you wish to use during the year, and
in any size you choose. Send in your sub
scription at once. only So. and you will really
get over SIS in value. Address the publisher,
w. Jennings Demorest, Is East 14th St.. New
york. III you are unacquainted with the
Magazine, send 10 cents for speoimen copy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-06

Used NUMM1Es Fos EoNFIRE.-1he burning
Of casa containing two mumm:es OF Fgvptisn
princcs tho only one OF the kind left in the land
Of tho Pharaobs, WIS thu csuee of the arrangement
Of Alfred Madden and james Lakemsn in the
Kings County Court CT Sessions for malicious mis-
chief Polh pleaded ros guilty. Judge Moore
remauaed both men to jail. Tho mummies, which
ara said to have been worth ST ooo in elepbants'
tuks in the city of AlexandIi', were contaieed 10
largo csse together with piece Of coral, said to
worth $500, snd a. oyster sho'l with sponee'
This treasured collec ion was taken from the
font Of Msrcus Hirscb's ttore, No. 242 Bridge
street. by hs accused, IL Is alleged, and was used
to feed a bonfire elec,itn night at Bridge ana
Chape, strott,.-Neto York Herald
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-06
TIy TIE CUEE.
opapiug sad Closing Of the MsiIs.


Norehorn mails closo at 1850 and $50 .. Z
and 12:45 and Gas p. m. and 6:45 p. n. Opsn
st SOD a. L., 1890 NJ, and 6:30 p. Ii.
Southern mails, via Charlottesville Virginia,
close at 25 and HOO 8. N. and S.45 p. N.
Open st 500 and LAT p. m. and $50 p. No.
bIanassas Division mails close ct $50 a. m.
and 4:SO p. III. Open ct 11:40 8. n.
Southern msls, via Richmond We. closes st
1880 q. m., 4.45 and 500 p. n. Open at $40
o. IN. and 1900 p. n.
Aloxandria snd RJ1nd Fill, w., mails close ct
$3.50 q. N. and 40 p. "a. Opcn 81 500 a. n and
$50 p. n.
Closed mails to Falls Church, Vienna, Fairfax
Oh, Herndon, Leesburg Purcoliville and Bound
Hill, Va, close st 40 p. snd opon ct 900 am.
Western mai!s close st 1880 e. 10, 1916 and
800 p. IT. Open st $50 and 1000 8. n, and
500 p. III.
Washington &C., mails clo5o 6. 1850 and 8 so
8. M. md 12:45, 40 sac eco p. NJ. Open
at So nd 1000 3. n, 1900 r., and 500 and
$50 .. II.
ONCE Bours-Open st 500 3. NJ Close ct 5:2o
.. 10. Open st $50 p. n. Close at P. Il.
Sunday Hours-opsr st SEQ a. II. Class q:
$50 a. N.
CARRIERs' Observation-Disclosures made OH s.
"Trip routes-6:30 and 1860 a. ~, 1886
400 and 5:45 p. N. On Strip rorts-S:;2C and
1000 o. m. and $40 P. u.
Deliveries made at SOC q. ra.s IA T.. End 600
o. N.
sunday-Carrls., wis6ov oc-a sea md
olose at $50 a
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-06
TEE GAZETTE.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY s
The scalp-grafting Experiment,

Mrs. Minuis Wlics, the wife OF Herman
Wick, who owns steam laundry in New
York, was scalped ca December 26, 1890, by
her hair b2iDg caught 10 the machinery OF
tbe laundry. She vas taken to Bellevue HOE
ti'al, where The doctors decided to try skin
grazing. Moie then hHlf the part exposed
healed under The sk!a-2re:ting treatment,
and nov cniy place abut SKA inches re-
mains open. Over that, however, the graft
cd sk;a refused 10 adhere, and two months
ago the doctors decided to abandon the ex-
pertinent and leave q ssin to form Gifts own
accord. D.. Gissp. who is 10 charge OF the
csse, says that circulation hes CEASED snd
that the epitbel!um promised to cover the
rev place. Es declined to cay when tbe
pas.ent might Leave tina hospiial, but ne
thought II sbe continued to improve as sue
had ;mproved during the past faw wsess
tbss the wourd would be entirely bee'ed
tefoEe he end OF the yeer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-01-06
LEGAL.

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks eli @ of the Corr o.
v ration Court Of the city OF Alexandrla on the
1st day OF January, 1892.
Fontsine Maury and Lizzie " Maury, his wife,
William B. Caperton and George Caperton, his
Wits, VS.. F. Sidney Blackjack, Hilda Blackjack
and Thomas Marshall.
Memo. The object Of this suit is to obtain de-
cree for the sale Of the lot OF ground On the east
side of Fairfax street, between Franklin and JEFF.
ferson streota in the city of Alexandra, Va con-
v.ysd to E. sidney Blackjack, ID. B. Blscklccz
and Thomas Marshall by Georgo w. Brett trus.
tee. By q decd dated the 9th day CT March, 1859,
and recorded in liber It, No. 3, page 6S4, CT the
land records Of the city Of Alexandria, Va, end
the distribution Of the proceeds among those en-
titled thereto.
The defendant, Thomas Marshall, not having
entered his appearance and given security &C.
cording to the act of Assembly and the
rules of this court, and it appearing by af-
idavit that he Is not q resident of this State
it is ordered, that the said defendant
appear here within fifteen days after due
publication of this order, and do what is neces-
sary to protect his interest in this suit, and that
a copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE, a newspaper published
in the city of Alexandria, once week for four
successive weeks, and posted at the front door of
the Court House of this city. copy: test:
JOHN 8. BEACH, Clerk.
A.W Armstrong. o. a. ian1 w4w