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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01


IT wantto tell yousomethiAg fun
ny that happened to me this morn
ing," said Spatts cheerfully.
'.Ail right" replied Hunker. go
ahead"
II started down street after my
laundry, and
"You mean you went after your
washing, 1 suppose" Hunker inter-
rupted. Il imagine you do not really
own a laundry"
...Of course that's what mean"
said Spatts, a trifle less cheerily.
"Well, / had WENT
Hunker interrupted him again.
Perhaps you mean had gone"
Certainly. l had gone but little
ways when T'-
"Ipresume you mean little way,
not little ways corrected Hunker.
81 presume So" admitted Spatts,
but the cheerfulness was all Como
out of his manner. "As I was going
to say, / had gone but a little way
when it happened 1t tickled me so
I thought I'd just have to lay down
and die."
t"Lie down and die, not lay down,
is the correct form of the verb"
"Oh, yes, know; but those kind
Of errors seem to come natural
"Not those kind of errors, my dear
boy. Say that kind of errors. But
60 on with your funny story. I'm
getting interested.
"Are youf Well, I've lost my in
terest in it. l don't believe there
was anything funny in it after all.
Good day"
"Good day."
"Now, / wonder if I've offended
himf" Hunker thought as Spatts
strobe off.-W. II. Siviter in Har-
per's Bazaar.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
ODDS AND ENDS.

The valuation of the state Of Maine is
placed at $265, 100000.
Three of the first four presidents Of
the United States married widows.
A recent estimate places the amount
of standing timber in the state of Wash
ington at 300, ,OO0, ,OOO, 900 feet.
Men attending the pans in salt works
are never known to have cholera, small
pox, scarlet fever or influenza.
It is asserted that the 800 men who
work in the Paris sewers are as healthy
as any other 800 Parisians, and that they
are especially free from infectious dis
eases.
Irrigation is doing wonders in that
broad region which some aliases even
now denominate the Great American
desert. In Douglas county, Colo, 48, 900
fruit trees are irrigated by one company.
At Minorca the fisherman simply dives
to depth of 10 feet, with a weight in one
hand to carry him down. With the other
hand he picks up as many pearl oysters
as he can carry and brings them up to
the boat.
The communications between the two
shores Of the st. Lawrence river at Mon
treal are made by means of the Victoria
tubular bridge, constructed some 35
years ago, which is the longest in the
world. the metallic span being $500 feet
long.
The little Moors play with turtles in
stead Of with cats and dogs A Moorish
boy and his turtle go together, just as an
American boy has his dog or his pony by
his side. A little Moor drags his pet
along by string, which is fastened
around the turtles body.
1t has been left to resident of North
Carolina to discover the most novel way
to endow college. His proposition is to
insure the lives of fifty men, between the
ages of forty and fifty, for $4,000 each,
and then, as the policies are collected,
convert them into fund for the college
in question. That would mean clear
$500, 900.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01


Old Joe Case didn't have much respect
for either doctors or medicine until q
short time ago.
Joe had just pulled through a pretty
severe attack Of grip and was persuaded,
much against his will, to take quinine
as tonic. The country doctor to whom
Joe went for the quinine happened to be
very busy that day and did not have
time to put up any capsules for him.
However, he provided him with the ma
terials and ample directions as to how he
must fill the capsules with the quinine.
A week after this Joe presented HIM
self at the doctors Office. His face was
beaming.
"Doc," he said, II amt never a-gwine
to say agin thet you can't help feller.
You've done me a power O. good"
The doctor was slightly surprised. He
asked him how much quinine he had
taken.
"Waal," said Joe, II amt took none Of
1t yet. I've just been a-takin the cap
sules. Quinine may be pretty good, but
them thar capsules does the business.
Lemme have all you kin spare. The old
woman will be Uneasy till she gifts 'em,
fur she lows they mought help her too"
Detroit Free Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
The kindergarten in America.

Of the sixteen American cities with
q population of over 100000, only
four-Philadelphia, Boston, Milwau-
kee and st. Louis-have Incorporated
the kindergarten on any large scale
in their public school systems. Four
more-New York, Chicago, Brooklyn
and Buffalo-have kindergarten asso-
Citations organized to introduce the
new method as part of free public
education. In San Francisco kinder
gartens are maintained with no ap-
parent expectation of uniting them
to the free school system.
Only Baltimore, Cincinnati, Cleve-
land and Detroit among the seven
cities left-the other three being
Pittsburg, Washington and New Or
leans-are returned as having chari-
table or religious associations sup
porting kindergartens. In 1878
forty-six lesser places were named as
having lone or more kindergartens,
mostly experimental" connected
with public schools.-Talcott Will
iams in Century.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
Slight Difference.

A gentleman riding through one Of the
pine wastes so common in middle Geor-
gia some years ago overlook young
man whose sack Of corn under him on
the farm horse he rode gave evidence
that he was bound for the grist mill.
Some conversation between the two
developed the fact that the young man
was son of the author of a popular al
manac.
The gentleman asked the young man
loosely, "And do you ever make calcu-
lations upon the weather, like those for
which your father is so celebratedY'
"Oh, yes," he replied readily.
"And how do your calculations agree
with your father'sY' inquired the gen.
tleman.
Every we'll indeed" replied the young
man. 1--WE are never more than one
day apart In our reckoning"
"Why, that Is wonderful, certainlyw
exclaimed the gentleman. "Only one
days difference%
eyes," said he, with a twinkle in his
eye; she can always tell the day before
when it is going to rain, and ! can al
ways tell the day afterwardP'-Youth's
Companion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
Her Superiority.

There is q little tot in the west end
only ~ years old who is possessed Of an
ambition to pronounce large words cor
rectly and is very proud Of her accom-
plishments In that line. She has little
cousin, some months older, who cannot
speak 80 plainly, and this fact increases
her pride. But her father often tells her,
when she doesn't obey him promptly,
that he has another little girl down town
who minds him always and is never dis
obedient. This mythical little girl has
grown to be reality with her, and she
imagines one really does exist who has
alienated her fathers affections.
The other day, on being reprimanded
for slight misdemeanor, her father said:
my other little girl down town
wouldn't do that; she's good little girl"
The child sat very still for several min
utes, seemingly very much distressed
over the comparison. Then she spoke up
triumphsntly;
"But your other little girl down town
tan't say rhinoceros. st. Louis Repub-
hc.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
Signal Mounds ON St. Johns River.

A ships officer who has spent much
time on the st. Johns river, Florida,
thinks that he has solved the prob
lem as to the origin of the shell
mounds that occur along thatstream.
The river twists about in an extraor-
dinary way, 80 that in many places
the view along the water extends for
only a few rods, but he finds that a
tall object or the smoke of a fire
shown from the top of one of these
mounds could be seen from those
next below and above, and he be-
ieves that these eminences were In
dian signal stations, by means Of
which the natives were able to an
nounce the approach Of hostile
force along the river, as the Greeks
signaled the news of the fall of Troy
to their home cities by lights ON the
mountain tops, that were repeated
from peak to peak.-New York Sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
TURF TOPICS.

Doc, the famous trotting dog, was killed
in a railroad wreck at New Brunswick,
N. j., Jan. "a.
The proposal to change from in to
in 3-heat races meets with almost uni
versal approval.
Direct, 2:05t, the wonderful PAGER and
trotter, will make q season in the stud in
California this year and may not visit
the east.
The fastest three consecutive exhibi-
ton miles by trotter stand to the credit
of Maud s. In 1881 at Philadelphia she
trotted in 2:12, 2:13t. e:12i.
Perry Taylor's Mascot, 2:04, is the only
PAGER that has made his best record in q
race, and Belle Vara, 2:06t, and Martha
Wilkes, 2:08i. enjoy the same distinction
in the trotting family.
Every Palo Alto driver who sent a
youngster in 2:30 was given $50 by Sen
ator Stanford, and 500 went to drivers
who trained youmgster so that he COW
cred mile in eco or better.
The first trotter to make 90-mile rec
ord below one hour was Trustee, geld
ing that trotted 20 miles in $685., which
stood for II years, till it was lowered to
5s:95 in 1855 by Captain MCGOWAN,
road gelding.
The annual report of the American
Trotting association shows that the to-
tai number of members for 1892 YVES 7IS.
an increase of 20. These members held
sl3 meetings. The aggregate amount
offered by them was =, ,s5e, ,0ao.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
An Odd Souvenir Spoon.

A feat in spoon carving is reported
from the capital city Of Iowa, and
was accomplished by 8. e. Wilcox.
He took common Iowa souvenir
spoon, one bearing the Iowa coat of
arms on it's handle, and wrote the
whole of the Lords prayer in it's
bowl. Every letter and comma Is in
its proper place and can be easily
read with the naked eye. A local
paper in commenting on the feat
says, 1.-THE general use of such
spoons would make religious in
struction more easy and greatly inn
prove the spirituality Of coffee and
tea drinkers. ST. Louis Republic.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
MEN AND WOMEN.

President Diaz of Mexico is reputed to
be worth $50, 100000.
The youngest amateur editor is Miss
Ethel Stout of the Florida Midget. She
Is 10 years old.
Ruskin has the finest collection Of
illuminated missals in the world, num-
bering about 1900.
Governor Cleaves of Maine selected
three Of the handsomest men in his own
town to be members of his staff.
One of the stones in Mrs. Haggin's cas-
ket is the most valuable ruby in the
world. It formerly belonged to Lola
Montez.
Mr.. Charles Villiers, father of the Brit
ish house of commons, has just complet-
ed his Goth year, having been born on
Jan. 2, 1902.
Sir Arthur Sullivan is said to have
struck 100000 notes on piano in eight
hours. The performance was the result
of a challenge
Charles Emory Smith, who was minis
ter to Russia, says the czar is "a sedate,
sensible. sober minded, fearless man
firm and resolute in action"
Lady Ingram Watkins has allowed her
South Lincolnshire tenants return Of
two-thirds of their half years rents in
consequence of the agricultural depres-
sion.
The late General Robert e. Lees
daughter, Miss Mary Curtis Lee, spends
little of her time in America. She has
twice made the journey around the
world.
Ethel Mackenzie McKenna, the eldest
daughter Of the late Sir Morell Macken-
zie, the great medical specialist, is a
clever newspaper woman, well known
as London correspondent.
Mile. Jeanne Chauvin of Paris has been
named professor of common law to the
Girls lycees, an appointment which she
was given to understand she would at
tain even before she took her doctors
degree.
Allen q. Thurman, who is well into
his SOth year, had only one request to
send to Mr.. Cleveland by James P. Sew
ard (Ohio's only Democratic elector in
40 years., and that was that Mr.. Cleve-
land should send him a picture of little
Ruth.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
Where the Romans Excerlsd.

The Romans were not in want OF
teachers or Of models, for they had
the Egyptians and the Greeks, but
they never succeeded in creating an
art characteristic of themselves. No
people perhaps ever betrayed less
originality in their productions in
this field, but they raised the other
elements of civilization to the highest
point.
Their military organization assured
them the domination of the world
their political and judicial institu-
tions are still patterns for US, and
their literature inspired the centuries
that followed them.-Gustave L. Bon
in Popular Science Monthly.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
A Respnn.,h,li.z shifted.

Teacher-I am sorry to disturb the
pride that parent naturally feels in his
children, Nh. Huni.er, but your son
Johnny is idle, disrespectful, quarrel
some, and is dull, besides, in his studies.
He will have to be put into lower grade
next term. You will pardon me for
speaking so plainly. It is my duty.
Mr.. Hunker-I don't blame you at all,
Miss Negley. The boy is worthless, but
it's not my fault. He inherits it from
my mothers side of the house. Chicago
Tribune.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
Hard to Believe.

1t is not altogether pleasant to
know that excellence Of flavor In
butter or cheese depends wholly upon
the pure culture Of the proper bac-
terra. 1t has always been pleasanter
to think that good butter depended
upon sweet grass and clover for it's
delicious fragrance and favor. Alas
no, 1t depends only upon microscopic
vegetable organisms called bacteria,
second cousins to the cholera germ.
It has been calculated that quart
of milk will sometimes contain az
many as a thousand millions of them
Philadelphia Times.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
Tho valuo of o Nickel.

please give me nickel to buy a
dinner with" said the tattered little
boy. II am 80 hungry"
What can you get for cents9"
asked the old lady, giving him the
money.
pie, ma'am, said he, with a CRATE
full smile. .-Harper's Bazaar.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
An Author with Li.sls Eduo.sson

Robert Dodsley, famous as book
seller, and author OF much ingenious
writing, was a man almost entirely
devoid of education. He YVES .
natural writer, developing into an
author of no little renown, from the
very small beginning of a livery SER
vant.-Harper's Young People.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01

Mrs. slimson-It seems strange that
you should aak Mr.. Clinker to change
your belt for you. How did he know what
size you wsntedi
Clars-He measured my waist, mother.
before he left last evening. g.-Clothier and
Furnisher.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
A Startling Rumor.

It has been said-but surely it can
not be true--that certain young men
have actually been paid for their at
tentions to girls who would other
wise be partnerless at the big balls.
New York Tribune.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01

Looking to Royalty For Dsliverance.
The Princess Of Wales-it is a proph-
ecy-will put forth her decree, and the
women Of London and New York and
Chicago and other centers of fashion will
be saved-from crinoline.-St. Paul Pi-
oneer Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
The Proof Of Her Claims.
$50 she's handsomeT

80 shes handsoInef
'Handsomei Why, I've seen two
policemen tumbling over each other
In their eagerness TO get to her side
20 escort her scross the road '-Ex-
change.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01

Hell am very fond Of yoa.
6he-How well our tastes agree.
Hs-what. are you fond Of met
6hs--Oh, no. OF myself. Vogue
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01
TRY DR.. MILES PILLS, so DOSES IS CTS.
60 d. J. Fry, druggist, Salem
ID IT. IT. EEE

A new and complete treatment consisting
of suppositories, ointment in capsules, also
a box and pills; a positive cure for external
internal, blind or bleeding, itching, chronic,
recent or hereditary piles, and many other
diseases and female weaknesses, 1t Is always
great benefit to the general health. The
first discovery of medical cure rendering an
operation with the knife unnecessary here
after. This remedy has never been known to
fail. 81 per box, 6 for IS; sent by mail. Why
suffer from this terrible disease when a writ
ten guarantee is given with boxes, to refu nd
sample. Guarantee issued by WOODWARD,
CLARKE Il Co., wholesale and retail drug
gists. sole agents, Portland, Or. Brooks 4
Legg agents for Salem, 1865 State street, Patton's
block. 5-21y-dw
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-01

Hardworking Man-Begorra, thot wet
sponge in me hat is the racket to ketch
the nobs!--Truth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24
ASSIGNS.

n Rountree & Co., general mer-
chants at Wilson, have az a9ssigned tor
tbo baneft of creditors. The liabilities
the U SiH0 600, The assets are not yet
a are Congressman F. a, Wc2dard
S. os a member of the frm.-NOrth
~CarOlinidn.
The above shows what kind of fnan-
o;ors Jul politicians are. They set up
tbonseIves as oracIes of fnance-know
al about it-and pooh pooh at the idea
- O farmer or Allianceman knowing
onrthing about it at all. Yet here is
ono Of their leaders, drawing S., 1000 a
year salary, who can't keep his bust
ness running and fails for a larger
amount than all the Alliance failures
IN the whole thirteen Southern States
nm to date. There is not an Alliance
man in the State who could not live on
ono-ffth the amount of his salary.
J. E. SPENCE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24
SHIPMENT OF FRESH EGGS.

DEAR BRETHREN Arrangements are
nearly completed by me with New
York and other markets for the ship
ments of fresh eggs only for the Ali
anc members in this State. We be-
lieve that thousands of dollars can be
saved every week by the brethren if
our directions are followed implicitly.
A circular will be sent you with ex-
plantations, plans, ETC., during this
month when the Secretary sends you
blank quarterly reports. When the
circular is received, please discuss it
and agree to stand by it. We want
you to take hold of it in earnest. The
shipment of chickens will be started
later. If your hen houses are not in
good condition make them so during
spare time and prepare to receive the
benefits of this trade arrangement. 1t
will pay you. w. H. WORTH,
S. B. A. N. Q. F. S. A.
Sept. 1, 1898.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24
A WORD TO THOSE ORDERING
READY-MADE CLOTHING.

Persons sending their orders and
measurement to the Alliance Clothing
House for suits to be made to order,
will receive their suits at prices quoted,
express paid, and will be guarantee9
to fit. and please in every way, and
should they not be entirely satisfactory,
the suit car be returned to the com
pany at their expense. For cheaper
grades, say from $40 or $12 and less
the suits will be shipped from stock,
and will be shipped as per order, anu
the price and size must be sent to n
company. The selection of the goods
will have to be left to the company;
and they will select the suit and send
it. You will have to pay freight from
factory to your place and you cannot
return the suit. They do NOT MAKE
anv guarantee on ready-made clothing
except to give good values for money.
TheV guarantee to send sizes asked for.
v. II. WORTH, S. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24
TRADING ON THIRTY DAYS RE-
SUMED.

The Executive Committee, for State
Alliance, in session Sept. 22d, have in
structed me to fill all orders on thirty
DAVIS time as heretofore for Business
Agents who have approved bonds in
my office, or who may execute such
bonds as shall, after careful examina-
ton, pass my approval, provided this
shall not apply to any Agent who is in
arrears on account.
Now if every new bond shall have
upon it the seal of the Alliance from
which it comes, and certificate of
County Clerk also attached, it will
greatly expedite the filling of first
orders on each bond. On all the blank
bonds recently sent out by me you will
find the words { OFFICIAL Place ALI
ance seal over SEAL. this. When
a brother makes an order on thirty
" scrutinized and if they do not appear
entirely satisfactory, then I am not
allowed to ship goods on them.
Let me insist that no brother abuse
this privilege. If you are not sure
that you will be able to meet your bills
80 days from date, then do not order on
your bond. / do not like to force col
lections, but will be compelled to do it
in case of default. I can not pay for
your goods unless you pay me. You
must know by this time how it is that
we have been able to do such a volume
of business with no money invested.
1t has been simply by meeting our en-
gagements promptly and on time.
That is the secret of success with your
State Agency. And this rule must not
be UiOLGted, Don't wait 80 days after
yau have received the goods before
you set about getting up the money to
paw for them. Your bond does not
allow that, but says go days from
date of bill" Remember that the
money must reach me 1Cithin the 80
days.
Of course you can place your orders
at n time of the month you choose,
but it is preferable to this office that
you place them at the first of month If
possible.
Before 80 days from this time you
will need your winter shoes. Why
not place orders at once and thus allow
sufficient time, so that your shoes will
be on hand when needed.
Now, brethren, / shall try to serve
YOUR interests, and thereby the great
Alliance, by doing all in my power to
buy for you anything you may wish.
at the very lowest price. We shall ex-
pect you to do yOWr part.
Fraternally,
w. H. WORTH, S. B. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24
THE STATE IN

$ per arrangements made at the
last State meeting, Alliance speakers
have been engaged and the State oil
7ided into districts so that each speaker
can be at the various county meetings.
You will notice that in some instances
two or more county meetings in the
same district will be held on the same
date. That is all right, al two or more
speakers may be in one district.
County meetings must be held at the
time and place indicated in each
county. This is the first effort along
this line, and there may be some con
fusion, but each county must hold the
meetings SO as to get the benefit of the
speaker, and be sure to advertise the
matter thoroughly and get a big crowd
at each meeting. The speaking at each
place will be public. 1t must be under
stood that the county meetings pay
the expenses of the speakers at each
county meeting.
District No. 1. County meetings to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24
HAS HAD GOOD MEETINGS.
Bro. Long, of the Executive Committee,
Gives an Encouraging Report.
RALEIGH, N. O, Oct. 20, So.

RALEIGH, N. O., Oct. 90, SO.
Mr. EDIroR:-I am now on my way
70 Johnston county, where 1 hope to
meet many of her good people. I have
visited six COUNTIES since the 18th Of
October, viz: Greene, Wayne, Wilson,
Nash, Franklin and Warren. All these
counties had large aud enthusiastic
County Alliances. The people gave
the speakers very kind attention. did
not meet with a man in any party who
does not endorse Senator Vance's course
on the silver question. This shows that
the farmers and many other people
are almost unanimously in favor of
free coinage.
The outlook for the Alliance is very
encouraging in the counties l have Wis
tied. | think it will continue to grow
in a healthy way from now on.
Fraternally, J. J. LONG.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-24
PLACE ORDERS THROUGH THE
AGENCY.

1t will be a saving in price to you
and will put a small commission into
the Treasury of the State Alliance to
place all your orders with the Agency.
Some of the concern with which we
deal will allow us commission on direct
trade, others will not. On all we can
keep better track of it if orders are
sent first to my Office.
w. q. WORTH, S. B. A.