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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
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A you.s tsdy who wcuidn't tet sfr.
smythe sresh.
The horses had been turned. and the
State street cor was about TO start north
whef, pretty girl spfdng on the platform
and made her way inside. The seats we're
full, and for a moment she peered about
In helpless, nearsighted way. Then n
young man sprang 10 his feet and offered
her the seat he had vacated
"Oh, thank you, Mr. Smythe," she
cried. III am so tired. have been shop
ping all day and have taken nothing ex-
cept glass of soda water since break
fast. Isn't IL lovely day3 Don't you
think spring has really Gomez And oh,
have you heard that Ethel McFadd is
not only engaged but actually going TO
be marriedS Now, don't lift your eye
brows and look incredulous, you horrid,
sarcastic thing--it's really true"
Pardon me, I-really"----
dyes, indeed, don't wonder you look
surprised. wouldn't have believed IL
myself, but Carrie says Ethel told her
herself--II forgotto ask whom she Is GO
Ing to marry, was 80 astonished It's
all because bf q yellow something
I gave her at Easter--for Ethel never
had really serious beau In her life
How could anybody ever want to marry
q girl with such ears? Now, don't laugh,
you i'll natured creature, I am awfully
sorry for her."
"I--that Is" ~ he took out his handker.
chief and wiped the perspiration from
his brow.
Poor soul, how attentive she was to
Harry McPhlirt last seasonl Really,
was nice to him Just because l felt 30
sorry for him, he
"Well, r. there was wild look in
his eyes,"
"Oh, yes, he did go there good deal.
He had to be polite, you know. Don't
you think she's good deal older than
she looks2 She must be awfully pleased,
don't you think soP"
"Ah, I--er''- he looked helplessly at
the door.
"Oh, it's just shocking the way you
make me run on-youre 80 sarcastic.
I declare I'm actually afraid Of you. It's
all your fault, every bit, for Pm really
devoted to Ethel. I wonder if she will
keep right on blondining her hair when
she is married."
"Miss Edith, you"--
Perhaps not. Well, I hope she'll ask
me to be bridesmaid. It's 80 nice to wear
Q lovely new gown and walk up the aisle
and look frightened, you know. must
60 and congratulate Ethel right. away.
Well, my street is next. Will you stop
the carr By the way, have you heard
whom she Is going to marry%
"Nobody much, Miss Edith, said the
young man, as he signaled the conduct
or. "Only myself. Good day"
A flushed and embarrassed young lady
was set down at Delaware place.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
Near, but Never ON the Bridge.

There Is a man who has travelled up
and down on the Third avenue elevated
at least six days week for II years, but
has never crossed the Brooklyn bridge.
He is an elevated road brakeman, whose
run ends in Harlem, and who lives ur
there. He told the writer few days
ago that he meant to take time some day
to go across the bridge. He has had the
same intention each spring for about 10
years, but has never quite mustered
courage to steal an hour from his SLEEP
and see the bridge. He said that he
thought there must be fine view of the
city from the highest point Of the bridge.
New York Times,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
Before Going to the Wo,ld's Fair
Ennuira Ahout

Enquire About
The Limited Express trains Of the Chi.
cago, Milwaukee q st. Paul Railway
between st. Paul and Chicago and
Omaha and Chicago.
These trains are vestibuled, electric
lighted and steam heated, with the flu
est Dining and Sleeping Car Service 10
the world,
The Electric reading light In each
berth Is the successful novelty of this
progressive age, and Is highly appreciat.
ed by all regular patrons of this line.
We wish others to know Its merits, az
the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail.
way Is the only line In the west enjoy.
ing the exclusive use Of this patent.
For further information apply 10
nearest coupon ticket agent, or address
Z. J. EDDY, General Agent,
j. w. CASEY, Trav. Pass. Agt.
225 Stark st., Portland, Or. If
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
Getting Even.

DR.. F. c. Wines, founder Of the Ma.
tional Prison association, had been for.
merly the principal Of a boys school.
One day he had occasion to "trounce" a
boy, and, it is supposed, did the work
thoroughly. The lad took his revenge
In a way that the doctor himself could
not help laughing at. DR.. Wines front
door bore plate on which was the one
word, "Wines." The boy wrote an ad-
dition In big letters, SO that the insorip-
ton ran, "Wines and other ickers."-
Argonaut.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
The Delaware Militia.

The threatened disbandment Of the
Delaware militia results from feeling
among the rural voters, who rule Della
ware, that such an organization 10 an
expensive toy. The whole state govern
ment Of Delaware, including the pay Of
legislators and judges, costs much less
than slOO, 900 year, and to appropriate
5000 year to what seems mere show
strikes the rural voter as wild extrava-
gance. The governor some years ago
gave notice that no more militia com
panies could be organized with the aid
Of TIE state. New York Sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
Those Persian Rugs.

"Where are the rugs that were on the
hall floor, KatieT asked the mistress of
the new hired girl.
"Oh, ma'am, made such bargain
for yees this morning. There was rag
peddler come to the dure whin was
shakin them rugs, an he give me the
beautifullest hand painted ornyment for
the parlor, ma'am, for them old things,
and took them of in his car-r-t. DE
troit Free Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
The Fair Opheiia.
1 Thought thy bride-bed to have decked swee
maid.

al Thought thy bride-bed to have decked sweet
maid,
And not have strewed thy grave"
The Danish queen was not an exem.
plary wife, but was doubtless sincere in
her grief at Ophelia's death. In every
land we see the purest and sweetest OF
Ewes daughters gathered to early
graves. A perfectly reliable cure for fe-
male complaints, Is DIR. Pierce's Favor
ite Prescription, q medicine beyond all
praise, which has saved many q young
life threatened by the insidious ap-
prOach of disease. For chronic female
arrangements, weak back, lassitude,
nervousness and poor appetite, 1t IL
without an equals generous tonic, q
safe nervine, purely vegetable, and war
ranted to give satisfaction, or the price
Isl 00)refunded. This guarantee Is al.
ways adhered to. OF druggists.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
Reading and Character.

Reading cannot give either Judgment
or insight or decision-that is, can In nc
way create character-and 1t is on char.
acter that efficiency mainly IL not en-
tirely depends. Charlemagne rebuilt
the western empire, but could never
write and remained to the end of his
life dependent on his secretaries for book
knowledge. London Spectator.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
tn. Eooentrio,tx Of Snakes.

The snake will be eccentric even In the
matter Of its eggs. Most snakes secure
oris .Aality and independence in this mat
ter by laying eggs like an elongated ten
mis- ball-eggs covered with sort OF
white parchment or leather instead OF
shell. All the rest go further and refuse
to lay eggs at all.-Arthur Morrison In
Strand Magazine.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
hpyIos faoM AN hVtAoR.
re feiis Unrtsc.ices Asritant. Hos 10
Construct . story.

re fsiis unrfrcticea Asritants Hos ~
Construct story
Walter Besant's advice 10 the tnahy
candidates for fame and fortune by way
Of fiction who write him is TO read and
to study some good story we'll told The
best way TO study The story IL TO have II
told TO you beforehand, and the illustfa-
ton he gives IA a true story concerning
on sntiquary and q Shakespeare student.
In the year 1925 the town wac asiouslicj .
by the production at the shop OF the an.
tiquary Of various documents and papers
written by Shakespeare himself. There
were receipts, confession of faith, an
improved edition Of king Lear and
finally complete new play In manu-.
script Everybody went mad about
these things Half tho world refused TO
believe them, the other half declared
that they must be genuine. Finally the
play was produced by Sheridan ut Drury
Lane and was promptly hissed off the
stage. Then the dealers SON confessed
that he alone was the forger Of oil these
documents. The father died soon after,
partly Of chagrin at the ruin Of his sup.
posed treasures.
Around this outline Mr.. Besant advises
his ambitious friends to write story,
with the old dealer and his son for the
two principal characters. you must, "
he says, "show the enthusiasm of the old
man for everything that concerns Shake.
speare. In order TO do this you must
take him to Stratford. You must sur.
round him with other characters, real OF
imaginary. You may introduce him I'd
any antiquary or literary character OF
the day. Since the play was produced
at Drury Lane you may take us behind
the scenes and introduce us to actors and
actresses. You must acquire the man.
ners and customs and dress and language
Of the time. The construction Of your
story is the first thing. Draw portrait
Of every character Make out as for O
play scenario showing every incident.
Remember not to introduce single in.
cident or word of dialogue that draws
| the readers attention aside for a mo.
| ment.
1.-THE grip Of your story is the first
thing to be studied. There is plenty OF
grip in this If you know how to tackle
it. suppose what follows will be
thought too hard a condition. 1t is &C.
tually to write that story. For length,
I advise you to be shorter than a prac.
ticed hand would allow. Makeit a story
of about 20 chapters, averaging from
5000 to 4, 900 words each, but don't try tc
write up to any limit or length. l have
always thought that the longest of Dick.
ems shorter stories-about 10 chapters
Of that lengths the best that could be
chosen.
when you have actually written your
story-and not till then-you may read
James Payn's Talk Of the Town and
see how that story ought to be told.
And if you will take all this trouble you
will find that you have learned more
than If you had gone to work with a
headlong pen and written half dozen
wishy washy attemptsat at the esame time.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
One of Two Beings.

The man who can receive into the
porches Of his ear the maddening
'sbur-r-r-rr which the telephone youch-
safes when in devilish humor without
murder in his heart and without utter
ing profane language is too good for this
world, or else he is a double dyed, dou-
BILE faced hypocrite. Boston Transcript.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
AN EASY WINNER.

The solid vestibuled trains of t.sc
Chicago, Union Pacific & North West.
ern Line distance all competition with
ease. 1t has the shortest line, fastest
time, Union depots and no change or
delay at the Missouri river, and is the
popular Worlds Fair route. 4-24.8t
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
A Kick,

"What's the matterf" asked the stage
manager, who noticed that something
was going wrong toward the end of
"Hamlet."
"It's the first grave digger" whispered
Horatio. "He says that unless you give
him the price Of good meal he'll eat
the loaf Of bread they're using for YO-
rick's skull. l."-Quips.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
SALEM MARKETS.

Wheat &c per bushel,
Oats-35@40c per bnshel.
Potatoes--50@60c per bushel.
Flour-$8.80 per bbl.
Bran--(Sacked) $500 per ton
Shorts-(Sacked) $40. 90 per ton.
Beans, white, Sc per ID.
Eggs l8c per dozen.
Chickens-8 to l0c per Id.
Chopped feed -(Sacked) $4,000.
Ducks-124c per Id.
Geese-7c per Id.
Turkeys-10c per lb.
Lard-l23@ l5c per ID.
Butter-25@30c per pound,
Beef-7@l23c dressed,
Veal-1O to 12lc, dressed.
Pork k-76121c dressed
WOol-15@18c per lb.
Hops-l4(@l5c per 10.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
RUSSELL SAGE
The well-known f1naDcier writes:
"5O6 FIFTH AVENUE

'bU6 FIFTH AVENUE
New York Cry, Dec. 20, 1890. !
"For the last twenty years l hav.
been using ALLCoCK's PORUs PLAs
TIERS They have repeatedly cured me OF
rheumatic pains and pains in my side
and back. Whenever / have cold,
one on my chest and one on my back
speedily relieve me.
my family are never without them"
RUSSELL SAGE.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01

He win never be great"
"Why. his hair Is - long and thick a.
can be. and he is impolits 10 the Last do
gree
But you can read his writing
Truth.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01

Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed Csstoria
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
MYSTERIES!
The Nervous System the Sea,
Of Life and Mind. Recent
Wonderful Discoveries.

No mystery has ever compared with that o.
human life. 1t has been the leading subjecl
of professional research and study In all ages
But Notwithstanding this fact 1t IS not gener,
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01

at is not so becoming as hoped it
might be-"
''Never mind, Matilda. 1t was one Of
the greatest bargains Of the season. You
got 1t 80 cheap that you can give 1t away
and get something that will suit you,
and still be ahead. One doesn't pick up
Q bargain like that every day."-Har-
per's Bazaar.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01

"cssscsissscwe'i adapted 10 children thss
irecommend u ~ superior 70 any prcscription
known 10 me" n. A. AHcars, N. D.,
III 30. Oxford 81, fsrcotiyn, MI.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01
Bargains in Land:

II. W. smith. postmaster OF Lewisvills. and
w. y. Murphy. 81 salem, have for sale abop
the Luckismute country In Polk county
Pric es range from . 70 30 per acre. All gooa
tune; Great bargains. Gail on or addIsn
the above. DIV 3iSu
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-01

XN ID. PUaH, Architect, plans, specinca-
w ttons and superintcndence for ali
classes OF buildings. Office 200 Commercial
street, up stairs.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-17
Ivy Oh Walls.

A friend recently called attention to a
view that the ivy growing en- walls
tended to make them dry rather than
damp. On looking at the case we find
that the wall was covered with the
Ampelopsis veitchii, or as it is called,
Japan ivy, and that the vines had been
suffered to grow over the single roof of
the house some four or five feet from
the gable end and that the spouts and
other water conduit were completely
checked by this growth of vine and fill.
ing up with leaves.
1t is no wonder that a house should be
damp under such circumstances. 1t
should not be forgotten that the vines
on walls must never be allowed to reach
the roof or Chamber in the cutters, but
must be confined entirely to the vertical
surface of the walls on which they grow
The innumerable number of small root
lets absorbing moisture continually gen
orally make walls so dry and hard that
it has been found at times in the Old
World when necessary to take down
building almost impossible to do so on
account of the extreme hardness of the
mortar which has been kept dry for SO
many years through the agency of those
roots. The case We have referred to
shows how often gOoe idea may be
spoiled by reason of the thoughtless
manner in hich the idea is carried out.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-17
Meeting Trouble Half Way

The habit of borrowing trouble is
wrong because it has tendency to make
us overlook present blessings. To slake
our thirst the rock is cleft, and cool
waters leap into our trimming cups
To feed our hunger the fields bow down
with bending wheat, and the cattle
come down with full udders from the
clover pastures to give US milk and the
orchards yellow and ripen casting their
juicy fruits into our laps. Alas! that
amid such eXuberance of blessings we
should growl as through We were soldiers
on half rations, sailors on short allow
that we should stand neck deep in
harvests looking forward to famine;
that one should feel the strong pulse
of health marching wit b regular tread
through allthe avenues of life, and yet
tremble at the expected assault OF sick
ness thaa We should sit in our pleasant
homes, fearful that ruthless want will
some day rattle the broken window sash
with tempest, and sweep the GOALS from
the hearth, and pour hunger into the
bread tray; that we who are fed by him
who owns all the harvests, should expect
to starve; that one whom God loves and
surrounds with benedIction and attends
with angelic escort, and hovers over
with more than mo5herly fondness,
should be looking for a heritage of tears!
Has God been hard with thee, my dear
woman, that thou shouldst be foreb ID
ino9
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-17
EXPENSES OF THE BRIGGS TRIAL
1t is Said That the Conviction of the Pro-
fessor Cost $4,000

II is Said That the Conviction of the Pro-
fessor Cost $4,000.
WASHINGTON, June 13--It is generally
agreed among Presby terians prominently
connected with the Briggs case that the
expenses incurred during the entire
progress of the case, IRON its iniatory
stage until tue General Assembly dis
posed of it last week, amounts to very
large sum. but it is almost impossible to
make an estimate of the total amount
with accuracy.
Some light is thrown on this subject,
however, by the Rev. DR.. Bartlett, who
was CHI airman Of the local committee of
arrangements for the General Assembly.
DR.. Bartlett says that the board bills
alone of 200 comm issioners TO the assem-
bly,, the number the local committee
5000 per day, and that therefore the
trial of DR.. Briggs in this city cost the
local committee $500. They were, how
ever, more than 600 delegates to the
bly, and while the trial consumed
properly speaking, only two days, the
case really extended over more than
double that period, so that $13, 900 is
nearer the mark than $500. This in
itself is a very low estimate.
DR.. Bartlett is of the opinion that the
estimate made by some Of the commits
sioners that the Briggs case from begin,
ming to end cost the General Assembly
about so, 600 is nearly correct. Colonel
McCook, of the prosecuting committee,
wealthy man, spent out of his own
pocket according to DR.. Bartlett's opin-
ION, at least $50, 900. OF $4,000 contri
buted by Presbyterians in this city for
the entertainment of the commission a
small balance only remains.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-17
70 Keep Hard Working Eyes
kriIElt.


Your eyes always look so bright and
strong; you do SO much hard writing at
night, too. How do you manage it?'
The woman addressed was literary
worker who burns good deal of mid
night oil, or, what is worse, gas, and
who has beautiful eyes.
"Well," she laughed, sit is very
simple. l take care of them. That is
all"
But, howe"
ITO begin with wear ashade covered
with black silk if am going to work
very long. You know thesOrt that bank
clerks wear. 1t is easily NADIA little
crescent shaped piece with silk aud a
piece of elastic card to go over YOUR
back hair and hold it in place.
Then | always keep on my wash
stand a little cup of salt water, with
cover over it to keep out the dust, she
went on in a chat with reporter. II
renew it as often as | think of it; but
salt water keeps, you know, and l never
forget before going to bed to dip my
fingers into the salt water and battle my
eyes. 1t is best to have 1T warm. but
if you are tired aud sleepy you are not
likely to stop to fuss in preparing it each
time and as it stands in rather warm
room it is never very cold.
The salt water is very strengthening
to the eyes and will not hurt them, no
matter if they are iufiamed. II your
eyes begin to blur smart or fell as if the
lids were made of sand paper, you have
no idea how much good the salt water
bath will do them.
| Il never rub my eyes any more than
| can help. Do you know that rubbing
the eyes from the inner corners out to the
temples if much practiced, impairs or
ages the sight? Well it does. 1t nattens
the ball aud makes spectacles necessary
o. the other hand near sighted people
might fiad good deal of benefit from
rubbing the eyes this way as theil
trouble is too much convexity of the
ball.
''You can keep the eyes young-thai
is, the slightly gently rubbing them in
from the outer corners. This also
enlarges the ball or seems to do SO. by
max ing it more prominent.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-17
ETIQUETTE OF SMOKING.
In Cuban Cities a Request for Il
Light Must Always BE
H0nOred.

hOIlOEcOs
Tho requirements of etiquette, as re-
CARDS the obligation of one smoker 10
TO give light to another from his cigar
are dimly understood i'll this country
The man who is asked for light
usually gives it rather than take the
trouble of refusing on the same prIn-
cipal as paying for hanging to car
platform, or going to theatre to OBTAIN
a rear view of an extensive variety OF
feminine headgear. In Havana the
traditions of Spanish formality combine
with the universally of smoking to
form 4 well defined code on the subject.
The request of one smoker to another
for a light must always be honored IN
Cuba. Your we'll bred Havana smoker
would as soon think of refusing another
the privilege of breathing the same air
with him as of refusing a light. To
meet the requirements of full courtesy
| also the light must be given from the
end of the cigar no matter how wide the
difference of rank in the cigars thus
brought into contact. To save Concha
Especiale from the pungent flavor OF
Wheeling twofer by proaering match
as is often done here would in Havana
be regarded as snub too refined in its
significance for open resenting but at
the same time too crushing for any
| F,tura omica hle reia tiOnS
| To give the stub of a cigar to serve
as d lighter and tell the applicant to
throw it away when he has used 1t is a
deadly insult and calls for blood. What
would be done in Cuba if the requested
| light should be refused is not known,
for the reason that no such case has
ever arisen. This is unfortunate, for il
leaves us without precedent to judge OIL
exactly that case in this country. One
smoker III New York inspired by Havana
customs requested light from another
and was refused, whereupon the ag
grieved person smote the other with
such force that he was knocked out.
We must decline to regard this as com
ing within the Spanish American code.
1t has too much brutal downrightnes'
for the delicate ethics to which we have
referred Those refunded principal would
not dream of revenging such slight b,
any more violent method than calling
the offender out and sticking a slender
rapier into him strictly according to thu
code.
Still since the penalties of refusing (
light seem to be very decided in hotl
countries smokers may as well make III
their minds to grant the favor. Gentle
men who are fastidious about havin!
their cigars handled may avoid thu
difficulty by smoking only in their owl
houses or offices, and appearing on thu
streets without the much desire'
spark.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-17

The oldest tree on earth at least as far
as any knows is the Boo tree in the
sacred city of Amarapoora, Burmah
1t was planted the record says in the
year 2SS B. G. and is therefore, about
1900 years old. Its great age is proved
by historic documents, says Sir James
Emerson, who adds: ITO it kings have
dedicated their kingdoms in testimony
of belief that it is branch of the
identical fig tree under which Buddha
reclined at Uoa when he was undergoing
his apothesis." Its leaves are carried
away by pilgrims as relices, but as it is
too sacred to be touched, even with
a knife they can only be gathered after
they have fallen.