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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18

"pm very particular, said a com
mercial traveller at q down town
hotel, .'what car of the train ! select.
/ travel thousands of miles year
and have made it a rule to observe in
the accounts of railroad accidents
which cars of the train are the most
often demolished, The result of my
experimentation l have been in d0z
en- smashups-and observation is that
the middle cars are the safest.
never under any circumstances ride
In the rear car Iavoid the car ne1t
to the baggage car. though this is 90
lected by many as the safest.
''The greatest danger at present In
railroad travelling is telescoping
When man has been in a wreck
and afterward seen the engine of the
colliding train half way inside of the
rear car, or rather what's left of 1t,
1t impresses him most forcibly. The
baggage car is usually heavily loaded,
and in the collision its weight, to
gether with the ponderous engine,
generally smashes the next car to
splinters, while the central cars are
comparatively uninjured. When the
train Is derailed, the baggage, car and
aext coach asa rulego over. Wash
ington Star.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
Human Nature In Eating.

IF I can see q man handle his
fork" said the clerk, II can tell you
the part of the country he halls from.
''The hotel dining room is the best
place in the world to study human
nature and the manners and breed
ing of our fellows. Itseems odd that
people in this enlightened and ad-
vanced age will still feed themselves
with their knives, especially in first
class hotel. Yet instances of this
habit are very frequent. In my
opinion a man who feeds himself
with his knife should be boiled alive
In oil.
"As rule guests from Boston and
New York are the most correct in
their table department. They are
very exacting as TO service, and all
manipulate their knives and forks In
one way, which is the proper way
1t tmay seem a trifle strange to form
a basis for a Judgment Of a mans
character on the manner in which he
holds his fork, but it is a correct one.
Some stick it between their first and
second fingers, others between the
middle and third fingers, while 9TH
ers grasp it as you would grasp a
pineapple cheese scoop. "-Washing-
ton Star.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
ODDS AND ENDS.

No man is hypocrite in his pleasures.
johnson.
Rub crealring hinge with very soft
lead pencil.
Cut roast beef thin and other meats
rather thick.
In a poor country the first want is the
want Of money.
Marshal Ney was q cooper's son, and
himself notary.
Among the people Of Java cockchafers
are favorite food.
There arc two sorts Of philanthropists,
the mechanical and the sympathetic.
Horses must be cheapin Buenos Ayres,
where even the beggars can afford them.
Blond were the three representative
theological virtues-faith, hope and
charity.
Them that has china plates themsels
Is the maist careful no 70 break the china
plates Of ithers.
twenty-five million dollars worth OF
rough diamonds were found In South
Africa last year.
A Spanish adage tells ris that woman
Is like a chestnut, beautiful without and
decayed within"
Every time a man scolds the neigh
bors learn the troubles his family are
trying 10 conceal
Knowledge that is not clearly com
municable by it's possessor Ia almost q
useless possession.
The first record taken by American A.
tronomers Of an eclipse was On Long Ia
land on Oct. 81, 17o0.
In 81 Of the firms engaged In the prac-
Nee Of law In this eOnntFy husband ana
wife are professional partners.
Ten Of Miasouri's governors and near
b ali Of Illinois great men, except Grant
and Douglas. were Of Kentucky birth
Ths microscope made bythe Aanich
Optical institute for the Chicago fair
magazines II. 900 diameters and y worth
- 100
A bruise may Be prevented frplg dia-
oolOFing b. immediately applying hot
water. o. . little dry starch moistensd
with cold water.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
Am Untrue Tale.

Standing upon the threshold he shook
his head.
A girl with 10 yards of trimming at
tached to her dress gazed fxedly at him
from the doorway.
mo" he exclaimed; ''no, Gladys. ]
cannot enter. Not while there is
In an abstraction of bitterness he ex.
pectorated into the driven snow, which,
although medicines for the blood were
already on sale, yet wrapped the land
Scape in It's ermine mantle.
-"bruited abroad certain story
concerning you"
The damsel shivered, and her lip curleo
haughtily.
"Sir," she rejoined, "prithee tell me
what Is this damaging reportT
"It is" the youth declared, "of such q
nature that, upon my honor, cannot
permit myself to cross thy threshold
unless you gainsay it,"
"Speak, Iconjure you," she cried.
'"They say"-
And as he spoke there was a nervous
trepedstion in his manner.
-''your pa sleeps ontheg ground floor
IN an apartment hard by the one in which
you are won't to receive callers"
"'Tis false, I" she ehrieked.
At that he gathered her in his arms,
and conveying her tenderly into the
house tarried until 80 a. m.-Detroit
Free Press.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
TURF TOPICS.

The Illinois state board OF aGricui-
ture has published list of ceryihoated
stallions for 1892, with their pedigrees.
THAT game little horse, Plunkett,
2dS," says an exchange, twill be out
among the free for all PAGERS again this
year"
Colonel w. W. Turner Of Spokane,
Wash, has purchased the PAGERS Gold
Medal, 214. and @. w. G.. zee, and
will campaign them on the Montana cir
cult.
The American trotters Matte II,
2I1t; Silver King, 2s26t; e. N. Cook,
1901; Lysander Pilot, Lima, by Parks
Volunteer, and Dick b are now In Ger
many.
Old L. G. Lee. 2;i5. the black pacing
stallion that went through the grand
circuit three OF four years ago, Is IN
training again this year and has paced q
mile IN 2:i3t.
The late Leland Stanford OF Califor-
nia was from bOyhood a strong lover Of
the horse, aud after hs had accumulated
q fortune he founded one Of the greatest
breeding establishments In the world.
THE horse 10 be good driving ono
must have good driving mouth. 4" says
an exchange. This causes the bit 10 be
one Of tho most important parts Of the
harness. ~ II touches the most sensitive
part Of the horse"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
oId and New Fashioned diseases.

"Heart failure Is a comparatively
new term. 1t wasn't written ON GER
tifcates Of death 10 years ago, said
W. II. Osborne of Plainfeld, N. j.
"It used to be that when a man died
and the doctors didn't know exactly
what caused his death they attrib
uted it as snonchalantly then to a com
phcation Of diseases as they do now
to heart failure. The complication
gag doesn't work any more with the
physicians. The proper 1e-carat way
OF explaining the demise Is to charao
terize it as heart failure. Here's pneu.
monia, too. having a revel at the ex.
pense of the country's death rate.
Not so very long ago we used to call
1t hasty consumption, and what we
now dignity into malaria and dose
ourselves with quinine for was plain.
everyday chills and fever when l was
a boy. This thing Of Bostonizing
our diseases makes medicine the ex-
pensive thing we find it."-St Louis
Globe Democrat.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
A TEXAS PooH-sAH
A Kentucky Lawyer Tells About . Re
markable Man lie Once Net

markabie Man lie Once Met
"Some time ago, remarked a law
yer yesterday, Il had occasion t,
visit Texas. ! stopped at q littl
town one Saturday about noon, III
tending to remain there until MOI
day morning.
1.-THE proprietor of the hotel was
gray haired fellow, well preserve
and apparently full Of energy. Iva
consequently not very greatly su
prised when he Informed me that h
also was a lawyer. He had a bi.
stout wife, and it struck me fNat h
could very well leave the hosiery {.
her while he practiced law. He tlis
appeared shortly after noon. Istartec
out to see something OF the ittl
town, and needing collar stoppe
in one of the two or three dry good.
stores to buy one must confess
that was somew hat staggered when
found that the hotel keeper, besides
being a lawyer, was clerk in a dry
goods store-for it was he who smiled
blandly at me over the counter.
IT extended my walk until night
was falling, and as l approached the
hotel who did l see lighting the oil
lamps In the main street but. the ho
tel proprietorl The next morning.
which was Sunday, j inquired, of him
the way to the church. Come on,
said "a he, III show you He took
me into the church and showed me
to q seat, after which he disappeared,
saying he must go and ring the bell
In a few moments it was pealing
forth its, pleading, Come, oh, come.
and soon the congregation had gath
cred.
IT was prepared for anything al.
most, after what had seen of mine
hosts versatility, and was not much
surprised when he ascended the stairs
of the pulpit and opened services
Then he came down again and ma
nipulated the keys of the wheezy Lit
tie organ while the congregation
sang. He then took up the collection,
after which he again resumed the
pulpit and preached as fine a gospel
sermon as / have ever heard. When
services were over and his flock had
been dismissed with a fervent prayer.
the preacher closed up the church.
What sort Of q man is Mr.. So
and-so anyhow | asked Of lawyer.
I" oh, he answered, he runs the
town generally. He's killed dozen
men more or less and is the best shot
with his revolver in this part Of the
country. He's the best poker player
I ever saw. He is from Kentucky
too. '"--Louisville Courier-Journal.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
AMONG THE GEMS.

The Orloff diamond is believed to be
responsible for 81 murders.
Diamonds SO small that 800 go to the
carat have been cut in Holland.
When Lord Palmerston was buried in
Westminster abbey, the officiating cler-
gyman threw into the grave several dia'
mond and other rings as a peace Offering.
When Cardinal Borromeo was buried
in Milan, large gold cross with seven
fine emeralds surrounded by diamonds
was placed in his tomb and still remains
there.
The great South African diamond
found in the Kimberley mines in 1886
weighed 457 carats rough. According
70 the ordinary rules Of valuation, its
worth is $4.I6O.9SO.
The diamond worn by the sultan in
the aigret Of his plume on parade days
was picked up from a dust heap by a
poor man Of Constantinople during the
reign Of Mohammed Nv.
When the French crown Jewels were
inventoried in 1901. there were 9,547 dia-
monds, 500 pearls, ESQ rubies, 1874 sap
phires. $50 emeraIds. II topazes, 0 am
ethysts and q number Of unclaszi6ed
stones
Tayernier saw In India diamond o.
104 carats whose center was 90 foul as
10 make the stone worthless When 1t
was cut open. it yielded eight earats Of
6lfh like that from the bottom Of q dirty
pond. --St. Louis Globe Democrat
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
The Coins of China.

China is the paradise of the numis
matist. The collections of cash, &C.
cording to Consul Edward Bedloe's
report to the state department, are
something marvellous. They are
small coins of bronze, brass, copper
or silver, ranging In intrinsic value
from one-twentieth of a cent to 25
cents. The oldest of these coins on
record appeared about 23OO B. G.
Over 10000 different kinds of cash
are preserved in collections.
Some are wonderful examples Of
coinage, butmost of them are clumsy
and coarse. The numismatist can
work all his life, spend very little
money and leave to poste1ity thou
sands Of coins. ALI he needs to do is
to confine his work to the collection
Of cash, the small coins in brass and
bronze, whose value ranges from
one-tenth to one-fourteenth of a cent.
Their workmanship varies, but is
usually very good.
Their shape today is like that of
European coins, with the exception
that through the center is square
hole through which the coins are
strung together like beads. In the
past, however, other forms were en-
ployed, including the square, trian-
gle, heart, ellipse, shield, key, sword
and spear. The number of kinds is
simply immense. They are referred
to in the literature as far back as $50
B. C.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
Colonial Relies At Chicago.

Among the colonial relics in the Gov
ernment building at the Worlds fair are
these two notes: Mrs. Washington
presents her compliments TO General
Knox and begs his acceptance Of two
hair nets. They would have been sent
long ago but for want Of tape which
was necessary to finish them, and which
was not finished till yesterday. New
burg. March the 9th. l7s3."
The stately acknowledgment was
General Knox has the honor 70 present
his most respectful compliments TO Mrs
Washington, and 10 insure her that he
Is deeply impressed with tlts sense Of
hergOOdness in the favor Of the hair nets
for which he begs her 10 accept his sin-
cere thanks. West Point. March eth.
J10a~
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
FIes AND rHlsrLEs.

The acorn looks little. bat it contains
. whole forest.
A lie can run fast. but the feet Of
truth never alp.
Give some people money enough and
thsy win yea themselves 10 death.
The charity that begins At home and
stays at home generally dies Of heart
faDuFe.
Il a hard for fool 70 understand why
hs u seldom oVertaken BY any one going
~ vay-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
Another Confederation.

Anxious Mother-Why don't you drive
that bad boy away from your Playground
Good Little Boy-It wouldn't be right.
"Wouldn't itr'
"No'm. You see, that playground ID
public property"
"Oh, 30 it is"
"Yes'm. And it would be sort O. self
ish and dishonest to deprive any other
boy of the right to go there"
$50 it would, my angel. didn't think
of that"
"Yes'm. And besides he can lick me.
Good News.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
A Sure Sign.

Mrs. Won Leer-Do you know that
lsdyI
Mrs. De Mit-Yes.
Mrs. Won Leer-Kindly present me.
know by her vacant stare that she must
be lady of high breeding.-Truth.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
WALTeR eEsANT's MAlaMs.

He who fOresees never acts
Wise men never attempt anything.
chserfulnsss may be An admirnbls
cloak
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18

HIILMON FORD, Attorney at law, salem,
L Oregon. once mp stairs In Patton block
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18

u p. BOISE, Attorney at law, Salem, Ore
n. gon. Once ga Commercial street.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18
PROFESSIONAL AND Bus1NRss CARDS.

p. II. DARCY. GRo. g. BINGHAM.
D'ARCY q BINGHAM, Attorneys at Law,
u Rooms l, q and 8, Darcy Building. ia
State street. Special attention given TO busi-
ness in the supreme and circuit courts Of the
atata. IL
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18

II ]. BIGGER, Attoi ney AT law Salem. Ore
III. gon. Once over Hush's bank.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18

r J.sHAw. M. w. HUNT. SHAW q HUNT
81. Attorneys at law. ONCE over Capital
National bank, salem. Oregon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18

. TOHN A. CARSON, Attorney at law, rooms
J 3 and 4, Bush bank building, Salem, Or
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18

@ q. BROWNE, M D., physician aAd -ur.
-. geon. ONCE, Murphy block; residence
IS, 'onmercial street.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18

DRTC @ SMITH, Dentist. 81 state street
~ Salem, Oregon. Finished dental opera,
Tons OF every description. Painless opera
tions speciality.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-18

BNE E. POCUE, Stenographer and Ty pc
N. writest Hest equipped typewriting OF.
fice but one In Oregon. Over Bush's bank,
salem, Oregon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-25
A ALEXANDRIA.
wAsKINGTON's HOME CITY.

wAsKINGTONs HOME CITY.
The expansion OF population and the change
of land from farms to building lots. from field
to freside. has extended Alexandria over
wide area. far more comprehensive than
the corporation limits. and If ever Alezan-
dria Ii TO be a real city all the urban
population must be included in the city. This
does not involve necessarily an extension of
corporation limits, for all the inha bitalts
OF greater Alexandria can work in
unison toward improvement in meth
DDS OF transit and wider municipal
taxed for tine payment OF the CITY debt or for
anything in the benefit OF which they do not
share. The West End. the Village, st. Asaph
Junction and the other populated centers on
the environs of this city can organize
as towns. The only provision of the code on
shall be mot more than 5000" and so all the
nexes OF Alexandria can be made towns By in
corporation with mayor and SIX councinen.
AS soon as this is accomplished combine
NAV be made by which, under the name OF
Washington home city. with mjoint etropoli-
tan commissioners OF WORKS, many useful en-
terprises may be carried out, population largely
augmented, values increased and prosperity
promoted.
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE ENDORSEMENTS.
The city democratic committee last night in
Washington: Frank Norris, Waterman Interior
Department; G. II. Benton, gardener in Agri-
cultural Department Thos. Spinks, locomotive
engineer at navy yard track: J. W. Wells, mail
bag repairer at Post Office Depart
ment: William II. Breen. inspector OF
masonry at new post office binding:
c. W. Brown, colored. for Rozier D. Fuller s
place in the bureau of printing and engraving;
Miss Nellie johnson. for place at parting room
at patent office; ]. c. Creighton. messenger in
Interior Department place now held by Francis
Ross. colored republican; c. E. Glover. mes
senger in Treasury Department. now held by
James Ross, colored; James Fitzgerald. assistant
engineer in the Treasury Department. y. 3.
Hopkins, messenger in the surgeon general
Office. now held by James H. Harris. colored; F.
Knight, as Waterman. Treasury Department,
also George A. Fowler, gauger at Mahonevyiile
distileries near this city. c. W. Watties,
Thomas Patterson. Thomas Fowler and W. H.
Taylor were also Endorsed good democrats
entitled to recognition.
RECHABITE PROCEEDINGS.
The Rechabites Of Potomac Ten. held meet
ing at sarpha Hall last night, admitted three
new members, initiated one candidate and had
three applications for membership. The third
Friday OF April was fixed upon for the me-
mortal services Of J. T. Crump, late a member
Of the tent.
The circuit court, Judge Keith, continued it's
session. but none Of the cases in which Wash
ingtOnians are interested were considered.
The funeral of Mr.. Richard Rotchford took
place this afternoon from his home. 1909 Queen
street. Mr.. Rotchford long worker Of
the Young Mems Christian Association and a
well-known citizen.
The circuit court has sustained the demurrers
to the bill OF Theodore iced against the city Of
Alexandria in relation to certain lots sold for
taxes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-25

There is a newly imported fancy which is TO
be commended for something besides it's foreign
birth.
The fancy is a composite gown the bodice of
which is so fashioned that il can be worn
either as house waist OF handsome costume
or rs the promenade coat for the same.
A simple one, shown by an exclusive New
York house. is a utility gown with what the
men term stunning" effects
Ii is of the best quality of navy blue serge
finely stitched. tailor fashion, in black silk and
bound on every edge with black silk braid
The skirt IS plain, except for the double rows
OF stitching, and its fullness is thrown wholly
into the back breadth. The bodice or Jacket
is a Norfolk cut. silk-lined and finished through
out Ike an out-of-door garment. From the
edges of V-shaped yoke spring tiny triple
capes. the longest of which does not fall FAR
down on the enormous sleeves
Over the tightly fitting parts Of the waist and
under the loose flying Norfolk plaits runs a tan
leather belt to which is stitched a tinv leather
cash book. This is called a promenade costume.
but II will make we'll an effective travelling
Yachting or house gown.
Another adaptation of the same idea is more
elaborate.
The Skin. is green wool picked out with con-
trasting raised silk dots
The bodice is a close-ftting garment Of black
lace over satin, long on the hips and sloping to
the middle of the skirt in long points There
Is collarette of velvet covered with passemen-
terle coming well over the shoulder tips and
hnished with fall of lace disappearing un-
der the arm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-25
The fronts win Be Of pressed brick, with square
bay windows and Indiana limestone trimmings
soxs SEw rxrRovrxExrs

Day windows and Indiana limestone trimmings
soMI new MPRovENkNTs
Thomas O'Donnell will erect eight dwellings
on G street between 14th and 18th northeast
for Messrs. Baker, Norris 4 hampton. They
will be l6x40 feet and will contain six rooms
each: select red-brick fronts, with square bay
windows.
Architect Z. Patrick has completed plans for
five brick dwellings to be erected on Jefferson
street between NJ and N streets. West Washing
ton, for Morgan r. Goddard They Will be
twelve feet front by thirty -four feet deep. two
stories and Easements. rsd-brick fronts. stone
trimmings. galvanized iron and brick coruice.
Architect Joseph C. johnson has completed
plans for three dwellings to be located on North
Carolina avenue between LIST and ID streets
northeast. They will be sixteen feet front by
forty-eight feet deep, two stories and cellar.
six rooms and bath. They will have pressed
brick fronts. square bsy windows with fiat tops
and Hummelstown brown-stone trimmings
Philip n. Dwyer, architect, has made draw
ings for q store and dwelling 10 be erected at
I'd and streets southwest for J. Block. The
front will be Of press brick without projections.
1t will be 20x65 feet two stories. The interior
will be finished in a substantial manner. He
also has plans for two two-story dwellings to be
erected for James Koran in South Washington.
Also for three-story store and dwelling for
VIM. Cocker, to be situated on street between
18th and 18th streets. The house Will have
frontage Of twenty feet and a depth of forty
five feet. Ths frcnt will be OF press brick, with
oriel windows.
John T. Clark has entered into contract to
erect eight two-story brick dwellings for VIM.
W. Leibert, to be located on street north
west between North Capitol and LIST stress.
George s. Cooper, architect, will build a
block OF i've houses which he mas designed on F
street between I'D and sd streets northwest.
Samuel J. Prescott viii soon begin the cree
ton of a row OF three houses on { street south
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-25
ANACOSTIA.

All local real estate men profess to feel conf
dent that this il to be the greatest sea-
son that Anacostia has ever known. Each
day scores OF people inquire at the
various Offices for houses. lots and
realty investments. A large number OF
substantial hoases are in course Of erection and
the local contractors and builders have plans
and estimates for many more. Several Wash
ingtol families have moved over within the
past few weeks, improvements are to be noted
In all directions and there is general air Of
tlvity and stir.
There was lively scrap last night ut a no.
torious resort in HIigdale, town 20 the sou;h
Of Anscostia. The result Of the Disturbance
was that John Burden was arrested by Officer
j. r. Reagan on charges OF assault and bat
terry preferred by Hattie Brown and Catherine
Wheeler.
Tho Anasostia Yacht Club will hold Q meet
Ing Monday night.
Officer L. c. Dyer of tho fifth has Leen trans
ferred to this side OF the river, Vice Il. ..
Prathcr retired.
Willie Grove is convalescicg.