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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
A Curious Kind of Fraud.

A rogue with the unmanageable
name of Shunkernath Wishwumber-
natli has been convicted in Bombay
and sentenced by Mr.. Justice Starting
to five years penal servitude for a
curious sort of fraud. 1t seems that
he had, by certain skillful feats of
jugglery, to the accompaniment OF
cabalistic acts and utterances, per
suaded a man named HulTibux that
he was able to make duplicates Of
currency notes to any extent.
Hurribux, being one afternoon in
trusted by the cashier of his masters
firm with 10000 rupees in notes to
carry to another firm, bethought
him of this magician, and accom-
panied by a Brahman and another
he repaired to the house where he
had seen the miracle performed.
Here as before, numerous mystic
ceremonies were gone through, end
ing in the handing over to Hurrlbux
and his companion of certain pieces
of paper, which they were to expose
TO the sun. Nothing important
however, came Of this, but the WIZ
ard having reassured his visitors, re-
tired into a room to make it all
right" This, as the sequel showed
meant making off by a back dool
with the rupee notes.-London Daily
| News.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
The Sensltlve OYsfar.

A man who has made the oyster n
life study finds many curious and in.
terestlng things about this mollusk
The anatomy of an oyster shows as
complete an equipment of the vital
features as docs the human body.
Seen under the microscope it is a
wonder to examine. A connoisseur
will tell us that it is sin to cook an
oyster, that it should be eaten with
dellberation in its native liquid, out
OF its own shell, unspoiled by any
method of cooking. But there are
many people who are fond of the
oyster cooked, who cannot touch il
In the raw, and for these are the in
ventions of stewed, steamed. panned,
fancy roasts and other designs. which
are produced at the restaurants with
much painstaking on the part Of
cooks. While the oyster is believed
to be the lowest form of animal life,
it is also known to be acutely sensi.
tive to noise, light and intrusion OF
any kind. 1t is not fighter, nor has
any exhibitor ever succeeded in
showing to the world tanned oyster.
1t is vigilant but silent. Mum as
an oyster" is well known phrase,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
How the Chinese Emperor Receives.


The account of the audience of the
new German minister to Peking with
the emperor of China, given by ma
tive paper, states that the minister,
accompanied by his interpreter, ap-
peared at the Tsungli Yamen at a.
m. His excellency was escorted by
Prince Ching through the Porcelain
Gate" of the palace. After waiting
for 20 minutes, he proceeded to the
throne hall, where tho emperor was
seated. Inside the throne hall and
before the presence" the ministerial
party made a low bow. This was
done again as soon as they had ar
rived at the Dragon Pillar, some dis
tance from the throne, where they
stood still.
The German minister presented
his credentials, marching up to the
foot of the dais as he did so and
making a short speech, which was
translated into Chinese. Prince Ching
fastened down the dais to receive
the credentials and placed them on
the yellow table before the emperor.
The German minister made another
low bow, and then returned to his
first position at the Dragon Pillar,
His majesty repliedin short speech
which was translated into German
and the party retired. London Daily
| MayUc
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
BEAUTIFUL AMBER.
lts original Formation, Process of EvoIu.
tiOn and Preservatiye OuaIi,ta.

ib bOriginal Formation, Process of Evolr.
ton and Preservative Qualities.
In many museums may be seen in
the most perfect state of preserva.
ton in amber fossilized remains of
plants and animals. The science of
Egypt in its highest development did
not succeed iii discovering a method
OF embalming so perfect as the sim.
pie process taking place in nature. A
tree eXudes a gummy, resinous matter
In liquid state. An insect accident.
" alights in it and is caught. The
eXudatlon continues and envelopes if
completely, preserving the most min.
ute details of its structure. In the
course of time the resin becomes a
fossil and is known as amber. The
history of fossil insects IS largely in
debted to the fly in amber, and to
the preserving properties Of amber
we owe likewise our knowledge of
some of the more minute details of
ancient plant structure.
The coasts of the Baltic are and
have been from the days of Phoni-
clan traders the great source of the
amber of commerce. 1t occurs in
rolled fragments in strata known to
geologists as oligocene. These are
tertiary rocks of a date a little more
recent than those of the London
basin and equivalent to the younger
tertiary series of the isle of Wight
The fragments of fossil resin were
washed down by the rivers from the
pine forests Of the district along with
sediments and vegetable debris In
them are found most perfectly pre-
served remains of the most delicate
tissues of the vegetation of the peri
cd, as well as of insect life. Frag
ments of twigs, leaves, buds and
flowers with sepals, petals, stamens
and pistil still in place occur. Pollen
grains have likewise been found. A
recent genus, deutzia, has been re
cognized by its characteristic sta
mems. The valves of the anthers Of
cinnamomum are seen in others.
In one specimen the pendant catkin
of species of oak is seen as distinct
ly through the clear amber as if it
were fresh flower.
And besides the insect and plant |
thus sealed up in amber,
stray relics of the higher fauna of
the forest have also been ilet with.
of hair and feathers have
,een caught in the sticky resin and
Among others a wood
ecker and squirrel have been recog-
lized in the Baltic amber. Gentle
nan's Magazine.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
Carding Cotton.

A recent improvement consists of
the driving of the taker in and doffer
of carding engines for carding cot
ton or other fibrous material by one
continuous band. This is accom-
plished by placing on the cylinder
a band pulley, which gives motion
to a band of rope, this band then
passing around a pulley on the taker
in shaft and from thence around
the pulley that drives the doffer.
Returning from this pulley it again
passes around the pulley on the taker
in shaft, which has two grooves
placed in it in order to keep the
bands of ropes separate, and returns
again to the cylinder. BY putting a
double grooved pulley on the cylin-
der and three grooves on the taker
in pulley additional power may be
obtained to drive the various parts.
But even with the single groove upon
the cylinder pulley the band passes
twice around the pulley on the taker
in, thus obtaining more efectual
result than is practicable with a
crossed belt between the cylinder
and taker in.-New York Sun.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
Arsenic In Cotton Pr,rt..

The very considerable uneasiness
which not long since prevailed in the
public mind from the supposed free
use of arsenic by manufacturers in
the preparation of cotton prints has,
it would seem, been generally quiet
ed, and though it is true that a large
proportion of such goods contain ar
senic the quantity is so small as to
be practically harmless. Many of
the anilines, it is asserted, such as
ceruleine blue, aniline greens, etc.,
and many of the vegetable colors, are
fixed on calico with a salt of alum
ina and a solution of white arsenic
in glycerin or in q borax solution.
The reaction that takes place on
steaming the goods is a double COM
pound of arsenic, alumina and color
ing matter, or, briefly, double arseni-
ate of alumina and dye. This COM
pound constitutes the insoluhle
lake, which colors the fibers of the
cloth with more or less insoluble and
fast color This at once removes any
danger in the wearing of the material.
Indeed it is asserted as a matter of
fact that aniline colors contain con-
siderable excess of alumina, and this
is preventive against the possible
presence of uncombined arsenic. In
extract alizarine colors the soluble
arseniate of alumina is in some in
stances added by manufacturers for
the purpose of giving to the colors a
greater degree of brightness, but on
steaming the insoluble compound is
obtained, as before described. New
York Sun.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
A Tip That Was n Tip.

Our brilliant and well informed
contemporary, The Pail Mall, has for
once failed to get hold of the latest
edition of good story. 1t is true
that modest gentleman" who was
shooting over the moors of a certain
millionaire offered the keeper three
sovereigns, and it is true that the
gift was rejected by the keeper on
the ground that he accepted paper
alone, but it is not true that the
guest thereupon complained to his
host, who said, IF you can't tip like
a gentleman, you should not tip at
all" The sequel was not thus. The
modest gentleman" was in fact Q
well known London journalist, and
when the keeper returned the golden
sovereigns and expressed dn broad
SCOTCH his preference for paper-the
editor said, Here's paper for you
then" and handed him a Scotch note
for 91.-Black and White.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
A MuIt,ple FIlament Lamp.

A multiple filament lamp, which
has been used for some time in Ger
many, is thus described 1t contains
a number of filaments united in com.
mon at the upper part. Each half
can, therefore, be used with any OF
the others, thus enabling all but one
half of filament to be used up or
broken before the lamp must be re-
newed. The extra expense OF TINS
arrangement, it is said, is much less
than the equivalent in new lamps
Furthermore, several OF the MA
ments can be used at once, thus In
creasing the candle power.-Boston
Herald.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
swinburne and Jowett.

Professor Jowett one day asked
Mr.. Swinburne, for whom he after
ward entertained much regard, how
much poetry he had written in his
life, and on being told by the youth
full poet that at 16 he had burned ali
he had written replied, "And when
you are 60 l suppose you will burn
all the rest. ~ London Exchange.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
PRAYING by Machinery.

Praying by machinery Is usual a.,.ai
among the inhabitants .,i;uSar1its OF GenTaa
Asia, A large, hollow, cyllnaeriiHe ~ O,ia ,N'
dr1m A11T is erected and within tia it are s,nr IN,
wish wish to offer, written out II ,inT"Iye neaIly,
Inc In ,1iyd Gy Dor or water power, and every cy
tiys ey s't that it goes round the deyofee e.Dho1
;rnagipes tlro to be equivalent to veroui :, rOni
,, ransfition of all the prayers II 'oH
teins -Asiatic Quarterly
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23

While a 7-year-old boy was stand
ing on the platform of an express
train ON the Grand Trunk railway
passing Coaticooke, Que, recently
he was blown from the platform.
The train was stopped and backed to
the scene, where the lad was picKeu
lid uninjured.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
....irs skin sIanIPuIatOr.

During the recent IPlat pllitoin GI : expert
manipuiator in Great eat, BFI1ain fbe active fT in,
SSieet evidsSoS IN popular lotion rs is cor cor
rGSiEs oP tSs preparation, which Is SCla oSnt To-
$50 bottle, was eAA'N'
Joe Howard;
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23

In Prussia cows are usually cared
for and MIXED by maid servants
In recent years, however it has De
on,na more and more customary, be-
cause more profitable, to engage e1-
nert Swiss men to attend 10 tne
dairy business.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
Geo. Fendrich, ~
CASH MARKET
Best meat auA tree delivery
1856 state Street,

Rev. DR.. jerks, an Indiana preacn-
er, says that he can give 70 reasons
for believing that the world will
come to an end" within the next
10 years.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
BURTON BROTHERS

usnutaeture star dATd Pressed bneE'
Nodded Brick In all Patterns ior fi"nn nv,
-, ,he br,rk for the New Halem Clty
az, spd i,early all the fns build nSs eieo''D
In the C. spital cliy' -. n. ssaw
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
TRY Or. NILES PILLS. so DOSES 25 CTS
sold bv d. J. Fry, druggist, Salem
Crane Vines for Sale.
News.

Ihave propogated several thousand
,.ood s,rong two.year old grape vines
sor setting oui, assorted varliles, suit
sble for culture 10 Oregon. - cts eacn.
40 oo ner dozen. f. Hofer. Salem; Dr.
JOURNAL ONCE.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23

The largest coast light in the
United States can only be seen 2S
miles in clear weather.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23

,,portrffON LOD0g so. a. .. Y, W. W
Ieeis in thfir nsii in rt.,s
Ouiidins' eFe's a. NJ. DENhls. n. ".
- sKLwOOD. Recorder.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23

~,oNs ~ ysTgRA NJ .--slmPisr camp ~. ~.
- q rons Oi veterans, y. >. 0'T
~ - - u Iff,,s bf0tnsrs are cordially inN.0u
nail ,''""s ia 80 Bsowsf, Capt
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23

1910 smith. Dentist. " state slfs.t
n"s.isn OREGON, Finished dental oksIa,
6.s I'D every description. fainieas "p''~
tlons = specially.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23

80. BROWNE, D. Fn5e''aisn e ,sslsenes. Ia
IS, oiunsT Telai street
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23

Ih"ve,k edvss sprclsi attention 10 lhe o.
- ~ ,Enn,sn aud children, pose lhIna, D.
is"e.' tidnsys. skin diseases snd a1a ssssr,,s q.
I'M s,@,a to tz 4. Ia and to5p "a. 4-lon
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-23
pRoynsroNAL AND BUSINESS CARDS.

sI,lLMOH FORD, Attorney at law, rsleiii in
oregon. once up stairh Ia fsit1p bi~h
The morning call., 1893-09-16
Last Night of the Fair.

Tonight one of the most successful
church fairs ever held in this city will
close. and the little army of lovely women
will close their accounts and dispose of all
their ares and prizes. Those who wish
to obtain prizes should be in attendance,
and those who have not been TO the fair
already ought not to miss the opportunity
of having a souvenir Of st. Bridget's
bazaar. A musical treat was given last
night under the direction of Professor
Roe excl. Charles Pechin and Victor Fla
mant sang lie Chalet" by Adam. Mr.
Pechin sang the favOrite ballad Dublin
Bay" with great power and feeling. Scot
tish dances were also presented in cos
tune. Tonight the business of the fair
will be at an end.
The morning call., 1893-09-16

ference at Pacific Grove last week that
there were 554 members and 800 catechu-
mems under training, making the total
number of Christian japanese OF the
Methodist faith about 800 on this coast.
THE WORK was then organized and ex-
tended" said DR.. Harris yesterday, into
districts EN- bracing the Pacific Coast and
Hawaii. There are four regular church eS
with a number of branches, the churches
being in San Francisco, Sacramento, Oak
land and rtland, the branches in San
Jose, Fresno, Vacaville and Honolulu.
We have twelve Japanese preachers. Last
year five preachers were supported by the
Japanese churches. and in addition to that
good showing over $4,000 was raised here
for all purpOses-church benevoIeDces and
religions needs. while for the missions
$3.50 was raised.
at has been decided 10 build moro COM
modious premises. So we bought lot at
1927 Pine street. The building at present
on the lot will be moved back and raised
one story. This will be occurred as a
school for preachers and gymnasium in
the basement. In front will be the new
church building designed by Maxwell q.
Bugbee, the architect.
The Japanese have contributed over
$4,000 for this church. and they are still
very enthusiastic about having japanese
place of worship on American soil, and it
will be the first of IS kind in this city,"
The proposed building has frontage of
so feet and depth Of 137 feet. The de-
sign shows An ornamental front elevation
with a gothic tendency and harmonious
proportions. The first story will be of
brick and above it Will be a second story
of oiled oak frames and plastered cement
panels, rising over which will be a wealth
ered-shingle gable. The whole is to be orna-
mented with gothic carving and details,
and black ornamental iron cross planted
on the gable will give it devotional effect.
The roof will be of Japanese red tiles.
1u the basement, approached through an
ornamental doorway, will be Sunday
school rooms, lecture-rOoms. library, etc,
while the upper floor will be the main
body of the church with a seating capac-
ity of 400. The interior will be finished In
natural colors and woods. so that no archi-
tectural sham may detract from the pleas
ing design Of The building.
The morning call., 1893-09-16
BERKELEY.

Judge Greene OF the Superior Court de-
cided on Thursday evening against the
legality IF the present rity government of
Berkeley. The first point brought by the
plaintiff was in regard to the ilegality and
insufficiency of the original petition to the
town Board of Trustees calling for reor-
ganization OF the town government. This
petition, as presented. had 243 signatures
the vote cast on the question of reincor-
poration was 1855. the entire vote being
1341. One-flfth of the qualified electors
must be upon such petition, and the
plaintiffs attorneys showed that only 212
of the 243 names were names of qualified
electors. Furthermore. the petition was
not on single sheet. but upon several,
which were afterward pasted together
under one heading. The Supreme Court
has definitely decided that any petition
must be ON single sheet. Judge Greene
The morning call., 1893-09-16
OPENED THE BIDS.
Veterans Home Directors
in Session.
The Old Soldiers at YountviIle to Get
Their Full Rations-Furloughs
and Permits.

The headquarters of the Veterans Home
Directors were crowded with contractors
last evening, eager to be present at the
opening OF bids for the proposed buildings
at YOuntville. The buildings are a kitchen
and dining room, commandants and medi-
cal directors houses respectively.
The contracts on the various divisions
of the work-carpentry, plastering, etc.
were to have been awarded last night but
IL was discovered that none of the bids
bad been segregated. as the publication
asking for bids called for, but in accord.
ance with the specifications. There was
some talk of rejecting all the bids, but
they were finally referred to the buildings
and grounds committee to report back.
The bids were twenty-six in number and
ranged from S17, 900 to $4,000
1t was decided that the successful bid
der should be required 10 give bond of
SO per cent OF his bid before the contract
was closed.
Director Deal rendered his resignation
and was seconded by Director Hyde. 1t
was decided that his resignation must be
rendered not to the board but To the ssso-
citation. Director Deal thereupOn with
drew his resignation, but signitied his in
teDtion OF calling the association together
and rendering his resignation in form.
A number uf drink checks. redeemable
at the canteeD at YOuntville, having been
accumulated by outsiders for speculation,
it was decided that they should not be re-
deemab BILE in cash.
On the motion of Director Stevens it
was decided that drlnk-checks would be
hOnored at the canteen in goods for sixty
days and that thereafter they would be re-
pudiated.
In the matter OF the Stein VS.. Hendy
claim. which had been assigned by repre-
sentatives of Royce. the defaulting treas
uTer, for the benefit or the association, it
was resolved that tns executive CON-
mittee inquire and report back.
1t was resolved that the commandant be
authorized TO issue individual checks on
the canteen, the same to be nOn-trans-
ferabe.
A long discussion ensued as to whether
old soldiers should be allowed to 60 and
come at the home as they pleased or not,
Director Hyde speaking in favor of allow
ing them to work out in the summer time
IL they so desired. No definite action on
the general question was taken. Ex-
Comrade Fleming had written TO the CON-
mandant asking for furlOugh, although
sion, but had been refused. Fleming had
been mustered out previously. 1t was
finally resolved TO refuse Fleming fur
Tough and indorse the commandments ac-
ton in ruling that the permit must be pre-
Sented in person.
A resolution by Director Arbuckle that
the commandant be instructed TO make out
acquisitions for full rations for soldiers
and that the committee on supplies be
instructed to fill the same to the full was
adopted.
The morning call., 1893-09-16
POTRERO SIDEWALKS.
The Residents Will No Longer Travel
in Mud.

Sidewalks are being laid on Solano
street. from Kentucky to Missouri, a dis
tance of eight blocks. and on the latter to
Napa, and on the last named between
Wisconsin and Mississippi.
The property of the Potrero have
decided TO avoid the experiences of past
years in wading through several feet of
mud, and after much labor and discussion
adopted the plan of laying walks four feet
in width. These were thought sufficient
to answer the purpose. At Kentucky
street the walks connect with those lai
during the past year from Fourth street
for distance of two miles to Second ave-
nue., at Butchertown. Kentucky street
has also been paved for its entire length.
and the Potrero denzen can during the
coming winter emerge from the hOrsecars
and on to the streets without the risk of
being covered from head to foot in blue
mud. The action of the Southern Heights
property-owners in sidewalking SolanO.
Missouri and other streets is heartily
sanctioned by the Potrero citizen.
It is now quite possible to see the larger
sun spots without a glass or lens of any
kind.
The morning call., 1893-09-16
A PLACE TO PRAY.
Japanese Christians Will
Have a Church.
FIRST IN SAN FRANCISCO.
An Ornamental Structure Designed
for Mission Home and Methodist
House of Worship.

The Methodist Episcopal japanese Mis-
sion, under the care of Rev. DR.. Harris,
will soon be established in a comm odious
home on Pine street, near Larkin, where
the first church to be erected By Christian
japanese will stand.
The Methodist Japanese Mission was
organized in this city seven years ago.
when DIR. Harris arrived here from Japan.
In November, 1886. buildings at 531 Jessie
street were leased for mission home from
the Central Me hodist Episcopal Church,
and branch was established in Oakland.
The membership Of both houses was Just
fifty. During these seven years DR.. Har-
rs has labOred zealously among the grow
ing congregation, and when called upon
for a report of his stewardship he an
nounced to the Methodist Episcopal Con-
The morning call., 1893-09-16
CLEVELAND IS MIGHTY.
How He Appears in the Eyes of a
Simple Portuguese.

A curious case Of ig norance as to Ameri-
can institutions did United States District
Judge Morrow have to deal with yesterday
when Manuel Mschado Avellar, Portu-
guese barber, 29 years old. applied fol-
citizenship.
His answers TO the courts questions
were decidedly amusing. The following
dialogue took place:
what is the form of government in this
country?"
'Republican."
What is the principal governing body p
Congress"
what does Congress doe"
What Cleveland tells it."
The answer caused a roar of laugh ter,
and the court could not help remarkiug,
"You must have been reading the papers"
"Who Is the Governor of this State?"
Mayor Ebert"
"Who makes the laws"
"Cleveland."
This was all the court could stand. He
refused the applica tion with the following
sage reflections:
You want the privilege of voting at the
election of our chief executive and you
don't know how our laws are made, nor
by whom; neither can you tell who is the
chief executive officer. will OF natural
ize you until you know something more Of
our country and its government"