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HORACE WILL CELEBRATE.

oALssBrRo. June Knox college has con-
ferrsd The honorary degree Of Master Of Arts
upon Eugene Field. OF Chicago
60 buy ton OF unguents. boy. and alrs In Rome
Wen la.ss night q Jug and Joy. oil possy
For BY IA!onA's golden son. and By his silver
SISTER,
We loss tho bard that bears the ban Of Arsium
May,ste,.
TO- Bscchus,
se, EN- up ios Flsecus.
For he feels tonight - II he were again but
swsst sixteen.
10. 10, won't ws have . high old time, and
Aeeenss aud Mater Eugene!
There. Lyai. and sybaris, aad Chloe can't b
Thsrssii be . row-thsrs always iii Tslephus .
Assssls and Giycsra. ana oil the golden las.iss.
shall saste the jar that was sealed the year when
asusius held the fsscea
Emhoe: Mbcr. tiger nxrsd imbibsr,
Pour out the Massie bears the brand 100 4.
Euhoes EsoI Horatius 10 the boy
To bsag upon the bareiton and never lose the
Key.
I've SAINT around note, BY gum. to the 0racss
And incs they know Eugene will come not one
Resides. Macenas made tho carte, there's pea.
COCKS, iamprcye, muilcte,
From eggs 20 apples, start to end, . beauteous
dream Of guilets.
10, piouysusi
Nothing will sudfcs us.
But ssoblest stream that sp!ashes from the vine
sktn's purple hem:
No veslgar amphor do We care - for:
ws'ro sisting up tonight with r. Ager, A. II.
I'll Rad an edo or two Of mine when We have
we'll reflected.
IL. q. l., or 81 haven't yet selected.
TneG, having hummed my lyric note, I'll say,
Eugene. Old crony.
Pleage give us ''Casey's Table Dote' and the
"Convcrssxsyony."
ciinius M;rceaas. nothing Ger can wssn us
froEs 'he song and dance the sisters Nine have
surg 10 us and spelled.
whlsh II why You ana l. being toiefahly Nv,
Have been stuck for quite aw bile upon Msgiste,
Held.
so einge your toea tightly. Gil. tonight veil
work tie GROWER,
BY Heracles. we viii. We viii: I'm lupus and
bowler:
The throa,s viii sing, the feet vii, spin
hcigh-h for Love aud Fsann.
II tae rce.ers run the fellows Az, the justices
won't fine EN-.
81. sse.ss keep summing. Eggcn.us 10 coming
A suunt of clear bsndasian song, a daisy and I
gen:
I'll write an ode. aud I'll &c, on load
To celebrate the glory OF t. Ag-r. 4. "
vIsex York Sxa
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of ~. the erea. disparity found to exist be.
tween the ages o. some Of the living Wild
owed pensioners and that of their late
husbands. IL 80 marked a. TO lead the al
ready somewhat skep.icai-minded indi-
vsduai of today to the conclusion. hard
though 10 be. that marriage with q dis
abled veteran is evidently looked upon "a
one OF The most profitable forms of invest
men,. The husband Is not regarded
as tina protector Of weak woman
30 mu..h as the incumbrancs accom-
panylng a neat little annuity Of
which snarriacc is the purchase money, q
certain disparity OF age between bride and
bridegroom being apparently looked upon
rs ds rsyear. and certainty has the effect of
proionaing the interest Of the government
in the aappy couple.
Though widows Of soldiers In the war Of
lssi-sS will be drawing pensions In the
year 5are. the actual participants in that
var arp passing away with grea. rapidity.
report read at the recent Grand Army
encampment at North Yakima showed
that, notwithstanding the recent immi-
gratiors Of hundreds of old soldiers into
the stase. the department had gained only
eighty nine in membership during the
year. There are nineteen graves already
At the newly established Soldiers Home &C
Orting At the national encampment Of
the Grand Army at Indianapolis in Sep
tembes IL IL expeceed that heavy decrease
IN membership will be shown. for the first
time. Death is calling the roll. and the
order will dwindlc - rapidly a. 1t grew.
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reasonable limits eurts,lment of all APP
Preparations Was loudly demanded. In
letter from Albany dated January ~ isao.
10 the New York Eeasng test. the CORE
srondent saw, "keirenchmsnt /. the or
der of the dsy, ana such IN the rage upon
this subject thai fear oar legislators will
leave all but themselves u starye"
Almost the first thing doar " IS TO sub
5ecs to rigorous examination the couHi-
ton ot she Revolutionary PENSIONS, ,ae
list of which had swollen year nv year un-
Gil its proportions had become enormous
This investigation revealed n state of
AFFAIRS. corruption AMI veuali;y az even
tie PENSION frauds ot cur dav cannot pro-
portlonateiy snFpass. one ot the Legislators
claiming To- knos personally many men
receiving pensions for wonnds received ia
tho late var who had wholly recovered
from sheir lniaries and were ~ hale aud
hearty a. any IN the community.
Legislation upon the subject followed
and IL Was decided 10 thin oas the number
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Little Girl --"Was your folks poe. whe,
y&a were a LILLE esr.9''
Oranams"W thought We were NV
dSar. We Sere pioneer farmers, aud lived
H. lcs cabin. bat il WAS large ana ro,r.
!rrishle; the floors were warmly csrne;.s
wa had plenty 10 eat and plenty 10 wear
Pat NC raised every thing oarsc,ve. ans
made our cwa cloth. We had no rnnn.v
g.. 80 "a stores even II we had been n..-
sNv and - We ies very, VERY ,son~
There were tao thugs we v.r. all ford
81. SR4 Oh. how NC lougvd for them. ara
has Ne wished we could atlora fhern IN,
sc eou.dn I. and II made so lee. very mis-
cradle to b - poor Tbose tsa thin~s
esre ss!g tAaeGsrAl sat store rnolax.~s
I.stiae ttg.-'-t'so. Whv, Nhat did van
have e. eat. then
csandEss-.'N Nothing hu, beef ,na,t,,
chicken, ven >oo, laail, squirrels. sid
Gueks. brook trou: ana such shsnrs. an3
is for rao.assss. we hadn't anything bu:
saap.s syrup.
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miracle sweet Love hath wrought
No. ss your Juvc ers a. the iaig
Fave done. vines. Ehey have deity caught
Fresh roses from the .airy air.
Ne; So. my Jnsstera Lave hath done
Something bevoai mans ken, His skin
fxcee;s he might II sns one
Al. things ase AZ .ees ~ his " Ill.
What he hath ioac Is thi. Amasi
fassei ~ me az seeTas yesterday,
Ard tcctAuith nj her sees laid
My heart. aad ieyyeatlY dii pray.
And then" t'sni airs. would You believe
Ehis lnirscses Most grac.ously
shs sasa consented - receive
The gtit. and wa!speTei shs loved re
-- klasgs Sod. Esses
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tons, a.i:faiIed 70 produce the effect desired
by those: y hoYa this drastic treatment iess
OUT in .t;s cold. The pension list had been
curtaiiec; and remained cursaiied. SAVING
70 the cejsatry an amount equal 70 more
than 81 80 On annually.
Since Sh~n by the natural process OF de-
cay the ,,umbss Of Revolutionary pension
ers has been slowly decYeasing year BY
year. Today there only remain some
svensy-sns. and even many Of these are
oply in .:xssssnce by reason Of the adroitly
asYsnsesi marriage which IL one OF she
most catioos features disclosed By pension
stasissicS
Although few woald b suficien.iy in
trepid o; TO deny the possibility Of Love.
the con.!uefor" arranging . match even
betxesnsA veteren Of % and Q young Kiri
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OF the pensions wassh had heen granted
With ~ much prcmisessty To this end
IA ses ~as PASSED restricting pensioners
both ras. and future. 20 such survivors 81
the war as upon close Investigation should
tie found - stand N meet 81 state sSss-,-
nnee. caiy those sho. AFTER the ssrictest
scrutiny. satisfied she secretary % var az
sAesr indlscai etrca instances were re-
tssaed upcn ~ adsee 20 .he pension u.s.,
hy the Fissd exclusion II al. sacse pas
sessions acre ostinstca - exceed <ssi the
roll A. gsSlecs<i - al>c@s one-hsltats taEnsvs
ienssa. opportunities. threats, .ee.amA.
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New York led with 1852 pensioners,
massachusetts, coming second with 1857.
Ind Maine following with Isis. Connec-
@cut. Vermont. Pennsyivania and New
Hampshire were represented by 1887,
1.2sa. l,092 and l.032 respectively. New
Jersey contributed. IL Is true, only So. but
7his WAS moro than compensated for by
she GA pensioners inscribed upon the roll
.of the state OF Ohio. Mississippi. Della
ware. Alabama and Louisiana had
among them only 81 pensioners. To
tho state Of Louisiana had only been
granted single pension, the solitary in
dividual hating from that state being one
Daniel Loury. . private in the Psnnsyl-
vania line.
The growing discomfort OF the tax pay
ing population Of the United States cul-
minated In 1880. In order to bring the
public expenditure OF the country back to
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MOTHER SONG.

Soft siee ps the earth III moonlight oseet:
sat sleeps the bonga above the nest.
Ger lonely depths the waipporwih
B..ataes one sains note aud All IL still
sleer, little darling; night 10 long
steep while slug tny cradle song.
About thy dream the dropping flower
blows her sgce. breath from hour 10 ho1f.
And u bite the great Iaooa spreads her wings,
h4Ie lou. while lar, the dear EARN swings
s.ee7 Lille darling: al n.gaf long
The wsads sAal. slug thy siaiaoes soaS-
Powers OF the earth and OF the air
>aa ] have thee ia their nntasf care,
Aud hosts OF GcayeE. together ptest,
Sead over thee, their last, faeiE best
Hush. little darling; from tAe deep
some agility wing saslt taa NY seq
- Harrier Presrssf SpoEa-G
The steamship Mexico haalea out from "a
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We have ia,op hesuttai 5zpsaese Rsrsg,. =,
give t. snarrae ard SO etses Eos testys.. -
sacnte wsc Taey are shxSlasx.v s-.e 40 a.
esgtts for What yoa Gsest u T. rsttls 4 "a.
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BORROW IL! TIL! MONEY

If need be, but don't miss this oppor-
tunity OF getting a suit for one-half its
actual value.
1t will be money in your pocket to
pay big interest 80 or 90 days in or
der to get ready cash to pasronize
this sale-you need clothing Look
at the saving:
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Six rer cent interest paid 1T the Page,
Sound Savings 5sak.
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Asosa fstsess are rssscs 2 issi aas prescribe. -
tAe medical psascss3oa assss1 rgstsmy sns
xGr~ care se4se sAss las 80 equal ~ 81. arux.
sss-t~
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TIE steamship Mexico hauled out from fhs
Ocean dock 90 enc Of the buoys last evening.
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s,ras great s.rs.ias IA sss.a, a. Ress,, 4
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ISIS hss.s .sc saeOa zovs; 10 80 gron,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-28
And "old rather Time" wept.

CAPTAIN Bassett, "Old Father Time" !"
as he has come to be called from his gray
locks and his custom of turning back
the hands of the senate clock before each
final adjournment Of the senate, received
a severe shock at the recent session.
The playful pastime of turning back
the hands of the clock may be abandoned
by the venerable assistant doorkeeper in
the future. Senator Mills regards this
custom as revolutionary, and he so des-
ionated it when the senate was in ex-
ecutive session just prior to adjourn
ment. The hands Of the clock were
within a minute Of the hour Of adjourn.
ment when Captain Bassett meandered
in and with the stick which he employs
for this purpose turned the hand back
six minutes.
He had hardly completed the perform
ance when Senator Mills arose to his
feet and in short speech denounced
this practice as being fraught with great
danger to the legality Of senate proceed
ings' He said the day might come wher
tbe senate would be humiliated before
the whole country by having the validity
of its proceedings questioned for indulg
| ing in such child's play. 1t Is said tina
the venerable Bassett went out into th'
corridor and wept.-Boston Herald.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-28
No Time For style.

calen r. Edison, a Yeritable repre-
.entative of Yankeedom. who is also one
of the hest known travelling men, was one
~ the guests who narrowly escaped from
tbe burning hotel in Toledo recently
M Edison said that when aroused IRON
sleen he found his retreat cut on. he
ted several sheets together ana was
ohout 20 lower himself from the third
sD storv window, when the fire chief told
him that if he attempted to come down
- - thot condition the hose would pe
trrned on him. Mr.. Edison, who weighs
over 200 pounds and is of average heignI,
took a hasty Inventory of his clothing
which he had donned in haste FIRST .hs hs
threvv his yalise and umbrella from 'hs
,I;ndow His silk hat was cooked on
ths hack of his head. He wore no trou ,
snss sno that garment being about his neck
ssa ga his limbs were covered by red nan
nsI I He had on his light oyereoat a!.a any y,
I"ora n1r his shoes in his pocket But y
S;dn't care. Despite the threat OF W sn
c ob;sf he backed down the long iaaGe
% tbns oostumed, while the crowd yeiis. :,
snd cheered frantically, crying: 20 =, =
Fattyl You're all rightF-OinciinA'
| Times-Star.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-28
Hard Work Getting Into Prison.

Most men who are sentenced to the
penitentiary endeavor to escape their
punishment, and the officers of the law
are vigilant to defeat this purpose. In
the case of John A. Denton, who was re-
ceived at the Maryland penitentiary the
other day to serve term of three years
for embezzlement from the county COM
missioners of Howard county, the usual
order of things was reversed.
1t is stated that on Wednesday night a
fine looking young man inquired at the
penitentiary for Warden Weyler. The
warden happened to be out, and the man
explained to the doorkeeper that he was
John A. Denton of Howard county, and
that he had been sentenced to serve a
term in the penitentiary. The doorkeep-
or detained his visitor until Warden
Weyler returned. Denton told the same
story to the warden. Mr.. Weyler, 1t is
stated. declined to receive his visitor,
not having the right to imprison him
without a commitment or other identlfi
cation. The man seemed crestfallen anc
disappointed and walked slowly away.
The next afternoon he returned with
sheriff of Howard county and the proper
commitment. Denton will probably b'
given clerical duties to perform during
his Imprisonment. He was at large OF
bond for some time pending the hearinl
Of the appeal in his case before the cour
Of appeals at Annapolis. sun
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-28
He Insured the Cat.

A certain lady who wished to have
some fun at the expense of an agent who
had ofttimes solicited her to insure her-
self and family asked him on one occa'
oion If he would insure the cat. Ihe
agent 70 the astonishment and no small
amusement of some friends, promptly
offered to do 20, provided she paid the
FIRST premium down. The lady, stiii
thinking to hoax him, expressed her VIII
;ngness to do so and placed shilling on
the table. The agent quickly produced
a proposal, filed in particulars and oo.
tanned her signature, while those presen'
were on the tiptoe Of expectancy as 70
what was to follow.
"Now. madam, with your permisslon'
NAV see the catY' he inquired.
Certainly" she replied at the same
time pointing to glass case which con
tained the stuffed" remains OF the poor
6afrnct cat A chorus Of derisiye laugh
Ter burst from all present, but TO theil
surprise and no little dismay the agen'
turned. and bowling politely TO the lady
st the same time coolly picking up thu
shilling and placing it in his pocket eH
claimed: ,.,.dl,
"When that cat dies, madam nnoi,
oo,, az our Office and claim the insurance
money. Good morning. ."-Tit-Bits'
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-28
REEggfY5eNs
VIZ ~
LOST IN TEXAS sWAMps.

The Experience of Ratified Hunter Who
Was Loaded Down With Game.
Fully 40 men started out from this
place Saturday afternoon to shoot ducks,
and in one party was Charley Aims
worth, a married man, who has resided
here for a year and a half. Ainsworth
got separated from the rest of the party,
but the game was so plentiful that by
o'clock he had bagged twelve ducks and
one brant, and thinking he had as many
birds as he needed, concluded he would
return home. He was probably less
than three miles from home at that
time, but the rushes were 80 high that
he could not see the tall smokestacks at
the mills, and before the sun went down
he lost his reckoning. Not returning
home at night, his wife became alarmed,
and at daylight Sunday morning party
of IL took boat and pulled down the
river and up Conway's bayou, where
they found Ainsworths boat pulled up
on the shore. Twelve men started into
the marshes to find the lost man, but
met with no success.
Between and o'clock Sunday after
noon Ainsworth walked into town quite
exhausted, having wandered all Satur-
day afternoon, all that night and the
whole of Sunday in water from 9 inches to
feet deep, where the rushes were 10 feet
high and SO thick he could not see three
feet before him, with the rattle of count
less focks of ducks passing overhead,
the doleful music of the lonely bullfrogs
and the hoarse, dull, deep bass roar of
the hundreds of alligators that abound
in the dark and muddy wallows. All
through these low marshes he wandered,
knowing that he had a sick wife at home,
whose anxiety would increase with ev'
cry hour that he was delayed, and with
the weight of the game he had killed
added to his gun and cartridges. He had
nothing to eat since Saturday at dinner
He had no idea of the course he was go
ing or what direction he was from home.
He wandered. by the merest accident, to
the river bank, which he followed for
several hours, and finally crossed over
on the timber and booms to the Texas
side, nine miles above town, and came
down home without knowing positively
whether he was going to or from Orange.
AS soon as he got to the bank of the
river he threw his ducks away, thus re-
lieving himself of so pounds Of burden
that he had forgotten he was incumber-
ed with.
Those who went in search of the lost
hunter returned Sunday in response tc
a signal announcing Ainsworth's return
Orange (Tex.) Letter.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-28
One woman,s Experience.

Mrs. S. A. Williams, says The Wom-
ans Tribune, makes her boast that she
has voted in Wyoming, Washington,
Utah, Oregon and Colorado and has yot-
ed for every officer in state and nation.
Although now a resident of Colorado,
she loves Wyoming, for 1t was there she
cast her vote for president. She was
last year a resident in Arizona, but took
up her residence in Wyoming, where she
had before lived and voted, and remained
there six months to have the privilege OF
voting for president
Mrs. Williams has had unique and
interesting experience years ago in fruit
less prospecting in mining regions with
her husband, until they had spent the
last cent, eaten the last slice of bacon
and had come to the last charge of blast
ing powder. Encouraging her husband
for one more effort, she held the drill
while he struck the blow for the inser-
ton of the powder. Returning from their
hiding to see the effect of the explosion,
they found the good silver ore scattered
all about. She helped her husband to
gather and market the ore, and their for
tune was made.
Mrs. Williams is now widow, but at
tends to her. own business affairs and her
mining interests. She owns among 9th
er stock one-fourth interest in the cele
brated Zuni mine. Her name appears
In corporation papers, but the identity Of
her sex is covered up like 30 many Others
by the use of initials only. Mrs. vii
liams has bright son. college graduate
and promising orator.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-28
HER MISTAKE.

Sentiment Will Sometimes Rattle Even q
Chicago Girl.
As she stepped into Clark street car
every man turned to look at her. She
greeted another girl effusively and sat
down beside her.
"Oh, Dora, I've had such an expe-
rience" she painted as she cast CO.
quettish glance at the young man oppo-
site.
"You always are having experiences =
grumbled her friend, land nothing ever
happens to me. 1t all comes Of having
those big, appealing eyes and that timid
air, when you're not even afraid of Q
mouse"
"Oh, but this was really an awful ex-
perience, and I've mind not to tell you
a word about it."
"If you don't, I'll think it is because it
is too bad to tell"
"Oh, you mean thingI But must tell
somebody, and know ali your secrets,
SO you won't dare to tell"
"Go on, then, but don't expect me to
sympathize."
well, you know, went with NAM
ma to the dentists today and"-
ooh, it was the dentist, was itf"
mot at all. / had my lovely new sill.
yer handled umbrella with me, and ]
leaned it against a chair in the waiting
room, determined not to lose sight OF it,
A few minutes later in came a splendid
looking fellow with such mustache
that couldn't help smiling just little
at him."
"Of course"
"Well, he leaned his cane against the
same chair, and it knocked my umbrella
down. We both stopped to pick it up
and our hands met, and he said, Pardon
me- and l blushed and said, Thanh
you" ,
II hope you had the grace not to lool
at him again"
"Well-er, only once or twice, anC
each time he was looking at me in suci
an admiring wayl At last mammi
came. AS we went out l forgot my um
brella and had to go back for 1t, and on
Dora, he started up and seemed about q
speak, and / just flew out to wher
mamma was waiting. / knew I'd neve
hear the last of it if she caught me"
"And serve you
"Oh, and, Dora, when we got out
looked back, and he was actually follow
ing me-"
II hope you
"I did until mamma told me she wa
not walking for wager, and at last D
caught up to us and lifted his hat
"What impudence"
"He was holding out something to IN
and saying, 4 beg your pardon, miDs' bu
this is your umbrella, and d'"-
"You don't mean to cay
81 do. had been carrying his car
down the street, and he had been chssir
me to get it back" .,,
well, l never" said the other girl
Chicago Tribune.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-28
Poker Matinee.

@--~--~NN
"My wife," said the tall, light haired
man, iran across a new idea this morn
Ing. It's rather good too"
Then he produced swell looking card
on which was this: Mrs. John Blank re-
quests your company at q poker matt
nee in room 1913, ass, the Flexington,
Wednesday, Oct. IL, at 8 o'clock. Limit,
25 cents"
my wife," added the man, "got this
today by mail, and came to me at once
for a stake She didn't get it. read
her a lecture on the evils of gambling
which made her cry. pictured to her
that % cent limit game in which lot
Of inexperienced women are mixed mp is
likely to involve heavy financial crash
before the game is over. Then scowled
and asked her how 1t happened the in
vitation came to her. She said friend
had played in matinee held last week
and didn't lose more than 50 or "a. The
friend had insisted that Mrs. Blanl
didn't play right, and 1t was a cut and
dried scheme to have all the women IL
the matinee set get some pointers, go Il
the next performance, and if necessary
expose the methods of Mrs. Blank.
1.-THE matinees," concluded the man
81 have found out, have been going OF
for some time. Mrs. Blank, 1t seems, i
a New Yorker and is not young. 6h,
has formed an extensive acquaintance IL
south side swell sets, and the poke
matinee is her invention. She has on
week, but 1 know one little womai
who will not go into her 26 cent limi
game. Chicago Tribune.