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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
General Buffers Home Memories.

A we'll known Boston gentleman told
the following experience he had with
General Butler not long since: The gen.
tleman found among his miscellaneous
papers an old bill of the fremont the
ater advertising the performance which
proved to be the last appearance on the
stage of Mrs. Butler. This bill he
thought the general might be pleased to
peruse, SO he took 1t to him. He met
General Butler descending the stairs
from the courtroom, and after saluting
him produced the programme, explain
ing its meaning General Butler took
the document and read it carefully and
slowly from the first word to the last.
As he turned to the donor to thank him
for SO kindly thinking Of him in this
connection, the giver said that he saw
tears gently issuing from the generals
eyes as he said to him: II thank you
much for giving this bill to me. Iwould
not now part with it for $5.OO0."-Bos-
ton Journal.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
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BLAINE AND THE "HoRlcus."
The Fatality Of the sixty-third Year Once
More Demonstrated.

The Fatality of the sixty-third Year Once
More Demonstrated.
To-day would have been Mr.. Blaine's
sixty-third birthday. He was supersti-
sious in regard to seven and believed
that if lie should outlive the completion
of his ninth seven years he would re-
cover. He did not" This language is
copied from an editorial in the Iowa
State Register of Jan. 81, which closes
without giving reasons for Mr.. Blaine's
superstition" if superstition it may be
called. It>has been known since time
out of memory that certain years in the
lives of all men are of peculiar impor-
tance-years that are liable to singular
vicissitudes in the health and fortunes of
the highest as well as the lowest of our
race.
Where or how this strange belief lit is
not superstition" for it has been
proved time and again that the end of
each 7-year period is exceptionally fatal)
originated is unknown, but it is sup
posed to be founded on the teachings of
Pythagoras, who built up regular sys-
tenn of religion C) based on the squares
and circles of the seven. In the encyclo-
pedias you will find reference to the be-
lief under the heading, "Climacteric
Year." but none of those in my library
gives any account of the origin, antiquity
or development Of the idea. A letter
written by Augustus Caesar refers to the
prevalence of the belief even in his time.
He says, ''All the years of mans life
that are multiples of seven-i. e., IA, 21
90, 35, 42, 40, So, 63, etc.-are crises that
should not be lightly. overlooked, espe
grand climacteric."
Some philosophers, those of an astro
logical turn of mind in particular, have
called the sixty third year "Horicus," be
cause of Roman notion that it wa
very fatal to great men. The sole caus'
of the ''grand climacteric" being mor'
| fatal than the other multiples of seven il
supposed to revert to the fact that is ;
combination of seven and nine, both O
which are mythical and sacred numbers
| In this connection it may be remarked
that all nations attach signal importance
to the seven and all multiples Of tina
number. Thus at IA. twice seven, thu
male and female are supposed to hav'
arrived at puberty; at 81, three sevens
the male becomes "of age" while many
! writers, Aristotle in particular, fix 85
five sevens, as the climax of bodily vigor
and 40 as the year Of maximum menta
activity. At the age of 63, when man il
nine times seven years of age, according
to the very best statisticians in TIN
world Qeaving superstition" entirely
out of the question:, the most trivial dis
eases are likely to cause death, even il
what is considered the most robust o
men. Ten sevens-70-has long beel
ascribed as the limit of mans earthl.
career.-St. Louis Republic.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
phYsloanoMY.

Oblique eyes are unfavorable They
show cunning and deceit.
Irregular teeth generally indicate lack
Of culture and refinement.
II the forehead be shorter than the
nose, the sign is Of stupidity.
Very tightly closed lips are usually
found in secretive characters.
An .oblique mouth is a bad sign. II
indicates crooked character.
Freckles. like red hair, are an indica-
ton Of an ardent temperament
The upper part of the countenance is
the seat of thought, labor and resolution:
the lower half indicates action.
A forehead which in the upper part
projects and in the lower sinks in toward
the eye shows mental weakness.
Foreheads wrinkled in the upper part,
while the lower half is smooth general
ly indicate dullness and stupidity.
Noses with wrinkles on the sides,
which never entirely disappear, gener.
ally belong to money getting natures.
Heavy, shaggy, overhanging eyebrows
with lower forehead prominent. show
great powers, of reasoning from premise
to conclusion. Darwin had such brows
When the lower half of the counte
nance, measuring from the nose down
ward, is divided by the mouth into two
equal parts, seen in profile. the indica
ton is of stupidity.
A perfectly formed face should be di
vided into three equal parts; from th'
roots of the hair to the root of the nose
thence. to the tip, and from the tip Of thu
nose to the tip of the chin.
Persons whose temples are fuller abov'
the eyes than below, whose heads enlarg'
above the ears, are usually more giftet
with musical taste than those with con
trary characteristics Louis Globe
Democrat.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
He Knew the Story.

"Supposing," said an upholstery dealer
to a candidate for a vacant position,
"that a lady came In and asked you II
you had any chenille curtains. what
would you say?"
The new man smiled ghastly smile.
Imagining the scene and drawing long
breath, he started in. Eyes, ma'am," says
he, 1--WE keep chenille curtains. This
way, please. Here's something rather
handsome. You don't like the pattern.
eh? Something in smaller? All, yes.
This way, please. Brighter, eh3 Yes,
ma'am. This way, please. There you are.
A doorway. see, and with little red in
it.
GAS understand you, then, you wish
q small figure chenille with little red
in it. How's that-$S.50? Too high?
Something cheaper, eh? With a dado
and wide as possible, Something for
about $3.50?
"As understand you, then, you wish
small figure chenille bright with a bit Of
red in it--$4.50 chenille curtain, wide
and with dado? That's as near as can
come to it. Not enough individuality,
eh2 How's this one2 Not sufficiently
forceful in it's pensiveness, ehp Some
thing to harmonize with a sage green
rug that your dog lies on and combine
with the fare from an open grate-some.
thing moody and thoughtful, ehp Some
thing suggestive Of repose?
GAS understand you, then, you wish
small figure, bright with bit of red
$3.50 chenille curtain, for doorway
wide and with dado. with a beery
sleepy, don't-wake-me- up till morning
sort of style about it, to harmonic
with pug nosed pup and a conAagra.
ton? Let us start all over again, ma'am. >
And the candidate got the job.-Up'
holsterer
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
Drawback. to Legal Equality.

Verify, with the assumption of their
rights women renounce their privileges.
In one of the western states the wife Is
liable to be sued for the expenses OF the
family as the husband is In this state. A
wife has been held liable for the pay
ment of the family butcher bill when the
husband ordered its items, and in an
other case the wife has been held jointly
responsible with the husband for debt
incurred in the purchase Of carriage
which both used.
These are phases of the perfect equality
between men and women not 80 greatly
to be desired above the existing state OF
affairs. When a woman becomes re-
sponsible for husbands debts as the
lord of the household is now holden for
mis- lady's Obligations, the privilege OF
voting for mayor and president viii
scarcely recompense for the responsible
ity Of the new dispensation.-Nsw Yors
Sun
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
Proper WifeIy Pride.

Neighbor (making q calD Il often
wish my husband took as much interest
in what's going on as yours does When
I want to find out anything, / have tc
hunt up the papers and read it myself.
Mrs. Nextdoor-Ye Alfreds always
well posted. do believe he knows the
politics of every man in this ward, and
how much he's worth, and where he
came from, and all about him. You'll
excuse me for about five minutes, Mrs.
Walkabout, won't your I've got to &c
out and split some kindling and bring in
q few buckets Of coal.-Chicago Trib.
une.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
rh. Ma,, r.,,a rtn.,. nIsls..

The man who knew Blaine is out In
force these days. lie Is rs proud as the
father ofa pair Of twins.
He Is seen In al public places He will
take you In corner, after he has shaken
hands, and In q sorrowful tone Of voice
will say: 80 Blaine is gonef Too bad,
too bad. Il is the greatest calamity that
has befallen our diplomatic service since
the death of Mr.. Clay"
Eyes, yes" you say, by way Of assent.
"Let Inc see," says the man who knew
Blaine, quizzically closing an eye as
though 1t was task to remember. Let
me see, was at the hotel at dinner one
day, and who should sit next to me but
Mr.. Blaine"
"Is that sog'
"well, guess. Mr.. Blaine held quite
q conversation with me. He said to me
oh, shall never forget his words-he
said to me--he said"---
"What did he sayf"
"He asked me to pass the butter."--
New York Herald.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
His Addreaa.

An Englishman, temperance lecturer
was invited to speak on total abstinence
Being nobody in particular, he was
placed last ON the list Of speakers. The
chairman also introduced several speak
srs whose names were not on the list
and the audience were tired out wher
he said, "Mr. Bailey will now give III
his address" s
"My address" said Mr.. Bailey, rising
"is Is Loughborough park, Brixton road
and / wish you all good night. ."-Youth'l
Companion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
Boycotting . Parson.

A Leeds gossip writes; IAN amusing
story comes from Aberdeen ava,
where the minister OF certain kirk
has incurred the displeasure Of his con-
gregation by wearing scarlet socks In
church. He has been demonstrated with
on tho vanity Of such bright colors. but
remains immovable, and his congrega-
ton are In the meantime severely boy
cotting him until he relinquishes the
red hose. London Tit-Bits.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
THE LATEST WHIMS.
New saItcellars are heart shaped.

New saltcellars are hedrt snapeu.
Combination services for convenience
at 8 o'clock teas and late impromptu sup
pers are useful. Ls
A tea caddy is shaped like an ancient
vase with double handles and has band
of raised work girting the body.
Cut glass cologne bottles are low and
have silver shoppers that are high and
look like the crowning OF minaret.
The scimiter seems the favorite shape
for the paper knife. The envelope cut
tiers and paper markers are also scimiter
ahaped and very pretty in fiigree.
The enameled ware In silver gilt de-
serves all praise. Its beauty is only
half appreciated until 1t 10 held up 70
the light, when II has the translucencs
Of stained glsAs and looks like imbsddsd
iswsls.--Jswslsss' Q'scplsx.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
What He Meant.

One of the neighbors' little boys was
going to fancy dress party last night in
the guise of medi@val lord OF high de-
gree. In the afternoon he came running
In next door with the announcement
"Oh, Miss s., you oughter see the
things I'm goin to wear to the party to-
night There's doubleka AN hose, an a
big hat with feather in. an gold chain,
an cloak lined with vermin!" He prob
ably meant ermine.-New York Tribune.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
Might BE Worse.

Crummer-Why. you have q cold.
haven't your
Gilleland-Sh-h-hi Dob't tell any
woh. De cold ish bad enoughbt widoubt
gettin cures foh It! Ker-choo! ker-chool
sl ker-choo!-Truth.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
A. Amsriesn COMEDY probably.

Mr.. Firstnight-Is everything full al
readyl Haven't you even one seat for msi
Cashisr-Don't be troubled. II you
wiz wait till ths second act, there win
b plenty Of room.-Tsxas eifttngs.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22
R JAPANE Sc
(sleeBssSA - I -
~ CURE

new and complete treatment. consisting
of suppositories ointmt mt in capsules, also
a box and pills; a positive cure for external
Internal blind or bleeding, itching, chronic
rece I or hereditary piles, and many ofhei
q great benefit to the general health The
first discovery OF medical cure rendering an
Grafton with the knife unnecessary here.
after This remedy has never been known to
fail 81 per box, for IS; sent by mail. Why
suffer from this terrible disease when a writ
the money If not cured. send stamp tor fre'
sample. Guarantee issued by WOODWARD,
CLARKE q Co, wholesale and retail drug.
Ltgg agents for Salem, 1876 State street, Patton's
block, 5-2ly-dw
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-22

Your purse, after you have asked your
"best girl" and her mother out to dine.
-Scribner's Magazine.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24
THE theory that the cholora in

THE theory that the cholora in
Europe last year was only the open
ing advance of one OF its periodical
journeys around the world, as in
1892 and 1916 has not been con
frmed. in the light of experience
we would have looked to a general
outbreak in Europe before this time
The prevailing belief among SAINT
arians last autumn was that its
advance had been checked only by
the cold weather and that with the
return of warm weather we would
be obliged to face it for a certainty.
Yet with the first month of summer
rawing to close there has been
sign anywhere either in this
lntry or in Europe, that would
ify alarm.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24
MlSDIRECTED ARISE.

Some Of our Protection journals
are abusing Mr.. Bayard because, he
upon special invitation has dined
with the Golden Club since his
arrival in London.
Now this is all wrong.
Why shouldn't Mr.. Bayard con.
sort and dine with those holding
congenial free trade notions7
Personally he is not protectionist
but first class free trader, and
besides he represents an administra.
ton which owes all it has to its hos
tility toward Protection and which
received its passport to mistaken
favor from convention that pro-
nounded a due regard for our own
interests robbery" and ga fraud"
Men with any power of discernment
about them might have foreseen with
whom he would align himself upon
his arrival on the other side, and
the probability is that the admins
tration toresaw and exactly what he
has done. Many of its interests,
certainly those which relate to the
economic questions dividing the
American people, and dividing them
now more than they did last Novem-
Der, centre in or around just such
organizations as that which looked
far enough into the future to appre-
bend that it would pay" to enter
tain the new Ambassador from the
United States.
The present is not the time for
hypocrisy. During the next three
years it should be the duty of every
American surely the duty OF every
Republican, to avoid censuring the
man for what the master has ordered
or ordained. When the voters OF
the United States decided to replace
that sterling American and patriot,
Benjamin Harrison with Grover
Cleveland, they voted really for all
such relationships as Mr.. Bayard is
now establishing in the United King
dom. If any blame attaches to any
one tor that course. it does not
attach to him. He takes the verdict
of the people to mean what it seems
to mean, and representing as he
does, the powers now in control of
national affairs properly looks to
them to vindicate such acts of his as
are in consonance with their aims.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24

THE order of the Worlds Fair
managers to keep the exhibition
open every night up to next October
until II o'clock really cuts away
the whole ground of the argument
for Sunday opening in the interest
of 1.-THE poor man," There is not
a man woman or child who will not
now have abundant opportunity TO
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24

The trial OF Miss Lizzie Borden
for the murder of her father and step
mother, and which from the begin.
ming was enveloped in the profound
est mystery, has resulted as every
hgent reader Of the evidence
8eved it would, in her prompt
S. saittal. Passing into history as
of the most remarkable criminal
81 ses that has ever attracted the
z{.ntion of the country, the history
*the prosecution is no less remark
lie than disgraceful in the attempt
the public authorities OF Massa-
usetts to weave around this I'M
prtunate woman the fictitious meshes
guilt. The legal and just pre-
knption OF the innocence of an
s4ccased person, until the evidence
IF guilt shall be absolutely estab-
Slished, seems TO have been reversed
Pin her case from its very incipiency.
/ The mysterious circumstances OF the
double murder apparently leaving
the state authorities no theory con-
sistent with this woman's innocence,
they appear to have industriously
set themselves to manufacture eyi
dence against her, more for the
ostensible purpose of indicating the
correctness OF their own theories,
than for indicating the majesty Of
the law. AS cotempory very
justly says. For more than nine
months this girl was kept in Jail
while the police and others were
manufacturing what they called
evidence against her, and which as
soon as it was confronted with the
truth melted into thin air, or became
palpable untruth. This trial has not
only demonstrated the danger OF
giving credence to police theory,
or to the peculiar sense OF duty as
1 understood by prosecuting officer
the Commonwealth, but of that
sort of clrcumstantial evidence which
tits apparently Sc easy, if time and
opportunity be allowed. to collect or
fabricate and wind about, as death
coil, a person accused of crime. 1t is
..soidteiy just % Lizzie Borden to
say that from first to last the State
had not a scintilla of evidence
against her which would have justi-
fed her conviction; as it has proved,
the evidence presented by the State
when weighed in the scales with the
truth scarcely, if at all, justified even
a reasonable suspicion of her guilt.
Certainly it was not sufficiently
strong to keep her a prisoner for
nearly a year, and place her subse-
quently in jeopardy of her life. The
Commonwealth not only did not by
particle of evidence fix the crime
upon her; it did not show, not even
suggest, that she had the shadow of
a real motive for committing it.
The case of the State at its very best
was one OF unsupported suspicion;
at its worst 1t bore all the appear
ance Of a police station conspiracy,
rRof 1 a:ssoa..zagssd or hindered by a
higher authority. \
This case, remarka Bile for SO many
tbinos. is most remarkable of all for
the seeming recklessness with which
the police and the prosecuting officer
1abored to fasten the crime upon the
prisoner. When it came regularly
before the Court Massachusetts, JUS
tice and the laws dignity were fully
vindicated, but until the case
reached that stage it shamed, and
should .o.ever shame, every one
connected with the laundering or the
criminal prosecution of it, as, if they
did not err ignorantly, they did so
knowingly.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24
AToR LELAND STANFORD, OF

+ AToR LELAND STANFORD, OF
ia, whose sudden death was
inced on Wednesday, is a
lliant example 81 the-pewer OF
.loneY- American politics. One
TS1he richest Of the many rich men
.lifornia, he commanded success
politics by the great influence of
his colossal fortune. While Senator
Stanford was not an intellectual force
personally, he made up for this in
large measure and obtained the
raid admiration of the people
Establishment OF the magnif-
ssg4ze s.versity in California which
N Ills name, and by his generous
~ $ceeof that institution subse.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24

SENATOR GEORGE +. EDMUNDs, in
the course of recent interview,
said: The Democracy, or what
ever you may call the party that had
more votes counted last November
than did the Republicans, made
certain pledges in the platform
ratified at Chicago. One was 10
reform the tariff, whatever that may
mean. Another was to repeal the
tax on State banks. Still arother
was to repeal the Sherman Silver
act, and, as some read the platform,
substitute for it the free coinage OF
silver As yet the so called Democ-
racy has done nothing to redeem its
promises. The people, meantime,
have become FESTIVE. Manufacturers
anticipating that goods they make
will sooner or later be placed upon
the free list, conhne their output
simply to orders. Those who have
the custody OF the savings OF the
wage earners, uncertain as to what
the financial policy OF the govern.
ment is to be, will make no loans
The wage earners themselves the
widow with her 500, for instance
are as afraid to make investments as
is the capitalist with his SIo.ooo,ooo,
| All proprietors OF industries, appre-
hending that tariff reform means
Free Trade and that their particular
industries are marked for punish
ment, are employing as little help as
| they can. a feeling of unrest is
abroad in the land, and until Con-
gress convenes and acts on something
or somehow, this anxiety and money
stringency must necessarily continue.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24

Chamberlain Cough Ramdy
Is famous as a
Cure for severe colds.
Famous as
Preventive of pneumonia.
Famous as
Preventive aud cure tor Group.
Famous for the relief il affords in case OF
Whooping cough.
Famous as a safe and pleasant
Medicine for children.
Try it, so cent bottles for sale by Drug
piStS.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to all persons who have
a Iaye-wash upon their premises, that they will
in sprinkling the street be allowed only to
sprinkle in front of their property and to the
middle of the street This rule will be strictly
enforced in all cases, and any person violating
the same will be charged double rates for water
or the water will be shut of from the premises, in
the discretion OF the Company.
w. T. WARRINGTON,
X. q. LEWIS, President.
Secretary. a22tI
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24

Not every one can see a cy-
clone, not every one cares to
but you can guess at the work
a cyclone does by glancingg
down the long Cotton Goo 5
aisles just before bell rim { g,
any evening. Dress patte~ 5
and short lengths flying cat
all day long armstul at a time,
so empty shelves and scatter
pieces that it doesn't seem
that trade winds alone could
have done it.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24

>THE WHlG>

pre-eminently valuable for its Local as well as
deneral Intelligence. News Communications are
respectfully solicited from all sections OF the
County in addition TO the weekly contributions
oil Its regular corps of correspondents. Anony-
nous communications will receive no attention,
the name OF the writer being required in all cases
as guarantee OF good faith.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-06-24
During the Hot Wea. r

our stock Of cool and seasonabe Dry Goods 6r Summer
is very attractive and comprehensive
AS many OF our patrons at this leave their homes
for watering places and mountain resorts customary
discontinue weekly until the early Autumn
and although advertisements. this paper will ap
pear during the Summer would remind customers that
all times the alert their wants. and that
whether at home the seaside mountain resorts
letter to the Mail Order Department will bring them
promptly samples and information regarding stock which
during the heated term will be kept up usual excellent
standard Illustrated Catalogues will be furnished and prices
submitted upon request.
STBaVBB|lGE & CLOTB!ER,
Market ST., Eighth ST., Fibet ST.,
PEiILADElLP