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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01
An African Spider.

While travelling on the Gold Coast
of Africa H. H. ]. Bell noticed in the
bushes singular looking white flow
er with blue center. Stopping to
examine it he found, to his astonish-
ment, that it was not flower at all,
but spiders web, and that the sup
posed light blue heart of the flower
was the spider itself lying in wait for
its prey. The legs of the cunning
spider, yellow, mottled with brown,
were extended in such way as to
resemble the divisions between the
petals of the flower.
The web itself, very delicately
woven into a rosette pattern, was
white, and the threads that suspend
ed it from the bushes were so fine as
to be almost invisible. The whole
thing had the appearance of being
suspended in the air upon stem con
cealed beneath.
When Mr.. Bell knocked the spider
from its perch into white gauze net,
his surprise was increased upon see
ing his captive instantly turn from
blue to white. Its former mimlcry
had been practiced as snare; now it
was playing similar game for the
sake of concealment
But the end of the performance
was not yet reached. When Mr.. Bell
shook his captive, its body again
changed color, becoming this time of
a dull greenish brown. Later he cap
tured another large specimen of the
same species of spider, whose flower
web resembled an orchid. Thisspider
exhibited the same remarkable power
of changing its color.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01
Compliment Intended.

An American is reproached with say
ing, "How do you do, miss?" to one Of
the daughters of the Prince OF Wales.
But why not since Mr.. Gladstone always
addresses her majesty as ''mum" on
another American an odd story is told Of
his meeting with deposed Italian prince-
ling; .,.,.
A United States minister had, With
due form, presented this American TO his
serene highness, the Duke Of Bologna
"Ahl glad to meet you, sir," said the
American. II don't remember that !
ever heard of you before. but I've long
had the greatest admiration for the sau-
sages you make in your town."-Youth's
Companion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01
TIE BAGGAGE tsMAsHsa.
Three Cheerful Little Stories Recalled By
= Middle Aged Citizen.

= Middle Aged Citizen.
II look IN vain in the literature OF the
day" said middle aged man, "fOr sto-
ties of the baggage snasher, such az
were current 30 or 40 years ago, which
used to interest me very much. Who
that is old enough cannot recall the story
Of the baggage master and the circus
mans snake? The circus mans trunks,
in will be remembered, had been at one
time and another pretty roughly han
died, and so one day he got rather
fiimsy trunk and put in it boa con-
strictor 90 feet long. and he marked on
the outside Of the trunk: Don't break!
Boa constructor insider
"Oh, I've just been waiting for some.
body to ship boa constructor by this
line,' said the baggage smashef, and he
grabbed the trunk by one Of its handles,
intending to toss it over his head, but he
yanked with such sudden energy that he
pulled the handle off. Then he kicked
the trunk over the other end up and
grabbed it by the other handle, lifted it
and dropped 1t and smashed It wide
open, and there was Q snake in it, and
the snake came out and uncoiled him
self, and when he coiled himself up
again he was around the baggage mas
ter, and
"The baggage master never checked
any baggage after that.
another story toldof the tribulations
Of traveller whose trunks had been
smashed, and how finally he filed big
trunk with dynamite and marked it,:
Handle with carel DynamiteP
Dynamite said the baggage mas
ter, with fine scorn, and he pulled the
trunk down from the top of u high pile
and let it fall OH one corner, and
"He never returned.
"Then there was the story about the
angered traveller who placed upon the
corners of his trunk patches of some ma
terial so elastic and springy that If you
dropped the trunk hard it bounded into
the air thousands of feet. This trunk
came to the station on the summit Of u
great load of trunks, and the baggage
master seized it by the handle, braced
one foot against the load and pulled the
trunk off and let it fall upon one corner,
and
"It never came back.
"And the owner sued and recovered
for the loss of his trunk. ,,
'1t might not be easy in paragraph
conclusively to assign reasons for the
decline of the trunk story. Certainly
the baggage master is as powerful as
ever, and surely he cannot have lost Ia
the comparatively brief period of 80 or
40 years that fine sense of humor that
once prompted him playfully to drop a
trunk and break it wide open. 1t seems
more probable that he has shared with
the rest of mankind in that steadily ad,
vancing refinement of methods which
has marked our progress in recent years
that he is not less humorous, but only
less boisterous than he was, and it may
be, too, that the fact that trunks gener
ally are made stronger than they wers
, has had something to do with it."-Nev
York Sun.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01
The Dress Of a wealthy Chinaman.

In the matter of costumes the China
man is notable for the length and capac-
ity of his skirts, while his wife and
daughters wear and not infrequently dis
play the breeches. Silk and satin are
his favorite materials for clothes, and the
handsomer the pattern and more heavy
and snowy the embroidery the better
dressed he considers himself. A neck
lace of beads forms an indispensable ad-
iunct to the full dress Of every mandarin,
and a fan is rarely out of his hand
Washington Star.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01
A.llnr john sherman a oue.tlon.

There is a story that was told when
Secretary Sherman ran the treasury
department. A young woman worked
in one of the branches of Mr.. Sher-
mans establishment. She had a
brother in the war department. Sec
retary Sherman had an idea that re-
form was necessary in the family,
and he sent for the girl.
my dear young woman, he said,
Il am informed that two OF your
family are at work in the depart
ments here.
Yes" she answered.
"And that is against our rules"
Yes"
Which of you can best be given
up, young ladyP
Mr.. Secretary" she finally an
swered with a smile such as pretty
department girl can sometimes call
10 her assistance, you are at the
head of the treasury department and
General Sherman is at the head oi
the army. Which Of you can besl
be given up. Mr.. Secretary"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

A Young woman once said 20 friend.
Il should Ike b. marry an engineer
"A civil engineer asked her friend.
"Oh. Il would not matter much i
could son make kim civil" Wa the ~
ply.-TitBita.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01
Too Much Education.

Teacher (waifs' night school) Nov,
remember, diamond is pure carbon.
Shoe blacking, by the way, boys. is made
Of carbon, and the shine or glisten IL
due to millions of tiny diamonds.
Gentleman (the next day}-I want my
boots blacked. How much, boyl
Boy-I don't know, boss. / hain't had
a chance to inquire the price o. diamonds
this mornin. Good News.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01
Took Annther.

May-Do you suppose any one saw us
when you kissed me last nightP
Frank-It's possible. There was
great deal of sunshine in your SMILE
Truth.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

He-Their marriage was a very happy
one. II occurred over % years ago, yet
they never have exchanged an angry
word.
she-Indeedl That Is truly remarka-
ble. AFFINITY, supposef
He-Oh. no. A misplaced switch on
their bridal tourl-Truth.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

The Ohio Association Of Trotting
Horse Breeders have decided 70 wind up
their Affairs by adding the money IN the
treasury 10 three stakes for trOtting 2, 3
and 4 year olds Sept. 12 at Cleveland
hE5siRa naklk T
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01
TODAY'S MARKETS.
Prices Current by Telegraph - Local
and Portland Quotations.

Prices Current by Telegraph = Local
and Portland Quotations.
SALEM, August 1, A p. m.-Office
DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. Quota
tious for day and up to hour of going to
press were as follows:
SALEM PRODUCE MARKET.
FRUIT.
Peas-8 cents a gallon.
Raspberrles-red and black A cts.
BUTCHER STOCK.
Veals-dressed Al cts.
Hogs-dressed 81 to 81.
Live cattle-2 to 2f.
Sheep-alive $l.50 to $500.
Spring lambs-$l so to $500.
MILL PRICES.
Salem Milling Co. quotes: Flour
in wholesale lots $500. Retail $3.50
Bran SIT bulk, $l8 sacked. Shorts $l9
and $40. Chop feed $40 and $40.
WHEAT.
81 cents.
HAY AND GRAIN.
Oats-40 to As cents.
Hay-Baled, new So to $l2; old $40 to
Sl4. Wild in bulk, $6 to So.
Barley-NO demand except for feed.
so cents.
FARM PRODUCTS.
Apples-$l.5 so a bushel.
Wool-Best, l0c.
Hops-Small sale, l5l to l7c.
Eggs-Cash, Is cents. .l.
Butter-Best dairy, 25; fancy
creamery, 30.
Cheese-l2 to Is cts,
Farm smoked meats-Bacon l23i
hams, 13; shoulders, 10.
Potatoes-new, 60c.
Onions-1a to 2 cents,
Beeswax-34c. CarawAy seed, l0c.
Anise seed, 26c. Ginseng, $l.4O.
HIDES AND PELTs.
Green, 2 cts; dry, 4 cts; sheep pelts,
rs cts to $l.25. No quotations on furH.
LIVE POULTRY.
Chickens-7 to 10 cts; broilers l0tol24;
ducks, 121; turkeys, slow sale, choice
10 cts; geese slow.
PORTLAND QUOTATIONS.
Grain, Feed, etc.
FIour-Standard, $40; Walla Walla,
90. 40; graham, $500; superhne, $500
per barrel.
Oats-White, 45c per busheli grey, 42ci
rolled, In bags, $62596.6O; barrels,
IS .5O(96. rs; cases, 1915.
Hay-Best, $l59l7 per ton; common
$lO@l3.
Wool-valley. 10 TO l2c.
Millstuffs-Bran, $lIOOi shorts, vi,
ground barley, S26924i chop feed, ds
per ton; whole feed. barley, eO(seo PEI
Genital; middling. $23@2s per tom brew
ing bariey, 90C995c per Genital: chicken
wheat. 81 22l69i.A per GENITAL.
Hops--IO TO l7lc.
DAIRY PRODUCE.
Rntter-Oregon fancy creamery, ,22lC4
25c; fancy dairy, l7l92Oc; fair TO gooq
I56 ice; common. l2Ic per pound Can
(pTnia, 35@44c per roll.
Cheese - Oregon, 9 lz4; EAs1eri
wins, l8e: Young American, l0c pei
Ger pound; California fats, lac.
Ee9s-Oregon, l8c per dozen.
PonItry-ChickeDs old 800; broilere
,ar0e- az OOCa3.OU; ducks, old, N.AOta
| 400; young, t25O@4OO; geese, " "
urkeys, live, l24e; dressed, loc' per !"
SAN FRANCISCO MARKET.
Wool: Oregon Eastern choice, l2(a
l5e; do inferior, 9C9llei do VAiiey' ife
&c.
HOps-lG(9lSac ,n-a,
Potatoes-New Early Rose, bOcCSSO
JOc(900 per eental.
,anks, O 9O631 90 per GENITAL.
Onlons-75(G85c per GENITAL Tor REQ
nd 81 GOAL % for silversklns.
Barley Feed 500 81 ! ila e24e per cents
= good quality aud safe for eh0ic'
rewing, 0O(9l.OO per eental.
Oafa-Milling. tl. .45(9l 81; fancy ieel
l.45fa,I .52l; good to ehoioe. VI. S3(9 ~
Ommon 10 fair, a lOC9f25; gray el.S
Ola; black, ti.lO9i.2o per csntA.'
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

DKOTBCrIoN LODGE NO. q A, Q. U. VIZ
Meets in their hall in state Insurance
building every "wednesday evening.
ia. sELwooD. Recorder.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

w PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Once 3lo Commercial street,in Eldridge BLOCK
Residence 40 Commercial street,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01
The Yaquina Route.
OREGON PACIFIC R. R.

And Oregon Development compaay's steam
ship line. 225 miles shorter, 20 hours lesA
time than by any other route, First class
through passenger and freight line nom
Portland and all Joints in the Willams tie
valley 10 and nom lsan Francisco.
TIME SCHEDULE, Except sundayl
Nv Alhany---l;Oo y m Lv Oorvallis---l;lQ p m
Ar YaQuina- p IN Lv Yaquina ---d:4i q m
Nv Corvallis 1885 am Ar Albany----liil0a m
o. a O. trains connect at Albany ana Cor
wallis.
The above trains connect at Yaquipa with
the Oregon Development Co.'S line of steam
ers between 1aquina and San Francisco
N. B.-Passengers from Portland and all
Willamette valley points can make close con-
nection with the trains OF the Yaquina Route
at Albany or Corvallis and II destined u San
francisco, should arrange 70 arrive at Yaquina
the evening before dateO of sailing.
Passenger and Freight Rates always the
lowest For information apply TO MessTs.
HUFFMAN Il Co., Freight and Ticket Agents
100 and 202 Front street. Portland, Or, or
O. q. HOGUE, Act Gen'l TT. a Pass. Agt.,
Or. Pacific II. II. Co Corvallis, Or.
c. II. HAswEL.L, Jr., Genp Freight and
Pass. Agt Ore. DeN Nelopment Co.,
30i Montgomery 81
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

r J.sHAw. NJ. w. HUNT SHAW a HUNT
81. Attorneys at law. once over Capital
National bank, Salem, Oregon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

Tickets sold and baggage checked through
10 All points In the unlted states aud Canada.
Close connection made ~ Chicago with AL
tFaina going East aud south.
for full Information apply % your nearest
0en. Pas. ana Tk,, Ask. ohicaSo, N
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

DR A. DAVIS. Late Post Graduate OF New
Id. York, gives special attention 10 the dis
eases of women and children, nose, throat,
lungs, kidneys, skin diseases and surgery.
once at residence lO4 state street. Consuta-
ton from 9to i2 q. m. and TO 5 p. m. 7lSm
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

DR.T.C. SMITH, Dentist. 81 state street
salem, OREGON. Finished dental opera,
lions OF every description. Painless hoPera'
tions specially.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

VT ]. BIGGER. Alto, ney az law Salem. Ore
Ill, gon. Office over bushs bank,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

Baby cried,
Mother sighed,
Doctor prescribed : CastoriG
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

ToHN A. CARSON, Attorney at law, rooms
u 8and /, Bush bank building, salem, Or.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

UILNoN FORD, Attorney at law, salem,
Oregon. ONCE mp stairs In Patton block
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

STELLA AN.-Typewriting and
y com mercial stepography, room IL, Gray
Block, Firstclass work. Rates reasonable.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

EH E. POeUE, stenographer and Ty pc
lM. writest beat equipped typewriting Of
dee but one in Oregon. Over Bushs panK'
Salem, Oregon.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS.

PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS.
P.H. DARCY. aEo. G. BINGHAA'
n'ARCY a BINGH AM, Attorneys at Law
IL Rooms /, q and 8, Darcy Building, l4i
State street. Special attention gwen 70 p.si, u,
meas In the supreme and circuit courts 2, Inc
state. II
n,P. BOISE. Attorney at law. Salem, Ore
IL. gon. ONCE H4 Commercial street.
T1ILMoN FORD, Attorney at law, salem, s;san,
TT j. BIGGER, Alto, ney az law, Salem. Ore
IL. gon. Office over bushs bank,
TJ.sHAw. NJ. w. HUNT SHAW a HUNT
81 Attorneys at law. once over Capitai
National bank, Salem, Oregon.
TOHN A. CARSON, Attorney at law, rooms
81 and 4, Bush bank building, salem, or.
" RON8AM, WI. HOLMES.
nONHAM q HOLMES, Attorneys at Law:
ID ONCE In Bush block, between State ana
Court, ON Commercial street
NE E. POeUE, stenographer and Ty pc
writes, sss. sSuiPPsa tYRsTSrl'5Ss ssSs 5Ssna
Salem, Oregon.
oTELLA SHERMAN N.--Typewriting and
Block. Firstclass work. Rates reasonable.
NR A. DAVIS. Late Post Graduate OF New
- York gives special attention 70 the ois
eases OF women and children, nose, throat,
lungs kidneys, skin diseases and surgery.
once at residence, lO4 state street, Consuta-
tlon from 10 IL q. m. and 2to p. m. 1-I-om
w PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
| ONCE 3lo Commercial street,in Eldridge block.
Residence 47o Commercial street.
q q. BROWNE, n. D., Phyncian and bur
| -. geon. Once, Murphy block; residence
| 45. Fommercial street. -
DR.T @. SMITH, pentigt. 81 state street
| lions OF every description. Painless lopera'
tions specially.
XXT ID. PUGA. Architect, plans. sPecifca-
| w tions and superlntendence for Al.
cIasses OF buildings. onice go Commercial
street, up stairs.
JOkOTBCrIoN LODGE NO. q A, Q. u. W.
Meets in their hall in state Insurance
| building, every "wednesday evening =, m,
]. A. sELwoOD, Recorder.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

q o. BROWNE, NJ. D., Phyncian and BUR
y. geon. Once, Murphy block; residence
As, commercial street.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

n n RONHAM. w. II. HOLME3.
nONHAM q HOLMES, Attorneys At law
Is Office In bush block, between State ana
Court, ON Commercial street. Fl
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-08-01

n p. BOISE, Attorney at law. Salem, Ore
IL. eon. ONCE 274 Commercial street.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-12-22
Martial Astronomy.
growth

Men may be good soldiers, without
being good scholars, and it is also
true that men may he amusing when
they are weighed down by the grav-
est responsibilities.
On the evening before q solar
eclipse not long ago the colonel of
regiment Of German infantry seLt
for all his sergeants and said to them:
"There will be an eclipse of the sun
To morrow. The regiment will meet
on the parade ground IN undress. l
will come and explain the eclipse be.
fore the drill. If the day is cloudy
the men will meet in the drill shed as
usual"
Tho sergeants thereupon drew up
the following order of tho day:
Tomorrow morning by order of
the colonel, there will be all eclipse of
the sun. The regiment will assemble
on the parade ground, where the COL
onel will come and superinten d the
eclipse in person. Ii tie day 10
cloudy the eclipse will take place in
the drill shed Youths Companion
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-12-22
Beware OF OintmpnIs for Catarrh
that CONTAIN Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell and completely de.ange
the whole system when entering it
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be- used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply,
sicians, as the damage they will do is
ton fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure anufactured by f.. j. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, o., -ontBins no NOR.
uury. and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and Mucous
surfaces Of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is takaD internally
and made 10 Toledo, Ohio, by T.. j :.
Cheney & Go. Testimonials free.
eBSold by all druggists. price ?5c.
per bottle. ......'n
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-12-22
TOYS

We havo reopened our store with
tho LARGEST STOCK, OF Eastern
and Foreign Toys ever brought to
Elko, which wo viii nell CHEAP for
CASH. Please hold your orders I'M
Gil you have examined our stock. 1t
won't pny to send away for goods.
il2-2tfI SHIEEIIAN SIS rERo.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-12-22
NOTICE. OF DISSOLUTION.

Notice is hereby given that Tho
firm OF Kennedy & Bachman has beau
dissolved by mutual consent, KennA-
dy retiring from the firm. z
9 90. 3AMuRL BACHMAH.
Arthur, New. Dec. 8, 1893. $
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-12-22

A fine display Of silver ware, fancy
dishes, lamps, knives, forks, spoons
otc., at tho EFT. NJ. Co.'S. Call and
inspect these goods, which are the
finest in their line ever brought tr
Elko.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-12-22

When the scalp is atrophied, or
shiDy-bald, no preparation will re-
store the hair; in all other cases,
HALLS Hair Remover will start a
growth.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1893-12-22
SALMAGUNDI.

W Noys ....
The Liberal party of Utah has been
dissolved. s',''-' "'..' "''''
Tho public schuol closes for a two
weeks vacation today.
Corn fed poultry, vegetables and
fresh oysters at the Gem. +
The San Francisco meat market
is shade better this week.
s. Merkley returned yesterday
FROM visit to his old home in Cana
da,
Elko Souvenir Spoons etc.. for
Christmas at Wintermantla's jewelry
store.
Miss Mamie Russell returned from
Toano yesterday to spend the Christ
mas holiday.
A Texas doctor grated q rabbits
eys in boys head. 1t works all
right, but every time be sees dog
he runs.
1t viii! pay you to examine goods
and prices at the Gem Jewelry Store
before purchasing your Christmas
presents.
Miss Weld, the popular teacher
of the primary department. of the
Elko school, will spend the holidays
in San Jose, California.
Senator Proctor, of Vermont, has
lnfPnAarnnl N 70
Nevada. The gall Of this New
England yankee is wonderful.
Tickete for maskers for. the ball to
he given at the Depot Hotel Christ
mas night are On sale at the Depot
and Commercial hotels.
The orchestra boys are making
great preparations for the ball stFree-
mans Hall Christmas night. They
will give you jolly good time.
The dlnining room Of the Derot
Hotel will be nicely decorated for the
ball Christmas night. ALI interested
in the affair are determined 10 make
it the event of the season.
The Children's tree and festival
will. be- as announced on Sunday
evening at 6 o'clock in the new
church. The distribution Of the gifts
will be preceded by a. short religious
and musical entertainment.
Alta meeting in Boston the other
day under the auspices of the Massa-
chasetts Indian Association, Miss z.
Pauline johnson of Canada read
several original poems. She is the
daughter OF Mohewk Indian Chief.
People who have tried 1t, say that
there is no better medicine for dys.
pepaia than Ayers SarsapariIla. It
may not give one the stomach Of an
ostrich, but it 30 strengthens the ali
Inentary organs that digestion or Or
binary food becomes easy and natur
al.
To morrow, Saturday, alto rnoon at
one o'clock the christmas tree will be-
trimmed and everybody so disposed
10 invited to go there, to the new
church and assist. All presents 10.
tended for the tree whether for
adults orchildren may be brought To
the church any time after that hour,
OF on Sunday afternoon.
Everybody knows that the condi,
tions for health are not favorable
when tho stomach, liver and bowels
are disordered In such cases, head
ache, indidestion and constipation
are the result; for all which ailments
the proper remedy 10 Ayers Cathar
tic PILE, ,e... ....... ......,,.. 10
Two hpudred ard seventy tax
payers OF Elko county, including The
Central Pacific Railrord Go. and the
Western Union Telegraph CO., have
sign, q the circular asking the Connt,