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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-09
She Wrote to the President.

One little miss in this city wrote to
the chief magistrate stating that her
papa, lately deceased, was member Of
his old regiment and asking If Mr.. Har-
rison remembered his name and could
give any account Of the dead soldiers
record. The presidents private secre-
tary replied to the effect that an answer
would arrive in due time, and sure
enough it came. The letter stated that
its writer remembered well the soldier
In question and gave some details of his
military career until then unknown to
the epistle's youthful recipient.-Phils-
delphia Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-09
What Might Be. but Ian. .

What might be every day, but isn't,
occurred on train coming into Detroit
from Toledo one day last week. There
was good looking young woman in Z
seat by herself when at way station a
rather fly drummer came on. g..
SIS this seat engaged, missT' he In
quired, stopping In front of her.
'sNo," she replied promptly.
"May / sit here?" he asked as he began
to pile in.
''Nor she said with such a snap that
he slid along the aisle and dropped into q
place alongside a great. coarse man.
Detroit Free Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-09
Names of Indian children.

Indian boys have queer names. Until
they are grown up into boyhood and can
handle bow and arrow they are called
after their father. Little girls are named
after their mother. An Indian girl will
be, perhaps, "Short Face Papoose. '
"Crook Pipe Papoose,' "Crow Woman
Papoose," or "Piping Woman Papoose. .
A boy will be called for his father.
"Little Young Bear" Little White
Skunk" "Little Red Calf" or Little
Hard Case. New York Recorder.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-09

dots on them, in the proper places, for
eyes, and q couple of rags or old mittens
for ears. The elephant is now complete,
save the tusks. These can be made out
of twisted white paper, pinned to the in
side of the blanket, and then you have a
first rate elephant for Christmas party.
Washington Star.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-09
A Youthful Heroine.

Little Mamie Corrigan, who Is about
ten years Of age, is q weak. pale little
child, who earns living for herself and
mother by working In store. She left
school in order TO support her mother. who
Is an invalid. Not only this. but the child
works at night, sweeping. sewing. wash
ing and ironing. and never complains in
the least. II Is from such material that
martyrs like Joan d'Arc ere mAds.--
Gar. New York World
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-09
How Could He ForgetY

The little girl ran flying down the
front steps and called out with agonizing
cry:
Papa! Papap
Papa had started down town. He
stopped and waited.
"What is it, BessieY'
II want to kiss you goodby."
"Well, dear. why don't you kiss meY'
~ WILL" said the little girl with trem-
bling lip and quivering chin, "as soon as |
can make the puckerf'-Exchange.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-09
a eight with "a ran,nsr.

In the early part of this century Jairus
Rich was famous hunter Of Alexandria.
N. Y. Ones when his traps were set for
wolves, he went out on tour of inspec-
ton. and was surprised to see panther
spring mp and bound away with one of
the traps hitched to its hind leg. He
fred, but missed, and the creature made
off into the thicket. Jairus went to q
neighbours, borrowed dog and returned
to the woods. -
AS he neared the place where the en-
trapped brute had disappeared. hisquick
eye detected panther's head protruaing
frori some bushes few rods ahead. He
took hasty aim. fired, and the creature
fell dead.
Examination revealed the fact that this
was not the panther in the trap, and the
exciting barking of the dog few rods
in advance showed that other game was
near. Leaving the dead panther he
hurried on and soon came in sight of the
entrapped beast, which stood at bay
snarling fercely at the dog, which kept
at a safe distance.
Mr.. Rich fired at the panther, but only
wounded it slightly. In the excitement
of the moment he threw down his gun.
seized his hatchet and ran forward,
thinking to make short work Of his game,
but in that he was mistaken. The PAN
ther made a sudden spring, knocked the
hatchet from the hunters hand, and,
furious with rage and pain, began tear
ing and biting him.
Rich defended himself to the best OF
his ability, but there was no getting
away from the fierce animal. A fearful
struggle ensued, and finally the panther
got one of the hunters hands in his
mouth.
With his free hand Rich succeeded in
getting his jackknife from his pocket.
He opened it with his teeth, and with it
put an end to the life of the ugly brute.
Then he crawled to the nearest house,
where his wounds were cared for. 1t
was several weeks before he was able to
leave his bed, and the scars of the con-
hict he bore to the grave.-Youths
Companion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-09
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A Psrlor Elephant.

Everybody loves the long winter even
ings, when the members of the family
gather around the sitting room fire and
stories or games are always welcomed
with joy by the young ones.
But after all some of the ingenious
methods for home entertainment Of the
children that grown folks of the present
day recall with great pleasure are diffi-
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-09
why New York Has No Bis Han.

The reason why New York city has no
town hall for popular gatherings Is be-
cause 1t doesn't pay. Meeting halls here
are erected by philanthropists, the mum
ber Of whom does not apparently keep
pace with the growth Of the population.
New York Sun.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-09
The Advance of Coeaucat,on.

DR.. Chaney, president Of Bates col
lege, illustrates the progress of coedu-
cation by telling the story of how man
in 1866, on being asked how many stu
ents were attending the college, an
Hered, "Forty three students and .
gger and a woman" and adds, "How
ere are forty women in the classes"
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-09

Husband-K one half the money we
spent foolishly had been saw ID. we could
buy house.
Wife-Yes. and be snubbsd by every
body We invited into it--Nsw York
Weekly.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-09

A new and complete treatment. consisting
OF suppositories, ointment in capsules, also
u box and pills; u positive cure for external,
internal blind or bleeding, Itching, chronic,
rece It or heredita pnes, and many other
diseases and female weaknesses, II Is always
great benefit to the general health The
first discovery OF a medical cure rendering an
Grafton with the knife unnecessary hero
after. This remedy has never been known to
fail. 81 per box, 8 for S5; sent by mail. Why
suffer from this terrible disease when writ
ten guarantee is given with boxes, to refund
the money ii not cured. send stamp for f,ee
sampls. Guarantee issued by WOODWARD,
CLARKE Il Co., wholesale and retail drug
gists. sole agents. Portland, or. Brooks a
Ltgg agents for Salem, 1866 state street, Patton's
block, 52ly-dw
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-03-09
for Infants and Children.

"The use OF 'Castorla' Is 30 universal and
Its merits so well known that it seems a work
OF supererogation oendorse t. Few arethe
intelligent families who do not keep Csstoria
within easy reach"
! CARLOS MAsryH, u. D.,
a4N 4 y 10 , - New York City
Late Pastor Bioomingdaie Reformed Church.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-21
BIG LOBSTER POUND.
A Million OF the ToOthSomO shellflsI
shipped from 1t Yearly.

A Million OF the ToothSome shellhsh
shipped from 1t Yearly.
There is a lobster farm-or pound,
as it is called-twelve acres in extent
at Southport, Me. The Boston Globe
describes this pound, the most sue
cessrul on the coast, whence 1,000,-
900 Holsters are shipped each year.
The pound is formed by building a
solid dam across tide-water cove.
This dam does not quite rise to high
water mark, but across the top is
placed a fence of iron rods, permit
ting a daily change Of water, and
preventing the Holsters from escap-
Ing. In the spring and fall business
is most brisk. When the fishermen
bring the Holsters to the pound, the
FISH," as they are called, are hoisted
to the dam, measured, and those
which are more than ten and one,
half iQches long, the legal limit, are
thrown In. If lobster Is clever his
life in the pound may be long and
full Of joy, If he is stupid he will be
fshed out with a drag seine and
packed in a barrel, with a piece of
ice for pillow, and sent to Boston.
The seine is made Of stout Irvine and
is weighted at the bottom with a
heavy chain. Along the top is a row
Of Corks, which sustain the weight of
the seine while the chain drags on
the bottom Of the pound. A single
cast Of this seine will bring up lob
sters enough to fill eleven barrels.
The chain as it sweeps along the bot
tom stirs up the Holsters, which inn
mediately shoot backward into the
slack Irvine. In taking them out the
men wear heavy mittens, though
even then they are often nipped. In
the pound the Holsters are fed on salt
herring, men rowing about in skiffs
and pitching the herring overheard.
This is called feeding the Chickens"
and it takes about six barrels to
make light luncheon for the flock
There are said to be number of old,
hard shells in the Southport farm
which for years have evaded the
casts of the drag Two of enormous
size have become quite tame and
crawl about in the shallow water.
The age Of the lobster is a debated
question. The small marketable
specimens are generally supposed to
be from to 6 years old, but some
Holsters are believed to live to the
green old age Of 25 years.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-21

across the French weapon, One VI
the French mayors stretched out his
hand above the cross thus formed.
The Spaniard did the same. Then
they repeated the formal oath and
all present swOre to observe it.
"Pazdavansl" ("Henceforth peace!")
said the Spanish mayor His escort
fired of their guns toward the French
territory. The three white heifers
were next turned over to the Span
lards. The two parties then dined
together at the expense Of the Span.
iards, and paper was drawn UP
which all signed,
Formerly the blood tribute took
the shape Of three white mares
Their price and the difficulty Of find.
ing them has brought about the
change. The heifers cost about one
hundred and twenty dollars--a large
sum for these poor mountaineers.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-21
The Story ofBresca.

The little town of Bordighera in
Italy has furnished the Eastern
palms at Rome ever since the year
1886. How the grant was obtained
by Bresca, the brave old sea captain,
is a curious story. Standing with
the crowd in the open plaza, before
the Cathedral of st. Peters, he was
gazing with breathless interest at the
workmen engaged in erecting the
Egyptian obelisk. So momentous and
difficult task was this regarded that
Pope Sixtus V, forbade any one to
utter loud word during the opera
ton, on pain of death.
All went well until the massive
stone column reached a certain angle,
when to the horror of the multitude
and the despair of the engineer, it
ceased to move. Various expedients
were resorted to without avail, and
all seemed lost, when suddenly a
voice broke the silence, crying:
"Aiga, dai de l'aiga ae cordel"
("Water, give water to the ropes!")
This suggestion, which came from
the old sailor, was quickly acted up
on; the obelisk slowly righted itself
and was successfully raised to the
position it now occupies.
When the trembling Bresca was
brought a prisoner before the Pope
for punishment, the latter not only
pardoned the offense, but offered to
grant him any reasonable request,
The unseltlsh soul of the man showed
itself when, instead of petitioning
for some personal preferment, he
begged that the right Of furnishing
the palms for Easter should be be-
slowed upon his family and the viii
layers of Bordighera, his birthplace.
The request was granted, and is re-
spected to this day.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-21
A BlIght ON the Honeymoon.

The slush in Fulton street was
ankle-deep, but they didn't seem to
notice 1t. 1t was raining with all
the ingenuity of March storm, but
they had no umbrella, and as they
stood arm-in-arm at Broadway and
Fulton streets, they looked as If they
had been married about ten minutes.
He was a thin young man, with
brown derby hat and slightly
troubled look. She was young and
pretty, and she wore a pair of white
kid shoes, and a big white hat with
mink roses all over it and she was too
h lppy to think Of the weather.
"Oh, William" she whispered, as
she nestled closer to the thin young
man, isn't it glorious to be alone
together, darling, in great city,"
The thin young man made no re-
ply The rainwater was dripping
from his brown derby-like medicine
out Of patent dropper.
"All alone" she continued, gazing
blissfully at the tower on the West
ern Union Building, and, getting a
tlrmer grip on the thin young mans
right arm, "home and friends far
away, and though the multitude is
surging around us, we two are alone
together, dearest, and its me and you
against the world; amt it, William?"
william made no response. He
shook some of the rainwater off his
brown soggy derby, and then he said:
Lets go back to the hotel, Martha,
and set down. II we was lied up like
chickens to stand around on one leg
in the rain, | wouldn't mind. But
there's a hole in my left gum apum-
bin water like house atlre, and l
tell you, Martha, this sort Of thing is
sQueezin' the honeymoon. New
York Tribune.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-21
The Courage Of lmpudence,

There are many sorts OF courage
which both men and women would
be better without, but, unfortunate
ly, are not.
There is the courage of impudence.
1t abounds to-day. 1T is all the fash
ion. If you want thing and cannot
get it in any other way, try impu-
dence-ehat is a receipt which is
constantly being given in the papers.
Then there is the courage of ignor-
ance. Not long ago was in room
in which there was an eminent
pianist. He played as, so far as
know, he alone can play, one OF
Chopin's MISUNDERSTANDING his
finger tips with the eloquence OF
many voices.
Directly he had finished the lady
of the house went sailing up to him.
"Thank you so much. You should
hear my little girl do so want you
to tell me what you think Of her.
For so small a child-nOt yet learned
music two years - we think she's
wonderful"
Before the astonished yirtuoso,
whose knowledge of English is
not profound, could get a word in
edgeways, there was small child
about years of age planted on the
music stool with "Ye Banks and
Braes," with variations, opened out
in front of her.
In a self-sutficient little nonentity,
who had mot yet learned music two
years." and who, naturally, had NO
music in her, the performance was
excusable, and it would be too much
to say that sudden death would have
been its only adequate reward-but
in the presence Of that famed must
Giant l do not know what he suffered.
l know what we felt. ALI the Year
ROund
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-21
Exposition is a remarkable work OF

Exposition is a remarkable work OF
art and is truly typical of the young
and ambitious State that has PRO-
duced it, The statue is Of sterling
silver, with base of gold, and cost,
all told, $307,675. The statue is the
work Of the well-knOwn sculptor, r.
II. Park, and Ada Rehan was the
model who posed for it. The statue
is dive feet ten inches in height and
stands on globe upheld by an eagle,
the globe being two feet in diameter.
The metal used in its cast was ex-
tracted from the native ore of Mon
tana. After the Exposition, the stat
ue will he exhibited throughout the
United States and possibly in Eu-
rope.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-21
Tea in Thihet.

All of the tea used in Mongolia and
Thibet comes In the shape of bricks,
which have uniform weight Of five
pounds, measuring nine inches in
length by six inches in width and
three inches in thickness. The tea of
which they are composed is not the
plant to which we are accustomed.
1t is obtained from large and woody
shrub The small twigs and leaves
are steamed, the sticks being dried
and ground to powder. The stuff
thus prepared is mixed with little
rice-water to make it sticky, and is
then rammed into a mold by means
OF a wooden stick shod with iron.
Such tea would be considered too
poor for use in China proper, where
all Of 1t Is manufactured and whence
1t Is exported for consumption by the
ignorant jewellers on the frontier.
The Thibetans cannot get along
without tea. 1t is said that they
even sell their children for it to their
grasping priests, who control the
trade and hoard the bricks like gold
In the monasteries. These tea bricks
have circulated as currency at fixed
value IN Mongolia and Thibet, but in
the latter country they have recently
become demonetized, owing to the
introduction OF rupees from India.
Until lately brick Of tea was WORTHY
one rupee. The monks Of the BatangI
monastery in Thibet, having boarded
great treasures in the shape of tea
bricks, have found it impossible to
dispose of them at par. OF course
you know that Thibet is a province
Of China and a part Of the empire.
Chinese diplomatic officials make
practice of smuggling tea into ThibeJ
in the guise Of baggage, thus enrich
ing themselves greatly. The Thib.
etans say:
"They come into our country with
out trousers and they depart with a
Thousand loaded yaks."
The Thibetan teapot is a churn,
like an ordinary butter-churn. They
take small portion from a brick,
pound it in mortar, make an in
fusion, strain 1t, and pour it into the
churn, adding little salt. A lump
of butter is thrown in, and the
mixture Is churned for while. Then
it is ready to drink. The result is
described as resembling weak tea,
with the sugar and tea left out
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-21
scale. The mines now worked are

scale. The mines now worked are
mostly those in which the gold is
held intact in quartz dug from veins
and drifts. The quartz must be
broken, crushed and ground fine as
powder. This is the work of the
stamp mill--huge mtrtars and pestles
operated by machinery. The real
difficulty in quartz mining lies rather
in separating the gold from the baser
minerals than in the crushing. The
finely powdered mass is carried fIom
the stamps by running water first
over shallow bath of mercury.
Quicksilver is heavy, but gold is
heavier, and into the mercury the
larger particles of gold sink Next
the water spreads itself over plates
of copper, coated with cyanide of
potassium. This coating catches
still more of the floating Particles
The stream pursues its course over a
stretch of blankets, the rough and
hairy surface Of which retains many
more of the yellow atoms. Finally
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-21
swearing "a Cause for Thanks.

The Bishop was no sailor. He
thought the capful of wind was an
Atlantic storm, and worried the cap
tain by asking him constantly if
there was any danger. The captain
led his lordship to the hatch over the
fo'cs'le. "You hear the crew bias
pheming," he said; "do you think
those men would use such oaths If
there was any danger of their meet
ing death?"
The sun set in an angry storm-torn
sky, the wind rose higher yet and the
good steamer pitched and rolled and
groaned and creaked.
1t was midnight, and portly fig
ure crept forward to the fo'cs'le
hatch the dim light glimmered upon
pair Of skin-clad calves and an
apron.
"Thank heaven!" murmured the
bishop, they are still swearing"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-21

4
the residue falls into a pit where
everything mineral sinks to the bot
tom, and the water Is allowed to run
away. To obtain the gold the mer-
curry bath is emptied, the coating
carefully sCraped of the copper plates
and the sediment at the bottom Of
the pit washed and saved. The mass
Is put into retort, where the mer-
curry is yolatIliZed and passes Off in
vapOr. The remaining conglOmera-
tion Of gold, copper, iron, silica and
other substances is fused; the gold
goes to the bottom and the other in
gradients form crust Of Stag on top.
1t isn't rs romantic and picturesque
as the old placer-mlning, but 1t is q
deal sureT, and what the miner loses
In the feverlsh excitement OF wash
ing gold soil for himself he makes up
in steady job for fair wages. The
average cost OF producing one ton Of
ore varies from so cents to So, and
the cost Of extracting the gold from
the ore runs from 81 to 49, This
brings the cost Of mining to from
$3.50 to $5 per ton, which experts say
Is a fair average, though the cost
runs higher In some small mines.
Gold In This Country.
California Is the great gold field Of
the continent. Last year there was
mined In this State $12, 57l, 900. An
interesting feature Of the latter-day
mining in California is the extent to
which the Chinese are getting into
the business. Last year they mined
81, 1874, 1871 This was taken out Of
placers In sums of from $40 to $50, 900.
The bulk Of the American prOduc-
tion outside Of California comes from
Colorado, Montana, Nevada, and Da-
kota, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico,
Oregon, Washington, and Alaska fol-
low closely in about the order named.
Gold is produced, however, in nearly
every State and Territory in the
Union. The States along the APP
palachian range are mining consider
able gold, Last year South Carolina
produced 1923, 1854, Georgia $94, 1888,
North Carolina $7S, $50, and Virginia
IS, 002. Maryland produced but ST.
900, but the year before had Ell 200
set down to her credit.
New and improved methods of
mining which have been introduced
into these mines within the last year
will materially increase their produc-
ton, as it will make profitable many
mines which had been closed, not
because they were exhausted, but
because it did not pay to work them.
Texas, Maine and Michigan all have
gold, but not in paying quantities.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-21
Conditional.

Judge B. F. Dennison was once
arguing a case before Judge Roger S.
Greene, and in the course of his re-
marks kept constantly referring to
Browne on Statute Of Frauds" al,
ways making two syllables of TN
word Browne, and pronouncing it as
if it were Brown-ee.
Judge Greene tldgeted around in his
chair, stood the INSTRUMENTATION as
long as he could, and then blurted
out;
Judge, why do you say 'Browu-ee"
You wouldn't call me 'Green-ee,'
would your"
Judge Dennison slowly replied, in
rather dry tone Of voice:
"That depends on how your Honor
decides this case. "-Germantown
Telegraph.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-09-21

or "spat," coated with mortar, so that
anything fixing itself to them may be
scraped off easily, Sometimes each
OF these tiles will be covered by five
or six hundred young oysters They
develop rapidly, and in about "a
month take the form of real NINA
ture oysters Then they need more
room, and are thlnned by scraping,
to be placed wider apart on other
tiles, or to be transferred to their
final beds, or to wlre-b ottomed trays.