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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15
Con,r,II.a.tulatlon. to Dr.. r.,m.re.

Rev. DIR. Talinage and his people feel
happy, and they have clear right to re:
ioice over the wiping ont Of the entire
floating debt of $11O, 900 which SO seri.
ously hampered the work of the Taber.
nacle. 1t is happy event not only foI
DR.. Talmage and the great church with
which he has been so long and usefully
associated, but for the greater metropo.
lis, Of which Brooklyn Is already in fact
though not in name part.
Pastors Of the intellectual power and
spiritual force of DR.. Talmage are inn.
portant items in the assets of the com.
munity in which they live and labor.
The churches which they build up and
whose activities they direct are vital
factors in the public life of city. 1t is
q common misfortune, a general loss Of
large dimensions, whenever such pastors
remove to other places or their churches
are crippled Greater New York Is the
gamer by the establishment Of tho Brook.
lyn Tabernacle on sound financial foot.
ing and by the continuation under fair.
er auspices Of DR.. Talmage's brilliant
ministry. New York Recorder.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15
professo. ,rors.,s Protest.

Professor Edward 8. Morse writes with
warm and righteous indignation to the
Boston Herald in protest against the
Columbian bell" enterprise which has
taken form at Bennington, VT. This is
project for casting a bell from metal
relics which people throughout the coun.
try are solicited to contribute: lone
hardly knows" writes Professor Morse,
(which to condemn n1ostAthe promoters
Of such project or the weak minded
enthusiasts who are willing to deprive
their local historical museums of valua-
BILE relics for the sake of adding grain
or an ounce to the weight Of this ponder.
GUS bell.
"If the public were asked to contrib.
ute current coins, rings, spoons, silver
ware, breastpins, ETC., all Of which could
be easily reproduced, the bell would
sound Just as sweet. But to melt down
rare historic me1nentos. prehistoric OBJ.
jects in copper and host Of articles
hallowed by age, which can never be
replaced, is an idea 80 monstrous that
an injunction should be issued staying
proceedings IL possible till the public
conscience be aroused to the desecration
about to be consummated."
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15
HOW TO Improxs the yoios.

An Italian scientist has Just made
new discovery, which is likely to
render good service to professional
singers. From the vibratory influence
Of rosin ON violin strings, our doctor
argued that similar effect might be
produced on the vocal chords. After
dissolving quantity of rosin in spir-
it's he applied the solution to the said
chords by inhalation. But, what is
still more marvellous, by adding GER
tain substances to these inhalations,
different results are arrived at.
Add tincture Of benzoin to your
rosin, and the voice will jump up an
octave, balsam Of tolu will lower 1t
half an octave, whereas spirits Of
camphor will extinguish it alto
gether. Those unfortunate persons
who live next door to an operatic
singer will please take note. --Evene.
n6nt
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15
The Word Crank"

II "crank" is an "odd American
word, it has been in common use in
Derbyshire as long as can remem-
Der, and it is still often heard. 1t ia
used to describe man who has fads,
fancies and notions outside the COM
mon run Of those of his neighbors.
A man with bee in his bonnet il
cranky, and 80 are those who ride
hobbies of any kind.
1t is good old English, and having
died away and gone out here has
been kept alive and is now revivified
In America. Burton used 1t nearly
800 years ago in his Anatomy" and
Wendell Holmes, after tacitly ao-
cepting it as of American coinage,
discovered and pointed out that Bur
ton had used it according to its ac-
cepted meaning in America. Notes
and Queries.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15
believers In Luck.

There are as many superstitious peo
pie in the world today as there ever
were, and the belief in signs, charms and
omens has by no means passed away A
charming young married woman has
won almost all the prizes at the progress
i've euchre parties she has attended dur.
ing the past season. She plays well; but,
as friend told her, 1.-The best players
have to hold good cards to win." At the
end of the season she told what she
thinks has been the cause Of all her luck.
II never fail to cut my finger nails be.
fore breakfast every Monday morning.
she said, "and that is my magical charm
against bad luck for the whole week"
A pretty little woman who was visit
ing here from a neighboring town looked
admiringly at her own dainty fingers
and anxiously inquired ''if filing would
not do as well, for cutting the nails in.
jures them So" but the lucky one was
positive it would not, and the pretty
nails would have to be sacrificed if theil
owner wished to win. One of the best
women know shows piece Of silver to
the now moon each month, and if she
has to turn back after she starts any
where she carefully spits before she sets
out again. Courier-J Journal.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15
snhn t,m,la ,,sii nn,.nia.. /.


There are visitors to the Art building
every day who show by their faces that
they would be more at case somewhere
else In jackson park. They walk through
the rooms as though they were dodging
their creditors. They hang their heads
before marble Diana and steal covert
glances at some Of the ambitious efforts
Of the French artists. Their modesty is
so pronounced that II hurts them as bad
ly as bunion in tight shoe. A man
with his wife strolled into the Lrench
section yesterday. He had the appear
ance Of clergyman looking for a job.
She was more worldly in her dress and
manner. Before he knew where he was
going he was standing In front Of pas
torai scene, remarkable for the amount
of flesh color IL contains II for nothing
else. The man pulled his hat over his
eyes and turned TO his wife. who was
looking in another direction.
"Come out Of here" he gruffiy COM
manded. Eve seen enough of this al
ready"
His wife started in meek Submission,
but her eyes fell ON the pastoral scene.
Her feet stuck fast to the floor, while her
husband repeated his command
"Wait for me cut in the other room,
john" she sweetly remarked. "This lie
France, you know. You had better go
over to tho architectural exhibit. Chi
cago Inter Ocean.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15
ralllng wien enc rre.lde,nt.

When the president is interested aii6
is really giving caller or callers his ear
nest attention, he will rest each one Of
his hands carelessly above the hip, will
smile, answer questions and ask all
about the subject matter. II the visitors
hang on too long. the president will DO
gin to slide his hands down and swing
his arms to the rear just a little bit.
That means he is getting tired. II he
puts his hands entirely behind his big
body SO you can't see them. then 1t is
time for the congressman and Office seek
ers to cut the conversation short. II
they do not, the president thsn locks his
hands behind him. closes his lips and
frowns gently, which to the observsnt
caller means that the time has arrived
for disappearing. Cor. Charleston News
and Courier.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15

"Say, Jimmie" said one small Free
man street boy to his neighbor in a
sepulchrally pleading tone, "please don't
sling all them old chicken heads over in
our front yard"
"Why not?" was the cold reply.
Why" said the first, with q suspi-
cious tremble in his tone, 1.-THE preacher
in our church is in the parlor, and if he
sees them chicken heads he'll stay to din.
ner sure, and there's only one pie, and
it's got sugar on it toor' UsAs
One touch Of nature made the whole
world kin, and the chicken heads were
not thrown. - Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15
Satisfied.

Proud Father-Never, child, never!
The idea of the daughter of rich bank
er throwing herself away on poor man.
You must marry wealth or not at all.
Pleading Daughter-But, pa, Alphonso
is not poor.
mot poor? How can he be other
wiser Break off the engagement with
out delay" ~44 Ia.
"But he is wealthy-very wealthy,
pa"
"How can hotel proprietor be wealthy
after such season as this3 I'll warrant
he hasn't got e5 to his name"
but, pa, he is not a hotel proprietor.
Nonsense! He himself admits it.
Here is his card, 'Alphonso de Blank,
Whitecap hotel"
"Iknow, but he is not the proprietor.''
"What is he, thenYs
"The head waiter"
"Oh. that is different. Bless you, my
child. Tit, Bits.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15

by local sppllcsuonss es they cannot
reach the deceased portion ~ the ear.
There is oniy one way 10 cure Deafness,
and that II by constitutional remedies.
Deafness n caused by an infinped con-
dition Uf the mucous lining ~ the
Eustacbiao Tube. When this tube
gets iufiamed you, have a funhling
sound or imperfect hearing, ana " hen
IL Ia entirely closed Deafness IL the re-
suit, aud unless the inflammation can
he taken out and this tube restored to
iis normal condition, hearing will be de.
stroyed forever; nine. cases out Of ten
are caused by cstsrrb, which Is nothing
but an infsmed condition Of the
mucous susfsces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any. case Of Deafness (caused by
eatarrb} that cannot be cured by Hall's
Catarrh Cure send for circulars, free.
FL. CHENEY, n Co., Toledo, o.
my sold by Druggists, 75c. M
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15
A MAY BAFEaIn.

Young Housekeeper-we cannot A.
ford fish at your prices They cost too
much.
Fishman-Ihave several dozen oysters,
ma'am, left over from April. rnsfksd
down 20 per cent.
Young Honsskeeper-Oh, goodl Send
them up. John u 90 fond Of oystsrs.-
H~psfs psssF.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15
How 70 plAy wifA flRs.
tricks rersermedwHh the pevourip~ rie-
u,ert and Their priet,

tricks rersermed'wHh the pevourip~ rle-
ment and Their origin.
Juggling with fire was practiced in
very ancient times. Many of the
tricks Of that sort which are best
known today were employed TO de.
ceive the vulgar thousands of years
ago There is nothing even now
which does more TO excite the aston
ishmeft Of the ignorant than the
breathing Of flnme, which Is q decep-
ton handed down from remote an.
tiquity.
When the slaves in Sicily rose in
rebellion about t5O B. G. and took
cruel revenge for the wrongs they
had suffered, there was among them
Syrian named Eunus. He was a
man of great craft and courage, and
having seen much of the world he
had become acquainted with variety
of little known arts. He pretended
to have immediate communication
with the gods, and as is usual in such
cases, he confirmed his divine mis-
sion by miracles. When desirous Of
inspiring his followers with courage,
he breathed flames and sparks among
them from his mouth.
1t is said that, in order to perform
this marvel, Eunus pierced a nut
shell at both ends, and having filled
it with some burning substance he
put it into his mouth and breathed
through it. The same trick is per-
formed much better nowadays. The
juggler rolls together some fax or
hemp into ball about the size of q
walnut, which he sets on fire, per-
mitting 1t to burn until it is nearly
CONSUMED. Then he rolls about it
more fax while it is yet burning, and
by this means the fire may be retained
in the ball for q long time. When he
is ready to do his act, he slips the
ball into his mouth unperceived and
breathes through it. His breath re-
wives the fire, so that sparks proceed
from it, and the performer sustains
no injury so long as he inhales his
breath through, his nostrils only. By
this art the Rabbi BARI Cocheba, in
the reign of the Roman emperor
Hadrian, made the credulous He
brews believe that he was the long
looked for Messiah.
I. Various theories have been ad.
vanced to account for the other feats
mentioned. 1t win be remembered
that during the middle ages the guilt
or innocence of persons accused of
crimes was often determined by or
deal, the defendant being obliged to
hold a piece of redhot iron in his
hand. This was another case Of jug.
Cling, such trials being conducted by
priests, who covered the hands Of
those whom they desired should es-
cape with protective paste. A solu
ton Of sperlnaceti in sulphuric ether,
colored red with alkenet root, which
solidifesat 80 degrees Fahr. and melts
and boils with the heat of the hand,
Is supposed to be the substance which
is used at Naples when the dried blood
of st. Januarius melts spontaneously
and boils over the edge of the vessel
containing it.-Exchange.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15
HE WAS rAe MAN.
The story Of . baltimore Drummer and an
Innocent Chap.

The story of q baltimore Drummer and an
Innocent Cbsp.
The Baltimore and Ohio southwestern
train was pulling west from Belpre, ON
the Ohio, when the Baltimore drummer
noticed an innocent looking chap in the
next seat just slowing away the frag.
ments OF plentiful lunch In paper bag
ready for the next meal. Nudging his
companion, he started In to have bit OF
fun with the greenhorn..
Pretty rough country down this way,
amt 1t, sirT' he asked politely of the
mild eyed lunch taker.
eyes; West virginny's got her ups
and downs" was the quiet reply.
Like Mary and her lamb, eh?" quiz.
zed the drummer, grinning.
(which
MARY and her lamb, y'lxnow-every.
where that Mary went the lamb was
sure to go. That's the way with West
Virginia and her hills. Why, they tell
me that the hills are as steep as the side
of a mansard roof"
Yes, guess that's right" placidly
assented the Virginian.
"And q fellow was telling me yester-
day that you couldn't pasture billy.
goat on those hills without tying him on
with u string" pursued the tourist, grin
ming slyly at his companion.
''Yes, l guess that's right" was the
unmoved reply.
"And heard last summer that man
mn ahova Charleston foil off ~ bia Sorr,,
and broke his arm. You don't think that
Is 80, do your and the drummer could
hardly keep his face straight
"Think it's so? Why know it's so."
"Know it's SOP cried the drummer,
taken aback. How the
why" said the virginian calmly, ''it
was just this way. There was something
got the matter with the hoisting tackle
of the derrick"
"The derrick" gasped the drummer.
"Yes, the derrick he was blowing
with-you know you always have to
plow those perpendicular fields with a
derrick-and SO he was stepping on the
''The elevatorr painted the drummer.
Eyes, the elevator that runs up the
path to the springhouse, when he missed
his footing and fell clear across his farm
right slap through the window Of the
Methodist meeting house and broke his
arm against the pulpit stairs And, you
see, happen to know all the particulars
He rose with a grim smile.
II am the feller that felll'
And when the train reached Little
Hooking that drummer fell off the rear
platform in demoralized condition.
Arkansaw Truth Teller.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15
Very Nice.

81 notice that you are looking at the
clock, he said as the hour approached IL.
EYES," she replied, with yawn.
He went over to the mantelpiece and
examined the clock attentively.
"It is very handsome one," he said
az he resumed his seat.-New York
Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15
An Injustice.

"Gracious. Gladys, whose picture e
thisi never saw such homely man" I"
"It's Tom, but really 1t doesn't do
him justice"
"Oh, of course not! l never saw q piS-
ture Of girls sweetheart that did
"But. Eleanor. dear. you misundsr-
stand me, ] mean Tomis 10 times home
lSg than thstsY YoGas. .
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15

The Beauty's Friend-l'm so glad to
hear you are to marry Jack Cresus. It's
really golden engagement for you.
The Beauty-Exactly SO. It's my fif-
tieth.--Kate Fields Washington.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-06-15

He rose with a grim smile.
II am the feller that fell"
And when the train reached Little
Hooking that drummer fell off the rear
platform in demoralized condition.
Arkansaw Truth Teller.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
THE ives BILL VOID.
According to a Decision by Judge
McLennan at Syracuse.
Pool.SelIing Scheme Declared {
Lottery and Illegal.
Judgment for Plaintiff Against Sara
toGa Racing Associations.

SYRACUSE. Dec. 26.-ln the case of
Thomas u. Reilly versus Milton G..
Grey. an action to recover Sl,l5O, the
amount which the plaintiff paid for
auction ana French pools upon the
grounds Of the Saratoga Racing Asso-
citation in August, 1892. Judge McI.ennan
handed down decision to-day holding
that the poolselling scheme known as
French and auction pools Is lottery
ard Illegal; that the Ives l'uoI bin, In
- Ear IA it attempts to authorize such
tran:alti,us. IL Illegal and void.
The Judge orders judgment for the
plaintiff FOR the fun amount paid by
him for the purchase of the pools in
question.
Peter De Lacey, when seen AZ his
Park Row office by an evening Worli'
reporter this afternoon, expressed salts
faction that the Ives law had been
tested at last.
As | haye not the, decision IN fun
far rgacfhing the eff,ct viii he. in m" my
opinion II will stop booEmaking al
together. as II the French and auction
pools are Illegal 50 must bOOkmaking,
unless the judge has found some partic-
ular way to let them escape.
Il have always held that no man
should he punished or sent to prison FOR
doing something which others Inside The
fence can do with safety. If Michael
lDHNcr ana other magnatCs Of the toney
Island Jockey club. for instance. can
make books, | do not see why others
should not be allowed to do 80 Ia Il small
way
Il have been waiting for something like
mis- for a long time. waiting to Sc II
we Che puOl-rUOm prupristorSD did not
stand On an equal footing with the
others ~" rae" track people, was
sep In ana spend my last dollar. II nee
essarv, to test 1t. This decision may SET
IL" all-ihon again II may not In any
event, T. Is big step in our direction"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
HUGH J.GRANT NAMED
E1-Mayor Appointed Receiver of
the st. Nicholas Bank.
Ordered to Furnish a Bond for
S250.OOO.
'Ln1s OF Che Bank 20 10 Deposited
with Central Trust Company.

Judge TruaN in the Supreme Court
Chambers to da" appointed eN-Alayor
Hugh j. Grant receiver for the St. Mich
oias Bank.
MI Grant viii be required to furnish
bond in the sum OF $2iO,OJo.
The Court ordered In connection with
the appointment of Mr.. Grant that the
funds of the bank should be deposited
with the Central Trust Company.
Lawyer william Mann. representing
the New York Cotton Exchange. which
has among its members many depositors
Of the St NichO ias Bank. to-day peti-
tionnd Judge Tr,aR of the Supreme
Court. to appoint Levi c. Lathrop as
receiver for the bank.
Lawyer Mann also stated that n COM
mittee of the depositors of the bank, who
are members of the New York Stock f.X e.
change. was preparing a petition to the
Court TO appoint Mir. Lathrop, and that
lie Hoped to be able to present the lat
ter petition this afternoon.
Judhe TruaN said that he would not
further adjourn the case to await any
petitions. but that if they reached him
before he took the papers up for cunsId-
Grafton they would be given due weight
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
Miles. L.aps .

Tor each mile the wheelmen must cir
Gle the elliptical track ten times, and the
distance travelled is little more than a
mile, the measurement being from the
inner edge of the sloping track. while the
wheels must necessarily roll from two to
six feet further out. 1t isn't much, but
In ride of 1900 miles, which this race
Will oblige. tha. little distance will MAJ,
considerable difference.
The men we're all riding at the rate of
fourteen, miles an hour. or better this
morning: That is nearly a four-minute
clip. Van Emberg, the nineteen-year
old boy wonder" from Arlington, II, j..
TMas still the surprise OF the race to-day,
lie was eighth in this. his first endIIr
ance race, and was I'M the pink OF condl.
ION AS clean rs a baby, without a
mark. spot or hlemish ON him, <suiI
h9ist, who Is training him.
ipSm"r. the brother to the oarsman
NM actor In the Dark Secret" company,
d dHIur ikr one in much pain, but he de-
ciWWrGi that he was feeling first rate
NAIl"r, Albert MeiXeli. Golden, Ash
mGrF' All old timers, take what comes
MN inilIlude and resignation and plod
"l.uE lull OF hope.
al IL o'clock Waller began squirting to
v,no'" up the gap between himself and
score .T a. His gain Is shown by the
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
C0l.LEGlANS PLAY CHESS.
Second Annual Tournament Begins
NJ Harvard School.

The second annual chess tournament
for the intercollegiate championship be-
gan at Harvard School. Torty-seventh
street and Fifth avenue, al O'Clock this
afternoon. Contestants were present
from Yale. Princeton, Harvard and Co
lumb!a.
The tournament will continue through
out the week. The trophy. ~mblematic
OF tn" championship, is a silver cup pre-
s"n'"d by thaunCey NJ Depew and
others. Each player will play one game
day, play to continue from to II
O'Clock T. NJ, with recess.
The players faced one another this
aftcrnOu mas follows
Table No. l--IIymes, of Columbia, vs..
Tlewins, OF Harvard. No. Ross, OF
Yale. vs. Ewing, Of Princeton; No 3
Libaire, OF Columbia, W.. Roberts. OF
Princeton, No. A. Skinner, of Yale. vs.
Spalding, of Harvard.
the nrst named players moved first.
Tn" rcfcre" was Samuel Lloyd, author
of Chess Problems"
Each player Is allowed to make fifteen
moves an hour. The openings moves
this afternoon showed that these lines
OF play were adopted:
Table No. l. Queens Fianchetto: No
2, Queens Pawn Opening; No. g. King
Bishop Gamhit: No, 1, French Defense
At 43O o'clock none of the games had
been decided.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1893-12-26
CARLEY MUST PAY HIS NOTES.
Fails to Have Those Given Tod x
Co. Declared Void.

Justice Patterson. of the Supreme
Court, to-day dismissed the complaint
in the action brought by Francis D.
Carley to set aside and annul notes
amounting to $7oj33. which he had given
j; Kennedy Tod X Co., bankers, and
also contract with them dated Sept
s, 1920. The bankers set up counter
claim against Carley for the amount of
the notes.
Ca"ley formerly resided in Lexington
Ky, and was interested in the devel-
opment of timber and mineral lands in
that State, and IN Kentucky railroads
Tod Il Co. acted as his agents in this
city and in the transaction in question
advanced him $20N.UD. for which he
pledged securities and his personal
notes for $70.533.
Carley claims that the contract was
made under duress. and alleges usury
action.
Justice Patterson says that while the
contract was usurious, 1t cannot be de-
clared Invalid. as Tod Co.. as bankers
are exempted from the effect of the usury
laws of this State as they existed at
the time 1t was made.