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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04

One Of our merchant princes had O
peculiar and laughable experience
awhile ago which will bear publicity.
Il must be understood that the gen
tleman in question employs a large
number Of boys, who are compelled
to eat their lunch in the basement of
the establishment. At this time, too,
they were in the habit Of playing
Texas Jack, Indians, etc, inspired
to this no doubt by the perusing Of
dime novels. One day the proprietor
had occasion to visit the llinchroom
during dinner hour, and unconscious
of anything was making his way
through dimly lighted part Of the
room when he was suddenly seized
from behind.
Being small man he could do
nothing with his assailant, who, prod
ding him in the ribs with wooden
bowie knife, hissed in his ear, II
have sworn to avenge the wrong
you did me, 80 die, die like dog,
and thank your lucky stars you are
not killed morel"
Thinking himself in tho hands Of
a mailman the proprietor, with q
strenuous effort, released himself
and turned to flee, when, catching
glimpse of his would be murderer O.,
saw il was one OF the cash boys, who,
ON seeing his terrible mistake, tried
to stammer an apology, expecting to
be dismissed on the spot The pro
prietor, however, only gave him a
lecture and advised him to refrain
from reading blood curdling htera-
ture. There is no more Indian play
ing In the establishment. --Cincin-
uati Times-Star
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04

A drummer for n wholesale house wa,
trying to sell hardware dealer some
electric call BELLS. He explained at con.
siderable length how really essential
they were In every we'll regulated mod.
ern home. Every room in the house
could at slight expense be connected
by wire, and II would prove great con
venieuce.
Here, Uncle Hiram,' said the dealer
addressing tho owner Of farm home
near the town; "here's what you need
TO call those lazy summer boarders OF
yours when they won't get mp In the
morning" and he explained the work.
ings Of the electrical call.
"Bjinks. got better way'n that.
n boarder won't wake up In time for
breakfast We jest mako hole through
the muskeeter bar OF his winder and lui
the flies In. an after that he's allers
around "a soon US it's daylight. No, /
don't need none o. your 1eotricity. I'd
rather put my trust In flies. Chicago
Timea
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04
A Dreadful Mistake.

"But I am not dead, assure your
Such was the cry of an unfortunate
man lying ON the bed of sickness OH
beholding couple of undertaker's
assistants enter his chamber with a
coffin, which they deposited on the
floor. He was suffering from severe
chill and was very feverish and out
of sorts, and the unexpected appear
ance of the croquemorts with their
lugubrious burden was scarcely cal
culated to exercise an exhilarating
effect on his spirits. The two men,
who were out of breath with their
exertions, and had not time to glance
round the room, started back in
alright as they saw what they inn
agined to be the corpse raising itself
In the bed and with wild gesticula-
tons bidding them to depart. They
were about to beat hasty retreat,
leaving the coffin behind them, with
the conviction that they had had an
interview with ghost, when the in
valid's wife rushed in.
is nobody dead here9" asked one
of the undertakers assistants, pluck
ing up courage ut the arrival of the
lady, respecting whose claims to be
classed among tho living not a
shadow of doubt could be enter.
tained for moment, as she was
manifestly in the enjoyment of the
most robust health. Nothing of
the kind. Where in the world dc
you think you arel" was the prompt
reply of the buxom dame. "At 49,,
answered the bewildered croque
mort. why, don't you know this
is 35i" said the lady Indignantly.
The two men took up the coffin,
and with many apologies left the
scene of this very unpleasant sdven
ture as fast as their legs could carry
them. Paris Cor. London Telegraph.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04
Dialects of China.

1t is true that the inhabitants Of
Pelzing, Canton, Shanghai, Futwa
and Annoy speak Chinese. But as
to other parts of the country, it is
also true that citizen of the places
named cannot understand the inhab-
itants any more easily than can a
Berliner an Engllshman, or a Pari-
sian q Dutchman. Thus the posi-.
ton of the Chinaman in his own
country, where various SO called dia.
lects are spoken, is rather peculiar
The Chinese dialects have nothing
in common with the patois, or con.
versational forms of language. They
are used by the highest and lowest
classes the savants and uneducated,
the officials and the coolies. Tbs
dialect is language by itself. The
various dialect forms, it is true, are
related to one another in somewhat
the same manner as the Arabic t.
the Hebrew, Syrian and other Sc
mitic tongues, or German to English,
Dutch, Danish, Swedish, etc.
If it is desirable to classify the nu
merous dialects they may be divided
into the Canton, Hakka, Annoy, Swa.
tow, Shanghai, Ningho, the Hainan,
ese and the Mandarin. The young.
est of these dialects is the Mandarin.
Mandarin, contrary to the general
impression, is not the universal Ian.
guage of China. The Canton tongue
resembles the ancient Chinese spoken
5000 years ago more closely than the
Mandarin. The Hakka shows also
traces of great antiquity, 1t is much
older than the Mandarin, almost
equaling in point of age the Canton
tongue, or Cantonese. The same
thing may be said of the Swatow,
Annoy and Shanghai dialects. In
general we may say that the Ian
guages spoken in southeastern China
show traces of the ancient Chinese
tongue, while the Mandarin tongue
Is modern. --Ostasintischer Lloyd.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04

With the regulation Teck, palpa-
bly, madoup scarf, that is not an imi
tation of any known that may be
made by the wearer, the scarfpin is
stringently tabooed. 1t enjoys in
such pseudo-utilization almost as
much significance as it would il
stuck in the middle of a pincushion,
and indeed about the same effect on
the beholder.
The four-in-hand or cravat when
tied in this way requires that the
pin be not inserted in one corner as
was permissible when the smaller
scarfs and hlliputian pins were worn.
Nor in the middle of the crosspiece,
with a trite and stilted suggestive.
ness. But in order 10 come as near
as possible 10 the center Of the space
seen through the waistcoat opening,
and because it appears to give q
SAVIOR Of utility in seeming 10 hold
tho knot intact, there is the best ex.
euse for having il penetrate the mid.
die Of the tie, Just upon the lower
edge Of the croSsfold.
Never with Windsor tie or era.
vat have the slightest indication of
Jewelry. .-Cloihier and INlrnisher.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04

Many little stories are told In illustra
tion of the kindliness OF heart Of the
Earl Of balcarres under somewha,
rough exterior. One season he hal a
neld Of turnips upon which no prided
himsslf good deal. aud walking
abroad In the early morning he surprised
an old woman busily engaged filling q
tack with his favorites. After giving
her hearty scolding. 20 which sho 10.
piled only by tho silent eloquence OF 70
peated courtesies, he was walking ava,
when the woman called after him, "Eh
my lord, the bags moo' heavy. woult
~ bc sae kind ~ 10 help me on 10 my
back wi ity--whieh he did forthwith
whom the culprit decamped with pro.
fuse thanks. Macmillans Magazine.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04

"a. n,.st nssssiseh's philosophy %
tat weather shd shipwfect.
"Gwd morning sub; have shine,
suhr said the black bootblack, az ne
saw ohe ~ bis regular customers
con-. u down the corridor The reg
ular customer sat down in the chair,
inwafdly prayed that none OF hrs ms
friends might come along before ne
got out Of Il and made some Original
observation about the weather.
"Yee, suh,' replied the bootblack !
'Tt is sutn1y a very hot day. 1
wejl--no, sub. I won't say nothing
about IL, because 1t might be gooo
deal wus. There might be q big
food or wind 10 blow us ell away.
Yes. sub. that's what ! always cay
when hear people talkin about how
bad things Is.
II says, Don't you go and say
nothing, because IL might be gooo
deal wus. I remember one time }
was out sailin with six other people
ard four of 'em was ladies; yes, sub
that was on the James river, and {
suuall struck the boat and she wa
Just tippin all round, and the ladies
they was st scared to death an
they all yelled that we got to go back
But, / says: Don't say nothing
it might be a good deal wtls. Ii W.
try to 20 back the wind1 hit I
harder and we might tip over Bu
it want any use; the ladies' kep,
hollerin that we got to go back, ant
the captain put her round and she
got caught right between two wave
and she went to the bottom and fvt
Of 'em was drowned. Yes, sub; ali
the ladies was drowned and the cap
tain was drowned. l just struck out
for the shore, tell you. l want
goin to get drowned for nobody.
"Could / save any of the othersG ]
didn't see none of the others; / didn't
want to see none Of 'em. just got
to the shore; that's all l wanted.
Then found man with boat and
we started out, and in a minute we
see the other man comm down the
river and we pulled him in, and the
ones that was drowned, some OF 'em
wasn't found for two days, and then
they was way down the river.
sIThat's what / saw. as long as I'm
alive it might be wus. l never hurt
nobody, and / don't want nobody to
touch me. Anybody can steal my
money or my clothes or anything; !
just say, Give me my life They
can have anything / got, only
don't hurt me. 1 know l got to die
some time, that's certain, but I don't
want nobody to murder me. Nc
change, suh2 Thank you, sub.
Shine New York Tribune.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04
An Example OF Tact,

They We're both going to spend the
day IN the rural districts. and they
were armed with baskets, shawls
and umbrellas apparently sufficient
10 carry them around the world.
One of thom was stout and the other
thin. The stout one said;
And she isn't dead yotf'
No said the thin one. Badly
as she has looked all these years she
ism dead yet"
Its funny" said the stout one, a
little apprehensively. "Eut delicate
looking ones SO often last longer than
stout, healthy people"
YES. said the thin one, with sat.
isfacuon. People slim as rails like
me, generally outlive robust looking
folks like you. Amanda"
And there was theeSample OF tact.
Now York World.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04

The name N i,tf0sisf deserves 10
~ historic NJ that Of one n the
tfavest Of french soldiers. although
the noble young fellow who bore y
ssw hit one battle TilnUle0n Du'
fo~iaf was one of the first students
admitted b. The EcoIe Polytechnique,
and at the period of the invasion
was Razetted 10 an ensignship
Az the battle Of Montmirail he
,banced 10 be In attendance on the
emperor nj the moment when II be
came essential 70 dispatch an order
to one Of the generals Of division.
Napoleon. summoning him TO his
side. gave him instructions TO deliver
It without delay.
Spare neither yourself nor your
horse, cir. he said sternly, "for there
Is not moment 10 lose, and return
st once and report to me that my
order has been obeyed."
Durosier galloped away amid a
shower OF shot and shells, and within
. 1ilarter of an hour was again beside
tie emperor.
"You have behaved well, mon
sieur," said Napoleon, when he had
received his report. "You have a
stout heart and a clear head, though
you arc still only youngster. Igive
you your captains brevet and attach
you to my person. What Is your
namer
"Durosier, sire"
ION what occasion have i before
heard itf'
II was the colonel Of the boy bat
talon, your majesty
II remember. Well, that is addi-
tional reason why should attach
you to my person."
ut Is too late, sire"
"Too late, Captain Durosier7 And
whya"
"Sire, they have hit me-" and he
reeled in his saddle and fell heavily
forward dead.
$50 young; his first battlefield"
the emperor, bending over
him. Poor boyr'-Youth's Com
panion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04
sink Culture I'm G.ory,a.

All about the old church at the
present. Ebenezer there are still mul
berry trees, no doubt the neglected
descendants of the original planting
q century and half ago, Indeed,
tho present Sal2burgers have not
quite given up the working in silk.
l stopped at the home of a venerable
couple, where / saw the plain and
well worn spinning reels used for
this purpose. There is, however, no
longer any weaving of silk in all the
region. The only article manufac-
tured is fishing lines. These are of
the finest and strongest quality, and
are In great demand in Savannah
Some of the silk goods manufac-
tured by Oglethorpes colonists COM
manded high price in the markets
of tho Old World. The queen of
England ON one occasion surprised
her guests by wearing a dress made
entirely OF the silk woven by the
Georgia weavers. Rev. John Il.
Hurst in Harper's.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04
One Way to Beat the Customs Laws.

One way 10 teut the euStri's bhWs'
An Englishman who holds clerk
ship in one Of the prominent ship
ping houses of this city has for years
imported his clothes from London.
yet has never paid any dirty and
never smuggled them in. At least
he has never sungglcd them in the
usual ways adopted by those who
don't see the point Of paying Uncle
Samuel for the privilege Of wearing
English clothing
Ills plan is a simple one, but it is
not likely to be followed by many
imitatols. He has friend on the
other side who is a tailor, and he
mails rs n sample of cloth one leg of
a pair of trousers, half of a waist
coat, the sleeve of a coat or half the
back, and the parcel is marked sam
pie" and comes wrapped in thick
brown paper opened at one end.
Sometimes it takes a month or six
weeks for a full suit TO arrive, part
coming via New York and occasion
ally part by Boston The parts are
then sewed together by tailor here
and the suit is complete.
Only once in six years has parcel
been lost i'll transit, and it was half
the back of a coat made of peculiar
shade of blue cloth which the Eng
lish clerk could not match. He had
the rest dyed black and got sufficient
black cloth from a local dealer to
finish the garment. - Philadelphia
Record.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04

4~o tnaliy hltls ln ~ the ttavety
N ihelf shnilh'r fpesefy ssatied 70
walk Huun woodward avenue ~ ere
fhn asobts 81 seem ihtinecItns and
finisl 10 On Wild. dtllficus s,sla
founteih glass Of ginger ale
"llt my tftat today said No. !
~ slse turned lior ifllHcuniois pocket
inside o,it IN TIE search for dime.
"Iats maize II . jersey treat you
pay for yours and I'D pny for fnine, =
suggested No 2.
i've thought of a scheme" gug.
tsssed her friend. The one who
fnnkea The most bows shall treat.
Let's count The people we meet who
know us, and count The bows we
viii have so make That viii be
fun"
"All right" answered the other,
and they resumed their walk
II was No. who suggested the
scheme, and IN q few minutes a gen.
tleman passed the young ladies and
raised iliA hat
No. . bowed, but No looked as
unconscious ae girl Of marble.
why, you know Charlie c.,
don't your" asked No. y.
"wos that Charlie, But he bowed
10 you, answered No mceltly.
Bow, bow, bow. They passed in
Vulnerable acquaintance, but never
once did the blond banged head OF
No. incline itself. Her friend t,im-
5led 10 the situation at last.
you've won," she said. Come In
md have wowsy all round ginger
lle, for you've earned IL, but you
have cut every friend you have in
the city"
"Oh, it'll be fun making up" an
swcrcd No. 1 as she clutched her
empty pocket and thanked her wits
for getting her out Of a scrapo. De
troit Free Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04

nHU ven nno ''"'" - -'-.-I a,
Mon and women meet the small
t,o,,l,l,a If lie very differently. inthe
firat tlact woman often lacks that
sensa Of proportion which is neces-
sory 10 distinguish the lesser from
tie greater ills; to her all troubles
are Of the greatest magnitude and 70
be mourned equally, The failure OF
a new dress or Of a dinner party are
calamities over which she will some
times worry herself into q fever
Most men would meet similar trou-
bles with a shrug Of the shoulders
and then speedily forget them. Then,
again n woman does not forget easily
and Is given TO brooding, nor is she SO
swift to run away from her troubles
as a man is Indeed she cannot be
easily induced to run away from
them at all; the contemplation OF
them has fatal fascination for her.
In anv small misfortune which
falls equally upon husband and wife,
IN nine tdNtN Dub VI uSh WhChC W.
man resolutely refuses to remember
IT and hsstens TO turn his thoughts
into some other channels, the WON
an will seem to take almost q per
verse pleasure in recalling it to her
mind and rejecting upon its actual
and possible consequences. Much OF
this difference in their demeanor Is
of course due to the difference OF
their life. A man can easily run out
of doors and seek distraction, whereas
a womans lot is TO remain at home
and think. Indeed, we should say
that very much was owing to the
greater opportunity that a woman
possesses Of contemplating her wor-
ries and brooding over them. Lon
don Spectator
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04
Elss,sls Lamp. Instead Of LANTERN,

This experiment which has been tried
IN London Of supplying the metropolitan
pnlice force with small electric lamps
instead OF the ordinary hullseye lantern
y said 70 have been entirely successful.
Tho lamp used weighs four pounds aud
= guaranteed 10 give continuous light
tor seven hours. Il has proved 80 handy
and effective that tho ''tramway" com,
panies have heen led 10 take up the
question OF permanently adopting elec
tricity for lighting. II Is quite possible
tlhst before long tho storage battery will
pone into use Ia England for train light
NJ. -pisssbarg Dispatch.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04
A Collection of Lnmps.

A largo and rare collection Of
lamps in the National museum afford
instruction and pleasure. Here, with
the stamp of age upon them, are
small, fiat and oval hand lamps, with
wicks at the spout ends, from Leros,
Ephesus, Carpathos, Island of Coos,
Pompeii, Rome and ancient Thobes.
With these is sepulchral lamp
about the size and shape of an ordi-
nary clam shell, which shed its dim
light in u tomb at Baim, Italy, and
more interesting Ia bronze model
Of one that was used by the early
Christians in tho catacombs of Rome
while hiding from their prosecutors,
This little lamp weighs about three
pounds and is shaped like half pear,
having at the wick end seven points
OF a star and at tho other end an up
right cross surmounted by a dove.
Close 10 these relics of antiquity a
Chinese opium smokers lamp no.
minds us OF the horrors Of the opium
joint.
The body Of this 'ignus fatuus" il
a circular brass drum, six inches
high, converging TO a dome, into
which tho wick tube il secured.
Brass iiligree work surrounds the
top, and surmounting this is cut
glass dome, with fiat apex contain.
ing a hole for draft. To this hole the
smoker applies tho pipe, and with
long drawn breath the smoke is
taken into the lungs. Mechanical.
New
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04
An Interesting Phenomenon.

A phenomenon is causing much ex-
citement in scientific circles at Martins
burg, o. In the rear of a residence in
the village there is continual shower
of mist over a space Of dozen feet
square. The mist is said to fall whether
the weather is rainy or clear, but is most
pronounced between the hours of l and
2p. m, when mirror held up instantly
becomes covered with a moisture. Pro-
fessors of the Ohio university are inves-
tigating, but as yet can give no expla-
nation of the menon.-Exchange
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04

E ~ ts'ile h : <''sssr.
t|{, me- inkIs eist ~ thrift th'ia'c'
5se4 jsHtts u il 'tt ihsn bit asns
&5& o> aihtf 81 huN abt hen s1upttes
n 4 e.nH ttssft tf 4 isHft iBeineis' that
54>tu hI< lal'e< Tighter AID tiiahek sot
(reI 6Is1 that t1a tAN hlu
4 AZ n tNo eed ,nfl lBflttt0
{ee6<4 ii IN. corridor ~ The pJAttf'le
i|,s( A. ~ rrs or NE way 10 the Aelv
H0A<e ~ iskc iuniINyn
n8ay. e.id lht Inspector. n wait =
IN ym something Then he eye
s~jnkIc1. ahd kpew . good Aiof, W.
coming.
II want a. tell son ailont an espe
Hcpce ! had % n ne cuinify y les
6aya ngo. WAS busy IN a patVfiiee sarl
NJ b.. and tbcfs eefe a number 81
applicants for q position was ba1ins
4 partition IN which there waA only on
window, and the window ON this d.,
served Tor two pnfpses. One pufp0
va> The regular transmission ~ pos
Office business anc tbr other WIS., ~ r.
ceise The applications Tor the posiioa
We'll. there wae quite fnsh for le'tef
and postal orders, and 40, TOO. wa Their
for the job. In ordof TO facilitate mai
fers had two lines formed. one or 30
right, the other on tho left.
Everything ran along smoothly. tn
letters were given out on the one hind
aud as favorable men appeared fOf tIs
position they wefs told on the otbe
hand 10 pass into q liitle room.
"Finally young aud splendid look
ing irishman came along. poised bis neat
up 70 the window, and said, stoinl
which line he was Ia and being inI
pressed with his looks. Go In that doc
over there pointing Ia tho direction
He did 20.
swell. In about an hour went int,
tho room and examined one applican
SITTER another physically and mc,tall,
until at last the young lrishlnan came
up for examination.
"'lhe pliysician had with mo nialeu
partial examination, and was so favor
ably impressed that he requested tln
freshman 70 step In another room and
strip.
HE obeyed promptly, so TAR as step
ping into the other room was concerned.
but In nbont five minutes he returned
with his coat and vest on one arm. hi
hat on the back of his head and his col
lar and necktie and one shoe In one hand.
Phat's this ye be tellin me---sthripy
"'That's what said remarked.
"'Waal. I'll be hanged of go troo
sich bizness on this fur the loihes o. ye.
DO ye think fhot I'll p'rade me iigger fni
the privilege Of havin me bloody money
order caslied9 Goive mo the money and
I'll snake
"Tbon ! saw had made mistake
said Inspector James. "The fellow had
got In the wrong line. You can bet
saw that no got his money. but after
apologizing TO him, and as he was going
ont, he remarked with broad grin, u
thought, begorra, that yo wanted some
marks to identify me with. New
York Herald.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04
Al rnsmlnnts ra,e,.

The insertion OF the minute scarf,
pms up in one corner of the soaring
. few years ago was a prettihed no
ton, which was tincturtL with an
eneminate hayor IL was clearly in
tho nature oi a desire 10 look fetch
ing another phrase that belongs
alone ~ the vocabulary OF the fair
sex, Clothier and Furnisher.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-01-04

Fashionable Wife Did you notice
dear. at the party last evening. how
grandly our daughter, Clara, swept
into the roomf
Husband with a grunt-oh. yes,
cAara can sweep into any roum
grandiy enough. bur when il oomea
- sweeping out n room she isnt
there Texas Siftings.