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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

Say what they will, the associates of
Senator Berry of Arkansas cannot per-
suade him to try cork leg. At one
time there were four one legged senator's.
Three of them half concealed the loss
with artificial substitutes. They used to
get together in the cloakroom and tell
each other how much more comfortable
they felt, but they never convinced Sena-
tor Berry. He clings to his crutches,
notwithstanding they have failed him
more than once and sent him headfore-
most down stairs almost to his death.
There are funny things about this one
legged business. Henderson of Iowa, the
Dubuque veteran, manages so well that
people form his acquaintance and see
him around for weeks without learning
that he is part cork. Once in awhile the
stump becomes sensitive, and Mr.. Hen
derson leaves the artificial leg at home
for few days to rest himself, while he
hobbies about the house of representa-
tives on crutches, to the amazement OF
those who have not known him long. A
senator who manages an artificial leg
without awkwardness is Butler of South
Carolina. He carries cane and moves
with some deliberation, but not one per
son in 100 passing him on the street de-
tects any stiffness in the gait. Washing
ton Letter.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
M. sre..on .1,ruunur.

Hive me of every language Hrst my vigorous
English.
sored with imported wealth, rich In its nat.
ural mines,
Grand in its rhythmical cadence, simple for
household employment,
Worthy the poets song, fit for the speech Of
man.
Thou hast the sharp, clean edge and the down
right blow of the Saxon;
Thou the majeatical march and the stately
pomp of the hltin;
4 Thou the euphonious swell, the rhythmical roll
of the Greek;
Thine Is the elegant suavity caught from sono-
rous Italian;
Thine the chivalric obeisance, the courteous
grace of the Norman;
Thine the Teutonic Germans Unborn cultural
strength.
Now clear, pure, hard, bright and one by one.
like TO hailstones,
Short words fall from his lips fast as the first
of shower;
Now in a twofold column-spondee, lamb and
trochee,
Unbroke, firmset, advance, retreat, trampling
along;
Now with sprightlier springiness bounding
in triplicate syllables
Dance the elastic dactylics in musical cadences
on;
Now their voluminous coil intertangling like
huge anRcondas
Roll overwhelmingly onward the sesquipeda-
Ian words.
Therefore 1t is that I praise thee and never.
can cease from rejoicing,
Thinking that good stout English is mine and
mine ancestors tongue.
Give mo it's varying music, the flow Of It's free
modulation-
will not covet the full roll of the glorious
Greek,
Luscious and feeble italian, Latin so formal
and stately,
French with its nasal lisp, nor German inverted
and harsh;
Not while our organ can speak with its many
and wonderful voices,
Play ON the soft Lutte of love, blow the loud
trumpet of war,
Sing with the high sesquialtro, or drawing It's
full diapason
Shake oil the air with the grand storm Of its
pedals and stops.
William Wetmore Story.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
1t May Be So, and 1t May Not.

A Paris graphologist declares that
there is subtle relation between the
letters "a" and "and the mouth of
the person who writes them. The
writer will always be found to be
talkative just in proportion to the
way he leaves open the tops OF these
letters.
You all know the chatterbox who
must have an intimate friend in
whose bosom he can repose all the
accounts of his joys and sorrows.
Examine one of his notes. You will
find that his or o will be as open at
the top as though they were the let
ter u. Such an individual prefers
the pleasures of outside life to his
own home.
On the contrary, he who closes the
tops of his letters and will be In
variably discreet and fond of home
life.
Which shows that one should mind
his os and his as as well as his p's
and ds.-New York Recorder.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
Perished ON the Desert.

A few days ago Loreto Villa, in charge
of the cattle herds of the Allison broth
ers, along the Cocopah mountains, left
Black Butte for Campo, Cal. Later, his
mule returned to camp without him. A
search was instituted, which resulted in
the finding of his saddle hanging on a
bush about mile from camp. The Co
copah Indians followed the mules tracks
back to Desert Springs, about half way
between Signal mountains and Coyote
Wells, where Villas tracks showed that
he had got off his mule to water him at
the spring, when the mule, which was a
bad one, got away and ran home dis
tance of 40 miles
Villa tried to follow, and when he had
gone about half way wandered of into
the sand hills, where he threw away his
shoes and where his tracks were oDliter'
ated by the winds. The tracks OF two
other men were also found in the same
sand hills. They are supposed to bt
those of two prospectors named koS'
and Williams. These add three more
names to the deserts dead, and thes'
perished in sight of the spot where th'
Breedloves were found dead more thar
a year ago.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
Helping Matters Along.

The young man had been courting
the small boys sister for long time,
but could get no definite answers to
his proposals, and the 8. b. thought
it was high time for matters to come
to a climax.
One evening the young man had
urged his suit more ardently than
ever and had again been discouraged.
The small boy, hidden behind the
screen, could stand,it no longer, and
as the lover asked for the hundredth
time, Mary, dear, will you marry
me2" the boy called out in exact imi-
tation of his sisters voice:
""Yes, l will"
The sister started and stared in
great perplexity, and
1t was all over The young man
had improved his opportunity, sealed
his proposal, and Mary could get no
chance to object.
A chuckle caused them to turn dis
mayed, and there stood the small
boy enjoying the scene.
"There, said he, that might have
been done long ago" and then he
discreetly vanished.-Detroit Free
Press.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
President Arthur,s Availability.


Julian Ralph relates the following
as an instance Of the late President
Arthur's amiability. The incident
occurred at the Thousand Islands:
"On that occasion l had sent off
my dispatch and returned to the hotel
at 2 o'clock in the morning, to find
all the doors locked and all the lights,
except those in the presidents suit
of rooms, gone out like the Israelites
from Egypt. Captain r. F. Coffin,
now part of treasured memory, and
Mr.. Macdona were with me, and we
battered at side door to wake the
servants.
"In time the door was opened by
the president of the United States.
Knowing him only as a journalist
must know all men, without too
much awe of place or power, we yet
were chagrined at having disturbed
and brought to the door president,
and particularly one of so charming
a personality as his, and we begged
his pardon,
why, that's all right, he said.
You wouldn't have got in till morn.
ing if had not come. No one is up
in the house but me. l could have
sent my colored boy, but he had
fallen asleep, and hated to wake
him. ~
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
A bonRst lie Appreciated,

Il
Have you noticed my wifes new bon
metz" said Bloobumper to Dossill.
"Yes. It's sumner"
That's what it is. Now, she has had
great many bonnets and gowns since
we were married, but nothing that she
has worn has given me greater satisfac-
ton in all that time"
Like it, do your
That's what l do. It cost $39."
"ls that the reason you like itY" gasped
Dossill.
eyes, sir. Hitherto she has never
worn one which cost over $20."
Never worn one which cost over 500,
and now you appreciate so highly this
one which cost nearly twice as much?"
"That's it, Dossill."
"But l don't understand it. Married
men don't usually get SO much enjoy.
ment out of buying an expensive bonnet
for their wives"
"That's just it, Dossill, exactly. You
see her father sent her the money for it.
New York Press.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
OUR VICE PRESIDENTS.
Marble Busts of Vice Presidents For t
Senate Chamber.

marble Busts of Vice Presidents For IN,
Senate Chamber.
In 1885 the United States senate adopt.
ed resolution to the effect that marble
busts of the vice presidents of the United
States should be placed in the vacant
inches in the senate chamber from fine
to time.
Mr. Edward Clark, the architect of the
capitol, was directed to carry out the
provisions of this resolution, subject to
the approval of the senate committee on
library. This committee decided that
S9OO ought to purchase a good bust. and
Mr.. Clark received instructions to secure
hrst the busts of living vice presidents
and afterward take up the list chrono-
logically.
Five busts were deemed by the com.
mittee sufficient for one order. It was
also thought proper that the work should
be given to sculptors from the states
which furnished the vice presidents.
Mr.. Clark has followed his instruc-
tions to the letter. No sculptor has re-
ceived more than $500 for a single bust
of vice president. The selections have
been made from sample plaster casts.
In the case of Chester A. Arthur there
was some embarrassment, owing to the
selection of the sculptor st. Gaudens
Mr.. st. Gaudens does not turn out busts
for $500, and he would not make an ex-
ception in this case. Finally an arrange
ment was effected by which tho friends
of Mr.. Arthur agreed to take replica.
Mr.. Adlai E. Stevenson has already
arranged to sit to sculptor, so he will
not be one of those left out. There are,
it should be said, 10 vice presidents yet
to be provided for, and with only 12
inches remaining the architect of the
capitol will be puzzled with a serious
mathematical problem.
The eight busts which are already in
place represents John Adams, the first
vice president Thomas jefferson, who
succeeded him; Daniel Tompkins, who
served from 1917 to 1926; Hannibal
Hamlin, the associate of Lincoln from
1851 to 1866; William A. Wheeler, vice
president from 1877 to 1881; Chester A.
Arthur, vice president and president,
1881 to 1885; Thomas A. Hendricks and
Levi P. Morton.-Boston Globe.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
HIS Ant RenlY.

Countess -, who is an American
by birth and delegate to the Co
lumbian exposition from a foreign
country, applied for a compliment.
tary card of admission not long ago.
The official to whom she spoke OF
the matter explained to her that il
would be impossible for him to issue
"a card, because if it were lost he had
mo way of tracing it.
"A Photographic pass is much bet
ter. " he said, las it can be readily
traced. Such passes, he added, "art
used by all members of the board oi
lady managers.
The countess objected to having
her picture taken for a Photographic
pass on the ground that she was g
titled parsonage, and it would not be
in conformity with etiquette.
"Well," replied the official, by way
of persuasion, my mother is q mem
Der of the board of lady managers,
and when she comes to Chicago next
week she will have her picture taken
Just like the other members"
But you see, said the lady, u
am countess"
Eyes, know, retorted the official,
land my mother is queen"
The countess stamped her foot and
without another word turned and
left the Office. Youths Companion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
A Diplomatic Reply.

An eastern potentate once asked a
group of his courtiers which they
thought the greater man, himself or
his father At first he could elicit no
reply to SO dangerous a question. AT
last a willy old courtier said, Your
father, sire, for, though you are equal
to your father in all other respects IN
this he is superior to you, that he
had a greater son than any you
have" He was promoted on the
spot.-Exchange.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
Geo. Fendrich,
CASH MARKET
Best meat and free delivery.
1856 state Street.
Psnnr.in.the.slot Gas Machine.

The Hexam Gas company Of England
has adopted penny-in-the-slot meter.
By putting penny in the slot Gus
toner gets 99t feet Of gas. The COM
pany sets up the machine and furnishes
the necessary fixtures and u griller free
uf charge. If desired, pennies may be
put continuously into the slot until the
index pointer registers 450 feet of gas.
In this way customers pay about s5 cents
per 1000 feet for their gas, or 10 cents
per 1000 more than the regular price,
the extra charge. .being for the use Of the
fixtures and the griller,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
A Great Convenience.

"Dah's new people libbin in de house
cross de road FUN yo."
"'Deed dey is. An dey's quality folks
too"
"How kin yo' tellr"
cease dey hab de signs. Dey shows
dey hab sideration fo' dey're fellow
man"
"HowY
"Dey done lock de chickens in de wood
shed d."-Exchange
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
Reducing the strain.

"Mr. Pennersby. said the eity eailo' %
20 tbe reporter, ''did you write this sen
.once-.tbe Congressman stood speech
less with amazementf 18th
"Yes. Is there anything wrong VIII
"Wen. | don't know. Unless you are al
vsrv sure Of your facts we'd better @
change it to the congres'iiiA" >
s-aaSsd Washington Star.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

"sell yoa a nice alligator bag for 20. :
said the gentlemanly clerk TO Uncle
Isom. who was trying to buy a valise.
"What on airth do want with ALI
gator bsg?" asked the old man. 81 ain !
goin to Floridy; I'm goin to Chicago
Indianapolis Journal.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
Made Him Sad.

"You look a trihe doleful tonight,
said one of group of gentlemen to an
other, while all were sitting one Satur
day evening before the fire in one of the
clubs.
"Well," said the gentleman addressed
Il have as good right to look doleful
tonight as any man l know Of"
Whats up?" asked the other mem.
bers of the group in chorus.
"It was this way: You know that
am an ardent bicyclist, and / have boy
who has the same passion. This even.
ing Just after dark, as / was coming
down the street to the club, walking
along thinking of nothing in particular,
| was hit in the back by what seemed to
be locomotive and knocked sprawling
into the ditch. 1t was muddy there, and
when had collected my scattered senses
was all covered with dirt and also very
mad. l looked around to see what hit
me, thinking perhaps in my abstraction
had walked onto railway line some.
where, and found young man and q
safety bicycle on the pavement all tan
gled up. l was mad, as l said before
and without stopping to think what
did l took that young man by the coat
collar and kicked him off the pavement
Then l jumped ON the bicycle, stamped
all the spokes out of the wheels andgen
orally disfigured it"
Here the gentleman stopped. And one
of the audience said:
"Well, why should that make you fee
as you do? You did just the right thing.
II suppose hadn't ought to feel so,
said the speaker, "but, you see, it wai
my boy and my bicycle. "-Tit-Bits.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
Nome Too Large.

A good appetite is sometimes help to
clear vision and effective statement.
Tommy" said Mr.. Waters, fisn't
that pretty big buckwheat cake for
boy of your sizef"
"It looks big" said Tommy, "but
really it isn't. It's got lots Of porouses
in it."-Youth's Companion.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

"Bobby got into trouble mp IN 'h'
woods. Shot a deer out Of season.
That's pretty hard on Bobby thlns
aa never could bit one IN the seasoi
nv might let him have httis sport
-Harper's BaEAT.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
Too Cruel

II can't be your sister because am
sister to so many brothers now but ]
can be your aunty," she said as she gem
tly dropped him.
'.Make it grandmother, he answered
grimly, and she spurned him from her
forever. Detroit Free Press.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

Housekeeper-well, SIR, what do you
VantY q. oom.
IN on and III go somewhere else and
ave II fer the SMALL sum Of dime
Vew York Weekly.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

Indiana furnished great many
tall men for the army. Out OF 49,
254 men whose descriptions were
taken at the time of enlsting II, ,SsS
were 6 feet in height or more. There
were 2,614 6 feet inch, 1857 . feet
2 inches, 4O6 feet 8 inches ana Sos
over 6 feet 8 inches.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

The old tune God Save the King,
or America, +" SO universally sung TO
''My Country, 'Tis of Thee, was un-
doubtedly composed by DR.. john
Hull Q562- 1929, music teacher TO
Queen Elizabeth about 1000.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

Mrs snarl-The papers say tha' rus
set shoes are going out Of iashlon, ii'l u, hand
M snarl (who has two pairs on "a h1llo .,,1
Wah1 NJ That's the way things go ~ u. P
ooantry. III bet the Italian ooosOl.e-. ia. =
t~uTsls ;"~ monopoly has subsidized the press
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
KnsuaTLinr or Two.

Little Dot-Why isn't there any milk
this morningi -
Nother-The miikman says his cows
are drying up. ~,
Little Dot--Oh, yes, Of course. Ihey
ia goin 10 be dried beef.-Good News.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

The Arkansas City Traveller CON
tanned 10 columns of business cards
of men located at Willow Springs
week before the Cherokee strip IN
which the town is located, was
oDened.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
1t Made His Mouth water.

Pedestrianating Pat (reading nov
eD-I wisht had tn eyes of this gal
wot I'm readin about.
Perambulating Pete-Why so9
Pedestrianating Pat-About every
other page it says sumthin about her
eyes bein liquid. Truth.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
He Looked That Way.

Jinks-By Jove, Kinks, I've been
wanting to see you like the deuce.
Kinks Slightly under - Welsh,
you camesh just re ri timesh. Dontsh
loo like the deush2-Syraeuse Jour
nal.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

The giant of the planetary system
is Jupiter, with a diameter OF zS'oOO
miles at the equator and a volume
1884 times as great as that OF the
earth
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

Trousers are said 10 have been IN
troduced into western Europe during
the latter days Of the Roman empire
- part Of the military uniform
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
Economize in Paper.

Clean newspapers, tied In bundles OF
100, not cut, for sale at this office at
fifteen cents bundle. A heavy straw
wrapping paper, large sheets, two cents
pound. Next door to the pOstofiice.
II
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08

El,aOrEifrION LODGE NO. 2 A. o. u. W.
Aeeis Ia their ball Ia state insufanee
fufidine every Wcdnesiiay evening
A. W, DENkls. n. ".
IA. sELwOOD. Eeeorder.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-11-08
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS.

J.sHAw. NJ. W. HUNT. SHAW a HUNT
81 Attorneys At law. ONCE over Capitai
National bank, Salem, Oregon.
, 1893-05-03
Gubantfde patrioten
RaIten ole 6eIe9enheit, oie fpanif6e 6err=
i9aft ab5uidItteln, fir iehr eiinitie.
Sen 90 # GS[a.. 3. M}n.

&eD @eft, 6la., 3. Wtut.
Die bieit9en Gubaner iir6 boiler i3uberz
itdbt nnb Gnt6uitasmuS. @eItern Iacbz
mittag um bier I6r fam Semnor Sole
Wtartt in Ser Mascotte bon Campo bier an.
0erlclbe tpuroe bon 8ertretern BON 1ec68sig
repollttonGren 2o9en nit 8annern un0
6laggen inter Dem 8orantritt zines Wuitfz
corps am 9Of %empfangen, unb BON tauIenz
ben bon @ntbuiiaiten be9riBt. Ntarti pir0
bon BEN bieitgen Gu6anern ais iDr Sibrer
a1erfannt; ct miro itdb nlr ipenige Sage
bier %aufbaIten. @or9eitern Mben6 fQno in
Campo cine beseiiterte Geriammlung bon
,@%ltbanern ftatt, bel meldber @~elegenbeit
Wfartt etne 2lnipracbe belt. Wtar1 bemerfte
unter ben 3ub0rern au3 etne Qln3abl Spa
nier. N}artt lit Ooriidbtig in ieinen 2(euBez
rltngen, bGlt aber bic 3ett fir eincn 9(lf7
itanb fir duBerft 9iinittg. 9tGberes ii6er
Die Gorgdnge auf Der SnieG lift nur i9per
ST. erfa6ren, oa Die Spanier cine ic6arfe
@eniur iiber bic 8reiie ausii6en uno ben
SeIegrapben un6 bas &abel itreng iiberz
tpadben.
, 1893-05-03
SbredItde Chat ether mahnftnnt9er
Ulutter.
Sic ~our6fbneioet ihrer Go9ter Sen HaIs uno
be9eht Damn SeIbitmoro.
@anboIia SQ,, 3. O1at.

~ " '" , ONv ~ AVbVt"
G'eiterr morgen ermor6ete in Der gtd6e
bon Wful6errD @rope Srau @liia5etb
6arper, Die Satin BON Sefferlon 0arper,
einem ipoblbabenben 6armer, lire iebS3ebn7
iGbrtge Gocbter Qltce, in6em ite berielben
nit einem &aitrmeiier Die &ebIe 6urbz
i6nttt, uno itb bann lelbit auf gletde
Weiie tO0tete. Srau 6arper muBte Dor
%einigen Sabren einem Srrenaipl iibertDtelen
t%poroen, mar ober an9e6ltcb ais p0atg ge@
beilt pieocr entloiien tporben. @eitern er@
lit ie cinen GiidfaQ, btlbete iicb Elm, inter
einem 8rette I'M 0Ofe cine SAIan9e gu
ieben unO iagte ibrer SObter, baB itc baSz
ielbe aufbeben m0ge. @d6renb bieie iicb
bitGte, INN Der Qufforberun9 nac68ufommen,
bracbte itc oerielben nit etnem 9talirmelIer
etncn Sbnitt burcb sen sails bel; baraui
Ourbl6njtt ie itb ielbit bic &eble un6 por
in t~peni9en Wtinuten cine 2eicbe. Otlttter
urb GocDter befanbcn fib Sur 3ett ALIEN
I'M 6auie; bic Gpcbter le6te noc6 mcbrere
Stun6cn, un0 Dbgletcb burcb Den 8lutz
perluit lebr gei6tpGcbt, mar ite hoc9 noc1
i'm StanOe, cine NIT Bleiitift gcicbriebenc
Otitt6eilung iiber ben i5rcfli9en GorfaQ
SIT macben.
, 1893-05-03
Observation-Disclosures Nnoran9 pom
Ginwanoerern,
Die fi9 idrnmttif nod oie Sefimmunoen oes
alien Geiebes 81 1Iube MADDEN mollen.
sc e ID 81 nrf. 3 Mni

@rabe iebt finoet ein ouBergetp0bnIicb
ftarter Qlnlturm bon ACKNOWLEDGMENT auf
SEEM OOrf itatt, un0 Diele touien0e 6erielz
ben ~bcfinben iicb auf Dem SScan, auf Sem
Bege mach DEM gelobten 2anoe Q[lnerifa.
Den @runO fir 0ieien fit Die Sobres3cit
ouBer8etp0bnlicb ~itorfen 2ln6ra1g 6ietct Sic
Tbatiacbe, 6oB bcute am 3. Ofai 6aS teue
@eleB fir @tntpanberer in &raft tritt, baB
bic Observation-Disclosures, tpelc6e itcb nacb
0em 3. Wfat etnibifen, auf @uts SSlan0
a1tOern GernrOnungen untertporfen mer6en,
un0 baB nit benz b~eutigen Sage Sic nelen
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in 9tenlt treten.
0eS6alb baben Diele Nuspon0erer bpr6er
ibre lleberfaDrt bele9t. Wtt BEN 1oc6en
bon WarietQe ~abgegangenen elf 9ampfern
baben ii6 3ebn tau1enO Staliener etl1oez
i3ifft, un6 0te 8el9rapta brtngt 400.
Son Bremen fommen 6rei3e6n tauienb.
un0 aus anOern 6Gfen lit Die NuStpQn0ez
rltng ebeniO fart. Son Sen 9eftern bier
nit benz 9ornpfer Stuttgart angefomlnez
nen 1850 N%1StpanOerern lin6 700 Tinne1.
IS itno bies f%rdfti9e, icbmetgiame, ernit
o'retnl6ale1rOc Nferbauer, pelcbc iGmmt=
licb nacb benz Srte Ooun9 &cpublic, W1tcb.,
9eben. 3met 6eriel6eu per6eirat6eten ficb
por i6rer Qlbreiie mach benz g8eIten. SIZE
5l&por III cine 10 9roBe 2lnSabl bon Simmer
bier %gelonOet.