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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
A Crushed Ideal.


His keen, unfailing humor, guided
')y his most sensitive and delicate
sympathy. made his rare hours Of
'eminiscence golden ones to his lis
eners. Who has told, as he, the
story Of Thackeray's iirst meeting
With Charlotte Brontel The tiny,
intense creature had idealized Thack
,ray, personally unknown to her,
With a passion of idealization. BE
lold, a lion cometh up out Of the
iorth - she quoted under her breath,
is Thackeray entered the drawing
room. Some one repeated 1t to him.
oh, Lord" said Thackeray, "and
l'm nothing but poor devil of an
Gnglishman, ravenous for my din
lerr
At dinner Miss Bronte was placed
opposite Tbackeray by her own re
luest. "And had, said he "the
miserable humiliation Of seeing her
deal Of me disappearing down my
)wp throat, as everything went into
my mouth and nothing came out of
It, until at last. az took my fifth
potato. she leaned across with clasped
hands and tears in her eyes, and
breathed imploringly: "Ch, Mr..
Thackerayl Don tl'-Boston Tran.
,cript.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
Who NiOges Was.

A certain young lady, religiously in
clined, applied for c,Hss in a Sunday
school few weeks ago, and the superin-
tendent promptly placed her in charge
OF that doubtful honor, the infant class.
The new teacher went on pretty well
until she vonturcd on thin ice known as
general questioning"
Nov, children" she said with that
extremely yiyacious manner which Is
popularly supposed to fascinate young
children, what did Moses dor"
Tho infant minds worked on the prob
lem for few moments in silence.
Come, doars," said the young teacher
encouraSingly; "some one tell me what
Moses did"
A very small boy on the fidgety back
row seemed to be struggling with a re-
ply.
what is it, Willies" urged the teacher
encouragingly.
Ills thumb weighed a pound"
"NhatT' asked the astonished teacher.
"Ny mamma says So"
"Scys what, Nilliey" demanded the
perplcxCd teacher, while the class
stopped iidgeting and listened intontly.
"She says every time Moses puts hith
thumb on the scales it weighs a pound. ("
"Who Is Moses, Williey'
"lic's our butcher, mith."-Epworth
Herald.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
A Surprise Pnrty,

He was comfortable looking, middle
aged man searching or boarding place,
and he struck one that was just started,
and was tho first prospecter to ascend
the druggeted steps.
A neat maid answered the summons.
(This was surprise No. ~
lie was shown into cozy parlor
where u grate fire was burning.
(This was surprise No 2.)
There was an open piano on which
some classic music was displayed. There
were also some new books on the center
table.
(This was surprise No. 8.)
In moment the mistress Of the house
entered. She was young, well dressed
and did not greet the stranger with a
commercial smile.
(This was surprise No. d.
The gentleman explained his wish to
become a boarder, and soon the landlady
showed lin a room which WIS comfort
ably and substantially furnished.
CThi1 was surprise 10. 81
Eo remarked TO the lady:
This room is not elegantly fur
nishcd.' II looks like % home"
Ibid / advertise elegantly furnished
roomsF asked Ito lady anxiously.
mo, That's why came. l think
now there 10 nothing but the meals.
May risk if you have cabinet pudding
oftcni"
"lIcvcr, tirI"
"Nor rlolaasc9 ric"
81 rcyCr heard of it."
Clhis was surprise No. G. 1t was al
most n glocA.)
Madam caid the new boarder, 81
am well 70 do and can give you good
references, | perceive by your dress
that you arc o widow. Let me be your
only boardcr for life. am single
man."
This was rather in tho nature Of q sur
prise TO tho widow, and she asked time
to think Of it, but o wedding in the near
future i5a foregono conclusion. n.-Detroit
Free Press.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
A great Mana yyax.

Frederick the Great looked with
serene Indifference ON all that hi,
enemies might say of him. One day.
as he rode through Berlin. he saw a
crowd Of people staring up at some
thing on the wall, and on sending
his groom to inquire what it was,
found il TO be caricature of him
self
The placard was put 80 high that
II was difficult to read it. SO Frederick
ordered il to be- placed lower in order
that the people might not have To
stretch out their necks,
The worls were hardly spoken
when, with a joyous shout, the pla.
card was pulled down and torn into a
thousand pieces, while a hearty cheer
followed the king as he rode away,
Youths Companion.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
go. nftatme reallr msnn..

The word charm" Is from the
latin carmen" Originally u meant
lptantation To charm person IS :
g. l,ewiicb him In Julius Cesar v
srt n scene I. II charm you. seems
~ mean Il adjure you" When we
s,eak now of a charming woman we
dn NOT imply that she sings an incan.
sation TO us. but there is pretty fig
ure of speech in our use of the word.
We mean that she has the same com
maud over us as If the incantation
were sung and we were bewitched.--
National Review.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
RAILROAD JorrlNos.

i NcFadden has accepted the Office
|Hvetary Of the west of Missouri river
IL rate committee. the successor OF
ggnnsmissouri association.
~ Reading Railroad company has
ed 70 build new copper telegraph
from Pottsville to the Shamohin
The line viii be sevonty-two
long.
nccount Of tho resignation Of J. j.
q, division passenger agent OF the
~ and Western, the business will
" bo conducted by General Pas
Agent w. d. Bevill.
5 Clnoinnati superior court has de-
HMt the Cincinnati. New Orleans
nnNs Pacific Railroad company Is
oF the overissuc Of stock by its
". George II. Doughty. The
Involved is about 100000
oyn have just been completed for
bbeyille Southern from Do hen,
rpunly. Ala. 20 Abboville. Ga.
.ciRht miles. This road. although
tnlt m an independent line, Il Ia
- will become branch Of tho
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
A nird'. pin.ren, E.pre..,.u..

My canary peeps" when he is
pleased, and swears IA plainly US a
man when he is not properly waited
ON by means OF sharp, quick "chir.
rup." He will also mutter 10 him
self when he feels sulky. When he
Is minded to sing he will test his
voice over and over again. and say
TO himself repeatedly. That won't
do, IN three distinct syllables. II a
cat comes near he screams with
terror using sound never employed
except 10 express that emotion.
When close my hand around him
he VIII not ream. but throws him
self on my mercy by an utterance as
expressive Of fearful submission as
any phrase OF man. Cor. New York
Times.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08

Pins of various sorts have been in
existence ever since our first par
ents" clothed themselves in palm
leaves which grew wild in the Garden
Of Eden. As a matter Of fact, pins
claim very high antiquity, the
earliest form being a natural thorn,
which is still used to some extent for
fastening the dress by the peasant
women of upper Egypt. In pre-,
historic times pins were also made OF
the small bones Of fish and animals.
Washington Post.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08

A certain minister, not a thousand
miles from here, loves dollar with
a close affection Not long ago a
young man asked him how much he
would charge to marry couple.
We'll, said the preacher, 1.-THE
bridegroom pays what he pleases,
but | never charge less than ten dol,
lais."
"Whowr exclaimed the prospec-
tive bridegroom, that's good lot
OF money, thought that kind of
work went in with your regular sal.
ary"
"Oh, no, exclaimed the minister,
salvation is free, but 1t costs money
10 get married. Detroit Free Press
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08

TIE six tirla were ciufns and met
yesterday afternoon OF The house u
Z friend. Things went on smoothly
enough for half an hour. when sud
denly Miss faura, aii artful sptiire
OF eighteen. jumped up, clapped her
hands and began hopping about the
room on one foot.
"wellr said the maiden aunt.
"Wcllr ejaculated the girls
"Wellf' broke In mamma.
"Wellf' said grandma.
But Miss Laura said not a word
and kept ON hopping.
"Miss Laura, said the strong mind
ed aunt, Il am positively sbockedr
80 am I, " said Laura, whooping
10 up.
"She Is bystcrical !" broke in mann
ma. beginning 10 sob.
Feels like lcctiicity." shriekcd
Laura, making the tenth circuit.
"She B suffering with hysteria y
rejoined the aunt. making a move
ioward the door
mot at all" said Laura be
,ween hops.
"Wbat IL IL then, dear7" responded
he frightened mother.
"Well, for the lands sake, speak ~
broke in the girls, some Of them in
ears.
IL will-tell-you1" said the girl,
hopping Ike mad.
eyes, dear"
my - foot 49, is - asleopT - New
York Herald.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08

Stammering depends on a want Of
harmony between tho action of the
muscles tchiehy abdominaD which
sxpel air through tho larynx and
chat of the muscles which guard tho
orifce by which 1t escapes, with tlat
Of those which modulate the sound
to the form of speech. Over either Of
the groups Of muscles by itself a
stammerer may have as much power
as other people, but he cannot har-
moniously arrange their conjoint
action. Nervousness is frequent
cause of stammering. 1t is possible
that the defect in some instances may
result from malfOrmaton of the
parts about the back of the mouth.
The fact that stammering people are
able to sing thcir words better than
TO speak them has been usually OK
planned on the supposition that in
singing the glottis ~ kept open, so
that there il less liability to spasmodic
action. Brooklyn Eagle.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
Reason for hslas rreaa.

Two gentlemen OF opposite politics
meeting, one inquired the addnss OF
some political celebrity, when the
other indignantly answered.. II am
proud to say. sir, ! am wholly igno.
rant Of it."
"oh, you are proud ~ your igno-
rance. eh. siri"
"fes, am, replied the belligerent
gentleman "and what then, sirs"
oh, nothing. air. nothing; only
You have grea, deal 10 he proud oi.
that's all London Tit, Blts
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
TURF TOPICS.

udd poble was paid 5000 for driv-
1 Nancy Hanks over belmont track in
ohn n. Gentry (3). by Ashland
kos, has paced better than eco
ZEN times and has beaten 2I4 three
aaein is the largest horse breeding
- Try In the world. The government
4 aims twenty-oight breeding estab-
hts.
on. e;i5i. the crack 2-ycar-old trot-
1902. won tl2.270; Morello, tho
III 2-year-old thoroughbred OF 1899,
>58. .c80.
= Spirit Of tho Hub says that New
<8nders expect Kremlin TO knock
r. 10 eight seconds of his record
csason."
hing 1902 Dudd Doblc's stable won
Nancy Hanks lead the stable
D13, 900. and Martha Wilkes was
with $4,000.
' Girl. p;22t. by Jay Gould, has the
ction Of having every one Of her
5inue Iee8--four IN all--in the eco
ith the exception OF her wcanling
k'un Days horse breeding ranch,
atena. contains Il. 600 acres. There
tho place three tracks. one Of q
= covered track Of half u mile for
boronghbreds and 0-furlong track
~ trotters.
Inco Bismarck has Joined In denun-
@lon of the recent long distance rido.
~ opinion the knowledge gained
~ never be OF the slightest practical
j In the field. and II was n crying
lrne 10 many fine horses were sacri.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
Only one Way to Tell Of 1t.

"will you tell the jury what the
prisoner said to you, Mr.. OHanlanf
"Yer honour, if wan Of the jury.
min wull stip over foreninst me from
beyant there, it's with plisure I'll tell
him that same.
Come, no nonsense Tell the jury
from where you are what the pris-
oner said.
"And faix, how can l, sor9 The
wretch only spoke to me wild his
boot. ."-London Tlt-Bits.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08

10 coo Mrs. Oscar wildcat her bss>.
ono shoul) visit her A. her pretty
house IN rite street, Chelsea On ono
aide Of the hall IA MIR wilde's den. "
where books. periodicals. manuscripts
and flowers are to be found ON oil
sides. Tie dining room is Mt the
back. and is n study In ivory whites
walls, ceiling. furniture and CHINA
ali harnonize. Above stairs Is the
drawing room. with its many beau
tiful panels Of stamped Japanese
leather. its few perfect specimens Of
bric-o-brac. It's low, comfortable
lotingee. its graceful chairs. its pret
" tea table with its delicate porce
lain and old silver. its artistic etch
inps, and it's full length portrait Of
Oscar Wilde In an old Ia hioned COS
tune. Here on Wednesday after
Moons during the season Mrs. Wilde
can he found. with her two pretty
boys clinging 10 her gown. dispons
ing tea" 10 her guests and receiving
tnNTU WIN kfd'iDuS uDDBitohbJs
while her husband assists with his
ever ready fund Of witty talk.
There are two children--both boys
Cyril and Vivian. Oscar Wilde
laughinely Gays that he has put
them at a disadvantage with thit
modern age by giving them such 70
mantle names. The Names Of Cyril
and Vivian do seem out OF place in
the money making. materialistic
world of London, but yet 1t IL bard
ly TO be expected that the Wilde
boys will ever become business men
With such a father and such a
sweet. poetic and lovely mother, II
almost goes without saying that the
boys must develop into artists Of
some sort or other. They are at
tractive boys, with great masses OF
thick. wavy brown hair, thoughtful
blue eyes and the sturdy strength
and rounded limbs Of young Greeks.
Arthur Fl. Pickering in Ladies'
Home Journal.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
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Hcrfru1e Vanderbilt dresses %
HAT her gowns would be called
ma quiet even " worn by pooi
8 n. a. Iinulenbcci. Of New York.
- been n commercial traveller for
NJ. earns f5,oC0 year In com
~ upon tho sales she makes.
~ Baphfonis rrcckinridge, daugh-
~ Umerossmsn breckenridge. Of
<fcIy. has tator m examination IN
md has been admitted 10 the bar
f< William G. whitney's choicest
I q bfic-n- brac IN her sitting room Ia q
(1f color portrait Of her dainty dc.
11o0fe daughter. Pauline, who Ia tall
Z 1lrnified blond.
- Mary E. Greene, Miss Kate
bill and Miss Barah X. Barker arc
hfeo young women who have recent
1esu made daaconesses by Bishop
n. Of Nev York.
- Dowager Duchess Of Londonderry
fecently been appointed a church
IN " Machynlleth. This appears
the only instance on record Of q
lady holding sucb an office.
Mary 4. Whitney has been In
a. pastor Of the Unitarian church
vt Bonneville, Mass. Sheis New
}er. Her maiden name was Traffarn,
el1p Il descended from an old Hugue.
1lnily.
h Schreiner, the South African
~. IL bright and cheerful, plump,
and about thirty. She Is think
leaving her two roomed cottage at
eHfontein and going TO England in
\ Dring. taking with her, by the way.
x book,
y1 Margaret Ravenhill, n prominent
|,er Of Sorosis and talented writer.
pne of the first women delegates
liver attended q political conven-
It was the Chicago convention
Il nominated Garfield. and Mrs.
11euhill occupied seat directly be-
- The chairnan's chair.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
May Be Seen In London.

II one liz on the lookout for curious
things he can find them in quantities
to suit among the signs Of London.
He will find. for instance. that Mr..
Whippy is a well known maker Of
whips: that there are such things az
Livery and bait stables, meaning.
doubtless. stables at which a horse
may be supplied with single meal,
or perhaps only enough to sustain
life until no reaches his stopping
place; that livery stable keeper il a
"jobmaster:" that j. Cow IL an ice
man, while man rejoicing in the
name Carnalli deals in milk. that
Pontifex, very appropriately. is an
engineer; that man may be an
'undertalser and house decorator
without having the first thing to do
with funerals, undertakes" being
used in much the same way as Ameri
cans use contractor" that a milk
dealer isa "cowkeeper;" that q. Legg
sells boots and shoes; that u window
IL opened INTO certain side Of Lon
don life by the notice, Clothes Lent
for Funerals" that j. Cutbush is
popular horticulturist; that there IL
at least one such oddly named thing
in London asa Ready Made and Be
spoke Clothing Establishment" and
that "the greatest show and the big
gest shillingsworth" are among the
attractions advertised at certain re-.
sort. London Cor. New York T'rib
une.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
Tns LATEST NOVELTIES.

rs ars jelly spoons. toddy spoons
~ Ming knives Of silver,
|i>n leather pocketbooks are appar-
|1ncnnted In old iron. In reality Il
perforated silver bowls with
rfIfe curvss have been introduced
~ have become 80 elaborate
Svos court them. Numerous In
nve occurred of women's hats
op1 while they were ON their
oonvenir ladle Ia fac-simile of
~ Washington aud bearing
Tho head of,washingtoa Is
1le. with dates of his birth and
IS ~ reverss side IL Washing.
uopA \ facsimile. --Jeweisrs
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08

Fond iiamma.-Mattl, my Dear, have
you Lnd any reason 10 ,.dnk-rar on
mo. my Caughtor, but II Is 20 ne mat
Ger Of ihohshes. concern--lays yO1 efy
reason 90 fink that Algsrnon Swecs'
hammer, THO wealthy end highly con.
nectel young professional man, fegerds
yoii With inors than ordinary Interest,"
Cueonly Daughter with u yawn).-..
Yo5. ma, I've rot n deal cinch Oh him u
want bifn.--Chicogo Tribune.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
when sheridan Wa. Twenty Miles Ava,

when sheridan Was Twenty Miles Away.
Il once had talk with General
Phil Sheridan about his famous Win
chester ride" said Judge q. s. Stod
dard. 1T was Immediately after
the appearance of the poem cele
brating that thrilling event read
II through to him, and he stood for n
few moments switching his boot
with a sprig Of hazel bush. then said
slowly; i think IL the versiller had
seen that steed M black as the steeds
of night, and knew how ] had to
spur and whip the old crowbait to
get II TO go over the road. he would
not have had the attack of hysteria
of which that poem is the offspring.
Once my famous charger stumbled,
and came near going over his head
into mud puddle, Instead of his
plunging with mo into tho thickest
OF the fray he played out completely,
and had TO take the mount of an
orderly. The rhymsters are blessed
with very vivid imaginations, '"-St
Louis Globe Democrat.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08

Macistrate-l I'm told that YOU have
already been convicted fourteen times on
this same charge, Aren't you ashamed
to have TO acknowledge thar
Frisoner-No, yer worship. | don't
think nc man oughter be ashaned of is
convictions.
M0gistrate-Two months without op
tion Of Lne.-Fiok Me Up
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08
n..,, sahl.e,. fer rl.rhe,..

In a homicide case u police pen
sioner was being examined.
The witness volunteered the start.
ling information Ia the bench tina,
while walking with farmers sou
I'VE were discussing grammar point
as TO the difficulty OF translating
Greek into Hebrew and Hebrew
into Greek. Munster ureland NJ.
prCxs.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08

Better than Government Bond higher
DEATH You dollar company Cash and maid
values guaranteed each Mr. H. Of Ms
sstts Mutual Life Insurance the thinking carry.
Ing insurance he viii be glad Call Willamette eo
MITCHELL 4 LuNN Resident Ayus
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08

tr'on-pe Curbs failure is a pretty
bal one, i5n't iy
howu'on-N-o, not 10 bad. Hes 20,
his winter coal in.-New York Weekly
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08

she-lndecd. Mr, Maulstick. YOURS
wcrs the only licsurs looked at in the
exhibition.
Marls.iok-Ah. yon flattcr-
She No; the othcrs, yoa know, were
80 surrounded ly the crowd. -Droollyn
Liie
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08

Juvenile Cus;clnor-I want ten cents
worth Of cheese, rir, ii YOU please.
Grooor Cutting on n chunk and weigh
ing W--lm foIry, little girl. hut I've cut
or u 'nHe too much. Here's quarter,
worth.
Juvenile Cus;omer-Ncs. that's what
mamma ssid it would be- Here's the
quaiter,-Clicgso Tribune.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-02-08

she-Oh, yes, mamma and Ihave much
the samo tastes. Do you think am like
my mother
Ho ian old widower)-Ih hope not. Your
mother rejected me twenty-four years
ago.-Lile.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-03-16
CRANK BolssEAU.
He Fools With Women's Crinoline and
Ii Promptly Squelched.

JEFFERSON Cry, March 9.-Mr.
Boisseau introduced into the House
this morning a resolution of the
most startling nature. 1t created
quite sensation and its passage
would have been without precedent.
The resolution provided that crino-
line should be kept out Of the state
and for the infiiction of punishment
upon the person wearing it. Drab-
bell of st. Louis was op his feet in
an instant and offered an amend
ment to the effect that should crino-
line be worn within the state Mr..
Boisseau should be compelled to
wear it. The amendment had the
desired effect and amidst roars of
laughter Mr.. Boisseau withdrew the
resolution. The House this morn
ing passed a bill providing for an ap-
preparation of $3.50, 900 for the state
university. The passage in the
Senate is assured and the bill will
become q law.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-03-16
A Christian Life Ended.

Mrs. Nancy Pulls, wife Of Reuben
Pulls, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. John NJ Daniel,
near Thompson Station, Saturday
at 9 o'clock. She had been i'll
sometime with heart disease and
this with old age, being ID, was the
cause of her death. Mrs. Pulls was
a devout Christian lady, having
been a member of the Baptist
Church for more than twenty-five
years. She always trusted in her
Saviour and when afflicted she never
complained, bu. knew "the Lord was
her shepherd and that He would
lead her through the valley of the
shadow of DEATH" The deceased
had been resident Of Audrain coun-
ty for nearly fifty years, having come
hsre from Kentucky and settled at
Thompson Station. She leaves a
husband and one daughter, Mrs.
John NJ. Daniel. The funeral was
held at Mr.. Daniels residence
Sunday at 10 O'Clock, conducted
by Rev. VIM. Wiggintou.
Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1893-03-16
Wild Lands in Maine.

The wild lands of Maine would
make thirteen states as large as
Rhode Island, two as large as New
Hampshire and Vermont, and one
twice as large as Massachusetts,. The
spruce timber lands of Maine are
very valuable and are worth more to-
day than the pine lands fifty years
ago. This statement is based on
the opinion of lumbermen who have
been engaged in the business for
forty years. Spruce stumpage is
sold to-day to lumber manufacturers,
cutting lumber for their mills, by
the owners of these wild lands, for
So to 81 per thousand straight and
sound timber, the discount given by
the scaler ON the landing averaging
80 per cent. That is, the log scale
is 80 per cent less than the logs
would saw out, the discount being
made on tie scale to make lumber
straight and sound after it is sawed
at the mill. The value of these
spruce lands has been greatly en-
hanced by the enormous demand
for pulp wood.