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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
The Sporting Page Cure.

"To patient afflicted with a GER
tain phase of melancholia l once
gave an unusual piece of advice, :"
said an Arch street physician. Il
asked him if he ever took any inter
est in the sporting intelligence pre-
sented in the daily papers. He re-
piled in the negative and added that
sports of any kind were distasteful
to him, and some even abhorrent to
the principles instilled into him from
early youth. then told him he was
suffering from the effects of dwell
ing too long on the grave concerns
and problems of life, and that if he
wished to prolong his years he must
take hold Of lighter things, and that
knew of no mental diversion so eff
fectual as to take a positive interest
in the sporting events of the day-an
interest which he might easily create
by little persistent reading of this
entertaining branch Of news. He
followed my advice, his morose and
suspicious temper was gradually sub
dued, and he became as cheerful and
companionable a man as l ever
knew. Philadelphia Record.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19

st. George, the patron saint Of Eng.
land, was born at LYDIA, but brought
up in Cappadocia. He was a tribune
in the reign of Diocletian, and being
man of great courage was a favor,
lte, but as he complained to the en-
peror of his seventies toward the
Christians and argued in their de
fense he was put in prison and be-
headed April 90, 3O2. st. Jerome
mentions him in one Of his Martyr
ologies, and in the following century
there were many churches named to
his honor. In regard to his connec-
ton with England, Ashmole, in his
History of the Order Of the Garter" "
says that King Arthur in the sixth
century placed the picture of St.
George on his banners, and Selden
tells us he was patron saint of Eng
land in the Saxon times.
1t is quite certain that the council
of Oxford in 1929 commanded his fes-
tival to be observed in England as
holiday Of lesser rank, and in 1880 he
was adopted as the patron of the Or
der of the Garter. The dragon slain
by St George is simply a common
allegory to express the triumph of
the Christian hero over evil, which
John the Evangelist beheld under the
image Of the dragon. Gibbon, in his
"Decline and Fall - asserts that the
patron saint Of England was George
of Cappadocia, the turbulent Arian
bishop of Alexandria, but the char
acter of this assertion has been fully
disproved by Papebroch, Miner and
others. rs.-Brookly Eagle.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
A Candied Tale,

"Horo, said a Lewiston detective,
sis a queer thing TO convict a man
Of burglary with, and he held up
the head of a hammer which he had
keptin a drawer in his table 1t was
an ordinary hammer head, only the
striking end of it was battered in a
strange and peculiar way. One side
of it was broken off.
IA break was made in a Lewiston
home during the winter, and besides
D small lot of jewelry bundle of
papers was carried away. The pa
pers were of a private nature and
such that the owner desired as much
to recover them as he did the jewelry.
The robber had entered the house
through the kitchen and while pick
ing the lock had set a hammer down
in a pan of molasses candy that had
been put into the back entry to cool
during the night When he took up
the hammer, it had left the imprint
of its head in the candy. 1 saved
that pan and kept it on ice all sum
mer in an up town icehouse. The
next winter was in local junk
store and found this hammer in the
pocket of a coat in the pile of old
clothes. Iknew it by the head of it
to be the one dropped into the candy
pan.
"'Whom did you buy this of1' l
asked.
"The dealer happened to remem-
Der, and took the hammer head and
went to the mans house. There l
found that he had died during the
summer, but his widow recognized
the hammer. 1 asked if her husband
had left any old letters or papers, and
she brought out the lost bundle. She
knew nothing about any jewelry, but
her husband had left $780, l took
the papers to their owner and told
him the thief was dead. "-Lewiston
Journal.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
Approprlate to the Occasion.

A collection was lifted in a Boston
Sunday school for a foreign mission,
and the people of one class were
asked each to repeat verse from the
Bible appropriate TO the occasion.
The first boy said:
1T is more blessed to give than to
receive"
"Goodw cried all.
And then they went on: "The Lord
loveth cheerful giver." He that
giveth to the poor lendeth to the
Lord, and so on.
One boy staggered the teacher u
bit by quoting, "The spirit is willing,
but the flesh is weak, but a certain
amount of appropriateness was rec
Ognized.
"Give the devil his due, " length
ened some faces when the next boy
blurted it out, but the climax was
reached, and the quotations ended
when another boy shouted, "A fool
and his money are soon parted. -
Boston Traveller.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
A Chinese Columbus.

The belief in a Chinese Columbus
was first allowed by scholars only
about so years ago. The claim is
that a Buddhist priest in the fifth
century crossed the Pacific to the
continent and returned, making a
written report of his discovery. The
report still exists. 1t was translated
into French in 1871 by NJ. de Guignes.
1t gives a narrative of voyage east
ward by priest for 10000 Ii, where
he found a country which he named
Fusang. People similar to the Indians
were described as well as American
plants. The only doubt about the
matter is as to the distance meant by
2O,OOOi. The priest may have reached
only some island in the Pacific ocean.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
Floating Cigarettes.

A prisoner lodged in one cell of a
Chicago police station cannot easily
secure the luxury of cigarette from
fellow prisoner in another cell.
Among the various schemes to which
he has been known to resort the fol
lowing is novel and amusing:
Along the walls of the station may
be seen a water trough, in which a
constant stream of water flows
through the different cells. The pris-
oner eager for a smoke calls out to
some fellow prisoner for a cigarette.
How will it reach him2 The stream
of water flows from the cell of the
latter to that of the former. From
an envelope, or such paper as may be
on the person of him who has the
cigarettes, little paper boat is i'm
provised after the fashion of the small
boy who plays in brooks and ponds.
In this the cigarette is placed. The
signal is given, and the boat with its
precious cargo is sent down the
stream to the other end of the line,
where it meets with an enthusiastic
reception. Chicago Tribune.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
Cold Hell of the scandlnarInns.

The Norsemans hell is as unlike
the Presbyterian place of punish
ment as it is possible for one to i'm
agine. This place of torment for the
reprobate sons of the north is called
Nastrond and is situated far toward
the frigid north and is directly under
Nifiheim, the Scandinavian mytholo-
gist's purgatory A description of
Nastrond as it appears in the Prose
Edda" written in Iceland in the thir-
teenth century, is as follows;
"In Nastrond there is a vast and
direful structure with doors that face
the north. This building is formed
entirely of the backs and scales of SER
pents, wattled together like wicker
work. But the heads of the serpents
themselves are turned toward the in
side of the hall, and they continually
vomit forth floods of venom, in which
must wade throughout eternity all
those who commit murder or swear
to lies" Another description of Mas
trond is similar to this, but adds that
the evildoers are occasionally bitten
by the great dragon Nidhogg.-St
Louis Republic.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
CAPRICE.


Bhe hung the cage at the window.
"lf he goes by" she said,
"He will hear my robin singing,
And when he lifts his head
shall be sitting here to sew,
And he win bow to me, know"
The robin sang love sweet sonu
The young man raised his head,
The maiden turned away and blushed.
81 am a fool" she said
And went on broidering in silk
A pink eyed rabbit, white as milk.
The young man loitered slowly
BY the house three times that day,
She took her bird from the window,
"Ile need not look this way"
She sat at her plano long,
And sighed and played a death sad SONG
But when the day was done she saids
81 wish that he would oomel
Remember, Mary, II he oalls
Tonight, I'm not at home"
So when he rang she went, tho elf
She went and let him In herself.
They sang full long together
Their songs love sweet, death sad;
The robin woke from his slumber
And rang out clear and glad.
snow go!" she coldly said. "'Tis late;"
And followed him-to latch the gate.
He took the rosebud from her hair,
While you shall mott" she said.
He closed her hand within his own,
And, while her tongue forbade,
Her will was darkened in the eclipse
OF binding love upon his lips.
w. d. Howells in Kansas City Times,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
AN ATHLETIC LIFE.
Errors Connected with 1t and DissdVAn.
tages That Attend 1t.

Errors Connected with It and DisstVAn-
tages That Attcnd 1t.
There are disadvantages connected
with athletic life which must not be
concealed. There are errors album
dant that need to be weeded out.
There is an error in the commence.
ment and the ending Of the athletic
life that should be remedied. 1t shul Id
not be begun at too youthful a period
1t should not be continued to toolate
period. l have put it at from is to
G6 years of age, and that l am con
vinced is very just limitation for all
except those who are obliged to fol
low it, as in the acrobat way, during
a life of toll, devoted to the amuse-
ment of the people,
At Is the organs of the body have
fairly developed, and yet are not so
matured as to have lost any degree
of their elasticity, power and facility
for affording graceful and powerful
movements. The nervous system
has become well developed, and the
senses have reached to good and
healthy action. AT sc the organs
have ceased to increase naturally,
and all parts have entered into a ma
turity which stands in the way of a
new activity of a permanent char
acter By this time the body begins
to feel conclusions and vibrations
which, exalted, pass easily into
shocks affecting the elastic sub
stance, especially the elastic arteries
and all structures that require to be
cushioned by the elastic element.
If elastic tissue grows in the body
in youth and adolescence, there comes
a yearly period when it fails to grow,
and, as occurs in a piece of india rub
ber, there comes another period when
it begins to lose it's elasticity. Then
any new exercise of an extreme kind
becomes a mechanical injury, which
soon shows itself in the fact that the
man once so successful is forced, no
lens volens, to admit that he is beat
en- by younger competitors.-S B.
w. Richardson in Longman's Maya
zine.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
Franklin,s lightning BOD.

JamesT. Evidge of the Quaker City
has been an indefatigable collector of
relics of Philadelphia's early history,
and his cabinets contain one of the
most curious personal collections to
be seen. He has a chip from the first
milestone in the United States, used
on Kitchen street, Wissahickon; a
funny old lamp made in Germantown
100 years ago, resembling a combined
teakettle and coal scuttle; a piece Of
Franklin's first lightning rod; shil-
ling scrip printed in 176O by Frank
lin and Hall on Rittenhouse's paper;
a portion of the old fence still stand
ing on the battlefield of German
town, riddled by bullets; part of the
elm tree that stood on the Chew es-
tate; rusty cannon balls and bullets
picked up there, and a host of SINH
lar interesting mementOs of the CO
lonial and Revolutionary days. -
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
A Ronaparte Letter.

A German newspaper states that
the original sketch of the letter OF
Napoleon which he wrote in 1918
to the prince regent, demanding per
mission to make his home in Eng
land, is in the hands Of a resident OF
Srasburg. 1t is entirely in the en-
peror's own hand, full of erasures
and alterations and belongs to a de-
scendant of the courier of General
Gourgaud, who made the clean copy
of it for transmission.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
ODDS AND ENDS.

Kid gloves are sewed with cotton
thread, as it does not cut the kid as read
lily as silk,
Before passing through smoke take a
full breath and then stoop low, but if
carbonic gas is suspected walk erect.
For dust in the eyes, avoid rubbing;
dash water into them. Remove cinders,
etc., with the round point of lead
pencil,
Kerosene poured on red flannel and
bound ON the throat will greatly ease
sore throat. 1t is said that it will also
heal cuts and cure chilblains.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
Love In a Trolley Car.

A very handsome and stylishly
dressed couple got on q car at North
and Madison avenues and showed by
many tender glances and their total
indifference to surroundings that
they had broughtan immense amount
of spent up affection along. At the
corner the trolley slipped from the
wire. and the car was in almost total
darkness. The young man must have
thought this was his opportunity and
expecting the usual delay in righting
matters he leaned over and kissed
the girl. Unfortunately for them
the conductor quickly got the pole on
the wire again, and ardent love was
abashed by the laughing faces of
half dozen other passengers. The
man jumped back as the car was
again illuminated and even started
for the door, but upon second thought
resumed his seat. The girl looked
as if she would like to sink through
the floor. At the next corner both
got of. baltimore American.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
What She Wanted.

"Iwant book, said timid young
woman to a public library attendant,
"by that Norweden or Swegian writ
er-I can't think of his name, but it
sounds like Bejabbers- bejabers,' Aft
or an instant's reflection the clever
library attendent vanished among
the aicoves and brought the timid
Young woman "ATne,' - by Bjorn-
stierne Biornson, and it was precise
Iv what she had in her mind. New
York Herald.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19

Somebody has discovered that even
mems trousers have a history. Miss
Celia Logan holds that the fig leaf de
veloped successively into the bear
skin, tunic, tights, knee breeches and
trousers. The truth probably is that
trousers were first introduced as a
brilliant discovery by some ancient.
In fact, it is almost certain that trou-
sers were first worn as a special form
of costume by persons who rode horse
back. When they got off the horse,
they resumed their flowing robes. 1t
was soon found that trousers were
better adapted than togas for quick
movement of the legs, and when the
barbarians Overran Rome their legs
were incased in trousers.
In the pictures by Roman artists of
these conquerors Gn which there is
probably no effort at fattery) the
trousers are represented as most I'M
becoming garments, being very wide
about the knees and gathered at the
ankles. The rest Of their clothing
was also ungainly and consisted of
shirts, easy boots and perhaps a
scanty mantle on the shoulders. 1t
is difficult to understand why such a
hideous costume was worn. Even
that of Robinson Crusoe, whose Op-
portunities for making himself beau
tiful were limited, was elegant in
comparison.-Philadelphia Times.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
His Mistake.

A gentleman travelling on the Great
Northern railway, having delivered his
luggage to the care of a porter, made
himself comfortable in the corner OF a
carriage. The porter came to the car
riage for the reward of merit"
"Well," said the gentleman, II see by
the letters 'G. N. r. on your cap, 'Gra-
tuities never received"
"a little mistake, SIR" replied the
porter at should be, 'Gratuities never
refused. Tit Bits.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19

The enraptured young man drew the
shapely head with its golden curls close,
close to his heart.
"Do you hear it throb, darling?" he
asked.
"Y-yes, Harold"
"What does it seem to say?' he whis.
pered.
The dear girl listened a moment and
answered softly:
at says tick, tick, tick, tick, tick,
Harold. Chicago Tribune.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
NntInterested

First Ctizen-There is to be big
meeting tonight, a great outpOuring
of the masses TO devise ways and
means 10 reform the city govern
ment, so that its affairs may be ad-
ministered with strict economy.
Come along.
Second Citizen-Um-Id rather
not. Fact is, am after an Office my
self.-New York Weekly.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
Her Part of the Worry.

One of Washington's bright women
was present while her husband discussed
the financial situation.
II must confess" he said, "that the
money market has worried mo a great
deal"
1T wasn't the money market that
worried me" observed his wife.
"What was ity'
'It was the market money. Wash
ingtOn Star.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
Reaned.

Mrs. Inn Tents Our ancestors
came over in the Trailing Arbutus,
you know.
Uncle George Trailing Arbu-
tusi What the-oh, l seel You mean
the Mayfower.
Mrs. -Tents-Yes, but Mayhow-
or Is so horribly vulgar Boston
Transcript
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19

Here is an amusing story Of two
tramps, one Of whom had spent the night
in London workhouse. What" said
one, dyer mean to say they gives yer a
good blowout and a nights lodging for
nothinT' "For nothinT said the other.
"Not much. They makes yer have a
warm bath first all over. r."-Toronto
Globe.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19

Clergyman examining a Sunday
school class)-Now, can any Of you
tell me what are sins Of omissioni
Small Scholar-Please, sir, they re
sims YOU ought TO have committed
and hayeu't.-New York Press
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
Suspicious wealth.

Kitty-Did You see Mr.. Ferris when
you called on himi
Tom-No, but gathered from hasty
inspection Of his room that he is sharp
hut unprincipled man.
Kitty-Why, what did you discover
Tom-Three silk umbrellas in the cor
ner.--Truth.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-03-19
Hair Death

instantly removes and forever destroys OBJ
Fashionable hair, Wheiher upon the hands.
luce arms or neck, Without dihcOlOratlOn
injury 70 the most delicate skin. IL
Iwas or my years the secret formula Of
Erasmus Wilson, acknowledged BY physi.l
Il ans the highest authority and the
aO . eminent deFrnatOlogist and hair spe.
i alisi mat ever lived. During his private
raftiee OF 4 lifetime among the nobility
"a aTistOcracy u kurOpe he prescribed
Ms reulps. r oe, ti hy mall, securely
Ipaeked. Co' fesp0adence oOnndential. sole
AGENT .OF america- Al
THE sK0OkUn ROOT HAIR GROWER 20.
Dept. n 81 south Fifih Avenue. New YORK.
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l:25pm 7l5pml ---StPaul---a 8:00am 840pm
4O5pmil - Duluth "a Il. .l0am
7l5pm Ashland a 8l6am
7.15am 10 6sa S--Ghicago--l 5.0Opm 10. .40pm
The " isconsln Central lines run Two fts
trains daily between IT Paul, Minneapolis and
Chicago Milwaukee and all points In Wiscon.
sin; making connection in Chicago with all
lines running east and south.
Tickets sold and baggage checked through
TO all points In the United States and Canada
Close connection made In Chicago with all
trains going East and South.
For iull Information apply TO your nearest
ticket agent or JAS, q. POND,
Gen Pass and Tkt, Agt.- Milwaukee, Wis.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-26
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that 90 much
Of the lauds aud lots described In The
foregoing let, % may be necessary 10
discharge the full amount Of said tax.
%, Interest and charges thereon, due
from the owners thereof ct the time
OF sale. viii be cold ct public auction
ct tho Court House, in the town OF
jasper. Dubois county, Indians. on
the I'd Monday 10 February, 1894, be.
tween the hours Of ten o'clock A. N.
and four +. N. Of said day, in the
manner prescribed by law, end that
such sale will be continued from day
TO day. until oil OF said lands and lots
are disposed OF.
JOHN GlAMELsPACH.R,
Auditor Dubois Co., Iud.
January 10, l894.3W.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-26

4 Society Which Will Inev.
itab1y Lead to Anarchy.

A Society Which Will Inev.
itably Lead to Anarchy.
Senator William f. Villas, OF Wis.
consin, has written . letter to one OF
his constituents conceruing the Amer.
ican Protective Association, from
which we take this extract:
ITO enter . secret political society,
10 submit ones political freedom to
the behest Of ito authorities, unknowu
to the laws, means the citizens sur.
render Of the glory OF manhood By
self.enslavement. Even n done with
good purpose the method 10 debssing
and degrading. Il is the way OF :
criminal individual conduct. ln po-
litical a6sirs Il seeks 10 strike On IN.
seen blow which shall do injury 10
one's fellow men. II IL tho old meth.
cd Of iniQuiiy and tyranny In govern.
ments, and In the experience Of Re-
publics has been always Characteristic
Of plots against the rights Of . par
ticuar class, defined By race, by re-.
lIgion, or some .ther line thst justice
aud humanity could sot condemn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-26

1 os A00ue
Before hs was taken 10 The, Ststos
prison at Js6sesonville, Nrsi Ken
wrote the Cousiss . letter. Il VA
received too late for printing lest
week, but w give Il place this wsek
|ss kssn's many friends feel uAaN he
aas been severely and onj ustly dealt
With. The editor Of the COUSIN has
known him since hs was suaslshlld.
and has no doubt his mist -, ~.
Jured by bic accident on the n. n.
wnen njs skull was crushed In ssvounl
years ago, and thst tho iuSosvr hes
been augmented By his nee ofr ir&or.
icsets, uotil whes 'under sbeslulee0ce
OF liquor he Was daugorous "a - af
large. But hesdbodld AsSV; boor sAnt
TO 90 Insane Hospital, inteoUf lof tns
penlteetlary, and trsstod t6t<h Ia.
aor habit, sad IN . few yeartAe mleSt
nave recovered eotirsly, go 0epome :
usesui ciliseo. The State lev thould
% 20 amended - to provids los jsst
such csses.
JAsrEs. lED.. Jan. u, 1884.
EDrToR CouRlER:
soppoes my enemies ars sejolcIng
because have 10 60 to The pen, bat /
know An golug O. On innoceui 4msu.
Know that | am not guilty "a
;nargsds therefore feel light hesrted.
Ano can stand my puslshment easily.
.nd 81 regret Il being. sopasstcd
rom my children, and thc af|licaion ~
NJ poor old mother. and Tie sorrow
. ny dearly beloved brother. lay
urtner that although my wife be- not
'cted % she ought, nor treated ne g
woman should treat hor Husband.
'sill respect her, In spite OF her lsuIts.
Ard now say, through the asrcies
= % allwiee Creator. I expect e s.
BILE to stand my punishment through
~ term, and return and b. . better
ne than theirs triumph over ~ eoo.
nies. who. through their malice, have
'rought this trouble % me.
g. Z. KBAn.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-01-26

Health 10 ths vicinity 10 set verv
|''gIp."
wshsvs . good susday School q
this plsse. NJ. J. n. Aiklne e ne
sept, sud every body 10 inteeoeted n
|soe gOod work. We aro glsd q -
tns peopls cone % the h06oe of God
We - n The lase Issue of ~
AVus, that "e0aet Alsok'F = nof =
sscssss st "hsadlug" cheer 70 : Iese.
because DO 10 oow.lsggsd. We have
nothing 70 o@er on this, except wo
would like 70 know whother a. couId
..head" NJ: Cauulngham1 dog 10 lhs
II. Frsnk Zimmer viii soon have =
new business house ready for %.
cupsncy. He will pat On : epueral
dry goods store. This stose Il 81 or
strett, 10 place ofths one destroyed 81
drs recently.
Our public schools are doiag . great
work toward the upbuildiug OF edo.
cation y Bledseye. and hope that ths
ney Will come when every boy and
gtrl Will become lnteeUetod q Tho lino
d education, and viii make it dn4y
o sesd during their lsisuss' momsaec.
Mr.. james Wilsos, . preainsnt
.oong man ofour town, sogs % Woald
Ike TO take unto hlmseif better hal(.
but the girls ell 60 back o. him. Trv
Inotner simes Taa1le, W. Will talk (or
Foo' Respectfully,
SMART ALECKk 0ON.ru.LAw.