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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
Mrs. southworth.

A writer In the St. Louis Republic de-
scribes Mrs. f. d. q. N Southworth as
beautiful old lady, with frank, cor
dial manner, which at onco pats stran
gers at ease. She is "a years old az
still lives at Prospect Cottage where
she has lived for nearly half "A century
1t is said that. with the single excep'
ton of the White House, there is no
residence in Washington where there
have been SO many distinguished visit
ors as Prospect Cottage.
Mrs Southworth is a notable houce'
wife, and her fame as hostess extends
far back into the antebellum days Her
recipes, carefully compiled and handed
down through several generations Of
Virginia grandmotherS, are held IN high
reDute by the housekeepers Of the Dis
triot. Thus. surrounded by her children
and her friends, this lovely and serene
old gentlewoman passes the evening o.
her busy and eventual life.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
The Summer Baby.

What can be done to increase the la
bies' summer comfort and their life's
safety at. the same time, which would
not cost fortune to carry out? A well
known physician gives the answer,
"Take off their clothes" Let the littlt
tots run about in single garment,
keeping them indoors in the middle OF
the day and at that time permitting
them to play in darkened room or per
suading them to indulge in refreshing
nap. The burden of starched clothes
wears out the life of many child OF an
overneat mother, while the children OF
the very poor, in their tenements and
steaming alleys, have no respite from
the intolerable heat of their surround
ings other than to get rid of as many as
possible of the dirty clothes that are the
surest means of transmitting disease a.
well as sapping the strength of the un
happy little. one who is forced to carry
their weight from morning until night
New York World.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
Gelatin spapalcs.

Trim up your old hat and black silk
waist with gelatin spanglcs. - said the
girl at the trimming counter to me
They will look as good as new.
She showed me the pretty black span.
giles, all neatly ranged il rows, and
black braid just ready to sew on |
trimmed up my hat and made niy shah.
by old waist look resplendent, aud then
hied me to the seashore.
sat on the beach enjoying the sweet
refreshing breezes which waited their
fragrance over my city heated brow
| wondered why every one looked at me
SO attentiyely in passing, but Of course
attributed it all to my fine appearance
in my gelatin bespanglcd garments,
when swell young girl came I'D to ME
and gently said:
Excuse me. ma'am, but your face is
all black. "
frantically wiped my brow with my
handkerchief, and, horrible to relate,
those awful gelatin spanglcs had melt
ed in the damp sea air and had run all
over my face.
As soon as l could get where there
was a mirror looked at myself, and,
oh, what sight l wasl
The day was done for me. returned
to the heated city, determined l would
let the women know what delusion
and snare the gelatin spangle is.
Never choose them for seaside wear,
fair reader, or, like me, you will &c
home in mourning and with dropping
feathers. New York Herald.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
NV no Means ConvInoed.

a patient in an insane asylum i'm
hRinea himself dead. Nothing could
drive this delusion out of the mans
bFain. One day his physician had hap
py thought and said to him, "Did you
eyer zee dead man bleedS"
No" he replied.
Did you ever hear of a dead man
bleeding?"
MOI"
DO you believe that dead man can
hIaed1p
sNo."
well. if you will permit me, ! will
try au Experiment with you and see II
yon bleed or not " The patient gave his
o1neont The doctor whipped out his
ASapel and drew little blood. There" I"
be said, "you see that you bleed. That
proves that you are not dead.
Not at all, the patient instantly re-
nlied 'That only proves that dead mon
c,,n bleed. Yankee Blade.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15

plunged from the e)Id Of the north Tito
the dampness OF the Florida cllnihie
after fiisuinatic siege, tAkitig nn par
ticular care Of my health beyond the
regularity Of my Piuk Pill treatment.
I give you every detail ofithe case In
order to end all further controversy
about my condition. never felt bet
ter In my life and, barring accidents,
will be ready to fight the fight OF MY
life on Sept. 26."
l hereby certify that the foregoing
interview Is truthful In every detail.
(Sig.) DAN CREEDoN.
Or. Willisms' Pink Pills are ,tpeci-
ally valuable to athletes and those uu-
dergoing severe physical training
They act as topic and bracer, stim.
nlate the whole system and keep the
blood and nerves IN 1.-THE pink Of con-
dition." These pills also effect a rad
ical cure In all cases arising from over
work, mental worry or excesses of any
nature. Sold by all dealers at 80 cents
per box, or six boxes for 50 50-nevef
sold in bulk or by the hundred.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
STUDYING HUMAN NATURE.

Novel aud valuable Scientific Work Now
Being Carried on In Washington.
A new kind of scientific work is be-
ing carried on in Washington, in which
the testing Of 25, 900 school children
mentally, morally and physically is the
preliminary step. DR.. Arthur Mcdonald
is conducting the work under the aus
pices of the United States bureau of ed
ucation, and the results when arranged
and tabulated are expected to throw
valuable light upon number OF mooted
questions concerning the race.
For example. it is desired to know
whether boys Of the laboring class are
less bright than the sons of the well to
do. Are they as well nourishedy In
London not long ago investigation
proved that the children OF laboring
people in that metropolis were better
nourished---that is to say, weighed more
at the same age--than those belonging
TO higher social strata, the latter being
fed on too much candy and cake.
The work here being unfinished, con-
clusions cannot be stated. To begin
with, the height and sitting height of
each child were taken. Long bodied
races, generally speaking, are inferior.
1t is desired to know II long bodied
individuals are less clever or less strong
than the short bodied of tho same race,
Are long bodied boys and girls apt to be
stupidP Long headed children are usu-
ally tall. Tall people are most often
long headed. Tall races are superior.
The question naturally follows, Are long
headed children superior mentally?
When it is said that man has long
head, is there not significance in the re-
mark?
Are tall children, then, superior? No
body knows as yet. These are among the
things which DIR. Mcdonald is trying
to find out. In the classification the
5000 negro children in Washington
schools have been kept separate, so as to
compare them with white children.
How do they compare in respect to
brightness, weight, physical measure
ments, etc. ? The colored child surpasses
the white child up to 8 years of age in
mental development. then the white
child goes ahead Comparisons of girls
with boys na;arally follow. At the
age of entering womanhood girls weigh
more than boys. That age with city girls
arrives year earlier than with country
girls. Boston Transcript.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
The Goddess of smallno1.

Striking account Of the difficult
fies Intending on the attempt to extend
the rractice of vaccination in India is
given by Surgeon General Sir William
AleoIe The chief obstacle is supersti-
fiQie prejudice. The population firmly
Aai4eve variola to be matter under the
c1pfrol of the goddess ''Mata, " in whose
honor temples abound and fairs are held,
aNhere thousands Of women and chill
'iren Attend with offerings. The dec1iv-
ilibs of most of the numerous conical
hills present either Redeemed stone or
temple devoted to "Mata, with most
{,sobably an attendant Brahman. priest. ,
Ncarly every village has its goddess
4{ smallpox in the immediate locality.
aiid in many places large piece OF
eronnd is esteemed holy and dedicated
10 Mata " The people do not pray to
escape the affection, unless in seasons
when it occurs with more than ordinary
Tifulence. They do. however, petition
fer mild visitation but even the loss
|of ~ eye does not appear to be viewed
as 4 very serious calamity.
Is there not another eye sufficient for
all pts poses?" questioned one of these
stdieal philosophers. "If it were the leg
o. hand, it would be different, but an eye
Is ipnaterial. Notes and Queries.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
The Kentucky Kind of Woman.

Mrs. W. E. McPhearson, wife of our
town marshal, was passing tho skirt of
wood few days ago and was con-
fronted by rattlesnake Immediately in
her pathway. His snakeship instructive
ly gave the usual signal warning with
his rattles, coiled himself up and ele-
vated his head preparatory to battle.
The brave little woman, instead OF
screaming like wildcat and fainting
away, as many women do when they
see mouse ON the floor, seized the first
weapon she could lay her hands on and
opened the battle and soon dispatched
the brute. She then deliberately took
out her pocketknife, and as dexterously
as a skilled hunter would skin a deer
took off his hide and brought it home
with her and stuffed it with bran, and
now has it ON exhibition at her resi-
dence. The snake was Of the yellow spe-
cies, measured nearly feet in longth
and had nfae Iuttles and button. -Ha.
eel Green (Ky.) Herald.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
CREEDON TALKS.
The Stur,y Australian In Prime
Condition for His Contest
With FitzsimmOns.

He Tells Something of His Inner Life
Makes No Secret Of the Means
He Employs to Keep in ShApe-His
Manager Does Not Believe in Doc
tors.
(From the st. Louis, No, Chronicle)
AS September 20, the date set for the
5000 battle between Dan Creedon and
Bob Fitzsimmons, grows nearer its un-
certainty grows greater and the inter
est of the sporting world increases.
While Fitzsimmons will no doubt be q
hot favorite In the betting, yet the
truth of the matter is, that but very
few have got true line or Creedon.
While the wise men of the ring who
have come in touch with him, are say
ing but little out loud, it IL we'll
known fact that Fit2sip1mOns' follow
ers are finding in quiet way all the
Creedon monev they want
Personally Fitzsimmons has always
believed that Creedon was easy game.
But then, Creedon has improved al
most beyond belief since he came to
this country. The instruction he re-
ceived while helping to train Corbett
for the Mitchell fight did him no end
of good, while his method of living
and manner of taking care of himself
has greatly improved his condition.
Some time ago 1t was reported that
Creeden was victim of muscular
rheumatism and that his days az q
fighter had past. This has no doubt
taken many of the sporting fraternity
over to the FitZsimmons side.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
/ ASKED HER AGE.

asked her age. 10 crimson grew
Her pearl white cheek -ah, then knew
What my stupidity had lost.
Her pretty head In anger tossed.
fhad presumed beyond my due.
The atmosphere turned densely blue.
could not meet her wrath, could your
The smoo.hne>s Of our love was crossed.
asked her age.
Tho lightning from her dark eyes flew.
To make amends what could ! dof
kissed her then, at any cost,
When stricken by the labial frost,
My heart was frozen through and through.
asked her age.
Dorothy ID. In Detroit Free Press.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
Tho Rstort clerical. !,

"Since you take me to task so round
ly for my failings," said the physician,
somewhat nettled, ''let me ask why you
don't restrain your own son. He gam
bles, drinks and plays the races.
"Ah, yes, F" said the clergyman, with
sigh. 1--WE don't seem to exert much
influence over our own families, do wei
BY the way, doctor, please convey my
warinest sympathies to your wife and
say to her Hm sorry she is still unable
to find any relief from her rheuma-
tism. '---Chicago Tribune.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
NAM NAurIoA. YocAeulARY.
hons Made ~ YVn.,g Women From
"FrcsI water" Regions.

"Frrsh water" ItcHiouS.
|se yachtsman' vocabulary is q Ian.
i.e in Itself, AMI the landSlnan often
(. afoul of It, He doesn't see why
rOpe should be called sheet, an.
M halyar,l, u third q downhaul and
5nrth olewline. One boat owner
s y hospitablc deck is trodden by
IN of his friends, has modified his
to conform with the suggestions
histal1es of his guests who are not
aft sailors.
IN instance, one landlubber who had
H below for a drink of water was
IA what he had done with the cup.
a hung it on the post, he said in.
ehtly
'tary one roared Mt the idea that he
||5 be so green" as not to know
VA the mast was called, but OIL that
,lf the mast is now known as "the
A oretty girl from fresh water"
lIict was responsible for another nau-
4. word. The strips of canvas used in
n4 up the sails are called stops
I'D one wanted the stops and could
Ind them for the instant.
NJ hat are you looking for?" asked
goung woman.
am looking for the stops. They
f8 here little while ago. l."
The stops? Oh, you mean the tapes
Ire under this rug"
and now the sails are bound with
ai,es. -
young woman from an in
f6r state had read enough nautical
fies to have caught few phrases
b and there. For one thing, she
.1V that "hard tack" was staple ar.
it of diet at sea- On visit to the
4 this damsel went sailing. She was
Hons to learn, and when she heard
man at the wheel say "hard lee"
asked some questions and found out
Aff il meant.
a little later the steersman said the
lat was going about. Some of the
1sfs were paying no attention and
saed i'll danger of being struck by tho
,Id as it swept over to the other side
t'ie yacht.
Hard tack! hard tackl" cried out
Young woman excitediy.
AH managed to duck their heads in
4e 10 escape the spar if they didn't
SW what the maiden meant by "hard
X and another joke was added to
yacht's store of them. New York
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
Evils Of Anxiety.

Anxiety is the poison of human life
j N Ihe parent of many sins and OF
i.'Sit .niseries. In world where every
fhi'st IS doubtful, where you may be
dleko1ointed and be blessed in disap-
III 6.Aent, what means this restless
tff k1d commotion of mind? Can your
=. - ;.'..-...!e Be alter the cause or unrayel
'|,s nsricaey of human events? Can
If H|riosity pierce through the cloud
Ns the supreme being hath made
|.|1 Iftrable TO mortal eye? To provide
>'3s eyery important danger by the
nent Of the most promising
IS the office Of wisdom, but at
VI ..ht wisdom stops. Selected.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15

come Of the new fans are porte !
dreams. One has the outside sticks of
solid filigree silver and the others arr
mother of pearl, while the fan itself y
N white ostrich feathers Another is of
black Spanish iaoe, large and trans.
parsat, powdered thickly with gold
dnst, tha sticks 0f ebony inlaid wllh
silver. Another Is Of whHe lace the
leassanimia. fpgethfF NilR ,pAiIo~ psps
ribh0n ~ pAast lhauye, Inserted, aiia
sticks a ssaslifully embossed gold
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15

1t is the fashion now for ladies' maids
60 keep diaries two or three weeks ahead
of their mistresses' probable engage
ments, putting the name Of the dress
against the day. The lady looks at the
list at the beginning of each week, and
II she does not approve of the gowns to
be worn she alters it. 1t saves great
deal of furry at the time of dressing.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15

Means impure blood, and overwork
or too much strain on brain and body.
The only way to cure is to feed the
nerves on pure blood. Thousands Of
people. certify that the best blood pnri'
fer, the best nerve tonic and strength
builder Is Hoods 6arsaparilla. What
II has done for Others II will also do for
you Hoods cures.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
A High Liver

Usually has bad liver. He Is bill
ious, constipated, has indigestion and
dyspepsia. III there is no organic trou-
bic few doses Of Parks Sure Cure is
the only liver and kidney cure we sell
on n positive guarantee. Price SLOO.
Sold by Capital Drug Store
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
Perhaps a Slip of the Pen.

The Rev. s. J. Gibson lectured ON
"Foois" at the Wesleyan church here
ON Sunday. There were large number
present. - Carterton New Zealand)
Star.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15

Hoods Pills cure constipation by re-
storing peristaltic action OF the alimen'
tary canal.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15
TIred. WaaE. Narvous.

Some men are all preamble. Dallas
Naxva
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15

s Moslems believe in the existence
&|Pn great not hells" bearing the
~ Jahannam, Lathas Hutamah,
Akar, Jehim and Al-Kariah. The
n be the endless abode Of the
, "A sect which denies the orea'
second for Maniohees and
pc third for Hrahmans, the
= " tho Jews. the NTH for Chris
~ the sixth for the Magians
N.Rih, the great, great, hot hot
20 bo reserved for liars aud
I''| st Louis hepnblic
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-09-15

Ipest copy Ia existence ~ Che
'' N shakespeare, 1898, u 0Vned
&foness Bufdott-coHt Ycff
~ " this edition haFe cQmo
" la psFfeat o0hditi0n.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
MORE TIME GIVEN MElcHER.
Will Offer Afidavits to Refute
Mrs. Paran Stevens's Charges
Accused Of Playing Races and Wis.,
iting Gambling Houses.

Surrogate Fitzgerald to-day heard mr.
guments upon the application Of Mrs.
Paran Stevens. representing her daugh-
ter. Mary Fiske Paget, for the removal
OF John l.. Melcher. one of the execu-
tors and trustees of the will OF the late
Paran Stevens. The letters testament
airy were issued to Mr.. Melcher in 1872.
The motion to-day was presented upon
~afidavits tending to show that for some
years Mr.. Melcher has been improvident
with the money that has come into his
hands, and has been in the habit Of gam
bling on the races. and also that he has
been a f%reauenter of a gambllng-house
at 5 West 'Twenty-fourth street.
Mr.. Me!cher was represented by
George Zabriskie, who stated that the
charges Of gambling against Mr..
Melcher were false, and he asked that
he be given an opportunity to produce
afidayits to .refute. those In support Of
Mrs. Stevens's motion.
He declared that he could get afidavits
from several persons connected with the
gambling-houss he Is charged with Wis
iting. to the effect that he had never
been there, so far as they knew.
Mr.. Melcher's counsel also called the
S~urrogate's attention to the fact that
exactly the same charges were made In
the same court in 1887. and that his client
OCCASION, and the application for his
removal had been denied.
At the conclusion. of the arguments
Surrogate Fitzgerald granted the coun-
sci additional time in which to submit
%afIldavits, and reserved his decision.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
MEXICAN-CHINESE TREATY.
It Ii Liberal to MonEolinns, and
VIII Soon he Ratified.

Wy hsbuCldtch tItbSI
RAN FRANCISCO. June 15.-Lai Yung
Loi. late Chinese Consul-General at this
Place, is In receipt from Tsung Ii va
men, the Foreign Office of the Emperor
Of China. notice Of his appointment as
Ambassador. with full powers to ratify
the treaty between China and Mexico.
Upon the arrival of a representative Of
the Chinese Minister, Yung Yue. who is
to accompany the party, the Ambassador
and his suite will proceed to the City Of
Mexico.
The treaty. prepared by a San Fran:
cisco lawyer, has already been submitted
to both powers. 1t i5 now certain that
its ratification Is only a matter OF form
and 1t will soon be in full force. 1t Is un-
derstood that Lai Yung Loi will. upon Its
ratification, be made Minister to Mexico.
The treaty provides that the Chinese
residents OF Mexico can become natural
ized citizens and ave al the rights of
native-born citizens. There will be no
registration or exclusion of Chinese labor
ers and the borders will be thrown wide
The Chinese will be permitted to enjoy
the same commercial privileges granted to
all other nations, in fact. in all things
they are to be treated like other foreign
ers. In return the Chinese Government
will extend the same privileges n cour-
tesies to Mexican citizens who may visit
China and engage In commerce there. 1t
is reported that the adoption Of the treaty
will result IN an exodus from San Fran.
cisco Chinatown to Mexico. There Is talk
of an Asiatic steamship line from Mexico.
The evening world., 1894-06-15
AS TO WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Amendments Proposed Rt the
Constitutional Convention.

Dy Associated Prcss.)
ALBANY, June 15.-The Constitu-
tional Convention adjourned to-day un-
til Tuesday next. Among the amend
ments proposed were the following:
Mr.. Root-Providing that bills which shall have
passed the Senate and Assembly. before they shall
become laws. shall be presented to a Council OF
Review. composed OF the Governor and two
Judges of the Court of Appeals, who shall be
designated from time to time by the Chicf-Justice
OF tho Court. II the Governor and one Judge APP
prove the Governor shall sign the bill; u the
do approve. the two Judges shall sign. and II a
bill shall not be approved by the Governor and
one Judge. or by the two Judges, 1t shall be
1t originated for consideration.
Mr.. ~Abbott-Providing for the passage OF a
law by the next Legislature submitting the ques-
tion OF female suffrage to the vote Of the women
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING the sale OF pools
or other chances on the result of horse races.
MIR. Riggs-Provlding for the taxation, on the
same basis OF banks, trust companies ant
Mr.. Foote-submittlng to a vote OF the people
both males and females. the question OF extend
Ing the r dF,.r0 Of sSddHss 70 aOr T0'I tse election .,
Coroners every four years. They shall hold no
other once and shall be regular practitioners oil
medicine and surgery OF Ave years standing,
r. NJ. Johnson-Constituting the Governor and
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals a Board oil
MIR. Parmenter-GlvIng the Legislature the
power to extend to females the same r,snts ano
privileges as though the WORD male were
Mr.. orter-ProvidI for a reapportlonment Of
the Legislature and for a minority represehla',H
xided into twenty districts, to be called Senate
districts, each Of which shall choose three sene.
tors for two years. The Asseno,y sc sna" for i've
Mr. Lincoln-Establinhing a new Court o:
The evening world., 1894-06-15
SUING DR.. EMERY FOR $4,000
The Smiths Seek Damages Result
ing from Being Guaranteed.
An Echo of the Recent Small-Pox
Scare In Brooklyn.

Health Commissioner z. Taylor Emery.
Of Brooklyn. was this morning served
with papers in n suit brought by William
H. Smith and NJ. II. Smith In the Su-
preme Court for $40, 900 damages for false
imprisonment.
Both men were Guaranteed in their
stable. 100 Franklin street, Williamsburg.
by vaccinators from the Health Depart
ment for several days during the recent
threatened epidemic of smallpox In
The plaintiffs are truckmen, and had
refuse ed to be vnccinated. They were re-
leased from the stable on a writ of
haheas corpus Issued by Supreme Court
Justice William j. Gaynor.
After hearing the case in the habeas
corpus proceedings, Justice Gaynor
scored DR.. Emery. and characterized the
case of the Smiths as outrageous. In the
present suit the plaintiffs Calm their bus.
mess was damaged to the extent of $4,000
by DR.. Emery's quarantine orders.
They were forced. they say, to remove
eighteen hors es to another stable, and
practically had to suspend business until
Justice Gaynor rendered his decision.