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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07
An Old Compliment.

One of the neatest and most adroit
compliments ever turned out was
probably that of Crpsus to Candy
ses. That harebrained monarch once,
when the Persians and CrOesus were
sitting with him, asked what sort OF
a man they thought hlm compared
with his father Cyrus. The Persians,
of course, like good courtiers, replied
that he was better than his father,
for he had all Cyrus possessions and
Egypt and the sea as well. Thus
spoke the Egyptians. Cresus, how
ever, not being pleased with their
opinion, spoke as follows: Now, to
me, o son of Cyrus, you do not seem
equal to your father, for you have
not such a son as he left behind HIM
in you. Westminster Review.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

A minister who lived more than
800 years ago was anxious to show a
lady in his congregation the evil OF
slandering others. So he asked her
to do a very strange thing-to go to
the market, buy a chicken just killed
and still covered with feathers and
walk a certain distance, plucklng the
bird as she went.
The lady did as she was directed
and returned, anxious to know the
meaning of the injunction.
"Retrace your steps, said the MIN
lister, ''and gather up one by one al
the feathers you have scattered,
II cast the feathers carelessly
away" said the woman, and the
wind carried them in all directions.
"Wel, my daughter, the minister
replied, 80 it is with your words OF
slander. Like the feathers which the
wind has scattered, they have beer
waited in many directions. Call then
back now if you can. Go, sin ne
more. Rams Horn.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Com
mon Council of the city of Salem Ore
gon will receive bids until the 18th day
of April 1894 at the hour of 1880 O'Clock
%, M. of said day for the construction of
sewers through the alley in block No.
21 and block No. So in the icity of Sa-
lem according to the plans, profiles and
sepeclfications for the same on file in
the city engineers Office.
Each bidder must deposit with his
bid q certified check or a certificate
of deposit in the sum of $1,000 as a
guarantee of good faith on the part OF
the said bidder and that he will execute
the contract and give the undertaking
required with good faith aud sufficient
sureties to be approved by the mayor III
case the contract is awarded to the
bidder, which deposit shall be forfeited
TO and shall become the property of the
city of Salem in case of the failure on
the part of the bidder to comply with
auy of the requirements of the bond
and contract on file In the office of the
city engineer within five days aftel
he acceptance by the city of Salem o
his bid.
The city OF Salem reserves the ligh
to reject any and all bids deemed un
reasonable. Bids which do uot com
DIV with the terms Of this notice will
not be received nor will any bids be re
received after the time specified above
Dated this I'd Of April 1894.
A. KLEIN,
GEO. b GRAY,
THos KAY,
Committee on street and public prop
42l0t
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07
The Speed of Sense.

Hirsch proved that touch on the
face was recognized by the brain and
responded to by manual signal IN
the one-seventh part of a second.
The scientist also found that the speed
of sense differed for different organs,
the sense of hearing being responded
to in the one-sixth of a second, while
that of sight required only one-ffth
of a second to be recognized and sig
nailed. In all three cases the distance
traversed was about the same, so the
natural inference is that the image
travels more slowly than sound OF
touch. st. Louis Republic.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07
The CURTAIN.



A thrill of rapturous applause
From every row ascending.
The actor gives a gracious pause,
To those before low bending.
Admired Of all the ladies rare,
What compliments they utteri
How many hearts amid the fair
Are now set in tiutterl
The play goes on. The curtain falls
Upon the act of splendor.
Each heart emotional recalls
Its incidents so tender.
Oh, sweet the glamor of the scene.
With nothing coarse to break It'll
Imagination rules serene,
And fancy's what we make 1t.
BEHIND.
The leading lady, just deceased,
Has got fit of laughter.
The leading man, from toll released,
A sandwich has sent after.
The pasteboard rocks are put aside,
The lovely sylphs are yawning.
The dancing girls in plain clothes hide
No beaux around them fawning.
The funny men are scowling now,
And he who gold dust scattered
Upon the scene, with happy brow,
Looks doleful now and shattered.
And so it is throughout the days
OF this our life uncertain.
To view it truly, you must gaze
On both sides of the curtain.
New York Clipper.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07
Ernen.Ive Throal Treatneat.

There is a doctor in New York city
who has a worldwide reputation
among singers and stage people for
treating colds and sore throats. HIS
Office Is filed all day with celebrated
artists who have come to New York
professionally, and who find their
voices attacked by the hoarseness
which is so fatal TO public appearance
The average fee Is S25, and many are
charged 500 for a single throat treat
ment New York Ledger.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07
Aouestion of letters.


Mr.. Labouchere gives publicity to
the grievance of some lady who had
occasion to consult by letter Lon
don specialist who had several times
attended her. She was much an
moved on hearing a few days. later
that in the medico's absence from
home her letters had been opened by
his wife in the ordinary course of
business. Mr.. Labouchere thinks
that doctors have no right to hand
over their correspondence to third
parties, even their wives, whom
their patients may not desire to take
into their confidence.
Well. there are two sides to the
question, says London paper. 1t is
quite right that doctors should be as
inscrutable as the Sphinx with re.
gard to the privacy of their patients
affairs, and if it were known that a
man was addicted to babbling he
would rightly be placed under taboo.
But when a man goes away from
home for few days, as go he must
occasionally, his letters have to re-
ceive attention
1t is quite conceivable that in
urgent cases the delay in forwarding
communication to the absentee
might entail serious consequences,
which could be obviated if the letter
were opened on receipt, and who,
pray, is there more likely to be dis
Greet than the wife of the medico4
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

A most estimable and well known
west end lady has been made the
butt in times past Of numerous well
known but not estimable stories
touching her unfamiliality with the
queens English. She is reported to
have spoken of an invalid daughter
as indelicate. and of another. upon
whose education much money had
been lavished, as the most costive of
all her children 1t has also been re.
lated that most of the members of
her family have been accustomed to
ride to Baltimore ON communion
tickets / have steadily refused to
chronicle any Of these yarns, be-
cause they have not really related to
this good lady They have been
pure inventions fastened upon her
by malicious scandal mongers. Nor
does the following relate to her.
A well known society woman of
the west end, similarly unfamiliar
with the niceties of the English Ian
guage, spoke at one Of the delightful
teas of spinal staircase of great
beauty which had been constructed
in the house of a neighbor. There
was bright girl near by who heard
this architectural or anatomical
reference. She said aside, and it
was very mean of her:
Perhaps the lady refers to her
neighbors back stairs. y Washington
Capital.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07
Sins and Chains.

A native once came to Bombay
loaded Wits 600 pounds of chains. He
said that he had been a very wicked
young man and ais a punishment had
chained himself up from sin. His
plan did not work, however, and he
had been adding to his chains con-
stantly. When he travelled by train,
he was charged partly as passenger
ana partly as freight. = Bombay
Times.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07
Proposals for Wood.

-OEALED BID5-For furnishing wood Wi be
u received at the Office of The clerA of hool
district No "A until 2 o'clo k p. m, on 1ues-
aay May /, 1894 Bids will be opened at the
regular meeting of the board OF directors az z
O'clock o M. OF said lst day of May, for the
delivery OF wood before september ~, 1874, al
the following schools: Lincoln, IL cords oak,
As cords fir, Park, u cords oak, 80 cords nr;
East salem, 20 cords oak, $50 cords fir; Mort b
Salem, IL cords oak, so cords fir; Central. ~
cords fir.
All wood must be feet In length, reasona'
hlv straight aud corded closely.
The fir must be large or body wood ana the
oak must be- split oaK and not grub WOOD.
The board reserves the right 10 reject any or
Done by order of the board April 3, 1894.
Attest, w, l.. WADE, Chairman
Board Of Directors.
SCOTT BoZORTH, District Clerk. A Ind"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

A reader informs the Worcester
Gazette that the popular notion
about funerals is a great mistake
To meet a funeral going in the oppo-
site direction is sign of good luck,
and to see two funerals going IN op
posite directions is better still.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07
A female drunkard at the Wellin

A female drunkard at the Yelling
ton police court, New Zealand, was
recently discharged on account of her
exemplary conduct when sober. The
prisoner was 20 years of age, and the
evidence showed that she was the
sole support of her father and moth
er, aged respectively 50 and SO years.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

Briggs-Did you know Spicerly had
proposed to his cook and been rejected
Griggs-. Gracious, no. What did she
reject him for?
Briggs - She said she didn't know
where they could get another one
Brooklyn Life.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

"What did You bring your picture
away from the dealers forT'
He had put it down in the cellar, and
l didn't like it."
Couldn't stand such abasement of art,
eh?" and they both smiled. Detroit Free
Press
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

Police Magisuate-What inso-
leneel To break into a house IN a
bnsv street in the middle Of the day J
Thief was already engaged Tor
the evening London 1lt-bis
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

Estelle-ChaTlie, dear, won't you give
up tobacco for my sake?
Charles-I do every day already, Es-
telle, darling. You have no idea how
many fellows strike me every day for q
cigar. r.-Somerville journal.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

The title lieutenant comes from a
word signifying holding the place.
A lieutenant colonel holds the place
of a colonel in the absence of the lat
ter; lieutenant holds the place OF a
captain.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

If the Hollanders actually under
take to drain the Zuyder Zee. the first
item of expense viii be a monster
dam that viii cost at least SIS, 900, 600.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

"Did you tell those ladies that l was
not at homer
"Yes, ma'am."
"And what did they reply?"
"They said, oh, how fortunater"-Lo
Scacciapensieri.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

Germany only has preserved the
title Of grand duke, there being sew
en- grand dnchies in the German ter
rit0ry.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

lis your duty to yourself to get rio
of the foul accumulation in your blooc
this spring. HOod's Sarsaparilla is jus
the medicine you need to purify, vital
ize and enrich your blood. That tirec
feeling which affects nearly every one
In the spring Is driven of by Hood
Sarsaparilla, the great spring medicin'
and blood purifier.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

lNlLAiON kUltD, attorney ut law. salem,
Il OrgoR. Uffice W stairs in Phtt0n block
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

II J.B.GaER, Atloi ney AZ law salem. Ore.
III. gun. Uffice over Nusn's bank.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

ROCrOR s n. JESSU Ponce, l78 State 81
IL opposite court house, ana Hotel william.
tie. Ofiice hours 10 AZ aud to O'Clock. Sse
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

HOOd's pills become the favUri
oatnartic with everyone who lrie
them.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07
PRoFnssIoNAI AND nusINEss cAHDs.


p. H. DARCY. GkO. g. BINGHAM.
MARCY a BINGHAM, Attorneys at Law,
~ Rooms 1, 2 and 3, Darcy building. la
state street. Special attention given 10 Duei-
ness In the supreme and circuit courts % The
state. an
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

J.sHAW. M w. HUNT SHAW &Hl MT
j. AtuOfness at issw. Chlce over Calilal
att1rat bank, salem, Or,tt
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

nRT.C. SMITH, Dentist, g2 state street
Salem, Utegon. Flushed dental opera,
ions of every description. Painless ol'eia-
ions n specially.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

s.instaDtly remuvps and forever destroy Oh
sIgctionRble hair, whether upon the hands
sface, arms or neck, without discOlorGt
injury to the most delicate skin.
3w for f1fty years the secret Qrnu &
-as nus Wilson, acknowledge by N ~
q .Hs the highest authority aud Ia
10 eminent dermatoloElst and hair spi
MS mat ever lived. During his privat
-ar tIce OF a life e-time among the nobili,
4 aristOcracy of Europe he p~escribs,
nis recipe. P~ Q, 81 10y mail, Sc. 0rei.
acked. 90 espoHdence confidential. So
\gent .or america. Address
The SKe0KuR ROOT HAIR GROVER 20.
,ept. r. 81 south Fifth Avenue,New Yort
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

IOHN a. CAksUN, a ttotney At law, roomH
y Sanu 4, bush bank building, salem, or;
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

s. 10 y LAM. W. ii. HOLMES.
DONhAM n HOLMES, Attorney NJ law.
ID btfice in Bush block, bstNeen state unl
3,ut 80, H.thu eI1'tal street
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

lAnAAA onhkAl 5 n. - Type IAJine anu
y cammelciai stCnOg apply. OmcC, room
a, Gray btOck. Tne best vi work done ht rea-
souable ates. E-1O
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07

.OnS bAl NE, ATrukk ~ Ala AN.
j OOil,c, ions iuade aGu prO4nput retnlueu.
,tuIphy block, Ior. state anu Oonsmercial
lem. tlrpuou. N-n-t1.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07
EnR SALE OR Trade.

One trnom ana one sToOm eoitsEe % a.
Iasn AdditiOa, with two god lois VII
--,I4 ..r1traffly or tofrfhor. An Nne-,i--
d s..rs-1ln A pplV 70 VI ~ 8ohoEh. o1i'
nef isfh ana Chsmsketa stfeeia. St IN
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-07
TmROUGm TICKETS

TO al points 10 the Eastern ststss. CAnaas ..,..
lnd kuiope Gao bs ooisinea ~ Lowe. 49,. tsss
EP. nO0Elin, ASK q. n. ano fAAs- As
n GokhLkiks haneefF
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-31

weeks, and will hatch as well as newly
laid eggs Turn them over three times
week, and select only eggs that are OF
normal size and perfect in shape if they
are to be used for Matching purposes.
In breeding turkeys poultry paper ad-
vises keeping the 2-year-old hens, and
mating them with a yearllng gObbler.
The hen that proved good layers and
mothers should be preferred rather than
to select size. 1t should be point not to
have the gobbler related to the hens if
strong and vigorous young stock is ex~
pected
Broken china may be mended by max
ing light paste of the white of an egg
and -four. cleaning the broken edges from
dust, spreading them with paste and
holding the parts together while wet;
wipe of all that ooIes out. II must be
held or fastened in position until dry. A
cOlOrless cement, says American Cultiva-
tor, is made by dissolving a half ounce
of gum arabic in wineglass of boiling
water, adding plaster of Paris to form
thick paste Use at once, applying with
a brush
Trees that are whitewashed about
three times year, from early spring
until fall, will be partially protected
against insects, but the best reason for
using the lime wash is the neat and at
tractive appearance of the trees after
being WhltewaShed. There should be no
economy practiced in using the lime.
Apply it of the consistency of cream, and
use it plentifully. If necessary apply
once a month, during the first three
spring months, and then once or twice
during the summer and fall.
Salt is not fertilizer in itself, but it
increases crops when applied to soils by
its action upon what the soil already con-
tains. 1t appears to do this chiefly by the
formation of the silicate of soda, which,
being taken up by the growing plants
makes them strong and vigorous. This
is illustrated by its use upon such crops
as wheat and oats, which are apt to lodge
upon rich soils. BY using salt the straw
is made strong and the yield is increased.
About twenty-five pounds per acre sown
broadcast answers good purpose.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-31

a gold coin. He searched breathlessly
along the beach and found a rusty iron
box, one end of which had fallen out.
Within was a heap of coins, with crosses
and silver crucihXes. The old man went
to his cabin and brought an empty salt
bag. which he flied with the coins. He
then dragged heap of brush over the
chest to conceal 1t, set up broken sap
ling to mark the place, and then started
for the mainland to give the treasure to
his mistress.
Tradition says that Mrs Hetty was a
hard. suspicious woman. and that when
the trusty old negro gave her the mass of
coin. her Joy was equaled by her terror
that he would rob her of the great trea-
sure he had left behind. A heavy storm
ragged for five day. 1t was impossible for
her to make the voyage to the island in
an open boat. and she would not trust
Ben. nor even her brother or son, to so
without her.
AT the end of week the sea was calm
enough for her to cross, but the sapling
the brush and the chest had disappeared
An unbroken stretch of sand covered the
whole coast. Ben could not find the spot
then nor never after. His mistress, it is
said, kept him at the search as long as he
lived, aiding him herself. but in vain.
Some of the gunnerS who have visited
the island have also searched for Mrs
Hetty's chest. but it never has been
found. Nothing is certain but the fact
that the bag of coins was brought to her,
and that the touch of the gold and her
suspicious and greed made her life
wretched to the end.
The poor fishermen of the coast under
stand the moral of her story. When any
of their number grows avaricious they
say that he has rubbed his hands against
Mrs. Hotty's iron chest
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-31
Hints on Cotton CROWN.

1t is of first Importance to plant the
best improved variety of cotton seed, says
w E. Collins in Practical Farmer
Without good seed there can be no salts
factory crop. Few cotton planters at
tach the Importance to this which it de-
serves. Cotton deUeriorates rapidly and
will mix badly in the field when differ
ent varieties are growing in the same
field. Bees and other insects, going from
plant to plant, carry the pollen on their
feet, and will thus mix the varieties
when grown at d considerable distance
apart. 1t is seldom that through careless
handling the seeds become mixed at the
gin. although it may be easily done since
every gin handles during the sea
son almost all varieties. When
the planter becomes possessed of
a good variety, he should keep
it up. This may be done by selecting the
best plants and marking them by strip
of white cloth tied near the top of the
plant, where it may be easily seen by the
picker entrusted with the duty of gather
ing cotton from these selected plants.
Carefully save these seeds for the next
crop, etc. Ii it be desired to improve for
elrliness, save all of the pods first open
ing follow this course for few years and
success will result Earliness is impor-
tlnt. The demand for this class of cotton
is growing annually. A cotton which will
mature ahead of the appearance of the
boil worm and cotton caterpillar, would be
very valuable. July and August are the
two months in which cotton enemies lin
sect appear in greatest numbers and are
most destructive. The short-lim bed va
rieties are usually earliest and most pro-
life, and therefore desirable. Among the
best sorts for this section we would rec
ommend Peterkin limbed Cluster,
Boyd's Prolific and the Taylor. The
writer has found the Peterkin most
profitable. II is in his judgment the best
all around" cotton for negro labor yet
introduced The seeds are small and
smooth black, giving from IS 10 40 per
cent lint. The long staple fancy cottons
are generally shy bearers. and do not
pay, except at extra fancy prices.
which are not likely to be obtained until
the importation of Egyptian and South
American varieties ends. Nicksburg,
Miss, located in the center Of the coun-
try producing the finest grades Of upland
cotton has for some years obtained high
est prices for such cOttons, which 50 en-
Outraged growth OF these that nearly
every one planted them 10 the exclusion
of others. and have overstocked the mar
ket. until today there is little II any
premium upon fancy grades What the
planter should do is 70 obtain seeds Of the
best short staple varieties and stick 20
them as the main crop planting long
staples as a side crop upon a small scale
II be must keep them
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-31
PIRATE TREASURES.
The Old Tradition From Which Poe
Wrote the Gold Bug.


The traditions of treasures buried by
the pirates, Kidd, Lafitte and Black
beard, gave romantic interest to the
Atlantic coast from Massachusetts to
Georgia. Thousands of men have searched
for these buried chests of gold, but there
is authentic record of only two finds"
one on the New England coast, the other
in Virginia.
The latter case is said to have fur
nished Poe with the foundation of his
story of the Gold Bug" The facts are
briefly these: In the Atlantic ocean, ly-
ing off the Virginia coast, there are two
or three heavily wooded islands One of
these was the resort of Blackboard, and
was called by his name-Teach. A neigh
boring island belonged a century ago 10 a
wealthy woman on the mainland. 1t was
a wilderness which never had been in
habited but by foxes, wild duck and other
game.
A trusty old slave, Ben, was placed by
her in a cabin on the beach to bring her
occasionally game and fish. One day,
while walking on the shore, Ben saw a
yellow CLEAN in the sand. 1t came from