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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11

The ordinary household has about IL
servants-a cook, waiter, a sort of
valet de chambre, and, if you have two
horses, two grooms; one man to run be-
fore you when you go out riding and
take care of your horse; another man
whose business is to collect for your
horses feed the grass which grows in a
vinelike Kramer upon the roads; then
in summer time you require three to four
men who work the large fans or ''pun-
kas" over you night and day while you
are waking and while you are sleeping;
then last, but not least, watchman.
This last institution is a peculiar one.
If you did not have him, you would be
liable to find something stolen every
night.
Strangest of all, the only man who is
a successful watchulan must be thief
the caste of thief. He makes no pre-
tensions of being anything else, but as
long as you have him in your employ
nothing ever will be stolen. While the
native Hindoos are very dishonest, the
only way in which to keep your valu-
ables safe is to give them into their hands
for keeping. If locked $500 in my chest,
would be sure that some time or other
one of my servants would steal it, but if
l should give the money to a servant and
tell him to keep it for me, he would
guard it with his life.-Pittsburg Dis
match
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
Experiment on the Facial Nerve.


Sir Charles Bell sought to prove GER
tain pet theories as to the expression on
the countenance and for his purpose
chose a monkey. He had previously ex-
amined the anatomical structure of
monkeys faces, and found the resem-
blance to that of man, as expected, quite
striking. His subject was particularly
He cut the fGeial nerve on one side of
the monkeys face while it was under
chloroform and then allowed the wound
to heal.
When the animal recovered his equa-
nimity, he made, or rather sought to
make, grimaces as vigorously as before.
One side of the face remained passive
and motionleas, while the other was mo-
bile, and the result was irresistibly fun
ny to the thousands of people who called
to see the monkey. Some noticed a re-
semblauce of his case to that of popu-
lar actor then on the boards, who was
especially noted for his ability to make
all sorts of odd grimaces with only one
side of his face, the other remaining per-
fectly staid and motionless. An exam
ination showed that his power of Great
ing the laugh lay in a peculiar affliction,
his one side of the face had accidentally
been paralyzed, and he could not CO.
ordinate both sets of muscles even if he
wanted to, and he did not wish to when
he could make people laugh by his two
faced act.-Baltimo American.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
RnnndInH His Own Skin.

Through the courtesy of the librarian
of Trinity college, Cambridge, 1 was en-
abled, says a correspondent, to examine
a portion of human skin which was
taken from the body of Corder, the muir
derer of Maria Martin, in the red barn
near Bury st. Edmunds. The doctor
who dissected the man after the sentence
of death had been carried out, knowing
that Life Of Corder" was about to b,
written, sent the author a piece of the
murderer's skin, properly tanned and
prepared. In this a copy of the book
was subsequently bound and presented
to the library. This is remarkable in
stance of mans biography being bound
in his own skin.-London Million.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
Expenses of the vatican.

The expenses of the Vatican amount
annually to more than 100000 francs
They are regulated as follows: For the
personal wants of the pope, 500,0 900
francs; for the cardinals, 100000; for
poor dioceses, 400, 900; administration of
the Vatican, 1900, 900; secretary of state,
1000, 900; employees and ablegates, ,5OO,-
900; support of schools and poor, 1,2OO,-
900. The cardinals at Rome live at the
expense of the pope. The income Of
each from this source is at least %, 900
francs. The secretary of state is charged
with upholding relations with foreign
governments by the mediation of nun
clos The four most important-Paris,
Vienna, Madrid and Lisbon-each re-
ceive an allowance of 10000 francs a
year.-French Journal.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
Presence of Mind.

A party of tourists went to visit fa-
nous chateau on the Loire. On enter
ing one of the rooms the guide remark
ed, "This, ladies and gentlemen, is the
hall in which the Duke of Guise was as
sassinated."
Pardon me-" interrupted one of the
tourists; "when l came here three years
ago, you told me it was in room in the
other wing"
Thereupon the cicerone replied, with
perfect serenity, "Yes, but the chateau
was then undergoing repairs. "-Argo-
naut
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
ADengerous Jest.

81 don't think" said the young man,
"that ever want To be engaged again. y
And the young woman hared up inn
mediately and said:
very we'll, sir. You may consider
everything over. 1 will return you your
letters and photographs and presents
right now"
"But l don't believe you understand
me-"
Eyes, 1 do, perfectly. You said you
never wanted to be engaged again"
"But do you know why?"
"No, and don't care"
"It's because 1 want to marry the girl
| am engaged to now"
And the world became beautiful once
more.-W ashington Star.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
Barbed Wire boundaries.

A great political international future
Is undoubtedly in reserve for barbed
wire, if all nations follow the example
given by Turkey and SerVia. These two
countries. which have been 80 often at
war against eaeh other during centuries
and whose frontiers are not indicated
everywhere by natural obstacles, have
agreed 70 mark those frontiers by con-
tinuOus line Of iron wire--New York
Tribune
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
Two Ways of Telling Time.

"Can you tell me what time it is, sir?''
asked demure miss of jolly looking
elderly gentleman in a street car.
Certainly" he said blandly; ''it's just
80 minutes past B."
Excuse me, but your time is wrong
said pert youth, taking out a smart
gold timepiece. Its just 4, and there
is the city clock striking at this mo-
ment."
"Well, isn't that so minutes past 8,
young man" asked the facetious gentle
man, and everybody in the car laughed
at the distinction without difference.
Detroit Free Press.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
How the Judge Was Rsyenged.

In the course of speech made in a
case tried in the mayors court counsel
told this anecdote of learned judge
who used to sit not more than 100 miles
from the Guild hall: The case he was
trying was against a railway company
for the loss of bag. After somewhat
lengthy hearing the judge summed up
to the fury thus: Gentlemen. the
plaintiff claims damages for the loss OF
his bag against the company. They are
always losing bags. They lost mine
when was on circuit. Consider your
verdict" They did and found it very
easy TO arrive at a conclusion.-LOndon
Exchange.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
London,s Great Curiosity.

Attendant Mrs. Jarley's wax works,
London n)-This. ladies and gentlemen, his
ha lifelike representation hof the Hing
lish gentleman who went to the Worlds
fair hat Chicago, travelling the hentire
distance from New York to Chicago
without being 'eld up by 'ighwaymen,
remaining in Chicago two weeks with
out being robbed hand returning to New
York without being killed hin ha rail
way haccfdent.-New York Weekly.
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@SzEEEszeaEEeNs h. eEEGe;Ns s
VIZ So ssEIelCC
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HUMAN SACRIFICES IN RUSSIA.
This Horrible Practice Still Exists In That
Country.

This Horrible Practice Still Exists In That
Country.
Very few persons in Europe or else
where are aware that human sacrifices
still exist in part of the Russian empire.
The fact is nevertheless certain. Among
the Tchuktchis such sacrifices still take
place and seem likely to be practiced for
n long time to come. At the same time
no blame therefor can be attached to
the Russian government or the orthodox
church, for efforts by both to stop the
custom have proved Intellectual. The
sacrifices alluded to are those of old peo-
pie and the sick, who, finding no pleas
ure in life, resolve to have done with
earthly existence, to rejoin their dead re-
lations and go to increase the number of
happy spirits.
The Tchuktchi who has made up his
mind to die Immediately notifies his
neighbors and nearest relatives The
news spreads in the circle of his friends,
and all of them soon visit the unhappy
person to influence him to change his
mind. Prayers, reproaches, complaints
and tears have no effect on the fanatic,
who explains his reasons, speaks of the
future life, of the dead who appear tc
him in his sleep, and even when he is
awake, calling him to them. His friends,
seeing him thus resolved, go away to
make the customary preparations. At
the end of from 10 to Is days they re-
turn to the hut of the Tchuktchi with
white mortuary garments and some
weapons which will be used by the man
in the other world to fight evil spirits
and hunt the reindeer.
After making his toilet the Tchuktchi
withdraws into the corner of the hut.
His nearest relative stands by his side,
holding in his hand the instrument OF
sacriice-a knife, or pike, or rope. Ii
the Tchuktchi has chosen the knife, two
of his friends hold him under the arms
and by the wrists, and at a given signal
the sacrifcer thrusts the knife into his
breast If the pike has been chosen, two
of his friends hold that weapon and two
others throw the victim on its point.
For strangulation the rope is put about
his neck, and the sacrifcers draw it until
death ensues. Then the assistants go to
the corpse, redden their hands and face
with its blood and place it ON sledge
drawn by reindeer, which draws it to
the place of the funeral.
When at their destination, the Tchukt-
CHS cut the throat of the reindeer,
take from the dead body it's clothing,
which is torn in pieces, and place the
corpse on lighted funeral pile. During
the incineration the assistants offer up
prayer to the happy in the other worlu
and supplicate these to watch over them
and theirs.
These horrible practices are followed
today with the same exactness as in an
cient times. The Iukatchis, the La
mouts and the Russians invited to these
sacrifices often take part in them, al
though there is no example of one of them
having taken the same road to reach the
other world. -Yakootsk Gazette.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
Must Have Meant Him.

II wants Kurnel Breckenridge, who
Ibis next door ter me, put under mil
lion dollar bond ter keep de peace" said
Sam Johnsing excitedly to an Austin
justice of the peace.
HAS he threatened your life?" asked
the justice.
HE has done dat berry ding He tole
me dat he was gwinter fill de next mig
gah he caught after dark in his henhouse
plum full of buckshot. Texas Siftings.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
An Original Idea.

"Goats is human" said Mrs. Terence
Duffy to her friend, Mrs. Bridget Cor
man, last Tuesday. "An' I'll tell yez
phwhat makes me think so. Do yez
moind that wee bit of shkatin pond !
had forninst me door doorin the late
cold shnap? Phwell, imagine my sur
proise upon openin me front door wan
mor-r-nin an seein wan O me goats max
in pair O. skates iv his hor-r-ns an bein
pushed along as aisy as yez plaise by
MacQuiggan's baste from acrost the
way. On, the sinse av itr'-Life.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
Tho Honr md the Plan.

Stanley-When | was in the Dark
Continent the Mokololo were going to
slaughter me, when saved the lives Of
my entire party by suddenly removing
my upper false plate.
Bond-Indeed! What a realistic ex-
ample of escaping by the skin of your
teethl-Truth.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
An Accurate Gauge.

Student (after emptying his jug of beer
at a single draft)-That jug wasn't full
again, waiter.
Waiter-But you never looked into it.
Student-Quite unnecessary. I've got
the measure in my Observation-Disclosures
Zeitung.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
lin He Went.

"There was man came in here the
other day." thoughtfully remarked the
elevator man as he slammed the door to
in the face of the man who was in hur-
ry, "who wanted to bet $500 to $50 on
the big game-and l took him up
life
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11

81 am told that you are actually study
ing Italian"
"Yes. Didn't you know? I have now
been at it six months under master"
with any marked success?"
"Oh, certainly. He is beginning to
talk German fairly well. ."-Fliegende
Blatter.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11

When dandy, COiOiiei 1is.9s=5= 80
horse, died at the Pennsylvania state
camp the mastiff which had been his
companion pined and sorrowed and had
10 be removed from the corpse by force.
Then he transferred his affections to an
other horse, Dude.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
Geo. Fendrich,
CASH MARKET
Best meat ana tree delivery.
1856 State Street.


Little Brother - Can't you walk
straight, Mr.. Mangle?
Mr.. Mangle-Of course can. Why do
you ask?
Little Brother-Oh. nothin; only
heard sister say she'd make you walk
straight when she married you. And
ma said she'd help her.-Tit-Bits.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
No Use For Omelets.

Waiter-Perhaps you would like an
omelet.
Uncle Josh-No, sirl Never could eat
'em. guess you may bring me some
aigs. Kind O. beat 'em up little an
then cook 'em-Chicago Tribune.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11

A man VINO unconsclously does mucn
to sour the milk of human kindness is
that fellow who snores in the sleeping
car. Rams Horn.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11

A silken prayerbook is costly novel
ty that it has taken the looms of Lyons
three years TO finish. The prayers are
not printed ON the silk, but are woven in
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
A Natural sequence.

Phrenologist-You have been married
some years?
Patient lin surprise)-By George, that's
truel How could you tell?
Phrenologist-Your bump Of hope is
a dent.-Puck.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11

Miss Panhandle (from Cincinnati)-
Pretty poor. Why, they'vegot the same
things there they had last year.-Truth.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
Too Muoh Of n Good rhine.

"What became of that student lamp
you had?"
"Oh, it got to being too natural, and l
gave it away"
"Too naturalY
"Yes-smoked all the time. Truth.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
Nothing New.

Miss Gotham-Have you been through
the Museum of Art?
Miss Panhandle-Oh, yes.
Miss Gotham-What did you think Of
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
Pscullaritis. of the Language.

Gus De Smith, hear that your wife's
mother is very sick. Is she dangerousl
Pete Amsterdam-She is a very sick
woman, but she is not as dangerous as
when she is well.-Texas Siftinga
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11
PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS.
GO @. BINGHaM.

UNlLMON FORD, Attorney al law, talem
Oregon. Ufiice ~ stain ia Patton block
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11

GONb or NhTEAANs SAN liter Camp no.
- 5, SOns OF Veterans, a.. =. .inte = ed
Les lay e enings - = O'Clock tt the 1 %. % 4
hall. Visiting DrOtheTs are cordially iuyited
to attend In .. a.. Is .OWsf capt
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11

DhO rkOriOS l4JDGH 40. 2 a. %. u. W.
Aeeis Ia their hall la rtate Insurance
Duildins, eyery wednesday eyening
a. y. DEA -, "a. W.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11

J.ShAw. NJ W.HUNI SHAW n HUM
q. Attorney \ - law. once over Capitti
National BANK, salem, Oreg IA.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11

IOHN A. CAR pON, Attorney at law, rooms
81 = and 1, Bush BANK building, @alepI, or
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11

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 full Information apply to your nearest
ticket agent or JAS. q. POND
I}en. Pass. and Tkt, Agt., Chicago, Ill
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-01-11

6 U. BROWNE, "a. D., Physician aud -ur.
-. geon. once, Murphy biO-k; residence,
i5, COLuneTciai stIeet.
Evening journal., 1894-07-18

Special Correspondence Evening journal.
MIDoLETOwE, July Is Rev +. F.
Carpen .er, pastor of the Townsend NJ. E
Church. was in town short time yes .
terday.
Miss Annie Adams, daughter of Rev.
r. H. Adams, of Dover, made a short
visit to the houle OF ex Levy Courtman
John w. Jolls nd wife, yesterday
Thomas A Bbrdley, an Adams Express
me senger between Philadelphia and
Cape Charles, visited relatives here yes
terday
Will +. lMetten, of the Middletown New
Era, is making brief stay at Betterton,
Md
Miss Mollis Burris. editor Of the Trans
cript, contemplates passing a week for
rest and recreation at Ocean Grove
later in the season
Miss Emma Curry, of Chicago. formerly
Of Portland, Oregon, is guest at the
home of ex Postmaster Alfred G Cox,
on Green street.
Mrs John K Brown, of this town, and
her sister, Miss Fannie Rstledge, who
resides at Townsend, are spending the
summer at Ocean Grove.
Mrs. Lydia A. Price is among the
Middletown people who are summerinc
at Ocean Grove.
Evening journal., 1894-07-18
SWIFT RETRlBUTlON.
Killed While Trying to Beat out His Ia
Tiers Brains.

NoRTHFIELD. Mass, July 1s-Georgo
p. Wentworth, young farmer living in
the outskirts Of this place attempted to
murder his father John r. Wentworth,
at their home but met horrible retrihu-
ton, for he was killed by the discharge Of
the gun with the stock of which ho was
attempting TO beat out his fathers brains
The elder Wentworth attempted to in
tcrfcre In fight between his son and %
Frenchman on the road near their house
and was knocked down by the son. Re.
turning TO the house, the quarrel was re-
summed. Young Wentworth seized "a gun
and rushed at his father Clubbing the
gun, the young man brought it around
with powerful swing, aimed at his fa.
theirs head.
The stock Of the gun grazed the father
and struck the door casing behind him.
There was a deafening report, and when
the smoke had cleared away there ON the
floor lay the would be patrioide, fatally
wounded by his own hand Before hi.
death the young man expressed himself
as sorry he had not been able to finish hi.
father
Evening journal., 1894-07-18
PETITION FOR LOW FREIGHT RATES

Committee Appointed az the Meeting
OF Fruit Packers Yesterday The Ma.
tionaI Game at nIiddletown- other Ar
fairs Of Interest.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal.
MIDDLETowE. July Is 1t is learned
that the fruit packing firm Of j. II
Preston Co, who will operate a large
cannery here the coming season, had an
able representative at the important
meeting Of the fruit packers Of Delaware
and Mary land held at Dover yesterday
A committee was appointed.to confer with
the railroad companies OF the Peninsula
and endeavor to obtain such a freight
rate as was secured by the packers Of
Hartford and Baltimore counties, Mary
land
Harry c. Johnson, the assistant
freight agent at Clayton, who has been
patient At the Delaware Hospital,
Wilmington, for the last three weeks,
returned from that institution to his
home here Yesterday T hospital
physicians successfully amputated a
large toe Of the foot injured over two
months ago, as the result OF an accident
at Clayton.
On the ball grounds here yesterday
afternoon an exciting and closely
contested game was played between
Townsend's third club, aud Middle
towns third club The score was
/ I to II at the end Of nine innings when
the game was discontinued.
AS result Of the recent call for p
nesting Of the Republican hosts Of st.
Georges hundred, made by the county
committee, the assemblage Of Republi
cans at Odessa last night was large and
matters Of Importance in the coming
campaign were discussed About thirty
pilgrims left here to attend the meeting
A young lawyer Of this town is max
ing arrangements for a novel and excit
ing game Of baseball, TO be played hers
on either Saturday or Monday next Il
Is 20 be played by the benedicis and ths
single men Of Middletown
The recent rain fall was Of great bene-
ct TO the corn crop and 10 is now making
a rapid growth The fields in the sur
rounding country present beautiful
app sarance.
The new clnnery engine and boilei
were tested yesterday and pro ed salts
factory. John Warren. a young man o
this place. will act as engineer.
Mrs Clara CHM, wife Of John p CHM
is very III at her home on Lake street
Just at the heighth Of the season at AZ
iantic City is Aug. Augustine excursion
Evening journal., 1894-07-18
TIE ALBANY CONVENTION.
The subcommittee WIN Report Adversely
on Woman suffrage.

on Woman suffrage.
ALBANY. July is. BY vote Of o to .
the subcommittee of the suffrage com
mittee of the convention agreed to report
adversely all propositions 20 grant women
the right of suffrage The committee
agreed, however 10 report favorably Mr.
Tucker amendment, introduced on June
/ . In anticipation Of defeat, allowing the
people TO vote ON the proposition, "Shall
the word male he stricken from article
., section l. of the constitution and cease
to be part thereof
The special orders In the convention
last evening were the various adverse re-
port of the judiciary committee on SOW.
ernl proposed amendments TO the jury sys-
tenn. Mr. Platzek argued at great length
on the proposition Of his to allow nine
jurors to render verdict He read let.
tiers from large number Of members of
the state judiciary and prominent law
yers agreeing that nine jurors should be
allowed to render verdicts except in muir.
der cases. Mr. platzck spoke for an hour.
Mr.. Dickey spoke In tho Same strain,
dissenting from the opinion of the judi
ciary committee on his amendment pro
viding for juries Of six. He believed the
judiciary committee was not infalliblc
and their report should be disagreed with.
Judge Truax believed the report should
be sustained. The present system was
| good enough, and no injustice was work
ed. The percentage Of disagreements was
about one tenth of ! per cent as against
verdicts
Mr. j. l. Green argued againt the adj
verse report ON his bill allowing q case C
/ be continued for less than 10 jurors L
counsel SO stipulated
After more discussion Mr. Goodell,
moved 20 recommit the six propositions
/ with instructions TO the committee 20 re
port separately ON each amendment Th'
motion was lost and the report Of the
committee was agreed to