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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-16
HuNreE AND GAME Faoler.
rhe SibgulN1. Discovery of a Man and
lbear In Block of Ice.


rhe sihguls.. Discovery of a Man and n
lbe In Block of Ice.
James Smithers, an English resi-
dent OF Halliburton, Ont, while oui
hunting with a party of visitors from
he old country recently, met with a
singular adventure, which also led
to as singular a discovery. A band
of moose, the first seen that far
Eouth for many years, had been driv
en down by the scouts of the expedi-
ton, and it was while in full chase
IF these that the others swept on,
leaving Smithers to follow. Wish.
ing to overtake them as quickly as
possible, he took short cut across
the country and was astonished all at
once to find himself sinking. He fell
about six feet, but owing to the de
scent of the loose earth with him
sustained no injury He was amazed
to find the bottom of the pit com
posed of solid ice of a brackish tast
aud evidently of untold age.
Walking about the PIT Smithers
made out an object protruding from
the icy foundation, and with his
short hunting tx cut away the sur
rounding material until he saw tha'
the object was human hand hold
ing a spear. Further excavation re
Eealed the entire figure of a man
clad in fur garments and perfectly
preserved by his cold bed Near a.
hand were also the remains of o
deer, which the hunter had doubt
less lost his life in pursuing TO this
tIeacherous spot. The frozen man
was an Indian of noble build and
wore chiefs amulet about his neck.
That he died of cold was plainly to
be seen by his expression, which was
the placid one of persons who die
thus. The skin of his face and
hands was drawn and like parch-
ment, but that protected by hiscloth.
Ing was firm and natural, as If death
had come within the hour. When
found by his friends, Smithers was
trying to reinter the corpse in order
10 preserve it. but the action of the
air had already begun, and the body
soon wasted away in rapid dissolu.
ton.
1t is impossible to say how long it
had lain buried in the natural ice
house-perhaps before Henry Hud-
son sailed the bay to the east per
haps when Christianity was dawn.
ng on earth or the pyramids in
course OF obstruction. Chicago Her
I'D.
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A Much Sought After Contributor.

ut used to be, " remarked a sue
cessful bU%iness man, with some lit
erary taste and learning, that wrote
imaginative articles for the leading
magazines of the country"
when you were young, Isuppose, y
commented his companion.
"Yes; much younger than 1 am
now"
Were they accepted2"
"Never, but 1 presume with age
and larger experience and ripper
knowledge ones style and matter
improves, and the work he does is
far more meritorious.
His companion showed an interest
not before observable.
you don't mean," he asked, ''that
you send anything to them now that
is acceptable2"
"Oh, yes" he replied promptly,
"there ism a magazine in the coun-
try that isn't glad to print my arti-
cles now, and some of them even so
licit them. have something in
some of them every month"
"Ihave never noticed them" more
surprised than ever. Are they
signedf'
''Yes, by the firms name. You
will find them in the advertising
pages. London Million.
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Canadian snnnnr.

A country town ofa Sunday after
noon in Canada is the quietest of ex-
isting things Everything in it seems
lifeless. Not a sound is heard from
any side Ones own cough startles
one in the very streets. Two cows
slowly wend their way homeward.
An overripe apple falls heavily in an
unkempt front garden. Even these
signs Of semitic are o relief. Rows
Of youths. all dressed in somber
black, and al smoking cigars fear
fully, If not wonderfully, made, lean
sgainst the walls of the inn at the
corner or stand in silent knots about
the horse gnawed ''hitchlng post.
enter the inn. 1t is chilly. and in
I the common room which serves many
purposes a battered stove, lacking
two-thirds of its mica, radiates dry
and suffocating heat.
On deal chairs, mostly tipped up.
sit the youths, but just now lounging
without They say nothing, only sit
and smoke and spit-how they spit!
They themselves are probably all un-
conscious of the incessant salivary
sharpshooting, but II sit in terror,
like a nervous woman dreading the
pistol shots on the stage Soon
church bells begin to clang. None
heeds them, nor are they over invit-
ing. One is cracked, they are not in
harmony, and they seem to be ring
ing race, in which the hindmost is
to win.
In the space of about an hour, how
ever, the youths begin to move, as if
with the feeling that at last will come
small relief from the awful ennui
which they cannot express. Church
is coming out.-Blackwood's Maga-
zine.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-16
lNreLtEcr ANo STATURE.
Criminals and Luuatics Have Less Than !
Average Height and Weight,

Criminals and Luuatics Have Less Than
Average Height and Weight,
The influence of different occupa-
tons on adults, of town and country
HE, of intellectual and physical exer-
cises and of athletics is well brought
out by anthropometric inquiry.
Measurements extending over "a
successive years have been made at
the school of the Society of Friends
at York Friends are largely a COM
nercial and therefore a town dwell
ing class. and yet there is a slight
improvement shown in stature and q
very decided improvement shown in
weight in the boys attending this
school in later years. The beneficial
action of the factory acts, of higher
wages, cheaper and better food and
clothing and improved sanitary sur
roundings of the working classes in
recent years, is brought out by the
measurements.
On the other hand, observations
show that school life under favor
able conditions impcdes the physical
development Of children, and
this is most marked in charity
schools. Measurements made at the
Duke of York's school at Chelsea
show that the children who are the
sons of soldiers, and therefore of a
class selected for physical fitness,
were until recently very inferior in
stature and weight to boys of their
own class living in their own homes.
a similar falling off has prevailed at
the Blue Coat school among boys be-
longing to a higher class of society
in consequence of bad sanitary ar
rangements and probable faults in
the feeding and discipline of the in
mates The average stature of boys
of different classes of the communi-
ty varies between the best nurtured
boys in our public schools and the
worst nurtured class in our indus
trial schools to the extent of about
seven inches in boys of the age of IA
years.
A fact of rather peculiar nature
has also been brought to light by an
thropometry-namely, that girls
from IL to IA years are taller and
heavier than boys of corresponding
ages. The average height of Scotch
agricultural laborers Galloway is 5
feet TO- inches; fellows of the Royal
society, 5 feet 9.76 inches; athletes, 8
feet S.34 inches; lunatics, feet $40
inches; criminals, feet $50 inches;
Herefordshire laborers, feet 5.35
inches and idiots and imbeciles 5 feet
Asa inches. When compared with
the general population, lunatics show
a deficiency of nearly two inches in
stature and 10 pounds in weight,
while criminals are two inches short
er and is pounds lighter, besides
showing a marked deficiency of
physical as well as mental stamina.
Newcastle Englan0 Chronicle.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-16

The ancient Egyptians worshiped
the goddess Sechet, creature with
a human body and a cats h l.
Sechets shrine was at the once IA
nous city of Bubastis. Hither an
average of zoo, 600 devotees resorted
annually, each district delegation
taking all the dead cats which had
quilted tine sphere of action in
their respective localities during the
year. These dead cats, all of which
were carefully wrapped and embalm-
ed, were buried at the celebrated
"cat cemetery" on the plains of Ia
kazik, that being the place where the
image of Sechet was set up. One of
the greatest curiosities of present day
Egypt is the catacombs, where the
remains OF these countless thousands
of cats are TO be seen, each wrapped
in linen and sealed up in red earth
enware jar.-St Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
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THE COMING pAY.
A better day Is coming, girls.

A better day IS coming. girls.
Just wait little longer.
Its morning breeze now sweeps the trees.
Its light is growing stronger.
The car Of progress rushes on.
Fresh spoils of conquest bringing,
And on the higher planes of life
The birds of hope are singing.
Harkl on the zephyrs Of the west
A strong. new sound Is swellingl
OF equal rights and juster laws
It's stirring notes are telling.
Blind prejudice and hoary wrongs
Are swiftly disappearing,
And woman, pleading for her own,
Commands respectful hearing.
Wyoming, in her mountain home,
Her lesson still repeating,
To Colorado, newly won.
Displays her star in greeting.
And both, in gold and silver decked,
Like queens Of ancient history,
Now watch and wait, while Kansas comes
To join them in their glory.
Across the states the spirit spreads,
Back to its primal sources,
Where woman's rights, in modern sens, .
First mustered in their forces,
Where Lucy Stone and Susan B.
Led kindred souls 10 battle
For woman's higher hopes and needs
And raised her from chattef.
Through storms Of ridicule and scorn
They bore their cause undaunted,
Till through the land, from shore TO shore,
Its burning truths are planted.
Their light is shining brightly, girls
Each year tits growing stronger
Truth must prevail and error fail.
Just wait little longerl
-Woman's Journal
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Expensive ECONOMY.

Some people begrudge the little
money that an Allcock's Porous Plaster
costs, and when they are racked with
pain from lame back, or from the
soreness arising from cold, they will
spend any amount of money to relieve
the pain. Ifthey only had one of these
world-renOwBed plasters on hand they
would be saved q vast amount Of suf-
fering and be considerably richer. AT
the first sign of stiffness of the Joints
apply one Of these plasters without any
delay. The soreness will be greatly re
lIeved at once and will soon disappear
entirely. 1t will be money saved t.
have them on hand, say nothing of the
comfort they bring.
Brandreth's Pills contain no irriiat-
ing matter.
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Rhymes For rImbaetoo.

Timbuctoo is chiefly interesting as
the subject of verses submitted for a
prize offered many years ago by
Punch for rhymes to that curious
name. One of the verses was;
II were a cassowary
On the plains OF Timbuctoo,
would eat a missionary,
skin and bones and hymnbook too.
Another, with a more perfect
rhyme, ran thus;
As was hunting on the plains.
An on the plains OF Timbuctoo,
A buck was all g1t for my pains,
And he was a slim buck too.
Philadelphia Ledger.
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Antiquity of ches. and Checkers.

Chess has been attributed to Pala-
medes, who 1ourished $50 years B. c. ;
also to the Hindoos. Some authori-
ties consider checkers a very ancient
game also-in fact, the origin of
checkers and chess may be identical
Strut, however, considers checkers
modern invention" Mr.. Mallet
published in 1868 a treatise on the
subject of draughts; and the game is
known to have been played in Eu-
rope at least century before. The
Romans had a game called latrun
Gull, which was very similar in char
acter to checkers, the pieces moving
diagonally, capturing by leaping over
and obtaining superior power upon
arriving safely at the thither side'of
the board. The board, however, con
sisted of but 16 squares. Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-16

II is said that Honolulu was the
first community in the world to make
practical use Of the telephone. Mod
ern science advances very slowly IN
Honolulu generally, but when that
community heard Of the telephone II
adopted it as one man. The people
sill eat rawfis and use their fingers
in carrying it TO the mouths, but they
use more telephones in proportion 70
population than New York does
Chicago Tribune.
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Jaok Tar and HIs MONEY.

Sailors are almost the only class Of
workingmen who have considerable
sums Of money to spend on payday.
A jolly tar was buying a watch. The
price was $40. Jack bought the watch
without any higgling and earelessly
threw down a $50 bill. The jeweler
pointed out the deficiency.
"Oh r. was the remark. Il didn't
know had that. I'm so much in.
And he fished another bin out of a
greasy wallet and threw it on the
showcase. Itwas a $50 bili.-Jewel.
ers Circular
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His First Lien on Her Afreotions.

He-Will you be minel
She-Certainly not What ques-
ton!
He-Then of course you will re-
turn the gold watch and chain2
She-You never gave me watch
and chain or anything else. My
friend, Mr.. Lillywhite, gave them to
me.
He-Yes, but he got them at my
store, and as he never intended to
pay for them of course it is the same
as though gave them to you.
She-H'ml So it is. But this is
sudden. Boston Transcript.
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A shrewd Preacher.

A preacher advocating the support
of a charitable object prefaced the
circulation of the boxes with this ad-
dress:
From the great sympathy have
witnessed in your countenances,t there
is only one thing lam afraid of-that
some of you may feel inclined to give
too much. Now, it is my duty to in
form you that justice should always
be prior virtue TO generosity, there
fore l wish to have it thoroughly
understood that no person will think
of putting anything into the box who
cannot pay hiS debts.
The result was an overfowing col
lection. London Tit Bits.
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An Unsatisfactory service.

what is this, please" queried a
detected boarder as he cautiously,
with the tip of his knife, turned over
a sorry remnant of fowl on his plate.
THAT, replied the landlady haugh-
tily, lis duck-redhead duck, Mr..
Gibson-and let me add it is consid-
cred a great delicacy here. suppose
you were not familiar with it when
you resided at Sawpits
"Oh, / knew it was duck, madam,
but couldn't tell the color of its
head. It's difficult to determine one
extremity from another, and ! have
nothing but the webbed feet of the
beast here. New York Herald.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-16
Method In Hia Madness.

Mrs. Wiclwire- What is the use Of
standing there aud calling the stove
namesi That won't make the fire
burn any better.
Mr.. Wickwire- i thought that may
be If ] could insult the blamed thing
it would get hot about it.-Indian-
spOlis Journal
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A Nest RuiIdinr Fish.

= One of the queerest denizens of the
deep, and one which could very prop
erly be called an archaeological won
der, is the gouramis, the famous nest
building fish of the oriental seas.
These fish are very plentiful in the
waters of Cochin China, Java, Su-
matra and Borneo. At the breeding
they pair off like birds, and selecting
a favorable spot in shallow water
among aquatic plants and grasses
build large spherical nests of floating
weeds and plaster them over with
mud. The broad, fiat fins used in
this last operation are attached to
theabdomen and are wholly different
from anything in the fin line known
to naturalIsts. The full grown fe-
male gouralnis is feet long and
weighs l10 pounds. The eggs of this
queer fish, which are deposited i'll the
mud plastered nest, number from 500
to l,0OO.-St. Louis Republic.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-16

Among ancient and medieval SOW
ereigns the universal custom was 10
give a list of the various countries
over which the monarch ruled, or
was supposed TO rule, and the rela-
ton he bore to each.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-16

sDo you call this sponge cokei
Why, it's as hard as can be. "
Yea, mum. That's the way a
sponge Is before its wet Soak Il IN
your tea. mum. London Punch
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THE ONE GENT DAILY
Twenty five Gems a III nth; so Cents
for SO Days; So 90 a Year.

AWSAey NV SCh. . q ~ AeAi ~
for so Days; So 90 Year.
The ouly cue cent newspaper or the
Pacific coast. Circulation has be,
uuadrupled ia less than CUE year,
Give il trial aud you will never d'
without il. It answers the purpose OF
halfa dozen weekiies. aud does net
cost one-ihird AS much. Fry il owe
the campaign at least.
NEWS.
Associated Press report aud stat
capital news a speciality.
EDITORIAL.
Timely, pertinent aud independent
discussion of leadiHg events, men an0
measures.
CIRCULATION.
The ONE CENT DAILY is read by
more people, of all shades of opinion,
than any other paper in Oregon out
side of Portland.
PREMIUMS.
One of the best books in English and
American literature given With the
ONE CENT DAILY every week, on the
coupon plan.
HOW TO ORDER.
Send us two-bit piece in letter and
try the paper for month at least.
We believe in the greatest possible use
of silver, and receive lots oft In this
way, HOFER Bros, Editors,
Salem, Or,
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Actresses are compelled to paint
their faces before they go on the
stage, on the nights would give them
the appearance Of ghosts.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-16

"That clock, said the man who
was looking through the senate
chamber, don't call out the hour no
way, does it2"
mo, replied the guide.
Whose property is it?"
"Why, it belongs to the Union"
ITO which.
'To the Union"
"And don't striker No, stree. Ye
can't fool me. Washington Star.
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The title prince is from a Latin
word signifying leader and dates
iran the aarlv Roman empire
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There is said 10 be but one British
house remaining where the old feu-
dial custom is observed of guests and
servants all dining together on
Christmas night, and the dance aft
erward being led by the hostess
with the gamekeeper.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-16

There are 16 counties in Pennsyl-
vania and New York of the same
name They are Allegheny, Clinton,
Columbia, Delaware, Erie, Franklin,
Fulton, Greene, jefferson, Monroe,
Montgomery, Sullivan, Warren,
Washington, Wayne and Wyoming.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1894-04-16

, AttiOk Il. IkS~l ~ nee, 10 state 81 .
" oppEite court hogse, aiil hulsl " liam
Ne Oihce houHe 10 ~ ai,u 10 O'Clock. SO
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1 J.shAN. N, W. HUM SHAW q HUNT
u. Attorney at law. Cfnce over Oafatai
,ational bank, salem, Oregon.
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III J. BIGGER, Attorney AZ law ,Saislai. ore
IL. gun. ufi1ce over BWSh's bank.
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luLMoN FOKD, Atluisey Mt law, salem,
Il upgoR. OttiCe up s,aits M tsiten b,,.Ck.
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IOhN a. carson, Attorney at law, rooms
j Sand = B..sh bank building, salem, or.
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tOhN BAlNE, ATTORN El.AT-LAW.
y COLLECTIONS made ana promptly remitted.
1urphy block, cor. State and yommercIal
Ireets, salem, Oregon, s-sltG
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LON LAM. W a. Hul.nHS
llONHAM 4. HOLMES, Attorneys al law,
ID once Ina Bush block, between state and
curt, on Commercial street
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,tTEi4LA SHERMAN. - Typewritine ana
~ commercial gtenogf Apply. Once, room
a, Gray block. The beat of work uone ~ rea-
souable rates. le.q6
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PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS CARDS.


hAhC1 BINGHAM, Attorneys ut Law,
IL Rooms 4, and y darcy Building, lfi
sssite street. Special attention eiNen 10 n,.ri-
aess IN the supreme and Cilcuit courts OF the
rate. al
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THROUGH TICKETS

10 Az pOinia la the EasisFn states. Canada
ma tnfops can % o,,i.ined a lowest rates
k.Fs hll0Ehs. Asst. q. n. and faaa AL
n. kOKHLka. Manaarr
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MerridaIe Poultry

YARDS. Only purest stock kept. Specially,
Brown Legh0rns, Plymouth Rocks, BLACK
Ainorcas and Black Langshans. Eggs for
Matching. III AII.lER, Salem,
25tn street. near State. a-S dwlm
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-15

thing, as all the meat on board of
the vessel had spoiled.
Captain Jameson went on shore
and was surprised to see evidences
of habitation and finally entered a
house which is usually occupied by
Captain Freeth and his family
when they are on the island. When
he crossed the threshold his nostrils
were assailed by a terrible odor.
A second later he saw the body
of a man sitting in a chair,
with one hand resting on a
table and clasping small book.
The body was in an advanced stage
of decomposition, and the captain
judged that the man had been dead
for at least two weeks. The cap
tain, very humanely, then ordered
a grave to be dug, and with his
own hands placed the body in it,
the sailors absolutely refusing
to touch it After this was
done he returned to the
house and collected the effects
of the dead man, which consisted
of a compass, quadrant, watch
and chain, some papers, including
a letter addressed to Captain
Freeth, and the small book before
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-15

many people, and some persons
were disposed to censure the COM
pany for allowing the man to re-
main alone on the island. Others
say that Holstein volunteered to
remain there. He had been en-
ployed by Governor Freeth for
three years, and had been on Lay
San Island for about six months.
The L'Avvenier had a rough trip
up. She left Newcastle on Feb.
1st for San Francisco, with a cargo
of coal for Williams, Brown & Co.
Before she reached Laysan Island
the vessel was caught in severe
gale, and before the storm was over
most of her yards were sprung and
the seams on the sides of the ves-
sci were opened and allowed the
water to run in every time a heavy
sea was met with. Pumping was
constantly kept up until the arrival
of the vessel at this port. She viii
be recalked here and then will
resume her voyage. The vessel is
owned solely by Captain Jameson,
and is an Italian-built brig, but is
now registered under the British
flag. He has had an unpleasant
trip all around and is glad to be In
port.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-15
OFF FOR AFRICA.
Tommy Lucas May Leave for That
Sunny Land.

It is said that Thomas Lucas, of
the Honolulu Planning Mill, is very
tired of Honolulu and it's environs
and is now engaged in getting to-
gether a party to leave for South
Africa to better his and his COM
panions' fortunes. When ques-
toned about the story, two of Mr..
Lucas brothers admitted it was a
fact, but when he was seen last
night he appeared to be averse to
having any mention of his proposed
trip made in the newspapers.
"There is something in it," he
said, "but 1 do not want anything
said about it."
When pressed for statement re-
garding his plans, he replied that
he expected to leave for Africa in
about four months, with a party of
about twenty. 1t will include
three carpenters, three bricklayers,
two masons, one jeweler and one
engineer, with their families. Mr..
Lucas admitted that he had
been working on the scheme
for some time and has received
several letters from the boom town
of Johannesburg, the party's OBJ
jective point. He would not di-
vulge the names of the people who
are to accompany him on his ven-
turesome journey but from other
sources it is learned that Robert
More, formerly superintendent of
the Union Iron Works, e. B.
Thomas, the local contractor, and
possibly G. B. Wilson, will all go.
It will be a surprise to many to
hear that Wilson is going and the
statement is based on a remark
made by Lucas who said "Unless
the Queen is restored, Wilson will
not bother anybody, after four
months have elapsed" Mr.. Lucas
appears to be in earnest regarding