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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-08-29
Once Used, they are Always In Favor.

NeNAeiAN PeApSeN'
Once Used, they are Always In Favor.
Assist Nature a little now and then, with
a gentle, cleansing laxative, thereby Temov-
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bowels toning up and invigorating the liver
and quickening its tardy action, and you
thereby remove the cause Of a multitude of
distressing diseases such as headaches, In
digestion, or dyspepsia, biliousness, pim-
Piles, blotches, eTuptions boils, coustipa-
ton, piles, hstula and maladies too numeT.
Gus 70 mention.
II people would pay more attention to
properly regulating the action Of their
bowels, they would have less frequent
occasion TO call for their Doctors ser
vices TO subdue attacks Of dangerous dis
eases
That, Of all known agents TO accomplish
this purpose, DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
are unequaled, Is proven by the fact that
once used, they are always IN favor. Their
secondary effect Is TO keep the bowels open
and regular not 10 further constipate, as is
the case with other pills. Hence, theiTgreat
popularity, with sufferers from habitual
constipation, piles and indigestion.
They absolutely cure sick headache, bill
business, constipation, coated tongue, poor
appetite, dyspepsia and kindred derange-
ments Of the stomach, liver and bowels.
A free sample OF the Pellets" IA 10 ?
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postpaid, on receipt Of name and address
ON postal card.
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-08-29
Mexican
Mustang
Linincnt

LII IL l. L nj Il ~
for
Burns,
Caked s. Inflamed UdderS.
Piles,
Rheumatic Pains,
Bruises and Strains,
Running Sores,
InflammatiOns,
Stiff joints,
Harness s. Saddle Sores.
Sciatica,
Lumbagos
ScaIds,
Blisters,
Insect Bites,
All Cattle Ailments,
All Horse Ailments,
All Sheep Ailments,
Penetrates Muscle,
Membrane and Tissue
Quickly to the Very
Seat of Pain and
Gusts it in a Jiffy.
Rub in Vigorously.
Mustang Liniment conquerf
Pain,
Makes rIan or Beast well
again.
The free press., 1895-08-15
York.-An Ancient Prophecy.

The suggestions that the city and
state of New York shall drop the pre-
fix "New" and be called simply
"York recalls an ancient saying
which has long been prevalent in the
north of England, in Lincolnshire, if
not in Yorkshire. 1t ran thus:
"Boston was, London is, and York
is to be the greatest seaport of the
three.
The age of this prophecy is un-
known, but it undoubtedly dates back
to time when Boston in Lincoln
shire had recently been rival Of Lon
don as seaport. In 1904 its ship
ping was next to that of London and
nearly as great. Perhaps not very
long before that time it had exceeded
the shipping of London.
But how "York was yet to be" the
greatest. seaport was difficult prob
lem until the settlement of America
and the foundation of the New York
in the new world. The English York
is an inland city that has no facilities
for commerce. 1t is nearly 100 years
ago when some Lincolnshire people,
recalling this ancient prophecy, de-
cided that if York was to be greater
seaport than London it must be the
American, or New, York, which COM
manded the most important harbor on
the entire Atlantic coast New York
Sun,
The free press., 1895-08-15
Wealth i'm Irish Peat Boys.

Peat is carbonaceous substance
formed by the decomposition of vege-
table matter in localities where the
conditions of moisture and tempera-
ture are favorable. Ireland contains
the largest deposits, it being also
found in Holland and North Germany.
There are two varieties of peat-the
red and the black, found directly un-
der the red. Heretofore its CONNER
cal value has been very low, as it was
used chiefly as a fuel and as an in
gredient in naphtha, paraffine, etc.
By new process red peat, which is
fibrous in nature, is combed out until
it resembles wool, and then woven
into either cloth, which is half the
cost and far more durable than shoddy,
or mattings and rugs of fair CONNER
cial value. The waste product caused
by the refined combing, bleached by
the patent process, is utilized rs peat
pulp, which is cheap and equal to
wood pulp.
The dust produced in refining is
also good disinfectant. Black peat
is reduced into powder, compressed
into blocks that are perfect counter
felt of ebony, and can be readily used
where it is required. 1t is not brittle
and can be worked into pulleys.
handles, etc., and as a non-conductor
it can be used for electrical insulators.
The process having been perfected,
its manufacture is to be commenced
in Ireland.
It is estimated that Ireland contains
nearly 1000, 900, 600 tons of peat, so
that new industry may soon be. de-
veloped. Industries aud Iron.
The free press., 1895-08-15
The Exact Quantity.

An Irishman was hauling water in
barrels from a small river to supply
the inhabitants of the village, which
was not provided with water works.
As he halted at the top of the bank to
give his team "blow" before pro-
ceeding to peddle the water, a gentle
man of the inquisitive type rode up
and. after passing the time of day,
asked:
"How long have you been hauling
water for the village, my good man?"
"Tin years or more, Sor," was the
simple reply.
"Ah! And how many loads do you
make day."
"From tin to fifteen, accardin' to
the weather, Sor!"
eyes. Now 1 have one for you,
Pat" said the gentleman, laughing,
Chow much water have you hauled
altogether"
The Irishman jerked his thumb in
the direction of the river, at the same
time giving his team the hint to start,
and replied:
"All the wather that yez don't see
there now Sor. Judge.
The free press., 1895-08-15
Made an Electric Spring.

In one of the shipyards of Cleve-
land there is young man who DEM
onstrated to some people of the Rocky
Mountain country the great influence
OF the mind over the body. In their
cases this influence was sufficient to
cure various diseases, until they dis
covered the hoax, and then relapse
came to some who had not rs yet
thoroughly recovered.
The young man and his compan-
ions were not posing as priests of any
peculiar faith, but we're simply look
ing out for the dollars that might
como from their patients, and the
cures were in no wise accredited to
faith, but to the natural properties of
an electric spring" This they
claimed to have discovered under the
bluff at Pixies Peak, and over the
water they built fancy sanitarium.
Soon people came from far and near,
and not only came but were cured.
From various diseases the patients OBJ
tanned relief, and the sufferers from
rheumatism we're numerous some being
terribly crippled.
The phenomena of the spring were
remarkable and unique. Those who
bathed in it's waters felt pleasing cur
rents of the subtle energy coursing
through their anatomy; and when a
cup (which was chained) was touched
to its surface q shock was felt by the
arm which held the cup. Marvellous
SUCCESS came to the sanitarium, and
wealth was rapidly coming to the
young men during the several months
that the cure was in operation until
one day party of electricians visited
the place and discovered the secret OF
the springs peculiar action. There
upon, fearing the wrath of the peo-
pie, the young men fled, leaving
thing behind.
The visiting electricians, strolline
| over the mountain, had found wires,
| and these were traced into the spring.
Beneath the rocky bottom OF the
basin there was network of the con.
ductors The secret of the shock OBJ
tanned ut the drinking place was found
to lie in the fact that the water was
connected with wire, and when tht
cup touched the surface circuit wal
formed The discovery of the fraut
destroyed in many cases all the gooo
that had been done by the treatment
| Cleveland Leader.
The free press., 1895-08-15
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

A New York surgeon cured mort
bund case of sunstroke the other day
by covering the patient in chipped ice
in bath tub.
An Old Orchard (Mc.) man, who
ran needle into his foot, extracted
the same by passing his foot near the
dynamo in the local electric light
plant
A German man of science who lives
at Florence, Italy, states that the in
sane occupants of San Salvi howled
and screamed for days before the re-
cent earthquake.
Wheat can be grown in the Alps at
an elevation of 3, 600 feet, in Brazil at
5000, in the Caucasus at 5000, in
Abyssinia, at 10, 900, and in Peru and
Bolivia ut II, 900.
In the fords on the Norway coast
the clearness of the water is wonder
full. Objects the size Of half dollar
may be seen at depth of twenty five
or thirty fathoms.
A determination by Prof. Barnard
with the Lick telescope places the
diameter of Neptune at 32, 900 miles
from two thousand to four thousand
miles less than is stated in most text
books.
Paper indestructible 10y fire has been
invented by M. Meyer of Paris. A
specimen of it, which was subjected to
q severe test, 14S hours in potter's
furnace, came out with its glaze al
4 most perfect.
Astronomers calculate that the sur
face of the earth contains 81, 625,
626 square miles, of which %, 8l4, III
are water, and 1911, 504 are land, the
water thus covering about seven tenths
of the earth's surface.
The longest unbroken stretch OF
telegraphic cable in the world is the
one which connects the Red Sea with
India. The weight of iron employed
in its construction was not less than
81, 1876, TIA pounds, while the copper
weighed SAT, 404 pounds; $3.50 knots
was the total length of cable used.
} How hot our clothes are has just
been determined by DIR. Won Bebber,
German meteriologist. When the
J outside temperature is fifty degrees
Fahrenheit, the temperature Of the
coat is 71.2 degrees. that between the
! coat and the waistcoat 73. degrees,
between waistcoat and shirt 1853 de-
! grees, between shirt and undersairt
} TIA degrees, and between the woolen
undershirt and the skin 90.9 degrees.
The free press., 1895-08-15
Acadian Peasant Life.

"Life drifts placidly amid these
quiet scenes. The spring comes late;
the summer is like summer in other
quarters, though nowhere save in Nor
mandy and England, can one see so
quaint an outdoor life. In the little
cabins there is clearly comfort and
domestic joy. The grass grows on
the marshes, the cattle fatten on the
pastures, the busy housewife weaves
the simple homespun garments, while
growing sons work on the joggin reefs
or hew in the forests of Minudie. But
in the winter season industry ceases.
The hay is hauled on quaint sledges
from the marsh, while in the woods
the dark-eyed peasant boys set their
snares and trap their game. The
winter nights are brilliant rs in polar
lands the far-off sky is unhecked by
clouds, and the moonlight glints the
seamless robe of snow spread over
field and forest. The shore is piled
high with great cakes of ice, which
through the long night crunch hoarse-
ly one upon the other rs the tides
shoulder them together. Within the
great forests and upon the wastes OF
Elysian Fields broods that strange
silence, but peculiar sombreness.
which we never fail to feel and see in
the old pictures of wintry New Eng
land in the Pilgrim days. Outing.
The free press., 1895-08-15
The Bicycle as an Educating Agent.

The bicycle is, in fact, the agent OF
health and of wider civilization. 1t
will give stronger bodies to the rising
generation than their fathers have had
and it will bring the city and country
into closer relations than have existed
since the days of the stage-coach.
What the summer boarder has been
doing for the abandoned farms and
deserted villages OF New England, the
wheelman is doing for the regions
surrounding our great cities He is
distributing through them modern
ideas and modern ways of living, and
is fructifying them with gentle distil-
latlons of city wealth. Above all, he
is teaching their people that sure
way to prosperity lies before them in
the beautifying of the country in
which they live, and in the preserva
ton of all its attractive natural feat
ures. Century.
The free press., 1895-08-15

trees, speaking to first one and then
another. He had stopped to look at
the time of day, measuring the height
of the sun with his eye, when he heard
the peculiar rending, rustling sound
of tree tottering to its fall, then
wild shouts, and shrill, piercing
scream. 1t was the scream which
warned him of his danger. He turned,
saw Scrap fping toward him on the
very wings of the wind, the whites OF
his eyes shining, his black face a pic
ture of agonized terror.
"Run, run! It's a-fallin' on you,
sir; it's a-fallin' on you'll"
He did get out of the way, he
hardly knew how, and the great tree
came down with laundering crash,
the earth trembling, the air full OF
kissing vibrations. He covered his
face with his hand for moment, shud-
dering at his narrow escape.
'If it hadn't a-been for Scrap I'd
be right under it now. Where is
Scrap?" he questioned aloud.
The workmen were already franti-
cally cutting away at the timber to
get him away from under branch of
the tree. But he was dead when they
lifted him gently and placed him out
upon bed of grass. I,
'It all comes O my bein' such q
dog-gone fool" said Mr.. Heath
brokenly, the tears trickling down his
face. He rubbed the dry, thin, black
fingers he held in his, he passed hand
caressingly over the boys wizened
face, but it was no use. The breath
of life had passed his lips for the last
time.
He received burial in the country
graveyard beside Matthew, and there
were some sad tears shed over him.
''He was only little colored boy, I
know, but he done a great thing for
u.s." Mrs. Heath explained to a neigh
bor.
''He was human bein' an one O.
God-a-mightys heroes" declared Mr..
Heath. Utica, IN. W Press.
The free press., 1895-08-15
Not Acquainted.

It was not entirely serious occa-
sion at Oakwoods Cemetery recently.
Some little scintillations of humOr
crept out among the solemn observ-
ances. Following is sample: A lady
searching for the lot where friends
we're buried accosted an old Irishman
whose general appearance might lead
one to imagine he was familiar with
the locality.
"Can you direct me to lot SO and
so?"
"No, num-" was the reply. IL
don't live here. Chicago Tribune.
The free press., 1895-08-15
His Last Wish.

Mrs Westside-I hear that Charlie
Knicker booker is going to get married
on the 25th.
Mr.. Westside Yes; he has only got
three days more.
Little Tommy (who has been read
ing about an executlon)-The last
three days they give him everything
to eat he calls for, don't they, pa?-
Texas Siftings.
The free press., 1895-08-15
The German Foot Powder.

A powder is used in the German
army for sitting into the shoes and
stockings of the foot soldiers. 1t is
called "fusstreupulver," and consists
of three parts salicylic acid, ten parts
starch, and eighty-seven parts pulver-
lied soapstone (speckstein). 1t keeps
the feet dry, prevents chatting and
rapidly heals sore spots. 1t is to be
recommended to walking tourists
New York Dispatch.
The free press., 1895-08-15
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Borrowed troubles are the heavi-
est
A lie is the blackest thing outside
Of the pit.
A hyprocrite never fools anybody
but himself.
The faultfinder works at least ten
hours day.
We punish ourselves when we hate
other people.
It there were no difficulties there
would be no men.
No man is pure who is not filled
with love of purity.
A civil tongue will protect us where
q revolver wouldn't.
A good man will hate lie, no mat
ter how white it looks.
We cannot do our best for cause
we are not sure is right.
When wise man steps on banana
skin he learns something.
There is moro heat in q burning
match than in printed sunset.
The man who would lead others,
must first learn how to stand alone.
1t means something when cheer
full giver puts his hand in his pocket.
Some people are as much afraid of
letting their light shine as a stingy
man is of burning gas.
How quick there would be wal
among the birds, if the owls and pei.
leans should insist that the robins and
blue jays should behave as they did.
The life of more than one girl has
been blighted, because she had a moth
er who made her go to church III
faded gown and a last years bonnet
Rams Horn.
The free press., 1895-08-15
A Lyric OF JOY.

over the shoulders and slopes of the dune,
Jsaw the white daisies go down to the
sea,
A host in the sunshine, snowdrft in June,
The people God sends us to set our hearts
free.
The boboIinks rallied them up from the
dell,
The orioles whistled them out of the wood,
And all of their singing was, Earth, it is
we'll
And all of their dancing was, "Life, thou
art good?"
BLISS CARMAN in the Century.
The free press., 1895-08-15

Only one grave, that of John Wat
terman of Rhode Island, marked with
a rudely carved sandstone, has been
been identified of all who died at
Valley Forge during that perilous
winter of ITS. -. W., 177S," are all
the marks that are on the stone, but
the records show whose grave it is.
All the other graves have been plowed
over for more than century.
The free press., 1895-08-15

A "size" in coat or trousers is one
inch; in underwear, two inches in a
sock, an inch; in a collar, half an
inch; in shoes, one sixth of an inch !;
in gloves, quarter of an inch; in
hats, one eighth.
The free press., 1895-08-15
A Small Affair.

"You have pretty extensive ranch
down in Texas, haven't you Colonel?"
Colonel Alamo-Oh, no. just lit
tie seven by nine concern.
"Seven by nine what?"
"Miles. "-Indianapolis journal.
The free press., 1895-08-15
The Clock Stopped.

Mr.. Staylate-Dear me! L don't
believe this clock is going, is it?
She (wearily)-No. We always
wind it before going to bed. 1t ran
down an hour ago. New York
Weekly.
The free press., 1895-08-15

The United States produced in
1890 over two-hfths of all the silver
mined in the world, the best silver
producing country being Mexico, with
a product of $50. .O00.0
The free press., 1895-08-15

Some cricketing devotees in England
want the government to knight the
champion cricket player of the coun-
try, w. g. Grace.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-23
The Committee List.

Washington, December 81 The list Of
the committees Of the House was an
nounced by Speaker Thomas B., Reed to-
day. The principal committees are:
Committee on Rules-The Speaker. D.
B. Henderson, Iowa; John Dalzall, Penn.
sylvania; C. +. Crisp, Georgia; Benton
Mcmillan, Tennessee.
Ways and Means-Dingley, Messrs.
Maine; Payne, New York; Dalzell, Penn.
sylyania Albert. Hopkins. Illinois
Grosvenor, Ohio; Ruel, Connecticut; Dol
liver, Iowa; Steel, Indiana; johnson,
North Dakota Evans, Kentucky; Taw..
ney, Minnesota Crisp, Georgia; Mcmillan,
Tennessee; Turner, Georgia; Tarsney'
Missouri; Wheelock. Alabama; Mo.
Laurin south Carolina.
Appropriations-Messrs. Cannon, Hi.
nois; Bingham, Pennsylvania
Grout, Vermont; Northway, Ohio
Stone, Pennsylvania; Arnold,
Rhode Island; Hainer, Nebraska
Blue, Kansas; Pitney, New Jersey; Hem
minway, Indiana; Mccall, Tennessee
Sayers, Texas; Dookery, Missouri; Living
stone, Georgia; Robertson, Louisiana
Layton, Ohio; Bartlett, Kentucky.
Foreign A Affairs-Messrs. Hit, Illinois
Draper, Massachusetts,; Adams, Jr.,
New York; Cousins, Iowa; Taft, Ohio
Smith, Michigan; Heathole, Minnesota
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-23
In Boston PuIpits.

Bosotn, December ga number of
clergymen in this and adjacent cities to
day preached against PRESIDENT Cleve-
lands Venezuelan message
Rev. J. D. Fulton of Somerville the
well-known anti -Romanist, declared that
President Cleveland was the slave of the
Pope, and that il Great Britain and the
United States were divided, there would
be an end of progress throughout the
world. He said that If Protestant in
stints had ruled in Congress there would
have been.a delay for day or two, and
this action would never have been taken.
Rev. j. ID. Pickles Of this city. Ca
madam, said Congress should resign and
new Congress be elected and the Presl-
dent impeached.
Gen. 7. j. Morgan, ex-Indian commits
siOner, in an address at the People s
Temple, said war with England would
put back civilization of the world 100
years.
Rev. Geo. @. Lorimer, at Music Hall,
said the interests of the American people
were essentially wrapped up in the main
tenanoe of peace, but he did not think
there was O. threat of war III the Fresi-
dents Venezuelan message. DIR. Lorimel
advocated q commission from the Su-
preme Court to decide the meaning OF
the Monroe doctrine.
Rev. Minot j. Savage of the Unity,
saidj If the message meant bluff, it was q
disgrace; if il meant war, it was &
crime
Rabbi Fleischer of the Temple Adatt
Israel, said 1t was the duty of the church
es as with one voice to cry aloud fol
peace.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-23
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The London Chronicle says the names
of the gentlemen suggested as members
Of the Venezuelan commission are above
suspicion for integrity, experience and
good Judgment. Unhapplly the body it,
self is in a diplomatic sense horse de
concours.' It's findings will not be
recognized by Great Britain.
Early yesterday morning Ewomy S
hotel Rotterdam at Schenectady, N. Y,
burned. The hotel was full of boarders,
and there were several narrow escapes.
bed with a lighted cigar and falling
asleep. Loss $4,000.
Since Thursday the Mississippi river at
S. Louis has risen twenty-five feet
unprecedented in the same length of
time. Boaumen and dwellers on the
river bank were taken unaWares 1h
loss is very great.
A despatch received at Halifax last
night reports the loss of the schooner
Victor with all on board Her capita II
was Robert Brad bury.
The Poplo Romano, at Rome, coin
menting on the financial effect of Presi-
affairs, says it is of the opinion the COM
mon sense of the American people will
punish the Presidents imprudent
effrontery.
Fifty polishers in A. H. Overman's
Victor Bicycle works went ON a strike
Saturday morning All the strikers are
union men. The strike is ON the account
of the employment Of W. Ii. Crosby, the
only non-union man in the apartment.
The foundry and machine shop of the
Putnam, Conn, Foundry and Machine
company, was burned Sunday morning.
The I fire probably caught from old
moulds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-23
SPANKING STOPPED REBELLION.
Jamaica Pupils Attacked Teacher and
Superintendent Smith Attacked Them.

Woodhayen, L. l., December 21.--A
miniature rebellion in one OF the classes
of Public School No. /, yesterday and the
subsequent punishment of the unruly
pupils has caused sensation among the
village folk. With few exceptions, they
approve the action of Superintendent
Cyrus E. Smith, who spanked seven of
the offending pupils, and of the members
of the Board Of Education, who endorsed
his action at special meeting last eve
ming.
1t is said that several of the parents
have ayowed their intention of swearing
out warrants for the superintendent S
arrest.
The trouble occurred in the fourth
grade, which is class of boys. Miss
Burns, the regular teacher of the class,
was i'll at home. Her place was taken by
Miss Bauerman, a substitute teacher,
who was unable to preserve anything like
order. Catcalls and other sounds
emanated from all parts of the classroom.
Balls of paper aud chunks of putty were
thrown hlther and thither, and, while
Miss Baureman's back was turned, a
carloature was sure to appear suddenly
upon the blackboard.
This sort of fun continued until Miss
Bauerman lost patience. John Fatter,
thirteen years old. was the first one
singled out by her. She took him by the
collar. This was the signal for general
uprising, nearly every boy in the class
joining in the scrimmage. Fetter broke
loose from Miss Bauerman's grasp by
giving her blow with his fist. Miss
Rauerman is by no means strong, and
she was pushed and jostled in every
direction.
Finally she escaped from the room and
rported this mutiny to Miss McQuerk, the
principal, who is very strong-minded
and very strong armed. She swept into
the turbulent crowd in Grade 4, shook
Hetter into obedience, and then TOOK him
and six other mutineers to her room.
Superintendent Smith soon appeared.
He took the seven into his vacant room
and spanked them in the good. old. fash
ioned way. When he had finished he was
out Of breath, and his arms ached almost
as badly as if he had been successful
candidate shaking hands after election
He called the members of the board of
education together and received ther en-
dorsement.