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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-01
What About salem2

Inc question Is often asked, is life
worth living, depends for it's answer
somewhat on the location and
conditions of existence. III you are
fond ofa retired exclusive country life.
farm will suit you. 1t has it's ad-
vantsges. The farmer ia sure of good
living and plenty of work. His chill
dren grow up with plenty of exercise,
and good common sense is not sub,
merged under social culture or fashions
able follies. Ifyou like a large city
with its whirl and nproar, its factory
smoke and noise and din, nothing else
will suit you.
But there isa golden mean with
neither the disadvantages nor discom-
forts of farm life or large commercial
metropolis. 1t Is the first.class Ameri
can residence city-citles that are sani-
tarialy well located and In prosper-
Gus well-developed farmiag country.
The typical home city has from ten to
thirty thousand population. 1t has
business, industries. schools, churches,
but predomlnance of homes owned
by the families who occupy them.
This isan American residence city.
such city Is Salem, Oregon. 10
has population estimated at fro M
1900 to $1,000 people. 1t has 20
churches, four colleges and well
equipped public schools with moder a
conveniences to accommodate muc b
larger population. The man who seek
home In our midst finds city ali
built to his liking, with sewers, water
works, gas, street railways. large
frst'class hotel Of 200 rooms, electric
lights, graded streets, steamboats,, rail-
roads and the usual lines Of business
that are required TO suit the tates OF all
classes.
Salem has above aud beyond all
these advantages a reasonably public
spirited citizenship. Churches aud
fraternal orders are well sustain cd.
Sunday schools and lectures arc pre-.
pared to elevate the younger genera
lions and enlighten the older. A rlc IA
farming country for twenty miles
In every direction ensures high
degree Of prosperity for constantly
growing city. The morals aud intel.
llgenos Of our city arc equal 10 any Ia
lhe Pacific Northwest Perfection IL
not claimed Ia any city Of ibis sIzs,
aud while there IL some 10 be found
fault with there IL more 10 be oom.
mended.
After seeing many Of the best cities
10 our eouDlfy We can without exag,
ge'allon say lbgt Salem ID ihe bead
typical American t0gn " lis slzo that
No knog " IN the uplted statas,
There Dsy be better towns, bat ws
have nei found lbem, ~ any fails
test, ellmAls, sanitary, eommerolal
integrity fnanolal security, slseaoe ~
failures e9nspleuoualy solid IA ~ pnsls
nsas and conservative IN lis mgnlelpsl
enterprises, halsn 10 the pser " aay
t9sg M ihe world,
halsm 10 tls superior u Any 0iher
q M Nv lbs World ~ one respect,
That Ifslsel 10 ihsi n = . iown
Chat w ng possibility oan n
sFel ~ bskssldsi n aieoa lbe
lssl ~ ihe panic yeal " lpgl, sna F
sisw steadily whep thousands " eihef
lewns " lls alaas sepi dgsn aua senl
llsek ssids aha beeaVs depepulslfa,
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-01
VALLEY LAND OFFICE !
5. B. CATTERL1N & 90
Real Estate Agents.

n, BWe have experience oosuv
estate business before that
20 do easily 81 "0 Oisou, ana now
o 25perac
Fruit tracts of 8, o. 0acres$ to ner acre
Farms of 40, 80 acres r. ~
Poultry, swine and
Orchards % 100acres
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resources of Oregon published by the alone u tue
Office, los State ENr oD7,co>-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-01
Wealth of the State.

Following is the total assessment on
taxable property In all the counties
of the state, which have been sent to
the state board of equalization at Sa-
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-01
PERMANENT VALUATIONS.
oregon's Board of Equalization Get
ting Some Results.

The following figures show what
classes of property have been passed
upon by the board and the permanent
valuations as decided upon by that
body:
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-01

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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-01
The Oregon Pacific Purchase.

The purchase OF the Oregon Pacific
railway by Messrs. Bonner and Ham
rnond Is doubtless In pursuance OF thS
general design formed by these gentle
men aud their associates for the de
yelopment OF the mouth Of the Colum-
bia river, says the AstOrian. IL will
be remembered that this road Rs origin.
ally projected and surveyed, extends
from Yaquina across the central wheat
belt OF Oregon and connects with the
Union Pacific system at Huntington.
The entire line has been laid out and
ties and rails placed IN position through
all the principal mountain passes be
tween Huntington aud tho Cascade
range the rails aud other materials
being transported thither on the backs
~ mules, Ia order, II IL said, that the
right of way might DO protected from
lapsiDR pending the negotiations Of the
money required 10 nniSh the entire
construction, but tho Only portion Oi
the road completed by iia projeei0Ts
Was the section from the Cascades west,
ward, There 10 good reason 10 belisye
tbe TseslyeTs sails viii be confirmed by
the court, apd ali these Improvements
Representing ibe expenditure NJ ssy,
sTal millions " dollars with tbs yAln,
able franchise foT ihe whole undeTiak
ipg, viii pass Into tbs hands VI bonner
and Hammond f0f ihs pOmlnRl COO
sideTsllop " 100000 rhs bulldlng N
ihe shon ssisDsl0p through ihe dob
enal fields Apd lues hsgsllble timber VI
ihs hehalsgl 10 ihs dsap gsieT W A.,
iellA'g bsIboI vii surely fgll0w, aDd
thus on sop's slsai ssspoIi 10 ~ 0blslp
ihs slg1si plipgliaBs0us bspeAl 0fH
e9nbfeiigp giih isO Independent
ifanseD nilHepisl liHfs NJ railway,
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-01

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

The following letter now on file IL
the secretary of states Office explain
itself, and Is here published for tn,
first time.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-17

That the Ruskin Art Club is doing thor
ough and conscientious work in its
study of the art and archaeology of ancient
Greece is evidenced in the able and
thoughtful paper that was read at the last
meeting by Miss Carrie Van Dyke; ex-
tracts of which will be found below. Miss
Van Dyke is daughter of Judge Van
Dyke, and her cleverness in literary and
artistic lines of thought are here well
known.
Her subject was Athens during the
time of Pisistratus, and after touching
upon the character of the Athenians, the
course of their history, and the inevita-
bleness of a tyranny at that time, if not
of Pisstratus then of another Miss Van
Dyke sketched in the state of public af-
fairs when Scion was called in to remedy
them; of the two distinct classes of the
people, the upper and the lower, regard
less of legal divisions; the one rich and
free and powerful; the other poor and
constantly growing poorer, sinking rapid
ly into q condition of serfdom which
aroused a spirit of bitterness and exaspe-
ration that threatened dire destruction to
the state; of Solon's laws which made free
men of them all; of the return of dis
content which created dissensions; and fl
nally of the rallying of the whole people
under one or another leader.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-17
WHERE THE
WOMEN GATHER TO HELP
ONE ANOTHER
for of Rough

j.. One OF the arguments given in favor OF
the Federation of Woman's clubs was,
that it would tend to make the real aims
and methods of the clubs now in exist
ence more widely known; result that
would be appreciated by many individuals
who are interested in club work in the
abstract, and would like to identify them
selves with some such work if they could
have definite idea of which one or ones
would best suit their needs and capabili-
ties.
AT the Wednesday meeting, Mrs. Mary
Hartwell read an able resume of the
seventy-five or so clubs and societies here
and hereabouts; but, although they were
ingeniously grouped as to their similarity
of purpose, and .concisely segregated as
to their individual difference in method,
the mention of each was necessarily brief.
The Herald therefore feels that it will
be timely and appropriate to give its wo-
men readers an outline of one or more of
these varions organizations each Sunday,
on its page devoted to woman's interests,
and below will be found two of the most
prominent of the educational clubs in the
city, with short history OF their exist
ence; their present work, their officers,
and places for meeting
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-17

| diversified types of literary, domestic,
philanthropic and other enthusiasts, who
by attending the meetings may gather
new ideas or have their old ones brushed
up, but who must then go elsewhere to
act upon them; women with hobbies are
cmphatically discouraged in the club;
no announcements OF any kind are al
lowed from the floor, and the platform
makes only those announcements which
pertain to the legitimate club work.
The board of managers arranges all pro-
grammes, transacts all business, listens to
suggestions from club members in board
meetings, and either refuses or accepts
them in which latter case subcommittee
are appointed to act upon them as in ar
ranging for special events.
The book committee, of which Mrs.
Margaret Collier Graham is the chairman,
always prepares popular programmes, and
it has in charge the next meeting of the
club, February Odd.
Then there are practical science days,
the next one of which will be in charge
of Miss Monks, who has probably an in
teresting subject that will be illustrated
by device OF her own, and will be given
early III Narcn.
| On the fifth Friday in March the club
will have it's usual social; it will be giveu
in the evening instead of the morning,
as formerly, and Mines. Wing, Tolhurst
and others will give a modernized version
of Greek play, in costume--The Council
of Women.
From the above the Friday Morning
Club will be seen to be popular, and de-
servedly so, for while it is progressive it
is also conservative; it is established on
sound basis, and is run on practical
business principles. 1t is a very active
instrument for good in the best and high
est sense, and it deserves the respect Of
the community as vital force for fur
thering the sisterhood of women and
promoting broad humanitarianism
among all classes. Following is list of
the officers and board of managers.
President Emeritus-Mrs C. NJ. severance
PresidenJ-Mrs. J. A. Osgood.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. W. l.. Graves, Mrs. 7.
D. Stimson.
Secretary-Mrs. E X. Foster.
Treasu-er-Mrs. g NJ. North.
BOARD OF MANAGERS
Mrs G. B. Eastman, Mrs. F. E. Fay,
Miss J E Collier, Mrs. NJ. b. Williamson,
Miss NJ. P, Wills, Mrs. Ella II Enderlein,
Mrs. Shelley Tolhurst, Mrs ]. W. Mitchell,
Mrs. II. B. Wing, Mrs. J A. Osgood,
Mrs X. c. Mccullough, Mrs. E. K Foster.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-17
THE GREAT CHARITY
BALL AT GOTHAM

New York, Feb. 11.-Maids and ma
irons, dandies and debutantes, grave
statesmen and fippant leaders of society,
danced and made merry on Thursday last
for sweet charity's sake. AS this years
ball called out many more of the we'll
known members of the Four Hundred
than is usually the case, the dance was
exceptionally brilliant. And the gowns!
Never were New York's fair DANES so be-
comingly dressed. Pretty girls in lace
and chiffon, with huge lunches of violets,
orchids or roses beautiful women in silks
and velvets literally blazing with Jewels,
laughed and talked, or danced and
coquetted to their hearts content, on all
sides OF the great hall.
Mrs. Morton, the Governors WIFE, was
resplendent in steel blue velvet Partisan
CONNECTION. Her corsage was abaze with
diamonds and in her hair she wore one of
the fashionable diamond aigrettes. An
other prominent woman, Mrs. John Jacob
Aston, wore pale blue satin gown color
she much affects, trimmed with beautiful
designs in applique lace, the bodice gilt
tering with diamonds, while mercury
wings OF the same precious stones spar
killed. in her hair.
The next great event to which society
is looking forward with Impotence is the
bal Poudre, " to be held at the Hotel
Waldorf. This is to be most gorgeous
affair and the fortunate recipients of in
vitatons are ransacking the town for
white wigs to wear to.the great function,
as it is well known that powder ruins the
hair
Ball gowns still remain the prominent
dress question of the hour. When the air
resounds with rumors of dances and dim
ners, teas and receptions, how can Dame
Fashion find leisure to turn her attention
to anything else. By far the most success
full dresses are those of satin with chiffon
bodices, decorated with little very good
passementerie or embroidery the latter
picked out with sequins. Pointed pieces
of trimming on either hip give an excep-
tionally effective touch to an otherwise
plain skirt, or narrow straight band of
passementerie running either side a hin
drapery of chiffon looks exceedingly well.
Everything round the waist is worn mar.
row, while nine skirts out of 10 fit over
the bodice. Perhaps the most charming
waist finish is afforded by delicate brocade
sashes, which are folded and twisted into
the merest rouleau and tied at the back in
very tight wide bow, the ends falling
either side the full back width of the
skirt to the hem. There is rather a tend
ency to return to the strap style of even
ing sleeve, which is to be deplored see
ing that presentable arm is very scarce
nowadays. Some one suggested the other
day-and 1t seems not at all unlikely-that
the cause of this falling-off Of roundncss
and plumpness is due to athletics, the
latter developing the muscles to prom
inent degree; but, whatever the cause, the
fact remains that we have not the pretty
rounded arms OF our grandmothers. There
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-17
SOrlE OTHER
INFORMATION FOR THE
NEW WOMAN
Dine Alone When
Is o

partment says that the wholesale destruc-
tion of birds to get wings and feathers to
decorate ladies' hats is causing great in
jury to the farmers. Their crops are badly
hurt by insects that thrive in the absence
OF the birds. If Mrs. Paret's proposed
society becomes a popular one, how the
price of ostrich feathers will increase!
Nothing helps the dwellers in democ-
racy to bear with their absence of titles so
well as stories of the hardships of the
titled. Therefore the statement of an
English paper to the effect that when the
Princess of Wales is away from home the
Prncesses Victoria and Maud are forced
by their royal papa to dine tete-a-tete in
their own apartments without even the
companionship of lady-in-waiting,
should cheer American girls who feel that
they could have adorned royal circles but
for the unkindness of fate.
Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer, who has
been dean of the Woman's College o. Chi
cago University for two years, has re-
signed. The reason she gives for her action
should be very reassuring to all those
home ties lose their charm for women of
trained intellects. She resigned simply
and solely to be able to accompany her
husband, Prof. Palmer, of Harvard, where
he is to spend next year.
Ladies Vernon Harcourt, Brinsley Sher-
idan and Midway, three American
women of title in England, are the daugh-
tiers of the late John Lothrop Motley the
historian and diplomat. 1t is said that
they have never visited their native land
since their marriages abroad twenty odd
years ago. Therein they differ from Mrs.
Joseph Chamberlain, who comes over as
often as possible.
The princess Paulina," now in New
York, is probably the smallest dwarf liv-
ing. She is seventeen inches tall and
weighs only nine pounds. She was born
in Holland is 10 years old, and speaks
four languages fiuently.
Mrs. Catherine Stearns, who voted at
the recent municipal election in Boston,
has the distinction of being the oldest
woman voter in the world. She will lie
96 on June % next.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-17
SOROSIS ON THE
BUSINESS WOMAN

The question which has been agitating
the social philosophers and the political
economists for some time past concerning
women's business persistency, came up
for settlement yesterday afternoon at So
rosis. There was most interesting dis
cussion, and surprises were numerous.
Hands which the rod of empire might
have swayed" pointed the business woman
back to her own pace-the homeland
Mrs. Helen Cougar of Indiana, hitherto
noted mainly for her woman suffrage
AFFILIATIONS, announced herself the cham
pion of children's rights, says the New
York World.
The discussion was opened by Mrs.
Mary c. Ball, who in presenting the ques-
ton said that whatever might be said OF
the persistency and fXedness of purpose
OF women in business pursuits, it could
not be denied that men possessed more of
those desirable qualities. Women enter
business life, she said, to procure Il
livelihood. They regard their work as a
marriage or some other happy accident to
relieve them from it, while IL man knows
that business means life work for him,
and that marriage will only increase his
responsibilities. He therefore has much
more persistency and fiXedness of purpose
than She"
Dir. Katherine G. Townsend who spoke
on the Affirmative, called upon statistics
to prove that women were persistent in u
most remarkable degree. They were
noted, she said, for patient endurance.
The history of their entrance into bust
ness life she described as the history of
persistent effort. ''In the fifty years, !"
She said, % women have by their persist
ency forced their way into every profess
sion. 1t has taken only fifty years to
bring them into competition with men.
In fifty years they have overcome the
prejudices of ages, and in every civilized
country they have proved their ability.
Forty years ago there were only seven
forms of employment open to women.
Now there are scarcely that many closed p"
Mrs Gertrude II. Tenny opened the
negative side OF the discussion. 81
fear" she said, that 1 belong to the
class which rushes in where angels fear
to tread Nevertheless [ stand today on
the negative side. We see women enter
the field of business with no lack of
enthusiasm and high purpose. But,
alas the fire burns to ashes. Why!
First, because of tradition. Business
training has formed no part of their edu-
cation. Then the shifting conditions of
their lives hinder them. If they are
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-17

The method of work has been simple.
AT the beginning of each term OF study a
schedule or skeleton of important topics
is prepared that covers the ground to be
gone over, and the list of authorities from
which the required information may be
taken, copy of which is given each
member of the club 1t is then expected
that every member will acquaint herself
with the subject for each meeting. The
time is given to informal discussion, and
according to this method of procedure
each member benefits from the results OF
her own research, as well as that of every
other member These discussions are
conducted by the president of the club,
who is leader as well, and is careful that
all the essential points are brought into
clear relief.
An important feature in the work is the
maps. Everything is definitely located,
and aside from general maps number of
members. This winter, for instance,
there have been plans of the Acropolis of
Athens, of the treasures at Olympia and
of the Sacred Way, all suspended upon
the walls of the assembly room. And the
membe having them thus constantly be-
fore their eyes have gained familiarity
with the places, to be reached in no other
or better way, and have thus been en-
abled to realize the exact location of mon
uments of antiquity which exist at the
present time.
There may be those who feel that such
q club is only selfish in its aims and
methods, but the members feel that if
through such study they may come to a
better understanding of the ways of man,
and God S purposes with him; learning at
the same time to appreciate the brother
hood of humanity, and Gods fatherhood
toward all, such an influence in their
lives may add somewhat toward the adj
vancement of man and womankind.
The Ruskin Club has it's present COM
Portable and hosptable (for visitors are
always welcome) quarters in room 1l2,
Phillips Block. The meetings are held
each Wednesday at 10 a. m. Its member
ship numbers about forty. At the last an
nual election the following officers were
elected:
President, Mrs. Stephen G.. Hubbell
first vice president, Mrs. Felix Howes
second vice-president, Mrs. Joseph Il. Sar-
tori; recording secretary, Mrs. W. J. Dunn;
corresponding secretary Mrs. Charles
Monroe; treasurer, Mrs. G. Wiley Wells
executive committee Mrs. John Wigmore,
Mrs J. B. Owens, Mrs. Burt Estes How
ard, Mrs. Margaret Hobbs, Mrs. John II.
f. Peck.
The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-02-17

The Chinhman in Australia are persons
of modest wants. When they take no.
ton to marry they write to matrimo-
NAL agent in Hong Kong in the following
vein: II want, wife. She must be q
maiden under 90 years of age and
She must also have never read a book,
and her eyelashes must be half an inch in
length. Her teeth must be as sparkling
as the pearls of Ceylon. Her breath must
be like unto the scents of the magnificent
odorous groves of Java, and her attire
must be from the silken weavers of Ka-
laching, which are on the banks of the
greatest river in the world-the overflow
ing 1anktsekiang.
Mrs. Blackman and her associated mem
bers of the Metropolitan Police Board OF
Leavenworth, Kan, refuse to give up
control of the Police Board, notwithstand-
ing they have been removed by the Gov
ernor They kept the fact of their removal
quiet and continued to act as Commits
sioners until the Mayor was notified by
Governor Lewelling to take charge. The
Commissioners refused to turn the books
over to the Mayor, and claim that they
were not legally removed. As the Chief
of Police will not obey them, they have
little power, but the state of affairs is one
of the anomalies of Populist rule in
Kansas.
Miss e. V. Cornelius of Philadelphia
has devised new way to be of service to
her sex and make living at the same
time. She is professional marketer. "
Early each morning she starts out with
notebook in hand. She takes any order
her patrons may give, and the fashionable
woman busy with society, the philan-
thropic woman whose time is fully occu-
pied with thoughts of others, the business
woman bent on making career for her
,self-all may avail themselves of the pro-
fessionas marketer and for small pit
lance save themselves this tax upon their
time and nerves.
Mrs Paret, the wife of Bishop Paret OF
Maryland, is friend of the birds. She
is trying to form society in Baltimore
the members of which will be pledged not
to wear any feathers ON their hats except
ostrich feathers. The Agricultural De-