Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-05-13
CURRENT HISTORY.


: our warships ready and the fires burn
ing. lie may tell Spain to let up ol
Cuba any day.
I Cecil Rhodes, the man who caused
the fighting between the English ant
, the Beers in South Africa, is not gOinl
to be punished at all.
A filibusterer is one who leaves {
peaceful country against the wish OF
its government to interfere in for
eign country where there is war. A
number of filibusterers from our coun.
try who wanted to help the Cubans
against Spain, have been caught and
are to be shot or put in prison If
Uncle Sam don't save them.
The house passed bill to have four
new warships built. The senate cut
the number down to two. They are
quarrelling about other things, too.
The biggest volcano in the world,
Manua Loa on the Sandwich Islands
is throwing out burning lava melted
rock.)
In a trial at the Washington navy
yard an 800 pound copper ball was shot
through a l5-inch steel armor plate.
The ball went 20O0 feet a second.
The milennial t10OOth year old
worlds fair Of Hungary, at Budapesth
on the Danube river (see il you can
find that on the map opened May 2.
KEEPING WELL AND STRONG.
Don't sleep with your mouth open.
l believe If boys and girls could
sleep just as long as they wanted to
they would never be sick. Here's a
verse about that:
Said little Johnny Green,
"This Is the funniest world / ever
seen;
A fellow is sent off bed
When he hain't got a bit of sleep i'm
his head,
And he's hustled out of 1t, don't you
see,
When he's just as sleepy as he can
be-"
Apply castor oil to wart once
day for Il month and IL will entirely
disappear.
The bitter wax in your ears is to
catch particles of dust and keep
insects out. AS IL accumulates and is
covered with dust, it should be re-
moved once week with bit of soft
cloth or pencil point.
read this in book the other day:
The boy who gets four TO six years
work on Il farm between the years of
10 and 20 will be apt to TO have an
iron constitution that no amount Of
athletic training ever gives.
Scientists have determined that
grlddle cakes with syrup or sugar con-
tain all the elements needed for
healthy growth of the human body.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
A boy better learn TO box than to
smoke cigarettes.
"Cleg Kelley" is the new story Of |
an Edinburg, Scotland, newsbOy. He |
Is described as barelegged loon of
eleven, with garments picturesquely
ventilated.
Two Of the best papers to read are
the American humane society publi-
catlons-"Our Dumb Animals" Bos-
ton, and "Our'Animal Friends" " New
York.
A new book is called "Thc Little
Heroine of Poverty Flat" the adven-
lures Of girl of ten years in Rocky
Mountain mining camp, published by
Thos' Whitaker, New York.
A rich man one morning at family
prayers prayed for very poor neigh
6or After the prayer, his boy said TO
him. papa, give me your pocketbook,
and | will go over TO Mr., Smiths and
answer your prayer myself"
OWLS.
At this season people often find
young owls in the woods, kill,them or
cage them up. They make a very
poor pet, because they want to sleep
Ill day and play and fly about ani
llght, as their time to be awake and
'et food is at night. They can see as
veil as by day and fly with nolseless
wings They 90 into barns, and have
Ven been known TO 20 into vacant