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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-08-26

worry and too little care and thought for
health 1t isn't an easy thing for healthy
man to overwork himself If a man will
stop for Just one minute every day and
think of his health, and, when he finds that
he feels trifle out of sorts, will resort to the
right remedy he may work about as hard
as he wishes without doing himself injury.
On the contrary, If he neglects health and
works on i'll spite OF ill-health, he win
awaken some day to fiud that the penalty is
consumption nervous exhaustion or pros.
tration or some other dread disease. Even
then il is not too late If the right remedy is
used The proper remedy, both to prevent
and cure these diseases, Is known to thou
sands of men and women all over this con-
hnent Thousands of them have written,
testifying over their signatures, to It's mar
velous virtues. The remedy is DR.. Piercc's
Golden Medical Discovery. 1t cures eS per
cent. of all cases of consumption, cataTrh Il,
bronchial and throat affections.
"I was a sufferer for five OF six years from in.
digestion, sore stomach, and constant headache,
writes b. r. Holmes. of p. O. Box I73. Gaffney,
s. c. ~ tried several OF our best physicians and
found no permanent relief; For two years while
but Graham bread, but Il didn't cure me. BY the
persuasion Of friend of niue, l commenced the
use of Dr. PierceS Golden Medical Discovery
which gave me relief in a few days. Since then
could not sleep; had restless uneasy feeling all
the time skin was yellow and dry Now have
good color, rest well at night, have good appe-
lite, can eat almost anything ! wish to- and
When the liver and bowels don't work,
the body and brain won't, DIR. Pierce s
Pleasant Pellets are sure, safe, speedy
and permanent cure for constipation, and
a torpid liver One "Pelletn is a gentle
laxative and two a mild cathartic.
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Stage Line.

From Salem to wilhoit Springs, via Silver
ton.
Leaves Silverton for Salem at 6;3o a. M,
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridavs. returning
to Silverton same days, leaving Salem at
o'clock p. m.
Leaves Silverton for Wilhoit Springs at
ago a. M, Mond ays Wednesdays aud FIJI
days, returning to Silverton Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays.
Leaves Salem from Westacott's barn.
Eare-Round trip from Silyerton to Salem
81. Round trip from Salem to Wilhoit So. 50
Round trip from SilVerton to Wilhoit 81. 50
- HARDESTY 4 MOODY.
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Building Material !

Salem Branch 1903 OF the Labor Exchange,
are now prepared to furnish at short notice
SAND and Gravel of any grade, and Of the
best quality, and in any quantity. Telephone
t7s. 6 IS i'm
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Boston's big subway is about finished
1t cost S5,OOO,OOO. An eleyated rail-
road isnow proposed.
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III ~VSgl E,A .gLCSGD

" Closed because
OF the death of the
proprietor. Ii is a
taniiliar sign, to be
seen daily on the
streets of every city
in the country. 1t tells
the old story OF too
,,,uch u,ork Too r-.,c,,
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NOTICE FOR BIDS.

Salem, August 10, 1897.
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DAILY.
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2II CONNER cial St, Salem Or
~Suits SIS upwards. Pantst upwards "a
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27
SCALLOP-BACK BILLY.
Proof That Fits Don't Run in the
Lucas Family.
L. Quaint snd Characteristic Story
From life as They Live 1t
An the Woods and
Hills.

In my day and generation have told
so seandsitFus many terrifia big stories,
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Andy Receivers Rapidly.

"Eow, see if you can't manage so as
to let few ideas soak through your
hair, whilst try to give you some Of the
mainest pints in the game" says Andy,
as he mounted and we rid on towards
home.
"1yhat blame fool stranger which
traded with me back yonder has jest
simply snapped off the goose that lays
gold eggs and never goes to set, as it
were, and l saw through his trick like
a flash. He calculated that when he
took off his saddle and pulled the blan-
kets out of the terrible hole in the
pony's back would be Parclyzed on the
spot and dead crazy to rue the trade.
You would have took his bait like lit
tie sucker if you had stood in my shoes,
but, havin come down from a genera
ton of horse traders, didn't snap and
gob5le down the bait any to SPEAK Of.
He thought / would ask him and beg
him for a rue, and at last offer 10 swap
back even in orlerment 70 gil lid
q the scallop-back pony, and in thse
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The Scnllop shows Up.

The next minute they had both lit
and dismounted and got down to round
up the trade. They changed brides
in the first place, and then as Andy
pulled his saddle off and was takin a
farewell look at his mule, the stranger
give a quick jerk and flung his saddle
from the pony to the mules back. For
some minutes then Andy he looked at
me and then at the pony, and | looked
at the pony and then at Andy, whilst his
eyes bulged out as big as pair of sau-
GERS, and 1 had powerful hankerin to
laugh.
When the stranger took off his sad
Gle and then pulled all the blankets out,
one by one, blamed if they didn't leave
hole in the pony's back as big as n
hamper basket. You couldn't tell for
certain by lool1in at him what in the
thunderation had happened to him, but
it would seem as if q big slice of his
back had been bit out or chopped out
at a very young and early age. We
found out afterwards that the dead
limb of tree had fell on him when he
was a mere colt and broke his back.
And then when he got well and come
around on his legs oncst more that ugly
scallop was still there, ard there to stay.
The stranger had . kind of silly look,
but it amt no ways probable that the
Fool Killer had ever had any
pressin engagements at his house,
and he had filed up that ugly
hole in the pony's back with
about IS saddle blankets, foldin them
every one a little wider and wider till
he brung the valley up to a level with
the knobs and hills surroundin.
"Well, man, sir, when he lifted his sad
die and blankets and pulled the waddin
out and left that thunderin big hole
there in the pony's back he looked q
blessed sight more like a drummedary
than q piece of horse flesh. i thought
in my soul for few minutes that Andy
Lucas would faint and fall down in it
in spite of all that could be said or
done. But he rallied presently and
come back to his right mind and proper
spirits.
By this time the stranger was buck
lin up the girths as if TO take on wa
terbury movement, and leanin over in
my saddle and whisperin to Andy, says
I:
"That dadburped Internal scoundrel
beast has snapped the Twin socks of
Of you by workin low down trick. It
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27
when We Three Met.


Now, in them days 1t so come to
pass that was right there present on
the ground when the first trade was
made, wherein Scallop-back Billy fell
into Andy's hands, and 1 recollect all
the whenceness and the wherefores
thereof.
1t would seem like Andy and me had
went to town together on Saturday
along in the fall Of the year, and on our
return back home that evening we
struck road acquaintance with O
stranger which, accordin to his own
do1ology, hailed from the Crawford Set
tlement way down in the river country
but from the way things turned out
afterwards he was lyin like yaller
dog about that.
Anyhow, the stranger was ridln Of
little high-headed, proudsteppin
horse, with calico-painted sides and
other fancy trimmins on him. He was
likewise rugged out in q screakin new
saddle, with red saddle blanket, and
by gracious he was sllimmin along over
the earth like a bird in great shape.
Andy he was powerful taken up with
the genral appointments Of the little
horse, and he bantered the stranger for
a trade right then and there on the
spot.
The stranger he responded back
that he was then ridin the best piece of
horsefesh that was ever done up in that
much hide, and consequentially hewant
in no wise particular keen 10 part COM
pany with him. But at the same time
be went on to say that he was tradin
man and would swap anything he had,
except his wife and children, providin
Of course he got the fggers fixed to suit
him.
"Well, comm right down to business
and rock bottom" says Andy, chow will
you change saddles and brides with
me?"
Andy was ridin Of little plug mule
which he had traded for that day, and
which the same stood him in hand
about $40, and was well worth the
money.
"As 1 said in the outstart, am not
ridin my swappin stock to-day" the
stranger went on torectly, "and Ireckon
you would have to lay about SIS on your
mules back before the change can take
place"
Il am willin to make it ten dollars
even Steven" says Andy, "and if that
boot amt big enough reckon we will
have to retire from the trade"
"Well, now, have never yet seen the
day when l come so low down as to let
five dollars bust up horse swap the
stranger responded, "and you are
traded with"
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Jump ten-rail fence any more, nor
but these things are nonessentials and
don't have to be done. We can look
after the grandchildren and point a
moral and tell them tale and teach
the young idea how to shoot without
carrying pistol in a hip pocket. Sol
ONION says that the glory of an old man
is his childrens children, and he might
have said that the children who have
no grandparents did not have their
share of happiness in this world.
But old age has its triumphs and con-
solutions. 1t has passed all selfshness
and vain ambitions and takes comfort
in memories and philosophic medita-
ton. 1t realizes the wonderful progress
of art and invention, for we old men re-
member when there was but one little
railroad in the United States and no
telegraphs; when the old stage coach
carried the mails and postage was 25
cents letter; when there was no kero-
sene oil and no matches, no steel pens
and but few books of any kind. Old
iSC 10 ilOb uidl illtu ibOub pOllticS VI
the downfall of the government, for
these same periodical excitements have
agitated the country as far back as we
can remember. It is the same old song,
but 1t does not disturb our serenity.
When our old cook concluded to quit
she advised my wife to look round and
"eet q settled woman to take her
place." "Dese young niggers hain't got
sense enuf to stay anywhere long and
dey will be runnin' off after every sur
shion and funeral and picnic dat come
along. Better get settled woman"
Age does settle us wonderfully, and it
looks like pity that we have to shut
fle Oft this mortal coil about the time
we have gotten some sense and learned
the lesson of life.
But we must accept our destiny with
grace and gratitude, and may the Lord
give us
IAN age that melts In unperceived decay.
And glides In modest innocence away"
Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constitution.
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Scnllop-Back Horses All the Go.

The young man was so tremendous
glad to swap back most anyway till be
went Off reIoicin, whilst Andy he rid
home on scallop-bacl Billy, with $40
spot cash landed safe in his left flank
pocket.
Nobody knows for certain how many
times Andy has swapped off scallcp-
back Billy, but he gets him back every
clatter withalittle boot money throwed
in for good measure. The stranger
which first snapped him to Andy sent
trader into the settlement onest, and
sent him after scallop-back Billy at any
price. But Andy got onto the trick,
and when finally at last the trader
shook $500 at him for the calico pony
Andy would only shake his head and
say;
mot this year. Some other year,
prehaps. Tell the man which sent you
here that love him like a twin brother,
/ do. And tell him moreover also that
the scallop-bacl1 horses are now oil the
go around Rocky Greek"
AAd SO il it ever comes to pass that
you mought pitch out to try your hand
with swappin stock, you can keep in
mind that there is one man in this great
country which always falls like cat.
on his feet 1t would pay you likewise
also to recolect that fits don't run in
the Lucas family.
RTrFT'S SANDERS.
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will never do for you to go home ridin
that double-aetion, seallop-baelk thing
never in the created world. Rue the
trade-even pull if you can't do no bet
ter-but rue the trade, Andy-rue the
trade"
This mought be deyilish good time
of year for you to lay low and say moth
in, Rufe," Andy whispered back to me.
"You want me to play this game dead
square into the strangers hand, and l
don't most in generally always handle
the documents that way. 1t looks like
both of you took II for natural-born
iurn fool, but we will see about that,
Pufe-we will see.''
Then turnin to the stranger,wh was
now mounted on the mule with his boots
in the stirrups, Andy smiled pleasant,
homely smile, and went on to say:
"Now, stranger, If you have got any
more scallop-hack, calico horses down
in your country would love the best in
the world for you to bring drove the
next time you are passin Through our
settlement. l have got few head Of
mules and horses over to my plantation
both straight backs and scallop backs
and hump baeks-and I will trade with
you most any time and any way. The
scallop-back horses are all the go in this
country now, Whist the straight backs
are way yonder out of the fashion"
Holy Moses and the twelve epistles,
what lie!" thinks l to myself, but as
Andy had already give it out that my
time of year to say nothin had come,
didn't put my hand into the game any
more. And yet still did feel rale curl
Gus all over in spots from the fear that
the way in which he had got bit and
plugged in the trade and the general
shock which struck Us when the
stranger pulled the waddin out of the
hole in that pony's back, had kindly I'M
strung Andy's nervous system and adj
died his mind
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DWARFS OF THE PAMIRS.
Pigmies Whose Domestic Animals
Are Also DwRrfed.

Arc Also DwRrfed.
At the northwestern end of the Hin
doc koosh range of mountains in Cen
trail Asia lies the wild, desolate and all
most unknown Pamir plateau, which,
on account of its great elevation, is
known as the roof of the world" Few
travellers or explorers have ever ven
tured there, and those who did Travelled
only in the southern and central parts
of the Pamirs, lying just beyond the
northwest frontier of India. But word
has come from st. Petersburg that two
Danish officers, NM. 0loufsen and Phil
ipsen, have just arrived there from
very extended journey of exploration
in the northern portion of the country,
having covered a vast area hitherto un-
trodden by foreigners.
Their explorations are Of great value
to the scientific world. They discov-
cred tribes of natives entirely different
from those inhabiting the other parts Of
the Pamirs, and they brought back with
them over 300 photographs of places
they have visited and types they have
met. The people are all dwarfs, and the
animals of the district, both wild and
domestic, are CORRESPONDENCE diminu-
tive in stature. The inhabitants are di-
vided into numerous small tribes. The
herding of sheep and cattle is almost
their sole occupation.
During their travels the Danish ex-
plorers met, among Others, tribes that
are still fire worsbipers and are totally
uncivilized In their modes of life. The
full-grown men and women are rarely
three feet In height. Their donkeys and
their horses, which in appearance re-
semble the ponies of the American
plains, are about the size of large dogs.
The bulls and cows are no larger than
the ordinary European foals and the
sheep are no larger than small poodles.
These little savages have dark spins
and their eyes appear like little black
beads sunk deep in their sockets. Their
hair is very long and bushy, their
noses large, their lips thick and their
cheek bones large and prominent. Their
habits are extremely unclean. They dress
in skins, long sheepskin pelisse cover
ing the greater part OF their bodies.
Many wear long, loose skin trousers
split at the bottoms Of the legs. They
use much grease on their hair and their
clothing is covered with it. Their tents
are made Of skins.
The use of money is unknown to these
strange dwarf people and their only
trade consists in the bartering of furs
and stock. Little respect is shown for
the women, and they are bought and
sold at the rate of five and six cows or
Is sheep apiece.-N. Y. World.
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who Was crazy That Dny,

In the main time l couldn't help but
take notice that the stranger kept hang
in around like he was waitin for some
thin to happen and would ruther not go,
whilst | thought If it was me after
thrown as much dirt on a man as he
had on Andy | would be moyin my
washin in a swingin gallop.
But presently Andy he swung him
self into his saddle frightened the
Ielns on seallop-back Billy, wished the
stranger a whole lot of good luck,
waved his hat at him in sayin good-hy,
tangled his spurs with the flank girth
and away he went. He pulled in and
waited for me mile or two down the
road, and when I rid up he was dis
mounted on the ground, rubin and pet
tin that pony. and tallin and carryin
on with himself like a man that was
horned fool and had also went crazy.
ANDY Lucas" talkin to himself out
loud so 1 could hear, you may not be
smart enough to run fJr congress- but
the family records will show that you
amt all sorts of fool on the same day.
You have got head as long as -four
barrel and as level as q squash. You
may show the whites of your eyes and
look foolish sometimes, but III be
doubly dadburned If there is anything
particular green in your general rec
ords. But it does raley look like it will
take some people forever to find out that
you arc a natural-born horse trader,
with great gobs of sense, and that fits
don't run in the Lucas family. But you
jest spit on your bait and wait, and then
when a sucker comes along and bites
you can throw him out on dry land 50
he never can flutter back to water"
"Git on your horse, Andy, and come
on. 1t is gettin late and we would bet
ter be movin along towards home"
says I, soft and gentle as l could, cause
1 then felt plum certain that the man
was not in his right mind.
"Say here, Rufe, don't you be givin
yourself so internal much trouble and
worriment about me-" he come back,
kindly frin up, like he was mad "You
Inought maybe think I am as blind
as a mole and as crazy as a chinch.
A heap of people amt got 10 better
sense than to think that, and you must
be one of the people this eyenin. The
stranger we met back yondcr in the
road-the idiot which snapped me this
pony for that old mule-has backed his
own fool self up agin that very sDag.
Can't you stir up the mush in your
mutton head sufficient TO see that /
have snapped the very daylights out
of the stranger, and him a-lookin at
me all the time? Don't you know this
scallop-back pony is worth small
drove of sich mules as that to a man
in the tradin business like me? Didn't
YOU see the game that dadblame fool
was tryin to play on me, and can't
you see how the documents have come
my way like q mill race with the dam
busted?s You saw the idiot GRIMM
at me, and hangin around like man
that was saunt for and didn't want to
go worth a hardly, and yet you couldn't
see through his game. By the eternal
Jim-jams, RUFF, it is as plain TO me as
Il painted horse rack in ten acres of
burnt woods. And now, aecordin to my
general opinions, if there is q man in
this crowd that is a standin candidate
for the crazy SLOAN, his name is San
ders, and not Lucas by durn sight"
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For Young Married People.

Try to be satisfied to commence on
small scale.
Try not to look at richer homes and
covet their costly furniture.
Try to cultivate the moral courage
that will resist the arrogance of fash
ion.
Try being perfectly independent from
the first, and shun debt in all its forms.
Try to avoid the too common mis-
take Of making an unwise effort to be
gin where the parents ended"
Try going a step further, and visit
the homes of the suffering poor when
secret dissatisfaction is liable to spring
up.
Try to be cheerful in the family cir
Gle, no matter how annoying may be the
business cares and the housekeeping
trials.
Try to cooperate cheerfully in ar
ranging the family expenses and share
equally in any necessary sssf.deuaals
and economies.
Try buying all that is neeensary to
work with slxillfully, while adorDlng the
house at first with simply what will
render it comfortable.-Detroit Free
Press.
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The Contradictory SEX

81 do not understood it," said the
philosopher,
"What is botbcring you now?" in
quired the other.
IF man is two hours late in arriving
at home his wife raises a row, while If
he is gone two years she viii give him a
royal welcome. Women are peculiar"
-Tit-Rits
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27
The Attraction.

Jess-I never understood why Miss
Fitz married Giglamps.
Bess-She couldn't make up her mind
TO break the engagement.
Jess--Why not?
Bess-His was the prettiest ring she
Ii d.--PhiIadelphia Press.
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till right now l can't
recollect for certain
whether / have ever
told you the chap
ter from R o C k y
Creek history in re-
CARDS to Andy Luz
cas- and Scallop-back
Billy, as we arewont
to call him. Well,
a n yh W, Scallop-
back Billy is q cal
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1897-03-27
Average uelrht and Weight.

The average height Of man is five feet
six inches, his w-Night 1llA pounds.
The average height OF woman is five
feet two inches, ler weight 124H
pounds.
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ieo-sided mustang pony, with white
stoclin feet and q skewbald face, and
for come time past he has been Andy's
regular standby for tradin stock.
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"What do you call this stuff, waiter2a
FLOATING island pudding, sir"
"Umi Most Of the soil seems TO have
fallen TO nc" - Philadelphia North
American.