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The Van Buren press., 1898-04-16
HIRED WEBSTER FOR A WEEK.
And Got His Services for Notbing-A
sharp Trick.

OF course Webster was in demand by
those who could afford to pay for his
services. A sharp Nantucket man is
said to have got the better of the great
defender of the constitution in an anus
ing way, however. He had q small case
which was to be tried at Nantucket
one week in June, and he posted to
Webster's Office in great haste. 1t was
a contest with a neighbor over matter
of considerable local interest and his
pride as litigant was at stake. He
told Webster the particulars and asked
what he would charge to conduct the
case.
why" said Webster, you can't af
ford to hire me. I should have to stay
down there the whole week, and my fec
would be more than the whole case is
worth. l couldn't go down there for
less than $1,000. Icould try every case
on the docket as well as one, and it
wouldn't cost any more, for one case
would take my time for the entire week
anyway"
"All right, Mr. Webster" quickly re-
sponded the Nantucketer. 'Here's your
$1,000. You come down and I'll fix it so
you can try every case"
Webster was so much amused over
this proposition that he kept his word.
He spent the entire week in Nantucket
and appeared on one side or the other in
every case that came up for hearing.
The shrewd Nantucketer hired Daniel
out to all his friends who were in liti
cation, and received in return about
$1,000, so that he got Webster's services
for nothing and made good profit to
boot
IF that man were alive in these days
OF trusts and syndicates he would prob
ably be at the head of legal trust, con-
trolling the services of all the big law
yers of the country.-Boston Herald.
The Van Buren press., 1898-04-16
ASS AND LIONS SKIN.

There was donkey once, or so I've read,
plain, old jaekass, kind we're alters
guyin',
Who found a lions skin (most likely spread
Out in the sun, and stretched yer know,
fer dryinD.
Well, anyhow, he got inside the thing,
And, as lion, scared the folks ter pray
in,
Until he tried ter roar and then, by jingl
They knowed he was jackass by his
brayin
There was Teller once-er twice-er more
Than twenty million times-who cut a
pretty figger.
And if the blamed chump hadn't tried ter
roar
In peoples eyes he'd still be CROWN big
ger,
But no. he had ter talk and what he said
Showed folks he didn't have no brain
whatever,
Whereas If he'd looked wise and shet his
head,
They'd say that he was cute and sharp
and clever.
There was wise man once that wrote this
tale
And through the years we've told 1t ter
each other,
But still along that brayin' critters trail
You're trottin' on with me, my friend and
brother.
Why can't we learn the simplest of all
rules,
And. when we'd robes of borrered wis
dom tie on,
Jest shet right up. because there's lots er
fools
Who're glad ter take jackass for lion.
Joe Lincoln, in L. A. W. Bulletin.
The Van Buren press., 1898-04-16
BLOOD SPOTS ON GLOVER.
Pretty story from the Romantic Gre
ole Capital.


Albert r. Atkinson, who lectured be-
fore the Monday Afternoon club re-
Gently, formerly lived in Indiana, but
has resided in New Orleans during most
of the last ten or eleven years. He has
been teaching music in the New Orleans
university. The romance and pictur-
sequences of the creole capital appealed
so strongly to him that he studied many
phases of it's life, and these he has en-
bodied in his lecture. Mr.. Atkinson has
with him several faded clover leaves,
which recall ono of the pretty little
stories which may be heard in every
quarter of this old and cosmopolitan
place. The leaves are known as the
spotted" clover. for in the center of
each is a tiny, blood-red, heart-shaped
spot. They are found in only one place
in a cemetery in New Orleans, and that
is on the grave of young man. This
is the cemetery in the midst of which
is the chapel of st. Roche, said to be the
smallest in the world. Many people
profess to have obtained remarkable re-
suits from prayer in this chapel. AS
the story goes, many years ago young
man in New Orleans died. two days be-
fore the time set for his marriage. The
next week, which was the one following
Easter, his betrothed was found dead,
lying across his grave, and on the grave
had trickled few drops of her blood.
The next year the clover with the red
spots on the leaves, sprung up. Each
year since then, shortly after Easter,
this odd clover has reappearred, re-
naming for about six weeks. On no
other spot in the cemetery is the clover
found. A botanist insists that the spot
was due to some salt in the earth that
covers the grave, but those to whom st.
Roche is dear want none of the bota-
nist's theories.
Mr. Atkinson says he thinks voodoo-
ism has been on the increase among the
superstitious of New Orleans in the last
few years, accessions to the ranks Of
these believers being from the white
people in many instances. Some Of the
white believers are prominent in GER
| tain walks of life. On last June %, St.
Johns eve, the negroes had big voodoo
dance in a swamp back of New Orleans.
The police suppressed their rites wher-
ever found in the city.-lndianapolis
| Journal
The Van Buren press., 1898-04-16
A GOOD APPETITE.
Does Not Always Mean That n Person
Is In Good Health.

NOOu
How frequently we hear the remark
made when a persons indisposition is
spoken of: "Oh, he can't have much the
matter with him. He eats well, and
therefore he must be all right" AS a
matter of fact, although a good appe-
tite is sometimes considered as n test
of the state of the health, it is not an
invariablc test, for often those who
are seriously i'll have good appetites.
This is the case with many eonsump-
tives and others, but a person with
bad appetite is not in good health.
There is something wrong with him.
Appetite and hunger are generally used
anonymously, but hunger is more than
appetite. 1t is imperious, but is al
layed after eating.
What is the best thing to do when
the appetite wanes? The usual remedy
is tonic For a want of appetite the
real remedies needed are often rest
and sleep, together with fresh air. Over
work, when feeble, is D cause of loss of
appetite. A change of food is a good
remedy. Sometimes the regimen has
not been varied enough, and the sys-
tenn becomes overburdened with one
kind of material, and another kind is
deficient. An entire change of food
may work wonders. A change of scene,
of thought and of environmentares some
of the best means TO restore jaded APP
petite for food. Outdoor exercise,
work, sea bathing-all these have a
good effect, and promote those changes
in the body which make a demand for
food imperative. These remedies are all
natural ones. and n rightly used can
do no harm.-N. Y. Ledger.
The Van Buren press., 1898-04-16
RETURNED WITH HIS DEAD.
Hauling the Bodies of Wife and Chill
dren from kansas to Illinois.

Hauling the Bodies of Wife and Chill
dren from Kansas to Illinois.
John A. Cowden, who drove through
st. Joseph, Mo-, the other day on his
way from Wallace county, Kan, to VIM
field, ILL.,, was probably making as sad
a Journey as was ever undertaken by
d mortal man. None knew that the
stained and tattered eanyas-cov-
cred wagon sheltered the dead, and
that the bodies of Cowden's wife and
two children were being taken by him
from a once happy home to their old
home in Illinois fer interment. The ma
ture of the load which the ponies had
dragged across the treeless state of
Kansas was accidentally discovered
when Cowaen stopped before an UNDER
takers place to obtain some assistance.
He said he went west ten years ago
and took a farm in the extreme western
tier of Kansas counties. His wife made
the journey with him. and their chill
dren were born on their new claim.
They managed to make both ends meet
and last fall were hopeful that better
times were in sight. Then misfortune
came. in November fire destroyed
their home and almost their all. In the
wretehed dugout in which they were
forced to take refuge the two children
sieltened and died and were buried on
the banks of the Smoky.
In despair, Cowden and his wife de-
cided to go back to their old home in
- t@1 h nj, aft ha
little ones with them. This, they rea-
soned, could be done in the winter,
when the freezing atmosphere of the
wind-swept plains would almost petri-
fy the bodies before starting. The Sol
ONION river was crossed at Delphos,
little more than half the distance to the
Missouri river, when Mrs. Cowden sue
eumbed to the exposures and priya-
tons of the trip and died within "a
hours. They were in camp on the prai-
RE, far from any town, and where med
zeal aid could not be secured. When it
became evident to her that the end was
near she begged for one more look at
the faces of her children. The husband
took the lids from the boxes, and, lift
ing his wife in his arms, he held her
gently within touch Of the forms of the
children. The coffin lids were replaced,
and that evening the mother died. Her
body was wrapped in blankets and was
hauled to a small town, where box
was secured, and then the old man with
his silent company drove YEARLY on.
He avoided all but the smallest hamlets,
fearing that he would be prevented
from continuing, but, crossing the Mis-
souri, on the bridge at this point, his
passage through st. Joseph was I'M
avoidable. The undertaken kept the
mournful travellers secret until he was
well beyond the jurisdiction of the
health authorities.-St. Louis Globe
| Democrat.
The Van Buren press., 1898-04-16

Pour two tablespoonfuls Of boiling
water over two ounces of grated chloe
olate; let II stand near the fire until
perfectly dissolved. Put into one pint
of milk mixed with a pint of cream,
pinch of salt and three ounces of sugar;
simmer over fire ten minutes. Then
add by degrees yollIs OF eight we'll
beaten eggs and stir 70 a froth while
IL thicl1ens. Pour into molGs 20 COOL
n. y. ledger
The Van Buren press., 1898-04-16
Held His Tonrne seven Years.

For seven years Big Foot Bill, stage
robber. who is serving a 30-years' term
in San Quentin (Cal) prison, has not
uttered a ward But recently, to the
establishment of his fellow convicts, he
suddenly began talking. The convict's
name is William Rodgers. He stopped
a stage in Lake county in 1885, and there
being no money in the express box he
took the drivers tobacco. He was given
a 30-years' sentence. One morning,
about seven years ago, Rodgers came to
the officer of the yard, Lieut.. Mclean,
and demanded that he be provided with
better shoes. Mclean told him to stop
his talking and go to work. "All right.
said the prisoner. 81 will stop talking.
but I'll never work" Rodgers would
not return to work, and they could not
get him 10 utter a word. Punishment
was inflicted without avail 4 few days
ago Mclean resigned end when big
Foot Bnl' heard Of 10 be said; "Now,
my VOW Is of. Chicaro Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1898-04-16
Potato PaffieS,

Boil some potatoes and mash them.
When cold put a layer in some rather
deep patty pans, previously creased and
sprinkled with bread crumbs. Over this
put a layer of nicely seasoned minced
beef or mutton, moistened with little
gravy. Cover each patty pan with a
layer OF the potato, sprinkle with
grated cheese and bake till brown
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1898-04-16

The newest buttons are shown in
three distinct sizes for the jacket, skirt
and bodice. Many of the smaller but
tons a-e variable Jewels in their beauty
81 color and design.-Chicago Tribune
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-29
Midsummer Social Realm.
A Very Distinguished Woodburn Wedding.
Other OREGON Society Personals. I;


Mrs. Challie Bone returned TO heI
home in TIalsey today after pleas
ant visit with Mrs. J. u. Wilbur ti
this city.
Miss Ernestine Levy returned home
on the morning train from San Fran
cisco, where she has been visiting for
the past nine months.
Mrs. May Il. Gardner and Mr.,
Maude Kitchen, of Willamette, have
returned from "A visit Of ten days
with Portland frieuGs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Willis and Mr.. and
Mrs. f. w. Hollis, are Spending Il few
days at Mehama, the popular summer
resort Of Marion county.
Mrs. Nellie b. Scott and daughter,
Mabel returned Saturday night from
attending court at Tillamook and Il
few days outing at the ocean there.
Miss Carrie Moores, who has been
visiting at the home of +. II. Ray
mond, on Front street, for several
days, left for her home IN Portland
this morning.
Mrs. Walter A, Denton, Of Port.
land, returned TO her home in that
city this morning, after Il few days
spent at the home Of her father, Mr.
G.. Steiner
Mrs. Jennie Schulcr and daughter
Mrs. Ida Jackson and son Ralph Of
Bellville, Ohio, and MIS-. Elizabeth
Sewall Of Portland are guests of Mrs.
Sol Durbin at the Red Barn farm.
Mrs. Annie ITaslam, daughter Of
Capt. L. p. Adams of this city, left for
her home at st. Steele, Il. &. last
evening to join her husband at that
place, after a short visit at the
parental home.
Dr. Anhice Jelfreys. accompanied
by Miss Laura Myers are home from
a six weeks tour Of the East. They
visited old home friends in Ohio ana
Michigan, and DR.. Jelfreys took a
special course in a New Yo,k hospital
for women. The ladies were the re
clpients of many social attentions,
but are more than glad TO be back to
Oregon.
The Salem Macabees are always
ready to do something helpful and
and on Saturday night a
pleasant party from Willamette Tent
No, 6, left for Turner, where they
joined the local fraters ia the installa-
tion of the officers Of the new tent
organized there, and eXemplilied the
degree work Of the order. A jolly
time was had, in which a superb fra
ternal supper cut conspicuous figure.
Those going from Salem: w. II.
Ben =. Taylor, August Huck-
estein, Jesse George and ID. FI
Wagner.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-29
Salem Local,

Tonight fair, cooler. Tuesday fair,
II. A. Kurtz spent Sunday in Port
land.
DR.. Thos. Smith, Jr., Spent sunday
at Portland.
Chief CLERK Davis, of the Chemawa
Indian school, was In town today.
j. b, Eddy left for Newport on the
morning local TO join his family ut
that place.
Judge Geo, Fl. Burnett, OF the
Circuit court, returned Saturday
from holding court at Tilamook.
Salem grocers retail creamery but
ter shipped In from Portland at 30c.
pound. 1t is made at Tillamook.
Mr., and Mrs, John Krausse spent
Sunday at Oregon City TO meet Mrs.
Wright, nee Krausse, just returned
from Illinois.
One OF the prettlest signs put up In
Salem the past year reads HINGES.
OPTICIAN, and 1t was made by
Julius Nelson.
w, A. Goldlng OF Colfax, who was
boy at Girard, ILL.,, with Adam
Ohmart, passed through Salem today
enrOute for California.
Paul @. Bates, local representative
OF the Pennsylvania Fire Insurance
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-29

Go. is In the city for few days. Mr..
Bates Is one of the most popular so
ciety men In Oregon.
Clarence e, Ferguson Of Long
Beach, Cal, Is at Salem for few
weeks visit. He Is In the Racket
Store business at that point with his
father, J. N. Ferguson.
Mr.. A. Bush received news today
of the death of Miss Octayia Iieber.
at her home at Tillamook. Deceased
was daughter of the we'll known
pioneer of thatname, who settled at
Salem ia 1850, and an only living
sister OF Mrs. e. q. Mumper of Mon
mouth.
ii. G. Sonneman left for viii huit
Springs this morning after his family
who have been camping there for
several weeks. The party would have
staid longer but were compelled to re-
turn by the serious Illness OF Mrs.
Sonnemans father, Mr.. j. Amsler.
Mr.. Amsler is reported as i'll.
IF. Harrlgan,of Marsha ltown, Ia,
arrived at Salem Sunday night, He
Is department grocery man and
owns fruit farm In tile Rosedale
prune region. Tie says there are no
California prunes this year and whole,
sale dealers will not contract TO
supply prunes. Mr.. ii. will stay a
week aud lookup the chances OF get
ting a supply Of prunes.
Mr.. j. Fource, venerable gentle
man andalmost centennarian,w was In
the city Saturday, hale and hearty.
Mr.. Fource was born In Pennsylvania in
1900 and looks To be no more than 20
years old, Mr.. Fource does chores for
his board and cuts cord wood as
means of spending money. Mr..
Fource's faculties are all perfect and
he seems TO be happy and enjoying
the best OF health, He Is undoubt,.
edly one OF the best preserved men of
his age in the west.
David Steiner, OF the firm OF
Steiner 4 BlOsser, left today by team
for Coquille City, accompanied by l..
A Geler, and will spend the fall
season Timing, cornlcing and plumb.
Ing the new court house being built
at that place by ii. Shook, OF this
city. These gentlemen were preceded
by Abe Frazer, who will assist them
Ia this contract. The Coquille City
people will lind these men are all
rustlers and representative Capital
City mechanics and contractors.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-29
AT MARION COURT HOUSE.

Proceedings at the Various Departments
Of the Capital County Seat.
A marriage license was issued today
to Mr.. HeLry Cross, Of Gillian
county, and Miss Lura Darby, of Ma
rion. w. II II, Darby, the young la
dy's father, signed the afiidayit.
Ida b Bennett filed her pond in
the sum Of 5000 today as executrix Of
the estate of Elizabeth NJ. Prescott
deceased, aud letters OF administra-
tiOn were issued 10 her.
The final account IN the estate Of
Samuel II. Muir was filed today and
the administrator was discharged.
#. G. Eby, the administrator of the
estate Of john b. O'Lothin, filed her
final account today.
County Judge Terrell today ap-
painted James Bachelor, a. f. Nc
Atee and Henry Nee as appraisers of
the estate Of Elizabeth NJ. Prescott,
deceased.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-29
A Little Change.

The steamer Pomona. instead Of
staying at her dock over Sunday as is
her custom, left for Portland Sunday
morning as result of which fact
there was no boat down this morning.
The change was due to the great de-
mind for transportation made by hop
Dickcrs at Portland. Saturday night
the Pomona brought over $50 persons
to Salem alone. The Altoona and
Pomona both carried big loads from
Portland this morning. The Altoona
taking the way stations and the
Pomona all passengers above New
berg. After this morning the regular
schedule will be observed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-29
To Cleonse the System.

ElIectualIy yet gently, when costiye
or bilious. or when the blood is i'm
pure or sluggish, to permanently over.
come habitual constipation, to
awaken the kidneys and liver to Il
healthy activity, without irritating
or weakening them, to dispcl head.
aches. colds, or fevers, use Syrup of
Figs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-29
CALL A MESSENGER

CALL A MESSENGER
and have your notes and packages
delivered, to ocIlect bill, to go on
errands for you. Ask for special
rates on merchants packages
Charges reasonable. Bicycle SER
vice. Ring Blue boxes or telephone
40.
Lockwood Messenger System, Central
office No. 288 Commercial street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-29
GREAT REDUCTIONS

Strongs famous New York Ice reduced quart
Ice Cream with cake served at 10c
AT Strong's restaurant
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-29

j G.. Wright, superintendent of the
Candelaria fruit firm, was obliged TO
lay off his crew picking Silver and
Hungarian prunes, on account of the
showers this forenoon,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-08-29
GEO c. WILL

has removed his music
store to 23i Commercial
street. opposite Bush's
bank,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-30
MR.. CARNEGIE ON EXPANSION.

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie's letters to the
New York World in opposition to and
in condemnation of the administration
policy of expansion" especially as re-
CARDS annexation of the Philippines are
exceedingly interesting and important
utterances, not the less so because their
author is one of the foremost men in
the industrial and commercial life of
the United States and has always been
a firm though liberal adherent to the
policies of the Republican party. AS
the World says Mr.. Carnegie asserts
his right to speak for industry as the
largest manufacturer in America; for
commerce, as the largest exporter of
steel products in the country; and for
of men in industrial pursuits in all
the land"
The World summarizes Mr.. Car
negie's four principal contentious as
follows:
81. That we are not in need of COM
mercial expansion. He says
IF Secretary Gage is not satisfied with
the commercial expansion which this
country is enjoying. what will satisfy
this man? l have seen nothing like it in
my lifetime, nor have / read of anything
comparable to 1t.
"2. That territorial expansion will
not only not increase our foreign COM
merce but will actually decrease it,
thus compelling us to bear the expense
of colonial government for the COM
mercial benefit of other nations. On
this point he says
THE reason that Secretary Gage gives
for acquiring the Philippines is the reason
why would not He believes it would be
favorable to commercial expansion; L
know that it would be detrimental
The Secretary gave no reason for
thinking that the acquisition of distant
possessions would increase our foreign
trade. Permit me to state reasons why it
would not increase but decrease it.
Foreign trade rests upon peace and
security; the waters must be calm dis
turbing Influences absent, to foster trade
in foreign parts.
Should we undertake to hold the Phil
ippines we Immediately place the whole
Republic within the zone of wars and
rumors of wars. and the rumor of war. it
must be remembered, is in itself destruc-
tive to commerce.
Without distant possessions, the Re-
public, solid, compact, safe from the zone
of war disturbance. has captured the
.forlds markets for many products. and
only need a continuance of peaceful con-
ditions to have the industrial world at its
feet. Our exports now exceed the ex-
ports of Great Britain What does Secre-
tary Gage mean by talking of commercial
expansion to come. when the question to-
expansion crowding upon us?''
3. That II we refuse the open
door"-that is to say, the admission
Of foreign trade in our Eastern poesee.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-30

What Several Women Who Saw Dark
Shadows Have to Say.
In every shadow she saw ghost.

In shadow a
condition driven almost to hys-
which the body the constant friction
of
There nothing firmly settled in medicine than that the fret
physical machinery particularly the kidneys and
When these the heart hearts irregular and there
heaviness
@ indigestion Dots dance before the and the hands and
that afcted
done? Let
under date of July g.
badly kidneys that could
appetite
the
O
Margaret Ark, March 16, 1898:
doctors med
goho relief until bought
ly
Ito
until this
everybody this
great medicine"
No testimony The
kidneys bladder and
liver.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-11-30
A FALSE PROPHET.

In trying to make its readers believe
the country is exceptionally prosper
Gus when every business man and hun
dreds of workingmen, who have had
their wages cut, or are out of work
altogether, know better, the Intelligent
Ger simply butts its head against a
stone wall
Our neighbor bases it's absurd claim
of prosperity upon the reports of finan-
cial publications which VIGOROUSLY are
under control of Wall street manipu-
lators, who regularly use their col
umns to further their campaigns of
speculation. There is now ION" in
Wall street a bull campaign in
stocks; prices must be boosted, the Sc
curities gambled in on the New York
Stock Exchange must be lifted to top
notch prices and then '..unloaded" on
the foolish speculative public, which
never fails to be-annually taken in by
the same old game of the sharpers, who
stimulate buying by regularly flooding
the channels of financial news with
false reports of exceptionally prosper
GUS conditions-just such reports as
our neighbor quotes to bolster up its
false political claims and pretensions.
There is, as we have already shown,
just one iota of truth in all the mass of
stuff concerning our alleged prosper
ity sent out, namely, exceptionally
good crops. We have the finest, larg-
est crops in thirty years, and we may
thank our stars that such is the case.
In ordinary years such crops would
bring US unprecedented prosperity.
This year. as every business man
Knows. the best they have done II staye