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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-23

ACKER'S DYSPEPSIA TABLETS ARE
sold on positive gnarsn.ee. Cures heart
burn. raising of he food, distress sfter
eating or any form Of dyspepsia. One little
tablet gives immediate relief. 2Sc and soc.
Lunn = Brooks, druggists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-23

ACKER'S ENGLISH REMEDY WILL
stop cough at any tn g. and will cure the
worst cold in twelve hours, or money Ts-
funded. 25e soc. Lam 4 Brooks, drug
pists
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-23

Late to bed early to rise prepares a man
for his home in the skies. Little Early
Riser, the pill that makes life longer, betler
and wiser. Stones drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-23
q a - III % Ia Ia.
Bear, The The Kind YOU Have Always Buugf
Signature % LTx1zZzzSx

Soothing, healing, cleansing, DeWlu's
Witch Hazel Sslve, the enemy OF sores,
burns and wounds. II never fails to cure
piles. Lunn & Brooks, druggists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-23

When you ask for DeWitt's Hazel Salve
don't accept a counterfeit. There are more
cases Of piles beiSg cured by this, than all
others. Stones drug store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-23


pure. The blood Is the stream OF life. II
L is impufe every vital organ In the body Is
improperly nOufished and becomes weak
aud diseased and fails to perform lis proper
functions In the economy Of life. The vic.
tim suffers ffom loss Of appetite and sleep,
Wind, pain, fulneaa aud swelling Of the
stomach after meals, bad taste In the
mouth, foul breath, Imaginary LUMP Of
food IN the throat, headaches, giddiness
drowsiness, heavy head and eostiveness
All Of these conditions and their causes
are promptly cured by the use OF Doctor
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. II
brings back the keen edge OF appetite,
makes the digestion perfect aud the liver
active. IL makes rich, red. pure blood
allied With the life giving elements Of the
food that build healthy tissues, firm fesh,
etrong muscles aud vibrant nerve hbers. II
invigofaies and vitalizes the whole body,
and impafts mental power aud elasticity.
Il cures IS per cent Of all cases OF con,
SUMPTION strengthens weak lungs, stops
bleeding from lungs, splitting Of blood,
obstinate lingering coughs and kindred
ailments.
cosuveness, constipation and torpidity
Of the liver are surely, speedily aud per.
uianenfly cured BY Dr. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets. They afe tiny, sugar coated gran
ules One little Pellet Is a gentle laxa.
tive, and two a mild cafhartic They never
gupe. They stimulate aud strengthen the
jaded Organs until regular habit Il formed
and may then be discontinued without a
return Of the trouble. They stimulate,
nvigoralo oud regulate the stomach, liver
nd bowels. Mediclne stores sell them,
nd have no other pills that are just
> good "
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-23

WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISluN.--
Daily boats to Portland as above.
Transfers to street car line at Greg CITY
II the steamers are delayed there ouud
tnp tickets 70 all points in Oregon W,shi1g.
ton' or California. Connect o made at Port.
land with all rail, ocean andnyer lines,
w. II. HURLBURT.
Gent Pas. Agt. Portland Or.
q. NJ. POWERS. Agent, Trade street dock
Salem.
BOISE & BARKER,
City Agents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-23

SAN FRANCIscO. oaL
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-12-23
WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION
STEAMER VIM. M. H0AG,

Captain Geo. Raabe.
Running between Portland aud Corvallis,
stopping az all way landings.
RIVER SCHEDULE
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-06-18
SPANISH CUSTOMS.
CAREFUL STUDY THEREOF BY
A TRAINED OBSERVER.
All Spaniards are not Alike, Contrary to
the Present American Habit Of Looking
Upon Them Such, Some are Better Than
Others.

10 US, VINO are accustomed to constant
discussion of the differences between our
selves and our British kindred, it must
be inexplicable that the average "nlan in
the street. of Cadiz or Madrid sees lit
tie or no difference between Americans
and Britishers. And yet it is a fact
which ought strongly to suggest the pos
slblllty that all Spaniards, who, like "all
coons," look alike to us just now, are
not really alike, if one takes a nearer
view of them. This says John ELMER
Speed in the New York Herald
An Intelligent outsider, passing through
Spain, in Spanish manner-that is, with
out hurry-and keeping his eyes open,
must see that this political combination
is made up of many chronological elements
which have not yet perfectly coalesced
Take the aboriginal people of that
province of Vizcaya whose name one sees
IN print SO frequently just now-the
Basque people. They are race apart, of
whom the learned love to discourse, prin-
clpally because nobody knows anything
OF their origin with any certainty Their
language is no more like, nor more closely
allied by origin, to Spanish than to Ger
man. Their customs and traditions have
nothing IN common with those of the
rest of Spain except what the rest o.
have given their fellow subjects the sara
band, and, as Carlist guerillas, they have
given the government at Madrid untold
trouble, making their white woollen Tam
oShanter caps a very symbol of Carlism.
However, no American would ever think
OF taking typical Basque for a Spaniard
Inc BasQues are exceptional among Span
iards in almost everything but their de-
votion to Catholicism
II one wanted to find in modern Spain
the Spanish "caballero' of the conuuest
OF Granada, Arragon or Navarro would
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-06-18
WATCH OFF HAVANA.
ENDEAvORING TO INTEREST
THE TEDIOUS BLOCKADE.
Scenes and Incid ents Noted on tho Eve
Perhaps, the Descent Upon Cuba
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. City seen Fro m
the Water. t.<@ j.,

Six miles to the southwark lies Havana,
a mass of mud red buildings, cigar-box-
scolored, none of them very high, most of
them squatty and -dingy. 'Wait till the
Yankees have had 1t ten years. some one
said. land then it won't lack sky scrap
ers.' The first inquiry is moro Castle?"
Just about the middle of the stretch of
houses good-sized tower, not very tall
tower, stands in the foreground. The red,
If not yellow, Of the flag floating on it is
easily made out through the glass. But
the American expectation of something
big, something imposing, impressive,
crushing, is not realized. This dingy dog
house on rock is the famous Moro Cas-
tie, says a New York Sun correspondent,
hidden by the Moro, are the Cabana
prison and barracks. The Moro hill hides
most OF Havana harbor. Not ship can
be seen in the part of the harbor that
shows. A curve in the land hides the
wreck of the Maine. The whole matter
front, viewed from sea- recalls old geo.
graphy cuts labelled, "View of Ancient
CARTHAGE or "View of Jerusalem
Eastward from Moro are four batteries
two on the hilltops, two new water bat
teries. There are few buildings to re-
deem the baroness east of Moro. The
water batteries are new. The sand looks
like clean brown sugar. AS yet the guns
nave not been mounted, though enbras-
ures are cut for them. The hilltop bat
teries to the east of Moro are said to be
the strongest about Havana. Both mount
disappearing guns. 1t is said that these
guns were surrounded by railroad iron,
inside a casing of cement some twenty
feet thick. Outside the cement casing
sand has been piled for distance If so
feet. A few ragged breaks in the line of
mlltops and the presence of the Spanish
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-06-18

prese.'u the pest chances OF nnd1ng MN.
The two CASTLES would furnish specimens
OF the grandiloquent Don Pomposo of
opera bouffe and the Philippines. Andalu-
STA is the nursery of the demonstrative,
talkat1ve, tickle and effeminate Spaniard.
who would always rather tinkle on the
guitar than shoulder the rifle. Catalonia
furnishes the hope of Spain-if there is
any hope-in the grimly Industrious. self
satisfied citizens whom the Southern
Standards call the "Boeotians of Spain."
and who call themselves, with invidious
-"Spaniards, but Catalans."
But If it would take at least a pro-
tracted stay at, say, Saragossa or Bar
celOna and then at Seville fairly to open
ores eyes to the unlikeness Of Spaniard
to Spaniard, any American must be struck
as .soon as he Genes into contact with
Spanish life by the wide difference be-
tween the rich, who are seldom very rich,
and the poor, who are, generally, mis-
erably poor, without knowing it, or, to
put It another way, between the masses
Of the people and the governmental and
professional classes.
A few of the old aristocracy may stick
to their country homes, their provincial
Interests and the traditions and dress of
their own localities. But the average
landed proprietor no matter where his
estates may be, belongs to Madrid chen
he is in Spain, and when he goes abroad
turns first to Paris. The professional
classes, the swarm of officeholders-for
whom Cuba and other colonies, as we'll as
the poor rural taxpayers, have been re-
garded as providentially maintained sus-
tenarce--and the few merchants and fl
nanciers do not go abroad so often, but
to the extent Of their ability they copy
the nobility. Above ALL they dread being
provincial" And SO, even if they have
to live and plumber in the provinces the
sun OF their life is-where the Puerta
del Sol is-Madrid. Madrid is, in facr
the summing up Of al that distinguishes
the self-styled upper classes from the
masses.
NOW, Madrid has been epigramnaticaIl
described as "a city without trade. with
out climate, history or q cathedral,
Il is neither venerabie-in a country, where
SO many cities are vererable-nor COM
mercially important. 1t was simply com
MAJ ded into political Importance in 1880
W,nen Philip ii. destroyed the ancient
=llDert1es OF the northern kingdoms. imam
serated his own peculiar detestable, form
apso.ut1sm, and nodded what has since
peen marked Spain on the map ont ~
fourteen ancient Kingdoms and f1efs "a :
lifting sequel to such an origin Msi7r;5
mas come to be known among spaniarda
as La Cloaca de Espana'' .'the main
sewer Of Spain. !" It is the home OF !. cor,r+
the seat OF. parliament and OF the rnas,ht,s.
cry OF the government Beyond fI,i.. ! d
y chiefly distinguishedF bySthe numher
= ssfAeA4skS
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-06-18
nag are the only indications of these bat

nag are the only indications of these bat
teries seen from seward. ....
Havana is to the westward of Moro,
across the harbor at whose mouth the
castle stands. The whole city, resting in
the gentle upward curving of the hills
from the Gulf. is visible from the block
aiding vessels. The view is disappointing
no high buildings, no pretty trees, no
spreading parks. Near; the water is a
great barren patch Of yellow earth, for
all the world like the yellow Virginia
hills after rain On the chart this
stretch along the sea is marked '.mil.tary
baths On the land side of it are more
c1gar-box-colOred houses. In eact. the ar
chitecture OF the whole city suggests CT
gar boxes. r1. 49,. LIZ u
The famous Santa Clara battery is near
the sea. in the western end of the city.
Between it and Havana are the captain
generals palace the Principe barracks
and more cigar-box houses. The Queen S
battery is near the military baths. From.
the sea all the batteries look small and
weak. Perhaps the Americans may have
a better idea of this after the bomba I'd
ment of Havana.
The apparent lieflessnessse Of the city
has no comparison In anything. American
Not a sail on the water front, not fac
tory's tall smokestack on;~land, not cs:e
huge building can be seen III the city
Neither smoke, nor life,- nor animation.
One can count five Spanish flags-one lon
each battery, one on Moro, and one ON
the 7captain-generaPs palace Sometimes
the people in the streets can be- seen,
somtimes the men throwing upr new bat.
terles seem but a furlong distant through
the long glass; but the city itself !. Moro
and the harbor are eternally QUIET 3sys
Several times the force of hlOckading
ships has been reduced so low that it has
been matter of intense establishment to
the naval officers the blockade that the
Spaniards did not make an aggressive
movement. Especially has this been true
since Sampson and Schley have taken all
the available ships to hunt the Spanish
fleet "a ~
Imagine the half-dozer vessels to be
Spanish and trying to blockade an Amer
lean city Of the size Of Detroit, . remarked
the captain Of one of the blockading yes
sells. 1.-THE blockade would last about
twenty minutes = he continued.
Nothing but flag Of truce can tempt
the Spanish ships to leave Havana" was
the comment of reporter, as the Maple
steamed toward Moro under white flag
to exchange prisonerS the other day It
was on the occasion Of the exchange OF
the American newspaper men, Jones and
Thrall, for some Spanish officers taken
prisoners by the United States "A Span
ish guboat about the size of the Man
ming, steamed out two or three miles to
meet the Maple. The prisoners were
transferred in row boats. Messrss Jones
and Thrau were sent back to kew JWests
on the Woodbury.. The Maple took Ata.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-06-18

ton on the plockade. The Dons. ore of
them nephew ofsGen. Weyler went on
the Spanish gunboht, which withdrew "a
the city of the dead. The eunboat has
NOT Deen seen since. The blockaders hope
to share her value in prize money when
the city is taken. =.
1t must not be supposed that the Spanish
lack of energy has caused a lessening of
vigilance on the part of the America
ships On the ships that form a semi-cir-
Gle around the mouth of Havana harbor
there is the most incessant watchfuln. S..
Every additional puff of smoke by dsv.
every wandering glimmerng of light by
night Is watched by dozens of eyes, The
moonless nights of the past two weeks
would have been perfect for the purpose
OF blockade running. With lights out
even a big ship an6such nights is ut best
merely blacker shadow Our ships show
to each other by signal lanterns the cum
>tersign. This is, of course, changed every
night. When a strange ship or a stcl ICE
light is made out one of the blockading
fleet Immediately steams for it, keepins~
her guns trained on the light or object
When close to, che stranger is hailed
through the megaphone or the counter
sign is flashed. If one Of our war vessels,
the newcomer makes the countersign, fol-
lowing it by his number, which Identifies
him to the blockader. If merchant YES
armed boats crew from the biockader,
should there be any doubt as to his bus.
mess. -. -. ..: g.. -a. -. F. l.s..' ..
The present blockading force complain
that the prize ! lsiness is played cut
Most of the vessels spoken turn out to
be newspaper boats. Occasionally Nor
Wegian or Swedish sailing ship, bound
from the gulf port to Europe, is becul,ned
while the gulf stream carries here close
to Havana. The captains of such vessels
are usually more fearful of them Da-
goes" than of anything else, and exhibit
their friendship for America by proffer-
ing to the boarding officer who Examines
their papers, the usual courtesy Ct the
sea, a big drink Of whiskey. n
The other day big white steamer came
lying out OF Havana, smoking like roll
ing mill. She kept close to the shore
heading westward, apparently to remain
under cover of the Santa Clara batteries
as long as possible. The captain of the
Manning received permission to make for
the steamer The Manning started for
the shore under full steam, four bells,
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1898-06-18

dirc soon made out DarKentlne. rlgged
steamer with ram bow. The stranger
Kept on to the westward at his best gait.
The Manning soon got within range of
Santa Clara, but as the white steamer
was being overhauled, the chances Of be-
ing Shot from shore were disregarded AS
soon as the stranger saw that he could
not escape, he checked down to await
the Manning. That vessel came close
enough to be assured of the white ship s
identity. and then stood off shore acain.
The white steamer was the German man
of-war Geier, which received permission
from our government to pass the block
ade. She stood on to the westward, af-
ter being spoken. So passed another
dream OF prize money.
officers who have taken prizes to Kew
West say they have found the Spanish
crews most ready to assist in navigating
the prizes. In fact the Spaniards seem
to become all courtesy as soon as they
|-fpd themselves under the control of Hthe
Americans
Thanks to Blanco's apparent belief that
the Spanish fleet will enter Havana some
night, the light on Moro has been lighted
again. AS Moro light is visible twenty
two miles, its presence enables each of
the blockading ships to keep her in ex-
act position. The blockaders use their
engines as little as possible thereby saw
ing coal Unless there is an easterly wind
to balance, the gulf stream carries them
to the eastward. BY keeping Moro light
On the proper compass bearing, the tend
ency to drift out of position is nullified 81
I The nights here are simply perfection
Through the clear atmosphere the stars
| show with piercing lrilliancy Low on
the horizon the Southern Cross hangs
peacefully over Moro Castle. The land
breeze is sweet with the intangible fresh
ness Ut spring.
l2 II any one imagines the weather off
| Havana is unpleasant, he is welcome to
| the idea. There is always a breeze on
the water. Thanks to the generous
spread of awnings, even the MONDAY sun
overhead it not unbeara,ble. lover Of
nature will find in the deep blue of the
gulf stream, the fresh green woodless hills
about Havana, the rich sky tintings and
indescribably beautiful sunsets, much to
contrast with the thought Of ten small
ships blockading a starving city.
The Salt Lake City Herald recently
sued subscriber for 80 cents subscrip-
tion. The defendant swore that he sub
scribed for the paper for one month,
paid for it and gave explicit instruc-
items for disconti nuance at the end Of
the month. The city circulators swore
that the paper had been delivered and
accepted for q long time and for the
payment Of which! suit was. brought.
Justice M. Sommer rendered Judgment
against defendant Tor 50 cents and costs.
The Mena star., 1898-07-27
Horticultural Matters.

Dr A. c. James, of Cove, president of the horticultural society at that place, was in Mena Monday and gave the Star cali, requesting us to an nounce that meeting of the society would be held at ? p. m. on Saturday, August 6, to be addressed by A. w. St. John aud others.
 Tins society is arranging to order from 1000 to 10 900 fruit trees for fall planting, and wish all who want trees to be present at the meeting named above and put in their orders with the others, so as to get the advantage of low prices
 The Janssen society will hold a meeting at that place at l:30 p. m., July 90, and it is expected that large numb of those interested in fruit growing will be present.
 Much interest is being manifested in fruit-growing at and near Cove and Janssen, fully 100 acres having been set to strawberries and next season they expect to ship by ear load lots.
The Mena star., 1898-07-27
THE POLITICAL CAMPAIGN.
Arrangements Made for a Joint Cam
 vass Beginning August Ist.

At meeting held last Friday by the cnairmen of the democratic, republi. can and populist central committees it was decided that a joint canvass of the county should be made by the can dldates of each party for the office of representative. Each speaker is al- lowed three-quarters of an hour, and the one who opens the meeting fifteen minutes at the close All other candi- dates for office will be allowed five minutes at each meeting to put himself before the people. The speaking shall begin at 12 o'clock m., and the com mltteemen of the different parties shall have charge of the speaking held In their townships.
 The following is list of townships and the dates upon which the speak ing will be held:
The Mena star., 1898-07-27
Flag Presentation.

Last Thursday by previous announce ment the citizens of Rlch Mounta township met at the station to form ally receive the flag won at the county seat election last month. At 2:30 D.. m. Mir Wm & Cox called the people to order in the commodious open wait ing room adjacent to the depot and in- troduced the speaker of the occasion, Mr A. w. St. John, who addressed them to some length upon questions of local as well as national interest
 He congratulated them upon their unanimous vote given and the good feeling manifested in that township, as well as all others in the county, to- ward the new county seat and Mena as the business metropolis of Polk county
 On behalf of the business men of Mena he pledged their hearty cooper ation along the line of continuing the good feeling now existing, as we'll as in dolng all they could to advance the interests of all thepeople of the county
The Mena star., 1898-07-27
How,s This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ward for any case of catarrh that can not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
 F. ]. CHENEY & Co, Props, Toledo, o.
 We the undersigned, having known F. ] Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out obligations made by their firm. WEST & TRUAx. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. WALDINe, KINNAN X MARVIN, Wholesale Drug gisss, Toledo. Ohio.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken atern- ally. acting directly upc sne blood and mucous surfar .I the system. Price. 75c. per bottle. Sold by all drug gists. Testimonials free.
 Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Mena star., 1898-07-27
AT TIT. mENA.
Hotel Wilheimina and All Cottages Crowded With Guests.

As a summer resort Mt. Mena is proving a great success, every room in the large hotel and cottages being fill ed with guests, all of whom express themselves as being delighted with the climate, the surroundings and scenery, as well as with the attentions given and table set by Mir. Gillis, the genial host of hotel Wilhelmina
 Eleven cottages have been built for rent all having stone foundations and plastered walls, and in addition , row of dozen tents have been furnished for the use of gnests The hotel Is a magnificent structure, attracting the attention and admiration of all who see it, partieularyly it's large dining room, which is 40xso and nicely fur nished in every way.
 The incest cottage at the place has just been completed by Mir. J. E. Buch- anan of Texarkan, at the cost of $1200. It is nicely finished, with large veran das, the body painted white, with green blinds and a red roof.
 There are many women and children summering at Mt. Mena, and the state- ment they make of improvement in health and increase in weight are quite remarkable, all proving the healthfol- ness of the location.
The Mena star., 1898-07-27
The star,s shoIarship Contest.

A one hundred dollar scholar ship in the Mvna College and Con- serva'ory of Music which promises to be one Of the best educational institu- tons in Arkansas Tae winner of this valuap'e prize 'eil he the girl re- clipped frpn e.. v> ea t.i- Star prior to September l5, l,4s
 All candidates mus hetwprn the ages of 10 and 20 years e..a must live in Polk county.
 Every vote to be legal must be clip
The Mena star., 1898-07-27

The Chief Burgess, of Milesburg, Pa, says DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best pills he ever used in his family during forty years of house keeping. They cure constipation, sick headache and stomach and liver troubles. Small in size but great in results. Pipkin tS Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-07-27

ped from the Star with your favoriie' name plainly written on the blank liue. Bring or send your votes to the Star office where they can be deposit- ed in box for that purpose
 committee, well known to all, will Disappointed whose du,y it shall be to open the box each w-ek just pri- or to the time ef publication aud count the vote~. he result will be published e,..'A week The contest "i' close at noon Thursday, Sept. Is, is9s, when the final count will be made.