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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06
KINGSLEYS EXCUSE.
From The Washington Star.

From The Washington Star.
Every one Of the great army Of Kingseyites
will welcome this new story OF the immortal
Rev Charles. 1t has never, ! believe, Ueeh
printed Ii comes from an English woman whose
country residence was under his spiritual care.
and at whose table ne was, Therefore, frequcnt
guest. The good mans Wcll-cStaDllshed hapII
Of talking much about things OF WhIch ne knew
it'll. is the cause for the story. He had q habit,
particularly at dinner tables OF holding the
guests agapc with minute stories ABOUT me IN
habitants of Mars OF the fishes OF hamchatka'
All Of this awaited except on Such unhappy &c
casions rs when h. came unexpectedly across
some one who had lived in Mars or tshed IN
kamchatka. 1t was on such an unfortunate
occasion that Kingsley gave this excuse Whlch
deserves To be preserved: Some unknown niue
man from the very foot Of the table Interrupted
a very brilliant discourse about. say the climate
Of Mars with 4 very unexpected Il beg your
plrdon. Mr. Kingsley, but what you state Is
wholly untrue | have lived there, and am able
to assure you that you have been grossly miSih-
formed
Embarrassed only for a moment Kingsley re-
piled: Il am very sorry if | have been making
rnisstatcmehts. You know, Of course that 1
would not do so intentionally. But | fear That
il often happens. However, | always console
myself with remembering an incident OF my
Youth ! was on the usual grahde tour ana
came 10 Suasbourg. ! was being shown the
famous clock by loquacious and ready-Witted
old dame I saw how the works went ana now
the Apostles marched. But as she was growing
far too eloquent over the wonders oil inc work.
| said. Yes my good woman. II j. a very fine
bit II work. But ! must call your attention 10
the fact that although my watch says II Is only
! O'Clock, this great dial says 1t is nearly =
know my watch is correct cannot your great
clock Keep time" She was very indignant. II
keeps the time quite good enough slr' always
within an hour OF he correct time. Why. what
would YOU have? y clock which does so many
very wonderful things cannot Doe expo ted 10 30
them all WELL And may ! not consolesInyselt
sometimes with the thought that perhaps |, too
ala like the StTasDOdrs clockT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

fluid into its elements Water, for instance, is
separated into oxygen and hydrogen gases. If
the liquid be a solution OF nitrate of silver. that
salt is broken up into nitric acid and pure silver
All known substances under such circum-
stances show disposition to gather about one
or the other of the two terminals. or poles. That
fact is turned to advantage in electroplatng
The silver which is gradually liberated by cleo
trio dissolution tor electrolysis), is deposited
some object Ga fork or spoon say at the end
of one wire, and the acid accumulates around
the other. In an electric forge if the liquid used
be water. then the oxygen gas seeks the metal
lining of the bath and the hydrogen goes to the
immersed iron. If some other kind be used the
same phenomenon occurs one element going
in one direction and the other one in the other
Another familiar principle comes into play
tere also. When electric current is sent
through circuit it proceeds quietly IL the con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

lection and introduced into boiler-shOps carriage
factories. smithies and similar establishments it
sAkely 10 show its superiority over the old one
Two or three points. For instance. in the
LIQUID forge only that part Of the iron which is
actually submerged receives the direct action Of
The heating process and il is acted upon uni
fofmly along that much Of its surface: whereas,
when il is pOked down into live Goals on
hearth the chances are that either more or less
o. The iron is heated than the workman wishes,
and that one part will be much hotter and
Softer than another. Then again. when iron is
worked IN the common forge 1t oXidZes and
g"cs OIL scales thus wasting the material,
weakening the article and perhaps spelling the
~ n some job There is much reason for be-
Le'iur hat the electric forge will prove more
economical and more convenient for certain
classes ~ work than the other styles now IN
Common us.
The general arrangement Of this wonderful
apparatus is as follows: The tank IS about as
bg a. htchen sink. and stands on four legs.
II is portable affair TWO carefully insulated
wires. proceeding either from dynamo on the
premises or from some general power ana Hsht-
us circuit outside. are led into the room Inc
positive Wire is connected with the metal IN
Ms o. Tho reservoir. The other wire Is secured
- welding or solder. or otherwise, TO par oi
ungs whose handles are covered win lhsulat-
Ns material The negative wire is long enough
ana flexible enough 10 allow considerable move
uent By the workman. The latter merely
BdsIs with these insulated tongs the SPIKE
o'.t, horseshoe or other object which Is 10 De
heated and dips it into the liquid. That's all
"hen u is hot enough he turns 10 his anvil
an hammers The thing or drops it where an
o'Arr workman can pick Il up, and then uses
IL magic t0ues afresh 10 handle something else
TIE Why and where fore Of the operation mere
''senhe1 are So simple as 20 be understood by
c'lld. When the ends Of two wires leading
uom battery. dynamo OF other generator OF
eec'ncV are immersed In a lu,d, the passage
'he current through the latter frora the one
GAlnal u the other, tends 10 disintegrate the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

the rule is about % per cent in excess. A third
hour of excess is from 9 10 10 in the morning,
when the rate is about Is per cent in excess on
the other hand the death rate between 10 and
3 p. m. is IL per cent below the average, the
hour fore noon being the most fatal From
. o'clock until Z in the evening the deaths rise
To > per cent above the average, and then
fall from that hour to II p. m. From , to
II O'Clock at night there is a minimum Of u per
cent below the mean average. The least NOR
tally is between 10 a. m. and 3 o'clock in the
afternoon, and the greatest during early morn
ing hours. from > to 6 o'clock"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06
JAPAN'S BIG NEW CRUISER.
THE CHITOSE, RECENTLY LAUNCHED AT
SAN FRANCISCO, ONE OF THE
FINEST MODERN TYPE.

San Francisco, Feb 5.-The new Japanese
cruiser Chitose. launched Saturday, January ~,
at the Union Iron works in this city, and built
to the order Of the Imperial Japanese Govern
ment, is one OF the finest types Of the modern
cruiser. The final delivery to her Government
will be made in next September
The Chitose will cost. when completed Sl,5OO.-
600 She is 374 feet long, 4S feet inches in mid
die width and II feet inches in draught, with
a displacement of about 400 tons. She is to
have longitudinal and transverse bulks divided
into compartments. with an armored coming.
tower and engine and boilers protected UNI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

) derneath with a double
bottom.
The main battery
will consist of TIVE
eight-inch guns, one
on the forecastle ana
the other on the poop
and a secondary bat'
terry, which is 10 have
ten four and seven
inch guns. twelve of
welv centimetres,
and six two-and-a'
half Founders. Five
torpedo tubes will
complete the arma-
ment. The guns are
now being manufact-
ured in England by
Armstrong. and are 10
be installed on I h @
cruiser on her arrival
at tine Navy Yard sta
ton Of y Ort h ern
Japan.
Three thousand five
hundred tons Of the
best American steel
and five hundred tons
Of other materials
have been used IN me
construction Of t h e
vessel. Her engines are
to be OF the triple-eX-
pansiOn type, with cy-
lindrical boilers. The
quarters of the crew
and galleys have been
built To conform to he
Japanese idea OF COM
fort and utility.
The Chitose W i'll
have a speed Of twen-
ty-two and one-half
knots under forced
draught, and will be
able TO outstrip any
vessel OF the American
Navy, with the eXcep-
ton of the Minneapo-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06
DEATHS AT DIFFERENT nouns.
be- NYashingtnn star.

From The Washington star.
In an investigation covering over three thou.
sand cases in relation to the hour OF deaih
ir a 4tudent Of The question, lit has been
,scertained that the greater number die be
tween ! and o'clock in the morning, when the
death rate is over 10 per cent of the average
,bo rcxt during the hour before midnight, when
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06
NO MIR.


From The Chicago Tribune.
You will marry a tall. dark gentleman said
the fortune teller examining the lines in the fair
hand
..That doesn't help me any" desparingly re
pljed the lovely blonde who had called TO con-
anil her. IAN six Of them are tall, dark gen
ilpmen!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

Washington correspondence of The Chicago
Record.
How little the members of the Senate and
House of Representatives know about the prac
teal bearings Of the questions they are discuss
ing was illustrated to-day when telegram was
received at the Treasury Department asking
whether persons who were paid interest on bonds
were allowed to elect what kind of money they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

lis. In structure and speed the Chltose Is 10 oe
a sister ship Of the famous cruiser foshiho Oh
the japanese Imperial Navy. which won honors
at tho naval hattie of the Yaloo and Wei-Hai-
Wei.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06
4 STARTLING ACHIEVEMENT
cor,D WATER USED TO MAKE IRON RED
HOT ALMOST INSTANTLY.

STRANGE DISCOVERY ABOUT ELECTRICITY
BURIONs LIQUID FORGE"
Few operations look more like miracle than
heating a piece Of iron to cherry hue. or an
even more dazzling incandescence, hy tnrusting
# into tank Of cold water. None Of Herr
napns illusions could be more startling than
this feat. which as now performed, is practi
cal reality. and not merely an entertaining trick.
Hitherto the blacksmith has plunged horse
shoe or other product of his art into bath
beside his forge to lower the temperature Of
. piece Of metal which has already been heated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

$50
proposed to do away
with the broad hearth.
TIE Goals. the blaze
rd the bellows, but 10
retain the tank and It's
contents. Then. simply
" immerSing the iron
therein II Will be
quickly brought to the
desired temperature.
Two or three trifing
changes may be made
II the tank. A metal
lining VIII be prONld-
Cd, perhaps. Possibly
some other liquid may
BE- substituted for COM
mon water, although il
has been proven be-
yond a doubt that the
latter is entirely ade-
euate for the work
The most important
modification Of the APP
paratus-the only es-
sential one. in facts
provision for sending a
powerful electric cur
rent through the tank
In the proper manner.
On this account, the
invention is known as
tn e electric liquid
forge
Over In Newark the
other day when tests
Of the device were be-
ing made. it was found
tina, a railroad spike
fully an inch In dam
.ier acquired a cherry
uni fifty seconds after
!, was dipped into the
cold bath. while a
hal!-inch screw bolt
came 10 a white heat
Ii eighteen seconds.
When the new sys-
ten is brought 10 per (
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01
OREGON STATE NEWS.


Astoria-Work is to be commenced
Immediately on a $4,000 brick store
and Office building.
Astorla-The seaside travel has fal.
len off hundred per cent within the
pIst week, A few more days and the
season'will be over.
Tangent - On Sunday afternoon
LUvel Knighten, 84 years OF age, who
lives two miles south Of here, was
run oyer by horse sustaining frac-
ture of the left collar bone and left
side OF the lover jaw. A number Of
very serious lacerations we're received
on the head and face. DR.. Hill at
tended him, but as to the final result,
considering Mr.. Kuighten's age, he
ventures no opinion.
Albany Howard, 3-year old son OF
George PIushaw, residing on one Of
the farms OF Mr.. George Rees, three
and half miles from here, was killed
by COW Monday afteFnOon in the fol-
lowing manner: The little fellow with
his twin brother had gOne o the barn
TO see a calf. lie was standing on the
sill Of the barn when the mother OF
the calf, a part Jersey, becoming wor-
ried, angrily butted the boy against
the door of the barn. The COW had
been dehorned. The boy walked to
the house, said "good bye" to his
mother and dropped over dead. The
suddenness and circumstances of the
death elected the general sympathy
Of the neighbors. The Prushaws have
been here only few months from the
east. The remains we're buried today
in the Truax grounds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01
ALGERIA.

(C0ntl0ued from nrst page
Springfield citizens, headed by Lieut.
Gov. Halle, these starved, friendless
regulars, who bore the .brunt of war,
have now received some little nourish-
ing food.
These facts are In themselves
crushing answer TO Secretary Alger's
statistics which he has furnished to
Chauncey M. Depew. The fact that
the commlssary- general bought and
distributed, up to August l, ll0,907,
235 pounds Of ratlons scarcely vindl-
Gates the government when the
soldiers at Montauk Point haYe to
depend upon private charity 10 obtain
decent food. What do the people
care how many millions of rations the
government has bought? They know
the results. 1t is quite unnecessary
to traverse 10 detail the statements
of the secretary's letter. The gov
ernnent stands condemned when,
Notwithstanding that 1t has B200, ,000,
600 cash balance in the treasury, its
sick soldiers are kept alive mainly
through the energy and assistance OF
private associations like tie Red
Cross and the initiative of individual
citizens.
We will, however. notice In detail
some Of the statements In Secretary
Alger's letter to Mr.. Depew. "As
you know" he writes, "when war
was declared, there was mo equipment
whatever for the volunteers 10 store"
Why wasn't there? WHAT was the
governments business In view OF the
fact that for three years an insurrec-
tion had been in progress In Cuba and
that over year previous TO the ex-
ploslon OF the Maine, President Cleve-
land had ofiicially threatened inter-
vention? Mr.. Mckinley had been
president over year, and so had Mr..
Alger been secretary OF war, when
war broke out. Yet the government
did not even have old-fashloned black
powder enough in stock TO conduct
hostilitles. Alger writes as IL IL were
not the governments fault, but whose
fault was IL? Alger himself for
months had been casting his influence
10 cabinet councils for war withSpaln,
yet, according 20 his confession, while
he was shouting for war he was doing
nothing TO prepare for war. AS fer
Mckinley, he threatened in MS drst
annual message 10 use "force" TO drive
Spain from Cuba, yet not until after
the destruction OF the Maine and the
certainty that the explosion was ex-
ternal did the president begin TO pre-
pare for the conflict he had threat
ened.
The secretary lays much blame for
the illness among the men in camps
TO the incapaclty OF the commanding
officers No doubt ineiiicient yolun'
teer colonels and company command
ers have contributed 10 the spread OF
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01
500 Reward 3Ioo.

The readers of.this ipaper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being q
constitutional disease, requires a con.
stitutional treatment Hall's Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting di-
rectly upon the blood aud mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroy
ing the foundation Of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by build
Ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing it's work. The pro-
prietors haye so much faith in. its
curative powers, that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails TO cure. Send for list of testi-
monials.
Address, f. j. CHENEY & Co,
Toledo, o.
a. Sold by druggists, 75c.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01
The Northern Pacific

Railroad still continues the popular
route for eastern travel and now that
summer is opening up it becomes more
SO than ever, The pleasant and COM
Portable accommodations furnished
passengers are proYerbial and need no
mentlOn.The quick time made, without
change of cars is universally known.
Ihe road trayerSes the most mapnif-
cent belt of country in the world.
every mile furnishing constant seen.
cry attractive and interesting. so
that the traveller goes through withs
out fatigue and reaches the iourDey;s
end without realizing distance. Ali
hrough Washington, Idaho, Montana
Dakota, Nebraska and the OtLer
states, the eye is feasted with scenes
pleasing and impressive, while mn
sand storm, suifocating atmosphere or
other demoralizing discomforts are
met with. For tickets and full mar
tlculars call on P''
THOMAS, WATT & CO.
no; 20 Commercial s'reet, in Inr
building formerly occupied by Dan /
try'S drug store, Salem. Or.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01

be no "sheap.sllver wheat" to COM
pete with the American producer in
London aud Liverpool
This is as plain to our mind as
rather large nose Is on mans face
unless he is blind. But we might as
we'll sing "old hundred" to a dead cat
as reiterate this threadbare argument
to the gold standard partisan whose
economic principles are formulated
for him and hammered into his nod
die by political platform makers out
for offices. For the goldbug who is
honest enough to admit tIIat he
wants the single standard because IL
is best for him we have some respect,
although we must consider his doc
trine as seltishness gone TO seed
rather than enlightened and humane
The Spokesman Review asked the
folio wing question of A visiting edi-
tors from Oregon and Washington:
ITO what extent If any would you
have the flag and authority of the
United States extended over the
Philippine islsnds?"
The question was answered by 18
Republicans, Demscrats, 3 Populists,
IL Independent and SILVER Republi-
cans, and opinion in favor of different
solutions Of the problem was DIVIDED
as follows: Retention Of all, without
conditions; Rep. Dem. Pop. 8
Ind. 2Sil Rep. Retention of all, with
conditions; Rep. Ind. l Sill Rep.
Naval Station only; 2 Rep. 2 Dem.
Ind. Luzon only; Rep. l Dem.
Retention of an undecided portions;
3 Rep. Dem. Pop. All or none;
Pop. Protectorate; Rep. Dem. 2
Ind. Leave IL all to Mckinley; Rep.
General spreai-eagle.ism, but opioion
too nebulous for classification; Rep.
2 Ind. Sil Rep.
From this 1t may be seen that any
attempt to make imperialism party
question In Oregon and Washington
would result in a pretty bad mix-up.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01
To Cleanse the system.

Effectually yet gently, when costiYe
or bilious. or when the blood Is im-
pure or sluggish, TO permanently over
come habltual constipation, u
awaken the kidneys aud liver To a
healthy activity, without Irritating
or weakening them, 90 dispel head.
aches, colds, or fevers, use Syrup OF
Figs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01
Dissolution Notice.

Notice is hereby given that The
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween James Mcguire and Henry w.
Teatz Crystal Ice and Cold Storage
work at Salem Oregon is this day de.
solved by mutual consent. Said
TeatZ retiring from the firm and
business. All debts and liabilities are
assumed by the undersigned and
all money due the said firm are pay
able to the undersigned date the 10th
day OF August, 1898.
8 .19 In JAMES MAGUIRE.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01

L. Z. Blanks, of I.ewisvills, Texas, writes
that one box OF DeWitt's Wircn Hazel Salve
was rth $1,000 to him 1t cured his piles
of ten years standing. lie ad rises others to
it. 1t cures eczema, skin diseases anG OBJ
tinate sores. Stone Drug Stcre.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01

Drink .teepiug of Mokio Tea peiore retiring
al night, and Sc how soundly you will sleep
and how joyousy you will awake in the
morning Il supplies food for tnc blood
while you sleep, produces a clear and beauli-
iul complexion, aad cures constipation and
sick headache. Lunn \ Brooks, druggist.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01

The Chief Burgess of Milesburg Pa, says
DeWitts Little Elrly RIsers are the best pills
he ever used in his family during forty years
house keeping. They cure constipation,
sick headache and stomach and liver trouble.
Small in size hut great i'll results Stone
drug stoIe.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01

RoSeburg-The S. p. Co. has recon-
sidered its raise OF the rate on hay
from IS TO IS per ton, on account Uf
the earnest protest of shippers, aud
no change will be made at present.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01

Aoker's Dyspepsia Tablets are soll on n
hositve guarantee. Cures heartburn, raising
oft he food distress after eating or any form
of dyspepsia One little tablet gives i'm
mediate relief zSc and and soc. Lunn x
Brooks, druggists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01

win your battles against disease by acting
promptlY, One Minute Cough Cure pro
dlces immediate results. When taken early
it prevents consumption. And in latter stages
It furnishes prompt relief. Stone Drug Store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01
a. Sold by druggists, 75c.
Please Notice.

For few days only we will sell
pure lard on bulk n cent per pound,
(bring your buckets.)
g. WOLTz 81 MIESCKE.
l7-tf III Commercial st.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01

al think DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is the
hnest preparation on the market for piles. "
So writes John c. Dunn, of Wheeling w.
Va Try it and you will think the same
1t also cures eczema aud all skin diseases
Stone Drug Store.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01

Dyspepsia can be cured by using Acker's
Dypepsia Tablets. One little tablet will
give immediate relief or money refunded.
Sold in handsome tin loxes at 25c. Lunn x
Brooks. druggists.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01


English Specialists composed
experience curing all manner chronic diseases
yield
quickly English
Expert Specialists They the largest and best equipped medical
reliable responsible being backed by
tai and ably managed
ROME CURES While it is preferable instances to patti
list advice
CALL ON THE DOCTORS WIEN THEY CONE aIing people
which absolutely nothing bound result deal of
THE ENGLISH AN d GERMAN EXPERT SPECIALISTS
Most Eminent Physicians
Ma rket ST., San Franc
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-09-01

Silver and wheat don't go together
all the time. wheat is now great
deal cheaper than silver. II is now 45
% Salem. IL costs the farmer 8 cents
TO thrash the wheat and that brings
him down TO 40 cents bushel, with
out counting storage, sacks, insu'
rance OF his own labor. When wheat
Is so low very little OF 1t is insured.
Over any range OF ten or twsnty
years however wheat and silver will
be found TO average well together,
This is fact well understood by
intelligent people, although the cause
Is not so easily explained 10 the ay.
srage mind. But II Is probable that
wheat produced 10 silver standard
countries regulates the market in the
great world eenters Of trade. II We
had free coInage OF gold and silver, or
rather an unllmitedsdemand for silver
bullion 10 this. the largest silver pro-
duclng country In the world, the price
Of sIlsef,bulllon would no up about
ore hundred per cent and there would