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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-26

The gold dollar was and II an appre-
ciating dollar because the increasing
supply Of gold does not keep pace with
the increasing demand for coined gold
money. Mr.. Roberts may honestly be-
lieve or hope Il does but may be mis-
taken.
The bimetalist demand for free coin
age Of silver was predicated upon the
quantitative theory Of money, which il
the only one ever taught by any great
economist, and the only theory which
any rational man can hold after un-
prejudiced study Of the subject.
To that theory all true bimetalists
who understand why they are bimetal-
ists stand fully committed. Therefore,
II the time ever comes when IL can be
proven that gold will fulfill the require
ments for an honest dollar, then the
true honest money man will be satisfied
with the gold standard. That time has
not yet arrived or il IL have, il has not
yet been demonstrated by experience.
Here IL where we disagree with Mr..
Roberts but we fully understand and
endorse his proposition, that a sufficient
and permanent increase in the pro
duction Of gold would doaway with the
necessity for the coinage Of silver.
We will go farther and say that II the
production Of gold should greatly out
run the demand il would be necessary
10 limit the coinage Of gold; aud II the
Oregonian will kindly paste this in il
hat, IL will have a respectable precedent
for position into which II may some
day be Obliged 10 follow it, contraction.
ist hackers
But we wish 10 emphasize the fact
that the argument now being used by
Mr.. Roberts, and other gentlemen, Is q
full endorsement OF the soundness Of Tia,
bimetalist's contention that AN increas,
In the supply Of standard money was in
1896, and Is now, pre-eminently desir
able.
II the total gold product for coinag,
purposes in 1900 will equal the yolum,
Of coinage demanded by free coinag,
bimetalists in 1885, as Mr. Roberts con
tends will be the case, does that prov,
that IL will furnish sufficient volum,
of primary money in 1902 II what th,
bimetalists contendod for In 1895 wal
the right amount for 1900, would IL not
be wisdom 10 ask the bimetalists 10 de
termine in 1900 what volume will be
needed In 1902
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-26
HIS FATHER WAS EXCITED.
He Thought His Beloved Boy Was Lost
for Good.

He Thought His Beloved Boy Was Lost
for Good.
"Tye lost my boy !" excitedly exclaimed
father yesterday, rushing into the po-
lice station.
"Sit down and take il easy" said
CAPITALS Hoar coolly. "Wait until you
get your breath and then tell me about
T."
But the father became more excited.
81 tell you, sir, said he, "my boy il
lost. What must | do2 Shall | telc-
grab 10 the police IN other townsP'
"You had better go home first, u
drawled out the captain in his slow,
deliberate manner. "Iou had better
go home and il your boy has not re-
turned yet we will take measures to
find him"
Found the boy in bed" was the
telephone message received by the
captain half an hour aiterwards.-Port.
land Telegram.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-26

spread rapidly, and it was soon demonstrated
beyond doubt that cure had at last been
found for deadly Cancer. Evidence has accu-
mulated which is incontrovertible, of which
the following is a specimen
Cancer is hereditary in family, my father,
sister and aunt having died from this dreadful
disease Ny feelings may be imagined when the hor-
rible disease made its appearance my sde II was
a malignant Cancer, eating inwardly In such way as
70 great alarm. The disease seemed beyond the
skill of the Doctors for their treatment did no good
whatever, the Cancer growing worse all the while
Numerous remedies used for it, but the Cancer
AL.L..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-26

TO deadly
wasa Specific ST. which, the
until had taken eighteen
had
IN NJ IDOL, Winston, N. c.
Sour book Cancer containing other testimonials and valuable
information will be sent free address by the Swift Specific
Company, Atlanta, Georgia.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-26

You know what that tired feeling Is
and you may know what will cure II
by giving Hoods Sarsaparilla a fair
trial.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-26
Results Fatally In Nine
Cases Out Of TenA
Cure Found al Last.


poison the blood circulating throughout the SYSTEM and although
the ulcerknown the Cancermay be cut away the
poison remains the blood and promptly breaks out aesh with
renewed violence
The wonderful of s. s. in curing obstinate
blood diseases ncuabe, induced few de-
spang sufferers for Cancer after exhaustng the skill OF
the physicians without Much to their delight y s. proved
eaua 70 the disease and promptly effected The glad news
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-26
CANCER IS DEADLY!

This fearful disease often first appears
as a mere scratch, pimple. or lump in
the breast, too small to attract any
notice, until, in many cases, the deadly
disease is fully developed.
Cancer can not be cured by surgical
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
fro BE cosr1SuEp.l
On. of Life. Traxedies.

A story was told by London Truth
not long since and Its CORRECTNESS
vouched for. which shows the folly Of
acting hastily and impulsively in i'm
portant concern in life.
The son os very wealthy man at his
fathers death found himself free 10 in
drlge every whim. He had yachts,
horses, an island on which he played
king at his pleasure. He was not an
immoral man, but idle and foolish.
One day while using long distance
telephone he was charmed by the voice
Of the operator at the other end OF the
line. He managed TO discover that II
was that of a woman. young. single
and pretty. In the course Of few days
he convinced himself that the owner
Of the voice was the one human being
who should be his wife and that life
would be- empty and desolate without
her.
The girl was poor and listened 10 his
proposals He cabled her money 10 bay
her trousseau and TO secure chaperon
to accompany her TO the town where he
resided
In due time she arrived. Her looks
were as attractive as her voice. He
married her and few days later was
found dead by his own hand In his
room. He left no explanation beyond
the words, II have made a mistake, q"
scrawled on sheet Of paper left on the
table.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
A GOOD WORD FOR The FARM.

To Own farm and properly till, IL in-
deed something one may be proud OF. To
have good animals 10 feed aud look after
Is A pleasure that no one can enjoy as can
the farmer, and the man who possesses u
farm carefully worked and stocked with
animals has nothing 70 be ashamed OF, II
ne Is an honest, upright man. Indeed. !
know Of no occupation that | would
choose In preference 70 farming, and In
nv younger DAYS had the opportunity
20 try several.
The farmer IL his own employer. He
does not have 70 90 or come AZ the sound
of A bell or whistle. he may set out
trees and shrubs about his home, making
IL as attractive and pleasant a. his taste
dictates. No home can be made more
delightful and homelike than the farm
home under the hands Of the tasty farm
er and his assistants.
The wages that the city man receives
often seem 10 the farmer 20 b. large, but
" hen ne comes 70 pay for house rent,
fuel. light aud other necesssries, what Il
small part is left,
ONLY a short time ago man who has
been In business for long term OF years
ip the city told me he ought not 10 have
left the farm.
To compare the average city mans
surroundings with those OF well-kept
farm I. enough 10 convince me thst the
farm is far the better plsce In which 70
rear family, and that II may be made
the pleAssnter home. The green fields
and woods may be eujOyed 20 the fullest
extent: ~e hear the sweet songs OF the
birds while al our work, aud there Is
pleasure in looking after the domestic
snimals and seeing them grow. The
field work. although at times somewhat
hard. il, on the whole, agreeable, and,
indeed, fascinating; never monotono1s
- are many kinds of mechanical work.
such pleasant evenings ss may be enJov-
cd on the farm, after our DAYS work Is
done Isn't there great degree oil OF
satisfaction 10 producing what we need
ro live on: Wholesome fruits and vege-
tables can be grown that cannot be had
Ia the city usually, because when they
reach the consumer 10 the city they are
not fresh. Give me the good old farm
after all.-Correspondent In The Rural
World.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
CHAPTER XII

Ny pursuers were so close to me that
there was danger Of betraying myself
by the noise made in hurrying through
the wood. The clearing gave them OPP
portunity to run across it much faster
than could pick my way through the
underground.
Bearing this in mind, my object was
to reach a point where I could not be
discovered in the obscurity unless the
men came directly upon me. 1t was al
ready established that there had been
but one bloodhound on my trail, and be
being disposed Of nothing more was to
be dreaded from his species.
Naturally made an abrupt change
in my course as soon us ! was fairly in
the wood. moved to the left, consid-
erably slowing my gait, with view OF
suppressing every sound of my move
ments. 1t was impossible to do more
than partly to succeed, for the bushes
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14

Having transfxed him, 30 to speak,
now proceeded 10 carry out the rest oil
the scheme l had formulated. That was
to withdraw from the dangerous spot
without his knowledge. He was 20
effectually cowed that he was likely to
remain passive for considerable time.
provided / succeeded in my effort.
Before making the attempt l spoke:
"Your right hand is dropping. Up
with itv'
He obeyed so promptly that smiled.
Showing my revolver into my hip pock-
ct, I noiselessly faced the other way,
and, gently parting the bushes in front,
began stealthy withdrawal. So care
fully did / work that when / had &C
complished dozen steps was conf
dent listening fawn would not have
been alarmed.
It would be interesting to know how
long that individual held his place on
the trunk of the tree. It may have been
10 or Is minutes or good deal longer,
Possibly despite my care he discovered
what ! was doing and hurriedly with
drew to join his companions. At any
rate, I acted upon the theory that such
wae the fact.
Amid this furry and contest OF witt
one reflection brought me more comfort
than would be suspected. ! had go'
the best of three men who had devoted
their energies to my undoiDg. The grin
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
aLAsI WORD ON APPLYING MANURes

laS WONO yin SFFLTiNS W SNOhCo'
Although there may be some cases
where the land is very level and where
circumstances are such that the only way
to msnure may be during the winter,
such instances 10 my opinion are very
rsre. Nv experience has covered many
different kinds OF soil and In different
states. / have known OF many cases
where large coats of manure plowed un-
der in careless manner were, during
dry seasons, detriment TO the crop, but
when the work WAS properly done |
never knew of any harm coming from
the practice. The main reason why
manure shoald be put into the soil aud
thoroughly mixed with IL, is that it adds
all the humus directly to the land.
In reply 10 w. j. Brsdt. | would say
that the principle applies "a we'll "a
sandy or gravelly soils as to clay, and in
fact nv last six years experience has
been with the light, sandy soils. OF
central Wisconsin, and would venture
TO say that there is loss Of 90 per cent
OF the value of eight out or every ten
losds of IN snure ever spread upon frozen
ground, unless the land be an absolute
dead level. The best farmers keep their
manure either in manure cellars under
their barns or in sheds built especially
for the purpose OF protecting this most
valuable OF farm products. II for any
reason il is impossible TO spread manure
ip the spring, keep IL under cover and
apply In the fall, plowing under wheu
damp. il possible, as the decomposition
will commence at once. The surface ol
soil begins TO thaw out first, and II
covered with manure, and thawins
westher commences with rains, tn.
manure NAV thaw out and half Its vslu.
be washed away before the land bec"m.s
thswed enough 70 absorb the diss"lv-s
fertility IL. H. Read, In Homestead.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
NUMBER IL.

Cy Walters aud his stepson would have
to admit to their companions that I
slipped ont Of the window while they
were ON guard, and, as they believed
without outside help, while The man
who had put his best bloodhound on my
trail had lost the brute and his Win.
chester. and the three had not YET lAid
hands on me.
But it was no time 10 felicitsts my.
self, for in more than one sense I was
not yet ont Of the woods.
Sooner or later the most unfortunate
Of the trio would find be was holding
mp his hands TO the command Of non
entity and would make haste TO retrieve
his blunder. Each and all had the most
compelling reasons 10 run me down
without an hours unnecessary delay
and would neglect no means TO do IL.
Mingled with my partial exultatiou,
which it will be admitted was justified,
was the knowledge that, though / had
crossed the interposing creek, ! had not
succeeded in obliterating my trail. Dis
regarding the fact that one Of my pur-
suers knew the precise spot where / had
passed over the stream, IL would be the
easiest matter in the world for . blood
hound to nail me along the trunk 10
and from the point where I had landed
At daylight the vigilantes would b af.
ter me again. and by summoning tho
dogs TO their aid must speedily run me
down unless l adopted more drastic
measures II was because OF this Ger.
taipty that decided 10 keep near tho
creek, in order to take to il the moment
the necessity appeared.
My overwhelming disadvantage lay
in knowing nothing about Black Mans
swamp The negro Erastus had aid
that It's area was extensive and during
and before wartimes many runaway
slaves had found refuge within It's re-
cesses It followed that it was q good
hiding place, though . persistent hunt
was certain to unearth me in . compAr-
atively brief while.
When / had advanced few rods, I
stopped to listen. So far ss could as
certain none, Of my enemies was NOV
ing near me.
"What an unprecedented situation !"
/ reflected. II, freeborn citizen 81
the United States, man never before
charged with crime, am q fugitive in q
Mississippi swamp from mob Of men,
all clamoring FOR my life and certain 20
give me short shrift IL they once lay
hands on me. / am charged With doing
that which it is impossible for me to do
and am strenuously believed TO be
guilty. for no other reason than that
the real criminal and resemble each
other. Will this tragedy go ON until In
some way the truth becomes manifest
or will not the truth be known until /
have paid the penalty for another's mis-
doing?'
The thought thrilled me with burn
ing anger, and l felt as II IL would bo
pleasure to wing every one Of the mob
that had closed their ears to reason and
refused TO give me half a show for my
life still it would only complicate
matters TO begin shooting, though every
law would justify me, and resolved
again to reserve the three charges in
my revolver for the last extremity.
At this moment, when had forecast
ed, as / believed, the events Of the next
few hours, a wholly unlocked for Incl.
dent gave new and extraordinary turn
TO the whole business.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
CARE os COWS An cALMNe.

4 CANt Up COWS Al CAlNfNG.
There cannot be too much attention
given 70 the care of cows st and near q
the period when they are 10 bring their
calves, and come fresh In milk. Two
weeks ago the Maine Farmer published 3
valuable article hy valsncey +. Fuller
relating TO this matter. A correspondent
OF the Jersey Bulletin, Miner c. Haxen.
VI. D., makes some further suggestions
In the same line which appear OF import
snce, and we reproduce them as a sup
plemeut 10 Mr.. Fuller's article.
Ia the first place, Dr. Hszen says he
differs from Mr.. Fuller in his recon-
mendation that the COW have, In sd-
dition to grass and hay, ration of q
quart OF bran and = pin, OF linseed meal
DR.. Hazen, for q month prior 70 cslving,
aad for two or three weeks after, would
give no grain, only grass, or II In winter
a few roots with her fodder. He then
continues:
"Plethors, or super-shGudsnce OF
blood. Il the condition OF highly fed
animal, and this l. the condition predis-
posing an animal 70 milk fever. To
avoid this tendency, or TO relieve the
cows system OF this fullness and rich
ness of blood. Mr.. Fuller recommends
mediclnes-the common dredge OF ep-
som salts 10 'thiu the blood" In
other words. he recommends making
the blood rich and then making IL poor
again. He would treat the parturient
animal as sick one, when she IL only
performing in proper way normal
function. Medicines should not be given
10 man nor beast but 20 correct some sb-
normal condition. IL the COW IL TO be
highly fed before cslving she may need
this very treatment.
The trouble begins with the ambition
20 get more than IL safe out OF the COW,
by Oyer-feeding directly before or after
cslving. The ccws that have died, or
will die, OF milk fever have been, and
will be, those that are too highly fed,
and OF course the beat and most noted
Jerseys are those that have been and
will De victims TO this disease.
II never knew case of milk fever
where the animal had no grain previous
ly. When she has warm, dry shelter
never basement), proper food aud
good care, the danger at calving time Is
reduced 10 a very small figure. he who
Is so anxious 20 get sll there Is In a cow
by feeding highly st the cslvins period,
Will accomplish his purpose often, bu,
with frequent losses Of the best animals
from milk fever"
There Is large measure Of sound
sense Ia the idea above advanced OF so
regulating the diet Of an animal as 70
meet all conditions, thus sustaining the
health, strength aud natural condition
without a resort 10 medicine. High
feeding without doubt Is the predispos-
ing cause Of milk fever.-Msine Farmer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14

AT little uptown gathering not long
ago the guests played some simple games
and told ghost stories and managed to
have a good time in the old fashioned
way.
Pretty soon one Of the gentlemen said:
IL don't believe we appreciate what
a steady old slow coach the human
brain is. Notwithstanding all our talk
about quick wits and flashes OF intelli-
gence the brain is not SO easily thrown
from iSs accustomed ruts. II, for in
stance, ask question which 10 entire
ly new to you. but which your honest
old brain mistakes for a query quite
similar in construction, IL viii 60 right
ahead and telegraph the reply in its
own hidebound way"
THAT sounds interesting" said one
Of the guests. "but show us an exam
pie.
II will. ;" said the first speaker, with
the proviso that you answer IL prompt
ly." He smiled. and then, without any
haste, quietly asked. ''Who saved tho
life Of Pocahontasr
"John Smith, roered 20 voices.
"You see" said the questioner.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-03-14
CHAPTER Y.

Although the strange cry that sound
ed through the night and threw the
African into panic was unfamiliar TO
me, could not mistake its meaning. 1t
was the baying Of bloodhound.
When first heard, il was so distant
that it could have borne no relation TO
me, but the Internal fate that seemed to
cling to me had brought the owner TO
the inn, where Cy Walters was prompt
~ take advantage Of the frightful means
thus placed at his disposal for my un-
doing knew that the scent OF those
animals approaches rs close to the mar
velous as anything in this world. IL
was impossible for me to shake OF the
brute or brutes tfor there was no saying
whether there was cne or more on my
track except by taking to the water,
and knew not whether there was a
stream within miles Of me, nor could /
guess which way to turn to search for
one.
These descendants Of the man hunters
Of slavery days would trail fugitive
into the widest recesses Of a swamp
and compel him to escape rending by
climbing a tree, where his pursuers
could capture him at their leisure. /
drew my revolver and with something
Of the panic shown by Erastus turned
toward the wood which loomed in
front and plunged into Black Mans
swamp, intent only upon getting away
from my enemy. who was to be dreaded
more than jungle tiger.
The ground was soft and spongy, the
best in the world for trailing. and none
could have known better than j that the
brute would soon be on my heels.
"If there is but one, or possibly two,
I reflected, 81 will settle him with my
revolver"
The baying sounded at intervals, and
I fancied it came from one animal,
though there could well be several
whose cries were similar. The men
who accompanied the hound did so in
silence. There was no call for them to
waste their strength in shouting.
/ Ithrashed ahead, sometimes catching
my feet in the wirelike vines, with the
branches switching my face and larger
limb occasionally compelling me to
change my course, but all the time
was plunging deeper into the swamp
which had served more than one run
away slave in the past.
The terrifying danger, leaving ont Of
account the dog, was from the men at
his heels. It had been announced By
Jim DUNCAN. leader Of the mob, that
was to be shot down II I tried to escape
from my captors, and I had not only
made the attempt, but had well nigh
succeeded. Consequently they would
make short work Of me, and Cy Wal
ters would not hesitate to give me q
variation Of the "witch's parole. " al
he had done In the case Of more than
one miserable wretch in wartimes
had run barely 200 yards when
heard the bloodhound thrashiDg behind
me. He was on my trail and emitted
| bay which fancied contained note Of
exultntion in its horrible discord. Ger
| tainly it was warranted.
TO my suFprise. the ground suddenly
sloped upward. and before ! suspected
anything Of the Kind ! debouched intr
| mall clearing len than half An acrs
n ext0t IN tho middle df which VA
: pie oe loaA evidently ths ruins q
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less morning found me several miles
from that spot il would find me in i'm
minent peril Of being recaptured or shot
down.
Another fact was not 10 be forgotten.
Although ! had possession OF an excel.
lent revolver. only three chambers were
loaded. and was without an additional
cartridge. for Jim DUNCAN when he re-
lieved me of my weapon took good care,
as have related, to supply himself with
the accompanying ammunition. 1t was
necessary, therefore, that should hus-
band those three charges until the dires,
necessity compelled me to appeal &c
them.
"You know / have been away foi
some time. Erastus, l said desperately.
"I shall depend upon you to guide mt
to q secure hiding place. Lead on"
No doubt the African deemed me &c
centric that night, but probably he laid
IL 10 my fiustcred condition. He nut.
tered something which 1 did not catch
and turned straight about and started
across the broad spreading meadow tc
which ! have referred. followed a few
PAGES behind him.
As nearly as remember, We walked
an eighth Of mile without any per
ceptible change Of direction. Then my
guide turned TO the lett, and in few
minutes we were making our way
through low, swampy ground, where
the water wet my shoes Dense stubby
trees and bushes loomed up in front.
"where are You leading me, Eras
tus:" l asked sharply.
Gracious heben, doan' yo' know,
Marse Hank
1t would not do to throw away time
with this fellow. spoke with sternnes'
and laid my hand on the butt of the
pistol at my hip.
"Erastus. after this when 1 ask you
a question answer me il you don,
want me to shoot you. What place il
this 10 which you are leading me;"
1T am Black Man's swamp"
"What gave IL that name!"
"Dat's whar de runaway slaves some
times used to hide. De swamp am SC