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About Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1891)
- r-' JM llinl p f' 1 nuiinrui jofsml .-..uM.sKyuuKn'nu.v '... mmivKBY 11Y C'AimlEK. i fjltr. "' IHrtii 1.1 , wt,i be nmdn ud lit nn.1 Mill 'Si Mil rrbew will pW Iwvn ""J. Kir iIdi nibousoor .hire U tfOr .25 ., u to caiwe no delays In jfd-ons ,n.i. r.1.. W"" o'SSii" dtapalrU ,.., ,, ,..,... 'Dealers in urocsnes, urocKery, Glassware, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, n-...Ln AinHnuirla!S. Etfi. SoIh Agents for Enicure Tea and Big Can Baking Powder, Notice. Persons leaving town fr tbe springs, Beacoaaior mouuiaitiH, cau have tllO JJAliiX juunaAu uuut iij tlieni without extra cost, liy leaving orders at the allies. Oun Uusinkss Coli.kcib Prof. W. I. Staley, principal of tbo Capi tal Business college, present thlB ofllce with tho annual catalogue of bis school and tho parent college at Portland, of which Piof. A. P. Armstrong is principal and Hon. D. p. Thompson, president. During the past school year nearly six i bUBihl pupils have attended tuee popular commercial schools, and it would be dlfileult to estimate the vast amount of assistance their work has rendered the business world of the Pacific Northwest. ! This school has been in successful operation tiuce 18C0, and is favor ably known throughout tho entire Pacific Northwest. Scores of pros perous young business niyii, and hundreds of booK Keepers ana steno grapheis of both bexes, attribute their success in me u me inorougu traiuhig received Here. For tlie past tea yeuvs uiv sunool lias been under the person m nupervision oi A P Aruistrong, who still has ini ,0Hi(itP cliniue. us principal. He is ably as-feted by a full corps of ener getic, capable and experienced teacher3,tJieir determination being to niakotbe tchool one of unequalled excellence in its tlas. Five depart ments are maiutaiutd, tewit: Busi ness, shorthand, typewriting, pen luansblp, and English, Students are admitted auy time, and each may advance as rapidly us the studies taken can be thoroughly mastered. Prof. Staley 's manage ment of the Salem selmol tlic past year has been euiineiitly suceesuful. and Jt is to be congratulated upon securing his services for anotlu i year. TWENTY-TIIKEK Y K A IIS . 1)C. Jessup and wife la3t night celebrated their 23d wedding auuiversury In throwing their house open in tin i i formal way to a few old friends ai.d neighbors. About forty partook of the refreshments and hospitality which were served as Mrs. Jessup aloue understands to serve them. AJtees Common and Dearborn as sisted at the tables and it was near midnight when the company parted. There were a number present j9 guests who witnessed the ceremony twenty-three years ntrn and all re marked the flight of years and the wouderful changes wrought by time. Tho' tbey have had their share of borrows, the doctor and his consort bear up bravely and cheer fully in life's battle and seem always happiest when they are doing some thing to make others happy. May the coining years of their lives bo more happy still, was the wish of all present, nnd if the Invocations of departing guests are heard Dr. and Mrs. Jessup will never have other than moments of peace and joy. Improvements. Tho batteries for The JouKNAL office self-wind-inj electric time-piece, on the Lick observatory circuit, arrived this morning and will be put in placo in a few days by Mr. Dumarn, man. aS at Salem for the Western Union Co, A telephone with n Tcia service to tho fair grounds during Mr week Iiuh aleo been added. uy a contract with ths company no foils will be collected of a"y one outside of Salem who fishes to communicate with Tun JWRNAi, oillce. Remember this. Switch All Ririirr. An S. P. c. freight engine, in backing ato the penitentiary switch Wednesday, got oil' the trade trying to do too much pushing and pulliug at oue and the same time. There was no switch out of order in the Salem yards, say tho employes. Theeugiue was backing u train of 30 cars and pulling 12 caw. For some unnccountable reason the en gine left the rails, probably caused bi' a spring breaking under the engine. Pilvkh Pau.NKS Ry the kind less of Alvin Uowman, Will Crofa North Salem sends this ofllce a wauch of Sliver pruues a foot in length, containing fifiy-thieeof the ereat pruues, and wulghlug over five Pounds. - ' aioitE UKNTKALTlie Keeley In stitute at Portlaud, for the mire of lUe liquor, opium and tobacco hah IU u nw located at the southeast nlr f TUIrd aud Mllsou erects, ilch U more ceutral and easy of i" "lly or by letter, and ALL ABOUT THE 1U.INII SCHOOL. V. lint n Reporter Can Learn About tho Proposed Investigation. At Boniednto next month which is not yet made public the Oregon State Hoard of Charities will Investi gate the management of the Oregon Institute for the bliud at Salem. The scope of this overhauling is not understood by tbo public, nnd all eQorts to get at tin nature nf the charges to he Investigated are nut fruitful of success so far. Superin tendent McElroy was seen this morning and said: "As u member of the Stale Board nt ImIik-hiIoii I htivo uo knowledge of uny charges of any character and can not under stand what they hayo tolnvesiiuate. I have not even seeu the law until Lnow, creating a State Board of Char ities. Necessarily, by virtue of my position as secretary of the Binrd, I have had more to do with the man ugi ment of these institutions than any other one tneniberof tho Board, but of course nil business affecting them Is done by the whole Board, which keeps a record of Its meet ings." The new law creating the State Board of Charities gives that bodj power as follews: THE LAW. Sec. 2. "Tho Board, upon its own motion, may, or upon the order of the governor must make at auy time an investigation of the manage ment of any penal, reformatoiy oi charitable institution in the Mute, and saiit Board, or a committee ol its members, in making auy such investigation, t-htill have power to send for persons and papers, and to administer by its president, or by the chairmau of any sucli commit tee, oaths aud afllrmatious, aud the report of such investigation, with the testimony, shall be made to the governor," aud by him submitted to lhe legislature, aud a copy of the re port filed with the county clerk. INTEUVlliW WITH THE SUIT. A repieseuiativu of The JoUHNAL culled on MUa Oiive M. Cupwell and seuuiud the following stutumeut for publicity: "The management of the school coveiiug several admtuistiatious, at least live years, is to uudergo an in vestigation by tho state board of chai H ics. Thire has alwajs been tiouule heie fiom the lack of system in the management of the work, there being no b -laws or rules de fiuingthe rights aud duties of officers and employed. TJii-i has lesulted in more or less insubordination umoug pupils aud employ es, and so far no rules have been adopted by tho board to remedy these evils, tiluce my connection and before, three sets of rules have been piepared by as many diflcieul superintendents, but for tome reason their adoutiou could not be procured. Inasmuch as iu the last year the number of pupils 1ms list.-a from G to '25, the impor tance of having rules is ull the more urguit." Reperter: "What effect will this investigation, if any, have upon ,yout work heie, Miss Cap well?" "rio far as my woik is concerned, I am billing lo.have it investigated. The suhiiii-s are much higher here for some cl.is-nes of employes than iu other slates, but for this I am not responsible. 1 have but one ambi tion in my work here. I would like to see the school placed ou such a solid foundation that it will be a credit to Oregon and tqual to those of other states. The greatest draw back 1 have met with has been that I have tieeu obliged to deal with the board more as individuals than as a body. In spite of repeated requests to meet the whole board to present the interests of this school I have never been able to do so and have only once been able to procure a meeting of two members. "Regarding details of tho proD03ed investigation I have nothing to say." Commuted. Jack Brown, who was a blacksmith in Salem some thirty years ago, was tills morning examined as to his mental condi tion, and being found by tho county judge in a very much shattered and demented condition, was again com mitted to the asylum for the insane. Oue of his sons was at one time city editor of a paper in this county, and Mr. Brown has in his thno been a useful citizen. LOCAL AND PEUSOMAL. is to State Superintendent McElroy homo from an educational trip anjoiuiug counties. 12 K Mallnry i.r Portland, a former Kalemlte, has returned to tho city of his Tathers. One of tho colored men who works on Mr. Wallace's fruit ranch had tho mfsfortuue to break his arm. Mrs. Senator IHrsch aud daugh ters aro nov; home from Portland. The iW Methodists or Sodavlllo are Incorporating their church. Joe Baumgartuer nnd Jack Wcst acott are at Newport. That Billy Cook is making a pop ular conductor with the ladies on the electric Hue. Salem will have the biggest run of trade this year from now on the city ever enjoyed. Wheat, oats, bran, shorts, hay and all kinds of feed cheap as anywhere lu town at Brewster & White's, Court street. Geo. F. Smith bays ho Is not in the trust, but trusts ull will come to hW store uud get lhe benefit of His low prices. No trust. Bell the water for the children and set it out to cool over night tho only safe way. Wo cm show the advertisers big gest lists of daily subscribers over shown In Salem. Merchant Klein is up at Albany lor a few days. Expressman Harris has been under the influence of the hot weather for several days but is now better. Tue JoukkaLi is delivered in ail the suburbs of the city, mid more families take It than ail other papers circulated in Salem. Mrs. H. M. McNary and Mrs. S. E Shaw have goue to Harrisburg until Saturday. An additional force of waiters for Tho Willamette arrived today to re- main for the bu3y month over state fair. Miss Lizzie Edwards of Seattle, formerly of La Crosse, Is a guest at Mrs. T. McF. Ration's. Ex-Governor Chadwlck joins tho Newport throng todny. Some teml-demented people still imagine they can luu public busi ness on the private cinch plan. All such come to grief aud fail. H. D. Bruner of the Bush bank force c.uue h nuo from Newport and went to Portland for a few days. Rustling for locals at 05 in the shade Is sanguinary business. Tho theatre season remains closed until September. Work ou the foundation of a doublo cottage at the penitentiary was begun by Supt. Downing today. The Salem school board held u meeting today lo tiudit bills. They adjourned to meet Tuesday. One Harry, distantly related to the "Old Hairy" hudthe hardihood to gut diuuk and was fined by Re order Goodeil. At 4 p m. poisons interested in such cases cau see auother tried for same olfeuco. Hon. Jeflersou Myers of Scio de parted for his rural home this morn ing. He lias the capacity for be coming a metropolitan citizen and should take out ills papers as a Salemlte at an early day. The Arcade saloon is being shrunk about three aud a-hnlf feet ou the south side the line of the new block going up east reaching (o that extent on tho old frame structure. Stale Treasurer Metsclian aud family go to Newport today. Geo. Sroat, of Sroat fiile, has returned from Newport. His fam ily will follow in about a week. A FlOilT FPU LIFB. sit a tx wk nm ve slow roisoN riion Him lUlBAKKABT TAllt.E ? Alum nnd Ammonia iu our Ilrcait. A nuisance that troubled Eng land fifty years ago Is now rapidly spreading ill this count ry,t hat Is put tlugAlum lu the bread we eat. T Uis question is causing u great deal of discussion at tho present moment, as it Is revealed that alum Is being used as n substitute f.ir ereuiu vT lunar in baking powders A story Is told that a very huge jn'rcentiigo of the biking powders sold ou the market contain either alum or ammonia, and many of them contain both' these pernicious drugs. Much time ly alarm is felt at tho wholesale use of alum iu bread, biscuit nnd pastry. To young children, growing girls, persons of weakly frame nlum bread eaten morning, noon aud ovenlng is the most harmful. Itis the small quantities takeu at every meal that do the mischief. Alum is cheap,cst lug but two or three cents a pound whllo cream of tartar costs Stic, and the high price of cieam of tar tar has led cheap baking powder co be made of alum. If the reader wants to know something of thecor rosivo qualities of alum let him touch a pieco to his louguo then re flect how It acts on the lender deli cate coals of the stomach. Followiug Is a list compiled by the Scientific Amerlcau, or tho alum aud ammonia baking powders that have already been tested: ATLANTIC . I PACIFIC.ItOVAI COOK'S FAVOUtTK. bOOIO. THE faA thr, CKO WN. S I UVK a s rooN. CHYSTAt.. sn.vr.it STAK. DAISr. SN0WD11IIT. DAVIS' O. K. SOVEKKiai. DKV YEASr. STAll. OE1I. 8TATK. GLOBE. STANDAltD. "KtiXTON. 8UM'I.OWK. PlSAllSON'M. WAillHNCmW. rKltFKCTION. WIKDsOlt. VEKKI.E83. ZIlT'll UKAl'K. I'UIIITY. CllYSTAI., MiiiUNO. No flour bus yet beeu made at the Scotch mills since they have passed into tho new manage ment aud there will be no wheat ground there inside two mouths. Tho new wheat is cleaned up as fast as It arrives, aud stored for use when It has pissed through a sweat ing aud cooling process. Only old wheat is giouud at the Salem mills. New Poles. Mr. Dumars of tho Western Union Inform us that his company lias ordered u complete new outfit of poles and lines for Salem. The poles will bo much larger than at present, and will bo urranged to carry more wires to meet the future growth of business. The city authorities should now ar range to have the new telegraph plant go In In the right manner. "SALEM'S FINEST I" Honored from Our old Locution and How Open nt New 0.unrters. Jones & Bernnrdi's elegant new ice cream parlors at 221 Commercial, next door south of Bush's bauk. WE HAVE JUST OPENED the Palace confectionary and ico cream parlors, of Salem, to which wo invite your trade mid tho entire There are. iu udditiou to the fore going list from tbe Scientific Amer lcau that were sold in the wer-tein that were nut sold in the eastern stores. Followiug is the list to date: CALUMET Contains Alum. (CalumetBak'ngPowd'Co., Chicago.) FOREST CITY.-Coutaius Ammo nia Alum. (Vouwie Bros. Clew) CHICAGO YEAST. Contains Am monia Alum. (Chapman & Smith Co. Chicago.) BON BON, Contains Alum. HOTEL, Contains AmmoniaAlum. (J. C. Grant Bakiug Powder Co., Chicago.) UNRIVALED, , Contains Alum. (Spragues, Warner & Grlswo d, Chicago. ONE SPOON TAYLOR'S Ammo nia Alum.(Taylor Mfg Co SlLuuis) YARN ALL'S Contains Alum. (Yuruall Mfg Co., St. Louis.) SHAW'S SNOW PUFF, Contains Alum. (Merchants' Mlg. Associa tion, St. Louis.) DODSON & H1LS, Contains Alum. (Dodsou & Hills, St. Louis.) SHEPAKD'S Contains Ammonia Alum. Win, H. Shephard, St. Louis.) BAIN'ti' Coutaius Alum. (Meyer-Bain Mfg. Co., St. Louis.) MONARCH, Contains Ammonia Alum,(Reid, Murdoch & Co., Chic ago.) SNOW BALL Contains Alum. (Bengal ColIeo&SpiceMUls.Chlcago) GIANT, Contains Alum- MILK, Contains Alum. (W. F. McLaughlin &Co., Chicago.) ECHO, Contains Alum. (Spencer Bluing Paddle Co. Chicago) KALBFELL'ti PURITY, Contains Alum. (Kalbfell Mfg. Co., Ohlcugo.) RISING SUN, Contains Ammonia. (Phoenix Chemical Works.Chicago.) WHITE ROSE.Coutaius Ammouiu Alum.(Globe Coffee & Spice Mills, Minneapolis.) WOOD'S ACME, Contains Ammo- nia. (Thos. Wood & Co., Plilla.) ANDREW'S PEARL, Coutuiub Ammonia. (C. E. Andrews & Co., Milwaukee. HARRIES' FAVORITE, Contulus A lum.(H.H.Hairies, Minneapolis) FIDELITY, Contains Alum. bOLAR, Coutaius Alum. (Shermau Bros., Chicago.) PUTNAM'S BET,CoutuiiiB Alum. (Wells Putnam & co., Chicago.) CHINA "T" HOUSE.-Coiitains Klml .f Iwf I ii . i . .1 ir EiiqIIhIi t'liii-lm.it r .ll. Tlio liouso, either iu SftTon or Nor umii time, presented no kind of resem blance to tlio Roman villa. It had no cloisters, no hypocaust, no sulto or so quenco of rooms. This uiilikpnoss la another proof, if any were wanting, that continuity of tenure was wholly broken. If the Saxons went into Lon don, ns lins been suggested, peacably, nnd left tho people to carry on their old life and their trado in their own way. tlio Roman and British architec ture, no now thing, but n stylo grown up in courso of years nnd found lit ted to tlio climate would certainly havo re mained. That, however, was not tho case. The Englishman developed his house from tho patrinrchnl idea. First there was the common hall; in this house hold lived, fed, transacted business and lnndo their cheer in tho evenings. It was built of timber, and to keep out tlio cold draughts It was lined with tapestry; nt first slmplo cloths, which in great houses were embroidered nnd painted; perches of various kinds were nfllxod to tlio walls, whereon tlio weapons, tlio musical instruments, tho cloaks, etc., were hung. Tlio lord nnd ladysnt in n high scat: not, I nm in clined to think, on n dais nt tlio end of tho hall, which would havo been cold for them, but on n great chair near tho fire, which wns burning in tho middle of tho hall. I havo myself seen a collcgo hall warmed by a tiro In a brazier burning under tlio lantern of tho hall. Tho fur niture consisted of benches. Tlio tabic was laid on trestles, spread with a whito cloth and removed after dinner. Tho hall was open to all who came on con dition that tlio guest left his weapons at tho door. Tlio lloor was covered with reeds, which mado n clean, soft and warm carpet, on which tlio com pany could, if they pleased, lie round tlio Uro. They had carpets or rugs also, but reeds were commonly used. Tho traveler who chanced to find himself nt tho ancient town of King-ston-on-IIull, which very fow English peoplo nnd still fewer Americans havo tho curiosity to explore, should visit tho Trinity House. There, among many interesting tilings, ho will find a hall whoro reeds are still spread, but no longer so thickly as to form a completo carpet. I bolievo this to bo tho last survival of tlio reed carpet. The times of meals were tho breakfast nt about nine; tlio "noon meat," or dinner, at twelve, and tho "oven meat," or sup per, probably at a movable time, do ponding on tho length of tlio day. When lighting was costly and can dles were scarco, tho hours of sleep would bo naturally longer In winter than in tho summer. In their manner of living tlio Saxons wore fond of veg etables, especially of tho leek, onion and garlic. Beans they also had (theso were introduced probably at tho thno when they commenced intercourse with tlio outer world), peas, radishes, tur nips, parsley, mint, sage, cress, ruo nnd other herbs. They had nearly all our modern fruits, though many show by their names, which nro Latin or Nor man, n later introduction. Thoy mado uso of butter, honoy nnd cheese. Thoy drank ale and mead. Tho lat ter Is still mado, but in small quanti ties, in Somersetshire. Tlio Norman brought over tho custom of drinking wine. Walter Besant in Harper's. THE RED MAN IN rJUTICS. U Known All thn Trlcttn tho Wilt Mntl Known, mill t'nMluljr n Teir More. J. D. Bradford is connected with tho Choctaw Railway company, of tlio In dian Territory. Ho was chatting with n group of local politicians, nnd Colonel Bnbcock remarked that Mr. Bradford was in a land blessed with no politics. "You are wrong," exclaimed Mr. Bradford. "Tho cleverest politicians In tlio United States are in our terri tory." "Who nro thoy f "Tho Choctaw Indians havo no equals In practical politics lu nny Innd in tlio world, nnd I won't debar tho state of Indiana either. You know tho Clioo taws have a governor elected by tlio people, nnd a legislative body callod the Choctaw nntionnl legislature. This liouso holds regular sessions, nnd thoy mako laws, roll logs, establish rings, and do everything olso that politicians cat) think of. When Governor Jones, a young halfbrocd, was elected gov ernor wo witnessod ono of tlio greatest campaigns over lougnt. Wlien our railroad pierced tlio coal mines of tho Choctaw nation soveral of tho old rod men attempted to get possession of most of tlio mines nnd uinko us pay dearly for tho coal. Thoy failed, and havo cried 'corporation' over sinco. "So when tlio gubernatorial candi dates began to show their hands Jones took tlio high moral ground thnt ho was ngalnst our railroad nnd nil thoso who fnvored it. He wont in tho fight with this sentiment as n watch wonl, and was elected. BSf it was an exciting fight. During tlio campaign if Jones wanted to coininunicnto with a mnn fifty miles away ho would send n man with vcrbnl messages. Tlio other candidates fol lowed this example, and no written let ters figured in tlio campaign. Tho day before tho voting a Messiah story was turned looso in tho sections of tlio na tion where Jones was not popular, and tho peoplo loft to soo tho Messiah, thus losing their votes. "On tills snmo day n number of lead ing Indians who were working ngainf t tlio election of Jones were summoned to Washington by bogus telegrams to talk with tlio great father. And so it went. Every concoivablo trick wns re sorted to. Alter Jones had boon de clared duly elected and had taken his freat It was discovered that ono precinct, which gave him 125 majority, wns in habited by less than soventy-flvo poo- plo. When it comes to counting votes nnd political scheming tlio Choctaw In dians will certainly got a placo. I will bnck them ngninst the world." Chi cngo Herald. TINPARALLIDLKD OFFER From now until closod out AT OUR ACTUAL COST. $10,000 worth of MEN'S nnd BOY'S CLOTHING. S3000 worth of LADIES' and MEN'S SHOES. $2000 worth of HATS. 62000 worth of MEN'S UNDER WEAR Onmo whllo the asortmont Is good, nnd buy these goods as cheap tw wo bought Minn. Satinos nnd Parasols one more week nt cost. Capitol Adventure Co., Opera. House Block:. Brooks' Cotton 15 cents a dor.. 8 spools 0 cord Cotton Zi rents. public, aud will maintain tho high j Aluni (NoH, McDowell. St. Paul.) quality of tho French Ice creams, Ice cream soda and fine candies made only by us. Our facilities are now unequaled In tbo city and we cordially Invito you to step In and see us In our new quarters. BUSH BANK BLOCK. Respectfully, JONE3 & BKKNAlim, Manufacturing Confectioners. Eakly Ckawkokds. I am re ceiving large quantities of Early Crawford peaches from Mluto's islaud daily. Thoso wishing a choice peach for canning should place their oidcrsat ouce, us they will last but a short time. M. T. Rlueman, 132 State street, Tele phone No. 13. AnotiikrLotToijay. NIco fresh Rogue river melons just In at M. T. Rluemau's, 132 State street. TWIN CITY, Contains Alum (J. K. Ferguson, Minneapolis, Minn) HERCULES.-Contalns Ammonia. (Hercules Bakiug Powder Co., rian Francisco,) CLIMAX, Contains Ammonia. (Climax Baking Powder Co., In diauapolls.) Too Much Too much Is too much nnd so a street car horse thought nt noon todny In front of iheirfiHtolNce. An electrlo car rnt tliugdowu at his right, an elect! lo arc Uyhl wasjiugling lu tbo air at his left, and it was altogether too much electricity for the equlue, Efo jumped, this way pd that way and Anally succeeded lu smashing the electric light globe. Cherrlngton Bros.' aristo photos here by that; date and take part are bwUIes. jq fte reception, UNIVERSITY ITEMS, Rooms in the university building nrti are iu good demand. Should the present demand continue all the rooms will be taken by the time school begins Sept. 7th. Several studeula have already engaged rooms lu private resldeu? ces and will board themselves, A fine reception will be given President Wbltaker and tbe stu dents Mouday evening Bept. 7th. Every etudeut should try to be Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder is leported by all authorities as free from Ammonia, Alum, Lime or au other adulterant. In fact tho purity of this ideal powder has never bieu questioned. In two weeks Holvereou's store will be Jammed full of fall g'Kids. Ho wauls space. Then keep on buying those goods he Is oiler trig. Jw Choice peaches, prunes, plums, nectarines and ull kinds of fruit. Sroat & Gilo. Patrons must not go by Clark & Eppley's just because their store Js full of customers, for thoy will Hud tlmo to wait ou all, 100 Court street. See Cherrlngton Bros.' nrlstu photos forsom.elhlin:ine. They ure upstairs, out of the dust and their pictures are clear und brilliant. Hoi verso u is sill! whittling away at white goods, Scotch ginghams aud ladies' summer veils. AH sum mer goods away down, 1 w Pressed chicken Sroat & Gilo. II. Pohle is still at the foot of State, on Front, opposite tbe foundry, A Nullcr. The averago nowspapor man who knocks about tho country, doesn't seo much that is now. In tlio courso of tlmo everything to him becomes tho samo here, and all men are alike. But I struck a novolty down in Indiana tlio othor dny. My train was delayed. I went into ono of tho places near tho switch nnd questioned tlio man behind tho showcoso about his cigars. Ho said ho reckoned lie had tho best five cent jigar that was ever mado. I told him to hand them out. I took ono and was about to uso it, when I noticed some thing In tho mouth end of tho weed, and asked what it was. "That's a nailer," was tlio reply, ac companied with a look of disgust at my Ignorance. "A what?" I asked. Then ho re peated. "What's a nailer?" I asked. "A nnilcr," was tho explanation, ac companied with nnotlier look of dis gust, "is a nailer." Then ho pulled a tack out of tho small end, lighted tho other end, puffod, and remarked: "You soo, slio draws wlion tlio nail's out. You don't havo to bito lior, soo) Nail er, that's what slio is." Chicago Trib une. An Account nf a riiouuijrupli In 1050. Cyrano do Bergerac, In his "Histoiro Comiquo des Etats et Empires do la Lune," whoso first edition is dated ns early ns 1G50, relates that Oio genius that guided him to our batellito gavo him for his entertainment somo of tho books of tho country. These books are inclosed in boxes. "On opening tho box I found insido a concern of metal, something like ono of our watches, full of curious littlo springs and minuto machinery. It was really a book, but n wonderful book that has no leaves or letters; a book, for tho understanding of which tlio oyes nro of no uso only tho ears are necessary. "When nny ono wishes to read ho winds up tho machine with its great number of nerves of nil kinds nnd turna tho pointer to the chapter he wishes to hear, whep thora comes out, as f from tlio mouth of a man or of an instru ment of music, tlio distinct mid various sounds which sorvo tlio Great Lunarians as tho expression of language," Albert Do Uochas In Popular Science Monthly. A Curious Cliomlcnl Anniiiiily. An astonishing result was reached by Dr. Richardson, tlio English expert physiologist, in somo experiments on tlio respiration of animals confined In pure oxygen. In most ensos a steady flow of fresh oxygon rendorcd tlio nni inals confined in it excited and feverish, and none wore quieted or mado sleepy. When, however, tho oxygen, after hav ing been passed once through tlio chain hers containing tho animals, was col lected, purified and again used, nil tho warm blooded animals, such ns dogs, cats, guinea pigs, rabbits, etc., bocauio drowsy and fell quietly asleep; nnd, when tlio gas Wns ngnin used nfter an other purification, tho sloop becarao deeper nnd somo of tlio nnlmnls soon died. Tlio oxygen nppcarcd chomically pure nt encli time of using, nnd tlio cnuso of its remarkablo chuntro in of- feet is as yet a mystery. Whether somo peculiar modification of oxygen takes placo during respiration, or wliother tlio toxio properties nro duo to somo no tivo product of respiration which lias escaped detection in tlio Inhaled gas, Is a problem which will doubtless be studied with much interest. St. Louis Republic. I'rnctlcnl fur Surfucs Ilullrmidn. A very important improvement In tho street railway business lias boon invent ed by Captain M. A. Cutter, of Alle gheny. It is an appliance attached to tho car for throwing a switch, and which can bo handled by tho grip man or motor man without compelling him to stop or get out of tho car. Tho car can bo going nt fiill speed nnd innko n switch without slowinc no or ennsinc any inconvonience to tho mnn who tlirows tlio switch. Tlio contrivnnco is a very slmplo and Inexpensive ono. Another improvement which Mr. Cut- ter lias made is In tlio running gears. By touching a lover tho entire car can bo swung around upon tho wheels mid started backward. There Is, conse quently, but ono motor needed for each car, and In this way tho cost of equip ping a single car Is reduced to about one-half. A brako has also been In vented by Mr. Cutter by which the car may bo held whllo being reversed. Now York Telegram. Muilsity u Question of Geoarupliy, I walk along tho stream and amuse myself by taking note of tlio bathers. Thoy seo nothing wrong in their no tions, und I note tlicro Is notlilriir nmllv immodest, bold or indecent about thorn, Thoy think nothing wrong In families and friends bathing together, nnd. after all, I havo again forced upon mo tho feeling that modesty and Immodesty nro matters of cufctom nnd fashion, and am reminded of a littlo maiden It) Egypt who, upon seolng mo approaoh, covered Jior foco with her skirt that slio might modestly hldo It from the eyes of a mnn. The Jnpnneso nro In many ways more modest than wo are. They nro In most tilings more polito and re- nneu. mm, until lately, the sexes bathed there together In the very capi. J?.1 . '' -Mexican Cor. 8t- LouU Globo-Democrat. DRPRIPF leaWBaking (Jsed in Millioqs ?f Hom?$ 40 Yws the Standard. Out Side tlie Trust. BURIN & SON, Old Undei takers of 18 years oxporioncohayo, through much difficulty, secured a stock of Undertaking supplies out sido tho Undertaking trust and aro now prepared to furnish funeral outfits in a first-class manner and can make you prices independent of any trust, Special attention given to embalming. Undertaker's rooms fitted up specially for tho business PUBLIC SALE .: -We will soil at auction on- TliLirsday, August 27 th, 1801, At 2:30 p. m. at 31 corner Summer and Cncmekcte streets, Mrs. Gll llngham's entire lot of household goods, to-witi Three bedroom sets, 8 carpets', matting for three rooms, 4 bedf tends, 7 wire mattrcsss, 0 chamber sets, 12 window shades, 8 lace curtains, 3 hang ing lamps, 7 hand lamps, ii bracket lamps, 2 heating stoves, 1 range aud furniture, 4 stands, .1 upholstered chairs, (I cane scat elm Irs, 4 rockers, 0 dining room chahs, 1 bed-lounge. 2 setlccs, 1 lamp stand, 1 lot wood, 1 ax, 1 saw, 1 target rlllc, 1 lot books, 1 lot dishes, 1 dining tablo, 1 10-foot ex tension table, 2 mirrors, and mauy other useful artlclea not mentioned. HONEST FRANK, Auctioneer. 8 23 II. R. MOORK, Auction and Commission mcrolmut. CLEAN!. If you would bo clean and hayo your clothes done up tho neatest and dressiest manner, take them to tho SALEM STJBASI LAUNDRY whoro all work is done by whito labor and in tho most prompt manner. COLONEL J. OLMSTED. Liberty Street. 3E"3E&!BJEB3SCBknS3EI . J. A. R0TAN, Undertaker. lias purchased tho Minto hearso and will horoafter sell caskets, coffins and all undertaker's supplies cheaper than any ono in Salem and furnish tho hearso freo of chavgo in the city and for funerals at one-half tho rate horotofore charged in tho country. 8-25-1 m-dw Tow Park Grocery G. D. 11ADAJ3AUGII Has put lu a new stock of Groceries, Queenswuro, Feed, oto. Produce bought at lilghcst prices. Satisfaction guaranteed In all things. Goods delivered to all parts of tho city. Call and give mo a trial. THE - CLUB LIVERY, FEED AND SALE STABLES. HI IF nnilf rvil II All stock left In my care hIiuII receive tho best W. . UUULM. lTOIiT. of "lll- Telephone No. 21, Cor. Liberty " "' UUU1JUI "f and Ferry streets, Salem, Oregon. SNOW THE YEAR ROUND At 100 Chemokota Street. House - and - . Sign - Painting, Paper Hanging, Kalsomlnlng, Wall Tinting, eta Varnishing aud Natural Wood Finish. Only Flrst-clasH Work. E, E. SNOW. CHURCHILL & BURROUHGS. Tinners, Plumbers, Gas and Steam Fitters, -AND- SHEET IRON WORKERS. KMtlmutcH on i.Il work lu our llnu. IOO OhemaUem Straat, Churchill Sash, Door & Manufacturing Co. Sash, Doors, Blinds & Mouldings, Turning & Scroll Sawing. IIoiiho KlnUlilng inudeito order. Now DKV KII.N, by which wo can nlwuyu Uwp a full uuprily of seasoned utock of all kluds. Agricultural Works, Corner of Trado und Jllgli utreotu, Balom, Oriyou. J,O.UOODAI.K,CoburK. A, WliKHIiKU.Hprlnsneld. GOOD ALE & WJIEELER, Lumber, Lath.. Pickets ! MOULDING, SHINGLES, &c. Agent for rlnir Mill, HprlnKlldd MllUnntl lIcKenzio Mill. OMlcoaml 1 nrdon the went lilo of I'welithmriHJt niinr depot. Jlet Lumber In tho Vulle. 4 2 IIAKKH& WIIKISLEK, Managers, Salem. Sasti and (Door Eactory Front Street, Salem, Oregoru Tho befjt class of work in our lino at pricoa to compoto with tho lowest. Only tho best material lined L B, HUFFMAN, Livery SUUe and Feed Yard. Tho But Box Stall and Corral In IK illy. uii, nanny norvt-Mft upccmuy, (In rear Wlllnuietiu hoU-1,) BAldCM, - -. - OK1COON PUIUjII'H&CO., Merchant Tailors. A full line of Imported and dumeitie woolen, Alio a complete stock of utaW nirulihlD koodi. All the llet ttYl&i 814 Commercial tUttt, 1 SALE ! 0f thnltreld0BCAlnt lu the citron 4i COUKT ttTWlCHT, WMitliruit curlier of block, between lltU ii ud lfiili ktrc-ct, one block irum eleclrlo Huh. lourliieck twin Ctrntrraud Mlatt. Hi. car llnre and Kut H.lem 1kxI Prlc MUM tor both or f iKMfbr iwneraud JIM for In unto Kitiili lit bu 70 foot frontline on COURT STREET. Inou'reof the nllEGON MMtHKKY CO., UlUce Cor. Com'! mid ( tiunn-kt-ta ttrlK, upniftlre, or of any J'cul KMulo firm m the cl'y. Htm . . J,..JJ.- .1 --frjftflm ,, umiinihAiirm i i1