The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-01-10
FROM THE CAPITAL,
SALEM, january 6, 1879.

| you last, another year, with its min
gled hopes and fears, has dawned
upon :his unsuspecting world. Old
Father Time sprts on his hands anew,
and, giving his trousers another
hitch, plunges on in his endless round
of anticipations and realizations Of
1879. lie has Touched off the cannon
of Time, and from its muzzle has
darted out the smiling new year, as
with a heavy heart and reluctance
interspersed with bright hopes Tor
the future, he spikes Iris gulr for the
coming twelve months with the joys
and sorrows Of 1878. Turn backward
with us for a moment, kind reader,
and see if with us, you cannot but
acknowledge that while perhaps you
met with some grevious disappoint-
ments and drained perhaps the cup
of sorrow to its very dregs, are there
not some oasis to which you can re-
vert with pleasure? Aye, even more.
Lay aside, if possible, your varied
prejndiees and confess that during
the year just closed you tasted mo re
of the sweets of life ban Of its bitter.
Have you not been blessed in many
ways and can you not see that after
all, the sorrows were justly~meted out
by Him who doeth all things well ?
May a kind Heaven smile upon us all
during the ensuing era of time and
teach us to submit as gracefully as
circumstances will permit to its sor-
rows and disappointments, and ac-
knowledge, with thankful hearts, its
pleasures and its joys. New Years
Day was indeed gala day at the
capital and the pleasing custom OF
making New Years calls was more
generally observed than ever before
The gentlemen, young and old, alike
dressed in their best store clothes
sailed forth abort noon in couples.
trios or groups, and passed the after
noon III calling upon their lady
friends, who, with almost one accord
kept open house and received them
with cordial hospitality that made
the day one long to be- remembered
by all participants. The tables were
fairly loaded down with the dainties
Of city lift,, and tire callers were
wined, dincd and made much of, until
when the round was completed they
went home feeling much as if THEN
Wristbands were buttoncd, and only
too glad to seek some sequestered
spot where free from feminine allure
lnents and enchantmcnt they could
throw themselves upon a bed, and
unbuttoning, could take one or moro
good, long breaths. There were but
very few places where even egg
nogg was served, and the boys al
went home without the assistance o
;. either policeman or wheeibarrow.
Outside of New Years festivities
Salem has been remarkably quiet dur
ing the past week. The local report
crs have been compelled to scratcl
gravel right lively in order to fill tho
columns of our respective newspapers
Such being the case your correspond
ent has nothing startling to commu
nicate in the way of news. Tht
Investigating Committee has come
aud gone and their report has createc
dismay in the Democratic stronghold
The Bourbon organs know not what
to do with it. They cannot, of course
uphold it for the simple reason tha
they had their ins" during the
eight years under review. Neither
can they ignore it entirely for figures
won't lie, and hence they are, as ;
general thing, giving it severe let
ting alone, hoping that time vii
work all things even. Those who are
personally attacked are taking mat
ters as philosophically as eircum
, stances will permit, imagining per
haps it will prove a nine days; won
der and cease. In this, however
they may find themselves at fault
1t is blighting eapose, at best, ant
can but have its beneficial infuenc'
on Oregon politics for years to come
BY the way, an event transpiret
) in PeNand, a few days since, of deel
interest to the Masonic fraternity, 0
which no notice has appeared il
print, and it is we'll worthy of espe
, cial mention. Members of the Orde
require no explanation of the fac
that ga thrty-third" among the mystic
2 tie is an honor much to be desired
> and attained by but a chosen few
e There are, perhaps, not to exceed
$ one hundred Masons in the Unitet
s States who are in possession of tn
thirty-third degree !; it being one tha
EcoaLc tho brothar uhoSa knouloIor,