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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14

THE VERY BEsT.-Yesterday a lady
stepped into bird store on Kearney
street to purchase parrot for house
hold pet. Having examined the collec-
tion, she turned to the proprietor, and
without otherwise designating her selec-
ton, simply said: ''I will take Hon
esty." ''Beg your pardon, ma'am,' said
the dealer, (Which one is it you say you
will take ?" "I will take Honesty.
Please have him sent round to No. $50
Geary street." Honesty ?" repeated
the puzzled dealer. s'And which one is
Honesty ?" "Why that one, of course, :"
said the self-possessed customer, point
ing to by far the largest bird in the
flock. CAN right, ma'am," said the
ornithological trader, and as he was
making the necessary change he timidly
ventured to ask, "And may T impure,
ma'am, why you call it Honesty ?" Ger
tainly," answered the customer, with
heavenly smile; '.that parrot is Honesty
because Honesty is the best Poll see.
The dealer was struck with a congestive
chill, and gave the lady half dollar
short of her change. II Detroit Free
Press,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14

The Lice Stock Journal, London,
gives the following account of a prolific
breeder: Mr.. VIM. Mathieson, Banchory,
is the fortunate possessor of a breeding
SOW, which during the period of its ex-
istence (ten years. has presented him
with the enormous number of 304 pigs
viz, nineteen litters averaging sixteen
each litter.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

Corvallis Lodge 40 IA. r. Il A. M.
Holds stated Communications on Wednesday on
or preceding each full moon. Brethren in good
standing cordially invited to attend. By order
w. M.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14

A stranger asked resident Of Milford,
Dell: Are you always troubled with
mosquitoes here?'' Mosquitoes" was
the answer. "Swing mint measure
around any day and you'll catch quart
of them. .
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14

Mrs. Partington declares that she
thinks it very strange that little quick
silver in glass tube can make such
awful hot weather by just rising an inch
or so.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14

Barnum Lodge NO. z, i. q. o. r.
Meets on Tuesday evening of each week, in
their hall, in Fishers brick, second story. Mem
bers of the order in good standing invited TO at
tend. By order of N. G.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14

OUR DEAD PREsIDENTs.-A review of
the lives of the different Presidents of
the United States is productive of very
interesting results. For instance, three
of them died on the Fourth of July.
John Adams and Jefferson died on the
country's birthday, July 4, 1926, and
Monroe died on the 4th of July, 1881.
Madison died on the 28th of June, 1886,
and his friends were confident, that, he
too, would live until July 4th. If he
had, then the second, third, fourth and
fifth Presidents would have died on In
dependence day. Taylor and Andrew
johnson both died in July. Every fourth
President until Mr.. Hayes time, was an
old bachelor. Van Buren did not draw
when he drew it out in gold, call in q
heap" Tyler died poor, having gone
into the rebellion, and was one of the
Confederate Commissioners at Montgom-
cry. John Quincy Adams lived the long
est; he was 80 years old when he died.
Madison, was 85; jefferson, 83; John Q.
Adams, 81; Van Buren, 80; Jackson, Is;
Buchanan, II; Fillmore, "a; Monroe, ";
TYLER, 70; Harrison, 68; Washington, 81;
johnson, 81; Pierce, SO; Taylor, 60; Lin
coin, Sc: Polk. 64 General Grant is the
only living ex-president. Tyler and Van
Buren, both died in 1862. Lincoln in
1865. Buchanan in 1868, Pierce in 1869,
Fillmore in 1874 and johnson in 1874.
Mr. Parnell, the present leader of the
Irish people, is English by descent, his
family having settled in Ireland in the
reign of Charles III. The celebrated
poet Parnell, Archdeacon of Clogher, the
friend of Pope, Addison and Swift, was
an ancestor of his, as were also Sir John
Parnell, Bart, M. P. for Queens county
and Chancellor of the exchequer, and
Sir Henry, M. P for Rothleagye, the
celebrated commentator on the penal
laws. Mr.. Parnell's mother is an Ameri-
can. the daughter of one of our naval
officers. and resides now with her daugh-
ters in New Jersey, passing the summer
usually at Newport. He was educated
at Cambridge University, is only 30
wears old, of very gentlemanly appear
ance and manners, and, though not elo-
uuent in the usual sense, is vigorous and
clear in speech. Though his landed
estate yields only e140O a year, he is rich
in American and other securities.
He walked up by the sign of a clothing
store spelling out the letters, and then
soliloauised: Summer suits; wall per-
haps It does, but pears to me there was
q trifie tew much rain during haying,
and tew much drouth for the arfter feed
and then mebbe it suits your village
folks III Marathon Independent.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14
ROBERT N, BAKER.
Fashionable Tailor,

FORMERLY OF Albany, WHERE HE
has given his patrons perfect satisfaction,
has determined to locate in Corvallis, where he
hopes to be favored with a share of the public
patronage. All work warranted, when made
under his supervision. Repairing and cleaning
promptly attended TO.
Corvallis, Nov. %, 1878. 15:4Sft.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14

It is curious that in all the enterprise
witnessed in the breeding of the various
classes of horses, that really fine carriage
horses command higher price relatively
than any other. They are scarce. al
ways, and for the reason, as we believe,
that the average farm horse is under
sized. Carriage horses are produced by
crossing staunch thoroughbreds, upon
large handsome roomy mares. There is
money in this class of horses.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14

Men and women are strange things
A minister may preach for two hours
against the fire to come, and the people
will accept his words and try to avoid it,
but as soon as the fire bells ring every
one in the congregation drops the
preacher at once and skips out for the
blaze.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14
Cheer Each Other.

Not with empty, meaningless forms OF
expression, that are only surface deep,
but with the earnest words, and kindly
acts that come straight from the heart.
We crush back too often the pleasant
speech that would help to strengthen our
faith in human nature. Daily we might
do much more to help and tighten the
burdens mother has to carry-the dear
one who never wearies in doing for her
children, who seldom repay in every
measure the wreath of affection showered
upon them.
How pleasant and cheering would be
the impulsive caress, the cordial thanks,
the thoughtful act, the encouraging
smile, that would Tighten the heart, and
give her renewed ambition to work for
those she loves.
This lack of appreciation drives back
SO many warm impulses. How many
devoted wives quietly wiring their hands
fondly plighted them at the altar, to
means provided, are not all--who yearn
for the helpful words, that they may feel
all their untiring efforts to please have
not been unnoticed, or thrown away
simple acts, simple words, and yet how
often they are left undone, and left nm
said, and the want of their expression,
added another paid to hearts that already
suffer enough. Do unto othert as We
would be done by. How the burdens
people carry would be lifted, and the
troubled soothed away, if this rule was
only carried out, and what bright,
glad world this would be to live in and
enjoy.
How often the cheering word would
be spur to untiring exertien, tails
man against evil, brace to bear up un-
der many loads eff troubles = would
sweeten the hours of daily toll. To feel
that somebody loves and cares for you,
feels an interest in your joys and sor-
rows, your good luck and vicissitudes,
sympathizes with your troubles and
manifests an interest by words and
deeds, that comfort and feel like bless
ing, when you feel discouraged, and
wonder what there is i'll life worth living
for and toiling after. Cheer each other.
The heart goes out in a rain of gratitude
to the ones who bring us comfort and
needed encouragement, and help us to
bear our troules. We all yearn for a
little human love, care and sympathy.
Many woman loses heart when she
never hears word of praise from her
husband.
A celebrated actress said: ''You can
never know how cheering to the heart
is the round of applause that calls up be-
fore the curtain and tells us that our
efforts to please have been appreciated. ;"
We do not stop to realize the good we
might do trying to cheer each other and
bring more Joy into others lives. Do
not live purely for self, but strive to do
all that lies within the power, to comfort
one another, to cheer and brighten the
existence of those whom we come in con-
tact.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14

WHERE AMERICANS LOUNGE IN LONDON.
In letter to the Washington Republic
Olive Logan SAYS: There is one short
street in London which has this pecu-
liarity: At any season, perhaps at any
hour, you choose to go there, you will
always find at least one American, often
a group, lounging at the busiest corner.
AS usual with loungers, the most of these
men look as if lounging were their pro-
fession, and very poorly paying one at
that; but often one catches sight of a
face which carries in every anxious line
a tale of disappointment, frustrated hope,
baffled energy, heart-sick effort. I
scarcely know why Craven street of all
the thoroughfares running off the busy
Strand has been selected for rendez-
vous of Americans. Perhaps, because
it was the locality chosen as a London
residence by one of the greatest Ameri
cans who ever lived. Half way down
the street, on the right side going
Thames ward, you see a pretty house,
which, on level with the first-story win
dows, shows blue ''plaque" bearing
the following inscription: I'm this house
lived Benjamin Franklin, Printer,
Philosopher and Statesman" In one of
the neatest of the small family hotels in
Craven street has of late been staying
the charming Polish actress, Mime.
Modjeska.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14

SENSIBLE VACATIoNS.-This is busy
world and country. Everywhere can be
heard the sounds of reviving industries
and business. Men that for weeks and
months have been idle are suddenly
hearing of calls for their dormant ener-
gies and powers. Everyone is glad for
the changes, indeed we are beginning to
hear of wishes for holiday, or day off
from work or business. Among busi-
ness men at least this desire should be
granted. We are apt to think that, if we
can during the summers heat and dull
ness get away from our business for
few days or a week, all our needs in the
way of recreation and rest are fully met.
This, however, is not SO; the season and
time for our vacation and play spells is
badly chosen We also err in leav-
ing home for our. holidays. We
do not wish to be misunder-
stood as declaring against the
value to us of change of scenery or
place, but the matter is carried too far.
We all think that in order to have an en-
joyable time we must don our best bib
and tucker, and away. All the time we
are away it is expected of us that we are
to be on dress parade, and through the
severity of the requirements of etiquette
and dress all our enjoyment is lost. The
right way for our merchants and clerks
to enjoy vacation best is, to take and
give it regularity. Once week let one
of the proprietors or clerks be spared
half day or an evening, and spend those
few hours at home with their friends.
There are those of our business men
to whom the greatest strangers in
town are their own families, especially
if there are little cnes there. They
are up and away to the calls of
their store or Office before the eyes of the
children are unsealed from sleep, and
excepting the few moments at dinner
when the children are in from school
land even this they miss if they do not
go home promptly at twelve) hardly, see
them from Monday morning until Satur-
day night; and then they are greatly sur
prised to be told that their sons are be-
coming roughs. Give us the home vaca-
tions in plenty; give us a better chance
to know our children, occasionally even
to get down on the floor and romp with
them, that will perhaps lead us to look
back through the web of years that have
passed with us since boyhood's days, and
we are certain twill make better men of
us, as well as fit us the more earnestly
and with more strength to engage in the
duties of the coming morrow.--l Kings
ton Courier.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14

The fuel of the ture-brimstone,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-14
BITS OF FUN.

The Sun says that New York preachers
preach for their salaries, and not with
any hopes of making New Workers bet
ter. That's honest all round Detroit
Free Press.
The grand and awful difference between
tree and bore is-hurrah, now-the
tree leaves in the spring, and the bore,
why, he never leaves Syracuse Sun
day Times.
A young lady's hat blew off and was
run over by broad wheeled cart. The
ribbons were somewhat soiled, but the
hat is now the very latest fall shape
Norristown Heralk.
There is prospect that the cruel war be-
tween Peru and Chile is over, and the
army of each will therefore be afforded
an opportunity to put raw oyster over
his black eye Boston Post.
A college student, in rendering to his
father an account of his expenses, in
serted: ''To charity, thirty dollars" !"
His father wrote back: 81 fear charity
overs multitude of SINS"
Old Tom Purdy, Sir Walter Scots
favorite attendant, once said: ''Them
are fine novels of yours, Sir Walter;
they are Just invaluable to me-" 81 am
glad to hear it, Tom," returned the
novelist. eyes SIR" said Tom; ''for
when I have been out all day hard at
work, and come home tired, and take up
one of your novels, I'm asleep directly"
Miss Calino goes for the first time to
view the sea at Dieppe. At her departure
from home her sister recommends her to
carry some sea-water in a bottle. She
goes down to the shore and fills her vial
with water. "Better not fill it up like
that, missy" said sailor, ''bekase, it
being low water now, when the tide rises
it'll burst your bottle" Miss Calino,
quite convinced, pours out half the salt
water and departs.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-01

winter, and held undisputed sway
In the capitol, and, in working out
their own sweet will, have had the
opportunity Of demonstrating their
misehievous ineolnpetency. The
people will note the mischief and
take better counsel than that they
have been following when they
again exercise the elective franchise.
We confidently anticipate an era of
sober second thought; too late, in-
deed, to prevent vast amount of
evil which must arise from the rash
and revolutionary legislation of the
present Legislature, but sufficient to
consign to merited obscurity the
INSCRIPTIONS demagogues who have
done the mischief.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-01

The following decisions have been rem
dered since our last issue:
tIerndOn VS. Chester. Report confirmed.
Watts W. Watts Order of reference.
Bell VS. Glasscock. Order of reference.
Johnson vs. Mason. Order for publication.
Fades vs. Jolly. Ordering taxes paid.
Carney vs. Carney Taxing costs.
Peacher vs. Peacher. Dismissed.
Condle VS. Thomas. Dismissed.
Poston VS. Jones. Decree Of compromise.
Hester VS. Dunlap. Dismissed.
ConrOy vs. Williams. order for account.
Vaughan vs. Whitfield. Dismissed.
HerndOn VS. Daniel. Order reference.
Raggett VS. Davis. Dismissed.
Northington vs. Manning. Order to sup
ply papers.
Moss vs. Kinney. Dismissed.
Lowell vs. Lowell Dismissed.
Morris VS. Dixon. Dismissed.
Duckw0rth, Spencer x co. vs. Harris. Or
der to supply papers.
Bates vs. Wallenhaulp. Order to pay mon
ey in court and parties to interplead.
Stevenson vs. Lacey. Transferring fund to
guardian in Kentucky.
Morgan & Co. VS. jackson, McKernon &
Co. sale confirmed.
Morrison VS. Morrison. Part of sale cOnftr-
med a al balance set aside.
Hatcher vs. Flood. Decree of Supreme
Court entered.
Greenfi Id vs. Barker. Decree of supreme
Court entered.
Wright VS. Ivey. Decree of Supreme court
entered.
Outlaw VS. Myers. Dropped from Docket.
berry V Cherry. Order to supply papers.
Herring VS. Walker. Order to supply pa
pers.
Morris VS. Morris. Report confirmed.
Taylor vs. Baadie. appointing Receiver.
Pollard VS. Wilcox. Report confirmed.
Pollard VS. Whitfield Order to rent out
land.
Pollard VS. Wilcox. Order of reference.
Killebrew VS. Johnson. Final decree and
order of reference.
stevens vs. Kerr. Order of reference.
Griffey vs. Goodlett. Order of reference.
Smith VS. Hammond. Final decree.
i}atsOn vs. McNeilly. Order OF reference.
Merritt vs. smith. Order of sale.
liFiekhouse Vs. BrikhouSe. Dismissed.
DIrden VS. Nebiett. Motion TO dismiss
OYerrulad.
Elder VS. Elder. Sale confirmed to part
and sale ordered.
DlngeTtield vs. AklXey. Decree OF supreme
court entered.
Kiilebrew vs. Johnson. Report of fees con-
firmed.
Rawlins vs. Stewart. Bill dismissed at cost
of defendant.
King VS. l.. & n. R. r. Ell ais. Orders publi-
cation and payment OF attorneys fees.
Piedmont Life ms. GO. vs. Ban bee. Sale of
Barbee and wife confirmed.
Taplor VS. Beadle. Compensation % re-
ceiver.
James D. Jones VS. heirs VIM. Jones. Fees
allowed.
Nicholson vs. Pace. Order TO distribute
fund.
Morgan & Co. VS. Jackson, McKernon & Co.
Credit allOwee Ramey.
Thomas {. Mimms and wife VS. Ewing
Defendants given time to answer.
stevens vs. Kerr. Order to pay interest to
Guardian.
Merritt & Fort VS. Batson. sale confirmed.
Crabtree VS. New Prov. Mills Co. Decree
against corporation.
The court delivered opinion in the case of
Stewart VS. Greenfield and decided in favor
of complainant.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-01

THE TAXING DISTRICT.

1t is not surprising that legislation
so unprecedented as that which has
been applied to the exigencies OF
Memphis leads to litigation the
result of which the highest legal
acumen must fail to divine. II
will be remembered that by the act
Of legislature the assets of the old
corporation were To be turned over
to the State authorities to be applied
by them to the expenses of the new
taxing district. Then comes the
mandate of Judge Baxter interdict-
ing the transfer, and appointing q
receiver in the interest of the city's
creditors. Nor does this end it. An
application for Instructions from Mr.,
j. w. Moores, back tax collector, to
Gov. Marks has elected a tele-
graphic mandate from the Governor
that he will hold personally Liable
anyone who shall turn over city
property to Judge Baxter's receiver
II is now understood, we believe,
that Mr.. Moores will pay over his
assets (Which are said to amount tt
$40, 0O0) into Judge Baxter's court
under protest. Still further it is
now authoritatively stated that q
strong commission of business men
from Memphis is in Nashville urg.
ing a reversal of the action by
which the charter was repealed
This move includes the acceptance
of what is called the Flippin com.
promise of the city debt at fifty
cents on the dollar.
1t would be futile for anyone not
a lawyer to conjecture the result Of
all this litigation, and there are few
lawyers even who would be willing
to commit themselves to an un.
guarded opinion. We, of course,
venture upon none, having a salu-
tary appreciation of the uncertain
ties of constitutional law.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-03-01
speaking at the University.

The intermediate Junior orations at the
Southwestern Presbyterian University came
of on the 2lst inst. at the hall in the Stewart
Cabinet building. Considering the distance
there was quite numerous audience, and
the young orators succeeded in interesting
it warmly to the end. One circumstance
which invested the present occasion with a
special interest was the announcement that
two of the students who spoke are of the
aboriginal race of this continent. Messrs.
Robinson and Alnton Telle were sent by
authority from the Indian Territory to be
qualified a. ministers for missionary duty
in that Territory. We regret that we did not
arrive soon enough for the first grafton, that
of Mr.. Robinson TelIe, but heard that of his
brother with great interest. The title of his
speech was, ''The Deeds of Men Live After
Them,'' and of course was occupied with
the responsibility imposed on men by the
fact that the consequences of their actions
/ cannot be controlled when once performed,
but that even the delth of the actor does
not cut short the eff cts of what he has
! done. His delivery peculiarly interested us
as showing that high culture and education
| has not eradicated some of the pecnliarities
| of his race. This is far from reflection On
] him, as his race has been long recognized as
| peculiarly gifted with natural eloquence.l
| His voice is a true Indian voice; soft and
sweet as that of a woman, but capable of
| great power when excited, and had the
/ further Indian quality of monotOny of
/ pitch arising from the absence of infection.
| This quality gives something of the charac-
1 ter of q chant to the delivery, not unpleaS-
| ant, though the Anglo-Saxon ear is unac-
| customed to it. His school-fell0ws must
\ pardon our dwelling ON his effort to the ex-
/ elusion of theirs, but We were unusually
| interested In contemplating the purpose OF
! his presence here, that of Outstanding his
! countrymen and bringing them under the
/ influence of modern culture. There is so
much in the intercourse of our race with his
| that causes us to hang our heads in shame
that we feel relief in dwelling on this which
/ is a subject of unqualified satisfaction to
| both races.
/ We must be brief with the Others. The
/ average with all was good, our preference
/ being given TO Mr.. Mooney for composition
and Mr. Highland for delivery.
! We have small space left for Mr.. James
( Woods encOmium on our GAINESVILLE states
men, Messrs. House and Bailey. 1t was
care ully written statement, and would
have been greater success but that the
speaker was hardly familiar enough with
! his manuscript to deliver it with fiuency.