The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-11-21
Mark Twain In Politics.

The largest political meeting of the
campaign was held in this city by the
Republicans last evening. The Opera
House was densely packed to hear Cen
eral Joseph r. Hawley, of Connecticut.
General Hawley was introduced by Mark
Twain Samuel L. Clemens) who said:
II see am advertised to introduce the
speaker of the evening, General Hawley,
of Connecticut, and see the report that
I am to make political speach. Now, I
must say that this is an error. | wasn't
constructed to make stump speeches,
and on that head (politics) L have only
this to say: First, see that you vote.
Second, see that your neighbor votes
Lastly, see that yourself and neighbor
don't scratch the ticket. General Haw.
ley was President of the Centennial Com
mission. He was a gallant soldier in the
war. He has been Governor of Con-
necticut, member of Congress, and was
President of the Convention that nomi-
mated Abraham Lincoln
General Hawley That nominated
Grant.
Twain-He says it was Grant, but
know better. He was member of my
church at Hartford, and the author of
Beautiful Snow" May be he will deny
that. But am only here to give him a
character from his last place. AS pure
citizen, I respect him; as a personal
friend of years, I have the warmest re-
gard for him; as neighbor whose vege-
table garden adioins mine, why--why, I
watch him. That's nothing; we all do
that with any neighbor General Haw-
ley keeps his promises, not only in pri-
vate but in public. He is an editor who
believes what he writes in his own paper.
As the author Of Beautiful Snow he
has added a new pang to winter. He is
broad-souled, generous, noble, liberal,
alive to his moral and religious RESPONSE
bilities. Whenever the contribution
box was passed never knew him to take
out cent. He is square, true, honest
man in politics, and I must say he oc-
cupies mighty handsome position. He
has never shrinked duty or backed
down from any position in public life.
He has been right every time, and stood
there. AS Governor, as Congressman, as
a soldier, as the head of the Centennial
Commission, which increased our trade
lin every port and pushed American pro-
| duction into all the known world, he has
| conferred honor and credit upon the
the United States. He is an American
of Americans. Would we had more
such men! So broad, so bountiful in his
character that he never turned a tramp
| empty handed from his door, but always
gave him letter of introduction to me.
His public trusts have been many, and
never in the slightest did he prove un-
faithful. Pure, honest, incorruptible,
that is Joe Hawley. Such man in poll
tics is like bottle of perfumery in glue
factory-it may modify the stencil if it
doesn't destroy it, And now, in speak
| ing thus highly of the speaker of the
evening, I haven't said any more of him
than I have of myself Ladies and gen.
tlemen, this is General Hawley.
Mr.. Clemens was frequently inter.
rupted by applause and laughter. Al
the close of his remarks, General Haw.
ley stepped forward, and, for an hour
and half, spoke on the issues of the
day. EtnairG Republican.
NORMAN HORSES FOR FARM WORK
would say in relation to the Normans, ]
have kept them for the last fifteen years
with great success and find them to be
standing hard work and hot weather ]
can say that I never owned but one
| horse-his breeding unknown-that ]
thought was as good as the Norman. ]
may differ with some in what first-class
work or farm horse should be. I want
/ them to weigh at least fourteen hundred
to fifteen hundred pounds each on short
and well-shaped legs, to feed well and to
walk four miles per hour. Such teams
are found among the Normans more
easily than any of the breeds of horses
that know. In Illinois we have very
warm weather through corn tending and
harvesting. IF horse can stand up to
hard work and thrives, you can calculate
the hot weather does not hurt him. ]
have had great many big days work
done with my Norman teams. In the
year 1868 farmed 720 acres and used all
Norman mares to do my work. had
one team that planted twenty-five and a
half acres of corn in one day, with two
men on the planter, and sold one of them
The same fall for $500. She was Jet black,
and the pair weighed about 5000 pounds.
The Normans are always ready for thei1
feed. Hard work don't take away their
oppetite, as it frequently does with many
horses if you give them a hard days
work. As rule the Normans are kind
and gentle. Horsemen well know that a
likely to stand hard work as those which
are mild in temper. The Normans are
essentially mild tempered, and it is rare
thing to find one with SPAWN or ring
bone They are very close jointed and
compactly built, making them less likely
to Ret blemished than if loosely built.
AS u their travelling think they can go
off ten or fifteen miles and back as quick
as our common farm teams; but if
wanted team especially for the road ]
should not take them or any other large
breed of horses, although I have driven
a Norman further in two hours than
ever did any other horse Prairie
Farmer.
The Zulus are an enterprising sort OF
4 people, says the Times of st. Louis.
They have declared peace have dozen
times, and are still twisting the British
! lions tail SO hard thst he doesn't know
whether he's got the jimjams or the
collie.
Pious old lady: Just think, Rose,
only five missionaries to twenty thou
sand cannibalsi' Kind hearted niece:
Goodness! the poor cannibals viii
starve to death at this rate.
i ssThe pole-cat, says Josh Billings, 'is
SO called because q fellow needs pole
three hundred feet long to kill one, and
| if the wind favors the cat longer pole
world he more desirable."