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The New York herald., 1879-03-21

CHIEF JOSEPH has broken out ngain-this
time in the North Americam Rerier. Good.
Ink is cheaper than blood, and just as full of
glory. Besides, General Howard can follow
him there without having To wait for troops.
The New York herald., 1879-03-21

Ii DR. HAYES BILL becomes law amateur
oarsmen near New York will have a race course
which is neither narrow nor crooked. Rowing
men everywhere else will envy them.
The New York herald., 1879-03-21

ercvalent affection Of the throat. No wonder
that it is so painful.
The New York herald., 1879-03-21

AN APPEAL from the Surrogates opinion in
the Vanderbilt will case seems to be,among the
possibilities. Poor New York!
The New York herald., 1879-03-21

IT APPEARS that in 1856, while prices were
fhr higher than now, Mr.. Rocbling estimated the
cost Of the Brooklyn Bridge ut only four mill
ions. But perhaps the trustees have com
pounded interest on the estimates
The New York herald., 1879-03-21

WALL STREET YEsTERDAY.-Thc stock market
was active and feverish. Government bbnds
were quiet States active and railroads irregu-
lar. Money on call became tight in tho after
noon and lent up to z per cent, closing at a z
per cent
The New York herald., 1879-03-21

was constructed inside the estimatcs-but no
in America.
The New York herald., 1879-03-21
per cent.

SHAD POLES arc i'll season again. Light
draught coasters catch them with anchors.
The New York herald., 1879-03-21

THE HAzEN-STANLEy QUARREL is to be settled
BY court martial. 1t is pity that the court
could not have been ordered two or three years
The New York herald., 1879-03-21

GREAT THINGS arc to be expectedof the prom
hcd woman's walk mt Gilrnore's Garden, for
IN point Of laps the fair scx distances men com
plctely.
The New York herald., 1879-03-21

LET THE EAGLE FLAP His WINGs-the doors
Of the British War Office fasten with American
1naEs
The New York herald., 1879-03-21

THE pISNER-DAMRoscu CHAMBER MUSIC soInEEs.
The fourth of series Of chamber music soirecs. by
MFR. Max pinncr and DR.. Damrosch, was givon st the
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17

STAINING PINE.--The Northeastern
Lum6erman recommends the following
manner of staining pine to represent
black walnut: Put pulverized asphaltum
into bowl with about twice its bulk of
turpentine, and set where it is warm,
shaking from time to time until dis
solved; then strain and apply with either
cloth or a stiff brush. Try little first,
and if the stain be too dark, thin it with
turpentine. IF desirable to bring out
the grain still more, give coat of boiled
oil and turpentine. When the wood is
thoroughly dry, polish with mixture of
two parts shellac varnish and one part
boiled oil. Apply by putting few
drops at time on cloth and rubbing
briskly over the wood.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
His Wish.

He stepped into green grocers with
a vacant, weary, careworn look on his
face.
''Do you want some potatoes %
Il never eat them. can't remember
exactly what came in for
Perhaps you want some coffee ?"
'sAin't it funny can't remember?" re-
marked the stranger, as he scratched his
chin with the back of his hand, and
scanned everything behind the counter
in wild but Intellectual effort to brush
up his memory.
s'Do you want milk p
''No, that amt it."
els it macaroni, mustard, chow-chow,
soap or wine jelly ?"
'None of them, sir.
Possibly you want a small measure of
beets %
Indeed, I do not" Then his eyes
sparkled, and he said:
81 have it now. I remember what I
came in for; it all comes back to me like
dream of love. %
'tWhat do you want ?"
''Well, now, it's as plain as day
Wasn't it funny I didn't think of it
before %
s'It was rather strange; but what will
you have?"
'You won't get mad, will you ?"
mo, sir."
.sWen, then, I'll tell you. I Just
stepped in here to ask you if you'll
scratch my back little for me, I have
prickly heat.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
The History OF Petroleum.

In 1874 petroleum was used as a
medicine. AT that time and up to
1853 it was known as "Seneca OIL"
probably on account of its having
been found on the surface of Seneca
Lake, and having first been used by
the Seneca Indians as medicine.
The mode of obtaining this oil, at
that period of its history, was by
throwing blankets on the surface of
still water, where the oil was wont to
accumulate, and after they had be-
come saturated to remove them and
extract the oil by ringing the
blankets. From this primitive be-
ginning has grown one of the leading
Industries in the State. 1t was not,
however, until the years of 1853 81
that petroleum began to be valued
as an illuminator, and this only in a
limited way, for it was then burned
in it's crude state in old lard-oil
lamps, which were liable to explode
at any time. Between 1854 and 1857
it became known that the explosive
Qualities of this product could be re-
moved by subjecting it to process
of distillation, and from that time
the value began to be recognized.
Here q difficulty arose. The oil
could not be gathered in sufficient
quantities to supply the demand, and
something must be done, or the new
industry would fall through. Accord
ingly, in the year 1858, joint stock
company was organized for the pur-
pose of boring into the rock in quest
of the now valuable oil, and Colonel
E. L. Drake was put at the head of
this company with full power to
push the enterprise. The work proved
to be full of difficulties. The facili-
ties for probing the hard rock at that
time were exceedingly limited. The
derricks used were only thirty feet
high, and the drilling tools only
weighed in the neighborhood of $50
pounds, and the old "horse power"
was used for running the machinery.
With all these difficulties to contend
with, the work progressed slowly,
and it was not until August %, 1851,
that the drill struck the shale rock,
at a depth of seventy-one feet, and
the well Immediately filled up within
five inches of the surface. A small
pump was inserted and the produc-
tion was found to be about forty bar
rels per diem, which rate it kept up
for several months. This well was
located in Cherry Tree township,
Venango county, about two miles
from what is now the city of Titus
vile, on the banks of Oil Creek.
Other wells soon followed and people
began to flock to this new field of
excitement, ready to tap the viens
from which the liquid wealth poured
in such professionalism. Philadelphia
Times.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
Texan Society.

A journey of several weeks dura-
ton in the Lone Star State, revealed
the fact that in the eyes of every
true Texan, the particular location
in which he has taken root is the To-
cal attraction, the garden center Of
the earth, while the next town is the
antipodes of all that is good, great
and prosperous. The native, and the
man who came down in '46 as SOL
dier, remaining in the State through
its short lived era as a Republic, and
ever since, hold themselves as sa-
cred aristocracy, and however kindly
their sentiments toward later Occu-
pants Of the soil, they cannot refrain
from frequent allusion to the peculiar
ly constructed laws, such as the
"Homestead Act" which makes
Texas a desirable refuge for those
who cannot afford to live in State
where creditors can squeeze hapless
debtors between the jaws of the legal
wise. 1t is true that on account OF
such laws, the modern population
contains large percentage of men
who have tasted Of the bitterness Of
debt, of seizure and distraint, and,
not liking the flavor, have sought
the friendly shadow of Texan stat
utes, and builded anew.
The significant initials sc. L. T."
Ozone to Texas), inscribed on the
bolted door of an involved merchant,
are accepted as prima facie evidence
that he, too, has bolted. 1t must be
inferred from this that all who have
located within the domain Of the
Lone Star, are to be suspected OF
financial shortcomings. Through the
northern and central portions OF the
State, many well-to do farmers and
merchants are found to have migrat-
cd from the frost lands of Minnesota
and Wisconsin to a region which, at
the worst, knows but few days Of
cold and snow in twelvemonth.
Such men have built up condition
of society of which they are justly
proud, and jealous lest the sins OF the
frontier, which have too often made
the name of Texas synonym OF
lawlessness, be brought to their door.
In the cottage homes Of Dallas, Aus
tin, Houstin and the Metropolis OF
the Western Gulf, Galveston, the
chance guest will find scattered
about the current literature of the
two words. Libraries will be replete
with the more erudite forms of fpubli-
cation, and the daughters of the fam
lily may treat friend to selections
from the newest operate compost
tions of the season. In point of fash
ion, the ladies costumes conform
quite as closely to- the edicts of the
modistes as do those of their metro
politan sisters. The richly stocked
shelves of the merchants in wearing
apparel prove that the finest produc-
tioDs of the loom are in quite as ac-
tive demand here as in the East
Haruer's Magazine.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
SCISSORS AND PASTE.

Stands to reasOn-a woman.
"Beats the world"-a tramp.
It is all very well to talk about ''plow-
for water Boston Com. Bul.
A writer states in recent obituary no.
tice that s'the deceased was born in his
native town, where he has ever since re-
sided"
From the moors. Sportsman-"Much
rain, Donald ?" Donald-s'A bit soft.
just wet a day, wi showers between. y
Punch.
A correspondent wants to know what
to do when dog shows signs of hydro
phobia We should climb tree Bos-
ton Post.
A man is always wanting some one to
tell him how handsome he looks A
woman will just stand before glass and
see for herself.
Beauty and booty" says Whitehall
young man, s'is all right, except when
the daughters beauty is accompanied by
the old gentleman's bootee."
A circular has been issued by the Life
saving Service containing rules and regu-
lations adopted by the board for exam
ination of plans, devices and inventions
intended for use at life-saving stations.
Hmper's Bazm', on table manners, says:
''Do not betray by any gesture that you
are hungry" Certainly not. For, of
course, no one is supposed to go to the
table to satisfy his appetite; it is mere
form. Any indication that you go there
because you want something to eat is
very ill-bred. Boston Post.
On the river: Whats the matter.
Alfred? You look uneasy "Well, my
wife, who is fond of swimming, dived off
the boat some time ago, and has not come
to the surface; I am afraid that some
thing must have happened her." s'How
long has she been under?" 'sAbout two
hours. - French Newspaper.
The Greenback party still howls about
hard times, and this despite the fact that
two brand new comets have been discov-
cred within the past two weeks comets
with tails, too. Some people wouldn't
be satisfied if you were to discover three
new comets and a new moon every night |
in the week. Norristown Herald.
The rustic whose gingerbread is annu-
ally stolen by the elephant, was at the |
circus last week, and this time when the |
comft was suddenly snatched |
from his hand he shook his fist at the |
huge thief and yelled while the tears
coursed down his cheeks, Darn yer. We |
oubled-tailed fool, give that back here
or I'll knock yer two front teeth down |
yer old throat! ~ Maine Paper.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
Increase Of Chinese in Eastern Cities.

The New York Herald of the 18th inst.
has an article on the Chinese in that city,
from which it seems there are bes les
300 laundries, 80 Chinese grocers, 20 to-
bacconists and 10 druggists, with enough
Mongolians in other callings to demon
strate the adaptability of the race. From
the article itself, the following is ex
tracted "For the past two years the
Chinese population of New York has
shown a remarkable increase. With
cause for dreading supremacy of the
workingmen's party in San Francisco,
and having an unfavorable opinion
of the new Constitution of Califor-
mia, they have been emigrating to
Eastern cities, principally to New
York, Boston and Philadelphia, in large
Chinese in New York, but the census
next year will show many thousands,
most of whom have been exiled by the
brutality of California mobs. In 1875,
Chinese were scattered here and there
throughout the city, having no particu-
lar place of rendezvous. Since that time
headquarters have been established,
which now assume the dimensions of
good sized colony. This is mainly due
to the efforts of some leading spirits,
who persuaded the Chinese residents of
San Francisco to establish branch
of one of the famous Six Com
panies in Mott street. It in
duced all arriving 'heathen' to
rally in this neighborhood, which is
known as New China In Jersey City
there are three factories which employ
Chinese labor alone. One of them is a
shirt factory, another shoe factory, and
the last an establishment for the manu-
facture of cheap cutlery. It is said that
beer saloon has been opened in Hobo
ken by two Cinnamon. In Brooklyn
there are about fifty laundries, six cigar
stores and one grocery. From statistics
furnished by the most intelligent and best
informed of these people, the population
of New York has received an addition of
upward of $500, including two females.
The Chinese residents of Brooklyn
number over $50, and two females.
Jersey City and Hoboken have about
200. About ten per cent. of these are
arrived in the city from Havana, the
rest came overland from California.
Over 95 per cent. of the total Chinese
population are regularly engaged in an
honorable business. Every few days the
San Francisco companies send out a
batch of about 100 Cinnamon. About SO
of these come to New York, 20 to Bos-
ton and 20 to Philadelphia. The rest
scatter to other cities" The article fur
ther declares that the Chinese have pur-
chased lots in several cemeteries, includ-
ing Greenwood. They are marrying ex-
tensively, generally Irish women, and a
Chino-Celtic generation is springing up.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17

TRANSATLANTIC PASSENGER TRAVEL IN
1879.-The New York Shipping Gazette
publishes detailed returns which show
that fifteen thousand five hundred and
fifteen cabin passengers sailed from that
port during the present season; which
number does not include those who pat
ronize the steamers of the Guyon, Will
son and Bristol ines-the addition of
which would increase the total to upward
of sixteen thousand persons. During
the season of 1878. more than twenty
thousand cabin passengers sailed from
New York.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17

How SOME KENTUCKY GIRLS OBTAINED
THEIR HUsBANDs.-Three romantic Ken
lucky girls recently hit upon better de-
vice for securing husbands than by adj
vertising. They lived on the banks of
the Ohio river, and agreed each to set
bottle afoat containing paper on which
was written the name and a promise to
marry whomsoever should find the
bottles. One of the girls has married re-
Gently the man who found her bottle far
down the river, the second is engaged to
him who found hers at Natchez or Grand
Gulf, the third Is in correspondence with
the finder of hers, who also lives a great
distance from the point where the bottles
were launched.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17

Conjugal affection depends largely
upon mutual confidence. ST make 1t q
rule said a wiseacre to his friend, s'to
tell my wife everything that happens. In
this way we manage to avoid any misun-
derstanding." Not to be outdone in
generosity, the friend replied, "Well,
sir, you are not so open and frank as I
am, for I tell my wife great many
things that never happen"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17

At Williams drug store, corner Third
and Jefferson, is clerk, whose modesty
might be shocked if his name were men
toned. a countryman approached him
the other day, took wrapped-up bottle
from his pocket and asked that it be filled
with whisky. When this was done the
countryman placed it in his pocket.
Then he studied for few minutes. Then
he took it out and said: ssI've got some
other business to attend to. I'll leave
this bottle and return for it in about an
hour And then he left An hour
passed; SO did the second; and the third
hour having nothing else to do passed
also. The countryman, however. didn't
come. The clerk took the bottle, un-
wrapped it, and found thatit contained
pure water. The rustic had two of them.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
A Silt Race.

remember particularly a certain silt
race, one of the oldest races ever saw.
Six men and four women were "entered"
as the horsey men would say. At Arcac-
hon the women share the exercise of the
men. There were then on the beach of
Eyrac ten tchankas. In the patois of the
Landes, which might be tempted to con-
found with the Japanese OF Chinese
idioms, tchanka is person mounted
ON stills, and Sc tchanker, means to
mount upon stills. These ten tchankas
had all the same traditional costume,
without distinction of sex, that is to say,
a beret on the head, a mantle of wool
over the shoulders, buttoned doublet,
and legs enveloped in camano or fleece,
fixed by red garters. These stills raised
them five or six feet from the ground. A
pole served them as third point of sup
port. Seen from distance they looked
like gigantic grasshoppers. The tchanka,
however, is seen to perfection on bare
lands, motionless and fixed like soli-
tary triangle, at sunset, or else when he
leans against pine tree, silently knit
ting stockings and guarding a black and
lean flock. Stern and mute in the midst
of the crowd, which was examining them
with curiosity, their thoughts were con-
centrated solely ON the gain that they
were about to dispute. The prize was
not too much. The victor won twenty
francs. But twenty francs in the eyes of
the tchanka represent a fortune. Soon
at signal given by the President of the
fete, they all ten spread over the beach,
bowling and yelling If it had not been
for their immense strides, which pass
imagination, you might have thought
that you were present at an Arabian
fantasia. Their evolutions were the
same, accomplished with the same
rapidity, in conditions which touched
upon the impossible and on the ground
where the silt sunk in foot at each
step. Their mantles streaming in the
wind, like those of Arabian cavaliers,
they ran and pivoted round as deftly as
if they had been on foot: The women
were by no means inferior to the men;
one of them, in fact, came in second and
they were only to be distinguished by
their more piercing cries. The race
was followed by some private ex-
ercises performed by the tchankas, in
order to provoke the generosity of the
spectators. They jumped, they sat down
and rose up again, and they picked up
as they ran pieces of money that were
thrown to them. This spectacle was not
the least extraordinary. Bouncing for
ward at full speed, the man was suddenly
seen to stop, the stills bent, fell, as it
were, to pieces, then something was
seen moving between three pieces of
wood, like the body of spider in the
middle of it's long legs. The whole per-
formance I was done with lightning
rapidity, the stills rose again, and the
man reappeared on the top of them and
resumed his course.-FrOna the French
of Charles MOnSelet
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17

Instructors in German, after astonish-
ing the division by the announcement
that the German words for Heaven" and
ssshirt'' have the same root-"Mr. x,
can you see any resemblance between
heaven and (c1ean) shirt, for instance?"
Mr.. K, hesitating Well, sir, they are
both good things for man to get into.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17

A Wyoming man won $40 in a wager
by eating twenty pigs feet. This was a
pigs feat, indeed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
e. H. BuRNH M,
HOUSE PAINTINGS.
GaAlNlke AND PAPER HAkelYG

A Ill WORK IN MY LINE PROMPTLY
a attended to on reasonable terms Paner-
hanging speciality. Orders may be left at
Graham, Hamilton and Co.'S drug store, or s. a
McFaddens carpenter shop
Corvallis, April Z, 1879. .l5tf
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
r UP 7 U r E
CURED!
From q Merchant.

DAYTON, W. I. Feb. To, 1873.
w. j. Horne, Proprietor California Elastic
Truss Co., 720 Market street, San Francisco-Dear
Sir: The Truss purchased of you one year ago
ha5 proved miracle to me. have been ruptur
ed forty years, and dozens of different kinds
of Trusses, all of which rlined my. health, as
Your valuable Truss is as easy as an old shoe and
is worth hundreds of dollars to me, as it affords
me 90 much pleasure. I can and do advise all,
both ladies and gentlemen, afflicted, to buy and
wear your modern improved Elastic Truss imme-
diately. never expect to be cured but am sat
isfed and happy with the comfort it gives me TO
wear it. 1t was the best $40 ever invested in
my life. You can refer any one to me, and will
be happy to answer any letters on its merits.
remain, yours, respectfully.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
A Remarkable Cure.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26, 1879.
". J Horne, Proprietor California Elastic
Truss, 720 Market street, San Francisco-Dear
Sir: l am truly grateful to you for the wonder
full CURE your valuable Truss has effected on my
little boy. The double Truss purchased from
you has PERFECTLY CURED him of his pain
full rupture on both sides in little over six
months. The Steel Truss he had before bought
yours caused him cruel torture, and it was hap
py day for us all when he laid it aside for the
CALIFORNIA ELASTIC TRUSS. / am sure
that all will be thankful who are provdentially
led to give your Truss trial. You may refer
any one to me on the subject. Yours truly,
WIN. PERU, 638 Sacramento St.
This is TO certify that have examined the son
of VIM. Peru, and find him PERFECTLY
CURED of Hernia, on both sides.
L. DEXTER LYFoRD, NJ. D.
Surgeon and Physician.
1russes forwarded to all parts of the United
States at our eIpense, on, receipt of price.
send Stamp for DIlustrated Catalogue
and Price List.
Giving full information and rules for measuring
California E.AsI.c Tsuss
OesAsA0a ssses COMPANY,
720 Market Street, 3. +.
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Latest Medical Endorsements,

MARTINEZ, Cal, Feb. II, 1879.
W. j. Horne, Proprietor California Elastic
Truss Co., 720 Market street, S. F.-Dear Sir:
In regard to your Cal. Elastic Truss, would say
that have carefully studied its mechanism, APP
piled it in practice, and do not hesitate to say
that for all purposes for which Trusses are worn
it is the st Truss offered to the public.
Yours truly. j. H. CARorHERs, NJ. D.
Endorsed by a Prominent Medical ln.tt
lutN.
SAN FRANCISCO March 6, 1879.
". j. Horne, Esq-Dear Sir. You ask my
opinion of the relative merits of your Patent
Elastic Truss, compared with other kinds that
have been tested under my observation, and in
reply frankly state, that from the time my at
tention was first called to their simple, though
highly mechanical and philosophical construction,
together with easy adjustibity to persons of all
ages, forms and sizes. add this further testi-
monial with special pleasure, that the several
persons who have applied to me for aid in their
cases of rupture, and whom l have advised to try
yours, all acknowledge their entire satisfaction,
and consider themselves highly favored by the
of your improved Elastic Truss.
Yours truly, BARLOW ]. SMITH, NJ. D.
Proprietor of the Hygenic Medical Institute,
635 California street, San Francisco,
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fAClFlC DNASCH,
No. 21O Sansome ST., S. Z.
Agency for Oregon and Washington Territory,
with HAWLEY, DODD & CO., Portland.
HALL'S PATENT CONCRETE