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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
A Model Southern Girl.

think our Southern girls are too
often undeservedly taken to task for
their Incidence and want of ingenu-
ity in devising means of securing a
livelihood when the old folks are no
longer able to assist them and hus-
band does not come forward to res
cue the unhappy girl from old maid
enhood. l have just heard of an
exception to this rule, at any rate.
The spunky girl in question is from
one of the upper counties of this
State. At an early age she was left
a penniless orphan. She managed,
however, by dint of economy and
assistance, probably of some of her
distant relatives, to obtain an educa-
tion-hoping, when she had COM
pleted her studies, to secure school
and earn her bread in that way. But,
like many another. when her school
days were ended this young girl
found that the avocation she had
marked out for herself was also the
choice Of thousands of others, who,
like herself were striving to win
their bread in that way. After
vainly endeavoring for several
months to obtain a school, the young
lady gave up the idea in utter dis
gust and determined to find other
employment. Her attention was
next turned to that precarious and
often arduous life of saleswoman.
But being without experience she
again found it difficult, in fact impos-
sible to secure position. 1t was
then that some trifing occurrence
decided her to adopt her present, it
may be considered unwomanly,
trade-which is that of a shoe
maker. The girl came here; sought
and found a house where she was
taught the trade. She served an ap-
premiership Of four years, and it is
said can now turn out as good shoe
as any man in the business who has
not had more experience. She now
has means of earning living with
out being dependent upon the whims
of exacting parents and spoiled chill
dren. The lady is now thinking of
starting a shoe manufacturing busi-
ness Of her own account, and if she
could find suitable one, she might
be induced to accept suitable male
partner, provided he would agree not
to make love to her and offer to dis
solve the mercantile partnership and
20 into a domestic one. In which
case if the home life did not go on
smoothly, and the husband was
troublesome, she might make a last.
ing impression on him. The brave
girl is now probably about twenty
five years old, and from her tender
physique one would hardly guess
that she would have chosen the ardu-
GUS mode of making living that she
has. There was, however, but little
choice in the matter, she had to earn
a support for herself, and probably
others dependent on her efforts, and
she has fitted herself for the task,
and she deserves the praise Of all
good people.-Petersburg (Va.) Ap-
peal Letter.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
Ranges of Temperature in Health.

The standard temperature of the
healthy body is $3.50, and is subject to
slight variation during the day of about
0.82c0. The maximum temperature is in
the early morning; it fuctuates and
gradually decreases during the day, and
is lowest at midnight.
The observations of Drs. Edwards and
Davy have shown that the amount of
animal heat may be considerably altered
by number of collateral circumstances.
rhe great distinction between these
alterations of temperature in health, and
those which are the result of disease is,
that these variations are generally tenn
porary and within narrow limits, amount
ing to mere fractions of degree, rarely
more than 1.8o to 3.6,o whereas those
which are due to disease are persistent SO
long as the disease exists.
The following are the collateral circum
stances which mainly Influence animal
heat in our daily life, and which require
to be remembered in order that erroneous
conclusions may not be drawn:
FIRST. Active exercise, not carried to
exhausting fatigue, raises the temperature
in proportion to the degree of muscular
exertion made.
SECOND. Exposure to cold without
exercise lowers the temperature.
THIRD. Long continued mental exer-
ton reduces the temperature about half
degree.
FOURTH. The amount of heat is also
reduced by full meal and the use OF
alcohol, but it rises again as: digestion
advances.
FIFTH. There are diurnal fluctuations
capable of being thus determined.
SIXTH. The temperature of the body
rises with the temperature of the air, and
sudden transitions from a cold to q hot
climate induces feyerish state marked
by increase of temperature on bodily ex-
ertion.
SEVENTH. The average temperature
within the tropics is nearly 10 higher than
in the temperate regions.
EIGHTH. The temperature is more
readily aud rapidly affected than either
tie pulse or the respiration this is es-
pecially the case in disease.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
A Horrible Confession.

Salvador, the Indian murderer of Paul
Rieger, who is to be hanged at San
Rafael on the I'd proximo, has made a
confession horrible in its details. His
first crime of note was the stabbing to
death of his brother Cruz, at Nicasio, in
1860, during a quarrel. The next MUIR
der committed was that of an Indian
named Jose, who, Salvador says, threat
ened to kill him. He found this victim
on Paper Mill creek, and stabbed him to
death. This murder was never unraveled
until Salvador confessed it. In 1866
Salvador killed an Indian called Whisky
Bill, at Bodega. This occurred in an at
tack made by Bill and some other In
dians upon his brother. In this case he
was acquitted on the ground of self
defense. In the same year he was arrest
ed for the murder of Mr.. McCune, on
Tomales bay. His brother-in-law, Jose
De Lazantos, and his own brother assist
ed him to evade arrest, and during the
fight De Lazantos was killed by the
officers, and his brother received wounds
of which he died soon after. Salvador
was shot seven times and at length ar
rested He was sent to the penitentiary
for five years and ten months for the
murder of McCune, which affair he now
denies being implicated in. Shortly
after his release he killed an unknown
Indian with knife in a quarrel in Sanel
valley. This crime until his confession
was also mystery. Last year Salvador
and a companion kicked Chinaman to
death on the N. P. G.. r. R., whom, he
alleges, assaulted squaw named
Big Mary. This is the Squaw that
led Salvador's pursuers off the
scent after the murder of Rieger
enabling him to escape to San Jose.
Salvador's sister once swore out war
rant at Nicasio for Salvadors arrest for
threats to kill her. The murder of Paul
Rieger occurred while Salvador was seek
ing protection from rain under tree.
Reiger came in sight without seeing him,
and he shot him dead. After this crime
he remained in Marin county for several
days, but becoming alarmed he left
for San Jose via Saucelito and
Oakland. From Oakland he walked to
San Jose. Here he stayed with Jose
Salazar for three days, when he returned
to Marin county via Petaluma on foot.
On the 18th of May, after leaving Peta-
luna, he, from a high hill, saw Sheriff
Tunstead and posse, who were searching
for him. He then went to Sebastopol,
near which place he was arrested in
drunken condition. He has given up all
hope of a reprieve, and appears indiffer-
ent to his approaching fate.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
The Farmers Joke.

Tramp! tramp! tramp! and a farmer with
solid old-fashioned feet, and hands big
enough to cover a Sunday School excnr-
sion, came into the editorial rooms of
this paper to say:
'sHowdy! I've walked down from the
market to give ye the partickelers OF
good joke"
'sAll right, proceed"
''You know them lightning rod felers?"
observed the old man as he dropped into
chair.
ssYes-heard of them"
"We1l, you know they're purity tuff
set. Been after me for morn twenty
years. I've got signs out all along the
road warning 'em to keep off the place,
but t'other day one of the chaps driv
right up to the gate, big as life.
s'Did, eh?"
sYes, he did, and fore could get my
tongue to going he had about thousand
feet of rod out of the wagon and was
ready to put it on the barn"
'sWhat cheekp'
''I guess twas, but purity soon I went
for him I had my mind made up to xii
him right there. The old woman came
out and sailed in with me, and the two
hired men supported me on the fianks.
'.And you iammed him all to pieces, of
course?"
'sThats where the hull fun comes in,
answered the old man. '"That ere fell
ler squared off, shed his coat, and licked
the whole four of lis in less'n two minutes
by wig-wag clock?'
s'Did, eh?''
ssYou bet he did, and he drunk up
hull pan of milk and drove off whistling
Yankee Doodle Dunn When I got out
o. the cat-nip whar' he piled me and saw
one O. the men with his nose mashed fiat,
the 'tother with three teeth knocked out
from under the bob-sled, I begun laffing
and didn't stop till midnight! I-I-P'
He slapped his leg and uttered "haW!
haw! hawr' which echoed clear to
Canada, and in his contortions he
broke the back off his chair.
'sBut the joke was OF you, said the
perplexed journalist.
s9Sartin- -Sartin. but am such dot
rottey idiot that I can't laff at the way
| we sailed in for him, celebrating to mop
/ him all over the barn, and laF harder yet
at the way we started in on the Lords s
Prayer afore he had fairly got the rust
/ off his elbows! When saw Hammer
clawing up from among the bobs Ir'
And he went off into another fit and
choked and gasped till he went down
stairs with his collar hanging by a single
button
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
An Indians StOicism.

From London (Canada) paper we
copy the following account OF the fog
ging of an Indian with the cato nine
tails; Doxtater was brought out. He is
muscular, heavy-set Indian, and had a
laugh on his face. His back was barred,
his wrists were strapped to the upper
parts of the arm of the triangle, and his
knees and ankles to the lower part
throwing his back out. The only sign
of nervousness manifested was a quick
look at the cat-o'-nine-t which was in
the hand of stout expert, who had been
a drummer in the Twenty-third British
regulars. The cat had short handle
and nine thongs of hard, heavy cord a
yard long, with nine knots in each. At
the command of the Sheriff the cat was
fourished around the whipper's head with
a quick jerk, whistled through the air and
fell with sharp thud over the left shoul-
der-blade, making large blue marks. At
the third the flesh was cut open, but
the prisoners muscles never quivered,
though, of sixty spectators, fully half of
them sickened and turned away. Twen-
ty-fve lashes given with all the power OF
a strong man in one place, caused the
flesh to creep up in purple welts, which
were cut transversely into small squares,
out of which the blood trickled. But
few of the crowd could look at it
throughout. The Indian never finched,
and after the last blow, which was given
with extra vigor, the Sheriff cried out
''enough," and Doxtater laughed and
said:
"Bully for Injun.''
When he was released, the porter ask
ed him how he felt. He answered, Feel
him back very much The Indian ask
ed the whipper for ''chaw baccer," and
grabbed a pipe out of the turnkey g
mouth and went to smoke, but it was
taken from him. The wounds were
washed with salt and water to prevent
inflammation, and that made Josiah vince
worse than the fogging.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17

mer, and over day has elapsed before
their recovery, are often found past
recognition save in their apparel, and
the thinned ranks of the survivors pre-
sent forlorn and doleful appearance.
New food for powder pours in from the
recruiting depots to fill the places of
those who are dead Dead animals fills
the atmosphere with nauscious vapors,
and the troops are moved out of the
tainted air and camped on fresh ground.
Relatives appear to look after the wound
ed and to recover the remains of the
dead, and while the events are fresh,
obtain detailed account of their gallant
deeds and untimely fall into treasure in
family tradition.
GEN. THOMAS EWING
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
ROBERT N. BAKER.
Fashionable Tailor,

= 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. 2S, 1878. 15:48ft.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17


REMOVING OBSTINATE GLASS SHOPPERS.
The obstinate sticking of glass stop
pers in bottles is constant source of
trouble, not to say profanity, in the lab
ratory, and many methods of loosening
them have been suggested. These are
all useful, though each of them fails in
certain cases and another has to be tried.
The following, given in the English Ne
clianic, will be likely to answer the pur-
pose when the shape of the stopper and
the neck Of the bottle admits of it's use:
Take two pieces of wood, put them be-
tween the neck of the bottle and the
lower part of the stopper. Having fixed
them securely by piece of string, soak
the whole affair in water, say ten hours
if the wood has not swelled enough, then
pour some hot water over the wood, and
as it swells (which it must) out comes
the stopper.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-17
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.

Corvallis Lodge no IA, p. d 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, 1879-10-17

The joker who intimated that he had
some t'nuts to crack, must have meant
jest-nuts.-Y Yonkers Statesman.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-16
The Right Time 10 co Nors"'
md 10 Come S0ulh.

The San Antonio Express joins the
New Orleans Picayune in contending
that there is no advantage in gong
north during summer to escape not
weather. And the Age conc9rs w'th
the Express aud Picayune. From the
middle OF june to the middle Of Au'
gust, the period usually chosen tor 60
ing north. the mercury ranges higher
in New York City, Boston, or ST. faui
than in Houston, Galveston or San
AuIoaio.-[ Houston Age.
After considerable thought and OBJ.
servation on the subject, we have come
to the conclusion that they who go
north at all to escape the hot weather
had better wal, till the latter part OF
summer. The long continuance OF
the summer heats in Texas, rather
than their excess, is the thing hardest
to bear. The hot weather here holds,
almost without abatement, throughout
August and September, while at the
North. about the middle Of August
the nights at least become cool, frost
often prevailing. BY leaving here
about that time, therefore, (and there
can be nothing gained by leaving soon
or, for it is hotter there than .here,)
you escape some two months OF no.
weather, and return from the bracing
air Of a Northern autumn to q winter
here no more severe. In other words
you shorten the Texas summer two
months or more-a great relief.
On the same principle, the best time
to come South is, say in November.
The weather is not often severely cold
at the North before that time. and by
coming then you escape its more severe
stages and some two months of the
latter end of winter entirely. 1t is
true you can come to this part OF
Texas in midsummer with impunity
on the score of health, as We know,
but it is an injudicious and unnatural
time to select to come while to come
at the beginning of winter, gives a
most delightful change, and
you become accustomed to the climate
by natural and pleasant gradations.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-16
A Cyclopcdia for $40 90.

Perhaps the most remarkable liter.
ary enterprise OF the time, is the pub.
location OF the Library OF Universal
knowledge, in ~ volumes OF nearly
/ 600 pages each, handsomely bound,
for SO cents per volume, or $40 90 for
the set. 1t is reprint entire OF the
last (l879) Edinburg and London edi-
ton of Chambers Encyclopedias; A
Dictionary OF Universal knowledge
for the People, with very large add.
lions upon topics of special interest to
American readers. The amount OF
matter will somewhat exceed that OF
the Cyclopedias of Appleton or John.
son, though the price is but traction
of their cost. Volume one is to be
ready early in September, and the
others will follow at very short inter-
walls, The remarkably low prices are
accounted for by the method OF sale,
to the subscribers direct, saving them m
the large commission, often 30 or 6O
per cent. paid to agents or dealers; al
80. by the recent great reduction in
the cost of making books, and by
making very large sales. This certain
" is work that the millions will ap-
preciate. Special inducements are or
tered to early subscribers and to clubs.
The same publishers have recently
issued editions of Chambers Cyclope-
dia of English Literature, 4 vols,
50 90, formerly sold in 2 vols, tor
SO 90; also, Rollins Ancient History,
and Josephus' Works. large type edi-
lions, for 50 % and 81 90, and Smiths
Dible Dictionary. 81 90. ,
They also publish, in August and
September, the Acme Library OF Biog.
raphy, II vols, and the Acme Library
of Modern Classics, 9 vols, the tor.
mer at 80 cents and the latter at %
cents per vol. In these series are pre-
sented such authors as. Carlyle. Macau
lay. Gibbou. Goldsmith. Lamartine,
Michelct, Thomas Moore. Walter
Scott. and TONGUE. and such subjects
as Cesar. Cromwell, Burns, Joan of
Arc. Vicar of Wakefield. Picciola.
Lalla Rookh. &c. Full cata logue Of
publications. terms to clubs. &c. will
be sent free on request by the publish.
ers. the American Book Exchange, %
Be KHAN St.. \. Y.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-16
A WcIi.k nOSvu American
AnlsIOr,

Referring to his own complete resto,
ration to health through the use OF
compound Oxygen" after many years
of invalidism and exhaustion from
over-work, Z. S. ARTHUR, the well
known American author, says in his
Home Magazine, under the date Of
February 1878: "Drs. Starkey and
Palen are physicians in regular stand.
ing, of high personal character, and
above suspicion of quackery or preten-
Sc, A new curative agent has come
iuto their possession, and their admin
istration OF it, so tar, has resulted in
restoring to health many who had re
garded their ailments as incurablC,
and in giving back good measure OF
health to a large number Of invalids
who had vainly sought for help through
other means of cure" The testimony
of others as well known to the public
Gill be found in our Treatise on the
Nature. Action, and Results Of Com
pound Oxyceu. 1t is mailed free.
Address Drs. STABKEY 4 PALES,
lll2 Girari Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. g., |
Aug, 6, 70. !

Kentucky gavea Democratic major
ty at the election yesterday, course.
1t always does. The good old Com
monwealth meyer departs from the
faith.
Maine, once as reliably democratic
as Kentucky. but of late years given
over to radcalism, partially redeemed
herself last year, and will complete the
work in 1880. The election there is
early in September. 1t is believed
that very few of those who last year
left the Republican party will ever re.
turn to it.
The Government pays out regularly
about thirty millions per year as
pension money to soldiers of the late
war. This year, owing to various
provisions of the arrears act and 9TH
er acts the sum will be about seventy
millions. That of the excess over
the smaller sum will cease with this
year.
General Fitz John Porter's case
promises to receive a great deal of at
tentiou in Congress the coming winter,
1t will be remembered that the Board
of Inquiry IL his case decided that his
conviction 10 1863 was contrary to right
aud justice. The only proper course
tor the Government to take is Of course
to undo as far rs it can the wrong
done him. Tins can be done only by
Congress and there will be violent op
position on the part of many radical
politicians to doing anything.
The government yesterday agreed to
furnish FIVE hundred moro tents for the
use Of yellow fever sufferers at and
, e,rm 'mphis. Reuorss to the Nation
| nj Board OF Health from all infected
districts are more and more favorable
Preparations tor taking the next
census are well advanced. General
Francis A. Walker, the Super;nten-
dent. says i. will be far more complete
and will be taken a; less expense, than
any recent one.
The Commission appointed for the
purpose have as yet been unable &c
select place for the new Wasbsngtor
City Post Office. They are in the sit.
nation Of the ancient donkey between
two bundles Of hay. only in this cas-,
there are more than two bundles
Every house IN the city o. reasonable
dimensions seems 20 haze hee1 tender
el to the Government Tor tina; purpose
DEN.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-16

THE new constitution of Louisiana.
aiopted July -, 1879. limits the par.
donins and committing power OF the
governor to cases which have the
written recommendation OF the lien
tenan, governor. the attorney general
and presiding Judge of the court be-
fore which conviction was had. y
very curious ordinance provides that
the tax shall not exceed si.C mills on
the dollar, provided the ordinance re-
ducing the pabiic debt is adop ed by
the people, bu. in case it is not, the
tax shall not exceed .irt mills on tic
dollar. which looks ike intimidation
of bonihoiiers. 4 public school sys
,ri is provided for. The scholastic
ne i fixed q: from six 10 eighteen.
Ga. legislature is required to rai,e
money fnr ifs support hy taxation. aud
- entire poll tax is dcyoted thereto
Dnc prugji,s that women over twenty
oa, years of age shall be eligible to
cay office of control or management
uulrr the school lave OF she State
TIE debt declared 70 be due b. the
State to puLlir schools ~ Si.l@0.So..'
-. which il 20 bear Interest % / reI
-,ut The STATE wili net rcPliia;c
l.sr leo. on. reduce her interest. Like
the ncr constitution Of California, II
bears hard CO corpOf-'.ons and no
Norc,.cs.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-16
African Explorations.

The extraordinary interest taken IN
African travel and:explora!ions by the
entire reading world, is phenomenal
That quarter Of the globe has not on
" been the theater OF some OF the
crandest achievements and adventures
in the annals OF human travel, but nae
been the subject of an inhnitude OF
books. But the people do not tire OF
reading of this wonderful continent,
and hence the supply Of literature IS
ADEQUATE TO the want. The latest con-
tribution 10 historic literature on this
subject, is the new book by Hon. :. !.
Headley, giving in graphic and thrill
ing detail the ACHIEVEMENTS OF HEN.
RY NJ. STAKLEY-the greatest, most
successful and daring explorer OF this
or apv other time. Mr.. Headley's
experience, scholarship and literary a:
bility we'll fit him for this task, and
Stanley is fortunate in having the
story Of his deeds told by so skillful q
hand. Mr.. Headley will be remem-
bered as the author Of those fascina-
ting works of nearly generation ago,
"NApoLEoN AND HIS MARsHALLs"
and "WAsHINGToN AND HIS GENER.
Ais" They created marked sensa,
ton ut the time aud have since held
their place in literature as standards
OF entertaining biography and descrlp,,
tive writing. They are guarantees OF
the value and great interest OF tne
new work. which will also be rendered
doubly interesting and salable oy
nearly 100 full page illustrations re-
presenting African scenes and adven-
lures. The people will welcome it to
their libraries.
Il is sold by subscription, and infor'
nation can be had % to terms &C.
from N. D. Thompson Il Co.. Publish
ers. St. Louis, Mo. We advertise them
in another column.