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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-07-02

marriage the same day, and I came at
once toto see if it was true r
"Oh, Ronald" sobbed Lena, forgive
me. I have thought you false all the
time. I thought your. pride would not
allow You to marry a factory girl
ooh, you little goose p cried Ronald,
kissing her tenderly, ''have you no more
faith in me than that? Why, the dear
est little girl in all the world works in a
factory now, but shall not work there a
week from to-day, for I am going to mar
ry her right of-am not darling?"
But Lena could not answer him for
bushes.
ST always told you" said Mrs. Char
man the next day, g that there was
nothing good about Elmer Crawford
But always thought that dear Ron was
gentleman and you remember, Lena,
I told you at the time, that something
was wrong, for I knew Ronald would
love you just as well, if you did work in
factory. You know told you So"
And Lena smiled, but made no reply.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-07-02
Lady Bulwer.

When I rose to bid her goodnight,
she desired me to come and see her soon, ,
which I declared would afford me the
greatest pleasure. lost no time in
profting by her invitation. and cordial
and intimate acquaintance was establish
ed. I was not long in discovering that
Lady Bulwer was a most gifted woman,
of rare grasp and brilliancy of mind, and
thoroughly good-hearted as well; but her
nature was impulsive and ardent, and
she gave herself up without reserve to
the dominant thought or passion of the
moment. She had separated from her
distinguished husband in the conviction
that she had suffered great wrong; but
after listening to her long list of griev-
ances, that she divulged with touching
eloquence-as we became more friendly
I could really discern nothing that might
not have been compromised or easily en-
dured with a more patient spirit. All
her complaints. frequently couched in
vehement language, pointed to naught
else than an imperious, dictatorial tenn
per-quite forgetting that, perhaps, her
own was hardly less sensitive and ex-
acting. Yet, in q moment of anger, she
had taken the rash step of withdrawing
from her home; and now she found her
peace of mind disturbed, and her life
made weary and unhappy. She often
wept over the loss of her two children,
whom her husband thought fit to retain
under his care, that the law allowed him
to do so, and she would have momen-
tarily made any concessions to have re-
covered even one of them; but this was
no longer practicable. 1t was sad to
witness, as I often did, the varying
phases of her discontented morbid state
of mind At times she was irascible,
and would walk the floor, declaiming in
indignant but splendid language against
the injuries she had suffered, quite un-
conscious that she was in any degree to
blame; and then, giving way to softer
mood, would fall into a chair, and with
her beautiful countenance bathed in
tears, would bewail her lonely, wretched
condition, bereft of husband, children,
and a home that she had thoughtlessly
forsaken When she could be led away
from the contemplation of her domestic
troubles, and began to talk of literature,
of art, and society, she fascinated all
about her, who listened in supreme de-
light to her witty and dazzling inspira-
tions.-- Wihof' "reminiscences.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-07-02
What We Smoke.

To the world in general a cigar is
merely tightly-rolled packet hav-
ing brittle fragments of dry leaves
within, and smooth, silky leaf for
it's outer wrapper. When it is burnt
and the pleasantly favored smoke is
inhaled, the habituaI smoker claims
it for soothing luxury that quiets
the irritable nervous organism, re-
Iieves WEAKNESS and entices repose.
Science, scouting so superficial de-
scription, examines first the smoke,
second the leaf, third the ash. In
the smoke is discovered water in va
porous state, SCOT free carbon), car
bonic acid and carbonic oxide, and
vaporous substance conde1sable
into oily nicotine. These are the
general divisions, which chemists
have still further split up, and in SO
doing have found acetlc, formic, bu-
lyric, valerie and propionic acids,
prussic acid, creasote and carboIic
acid, ammonia, sulphuretted hydro
gen, pryidine, viridine, picoline, luti-
dine, collodine, parvoline, corodine
and rubidene. These last are a
series of oily bases belonging to the
homologues of aniline, first discov-
cred in coal tar. Applying chem
ical tests to the leaves, other chem
lists have found nicotia, tobacco cam
phor or nicotianine (about which not
much is kaown), a bitter extractive
matter, gam, chlorophyll, malate of
lime, sundry albuminoids, malic acid,
woody fiber and various salts. The
feathery white ash, which in it's Co
hesion and whiteness is indicative of
the good cigar, yields potash, soda,
magnesia, lime, phosphoric acid, silica
and chlorine. The ingredients ex-
tracted from poor and cheap cigar
would be fearful and wonderful to
contemplate. Here is list from a
Parliamentary report on adultera-
tions in tobacco: Sugar, alum, lime,
-four or meal, rhubarb leaves, salt
peter, fuller's earth, starch, malt
commings, chromate of lead, peat
moss, molasses, burdock leaves, com
mon leaves, cndive leaves, lampblack.
gum, red dye, a black dye composed
of vegetable red and icorice, scraps
OF newspaper, cinnamon ;k, cab
bage leaves and Gtraw bit paper.
- The Caterer.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-07-02
A Kiss and Its Result.

Our reader shall have the benefit of
good story that we once heard. Travel
ing into town about dusk, Parson x. had
occasion to call at the mansion of an es-
teemed parishioner, who had, among
other worldly possessions, two or three
fine daughters. He had scarce knocked
at the door when it was opened by one
of these blooming maidens, who as quick
as thought threw her arms around his
neck, and before he had time to say 80,
don't" pressed her warm delicate lips to
his, and gave him as sweet kiss as ever
heart of swain deserved. In utter aston
ing to stammer out something, when the
damsel exclaimed, 80, mercy, mercyl
Mr.. r., is that you? I thought as much
as could be that it was my brother
Henry"
"Pshawr thought the parsQn to HIM
self, syou didn't think any such thing"
But taking her hand, he said, in a for
giving tone, There's no harm done.
Don't give yourself any uneasiness;
though you ought to be little more
careful"
After this gentle reproof, he was
ushered into the parlor by the maiden,
who, as she came to the light, could not
conceal the deep blush that glowed upon
her cheek, while the bouquet that was
pinned to her bosom shook like a flower
garden in an earthquake. And when he
rose to depart, it somehow fell to her lot
to wait upon him at the door; and it may
be added that in the entry they held dis
course together for some minutes, on
what subject it is not fit for us to say.
As the warm-hearted pastor plodded
homewards, he argued with himself in
this wise:
ssMiss j. knew it was me who knocked
at the door, or how did she recognize me
before spoke? And is it probable that
her brother would knock before entering?
She must be desperately in-pshaw!
Why, if she loves her brother at that rate
how must she love her husband? BY the
great squash, never felt such kiss in
my life!''
Three weeks after the above incident
Parson K. was married to Miss j. =
Miners Journal.
Glycerine is the sweet principle of
oils. the base of compounds found In ami
NAL fats and also in some vegetable sub
stances. It is product of the process OF
saponifcation. AS prepared by the
pharmaceutists, it is taken up with boil
ing water from its mixture in free state
with the plumbiferous soap called lead
plaster The plaster is made by boiling
together litharge (oxide Of lead) olive
oil. and water. The oil is decomposed
by the lead taking its acids, and the
giycerine is thus liberated The lead is
got rid of by filtering, and the water is
removed by evaporation at temperature
below 90 degrees, leaving the glycerine.
Various other methods Of preparing it
are in use.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1880-07-02

Londoners are to have sea-water pipes
connected with their houses.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01
Advice About Bathing.

AS the warm season advances
and bathing in the rivers will
form very desirable recreation
and enjoyment to a great many,
it may be well to recommend 10
the recollection of those who
have not learned to swim few
>plain directions which may be
found advantageous IN preserv-
inc life. Men are drowned by
raising their arms above the
water, the unbouyed weight of
which depresses the head. An
finals have neither motion nor
ability to act in similar man
ner and therefore swim natural
Nv. When man falls IN into
deep water he will raise TO the
surface and continue there if he
does not elevate his hands. If
he moves his hands under the
water in any way he pleases. his
head will raise Sc high as to al
low full liberty to breathe, and
ic he will use bis legs as in the
act of walking upstairs, shoni-
ders will raise above the water.
The weight of the human body
.ad the weight ofthe water diff
fer SO little, that the least eXer-
ton in the properdireciion, and
above all, presence of mind, is
sufficient to meet any immcdl-
ale danger from drowning.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01

DELICIOUS LEMON Pie
Crate the yellow rind of the
lemon aud squeeze out the juice;
beat the yolks of eight eggs
with sixteen tablespoonful of
sugar and fonr Of butter; add
half teacup of sweet milk and
the whites Of four eggs beaten
stiff; add the lemon and bake
in a rich crust; beat the remain
ing four whites with two spoon
fuls of sugar and some grated
nutmeg. When the pies are
done spread this over the top
and brown lightly.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01
Cabbage Pests.

The Kansas Times would make
each plant unpalatable to the
grub in the following manner:
In the Spring procure some
fresh burned lime, let it become
air Stacked. and mix it with an
equal quantity of SCOT. In plant
ing, the holes are made with a
troweI in the usual way; each
plant is dropped into its place
and an inch of soil put on the
roots,a good watering given first,
then a moderate handful Of SCOT
and lime mixture thrown into
each hole and the remaining soil
filled in. Equal parts of SCOT
and fine garden soil mixed with
water to the consistency of NOR
tar, with the plants dipped into
the mixture up to the base of the
leaves previous to planting, is
also advised as preventive to
clubbing. Wood ashes mixed
with water has been tried with
success. For cabbage worms
Prof. Riley recommends hot wa
ter judiciously applied from a
watering pot. This must be
done with caution, and is there
fore liable in careless hands to
do more harm than good. Prof.
Riley also recommends for the
same purpose applying repeated
ly a solution Of whale oil soap
and water, in proportion of one
pound Of soap to six gallons Of
water. Pieces of board raised
an inch above the ground afford
an opportunity of destroying
once or twice each week the
transforming lary@ under them
For the grub it is also recon-
anended foAopsen the earth close
to the roots and pour into the
depression a gill of a solution of
soft soap and water; one part Of
the former to twelve Of the latter.
This needs to be done two or
three times during the season.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01
1884,

This is a very peculiar num-
Der. The sum of its digits is
9x9. 1t is Invisible by with
out remainder. The remain
ing quotient consists of two
prime factors, IL and IS. 1t
reads the same both ways. If
Is be set under 81 and the two
added the sum is 80. If the Is
be reversed and then added to
81, the sum is 1872, the sum of
the digits of which is 8. The
1872 is also divisibleyby 9, Civ
ing a quoticnt of Is, which is a
second time divisible by 8. Ii
the 81 be reversed and added to
Is, the sum is 36, which is also
divisible by 9, and the sum of
it's digits is also 8.
But what of it?
Add the following considera-
lions before you press an an
swer. l. Those who have cul-
tivated the occult sciences have
always held the number 8 to be
possessed of great significance.
2. Those who have made a
study Of the numerical symbol
ism of the Scriptures have re-
garded the number 9 as equally
significant. 1t is "a number of
finality or judgment, of Great
-urelY completeness" says DIR.
Mahan. And he adds cit is a
factor of all the great dates of
Judgment, viz: of the Flood, the
destruction of Sodom, the over
throw Of Pharaoh, the Captivity,
and the final destruction of Je-
rusalem." AS we have seen, it
enters in a variety of ways into
the number 1881. What of it
now? Has 1881 a judgment in
store for the human race? and
what is it? @
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01

Not the Finest Police in the
M .taf.,r World.

A strslige story comes from
Consmntiuoplc. a few nights
ago, SO runs The version OF the
affair given in u German paper,
three robbcrs,urmed 20 the teeth,
broke into the house OF u prns-
sian living at Consiantinople.
Threatening TO forthwith muir
der him il he resisted, they COM
PEELED the owner 10 submit to
being bound, and then demand
cd from him his valuables and
money. The Prussian at once
gave up his gold watch, and
some "a of Turkish money
which he had in his pockets; bui
this small booty did not satisfy
the robbers. Again they threat
cned death, and finally Obliged
the bound AMI helpless man to
tell them where they would find
the key OF his business safe.
This safe happened to be in a
room on the third floor, at the
top of the house, and thither The
three robbers, having obtained
possession of the key, FASTENED,
leaving the owner bound, and
threatening to return and shoot
him if he called for assistance.
But as they went up stairs, his
} vile, who had been watching
what was taking place from am
} other room, slipped quietly in
J and cut the bonds of her hus-
band. Aiming themselves with
: revolvers, the pair crept quietly
up the stairs, came upon the
robbers absorbed in dividing a.
: mong themselves the contents
: of the safe, and without.a word
shot down two of them. The
third threw down his weap-
: ons and begged for mercy
Turning the tables upon him the
Prussian bound his late assail-
ant fast, and, leaving his wife
I to keep watch over him with a
; loaded revolver in her hand,
+, FASTENED to the nearest zaptieth
: station. There he found the of
z ficer in charge absent, and on
, inquiring for a sub-officer, was
1 told that both Of the latter were
also away. Thereupon the Prus-
e sian asked four OF the men to
\ ! accompany him to his house and
4 take the bound burglar into
custody. Arrived in the room
Il where the two men had been
e shot, the zaptiehs looked at the
e two corpses, looked at the pris-
oner, and recognized in the two
former the sub-officers, and in
: the latter the officer of their own
! guard. ~ : isl~h -
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01

Mustard should be mixed with
water that has been boiled and
allowed 10 cool. Hot water de-
stroys its essential qualities and
raw cold water might cause il
10 fefment. Put the mustard
in cup with small pinch of
salt and mix with it very grad
ually sufficient boiling water TO
make it drop from the spoon
without becoming watcry.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01
Adulterated Food.

AAbil = oOAtt Hal Va lANdsAhs
is enough to shake our conf
dence in human nature to find
that there are men who, for the
sake of gain, will bring torture
and death, not only totheir fell
low-bcings, but upon meek de-
fcnceless animals that PATIENTLY
wear out their lives in our SER
vice. Not long since an Eng
fish paper announced that in
Manchester many horses have
died aftcrintense suffering. The
cause was Investigated, and it'll
was found that the dealer who
supplied the food withwhich the
horses had been fed had added
a quantity of plaster of paris to
give il additional weight, and
that this plaster with the food
and water formed n solid mass
which completely obstructed the
passage through the stomachand
intestines. 1t is well known
in our own country that there
are manufacturers who sell clay
for red pepper, alum for cream
of tartar, and who deal out de-
struction to little children in the
form of candy made from glu-
cose and kaolin, and covered
with vcrmilion. 1t is high time
something were done to abate,
Iif not abolish, these abuses.
Legislation seems powerless to
do so, and the only way seems
to be to expose these fraudulent
practices and instruct the peo-
pie how to escape them. The
counterfeit which is to-day do
ing the greatest and most wide
spread mischief is the substitu-
ton of alum for cream Of tartar.
In certain instances, alum, when
taken into the stomach, has act
ed as poison, and many cases Of
deathhave occurred fromit. Its
repeated contact, even in small
quantities, acts destructively on
mucuous membranes, producing
a chronic irritation Of the throat
: stomach and intestinal canal
The most painful and obstinate
cases of dyspepsia have beer
caused by continued use of food
containing alum. We formerly
advised people to obtain pure
=. materials and make their owl
: baking powders; but we found
} from experience that this was
impracticable from the reason
! that it is difficult to find pure
cream Of tartar, and still more
! difficult to combine the materi.
ais in the proper proportions, if
} we had them pure. We con
e clude, therefore, that the safes
? plan, and the most economical
is to purchase baking powders
that are made by the most reli'
4 able manufacturers. Werecent
ly purchased in a neighbol.ins
) city, for examination, pounC
: Of loose baking powder-tha
: is not canned-and four cans OF
[ one pound each, of different ma
: kers, whose goods we knew
: nothing about. We found thu
! package OIL loose bakingpowde
d composed wholly of crude car
u Donate of soda, or soda ash, anC
: alum. Can No. l was a MKT
ure of bicarbonate of soda, alum
tartaric acid and corn starch
: No. 2 was bicarbonate of soda
alum and a trace of tartaric acid
!, No. 4 was found perfectly pure
g and had the ingredients com
! bined in the proper proportions
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01

To dry cherries without sugar,
stone them and set them over
the fire to simmer awhile in their
own juice. When cold, drain
them and spread them on selves
in a cool oven to dry. Two heat
ings of an hour each ought to
dry them. you prefer to have
them sweetened, allow one-fourth
of a pound of sugar to one of
stoned fruit; set them over the
fire to heat in their own liquor,
then add the sugar and let them
come to a boil. When perfect
ly cold, spread them on plates
and dry them in cool oven or
by the sun, turning them over
frequently.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01

Coop RUsK.-Onc pint of
milk, one teacup of yeast, mix
it thin; when light add twelve
ounces of brown sugar; two
ounces of butter, four eggs,
flour sufficient to make stiff as
bread; when risen again, mold
and spread it on tins.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01

To GLOSS SKIRT BoSoMS.-
Take two ounces of powdered
gum arabic, pour in a pint or
more of water, and then having
covered it, let it stand all night.
In the morning pour il carefully
from the dregs into a clean bot
tie, cork, and keep it for use
add a teaspoonful of this gum
water 10 Il pint Of starch made
in the usual way.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01

All sorts of vessels and uten-
sis may be purified from long
retained smells of every kind in
the easiest and most perfect
manner by rinsing them out
we'll with charcoal powder after
the grosser impurities have been
secured off with sand and water
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01

To DRY PEAS FOR WINTER
(said to be an excellent way y
Shell, scald and drain the peas;
then spread them on earthcn dish
es and set in cool oven to har-
den. This need not be done at
one time, but care should be ta-
ken that they should be perfect
ly dry before putting away. Put
them in paper bags and. hang in
a warm, dry place. When you
wish to use them soak them thor
oughIy and boil till tender.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01

MAKING SoUP.-A lump Of
bread about the size of a billiard
ball, tied up in a linen bag and
placed in the pot in which
greens are boiling, will absorb
the gases which oftentimes
send such an unpleasant odor to
the regions above.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01

To CLEANSE CoTToN GooDs.
Add to hot rain water an a.
mount Of wheat bran equal 10
one-cighth of the fabric to be
cleanscd, and after stirring well
for five minutes, add the goods;
stir them about with n clean
stick and bring the articles to a
boil. Allow the mixture TO
cool until the goods can be
washed ont, after which rinse
them.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01
PENSIONS.

All Officers, Soldiers, and sailors wounded
ruptureil, or injured in tho late war, however
slightly. abtsiH pension by addressing GIL
MORE Il co.
fore the Supreme COurt of the United States. the
Court of Claims, and the sOuthern Claims Com
mission.
q separate bureau, under Charge Of the same cx-
pcricnced parties employ ell by the oil drm =
Prompt attention To all business entrusted 10
& co. is thus secured. We desire
t0 W IN suocess by deserving it. GILMORE co
Gao street w ashington. u. T.. fi4.. Ieh 10
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01
8arm ans 9uuseluGS.
8 8

Lamp chimneys can be wash
cd easily by holding thcra over
the nose of the tea kettle when
The kettle is boiling ruriously.
This will make them beautifully
clear. OF course they must be
wiped with clean cloth.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01
What the Clergyman Said.

A good story is told Of one
of Westfield's clergymen. The
scene was at prayer-meeting in
one of our churches u few
nights since, when the sultry
weather necessitated the OPEN
ing of every window in the room
to obtain a little cool air. The
gas jets attracted the thousand
and one insects that fit about
at night, and among them that
one that "sticketh closer than a
brother" and buzzes as loudly
as a Grant Republican. For
sumo time the brethren and Sis
tiers endured the plague heroic
ally; but they suffered far less
than their good pastor, who was
not to the manner born, and had
never before lived in a region
where bugs nearly as large as
birds fluttered in the evening
breeze. On his face could al
first be seen an expression of
surprise, growing more intense
as the. horn-bugs increased il
humber and noise, until al last
he arose, and, with mingled in.
dignation and humor, said
"Brethren, we are told i'll the
Bible that the devils entered in
to a herd of swine, but it seem:
to me that tonight they have
entered into these creatures
called horn-bugs. Rise and re-
ceivc the bencdiction."
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01
ALLENDORsEIT.

The Recorder, Americas, Ga, says:
"Clerks, Senators, Representatives, Doctors,
Lawyers, Citizens, in public and private
life, are testifying by the thousands, and
over their own signatures, that remedy
has been found fer Bright's Disease of the
Kidneys and for Diabetes; these are res
pectiyely known as Warmers Safe Kidney
and Liver Cure and Warmers Safe Diabetes
Cure" may 13-3m
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01

Lynch law appears 10 have a
good deal of backbone till you
probe for it, then you can't find
it. For instance, an Arkansas
mob released a horse-thief, whom
they had inten,led 80 hang, on
his opening Il barrel of beer.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-07-01

Cr9sus was only worth a
paltry $I0,OO0.000 and we sug-
gest that the old smile be
changed to, 4fqsieh as a paper
mill owner.