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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-09-01

The Polk county Itemizer suggests that
the papers of this place ''are indulging in a
very undignifed controversy" Strictly
speaking the propriety of it in journalism
may be questioned. While it makes some
fun for few around town, yet with the
majority of readers it is not appreciated and
hereafter we shall endeavor to act upon the
suggestion of the Itemizer and drop the sub
ject. 1t is, however, easier to give advice
than to follow it, for it seems to us that the
Itemizer has quite frequently been engaged
in an occasional personal unpleasantness.
But even that don't signify that it is the
most proper thing to do. The Yaquina Post
also gives gentle scolding on the same
subject.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-09-01

grain in form that disturbs society as ac-
lively as grain of sand disturbs the eye.
Under the old Mosaic dispensation there
was law that if a man owned an OK that
was in the habit of hooking, and killing the
neighbors, and it was testified to the owner
of that OK, as to his character, and the
owner still persisted in turning him out upon
society. not only the OK was slain, but the
owner also Now the liquor traffic is our OK,
the government is the owner. 1t has been
testified to the owner as to the character
of this OK, the disturber of the peace. 1t
destroys man; it is one of the most destruct-
i've and active poisons that enters the phys
ical organism, affecting the brain, every
nerve, the heart, the liver, the kidneys, the
lungs, the stomach, and in fact every fluid
and tissue of the body, it strikes at the lite
of every function, and premature death Is
inevitable. PROHIBITION.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-09-01
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.

''The perpetuation of our republic de-
people," The church and state with all the
resources under their control, are, or at
east should direct all their energies to pro-
mote the most exalted standard of virtue
and the highest order uf intelligence. Every
individual, on arriving to the years of &C
countability, owe two great duties to So
ciety-they must contribute to the subsis-
tence of society and to its peace. The
church and state have schools for the moral
and dSintellectual training of the young of our
nation, This is right. The church and
state walk side by side, hand in hand, thus
far, but soon we find them engaged in a
conflict, for the state provides code of
laws to license and regulate the liquor
traffic, thereby permitting and establishing
another system of schools whose sole mis-
sion is to destroy virtue and intelligence, to
promote vice and to SOW the seeds of dis
ease of both body and mind, eliminating in
temporal and eternal death. By this pro-
cess of investigation, we discover the gov
ernment and the manufacturer, wholesaler
and retailer of intoxicating liquors are all
partners. The government says to sthe
''traf6cer" apply to me advance a certain
amount Of cash and give bonds to keep the
peace, and will license you, and will pro-
tect you inityeur nefarious business, but If
you don't comply with my requirements 1
will arrest you, fine and imprison you. And
SO the vendor complies with the demands of
the government and they 60 incahoots.
Then. the work of destruction begins. The
government may cry peace, society may
cry peace, the saloon keepers may say
peace, but there is no peace The liquor
traffic is disturber of the peace of society,
the most ungovernable interrupted that
thrusts itself ON our attention. The occu-
patton is red~with human blood and it stains
the statutes of our state and nation wherever
and by whomsoever protected by license.
When an individual disturbs public gath.
ering, some one cries ''put him out" and the
cry is caught up and passed around and out
goes the: disturber of the peace. ALI that
is wanting. to: suppress any disturbing force
is public sentiment aroused to action and
down goes the disturbing element We
have sufficient law and public sentiment to
punish man for supplying liquors to the
indians-we protect society and the indian,
from the work of the liquor dealer; this is
legitimate and proper, but whiskey guzzlers
and old policy croakers will tell us '.you
can't enforce law that prohibits this bust
ness, which takes the children's bread,
that takes our grain that ought to feed our
hungry thereby withdrawing food from the
ssaisszy of the world, sending back the
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-09-01
TELEGRAMs.

Watkins, N. N Aug. 25.-7O0 delegates
were in attendance at the Freethinkers'
convention to-day. The following COM
mittee on the establishment of Free
Thought university was perfected Col,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-09-01

On last Wednesday. Aug. 22nd, the
beach miners of the vicinity of AlseYa Bay,
organized mining district, and adopted the
foll
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13
fhe Death OF q Famous Dquestri-
enne.

A telegram last week announced the
asath Of a well-kn0wn equestrienne,
Nlle. Emile Loisset, who was cr:: shed
todeath by her horse in the Cirque
GHiver. 1t was her sister Cloti1da who
three years ago married Prlncs Henry
NX. Of Reuss, who was chased by his
relatives and creditors to Heltgoland.
He subsequently gave up his name,
nnk and arms and was created ba!on
Won Reichentels, removing with bis
VIE to Bulgaria. Emile L0Sssee was
'aid few weeks later to have run away
With one Of the Hatzfelds, and not q
PARTICULARLY promising scion of the
house either. Of late howeve, It was re-
pe!ted that she had ''gone In for" soll-
tede, living alone, doing her PrActicsne
a!one with her five horses and tor esco!S
:a'erthe evening performance acceps"
ing no one hut her big white newfound-
AID dog. The aunt Of these sisters va
aerself a famous rider, admired little,
'le daughter Of Count ROssi and the
ShtatTice Henrietta S0ntag.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13
Young Bismarck and the Fans.

An interesting lawsuit is soon to he
decided In Hungary. Prince Bismarck's .
son William spent the summer at the
watering place Of Mebadia, where he
paid some attention to two fair sisters,
who desired more tangible proofs Of his
affection than were contained In cOmplt-
ments. Accordingly they selected =
number Of articles Ofjewelry, aud asked
the jeweler to take them to 'COunt Bill
and sav that the young ladies had ad-
mired them greatly" The jeweler de-
clined the operation, but another dealer
proved more enterprising or less scrupu-
I0us, and took two fans to the Count,
saying that the price was 80 forms and
that tie ladies mad wished to have the
articles in question. The Count replied
with diplomatic sarcasm that In the de-
Ii htfully cool temperature which a.
ways characterized tllwt charming health
resort, fans were more than superf1uous,
and subsequently when he met the
ladies, asked with his fathers CHEEKY
frankness ii they knew anything about
the dealers mission. The ladies prompt
w. though not without some criticism,
denied ever having said anything to the
dealer. and ''COunt Bill" 1t once hand
Ell the merchant over to the tribunal oi
commerce on q charge Of endeavortna
through false pretepces, to extort 80 no
rims from him for . pair Of fans barely
worth 40. The dealer, in self defense
has summoned the ladies ~ witnesses
and the trial promises to he nm interest
ing one.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13
SIDE DISHES.

"I'I make 20" dance" said an irate
mother, nursing an erring son, slipper
i'm hand, '''rhen," remarked the juve-
nile. 1--WE shall have y hawl,"
Definition of u novel: Mr.. Swtg says
that "a novel il the worlds truth with
A beautiful woman walking through 1t. )"
Generally, with man after her:
The Cbinaman who thought he was
Americanixed enough to squeeze Tex.
az girls hand on the sly, has departed
for some quiet place In the hills, where
he can pick sixty birl-shot out Of bis
II am no sectarian," said Bob Shut
tie. as he grew warm in religious argu-
ment. II believe every man ought to
be q strict Presbyterian" and then he
looked around In wonder as an audible
smile vas waited into the evening air.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13

Superintendent Rogers, Of New Or
leans, says that the public school tram,
ing given to the coIored people mas nat!
remarkable results In the direction o'
industrial order]iness and good man
ners and morals. In New Orleans both
the public and private schools for Color.
ed children have constantly increased;
and the parents have SHOWN an aPprecl.
alton of the benefits Of education ny
sending their children to school wne''
they could III afford to spare their serv'
iceS at home.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13
A Good Sheppard.

He was young country fellow: y lit
+,e awk xard and bashful, but OF sterl-
in9 worth Of character. She was .
C%incinnati III belle, and had sense enough
to appreciate his worth, despite his his
swk wardness and bashfulness, and was
his fiancee. On . gloomy Sunday even
inr last winter they were standing IN
front Of the window in the parlor Of her
ho.me ON East Walnut Hill, watching
The snowdakes rapidly falling outside:
H. ~ not up in society small talk, and
heinr hard up for something to say re-
n,srfed. as he watched the snow falling;
:.;This I'm be hard on the old mans
.heen. !" "Never mind, DEAR" said she,
siinnin9 her arm around him, II Will
fake care OF one Of them"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13
Devon Cattle.

Devon cattle are the most ancient Of
the .arious English breeds. 1t Is claim
ed that thew were found roaming their
particular district of Dev0nshire at the
time of the first invasion Of England by
the Romans under Julius Csesar. They
have continued tn preserve the same
characteristics a. then, never undergo
ing any change or admixture down to
the present day. They are of medium
size, and exquisitely fine IN all their
No. nts: indeed, compared with other cat
lie. they are like the Arabian compared
with other h0raes. The hOrnsare cream
co ored, with black tips, long aud s'en-
der, gracefully upturned in the COWS
and oxen. hut much shorter and lower
curved from the heads of the bulls. The
ewes are like those Of the gazelle, with
x0l. en- rim around each; the nose pure
grange shade: the skin rich cream to
yellow. The hair IL silky In summer,
with an undrxr0wth Of soft fur In the
winter. and varies in color from = light
to bright, deep red. The only ex-
ception to this is more or less
white hair In the switch Of the tail,
anal an occasional white patch on
the bag of the COW, particularly In those
of the deep milking families. They are
almost as round in the body as barrel;
straight in the upper and lower limbs,
with deep chest, full brisket. crops,
chine and quarters well let down In the
twist. They are very hardy and thrifty;
mature early, are sure breeders and
both large and rich milke1s when v: ts:ei 9r':d
make the best OF beef. They are the
mo t active and intelligent OF any race
Of cattle, are easily broken to the yoke
or harness; can be trained to walk four
miies an hour and trO six. The latter
race is as natural to them as to an erdi-
nary horse. The rsual live weight OF
we'll fatted, tull grown oxen varies from
/ 200 to 1.6iW pound t. ough some are r!
sill heavier; that Of cows from $40 to
! 900 pounds. They are especially we'll
calculated for grazing on light sandy
and gravelly soils and rough, stony or
hilly grounds. Being Of % medium, .t.;,s size ;e
.,,ch short pastures as could not support
4 larger or less alert breed.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13
Lots Of Fun Ahead.

An old miner was brought up before
judge McD0wall one morning for being
drunk. The Judge gave the old fellow
q good, wholesome lecture on the sin 81
drunkenness.
'.Were you ever drunk, Judge:' ask
ed the old veteran.
NO, SIR" said his honor. II never
was"
The old man hung his head for q mo-
ment and then CALCULATED:
"Well, I'll be d.! But 1t aint too
late vet. judge; there's fun ahead for
you-heaps Of fln." =,
The old fellow was discharged amid .
mar Of lau1hter.- Democrat.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13
u> waa Hut q Chicago Girl.

RE happened to press the loos U ~ :
xconr n" ' isdy Who was sitting next IT., the
x"or xx"or n xstting out Of street car: me
So%sei. S i. Comprising her s. brow: IN Nv, a.
sswe.inspirins s frown, calculated; lated va"Id aGd
el"m1y .o oted foolish and apologised, but
nnr "" hero was equal to the oec:s.osa a
my desr, young l.dy," he e1s'a,iSSS; snn.,sh TO-
..vou should have feet Iarge en- en%e~ ~ troti. i;
- -. s....n and then they woaldn' % ''So w.
Sen upon." Her brows ;,a, reIs4e, sn:, the &
~ sv..s sparkled, her lips sm''eo ~" '"@
iniurv was forgotten.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13

Nine, Publishing Company.
,.novS' ''''''' s~'. Hanger
TERIS-BY xAlL:
s1DB D1sH1s.

4 voung s,irate having preached be-
.,rs a.. his vicar for the first time, asked
.S.t M worthy, ut the close of the service
l,s !I;.h massage in his sermon he thounht
W. hssf: to which the vicar replied:
w .vour mr." ,r,ssage from the vestry to the
,nlMt was very fine; but commend me
:",hat from, the pulpit to the vestry for
',wnright, hcart-relieving effect.
little girl whose mother often talked
.,her about heaven in such way that
no ~ considered it glorious shining place
.Ioye the sky. crept In between the cur
ain and window one evening, and
.,md for long time gazing into the
.sv Suddenly she bounded to her
rcthers side. exclaiming, "AIother! oh,
nsaI,pr! know now what the stars are!
':od nnncl,es holes in his floor and lets
,he shine down.
Washington correspondent says q
NV good story of back pay IL told by
.x.Representative Harris, OF Virginis.
~ voted against the bill,' said he, "but
I took the money. When / was MP for
rrelection they threw 1t up at me ON
,he stump. ! told them that I had tried
70 beat the bill, but had taken the mon
~ vet / thought they would II rgive
me when they heard what l had done
with it. Il took that money down into
Virginia. said l, 'and gave It to a poor
xon,an with seven children, AMI the
hing IL not u bit worse because that
woman is my Wife I don't think I
lost a vote BY that back pay business.
Referring to Queen Victoria's recent
visit to Beaumont College, the London
TabIct (ROman CathOlic) says: 1.-THE
wit is one which will long be remen-
Tered ut Beaumont and cherished with
hateful affection by Beaumont bO, 9.
The great kindness Of her Majesty in
thus honoring y Catholic college, and
arcepting the heartfelt expression Of
;leir loyalty and love, will encourage
the Catholic subjects Of the Queen in II
,elity to the Crown and personal at
lwhMent to her.
\ missionary village has been started
.,an experiment near Zaftermal, India.
The converts have built for themselves
comfortable little houses. They culti-
,ate small farms or patches Of ground
in the neiyhbOrllOOd in various ways
.am their livelihood, and are living In
ioerable comfort. They have their own
schools, and in these children and old
men and old wOmen-fathers and1nOth-
.rs, grandfathers and grundm0thers-
al acquiring together the simplest ele-
n'ents Of education.
The following lately appeared In the
ssony column Of the London Times:
The person who, contrary to common
,ense and prOpriety, is in the habit OF
shding anonymously valuable presents,
with cards and valentines, to . very
yoag lady in the North Of England: II
rquestesl to discontinue the practice.
aud is informed that the presents hltI-
erto sent, which have never been ac-
'epted or used 6y the young Lady, have
teen forwarded after vain attempt u
trscc them to the sender, for the benef'
da charitable institution"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13
1ollowing Stage Diroctions.

41S0 s0C90 CUOO6CU0U WJtO Tue U1WSt8O10
experience Of young6ymends - an ector
were these: He was hired to play In .
stock company, and one night was
called upon almost at IN hours notice
to take art in . play he had never
sequence Of the illness Of the man play
pare for the performance that re-
hearsal was impossible. Thersrt given
him to study was in manuscript. The
man who had previously played it Vas
an eccentric person and had written in
lot Of ridiculous stage directions. Sym
0nds was amazed to lind them In . seIi-
ous part, but supposed them all right,
and 1t evening appeared with his lines
and business pretty we'll learned. A
large fashionable audience assembled in
the theatre. The curtain was rung up
and the play commenced. Soon SYM
onds went on. His first speech describ-
ed the misery Of his p0verty-stricken
mother at home. After it he danced
little break. The audience was amazed,
and the other actOrs OH the stage dumb
founded. But SymOnds knew he was
following his stage directions. Presen-
tly he had to reuse proposition to
commit crime. He did SO in grand
1t. le, and then took Off his hat and
jumred on it. This extraordinary pro-
ceeding created y sensation The
Manager came and stood in the wings
and suffered anguish. After his next
speech, q defiance to his tempter, he
cTawled under the sofa. That just set
everybody wild, and the Manager
danced up and down in the wings. and
sw0rc he'd kill Synl0nds when he came
of: After touching 1--we scene with
the heroine, SymOnds proceeded to
stand on his head and howl, and the
audience howled too, and the Manager
shri.ked for him to come of. But Sym
opll- didn't hear, and proceeded. He
spike his next speech with such Inn
pres. iveness and n,agnificence Of man
ner that the audience was, I'm spite Of
itself. hushed into respectful silence, and
at its close was about tn applaud, when
Eynnnds yanketl off boot and hurled
it vi.iously at the head OF the leader of
the orchestra. That settled 1t. The
leader, who, was badly hurt on the jaw
BY the boot, came mp over the footlights,
and the Manager rushed on from the
wings, aud the way they bounced Sym
onds about was fearful. He made big
fight, and was still at 1t when the cur
tain was rung down. After they were
parted, Syn,onds explained, and showed
his part asa justification for his conduct.
Butthe Manager would accept no oexcuse,
and, going before the curtain, said
Ladies' and gentleman, occasionally q
natural-born idiot, with phenomenal
faculty for making an ass Of himself, Is
sent into the world. Such q one has in
flic ted himself upon us tonight. For
my part, have endured the agony Of
the damned while watching him. and l
presume you've had enough Of his
dOnkeyism. Therefore tle performance
is closed .''-Z}OsfOM Post.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13
0Uondo1en 1GAhaay's Love.

DO not slug him, papov
GVendolen Aaha6y said these words
quickly, and with an earnestness that
8 lowed how her heart Was wrapped up
In the Young u1an in whose behalf they
were spoken. II was . beautiful even
in9 In June. At the Castle Maha6y NO
sound broke the rs O'Clock silence,
save the occasi0nal note Of cricket BE-
meath the nagstones, and the low twit-
tering 0f the swallows - they nestled
beneath the leaves and chirped to each
other sleepy good night. Oscar Red:
inGote was Adtlbeft Mahahy's adopted
son. Yean ago, when Gwendolen was
but . baby, and the proud father had
gone out one evening for another buck
ct 6f soothing syrup to keep her from
bowling the roof OF the house of, he
hsd found Oscar, then 10y Of seven,
TRYING to rob . blind man. He had
taken the little waif home, brought It
up a. his own child, and now, at Ave
and-twenty, Oscar was ON the Board OF
Trade. He had resumed the old busi-
neos.
During all these years that Gwendolen
and Oscar. had been growing up together
there had risen in their hearts q pas
sionate love, almost wicked In its in
teusity, and not two months agOne they
lad pliQhted their trOth and sealed their
vows with a large tooth-starting kiss
that made Gwendolen club herself for
an she had been missing. It was the
ayowal Of this second compact that had
csused grim-visaged old Mr.. Mahaffy to
rear his h0rrid front and declare that 1t
should never be.
$50 YOU have given this young man
your heart, my lass 80 said the old man,
In cold, sneering tones.
eyes, father, I have" was Gwendo-
lens reply. land ! shall never repent
my action" ~
"You had much better" said her
father, while y hslefal light shot from
his eyes, ''have kept your heart and CIV
en- him your liver; for It's little need
you'll have for the latter II You depend
upon him to furnish food to keep It go
highland, with demon-like laugh, he
started over town to get full.
Two summers have come and gone.
Gweudolen, o look. of happy content
n,ent In her face, sits In tapestried
room Of the Castle MahafIy singing q
Jnother-song to q babe, whose big blue
eyes look w0nderingly around the apart
ment and whose chubby little hands tug
heartily at the sides Of the cradle In
which It Ia lying. Presently Oscar
comes into the Oom and kisses GwendO-
len.
do you kpow, dear, that it is two
years today since we were married ~
"Yes, sweetie, !" is the reply.
"And do. you remember what your
father said that evening, when he first
learned of U6r engagement"
"Yes. darling"
!. 1--WE have been living with him ever
since our marriage, have We not:
"Yes, nay love.
1.-The old man hasa y great head, Gwen
ilolen,' said Oscar He sized me up ex-
actly. He is getting old now and we
must never leave him."
"You bet we musn't," was Gwendo-
lens reply, III we want anything to
cat"
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13

rnorts are being made In BEGUN ssas !"
..;c.,",:te % the study Of astronomp t1e.o:
s''iIt 4 recent epesch BY n. Eolle ns' "o'''
80. - f,rfheP the movement
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13

Recently ut Los Angeles II married
woman clOped with her cr'acllnIan, In
consequence of which her husband shot
himself. The next day his daughter
who was also in love with the csn.cll-
man, went insane, while the servant
girl, who in turn was gone on the de-
fanct husband, tried to drown herself
three times. We shall get out IN extra
as soon as we learn the course taken by
the house dog in the matter.
The B@,lie Free Press says that
''Sonetimes editors are compelled to
maintain q very delicate position"
That IL quite true. We once knew one
who couldn't sit down for month At
ter publishing vigorous attack upon
the private character ofa prominent ett-
izen.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13

The great educational trouble .ot the
nc0thern States 10 the lack Of proper
s.sealentary instruction. DR.. nay ssys
%at the acadamiee are compeIled eetne,
"oo the work of IN elementary ecnoo'
~to substitute = thin veneertng Of ~. a
oo@plishment." for solid instructSon
sed systematic mental trimming.
The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-05-13
A Wonderful Vase

Tine Of the sights Of London just now
a sa vase which everybody IL talking
4oo0t. 1t is on exhibition at 6alvIatls
tallery in Regent street, near the Lang
mm Hotel. Imagine . chal,ce tnIee
:eet high, Of pale smoked glass, stanG.
Jug on the hack Of q rampant morse, a!s
soof glass, the whole % light, 80 etne!1e
!. n.looking. that one feels almost aliaIo
20 q, move near It, lest it should BE- broken
" too sudden y movement on the part
atte :; Il aston,shed spectators. Thi: vase ,
"tne largest ever bl0wn--at one .o.ox
-t9at Is, made one "cast," 90 70 spe"x1::
.aa IN one single piece Of glas'. !s !.
as as,Ip Ipedestalit Is nearly three feet and a
"a'f high.