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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
CATCHING WILD ELEPHANTS

The highest mental laeulties are
more developed in the elephant
than in any other animal except the
dog and the monkey. The general
fact that elephants are habitaally
employed in parts of India for stor-
ing timber, building, &C., shows a
high level Of docile intelligence. But
perhaps in no labor in which they
are employed do they display more
wonderful sagacity than in helping
to catch wild elephants. A herd Of
wild elephants is driven into corral,
and two tame ones ridden in among
them. Two decoys will crowd up
on either side of wild one, anG
protect the nooser until rope l.
fastened round the wild elephants
leg, when the tame one to whose col
lar the other end of the rope is fas-
tened, will drag the captive out and
wind the rope round tree, while the
other decoy prevents any interference
from the herd, and pushes the cap
tive toward the tree, this enabling
the first one to take in the slack of
the rope. The conduct of the tame
ones during all these proceedings is
truly wonderful. They display the
most perfect conception of every
movement, both of the object to be
attained and of the means to accom-
plish it. On one occasion, in tying
up large elephant, he contrived,
before he could be hauled close up
to the tree, to walk once or twice
around it, carrying the rope with
him; the decoy, perceiving the ad-
vantage he had thus gained over the
nooser, walked up OF her own accord
and pushed HIM backward with her
head till she made him unwind him
self again; upon which the rope was
hauled tight and made fast.
One could almost fancy there was
a display of dry humor in the man
ner in which the decoys thus play
with the fears of the wild herd, and
make light oftheir efforts at resist
ance. When reluctant they shove
them forward, when violent they
drive them back; when the wild ones
throw themselves down, the tame
ones butt them with bead and shoul-
ders and force them up again, and,
when it is necessary to keep them
down, they knell upon them and pre-
vent them from rising till the ropes
are secured.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
The Burial Place of Prophets.

On the ascent of the Mount of
Olives adjoining the Jewish Gene
terry, is plot of ground which has
been preserved to the Jews from
time immemorial as the burial place
Of the Prophets Haggai, Zecliariah
and Malachi. Hebrews the world
over have been distressed by the re-
port that this sacred spot was about
to be sold by the Turkish authorities
to Christian sect which intended to
build church upon it. At last ac-
counts the completion Of the sale had
been deferred by Raouf Paeha at the
urgent solicitation of the spiritual
heads of the Jewish community. The
intending purchaser is said to be the
Russian Archimandrlte in Jerusalem,
and the price agreed upon is ESQ.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Cause and Treatment of Painting:

Painting, in most Of its forms, is a
purely natural and philosophical con-
dition for which there is good rea-
son. Painting from loss Of blood is
natures remedy for the bleeding.
The hearts action is low cred: the
blood Withdrawn from the extremi-
ties (where, presumably, the bleeding
is going on) into the larger central
vessels; the patient lies motionIess;
there are no struggles to force the
blood out of the wound; there is no
pain felt In case Of tainting, there
fore, from loss of blood, simply lay
the patient on the back-a little
turned TO one side-wlth the head
low and the wound in position fav-
orable to the doctors manipulation;
loosen all fastenings and buttons
about the throat, and then await the
doctors arrival. Don't try to bring
the patient around by deluding him
with water. Above all give him no
brandy unless by the doctors orders
Brandy will end the fainting quick
enough, but it will start the heart at
double quick time and send the blood
surging through the peripheral arter-
les, breaking down and washing
away any protective plups Of elot
which have probably begun to close
the wounded vessels. In case Of
fainting from shock or from pain the
patient should be placed in an easily
recumbent position, with the head
low and the throat free from pressure.
The forehead may then be bathed
with cold water and brandy cautions
ly administered, or ammonia applied
to the nestrils.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
HOW HIS WIFE MANAGED IT.

When she will she will, and there
an end ont. Writes the Washing
ton correspondent of the Boston
Traveller: herd good story the
other day aaou: venerable ex-
member of Congress from Pennsyl-
vania, who had been married twice,
and has for his second wife a lively
young lady who is extremely fond OF
social gayetles. Not long ago she
made an engagement to accompany
a young naval officer to one Of the
fashionable balls, and told her hus-
hand she was going, but neglected
to say she had secured an escort. He
appeared to be pleased, and said he
would accompany her. This was
more than she had bargained for.
and she resorted to various expedi-
ents to get him to stay at home. The
more reasons she gave, the more he
was determined to go. Things were
getting desperate, when bright
idea struck her. She took the old
gentleman's false teeth and hid them
and when the evening came he was
sill without those necessary ad
iuncts to mastication. He wondered
and raved, and raved and wondered
but it was no use, he couldn't find
them, and finally was obliged to re-
main at home, while his wife tripped
gayly to her carriage, and spent a
most delightful evening.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
GETTING IN AND OUT OF THE ARMY.

Mothers and fathers are constantly
applying to the Secretary of War
for the discharge of their sous from
the army, says Washington cores
.pondent. Secretary Lincoln has
absolute power in this matter. AS
a result be has to talk to q dozen or
two agonized parents every day. As
a general rule they represent that
their sons were under the lawful age
when they enlisted. IF they can
prove this their sons are discharged.
When tEey can't they complain that
1t is unjust to hold young man to
a contract which he concluded i'm
pulsively in moment of desperation.
Sometimes it was the result of money
troubles, sometimes of love troubles.
and sometimes of family troubles.
You would imagine, If you heard all
these tales, that this was the popular
method of committing suicide. Most
of our young soldiers appear to have
taken up arms because of a sea ol
troubles. In almost every case the
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

young man is just about TO desert.
He sees nothing before him in the
army but the slavish monotonous
life of a soldier without a future. He
sees about him-if he is in the West,
as he usually is-splendId possibili
ties for young man. They want
to get out of the army. They want
TO get at the possibilities. So they
write to their people in the East that
they will desert unless they are hon
orably discharged from the army by
certain day. Thereupon the half
frantic mothers and fathers and
uncles and aunts flock to the War
Department. The War Department
holds on like grim death to the few
soldiers it has. The army grows
smaller day by day. A years de-
sertions decimate it as battle would.
They are only 10000 men in all.
There are dropping out by twos,
threes, dozens every day. The fas-
cinating recruiting agents do not
charm enough recruits to make up
for the losses. So the War Depart
ment fights for its soldiers as its SOL
diers ought to fight for it. When
they desert they are chased, if
enough soldiers remain in the gar
rison. If the deserlers are caught
they are tried by courtmartial and
sentenced to two years. imprison-
ment at hard labor in the military
prison at Fort Leavenwor:h, Kansas
At the expiration of his term of i'm
prisonment he is dishonorably dis,
charged from the service of the Uni
ted States. l would advise yonng
men to keep out of the army until at
least the army grows better. Per-
haps it will never grow better unless
they grow better, and unless mere of
them go into it.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
PEN CLEANING.

A writer in German paper states
that it is custom in Office In that
country to have a sliced potato in
the desk in commercial houses. He
does not 8, ate whether the esculent
should be raw or not, but the proba-
bitity is that it is not boiled. The
use OF the potatoe is TO clean steel
pens, and generally acts as pen wiper.
1t removes all ink crust, and gives a
peculiarly smooth flow to the ink.
He also states. that ithe Hamburg
clerks pass new pens two or three
times through gas fame, and then
the ink will flow freely.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
ADVISE ON THE BAYONET QUESTION.
Texas Sif ines.

We perceive in Washington pa
per that there is some talk in mill
tary circles Of introducing a new
style of bayonet into the army. It
is a painful thing to the soldier to
have a new kind Of bayonet intro
duced. particularly after he has be-
come accustomed to the triangular,
or trowel bayonet heretofore in use.
The shcrt, broad, triangular bayonet
has several advantages possessed by
no other implement of death. After
a hostile Indian, or any other foe of
Uncle Sans has been bayoneted
with the trowel bayonet, he may not
like it at first, but he never will use
any other kind in his family. In case
of necessity, the trowel is intended
to be used as an intrenching tool.
If company of infantry, armed
with the trowel bayonet, is about to
he attacked in large open prairie,
the soldiers can, in few moments.
throw up a breastwork almost as
high as their heads. Instead of do
ing away with the trowel bayonet,
other weapons that might serve two
or three purposes should be furnished
our gallant soldiers. For turning
fiapjacks the trowel bayonet has no
rival. With the ordinary long, mar
row bayonet the soldier cannot pos
sibly turn his fianjack without max
ing mess of it. In digging up mes
quite roots for fuel on the boundless
prairies of the West, the trowel bay
onet Is a perfect terror, so the SOL
diers say. Excellent as the trowel
bayonet is, it might be improved
somewhat. We think kind of com.
bined battle axe and pitchfork bay
onet might be invented. 1t should
be somewhat after the style of those
table knives made for one-armed
men, with fork on the back of the
knife, with which to impale the
chunks of beef-steak that have been
cut into by the blade of the impler-
ment. A weapon of this kind in the
hands of our soldiers would be very
effective. 1t is also our opinion that
a combined spade and revolver, q
kind of revolving spade, might be
invented, that would deliver dozer
shots minute, and dig up a ten
acre field while it. is being reloaded
We have very little practical mill
tary experience, and merely call the
attention of General Sherman tt
these suggestions in casual offhand
sort of way. We do not wish to b
understood as debating to the mill
tary authorities.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
NO. 25.
WONG FAT BEwIlDERED.

lishment was dazed by the appear
/ lance of a tall and powerful built
stranger, who was dressed in the
most frantic attire Loo Fun had seen
in the land of the cred eyed devils. -
The wonderfully attired person wore
fiercely twisted black mus,acbe, a
brown sack coat, an abbreviated pet
Eticoat, long dark stockings and
strong shoes. Between the tops of
his hose and the end of his skirt many
inches Of bare legs obtruded IN a
manner that made Mrs. Wong Fats
mahogney cheek turn shade darker.
A large stick in one hand and a
bundle under the olher completed
the strangers costume. Having di-
vested himself of the bundle, he de-
parted, but presently returned OH
the jump. and, seeing Wong Fat in
specting his parcel, emitted a wild
yell that scared Mrs. Wong Fat into
Mysteries and set all the dogs fer
three block round barking.
eli, ther," roared the athletic
stranger, 'kep yer hans off me duds.
Dinna ye ken. ye haythin, lef some.
thin in ma purse"
Wong Fat fell back in terror and
the burly stranger took long wool.
en- stocking from the bundle, and
having carefully extracted car
ticket from the toe of the "purse''
sauntered off. As soon as Loo Fun
recovered his breath he asked oil
Wong Fat: =
"Wha' you callee him-petticoat,
stocklin', alice same woman; mustache
alice same Mclean man. Wha' you
callee him-ha 2"
"Me no sable him-him velly big,
velly stlong. Nee thinkee HIM
stlongee-mind woman-allee same
woman say 'Wha' to- me no votee.
me no get office-me good as man,
anyway; me betta as man; me can
workee like man; me can dink an
cussce good as man; whe man him be
but fo' me; why me no vote 2'"
The entrance of Scotch in scar,
of his spare picnic collar gave a new
turn to the conversation.
"You sabbee big stlangee mar
leavee he' while go ?" inquired Wong
Fat of his distinguished patron.
"Fwhat Dye name the big lum
mix wild the high-wahter pants that
ljjst went down the shtreet- Why
fye ignorant idehlathur, that was
Donald Dime, the famous Scotcf
wrastler."
"Whi him no way him pants ?''
'For the same raysin, spose, ar
Irishman does wear 'em. Because
because-look here you squint-eyed
rice alter, you're ashkin too many
queshturs."
"Sposc him go out whc" wine
blow velly stlong; spose him climb :
tlee?"
81 dod't think he will climb any
|threes; it's long time since be wal
caught."
"Spose-."
"That7l do wild yer blarney; give
me me collar"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Knew AL About it.

A colored man was hanging
arooud one of the opera houses the
other evening in manner to show
that he was deeply interested in what
was going on inside, and gentle
man finally sail to him:
"Why don't you go in? Under
the civil rights bill you can take a
seat in the parquet circle"
eyes, sab, / knows all bout dat,
sah," was the reply. "Under de cIbi'
right bill I ken take any seat In Gle
house; bnt under the present strain
on my finances l couldn't buy two
shingles if hull opera houses war
selling for ten cents apiece, sab J"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
AT SEA.

got out of doors till he goes to sea.
On the land he is shut in by the hills,
or the forests; or more or less housed
by the sharp lines of his horizon.
But at sea he finds the roof taken
off, the walls taken down; he is no
longer in the hollow of the earth's
hand but upon it's naked back, with
nothing between him and the i'm
mensities. He is in the g eat cosmic
out-of-doors, as much so as if voy-
aging to the moon or to Mars. An
astrononic solitude and vacuity sur
rounds him, his only guides and
landmarks are stellar; the earth has
disappeared; the horizone has gone;
he has only the sky and its orbs left;
this cold, vilreous, blue-black liquid
through which the ship plows is not
water, but some denser form of cos
mic ether He can now see the curve
of the sphere which the hills hide
from him; he can study astronomy
under improved conditions. If he
was being borne through the inter-
planetary spaces on an immense
shield, his impressions would not
perhaps be mnch different. He would
find the same vacuity, the same
blank or negative space, the same
empty, indefinite. oppressive out-of
doors.
For it must be admitted that a
voyage at sea is more impressive to
the imagination than to the actual
sense. The world is left behind; ali
standards of size, of magnitude, OF
distance, are vanished; there is no
size, no form, no perspective; the uni
verse has dwindled to a little circle
of erumpled water, that journeys
with you day after day and to which
you seem bound by some enchant-
ment. The sky becomes a shallow
close fitting dome, or else pail of
cloud that seems ready to descend
upon you. You cannot see or real
i7e the vast and vacant surroundings;
there is nothing to define or set il off,
Three thousand miles of ocean space
are less impressible than three miles
bound by rugged mountain walls.
Indeed, the grandeur of form, of
magnitude, of distance, of proper
ton, etc., are only upon the shore.
A voyage across the Atlantic is only
ten day sail through vacancy.
There is no sensible progress; you
pass no fixed points. Il it the
steamer that is moving, or is it the
sea? or is it all dream and illusion
of the troubled brain? Yesterday,
Tomorrow, you are in the same par
enthesls of nowhere. The three hun
dred or more miles the ship daily
makes is ideal, not real. Every MI ight
the stars dance and real there in the
same place amid the rigging; every
morning the sun comes up from be-
hind the same wave, and staggers
slowly across the sinister sky. The
eye becomes a-hunger for form, fol
pc, mapent lines, for a horizon wal
to lit up and keep off the sky and
give it sense of room. One under
stands how sailors become an imag-
NATIVE and superstitlous race; it is
the reaction from this narrow hori-
zon in which they are put-this ring
of fate surrounds and opprasses them
They escape by invoking the aid O
the supernatural. In the sea itsel
there is far less to stimulate the i'm
agination than in the varied form:
and colors Of the land. How cold
how merciless, how elemental il
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

Never marry lawyers daughter.
She inherits the habit of cross-ques-
tioning from her father. Upon the
same principal a man should never
marry an editors daughters, because
she is almost certain to put a display
head on him.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

An old man who had been badly
hurt in railway collision, being adj
vised to sue the company for DANA
ges, said: eWa'al, no; not tor dam
ages. I've had enough of them.
I've had enough OF them. But I'll
Just sue 'em for repairs
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

Horses at rest have a normal pulse of
about forty beats minute; oxen, from fifty
to fifty-fve beats; and sheep and pigs, from
seventy to eighty. A material change from
these rates may be considered as an indica-
ticn of disease.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
KELSAY & HOLGATE,
ATTORNEYS at Law.

Col. Kelsay and myself have formed copartner-
ship in the practice of the law The Co.'s ex-
perence at the Bar the Bench and bis studious
habits is sure guarantee that all business ntrusted
to us in the line of suits or actions in Court will be
well attended to-
l will continue other business and give prompt
attention to the heretofore Such Collect
ing. Being Notary Public will attend to convey
ancing in all its branches, Deeds Mortgages, Real
and Chattel Leases, Releases, Powers of attorney,
Contracts, &C. &c. Buy sell and lease Real Estate
both farms and town property, collect rents, ne
gotiate loans search and examine titles, and gen.
eral age ncy business.
Am now in brick building and have fire proof safe
for the safe keeping Of notes and other valuable
papers left for collection &c.
office in Burnett's new BRICK first door head OF
stairs
l9:l7u f. HOLGATE.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15
Capital Stock $4,000

Parties desiring safe and profitable investment
should call or write for information at once.
Messrs Buford g. Waggnor agents for the
Company in Corvallis and can give information on
value to persons seeking frstclass investments.
2O-llm2
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-06-15

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-04
FOREIGN NOTES.

LosDos Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1888.
Prince Frederick Charles Of Prussia hos arrived here.
Mr. Smith, q colliery owner OF Swansea, has failed.
His liabilities stated at 100000.
The suez Canal tariff has been reduced half franc per
ton.
A dispatch from Athens says " The Frontier Com
mission concluded its abors The decisions fav
orsbe to Greece on all points"
General Sir John NJ. Adye, the newly appointed Cot
aud COMMANDMENTS Chief Of Gibraltar has arrived
there General Lord Napier, Of Magdals, who retres
from the Office, will leave Gibraltar today.
The st. Petersburg correspondent OF The Standard says
that the coronation of the Car will probably take place
In April next
Several huge gaps have appeared in the wall Of the
central tower OF the Peterborough Cathedral. The
tower will be forthwith demolished. The cathedral Is
OF the finest IN England.
The Malagasy envoys will proceed to Birmingham on
Friday and remain there until Monday, when they Will
start for Washington by the way Of Liverpool accom-
panied by Mr. Proctor, the Consul for Madagascar in
London. and Mr.. Robinson, the American Consul in
Madagascar.
sefor Camacho, Spanish Minister Of Finance, will
present the budget for Is83S4 to the Cabinet
row. II 10 stated that there Will be surplus
Its reported from Pesth the police have discov
ered pot against the life OF crown Prince Rudolph
dispatch from Sydney, N. q. w., says " The
Ministry have resigned account Of the election of the
opposition candidate 10 the speakership Of the Legisa
i've Assemble"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-04
NEW FELLo gsaIrs At PRINCETON

PRINCETON, Jan. 3.-The second term OF
the college year opened ths afternoon by religious
services In the chapel conducted by President McCosh
Two new fellowships have just been Instituted. Tncy
are somewhat different from those In other colleges,
these last being intended to encourage the old academic
departments OF languages philosophy ETC., wnile tho
two lately established bear especially on points ht,ed 20
promote the industry of this country, being entrey
scientific In their character In each OF these S0oo
year s allotted the students in the senior junior OF
post graduate classes who pass the best examination IN
the subjects prescribe and tho recipients oil the Fellow
ships must devote year TO origncl research
The Ward Fellowship Is the gift OF Mr. W. g. ward
manager OF thc Morning and Evening mines, Leadvlie,
Col. The subject for competition in this fellowship is
one which is believed 10 be emlnentiy fitted 10 advance
the mining interests OF the West 1t 10 electricity ~ ap
Piled to mechanical and other economical arts The sec
oud known as the +. NJ. Biological Fellowship Is
supposed 10 be the gi of Dr. William Libbey OF frnee
ton. ,o,,.
Dr. Allan Marquand has Just e6mpeted series OF leo
turrs ON architecture 90 elective class OF foryhve
atudente and set out for the Tor De purpos
OF ying the flne arts In Egypt, spain, Greece aIa
Italy The Committee on Curriculum have secured III
Hamilton "a assist Dr. Awater who has not entirely TO,
covered from his illness, In teaching the moral
and social sclences
promised seres Ot Lectures on art the nrst .Wo
to be delivered by DR.. W. c. Prime, this MONTH on lho
History ART" Tho prcsideDt III his reIaras reefre
TO the fact athletics carried TO excess III aos
all American colleges He requested that inc suuehs
should try to restrain themselves In this direction