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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-09
He Told Her So.

On the rear seat of fremont street
car were two gentlemen, indulglng
themselves in that vice only allowed
on the three rear seats. They were
strangers to each other. However,
they exchanged few commonplace
remarks about the variable New
England weather, and, finally, the
younger man, spying female down
on the front seat wearing ga ridicu-
lous old trap OF bonnet, which was,
in fact, the latest love of feminine
headgear. jocosely gave expression to
his thoughts, and closed by inquiring
of his neighbor if he didn't think the
bonnet ''most ripe enough to shoot. -
eyes, do!'' said the elder man en-
phatlcally. ''Now that's my wife, "
he added. by way of explanation,
''and told her when she brought the
thing home that some fool would
make fun of it before she'd worn it
twenty minutes. boston Common.
aOealth.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-09
Buried in a Nine.

Veteran miners and trappers tell
some remarkable stories. All their
efforts seem to be directed toward a
startling climax, without thought to
the opinion they may give listeners re-
gardlng the relator's veracity. 1t was
on an east-bound train, and in the
smoker two passengers had taken
their seats together-one an evident
veteran of the mines, and the other
an individual whose appearance SEEM
ed to indicate more intimate ac-
quaintance with civilization.
They sat for a few moments in
silence, but the formers desire to be
sociable finally overcame the lack OF
acquaintance, and, turning to his
neigh Dor, he inquired:
Live out this way?''
"No."
"What?"
"New York"
Thought so. Been out here some
time, amt YEP"
"Oh, yes; several years; off and on. -
t'Ever seen much life here?"
''Well, yes, good deal
s'Ever been train-wrecked?"
ssCIo.''
"Blowed up?''
"No."
"Shot at?''
Mo-
"Chased by Injuns?''
NO"
Buried in mine?"
mo"
"Well, then, ye amt seen much life.
amt ben wrecked, or blowed up, or
shot at, or scalped, but have been
buried in a mine, and don't reckon
We will believe, but it's true. I'm
goin' to tell ye the story, and ye can
b'lieve it or not.
''It war about twenty years ago
that war a diggin' the sparklin' in
the mines and one day while me and
another fellow, whose name / never
knowed, war workin' in the lone shaft,
on a sudden the alarm war give, but
before we could move, the whole thing
come down, and thar we wer in mar
rer little place nigh on thousand feet
under. Itell ye, friend. it was awful!'
and the hero buried his face in his
hand and shuddered.
"But," inquired the astonished lis
tener, show did you ever get out?''
stranger" said the old historian,
as he raised his head, with fara-way
look in his eyes, which seemed to re
call the terrible experience, "wt
never did get OUT
Like the modern novel, the too com
plete story did not long haunt the
listeners mind with heroic memories
-Youth's Companion.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-09
ALI Right, Thank YOu..

A girl about IA years of age was
passing through the Central Market
the other day when one of the stand
keepers called to her and added.
.sCcme up here, poor thing, while L
console you bit. So your mother is.
married again?'
.sYes'm."
.sWent and married a man., 1 sup.
posep"
s.Yes'm."
s.Ah-um! Anh it's a. step-father.
you have, ehe Dear, DEAR. but how l
pity you!'
ssWhat for. naa'am?'
"For the way you'll be. treated,
dear child"
II guess not-not this eve! The.
first thing / did with him was, to, get
up row aud break one of his fingers
with club. Ma'am set in agin nae
and barned up the deeds to the farm
and let forty hogs into the 'tater-
field"
..Do tell! And you don't have to
put up with any abuse?"
s.Not whit, ma'am I'm all right,
thank you. It's the step-father you
want to weep over as soon as he can
linn to town. .''-DetzoH Free Press.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-09
The Girl Who Gets Left.

1t may be set down as an absolute
truth that when a respectable young
man desires the acquaintance of one
who may some day be his wife he does
not 90 out on the street and seek to
make that acquaintance by Irritation;
in direct opposition, such one he
would not marry under any clrcum-
stances. The flirting girl should bear
in mind that she is by-word among
those with whom she tiirts, and that
the prolonged indulgence OF her folly
will but serve tc fasten a stigma upon
her name which will long outlast her
wears of indiscretion, and will cause
her to be Stunned by wife-seeklng
young men through knowledge of her
former reputation. .-Pttts6argA Chron-
tcte.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-09
A Fable.

A swallow flew down and plucked
small piece of wool from the back OF
a sheep. The sheep was very indig-
nant, and denounced the swallow il
scathing terms.
'.Why do you make such fuss?"
asked the swallow. "You never saw
anything when the shepherd takes all
the wool you have on your backP''
That's different thing entirely"
replied the sheep, ''if you knew how
to take any wool without hurting me
as the shepherd does, would not OBJ
iect so much.
This fable is merely intended to ex-
plain why millions can be stolen with
impunity, while the theft of pair of
boots, or a loaf of bread is punished
with such severity.--Tenas Stfiings.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-09
The Bend in Your Shoulders.

Look after the bend in your shoul-
Bernhardt's age, according to an
astute critic who says no stage artifice
can conceal this evidence of forty
years. now perfectly apparent in this
once delectable French artist. Women
who hate to grow old will be obliged
to do something more than repair
their faces if this worldly observation
is really true. A wrinkle, lost tooth,
a gray hair. is mere child's play to
-'the bend in the shoulders just below
the nape of the neck" Something
must be invented to straighten it out!
Boston Beacon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-09
Miss CIeveland's Ornaments.

Her clothes are neat, but there is
nothing especially stylish about their
make And her ornaments-well, L
know some wives of government clerks
who would think themselves disgraced
if they were seen wearing them. At
one OF her Saturday afternoon recep-
tions she wore steel ornament. A
very fashionable. lady. as she left the
White House, turned up her nose until
t almost reached the ceiling, and re-
,larked: '.Steel ornaments! just
.h1nk!" WdshinQton Letter.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-09

A San Diego Chinaman is minus the 1aciai
feature of chin. The lower lip takes the
place of this loss.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
KIrrENIsH MARY ANDERSON.
She Chews Gum in the race OF "ROmeo'
and Breaks Him Up with a squint.

she Chews Gum in the race of "ROmeO'
and Breaks Him Up with a squirt.
Mary Anders0n's feet, be they large or
small-and she has taken precious care
that 10 one shall ever find out, says a
London letter-have evidently skipped
lightly and merrily into the English
heart. / use the word skipped" ad-
yisedly. | have no doubt it Is impossible
for most persons to imagine the stately
"Galatea" skipping or doing anything so
frivolous, but | assure you she can be
most awfully kittenish.
Three years ago the united efforts of
her mother aud Step-pa Griffin were I'M
ayailing to keep her from frollcking
around the wings and chewing gum on
the sta re. She was in chronic state OF
giggle. She used to play Juliet" with
a large piece of gun in her pretty
mouth, and all through "Romeo's"
speeches would pull 1t from between her
teeth and look cross-eyed to 'break him
up" This, of course, with her back TO
the audience.
| was charitable enough to attribute
the weirdness of Atkins Lawrence's
sRomeO'' to her antics, but later express
sion taught me 1t wasn't the gum. But
digress. I'm not writing of the great
North American lady.klller, but OF Mary,
our Mary, of whom we ought to teel so
proud. And we do; only l, for one, hope
she'll leave her gush in England and come
back TO us clad in sincerity and as few OF
those dowdy English costumes as posi-
| bic.
But there isn't much of that kind OF
| thing to expect from young woman who
'.iust loves to sit on a strangers grave
| and read Willie Winters poems" Men
may come and men may so, but she'll
1 gush ON forever.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
THE PREsIDENTs DOUBLE.

Mr., Arthur was Thought to BE on
Regular Jamboree.
The habitues of the saloon at Wizards
Hotel. says a Washington letter, were
rather shook up to see President Arthur
walk in and order whisky punch. From
Wizards he strolied down TO Shoemaker's,
where he tossed off another punch. He
was all by himself, and the unprece-
denied spectacle of the President prone
nadinq the avenue attracted general at
tention, Everybody cOurtesied, but the
President responded by a stony glare.
"Why Arthur is painting the town red!
What does it mean?" said everybody.
Down the avenue the President went,
hating at Harvey's, where he absorbed
a gin cocktail, with three fried
oysters on a fork. By this time the
Presidents face was unduly red, and his
cheeks stuck out like ripe tomatoes. But
he bravelv meandered along the avenue
until he reached a hotel, when he again
encountered a barkeeper. Here a by
stander made bold to speak to him, adj
dressing him as "Mister President"
HMister who?" replied the man; ''that's
not my name; my names Appleton. Take
sumthin? 2" Appleton is the caterer Of a
club In st. Louis. He had left his home
in the glowing West to incarnadine the
pale atmosphere of the East. In the
morning. with az elaborate toilet and
his slightly piSkish face, &c was picture
of the President.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
IA LO,T CONTINENT.

Submerged Lands In the south Pacific
and the Destruction of Their Natives.
capt. William Churchill, before the
Academy of Science, says the san Fran
cisco Chronicle, sought to show by the
records OF dtep-sea sOundings and from
archaeological remains that the Pacific
islands are only the remnants of a sub
merged continent. whose mountain peaks
and lofty heights are all that remain
above the surface Of the ocean. He dwelt
at length on the subject OF Polynesian
antpepdent civilization as revealed
through ancient Implements, statues and
sculptured stone slabs found on few Of
the groups, more nOtibly the Fejees. The
studies Of zOOphytes and coral t0rma-
tions taken from a depth of 1900 faith
Oms and more also confirmed this belief
Of the subsistence OF the prehistoric con-
tinent. On PItcairn's Island and also on
Tahiti and Tonga Tabu had been found re-
mains which showed the existence OF
lOng-fOrgOtten tribe. At IOnga-Iabu
monster tritithOn is TO be seen. Iii COM
posed Of gray volcanic stone, with neat
ly-dressed edges. 1t i 10 by II feet
square. and stands 90 leet out of the
ground. 1t is surmounted by huge kava
bowl. He described the implements and
metals IN use by the natives OF several OF
rhe groups before the advent Of the white
voyagers, and said that iron and steel
were unknown to them before their dis
cOveTy by civilized persons.
Capt. Churchill described the m0nOli-
THE statues of stone and sculptured wood
found on Easter Island. The monOliths
were found standing in rows Of i've or
six, only few feet apart. They were
heWH frem volcanic rock, and were either
VeFV crude in workmanship or else they
I'd tho IF flrnn
One row Of these statues was quite well
preserved. Each Of them was 10 feet
high, and they represented human heads
and bodies, with a kind of cap or other
head covering on the top. These were
the same statues seen and described by
CapR. Cook in his works on travel and dis
cOVery. finely-gculptured hand Of a
dancing girl and some polished wooden
slabs, on which were numerous hierOgly-
phfcal figures in long rows, had been dis
severed in an ancient and half.rulned
stone house on Easter Island. This was
the only relic of native written Ian
guage ever found in the Pacific islands.
The depopulation Of many OF the Poly
nesian islands through the rayages of
disease and 'head hunting" was CON-
muted upon. Prior TO this era of decay
there had been long period OF oVer-pop-
ulatiCn. during which the practice of
''swarming," as he termed il, was often
resOrted TO in order that the remaining
people might be able to find subsistence
on ,heir limited territory. He pointed to
wel!-verified tales Of the selection and
sending forth s OF certain undesirable
members of the tribes from their homes,
in canoes, to drift about in mid-ocean
until they persisted or reached some less
crowded island. where they might find an
abidmg-place. The masses OF people
crowded together on these small islands
must, the speaker argued, have come
from a larger territory than that which
they latterly Inhabited. Where could
they have gone but into the sea2
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
TRUE FASCINATION.
Matured Beauties the Reigning Queens
over sweet sixteens."

Natured Beauties the Reigning Queens
over e'Sweet sixteeus.'
The reign of very young girls over the
heart OF man is ended, says the London
Echo. ssSweet sixteen" is insipid, ''fas-
cinating eighteen" tame. At 20 the
young lady of the present day may be
said to be interesting, at 30 she is charm
ing and at 33 fascinating. But it is not
till the woman gets we'll into the forties
that she reaches the angelic period where
temper no longer leads the mastery, and
mature thought smoothes out the rugged
outlines of her mental life. If she under
stands the art of self preservation she may
also retain at this age the better part of
her physical charms. and be pretty in
spite of the years. Ninon de PEncl0S
was regarded as belle and beauty at
go. and care and discretion are only
necessary to carry the beauty of youth
far into mature lie.
Another custom is coming into vogue
which must lend hope 20 many spihster
and widow of uncertain age, and that Is
the fashion of women marrying men
Younger than themselves. Perhaps this
can hardly be called novel innovation,
however, for it has been practlced IN the
older countries for many years, and in
Ireland has long been the custom. DR..
Johnson married a woman old enough to
be his mother; Disraeli was many years
nis .yife's Junior, and Aaron Burr mar
ried n widow several years older than
himself. The famous Madam de Stael
was Al when she picked up a
young officer of 20 or so, and Rachel
married Vernhagen Won Ense when she
was over 40 and he in his twenties. All
Of these were happy marriages, and Miss
Thackeray, Mrs. Craik. and Margaret
Fuller seemed to believe i'll such unions,
for they each chose comparative young
sters for matrimonial mates. Modern and
ancient unions of this kind have proved
lucky unions, and as some of the latter
have given a sort of tone and fashion to
custom, we may look for tide in that
direction. If it becomes the fashion foI
women to choose husbands younger than
themselves, old-fashiOned folk may preach
aDaiDst il in vain.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
THE HEIR OF MOUNT VERNON
How a Washington Died for the Con
federacy.

How q Washington Died for the Con-
federacy.
Col. John A. Washington, who had in
herited Mount Vernon and sold 1t to the
Ladies' Association, says Ben: Perley
Poore. was we'll known in the social cir
Giles of the city which bore tie name OF
his distinguished ancestor. He accepted
n commission in the Confederate army
early in the war, and was killed in Sep
TENDER. 1881, while out on rec0nn0is-
sapce with two other officers. Secreted
in a bush by the roadside were a number
of the Seventeenth Indiana Regiment, and
as w ashington and his companions came
up the road the Indiana troops arose from
their place of cOncealment and fired. w ash
ington fell from his horse on the nrst
round, having received three bullets, two
OF which passed entirely through his body,
entering at the right breast; and one
other of the quaTtette was hit, but the two
remaining unhurt managed to get him
away by supporting him on his horse.
The body Of Washington was conveyed to
the quarters Of Col. Wagg0ner. He lived
for the space of half an hour, and never
spoke save to utter once, ''Oh my GodP
The next day his body was sent to the
Confederate camp under flag of truce.
In the pockets OF Washington was found
800 In United States gold currency and a
splendid gold watch. His dress was new
and of the most elegant make, broadcloth
coat and pants and white satin vest.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
HERR OR THRREG

MAY God be nesr thee, friend.
When we are far away,
Nav HIS smile cneer Incr. friend,
And maze all light as day.
Look up! the sky the stars above
WIZ whisper 70 thee OF His changeiess love.
In distant, desert places
The mounts Of God are found;
His sky the world embraces,
And ma - II holy ground:
khe heart that serves, and loves Snd cling.
Hears everywhere the rush Of angel wlHgs.
To God the there Is here;
All spaces are His own:
The distant and the near
Are shadows OF His throne;
4 u times are Hi-. the new. the old;
Nha1 boots il where LIES little ta-e Is tOiof
sTIs not for US to choose;
We listen and obey;
Tie tits to call and use,
It's ours 10 erve and prays
1t matters t.ttle, here or there,
Gsd's world l. wide, and heaven - every
where.
We cannot 60 80 far
That home Is out of sight;
The morn, the evening star
viii say, Good -Gayl Goodnight.
Tho heart that loves will never be alone,
an earth, all heaven itreckOns as its own.
Henry Burton.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
Death of = Great N eKs can General



Jose FL Uraga, who in early days was
amOus as one of MexicO's greatest Gen.
erals, died Yesterday at his residence,
$50 California street. The deceased was
"a wears of age, and had, for the twenty
two years previous TO 1856, been ldentlhed
with all the progressive movements IN
Mexico. He was cOnfessedly the greatest
General in the Mexican army. Al the
time Of thAAmerIcau war with MeGico,
in 1915. Gen. Uraga distinguished himself
at Monterey as a brave and dashing SOL
der. He was the organizer OF the army
which brought JuareZ to power during
fhe reform war which lasted from 1887 to
1861. At the time OF the French IN
vasion, in 1851, he was at variance
with the government on account OF
leave being given the french 70
pass the forts oeIWeen era
Cruz and Cuernavaca. Being the com
mander-in-Chief of the army he was re-
moved from Vera Cruz and placed In
command Of the reserve forces. Being
strong disciplinarlan he found small favor
with the army, and was removed by
.Juarez, another General being placed III
his stead. He then retired to private NE
Subsequently, however, in 1861, be Tecog-
nized the Macmillan Empire. After tue
victory of the republic in 1856 he was
exiled by Juarez. He travelled all over
Europe ard America, and was connected
for a few years with the Guatemalan Gov
ernment. In 1877 he came 10 California,
where he has resided ever since. 1t was
under UTaga that President Diaz gained
his first military experience, and for this
he has shown the utmost gratitude. Ddr-
inc his exile Uraga has received PEN
sion on $3.50 per month from Di0z, and 1t
Is probable that had he lived another year
Diaz would have secured his Teinstate-
ment
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
ABURIAL AT SEA.
ConsignIDg Commanders Corpse to the
Waves, and His ship to the Flames.

ConsignIDg a Commanders Corpse to the
Waves, and HE ship to the Flames.
Midshipman Jas. NJ Morgan, Of the
Confederate cruiser Georgia, is giving a
history in the Graphic Of the operations OF
that vessel. in his last article appeared
this description OF a memorable scene
which took place OFF the coast of Brazil;
The Captain Of the Good Hope had died
on the voyage, and his son, who was one
Of the crew, being anxious to have his
father decently inferred on shore, the car
penteF had made a rough. water-tight box,
and this. icing filled with lime, was ready
70 receive the corpse, but the stewart, TO
make sure Of preserving the body, had
cut gashes in it with a carving knife,
'='''"@ the gaping wounds with piecea OF
pickle pickle. !,
Il w2s Just before shutdown when the
GpJd Hope was captured, 50 y was u
termIned not to transfer her ere" " tno
Georgia until the next morning. Lieut.
Fyans was sent on board with prize
crew Of six men and preparations were
made TO lay by the prize all night. ABOUT
"a. "a. in the miC-Watch crash was
heard on deck, the ward-.oOm ofhcers
jumped out Of their hunks, and mastering
on deck found that squall had struck
the ship and that Smith, the officer OF the
deck, was not only dead drunk hlEselt
but had given liquor to the Quartermas-
Ter. who was laid out beside MIN, ana the
lights OF the prize were nowhere IN sight,
having drifted far away during the squat.
As Evans only had SIX men and the crew
of the bark numbered II, great uneasl-
ness was felt about him. At daylight the
course Of the cruiser was shaped In the
direction where the prize was last seen;
and shortly afterwards she was sighted
TO the great delight of allOn board. Smith
was placed under close arrest. and at the
Cape Of Good Hope he was sent home and
promptly dismissed from the service.
The body of the dead Captain was
brought on board the Georgia, the rude
coffin was placed upon a plank in the
port gangTay wrapped in the United
States flag; heavy shot were fastened TO
il. and the boatswain liped all hands 10
witness 1.-THE burial of the Dead While
these preparations were going on the
Good Hope was set on fire, the smoke as
ceL ding to a great height. While the
flames played about her decks and ran up
her rigging, jumping from sail TO sail,
Cant. Maury read the solemn Episcopal
service over the dead comm ander, and
snow white sea bird circled around the
main truck above his head, deeply In
pressing the superstitiOus sailors sur
rounding him. While the services were
going on the officer Of the deck was seen
again and again to come down from the
noon deck and whisper something in Capt.
Aaury's ear, but the latter seemed 70 pay
no attention TO him until he had pro-
nounced the words committing the body
to the silent care of the deep blue sea.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-22
The squirrel ana Ter Babies.
Toledo BLtde.


Old citizens of Toledo distinctly remem-
Der the time when there was an emigra-
ton of squirrels in the vicinity. On
certain day a gentleman was on the bank
of Ten-Mile Greek when the number of
SQUIRRELS moving was unusually large.
Among the squirrels was one that exhibit
ed such motherly care and affection for
her two little ones as to prove most In
teresting sight. She reached the bank Of
the creek where a crossing was to be
made. The little squirrels were quite
timid about going near to the water but
the mother coaXed them until they seemed
TO be satisfied to do as she wished. She
ran along the shore, and finding piece
of bark about foot long and 9 inches
wide, dragged it to the waters edge and
pushed it into the water so that only
small Fart of one end OF the bark was
resting on the shore. She then induced
her little ones to get on the bark, aud
thew at once cuddled closely together,
when the old squirrel pushed the bark
and its load into the stream, and, taking
orc end OF the bark il her teeth. pushed
IL ahead of her until the opposite bank
was reached, where the young squirrels
quickly scampered up the bank of the
creek. where the mother rested for a few
minutes, wnen the journey was resumed
prominent poultry raiser says that