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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25

In his argument in the Hoyt will
case at New York, General Butler made
these characteristic remarks: "Any
will made in general restraint of mar
riage is void. The law wants every
body to get married, and anything is
against law that preventsit. No man
has right to say that his child--male
orfemale-shalln not be married. Jesse
Hoyt was grocer's clerk himself. He
made his money from what his broth
er-in-law gave him to start with. Still
it would not be thought now that a
grocer's clerk is fit for a rich mans
daughter. 1 believe they don't hold
anybody but coachmen fit"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25

got about her troubles and was as
| much of girl as ever. AT noon they
| spread feast from the basket Edith
had brought, and Mrs. White came
out and lunched with them.
In the afternoon Edith produced
her checkers, and that helped the day
to pass quickly. When she left in the
evening, Mrs. White accompanied her
to the gate, and said, while grateful
tears filled her eyes:
"Oh, Miss Edith, you don't know
how glad am that you came to-day.
Margery just seemed her old self again,
and looks ever so much better. But
you denied yourself to come here"
"Oh no, , Mrs. White, returned Edith.
making her feel better, and now, since
school is out, can come often. Good
night!"
They parted, and Edith walked rap
idly toward home. On the way she saw
two prancing bays, approaching and
signaled for him to stop for her. when
cozily seated by his side, and the horses
were once more on the trot, Judge Max
well asked:
Wclo yOu uHOU dG Ule olCllC, LulGil!
"No, father; didn't care to go. I
spent the day with Margery White,
and we had nice time. And, father
we have plenty ofroom at our seaside
cottage; why couldn't we take Margery
out with us? lam sureit would do her
good"
"I see no objection, daughter" re-
turned the judge, as they drew up be-
fore their home.
The picknickers had returned, but
no one was to be seen save Mrs. Max
well. Jennie had the headache and
was in bed, and Louise, who had not
enjoyed herself, for some reason, the
whole day, went to bed also, vexed
with herself and the world. So Edith
had the happiest day.
That was not the last of Margery
White. She accompanied them to the
seaside, where she recovered her health
wonderfully, growing stronger and bet
ter every day The roses came back
to the pale cheeks, and she was totally
changed in appearance and DISPOSE,
ton. When she returned to her moth
er so bright and healthy, Mrs. White.
was overjoyed and sank down On her
knees to thank God for having re3tor-
ed her child to health and strength,
through the agency OF one little girl
Toledo Weekly Blade.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25
Theories About Eating.

An interesting paper, formely read
by DIR. R. M. Hodges before the Bos-
ton Society for Medical lImprovement,
thus referred to aquestion upon which
much disagreement exists among doc
tors:
"It is common impression that to
take food Immediately before going to
bed and to sleep is unwise. Such a
suggestion is answered by reminder
that the instinct of animals prompts
them to sleep as soon as they have
eaten; and in summer an after-dinner
nap, especially when that meal is tax
en- at midday, is luxury INDUCED in
by many. If the ordinary hour of the
evening meal is six or seven O'Clock,
and of the first morning meal seven or
eight O'Clock, an interval of twelve
hours, or more, elapses without food,
and for persons whose nutrition is at
fault this is altogether too long a
period of fasting. That such an inter
val without food is spermitted explains
many restless night, and much OF
the head and backache, and the Ian
guild, half-rested condition on rising,
which is accompanied by no appetite
for breakfast. This meal itself often
dissipates these sensations. 1t is,
therefore, desirable if not essential,
when nutriment is to be crowded, that
the last thing before going to bed
should be the taking of food. Sleep
lessness is often caused by starvation,
and a tumbler of milk if drunk in the
middle of the night will often put peo-
pie to sleep when hypnotics would fail
of their purpose. Food before rising
is equally important and expedient.
1t supplies strength for bathing and
dressing, laborious and wearisome
tasks for the underfed, and is better
morning 'pick-me-up' than any ton
ic.'"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25

The long-continued arbitrary policy
of King Christian, in refusing to dis
miss an obnoxious cabinet, in com
pliance with vote ofparliament, and
levying alleged unconstitutional taxes
because parliament refused to vote tn.
budget, has led to number ofserious
riots and imposing demonstrations in
Copenhagen. The people seem deter
mined that their representatives in
parliament shall have some voice in
the affairs of the government, and
have become so threatening in their de-
mands that the king has ordered the
garrison at Copenhagen to be largely
increased. These popular demonstra-
tions are not confined to Copenhagen
alone but are general throughout Den
mark. 1t is expected that a state siege
viii be declared, and it Is feared that a
evolution will ensue if the king per.
sists in refusing the concessions asked
by parliament. A number of political
arrests have been made, tending to
further incite the people, and blood
shed is anticipated.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25
THE WAY TO SING.

The birds must know. Who wisely sings
Will sing as they.
The common air has generous wings;
Songs make their way.
No messenger to run before,
Devising plan;
No mention of the place, or hour,
To any man.
No waiting till some sound betrays,
A listening ear;
No different voice-no new delays
Ii steps draw near.
what bird is that? The song is good
And eager eyes
Go peering through the dusky wood
In glad surprise.
Then. late at night, when by his fire
The traveller sits,
Watching the fire go brighter, higher,
The sweet song fits
By snatches through his weary brain,
To help him rest.
When next hegoes that road again,
An empty nest
On leafiess bow will make him sigh:
"Ah me! last spring,
just here l heard. in passing by,
That rare bird sing"
But while he sighs, remembering
How sweet the song
The little bird, on tireless wing,
Is borne along
In other air; and other men,
With weary feet,
On other roads, the simple strain
Are finding sweet.
The birds must know. Who wisely sings
Will sing as they;
The common air has generous wings;
Songs make their way.
Helen Hunt jackson.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25

The St. Louis Globe Democrat cheer
fully comes along with the following
snake and toad story: At West Union,
Mo-, the other day, after heavy
blast had been fired in a vein of hard
blue limestone, the workmen found a
live toad and petriied snake in a
little hole in the solid stone. The
snake, which was eighteen inches long,
was sticking to one OF the toad's hind
legs. Appearances indicate that at
remote age, his snakeship had caught
the toad by the leg and swallowed it,
and about that time some CONFUSION
of nature had buried both deep In
stratum of mud, since hardened into
stone.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25
JEFF. Davis on His Own Capture

The story ofthe capture of Jefferson
Davis, ex-president of the Southern
Confederacy, has been many times
| told, and thefollowing series of denials
| OF certain statements made at the re.
cent reunion of the veterans of the
Fourth Indiana Cavalry, at Indian
apolis, by Lieutenant Isgrigg, derive
| their chief interest from the fact that
they are written by Jefferson Davis
himself Lieutenant Isgrigg's state.
ments are sufficiently indicated by the
denials. Mr. Davis's letter is in the
New York Herald:
1t is not true, as stated, that I was
turned over to the custody of one
Lieutenant Isgrigg two and half miles
Tor any other distance) from Macon.
The troops by whom was captured
remained my guard to Macon, and q
detachment of them accompanied me
to Fortress Monroe in charge of their
own officers.
Equally untrue it is that I rode
with the said Isgrigg and my secretary
Tor with anyone else) in "an old farm
wagon" My private secretary, Bur-
ton N. Harrison, Esq, now mem
Der of the Bar of New York, was
captured with me, and rode on horse
back to Macon. l had for several
days occupied an ambulance with my
wife and children, and rode into
Macon in it.
There was no such cowardly sat.
tempt to offer insult to me as would
have been shown by hanging over my
head the articles of clothing which Is
grigg falsely AYERS l had worn at the
time of my capture. Nor did my
captors obtain at the time of my
capture the hoopskirt, etc., which Is
grigg describes, unless they were found
among the apparel taken when the
trunks of my wife and her female
servant were pillaged.
On our arrival at the hotel at Ma
con small body of troops in front
of the entrance were at open ranks,
facing inward. When got out of the
ambulance to enter the hotel they
presented arms while passed through,
and received the salute as an ex-
preston of the feeling brave men show
to a fallen foe.
The story of "Captain Thompson,
OF the Fourth Indiana cavalry" at
tempted to shoot me as l entered the
Macon hotel is wholly fictitious, and
1 leave it to that regiment itself to re-
pei the imputation that one of its Of
ficers would have been guilty OF SO das-
tardly an assault on a prisoner.
Upon that falsehood the narrator
hangs another, that met him at the
Louisville Hotel, in 1872, recognized
him and renewed thanks to him ''for
saving my life," and that had pre-
viously written letter of thanks to
him. I have not been in the Louis
vile Hotel since the war; do not
ever to have seen or heard
of this Lieutenant Isgrigg at any time
or place, and it is not true that, as he
alleges, was eight days in his custo-
dy, or that have ever written to him
a letter of thanks. l remained in Ma
con but a few hours, and was sent for
ward to Fortress Monroe the evening
of the day of my arrival there.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25

A fifty-four ton breech-loading rifle
gun, twelve-inch bore, was cast fer the
United States government at the
South Boston iron works recently in
the presence OF a large number of army
and naval officers. The cast was sue
cessful, so far as outward appearan-
ces are concerned, but this cannot be
definitely determined until the gun is
tested. This is one OF the largest guns
cast in this country.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25

That the supply OF children in this
country exceeds the demand is eviden.
ced by the fact that, in almost every
locality, there are not school houses
enough to accommodate the would be
pupils. This demand is more pressing
in cities than in the country, owing to
the tendency of population in that
direction.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25

Milwaukee has increased it's popula-
lion during the last few years to the
extent of $4,000 and now feels that
she is on the high road to metro politan
greatness.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25

Kemmerer, Lamb & Co.'s elevator at In.
dependence, Iowa. burns, at a loss 1872
OOn
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-12-25

little board fence.
A woman, sad and weary looking,
opened the door and asked Edith in
with such a kind smile that made her
homely features really beautiful. The
room Edith entered was uncarpted,
its furniture consisting of only q rough
table, two battered chairs, a bed and
one rocker, in which Margery sat. She
was pale, emaciated girl, with dark
circles around her large, dark eyes,
which lighted up when she saw Edith.
"How glad / am that you have
come" she said, holding the bouquet
to her face to inhale their fragrance;
"and isn't it perfect day? Why
didn't you 60 to the picnic, Edith?"
"Oh, because would much rather
spend the day with you, Margie."
''How good you are!'' Margery ex-
claimed, with grateful smile; land
the magazines are just what l want,
haven't had anything to read for a
week or more, haveI mother?'
NO." replied her mother, who was
bending over the wash-tub; "Tam as
glad as Margie is that you've come
Miss Edith. Seems as though Margery
would pine right away if it wasn't tfor
the sight of your sweet face"
81 would have been down before"
said Edith, "but we've been having
examination at school, and couldn't
leave"
Out in Mrs. Whites yard, under the
great, spreading apple tree, Edith and
Margery spent the whole of that day,
talking and Ia,0hino. till Maroery for
Morris tribune., 1885-09-30
OVER THE WIRES. F..
SENSATIONAL EVENTS CONVEYED
BY THE ELECTRIC CURRENT.
What Husband Saw in st. Lonis
Bagnio- Threatening a British
Ship Horrible Fate of
Little Girl.

ST. LOUIS, Sept 90. james T. Thurman,
of Boone county, this state, visited this
city on business, and Friday night was
taking in the sights only to be seen by gas
light He was invited by friend, sales
: to visit the hou of Annie Norton
"and see the prettiest girl in
town." When they arrived at the
house "Miss Lottie" was called for, and
came dancing Into the parlor, singing. Just
inside the door she stopped, gazsd at the
young man from the country, who had
arisen from his seat and taken step to-
ward her. She stood still for a full minute,
then wild shrek rent the air, and
she fell at full length. The word
went round that @Miss Lottie" had been
shot. but this proved not to be the case
Young Thurman was on his knees, and had
her head on his arm in an instant, and while
engaged i'll restoring her he told
those around that she was his wife.
They had been married several years
ago, and had two children,
both Of which died. He took to drink, she
grew extravagant, and they separated, and
she went to her parents. About year ago
she disappeared, and he had never known
since then whore she was He sobered up
and is now prosperous. This, in brief, was
his story. He tried in vain to get her to
return to him. She said she couldn't,
as she knew she was past redemp-
ton He went home Friday evening, and
says he can get divorce now. She says
she fell through the instrumentality of
sJep-sister, who sold her to q drummer who
was selling goods in Boone county.
Morris tribune., 1885-09-30
WASHINGTON CITY NOTES.

The interest on the Spanish indemnify
stock will be paid by the assistant treas.
urer at New York on the 1st Of October
The president has appointed the following:
To be attorneys of the United States
Daniel O. Finch, of Iowa, for the southern
district of Iowa; Fabius b. Busbee, of
North Carolina, for the eastern district Of
North Carolina.
Secretary Manning has made an i'm
portant modification of the regulations con
corning the duties of internal revenue
gaugers, to the effect that hereafter on oil
casks tmolasses ezce epted), the only fractional
part of a gallon expressed shall be half q
gallon.
The president has, through Secretary
Manning, requested Professor Agassiz OF
Cambridge university, to accept the ap-
pointment as superintendent of the Goa {
and geodetic survey. 1t is under stood that
some assurance has been received that Pro-
fessor Agassiz will accept the appointment
Four prominent sugar refnsrs waited
upon Secretary Manning Saturday to pro-
test against alleged Irregularities in the
sugar rebate allowances made by this gov
ernment, injurious to refiners in Canada
and Europe. The delegation represent tho
sugar refiners of London. Secretary Man
ming informed them that the subj oct is now
under consideration and that their views
will be considered.
The secretary of the treasury has awarded
the contract for repairing the revenue cut
tsr Crawford TO the Columbia Iron works,
of Baltimore. A protest was made against
this awari, by the workingmen Of Balti-
more, to the effect that this Columbia Iron
works would employ cheap imported labor.
They protested that if good wages were paid
the bid could not have been so low. Secrs-
tery Manning ignored this protest and
awarded the contract to ths lowest biii,isr.
Morris tribune., 1885-09-30
II. w. RANDALL,
THE LAW WILL STAND.
CIVIL SERVICE CASE ON TRIAL IN
NEW YORK CITY.
The Application for Quo Warranto Pro-
ceedings Denied-Discussing the Pres
;dent's Letter to Commissioner
Eaton-Annual Message.

NEW YORK. Sept 2S.-The order to show
cause, obtained by James H. Hinckley
against Dorman B. Eaton, Leroy ID. Tho
man and John NJ. Gregory, civil service
commissioners, in which the reiater petitions
for leave to commence quo warranto pro-
:eedings to have the officers removed and
the Office abohshed on the ground of the un-
constitutionaity of the act creating it, came
up for airing Saturday, before Judge
Wallace in the United States Circuit
court. Long before tho OPEN
ing Of the court a large gathering
of tie friends and enemies of the civil
service reform were in attendance, anxious
to hear the arguments of the coun ell en-
gagged. United States District Attorney
Dorsheimer and Dorman d. Eaton appeared
for the commissioners. and Morris S. Miller
for Mr.. Hinckley. Mr.. Dorsheimer urged
speedy hearing of the case. Whom the
case was finally called, after the call OF the
regular calendar, Mr.. Miller demanded to
know who appeared for the defendants.
Mr.. Dorsheimsr replied that he had
been directed by the president of
the United States to defend the
commission. Mr.. Miller objected to the
defendants appearing by a representative
of the government, claiming that the
the objection was not sustained and Mr.
Dorsheimer at once began his argu-
ment He briefly reviewed the history
of the case He claimed tine petitioner had
no standing in the court because the right
to a quo warranto writ only applied to the
usurr alton of sovereign rights AMI the
United States alone could bring such action
IN the United States courts aad then only
through its appointel officers To |
bring the action properly, he
that the relator should |
have applied to the executive and to the |
judicial authority. In reply Counsellor !
Miller contended on behalf of the ralator, |
Hinckley, that his client had the statutory |
right to apply for thu writ, for the citizen |
created the constitution and as citizen he |
had the right to avail himself of all its
benefits He demanded the right to be |
heard and asserted that il his client was not |
entitled to writ of quo warranto then it |
was the business OF the court to find a
RENE y. "For" said he, tmy client is en-
Titled to petition for right"
Judge Wallace interrupting said: at is
conceded that you have the right to petit
ton. Conine yourself to giving me au-
,horities"
Mr.. Miller was unable to quote any au-
horities and Judge Wallace rule1 that he
must deny the application.
Morris tribune., 1885-09-30
Is This Dynamiters' Work?

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2a-Considerable
excitement was occasioned here Friday on
the report that an attempt had been made
to blow up H. B. NJ. ship Constance with an
internal machine, which had been smuggled
aboard OF her. II. j. Boez, proprietor of a
meat-stall at the Golden Gate market,
who supplied the vessel with meat,
stated that when he boarded the ship early
Friday morning he was examined as to any
probable knowledge he might have regard
ing an Internal machine which the lieuten-
ant.iwho questioned him, saidhad been sent
to the captain of the Constance. Inquiry
at the British consulate regarding the
affair brought forth statement from Consul
Stanley as follow:
The captain received an anonymous letter
warning him that an attempt would be
made to attach an Internal ma chine to the
ship. This letter was friendly, and con-
tanned no threat, purporting only to warn
him. He came to me with the letter.
instructed him what to do.
told him that it would he best to
double his sentries and to chal-
lenge all approach to tho ship; sentries to
fire blank cartridge at the first discharge
and ball at the second. The sentries were
doubled.
MIR. Stanley further added that, so far as
he knew, no attempt had been made to get
the internal machine aboard the ship, for
none had been reported to him
Morris tribune., 1885-09-30
CLEVELAND'S LETTER
To Commissioner Eaton the Subject
Much Conversation,

To Commissioner Eaton the Subject of
Much Conversation.
WASHINGTON CITY, Sept. 2S-Wherever
two CT three Democrats have been gathered
together the recent letter of the president to
the civil service commissioner has been the
subject of conversation. There ara now
seven Democratic senator's and about twenty
Democratic members of congress in
the city. AMI they have had their heads to-
gether frequently on the subject. Senator
VOORHEES,, OF Indiana, who is as abls as any
OF the Democratic senators, and as much of
a leader. says that he is not prepared to talk
on the subject, but will take an opportunity
to express himself at some future time in a
manner that will have more force than q
mere newspaper interview.
He adds that in seeking appointments he
has simply performed duty to his constit-
uents, and, if this is @impudence" or con-
trary to the constitution of tho United
States, he is willing to suffer the blame
Ex-senator Mcdonald says that he has
nothing whatever to say, as he is not a civil
service reformer and naturally does not
agree with the presidents position.
Senator Ransom. of North Carolina, says
that it will be all right after while; that
the president has got to carry out the de-
elarations of the Chicago platform, but that
the Democrats need not worry, that they
will all be taken care of ip time.
1t was impossible to secure any impression
from ex-Speaker Randall, farther than
general Endorsement Of the presidents
Dosifion
Morris tribune., 1885-09-30
The Presidents Annual Message.

WASHINGTON CrTY, Sept. 2s-A cor
respondent of The Cincinnati Enquirer tsle-
graphs his paper as follows in regard to ru-
mors concerning the presidents annual mes
sage:
From the inner circle there are rumors
that Mr.. Cleveland's message will be a sur
prise to many Democrats on the silver ques-
tion. Ihsar he will not yield an iota from
the views expressed in his letter to Gen.
Warner last winter. In this letter he said
plainly that the continuance of the COM
pulsory coinage of the Bland dollar would
in time bring on a financial crisis.
There is evidence going to show
that he Is just as firmly in favor of tho re-
peal cf the law now as then. It is limited,
too, that the president will unequivocally
favor a revision of the tariff Those
who ought to know aver that he will favor
free raw material and a faithful revision of
the existing tariff so as to materially re-
duce duties which were imposed growing
out of the necessities of the war He is
said, also, to have been studying the statis-
tics OF our shipping. with a view to making
important recommendations looking to
revival of the ship building interest
Morris tribune., 1885-09-30
THE ExTRADlTIoN LAW.

A Michigan Judge Makes Decision
Criticising the Supreme Court.
DETROIT, Sept 2S.-Judge Speed, Of the
Wayne circuit court, Saturday afternoon
rendered an important decision in the case
of Ed Rice, u notorious burglar recently
brought here on extradition from Syracuse,
N. Y, who was charged with robbery, dis
charged. and then held ON q requisition
fron the governor of Ohio. Judge Speed
held that Rics must bs discharged. The
state had no right to hold him on any other
charge than the one from which he had
been extradited from New York. The law
of extradition was just the same between
the states OF the Union as between this coun-
try and foreign countries. Rice will be
given reasonable time to get out OF the
state, and the Ohio officers will try to arrest
him as soon as he leaves the border
Judge Chapman, in the course of a suit In
the superior court denounced from the
bench the practice Of the Michigan supreme
court in giving decisions. He said that il
the supre ME judges would talk less and de.
eide more, it would be better for the public.
They system of saying. @My brother So.
ani-So decides this or that" is q sort of
ii, kle me and I'll tickle you" business
Judge Chapman denounced the supreme
court at length, and his remarks have
caused decided sensation.