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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30

of my teeth. When the under
taker and his fool assistant brought
the coffin and / was lifted into it l
knew at once that the coffin was
too short and just ached to say so,
but l couldn't speak a word to
save my life. l was tongue-tied;
hadn't control of a muscle. The
merest accident in the world pre-
vented my being buried alive. 1
had been lying In this awful condi-
ton l have described for over three
days when the beast of an under
taker came around again to screw
up the coffin. A tack had been
lett sticking out from the drapery
gracing the interior of the sareoph-
agus, and the fellow in the ceffin
bvsiness commenced series of
vicious jabs at it with a sharp
edged screwdriver. On one of
these the instrument struck nail
head and, flying off at a tangent,
took me on the jaw with consider
able force, The blood spouted
forth and l instantly regained the
use Of my limbs. I wanted to
knock seven kinds of blue fire out
of the coffin man, and was out of
it in no time. The undertaken
skipped, but l put it all over his
assistant, am ashamed to say, for
the man was too horified at my
resurrection to defend himself in
the least. Now you can just bet
l am as healthy a man as the most
of them nowadays, and I've issued
strict orders that in the event OF
my death l am not to be buried
until an artery has been open
ed and my decease absolutely
proved"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30
WHERE COWBELLS ARE MADE,

Collinsville, Ill.,, is a great place
for cattle bells. That COW bells
are made and do not grow on trees
or elsewhere seems to surprise
some people, but there are four es-
Establishments in the United States
which are exclusively devoted to
the manufacture of that resonant
article, and two of these ore in
Collinsville. One hundred and
fifty dozen are turned out daily,
and thousands of them dangle
from the necks of unfortunate
COWS all over the drairies of North
and South America. The manu-
facture of COW bells is entirely
distinct from that of other bells.
Instead OF being nodded the metal
is run into sheets, cut into SYM
metrical polygons. which, when
folded, are pressed into their we'll
known form. Having been rivet-
ed, they are next packed in clay
and bro" ght to a white heat.
When suddenly cooled these steel
bells are found not only to be tenn
pered but also beautifully brazed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30
IN THE ORCHARD.

A mass of stones by the roadside
Half covered with feecy balls,
And delicate sprays of beauty
Where clenatis softly falls,
Like drapery fine and sheeny
On the stones of the orchard walls.
In the orchard old trees are holding
All their crooked limbs wide-spr
Where globes of fragrance and sweetness
BY the air and sunshine fed,
Hang out from the boughs like lanterns,
With fire of gold and red.
A squirrel from yonder woodland
Fits in and out 'mong the trees,
And the song of autumn's coming
Is chanted by every breeze.
A pang that summer is dying
Thrills nature in days like these.
And tn trees whose dainty blossoms
Grew pink in the early May,
Yield now their treasures Of harvest
To the bright September day.
AS blossom and fruit must vanish
So their leaves must pass away.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30
Three Days in a Coffin.

'It was horrible, horrible, sir-I
lay in that coffin alive, and just as
conscious of what was going on
around me as l am at this moment.
l have always been of a hysterical
temperament, and on one grew
Gus occasion had lain in catalep-
tic state for twenty-four hours.
This last time l lay for three days
perfectly conscious, as l said be-
fore, but to all appearances as dead
as Caesar"
The speaker was well-known
attorney of st. Paul, says the
Globe, who related the story of his
thrilling experience with catalepsy
conditionally that his name be
with held from publication.
"It has been said," continued
the hero of this blood -curdling ad-
venture, "that there are infallible
signs which denote death and are
unmistakable to the practiced eye
of the medico. l deny that such
is the case, and no one has had a
better opportunity of judging than
l have. When l died, or rather
when three of the best-knowd
medical men in Boston asserted
that l was dead, | had been for
three days previous to my sup
posed demise III condition of vio-
lent hysteria. bordering elmost on
insanity, owing to the death of a
sister whom l loved to distraction.
At the expiration of that time [
subsided into the condition | have
previously described. My death
was attributed by the learned dis
ciples of Hsculapius to disease of
the heart. The three old fogies
held a consultation over me, and l
heard them discuss the advisable
ty of a post -mortem examination,
there being a slight difference of
opinion among them as to what
was the actual cause. At this
time / was laying on board, per-
fectly rigid, and fully realized the
fact that | should be buried alive
if 1 couldn't brace up and explain
matters within the next few hours.
Immediately blessed my mother
and brother for their refusal to al
low those old butchers to 60 for me
with their knives. That's all that
saved me, l tell you. This seems
a wild story, but just the same it IS
a true one. Why, | can even re-
member laughing quietly to myself
to think that the windows had been
opened all around the room. 1t
was devilish cold weather, too, but
I could not feel the cold much. I
knew, however, that those WIZ
dows had been opened to prevent
the decomposition Of my ill-used
frame. How did / get out of the
fixs Well, it was just by the skin
children Cry for
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30

Remember the O. P. R. R.
popular summer excursions
to Yaquina Low rate tick.
cts are now on sale. good ev.
cry Wednesday and Saturday
from Albany, Corvallis, and
PhilOmath.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30
A BOSTON RAT.

A waiter at the Metropolitan
hotel on Washington street says
there is a rat of unusual intelli-
gence which haunts the hotel
kitchen, anl when occasion offers
steals food from the cook. He
says this rat ought to be caught
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30
QUEEN BAROMETERS.

81 can always tell when it is 60.
ing to rain half a lay ahead OF any
change in fair weather." said cham
pion George Slosson, as he was
knocking around billiard balls in
the Columbia rooms just after the
recent deluge.
SHOWS that?" asked a bystand-
er getting interested directly.
"Why, there isn't a better bar
ometer in existence than an ivory
billiard ball or a good billiard
cue," the billiard expert replied:
they are better than a favorite
corn"
''How dye tell?"
GA ball always rolls slow and
with difficulty when it is going to
rain. Ivory is so sensitive to
changes Of temperature, particu
larly from dry to moist, that the
effect is felt olmost instantaneous
ly. The cue, will get cranky, too,
when there is going to be a
change, long before the dampness
is perceptible in any other way.
Another popularity of the ivory
globes is their tendency to become
egg shaped. Thew contract at
what are called the top and bet
tom poles and swell out at the
sides, so that you might as well
play with potatoes Ii you don't
watch their idiosyncras'es. They
are worse than old men in their
susceptibility to draught. A
draught will crack the ivory and
make it chip of. quick as a wink
and, like old folks, you can never
get the spheres acclimated to these
draughts. Just take a billiard
ball and study its behavior, and
you can beat the clerk of the
weather prophesying, You can
bet ON your own prophecy every
time.-N. Y. Sun.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30
A MUCH NEEDED INVENTION,

One of the most needed con-
trivances is perfectly efectives
smoke consuming furnace for
house, factory and engine use. Be-
sides the dirt and inconvenience
there is a tremendous waste of
fuel caused by the escape of smoke
into the air. Professor Chandler
Roberts has made some very ex-,
tensive figures in reference to- this
waste. He calculates that the
weight OF the cloud of smoke
pouring daily into the atmosphere
of London amounts to fifty tons of
solid carbon and 25O tons irr the
shape of hydro carbon and car
bonic-o oxide gases. From the re
suits Of tests made by the Smoke
Abatement Committee the value
of coal wasted in smoke from do
mestic CRATES in a population of
100000 amounts to $11,282,0O0
per year. The aggregate waste of
unconsumed carbon in the city of
London is estimated at $13, 100000
per annum and the damage to-
property caused by the smoky at
mosphere is put down at $10,000,-
900. This is purely the economic
estimates as to the loss of mere
property. What an enormous
waste is found when we begin to-
calculate the waste Of human life.
and human health.
The Transformation Of the city
of Pittsburg in Pennsylvania from
black, dingy city to a bright and
beautiful place when it changed
from coal consuming to gas burn
ing city was a fine object lesson OF
this subject.
There are many inventors work.
ing on the problem of a smoke
consuming engine and when an
engine of that kind is perfected
the principle can easily be extend
ed to ordinary furnaces. We need
such engines for railroad motors
and road motors particularly. It
does not seem possible that the.
necessary discovery will be long;
postponed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30
Steamships Sail {:

This Company reserves the right to chang sailing
dates without notice
N. B.-Passengers from Portland and all
Willamette valley points can make close
connection with the trains OF the Yaquina
route at Albany or Corvallis, and if destined
to San Francisco should arrange to arrive at
Yaquina the evening before date of sailing.
Passenger and freight rates always the
lowest For information apply to d. W.
Cu,nmius, freight and ticket agent, Corval-
lis. or to g. G. HOGUE,
Acting Gen. r. and p. Agent, Oregon Pa.
citic Railroad Co, Corvallis, Or.
C. Fl. HASWELL, Jr.
Gen. F. and p Agent. Oregon Develop
ment Co., 304 Montgomery ST.. s. F., Cal.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30

A man in Whitneyville, Maine,
bought lot of rockets which
wouldn't go off. and his Fourth of
July was a failure. But a few
days later he put the worthless
shells in the cook stove with some
kindling wood, and he had a
Fourth of July and circus all in
one. A patient waiter is no loser
-in some cases-but in this affair
the man lost a $40 cooksteve and
teakettle.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30

TINE SCHEDULE Except Sundays.)
Leaves Albany loo p m Leaves Yaquina6:45a a. m.
Arrive Yaauna $50 n. IN Arrive Albany 1I:l0 a. IN.
Oregon & California trains connect at Albany and
Corvallis. The above trains connect at Yaquina with
the Oregon Development Co. line of steamships be-
tween YaqIna and San Francisco.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30

Connecticut will be the next
state to vote on prohibition. An
amendment to the constitution
will be voted on in October, and
its defeat is regarded as a foregone
conclusion.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30
RAILWAY AND NAVIGATION.
HVICWVT NNO NNVIS1N
THE
yAQQQglEAA R9VIEE.
THE
Oregon Pacific Railroad and
Oregon DEVELOPMENT Co.'s
STEAMSHIP LINE.

than by any other route. First class
through passenger and freight line from
Portland all points in the Willamette valley
to and from San Francisco, Cal
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-08-30
THE THREE GRACES.
FAITH.

FAITH.
With eager appetite fix mine eye
Upon the piece of huckleberry pie.
HOPE.
How similar the berry and the fly!
And yet, mayhap, it is a berry.
CHARITY.
Into its depths peer. and pass the pie
Unto my hungry neighbor sitting by.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-25

Butte Real Eaeat0 Record.
Special Correspondence Of the Standard.
BUTTE, Dec. 2A.-Henry Jonas to Bar
6ara Lewis, for 300. one-haif interest in
John O'Neil to Michael J. Connell, for
500. lot 16, In block Is, of Noyes 4 Upton's
Johann H. Peterson TO- Henry Jones, for
claim.
SiIas r. King TO william r. Mosby. for
S17yb0O. north. half OF the southeast quarter
I'm townsbip 8, north of range 2, contain
Thomas Ford to Alex Cohen. for $500.
j.. @. Thompson to Norshern Pacific
and Montana railroad company for 500,
part Of Boulder mining claim on line Of
the railroad, one mile west OF Homestake
Henry L. Haupt to T. Hombure for $50,
lot 2 in block 2 OF Parrot addition.
Malissa Lavell TO Mary Sloan for &4OO,
lots 2 and 3 i'm block 20 OF OF
John O'Neill to Charles r. wiessinbrod
for $4,000. o~ne-eiRhth interest In placer
mining claim south of Butte and about
Noah Armstrong 10 Mary Sloan for $50,
surface ground Of the Nellie lode mining
George Haldorn to p. A.. Largely, quit
claim deed for $1,000, one.half interest in
land beginning at south boundary of lot
18, block Al of Butte townsite..
81, part OF lots IL and Is in Talbot q Jones'
addition.
Richard. T.. Trethenay TO- Colorado
siaim dse: 4 Of Mi iama b s9%nany e feet ct; so S%i'
OF ". &. N. railroad track ON section 23,
township 3, north of range 9.
Peter Hanson to the Colorado smelling
& Mining company for 81, quit claim deed
OF lane N miles south Of Butte and being
One-fourth Of section 23 of placer claim.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-25
Photographed the Eclipse.

LONDON. Dec. 2.-Dispatches from st.
Paul DE Loando report numerous photo
graphs of the eclipse obtained by the
American expedition during the period of
totalily. The effect is much obscured by
clouds. The apparatus i'm use worked tn
perfection. The photographs were made
in the Pensacola which worked far out at
sea, are likely to be particularly useful.
E~nRlishmcn at ST. Paul DE LOando report
bad weather which prevented useful re-
suits of observations.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-25
Injection Fraud. in Arkansaa.

HELENA. Ark. Dec. 24.-The United
States grand jury returned 10 indictments
for election frauds alleged to have taken
place at the last congressional election i'm
the first district. The county Judge of
CraiRhead county is among the number
both political parties as the law provides.
These prosecutions will undoubtedly
affect the contest nov pending i'm Com
gress between Cate and Featherstone.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-25

BUTTE, Dec. 2a.-Patrick Daily, . boss ~
thoA Anaconda mins, was the loser yester-
day OF S975 10 . burglary. Mr. DAILY roomsa N
he McNaman House IN Coppee street and
beft his room and trunk all right yesterday
morning. On returning last evening no
found his trunk had been opened during
day q 1870 taken out. There were
10 40 gold pieces and the rest In bills OF
nfty, twenty and nves. A hat had also
been stolen.
Mr.. Eckert, . bartender n Smith Z
and vest. The porter noticed Q strange
man at the house during the day, but this
glar had apparently found . key 70 nt Mr..
Daly's trunk. a. it was unlocked instead
Of broken open.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-25
Tho Dismal swamp Canal.

A syndicate of New York capitalists
have purchased the Dismal Swamp canal
in Virginia and North Carolina for $4,000.
The new ownes intend to rebuild the locks
and widen and deepen the canal for ves-
sells of the largest draught and make this
route the con meeting link from Chesa-
peake bay with the great inland waterway
of the Atlantic coast, as deeper water can
he had by the way of P~asquotank river at
the end of the canal than by the head of
the Curtituck sound.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-25
AThree-Legged steer.

Three-Legged steer.
Harry Bates, of Fast Saginaw. Mich,
owns a steer which Inns only three legs,ono
OF it's front Eggs being the absentee. The
animal was born that way and moves as
readily as anybody's steer.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-25

Ball inrifatiOns and society printing ere
ard " office.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-16
very generally gratifying 10 both POLITE
cal elements, though he flies the repnb-

very generally gratifying 10 both politi-
cal elements, though he flies the repnb-
licen banner.
The vacant tract between the Rhine
and the Northwestern depot, belonging
to the educational department of the
city, has been secured for the firemen's
tournament and will be fenced and pro.
vIded with all necessary conveniences,
This will be much more handy thar the
distant fair ground property.
E. Nj. O'Rrien has sold lots 1, 3, and
3, block 8, Lower Yspkton, belonging to
Judge Tripp,to J. I. M. Pierce for 81, oOo.
Also block al, Lower Yankion. Is lots,
the property Of A. g. L. Stone, to j. r..
NJ. PIERCE for So 600. The last mentioned
property is known ss Stones grove and
occupies o eide hill block south Of E. Il.
Van Antwerp's.
r. F. Pestigrew, of Sioux Falls, hes
laid before the council o proposition to
plat three of tie fotties recently pur-
chased by him in the northern suburbs
of the city. One of these is the old fair
ground forty, which he names University
addition, and the other two adjoin it.
He will run his street car line cut TO
these additions and place the lots on the
market.
On the 22d inst there will be a dress
parade of the Yankton fire department
In the new uniforms OF the members, to
be followed by an inspection by the
mayor and council. The parade will oc.
cur al Two O'Clock IN the afternoon and
ct three O'Clock the sormsl inspection
will occur. In the evening the firemer
will give themselves and the public G
ball at Turner hall.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-16
1aE COLLEGE CONTEST.

- ~.
E.. A. Chase Wins the Honor of Repre-
senting YanktOn at Sioux Falls.
There was an interested audience at
the Congregational church last evening
to listen to the osations OF six Yankton
college students, competitors for the
honor OF representing the home college
in the intercollegiate contest at Sioux
Falls on the 9Th OF next month. But
one OF the six could win anu that u
was aestined to face ths more formidable
contest OF competition with the repre-
sentative champions OF other Dakota
institutions. The six who entered the
lists last evening were e. Burgi, j. +.
Hall, E. D. Grey, E. A. Uhase, z. "a.
Wentworth and Miss Mary Noonan. Mr..
Burgi's subject was Jeff Davis I'M
hung" Mr.. Hells "Blaok." Mr.. Gray's
"Irue Heroism," Mr.. Ohese's "The Par
suit OF Wealth." Mr.. Wentwosth's
"Woman as q Hero" and Miss Noonan's
"A Mighty Force" Each competitor
was exposed to she Judgment o: two
comm,ttees-one on thought and com.
position and the other on delivery-each
oonmittee consisting of three persons
Between these individuals there was nc
collision and from their separate mark
inRs the result was attained.
The outcome OF the contest was tha'
E. A.. Chase secured the distinction Of
frst place. He won the honor OF repre-
senting Yapkton college at its inter
collegiate contest and Yves awarded The
special Katz prize Of 1875. IL is no dis
psragement to the Others that they Eel
behird IN the contest. Their produc
tions we're ell Of excellent quslity ant
were admirably presented. In q possible
range oil ten there was only q Sigh
sapge in the marking.
The programme Of orasions wat inter
speraed With musical selections by Pro-
fessor Stead, Miss Mary McVay an
Miss Alice Van Ostrsnd. The exercises
were presided over by Dr.. Ward am
we're opened With prayer by Rev. Mi
Battee, Of Oanoya.
In come remarks made by Dr.. Ward b.
stated that for next years contest q spe
ctal prize would be offered the lad.
orators, provided there were two 0
more. and tina. il would be possible TO
a lady to win Two prizes.
Mr.. Chase will now go into ffainin
Tor his trial With She choice Of othe
7 colleges.
Wanted-Second hand shelving
Apply to D.F' WiILooA'
. At the Morrison house.
; II. W. Pike will coniinae in the ful
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-16
Don't Forget
DE

City and suburban property is gradu-
ally rising in price.
Bidders say they have more work
than ever before 10 April.
Bruce & Austen have eight real estate
customers in charge to-day and will sell
shem all something.
There was q very acceptable rain this
morning and green things are coming
forward With great rapldity.
A large lobby Of tax payers attended
lat nights meeting OF the council. Pub.
10 business ia, be comipg interesting.
Yesterday che county commissioners
examined the new iron bridge over
Beaver creek and pronounced it good.
The a~nti-barbed wire ordinance has
ita ffss effect on the city-a board fence
mas been ordered about sPtesisn park.
Douglas avenue business lots, twenty.
Two feet front. are quoted at $4,000. The
street railroad Ia an elevator of values.
There wss . considerable arrival OF
land buyers last night and they are re-
celving attention from real estate men
to-day.
All those who have subscribed 20 the
opera house project are requested to
meet at Mckinney & Scougal's bank TO-
morrow evening at 1880.
Articles Incorporating the Yankton
ssrees railway company have been filed
and the work of construction will bt
commenced without delay.
Getting In shape for the tournament
Is the nightly effort OF the running team
otthe Ysnkton fire department.. They
Afs practicing every evening in frons o
The trnck house.
All persons owning property abutsins
Oh Third sttest are requested TO nee
sns council COMMITTEES on sewers ant
sewerage at the city hall OF four o'ciocl
tomorrow afternoon.
The district court convened thi
morning. Judge Trspp presiding. NJ
Jury cases were called to-dsy. The gVsn'
Jury organized with M. I. Wooliey fore
man and W. b. Ball clerk. 1t has bee
Grinding all day.
James Kinasbury's resignation as cit
eierk last night Ess q gurpTise all arount
Mt Kingsbury's reason 10 that his bus
ness matters demand ell his time. Nd
Lloyd, Who succeeds bin. Will make 1
satisfactory . clerk as his ~prsdecesso
which 10 saying enough. His election
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-16
referred to she COMMITTEES on grades,
stRe Gets and alleys,

WEAK WATER MoToR.
Mr. Stier of the firm Of Sitter & Ferdin-
and, by permission. submitted that his
water motor had been weakened snd
rendered useless during several months
that the brick yard waste pipe wss kept
open and asked that be be excused
from paying g water tax for that period.
Superintendent Kerr testified that
that there had been NO diminution OF
pressure at che said motor in coase-
quence Of che brick yard waste pipe
on the contrary the jnstrument showed
an increase OF u pound pressure.
The connndrum was given over 10 the
solutIon Of the water works committee.
OFFICIALLY INVITED.
Ohief Engineer Kipgsbury extended
an invitation 90 the mayor end council
to witness q parade OF the DIRE depart.
ment on the afternoon Of the 22d inst
and to inspect the property Of the de-
partment. Also an Invitation to attend
the fremen's ball In 'the evening.
These iavitasi .ssy, we're accepted.
A.sdo 1RNRD,
The council, o. motion, adjourned.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-16

Max. Thermometer 50
Min. Thermometer So
denotes trace of rain fall.
ON. eSW"ELL. Sergeant.
AT VARIOUS POINTS.
Ysnkton Signal Station, April 1~6-Beports
have been received to-day as follows from
northwest signal stations:
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-16
SOMETHING SUBSTANTIAL.
An Application for q Street
Railway Charter.
Third Street Properly Owners Ask
the Council for Sewerage.
City Clerk Kingsbury Resigns
and David Il. Lloyd is
Elected.

Last night was the occasion of che
regular semi-monshly nesting OF the
city council and the mayor and all the
aldermen, excepting Alderman NOLAN,
were III their seats at the appointed
hour.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-16

I'll. W. Pike will coniinae in the fur
nisure business at the old stand.