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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-27
"MY eop. IT Is nrnruAln

come 10 learn all, ycu will not blame .ner
"What it, Alleni" Luke asked, in amazo-
ment
"Take my report, and ut tho first station
telegraph IL TO my paper"
They had now come near enough 10 a
lantern for Luke TO see his companion's
face.
"Why, Allen, what Is the matter with
youl" he asked; 'you look as II YOU had
seen ghost"
~ found friend here"-
"Deadl"
"Not dead yet, but Gho is badly injured.
Go TO the Office and explain all TO the editor
in-chicf."
~ will"
With the first car Allen went back 10 the
city. On the scat at his side, her heud rest
ing on his shoulder, was pale, beautiful
Young woman, her long golden hair stream
ing in ripping waves down her back She
was under the influence Of narcotics and
groaning with pain.
"Does the young Teddy 90 TO q 'ospitall"
asked the coachman. as Allen lifted his still
UNCONSCIOUS burden into q carriage.
"No; TO the Palmer House,
To the hotel they drove, and securing one
Of the best rooms, he had the most skilled
surgeons called and nurse engaged.
Much Of his time was spent at her bed
side, and when those sweet blue eyes first
opened imbucd with reason, they fell upon
the pale, anxious face Of the young editor.
For days she was too week TO talk, but
when she grew strong enough he told her
all. She then informed him that her mother
and oldest brother were dead, and her hus-
band having bcsome unbearable, she was
flying from him at the time Of the accident.
At the last stop before II occurred, he hay
ing come ahead OF her on another route,
had boarded her car. He had Just found
her and swore he would kill her when there
was a crash US II Heaven and earth were
meeting together, and she knew no more
Allen ascertained that her aunt was now
living at Dayton, and telegraphcd her TO
come at once TO her injured niece. Tendcriy
rs brother the reporter cared for her
until Mile. Camille came III
Youth, health and strong constitution
were on Bertha's side, and she recovered
very rapidly. When Mile. Camille came
she brought the little dumb boy, who was
rejoiced 10 see his sister and his companion
on that long dark ride.
Bertha's recovery was so rapid that soon
after her aunt arrival she was thought TO
be well enough TO go home with her. When
Allen came - bid her adieu no said;
81 have one request 10 make Of you"
What IL it!'' shc aslsod.
"That yoa permit rae 10 correspond with
you.r u.
For a moment . look OF pain swept over
tho 1ale. beautiful face, the golden head
~. bowed IN thought, and she said
await until ysar has Elapsed" VS.
. MT beforc."
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ordinary business. His face might have
shown somo faint signs Of the agony that
was torturing his soul, but could not have
conveyed any thing like an adequate repre-.
sentation Of the sufferings he was eDdur-
ing.
He calmly bade her SIT down, and re-took
his place at her side.
"Mrs. Collins, regard me as your brother"
he with an effort said-"as brother very
far away-one whom you will perhaps never
sec again, but one who will never blot your
image from his memory. This has, indeed,
been a sad romance, but II is almost over
The curtain will soon descend between my
self and hope forever, but before II falls on
the final oct want the key 10 this sad
drama. That mysterious stone house on the
hill has been o puzzle TO Turley's Point for
years What is in III Is II o prison n-house
for people, homo for the insane, or place
wherein the fends assemble for incanta-
lions and unlawful ritesl"
ut is ALL" she answered, her face deathly
white
"Tell me all about IL"
al will, - said the pretty creature, with
deep-drawn sigh. "Colonel Collins, rs he
II known among his few English acquaint-
nnces, inherited the stone house on the hill
from his father, who built II great many
years ago When first erected 1t was In
tended 70 be the home Of the old monsieur,
but bis wife would not live In II. My mother
was French woman and my father an En-
glishman. There were but three children in
our family. abrother seven years Older than
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-27
a STARTLING nEvEiATioN.

STARTLING BEVE!ATiON.
snow you despso me, don't youl" said
the pale beautiful woman, in voice so sad
that it fell like a funeral wall upon his car.
"No, no, can't say thatln Allen groaned.
allow could have been so deceived"
"Do you forgive mot"
"Yes, yes, for Heaven knows IL has not
been'your faultp'
81 will ever be sister 20 you, Mr.. Gray,
and as you saved tho life Of my little brother
at the risk Of your own, | shall ever hold
you in grateful remembrance" Like one
stupeied, Allen stood leaning against tree,
gazing at her and half believing that 1t was
ali dream. At last he said
"Who is your husbandl That dark whis-
kercd manin
She nodded her head in answer. She was
weeping softly.
"Gredt Hsdpenl lie her husbdndi" He
was moro than twice as old as she. and
there was nothing congenial in their
natures.
She rose to 60, but, putting out one hand,
he gently touched her arm, and in n voice
OF stony calmncss said:
"No, no, madame, do not 60 yet; II Is time
that should have an explanation. have
been buffetted nbout by the varying winds
Of fortune, till have grown weary Of 1T;
let me know the whole truth all Of this
mystery, and II have any honor in my
soul, will Eccp your secret"
She was weeping softly.
do you blame me'" she asked again.
4. "No; you have perhaps never given me
my cause to believe you were single, save
when you called yourself Bertha Collins.
Isupposed that you were Miss Collins.
any English namo is Collins. the French
is Collicur, or Dc Collieur. My life has
been such sad one that do not know US
II would intcrestyou. However, as yoa have
bcfriendcd me, If you insist on knowing all,
you shall"
Allen was seemingly us calm now as If
he had been ia his ofice transactIng some
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-27
FAST FALLS TIE evENTIpE.


Fast falls the event de- IT'S so,
The words were uttered soft and low,
The alld check, the furrowcd brow,
The locks all wh to W III IL ,r's snow.
These, these, alas III " C tfy
The evening of my day is by,
did not think, at dawning d y,
So sw II tho mon wouid ly away;
Nor did urosm ut regal nool
That evcntido o)ull com SO soon;
] d not evol think 10 be
- old and holDlesS as you see.
IL seem'd at morn so very far
Ere should reach the evening star;
At noon l ST Il { II young anl strong,
All full of hope, all fu.l OF song,
And age seem'd ever far wv y,
Until l felt its witnering swai.
Alas flnd small space between
The morning W III Is sh 40 ana sheen
And evening W th ii7 gloomy sh de,
W III oil It's load Of h )pos decGycd.
All, heart, tho lgut can not hide,
Around mo falls TIC evunlide.
I've almost reached the rivers brink
The cod d.rli stream from VIII ch we
shrinE.
Hope promised much but little give,
My iorwa d look ) dcatA-tho & ave;
Bat there's . rro.liio hnvo heard
That in my need lotl d afford.
A cher promise, I1yn say,
Than MY OF my ca.iy dy
1t soothes my heart l.So healing balm,
II illls NY soul. i riGEcs it al.n;
II slrsng g,hec3 a.l M n lag SIGHT
Al evcutidc Il shal DO lgat."
Not like tho rad ant sh, Of morn,
When day and hope arq 'Gy,y born,
That iadcs so Gu ~ from The SIX es,
We weep IN sorrow and ,urprse,
Tut this, VIII u 'ht my pa hway through,
TIL bcgin Lies d " anew.
-ARHG u. IlCLs y, - CHRISTIAN at Work.
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pretty cottage gate, there standing by 1t,
awaiting him more beautiful and youthful
in appearance than wheu ho had seen her
on the bluff bathed in the golden light Of
the setting sun, was tho same angelic Great
ure, whom he had loved so long.
lie sprang from the carriage. There
being no BARRIE, to check their natural inn
pulses, heart met heart in one long raptur-
Gus embrace. Claude came to shake the
hand Of his friend, and even Mile Camille
could muster up sufficient English for a de-
lightful conversation.
Allen was so long missing from his desk
that his associates began TO wondor what
was the cause Of his protractcd absence
The managing editor seemed to know the
cause, though he kept his own counsel.
At l. Allen returned to his post, bright,
smiling and happy Luke, who was now
associated with him on the same paper,
asked him great many questions in re-
gard TO his visit, all Of which Allen evaded.
A few days later, however, when he met
the city editor on the street, accompanied
by the prettiest bluc-cyed, goldcn-haired
creature he had ever seen, who was intro
duced TO him by her proud husband as Mrs.
Allen Gray, light began to break in upon
his darlcncd mind, and he thought he
understood fully the cause of Aliens pro-
tracted absence.
A few weeks after his marriage and re-
turn TO Chicago, Alien received letter
from Toncy Barnes, accompanied by q
poem for which he hoped Mr.. Gray would
find publisher. Toney stated among other
items Of news that Simmons and Strong
had at last succeeded In financially running
each other. The Western Republic had sus-
pended several months before, and Miss
Hopkins had married widower over on
the Island with nine children" He con-
cluded by saying that the people were oil
moving away from Turley's Point, and The
old stone hosse on The hm had long since
been deserted.
THE Esd.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-27

Gloss and stiffness can be produced on
collars, cuffs and shirt bosoms by first put
ting them through pretty stif, clear boiled
starch. and then drying them, after which
they should be dampcned with the follow
ing solution: Ono ounce Of fine raw starch,
onc-quartcr ounce Of gum arabic, one pint
OF water; heat the water to dissolve the
gum, lot IL cool and then stir in the starch
and udd the white OF one egg; beat the
whole well together before using. Apply
lghtly with q sponge and use polishing
iron properly 10 develop tho gloss.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-27

MAcARooxs.- Pound fine the meats Of
hickory nuts and add ground nutmegs and
spice; make frosting as for cakes, stir In
the meats and spices, putting In enough TO
make II convenient 70 handle; flour the
hands, make the mixture into balls the size
Of nutmegs, lay them on buttered TINS, giv-
Ing room to spread, and bake In quick
ovor
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-02-27

THE Increase OF money circulation In the
United States since tho resumtion OF specie
payment In 1870 Is 45,4sS, ,S6o, exclusive Of
gold and silver certificates and legal tenders
in Government vaults. t,ft
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-05-03
TOM B.

WEBBER.-In Corvallis, on Saturday
April p, 1889. the infant child OF Mr.
|. and Mrs. Jacob Weber,.
BECK.-In Portland ON Tuesday, April
Goth, 1889, Maud Beck, infant child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Beck.
The deceased was gandchild OF Mr.
and Mrs. S. Stock of this city.
IMATTOON.-In Corvallis. on Thursday,
Nav 2, 1889, at Sis o'clock. a. M,
Frank s.. Mattoon,- aged % years,
months; and Is, days, OF typhoid fever.
MANY a face III Corvallis showed signs OF
sadness upon hearing the news OF the
death of Frank Mattoon on yesterday morn
ing. for never was a young man more Popu-
lar with one and all than' was he: his
Eleath is more sad. cue because 1T was
caused by disease contracted ny ms Deihe
too close an attendant at the bedsideof an
other of the same ailment, together with
close confinement at his business duties.
He was taken illon Sunday, April IA, and
lto-day he lies a CORPSE Frank mas
lbeen in. business in Corvallis for iium-
|ber of years and was the agent fo'
Wells. Fargo & Co., also He was man o
Exemplary habits generous. hearted to all
aud his friends are numerous He was nj
active member of E-conpany. The funera
Iservices were preached this morning at
o'clock at the Presbyterian church by Rev
liz. J. Thompson, aud he remains taken t.
the Oregon Pacific. train when they wer'
taken to Albany for interme,It beside tn
,l grave Of the deceased > mother.
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lodge furnished the refreshments and they

lodge furnished the refreshments and they
we're of excellent quality.
s.E" company of this city were c"mpli-
mented at Portland on Tuesday as the best
drilled company in the second regiment:
The boys step high over their feet. There
is one thing certain. when it comes to right
down straight hospitality the boys get
there.
C. A. Loud, the barber, has received
letter from friend in Boston, Mass, AL
bert Boynton, in which he states that on
the 9Th of this month he and his family
will start for Corvallis. He also states
that there will be other families start In
short time fol Oregon.
The procession at Portland on last Tues
day was over two miles long, composed of
nearly everything. The military boys had
wayup time. marching over the cobble
stones. Some of them returned on Wed
nesday and the rest yesterday. They talk
as though the hospitality of the Portland
people is not the best in the world.
The Evangelical Conference will occupy
the Congregational church next Sunday
morning and the services will begin at
1920. which is thirty minutes earlier than
our usual time. Bishop J. J. Esher will at
that time preach an ordination sermon. At
the evening service Rev. +. S. Boilinger, Of
the Conference, will preach. A. Rogers,
pastor.
The campmeeting of the Holiness demon.
ination of Oregon and Washington will
begin OH May 30sh at Sodaville, Linn coun-
ty. Hacks will convey all persons from
the train at Lebanon to the grounds.
Every one should bring their tent with them
who intend to remain. Al. the Lords peo-
pie are invited. T. w. Orjan president, G..
W. Hunt secl etary.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-05-03
OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVERTISING.

In an interview with a reporter of
the Salem Statesman, Superintendent
McElroy spoke as follows with regard
to the coming G. A. R. encampment at
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,, on August
9th next:
II went to Portland last Saturday to
meet my appointment with the general pas.
senger agent of the Wisconsin Central rail-
road. had long conference with Mr..
Barker, general passenger agent of that rail-
road, with regard to rates for the Grand
Army, and especially for freight rates for
fruit growers, etc. The results were very
favorable, and the Wisconsin Central agrees
to carry from two to four cars of fruit free
of charge over their line, and also that the
passenger rates would be as low as on any
other line" a.. "The g. A. r. encamp-
meut to be held at Milwaukee will he one of
the finest opportunities for advertising Ore
| pon that has ever offered itself, and this op.
portunity should not be neglected by our
enterprising citizens and public spirited
Grand Army men, The outlook at this
| time for large attendance from this state
is very good. The reports already received
| by the department commander relative to
rates to Milwaukee indicate that the atten.
dance from Oregon will be very large. AL
| ready headquarters have been written for at
Milwaukee, and 1T is expected large hall
near the center of the city will be secured
for the Oregon headquarters. One or two ct
| our counties are already taking steps t"
furnish two carloads of prlnes, aplle,,
pears and plums, if the same be necessary.
This will he grand thug to do and will
represent the Iruit products of our state
better than by any other plan. Indeed, If
| the tens of thousands of visitors from the
| Western and Eastern states who will coDgre
| gateat the Milwaukee encaInpment have
| the opportunity to sample our splendid
fruits, this of itself will insure large immi-
grafton within the next two years. Then
again, our board of trade may take advan
tage of these grand opportunities to have
their Immigration literature distributed In
the most thorough and practical manner
not scattered broadcast, but placed directly
| in the hands of the thousands of intelligent
business men and farmers who will be pres
ent at Milwaukee ON, the above occasion
| Let our board of trade awaken to the great
Importance of this opportunity, and let oul
state be largely and thoroughly repre-
sented."
Now, Benton county, where the
finest crops of fruits, grain, etc, are
raised, should not be behind in thi
matter. The Ellsworth post G. A. R.
of Corvallis, will receive all contribu
Itions of fruit and cereals at later date
and will do all they possibly can tt
see that whatever is received will b.
carefully packed and included in tn
shipment from Oregon. 1t will b.
one of the best methods of directin!
the attention of intending immigrant
to send the fruit, which can be dis
played to the eye and assist in tickling
the palate of many an easterner, bacl
to Milwaukee.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-05-03
LAST TUESDAYS DoINGS-Neve

LAST TUESDAYS DoINGs-Never
was day more pleasant, as far as the
weather is concerned, than was last
Tuesday, the centennial of the inau-
garation Of George Washington rs
Americas first president. Nothing
above the usual observance of this
country's honored days occurred ex-
cepting the religious exercises at the
Congregational church which began at
a. M, lasting about two hours
When that hour arrived it found.
Large audience gathered in the church,
an excellent choir of singers, with
Wallis Nash as organist, and Rev.
E. J. Thompson, of the Presbyterian
church, A. Rogers, OF the Congrega-
tlonal, D. Atkins, of the Southern
Methodist, J. w. Spangler, of the
Methodist, and J. L. Hershner, of the
Evangelical, occupying chairs on the
fOSlTulH. I6SH. 1lCLSiillOl oStSo e@'
master of ceremonies. The pro-
gramme, which was published in last
weeks GAZETTE was carried out, and
after each sermon solo or anthem
was rendered. The song by Miss
Nettie Spencer was excellent, as was
also the one by Mrs F. NJ. Johnson.
The organ itself showed evidence
of patriotic feeling when played by
Mr.. Nash. During the afternoon
every horse and vehicle that could
be secured was put into use and the
city presented very gay appearance.
Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves
knowing that probably but few OF
them would. be present to participate
in the ceremonies of the second CEN
tenniai anniversary.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-05-03
ZEpH LOST THE SN1PE.-There was

ZEPH LOST THE SNIPE.-There was
blood in Zeph Jobs eye on last Tues
day afternoon. He is great hunter
and participates in this amusement
whenever he can spare the time. He
has been accompanied in his snipe
hunts of late by G. A. Loud, the bar
Der, and in four different times that
they have hunted together Mr.. Loud
has beat once and tied and vice versa
with Zeph. So on Tuesday Mr. Zeph
was determined to carry off the hon.
ors in the fifth and last hunt of the
season, and after tramping around in
different places i'll the Long Tom re
gion a count was made of the number
killed and the result was another tie of
eight snipe apiece. Again was zeph
held down. On crossing a certain
meadow going toward their horse and
buggy, the dogs were let loose and soon
began to sniff around as though some
kind of game was near. Job could
not be patient and started to follow the
dogs and, when about thirty feet dis
tant in front of Mr.. Loud, up few a
snipe; quicker than that up came Jobs
gun and "bang she went" A miss
was the result. Instantly bang went
Loud's gun, down came the snipe that
had attracted Zeph's eye and had he
killed it would have made him the
winner by one hunt and one bird.
Ask Zeph if his foot slipped. He will
tell you.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-05-03

The ELECTION AND THE CoWs.-B.
Z. Taylor, Joe Osborn and d. Car
lille are the judges for the city election
on next Monday. The polls will be
at the recorders Office on Third street,
open from a. m. until p. m. At
this election you will have a chance
to say whether or not the COWS must
still hold sway within the corporate
limits of the city. When it comes to
making d city the size Of Corvallis look
like a country village the beautiful
COW caa get in her work in great shape.
She will open your front gate, break
off the limbs of your shade trees, and
cause you to exert yourself in more
ways than one after she has paid your
rremises visit. She always gets IN
front of your residence, especially if
she wears bell, and just when you
wish to sleep the hardest, starts up a
clatter that would scare a native.
Now, you can prevent all this and a
great deal more by voting that call
cows must not be allowed the freedom
of the city," at the coming election.
Get ia and do it.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-05-03

PERsoNAL.-The Nonpareil, pub
lished at Central City, Nebraska, un-
der date of April 18th, says: LAST
evening DR.. E. A. Benton received a
telegram from Corvallis, Oregon, sum-
moning him to that place to perform a
surgical operation on jerome B. Van
hoosen, formerly resident of Central
City, and who went to Oregon last year.
DR.. Benton left On the overland train
this morning and will reach Corvallis
on Saturday or Sunday. Mr.. Van
hoosen was in poor health for years be-
fore leaving Central City, and such
seems to be his condition at the pres
ent time; but it is safe to say thai
if earthly aid can avail him anything,
DR.. Benton will be equal to the emer
eency."
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-05-03

EXTENSIVE ADvERTIsING.-At a
meeting of the Portland immigration
board Monday night contracts were
made for $4,515.4 40 worth of advertis-
ing in eastern weekly newspapers, Gov
ering six months, while several propo-
sitions are under consideration for in
creasing theamount, and the Oregonian
SAYS: "The above action of the board,
taken in connection with the fact that
they are securing estimates for page,
half-page and quarter-pase advertise
ments in the leading dailies of the
country, indicates that it Is the policy
of the commissioners to expend money
largely among the newspapers this
year. In fact the past experience of
the board demonstrates that this plan
Of advertising is by far the most efec-
tive and brings the greatest returns"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-05-03
A AP1oNEER.-sAmong the old pio-

A PIoNEER.-"Among the old pio-
neers of Oregon-those who came
here at an early day and labored with
an untiring diligence to make this
country a fit home for the coming
generations-is Horace Holden, who
lives Just north of Salem on the river
road. He has just celebrated the
forty fifth anniversary of his arrival at
the Willamette river. He reached
here April 19, 1874. At that time
Portland was a fir grove. Salem con-
tanned a very few houses then and In
Commercial street grew many giant
trees. The hardships endured by
these pioneers were many. Their
chief diet was boiled wheat. This
they had three times a day. All the
Acur they had for many years had to
be ground in coffee mill. Mr.. Hol-
den is now seventy-nine years of age" }"
says the Capital Journal of Salem.
Besides being pioneer Of Oregon he
had quite an experience as a sailor
shipwreckea on one Of the FIJI Is
lands. it is believed, where after being
there for time every preparation was
made for his being cooked alive, when
by mere strategy he escaped by SWIM
ming to a ship that he saw passing the
island.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-05-03

COOP WoRK.-During the ten days
that the steamer VIM. M. Hoag piled
on the river above here, from April
18th to 26th, eight trips were made
some Of which were as far up as the
.sred warehouse" about three miles
this side of Harrisburg. She has
brought down 1926 tons of grain, some
ofthe cargoes being the largest ever
carried by boat on the upper Will
iamette. On Friday evening last she
left Corvalli. on her way to Portland
having come down on that day with
156 tons of grain from the Oolle Ware
house, taking on twenty-five tons here,
making in all 180 tons. With this she
began running on regular time again
between here and Portland. There
are yet thousands of bushels OF grain
awaiting shipment at points above
here, with but very little prospect Of
another rise iii the river.