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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28
The ELEPHANTS WERE INDIGNANT,

The ELEPHANTS WERE INDIGNANT.
Yesterday morning as train
load of circus was coming into town
over the West Side road a short dis
lance south of town a car contain
ing some of the elephants was de-
rallied. No damage was done, but
two Of the elephants were obliged
to walk into the city. They were
very indignant either at being
thrown off the track or at having
to walk, and as they passed through
South Portland they were waving
their trunks wildly while their
drivers were what an old bull
whacker called, "socking the gad
to them," and, as he swore, driving
six inches through their hides at
every blow. A horse hitched by
the side of the street through which
the elephants passed was so scared
that he sat down on his launches
and folded his fore-feet across. his
breast in an attitude of prayer and
sat and trembled till the horrid
monsters were out Of sight.-Ore-
gonian, 24th.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

ARM BRUISED. Prof. 3. J.
Hawthorne, of the state university
at Eugene, who was in attendance
at the commencement exercises OF
the agricultural college in this city,
was returning from the
alumni meeting ON Wednesday
night, and by sone cause he came
in intact with a lot of boards piled
on the walk where Avery's wood
en structure has been standing,
which caused him to fall. He fell
on. his right side and being quite
heavy his arm was bruised up con-
siderable between the shoulder
and elbow. A physician was call
ed and the wound dressed, and he
now carries that member in a
sling. g.,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

To WATER CoNsUMERs.-lst. All
persons intending to use water for irri-
eating lawns or sprinkling streets must
report at the office or to the superin-
tendent. 81. All persons who have
had faucets put i'll for their own use,
must prohibit others from using from
them or their hose. If water is allowed
to he used an extra charge will be
added Or ,le water turned off. 3rd.
No person shall use water for other
purposes than that contracted fof
4th. All persons wishing to use water
must give notice to have it turned on,
II they wish to discontinue notice
must be given to turn it off or charges
will continue to be made monthly.
5th. All persons caught using water
without giving notice will be charged
for the same until the bill is sufficient
ly large to justify forcing a collection.
9th. The use of water for irrigating
lawns is prohibited, except between
the hours of 6 and 9 a. m., and 9. p
m. All persons caught running the
sprinkling will be shut off and an ex
sra charge will be made to have it
turned on again. I'm.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28
CLOSING SCENES FOR 'ss- -'s9.

No more interesting and pleas
ing commencement exercises ever
took place in any educational instltu-
ton i'll Oregon than those of the past
week at the agricultural college in this
city. Sundays bacclaureate sermon
by D. E. Loveridge, of Eugene, was
very interesting, and one full of sound
thoughts and,good advice to the student.
The exercises of Wednesday,, con-
sisting of the essays and orations by
the graduating class of young ladies
and men, interspersed with vocal and
Instrumental Music, were nicely carried
out before a large audience who
showed their great appreciation by
giving the strictest attentisn to what
was being done. Of the fourteen
graduates ene-half were required to
appear on the rostrum of the college
chapel and deliver their orations and
read their essays, while the Others
submitted theirs to the faculty for ex-
animation. The large room was
tastefully decorated with flowers and
evergreens by Geo. Coote, the fore
man of the horticultural department OF
the college.
In the evening long before the ap-
pointed hour for the beginning of the
alumni exercises the chapel hall was
again filed to it's utmost capacity 10y
citizens of the city and country to
listen to the programme prepared by
the members which was to end the
year S9. To comment on each one
who took part and give them the com
pliment they justly deserve is beyond
this writer's capacity. Then came the
social and rcfreshment part Of the re-
union to which only members oe the
alumni aud their invited guests were
allowed to be dmitted-numberin
about l25. Here was spent a few
hours in the grandest gathering ever
in Corvallis, and perhaps the most
elegant repast. Trasts were an
nounced and responded to by some OF
the members present. During tile
evening the whole college building was
illuminated. and to one viewing it from
the main portion of the city the ehec,
was one OF intense grandeur.
The agricultural college as it now
stands, is one of the most valuable in
stitutions of the state from an educa
tional point of view-here the scholar
is taught the languages, given chance
to take UP that noblest of all trades
being farmer, is allowed to study the
higher branches of common schoo
course, besides studying the practica
wo, kings of ordinary life in the ex
perilnents as put forth by the profess
crs III their noble efforts to raise the
minds of those placed in their charge
A walk through the beautiful grounds
surrounding the college building show!
how we'll the students have done thei
work in this matter. When the mex
school year begins the new building
and shops for use in the educationa
work will be ready and fitted up witt
the necessary requirements and still
better will be the advantages of the
institution.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

HAD TO FooT Ir.-After the
circus OH last Thursday night two
of the large elephants became con-
trary and refused to go into the
box Car used for transporting them
from place to place. The keepers
worked about two hours trying TO
coax and drive them in but it had
to be given up. The two were
then heavily chained and with
their keepers were started on foot
down the road to independence
about twenty miles north of here.
The ''eussings" that these animals
received about that time were as
plentiful as Oregon rain in winter.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

ALUMNI OFFIcERs.-The newly
elected officers of the alumni Of the
agricultural college are: President,
Prof w. E, Yates; vice president, Miss
Nettie Spencer; secretary, Laura
Korthauer; treasurer, Mrs. Ida Gala
han. These are elected for the year
1920.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

WILL SpEAK.-R. S. Wallace,
the member of this district in the
state board of horticulture, viii
address the county horticulture
society i'm their room in the new
court house tomorrow afternoon
1t is hoped there will be full at
tendance of members, and al
others interested in Horticultural
matters. Mr.. Wallace is from
Salem and has large fruit farm
near that city.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

In DEMAND.-Governor Penney.
er is in receipt of an invitation
from the mayor of Denver, Colo
RADIO, requesting him to attend
their 4th of July celebration and
to deliver the address of the day
Of course the governor sent his
regrets that he will not be able te
attend, much as he would like
were it possible for him to be pres.
ent.-Statesman.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

SoLD.-One hundred and sixty
acres of land belonging to NJ. "
Starr, near Monroe, this county
was sold to John FL. Mcdaniel, on
last Saturday, the price being
$3.50 cash. The transfer was
made through Mcconnell &Co.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

MONEY TO LoAN.-On improved
farms at per cent. interest for three
years and upwards. Lombard In
vestment Co., ]. w. Rayburn, agent,
Corvallis, Or. 2w
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

No PAPER.-There will be no
issue of the GAZETTE on uext Fri
day, it being the s4th of July"
week. The condition of things in
the mechanical department of the
office requires a slight arrange
ing and the time will be occupied
in attending TO this.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

A Coop BooK.-B. L. Sleeves is
now canvassing in Corvallis and Ben
ton county for the "Panorams of the
Worlds Great Nttion," compiled by
John G. Simmons, John F. MeEnnis,
and John Clark Redpath. The book
has been examined and is found to be
a brilliant and authentic narrative of
human history. 1t brings within the
c>mpass of a single volume the impor-
tant and significant events in the an
nails of the human race in all ages and
nation, and is a good book tor the
home. It has over 600 large quarto
pages and 100 full page engravings.
twelve colored plates Of historical
charts: and coIored maps and designs
The prices are 1915, $475 and $5.75,
according to quality of binding. If
yon want splendid and valuable ac-
QUESTION to your library, purchase one
Of these books.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

Ten ACRE TRAcTs.-For sale. Two
and one.half miles directly east of Cor
Wallis, very desirable for fruit land.
Enquire of w. H. Millhollen, Corval-
lis, Oregon, or of Craig d Conover at
the GAZETTE office. I'm.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

LIGHT DBAUGHT.-The new
steamer of the o. r. & n, eModoc,' >
which was built for the upper
Willamette traffic will be placed
on the route early in July. II
draws but thirteen inches of water
with full cargo, and there is nc
doubt but that she will be able to
run without interruption from one
years end to another.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

FoB SALE-Scotch Collie dogs OF
fine breed. Enquire at the GA
zEIIE, Office. m;
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

SPECIMENS WANTED.-Hartless
& Davisson desire to get as many
specimens of fruit, grain, vegeta
hles, etc., as they possibly can 70,
display in their real estate Office
on Main street. Remember this
all you who have fine crops, and
bring in a showing.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

LARGE RosTER.--The roster of
prisoners at the Oregon state peni
Tertiary now contains the names of
more men than were ever con-
fined within those walls at one
time before. There are now 3O5 and
the highest previous census was
299. This was several years ago
under the administration of MIR.
Collins. Supt. Downing has been
of the opinion for some months
that the three hundred mark would
be reached before summer, and he
seems to have been right, as there
are many criminals now on trial
throughout the various counties.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28


r. r. PURCHASED. - The mar
row guage lines of railroad, run
ming from Rays Landing on the
Willamette river in Marion county
to Brownsville, Linn county, and
from Dundee to Portland, have
been sold to the Southern Pacific
company for $1,5O0,000. The
general understanding is that fol
lowing this late purchase the CON
pany will build two important
branches to complete their local
system. One that the officers OF
the company have discussed for
some time past is a branch from
Corvallis through Monroe, to
junction City. The other branch
will be nothing else than line to
Astoria from Forest Grove. At
the company's offices no inlorma-
ton will be given concerning the
road, but it is said that it is will
ing to advance money to the AS
toria q South coast railway to
build it. The two roads, like all
others the company owns in Ore
gon, are to be operated under the
names of the lines in Oregon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

PERsoNAL.--Dr. w. A. Connack,
wife and two children, of Kansas,
arrived in this city on Monday
last. They were in Seattle at the
time OF the fire there and had a
lot of their household effects
burned. They were in wharf
and before all could be gotten out
the fire reached them. The DR.. is
much taken with Corvallis and vi
cinity and, very likely, will locate
here. He is desiYeus Of renting a
house on Main street, if one can
be had.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

MONDAYS ENTERTAINMENTS
large audience was present at the
Adelphian society's drama, "Soldier of
Fortune" Monday night at the city
hall. For amateurs those that took
part did very well. The leading attrac-
ton of the evening was the scene 2, act
4, of Leah, the Forsaken, by Miss
Maud Hoffman and w. E. Paul.
This was a grand effort and showed
the great name she would attain as an
actress were she to follow such pro-
fession. Mr.. Paul as her second WAS
also very excellent. The proceeds of
the evening amounted to over $l25
besides sixty four complimentaries be-
ing given. The society is splendid
acquisition to the agricultural college
and many an enjoyable time has been
spent at its Friday evening meetings
during the past school year.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

SAr1NEs.-Choice new patterns just
arrived at S. L.. kline's.. 1t.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

OFFICERs.-At the animal meet
ing of the association OF Oregon
pioneers held in Portland on the
18th inst, the following named
were elected officers for the en-
suing years President, John
Mimic, of Marion county; vice
president, H. W. Corbett, of Multi
nomah; secretary, George H.
Hines, IRE elected) of Multnomah;
treasure, j. NJ. Bacon, (re- elected J,
of Clackamas; corresponding Sec
retary, II. S. Lyman, of Multnomah;
directors, F. x Matthew, Of Ma
rion; r. P. Earhart, of Multnomah;
Medorum Crawford, of Yamhill.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

BARBERoUs.- Salem BARRIERS
have all signed an agreement that
they will not cut hair pompadour
style for less than so cents per
head. BARRIERS in Oregon are get
ting too flip, instead of being con-
tented with living prices they are
desirous of gouging all whom they
can. Twenty five cents is enough
for any haircut, shave, shampoo,
etc. The next thing, very likely,
will be 25 cents for lathering your
face. There are very few BARRIERS
who make less than $21 per week
with prices at % cents, and still
they are not contented. Let them
maui rails awhile Or work in a
"measly'' printing Office and they
will be glad to shave for Is cents.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

Fred. w. Rsyburn was in town yesterday.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1889-06-28

The WEEKLY SHooT.-The Cor
wallis Rod and Gun Club held a
meet at the club grounds on Fri
day, the Dist; the attendance was
small and a very strong wind made
the birds hard to hit. Each man
shot at twenty Peoria blackbirds.
L. Dyer opened the ball with a
score of IS; Davisson, IA; Job,
13; Loud, IS; Dunn, / T. The boys
had a practice shoot on three after
moons during the week which &C
counts for the small attendance at
the regular Friday shoot. -. A
practice shoot was held on Tues
day, the 9th, each shooting at 20
Macomber tin birds and ten Peoria
blackbirds sprung from the new
Keystone trap, which proved to
be a grand success. Following is
the score: Macomber birds, 20
each-Job, II; j. Dyer, 10; DIR.
Smith, 8; Henkle, II; Hunter, 9
out of IS; Davisson, II; L. Dyer,
IA; Loud, II. Peoria blackbirds,
ten each-Job. s; J. Dyer,7; DR..
Smith, 5; Henkle, 6; Hunter, Z =;
Davisson, 5; L. Dyer, Z; G. A.
Loud, 7. The boys will have two
more practice shoots before the
4th; and the five making the best
score will be chosen to shoot at AL
bany on the 4th for the $50 prize
offered by the Albany people.
The Republican., 1889-11-30

within, the bell-cord over my head was
violently shaken, and, with a sudden
shock and rasping, the train slackened
up and stood still. l staggered to my
feet and saw that they were yet in the
tunnel. Lanterns we're flying here and
there, and one trainman was coming
through the cars asking if any one was
hurt. Then / heard the voice of our
porter call out something in quick,
sharp way. The drummers and train
men made a rush carrying me with
them, and we soon saw what had hap
pened. A rock, fully ton in weight,
had fallen from the roof Of the tunnel
and had crashed into the side Of the car.
1t was wedged in between the broken
timbers and splintered seats, and, as 1
am sinner, the spot where all this ruin
lay was my section!
But there was something more than
crushed woodwork and shattered glass
underneath the murderous rock. There
was dead man there, and l did not
need to see the strangely quiet face to
know who it was for whom the Angel Of
Death had come.-Thomas ]. Vivian, in
Argonaut.
The Republican., 1889-11-30
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

DE Jinks-"Do owe YOU any thing
old fellow?" Merritt-"You can't or
you'd never think of it."
-He-''How timid and shy the bride
appears!" She-"Naturally; this is her
fourth husband. Life.
1t is not often that doctors know so
much that they must sit with closed
doors to prevent information from get
ting out.-N. o. Picayune.
Texan marriage notices are quite
in the national style of manners: mo
cards, no cake, no flowers, no thanks, no
regrets, nobo lY's business"
-"Well, Mr.. Assessor, what are you
going to make out of your boy?" II
think he will do for a policeman, be-
cause l can never find him when l want
him."
-"What? Is the Widow Brown going
to be led to the altar for the third
time?" mo, guess not. She ought to
be able to find her way there herself by
this time. ."-Fliegende Blatter.
eve hab little mo- dan two thou
sand members. said the colored brother,
DuS uCJ AC liOV oO hlcRs uS oeAs'' NLASA
you go round wild de collection paper for
de minister's salary"
-Judge-"Did you ever notice any
signs of insanity in the deceased?'
Witness "a member Of the Legislature)
-"Well, once when he was member of
the Legislature he introduced bill that
had no Doodle in it, and wasn't particle
Cs Interest 40 anybody Except tax
payers"
Fond mamma-"O, uncle, you should
see our darling baby when play the
piano! He just listens by the hour, and
when 1 cease playing the nurse has to
take him away he cries so awfully."
Cynical "Perhaps-aw-my dear,
he-aw-weeps for-aw-ioy?" - Pitts
burgh Bulletin.
Miss Plainum-''That horrid Mrs.
Butte actually had her photographs for
sale in the stationers' shop. l couldn't
do such thing under any considera-
ton" Her bitterest friend - "You
haven't the face to, have you, dear?"-
Terre Haute Express.
last knew, you were deep in the
Mind Cure" $50 was. That was last
week. Now am in the Faith Cure. I've
found out about both. The difference
is, in the Mind Cure you don't require
any faith, in the Faith Cure you don't
require any mind. The Faith Cure just
suits me. ."-Harper's Monthly.
I've been thinking" said Jenkins
mother-in-law, who is something of gos-
sap, "that it is woman's duty to fit her
self for the same struggle in life that men
undertake. I've determined to apply at
your fathers bank for place" eyes" y"
said Jones, task him to let you be
Teller Merchant Traveller.
Mr.. Hardcash-"Well sir, what in
duced you to imagine that l would give
my consent to my daughters marrying
you?" De Gall-Pardon me, my dear sir,
l wasn't so foolish to imagine any thing
OF the kind. merely asked for it as a
matter of form. If you refuse we shall
marry without it, that's all."--Grip.
The Republican., 1889-11-30
A Sword In Every Umbrella.

In "Words on Wellington" we have q
vscy remarkable instance given of how
absolutely his French enemies relied on
his honor. Before the battle of Orthez
the bridge over the Gave de Pau had
been passed by the French army. The
Duke sent a note to Marshal Soult, say
ing, That = battle would, of course, take
place on tha following day, but that, as
it was desirable in the interest of the
inhabitants of Orthez not to destroy the
bridge, he promised that, if Marshal
Soult would abstain from blowing it up,
no soldier of the British army should
cross it, Soult trusted him, and the
bridge is to this day intact" 1t seems
that the Duke, though his unflinch-
ing courage was never shaken, lived
in apprehension of assassination. After
his death an officer quartered at Walmer
visited the castle and begged for a
souvenir. The servant showing him
over the place pointed to lot of UNI
brellas and told him to help himself.
He took one, opened it, and found a
sword. "Oh yes," said the servant,
"there is sword in every umbrella. -
London Court journal.
The Republican., 1889-11-30
DESULTORY READING.
Most So-CaIled Reading Courses are Pretty
Nearly Pure IdiOcy.

Nearly Pure Idiocy.
Mr.. Balfour has recently stepped aside
from political ways to deliver an address
at the opening of new library, in which
he won the approval of all true book
lovers by saying good word for what is
among the self-elect known by the con-
temptuous term of "desultory reading"
1t is the solemn conviction of the Grad
grinds of the world that there is no read
ing which is of any advantage to man
unless it is arranged in courses and de-
voted to some specific end; while equally
the true book lover, the man who is born
with the literary instinct and convic-
tion, knows beyond paradventure that
this reading which has been stigmatized
as desultory is the most valuable of all,
and that it is only by the good which is
won by following it through the wind
ing ways in which it leads as through a
labyrinth that one is able to get from
formal reading any benefit whatever.
The first principle of reading should
be that one is profoundly interested
therein. 1t is worse than useless to force
sae's self, or to force others, to go over
the pages of any book which does not of
itself hold the reader. 1t may be neces-
sary now and then to go through course
of reading upon special subject as one
does any other mechanical task, but he
labors under a complete misunderstand-
ing who supposes that by SO doing he is
1nrcre;J sing his in s,qlleetual cultpheS He
may for moment increase the dnassim-
Hated facts in his mind, but this is al
ways hinderance to mental progress
rather than help.
The genuine love of books is perhaps
thing which one must be born with to
enjoy it in its fullness, and it can, after
all be largely cultivated. At least,
there are few people who can not inter-
est themselves in some sort of reading
if they are but placed in position to
reach the books which are adapted to
their minds, and-what is quite as i'm
portant-to their temperaments. What
is known as desultory reading is, after
all, if one only examines the matter a
little closely, reading what is adapted to
the condition of the mind at the mo-
ment. 1t is taking the mental food
OhC 1uoOSdu VI
the mind upon those indigestible things
which have some time and somewhere
been supposed to be good for minds of a
different sort in different condition.
Most reading courses are pretty nearly
pure idiocy; stringing together of good
books into perfectly arbitrary and un-
wholesome composition. One might as
we'll weigh out the food to be eaten
meal by meal for year to come. The
appetite has more to do with it than
theories, and is better guide unless it
has been most fouly dealt with.
The way to read is to read, and if a
person turned into library can not bet
ter find out what to read than anybody
can tell him, he is either too young to
be trusted alone anywhere or mentally
diseased. The mind is its own gauge,
and if it does not work we'll it is very
seldom that any outside expedient can
be made to serve instead, If the at
tempt be made it results in something
which is not culture, at least.-Boston
COurier