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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-01-10
Emancipation Among the Cherokees.

Among other events showing the pro-
gress of emancipation, the act of the
national council of Cherokees has been
overlooked. Professor Foster writes to
The Century recalling the fact that this
tribe did, on the 18th day of February,
1868. pass decree of emancipation. ''Be
it enacted by the national council, That
all negro and other slaves within the
lands of the Cherokee nation be, and
they are hereby, emancipated from
slavery; and any person or persons who
may have been held in slavery are hereby
declared to be free forever" This act is
remarkable from the pro-slavery senti-
ment which was known to predonlinate
in the Indian tribes, although never as
strong among the Cherokees as among
the Creeks. s.-Globe- Democrat.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-01-10

warm by, and the persons on the stage
shiver themselves hoarse, then the
reader may know how cool things are
such WAS the case during the play
last Thursday night.
1t is too often the case in small
towns that there is class of per
sons who busy themselves with other
peoples business. These GOSSIP ipers
keep a careful watchout to observe the
company you keep; if you go into a
saloon, they make note of it; and If
you ever engage in any business trans
action, they set their heads to acquire
the particulars. The worst phase of
the matter is that they draw on their
imaginatlons to supply the particulars
that they are not able to obtain. And,
in doing this, they always magnify
your faults and overlook your good
traits. In place where everybody
knows every body else this evil gets
to be very annoying. We do not fot IL
moment hold that vice should be
screened, and it should be exposed,
though in so doing some consideration
should be given for the truth.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-01-10

SEND IN Your ORDERs.-I have a few
more pairs, or trios, of those Brown Leg
horns for sale. These are different strain
to those / formerly owned Also a few
nice Silver Spangled Hamburgs; have also
several fine Rose Comb Brown Leghorns.
These are all beauties, and are quite an i'm.
provement IN the high combs Write for
what You want to q. B. WELLS, Philolnath,
Oregon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-01-10
FOR SALE.

Two good heating stoves and a cook stove,
for sale cheap, also new safe. Enquire OF
w. j. Higgens. 1t.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-01-10

For SALE.-A recorded short
horn bull, Aaron, five years old.
Murray & Budget, Corvallis, Or.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-01-10

Moore & Stewart, the boss BARRIERS, op
posite the brick livery stable; shaving IL
cents; Iaircutting 25 cents.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-01-10
MARRIED..

In Alsea, Or, at the residence of A. J.
Mcmillan, on Thursday, Jan. ,, 1880,
Beauregard Chor. and Rena V. Thirsel,
by w Eidite j. p
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-01-10
BORN

In Corvallis, ON Sunday, january 5th,
1890, to the wife OF Sanuel Kerr, twin
boys.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-01-10

For short time only. Lots in Schenck' s
addition to Astoria. Terms easy. Buy
now of Hairless & Dayisson.
Lots in Schenck's addition to Astoria can
be had only at Hairless & Davisson's office.
Time is limited. Call early if you want a
good thing.
The Presbyterian church will be re-opened
next Sabbath morning Services both
morning and evening as usual. Sabbath
school at ten a. m.
The old Chambers house on corner of
Eighth and Jackson: streets is beginning to
show the effects of the hammer and saw
upon it. Dave Osborn is its new owner.
Prof. j. D. Letcher reports a very cordial
welcome by the Eugene people to the farm
ers' institute which occurred there last
week. Several excellent papers were read.
Evangelical Church. at Ever
green. Saturday evening; at Beulah Sunday
1890 a. M, and heie at Corvallis at p. IN.
Subject for the evening: Future Glory"
J. nj. Dick.
Bishop Becker is fine ventriloquest.
He will both amuse and interest his audi
ence at the Presbyterian church next Tues
day evening. No one should miss the
marvellous lecture.
Letters Advertised for January 10,
1890: VIM. Berry, Albert Galwick, Ellon
Humphrey, Pastor Baptist Church, H.
Rideuer, Will Simpson, E. Tibbotts, James
Wilson. F. A. Helm, P. NJ.
If you want sure thing, invest now ia
Schenck's addition to Astoria, and double
your money in less than twelve months.
Only one hundred lots on sale. Positively
withdrawn the first of February. See the
plat at Hairless & Davisson's office.
The teachers institute for the third judi.
| cial district, comprising the counties OF
Marion, Polk, Linn, Yamhil and Tillamook,
is due this year in Linn county, and State
Superintendent McElroy has decided to hold
it at Albany during the second week in
March, at which time large attendance is
cApcSeeu auu ocSSious
S. L. Richardson, Hon. E. B. McElroy
and another gentleman, of Salem, were in
Corvallis Yesterday, and with several of the
leading men here engaged in forming land
and investment company. The principal
Office is to be located in this city with one
in Portland and Salem also. The capita
stock is placed at $4,000, in shares of $50
each.
State Tax Levy Made. The state execu.
tive board, consisting OF Gov. Pennoyer
Secretary of state Mcbride, and Treasure,
Webb, met in the Office of the latter yester
day, and made levy of taxes for stats
purposes for the year 1890 as follows: For
general expense fund, five and twenty
three thirty tifths mills; university tax,
! one-sevsuth mill. military tax one.fiftl
mill, making six mills in all. The net
valuation of the state is SlOl, $50, ,472, a six
mill tax upon which will raise revenue OF
5000, SIS SO, or 1874. .6s9 ls for general ex.
penses, sl4, 5l2. 35 for university ard $40,
3l7.29 for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 9TH.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-04-24

tion was tested IT similar way, but In
this case there were two flags, red and
blue, and the signal was only to be
given when the flag was shown which
had been previously agreed on. The
time taken up in considering this point
prolonged the interval, and the differ
ence by which this exceeded the time in
the previous experiment indicated the
time consumed in this process.
tc) The time required for decision was
arrived at by having to give different
signal for the red and blue flags re-
spectively. Hence the person had not
only to distinguish them, but to decide
which key to press.
Several drugs we're experimental on,
but wish to call special attention to
the fact that alcohol prolonged all these
periods. 1t took longer both to signal,
to discriminate and to decide; in fact,
all these mental processes were slower
after taking it. This is entirely in ac-
cordance with previous observations,
and there can be no doubt whatever
that the role of alcohol is that Of mar
cotic. But there is one most significant
remark which quote from DIR. Brunton.
He says: THE influence of alcohol upon
physical processes is curious; for while
it renders them much slower, the indi-
vidual under its influence believes them
to be much quicker than usual.'
As a confederation of this narcotic
action of alcohol. | have made sew
eral experiments, chiefly on myself.
These consisted in endeavoring to pass
pointed stick through swinging ring,
counting the number of swings between
each successful endeavor and adding
these together when sixty had been ac-
complished. A certain dose of pure rec
titled spirit was then taken, and after
fifteen minutes the number of swings
required to accomplish sixty more
swings was counted. l append the re-
sult of the experiments made on my
self, because l can guarantee their bona
fde performance and accuracy, and they
were all performed after sufficient skill
had been acquired by practice.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-04-24
BREvITIES.

TorAI. abstinence has the power OF
prolonging more lives than all the doc
tors of England, of saving more money
than all the savings banks In the
United Kingdom, and of preventing
more crime than all the police of the
metropolis. -Wilberforce.
THE New York Legislature has do
feated bill to allow the sale of liquor
at balls until after three o'clock in the
morning. Laws ought to be passed
stopping the sale of liquor at balls al
together. Such sales are demoralizing
to the last degree and turn balls into
orgies in too many cases.-Chicago
Journal.
GERMANY's own papers and statistics
refute the claim that little drunkenness
exists in that beer-loving country. Wit
ness the following current item from
the German press: "Germanyoannually
spends $50, 900, 600 marks for its army,
but not much less for its alcoholic
drinks, which cost 406, 900, 900 marks.
Statistics show that the Incorporate
class furnishes thirty per cent. of all
the insane, fifty per cent. of all the poor,
and seventy per cent. of all the crimi-
nails. w. G. T. U. Bulletin.
THIS interesting story is told of Hor-
ace Greeley: He was presiding at din
ner given by tho press, in 1868, at Del
monico's in honor of Charles Dickens,
and ''while Dickens partook freely Of
the wines, Greedy did not turn his
glasses down, but thrust them out of
his way, with a single exception, and in
that placed beautiful red rose that had
been furnished for his boutonniere, and
during the dinner lifted his glass to his
nose as often as others raised glasses to
their mouths, and the fragrance of the
rose was all the stimulant he needed"
1t was characteristic incident, and the
lesson OF 1t is impressive even yet.
A RESIDENT of Ballston, N. Y, named
Mcdonald died two years ago and
left to his son SCI, 900 in money and
a prosperous business. The son
took to drink, the wife did like
wise, and family quarrels followed.
The son was frequently arrested and
finally his property was rapidly
wasted, and was recently sold to satisfy
accumulated claims against him. Mex.
the mother deserted her children and
abandoned herself to drink; the family
is broken up. the father and mother
have become Migrants and their chill
dren are homeless Thus does strong
drink do its mercness work Of deyasta-
ton and ruin.
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PERSONAL AND LITERARY.


The late Robert Browning translated
parts of Homer into English when ha
was eight years old.
Rev. Thomas r. Bacon, son of the
late Leonard Bacon, has become pro-
lessor in the University of California.
Two autograph letters of Talleyrand
were lately sold in Paris. They were
written to lady, the first on the death
of her husband: 'sDear Madam: Alasl
Your devoted Talleyrand," and the sec
ond on her remarriage; "Dear Madam:
Bravol Your devoted Talleyrand."
Mrs. Longman, widow of the late
Thomas Longman, died in London re-
Gently in her Sc venty-ffth year. She
was the last of the generation of the
house that published for Scott, Southey,
Coleridge, Moore, Campbell, Sydney
Smith, Mackenzie and Macaulay. She
took keen interest in all the great
literary projects with which her husband
was connected.
While the number of new books
published in England and the United
States was smaller last year than dur
LIZ bA4O piDfAOho OhC3 40 ohOW WV
tables published in this department re-
Gently, Germany shows an increased
activity, nearly thousand more vol
umes being issued during 1889 than in
1883, while the advance is among the
better branches of literature.
There is a peculiar interest as to
the disposition of Robert Browning's
1fhrorv II inc1udac a oolIao4iou Of hoolys
and manuscripts bequeathed to him by
his friend Lander, among them being
copies of some of Landor's rarest works,
annotated by the author, with many
letters and papers Prot. Colvin had
access to this treasure when he was pre-
pairing his volume on Lander for the
"Men of Letters Series"
The Abyssinians will soon have the
"Pilgrim's Progress" in their own
tongue, the Alhamric 1t has been
translated by Zebra Georges, a student
in DIR. Commands institution at Flor
ence. 1t will be printed at Crischona
in the native type, and be ready in the
autumn. The Religious Tract Society
is bearing half the cost of its produc-
OiOlis aDOup hAbg pouhuo oNoilAhBs dL0
the Alhamric will be the eighty-fourth
language into which Bunyan's book has
been translated.
Nothing, it is said, pleases William
Morris, the English poet, more than to
be mistaken for sailor He is robust
and square-built, has shaggy hair, and
delights in rough apparel, and his gem
eral appearance is somewhat nautical.
One night he was overhauled by a sea-
faring man. "Avast there" cried the
stranger; don't know you? Weren't
you at one time mate of the brig Sea
Swallow" To be mistaken for sailos
was charming; TO be mistaken for tie
mate Of ship bearing SO poetic name
as the Sea Swallow was simply glorious.
Eyes, l am he" said Morris, and he
locked arms with the stranger, piloted
him into an ale house and filled him
full of liquids and substantials.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-04-24
HUMOROUS.

Reward of Virtue-"Waiter, that
man came in after did, and yet he has
his roast goose and / have nothing !"
'Oh, yes, sir; but then he always gets
very cross if we don't serve him at
once. "-Fliegende Batter.
Gentleman Ito tramp What, you
here again? 1t hasn't been week
since / gave you half dollarl" Tramp
just week. sir; but, greAt heavens,
you don't expect man to live year on
6fty cents, do Washington Star.
-"Have you selected your bridesmaid
yet?" asked the happy mamma. yes, !"
replied the happy girl. ''Sue Elder"
"But she's so uglyr' That's why
chose her, mamma dear. I'm not par
ticularly handsome myself The Jury.
First Roman Actor-"Canst lend me
the price of shave, Julius?" Second
Roman Actor-"Verily, Caius, l have
not denarius about mel" First Roman
Actor-''This is roughl Here / must
play Queen Hecuba tonight, and Two
got two-weeks' beard on my chimp
Puck.
hutchinson, who has just been re-
jected by Miss Martinvale, was met
near her gate by the young lady's aunt,
who affectionately remarked: "You
have just been to see my niece. How is
the dear girl?" Every much on the de-
cline" replied hutchinson, as he
FASTENED away.-N. Y. Ledger.
She (age eighteen)-"When l go
upon the stage it shall be as star. My
proud spirit could never sink to the
level of common actress" Same She
(age twenty-eight)-"Oh, girls amt it
NIGEL The stage managers going to let
me have a speaking part tonight. One
of the pages is sick. Lawrence Ameri-
can.
-Wife-''A box came for you to-day
filled with shirts. Why did you have
any made to order, when it was only the
other day / made you dozen with my
own hands?" Husband-'My dear, you
don't understand. / consider your shirts
too good to wear every day, so l ordered
a few ordinary ones for use except on
special occasions. "-Clothier and Fur
nisher.
Minister Ito choir-masterl-"Th
music went splendidly this morning"
Choir-master-"Yes, l fatter myself it
did" Minister-'I am glad to see the
singers give their whole energy to the
important religious work. There is no
deception in such singing as that"
Choir-master-"Well no, / should say
not. You see, Mr.. Thumper, told the
choir last night that an operate man
ager would attend church to-day for the
purpose of finding some good vo:ces."-
Christian Register.
Life Insurance Agent-"Come, can't
place some insurance on your life?
We're all liable to die at any moment
you know Citizen (who has had three
other agents in to see him since reach
ing his office)-"That's so. Life is I'M
certain, and it is especially so with me.
Ny physician says | am liable to drop
off at any moment with heart disease.
He gives me only couple Of months to
live.n Life Insurance Agent-"Oh. OK
cuse me. There's no need of pursuing
the subject further. Sorry to have |
troubled you. Good morning" Citizen
by Jove, that idea of mine works |
like a charm Boston Courier.
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The progressive increase in these fig
ures with larger doses is a good indica-
ton of the action of the alcohol, and
roughly indicates the comparative
amount of injury done. The influence
of one drachm is decisively indicated,
and found two drachms quite enough
to produce transient giddiness. There
we're considerable variations in the
number at the various sittings, but they
are due TO many causes, such as time of
day, amount of light, condition of brain
and body, etc; but this difference does
not affect the relative result with and
without alcohol. Each experiment was
done on a different day. Several func-
tions Of the brain and spinal cord are
hereby tested, such as:
1. The steadiness of the hand and CO.
ordination of the muscles.
q The sharpness of the sight.
& The accuracy of the Judgment.
g. The rapidityof thought perception
and decision).
s. The rapidity Of muscular action.
G. The power OF self-control.
1t may be taken as proved that aleo-
hol Injuries the capacity of self-control,
or temperance, which can not be as
great or complete with alcohol as with
out it. The largest quantity taken,
half an ounce, is about the amount con-
tanned in half pint of beer, small
glass of wine, or two tablespoonfuls OF
brandy and water, and hence these are
clearly capable of doing considerable
harm TO the nervous system. u. j.
Ridge, NJ. D., in Medical Temperance
journal
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TEMPERANCE NOTES.
HERE'S A LADDlE.

Here's laddie, bright and fair,
And his heart is free from care;
VIII be ever, do you think,
Learn to smoke, and chew, and drink
Make furnace OF his throat,
And chimney Of his nose"
In his pocket not a groat,
Elbows out and ragged toesg
Here's laddie. full OF glee,
And his step is light and free;
Win he ever, do you think,
Mad with thirst, and crazed with drink.
Stagger wildly down the street;
Wallow in the mire and sleet;
Hug the lamp-post, and declare
Snakes are writing In his hairi
Not an i'll this laddie knows
And his breath is like the rose;
viii he ever, do you think,
Poisoned by the cursed drink,
Fever burning In his veins,
Soul and body raclSed with pains,
Sink into a drunkard's grave,
Few 10 pity-none to save?
No; this laddie, honor bright,
Swears TO love the true and n ght,
Keep his body pure and sweet,
For an angels dwelling meet;
Never, never will he sup
Horrors from the drunkard's cup;
Never in the flowing bowl"
win he drown his angel-soul.
Julia M. Thayer, in Temperance Journal
The advocate., 1890-04-16
An Unprecedented Offer.

BEGINNING with this date, and until
further notice, we will give a copy Of
w. S. Morgan's book, "HIsToRY OF THE
WHEEL AND ALLIANCE AND THE IMPEND-
ING REVOLUTION" (price 1926 with
every eight subscribers to The ADvo-
CATE at one dollar each. To every
purchaser Of the book from this Office
at the regular price we will also give
a years subscription to THE ADVOCATE
free, This will apply to renewals as
well as to new subscribers.
The advocate., 1890-04-16

COMMUNICATIONS from correspon-
dents are accumulating to such an ex-
tent that it is impossible for us to find
a place for them in our pages. We
have desired to give TO every writer
an opportunity to speak through our
columns and shall continue to do so
as far as possible. Correspondents
whose communications do not appear
must not infer that we deem them
without merit, This is not the case,
we shall endeavor to distribute these
privileges as much as possible, giving
the different parts Of the state an
equal opportunity, but il is impOssl-
bic to find room for all without en-
lafging the paper again, and that we
'Fcannot do at the present price.
The advocate., 1890-04-16

clearfor him. That he will travel along
that path is abundantly shown by the
rapid strides he has taken in all OK
.cellent ways wherever half a chance
has been allowed him.
We're the negro temper less aimable,
less forbearing, and less forgiving
than il is, it might be expected that he
would not cheerfully avail himself OF
advantages founded, upon selfnterest
on the part OF the whites Of tho South.
But il seems as il that race were cre-
ated orthe purpose demonstrating
the extent to which human forboar-
ance can endure end still retain hope,
Cheerfulness, courage and kindliness.
Following the extinction OF tho pol
itical persecution Of negro there will
then remain for him to work out (by
the hardest as seems TO be his lot) his
social redemption. And this will lie
not along the line Of close social com
mingling with the whites Nor does
he desire chat it should. The more
cultivated and ambitious ones among
them are loyal to their race. They
are proud Of It's wonderful progress
under adverse circumstances.
Neither will their recompense or
their best victories come to them for
time through political distinction.
They must work along the line Of in
dustrial progress up to financial inde-
pendence, from whence they can get
the better things Of education, Of cul
ture, Of refinement and of moral
excellence.
Under such depressed industrial
conditions as now exist it would be
indeed hopeless for the poorer class
of negroes, as we'll as for the poorer
class Of whites to attain even a mod
crate degree of industrial indepen-
dence. But themore just and equitable
conditions which the present struggle
is to bring about will clear the way
for the colored man as we'll as for the
white man.
There is no race tinge neither any
nationality to the angel which is
troubling the waters of to-day.
The advocate., 1890-04-16

q class movement, but rather a great
reform movement whose beneficent
effects will extend 10 all useful and
honorable omployments in the whole
nation.
But what then Of the Exchange6
just thisj the legitimate work OF the
Exchange will cover only such large
dealings as may and should be carried
on directly with manufacturers chief
ly of farm implements, and also in the
handling Of farm products. Such
method is at once the scientific and sys-
tematic business method Of the future
It may be that in a few individual
cases losses will result TO local dealers,
Il is one OF the unhappy but inevitable
results Of every step forward in hui
man progress that some persons must
sufferfrom the readjustment. Should
there occur now and then an occasion
al failure, it should be remembered
that the Exchange would beresponsi-
bic, but for an insignificant number
as compared with the hundreds which
occur every week under The present
evil system a system which Exchange
methods will aid in correcting.
The large and comprehensive meth
Cd Of the Exchange, il confined to It's
legitimate working, is in the line Of
progress toward the business system
ization which will reorganize all our
trade in tho not distant future. II is
by no means improbable that the in
auguration Of the Exchange may be
the means OF Fastening the day Of
safer business methods throughout
all the trades.
It is moreover not at all essential
in the long run that Exchange busi-
mess should bo conducted by men
nom The farms. The trained, expert
onco and well posted mercantile men
might assert in the conduct Of the
business. Such a consumation is do
youtly to be hoped for as thus the
farmers could reap the benefit Of di-
rect dealing with the manufacturer,
and ,at the same time entirely har-
.moRious relations would be sustained
between farmers and dealers.
Let us make it part Of our daily
duty to keep it before the people that
the interests of the farmer and the
merchant are identical, The large
and abundant prosperity Of each rests
upon tho other.
The advocate., 1890-04-16
- A-I5WcoCATE-

ers and corporations make no mis-
takes in their men. Will you make
use Of your organized power TO de-
feat them, or is it necessary for you
to be squeezed little harder before
you wake up to a FULL realization Of
the situation7