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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-09-19
Spreckels, the Sugar King.

.'Claus Spreckels, said a friend Of
his, clocks so much like the conven-
tional idea of Santa Claus, the Christ
mas saint, that no one ought to be sur
prised at his being named Claus The
old sugar king has full white beard,
rosy cheeks and luxuriant snowy hair.
He is even as benevolent in benevo-
lent way as his Christmas namesake is
on large scale, and his family and
employees are devoted to him. Mr..
'Spreckels knows the sugar business
from the cane field to the refined pro-
duct. When the refinery was being
built at the foot of Reed street in Phil
adelphia, at cost of more than mil
lion dollars, quantity of the most ex-
pensive machinery in the plant was put
in wrong, and when Mr.. Spreckels saw
it he recognized the error at a glance.
As practical machinist he leaped into
the excavation, had the whole mass of
iron and steel yanked out and PERSONAL
ly superintendent it's proper erection.
Few millionaire operators in any busi-
ness know its ms and outs so thorough
ly as he."
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-09-19
Copper Brads in Shoes.

"Do you see these large copper brads
in the sole of my shoePn asked gen.
tleman of the st. Louis Republics Man
About Town, as he held up to view the
sole of one of his shoes. On being
answered in the affirmative he said:
ITO these simple brads alone l attri-
butte my present good health. For
years l was an invalid, subject to dys
pepsia, neuralgia, headache, and other
innumerable pains, and travelled the
country over in search of health. In
travelling out west among the Indian
tribes was struck with their remark
able health, and especially their ex-
emption from the maladies that affiict-
ed me and also with the fact that the
strongest and healthiest went bare
footed altogether. | sought an expla-
nation of the matter and by continued
observation and study was finally led
to the conclusion that the aches and
pains to which civilized man is heir are
owing to the manner in which we in
suate our bodies from Mother Earth.
Science is every day more clearly de
monstrating that electricity is the
vitalizing constituent of our bodies and
that this globe of ours is mighty bat
terry, continually generating and dis
charging electricity. Now, reasoned,
if this was correct the secret of the In
dian's health was in his bare feet, which
exposed his whole body to the vitaliz-
ing influence of the electrical earth cur
rents; while my ill health was attribut-
able to my feet being insulated from
these currents. Acting on this bypothe-
sis l sought to restore the broken con-
nection by inserting these brads in the
soles of my shoes. and the RESULT must
say. was astonishing. My feet, which
formerly were nearly always cold, soon
became warm and moist; my health
commenced shortly to improve, and in
few months was entirely relieved of
all my pains, and have ever since en-
joyed good health. 1t is very simple
thing and easily tested, and feel sure
would benefit any one afflicted as I
WAS
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-09-19
Present to Our Subscribers.

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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-09-19
Bargaining in AIgiers.

You select your goods with slow de-
liberation, pile them together casually
in little heap, eye them askance with
an inquiring glance, and take a con-
templative pull or two at the inspiring
weed in solemn silence, says a writer
in the Ge'atLen,aas's Magazine. Mo-
hammed Ali responds with puff from
his cigarette in grave concert. Then
you walk once or twice up and down
the piazza slowly, and, jerking your
head with careless ease in the direction
of your selected pile, you inquire, as if
for abstract reasons merely, in an Off
hand tone, your MosIem friends lowest
cash quotation for the lot as it stands.
Two hundred francs is the smallest
price. Mohammed Ali paid far more
than that himself for them. He sells
simply for occupation it would seem.
Look at the work, monsieur. Ali
craven brass, not mere repousse metal.
or real old chain-stitch, alike ON both
sides-none of your wretched, COM
mon-place, modern, machine-made en-
broidery.
You smile incredulously, and remark
with wise nod that your Moslem
friend must surely be in error. A mis-
lake VI IHe press. IOI Loo 1T2ucS Tedu
80 francs.
Mohammed Ali assumes an express
sive attitude of virtuous indignation
and resumes his tobacco. Fifty francs
for all that lot! Monsieur jests. He
shows himself very poor judge, in
deed, of values.
Half an hours debate and ten sue
cessive abatements reduce the lot at
last to fair average price of70 francs.
Mohammed Ali declares you have rob-
bed him of his profit, and pockets his
cash with inarticulate grumblings in
the. Arab tongue. Next day you see in
the Rue Bab-Azzoun that you have paid
him at least 80 francs too much for
your supposed bargain.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-09-19
SAYS CRAVITATION DOES 1T.
A Remarkable Clock that is Said to Go
Without Winding.

T. G. Farrer, watch maker has in
vented one of the most peculiar clocks
of the nineteenth century. 1t consists
of plate glass dial suspended from
the ceiling, and all the parts of it that
are visible are the two hands, the pivot
upon which they swing, and the dial.
1t is marked ''Gravitation Clock" and
not one person in 1000 who passes it
has the faintest idea that it is the most
ingenious device of the century. Many
clocks with glass dials have the works
of watch as their motive power, but
this clock has no motive power that is
visible.
Mr.. Farrer worked on the invention
for six years before he succeeded in
perfecting it. He alleges that the only
motive power is the gravitation of the
earth, and that the clock will run on
forever without winding, The only
imperfection is that it loses from four
to five minutes day by the friction of
the hands on the pivot, and. therefore,
the hands require to be regulated once
in twenty-four hours.
He showed a reporter something
about the way the clock worked.
When the hands pointed to quarter
past MIR. Farrer caught hold Of them
together and sent them twirling
around the dial, like the winder of d
wheel of fortune. After oscillating un-
til the momentum had been overcome
the hour hand and the minute hand re-
sumed their respective and proper po-
sitions, still marking the correct time.
At 20 he did something still more re-
markable. He slipped the minute hand
off the pivot and laid it on the counter.
At the end of six minutes he re-
placed it and sent it whiriing around
the dial. When it came to rest it set
tied at the right place, twenty-six min
utes past o'clock.
The hands are of tin and are hollow,
and perfectly balanced on the pivot.
Mr.. Farrer says they are moved by the
gravitation of the earth. but it puzzles
the spectator to account for the power
that raj es them after they reach $50.
All kinds of theories are atioat to ac-
count for this. Some people say that
the hollow hands are filled with fluids
of different densities that overcome the
gravitation of the earth when the hands
reach that point. But MIR. FarreI
keeps his secret, and rejoices over the
mystifcation of the beholder. He in
siSts that electricity is not the motive
power.-Fresaso Republican.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-09-19

from going in. Not for moment did
[ suspect the truth, or I would have
called reliable physician on the in
stant. Wednesday night DR.. --
came again after the sick lady had
sent three times for him. He is the
only physician who has visited her in
my house, SO far as [ know" said
Miss BiXby.
THF MUTILATED INFANT.
The body of the lifeless infant was a
horrible sight. 1t was cut all to pieces
and the undeveloped limbs We're torn
and mangled, while some sharp instru-
ment had been thrust through the
head. Although the unnatural mother
denies that instruments were used,
the subject predecates itself. leaving
but one conclusiOn-eithert the woman.
Bloch or the physician committed the
awful crime of child murder. She
denies that either she or the doctor
did it, but that all that Was done was
the handiwOrk OF the william, coward
and social outcast, NJ. NJ. Bloch. The
body is now in the hands of q we'll
known physician to be used as evil
dence at the examination which will
follow at once.
WHERE IS THE MAN BLOCH?
Tuesday last Bloch sold some real
estate he had owned and settled up
all his business affairs, and fed, it is
supposed, to Victoria. Since then
nothing has been heard of him. OF late
he has been travelling for Il well-knpwn
candy house, but formerly worked for
the Northern Pacific as mail weigher
and was also a few months ago a
railway postal clerk.
Miss Mecklin, the ruined girl, has
heretofore borne a fair reputation.
She has worked, during the past tn. ee
years, for number of people as
kitchen help and cook. Some months
ago she took a position in a Front
street candy store, but left there about
six weeks since. All who knew her re-
spected her. for she had amiable ways
and was Il pleasant young woman.
Her friends knew that she was init
mate with Bloch, but did not suspect
that their relations were of criminal
nature. Her parents are both dead
and she came originally from Iowa.
She has an aunt living in Corvallis it
is said, where she lived before coming
here.
DR.. Elsen was seen by the reporter
late this afternoon, and he said that
Miss MeckIn is doing nicely under the
kind care of Mrs. Dixby who has gen
erously enrolled herself as nurse.
ssThere is no doubt but the unfortu-
nate girl will recover" said the doctor,
''but if she had not received medical
care last night she would have died"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-09-19
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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06
THE BERLIN TREATY.

1t Does Not Attempt to Settle the status
of Pago-Pago.
The only excuse that has ever been
offered for the making of the Samoan
treaty is that it was necessary for the
protection of American interests in
Samoa.
The only American interest there is
in Samoa is a piece of unimpttved
property at Pago-Pago called a coaling
station, though it is not a station and
there is no coal in it.
But the Senate, which has just rati-
fed the treaty, is not able to make out
whether the compact protects this sol
itary American interest or abandons it.
The uncertainty is so great that the
Senate has declined even to pass Mr..
Edmunds' resolution declaring its con-
victioa that the American interest is
still ours.
1t is difficult to understand precisely
why, in these circumstances, the Sem
ate confirmed treaty of dangerous al
lance with two European munarchies,
SO radically contrary as this one is to all
the traditions of our National policy and
which appears to involve the surrender
of the only interest it was meant to
guard.
But for the sake of nineteenth century
diplomacy let us have the status Of
Pago-Pago definitely settled--N. Y.
World.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06

CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-The Farmers Re-
view states: THUS far the reports of
our correspondents indicate, with the
exception OF few counties, that the
condition of winter wheat averages
high In all the States covered
by our reports The only discourag-
ing report comes from Michigan and
Wisconsin, where general complaint is
made OF damage to wheat by the
changeable weather during the past
month. A few counties in Kansas re-
port some damage from the Hessian fly,
but the majority of the reports predict
heavy crop for 1890.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06
POLITICAL DRIFT.

Speaker Reed Is misplaced in
these times. He should have been born
on Southern plantation before the
war.-Buffalo Courier.
Il is understood Tat Editor Hal
stead is engaged in writing an autobiog-
raphy of Foraker. 1t will be beauti-
full volume if it contains all the facts
Atlanta Constitution.
-Hypnotism seems to be capable OF
a strange depth of meanness. A Chicago
hypnotist recently made one Of his pa
tients believe himself to be Ben Harri.
son.-Chicago Herald.
If the Congressional Republican,
are not rascals now. what were they
when they urged the rules which they
at this time declare to be wrong? There
is dishonesty in the one case or in the
charlottesville Courier-JournaL
The iron mills of Pennsylvania
pay only So. ~ per ton in wages for max
ing pig-iron. Why should they have
protection of Sc. 70 per ton? Is not pro-
lection of S2.42 equivalent to giving
them pauper labor, and making the pau
pers support public charge? What is
the remaining 81. 80 for? A STEALTH.
Y. World.
We are glad to see the farmers
moving earnestly to obtain relief from
crushing taxes; and even if they shall
founder around at first in their hunt
for the proper method of relief, the agi.
tation and effort will land them about
right in the end. When they shall
reach that point the era of war taxes in
time of peace and the oppressive taxa
ton of the necessaries of life to crafty
banded greed will be effaced from our
political system. Let the farmers move
on against unjust taxation, and they
will win whenever they shall under.
stand and enforce justice for themselves.
philadelphia Times.
The situation as it stands ie
simply adding every hour to the ugly
record which the majority has been
making in its pursuance of the odious
'smailed-hand" policy. 1t is unmanly
unjust, cowardly and altogether danger
Gus. 1t is just as certain as any thing
can be that at some future time the Re-
publican party, when in the minority
in the House, viii most severely suffer
as Q consequence Of the partisan unwis.
dom of its present leaders. They arc
sowing the wind and the party itself
will reap the whirlwind. This whole
business is contrary to genuine repub-
licanism, in letter and spirit -Philadel
phia Telegraph.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06
THE PETERSBURG MISSION.
Benny's Latest Insult 60 Illinois and the
Great West.

Benny's Latest insult 20 Illinois and the
Great West.
The President has shown . fair in
clination to recognize the services Of his
friends of the newspaper persuasion in
appointments to the diplomatic service,
but it can hardly be claimed that no
has acted judiciously in some cases in
following that inclination. He nomi-
mated Mr.. Halstead, Of Cincinnati, to
Berlin, which was we'll enough but
then he allowed q lot of guerrilla states
men Of his own party to defeat the
nomination in the Senate, when little
determination and backbone might have
saved it. The designation of Thorndike
Rice for Minister to St Petersburg gave
one of the big prizes to a magazine pub
Usher who had hardly been known as .
party man. It was a blunder which
death kindly rectified. This vacancy
remained untitled for some months, and
offered an opportunity for the Pres
ident to perform graceful act and
pay well-earned compliment to the
editor of the leading Republican pa
per in the West. Mr.. Joseph Me-
dill, of the Chicago Tribune. It is
an assertion fully justified by known
facts to say that no newspaper on the
continent has been more influential
than the Tribune in fighting the battles
of Repn blicanism and winning the tri-
umphs of the party, and that the rea-
sons which induced Mr.. Harrison to serd
Reid, of the New York Tribune, to
Paris and to nominate Halstead to Ber-
lin might have been urged with equal
force in giving the Russian mission to
tho We teran Chicago editor, whose great
ability, sound judgment and prudence
peculiarly qualify him for diplomatic
service. The President neglected the
opportunity for bestowing deserved
honor on Mr.. Medill and gave the place
to Philadelphia journalist. The Re-
publican press of the great West is thus
left without representative in the serv-
ice, while the seaboard cities have a
double share of honors in that line.
This discrimination against the West
is offensive, and more particularly SO as
it appears in the case of Mr.. Medill, be-
cause there is reason to suspect that it
is really chargeable to the Presidents
incurable prejudice against Illinois,
prejudice originating in the preference
of this State for Judge Gresham as a
Presidential candidate.-Chicago Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-03-06
SOME CHEERFUL ADVICE.
Western Farmers Are Now Reaping What
They SOwed In 1888.

western Farmers Are Now Reaping What
They Sowed In 1888.
We commend to farmers the following
sample of sympathy for their condition
by the protection press of the country.
A little more than year ago these pa
pers were devoting great deal Of at
tentiOn to the ''home market" created
by protective tariff. To-day farmers
are in worse condition than they have
been for years. and with no prospect of
improvement during the present admin
istratiOn. Agricultural products of all
kinds are at the most discouraging
prices. Confronted by the fact that
Kansas farmers find burning corn for
fuel the most profitable use they can
make of it, the Des Moines Register says:
A farmer can just rs religiously raise corn
for fuel as he can raise timber for fuel The
Kansas farmers are all right, and il stoves can
be arranged to burn corn economically and
with as little trouble and labor as coal and
wood, all town and city people can greatly aid
In increasing the prosperity Of the farmers and
OF the whole people by burning corn More
corn and less coal and wood for fuel is policy
the general adoption of which will speedily
bring relief to the farmers. Corn makes very
hot fire in the usual stoves, but there is too
much increased labor involved in keeping the
stove supplied with corn to keep up regular
heat. This is the only problem necessary for
solution to give farmers speedy relief from
cheap corn, and the subject Is worthy the at
tention Of grangers, alliances and inventors.
What pleasing suggestion this must
be to the poor devils who voted for Har-
rison, high tariff and free whisky in
1888, and sweated in the fields through
the summer of 1889 to raise their crops
Unable to turn their product into money
on account of the policy they supported,
their friends now advise them to invent
some method of getting it into the fire
as rapidly as possible; of course they
have plenty to eat in the meantime.
Corn is excellent food. They can afford
to eat beef, too, as it is selling for one
to two cents per pound on the hoof
throughout the Mississippi valley.
Clothes? Well, they must buy clothes,
but then the farmer is making, on an
average, thirteen cents per year out of
the tariff on wool, and he can clothe his
family with that Besides, Mr.. Harri-
son hims self said that it was mighty
mean man" who would want to get
clothing any cheaper than it is now sell
ing. The situation is apparently not so
very distressing, after all. If the Re-
publican farmer would only keep in
mind that he has ''home Market" he
ought to be very happy man.-Indian-
aDOliS Sentinel.