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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

1t is said that platinum can be sol.
dered to gold by first sweating some fine
gold into the PLATINUM at high heat.
The gold soaks into the PLATINUM, then
solder will adhere to it.
-Kilowatts is the term which is to
be used hereafter to express the power of
electric machines The word s'horse-
power" will be no longer employed in
referring to the power of any electric
motor.
The increased binding power of &C.
ment due to the addition of sugar is said
to be due more to mechanical than to
chemical causes. Sugar retardsurather
than accelerates the setting of the &C.
ment.
While the use of electricity in Lon
don for illumination is steadily increas-
ing, the use of gas is also rapidly on the
increase, the demand for the latter for
heating and cooking being greatly in ex-
cess of former years.
"A new process for Burning coal with
out smoke, it is said, has lately been
discovered. 1t consists in sprinkling
water containing special preparation
of resin over the coal, and the result is
that there is no smoke, and the glow is
as intense as coke.
"A blue soap, the use of which obvi-
ates the necessity of employing bluing
in laundry work, is made by incorpora-
ting with ordinary soap solution of an
lime green in strong acetic acid. By
the action of the alkali of the soap, the
10 i,fo
coloring the mass.
-Sapolini, of Milan, has described a
method of his which he states he has
successfully employed in sixty cases
of deafness of old age. 1t consists in
hopping the membrane tympani with
weak oleaginous solution of phospho-
rus. He claims that the treatment di-
minishes the opacity of the membrane,
increases the circulation, and improves
the hearing. City Medical In
dex.
"A remarkable feature of the East
Indian trade is the large number of
umbrellas imported. Last year the total
received in Calcutta alone was 1921, 745.
This was by far the largest import re-
corded for any one year, and it is not
surprising to hear that the trade was
somewhat overdone, and consequent
glut resulted. The United Kingdom has
virtually monopoly of the business.
The yearly manufacture of -four in
the United States is about 75,OOO,O 900
barrels, of which 100000 are required
for domestic consumption and 10000, 900
to 100000 barrels for export. This
estimate for home consumption is in &C
cordance with the basis which for many
years has been found an approximately
correct One-that of one barrel of flour,
on an average, to each individual of the
population.
In the biological department of the
University of Pennsylvania experiments
are being conducted in regard to the
processes of the mind. Three of the
principal kinds of experiments now be-
ing made are those to measure the
memory of sensations of sight, sound
and feeling; those to measure the time
taken to express a sensation, and those
to measure the time taken to receive an
impression through the eye, etc. The
means used to make these Investigations
! are weighted wheels, gibbet-shaped ma
chimes, pieces of iron arranged to fall
upon touching lever, pivoted hammers,
etc.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21

On! Is 1t you once more. my friend?
GOOD evening! You are well, trust?
Yes. I'll sit with you here awhile,
Apart from dancing, heat and dust
l still am beautiful, you say?
Y, thanks! you're kind, but then you know
It's hearts, not faces, that can change
In short space of year or so.
Where have been? The usual round
Europe, the mountains seashOre, springs.
DO recall our parting? Well.
No, I've thought of other things.
Here, was it? and you thought me kind2
Dear me, acds a silly child!
But since I've spent two seasons out,
At last years fadS I've often smiled.
You really think you cared for me?
no, you did but play part,
Right well-but then it needs small skill
To angle for so fresh a heart.
Why, yes, do remember now,
1t Was Just here last year we sat:
You made warm love, YOU stole q rose,
And vowed you'd never part with that.
Thought you meant it, don't you know?
(Girls are such simpletons you see)
Excuse my laughing when l think
How short tn illusion was with me.
] missed bracelet and came back
Thinking to find it near this chair,
And saw you placing, ha! hal hal
My little rose in kittys hair.
The tall, fine man who seeks US out,
just as You would explain? Nay, nay,
Don't take the trouble, tits not worth,
And that-why that's my hance.
"-Annie y. Cutbertson, in Detroit Free Press.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21
Interest ting Legal Decision.

A woman agreed with her grandson
that she would give him $500 if he would
not take another chew of tobacco or
smoke another cigar from that time till
her death; and on his part he agreed to
give her double that amOuntif he vi Olaf
ed the agreement. Seven years after
she died, but he had not been paid, and
though he had kept the agreement, she
had paid him nothing, nor had she pro-
vided for paying him. He sued her ex-
ecutor for the amount, but was defeated
on the ground that the condition was
not such as to make the contract bind
ing. The Kentucky Court of Appeals
has recently decided that the grandson
fulfilled plain and valid contract, and
is entitled to the money.-Talbot VS..
CLAW.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21

The Bishop of st. Asaph's, in Wales,
appeals to English churchmen to aid the
clergy of his diocese, whose RESOURCES
have been nearly cut off by the 1.-THE
agitation. Starvation" he says, sis
an ugly word, but it represents the con-
dltion to which several of the Welsh
slergy have been reduced"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21

:, The assertion is frequently made
that there is less tobacco-chewinc than
there used to be, but this is not the case
IA California. Inquiry among leading
dealers in San Francisco developed the
fact that the consumption of the weed
mas Kept pace with the increase in pop
ulatlon. 1t is estimated that that there
are about 100000 tobacco chewers in
that State and that they use annually
a.'6O,OO pounds of tobacco.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21
1--WE 90 to press at two instead .

1--WE 60 to press at two instead of
four to-day" said Tennessee paper,
''in order to attend to some business of
Importance in the country" At pre-
cisely five minutes of four two hioh-
toned-looking gentlemen with shot-guns
called, and wanted to know where the
editor was
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21

Oount oPagesuI---va5,s are, YOU Tor.
pa my vlsseets to your-a house?. Mr.
oorncorner-'Y Yes, sir. We don dare
70 encourage foreigners of your kind !,
count Spagetti-''Sare, 1 will hat vo,,
Know Eat am descended from the Cor.
sinis' re Old noblesse of Florence. Now
ad you think of my descent, eh?" Mr.
,.aa.;s think it has been very
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21

"A young lady of Carlisle, Pa, re-
ceived a bill amounting to over one
hundred dollars that tells little his
tory. The bill came from Tilted man,
and in it she is charged with twenty
two yards of silk dress goods, two gold
bracelets worth forty dollars, one dia-
mond ring, hat and several other
items. The above named articles were
nreSentS from him.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21

When woman pays special atten-
ton to her toilet. it is warning to some
other woman to look out. - Atchison
Globe.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21

Twill that dog bite?" mo; he never
eats any thing between meals" ''Thun-
der and guns! but the brute has bitten
me'' "Beg pardon, I'm SO forgetful
Come to think of it, he didn't have any
breakfast this morning. Boston Tran
script.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-02-21

Office return all fOrnion letters TO the
countries from which they have been
sent. The woman who has charge of
this branch is German, and eminentlv
qualified for her duties by her linguistic
attainments and her remarkable knowl
edge OF geography. She is perfectly
familiar with every country, CITY and
town in the world, and it was stated by
the chief clerk of the post-office that he
had no doubt that she would be able to
distribute the mail in London as well as
in Washington.
The State, War, and Navy Depart
ments have fewer women in their en-
pioy than any of the others. A few
women are employed as translators. but
In this work, which, according to popu-
lar ideas. would be especially suited to
the requirements and taste of women,
few women succeed. Their knowledge
OF languages is usually not exact and
thorough enough to qualify them for
service which requires thorough
grammatical and idiomatical knowl-
edge of foreign languages. The official
translator of each department is a man.
and generally foreigner. In the same
connection it may be stated that it is a
singular fact that in the occupations
In which we would naturally expect
women to excel, such as translators.
botanists, ETC., we End no conspicuous
cases of ability, while the universally
acknowledged and notable instances
OF superiority are in those departments
where we would least expect to find
them at all, much less to find them TAX
ing high rank.
There are fifty-five women EMPLOYED
in the Quartermaster' office in the
War department, and about the same
number assisting in the preparation of
the 'sOfficial Records of the War of the
Rebellion. In the Navy Department
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-05-22

Geo. Andrews, of Lowell, with ulcers
over half his body, was cured b. Ayers
Sarsaparilla.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-05-22

him was more than the tall subaltern
could understand On the brink of an
objectionable solecism. on the very rag
ged edge of a laundering inquiry, he
was saved, in her estimation, by the
sudden return of the orderly and the re-
appearance of the colonel
"Pve been to the hospital. sir, and to
the doctors quarters; he's not there.
They say that's him, sir. riding of
yonder." And the orderly pointed to a
faint speck just visible in the waning
twilight, far away southeastward be-
yond the Monee.
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Meeting of Board of Equalization.
To achOnl 1t may concern:
The board of equalization of Dickin-
son county, Kansas, will meet at the
Office of ohe county clerk, in said cOuL-
ty of Dickinson, on the first Monday in
June, at which time all persons cOnsid-
ering themselves enormously assessed
may appear and have hearing. BY
order of Board of County Commission
ers of Dickinson county, Kansas.
1878 NJ. ii. BERT, County Clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-05-22
CHAPTER VI.

Wight still lowered
over the broad expanse
of prairie when Lieut..
Perry and his little party,
after a brisk canter down
the valleu reached the
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-05-22

and south. Twill soon be too dark to
rail. but three of the Indians are going
back on the horses track as far as they
can The adjutant is writing a note to
the proprietor of the ranch-I don't know
hiC poD,an
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gDe Aeaettor.
THURSDAY, MAY %, 1890.
CONTINUED frSm Last Week.
DUNRAVEN RANCH
A Story of American Frontier
Life.
By Capt. CHARLES KING, US. A,
Author of'The Colonies Daughter" " From
the Ranks, !" "The Deserter," Etc.

Copyrighted 1888 by J. B Hppincott Company,
Philadelphia, and published by special arrange
ment through the American Press Association
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1890-05-22

If your cultivator shOvels are worn
out, don't throw them away but i'll
stead take them to The White MoshPr
Machine Co. and have them pointed
and made good as new. 3S-2
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07


"valloy" which viii be great saving. sand
prevented further damage. Everybody
was pretty badly scared. There are nuner-
GUS other slides in the county, but it will
take time to get full reports concerning the
loss caused by them.
Up to 10 o'clock this friday morning
the water has gone down about 9 feet
falling about inches an hour.
RELIEF COMMITTEE.
At their meeting last night the board of
trade, among 9th er business, passed the fol-
lowing resolution, and it will be acted upon
right away:
Whereas, the overAowing of the Will
lamette and Mary's river has caused more
or less damage to property owners along
said rivers in our county, therefofe, be 1t
Resolved, that committee of three be
appointed by the chair to investigate who
may have sustained damage by reason of
said food in our county and report if any
person need assistance.
The chair appointed the following COM
mittee: S. N. Wilkins, E. Allen, and D.
c. Rose. Any person requiring assistance
should apply to this committee, who will do
all possible in the matter.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07

At the Congregational church next
Sunday morning the pastor will speak
on "Proper Thinking" and in the
evening will answer three more ques-
tons that have been handed him.
Question answering will be a feature
in the evening services for awhile, and
any one is invited to send him a ques
ton on moral subject, which, if hon
estly propounded, will be candidly
treated
The material and paper stock that
was used in the new Office of the land
company, came from the supply house
of s. n. wilkins.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07
BORN

In Corvallis, on Wednesday. February
9TH, 1890, to the wife Of Mr.. (Eli) Perkins,
a girl.
The father is the owner of the truck and
dray business formerly conducted by L. J.
Kemp.
In Corvallis. on Wednesday, February
5th, 1890, to the wife OF Mr. Pernot,
boy.
This is doing well, considering the food.
Who said no Oregonians arrived this week?
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES.

Robert Wilson was a welcome visitor
on Wednesday. Helnade very pleas
ant and pertinent remarks to the pu-
pills in Mr.. Yates and Mrs. Callahan's 5
rooms.
The. literature class in Hamlet are
highly interested in the subject.
"The duke yet lives that Henry
shall depose, and HIM outlive, and die
violent DEATH" Query-subject of
dies
The class in bookkeeping are doing
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07

LETTERS. Rs.-Advertised for Feb.
Z, 1890: Mr.. and Ars. F. G. Baker,
Mrs. Catherine Hnrd, Mrs. Lanias
A. johnson, Lloyd & Burton 2,
William Peerson. T. A. Hell NJ
2. NJ.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07

excellent work, very thorough and
systematic.
The attendance is somewhat de-
creased on account of bad colds.
Since the new boiler has been put
in the rooms GIN be kept at an even
temperature.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07

There were no trains running into
Corvallis during the food of '6l be-
cause there were no railroads in Ore
gon. This time no trains are running,
not because there are no railroads but
because they are all in badly de
moralized condition.
Nose l.. Kline, who has been acting
as book keeper for the past three years
for Goldsmith 4 Loewenberg, hard
ware and stove dealers, Portland,
IS now their travelling agent. Last re-
ports he was stormbound at Roseburg.
There was session of the county
court this, week, it being the time for
the February term. Commissioner
Logan and Judge Holgate constituted
the quorum.
A case of scarlet fever is reported
in Corvallis. The little son of James
Taylor is SO afflicted. DR.. Farra is at
tending him.
Some cases of la grippe are still
noted in this city. The latest to be
attacked is F. NJ. Johnson.
K. l. Taylor, the barber. now shaves fol
/. Is cents.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07

A BANG UP TIME.-Chas. Houck
and Geo. Bigham participated in a
fisticuff On Main street on Monday
night. The trouble was caused by
a little promiscois talk on the for
mer's part.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07
FRuIr Growers, ASSOCIATION.


FRUIT Growers Association
Hon. Geo. A. Waggoner, Of Cor
Wallis. is trying to receive the CO.
operation of the citizens here and
throughout Benton county in or
ganizing fruit growers associa-
ton. After examining several of
the prune orchards in this state,
he thinks the rolling uplands of
Benton county especially adapted
to the production of this kind of
fruit as we'll as apples, pears,
plums, and others for which the
country has famous reputation.
Mr.. W., in his enterprise, contem
plates joint stock company with a
capital Of $4,000, which, should
he succeed, and there are very
favorable prospects Of so doing,
would give Benton county the
name of having the largest prune
orchard in the state. 1t has not
been until recently that the cul-
ture Of prnnes has attracted the
attention which the demand for
them and the high price they bear
would seem to justify, but their
production on uplands and river
bottom lands in the Willamette
valley has several years ago passed
the experimental stage, and many
farmers engaged in their culture
have already gathered rich har-
vests as reward for their foresight
and industry. This enterprise has
an honest claim for the support Of
every person interested in the pros-
perity of this state. Competition
with the low wage earners of India
and Russia in the production of
wheat has SO far reduced its price
in the worlds markets that the
people OF Oregon cannot expect to
prosper while breadstuffs is their
principal staple. Europe is no
longer compelled to depend on
this country for her bread, but will
buy all the fruit and pay for it,
largely, and it has been demon
strated that the very best varieties
that Oregon raises can be grown
right here in greater abundance
and at less expenditure than any,
where else.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07

A DANDY POLICE FoRcE.-If the
ordinance regulating the police
force is signed by the mayor, Ba-
ker City can boast of the dandy
police force not only Of the Pacific
coast but of the whole world. The
ordinance provides that no regu
lar policeman OF this city, while
Oh duty, shall enter or remain in
any saloon. house, loom or build
ing, whatsoever, excepting on
business connected with his duties
as snch policeman, nor shall he
while upon duty, drink or partake
of any spirituous, malt, vinous Oh
other intoxicating liquors what
ever. Neither shall he be the
owner or in any manner interested
either directly or Indirectly, in any
saloon, barroom, drinking shop
billiard room or ball alley. NJ
officer shall, while upon duty, be
guilty of using any profane OF
abusive language to or concerning
any person or persons, or of con
ducting himself in a violent or dis
orderly manner.-Blade.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07
VERY LATEST.
Special to the GAzErTE.l

Special to the GAzErTEl
OREGON CITY, Feb. 1.-THE river
this place fell three feet yesterday.
By actual measurement the river
on Wednesday registered three
feet higher than during the flood
of 81. Terrible damage done.
The breakwater known as the
''basin'' gave way and washed off
down the stream. In order to
save the steamer Three Sisters,
which is here, she was pulled just as
far in next to the bank as possible,
and when the water began to fall
it came so sudden that it left the
boat OH the roadway, between here
and Canemah where she now is
high and dry. The locks are com
pletely locked.
In '61 the water was flowing all
over the south end of Main street
in Oregon City, and, with three
feet more than at that time, the
whole city must have been flooded
FROM EUGENE.
e. j. McClanahan, real estate
broker,e ,ef Eugene, NJ. Harrington
and two other gentlemen, arrived
in Corvallis in a small boat this
friday afternoon at 3 o'clock
having left there yesterday after
noon. The water at Eugene was
II inches above the 81 rise only
no damage was done in the city
limits. The Springfield bridge
was swept away and all but the
main span OF the Eugene bridge
The coast fork structure is tota
loss, and to save the Mckenzie
bridge the approaches were Gu
away. These gentlemen repor
the Harrisburg railroad bridge
as all o. k. They were bound fol
Portland and expect to go as fal
as New Era, only, in the skiff as i
would be a dangerous undertaking
to attempt to go through the Roci
Island rapids.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07

To CONTAGIOUS will be
open for the construction of the
gallery OF the city hall until Mon
day, February 10ih, 1890. Plans
and specifications can be seen at
the office of A. G. Ewart, in this
city. The owners reserve the
right to reject any and all bids.
JOB BROS.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07

one ONLY.-One solitary mar
-riage license was issued in County
Clerk Wilson's Office during Jan
uary, and that was on the 10th
Grove Albert Peterson and Clara
E. Starr we're granted the right to
become one.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07

G. A. r. ENoAMpMENT.-The
ninth annual encampment of the
Oregon department, G. A. R., will
meet at Eugene on Wednesday,
February 18th. The annual con-
vention of the Woman's Relief
Corps will be held at the same
time. All railroads have made
special rates to those attending the
encampmeht of one and one-ffth
fare the round trip.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07

GREATLY BENEFITED.-At va
quina City on Wednesday night,
Jan. 29th, a portion Of the bluff
between the hotel and the docks
caved down; several thousand tons
of earth and rock was moved to a
level, and it is said that it did for
beNOregon Pacific company what
$4,000 worth of powder could only
have done. In this case it was a
profitable slide.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07

STRUCK By FALLING TREE
While at Peoria ON Sunday night
the steamer Hoag met with an
accident which came near being a
costly one for her. She was tied
to the wharf and a cottonwood
tree, about fifty feet high and two
feet in diameter came crashing
down striking the hurricane deck
just in the rear of the smoke stack,
lodging on the hog chains which
support the pipe. As fast as the
men could work it was cut to
|pieces and removed. Had it not
been for these chains the tree
woald have crashed clear through
the boat to the top Of the boiler,
and she would then have been
rendered perfectly useless.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1890-02-07

PUBLIC PARK FOR OREGoN.-The
senate has passed a bill granting
to the state of Oregon townships
81, %, 20, 80 and 81 south, in
ranges 5 and 6, east of the Will
lamette meridian, for public
park. This location of proposed
public park takes in part of both
Douglas and Klamath counties, in
Guiding the wonderful Crater lake
The center of the park will be
fifty miles east of Roseburg and
the same distance north of Link
vile, and will be thirty miles
north and south by twelve. miles
east and west.