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The Irish standard., 1891-01-10
|. S., SIP. & UP.
These Letters are the Initials OF the
New Line Through Wyoming and
Idaho 10 the Pacific Northwest.

This line is composed Of the Chicago,
Sc. Paul, Minneapolis Il Omaha and
Union Pacific Railways, and reaches
more Far Western Cities than any other
line, as follows:
HALEY, Boise City, Lewiston, Moecow "
and principal Idaho points.
Walla Wmlla, COliax, FarminEton
Rockford. spokane Falls and numerous
Washington points.
Baker.City, Pendleto,, Portland and
principal Oregon points.
OGDEN and Salt Lake City, tho largest
points In Utah.
Sun francisco, Los Angeles and all
California points from Mt. Shasta to
san Diego.
And this line also reaches Butte,
Anaconda and many other points in
Montana.
Also note that by this inc accom-
mOdatiOnS are furnished in Pullman
Family Sleeping Cars at verv low rates
TO holders Of second class tickets going
to Washington, Oregon and California.
When you got ready to 80 West, be-
fore deciding upon your route. call on
agents of G.. St. r., M. Il q. RV.. who
will cheerfully furnish rates and lhfor-
nation about through Car service over
the LAKE SUPERIOR, ST. PAUL Il
UNION Pacific LlNE' and connections,
OF for pamphlets and maps address
Il, w. TEASDALE,
General Passenger Agent. st. Paul.
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10
A LIVELY CONGO TOWN.
Am African burg That Is Sustaining Quite


A Boom.
About the livoliest place In equatorial
Africn Just now is MntsIdi, tho starting
point on tho lower Congo Of the Congo
railroad. A Thousand men arc working
in Mntsldi and along the river within "A
few miles Of that place. Missionaries
write that it would surprise amy one to
SEQ tho number Of good houses that arc
going up at Mntadi, substantially built
of stone, brick, iron and wood. Tho I'D
vent og tho railroad lnborers has made
things exceedingly brisk for tho few
missionaries Of Bishop Taylor's station
in that neighborhood These mission
;lrica, 1t is well known, depend mostly
upon their own cxcrtions for support.
They find that they have now ready
market for every thing that they can
produce In their gardens. Mr.. Teter
writes to tho African News that he has
as good market for his produce ut
Mntadi ~ he would have In New York
or London. The Congo State has given
Mr.. Teter site upon which to build n
Church ut Mntadi and also u supply OF
lumber and other building material for
the editiee Some OF tho native laborera
on the railroad are contributing money
to support this church, which, it Is c,s-
pcctcd, will be entirely self-sapportlng
frou the first. Ono native subscribed
twenty dollars and others nearly equal
amounts toward the building Of on iron
church which, ns soon an possible, will
take the place OF the temporary strnc-
ture. These natives were probably
brought from mission stations further
north on the west co.1st, and they wish
to have tho same religious privileges on
the Congo they have been accustomed
To at home
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10
a COWS BLACK MILK.
Hingulnr Habit Of An Otherwise Well D1
posed nnd Respectable Bovine.

singular Habit of mn Otherwise Well Dis
posed nnd Respectable Bovine.
Rupert IInnsborough, Of tho firm of
Crowley, Ilansborough IL Co., leather
dealers, OF Chilicothn, O., is the posscsf-
or Of IL natural curiosity in tho shape Of
~ COW which gives black milk. She is
ON Mr.. Iansborough's model farm, says
tho Chicago Herald, situnted u few miles
out Of town. and can be seen ut any
tiIno grazing in his pasture, and ut milk
ing time her singular yield will be
shown amy ono desiring to behold It,,
OF mixed breed, Jersey and Durham,
with ii strain of Ayrshire, el,o was
cnlvcd on tho farm and was tho second
born to her mother, whose milk pre-
sented no pecuIinrity, and whose first
cnIf, heifer, too, still gives an nbund-
nncc of natural tinted milk
Mollie, ns she is cnlled, is IL pretty
little cow, with nothing unusual in her
appearance, and has borne already five
young, which have thriven we'll on her
black milk. IT produces IL fair amount
Of cream, which is IA trille lighter in col
or, and which when chlrned makes but
ter resembling coal tar, but aa palata'
bio as though Of golden yellow. Mr..
Ianaborough says thnt ut first they
were afrnid to drink or use the milk in
any way. but, overcoming their pcejn-
dice, now enjoy it ns any other.
lIe has received numbers OF offers for
her, boil, from tho proprietors Oh mnse-
u1ns and stocsmcn, but declined them
from hopes that she will yet transmit
hcr popularity to some OF her progeny.
Chemists in Richmond and Washington
have aunlyzed the milk. both fresh and
when matlo into butter, but declare THAI
they can detect nothing to account for
It's sable color, but attribute 1t to some
unique coloring pigment In tho corpus
clcs of her blood.
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10
"a aIHL's STRANGE APPETITE.
The Queer Hankering Of = sturdy BuaAlo
Servant 10 EHt Soap.

Servant to Irnt Soap.
"A servant girl, by name Louisa Bank-
burr, IN the employ Of Reese +. McMn-
hnn of this city, says q Buffalo corre-
spondent, has developed most singu-
lar taste for eating soap, OF which She
has been known to devour nearly q
pound in q day. The family for some
time past were much puzzled to account
for the way In which the soap draap-
pearcd from the boxes, and 1t was not
until the girl was seen eating cake
with all tho relish IN tho world that II
occurred to them to ascribe the disap-
pearance to- her. She Ii q largo, healthy
looking girl OF about seventeen, and
she declares that her singular diet In
which she has indulged for some months
has never disagreed with her, but Mr..
McMnhan snys that It has affected her
appetite 80 thut she does not care to eat
much beside soap.
At arst she preferred the milder kind
Of complexion and hand soaps, but as
she indulged the unnatural craving her
tilate grew for tho strongest kind, and
now she cats with nvidity those used
WI hINuSH "0Ah. NAV E"S'||'AAo "ttS
have examined into the peculiar case
say that the girls morbid appetite
comes from no disorder OF her stomach,
but Is probably ~ cultivated idiosyncra-
sy. Louisa; herself stntes that she was
first induced tn cat it by the pleasure =
piece of toilet soap afforded her by it's
perfume. Efforts have been made to
got her to give up the habit, which will
ultimately cause her death, but she
persists in it, and says that she would
die without IT.. She rs perfectly scnsi-
bic, and even very Intelligent, and has
grown very sensitive on the subject.
Mr. McNnhun givee her IN excellent
character, and offers To bear the ex
pensc Of placing her In an incbrihte
asylum ii her Family, who live in Tom
awnnda, will consent. a certain p;lllor
and purplish discoloration OF the
lips and corners Of tho nose and nails
nlo tho only perccptible effects Of the
dict, md her digestion, ;ls far as cnn
be gathered from Louisa herself, re-
mnins unilnpnired, while she has act
nnlly gained nearly twenty pounds in
the last six months, or since she began
tn nnt sonn
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10
MY I No THEIRS GRAVE.

DIX GEO. y. panNrycG.
B The tremblipe dew drops fall
Upon the shuttine flowers Ike aonls at rest,
9 Tho stars shine gloriousy.-and al
Save me are blest.
Mo,herl love thy gravel
Tho violet, with its blossoms blue and mild.
Waves DER thy head when ahali 1t wave
Above thy ohild2
"Eis sweet tlower--yet must
Its bright leaves to tho coming tempest how,
Dear mother, 'tis thine emblem q dust
In on thy brow.
And | Gould lsye to die
no love. uiltastod, life'a dark, bitter streams.
Dy thee as erst IN childhood. Iie.
And share thy dreams.
And must linger here.
TO statn the plnlnage OF my sInless years.
And Inour, tho hopes tn childhood dear,
With bitter teare9
All must Iinger here
A lonely branch upon II blasted troe,
Whose last frnii leaf, uitlnely sore,
Went down with thee7
OFT from llfe'a Withered bower
In stu colnmupion with tho past, turn
Aud muse On tho only howor
In memory'H urn.
And when the evening pnlo
Bows like y mourncr IN tho dim blue wAy0.
STRAY to bear tho night wtntle wall.
Around Thy grave.
Where Ia thy spirit tlownf
gnze boyn- thy look IL Imagined there;
lieteu, and thy gentle tone
ls on thsanIr.
Oh, o0ne--whilst h0re press
NV brow upon thy grave and In those mild
And thrilling tones Df tendernoas.
Bless, bless thy child
Yes, blGHs thy weeping child,
Aud DER Thy urn religions h0lieSt ahrinc--
Oh, give his spirit undet,led
To blend with thine
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10

A apoon luncheon was the very noves
cntertain.aent given hy " recent bride
to the brilcmaias and ushcrs who were
to attend the wedding, says Demorest's
Magazine. The table cloth WAS white
linen with delicate drawn work, over
pIle blue satin, the thiaia white and
gold, croSaed spoons Nude of forget-mc-
nets wera in front 81 each plate, and
the central decoration was 4 mound OF
white and pinli roaebuda, supported by
china eupida, each holding q large spoon
made of forget -ine-nots. The sonvcni.
were, for.cach Lady, q aaiiver spoon with
the combined monosraina OF tho bride
and groom, and the date; and for tho
gentlemen, E;arf.pins shaped like tiny
spoons, with II tnrquois IN the bowel Of
each.
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10
The kocietY slot Machine.

At an elegant private german given
in u town near lIoston the other night,
says tho Boston Traveller, tho men
went up to u slot machine, put In n
nickel, supplied by the hostess, and re-
ceived forthwith u dainty roll Of choco~
late with the name Of his partner on
tho wrapper. Now that slot ,naehineA
have m.lde their debut into society we
may expect to he introduced in ono way
and unother to tho various eccentric
neMlers of the family,
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10
Cnnala ~ IrisIl Tr..pN.

A petition IL being circulated and
largely signed by the people in this pa,
OF tho valley, says the I.n ,Jara (Col.)
Echo, and will be presented to the
Eighth General Assembly praying for
the enactment OF law to provide for
the screening OF tho headGntes of the
irrigatlng canals for the protection OF
fish. The destruction OF tisl, through
this source is deplorable. Recently as
the water was being tnrned OIL in the
Del Nortc irrignting canal Il seining
party succeeded III catching two hun
drod pounds Of trout and only half a
mile WAS gone over. As The canal Is
forty miles long it Is estimated that it
contained sixteen thousand pounds
And this Ia one Of many canals in the
valley, but the Del Norto ditch "
thought to ba the most destructive.
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10
HUNTING
FISHING i

Montana produces the iluGst
HolpGs ana Cattle, Free ranges
yet la Mouse, Milk and Sun River
Valleys Ind Sweet Grass Hills.
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10

Finest resort Ia America alont
Great Northern Ry. Limo In MI,
nesotA. Dakota and Montana
Best climate Tor health seekers.
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10

Sweet UraBs Hills, Milk aud | NHFE
sun River VnIle,a, Monlnna, OILL
reached only by lhh Great North
err Railway Line. Tho stock u0nl
itnisors' pMradisG UUu,
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10

Along tho Great Northern n'yl ur
Limo In Montana are FREQ ranches III
aud p.st.irage, mines Of OrGoIOll6
metals. iron and conl. ana now n
Cities aud towns. Now Ia your
chance. -
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10
new
TOWNS

Settlers on free Government
lands along tho Grent Northern
lty. ltne in North DmkOth and
Montana Got low rates and tinc
mark OTIS for products.
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10
Gold,
COAL

Go to tho t1r1At Reservation oil MIk
Montana aud get ii good free IvIILn
homestead. Low rates nnd Free
Bleepers On Great Northsrn L., ulurr
Line. GOhOW. UIvkUH
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10

ASSIGN MINT NOTICE, C..
- ,'n. Ias. Dleirict Court, Fourth Jnlip#
District.
Tn tip n after " the hsaignAent of lebrge I'll
Jacoby. lusolyent. ..a,,.
NOTICE. y 1s.Fs .@s''
70 NIL whom II may conGer.i u fs1y7s y
Inks notice. tfat Oh ti,s aiIdnyt9 and rial.
Gr,ilr u,,W .,i, tiln IN tHta e.lrt, IN su fnna,
ter tha nstnnas III amid m.itttr having aalS ~ N
ipecial term thereof On the 18th dry Of Jantng4
1901, nj nine o'clock III thu faratO0i..4at 4tsf
Court llnpse In Ninneannlia. In sni1 lannty. /. ~
hs fully diachnrvrd firm AL f,,tshsr tlifjes
1iHbtlities and resp.ntthil con thega
with. ED All " Is tlai y A n
7 5.3 5 '5Es 5 n US SxS AlYiRiit 94
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10

Home seekers will find the lust OF EQ
the public domnin or agricultural I'LL
md grnzinR value along tho q roAt
Nolthorn Ky In N0rtl. Dakota IA
and MontAnn. kHv
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10

100 or more. along tho GreAa
Northern Railway Li1e. BUS,
ness 0hancea, Write 4. ]. WnH
NGY, 1T. Paul. MINI, Tor Books
Maps, NO. Write now.
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10

uCAlTu In Montana FREQ Lands, New
nknLO u Towns, Now Railways, Me-
,uralTI Minrs. Low Rates. Largest arcs4.
UIHLl IL OF good vncMni land.
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10

These have made Montann tlg@
richest State per cA,itH In thts
Union. Plenty ct room for y { ~
miners and stool~raisets, M ~
ls tho time.
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10

There IL II law In this state making
IT Il PRISON oifensa for q man TO change
hls ,,ame.'
'''Siill, as II doesn't Apply to women, |
wouldn't mind changing mime to- NOR
row. =
It is a match.
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10

Tho regions tributary to Grcia$
Northern hallway Limo in Mon,
tnnm produce sll the precious aatl
bueer II otaln. Now towns Gn,}
railways arc being built.
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10

Mfr. Parkrf--l guess I'll buy this pic
ture, Maria.
Maria But, papa. the picture Is low
ia tone aud color.
Mr. Parker What's the differences? I
ain'L buying IA music box.
The Irish standard., 1891-01-10

u1,..,u,, To yaSsys S,. Of e., Hea a., Mouse. . ~
reaehod by Great Nortlern Ky. ~ ~
Line. Half rate excursions Sept n
8, ~, and Oct. ID, 1880 Write ". N
|. WHITNEY. 1t. Paul. MINI.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-12-25
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THE SONG or THE FARM.

The poppies that peep from the wheat at morn,
With pearls of the night dew glittering still,
The shadows that race DER the waving corn
And the shy little runnel down under the hill,
The hoary old orchard whose trees ars bent,
And the clover fields where the honeybees
swarm.
Cry, Come to the cradle of calm content!
Come see Mother Nature at home on a farml
'sHere are pillows of meadow whose waves are
SO sweet
They perfume the air; here are mountains Of
hay;
Here are little winds lost upon oceans of wheat,
and butterflies shipwrecked in hoIlyhock
spray;
Here is peace in the air and a smile in the sky,
And never fear of deception or harm.
From the cares and the woes of a city life fly
To old Mother Nature, who lives on farm!"
And SO the old song from the cherry tree tops
And arbors where Bacchus might gather q
treat,
From old fashioned sparrows that live in q
copse
And not in the dirt of an ill smelling street,
From the bees and the kline and the sentinel cry
OF the cock, whose shrill clarion bodies no
alarm,
Rings out to the city folk ever and aye:
Come back to Dame Nature; she lives on
farmt' New York World.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-12-25
Truth and Fiction.

Touchstone says that ''the truest poet
~ is the most feigning." Without 60
ing that length, we may affirm that the
construction of correct versifcation
gives man SO much to think of that he
cannot attend very strictly to the truth
of what he says. Blank verse of the or
binary sort does not come under this
rule; it leaves the mind very free. And
hymns-Dr. Watts ruthlessly sacrifices
the sound to the sense; some lesser lights
sacrifice the sound without benefting
the sense. But no one can read some
parts Of Pope carefully-those lines in
which, in word or two, he sums up the
character or achievements of the nota-
bilities of his day-without suspecting
that an apt rhyme occasionally beguiles
the poet into more forcible expression
of admiration or contempt than he would
have given in prose.
The teller or writer of the story has
the impulse upon him SO strongly to
make it a good story that it is next to
impossible for him to avoid modifying
its more commonplace features. And he
adds little here and he prunes little
there. Point before precision is, it may
be feared, sometimes even the historians
motto. There are veracious narratives
we feel bound to accept on the word of
our friends. We should not have be-
lieved the stories had any one else told
them; as it is, we store them in our
memories as splendid illustrations of the
often quoted saying of the poet that
truth is stranger than fiction.-Al the
Year Round.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-12-25

GENERAL BUFFERS forthcoming
book will be one of the largest
historical autobiographies ever
published. 1t will contain about
one thousand large pages, printed
upon high grade paper and illus
trated with several hundred wood
engravings. It will be published
in English, German, and French.
The best artists are now employed
IN the work. The Dickinson type
.'oundry is casting type especially
for it. The typography and press
work will be by the Barta Press Of
Boston, the first edition to be not
less than one hundred thousand;
probably double that number.
Published by A. M. Thayer & Co.,
of Bcstcn. The j. Dewing Co.,
S13 Market street, San Francisco,
CAL, exclusive agents for Califor-
MIA, Washington, Idaho, Oregon,
Nevada, Montana, Utah, Arizona
and New Mexico.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-12-25
Bass Eats Bnss.

Colonel Richard Bright had remark
able experience at Woodmont, on the
Potomac, while fishing for black bass.
He was casting with minnows of mod
crate size and was slowly reeling in a
small bass, when hungry three FOUNDER
shot out from his concealment and bolted
the hooked fish bodily. The colonel be-
came aware of the augmented strain Oh
the reel and, by careful management,
landed his double prize. The small bass
went into the nav of his big cannibal
brother smoothly enough, but his sharp
spines stuck in the throat of his captor
and made escape impossible. The two
bass were presented to the National mu-
scum, where they are preserved just as
they came from the Potomac, the tail of
the small one projecting from the mouth
of the larger. The weight of the two is
81 pounds. Necessity knows no law"
and hunger recognizes no relationship
Forest and Stream.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-12-25
Consumption Cured.

An old physician. retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of simple
vegetable remedy for the speedy and per
manent cure of consumption, bronchitis
catarrh, asthma and all throat and lung af-
fections also positive and radical cure for
nervous debility and all nervous complaints,
after having tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousands of cases, has felt 1t his
duty to make it known to his suffering fell
lows. Actuated by this motive and desire
to relieve human suffering, will send free
of charge, to all who desire it. this recipe.
in German, French, or English, with full
directions for preparing and using. Sent
by mail by addressing with stamp, naming
this paper. w. A. MOVES, $40 Powers
Block. Rochester, n. Y.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-12-25
1892.
HARPE RS BAzAR
ILLUSTRATED.

HARPER's Bazaar is journal for the
home 1t gives the latest information with
regard to the fashions. and its numerous
Illustrations, Paris designs, and pattern
sheet supplements are Indispensable alike
to the home dress-maker and the pro-
fessional inodiste. No expense is spared to
make its artistic attractiveness of the high
est order It's bright stories, amusing COM
edies, and thoughtful essays satisfy all tastes
and its last page is famous as a budget of
wit and humor. In its weekly issues every
thing is included which is of interest to wo-
men, The serials for 1898 will be written by
Walter Besant and William Black. Mrs.
Oliphant will become contributor Marion
Harland's Timely Talks, "Day In and Day
Out are intended for matrons, and Helen.
Marshall North will especially address girls.
7. w. Higginson, III ''Women and Men,
will please cultivated audience.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-12-25
Charms to Ward or Disease.

For what will charms not be worn? I
know American mothers who buy seeds
-"Job's tears''-at drug stores to string
them into necklace to hang about the
baby's neck to ward off eye troubles.
The Bechuana mother strings beetles Of
a certain species and hangs them about
the neck of her baby to help it in teeth
ing.
Professor Putnam found metacarpal
bones of birds buried with babies in the
little graves which he discovered under
the hard clay floor of old house circles
In Arkansas and Missouri. From anal
ogy with modern Indian customs, he
believes these were charms to help the
child in cutting its teeth.-Professor
Frederick Starr in Popular Science
Mhnthlv
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-12-25
A wonderful Underground Lake.

An underground lake has been dis.
covered three miles from Genesse, Ida
It was found by well digger. At g
depth of sixteen feet clear, pure lake
water ran out over the surface for q
time, then settled back to the earth's
level. The most curious part of it is
that fish were brought to the surface on
the overflow. They have peculiar ap
pearance and are sightlesss, indicating
that they are underground fish. The
spring has attracted much attention,
and many farmers in the vicinity fear
that their farms will drop into the lake.
Boise Qda.) Statesman.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-12-25
Stopped to Get the Rod.

Joe Jefferson is a devoted disciple OF
1zaak Walton. He always has an eye
open for fishing tackle and wants to buy
every new variety of pole he sees. A few
weeks ago he was on his way to funeral
with his sons, when he happened to spy
particularly attractive fishing rod in a
store window. 'Boys," said he, in his
best funeral voice, 81 think I'll have time
to buy that rod-let's go in. 1t may not
be there when we come back."-San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-12-25
An old Rib of wood.

In Galveston, in sinking an artesian
well, which is now 2,040 feet in depth,
gray and green clay, mixed with wood,
lime concretions and pebbles, were found
at a depth of 1 $40 feet. The age of the
wood is estimated at 20o,000 years by
Professor Singley, and in the stratum,
which is 106 feet in thickness, he found
seeds resembling apple and blackberry
seeds.-Yankee Blade.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-12-25
A Man who Eats Glass.

According to the Charleston World,
the driver of a car on one of the street
railways of that city is confirmed glass
eater. The driver, although a small,
spare man, appears to enjoy perfect
health, and his glass diet, while it may
not be very nourishing, does not appear
to have been very hurtful up to the
present.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-12-25
The HnwdaIt.

The Indian howdah is a sort of car or
pavilion, saddle for elephants. It is a
handsome affair with gorgeous trap
pings, and though of various forms is
usually covered overhead. The driver
is not seated in the howdah, which is re-
served for his master, but sits on the
elephants neck.-Detroit Free Press.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-12-25
Fasting Fish.

It is said that number of the larger
fish never eat anything when travelling
up rivers to deposit spawn, at least moth
ing is found in them when caught. AS
the period Of the year is about the time
Of Lent, they probably have respect for
the occasion. Monthly.