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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-02-20
Sol Got to Thinkin' OF Her.

I got to thinkin' of her-both her parents dead
And all her sisters married off, and none but
Alvin ali alone there in that lonesome sort
o way,
every day!
I'd known 'em all from children, and their
daddy from the time z,.
He settled in the neighborhOOd, and hadn't
ary dime
Er dollar when he married, fer to start house
So got to thinkfn' of her-both her parents
dead and gone.
I got to thinlsin' of her, and wondcrn what
she done
That all her sisters keep gittin married, one
by one,
And her without no chances-and the best girl
An old maid, with her hands you might say,
tied behind her back!
And mother, too, aforc she died, she ust to Jes'
When none of 'cm was left you know, but
Evainc and John
must be blind
To see what a wife they'd git if they got Eva
line!
she
Was sich comfort to us, and so kind and
She'd come and leave her housework, fer to
And talk OF her mother, at shed never see
again
Mayby sometimes cry together-though, fer
the most p"Ft. she
Would have the Child so reconclied ana happy
like at
Felt lonesomcr'n ever she put her bonnet on
And say she'd rally haf to lie gittin Lack to
got to thin!zin' of her, as ] say-and more
and EiG!c
I'd think OF her dependence, and the turdens
at she I;fIe-
Her parents lu1i. a-bcin' dead, and all her Sis
tiers gone
with John
You might say jcs' a-toilin' and a-slavin' out
her life
For a man at hadn't pride enough to git his
.< self {. wife
Less some ore married Evalinc, and packed
her off some day.
So got to th;niin' OF Eer-and it happened
that HWY.
james Whitcomb Riley in Pittshurg Bulletin
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-02-20

"Certainly, certainly said he, ''any-
thine TO ;lccomodate. Tell one of the
bows to hitch !, horse on to the top car
rage"
.srop carriage? There you go again"
"Well, ti,en,' roarcd Blcwltt ''hltch
on to the stone boat, hitch on to the OK
cart, hitch on to anything. Have it
your own way.
..Whv, we will 90 on horseback-you
on the saddle, | Oh the pillion behind"
said the wife.
call right" said Blewitt. and away
they went
Blewitt made some adverse remarks
about the singing in church, which was
led by deacon with a fiddle. The
sermon was too long, too. 1t lasted
two hours. On his way home from
church his wife appeared to be in fear
of something and urged him to hurry
up. He asked her what allied her, and
she told him. in trembling voice, that
his queer talk had made the minister
think him bcwitchcd, and she feared
lie would be burned or drowned.>
What kind of Il countryis this, any
how?" asked Blewitt.
Then Mrs. Blewitt reminded him that
in New England several had thus died,
and that everybody believed in it, and
the church was death Oh witchcraft
'.Then guess we better light ont
from here said Blewitt, as he ciapped
spurs to his horse.
Away they went. rattic-te-b bang, over
stumps and logs and stones, and there
was rattle and roar behind. and he
knew thev were after him. They came
to Il log bridge over Il brook, and they
struck it SO hard that down it went,
Blewitt and horse and wife, and witha
yell of despair. he awoke-yes, awoke,
for the chair had tipped too far back
and he was in IL heap on the floor, With
his head in a pan Of apples and his feet
in Mrs. Blewtt's waste-basket. He
heard the rattling yet, and he looked
oritof the window to discover its source,
and saw that the boys had started the
reaper in the field of wheat. One Of
the girls had just driven into the yard
with the top carriage, and was just
taking out his daily mail. and had Of
fered him telegraph dispatch about
his hops. His wife WAS putting i'll Il
tenor to the racket with L sewing ma
chine in the front room. and the hired
girl was blackeniiig the cooking range.
With a pleased smile B:ewilt s;san-
tered out to the wheat field, and as the
reaper stopped, he said: Darn the
good old times! These 'cre times is
coed enough for me-
s.What's that, father?" said John.
Il thought you was i'll favor of the
real, honest, reliable good o!dfash-
ioned times of Il hundred years ago?''
''Ncver YOU mind, John,' said the
smiling father. You can go down
buy that Thompson colt you've been
wantin', and let Charley have your side
bar buggy; aud-say. ii the wheat ain t
takin' 10 hurt, you may go down to
Barnum's circus tomorrow and cut the
wheat next day"
lie looked down at his diagonal pants
and white Marseilles vest and NUT
tered rs he went to the house: ''Darn
the good old times! These ERE times
will dew fur inc:'-Prot. GouJe, i" A.
GQ!aY v0urRqH
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-02-20
Anecdote OF Lafayette.

When Lafayette was last in this coun-
try, receiving ovations wherever he
went, he was entertained nowhere with
more ardent devotion than in New Or
leans. He was formally received in
the Old Spanish building situated on
Place d'Armcs (now Jackson Square), !,
north Of the cathedral. He was very
atfable. and particularly agreeable to
young men. Illustrative of his happy
faculty of making himself popular by
being, in a social way. .all things to
all men,, the following may lie perti-
nent: Two young creole gentlemen
were successfully introduced to him.
care you married?" asked the Mar
quis Of the first.
~ am, General" was the reply.
Happy man! happy MANI said La
faEette, warmly pressing the youthful
Benediut's hand
The secon;I made negative answer to
the same question.
Lucky dog! lucky dogr' said La
fayette, patting the bachelor on the
back.-Har7'e,'s IIagasiae.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-02-20
Struck Out.

swell, Mr.. Billdraft,'' said the
president Of the bank to the cashier
this morning, 81 aim sorry to say you
haven't been attending to your duties
for the past few weeks, and
''But I've only been off part of the
afternoon on several occasions, sill"
pleaded the cashier.
flush" said the president absent
mindedly, ''who cares far hoodlum
games? | think you're playing for
your release, and you'll get it,
Chorus of Clerks-..Ho! ho! ho!"-
Indianapolis NeaUs.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-02-20

tn the grand court of the Kemlin at
Moscow, there is about to be erected a
monument in memory of the late Gar
which will cost $3.50, 900.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-02-20
THE
YAQUINA R00UTTE.
THE
Oregon Pacific r a ilroad
T. E. Hcgg, Receiver, and
Oregon Development Co.'S
STEAMSHIP LINE.

235 Miles Shorter; 20 Hours Less time
than by any other route. First class
through passt niger and freight line from
Portland all points in the Willamette valley
to and from San Francisco, Cal
TIME SCHEDULE Except sunaays.)
Leaves Albany 100 p M Leaves Yaquina645 IS a m
Leave Corvallis 140 Leave Cor, allis 1885 &c
Arrive Yaauina $50 p. III Arrive Albany 11:l0 a.
Oregon 4 California trains connect at Albany and
CIrvas. The above trains connect at Yaquira with
the Oregon Development Co. line OF steamships be-
tween Yaquna and San Francisco
From Yaquina
Steamship ''Willamette Valley" Jan
uary Ist, 9th, 18th, and 9th.
From san Francisco.
Steamship "WiI'amette Valley" Jan
uary 4th l4th, 23rd and 3lst.
This Company tsery IS the right TO chang sailing
dates without not.to
n. B.-Passen.. ers from Portland and all
Willamette valley points can make close
connection with the trains OF the Yaquina
route at Albany or Corvallis, and if destined
to San Francisco should arrange to arrive at
Yaquina the evening before date of sailing.
Passenger and freight rates always the
lowest For information apply TO d. w.
Cumnins, freight and ticket agent, Corval-
lis, or to G. c. HOGUE,
Cen F. and P. Agent, Oregon Pa
cic Railroad Co, Corvallis, Or.
w. B. WEBSTER.
Gen. Faand P. Agent, Oregon Develop.
ment Co., 304 Montgomery St., 5. F., Cal.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-05
Story of De Brazza-

No one who has ever seen De Braz-
"a on his travels" said Stocklemann.
to correspondent of G0idtiitodtte's
Geographical Magazine, could fail to
recognize that he was born to be an
explorer. l shall never forget the
time l met him far up the Rwilu River.
One day / came to a tribe that seldom
saw white men. They were not very
hospitable. but finally decided to sell
me food. l got on rather friendly
terms with them. and they allowed me
to camp in the village. Suddenly l
observed a commotion among the ma
tives. A few carriers emerged from
the forest. and. with them was
slender. sad-faced. poorly clad white
man. He was the governor of the
French Congo aud he was off on one
of his long tramps. De Brazza APP
preached the natives and asked them
for food.
Mo they said gruffiy. you can't
get any food here. We have one white
man here already. You had better go
on your way
THE explorer said nothing. He
simply ordered his carriers to lay
down their loads in the middle of the
village. Then one of his men unpack-
ed the astronomical aud other in
struments, and the explorer set about
making observations for position and
altitude. The strangest sight the ma
tives ever saw was this white man
studying his instruments and figuring
away on bit of paper. They con-
cluded that he was not n person to be
trifed with. and that his theodolite
was powerful fetieh. Soon a crowd
gathered around. but the explorer
frightened them away by his gruff
manner and impatient gestures.
"Get away from me. Clear outi
Don't you see I'm busyP Let me aloneP
he said.
'.At length he finished his work.
Some natives had beea cooking their
evening meal near by. Their meat
and vegetables which had been boiling
in pot were ready. and the group
gathered around and began to eat. De
Brazza arose, took tin plate and large
spoon, quietly walked up to the pot,
helped himself literally without say
ing word to any body. sat down by n
tree and RECALLED himself with native
cookery. He knew just what effect
his actions had produced upon the ma
tive mind and just what to do. Then
he told the villagers his men were hum
CRY and must be fed. The natives
gave them all they could eat. for who
dare oppose a great medicine man who
carried such IA remarkable fetich as a
theodolite? De Brazza slept in the
village that night and next morning
he paid the natives well for what they
had given him and took his depart
ure "
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-05
A MOON FLOWER.
Sensitive to Every Change of the Luna,
Orb and Very Beautiful.

Arnold Brinkworth. who owns per-
hans the finest private botanical col
lection in the country. and whose
greenhouses near Mount Sterling. Ky,
are filled with the rarest and most
delicate plants of all nations. is ex-
hibiting with much pride. says the N.
Y. Journal. a specimen of the fleur de
lune, the existence of which has often
been doubted. but which was sent MIR.
Brinkworth a few months ago by a
friend residing near Obydos. Brazil.
It was obtained for him from an
Indian who found it growing in a
swamp in the depths of the Amazonian
forests, and is the only specimen which
has ever reached this country alive.
Those who have been favored with 3
glimpse of the curiosity say it is a
delicate. tenacious vine. covered with
small, glossy leaves of bright and
very tender green. climbing to height
of four or five feet bearing here and
there milk-white blossom of disk
like shape.
When the moon is at its first quarter
a distinct shadow or strain of deep
yellow. which seems rather in than out
of the flower. and corresponding to the
shape of the moon. makes its appear
ance on this disk and grows as the planet
does, until. when at its full size. the
yellow stain covers the entire flower. As
the moon begins to wane again this re-
treats in the same ratio. and finally
disappears altogether, to return once
more as the new moon is seen to come
back.
When the planet sets the flower
closes and does not unfold until the
moon rises ON the following night 1t
pursues this course month after month
whether placed in tile open air or kept
in hothouse, though under the latter
circumstances the yellow tint is much
paier and more undecided, while the
white surface takes on dingr, un-
healthy tinge. The plant subsists al
most entirely on air. its roots being
barely covered with little moist
gravel.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-05
The Happiest Home.

If ones home is fair and fine. with
soft carpets, rugs pictures. marbles,
china, with gentle service, luxurious
living. loving children, gracious wife.
should all the blessings that these
things give. even if one is the apparent
source of them himself. has gathered
and secured them by close effort and
self-denial, be kept to ones self alone,
like the bone the dog gnaws. and
buries till he can come back to it? 1t
is not privacy and seclusion that gives
a home its sacredness. Far from it.
1t is its happiness. its healthiness. its
helpfulness, its capacity to do good, to
impart that happiness and healthiness,
its power of lifting all the rest of the
world into its own atmosphere. Those
homes that are open to the homeless
are the sacred ones; the homes where
there is always pillow for the weary,
always spare place at the table for
the wanderer; the homes whose beauty
is shed abroad like the gracious dew
from heaven that Portia talked about.
There may be many mansions in
heaven, but he who thinks they are
mansions from which every other
heavenly habitant is excluded has
made mistake in the place; it would
not be heaven then. However we may
dispute and declare that a man has a
right to be undisturbed in his own
house, yet we know in our inner con-
sciousness that we all regard the man
who brings another home to dinner.
sure of a cordial greeting for him
there; who will not let the stranger
find his welcome IN an inn on a holi-
day when homes are dearest, who
throws open his house to the parish,
whose lights are always shining and
inviting as you go by his windows.
across whose doorstep guests are
often coming and going. who loves his
home SO much and finds it SO complete
that he must have other people to love
it too. and if they have nothing half SO
choice, then share some brief portion
of it with them-that man we all know
to be good citizen, husband honor
ing his wife. Christian in deed what
ever he may be in faith, and withal a
Hdrper's Bdzar.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-05
The Humors of the boomerang.

No one who discharges n boomerang
for the first time has the faintest no.
ton as to where it will land. If let
loose in thoroughfare. it may navi-
gate around corner. and take off the
hat of an unsuspecting promenader.
1t may shoot into II carriage window.
and frighten the occupants of the vehi-
Gle out of their senses. 1t may soar
away over the houses and get lost. or
skim upon the surface of the pave
ment, and entangle itself among the
legs of horses 1t may climb up a
stoop. go through an open doorway.
and wander around the interior of q
dwelling, breaking mirrors or destroy
ing other valuable property before it
gets tired. And if it strikes any body
it may iniiict serious hurt, for its rapid
whirl gives it an immense force. so
that blow from one of its ends may
cause death, even when it is flung
without much exertion of strength
have seen pig killed in the island of
Formosa by a boomerang which ap-
peared to he very lightly propelled.
Worst of all-certainly most mortify-
ing-it may come straight back upon
the thrower. perhaps follow him with
a persistence which seems almost to in
dictate IA deliberate intention. chase
may try TO escape and finally double
him up with thump in the stomach.
and reduce him to state in which no
boomerang could. for the time. be any
thing but an object of aversion to him.
not even if it were made of stick of
candy.
Out in the country. where broad.
unoccuped fields are accessible, ex-
periments may be undertaken upon a
large scale; but caution is always nee
essary at the beginning. and when the
little curved stick is launched into
space it would be wise for all spec
tators. and the thrower as well. to
choose protecting Tree. and stand be-
hind it, lest the missile perform its
favorite exploit. and return to the
point of departure. menacing every
living being in the vicinity. 1t is quite
capable of skipping round a tree. but
an alert youngster ought to be able to
dodge. aud keep himself out of harms
way. Cows might be put to incon-
venience. and sheep would probably
see no fun in the sport; but nobody
could expect cow or sheep to APP
preciate the humor of boomerang.
In any case. the earliest attempts
should be with instruments of moder-
ate dimensions, from which severe
bruises need not be apprehended. Z.
H. House, in Hdrpey's Young People.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-05
ReToRrs TO LAWYERS.
Amusing Answers of witnesses When Un.
der Examination In Court.

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sase 49, TasssIfs - 70 os,sa. = sniar
aIs 1850 80 III g9I: ~: ou'u1.soy
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eau ny .e'a sou.s
ne Sute"u oounsei .tipPe"' anu was
WoE51eu .,
,nyl nae is tsat 70 per sala ne.
ny sn. mas s sne siy resPouse' ~ ~ !
you niaue YOU mrs. speeen at the Oia
nailey, SO you VIII make your last
there;
in me inahner, arguing peiore q Jury
o. Juases,an osersmart eounsei stopped
Snus aa.. ~ ,r LIE is p;saain e was 1i conn-
oe1' ol oosainlnS suecessIui result.
anu 80 ~ y se1eu MN ~ seem
ny 70 oe iu deep sumner. addressing
the other Ioros on the oehcn' ne said
MY iorus, II IS unnecessary 10 go on
as i1oru Newton IS Iast ASLEEP.
w NAT WIS MS CONSERVATION when an
answer came !, -, ~,
aS ny cried the angry Judge;
you VIII nave proof OF that by and
os;
Anu 10 tue astohishhent anu chagrin
o. Tue Young aavocate anu tne intense
.nteresl ., DINERS Newton iuih,nousiy
:el,eMeu .'s ehe ease, "uu gase ueclaeu
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Voe;ste inquired.
les. sir saw II very pialniy
.,,l NJ was conspicuous, lhen
Inc witness seemed puzzled by the
new word: ne repeated ms FORMER as
ser..on. oneerea tne iawser:
-, n,. y .ne u,l,erelce u, oe1weeh pam
D., is P,SaJu M ,'.s;.
~, nut ne was iioist win ms own petard.
ne witness smoothly anu innocentiy
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cau see YOU Piatnty, SIR amongst
Lue OLucT iAWNCTSs luOu1n you are NOT
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-05
STORIES FOR YOUR cRaNocnILo oReN.
A Dream err at the Club Conjures Up Some
Tales OF Hardship.

He was sitting before great fire at
the club, his eyes half closed. when a
friend roGsed him.
Dreaming, old manP'' asked the
friend.
Half dreaming. half musing." was
the reply as the young fellow stretched
himself. My grandfather has been
telling of the hardships of early days,
and 1 was wondering what I'd tell my
grandchildren in that line" "
Couldn't think of much. could youp''
well, l don't know. Hardship is
hardship only by comparison with lux
ury. The luxury of one age is the
hardship of the next. Now l con-
jured up picture of my grandchild
sitting on my knee asking me for a
story"
Several men had gathered around
the armchair and one asked:
Did you tell a storyPn
20. yes,n replied the dreamer. Il
remember told him that about 1890 /
| had brother in New York. One day
l received dispatch that he was dy-
ing. l took the limited. and for twen-
ty-six hours | was in an agony of
doubt. fearful lest he should die before
I arrived. / tlilated little on the ter
rible suspense. and told how my APP
And what did the boy sayP" asked
one of the party.
.'The hoy? o. he wouldn't believe
it at first; wanted to know If it was
possible that there was an accident that
delayed me. aud if there was. why it
delayed me so long. He figured it out,
too. He said:
Regular time from here to New
York. two hours. o. they couldn't
have delayed you twenty-four hours.
grandpa.
And when told him that twenty
six hours was the regular time he look
ed sorry for me and said:
Poor grandpa.' You must have
had an awful hard time. Aud how
slow you were in those days. Ate on
a train. tool Dear me. / can go from
here to San Francisco without getting
hungryi Didn't the pneumatic tube
work well?'''
And then?' was the query as the
dreamer paused.
Then | explained that the pneu-
matte tube route wasn't in operation
at that time. and drew out a little
more sympathy by telling him about
an eNorbitant gas bill that l had re-
eeived and had to pay. because if l
didn't the company would cut off the
.''Gasf he explained, what did you
want of gas?
Il explained that we used to light
our houses with gas and the boy
couldn't pity me enough; said it must
have been awful to have to depend on
gas for light.
.'But it was when / told him about
going home one night when the cleo
tric lights on Clark street went out
that his heart bled for me-
You must have had a terrible
time. grandpa he said. Il wouldn't
have lived in those for anything
My boy | said, I'VE didn't have
the comforts then that we have now,
the hardy race that we are
Then the dreamer asked the crowd
TO leave him while he figured out an.
other hard-luck tale for his grandson.
Chicago Tribune.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-05
The Immortal Lincoln.

One of the most noteworthy features
of current literature is found IN the at
tention being paid to Abraham Lin
coin. There has been revival of
terest in the life of the great statesm
and never before have the eulog
been SO sincere. SO keenly percepti
or so unanimous. Doubtless the
cent publication of the Lincoln bi.
graphy has had something to do with
this. but the discussion is by no means
confined to one section. The Sun of
New York calls attention to the fact
that even the Scotsman. the leadi
conservative paper in Scotland h
given Lincoln an elaborate euloe
calling him "a man of immense i
dividuality. high virtue and great i
tellectual force;" and. lat once stat,
man and general. standing .head and
shoulders above all the other great
men of his time" And the Scotsman
but echoes the expressions from all
quarters when it adds: The splendor
of his fame is abiding and the whole
world has borne testimony to it,
CHICAGO NeaUS.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-05

When money flows in steadily the
wage-earners buy the best cuts of meat
and are liberal consumers of expensive
early vegetables and fruit. The dis
pensers of charity for church. more
trustfuI than prudent, gave mill FAM
lily protesting to be in dire need orders
on grocer for a certain amount week
ly, and were astounded to find that for
the meat and meal indicated the trades
MAJ vas persuaded to substitute fruit,
nuts. and raisins. At every door chill
dren squat around tin plate of syrup,
dipping in it big hunks of corn-pone
and smearing their yellow faces more
widely with each mouthful. The sweet
''perlatur" roasted in the ashes is al
ways ready-a great advantage where
the housewife 'bees tired" from her
birth. In the crackers kitchen lard is
the universal solvent. The tyrant of
his home. the key to his habits. the
blazon of his civilization. is the frying
pan.-Ihe Century.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-06-05
Poultry and PIums.

Fruit growers who are troubled by
depredations of curculio may largely
decrease the pests by giving hens and
chickens free range of the orchard A
good plan is to place hen coops under
plum and cherry trees very early in
the spring. and the chicks will take the
young beetles as they emerge from the
ground before they are able to ascend
the trees Poultry and plums do we'll
together if the young poultry is hatch
ed before the bugs begin their work