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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30
The Best Havana Cigar.

The leaf of the Vuelta Abaio district
is much more valuable than the leaf of
the Partido district, and by experts and
connoisseurs the former is without pos
sibility of dispute conceded the palm
for flavor and aroma; yet fully 70
per cent of the cigars imported into the
United States are made of Partido to-
baccO, and the national taste is un-
doubtedly for it. This is the more
curious, as in buying cigars at retail it
simply means that the bulk of our
smokers pay the same price for the
second grade Of Havana tobacco as
they would if they bought the first
grade, the price of Partido cigars in
Cuba being only little more than half
from Vuelta factory. The fineVuelta
cigars have much larger sale in
Europe than they have in the United
States. and some of the special sizes
sent to Russia command a price of ST.
900 per thousand in Havana. These,
if shipped to this country. would retail
at the fabulous price of 81. 25 or $3.50
for each cigar. Among the curious
points not generally known regarding
the Vuelta leaf is the peculiar fact that
il is the only tobacco in the world,
SO far as know, of which a cigar can
be lit, allowed to go out, remain out
for several hours, and then be relit with
no perceptible loss of fragrance or
added rankness of flavor. 1t has been
repeatedly asserted that this is the case
with any fine cigar, but this is an error;
neither Partido. Remedies, Yara, Man
iIla nor our domestic leaf can be lit
a second time without suffering a de-
crease of quality and an obnoxious
increase of flavor, which, to say the
least of it, is not pleasant. The reason
for this is to be found in the compo-
sition of the leaf, as a rule, and the
Partido brighter, glossier leaf and
more elastic, these qualities making it
more attractive to the eye, and being
due to an increased proportion of gum
my matter and juice. Ptttsburg Dis
Datch.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30
Mrs. Langtry's Business Ability.

But by far the ablest woman we have
ever seen in America is Mrs. Lily Lang.
try. She is the only woman who has
ever succeeded in making every man
she dealt with feel his compartive
weakness. They all admit that-all
her managers, her leading men, her
agents in her speculations. On Pine
street, among the real-estate men, she
is looked upon as the ablest speculator,
considering her means, who ever gam
bled in New York real estate. Time
and again she has carried off bargains
that made the shrewdest men-even the
managers of the Astor estate-bite
their nails. Then, see the money she
has made by a profession for which she
has no talent, and in which she rose by
force of will. See how she has hus-
banded her beauty, working like a
mailer with out-of-door exercise, and
all the other self-denying means that
preserve woman's beauty. 1 don't
like Mrs. Langtry-Tm too old-fash-
ioned and cnnservative-but l can give
you the names of the shrewdest men
who write plays. or manage theatres,
or speculate, that they may confirm the
assertion that she is the ablest woman
New York has ever known.-C Chatter.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30
The Cost of Human Life,

The great monsters OF mechanical
skill and gen us call for the sacrifice OF
a great deal OF life and limb in their
construction. The greater the en-
gineering feat the more extensive is the
loss of life. In the construction of the
Eiffel tower, for instance, twentv-six
lives were lost, according to the official
returns of the French Government; bui
it is said that this number would be
largely augmented if the names were
given of men who died from injuries
received during the construction of the
tower, and of others who were killed
and whose deaths were not reported
owing to the hue and cry which was
raised after the first two dozen lives
had been sacrificed on the great
structure. The number of men who
were injured during the construction
of the Eiffel tower has been placed at
5000. This enormous showing is ac
counted for by the fact that every in.
jury was reported and registered which
received treatment from the official
surgeons. When man bruised his
finger he went to a government sur
geon to have it dressed, and clumsy
workman thus got on the list "a dozen
or two times year. Serious injuries
were very small proportion of the
whole. On the great Forth bridge in
Scotland list Of forty lives lost has
been published, but there is no recorC
of injuries.-N. Y. Sun.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30
CHAPERONS BY TIE DAY.
How the Innocent Country Cousin MAJ
Be Looked After in New York.

There is a market for almost every
thing in New York, says the Sun, and
The latest article advertised for sale ir
chaperons They are not exactly fol-
sale-rather to rent or to hire-;nC
they can be.obtained for few hours
shopping or for trip around the
world.
Within sight of the Grand Centra
Depot is a large sign reading Chaperon
Bureau" and here the country visitors
can find well-bred, intelligent anc
well-looking woman to escort hel
through the city and tell her where tc
20 and where not to go.
The idea is not new one. and chap
erons who are ladies OF refinement, i
not of wealth, can be found in almos
all of large continental cities, espec
tally in London, where the bureau O
chaperons is enormously successful
The head of the new enterprise is 8
bright, self-reliant young woman. who
impresses one as knowing more of bus
mess and business methods than many
of her sex are supposed to know. She
says the new departure has been very
successful. The students from Fassal
College are some of its best patrons, anC
one contract alone Calls on lneln &c
supply guides and chaperons to party
of 500 men and women who are com
ing from the South some time in June
to visit the local branch of the society
of which they are members,
There are great many women O.
middle age in the city," said she, ''who
are not able to support themselves by
any of the callings open to women, bui
who know the city thoroughly and who
can take care of themselves and any
one in their charge. There are also
great many single women who come tc
New York and who are fearful of go.
ing around alone, and who woulC
waste great deal of time if they tried
it Independently which could be saved
if they had some one to direct them.
1--WE bring these two classes of peo-
pie together. We also supply mer
who are linguists and who know the
city's show places, who can take care
of foreigners unacquaintcd with the
language. She also said that young
men with presentabIe appearance need
not apply for positions as escorts, as il
was against such young men that the
ehaperons were intended to serve az
an insurmountabie barrier.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30
A HindOO Trick!

Kellar the magician, saw a trick at
Calcutta which, he confesses baffied
him. He was in a long, vacant room
with four friends. and they were al.
lowed to examine it thoroughly. There
were four fakirs present. The party
took seats on a bench midway of the
room. The fakirs lighted censor,
from which exuded sickly, sweetish
smoke, filling the entire room. The
fakirs then began wild, whirling
dance. all the while chanting and beat
ing tom toms, when suddenly the
dancers appeared to increase in num-
ber until full dozen were dancing and
whirling about. These then decreased
until but one dancer remained an old
man with flowing beard. What be.
came of the other dancers Kellar can
not tell, though he tried, by another
search of the room to discover the Sc
cret.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30
A Virgin Forest.

Judge Campbell was one of the most
popular men in the house. A more
genial and obliging gentleman never
breathed. He was particularly affable
to new members. In the last Congress
he introduced a new member tc
Governor Gear, who represents the
old First District of Iowa. The gov.
ernor,- who is fully as genial as the
judge. shook hands with the &C.
quaintance and said: ''Oh, yes, 1 re.
member you perfectly. You were 8
member of the last house."
''Oh, no, governor, Judge Camp.
bell remarked; ''he is new memb Der.
You're entirely off. This house is 8
virgin forest to him."
The representative, who overheard
the remark, here broke in with the in.
quiry: What is a virgin forest!'
IA virgin forest" Mr.. Campbell re.
sponded, "a virgin forest is-i-s-oi
course any man knows what a virgin
forest is"
Here he began to move his hands as
though working a buzz wheel. "a
virgin forest is IA place where the hand
of man has never put his foot"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30
MEN ARE DWlNDlING.
BY the year 4, 900 Humanity Will Pass Out
at the Little End of the Horn.

A French statistician who has been
studying the military and other records
with view of determining the height
of men at different periods has reached
some wonderful results. says the
Philadelphia Times. A Frenchman is
naturally an artist even in figures. A
German or an American might content
himself with dry arithmetical com.
plication. but this artist carries his
statistics into the realm of history and
even prophecy He has not only
solved some perplexing problems in
regard to the past of the human race.
but also is enabled to calculate its
future and to determine the exact
period when man will disappear from
the earth.
The recorded facts extend over near.
lv three centuries. 1t is found that in
1910 the average height of men i'll
Europe was /. 10 meters, or Say feet
9 inches. In 1870 it was feet inches.
In 1920 it was feet 5 inches and a
fraction. AT the present time it is. 5
feet 81 inches. 1t is easy to deduce
from these figures a rate of regular and
then to apply this. working backward
anu IOfWitu, u tue pdSG duu W LHc
future.
By this calculation it is determined
that the stature of the first man attained
the surprising average of 16 feet 9
inches. Truly there were giants on
the earth in those days. The race had
already deteriorated in the days of Og,
and Goliath was quite degenerate off.
spring of the giants. Coming down to
the later times we find that the be-
ginning of our era the average height
of man was feet, and in the time OF
Charlamagne it was feet inches, .
fact quite sufficient to account for the
heroic deeds of the paladins.
But the most astonishing result OF
this scientific study comes from the ap-
plication of the inexorable law of dim
mutton to the future. The calcula-
ton shows that by the year 1000 A.
D., the statue of the average man will
be reduced to fifteen inches. At that
period there will be only lilliputans on
the earth. And the conclusion of the
learned statistician is irresistible. that
''the end of the world will certainly
arrive, for the inhabitantants will have
become so small that they will finally
disappear" finish by disappearing,
as the French idiom expresses it
from the terrestrial globe"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30
A WOman'S PoCket-BOOk.

II read in to-day's paper that 3
pocket-book had been Nft there by
some one who had found it, and
called to ask about it; l have lost mine, ="
said a New York woman in news
paper office the other day.
Yes, ma'am," replied the clerk ir
attendance. ''Will you please describe
the contents of the pock-book you lost?'
"Well. now-let me see. l think ]
can name every thing that was in my
purse. There was a dollar bill, two
10-cent pieces. one or two -nickels. two
or three coppers, some postage stamps.
some silk samples, Il small sample Of
yellow floss, pearl-handed glove-but
toner, little poem entitled 'Baby's
Bath q receipt for sweet pickles, lock
of baby's hair, car ticket, sample
of torchon lace, a memorandum OF
things | wanted to get, a row of pins,
a funny little joke cut from newspa
per, small pearl button, brass tag,
several addresses, tiny lead pencil, q
Canadian dime with q hole in it, a
small rubber eraser, a railroad time
card, an advertisement of bargain
sale of handkerchiefs, pressed violet
in a bit of tissue paper, a sample OF
dress braid, and five or six other little
things that can't-Oh, thank you! yes.
that's my pocket-book."
And tue pocket-book he handed her
was just three and half inches long by
two wide and half an inch thick.-Z.
D., in Puck.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30

Visitor-'I don't see anything re-
markable about this girl. She seems
to me to be just an ordinary unedu-
Gated woman" Manager - Eyes,
that's so; but she is the woman who
bosses the eight-foot giant. ."-Terre
Haute EGpress.
He-'.Here are your caramels, and
now suppose will take those kisses
you promised me-" She-''Did prom
Use you any kissesr' He-"Of course
you did, darling-great Scott, I've got
you mixed up with my other GIRL
1erre Hoa1te E1press.
Visitor-s1 notice that you confine
yourself to foretelling the future, and
do not reveal the past" Clairvoyant
Yes, it is so much easier. Some
body is sure to know all about the past,
and they know as lite about the future
as I do."-Loo0eW Null.
Auctioneer Muller Cat the dinner
given in honor of his daughters be-
trothaD D-''Gentleman and ladies, !
daughter Elise has been to-day be-
trothed to Mr.. Angler for the first,
for the second, for the third and last
Gllle. ~ tt6ycfcIC DCuCGeT.
Mr.. Scales-.sYou say YOU are going
to leave the grocery business because
you are tired of hearing men complain
about hi OH prices and growl about the
expense of living; but where can YOU
60 that you will not hear such COM
plaints?" Clerk-''I'm going to get a
job as bartender ~. Y. Weekly.
Mrs. Harbinger-"And how are you
succeeding on the stage, Miss Foot
lights?" Miss Footlights-"O I have
just made a great hit" Mrs. Harbin-
ger-''Indee! In what play?' Miss
Footlights-'.O, L mean a real hit. 1
have received a package of Jones' soap
with request for an autograph. -
Boston Post.
First Tramp-.I don't see why our
names don't get inter the papers, Bill. :"
Second Tramp-"Why should they?''
First Tramp-"Well, 1 read to-day
that dinner was given to some big
gun in New York a day or two ago.
We get dinners given to us every day
and nothing is ever said about it.
Folks is prejudieed, Bill. .''-Mumsey's
Weekly.
Yabsley-"I believe you told me you
took your wedding trip through the
Yosemite Valley. You must have seen
a great many views worthy of admira-
ton" Wickwire-''M-m, don't know.
You see my wife was developing so
many views on domestic authority
about then that did not have time to
study any other kind. .''-7erre Haute
Express.
The farmer now doth grid his loins
and rise at half-past 8. and stroll about
as happy as a mortal well could be.
Talk to him now of bunko-steers, of
hree-card-monte men. He'll smile
and say he doesn't care dem fer
sich ez' them" Small fear has he
for sharps just now. Another things
in order. He's getting all in readiness
to skin the summer boarder.-Laa0-
renee american.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30
A Queer Legal Decision.

Etiquet is responsible for queer
legal decision. A traveller on Ger.
man railway train attempted to eat 9
lunch, and while in the act of convey.
ing food to his mouth the train stopped
suddenly and his cheek was badly cut
on the edge of the knife he was using
The man sued the company for dam.
ages, but his claim was defeated on the
ground that it was breachof etiquet
for him to eat with knife. The court
recited unto him the chestnut that "a
man can not take advantage of bis
own wrong"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30
Rice in Her Ink.

A New Haven man. after putting rice
into everything he could think of be.
longing to bridal party, put some in
the BRIDES travelling ink-well. OF
cours ethe rice swelled when thoroughly
soaked in the writing fluid. and then
the little vessel was forced open and
the ink ruined exquisitely embroidered
handkerchiefs and other dainty articles
q bride usually carries In her reticule
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30
Got the Doses Mixed.

The wife of a Philadelphia veterin-
arisn accidentally mixed her own pre-
scription with one made out by her
husband for horse, and sent the wrong
one to the druggist. She was horrified
when she found that the druggist had
sent her pills home in cigar box, and
frightened when she found each pill
was larger than plum.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30

Pullman Sleeper reservations
can be secured in advance
through any agent Of the
road.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30

THROUGH TICKETS to and
from all Points in America,
England and Europe can be
purchased at any Ticket
Office of this Company.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-01-30
Vegetarian Dinners.

At three vegetarian restaurants III
London the dinners daily served up
average !, $50.
The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20
STRATFIELD.

The ladies of the Stratfield Baptist church are to give Cobweb 'sociable at the house of J. Burr Wilson, Fairfield Woods, Wednesday evening, 25th; if stormy, first pleasant evening.
 James H. Seeley, E. G. Wilson, James Screder and B. B. Brothwell have of late been victims of petty thieving and think it about time to call a halt or trouble may follow.
 Theodore Wilson has been busy slaugh- tering hogs, the past week and Theodore is the man who can do it up brown.
 Rev MT Whiting, Yale student, preached two interesting sermons in the Baptist church, last Sunday.
 B. B. Brothwell, Esq, has been spend ing some days in Danbury and Brewster, N. Y.
 The Baptist society has inaugurated a series of entertainments to raise money for repairing the parsonage. The next on the program is a Cobweb sociabie at the house of Burr Wilson.
 M E. Banks is absent much of his time introducing school books in the interest of the American School Book concern.
The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20
LONG HILL.

George Fulford and wife of New Hay en spent Sunday with Mrs J. Radcliffe. Miss Jennie Shelton is on visit to rel atives in Bridgeport and Nichols.
 Wheeler Burton, after a short illness, died at his sons residence, the 18th and was buried in the Tashua cemetry, the 10th. He was 76 years old.
 Mrs Lewis Curtiss of Southport has visited her father, s. G. Beardsley.
 Harry Bennett is spending the Winter with his parents.
 In a few weeks, the people of this place will have an opportunity to witness a play presented by local talent. There will be farce. vocal and instrumental music and other attractions. Watch the Newtown BEE for the date.
 Cornelius Downs has given up ped- ding milk and will raise vegetables for Bridgeport market.
 Misses Susie, Jennie and Belle Dayton have visited relatives in New Haven.
 MT Mix of Hamden was Sunday guest at A. l.. Blood's.
 Sherwood Wheeler of Husted & Wheel CT spent Sunday with his parents.
 Misses McMahon of Hawleyville and Griffin of Shelton have left Tousey's shop and gone home. He is crowded with or ders and will put on or 10 more hands. Mrs George Hurd has three boarders. The road from MT Platt's to the depot is very bad; it should be fixed at once.
 Mrs Seymour Beardsley is teaching the Booths Hill school.
 Elliott M. Beardsley has fine Hoi- stein COW sick.
 Mrs Alonzo Sherman is with hei daughters in Bridgeport.
 Ben Turney is nicely situated in hi new home.
 Quite little stir of the tempest il the tea pot order was made, last week about our post office matters A com plaint, and petition for better accommo dations, signed by about 5O or ou people, was forwarded to the departmen at Washington and an agent or inspecto came on to investigate. After inquiring he is said to have left satisfied. N great changes are expected.
The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20
ASPETUCK.

Mrs Moses Wakeman has been with her daughter, Mrs J. M. Brotherton of Weston. Mrs c. B. Wakeman cared for Mr Wakeman in her absence.
 Miss Nettie Bradley has been guest of her sister, Mrs Burr Wood of Deerfield.
 Frank Meeker of Bridgeport has help ed Aaron Wakeman and son get their years supply of wood.
 D. B. Gould is confined to the house.
 The house of David Parsons was enter ed by thieves; an overcoat and watch were stolen.
 John Ogden has been home from Bridgeport, sick.
 Mrs Wakeman Bradley and Miss Mary Bassett of Bedding have been guests of Mrs Frank Gould.
 Jabez Thorpe, who has been sick for number of weeks, is able to be out lit tie.
 Jonathan Banks has opened grocery store in Bridgeport.
The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20

and sincere. The bride was attired in white silk, brocaded, en traine, and look ed lovely in her bridal veil of feecy white. Miss Hillhouse also wore White, while Miss Wheeler's costume was of delicate pink. At the proper hour, the march to the supper room was begun and full justice was done the dalnty yiands. On the center of the table at which Mir and Mrs Parks were seated was handsome brides loaf. The gifts, which were displayed near by, were handsome, useful and ornamental. A partial list:
 Three vases, Della Hall; pair vases, MT ana Mrs Samuel Ward; bureau cover, Mrs M. A. Thompson, Bridgeport; glass fruit ana cake dishes, Mrs w. s. Wheeler; handsome Roch- ester lamp Mamie and Libbie Bulkley ;castor Mrs Leavy of Bridgeport; fruit dish, Banlora s. Beach; pillow cases. napkins, etc, Mrs Rev MT Peck of Vermont; cigar ash receiver Bernhard Blesch; handsome glass nut d1sh, MT and Mrs o. B. Burton; toilet bottles, Miss Minnie HillhouSe; towels, Seymour E. HaW ley; butter dish, Frances E. Finch; fruit dlsn, 1 Mir and Mrs s. B. Beardsley; clothes pin key holder, ,etc. with poetical remembrance, GUS toner of four years;" table linen, John Bap- tiste, Bridgeport ;cuspidore,B Bernhard Blesch; ; set silver spoous, knives and forks, MT ana Mrs s. J. Parks; fruit dish, Mrs George Olm- stead; handsome glass dish, Rev and Mrs ". F. White; glass dish, Leroy Patchen; cake basket MT and Mrs Edward Ward ;stereoscope and views, William Gray; lambrequ1n ana towels, Miss Emma Matthews Of " Wnne HIS i, glass dish, Mrs Drew; glassware, Mfs mofrls ot Bridgeport
 All their friends join in wishing a prosperous future for Mr and Mrs Parks.
The Newtown bee., 1891-02-20
BROOKFIELD.

Mrs J. l.. James has entertained cousin from Danbury.
 The shear factories have begun again with their old help.
 School in West Iron Works began, Monday, with Miss Hull of Stepney as teacher.
 Lenten services at St Paul's at ? p m Wednesdays and p m Friday evenings during Lent.
 The younger members of St Pauls Guild are making arrangements for play after Easter in the Town hall for the benefit of the organ fund. To say that the whole thing is under the charge of George c. Jones means that it will be well done. Many of the old members of the dramatic association will take part.
 Mr Whitcome attended the funeral of Mrs Benedict Barlow, aged 84, Monday. She had always resided in this town, but has been living with her daughter in BridgeWater. Interment in Central cem- etery.
 Miss Maggie Halpine will teach the school in North Mountain district.
 Sadie Jackson is poorly under the care of Dr Smith.
 The place occupied by the family of John Flynn was sold, Saturday, to A. B. Fancher. Mrs Flynn will move to Bal- timore, April l, to join her husband.
 D. D. Joyce closed his tobacco shop, last week. John Ward will close at the Iron Works, this week.
 Fred Johnson will work Samuel Sher- mans farm.
 Edwin Robbins, aged 7S years, after suffering for several months, died, Sum day morning Funeral Tuesday at |.