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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-03-06
Paying For the Colt.

About seventeen years ago farmer
named Gleason, living northeast of In
dependence, one morning found one of
his colts dead, and there was certain
evidence that it had been killed by
sorle one. The young man supposed
to have killed the colt left the country
about that time, and very little was
heard from him until last fall, when it
was learned that he had been converted
and had joined the church. A short
time ago the young man returned to
Buchanan county for visit. While
there he went to Mr.. Gleason's farm,
and, meeting that person, said:
II believe you lost colt several
years ago" Il did," was the reply. p"
s.How much was it worth?'' was the
next question. about $50" "Wlll
this pay foritP" said the visitor, handing
out 800. ''Yes, and more too, said
Mr.. Gleason, handing back $50. The
other person took the $40 and departed,
starting for Nebraska that day. This
is the Kind of religion that is needed.
Independence (Io,oa) Journal.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-03-06
The Captains Revenge.

The history of California and the
West in the days of the gold fever Of
'49 can never be seriously portrayed,
as an element of humor. more or less
grim. entered into the plans and oper-
ations of the pioneers. The situations
at times were such that although un-
dertaken in all good faith and sober
earnestness, the outcome was so ridic-
ulous that plain historical statement
of the facts in the case would fall Hat
The pioneers of those days afford de-
lightful contrast to the lugubrious
"funny man" of to-day, who is pro-
verbally of sad and solemn aspect,
whereas the frontiersmen would joke
in the very face of death The follow
ing story, which is vouched for as be-
ing true, illustrates the politics of those
days very well.
When Portland, Oregon. boasted of
only a single main street, the little
stores were built with great glass show
windows, which extended from the top
of the one-story building to the bot
tom, so that all that was going on in
side could be clearly seen from the
street. 1t happened that on a certain
day an election was held in the town.
A sea-captain whose vessel had just
come up from San Francisco stepped
into one of the polling places, and with
true American Independence declared
that he would vote. His Wing princi-
pies, however. were not in favor with
the Democrats, who held the fort, and
the result was that objections were
raised to his asserting his rightto vote,
and the captain was finally conveyed
to the door, very much against his will.
The hardy sailor, tail. well-buiit man,
considered the adyisab bllity of ''clearing
the place out" but the counsels of a
friend prevailed, and the captain walk
edsback to his vessel. where, after SUM-
| dry potions he fell asleep. Early in
the evening he awoke. and announced
that he was going Up into the town
again. Hisfaithfr;l friend accompanied
him TO restrain any undue exhibition
of animal spirits which might be the
result of excessive use of another kind
of spirits, and together they walked up
| the street. AS they proceeded Oil their
way the pair came upon store where
within, at long table, sat the -victors
! in the recent contest, fcasting. The
captain watched them for a minute,
and as he gazed his teeth began to rub
together sure sign that his anger
was rising. A small pig sauntered
leisurely down the street, picking up a
: precarious living from the gutter, and
passed the captain. Suddenly the sail
or stopped, and before his swineship
could utter squeal, IL great brawny
fist closed over his snout, and another
hand was under his launches. One!-
two!-three! (the porker, weighing
- fully ninety or hundred pounds.
swung to and fro like ii pendulum) =
four!-crash! and the pig, uttering the
most frighful noises, broke through the
glass, landed in the center of the table,
and cayorted down the board, sweep.
ing the dishes before him like whirl-
wind. '.Therc!'' exclaimed the captain
in relieved there, you,
that's the kind of company you ough,
to keepr'-Harper's M.tgasj,ae.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-03-06
Thought They Had Found colo
Mine.

Professor McAllister, the prestidigi-
tateur and ventriloquist, happened to
be travelling across lower Idaho some
wears ago, on his way from one town
to another, says the ST. Louis GLOBE
Democrat 1t was in the days of early
stage-coaching, before railroads were
quite so plentiful as at the present
time. The professor, one afternoon
before the show commenced, in wan
dering about the streets of, L think it
was Lewiston, encountered on the out
skirts of the town a small band of In
dians. Two or three companions were
with him. While chatting together,
looking about, and observing things
generally, McAllister became quite IA
miliar with a mongrel dog owned by
the redskins, whom he proceeded to
pet nonchalantly.
'Fine dog" said the professor.
''Ugh'' grunted the buck.
"How much you sell him for?" ask
ed the magician.
ugh! $2," replied the buck, hold
ing up pair of dirty fingers to indicate
the amount.
Him very fine dog said the pro-
fessor, stroking the ours back and TAX
ing gold-piece from his nose.
"Hi, hi!' exclaimed the redskin,
looking on in astonishmcnt, his eyes
ready to start from his head in excite
mcnt.
Him very fine dog. indeed" quiet
ly continued the professor, this time
taking whole handful of coin from
the dogs nose, ears and mouth, which
he transferred to his pockets.
Strange noises were heard proceed
inc from the interior of the brute. He
groa41cd aud laughed and howiod and
barkad, at all of which the poor dclud-
ed Redskins; stood in the utmost awe
an.t ~, IL ~nnrnt, a:ld cn!'ie!,l,t for the
Ef, -; ri:";1 .afpg-,;:5i:! :, ia: :.ad come
over ti... -.-itil 80 .;.,. ss:::...:- j.; was
llary! 40 M ,:i,,:. SO l.,- .:!.,-.. -,lr-
pr.ss.:i 4r i,';,rr~ ,.f. ;3.,.,..sE- ->i;rr
fiiiI,2. 3D. s.. 80. ,-i;t. s-.,-, 49,: king
ano,a,r :-rl}4, lr.Es; :5,:' t';.i-, i3sl7,-. the
proE",s3r it.;t :.'t- t..s.-.< ns IL i''ace.
He .,;,d W.. b-ca gure t4,n I,i1!;;:cS be-
fore iiG ,i,tt.r i1o:.iI~sii iipnii tI.H poor,
doomed a!tma! a::,i III; him wide open.
Like the gt:osc tj,nt la.H the %o;den
egg. there WAS notit:nr inside. and it
was Only fair 10 presume that the only
reward was a fine feast upon RIBS of
roast dog. done to a turn.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-03-06
Cows in Finland.

To anyone who could be satisfied
with an unvarying diet of fish and
black bread, accompanied by the best
cream and butter that can be found
anywhere, it wouid be easy to satisfy
his wants in any part of the country.
How the cream and butter come to be
so good is mystery to me, for assur-
edly the Finnish cows are the worst
and most scantilv fed of their kind.
What COW that respected herself would
be satisfied with hay soup in which the
water formed so unfair Il proportion
to the hay? The most meager-looking
hay, mixed with the dry branches of
alder, SINNERS in a huge iron pot, and
one sees the poor beasts dipping their
noses into the unsavory broth and fish
ing out its soddened contents with the
evident relish of hunger. 1t was COM
planned to me by resident in the
country that COWS coslid not be induced
to look upon snwdust as the staple of
their food. How far he had seriously
made the trial | do not know, but
should he ever succeed, there will be a
rich prospect for Finland in dairy
farming. -Murray's Maynzine.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-03-06
Some Famous Trees.

Some trees that are connected with inn
portant historical events in American
history, but are not as well known as
the Boston and Cambridge elms, the
famous Appotomax apple tree, etc.:
The oak tree of Flushing, Long Is
land, under which George Fox preach
ed.
The lofty cypress tree in the Dismal
Swamp, under which Washington re-
posed one night in his young man
hood.
The huge French apple tree near
Fort Wayne. Ind, where Little Turtle,
the great Miami chief, gathered his
warriors.
The pine tree at Fort Edward, N. Y,
under which Jane McCrea was slain.
The black walnut tree near Haver-
straw on the Hudson. at which General
Wayne mustered his forces at midnight,
preparatory to his successful attack on
Stony Point.
The magnolia tree near Charleston,
S. c., under which General Lincoln
held council of war previous to sur
rendering the city.
The pear trees planted, respectively,
by Governor Endicott of Massachusetts
and Governor Stuyvesant of New
York, more than two hundred years
ago.
The Cary tree. large and beautiful
sycamore, planted in 1882 on the home.
stead of the Cary sisters.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-03-06
A Gallant Pickpocket.

A New York Fifth avenue belle went
to the theatre, says Teras Sitttngs. On
returning home after the performance
she discovered that her breastpin. which
was quite valuable, had been stolen.
She was very sorry, for the breastpin
was q present. A few days after the
young lady received the following
letter:
The writer of these lines has the honor to in
form you that he knows where your breast
pin is, and will return it cheerfully under
certain conditions.
: do not expect to receive a reward in money,
since regard it as exceedingly vulgar to re-
ceive money from LADY whom M, l idoiize hnd as Is
would be very stupid in me to return you
your breastpin without getting some equlva-
Taking into consideration my consuming
love for you, I'll return the ornament for a
single kiss from your rosy lips
of Madison avenue and Fifty-sixth street with
the missing jewelry. If you are willing TO pay
me my price will after pressing KISS is on nne tine
hands. No questions asked tSigned)
ONE OF YOUR ADMIRERS.
The young lady did not know what
to do. She wanted to get her breast
pin back, but she did not care to pay
the price. She hit upon the idea of
sending her servant girl in her place.
" The servant girl put in an appear
ance at the appointed hour and place.
She was heavily yelled. A we'll
dressed gentleman approached and
asked:
.'Do you accept the terms?"
81 do"
The stranger familiarly embraced her
on the European plan, and simulta n
eously imprinted alarge three-by-seven
kiss on her mouth. that caused a
policeman on the next corner TO start.
He thought it was pistol shot.
''Here is what l promised,' he re-
marked, after the formality had been
complied with; "but,' he added, "you
will find it like the kiss, not quite
what it was represented to be, as you
are only the servant and not the mis-
tress," handing her something wrapped
in paper.
After he had retired, which he did
Immediately, the servant examined the
paper and found that it only contained
. small piece Of wood.
Z
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-03-06
A Chinese "She."

From an advertisement in the North
China Herald, describing how the re-
ceipt for the Fairy Life Pills. was
obtained, it would appear that Rider
Haggard's ''Shen once lived in China.
"Ch'e-ta-jen was journeying on the
Ch'ing-ch'eng hill when he saw wom-
an passing southwark over the noun
tain-tops as though flying. Her age
was about 80, and in her hand was a
stick, and she pursuing an Old fellow
of {. hundred years. Ch'ta-jen asked
the woman, Why'd you beat that old
man?' She answered, He is my grand
son, for am 500 years old, and he Ill.
He will not purify himself or take his
medicine, SO am beating him. The
traveller alighted from his horse, knelt
down and did obeisance to her, saying,
Give ME, | pray, this drug that may
hand it down to posterity for the saliva
ton of mankind Hence its name.
1t will cure all affections of the three
intestines. and arrangements of the
seven emotions, constitutional debility,
feebleness in moving about, dimness
of vision. rheumatic pains in the loins
and knees, and cramp in the feet"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-03-06
THE
STEAMSHIP LINE.

235 Miles Shorter; 20 Hours Less time
than by any other route. First class
through passt nger and freight line from
Portland all points in the Willamette valley
to and from San Francisco, Cal.
TIME SCHEDULE Except Sundays.)
Leaves Albany 100 p. ID Leaves Yaquina645 a. m
Leave Corvallis 40 p Leave Cor, allis 1875
Arrive Yaquina $50 p. nj Arrive Albany 11:l0 a. M
Oregon g. California trains connect at Albany and
Corvallis. The above trains connect at Yaqulna with
the Oregon Development Co s line OF steamships be-
tween Yaquina and San Francisco
From Yaquina.
Steamship 'sWillamette Valley" March
Sth, 10Th, and 25th.
From san Francisco.
Steamship "Willamette Valley" March
81, 18th, 2lst and 30th.
This Company .tsery, IS the right to chang sailing
dates without not 90. :,
N. B.-Passensers from Portland and all
Willamette valley points can make close
connection with the trains OF the 4aquina
route at Albany or Corvallis, and if destined
to San Francisco should arrange to arrive at
Yauuina the evening before date OF sailing.
Passenger and freight rates always the
lowest For information apply to d. w.
Cummins, freight and ticket agent, Corval.
lis. >or to C. G. HOGUE,
Gen. F. and P Agent, Oregon Pa.
ciiic Railroad Co., Corvallis, Or.
w. B. WEBSTER
Gen. r. and P Agent, Oregon Develop.
ment Co., 304 Montgomery St., ). f., Cal.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-03-06

The pride of Kingman County, Kan
sas, is j bull that weighs 1880 pounds.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-03-06
SITTING BULL
AND
EHE INDIAN WAR
A Full and Authentic Life Of Sit
ting Bull, General Miles. Buff
falo Bill, Red Cloud, Little
Wound, and a great many
others of the Great Chiefs.
By Fletcher johnson, AUt7tor Of
"Ibe JohnstozOn Flood.

BIZ Fletcher johnson, A1t7t0r of
"Ibe Jobnsto1O1e Flood.
A full and graphic account of the recent
war, how it was brought about, how the
terrible battles were fought particulars of
blood-cur,lling massacres, hand to hand con-
fIcts, narrow escapes, the battle of Wound
ed Knee, the death of Captain Wallace,
slaughter of soldiers, Indians, women and
children, Messiah Craze, Ghost Dances, dis
gusting dog feasts, etc, etc.
Sitting Bulls own story of the Massacre
of General Custer and his command. The
whole story is told in the most vivid and
life-lik manner
A thrilling exciting, quick selling book,
rivaling in substantial interest and sale,
Stanley's great work. A million copies will
be sold in the next three months.
The book is complete in GOO large size
pages, and profuseiy and superbly illus
ted.
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cAuTiCN,-We have the only author.
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their orders direct to us. and thus obtain the
genuine article and save considerable time
in making their deliveries, as we will till
orders on day of their receipt. Address,
Pacific Publishing Co.,
Ainswerth Block, PORTLAND, o.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-13
FOUGHT TO THE LAST.
A Mad Stallion and Jackass, III
Mercer, Fight TIE, .ible Battle.

LEXINGTON, KY, Feb. 1O..A battle
to the death took place in Mercer coun-
ty, between valuable saddle stallion
and a jackass. belonging to William
Thomas, stock raiser.
a few days ago mad dog bit Thorn
ass little boy and the stallion. The
horse went mad and knocking down the
door Of the jacks stable commenced
biting him. The jack rctaliatcd, and
for fifteen minutes they fought, usiug
their teeth, heels and fore feet. Finally
the jack tore the stalion's left car with
his teeth and the stallion then bit a
piece from the jacks neck. This seem
cd to make the jack more fcrocious than
ever, and grabbing the lower part Of the
stallion's neck in his teeth he tore out
his windpipc. But the high mettlcd
stallion did not riv" up, and bef"r" fa!!
ing he kicked the Jacks left hind leg,
breaking it just below the hook. lie tIcn
fell dead. The jack uttered a long loud
bray and went into his stable. He was
covered with blood aud wounded unto
death. so that his master killed him 10
put him ont OF his misery.
The boy was taken to a maidstone.
The stone stuck three times, and hc
shows no signs of madness. 1t is beiiev.
ed he will recover.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-13
FEEDING THE STARVING.
The Poor of England's Capital Being
Fed Each Day.

LONDON Cablcgram, Feb. 10.-Chari-
table committees for the relief of the aw
ful dcstitution in London are going
about their business in rather peculiar
fashion after an investigation of various
cases of the alleged poverty, the inquiry
in each case being prolonged so as 10
rive the victim a fair chance to die Of
starvation, relief was at length distributed.
But for fear that two b,uch hcnvyolcncc
might he followed by disastrous results,
the relief was carefully regulated, bread
being distributed the fIrst day, then soup
the next day, and coal the third day.
Why the articles could not all have
been given the first day is not explained.
At large meeting Of unemployed labor
crs on Tower Hill, N speaker declared
that they did not wah to stop any shops
unless it was actuallFnecessary to do so
but that they were determined to obtain
work, if not by fair pSeans then by foul
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-13
The Cotton Crop Movement.

New ORLEANS, Feb. 10.-Thc cotton
crop movement to February | shows:
Port receipts for five months 5,27s, 085
bales against 1,9ji, Isl last year; net
overland TO mills 79J, FOG, against 137,
24O; interior stocks in excess of Scptcm-
Der /, 437, 3s2. against 3O0,9s2; South
ern mill takings, exclusive of consump-
ton at outpor,s, 3o3, $50, against 3Ok, =
s29; crop in sight Feb. 1, 6,oi4 ,a0S,
against 6, 292, 2O9 last year and 5, 766, $50
wear before last crop brought into sight
for January. 961 ,06i against 766, $50
last year, and 7G2, s35 the year before.
The last comparisons for the PRECIOUS
wear embrace all corrections att~chea 20
the proper periods, instead OF adding
them i'm lumps later in the season.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-13

The new Anti-Kidnaping Leagues
National Committee recently issued in
New York an address to the public
stating that many sane persons have been
proved in court lately to be illegally i'm.
pfisoned in lunatic ssylums, and that
sSuch imprisonmendpfs easily inflicted
without trial and hard to escape from.
They say that rich people whose property
is coveted and persons whose spouses
wish 70 get rid of them, are specially
liable to kidnapping. The committee
asks all who know of such cases and all
who feel themselves in danger of such
incarceration to write to the Secretary,
Miss g. G. Lathrop.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-13

Collector Phelps, Of San Francisco,
CAL, in testifying before the Con-
gressional Committee, spoke Of the
opium smoking Of the Chinese ani of
how they had introduced the habit among
white people. He would have stringent
law against the sale or use OF the drug.
"A new law would be useless, declares
the Report. The old law and public
opinion have already greatly reduced the
use of opium. We mean that the habit
is not spreading nearly as fast as it was.
1t is a vice that cannot be practiced in
secret. The fumes of the drug are too
penetrating for that, while the apparatus
is clumsy and not easily carried about or
concealed. So morphine and the syringe
have succeeded opium and the pipe.
The Saorphine habit is frightfully
prevalent aud will spread. No con-
gressional committees or laws will stop
it. 1t seems destined to be the national
vice.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-13
STRUCK REV. SAM JONES.
A Texas Mayor Assaults the Evange
list and Gets the Worst of It.

Sam Jones is now at Palestine, Texas.
H. denounced Mayor Ward last year
The Mayor was not home at the time,
but this year he laid for Jones. Friday
as he was leaving Palestine Ward struck
him with his cane. Jones jcrked the
cane away and beat the Mayor over the
head and face. Ward tried to draw a
pistol, but was prevented. Jones' Geor
gia grit pulled him through all right
The news of the encountss.r >svon spread
throughout PatestlaT. sfter hasty
meeting of citizens, handbills were issued
calling mass meeting for the purpose of
condcmning the attack of the Mayor.
The act of Mayor Ward is generally de-
nounced, while there is an element aversc
to attacks upon private characters such
as are occasionally made by Sam Jones
in his pulpit zeal.
Mayor Ward was subsequently arrested
and placed under bonds of aggravated
assault and for carrying a pistol. The
mayor avows his right to carry weapons,
and declares that he had no intention OF
carrying his resentment further than can.
np the evangelist.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-13
Onyx I'm Missouri.

When water containing lime in solu-
tion drips into cave upon the ores OF
metals it forms with them chemical
combination and produces the exquisite
translucent substance we call Mexican
onyx. IL the metallic oxide or ore is
gold then rich purple veins and splotches
appear through the oynx; if silver, then
the coloring is yellow; if copper, green:
IL iron, red. Zinz and arsenic produce
white.
Ages ago King Solomon mined this
rare onyx in Africa. The deposits there
became exhausted. 1t was found in
modern times at Oberstein, in Germany.
The deposits there failed, too, however.
Then the most beautiful decorative ma
terial known to man cropped out in
America, but in Mexico, as if scorning
Yankee republic. For some years Mexi-
co has supplied the world, the splendid
shining blocks of precious value being
cut from the quarries by hand by Indians.
Machinery has not been applied to it
hitherto to any great extent, because the
substance is SO fragile that any force
more violent than that of deft Indian
fingers wonld split it and Iuin it.
Now, however, a fiutter of interest has
been aroused by the announcement that
in Missouri, in Crawford County, in the
Ozark range, inexhaustible quarries of
onyx have.just been discovered within
seventy miles, st. Louis. This is great
BBafaWgshuJQ OF JfalussO ia da. eet,ee9Atbo-
plentiful that it will be vulgarized and
applied to all manner of base uses, but 1t
would be delightful If this material
should become so cheap that persons OF
moo crate. means can have little OF it in
| their homes. Thus every good thing IS
found sooner or later in the United
I States. s.-Jeaoelers' Catalogue.
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pETTLED AT LAST.
The Officisl Announcement of tho
Change III the Richmond 6 Dan

The Oficie1 Announcement of tho
Change III the Richmond g. Dan
Vile Railroad.
The following official circulars settle
the question of the long rumored promo
ton of Mr.. w. III. Green to the position
of general manager of the Richmond and
Danville road, and the resignation of
General Manager Peyton Randolph
RICHMOND g. DANvILLE r. II. Co.,
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,
so BROADWAY; New Yogy.
GENERAL ORDER.
Mr.. w. II. Green has,been elected gen.
cral manager of this company, with office
at Washington, ID. c., taking effect Feb
ruary 1, 1891, vice Mr.. Peyton Randolph,
elected third vice president.
He is charged with the direction of thu
operations OF the transportation depart
mcnt in all its branches, and will report
to the first vice-prcsident.
JOHN ii. INMAN,
Jar. 81, 1891. PresidcntN
RICHMoND & DANvILLE r. II. Co.,
OFFICE OF GENERAL MANAGER,
WAsHINGTON, ID. G.
CEREBRAL ORDER, NO. 43.
The Office of general superintendent
and assistant general manager is hereby
abolished, and all reports heretofore
made to that office will hereafter be sent
direct to this office.
w. III. GREEN,
Feb. 9, 1891. General Manager.