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The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-08
WAYSlDE ~GLEANlNGS.

The four great ocean routes employ LOO
steamships.
There are supposed to be about 10000
600 Christians in the world.
The postofices of France received and
dispatched $4,000, 900 letters last year.
Jerusalem is still supplied with water
from Solomon's pools through an aqueduct
built by the Crusaders.
It has been discovered that a manufac-
tory of relics has been in operation in
Edinburgh for some time. Relics of Burns
were the staple product.
Many of the hotel bell boys, SO called,
through the country are fathers, and some
are grandfathers. San Francisco has three
over fifty years old, one of whom recently
retired from business rich.
In England, France, Germany and Bel
GUM the number of births per thousand of
population is steadily falling. The rate of
decrease is slower in some of these coun-
tries, but it is marked in all
The inhabitants Of the Andaman islands
are the smallest race of known human
being-that is, taken as an average. The
height of a full grown Andamanian seldom
exceeds 81 feet, and few weigh over sixty
five pounds.
The custom of raising the hat to a woman
arose in the days of chivalry and knight
errantry during the period between the
Eleventh and Fourteenth centuries, when
a youths great object was to be admitted
to the order of knighthood, one of the quail
iiications for which position was tenderness
and o%allartrv toward women.
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FASHIONS MIRROR

The bell skirt still maintains its vogue,
although many Of the models are very much
widened at the hem.
The vandyke cap sleeve, which comes to
a sharp point above the elbow, is quite as
often added to the fancy open jacket as the
square shaped Russian sleeve.
Some of the newest empire sleeves meas
ure rs yards across the top before they are
adjusted to the bodice, and but little of
this width is taken up in the making up of
the sleeve.
The newest coats differ from tailor jack
cts in being of richer material, or, if made
of cloth, are deliberately trimmed with bead
and silk embroidery or silk cord and che
mile arabesques with fur edgings.
Style, service, elegance and economy join
hands in most harmonious union in the
popular black silk gown, which, once the
distinguishing garb of elegance, after a
period of disuse has again been restored to
favor.
Following but improving on the fashions
of that day, many of the modern empire
gowns are fitted as accurately as the sever
est tailor made but the fullness over the
chest and the rampant pulled sleeves lend
y tiC ClADllO Clla GbbCi.
Very stylish and effective on both blond
and brunette, on matron and maiden, are
the new lustrous black satin ~corselet or
full empire dresses made with gimp and
huge sleeves of golden green velvet or
Spanish yellow velvet, striped with fine
lines of cut jet gimp.
The latest directoire gowns lave nothing
more complicated than a superstructure of
skirts with an embroidered bordering or
perhaps a bias band of velvet, with a num-
Der of rows of very narrow jet gimp above.
The back breadths are closely plated, and
the train hangs in a gentle outward curve.
The seams of the new nine or seven gored
skirts are satin piped or corded with a con-
trasting color. Even the sloped seam at the
back is piped or corded like the rest. On
these particular skirts plaitings, ~fiounces,
ruches, in fact all foot TRIMMINGS, are omit
ted to show the unbroken line Of color on
each seam from belt to hem.-New York
Post.
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Mexico now takes by far the larger
part of her imported goods from the
United States.
In the Nevada Legislature an irriga-
ton measure is being pressed. A well
conceived measure OF that kind would
do the State more good than a free
silver Bills. F. Bulletin.
In the United States Senate yesterday
Hills motion to make the Sherman bill
for the repeal of the Bullion Purchase
Act a special order for next Thursday,
was defeated by a vote of AZ to 30.
Instead of consolidating counties for
the purpose OF economy the lawmakers
might better abolish some OF the deputy
State officers and give the principals a
chance to earn their salaries.-Times.
Supt. j. IL. Whited who has had his
eye on "the beautiful snow" in Truckee
for the past few days has returned home
and thinks the poet who wrote that
poem fought surley go and soak his
head in the beautiful snow"
A~ssemblyman Mccarthy wants to
make it unlawful for live stock to run
around at night within the limits of
towns and cities. Should the Act take
in humans it would strike Al real hard.
The refusal Of Governor Pennoyer OF
Oregon to allow the use of the State can
non to fire a salute an Inauguration day
shows him to be as %prejudiced as was the
Governor who wrote a political screed
for a Thanksgiving proclamation.
A saloon on Pacific street San Fran
cisco is selling beer at 21a cents a glass,
schooners at that. The breweries have
placed a boycott IN the place but it man
ages to thrive and its custom is marvel
ously increasing.
Wadsworth Division No. 4, q. R., K.
Of P. elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Carl Wallstab, Sir
Knight Captain; Geo. A.. Macpherson,
Sir Knight Lieutenant; Robert Arthur,
Sir Knight Herald: Jas. Poole, Sir
Knight Recorder.
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Lem Aliens Luck.

At 8 O'Clock yesterday morning, Lem
Allen, OF the Assembly, rose, washed his
hands and face and said his prayers as
usual, and her went down to break
fast. Then he went back to get an AS
sembly bill hat he had forgotten, and
was surprised to find his room occupied.
The landlord explained that about a
hall an hour before a lady mad been
taken sick in the parlor. rhe other
ladies in the hotel, ascertainiilg the
cause OF her illness, had taken her into
Aliens room, as it was the nearest, and
she had there been delivered Of a cum
ming little girl baby.
Allen retreated in good order and told
the House that his Committee would
need more time to report on several bills
in their possession.
The lady came to the Ormsby yester-
day morning She is a French lady,
and her husband has been informed Of
the event by wire.-Appeal.
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FEBRUARY A., 1898.
The Fish Law.

Mr.. Hamill has introduced a bill to
amend the present fish law so as to
make the close season for river, lake or
brook trout, or land-locked salmon, ex-
tend from the LIST day OF December to
the 10Th day OF June following.
II the bill becomes a law it will pro-
tect the fish in the Humboldt river and
it's tributaries, whereas the present law
affords them no protection whatever.
The trout in the Humboldt, it's head
waters and tributaries spawn in the
spring. None spawn in the fall there
fore, the present law is unjust to the peo-
pie and injurious to the trout. 1t is un-
just because it prevents poor people from
catching fish in the fall when they are
the best, and injurious to the trout be-
cause it opens the season, the 1st day of
April, which is about the middle of the
spawning season and thereby makes it
lawful to catch them when they should
be the most strictly protected. The close
or protracted season should therefore
extend to the 1st or 10Th of June, which
covers the entire spawning season for
the trout in the Humboldt and it's tribu
taries.-Elko Independent.
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State Officials Salaries.

Pike has introduced a bill in the As
sembly reducing the salaries of State
officials. BY its provisions,
ing in '95, the Governor receives $4,000
per annum, the Secretary of State 81, 800
Controller 81, 900, Treasurer $2,400, At
torney General 81 200, Surveyor General
$1,000, superintendent of Public instrac-
ton 81 800: the Lieutenant Governor,
while actually officiating as President of
the Senate, or acting Governor, SO per
day the Surveyor General, as ex-officio
Register OF the State Land Office, $1,000
per annum Clerk OF the supreme { curt
and ex-officio State Librarian, and Clerk
OF the Board OF Pardons, : 1890; Super
lntendent OF Public instruction as ex-
ofiiclo Curator OF State Museum, Secre-
tary OF Orphans Home Directors, Board
oil Examiners, State Prison Commission
ers, and State Printing Commissioners,
WV per annum; Governors Private
Secretary, who shall also act as Deputy
secretary of State, Clerk of Asylum
commissioners, Deputy Surveyor-Gener
al and Register, 80, 100; Deputy Contoll-
er, $1,000; Deputy Treasurer, 81 800;
state Senators and Assemblymen, 81 per
Gay and 20 cents mileage each way.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-08
Burglary.

Last Saturday evening presumably
about 6 O'Clock and while E. H. Proctor
was in the market room, some enterpris-
ing and daring thief sneaked into Pike u
Wightman's Office and finding the door
OF the safe open appropriated a box n
tanning about 800.
The detectives are looking into the
matter and all concerned are dumb.
Meanwhile the burglar holds the stakes.
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Social.

The ladies' OF the 81. /. a. to the =. Of
L. n. will give a series Of social parties
while the season lasts. The first one
Vook place last week at the residence of
mr.. John Forrest and from what we can
earn II WAS a great social success. The
''u'es OF the Auxiliary are making a
move in the right direction in this mat
yer and we would be pleased to re-
celFe iuil information of the events as
They occur.
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Our Grocery Stock

Is composed Of the hest brands Of goods N the market, which IRE sold IL a
reasonable margin, and
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-08
Respect Her Rights.

Fashion papers say that %crinoline or
hooped skirts are coming in vogue again.
Let 'em vogue. If a woman feels safer
inside of a wire fence corall, or if she
wants to make a center pole for a circus
tent of herself, it's her own business,
and no trousered critic has the right to
say her nay.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-08

Mexico now takes by far the larger
part of her imported goods from the
United States.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-08
On Cash Orders

for $40 . over, We are always ready to meet the prices Of any legitimate
house on the Cost.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-02-08

h"y PAA,oo per JOH.
George Bailey is in town.
The mornings are pleasant.
war with the Sioux in prospect.
The order OF the day-train order.
W. l.. Pritchard is in from st. Clair.
The Bruner case has been dismissed.
Social life is fast and furious these
days.
The last dance before lent is Friday
night.
G. l.. Lowry was in town Sunday on
business.
Hon. T. G. Herman has been visiting
at Reno.
S. S. Sears has retired from business
at Reno.
Entertainment next Friday evening at
Music Hall.
Take in the concert dance and K. K.
X. initiation.
Hon. w. IL. A. Pike spent the Sab
bath at home.
Marks ticks the envelope and ham
mers the stamp on.
We never found a girl willing TO take
us for her valentine.
Miss. l.. Merrill was in from Hot
Springs last Saturday.
The wag of the Austin miners may
be reduced to 81 per day.
Your notices will be left out if not
brought in before press time.
A fourteen year old boy and a pipe of
the same age make a cab full.
Alabama law prohibits the smoking of
cigaretts in any public place.
The X. X. X. initiation of a lodge can
didate or Friday night is great.
Strom and cold waves for the next ten
days to be followed by n,ilder weather.
The machinists have postponed their
dance FROM February 22nd to April 9TH.
The Indian school at Wadsworth
opened last Monday morning with Mrs.
Dealy as teacher.
Editor Francis OF the New Era paid
Il flying visit to Carson and returned
home Saturday night.
Anxious Enquirer; ~ The president
is chairman OF the committee on smok-
ing ROOM. (2) Yes, the sun do move.
We don't know exactly what this
storm is for, but NE can look out OF the
window and see the drift OF it.-Index.
S. Arnstein has the Columbian Souve-
neir coins for sale. Now is the time to
purchase one before they are all gone.
The Wadsworth potatoes are the finest
in the land and five hundred tons have
been shipped to San Francisco this sea-
son.
The steamer City OF Peking has arriv-
ed at San Francisco. She was IL DAYS
over dine and was a cause of anxiety to
many.
Harry Wightman, a student at the
State University, spent Saturday and
Sunday visiting his parents at Wads-
worth.
Miss Louise Becker s. p. Co. operator
at Humboldt was on Saturdays No, l
having spent the day at Reno visiting
mother.
The Admission to Friday nights con-
cert and dance will be so cents for
adults, children under 10, rs cents, trou-
BILE begins at 7 80.
The Comstock pay roll for the month
of January amounted to 1926, 683. SO,
showing a decrease over that OF Decenf-
Der OF about $13, 200.
Miss Kate Penrose Of Gold Hill has
been appointed teacher OF the Indian
school at the Pyramid Lake Reservation,
vice John f. R. Hale deceased.
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FOR RENT,

A nice small house we'll located, with
out houses. Cheap on the installment
plan. Apply of
8 ARNsTErN 4
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE,

Has a well selected stock of Dry Goods, Gents Fur
nishing Goods and Clothing, Boots and Shoes.
Also carries a full line of popular remedies: Sar-
saparillas, Cough Balsams, Liniments, Salves, etc.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-11-17
ANNIVERSARY SURPRISE.

Wednesday last was the fifth anniversary
of Mr.. aud Mrs. Thomas Callahan, which
would have passed unnoticed but for the
thoughtfulnsss of some of their friends who
had arranged a neat little surprise for the
occasion. At an appointed hour iu the
evening those in the secret appeared at the
Callahan home and took possession, afford.
ing complete surprise to the happy house.
holders. The surprising party was com.
posed of Mr.. ]. r. Bryson and wife, Judge
Burnett and wife, R. Fl. Huston and wife,
r. M. Davisson and wife, Mrs. NJ. Jacobs,
the Misses Eda and Sarah Jacobs, Mrs.
Selling, Charley Clark and Bob johnson.
Entertainment consisted of games at cards,
music and ''song and dance" by Col.
johnson. Choice refreshments were served
and all present, both married and otherwise,
enjoyed the occasion hugely.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-11-17
a WHIST CLUB.

Of the various forms of winter.eveniDg
amusement, perhapslthat which elicits most
general appreciation from both sexes is a
game of whist, and ia response to invitations
issued by Misses Louise Webber and Ada
Sharpless to their friends, club for the
enlightening purpose of whist-play ing was
formed at the home of the former last Satur.
day evening by those present, after a few
practice games had been indulgcd in and the
players served with sumptuous repast.
Miss Sharpless YVES chosen president and
Geo. A. Waggoner secretary. Friday even.
ing was selected as the night for regul; r
meetings, the next of which will be held at
the Waggoner home. The guests of the
evening were: Mr.. and Mrs. C. I. Ward,
law, Mrs, Weber, Mamie Bloss,
Breneman, Jessie Waggoner, Eda Jacobs,
Prof. Pratt, Messrs. C. o. Wells, w. N.
Bloss, E. E. Wilson, o. G. Hopkins and
Geo. Waggoner.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-11-17
Purely Personal.

Mrs. c. T. Wardlow is in the city for
few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fish were in Albany
the forepart Of the week.
John M. Kitson has been visiting at Port
land, Salem and Eugene this week.
Mrs. Lizzie Masters (nee BelD, of Port
land, is in this city visiting her many friends.
j. II. Yates, representing the New York
Life Insurance Co., is in the city for a few
days.
Charley Clark returned from an extended
tour through the east on Saturday last, re-
porting splendid trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL. Bell expect to go to
California in the near futurr, perhaps to
make permanent home.
Uncle William Henkle has been on the
sick list for several days past with pneumonia
troubles, but is now convalescing.
Mr.. Ed. Fl. Stock is again at his post of
duty after weeks vacation in honor of his
majority and reports splendid time.
j. r. May, of Washington county, spent
last Wednesday in Corvallis. Mr.. May
was for some years the leading granger of
Benton county.
Jim" Horning left on Tuesday for South
ern Oregon, where he expects to join his
father, brother and other Corvallisites in the
mines of jackson county.
Mrs. j. M. Kitson and daughter Pearl
arrived at home from the Palouse country on
Monday. Mrs. K. reports that hard times
| prevaile to an alarming extent in that sec
| ton.
Mrs. Jos. Gearhard, who was the guest of
her children Leo and Misses Katie and Mary
| for few days last week, returned to her is
land home on Monday, accompanied by the
latter.
Ollie McLagan, the efficient night police
man. was of duty" couple Of nights
the forepart of the week, owing to a tempor-
ary illness. A Mr.. Hayes acted as his sub
stitute.
Mrs. Henry Pape is expected home today.
Her many friends will gladly welcome her
return, but none more than Henry, her liege
! lord, whose case of "homesickness" has be
gun to seriously alarm his immediate friends.
Miss Alice Horning 5 again at home after
prolonged absence in the east. She en-
Ijoyed the beauties of the worlds fair and
| visited numerous friends in Missouri, re-
porting much pleasure during her absence OF
over four months.
Prof. j. B. Horner, in company with Hon.
K. b. McElroy, took speedy run down to
Southern Oregon last Saturday, where they
went to iul ther the interests of education.
The professor returned in time for his college
duties Monday morning.
Christ. Germanson, of Yaquina City, a
former resident of Corvallis, is spending a
few days with his friends, ''the boys" ol
town. He reports the recent storm on the
bay to have been the most terrific known
even to ''the Oldest inhabitant."
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-11-17
DEATH OF A PIONEER.

R. M. Thompson, one Of the pioneers
of the Willamette valley, breathed his
last at his home in this city at II p. m.
Tuesday, aged 69 years, 3 months and
2 days. The immediate cause of his
death was a cancerous liberation of the
stomach, from which trouble he had
been patient sufferer for several months.
Mr.. Thompson first saw light near Har-
risburg, Penn, August II, 1924. In
1S4e he came west as far as Illinois, re-
naming there until 1852, when he
crossed the plains and came to Oregon,
locating near Brownsville, Linn county.
January I, 1855, he and Miss Agnes Nye
were united in marriage and year later
removed his family to Corvallis when he
purchased the farm so well known as
"the Thompson farm" about one mile
south of this city, and since the latte,
date has been a continuous resident Of
Benton county. During the lapse Of
time between 1864 and 1869 he was en-
gagged in the mercantile business in Cor.
Wallis, and also served the community
as postmaster. A family of wife, five
daughters and one son survive him
Funeral services were held in the Con-
gregational church yesterday afternoon
and were conducted by Revs Kantner
and Burlingame. In the death of Mr.
Thompson the community loses pro-
gressive, worthy citizen. the family a
loving and tender parent. May his soul
rest in peace.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-11-17
THE CITY COUNCIL.

It is understood that the harmony
which usually prevails at the meetings of
the city council was somewhat broken
at their meeting last Monday evening
when the committee on finance reported
an expense bill which had been referred
to them during the previous meeting
This was a bill in which the city was
called upon to pay witness and jury ices
to the amount of about fourteen dollars
for the trial of one Stewart Moore, ar
rested for vagrancy, notice OF which ap-
peared in these columns. This was all
very natural in city government, but the
records show that the said Moore was re-
leased without the formality of trial.
The committee recommended payment OF
the bill, as the witnesses and jurors were
regularly subphened, but severely cen
sured the police judge, who in turn laid
the blame to the door of the n1ghtwatch,
who made the arrest and who was not
present at the trial to prosecute. Coun-
Gilman Waggoner, who always tries to see
fair play, stated that the nightwatcfl
made the arrest in good faith, appeared
as requested and witnessed the COM
plant, telling the police judge he would
probably be asleep when the trial came
off in the evening, and the judge re-
marked that he knew where to find him
But it now transpires that the judge for
got ~ where Mr.. McLagan is usually
found at that time of day and made
no effectua1 efforts to locate him OF
to hold the prisoner until he could be
tried, but after the city had been
| mulcted to the tune of fourteen dollars
released him. Just where the blame
should rest we are unable to say; but a:
| the Judge is paid by the month and the
/ witnesses and jurors received pay for one
day it would seem that there was sufh
cient time to have found the prosecuting
witness, sufficient time for everything
| in connection with the trial of the cast
and sufficient time to have proven thu
accused either guilty or innocent of th'
charge preferred by the arresting officer
Why all this was not done is question
Aside from the allowance of a few bill
and transaction of routine business, no
much else of importance occurred, auC
1 the council adjourned.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-11-17

Archbishop Gross, of Portland, deliv.
cred three very interesting and scholarly
sermons in the Catholic church during
his visit to Corvallis over Sunday last
The evening service was largely attended
by Protestant listeners.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-11-17
HERE TO STAY.

1 am here to stay aud always ready to do
Ill kinds of fine wood work, furniture re
pairing, cabinet making, ETC.. to order. AIs'
store fixtures of the latest approved pat
Germs, NV buildings and repairing. wool
5url,ing and trimming i'll the nest possible
manner Prices the Tow w.-st. LII you have
not got the big dollar to pay. | will trade
my work for anything n-eful- E-tmates,
plans and specifications on short II" ice. Nc
charge for plans if job is let to me,
c. T. fRICkS0N.
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BIG SPUDS.

On his farm about two miles west of town
on Wednesday evening Mr.. G. w. Cooper
dug two potatoes of the Snowflake variety
that weighed ten pounds. One Baldwin
apple tree, about thirty five years old. yield.
ed a crop of thirty.fve bushels of choice
fruit, besides what had fallen to the ground.
Willamette Valley beats the world!
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-11-17

Assignee Peet's inventory of the
Friendly stock shows the assets of Mr..
Friendly to be over $4,000, which is
more than the liabilities shown in the
schedule made in Mr.. Friendly's deed
of assignment.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-11-17
LOST,

In this city, somewhere between 5tll
and Main streets, gold fountain pen
Finder will please leaYe same at this of
fee or return to Ed Wi1eS
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-11-17
FOR RENT.

800 acre farm; 10 acres in cultivation
balance enclosed pasture; good iulidines.
orchard, etc. NJ. 5. WonDcoCK.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-11-17

i HAD scRoFULA in 1884, and cleansed my
system entirely from it by taking seven
bottles of S. s. S. l have not had any symp-
toms since. c. w. WILCOX,
Spartanburg, S. G.