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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

Democratic tariff smashers are
finding out that the people are
not pleased at the prospect of free
trade. The associated wholesale
grocers of California and the San
Francisco board of trade have
unanimously adopted a resolution
protesting vigorously against the
reduction of one cent per pound
in the duties on foreign raisins
and prunes, as proposed by the
the Wilson bill. Prominent fruit
growers assert that the reduction
contemplated in the bill means
absolute destruction of the prune
and raisins industries of California.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15
THE FALL OF GRESHAM.

1he decline ana 1alI OF w alter
@. Gresham is one OF the most
pathetic circumstances % of our
recent political history. For sc ven
or eight years he was one of the
most conspicuous and attractive
figures in American public life.
He was in 1887 and 1883 The idol
Of a powerful element OF the
republican party, and had hosts OF
friends in the democracy and IN
the labor organizations which were
the predecessors of the populist in
politics. Almost as many locali
ties as contested for the honor OF
Homer's birthplace, claimed him rs
a son. In the convention of 1888.
which nominated Harrison, he
stood second ln the voting at the
outset, having Ill votes on the
first ballot, as compared with 800
for John Sherman, the only man
who led him, while Harrison, who
eventually ca1kd Off The prize,
stoodNfitth on Vie ballot. On the
third Aallot Gresham received 1913
votes, Ayieh was his highest poll,
but he fe71rsfrsed in the contest
until the eighth and last ballot.
But Gresham did not lose his
prominence or potency by his
defeat in the convention of 1888.
He still remained q picturesque
and engaging personality, and his
Ihold on the regard of the third
party and on that OF the sentimen
tai element of the democracy
increased or diminished. BY the
foes of his party his defeat was at
tributed to capitalistic influences
and to conspiracies among the
monopolists, and he became es-
pecially dear to the class which
sees in every rich man a monster
and an enemy Of society. While
still retaining the request of his
old supporters he attracted the de-
votion of the most diversified and
heterogeneous cole :tion of hui
manity that was ever gathered to-
gether since-Dayid Sought refuge
from Saul in the cave of Adullam.
Everyone that was in distress.
every one that was in debt and
every one that Was discontented
looked to Gresham as a. natural
leader and deliverer, and the pop
ulist offered him the presidential
candidacy. He would have sur
vived this indignlty, however, had
he not, in an evil moment, mad
his rehabilitation impossible by
entering Cleve!and's cabinet where
his petty prejudice against ex-
President Harrison led him into a
course which has wrecked lis po
litical fortunes.
10 this extremity malevolent
fate has led Mr.. Gresham. Where
! nm HST '9a' 6tSposi1s S1s'd Iii@ "f
iOI GIIS pTcSlueilIjdl lioullHdtlOfl vi
for the nomination to sany Other
important Office? Not the demo
cratic party, which has beer
hampered and Inundated by hi:
Hawaiian policy, nor he republi
can party, which gave him all the
offices which he ever held unit
this year, and which he has aband
oned and antagonized. Even The
paltry honor of a popullst nomi
+ nation would scarcely be given tt
him now. 1t is lamentable end
r ing to the career Of this erstwhil.
man Of destiny. He can neve
! figure again in national conven
ton. The lists of presidential
possibilities, no matter how Ions
drawn out they may be or BY
, whatsoever party made up, will
never mention the name of Wal
ter @. Gresham. He is no longe
a name 20 conjure with.-St
Louis Globe Democrat.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

Recent discoveries have demonstrated that
MI the organs of the body are under the con-
trDi of the nerve centers, located in or near
sac base of the brain. and that when these are
dertngeJ the organs which they supply with
nerve fluid are also deranged. When it is re-
Genbered that "a serious injury to the spinal
cJrd will cause paralysis of the body below
the niured point, because the nerve force is
prevented by the injury from reaching the
pIral lyzed portion, it will be understood how
tIe deranrement of the nerve centcrs viii
( ctuSe the arrangement of the various organs
Nuich they supply with nerve force.
rWo-thirdS of chronic diseases are due to
tlc imperfect action of the nerve centers at
he base Of the brain, not from "a derange-
ment primarily originating in the organ it
self The great mistake of physicians in
treating these diseases is that they treat the
are the cause of the trouble.
DIR. FRANKLIN MILES, the celebrated Spe-
ciatiSt, has profoundly studied this subject for
OH@r 20 years, and has made many important
discoveries in cOnnec tiOn with it, chief among
5hem being the facts contained in the above
statement, and that the ordinary methods of
fraI5mant are wrong. All headache, dizzi-
rGi5, uuIlneSS, confusion, pressure, blues,
Il mia. melancholy, insanity, epilepsy, St.
TltuS dance, etc, are nervous diseases no
Httter how caused. The wonderful success Of
~. Miles Restorative Nervine is due to the
Hrt ihatit is based on the foregoing principle.
Dr. NILES Res srORATIvE NERvINE is sold by
iii druggists; on ii positive guarantee, or sent
iirect by DR.. MILES MEDICAL Co., Elkhart,
'Gi. on receipt of price, 81 per bottle, six
>Nl:teS for $, express prepaid. 1t contains
~.citi 4r opiateS nor dangerous drugs
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

The public debt only increased
six million dollars theslast month.
Lopaf hewffftfe deserving pen.
sioners,> Grover, and you can pos
slbly make both ends meet In
time. Revenues have been re-
duced, expenses increased and the
public debt piling up at the rate
of about a hundred million a yeal
is a good record for democracy.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15
LOOKING B44(KWARD.
lOriginal.l


Twas forming, and the sunshine
Filled the room with :sIorions light,
AS We gathered round sbo table
In the dear old kitchen bright,
And with appetites meier falling,
Proceeded with good viii,
To sample all the dishes
That were found upor the bill
There were i've of tilat morning,
Aud happy crowd We're we,
For tho our 1are was simple,
Our hearts were light and free,
And as we gaily chartered
OF things we'd heard and seen,
Our parents' kindly faces
Upon us bright did beam
But Father Time brings changes
TO rich and poor alike.
One by one we left The old home
And we're far apart tonight;
No more wei! gather round the board
As in those days gone by,
To sample mothers doughnuts,
Or delicious pumpkin pie
Oh, happy, careless, youthful days.
You passed long years ago.
And hearts that beat with gia!lnoss then,
Have since been filled with woe;
The faces then young and fair,
Have old and care-worn grown,
For we've fought the worldly battle
Since we LETT the dear old home.
We've riches now, and all OF that,
But what is wealth, fors0oth
1t cannot bring back by-gon days;
1t cannot purchase youth;
And as we back ward glance tonight
Ger the years that long have flown,
Our hearts are filled with yearnimg
For our humble cottage home
We're drifting down the stream Of If.
Each steering his own smail craft;
But we're heading for the same port.
And wen anchor safe at 'ast;
And the group OF five now scattered,
VIII together be oncemore,
And our hearts will throb with glailness,
For our partings will be DER.
GRACE E. ADAMS, Washburn, I
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

The coal company in which
Adlai Stevenson owns one-fifth of
the stock has reduced its wages
124 per cent. aud replaced strikers
by out side men. Comment is I'M
necessary but if Stevenson's name
had been Carnegie or Frick would
there have been howl, or would
there not have been?
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

If THE Hawaiian policy of the
present administration was called
highwayan it would be more in
keeping with a strict description
of affairs.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15
The Salem board of charities. ar,

The Salem board OF charities. are
prepared to successfully grappIe
with the tramp problem-at least
SO they claim. A large rock pile
has been formed over which there
is a large shed, with an almost
endless supply of hammers, to
which the tramp is given admis-
sion free of charge, with the priv
ilege of working an hour crushing
rocks, for which he is given the
choice of either meal or bed, thus
giving those disposed to work a
chance to avoid starvation.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15
What is Eczema?
1t is an agony of agonies.
A torture of tortures.

A torture or tOrtureS.
1t is an itching and burning of the
skin almost beyond endurance.
1t is thousands of pin-headed ves-
icles filled with an acrid fluid, ever
forming, ever bursting, ever flowing
upon the raw excoriated skin.
No part of the human skin is
exempt.
1t tortures, disfigures and humil-
iates more than all other skin diseases
combined.
Tender babies are among its most
numerous victims.
They are often born with it.
Sleep and rest are out of the
question.
Most remedies and the best ply
sicians generally fail, even to relieve.
If CUTICURA did no more than
cure Eczema, it would be entitled to
the gratitude of mankind.
1t not only cures but
A single application is often suffi-
cient to afford instant relief, permit
rest and sleep, and point to speedy
cure.
CUTICURA works wonders because
it is the most wonderful skin cure of
modern times.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

Ii THE democratic party cared
as much for the political and social
rights of our 100000 dark-faced
American citizens as they profess
to have for a few thousand Haw,
allan kanakas, some things would
be different in this country.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

MANY requests are being made
upon Governor Mckinley, of Ohio,
to visit Alabama and other por-
tions of the south and talk pro-
tection-which may be takeu as
one of the signs of the times
hard times.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

CHAIRMAN CARTER has issued a
call for the national republican
executive committee to meet in
New York early in January. The
same call will follow clear down
the line to that of precinct com
naittees. The result will be vic
tory from coast to coast.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

A BILL for the admission of Utah
to statehood passed the house
Wednesday.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

THE Hawaiian question is being
discussed in the American house
of lords.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

The emperor of China is studying
French and German and viii take a
course IN Jaw.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15
ALL MANNER

Musical Instruments, Sewing Machines,
Umbrellas, and Fine and Small Machinery
Repaired at
j. VIM. WILLS.
sgAll Work Warranted.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

Sold throughout the world. Price, CUTIcURA,
50c.; SOAP, 25c.; REsoLyENT, 81. POTTER DRUG
AND CHEM. CORP, Sole Props, Boston. "All
about the Skin and Blood mailed free.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

OREGON will be in it at the mid
winter fair.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15
hY.STERIES!
IT.. i5crvous System the Sc
%. lie and Mind. Recent
Wonderful Discoveries.

n Fa7sta4.r has ever compared With that OF
.tlgr u! lie ! has been the &Ieading subject
Il poe % IA research and study in ali ages
-. -. 81 tling this fact il Is not gcner-
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15
Express T-aia. Daily Except Sunday.

At Albany and Corvallis connect with trains of tie
Oregon Pacific Railroad
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

LEAVE. ARRIVE
cortland 7:30 a. m. Corvallis. 1915 D. m
Corvallis 100 p. m. Portland ..... 5:35 D. m
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15
$i-OO Trsa. Bottle.
S.. 90 Full COuse.
Young, Middle Agsd and Old Men

Who may be suffering from YOUTHFUL. FDLLIES,
or the eXcesses Of matureu life, Should consult at
once5 5beore it is too late these veteran practitioners
who have no equal in the United States, they can
and will restore to you perfect health when all
others have failed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

West Side Division.
BETWEEN PORTLAND AND CORyALIIS
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-12-15

course IN Jaw.
The herald., 1893-08-13
The Best Kind of Exercise.

There is no single exercise which COM
bines so many health giving qualities as
riding. 1t is peculiarly valuable to
children, for it is the most certain and
gentle developer of the back and stom-
ach muscles and, imparts tone to the
entire system that cannot possibly be
attained in any other way. Even foot
ball, the hardest of all games. falls
short of having the same invigorating
effect on the boy. If this be true for
the boy-and such it is now generally
admitted to be-how much more neces-
sary is riding to the young girl who has
no game but lawn tennis, which fails to
exercise the most important parts of her
body?
Few boys and girls, and almost as few
men and women, think twice of the val
ne of different kinds Of exercise to them,
or would know much about it if they
did think. Any exercise of course, mod
erately taken, is better than none, but
the exercise which acts upon arms and
legs only is of not one-half the value Of
that which acts on the body, the chest,
stomach and back. When, then, an ex-
ercise is found that acts on all, its value
is apparent without further argument.
-Harper's Young People.
The herald., 1893-08-13
nismarck,s Advice to noys.

Prince Bismarck received nonpoliti-
cal deputation at Friedrichsruhe-the
masters and boys of the Hamburg Will
helm gymnasium.
The ex-chancellor gave the young fell
lows some good advice as to the manner
in which they should utilize their time
at the university and then spoke of his
love for music. He said: II used to play
formerly, but I was only moderate
hand at the piano and was glad when |
could throw it up, as it bored me to have
to Iractice. Afterward was extremely
sorry I did give it up, for music is q
faithful companion in life. missed it
at many a party, and / recommend all
of you "a o have any talent for music to
cultivate it and take warning from me
SO that you need not reproach yourself
with the mistake have made"
No less useful were few words against
excessive thought for the morrow, which
oppresses a great many people.
"If you trust in God and yourself" !"
said the prince, 'you can surmount ev-
cry obstacle. Do not yield to restless
anxiety. One must not always be ask
ing what may happen to one in life, but
one must advance fearlessly and brave
ly."-Berlin Cor. London News.
The herald., 1893-08-13
Grapes Around Moreno.

There can be no doubt that this sec
tion is especially adapted to the culture
of the raisin grape. A considerable
acreage was planted to vines last year
and the owners are surprised to find
them all in bearing this year. Nearly
every vine, says the Moreno Indicator,
has from one to twenty-five large
punches OF grapes well matured. A. L.
Main has five acres that will produce
almost as much as is usually picked from
3 or 4-year.old vines. The most re.
marksble results, however, made by
young vines are thoee planted three
months ago in the hotel grounds. They
are all in bearing. having one or two
punches each. The roots were we'll ma
tured in the nursery before setting; but
the fact of their recovering go quickly
after transplanting is surprising.
Peter Smiths vines are also loaded
with grapes. These vines were planted
last year, and now have crop which
is said to be equal to that usually borne
by 8 year-old vines. 1t is not only
common thing here for vines to come
into bearing, but it ia fact that it
would be almost impossible to find
year-old vineyard in the valley that is
not in bearing. Mr.. Smiths ranch is
located in the A. j. Condee subdivision
and the land is exceedingly fertile. He
The herald., 1893-08-13
Detecting a Culprit.

The Rev. Joseph Haven, who preached
in Rochester, N. H., during the last
quarter of the last century, has been al
ways remembered for his genial spirit
and his inexhaustible humor. One story
told of him has many parallels, but it is
quite as likely to be true in his case as
in any. nt
The boy had been guilty of some grave
offense, and yet would not confess it.
II can tell who did it, said the parson,
and accordingly he called together all
the boys suspected and explained to them
that he had confined a rooster under a
kettle in darkened room. One after
another they must pass in and touch the
kettle. When the guilty boy touched 1.-THE
might expect to hear the rooster crow.
The lads filed in and out again and
were made to display their fingers. All
but those of one lad were sooty. He, the
guilty one, had not ventured to touch
the telltale kettle.-Youth's Companion.
The herald., 1893-08-13
ARntsl Example.

It is to the credit of Mamie Teck, the
young bride of "a summers, that she has
known what it is to be poor, has made
her own bonnets and dresses and been
up to her elbows in housework within a
dozen years.
If there be any New England mechan-
ic's daughter who is proud to acknowl-
edge that she "never learned to do house
work." she may perhaps remember with
profit one interesting fact. The woman
who married the probable successor to
the throne of England brings with hef
the not to be despised accomplishment
of being first class housekeeper, and
she is proud of It too.-Boston Globe.
The herald., 1893-08-13
Sensible Treatment of corns.

Light shoes, short shoes and clumsy
shoes produce corns by COMPRISING,
cramping and rubbing against the joints.
A great many of these pedal blemishes
are hereditary. In any case it is a good
plan to suppress them. Every medicine
merchant has variety of ''cures," and
nearly all give temporary relief. A
poultice made Of vinegar soaked bread
crumbs will cure little corn in one
night. 1t is not advisable to let corn
grow. Either rub down the formation
with pumice stone or remove it with a
knife. A little opposition will discour-
age it, provided sensible shoes are worn.
In pedicuring, as in manicuring, the feet
should be soaked in hot water and as
much of the waste material brushed and
rubbed off as possible.-New York
World
The herald., 1893-08-13
A n4ortuary Joke.

81 have recently had q strange experi-
ence," said gentleman yesterday.
"What was it? Well, the other day !
met lady acquaintance on the street,
and after the exchange Of the usual
greetings she proceeded to condole with
me over the death Of my wife. I was
dumfounded over her pathetic and pro-
fuse sympathy. When l recovered my
senses, ventured to enlighten the lady
by assuring her that my wife was in the
land of the living, we'll and hearty. The
lady was astonished to learn that Mrs.
-, an intimate friend of my wife, who
had told her, could have been SO mis-
taken. In less than an hour after cor
recting this error l met another mutual
friend, and she had also been told by
Mrs. - that my VIE had gone to that
undiscovered country.
During that afternoon and the. day
following dozen people expressed their
sympathy over my loss. and strange to
say all of them had learned the story
from Mrs. -. l of course told my
better half, and we determined to call on
Mrs. -- for an explanation. It was
early in the evening when in answer to
the ringing of the doorbell Mrs. -
opened the door. She pretended to be
startled by my wife's presence and
screamed: why, Mary, can this be you?
thought you were dead
$50 aveheard from q dozen sources
responded Mary, and want you to ex-
plain
"Explain? Why, that is easy. You
told me week ago that if you were alive
you would come out ON Wednesday and
spend the day with me. You didn't come;
hence concluded that you were dead
and said so to those acquaintances l
met
1.-THE women kissed, and Mary called
Mrs. - mean rogue and so termi-
mated the mortuary joke, in which /
failed to discover the humor. Louis
vile Courier-J Journal.
The herald., 1893-08-13
HOW TO Cure EiFa.

Now that the fig season is coming on
he question of how best to cure them
one that appeals to all fig growers.
The following process is one that this
ltate board OF horticulture recommends !:
The figs are allowed to shrivel on the
rees, then are picked and placed on
heir sides on trays. The trays used are
hen placed in the sulphering house, or
,ox, which should not be too large, aud
leither should the trays, for it is diff
ult to handle such heavy fruit without
ruising. The trays having been placed
the enlphurlng house, or box, the
loor is shut, and the sulphur, which is
,laced on the ground in an iron kettle
Dr pan at least two feet below the lower
ray, is lighted and allowed to burn.
3reat care must be used in the amount
# sulphur that is burned. which ia ac-
luired by experience, for if too much is
lsed the figs will have smoky taste,
md again. if not enough, the figs will
lot become entirely bleached, and when
The herald., 1893-08-13

also has peach and apricot trees only a
year old that are in bearing. The yield
from these trees was third Of . box 10
the tree. His plum trees yielded little
fruit, and his prune trees, although
they did not bear, have attained q
growth OF eight feet since last spring.
Mr.. Smiths ranch is mostly planted to
orange trees, which are doing remarka-
bly, we'll, quite number of the trees
year old having few scattering oranges
set.
This is another instance OF the great
fertility Of the soil in the Moreno-Ales-
sandro valley.
BREAKS THE HONEY RECORD.
George w. Mason has broken the rec
ord on honey. He started out this spring
with four hives in his spiary. and he
now has is stands OF bees. He has OBJ
tanned up to this time Il 8 boxes OF honey,
weighing 80 pounds each, and, strange to
say, the bees are still at work upon wild
buck wheat, which is very plentiful along
the slopes OF Mount Russell. At the
lowest calculation there are seven boxes
still to be taken from the hives this
season. This gives total yield OF S32
pounds from q start OF only four stands
OF bees in less than six months. We
have heard OF wonderful performances
on the part OF bees, but this statement
lie perhaps the most remarkable ON rec
ord. Ten boxes Of the honey were sold
to our local dealers and the figures are
vouched for. He has nine boxes on
hand, and Judging from the amount Of
honey etill in the hives and the rapidity
with which the bees are working, the
estimate OF seven boxes to come appears
to be low.
Mr.. Mason owns two blocks Of two
and half acres each, within Moreno
townsite, ON the north slope of Mount
Russel. Upon one of the blocks he has
built three fine houses, which rent we'll.
The other block he has planted to
oranges. and this he proposes to make
his home place. The close proximity
to the mountains makes this place es-
pecially adapted to bee culture, as the
bees have but short distance to 20 to
their feeding ground. The elevation also
affords splendid view OF the valley.
The growth of the trees on Mr..
Masonic place. in common with those
in other parts OF the valley, is very re-
markable. Umbrella trees have grown
four feet since spring, and his cypress
hedge, which was planted year ago,
now trims 24xl8 inches.