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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-11-09
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time"
Soon after reaching San Francisco,
Captain Gale disposed of the vessel
to Jose Y. Lamonture, a Frenchman,
for $50 cows. These cows were driv-
en- from California to the Willamette
valley in the spring of 1913. The
whole country was then an unbroken
wilderness, filed with wild animals
and Indians. Seventy-five days We're
required to make the toilsome jour
ney. Captain Gale reached the val
ley with but comparatively little loss.
Captain Tom Mountain, who is a
'way-backer" when the question of
pioneer is considered, enjoys the
honor of having seen the Star of Ore
gon before she was launched. Cap
tain Mountain was on the sloop
Peacock when she was wrecked, and
accompanied Commodore Wilkes on
his trip up the river. He was a mere
STRIPPING then, but vividly remembers
the incident. About a year ago Cap
tain Mountain constructed a minia-
ture fac simile of the Star Of Oregon,
which was a very excellent and hand
some specimen of marine workman
ship. The model was about two feet
long, AID a perfect reproduction of
the original craft in every point of
detail. After it was completed, the
model was photographed. The model
was so handsome that Captain Noun
tain was requested to have it mounted
and to send it back to the head office
of the Union Pacific at Omaha. This
was done, and the model of the pio-
I.eer sailing vessel of Oregon occupies
a prominent place in the head office
of that company. AS may be well
imagined the model is an object of
unfailing interest and curiosity.
According to what is regarded as
teliable authority, the first steamboat
that navigated the Lower Columbia
was shipped in sections from New
York, about the year 1850, and was
| owned by the Pacific Mail company
At that time Upper Astoria was the
| end of the ocean route from San
Francisco, and the boat brought there
| from New York was put together and
steamer connected at Upper Astoria
! with the old sidewheel steamship
Columbia that ran between San
Francisco and that port. The Will
| lamette continued to run on the river
st. Helen's the head of navigation
| when she was sent to run on the
Sacramento river about the year 1852
| The first steamer built in Oregon was
at Upper Astoria. 1t was a side
wheel steamer of about 1000 tons
| register, and made weekly trips be
| tween Astoria and Portland. The
| next steamer that ran on the Lower
| COlumhia was huiIt uD at Milwaukee
| This craft was christened the Lot
| Whitcomb, after the name of one OF
the owners, and was placed on the
Astoria Oregon City route during the
| year 1852. The late Captain J. c
| Ainsworth was in command, jacob
Kamm was chief engineer and Dan
| Lowell purser. Subsequently the Lot
Whitcomb was sent to San Fran
| cisco and ran for many years on the
Sacramento river.-Portland Tele
gram.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-11-09
HALLOWEEN"

Twas halloween, that mystic night
When ghosts and witches travel,
And merry maidens, in a fright,
Try tricks that may unrayel
Their future fates, and in their
dreams
The coming man discover
Strange, that his sembfance always
seems
So like the favored lover!
Outside, the night was cold and black;
We cared not for the weather
For cousin Meg and brother Jack
And I We're all together,
A merry trio, cracking nuts
And jokes before the fire,
Which ever and anon we'd coax
To burn and sparkle higher.
The evening hours wore on: at last
Twas near that myStic hour
When evil things of days long past
Are said to still have power.
With gay good nights we parted all,
But Meggy's beckoning finger
From near an alcove in the hall,
Told me that 1 must linger.
"Dear Bess," she whispered in my ear,
when midnight chimes are striking
/ want you still to linger here
While I the fates inviting,
Will softly steal into the room
Where stands the mirror Olden.
One taper shall dispel the gloom
About it's frame so golden.
For on this night, so it is said,
The maid who looks within it
Will see the one she is to wed,
For one short, fateful minute!
She vanished with her taper bright
I in the darkness waited
Till twelve long strokes rang on the
night,
With so much mystery freighted.
Then Meg came back and seized my
hand,
And up the stairs we hurrier,
And why, 1 could not understand,
She seemed so scared and fiurried,
And would not tell me when 1 asked
What vision thus excited
My little friend, or what had passed
That mirror, dimly lighted.
But that was in the days long past
She's cousin Meg no longer.
To brother Jack: he holds her fast
In Sweeter bonds and stronger
And Meggy since to me confessed
That night q do not doubt it,
His face she saw, which l had guessed
Long ere she told about it.
Her faith is strong in Halloween;
Its tricks she quite believes in.
The magic mirror ''she has seen,''
But that I'm not deceived in
I'll always think that Jack was there
Behind that porter hiding
And that he heard our Meggy fair
Her "speerin' tricks confiding!
MAY HENRY.
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the subject the professor, with great
deliberation. drew a piEpoint across,
the face on the negative, lining both.
cheeks. AT the sane instant the man;
uttered an exclamation of pain,.
raised his hand and passed it across.
his face. But, most wonderful of all,
Il red mark appeared for a moment
on the cheeks of the man, following
exactly the course taken by the pin.
In turn the sharp instrument was
passed over the skin of the forehead,
the lips, the ears, and in each i'll
stance The accompanying shrinking
and pain of the subject were notice-
able, as was likewise the red mark.
Pricking the negative with the pin
point, even gently, was felt by the
victim and indicated by his nervous
action. The professor explained that,
of course, no special virtue attached
to the negative. The same transfer
ence Of soul could be made to print
from the negative to an engraving,
to an oil painting or any other pic
torial object.
The man was then placed upon the
scientific shelf and the second woman
called. She was a delicate subject,
readily susceptible to the influence
of eXteriorization and showing her
sympathy with the nondescript dunn
my that was supposed to represent
her in the professors hands.
This was a rag baby, and, after go
ing through the usual ceremony, the,
professor plunged knife deep into.
the cotton vitals of the baby repeated
ly. With every stroke the female in
the chair shrieked and looked about;
her in the most pathetic manner,
seeking some means of escape, leav-
ing no doubt in the minds of her au-
IiCnce that she thought she suffered
every agony the rag baby was being
subjected to. 1t was not until the
cotton had been slashed into bits and
the woman had shrunk into her chair
as though expiring that the professor
ceased and brought her back to her
senses.
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How It Has Caused
Murder to Be Done.
The Act Of a Man Crazed
By the Power.
Some Startling Tests and Experiments
Recently Made in London
Leave 1t Alone.

The tests of hypnotism which a
band Of metaphysicians recently made
in LondCn have given fresh impetus
to this cult, says the Nrw York Ad-
yeItiSCr. 1t has been said that in the
approaching trial of Mrs. Meyer her
lawyers will advance the plea that
DR.. Meyer, convicted of poisoning
Brandt, swayed his wife by hypnotic
influence. 1t was only the other day
that Il Mrs. Beatrice Landemnn, OF
Minneapolis, in eXcusing herself for
rObbing q man in a hotel, testified
that her husband, a hypnotic, had
influenced her to commit the crime.
Only Il fortnight ago Europe was
startled by the news that young
woman of Il prominent family i'll
Vienna had died in a trance produced
by Herr Neuokmm, hypnotic. He
put her into IA trance in the presence
of large audience. In about twelve
minutes she became greatly excited
She described the nature of an all
ment she had, diagnosing it and using
terms which might have been expect
ed only from an experienced scion
tist. Suddenly she fell back. utter
ing piercing shrek. She became
sCnseless and died eight minutes
later.
In Amsterdam, Holland, the city
officials who We're trying to unraVc
the mystery surl Ounding the disap
Dearance of Mrs. De Jong decided to
have De JoIky, the woman's husband
placed under hypnotic influence i'll
the hope of obtaining Information
from him while in that state tha,
xyn,1Il c1t1r III the nv SterV. The
newspapers pointed out that even
should De Jong confess that he killed
his wife, as was strongly suspectt d
he could not be convicted upon the
confession obtaired in this manner
Nevertheless lie was h4pnotized by
DR.. RCnterghem, of Amsterdam, ant
DR.. De Jong, of The Hague. This
latter was not Il kinsman of the pl'iS
ener. While in Il trance he described
the way he had killed two wives. 1IiS
IT., n. mt
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-11-09

The South Carolina and Other Colo
niStS in Liberia.

R. C. Barkley has received a letter
from Clement Irons, the colored me-
chanic, who emigrated from Charles
ton to Liberia. 1t contains news that
will interest great many people.
The letter is dated Neilsburg, st. Paul
river, w. G.. A, Republic of Liberia,
September Sd, and the writer says:
Several gentlemen in the upper
part of the state have written me ask
ing what chance was there of a white
man living in Africa. 1 could only
answer their question by giving them
my sixteen years experience in At
RIGA. The Rev. D. A. Day, d. D., a
missionary from America, came here
twenty years ago and set down on a
hundred acres Of land thirty miles
from the capital, and now that one
hundred acres is Il beautiful mission
station, producing from sixteen to
twenty thousand pounds of coffee,
which is sent to the Lutheran board
III America yearly, and there is quite
an accommodating dwelling house
and several other outhOuses for the
accommodation of children. There
are one hundred native children in
attendance at this mission and there
is a nice little chapel on the place.
This is twenty years work, so you
see what chance Il white man has in
Africa. We have six white business
houses at Monrovia, the capital; three
to four white men in each house,
three Germans, one Dutch, one Eng
liSh and one Norwegian. At Grand
Capemount there are two white
houses, one Dutch and one German;
two to three white men in each house
Grand RaSin thara xx,1,; ;t,
houses, one English, one Dutch and
one German; two to three white men
in each house. And so it is all along
the coast. At Capefelwas and Lineo
it is the same; but time will not per-
NIT me to name all who are doing
business at the various business
places in Liberia, and, strange to
say, there isn't an American doing
business in aLy of our towns, where
our citizens are farmers and so much
prefer American trade.
Dear sir, | only mention these
| houses of business white people in
| this country (aS the question has been
asked that you might see what
chance white person has in Africa.
All my AZOr shipmates are now ship
ping their five and six thousand
pounds of coffee yearly to the foreign
markets. [ myself have not reached
the thousands because 1 have recently
! entered into the farming business.
My farm is nine miles from where l
live and is in charge of my daughter
Ella. have been employed a part
OF my time at Mechlenberg mission
at my trade (mechanic). My daughter
Ella, at my farm, raises rice, goats,
fowls and garden vegetables to assist
in keeping up the family 1 have sue
ceeded in building a little steamboat
which proved to be very serviceable
for six years in conveying the emf
grants and settlers up and down ST
Paufs river.-Charleston News and
Courier.
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Il few mystic signs and phrases, trans
ferred, as he said, the living Sensi-
bility Of the woman in the chair to
the gingerbread. Then with great
deliberatiOn he dismembered the cake,
breaking off one hand after the other,
ab5reviating the arms, mutilatinS
the legs and finally taking a bite out
Of the head.
AT every fresh assault upon the
gingerbread the subject shriekcd and
clutched at her own limbs. AS the
gingerbread woman became smaller
and smaller. the shrielling woman
became weaker and weaker. until her
final burst of agony was little more
than an incipient shudGer.
OF course the professor was not in
spired by bloodthirsty instincts and
he spared the female to exert the
same influence upon her later for the
mystifcation of other inquirers into
scientific wonders. He restored her
strength with a few words Of 2ibDcr
iSh, and as she arose from her seat,
dazed and evidently suffering from
the indiStinct remembrance of some
indefinite torture, the professor i'll
vited one of the meu to take the chair.
A camera was wheeled from cor
ner and pointed at a man, who, mcan-
while had been suitably posed by an
assistant, who now stood near by
ready to strike a fiash-light when he
was directed to do so. The professor
showed himself a capable photog
rapher as well as a skillful scientist,
and after triflinG with the focus and
otherwise prolonging the entertain
ment he gave the word that produced
the fash-light. and the negative was
made. 1t required but a few moments
to develop the likeness and then was
seen a fairly. good reproduction Of
the sitter's pictures. The sitter rec
ognized the picture and conceded
that it looked like him.
The professor made a few passes
with his hands above the head and
on the forehead of the man in the
chair. A thing as soulless as a cor
poration sat in the chair and another,
as full of soul as; bride, was on the
negative Standing with his back to
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-11-09
ENCROACHING ON ENGLAND
The Oceans Destructive Work on
the Rocky Coasts.


The fiat marshes of Pevensey have
gained aalf mile since the days of
Edward II, when the sea almost
washed the walls of the castle that
now stands high and dry inland.
The same thing has happened on the
Romney flats, where the ancient cas-
tie of I.ympne has receded a mile or
more. Such spots as these look as
though the next spring tide would
add their grassy meadows to the lost
ground of sea bottom. But on the
rocky parts of the Antrim coast, we
have the sea slowly working it's way
inland, despite the rock Notifications
and stony intrenchments that look so
resiSdeSs. Under the waves lie tracts
OF Dogland that once upon a time
must have stood we'll in shore; and
Dunluce bears witness to the ravages
that have taken place within a few
centuries-a few ticks of the clock,
as geclogists count time.
The sea, ever washing and tearing
ut its foundations, one day broke
down considerable part of the cas-
tie, and several persons were killed
by the catastrophe. This was in the
days when Dlnluce was held by
other tenants IL an the birds. Then
home and Il stronghold, now but a
memeil,, of past joy and glory.
Aiother marked example of the in
:i2curity of rock defenSes where the
sea is the invader occurs at Filey,
on the Yorkshire coast. Only tN enty
years ago there was il pathway run
ming around the ancient church of
st. Hilda, which is built on the solid
rOck-nOw this is so broken away on
the seaward side that it is impassa-
bic. Another twenty years may see
the church dermined-Argosy.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-11-09
FOREIGN FANCIES.

Tiny jeweled side combs are the
fashionable girls latest fad. Some
awfully pretty French conceits are
being shown in pearls and brilliants.
Magenta umbrellas are new. Their
brightness commends them for
gloomy, stormy days.
Oriental designs on .colored satins
are made up in blouses.
Crepon and rough effects in wool
are the leading cloths for autumn
and fall wear. Some cost as much
as $4.75 per yard.
Black quills will flourish extensive
ly in hats.
Ostrich feather boaS a yard long
still continue popular.
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TOILET HINTS.
Brevities That May Prove .Healthful

Brevities That May Prove Healthful
to Beauty.
Salt is both cleansing and stimu-
lating. 1t is, therefore, quite as val
liable as soap for the daily bath. 1t
may be bought in many forms. Table
salt, rock salt, and toilet salt are all
good and the cheapest is no less eff
fective though perhaps less dainty.
than the most expensive, which comes
perfumed.
There are very few women vigor-
Gus enough to stand a plunge bath
each day. Water is heavy, and
women are not Sandows that they
can lift several tons of water on their
chest and not feel weak afterwards.
Sponge baths are quite as cleansing
If properly taken. A little tepid wa
ter should be drawn into the tub and
in that the bather should stand.
With soap or salt, tepid water, a
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-11-09

Plain and Fancy Confections--lce Cream.
CIGARS:---
"BELMoNT" GENERAL ARTHUR" and
ay.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-11-09
The Stolen Portrait.

s 5000 as Greuze had be-
come rich enough, he de-
sired, like all truly inspired
painters, to make the tour
of Italy. He took with him
several letters of introduc-
ton, ore of which did him
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-11-09

London, Oct. 10.-BusinesS in the
new crop has been quite brisk during
The week, many large orders from
brewers having been filled and there
is decidedly firmer tone, especially
IN respect to the best qualities. A
considerable parcel of East Kent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-12
Only "A Few I'm Working Order I'm tn
Eusf YesferduU

East Yesterday.
NEW YORK April u.-Among the great
sufferers by the terrific storm which has
held almost the entire country east Of the
Aleghenies in its clutches for the past
twenty-four hours. was the telegraph
wires. The reports OF the superintendents
of the two companies this morning from
every direction Indicated a complete pros
tration of the telegraph lines. Few people
realize the extremities that were resorted
to to obtain information as to the effects
OF the storm as well as the general news
of the day. Throughout New England the
task was not so difficult owing to the
superb construction OF the Postal TeIe-
graph Company network of wires in that
day. furnished the Associated Press with a
wire to chicago, while the Western Union
Telegraph Company performed q like serv-
Ice by way OF Washington and Pittsburg,
tapping the various cities in the vast sys-
TEN of the Associated Press. On routes
that ordinarily contain fifty TO one hum
dred lines possibly two or three were
workable. This was especially the case
with the Western Union between this city
and Washington to the South and Pitts
burg on the west. The Postal Company
suffered most on the Southern routes,
which lay through New Jersey and II is
felt the worst effects of the storms fury.
Despite these tremendous odds the tee-
graph companies cO-operated effectively
with the Associated Press that so far as
the news gathering service is concerned
the public has experienced no Inconvenience
and were throughout the day provided with
news almost as fully as under the most
advantageous circumstances. Tonight the
wire circuits are in good condition, consid-
ering the disastrous work of the gale during
the previous night and this morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-12
THE STATE BANK BILL.
Cooper the Only Indiana Represents
alive Who FavOrs IL.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. April n.-IRepresenta-
tive Cooper, it is believed will be the only
Democratic member OF the Indiana deleea-
ton who will vote for the bill to repeal the
tax on State bank circulation. He is an
earnest advocate of the bill. None Of the
other Hoosiers Will follow HIM On the
Cooper bill TO tax greenbacks however,
ii is expected that every Democratic mem
Der of the delegation will follow Mr..
COOper's lead. The evasion Of State and
local taxes by the device of returning a
large portion Of their assessed wealth.
consisting of greenbacks. has been resorted
10 by the tax dodgers so frequently in In
diana, according 70 the charge Of the Dem
ocrats. that none of them in Congress will
dare to oppose it. Mr.. Johnston, on the
contrary, if he can return II the House
in time. expects to oppose it in a vigorous
speech. The bill has 50 much of the an
agogue about 1t that II IS certain or the
enthusiastic support OF Senator Voorhees,.
Who will take caarge Of Il If ii ever reaches
the Senate
The Brawley bill. to which the amend
ment for the repeal OF tn state bank tax
Is 10 be offered. in accordance with the
action OF the caucus, has been favc-ably
acted upon by the committee on banking
and currency, but has not yet been re-
ported 10 the House. Reports from the
banking and currency committee are priv
ilec.ed under the rules but In they go to
tie cal -ndar they lose their privileged
character. Mr.. Springer. chairman OF the
Col.r'ittee, VIII, therefore, not make the
report until the House Is ready 10 proceed
10 its consideration. IL is not the intention
OF the Democratic leaders 10 displace the
appropriate bills I'm order 10 do this. The
HOusS Will proceed with these bills. and
/ won they arc disposed Of the BraWley bill
] win be called up and the State bank tax
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-12
THOMPsON's DEFENSE OF BRECKIN-
RIDGE.

If the testimony in the Pollard-Breckin-
character of one Southern gentleman"
who had posed as model of chivalry, the
speech made in his behalf by his friend,
Colonel Phil Thompson. was no less dis
closure of the vulgar and debased princi-
pies entertained by another. The evidence
given as to the defendants Righteousness
and immortality was appalling and disgust
ing but, when forced to acknowledge the
truth of the statements against him and
when giving his own version of the oc-
currences, the "siver-tongued" celebrity
showed at least a semblance of shame He
admitted that his acts were wrong and
made no attempt to palliate the offenses
so far as their moral bearing was con-
cerned. With his attorney it is different
The woman with whom his client associated
for nine years is a vile creatures; no words
or epithets are severe enough to character
ize her infamy. according to Colonel Thomp-
sons view but with Mr.. Breckenridge the
tie domestic affairs" Of which all men are
guilty, and of which they are. the whole.
rather proud because they are men. To
put the argument briefly the jury and
lucky chivalry to be lenent with the de-
PENDANT because they are no better than
he is, and men must stand by each other
in these affairs. Whether the men so ad-
jured will regard this plea as one Of weight
and Importance an insult remains to
be SEEN but there is reason to suspect that
the latter will be the case. Even if this
exponent of masculine virtue were correct
in his estimate of his fellow-men. a great
majority of those same men cherish a
standard of morals none the less closely be-
cause they fail to live up to it, if they are
immoral they are ashamed of the fact and
do not care to boast of their sins. Such
men, whatever may be their secret sym
pathies, are not likely to betray their short
coming in a verdict.
But it is not necessary to accept the
kentucklanS opinion OF MS lelloW-men as
accurate He sees them through medium
which distorts his vision. He has himself
reached what may be called the thirty
| third degree of Southern chivalry. having
once killed his man. and it is not unlikely
that he counts numerous whted sepulchers
! of the Breckenridge brand among his init
mate associates, but he has overshot the
mark widely in charging that all men are
of that type His speech is an offense to
! honesty and common decency. His free and
| easy line OF defense. fippantly UNFOLDING
| RIGHTEOUSNESS and affronting all people of
/ clean lives. deserved rebuke from the court
! equally with his profanity. But 1t is like
| ly 10 bring it's own condemnation in re-
| acting against the defendant when it is
] considered by the jury. Colonel Thompson
| should then retire to his Kentucky retreat
and not emerge for fifteen years. this be-
| ing the time. he says, since he last ap-
peared in court. The public will send no
regrets even II he should never come be-
| fore 1t again.