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The 1gnoble Art of Exaggeratlon



Faddists are the masters of the ignoble
art of exaggeration. Ifone wishes 10 avoid
exaggeration, one is careful to measure
ones speech; one is never in extremes
Faddists seldom measure their speech; they
are almost invariably in extremes. Teeto-
talers, anti-smokers, anti-vaecinators, anti
everythingites, vegetarians, the people who
would "put down. fiction, the rational en-
joyments of the Sunday, theatres, dancing,
cards, billiards, so many OF the things
which make life worth the living; if these
people did not exaggerate, they would for
ever hold their peace. Unfortunately,
exaggeration is too often their only
weapon The clear, day light of truth is
not for them. They could not live in such
an atmosphere for an hour. 1t would be
well if our weak-kneed brethren could be
brought to understand what plain and
certain fact this is. 1t might bring peace
and comfort to their minds.
The more attentively one considers the
subject, the more clearly one perceives
how almost universally prevalent Is the
vice of exaggeration. One supposes it is
Il vice. There are the clerics at one end
and the politicians at the other; the clerics
of all the creeds. There is the Moham-
medan, who tells you that if you do not do
certain things certain other dreadful things
will happen. There is the Buddhist, who
assures you of the paramount and, indeed,
vital necessity which exists why you
should do certain altogether different and
entirely incompatible things. And the
same positive, and, in truth, superlative
assertions meet one nearer home. The
religious atmosphere, all the world over, is
too apt to be crowded with exaggerations.
One seldom enters place of worship, be-
longing to any one of our 999 different
sects. without hearing at least-well, say,
one exaggeration, uttered by the parson in
the pulpit. This may seem dreadful
thing to say. But though tbs true, tbs
pity, pity It's It's true.
We get on to safer grounds when We
approach the politicians. Every one re-
cognizes that there is exaggeration among
them. We all of us have Radical friends
who will be the first to allow that the
Tories habitually deal in what it would be
courtesy to call exaggerations; while that
the Radicals are, of their nature, compell-
ed TO exaggerate, none will be reader to
admit than the Tories If, on the other
hand, you go to a third person, an indlvld-
ual who cries plague on both their
houses, you will find him prepared to con-
cede that both parties-all sides-exag-
gerate alike. And, possibly, that third
person will not be so far out as he might
be. One is almost forced to the painful
conclusion that faddists, clerics, and poll
ticians make what may be called trade
IF eyaooeration
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Radical movements and those for the
amelioration of sociological evils have to
be followed up.
Every movement and most Of the clubs
that are worth anything have to have COR
ventions, which cost good money.
= The ''woman with modern improvement"
insists she must have all these things.
Therefore, when she weds, man must add
her club dues to his club dues.
Women used to think men were the
only spcndthrifts, but they have caught up
bravely themselves. Meantime matri-
mony dosent become any cheaper.
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If you have rush -bottomed chair with
the bottom crushed out" dont't send it
to the cabinet maker, but fix it yourself.
Take all the cane work out and put in its
place two thicknesses of heavy canvass.
If the wood is hard, you must bore the
holes for the small nails at least half
through. Double the canvass under at the
edges, and lay apiece of leather over it,
into which the nails should be driven,
then they will not cut the cloth. Then
make a fancy cushion and tie it to
the four corners of the chair. 1t will be
useful as well as ornamental.
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CHAPTER 4l2.

An Act to repeal and re-enact with amend
of Public General Laws of Maryland entitl.
ed "Notaries Public
SECTION /. Be ii enacted bv the General
assembly Of Maryland. That Section 9, of
Article GS of the Code Of Public General Laws
of Maryland, entitled ''Notaries Public be
and the same is hereby repealed and re enact.
ed to read as follows:
Each Notary Public shall, within thirty
days from the time of his appointment, give
the bond prescribed in Section "A of Article
IS of the Code of Public General Laws. and
each County of the State shall be entitled. on
application, to at least two Notaries Public.
to be appointed as aforesaid by the Governor.
and in case Of an appointment, on application.
during recess of the legislature, the Governor
shall submit said appointment to the Senate
for confirmation or rejection as in case of an
pointments to fill vacancies during recess Of
the Legislature.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, that this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 6, 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President of the Senate.
JAMES II. PRESTON,
Speaker of the House of Delegates. )
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
correct copy Of an Act ofthe General Assem-.
bly, of Maryland, passed January Session,
1894.
J. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates.
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A Splendid Lawn.

For lawns we want blue grass and red
top. That is all. Either will make a
splendid lawn, all else being as should be.
Il NAV be well to mix the seed, half and
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half. Blue grass seed sprouts slowly; red
top quickly. Sow no white clover seed
no timothy, no sweet vernal, no Italian
rye grass, no Sleeps fescue or any other
fescue, no perennial rye grass, no velvet
or orchard grass; sow no oats "to protect
the grass seed" Take Rural New York
er's advice if you want uniform velvety
sod-sow blue grass and redtoP. Don't
sow less than Il bushels Of each to the
acre. 1t will insure uniform stand and
fine grass, no coarse grass. 1t is well to
sow twice-that is. once each way, Care
fully rake the lawn after each sowing and
then roll.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-05-12

The strong facial resemblance which
married couples often acquire after living
together long period of years, harmoni-
Gus in thought and feeling and subject to
the same conditions of life has often been
commented upon. The Photographic So
ciety of Geneva recently took the pictures
of 7s couples for an investigation Of this
subject. The result was that in "A cases
the resemblance in the personal appear
ance of the husband and wife was greater
than that of brother and sister; in 30 cases
it was equally great, and in only "a was
there total absence Of resemblance.
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1894. By that time all indebted to US on
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EESTIvAL.-The annual Festival will
Il be held at St. Johns (Leister's) Church
on the evenings of the 18th, Sth and 9th, and
the afternoon of the 9th of June. my5 If
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Il is not our purpose to be too exacting'
Those who cannot pay cash, can give notes.
payable at their convenience.
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DIsSoLUTIoN OF Co-PART-
IL NERSHIP,

The co-partnership of f. J. DEVILBISS
d CO., has this day been dissolved by mutual
consent. The business of the late firm will
be settled by F. J. DevlIbiss. All outstand.
ing accounts due said firm must be closed
within 30 days.
f. ]. DEVILBISS,
VIM. s. HOUGHTON,
New Windsor, Nd, May LIST, 1894. my5 81
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WESTMINSTER, MD.
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all.
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THE ADV ANN hOHAN'
I firmly believe that the advanced wo-
MAJ, or she who is truly fin de steele, is one
Of the most costly wives ever known.
The man who takes one to himself must
make allowances for many expenses no
woman used to have.
This advanced woman who tries to keep
M to the age has as many club dues as
most men, and great many more than the
average one. She outdoes him on his old
exclusive territory. She has to pay for
club and society suppers to distinguished
women, and now and then to man.
She subscribes to all sorts Of entertain
ments, courses aud classes that her femi-
nine predecessors never dreamed of, and
that are quite as expensive as anything
men do IN the same line.
She is continually taking up new CHAIR
ties Of whose invention her grandmother
never dreamed, and most of them come
high
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-05-11
DJINGSlN LINCOLN COUNTY
Farmer Discusses Crops, Mines,
Clans, Politics, Etc.

| Cold winds. rain and a backward
spring are among the causes of discon-
tent with us just now, but the hills are
green and the fruit trees in blossom, and
they promise an abundant crop of grass
and fruit. While the fish in our waters
are always an abundant crop, and clans
! rlpen every month Ill the year, so that
we have good cause to rejoice that gaunt
hunger can never cross the dividing line
between us and less favored places.
AS general thing, we are happy
and contented people, perhaps not quite
so progressive as some others, but still
happy, and there are heroes among us,
too, 1nen and women of no note, who do
great deeds, speak great words, and suf-
fer noble sorrows, and who will never be
known till that hour when many that
are great shall become small and many
that are small shall become great.
Every day brings US some new settler
On the newly surveyed lands in this
county, and when the Siletz Indian res
ervatlon is thrown open for settlement
we expect quite a rush of settlers and
large addition to our population. The
new arrivals are generally thrifty peo-
pie who will make good citizens, and
they all speak highly of the place, and
are we'll 'eased
Politics re the main subject of interest
here just now, and as the election
approaches the interest increases.
A great deal depends on the result and
every one seems fully alive to that fact.
The feeling is intense, and yet never
saw an election campaign where so much
good feeling and manliness prevailed.
There is absolutely no i'll feeling. The
republicans are warning up for the race
Ill a spirited manner. The clubs at To-
1edo, Waldport ard Ona hold weekly
meetings with large attendance At
Toledo OH Monday last w. T. Radir ad-
dressed crowded house and made many
friends and no enemies for the cause; he
astonished every one with his manly and
successful speech.
At Waldport on Saturday last there
was large meeting of the club there.
Speeches were made by X. A. Bensell,
John D. Daley, Judge Burt, John Buck.
ley, J, M Stanton and Judge Stearns.
They had good music by all excellent
choir, and a crowded house; everything
passed off in splendid style and the re-
publicans are all happy and confident.
Arrangements are being made to visit
the club at Ona, on Beaver creek,
shortly
The steamer Lillian is expectedto ar
rive here shortly from Suslaw, and will
run between Toledo and Newport in
charge of Capt John Blake.
The railroad commissioners passed
over the road today on a special train
with Receiver Clark
Black sand mining is creating much in
terest here now and claims are being 10
Gated everywhere that water can be
found. The reason for this is that Messrs.
Wink s, Buntz claim to have discovered
a simple process of saving the gold by
chemicals and they are proving their
claims to be we'll grounded.
1 have just heard that canvass of this
county is to be made by the candidates
of the several political parties. and if it
is done I will try to keep you posted as
to their doings. FARMER.
Lincoln county, May Sth, 1894.
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Hard Times Prices.

Joseph Caskey and John Ottersteadt
r1ish to announce that they are doing all
kinds of blacksmithing at reduced prices
to meet the scarcity of money. In con-
nection with their business an agricult-
ural irnpliment depot has been opened
where all kinds of farming tools may be
purchased at prices that are, absolutely
astonishing for their cheapness. These
gentlemen are both experienced mechan-
les, and are prepared to do all kinds of
in either wood or iron. They
are prompt and painstaking with their
work and deserve to be literally patron
lied.
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Has Grover Cleveland Hypnotized
Governor Pennoyer?

| Many visitors in the executive Office of
the government at Salem have noticed
the pen and ink, or photographed sketch
of President Cleveland, nailed to the
edge of the window frame close to the
governors chair. Whenever the govern
or raised his head in meditation on the
coming campaign speech, those features
of that serene and well-fed physiognomy,
met his eye. Fancy the effect on that
studious and neditative man! The friend
vino bestowed that New Years gift on
the governor did him an ill turn. Con-
slant contemplation of the president,
morning, noon, and night, would surely
involve one of two opposite results on so
sensitive a mind: Either he would be-
come the idol of the governors worship;
his fir1nress; his honesty of purpose; his
courage Of his opinions, and his other at
tributes forming halo of glory rourd
that massive brow, or else, repulsion in
stead of attraction would result. Envy.
hatred, malice, and all uncharitableness,
would gradually inspire the governors
thoughts. 1t seems from his campaign
speech that this last is the condition of
affairs Let the governors populist best
friend burglariously enter his room, and
remove that offending picture ere it te
too iate-and the neighboring asylum all
too soon claim another distinguished in
mate.
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Random Shots.

For mems and boys shoes go
to Nolan's.
For home cooking 60 to the
DelmOnico.
II you are lover of good coffee,
try the Delmonico..
Go to the Delmonico for the
best meal in the city.
For a days recreation and
pleasure attend the river excur-
sion next Sunday.
c. H. Gest, of Portland, was
in town this week comforting
with Oregon Pacific officials.
]. M. Nolan is busily engaged
this week in mailing several
thousand copies of the Clothing
Journal to his patrons.
Why is it that Ed. Bryan is
just now visiting all the schools
in the county? 1t is strange, in
deed, that this matter given SO
little attention during the past
two years is taken up so actively
! Just preceding election.
"Judge Your Honor" H. L.
Holgate and Freddy Oberer have
been visiting at the farm of
I "Doc" Allen near Pllilomath
this week. Doc succeeded in
converting the judge to his polit-
ica1 belief and was given his
regular rations of food until yes
terday morning when he came
in on the train. Not SO with
Freddie; on refusing to espouse
the cause of republicanism he
was put on a diet of bread and
! water for two days. At the end
of this time he showed no signs of
weakness in the democratic faith
and Doc could stand it no longer
and Wednesday requested him to
leave. Arriving here about sup
per time that evening afoot he
| looked like a straggler from
Coxey's army.
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Presented With a Cane.

In appreciation of his long and untir-
ing service in the work of the Presbyter-
ian church, number of the congrega-
ton met at the residence of Caleb Davis
last Monday evening and there pre-
sented him with gold-headed cane. A
few appropriate remarks were made by
w. E Yates on behalf Of the friends and
members of the congregation. Follow
ing him DR.. Thompson, i'll a few we'll
chosen words presented the cane to Mr..
Davis, as slight token Of the high es-
TEEN in which he was held by the men,
wallis, for his active and painstaking ser
vice covering a period of nearly two
score years. The following day Mr.. Da-
Wis left for Saratoga, New York, as a
commissioner from the Presbytery of the
Willamette to the general assembly that
convenes next week.
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Sunday Excursion.

The Marine band of this city have
chartered the steamer Elwood for an ex-
cursion to Salem and return next Sun
day. Being the first excursion OF the
season, and probably the only one as far
as Salem, owing to the low stage of the
river during the summer, it is no doubt
that they will have. a crowd. The fare
has been placed at the reasonable rate of
SOD for round trip. Boat will le: ": Cau-
thorn's wharf at 6:3o, arriving i'll Salem
at II a. M, and leaving Salem on return
trip at 3 p. in., making stay of four
hours in the capitol city. The band will
furnish plenty of music, and business
men and others will have an opportunity
to enjoy a pleasant river excursion.
Tickets on sale at the Gazette office and
by members of the band.
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Two hundred. and eight delegates to
the seventh annual convention of the
Oregon Christian Endeavor Union, ar
irving yesterday by trains and the
steamer Elwood. They were met by the
local reception committee, and escorted
to the Christian church where they were
turned over to. the entertainment
committee and escorted in ones and twos
to various parts of the city where quar-
tiers had been secured for the visitors
during their stay. At O'Clock stimuli
taneous denoninational conservation
services were had i'll the various churches.
The college faculty had kindly set apart
the chapel for the use of the convention
which holds three sessions daily, begin.
ming today and ending Sunday. Last
evening an interesting lecture was de.
livered by the united society secretary,
John Willis Bair, of Boston, Mass.
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Corvallis has been honored by the selcc-
tion of VIM. Ii. rjloss bv the state encamp-
ment now in session at Roschurg, as colonel
ot the division of Oregon. Sons OF Veterans.
Mr.. Bioss is captain of Benz. Harrison
camp of this city, and is in every way
qualified to perform the onerous duties of
the high Office to which he has been elected
The people of Corvallis fully appreciate the
honor conferred upon them by the Sons of
Veterans OF this state, and congratulate the
order upon the selection of a person so
worthy and one SO thoroughly in sympathy
with the work.
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It is seldom that the public refuse an invi-
tation to free dancing party, but the Hook
s. Ladder company had such an experience
Wednesday evening. Arrangements had
been made by the company to entertain
their friends and had published invitations in
each of the city papers requesting the active
and exempt freinen, together with their
wives and sweethearts, to come to the fire.
mems hall and there partake Of the II. s. l..
boys hospitality. Yet but ten couples re-
sponded. As the company has always
enjoyed an enviable reputation for
their social affairs it is strange that so few
accepted.
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LUMBER.-The large, fine stock
oflumber at the Corvallis saw Mills
is offered for sale at low prices and
on easy terms. Remember this
lumber is all seasoned. Don't buy
inferior green lumber, but call, ev-
erybody and satisfy yourselves
that we will give both quality and
price. w. T. PEET.
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A Joint Canvass.

The several candidates of the republi-
can, populist and democratic tickets have
concluded to make a joint canvass of the
county and have fixed the dates as follows:
Summit, May Fl; B!odgetts, May II;
Wren, May 70; Kings Valley, May "a;
Wells, May rs; Fairmount, May 26;
Phi1omath, May 2S; Alsea, May 80;
Monroe, May 81; Willamette Grange
Hall, June I; Corvallis Court House,
June 2.
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LETTER LIST.

Following is the Int of letters remaining
in the Corvallis post"ffice, unclaimed May
ii. 1854. When calling for same, please
say "advertised"
Miss Lulu Brand, Mrs Cogle, ?.
Miss Liva Duma John Era l. Go
G. E. Moor, F. M,
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For striking Ira T. Lingo, Ed Zpis. of
Albany, was fined SIS and costs in Justice
Holgate's court lat Monday. The neces-
sary funds were paid by the buys father and
the prisoner was rt-lra s,I
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dab etes Cured!
Wonderful Work.
A New Being Created! E!

Dear .Sirs: If yor could see the writer
of this letter and note the wonderful
change that has been effected in his case
by taking DIR. Grants Kidney and Liver
Cure, you would certainly be astonished.
l was a most wretched sufferer for three
years, trying all kinds of medicine and
getting no relief. The flow of urine was
very excessive. was very constipated
and also covered with carbuncles, and
felt at war with myself and the world at
large; but, thanks to your wonderful
medicine, / felt as though I was new
being, and consider wonderful cure
has been effected in my case.
With my best wishes for your further
success, remain
Yours respectfully,
A. MCDONALD,
Ashland, Wis.
For Sale by Corvallis Druggists.
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sEvENTY-THREE YEARS OLD.
COUNCIL VALLEY, IDAHO.

COUNCIL VALLEY, IDAHO.
December 1, 1898.
o. W. R. MFG. Co., 315 Front street,
cor. Clay, Portland, Oregon. Dear Sirs:
About two months ago your salesman,
while travelling through this valley found
me, an old man seventy-three years OF
age, almost dead with bruises caused
from fall; and feel that am in duty
bound to testify that the half bottle OF
"Hattee's Congo Oil given to me by
your agent and two others that I after
words bought, have helped me to such
an extent that am almost able to walk,
and must say it is a great remedy. Be-
ing very thankful for the relief it has
given me and hoping for your success,
remain yours,
REV. A. MORRISON.
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Tired and Run Down.

@. W. R. MFG. Co., 315 Front street,
Portland, Oregon. Dear SUs: l was
completely worn out from overwork !;
could not sleep at night, and felt that 1
was approaching a serious condition; ;
but, thanks to DIR. Grants Sarsaparilla
and Grape Root, am almost an entire
new person, as 1 never felt SO we'll in my
life; and it was the cheapest doctors
bill 1 ever had, as only took FIVE bot
ties. cheerfully recommend it to all
afflicted.
Yours respectfully,
MISS EMMA LEE,
NJ Eleventh street, Portland, Oregon.