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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14

moment Of its passage, and in this
same way we might be carried off to
Mars.
"This could not happen between the
earth and any other planet, for Mars
is the only one that revolves in the
same plane or level as the earth, SO
that a comet passing Jupiter or any
other planet toward the sun would not
pass near us. There is Overwhelming
ev, snec, but 1 have no time to state
it, though very interesting, that the
serpent that beguiled Eve and caused
all our woe was a CONF t."
DEATHS BY LIGHTNING.
ga great many people are killed
every year by lightning. Could not
this be prevented"
"Whenever a thunder storm is ap-
preaching everybody in my hpuse is
requested to put on rubbers and touch
no object until the storm is passed.
If people everywhere would do this
there would never be any deaths from
lightning
"You seem t,, be a firm belikver in
the Bib1e?'
'I am gel orally regarded as free
thinker, which I prefer to be rather
than a slave thinker I believe the
Bible to be the most truth telling book
that was ever written.
! For forms and creeds let graceless
zealotS fight,
| His can't be wrong whose life is in the
right
quoted Professor Virgins to end the
| interview with a st. Louis Republic
| reporter.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14
HE WAS A HERO.

Evan Adams, locally famous as the
man who had 1877 housekeepers in the
few years that have elapsed since the
death of his wife, died at Mount
Pleasant yesterday in the same little
house where he was born seventy-six
years ago. He was married before he
reached his majority, and for forty
years lived happy welded life, rear
ing a family of daughters, who are
now grown UP, married and among
the most respected residents of At
lanta county.
Mrs. Adams died about ten years
ago, and her husband was so stunned
by his sudden bereavement that for a
time his life was despaired of. A year
after her death sudden change was
noticed in Adams. He seemed to for
get his loss, but continued to shun
all companionship His dauguhuers
expostulated with him. only to be
driven from home, and his neighbors
gave him emphatic warnings to keep
the peace.
Soon he developed a mania for house
keepers. None could be secured near
his home, So he procured one through
the medium of a Philadelphia employ
ment agency. She remained three
days only, and left without wages or
reference. She was replaced by an
other domestic, who in turn left with
in the week. Others followed in quick
succession, none remaining longer
than one week. Adams soon found
himself blacklisted in the help bureaus
of the Quaker city.
Then he visited New York, and girls
Of all nationalities were imported to
Mount Pleasant, but always with the
same result Some stayed a day or
two and some a week, but the terrific
quarrels, which furnished a never
ending scandal for the countryside,
always marked their exit from the
little homestead.
At last the climax was rea ched when
a red-headed virago from New York,
the one hundred and eighty-seventh
chased Adams out of the
house with an ak. Since then Adams
has lived alone. and he died unat-
tended and in solitude.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14
POTATOES FOR DAIRY COWS.

The veterinary school of Lyons,
France, has been making some exper-
iments in the use of potatoes for feed
ing dairy cows. The results are here
summarized:
Dairy COWS, when deprived of all
other nourishment than potatoes
(Which should be given raw and cut
will consume per day an average OF
z per cent. of their live weight Under
the influence of this exclusive regl-
men there was an increase in the guam
tity of milk, and a notable loss in live
weight; this result was very clear and
remarkable. The elections, which were
scottish and whitish, contained some
grains of undigested fecula, and no
sugar was found in the urine. Cooked
potatoes were more readily taken by
the cattle, but when they were given
alone, and every other form of nourish-
mant was excluded, rumination was
affected or stopped, and digestion was
hindered The use of cooked potatoes
could not therefore, be persisted in.
Whether they are raw or cooked, po-
tatoes should be mixed with some
other food to constitute convenient
ration, both from the double point of
view of milk production and for fat
tening purposes. This mixture of ra-
| tions is also favorable to the mechan-
| ical and chemical acts of digestion
From observations on a lot of dairy
| cows fed with ration of which pota-
| toes formed the half of the total dry
matter, and on another lot where they
| only formed % per cent. it was fully
recognized that the first. or larger
quantity, was clearly preferable to the
second, or smaller. From other exper-
iments it appeared that raw potatoes
favored the production of milk, while
| an equal quantity which had been
cooked fattened and increased the
| weight of the animals. Under the in
| f1uence of a ration of which cooked
potatoes formed the basis, the amount
of sugar in the milk was found to rise,
| but the increase did not continue when
the ration was changed.
| An analysis was made weekly during
nearly four months of 0 the milk of
eight cows whose ration contained
| about A pounds of potatoes. and C2)
of another lot to which % pounds had
been given. In the first case there was
a decrease of density of the proportion
| of dry extract and caseine; and in the
second, an increase of butter and min
eral matters. The practical use of
these experiments on the introduction
of the potato into the ration of dairy
cattle will be regulated by the fact Of
| the milk being sold off the farm or
used for butter or cheese making.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14
THE DROUGHT SUFFERERS

During the past few months, Mr..
Lynde, the owner of the White Cloud
ferry. has crossed over to this side
of the river, 1,40O prairie schooners,
containing those who had been driven
from their homes in Nebraska and Da-
kota by the drought. But few
months ago, all seemed bright and
prosperous to them, but alas, the long,
dry weather has destroyed their pros
poets, and with teams and what few
effects they could transport, they have
strated back toward the rising sun, to
visit their wife's relations-Oregon
(Mo.) Sentinel.
White Cloud is on the Missouri river
i'm Kansas and has always been a great
crossing point for the Kansas and Me-
braska emigrants and Immigrants
going west full of hope and returning
cast later. half-staryed and heart-sick.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14
ORIGINAL VERSION OF DIXIE.

The song Of 'Dixie' is indelibly
connected with the South. We all
know the air, but few have seen the
original song. There have been many
versions, but the Commercial presents
the original from which they all sprang:
/ wish was in the land OBJ cotton,
Old times dar an not forgotten;
Look away, look away, look away,
Dixie land.
In Dixie land, whar I was born in,
Early on one frosty mornin'.
Look away, look away, look away,
Dixie land.
Den I wish I was in Dixie,
Hooray! Hooray!
In Dixie land I'll take my stand,
To lib an die in Dixie.
Away, away. away down south in
Dixie:
Away. away. away, down south in
Dixie.
Old missus marry "Will de weaber," !"
William was a gay deceaber;
Look away. etc.
But when he put his arms around'r,
He smiled as fierce as a forty pounder,
Look away, etc.
Den wish / was in Dixie, etc.
His face was sharp as a butchers
cleaber,
But dat did not seem to greab'er;
Look away, etc.
Old missus acted de foolish part,
And died for de man who broke her
heart:
Look away, etc.
Den wish I was in Dixie, etc.
Now here's a health to be next old
missis;
And all de gals that wants to kiss US;
Look away, etc.
But If you want to drive away sor-
row.
Come and hear dis mig tomorrow;
Look away, etc.
Den I wish was in Dixie, etc.
Oars buckwheat cakes and Injun
batter;
Makes you fat or little fatter;
Look away, etc.
Den hoe 1t down and scratch you
grabble,
To Dixie land I'm boun' to tralbble;
Look away, etc.
Den 1 wish was in Dixie, etc.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14
THE GOLDEN FLEECE.
The Most Highly Priced of All the Sur
viving Orders of ChivaIry.

The Most Highly Priced of All the Sur
viving Orders of ChivaIry.
OF all the orders of medieval chiv-
airy which have survived the shock
of successive revolutions on the conti-
nent Of Europe since the great catacl-
ysm of 1889, that of the Golden Fleece
is perhaps the most distinguished and
the most highly coveted by person.
ages of royal birth or of illustrious pat
rican lineege. Students of history of
uhe art or science Of heraldry will
learn with pleasure ard interest that
the Order of the Toison dor of Spain
having been conferred on the Duke of
York, his royal highness was invested
with the insignia of the order by the
Prince Of Wales, himself knight of
the order, acting in the name of the
queen regent and on behalf of the
young king Of Spain. The secretary
Of the Spanish embassy, as chancel-
lor of the order, read the royal COM
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14
WARTIME JOURNALISM.
Extracts from the Vicksburg Daily
Citizen of July 2, 1868.

Citizen OF July z, 1855.
Our excellent friend, Armand Haw-
kins Of New Orleans. sends us batch
of cIIrios, among which we find a copy
of the Vicksburg Daily Citizen for
July, 2, 1853. This copy is printed upon
wall pape', and we find it interesting
reading at this time, 80 years after
the date of publication gracious how
time does fly. 1t seems as if it were
only yesterday that a little boy down
among the New England hills heard
them tell Of the siege OF Vicksburg.
Well, let is see what this local paper
has to say of those troublous times:
1--WE are indebted to Major Gillespie
for a steak of Confederate beef, alias
mule. We have tried it and can as
sure our friends that, if rendered nee
essary, they need have no scruples at
eating the meat. 1t Is sweet, savoTy,
and tender. and SO long as we have
a mule left we are satisfied our SOL
diers will be content to subsist on it,
"On Dit-That the great Ulysses -
the Yankee generahssimo, surnamed
Grant-has expressed his intention of
dining in VickSburg on Saturday next,
and celebrating the Fourth of July by
a grand 1inner, and so forth. When
asked If he would invite General 10
Johntson to join he said: No; for fear
there would be row at the table Ulys-
ses must get into the city before he
dimes in it. The way to cook a rabbit
is first to catch the rabbit, etc."
"The Memphis Bulletin is at present
in duress and edited by a pink-nosed,
slaib-sided, toad-eahng Yankee who is
a lineal descendant of Judas Isca1iot
and a brother german Of the greatest
puritanical, sycophantic, bowling viii
lain unhung, Parson Brownlow.'
1--WE lay before our readers in this
issue an account of Lees brilliant and
successful onslaught on the abolition
hordes, and show cen from their OWL,
record how our gallant boys Of the cav
airy have f1eshed their swords to the
hilts with their vaunting foes and how
each musket of our infantry has told
its fatal leaden tale"
To-day Maryland is ours-tomorrow
Pennsylvania will be, and next day
Ohio-now midway, Like Mohammed's 8
coffin-will fall Success and glory to
our arms! God and right are with U.S. -
PORTER is enjoying a season of rest,
and his men are doubtless obliged to
him for his kind consideration for their
welfare. On Tuesday he fired few
shots from his Parrots and kept his
men tolerably busy sharpshooting
across the river, with no other result
than might be expected. The mortars
have not been used for nearly 4S hours.
Poor fool, he might as we'll give up the
vain aspiration he entertains of cap
turing our city or exterminating our
people and return to his master to re-
ceive the reward such a gasconading
dolt will meet at the hands of the
unappreciating government at Wash
ington.''-Chicago Record.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14
LOCKED LIKE WASHINGTON.

The following is from the Sketch"
an illustrated journal of England:
The striking resemblance which the
original of the accompanying portrait
bears to President Washington is the
excuse for publishing it. Colonel Eb-
eneZer Binges Ball was an old Oregon
pioneer and Indian fighter. At the
time when this photograph was taken
the veteran was in his seventy-second
year. The costume which he wore was
the uniform of the Washington City
"Old Continentals,' of which Colonel
Ball had been made an honorary
member. The likeness in features
which the gallant old gentleman bore
to George Washington is certainly
very extraordinary, as comparison
with any of the well-known prints
and portraits of the great president
will show. We owe the publication OF
Colonel Balls portrait to the courtesy
of that scholarly historian, Moncure
d. Conway, who is an enthusiastic COL
lector of anything connected with his
renowned countryman.
MARKET REPORT.
New York, Sept. 10.-Hops, dull.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14
IN THE WILD WEST.

Their was a lynching in Oregon last
Wednesday, and we are still waiting to
hear the severely bitter denunciations
of the outre ge and lawlessness from
the pens of the New England editors.
Still it occurred in the West. We had
overlooked that.-Lynchburg Wa) Ad-
vance.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14
THE FIRST LOT.

Portland, Sept. 10.-The first INSTALL
ment of the Oregon exhibit at the in
terstate fair left for Tacoma tonight.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14

In comparing the prices paid for
picking hops in Oregon and Washing
ton it is necessary to say that the
Oregon box hold nine bushels and the
Washington box nineteen.-Ru-dl
Northwest.
Picking is becoming general in the
Puyallup district, but there are sew
eral large yards that will not ba
picked, among them A. Gardella's anu
the Boatman and Dickenson yards
This fact ought to have it's effect on
the local market and have a tendency
to increase values.
Some yards in the Puyallup district
which were not thoroughly sprayed
are now becoming mouldy, and will
not be worth picking.
The Puyallup Hop Co. will begin
is 23O acres on the 20th.-Puyallup
Commerce.
Last week was a good one for the
hop picker and farmer, and a large
portion Of the crop has been harvest
ed. The quality is good and the yield
an average one If rain is withheld
during the week the crop will be se-
cured without material damage to
quality.
Dealers are not doing much. Occa-
SIGNAL small lots of 1893 are bought,
and a few bales of the new crop have
been purchased, mainly of growers
who found it necessarily to sell. The
outlook at present is not assuring.
however, a change may come that will
improve it.-Otsego Republican.
S. H. Friendly received word this
morning that the outlook for the hop
! market was considerably brighter.
Another indication of thu IS the
sale made by Holland and Patterson
this morning. Ten thousand pounds
were sold to Herren and Levy OF
Salem for 61a cents per pound. Pros
poets are good for a still greater ad-
vance in price.
The absence of hop buyers is in
painful contrast with scenes in former
years. Then, at this season buyers
were plenty and running over each
other to reach the ear of the grower.
That is not the case now.-Eugene
Guard
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14
AS the Breeze Died Away.

T was a hot midsummer af-
ternoon. The sun danced
from wave TO wave, and the
wind still blew steadily from
the south. Now and then
a team ratified along the
bluff, and a faint whistle of a
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1894-09-14
HOP INTELLIGENCE.

In comparing the prices paid for
picking hops in Oregon and Washing
ton it is necessary to say that the
Oregon box hold nine bushels and the
Washington box nineteen.-Ru-dl
Northwest
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-11
THE PEARSON MEETINGS.
Began at the Opera House Sunday Night.
Will Last for Two Weeks.

Rev. R. G. Pearson, an evangelist. as
announced TWO weeks ago began a
meeting at the opera house or Sunday
night. He arrived in town last week
and has just closed meetings at Abbe-
vile and Anderson.
His first service in Newberry was
held Sunday night. The opera house
was crowded down stairs and in the
gallery. A service of song and prayer
was conducted by Rev. A. J. stokes.
The sermon by Rev. Mr.. Pearson was on
Sowing and Reaping," and barring
some rather coarse illustrations was
strong and logical discourse. He is
not eloquent, but he is a plain and
practical talker, and we nope his
meeting here may result in much
good.
He announced after the sermon
Sunday night that he would hold two
services day, one in the morning
from IL to II and one at night begin
ming at half past eight promptly. If
you want to attend he requests that
you be there before the services begin,
which is a good idea. TIE night SER
vices have been we'll attended.
An effort has been made to have the
stores to close in the morning for one
hour in order that the business men
may attend, but so far it has met with
only partial success. Some few were
closed yesterday. If the clerks and
proprietors would attend it would be q
good idea to close. Nothing would be
lost by it and some good might result.
There will be no service Saturday
morning, but with that exception the
meeting will continue this week and
next, closing on Sunday night, 22nd
instant.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-11
stony Batter Dots.

Small grain has been very seriously
damaged by the late cold spell, espe.
cially wheat and early oats. Early
corn was killed so deep in the ground
that it had to be replanted.
Some of our early farmers planted
cotton on Good Friday.
There is very little news in and
around here now, except the "witch-
erg." The people are at fever heat,
and this community has never been
so stirred up since 1 have been old
enough to know anything-but the
nine days will soon be out, and 1 hope
then we will all be happy and serene.
The cause of the trouble is as follows:
Mr.. Beltcn Stockman, of Stockmans,
has been taking lessons under a negro
root doctor from Fort Motto, Orange
burg. Mr.. Stockman has been taking
his medicine and using his tricks until
he has become crazy Oh the subject OF
witchcraft. He believes 80 strongly
that he is bewitched that he has all of
his hands-about twelve-and two of
his brothers-Messrs. John w. and B.F.
Stockman-guarding his house day and
night, and no one is allowed to come
near. There are three or four at" !oned
at each corner of the house; tt have
a small pen built, and they stay IL this
day and night--eat ond sleep IN 1t.
They say they will have to guard the
house for nine days and nights, for If
anyone crosses the dead line day or
night Bolton will die. Large fires are
kept burning all night and email ones
in the day time. He has had ditch
dug all around his house and Eve
sacks of salt put in it, and the dirt
thrown back into the ditch. He has
also had salt and red pepper put all
over his house floors to keep the
witches away. His guards are well
armed and no doubt would shoot any
one that would disobey orders. The
postofice and store is closed and be
will not allow anyone to get anything
out of the store, nor will he receive or
deliver any mail. Several OF Mr..
Stockman's best friends have tried to
get to talk to him, but no one is al"
lowed to do so. The guards order
them to go on, at the same time draw
ing their guns-they seem to be crazy
too. The writer passed by last Sun
day. never saw a more solemn
crowd in my life; in fact it is impossl-
bic to describe the scene-the only way
for anyone to know exactly how 1t is
is 10 go and see for himself. Men,
women and children pass the house
daily for no other purpose than to zee
this sight. The community is hard
down on these men for the way they
are acting, and if the negro doctor ever
returns he will receive his just reward
on the first tree that is found. Il.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-11
Personals.

Hon. Geo. S. Mower has returned
from New York.
Maj. L. w. C. Blalock returned from
Darlington and Columbia on Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. w. E. Lynch, Of
Edgefeld, are visiting Mr.. Tabor b.
Hill.
NJ. J. P. Mahon has returned to
Newherry aid will make this head
quarters.
Mr.. Il. w. Boyd has returned from
Atlanta. He is not much improved in
health.
Mr.. Geo. P. Meredith and family, Of
Ala, are visiting Mrs. Meredith's sister
Mrs. Thos. Cook.
DR.. J. w. Boozer and Mr.. David L..
Boozer Of Columbia, are visiting rela-
tives in Newberry.
Mrs. VIM. P. Houseal has returned
from Florida, accompanied by her
cousin Miss Lizzie Rives.
Miss Maude Robins, daughter of
Maj. w. Nj. Robins, of Statesville,
n. c., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. S. P.
BooZer.
Mrs. Godfrey, of Cheraw. s. c., is
visiting her daughter, Miss Carrie God
frey of the Graded School. She is the
guest of Mrs. Mazyck.
Mr.J.P. Mshon has secured charter
from the Georgia Legislature for Far
mers' Mutual insurance Company and
is General Agent for that State.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-11
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup Of Figs.
Its exec lence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
ative; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation:
It has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.