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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
The Chinese.

The merchant class of China is COM
posed of polite, patient, extremely
shrewd, well dressed pattern shopkeep-
ers. The leisure class is graceful, pol
ished and amiable, but the peasantry
remind one of the country folk of Eu-
rope, excepting Russia.
As compared with Japan, one feature
of every view is strikingly in favor of
China. The dress and behavior of the
Chinese will not offend Europeans. The
women are modest and dress in baggy
garment which completely covers them.
In spite of their modesty Chinese
girls do flirt and in proper European
fashion. At church they make eyes at
the young men and on the way to school.
The most beautiful women of China
are Of Soo-Chow. They are, as rule,
prettier than the women of Japan.
The Chinese thrash rice by taking q
handful and beating log with it to
scatter the kernels on the ground The
farmers break up the soil and punch
holes in it for seeds with stick.
Women who are married wear their
back hair in coil held in place by a
narrow bar of gilt metal or imitation
jade stone. The young girls wear the
coil at one side Of the head and stick a
white flower in.-Exchange.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
The Thorough Woman.

Thoroughness would be good onward
cry for the advancing women-I say ad-
vancing with emphasis, for really the
advanced women are not on hand in any
considerable number.
To large extent those who are to be
Of value when they arrive are holding
back for good equipment.
They know that men require proper
mental habiliment for the war of life,
and the first rate women who expect to
cope-not fight-with first rate men in
the struggle Of the world realize that
they must be prepared to halt for re-
pairs. And thoroughness is a mighty fine
battleax.
Putting on little veneer and pretend
ing to know never deceives ourselves,
and rarely any one else, save for very
short time. Life, like love, is leveler,
and if we live among folks they soon
find out just how much we don t know,
and the weak spots in our armor become
the bullseyes for their shafts.
tell you the trumpet blast Of prog
ress ism "all cry and no wool Polly
Pry in New York Recorder.
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THE END OF THE BEGINNING.

OH ItOuyfGt DOu COutU 1OD HtC.
Keppel Darke, finding that the red
haired man was Frenchman, spoke to
him in that language, with which he had
a tolerable familiarity. Dupont, indeed.
had lived in London, and knew enough
English to make himself understood.
But in his present desperate condition his
thoughts inevitably expressed themselves
in his mother tongue, and much of the
time he was probably not aware of what
he was saying. He had been i'll four
days. the seeds of the fever contracted
on board the ship having broken out two
or three weeks later. Delirium occasion
ally overcame him, and he would mutter
things that he fancied he was keeping
locked in his heart.
care you alone here?" asked Keppel.
"Have you no physician?"
mo, no" replied the other. 81 shall
soon be well. need no one. Who sent
you here? Who are you? am only a
poor man. Have you seen Maurice!
Bah! he is dead. You can't deceive me.
l have done him no harm. buried him
the captain and L He cannot come
back"
"What is your disease?" Keppel asked.
'sThey all had it-all but the captain
and me. l had seen yellow fever before;
l was not afraid. shall get well; am
not going to die with all these millions
Il am poor man; have wandered NJ
here; I'm looking for work. Maurice
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
It Didn't Prove Suitable.

"We can let you have the bridal
chamber" ventured the genial hotel
clerk as he rubbed his hands and looked
confdentially across the register at the
youngish courle.
"That is very kind Of you," replied
the young man as he drew nervous
flourish beneath the abbreviation ''and
wife" and laid down the pen. 'But we
contemplate remaining ten days or SO,
and you might need the room. -
"You shall not be disturbed, I assure
you," continued the clerk, land the
apartment is lovely one."
"Airy?" asked the young man.
''As to that" and gleam Of intense
pride surmounted the clerks face, 81
will say that the room contains seven
windows, all opening upon tiny veran-
das.
The young couple looked at each 9TH
er. Then the young woman spoke.
ct don't think we shall care for that
room. You see, our three children will
be here with their nurse in the morning.
They can all climb like goats, and Tn
sure they would be falling off those
verandas inside Of Is minutes. F"
'front.' murmured the clerk in g
voice that betrayed deep emotion, "show
this gentleman and this lady up to the
sky floor and have the maid put the
nursery in order Truth.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
GREAT MEMS READING.

Beethoven was fond of history and
novels.
Wagner was a close student Of music
al history and made that line Of read.
ing speciality.
Bulwer-Lytton's favorite author was
Horace. He always carried small edi-
tion in his pocket.
Moliere was reader of romances.
His plays give many evidences Of his
excellent memory.
Cortes always carried in his bosom a
little prayer book, which he religiously
read from beginning to end every month.
Gregory the Great said that the world
did not elsewhere contain such wisdom
as was to be found in the epistles Of
Paul.
Alexander the Great always slept
with copy Of Homer under his pillow.
His life was modelled after that of
Achilles.
Mrs. Hemans was lover of the
Spanish romances and often entertained
a small domestic audience with one of
these tales.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
CHINESE SNAKE STONE.
Curious Oriental Product Which Is Said to
Cure Poisonous Bites.

Cure Poisonous Bites.
Ben R. Spradley, attache of the st.
Louis sanitarium, at 1886 South Grand
avenue, has in his possession one of the
most curious and what he asserts to be
one of the most useful and valuable Of
articles. 1t is what is known as a Chi
nese snake stone, and there is said to be
but one other in the country. Indeed
the one in Mr.. Spradley's possession is
but half one, the original having BEEN
cut in two by Mr.. Spradley and half of
it given to friend. In appearance the
stone looks like a small piece Of oblong
shaped camel coal and is about one
eighth of an inch in thickness, three
eighths of an inch wide and half an
inch long, 1t is as light in weight as
piece of cork, possesses a polished sur
face and can be easily cut with knife.
It is not stone, in the proper sense of
the word, but is manufactured article
and is of a porous texture.
To cure snake bites or poisonous
wounds of a similar nature with the
"stone" the wound must first be scarf
fed. Then the stone is applied to the
wound. Each morning and evening it
is taken off and put into glass of luke
warm water to remain few moments
until it discharges the poison it has abb
sorbed. Then, after the wound has been
washed in strong solution of salt wa
ter and again scarifed, the stone, which
in the meantime has been rubbed in
warm ashes until dry. is again applied.
If this treatment is kept up for nine
days and the patient abstains during
that time from spirituous liquors cure
is assured.
''I secured the stone, - said Mr.. Sprad-
ley, ''from my father more than 80 years
age. He got it from James J. Parker,
the man who made it. From 1874 to
1877 was with the party which was put
ting through the Texas Pacific railroad.
and during that time cured several of
the party who were bitten by rattlers
and other poisonous snakes. have fire.
quently loaned the stone to friends, and
cut the original in two, giving half of
it 70 particular friend of mine. have
ut used the stone for some time, but
ain ready to give test Of its merits at
aay time
= 1t is, you see, not properly stone,
bar is manufactured substance Of a por-
GUS nature. The theory possessed by
m;tny that SO called 'madstones' are
fo-nd in the stomachs of animals is all
nonsense. They are all manufactured in
a manner similar to this, and it is SIM
ply their drawing powers and their
porousness and consequent capacity for
absorption that renders them valuable. :"
st. Louis Republic.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
Glad She Lives In America.

''I'm glad I live in America, :" said a
pretty young woman, talking to Phil
adelphia Inquirer reporter, "because I
am never afraid to travel by. myself.
Last year was in London and went
around with friend who is married,
and we were spoken to in an insulting
manner every time we went out. Paris
was still worse. People speak of the
French politeness, but it is only a
veneer. The men would get in front
of us on every street corner and smirk
and ogle and chatter like monkeys. I'm
glad didn't understand anything they
said. There are no men like the Amer
ican men, and never was SO fully able
to appreciate it as am, now I have
seen those of other nations in their
own lands. Besides, the girls are
treated better here than anywhere else
on earth, and I don't want to cross the
ocean any more.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
FAMOUS SINGLE PEARLS.
The Shah of Persia Has One Delicate Ger
Worth Over Half Million.

The Shah of Persia Has One Delicate Gem
Worth Over Half Million.
It is not generally appreciated that
there are enormous fortunes in single
pearls, and that a few individuals and
great potentates have jewels of this sort
which are literally worth kings ran
som. In all the world there is no more
famous pearl than the Tavernier, nowin
the possession of the shah of Persia.
This remarkable gem came to this east
ern king by descent and is genuinely
remarkable curiosity. 1t derives its
name from having been sold by the trav-
eler Tavernier 900 years ago to the then
ruler of Persia. The price then was
$5OO,00O. 1t is now worth more than
$65O,0O0.
Another eastern king, the imam of
Muscat, has in his collection a pearl
worth $165, 900, weighing 121a carats.
Through it the daylight can be seen.
Princess Yousoupoff's S finest gem is won
derfully beautiful Valued at $3.50, 900,
it was first heard of in 1920, when Geor-
gibus of Calais sold it to Philip Nv of
Spain. Eighty thousand dollars is the
figure that it is approximated the pope's
pearl would bring. One of Leo's prede-
cessors became possessed of it in man
ner which has not been told, and it has
descended in regular course to the pres
ent incumbent of st. Peters throne.
This, SO far as is known, exhausts the
list of truly celebrated pearls. There
are many remarkable pearl necklaces
whose value is extraordinary. These
necklaces are made up gradually, pearl
after pearl being added to the set, and
leading jewellers are constantly on the
lookout to procure gems of like rarity
to extend the chain. On the whole, pink
pearls are not especially valuable, black
ones bringing far higher prices, and
pearls that are white being sought next
after them Queen Victoria of England
has a necklace of pin pearls that is
worth $50, 900, and the dowager en-
press of Germany one made of 80 pearls
which would bring easily $125, ZOO.
The Rothschild women have, how
ever, gems of this sort that far exceed
in value those of royalty. Baroness Gus
tave de Rothschild possesses one made
up of five rows of pearls, the whole
chain being valued at 5000, 600. Bar
oness Adolphe de Rothschild owns a
circlet that in all probability would
fetch even at a forced sale $250,00O.
Even more brilliant, because it has
seven rows, is the necklace of the dow
ager empress of Russia. The gems,
however, are not quite as fine as those
in the Rothschild collection. The cas-,
ket of this royal lady is the most ia
! nous in the world from gem point Of
view. Hardly second to it is that OF
the empress of Austria, whose black
pearls are noted throughout Europe fol
their extreme beauty and rarity.
What has become of the white pearls
of the Empress Eugene, sold at the
close Of the Franco-Prussian war, has
never been made known. The value oi
| these was some $50, 900, and they were
gathered together in a very beautiful
| necklace that frequently graced the
neck of that unfortunate queen. n.-NeN
| York World,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
[ro BE ooNrnu1D.(
Chicago Jewellers Assign.

Chicago, Oct 29.-Kasper & Barnes,
jewellers, made an assignment late Sat-
urday night for the benefit of their
creditors. Alfred FL. Wittstein is the
assignee. The assets are said to be
$780, and the liabilities 500, 600.
None of the creditors of the concern is
preferred in the assignments. The
creditors are nearly all wholesale jew
elers in New York, and manufacturing
jewellers in New Jersey. Fifteen thou
sand dollars will, it is said, cover the
debts in Chicago.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
STAGE GLiNTS.

Philippi's "Benefactor Of Mankind"
is to be played in French in Paris.
Charles Leclercq's place in the Daily
company will probably be filed by Ty-
rome Power.
Charles William Farnum and Mabel
Eaton Robinson were married recently
in New York.
Harrison J. Wolfe. new star, will
produce "The Corsican Brothers" and
"David Garrick.
Helen Blythe has made distinct hit
as Leah and in her new play, "Reaping
the Harvest"
Henri Lees "Der Schlagbaum' is a
success in Berlin. This authors dramas
are sensational and dramatic.
Louis Aldrich may go out this season.
Joseph Brooks has made proposition
to him to play the Crane plays.
John Drew will soon produce at the
Empire theater, New York, Madeleine
Lucette Ryley's comedy, christopher,
Jr.
]. Aldrich Libbey is leading baritone
Of the Jules Grau Opera company, and
his wife. Kate Trayer, is also member
of the organization.
Frank M. Wills of "Two Old Cronies''
fame and Harry Brown, the we'll known
comic opera comedian, have signed con-
tracts for five years starring tour.
Nita Carritte, formerly with the Carl
Rosa Opera company, has been engaged
by J. G. Duff to sing Beatrice, the
prima donna role in Pearsall Thorne' 8
new opera.
''The Midnight Special is the work
of William L. Ballauf, Jr., treasurer of
the Lyceum theater, Washington. Mr..
Ballauf has another new play, entitled
"Across the Hills.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
THE FASHION PLATE.

Unlimited favor will be given to vel
vet next season.
Many Of the rough cloth jackets are
made in REFER shape.
Some of the new fur capes are finished
with vest fronts Of contrasting fur.
Some very elegant black costumes
are prepared for dressy autumn wear.
The twilled tartan goods make stylish
costumes with a vest of plain goods
elaborately braided.
Among the novelties for cool weather
wear are fur sailor collars finished
around the entire edge and long pointed
fronts with a deep fringe of sable tails.
The great rage for crepon fabrics has
resulted, as usual, in the production Of
cheap grades of it which will turn
dowdy looking and rusty in two months
time.
The highly fashionable modiste has
condemned the blouse waist, but this is
not likely to kill it. for stylish and ele-
CANT looking blouses in satin and velvet
are among the handsome autumn gar
lnents.
Many green and black and red and
black color mixtures appear among au-
tumn dress goods, and narrow striped
tailor mixtures in heather colors are
used for fall travelling and shopping cos
tunes.
The long feather boa is appearing
again and is being worn this season in
very striking colors-pale blue, red,
amber brown, green and deep yellow.
These are startling and uncommon, but
in very questionable taste.
It is noticed that velvet sleeves ap-
pear on many Of the crepon, mohair and
other woolen gowns, while silken cos
tunes, on the contrary, have sleeves
and accessories of satin or velvet striped
faille or other lustrous corded Silks
New York Post.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
ARumb1e Archbishop.

Willegis, a famous archbishop Of
Mentz, rose to that elevated position
from the very lowest ranks. He was the
son of a poor carter, but was never
ashamed of his parentage. He not only
caused the following inscription to be
placed conspicuously in his palace,
"Willegis, remember thy parentage,
but had the wheels of a cart hung up In
the cathedral of Mentz. From that time
to this the arms Of the see have borne
the figure of cart wheel Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
SOUND sLEEpERs.

Some very hardy, warm-blooded people
forget that summer is gone and sleep
soundly under light covering, even while
Jack Frost is painting weird pictures on
the panes. But we all learn by experience.
and they find themselves in the morning
suffering with st ffness, soreness, lame
back, stiff neck or muscular cramps. Still,
experience teaches. Like everybody else,
they get bottle of St. Jacobs Oil, rub well
with It, and are cured. Warmer clothing,
and the frost shut out, they snore again
happily, while from the towers of winters
storm clouds the sentry cries, "All's well. !"
HOw's THIS?
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Curel
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
WEST & TRuAx,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price, 75c. per bot
tie. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials
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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31

"Take no thought for the morrow, "
is now understood in an entirely differ
ent manner from that in which it was
intended when the King James version
was prepared. Then the expression "to
take thought was universal as syn
onym for anxious solicitude.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
When Gas Was New.

When it was first proposed to light
the streets of London with gas, great
objection was made by the public and
newspapers on the ground that the peo-
pie would be poisoned, that the trees
and vegetation would all be killed, and
that domestic animals could not possi-
bly, survive the deadly fumes.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31

The Catholic Apostolic church, dis
senting body, has ten organizations in
this country, with three churches and
seven halls, all having joint capacity
Of 1,100 and value Of $66,050. The
: L. L. 4
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
A BIG REGULAR ARMY.

The mightiest host of this sort is the army o.
invalids whose bowels, nyers and stomachs
have been regulated by Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. A regular habit of body Is b; ought
about through using the Bttters, not by vic
lently agita ting and gripping the fntestines, bat
by reinforcing their energy and causing flow
of the bile into its proper channel. Malaria. ls
grippe, dyspepsia, and a tendency to inactivity
Of the kidneys, are conquered by the Bitters.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
The Point of Touch.

Mrs. McSwatters-And what did the
doctor say?
The Invalid-He didn't say any
thing. He just touched me.
Mrs. McSwatters-Your pulse?
The Invalid-No; my pocketbook. -
Syracuse Post.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31

FITS.-An fits stopped free by DR.. K1ine'l
Great Nerve Restorer. No fits after the frs
days use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and $40
trial bottle free to Fit cases. Send to DR.. Kline
93l Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31

After six years. suffering, was cured by
Piso's Cure.-MARY THOMPSON, % IL Ohio
avenue, Allegheny, Pa, March 10, 1894.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31

Miss Quizzer-Do you believe all the dis.
agreeable things you read in the newspspersf
Miss BuzbusI do If they're about people
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
CATARRH

ELY'S CREAM BALM Opens and cleanses
the Nasal Passages, Allays Pain and Infamma-
ton, Heals the Sores, Protects the Membrane
Smell. The Balm is quickly absorbed and gives
relief at once.
A particle is applied into each nostril, and fs
agreeable, Price, so cents at Druggists or by
mail ELY BROTHERS,
IS Warren Street, New York.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1895-10-31
Health

Built on the solid foundation Of pure,
healthy blood is real and lasting. As long
as you have rich red blood You will have
no sickness.
When you allow your blood to become
thin, depleted, robbed of the little red
corpuscles which indicate its quality, you
will become tired, worn out, lose your
appetite and strength and disease will soon
have you in its grasp.
Purify, vitalize and enrich your blood,
and keep it pure by taking
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-13
Cold Walk for Her Wedding Day.

A romantic story comes from tho.
town OF Parsons, Pa. Samuel Collen-.
back and Miss Ada Parker were en-
gagged to be married in the village
church on Wednesday evening. The
groom, minister and guests were in
waiting. The bride failed to appear.
After waiting half an hour the guests
dispersed and the church was closed.
At 10. 30 o'clock the bride arrived
home in an exhausted condition.
She had walked all the way-iivo
miles-from Wiikesbarre She had
gone to the latter place early In the
evening to see dressmaker who had
disappointed her in not having her
wedding trousseau ready. Miss
Parker thought she could get to
church in time, but when she tried
to do so she found the great snow
storm had blockaded tho railroads
and electric ear lines. She then de-
termlned to walk. Arriving In Par
sons she aroused the groom and the
preacher and proceeding to tho
church they were married in the
presence of witnesses by Rev. II.
kicrnan.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-13
Some Extremes Of Tempsratupo.

Tho lowest temperature ever re.
corded on the earth was taken at
Werchojansk. In the interior OF Sibe.
ria, Jan. Is, 1855. 1t was 30 degrees
and q fraction below zero. Wercho.
jansk Is In the latitude OF tho pole Of
cold. There the earth Is frozen to
the depth OF about 100 feet, and In
the warmest season 1t never thaws.
The highest temperature recorded ID
l24 degrees and a fraction. taken In.
Algeria, July II, 1879. The lowest
temperature on record In the United
States Is "a degrees below zero, ut
Tobacco Garden, n. ID. Greedy, tho
Arctic explorer, has probably expert.
enced wider range OF temperature
than any other living man. Ho re.
corded 66 degrees below zero at Fort
Conger, in Lady Franklin bay. On
another occasion, In the Maricopa
desert Of Arizona, his Thermometer
in the shade ran up to III above. A
lucifer match dropped upon the
burning sands OF the Sahara will
catch fire. 1t Is very difficult even
with tho finest thermometers to
get accurate records OF extreme
and on that account
such observations In general arc to
DO regarded Us only approximately
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-13
Sounds Too Loud to Hear,

Sir John Lubbock believes from his
study OF ants that they cannot hear
many OF the noises which are audible
to men, and it is inferentially be-
lieved that there are some sounds
too fine and others too loud for tho
ears OF men. The London Spectator
thinks that II light is vibration
there Is no reason it should not DO
audible to finer ears than ours. BY
the same rule music ought to shine
TO eyes which are capable OF appreci.
Nting the same vibrations which Inn
press themselves on the drum OF the
ss1. AAAsV, AAvWevs., - vvSsty.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-04-13

THE new billiard hall Of 6essIs.
fsgan q Barber, over the House Of
David, l69 Clark street, 10 the finest
n the city. Visit It.
4 GENTS furnishing geods Depart
nsnt has bssn added = shayns's
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