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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
A Hiehwayman Shot.

Omaha, Oct. 6.-The police tonight
arrested highwayman Charles johnson.
With companion he was bolding up a
man in the heart of the city. At the
officers approach both men ran, and,
after a number of shots were exchang-
ed, one of the men fell. The other
escaped
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
TIA. Power. Have Agreed.

There is, says a London dispatch,
very good reason for beliveing that an
important agreement has been reached
between the great powers and that all
danger of a European war has, for the
present passed away. It msy now be
hoped that the danger has been con-
jured by diplomacy, which alone was
capable of dealing safely and ade-
quately with the problem.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09

An aluminium boat for sportsmen' s
use has been made. It weighs but
thirty pounds, is fourteen feet long and
will carry two people.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09

Some naturalists say that no insects
except the silkworm feed upon the
leaves Of the mulberry.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09

The Oldest national flag in the
world is that of Denmark, which has
been used since the year 1919.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09

The first patent was issued to Samuel
Hopkins in 17so for making pot oy
pearl ashes
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Storm ON the Potomac.

Reports from the upper Potomac
show that high winds did great dam.
age to property this side of the noun
tain. In addition to the wind. there
was . cloudburst that soon changed the
small tributaries into raging torrents,
carrying away much farm property and
washing away many bridges On
short spur Of the railroad leading to
Berkley Springs, thirteen bridges were
carried off.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Mines to Be worried.

Preparations are being hurried for
the resumption of work in the Bison,
Little Johnny, Mehala and Resurrec-
tlon mines, at Leadville. At least 500
men are expected to go to work soon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
will Readjust WACO Rates.

The Carnegie Steel Company, OF
Homestead. Pa, has notified its en-
ployes in the mills that "readjust.
ment" of the existing wage scale is de-
sired by the company. This. the men
say, means another cut in wages. Un-
der the agreement with the workmen.
each side ID required to give ninety
days. notice Of any change desired in
the wages paid. The present scale
expires January 1, when the new scale
will be put into effect.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Match Girls on a Strike.

Rather than have their teeth ex-
amined and repaired, half of the 300
girl employees of Edwin Gould's big
match factory at Passaic. N. j.. have
gone on a strike, and declare they will
never work for such horrid man
again. PHOSPHORUS, which is used in
making matches, if allowed to act on
decayed teeth, will evntually subject
them to disease and leave them Grip
pied for life. Damage suits may re-
suit. Gould, therefore, ordered the
girls to submit to an examination by a
dentist, but they refused.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Another Biz Deficit,

A comparative statement of the re.
ceipts and expenditures Of the govern
ment for the month Of September shows
the total receipts to have been $24. 1884,
244; expenditures, $26,579,5S5 leav-
ing deficit for the month of 81, $685..
291. The deficit of the three months
of the present fiscal year is es5, 1874. 1919,
az compared with deficit Of 1884,
658 in the corresponding months last
year. Receipts for the last month show
loss as compared with September OF
last year of nearly So, 500, 600 from ous-
toms, and about $3.50, 900 from internal
revenu0
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-09
Reviewing stand Collapsed.

During the parade at the Iowa semi
centennial celebration, at Burlington,
Ia, the reviewing stand containing
vice-P Presidents Stevenson, Governor
Drake, of Iowa, and staff, and many
other prominent people, collapsed,
throwing all to the ground and injur-
ing thirty people. Vice President
Stevenson and Governor Drake escaped
with slight bruises.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09

boasts Of membership in nearly all the
prominent patriotic orders, was the
founder of the society in this city, while
prominent women in Washington have
also instituted chapter Of the same
order. About 200 children met at Earle
Cliff, Washington Heights. ON Wash
ington's birthday, and held the first
meeting of the Children OF the Ameri-
can Revolution.
Yes, / really think that the bring
ing together of children whose ances-
tors were prominent in the great strug-
gle for liberty will be very beneficial, and
expect great things from the little
ones when the society has few years
to its credit, " said Mrs. Earle enthusi-
astically.
The Grand Army of the Republic
and the Sons OF Veterans are organiza-
tions of too recent an origin to be AS
exclusive as those above mentioned.
Each day witnesses the advent of new
patriotic and hereditary societies which
serve as Y rays in peering into the past,
and America is rapidly becoming pos
sessed OF that coveted article ''ances-
tral history. "
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
DIsAsrnous cLoUD.arRsr

Part Of bonneville Inundated and titizeDs
Goods to the Mountain Side-some Notable
Rescues Effected.
Lexington, KY, April 3. The recent
cloudburst in Clay and Owsley counties
was more disastrous than at first re
ported. Buffalo creek, which is across
the south fork of the Kentucky river,
suffered more than Sexton creek by the
unusual rainfall. Every house on the
bank OF this stream was washed away
Miss Mary Garrett was drowned while
trying to escape the flood. George
Capson's wife and three children, tw
children of Will Burns and two others
whose names were not given were also
drowned. John Crane, a logger, res
cued his wife and small child wheu
they were drifting down the stream on
some uprooted trees.
Thousands of logs are going down the
stream. Tho large booms at Boone
yillo are choked with logs and it is
feared that the booms will all be car
ried away by the water Part Of the town
Is inundated and number of persons
have had to move their household
effects up tho side of the mountain
North Fork and Middle Crock are both
overfiowing their banks and at jackson
Military Instructor Bull of the jackson
Institute has been drowned while rid
ing on raft
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
IMAeiNArIoN ~ mAn.
Something More Injurious to the Courage
of Soldiers Than Bullets.

of soldiers Than Bullets.
In my opinion" remarked the col
lego professor, who rose from the ranks
during the last war to the position of
colonel, 1.-THE imagination of men does
more injury to the cause OF courage
than all the appliances of war yet dis
covered -
. In other words,' caromed Wash
ington Star reporter, "if n man didn't
think he wouldn't be afraid of any
thing?"
That's about it, " admitted the pro.
| lessor. II had remarkable case han,
pen to me during the battles around
Richmond. That is to say, it hap
pened TO another man, but / was part
| OF 1t. 1t was on skirmish line, and
was lying behind log with two
other men-I was only private then
one of whom was an inveterate Joker,
| and the other was one of the imagina-
/ tive kind of soldiers. In fact, he was
| so imaginative that he was almost
scared out of his wits, and when the
| bullets and shells began flying through
the woods, cutting off saplings clip
ping limbs all around us and barking
the top of the log behind which we
lay, | thought the fellow would burst
blood vessel or go crazy or do some
other fool thing unbecoming soldier.
Tom, the joker, noticed the mans
terror, and called my attention to it.
Then he reached out and dragged
in "A stick cut from tho tree above us
by bullet, and fixing pin in it pro-
ceeded to have his fun. The man was
at tho far end of our log, 10 feet from
Tom, and | was Just beyond Tom on
the other side, and, | am FREQ to con-
Tess, was nervous enough to wonder at
Toms manner at such a time. How
ever couldn't help watching his
| movements, and actually laughed to
see him sliding the pin pointed stick
along toward the unsuspecting victim.
Having got it at the right distance, he
waited for smashing volley of bullets,
and Just as it came he prodded the
soldier in the back with the pin.
We'll, 1t was really funny to see the
chap jump and yell and roll over, and
We both fairly howled. But it wasn't
go funny when the man didn't move
after his first startled action, and Tom
looked around at me in scared kind
of way. His surprise found expression
in an oath, and he called TO the man.
There was no answer and he called
again, with the same result. Then he
crept over TO him and gave him a
shake. That brought no response,
either, and Tom dragged him around
so he could see his face. 1t was an
ashy blue, with eyes staring wide open
and the man was as dead as Julius
Caesar, with never mark on him,
save, perhaps, that one pin-scratch in
his back. -
should, think your joking friend
! could never have forgiven himself for
that cruel iOka - suopeltn1 tha w,;to.
Pm sure he never would haye.'
concluded the professor, "because Tom
was good fellow and brave soldier.
but he never had much Of chance TO-
for when tho next volley came he was
on his knees beside his dead comrade
trying to do something for him. and
his head was Just high enough above
the log for shell to clip the whole ton
of it off. +" 'oP
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
1t WIN sim he Tie Merritt House.

Alexander Maxwell, who lately he-
camo owner Of tho Merritt House con,
templates making some changes in the
hotel as soon as the weather will per.
nit, which will add to the appearance
and convenience Of tho establishment.
Tho name of tho house will remain the
same, and it is not at all likely that
tho good reputation which the Merritt
House gained during the lifetime OF
the late owner will suffer in any way
under the management Of the new one.
Mr.. Maxwell WAS pronrictor of the
National Hotel at Midlletown for over
Il years, and only retired few years
ago. Ills desire TO engage in the bust
ness again resulted in the purchase Of
the Merritt House.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
wife Against Husband.

In Magistrate Pritchett's court We'd
nesday afternoon Mrs Mary Yeatman
brought suit against her husband, Nor
man Yeatman, for non-support. The
wife was represented by John Biggs
and the husband by William S. Hilies.
Mrs. Yeatman said that everything
given her to cook was weighed and
there was never a sufficient quantity
Of it, The Magistrate held Yeatman in
81, 600 bail TO answer tho charge Of nom
support at tho upper court In consid-
GRAFTON of the fact that his wife said
that she was afraid Of him, Yeatman
was also required to give peace bond
Of S30O
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
NEWBORN BABIES MIXED.
Mother and Daughter Agree as to Which
Child to Take.

A recent special to the Philadelphia
Press from Shamokin says:
While Mrs. Hannah Foster of Trevor
ton was at the bedside of her sick
mother. Mrs. Jane Morton OF Irish
Valley, she was taken i'll suddenly and
few moments after physician
arrived each woman gave birth TO a
child almost simultaneously
Both mother and daughter occupied
the same bed, aud in his haste to de-
liver Mrs. Fosters child the physician
hurriedly laid Mrs Morton's newly
born babe in cradle nearby. A mo-
mont later he placed the daughter q
offspring in the same cradle, and then
busted himself in attending to the two
sick women.
Whom each mother asked to be shoYn
her offspring the doctor was in a quan
dry. as he could not recollect which
child belonged to Mrs. Morton or
which was that of Mrs. Foster. One
Of the newly born babes is boy and
the other is a giIl, but the mothers
and the attending physician are in a
quandary as to tho respective identity
of the little ones.
After studying over the perplexine
question for several hours the matter
was given up in despair, and Mrs.
Morton poured oil on the troubled
waters by magnanimously declaring
that her daughter should take the bo,
and she would take the girl She
added that she could afford TO bf
generous, as she has several sons and
really prefers having another daughter
to replace Mrs. Foster, who was
married little over year ago.
This arrangement suited Mrs. Foster
in every respect, as she had beer
earnestly hoping that she would bt
able to present her husband with sol
rather than daughter. As both babe.
are in good health the mothers appear
satisfied with the present arrangement,
and they vow their intention Of abiding
by it.
As the case now stands Mrs. Morton
cannot tell whether she is nursing hei
| daughter or her granddaughter, anC
Mrs. Foster is at a loss to know
whether she is rearing her brother ol
her son. Friends of the family predict
that Mrs. MortoD's wise decision vii
avoid family friction unless one of thC
babies should sicken and die, but il
the event Of the latter misfortune they
emphatically decline to express them
4 selves,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
AURSISe rnE sioh.
She Who Makes 1t Her Life Work Must be
Quiet, Tactful, Cool and Wise.
New York Commercial AdvertIaer

Now York Commercial Advertiser.
So many girls are preparing them
selves for the career of trained nurses
these days that the training schools
and hospitals which have nurse's
classes are actually besieged by fair
and ambitious applicants, who, with
anxious faces present themselves and
declare their willingness to sweep and
delve and scrub for tho blessed privi-
lege of seeing people cut up and learn
ing to make good gIuel and proper
bandage.
Nursing is not alone science and
an art, but it is also, in these days of
ambitious girls and warm, hearty
women, Il fad which takes precedence
OF law and letters, and ono at which
the disparagers of the advanced woman
cannot scowl as it is certainly most
natural and feminine vocation for
, women OF brain and nerve.
a little interview with Miss M. l..
Wrightman, who occupies the authori-
lative position of superintendent of
the Visiting Nurse Society, contains
some very good advice for the aspirants
for sick room laurels:
Tho first requisite for nurse,
whether in hospital or domestic work,
are health and large amount of en-
durance, " said Mss Wrightman. ''Too
much cannot be said about tact The
girl with tact is tho girl who will sue
coed best and quickest in this vocation.
a good nurse will train herself TO see
everything To let nothing which goes on
around her escape her notice. 1t is in
tins point that SO many young aspirants
fail. ="
What education do you think
necessary" she was asked.
= 1t is not in any way necessary for a
nurse 10 be a college girl. In fact,
find that the girl who possesses good,
solid, common school training makes
the better nurse. -
Then you consider that college
education is detrimental or super
tluous?'
. In no way. 1t is not superfluous,
but, ON the contrary, very useful. 1t
is good in another way. A college bred
girl will be able to take charge of a
hospital as superintendent and to in
struct others under her charge" ="
. How about housekeeping?'
A good training in this particular
is absolutely necessary. Nurses arc
now thoroughly trained with regard to
diotic cooking. A knowledge of house
Keeping and money management is a
requirement which can be learned" !"
. Is quickness always necessary"
Not always. Some women are
naturally slow of movement. and
natural traits cannot be entirely over
come. People are only too apt to ex-
pect nurse to be more than human
to 90 IS hours and moro without sleep.
1t should be remembered that nurse
is, after all. woman and nothing
more. But quickness, as far as pos
sible, is very desirable quality.
For domestic nurse the same rule
of tact holds good. In fact, if pos
sible, it is more necessary.
She should be careful, above all,
not to talk too much and to sec every
thing without replying
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
HIsrIIy's rIcrIMs.
Four Person. sappes,d 70 Have peer

tour Persnhs supposed 10 Have Been
Killed by the suicide.
Rock Island, Ill, .Anril .. The fol.
lowing il a list of the mon supposed to
have been murdered by Eastian, who
committed suicide when he feared that
his manY crimes would bo found out,
Fred Kuschmann, whose body IN
found month ago by the road mile
irom the Bastian farm John Louder
bach, whose remains were uncovered
yesterday, moro than year since he
vanished from sight; Fritz Kiernaen,
who has not been seen or heard from
slnce the spring OF 1891: Marshall
Lewis, who also disappeared in 1891.
Bastian testified at the Kuschmapp
inquest that be had paid 500 to Kusrn
mann tho night of his death,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Repairing Yacht.

The steam yacht Lagonda, owned by
Mr.. Rumford of the Rumford Yeast
Powder CO.. which has been in winter
quarters at the wharves of the jackson
4 Sharp Co., has been placed en- the
marine railway of the Pusey & Jones
Co. The boat will receive a triple
keel, in order to make her more sea
worthy. A dynamo of the Westing-
house pattern will also b6 placed in
and the machinery will receive a
general oyerhauing.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Wilmington puilaers IN Dover.

Wilmington builders are interested in
the work ON the Priscilla Block in
Dover which il being erected for II. A.
Richardson from plans made 10y +. L.
Rice, Jr., of this city. The block is
at State and Loockerman streets,
opposite the postofiice. Lenderman
Brothers have the brick work; Sim
mons y Brother, paving and cement
Peter Tyre, stone work; George Nc
Caulley, plastering, and S. G.. Sim
mons Il Brother, mill work. Tho total
cost of the work is placed, roughly, at
$50. 600.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
"Patience" Cast.

The board of directors of the vii,
mington Opera Club has decided upon
the cast of characters for the opera
Patience, which will be given at
the Grand Opera House about the mid,
die OF May. The cast is as follows
" Col. Calverley,n Horace b. Harrison
Mai. Murgatroyd, Frank H. Mason
Duke of Dunstable," W. II. Waters
Reginald Bonthorne," William f..
McNulty: Archibald Grosvenor, +"
Joseph p. McCullion; Solicitor, y
Robert p. Edwards; Lady Angola, -
Miss Viola Chalfant; "Lady Saphir, "
Miss Minnie Dimelow; "Lady Ella, -
Miss Francis Gallagher; LADY June, "
Miss Cora Taggart; Patience, /" Miss
Mabel Parker.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
A CAPITOL IN DISG En-.
An Unsuccessful Attempt to Wreck stat.
Rnilhin.--

ibulluinE.
Jackson, Miss, April ,. An attempt
was made last night to wreck the State
Capitol. While Secretary of State
Power was in his Office he heard a
noise outside. Going to the window
he saw several men digging at the wall.
His appearance frightened them and
they He'd.
An investigation showed that two
pieces of stone about two feet square
hag been removed from the wall. Had
the work gone on a little longer sec
tion, OF the wall about / by 20 feet
would have fallen, thus wreciing the
whole building.
Strenuous efforts were made during
the recent session Of the Legislature TO
provide for a rev building but nothing
was done in the matter, and it is
thought some miscreants took this
means OF securing immediate action.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Disbanding Of Lodge.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
New Castle, April ,. Washington
Lodge, l. o. 0. f., of this city, dis.
banded last night and sold the furni
ture to II. j. Harrington At one time
the lodge was prosperous and had a
membership Of about 80, which had
dWindled down 10 nbout NJ.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Imprlsonch for selllnc I.Innnr.

Elkton, April l.. Edwin Reeside,
who was convicted at tho March term
Of court for violating the local option
law, was sentenced this afternoon 10 a
term Of six months in the House of
Correction and to pay iine of SlOU
and costs
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Wpddinc Announcement.

Invitations are out for the marriage
Of Miss Alice May Link, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Link, to Adam
Class, at the German Baptist Church.
Fifth and Walnut streets, on TUESDAY
evening, April llth, at s O'Clock. 4
reception will follow at the residence
gf the BRIDES parents, No. 5l9 East
Fifth street.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09

DR. j.. G, Taylor ex resident physi
clan, Maryland Coprml Hospital, Bal
timore, has l1rgtrl III our div AT M
ioI Madison strrrt.
Anna NJ. Peurl who recently dicl
in Philadelphia, a,l /. 900 lIhiIadel
uu5i registered ule il,21, at lO3.
lanes ShakcsrHa Of Mill Cheek
hundrcd has anhan0nnd himself as
candidate for thc Gcnublican nomi,
nation for assemhyman, and Joseph
". liIoolIa Of PcHaaler hundred will
likclN stand for tle kepublican nomi-
nation for comptroiiyr.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
S. IA. Maynard succeeds Joseph Pyle.

AT the meeting OF the Teachers
Association of st. Paul's M. Il. Sunday
school Wednesday Samuel II. Baynard
as elected superintendent of the after
noon school to succeed the late Joseph
Pyle. The other officers are as follows :
Assistant Superintendent, William B.
Smith, Jr Female Assistant, Miss
Z. II. Murgatroyd; Recording Secre-
tary, William +. Tuchton; Financial
Secretary, Frank L. Howard; Musical
Director, Harry g, Guthrie; Organist.
Miss Gertrude Harmon; Assistant,
Miss Mary G. Morrow; Pianist. Mrs.
II. Q. Guthrie; Assistant, Miss Bessie
Williams; Librarians Oscar Draper,
Arthur Green and W. II. Smaley. The
officers of the morning school are
Superintendent, Charles Ii. Gray !;
Assistant, DIR, George L. Shattock
Female Assistant, Miss Martha Finn /:
Recording Secretary, William Morton
Financial Secretary. II. @. Stanton
Pianist, Miss Schrack; Assistant,
Henri Lindsay; Organist, Miss Bessie
Williams.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
A FntnI EIclnt.

Carrollton, Mo, April IA fight
occurred at a house in tho southern
suburb Of the town last night Ole
Ecton was killed; viii Goodwin was
shot in the face and side and Lee
Cunningham received scalp wound.
Goo'lwiu and Cunningham arc IN Jail,
charged with l1cton'a murder
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
Cnllnr nnnn RrnI,nn.

Edward Simpler of near Lewes, while
wrestling with Joseph Edwards on
Tuesday night had the collar bone of
tho right shoulder broken in two places.
ihe injured man was sent to the home
OIL his parents In Baltimore.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
An Ahdre.. ny pr. Mcolnnn.

DR., MeGlynn, tho famous priest,
will be in Wilmington on May 2sth,
when he viii make an address before
tho Tom Moore Club, the occasion
being the anniversary Of the poets
birLnday.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
An Al-,lny shoot.

An all.day shoot will be held on the
grounds of the Wilmington Rod and
Gun Club on April lGth. Tho princi
pal attraction will BE- match for an
b. Q. Smith gun.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
He Wanted to be Prepared.

I7u1IFUV TIut TTBss.
Johnny-Father don't you think I
had better drop all my studies at
school except arithmetic? ~
q, ,Father--Certainly not, my boy.
What would you do that for?
Johnny-Why, heard mother saw
that you would be- "a horrible examnle
Tor me some day and | thought I'd
better get posted up
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-04-09
IMPOSTURE.
I'd rather stan de biJin' blast
An wrestle wifi de breeze

I'd rather stan de biJin blast
An wrestle wifi de breeze
Dan see de sunshine come along
A-foolin' all de trees.
For de buds'll staht ter sing
Ef winter keeps a-prancin'
In de iinery oh spring.
He is shore ter break lis promise
An de flowers nebber bloom,
De song am lost in sorrow
When de sunshine turns ter gloom.
An de Norf-Win laugh uproarious
At de trouble he kin bring
When ole Winter come a-prancin'
In de finery OBJ spring.
Washington Star.
The financial question--How much il
DO worth?-Washington Town Talk.