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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-11-20

mOnlcO s, SnOuteO the man.
"But your driver?' asked Jack.
Drunk in a saloon was the response
Without another word Jack leaped up to
the cabby's seat and whipped up the
horse. 1t was the first time he had ever
earned dollar by manual labor, and as
he clinched his teeth firmly a flush mount
ed to his cheeks.
When the once familiar restaurant
came into sight Jack thought, with mois-
ture in his eyes, of the many times he and
Dora had lunched in the great dining
room. AS he reined up before it, hag-
gard and mud bespattered. totally differ
ent from his old SELF he started with
amazenent There. standing on the side
walk was the subject OF his dream-not
the Dora of old. with short frock and
curling hair streaming in the wind, but
the beautiful woman into which the years
had changed her.
For a moment JACK could hardly re-
strain himself from rushing forward and
declaring his identity. But a thought of
his clothes and his work made him STOP
He became as anxious to hide his face as
he had been a moment before to tell his
name.
Dora and her father passed into the
restaurant and Jack earned a second dol
lar by getting a new driver for his pas
senger's coupe. He passed and repassed
the restaurant in an unsuccessful attempt
to get another glimpse nr the woman he
loved before he even satisfied his hunger.
1t was dark before he went back to his
little room and stationed himself once
more at his window to gaze at the lights
in the Goldthwait mansion. He was filled
with conflict of love and pride. He had
no reason to believe that Dora had not
forgotten him, but his love for her was as
strong as ever. He longed to 60 to her,
but the knowledge of his poverty and
shabbiness kept him back.
The windows of the great old dining
room were bright with light and their
raised curtains gave him clear view of
the place where he and Dora had spent
many happy Thanksgiving reunions to-
gether. He saw her fitting about the
table rs of old, putting the finishing touch
es on he arrangement of fruits and flow
ers. He could see her plainly. She look
ed even younger and more beautiful than
she had that afternoon IN her heavy street
wraps.
Half an hour passed and some one else
came into the room-a tall, handsome
man. Dora seemed to forget her house
hold duties, for she hung on the mans
arm and seemed to plead with him. At
last he sat down, and then still another
person came in: it was Mr.. Goldthwait.
They sat by the fire, with Dora between
them. She was talking earnestly, and
the handsome stranger seemed to be lis
tening :ntently. Occasionally Jack could
see that Mr.. Goldthwa,t spoke. Then
Dora would beam with happy smiles.
Suddenly she jumped up from her scat,
and . moment later whsn she returned
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-11-20
Curious Collections.

A grim collection of relics periodical
ly offered for sale in the French capt.
tai, attracts the attention of curio hunt
ers. These collections are formed Of
the pieces a conviction accumulates in
the criminal courts. There are skele-
ton keys, packs of cards, roulette-ta-
bles, betting books and motley host
of stolen and unclaimed goods. Tho
Assize Court of the Seine, Paris, con-
tains revolvers, bludgeons, and such
ghastly souvenirs as the garments Of
murderers and their victims. The GU
rious museum Of Stafford celebrity
has been visited by thousands, who
have been attracted and amused by
its contents. These consist of gro
tesque figures of birds, animals, and
men, formed from roots of trees,
strangely-shaped stones, and allegorf-
cal subjects carved in oak panels by
the eccentric owner. A queer collec-
ton was formed by a gentleman in
Berlin of boot and shoe heels. The
idea is said to have been suggested to
castle, in the company of a Swedish
lady, who happened to lose the heel
off one Of her boots. That particular
boot heel became, we are told, the first
and most valued item in the entire
collection of over thousand speci-
mems. A more than usually interest
ing collection was the exhibition of his
torical gloves in Paris. There were on
view, to the delight of relic hunters,
gloves from the time Of the Romans,
also those worn by Greek lady Of
rank at public festival, besides old
French and English gloves. Among
the latter might be noticed three pairs
once worn by Queen Elizabeth, which
proved that the hand of good Queen
Bess was anything but small one; In
fact, most of the ancient gloves were
remarkable for their size. Either
gloves were much looser then, or small
hands are a popularity Of modern
tines
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F4dhFHN NA$~~-i ulte Q0QOne,
Brown mused as he was dressing;
II never knew Things quite so blue nor cred
itors so pressing"
And then he took his pocketbook and count
ed up his money.
The dollars four, there were more. so few
were they seemed funny.
1t made him smile that little pile and then
his blues departed,
For Brown had pluck, believed IN luck for
othose not chicken-hearted.
And to his breakfast gaily down went spec
While he drank his coffee hot to his hand a
note was brought,
And the writing on its cover made him turn
1t o'er and DER.
When at last he broke its seal its contents
fairly made him reel;
was what the letter said:
George Caldwell Brown. Esq:
Dear Boy,It gives me several kinds OF ICY
To send check made out to you to pay the
hundred, long since due.
You kindly loaned when was broke.
"Most sincerely. R T. CHoAK;" @ g.,
As he picked his way down town, thus
Hon the day before Thanksgiving. life is
Every cloud has It's silver lining; somewhere
always. sun Is shining.
Now II really seems to me should very
thankful be;
Yesterday the sky was murky; now I'm sure
to have my turkey.
But holy smoke! As I'm sinner. no ones
Last Thanksgiving I'd a lot of bids to feed.
but this year not a soul. far. re-
members me.
Jimmy crickets! Well, we'll see.'
Thinking thus, Brown stood before his six
teenth story Office door.
'swould or would 1t not alright her II
asked my young typewriter
How to work this plan," thought Brown. as
he went and sat him down.
And as he read his letters o'er, he thought
about his plans the more,
And as he thought he grew perplexed, until
OF last she thought him vexed.
Tt1nr a64
ga day when all, it seems to me,
Should eat lots of turkey and pumpkin pie,
and all sorts Of fxin's that money can
Thus quickly to the girls amaze, Brown
made reply in following phrase:
"And," he went on, 81 have a plan, and you
must help me If you can"
Then he told her how the borrowed money
came,
he said: "The landscape blue. 1t turned to
1t filed my heart with thankfulness. 1t drove
AWAY my wretchedness
But he continued, ''then thought of other
men dead broke.
1 ought to see some other luckless sinners
The maiden listened to his words. "You
want my help to buy the birds,
The celery and the pumpkin pies and other
things" she said her eyes
IT exactly; if you tried :
You could not closer speak my mind.
And further, If you'll be so kind
And help me at the dinner, too,
I'll always grateful be to you."
The maiden's cheek was like a peach, and
as she listened to his speech
Into 1t crept rosy pink. so comely. that it
made him think:
"Well. VOW; in all the city there is no other
girl so pretty"
So to the market forth they went. on benev-
olence intent.
On the way the girl observed: "whefe
will you have the dinner served?
If you have not got another place. I'm GER
tain that my mother
Would be happy If you were to have 1t cook
ed and served by her,"
"a very good idea, my child" said Spec
ulator Brown, and smiled.
"How many guests, then, will there be?
Have you asked them YETI" said she
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she had in her hands auttering mar

she had in her hands a futtering man
uscript.
She read it. The old smile played about
her lips The gestures waved the grace
full hands. 1t maddened Jack. He felt
that he must be near her once more-must
hear her voice again.
A wisteria vine ran down from his win
dow. Clasping the strong. dry stalk, Jack
descended until he stood on the fence so
dear to his memory. Softly he crept along
until he reached the little veranda at the
rear of the Goldthwait mansion, and
peering through the window he feasted
his eyes on the face of the girl he loved.
Jack was overcome as he saw again all
the little details of the room which once
had been so familiar to him. He bowed
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-11-20
War Between China ami Japan.

The recent conflict between China
and Japan began with the declaration
of war by the Mikado July II, 1894,
and closed with an armistice, after
ward made permanent, on March 20,
1895. Ostensibly begun by the Japan
ese for the purpose of forcing reforms
in Corea, then dependency of China.
but in which Japan had large CONNER
cial interests, it was really one of those
contests for supremacy which. sooner
or later. are bound to come between
neighboring and rival States. The diff
ficulty in Corea was merely the occa-
sion; the real cause was the intense
rivalry between China and the Japan
ese empire.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-11-20
Rowan jelly is one of the most lndi
spensible adjuncts to game in Scotland.
DEAFNESS CANNoT BE CUR

By local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is infiamed
you have rumbling sound or imperfect hear
the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to it's normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inf1amed condition OF
the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of deafness Caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars; free.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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his head. He pushed against the glass
of the swinging window. The window
opened a trifie. Jack started back fright
ened, but the air was still outside, and the
inmates of the room had not noticed.
How he could hear Dora's voice. 1t said
Now. Mr.. Langdon. let me read the eli
max 20 you before dinner is announced >
Langdon was the name of the English
actor to whom. Jack had cent his play, and
as Dora's sweet voice read on, Jack real
lied that it was his own comedy she was
reading.
The climax was rendered with telling
effect The two men leaned forward
with interest.
Capital! CapitalI' cried Langdon.
Jack was filed with intense excite
ment. His hands were ,.linched.
''Do you accept it?' asked Dora, tri-
umphantly. of the actor.
81 do" was the reply. q "It is the COM
edy that have been waiting for"
II vii! write him tonight, them said
Dora. The beautiful girl sank back in
her chair and went on: "And now l
will tell you a story that will explain
why l was so anxious TO have you take
the play
Jack listened breathlesaly.
you see," said Dora" used to have
friend here named John Fleming. When
we went abroad l wrote to him, but he
did not answer my letters. I lost sight
of him, but / did not lose my-well, my
regard for him."
"a splendid fellow" interrupted Mr..
Goldthwait.
There never wac one like him." said
Dora. Then she went on: well, when
we reached New York last week father
and began to look nim uL, and we found
in the first place that the reason he had
not answered my letters was because his
father, who was angry n both of us, had
intercepted them; in the second place,
that father and son were never reconciled,
and that the old gentleman disinherited
Jack when he died, and in the third place
that Jack had been ever since barely
making living out of literary work and
trying to get some one to produce his
plays.
1--WE finally got track of him this morn
ing, and this morning also l saw the man
uscript of this play lying on the table
where you had left it when you brought
it up from the theater. The words "By
John Fleming caught my attention at
once. and picked it up and read it. 1t
seemed to me so strange that made up
my mind that you shouldn't send it back
without reading it. so I read it to you
myself. And now I shall send for Jack
Tomorrow, and when lie comes l shall
have good news for him. And-a1d good
news for Jack isis good news for
for me, you see. So I am very happy"
There was a noise OF an opening win
dow. and Jack. wild eyed and unkempt,
but very joyful. stepped in. For a mo-
ment they did not recognize him, but
when they did
'Well." said Mr.. Langdon,." climax
beats anything in your play"
yes added Mr.. Goidthwait "and 1t
is doubly good because it will be followed
by real Thanksgiving dinner. New
York Press.
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Just across the grcan:ng table sat the boot
black, Billy Gable.
At his right his face a-grin. was the news
boy, Tommy Quinn
Ne'er was dinner better cooked, never maid
en- sweeter looked.
While the guests deyoured and gorged. Gu
pid shackles lightly forged.
Browns heart was the heart they bound, as
he very quickly found,
And before the meal was over. Brown was
devoted lover.
When the guests had gone away Brown ask-
ed if he might longer stay,
And to the maiden. with flush. he told
tale that made her blush.
won't you help me. II you, can. with tais
better. sweeter plan?
Don't you see. a wife peed3 Must with
you hopeless pleadfs
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-11-20
Sck122zNq's Best tea is in

ScAt22iNg's Best tea is in
packages, sealed air-tight to
keep, full weight, and right.
It is cheap besides.s
If you don't like it, your
grocer returns your money
in fullWe pay him to do it.
I ssbiHee : compeny
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has heart full Of love behind II.
Blessed are the meek. The rabbit
survives, but the wolf is gone.
Suffering often puts into the human
voice tone that seems divine.
The strongest of all men is the one
who takes God to be his strength.
Something is sure to be accomplished
by the man who sticks to one thing.
If we see nothing good in others, they
will not be likely to see much good in
us.
Not until we know a mans heart
have we any right to say that we know
him.
We would all have less cause to blame
others If we had fewer faults Of our
own.
Only God can tell how much wrong
doing is prevented by one man doing
right.
Before we can know much of God we
have to find out good deal about our
selves.
AS much bitterness and hate can be
expressed in word as can be fred out
of gun
1t Is better to be able to suffer long
and be kind than to be able to talk like
an angel.
The man who says no to himself in
nothing has the devil for a travelling
companion.
The Christian who does not look
happy when he gives dims the polish
on his gift.
The man who would have large life,
must work and pray that he may have
large heart.
good man finds good wherever he
goes, because the good In him brings
out good in others.
The slothful man can never find that
sweetness In bread which God puts In
it for the diligent man.
We often call upon God to take away
our trials, when what he wants is to
give US grace to stand them.
The devil almost gains our consent to
stay, when he proves that nobody else is
doing anything to make him go.
There Is probably time in the life Of
every man when his hand almost
touches the philosophers stone.
There will be no revival when the
people can see clear across the house
that the preacher isn't expecting much.
Every mother should train her chill
dren as carefully as she would If she
knew they were to be kings and
queens.
Many a man cheats himself out of a
blessing, because he Is not willing to
trust God with the way in which it
shall come.
David found the valley of the shadow
Of death a better place than the green
pastures, but it is hard to convince
those who have not tried it that it Is
that mov
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-11-20
A TENACIOUS CLUTCH

Is that Of dyspepsia Few remedies do more
than palliate this obstinate complaint Try
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, however, and you
will find that it is conquerable, along with its
symptoms, heartburn, flatulence, nervousness
and loss of flesh and vigor. Bi1iousness and
constipation frequently accompany it. These
besides malarial, rheumatic and kidney com
plants, are also subduable with the Bitters.
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Woman,s Reason.

Surprised Dame-What? And you
have refused Mr.. De Goode? I thought
you liked him.
Lovely Daughter, did. but to tell
You the truth, none Of the other girls
seemed to care a snap for him.-New
York Recorder.
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The Ehnw.

What would you take to see that
performance again?" asked one man
of another as they fled out of place
of amusement.
"Pd take opiumr' was the quick re-
sponse-New York Recorder.
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Gladness Comes

With better understanding of the
Wv transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that SO many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt
ly removes. That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, andis
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to, the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without ,debilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
If in the enjoyment of good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillful
physicians, but if in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
,Ased and gives most general satisfaction.
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His Other Eve.

Ball oner' yelled the umpire.
Good eyer shouted Chimmy.
s'Strike one!' the umpire called.
Oats his odder eye" explained
Chimmy.-Indianapo Journal.
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''Take away woman" shouted the
orator, ''and what would follow?"
we would" said man at the back
of the audience, promptly.
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TRUMPET CALLS.
Raru,s Horn Sounds Warning Note
to the Unredeemed.

% be a lion Is to
have a lions en-
emieS.
To give less
than we should Is
not to give as God
would.
The man who
gives help to an
other learns how
best to help him
self.
No gift will be
t 90 small that
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A mans idea Of good woman is ons
who thinks her husband doesn't neef
praying for.
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Greece has only twelve miles of ter
ritory for each mile of seacoast, while
England, which ranks next, has "a.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-11-20
A Tragedy in Turkey.

Through the corn turkey rustleA,
On fence small boy sits,
After him the farmer hustles.
Terrifying his few wits.
"'Tis the boy" thus thinks the Turkey,
"'Tis the turkey" thinks the bey.
And the farmers efforts jerky
Fill the wicked youth with Joy.
Now that Turkey Is not living.
But no loud lament IL heard,
For the boy upon Thanksgiving
Dined upon that noble bird.
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The American colonies in Paris, Berlin
and other foreign cities try to keep their
national day by feast with appropriate
disheR
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-11-20

4 man without enthusiasm is very
poor friend. but he takes good care Of
himself.
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Gods roe outlets are special deli
oacy in England.

Ny doctor said I would die, but Piso's
Cure for Consumption cured me.-Amos
Kelner, Cherry Valley, ILL.,, Nov. %. '95.
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BROWNS THANKSGIVING
It Made This SpecuIator Think Life
Worth the Living,
AND ToAGAYTYPEWRITER GIRL
II Brought Sweet Peace from Out Life's
Dizzy Whirl.

EORGE CALDWELL
.rown of Gotham
town the morn be-
fore Thanksgiving
From sleep awoke, SO
nearly broke life
b a dly seemed
worth living.
Now this man Brown
had been thrown
down by w a ]
streets fluctuations;
To rise again seemed
to him then beyond
all calculations.
''My race Is run, I'm
~ rrsA n nnhnno ~
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-17
BARTON, VERMONT, MONDAY, FEBRUARY IL, 1896.

only. 1t fell under the act Of 1878
and continued to fall to a lower depth
under the act of 1890.
That was the result of an honest eff
fort of the United States Government
alone to prop up the value of the
worlds silver money, and the dollar
had further drop from SO cents to so
cents.
The United States since 1878 has
bought 459, ,946, ,701 ounces Of silver, for
which S464, 21O, ,262.9 has been paid,
but it's present value is only 5000, $780,
118 q, which shows loss on the part
Of the Government of $154, ,674, 1870.
This is the outcome Of our years of
bitter experience in the vain at
tempt to increase and maintain the
ancient value Of silver. No other ma
ton yet appears willing to follow our
example in this line of national policy.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-02-17
G.. A. r. AT RUTLAND.

The annual encampment Of the
Vermont G. A. r. and w. r. @. was
held in Rutland last week. The at
tendance was large and the meetings
enthusiastic.
The election of officers resulted as
follows: Department Commander,
Col. n. M. Puffer, Bennington; senior
vice commander, II. E. Perkins, St.
Adams; junior vice commander, D.
w. Davis, Chester; medical adviser,
DIR. J. D. Hanrahan, Rutland; chap
lain, Rev. W. S. Smart, Brandon; re-
preventative at large, N. P. Bowman
of ST. Johnsbury; alternate, W. Fl.
Gilmore of Fairlee; representative at
the national encampment, w. j.
Young Of Cavendish, r. w. Fuller of
st. Albans, Andrew Mccartney of
Burline ton, o. E. Adams of Arlington,
G. T. S. Pierce of Vergennes, P. S.
Chase of Brattleboro, Richard Smith
of Enosburgh, w. A. Smith of Pawlet;
E. Mcintyre of Dandy and 0.
Meacham of Brandon; committee Of
administration. L. B. Harris of Lyn-
donville, A. T. Woodward Of Rutland,
Charles Mills Of Waterbury, Henry
Heath of Bethel, and Eli Holden of
Barre.
The w. R. G. elected officers as fol-
lows: Department President, Mrs. A.
Louise Putnam of Brattleboro; vice
department president, Mrs. Florence
Gates of Morrisville; junior vice pres
ident, Mrs. Alice @. Willoughby of Is
land Pond; treasurer, Mrs. Elizabeth
L. Retting of Brattleboro; chaplain,
Mrs. Sarah @. Ward of Andover.
Among the distinguished visitors
were Commander in Chief I. n.
Walker, Governor Woodbury., and
Lieut. Gov Mansur.
The candidates for department COM
mander were Col. n. M. Puffer Of
Bennington and Col. J. G. Baker Of
Rutland. Puffer had 149 ballots,
Baker "a.