The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-08-27
WHERE SEA BREEZES BLOW.
A Gay Chappie's Adventures
A Young LadY's Dilemma.
and Other Notes.

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and Other Notes.
Sunday the outing season at Newport wa.
at its height. Two hundred and fifty valley
folk went over on the excursion for day.
outing OH the beach, and with the hundreds
: of pleasure seekers already at the coast, tn,
crowd was swelIed until the hotels and res
. taurants were taxed to their utmost capacity
At the other resorts complaints are hearG
because Of the lack Of excitement and at
fractions, but at Yaquina everyone seems
satisfied. Most summerers go to the coas
for rest, and soon fall into state of lethargy
from which they are not anxious to be arous
ed. During the past week the teachers in
stitute furnished four days. entertainment
and with the soldiers, the deep-sea fishing
and the surf bathing, eyeryone's spare time
is pleasantly employed.
i The band at Newport this year is an ex.
cellent one, composed of members of the
Portland military band. Their orchestra is
especially good, and dances are given every
Wednesday and Saturday nights, which are
we'll attended. The one given last Saturday
night brought forth many handsome gowns
| adorning pretty women. As usual, the male
element was sadly lacking and at a premium.
The tug "Favorite" takes parties out over
the bar for ride or for fishing almost every
day, and on Sundays makes regular excur.
sions down the coast, and these trips are al
ways successful as pleasure journeys. Oc-
casionally some few on board succumb to the
swinging motion Of the boat, but the sea is
usually so smooth that sea sickness is un-
| thought Of.
The End Regt. Oregon National Guards,
| came out from Newport Monday. Four
companies were represented, but only about
sixty men ''took in' the two weeks encamp-
ment. However, there were enough of the
brass buttoned boys to splendidly illustrate
tho almost skillful deficiency ofthe End Rcgt.
in the art of soldering. The men carrisd
their guns with studied carelessness and each
had his individual preference as to the proper
angle of the gun at fright shoulder arms"
In battalion drill the independent and origi-
nal step and attitude of each individual MEM
Der were marvels to the onlookers. How sixty
men, in such close proximity to each 9th er,
could each execute maneuvers SO totally diff
ferent from the actions of the other fifty nine
is n mystery yet unsolved. A lot Of people
who believs in the national guard from prin
cipls, do not believe in wasting money on
worse than idle rretense at soldering. Col.
Yoran can not feel very proud of his men.
he should ask the governor to muster out
the whole lot of them.
Probably the principal incident OF. the en-
campment was the arrest and confinement OF
Willie Campbell, editor of Linn county's
populist paper, the Albany Imprint. A pop
ulist figuring as a militiaman is in itself
novelty, but the defiance of rules and laws is
very consistent with the advocacy Of general
populistic doctrine.
The populistic editor is ambitious, to shine
socially, and is equally un willing to part
with his rather scanty ducats. In trying to |
maintain the parity of these two failings, ne
made himself amenable to military disci-
pline. 1t was the night ofa dance, and Will /
lie was detailed for guard duty. Tho oppor- |
tunity to shine, however, before the number |
less summer girls was strong temptation. |
He persuaded friend to dress in his uniform |
and take his place that night and he hurried |
to the hall. The managers Of the dance
viewed his appearance at the festivities with
hostile emotions, for he had generally been
successful in evading the doorkceper upon
such occasions and they felt under no obliga-
lions to assist him toward .welldom, gratis.
They scented revenge. Campbell had left
lis uniform with his substitute and appeared
It the ball in citizens dress. This was vio-
alton of military rules. The matter was
eported TO a high military dignitary, and he
,ruelly ordered Willie's arrest. A detail Of
zig rough men was appointed to bring him
boarding house in com pany with o couple of
Portland ladies. Campbell was rather in
lined to resist the official invitation, but was
oreibly persuaded TO accompany the detail.
Next day he was fined $40 for appearing in
itizens clothes, and the matter of his evad-
ng guard duty coming to light, he was sem .
enced to "a hours in the guard house for
eglect of duty. Campbell's paper hereaf-
er will probably add military bugs to its
'nolce COLLECTION OF poilIlcal Insects 70 %
ought by the populistic quill.
Young ladies unfamiliar with surf bathing
re advised to consult some experienced
riend concerning their costume before sub /
hitting themselves publicly to the caresses i,
I old Neptune. The other day at Newport v
handsome and modest young lady stepped f
own from the bathing house to try her hand 4
,r the first time at Drawing the breakers.
he was very Hastily attired in a white bath =
~ habit. It went beyond the usual bathing .
uit in modest length. There" said an o
ustere old lady to her daughter, s'if women a
,lks would observe the rules Of decency and c
athe in some such proper costume as that, n
would have no serious objections to The ex- u
rcise.' The young lady tripped into the
1ater and an unusually close breaker struck
er. There was shrek and sundry excla-
nations. Women hurried to the fair bsther
18th shawls, and the austere old lady hurried
er daughter to the hotel, for the admired
athing suit was built of fiimsy material and
eing wet portrayed all too infinitely the hu-
ian form divine.