davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-25
TEST OF REPUBLICANISM.

The exasperating oficiousness
of the Oregonian in questioning
the party loyalty of silver repub-
licans and its strenuous efforts to
taunt them into leaving the
party, makes its attitude, at the
time when it could fairly claim
to be republican paper, a mat
ter of some interest as deternin-
ing what party consistency, from
its standpoint, then meant.
Until recent years the Orego-
nian battled furiously for the
principle of free trade, notwith-
standing the fact that protection
was then, as now, one of the
cardinal principles of the repub-
lican party. Yet Mr.. Scott
claimed to be a good republican
and sat i'll the councils of the
party. He made no boasts at
that time of being "a professional
bolter. "
Here, then, are two standards
of party consistency raised by
the Oregonian-that standard of
the days of its own loyalty, and
its standard of the time of its
boasted recreancy. Can man
be a consistent republican and
yet disagree with part of his
party's platform, or must he
slavishly profess to believe all
that that platform advocates?
The Oregonian seems to have
very narrow conception of the
republican party-of its purposes,
usefulness and methods. The
republican party is not a oue-idea
party. 1t does not propose a pet
political principle or fancy as a
test of membership. 1t is not
maintained to stihe individuality
Or to deny freedom of thought.
To be a consistent republican
man need not necessarily approve
every platform that a convention
might adopt. A good republican
is one who believes that the
republican party is the safest
with which to entrust the affairs
Of the nation; who believes that
It's policies generally are right
and that its errors are not evilly
intended; that it is the patriotic
oarty-the party of business ideas
and of business methods, a party
whose record proves its worth.
1t is too much to expect of
intelligent men that they abandon
heir convictions concerning the
great questions of political ecou-
'ny and governmental policy
merely to assert their opinions as
o the proper mintage regula-
ions. Mr.. Dolph and Mr.. Her
nan can consistently support the
'epublican ticket although they
liffer On the financial question,
md although the financial plank
S not such as either would sug-
rest.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-25
SELF-CONVICTED.

Silver republicans have not
been so thoroughly discredited
by the national convention as the
Oregonian affects to believe.
The platform endorses free coin
age as a general economic prin-
ciple although it opposes free
coinage as an independent nation
al policy.
The silver republicans can
support the financial plank much
more gracefully than can the
Oregonian. That paper is so
proud of the following editorial
paragraph that it is running it
daily:
Nothing is so utterly opposed
to the principles and purposes of
the republican party as the
demand for free coinage of silver.
The republican party has steadily
adhered to the best standard of
money, and will steadily adhere
to it. 1t will not have the silver
standard, with money worth but
so cents On the dollar. Every
drop of republican blood that
tolerates such a notion is guilty
of several bastardy."
1t is not simply independent
action by the United States that
Is here opposed. 1t is the prin-
ciple of free coinage that is
unqualifed1y condemned, though
all the nations might adopt it.
The republican party says:
"We are, therefore, opposed to
the free coinage of silver except
by international agreement, with
the leading commercial nations
of the world, which we pledge
ourselves to promote, and until
such agreement can be obtained
the existing gold standard must
be preserved"
The Oregonian, according to
its own code of political morals,
cannot, as a self-claimed repub-
ican journal, support that plank
promising to secure free coinage,
not for one nation alone but for
the whole world, without being
guilty Of a several bastardy
The Oregonian looks at the
platform, as through a glass
darkly. It has apparently failed
to discover the advocacy of inter-
national free coinage, and so
processes to be "thoroughly salts
fed with the declaration of the
convention regarding finance.
It asks silver republicans to cline
up or leave" Fortunately thej-
are in a position to cline up"
without having to apologize Or
explain. They haven't to come
under their own condemnation
and plead guilty to ga several
bastardy" in order to vote for
Mckinley and Hobart. The
Oregonian, however, is self-con-
victed under law of its own
creation.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-25
For Sale or Trade.

A ten. acre prune orchard near CORVALLIS,
trees six and seven years old, must be sold
soon as owner desires to leave, or will trade
for residence property located in any pros
porous Willamette valley town. Address
Orchard" care this paper.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-25
Bowling for Ladies.

The bowling alley will be open to the
ladies every Wednesday afternoon, to
which you are invited to be present.
We will do what we can to make it pleas
ant for our patrons. Respectfully, H. H.
STIcKNEY & VIM. TRENT, proprietors.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-25

We want good man to handle s'Dust
inc" in Benton county. Good business,
steady employment. and good pay. For
particulars, address, with stamp, Powell
& Hendershott, McMinnville, Or.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-25
Wanted.

Several trustworthy gentlemen or ladies
travel in Oregon for established, reliable
house. Salary $3.50 and expenses. Steady
position. Enclose reference and self address,
ed. stamped envelope. The Dominion Com
pany, Third Fi.or, Omaha Bldg, Chicago,
III.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-25
Letter List.

Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Corvallis postofice, unclaimed
June rs, 1896:
E. H. Belknap, Miss Della Brown, w.
S. Byers, M. Gregg, Mrs. Herd, Clarence
Miller, Mr.. Porter, F. D. Searcy, Mrs.
Martha Taylor.
RoBr. JOHNSON, P. NJ
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-25
Wool! woo1!! Woo1!!!

We pay the highest cash rate for wool;
can supply sacks and twine; are prepared
to handle Chitam bark. S. L. KLINE.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-06-25

in which he traced the history of
our postal system and pointed out
how every reduction in the rate of
postage, while causing a temporary
decrease in the revenues had in a
short time Injured to the benefit Of
the treasury"
[Continued next week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-12-15
9 aturday of this
.Week is the date
BENBEAR.

Phillip Potter, of Burr Oak, was in
the city last Wednesday.
Charles Briggs. of Burr Oak, was a
business visitor here last Thursday.
ID. Price, wife and son, were bust
ness visitors in DEBORAH from Burr
Oak, last Wednesday.
Miss Nellie Masters came home
from Burr Oak last Wednesday, where
she had been visiting.
Sam Mclaughlin, one of the old
est residents of Burr Oak, was very
pleasant caller at this sanctum last
week Tuesday.
Owing to an oversight the name of
Mrs. Jessie Erwin Marsh was omitted
in our account of the Unity church an
niversary last week. She sang a solo
which was indeed well rendered, and
pleased the entire audience.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-12-15

Kinds of
Candies, nuts, ETC.,
For Christmas at
the Sugar
Bowl.
All new silver given in change at
Bears.
Frank Masters and wife Sundayed
in Burr Oak.
Our fur coats made grand display
last Saturday. Bears.
For Christmas presents see the dis
play at Hutchinson & Co.
-"Decorah Lily" the sweetest of all
sweet OdOrs-only at Weiser's. 1872
-Attys. f. Sayre and N. Willett are
attending court at Cresco this week.
Now is the time to get prices on
sewing machines. All kinds and pri-
ces. STAR REPAIR Co.
Warren Loveland, the wrestler of
Ellsworth, Mimi, was in the city last
week.
Cornelius Theilich, of Bolan, Iowa,
has been visiting his parents for sever
al days.
"A bottle of exquisite perfumery for
Xmas. What can be nicer. The best
at Weiser's. 43-2
New and second hand sewing
Machines and organs. For sale by
Star Repair Co.
Lester Rice came down from Burr
Oak yesterday, and left for McGregor
and Minneapolis.
Go to Joe Shema for first class
hair cut and shave. Under Nicolas
keys Restaurant. 4O-4
j. A. and S. l.. Hopperstad, of Ca.
prom, ILL.,, are in the city and will re-
main here for some time.
Miss Shattuck returned home to
Waukon last Wednesday, after visit
with the family of. j. Marsh.
Mrs. Woodruff went home to Chi
cago last week Tuesday, after visit
with her sister, Mrs. G. w. Burdick
If you want Molasses, Nails or Cor.
sets, don't call on us. We are in the
shoe business and there are no bristles
on us. SMITH Il DIXSON.
II. S. Hall left with his household
goods for his new home at McGregol
last Tuesday. His many friends viii
grieve his loss from the community.
Fl. G. Schanck's stage Office is a
the st. Cloud Hotel. Leave orders
there for the north. Stage leaves dali,
at 800 p. m, for Burr Oak, Prosper
Hesper and Mabel. Connects will
train going west on narrow gauge, ant
makes drives to any place within Q
miles of Burr Oak. Telephone him a
st. Cloud hotel or Rollins barn.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1896-12-15
Black JOe's Philosophy.

bird in de hans wo'f two in de bush
If de bird is on de dollar;
Fo' some hol' on in de mighty push
Till dey make de eagle holler.
A stitch in time Oft saves You nine
'C'pta stitch in yo' back, my honey
Yo' KANT tell by his clothes so fine,
When "a dude hain't got money.
Jes SO many men, jes so many MINIS.
An dey seldom pulls together
'Tain't like de sheep up IN de pines,
Which foller de ole bell-wether.
o money sabed is money ARMED,
fits ARMED by honest labor;
But some folks nowadays have Harmed
Fo' to pend upon neighbor.
Chicago Record
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09
CHAPTER VII.

After closing the sliding panel be-
hind him and carefully adjusting 1t /
It's place, Malcolm took the hand or
his companion to guide her down the
narrow. steep and dangerous steps
that led TO the secret passage. This
caution was the more needful as II
was so dark that only Malcolm's pre-
viOus knowledge Of the passage en-
abled him to feel his w way and
guide his companion through II.
Something like a hundred perpen-
dicular steps brought them down to n
low and narrow archway, not unlike
the entrance to Il rudely constructed
tunnel.
Although it was still quite dark and
Malcolm. drawing his companion after
him, was obliged to grope his way
along the tunnel, yet occasional sharp
drafts of wind proved that there ex-
listed certain irregular crevices in the
rocks overhead that in the daytime
admitted a little light as we'll as air,
although their winding or crooked for
nation might prevent any one on the
ground above seeing or suSpecting the
existence of the subterranean passage
beneath their feet. As this tunnel;
took nearly q straight line to the old
nunnery, a walk of about ten minutes
brought Malcolm and EudOra to the
other terminus that admitted them 70
the lower cellars under the ruins.
When they had emerged from the
tunnel into these cellars, Malcolm
paused and carefully collected bricks,
stones and other fallen portions OF the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09

DCdi souuS lduy, lIs W Dt ttlupDStu
end collect your thoughts and remem-
Der yourself"
"Oh, heaven! i remember too we'll,
too weli." cried Eudora in a piercing
voice, dropping her face into her hands
and ~shuddering through her whole
frame. 1T is no horrible illusion, II
is an awful reality! My aunt and
cousin are really dead and / am ar
rested upon the charge of poisoning
them. oh, horrible. most horrible! oh,
I shah 60 mad. / shall go mad. sine
exclaimed, starting from her chair.
casting up her arms and throwing her
self forward upon the floor.
For a moment Tabitha gazed in dis
may upon this exhibition of violent
emotion in one whom she loved and
honored almost To alteration. and then
kneeiing beside her, she gently put
her arms around her waist to raise
her up. whispering in a low, respect
full voice:
Dear yourg lady, try TO recollect
yourself with dignity, your rank, and.
above all, your innocence, and put
your trust in God!!'
Put your trust in God. II was the
best advice the simple county girl
could give, but the archbishop Of Can
terbury could not have given any bet
ter.
Eudora suffered herself to be lifted
up and replaced in the deep chair.
into which she sank helplessly, and
where she remained with her head
propped upon her breast and her arms
fallen upon her lap in the stupor of
despair to which the Violence ,. her
anguish had yielded.
Tabitha knee!ad at her feet. took
her hands, and, gazing p~leadinSly up
into her face, said:
Dear Miss Eudora, look up and
hope. all is not lost that Is in danger.
Have faith In Him who delivered the
three innocent children from the rres
OF the furnace seven times heated.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09

HIST. II Is L. SAID malcolm.
building. with which he choked up
and concealed the narrow opening.
Then taking the hand or Eudora,
he led her from the cellars up into
the outer air.
Here. in tine ruined chapel, they
found the pony-chaise fastened TO a
young oak tree that grew within what
had one been the grand altar of the
chapel of the convent.
he led the horse out 20 the road,
and then returned and conducted Ell
dora to the chaise, placed her in it,
took the seat by her side and drove
rapidly off. A drive Of ten minutes
brought them to g rural railway sta
ton.
Up to this time no word had been
spoken between them, SO intense had
beer the anxiety Of both. But now,
when he had alighted and fastened
his horse 20 a tree, and came to the
chaise to hand her out, he whispered:
Draw down your veil, Eudora, and
keep ii down"
She silently obayed. and he hand
ed her out and led her into the office
Of the station.
1.-TWO first-class tickets to London"
he said to the clerk behind the little
office-windows.
They were supplied to him.
When does the London train pass
here!" he next inquired.
I'm half an hour, sir"
THAT will do" replied Mr.. Mont
rose. Then, drawing the arm of Eu-
dora within his own, he conducted
her 10 the waiting-room.
1t was empty.
Remain here, dearest Eudora, TN
TIL / return. l shall be back in twenty
minutes. 1t is not likely that II
one will come In here during my alb
sence, as very few first-class lady pas
sengers TAX the train at this station
at this hour; nevertheless, keep your
veil down." said Malcolm, as he placed
her in a chair in a dark corner of the
room. He then pressed her hand, left
her, and hurried out to the place
where he had left the pony-chaise.
He unhitched the horse, mounted
the drivers seat, and drove madly off
towards Allworth. So fiercely he
drove that in ten minutes he reached
the stables, and returned the horse
bathed in sweat and covered with
sN''' W ITO al Il DllNtu tllt
chaise in the carriage-house. and then
set off in a run toward the .T1ay
station. He could not run quite so
fast az a horse could gallon. and so
he distance accomplished by the ponv
in ten minutes occupied him fifteen.
1t wanted, therefore. but about five
minutes to the passing of the train
when he rejoined Fedora in the wait
ing-room.
Besides Eudora, he found two gen
tlemen and one lady in the same room.
They seemed, also, 10 belong TO the
same party, for they walked and
talked together: and the subject Of
their conversation was that which
then formed the topic of the whole
neighborhood, and which was destined
soon TO form the topic OF the whole
kingdom-the tragedy Of Allworth Alb
hey!
They say" observed the lady, that
II Is incontrovertibly proved that this
Asiatlc girl. Eudora Leaton, was the
poisoner. and that her motive was the
Inheritance OF the estate. One can
scarcely believe in such depravity I'm
one so young as this girl is represent
ed TO be-"
Crime Is of no age or sex, madam;
and from all that we can hear, IL
seems abundantly proved that this
young girl actually did POISON tine
whole family" replied the old gen.
tleman addressed, whom Malcolm
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09

fore they draw any information from
me- said Tabitha firmly.
"Good-by, dear girl; l hope and trusi
and pray that you may come to no evli
through your devotion TO me, sald
Eudora, kissing her humble friend.
Never you fear, Miss; If anybodr
comes to grief In this chase, 1t wont
be her as is hunted, but them as
hunts, which is as much as TO say II
won't be Tabitha Tabs" said the lat
ter valiantly.
After once more pressing the hand
of her faithful maid Eudora followed
Malcolm through the secret opening,
leaving the brave Tabitha alone in the
chamber.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09
CHAPTER vi.

The chamber In which Lady Leaton
had died and where Eudora was i'm
prisoned had, in the olden time, been
the abbots apartment. 1t was a vast.
dark, gloomy room, now dimly lighted
by q lamp that stood upon the mautai-
shelf.
For a long time after Malcolm Mon
trose, DR.. Watkins and the constables
had withdrawn from the chamber,
Eudora remained, crushed back in the
depths of the large chair. with her
head bowed upon her bosom. her black
ringlets falling forward and half veil
ing her beautiful dark face, her left
hand that Malcolm had resigned fall
ing ~listlesSly down by her side and
her right hand still clasped in that of
Tabitha, who continued 10 stand by
her side. No word was spoken be-
tween them as yet. Eudnra was
buried in profound, agoniZing and be-
wildering thought, such as always
overwheims the sensitive victim of
any sudden and crushing misfortune.
The shock Of the thunderbolt that had
just fallen upon her, devastating her
inner life and leaving the outer still,
and black, and threatening, the vast,
NtNAAN, VI Twill NhV uNlu nilSANC
around her all combined TO shake her
reason to its center. In the confusion
wrought among nerves, head and brain
by this inner storm Of sensation,
thought and suffering she was fast
losing confidence in heaven, trust in
the reality Of external circumstances
and even faith in her own identity.
Suddenly she threw herself forward
MI NtrStnnnl hn- nlaun ,yyn,, w.
Ditnaas hand with convulsive tone,
exclaiming:
Wake me! wake me, Tabitha! 1
have the nightmare and capnot rouse
myself. Oh, wake me! wake me, for
the love of heaven."
Tabltha, whom respect for her mis-
tress' sorrow had hitherto kept her
silent, now became alarmed for her
sanity.
Bending yer her with an almost
reyerential tenderness she whispered:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09
The secret wa. snfe.
Ito Be Continued,

"Why did you talk in French TO
Ethel hast night"
Because l had something TO impart
to her that I wished no one else 10
know
But there was a French lady sitting
close behind you"
les, bur | have discovered that sns
did not understand q word we said.
Boston Transcript.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09
synapsts OF Preceding CHAPTERS.

syropsts of Preceding Chapters.
The story opens in Allworth Abbey. Lord
Ieaton has been taken i'll with a disease
Which Eaf1es the skill of the doctors. Eu-
dora, mis- niece, Is his constant attendant,
end becoming worn out from want of sleep,
lady Leaton takes her place. While the
latter ~ changing q dress In an adjoining
apartment she suspects the presence OF
soIae one in the sick room, but can find
nothing on which to found her suspicious
ana attributes them 10 fancy. A sleeping
potion that had been prepared by Eudora
rs gwen TO Lord Leaton when he becomes
suldeElv worse aud dies. The doctor sus-
poets poisoning. An inquest is held. but
nathing decisive is elected. Agatha Leaton
daHg0ter OF Lord Leaton is betrothed to
her cotlsin. Malcolm Montrose. She has
bect< declining in health rapidly and sud
denly dies: the doctor suspects poisoning,
aud III 40 Interview with Malcolm charges
Eudora with causing the death OF Lord Lea
ton ard Agatha by means OF some secret
poison that leaves no trace of its insidious
work. Malcolm, who has become attached
20 Eudora, expresses his confidence IN her
Innocence. Princess Pezzllini, who has been
making her home at Allworth Abbey. has
been trying TO turn Lady Leaton against
Eudo-a from the first meeting, by expressed
suspicious aud inuenGoes. Closely following
Agatha's death, Lady Leaton is taken vio-
iently 80 and dies In convulsions. The coro-
ner's Jury brings In a verdict charging Eu-
dora win poisoning Lady Leaton Endora
~ IiRert under arrest, being permitted 10
ycma!n la a chamber with her maid, con-
stables guarding the doors of the room.
Malce.n Montrose remains firm n his BELIEF
In Eu4DEa's innocence.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09
Hoods Pill:
electrical

The electrical
Every new dew
adds. It would Sc
copper, but It !
biography a yer
found for the me
the circuits hithe e
iron wire. An !
mand for the me
been hardly susl
last report of the
graph company.
that the compan.
iug June, 1879
lengths a net !,
and that over II
wire is of copper
nv has adopted
ali defective ire
the intention be
alone on all the
fer. The advai
weight, M|l.
Al transmission 8
20 interruption /
dltions are sutfl'
per wires, more
Notwithstanding
The decision hs
By the fact tina
processes for dra
enabled makers
well adapted fol
size Of copper us
is generally No.
ing about 100 pc
would require, I
Teo tons Of cop.
important in it's
tendency to incr
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09

prisoned girl. The man was wide
awake, on the alert, and touched his
hat as Mr.. Montrose passed. NAL
colin went down the great staircase
and through the deserted lower-hall
TO the main entrance, where he I'M
barred and unlocked the doors and let
himself out.
He took his way Immediately TO
the stables, entered them, drew forth
a light chaise. led out a swift horse,
put him between the shafts and fin
nally jumped into the drivers seat
and drove off through the northern
gate towards a thickly-wooded part
of the park until he reached the ruins
or an ancient nunnery. Then he
jumped not and fastened his horse
to a tree and sought the cellars of
the ruins, reiterating his resolution:
Il have staked my life, soul and
honor upon Eudora's innocence, and
now to peril life soul, and honor for
Eudora's salvation!'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09
HIGH PRIC

The John A.
Crosse, Wis, pa
things. They r
yellow rind wa.
hu. new oats, 81
toes, etc, ETC.!
toes will be hi;
plenty, Mr.. VIII
money. salzer''
in 2S days after
pion Of the Worl
on earth and w
duce its equal.
II you will ser
to the John !
Crosse, Wis, J
packages grains
Teosinte, Spur
Clover, etc, an
logue. Catalogr
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09

W0uldn't
"Does Willie
''No'em; | dol
What makes
"He gifts so l
Record.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09
&C
~
10

There is |
which will
Increase in
supply Of S
so will tn
cream, and
But tobeco
remain in |
what you "
Increases Il
it is fat-pl
it does far l
alters, or |
ecSses Of |
the normal
various org|
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-01-09

&JTS
Of Cod-livd
phosphites,|
IN a digest
that, when
weight fro
Emulsion, i
things. F
acted as
and, secon
t the body
ton. Sucl
@IiaHG
SCOTS EN-,
the medical !
Ask you, dorta
slways pa;ata6l
contains ne p,p
ana HysopAospA,
Put p IN so-ce
size may be emo
aslp your baby.