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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-02

THE Albany Democrat hints
that the Oregon agricultural col
lege is in danger of becoming
a political institution. The
Democrat ought to be more ex-
plicit, for this is matter in
which the whole state of Oregon
is interested. The college so far
has been signal1y free from any
thing that would justify such
suspicion and if there is any
thing in the wind that would
tend to bring reproach upon the
institution, publicity would
doubtless prevent it being ac-
complished. Our institutions OF
learning must not be made po-
litical machines nor asylums for
superanuated politicians. The
board Of regents should avoid
even the appearance of evil.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-02
Seaside Excursion Tickets.

Summer excursion tickets to Yaquina Bay
are now on sale by the Oregon Central &
Eastern Railroad at Albany and Corvallis at
the usual reduced rates, viz, Albany to va
quina and return. $3.50; Corvallis to Yaqui-
ma and return, 1925. In this connection
arrangements have been made whereby the
tug "Resolute" has been placed in regular
service between Yaquina. City and Newport
for the accommodation of excursionists
The Resolute is one of the largest and most
commodious tugs on the Pacific Coast, and
will take fishing parties to sea and return
wherever desired, the weather permitting
First-class accommodations at the seaside.
II. L. Walden, agent. Albany, Or, Fl. B,
Lohman, agent, Corvallis, Oregon.
EDWIN STONE,
Manager, Corvallis, Or.
Corvallis. Or, June Is, 1896.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-02
Wells Items.
The fruit crop is very short this

The lruit crop is very short this
year.
Fall grain looks we'll and prom
ises good yield.
Having vii; commence in full
force this week; the crop is good.
Seeing no items from this part
of the county, | will try and send
a few.
Albert Vanderpool has complet-
ed his warehouse and is ready to
handle the coming crop.
There were church services at
North Palestine conducted by Rev.
Thompson, of Albany, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tominson.
who have been visiting friends ard
relatives in Kings valley, returned
home Sunday.
V. A. Carter has commenced to
build his new horse, and will soon
BID his bachelor friends good bye.
Success to you Virgil.
p. E. Dodele has rented Clum
Reads farm for five years and wi |
after this year farm it in connec-
ton with his own place.
Quite number of our young
folks attended the picnic at Hell
mick's grove last Saturday. They
report a very pleasant time.
W. L. Cauthorn has his new saw
mill started and is saving oak lum-
Der. He has sold the the lumber
/ to firm in Portland for $40 per
! thousand.
Miss Martha Cummins and Cora
Benedict. of Roseburg, who have
been visiting at Mr.. Tomlins on's
for the past week, returned home
i Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Hodges, of
Albany, have been visiting around
Wells during the past week. We
understand that Jack intends go
ing to San Francisco to enter the
dental college there. Success to
you Jack. WELLS.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-02
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.
SrIcKNEY & VIM. TRENT, proprietors.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-02

He is staunch republican of the
Abraham Lincoln stamp; he keeps
in touch with the common people,
his pulse beats in unison with
theirs; and it is natural that he
should occupy a warm place in
their hearts,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-02
Wanted.

Several trustworthy gentlemen or ladies
@ travel in Oregon for established, reliable
house. Salary $3.50 and expenses. Steafy y
position. Enclose reference and self-address-
ed, stamped envelope. The Dominion Com
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-02
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, 1896-07-02

TELLER is now the yelled
prophet. He wraps himself in
mystery and says neither he will
nor he won't.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-02
~
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The American Protective T Tariff League
is a national organization advocating
"Protection to American Labor and
Industry" as explained by its constitu-
ton, as follows
"The object Of this League shall be to protsc.
American labor by tariff on imports which shall
adequately secure American industrial products
against the competition of foreign labor"
There are TO personal or private
profits in connection with the organiza-
ton and it sustained by memberships.
contributions and the distribution of its
publications.
FIRST: Correspondence is solicited regarding
"Msmbership" and :. Official Correspondents. "
SECOND: We need and welcome contributions.
wheths, small or large, to our cause.
THRU: We publish large line Of documents
covering all phases of the Tariff question. Conn
pate set will be mailed to any address for SO cents.
FOURTH: Send postal card request for free
ample copy of the - American Economist"
Address Wilbur F. Wakeman. General Secretary
1875 West 23d Street. New York.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-02
TYPEWRITING..

Circulars and other
forms Of advertising
are some ines more ef-
fective by having the
appearance Of be ing
typewri tten. The Ga
zette presses turn out
typewri tten work as
readily as other jobs,
and if necessary to
complete the delusion
we can spell incorrect
ly and and make Sother
errors.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-02

We want a good man to handle ''Dust-
ine'' in Benton county. Good business,
-cteadxz etun1nv1uer1t and good paw. For
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-02

Wool WOOL! woo1l!!
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, 1896-07-02
WOOL WANTED.

Highest price paid by
w. A. WELLS.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-02
Peculiar to Itself

o., re, cure Liver Ills; easy to
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-07-02

Therefore in the judgment of
your committee, any movement
that looks to the right of the peo-
pie to be heard directly in the cleo
ton of senators cannot but result
benefcially to all concerned.
"'The adoption of the proposed
amendment will in the judgment
of your committee, bring the SEN
ate into more amicable relations
with the people. 1t will re-
move prejudices now existing
which are rapidly becoming deep
ly and dangerously fastened upon
the public mind. 1t will invoke a
spirit of mutual forbearance and
respect, as between the senate and
people which unfortunately not
not exist now to that extent that is
desirable. 1t will restore conf
dence. 1t will dissipate all cause,
excuse, and pretext for unjust
Icriticism. 1t will tend TO elevate
1.-THE character, advance the dignity,
increase the usefulness, extend the
Influence and justly magnify the
Ipower of the senate and at the
same time promote the welfare OF
|all the people of the republic
aThe course of the senat r on
1.-The great public questions that oe-
lcupy the public mind is too we'll
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30
Cauol,t a Strange Sea Monster.

An unknown sea monster has been
on exhibition on Church street. Belfast,
recently The animal. if it may be SO
called, resembles a turtle in some ways,
and was captured fifteen miles south
of Matinicus by the schooner Francis
NJ. Burke, Captain Lyman Stephenson,
and was harpooned in several places.
1t is S1a feet in length. and girts feet.
1t has four fins, 3A feet long; shell, )
feet long. The head measures 81 inches
around, the rear tiippers are Is inches
long, the tail IA inches. The shell meas
ures 211a inches in the thicketst part and
IL in the thinnest. The weight is 700
pounds. and the meat taken from the
body before the animal was stuffed
filed three sugar barrels. The animal
has drawn quite a large crowd. Its
weight when taken from the water was
1920 pounds Daily Press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30
War Trains in Canada.

The Canadian Pacific Railway, after
many months Of labor, has constructed
at an enormous cost two special mill
tary or war trains, comprising four
teen cars for men, two cars for cook
ing, two Pullman cars for officers, two
cars for arms and stores, and two din
ing cars. The officers cars are luXuri-
ously fitted out and contain state-rooms,
lavatory, smoking-room, etc. Each
train is composed of eleven cars and
engine. and gives ample sleeping ac-
commodations for 3O6 men and fifteen
officers. although over 100 more men
could find room. The mems cars are
we'll finished and furnished with mod
ern improvements The kitchen car
has all the utensils Of a large sized
hotel, and requires six cooks and two
helpers. This one car can turn out over
1000 meals day. During trip from
Halifax to Vancouver on the war train
$500 meals for officers and men were
prepared. The Canadian Pacific Rail-
way expects to cover the distance from
the Atlantic to the Pacific in five and a
half DAYS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30

Little Jessie Kruger was awarded
$4,000 in damage suit against the
West Chicago Street Railway Com
pany for the loss Of a leg. If this
little girl had been killed outright
the maximum amount that could have
been collected for the loss Of her life
would have been $4,000. Under the
laws of Illinois, therefore, it is cheap
er for street railway corporations to
kill persons outright than to MAIN
them. There is altogether too much
carelessness in this country. Danger
to life and limb is too common and
there are not sufficient safeguards
against it. AS long as $4,000 is the
highest amount that can be recovered
for killing a person, railway and other
companies are not likely to be in a
hurry to provide safeguards and to
keep i'll their employ only experie need
and truSty men, both of which call
for the expenditure of money. But if
a few more $4,000 verdicts are given
for injury these companies may find
it cheaper to take al possible pre-
cautions against accidents in which
persons may be manned, even if they
can continue to afford to kill few
passengers occasionally. The statute
limiting damages in case Of death to
5000 is disgrace to Illinois. 1t puts
premium on carelessness. The YER
dict for injury in the case of Miss
krueger was an extreme one. but its
effect will be beneficial. 1t ought to
teach the railway companies and all
others the need of taking all possible
precautions against accidents.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30
SECRETARY OLNEY'S RESIDENCE.

furnished and ornamented. a work in
which Mrs. Wilson has taken great
pleasure since returning to town last
fall. Mrs. Wilson intends to receive
on Wednesdays throughout the season.
and the house will be popular one in
the social world.
Secretary Herbert has the big old
fashioned mansion, 1925 f street. at the
northeast corner of Goth and f streets.
1t is sunny and bright, and in the heart
of the district which years ago was
frequently heard of in social matters,
and is again a center of the homes ct
well-known people. Miss Herbert is it's
presiding genius, and it's arrangement
is entirely her care and taste. She has
but lately returned from a long stay
in Europe, and has brought back many
pretty souvenirs of her travels. Mrs.
Micou, her married sister, also makes
her home with her father. The house
has an old-time conservatory at the
rear of the parlor, which on festive oc-
casions accommodates the band.
Secretary and Mrs. Hoke Smith have
one Of the daintiest homes in the Cab
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30

Co!unb a College, New York Cts, IS
making an offer Of prizes that may
bring out information of much prac-
teal value. 1t offers first prize of not
less than 81 900 and a second Of not
less than 500, to be known as the
Loubat prizes, to be awarded in the
year 1898 and every fifth year there
after to the authors of the best works
on the history, geography, archaeology,
ethnolOgy, philology, OF numismatics
Of North America, the competition to
be open to all persons, whether citi-
zens of the United States or Of any
other country. The award for 1893 is
to be conferred for works relating
to archaeology, ethnology, and phil
ology, the conditions of competition
being that the work must be published,
and in the English language, must
have been written by one person, and
must embody the results Of original re-
search. Neither of the prizes will
be divided, but if no work on the
named topics be judged worthy of a
prize the committee shall have power
to confer the prizes upon the authors
of the most meritorious works fall
ing within the specifications and pub
lished within the preceding ten years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30

claimed the remains and started with
them in a cart for Musselburg. six miles
away. On the way some drunken ap-
prentices rudely halted the cart and
opened the coffin il order to see The
woman who had been hanged. This let
in fresh air, and the air and iolting of
the cart combined to revive the SIM
posed dead woman long before the
home of the relatives was reached. Ar
irving there, she was carried into the
house, alive but very faint and barely
conscious. A minister was called to
pray for her, but she soon recovered
sufficiently to demand that the minister
be dispatched for a doctor, who could
administer relief that would be of far
greater value to her at that moment
than any minister's spiritual Emporium
ings. The physician soon arrived and
Maggie quickly recovered. but was ney
er again tried or even arrested for her
crime. Later on she married and be-
came the mother of several children.
She lived to be quite old. but the nick
name of "Half-Hanged Maggie stayed
even after death, being engraved on the
sandstone slab that marked her grave.
st. Louis Republic.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30
Maggie Was Only Half Hanged.

A curious instance Of the hangman's
rope failing to perform its fatal work
gave to Margaret Dickson, an English
woman of a century and half ago,
the nickname of "Half-Hanged Mag
gie''-a name by which she was known
throughout the British Isles Maggie
had been convicted of some capital
offense (there were several such Of
lenses catalogued in the English stat
utes at that time) and was finally taken
to the gallows on the hill at Edinburgh
After the drop fell she was allowed to
hang several hours before friends
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30
SECRETARY HERBERT'S HOME.

ception-room give what might be CON
sidered ample entertaining space, but
every inch is needed when the host and
hostess entertain. On these occasions
the balconies are inclosed and furnish
ed, and make a pretty addition to the
parlors.
Attorney General Harmon has de,
lightful residence in the house 1879 X
street. 1t was few years ago entirely
transformed by it's owner. Mrs. Fred
De c. May, and has all the modern
touches. The drawing-room is in white
and gold, and Louis XIV. styles pre-
dominate in it's luxurious appoint
ments. The library and dining-room
are equally artistic in treatment. Mrs.
Harmon is an ideal hostess, and Will
have this winter her married daughter,
Mrs Wright, of Philadelphia, and Miss
Harmon to assist her.
Postmaster General Wilson purchas-
ed the house No. 1741 q street last
spring after his appointment, and has
since made it his home. 1t is In the
handsome block between 18th and 18th
streets. The base of the house and the
square bay window are Of bright green
stone. The house within is as attrac-
tive as without The rooms are Hastily
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30

In 1912 Lord Aberdeen. British for
eign minister, described the Schom-
burgk line as merely as a preliminary
step to further discussion. and not with
the intention of indicating dominion or
empire on the part of Great Britain"
In 1885 Lord Granville, the British for
eign minister, had agreed to an arbitra-
ton of the whole question with Nene-
zuela. In 1886 Salisbury became prime
minister and withdrew the agreement
of his predecessor, and the English of
fetal maps of that year showed an ex-
tension of the British claims covering
100000 square miles as constituting a
part. of Guiana. The entire British
claim in Venezuela is tainted with
fraud, and Salisbury is the only British
statesman who has refused to take evil
dence of the facts.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30

suit the German generals in the war
with France had better charts of every
battlefield than the French generals
possessed, which was principal ele-
ment in the causes of the German vic
tories. 1t was understood that similar
surveys had been made of English ter
ritory. The story goes that the old En-
peror William, in his life time, said to
Won MoItke: 81 think we shall have
war with England" upper drawer,
left-hand side,'' is said to have been the
reply of the great general, whose habit
was to be silent in all the languages Of
Europe. The drawer in the emper-
ors desk contained the maps Of all the
coast country of England by German
army engineers, who had traversed the
country and had prepared plans for the
march Of an invading army.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30
Gigantic Feathered Creature.

Elias MidIkoff of Hamilton, Lincoln
county, was in Charleston the o'lleI
day and proposed to the State Hlsl"
ical and Antiquarian Society thal Il Il
would send him taXidermist to HALF
lin the society could secure monSle
bird, of a kind never seen De1ore "
any one in West Virginia. Ihe lea'"
cred monster is described by MI M'u
koff. from measurements taken ny llin
self and w. w. Adkins OF Eall''s
who killed the bird at the NOUN VI
Vannatters creek, with five bullets III"
his rife, while hunting deer Oh MN
day. The bird is Z feet 4 inches FROM W
to tip. 4 feet from tip OF blll 10 up ~
tail fiat bill 4 inches long ana ) lhcIl''
wide. somewhat similar TO thal VI
duck; web feet. neck - inches lolls 'r'
about ~ inches through DeloN rnd
feathers; plunage dark brown. feh, Viva
on the wings and breast by l'sl''-D,a as
shading. The bird when first seen We"
circling high in the air, but came WV
very quickly and alighted in the wa =
where Adkins got a good sho' '' I'D
Gripping it's wing. ADKINS d..e'Dp hnr
to capture the strange fowl all's' W. w,
it was so vicious that he coulu Nv 10
near it without killing it, "l',n ,or
o,,ired FIVE bullets Baltimore an'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30

and adjoining it is the dining room.
These are beautiful rooms. and have
every elegant and fanciful touch 10
complete their adornment. The parlor
suite. therefore, provides the necessary
room for entertaining which is so de-
sirable in the home of the Secretary of
State.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and
Mrs Carlisle reside at 1926 X street.
No house in the West End is better
known Mrs. Carlisle has not had any
larger receptions since she became
Cabinet lady than when she was host
ess of the Senatorial circle. Her house
could not hold any more. The house is
as we'll arranged as any single house
could be. The rooms open up we'll and
are bright and cheerful in their ap-
pointments Mrs. Carlisle frequently
adds something new in the gifts from
her friends. Just at present two enor-
NOUS polar bear rugs on the parlor floor
and in the bay window Of the dining
room invite admiration.
Secretary and Mrs. Lamont's house,
1907 III street. is one of the few remaiu-
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30

1t is long since American Journalism
has had it's attention so completely alb
sorbed by foreign affairs and interna-
ticnal disputes as it has in these
opening days Of 1896. There are the
Venezuelan question. the South African
troubles, the Cuban war. concerning all
of which the dispatches bristle with
sensations. and editorial pens must
deal Cyclopedias are TO be searched.
maps drawn, presidents cited. biogra-
plies written. These are stirring times.
but the press is equal to its require
ments. as prompt. as we'll equipped
What Il contrast is witnessed between
the swift and trustworthy newspaper
service of to-day and that of even half
"A century ago, when the news came by
the ships of the sea, and patience wait
ed on expectancy. The modern press
has given no more conspicuous illustra-
ton of its enterprise. nor surer proofs
of it's usefulness, than the way in which
it has handled the recent important
news Of the world.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30
Railroads in Wartime

The tremendous decline which took
place in the price Of railway securities
when the recent rumorS OF possible war
with Great Britain began to be circr.
lated makes interesting an inquiry as
to how the earnings Of the railways
were affected by the war OF the rebel.
lion.
Since that time the changes of names
and of oraganiza lions have been SC
general as to make it difficult to get
accurate statis*scs. With respect, how,
ever, to the Illinois Central, official fg.
ures taken from the report of the Rail.
road and Warehouse Commission for
1894 are interesting and complete.
That report SHOWS the gross receipts
of the Illinois Central to have been as
follows
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-01-30

It has been minated in certain quar-
ters that war between England and
Germany would be beneficial to the
United States. A great European war
might temporarily help this country, as
it would withdraw vast number Of
men from the ordinary channels of in
dustry and thus create a demand for
our manufactures. But war can be of
no permanent benefit. 1t means an i'm
mense amount Of property destruction
and consequent impovershment, and
the world is so firmly bound together by
the ties Of commerce that an injury to
one part Of it must ultimately tend to
the injury of the whole.