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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Taken at His Word

When William Hyde, who afterward
became postmaster of st. Louis during
Cleveland's first term, was managing
editor of the Republican, in that city,
he threw down the gauntlet in an edi-
torial on some question of local import
ance. 1t was Immediately accepted by
Editor McCullagh of the Globe-Demo-
crat, and warm debate was precipi-
tated between the two able editors. The
intensity of feeling grew apace, and, as
often happens in controversies of that
kind, drifted into one of scathing abuse
between the editors. 1t was fun for the
readers of the rival papers, but dis
agreeable to the friends of the partici-
pants, who expected that serious trou-
BILE would result, both men being cour-
ageous and daring.
Finally the vitrolic paragraphs of
Editor McCullagh stung the other ed
itor with such force that he dispatched
a personal communication to McCul-
lagh, telling the latter that the city of
st. Louis was not large enough for both
of them to live in at the same time, and
that one or the other had to leave the
city Immediately, and since he himself
did not contemplate an early departure
McCullagh should govern himself ac-
cordingly.
The cool and calculating editor of the
Globe-Demoerat replied by the same
messenger that he would answer the
communication the next morning in the
editorial columns of his paper. And,
true to his word, the editorial appeared
! over the signature Of Mack" his war
| nom 6e plume. l'he editorial, which
was douj1e-:ea6ai, declared that he had
received compunication from Mr..
| Hyde the day previous, in which the
| latter had stated that the city was not
| large enough to hold them both at the
same time, and that Hyde or McCul-
| lagh must leave town. Following this
came lavish expression of deep re-
| gret on the part of the Globe Democrat
| in having to announce the sudden and
| untimely departure of Editor Hyde of
the Republican; that Mr.. Hyde was n
man who in his long residence in ST.
| Louis had earned the esteem and re-
spect of all who knew him, and that in
| his leave-taking the city would suffer a
| distinct and irreparable loss. The ed
| itoriaI then concluded with a long BIZ
| ographical sketch of Editor Hyde, as if
he had died on the previous day. The
satire was even more pungent than had
been the editorial para graphs previous
! ly published. 1t was effective, too, for
| it ended the controversy, and both ed
itors pursued the even tenor of their
! way within a stones throw of each
other without further trouble.-Chicago
Times-Herald.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Odds and Ends,

If you find your icing is apt to run,
sprinkle the cake lightly with flour.
Salt fish arc most quickly and best
freshened by soaking in sour milk.
If you heat your knife slightly you
can cut hot bread as smoothly as cold.
Soda is an excellent article for clean
ing tinware. Apply damp with cloth;
then rub dry.
A lump of gum camphor placed in
your clothes press will keep steel or
naments from furnishing.
A little borax in baby's batn will
prevent the skin from chafng, and he
Is less liable to have rash.
If your hall is narrow, place mirror
opposite the parlor door. This helps
out by reflection the very narrow space
usually given to this part of the house.
A scorch mark, if not too heavy, may
be removed by moistening with water
and laying in the sun. Repeat the
moistening two or three times, and the
mark will disappear.
AS change from the more ordinary
methods of .s.;ll..aasng chicken, cut the
meat into neat pieces, dip each into q
little melted butter. season with salt
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Alaskan Curiositfes.

Prof. L. L. Dyche, of the University
of Kansas, returned from Alaska ON
the City of Topeka, and left last night
by way Of California for his home.
Prof. Dyche went to Cooks Inlet espe-
cially in search of natural history speci-
mems. He ascended to the. source Of
the Knik River with an organized ex-
pedition, which was success, although
the obstacles to be overcome were ap-
pa1ling. The native boatman stripped
naked and with ropes pulled the boat
UP the turbulent river. Prof. Dyche
obtained specimens of new mountain
sheep, twelve immense mooseheads,
caribou, sea otter, birds and other small
animals On July II Prof. Dyche saw
eight inches of snow fall, and on Aug.
IL six inches fell. He saw three smok-
ing mountains and experienced an
earthquake. He found large coal
lodges, but the coal was so soft that it
could be whitfield with knife. Prof.
Dyche said
''That country is one-haf made. 1t
will be good country when it Is fin
ished. The glaciers are slowly doing
their work; the mountains are smok-
ing and the rivers are vomiting out
quantities of quicksand. 1t Is a new
country. Let it alone, and some day it
will be a good country
Prof. Dyche met Princess Tom, a
famous Yakutat princess, wealthy be-
yond all other Alaska Indians. She has
$4,000 in gold twenties. On her right
arm she wears five bracelets, each ham,
mered out of gold twenty, and on her
left arm she wears ten bracelets, each
made from a $40 gold piece. She has
hundreds of blankets, sea otter skins,
etc., and owns schooner and two
sloops. She is 65 years old and has just
obtained her fifth husband, man 20
years old, fer whom she paid 500 blank
cts. The Thlingit women manage the
households and hold the purse. The re-
lationships are traced back through
the mothers side. 1t is, in fact, almost
a savage realization of Lytton's "Com-
ing Race "-Correspondence st. Louis
Globe-Democrat. - 80
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26

over the line. One day in the early
summer Gen. James Craig, then the
president of the road, went to Chicago
On his private car accompanied by Mrs.
Craig and party of ladies. Gen. Net
Teton wired ahead to all the important
towns that Brigham Young was on his
way east with a crowd of his wives.
At every station crowds gathered about
the car. and when the train reached
Hannibal the throng was immense. 1t
took Gen. Craig long time to take in
the situation. 1t was with difficulty that
he made the newspaper reporters in
Chicago understand that it was one OF
Nettleton's jokes. When they did un-
derstaEd it they wrote up the joke quite
as extensively as they would have writ
ten up the item they thought they had"
The Sunday Republic.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Learn to Farm Well.

The farm is about the only place
where a complete trade can be learned.
The mechanic learns now only por-
tion of trade, but the farm laborer
many things and how to do the work
properly 1t may be claimed that there
is plenty of room on farms for COM
petent help and at good wages. There
are but few farmers who would not
willingly advance the wages of one VINO
knows what to do and is attentive to all
the details without requiring the super
vision of the employer, and the farm
hand has an opportunity in scientific"
farming as well as the farmer, as 1t
will open the door to position for him
at any time.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Emit Notes.


Large crops are not always the most
profitable. Consumers desire large.
strong fruit of good quality rather
than inferior grades.
A low tree Is least affected by the
winds and will grow better. Young
trees can be pruned to any desired
shape by judicious pruning.
If the young orchard is well culti-
waited until it is well esta ablished it will
pay much better profit and for a
longer number of years than if left un-
cultivated.
Cuttings of quick growing herba-
ceous plants, like heliotrope, verbena,
phlox, geraniums, root quickly, ehrys-
anthemums soonest of ALL
With grapes ground bone may be
placed in direct contact with the roots
without injury, but any other fertilizer
should be thoroughly mixed with the
soil.
If, as is claimed, the character
of the soil has much to do with the
keeping quality of apples. this should
be kept in mind in selecting the site for
the orchard
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Like An Old Clock.
EFT BACK TWENTY YEARS.
DIR. Williams the Instrument.

DIR. Williams the Instrument.
From the Republican, Fresno, Cal.
A case reported from Fresno county is
that of well-known former resident of
Kingsburg, though now residing at
Selma.
Mr.. J. M. Purves is an old gentle
man of 70, who, during his long resi-
dence in Kingsburg, was beloved alike
by young and old, and he is equally en-
deared to the people of his new home
1t was about July Is, 1895, that
reporter of the Republican met Mr..
Purves, and was astonished to see such
improvement in his appearance. He
looked ten years younger and much
stouter than when he moved away from
Kingsburg for the benefit of his health,
and he was congratulated on his i'm
proved appearance.
81 was all run down when moved
away" Mr.. Purves said; something
like an old clock that is worn out, but
I have undergone such repairs as l
think will keep me in running order
for many years to come if no accident
occurs
''What was the agent that wrought
the change, Mr.. Purves," the reporter
asked. ''Was it Pink Pills? they seem
to be doing all the healing in Fresno
county"
''Pink Pills are the very things that
have built me up,'' Mr.. Purves an
swered. 81 happened to read one of
the advertisements of their healing
qualities, and then read several more,
and somehow there was something in
the way the testimonials read that as
sured me they were true. One in the
San Francisco Examiner especially i'm
pressed me, and l sent at once and
bought some of the pills. took them
as directed, and I do not think need
tell you what tney have done for me.
l am quite recovered and set back in
the journey of life at least twenty years.
l have done more work since I have
taken them than for long, long time
before. Indeed may say since long
before you were born.
81 took only two boxes in all, but
shall always keep them by me as long
as live, in case of relapse. -
(Signed) j. M. PURvEs.
Dr. Williams Pink Pills contain, in
condensed form, all the elements
necessary to give new life and richness
to the blood and restore shattered
nerves. They are also a specific for
troubles peculiar to females, such as
suppressions, Irregularities, and all
forms of weakness. They build up the
blood and restore the glow of health to
pale and sallow cheeks. In men they
effect radical cure in all cases arising
from mental worry, overwork or ex-
cesses of whatever nature. Pink Pills
are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk)
at so cents box or six boxes for So. so,
and may be had Of all druggists, or di-
rect by mail from DR.. Williams Medi-
cine Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
NO LONGER lMPREGNAeLE.
Modern Guns Render Gibraltar Less
Valuable than Formerly. -;

Modern Guns Render Gibraltar Less
Valuable than Formerly.
An article of exceptional interest
evidently written by a Spanish military
officer. appears in current number. OF
the Memorial de Artilleria, showing
that the extended range Of modern ar.
tillery has completely revolutionized
the conditions which have hitherto ena.
bled Gibraltar to protect its own arsen.
al and dock yard and to afford safety
for vessels at anchor under the guns OF
the fortress.
When Gibraltar was taken by the
English in 1904 the greatest range for
artillery fire was only about 5000
teries of Gibraltar was secure against
attack from the Spanish coast. -
1t is now pointed out that with com
paratively small expenditure Of money
by the Spanish Government batteries
constructed in the Bay Of Algeciras.
upon the ridge of mountains known as
the Queen of Spain's chair, would ac-
tually command Gibraltar at distance
of 5000 yards and would be capable of
demolishing the whole length of the
Notifications from the galleries to Eu-
ropa point. These Spanish batteries
would also threaten the entry of ships
of war to the Moles. The plan would
merely involve the mounting Of some
forty heavy guns of from 4.7inch to
12-inch caliber and a similar number of
howitzers.
At the present moment the strategical
points on this part of the Spanish coast
are entirely unfortifed, and with
Spain's present embarrassments in
Cuba and the Philippines it is not like
ly, as the Broad Arrow points out, that
the Madrid Government will take i'm
mediate action in the matter. But that
these batteries may be constructed
some day or other Is far from improb-
able, and in view of the great import
ance to England of Gibraltar as naval
base and the renewed expenditure upon
its combined arsenal and dockyard, the
subject is beginning to attract the seri-
GUS attention of naval and military au-
thorities.-New York Herald.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Noise Making.

A means for preventing the noise
made by trains in passing over iron
bridges has been devised by a German
engineer. He puts decking of 21A Inch
planks between the cross girders, rest
ing on 3-inch timbers laid on the bot
tom fanges. On the planks a double
layer of felt Is Laid, which is fixed to
the vertical web of the cross girder. At
the connections with the girder tim
Der cover joint is placed on felt, and
two hooked bolts connect the whole
firmly to the bottom fange. Four inches
of Stag gravel cover the decking, which
is inclined toward the center of the
bridge for drainage purposes. A layer
of felt is laid between the planks and
the timbers they rest upon, and the
ironwork in contact with decking and
ballast is asphalted. The decking
weighs GOO pounds per yard for bridge
eleven feet wide, and costs 111hd. q
square foot. tits water-tight, and has
proved very satisfactory in preventing
noise
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Quaint English Customs.

There is scarcely a manor in En-
gland where some queer old custom
dating back to the feudal times does
not survive, recalling the former pres
tige and glory of the "lords of the
manor" Thus at Broughton, on each
Palm Sunday since time immemorial,
the so-called "gad whip manorial SER
vice takes place. The lord of the man.
or, leaving his I0w in the chancel, ad-
vances to the steps thereof and cracks
a heavy carriage whip three times,
while the rector is reading the first les
son. At the beginning of the second
lesson he approaches the parson with
the whip in his hand and a purse with
gold pieces tied to the end of the lash.
This he waves thrice in the air and
then holds the whip so that the purse
hangs directly over the priests head,
until the conclusion of the chapter,
when the priest takes possession of the
purse and reverently places it on the
altar. Volumes might be written about
these queer manorial customs the ori.
gin of most of them being lost in antiu.
1litV
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26

I have gained twenty pounds in weight
and am feeling first rate.
My wife has also been taking it for
nervousness, and thinks that there is
nothing like it. We both recommend
it to all Of our acquaintance, and you
are at liberty to use this letter as you
see fit, for it truly worked wonders in
my case"
And Paine's celery compound is
working just such wonders in every
state, county, city and village of the
country today.
The reader must know some one who
has tried it. Ask that person if he or
she was not at once benefited
Don't let dealer palm off anything
else on you, however; for there is as
much diffrence between Paine's celery
compound and all the ordinary sarsapa-
rillas, tonics, nervines and compounds
as there is between an electric motor
and boys windmill.
There is power to cure in Paine's
celery compound.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Enel sh Racon.

The bacon, which is one of the most
popular nursery dishes in English
households, is quite different from that
usually eaten here. It is not smoked
and is home cured, sweet and delicious.
1t is sliced very thin, cooked very quick
ly to be just done through, and is eaten
hot, but not dried up on slices of bread.
English physicians consider this the
best of food for growing children, and
as valuable as cod-liver oil in tissue
building. A typical nursery breakfast
in well-to-do English household is oat-
meal porridge with rashers of bacon,
marmalade and cambric tea and coffee
made with rich milk and very little
sugar.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
AN OUTSIDE POCKET.

A kangaroo wears an outside pocket in
his overalls. 1t is sort of apartment ar
rangement in which he carries around his
whole family, but this is really suggestive
as to the use of outside pockets in the over
alls of working men, who, in machine
shops and factories, are subjected to sud
den hurts and severe bruises. If bottle
of st. Jacobs Oil were stored away in some
of these outside pockets, handy and ready
for use when some. of the sudden hurts
and bruises take place, there would be
hardly any loss of time in the cure of the
worst of them. For the worst bruises it is
known to be the best remedy, curing the
tenderness and soreness of the: spot very
promptly, while in the process of curing,
the discoloration disappears and the affect
ed parts are fully restored.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
niscellany.
A RAY OF SUNSHINE.

Five little baby fingers,
Outstretched in eager glee;
Five little rosebud fingers,
A pretty sight to see,
Opening and shutting in rapf
Grasping sunbeam bright,
Striving in vain to capture
The ray of sparkling light.
1 glanced at the face above them
So happy and full of play;
Blue eyes as bright and sparkling
As the dancing sunbeam's ray;
And a prayer arose, unbidden,
That my child might always find
The rays that are often hidden
By the worlds rough stones and wind.
If we could always gather
The sunbeams in our way,
The rays of hope and mirth and love
That shine on our darkest day,
Our faces would grow brighter,
Our hearts grow warm and glad,
Our burdens all seem lighter,
And life not half SO bad.
Detroit Free Press
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Cen Nettleton,s Ioke

"Gen. George III. Nettleton, who died
at Kansas City the other day." said al,
old-time acquaintance, was one of the
quietest practical jokers l ever knew.
A good many years ago, when Gen.
Nettleton was the manager of the Han
nibal and st. Joseph Railroad, he sent
a telegram that attracted more atten-
tiou than any other message ever sent
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Diplomacy.

His Father-If you marry old Stubbs'
daughter you shan't have cent of my
money.
The Son-But, father, if I don't
marry her I can't get cent of old
Stubbs' money.
His Father with a grudge to satisfy
My own boyl Marry her and render
that old skinfiint penniless. .-Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Butter Making profitabre.

A ton Of butter sold from the farm de-
prives the soil of about so cents worth
of fertility, while ton of wheat costs
the farmer ten times that sum. When
the farmer sells an article that does not
take large proportion of fertility from
the soil he is just as much the gamer as
though he had got his price for the
same, as the plant food in the soil is al
ways prepared and stored as so much
raw material for producing the next
crop. In fact. when farmer sells the
fertility of his soil he Is really selling
the farm itself. as he is compelled to
supply in some form to the farm that
which he takes from it to be sent to
market.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
TWINS IN SIZE. SHAPE AND AC-
TlVITY.

This is what those important little organs,
they may differ in all three particulars. Dis
ease usually destroys them successfully, not
the other is semi-paralyzed. Give to both a
healthful impulse, without exciting them,
with Hostetteris Stomach Bitters, which fore
stalls such dreadful maladies as Brights dis
ease and diabetes. Use the Bitters, also, for
malarial, bilious, rheumatic, nervous, bowel
and kidney trouble.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
The Cheerful Idiot.

cat this moment and at other mo-
ments," said the Cheerful Idiot, there
are thousands suffering for bread. I"
81 suppose so," said Mrs. Hashcroft. )"
'tAnd yet women will persist in vast
ing it by making pudding out of it.
Please pass the prunes. indianapolis
Journal.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Thew Didn't.

Sunday-School Teacher-Now, boys,
speak right up and answer promptly.
Who carried off the gates of GAIA?
Every Boy promptly and in chorus)
-Twan't me. I didn't touch them
Household Words
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
HOME PRODUCTS AND PURE FOOD

All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually very
light colored and of heavy body, is made from
glucose "Tea Garden Drips'' is made from
Sugar Cane and is strictly pure. 1t is for sale
by first-class grocers, in cans only. Manufac-
tured by the PACIFIC COAST SYRUP Co. All gen.
uine "Ted Garden Drips'' have the manufac-
turer's name Autographed on every can.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26

Over ninety per cent of the ves-
sells which passed through the Suez
canal during 1895 used the electric
light, SO as to be able to continue the
trip through the great waterway during
the night.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Sow Elections

In olden times the mayors of Leices-
ter Eng, were elected by sow. The
candidates sat in semi-circle, each
with his hat full of beans in his lap,
and he was elected mayor from whose
hat the SOW ate first
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Mending.

To mend holes in the milk pans make
the hole larger by inserting fork tine,
which will make the edges rough SO 1t
will hold shot in place, then pound
fat with hammer. sting the pan on .
dat iron.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
A Theory.

Johnny-Papa?
Papa-Well?
Johnny-When you say thing will
happen in the long run, does that mean
in a century run?-Brooklyn Life.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26

The Princess Henry of Battenburg,
still deeply mourns the death of her
husband. It was with difficulty that
she could be induced to remain at Bal
moral during the visit of the Gar.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26
Entertaining.

Minnie has been in to see me today"
said little 5-year-old, land she behav-
ed like lady"
"And l hope you did, too," said her
mother.
Eyes, indeed, 1 did; 1 turned somer-
sets for her on the d.'-New York
Tribune.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26

Piso's Cure for Consumption is our only
medicine for coughs and colds.-Mrs: c.
Beltz, 439 8th ave-, Denver, Col, Nov. 8, '95.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-02-26

The really happy women in the world
are those so situated that they are In
dependent of man or hired eirl