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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
A SEA MYSTERY.
What Will, BE the Fate of Modern
Fighting Machines?

What Wilt Be the Fate of Modern
Fighting Machines9
The most remarkabie experiment in
recent years is the building of nayies at
enormous expense, when there has
been no opportunity of testing the
value of the new machinery in actual
warfare.
During the last quarter of century
there has been no naval battle worthy
of being mentioned in the same breath
with Trafalgar or the Nile, or with
Rodney's great victory in the West In
dies. Lissa in the Adriatic was small
fight at the opening of the new era of
naval progress.
A few ironclads have been in action
on the west coast of South Africa and
British fleet shelled the alarmed
forts of Alexandria. There was a bat
tie between fleets on the Yalu not long
ago; but the mental inferioPity of the
Chinese to the Japanese rendered it i'm
possible for experts to judge what their
ships would have done if they had been
properly manned and well handled
Meanwhile, the art of naval warfare
has been revolutionized, and every mar
ftime nation has been expending i'm
mense sums upon battleships and other
fighting vessels without knowing
whether amor will adequately protect
them or whether torpedo-boats do not
hold the proudest fleets at their mercy
Two years ago there was wonderful
naval review at Kiel when the Baltic
Canal was opened, and this year there
has been another off Portsmouth at
which the most powerful English feet
ever assembled in any waters has been
seen on holiday parade. These fleets
were immense combinations of ma
chine-shops, engine-houses and gun
factories. What their value may be in
a sea-battIe is one of the mysteries of
the sea.
The best. experts frankly say that
they do not know whether these COM
plex iron boxes filed with steam and
electric machinery will remain af1oat
under heavy fire from shore or torpedo
attack. They readily admit that navies
will be transformed as soon as there is
a great engagement between modern
fleets.
In Nelson's time there was an I'M
written law that hot shot were not to
be used in battle, on account of the
risks involved in setting fire to inf1am-
mable wooden ships. There was then
a naval instinct against treacherous
methods of fighting. This has passed
away. Every navy now has all the
modern resources for setting on fire or
sinking, by secret assault an enemy's
ship.
In naval reviews the battleships are
floating batteries which seem to defy
assault; but torpedo-boats have never
been used against them. With a single
sting of the little steel wasp the great
leviathan with it's heavy armor and
long-range guns may go down with a
quick plunge. If the experts only
knew what was the real. effective value
of the torpedo in naval warfare, they
could tell with fair degree of conf
dence what the fleets of the future
would be like.
They do not know, and the building
of the fleets go on in fog of uncer
tainty. 81 command one of these
ships" said an old sea-dog at Kiel, "but
let me tell you frankly, would not
like to go into battle with her. We
shall know more after the next naval
war than we do now"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
A FREE EXPOSITION.
Manufacturers Fair to Be Held in Fort.
land September 22 to October 2.

Manufacturers Fair to Be Held in Port
land September se to October 2.
The exposition to be held at Port
land this fall will be along new lines,
differing entirely from any fair ever
held in that city. This year the man
ufacturers of Oregon will show the
people what is made in the state, and
with that end in view the exhibits will
consist wholly of manufactured goods
made in Oregon. Another new feature
this year will be that no admission will
be charged. From all sides we hear
the report that the fair will be the most
interesting and instructive exhibition
ever held in the state. One wing of the
large exposition building will be de-
voted exclusively to live exhibits, and a
great many articles will be made right
there in the building.
The fair is bound to be grand sue
cess, as already the entire space of the
two main floors is taken up by exhib-
itors, and we understand the manufac-
turers have the money on hand to pay
all expenses.
There is no good reason why Oregon
should not be more of a manufacturing
state than she is, and if the people will
call for goods made at home, instead of
using goods of Eastern manufacture,
home pay-rolls will increase in a Won
derful way, making work and happy
homes for all. We sincerely believe the
fair will do more to enthuse the people
than anything else that could be done
in creating demand for home prod
ucts, and showing the necessity of
patronizing home manufacturers. The
Manufacturers Association of the North
west, under whose auspices the fair
will be held. deserves great credit for
the work it is doing.
The fair will be open from Septem-
ber % to October 2, and all railroads
have made a reduced rate of one and
one-ffth fare for the round trip.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
sailors, Eyes aud Electricity.

Owing to the intensity of the electric
light used on board of men-of-war men
are frequently affected with eye com
plants, which in some cases have led
to total blindness, says French mill
tary journal. 1t has been observed
that eyes in which the iris is not heav-
lily charged with pigments, that is to
say, gray and blue eyes, are more likely
to be -injuriously affected than brown
eyes. These eye troubles are ascribed
to two causes, viz, the intensity of the
light and the action of the ultraviolet
rays. Oculists recommend the interpo-
sition between the eye and any power
full light of a transparent substance,
which will intercept the, ultraviolet
rays, such as, for instance, uranium
glass, which is yellow. The French
naval authorities supply dark blue
glasses fol the use of those who have
to do with searchlights, etc, and the
cases in which injury has been caused
to the eyes We're those of men who had
neglected to use these spectacles,
which, however, do not appear to af-
ford any protection against the ultra
violet rays.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use of the word "CASTORIA," and
PITCHERS CASTORIA,' as our Trade Mark.
I, DR.. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of g PITCHERS CASrORIA,' -
the same that has borne and does now bear the
fac-simile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original "PITCHER'S S
CASTORIA' which has been used in the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty years
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
The Kind 1on hare alaUays bought, and has the
signature of CHAS. H FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
my name except The Centaur Company of which
Chas. H. Fletcher is President.
March 8, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, MD,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
ODtimiSm in Real Life

"What is an 'optimist,' father?" a
farmers boy asked of his father, who,
though far from being a learned man,
had always been found by the boy
capable of giving an intelligible answer
to his questions. The farmer reflected
moment before replying. Then he
said:
"Now, sonny, you know 1 can't give
We the dictionary meanin' of that word,
no more'n l can of great many others.
But I've got kind of an idee what it
means. Probably you don't remember
your Uncle Henry, but | guess if there
ever was an optimist, he was one.
Things was always comm out right
with Henry, and especially anything
hard that he had to do; it want a-goin'
to be hard-'twas jest kind of solid
pleasant. 80.
"Take hoein' corn, now. If anything
kind of took the tucker out of me twas
hoein' corn in the hot sun. But in the
field long about the time begun to lag
back little, Henry he'd look up an
say: ...:
"'Good, Jim! When we get these
two rows hoed, an eighteen more, the
piece'Il be half doner An he'd say it
in such a kind of a cheerful way that
l couldn't "a ben any more tickled if
the piece had been all done-an' the rest
would go light enough.
''But the worst thing we had to do
hoein' corn was picnic to it-was pick
in stones. No end to that ON our old
farm, if we wanted to raise anything.
When we want hurried and pressed
at something else, there was always
pickin' stones to do; and there want
a plowin' nor frosty winter but what
brought a fresh crop of stones to the
top, an seeINs if the pickin all had to
be done over again.
"Well, sir, you'd "a thought to hear
Henry that there want any fun in the
world like pickin' stone. He looked at
it in a different way from anybody
ever see. Once when the corn was all
hoed, an the grass want fit to cut yet,
an I'd got all laid out to go fishin', and
father he up and set us to pickin' stones
up on the west piece, an 1 was about
ready to cry, Henry he says:
"'Come on, Jim. know where there's
lots of nuggetS!
can what do you s'pose now? That
boy had a kind of a game that that
there field was what he called plasser
mining field, and he got me into it, and
l could "a sworn 1 was in Californy
all day. had such good time.
"'Only,' says Henry, after we'd got
through the days work, the way you
get rich with these nuggets is to get rid
of 'em; instead of to get 'em.'
'"That somehow didn't strike my fam
cy, but we'd had play instead of work.
anyway, and a great lot of stones had
been rooted out of that field.
cam as said before, can't give We
any dictionary definition of optimism
but If your Uncle Henry want an op-
timist, don't know what one isl :
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
A SimpIe Fire Extinpuisher er.

One of the most useful things for the
extinction of incipient fires is the hand
grenade. This can be made at home
easily and cheaply. Twenty pounds of
common salt and ten pounds of sal am
moniac (nitrate of ammonia, to be had
of any druggisD should be dissolved in
seven gallons of water. Quart bottles
of thin glass, such as ordinarily used
by druggists, should be filled with the
concoction, corked tightly and sealed to
prevent evaporation. In case of fire,
the bottle should be thrown so as to
break in or near the flame. If the fire
is in such place as to prevent the bot
tile from breaking. as in wool or cotton,
the neck Of the bottle should be knocked
off and the contents scattered. The
breaking of the bottle liberates certain
amount of gas, and the heat of the fire
generates more, thus working its own
destruction.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
ANANKEE
s ! !: 4!E:s:'sGRAy


"I'll go over thar this very nourv'
said Mrs. Baxter as she reached for her
sunbonnet. ''Capting, was Ike right
when he said this yere Yankee stood in
his way?'
Eyes, he was"
"Was he right when he said If we
uns could get the Percy gal to hate him
he would bother nobody no mo'?'
Eyes"
If the Yankee was shot or killed or
sunthin, would Ike ride around on a
critter and dangle sword?'
Its quite likely. What plan have
you got?''
"Jest leave. that to mel Mebbe I
haven't got any, and mebbe I've got
heap of 'em!"
Here is what you are to remern-
ber,' he said as he rose up to go. "f
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

"WOuld Ike ride around ON q cT'itter and
dangle q s1Cordf'
it hadn't been for Kenton, not a man in
our company would have been killed or
captured
''And what becum of he un?''
"Oh, he was captured, too, but of
course that was all trick. However,
I don't want you to say anything as
coming from me. You needn't even
say you have seen me.'
II understand. Ike said yo' was after
the gal too. 1 hope yo'll git her. Do
yo' reckon Ike was killed?'
"I'm quite sure he wasn't"
''Then I'll see him agin2"
"Yes, after Bit
"Pore, pore Ike!" walled the wife as
her apron went up to her eyes. "He
had his streaks-he was shiftless-but
he never complained. He was onery
about some things, but good as pie
about others. He WASH t wuth shucks
at farmwork, but as fur KNOWN all
about nevis, why"--
She looked up, but the captain had
disappeared.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
CHAPTER XIV.

Ike 'Baxter's wife made her way to
the Percy mansion to find everything in
confusion. Every neighbor had fed,
and such friends as remained were ex-
aggerating the results of jackson 8 de-
feat and retreat. Reports were brought
in by this one and that one that Jack
son himself intended to burn the town
and leave only desolation behind him
as he fell back. AS a consequence,
though brave enough during the early
part of the day, night came to find Ma
rian and her mother full of alarm. This
was added to by Mrs. Baxter's appear
ance. Her errand appeared to be to give
information of the servants who had
fed in terror, and in this way she
gained admission to the presence of the
ladies, though as she left the kitchen
Uncle Ben shook his head and muttered
to himself:
81 nebber did like dem white trash
folks tall, an l can't a-bear to hev 'em
around. know dat man OBJ hers, an de
two OBJ 'em together hahn WORT shucks!'
The Percys had heard rumor that
several of the guards had been killed
reliable information. Mrs. Baxter gave
the number and their names. The last
name on her list was that of Royal Ken
ton, and she added the information that
it was believed by all the surviving
guards that Kenton was to be held re-
sponsible.
II don't sec how," quickly replied
Marian as look of pain and surprise
came to her face. "He braved danger
prisoner.
I'm sure I dunno, but I'm tellin
yo' what they all say" remarked the
woman. Didn't know but Captain
Wyle had told yo' all how it hap
pened."
mo. He has not been here
'Everybody's cheerin and shakin
hands with he un, cause he un was SO
brave. He un killed 10 Yankees with
his sword in that fout. Gineral Jack
son shook hands with him down at the
tavern befo' all the people. Reckon he
un will be made grand ossifer fur bein
SO brave"
She had given Kenton a shot and
Wyle lift, as she thought, and salts
fed for the time being she asked if she
could be of assistance during the ab-
sence of the servants, adding that near
ly the entire coiored population of the
town had fed, and that most of them
would probably be picked up by the
.Federals and sent north. Under the
circumstances her offer was eagerly &C,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
Cost of Tunneling.

About 80 years ago the Mont Gents
tunnel, nearly eight miles long, was
constructed at the rate of one kilometer
per year, and each kilometer cost ST.
100000. Nearly ten years ater the St.
Gotthard tunnel, nine and one-fourth
miles long, was constructed at the rate
of two kilometers year, and cost $780,
900 per kilometer. The Simplon tun-
mel, which when completed will be
the third to perforate the Alps, is to be
124 miles long, will advance four Kill
ometers year and cost but 5000, 200
per kilometer.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

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
honal remedies. Deafness is caused by an in
Eustachan tube. When this tube gets int1am
ed you have rumbling sound imperfec,
hearing, and when it is entirely closed deafness
is the result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever
nine cases out OF ten are caused by catarrh
which is nothing but an inflamed condition OF
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for cir
culars, free.
F. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists 75c.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
VENOM INHALED WITH THE AIR

And imbibed with the water of a malari GUS
locality, has still a certain antidote. Expert
enca sanctions confidence in Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters as proven tive of this scourge All
over this continent and in the tropics it has
proved itself certain means of defense and an
eradlcant OF intermittent and remittent feyers
and other forms of miasma-born disease. Nor
is it less effective for kidney troubles, consti-
patton, rheumatism and nervousness
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

Rinderpest being cattle disease,
DIR. Koch has found out that it does not
attack birds. He tried to inoculate
hens, pigeons, guinea fowls, a crane,
an eagle and a secretary bird with the
bacillus of the disease, but it did not
effect them. He was equally unsuccess-
full with dogs, mice, rabbits and guinea
pigs. but is not sure that the disease
may not be conveyed to cattle by any
of these animals.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
Reliable.

"Yez know Casey, the contractor"
said Mr.. Dolan. :
"Oi do,' replied Rafferty,.
''Is he what ye'd call reliable"
"He is the most reliable man OF iver
knew Whiniver he tells yez anything
We kin depind an it's not bein' so."-
Washington Star.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
Study,

"It is true" said Mr.. ..Stormington
Barnes, ..that no man can hope to sue
ceed in a profession without a great
deal of study. 1 expect to put in this
entire summer studying"
'.A new play?
mo. Economy"-Washington Star.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

Public story tellers still earn a good
livelihood in Japan. In Toxic six
hundred of them ply their trade, pro-
vided with small table, fan and a
paper wrapper to illustrate and en-
phasize the points of their tales
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

Leopard skins are used for rugs and
manufactured into trappings for the
officers and bandsmen of the British
cavalry regiments, as we'll as the aprons
of the drummers of the English infan-
try.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

Detectives detailed to look after pro-
fessional shoplifters always look to see
if their suspects are wearing gloves. A
professional" it is declared, never
works with his gloves on.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

A German statistician says that of
every 10, 900 chimneys, three are struck
by lightning, while of the same number
of towers and windmills, 60 and 80 re-
spectively are struck.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

The longest distance that shot has
been fred is few yards more than / 5
miles, which was the range of Krupp's
130-ton steel gun, firing shot weigh
ing 2. 600 pounds.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

One of the most curious results of the
investigations made by doctors in the
Russian jails is the statement that each
group of criminals has it's own peculiar
color of the eve.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

A large Dussand microphonograph,
now being constructed for the Paris ex-
hibition of 1900, is expected to make
the voice heard. by 10000 people.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

The highest waterfall in the world is
Cholock cascade, at Yosemite, Cal,
which is 1854 feet high, or just half a
mile.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
Kaiser Williams Number.

The figure 9 has peculiar connec-
tion with the career of the Emperor of
Germany. His majesty is the ninth
king of Prussia; he was born in the
59th year of the century, entered the
army in 1869, and completed his uni
versity career in 1879. The dates of
his birth and marriage, January 27th
and February 27th, both make nine if
the figures and are added together.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

There are more Greeks in Turkey
than there are in Greece. Turkey in
Europe contains $500, 900 Greeks;
Greece, 2,20O, 900, and Asia Minor g.
nO0 O0n
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
Stop! Women,

And consider that in addressing Mrs.
Pinkham you are confding your private
ills to q woman-a woman whose ex-
perfence in treating woman's diseases
is greater than that of any living ply
sician, male or female.
You can talk freely to woman when
it is revolving to relate your private
troubles to a man; besides, man does
not understand, simply because he isa
man.
MRS. PINKHAM'S STANDING
INVITATION.
Women suffering from any form of
female weakness areinvited toprotnptly
communicate with Mrs. Pinkhahn, at
Lynn, Mass. ALI letters are re-
'ceived, opened, read, and answered by
women only. A woman can freely
talk of her private illness to woman.
Thus has been established the eternal
confidence between Mrs. Pinlzham and
the women of America whichhas mover
been broken. Out of the vast volume
of experience which she has to draw
from, it is more than possible that she
has gained the very knowledge that
will help your case. She asks nothing
in return except your good will, and
her advice has relieved thousands.
Surely any woman, rich or poor, is very
foolish if she does not take advantage
of this generous offer Of assistance.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

A new speaking tube for steamers has
the pipe insulated by waterproof tex
tile covering which makes it easy to
hear speech in the engine room from a
distance of 800 feet.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
scmethin- Still Wanting.

"Yassuh," remarked Erastus Pinkiey.
who has taken employment in the
street-sweeping corps, Il likes de place.
But dey aim fixed us out like dey ought
to-"
"You present very striking appear
ance."
81 knows it. De white clothes is fine
an de white hats is fine. But eff dey'd
give us white canvass shoes and man.
ufacture dis here broom ter look like
a lawn-tennis racket, we'd pear heap
mo- like aristocracy!-W Washington
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

An observatory at Odessa, Russia,
is to be established as branch of the
observatory of Pulkowa.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

The normal temperature of man is
about 9S1s degrees, of the snail, TO-;
oyster, 80; porpoise, 100; rat, cat and
OK, lO2; sheep, 1O4; hog, los; chicken,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
We can afford to say:

We can afford to say:
Get every sort of ScAa2-
lsngs Best tea of your
grocer, and get your money
back on what you don't
like"
Your ea-trade for the
rest of your life is worth the
risk-and besides, there is
no risk.
A Schling & Company
San francisco zs7
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

Piso's Cure for Consumption is the only
cough medicine used in my housed. C.
Albright, Mihiinburg, Pa, Dec. II, '95.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

At the last census of this country
number of people described their relig-
ious faith on their census papers as
"dollars and cents.''
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

Every man thinks he can tell ranny
story pretty well.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

n. P. n. Z. Ne. SO, ,97.
WHEN writing to advertisers, please
w mention this paper.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03
Nineteen Out Of TWENTY

Women have a weakness that can be cureu
by DR.. SanGen's Electric Belt. There are too
many weak, broken-down mothers, wives
and sisters wrecked in constitution through
the sluggish, weak action of the organs.
For this weakness the usual tonics have
proved of only temporary assistance and
nothing but new vitality can restore the
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-09-03

DIR. A. T. SANDEN-Dear Sir: l have worn
your belt regularly, and it has done me great
deal of good. My bowels have moved more
regularly, the dull, tired feeling has disap-
Feared, and my general health has impr owed.
My back has not troubled me any since wear
ing the belt, my kidneys great deal better
and my nerves have also greatly improved. 1
cannot say enough for your wonderful belt.
MRS. J. NJ. GRIFFIN,
Ra lar dr