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Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-17

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Goble and Portland, which completes
our connection between Portland and
Astoria. It may be that it will be deemed
advisable to give the Eastern Oregon
feeders an outlet at the mouth of the
Columbia instead of confning them to
Yaquina bay, which the government
seems slow to improve for ocean craft.
In that case I suppose new line will be
built up the valley, unless satisfactory
arrangements can be made for using
existing roads. The tendency of ocean
commerce is to ship in large vessels,
and the harbor that will not accomodate
the largest merchant ships is hardly a
safe one to tie an extensive railroad
system to. The conditions have changed
greatly during the past few years. and
deep-water harbor is essential to any
transportation scheme involving foreign
commerce. If plans now in mind shall
be carried out, there will be plenty of
business for Yaquina harbor without
clearing commerce for foreign countries
there. The coastwise business will be
large. Yaquina bay is the nearest sea-
port to the rich Willamette valley, it
should be remembered.
Within the coming week develop
ments are expected that shall give
more definite form to this new Oregon
railroad system. 1t is among the reason
able probabilities, however, that Eastern
Oregon products shall be hauled east
ward over the mountains to tide water
next fall, instead of having to be driven
on hoof or drawn by freight teams 100
miles Or more to get to railroad or
a market.-Oregonian.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-17

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Tuesday where he had been on bust
ness trip.
A football game is promised on Christ
mas Day between the Hook and Ladder
Co. and the Engine Co. boys.
The shooting match at Philomath, or
Saturday last, resulted in a vi ctory fol
the breech-loader. Sam Wyatt won
three of the prizes.
Dedication subscriptions to the M. E.
Church are now due. Such subscribers
are requested to pay the amounts to
Geo. E. Lilly, Treas.
DIR. Chapman, of Monroe, was in town
yesterday. We are always glad to see
the doctor, he has something cheerful to
say every time we meet him.
George H. Webber and Lydia G. Kisol
were married at the residence of the
brides parents in Corvallis, by the Rev.
DIR. 7 thompson, on Sunday last.
Ira M. Hunter sold 130 head of beef
cattle to H A. Summerville last week, at
good price. Mr.. Summerville has faith
that stock will improve in value before
spring.
Hops are in demand all over the state,
and it seems the Oregon hops are in
demand in the London market. At
Gervais, lately, they were sold as high
as Is cents. About 30 bales were shipped
from Corvallis this week.
G. F. Crawford died yesterday morn
ing at m of Bright's disease. He was
eighty years old and came to this
county in 1852. The funeral will take
place from Albany today and the burial
will be at Sand Ridge cemetery, 10 miles
from Albany.
The people who were poisoned. in such
singular way from eating head-cheese
are all rapidly recovering, and it will be
many long day before head-cheese will
again form any part of their diet. It is
almost miraculous that there were no
deaths resulting from this occurrence.
Smith & Horning are buying and ship
ping large amount of stock. On Mon.
day they shipped carload of sheep, on
Thursday two car loads of cattle, today
sheep and on Saturday carload of cat
tie. This leaves money in the commu-
nifty.
/ Dec. 23d to Dec. 28th inclusive the O. r.
& N. Co. will sell round trip tickets to all
points on the Willamette river at one
and one fifth fare for the round trip,
good for return until Jan. 4, 1898. The
popular steamer Ruth leaves Corvallis
! fop DA~klonl Morlox,c WalvacIcvvc
Fridays at 6 m returning next day.
Corvallis Lodge No. IA, A. F. and A.
M. held it's annual meeting on Wednes-
were elected. S. Chapman, w. NJ; F. L.
Virgil Waters, Secy.; G. 81. Davis,
Treas. John Young, Tyler. Appoint
i've officers have not been named. In
stallation on st. Johns Day, Dec. 9th.
The circulation of the UNION is in
creasing in a most satisfactory manner.
1t has larger circulation in the town
now than any paper published here, and
in the county it is fast approaching that
desirable place. We are only months
old, and if our present prospects con-
tinue, at the end of our first year we will
have larger circulation than any local
paper ever had in Benton County.
A circular issued by the o. A. G.. ex :
pertinent station announcing the short
course for farmers, is before us. 1t, con-
tains much valuable information, and
those who want it can get it by applying
to Professors French or Craig, the COM
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-17
Money to Loan.

Wanted, within 10 days, applications
for $25, 900 or $4,000, in sums of 81 900
or upwards. Time, 5 years; interest,
7per cent. Payable annually. Secured
by mortgage on first class farms. For
particulars, write or call on
w. II. HAIRLESS,
Cnrvo41ic
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-17
Fine
TAILORING
*
Is per cent.
less
tn an
regular
taiIors.

Received for the Holidays
a Select line of Suitings,
Trouserings, and Overcoat-
ings. Our Tailoring Depart
ment is now in charge of Mr..
J. Wroge, late of Portland, he
is a gentlemen of large exper-
fence in cutting and fitting.
He will not allow any gar
ment to leave the workroom
that is not a perfect fit.
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-17
%Re Briggs Rous@,
Dewport Saquina Bas,

FORMERLY the Bay View House, will be conducted in
Frst-Class style reasonable rates by the pres.
ent proprietor.
h1ES---Meas 25e., Beds 25e, Board per Week, $3.50.
The house will be open all winter and special rates will
be made for nvads and others wanting spend win
months at the seaside.
MRS NELLIE CAMPBELL. -
Oregon union. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1897-1899, 1897-12-17

THE CoLLEGE.-The term is about
half over of this college year at the
o. A. c., and never in its history-viewed
as an outsider of course-has it seemed
to be doing so well. Nothing but kind
words are heard from students about
the faculty, and from the faculty about
the students, while the citizens generally
are lavish in their praise of both. The
students are a credit to the institution,
and their habits are above criticism.
They are gentlemanly and ladylike lot
of well dressed men and women with a
purpose in life, and they are devotlng all
their energies to carry it out. We say
this much because we feel it to be due.
People are always willing to condemn
and find fault when anything goes wrong,
and we believe it is proper to praise
when it is deserved. Our college is a
credit to everyone concerned, and an
no nor to the state.
CoRvALLIs.-Corvall is as lively a
little town this winter as there is in the
valley. The improvement in business
over last year is very noticeable, as is also
the improvement in the appearance of
the city. We have three passenger
trains in and three out from here every
day besides two lines of steamboats, on
the river, and the S. P. freight from Port
land on alternate days. All these are
doing business and most of the time a
good business. Our merchants are all
busy. At the bank you will have to
wait your turn at the window and the
five employees are worked hard to keep
up. The hotel is doing better business
than it has done for years. The harness
shops are busy, and in short, everybody
seems to be prosperous, there is no one
complaining of hard times. So much
for the business. The appearance of the
city is greatly improved, the new cross
ings are kept clean, the sidewalks have
been generally repaired or renewed, the
building Improvements on main street
are very noticeable, and the Christmas
display in the shop windows would do
credit to larger town. Take it all to-
gether Corvallis is one of the prosperous
towns of the state, and as the old year
approaches its end, let us each resolve
that during the coming year. we will do
something to add to its prosperity.
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ONE LIGHT THAT NEVER FAILS.

Tiny Gas Jet Whose Flame IL I IN.
i. tinuous Year In and Year Oat.
Everyone must recognize the beauty
and many advantages possessed by the
electric light, but, perhaps, few have
thought of the discomforts to which
large part of the population would be
put if this most modern and perfect
illuminant were to supersede all the
older forms in use.
An excellent example of this is to be
found in the large workroom of the re-
porters in the New York Sun Office. In
this room, says the paper, are scores of
incandescent electric lamps, and no one
lacks light, but at an odd corner there
is always burning one little gas jet,
whose light is insignificant, but dearer
to the men who work about it than all
the electric lights in the room. Day
and night, year in and year out. this
gas jet burns with fame not more
than half an inch high, and quarter of
an inch broad, and day and night it is
the Mecca of every man who resorts to
tobacco smoking to sooth his nerves or
kill idle moments. Everybody knows
where to find light for cigar, pipe, or
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-16

|0NE spring, when the fish was run
~ MIN poor and nobody could find a
basket of clans by workin' all day, it
was decided to call public meetin'
and do suthin' to boom Squan Creek.
About so men turned out at the meet
In, and ledge Truax said he wanted
everybody present to express his opin-
yum. At that Dan'l Baker got up and
says:
Its my opinyun that Squan Creek
can't never boom with whisky at three
dollars gallon. Redooce the price to
dollar, and the populashun will in
crease 100 per cent. in three months.
It was redoocin' the price of whisky
that built up Chicago and St. Louis,
and it won't be no experiment"
But Moses Tarbell got up and poked
up his ha'r and wiped of his chin and
says:
1T pears to me that we hain't got
'nuff liars in this town, and that's why
she don't boom. If we had 100 more
liars we'd see bizness pick right up
and money as plenty as dirt. move
that we raise money and import 100
liars"
Then Abraham jackson got up, and
sneezed and coughed and made great
ado before sayin':
"Mister Chairman, what we wants to
boom this town is cheaper pew-rent in
the Methodist church. Most of US ar
groanin' under the burden of three dol
lars var, and until that burden ar re-
dooced we can't go on buildin' railroads
and factories aud settin' the wheels of
industry in moshun. Redooce that pew
rent to dollar year, and millyuns
will rush in here as fast as steam kin
bring 'em. Keepit at present fggers
and Squan Creek will gradually pine
and fade until the marsh grass will
stand four feet high in our streets"
A dozen others riz up and said their
say, but the meetin' didn't agree with
anybody until Cy Fuller got in his re-
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A FACE.

Tho lovely twilight fingers like . spirit
round the place;
The sweetheart roses at the gate are menu
cries Of her face;
The lilies lean and Hsten-the ghosts Of lost
delight
The sunhower like golden star signals the
silent night.
This is the place I met her-there in the
rosy years
When life was all of hope and all its ways
too sweet for tears;
This Is the place met her-this Is the dear,
sweet place.
And all the world is wondrous with men,
cries Of Ter face.
shall shine
Like the last ,ight-like the past light that
made sweet this life Of mine:
1t may be shall never see, for all life's
grief and grace,
The beam. the CLEAN, the stream-the
dream. and over all that face!
Strange ways. strange days. and lands and
hands. ard what we think Is fate:
But over all some crimson bands that bind
a twilight late
With rare star-sprinkled roses, with all
their YOU h-time grace,
And those sweet lips that kissed me, and
evermore that face!
Let us forget and yet-and yet-we will
remember still
The blood that made the rose so red-the
ripple of the rill--
The hills that climbed to heaven and each
remembered place
That made the whole world sweeter for one
dear woman's face!
Dear face! 7 may not meet thee-I may not
ever sight
The phantom ship that bears thee from the
watch fires Of my night:
But still the beam, the CLEAN, the dream,
and evermore I see
A face that makes life beautiful-the one
sweet face for me!
IF. L. Stanton. in Atlanta Constitution.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-16
THE HARDEsT.woRkED WOMAN

In the Land IL the Mistress OF the
White House.
The author of series of letters, Civ
ing ''The Inner Experiences of Cab
met Members Wife," in the Ladies'
Home Journal, gives some new and ex-
ceedingly frank glilnpses of Washing
ton official life. The letters are un-
dated, therefore the administration
cannot be identified. She says of a
presidents wife. in letter to her Sis
ter, to whom all the missives are in
dited: '"The worst of living in the
white house is the lack of privacy and
room. The first lady of the land
is about the hardest-worked woman in
America in many ways. The present
lovely incumbent has more leisure than
most Of those who have occupied the
place, because she knows no more
about the domestic arrangements than
if she lived in hotel. Everything is
turned over to q housekeeper. who
does not even report to Mrs. President.
The presidents wife has not the lux
uries nor convenience of ordinary
rich people living in large cities. Her
quarters are circumscribed, and she
is besieged by reporters, especially dur
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-16

One day last spring Mr.. Yeager and
his daughter, Miss Pearl, went from
their home to 'clubhouse" several
miles distant and situated in the soil
tudes of Cheat mountain. Fishing down
one of the mountain streams for trout,
they unexpectedly flushed covey of
wild turkeys, consisting of the mother
bird and nest full of little fellows.
The old one flew away to safe distance,
while the little ones, true to their ma.
ture, scrambled away and hid among
the ferns. Six of them were made cap
tives, and it was decided to take them
home, but how was it to be done sue
cessfully? Miss Pearl dropped them
into the capacious and mysterious
depth of her bonnet and bore them in
triumph to the farmyard, where they
were again to see the light and make
their future home. The tiny fellows
took kindly to their new existence and
soon made fast friends of new neigh.
bors. Months have come and gone and
theyar now full-grown, noble fellows.
fit to grace the table Of king.
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second Long Branch, or is she popu-
lated by large and choice assortment
of hogs, what don't keer fur her futur'
welfare"
Them words produced a great COM
moshun. and Joe Parsons got up and
said he was otferin' summer boarders
more ozone than any other place in the
known world. 1t wasn't ozone with a
string tied to it, but every boarder could
gulp down all he wanted. day or night,
and free of all expense.
Then Philetus Thompson arose and
said that he offered summer boarders
a glorious view Of Squan Bay-the
quietness of religus communicable
sight Of a lighthouse day and night
a dozen things which no other town
could boast of-and he didn't think any
Of them orter kick at $25 per week.
He was followed by Absolute White,
who wanted to take three boarders at
$22 per week apiece, and who had al
ready figured on buyin' ~ dozen new
clothes pins and smoked ham. He
dwelt on the 'skeeters. Cape May, Long
Branch and Atlantic City had 'skeeters
so small that to chase 'em around the
room with a crow-bar was a waste of
time. The 'skeeters of Squan
Creek were big huff to be
knocked down with a pillar. and
being knocked down. they could be
choked to death and tumbled out of the
winder. Squan Greek had been likened
to hog-pen, and him and others to
hogs. Should they tamely submit to
the insult. or wipe it out with blood?
Then thar went up yell and a fight
begun, and SIGH of the multitood as
didn't git kicked out doahs was flung
through the winders. At the end OF
half an hour Moses Truefoot was about
the only critter who felt like talkiu',
and he didn't keer to say much. He got
up on broken cheer, looked around on
the dead and wounded, and sort o ten.
derby remarked:
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ing the first year, while the mere read

ing the first year, while the mere read
ing of her letters received every day is
a heavy task, although she has secre-
tary to help her out. This Mrs. Pres
ident does not even receive the reports
Of the head steward, the chief official
servant of the household. It is said
that he went to her not long ago to ask
her advice about getting rat poison to
kill the numerous rat and mice occu-
pants OF the white house (be it said in
shame of the nation). and she told him
his! province was to keep everything
disagreeable hidden from her-from
rats to ghosts. That settled Mr.. Stew
ard"
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marks. He'd bin chawin' terbacker
and readin' dime novel, but was
ready with his speech and his words
went right home. What he said was:
"The way to boom Squan Creek is to
make a summer resort O. her. We've
got the ocean-the salubrious climate
the 'skeeters-the hies-everything
necessary fur the comfort and con-
venience of the sweatin' and swelterin'
millyuns who will gladly cum here. l
move that committee be appointed to
see what kin be did,"
The idea of maxim Long Branch of
Squan Greek tickled everybody most to
death, and on the strength of what
might happen real estate jumped 'leven
cents an acre, an clotheslines went up
to 20 cents apiece. A committee was
appointed, and the fust thing they did
was to canvass fur subscriptions to
build millyun-dollar hotel. The en-
thoosiasm was unbounded, and pretty
soon house rent went up IS cents a
week. The enthoosiasm wasn't quite
so unbounded when it was found that
only $2S could be subscribed in the hull
town, but the committee was in earn
est, and wouldn't give up the idea of a
boom. They couldn't build millyun-
dollar hotel, but they could see who
would take summer boarders to git
the boom started, and so they went
about from house to house.
The wilder Parker said she'd take
two boarders and put up bed in her
parlor. She'd warrant it to be feath-
er-bed, weighin' % pounds, with reg'lar
goose-feather pillars and a white
spread; and she'd hev Goldfish balls fur
breakfast; and billed ham every day at
IL o'clock. Nuthin' should be left un-
done fur the happiness Of them guests,
but her charges would be SIS week
apiece.
Sam Black had talk with his wife.
and they agreed to take three boarders
and make the sezun one glad, long day
fur 'cm. Each of the boarders was to
sleep with one of the children and agree
to attend family prayers twice day.
If it happened to rain they could hev
rain-water to wash in, but if it was dry
times they must use salt water and do
no kickin'. Thar would be scrambled
eggs fur breakfast, corned-beef fur din
ner, and custard-pie fur supper, and the
charges would be ST a week apiece.
Abraham Starlight didn't hev to con-
suit with his wife. He knowed jest
what they could do. They could ac-
commodate four boarders by hangin'
up sheets in the garnet and buyin' new
wash-dish and two new towels: and if
them boarders wasn't too capshus and
didn't want too much waitin' on. the
charge would be $40 week apiece.
Every house in Squan Creek was will
in to take from one to five boarders at
from SIS to $25 week apiece. Sum was
to be stored down cellar and sum up
garnet, and all was to pay weekly, in
advance, and do no kickin'. When the
committee had got through it's work,
another public meetin' was called, and
after the multitood had assembled
Moses T.nefoot got up and said.
us Sq>an Creek populated by pop
ulashun what desires to sec her become
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Low-necked gowns, exhibiting the most
beautiful shoulders in the world. Cor.
geous jewels in their hair and cleaning
all over their bodices, but among half
a dozen emerald, turquoise and dia-
mond bracelets there would appear a
silver watch bracelet which cost not
over ten dollars, and spoiled the effect
of all the others.
English women as race are the
worst-dressed women in the world. |
saw thousands of them in Piccadilly
and Regent streets, and at church pa
rade in the park, with high, French
heeled slippers over colored stockings.
And as to sizes, should say mines
were the average. There are some
smaller. but the most are larger.
1.-THE prince of Wales was in the box
opposite to ours, and when we were not
looking at him we gazed at the impas-
sive faces of the audience. They never
smiled. They never laughed. The sub.
tlest points in the play went unnoticed.
yet it is one which has had record run
and bids fair to keep the boards for the
rest of the season."
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cigarette, but this was not true years
ago when the electric lights took the
place of the old gas jets which lit the
room. With these open lights in pro-
fusion no one had ever found it neces-
sary to keep stock of matches at baud
for starting a smoke. For many a day
and night after the electric lights were
established there were great hunts
through the Office for matches. and then
finally it became the fixed custom to
keep gas light going at corner near
the sporting desk to accommodate the
smokers.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-16
It Was a Tigers Tail.
Copyright. 1879

" ES, might have got this in the
war;" said the man as he held
out hand on which only the thumb
and little finger remained, but it just
happened that didn't. MOL am nc
tattle-scarred veteran"
Rather singular injury" observed
the man with the eyeglasses as he in.
spected the hand.
$50 I've been told. The general opin.
ion is that touched buzzsaw to see
ii it was running"
"But you didn't?"
mo, sir. This injury came from a
different animal. When was 20 wears
OF age was serving my second year at
the plumbing business in Cincinnati.
Our gang was employed for several
weeks at the Geological gardens. In
working around the tiger house l no.
ticed that one particular tiger always
went to sleep with his tail hanging out
OF the cage. l got the idea of Selling
his tail in a pair of pinchers, and though
l knew how foolish it was. the feeling
grew on me till I could no longer re-
sist it,"
"Did you have any particular object
in view?' asked the pan with the eye
glasses.
Nothing in particular"
"Just wanted to pinch tigers tail?"
THAT was all. can't remember that
l was even going TO brag around about
it afterwards. I suppose l had some
curiosity to know how the tiger would
take it, but am not clear about it,"
well, and the day came when you
pinched?"
1T did, sir. was working near the
tigers cage when he pushed his tail
through the bars and began to doze.
l seized big pair of pinchers and
crept softly up and shut them together
On his appendage."
II suppose something happened soon
after that?" said the man with the eye
glasses as he took them off to wipe
them.
"Oh, certainly" replied the ex-plumb.
er. Eyes. several things happened. The
tiger yelled out, poked paw through
the bars and caught my jacket, and as
put out this hand he seized it in his
mouth. He made just snap. When
backed off to faint away I had only
the thumb and finger left"
M. Quad.
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WILD BIRDS SEEK FARMYARDs.

Turkeys in Virginia ROOst with tho
Domestic Fowls.
Turkeys are so plentiful that it is
nothing uncommon to hear of their
coming to roost at farmhouses. along
side the domestic birds. Mr.. P. NJ.
Yeager, living at Travellers Repose, W..
Va, and Is miles west of Monterey, has.
according to the Richmond Dispatch,
six wild ones running with his tame
flock. These. however. have little ro-
nance connected with them that does
not often come into the life of turkey.