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The San Francisco call., 1897-05-11
MAY GET THE MEDAL
Four Students at Berkeley Vie
for the scho arship
Award.
A. Van G rider of Los Angeles /
Thought 10 Hold the Highest.
c ass Ranking.

BERKELEY, CAL, May l0.-As COM
mencement day at the State University
draws nigh. speculation is rife as to which
one OF the 140 students in the class will be
awarded the regents gold medal for
scholarship. The prize, which is awarded
annually to the "most dIsting uished stu
dent in the class" seems certain of going
10 one of four persons whom the seniors
have picked out as holding the highest
ranking. Though no one will know def
nitely to whom the mejal will go until
the meeting OF the regents on Wednesday
morning, it Is quite certain that their
selection will be made from either A. G.
Van Gorder, Miss Adele Schwarzchild,
Frank Tade or Charles Eiston.
The Odds seem to be in favor of Van
Go1der, it being the general belief that he
has scored more first sections than any
other 81 grad" The fact that he was
out of college for two years and is not a
regular member of the class of '97 seems.
however, to initiate against his chances
for the golden prize. He entered as a '99
man, was away for two years and returned
last year. While absent from Berkeley he
made up portion of the prescribed work.
and will graduate after only three years
actual attendance at the university. This
fact may be viewed by the faculty as max
ing up for having been absent for a year.
though in past years failure to remain
in college continuously has lost the medal
to the student.
Miss Schwarzchild has taken the course
in mathem atics, which is generally con-
sidered to be the most difficult of all at
Berkeley, and her achieving such a high
ranking as to entitle her to consideration
among the first four students in the class,
is looked upon a s no small achievement.
II the medal goes 10 her it will be the
first time a student electing such group
of studies has won the honor. Frank
Tade ana Charles Elston both hold high
ranking, but their chances are not con-
sidered as favorable as those of Van Cor
der and Miss Sch warzchld. Van Gorder
is enrolled in the college of natural
sciences, and comes from Los Angeles:
Miss Schwarzchild is in the college of Social
sciences and lives in San Francisco; Tace
comes from Sacramento and has been pur-
suing WORK in the college OF letters, while
Elston has been in the college of social
sciences and halls from Woodland.
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MEDICAL
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LOST.

LOST.
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lN gold buckle, between Clay and Jones and
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Clay ST.
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r OST-TURK AND JONES, WHITE POODLE,
IL answers to anne Of Gyp Reward II brought
to room 81, 1l04 Market
CUNDAY EVENING MINK: KEEPSAKE.
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I OST-MAY 8; AT MARKET AND HAYES;
IL a Colts revolver; broken handle. Return to
Call Office and receive reward.
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Finder MOTIF b. II. r. ROBERTS, 42l1 Twen-
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certified July D, 1Ss6 6,under n @. 1928 all per-
are hereby warned against negotiating the
same payment thereof al been stopped. s. c.
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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-08-06
CTo be Continued.)
Man,s Speech to Brufes.


The story Of the farmer in the cara
bian Nights" who could understand
the language of the animals and fowls
in his barn-yard probably had its orr
gin in the ancient myth which asserted
that in primitive times men and beasts
were able to converse together. In
truth, as everybody knows, there are
certain sounds, or words, which horses,
dogs and other animals can be taught
to understand; and, on the other hand,
some of the sounds uttered by domes-
tic animals have meaning which man
can understand. OF course all this is
quite a different thing from language,
and yet it has a certain scientific in
terest. Recently DR.. 81. G. Bolton has
discussed "the language used in talk
ing to domestic animals" He shows
how we unconsciously attempt to low
er our language by authorizations, ETC.,
to the comprehension of brutes, very
much as when we talk to young chill
dren. A curious fact is that the pecu-
liar "cIick" and "chirp" used to start
and to hasten the movements of horses
are employed in very widely separated
parts Of the world, but sometimes in
a reversed sense. In India, for in
stance, those sounds are used to stop
Instead Of to start horses. 8
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decline, should have remained in the

decline, should have remained in the
ranks. -
''This is only the beginning, - replied
Marian. Virginia has always been
ready to honor those who honor her.
Mother and l both feel little disap-
pointed, but we know it will come out
right in the end.
Your mind is fully made up?"
queried Mrs. Percy, thinking of Duke
Wyle's fling about desertion.
Fully, ma 'am,' replied Kenton.
II stand or fall with Virginia.
Two days later the company left for
the front. Every soul in the ancient
village turned out to bid them godspeed
and goodby. Marian Percy shook hands
with many, with Royal Kenton and
Duke Wyle among the number. People
remarked that she was excited and en-
thusiastic, but if her lover was among
those over whose heads waved the state
flag of Virginia she gave no sign, not
even to him.
The Shenandoah guards were made
Company A of a Virginia regiment,
which was among the first on the bat
tle6eld of Bull Run. When it was
known that the Federals would attack,
when they were observed marching out
of Centerville on that July morning to
find the Confederates and give battle,
Lieutenant Wyle found opportunity to
say to Steve Brayton, who had been
made sergeant in the company:
We'll, it seems that Yankee is with
us yet. -
HE un's right on hand, lootenant,
was the reply.
"How has he behaved himself?'
Right well, take it. Hain't heard
one O. the men find any fault.
He's deep one, Steve-deeper than
thought. He's been biding his time.
If he gets chance today. he ii go over
to the Yankees. This is what he has
been waiting for.
'Shool But yo' don It think so?''
''Of course do. The captain wants
you to make it your business today, in
case the Yankees come out, to watch
him. If he makes break, shoot him in
the back! Better tell the rest of the
boys, so as to make sure of him."
Reckon the Yanks will pitch in?''
pretty sure to-"
"Goin to be reg lar fout?'
Looks like it.
"Waal, doggone my hide if hain't
feelin rather shaky in my legs already,
and yo' don't look none too peart, loo
tenant, but reckon I kin keep an eye
on the Yankee if the shootin don't get
too heavyi"
''Shoot him right down if he makes
a break!''
Jest SO, unless I'm shot first. I've
bin achin fur a fout fur the past three
months, but durn my skin if don't
wish was back in camp and the Yam
KEGS so miles off! What's the use in all
this fussin anyhow? Why can't we all
sot down and hev talk and fix things
up?"
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Coolness will come with experience. l
have no fault to find with any of the
officers or men. That's all, sir
The officer saluted and retired and
made his way back to his company.
But for one thing he would have sent
for Royal Kenton and offered him his
hand and his congratulations. Both
loved the same maiden. Even if both
had stood on the same footing in her es-
timation when the company left the val
ley events had occurred that day which
would give his rival the lead.
The first thing LIEUTENANT Wyle did
after reaching his lines was to send for
Ike Baxter. He was much of the same
mold as Steve Brayton-a small farmer,
shiftless and uneducated and having a
decided distaste for anything like hard
work, but far more bigoted in his Sec
tional feelings. He was not one of the
handful Kenton had rallied and led
back, but was forced up with others lat
ter on and had his musket been exam
1ned after the battle was over it would
have been discovered that it had not
been once discharged.
"Ah, am glad to see you, my brave
boyr' said the lieutenant as Ike came
scuffing into his tent. 81 want to COM
pliment and congratulate you on the
pluck and bravery you displayed in that
battle. had my eye on you most of
the time, and never saw cooler man
in the face of danger.
"Yo'-yo' doan' mean it, lootenant!"
gasped Ike, who fully realized that his
conduct was open to censure instead Of
praise.
Mean it? OF course 1 dol lam
proud to have such brave man in the
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A Forgotten Author.

The oldest American man of letters
Is Theodore S. Fay. now living abroad
at Berlin, at the age of 80. He is most
ly forgotten, and his books are all out
of print. Yet he was a man OF some
note in the literature Of his day. His
novels, Norman Leslie" and "l1obo
ken," were in every circulating library,
and We're widely read, fifty years and
more ago. He was a contemporary Of
Irving, Willis, Bryant. IIallcck, perci-
val and others Of thas period. lie had
a position in the diplomats. service,
being given the place of Minister to
Switzerland by President Van Buren,,
who was very kind toward literary
men. Irving was appointed Minister
to Japan by him, Hawthorne had his
position in the Boston custom house
during his administration. Bancroft
was made collector of the port of Bos-
ton, and James x. Spaulding, who had
written at least one novel, was a lnem-
ber of his Cabinet. 1t was noted as a
curious fact at that time that the liter
ary men Of the country were generally
Democrats. Mr.. Fay has never resided
at home since he lost his foreign mis-
sion. The charms Of European life
were too much for him.-Boston Her
aid
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-08-06
Teleeraphy Without Wires.


In the course of lecture on "Teleg-
raphy Without Wires," delivered re-
Gently in London by W. Fl. Preece, G.
b., F. R. S., the lecturer said he had
been studying this wonderful invention
for the last At years. In his researches
he had found that there was little diff
erence between electricity and light.
The first idea that he got of the inven-
tion was from the fact that the telephone
company stated that in Gray's Inn road
the messages which were sent to Brad
ford could be distinctly heard on their
wire. This could not be understood, as
the different wires stood at distance
of 80 feet. Experiments were made, and
it was found that by vibration messages
could be practically sent to any dis
tance, and the first time it was tested
it worked admirably at 1000 feet. La
ter on messages in the Bristol channel
were sent between two islands some
miles apart.
This invention would be of great SER
vice to lighthouses, as although every
thing possible was done to keep up
communication with them, it was
sometimes impossible to carry this out
in great gales. With this telegraphy it
was possible to communicate in all
weathers or under any conditions
He had been trying on $50 vibrations
a second, but Mr.. Macaroni had flown
higher, and was experimenting with
$50, ,000,00 in the same time. The
main secret Of the whole thing was the
force with which the electricity can be
sent out from the transmitter to the re-
ceiver. 1t was practically spit out from
the transmitter like miniature light
ming, and this would be forced along at
a pressure of 25O,000,0o0 waves a Sec
ond to the receiver.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-08-06
The Winner

Of one of those $1oo prizes gor
her yellow tickets in this way:
I. By using the tea herself.
2. By asking some friends
who use the tea to give her
their tickets.
3. By inducing some friends
to try the tea and give her their
tickets.
One Of her friends kept a
boarding house, and sent her
lots of tickets.
Haven't you some friend
who keeps a boarding house or
a restaurant, or who has in
auence in some hospital or
other public institution? They
need good tea there.
Rules of contest in large advertisement
about first and middle of the month. AA
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"Ah, am glad to see you, 71ly brace boy."
ranks of the company. AS the captain
is badly wounded 1 shall probably be
promoted soon, and will see that you
are made corporal at least. !"
II enlisted to fight them dod burned
Yankees, and went for 'em the best
knowed how" said Ike, who had re-
covered from his surprise and was now
willing to take all the credit extended.
Eyes, you did power to help drive
'em back" replied the officer, :'and
I'll see that you are properly rewarded.
By the way, Ike, what are the men say
ing about that Yankee?''
'.He un can't be no Yank."
"Why not?''
"Why, he un fout dead agin 'em.
They all is sayin that he's snorter to
fight. Reckon he'll get Office
Look here, Ike, don't you be taken
in and done for like the rest! Do you
know why he enlisted?"
"On account of tar and feathers,
reckon"
Exactly. You had him boxed up
that night. He wasn't ready to skip,
and he was afraid of being coated. He
reckoned on deserting to his friends
when we got down here"
tThen why didn't we uns fix 'em?"
1--WE had our eyes on him, but he was
too sharp for us. He knew we were
watching him, and he didn't dar' to
bolt. He had better plan than that.
When he grabbed that flag and led you
back-and saw you were one of the
first to follow-do you know what his
plan was?"
= ITO git that cannon, reckon. -
"No. sir! No, siri He fooled the
whole pack of you! He intended to lead
you into trap and get you all cap
tured. -
"Yo' doan' say!''
''But do! I know all about it. If
hadn't followed on with the rest Of
the company, not one of you would have
got back alive. -
''Then, dod rot his Yankee hide, why
doan' we uns jump right onto him
heavy?" shouted the excited Ike.
Because we've no positive proofs,
you see. He's been too deep and sly thus
far. You see, he's even fooled almost
every man in our company. You
haven t no love fur Yankees, 1 take it!''
''Dod rot 'em, reckon killed about
20 of 'em down thar, but wish it had
been hundred!"
81 wish this fellow was out of our
company" mused Wyle. 80 long as
he is with us we have got to be on our
guard against his Yankee tricks. He'd
feel proud to take us all over to the
Yankees. -
why doan' yo' un git him out?"
asked Ike after moments reflection.
"I'd like to, but how can I? I've
just come from brigade headquarters,
where General jackson asked after him
and as much as said he'd promote him.
He'll probably give him the place l
want you to have. He's fooled jackson
the same as he has the rest of us. -
"And jackson will make he un cor
poralr' asked Ike.
Sure to-"
''Say, lootenant," whispered Ike as
he drew step nearer, Il reckon |
know how to get that Yank outer this
company"
''How?"
"Shoot him out!'
'I-I don't understandv'
IF he un goes, do git to be cor
poral?"
Yes
'Then yo' leave it to me! Mebbe it
will take week or two, but yo' bet
yo'r last dollar he un's got to go!"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-08-06
NEW REPUBLIC.
South American States Have Formed
Federation.

-
Federation.
Quietly and unostentatiously the
greater republic Of Central America
has become an accomplished fact. The
first step was taken a year or more
ago, when Salvador, Honduras, and
Nicaragua united in confederation
for mutual defense. Now Costa Rica
and Guatemala have joined and the
new republic Is complete. 1t. would
have been still better had the confed-
Grafton been established half century
ago and thereby developed the re-
sources of the five countries as they
should have been and also prevented
score of miserable civil wars and
revolutions brought about by ambi-
t1ous and corrupt military adventur-
ers. They naturally should be under
one authority so far as their national
policy Is concerned, and now that this
has been accomplished there is little
ooubt it will tend toward conditions of
peace and order in domestic affairs.
The new republic will possess con-
SIDERABLE strength. Its population will
be little over three millions, of which
Guatemala has nearly one-half. The
area will be 1S5,S25 square miles, di-
vided as follows: Guatemala, 63 400;
Costa Rica, 23,OOO; Salvador, 1925;
Honduras, $4,000; and Nicaragua, 40
2OO. AS compared with South Ameri-
can State Chile has 293,47O square
miles of area, Peru 463, 3,747, and the
Argentine Republic 1,77S,195, though
the population of the latter is only
about $4,000 larger than that of the
new republic. Compared with Illi-
nois, it's area is about three times as
large, while its population is about a
million and a half less. The Central
American population is largely made
up of native Indians and mixed races,
but the Europeans and those of Euro
pean descent are steadily increasing.
The arrangement of the new fedora
tion is both wise and sensible. The in
dividual States retain complete auton-
omy and absolute control of their do
nestle affairs Outside relations. trea-
ties, commercial and Industrial rela-
tions with other nations are managed
by sort Of congress which meets in
the various capitals at stated times
and which is regularly elected. Repre-
sentatfon to foreign governments also
proceeds from the authority of this
body. In word, the relations of the
greater republic to the outside world
are practically managed as ours are,
and the rights of the States to control
their own affairs remain untouched.
Undoubtedly one of the impelling mo-
tives to this union was the fact or the
fear that Mexico had it's covetous eyes
on those States adjoining her own
southern boundary, which has had the
effect to expedite this fusion of the
five States. The union will give the
republic an army of about 175,OOO
men, regulars and militia, which will
be sufficient for all ordinary purposes
of defense. AS to the commercial and
Industrial resources of the new re-
public, they should be greatly devel-
cped under the new management. If
it have no other result than to put an
end to the intermina BILE revolutions and
civil wars in that section it will be a
blessing.
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Duke makes a call.

tion. The presence of the mother acted
as a restraint, and the demeanor of the
daughter was not exactly what he had
hoped for. In one sense he was disap-
pointed and chagrined. In another he
was encouraged and enthusiastic.
81 can wait, he said to himself as
he walked down street. when the
news comes back here that Kenton has
deserted to the enemy, shall have the
field all to myself!''
The reception Of Royal Kenton half
an hour later may not have been more
cordial, but his visit was more prolong-
ed, and he appeared to CLEAN more COM
fort from it. When the act of his nom
election to position was incidentally re-
ferred to, he said:
II did not seek for any position. In
deed, had it been left to me to accept or
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-08-06
New Uees Tor GLASS.

Attention was recently called to the
proposed use of glass brick In building.
It is now said that the Government of
Switzerland has approved the use of
glass for making weights to be en-
ployed with balance-scales. A peculiar
ly tough kind of glass is to be selected
for this purpose. From England comes
the suggestion that glass would be a
better and more lasting material than
stone for making monuments which
ire exposed to the wearing action Of
The weather.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-08-06
Fire ENGINE Signals.

The experimental use of signals by
the Berlin fire department for it's ap
paratus while on the way to fire has
been found to work so well that the
system has now been definitely accept
ed. 1t consists in the use of an appara-
tus looking much like a small sema-
phore. now in use on the railroads.
The appliance is rigged up on the
drivers seat, and is visible for quite a
distance. When the vehicle is to go
straight out the arm of the semaphore
is placed straight up; if to go to the
right or left into another street, the
arm Of the semaphore is inclined in
that direction. AS the signals are al
ways set for the next corner, drivers
of other vehicles know at once what
they have to do in order to get out of
the road of the fire engine or other
Philadelphia Record.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-08-06
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right to tht
exclusive use of the word " "CASTORIA,' ane.
PITCHERS SCASTORIA," as our Trade Mark.
I, DIR. Samuel Pitcher, of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator Of 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 " PITCHERS
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 ,you have aEzvays 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.
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Reasons for an Odd Tax Rate.

The reason why the tax on beer was
fixed at 81. A barrel instead of at
round figure was for the sake of con-
venience in mathematical calculations.
That figure is a multiple of 2, 8, 4, 6,
and 10, which are the divisions used
by the brewers in the sale of beer. In
computing the taxes upon fractional
parts of barrel, the tax on half bar
rel of beer will be 72 cents, the tax on
quarter of barrel 36 cents, on third
of a barrel "a cents, on the sixth of a
barrel "a cents, on an eighth of bar
rel 18 cents,