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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

PRIVATE UIN'S RETURN.

| lily and all the help were asleep Matilda
Springer lay in her bed and dreamed
| awake.
In her mind the years unrolled before
her like a panorama. She thought Of
the day Ezra Springer had asked her to
be his wife, Of her acceptance. It was
under the big shag hickory tree down
by the spring lot, and they had gone
a-nutting together. And then the war
and his return. And then their mar
riage. and their long, happy life there
after. And Jim-the boy who twenty
two years ago had come to them. Then
Ezras death less than a year after
Budd's birth. How he had left her
with the two children and farm, and an
honest disposition to make the most Of
everything. That was fourteen years
ago. And as Matilda lay there by the
open window listening to the rustling
leaves outside she marveled on the
bird-like flight of time.
And then the war-she thought long
est of that. Four months before Jim
had come TO her, infamed with enthu-
siasm. All the boys in the Thompson
vile company had signified their will
ingness to go to the front at the call Of
the President There were ten vacan-
cies in the company and, could he go?
1t would all be over in a month, and
then he could come back. Yes, he could
If his country needed him. She remem-
bered how she went down to Thomp-
sonville one summer morning with
Budd to see Jim off to camp with his
company. He wrote her the night be-
fore the regiment left for Cuba. Let
tiers came to her regularly for awhile,
and then, of a sudden, they ceased. She
thought Of those endless days of wait
ing for just a word from him, her boy,
her Jim. And then at last, after CEN
turies it seemed to her, came the letter
saying he had been-in the hospital with
the fever She remembered how near
ly crazed she was after she read that
letter. Then came others, saying he
was better, and then day after day
without a word, save once, when a
short note, scrawled on bit of wrap
ping paper, came to her with the news
that his regiment was again in the Uni
ted States and encamped somewhere
on the Eastern coast And at last the
dispatch of that morning
homeland sleep closed her eyes.
At o'clock Matilda Springer awoke.
She hurriedly dressed and called Budd.
He went out and hitched up the two
horses to the old democrat wagon and
removed the back seat.
He led the horses up to the back
porch and called to his mother. She
came out dressed in O brown poplin,
and on her wavy gray hair rested her
best bonnet, little affair of jet, with
violets on one side and strings to tie
under the chin. Around her shoulders
she had wrapped a shawl.
T-I-can't hardly wait" she said,
half to herself.
Budd helped her into the wagon and
climbed in after her. He drove over
the dusty country road and across the
old wooden bridge with one hand hold
ing the reins, for she clasped the other.
She did not speak oftens during that
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11
IN THE ANIMAL WORLD.

The organs OF smell in a vulture
and a carrion crow are 80 keen that
they can scent their food for distance
of 40 miles.
The wings Of birds are not only to
aid locomotion in the air, but also on
the ground and water. One bird even
has claws in the "elbows" of it's wings
to aid in climbing.
The elephant does not smell with his
trunk. His olfactory nerves are con-
tanned in single nostril, which is in
the roof of the mouth, near the front.
Humming birds are domesticated by
placing in their cages a number Of
paper flowers of tubular form, contain
ing small quantity of sugar and water,
which must be frequently renewed. OF
this liquid the birds partake and quick
ly become apparently contented with
their captivity.
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| drive. There are times when the heart
| Is too full to allow Of the forming Of
| words. This was one of those times.
The mothers heart was filled to over
| flowing with love for that boy whose
tsface she had not seen for so many,
| many weary weeks, whose brown eyes
had not looked down at her for oh, so
| long.
The wagon rolled down the last hill
in the road and around the curve at the
bottom. Budd drew up the horses at
the depot platform. "Yew stay here an
hold 'em," said his mother. "I'H go
over there an sit on that truck It'll tn
train comes"
She got out Of the conveyance and
walked around the station house to the
other side. Unobserved by Budd she
wiped her eyes and then she sat down
on the truck
By and by the young agent came and
unlocked the door of the building and
went inside. Out upon the cool morn
ing air was waited the "click, click" of
the telegraph instrument.
| Mrs. Springer rose from her seat and,
entering the building, walked over to
the ticket window.
"Is tn train from tn north on time ?'
she asked.
'"Three minutes late at Silver Lake."
was the answer.
"Heow long afore it's dueT" There
was little tremor in the voice.
It'll be here in eighteen minutes" I"
the operator replied.
| By and by from away up the track
came the rumble of an approaching
train. Nearer and nearer, and then
around the curve above the station the
engine swerved.
The bell changed and the train
stopped. Mrs. Springer ran back to the
passenger coaches. One or two sleepy
heads were poked out of the windows,
fell. No, there was no one in the rear
cars for Evans Crossing, the brakeman
told her.
"Ain't they some soldiers?' she
cried, her face all white.
"Oh, soldiers" he said, "they's some
up in the baggage car"
The woman turned and ran down the
platform. AS she reached the forward
end of the first passenger coach two
soldiers lifted long pine box from the
car ahead and laid it on the platform.
The woman cried out to them,
''Where's Jim, my boy Jim? He was
comm on this train! Where is hep
"Who?" asked one of the men in uni
form quietly.
"My boy, Jim Springer"
The soldier did not answer. He
stopped and glanced down at the little
white card tackled on the lid Of the long
pine box.
81 can't tell her, Bill" he whispered
to his companion.
! The engine bell rang
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11
Il Vigorous Battle.
From the Me,p Era. areensbura, Ind

The following is straightforward
statement of facts by veteran of the
late war. No comrade will need fur
ther. proof than their friends owR
words, as here given.
Squire John Castor, of Viewpoint,
Ind, is the narrator, and an honest,
respected citizen he is, too. He said:
81 have been troubled with rheumatism
in all my Joints, ever since went to
the war; 1t was brought On by my ex-
posure there. 1t came on me gradu-
ally. and kept getting worse until I
was unable to do any work. 1 tried
several physicians, but they did me no
good. They said my trouble was rheu-
matism resulting in disease of the
heart, and that there was no cure for it.
Nevertheless l had lived and fought
the disease for thirty years, and did
not intend to die, simply because they
said I must, so l hunted up some rem
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11
Ark-Lfke Weather.

Talking about rainy weather." said
the Westerner, II remember once out
in Indianapolis meeting a farmer who
took the most cheerful view of damp
ness of anybody I ever saw. 1 asked
him if they had had much rain down
on the Wabash that spring. Well, it
has been little DAMP he answered.
The day before left home I had to
hang up "a of my ducks. They had
got so water-soaked that they couldn't t
swim any longer. 1 planted my corn
in two feet of water, and don't expect
over 80 bushels to the acre. Why,
wheat is looking pretty we'll but the
sturgeon and catfish have damaged it
considerably.
There was about Is minutes Of
sunshine one day, and thought I
would plant my potatoes, so loaded
them on a scow and anchored the scow
In three feet of water, when it began
to rain again. I wanted to go down on
the bottom lands next the Wabash to
see if the grass was growing for my
hay crop, but my wife said that as we
didn't have any diving-bell she'd
rather 1 wouldn't.
'' I should feel kind of discouraged
with all the rain, but I've spent my
odd hours Of leisure time-and the even
ones, too, on account of staying in out
of the wet-building us an ark. If it
will only rain another week or two un-
til get her all ready to sail, I'm going
to take my family out to Missouri by
water for a trip to visit our folks that
moved off out there because they didn't
know enough to stay in place where
they were comfor table. st Louis
Globe Democrat.
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den to myself. Was troubled with
smothering spells, also palpitatior Of
the heart and that bearing.dcwn feel.
ing, and could not be on my feet much.
II was growing worse all the time,
until I took your medicine.
AFTER taking three boxes OF Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Lozenges, the tumor passed from me.
my health has been better ever
since, can now walk quite distance
and am troubled no more with palpita-
ton of the heart or bloating. Irec-
ommend your medicine to all sufferers
from female troubles"
1t is hardly reasonable to suppose
that any one can doubt the efficiency
of Mrs Pinkham's methods and medi-
cine in the face of the tremendous VOL
ume of testimony.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11
The train was moving. :

The train was moving.
"Why-why-why don't you tell me p
cried the woman.
She rushed toward the two men. She
glanced down at the box. The card
caught her eye. She leaned over and
read the words written there. Then
she stood up straight, her face white,
her mouth open, her eyes staring at
nothing.
A cry cut the ARA keen, piercing,
gashing cry-and the woman fell upon
her knees beside that box and, throw
ing her arms over the top, sobbed and
beat her head against the lid and
scratched the rough boards with her
nails.
And just then the sun broke through
the clouds and the dewdrops on the
grass, the leaves, the trees and every
where sparkled like diamonds. All na-
ture seemed to mock a mothers agony.
Detroit Free Press.
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I Want to S,cear to That.

edies for myself, and finally happened
on DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People. asked some of my neighbors
about the medicine, for it had been
used by several persons in the COM
munity, and they recommended it very
highly. procured box. The pills
helped me right away, and l continued
taking them. I commenced taking
them last fall, and finished taking the
sixth box few months ago. I am not
bothered with the rheumatism now
the medicine has cured me. can most
certainly recommend DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People,"
These pills are not only good for
rheumatism, but are valuable for any
disease that arises from impoverished,
or bad blood. They do not act on the
bowels,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11
"Mr." Hetty Green.

All the world knows Mrs. Hetty
Green, richest and most eccentric wom-
an of America, but few know that there
is a Mr.. Green, and yet there is, and
this Mr.. Green was once, before the
war, known as "Spendthrift" Green.
In those days he was in the China trade
and he made fortune in Hong Kong.
In 1866 he went home to New Bedford,
Mass, and met and on July IL, 1867,
married Hetty Robinson, daughter of
rich whaling ship owner. Wall street
broke Mr.. Green completely and he be-
came a dependent on his wife. Mrs.
Green entered Wall street and made
money and she makes a small allow
ance to her husband, who is now II
years old. He can be seen each pleas
ant morning on the porch of Mrs.
Green's house in Bellows Falls, VT,
reading the newspapers, his sole relax
alton. The tradespeople rarely do bus
mess with Mr.. Hetty Green. They
know Mrs. Hetty Green only, or rather,
think they do. Sometimes they Won
woman who deals in millions must look
on shoulder of mutton or a veal outlet
as the Olympic gods, after draught of
ambrosial nectar, might sniff a snuff
from a skin of Libyan wine. But the
same determination that Mrs. Hetty
displays in buying block of Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy is visible in the
way she takes to herself pint of sugar
beets or box of August huckleberries.
If the beets are 6 cents at one place and
s at another fourteen blocks down the
street, she takes the other kind and
profits by the exercise.-New York
World.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11
WHAT A HEALTHY SNAKE EATS.
Boa In Cincinnati Zoo Dimes on ar
Eixhteeu.P Pound Dog.

Eixhteen-Pound Dog.
Among the many interesting animals
at the geological gardens is the large
tree boa, occupying the glass cage to
the left as you enter the carnivora
building. This is one of the finest speci-
mems In the United States. This spe-
cies of snake IS very scarce and difficult
to capture. It was sent to the gardens
about year ago from South America,
where 1t was captured by some Of the
natives. It had just fed on deer, and
was found lying dormant in the woods.
The boa is said to be about thirty five
or forty years old, is twenty-three feet
long, and weighs 1876 pounds.
Superintendent Stephan Of the gar
dens, showing the snake to reporter
the other day, said: "He has just had
his dinner, and seems to be quite COM
Portable. He usually feeds every three
or four weeks, and then have hard
time to make him eat. You see, boas
feed mostly on live animals, and it is
difficult to keep them on any other
food. 1t Is against their nature to eat
beef or dead animals.
'oThe humane society objects to the
feeding of live animals to reptiles, and
hence, in compliance with its rules,
put each animal to death before feed
ing the same to the snakes. This boa
had not been fed for seven weeks, and
I thought he must be quite hungry. So
we decided to let him feed on a pug
dog that we happened to have at the
gardens.
"Some time ago a woman came to
me with a pet dog. He was afflicted
with some kind of a disease, and was
getting blind. She hated to part with
her pet, but as she had been Informed
by several people that there was no
hope for the animal she decided to let
the humane society end his suffering.
I said would take care Of him and see
that the animal was put to death i'm
mediately. The dog was put in an air.
tight box filed with gas, so as to suf-
focate him. In a few seconds he was
no more. This Is what our boa has
just dined on. I put the dog in the cage
Immediately, and the snake, having a
good appetite, made start for it. The
dog made quite square meal, weigh
ing about eighteen pounds. Having
feasted, the boa curled himself up into
a nice coil and took long nap. This
will do him for some time, until we find
some new menu for him. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
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500 REWARD 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system, thereby destroying the founda-
tion of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
prietors have so much faith in its curative
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address
FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the hest
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

The Metal Works, trade paper, says
that Al tin-plate manufacturing estab-
lishments in the United States, with an
aggregate Of $50 tin mills. turned out
in the six months ended June 80, 1898,
Ala, 115, 493 pounds, or 4,s73 tons of
black plate for tipning and $50, ,468, ,3O1
pounds, or 160,477 tons, of finished tin
nIato
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11
Chinese ImneriaI Ceremony.

On the accession Of new Emperor
of China he goes in solemn state to the
Temple Of Heaven, in Pekin, and for
mally announces to his imperial prede-
cessors the new titles and dignities
which he has assumed. These ances-
tors are then dutifully invited to the
banquet of commemoration, where
seats are duly reserved for them.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

The demand for sardines has run so
far short of the supply that the French
factories are closing their doors. and
the government has been asked to come
to the relief of this important national
industry by making ration OF or 10
sardines daily part of the regular fare
of the French soldier.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

When j. A. Paulsell, veteran of
both the Mexican and civil wars, and
now 80 years old, married woman of
% years a few days ago, he used
novel wedding ring. 1t was of brass
and was made from bit of cannon
used by the Mexicans at Chapultepec
and destroyed by the Americans.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

Mrs. Thackara. General Sherman 8
daughter, who resides in Havre, France,
her husband having been made the
American consul at that port, writes
that she has been elected member of
the board of managers of the Havre Sc
ciety for the Protection of Animals.
The mem mbers of the board are chiefly
men, there being only two women be-
sides Mrs. -Thackara.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

In order to preserve the colors of
plants it is necessary to kill the speci-
mems quickly, and this can be effected
by plunging them for few seconds in
boiling water. If a plant is allowed to
die slowly, the colors of it's leaves and
flowers will gradually fade. A writer
In Meehan's Monthly says that some
succulent plants will live for months
after being placed between the drying
leaves of an herbarium, and finally dry
I'D and turn black.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11
TUMOR EXPELLED.
Unqualified Success Of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

Mrs. ELIzABETB WHEELocK. Maguo.
liza, Iowa. In the following letter de.
scribes her recovery from very criti-
cal condition:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM.-I have been
taking your Vegetable Compound. and
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

At Breslau, Germany, whole fam
LYMAN, wife and children-work in
factory for 25 cents a day. The
weekly wages in the glass factories are:
Blowers, $5.95 to $3.50; cutters,
$4.2S to 1911; engravers and painters,
$4.28 to $5.71; smelters, $2.S5 to
$4.28; heaters and burners, So. S5;
sorters and packers, $2.S5; binding
girls, $1.42,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

Baron Gustav de Rothschild has
founded charitable work in memory
of his daughter, Baroness Emanuel
Leonino. 1t consists of 20 pensions of
600 francs year to aged Hebrews of
either sex above so years of age, who
have resided at least 10 years in Paris,
and whose age OF Ill health prevents
their making living.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11
ActiritY of Yesuyius.

Much anxiety has been caused in Naples
by the renewed activity of Mount Vesu-
vius. There is little likelihood that it will
do any serious damage. On the other
hand thousands die daily from stomach
disorders, who might have survived had
they resorted to Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters. 1t is the greatest tonic known for
stomach and digestive organs.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11
Robert Quincy and wife, of Parkel

Robert Quincy and wife, of Parkers-
burg, W. Va, have separated because
of the latter's fondness for onions and
the formers inability to stand the
smell of that vegetable. The husband
is seeking a divorce, and the wife is
with her parents. They have several
children.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

When coming to San Francisco go to
Brooklyn Hotel, 209-212 Bush street.
American or European plan. Room and
board $1.O0 to $1.50 per day; rooms so cents
to $1.00 per day; single meals 25' cents.
Free coach. Chas. Montgomery.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

A fossil bog oak, weighing 40 tons,
which geologists assert to be 10000
years old, has been dug up at Stock
port, England, in excavating to lay
sewer. The corporation of the town
wants to blow it up with dynamite, in
spite of protests from scientific men
throughout England.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

How long have you had lame back?
It's your own fault. st. Jacobs Oil
would have cured it promptly. and will
cure it now, no matter how long it has
remained neglected.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

, ready to sound
is praises 1t
has done won
ders for me In
relieving me
of a tumor.
/" Ny health
has been poor
for three years.
Change of life
was working
= upon me. I
was very
much bloated
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

The latest excuse advanced in expla-
nation of the bad Workmanship of the
Spanish gunners is that persons pos
sessing light eyes aim truer than those
with dark orbs. The advocates of this
theory, however, do not offer any coun-
ter reason for the expert Workmanship
of negroes and Indians, who are more
dark-eyed than the people of the Latin
race.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

No household is complete without bot
tie of the famous Jesse Moore Whiskey. 1t
is pure and wholesome stimqlant rec
glect this necessity.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

The more tender the flesh. the blacker
the bruise. The sooner you use St.
Jacobs Oil. the quicker will be the cure
of any bruise, and any bruise will dis
appear promptly under the treatment
of the great remedy.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

Cupid, instead of Davy Jones, kid
naped Miss King, whose mysterious
disappearance from Coney island re-
GENTLY created such stir, and now she
has returned alive, we'll and bLushing
bride, seeking the parental blessing.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

Mangosteen from the Moluccas are
now sold in the London markets. They
are said to taste like com bination of
strawberry, nectarine and pineapple.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11
evaporate.

If you want the best wind mill, pumps,
tanks, plows, wagons, bells of ali sizes
boilers, engines, or general machinery, see
or write JOHN POOLE, foot of Morrison
street, Portland, Oregon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

Compressed air as a motive power is
to be practically applied very soon in
New York city on somewhat extensive
scale. BY the last of February some %
cars will be put on the lines handling
the West Twenty third and East
Thirty fourth street ferry traffic, all
propelled by this power. The storage
reservoirs will be expected to carry
enough energy to send each car at least
20 miles.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

Miss Theodore Cowan, of Sydney.
Australia's first woman sculptor. was
student under the American, Hiram
Powers. and has exhibited two pieces
of her work in the Grafton gallery.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

An African fat, used for domestic
purposes, Is the soil of a species of
beetle. 1t resembles hardened cocoa
nut oil.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11
Pure Blood
Good Digestion

These are the essentials of health. Hoods
sarsaparilla is the great blood purifier and
stomach tonic. 1t promptly expels the
impurities which cause pimples, sores and
eruptions and by giving healthy action to
the stomach and digestive organs it keeps
the system In perfect order
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-11-11

The new cable which has been laid
across the Atlantic weighs $50 pounds
to the mile. This is the biggest of all
the cables