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The herald., 1898-12-28
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS
Observation-Disclosures
Contrast Between Army and Navy

The victories Of the navy were complete,
because men who had been trained and edu-
Gated in the service and who knew their
business were left to fight naval battles. The
victories Of the army were less complete, be-
cause the trained and educated men for
military affairs were side-tracked and incom-
petents put to do work they had no concep-
tion of. Our government is becoming SO
great and its. responsibilities SO enormous
that Tom, Dick and Harry can no longer be
assigned to high places.-Nashville Ameri-
can
The herald., 1898-12-28

Stockton furnishes that which the
death OF Harold Frederic the newspaper writer with the
portant difference that life the Stockton
young ILL., in the hands of so-caled Christian
entst BY chance her investigated and
that she suffering from typhoid fever She rescued from
the "heee in the nick of time and her life saved Exe-
pay application of the law the thing needed in such
The herald., 1898-12-28
Relations with Canada

The belief of some that by our refusal to
trade with the Canadians freely We can COM
pel them to come into the union is a delusion.
They will not join us if they believe they
have reason for disliking this country.
Amicable and mutually profitable relations
seem to be the best method of bringing
about a continental union of the Anglo
Saxon people of America. In this and other
respects fair dealing will be the best policy.
-Ruffalo Courier
The herald., 1898-12-28

Prof Wilson of Princeton college has been
Workers by of lectures City Government" The pro-
that Officials should be experts it I'M
possible for without special training properly discharge
official duties If tn innocent professor had investigated
York, he would found the officials usually are
trained expertsnot graduates of municipal kndergartens
but OF beergartens
The herald., 1898-12-28
E2rIIk72IZY2,5

.ove-and box of cigars-to console him in
the solitude OF his private studies. AT the
station thousands of persons had assembled,
including many of the lady students, who
evidently did not think it a sin for young
man to court his girl, even after past 10 at
night.-London Telegraph.
The herald., 1898-12-28
Creating Unnecessary ofnces

In the entire United States there are but
eight military departments. whereas Cuba,
with total area and population not greater
than Alabama, is to be divided into seven
departments. There is no occasion for this
undue multiplication of places held by ap-
pointment in the military service, unless,
indeed, the leeches, ignoramuses and sons
of fathers who came to the surface by war
office favor in the recent war are to keep
their positions of advantage at the public
rib.-Philadelphia Record
The herald., 1898-12-28
Pierre Lorillard Will Winter in Florida

Pierre Lorllard will pass the winter in
Florida He is expected with "a party of
friends on the Indian river in few weeks.
The Caiman, which has been lying up in
Eau Gallie creek for long time, is being
put in thorough order.-New York Times.
The herald., 1898-12-28
Mckinley as a Fertilizer

The growth of trusts is the marvel of the
age. They are entering every field of industry
or productive or commercial enterprise. Pro
lection builds them up and maintains them
crushing out competition, combining on
higher prices for products and lower wages
and more hours for labor.-Pittsburg Post
The herald., 1898-12-28

Montreal newspaper makes important suggestion rea
tive Anglo American interest in the Nica1aguan canal 1t
British commercial would arrangement
that would the waterway And then "hoding ia
maca Guiana and Belize Britain would be able give
the canal any naval protection it might need just The
United shall build the canal take giving
Great itans immense tonnage equal advantage with
shipping and in return shall have Brtans naval protec
ton with all that implies The cold up in Canada
is evidently causing enlargement of the gall.
The herald., 1898-12-28

Washington dispatch says the star of Senator German is
slowly but surely rising above the horizon candidate
the Democratic presidential nominationn l9OO 1t illusion
German real presidential possibility, and he is
away from nomination he when he
page in the senatechamber He Joined hands with
Hill in nwalraned attack President Cleveland,
unpopular home that he failed of election More
oyer he is gold Democrat and that settles him.
The herald., 1898-12-28

General Merritt has recovered from the post dinner
New York which led him that have outgown
the constitution In Chicago he has been talking wonted
evene head He said in the latter town. relative the
Fpnos Give thewhat civilians necessary administer
the civil functions government and when they ready
form government of their give them blessing
than
The herald., 1898-12-28
Just the Kind

Mr.. Globetrotter-In China, at the thea
ter, the audience does not applaud. It,sig-
nifes its approval by absolute silence.
Trust Manager-Then suppose they have
to hire deaf mutes for the claque.--Life.
The herald., 1898-12-28
The First Arrival

Grandma finishing the story)-And so,
poor, dear little Abel went to heaven and
naughty Cain was sent to hell.
The Listener latter pause)-Cain, he
must have had hot old time all alone in hell
with the devil.-Life.
The herald., 1898-12-28
His Explanation

Mother (suspecting that some of the pres
ents have already been pawned) And
where is that pretty mantel clock?
Daughter-Well, you see, it was French
clock, and George could never quite under
stand it.-Jeweler's Weekly.
The herald., 1898-12-28

Along with familiar wild stories about the Kondike
liable about profitable gold mining in Southern
California Good desert mines eastward
San Bernarno county, also from River
side and San Diego There is plenty of gold in this
distant when it attract the capital
necessary TO deyeloD he mines.
The herald., 1898-12-28

No matter whether times good or bad whether
plentiful scan Pasadena up smiling Year time
with its nmabe Tournament of Roses. While covering herself
glory and flowers however, the city spreads to the
world tidns of Southern Caornas attractions All res.
dents of the section should show appreciation by attending the
forthcoming tournament.
The herald., 1898-12-28


THE PHILIP and disposed of forever.
PINES AND The question may and probably will.
PoLYGAMY arise in the Philippines, large percent
age of the population is Nlohammedan and
plurality of wives Il prominent that religious
creed 1t is said that the treaty with Spain binds this country
religious freedom and that be seized
hold ola guaranty the Mohammedan system of faith and
worship shall be respected No people enacouy de-
voted to their belief and practices than the followers of Moham
ct and they would give up almost part of the system
than the poygamus feature.
constitution guarantees religious liberty, has
been regarded that put down immoral and degrading
tees is not in conflict with constitutional principles Let
example be made the Utah that be precedent
for action should poygamus Filipino in the dim future be
chosen in congress- The question: however, will
have to be without delay in prohibiting the practice of
gamy in the islands themselves What the effect of such
ton will have in creating trouble only be known when the
attempt to suppress it is made
Ignorant people in all have been supesttou and in
cned to anatcism religious subjects and have been
than the Isames To what extent the Fipinos in
duge in poygamy fully known large part the arch
pelago has been explored but the Mohanmedan creed is
especially acceptable to uncvized peoples.
This question is but of many that will in endeavor
to plant in those islands civilized laws and American inst
tuons 1t is probable that declaration holy by the
caph would not have the the Fpnos
the Arabs and the Turks been made
upon the Mohammedan creed and practices that has not been
stubboy resisted No other Christian church has been
ergetc in propagatng its faith the Roman Catholic and
though has abored three bring the Fpnos
der its influence the result has been but parta in reality but
very slight.
While the aayan people not degraded and refractory
other they have shown progressive spirit
They have readily accepted the Moammedan religion when
they have been mpevous the influence any Poyg
amy appeal 1t has been said that Brigham Young
lay in the employment of lust and speculation
plish his object
The herald., 1898-12-28

els there any difference between Sick
and 'ill?'"
"Why, it's just like this: The man who
gets sick sends for a doctor, while the man
who becomes i'll summons physician. -
Puck.
The herald., 1898-12-28

ton. One such / caught from j. j. Byrne
yesterday He was suffering from ter
rife influenza, which he bravely refused to
call the grip. How do you feel?" l
asked. "Feel?" he replied. Il feel like
bottle of mucilage."
The herald., 1898-12-28

it be true that the gentleman elected to the next house OF
representatives from Utah is poygamst he should not be
The herald., 1898-12-28
A Silly
Mistake

one of the best athletes in the athletic club
of this city. He was nothing but
muscle, and could do any kind OF an aero
batic turn with precision and without APP
parent effort. He was clever at all out
door sports, and won much renown about
this part of the state for his tennis playing.
He would undoubtedly have made his mark
at golf in a short time, for he had natural
ability at such things.
The herald., 1898-12-28
OF Good
Understanding

was clicking away at her type machine, and
ventured the hope that she had lound hel
stocking well filled on Christmas morning
"Yes, it was she replied, 'but that's moi
odd; both OF them are usually well filled,
and the machine went on calmly clicking and
the office boy smiled his approval.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28
A Pretty Pickle.

There is sometimes good luck coming
out Of apparent misfortune. AS an IL
lustration, there is the story of a fire
occurring in a gentleman's country
house in Maine. There had been q
prolonged drought, the well was dry
at the time, and there was no other
water within a half mile. The woman
of the house discovered the fire burning
on the roof, and help was as scarce as
water. She began wringing her hands
and saying over and over to herself:
Here's pretty pickle!-a pretty pic
klep' The word pickle" unconsciously
repeated itself, and then, like flash,
came the recollection Of a barrel full
of pork pickle in the cellar, saved for
boiling over. She darted down the eel
larway, and soon began deluging the
roof with brine. Every one who has
tried knows that salt water is an ex-
cellent fire extinguisher, and in this
| case it worked like a charm. Before
the supply Of "pickle'' was exhausted
she had the fire out and the home was
saved. She never will get over the
thought that uttering the word pickle
turned disaster into relief.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28
A Benefaetress' Kind Het.
From the Evenino Neus, Detroit, Mich.

Mrs. John Tansey, of 130 Baker
street, Detroit, Mich, is one of those
women who always know just what to
do in all trouble and sickness. One
that is mother to those in distress. To
a reporter she said:
ST am the mother Of 10 children
and have raised eight of them. Sew
eral years ago we had serious time
with my daughter, which began when
she was about sixteen years old. She
did not have any serious illness but
seemed to gradually waste away. Hav-
ing never had any consumption in our
family, as we come of good old Irish
and Scotch stock, we did not think it
was that. Our doctor called the dis
ease by an odd name which, as l after
ward learned, meant lack of blood.
.tIt is impossible to describe the feel
ing John and I had as we noticed our
daughter slowly passing away from us.
We finally found, however, medicine
that seemed to help her, and from the
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28
AKing Taken for a Gambler.

"Sir, this is not the first occasion up
on which have observed the attentive
scrutiny you bestow upon me. May l
inquire the reasonT
"Sir," responded the candid captain,
'.you took passage on my ship as
Dane; I don't believe you're anything
of the kind"
The passenger smiled; the smile was
full of perspicacity and confidence, and
was followed with: "Pray tell me, then,
what you believe me to bef'
At this question Captain Ewing
fidgeted, hesitated, and finally blurted
out:
"Well, to be honest, think you are a
gambler. You've we'll nigh ruined your
self at home, and are now coming to
fleece the fools you'll find on Shore"
The young mans smile broadened;
; the next minute he turned grave again,
lowered his voice and replied:
Captain Ewing, as you have studied
me during this voyage, so have studied
you. I have come to the conclusion
that you are man to be trusted. / am
Louis Philippe, Due d'Orleans, eldest
son of that Louis Philippe dOrleans
/ who was slain by the guillotine on the
seventh of November, almost three
years ago."-Ladies' Home Journal.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28
MANY PRIZES
Awarded AEaz.Nsiy In Paris Fox Curl
GUS Reasons.

GUS Reasons.
The city of Paris each year distrib-
utes a number Of prizes, consisting Of
queathed by certain charitable persons
for special objects. There are prizes
for the father Of the most numerous
family in a given arrondlssement; sums
to be bestowed on promising young art
lists, unsupplied with funds to prosecute
their studies, and so forth. Another
prize has been added to this list 1t Is
for the best instance of q wife's help
ing her husband by work. The founder
is a NJ. Achflle Couronne, formerly
chief in the Bureau Of the Ministry of
Agriculture, whose hard-working wife
was of immense help In his career. The
sum bequeathed returns a yearly in
come of over 5000 francs. The condi-
tions necessary for competition are: To
be Partisan by birth, and to have been
married ten years to husband en-
ployed in a state bureau, and earning
not more than $500 francs a year.
There were 100 applicants for the
prize, and, as may be imagined, some
little difficulty was experienced in as
signing it. Finally, however, the votes
of the committee fell to Nine. Clerge-
rie, who, though the mother Of five chill
dren, has never ceased to contribute to
the family funds by working as flor
list. Legacies Of the above character,
however good their intent, do not al.
ways have the result anticipated by
the testator, a case in point being the
Goncourt will, which has done nothing
up to the present time but give rise to
fights and dissension. After a series
of legal battles tho executors Of the
will and the three nearest relatives OF
the deceased man of letters have set
tied their differences out of court. The
net result is that the relatives get 400,
900 francs and the academy 1,O0O,O ,OO(
francs.-Galagnani' Messenger.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28
Dangerous.

Fashion Is the idol of the Russian
woman. Art is stranger to her. She
loves admiration and Irritation, but her
heart remains cold, though she may be
burning other hearts with the fire Of
her eyes. Nowhere is woman more
dangerous than in Russian society. To
begin, a Russian girl seeks q husband
only for the position he gives her.
Matrimony is only a question Of fash
ion, and If Russian girl cannot find
a husband within q reasonable time,
she can fill no place in good society,
and she is ridiculed by all her acquaint-
ances; thus, she watches with agony
the approach of the end of her youth.
Every effort Is thus made to win the
grand prize of matrimony. Her friends
are as anxious as she is, and as fear
some lest she may be an old maid.
Then, when all efforts have failed,
when no more hope remains, she takes
advantage of the sole remedy left to
her maiden widowhood." She travels.
She goes to Paris and Nice. She stays
away three years, maybe, then returns
to Russian society, no longer an old
maid, nor even a wife, but widow.
Nobody asks whom she married, nor
how she became a widow. She is a
| widow; that sufices. And as widow
she Is received everywhere, and Is
| somebody.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28
Bacteria,

In talking with a practical farmer
the other day about his haying, he re-
marked how great difference was
made in the curing of hay If it was wet
by rains. No matter how quickly the
kay was spread out and dried after be-
ing wet, it would be badly colored, and
If put, while at all damp, in large heaps
would rot. The reason for this, I'M
doubtedly, Is the presence of bacteria
In the rain water which is gathered in
its passage through the air. These bac-
terra in any damp body Increase with
enormous rapidity. The juices in hay
or other vegetables are free from bac-
terra, except where they are cut or
bruised, and as most of these juices
are sweet, their drying down inside the
outer shell of straw has preseryative
effect. But in the work Of gathering,
the stalks of grass or other vegetation
aye usually more or less bruised, so
that some air can get to the juices aside
from what enters at the base. All
know how quickly cornstalks Will rot,
even in the stock, if exposed to heavy
rains. Then, though the stalks may
seem to dry out, there is enough damp
ness inside to keep the outside bacte-
ria alive, and the stalks will rot when
put in large heaps. Green stalks, il
| they have been got in without rain
will keep much better.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28

nhvsician. but the
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28

Ignorance loves to wear borrowed
garments, and go out riding with wis
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28

ments. Then it sat down on its own
cab with the forward truck in the air
and one wheel whirling around like
milestone. The following cars piled up
in a great heap, and over it all rose a
great cloud of dust.
The terrified eXcursionists scrambled
from their own train rushed over to
the wreck and stood In speechless hor-
ror and amazemeN. Then the freight
conductor came up and searching
among the crowd led out slender,
pale-faced lad.
"To this brave boy" he said, raising
his hand to attract attention, "you owe
the preservation of your lives. But for
his presence of mind" Here his voice
choked With tears streaming down his
face he finished the sentence by mo-
tioning toward the excursion train.
There were more than 500 on
board" said the Sunday school super
intendent. '.The majority of them
children"
..Not a life lost" cried one Of the
trainmen, running up. quicker, his
firemen and both hjakemen jumped
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28
EXPLORERS IN The PACIFIC.
Spanish Ships Cruised In 1t for Years,
but Discovered Nothing.

but Discovered Nothing.
The first European explorer who
looked down upon the broad waters of
the Pacific saw them stretch away
calm and unruff1ed into the apparently
endless distance of the south, and 1t
was from this circumstance that the
greatest of the oceans got the two
names by which it has ever since been
known, of "the Pacific" and "the South
Sea-" We can fancy what visions of
wonders hidden behind that vale OF
sea mist must have fioated before the
imagination of Balboa on that peak IN
Darien when he fell upon his knees
and thanked God that it had fallen to
his lot to make the great discovery.
1t is easy to suppose that his fmaglna-
ton pictured new continents rising out
of the vast eXpanse of ocean contain
ing empires greater than Cortez rouno
in Mexico and treasures more rich than
were ever dreamed of by the 1ncas OF
Peru and whatever these might be,
they were all the Inheritance OF Spain.
But whatever those dreams may nave
been, it is certain they were doomed to
disappointment. In the first century
that followed the discovery Of the
great ocean indeed, good many Of
the adventurous ships of Spain sailed
the waters of the South Sea, but their
efforts ended in failure for the most
part; the reports they brought back
from their voyages were for the most
part of sea-nothing but sea. One or
two, indeed, discovered and landed
upon islands, but not one ever reached
the shores Of the only continent that
lay hidden in the unknown waters OF
the South Sea.
1t is easy to understand their expert
ence when we look at map of that
part of the world, for we shall find that
line drawn around the globe ten de
grees south of the equator would pass
through more than 10000 miles Of
ocean and lesA than 1000 of land. South
of this line the only large pieces of land
are the south point of Africa and the
narrowest part of South America and
the island continent of Australia. Ex-
cept the island of Madagascar, there Is
no land of any considerable extent In
all the great eXpanse of the Indian
ocean, and the still more vast extent
of the south Pacific is only dotted here
and there by groups of beautiful but
widely scattered islands, lovely in form
and lavishly endowed with a marvel
GUS variety Of natural productions, but
so diminutive in size that they must be
sought with all the advantages OF mod
ern science in the vast wilderness of
ocean by which they are surrounded
Harper's Round Table.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28
The Ar. of Walking.

To be thoroughly graceful long steps
and quick short steps should be equal
ly avoided, remarks French woman.
A stiff walk is also very ungraceful.
and that is the great fault of English
girls. The walk too stiff1y and take
too long strides.
Spanish women have very pretty
walk, naturally, as also have Italian
country girls and all accustomed to
carrying weights on their heads.
The French are also very graceful
walkers. Study your walk, girls.
Take dancing lessons to begin with and
then repeat your lessons before your
long toilet glass. A pretty walk is a
beauty in itself, and every one who will
can acquire this beauty. Do it, then,
at once-now-withont losing another
day.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28
A COUNTRY CRACKER.


for their lives after shutting off steam
and putting down brakes. They came
off without a scratch"
'It was a. miracle, said the preach
er.
'Tt was Bubber Ramp" cried child
ish voice. 81 seen him when he opened
the switch"
Then the crowd surrounded the pale
faced lad, pushing and showing to
shake his hand, to touch him, or even
to get look at him. What was said
or who said 1t no one could ever tell,
but in the midst of it all there sounded
the shrill whistle of nearby sawmill.
"It's 'leven O'clock" said Bubber,
looking up at the sun. "It's bout time
for my chill, so I'd better be gittin'
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28
Corsets in Russia.

Bogoljewow, the newly appointed
Russian Minister of Public Instruction,
has begun the duties of his Office by
issuing drastic order to the effect that
corsets must not be worn by the young
women attending high schools, univer-
stiles and music and art schools; they
are to be encouraged to wear the ma
tional costume. The Minister says that
he has spent much time in visiting
girls schools, and has made the dis
coyery that the corset as an article Of
dress is distinctly prejudicial to the
health and physical development Of the
wearerS.