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The herald., 1898-09-18
THIS HEIFER SAGACIoUS
Injuries Its Owner and Then Calls fo1
Assistance

r. w. Card. a well-to-do farmer Of
Franklin, this state, is suffering from a
broken rib, the result of a peculiar accident
which befell him few days ago. Mr.. Card
has among his stock a handsome black
heifer. which has been a great pet Of The
family and which has shown in;ellgenc &c
in many ways. One Of Its many knowing
acts is to come 10 the pasture bars a: a
regular hour each evening and call to be
taken home; yet. If the bars are lie: down
by any person other than Mr.. or Mrs. Card.
1t will not move out of the pasture until
hidden 20 do SO by the master or mistress
Of the house.
Mr.. Card went to The pasture the nigh;
Of the accident and was gone longer than
usual. Mrs. Card was beginning to wonder
at his delay, when she was astonished to
hear the black heifer calling loudly a. the
kitchen window. Somewhat startled by
this unexpected action, Mrs. Card went on,
10 see where her husband was. He was
not in sight, but, thinking he might have
stopped 20 repair a fence or something Of
the kind, she turned to drive the he.fer to
The tie-up. Much 20 her amazement the
heifer had started back toward the pasture,
and Mrs. Card followed. A short chase
brough: her 10 where her husband lay fla :
or his back in the Zane. He seemed 20 have
Just awakened from slumber, but before
she could express her thoughts Of such
strange actions, Mr.. Card spoke cheerily
AMI arose 10 his feet, with his hand upon
The region of his heart.
Mrs. Card" he said, laughingly, II
know now exactly how Jim Corbett fel;
when Ftzs.mmons landed on his solar pick
us He felt like Spanish fortifica;i ion hit
by Yankee shot. It's just like walking of
a 10O-foot bank In the dark and landing into
the day after tomorrow"
Mr.. Card had been leading the pet heifer
when a savage moose fly bit the animal in
he side. The heifer swung her head TO an
initiate me fly and caught Mr.. Card on the
rib, just above the heart. He went down as
one who is shot, and recovered conscious
ness only as his wife arrived upon the scene.
When the procession started home The
heifer trotted along ahead, as II conscious
of the injury /; had done, and went straigh;
TO its place In the tie-up without stopping
for lis customary caress.
The surgeon has united The ends Of Mr..
Cards broken rib. and the black hefer is
now more highly priced than. ever in the
Card family.-Lewis:o on Journal.
The herald., 1898-09-18
A UNIVERSAL GENIUS

He's a versatile chap, the Yankee lad
No matter from whence he may hail
From the States where the Cuff waters rip
pie so Sad
Or the north, with its snow and its hail
He is hot for the fray as he starts away
TO the echoing sound of the drums,
But he's cool enough. and he wins the day
When the moment of combat comes.
Oh. the Yankee lad can direct a plow
Or any machine you select;
He's full of new motions" and knows JUS
how
To make calculations correct
For bit of a trade alert Is he,
And his books always balance Alright;
And, incidentally you'll agree
He's a mighty good hand in fight.
Washington Evening STAR
The herald., 1898-09-18
Catching the Audience

Philadelphia Record: At the Bible con-
ference in East Mortified, Mass. few
days ago, Mr.. Moody was asked: Would
you advertise the topic on which you ex-
pected to preach on Sunday?" The noted
evangelist said: This is the age Of adj
vertise ment, and you have TO watch your
chance. Now. I don't like to give Gu, 4
subject. l would rather take them by sur
prise, but if | see | am losing, and | want
to catch my audience, then | begin to push
begin 20 advertiser l. is the same way il
business; you must catch the audience
After that the holding of it is all a matter
Of giving II what j. wants.
The herald., 1898-09-18

Women Book Agents and Lawyers
There is one pursuit captured by women"
said Washington lawyer the other day,
The herald., 1898-09-18

the soap factory Is In my nostrils, and life
holds no joys for me; but II you would only
tell me that the horseless carriage Is all
a fake-some senseless reporters magma
ton, perhaps. or the dream Of some Wis
ionary inventor-I Nigh; die in peace, at
least.
ct Is considered! q greas success, Ell :?
Well, then, just one word more: Now, don't
think me grumpy or soured or pessimistic.
because I do understand this march Of
progress and age of invention business
all right. and don't want to be called a.
kicker, but didn'; you ever hear 1; said
that the horse was mans best friend?
OF course you have. And haven't we, as
a rule, been patient. faithful and willing
at all times. when men use whips to make
us go, while word of encoura cement
would be just as well. and not hurt us at
all? Dom; men abuse, neglec. and i'll
trca; us, and expec; us to keep fat and say
nothing?
"And, say. just one little word more; I
see they are talking about a horse show
here. Now. don't, l implore you. say that
! am jealous or disgruntled or anything
like thai. but you just go 20 that horse
show and take look at the kind of horses
tiSS WAL HdNS biiSlt. Gee what tnty tNluk
of mans best friend now See if you can
find any of the old, reliable, honest, faith
full serviceable kind of horses there. If
you do. jus; offer $3.50 for them and they
will be yours.
"Well, will have to tell you good-by. l
didn't intend to say so much when start
ed, and 1 don't suppose that l have said
anything now that is worth putting In the
paper; but wanted 20 let you know that
there is another side 10 the case. l can
see a big smoke coming out of the Chin
ney down at the soap works, and sup
pose they are waiting for me. So long"
And. with sad smile and long drawn
sigh, the best friend Of man passed on.
THE INTERVIEWER
The herald., 1898-09-18

strength Of love that makes the world go
round.
l. is no. possible for F*nchmen 20 con-
s,dtr this side of the case, however. with
| ru; proceeding o the third point mentioned
above, namely, tina: The confession Of Col
Henry confirms he ompha;i tic declarations of
he American. handwriting experts 10 whom
were submitted fac-S!mi.ts Of The famous
document purportng to give !mportan, Sc
cres to The enemies of France. which docu-
mcrN was mainly instrumental in condemn
lag Dreyfus. hat the whole document was
a clumsy forgery. l. viii doubtless.y be re-
rendered by those newspaper readers in
America who have followed the Dreyfus
case closely, hat Nine. Dreyfus. in hsr
anxiety 20 Leave no Stone un.urred tina,
would help 70 secure new trial for the
husband in whose innocence she so firmly
believed, caused 10 be printed and sent o
America duplicates Of The fatal letter, and
his letter two OF the mos; famous hand
writing experts IN the world, Messrs. Car
valho and Amos, studied sroke by stroke,
letter by letter, and line by line. With The
te:ters enlarged by the microscope he eX-
rerts followed ;he unskilled hands Of he
fOrGer with herring Skill, pointing out the
damMing evidence of crime in he ha1,ng,
uncertain tracing Of letters that ME rapid
hand of syfus would have formed with
OUT d hrerak, making Of dot or stroke a
signpost ON whose straight pointing finger
could be plainly read the word, forgery"
and discovering with ease so many and so
varied evidences OF crude crime cha; when
nc decisions Of these experts, together with
her diagrams showing the bungMng work
q + he forgor were printed in he American
reWspapers. the people considered that
Nine Dreyfus had won hat for which she
had worked 80 faithfully They fully ex-
pee ed mat the publication OF the state
merits Of these American Handwriting eX-
p,rrs would secure for Dreyfus new rial.
ara great is the wrath now that ii Is re-
called that even this convincing proof of the
rGocenE victim Of a plo; having been made
20 suffer so ou;rageously was ignored by
The French officials.
These three are he loudes. of the ro;es
of anger that are daily gaining in volume
here. In themselves, they are enough to
pull Capt Dreyfus out Of his iron cage on
he 'Islaru Of he Devil" bring him back
20 France ard 10 ne side Of his fai, hrul
wife, restore o him whole the uniform tina;
waa mutt,ated and tte SWORD that was brok-
en-. and comp ns'tce him ~ shower of hon
ors FIR he suffering he has endured while
The proof Of his irr0corc, was accumulaE-
ing. Fer Cap. Dreyrus France has much
in store that viii help to make amenGls
for the inius.ice done For Nine Drey-
fus France feels It csnno. do CROUCH
Frer'chmen are amos; a unit in the belief
that nothing is too good for her.
The herald., 1898-09-18

every class in the various law schools. Then
she sizes up each man and knows just who
is likely to be an easy victim. 1t is safe TO
say that where there was one law book sold
in the primitive ard class times Of Daniel
Webster and Henry Clay there are twenty
sold now. Every two-year-old practitioner
in the country nowadays has more books
than Webster and Clay ever dreamed of
owning. The lady book agent is largely re-
sponsible for it."-Washington Star.
The herald., 1898-09-18

The very latest thing IN millinery is the
halo. 1t is a large piece Of straw, with
the outer edge gathered Tam O'Shanter
fashion. The trimming is placed under
meath instead of on the top and usually
consists of plumes. which hug the hair
closely.-New York Sun.
The herald., 1898-09-18

Professor Wheeler OF Cornell University,
in his forecast of the coming struggle for
mastery Of the world, sets aside the Latin
races as unstable and unprogressive; the
reutons as lacking some element vital to
success. leaving only the Slavs and Anglo
Saxons; and to the last he looks for fu-
ture world dominance In the interests of
civilization, humanity and progress.
The herald., 1898-09-18
CHORUS:


Soon with the angels I'll be marching
With bright laurels on my brow;
/ have for my country faucn,
Who will care for mother now?
Who will comfort her in sorrow?
Who will dry the falling tear.
Gently smooth her wrinkled forehead?
Who will whisper words Of cheer?
Even now i think | see her
Kneeling. praying for me- how
Can | leave her in anguish?
Who will care for mother now?
Let this knapsack be my pillow,
And my mantle be the sky:
Hasten. comrades, to the battle!
Will like a soldier die,
Soon with the angels IN be marching.
With bright laurels on my brow;
l have for my country fallen,
Who will care for mother now?
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-02-18
FIBROID TUMOR
Expelled by Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Mrs. B. A. LOMBARD, Box II, West
dale, Mass, writes: "1 have reason to
think that I would not be here now If
it had not been for Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. It cured me of
a fibroid tumor in my womb.
Doctors could donothing forme, and
they could not cure me at the hospital.
will tell you about it:
81 had been in my usual health, but
had worked quite hard. When my
monthly period came on, I flowed very
badly. The doctor gave me medicine,
but it did me no good. He said the
flow must be stopped If possible, and
he must find the cause of my trouble.
"Upon examination, he found there
was fbroid tumor in my womb, and
gave me etreatmentwithout any benefit
whatever. About that time a lady
called on me, and recommended Lydia
e. Pinlkham's Vegetable Compound;
said she owed her life to it. I said I
would try it, and did. Soon after the
flow became more natural and regular.
still continued taking the Compound
for some time. Then the doctor made an
examination again, and found every
thing all right. The tumor had passed
away, and that dull ache was gone. !"
It can be truthfully stated that
such aresult can be accomplished by no
other remedy upon the market, and
forcibly proves the peculiar virtue OF
the Vegetable Compound
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-02-18

The longest cable in the world will
doubtless be the direct telegraphic con-
nection between England and Austria
liza, for which plans have been submit
ted to the English government. The
cable will begin on the coast of Corn
wall and be laid to Gibraltar (1,199
nautical niles, from there to Sierra
Leone, the English possession in New
Guinea (2,379 nautical miles,, via St.
Helena (81O to Capetown Q,910) from
which city telegraphic connection
exists with Natal. From Natal the
cable is projected to the island of
Mauritius Q,81S), from there to the
island of Rodriguez (4O6), then to the
Cocus or Keeling islands directly across
the Indian ocean (22D; from there
finally to Perth, the capital of the co.
ony of West Australia.
The companies interested in this ca
BILE line, which will have total length
of Is, 64S nautical miles, are the East
African, the East & South African, the
Australian & Asiatic and the China
Telegraph Companies.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-02-18
Looking for a Substitute.

The condition of the rubber trade
brought about by the increased demand
and the many new uses for rubber. has
excited great interest in the possibiI-
ity of inventing substitute.
In England substitute called
'soxilin" was claimed to be a substi-
tute, and clergyman of Denver, Colo,
invented substitute called 'perchoid"
for which the same claim was made.
These substitutes are identical in
their composition, being made from
linseed oil, the composition known as
linoleum being the suggestion of both
inventors, but the oil in the new COM
position is not fully oxidized, litharge
being used and currents of cold air.
Continued experiments yielded more
and more elastic substance, and it was
found that with sulphur quite similar
effects were produced, comparatively,
as with rubber. Oxiiin and perchoid
can also be vulcanized, but in no case
was it able to fulfill all the require
ments of rubber. For bicycle tires it
has been found to serve quite we'll, but
it lacks the life and durability Of rub
ber. Oxilin and perchoid can be pro-
duced at cost Of from to cents per
pound. and this fact, coupled with the
price of rubber at 80 cents per pound,
and that the claimed substitutes have
not been introduced with such favora-
BILE competing prices. shows conclusive
ly that 1t is not likely to affect the
present condition of the rubber market.
Latter discoveries have worked veritable
miracles, but it does not seem at all
likely that good substitute for rubber
will be discovered soon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-02-18

Alexandria Washington Lodge was given
the post of honor in the Masonic detach-
ment of the funeral procession. Masons
OF the District of Columbia were also in
line. Of the three lesser lights that were
borne into Washington's tomb two were
held by members of Alexandria ashing-
ton Lodge of Alexandria and one by
Brother Alexander Mccormick of George
town and Washington city. Two of these
candles are preserved under lock and key
by Alexandria-W Washington Lodge, and the
third is in charge of Secretary Singleton
of the Grand Lodge of the District of Co
lumbia. This third light was carried.
burning, at the laying of the corner stone
of the Washington monument in Wash
ington city, at the dedication of the same.
and it will be lighted for the fourth and
last time at the centennial celebration of
Washington's burial.
AS Mason Washington had presided
at the laying of the corner stone of the
capitol in Washington, officiating, on Sept.
1S, 1893, as President of the United States
and Masonic Past Master. On that occa-
sion he wore his Masters sash and the
apron presented to him by Lafayette and
which had been wrought with gold and
silver tissue and beautifully adorned with
Masonic emblems by the Marquise de La.
fayette.
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tendance and by representation from afar.
This celebration will take place at Mount
Vernon and will revive as closely as pos
sible the burial ceremony.
The movement for q proper commemo-
ration of the one hundredth anniversary
of the burial of Washington had its in
ception about two years ago in the Grand
Lodge of Colorado. Since then one after
another of the Grand Lodges of the Unit
ed States have appointed committees to
take measures for a representation of
their Masonic Jurisdictions. This national
movement, initiated by Masons, has ex-
tended to all patriotic and civic societies,
SO that in every city, town, village and
hamlet memorial service will be held,
OH Dec. Is, 1899. There are cogent rea-
sons why this movement should appeal
with peculiar force to Masons every
where, for a review of the records of
Washington's death and burial is beauti:
fully suggestive of the high ideal of fra
ternal love and charity ever cherished by
the Father of His Country.
During his last illness "the General" as
his friends and neighbors called him, was
attended by three physicians. The first
was his old friend and companion-in-arms.
DR.. James Craik, surgeon general of the
Continental Army, and in private life
member of the Masonic fraternity. The
other physician from that neighborhood
was DR.. Elisha Cullen Dick, then Master
Of Alexandria Lodge. DR.. Brown of Port
Tobacco was also called into consultation.
At the moment of Washington's death,
DR.. Craik stopped the penslulum and
hands of the clock that stood on the man.
tel Of the room and which remains to-day
in the same condition as it was ninety
= II IL, L, L. IL.
possession of Alexandria Washington
Lodge, No. %, Of Alexandria, Va. Of
which lodge Washington was first Master.
In his dying hours the General communi-
Gated to his private secretary, Mr.. Lear,
his desire not to be buried until after
three days had elapsed. His wishes were
respected.
At Washington's death the Deacons
of the lodge were directed to have the
orders cleaned and prepared and to fur
nish spermaceti candles for them. To
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-02-18
KLONDIK e.

The cold is as bitter in many sections of
our western country as any freezing
corner of Klondike. Twenty degrees
below zero is not an uncommon condi-
ton of winter weather, and by reason
of this intense cold, rheumatism has
it's best chance to grow painfully in
tense and chronic in it's continuance.
We need not, therefore, borrow an idea of
cold from Klondike. What we want is the
best cure for rheumatism, and anywhere
and everywhere, whether in freezing cold
or melting heat, st. Jacobs Oil is known,
valued and used as the Master Cure of this
universal plague of mankind. The proof
of its efficacy can always be produced, and
its efficacy in the cure of the disease goes
on in all conditions of weather.
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morrow morning wen consult rne chief

InOITOW HlOIulhS we IL SOASoAt bhO SAi1A
of police"
Bright and early next morning tfor
we got but little sleep that night we
repaired to the chief Of police, and to
him 1 told my tale, Henderson acting
as interpreter.
The chief was very much surprised
and pleased by my information, and
after cautioning US to keep silent, dis
missed us by saying wed hear from
him in few days"
Two days later the foreign element
of the city was thrilled by another afro
cious murder. This time 1t was a rich
young Englishman, named Burton, who
had come down from Lima to visit
some friends, and who, after spending
the evening with them, left about II
o'clock for his hotel, which was only
two blocks away. Next morning his
body, robbed of all his valuab ables and
papers, was found, floating in the bay,
with a gaping dagger wound in the
back.
Burton's friends, who were rich and
influential, backed by the British Con
sui, made a vigorous attack upon the
Suplu6 ueluOuS VI Tic pOlICS, anu at
last aroused the authorities to some
thing like activity. Following up the
clew received from me, the "Jefe" took
a personal interest in the matter, and
within a few days, succeeded in cap
turing the gang, which consisted of five
persons-the girl, who was used as
decoy-and four men. 1t was estimated
that more than two score foreigners
had been murdered by this gang during
the eighteen months of their sinister
operations. AT the trial Burton's wal
let and passport, found in the robbers
rendezvous, convicted the men, and my
Identification of the girl completed the
case. The men were sentenced, and,
according to the methods of that coun-
try, We're shot three days after the
trial The girl, owing to her youth and
beauty, was sent to finish her days in
the penal colony at San Carlos.
The years have rolled away since
then-years of danger and adventure.
Many a time during the war of the re-
bellion have looked death in the face,
and yet my blood thrills when I think
of that nights adventure in Chilli
Philadelphia Times.
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FEB F EsEB n EiI E.3 Es E3 E8 # e
An Adventure in Valparaiso.
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tiful foot and ankle, and 1, agile though
was, could hardly keep up with her.
Painting with eXertion, at last we
reached the top of the plateau, which
overlooked the town, and my guide
gracefully waved her hand toward a
light, like a star in the distance, and
murmured:
"Ahi esta la casa" (Yonder is the
house,.
At that moment the moon sank be-
hind mass of black clouds and every
thing became dark about US; but my
guide, pressing her little palm into
mine, advanced steadily toward the
light. Everything was as still as the
dead and damp and chilly mist pene-
trated my very marrow.
AS the moon shone out in radiant
beauty, my blood for moment seemed
to freeze in my veins, for there, before
me, cleaning brightly in the moonlight,
and winding like a serpent among the
doddering crosses and mouldering
graves of the Pantheon, was the path
that led to our destination.
The low-lying wall of the Pantheon
lay directly in front of me, and my
guide quickly tripped up the steps
which led over it, beckoning for me to
follow. Though loath to go further
yet the wondrous beauty of the girl
held me as in a spell, and step by step
1 advanced until I stood upon the top
of the wall.
AS 1 looked downward l though I
saw the CLEAN of steel beneath the
steps, and the shadow of a mans form
crouching there.
I halted and called out to the girl:
"Esperar (WaitD
At that moment the moon was again
obscured and in the semi-darkness (for
there was no street lamp there, and