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The broad ax., 1898-11-26

The olive-growers Of California viii
probably gather next winter the iars-
est crop ever grown in the Union. For
the first time the production OF this
fruit will be in excess of the demands
for consumption In California alone.
An enormous planting Of olive groves
has been made in California In the
last few years. It has been reckoneo
that 10000 olive trees were set out
In this state last spring alone.
Rough estimates put the area OF
bearing olive groves in Califor-
mia at about 5000 acres, while
the total orchard area is about 24.o0o.
This state has practically q monopoly
IN growing olives in America Some
attempts have been made to grow the
neyadIllo bIaneo olive in Florida and
Louisiana, but the soil is not adapted
to the fruit in either Of these states.
Some twelve years ago q seventy-acre
olive orchard was started near Quad
,alaiara. Mex, but the trees never came
10 bear fruit. and the scheme was
abandoned when It was found the air
was too damp.
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MY Corn-Husk Doll.

Come wild me. honey, an I'll max
yer a corn-husk dolly LAX my ole man.
my useter max TO me-"
/ followed nanny across the garden
and down the sunny path between the
hollyhocks to the kitchen porch. had
been stung by a honey bee out In the
corn patch, and nanny, hearing my
cries as she was gathering corn for
dinner. had plastered my little wrist
with mud until the sharp pain had
turned into merely a dull ache.
The kitchen porch was only a large
arbor. its feet planted in the ground
and its top braced against the kitchen
wall. Underneath It was q bricked
door, which the large, cool grape
leaves kept shaded, and between the
red bricks. in the shadiest places, was
soft green moss / have never seen
anywhere else. There was q bench
against the wall. and here nanny
used to sit to shell her peas or to
husk her corn She brought two pans
filed with water, and into one she put
the ears Of corn as fast as sho took
on their husks: into the other she put
the softest Ct the husks.
Now. din" she said, when the last
ear, white and shining. had joined its
brothers in the water, wen see what
kinder baby we can max out o. dis"
and she selected some Of the soaked
husks. Making small bundle Of them.
she tied knot In one end.
whats that for. mammyT" aaked-
His haid. child; an dis yere's his
hair" And she put some Of the silk
by the knot. and tied It about the neck
with . strip Of the tougher husk. Next
she chose q fine. smooth. broad piece,
Of q beautiful light green. and folded
Il across. She put cord in the fold.
and drew Il up Ike q running string.
This aha tied about the knot. being
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Sir for One.

I should admire" sighed Aunt Cam,
I should admire to have another cat
like Tom! He was Jest the smartest
cat and the best cat and the handsom-
est cat I ever sot eyes on-clear NAL
tese without a white hair on him, the
best hunter you ever saw and the
knovin-est cat-It did beat ALL"
Too bad he should be pizenedi"
said Mrs. Smith. sympathizingly.
Aunt Nabby Green has a cat that's
the perfect moral Of him, as far as
looks goes, and she says he's good
a. gold, but she sets such store by him
I don't s'pose she'd part with him.
anyhow"
Benny Prince and Nan Holloway.
who sat on Aunt Cams doorstep play
Ing checkers and eating peach-apples.
heard the conversation, and both
wished they could find a cat to COM
fort Aunt Cam. All the children loved
the dear old lady who was so sweet
to them, always had a plate Of apples
on the light stand from which you
were to help yourself, and apparently
never failed to have sugar plums In
her pocket. The next morning Nan
came In hugging bag that squirmed
and sometimes mewed a bit softly.
"Oh, Aunt CAM she cried, here's
two little Maltese kittens. / told our
hired man last night about you losing
Tom, and he went home and got these
for you. Amt they beautiesl and two
kittens do play so cute together!"
You dear child" said Aunt Cam,
fondling the kittens. Jest like Tom,
for all the world-not a white hair
or 'em. Thank you, Q thousand
times!"
And with a kiss and a handful Of
goodies. Nan hurried on to school.
Before five minutes Benny came
along with a gentle old Maltese cat
purring In his arms.
"Grancma says she'd Jest as soon
spare you old Tab as not, for she has
three other cats. Run In, Tab, am
late to SCHOOL,"
And Benny ran OF without waiting
to hear Aunt Cams Thank you, Ben
ny, dear!"
That afternoon Aunt Cam put the
kittens down in the cellar, shut old
Tab In the woodshed. put on her
thimble and went to the sewing circle
When she came home at dusk, she
found a squirming bag on her front
porch, and a note from Mrs. Smith
tucked under the door. 1t read:
Aunt Nabby says she wouldn't spare
Timothy to anybody but you. but she
has two kittens most as big. so you
may have him"
She carried in the bag and emptied
out Timothy. He was. indeed, the
very moral Of Tom. and her heart
warmed to him at once. in spite Of the
two kittens down in the cellar and the
old cat in the woodshed.
Going on the back porch later, she
found there q box with stats nailed
over the top, AMI peering in, saw tive
half-grown Marese cats. A roughly
scrawled paper lay on the box.
I'm proper sorry your cat got killed
By my rat pizen, so have brought you
two Malties. hope this will make II
alright. John Wilson" Our Youth.
The broad ax., 1898-11-26

Mrs. Richard King Of Texas Is prob
ably the richest woman in the United
States. not excepting Mrs, Hetty Green.
Her wealth Is partly inherited from
her father. q pioneer Presbyterian
clergyman. the frst who ever went.
stan and Bible in hand. to preach the
gospel to the Indians and mixed races
that peopled the vast domain over
which HE own little daughter was des-
tined to hold sway AZ q landed pro-
prietor. Mrs King Il widow, and
her landed estates In southern Texas
amount to 1.2so.00o acres. or about
1000 square miles.
The broad ax., 1898-11-26

Some OF the persons who are urging
and even insisting" that certain regi-
ments of the volunteer army be mus
tered out of the service. forget that
the men enlisted for two years. They
did not enroll themselves either for a
military picnic or exclusively to tight
Spaniards, but to be good soldiers.
going where they were ordered to go.
and doing what they were ordered to
do, without demur, or question, or
thought OF discharge. They should be
loyal to their promise Of twenty-four
months Of faithful military service.
and patriotic in their willingness to
fulfil It, II this Is demanded by the
further necessities Of the government
The broad ax., 1898-11-26

The Soudan army ration. as descrio-
ed in a private letter from soldier.
is appetizing and quite unlike some OF
the food recently offered our soldiers.
What with steaks, fresh bread, tea,
and an occasional tart, the campaigner
in Africa, a common soldier, seems to
offer a striking contrast to his con-
temporary on this side Of the sea Hap
PLY for us, the army ration question
may now be discussed at leisure. and
not under fire.
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Col. Theodore Roosevelt gave some
good advice to the rough riders" who
fought under him at Santiago, before
they were mustered out. Don't pose
as heroes" he said, cor lie on your
Iaurels. because they wither. Be care
full of your conduct. The world wiz
be kind for ten days, and then, In
those cold words that the world Is
capable of speaking, it will declare
you're spoiled by going to the war.
Here is a good-humored recognition
that military glory is transient, espe-
cialIy in this country. War Is rare
episode in our national history. The
duties chiefly exacted Of Americans
are those OF personalities In pri-
vate life, integrity in business, good
citizenship.
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too, for he was q gentleman The
days Of this class of gamblers are
past, however. and today they are q
scurvy lot.
"Corwin, when / met him, was q
Mississippi river gambler. He Travelled
IA fact, lived-on the big river
steamboats,. He never attempted to
conceal the truth about himself It
was simply. Gentlemen. am gam
bier by occupation. and q good one.
II you care to have me play with you
1t viii give me great pleasure. II you
don't II doesn't make q particle OF
difference got to know Corwin very
well, and soon discovered that when
playing with the average man, luck
being equal, he would win ninety-nine
times out Of 100. never touched
cords, but ] used to like his society.
He was a wonderfully entertaining
talker. On summer nights the stew
ard used to serve dinner on deck for
those who preferred to have II there.
After dinner we would go up to the
hurricane deck and when Corwin was
or board he would bring out his nute
ard play for us. When the moon was
ont and threw q thin blue veil over
the water, or when the boat carrying
the passengers swept so close to the
shore that It brushed the dark willows
on the bank. the rising and falling
notes that came from his instrument
were gentle music to the ear. / never
knew him to propose a game at cards.
He would play there until someone
suggested a game, when he would take
ais instrument apart and put 1t away
In an Indifferent manner. / watched
him at play one night when Satan
seemed to throw every card to this
CAIN. self-composed man.
There was q cool, matter-of-fact
way about him which froze the ardor
OF everyone else except a young man
about % years old. This player was
in Ill luck. but with flushed face and
feEerish eye he made his bets furious
y, only to lose every time. II soon be-
came evident that he was playing be-
yond his means. Corwin must have
noticed 1t, for he ceased to bet heav-
LIZ against the younger man. This
angered the other.
There was a pot Of $500 once, and
everyone had dropped out except the
young man.. Corwin had been playing
his hand like a wonderful automaton,
passionless but sure. No man except
his opponent, perhaps, could doubt
that he held the winning hand. Sud-
denly, when his rival bet $50, Corwin
laid down his hand, saying: I have
nothing. You played that we'll The
young man reached out feverishly for
the pile of money, and then his hand
laid on the table. That Is not true
he said. You have a good hand and
you are afraid to play it against me.
Corwin shot a hot glance across the
table at him, and two red spots flashed
into his cheeks. I lay down my hand
he said slowly, but with a slight trem-
or in his voice. And say added
the other in a low tone, that you are
a gambler, and, therefore. a coward
Hush said, laying my hand on
the young mans sleeve. You do not
know what you are saying. He Is not
a coward by any manner OF means
The young man shook on my hand
vehemently. He Is q coward he re-
peated, and will answer for my
words at the first landing
'T looked at Corwin. had seen
him sit on the hurricane deck, a re-
volver in hand, and, as waiter threw
champagne bottles over the rail, raise
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Chndren's choruH


Tune. italian HYMN
Now We our voices raise
And join In loving praise
In chorus free;
We love our native land:
Her hills and valleys grand.
For truth and justice stand
And liberty.
We love our banner bright
30 welcome to the sight
On land or sea
May God our country blesA
With peace and happiness.
And give our cause success
And victory.
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COWARD"


his arm swiftly and shatter the falling
glass with q bullet There were grsv-
ef stories, too. of his deadly aim in
duels. He sat stiff and motionless.
with q terrible IRE In his eyes. I was
amazed by his next words.
Does the game 30 onr he asked.
quietly. Not with you.' said the
young man, bending forward. the
Yeins In his forehead swelling. Not
until prove that you are afraid to
bet and with sudden motion he
thrust his hand across the table and.
SELLING Corwin's hand. turned the
cards face up on the table. ! was on
ny feet at that instant to arrest Cor
wins right hand. for I felt that he
would draw his revolver at the insult
eut Q hnsh fell over those around the
tzbls and the hct-headed young man
The broad ax., 1898-11-26

Great wit is said to be akin to mad
ness, yet we seldom hear Of q man
going around Dragging Of his superior
insanity.
The broad ax., 1898-11-26

The man who gushes over women is
sneered at as sentimental, and the one
who doesn't is called a brute-so what
can the peer man do?
The broad ax., 1898-11-26

France win not disarm until she
sets back Alsaee-Lorraine. There IS
= precedent for you. England win
nerhaus not disarm until she gets
haek the United States Of America.
md spain win postpone her disarma-
uent until she gets back Cuba. Porto
Rico snd the PHILIPPINES
The broad ax., 1898-11-26

AM o believer, "
said the colonel.
fitting his chair
and resting his
perfectly polished
boots on one of its
rungs. "in mans
natural goodness.
/ had the pleasure
once Of knowing
an honest gam
bier. I liked him,
The broad ax., 1898-11-26

Some one has said that truth is e;er-
nal Perhaps 1t is. but time changes
1t until its own mother Is unable to
recognize ii.
The broad ax., 1898-11-26

Some actors are like some eggs
they 60 upon the stage when they are
no good for anything else.
The broad ax., 1898-11-26

The end Of one mans failure is or
times the beginning Of another mans
success.
The broad ax., 1898-11-26

Some people are willing to live mp
70 their light as long a. their eyes are
bandaged.
The broad ax., 1898-11-26

We never heard OF husbands and
wives Quarreling about which loved
the other most.
The broad ax., 1898-11-26

About the time man begins to have
good common sense old aga rnakss his
chIldish and he can't ass r.
The broad ax., 1898-11-26
FIERCE FIGHT WITH AN EAGLE.

Anton Baccarine. who Is employed
at the dam now in the course of erec-
ton at Cornell, N. Y, for the New
York city waterworks, reports having
had a terrific battle with an eagle in
the woods bordering on Croton lake.
Baccarine, while out cunning for
squirrels, heard a noise above his
head, and saw an eagle trying to car
~ q rooster away in its claws. The
hunter knew that the farmers in the
neighborhood had been troubled great
ly lately by having their fowl stolen,
so he determined to kill the bird II
possible. He quickly knelt, and, tax
ing careful aim, fired both barrels OF
his shotgun. Eagle and rooster fell
to the ground. The terror to barn
yards lay perfectly still. and Baccarine
thought he had killed the monster.
He cautiously approached the eagle.
and when he was almost upon his prey
the bird few at him and sank Its
claws in his body. The attack was
such a surprise that Bacearine dropped
his gun. The eagle used fits beak on
the hunters face and dug deep fur
rows IN his cheeks. Round and round
on the ground hunter and eagle
rolled. but after each roll the bird Of
the forest was invariably On top.
Weak from the loss Of blood. BAG
carine made desperate attempt TO
reach his bowie knife, which he car
ried in his belt. and succeeded. With
almost superhuman effort he plunged
the blade into the eagles breast
piercing the heart and causing almost
instant death. The bird measured
three feet from tip to tip. Except Cor
the loss Of blood. which made him
weak, Baccarine Is getting along wen.
and II he does not get blood poisoning.
his physician says he VIII recover.
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ABOUT TOM GORWIN.
a NOTED CHARACTER or r1E
FLUSH DAYS.

he was . Gambler and eentisnaa-
a Story Of corwin and Mississippi
River PIsy-How he saved . Tssdsr-
eoors "Pns."
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Battered st PostOsscs a. sscOnd-ela.. natter
The broad ax., 1898-11-26
BERTHA'S LOFTY PERCH.

A little 13-year-old PaWnee county
(Kan.) miss, Bertha Leonard. bas
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Intelligence OF puek..

Moods Pile cure constipation 2sc.
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nND Hand Machinery, Mining, Engines, Boil
q era. etc Send for prices. s. s. Machinery
Co, 1879 Lawrence. Warehouse 6th q Market
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The Xmas entertainment ct the U. p.
church on ridAy evening was well Al.
tended. This exercises OF the evening
commenced at 80, opened by q song
followed by prayer. The literary sxer-
eises OF the evening were as folIows
Recitations by Misses Lena shearer
Media Brown. Ethel BEenson. Alpha Dill
ley, Elsie DilIey and Ruby uAmill and
Mr.. Floyd Wade. an essAy by Miss Ethel
Barton, Xmas cantata by the small child.
rem Of the school. Santa Claus Bros mica
were entertained by Id Santa in the
psrsOn OF Charlie Welsh and was veil
done. Alter the program the presents
sere distributed and the small Johnuies
sill vent home happy.
Thursday evening after ne bad retired
we we're aroused by the sound Of bella
and tin pans. We knew By the eound
that some one soE two) had committed
mGtrimony. We learned the rexl morn.
ing that the boys we're mistaken. Jim
Morgan sAys it will not be long tall
she boys can ring the bella for some hing.
Jim treated as il xAs.
We accepted an invitation 70 eat tar
key 81 the home oi |. n. Smi'h on Sat
urday- We Iound q large crS wd As
sembled, though many OF them we're
strangers; come who we're taking their
tirst Christmas 10 Oregon
Mr. Blaln Maley, Of Condon, is visit
ing lTienls here.
Miss Elsie Dilley. of sodaville, lie
spending her vacation here.
Miss Ethel Barton, Of Albany, is vis-
iting here.
The Br&GtAin brothers will be At home
during the holidays.
LFTrLE RosR Bup.
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A Road Meeting.

The voters Of road district No. 20 met
Al the school house in OakvilIe on Satur-
day afternoon to discuss the he I plan
II making god roads. Ne were all
sgTeed that gravel properly applied was
the hest road bull Ter, Tut some parts OF
our district were too far rom the gravel
bed. Alter co lsideI able talk super
visor was chosen. AS the commission
ers desired Us to leave out politics and
religion We did so. but am sorry to say
that we adopted "s2ctionalism." Thr, :
candidates weIe nominated representing
the east, west and central parts OF tue
district On d,st ballot A. S Stone Of
central and Z Dow of the east and Walt
smith OF the west we're named. After
voting several times Mr. Erwin Dow re-
ceived majority OF all the votes. Mr..
Dow is g good man and ~iil do the right
thing fn repairing the highways. The
people OF district No. 20 are glad to have
the privilege to name their "Road Boss. I"
II the County Court will allow US three
new bridges We viii feel that we vii! be
much obliged. A. Y. SMITH.
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A Pastor Appreciated.

Sundays services closed the work OF
Rev. Arthur Cane with the Central con-
gregation. The house was crowded to
its utmost capacity both morning and
night. The subjects presented were ::
"The Worship OF God" and "The Wit
ness of the Spirits" Special anthems
and solos were sung which added greatly
to the interest of the meeting, accom-.
panied by the new organ which has Just
been purchased by the congregation.
At the close of the sermon there were
three conversions. The baptism took
place yesterday. In conclusion a short
address was made by the pastor who was
presented with written testimonial of
the appreciation of the church of his 4
years successful services, a set CT silver
ware was also given among other pre-
sents. all tending to show the kindly
feeling existing b-tween the pastor and
people. 1t is to be hoped that the good
work will still continue with whoever
may be called to serve the church.
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wHDNE SDAy
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mrs. Watts came over from Lafayette
this noon ON visit.
Prof. Crawford, OF the Salem publie
schools, is in the city.
Mime Vascha, the celebrated palmist-
is ct he ST Charles, where she will re-
main several Gays reading hands.
]. w. Senft, the insurance man, has
disposed OF his business in Albany, and
will move to Portland to reside.
Frank Raymond, of Albany spent
Christmas with his sister Miss Margaret
Raymond, of this city.-Salem Journal.
Miss Abbie Wright, OF the Portland
public schocls, was in the city today on
her way to Corvallis to spend the holi-
days.
Leslie arick went to Portland yester-
day TO see a specialist in references TO bis
ewes. He was greatly encouraged by the
report Of the specialist.
B. A. Stafford, Linn county's assessor,
is st the Salem hotel. Mr.. Stafford bears
the distinction OF being the only candi-
date on the Linn county republican
ticket elected last June. He Soes to
Portland this morning Salem States
man.
NJ. Frank Wood yesterday afternoon
sold his fine Saint Bernard dog, "Dlke,"
10 Hi. .Ienrv, ior $25 co he is thirteen
IN nths old and weighs i40 pounds MIR.
henry will take him to San Francisco
ard then hin im mack to his home in
the east for the family.
Harry Ireawith. in the general oifict a
OF the Astorian & Columbia river rail-
road al Astoria, was in toNn Monday al
ternoon. The Asnoria railroad is doing
q thrifty passenger business A b Ham
mond, president of the company is now
in New York City.
W @. "ae, uale and wife passed
through Albany yesterday morning on
,he suns.s Aver and were registered at
tn. Perkins yesterday. Mr.. TWeedale
and 9 vOdng .ad, Of Sacramento, Calf,
acre married few dye ago. The bride
Is sister of Mrs Forbes, who spen'
several weeks Ia Albany and Newport
las. snmme- he guest OF Mr.. Twee6ale.
Thew will hav- the best wiEhes OF the
many Albany friends Of the groom.
Over one hundred OF Albany people
went TO Corvallis last evening to attend
the dedication services Of the new Ma.
sonic tempe at that city, arriving home
at 2 O'Clock this morning. They were
roy ally treated. after the dedication ser
vices in which the ieading Albany men,
bers took q prominent part, q splendid
banquet was served, at which two hun
dred sat down.
On their way home from Portland yes-
terday Mr.. L. Verick and con Leelie
stopped At Oregon City and paid q visit
10 Lieut.. Hun,ley ,who recently returned
from Manila. and Mrs. Pickens. wife OF
toe popular captain OF Co. IL lie an in.
terekting fact that when Hnntley left
Manila be was in such bad condition
that arrangements we're made for the en-
balming Of his BODY on the way home, IL
being thought doubtful about has reach
ing home alive. But be began improv-
ing a. once ana had gained thirty.tive
pounds in only few weeks and is now
well.
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Peoria Notes.

Mr. Grant Rrattain 10 spending the
holidays at his old home near Peoria.
Mr.. Dick Fruit Of o. A. c. Is visiting
friends And sWeethearts a. Peoria.
Among i,iends present a. The Nmas
Tree werr Mr. James MoFgAn and Misc
Anna Ailholleu, OF 0Akytlle
Rev. Alien preached . XmAs sermon
a. this place SUNDAY aud Jan. /, will be-
gin - les oG ne@tings for the benetis OF
the youn. men and women.
The bloc front house ct the Peoria
Terry seems 10 0e hA Dted.
The shooting match giyen by the
Peoria Gun Club vas . grand success.
A few friends gathered at the residenee
OF Nr. Gibbs the other evening spending
the evening in playing and dancing.
The Xmas tree vac largely attended
Al seven o'clock The program Was open
ed By the choir. Alter tie program va
ended the presents we're distributed
Everybody enjoyed . social time.
Miss Leo Mcdaniel, Of Suver, dspar.
ed Tor her home Saturday.