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The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
More Precious than Gold.

Although gold Is generally considered the most precious of all metals, there are no fewer than sixteen others which for exceed 1t in value. An ounce of va nadium commands price of f155, and could only be purchased by 37 ounces of pure gold. Zireonium is valued at f100 an ounce, lithium at f9S and cal cium at f62. Descending the scale of metals, we find that iridium, which oc- cupies the last place on the list, is worth 3.5 times as much as gold; palla- dium Az times as much, and harium, which Is fourteenth on the list, nearly six times as much.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
The Things that People Say.

Perhaps nothing else in society aston. people say, says "Harper's Bazar." Not the clever speeches or cruel speeches, not the complimentary remarks or i'm proper remarks, aStOnish us, but the tactless speeches, the speeches that have no excuse for being, never cease to impress us by that frequency and by their-let us hope-unintentiOnal rude ness.
 What q dear little fellow that lsr' said a caller to a mother of q 3year- old.
 "Ie is a great comfort to us, " replied the mother, stroking the chlld's long curls.
 "Yes, I should think so! He is not pretty, is he? His hair is so beautiful now that at the first glance one would call him pretty. But If you imagine how he will look when those golden curls are cut off, you will see that he will be a very plain child"
 Said another woman to an acquaint- ance: Mrs. A., hope you will pardon me for saying that think I never saw a more beautiful piece of lace than the flounce on the gown that you wore to the Assembly hall last week. l said to my husband afterward that if Mir. A. should again fail and lose everything, as he has done once or twice already, you could sell that lace and easily get a big price for it."
 This same woman, while making a visit of several weeks, said to her host ess, as the time of her departure drew near: 'I always think that the incest thing about making a visit Is the re turn to ones own home. Ones family are always so glad to see one, and there is always great luxury to me in getting back to my own house, where l can do what l please. say what l please, and order whatever I want to eat"
 A friend explains speeches of this kind by the theory that in some cran- iums there is depression where a bump of tactfulness ought to be However that may be, certain kind of tact may be cultivated. It is the best kind, for 1t is the exemplification of the doctrine that
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
Mummy Dummy"

In his Highways and Byways In Devon and Cornwall'' Arthur H. Nor way tells oi fragment of auuqy4tg that still fingers in the neighborhOod of Redruth, where the country people, when they see a ghost. say, Mummy dumnyr and he adds, "I leave the riddle to be solved by any one who is curious enough to undertake a useful piece of practice ill unraveling the cor ruption of language.
 The phrase is probably corruption of "In nomine Domini," the Latin fo1 "In the name of the Lord, phrase so familiar in the devotion of the middle ages.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29

DEAR EDITOR:-f you know of solicitoror canya, ser in your city or elsewhere, especially man who has solicited for subscriptions, in
 surance nursery stock, books or tailoring, or q man who can sell goods, you will confer favor Dy telling him to correspond with us; or if you will insert this notice in your paper and such parties will cut this notice out and mail to us
 We may be able to furnish them q soOd position In their own and adjoining counties. Address,
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
DANGERS OF GUN PRACTICE.
The Bravery of Mate Saved a ShiI
 from Destruction.

The Bravery of a Mate Saved Ship from Destruction.
 There Is considerable danger in this naval practice in gunnery," said an of ticer of the United States navy the oth- CT day. Il came very near going up in- to the air in small bits on this last squadron cruise. We were at heavy gun practice at sea, and but for the quickneSs of a gunner's mate would never have returned. AS you probably know, the heavy guns in the turrets are fired by electricity, the gun being dis charged simply by pressing a button. The officer in command of the forward turret on our ship during rapid-fire practice was just about to press the button to fire one of our big guns, when a gunner's mate was seen to grab at something on the wall of the turret and then fall in a heap on the floor. The officer pressed the button, but the gun was not discharged.
 "When the mate came to, he was asked what had happened. and he in formed the officer thai tho breech of the gun had not been locked, and that what he grabbed at the wall was the wires forming the electric firing cir Cui,. H nan Ae saw the officer Was preparing to fire the gun, and at the same time observed that the breech of the gun was not locked, the only thing that occurred to him to prevent the gun being discharged was to de  stroy the circuit, which he did promptly and effectively. When all this occurred there was a charge of 250 pounds of powder in the gun, another charge of the same size in the turret ready to be served, and the passageway leading to the powder magazine was wide open.
 But for the QuickneSs of the gun ner's mate the gun would have been blown out inside the turret, the gases from the burning powder would prob abl have ignited the charge lying in the turret, this explosion would have ignited the powder in the magazine, and the chances are that the whole ship, crew and all, would have gone up in the air. A thought that has occurred to me is this: Suppose the accident had occurred, what do you imagine the verdict of the board of inquiry as to the cause of the loss of the ship would have been? Since this experience the department has adopted electrical means to prevent the discharge of any of the large guns until the breech Is locked."-San Francisco Chronicle.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
A I.iterarv Slin-

One of the most literary of the Lon. don evening papers makes the follow. ing startling announcement: "A com plete set of hydrants and fire appliances will bO arranged, and the stage is to be fitted with double asbestus and steel fireproof curtain, controllable by ono man The latter is designed to be one of the largest ill London-namely, about so feet wide and 90 feet deep. ''-Glas RoW Times
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
THE COST OF FREEtNG oUsA.

The United States are certainly entitled oo 5etaln possession of the Philippine Isl- ands Ii the peace Commissioners SO decide Tor the cost of the war runs far into fine nlllhons. and the end is not yet. The mon- SSy pald out reaches an astonishing total. 1, to lee the stomach, liver, bowels and DloOd of disease, however, is not an expen- slEe undertaking. A few dollars inyes- ted Tn Hoste'ter's Stomach Bitters willac- com pllsh the task eaisly. The poor as we'll as the rich can afford ii.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
Her Liquid Voice.

Your wife has such a liquid voice, !" said MT. F. admiringly to MT. T.
 Yes; that's pretty good name for it., replied Mir T
 MT. F. looked up inquiringly, and Mir. T. added immediately: "Don t you understand? Why, it never dries up you know "-London Fun.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
Mixing Affairs.

"Gracie," said MT. Nipperson, "I think your father ought, in some way, to be given to understand tbat he carries his business as a contractor altogether too far"
 What makes you think that" the fair girl asked.
 "When I went to him this afternoon and told him that wanted you for my wife, he told me to submit a sealed pro- posal and he would consider it in its proper order"
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29

The Spanish newspapers in Manila are enjoying an unprecedented free dom and criticise the American au- thorities in way that they never would have dared to criticise their own government. The United States censor confines his attention to cable grams going abroad. He will not, he says, permit a word to be said in any way derogatory to the United States army or authorities, but he takes no notice of iniammatory editorials daily exciting the people of the Philippines against the United States.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29

There is more Catarrh in thls section of the country than all other diseases put together, and until the last few years was supposed to be incurable. For great many years doctors pro nounced it a local disease and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Science has proven catarrh to be const1tu- tianal disease, and therefore requires cOnstitu- tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu- faetured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,. Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure on the market. It is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer one hundred dollars fOr any case 1t fails to cure Send for circulars and testimonials. Address,
 F. J. CHENEY x O., Toledo, o Sold by Druggists. 75c.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
Something Juss as Good.

Customer-Have you any securing sand?
 Grocer-No, we're entirely ont of it. Customer-Well. give me a half pound of your sugar. My tins have to be secured today, no matter what it costs Harlem Life
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
Most P1easant Picture.

Photographers, in their constant study of the face, find that the left side makes the more pleasant picture and that the profile as seen from the left gives more correct likeness than when view d from the right.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29

If the Lord answered the girls prayers he would affiict every one of them with a fever, after which their hair would come out and grow in curls.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
JVIU UJ DI bIDtos toss
 Halls Family Pills are the best.-

We pay you s10O if we cannot prove that we can save you MONEY on everything you buy. We are saving the people of the Pacific Coast thousands of dollars every month. For full particulars, address. Gilbert Clements Sons, 21o California St., San Francisco, Cal, Wholesale and Retailers of Family Supplies.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29

When father gives his daughter diamond ring, all he gets out of 1t is the impression she gives other girls that some young man gave 1t to her.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
Obeying Instructions.

"Children, hope you peeled the ap ples before eating themr
 "Yes, mother dear"
 "What have you done with the peel lngs2"
 '>Oh, we ate them afterp
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29

When coming Co San Franci co go to Brooklyn Hotel, 203-212 Bush Street. Am eriean or European plan. Room and board $l.O to $l.5O per day; rooms 5O cents to $1.O0 per day; single meals 9 cents. Free coach. Chas. Montgomery.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29

ETC Permanently Cured. No fits or nervous dIAS ness after first days use Of Dr. kIines Great Nerve Restorer, Send for FREE S2 .OO trial bottle and treatise DR. R. u. KLINE Ltd. s30 Arch St., Philadelphia. Pa.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
Follow it Up.

Sit down and cool off suddenly, and then regret it, for stiffness and sore ness is bound to follow. Follow it up with St. Jacobs Oil and you will have nothing to regret from a prompt cure.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29

My doctor said 1 would die, but Piso's Cure for Consumption cured me.-Amos Kelner, Cherry Valley, Ills., Nov. 23, '95.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29

A father always worries for fear that his daughter will marry the wrong man, but a mother worries for fear she won't be able to catch on at all.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29

Men frequently forsake love for am- bitiOn, but they seldom give up ambi- ton for love.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
Seems to Get Ripe

One complaint seems to get ripe in autumn. and that is neuralgia. To soothe the pain, strengthen the nerves and rid the system of it, use St. JacoDs Oil, the best known cure.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
Politeness is to do and say The kindest things in the kindest way.

He whose tact or pOliteness is of the kind that considers other people, that fears to wound, that strives to soothe, that Is selfish. will not readily say the things that would better have been left unsaid" They will ho iwrossl1l, 10 nm.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29

No household is complete without bottle of the famous Jesse Moore Whiskly. it is pure and wholesome stimulaut receommened by all physicians. Don't neglect this necessity.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29

D There used to be an old fashioned woman who made great deal of joy for her family by shaving the raw corn off the cob, and mixing 1t up with batter and frying 1t. Does any one know where she may be found?
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
Rides Only on Green Cars.

There Is an Irish woman in Kansas City so patriotic that when she comes down town she will never take any but a green car, no matter how long she has to wait, though the yellow and red cars would serve her just as well. The red signifies to her the crimson color of the hated British, while the yellow is the symbol of the odious Orangeman.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29
St. Jacobs Oil cures Rheumatism.

St. Jacobs Oil cures Rheumatism St. Jacobs Oil cures Neuralgia St. Jacobs Oil cures Lum0ago St. Jacobs Oil cures SciatiC8 St Jacobs Oil r8tes Surairs St. Jacobs Oil cures Eusas St. Jacobs Oil cures Sora ees St. Jacobs Oil cures StInuess St. Jacobs Oil cures Backache. St. Jacobs Oil cures Muscular Aches.
The St. Johns herald., 1898-10-29

Fault Of Business Women.
 A professional woman who has to employ young woman assistant says
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-09

Hop picking began this week at
the J. M Heron yard.
Mrs. G. F. Rounds left Saturday
for a two months stay in the East.
Tbreshing will soon be over in
this end oil the county. Only a
few crops remain.
Mrs. E. H. Belknap gave an
afternoon tea to some of her
friends one day last week.
Alter weeks visit with friends
Mrs. A. g. Guthrie has returned
to her home in Philomath.
Miss Hattie Starr, of Ritzville.
Wash, is on an extended visit
with friends aud relatives at this
place.
Mrs. w. 9. Belknap and chill
dren will, the measles permitting,
return to their home in Corvallis
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. w. Watts, Of
Modesto, CAL, are here on a visit
to relatives and friends. They are
old-ti residents, and will remain
month or more. At present they
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-09
MT, VIEW NEWS.

Farmers are busy hauling grain
off.
The health of the neighborhocd
is very good.
Born-To the wife of George
Brown. a son. Mother doing
we'll.
"Kansas Pudding" it seems,
will keep intruding on others until
he gets into trouble of some kind.
w. II. Mathews, OF Soap Greek,
saws that o. Martin has obstructed
the public highway, and he wishes
the county court to do something
about the matter; says Martin OBJ
jects to him leaving the gates
open, which h" has placed across
the road and is nuisance.
On the first day OF the month
the China pheasant thought wal
was again declared, us they got II
from all 81 es. The boom OF the
shotgun could be heard from morl
until hate at night.
'Tis now the city sportsman,
With festive comrades three,
Doth spend the day in shooting
At China in tree.
They hie themselves home at twilight,
Without single one,
While country SamlA whistles,
Johnny, get your gan
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-09
TERM,4NIYS ATTITUDE.

1t is passing strange that while
our ambassador at Berlin coll
tinually wires the state depart
nent at Washington that Ger
many is friendly to Our ration,
she should keep a fleet of FIVE or
six war vessels at Manila, which
have caused considerable annoy
ance to Admiral Dewey, and when
Manila was about to surrender,
one of Germany's war vessels
aided Captain-general Augustus
to escape. This act would seem
to be in direct violation Of the
neutrality laws recognized by all
nations, and sets at naught hel
protestations of friendship ane
impartial neutrality. The prope1
thing for Our government to do i:
to demand and get satisfaction
for this outrage to our nationa
honor. If the facts are true, a
stated in the press dispatches
Germany's action in taking An
gustin away was such a 'breacl
of etiquette that it should b
called a casus belli, and the Ger
man government compelled t
make suitable reparation to tn
United States.
!. This government is we'll abl
to command respect, and ther
should be no lnincing Oh equivt
:, eating in this matter. A certain
, definite and proper deman
: should be made upon Germany
and then enforce that deman
= with the whole force and powt
=. of the republic, if necessary.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-09

DR.. Withycombe three years ago
saw at the Corvallis experimental
station some wheat that looked
we'll. The name of the variety is
beryle. He got pint Tor trial. 1t
was planted, and 2! bushels of
equally coed appearing grain har-
vested. An acre was then sown
and seed enough for l9 acres
secured. These nineteen acres
have just been harvested. pro
ducing 600 bushels of wheat,
a remarkable yield for this
season. DR.. Withycombe thinks
had the heads been we'll filled as
was promised III the early season,
he would have harvested 45 and
so bushels per acre from the same
ground. The wheat is large
white variety much resembling the
old fall wheat that was SO popular
here score of years. ago only the
grains are larger. DR.. Witty
combe thinks much OF the variety
and wishes that the farmers of the
country could see the way clear to
keep the whole lot here for. seed
I-HilIsboro Indep; ndent.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-09
At Camp Merriam.

HI. Holgate, writing to the
GAZETTE under date OF Sept. 8,
says:
awe are we'll housed now, our
tents being pitched on cement
covered ground, and we have a
floor in each tent, but measles.
ETC., still seem to hold forth, and
two men were to day sent to the
division hospital. Twenty Orego-
mans are now there, mumps, mea-
sles, and malaria being the pre-
vailing disorders.
1--WE lingsr here,' he says, "and
no one seems to have any substan
TALLY founded idea as TO our ultl-
mate fate. Our expectations have
proved mirages, and it is almost
impossible to again inclte hope IN
the hearts of the Oregon recruits
There is so little OF interest 10
write that ain extremely lively let
ter is out OF the question. One
thing, however, that Corvallisites
might be interested in knowing Ii
that the Oregonians are going it
plav the tennessee soldiers game
of football in a few days. Ed
wards, Brady, Don, and Pat kel
} say will probably play. Our lieu
, tenants-we have regular arm.
officers now for change-who ar
: enthusiastic footballists, and one o
E two of them will play"
= In Mr.. Holgate's whole letter
most of which is of a person
i character, there is nothing TO wal
rant the inference that the boy
! have any serious complaints t
make of their officers or on az
count of their quarters, equipmel
or food. AS proof of this state
ment, Mr.. Holgate says: 1--WE hav
been very fortunate IN gettin
u good officers all the time, i. e., fin
a men personally, very sociable an
u agreeable. The camp is orderl
, and there is very little excitemel
$ on the taps. Our most startIin
. topic of conversation is the infre
n quency and slowness of payday
|. Of course the boys are G eatl
i. disappointed at not being ordere
# to Manila and there is no thrill
no lively anticipation in their pre-
,s ent condition. Under the circun
I stances there would be somethir
j. almost heroic about being mn
Il tered out.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-09
Coming Events.

State convention of Washington
Republicans, Tacoma, Sept. 2l.
Oregon Industrial Exposition.
Portland, Sept. % to Oct %.
Walla Walla Fruit Fair, Oct. f.
Spokane Fruit Fair, Oct. 4 to 10
Campmeetins' and Quarterly
Conference of the Radical United
Brethren, Pine Grove, Douglas
county, September S to II.
Intermountain State Fair, Boise,
Idaho, October 3 to s.
Oregon Annual Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal church.
McMinnville, September 13.
Soldiers and Sailors Reunion,
Medford, September II to Is.
Washington State Fair, North
Yakima, Sept, 26 to Oct. 2.
Oregon State Fair, Salem, Sep.
tember % to 80.
Newberg, Or, Fair, October is
to 21.
Opening of medical department
of Willamette University, Salem,
October 3.
Drain, Or, Normal School opens
September IL.
Fall term University of Oregon
begins September 10.
Oregon Agricultural College
Entrance examinations, September
20; matrlculatlon, September 2l:
fall term begins, September %:
winter term begins, January 3
1899; spring term begins, April
6. 1899.
Monmouth, Or, Normal School
Examinations begin September
IA; fall terra begins September 20.
Tacoma Carnival, September 90
to 26.
Race meeting at Enterprise, Or.
September Is, Is and II.
Fair of Eastern Ore on Agri
cultural Association, first district
Union. October 10.
Willamette University, Salem
reopens September 13.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-09
SHOULD BE .AME y DED.

There has been money and
time enough wasted upon the
roads in the Willamette valley to
have made paved highways of
every road if it had been proper
ly and judiciously expended.
The road tax should be reduced
to one-half or one third what it
is now, then collected, like other
taxes, in money, and paid over
to the county treasurer to be kept
in a separate fund.
The county surveyor should
make maps of all roads, cross
sectioa them, showing kind of
ground, whether to be filled or
cuts made, and file these maps,
together with the results of the
cross-sectioning, with the county
clerk for the use of the county
court. Each bridge, culvert and
Grade or cut should be marked on
the maps. Then the county
court should take up road-fnak-
ine in scientific manner by
having the county surveyor pre-
pare plans and specifications for
each piece of road to be repaired
or made new, for the guidance of
the court and others interested.
When the court decides upon
how much road it desires built,
advertise for bids, to be built in
the manner prescribed in the
plans and specifications, award
ing the contract to the lowest
bidder Who could give bonds i'll
such amount as the court might
name, but in no in@tance less
than double the amount to be
paid for the work. Pay for the
work as it progresses upon the
estimates furnished by the county
surveyor, always retaining 20
percent of the entire amount I'LL
til the work is completed, before
making final payment, the coun-
ty court and county surveyor to
visit the work, examine and
measure same and If not fully up
to the specifications compel com
pietion. When fully completed
as per specifications certified to
by the surveyor, make final pay
nlent.
With a road law enabodying
the features above rudely sketch
cd there would be produced a
regular method of making roads,
and more could be accomplished
with $1,000 intelligently expend-
ed under such a law than could
be under the expenditure OF
$1,000 under the present slip-shod
manner of road-inaking now IN
vogue.