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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
MAID AND MOUSE.
Cause a Romance that Will End in
Marriage.

Cause Romance that Will End in
Marriage.
Cupid has many strings to his bow
and many shafts with which to pierce
the hearts Of men and maids, but never
did he choose q stranger one than that
which brought love into the hearts of
Sidney Riddlestorffer and Lillian Udall.
For when the wedding bells ring on
Friday their melody viii fit to the
strange refrain: 1000! O-o-o! A
horrid, horrid mousev'
One year ago Mrs. John st. Clair
Riddlestorffer, wealthy widow, came
here from Brooklyn with her son seek
ing relief from O dangerous malady.
She grew worse instead of better, and
three months ago she employed Mrs.
George Udall, q widow, as her nurse.
About a month ago Mrs. Udall, need
ing help, brought her daughter, a
charming blonde, 20 years old, to the
house to aid her.
On the day of her arrival Sidney
Riddlestorffer returned from his New
presence Of his future wife. AS he en-
tered the house he heard issuing from
the library sharp, little feminine
screams: 1000! 900! A hor-
rid, horrid mouser'
Manfully the intrepid and gallant
youth rushed to the rescue. The sight
he saw-only lyric poet can describe
the sensations he felt. There on q
chair, like Niobe, all tears, with skirts
drawn tightly about her, stood and
trembled vision Of beauty. Before
the impetuous onslaught of the rescu-
ing knight the mad, ferocious beast had
fed. The knight gazed speechless at
the trembling vision. The grateful
vision gazed speeches. at him. They
smiled, they blushed, and Cupid's per-
feet work was done.
Mrs. Riddlestorffer died, but before
death came she had learned to love
Miss Lillian as If she were her own
daughter. On her deathbed she Joined
the hands Of the lovers, gave them her
blessing and babe them marry as soon
as she should be buried.
When Mrs. Riddlestorffer's will was
read there was disappointment in the
hearts Of many relatives. To Miss LII.
liam she bequeathed her jewels, valued
at $1,000; the family plate, worth &c.:
her son she bequeathed $500, 900 In real
estate and money.
On Friday the lovers will marry
Norristown On. j. special New York
World
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
PEN POINTS.

The odes OF some poets are rather
odious.
The wedding tour is often the calm
before the storm.
People who have advice TO give are
never stingY With It.
Popular songs are often SO popular
that they become unpopular.
When 1t comes to jealousy and crow
ing man is superior to rooster.
A war artist is always successful.
even though his battles are drawn.
A Jolly good fellow Is hardly ever
c1assed anonymously with a first
class fnancier.
When man boasts of having money
to burn he will soon have ashes to
throw away.
Only small portion Of the world
loves lover; the rest Of it considers
him chump.
A bachelor as rule is the acme of
selfshness, and happy is the woman
that fails to get him.
Every man intends to have his own
way after marriage, but sometimes his
wife relieves him of false impression.
Chicago News.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

Dick Harley's name and circumstances,
carefully into his pocket.
tThat, my dear sir" he answered,
smilingly, sis the stowaway getting his
first lesson in seamanship from Mr..
Billings"
Mr.. Lancelot shrugged his shoulders.
After all. he had been sent out In
charge of f250.0OO In gold, which was
consigned by the Bank Of England to
Oecil Rhodes and the Chartered Com
pany of South Africa. His duty lay in
the after cabin, where the treasure was
stored, and not in preventing venture
some little stowaways from being
rope's-ended.
II.
Bruised and stiff, Dick Harley lay
curled up between a seaman's chest
and the forecastle bulkhead. One of
the deck hands had taken pity On him
and thrown piece Of tarpaulIn over
his aching shoulders. Thus he lay
completely hidden SO that the men ON
the larboard watch, who had just
turned In after four hours wrestling
with wind and water, knew nothing Of
his presence.
what became of the stowaway,"
asked one of these worthless.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
Employed Indians as Fighters.

Employed Indians as Fighters.
The employment Of the Indians, who
had been ravaging and scalping from
the day the British crossed the frontier,
had reused the people Of the North as
nothing else could have done. The
frontiersmen and pioneers rose In
all directions, for the scalping Of
wounded soldiers awakened in the
Americans a fierce spirit Of revenge,
which would stop at no danger. The
idea that the Indians would terrify the
Americans was foolish dream. Moth
ing in reality was calculated to make
them fight 80 hard. Perhaps even Bur
goyne may have had a glimmering of
this truth when two of the allies Of his
clement King tomahawked and scalped
Miss McCrea. There was nothing un-
usual about the deed, but the unfortu-
nate girl happened to be a loyalist her
self and betrothed to loyalist in Bur
goyne's camp, whittier she was travel
ing under the escort of the Indians who
murdered her-From SThe Story Of
the Revolution" by Senator II. G.
Lodge, in Scribner's.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
FISH AS FOOD.
Easy of Digestion and Light and
Wholesome Article of Diet.

Easy of Digestion and a Light and
Wholesome Article of Diet.
1t has been frequently stated that
fish diet, by virtue of the PHOSPHORUS
which 1t contains, Is prominently
adapted to nourish the brain, and that
those who subsist on 1t largely are dis
tinguished for their brightness and IN
tellectuality, says the New York
Ledger. 1t IS perfectly true that a
small percentage Of phosphorus enters
into the composition Of the healthy
brain, and while 1t is also true that
fish contains more or less phosphorus
that may and probably does pass into
the circulation, It Is yet to be proved
either by theory or by experience that
q diet Of fish IS on the whole better
adapted to supply the waste of the
brain than a liberal variety Of other
alimentary substances, and especially
Of meats.
Fish is easy Of digestion and creates
little vascular excitement and conse-
quently forms q light and wholesome
article of diet. Saltwater fish are the
best of any, as their flesh is more solid,
more agreeable and healthy, less ex-
posed to putrescence and less viscid.
They possess these excellent qualities
when fresh. When salted, they have
oil the properties of salt fish and con-
sequently its disadvantages.
Those fish which have scales are In
general the most easily digested &nd
the best, and of all these fish the fresh
herring appears to deserve the prefer
ence. The herring, Goldfish, turbot and
founder are perhaps the most digest
ible and best Of fish. Salmon and
mackerel, lobster and most other kinds
of shellflsh are more difficult of diges-
ton The mode Of cooking fish is of
considerable Importance. Frying them
In oil or lard is en- Objectionable proc
ess. In general the process Of boiling
Is best adapted to render them whole
some Stewed fish should be avoided
by the dyspeptic. Acid sauces and
pickles render fish more wholesome for
the stomach, while butter has a ten
dency to prevent digestion, while spice
and salt used in moderate quantities
facilitUte the digestive process One
of the best sauces that can be used
with fish Is lemon Juice.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
rfnpiate Scrap Has a Value

The tfnplate clippings from the
stamping factories Of this country are
gathered together, tied IN bales and
delivered at the dock In New York for
about SO ton; thence they are shipped
to Holland, where the tin Is recovered
and made into ingots, while the iron
scrap is sold and turned to different
uses. Some factories have as high as
1,2OO tons of this scrap tin to dispose Of
In O year. The process used tn Hol-
land for separating the two metals is
secret, and the efforts Of manufactur-
ers to obtain a knowledge Of it has thus
far been IN vain.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
Burgoyne Best of British Gene

Burgoyne Best of British Generals.
Burgoyne was the natural son of
Lord Bingley, and had made a run
away marriage with the daughter of
Lord Derby. AS matters went then,
these were sufficient reasons for the ap-
pointment; but in Justice to Burgoyne
1t must be said that he had other at
tributes than those Of birth and mar
riage. He was O member of Parlia-
ment and a clever debater; man Of
letters and an agreeable writer; q not
unsuccessful verse-writer and play
wright; soldier who had shown BRAY
cry in the war in Portugal; gentle
man and man of fashion. He had not
given any indication Of capacity for
the command of an army, but this was
not thought Of Importance. Let it be
added that, although as a soldier he
was tho worst beaten of the British
generals, as man he was much the
best, for he was clever, agreeable, and
we'll "The Story Of the
Revolution" by Senator II. O. Lodge,
tn Scrfbner'S.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
PUBLIC CLOCKS.

Few great cities of America are adequately
provided with clocks OF such size and so
prominent location as to indicate the time
over wide metropolitan districts But 1t is
high time to check kidney and bladder COM
plant manifested to the sufferer by inactivity
Of the organs affected. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters remedies this as it does dyspepsia,
rheumatism, constipation. biliousness and
nervousness
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

Editor-"One of my fair subscribers
wants to know how to change the color
of her hair" Caller-"What would
you sayT' Editor-"I should advise
her to marry SOME nice young man to
reform him. PUCK.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

In the protestant cemetery of Caen,
turrounded with eve and cypress trees,
shere is tomb which has just been re-
stored. The stone bears these words:
"In memory of Beau Brummel, who
departed this life on the 29th of March,
1910. aged SO years. The tomb con-
tains the remains of the noted favorite
of George w.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
suuelchfng a Pompous Bishop.

A pompous bishop was having his
portrait painted, and, after sitting for
an hour IN silence, he thought he would
break the monotony. "How are you
getting alongT' he inquired. To his as
constituent the artist, absorbed in his
work, replied: "Move your head lit
tie to the right, and shut your mouth"
Not being accustomed to such form
Of address, his lordship asked: "May
ask why you addresAme in that man
nerT The artist, still absorbed IN his
work: II want to take off a little Of
your Cheek
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
STATE OF oH1o. CITY OF TOLEDO, o.

LUCAS COUNTY. 60
FRANK J, CHENEY makes oath that be fs the
senior parter Of the firm of F. J. CHENEY g. Co,
doing business in the City of Toledo County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum oil ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use OF HALLS CAIARRH CURE:
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me apd subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, A. d. 1886.
t-) A. w. GLEASON,
! ~ Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
-. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
TRY ALIENS FoOr-EAsE.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner-
vous, and hot, and get tired easily. If you
have snlarting feet or tight shoes, try
makes walking easy. Cures swollen and
sweating feet, blisters and callous spots.
Relieves corns and bunions Of all pain and
gives rest and comfort Ten thousand tes-
timon,als of cures. Try 1t TODAY. Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Sent
by mail for 25c in stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address Allen 8. Olmsted, LIE
Roy, New York.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
Sacred Password.

Only three people know the password
of the Tower of London. and they are
the Queen, the Lord Mayor and the
Constable. The password is sent t.
the Lord Mayor quarterly, signed By
her majesty. 1t is merely suryiya:
of IN old custom.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
rhe Fair Diyoroee.

The Fair Divorce,
Wabash pJoye! old man; but that's a
stunning looking woman
Ogden-Isnt she, thought
Wabash-Wonder IL she Is unmarried.
Ogden Yes; three time, understand,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

In Northern China one Of the prin-
cipal occupations is raising dogs for
their fur, which is fine and dense and
much used for clothing. They cost
only 30 cents apiece.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
Solved,

''Has your wife ever threatened to
leave you and go back to her mother?"
"No." ''Ah! Then she is master of
the honse -
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

Pat-"An' phat will yez DO with yer
money at your dithP' Mike-"Oi'll
lave it to me children" Pat-"But
supposin' yea niver hev inyf' Mike
''Thin it'll go to me grandchildren. =
Tit-Bits
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
British Roads.

Great Britain has 10000 miles of
roads, which costs f90,OO0,OOO, and
6,0O0 milo of streets, which cost &c.,
900 000
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

If dry ropes are soaked for four
days, in bath containing 30 grains
Of sulphate of COPPER to quart Of wa
ter, they will be preserved for con-
siderable time from the attacks Of
animal parasites and rot.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

In Germany peroxide of hydrogen is
said 10 be mixed with various drinks in
order to give them the mellow flavor
of age.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

JOHN POOLE IS CQNsTANTLY RE
top wagons. These are superior to any eyer put
upon this market. Before buying wagon call
snd q or sae Porana 3reaon
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
The Klondyke
baking powder is Sehil2ixg's
Best baking powder. 1t
keeps and does It's work
everywhere. @
Forestalling Things.

Amateur Actor-But, deah boy, do
you think the villains part suited to
me? The manager-Capitallyl 1t
WON'T matter when you're hissed.-
New York Evening Journal.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

The elephant does not smell with
his trunk. His olfactory nerves are
contained in a single nostril, which is
in the roof of the mouth, near the front.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

The hydra fusca, p sort Of polypus.
may be turned inside out like glove.
and will continue to live and eat as
heartily as ever.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

We never have very good opinion
of a man to whom making an apology
comes as easily as crying comes to q
woman.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

was persuaded to try Lydia E, Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and to-
day, am feeling like new woman
MRS. ELLA MCGARvY, Neebe Road
Station, Cincinnati, o.
Lydia e. P1nkhan's Liver Pills
work in unison with the Compound,
and are a sure cure for constipation
and sick-headache. Mrs. Pinkham's
sanative Wash is frequently found of
great value for local application. Cor
respondence is freely solicited by tho
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn,
Mass, and the strictest confidence as
sured. All druggists sell the Pink
hams remedies. The Vegetable Com
pound in three forms-Liquid, Pills,
and Lozenges.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

shall recommend Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption far and wide.-Mrs. Mulligan,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
What You Get

When You Buy Medicine Is q Matter of
Great Importance.
Do you get the medicine that has cured
thousands of others who were afflicted like
your Do you buy Hoods Sarsaparilla,
and only Hood'sp If you do, you may
take 1t for scrofula, salt rheum, dyspepsia,
loss of appetite, rheumatism. catarrh. with
the utmost confidence it will do you good.
Hoods SaTsaparilla
Anoa,e ollie c11re- all liver Ills Is cents
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

ctTe Permanently Cured. No hts OF nervousness
Slso after first DAYS pse Of Pr: klines Great
Nerve Restoref. Send for FIRE C $500 trial
bottle and treatise. DIR. r. q. KLINE, Ltd, $50
Arch street, Philadelphta, Pa,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

years with womb
trouble, weak
back and excre-
tions. I was hard
ly able to do my
household duties
and while about
my work was 81
nervous TINT -
Twas niser- e.
able. I had ~
also given ~!
mp in des- =
nair. whenI
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

Two thousand two hundred trains
leave London ordinarily every "a hours.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
MRS. ELLA M'GARYY.
writing to Mrs. pinkhann,

Says:-I have been using your vege-
table Compound and find that 1t does
all that It is recommended to do
have been q sufferer for the last four
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

It takes healthy man four months
to eat his own weight in food.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03

1t is exceedingly hard to get alona
with balky horse,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
a QUEER MANIA.
1t Attacks the Man Who Looks Down
from a Lofty Height.

1t Attacks tine wan w no LOOhS OOWh
from a Lofty Height.
Not long ago a Cleveland man was
taken up on the roof Of the New Eng
land Building by some Of the Century
Club boys to enjoy the view. 1t was a
clear day and the vista tn every direc-
ton was beautiful. But the boys no.
ticed that the visitor hung back from
the parapet and declared he could see
everything all right from the middle of
the roof. Being pressed to go closer to
the edge, he fatty refused.
srrhe fact is," he said afterward,
"that can't stand the sensation of be-
Ing up at this tremendous height No,
don't have the ordinary feeling that
must throw myself down. 1t isn't
gfddiness. In fact I think-doctors
have told me-that my case Is some
what original. You have noticed the
sensation you get when standing ON
bridge and having vessel pass be-
meath. If you look down 1t isn't long
before you feel as If the bridge was
moving and the boat was standing still.
OF course, we have all experimental
IN this very thing lots Of times In boy
hood days. Well, that's about the same
sensation it gives me when at a con-
siderable height above the ground. If
I look down and catch sight Of a NOV
Ing object I at once imagine the struc-
ture upon which stand is hustling
rapidly through space and carrying me
with 1t. / somehow can't help looking
down, and the speed constantly In
creases. / feel Us If must be thrown
of unless can cling to something, and
really suffer tortures. The sense OF
moving Is just as real to me as If l
were on a cannon ball express, and the
only relief is to get away from the edge
Of the roof or whatever it may be and
look up ut the sky instead Of looking
down. When / was in Europe a few
years ago we made several little trips
outside Of Rome, and on one of them
visited a little place called Ischia-I
think that was the name. There wasn't
much beyond the local coloring to at
tract US, the only interesting piece of
architecture being q quaint old tower.
OF course, the party wanted TO explore
1t, and we went UP. l kept my eyes
turned away from the earth as much
as possible and reached the top all
right While was studying the clouds
and the far away blue hills my COM
panions, for O joke, stole down and
left me there alone. didn't miss them
at first, and then one of the party who
had reached the ground gave an un-
earthly screech. A queer old cart was
numbering ~, and l saw 1t and was
lost. That tower and instantly began
mad rush through the atmosphere.
Instinctively l clutched at the edge of
the buttress. It was the only thing
that prevented me from flying off Into
space. By and by my friends began to
worry over my absence. They came up
in search Of me. They found me with
my fingers purple and numb from that
awful death clutch. They actually had
to pun me away from the parapet, md
the strain affected me for weeks. Oh,
I'm a bad man to leave alone on a
housetop. No, can't conquer the feel
ing@n fact, never tried to conquer it.
Go a much more sensible thing-1
keep out Of danger" Plain
Dealer.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-06-03
Road improvements In New Jersey.
EYnollanf 1rnIlz IL being donc In Now

Road improvements In New Jersey.
Excellent work Is being done in New
Jersey in the construction and improve
ment Of roads. The movement is said
to have begun in 1893 by the organiza-
tion Of highway Improvement asso-
citation and the passage of a law Inn
posing upon the State one-third Of the
cost Of good roads constructed under
the direction of State ROAD commits
sioner. Under this statute 238 miles of
macadamized roadway has been con-
structed at an expense of $460,595 to
the State and upward of S1,O0O,OOO to
the counties and the property owners.
People can now travel upon hard,
mudless highway In all kinds Of wealth
er. 1t is solid and smooth as boule-
ward from Jersey City to Atlantic City
and from Paterson to Camden. The
work of construction has continued for
a series of years-in 1893 and 1894, sew
enty-four miles; 1895, sixty-six and one
half miles; 1896, fifty-one miles. etc.
The cost has been diminished by ex-
perience from IN average of $4,000 per
mile in 1893 to $4,000 q mile in 1897.
The soil and other physical conditions
In Illinois are so similar to those Of
New Jersey that it is believed the same
methods and estimates would apply
equally well to both States. In New
Jersey opposition to the new system
has almost entirely died out and the
applications for State assistance are so
numerous that the appropriation will
sbe increased from 100000 to $500, 900
this year.
The farmers have found that they
actually save more than the amount Of
harness and horseshoes, without con-
siderlng the wear Of the animals and
lDe economy of the time. The Road
Commissioner of New jersey puts q
practical lesson in mathematics before
the farmers. "1t costs 9A cents a
bushel," he says, ITO ship wheat from
Chicago to New York, distanct of 900
miles. 1t costs cents bushel to haul
wheat on level road distance Of five
miles, and on O sandy road 1T would
cost at least o cents per mile to haul 1t.
The saving on bushel Of wheat with
good roads for distance Of Ave miles
would be about equivalent to that Of
375 miles by railroad. One mile Of good
roads places the producer seventy five
miles by rail nearer to the markets. It
Is estimated that the cost Of hauling
TO0,0OO,000 tons Of farm products to
market is So per ton, or just about 81
4O0, 0,OOO, 600. 1t rs also estimated that
about 90 per cent Of this last amount,
or $40, 100000. would be saved each
year If farmers were able to do this
hauling over good roads," "The real
cost of transportation that burdens our
agricultural classes" he says, SIS the
part of 1t between the farm and the
town OF railway station and the mar
ket. The loss due to bad roads is one
of the greatest wastes Of energy con-
nected with farming as it is carried on
i'm this country Farmers Review.