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Evening star., 1899-10-11
Ordered by Commissioners

The following orders were issued by the
District Commissioners today:
That the time for completion of contract
No. 2711, with E. ]. Hannah, for plumbing
work in the Central and Colored High
schools, is hereby extended for a period OF
ten Gays from date, without penalty.
That the time for completion of contract
No. 2659 with the Toledo Bridge Company,
for constructing bridge over Piney Branch
Rock Creek Park, is eXte ended TO December
i, 1899, without peralty or cost of inspec-
lion.
Evening star., 1899-10-11

Richard Penn. coiored. eleven years old,
fell from the roof of his home. No. 1885
Delaware avenue southwest. about 1870
o'clock today and severely injured his
head. He was taken to the Emergency
Hospital in the hospital ambulance.
Evening star., 1899-10-11
CnIifornia's Fruit Crop.

ing to estimates made by experts the farm
ers of California will receive something
like $15, 100000 this season for such prod
ucts of their orchards and vineyards as are
canned or dried. This is an advance of
about So, SOC, 600 over the total received last
year.
Evening star., 1899-10-11

SAN FRANCISCO, October 1.-THE for
est fire which has ragged for two days on
the slopes of Mount Tamalpais, threat
ening the towns of Mill Valley and Lock-
spur and many costly country residences,
has been extinguished by timely rain.
Evening star., 1899-10-11
Daughter Her Heir.

By her will, dated August Is. 1896, and
filed this afternoon for probate, the late
Jane E. Proctor bequeathed her estate to
her daughter, Sara P. Benton.
Evening star., 1899-10-11
California WIN Not Quarantine.

California VIII Not Quarantine.
SAN FRANCISCO. October 1.-THE state
board of health has decided not to quaran-
tine California against the consamptives OF
other states. 1t has adopted resolution,
however. recommending that in all state
institutions those afflicted with tuberculo.
els be separated from the other inmates.
Evening star., 1899-10-11

To Cure a Cold in One Day
Take Laxative Dromo Quinine Tablets. An
druggists refund tine money II II fails to cure.
r. W. Groves signature 10 on eech box. &c.
Evening star., 1899-10-11
This is the
Weather for
Top Coats.

Too warm for your heavy over
coat--too cold for none-just. right
for top coat.
And we have the right top coats at
the right prices
The fabrics are coverts, herring
bones," vicunas, cheviots and clays
the prices from $3.50 to SIS.
Some are silk lined-some have
velvet collars-all have that jaunty
effect characteristic of "Eiseman-
made" garments.
Right from our own factory
that's why $3.50 to SIS here means
$1o to SIS elsewhere.
Glad to show them, even if you
don't want to buy.
lE5!sZE|NEEZE1 lE5@M BIOS BIOS
G@&o ZTg AND e
Evening star., 1899-10-11

Stops toothache instantly Dents Toothache Gum
Al heading druggists. u cents,
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
Created a Department..

One of Detroit's wealthiest men has
big farm out in the State and runs
it on business principles, says the Free
Press of that city. He has a nephew,
with plenty of money. but no ambition.
The uncle called this young man into
the office and told him he would do
well to get away for time from his
present associations.
"Why not go out to my farm for
awhile and take charge of one of the
departments
Departments"
Eyes. have a man ut the head of
the farming department, one in charge
of the dairy, head stableman, chief
gardener, and SO on. Every man makes
regular reports; there Is bookkeeper,
and know to a cent how things are
going. Try It. You'll have change;
it win be healthy; you'1 acquire regu-
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
The Grand Bra o-.

One of the Bohemian citizens of the
town went home the other night after
having donned pair of skates that
would have slid him over an Arizona
desert with the mercury bubbling out
of the top of the thermometer. He
had no recollection of how he got home
and even the next morning he was not
certain whether he was on a storm
tossed Atlantic liner or making leap
from a balloon minus parachute.
He went down to the breakfast table
with enough wet towels wrapped
around his head to make a turban for
the mahdi. His wife met him with
reproaches in her eyes, but she did not
scold him. She wanted to inform him
of his conduct the night before, how
ever.
my DEAR" she said, "did you know
that you came very near killing us all
when you went to bed last night?''
"Nope," said her husband, thickly,
as he felt his hot forehead.
4sWell, you did. You knocked over
the baby's cradle. Then you blew
out the gas and we were nearly as
phyxiated. What do you think of
that?'
Her husband is usually resourceful
man, but the fumes of many cocktails
taken the night before somewhat cloud
ed his intellect. He made grand
brace and tried to look pathetic.
"M'love," !" he said, as ray of inspir-
alton burst through his foggy brain,
wasn't / here to die with you?''-
WASHINGTON Post.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
PALACE OF THE POPE.
Holy See the Smallest Sovereign Stat

Holy See the Smallest Sovereign state
iu Europe.
The smallest sovereign state IN Eu-
rope is the Holy See at Rome, which, by
the Law Of Guarantees, passed by the
italian Government in 1871, includes
the Pope's Palace of the Vatican and
the Vatican gardens, which are con-
nected with the palace by two separate
extensions of the building. There are
In addition the Palace of the Lateran
and the Castle Of Gandolfo, the latter
being considered the Pope's country
house, though it has never been occu-
ian troops into Rome. 1t will be we'll
known that his Holiness, as matter of
principle, and as a protest against the
annexation of the Roman States 10 the
Kingdom Of Italy, never quits the mar
row limits of the palace and garden still
belonging to him. The palace Is an
enormous rambling building of not par
ticularly handsome structure, and of
various styles, dating back in it's Oldest
portions only as far as the fifteenth CEN
tury. 1t Is said to contain as. many as
1,100 apartments. Only small portion
Is reserved for the actual personal use
of the Pope, the bulk of the accommo-
dation being given up to the offices Of
the many organizations he controls. to
the residences OF Papal officials, and to
the housing of the Papal guards.
These latter consist Of four bodies of
men. Firstly. there is the Guardia No
bile, who as their name indicates are
recruited from men of good birth and
are practically small cavalry force
about fifty In number. Then comes
the celebrated Swiss Guard, recruited
chiefly among the German-speaking
Swiss, but whose components must alb
solutely be subjects of Switzerland.
This Swiss Guard has existed for some
centuries. They wear uniforms de-
signed by Michael Angelo, and are
about 100 in number. Then there are
the Palatine Guards, of which there are
eighty, and q small number of gen.
darmes, so that the Pope has about him
for his protection and for the safe keep
ing of the glorious art treasures en-
shrined in the Vatican some $50 picked
men.
OF all these Papal soldiers none are
so striking as the Swiss. whose appear
ance Is perfect feast to the eyes for
form and color as they stand at the
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

gateways to the Vatican. With the
greatest difficulty the writer managed
to make sketch of this guard, which
gives a perfectly accurate representa-
ton Of the remarkable uniform they
wear, so striking in it's originality and
splendid defiance of convention, that it
Is typical of the genius of Michael An
gelo. In their ordinary everyday cos
tune the Swiss wear kind of muffin
cap of black with red band, but on
Sundays they don black aud gold he'll
met, and on special feast days, or at
times Of rejoicing, this helmet Is sup
plemented with gigantic white plume.
These three forms Of headdress, how
ever, are said to have been of much
later invention than the rest Of the uni
form, as Michael Angelo intended the
Guards to go bareheaded. The uniform
itself is yellow, black and red in color,
the black being very black, the red a
crimson scarlet, and the yellow q pure
bright chrome. The stockings are
striped black and yellow, and the shoes
are black with large bows. The bay
onet Of the rifle is the old-fashioned
long sword -bayonet, and not the short
stabbing knife which is now almost
universally used. The drummers of this
corps wear similarly shaped tunic and
breeches, but instead of being black,
yellow and red, their uniform is red and
white with red stockings. On great oc-
casions, when a helmet is worn at all,
the men wear a white ruff around the
neck, but this is absent in ordinary cos
tune, and on occasions of state the
rifles are replaced by halberds. The
great-coat, which is a modern inven-
ton, of course, is blush gray with
brass buttons and two large red tags
on the front of the turned-down collar.
The officers of this Guard have breech-
es Of alternate scarlet and crimson, and
tunic Of braided black.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
Mrs. Clara Makemer.

Mrs. Clara Makemer, housekeeper for
the Florence Crittenden Anchorage Mis-
sion, of Chi ago, writes the following
letter from 302 Chestnut street, Chi
cago:
''Peruna is the best tonic / have
ever known for general debility, sure
cure for liver complaint, and never
failing adjuster in cases of dyspepsia.
ST have used it in cases of female
Irregularities and weak nerves COM
mon to the sex, and have found it most
satisfactory"
From early girlhood to the end of the
child bearing period few women are
entirely free from some degree of ca
tarrh of the pelvic organs.
With Peruna the thousand and one
ailments dependent upon catarrh of
the pelivc organs can be wholly averted.
"Health and Beauty" sent free to
women only. by The Peruna Medicine
Co.. Columbus, Ohio.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
The Dean and the Lunatic.

Dean Stanley had great respect for
presence of mind, and used with great
delight to tell story of presence Of
mind by which he liberated himself
from a dangerous visitor. Since he
was willing to see almost any one who
asked for him, he once told his servant
to usher into his study a gentleman
who had called, and who happened to
bear a name which was familiar to
him.
When the gentleman appeared he
proved to be an entire stranger. 1t was
evident there had been some mistake
This became still more evident when,
advancing with an air of great excite
ment. the gentleman exclaimed: "Sir,
/ have a message to the Queen from
the Most High. beg that you deliver
it instantly"
'In that case" said the dean, taking
up his hat, .'there Is not moment to
be lost. Let us go at once" They
went downstairs into the hall, and,
opening the door. the dean requested
his visitor to step out. No sooner had
he done so than the dean shut the door
behind the lunatic.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
A pethronea Texan Queen.

When the town of boerne, near Sa1
Antonio, Texas, was settled in 1845 by
a colony of Germans the settlers were
told they could live as they wished, pro
vided they were good, Industrious citi
zens. They selected from their number
"a man and his wife Of mental as well
as physical weight" as their king and
queen, whose edicts and commands
they agreed to obey to the letter. They
were much astonished several months
later to learn that this state of things
would not do in this country and the
king and queen were deposed The
king is dead, but the ex-queen still lives
She is worth 100000 and owns one.
third of the town, but takes In laundry
work and bends over her tub six days
in the week. Her word Is still law with
the older people and some of the young.
er ones.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
The MissionarY,s Little Joker.

A native Maori chieftain, the de-
scendant of cannibal kings, is now COM
pleting his medical education in Chi
cago. Cannibalism ended in his tribe,
he says, when Bishop Selwyn converted
his grandfather; but he. tells some stor-
les of it which have distinctly humor-
rous flavor For instance: 1t is said
that once a chief captured missionary
who was anything but toothsome
morsel, as he was old and thin and
looked as if his flesh would be tough.
The missionary warned the chief that
he would not make good dinner, and
pulling up his trousers, cut slice off
the calf of his leg and offered 1t to the
chief. The chief tasted it,, said he
didn't like it, and passed it to sub
chief. The sub tasted it, made wry
face, and passed it on. The next man
who took bite of it spat it out. The
missionary was released. After he had
gone 1t was discovered that he wore a
cork leg
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

Cooked Towels In Vienna.
One of the best known citizens oi
Santa Clara, who has been along while
Europe, brings back a number of funny
stories about Vienna.
I'm that city," he says, "poker and
cocktails are playing the duce with
men and women, especially these pre-
pared cocktails. I was in Viennese
liquor place where one of the men
spoke little English.
Buy a bottle of cooked towels?' he
asked me.
!" Gracious, what is that?'
Not know cooked towels? Surely
monster is an American?'
81 am.'
why cooked towels is the name of
your drink. The great American
drink
"'Do you mean cocktails?' I asked.
"sAh, mon Dieu, no. Cooked tow
els. See, here's the inscription
= We call these cocktails, my friend.
'Ah, thank you, thank you. 1
ask the American ladies and gentlemen
to buy the cooked towels and they
laugh at me. Now l know: It is
cockus tails. All, that is good to know;
cockus tails. '''-San Francisco News
Letter.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
lar HABITS and may become interested

lar habits and may become interested
In the business"
The novelty os .he thing attracted
the young man and he went.
I'm the water board" the nephew
telegraphed within few days.
The uncle replied, asking an expiana-
tion.
II LOOK after the wate- supply"
came By return mail. .'If the river or
wells run dry III notify you at once.
Meantime I'm political machine. Ev-
cry man on the place is pledged to vote
as direct. They think that because
I'm the governors nephew Tia the
boss, with power to promote or ad-
vance,"
The uncle Is out at the farm now,
wrestling with the situation.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
Diamonds Made in pine.

Scattered over Southern Africa are
great pipes in which diamonds have
been made, says Prof. Moisson. These
pipes are made Of blue ground Each
volcanic pipe (for their origin seems to
have been volcanic) is the bent for Its
own special laboratory, a laboratory
buried at greater depths than we have
reached or are likely to reach; where
the temperature Is comparable with
that of the electric furnace; where the
pressure is fercer than in our labora-
tories; where no oxygen is present, and
where masses Of carbon-saturated iron
have taken perhaps thousands Of years
to cool to solidifying.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
Vanderbilt an Inventor.

''She works, Mr.. Waite," said Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Jr., as he entered
the Office of the superintendent of mo-
tive power of the New York Central
railroad. He had just come down
from Albany, where locomotive No.
947 had been tested to see if the fire
box invented by Mr.. Vanderbilt was
real fire box or only toy.
The young scion of the great rail-
roading family ran the locomotive him.
self. 1t was built at the company's S
shops at West Albany, and it made its
first "Trip on Wednesday afternoon.
The Vanderbilt fire box can be easily
taken out for repairs and put back
again. This is an improvement over
fire boxes in use at present, which can
not be extracted under 10 days.
Young Cornelius, the inventor, is al
craftsman in Mr.. Waite's office, and
has designed several locomotives.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
Use of a Great Name.

Here's a tip for some of our old
friends who have big names and need
a little ready money: Turner BeaH,
president of the Produce Exchange
Trust Company used to be secretary of
the Produce Excange and of the New
York Southern Society. Among the
men of his acquaintance he admires
none SO much as he does Colonel Will
liamde Hertburne Washington. A lit
tie while ago he asked Colonel Wash
ington if he might use his name in a
financial transaction. Having implicit
faith in Beall, the colonel consented,
and was pleased to receive short time
afterward a check for $15, 900, his
share of deal made by his friend on
the strength of the name of Washing
tom
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
I,nproved Train Eouipment.

The o. r. & N. and Oregon Short
Line have added buffet, smoking and
library car to their Portland Chicago
through train, and dining car service
has been inauguarated. The train is
equipped with the latest chair cars,
day coaches and luxurious first-class
and ordinary sleepers. Direct connec-
tion made at Granger with Union Pa
cific. and at Ogden with Rio Grande
line, from all points in Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho to all Eastern cities.
For information, rates, etc., call on
any Q. R. & N. agent, or address W.
Fl. Hurlburt, General Passenger Agent,
Portland
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
Thanked Providence and a Railroa,

A curious vote of thanks was recent
ly passed at a camp meeting in Georgia
at the last meeting of the series, and
was in the form Of a resolution which
was adopted by rising vote. The
preamble declared the tender of thanks
to those named in the clauses which
followed. The seventh and eighth
clauses read:
'7. To the railroad for the reduced
rate of one and one-third fare for round
trip to persons attending the meeting.
SO. To Almighty God, the Father,
Son and Holy Ghost, for calling so
many Of his people together and meet
ing with them In power and demon
stration.'.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

French railroad companies have been
ordered by the courts to provide their
passengers with season tickets without
advertisements. The Western railroad
had increased the number of advertise
ments until season ticket was as thick
as pocketbook, and commuters re-
fused to carry them
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

The machinery moulders of Pitts
burg have decided to ask the manufac-
turers for an advance in wages of at
least 10 per cent, and the establish
ment of minimum wage rate of not
less than $2.75 per day. The attend
ance numbered over 800, representing
every machine shop in the city and al
most 1000 skilled mechanics. The
moulders have made no demand for
wage advance since 1889, when they
won their fight after 8 short strike.
Since that time wages have gone up
and down, and all semblance of uni
formity has been obliterated. Some of
the shops are paying as high as So a
day, while others pay 40 to 80 cents
lose
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

An ordinary dinner-table wine glass
was recently broken by singing. The
man who did it had a deep, full voice.
He set the glass on the table, stood be-
side it and ran up and down the scale
as though in search of note. When
he settled on one rather high the glass
shook visibly. The note was repeated,
sung as loudly as possible, and finally
the glass shivered and crashed into bits
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
The Elders Inspiration.

At the close of forenoon session of
n ministerial conference, in announcing
the opening subject for the afternoon,
the presiding officer said: "Elder H.
viii present paper on The Devil. I"
Then he added, earnestly: ''Please
be prompt in attendance, for Brother
81. has carefully prepared paper and
is full of his subject" And the
Homiletic Review says that it was
some minutes before the presiding off,
Ger understood the laughter which fol-
lowed his remarks.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
Literary switzerland.

A French statistician records that
Switzerland produces annually more
books than any other country in pro-
portion to the number of inhabitants
namely, one to every 5000. Germany
comes next with one to every $1,000,
Italy with one for $500, France one
Tor $500, England one for $500 and
the United States one for IL, 400
P;ttsburp Post.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

There is more Catarrh in this 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 local disease, ard prescribed loca
with local treatment, pronounced it incurab1e.
Science has proven cata rrh to be constitu-
tonal treatment. Hall'r Catarrh Cure. man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to
a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Ad.
dress, F. ]. CHENEY q CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

Scarcely any German soap comes to
this country. England is Germany s
best soap customer, and last year
bought 1880, 900 pounds out of a total
export of less than 100000. In 1898
Germany's exports of perfume amount
ed to So, ,250,000, gain of almost
$500, 600 over 1897.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

Beginning Tuesday last, the Denver
Overland Cotton Mills put on a double
shift of workmen in response to the de-
mand for low grade cotton stuffs
throughout the country. The company
will run day and night. The former
force was 250 employees, but this will
be doubled as rapidly as the works can
be adjusted to the new conditions.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

The arabs assert that they were the
first to make butter. The method was
strangely discovered. 1t was their
habit to. carry milk in skins, on the
backs of camels. The steady jogging
of the animals churned the milk into
butter.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

On the electric railways of Milan,
Italy, the general fare is two cents, but
for the benefit of the working people
the fare is one cent before 8 A. M. in
the summer and before 9 A. M. in the
winter.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

The Terre Haute city council has
passed a resolution for which Council
man Reinbold, vice-president of the
State Federation of Labor, has been
working for three years, that all city
printing be done in a union office.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

Bibb county's representatives to the
Georgia legislature will be asked to
use their efforts to get bill through
the legislature making it criminal for a
druggist or pharmacist to prescribe
medicine.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27
Stunned With Woe.

The gentleman with the red, red
nose got aboard the trolley car which
by some mischance had stopped for a
moment. The silence was intense.
The little boy looked at the man with
the nose.
And the little boy didn't ask his
father anything.
''Merciful heavenl" muttered the
fond parent ST am the father of a
freak W-Indianapo Journal.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-27

All the personal paragraphs and So
eiety news that appear in the London
papers is paid for, except that which
relates to the royal family, the nobility
and the diplomatic CORDS,