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Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
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Cannons for use in warfare appear to
have been made of many substances
which would appear very unsuitable to
our modern ideas. It must, however
be remembered that in the early days
of artillery powder was very coarse
and slow-burning, and the range was
very small. The wear and tear, there
fore, on the bore of the gun was as
nothing compared to what 1t is now.
For instance, the Swedes in the time OF
Gustavus Adolphus used cannon of
leather, and in 1859 similar weapons
were made in Scotland under the direc.
ton Of Sir Alexander Hamilton, who
had seen service In Sweden. Cannon
have also been made of wood and
stone, sometimes lined with a bore of
metal and sometimes not. Cannon made
Of almost pure gold have been found
In India. 1t is said that after Cortez
left Mexico the Mexicans tried to imi-
tate his cannon in terra Gotta. Krupp
has been credited with an experiment
in paper guns, that Is to say. field
pieces Of small caliber composed of a
metal core surrounded by compressed
paper pulp. Such guns would. of
course, be very much lighter, and
would be much easier to carry about
than metal guns. OF guns not used in
warfare the most curious were those
used to fire salutes at winter fete in
Petersburg in the year 174O, when six
guns were made of ice. 1t is said that
they had an effective range of sixty
yards. and that they all withstood the
test of firing without bursting.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
A FUTURE KING.
Prince Edward of York, Grandson of
the Prince Of Wales.

Prince Edward of York, Grandson of
the Prince of Wales.
prince Edward of York, Our King to
Be-" Is the subject Of an article in the
Ladies' Realm, and concerning him
there are one or two amusing stories
told. The royal nursery, it seems, is
not without skirmfshes between the
two young princes, who are evenly
matched I'm the matter of spirit. Prince
Edward makes the most Of his slight
seniority, but Prince Albert has no
idea of accepting the place of younger
son when it is a question of riding a
rocking-horse. One day the Duchess of
York was quite shocked on entering
the nursery to find the two young
princes having it out" In proper style.
and was about to have them punished,
but the Duke said: "Oh, let them night
it out; they will be the better men for
it."
1t is customary for the royal children
to kiss the Queens hand, not her
cheek. But Prince Edward objected to
this arrangement and declined to fall
in with it. One day he heard two Of the
servants speaking about "her majes-
ty." 81 know who her majesty is,"
said Prince Edward; 'it's granny %
"And who was the naughty little
Prince who would not kiss his gran
ny's hand?' 1T was l." said Prince
Edward, unabashed, "and am not go
ing to kiss granny's hand" Now, Of
course. being years old. and consider
Ing himself quite big boy, Prince Ed
ward kisses the Queens hand in the
most approved fashion, and doffs his
cap quite prettily when in her majes-
tvs presence.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
LAW AS INTERPRETED.

Notice that an unearned premium
will be restored and holding the amount
subject to the call of the insured is
held, in Tisdel vs. New Hampshire
Fire Insurance Company On. W, 40
l.. r. A. 765, insufficient to satisfy the
obligation of an insurer to return the
premium as condition of canceling the
policy.
The duty of an operator OF an agent
of coal mine to employ competent
mine boss being imposed by statute is
held, in Williams VS.. Thacker Coal and
G. Company CIV. Va.), 40 L. r. A. 812,
to be fully performed by the employ
ment Of such mine boss, and for the
latter's negligence the operator or agent
is held not to be liable.
A standard guaranty to maintain 80
per cent. Insurance." stamped on the
face of policy of fire insurance is
held in Cutler vs.. Royal Insurance
Company (Conn.) Al L. r. A. 159, In
effectua1 to supersede provision that
the policy shall be void In case of other
msurance-at least when the policy it.
self is for more than 80 per cent. of the
value of the property.
Insurance on merchandise kept for
an Illegal business, such as a stock Of
drugs and liquors kept by dealer who
did not have the permit required by law
to sell them, Is upheld, in Erb VS.. Ger
man American Insurance Company
Qowa), 40 L. r. A. S45, against the
claim that It was void as against public
policy. With this case Is review of
the authorities on this somewhat
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
unique question OK the validity OF insur
sace ON property Illegally used.
An AIbiuo Tree,


Much interest has been caused lately
by the appearance of horse chestnut
tree In the Thiergarten. The numerous
branches around the lower part Of the
trunk have pure white foliage, such
as Is seen on trees growing In dark
places, where no chlorophyn can de-
velop on account of want of light. The
same whiteness Of the leaves is also
noticeable In a few of the neighborine
branches through the crown TO the
top. People are often puzzled as to the
cause Of. the pecularity, and many
strange explanations are sometimes
given. The singular appearance of the
tree has been noticed regularly fol
some years. This particular tree, Il
seems, had been attacked by swarm
Of caterpillars and other creatures OF
the same species, and the foliage had
already been destroyed, but still mass
es of caterpillars continued to crawl ul
and down the trunk, and finally clune
there in clumps. To preserve the beau,
tiful tree, after other means had been
tried in vain, solution of acid was
used, and the ground all round was
WdleTeQ Win IL. dS well as tuc tEuuh
and the branches. which were espe
cially drenched. This treatment proved
successful. The tree gradually recov
cred, and now stands IN its full
strength and freshness, but has ever
since shown the already described
whiteness in its leaves, which presents
by no means unpleasant contrast tc
the otherwise dark green foliage.-Lon
don Standard.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
Mexican Customs.

It Is a little startling to newcomers
at first to notice the universal custom
in Mexico of addressing persons Of high
and low degree by their first names.
As soon as friends are at all well ac-
quainted they address. each other by
the given name, and this is done not
only by those Of the same age and sex,
but indiscriminately among young men
and young women, young people and
elder persons. In the latter case, or
between elder persons, respectful
prefix is used, as lion" Ricardo. Pub
lie characters are also commonly re-
ferred to by their first names, even the
wife Of the president of the republic
being affectionately called Carmen
cita" by all classes. In the household
the head Of the house is called Don
Jose or Don Manuel by the servants,
and son in distinction is known as
Manuelito Qittle MapueD. Among SER
wants the customs regarding the names
given superiors are not unlike those
of the negroes of the southern United
States. The lowest classes, or the SER
wants that have grown up in family,
speak to the heads of the house as Nino
or Nina (masculine and feminine for
child, call the wife and mother senor-
ita, regardless of the fact that she may
have attained three-score. The SER
wants distinguish between one of their
own class and friend Of their master
or mistress by such distinctions. If a
caller is to be announced it is senor-
ita, regardless of her age, that is In
the parlor. If a. woman of the common
class awaits the mistress it Is sonora.
A gentleman Of the upper classes is re-
ferred to as senior, while laborer
will be called muchacho Cboy).-Mod.
ern Mexico.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
FILINGS AT woMAnklND.

Some OF which Smack just Little Bit
of the Truth.
A girl was visiting in town who has
dress trimmed with four miles of
lace, and her hostess is thinking of Civ
ing reception for it.
A woman who knows how easily the
men can be fooled tells everyone who
kisses her that it is the first time she
was ever kissed by man.
1t occurs to man with some wonder
that his wife never got up as much
enthusiasm over him when she was a
bride as she gets up over the new little
red baby.
When a woman doesn't know of
anything else nice to say about another
woman she says she has such "cute
little ways"
Every unhappy woman takes pleasure
in thinking of the time when he will
come back, and it will be too late.
A good many girls have the notion
that some day they may be compelled
to sell their hair and pay off the mort
gage on the family homestead. as the
story books relate. An Atchison girl
who had very beautiful hair became
very poor and agreed to sell it for So.
After the hair had been cut off the -pur-
chaser refused to take 1t, saying she
could get a switch for 50 in Kansas
City that would aEswer.-Atchison
Globe.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
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A Polish schoolmaster, Szcepanik By
name, claims to have invented an elec
trical device which utilizes beam OF
light to explode bombshells. He Is also
alleged to have perfected an instru
ment by means Of which objects at a
considerable distance can be seen. tint
ed with their natural colors.
Notwithstanding the many traditions
concerning mysterious lights seen how
ering over swamps at night, and In
spite of the attempted explanations OF
on science, Prof. N. s. Shaler says he
is inclined to disbelieve in the exist
ence of these luminous appearances
He has studied swamps for many
years, but has never seen a will-o'-the
wisp, and he suggests that the reports
about moving lights visible above
swamps may be due to subjective i'm.
pressions induced by gazing into dark
ness.
Following an idea first developed in
Germany, pictures have recently been
printed In this country which, when
viewed through spectacles, appear in
stereoscopic relief. The object pictured
is first photographed from two points
like an ordinary stereoscopic view.
Then the two pictures are printed In
two complementary colors, nearly but
not quite overlapping. The glasses OF
the viewing spectacles are also Of com
Elementary colors corresponding to
those used in the printing, and when
the picture is seen through these glass
es, it stands forth with startling ap-
pearance of solidity.
A writer In Forest and Stream de-
scribes a victory which he saw gained
over a rattlesnake by the inhabitants
of prairie-dog village in the Indian
Territory. Lhe ugly invader crawled
into one of the dog-holes, whereupon
fifteen or twenty dogs gathered about
the place. and began to push dirt into
the hole. The snake stuck his head up
through the dirt, and the dogs took to
flight; but the moment the snake en-
tered another hole they focked about
it again. and this time pushed In the
dirt SO rapidly that the rattler was eff.
fectively entrapped. Then the dogs
noses, and left the snake to suffocate.
As is well known to botanlsts, but
not so well known to the general pub
lie, the white powdery coating on some
leaves and fruits is waxy in nature
and is called bloom" in technical
works on botany. Its function has re-
ceived some attention, Mr.. Darwin
having made 1t the object of some stud
les In his later years. In recent num-
ber of the Laboratory Bulletin Of Ober
lin College is a short paper by Miss
Roberta Reynolds, giving the results
of series of experiments which show
that when the bloom Is removed from
the epidermis the Transportation of wa
ter is greatly increased. Thus in case
of agave utahensis the loss was about
two and one-half times as much from
the leaf which was without bloom as
from that with the bloom. 1t was OBJ
served also that on damp days the diff
ference between ttI leaves was less
than on dry days; SO, too, there was
less difference in the case of young
leaves than when old ones were used.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
The Great Catarrh

Major-G General Joseph Wheeler, COM
manding the cavalry forces in front of
Santiago and the author of ''The Santi-
ago Campaign" in speaking of the
great catarrh remedy, Pe-ru-na, says:
''I join with Senat RS Sullivan, Roach
and McEnery in their good opinion of
Pe-ru-na. It is recommended to me
by those who have used it as an excel
lent tonic and part cularly effective
as cure for catarrh." !"
United States Senator McEnery.
Hon. S. D. McEnery, United States
Senator from Louisiana, says the follow
ing in regard to Pe-ru-na:
"Pe-ru-na is an excellent tonic. l
have used it sufficiently to say that |
believe it to be all that You claim for
its. D. McEnery, New Orleans,
Louisiana. -
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
Improved Train Eouipment.

The O. r. g. 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 frst-class
and ordinary sleepeIs. Direct connec-
tion made at Granger with Union Pa
ciac. 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 o. r. & N. agent. or address w.
III. Hurlburt, General Passenger Agent,
Portland.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13

A telephone has been invented for
deaf people which is intended to do
away with tho necessity of carrying
large and clumsy ear trumpets which
are now in common use. The new de-
vice consists of a small transmitter
which is fastened to the coat, while
the receiver can he carried in the
pocket except when wanted. 1t is
them to be placed to the ear exactly MS
issan ordinary telephone receiver. Ths
whole apparatus is worked by small
electric battery, which also finds q
place in the pocket. Not only is the
new apparatus more convenient than
the old-fashioned ear trumpet, but it is
claimed by the inventor that it entire
ly does away with the necessity of talk
ing in loud tone of voice.-Chicago
tribune.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
why it Succeeds.

There is nothing remarkable about
the grand success that attends the Ore
gon Industrial Exposition at Portland,
for it is backed up by the enterprising
business men of Portland, who spare
no expense to make the great fair a
splendid success. The men who
conduct it are: III. G. Breeden, presi-
dent; I. N. Fleischner, vice-president;
R. j. Holmes, treasurer; w. S. Stru-
BILE, secretary; E. G. Masten, assistant
secretary; II. E. Dosch, auditor;
George L. Baker, superintendent; J..
P. Marshall, Ben Selling, H. L. Pit
took, D. Soils Cohen, c. B. Williams,
Dan McAllen, A. B. Steinbach, J. E.
Thielsen, d. M. Dunno, R. g. Judson,
L. M. spiegl, Sig. Sichel, H. D. Rams
dell, B. S. Pague, General o. Sum-
mers, Col. l. N. Day, George Fuller,
Captain E. s.. Edwards.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
a "HoT" COLD BANQUET.
Some Inside Information by = Walter
From the Bowery Who Helped TO
Serve 1t.

Some Inside Information by = Waiter
From the Bowery Who Helped TO
Serve 1t.
One of the walters at popular local
restaurant is a bird of passage from the
Bowery and was a member of the
small army that served the famous
"Dollar Dinner'' in New York last
April. A good many stories have been
told of that memorable event, but none
of them surpass bis own in point of
picruresqueness and inside detail. cit
was the funniest push / was ever in
in me life," he says, confdentially.
'sTne kitchen was SO small they had to
cook everything on the outside, and
when it got there it was dead cold.
The second course was haddock. and
each fish come. served in a linen bag.
SO we could put 'em in tubs of hot
water and warm 'em up-see? Well.
some of the boys got ratified an6 served
'em bags and all, with egg sauce over
tn outside. Say, you'd of died laugh
ing seeing them fellers tryin' to carve
their fish. This is the toughest auld
haddock iver tackled in me life, says
one Tammany man at the head table;
'it's got skin like rhinoce, is.' says
he. In the kitchen there was a riot
all night long. 1t was SO small the
walters couldn't reach the dishers-up
and they got to scrapping for front
places in the line. One man was
knocked stiff with turkey, and when
they picked him up l thought he was
dead. ] did, on the level. But it
wasn't blood. 1t was only cranberry
sauce. Another fiunkey fell into the
salad and one of the cooks put a can of
ice cream in the oven, thinking it was
brown gravy for the beef. That's on
the square-just as Pm telling you'll
But the worst of all was when we came
to the wine. It was 'Merican cham
pagne in half pints. without ice, and OF
all the kicking and hoilering! One
fresh gent told me it was the only
thing he had had that night that was
good and warm. and he hardly said it
when a waiter that was little jagged
accidently poured about quart of boil
in coffee down the back of his neck.
Say, you ought of heard him cuss.
Between you and me, good many
walters got to hitting the wine, and
they found one of 'em with Is empty
bottles in his pants leg. That's hon.
est. saw it myself 1t was the hot
test banquet was ever at. IN. o
Times Democrat
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
The Economy of Rubhex.

Rubbers are prodigious money saw.
ers-in two ways; they save shoe leatb.
er and doctors bills. The best shoes
in the world soon crack and go to pieces
IL you wear them In the rain and snow
and slush. A pair of So shoes with rnb.
bers will outwear pair of S12 shoes
without rubbers. And as for doctors,
bills, 50-cent pair Of rubbers wonld
have saved many hundred-dollar doc
tors bill. to say nothing of the discos,
fort of being sick and the danger of
pneumonia or consumption or grip
The Churchman.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13

The cathedral of Cologne is naturally
the chief place of interest in that fam
GUS city. 1t took almost six centuries
and half to build, having been begun
in 1248 and finished in 1880. Its style
of architecture is Gothic, and it has
eight chapels, which contain the re-
mains of eight archbishops, and the
skulls of ''the three wise men of the
East. The Church of St. Ursula is
decorated inside with the bones of
some of the 1000 virgins who, with
st. Ursula herself, were murdered by
the Huns.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
The Advantage of One Eye.

During the late Spanish-American
war a certain old colonel who had lost
an eye at the battle of Gettysburg was
very indignant because lie was put
aside as physically incapacitated, when
he applied for admission to one of the
New York volunteer regiments.
FILLED with wrath and chagrin the
colonel journeyed to Washington, bent
ON having personal interview with
the president. He succeeded in gain
ing an audience, and the president,
after listening to his plea, said, kindly:
"But, my good Col. j., you
have only one eyel'
'Just SO, SIR" was the prompt re-
joinder, but can't you see the great
advantage of my having only one eye?
When l aim my gun I shan't have to
close the otherl''
He fought at Santiago. - Youth s
Ccmpanion.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
War Museum.

1t is worth trip to Portland to see
the war museum at 'he exposition
there. Captain E. S. Edwards took
his ccat right off and went to work,
and has gotten together the largest col
lection of war weapons ever seen in the
Northwest. Most of them were cap
tured in the Philippines by the Ore
gon volunteers. The museum is the
carrying out of an idea suggested and
followed up by Dan McAllen, one of
Portland's most enterprising business
men, and it is all for the benefit of the
fund.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13

The first Australian newspaper, the
Sydney Gazette, was published March
5, 1903, 10 years after the rise of the
colony. The delay was caused through
there being no printers among the
convicts, who represented every pro-
fession, including the legal. THE plant
was brought out in the first feet, but
it could not be used until the authori-
ees caught compositor.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13

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
i1cur-ble. For great many years doctors pro-
neunced 1t q local disease. and prescribed local
with local treatment, pronounced 1t fncurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a constitu.
tional treatment. Halls Cstarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney 4 Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to
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 & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold BY Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
For the Children.

The management of the Oregon In
dustrial Exposition at Portland has pro-
vided well for the children, whom we
have with us always, and whose lives
should be frightened. The feature of
the fair that gives them the most en-
joyment is the big steam mery-go-
round. They never tire of it, and as
they dismount from their prancing
steeds they are always happy and ready
for another ride.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13
seven a pes of Woman.

Seven Ages OF Woman.
At first the infants cap. soft, warm and
white,
With strings well mouthed and mauled,
in sorry plight.
The giddy schoolgirls hat, q waif and
stray;
Any old thing that hinders not her play.
The budding maiden's hat, pert, smart
or trim,
According to Sweet sixteen's" mood or
whim.
Bravest of all. the bridal wreath and
veil,
Which marks life's great event and turns
the scale.
The new-fedged matron's dream" by
Worth designed,
Which Hubby" pays for, sighs and
looks resigned.
The well-planned bonnet Of the chap
eron,
Which hides Times ravages from her
alone.
Last scene Of all, the widows ruche and
weeds
Sans feathers. flowers, ribbons, lace or
beads.
New York Sun.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13

ia child needs nourishment one of
the simplest forms in which it can be
taken is by the raw whites of eggs.
Thsee are nutritious and easily digest
ed. The white is broken into a jar
with what milk is desired and the two
shaken thoroughly together. A pinch
of salt may be added before drinking,
if preferred.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13

"Now. boys" said the Sunday school
teacher. "can any Of you name the
three great feasts of the JewsT
"Yes'm, I can," replied one little fel-
low. every well. Johnny. What are
theyf' breakfast, dinner and sup
per-" was the unconsciously logical re-
ply.-Buffalo News,
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13

Port Patrick is the nearest place on
the coast of Scotland to that of Ire
land, the channel being only 21 miles
across-about the same distance as that
which separates Dover from Calais. It
has the reputation of being the tradi-
tional point at which st. Patrick land
ed from Ireland.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-10-13

To keep onions any length of time
the tops and roots should be left on,
but should be thoroughly dried before
putting away. They will keep long
time any place in the barn where no
rain can get to them, with a free circu-
lation of air and not much light. They
should not be piled more than three
inches deep.