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closed decidedly in favor of Smith.
Round 1.-THE Kid did most of the
leading, but could not get in a blow.
He kept swinging with his right, but
Smith got inside the blows. Lavigne
planted a good left on the neck, and
Smith crossed with a left ON the side.
The bell found them both looking tired.
Round 12-Smith rushed, but the
kid" stopped him with his shoulder,
and they clinched Smiths left
was blocked several times. The
kid" kept after his man. Smith
broke ground, and Lavigne put a good
right on the kidneys. The kid" put
a hard right ON the heart and left on
the wind This was Lavigne's round.
Round 13-Smith got in couple of
good lefts on the body and right on
the kidneys The kid" put stiff left
on the jaw, and followed with right
on the body. The blood was running
from scratch on Lavigne's shoulder
blade. Smiths nose was bleeding. Beth
were tired.
Round 1.-THE kid started in with
a right on the body. Smith put a light
left on the neck, and the kid" a right
on the wind. They were wild and
IdlItI SiOW SoflltH put Ateii " l iohil
on the neck, sending the Kids" head
rocking, and repeated it a moment
later The Kid put hard rights on
the jaw and al strong left on the mouth,
starting the blood from Smiths nose
Smith put a light right on the wind
and a second on the jaw. The kid
reeled and Smith pounded him with
both hands on the jaw. Lavigne was
groggy, and his seconds jumped into
the ring and claimed foul saying that
Smith had hit in the clinch. The police
jumped through the ropes, and the ref
cree gave the decision to Smith.
Smith was strong at the end of the
fight The kid" appeared to be dazed,
but was not knocked out
Referee Mcdonald stated that owing
to Lavignes seconds breaking into the
ring, he was obliged to give the de-
cision to Smith against his own will
To the spectators it appeared that the
kid was all but out, but it is doubt
full if Smith had strength to finish him.
The decision was quietly received by
the spectators Both men received an
equal amount of applause.
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ISLAND OF GUAM.
A Naval Officer of the Bennington
Reports as to Conditions.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-The
Navy Department has received dis
patch from a naval officer connected
with the Bennington regarding condi-
lions in the Island of Guam. The re-
port is from San Luis d'Apra and de-
scribes the conditions at Agana- At
this latter place, he says, there are
eight so-called stores, besides small
wretched huts where native aguar-
dante is sold. 1t is made out of fer
mented cocoanut milk. The stores are
classed, first, Manila; second, Japan
csc; third, Chinese; fourth, Chamarro
(native), and fifth, American.
Flour is difficult to obtain. Butter
and lard are not good, owing to the
warm climate. Chickens and eggs are
plentiful. The beef is poor and no
sheep are raised inland. There are
plenty of pigs. Vans, sweet potatoes
and corn are abundant.
Bananas, cocoanuts and bread fruit
are the chief sources of food of the
natives. There is little fishing, fairly
good CLAIMS and very small oyster Of
sweet taste. There are plenty of deer
goats, wild turkeys, ducks and other
game.
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Cheap Passenger Rates.

ST. PAUL (Minn), March 1O.-Mon-
day the second-class rates from ST.
Paul to the Pacific Coast will drop
from $40 to $25. The new rates are
to apply daily until taken out by a
mutual agreement of the northern lines.
The rate of S25 is made from the East
ern terminals, st. Paul and Minneap-
oils, to all points from Portland as far
East as Great Falls, Mont The tick
cts are to be for straight passage. with
no StOpoVers
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in the Circuit Court to-day issued
mandamus to compel tie city authors
was attached to the bend. Judge Tuley
understandable interference with the
city and State Governments, infringing
the principle of State sovereignty.
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Two Children Burned to Death.

fire to-day the 7-year-old son of James
McCabe and Mr.. McCabe's sister-in-law
Lottie Brickley, aged 16, persisted in
the flames McCabe, in attempts at
rescue, sustained injuries that may
prove fatal.
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Temperance Evangelist Disappears.

VINCENNESS Qnd) March TO-
Rev. T. H. Barnes, temperance evan
gelist, has mysteriously disappeared
and foul play is suspected Until last
Friday he had been conducting services
at Decker, and Saturday he failed to
appear at the appointed time, and has
not been heard of since.
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British steamer Ashore.

AMSTERDAM, March 1O.-The Brit
ish steamer Stadt, Captain Wetherell
from New Orleans February 18th, for
Hamburg, is ashore on Texelx Island
one of the islands separating the North
Sea from the Zuiderze. The fate Of
the crew is not known.
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HAZLETON (Pa), March 10.-Orders
were received to-day for an INDEFINITE
suspension of work at the GAINESVILLE
collieries of the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company. Over 500 men and boys were
thrown out of employment.
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A Prisoner Suicides.

AUBURN IN. W, March 1O.-Frank
H. Sheldon, on trial here for the Sec
ond time for the murder of his wife,
Eva M. Sheldon, committed suicide in
the jail here to-day.
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sentence on Mrs. Cody Suspended.

ALBANY IN. ". March 1O--In view
of the Recommendation of mercy by the
jury, Judge Gregory has suspended
sentence on Mrs. Cody, found guilty yes
terday of attempting to blackmail the
heirs of the late Jay Gould.
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Condition Of the Treasury.

WASHINGTON, March 10.-To-day's
statement of the condition of the Treas
ury shows: Available cash balance,
1858, Ala. 633; gold reserve, $235, AT ,232
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Infringement ON State Sovereignty.
CHICAGO. March 1O.-Judge Tuley
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-08-31
NEwsB0Ys IN MANILA.


Manila now has the newsboy for the
first time in her history. They are
cosmopolitan lot - Filipino, Chinese.
Japs, Hindus and representatives OF
races from all the islands-but quite
like the newsboy wherever found.
.'rhese urchins are rapidly picking up
and acquiring an English phraseology
which is surprising says Freedom,
.'but an equal amount of curiosity is
aroused in the American when he sud-
denly hears such tunes sung and whis-
tied as Hot Time in the Old Town To-
Night After the Ball. and all the other
popular and unique airs OF the Amer
icano, and then sees little Filipino
youngster with bundle Of papers un-
der his ARM do it all. We are amused
and laugh at the ragged. yes, here the
almost naked, newsboy, but their train
ing will be valuable to most OF them,
and it will no doubt add to them the ex-
perience of all public and business af-
fairs, and they will be the better for
the work they are doing. We are within
sight and earshot of the occurrences
and events that are making history fol
the nation, but often the newsboy max
ing haste up the street with his papers
gives us the first intimation OF such
notable happenings and events az
.Malabon has fallen,' 'Malolos has been
taken All about the Americanos al
Pasig.' Our pet, Manuel de Lalinde,
young Spanish lad Of IA years, whose
father was killed in the war, supports
his mother, four sisters and one broth
er by his earnings as . newsboy, and by
doing work at odd hours. His earn
ings have averaged $50 gold per week
which equals $40 in Mexican money
Each night he hands his earnisgs te
his mother, and already is counting tht
months till they can all return to thell
old home in Spain. st. Louis Giobe
Democrat.
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SEA WATER AS MEDICINE.
1t IL Not Pleasant to Take, But Its
Effects Are Good for
the Health.

When a bather at Atlantic City the
other day accidentally swallowed big
sup of sea water and then rushed off to
get a drink of whisky to take the taste
out of his mouth successful medical
practitioner who had witnessed the
performance said:
"That man is either greenhOrn or
fool. Otherwise on such occasion he
would have taken merely a sip or two
of lemonade and allowed the sea water
to do it's work. As matter of fact, one
of the most beneficial features of sea
bath is the salt water inadvertently
swallowed by bathers. 1t is wonder
full tonic for the liver, stomach and
kidneys. In many cases it will cure
biliousness when all drug preparations
have failed. 1t is peculiarly effective in
ordinary cases of indigestion, disor'
dered stomach and insomnia, and has
been known to produce excellent re-
suits in many cases of dyspepsia.
.'Clean sea water, such as is to be had
at any of our numerous fashionable sea.
side resorts, is full of tonic and sedative
properties. 1t won't hurt anybody
Indeed, two or three big swallows OF il
would be of positive benefit to nint
bathers out of ten. 1t is not, of course
palatable or tempting dose to take
but neither is quinine or calomel. Yot
seldom. if ever, see an old sailor who j.
bilious or dyspeptic, or victim to in
somnia, and why? For the reason tha'
an ocean of good medicine spreads al
about his sky, and he doses himself
copiously with it whenever his physica
mechanism becomes the least bit dc
ranged. - Washington Star.
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a Jersey Cow.

II was not without reason that the
Greeks called beautiful woman Cow
eyed;" but though many famous der
sew COW has borne Greek name, Hell
las, never saw cows comparing in Ueau-
ty with the modern Jersey 50 fine and
trim in shape and SO dainty in color and
shading, or with eyes SO large and
liquid. For many years it was disputed
whether the breed were not cross pss
tween the cow and deer. The JERSEY ~
much surpasses her ancient progcnitots
in the richness and abundance OF her
milk and cream as in beauty. At the
worlds fair at Chicago. in 1898, the
Jersey, putting aside all question of
beauty. challenged all other breeds for
quantity and quality of the butter, and
was triumphant winner over all COM
petitors.-Harper's Bazar
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THE sULTAN's GIFTS,
some That Were Sent to PresSdent
Van Buren, snd Caused No
End Of Trouble.

On the seventh day Of the month Of
Schawwal, in the year 1854 OF the He
gira-which is the Arabian way of writ
ing December 25, 1s39-the sultan OF
Oman, whose name was Seyyid Saood.
Bin Sultan Bin Ahmed, addressed
gracious letter to .his excellency, Mar
tin Van Buren,, president of the United
States of North America" in which be
informed the president that he bad
sent by the royal ship "Sultanee' . few
trifies as token of friendship and good
feeling. These trifics consisted of two
Arabian horses and their groom. one
bottle of altar of roses, two pieces OF
gold, five demijohns of rose-water. one
Persian carpet, one gold ornament with
a silk tassel, four camel's-hair shawis,s
one gold-mounted sword. tive large
pearls, string of $50 pearls, one gold
plate, one bottle of diamonds, one gold
snuff box studded with precious stones.
and one box of mixed precious stones
and diamonds. Under the constitution
the president is prohibited from accept
ing a personal gift from any foreign
state or power, and as the sultan's gf5t
had arrived in New York and the COM
mander of the '.Sultanee would not
leave without presenting his masters
offerings, an embarrassing complicA.
ton was the outcome. The matter was
finally referred to congress, and after
three months of correspondence, red
tame. Diplomacy and legislation the
sultan's Christmas presents were hnaI-
ly accepted; and then the president was
put to the trouble of selling the horses.
the shawls and the rose-water. while
Uncle Sam was given the further
trouble of finding suitable place to
store the remaining gifts, and wss
afterward put to great expense n csp-
turing the thief who carried on the en-
tire collection in q bag and was only
caught after long chase. - Ladies'
Home Journal.
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SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

There are lis schools of music alone
in Berlin.
There are over 5000 students of mu-
sic in London.
Of every 100 school children in Lon.
don 65 leave school between their 10th
and nth years.
At the annual meeting of the Ger
man Baptist Brethren (Dunkards) a.
Roaoke, Va, there were 5000 delegate,
present.
Since the pope issued his letter to the
English people four years ago 10000
Anglicans have joined the Roman Cath
olic church.
For several years the Church Exten.
sion society of the Methodist Episco-
pal church has furnished aid for the
erection of two churches day.
The new chapel recently dedicated
at Wellesly college is the gift of Gle
ment S. Hougton and Elizabeth G.
Houghton as memorial for their
father, William S. Houghton.
The old schoolhouse in East Haddam,
Conn, in which Nathan Hale taught
the year after his graduation at Yale.
is to be preserved by patriotic So
ciety.
The First Presbyterian church OF
Yonkers, DIR. George F. Pentecost, pas
tor, gave the first thousand dollars for
the Presbyterian minister's salary at
Manila. Now. that church has come
forward again and given another
thousand for the second years salary.
1t is not proper for colored clergy.
man to sell his church for 5000 and ap-
ply the money to the payment OF his
his own salary. The charge that he did
this was made against Rev. w. B. G. Cos.
ter, of Binghamton, at the African NJ
f. conference, and he publicly acknowl.
edged his sinfulness and asked to be
forgiven. He was permitted to act as a
substitute preacher.
A peculiar religious sect, small in
numbers, but thrifty, lives in eastern
North Carolina, and the leading doc
trine they practice is neglect of exter
nal appearances and all care to INWARD
cleanliness. They bathe daily from
head to foot and put on clean under
wear; their houses are ill-kept without
but neat as pin inside; their barn.
the same, and their little church. which
looks like an old corn crib on the out
side. is really beautiful within. They
have given themselves no name. bu'
their metto is "Look Within and they
are locally known as insiders.
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HUMOROUS.

"But the family hasn't the hall mark
of ancient lineage, has it??'' mo. just
the dollar mark of present success
Clevland Leader.
He (indignantly)-"I hope know
my own mind!" She (sweetly)-"Yes.
You surely ought to know as much as
Stories.
In Hot Weather.-"I almost envy the
pickpocket." "The idea! Why2" BE
cause he takes things SO coolly."-
Philadelphia Bulletin.
II wonder why some buildings are
called fire traps?" said Mrs. Snaggs.
Because they catch fire." replied Mr..
Snaggs. Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph.
''rhen die. villain!" cried the hero.
"No!" shrieked the villain. Il refuse
except on one condition. "And that
is?'' ''That l have the center OF the
stage and the lime light. N. Y. Jour-.
nal.
An Awful Fling.-Mrs. Styles-"I'd
have you understand that ! know a
good many worse men than my hus-
band" Mrs. Myles-"My dear. YOU
must be more particular about picking
your acquaintances."-Cin En-
quirer.
Henry, did you attend the lecture
last evening, as you expected? "Ins
deed, l did, Amanda, and tell you
had great treat" Unless appear,
ances belle the facts, Henry, you must
have had a good deal more than one"
Richmond Dispatch.
BilE"Don't you think that man
Daubs is clever artist?" Jill--"He's
the worst that ever happened" Bill
"Oh, yes; know he can't paint any"
Jill-"And yet yo,, call him clever?
"Why, yes; he sells some OF his
pictures" s."-Yonkers Statesman.
Hoax = Heres a professor who
claims it has recently been demons
strated that the human voice can utter
296 words minute" Joax- That's
strange" Strange? Don't you be-
lieve it?'' .Oh, yes; but | didn't notice
anyone but myself within earshot OF
my wife when l came home late last
| night" t."-Philadelphia Record.
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MOTHER ON THE STREET CAR.
Trials of Street Car Conductors with
Children who Do Not
Grow Old.

mere. tHdl ; ONcT Will, anu IL O
great load off my mind" said the street
car conductor as he got back to the rear
platform and made vigorous use of his
handkerchief on his face and neck.
"You mean collecting fares on
crowded carr" asked passenger.
81 mean the getting through with the
seven women and 16 children l have
on this trip" he explained. Luck hap
pened to be with me, and I'm only hop
ing that may get through the day all
right I've been laid off for a week,
you know"
"For what?"
"For doubling mothers word in re-
gard to the age of a child. I've got four
children at home, and most anybody
would say that oughtto be something
of Judge, but I'm brought up with
round turn every trip. If it wasn't for
the spoilers I'd pass all the children as
being under three years of age.
"You have to collect half fare for all
over that age, eh?"
81 have to try to. and there is where
the trouble comes in. Not one mother
in 20 is willing to pay any fare at all
for anything under boy who is just
ready to get out of knee breeches. Of
the Is children on this car all but two
are certainly five years old, and yet
collected only three half fares. If there
is a spotter on this car I'm booked for
another lay off, but it was either that
or a row with the mothers. When l
come along to a mother who shuts her
jaw and gives me the icy glare l real
ize that her mind is made up, and it's
either let her beat me or have row."
"But why do they kick?''
"For various reasons. When you
have dead headed child for, three
years it's pretty hard to begin paying
fare. As rule, too, any body will beat
street car if possible and feel no
shame over it. The woman who got me
laid off had son five years old with
her. She had been riding on my car for
months with that kid and passing him
off for not quite three years, when l
thought to do smart thing for the
company. l insisted on her paying fare
for him, but l lost in the shuttle. She
went to headquarters and complained
of my impudence, and instead of col
lecting five cents for the company l
was $12 out of pocket"
"And do mothers deliberately lie to
you to save a fare?"
"Say, now, but you ought to run
car for just one day. A woman who
wouldn't lie to a neighbor on her life
will turn conductor down without the
least hesitation. 1t is not considered a
sin to do that. l have a brother who
was running car on this line up to a
month ago. A woman tried to pass a
five-year-old boy for nothing and he
insisted on half fare and got it. She
turned out to be the general managers
wife and, of course, the conductor got
the bounce. What is that old saying
about truth?'
"That it is mighty and will prevail. y
"Yes, remember. but the man who
got that off lived before the days OF
street cars. I'm telling you, sir, that OF
the folks who travel by car, men OF
women, only about one in ten is think
ing of truth, and even he is wondering
how he can work off plugged quarter
or lead nickel on the conductor
Chicago Inter Ocean.
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Length Of B,rA Life.

J.H. Gurney, in an article in the Ibis,
has collected from various books and
papers number Of facts regarding the
ape to which birds live. He mentions
an instance of raven having lived 6S
years; a pair of eagle owls, one Of wh
is 6s and the other So years old; Bate
leur eagle and condor in the geological
gardens at Amsterdam aged IS and Sc;
an imperial eagle of the age of IS, g
golden eagle of 46 and sea eagle. OF ~
and many other birds Of the age OF 4f
downward are also recorded.LChicagt
Chronicle.
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The ljnkfnaest Cut.

Mrs. CrabshawM My husband Is very
angry because the papers didn't print
the speech he delivered at the mass-
meeting.
Mrs. Crawford Did they ignore him
altogether?
.Worse than that. His name ap-
peared among the also spokes -.
Judge.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
FRIDAY, NOV. "a, 1899.

Democratic papers seem satisfied
with our retention of one Samoan
island for coaling station, though
they do not explain how we can as
simulate 40CO Polynesians without
a fracture of the Declaration of In
dependence. The fewness of the
Samoans on our solitary island is
no bar to the Democratic argu-
ments expoundipg the consent of
the governed, a subject on which
they assume to be much wiser than
Jefferson was in the Louisiana pur-
chase. There is an awkward demo-
cratic record in regard to Samoa.
The only democrat who has been
president in half a century tried to
pull down the flag in Samoa and
did pull it down in Hawaii. The
president who committed that error
is in retirement, thoroughly SO,
and his party, still fighting Ameri-
can destiny, never stood lower in
public confidence than at this time.
The principle of rightful expansion
marches on and over the narrow
obstructienist and the pig-headed
theori
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24

The department of agriculture is max
ing use of the money appropriated fol-
the collection, purchase, test, propaga-
CATION, and distribution of rare and val.
liable seeds, from foreign countries.
These seed are being distributed among
the experiment stations of the country,
to be given the farmers for trial. Oul
Oregon farmers should remember this
and take advantage of every opportunity
to secure these seed as they are received
at the college. Among the new plants
is the Scarlet Vetch, the promising new
winter forage plant found by DIR. Trabut,
director of the experiment station at AL
niers. 1t is grown with winter oats or
rye AMI served as a support. and will
yield in its native country FIVE tons o
good hay to the acre. This species is
similar to the hairy vetch, which has
proven to be most valuable forage plant
in the South and coming into such strong
prominence here in the Northwest. II
deserves careful trial, since it is likely
to be found very vigorous.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-11-24
For Sale or Exchange.

One hundred and eighteen lots, in half and whole
Docks In the original town of Newport that health
ful and beautiful summer resort, in Lincoln county
oregon; some business lots; residence lots near the
principal churches, school house. and other resi-
dences; also residence lots commanding beautiful
views of ocean and bay.
Five fractional blocks sonth of and near the
State Agricultural College,Sal completely tiled
streets thrown up and graded; beautiful convenient
and heaithful for residence
Large dwelling, barn and outho,lses centrally
located on roomy and commodious grounds, in
Corvallis; will exchange for farm near Corvallis.
Twenty acres highly improved, all tile drained
and In good state of cultivation; excellent roomy
buildings; about one-fourth mile from Agricultural
College
Large and roomy house and stable and lot in Cor
vallls good residence, two blocks from the Cou I
House; high, rolling ground.
Eight nice residence lots, thoroughly tile drained
in Wilkins Addition to Corvallis.
One lot and hotel, The Vincent House, on Front
street, in Corvallis, centrally located.
Seventy-three acres, 6 i'll orchard, Is in wheat
balance in grubs, timber and pasture; situate west
adjoining the odd Fellows Cemetery, Corvallis
VIII exchange the town property named fol
suitable farm or acreage property will exchange
the acreage property described for town property
other farms or acreage or will sell any all Of
said property on reasonable terms and time at rea,
sonable rates and prices.
NJ S. WOODCOCK,
Corvallis, Oregon