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New-York tribune., 1900-09-18

Il will be necessary TO fill some Offices for
the present with Americans, which after a
Time may wei Be hlIea oy hal,es %I {t1T ro
ascertaining the merit and fitness Of candidates
for civil office shOul- be put IN force. An lndIs-
pensable qualification for all Offices and posi-
lions Of trust and authority in the Islands
must be absolute and unconditional loyalty 10
The United States. and absolute and uuham-
uered authority and power TO remove ana pun
ish any officer deviating from that standard
must At all times be retained IN the hands OF
the central authority Of the Islands.
In AL the forms Of government and admin
isrrative provisions which they are authorized
to prescribe. the Commission should bear in
MIND that the government "iLch tl1y are 60
1abIishine is designed not for our satisfaction,
or FOR the expression Of our theoretical views;
bat for the happiness peace and prosperity OF
the people Of the Philippine Islands, and the
measures adopted should be made 10 conform
10 their customs, their habits ana even IheLr
prejudices TO the fullest extent consistent with
The accomplishment Of the indispensable re-
otisites OF lust and effective government
At the same time the Commission should bear
in mind and the people Of the islands should
be made plainly 10 understand, that there are
certain great principles of government "hlcn
have been made the basis Of our governmental
system which we deem essential TO the rule OF
Law and the maintenance OF Individual free
dom. AMI Of which they have unfortunately,
been denied the experience possessed by US;
that there are also certain practical rules or
government which We nave round 10 De es-
seutial 10 the preservation OF these great prin-
ctples o. liberty and law, and that these prln-
ciDles and these rules OF government must De
eets bIished and maintained in their Islands Tor
the sake OF their liberty and happiness now
over much they may conflict with the customs
or laws Of procedure with which they are
familiar
tt viii be the duty Of the Commission TO make
q thorough investigation into the titles 10 the
large tracts Of land held claimed by indiytd-
UsIs or by religious orders into the justice OF
- Claims and complaints made against such
Iandholders by the people OF the island or any
Dart Of the people, and to seek by wise and
peaceable measures Just settlement or the con
frcxereies and re8ress Of wrongs which nave
carsld strife and bIoodshed in the past. In the
Ptoied ~ see that no Injustice Is done; 10 have
,-aoard for substantial rights and equity, dlsfe-
0sTding technicalties so far as substantial right
TT,--4ffs and to observe the following rules
yFbat the provision Of the Treaty or Paris
New-York tribune., 1900-09-18
STONE To CONFER WITH HILL.
DENIES REPORTS THAT THE DEMOCRATIC
ORGANIZATION STARTED THE
COAL STRIKE

Ex-Governor Stone OF Missouri. wishing, appar-
entity 10 get correct line on the situation among
the Democrats farmers in this State will hold a
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
LAW AS INTERPRETED.

Inability of the attesting witnesses to
a will to remember the facts stated in
the attestation clause is held, in re
Thompson Qll) 45 L. r. A. 682, to be
insufficient to prevent the probate of
the will, if the signatures of testator
and the witnesses are proved and there
is nothing to disprove the. recitals in
the attestation clause.
Right of the legislature to authorize
taxation for. the purpose of making
gifts or paying gratuities to private in
dividuals is denied in Bush VS.. board
of supervisors of Orange County On.
", 45 L. r. A. $50, in case of an at
tempt to raise money by taxation to be
paid to drafted men for services in the
civil war or for commutation money
paid by them.
A subcontractor who has agreed with
the contractor to carry mails in accord
ance with a contract between the Unit
ed States and the contractor, in which
the latter assumes liability to any per-
son aggrieved by his default, is held,
In Lawton VS.. Chiffon (Wis.), 45 L. r.
A. GIG, to have no liability upon the
contract to a postal employe for per-
sonal injuries caused by the subcon-
tractors negligence, though liability
in tort may exist.
Extent of the territorial limits of a
municipality being matter Of legisla-
tive discretion which is not subject to
judicial revision, it is held, in Kimball
VS.. Grantsville City Utah), 45 L.. r. A.
628, overruling a prior decision, that
the collection of taxes on property
within the city limits cannot be re-
strained on the ground that the proper
ty was outside the range of municipal
benefits and therefore not subject to
municipal taxation.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07

Memphis Railroad. The couple mar
ried without the consent of anybody
who holds the Barrett-Hammond for
tunes in charge. They are now living
happily in box car No. 12,11S, and Ham
mond is boss of a work train on the
Memphis road
'Hammond'll rise," say the men on
the road. Hes got the grit and he's
got the knack." And young Ham
mond is working with the vim of man
who has made up his mind to succeed.
He is alert to the possibilities of his
job, and has already won one promo
ton.
Meanwhile the families of both frown
on the young people, and there is every
evidence that Hammond will need all
his pluck and his courage. Mrs. Ham
mond wears trousseau made in Paris,
reads the latest novels, and haughtily
refuses to return the calls of the aris-
tocracy of Fort Scott. Hitherto she
has had only to wish for things, and if
money could buy them they were hers.
The box car in which the Hammonds
are living has seen hard service. A
coat of dull red paint has served to con-
ceal some of its scars and patches The
floor is covered with 25-cent mating
in the drawing-room end, and 2O-cent
oilcloth on the kitchen and dining-room
end. The dainty slippers of Mrs. Ham
mond, so used to heavy velvet carpets,
now ''tap, tap" across floor covering
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
Barrister and Solicitor.

Lawyers in England are divided into
two great lasses-counsellors or bar
risters, and attorneys or solicitors. The
eounsellors or barristers, as these terms
imply, confine themselves to the actual
trial and argument of cases in open
court, and to consultations with attor-
neys or solicitors who represent the
clients. 1t is contrary to professional
etiquette for barrister to confer or
consult directly with his client The
attorneys, or solicitors, as they are ali
now styled, see the client, take his
statement, gather the facts, and put it
all down in writing in what is called
"the brief" The brief is then handed
by the solicitor to the barrister, with
his retaining fee, and thereupon the
barrister and solicitor confer; the bar
rister gives his advice and opinion, and
if the case goes to trial he does all the
work in court, such as examining and
cross-examining witnesses, and argu.
ing or summing up the case before the
court or jury. The solicitor does not
speak in court at all.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
Served Him Right.

He carefully prepared the small gar
den plot, while his wife, deeply inter-
ested in his labor, stood watching him.
After he had put in the seeds and
smoothed over the bed, his wife took
his arm to accompany him to the
house, and on the way she asked:
"When will the seeds come up,
John?" fa-
Laying his hand caressingly on her
shoulder, the smart man said:
II don't expect them to come up at
all, my dear"
"You don'tv' she exclaimed. ''Then
why have you gone to all that trou-
BILE %
With a smile that springs from su-
perior knowledge, he answered: ''The
seeds won't come up, but the plants
and flowers will. by and by"
Yet he was wrong; for his neigh
boris hens got into his garden, and the
seeds did come up-Collier's Weekly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
School for Paris Cabbies,

There are coachmen and coachmen,
the newest type being the conductor of
the automatic car. The city of Paris
secures his proper training at Auber-
villiers, where the Compagnie General
des FOltures has it's school. A circular
track of 700 meters in extent serves as
the training ground. 1t is what the
French call accidente-in one place fat
and macadamized, elsewhere gently
sloping upward, or falling in abrupt
descent; here paved with wood, and
there with stones, while little further
on the road is "up," and sand heaps,
loose bricks and broken glass threaten
the tyro and the tire. The wayfarers
who are dotted along the route must be
"humored and not druv." Fortunately,
they are not flesh and blood. They are
merely metal dummies propped up by
stick from behind and ready to fall
at touch. Each figure presents the
familiar personalities of the Paris
streets-bourgeois, soldiers, scorchers,
Tommy playing marbles, and the cur
that goes for every wheel. There also
are nurse, baby and go-cart. The cast
iron baby shows complete Indifference,
which also is true to life. The track Of
Aubervilliers is nothing if not realistic
Pail Mall Gazette.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
Queer Device for Gambiinp.

"The queerest gambling device that
ever saw was check perforator, said
]. H. Irons of the United States mar
shaPs Office. 81 went into downtown
bank not long ago at the noon hour to
serve paper on the president. There
was a board meeting on in back
room. noticed all of the clerks In q.
bunch playing some game, and 1 went
over to see what it was. They had one
of those revolving check perforat tors
with numbers on it from 0 to 8. One
man was spinning and acting as bank
er,' while the others were laying bets
on the numbers. They were operating
on the old wheel-of- fortune system. /
got SO deeply interested that / forgot
all about the paper had to serve until
there was sudden scattering of the
group and a disappearance of the per-
forator and the cash on the board. T
turned and saw the president When
he entered the banking room every
clerk was busy at his desk."-Pittsburg
News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07

Josiah Flynt, the well-known ex-
plorer of tramp life, has collaborated
with Alfred Holder in the preparation
of book entitled .'The Under World -
Paola Lombroso, who has just pub
lished book on the Problem of Hap
piness," is a daughter of Prof. Lom-
broso, the criminal anthropologist.
Miss Lombroso disagrees entirely with
the views of her father.
Andrew Lang asserts that novels are
almost if not altogether the only form
of literature that is remunerative now;
nevertheless, he thinks that new
Froude, Macaulay or Tennyson would
even now find readers.
Albert White worse, the new editor
of the transformed Criterion, has writ
ten several stories of Arctic life and
adventure, some of which will soon ap-
pear in book form, under the title OF
1.-THE Laughter of the Sphinx"
Anne E. Holdsworth, who makes a
speciality of pathetic and tragic stories,
has depicted invalid life in the German
Alps, in novel called 'The Valley of
the Great Shadow 1t follows the
motif of '.Ships that Pass in the Night"
1t is reported that an American pa
per once contained this announcement:
''Mr. Browning has declined to furnish
us with poem in exchange for thou
sand dollars. We find ourselves more
than ever unable to understand Mr..
Browning
Herbert Spencer has completed his
autobiography, but it is not to be pub
lished until after his death. It is prob
ably not all serious and philosophical,
for among the authors possessions is
an excellent sense of humor, and he
tells good story and loves to hear one.
Among the autograph manuscripts to
be disposed of in the forthcoming sale
of the Peel library are four pages from
DR.. Johnson's memorandum book, con-
tanning prayers, meditations and reso-
lutions. My resolutions are: To con-
quer scruples. TO read the Bible this
year. To try and rise more early. To
study divinity. To live methodically.
To oppose idleness. To frequent divine
worship
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
THREE TIMES WAS ENOUGH.

Webster Did Not Propose to Square His
Account Fourth Time.
Daniel Webster was notoriously care
less in business matters. He did not
seem to know the value of money, and
scattered it about with a lavish hand
when he had it-and borrowed it when
he could. An incident illustrating the
first mentioned trait of his is related.
On one occasion man presented bill
to him for payment.
why" said Webster, 81 have paid
that bill before"
The neighbor assured him that he
was mistaken.
"All right, then; call again in the
morning and I will settle with you.'
AS soon as the man was gone Web
ster called his son Fletcher and told
him to look over his papers and see if
he could not find receipted bill. To the
surprise Of both, two receipted bills
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
A Glib Witness.

A female witness, possessed of rich
brogue, was on the stand in Judge
Donovan'ss court the other day. Her
tongue moved so rapidly in the narra-
ton Of her story that her words were
quite unintelligible. Finally the court
interrupted:
Hold on! Not SO fast! Not so fast!
This man (pointing to the court stenog-
rapher) can write about 300 words q
minute, but you are going at the rate Of
400. Give him chance to catch up"
"Arrah, why dun't yez git good
man, Jedge? What does yez kape a
slow skate fur, at all 2" was the ready
retork-Detroit Free PresA
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07

were found, showing that the bill had
been paid twice. Webster put the re-
ceipts in his pocket and said nothing.
In the morning the neighbor returned
for the money. Webster took his seat
under the old elm and ordered Wright
to bring out the decanter Filling the
glass to the brim, he handed it to the
man and told him to drink. Webster
then began:
MIR. Blank, do you keep books?'
The man assured him that he did not
Then I would advise you to do So"
said Webster, and, pulling one of the
receipts from his pocket, handed it to
him. -=-r
The man was covered with confusion.
while Webster continued:
And while you are about it Won had
better get bookkeeper who under
stands double entry" at the same time
handing him another receipt.
Now" said Webster, ST am going TO
pay this bill just once more, but / as
sure You upon my word of honor that
l will not pay it the fourth timer
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
LABOR STRIKES OF HISTORY.

early Egyptian Laborers Were the
First to Inaugurate Them.
It is often asserted that the labor
strike as such does not date back fur
:her than Capt. Boycott, in the early
part of the century. AS a matter OF
fact the earliest strike dates back TO
about 1850 B. c., or upward of thirty
three centuries ago. Pharaoh was
building a new temple of Thebes. The
masons received very little cash. but q
quantity of provisions, which the con-
tractors thought sufficient, was handed
to them on the first Of each month.
Sufficient or not, they mostly ate it be
fore the time had elapsed. On one oc-
casion many of them had nothing left
quite early in the month, so they
marched to the contractors house, be
fore which they squatted and refused
to bulge until justice was done. The
contractor persuaded them to lay their
distress before Pharaoh, who was
about to visit the works, and he gave
them a handsome supply Of corn, and
80 all went well for that month.
But the same state of things required
by the middle of the next and for some
lays the men struck work. Various
conferences took place, but the men
declined to do a stroke until they were
given another supply of food. They
declared the clerks cheated them, used
false weights and SO forth, familiar
enough complaints in this country un-
der the truck system. The contractor
not complying with their demands,
they marched to the governor of the
city to lay their grievances before him,
and he tried to get them to return to
work by smooth words, but that was
no use and they insisted on having
food. At last, to get rid of them, he
drew up an order for corn on the public
granary and the strike was at an end
Golfers Weekly
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
400 Of Kansas City and Fort Scott, Mrs.

400 Of Kansas City and Fort Scott, Mrs.
Hammond accompanied her husband.
They took apartments In fashionable
quarter. went to the theater and social
functions of various sorts evenings,
while the young husband, in working
clothes and broad-rimmed laborer's hat;
honestly worked all day. Nobody Wore
such costly costumes as the wife OF the
section hand of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott and Memphis Railroad Company.
and at afternoon teas, receptions and
card clubs the devotion of the Ham
monds was the popular theme for
weeks. Many women of the highest
standing called upon Mrs. Hammond,
but she, through embarrassment or &c
centricity, acknowledged. few OF these
attentions. Mrs. Hammond appeared
to be under the wing of social leader
of the town, and in response to her
kindly suggestions half-deZen young
women of Fort Scott's upper crus.
called one day on the bride at her hotel.
She was lounging in one of her eX-
quisite Paris tea gowns and reading
that she was too weary to see any.
body" Since then the upper-crust
young women who called have had
T tired feeling at the mention of young
Mrs. Hammond.
While this was apparently merely a
caprice, it created a sensation locally,
and the recent announcement in one OF
the newspapers that the Hammonds
had gone to live in box car was graft
flying in the extreme to those who felt
snubbed.
The box car runs over the division be-
tween Fort Scott and Memphis wher-
even there is any repairing to be done.
The Hammonds' meals are furnished
by the regular cook with the work
train, and are very plain. Hammond.
however, seems cheerful and indus
trious. His young wife holds her head
high, wears her imported gowns, reads
the latest novels, and only to her inti-
mates says from her heart: Eve mar
ried for love, you know"
From section boss voting Hammond
has already risen to the management of
a train of thirty men. Promotion did
not bring mere extravagant habits. The
Hammonds still live in the car and are
apparently cOntented.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
Clay Images Are Worshiped.

The effete religious systems and idol.
atrous practices of China represent an
annual expenditure of 100000, 600
There are 100000 deities, 100000 tenn.
pies. Some temples are served by q
hundred priests. These men are Hitter
ate, and often from the very scum of
society. About 10000 pigs, rabbits
sheep and deer, and $1,000 pieces OF
costly silk are annually offered at the
sacrifices.
They worship clay images of men,
dogs, turtles, snakes, lizards and in,
sects. The people live in dread Of evil
spirits, which are supposed to cause
disease and calamity. They propitiate
the evil spirits rather than pray to the
good, having a belief in the cruelty and
heartlessness of the gods.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
Passing of the Old Maid.

The old maid of the past-sour, scan
dal-loving, sharp of temper and of fea-
tures-is now almost an unknown
quantity. The unmarried woman OF
to-day who has passed her twenties is
CHEEKY, active, busy, and useful. Cen
orally she is in business or, has some
special art, profession or accomplish
ment to which she devotes herself.
Anyway, she is not idle. She finds
many things to employ her hands and
brains. She has little time for gossip
and less inclination. Culture and occu-
patton have broadened her nature and
given her charity and wisdom.-Macon
Telegraph.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
costing precisely $6.7O, made, fitted and
laid on the floor.
Story of Romantic Marriage.

Story of Romantic Marriage.
The Hammonds were married at a
fashionable hotel in Hot Springs, Ark.
He was "a, gay, jolly and thoughtless,
depending upon the generosity of a
wealthy father to keep the wolf out of
the front yard. She was 20, pretty, i'm
petuous and self-willed. They had met
at Hot Springs just a year before. She
was staying then at the Park Hotel
with her parents, dazzling everybody
with her exquisite toilets and superb
Jewels, the gifts of her devoted father.
Young Hammond was then recovering
from an injury sustained in runaway
while employed as an operator at a
small Missouri town on his fathers
railroad. His father had put him there
TO ..tone him down." he said. He began
paying attentions to Miss Barrett, but
his advances were not encouraged by
her family. They snubbed him and
made their objections very plain. Ham
mond laughed and said that he was
counting the girl and not the family.
If it came to a question of money and
position the Hammonds did very well,
he thought, probably as well as the
Barretts. -z.sz
Miss Barrett alone failed to share the
prejudices of her family. Young Ham
mond was handsome and clever and
athletic, and she fell in love with him.
The family finally consented to the
match and the brides trousseau was
ordered from Paris by cable. Prepara-
tions were made for an elaborate we'd
ding and the fashionable society of Hot
Springs was bidden to the affair. A
few days before the date set for the
wedding young Hammond quarreled
with the Barretts, and rumor had it
that the match was broken off. But it
was not-only the fashionable cere-
mony was dispensed with. The young
people went to another hotel, and it is
said were married in defiance of pater-
nal authority. At first the couple took
I'D their residence at Kansas City and
spent a few weeks there. Then mat
ters began to look dubious. Bread and
cheese and kisses are all right for late
suppers, but palates accustomed to
filets mignons, French peas, and straw
berry shotcake crave heartier proven
der Kansas City wondered what
would happen, when one day young
Hammond disappeared. There was
talk of reconciliations, and next he ap-
peared in the garb of practical rail-
road man as straw boss of section
gang in the yards at Fort Scott.
To the further astonishment Of the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
Oldest Manufacturing Industry.

The oldest manufacturing industry in
locks, which has been carried on since
the beginning of the fifteenth century
If not farther back still, at the Ling.
heath mines, Brandon, on the borders
of Norfolk and Suffolk. The fiints are
all made by hand, being placed on the
operators knee and Clipped with q
hammer to the proper shape. OF
course, number of. these fiints are
used for fire-makipg, being principally
used in countries like Spain and Italy,
where the duties on ordinary matches
and wax matches are SO high as to con.
vert them into luxuries.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07

81 think it is my duty to write a
letter to you in regard to what Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound did
for me. L wrote you some time ago,
describing my symptoms and asking
your advice, which you very kindly
gave. 1 am now healthy and cannot
begin to praise your remedy enough.
would say to all suffering women,
'Talxe Mrs. Pinkham's advice, for a wo-
man best understands a womans suf-
ferings, and Mrs. Pinkham, from her
vast experience in treating female ills,
can give you advice that you can get
from no other source CLARA KoPP.
Rockport, Ind, April 13, 1899.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-07
On the Wane.

Horse racing in Russia is on the
wane now that the reindeer has been
introduced as the rival of the horse.
The reindeer is among the swiftest of
quadrupeds, and can outstrip the
swiftest of horses. 1t is estimated that
he could give the feetest Derby win
ner start of half a mile and beat him
easily over the Derby race track.