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Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
Cost of Living I'm Paris.

"To. prove that we are economical
young women shall tell you how much
we pay at the penslon?" writes a girl
in the Ladies' Home Journal. who. with
a girl companion. is travelling in France
and giving the benefit of her experience
to girls who may go to the Paris Expo
sition this year. 1.-The tariff card, tackled
on the wall Of my rose-twined Marie
Antoinette room, says the price is nine
francs. Then how do come to be pay
ing only seven? One learns over here
to marchander-'to haggle, to bargain
If madame's prices read from seven
francs and you write to her asking If
she can let you have room and at that
price. she will pobably reply that the
only rooms she has unrented cost ten
francs. But If you are wise enough to
ask her IL she has a room for seven
francs the answer will be .yes.' We
are, of course, beyond the pale of the
bathtub, electric lights and big tips; the
maid who cares for our room is satis-
fed to receive modest fee. and it is
with thrill of delight that we pick up
our candlesticks and say goodnight
just as they do In novels. We are COM
Portable and happy on two dollars per
day. The fact that we are alone does
not bring us moments annoyance, nor
subject US to any unreasonable re-
straints."
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
Tha Mfnisrer,s Mistake,

As minister and lawyer were rid
ing together, says the minister to the
lawyer:
"Sir, do you ever make mistakes in
pleadingT
81 do." says the lawyer.
"And what do you do with mis-
takesP' inquired the minister.
why, sir, IL large ones. mend
them: IL small ones. I let them CO."
said the lawyer. "And pray. sir" con-
tinued he. ''do you ever make mistakes
in preaehing?"
Yes, sir, / have"
And what do you do with mis-
takesT said the lawyer.
why, sir. I dispose of them in the
same manner as you do. Not long
SINCE" continued he. "as | was preach
ing. meant to observe that the devil
was the father of liars, but made a
mistake and said the father of lawyers
The mistake was SO small that let it
CO."
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
zcane Aoout the largest islands there

scape. ABOUT the largest islands there
are many small, ice-free isles. or rocks.
which are the restins-piaces Of seals.
penguins, cormorants and gulls. On
the larger islands. and especially on
Livingston Island, there are high peaks
and rounded, dome-like bills. which are
tipped with snow, but their sides are
bare. The valleys are filled with large
glaciers, which send tongues out into
the sea. We saw no glaciers, however.
which came out for any distance into
the water. The limit OF the Ice was
generally at high-water mark. where 1t
wasted away In small fragments
There was no snow on the coastal low
lands. but there was also nothing TO
indicate vegetation. From what we
later learned of the lands farther south,
II Is extremely possible that mosses
and lichens are here abundant. but
there liz no hope for grass or trees.
1t is very curious that this group OF
islands, about one hundred In number.
with a thousand miles Of accessible
coast-line and several good harbors.
free of ice for much of the year. should
remain unclaimed by any government
and unsettled by human efforts. 1t
would be a humane mission II our gov
ernment would take possession Of this
group of islands and place there a
lighthouse. with a supply station for
the preservation of shipwrecked sail
ors. Vessels are lost In this vicinity
almost every year. and we do not know
but that some poor seamen are now
stranded on one of the many desolate
islands, awaiting the relief which new
er comes.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
PASSING of the Lily.

Bermuda lilies are becoming scarce.
If means are not soon adopted on be-
half Of this branch of the lily family
it will soon. like the buffalo, practically
disappear. Although native of Japan,
the Easter lily is best known to Ameri-
cans as being common in Bermuda The
soil of the island is of peculiar compost
tion. coral dust being an important con-
stituent. 1t was at one time very rich,
but the production of the bulbs of the
Bermuda lily has exhausted it to
great extent, hence the danger that the
flower will disappear. But the exhaus-
tion of the soil is not the only thing
that threatens the lily. The flower it.
self is suffering from exhaustion. Flori-
culturists have not yet been able to hit
upon name for the disease. The bulbs
are getting smaller year by year.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09

Agnes Grundy can swim, and fear
had not paralyzed her mind. She not
only kept afoat herself, but grasped
her sisters hair and kept her above the
water. She told Minnie Hiddink to
hold on to the Ice. But the wits had
been frightened out of Miss Hiddink.
She was unconscious before Homan
could reach her. Twice she had gone
down.
'"Take out Minnie first" said Agnes
Grundy. I'VE are all right for little
time"
Homan grasped Miss Hiddink's dress
just as she was disappearing. Stillman
called to Agnes Grundy to take hold
of Miss Hiddink's dress.
Haul away on the line" he shouted.
Then those behind. where the ice was
strong, tugged with all their might.
The human chain started backward.
The strain on Homan was terrific, but
he never let go, nor did anyone else.
When the ice grew frmer Agnes
Grundy held on to it, still supporting
her sister. while the line was drawn
back with Miss Hiddink in Homan's
arms She was wrapped in blankets
brought from nearby house, and then
the human line was pushed forward
again for Minnie Grundy and then for
Agnes.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
A ohild,s sleepine Houra.

The baby should be taught to sleep at
regular hours. At first he will sleep
most of the time not occupied In feed
ing. At the age Of six the child should
sleep ten o. twelve hours at night and
two hours during the day. Between
these ages the amount of sleep should
gradually diminish. The method OF
training babies to sleep Is simple: Be
sure that they are comfortable as to
externals. and are WELL then leave
them alone in properly guarded crib.
After several months humoring 1t may
be dangerous to leave child alone, as
the little tyrant may work himself into
such rage as to have conyulsions or to
do himself physical injury. but the
young infant may be trusted to ..cry 1t
out" in safety. and after the first dis
appointment is over he will be happiep
and more contented to take the ups
and downs Of life uncomplainingly.-
Woman's Home Companion.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09

and published books for "all those lit
tie masters and misses who are good
or who intend to be good"
We have travelled long way since
Newbery and Goldsmith co-operated
on that famous list Of books Of which
"Goody Two Shoes" and Tommy
Trip" may be taken as the best exam
Piles, but IL it were only for the fact
that Newbery was the first to give the
Rhymes and Jingles of Mother Goose
to the world in collected form his men,
ory should ever be kept green by Eng
disappearing children wherever they
may be found.
Newbery's original collection of
Mother Goose melodies has, moreover,
an added interest. for there is every
reason to believe that Goldsmith had
hand in the editing, annotating and
arranging of the first edition.
Neither in London, at the scene of
his labors, '.over against the north door
of St. Pauls cathedral" nor at the cor
ner of st. Paups churchyard, nor at
Canonbury house, Islington, where
he and Goldsmith lived and worked to-
gether, nor at his birthplace, Waltham
st. Lawrence, is there anything Of
prominence to keep his name in remem-
brance.
A claim to have been the originator
of the Mother Goose collection was
made about thirty years ago on behalf
Of Mrs. Goose. or Vergoose. the mother
in-law Of Thomas Fleet, printer who
fourished in Boston. U. S. A.. during
the eighteenth century. The absurdity
of this contention was amply demon
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
LAW As INTERPRETED.

Death caused by accident is held. in
Slevin vs.. Board Of police pension fund
commissioners (Cal), A L. r. A. ia.
not to be death from natural causes.
within the meaning Of statute pro-
viding pensions for policemen who die
from natural causes.
The issuance Of preferred stock by
building and loan association which is
based on principles of cooperation.
equality and mutually is held. in Sum-
rail- VS.. Columbia Finance and Tea
Company Ky.) A. L. R. A. $50, to be
void as against public policy.
An ordinance requiring license fee
to be paid as condition of buying
claims is held. In Bitter VS.. Thompson
Ky.), A L. r. A. 141. to be unconsti-
tutional In case of person who buys.
admitted to be just and due. but which
are not paid because of lack Of funds.
City funds received on deposit by
banker but deposited by him In other
banks, under an arrangement for shar
ing in the deposits. whereby he receives
the same interest that he pays the city
and agrees that they shall be drawn
only to pay city orders, are held. in
Marquette vs.. Wilkinson (Mich.) 43.
L. r. A. $40. to be held in trust for
the city as against his assignee for
creditors.
On the abandonment Of its trip for
the season by steamer starting
from Seattle to Dawson and reaching
Fort Yukon. but unable to go on be-
cause of the low stage of water in the
Yukon River, 1t is held. in Smith vs..
North American Transportation and
Tea Company (Wash.) A, L. r. A. 557.
that 1t Is the carriers duty to bring a
passenger back to Seattle without
charge, and not leave him through the
winter in the Alaskan climate, to await
the carriers convenience for compiet-
ing the transportation during the fol-
lowing summer.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
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II all the mountains in the world
were leveled, the average height of the
land would rise nearly $50 feet.
Gold, steel, aluminium and lead. when
immersed in tartaric acid, new chem
ical discovered. become pliable and
ductile as putty.
New York's board Of health has taken
action toward the strict enforcement
Of the law regarding the sale of pois-
ons. There have been many cases of
suicide lately by carbolic acid poison
ing, and If this chemical were mere
difficult to obtain it would doubtless
decrease the number Of cases.
! Near Ashcroft in British Columbia
are a number Of small lakes, whose
shores and bottoms are covered with a.
crust containing borax and soda In
such quantities and proportions that
when cut out it serves as a washing
compound The crust is cut Into
blocks and handled in the same man.
ner as ice. and 1t Is estimated that one
OF the lakes contains 10000 tons OF this
material
Fruit Is now being shipped FROM New
South Wales packed in the bark or the
ii tree and the outer bark of the mela-
leuca leucadendron, which is shredded
into a sort of coarse chaff. These
barks seems to have some peculiar
power of preserving oranges during
carriage. This may be owing to the
elasticity Of the packing and the fact
that 1t permits of ventilation. Unless
the bark is cut too fine there Is no
sweating possible. The bark costs only
$50 ton.
The heirs of the late Anthony Pollok
of Washington have offered prize of
100000 francs C$2O,O00), to be awarded
during the exhibition In Paris next
year to the inventor Of the best appar-
atus for saving life in case Of disaster
at sea The prize is open to universal
competition. The award will be made
by a jury sitting in Paris. 1t is pro-
vided that the entire prize may be
awarded to a single individual, or
portion Of 1t may be awarded to each
of several persons, as the jury may de-
eide.
Work Of the Egyptian exploration
fund for the year has lam in the same
district as before, short distance
down the Nile from Dendereh. Alto
gether about 1880 graves of prehis-
toric age and about as many historic
graves-mainly about the twelfth dy-
nasty-were opened and recorded. The
society has already received from the
Egyptian government the promise of
a permission to work ar Abydos, one of
the most important sites In Egypt.
Prof. Maspero will return to Egypt to
resume the direction of the depart
ment of antiquities.
On July 10 last the city Of Rome un-
dulated with the waves of an earth
quake for nearly half a minute. The
famous monuments Of antiquity. scat
cred in and about the city were strong
ly shaken. but fortunately no serious
damage was suffered by them. The
great columns in the Forum rocked
yisibly. and a large stone crashed
down from the Colosseum. A strange
atmospheric effect. which has before
been observed during great earth
quakes, was very noticeable on this
occasion. People who rushed In alarm
from their houses were drenched with
torrent of rain that poured from light
gray clouds which almost instantane-
ously gathered in perfectly clear sky
aa Soon as fha oarfh hoOan fo uuako
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
GENERAL LAwron.s EARLY LIFE
Incidents in the Career of the Dea,
Soldier in Indiana.

Incidents in the Career of the Dead
Soldier in Indiana.
The Northern Indiana friends of the
late General Henry w. Lawton are re-
calling interesting incidents of his early
life In this region where his early maar
hood was spent. The sword which the
Indiana admirers of General Lawton
were raising a purse to procure for
him on his return from the PhiliC pines
would have been the second Of which
he was the recipient, had he lived. In
1864 after he had made a name for
himself, while at Fort Wayne, he was
presented with a handsome sword.
General Lawton got his first instruc-
ton in military tactics in Fort Wayne
marching club known as the Wide
Awakes. There were rival clubs In the
town and that to which Lawton be-
longed held it's meetings In the old
Firemen's hall, corner of Court and
Berry streets, Fort Wayne, and many
Of the volunteer firemen Of the town
were members.
After the close of the civil war and
while he was living at Fort Wayne
Lawton met Miss Emily Sturgis. Law
ton proposed and was rejected. At
TIE time he was studying law. He at
oDce abandoned the profession and ap-
pied for commission in the regular
.rmy. He was offered second lieu
tenancy, and inasmuch as his career
in the rebellion was brilliant one his
acquaintances thought he would reject
the place, but he accepted 1t and left
Fort Wayne to win additional fame.
General Lawton's father, George W.,
Travelled all through Northern Indiana
building grist mills, so necessary in the
early days to the pioneer settlers. He
was seldom at home, and the dead gen.
eral.spent great deal Of his time with
his uncle, Daniel, in the southern part
of Allen County. When he attended
the Fort Wayne college, a Methodist
institution long since gone out of ex-
istence, he occupied a modest room in
the western part of the city. He was
at his uncle's when Lincoln's first call
for volunteers was received and hast
ened to Fort Wayne to Chicago
Chronicle.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
Talents of "rhe Waltz KING. ;,

I. Music was not the only talent of
Johann Strauss, the composer. He was
o draughtsman of marked though un-
developed power. and was especially
successful as caricaturist. This little
.side-genius he valued highly as an aid
to his musical composition He was al
ways handsomely attired. slippers or
smoking jacket being unknown in his
wardrobe, and at his composing-desk
in the morning he was as faultlessly
dressed as in the evening at the opera
or In the ballroom. After dinner he
smoked, played billiards with intimate
friends, and seemingly enjoyed win
ming at French carambole as thorough
ly as he did his greatest artistic tri-
umphs. One of his friends who felt
privileged to joke with him once said,
Johann, you can play the piano and
the violin fairly well, but you excel at
billiards and cards." 1t not seldom
happened. however, that in the midst
of a game he would absent-mIndedly
scribble the beginning of an opera upon
the cards, thus spelling the game, but
contributing to the amusement of his
comrades.-Woman's Home Compan-
ion.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
No More Nitroglycerin Powder.

The manufacture of nitro-glycerins
powder for the use of the army will be
abandoned and the army ordnance de-
partment will adopt pure soluble cot
ton powder. similar to that used by the
navy. The decision for this change is
brought about by an accident which
recently occurred at Sandy Hook while
testing a 6-inch gun and while using
the smokeless powder made for use in
8-inch guns. but with the grains cut in
half. The charge. on this occasion.
gave pressure of over $4,000 pounds.
which exceeded the pressure gauge of
the gun. Several parts of the breech
mechanism were injured.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
ORDER OF NEGRO NUNS.

Only Co1ored Sisterhood i'm the United
States at New Orleans.
In the old French quarter of New
Orleans, with its narrow streets, lat
ticed windows and jealousy guarded
courts, where the fig and orange tree
grow, is square of rather miscellane-
Gus architecture. Its central building,
III Orleans street. is several hundred
years old. 1t has a stately entrance.
with great pillars and old-fashioned,
ornately carved doors. 1t was once
the old Creole opera house and ball
room of the early days. Now 1t is the
home of the colored nuns. Yet the or
der Is not such very modern one. af-
ter all, for it was founded In New Or
leans over half a century ago. Its
members are now well-known figures
on the streets of the crescent city. The
special object Of its Institution was the
education and moral training of young
colored girls and the care of orphans
and aged infirm people Of the race.
One of the most Interesting parts of
the convent is the orphan asylum,
where children ranging in age from the
wee tots just beginning to walk to girls
OF L and IA years are cared for. One
of the sisters in charge of the babies
was an ex-slave. She is real "mam-
my" stiI.
"But. reverend mother, you seem to
have some white children here" said
the Northern visitor. commenting on
the fair white skin of some of the chill
dren.
"Oh, no." said the nun, smiling a bit
wistfully at the ignorance of her wis.,
ltor, they all have colored blood in
their veins. Maybe they are only quad
rooms. octoroons: some of them, indeed,
have only one-renrh colored blood, but
that one-tenth black counts more than
the nine-tenths white. and makes them
belong forever to the colored people,"
One is reminded of some OF Cables
stories, the pathos and tragedy thereof.
In the orphan asylum 1876 children
are sheltered who would otherwise be
thrown upon the Stare. These. as well
ms the sixty poor old colored men and
women and many of the children in the
school. are dependent upon the sisters
for their daily bread.-St. Louis Repub-
uc
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
BEARS RUN SWIFTLY.
Cam Cover the Ground About as Fas,
as Any Other Animal.

Cam Cover the Ground About as Fast
as Any Other Animal.
"Some people think that grizzly
can't rum" said A. ]. Daggs of Phoenix.
Ari. II want to state Fight now that
while the bear is clumsy beast, he
can cover as much ground as the aver
age saddle horse. and man should
be sure that he has good mount be-
fore he tries to get out of the way Of
one which is angry. My brother was
out In the mountains of the territory,
among the sheep ranches, one day,
when he saw. about 250 yards ahead Of
him, big, awkward silver tip. My
brother had rife, but he was not GER
tain that he would kill the bear If he
shot, and he did not know how a race
one of the best horses in the country.
for man needed one in those days. He
knew that the bear would not fight un-
less wounded or cornered and he
thought he would like to see how he
would run against his horse.
HE was pretty certain that the bear
would run from him if he could once
get him started in the opposite direction,
and SO he he gave a regular cowboy
yell. The bear looked up and started
shuf1i1g off toward the mountain.
about mile and half away. My
brother spurred his horse and lit out
after the grizzly, at the same time keep
ing up the piercing 'Yeep-yeep' of the
cowboy. The bear soon got into the
running. and the way he got over that
ground was a caution. My brother
saw that the brute was getting away
from him and he urged his horse to the
uttermost, but he did not gain ten yards
In the whole mile and a half. That
bear numbered along with leaps equal
to greyhound and his pursuer did not
have the chance to cut him out from
his retreat
Il went over the course the next day
to verify the story. for 1t sounded fishy
to me. found that the bear had made
jumps from fifteen to twenty feet in
length and that the ground had been
cut up by his claws so that 1t looked as
IL harrow had been run over 1t.
would advise no man to try a footrace
with grizzly."-Washingto Post.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09
where Time Begins It's Flight.

"If one could have truly rapid transit,
and be able to pass along the meridian
of 1SO degrees from the north pole to
the equator in a moment" writes John
Richie Jr., in the Ladies' Home Jou--
nal, ''he would have strange expert
ence If the time selected for the jour
ney were a few moments after mid
night on the morning Of Tuesday. Jan.
1, 1901, the first day Of the twentieth
century. Near the pole 1t would be the
twentieth century. Tuesday morning.;
at 80 degrees north latitude 1t would be
Monday morning that was beginning.
the last day of the nineteenth century,
for here 1t is that the western sweep
of the date-line includes the Aleu'ian
Islands In the American day. AT 80
degrees north latitude 1t would be again
Tuesday in the new century"
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-09

good shot. good horseman. addicted to
the chase: lover of political independ-
ence; good husband and father; not
fond of herding together in towns. but
liking the seclusion and remoteness and
solitude and empty vastness and silence
of the veldt; a man of mighty appetite,
and not delicate about what he ap
peases 1t with: well satisfied with pork,
and Indian corn and biltong. requiring
only that the quantity shall not be
stinted; willing to ride a long journey
to take hand in rude all-night dance
interspersed with vigorous feeding and
boisterous jollity, but ready to ride
twice as far for prayer meeting.