Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-18

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Lord Charles Beresford is noted fo
MS readiness at answering questions
HIS skill had a pretty good test during
the recent election in York. There
when at the various meetings, the mol
put him through his facings in goot
shape. Some one asked, What distance
Is khartoum from Soudan?" '"Tha1
question:" he remarked, apparently
comes from one of my countrymen.
Will do as they do in Ireland and an.
swer it by asking another, What dis.
tance Is Dublin from IrelandY"
An interesting story is told of how
Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the well-known
English actress, first went on the stage.
About six years ago her husband ac-
cepted an appointment for seven years
In distant part of the world, and there
were reasons why she could not accom-
pany him. In his absence Mrs. Camp
Dell suffer ed much from ennui and
Loneliness 8. Finally, in her anxiety to
find occupation and change, she applied
for and obtained an engagement with a
touring company, which started her off
on what proved to be her successful
career.
The Marquis of Waterford once show
ed remarkable detective skill. A rob-
Der, who had broken into the MARQUIS
house at Curraghmore, Ireland, was
pursued by him, and followed to a pub
lie house four miles off. There the rob-
ber had seated himself among a num-
Der Of men, who were drinking and
smoking, and not one Of them would
betray him. The Marquis, however,
was master of the situation He insist
ed upon feeling all their hearts, and as
he was their landlord, and the great
man of the county, not one dared refuse.
The man whose heart was still beating
much too quickly was the robber, who
had just ceased running.
When Senator-elect "Joe'' Blackburn
was practicing law In Kentucky a
young fellow came into his Office and
expressed longing to get work. Mr..
Blackburn handed him writ and told
him to 60 to certain house and serve
the paper on the tenant. "Now, don't
come back and say you couldn't find
him." he cautioned. mail it to the door
If you have to, but serve it." The eager
young man started out and returned an
hour later with his face covered with
bruises, and his clothes torn into
shreds. We'll" said Mr.. Blackburn.
did you serve it?" "No, SIR" replied
the battered employe; 'the tenant
licked me and told me to bring the
hna a1> <o
fir, m his chair, and towering up with
indignation said: "Here, sub, take that
writ back and serve it on that tenant,
sub, and tell him, for me, sub, that by
D; avens, sub, he can't intimidate me
through you, suh."
Since Lord Beauchamp, the present
British Governor of New South Wales,
las occupied the government house at
sydney, he has ordained that an official
eceptions only guests of certain rank
hall be permitted to approach the
presence through designated doors. To
hese blue tickets are awarded; to 9TH
RS of inferior mold, white. At re-
mt function, through some misman-
cement, an important public man re-
eived blue card, while white one
vas sent to his wife. When the pair
cached tn audience chamber the lady
eclined to be separated from her hus-
and, or to abandon the aristocratic
lue ranks. An aid-de-camp endeavored
, reason with her, and explain the
on that would ensue If blue
nd white were suffered to mingle to-
ether. But the fair one was equal to
lie occasion. Nonsense" said she, as
ne pressed forward; what do you
Ike us fora seidlitz powder?" The aid
ELAPSED.
The fifth Duke of Devonshire and his
rother, Lord George Cavendish, were
oted for their taciturnity. Once, when
aveling down to Yorkshire, they were
lown into a three-bedded room. The
lrtains Of one of the four-posters were
avn. Each brother in turn looked in
I'd went to bed in another of the three
Ids. Toward the close of the next
ly's posting, one brother said to the
her: "Did you see what was in the
d last nightY Eyes, brother" was
e reply. They had both seen a corpse.
A Scottish paper tel 8 an anecdote in
injection with the new electric sys-
m just opened in Aberdeen. Two
rm servants came to Aberdeen to
end New Years Day. Arriving by
lin, they Immediately made their
~ to the terminus Of the electric
anyway circuit, where, after looking
the new creation with much wonder,
ey decided upon having a ride. Get
g on to the top Of the car, and after
tting we'll along: "Wull," said man
ck, ''this is a graun' invention. In
Iinburgh saw them drive the cars
an iron rape aneth street, In Dun
= they pu' them WI an engine, but,
chty man, wha wad a. thocht they
lid ca them WI fishing-rodv'
'ome men have SO much respect for