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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-28

their friends herring and mutton CHOPS
for dinner. Ca ne Sc fati plus. and you
know it"
sighed. Yes, did know it-more or
less.
'If were to marry on $500 year."
continued Percy emphatically, should
be in debt two months, and my wife
and would have quarreIed forever"
Why didn't smile? had been mar
ried more than two months. and,
though l had certainly been in debt
most of the time. my wife and l had
not quarreled-yet.
But vision of pouting mouth and
tear-dimmed blue eyes rose uncomfort-
was l now who sighed.
Perhaps my wife had not brought
home small, soft parcels enough from
Jones' sale instead of-as had meaRly
supposed that morning-toe many.
"Rut man can work." said I, al
'bravely as l could, drawing my papers
toward me.
"Workr' echoed Percy. bitterly.
''Ehat's all very well if you've got
brains. l have no qualifications for
earning money, and love in a cottage
isn't good enough nowadays
Somehow this speech restored me to
my balance.
He smoked another cigaret, and then
took up his hat, and breathed sigh
Of relief. d
"It's devil of mess for fellow to
be in" he said, gloomtly, =e
YES" said |. I'm afraid you'll have
to find a wife who can work on her
own account. There are good many
of them about nowadays"
He looked at me doubtfully. 20,
hate that Sort" he said. "a girl with
moneys better, but that won't help me
just now"
$50 l supposed" said l. And I let
him out. had sworn at his entrance.
but he had brought me luck.
The words literally few from my
pen when l sat down again; there was
something spurring me on-there was q
goal in sight that knew Of.
And when had put my name to the
last sheet and was free l sought 1t.
Upstairs in the nursery my wife sat
beside the cradle; she had our child In
her arms and was lulling him to sleep.
Her eyes shone as she looked up at me,
her face was fresh, and she was as
dainty as any man could wish in q
plain. white frock-ready to welcome
me to dinner after my work. AS bent
down to kiss her l said gayly: "Fve
made up a splendid week, darling; 50
you needn't worry about the pur-
chases."
And she laughed, saying: There
weren't SO many after all, you know
Only a few dollars worth. But (
shouldn't have Interrupted you while
you were making themi''s
And then we went together to the
dainty meal of her frugal ordering. and
was sorry that had not been able to
explain to Percy what 1t was that
made it good enough.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-28
The Cars Scepter.

The Russian scepter is Of solid gold.
three feet long, and contains among its
ornaments 26S diamonds, 800 rubies
and fifteen emeralds.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15

NOVEL METHOD or A LowLY JAP
ANESE TO ATTRACT PUBLIC
TENTION.
SOUGHT THE EMPRESS FAVOR
THE DANGER OF CARRYING CAM
I3RAS IN JAPAN AsrUSINGLY
ILLUSTRATED.

YOKOHAMA, November Q, via Vic
toria, B. C. November 1.-THE CHIEF
sensation of the week has been the at
tack by lunatic upon the carriage OF
the Empress as the latter was being
escorted through the streets OF Toxic
The incident was notable only from the
extraordinary character of the weapons
used and also the additional evidence
it furnished If anything were needed to
testify to the great reverence and al
lection her majesty is held by her peo-
pie. Mere rumor of the attack before
the actual facts were known caused
tremendous excitement in the city, out
of all proportion to the importance OF
the affair itself.
The crazy assailant having brooded
over his lowly birth until he imagined
himself of the imperial lineage had ap-
piled in vain at the imperial household
department to have his claim recog-
nized. He determined to attract public
attention in some way, which ne sue
ceeded in doing in the most effective
way by throwing his purse and then
his wooden clogs at the passing pro-
cession.
The perils accompanying the use OF
the cameras by foreigners in Japan
was amusingly illustrated by a recent
incident. Among the first kilograms re-
ceiyed by Baron Kanekox, the newly
appointed minister of justice, on mis- ac-
cession to Office, was one from Shimon-
oseh announcing chat two young men
named Burden and Winthrop, belong
ing to Boston families of the highest
respectability had been arrested in the
act of taking photographs IN the vlcln-
ity of the Notifications there and ask
ing for instructions as to what should
be done with them. The minister OF
Justice, who as president of the Har-
ward Club, had only a few evenings be-
fore entertained the Bostonians at din
ner of the club and could therefore
youch for their not being foreign spies.
at once wired orders for their immedi-
ate release.
The new ministry is looked upon
with the greatest interest and favor by
foreigners, as 1T is without doubt far
more favorably disposed toward the
latter than any which has been in
power for some years past.
New regulations of the home depart
ment in regard to the management OF
the social evil and famous "yoshi-
waras" is having such extraordinary
and unexpected effect that it is conf
deatly predicted that this peculiar fea-
ture of Japanese life will soon disap-
pear from the larger cities.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
MIDDLEBnURNE.

MIDDLEBOURNE, w. Va, Nov IA.
County court met Monday as a can
wasting board and canvassed the re-
ed certificates to the various candi-
dates of the vote cast for them, and on
the tie vote between d. H. Lacy and
| Jacob Sales for constable in Lincoln
district, the court divided, and de-
elared the office vacant. The court will
meet again on November 10 in ad-
journed session. At that time it will
hear the applications to reduce the
valuations of real estate in the various
districts as returned by the board of
equalization,
George W. Hoyle and wife are Wis
iting the families of John McHenry
aid G. F. Watson.
The Jack Furbee homestead which
has not been occupied for a number
of months, but contained all the per-
sonal property of the late Jack Fur
be and family, was burned with all its
contents Monday night. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
The new M. E. parsonage is COM
plete, and the Rev. Kingslea and fam
lily will occupy it tomorrow.
George Castllow and wife, of Wheel
ing, are visiting the family of John
Castilow on West Dodd street.
Misses Nellie and Lucille Jamison, of
Cameron, are visiting their uncle,
w N. Jamison, on Main street.
Col. H. H. Hardman, of McDonalds-
vile. is visiting friends in this COM
munity.
R. H. Thompson, of Indian Creek,
was calling on business friends here
Monday
A. B. Smith, superintendent of rural
mail delivery, of Washington, D. c.,
is visiting his brother, G. D. Smith, on
North Main street.
Miss Ina Rymer returned Monday
from an extended visit with her sister
Mrs. DR.. Boyer, of Fairmont.
The following marriage licenses
were granted last week: Samuel Gregg
and Maria Owens; William H. Bell
vile and Nancy B. Sims; William D.
| Kinney and Samantha Wise; James
n. Curry and Mamie Furbee; Chas
r. Baker and Daisy yelling.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
their home governments.

their home governments.
u s. Minister Conger said he was
encouraged to believe that propositions
would be ready to be submitted to the
Chinese plenipotentiaries at an earlier
date than he had heretofore hoped.
The ministers win meet again to-
morrow.
Reliable Information from Niu
Chwang indicates disturbed condition
Of affairs there. Robbers and hirates
are marrying the region and paralyzing
commerce. The Russians are making
no effort to suppress the troubles ex-
cept along the railway.
The westher is becoming colder,
with nightly frosts, but the supply of
fuel is good, and the troops are not
suffering.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
TIE ESSEHI|AL POINTS
HAVE BEEN AGREED 70.
FOREIGN MINISTER'S AT PEKIN e..
Outraged By THE PROGRESS
MADE.
MINISTER coNGER HOPEFUL
THAT A Proposition WILL BE
READY FOR TIE CHINESE
EARLIER THAN EXPECTED.

PEKIN, November IL, via Shanghai,
November IA protracted conference
OF the foreign ministers was held to-
day, at the conclusion of which there
was a general expression of gratifica-
ton at the progress made toward
reaching a settlement. It was stated
that most Of the minor points had
been disposed of and that an agree
ment have been reached upon several es-
sentfal questions. The meeting dis
closed fewer differences over important
points than was expected, which is
largely due to the fact that the minis
tiers have received instructions from
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
GOOD FOR TORONTO.
Special to the Register.

Special to the Register.
TORONTO, O., November Ito
ronto is making rapid gains in popu-
lation and material wealth. Every
thing is running full with splendid
prospects of continuance. Several fine
brick business blocks are being built.
The population in 1890 was 2,700 The
last presidential vote polled was ST..
Taking this as 8 basis, the present pop
ulation of 81 per cent in the sewer
pipe centre of the world and it now
looks as though Toronto would get
her full share of prosperity.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
THIRTEEN INSANE SOLDIERS

SAN FRANCISCO, November IA
Thirteen insane soldiers from the Phil
ippines, who nave been confined in the
Preside hospital, have been sent to
the government asylum at Washington,
ID. c.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
PORTO RIC0's NEED.
The Largest Demand is for Schools
to Reduce the Great Initeracy.

to Reduce the GREAT IIItterHcy.
WASHINGTON November AN.
G. Brumbaugh, commissioner of educa-
ton for Porto Rico, says the school
system now in operation there includes
800 teachers and $4,000 pupils. This
is only beginning, as there are 300,-
600 children of school age without
school facilities, most of whom would
enroll if they could. Commissioner
Brumbaugh says the hope of the ISL
and is in the public schools and that
the great illiteracy in Porto Rico must
be reduced. The schools are not to DE
compared with American systems, but
their transformation must be gradual.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
ANOTHER. -.
BIG GUSHE:R.

the Fork oil fields struck
Thursday mile
E. of Copey WELL directly n between that well
and property the Fork Oil Gas Company.
forty minutes made
This
beyond
that drilled September
that oil field doubleday will be the oil
world has known.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS.
PROPERTY FOR SALE.

s1.4Oo buys house of five rooms on
Eighteenth street, near Wood; lot runs
from street to alley,
81 500 buys house Of s rooms; brick, both
gases and water; suitable for two fam
lilies. on Main street, near Twenty
third street; big bargain.
81 300 buys house OF 5 rooms; lot f0xl96.
on Twenty-ninth street, with stable;
very cheap.
$3.50 buys house of 4 rooms, on the Elm
Grove electric line SEQ cash, balance
like rent
desirable location on EoT street. be-
tween Twenty-seveath and Twenty
eighth streets.
$3.50 buys lot 25x1O0 feet on McColloch
street between Thlrtleth and Thirty
first: only $500 cash required down.
$500 buys lot on South York street, near
Ohio street.
L. A. ROLF,
Successor to Rolf g Zane.
No 80 Fourteenth Street. Office Phone
SOS; residence Promo CO Il. q.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
DRIVER NARROWLY ESCAPED

Special to the Register
TORONTO, o., November IA
horse owned by Frank Russo was kill
ed to-day by an extra freight at Ell
louisville. The wagon was mashed.
The driver narrowly escaped
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
NO LOWER PRICES.

SAN FRANCISCO. November H.
The California Cured Fruit Association
is master of the prune situation in this
State. President Bond says that prices
will not be lowered.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15

TO CURE A COLD In ONE DAY
rake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money If ii
fails to cure. E. w. Groves signature
is on each box. Csc.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
FOR sAIE-REAL ESTATE.

FOR. SALE at auction. on the premises.
II mile from Martins Ferry. on Scotch
Ridge Pike. Saturday. November II, at /
O'Clock .. m, three excellent farms. For
particulars see me al my office in Mar
tins Ferry. f. ]. A. DRENNEN
no1ldqet
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
MARRIED ON ELECTION DAY.
WinsOme Anna Turner and Joseph
Geiss Outwit Opposing Parents.


Special to the Register.
TORONTO, O., November 14.-Win-
some Anna Turner, aged 16, of this
place, left her happy home few days
ago because her parents opposed her
lover, Joseph CHESS, of Wellsville To-
day her parents received word that she
and Geiss were married on election
day at Wellsville, and would be home
for parental blessing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
]. S. RHODES { CO.

FOR SALE-Hartrord Typewriter, good 4
new. Address WEST VIRGINIA PRtNc-
ING CO. wheeling. w Va desh
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
on SALE

ron SALE.
12-roomed dwelling, goo Chapline street;
rare location for an n ID.
Investment property. los. loS and 1o7
Thirty-third street; pays 1915 per cent
clear; no trouble TO handle
Property. 81 Main St. 1,s5o; bargain.
Building. lots Fifteenth street. between
Wood and McCoaloch. so per front foot:
your last chance
Splendid lot on South Broadway. S0xisa
feet: fine location. $1.CSe
Surety Bonds Furnished
Real Estate, Fire Insurance.
C. o. SMITH. Nat. Elk. Bank bldg.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
TO INVESTORS:

n county w.
opportunity equaled.
while stock wells drilling
confidently
the will
n will be
it offered
let this opportunity
The Great Copley Gusher that drilled weeks still
$500 barrels We 1900
the ground We
gushe Our chances better they
they drilling is
then they did it. This the oppouni
money
property paid
assessable All the there
all stock alike
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
NINE ADVANTAGES.
HOW TO VOTE

Gut out Inc affached Cou.
pom end mol OF bring N TO
inc business office OF the
REGISTER.
Econ Coupon mfuf bear
fhg n1me Of the person for
whom you Wish 10 vote
The records Of the COM
pGtisors VIII ~ shown in
file paper every Issue. ard
woes viii be received until
midnight Of fr6RuDRY 10,
1901.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-15
FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE.

at 1913 and iei5 Main street. The lot Is a
deep one and fronts thirty-seven (37) feet
on Main street. In price and terms in
ducements viii be offered TO a prompt
buyer.
JAMES L. HAWLEY.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06
HUNT WOMEN ron SCIENTIST.
wholc Town Government Helps Prof.
starr I'm chronological Research.

Whole Town Government Helps Prof
Starr In Pathological Research.
Prof. Frederick Starr. Of the Uni.
versity Of Chicago. said to be the great
est modern student of Mexican ethnol.
ogy, and a scientist who has probably
measured more Otamies and. learned
more about their life and history thar
any other. speaking Of how he obtains
subjects to measure. says:
I'm every case I present to the off.
cials OF a native village the peremptorS
orders from the governor Of the distric,
to give me all the assistance they can
I ask for 100 men and twenty-five wo-
men. because they give me as much
trouble al 100 men. Besides, women
take to the woods when white strang-
ers appear, and have to be hunted out
II the village government h%esitates
about giving me the subjects. I threat
en- them with imprisonment, and SIT
down and wait.
Presently a woman will be seen re-
turning to the village. The town gov
eminent Immediately disappears, its
members separate and gradually close
in on the woman. A sudden dash, and
she is captured, brought before me and
held while I Measure her. In this way
I get my twenty-five female subjects
The men submit out of curiosity."-Cht-
cago News.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06
GIANT TRERs IN OREGON

From 10 TO 80 Feet In Diannstsr aaA
More Than $50 Feet FAIL
! would like to draw attention. to
bunch Of immense trees In the noun
tains fifteen to twenty miles from my
place, near Latourell, on the O., r.. q
N, says a correspondent Of the Port
land Oregonian. ! I used to make every
year q trip to the mountains, lasting
generally eight to ten days. and It
was on n Of my last trips. about
four years ago, that / discovered on
the northeast side Of the divide, be-
tween the waters Of the Bull Run and
the Hood rivers. this bunch of giant
trees. The like I never saw before
or since. Before I saw these giants
! had measured from time to time
trees at home which girdled twenty
nine to thirty feet around about three
feet above the base,. but these trees
could not be compared at all with the
big trees I found in the mountains.
They would appear as e sticks
against those giants. I honestly be-
lieve that those giants will girdlet sixty
to eighty feet around near the base,
and that they are $50 to 400 feet high.
They stand on q kind of fiat bottom
and this fiat is well protected from dis
covery, as far as I could perceive, by
steep and high bluffs not only from
the Hood river side up, but from the
main water divide down. These big
trees are, in my mind, somewhere near
the north line Of the National park,
but it is doubtful IL they are in It
There are two species of the giant
trees. One species has a yellowish and
not very rough bark, is straight and
round as q candle, has limbs to an
immense height, and has a nice. won
derful crown. The father Of this very
aristocratic species In our mountains
is surely the emperor Of u forest.
People must not think that this tree
is the SO called mobile fir" because {
know not only the noble FIR" but
many other mountain trees very well.
Nor must they think that this species
is. n Of the common trees in the
mountains. I cannot say how many
such giants there are. There may be
hundreds, there may be thousands. On
our way home one Of my companions
was drowned in the Bull Run, and.
therefore. I never went to the noun
tain again, but I have always had a
desire to go and investigate further
about those big trees. Cedar Is the
second species OF the big trees. They
rival in size and grandeur the first
species. But the most wonderful thing
about them seems to be that they
are, in spite Of their immense diam
eter and age, seemingly sound and
hard. through and through.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06
HORNED ToADs.

Owner Started with One. but Now Has
Twsnty.six.
A horned toad from the plains Of
New Mexico came to Kansas City
about, . week ago. slowed away in the
pocket Of . hotsl cook, who brought It
along as q curiosity. For awhile the
cook carried It about and finally gave
the toad to George 2. Huckett, who
placed 1t in asbox Of, sand in the win
dow. The horned toad is q member
Of the lizard family, and this peculiar
specimen, with Its spiked back, at
tracted considerable attention. Yes
terday morning when he went TO look
after the toad he found It busily enc
gagged in catching lies, but the reptile
was not alone. Basking in the warm
rays of the morning sun were twenty
i've little horned toads. perfect cou1:
terparts' Of their mother. They C.,
odd little fellows. no larger than .
thumb nail. looking very much like
baby turtles Their coats vary infcolor
from the gray Of . dusty road to the
rich red-brown Of desert sand. They
are as lively rs crtckets, but when
handled roughly will curl up and play
'possum."" But alas for maternal de-
votion! Mrs. Toad. has forsaken her
children. She pays no attention to
them, and in the farthest corner Of the
show window she stands with her face
against the pane. looking for some ono
to take her away. However. the de-
sertion does not weigh heavily on. tho
little horned toads. They catch hiea
and scuttle about a. merrily as Il shift
ing for themselves var an old expert
ence to them.-Kansas City Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06
Froxe HI. Hand in Summer.

FrOxe His Hand i'm Summer.
To have his hand SO b.Ily frozen that
amputation was for a time seriously con-
sidered when thermometers registered 100
degrees in the shade, has not been the
experience of many men, yet Harry
Knowles, a bartender in an Aberdeen, s.
D., saloon, had this experience the other
day. ..
For charging beer in kegs and forcing 1t
to flow through h pipes in the bar
faucet, carbonic acid gas is used. This
comes in lfquefied form, and is stored in
cylinders strong enough to Withstand a
pressue- OF. several thousand pounds to the
square inch. These cylinders are usually
charged to a pressure Of about 1880
pounds, n a safety plug is gagged to
blow out at 2,40O pounds pressure. The
gas is not unlike liquid air When 1t is
permitted TO scape n come in contact
with the atmosphere, and creates a very
low temperature.
h safety plug blew out of a cylinder
In the saloon where Knowles was en-
ployed, when the proprietor was out, and,
not understanding the nature Of the gas,
Knowles picked up a damp towel N at
tempted to hold it over the aperture and
stop the flow Of escaping gas. It took but
q few moments to freeze the towel stir,
and the u man did not discover that
the excessive cold had also badly frozen
his hand until the proprietor stepped into
the room and told him to let the gas go,
as nothing could stop 1t. Knowles then
discovered what happened to his hand.
He put it in charge Of a doctor, who
says the hand will be saved, but the
victim suffers a great deal Of pain and
will be laid up for several weeks.-Chi-
cage Record. j
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06
PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
George Berthold, Great Falls. Mont,
making phosphor tin; Matthew J. Doc
ley and T. F. Carroll, st. Paul, MIMI,
means for checking up loading opera
.tions: John n. Hickman, Gladstone.
N. D., windmill; Charles 8. Talbert,
Minneapolis. Mimi. artificial tooth:
Edwin 2. Thomas, Minneapolis, MIMI,
bandsaw mill: James A. Young. st.
Paul, Mimi, upholsterer's button.
Nsrwin. Lothrop Z Johnson, Patent Attor.
nsys. oil and ol2 Pioneer Press 1ldg., 81. Paul
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06
beware q O~intrnsnts Tor Catarrh rhat
Nercurys

As mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole system
when entering It through the mucous surfaces.
Such articles should never be used except OF
prescriptions from reputable physicians. as the
damage they will do Is tenfold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. Halls Catafrh
Cure, manufacturer by +. ]. Cheney. b Co.,
Toledo. o., contains no mercury, and Is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous SURFACES Of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
Il is taken internally, and made IN Toledo. Ohio,
by Ed. Cheney Co. Testimonials free. Sold
BY Druggists, price &c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06
Relief.

It was with mingled emotions that
the Arctic explorer beheld q relief ex-
petition standing up the bay.
ITO whom do you propose bringing
relief?" asked the explorer, civilly.
""To the public" replied the expedi-
ton, with IN insulting laugh.
Suiting the action to the word, they
beat about, and. left the explorer to
starve to death.-Detroit Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-10-06
Possible Motive,

Possible Motive.
"a plot against the life OF the Prince
of Wales has been discovered" r.
Nov. why should anybody wish to
kill Wales?"
81 don't know. The police are said to
be arresting everybody who doesn't
look well in the new frock coat.'-De-
troit Journal.