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Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23
No Gentleman would take II.

A member of one of the great politi-
cal clubs of London recently lost his
umbrella and put up notice in the
hall requesting 1.-The nobleman" who
had taken it to return 1t when he had
done with it. The committee, in due
course, desired to be informed why he
had ascribed it's possession to peer.
The member blandly referred them to
the rule which said that the club was
composed of ''noblemen and gentle
men," and added that no gentleman
would have taken his umbrella.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23
Exercise for the Lungs.

Strengthening the lungs, especially
the apexes, may be done by blowing
through a small pipestem or tube that
will allow the breath to pass out slow
ily. First fill the lungs with good air,
then blow with steady force vigorously
but not violently. A few times daily
will be sufficient.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23
Anent the Spider

Tommy-Isn't the spider patient, sit
ting there all day?
Papa-How could he catch flies if he
were not?
Tommy Why, with fy-paper, /
should think.-Judge,
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23

tormentor, she said: 'tIf you were my
husband, do you know I'd poison
youF Her neighbor, removing his ci
gar from his lips, promptly responded
"And do you know, madame, were you
my wife. I'd take that poison ?'-NeW
York Tribune.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23
His New Graft.

Wickwire-Look here. This is the
fourth time this morning you have been
| In here asking for the price of a meal.
Dismal Dawson-Yes.s / am the alb
sent-minded beggar, don't ye know
Indianapolis Press.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23
Mormon Marriaees in Max.e.


The laws of Mexico provide that a
Mormon who wishes to take a second
wife must present certificate signed
by his first helpmeet to the effect that
she is willing; and he must also have
the express consent Of the second wife
and her parents.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23

Central America Pyramid Builders.
Barring the Egyptians, the ancient
Mayas of Yucatan seem to have been
the greatest pyramid builders the
world ever saw.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23
New Fodder for CavaIrv,

Molasses for cavalry horses will In
future be one of the items of expense
for the maintenance of the army in the
Philippines.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23

and who became
W o r l d-famous as
the originator of an
overland frei g b t
line and pony ex-
press was Col. Alex
ander Majors. who
died in Chicag go not
long ago. At the
time of his death
Col. Majors was Sc
years old. Seventy
years Of his life he
had SDpnt On fha
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23

attention by taking
Thomas Gay, head
waiter at a fashion,
able New York ho-
tel, on a protract-d
European trip. has
again shown his
unique eccentricity
by giving away for
tunes to two of his
employees.
Geo. Ross Levin.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23

A bachelor says wife is undoubted-
ly good thing to have around the
house-to blame things on when they
go wrong.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23

1t is good sign when young girl
eats potatoes, bread and meat, instead
of candy, pickles, and that sort Of
thing
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23
No Holiday.

Berlin is to have a network of un-
derground railways. 1t is expected that
two years will suffice, as in the case of
Budapest, for completing it.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23

| Many people have wretched taste;
! the world is full Of people who like
Sousa's marches.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23

Only Male Jaws at That.
The muscles of the human jaw exert
q force of 534 pounds. and those Of
mastiffs, wolves, ETC.. far more.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23
PONY EXPRESS LINE.
COL. ALEXANDER MAJORS ORiGl.
MATED THE SERVICE.
He Began to Transport Freight Across
the Plains in '4S, and Did a Remark
able Business-Emp1oyed Five Thou
sand Men and Forty Thousand Oxen.

The man to whom was due more than
any other the advance Of civilization
across the plains of the great West
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23
AN ECCENTRIC MILLIONAIRE.

Banker Daniel H. Moffat and Some of
His Peculiar Gifts.
Daniel H. Moffat, the millionaire
mine owner and banker of Denver, Col,
who last year attracted considerable
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23
MONTH OF CENTUARY.
PROPOSED TO INTRODUCE 1T IN
THE YEAR.

Indiana Editors Idea to Have a Year
of Thirteen Months, All of Which
Will Be of Equal Length-Advan-
tages Claimed for the Plan.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1900-02-23

A woman playing clarionet should
be very funny,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-21
FAMOUS BRITISH REGIMENTS.
Observation-Disclosures nnnr lnrnlIu lnnnnnAnl lnnnnnnnrrb

A friendly rivalry has long existed
between the ride brigade and the
Kings royal rifles as to which IS the
eldest or premier rifle corps in the Brit
ish army The latter being numbered
az The slvtle,h would seem to take pre-
cedeuco OF the former. which began life
as the niuety.hfih. Blu, then the six
tleth was raised for service In America
and was recruited mainly among for
eigners. The old law forbade the quar-.
terinr OF foreign troops within the linn
its OF the realm, and although various
battallons OF the royal American regi-
ment had been seen In English garri-
sons, Il was only on sunerance when
first formed or when passing through
10 some distant station. Even then
the Channel islands We're N possible
chosen for the station In those early
days 10 was TO an intents and purposes
q colonial corps and go II remained
practically until 1924 Hence the claim
OF the rifle brigade. or old ninety
nth. 10 be- called the first British or
native.born body Of rinemen in the reg
ular army is wen grounded and this
conclusion Is further supported by the
terms used by the officers who first
urgcd the creation OF the corps. In a
Joint letter or paper addressed 20 the
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toms brigade OF rife regiment, and n
no severe losses were ontalled az the
Colenso battle. where the rifles were
In reserve, they have mad their full
share Of hard work In the western
move where they crossed first at
Potgeter's drift. forming a chain hand
In hand through the sWlrllng breast
high water, and were used In the flank
attack on the Spion kop mountain.
The development OF this was character
lied by Sir Redyers Butler as one Of
the finest eyoutions ever performed
In the teeth OF the enemy. The same
praise was accorded TO another regl-
ment. the Scottish rlhos. younger as
rifles, but nevertheless old In fame,
named as the Perthshire volunteers or
the nlnetieth light infantry
This last named regiment linked now
with the old twenty-siXth Cameronlans.
was raised In 1898 by a private gentle
man. Thomas Graham Of Balgowan,
Perthshire, Who only took % soldering
late in life, but had such natural apti-
tude for war that he rose quickly 90 be
a distinguished general and military
peer. Lord Lynedoch. Graham, having
endured a terrible bereavement. offered
his services TO the state. and was fol-
lowed into the field by fine battalion
Of thousand men. SO easily recruited
that he could have got together double
the number In the time. The ninetleth,
as they came To be called took part
In all the wars Of the beginning Of the
century. aud were al the defense OF
Minorca, In the expedition 10 Egypt
under AbercrOmhy, but went 70 the
West Indies, and 80 missed the penin-
sula var They were too late for
Waterloo and landed at Ostend a few
days after the great battle Their time
was not then, but since, In the Crlmea,
at the assaults upon the Redan. In
India during the mutiny with Have
lock in the relief Of Lucknow, and
especially in South Africa, their ac-
quaintance with which began IN 1876
and has been continued al intervals
until today; kafilr wars and Zulu wars.
and wars against the Beers, they were
engaged severely and continually; they
fought under Wood. one Of their own
officers. at Kambula kop. and the other
day took part In the main fight. the
hottest and most protraCted. upon the
Spion Kop slaughter house.
IL has been the curious good fortune
OF the ninetleth or Scottish rifles 70 be
the military cradle Of many most dis
tinguished soldiers. II has given two
commanders-in- 10 the British
army, Lord Hil and Lord Wolseley:
the one led the regiment In Egypt and
IN the Mediterranean. the other as
captain carried the Mob Mahul palaces
az Lucknow. a splendid feat OF arms
Lord Lynedoch, who raised the regi-
ment. has already been mentioned and
to the list OF prominent names must be
added that Of Sir Evelyn Wood, who
rose In the regiment TO the highest
orVuaaa
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supper" They were very keen on max
Ing bags" were these rihemou. Two
men were seen 10 leave the ranks and
advance toward the enemy u was
feared they were deserving but their
sergeant said they were only bent on a
little amusement and they found II In
shooting a couple OF Frenchmen
The active service OF the rides was
unceRslng extending far beyond the
famous sicges and battles OF the PEN
insula, IN AN OF which they were en-
gagged. There were endless minor gf-
fairs, IN which the rifles figured with
unyarylng credit and which are only
recorded IN history by the losses they
entailed. There was Craufurd's nght on
the Goa into which his lmpetuous spirit
led him 10 imperll his force against the
whole French army on that day the
rifles alone lost twelve officers and
thrty-slX men. O parallel with some Of
our recent fights I'm South Africa, Again
there was a sangulnary night In the
pass OF Vera another combat which
was almost exclusively a rineman's ar
fair was that az Tarbes IN 1914 when
1900 Of them drove a French division
out Of a strong position and again lost
twelve officers and eighty-one men
killed and wounded In the whole cam
paign the Ninety-fifth had f0rty-one
officers and 557 men killed In action.
with 1S9 officers and 2,026 men wounded
At Radajoz alone the killed and wound
ed were twenty-three officers and 292
men, Napier Is lavish Of praise OF the
Ninety-ffth on that awful storming,
when Captain O'Hare persisted IN the
breach and one soldier wedged himself
In between "the chained sword blades
and then suffered the enemy 10 dash
his head 10 pieces with the ends Of their
muskets." At. Waterloo there
were fourteen companies Of
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by which e became famous, and the
tradition Is preserved en- the quick step
20 which it marches on state occasions
the well known inspiring air, I'm nine
ty-dye. I'm ninety.hve"
The rifle corps owed much to the zeal
and energy OF It's first real commander
Colonel Stewart Colonel Manningham
was one OF the kings equerries and
constantly absent at court) Stewart
was ahead Of his time and realized
the value OF instruction. mental and
physical. OF giving lectures on military
duties, Of teaching his men how 10 be-
come expert marksmen. Of practicing
athletics and training them TO march
and move rapidly The corps had also
the advantage of being under the or
ders Of Sir. John Moore when he first
introduced the system Of Eight drill"
or sklrmlshing. which was the parent
of our present loose or broken order Of
attack.
From that time forward the rifles
took their place naturally IN the post
OF chief dangers and headed every add
vance or covered every retreat II was
the constant effort Of their officers TO
encourage individuality and self-re-
lance In their men: small parties
could be detached. even single rinemen
10 reconnoiter TO bring down
FIRE and so locate the en-
envy, 90 hold them In check
II too adventurous and prepare the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-21
NEVER ADMIT DEFEAT.


Never admit defeat or poverty,
though you seem 20 be down and have
not cent. stoutly assert your divine
right to be a man, to hold your head
up and look the world IN the face. step
bravely 10 the front. whatever opposes,
and the world WIN make way for you.
No one will insist upon your rights
while you yourself doubt that you
have any. Hold firmly the conviction
that you possess the qualities requisite
for success. Never allow yourself to be
a traitor 20 your own cause by under
mining your self-confdence.
There never was a time before when
persistent. original force was so much
IN demand as now. The Mandy pamby,
nerveless man has little show IN the
hustling, busting world today. In the
twentieth century a man must either
push or be pushed
Every one admlres the man who can
assert his rights. and has the power Ia
demand and take them II denied him.
No one can respect the man who sinks
in the rear and apologies for being IN
the world. Negative virtues are OF no
use In winning ones way Il Is the
positive man, the man with original en-
ergy and push that FORCES 10 the front.
success"
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another battalion. the First, was In
Lyttleton's brigade under Butler on the
Tugela. IL Is worthy Of note that this
last IS commanded by Colonel NOrcott,
a rlneman By descent for he represents
the third generation which has served
In It's ranks. while the brlgadler. Cen
eral Lyttleton. Is also a riileman ana
20 fOr the matter Of that Is Sir Redyers
Butler, but Of the other corps. the SIX
tleth
The equally famous regiment the
Slxtleth. or Kings Royal Rides with
an even larger and longer battle roll,
dates from the year 1865 when four
battalions OF foreigners were raised for
service IN America. The regiment
known as the Royal American was
dressed IN red and was equipped, with
out rides, as an ordinary regiment or
the line. It's early services were against
The French and Il helped In both the
siege OF Louisberg and Wolfe's great
victory al Quebec, while later In the
war u American independence II was
constantly employed side by side with
the regular regiments. The first issue
OF rifles does not appeart 90 have been
made TO the Royal Americans until
more than twenty years after peace
with the United states, although their
value had been fully shown by the
colonists who carried them and by the
hunters Of the far West A ffth bat
talon was raised In l79s, clothed in
green like German Jaegers and armed
now with rifles OF American or foreign
plan. There were several other foreign
legations In the British service, but not
on the British establishment at this
time; Hompesoh's. Lowensteln's, Wald-
STEMS Ga regiment Of Dutch rines),
Two OF these. Hompesch's and Lowen-
STEMS. formed the basis OF the Fifth
battalion Royal Americans, which
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war secretary towards the end Of 1893,
Colonel Coote- Manningham and Lieut.
Col. the Hon. William Stewart urged
"the importance OF having a regiment
In the British army armed with a rife
arm"
The upshot Of this appeal was the
formation OF an experimental corps OF
rihemen out Of detachments loaned by
twenty-one different regiments, and the
total thus brought together at Horsham
In Sussex amounted 70 twenty-slN Of
fcers and ia ou-commissi0ned officers
and men. The rifle or weapon OF pre-
cision given 10 them was the Baker.
the design OF a London gunmaker who
carried of the prize AT a competition
IN which rifles from America. France,
Germany, Spain and Holland were pro-
duced and tried. The Baker rife was
yen-grooyed, with q quarter turn 1t
weighed nine and a half pounds; the
bullets were twenty 10 the pound and
Il was sighted at 200 yards Wooden
mallets were at first used 10 ram
down the balls, but this was soon dis
continued. II may be stated here that
the Baker rife held the ground until
1896, when Il was replaced by the
Brunswick with two grooves and a
belted ball; the Lancaster rifle was FIRST
used IN the Kafilr wars In 1861. and In
1912 on the outbreak OF the Russion
war the Minnie was adopted for all
branches Of the service and the rifles
lost their distinctive character as
such. being armed hereafter with the
same weapons as the rest OF the line
After one short spell OF active service
the eNDerimpntpl cOrDs and COugOli dat.
ed into a regular regiment on the 18th
OF August, 1890. under the command
Of It's projectors, Colonies COote-Man-
nlngham and Stewart, numbered the
ninety-ffth and sometimes known as
"ManninEham's sharp shooters" but
honored finally with the title Of rife
brigade IN 1916, 20 which the queen add
ed IN 1869 the distinction Of the prince
Consort's own" The old ninety NTH
has never quite surrendered the name
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shortly afterwards was given the Baker
rife. the same as the Ninety-hfth Its
colonel was a Baron de Rottenburg,
soldier OF fortune who had fought UNI
der the French flag, had been In the
Neapolitan army and had commanded
a regiment OF Poles, Throughout the
peninsula II was looked upon as for
elgn regiment and was often called the
German Rinemen, or the Fifth battalion
OF the Sixtieth Germans. The other
battalions were stationed az Canada
and the West Indies and two more, the
Sixth and Seventh were raised also OF
Germans and an Eighth at Lisbon OF
''proylncialsl"
All this effectually disposes Of the
question OF seniority with regard to the
Rife brigade Not the least did the
Sixtieth give splendid service IN the
peninsula. They were I'm every battle,
every siege and in the numberless small
engagements which inflicted great
losses, although the meritorious work
done is often unrecorded In history.
They missed Waterloo by their absence
in America, but they were foremost IN
all the fighting. all at "a distance from
home, which broke the otherwise uni
versal peace. In the Sikh war. In the
Indian mutiny, in China. South Africa
against Kaflrs and Zulus, IN Afghanls-
tan. In Egypt, and In the relief Of
Chltral, the kings royal rifles played
their part with the same unyarying gal
lantry
Now there are three battallons IN
South Africa, emulating the prowess,
the tenacity and pluck Of their prede-
cessors. Two were shut up in Lady
smith with White, having exhibited the
finest spirit In the earlier episodes Of
the campaign Of North Natal. The first
battalion led the attack az Talana Hill
where Col Cunning was killed az the
head Of the regiment they cleared the
heights OF Elangslaagte. and with the
second battalion held out sturdlly at
Pepworth HILL where Col Grimwo0d
Of the regiment acted as brigadier. The
third battalion forms part Of Lyttle-
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way by showing all was clear for the
attack Nevertheless. they suffered IN
the beginning Of the peninsular war
from that same rash daring which has
often cost our men dear in this pres
ent Transvaal war In the very first
brush with the French some rinemen
were severely handled. solely, said
Wellington. through the impudence OF
their officer and the dash and eagerness
Of the men" Again at Nimiera a rifle
officer was heard continually ordering
his men 10 keep back and get under
cover. DO you think you are fighting
with your fists" he cried. that you run
into the very teeth OF the FrenchY'
They learned better las We are now
learning In South Africa by expert
ence. Their shooting. too. became dead
~, Of course at the short ranges that
our modern marksmen would despise,
but the conflicts In those days we're al
most hand 10 hand. They still per-
formed feats Of daring but with more
clrcumspection dropping on TO unsus-
pectng pickets and creeping up close
10 fortress walls so as 20 pick on ar
tillerymen az their guns. Moreover
they soon proved that they could WELD
their sword bayOnet, and thus estab-
lished the value OF the rifle at close
quarters as well as in long shots.
Wellington In the peninsula paid
them frequent well deserved compli-
ments. one day the French were driven
out Of a wood by the rifles TO the ad-
miration OF the whole army" another
at Sabugal. a narrow squak for defeat
a handful OF rifles and others with
stood, thrice repulsed and eventually
pursued a whole French army corps,
and Wellington In his dispatch styled
the action ito be one u the most glori-
Gus that British troops were ever en-
90 ged in" During this fight o rlheman
who was aiming at a French man left
him when a hare got UP and killed the
latter When demonstrated with By his
captain, the man replied: 81 can Kill a
Frenchman any day. but Il Is not al
ways that can bag a hare for your
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the Rife brigade engaged, and the
duke used them continually against the
enemys sklrmishers. They were 10 the
front In the closing scene when the I'M
perial guard was routed. and were TAX
ing up the glad shouts OF our line just
as Wellington checked them with. mo
cheering lads, but 90 on and complete
your vlctoryl"
The Rife brigade, with its splendid
record, came to be considered a corps
d'elite and id no service abroad dur
ing the thlrty-seven years that elapsed
between Waterloo and the first kathr
wars when they again took the field as
being especially fitted for the work In
hand. They were still the only British
troops carrying arms OF precision, and
their weapons told with great effect
contributing materially to the success
full termination" OF the war. In the
Crimea their Workmanship was for
ever pitted against that OF the Russians
In trench and rifle pit and In the open
at the Alma and Inkerlnan. At the
latter battle they were among the FIRST
relnforcements on the ground and we're
sent forward into the fight with the
reputation Of being troops that could
do anything" our French allies were
enthusiastic In their praise OF our rifle
men. Many men won the Victoria
cross: some OF them were In all the at
tacks upon the Redan and more saw
the fan Of sebastopol Two battalions
Of the Rife brigade were hurried out to
India their FIRST service there) when
the Sepoy mutiny jeopardized our SUI
prcmacy, and they took part In the
battles around Cawnpore, and again IN
the relief and recapture OF Lucknow.
After helping 70 crush the contempti-
bic Fenian raid In Canada they were
called to sterner work In Ashanti. they
went 20 India again for the Afghan
war and the Burmese annexation; last
OF all they Joined Kitchener for his
final advance on Omdurman. After
ward the Second battalion was shut up
in Ladysmith with White. having been
sharply tested in the early battles. and
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Caught a preadful oold.

Marion Kooke, manager for J. NJ.
Thompson. large importer OF fine mil
llnery at 1858 Milwaukee avenue. Chi
oago, says: During the late severe
weather caught a dreadful cold which
kept me awake at night and made me
unfit TO attend my work during the day.
One OF my mllllners was taking Cham
berlaln's Cough Remedy for a severe
cold az that time, which seemed TO re-
lieve her so quickly that bought some
Tor myself II acted like magic and /
began 20 improve at once. / am now
entirely well and feel very pleased 10
acknowledge It's merits"
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THE BOOK or MORMON"

Two lectures by DR.. James u.
Talmage; an account Of its origin. with
evidences Of It's genulneness and au.
thenucity. Prepared by appointment
These lectures are taken from DR..
Talmage's book The Articles OF
Faith" but are presented In separate
form for the use OF investigators and
students. Price 10 cts. For sale by the