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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26

behind a sAtcked containing-but it's
gone up, hoped could cross to the
roof
(which room, sir?" demanded Jimmy,
in the sparkling ardor of a mighty
thought.
'That-where this wire crosses to an
arm, and cuts above the court. Boy, stopi
jimmy
Whiz! Jimmy had seized the wire. Like
sprite he made a descent to which his
practiced hands were Injured.
Into the open window-lost in the
smoke moment, into view again, blind
ed. spluttering. satchel strapped to his
arm!
1--WE got itr' he yelled hilariously.
For mercy's sake. be careful!" remark
ed the anxious Governor"
But Jimmy laughed. He even cut an
acrobatic caper across the dangling wire,
and, flushed and happy, landed on the
| opposite roof, rendering the satchel with
the words:
'There you are, Mr.. Governor
That satcheI contained "the Govern
or's" samples, $4,000 in precious gems.
When he wrote to his firm and then to
the insurance people explaining Jimmy's
brave and daring exploit, one sent check
!. for $500, the other for double that
| amount.
The happiest woman in Christendom
the bright Thanksgiving day ensuing was
Mrs. Mary Quinn.
Her "brave lads" had placed $500 in
bank to her account
And, true to his promise, ''the Gov
ernor' saw that their merry dinner table
| was actually graced with two turkeys!
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26
Further 1nformation wanted.-

In one Of the later settlements of
New South Wales man was put on
trial for stealing watch. The evidence
had been very conflicting, and as the
jury retired the Judge remarked kindly
that il he could give any assistance in
the way of smoothing out possible diff
culties he should be happy to do SO.
Eleven of the jury had filed out of the
box, but the twelfth remained, and the
expression on his face showed that he
was in deep trouble.
.sWell, SIR" remarked the Judge, sis
there any question you would like to
ask me before you retireY'
The jurors face frightened, and he
replied eagerly:
81 would like to know, my lord, if you
could tell us whether the prisoner stole
the watch"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26

Fair Dorothea, a goodly maybe,
From Puritans descended,
In kirtle, cap and kerchief prayed
That famine sore be ended.
Though plump and fair albeit she kept,
She tired of frugal living,
So prayed she while the Elders slept,
Lord, send true Thanksgiving"
The cunning lass. She had no lack
OF gown or ermine tippet,
OF mettled palfrey's ptllioned back,
Or pretty fawning whippet.
The roses In her saucy cheeks
Are not by famine shrunken,
Her wholesome appetite bespeaks
The pies of ounce or pumpkin.
But ah, her secret you have guessed,
Sharp eyes her tricks discover;
For Mistress Dorothea Is vexed
To miss her soldier lover.
Who, with his bullets. powder, match.
In forests dense Is living,
That he the bounding roe may snatch
To make their first Thanksgiving.
All, Miss Dorothea, your face
In smiling beauty painted.
Looks on me from "a panels space
Long, long, have you been painted.
May we, though centuries apart,
In peace and plenty living.
Voice your petition of the heart.
Lord, send true Thanksgiving.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26
paper he had just put aside, supposed he
had been speaking It out.

paper he had just put aside, supposed he
had been speaking it out.
Further" said the. pleasant faced, fine
eyed young man who held the interest of
the group by his magnetic oratorical
grasp and general good fellowship, "be it
ordained that I, the Governor, command
that one ten-pound turkey be given to
every poor family. family with no father
two turkeys, family with no mother three
turkeys.
Jimmy got down from painful tiptoe
poise, full of the rarest excitement,
wrought up by a vivid imagination.
"Crackeyw he exploded. Here's
newsr and sbolted down the street for
home.
"Home" was rickety cabin in an un-
kempt yard. It had known no woman's
care for three weeks. Jimmy and his
brother had been .ke',,ing bachelor 5
hall' while she was in tin hospital.
Across the back yard vas stretched a
taut wire, and against it leaned a balanc-
ing pole. Just near it was an impromptu
spring-board, with an old torn mattress
under it.
Jimmy's older brother, Ned, had just
turned double somersault as the former
burst upon the scene with prolonged:
"Sayr
.Hello! what's up?' queried Ned. pos
ing for another tumble.
Hold on! Say-great newsT'
"WeHy''
"The Governors in town.
sHeyi what Governor challenged
Ned, suspiciously and incredulously.
Why, Of the State-the big mob, seei
saw himi heard him speak his proc
proc"
"-lermation-g ahead"
"He promised one turkey to every poo,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26

what became Of Oli-of the young Eng
lish lady, and the child d?'
All, m sieurw he said, ST do not know.
. do not live in Noireau, but pass to
and fro from Falaise. She has not re-
turned in my omnibus, that is all l know.
But she could go to Granville, or to Caen.
There are other omnibuses, you see.
Somebody will tell you down there"
1t was nearly eleven o'clock before we
entered the town; but I learned a few
more particulars from the middle-aeed
woman in the omnibus bureau. She rec
objected the name of Miss Ellen Marti-
neau, and her arrival; and she described
her with the accuracy and faithfulness
of a woman. she were not Olivia her.
self she must be her very counterpart.
I started out early the next morning
to find the Rue de Grace, where the IN.
scription on my Photographic view of the
premises represented them as situated.
There were two houses, one standing in
| the street, the other lying back beyond a
| very pleasant garden. A Frenchman was
pacing up and down the broad gravel
path which connected them, examining
| critically the vines growing against the
walls. Two little children were gam
| DOllUS dUOuL ClOSG White CdDS.- and with
frocks down to their heels Upon seeing
me he lifted his hal. returned ~ as..1 -
utation with a politeness as ceremonions
| as his own
sMonsieur is an Enp,;sbn,on y, ~ aa;a
| in a doubtful tone. >-,.1,e.'>... Ae sa'u
..From tbe CbannaI Islond..I ..nl.a,
"Ahi Won helone, - nc, ), =. ..;s ..n'u.
| yon arc byhr;d ha,f Eas,;ah s h.1s pds
| French. - t;na raoo ,,,a ns b.ii:aI nall
blood in INV veins ',e - = - 1.''-'
maid mons;o,,r oon,nl;,on4 .,
result of tha sdn,;vtvra p.l1ne hie apon ine u:s
ae' .ne auniia lure VI l@oioou IN MS
fo,d raY ah;aa+ Gau enen p.oceeueu 70 ui-
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~ ~ ;.,aaa.s. sa ses, .,s yes, : erlief
n,;na n,ona;p nese houses are
.a.' .sls'n.z.n, nye u tue lront yon-
tha oths. s uau Ta anu son-ln-laW occupy
e..e een'slnl, ee'' nau lne photosrapns tax
n,,,s+ 49, ualo heuaa. p,easule' pu. Ferllef
10 .nem ,rohi lne artist' rus
IL ~ uoues. nave shaii cottage at the
parr;er 10y 10y ~ aYls monsleur: mere IL Is
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26
JIMMY'S THANKSGIVING.
BY PAUL INdELow.


~ SIMULTANEOUSLY virtue of
authority in me vested, do here
- by appoint as day Of
thanksgiving"
In sonorous, well-rounded accents the
sentences rolled forth. Little Jimmy
Quinn, newsboy and waif, listened, catch
ing not all that was spoken. But he un-
derstood the import, and he thought how
grand and majestic did the name and the
official designation, "Governor," fill out
the dignifed, well-worded announcement.
He was outside the hotel. Now he tip
toed and looked over screen into a
lounging room.
Jimmy saw person he thought the
nicest-faced, noblest looking man he had
ever met, standing facing mixed audi
ence, who had been listening while he
read the Governors Thanksgiving proc
lamation, though Jimmy, not seeing the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26
Wanted to Be a Heathen.

Little John (after casting his penny
into the fund for the Bamalam island
ers)-I wish was heathen!
Sabbath-S School Teacher-Oh, Johnny!
why do you wish such an awful thing
as that?
"The heather don't never have to
give nothin'-they are always gettin,
somethin' '."-Harper's Bazaar.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26
What He Was Doing or

Mrs. KeIly-Did yez hear of the felly
ocrosht the way dyin' of Anglophobia !?
Mrs. Googan- Yes mean hydrophobial
Mrs. Kelly-No; | mean Anglopho-
bia! He wuz cheerin' fer King Ed
ward, an de gang heerd him!-Judge.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26
Causes for Thanksgiving,

SduseS lot 1HAnkS8tV1nSs
For all that God in mercy sends;
For health and children, home and friends,
For comfort in the time of need,
For every kindly word and deed,
For happy thoughts and holy talk,
For guidance In our daily walk
For everything give thanks!
For beauty in this world of ours,
For verdant grass and lovely flowers, -
For song of birds, for hum of bees.
For bill and plain, for streams and wood.
For the great oceans mighty flood
For everything give thanks!
For tbe sweet sleen that comes at night
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26

For the returning mornings light,
For the bright sun that shines on high,
For the stars glittering in the sky,
For these and everything we see,
o Lord! our hearts we lift to thee
For everything give thanks!
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26
sneed of ocean steamers,

The speed of our fastest ocean steam.
ers is now greater than that of express
trains on italian railways.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26
The Meaning of 1t.

Little Erastus-Poppy. why dey say
Fanksgibbin' turkey, huh?
Poppy-Dat's er cause yo'- flank de
owna OBJ de coop fo' leabin' de do open.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26

A second-class joke has caused many
man to lose a first-class friend.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26
Few MilIionaires in France.

There are four millionaires in En-
gland to one in France.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26
Our New Subiects.

Chief of the La Drones-I have just
been out reading the Presidents Thanks
giving proclamation TO the tribe. Have
We dinner fit for the occasion?
His Wife-Yes. my lord, we have two
missionaries and bottle of domestic rye,
made in Kentucky.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26

I'm thankful I've papa and mamma,
And turkey and cranberry sauce,
And mince-pie, and brothers and sisters.
I'm thankful never am crossi
I'm thankful our school has decided
To close for the rest of the week;
Pm thankful I'm stronger than Jimmy,
And never feel backward to speak.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-11-26

For the sweet sleep that comes at night,
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-27
BRAIN WORKERS EAT APPLES.
Story of one Who Makes Late Supp per or Half a Dozen with
 Plenty of Cider.

The declaration is made by an in- vestigator that he has discovered g food that is peculiarly adapted to the needs of the literary man. This man asserts that apples, and raw apples at that, are the best diet on which to feed genius. He tells of the penchant of his father, a man of letters, who lived to the age of nearly SO, for ap- pie pudding, which he ate almost daily, and raw apples, which he ate morning, noon and night. He adds:
 'It is surprising how many per- sons fancy that raw apples are indi- gestible, and only endurable in the early morning. Doubtless the old adage that fruit is gold in the morn ing and lead at night is to some ex- tent answerable for this, to my think ing, erroneous impression. find that after working late at night, say till twelve or. one o'clock in the morning, one gets hungry, and that then five or six apples or more, according to their size, with a draught of good cider, constitutes a most agreeable and wholesome supper, and one that conduces to a sound and refreshing nights rest. But apples, to be really beneficial, should be ieaten as children eat them, rind and all, and in sufff- cient quantities to be satisfying. The man who, first pairing off the skin and with it the best part of the flesh, dal. lies with the residue of an apple after dinner is no true apple lover"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-27
PIANO OF MUSICAL STONES.
Extraordinary Instrument on Dis play mt the Brest Expo
 aition.

Honore Baudre, an aged amateur scientist, has placed on show at the international exposition at Brest what he calls a geological piano, the most curious instrument perhaps in exchange. M. Baudre says it took him B years to construct it and even now he claims there is slight defect which he hopes to remedy before his death. That there are musical stones Is not a new thing, but an instr2lment composed of stones collected during more than three decades of. patient research in France and Canada is a phenomenal achievement.
 M. Baudre found most of his music al stones m Auvergne and every one of them represents either petrifed fish or some prehistoric instrument. He relates that his greatest difficulty consisted in finding the low c of his octave. For more than ten years he searched for it, when last fall he came across it in Canada. He says none can appreciate the joy he felt at it's discovery. Those who have heard M. Baudre play on his geolog- lcal piano say the music is much pur- er and sweeter than that of any oth- er instrument and it needs no piano tuner to put it in order.
 M. Baudrelhas received fattering offers to bring his piano to America, but he claims to be too old to under take the journey, and as for selling it, he would not part with it for all the money in the world.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-27
RELICS OF ANCIENT MINERS.
Interesting Discovery in a Long- Abandoned scottish Mine
 Near EdinburEh.

Archaeologists are much interested in a discovery just made in the Fife coal pit near Edinburgh. During op- erations by the Wemyss Coal com pany at an old disused pit at the Blair burn, in order to prevent food ing, the overmen discovered large number of miners tools such as were used some 300 years ago. The shovels are all made of wood, some of them being as good as the day they were made; the picks and meils are iron, the pinches are wood with iron points. One of the operators stated that there are huge blocks of coal lying about all cut out with the pick, so large as to puzzle the present day collier how the old miners accom- plished the task of cutting them out; the pick handles are of great thick ness, approaching almost to the thickness of props used for support ing the roof at the present time
 There is tradition that the old mine was flooded, causing the death of many of the miners, and the condi- tions of the mine and the fact of so many tools lying about the seams point to the truth of the story.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-27
MUSIC HAS STRANGE CHARMS
Diplomacy of Clever Collector Brings Forth the NeedfuI from Dee
 ts..s linquents.

'It requires tact and diplomacy to collect little outstanding accounts these days, especially. when dealing with city employees" said a Manayunk business man the other day, according to the Philadelphia Record. "It's nc use making bluff or pleading poverty when dealing with policemen. Their hearts are like adamant. You must go gently-kind of size them up, as it were. Strike them about pay day be- fore their wives get at the wallet; for. of course, if their better halves get it first you are left, and the poor copper has hardly enough left to buy his to- bacco until the next month.
 "You see, have an advantage be- cause am sort of musician. When the officer gets his money he will re turn to the sitting-room of the sta tion, take an account of stock and con fer with the other fellows about hoy to make the pile reach out until the next pay day.
 siI enter the room with a cheery Good morning, gentlemen, inquire into their various healths, talk quietly of the weather, and then sit down at the organ and sing that beautiful song, Then You'll Remember Me- By-and- by they pony up and hurry off to the next station and play the same old tunes
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-27
The shark aa . s~vimmer.

For lcDg-distance swimming the shark may be said to hold the record as he can outstrip the swiftest ships apparently without effort, swimming g and playing around them and ever on the lookout for prey. Any human be- ing falling overheard in shark-fre- quented waters has very little chance of escape, so rapid is the action ofthe shark, the monster of the deep. The dolphin, another fast-swimming fish a near relative of the whale-is credit ed with speed of considerably over 20 miles an hour. For short distances the salmon can outstrip every other fish, accomplishing it's 25 miles an hour with ease. The Spanish mackerel is one of the fastest of food fishes and cuts the water like yacht. Preda tory fish are generally the fastesi swimmers
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-27

was an impar1a.ity and thorough air of comradeship about the whole pro- ceeding that put the sleuth-hounds 1t- terly at bay.
 (Which is it ?" they asked with bated breath as 'The Family Party" ap- peared at ball, opera, or club dance always Ralston, debonair, devoted, inn partial-always the two girls, fresh, fair, notwithstanding upon Ralston and upon each other.
 (Which is it-which can it be?" queried Society.
 (Which is it?" queried Ralston's own inner consciousness. The feeling that 1t only rested with himself to say which was as much part of his inner consciousness as the question itself. The child, as it stands poised between swo flowers, of which it only can pos sess one, never doubts that both flow CTS are alike, waiting to be plucked; and that each will yield up its sweet ness uncomplainingly If Ralston had admitted doubt as to the possibilities of his own prowess, that doubt might have aided in solving the problem that was perplexing him.
 'It's time settled down." Ralston confided to his cigar. 'A man can't go all the paces forever. I find that my mind hovers more and more over the Domestic Idea. Dressing-gown and slippers allure me in way they did not several years ago. That tiny bald, spot don't yield to treatment as had hoped it would. Neigh, ho, oldlmani you are getting along in years, and you may as well face the fact. You'd better settle down with a pretty young wife before the lights go out" !.
 This brought him back to the orig inal dilemma: (Which should it be?''
 Of course it couldn't be both, and it was hardly possible to maintain the present status much longer. He con-
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-27
THREE WIDOWS 5 vrs KANSAS.
Only 0ne Confesses she Wants a Model Husband, the Others
 EqufvOcate.

A short time ago Mrs. Lydia Peach, of Alton, Kan, published the follow ing notice in the Empire, the local newspaper:
 MT. Editor-Please print this let ter to quiet the storm raised by some half-idiot who has been telling that was going to be married, and by sev- eral smart Alecks who have made it their business to ask my boys about 1t. l will say that the talk is all bosh. want it understood that when want a husband I won't ask the community to select one for me. I consider myself fully capable of de- ciding that question to suit myself"
 Mrs. A. Connolly, an Efingham widow, annoyed by the village talk, that she was bent on second mar riage venture, caused this notice to be published in the New Leaf, her county paper: "When I get ready to be married will tell the noseys all about it, but in the meantime they. had better keep out of it, as it is none of their business"
 Mrs. Emily Frier, a widow living at Russell, Kan, wanted a husband, and, ! according to her advertisement, this. kind of a husband: "The man I want cannot drink intoxicating liquor, nor chew tobacco. I don't want bumped over old man ready to tumble into the grave. I am quite small widow, and I want quite a small man. I want him to love me, and call me honey, and I want him to make living. I don't want to have to take in washing"
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-27

cluded to take stroll, wind up at his club, and consider the matter quiet | ly over a bottle of wine.
 As he entered the club-room, Ned Travers, the-fellow-~ho-kn accosted him:
 Hello, Ralstoni You must be debat- ing questions of state from that seri- ous mug you have on. So The Family Party is broken upi We'll, you carried it through admirablyi"
 What do you mean?" queried Ral- ston, coming to a standstill. T don't quite catch your drifts sfee sq 4s~
 "You don't mean you are not on to the very latesti I thought, being on the inside. you'd have an advance tip, of course"
 Ralston's face was as blank as a dead wall. "
 "Why can't you say what you mean?" he cried, impatiently. without beat ing about the bush?"
 'Now, Ralston, that's rather over doing the thing. Go tell it to the ma rines that you've stood looking over the garden wall while another mans SAGoAS 0NAO AARHAA6 eAC DAAS" AO0 are too experienced a gardener to let thing like that be done under your nose without your knowledge or con sent.-
 'If you insist on talking in riddles, I'll admit that I'm not good at conun- drums" and Ralston would have passed on in undisguised vexation; but Travers stood in his way and regarded him blankly.
 What's to pay, old man?" he said 'sYour ideas seem rather dense to-day. You don't mean to say that you had not heard that Edith Westmoreland and Lavice Preston drove out to Neubert's | this afternoon with Charlie Hobart and Van Kirkman and the couples came | back-marriedi"
 Ralston ground his heel into the moquette beneath it and calculated, as he turned away:
 Well. I'll be hangedl" The next night, for the first time in two years, he rang the dainty little widows doorbell.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-27

A bale heavy Union crash, 472c, from
 25 pieces of Bates's heavy turkey red~table damaslz, 25c, from soc.
 20 pieces handsome patterns turkey red table damask, 21c, from 29c.
 100 dozen ladies' fine cotton drop stitch hose. black and tan assorted, 1215c, from 25c.
 100 dozen ladies' fine drop stitch lisle hose, all colors and black, 19c, from soc.
 100 dozen Turkish wash face cloths, 4 for 5c, from 5c each. \ 1S0 dozen handsome fringed nap- kiDs, 4c each, from 7c. 1000 yards fine India linen, .61Ac yd, from 15c.
 Three cases ladies' fine maco yarn vests, silk trimmed, lie, from 25c.
 50 dozen ladies' fine lawn aprons, 23c,, from 39c; 25c from soc. \ 9 dozen ladies' fines mercerized ruff fled petticoats, best makes. 9Sc, from $1.5O.
 50 dozen ladies' fine sateen shirt waists, 49c. from $1.00.
 100 pieces valenciennes butter lace, 15c piece, from 50c.
 POO pieces of fine lace insertion, 10c and 15c, from 25c.
 50 pieces of white figured cambric, plaids and checks and stripes, 6Ac, from 1Oc.
 Ten gross ladies' fine garter elas- tics, 10c, from 25c.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-27
Tl.e snge.

Ik's fun to sit and prophecy. upon sum mer's day, An have the neighbors listen close to every
 word you say. To tell the truth. it's somethin' that is
 easier than it looks. It's a great deal less fatiguing than
 a-studyin' out O. books. They'll furgit their present business, man
 an woman, boy an lass, If you'll undertake to tell 'em of whats
 yet to come to pass. They'll never once attempt to contradict
 or make reply If you'll jest throw out your chest an
 holler loud an prophecy. You needn't choose your topic. Anyone at
 all will serve. The less you know about it. why. the
 steadier your nerve. In order to be great an universally ad-
 mired, A liberal flow of emphasis is all that is
 required. When you chance to be mistaken. look
 ahead an never blink. Keep a-talkin' of the future. Never give
 'em time to think, An you'll come to be regarded as won-
 der, by an by, If you'll never get discouraged, but keep on
 an prophecy. Washington Star.