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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

If recent report from London, KY,
that the Baker Howard feud has been
finally settled is correct it will put an
end to a warfare which has lasted for
mole than thirty years, which has cost
the lives of more than thirty men, and
has several times necessitated the call
ing out of the State troops with gatling
guns and loaded rifles
Bloody Clay" County, the scene of
the famous feud, is perhaps the most
remarkable as it is one of the best
known counties in the country. There
is not a mile of railroad or even a
wagon bridge with it's limits. The
whole country is covered with high
hills, SO close together that it is de-
clared there is not piece Of level land
in the county a sixth Of mile square.
Down and between all these wood-cov-
cred hills are the beds of streams which
| are dry in summer time and are turned
| into roaring torrents in the spring and
winter. The people of Clay County
travel either on horseback or on foot.
and they use the beds of those streams
in the place of roads. Some of the hills
are quite high, and in several instances
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

ror, Mrs. Baker, the newly made
widow, called her ten children around
the body of their father and there
swore each of them never to rest until
the death had been avenged.
Then "hel bust loose in Clay" as
they say on the other side of the Ohio.
Both the Garrard-Baker and the White
Howard factions hired and armed a
number of men to fight for them, pay
ing 81 a day and ammunition, bacon,
and corn bread in plenty for such SER
vices.
Now the word comes from London
that more than twenty Of these pro-
fessional fighters have enlisted in the
United States army and that old Gen.
Garrard, once a distinguished Federal
cavalry leader, has given his word to
Judge Beverly White that the feud
shall come to an end.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
FoRETELL COMING STORMS.
Telegraph Wires Are Said to Be I'm.
failing Weather Prophets.

ASISSIdpn wires Are SAD to Be I'm
failing Weather Prophets.
According to DR.. Eydam, a German
physician, there are no more reliable
weather prophets than telegraph wires.
This novel discovery was made by him
in the following manner: As he was
waiting for train at country station
he heard a shrill sound, which was
made by the wind as it passed through
a network Of nearby wires. At once
the doctor remembered that he had fire.
quently heard a similar sound either
Immediately before or after a storm
or a heavy fall of rain or snow, and it
naturally occurred to him to try and as
certain between the sound and such
changes in the weather
AS heavy shower of rail fell within
forty-eight hours after he had heard the
sound at the railroad station he con-
cluded that there was such connec-
tion, and he then determined to inyesti-
gate the matter thoroughly. AS a re-
suit he now maintains, first, that any
unusual disturbance in the telegram
wires is an infallible indication of bad
weather, and, second, that the nature of
the changes in the atmosphere may be
learned from the sound which the wind
makes when passing through the wires.
Thus deep sound, he says, which is
of considerable or medium strength,
indicates that there will be slight show
ers of rain with moderate winds within
from thirty to forty-eight hours, and.
on the other hand, sharp, shrill sound
is the sure token of heavy storm,
which will be accompanied by much
rain or snow.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
A HUNDRED YEARS TO COME.

Who'll press for gold this crowded street
A hundred years to come?
Who'll tread yon church with willin,
feet,
A hundred years to come?
Pale, trembling age and fiery youth,
And childhood with its brow of truth,
The rich and poor on land. on sea.
Where will the mighty millions be,
A hundred years to come?
We all within our graves shall sleep,
A hundred years to come;
No living soul for us will weep,
A hundred years to come;
But other men our land will till,
And others then our streets will fill;
And other birds will sing as gay,
And bright the sunshine as to-day,
A hundred years to come.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
Another Illusion Destroyed.

81 wish you hadn't had your hair cut
so short, Harold" exclaimed the young
woman. turning from him involun-
tarily.
What difference does that make,
dearest?" asked Harold with tender
anxiety.
"You-you have destroyed an illu.
sion," she sighed. "That is ALL"
You didn't think l was a poet, did
you, Clara, because 1 wore my hair
long"
"No, I never suspected you of being
poet"
Nor an artist?"
"No."
"Then, what illusion have 1 de-
stroyed?" he asked
Perhaps 1 should say, Harold" she
answered, with tears in her voice, "that
you have unconsciously revealed a fact
l never suspected, dear. Yours ears
don't matchY1Stray Stories.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

Engaged" exclaimed the mother.
well. never. And that boy in the
room all the time. Talk about bashful
peopler'
Never mind that" said Jack, sud-
denly grown bold as brass, as he plant
ed his first kiss on Ethers lips. .The
question is, do we get the bIessing?"
You'll be able to tell better after
you are married." said the mother, as
she pushed them ahead of her toward
the study, where her husband was sit
ting, pretending not to overhear.-
Ledger Monthly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT.

~ ACK WARING was bashful, but
nj it was question If he was any
more bashful than Ethel Talcott.
They could not speak to each other on
even the most trivial subjects without
stammering and blushing, but Jack
persisted in calling, despite the appar-
ent discomfort his visits caused both.
Everybody could see that he was des-
perately in love, and it was a saying
among their friends that if Jack could
ever summon up the courage to pro-
pose, Ethel would be too bashful to re-
fuse him, whether she loved him or not.
She had just come out at the beginning
of the season, about the same time that
Jack who had just graduated from col
lege and entered his fathers business,
Of which he was the prospective heir,
first began to attract the attention of
designing mothers and attractive
daughters. Perhaps it was while avoid
ing them that he met Ethel, who had
found that there are ways of keeping
out of sight when a ballroom was
crowded with other girls who were en-
joying themselves. Anyway, some
common chord of sympathy made them
embarrassed friends from their first
meeting.
Although Jack was bashful, he called
on Ethel as often as he dared, but in
spite of all resolution to overcome his
diffidence he made little progress with
his suit. They could get along fairly
well when there were others in the
room with them, but when left to them
selves they suffered. Unlike most
young people in similar case, they
courted rather than avoided the COM
pany of EthePs little brother, Gus, and
Jack soon became such friends with
him that he felt called upon to remem-
ber his birthday. This he did by send
ing him an elaborate box of building
blocks, which Gus dragged into the
parlor on the occasion of his next visit,
and insisted that the donor teach him
how to build with them.
what shall build?" Jack asked.
Build me big hotel like the one
Ethel and I were at last summer"
Jack obediently drew his chair to the
middle of the room and began on a
suitable design. But he soon found
that building while sitting on chair
was difficult, and as Gus was sprawled
comfortably on the floor watching the
work, he presently slipped down be-
side him. Now it Is a peculiar thing
about building blocks that although
they are always bought for children,
very few children can work out the
designs that go with them, and con-
seQuently they are forced to call on
their elders to help them. Moreover
their elders usually take kindly to the
task, and are apt to get cross if the
child interferes in any way and delays
the work in hand. In very few min
utes Jack was as deeply interested as
II he were building sure-enough hotel.
and Gus watched with admiration.
Presently he tried to put in place an
arch that was in two pieces and needed
two other blocks to be placed beside it
In order to hold the pieces in place, but
in doing SO he knocked a corner out of
the building with his elbow.
+You clumsy boyw exclaimed Ethel,
who had been watching with the ut
most intense interest. "Here-let me
hold them," and moment later she
was sitting on the floor with them.
.: =. 1917 rahuilt the DANA god
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
Quite Indispensable.

Towne-I've seen Galley several
nights recently with his field glass. I
wonder what his game is.
Browne-O! he's calling on Miss Kul-
cher, of Boston.
Towne-The idea! What does he car
ry field glasses for?
Browne-He doesn't. He merely uses
the case to carry a dictionary in.-
Philadelphia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

only by corraling them and reducing
them to captivity.
G. ]. Jones, better known as "Buf
falo' Jones, of Oklahoma. has herd
of over 100 full-bred buffalo, which he
wishes to sell to the government. Aus
tin Corbin was the possessor of ninety
bison, which have been more or less
scattered since his death, some of them
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
First Railroad Incorporatton.

The first railroad act of Incorporation
granted by any state in the Union was
given by the Maryland Legislature to
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com
pany on Feb. %, 1927. On April "a
OF the same year the first railroad
company in the United States organ
lied as the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad d
Company. Peter Cooper on Aug. %.
1880, made the first journey from Bal
timore to Ellicotts Mills.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
FAIR RIVALS IN
RIDING TO HOUNDS,

Newport society promises to be torn
in twain this season by rival hunting
parties, and nothing at present appears
to be able to avert it but consolidation
Of forces, which does not seem likely.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

what kind of man is your en-
ployer? asked one young man.
"Oh, he's peculiar answered the
other. ''He thinks that simply because
he has satisfied his customers and
made money he knows more about how
his business ought to be run than 1
do."-Wa shington Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
A Careless Rem ark.

81 am really afraid you hurt that ac-
tors feelings" said Miss Cayenne.
"In what way"
you said he played his part very
well. You know he is very sensitive,
and by using the word part he may
have thought you were trying to imply
that he is not the whole show
Washington Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

Mrs. Chugwater-Josiah. the paper
says 100000 worth of oats changed
hands in a few minutes How could
they do all that in SO short a time?
Mr.. Chugwater-The oats didn't real
ly change hands. The cash changed
pockets. A woman oughtn't to try to
understand these things. They're away
beyond her.-Chicago Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
Two Waiting for Him,

Rownders-Well, there's one time at
least when a fellows sincerely glad
that he's not polygamist, and that's
when he comes home late from the
club.
De Kanter-Well, on such occasions
invariably see apparent evidence that
I'm at least a bigamist.- philadelphia
Press,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
Knew Him Better.

Mrs. Caller-Surely, you're not jeal-
Gus Of your husbandP
Mrs. Chellus-Yes. l am. He simply
can't keep his eyes off the women.
Mrs. Caller-O! yes, he can. You
should see him some time when he has
seat in a crowded street car.-Phila-
delphia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

81 got into an argument with Biggett
coming home in a crowded car last
night and it didn't take me long to
make him acknowledge the corn.'
You don't mean it, really?"
"Yes; accidentally trod on his foot"
Philadelphia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
A Remarkable Beouest,

There are some curious documents
filed in the county offices in St. joseph.
Mich. Perhaps the most curious of all
is the will of prominent Niles town.
ship farmer, who went to claim his fu-
ture reward some years before the
Civil War. The remarkable part about
the will is passage leaving so cents
to his daughters husband ito buy a
rope to hang his D. self WITH
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

Mrs. Chatterton-I should like to go
shopping this afternoon.
Chatterton- honest, my dear, 1
haven't got a dollar in my pocket.
Mrs. Chatterton Qightly)-Oh, we'll,
then, you might give me ninety-eight
cents.-Puck.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

"Do you find the possession Of
large sum of money occasions worry?"
said the inquisitive man.
81 do," answered the millionaire.
What sort of worry?"
worry for fear somebody is going
to get it away from Washington
Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

having been presented to New York
City. The animals, when kept in cap
tivity, show a tendency to increase in
numbers. and Buffalo Jones has pro-
duced thousands of desirable cross
breeds from his herd.
1t is stated that there are not no
pure-bred American bison outside of
this country.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
More Seductive.

"See here said the lobbyist of the
future, Il want you to secure the vote
of Mrs. State Senator Jones, of the
'Steenth district. You ought to get it
for $780,"
20! N.Y. exclaimed his female as
sistant, Il wouldn't think of offering
her that"
You don't mean to say she'll want
more?"
80! no. I'll offer her sss.9s."-Phil-
adeiphia Press,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

First Native-And the missionaries
want compensation for their property.
Second Native-Dear me! Haven't
they text that if a man takes your
coat you are to give him your cloak,
also Puck
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

Rivers-This "Order of the Buffaloes"
only shows that the fools are not all
dead yet.
Brooks-Yes? How much did 1t cost
you to join n?-Chicago Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

Faith-I wouldn't marry the best
man in the world.
Hope-Of course not, you goose. The
bride never marries the best man.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
Just the Reverse.

Fresh-I hear our varsity team is
going to play with the Brooklyn
Leaguers next week.
Soph-No, I'm afraid the leaguers
are going to play with our team.-Phil-
adelphia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

These two women, as the leaders, will
cause stir in society. Mrs. Ladenburg
is strong assistant of P. F. Collier,
who has made the sport popular with
his pack of Monmouth hounds. 1t is
now announced that James j. Van Allen
will import pack of blooded hounds.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
Sliding Scale for Wedding Fees.

Erastus- -Pawson. what you charge
toe marry me an Mary Jane?
Personal---very. dollars.
Erastus-Lo'd, dat's high. What yo'
charge to marry me to Liza Smif?
Parson-One dollar Yo' see, | ad-
miahs Mary Jane mahself
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

He-How innocent Miss Priscilla is!
She bushes at everything 1 say to her.
She-That isn't innocence, that's re-
fnement.-Life.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

Here's scientist who says that we
think with one-half of our BRAIN"
"Well, l could show him some people
who don't."-Puck.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

"1sn't this a queer spot to plant seeds,
little boy?'
1--WE amt plantin' no seeds. These
are Injin relics for the summer board
ers to find."-The King,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

Merchant-Are your habits all cor
rect?
Applicant for Position-Yes, sir.
Merchant (after a pause)-Do you
drink?
Applicant (absently)-Thanks. Don't
care If l do.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
OUR BUDGET OF FUN.
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND DO.
iNGS HERE AND THERE

Jokes and Jokelets that Are Supposed
to Have Been Recently Born-Sayings
and Doings that Are Old, Curious and
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
Farce Comedy.

81 see the druggists are forming a
trust to maintain retail prices"
'The stage is not the only place
where one finds farce-comedy."-
State Journal
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
Citizenship i'm Switzerland

During the last ten years there were
10,924 requests for citizenship in Switz-
erland, Of which 1888 were granted.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
Caught.

She-Do you believe in this theory
about spreading disease by kissing?
He-Well, they say there's something
in it.
Did you ever catch anything by
kissing girl?'
Eyes, once; her father saw me at it."
-Yonkers Statesman.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

There is nothing loafer enjoys bet
ter than looking wise on election night
when returns are coming In.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
So Would They AL.

"1t's easy enough to tell" remarked
the girl in the fur jacket, "that men
write the paragraphs in the newspa-
pers. They are always putting in little
slurs on women"
I'D rather have any man write about
me than to have some other woman do
it, replied the girl with the retrousse
nOse.-Chicago Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

'Do you consider it good taste for Il
woman who marries to retain her for
mer name and merely add her hus-
bands to it?"
Certainly not" answered the lady
from Chicago. There is a charming
friend of mine, grass widow, who,
under such a system, would be known
as Mrs. Eliza Jenkinsby-Smith-T -Thomp-
son-Brown-Smithers and several more
that l can't remember Washington
Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
Deaf.Mutes and Blind.

The number of deaf mutes in the
United States is over 111,O00; the num-
ber of totally blind is SS,924.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
An Unwilling Victim.

First Reporter-I guess I'll take a
little of your tobacco, if you don't
mind.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

Economy supplies old age with an
easy chair.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
College-Bred Mem.

According to recent statistics, there
Is one man in about 500 In the United
States who receives a college training.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
Yet He Didn't Buy.

These cigars, said the dealer, ARE
the kind Senator Lotsmun smokes"
But Senator Lotsmun has sworn OF
from smoking" the customer reminded
him
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

Quizzer-You say you don't believe
in aerial navigation:
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

Second Reporter-I don't care how
little you take.-Sommerville Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
Not His Wife,

Closefst-Does your wife eternally
poster you for money?
Graspit-No, the people she buys
things from do that.-Ohio State Jour
nal
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

Sometimes" said Senator Sorghum.
pensively, II am inclined to look on
what some people call honesty as
downright egotism'
81 don't quite understand you"
well, I don't know as l can make it
absolutely clear. But 1 have always
gone on the principle that every man
has his price,
80 l have observed"
"Well. sir, the bids that some people
have refused would indicate a self-val-
uation which deserves to be character
lied by no less an epithet than fnor-
dinate vanity '"-Washington Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
In China,

well, this is the kind he swore OF
om."-Chicago Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

Crazy men and fools are poor instruc
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10
ExaxRerated.

Gabb-Stretchit told me that he once
saw four hens eggs which weighed a
pound each.
Blabb-I think it's an instance of
eggs-ageration.-Ohio State Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-05-10

you hear of walking on airHOhie
State Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-10

What's the party? Call it Fate;
Cupid is the candidate:
Hymen is his running mate;
Love the balance Of the slate.
This our platform: We deplore
Any useless lovers war:
AnneXationists are we,
Hearts united, our decree.
AS for syndicates' we must
Say monopolies are just,
For each lover will declare
That exclusive love is fair.
Vet in summer-seashore plan
Sixteen maidens to every man,
But we changed the ratio
At the falling of the snow.
Open door and open CRATE,
Friendly pa, we advocate:
Monroe doctrine? Yes, we mean,
Parents should not intervene.
Cast your vote without delay
Polls are open every day,
Open early, open late,
Come elect our candidate. Post Di
patch.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-10
ThOmpsons Second Annual, Wa
bash, Mexico Tour.

A personally conducted thir.
ty days tour of Old Mexico, by
a select party of sixty, under
the management of Mr.. r. G,
Thompson. of the Wabash Il.
r. All travelling expenses in.
cluded in the price of the tour.
leaving st. Louis. February
9th, 1901.
An ideal winter outing, EN-.
bracing in the route to be trav.
eled all of the principal points
in Old Mexico, including six
days in the City of Mexico.
For copy of complete military
and full information in regard
to routes. rates etc, address,
H. E. WATTS.
p. G. II. A., Wabash r. r. Mo
berly, Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-10
Hill.

Mrs. Anna F. Hill, died quite
suddenly Monday at $50 p. m.
OF heart failure. Up to within a
few moments of her death she
was in her usual health. Funer.
al services were conducted yes.
terday afternoon by Rev. r. p.
Briney and the remains taken
to Palmyra for interment. Mrs.
Hill for many years was a con.
sistent member of the Christian
Church. She was a daughter of
the late John Redd judge of the
tenth Judicial circuit. She left
three daughters, Miss Myrtle
Bright. Mrs. M. p. Asbury
and Mrs. E. Ely and four sis
tiers. Mesdames A. S. James. of
this city and j. Earheart, of
Woodland Mo and Misses Kate
and -Redd in Boston. Mass.
and bros. Rev. Edward Redd,
of Plat City Mo. and John
Redd, of Palmyra to mourn
their loss.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-01-10

Did you hear the wedding
bells this morning? They are
being tuned to chime again at
an early date.