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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
REMEMBERED WASHINGTON.

The Visit of Thoreau to a Cape Cod
Octogenarian.
In 1849 Henry D. Thoreau visited
Cape Cod, walking from Eastman to
Provincetown on the Atlantic side, and
crossing the Cape half dozen times on
his way. In his book, "Cape Cod" he
describes an interesting settler who re-
membered George Washington.
He knocked at the door Of the first
house, but it's inhabitants had all gone
away. In the meanwhile we saw the
occupants of the next one looking out
the window at us, and before we reach
ed it an old woman came out and fas-
tened the door of her bulkhead and
went in again. Nevertheless we did not
hesitate to knock at her door, when
a grizzly-looking man appeared, whom
we took to be sixty or seventy years
old. He asked us, at first suspiciously.
what our business was, to which we re-
turned plain answers.
"How far is Concord from Boston ~
he inquired.
Twenty miles by railroad"
Twenty miles by railroad" he re.
peated.
Didn't you ever hear of Concord of
Revolutionary fame?"
Didn't ever hear of Concord? Why,
heard the guns fire at the Battle Of
Bunker Hill! l am almost ninety;
am eighty-eight years cid. I was four
teen years old at the time of the Con-
oord fobt op6 xyj,oro xuoro Won tbay,
This was the merriest old man that
we had ever seen, and one of the best
preserved. There was strange ming
ling of the past and present in his con-
versation, for he had lived under King
George, and might have remembered
when Napoleon and the moderns gen.
orally were born. He said that one day,
when the troubles between the colo
nies and the mother country first broke
out, as he, boy Of fifteen, was pitch
ing hay out of cart, one Doane, an
old Tory, who was talking with his
father, good Whig, said to him, .'Why
Uncle Bill, you might as well under
take to pitch that pond into the ocean
with a pitchfork as for the colonies
to undertake to gain their independ-
encer'
He remembered well General Wash
ington, and how he rode his horse along
the streets of Boston, and he stood
up to show us how he looked.
"He was rather large and portly-
looking man, a manly and resolute-
looking officer, with pretty good leg
as he sat on his horse. There, I'll
tell you; this was the way with Wash
ington.'' Then he jumped up again,
and bowed gracefully to right and left,
making show as if he were waving his
hat. Said he, ."That was Washington :"
He told us many anecdotes of the
Revolution, and was much pleased
when we told him that we had read
the same in history and that his account
agreed with the written one.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
THE POETS LITTLE JOKE.
He Handily Outwitted the Tricky
Oriental Monarch.

o1AGhtaA tAOhdAGHs
An Arab king, whose name Is not re
corded, had the faculty of retaining in
his memory any poem which he had
once heard. He had, too. mameluke
who could repeat poem that he had
twice heard. and a female slave who
could repeat one that she had heard
thrice. Whenever poet came to COM
pliment the king with an ode, the king
would promise him that IL he found his
verses to be his original composition,
he would give him sum Of money
equal in weight to what they We're
written upon.
The poet, delighted, would recite his
ode; and the king would say. 1T Is not
new, for have known 1t some years"
Then he would repeat it as he had
heard 1t. After that he would add,
An this mameluke also remembers
it," and the mameluke would repeat
it. To make the proof seem palmer
still the king would then say to the
poet, 'I have also female slave who
can repeat it" and on his ordering her
to do so she would repeat what she
had thus thrice heard; so the poet
would go empty-handed away. DR..
e. w. Lane, In Arabian Society in
the Middle Ages" gives the story Of
poet who outwitted this king:
The famous poet, El-Asmai, having
heard Of this proceeding, and guessing
the trick, composed an ode made up Of
very difficult words and Disgusting
himself, went to the palace and pre-
sented himself.
He repeated his ode. The king, per-
picked and unable to remember any of
1t, made sign to the mameluke, but
he had, too, retained nothing. Then
he called the female slave, but she also
was unable to repeat a word.
20 brother Of the Arabs" said the
king, "thou hast spoken truth, and the
ode is thine without doubt Produce,
therefore, what it is written upon, and
we will give thee its weight in mon
ey, as we have promised"
"Wilt thou" said the poet, send one
Of the attendants to carry it?"
'"To carry what?" asked the king.
"Is it not upon a paper here in thy
possession?
''No, my lord the Sultan" replied the
poet. cat the time 1 composed it there
was not piece of paper near me
upon which to write it, but only a
fragment of a marble column; so en-
graved it upon this, and it lies in the
court of the palace"
He had brought it, wrapped up, on
the back of camel The king, to full
fill his promise, was obliged to make
heavy drain upon his treasury; and to
prevent repetition Of the experience,
in future rewarded his poets more
justly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
over a Century Ago.

On Feb. %, 1900, the obsequies OF
George Washington were officially cele-
brated at the national capital and were
also observed in every city of the nation
The greatest American was also the sub
ject of eulogies throughout the civilized
world. Washington died on Dec. IA,
1899, after a few hours of great suffer
ing. He passed away at half past 10
o'clock in the evening, and by his side
were his devoted wife, his secretary, Col.
Tobias Lear, and his two lifelong friends
and physicians, Drs. Dick and Craik.
The last words he spoke were, ut is
wellr'
In these days, when Washington's
memory is revered by every one, it seems
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
Ttckled sheriean's Fancy.

Gen. "Phil'' Sheridan was at one
time asked at what little incident did
he laugh the most.
'sWell," he said, 81 do not know, but
1 always laugh when 1 think of the
Irishman and the army mule. I was
riding down the line one day, when I
saw an Irishman mounted on a mule
which was kicking its legs rather free
Iy. The mule finally got its hoof
caught in the stirrup, when, In the ex-
citement, the Irishman remarked.
Well, begorrah, IL you're goin' to gel
on, I'll get OFF,"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
CHILDREN.

lshe sleeping echoes of her quiet room
Are never walked by bursts of childish
glee,
And up the polished staircase never come
Light patterings of footsteps swift and
free.
Alone she sits and in the twilight gloom
Dreams happily of what shall never
be!
Sometimes her wistful fancy strews the
floor
Rich carpeted and neaD with broken
toys;
Paints finger prints on window glass and
door,
Hears echoes of shrill laughter and
rude noise;
All that tired mother might deplore
Would seem to her starved heart as
priceless joys!
Till, from the world without, some sud-
den note ...-.
OF childish voices through her hearing
rings,
And sobs Of anguish rise to her white
throat,
Round which no dimpled arm in mis-
chief clings;
Gone are the sweet dream-fancies, as
may float
From earth to heaven the fash of angel
wings.
And yet, no little empty crib is there
To mock the mother arms, outstretch-
ed in vain,
She boards no shining tress of silken
hair,
No tiny grave where buried hopes lie
slain;
Only the deeper loss she has to bear
Upon whose heart no babe of hers has
lain.
louisville Courier-J Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20

strange to read that on his birthday an
niversary in 179e motion was made in
Congress to adjourn in his honor, but
was lost because a few disaffected mem
bers declared that it would be ''bad
precedent. When the crowd outside
heard the news, such a shouting ensued
that the speakers could not be heard, and
an adjournment was forced. Washing
toms birthday is now a legal holiday in
the District of Columbia and in every
State in the Union except six.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
The Friend OF Many.

A writer in the Criterion says that
Zola was prosperous man, whose
surroundings bore all the marks of
wealth. His house suggested rather
the abode of rich banker than of a
literary man. He lived like a prince.
Perhaps he was making up for the
struggles of his early manhood, when,
as he used to tell with sad smile, he
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
THEN UNISON WENT TO BED.
Just Because He Had No Words to Fit
tingIy Express His Feelings.

Just Because He Had No Words to Fit
tingIy Express His Feelings.
Young Jimson and his wife went out
to the country the other Saturday, tell
ing the domestic that they would
spend the night at Jimson's brothers.
Arriving there, they found that jim
sons brothers family y-in-law had de-
sceRded upon him from all parts and
in legions, so that there was not even
a mantel-piece to sleep on; so after
dinner they came home.
please give me the key" said JIM
son, at the top Of the fifth flight. "Of
course Katie Is out"
Jimmie, 1 gave you the key this
morning. and told you particularly not
to lose it."
eyes," said Jimson, land called me
back when 1 was halfway down stairs
and took it back. Where is it?''
ION the bureau, of course" said
Mrs. Jimson cheerily. Isn't it nice
that 1 remember where it is. can
just see where 1 put it."
"If you had an X-ray to put through
an X-ray door, as well as X-ray eyes,"
said Jimson, with gloom, "it might be
better. Can your Roentgen mind sug-
gest any method Of getting into our
peaceful homer
81 have itr cried Mrs. Jimson, clap
ping her hands. You know the Smalls
have just gone out of the opposite
apartment! Well, you go through
there and out on their fire escape to
ours, and then open the kitchen win
dow"
"Yes," said Jimson, chats nice. Ka-
tie always locks and bars the window
when 1 have no key, and leaves it
wide open when have mine and yours
and hers and two or three spare ones.
Oh, yes, that's a fine scheme"
"Now, don't get sarcastic. ALL you've
got to do is to take my diamond ring
and cut out little square in the glass
to put your hand through and then
unlock the CATCH"
"Your what ringY" retorted Jimson.
"Do you think that glass can be cut
with glass such as"
"It's the engagement ring you gave
me-" said Mrs. Jimson mildly.
'That's it." replied Jimson, Inter
rupting again. If you had let me fin
ish 1 was going to say that wouldn't
spoil a fine diamond by trying to cut
common or garden glass with it. You
annoy me terribly sometimes, Mrs.
Jimson."
Mrs Jimson remained discreetly 81
lent for a few moments while Jimson
glowered at the door.
"You might break the glass, you
know" she finally limited.
Jimson departed grimly, and soon the
sound Of smashing glass echoed by all
the cats in the neighborhood was
heard He turned the catch, opened
the window and walked down the hall
wiping with dishcloth the blood off
his hand, which he had cut, and found
his wife cheerfully lighting the gas.
81 beat you! l beat yout" she ex-
claimed, gleefully.
"How did you get in2" demanded
Jimson hoarsely.
"Why just after you left to break in
the window 1 remembered had told
Katie to leave the door unlatched for
just such an emergency, and thought
it would be such fun to surprise you.
I beat you in! beat you inr'
Jimson went to bed.-New York
Evening Post
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
A Necessary EVIL

my dear sir" said the physician,
'.you should take something for your
dver."
Impossible, doctor; 1t would ruin
my business-I'm book reviewerr'-
Atlanta Constitution.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
Trade in Germany.

Trade in Germany has never been
at such low ebb, and the large towns
are filled with thousands Of persons out
of work.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20

These
metal which narrow aperture In the
pipe
playland of the
squash trimmed of its leaf bu
lateral Sits producing
blower
which metal tongue vbrates freely
accomplishing what rigid lip and striking reed accomplish
either
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-02-20
HOW THE whistlss, Prehistoric Ancient
ORGAN .1e Pipes sns aaa rss

81 Is written down in the "Book of Funny
Stories, Real and Alleged" that pious
old lady of Scotch Presbyterian antece-
dents. hearing church organ for the first
time, gave it as her opinion that it was
pretty box Of whistles, but an awful way of
worshiping the Lord. Many true thing Is
said In jest and many an apt characterize
ton is hidden under the disguise of frivolity.
So here. An organ is box of whistles; all
that Is needed to make the description COM
plete is to add that the whistles are of many
kinds and are sounded by mechanical means
instead of the breath Of the player. What is
beyond that Is detail and elaboration. There
are pipes in which the imprisoned air Is set
to vibrating so as to generate tone by jet
blown into the end so that it impinges upon
sharp lip at an orifice near by. Those pipes
have their prototypes in the toy whistles
which boys make by carefully withdrawing
the bark from sections of willow or alder
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-06
Jewelry Department

i s
Fall Holiday
Glass Thomas
he
before buying right
will K
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-11-06
For Men and Bows.
Big Thing.
Trunk Department.

In this Department have the largest and complete
line brought to this market Steamer Trunks, Packing
Trunks and Travelling Trunks from 50 up $685. Be
visit this Department before buying.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-09
Personal NOTES.

Georgia's governor, by a new law. can
now have only twenty eight colonies on his
stafi at a time.
II the anthracite operators are hard on
the public, II cannot be said that the
bituminous people are at all soft.
Elder D. Lindsey of Marion. O., is be-
lieved to hold the worlds record for mem
bership in the Oddfellows. He entered Kos
ciusko lodge. No. So, in 1916, being, there
fore, in the ffty-seventh year Of his mem
bership. He is So years old.
Ex-Governor ]. Proctor Knott, at the age
Of 70, has settled down for the remainder
Of his life, as he hopes, in a new house
built by him in Market street, Lebanon,
KY, his native town. A fine country home
which he had just beyond the city limits
was burned a little while ago.
Congressman Hemmenway said TO zoe"
Cannon, "You will have to sweat next
summer making up the committees" refer
ring to one of Mr.. Cannon's duties when
elected speaker. The Danville sage replied
gravely, 81 have been waiting a good while
for tina sweat to break out on me-"
The studebaker Manufacturing company
OF South Bend. Ind, has presented TO the
Young Mems Christian association OF that
city 5000, 900, to be used for the construc-
tion of a building as a memorial to the
1--WE original Studebaker brothers, the last
Of whom, Glen Studebaker, died las. year.
AS a sort Of reward. after preventing his
relative from becoming a member OF q
London stock-broking firm, King Edward
has allowed Prince Francis OF Teck $40, 900
a year until the prince can obtain some
remunerative position more in keeping with
his standing as a member OF the royal
family.
Charles d. Rose, Just chosen a member OF
the British Parliament at the by-election at
Newmarket, England, is a Canadian by
birth and married a Vermont woman. He is
an ardent sportsman. Mr.. Rose is a liberal
and succeeds a conservative member who
was chosen at the last election by a ma
jority OF over 1000 votes.
Except that he is about a head taller
han the conqueror OF Robert z. Lee, Gen
eral Fred Grant is now almost the exact
physical counterpart OF his famous father.
His beard, now tinged with gray, Is worn
the same as his fathers. Army life has
given him a rugged look, too, and altogether
he bears a marvellous resemblance to the
silent soldier.
The death OF Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont
recalls the story OF how her father, Senator
Benton Of Missouri, violently opposed her
union to Lieutenant, afterward General
John c. Fremont. After her marriage the
senator went to a newspaper inc and
handed in a notice announcing the wedding
Of Jessie Benton TO John c. Fremont.
The editor suggested that the groom's name
was usually put FIRST. whereupon Benton
said explosively; at will go in that way OF
not at all. Fremont did not marry ny
l daughter; she married him."
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-09
WORK N WAGES.
Foreign Orders for American Machin-
cry and Equipment.
PhIladelphia LedEer.

Philadelphia Ledger.
The statement made in the Public Ledger
yesterday that American hrms have secured
from abroad contracts for machinery and
mechanical equipment amounting to $780,
0O0 within two weeks. illustrates forcibly
the wonderful success which is attending
the American attempt to do the business
Of the world. 1t is noticeable also how
large a share Of this work Philadelphia is
doing. Firms in this city will send locomo-
tives to Guatemala and Brazil. pneumatic
tools to. the imperial navy yard in KEEL,
Germany; sugar apparatus to Porto Rico.
Corliss engines to England for blast fur
naces, and 10 Japan for use in the power
house Of an electric railway; trolley cars
for a Japanese traction company, and iron
pipe for the Dutch East Indies, while an
American firm will construct In Glasgow a
factory for the manufacture OF golf balls,
and in the home OF the game the balls will
be made according to an American process.
The growth OF American exports OF tools
and mechanical equipment has OF late years
been rapid, but II is not more remarkable
than the increase OF manufactures in gen.
eral. The bureau Of statistics has Just pre-
pared a statement which shows the exports
Of manufactures from the year 1880 TO the
present.
In 1850 the value OF the manufactures ex-
ported was only ST., 900, 900, or IS per cent Of
the total exports; in 1870 the value Of the
manufactured exports was SIS, 900, 900, or
about II per cent OF the total exports,
while for the current calendar year the eI-
ports Of manufactures, estimated from the
figures OF the first ten months, will be S415.-
900, 900, or nearly SS per cent OF the total
exports. II is clear that the United states
is not only selling goods, like food products.
because we have extraordinary natural re-
sources, but is surprising England and the
world in turning out manufactures which
depend on the efficiency Of labor. And this
labor is more efhcient because our ma
chinery is better and our labor intelligent
enough TO see the benefits to trade and in
dustry, and, therefore, to labor. On the
other hand. England's failure TO meet the
competition Of America Is due perhaps more
than to any one other cause. or TO all other
factors combined. TO English labor's hostil-
ity to machinery.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-09
THE COAL SITUATION.

From various parts of the country
come reports of an impending coal fam
inc and at some places the situation Is
most serious. At Toledo, for instance,
1t is stated that dealers will not sell
coal except upon a physicians certif-
cate showing that there is illness in the
home of the would-be purchaser and
that coal is necessary as a safeguard for
the patient. At a number of places east
and west the supply of coal is much be-
low the demand and decreasing. Every
where prices have reached %exorbitant
figures. In Chicago the manufacturers
assert that there is a conspiracy among
dealers to deprive them of coal in order
to raise prices and the manufacturers
against the dealers.
The anthracite operators are making
no effort to meet the demand and the in
dependent operators, baving broken
away from their contracts with the rail
road coal companies, are advancing
prices at their pleasure and have now
got their figures to an almost p~rohibitive
point. With the winter not half over,
the coal situation generally threatens a
great deal Of suffering, but as to this
the coal barons are of course quite in
different and they have the matter en-
tirely in their own hands.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-09
OUTLOOK FOR CUBAN TREATY.

The indications are favorable to rati-
ncation of the reciprocity treaty with
Cuba and the supporters of the treaty
are hopeful that this will speedily be
accomplished. The reported abandon
ment of opposition on the part of the
obstacle In the way Of ratification, so
that the only apparent reason for de-
lay is in the consideration by the senate
necessary to ascertain If the treaty is
equitable in It's terms and makes salts
factory concessions to the United States.
The published text Of the convention
shows that the Mexican authorities have
been very reasonable and that the ar
rangement should work very faYorably
to our export trade with Cuba. The
general opinion expressed OF the treaty
has been that under it's operation our
business with Cuba would be materially
increased and of curse we should enjoy
a decided advantage over other coun-
tries trading with the island republic.
Indeed, with this treaty in operation IL
would seem that the United States will
have no very serious competition in the
Cuban market, 81
The withdrawal Of the beet sugar OPP
position appears to have been decided
upon Immediately after the recent state
ment Of Secretary Of Agriculture VII
son regarding the present condition and
the prospects OF the beet sugar indus,
try. This showed that IL is now highly
prosperous and that the promise for the
continued development OF the industry
Is most favorable. Secretary Wilson
pointed out that improved methods and
scientific principles are so Increasing the
yield Of 5eets and OF sugar that farmers
in. some places are now getting from $TS
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-09

Three Clauses Defined and Briefly
Considered.
COSMOPOLITAN Magazine.

Cosmopolitan Magazine.
This brings us to the discussion of the
three classes OF lawyers known to modern
life. The first stand high. They are
men of marked mental callber, practicing
their profession honorably, preventing
litigation whenever possible-conducting It,
when necessary, in a straightforward way
and rejecting credit at all times on their
profession.
The second is composed of the unfor-
t~unates, who, because Of slight mental
equipment, or lack of opportunity, or
naturally low moral standards, have sunken
to the poin Of using the law as a club
with which to hold up the fortunate and
the unfortunate OF the men engaged in the
business world.
The third class OF lawyers is so new as
scarcely to be generally known. But the
developments OF the last ten years have
already produced many distinguished ex-
amples. This new division is that Of the
counselor, who becomes connected with
large business affairs. His first duty is
to prevent litigation. In the second place,
he fAmiliarizes himself with every depart
ment and keeps in touch with the officers
and all OF the company's affairs. Less
technical in his training, and perhaps for
that reason more capable of taking a birds
eye view of the c~ompany's affairs than
those more Immediately interested, he be-
comes an ~eflcient adviser In many direc-
lions. He famiiiarizes himself with Ques-
lions of science which enter into the evo-
luton OF the business. Instead OF being
q clog upon the industry Of others. he is
himself a leader in the direction of high
est economic DEVELOPMENT.