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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22

soil, was held at Syracuse, N. Y, and
resolution was adopted to the effect
that Christianity was failure. On
hearing of this resolution, Bishop Nc
Cabe telegraphed to Ingersoll: Dear
Bob: We're building two Methodist
Churches day."
This statement spread like wild
fire, and was idiculed as an absurd
overstatement Of facts. DR.. Daniel
Curry and Thomas w. Pierce took
exception, in vigorous terms, and as
a reply McCabe wrote a famous song
which was rendered at tens Of thou
sands of rallies throughout the land.
Not only did the bishop make good
this statement that the Methodists
were building two churches a day, but
he prophesied that ''three a day"
would not be the limit, and that be-
fore his death the loan fund Of $780,
600, would exceed $1,OOOOOO. Both
these prophecies long since were full
filed.
The Missionary Society in 1884 elect
ed DR.. -McCabe its secretary. 1t was
at this time that the famous cry, "a
Million for Missions" was raised. The
master church worker echoed and re-
echoed it all over the country,
until, by dint Of its persistence
and his own magnetic enthusiasm, it
became an esta blished fact Within
three years the income of the society
reached $1,O4,OOO.
To-day the cry is 1.-TWO Millions for
Missions
While he was secretary to the Mis-
sionary Society more than 100, 900 con-
verts were added to the church in
foreign lands, and a mighty host was
gathered in the home missionary field.
One Of the plans in aid Of the mis-
sions put into operation by DR.. Nc
Cabe is really unique. He formed an
army of 100000 members, each one
pledged to pay $40 year. While as
sistant secretary of the Church Ex-
tension Fund, DR.. McCabe built more
than 1000 churches. AS secretary Of
the Missionary Society he added half
a million dollars to it's annual income,
chiefly through his personal attrac-
HveneSs.
Special frontier work, one Of the
brightest financial schemes originating
with DR.. McCabe, has met with great
success. AS a result Of his efforts, 66O
churches have been built on this plan
at total cost Of 81 ,325,OOO They have
an united seating capacity for more
than $4,000 people. The sum donated
by private individuals toward this pro-
ject through his efforts has reached
SIG, ,25O.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22

surviving members of that regiment
remember, with gratified hearts, his
tender sympathy and kindly aid to the
wounded. He did not remain in the
hospital tents to care for the injured
as they came in. Instead, in each bat
tie he hurried to the field and minis
tered to them as they fell. It was
Bishop McCabe's great solicitude for
the wounded that resulted in his cap
ture at the battle Of Winchester. He
remained on the field when the Union
troops fell back before the arrival Of
Sheridan, and was sent to Libby
prison.
Only such a man as Bishop McCabe
could see bright side to that terrible
prison pen. He remained In 1t for four
long months, and the fund Of humOr-
GUS "reminiscences he collected in that
time has made nation smile for forty
years. Indeed, the bishops lecture,
1.-The Bright Side Of Libby Prison." has
done more than that. The admission
fees paid by 1000 or more audiences
have netted over $25O,OOO every cent
of which was devoted to the church.
After partial recovery from the ef-
feet of his imprisonment, the bishop
was invited to speak at the anniver-
sary Of the Christian Commission.
George H. Stuart, who heard him, was
so much impressed that he obtained
permission from Secretary OF War
Stanton for the bishop to devote mis-
entire time to the work Of that benev-
olent institution. Through his labors,
100000 was put into the treasury of
the commission.
At the close of the war Bishop Nc
Cabe. then famed as a chaplain, re-
entered the work Of the ministry, and
was stationed at Portsmouth, o. Soon
afterward he was elected assistant
secretary to the Board Of Church Ex-
tension, a position which he filed for
sixteen years. The board was in its
infancy when he entered it's service.
By his efforts its income swelled to
$500, 600 yearly, and its loan fund ac-
cumulated a permanent capital Of
$4,000.
[ A Famous Ra11y1ng Cry - =
/. About this time ane. infdef confer
encs, presided pyer by Robert Inger-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
A BABY SQUIRREL OVERHEARD.


With Skill and GentIeness the Mother
Rescued the Youngster.
81 was very much amused and very
much instructed recently" said man
who lives in the country, "by the an
tics Of mother squirrel in my section.
and while 1 have grown up, as might
say. among squirrels and cypress
trees, it was a revelation to me. The
squirrel had nested in low, dumpy
cypress tree close to the ed ge of a lake,
and the nest was probably thirty or
forty feet from the ground. The
mother squirrel happened to be in the
tree at the time, although I had no
occa sion to notice either the old squir-
rel or her young until something trag-
ical happened in the family. In some
way one of the little fellows scram-
bled over the edge Of the nest and
fell to the ground. I heard the noise,
and, looking in the direction Of the
sound, l saw the baby squirrel
sQuirming around in great agony and
totally unable to get on its feet The
mother squirrel rushed down the side
of the cypress like a streak, and al
most In an instant she was by the
side of her offspring. She took in the
situation at glance, and set to work
to get the youngster back in the nest.
She switched the body around and
turned 1t over and then grabbed it
with her teeth just under the smaller
portion of the back. Instinctively,
suppose. the young squirrel threw its
arms around the mothers body, and
after she made sure that the hold
was good she started cautiously back
to the nest She reached there safely,
and 1 saw no more of the distressed
mother nor the youngster. I was very
much impressed with the gentleness
and skill she displayed in handling the
injured baby squirrel, and really it
was an inspiring scene."-The Mail
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
cHAPrER Xvi

Wiping away her tears, poor Ethel
placed the basket Of food and knife upon
the floor, by the entrance of the tower,
as Sir Reginald had told her to attend to
the business in that quarter before ad-
ministering to the wants of the conceal
ed quadruped.
At last the weary steps were climbed,
anud she stood painting on the broad land
ing, just below the upper windows of the
place. 1t was standing on this landing
that her part of the ghostly work was to
be performed.
Taking then long handled torch, with
which the colored lights above were to be
touched in order to light them, she ap-
piled the candle to it, and reaching up
soon had every one Illuminated and fam
ing away in the usual unearthly looking
glare.
In doing so she never observed the
tall, silent figure of the man who had
crept after her and now stood in the
shade below, intently watching her every
motion.
The stuffed form before her was next
to be attended to. Taking, therefore, the
lamp from within the head she lighted it,
and putting it back almost exclaimed at
the effect the colored light gave the eyes.
Winding the crang slowly, she saw
that it worked as she supposed it would,
and soon the impish figure was swung
aloft and stood dancing to and fro, to
the terror and dismay Of all outward be-
holders.
With tears still falling over her pale
cheeks, Ethel stood with her eyes fasten-
ed above, upon the swaying motions of
that frightful looking image, when her
o1p sic viii nd q
wild cry burst from her lips as these
words fell upon her ears:
'Is it possible that this is the occupa-
ton of Miss Ethel Nevergail this stormy
night?'
Turning, she saw advancing towards
her, and fully revealed by the lights
above, the form Of DR.. Elfenstein.
ooh, DOCTOR" she walled, as she buried
her face in her hands, and burst into low
sobs of shame and dismay, show came
you here to witness my disgraceful
work p
Then suddenly remembering her
charge, and true to the interests of her
employer, she again seized the crank and,
lowering the image, extinguished that
head lamp, as well as the others, leaving
everything in darkness but for the feeble
flare of the one little candle she had plac-
ed upon the floor Then turning, she
faced her accuser.
81 came, no matter how; suffice it that
I was determined to unmask this daring
fraud, and so allay the fears of timid
women and children. Certainly in doing
this 1 never expected to discover that
Miss Nevergail was the prime mover in
this outrageous piece of work!''
Ethel listened to the cold, hard words
in utter despair, then fluttering like a
wounded bird to the side of the indig-
nant man, she laid one small, white hand
on his arm, which was shaken off in dis
dain before she could utter one of the
following words:
1T is the first time 1 ever did this
thing. Oh, believe me; surely you must
remember that L was in Liverpool when
you saw that sight, the time when it last
appeared?"
"Yes, that is true; had forgotten. But
that does not absolve you from to-night's
ghastly deception" was the still cold re-
ply.
(To be continued.r
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
WOMAN CLERKS IN GERMANY.
Steady Progress of the Sex In Spite OF
Conservatism.

Steady Progress of the Sex In Spite Of
Conservatism.
Women have become an 1ndispenS-
able factor in the German postal tele-
graph and telephone service, 1t seems,
in spite Of the conservatism which pre-
vented the utilization Of feminine ac-
tivities in public work in Germany
until nearly half century later than
in France and England. United States
Consul Monaghan, of Chemnitz, in his
recent communicat ton to the United
States department of commerce and
labor, reviews briefly the conditions
and requirements which are Of interest
as showing the progress Of women in
the fatherland.
It Is not every woman who can OBJ
tain a position in the German postal
service, so strict are the government
regulations respecting age, character,
education and health. A government
medical examiner pronounces upon the
health, which must be perfect; the
age must not exceed 80 or be under 18,
and a good common school education
is a primary requisite. Possessing all
THESE QudlluCdlIOuS, Iuc WOudA Cdu-
didate is eligible only to a position
as assistant in the postofice, and the
highest salary she can hope for is
$119 a year. In the telegraph and
telephone service, however, all grades
of positions are open to women,
though the rules Of admission are
equally strict, and no women with
children are employed. -Four thousand
women are now engaged in the tele-
phone service Of the German empire,
it is stated, 1000 Of them being in
Berlin. The hours are light, ranging
from six to eight day.
The highest pay which woman can
draw in German telephone offices is
1857, which is said to afford a COM
Portable living in Germany, but is a
low wage compared to that to be OBJ
tained in England, where experienced
telephone clerks get 5000 and chief
supervisors are paid as high as $3.50.
In Germany, however, it must be not
ed that women on their withdrawal
from active labor after the prescribed
number Of years Of faithful work are
awarded government pension on the
same plane with the men.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
HIGHBALL AND JOCKEY FULLER.


followers the He second choice betting
His
There
Hghbal will
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
The Modern Cavalier.

The Low Comedian-Hello! The
note that came with the bouquet goes
next your futtering heart, eh? Must
be pretty sweet?
The Chorus Lady (effusively)-I
should say it is, the darling! All he
says is "Buy pork" but please don't
give the tip away.-Puck.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22

This gift Of innumerable spoons and
knives and forks to bride il unfortu-
,nate-she Immediately wants to show
how many guests she can entertain
without borrowing.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22
Dividend,

Conductor got your fare before,
sir. -
Passenger know; this nickel is for
the company. Judge.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-22

Be sure you're wrong; thea back up,
Evening journal., 1904-04-27
POOR TRUSTEES
ELECT OFFICERS
Old Staff of New Castle
County Hospital Named
for Another Year
REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT

At the annual meeting OF the Trustees
OF the Poor at the New Castle County
Hospital at Farnhurst today officers and
employees were elected for tho ensuing
year.
superintendent Blackburn made the
suggestion that pair Of horses be added
TO the farm equipment. The suggestion Is
being considered by the trustees. They
feel that the expenditure will rebound no
the general beneht OF the institution.
The following officers and employees
were unanimously elected. President, Dr.
Columbus Henry. Newark; secretary and
financial secretary, Joseph c. Parker,
Midd'etown; superintendent Il. Frank
Blackburn; matron Mrs, b. r. Black
burn; assistant matron. MISS Clara Black
burn; head nurse OF male department, -.
b. Ferris; watohman, G. W.
Groves; fireman, Peter Waters;
resilient physician. Or. II. W. Briggs;
coroner's physician. DR.. j. w. Bastian;
attorney, James w. Iattomus; engineer,
George Poole: farmer. Clarence Batten.
The appointment OF Miss Minnie O'Han-
lon as head nurse for the female depart
ment was left over until the next meeting,
The Lovy Court. as guests OF the trus.
/ tees, was at the institution and bcIoro the
melting the members made a thorough
inspection OF the buildings. from the cupa.
10 TO the cellar and expressed commenda'
tion for the manner in which uhe insti'
tuition is conducted and its cleanliness ais'
appealed to everyone.
other guests at the building today were
the Rev Robert A. Eiwood and captail
Wood OF Wilmington and-A. G. Cox, o
i Middleiown.
In his report superintendent Blackburn
stated that there are Al white women
II colored women, Jos white men. % color
ed men, 4 white children and colore
children. making total OF lS9 Inmates.
There were twelve deaths during IN
month.
The payroll for the month was N67 3
for The county institution and S2i fc
the emergency hospital.
George Poole. the new engineer Is I
succeed John Biaisdeil, who resigned 0
account Of IN health.
Evening journal., 1904-04-27
DESPERATE SURRENDERs
ONLYAT PISTOLS POINT
Deputy United States Marshal
Takes Sussex Robber
Into Custody
speclal 10 The Evening journal.

seaford' April 27.-Clarenco Quaiis. a
desperate negro. was arrested near here
cary uhls morning by Deputy United
States Marshal James l.. Hawkins. ouatls
has been a terror TO the citizons Of An.
lanta' this State for a number OF year,
ana last summer robbed the rural mai
boxes Of valuable mail matter. He es.
capped but returned home about a week
ago. The United States Marshal wus al
once informed Of his whereabouts. The
deputy arrived here at midnight and earl,
this morning drove to Quails home. Ths
negro attempted TO escape but Hawkins
with a revolver compelled ham 70 sur.
render.
QuaAs has attempted TO pass several
worthless checks on the merchants OF Sea.
ford and Atlanta.
Quails was brought to Wilmington b,
Deputy Marshal Hawkins this morning
lie will be arraigned for a prollminar,
hearing this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1904-04-27
ARRESTED WHILE
VISITING SWEETHEART
Charles Colbert, Westerner,
Charged With Receiving
$4,000 Stolen Money

Locked up at the police station under
a charge Of being connected with steal
ing $1,000 from the postofiice at Great
Bend, Kansas. is Charles Colbert. alias
e. ]. Gibbons He was arrested here
last night while visiting his sweetheart.
by United States Marshal William r..
Finn and Patrolmen Abrams and War
dell.
Colbert was traced to this city by
Postal Inspector James l.. Slicer. who
has been on the fugitive's trail for some
time. When arrested he denied that his
name was Colbert, but +. j. Gibbons,
a baseball pitcher, formerly OF Texas
To a reporter for The Evening Jour-
nal this morning. Colbert admitted that
he was the man the government was
after and jocularly remarked that he
would only get about year. He is
anxious to go back to Kansas, saying
that he was never satisfied unless he
was travelling.
Colbert has $40 in his possession
when arrested and requested the police
to buy him blankets for his cell and a
box Of cigars that he might enjoy the
stay while here. II is expected that
he will receive a preliminary hearing
in United States Court this afternoon.
Colbert came 20 Wilmington to visit
his sweetheart who formerly lived In
the West, but is now living here. She
is well connected.
Evening journal., 1904-04-27
DR.. JEFFERIS SOON LEAVES
FOR NEW FIELD OF LABOR
Rector OF Calvary Church
Will Become "Archdeacon
of Little Rock"

About the first Of May the Rev. w.
NJ. Jefferis. D. D., expects to 20 to
Little Rock, Ark, where he will as
sumo his duties as chaplain and pri-
vate secretary 20 the Bishop of Ar
kansas and general missioner to the
diocese. He WIN have the title of
Archdeacon OF Little Rock.
In his new position DR.. Jefferis win
only be on duty from Nov. Is TO June
Is each year. During the other I'VE
months he viii represent the bishop
of the diocese, throughout the larger
parishes Of the north. in presenting the
claims Of the various interests Of the
diocese. As the Bishops chaplain. he
win accompany him upon his various
official functions throughout the dio-
cese OF Arkansas: also to the general
convention at Boston. in October, as we'll
as TO the next meeting Of the Lambeth
Conference in London.
DR.. Jefferls expects to attend the
meeting OF the diocesan convention in
Little Rock on May IL. On June Ia
he will start on his first annual tour
through the northern dioceses. but
until the general convention in october
will have his headquarters at Eagles
Mere, Pa.
The Daughters Of the King OF Cal
vary Church have made for DR.. JEFF
ferris a surplice and elaborate set OF
vestments TO use in his new field oi
labor. The Brotherhood of st. An
drew Of the church win present to him
a fine prayerbook and hymnal and the
members of the church will present q
handsome ring to their retiring rec.
4 tor.
Evening journal., 1904-04-27
ANNUAL SPRING RALLY OF
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVORERS
Officers Elected and Interest
ing Addresses Heard in
Delaware Avenue Baptist

There was a large attendance at the
annual spring rally of the Christian
Endeavor Union, held in Delaware
Avenue Baptist Church last night. The
Rev. Alexander MacGeorge, pastor of
the church, opened the session with
devotional exercises and made an ad-
dress Of welcome.
The address Of the evening was made
by the Rev. T. II. Lewis, d. D.. presi-
dent OF the Western Maryland College
1t was heard with marked interest The
solo Of the session was by Miss Au-
relia Litzenberg.
The election Of officers resulted as
follows:
President. George c. Penney; vice
president. F. l.. Buckmaster; recording
secretary. Miss Margaret Foulk; CORE
spending secretary, Percy Z. Strick.
land: treasurer. Miss i. May Bacon
chorister, Samuel Parrish; superintend.
ent of Juniors. Mrs. Z. 5. Van Dyke
assistant superintendent OF Juniors
Mrs. f. F. slocomb; superintendent o.
Intermediates. Miss Louise Jones.
Advisory board Of pastors, Baptist
the Rev. +. +. Briggs; Methodist Epis
copal, the Rev. W. L. S. Murray, d
D.; Methodist Protestant, the Pew. n
w. Sherwood; Presbyterian, the Rev
Boudnot Seeiey: United Presbyterian
the Rev. f. j. Campbell.
The secretary's report showed thi
present membership is ass, a consider
able Increase over the previous year
In all s97S.4i had been spent by tn
society for charitable and religiou
work.
Evening journal., 1904-04-27
DELEGATES TO YEARLY MEETING
Chosen at the Afternoon Session at the
Concord Quarterly Meeting.

At the afternoon session Of the Con-
cord Quarterly Meeting of Friends in
the Friends Meeting House at Fourth
and West treets yesterday. the follow
ing representatives TO the yearly meet
ing IN Philadelphia on May . were
chosen.
Joseph p. Merrls. Joseph Bunting,
Jr., r. Barclay Spencer. Howard White,
Charles II. Price. Frank Merris. Jacob
Hlbbard, George NJ. Tyler, Samuel Dut-
ton, Edwin j. Durnan. Henry Cav
throp. Sylvester Garrett, Lewis v.
Smedley, Thomas Kirk. Nathan l..
Pratt, William p. Thatcher. Ralph NJ.
Harvey, Samuel II. Painter, Joseph A.
Bond. Albert w Smith. Henry d.
Downing, Jesse c. Green, Jonathan
Travilla, L. d. Darlington, Mary Nc
Alister. Martha +. II. Sweeney, Jennie
E. Jackson. L. Ella Pyle. Rebecca c.
Thatcher, Mary +. Darlington, Ella
Mitchell. Lydia r. Linville. Sarah j
Cox. Afiie c. Williams. Eliza /. Dut-
ton. Lucretia NJ. Fairlamb. Helen II
Phillips. Orpha c. Pyle. Mary +. L
Bunton. Helen r. Sharpless.
Emma c. Bancroft, Rachel w. Hill
burn. ]. II. Bartram and Ralph NJ. Har
vey were appointed on the representa-.
tive committee to the yearly meeting
The remainder Of the session was de
voted TO. the hearing upon the querie
OF the discipline.
Evening journal., 1904-04-27
To Present aplstrint sohnnl. ;,

The West End Reading Room Help
ing Hand Social, comprising twenty
nine members, VIII present the odd
time District School" al Epworth NJ
r. Church on Friday evening and a
very enjoyable program win be rem
dered.
This is an admirable representation
of the old-fashioned school days. and
among the features will be the stutter-
ing pupil. the dunce-block in use
sally Browns little brother. and the
prim teacher with the august schoo
committee. A silver offering at tn,
door, and young women ushers.
Evening journal., 1904-04-27
OFF FOR CALIFORNIA
Wilmington Conference Delegates
Started For the West at
Noon Today.

Wilmington Conference delegates to the
General Conference Of the Methodist
Church which convenes in Los Angeles on
May T. ieft Philadelphia today at moor
over the Pennsylvania railroad for Call.
fornia. The delegates are the Rev. A. s
Mowbray. ID. D.. the Rev. Wilbur +
Corkran. d. D.. the Rev. Adam Stengle
the Rev. c. S. Baker, d. D., Chief Justice
Charles B. Lore. Richard NJ. Cooper
Henry p. Cannon and ]. A. Ellegood.
They were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs
William NJ. Field. Mrs. Wilbur F. Cork
ran. Mrs. c. S. Baker. Miss Mary Can
non and Miss Maria Ellegood.
They expect to return about the middle
Of June.
Evening journal., 1904-04-27
SECRET SOCIETY MAN TO ST. LOUIS
The Evening Journal Will Award Free Excursions to the
Winners OF the Contest Opening Next Monday,
May I'd

Any contestant who secures at least
thirty new yearly subscriptions to The
Evening Journal will be awarded a free
trip to Atlantic City. Sixty subscr'p-
tions from one person win bring him
two Atlantic City trips.
All coupons sent by mail should be
addressed to st. Louis contest. care OF
The Evening Journal, Wilmington, Del
aware.
The contest viii open May and
close on June 80. at s p. m.
Any secret society member Of Della
ware is eligible to this contest-the Of
fer Is unlimited The winner viii have
two trips at his disposal-one for him
self and one for his wife or brother or
sister or whoever he may care to take.
This is a magnificent opportunity for
two Delaware residents to go to St.
Louis practically without expense.
or course. it goes without saying that
yearly subscriptions. counting 1000
points each, Will run up a contestants
total very rapidly. Attention is direct
ed TO a special coupon printed today,
which makes it possible to secure 1000
votes on one yearly subscription. This
viii be a tremendous help TO any con-
testant. and one OF which there will un-
doubtedly be full advantage taken.
This is a fine chance for the women
who want to go 10 st. Louis--they can
help their husbands in their efforts ia
land first prize. A vacation trip to St
Louis is very we'll worth having.
The contest opens on Monday next
those who begin early have that m"ei
start.