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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-09
The Grand Canon.

WILLIAM Allen White in McClure's.H -. A., -.
"An artist who loved the wilderness
brought his bride to the head OF the Bright
Angel trail 1t was night when they came
tn their Journeys end, and the man per-
sraded the woman not to look upon the
GRAND canon until morning. When the sun
was high. he bIindfolded her and led her
out of the log hotel that stood upon the
brink of the precipice to point of rock
that overhangs the abyss. For two days
and nights they had been riding through
the desert fat and gray. with blue noun
tains fiicking in and out of the horizon,
with a few Earring crevasses and buttes and
bluffs to emphasize the tranquility of the
scene The desert, with its somber serenity,
had charmed her soul and left 1t IN fine
repose. AS she stood blindfolded. she
could think of nothing but the great
level stretches of sand and sage and
cactus The man had told the wo-
man little of the canon, and when
he took the bandage from her eyes
he held very tightly as she looked out
across the miles and miles OF tumult of
form and riot of color that seemed to swirl
thousands of feet below her and around
her. AS from the clouds she looked down
into an illmitable, red-tinged ash-coored
hell, abandoned and turned to stone, cons
and cons ago. She stared amazed at the
awful thing for a long minute, and then,
as the tears of nexplicable emotion dim
med her eyes, she turned and cried We
hementy at her artist husband:
III you ever try to paint that, I'll leave
youw
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-09
Common Errors.
From the Birmingham News.

From the Birmingham News
"D,d YOU ever pick up don't book and
read t and see how many MISTAKES .he
average so-called, well-bred person makes
u,consciously. or through bad habfts!'
asked a young lawyer. Perhaps slang has
a great deal to do with 1t, as slang ex-
nressions are used often in such way as 70
make them resemble good English. We say
a piece of cake Is 'awfully' good or
girl is awfully' pretty, when we mean
very We say a wedding occurs "hen
nothing but accidents occur, ana as LOT
that word lay how few people there are
who are not afraid to use 1t. We lay
thing down. but we ourselves ne pa, eom -, H.
lain does not. How ridiculous 1t Is 10 say
we love candy, when we like It: plate
of soup could hardly be lovely, but a rose
could be. And that WORD go d. :, IL seennS
he taken. The words he, she, MIN ana
her are really the most troublesome WORDS
in the English language to most peopie.
I was shocked to hear sac,s h a srri ne re
her house They seem to be AFRAID OF the
words her and me-. To say she asked
her and me- sounds queer, but IL IS correct;
How many careless people say, ne -, as ra "a
growing in disfavor. Few know that the
word 'aegravate' does not mean provoke
or 'irritate.' and that they must not say
a new beginner. We expect visitor but
we suspect he is sick. A man dies of
disease dis s not from and to say do like 1
do should be as I do The word pre-
ventive' is to be used instead OF .preventa-
Il am mistaken So one could go on indef-
nitely in the line of speech and writing.
Int when it comes to etiquette and table
manners, how many there are VINO iaii
short of the rules lald out ny the Sla'ioli
on such matters"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-09
JUST A BIT SELFISH

I saw something distinctly unique In the
way of feminine-er-I was going to say
swinfshness. but I'll let 1t go at selfish
ness. said the man who notices whole
lot of things as heeg goes along.
Il boarded an incoming F street car over
In Georgetown. taking the outside position
OF the only vacant seat. couple OF
squares farther on a hatchet-faced woman
with a tip-tilted nose started to board the
car at the spot where I was seated.
Now. II ever was an end-seat hog I
cut out being one long time ago. and so
I moved over and let the hatchet-faced wo-
man take the outside seat. She bestowed
upon me sort Of smile Of disdain. as much
as to say, What mark you are. to be
sure and could observe how acuteiy sne
enjoyed the shadow of gloom which crossed
the conductors face when she gave MIN
five pennies for fare.
blind woman started to get into our seat
all of the others were nearly full; put as
yet that seat of ours held only Two. !
moved over to the third place. and nat
urally expected that the hatchet-faced wo-
man to whom had surrendered the outsi| e
seat would in her turn move over ana n Iila
room on the outside for the aged. MART iilu
woman. who was walking with the aio Oh
crutches
Did she? 49,
We'll. not SOS you could notice IT.! =
Worse than that. she barely moSeo ~ y
order to let the aged woman WIN Inc
, crutches get by her. There was, at tnat
spiteful look on her face over the fact ina.
the old woman had had the nerve 10 "ah'
to get into that seat at all.
1.-TWO corners farther on an oio paisleu
man was waiting to get aboard he Sd "
the vacant space in that seat OF ours, any
he. too had to struggle as best ne couiG
past the hatchet-faced woman, 10 Wnohl
had so freely given the end seat. Inc oau
woman with the crutches and pusneo over
and made room for the old man next to the
acknowledgement woman on the oulsiuS.
But something always happens. We oo'
served to give folks of her sort dent.
"When the car reached 14th street aha
New York avenue a robust, mldule-aSs.
woman with a market basket saw tht ina.
there were only four In our seat. ana tr so
all the rest of the seats held uVe; Hnt
swung herself on board with ner pa ashsd
held over her arm: fhe la'9he
woman glared at her. :,
"There's no more room In TINS sea-,
she snapped Tciously, at the woman WIN
the market basket. A.,
They hain't. hey?' quietly observed the
woman with the market basket W. Ell. yVu
don't never want t. git no sech ldee as Lhi.-
acme in your pig head. Cynthie-they
room right were you're Sittln TINS mimi
and that'N be good enough for me- anu SLY
deliberately pushed the mean woman w - "a Cd
and crushed herself into the emu ont.
I never felt so much like applaudlis' JUL
aide Of a theater as l did then
1.-THE hatchet-faced woman lett the car d
9th street with her tip-tilted nose sun \.
the air And the woman with the MAJ Nc
ha slot nushed over at that corner ana lei
another woman take the end seat.
.You can't guess EN- by their clolhes'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-09
Not So Bad.

From the Chicago News.
Myer-"Isn't that fellow Snapshot rather
narrow minded"
Gyer-"Yes. but nevertheless he takes a
broad view of things
Myer-"Indeed! How do you account for
that?"
Gyer-"He's an amateur photographer
you know, and has one OF the largest cam
eras In town"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-09
Not Above Him.

From the Philadelphia Press.
"Ah!" exclaimed the good old soul. OBJ
serving how cheerfuily the Iaborer whistied
as he toiled. you're contented at least.
I'm glad to see your work is not beneath
YOU
.Quit yer kiddin', lady" replied the
laborer. I'm diggin, a trench.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-09
Turn About.
Philadelphia Press.

From the Philadelphia Press.
II understand they were married by !,
magistrate"
"Ohi no. BY a minister. and that ac-
counts for their being church members
now. You see, they were Joined by the
church 50 then they Joined the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-09

Globetrot-'I say, old man. I've been
abroad for eight months, and Tn rusty on
things this summer they did last7"
Dedbroke--'I am."-PittsburG Post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-09
A Mere supposition.

From the Chicago Record Herald.
children are poor mans blessings, you
know"
YES. 1 suppose It's because he doesn't
send them to college.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-09

'It took him three or four days 10 get
around to our Office, although he was right
in New York, and when he did appear he
seemed to be wondering what we wanted
with him.
Hear about the way that book of yours
is going? l asked him.
Yes he replied. Seems to be a win
ner, doesn't she?' --.-
"'Only third on the list of the years best
selling books. that's ALL told him. -..
1--we been reading n lot about the way
the things travelling along he replied, not
at all perceiving that / had anything in
mind for him. Guess I'd better sell the
next one to you on the royalty basis, eh?'
"'well, you're selling this one to us on
the royalty basis I told him. pulling the
contract for the outright $500 sale of the
book out of A drawer and tearing IL up be-
fore his eyes. This firm has got tender
feeling for writing folks that have sporting
blood in them and that don't do the baby
act and / wrote him a check for his roy
alties at the regular rate up to that date, a
sum amounting to more than S6Goo. It's
not often that you'll see a full-grown man
come so near falling down for no apparent
reason as that one did when he cast his
eye over that check. But he deserved It.
The whimperer never gets anything out OF
an American publisher"
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
WINS FREE SUIT OFFER.

Master Clifford RAIDER has won
the $500 suit Of XTRAGooD
clothes recently offered by the local
firm of J. NJ. Nolan & Son to the
first boy under sixteen who should
find and identify the salesman from
the Chicago house which makes the
we'll known XTRAGooD brand of
boys and childrens' clothing.
Some days ago, the above named
firm of this city began advertising
the approach of the. Chicago sales
man, and coupled with the San
nouncement of his coming an offer
to give, free, any $500 suit in their
store to the first boy finding him,
The boys had been instructed to
say: "You are from Ederheimer,
Stein & Co., Chicago, and sell
XTRAGoOD clothes.
The much-sought-for salesman
arrived suddenly yesterday and was
almost Immediately .besieged by
crowds of boys. After being recog.
nized, he was followed through the
streets with a greater and more en-
thusiastic escort than even circus
usually attracts.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
PROPERTY TO PAY IT,
Street improvement Ordinance now
Pending in City Council.

The plan for requiring abuttlng
property to improve streets IS being
worked out in the city council. Au-
thority for the purpose was confer
red OH the city by charter amend
ment at theta session of the leg
islaturc. The plan is i'll vogue IN
nearly all cities and towns, and is
held to be superior to that in use III
Corvallis. An ordinance providing
for the property owners to gravel
a number of streets that the city
graded during the summer. is now
pending i'll the city council, having
been introduced at the regular
meeting last week. 1t was discuss
led and referred for a slight amend.
lnent at an adjourned meeting last
night. About 100 property owners
are involved in the proposed I'M
provements. At last nights meet
ing an ordinance requiring the re
newal or repair of a large number
of sidewalks was passed.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
WORDS OF PRAISE.

Speculation as to the quality of a
play is reduced to certainty, by
looking up the comments of the
newspapers made after the attract
ion has been presented. It is fair
to presume that what will please
the people of Grants Pass will please
the people Of Corvallis on Noven1-
Der II of this year the Grants Pass
Journal, said:
The large houses greeting the
Georgia Harper Company, who are
playing week engagement in
our city the present week. evidence
more strongly than words of praise
the merits Of the company.
Miss Harper's company was
with us last season but owing to
her illness while here she herself
was unable to appear in any of her
bills, but she is now repaying in
good strong, we'll produced dramas
the disappointment she involuntar-
lily gave to many theatregoers at
her last appearance here.
Miss Harger's company is COM
posed of gent men an d
ladies, and one feels the fact in
stinctively in the production of her
plays, though of the problem play
order, are dignifed and moral in
their interpretation
Among the other woman play
ers deserving favorable mention
are Rabel Mcdonald, who is good
in all the repertoire but particular.
| ly strong in 'FrouFrou' and Harriet
Brown, who is excellent in comedy
roles.
'Joseph Dietrick, the leading
man, is perhaps the cleverest actor
this city has seen for sometime
and we cannot but feel that muc1
Of Miss Harper's finest work finds
its inspiratioa in the very able sup
port given her By Mr.. Detrick. i
handsome face, dignided carrIag&,
and manly figure make him an idea
hero and his acting IS in full ac
cord with his personality"
Miss Harper will appear IN Cor
Wallis on next thursday, Frida.
and Saturday with Saturday ma
tinee.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21


Attorney J. R Wyatt of Al
bany is in town on business.
w. Z. Yates arrived today
from Vancouver.
Prof. Cordley has purchased
the residence property of W L.
Yates on Sixth The figure is
So, 200 The sale was made by
Ambler & Waters.
The programme Of the Good
Roads Convention is again pfis red
in this issue Of the Times. Every
body in town will desire 10 attend
the meetings, aud this second
chance TO read the prog aume, al
will find convenient.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21

Young woman wishes to meet a
widowed or single gentleman who
viii loan her $50 on good security.
Strictly confidential.
Address P. O. Box 2o8.
Salem, Oregon.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
Seeds.

Red. White, Crimson, Alsike and AL
fa1fa c1overs. Vetch, cheat, Rape. Speltz,
English and Italian Rye grass, Orchard
grass, Timothy, Black and gray oats.
Grub oak wood sawed. Vetch hay.
Leave orders at Robinson
and Stevenson's Office or telephone to
l.. l.. Brooks.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
Baking Hour Changed.

At4,oo o'clock each day you. can
have hot cinnamon rolls, doughnuts
and bread at Small's Bakery. We have
the finest baker in Oregon. -S''-'
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21

The undersigned IS prepared to do all
kinds of dressmakine at my residence on
Sixth street.
Mrs Mary. Avery.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
Butter.

Try roll Of that Maple From.
Creamery Butter, the sweetest, c1eanest
and best. At Thatcher & Johnson's s.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
Trespass Notice.

There will be no shooting on the K
ger place this winter. Stay ~ ..
cinched. This includes night shoo4 n
Richard Kiger.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
Fresh Oysters.

From Yaquina Bay. Leave or
ders for them for Thanksgiving, at
Zierolf's $.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
Block for Sale.

I have fine block of land, or any por-
ton therefor. for sale at bargain. Will
sell and take payments on the same.
n. B. Avery.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
For Sale.

Choice oats, vetch and cheat seed to
be had at reasonable prices. either at the
Corvallis or Benton County Flonrin
Mills. A. w Fischer.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21

Wear the Rubberhide Boots
and Shoes with Waterproofed
Leather Bottoms, absol Il ely
water tight. Sold by J. VI.
Nolan & Son.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
For Sale

Phonograph records in 6rst cl a
cond1tlon-twenty cents each.
G. w. Denman, Corvallis.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
LOCAL LORE.
For advertisements In this co1unn the rate
of IS cents per line viii be charged.

Good Roads convention three
daysS commencing tomorrow.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1905-11-21
- Sam Dolan of this CITY was a

Sam Dolan of this city was
soloist at the Catholic fair in AL
bany Saturday evening.
James L. Lewis has sold to
Ellsworth Erwin ooe lot and the
new house in process Of erection
at the corner of Eighth and Jefer-
son. Tie price is 81 600.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
LIMITED WRECKED
Two Firemen Receive Probably Fatal
Injuries Wreck Caused by
Robbers.

Des AIoincs, Ia, March 21-The
Rocky Mountain limited, fast west
bound passenger train ON the Rock Isl
and, was derailed near Homestead
Iowa county. Two trainmen were
probably fatally injured. Engineer
Hotchkiss was found under his en-
CINE, terribly scalded. He will die.
The engine. mail car, composite car
and the Denver and Colorado sleepers
left the track. Three hundred feet of
track was torn up. The cars went
down fifteen foot embankment
The injured are: Engineer Hotch-
kiss, probably fatally scalded; Lew
Weber, mail clerk, probably fatally
Van Klank, porter, badly crushed;
fireman, name unknown, badly hurt
Several passengers received slight in
juries.
Rock Island officials here say that
the wreck was the work of robbers,
who succeeded in escaping. An eX-
animation of the track developed the
fact that the spikes for nearly the
length of rail had been removed.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
ANOTHER HORROR
in A COAL MINE
Twenty Four Dead Men Is the Result
ofTwo Terrible Explosions
in West Virginia.

Charleston, w. v, March 20.-A.
the result of a horrible explosion in
the Rush Run and Red Ash mines,
near Thurmond, twenty-four men now
lie stark in death in the two mines.
Ten of these were killed in an explo-
sion Saturday night, and the other
fourteen were a rescuing party who
entered the mine to take from the
drifts the charred and blackened re-
mains of their fellow workmen. These
latter We're killed by second eXplO-
sion and the after damp. The first
explosion seemed to shake the founda-
tons of the mountains, and the angry
twin fash from the two neighboring
drift-mouths lighted up the heavens
for miles around. Soon from the min
ing villages for several miles up and
down the river hundreds of people
rushed to the scene of the dreadful
disaster.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
A Novel Time Glass.

During trip which took through
the West ladies several years ago."
said a traveller, II saw a sight in one
of the villages which brought the old
proverb, Necessity is the mother of
invention fOrcibly to my mind. In
the front Of one of the houses ON q
veranda stood a sentry whose business
1t was to keep the time for the village
by means of a primitive sandglass.
Two bottles were firmly tied together,
mouth to mouth, and fixed in wooden
frame, made to stand in reversible po-
sitions.
"A quantity of black sand ran from
one bottle into the other in just half an
hour. and when the upper bottle was
empty the frame was reversed. Twelve
short sticks marked with notches from
1 to II were hung upon string, and a
hook was placed between the stick
bearing the number of nOtches CORE
spending to the hour last struck and
the one to be struck next. The sentry
announced the time by striking the
hours on a large gong"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
PEABODY STEPS OUT:
MCDONALD GOVERNOR
Colorado Republican Factions Carry
Out Agreement i'm Guber-
Material Contest.

Denver, March 20.-Jesse T. Melon
aid, former lieutenant governor, was
sworn in as governor of Colorado
within five minutes after James III.
Peabody resigned his seat after an oc-
cupancy of less than twentyfour
hours. This was in fultillment of an
agreement between Former Governor
Peabody and the legislature, by which
the latter busted Governor Adams.
Governor Peabody transacted prac-
tically no business during his few
hours incumbency. His resignation,
which was filed with the secretary of
state, declared he had noted with sur
prise that many Republican Legislators
entertained feelings of ill-will and dis
like toward him, and that he believed
the harmony Of the Republican party
in Colorado demanded his effacement
as political factor.
Peabody and Adams will retire to
their home towns, where each is in
terested in business.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
SENATE ADJ0URNs, SINE DIE
End of the Special Session Without Action
on the San Domingo Treaty-Left
ON the CalendSr.

Washington, March 2O.-The special
session of the senate was at 1899 d. m.
Saturday adjourned without day. All
Of the nominations sent in were con-
firmed with the exception of five. Sew
eral unimportant treaties were rati-
fed, but beyond these matters no leg
islative business was transa cted
Most of the session was devoted to
the Santo Domingo question. Demo
cratic opposition prevented the ratifi-
cation Of the treaty. An attempt was
made by Teller to have adopted res
olution asking the president to send to
the senate the correspondence leading
up to the San Domingo treaty, but it
failed. No motion had been made to
recommit the treaty, and it was al
lowed to remain on the calendar 1t
will be the pending business in execu-
tive session when the senate next
meets
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
PRESIDENT AT
TWO BANQUETS
fairs Held in Honor of St.
Patrick.

New York, March 1S.-President
Roosevelt left Washington at 6:55 a.
m., and arrived at New York on a
special train on the Pennsylvania rail-
road shortly after noon. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Roosevelt, Secre-
tary Loeb, DR.. c.. f. Stokes of the
navy, and M. A. Latta, the presidents
personal stenOgrapher. In addition
there were in the party two secret
service officers and messengers. Very
few people were at the station when
the train left.
In the afternoon the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt were the guests of
honor at the marriage of Mr.. Roose-
velt's niece, Miss Eleanor Roosevelt,
and Mr.. Franklin Roosevelt. In the
evening President Roosevelt attended
banquets given by the Friendly Sons
of st. Patrick and the Sons of the
American Revolution, at both of which
he delivered addresses.
The president and his party left
New York on special train for Wash
ingtOn at midnight.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
The Reporter Succeeded.

In New York on one occasion a re-
porter made several vain attempts to
see J. Pierpont Morgan, both at his of
flee and his residence. Finally his op-
portunity came. He was interviewing
another financier and incidentally came
into possession of the latter's card He
kept it; then, going to Morgan's resi-
dence, he sent in his own card in COM
pany with that of the financier. The
ruse was successful, and he was shown
into Morgan's presence. When the re.
porter had stated his reason for the
call the financier said: "Do you know,
young man, that at least ten reporters
have tried to see me today with ref
erence to this question? / have de-
clined to see any of them" The re-
porter smiled and replied, Eyes, sir, /
know that, for | was the whole ten"
He got his interview.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
No Place For the Cow.

e young woman of great. perhaps
too great, sensibility begged to be ex-
cused from visiting an aunt who lived
In an old fashioned house where pic
lures of a certain period were i'll evil
dence. There is an engraving of a
blacksmiths shop in the dining room!'
said she Historically You can't ex-
pect me to eat my dinner there I
smell the hoofs.'
similar criticism came from one
who suffered not from overrefinement,
but from something quite different.
She was woman of recently acquired
wealth who, says the New York Trib-
une. went into an art gallery and ask
ed for q painting of certain size.
Il have just what you want" said
the dealer
He showed her a beautiful animal
painting, but she looked at it for a
few minutes and then shook her head.
ut won't do" she said. Il want this
picture for my drawing ROOM"
"But it's beautiful thing" ventured
the dealer
Not for a drawing room,' announc-
ed the woman conclusively. You
couldn't have cow in drawing
room!'