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WEEKLY CORVALLIS GAZETTE CORVALLIS, JUNE 6, 187P. DIPSOMANIA; OR. THE SONG OF THE DRUNKARD. Another drop, if another step nearer to hell, I crave for it madly, I love It so well; 1 long lor it, I yearn for it, my tongue for it Another'drop quickly or my heart for it HowYsIgn for it, I wonld die for it, and get it My pSate'for whiskey's as dry as the dnst. The publican loves me, I am his best friend, For all that I earn with him weekly I spend. He says there's none he likes better to see None ever he took to so much as to me: I am welcome, he's told me a thousand times To read, frequent and carouse in his store. Yes, friend," he has said, "you have liberty rr .Vfr,fb- oni nnrtnbfl nf m wine and my beer. Drink of it what you like, what you wish to your ease. A pint or a quart, ay. a gill If you please." Another drop, another drop, another rat Another f nil goblet to appease my sad soul. Hand the nectar around, around let It pass, orhai on phi I veil or cheer like the glass? Let me gloat o'er its top, steep my senses in drink, rr intn 9. rpvpirr. beside Its brink sink. Do what I may after, pass the brimming cup Till my thirst Is assuaged and my sorrow is drowned. "... ,, h mnph it invigorates, eladdens the soul! Mv eves how they elisten to behold the wine bowl I My hand's ever eagf r to pass it about, To my ear it is music to hear it poured out. Ttnw it filters the brain, enlivens the mind. Draws forth the true natuie, be it coaise or re fined. How pleasing it is to my taste and my sense, To drain to the bottom the goblet's contents. If sorrow affects thee, or aught makes thee fret; If the cares of the world you want to forget; if these give thee pain, if these cause distress; If the trials of life thy spirits oppress; If you care to be happy, if you seek to flnd Joy, Fly at once to the temple of Bacchus, my boy. Drink there the drink the gods prescribes thee, and pain . , . Shall never thy heart's or thy mind's peace break again. Then again let me drink again to my nil. My spirits to quicken, my conscience to kill. Let me smother my thoughts, let me steep them in wine, Ob ! what is so soothing, O, what's so divine! I world chastise me, admonish, reprove; Let friends turn against me, or hold from me their love. Tho' neighbors may chide me, still a toper I'll be As long as grim Death keeps his fingers off me. "What matter, anent, neighbor, friends, chil dren or wife. What care I what they say, how they battle thro' life. Let them do as I do to an inch or a letter. And soon they will find themselves wiser and Let them' quaff as I quaff, and drink as I drink, And little of trouble, 111 warrant, they'll think Their tears will be dried, tbelrsorrow be gone, And they'll reck not a jot what the morrow brings on. Teetotalers may argue abstinence as they please, But I'll tell them that love or alcohol's a (1 18C88C Remember the drunkard's craving within, Which must be appeased, however great is the sin. Is the reason that they are so temperate a lot Because they won't drink, or because they cannot. I fancy half that declare they would not. Would drink if they could, tho' they say we should net. the day when Mr. Triball called on him, Lord Rorymore had never seen or heard of the pawnbroker, out ne saw nun sev eral times in the course of subsequent years, for the father and son would pay him periodical visits to remind him that their gratitudewas not dead, and that to -. . . - . their lives ends tney wouia regara mm their benefactor. Of all tnese tacts A "Popping of Diamonds." Lady Rorymore's diamonds are among the finest in this country. Every one thinks highly of them excepting her la dyship herself and her husband. This requires explanation, and the same shall be given immediately. About five years ago Lord Rorymore, after heavy losses on the turf, thought to recoup himself by some stiff play at baccaret, a game much in favor at Pink's club, of which he was an assiduous mem ber. Haying lost for twenty nights in succession, he one morning found him self in the unpleasant position of not knowing where to look for five thousand guineas which had been won of him over night, and which he had to pay before sunset. He might have mortgaged some of his acres, for the Rorymore estates were not yet " dipped" to their full ex tent, but mortgaging involves formali ties which consume time; he might have borrowed of usurers, who would have been happy to lend him on his note of hand at thirty per cent., but he was not in such desperate plight as to care to pay exorbitantly for a temporary accommo dation. Again, he might have over drawn his banker's account in the full certainty that his check to any amount would be honored; but Lord Jttorymore had private reasons for desiring not to Elace himself under obligations toward is bankers. They were a square-toed firm, who had once or twice ventured on respectful remonstrances touching his lordship's reckless sale of serif) amassed during the late peer's lifetime; and, in fact, Lord Rorymore, being still a young man, stood in some awe of them. Under these perplexing circumstances it oc curred to my lord that if he could raise some money for a few weeks on part of his wife's diamonds there would be no harm done. Quarterday was but a fort night distant, and rents would be com ing in; so that the jewels could be pledged and redeemed without Lady Rorymore knowing anything about it Her ladyship had tust started on a month's visit to her parents in Scotland, and the diamonds that is, the most val uable among them were lodged m a safe at the bank. Lord Rorymore had scarcely conceived his project when he put it into execution by driving to his bankers and removing his jewels. Then he hied him to to the pawnbroker's. Mr. Triball, the broker in question, was one of the wealthiest members of the trade, but in so far as Lord Rorymore was concerned he was something else be sides a money lender; he was an unsus pected friend. Twenty years previously the late Lord Rorymore had rendered Mr. Triball a service which the latter had never forgotten, and could never forget, so inestimable was it. He had saved young Triball from a criminal prosecution which might have resulted in his being transported for life. Triball junior had been in those days a wild and bad young dog, who almost broke his parents' hearts through his evil courses but he was an only child, and they loved him so that, when he committed the atrocious offense which put him in the grip of the police, there was nothing they would not have done to save him It so happened that old Lord Rorymore was in a position to rescue the lad through the interest he possessed with the parties who were prosecutors in the case. So Mr. Triball sought out the peer and fairly threw himself on his knees, beseeching his assistance. Not only did Lord Rorymore accede to his prayer, but, after he had stopped the prosecution so promply that no scandal transpired, he spoke personally to young Triball and warned him with with pater nal kindness to take a lesson from the peril which he had just escaped. Old Lord Rorymore was a very different per son from his son upright and just, but very genial; and the impressive words which he spoke to young Triball soft ened the heart of that cub, who became thenceforth a very decent member of so ciety. It should be added that, until young Lord Rorymore was ignorant, and he brought his jewels to Mr. Triball without having any idea of the emotion which his visit was going to cause. He entered the establishment through the shop door, and handed his card to one of the clerks. In a minute he was requested to step into a parlor, and there he found a sedate old gentleman, who made him a bow and ushered him to a seat near the fire. A moment's awkward ness followed, for Lord Rorymore, who had brought the jewel cases in a parcel under his arm, felt ashamed as he untied the string; but Mr. Triball, who looked at him, felt more ashamed still. When the jewels lay exposed, and Lord Rory more stated his errand, the pawnbroker's face reddened, and he hung his head, evidently troubled by the story of ex travagance and impending ruin which he guessed. He had placed the Rory mores so high in his esteem he had, as it were, built them a shrine in his heart; and here was the hei of this great house already dilapidating its fortunes! Lord Rorymore, noticing the confusion on Triball's face, interpreted it as a symp tom of unwillingness to lend; but he was soon undeceived. Five thousand guineas, my Lord," said the pawnbroker, quietly. "Very well; I will sign you a check. ' You had better examine the stones, though," suggested the peer. "They are said to oe worm niteen inousanu guineas, but people sometimes make mis takes about those things." The Rorymore diamonds are well known," answered Mr. Triball, as he sat down to his writing: table; " but I have no wish to keep these jewels in pledge. If your lordship requires money, I shall he lmnnv to lend it. Your word is enough for me." "Well, but this is really very ODiig . -. -- t i ing, remarked Lord xvorymore, uuiunu ly astonished, as the pawnbroker handed him his check. "I shall only want the money a few days; but you must allow me to give you a bill. ' Pav me at your convenience, said the pawnbroker, civilly. " There was slierht pause, and then he added: " Lord Rorvmore. your father once rendered me . . . i i i i a service which my wnoie iortune wouiu not repav. 1 am only too glad to oe able to oblige his son." " Oh, indeed ah! We ought to count as old menus, men, saio xjoru rvorv more, with a forced smile, as he fingered the draft. "I had never heard that " Your father did not tell you, then, how he befriended me ? " No. he said nothing about it. "That was just like him," exclaimed Mr. Triball. with feeling. " Your father was a good and noble man, my lord.' This was said as the pawnbroker was es corting his customer to the door. ' Duced queer money-lender that, soliloquized Lord Rorymore, stepping into his brougham, with his jewels under his arm. " I wonder whether there are more like him." But. musing in this strain, he felt uncomfortable, and vowed to repay the money at the earliest possi ble date. Spendthrifts make many such vows which they are unable' to keep. In the course of a few days Lord Rorymore was again in straits, owing to losses on the turf and at cards; and, to make matters worse, he was at this juncture victimized by his steward, a rogue who absconded after collecting his quarter s rents and a great deal of money paid for timber, corn and cattle. This time Lord itory- more was truly in a lamentable predica ment. After instructing his solicitor to raise him a loan on mortgage, he was still in Want of money to pay some debts of honor, and defray his personal ex penditures. It was then that the thought suddenly occurred to him of selling his wife's jewels and having diamonds of paste put into the settings in their place. The first time this petty idea oc curred to him he dismissed it promptly but under the pressure of need it re enrred again and again. Lord Rory more kept on repeating to himself that his wife scarcely ever wore these famous family jewels. She had lots of others for ordinary wear, and these were only sported on great occasions, which re curred but once or twice a year, so that they were virtually like so much dor mant, unprofitable capital. Once Lord Rorymore had begun reasoning in this way, he soon schooled himself to the be lief that he should be foolish if he let himself be arrested by squeamish scru ples. The upshot was that he returned to Mr. Triball's shop, partly impelled by the reflection that in selling his jewels to the pawnbroker he would be quashing that debt of five thousand guineas which had been irksome to mm from the first Mr. Triball was not prepared for the prosposal which Lord Rorymore made him at this new visit. He had trusted that his manner of granting the former loan would convey a rebuke to the young peer, and it had given him exquisite pleasure to reflect that he might have been instrumental in winning back the son of his benefactor to straight courses It, therefore, caused him proportionate pain when he saw to what expedients Lord Rorymore was now descending. pawnbroker may be a highly honorable kindly man, and Mr. Triball was so. He examined the diamonds in silence ; turn ed them to the light and at last said he would give 9000 for them, which, ad ded to the 5250 he had already lent would be about their market value. As he was concluding this bargian, he said gently: "Excuse the question, Lord Rorymore, but does her ladyship know of this transaction " Oh, ye-es, of course," stammered the peer, reddening ; " but, you know she wants to have a paste set exactly like them, so that society may not suspect anything. You can make good imitations in paste, can t you I While these things are taking place in London, Lord Korymore was also in pe cuniary straits, and was brooding over them very dolefully m Scotland. She was an extravagant beauty, who had for years been running up bills, without ever paying them, and now at length her tradesmen, alarmed perhaps by reports of her extravagance, had begun to send in meir duis aiiogemer. jnow it was 8 peculiarity in Lord Rorymore that, al though very nimble in getting into debt himself, he new into wild rages when his wife did the same ; and her ladyship well knew that if she were to confess debts of six or seven thousand pounds she would never hear the end of it. This would never do for a lady who liked quiet life. , So it came to pass that at the very time when my lord was converting the family jewels into paste, the thoughts of my lady were likewise running on paste, for she had lately been shown some imitation stones which were so like the genuine that it was scarcely possi ble to detect the difference even on close scrutiny. Lady Rorymore argued with considerable sophistry to justify herself m deceiving her husband just as my lord had done on his side. On her return to London she lost no time in go ing to the bank (without informing her husband), and on asking to have her jewels given up to her she learned, through some inadvertent remarks of a clerk, that Lord Rorymore had with drawn all the jewels in her absence and had but lately returned them. "Ah, then, I am- too late," muttered her ladyship, with sudden misgiving, and she turned quite pale, feeling con vinced that her husband must have lore- stalled her. " Oh, what baseness ! " she exclaimed within herself. " But if I find he has done this mean thing I will never forgive him; everybody shall know it. I'll petition for a divorce." Her ladyship was almost beside herself with anxiety and rage as she left the bank and ordered her coachman to drive her to Mr. Triball's. She had heard of this broker being the cleverest expert in diamonds. Mr. Triball was seated in his office parlor, looking into the fire in a reflec tive mood, and thinking of Lord Rory more, when her ladyship was announced. She flounced in, trailing a skirt of two yards' length after her, and plumped down all her jewels on the table. " Mr. Triball. I heard you were a good ludcre of diamonds, said she, excitedly 1 want you to tell me truly wnemer these stones are genuine. "Pray be seated, said the pawn broker : and he took up the largest case with his most serious air. " Yes, your ladyship, these diamonds are quite gen uine, uuu verv line uuco. ' Are vou quite sure asked Laoy Rorymore, all trembling. " I was afraid thev had been tampered with. J. nave had a dishonest servant." "They are perfectly genuine, and of the finest water," repeated the pawn broker. ' Ah ! thank Heaven ! exclaimed her ladvship. with a exeat sigh of relief. Well, then, Mr. Triball, will you buy them of me ? " Buy them. Lady Rorymore? He stoocHl moment dumbfounded; but immediately my lady overwhelmed him with a flood of talk, mingled with tears. She told him of her debts, sorrows, ap prehensions. She was almost afraid she would be beaten if the amount of her debts came to be known. In short, she had now but one resource in the world, and if Mr. Triball refused to buy her jewels, and give her some others of paste, she was sure that she should fall exceedingly ill and perhaps die. Here there was some more weeping and wring ing of hands. Mr. Triball had sat through all this trying scene without making any remark He nodded at times, that was all. When his fair visitor had quite finished speak- mg. he said quietly: " suppose you know. Lady Rorymore, that I have no right to buy these jewels of you without your husband s authority - .... -. -. i " Oh. but they are not entailed; and besides, he will never know," exclaimed her ladyship, who seemed to have the law at her hngfcrs ends. " Can you assure me that he will never know r" " Never. I promise you, never ! " " Well, on this understanding I will purchase the diamonds of you for four teen thousand pounds," said Mr. Triball " But mind, Lady Rorymore, I rely upon your word that this snail oe kept secret. "Eternally. Oh, I am sure this is very kind of you, and I shall never for get it," whimpered my lady, whose heart beat an ecstatic tattoo as the pawn broker's pen signed the check. A week later Lady Korymore received a suite of diamonds which she believed to be of paste, and deemed, for her part. quite as nice as the others. unaccounted for. of the library of considerable the late Lord The Corvina Library. IContemporary Review.J The famous Corvina Library was col lected by Corvinus, at Buda, and in forming the collection he enjoyed the sympathizing assistance of Lorenzo de Medici and the scholarly aid of Politian. The library was completely scattered to the winds by the Turks after the battle of Mohaez, in 1726, a calamity to learn ing which, in Haliam's opinion, tran scended that of the burning of the Alex andrian library by Omar. What became of the books, fabled to amount to 0U,UUU in number, no one could tell. Some found their way to Vienna, a few more to Constantinople, but the vast majority remained totally Even the contents became a matter speculation, and Stranford made a diligent search in the portion preserved in the seraglion on the .Bosporus in the faint hope of light ing upon the lost decades of Livy or some of the missing plays of JEschylus. The infant press of Hess of Buda had contributed a few printed volumes, but by far the greater part were manuscripts at that time much more highly valued than the comparatively rude productions of the printer's art. According to Pro fessor Fischer the collection had already suffered consirlerablv from depredators long before the battle of Mohaez . The successors of King (Jorvinus cared noth ing for literature, and Waldislaus II. permitted foreigners to borrow without restriction. They availed themselves of the privilege with alacrity. Royal libra rians, Knglish abbots, Oerman cardi nals and Viennesse professors all "borrowed" without the slighest notion of returning. In this way some of the volumes found their way into the hands of Pirkheimer, of Nuremberg, and thence m the seven teenth century into the collection formed by the Earl of Arundel, and are now in the possession of the .British Museum. Masario, the Secretary of the Venetian embassy at Buda, writing in 1520, after cursory examination of the library, gives it as his impression that nearly all the more valuable manuscripts had ai ready been abstracted. Prof. Fischer has been at considerable pains to trace the subsequent fortunes of this ilbfated collection, which, after careful considera tion, he is not inclined to estimate numberically at much over 3000 vol umes. Of these he has identified at Buda-Pesth, Vienna, Berlin, Wolten buttel and elsewhere no less than sixty two, while he has examined fifty-three more manuscripts, which, without being able to speak with certainty, he is in clined to believe were once a portion of the same library. Lord and Lady Rorymore have mended their manners and their fortunes since the aforementioned events, and now that they have settled down into sober ways of living, a pang of regret occasionally assails them both, because of those fam ily diamonds which they sold. They are uneasy, too. about the deceit which each practiced towards the other. Every time my lady sports her diamonds (and she does so as seldom as possible), she is in horrible fear lest some accident should betray them to be of paste, and Lord Rorymore feels equally uncomfortable insomuch that he loathes gala festivities of every sort. .But all who see Lady Rorvmore's diamonds on those rare occa sions when she shines in them, are agreed that for size and sparkle such brilliants are scarcely to be found. And this has been the verdict of good judges, who have seen them quite close. Possibly my lord and my lady will discover some day that Mr. Triball did not take advan tage of their misfortunes to deprive them of their precious heirlooms; but in any case, their heirs will find out in due time that there is no paste in the family casket Competitive Examinations. Above all things let my imaginary pupil have preserved the freshness and vigor of youth in his mind as well as his bodv. The educational abomination of desolation of the present day is the stimulation of young people to work at high pressure by incessant competitive examinations. Some wise man (who probably was not an early riser) has said of early risers in general that they are conceited all the forenoon and stu pid all the afternoon. Now, whether this is true of early risers, in the com mon acceptation of the word, or not, will not pretend to say ; but it is too of ton true of the unhappy children who are forced to rise too early in their classes. Thev are conceited all the forenoon of life, and stupid all its after noon. The vigor and freshness, which should have been stored up lor the pur poses of the hard struggle for existence in practical life, have been washed out of them by precocious mental debauch ery by book gluttony and lesson bib bing. Their faculties are worn out by the strain put upon their callow brains and they are demoralized by worthless childish triumphs before the real work of life beeins. I have no compassion for sloth, but youth has more need for intellectual rest than age ; and the cheer fullness, the tenacitv of purpose, the power of work which makes many a sue cessful man what he ' is, must be placed to the credit, not of his hours of indus trv. but to that of his hours of idleness in boyhood. Even the hardest worker of us all, if he has to deal with anything above mere details, will do well, now and again, to let his brain lie fallow for a space. The next crop of thought will certainly be all the fuller in the ear and the weeds fewer. Prof. Huxley, in Popular Science Monthly. ROBERT N.BAKfR. Fashionable Tailor, FORMERLY OF ALBANY, WHERE HE L V... I, ; ,.,,(,-. nnrfi'i'l. KAtilfnotion. has determined to locate in Corvallis, where he hopes to be favored with a shore ot uio puuiio under his supervision. Repairing and cleaning promptly attended to. uorvams, jmov. z, ibio. French Royal Exiles. When the Court d'Artois resided in Holyrood House, during the period of his exile, the severity of his English creditors confined him to the privileged limits of the palace. Sunday being the only day of entire freedom, he used to walk the streets, and was exceedingly struck with the decorous behavior of the people and their regular attendance at public wor ship. He observed that certainly the Divine blessing must protect in a peculiar manner a nation who hon ored God in so holy a way. On his return to the palace he forbade his own people to play at tennis as was usual. Unwillingly relinquishing this amuse ment, they had recourse to backgammon. This he also forbade. They were uncon- solably under the heavy evil of spending a day without amusement, and warmly remonstrated " that their religion re quired no austerity." "True," said he, " this forbearance makes no part of my religion, but I think it is a respect which we owe to the hospitality and the mor ally decent conduct of the na tion under whose protection we live, to give up a trifling gratification that is incompatible with their ideas of sanctity and decorum." When the fam ily of this Prince left Edinburgh a few of his followers, either from infirmity or narrow circumstances, remained behind, receiving much kindness from the neigh boring gentry, who daily sent them pres ents of game, fruit, etc. On the restora tion of the Bourbons they prepared to join them ; but before their departure a general illumination took place after the battle of Leipsic, on which occasion they placed a transparency in their windows bearing this inscription, not too familmr to Frenchmen : "Eternal Gratitude for Generous Hospitality." There are those who take up so much time in profession that there is none left in which to practice. They are like the cinnamon tree, for the bark is the best part of them. A short time ago a Danbury man had forty dollars stolen from him. The thief was subsequently struck with remorse and sent back twenty dollars, with a note to the effect that as soon as he received more remorse he would send back the rest. Danbury Aleves. A. M. Cor vail la Lodge So 14, T Holds staled Communications on Wednesday on or preceding each full moon. , Brethren in good standing cordially invited to attend. By order W. M. Banians Lodge No. 7, I. V. V. F. Meets on Tuesday evening of each week, in their hall, in Fisher's brick, second story. Mem bers of the order in good standing invited to at tend. By order of N. G. Crystal Lake Cemetery Persons desiring to obtain lots, can obtain all the necessary information, bv applying to E HOhGATE, Coin. CITY MARKET. JOHN S. BAKER, PRO AUGUST KNIGHT, CABINET MAKER, AND UNDERTAKER. Cor. Second and Monroe Sts., CORT1I.L1S, - - OBEBOBT. Keeps constantly on hand all kinds of !F RNITU3E. COKVALLIS, eBEOOH. TTAVING BOUGHT THE ABOVE MAR ket and fixtures, and permanently located in Corvallis, I will keep constantly on hand the choicest cuts of BEEF, PORK, MUTTON AND VEAL. Especial attention to making extra Bologna Sausage. Being a practical butcher, with large experi ence in business, I natter myself that I can give satisfaction to customers. Please call and give me trial. 1 JOHN S. BAKER. , Dec. 6th, 1878. 15:49tf. API A LOCK COMPANY. CAPITAL ... 1,0,00. General Offices and Manufactory - CINCINNATI, OHIO. Work done to order on short notice, and at reasonable rates. Corvallis, Jan. 1, 1877. 14:ltf Grain Storage ! A Word to Farmers. TI VING PURCHASED THE COMMODI " ous warehouse of Messrs. King and Bell, and thoroughly overhauled the same, I am now ready to receive grain for storage at the reduced Ttute of 4 cts. per Bushel. I am also prepared to keep Extra, White Wheat, separate from other lots, thereby enabling me to SELL AT A PREMIUM. Also prepared to pay the Highest Market Price. for wheat, and would most respectfully solicit a share of public patronage. T. J. BLAIR. Corvallis, Aug. 1, 1878. 15:32tf THE IMPORTED Pereheron-Norman Stallions, LOGAN, WELCOME. & WIDEAWAKE. LANDS! FARMS! HOMES ! T HAVE FARMS, (Improved and unim - proved,) STORES and MILL PROPERTY, very desirable, FOR SALE. These lands are cheap." Also claims in unsurveyed tracts for sale. Soldiers of the late rebellion who have, under the Soldiers' Homestead Act. located and made final proof on less than 160 acres, can dispose of me Daiance 10 uiv. Write (with stamps to prepay postage). Address, R. A. BENSELL, Newport, Benton county, Oregon. January 7, 1878. i6:Saf A. J. FAIRBANKS) Pro. LOGAN will make the season, commencing Aoril 1st. and ending July 1st, 1879, at Albany and Corvallis, Mondays and Tuesdays, at Mar shall's stables in Albany. Wednesdays, Thurs days, Fridays and Saturdays of each week, at King s stables, Uorvallis. Terms Season, $25: payable July 1st, either in cash or secured by note. To insure, $35: pay able when the mare is known to be in foal or disposed of. Due care taken to prevent accidents, but no liabilities assumed. Description Logan is five years old: is a very handsome dapple-gray, carries a fine head, beau tifully poised on a long arched neck; deep shoul ders and broad breast; large girth; heavy back and loin, and well rounded rump; has a long back, with plenty of bone and muscle; legs and feet are perfect; is a good traveler, and an extra dralt horse; 16 hands high; weight, lyuu pounds NATHAN BOND, Agent. April 7, 1879. 16:15m3. Woodcock & Baldwin (Successors to J. 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Call and examine our stock, before going elsewhere. Satisfac tion guaranteed. WOOKCOCK & BALDWIN. Corvallis, May, 12, 1879. 14:4tf ALLEU ft W00DWABD, Druggists and Apothecaries, P. 0. BUILDING, CORVALLIS, OREGON. Have a complete stock of DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OIL, BLASS, ETC.. ETC. School Books Statloneny, dfco Pacific Brahch, No. 310 Saasome St., S. F Agency for Oregon and Washington Territory, with HAWLEY, DODD CO., Portland. HALL'S PATEHT C0HCBETB FIRE-PROOF SAFES. Have been tested by the most disastrous confla grations in the country. They are thoroughly fire-proof. They are free from dampness. Their superiority is beyond question. Although about 150,000 of these safes are now in use, and hundreds have been tested by some of the most disastrous conflagrations in the country, there is not a single instance ou record wherein one of them ever failed to preserve its contents perfectly. HALL'S PATENT DOVETAILED TENON AHD OR00VB BURGLAR-PROOF SAFES. Have never been broken open and robbed by burglars or robbers. Hairs burglar woric is prowcieu u " " patent, and his work cannot be equaled lawfully. wu rtnt locks cannot be picked by the most skillful experts or Durgwra. t Ar uA mtttafAof imnmvements known AiVi a n(nm.tii Mnvompnt. our locks are tne viruHo it ii j - - operated withont any arbor or -spindle passing through tne aoor ana ram uw VUr luuo Mauuvv w "J i ' " - elarsor experts, (as in case of other locks), and we win put irom ,vyu iu v,wv - j time against an equai amouuv. rpi,A mmt cViiipfi workmen onlv are employed fltL..'- ' A..nt lid avaaIIa!. Hall's Safes and Locks can De reiiea on u 1ITey are carefully and thorughly constructed THEY ASE THE BEST SAFE Made in America, or any other country. One Thousand Dollars To anv person who can prove that one of Hall' patent burglar-proof safes has ever been broken open and robbed by burglars up to the present time. S. N. WILLIAMS; Agent for Oregon and W. T, Office -wills Hs-wley, DM . 9RfM:9tf. Portland We buy for Cash, and have choice of the FRESHEST and PUREST Drugs and Medicines the market affords. Prescriptions acourately prepared at half the usual rates. 2Mayl:18tf FRESH GOOD8 AT THE BAZAR r FASHIONS Mrs. E. JL. KNIGHT. OQBTAUU, ... OKEGOS. Has just received lrom San Francisco, the larg est and Best Stock of Millinery Goods, Dress Trimmings, Etc., Ever brought to Corvallis, which I will sell at prices that defy competition. AgeiM-y for Mm. smnsM reliable Patterns. 25aprl6:17tf Bees Hamlin. Emmett P. Weenn DRAY ACE I DRAY ACE I Hamlin & Wrenn Propr's TTiwtwr. TTTT RETURNED FROM -M- Salem with a new truck, and having leased the barn formerly occupied by James i.g- lin, we are now prepaiea w ao an nuu. DRAYINC AND HAULING, nountrv. at the lowest living r. hA fniit.ri at the old truck stand. A share of the public patronage respectfully solic "rw.Jl!. tw. 27. 18T8. 15:52tf One door South of Graham & Hamilton's, CORVALLIS, OKKGOIf. GROCERIES. PROVISIONS AND Dry Goods. Corvallis, Jan. 3, 1878. 16:lvl DRAKE & GRANT, MERCHANT TAILORS COKVAU.1S, .. OBSS9H. TKTE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE and well selected stock of Cloth, viz : "West or Encland Broad Cloths, "reneh casslmeres etootoh Tweeds, and American uultlntr. Which we will make up to order in the most approved and lasmonable styles, no pains wlu be soared in producine eood fittine earments. Parties wishing to purchase cloths and have them cut out, will do well to call and examine our Stock. DRAKE &. GKAJNT. Corvallis, April 17, 1879. I6:ltf Boarding: and Lodging:. Philomath, Benton Co , Oreajon. GEORGE KISOR9 R1 ESPECTFULLY INFORMS THE TRAV elicz public that he is now prepared and in readiness to keep such boarders as may choose to give mm a call, eitner by tne SINGLE MEAL. DAY. OR WEEK Is also prepared to furnish horse feed. Liberal share of public patronage solicited. Give us a call. GEORGE KISOR. Philomath, April 28, 1879. I0:18tf Albert Pygali,. William Ib win. PYGALL & IRWIN, City Trucks & Drays, XT AVIKG PURCHASED THE DRAYS AND Trucks lately owned by James Eglin, we are prepared to do all kinds of City Hauling BeUverlng of Wood, Etc., Etc., in the city or country, at reasonable rates. Pat ronage solicited, and satisfaction guaranteed in all Cases. ALBCHi ir xurAA", Corvaljis, Dec 20, 1878. WILLIAM IRWIN. lS:51tf J. C. MORE LAND, (city attorney.) aTTOB NET A.T IjA.W, PORTLAND, OBBOOM. OFFICE Monastes' Brick, Firtt street, between Morrison and Yamhill. 14:oW THE STAB BABBBY, Vain Street, CorlM. HENRY WARRIOR, PROPRIETOR. Family Supply Store ! Groceries, Bread. Cakes, Flee, Candle, Toy, JKtc, Always on Hand. Corvallis, Jan. 1, 1877. 142tf BOOKS WHICH ARE B0U18. Good Books for Works which should be found In every library -within the reach of nil rofttfora Wnrlrst.n An. tertain, instruct and improve. Copies will be sent by return post, on receipt of price. JHeu rhyswmwmy- or Signs of Character, as , t-T miuugu .temperament, ana Jixter- il forms, and cshmvji iw- (n ,i it, ,. c.- . ' 1 J vi. t. ltklllj.,1 1' lU llivine. Wuh mora than n.. n..nj th... trations. Bv Samuel T. Won. 7rq Heavy muslin. $5.60. ' Hydropathic Encyclopedia ; A system of Hygiene, "s vumiien oi Anatomy, .rnysiology of the Human Body ; Preservation of Health; Dietetics and Cookery ; Theory and Practice of Hygienic Treatment; Special Pathology aud Therapeutics, including the Nature, Causes Symptoms and Treatment of all Known Dis eases. By R. T. Trail, M. D. Nearly 1000 pages. $4.00. Wedlock; or The Right Relations of the Sexes. A CJ." m . - .... . Kicuuuu treatise, msclosing the Laws of Conjugal Selection. Showing Who May and W1J9 May Not Marry. By Samuel R. Wells. $1.00. Sow to Mead ; and Hints in Choosing the Best ojwjuo, wim a lassmea ii st ol Works of Bio graphy, History, Criticism, Fine Arts, Poetry, Fiction, Religion, Science, Language, etc. By Amelie V. Petitt. 220 pages. 12 mo, muslin. $1.00. Sow to Write; a Manual of Letter-Writing. Muslin, 75c. Sow to Talk; a Manual of Convsrsat inn ami Debate, with mistakes in Speaking corrected. 75c. Sow to Behave; a Manual of Republican Eti- 4uci.; uuu uuiuo to uorrect Personal Habits, with Rules for Debating Societies. Muslin 75c. Sow to do Business; a Pocket Manual of Practi cal Altairs and a guide to Success, with a col lection of Lecral Forms. Mnalin Van Choice of Pursuits; or What to Do 'and' How to caucate Jiacn Man lor his Proper work, de scribing Seventy-five Trades and Professions, and the Talents and Temperaments required. By N. Sizer. $1.00. Expression, its Anatomy and Philosophy, with uuwviuua iiukd, aiivA unanu ui iu illustra tions. $1.00. Sow to Paint; Designed for Tradesmen, Mer chants, Mechanfes, Farmers and the Profession al Painter. Plain and Fancy Painting, Goild ing, Graining, Varnishing, Polishing, Paper Hanging, Ka sominingand Ornamenting, For mulas for Mixing Paint in Oil or Water. By Gardner. $1.00. Combe's Constitution of Man. Considered in relation to External Objects. $1.50. Combe's Lectures on Phrenology. With an Essay on the Phrenological mode of Investigation, and a Historical Skeich. By Andrew Board man, M. D. $1.50. Sow to Bead Character. A new Illustrated Hand-book of Phrenology and Physiognomy. With 170 engravings. Muslin, $1.25. Sow to Boise Fruits. A Guide to the Cultiva tion aud Management of Fruit Trees, and of Grapes and Small Fruits. By Thomas Gregg. IllustratPd. $1.00. Letters to Women on Midwifery and the Diseases of women. With General Management of Childbirth, the Nursery, etc. For Wives and Mothers. $1.50. Science of Suman Life. By Sylvester Graham. With a Copious Index and Biographical Sketch of the Author. $3.00. Phrenological Journal and Life Illustrated. De voted to Ethmology, Physiology, Phrenology Physiognomy, Psycology, Biography, Educa tion, Art, Literature, with Measures to Re form, Elevate and Improve Mankind Phys' cully. Mentally and Spiritually. Pablisr d Monthly in octavo form, at $2.00 a year in advance, or 20 cents a number. New volumes January and July. Inclose amount in a registered letter or by a P. O. order for one or for all of the above, and address S. R. WELLS & CO., Publishers, 737 Broadway, New York. Agents wanted. RUPTURE ! ANOTHER WONDERFUL CURB EFFECTED BY Calif rnia Elastic Truss! CALIFORNIA ELASTRI TRUSS COMPANY, W. ,J. Horke, Prop'r., Dear ifn; I feel that I owe it to you and to humanity to write the fact that I have been SUBSTAN TIALLY" CURED of a bad rupture, of thirty years' standing, by one of your incomparable Trusses, which j. yurcuoseu from you three months ago. I cannot describe) the suffering, both mentally and physically, that I have undergone during that period; and now I feel like a new being. I have Vorn all kinds of Trusses, both steel and elastic, and never re ceived any permanent relief until I tried yours. Its simplicity of construction, and facility with which it can be adjusted, and the ease and free dom to the motions of the body with which it can be worn without causing any irritation, are its chief merits, and it is a perfect supporter. I have not had any sign of a return of a Rupture since the first day I put it on, and feel that I am PERFECTLY CURED. It is invaluble, and tho fact should be known to the world. You can refer any one to me on the subject of their merits. I am yours truly, ALFRED J. BURKE, Chief mail clerk S. F, Daily Evening Post. San Francisco, July 20, 1878. Endorsed by the Medical Pro fession. San Francisco, July 9, 1878. California. Truss Cos After practicing medicine many years in this city, during which time I have bad an extensive experience in the application of all kinds of Trusses, I can and do recommend yours as the best in every respect, and is as near perfect as modern science can make it. It has many advan tages over the torturing steel hoop Trusses, which inflict ereat injury on the hips and spine, bring ing on other distressing ailments, such as Lum bago, morbid affections of the kidney and numbness in the lower limbs, all of which are avoided by wearing the California Elastic Truss. It is not only a perfect retainer, comprising ease and comfort, but the pressure can be changed to any degree. It also remains in its proper place at all times, regardless of the motions of the body. nd is worn night and day with perfect ease, ft is superior to any of the Elastic Trusses dow in the market, while it combines the merits of all. 1st It is easily adjusted on and off with snaps, doing away with straps and buckles. 2nd The universal spring between the plates and pads prevents all irritation, which ia god-send to the sufferer. 3rd The pad is adjusted on and off in an instant, and can be changed to any other size and form most suitable to the case. In fact it combines every quality essential to comfort and durability, and is unequaled in lightness, and elasticity, natural action and artistic finish. Many of my patients who are afflicted with her nia are wearing them, and all shall in tbe future, for I think the great ease with which these purely scientific appliances arc made efficacious, is truly wonderful. You can refer any parties to me on the subject of their merits. I remain truly yours, L. DEXTER LYFORD, M. D., 600 Sacramento street, San Francisco It is constructed on scientific principles and sells on its own merits. If you want the best truss ever manufactured, don't forget the name and number. Trusses forwarded to all parts of the United States at our expense, on receipt of price. Pend for Illustrated Catalogue and Price List, Giving full information and rules for measuring. California Elastic Truss Co., 9M MARKET STREET, 8 F. 15:36yl E. H. BURN HAM, HOUS B PAIN TIIVO, GRAINING AND PAPER HANGING. ALL WORK IN MY LINE PROMPTLY attended to on reasonable terms. Paper hanging a specialty. Orders may be left at Graham, Hamilton and Co.'s drug store, or S. Q McFadden's carpenter shop. Corvallis, April 7, 1879. 15tf a