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WEEKLY CORY ALUS ti ZETTE CORVALLIS, - - DECEMBER 12, 1879 7.V A TIME OF TROUBLE. As an eagle, from tbe height, Looking down upon tbe lands, On forests Mack as night. Fair fields and desert sands. Bees the traveler below Losing heart, as league on league, Loug v. ildernesses show No end to his fatigue. Ho Fait h amid her stars, Beholding far beneath The bright of gloomy bars In tbu web of life and death. Sees weary hearts that deem The dark breadth is tbe whole, fees happy hearts that dream The bright rays all their goal. Ah! let this faith be ours That even 'said the pain, Above the present lowers. And sees the nearing gain. While, breadth by breadth, appears, As from the weaver's hand. The pattern of tbe years Which God himself has planned. a rich heiress, possessed of all fashiona ble accomplishments. I adored her with with enthusiasm, and love, I thought, would repay me for every disappoint ment. But I soon saw she wished to make me her slave, and yoke all other men beside to her triumphal chariot. I broke the engagement, and selected a poor but a charming girl a sweet inno cent being, as I thought, who would be my life's own angel. Alas ! I found her one day bidding adieu, with tears and kisses, to a youth whom she loved. She had accepted me for my wealth only. My peace of mind vanished. I sought diversion in travel. Everywhere I found the same hollowness, the same treachery, the same misery. In short, I became disgusted with life, and resolved to put an end this night to the pitiable farce." "Unfortunate young man," said the other, with tears of sympathy; "I pity act; then he fetched Bertha. It is impos sible to describe the joy he felt when he saw the young girl throw herself in her father's arms and press him to her heart. She paid the bill and triumphantly led him home. Traft accompanied them, and said he had a few more kreutzers in his pocket; she had better go and get something to eat. It was late before Traft went home that night; but the leap from the Main bridge was no more thought of. He came to the house every evening, in order, as he said, to share with them his scanty earnings. About a fortnight after, as he was going away one evening, he said to Bertha: "Will you become my wife ? I am only a poor clerk, but I am honest and up right." Bertha blushed and cast her eyes to the ground. A few days alter the young couple, m m T 1 " f 1 ! ' 1 la , .i.1.1 rt -,'t.,l you. l coniess i nave oeen more iorau- i aiiupiy uut irojimwuij "cu, m nftto than von. 1 possessed a wife and companied by Herr Schmidt, went to daughter, who came forth pure and lm THE MAIN BKlDttE. It was past midnight the lights on the stone bridce which crosses the River Main at Frankfort were still burning, though the footsteps of passengers had died away for some time on its pave ment, when a young man approached the bridge from the town with hasty strides. At the same time another man, advanced in years, was coming toward him from Sachenhausen, the well known suburb on the opposite side of the river. maculate from the hand of the Creator. The one has returned to Him in the whiteness of her soul, and so will the other. "Give me your address, old man, and permit me to visit your daughter to-mor-I row. Also give me your word of honor j that you will not inform her, or insinuate ' in any manner, that I am a rich man. The old man held out his hand. "I i give you my word. I am anxious to con vince you that I have spoken the truth. I My name is William Sclimidt, and there i is my address," giving him at the same j time a bit of paper which he drew from his pocket. "And my name is Karl Traft. I am the i son of Anton Traft. Take these bank I notes, but only on condition that you do I not leave this" house until I fetch you from it. Waiter! a bedroom for this ml .1-, . . . i .11.. ' 11UU1 IV. ine two nau not yet met, wnen tne latter ; entleman. You require rest. Herr church, where they were married in a quiet way. When they came out, man and wife) an elegant carriage was stand ing at the door, and a footman in rich livery let down the step. "Come," said the happy husband to his bewildered wife, who looked at him with amazement. Before she could utter a word the three were seated in the carriage, driving away at a quick pace. The carriage stopped before a splendid house in the best part of Frankfort. They were re ceived by a number of domestics, who conducted them to apartments decorated for them in the most costly style. "This is your mistress, said Traft to the servants, "and her commands you have henceforth to obey. My darling wife." said he. then, turning to Bertha, "I am Karl Traft, one of the wealthiest men of this city. Schmidt. Good night. To-morrow you will see me again." II. In one of the narrow and ill-lighted streets of Sachsenhausen in an atic of a lofty and unsightly house, sat a blonde, about twenty years of age, busily en gaged with her needle. The furniture of the room was clean and tasteful. The girl's whole dress would not have brought many kreutzers, but every article fitted The idea of making the jour- i her as well as if it had cost hundreds. .tier nair iocks suaueu a lace Dngnrcneu - the parapet, from the bridge into the Main. The young man followed him quickly, and laid hold of him. "Sir," said he, "I think you want to drown yourself." "What is that to you ?" "I was only going to ask you to do me the favor to wait a few minutes, and allow 'me to join you. Let us draw close together, and, arm in arm, take the leap together. ney with a perfect stranger, who has chanced to come for the same purpose, is really rather interesting. For many years I have not made a request of any human being. Do not refuse me this one, which must be my last." The young man held out his hand. His companion took it. He continued, with enthusiasm: "So be it; arm in arm. I do not as you who you are. good or bad come, let us drown." The elder of the two, who had at first been in so great a hurry to end his ex istence, now restrained the impetuosity of the younger. "Stop, sir," said he, while his weary eyes tried to examine the features of his companion. "You seem to be too young to leave life in this way; for a man of your years life must have still bright prospects." "Bright prospects ! In the midst of rottenness and decay, vice and corrup tion ! Come, let us end it !" "And so young ! Let me go alone, and do you remain here. Believe me, there are many good and honest people who could render life charming to you. Seek them, and you are sure to find them." "Well, if life presents itself to you in hues so bright, I am surprised you should wish to leave it." "Oh, I am only a poor old sickly man, unable to earn anything, and who can endure no longer that his only child, an angel of a daughter, should work day and night to maintain him. To allow this longer I must be a tyrant, a bar barian." "What, sir," said the other, "you have an only daughter sacrificing herself for your sake ?" "And with what patience, what sweet ness and love, what perseverance ! I see her sinking under her toil and her de privations, and not a word of complaint escapes her pallid lips. She works and starves, and still has a word of love for her father," "And you commit suicide ! Are yon mad ?" "Dare I murder that angel? The thought pierces my heart like a dagger," said the old man, sobbing. "Sir, you must have supper with me; I I see a tavern open yonder. Come, tell me your history, and I will tell yon j mine. There' is no occasion for your j leap into the river. I am a rich man; j your daughter will no longer have to i work, and shall not starve." The old man allowed himself to be dragged along by his companion. In a few minutes they were seated at a table in the tavern, with refreshments before them, and each examining curiously the features of the other. Refreshed by the viands, the old man began thus: "My history is soon told. I was a mer cantile man; but fortune never favored me. I had no money myself, and loved and married a poor girl. I never could begin business on my own account. I took a situation as book-keeper, which I held until I became useless from age, and younger men were preferred to me. Thus my circumstances were always circumscribed, but my domestic happi- ory ness was complete. My wife, an angel of love kindness and fondness, was good md pious, active and affectionate; and my daughter is a true image of her luother. But age and illness have brought me to the last extremity, and my con science revolts against the idea of the best child in the world sacrificing her life for an old and useless fellow. I can not have much longer to live, and I hope the Lord will pardon me for cutting off a few days or weeks from my life in order to preserve that of my dear Bertha." "You are a fortunate man, my friend," exclaimed the young man. "What you call misfortune is sheer nonsense, and can be cuffed. To-morrow I shall make my will, and you shall be the heir of my possessions, and to-morrow night I shall take the leap from the Main bridge alone. But before I leave this world I must see Bertha, for I am anxious to look upon one who is worthy of the name of human being." "Sir, what could have made you so un happy at this earjy age ?" said the old man, "moved by compassion. "I am the only son of one of the rich est bankers in Frankfort. My father died five years ago, and left me heir to an immense fortune. From that moment every one that has come in contact with me has endeavored to deceive and defraud me. I was a child in innocence and Valises that Look Alike. confiding. My education had not been neglected, and I possessed my mother's loving heart. My friends, and to whom 1 opened my heart, betrayed me, and then laughed at my simplicity; in time I gathered experience, and my heart was filled with distrust. I was betrothed to bv a pair of eyes of heavenly blue The spirit of order, modesty and cleanli ness reigned in everything around her. Her features were delicate, like those of one noble born ; her eyes betrayed sleep lessness and anxiety, and ever and anon a sigh rose from the maiden's breast. Suddenly steps were heard on the stair case, and her face lighted up with joy. She listened, and doubt seemed to shadow her brow. Then came a knock at the door, which made her tremble so much that she almost wanted the courage to say "Come in." A young man, shab bily dressed, entered the room and made a low and awkward bow. "I beg pardon, Miss," said he; "does Herr Schmidt live here ?" "Yes, sir; what is your pleasure ?" "Are you his daughter, Bertha?" "I am." "Then it is yon that I seek. I am from yonr father." ' 'For heaven's sake, where is he ? Some thing must have happened he has stayed away all night." "The misfortune is not very great." "Oh, my poor, poor father. What shall I hear ? The young man seemed to observe these visible marks of anxiety with great interest. He said: "Do not be frightened; it is nothing of great importance. Your father met last night an old acquaintance, who invited him to a tavern They had supper to gether, but when the landlord came for his bill your father's friend had de camped, and left him to pay the score. He had not sufficient money for this, and now the host will not let him go until he is paid, and declares that unless he gets his money he will send him to rison." "To prison !" exclaimed the girl. "Can you tell tne how much the bill comes to ?" "Three florins and a half." "Oh, God !" sighed the girl. "All I have does not amount to more than one florin, but I will go to Madam Berg and beg of her to advance me the money." "Who is Madam Berg ?" "The milliner for whom I work." "But if Madam Berg does not advance the money what then ?" The girl burst into tears. "I am afraid she will refuse. I already owe her one florin, and she is very hard." "For what purpose did you borrow the money you owe her?" The girl hesitated to reply. "You may trust me." "Well, my father is very weak and requires strengthening. I borrowed the money to get a quarter of a fowl for him." "Under these circumstances I fear Madam Berg will not give you any. I possess nothing. Have yon any valua bles more ? Here is one florin, but that is all upon which we could raise some money." Bertha considered for a moment. "I have nothing," she said, at length, "but my poor mother's prayer book. On her death-bed she entreated me not to part with it, and there is nothing in the world I hold more sacred than her mem- and the promise I gave her; but still, for my father's sake, I must not hesitate." With trembling hand she took the book down from the shelf. "Oh, sir," she said, "during many a sleepless night I have been accustomed to enter the secret thoughts of my -heart on the blank leaves at the end of the book. I hope no one will ever know whose writings they are. You will promise me that?" . "Certainly, Bertha; I will take care that your secrets are not profaned. But now get ready that we may go." While she left the room to put on her bonnet and shawl, Karl Traft (for the young man was no other than our hero) glanced over the writing in the book, and his eyes filled with tears of emotion and delight as he read the outpourings of a pure and pious heart. And when they had left the house together, and she was walking beside him with a dignity of which she seemed entirely unconscious, he cast upon hei looks of respect and ad miration. They first went to Madame Berg, who did not give the advance required, but assured the young man that Bertha was an angel. Certainly Mr. Traft valued this praise higher than the money he had asked. They pawned the book and the required sum was made up. Bertha was overjoyed. "But if you spend all that money to day," remarked the young man, "on what will you live to-morrow ?" "I do not know, but I trust in God. I shall work the whole night through." When they went to the tavern, the young man went first to prepare old Mr. Schmidt for the part he wished him to If the trunk manufacturers do not quit making so many thousands of valises ex actly alike, somebody is going to get into some awful trouble about it some time, and some trunk maker will be sued for damages enough to build a court house. The other day an omnibus full of pas sengers drove up town from the Union depot. Side by side sat a commercial traveler, named William Macaby, and Mrs. Winnie C. Dumpleton, the eminent lady temperance lecturer. When the omnibus reached the Barret House, the commercial missionary seized his valise and started out. The lady made a grab after him and he halted. "I beg your pardon," she said, "but you have my valise." "You are certainly mistaken, madam," the traveler said, courteously but hrmly, "this is mine." "Wo, sir! the lady replied, "it is mine. I would know it among a thou sand. You must not take it." But the' traveler persisted and the lady insisted, and thev came verv near Quar reling. Presently one of the passengers pointed to a twin valise in the omnibus, and asked: "Whose is that?" "It isn't mine," said the traveler; "it is just like it, but this is mine. "And it isn't mine," said the lady; "he has mine, and I'll have it, or 111 have the law on him. . It's a pity if a lady can t travel alone in this country with out being robbed of her property in broad daylight. Finally the traveler said he would open the valise to prove his property. The lady objected at first, saying she did not want her valise opened in the presence of strangers. But as there was no other means of settling the dispute, she at last consented. The traveler sprung the lock, opened the valise, and the curious crowd bent forward to see. On the very top of everything lay a big, flat flask, half full of whisky, a deck of cards, and one or two other things that nobody knows the name of. The traveler was the first to recover his self-possession and speech. "Madam," he said, "you are right. The valise is yours. I owe you a thou sand apolo But the lady had fainted, and the trav eler relocked his valise with a quiet smile. Early in the afternoon a sign painter down town received a note in a feminine hand, asking him to come to the Barrett House to mirk a red leather valise in black letters a foot and a half long. Hmvkeye. WIT AND HUMOR. of Very bad taste A bite of stale egg A Revenue Cutter Ye clipper j coupons. Unlike the flea, when you; put your finger on a hornet he is there.' ' Isaac Ream's suffering from consump ' ion during this warm weather. ! Kearney lias plenty of sand in his lots, i but not lots of sand in his craw. New York policemen are evidently of English extraction as they are jEers. "Now I am undone," as the package of 1 sugar said when it fell from the grocer's wagon. It was the man who wrote his final be- quests on a piece of stove plate had an iron will. One half of the world don't know how ! the other half live and it's none of their j business. I A train of cars may run on a standard , guage, while a train of thought runs on language. JJJames Rodpath, the lecture bureau man, has been missing lor three weeks. Not strange. It hardly seems credible that the great Roscoe Conkling's poolitical grave should have for a head stone a Rhode Island clam. What a miracle it would be to feed a multitude upon five loaves of such short weight bread as Toronto bakers sell nowadays. We know of a man, a victim to tobacco, who hasn't tasted food, for forty-seven years. The tobacco killed him in 1832. Bob Ingersoll is trying to start a new party. There is a certain wicked old party who will start some day if he doesn't look out. The only line that a woman takes when she starts out on the journey of life is usually a masculine. A Mr. Olds, of Columbus has invented an improved refrigerator. He must be a gentleman of the Olds cool. The admittance fee to the Long Branch pier, is nothing more nor less than a species of modern wharf-fare. Tis passing strange that amid all the mistakes of the world, nobody ever passed a quarter for a twenty-cent piece. The true philosopher does not scold," observes Nat Bur bank, of the New Orleans Picayune. Ye men with scold ing wives, take this and paste it tip on the curtain. Running a Newspaper. There was only one newspaper in this town, a semi-weekly. I arrived at the place in the afternoon, and it was dark before I gave up looking for a piano. I had not visited the newspaper offace and did not intend to do so until the next day. But after supper I learned that the paper was a semi-weekly and would be issued next day. Anxious to get m an advertisement and a notice before the paper went to press I hurried to the office as soon as I obtained the information. On arriving there I found the employees, who consisted of two young women and a boy lounging around in great discontentment and dis gust. The cause was soon explained. A man lay on the floor with his head on a pile of newspapers. He was in a drunken stupor. The employees explained that he was the editor and proprietor. He had been drinking for two or three days and bad undertook to sober himself up that afternoon, to write his editorials, by drinking whisky and seltzer. His effort at sobering up had been attended with" the result that presumed itself in his per son. Generally speaking he was a sober man, but occasionally fell into temptation. This was one of his peri odical departures from the path of sobriety. The employees had set up all the copy that had been given to them and now waited for more. Not a line of editorial had been written for the paper, and they feared that its issue would be a day late as had happened to be the case once or twice previously. "What are the politics of the paper?" I inquired. "Republican," was the answer. "All right," said I, "you can take your sticks, I will write some editorials. But first I will give you my advertisement. Let that be set up first. It must go into this issue. Don't be afraid; we'll get out the paper." I took off my coat and sat down at the editor's desk. The work was not new to me. I headed my first editorial "The Advantages of musical culture." Under this head I said as much in favor of musical education as could well be said in half a column, of space, brevier type, and closed by saying: "In this connection it gives us pleas ure to state that our citizens will soon have an opportunity of observing the wonderful strides we have taken in musical culture within a decade. A glance at the displayed advertisement on our inside will recall the pleasant memo ries of the past and excite joyous antici pations of the future. He is coming among us again the great ! the prince of violinists! Coming again! the Jupiter of the musical firmament! at tended by a galaxy of stars of the first magnitude. Shall he have a welcome? It is for our music loving citizens to answer. They will answer! That an swer will be a crowded house." My next editorial was on politics. The State was in the throes of the fall cam paign, and, although something ol a mild Democrat myself, yet appreciating my position as temporary editor of a Re publican paper I gave the Democrats particular toridity, charging them, like a good Republican as I was for the time being, with all the crimes in the calen der. I closed this rousing editorial as follows: "But while we claim that Republican supremacy is necessary to the nation's welfare, while we enter the emphatic declaration that this political strife must go on until we are victors, while we stand party opposed to party, at daggers drawn as it were in the assertion of our political principles, it is a pleasure to reflect that we can still meet on one com mon ground in the affairs of social life, and as citizens we will see to it that we will raise one united and unanimous shout of welcome to the great when he comes amongst us one week from to day see ad. inside. I flattered myself that this was a very neat way of bringing in the name of the leading card of the company, while, at the same time, it took a little of the rough edge off the editorial itself; with out in the least weakening its Republi canism. My third editorial was entitled "Music in the Home." My remarks on this sub ject had reference to the influence of music in promoting harmony in the family circle. I also gave (this a neat turn jji a closing paragraph bringing in the concert company. These editorials were sympathized by expressions I sandwiched in between them, such as, "Secure your seats early!" "We predict an unparalled rush for places! " Our citizens will do injury to their reputation for musical enthusiasm and social hospi tality if they do not turn out en masse to receive the great on his arrival here!" Boston Commercial Bulletin. Perfumes ami Girls. A Gewaij Fellow's Death. Some of my readers who have had the entry to artistic and high class Bohemia in Lon don will remember a square headed and bright young man, who was to be met with at many convivial houses. He was the eldest son of Hep worth Dixon, and a godson of Douglas Jerrold, after whom he was christened Jerrold. A few weeks ago he came rushing into my house in his hopeful, sanguine way to say "Good bye, old fellow, I'm off to Dublin by the night mail." He had been appointed Secretary to the Dublin Sanitary Com mission. A week ago I heard that he was going well and making his way to the hearts of some of the leaders of society in the Irish Capital. Recently I saw a telegram announcing his death. The Commission had completed its work a very short time afterward. Young Dixon (he was 31 years old) had posted up his work. He was not quite well. Hie died before any member of his family could get over to see him. He was a genial and pleasant fellow, and his death is much lamented among a large circle of other genial and pleasant fellows. Though a barrister by profession he preferred to walk in the hard and thorny paths of literature and Jour nalism. He wrote occasionally for the Examiner, contributed several short, lively stories to Belgrqvia and the Theatre, and for a little while con tributed a London letter to a New York evening paper. One of his comediettas was produced at the Ooera Comiaue.and he had, in collaboration with Julian Hawthorne, written an unacted comedy. He was one of the contributors to Dicken's Dictionary of London, and his highest ambition latterly has been to make a tour through the United States. Paris Corr. N. Y. Times. We are about to divulge to an honest people, and to our delinquent subscrib ers, a fact, perhaps somewhat startling to the majority of readers, which contains the ingredients of truth and poetry with the latter in the minority. A remarkable scientific discovery is alleged to haye been made by the emi nent scientific person, Dr. Piero Fabris of Venice. Dr. Fabris was preparing an exhaustive work on "The Function of Perfume in Flowers," when the thought occurred to him: Are not all our im, pulses due to the influence of perfumes- and it is not possible to make the human nose the greatest influence of education . This thought led to the long series of careful experiments which finally en abled him to formulate rules for the pro duction of female character at will. Dr. Fabris's experiments were made with the aid of seventy-eight girls of between ten and fifteen years of age. These girls he divided into six classes. Hiach class was kept day and night in an atmosphere steeped in some particular perfume. The effect of these scientific perfumes were carefully studied, and the result is really startling. The class of girls in musk consisted of thirteen members chosen at random. At the end of six months every girl, with out exception, had become plump, languid and conspicuously good tem pered, unless under extreme provocation. Though Dr. Fabris found musk produced a desire for wearing fine clothes and jewelry, it te also evident that it did not stimulate a. taste for personal neatness, though perhaps this was due to indispo sition to take any unnecessary trouble, which is the characteristic effect of musk. This experiment cbnvinced the investi gator that an amiable, languid and showy ftirl, with a tendency to undue postponement in the matter of collars and cuffs, may be produced in from five or six months out of the most scraggy, spiteful and viciously active material. The effect of the perfume of the rose was precisely opposite to that of musk. The girls of the rose class grew thin, abnormally neat, excessively prudish and decidedly unamiable. A curious unwillingness to tell the truth was de veloped in twelve of the thirteen girls subjected to this experiment, a result which was the more remarkable since, in other respects, they were unusually strict m obeying the teachings of the church. For this style of girls there is, offjpurse, little or no demand, except in those parts of New England where every girl is expected to become a school teacher. Geranium was found to produce a fair sample of a girl. Those subjected to its influence developed the plumpness of the musk girls, a decidedly independent spirit, and a tendency to free thinking in matters of religion. This kind of girl would probably meet a large demand in our Western and Northwestern estates, where personal beauty and strength of character are much prized, and where orthodoxy in religion is not regarded as essential. Dr. Fabris is inclined to think that by the alternate action of geranium and violet a modified girl might be produced, would be a decided improvement upon either a pure gera nium or a pure violet girl. Very satisfactory results were obtained by the use of violets. The girls upon whom this perfume was employed be came gentle and truthful. They also, however, developed some indications of melancholy, and were as a rule, lacking in physical and moral force. So far as the doctor's investigations have been pushed, violet appears to give the best results. It is hoped that his expectations as to the alternative use of violet and geranium will be justified; for in that case we shall be able to produce girls who will be almost faultless. The only other perfume with which Dr. Fabris experimented was patchouli, and the results were most discouraging. At the end of two months the girls of the patchouli class had developed every un desiring quality, and it was perhaps a good thing that a mob, justly maddened by the scent of patchouli which radiated from the doctor's laboratory, broke into the premises and destroyed nearly every thing that they could lay their hands on. ALL SORTS. 166 Snake stories should not generally be credited unless she name and residence of the snake be given. The world never knows the great respect lawyers have for each other,until one dies and there is a meeting of the bar. An Irishman describes a savings bank as a place where you can put your money in to-day, and get it out to-morrow; by giving thirty day's notice. When a boy becomes ashamed to sit in his mother's lap, he is generally in busi ness for himself holding some one in his lap. In some cities, where the blue ribbon does not prevail over much, the other side of the soda fountain does the most business. "A tail that tolled," remarked the gatekeeper when he caught a horse by the conclusion while he made the rider pay the fare. "No more" is a sweeping angel; "too late" is a mocking fiend. Sorrow is the concomitant of the one, remorse that of the other. jarcn brown a tabiespooniui of rice; put into a cup of cold water and let it come to a boil; sweeten a little. We see no excuse for having let the race called sharp-shooters die out. There are still book agents in the land. These are the evenings for courting strolls. Yonkers Statesman. Better for courting girls. We've noticed that's it's most always the aggressor in a dog fight that gets licked, and it's a good deal so with men. Show us the man who hasn't indulged in a picnic. We want to shake hands with him as a gorgeous exception to the general rule, and kill him. A young man who lost a bet of the oysters with three of his friends, said he wouldn't pay unless he was four stew. How doth the busy bee? Oh, well as can be expected under the circumstances. We've just smashed him for unfolding his interest-sting tail, ding bat him. In Candahar, when a young woman becomes sweet on a young man she sends him a hairpin, meaning, "that is the kind of a hairpin I am." If the young man is like Barkis, he pins a handker chief to iMfteap with the hairpin, signify ing: "tMm can bet your sweet life I am on it worse than an Injun." This amounts to an engagement and a notifi cation to all the folks of the fact, and then they get married. This plain and simple way of doing the business, saves a deal of swinging on the gates, burning kerosene oil of nights, buying ice-cream, and standing off the liveryman for buggies. A WEEK in your own town and no capital risked You can give the business a inai wiwiuut expense. The best opportunity ever offered for 7t .... i 1 oV. ami 1.1 i.rv nnf.hjiiir mose wining io worn, j a else until you see for yourself what you can do at tne ousiness we oner, xiu w You can devote all your time or only your spare time to the business, and make great pay for every hour you work. Women make as much as men. Send for special private terras ana par ticulars, which we mail free. e outnt iree. Don't complain of hard times while you have such a chance Address II. HALLETT & CO., Portland, Maine. io:diyi j. TO $6000 A YEAR, or $5 to $20 a day CR W in your own locality. No risk. Wo- ra I il men do as wel1 83 wen- Manv make IIV more than the amount stated above. No one can fail to make money fast. Any one J Ik. urnrlr Ynll ran lllflke from jOctS to la&u vtv 1. 1 . - $2 an hour by devoting your evenings and spare tune to i in uiiomcffo. n - v.j business Nothing like it for money making ever offered before Business pleasant and strict ly honorable. Reader, if you want to know all about the best paying business before the public, send us your address and we will send you full particulars and private terms free; samples worth $5 also free; you can then make up your mind for vourself Address GEORGE STINSON CO , "Portland, Maine. 16:3lyl SAFf & LOCK COMPANY, CtJNtM i,oo,o. Oncral ( ffiees rnd fan "factory CINCINNATI, OHIO. Pacific Brasch, No. 210 Sansome St., S. F- Agcncv for Oregon and Washington Territory, with HAWLEY, DODD & CO., Portland. HALL'S PATENT CONCRETE 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 snneriority is beyond question. Although about 1 50,000 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 eu record wherein one of them ever failed to preserve its contents perfectly. HALL'S PATENT DOVETAILED TENON AND GROOVE BURGLAR-PROOF Have never been broken open and robbed by burglars or robbers. Hall's burglar work ia. protected by letters patent, and his work cannot be equaled lawfully. His patent bolt is superior to any in use. His puteutfucks cannot be picked by the most skillful experts or burglars. By one of the greatest improvements known, tbe Gross Automatic Movement, our locks are operated without any arbor or spindle passing through the door and into the lock. Our locks cannot be opened or picked by bur glars or experts, (as in case of otherlocks),and we will put from $1,000 'o $10,000 behind them any time against air equal amount. The most skilled workmen only are employed. Their work cannot be excelled. Hall's Safes and Locks can be relied on at all times. They are carefully and thorughly constructed. THET ARE THE BEfeT SAFE Made in America, or any other country. One Thousand Dollars To any person who e n prove that one of Hail's patent burglar-proof sales nasever oeen broken open and robbed by burglars up to the present time. B. K. WILLIAMS, Agent for Oregon and W. T. Office tvliti Hawlej, l.oild .. 28fcbl6:9tf. Portland. Bees Hamlin. Emmett F. Wkenn. DRAYAGE ! DRAY ACE ! Hamlin & Wrenn. Propr's. HAVING JCST RETURNED FROM Sulem with a new truck, and having leased the bam formerly occupied by James Eg lin, we are now prepa.ed to do all kinds of DRAYIMC AMD HAULING, either in the city or country, at the lowest living rates. Can be found at the old truck stand. A share of the public patronage respectfully solic ited. Corvallis, Dec. 27, 1878. 15:52tf JOB PRINTING. THE Gazette Job Printing House IS NOW PREPARED TO DO Plain and Ornamental Printing, As neat and Cheap as it can be done by any Office on the Coast Mil Beads, Aitrtler Heai (e henda. hi emrata, P. ogriuninet, Bull Tickets. Invitations Circulars, Buitiue s ird., VlaiMBK arda, Labels. Dodfffrs. btaall raster. Kavelepes. t Bank Betes, fcblpplas; Receipts, Order Bonks. Buns, Tace. nr.. Kte -Orders by mail promptly filled. Esti mates furnished. AUGUST KNIGHT. CABINET MfeAKEH, AND-- UNDERTAKER. Cor. Second ami Monroe Sts., CORTiLLIK, ORKMOH. Keeps constantly on hand all kinds of FURNITUIIE COFFINS ANO CASKETS. Work done to order on short notice, and at reasonable rates. Corvaliis. Jan. 1. 1877. U4 UK WtllGft iU BUS Good Hooks lor All." Works which should be found In every library within the reach of all readers. 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De voted to Ethmology, Physiology, Phrenology Physiognomy, Psycology, Biography, Educa tion, Art, Literature, with Measures tp Re form, Elevate and Improve Mankind Physi cally, Mentally and Spiritually. Published Monthly in octavo form, at $2.00 a year in advance, or 29 cents a number. New volumes January and July. Inclose auiouut in a registered letter or by a P. O. order for one or for all of the above, and address 8. R. WELLS & CO., Publishers, 737 Broadway, New York. Agents wanted. RUPTURE CURED! From a Merchant. Dai-ton, W. T. Feb. 10, 1879. Tf. J. Home, Proprietor California Elastic Truss Co., 720 Market street, San Francis Dear Sir : The Truss I purchased of you one year ago ba i proved a miracle to me. I have been ruptur ed forty years, and wore dozens of different kinds of Trasses, all of which ruined my health, as they were very injurious to my back and spine. Your valuable Truss is as easy as an old shoe and is worth hundreds of dollars to me, as it affords me so much pleasure. I can and do advise all, both ladies and gentlemen, afflicted, to buy and wear your modern improved Elastic Truss Imme diately. I never expect to be cured, but am sat isfied and happy with the comfort it gives me to wear it. It was the best $10 I ever invested in my life. You can refer any one to me, and I will be happy to answer any letters on its merits, remain, yours, respectfully. D. D. Bunnell. Latest Medical Endorsements. Martinez, Cal.,Feb. 17, 1879. TV. J. Home, Proprietor California Elastic Truss Co., 720 Market street, 8. F. Dear Sir: In regard to your Cal. Elastic Truss, I would say that I have carefully studied its mechanism, ap plied it in practice, and I do not hesitate to say that for all purposes for which Trusses are worn it is the b st Truss ever offered to the public. Yours truly. J. II. Cakothbbs, M. D. Endorsed by a Prominent Uedlcal Instt lata. San Fbancisco, March 0, 1879. W. J. Home, Esq. Dear Sir . You ask my opinion of the relative merits of your Patent cinauc xiunn, ia tamiijuicu wilu uiuui tuuus to.u have been tested under my observation, and in reply I frankly state, that from the time my at tention was first called to their simple, though highly mechanical and philosophical construction, together with easy adjustibiiity to persons of all ages, forms and sizes. I add this further testi monial with special pleasure, that tbe several persons who have applied to me for aid in their cases of rupture, and whom I have advised to try yours, all acknowledge their entire satisfaction, and consider themselves highly favored by the possession of your improved Elastic Truss. JtOUIStlUly, UARI.OIV J. SMITH, M. D. Proprietor of the Hygienic Medical Institute D.3.1 uaiuornia street, Dan r rancisco. A Remarkable Cure. San Fbancisco, Oct. 26, 1879. W. .. Home, Proprietor California Elastic Truss, 720 Market street, San Francisco Dear Sii I am truly grateful to you for the wonder ful CURE your valuable Truss has effected on my little boy. The double Truss I purchased from you has PERFECTLY CURED him of his pain ful rupture on both sides in a little over six months. The Steel Trjss he had before I bought yours caused him cruel torture, and it was a hap py day lor us an wuen ne laiu it asiae ior tou CALIFORNIA ELASTIC TRUSS. I am sure that all will be thankful who are providentially led to give your Truss a trial. You may refer any one to me on the subject. Yours truly, v m. nau, two oacramenio ou This is to certify that I have examined the son of Wm. Peru, and faBd him PERFECTLY CURED of Hernia, on both sides. L. Dkxtkk Lvpobd, M. D. Surgeon and Physician. Trusses forwarded to all parts of the United Stales at our expense, on receipt oj price. end stamp tor Illustrated Catalogue and Price Mi. Giving full information and rules for measuring UljeasmM ELASTIC TRUSS COMPANY, no Market Sired, 9. F. $300 A MONTH guaranteed. $12 a day at home made by the indus trious. Capital not required; we arill atari, vou Mpn. women boys and girls make money faster at work for us than at anyitung eise. me worn. i jirhi auu pleasant, and such as anyone can go right at. Those who are wise who see this notice will tend us their addresses at once and see for themselves. r 1. n w-. A Urma Yn VftW w 1 1 , f. ttmo VOStlV UU.U. Wlu kiiiio uv... - ' ... . j Those already at work are laying up large sums I of money. Address TRUE CO., Augusta, Maine. 18:31yl.,