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About Corvallis daily gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon) 1909-1909 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1909)
NOTED SOUTHERN AUTHORESS S"81 PlfTVl1ViirBjfpriirlrfrinlL1ijiifnfifff.iiirt HI HHj FifW'Hf'y'n Reminiscences of Mrs. Augusta E. Wil son, Writer of "St. Elmo." , Mrs. Augusta Jane Evans Wilson, as 1 far as selling powers go, was one of Them I Ellinry and ' Furnishings EVERYTHING AT RE DUCED PRICES Sale on all Millinery Goods. Must reduce stock' at once. Furnishing Goods all go at special low prices. Calf and see us mm rson Benton County Lumber Co, Manufacturers of all kinds of Fir Lumber, fclouldinos, Cedar Posts, Sawed and Split. , Oedar Shakes Dealers in . ' -. Doors. Windows, Lims, Briex Cement, $ Shingles, etc Occidental Lumber Co. Successors to Corvallis Lumber Co. We are here to supply your needs in the Lumber line. Please call on J. B IRVING for information and prices. And take notice that if we have not got exactly what you want we will get it for you. : ' ' G. O. BASSET f, Local Mgr. I ica. The most famous books of the i II well known southern authoress, who 1 1 ecently died at her home in Mobile, Ala., are probably ""St. 'Slmo," which was published in 1806, and "Vashti," published in 18G9. She was not a prolific writer, like other novelists of her school, and her books, commencing with "Inez" in 1856, number only nine. Her other works are "Beulah," "Ma- caria," "Infeliee." "At the Mercy : of Tiberius," '.'A Speckled Bird" and"De- vota," the last ; work from her pen. which appeared iu 1907. Macaria" was popular among the soldiers of the civil war, and it is said that a copy of the book once saved the life of one of them. He took it from his shirt one 'day and was surprised to find a bullet imbedded in its pages.- When Mrs. Wilson was-eleven years old her family moved from Columbus, Ga., to San Antonio, Tex., which soon afterward became the headquarters of the, -troops sent to assist General Tay lor. Their glittering uniforms, the stirring martial music and exciting events of the war, combined with the ex quisite scenery about the place, strong ly impressed her and furnished the theme for "Inez, a Tale of the Alamo' The story, written when she was fif teen and presented to her father as a Christmas gift, was brought out by the Harpers in 1855. It was not until she published "Beu lah," however, that she tasted the fruits of substantial success. That .work ran through edition after edition. 'St. Elmo," of course, was Miss Evans' great success. Its rale was tre mendous, and hamlets, hotels, steam boats and country seats were earned In its honor. It contains a description of the Taj Mahal, and a traveler visit ing the spot records the fact that he discovered a Parsce boy in the shadow of the tomb reading the London edi tion of one of Mrs. Wilson's books. . - For "Vashti." which followed, the author received in a single check, while It was still In manuscript. $15,000. Mrs. Wilson never wrote a magazine or a newspaper article, although she had frequently been importuned for both. One editor offered to allow her- to fix her' own price on a serial story, and a publisher agreed to pay her $25, 000 if she would permit him to bring her novels out in a cheap paper back form, so. as not to interfere with the library edition, but both propositions were rejected. - m m uppers A Nevr Line of Vici and Patent Colt. The very latest styles and marked at the lowest prices. UNIQUE PLEA FOR PARDON. A choice assortment, just the right thing for this sunshine weather, in Taffeta and Pongee. For Men and Boys in the newest patterns and all grades. Prices cut to suit ev( ry pocket book. j3 We are SOLE AGENTS here for this Popular Line. WOODS BROTHERS GENERAL REPAIR SHOP Prompt attention given to repairing all kinds of gasoline en gines, autos bicycles. Plows and axes sharDened. Saws filed. All work guaranteed satisfactory and done on short notice Give us a call. We can please you. Located back of Baal Bros-' blacksmith shop on Second street. Phone No-. 3145 Ind. ' Woods Brothers 4fe OREGON The Best Paint " , There is no betterpaint made for appearance and durability than ; " . , Acme QuaSiCy Paint Specially, prepared for .exterior and interior use. "FLOOR VARNISH THAT WEARS" . WALL PAPER AND PAINT STORE Second Street, Nesy Palace Theater - YOU GET UHAT UE GET MMf - 'm Our books are open for your inspection. fij Buyers name given if wanted. We not only 'ffffAMA get top prices, but you can satisfy yourseif kJxJI absolutely at any time that you get what we get. rnuf&rt uasb ntiuitris Ship your produce to us. . Write to us now. for coops, tags, etc. SOUTHERN OREGOU GOLILliSSION GO. V. H. McCORQUODALE. PROP. 95 FRONT 8T., PORTLAND, 0RE8QX "Kick' Me Out or I'll Corrupt Prison Morals," Convict Wrote Governor. ' Governor Walter It. Stubbs of Kan sas, recently received a peculiar letter from a prisoner in the (Kansas peni tentiary. Usually the letters the gov ernor receives are that the prisoner is not guilty at all, or if guilty-he did not mean to do it and just forgot him self or let his temper get away with him. But there is one prisoner who offered a different reason for the gov ernor letting him out of the prison. Here it is: Judging from what I have read and from conversations held with prisoners in this penitentiary, I have arrived at the conclusion that I am about the only guilty scamp in this place; I cannot plead in nocence. I can't write a classical poem, and I have no "flowers blooming in the conservatory of my soul." You have no idea how lonesome this leaves me. Better kick me out of here, lest I corrupt the morals of the institution. Every man in the penitentiary who believes himself wronged or innocent is convinced that he would be able to do society -much good if turned out by the governor. But a long time ago the governors learned that some of the prisoners had a mistaken idea of their innocence or usefulness, so it is sel dom that a governor pays much atten tion to this kind of letters. Somehow or other it has become noised about that Governor Stubbs would encour age frankness in prisoners and that he expected at least some evidence of reform to convince him that some of the criminals were worthy of execu tive clemency. ' The governor receives all sorts of letters from prisoners, both in the prison and in the ''reformatory, every day, but the one received the other day was the most novel one of which thereis any record in the governor's office. The letter contains much other matter referring to this prisoner's case, and that quoted is only a part of the letter. The governor, -declined to give out the name' of the prisoner. Governor Stubbs is considerably' in terested in the man who wrote the letter, and it is possible that some ac tion may be taken in regard to his case.' ' ... Largest Observatory In the World. Ground was recently broken at Mount Wilson for the construction of the telescope tower "which is being constructed . by an observatory com pany. It will be the largest of Its kind in the world and will cost $50, 000. The dome -wjll.be 175 feet above the ground and will- be composed of two towers, one inside the other. This Is to eliminate vibration. The towers will be built three inches apart and will not be connected in any place ex cept at the foundation. E3 PLAN NOW at our expense A CHOICE OF FOUR New Dignity For President Taft's Son. Robert A. Taft, son of President Taft has been elected president of the Tale Debating association.' Young Taft holds more offices than any other Yale undergraduate. He is treasurer of the Young Men's .Christian associa tion and president of the , Yale Civil Government club, besides being an officer of Phi Beta Kappa, the honor ary high standard society. IS OFFERED YOU v SIT A TTI 17 DURING ALASKA EjJ 1 I JLJEli YUKON EXPOSITION YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK YOSEMITE VALLEY LAKE TAHOE ALL YOUR EXPENSES PAID IFYOU HAVE FRIENDS IN THE EAST WHO WANT TO VlilT THE PACIFIC COAST WE CAN ARRANGE IT This is your Opportunity For complete j. information address Sunset Travel Clu Room 16, Flood B!d'g San Francisco THE DAILY GAZETTE ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME !Z1