The Corvallis gazette., June 13, 1879, Page 4, Image 4

WEEKLY CORVALLIS GAZETTE
CORVALLIS,
JUNE 13, 1879.
MEMORIAL DAT.
BY E. Im THOBPE.
Where the breeze from the ocean Is gentle
Am It fans through the leaves on the hill,
And wafts the sweet essence It gathers.
The hero lies quiet and still.
Quietly there, as the dew-drops
Kail where the palm-trees wave,
The soldier Is sleeping forever,
His laurels, a soldier's grave.
A comrade off dnty, and waiting
The soand of the last reveille
That shall call, not to arms, but to Judgment,
The heroes, the blue and the gray.
Waiting the morn, when the captain
Shall call for the last tattoo
To muster them Into his service
Together, the gray and the blue.
Let him rest, he Is weary of fighting.
And guarding the lines 'gainst the foe,
No call of the bugle may wake him.
No order may tell him to go.
For quietly there as the dew-drops
Fall where the palm-trees wave.
The soldier is sleeping forever,
His laurels, a soldier's grave.
Then weave the bright flowers Into garlands,
And scatter them over his bed,
These tokens of love be the tribute
That memory still gives to the dead.
Who are waiting the morn.when the captain
Shall call for the last tattoo
To master them Into his service
Together the gray and the blue.
Trapped by an Heiress.
A cosier place than the big sitting
room at Hillcrest -would have been hard
to find, if one had traveled from Land's
End to John O'Groats ; and this eventful
evening, when the destinies of two worthy
people were about taking definite form
two Deoiale who had never seen each
other, and who had heard of each other
so often that both were curiously eager
to meet on this important evening the
sittincr-room at Hillcrest had never
looked pleasanter or cosier.
A Inure fire of logs slowed like molten
carbuncles in the open fireplace ; on the
table in the center of the floor, whose
cover matched glowing crimson of
the carpet, was a silver stand that held a
dozen snowy wax tapers, whose beaming
light contrasted exquisitely with the
ruddy glow of the fire.
Beside the table, in a big, cushioned
chair, with his feet thrust toward the
genial warmth on the hearth, his gray
dressing-gown sitting comfortably on his
portly form, his gold-rimmed glasses on
his nose, sat the owner and master of
Hillcrest, Mr. Abiah Cressington, rich,
good-natured, and fond of his own way.
Opposite him was the mistress of the
place little, shrew-faced, sharp-nosed,
merry Aunt Cornelia, his sister, who,
since her widowhood, had come to Hill
crest to make her bachelor brother's
home as pleasant as she could.
That she had succeeded was very evi
dent by the way now in which he looked
up from a letter he had been reading
the confidential, kindly way in which he
did it.
" Walter writes a curious letter in re
sponse to my invitation to come and
spend a few weeks at Hillcrest as soon as
he gets over his fatigue from his ocean
voyage home, after his five years' tour
abroad. I'll read it to you."
He leaned near the softly-glowing
lights, and began the short, concise
reply that Walter Austin had written
from his chamber in the Temple:
" You are very kind, indeed, Uncle
Abiah, to ask me down to Hillcrest for
as long as I wish to stay, and I can as
sure you that I have been so long a wan
derer that the idea of a home is very
pleasant to me. But when I take into
consideration the peculiar importance
you propose attaching to my visit, I am
unwilling to accept the invitation. To
me, the idea of having my fancies and
inclinations put into harness, and to feel
that I am on continual duty to win my
way into the good graces of my second
cousin, Mabel, whom you are good
enough to wish me to marry "
Mrs. Cornelia interrupted sharply,
"Abiah, you never surely went and
told our grand-nephew that you had in
view his marriage with Mabel 1 "
Her tone was energetic, almost repre
hensive. . "Why not? I certainly did. I told
him in my letter that it was a chance for
him he'd never get again, and that he
needn't feel under such terrible obliga
tions to take a fancy to Phil's little
Mabel, but to come down and be cous
inly, and if anything should happen, it'd
be right all round."
Mrs. Cornelia knitted vigorously, her
lavender cap-ribbons quivering in the
mellow taper glow.
"All I have to say i you're a fool,
Abiah! Walter is right. A young man
doesn't like to have his fancies under
rein and whip, and the very fact that we
want him to marry, will make him indis
posed to do it. You've made a very great
mistake in the beginning."
Mr. Cressington looked aghast at his
sister's determined face.
" Why, I really didn't suppose "
" Of course you didn't. It's only your
natural stupidity, you dear old fellow!
Men are all alike. Don't I know them
like a book ? And you've ruined your
hopes for Mabel and Walter at the very
outset."
Mr. Cressington started discomfitedly.
"I am sure I meant it all right
enough, Cornelia. I certainly wanted
Walter to know what a little darling our
Mabel is, and what a nice little wife she
would make for any man."
"Very commendable, indeed ; only, if
you had consulted me upon the letter
you sent, I should have advised you to
say nothing about Mabel, or her charms,
or her expectations. I should have sim
ply asked him to come and see us, and
have left the rest to Mabel's blue eyes.
You see, Abiah?"
His lips compressed slowly.
" I think I see. And my hopes in that
direction are all ruined ! "
The silver needles clicked rapidly, and
the snow-white yarn came reeling mer
rily off the ball under her arm.
"Not at all. Leave that to me, and
Til see what can be done. Trust a wo
man's wit to get even a blundering old
fellow like yourself out of a scrape.
She smiled and nodded, and looked al
together so mischievous, that Mr. Cres
sington became quite excited over her
little mystery.
" Do explain, Cornelia."
And when she explained he leaned
back in his chair, with an expression of
positive awe and admiration on his face.
" What a woman you are, Cornelia ! I
declare it beats anything I ever heard in
the whole course of my life."
After dusk, a glorious winter day, with
here and there a star twinkling in the
pale gray sky, and the lights and fires in
the Hillcrest sitting room making an
eloquent welcome to Walter Austin, as
he stood in the midst of the home circle,
tall, gentlemanly, handsome and self-
humor as he led forward two young
girls.
" Come, don't be shy, now. Walter,
this is your cousin, Mabel Cressington,
and this is her good friend and insepar
able companion, Irene Vance, come to
help entertain you. My nephew, Mr.
Walter Austin, girls. And this is Aunt
Cornelia you remember her well
enough, hey?"
And so the presentation was merrily
gotten over, and Walter found himself
at home in the most pleasant family he
had ever known.
TViflv wera remarkablv rjrettv finrls.
with 6lue eyes although Miss Vance's
were decidedly tne deeper Diue ana more
bewitching and lovely, yellow-gold
hair. Walter found nimseii admiring
the stvle of Miss Vance a coiffure before
he had known her an hour ; and when he
went up to his room that night he felt as
if between the two, roguish Mabel and
sweet little Irene, he never would come
out heart-whole.
" For Mabel is a good little darling,"
thought he, " and I will take Groat u m-le
Abiah 's advice and fall in love with her,
and thereby secure a generous share of
the Cressington estates. Egad ! that's a
happy thought ! "
But the handsome young gentleman
went to sleep and dreamed, instead of
Mabel's laughing eyes, of Irene's gentle,
tender ones ; and awoke somewhat in the
middle of the night, unable to get to
sleep again for thinking of her.
And the after days were not much bet
ter. Despite the golden value of Mabel,
there was something about Irene Vance
tnat made this headstrong fellow in
different to the advice he had sworn to
follow.
" Because, by Jove ! a fellow would
have to be made of granite to resist the
sweet, shy ways of such a little darling
as Irene ! I'll marry her if she'll have
me, and the property and money may go
to the dogs ! I've a head and a pair of
hands, and the blue-eyed Irene shall not
suffer ! "
It was not an hour later that he met
her in the hall, carrying great boughs of
holly, with which to festoon, down the
walnut staircase.
" Give me your burden, Irene," said
he. " Why did you not tell me you were
going to gather it, and let me go with
you ! It's altogether too heavy a burden
foryour arms to bear."
He managed to get the lovely sprays
awav from her arms, but it required an
immense amount of tardy effort on his
part, and shy, sweet blushing on hers.
" Answer me, Irene, wny dian t you
let me go with you ? Wouldn't you have
liked it ? "
He demanded her answer in the most
captivating, lordly way, and she dropped
her eyes in great confusion.
" Y-e-s."
" Then why were you so cruel to
me?"
" I am not cruel to anybody. Indeed I
must go now."
Walter placed himself squarely in the
way, and was looking down at her rose-
tinted face.
" No, you can't ko yet. Irene, you are
cruel, or you never would deprive one of
the opportunity to enjoy the blessedness
of your society." Her voice lowered
tenderly ,and ne dropped his head nearer
her golden curls. " You know I think
it cruel in you to be so distant, and shy,
and reserved with me dont you
Irene ? "
She shrank away, her lovely form
drooping like a lily, her cheeks hanging
out their signals of distress and con
fusion.
" Oh. please don't talk so to me. In
deed I must go ! Mabel is waiting for
the holly, and she she won t like it
if"
But she was a prisoner in his tight
clasp.
" If what ? If they find you and me
talking so contently together
" No ! I mean if I don't take the holly
at once,
Walter put his arm around her waist
before she knew what he was doing.
"Irene, look up. You shall not go
until you let me see your eyes if you love
me as well as I love you ! Irene, my
dear little girl, 1 love you very dearly !
She was -silent for one second, and he
saw the quiver of her red lips. Then
she raised her head, slowly shyly.
" You love me ? Oh, Walter, what
will they all say ? Don t you know it is
Mabel you ought to say that to f 1 am
nobody, Walter, and Mabel is an heir
ess 7
Walter had both arms around her by
this time, and was looking ardently in
her glowing face.
"X know Mabel is an heiress, and a
nice little girl ; and I know also you are
a darling my darling and the only girl
I ever asked to be my wife, or shall ever
ask ! bay yes, pet.
His tones were low and tender, but
triumphant.
" And you can deliberately give up so
much for only lust me f
Her wondroug eyes met his bravely
now, and thrilled him with the light in
them.
" Only just you, my darling ! Why,
you are more than all the world to me !
Come, we will go tell Uncle Abiah at
once. Just one kiss first you must ! "
And he had more than one or two, be
fore he led her, blushing, with tears
trembling on her lashes, like diamonds
on a golden thread, to Uncle Abiah, who
sat in his library with Mrs. Cornelia, in
dustriously looking over a receipt book.
They looked up in surprise as Walter
marched in, Irene on his arm, a picture
of confusion.
" If you please, Uncle Abiah, I want
your blessing and cordial consent to re
ceive this little girl for your niece. I love
her, and she loves me.
Uncle Abiah looked shrewdly over his
glasses at Mrs. Cornelia.
"Well, sister, what shall we say to
this demand ? "
A broad smile of perfect delight was
on her merry face.
" Say ? Why, tell them yes, and wel
come ; and let them know that their
Aunt Cornelia isn't a fool if their Uncle
Abiah is."
Walter looked astonished, and felt
Irene's hand tremble on his arm.
"What is it, dear?"
She smiled through her tears as she
looked into his inquiring eyes.
"Oh, Walter, I afraid you will be
angry. I am Mabel after all, and
and"
" And you have made love to your
cousin, the heiress, in spite of yourself,
my boy ! So Hillcrest is a foregone fate,
after all, eh?"
" Don't scold, please, Walter !" Since
I have you, what need I care? "
And Mrs. Cornelia turned over the
leaves of the receipt-book until she came
to " wedding-cake," and avers that she
made the match herself.
Old Mr. Cressington was in his richest
Current Notes.
A finished gentleman one who is
dead
Women dot their eyes with spotted
vails.
To make a fine eye water Stick an
onion to it.
The coming man Grant. At least he's
coming in August.
A cash business is not ruined by a lack
of confidence.
Do they call them spring chiokons on
account of the elasticity of their joints ?
Your professional pedestriau may be
said to be a man who profits by his extremities.
Texas papers speak of summary exe
cutions. Kind of noose summary, as it
were.
There is no beautiful spring at Niag
ara. It is always fall there, by the water.
Girls should remember : "Where ig
norance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wive."
Green apples will soon be in season to
make groan people out of youngsters.
The numlHrloss one-eyed inon about
the country speak volumes for the popu
larity of archery.
It is bettor for a mau to wear susiHmd-
ers than to walk himself to death for a
champion belt to hold his pantaloons up.
The vonth who loaves off his overcoat
to eniov a balmy spring is helping to pay
off the mortgage on his doctors house.
A i ii sin's ourioaitv never roaches the fe
male standard until some mte tolls him
his name was in yostonlay's paper.
" It's oulv a snriuii openintf. ma.' ex
claimed that awful boy, an lie exhibited
his torn trousers after a leap over tho
picket fence.
Jane." said he. " I think if you 1 if toil
vonr foot awav from the tire wo might
have some heat in the room." And they
hadn't been married two years either.
A dispatch from Europe announces
the suicide of an Italian nobleman.
Great goodness 1 who did he leave his
hand-organ to?
Methuselah would have lived longer,
but the man on the street-car who always
says " there's room for one moae " wore
him out and he died prematurely.
The exercise of whipping carpets is
recommended for the development of the
muscle. Don't let your wife do it or she
may get the start of you in development.
The crimson hues of modesty may rush
in rosy waves through her cheeks and
blissful kisses may be drowning in the
nectar of her ruby lips, but alas, who
can measure the woe that wells up every
time her shoes rub her corns i
Tbe Farmer's Weak Point.
The fact that there were 1668 more
boys than girls born in Ohio last year,
would indicate that they intend to keep
up the supply of office-holders.
It is the fashion for designing news
papers and politicians to glorify the
farmer as the king-bolt of the universe.
Beyond question, the raw products which
make life possible, which feed the
mouths of men and the jaws of ponder
ous machinery, which freight steamships
'and railroad lines, which build powerful
cities all their products, we say, are the
result of the farmer's creative toil. The
farmers of the United States sent abroad
over five hundred and thirty-six millions
of farm products last year. The total of
the butter and cheese product for the
same period was three hundred and fifty
millions. These are astonishing figures.
But out of the sum received for their ag
ricultural products, the wages paid to
the thousands of laborers, the interest on
sums invested, the many expenses inci
dent to all business, must be deducted.
Although he is producing the raw mate
rial on which multitudes of other men
thrive, the farmer does not in any wise
have a monopoly of the blessings of this
world. There is not a strong desire on
the part of mechanics and professional
men to become tillers of the sou, as in
deed there should be, if only the numer
ous flatterers of the farmer were telling
the truth. There are 293 members of
Congress, and few of them are farmers ;
lawyers, business men, editors, college
professors, but not half a dozen farmers
Now this fact was commented upon by
Mr. Walker of the State Orange of Mis
souri, in a recent speech. Said he :
" The truth is, the farmer will rise to the
top when he is able to do so. and not be
fore. The reason why farmers do not
shine in public life is because they, as a
class, lack business training." Mr. Wal
ker goes on to state " that the leading
merchants of any place are men who
have had but limited schooling advan
tages, but who fought their way up, and
by virtue of having met many men,
reading much, and conversing' often
with others, are ready-witted beyond the
average farmer. A successful business
man can execute any sort of business,
write a straightforward letter, keep ac
counts, fill out a deed, write a resolution,
preside over a meeting, speak directly to
the point, and, what is more than all
else, see a point when stated by an
other."
" Now," says Mr. Walker, " if you go
to any county seat, and select a dozen
representative farmers, you will find men
of judgment, good sense, excellent in
tentions, and it may be, of decided con
victions. They will indulge in some
general expression of facts and princi
ples, but they cannot penetrate, grapple,
discuss. Few of them keep a correct
system of accounts. Briefly, the condi
tion of the farmer's pursuits do not im
pose the necessity of quick wits."
Mr. Walker then proceeded to show
how, in the very nature of the case, the
merchant, or professional man, has more
attrition from his fellow men or asso
ciates. The struggle for life is when
men are crowded together, much more
intense and more wit-sharpening than
when their avocation keeps them for
days apart. We should expect the farmer
slow to receive an idea, and slow to give
it up. The receptive faculties develop
most, and the qualities of availability
and quick perception and business train
ing, which a man needs in public life,
are less often found in the farmer than in
men of many other occupations.
This, then, is the whole story. The
mass of farmers do not have in their
ranks as good timber, as regards availa
bility, as they ought, in all sincerity, to
have. It is not honesty or industry
which they lack ; but in a large degree
the farmers and the farming community
need more strict training in business
mode of thought. Business-like exact
ness is like the laws of the Medes and
Persians ; to-day means to-day, and nei
ther to-morrow nor yesterday. The
truly successful and honored farmers, a
class increasing every year, conduct their
affairs on the same exact principles which
regulate banking, or the Japan tea trade,
or any other solvent business.
Charley Ross.
THK THEOItY OF AN EXPERIKNCKD DETECTIVE.
Philadelphia Press. J
New Yokk. April 30. I was speaking
last night to a very efficient detective
police omcer oy tne name oi uruming who
has been in the New York service twenty
years. He has been repeatedly sent to
EuroDean countries for escaped criminals,
and recently brought home from South
America a iorger trom rennsyivania
whom he had chased around the conti
nentfirst to Callao, then to Lima, and so
on down the West coast, and through
Smith's Sound into the Pacific, and up to
Montevideo, and finally caught him at
Rio. I said to this man : " Have you any
theory as to that boy, Charley Ross, who
f.i-. r i,;i.,.i.,ii,;')
WiW HaillllUIIl I lllliUiClfsiiia .
"I have a very distinct theory," ne saia.
" Somfi time a'fter the bov's disappear-
hnt a eood while before Douglass
and Mosher, his captors, were killedt
Hay Ridge, the body ol a little uoy jmm
lieht brown hair was found in the water
near Bergen Point, dressed in girl's ap
parel. The body had been in the water
two or tnree montns wnen iounu, aim it
was buried, no claim having been made
for it by anybody, and no notice of any
lost child having appeared in any of the
papers of this vicinity. When Douglass
and Mosher were shot, it was found that
their resort was about Bergen Point, on
the fiats of Newark Bay. The little body
was then dug up, but was so decomposed
that Mr. Ross failed to identify it. I have
no doubt myself that it was his boy. Had
that boy fallen off of any tug, barge, pro
peller or anything that passes through
the Kills, tbe alarm would have been
given. Had it belonged to any person of
Us blood or kin there would have been
an alarm. Taken out of the water so
long after its calamity and already unrec
ognizable, of course it went rapidly to de
cay after burial. The fact that Mr. Ross
did not recognize it as his child only
shows that he was conscientious.
" What were Douglass and Mosher?"
'They were pirates. They generally
hauled their boats up on the mud about
Bergen Point, a very good place for them
to rob barges and other vessels that came
through the back Hills and down from
Newark. With their yacht or cat boat
they could take flight from Jersey into
New York at any time, or run into Connecticut."
" How do you account for such pirates
being away over at uermantown, r eun
svlvania? "
" More than proble they went there for
the purpose of stealing that boy. They
had been seen around Mr. Ross' house
several days before the boy was taken.
He lived on a lonely lane, and those
fellows with their wagon had the short
cut over the York road. I presume that
they got tired of small piracy around
tbe waters and thought they would
make a good big strike, and picked
out the spot and the boy, and
then driving all night on the good road
between New York and Philadelphia,
they could have put the boy in their boat
anywhere below Newark. If my supposi
tion is correct they kept him until repeat
edly deceived in their hopes of large
ransom, when, in order to avoid punish
ment and to keep their word of revenge
they rigged the little fellow out in girl's
clothes and dropped him overboard. You
recollect when they were shot, the only
one who could speak opened his mouth
as if remembering nothing else but this
crime, and exclaimed : ' We are the men
who took Charley Ross ! ' "
" Is it often that children are stolen in
this country ? "
" Not very often. About once in ten or
twelve years there is a child stealing
case. I arrested a Gipsy woman once for
stealing a child, and she was sent to the
Penitentiary for eight years.
Corvallis Lodge So U, V. A. M.
Holds stated Communications on Wednesday on
or preceding each full moon. Brethren in good
standing cordially invited to attend. By orde
Butler's Law Practice.
The grave of Marguerite Arnold, the
beautiful wife of Benedict Arnold, is in
a good condition, in the ancient crypt of
Centre Church, New Haven.
Ben Butler was called on by a person
who wanted to have a talk with him.
"Mr. Butler," said he, "one of my neigh
bor's cows jumped my garden gate last
night, and completely destroyed my
flower beds. The gate was of the height
required by law, and was closed. Now, I
wish to know whether I can obtain dam
ages?" "Most assuredly," replied the widow's
friend.
"Well, Mr. Butler, how much?"
"Oh, about ten dollars."
"But, Mr. Butler," triumphantly, "the
cow was yours."
"Ah!" said Butler, thoughtfully; and he
looked unutterable things out of his bad
eye. Then he turned to his desk,scratohed
off a few lines on a piece of paper and
handed it to his visitor. It was in the
form of an account, and read as follows: .
"B. F. Butler to Mr. , dr.: To dam
ages caused by cow, $10; by legal advice,
cr., $15; balance due me, So."
"Mr. ," said Mr. Butler, softly, you
needn't hurry about the payment. Wash
ington Capitol.
A story is told of a man in Cheshire,
Mass., who always walks from that town
to Pittsfield to save his fare. One day he
carried to one of the banks $5000 in
coupon bonds, which he wanted to have
converted into registered bonds, declar
ing that for five years he had kept them
between the feather and strawticks on his
bed, and he had not known what a good
night's sleep was in all that time. It is
likewise related of him that he also be
come so harassed over money matters
that he attempted to hang himself. A
kind-hearted neighbor cut him down in
time to save his life, and when he had
recovered he sent his benefactor a bill of
fifty cents for spoiling a good halter which
he had cut in saving the miser's life.
Bather Green.
A verdant Irish girl, just arrived, was
sent to an intelligence office by the com
missioner of emigration, to find a place
of service. She was sent to a restaurant,
where stout help was wanted, and while
in conversation with the propritor he
took occasion to light his cigar by
ignititing a locofoco match on the sole of
his boot. As soon as the girl saw this
she ran away half frightened to death,
and when she reached the intelligence
office she was almost, breathless.
" Why, what is the matter with you ? "
said the proprietor, seeing her rush in in
such confusion.
" Och, sure, sar.but ye's sent me to the
old divil himself, in human form."
" What do you mean ? Has he dared to
insult a help from my office ? " inquired
the man.
" Yes, snr," returned the girl, " he's
the deviL"
"What did he do to you? Tell me
and I'll fix him for it," said he, quite
exasperated.
"Why, sur, whilst I was talking to
him about the wages, he turned up the
bottom of his fut and wid a splinter in
his fingers, sur, he jis' gave one strike
and the fire flew out of his fut, and he
lighted his cigar wid it, right before me
own eyes. He's the divil, sure, sur."
Three-fourths of the successful men of
the day owe much of their properity to a
wife's help. The load of life is so heavy
that it takes a team of two to draw it. The
ship not only wants a captain, bnt a first
mate.
Barnum Lode Me. 7, I. . O. 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 Usfce vemeterjr
Persons desiring to obtain lots, can obtain all
the necessary information, by applying to
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Have a complete stock of
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School Pooks etationeny, &o.
We buy for Cash, and have choice of the
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the market affords.
ys- Prescriptions accurately peDared at half
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AT THE
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Has just received from San Francisco, the larg
est and Best Stuck of
Millinery Good,
Dress Trimmings, Etc.,
Ever brought to Corvallis, whxh I will sell at
pr;ces l hat defy competition.
geu-y far M me. t-SMarest's reliable
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f- oerammca,
Ball Tleke's.
lnvilntlota
Vtrra'an,
liusi ue-m ' aril.
Visiting i'arda,
Lsbr's.
1)oi1kto.
mii, ill Pttstwra.
Kuvelspfs,
Legal Blanks
Baak Kotea.
feUiuplnfC Brcclpta,
Order Hooka,
IIUUK,
Taea.
tc, Etc
-Onlers by mail promptly filled. Esti
mutes luminboii.
AUGUST KNIGHT,
CABINET JIAKEtt,
AND
UNDERTAKER,
Cor. Second and Mqproe Sta.,
CORVALLIS, - ORKOOST.
Keeps constantly on hand all kinds of
FURN1TU11E.
Work done to order on short notice, and
at reasonablu rates.
Corvallis, Jan. 1, 1877. l-:ltf
Woodcock & Baldwin
(Successors to J. R Bayley & Co,)
KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND AT THE
old stand a large and complote stock of
Heavy and Shelf Hardware,
IRON, STEEL,
TOOLS, STOVES,
RANGES, ETC
Manufactured and Home Made
Tin and Copper Ware,
Fumps.Fipe, Etc.
A good Tinner constantly on hand, and all
Job Work neatly and quickly done.
Also agents for Knapp, Burrell & Co.,
for the sale of the best and latest im
proved FARM MACHINEItY,
of all kinds, together with a full assort
ment of Agricultural Implements.
Sole Agents for the celebrated
ST. LftUIS CHARTf R 0K S'OVES
the BEST IN THE WORLD. Also the
Norman Range, and many other patterns,
in all sizes aud styles.
g" Particular attention paid to Farmers'
wants, and the supplying extras for Farm
Machinery, and all information as to such
articles, furnished cheerfully, on applica
tion. No pains will be spared to furnish our
customers with the best goods in market,
in our line, and at the lowest prices.
Our motto shall be, prompt and fair
dealing with all. Call and examine our
stock, before going elsewhere. Satisfac
tion guaranteed.
WOOKCOCK & BALDWIN.
Corvallis, May, 12, 1879. 14:4tf
CITY MARKET.
JOHN 8. BAKER, PRO.
CORVALLIS,
OBEO05.
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
HALL'S
SAFE & LOCK COM PANT,
CAPITAL -, Sl,0O!-,O0O
General Offices and Manufactory
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
Pacific Branch,
No. 210 Sansome St., S. F-
Agency for Oregon and Washington Territory,
with HAWLEY, DODD & CO., Portland.
HALL'S PATENT CONCRETE
FIRE-PROOF SAFES.
Have been tested by tbe lnost disastrous confla
grations id 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 AND GROOVE
BURGLAR-PROOF
KAFES.
Have never been broken open and robbed by
burglars or robbers.
Hall's burglar work is protected by letters
patent, and his work cannot be equaled lawfully.
His patent bolt is superior to any in use.
His patent locks cannot be picked by the most
skillful experts or burglars.
By one of the greatest improvements known,
the Gross Automatic Movement, our locks arc
operated without any arbor or spindle passing
through the door and into the lock.
Our locks cannot be opened or pieked by bur
glars or experts, (as in case of other locks), and we
will put from $1,000 to $10,000 behind them any
time against an equal amount.
The most skilled workmen only are employed.
Thei r work cannot be excelled.
Hall's Sales aud Locks can be relied on at all
times.
They are carefully and thorughly constructed.
THEY AftE THE KENT SlFE
Made in America, or any other country.
One Thousand Dollars
To any person who cn prove that one of Hall's
patent burglar-proof safes has ever been
broken open and robbed by
burglars up to the
present time.
B. N. WILLIAMS,
Agent for Oregon and W. T.
Office wlfli Hawley, fcodd '..
28:cblfi:9tf. Portland.
Bees Hamlin. Emmett F. Wbenn.
DRAYAGE !
DRAYAGE!
Hamlin & Wrenn Propr's.
TTAVING JUST RETURNED FROM
Salem with a new truck, and having
leased the barn formerly occupied by James Eg
lin, we are now prepa ed to do all kinds of
r RAY INC 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
IT EJ. HARRIS,
One door South of Graham & Hamilton's,
CORVALLIS, OBKttO.
GROCERIES
PRO VISIONS,
AND
Dry Goods.
Corvallis, Jan. 3, 1878.
16:lvl
Being a practical butcher, with laree exneri-
ence in business, I flatter myself that I can give
satisfaction to customers. Please call and give
me a trial. JOHN 8. BAKER.
Dec. 6th, 1878. 15:49tf.
DRAKE & GRANT,
MERCHANT TAILORS,
GOKVALLIS, - . . OKKUOM.
WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE
and well selected stock ol Cloth, viz:
West of I nslanil liroad
. lot li. pencil axslmeren,
rootch Tweeds, and
a merUa wulrinu-i,
Which we will make up to order in the most
approved and lash enable styles. No pains will
be spared in producing good fitting garments.
Parties wishing to purchase cloths and have
them cut out, will do well to call and examine
our stock. DRAKE Sc. GRANT.
Corvallis, April 17, 1879. I6:ltf
Boarding: and Lodging.
Philomath, Beaton ' , Ore goa.
GEORGE KISOR,
"RESPECTFULLY INFORMS THE TRAV-
eling public that he is now prepared and in
readiness to keep such boarders as may choose to
give him a call, either by tbe
SINGLE MEAL. O AY. OR WEEK.
Is also prepared to furn:sh horse feed. Liberal
share of public patronage solicited. Give us a
call. ' GEORGE KISOR.
Philomath, April 28, 1878. I0:18tf
AliBEBT PYGAlili. WrLIilAM IbWIN.
PYGALL & IRWIN,
City Trucks & Drays,
TTAVING PURCHASED THE DRAYS AND
Trucks lately owned by James Eglin, we
re prepared to do all kinds of
City Hau 111 f. Delivering of
Wood. li:tc, Kio
in the city or country, at reasonable rates. Pat
ronage solicited, and satisfaction guaranteed in all
casesT ALBERT PYGALL,
WILLIAM IRWIN.
Corvallis, Dec. 20, 1878. 15:5ltf
J C. MORE LAND,
(city attorney.)
ATTORNEY A.T LAW,
POJKTA.AHD, - - VBKUOI.
OFFICE Monaster' Brick, First street,
between Morrison and Yamhill. 14:38tf
THE STAB BAKERY,
Halo Street, (ervalMa.
HENRY WARRIOR PROPRIETOR.
Family Supply Store !
Groceries,
Bread.
Cakcist,
Pies,
Candies,
Toys,
Always on Hand.
Corvallis, Jan. 1, 1877. M:2tf
BOOKS WHICH ARE BOOKS.
" Good. Books for 11.'
Works which should be found In every library
within the reach of all readers. Works to en
tertain, instruct and improve. Copies will be
sent by return poet, on receipt of price.
New Physiomomy; or Signs of Character, as
manifested through Temperament, and Exter
nal Forms, and especially in tbe Human Face
Divine. With more than One Thousand Illus
trations. By Samuel R. Wells. 768 pages.
Heavy muslin. $5.80.
Hydropathic Encyclopedia ; A system of Hygiene,
embracing Outlines of Anatomy, Physiology
of the Human Body ; Preservation of Health ;
Dietetics and Cookery; Theory and Practice of
Hygienic Treatment; Special Pathology and
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 Scientific Treatise, disclosing the Laws of
Conjugal Selection. Showing Who May and
Who May Not Marry. By Samuel R. Wells.
$1.00.
Bow to Head ; and Hints in Choosing the Best
Books, with a Classified List of 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.
How to Write; a Manual of Composition and
Letter-Writing. Muslin, 7S
How to Talk; a Manual of Conversation and
Debate, with mistakes in Speaking corrected.
75c.
How to Behave; a Manual of Republican Eti
quette and Guide to Correct Personal Habits,
with Rules for Debating Societies. Muslin
75c.
.ffoto to do Business; a Pocket Manual of Practi
cal Affairs and a guide to Success, with a col
lection of Legal Forms. Muslin, 75c.
Choice of Pursuits; or What to Do and How to
Educate Each Man for 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
numerous Notes, and upwards of 70 illustra
tions. $1.00.
How to Paint; Designed for Tradesmen, Mer
chants, Mechanles, Farmers and the Profession
al Painter. Plain and Fancy Painting, Guild
ing, Graining, Varnishing, Polishing, Paper
Hanging, Kalsominingand 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 ecturcs on Phrenology. With an Essay
on the Phrenological mode of Investigation,
and a Historical Sketch. By Andrew Board
man, M. D. $1.50.
How to Bead Character. A new Illustrated
Hand-book of Phrenology and Physiognomy.
With 170 engravings. Muslin, $1.25.
How to Raise Fruits. A Guide to the Cultiva
tion aud Management of Fruit Trees, and of
Grapes and Small Fruits. By Thomas Gregg.
Illustrated. $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 Human Life. By Sylvester Graham.
With a Copious Index and Biographieal 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 Physi
cally, Mentally and Spiritually. Published
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. 0. order for one or for all of the above, and
address 8. R. WELLS & CO., Publishers, 737
Broadway, New York. Agents wanted.
RUPTURE !
ANOTHER WONDERFUL CURE
EFFECTED BY
Calif rnia Elastic Truss !
CALIFORNIA ELA8TI0
Tpnaa rrf pa kv w
J. Horns, Prop' r., Dear sin
! 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 voars' standing, by one of
your incomparable Trusses, wmcu 1 purcnase.1
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 worn 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 auy 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 ine on the subject of their merits.
I am yours trulv,
ALFRED J. BURKE,
Chief mail clerk S. F, Daily Evening Post.
San Fraucisco, July 20, 1878.
Endorsed by the Medical Pro
fession. Sun Francisco, July 9, 1878.
California Truss CJo:
After practicing medicine many years in this
city, during which time I have had an extensive
a. rience in the application of ail kinds of
Trusses, I can and do recompend yours as tho
best iu every respect, and is as near perfect as
modern science can make it. It hasjrnany advan
tages over th- torturing steel hoop Trusses, which
indict great injury on the hips and spiue, bring
ing on other distressin? ailments, such as Lum
bago, morbid aflections of the kidney and
numbness in the lower limbs, all of which are
avoided by wearing the California Elastic Truss.
It is ii" it only a purfec-. retainer, comprising ease
and convort, but the pressure can be changed to
auy degree. It also remains in its proper place
at all times, regardless of the motions of the
body, nnil is worn night and day with perfect
ease It is -mperior to any of the Elastic Trusses
now in the market, while it combines the merits
of all. 1st It is easily adjusted on and off with
naps, doing away with straps and buckles. 2nd
The universal spring between the plates and
iads prevents all irritation, which is a 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 elas'icity, natural action and artistic finish.
Many of my patients who arc afflicted with her
nia are wearing them, and all shall in tbe future,
for I think tne great ease with which these
purely scientific appliances are 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
Diates at our expense, on receipt 01 pruw.
end f.ir Illustrated Catalo
Price List,
ST .
rueasarrng.
Giving full information and rules for
California E astic Truss Co.,
MARKET STREET, S
15:.Jfivl
F.
E. H. BURIMH ft M,
HOUSE PAINTING,
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. G
McFadden's carpenter shop.
Corvallis, April 7, 1879. 1 tf