The Corvallis gazette., August 22, 1879, Page 4, Image 4

WEEKLY CORY ALMS GAZETTE
CORVALLIS,
AUGUST 22, 1879.
WAS SHE UNWOMAHLIl
BY. C. A. VICK.
"Edna Farleigh, you are crazy! I
never heard of such a thing in my life.
I'mI'm" Mrs. Horton stopped for
want of words to express her feelings.
Edna smiled, but she stitched away
quietly, as she replied,
" I knew you would be surprised,
auntie, but I think a moment's reflection
will convince you that it is the wisest
course. I have but one hundred dollars
in the world, and the furniture that was
left from the sale. It isnt much, but
with a few inexpensive additions it will
furnish the cottage. Dr. Gray approved
my plans, and he will rent me the place
very reasonably. The grounds are
planted with fruit trees, currants, straw
berry, blackberry, raspberry, and grape
vines, and although they have been
neglected, careful pruning and training
will restore them, and they will amply
repay it in fruit. Katy will stay with
me, and there is Widow Marks' son, a
strong, willing fellow, whom I can
hire"
"Good gracious, Edna! To think of
hiring a man, the most improper thing
of all. What will the people say ? " and
Mrs. Horton sank back npon the sofa,
completely overcome.
Edna answered coolly, as she kept on
with her work.
" I have as good a right to hire a man
to help me, as Vr. uray, a single man,
has to keen a woman as housekeeper.
As for the people, I do not care in the
i i r V-J.il ,,
least ior wuai iiiejf uuj
" But there is vour sewing machine,
Edna. It would be so much more
womanly for you to earn your living by
sewine. since vou are determined to be
independent; and as far as a home is
concerned, you are welcome to stay wiui
me as lone as vou live. Besides"
here Mrs. Horton hesitated an instant
" there is Thome Clifford: I do not think
you are, as you say, obliged to take this
extraordinary step. You will pardon
me, Edna, but I think it very strong-
minded and unwomanly.
Edna did not answer immediately
She was thinking how bright and happy
everything looked a month ago, when
her father was living, and she had hardly
civen the future a thought. And then
when her father died suddenly, and his
affairs came to be looked into, it was
found that he was deeply in debt, and
the house was sacrificed to liquidate it.
She was entirely alone then, but her
aunt at once brought her, with the few
things that were saved from the wrecK,
to her own home.
" Thank vou for vour offer, auntie,
she said at last; " but I do not wish to
be dependent, and I could earn but a
uoor livinsr with a sewintr machine. As
for Thorpe Clifford, I do not love him,
and the woman who would marry a
man siniplv to gain a home, would be
both wicked and worldly. I will prove
to you, Aunt Helen, that 1 am not un
womanlv enough to do that."
She spoke with energy and spirit, and
Mrs. Horton, watching her resolute lace,
and the determined light in her eyes,
was silent a moment from sheer amaze
ment. She never had understood her
niece, and she was farther from doing so
now than ever before. Of course, if
Edna was determined to unsex herself,
she had the privilege of doing so, but
Mrs. Horton could not relinquish her
attempt to dissuade her without another
effort.
"Edna." she said, suddenly, "have
you forgotten Leslie Holmes ? What do
you suppose he will think when he hears
of this ? "
Edna bent a trifle lower over her work
as Mrs. Horton spoke, and her thoughts
sped away to Leslie Holmes, seeking his
fortune in far-away California. Forgot
ten him ? As if she could ever forget
Leslie, who had been her closest friend
since childhood. They were not engaged,
but Edna thought they understood each
other, and they had correspon led dur
ing the two years he had been absent.
" If Leslie is the man I believe him to
be, he will think no less of me; and if
he is not, it does not matter what he
thinks."
Then she threw aside her work and
went to feeding Chirp, her pet canary,
while Mrs. Horton sighed till her spec
tacles nearly dropped off, over Edna's
"foolishness."
It was a pretty place that Edna had
chosen; and Edna herself, in a ruffled
dress of pink percale, standing under
the shade of the arbor and glancing
across the grounds, just completed the
picture. For she had been fairly settled
in her cottage now for six weeks, and it
was with no little pride that she looked
about her. The neglected apple trees
had been trimmed into neat shape, and
now were a gorgeous mass of pink blos
soms. The vines had been pruned also,
and trained up, where they were growing
finely, and giving great promise of fruit
the present season. A large plat of neg
lected strawberries had been carefully
cleaned out, with plants left at the proper
distances, and the whole top dressed with
fine compost. The balance of the gar
den was most promising. Lettuce, peas,
onions, gooseberries, asparagus and in
fact everything in the line of garden
fruit and vegetables, were in a thriving
condition.
John Marks had proved an invaluable
assistant, and Edna's time was fully em
ployed in overseeing the work, and plan
ning for future operations. Katy was
with her. and had the full care of the
indoor work.
Edna had not been permitted to choose
her mode of life unmolested. People
had advised, sneered and exclaimed, ac
cording to their various ways of viewing
the matter. But Edna had coolly ig
nored them all, and kept resolutely on,
seeing which many of her former friends
quietly gave her the cold shoulder. Dr.
Gray and Thorpe Clifford were not
among them. True and steanfast, they
stood by her, and their friendship had
smoothed many difficulties from her
path. She had written to Leslie Holmes
in answer to one of his letters, and in it
she had told him of the change in her
wordly affairs, and what she had con
cluded to do. Since that time she had
heard no word from him. He had al
ways answered her letters punctually be
fore, and somehow she felt as though her
"strong-mindedness," as Mrs. Horton
persisted in calling it, had something to
o with his silence.
With a last glance over the garden,
she turned to enter the sitting-room,
where Chirp wan singing his sweetest
songs among the flowers in the window,
when she was arrested by Dr. Gray's
rough, hearty tones.
( Viowinof vrnir wnrk fth ?" La said.
afmminnr Vuairla liar flnrl fAt.lTl(T ft HiinM
' ' ' i 1 " n , o o
around. " You came, you saw, and you
3 "H e. "I Y7 .1 v n T
conquered, lunuaiuo juuuu. avcuiij x
didn't think it was possible to work such
a transformation as you have accom
plished here."
" I am o nrl vd'.l likfi the IOOkh OI It.
TW firttir Wiuinnt vnnr counsel and
help, I am afraid I should have had poor
-rm 1 1 3
success, xi men wouiu accoru women
more of such friendship as you have me,
we would have a better world than
we do."
Dr. Gray looked away off where the
hills and the horizon met, with a still
farther away look in his eyes, and said,
. , -w 1 . C 1 J ,
" 1 never was mucn oi a a.uy iu.au,
Edna," slowly and deliberately, " but I
lmve t.rnttd von on mv knee many a
time years and years ago, and it is noth-
insr more tnan natural luui j. ouuuiu
. . . TT 1 - 3
an interest in you now. nave you uearu
from Leslie yet ? "
It was the doctor's way to jump from
one subject to another, and the abrupt
question did not surprise Edna.
" No; it has been seven weeks since I
heard from him. I wrote him when I
removed here, informing him of my in
tended project, but have not receiveu an
answer yet." . .
The doctor meditated, out nam uo
mnrp on the snbiect. and after a stay of
half an hour he took his leave.
" It looks a little suspicious, and yet l
don't hardly believe it," he soliloquized,
as he went down the path. " I don't
like to be mistaken when I form an opin
ion of any one, and if Leslie Holmes
throws Edna over because of her go-ahead-a-tiveness,
I shall lie, and he will
deserve to be kicked," and the doctor
stepped a little brisker, as if he would
find pleasure in administering the pun
ishment, should it be necessary. " She's
got the true grit," meditatively, "and
she's bound to go ahead and win. She's
a sensible girl, a remarkably sensible
girl, and ain't afraid to soil her fingers
to gain an honest living. If Leslie mar
ries her, he will get a prize."
With this the doctor climbed into his
buggy and disappeared down the road in
a cloud of dust.
" What shall I do, Edna ? Every dol
lar is gone even the roof over my head
is not my own."
"All gone, Auntie? It seems as
though something must be left."
"No: everything is swept away. It
was all entrusted to Ackron, my business
agent, and he speculated largely and
lost, and has left the country. The
debts had to be paid, of course, and it
took the last dollar in the world," and
Mrs. Horton sobbed audibly behind her
handkerchief.
Edna sat silently thinking. It was
now a year since she had moved into her
cottage, and she had been successful in
her enterprise beyond her most sanguine
expectations. She was not looking quite
as well as when we saw her last; a trifle
thinner and a trifle paler, but that
was-all.
"Aunt Helen," she said, looking up
after a moment's thought, "you can
come here. I have much better facili
ties this season for raising fruit and veg
etables than I had last, and with the
ready market that is always here I shall
have no difficulty in supporting us both. $
"Oh, Edna, I shall be so glad, so
thankful, too!"
So it was settled. And Mrs. Horton,
with a great deal of respect and admira
tion, which almost amounted to awe, for
her niece, and which had been growing
steadily as her scheme progressed, took
up her abode at Edna's cottage; and Mr.
Clifford set about an investigation to see
if any of the property could be regained
Clifford was an able lawyer, and the re
suit was that in two months' time Mrs
Horton found herself possessed of her
home and sumcient of the lost property
to enable her to live at ease once more.
And Edna ? Despite her success, des
pite her "strong-mindedness," there was
more loneliness in her heart than she
would have cared to own, as she stood
alone on the moon-lighted, vine-wreathed
piaza the night after her aunt had re
turned to her own home. For in the fif
teen months that had passed since she
began her new life, she had heard no
word from Leslie Holmes. She felt a
little bitter at times, and a little scornful
also, as slowly and reluctantly the un
pleasant fact that it had been as she half
feared, forced itself upon her mind.
"I wonder," she thought, "if he is like
other men, who preach up womanly in
dependence and usefulness, and then as
soon as a woman puts her pet theory into
practice, tarns in disgust from her
'strong-mindedness.' If he is a man he
will honor me for my independence, and
if he is not it don't matter."
But though she felt this truly, a pang
of the keenest pain shot through her at
the thought of his falseness. So absorbed
was she that she did not hear the click
of the gate latch, nor the quick, spring
ing step that came up the walk, until it
was close beside her. She turned then,
confronting a tall; handsome bearded
man, at sight of whom she stopped, par
alyzed by a tide of conflicting emotions.
"Edna, my own, my brave little girl!"
"Oh, Leslie !"
Then she was in his arms, close clasped
to his breast, all the doubts and snspense
of the long months swept away, and only
peace and sunshine left.
Then Dr. Gray came up the path, all
unconscious, stopping in bewilderment
as he beheld the apparition before him.
"Why, bless my soul!" he exclaimed
in amazement, "it it ain't yes, it's Les
lie Holmes! You young dog, what do
you mean by putting in an appearance
at this late day?" v
"Better late than never," laughed Les
lie, as he shook the doctor's proffered
hand. "I should have been here long
since, but I heard Edna had moved
away, and not knowing where I never
wrote. I changed my quarters over a
year ago, which accounts, I suppose, for
the fact that I did not hear from her."
"Humph!" said the doctor. "It is a
good thing you can render a straight ac
count. I suppose you came back rich,
but I can tell you Edna Farleigh is a
greater fortune to any man than there is
in the mines of California."
Which was Leslie's opinion, exactly.
Several sons of Erin espied a bottle of
medicine on a local boat, recently, where
they were working, and mistaking it for
whisky, four of them took a "sMy"
drink of it before they discovered it was
capsicum. There were tears, and wail
ing, and cramps, and heavings of stom
achs; and at last one of the victims ob
served: " Be jabbers, ye can be as shly
as a fox and yell be catched sometimes
forenenst ye know it. That stuff is hotter
than Monte!'"
That was not bad in a country debating
society, where the subject considered
was : "Is it wrong to cheat a lawyer ? "
After a full discussion, the decision was:
"Not wrong.but too difficult to pay for the
trouble."
Ida Melville.
Frank Myers and Charley Beckman
were spending the summer in a small
town not far from New York ; they pre
ferred this to the more fahionable sum
mer resorts, because it was quiet. Still
they were not, by any means, en
tirely without amusement; there were
many balls and picnics, to which they
were both invited ; but Frank had only
attended one or two, as he cared very
little for societv.
Charley was entirely different in char
acter ; he was, indeed, very attentive to
the ladies, devoted by turns to every new
face. He, being handsome, had captured
many hearts, and was cruel in his flirta
tions, of which he boasted to his friend.
One day the two friends sat together,
talking ot a party which had attended the
night before.
"Frank, did you notice Jenny Wil
liams was quite eclipsed, last night?"
"By whom ? " asked Frank.
"Did you see that lady in a salmon
colored silk ? "
"You know that I never take notice of
ladies' dresses."
"Well, that girl with the large blue eyes
and beautiful light brown hair ? "
"Blue eyes, did you say ? "
"Now, Frank, you know whom I mean,
for she was the most beautiful lady in the
room. She attracted the attention of
every one."
"Well, to tell the truth, I fell in love
with her myself."
"Nonsense, old fellow ! Don't deprive
me of a small flirtation."
"No danger of that ! I wish I had any
other rival than you. Did you learn her
name?"
"No. But she is visiting at Judge
Campbell's, we might call there this even
ing; will you go with me?" i
"With pleasure."
"Well, it must be as you say you are in
love with this little blonde, for you never
call on ladies. I am sorry that I must
contest with you. I will call for you,
though, at eight, so be ready."
"All right."
So at half-past eight the two friends
rang Judge Campbell's door-bell. They
were shown into a beautifully furnished
room, where they found the ladies of the
house engaged in conversation with two
gentlemen ; but Charley soon found a
seat near Miss Ida Melville, the beautiful
blonde, who was very gracious to him,
almost neglecting her other admirers.
"Charley has, as usual, made a con
quest," thought Frank.
Presently, at Charlie's request, Ida con
sented to sing. He attended her to the
piano, and sang with her in the
chorus of her song. He had a fine
voice, which he knew, and very often as
sisted in singing. Ida sang pretty soprano,
so their voices harmonized together.
All during the evening Ida showed her
preference for Charlie, leaving the other
gentlemen to be entertained by Cora
Campbell. Frank felt discouraged while
going home, but Charlie was much de
lighted by the preference shown him.
"Frank," said he, "I am afraid this is
no flirtation, for I am quite serious about
Miss Ida ; isn't she lovely ? "
"You seem to think she is, so that is
enough, without wishing to know what I
think about her," Frank answered, rather
shortly.
"Oho ! " cried Charley. "Perhaps I may
as well say good-night."
"Good-night."
"After this, the friends called separately
on Ida, Charley visited her much oftener
than Frank. Indeed, he called almost
daily. He was received very cordially,
and soon found that he loved Ida as
deeply as he could ever love any one,and
he thought his love was returned.
When Ida told him she was going away
in a day or two, he determined, at his
next visit to avow his love for her.
The night before her departure, there
was a large party given in her honor.
Charley Beckman was among, the first
arrivals, but the house was soon filled
with guests. Ida had not made her ap
pearance. Charley was becoming quite
impatient, when at last she entered the
room. She was dressed in lavender silk,
trimmed heavily with Yalencinnes lace ;
a necklace of pearls adorned her beauti
ful neck' and her hair shone like gold.
Never had she looked so lovely.
Charley instantly started toward her,
but he found it rather difficult to get
through the crowd by which she was al
ready surrounded ; but at last, having
reached her side, claimed her for the first
dance.
"Will you go out on the balcony with
me? It is very warm iu here," he said,
when their waltz was finished.
"With pleasure," Ida said. "I have been
wishing to go out in the air."
When they reached the balcony, the
young man impetuously confessed his love.
"Live without you I never can," he
said, earnestly pressing her hand to his
lips. "Will you be mine, my darling ? " -
Ida answered "yes" so softly that none
but Charley could have heard her ; and
he bent down and kissed her sweet
lips.
"My own Ida ! " he murmured, as he
pressed her to his heart.
"Charley, I have one request to make
of you : that you say nothing of this for
three months."
"It seems a strange request to make,
yet as you wish it, I shall consent to obey
you."
"We must appear as strangers; you
cannot write to me nor I to you. Only
oneletter I willsend.tolet you know when
to come to see me. This no doubt seems
strange to you, but it is necessary that
you should regard my wishes."
"Well, Ida, although it is cruel for you
to make such a request, I will comply
with it. But these months how I dread
them ! "
"Now, Charley, we had better go back,
or we shall be missed," said Ida.
"Must we go in soon. This is the last
time we shall be together, remember, for
three months," answered Charley.
I know that, but nevertheless we must
return for fear Mrs. Cambell will not like
our absence," said Ida.
And with one last kiss, they left the
balcony.
Three months passed away. In one of
the most elegant houses of New York, a
brilliant company were assembled to
witness the wedding of Ida Melville and
Frank Myers. Just as Ida was making
iier responses, a touo murmur was heard
at the door. Ida looked up and saw
Charley Beckman.
"My God ! how could yon serve me so,
Ida ? " he cried, starting toward her.
Charles Beckman, it has been my de
sire to be revenged upon yon. Do you
remeiuoer Anna met vine, to whom yon
were so devoted for two years at Sara
toga ? She was my sister. You barely
deserted her, and broke her heart- By
her death-bed I resolved to avenge her, I
have kept my word. Now aro ! '
Without a word, Charley left the house.
ne never saw Ida again. The successful
flirt had met bis punishment at last.
This world is a dream within a dream ;
and as we grow older each step is an
awakening. The youth awakes, as he
thinks, from childhood; the full-grown
man despises the pursuits of youth as vis
ionary ; and the old man looks on man
hood as a feverish dream. Death the
last sleep ? No ! It is the last and final
awakening.
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS.
Boiling; or Bouse Feeding Stock.
The frequent recurrence of dry spells
and seasons of drought ought to be suffi
cient to point out to farmers the neces
sity of providing succulent food for their
stock, says the Western Mural. The
scarcity of grass in summer and autumn
has a very injurious effect on animals
which depend on pasture for food, and
they take a long time to recover from the
check which they receive from being
compelled to feed on the dry and sapless
grass of a scorched pasture. Wehn milch
cows are kept on such food they soon
lose condition and yield very little milk,
and they are constantly looking for water
to moisten the contents of their stomachs.
The falling off in the milk is not the only
resulting from feeding on a parched pas
ture, for the cows suffer in condition and
become liable to many diseases. The
farmer who manages his grass land
properly lays it down in good heart,
with a judicious selection of the best
permanent grasses, and keeps it perfectly
free from weeds and combines house
feeding stock with pasturing, is general
ly successful in keeping his stock in good
condition throughout the year. The fre
quent repetition of the cereal crops ex
hausts the soil, as it removes the ingre
dients which are neccessary for form
ing the straw and grain, and unless a
compensation is giving in the shape of
manure the soil soon becomes too much
impoverised to yield a grain crop. The
old erroneous habit to lay down the ex
hausted and weedy soil with grass seeds,
and the produce Was generally what
might have been expected, a poor crop
of grass and an abundant crop of weeds.
In order to prevent the evils resulting
from such a system of management a ro
tation of crops has been established by
the most intelligent agriculturists. The
whole art of rotation consists in suiting
the crops to the nature of the soil, and
so varying them from each other that
while the greatest amount of produce is
raised off the land, the soil does not be
come impoverished and unfit to produce
a different kind of crop. A cereal crop
extracts a large quantity of phosphate
and nitrogen from the soil. Returning
the straw in the shape of barnyard ma
nure will restore the salts which have
been extracted, while the nitrogen may
be returned by growing green crops.
While this compensation is being made,
a crop of provender for cattle may be ob
tained from the soil, and the intervention
of a naked fallow rendered unnecessary.
The farmer who grows root crops for
feeding his cattle, sheep, &c, in winter
and early in spring, and clover, vetches,
rye, corn, etc., for use in spring and
summer, will be able to keep his stock
in first rate condition and his land in
good heart. It has been proved by ex
periments that the same number of ani
mals may be obtained by soiling in equal
ly good or better condition on something
less than half the quantity of land that
is required to support them in pasture.
It is well known that a very considerable
portion of the produce of a pasture field
is rendered unfit for food by the tramp
ing of the animals and the effect of their
droppings, whereas when the grass etc.,
is cut and consumed by stock in houses,
sheds or yards all this waste is prevent
ed, and instead of wandering over land
soiled by their droppings, etc., they con
sume theii food quietly in an agreeable
shade, where they are safe from the at
tacks of flies and from other annoyances.
When properly soiled cattle improve
very much more rapidly than when pas
tured. This is accounted for by the
quietness with which they enjoy their
food and drink without having to travel
long distances in search of them. Anoth
er advantage gained by house feeding
consists in the great increase in manure
obtained by the system of soiling as com
pared with pasturing. When cattle are
pastured the manure is, to a certain de
gree, lost ; no doubt, to a certain extent
it is beneficial to the land on which it
falls, still it is comparitively of little
value, because much of it is lost by eva
poration, and the part that remains is
not evenly distributed, and the herbage
grows so rank in the spots where the
droppings decay that cattle and sheep re
fuse to eat it. When cattle are house
fed all the manure, both liquid and solid,
is preserved, and is in a fit state to be
applied to the soil at any time that will
suit the convenience of the farmer. It
is well known that the manure made by
house-fed stock is of excellent quality
and always has a very beneficial effect on
the soil.
Breeding for Milk.
The property of milk yielding is hered
itary. It would indeed be contrary to
reason if it were otherwise ; for milk is
structurally a portion of the cow, and
even its liquid portions are influenced
by the character of the structure through
which they must pass to appear in the
reservoirs of the gland. We thus find
individual cows of great excellence in
any breed which has been used in the
dairy for generations, as well as other
individuals of poor quality, and we are
enabled to determine which ones are
large milkers by external signs of struc
ture. The popular appreciation of this
fact of hereditary is evidenced by the
general favorable opinion of the Ayrshire
breed as of large milking capacity and
the difference of opining as to the milk
ing quality of shorthorns. In the one
case, a breed kept and reared for milk,
and milk in large quantity the recogniz
ed product ; in the other case, a breed
kept and reared either for milk princi
pally or for beef purposes, and hence
opinions modified according to the char
acter of the breeding which is under ob
servation. The average yield of the so
called native cow, although she has been
subject to years of unconscious selection
and oftentimes careful selection in her
breeding, cannot be in excess of 1,300
quarts yearly for the best dairy regions
of America, although individual selec
tion by good farmers may increase the
average yield of first class herds to 1,800
quarts annually ; the highest average re
sults we can figure for single years being
about thirteen hundred quarts per cow.
TheAryshire breed has, however been
bred for milk, and as a consequence the
yield of average herds can be placed at
about two thousands quarts ; of superior
herds at 2,500 quarts, and at 3,000 quarts,
even, per cow per year. As we near
countries where breeding is pot carried
on for the purpose of milk we there find
but small yields. The wild cow yields
but sufficient for the use of the calf ;
among the table lands of Columbia,
where the cattle are bnt partially domes
ticated, it is only by allowing the calf to
rnn with the mother by day that a small
quantity of milk can be obtained at night.
Among the Damaras of South Africa a
first rate animal rarely gives more than
two or three pints daily, and this only in
the presence of her calf. The small cows
of Brittany, on the other hand, have
yielded, as an average for five dairies in
cluding 82 cows, 3,243 quarts in a year ;
a dairy of the small Kerries in Ireland
reports 2,337 quarts for an annual yield;
the Waushakum herd of medium sized
Aryshire in Massachusetts, as an average
for 13 animals, yielded 2,812 quarts per
cow in 1872 ; the herd of six at the New
Jersey Agricultural College, of heavier
animals under high feeding, averaged
2,258 quarts per cow in 1872. The heavy
Friesland and Dutch breed, 1,450 pounds,
in the neighborhood of Harlem, an ex
cellent pasture, are stated by Dr. Star
ling, Inspector of Dutch Agricultural
Schools, to average 3,188 quarts per cow
per year. The individual range of cows
varies exceedingly. We offer for max
ima in this country : Ayrshire, weigh
ing 900 pounds, 9,593 pounds milk, in
Scotland, 13,496 pounds ; shorthorn,
weighing 1,400 pounds, 11,705 pounds
milk ; Holstein, weighing 1,225 bounds,
11,681 pounds milk ; cross between Hold
erness and Durham, weighing 1,590
pounds, 11,118 pounds milk; grade
shorthorns, 10,757 pounds milk. Scien
tific American.
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CINCINNATI, OHIO.
The Cabbage. Just speak to a fine
lady about cabbages and she will think
that you have mentioned one of the low
est things on earth. Madam, you are
wrong, it is one of the most useful arti
cles of food. Those ancient nations did
not know food science, but they knew
the value of good and nourishing things,
and they gave them the place of honor
which they deserved. Cabbages were
thought of highly by ancient nations,
and the Egyptians gave the cabbage the
honor of letting it precede all their other
dishes; they called it a divine dish. The
Greeks and Bomans had a great affection
for cabbage, and cor.ceived the idea,
which I have myself, tiat the use of cab
bage keeps people from drunkenness. I
am persuaded that the constant eating of
certain vegetables kills the desire for al
coholic beverages. The Greek doctors
ascribed all kinds of virtues to cabbage.
It was thought to cure even paralysis.
Books were composed to celebrate
the virtues of the cabbage, and ladies
partook of it soon after child-birth.
The Bomans thought even more of the
cabbage than the Greeks. They ascribe
to it the fact that they could for 600
years do without doctors, and Cato
actually maintained that cabbage cured
all diseases. The ancients knew several
kinds of cabbage the long-leaved
green cabbage, the hard white, so much
used in Germany for "sauerkraut" or
fermented cabbage, the curley and the
red. This last seems to have held the
place of honor, and was first intro
duced by the Bomans into Gaul, or
France, and then brought to Great
Britain. Later the green-leaved cab
bage was introduced. The Greeks were
fond of aromatic seasonings of oil,
raisin wine, and almonds. They boiled
or stewed the cabbage, and seasoned
it with cummin, coriander seeds, with
oil, wine and gravy, making rich dishes
of a vegetable, which we now boil in
water, and reckon among the plainest
food. Something like a remembrance
of cooking cabbage among the old
Greeks has come down to the modern
Greeks, for they stuff cabbage leaves
with dainty mince meat, and then stew
them with gravy. Mrs. Lewis in Food
and Health Leaves.
The Stjccessob to the Dutch Thbone.
The Continental newspapers have de
scribed Prince Alexander, who by the
death of his elder brother has just be
come Prince of Orange, as totally unfit
to succeed to the throne of Holland. A
Dutch correspondent of the Echo du
Parlement, who writes from the Hague
and professes to have the best sources of
information, says that this is a complete
mistake. The Prince has not the robust
health that his brother enjoyed, but ac
cording to him, he is a young man of con
siderable intellectual gifts, and has de
voted his life to serious study. He has
made himself especially familiar with the
working of the Dutch Constitution, and
is known to be deeply interested in every
measure for promoting the national wel
fare. When he visits the Hague he regu
larly attends the sittings of the Council
of State, and investigates the condition
of every great branch of public service.
"The House of Orange," concluded the
writer, "has lately passed through heavy
trials; but in Prince Alexander it has a
representative who, if he were called tc
the throne to-morrow, would realize
every expectation which a free nation
can cherish respecting its tuture King.
Fall Mall Gfazette.
Jean Herean, a successful Paris artist,
was killed in passing from one car to an
other on the circular railway. His head
came in contact with the top of a tunnel
JOB PRINTING.
THE
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IS NOW PREPARED TO DO
Plain and Ornamental Printing,
As neat and Cheap as it can be done by any
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HlT-Orders by mail promptly filled. Esti
mates furnished.
AUGUST KNIGHT,
CABINET MAKEll,
AND
UNDERTAKER,
Cor. Second and Monroe Sts.,
CORV1I.L1N. - - OREOOl.
Keeps constantly on hand all kinds of
FUKNlTUlt JE.
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 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 oil record
wherein one of them ever failed to preserve its
contents perfectly.
HALL'S PATENT DOVETAILED
TENON AND GItOOVK
BURGLAR-PROOF
KAFIi.
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 jiatent locks cannot be picked by the most
skillful experts or burglars.
By one of the greatest improvements known,
the 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 other locks), and we
will put from $1,000 o $10,000 behind them any
time against an equal amount.
The most skilled workmen only are employed.
Their work cannot be excelled.
Hall's Safes and Locks can be lied on at all
times.
They are carsfullyand thorughly constructed.
THEY ARE THE HEhT SAFE
Made in America, or any other country.
One Tlioussuiitl Dollars
To any person who on prove that one of Hall's
patent burglar-proof safes has ever been
broken open and robbed by
burglars up to the
present time.
It. N. WILLIAMS,
Agent for Oregon and W. T.
Office wlih Hawley, lodd 4 o
28i'ebl6:9tf. Portland.
Bees Hamlin.
Emmett F. Wkenn.
DRAYAGE !
DRAYACE !
Hamlin Sc Wrenn- Propr's.
TXAVING JUST RETURNED FROM
-iJ- Salem with a new truck, and having
leased the barn formerly occupied by James Eg-
Jin, we are now prepared to do all kinds oi
DRAYINC AND HAULING,
Ither 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 solicited.
Corvallis. Dec. 27. 1878. 15:52tf
H. E. HARRIS,
One door South of Graham A Hamilton's,
OK V ALI I, . . .
GROCERIES ,
PRO VISIONS
AND
Dry Goods,
Corvallis, Jan. 3, 1878.
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DRAKE & GRANT,
MERCHANT TAILORS,
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OKKUOJK.
Work done to order on short notice, and
at reasonable rates.
Corvallis. Jau. 1. 1877. U J tt
WTE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE
and well selected stock of Cloth, viz :
West of J- nlund 11 road
. loins, - renen c ussimeres,
uotch Tweeds, and
Amerloan -tultlrir.
Which we will make up to order in the most
approved and lash onaole styles. Ho pains will
he sj.ared in producing good rutins garments.
Parties wishing to purchase cloths and have
them cut out, will do well to call and examine
our stock. .DRAKE fc UKAHT.
Corvallis, April 17, 1879. 16:16tf
Boarding: and Lodging-.
Pbiloraatb, Beuton ' , 4tr--oa.
GEORGE KISOR,
T ESPECTFULLY INFORMS THE TRAV-
sdiiMi iL.it.li. that lw !u imw urci :i rtH I find in
readincsa to keep such boarders aa may choose to
give nun a can, enuer uy ine
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Philomath, April 28, 1879. I0:18tf
Albebt Pygali. I William Irwin.
PYGALL & IRWIN,
City Trucks & Drays,
TTAVING PURCHASED THE DRAYS AND
Trucks lately ownid by James Eglin, we
are prcjivd to do all kinds of
lty 1 1 nil In If- lll-verlrf of
Wood. J. to.. Eic,
in the citv or country, at reasonable rates. Pat
ronage solicited, and satisfaction guaranteed in all
cases ALBERT PYGALL,
WILLIAM IRWIN.
Corvallis, Dec. 20. 1S78. 15:"f
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(citv attobnky.)
ATIOHKT AT LAW,
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THE STAB BAKERY,
Mnin Sire, rvllis.
HENRY WARRIOR, PROPRIETOR.
Family Supply Store !
Groceries,
Jfcir-OMtl.
Cukes,
CandieiR,
Toy,
hlto.,
Always on Hand.
Corvallie, Jan. 1, 1877. 142tf
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RUPTURE
CURED!
From a Xerchaot.
Dayton, W. T. Feb. 10, 1879.
W. J. Home, Proprietor California Elastic
TrusB Co., 720 Market street, 8an Francisco Dear
Sir: The Truss I purchased of you one year ago
ba 3 proved a miracle to me. I have been ruptur
ed forty years, and wore dozens of different VinJs
of Trusses, all of which ruined my health, aa
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 buv 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 $1 0 I ever invested in
my life. You can refer any ouo to me, and I will
be happy to answer any letters on its merits. I
remain, yours, respectfully.
D. D. Bunnell.
Latest Medical Endorsements.
Martinez, Cal.,Feb. 17, 1879.
W. J. Borne, Proprietor California Elastic
Truss Co., 728 Market street, 8. F. Dear Sir:
In regard to your Cal. Elastic Truss, I would say
that f 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 best Truss ever offered to the public.
Yours truly. J. H. Cabothbbs, M. D.
Endorsed by a Prominent Medical Instl
tUlfl.
San Francisco, March 6, 1879.
W. J. Borne, Esq. Dear Sir . You ask my
opinion of the relative merits of your Patent
Elastic Truss, as compared with other kinds that
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 adjustibility to persons of all
ages, forms and sizes. I add this further testi
monial with special pleasure, that the 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.
Yours truly, Barlow J. Smith, M. D.
Proprietor of the Hygienic Medical Institute,
635 California street, San Francisco.
A Remarkable Cure.
San Francisco, Oct. 26, 1879.
W. J. Borne, Proprietor California Elastic
Truss, 720 Market street, San Francisco Dear
Sir : 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 CUBED him of his pain
ful rupture on both sides in a little over six
months. The Steel Trass he had before I boueht
yours caused him cruel torture, and it was a hap
py day for us all when he laid it aside for the
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,
WM. fRU, 038 Sacramento St.
This is to certify that I have examined the son
of Wm. Peru, and find him PERFECTLY
CURED of Hernia, on both sides.
L. Dexter Lvpord, M. D.
Surgeon and Physician.
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lump tor Illustrated fetalogSM
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California
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Mcr aauen s carpenter shop.
orvauis, April i, i8. iau