WSfiKLY tOftVALLlS G iZKTTB
CORVALLIS, - - OCTOBER 17, 1879
That Russian Prison Ship.
Hitherto I bave only forwarded to
you reports of the voyage of the
Nijni Novgorod as they appeared in
the Russian press from time to time.
I could not guarantee the accuiacy
of any of the statements published,
and, indeed, the minimum amount of
sickness mentioned by the Captain
seemed remarkably small -something
like the "one man wounded" in the
reports of war skirmishes. In any
case these reports were utterly ir
reconcilable with the astounding
statements published in England. 1
stated that I was endeavoring to
gain further information to help to
elucidate the questiou in the ab
sence of information from the For
eign Office from English sources.
I have not vet obtained the informa
tion desired, but I have seen letters
of an entirely unofficial character,
written by an officer of the ship to
his family in all the freedom of un
restrained intercourse. Two, which
bear internal evidence that they
were never intended for publication,
satisfy me that the entire statement
respecting tne mortality on ooaru
the vessel is a fabrication without
anv foundation whatever to sustain
it. The letters are in the form of a
diary. They narrate that shortly
after leaving Odessa the fetters were
removed from all the prisoners.
Each day's incidents and the cases of
illness which occurred are also nar
rated. At or near Alexandria one
case of mortal sickness is mentioned.
It is not stated subsequently whether
the prisoner died, beveral sutterea
from sunstroke in the Eed Sea, and
a large number from tropical rash,
not one case as stated by tho Cap
tain. A contemporary converts 34
degrees of heat Eeaumur into 79
Fahrenheit. A more correct calcu
lation would be 110 Fahrenheit. If
it be asked bow could persons en
dure and survive such heat in the
hold of the vessel, any one knowing
the habits of the Russians, sleeping
huddled together by their stoves in
winter, or in summer enjoying their
midday sleep by the roadside under
the blazing sun, or in the unwhole
some atmosphere of tho habited
houses, would nnd it possible to be
lieve in their great power of endur
inn heat and close air.
From the frank and detailed nar
rative already mentioned it is quite
clear that except in the case of mor
tal sickness, the case of angina pec
toris and a few cases of sunstroke,
there bad been no serious amount of
illness up to the arrival at Aden
after passing through the Eed bea-
tho worst part of tho voyage. Yet
it has been circumstantially narrated
in Eogland, and too readily believed,
that 250 persons died on board and
that 150 were landed in a dying con
dition where no English agent could
report such an occurrence.
As to the number and character of
the prisoners, I have information
from an equally reliable source which
leads me to believe that there was
not a' single woman prisoner on
board, much less any woman of edu
cation. The male prisoners were
criminals convicted by the ordinary
tribunals. 1 am informed from inde
pendent sources that it is extremely
improbable a single political prisoner
was on board the ship. I believe,
also, that there is no foundation
whatever for the statement respect
ing the 250 deaths and the 150 per
sons landed in a dying state, except
the prophecy of some person said to
have boarded the vessel in the Bos-
Ehorus, who appears somehow to
ave ascertained that not one-third
could reach their destination, and
forthwith telegrams were fabricated
to meet this statement, quickly dis-
Eosing of 400 out of the 600 on
oard. St. Petersburg Cofr. London
Daily Neios, August 6th.
His Wish.
Encores.
When an artist deserves a round of ap
plause for an especially good perform
ance, we are glad to see him get it, es
pecially when this sign of public ap
proval is spontaneous ana general, ana
not the studied freak of an insidious
claque. But encores should be abolished.
They are both unreasonable and inartis
tic. A programme is arawn up ana
printed to tell the audience what, and
how much musical entertainment it may
expect to receive. Yet, at tne concert,
some unreasonable people set to work
and demand twice or thrice their money's
worth. How well the concert manager
could turn the tables on them by calling
upon the members of the audience, after
they had assembled in the hall, to repeat
the payment of their admission price.
Then the encore niieht be made to work
both ways. As it is now, it is all one
sided. The performer in search of a reputation
has a relish for encores. But he may
satisfy himself with the truth that they
are not so potent a testimony of public
approval as downright, hearty applause.
Some people encore because they want
to have the concert prolonged, and hear
a maximum amount of music for a mini
mum price. Many encore merely be
cause others do so. Numerous people
have not yet decided why they encore
at all. Quite a number of respectable
concert-goers are not in favor of encores.
Very rarely is an audience unanimous in
demanding an immediate repetition of
any part of a musical performance.
The artistic effect of a good perform
ance is usually spoiled by its ""Immediate
repetition. Too much of a good thing is
apt to cloy the refined taste. An artist
is not always at his best, and it is a dan
gerous thing for himself when he repents
a good, soulful performance. Thus,
while he may temporarily ingratiate him
self with the audience by conceding to
its caprice, he is to a certain extent
belittling and endangering his artistic
reputation.
If by an encore, an audience demands
that the artist should sing or play a com
position other than that which he lias
just interpreted, the artist cannot flatter
himself that he thus is the recipient of a
compliment. It is virtually demanding
something else from the artist in order
to test his strength. He responds to
such an encore at his own risk, insomuch
as the next piece he may perform is not
likely to dispel the favor which has al
ready been accorded him by the audience
for his previous performance.
Speaking upon this subject, the Musical
Times says: All artists should stoutly
refuse to respond to encores. Fortu
nately, the public itself is beginning to
be convinced of the absurdity of the en
core nuisance. The most enlightened
concert-goers are not those who are given
to encores. The healing of a good musical
performance gives a good taste in the
mouth,, and excites an appetite for more,
which they are contented to remain un
appeased until some future time. Be
sides, it is unfair for one-half of an audi
ence to demand the repetition of a per
formance which the other half does not
care to hear. It is the duty of artists
and the intelligent portion of our concert
audiences to exercise their influence
towards the abatement and the conse
quent utter annihilation of the encore
nuisance. The thing can be done.
He stepped into a green grocer's with
a vacant, weary, careworn look on his
face.
"Do you want some potatoes ?"
"I never eat them. I can't remember
exactly what I came in for.''
"Perhaps you want some coffee ?"
"Ain't it funny I can't remember?" re
marked the stranger, as he scratched his
chin with the back of his hand, and
scanned everything behind the counter
in a wild but ineffectual effort to brush
up his memory.
"Do you want milk V"
"No, that ain't it."
"Is it macaroni, mustard, chow-chow,
soap or wine jelly ?"
"None of them, sir."
"Possibly you want a small measure of
beets ?"
"Indeed, I do not." Then his eyes
sparkled, and he said:
"I have it now. I remember what I
came in for; it all comes back to me like
a dream of love."
"What do you want?"
"Well, now, it's as plain as day.
Wasn't it funny I didn't think of it
before?"
"It was rather strange; but what will
you have?"
"You won't get mad, will yon ?"
"No, sir."
"Well, then, I'll tell you. I just
stepped in here to ask you if you'll
scratch my back a little for me, I have
prickly heat.
Tbansatlantic Passenoeb Tbavel in
1879. The New York Shipping Gazette
publishes detailed returns which show
that fifteen thousand five hundred and
fifteen cabin passengeresailed from that
port during the present season; which
11 . 1J3 Al 1 A
nnmuer aoes not mciuue muse vtuu pay ,
ronize the steamers of the Guyon, Wil- I
son and Bristol lines the addition of j
which would increase the total to upward j
of sixteen thousand persons. During j
the season of 1878. more than twenty I
thousand cabin passengers sailed from j
New York. I
The History of Petroleum.
Increase of t'hlnce in Eastern Cities.
The New York Herald of the 15th inst.
has an article on the Chinese in that city,
from which it seems there are bet ies
300 laundries, 50 Chinese grocers, 20 to
bacconists and 10 druggists, with enough
Mongolians in other callings to demon
strate the adaptability oi tne race, i! rom
the article itself, the following is ex
tracted: "For the past two years the
Chinese population of New York has
shown a remarkable increase. With
cause for dreading supremacy of the
workingmen's party in San Francisco,
and having an unfavorable opinion
of the new Constitution of Califor
nia, they have been emigrating to
Eastern cities, principally to New
York, Boston and Philadelphia, in large
numbers. In 1875, there were only 157
Chinese in New York, but the census
next year will show many thousands,
most of whom have been exiled by the
brutality of California mobs. In 1875,
Chinese were scattered here and there
throughout the city, having no particu
lar place of rendezvous. Since that time
headquarters have been established,
which now assume the dimensions of a
good sized colony. This is mainly due
to the efforts of some leading spirits,
who persuaded the Chinese residents of
San Francisco to establish a branch
of one of the famous Six Com
panies in Mott street. It in
duced all arriving 'heathen' to
rally in this neighborhood, which is
known as ' New China.' In Jersey City
there are three factories whicii employ
Chinese labor alone. One of them is a
shirt factory, another a shoe factory, and
the last an establishment for the manu
facture of cheap cutlery. It is said that
a beer saloon has been opened in Hobo
ken by two Chinamen. In Brooklyn
there are about fifty laundries, six cigar
stores and one grocery. From statistics
furnished by the most intelligent and best
informed of these people, the population
of New York has received an addition of
upward of 2500, including two females.
The -Chinese residents of Brooklyn
number over 250, and two females.
Jersey City and Hoboken have about
200. About ten per cent, of these are
arrived in the city from Havana, the
rest came overland from California.
Over 95 per cent, of the total Chinese
population are regularly engaged in an
honorable business. Every few days the
San Francisco companies send out a
batch of about 100 Chinamen. About 50
of these come to New York, 20 to Bos
ton and 20 to Philadelphia. The rest
scatter to other cities." The article fur
ther declares that the Chinese have pur
chased lots in several cemeteries, includ
ing Greenwood. They are marrying ex
tensively, generally Irish women, and a
Chino-Celtic generation is springing up.
How Some Kentucky Grans Obtained
Theib Husbands. Three romantic Ken
tucky girls recently hit upon a better de
vice for securing husbands than by ad
vertising. They lived on the banks of
the Ohio river, and agreed each to set a
bottle afloat containing a paper on which
was written the name and a promise to
marry whomsoever should find the
bottles. One of the girls has married re
cently the man who found her bottle far
down the river, the second is engaged to
him who found hers at Natchez or Grand
Gulf, the third is in correspondence with
the finder of hers, who also lives a great
distance from the point where the bottles
were launched.
Wyoming man won $10 in a wager
by eating twenty pigs' feet. This was a
pigs' feat, indeed.
In 1844 petroleum was used as a
medicine. At that time and up to
1853 it vvas known as "Soneca Oil,"
probably on account of its having
been found on the surface of Seneca
Lake, and having first been used by
tho Soncca Indians as a medicine.
Tho mode of obtaining this oil, at
that period of its history, was by
throwing blankets on the surface of
still water, whore the oil was wont to
accumulate, and after they had be
come saturated to remove them and
extract tho oil by ringing the
blankets. From this primitive be
ginning has grown one of the leading
industries in tho State. It was not,
however, until the years of 1853 54
that petroleum began to be valued
as an illuminator, and this only in a
limited way, for it was then burned
in its crude state in old lard-oil
lamps, which were liable to explode
at any time. Between 1854 and 1857
it became known that the explosive
qualities of this product could be re
moved by subjecting it to a process
of distillation, and from that time
the value began to be recognized.
Here a difficulty arose. The oil
could not bo gathered in sufficient
quantities to supply the demand, and
something must be done, or the new
industry would fall through. Accord
ingly, in the year 1858, a joint stock
company was organized for the pur
pose of boring into the rock in quest
of the now valuable oil, and Colonel
E. L. Drake was put at the head of
this company with full power to
push the enterprise. The work proved
to be full, of difficulties. The facili
ties for probing the hard rock at that
time were exceedingly limited. The
derricks used were only thirty feet
high, and the drilling tools only
weighed in the neighborhood of 250
pounds, and the old "horse power"
was used for running the machinery.
With all these difficulties to contend
with, the work progressed slowly,
and it was not until August 28, 185u,
that the drill struck the shale rock,
at a depth of seventy-one feet, and
the well immediately filled up within
five inches of the surface. A small
pump was inserted and the produc
tion was found to be about forty bar
rels per diem, which rate it kept up
for several months. This well was
located in Cherry Tree township,
"Venango county, about two miles
from what is now the city of Titus
ville, on the banks of Oil Creok.
Other wells soon followed and people
began to flock to this new field of
excitement, ready to tap the viens
from which tho liquid wealth poured
in such profusion. Corr. Philadelphia
Times.
lexan Society.
A journey of several weeks' dura
tion in the Eone Star State, revealed
the fact that in the eyes of every
true Texan, the particular location
in which he has taken root is the fo
cal attraction, the garden center of
the earth, while the next town is the
antipodes of all that is good, great
and prosperous. The native, and the
man who came down in '46 as a sol
dier, remaining in the State through
its short lived era as a Republic, and
ever since, hold themselves as a sa
cred aristocracy, and however kindly
their sentiments toward later occu
pants of the soil, they cannot refrain
from frequent allusion to the peculiar
ly constructed laws, such as the
"Homestead Act," which makes
Texas a desirable refuge for those
who cannot afford to live in a State
where creditors can squeeze hapless
debtors between the jaws of the legal
vise. It is true that on account of
such laws, the modern population
contains a large percentage of men
who have tasted of the bitterness of
debt, of seizure and distraint, and,
not liking the flavor, have sought
the friendly shadow of Texan stat
utes, and builded anew.
The significant initials "G. T. T."
(Gone to Texas), inscribed on the
bo'ted door of an involved merchant,
are accepted as prima facie evidence
that ho, too, has bolted. It must be
inferred from this that all who have
located within the domain of the
Eonc Star, are to be suspected of
financial shortcomings. Through the
northern and central portions of the
State, many well-to do larmers and
merchants are found to have migrat
ed from the frost lands of Minnesota
and Wisconsin to a region which, at
tho worst, knows but a few days of
cold and snow in a twelvemonth.
Such men have built up a condition
of society of which they are justly
proud, and jealous lest the sins of the
frontier, which have too often made
the name of Texas a synonym of
lawlessness, be brought to their door.
In the cottage homes of Dallas, Aus
tin, Houstin and the Metropolis of
the Western Gulf, Galveston, the
chance guest will find scattered
about the current literature of the
two words. Libraries will be replete
with the more erudite forms of publi
cation, and the daughters of the fam
ily may treat a friend to selections
from the newest operatic composi
tions of the season. In point of fash
ion, the ladies costumes conform
quite as closely to the edicts of the
modistes as do those of their metro
politan sisters. The richly stocked
shelves of the merchants in wearing
apparel prove that the finest produc
tious of the loom are in quite as ac
tive demand here as in the East.
Harwefs Magazine.
Instructors in German, after astonish
ing the division by the announcement
that the German words for "heaven" and
"shirt" have the same root "Mr. X.,
can you see any resemblance between
heaven and a (clean) shirt, for instance?"
Mr. X., hesitating "Well, sir, they are
both good things for a man to get into."
Growth of the Hotel System.
The people of New York have always
been noted for doing things with a rush.
Late in the "forties" they found that
they had no hotel worthy of the name;
that they had no house fit to entertain
strangers, or worthy of what was des
tined to be one of the great cities of the
world. Two or three years afterward, in
1851 or 1852, the demand was more than
supplied by the opening of the magnifi
cently appointed St. Nicholas and Me
tropolitan. Then began the new era of
extravagance and wastefulness which has
since ruined many an American hotel
keeper. Up to this time, it had not been
fashionable for private families to live in
hotels, but little by little, a certain class
of lazy and fashionable women, discov
ering that their delicate organizations
could no longer withstand what they
called the drudgery of housekeeping,
gravitated toward the new hotels, and
soon the St. Nicholas, the Metropolitan
and the New York, which had meantime
become prominent, were well patronized
by families. With this increase and turn
in the character of their business, the
New York hotel-keepers found them
selves forced to make radical changes in
their housekeeping. Instead of an hour
for breakfast, they were obliged to set
apart four hours, and instead of the old
chaffing-dish system to introduce a new
one, under which every "guest" they
had now ceased to be "boarders" should
have a meal freshly cooked to order. The
dinner hour and the dinner bill of fare
were extended in proportion, and every
thing went swimmingly until it was pro
posed by the St. Nicholas proprietors to
increase their rates to $3 and $'6 50 a day.
Their patrons strongly objected to the
increase, and some of them, having been
abroad, began to talk loudly of the
"European plan;" but when the aristo
cratic Breevort was opened, many of
them discovered that even at a cost of
$3 50 a day the old system was the cheap
est one for the public. Meanwhile, the
number of hotels rapidly increased until
the supply became greater than the de
mand, and very few of them made money.
Indeed, when the splendid Fifth-avenue
was opened, in 1859, every one predicted
its speedy failure. But the war and
flush times came, and carried it and
other leading hotels into a haven of
great prosperity. In 1863 the price of
board advanced io $4 and $5 a day, and
for a time to keep a hotel was to make a
fortune. But, of course, this phenome
nal and unhealthy prosperity could not
continue. The crash came, the names of
nearly all the great hotel men figured
prominently in the bankrupt courts, and
the proprietors of to-day have to suffer
for the short-sightedness of themselves
and their predecessors. The fact is that
one class of Americans who live in a
hotel expect too much for the price they
are willing to pay. They expect even
greater attention, better service, and bet
ter fare than they received just after the
war, but still insist that they shall be ac
commodated at from 25 to 50 per cent.
less than war prices. They are so ac
commodated. The hotel-keepers lose
money on them, and their more liberal,
or. in most cases, it would be better to
say, their foolishly extravagant neighbors
are actually fleeced to help pay for their
support. JS. Jr. Times.
A Stilt Race.
I remember particularly a certain stilt
race, one of the oddest races 1 ever saw
Six men and four women were "entered"
as the horsev men would say. At Arcac-
hon the women share the exercise of the
men. There were then on the beach of
Eyrac ten tchankas. In the patois of the
Jjandes. which might be temptea to con
found with the Japanese or Chinese
idioms, a tchankais a person mounted
on stilts, and se tchanker, means to
mount upon stilts. These ten tchankas
had all the same traditional costume,
without distinction of sex, that is to say,
a beret on the head, a mantle of wool
over the shoulders, a buttoned doublet,
and leers enveloped in a camano or fleece,
fixed by red garters. These stilts raised
them five or six feet from the ground. A
pole served them as a third point of sup
port. Seen from a distance they looked
like sriKantic grasshoppers. The tchanka,
however, is seen to perfection on bare
lands, motionless and fixed nice a soli
tary triangle, at sunset, or else when he
leans against a pine tree, silently knit
ting stockings and guarding a black and
lean flock. Stern and mute in the midst
of the crowd, which was examining them
with curiosity, their thoughts were con
centrated solely on the gain that they
were about to dispute. The prize was
not too much. The victor won twenty
francs. But twenty francs in the eyes of
the tchanka represent a fortune. Soon
at a signal given by the President of the
fete, they all ten spread over the beach,
howling and yelling. If it had not been
for their immense strides, which pass
imagination, you might have thought
that you were present at an Arabian
fantasia. Their evolutions were the
same, accomplished with the same
rapidity, in conditions which touched
upon the impossible and on the ground
where the stilt sunk in a foot at each
step. Their mantles streaming in the
wind, like those of Arabian cavaliers,
they ran and pivoted round as deftly as
if they had been on foot. The women
were by no means inferior to the men;
one of them, in fact, came in second, and
they were only to be distinguished by
their more piercing cries. The race
was followed by some private ex
ercises performed by the tchankas, in
order to provoke the generosity of the
spectators. They jumped, they sat down
and rose up again, and they picked up
as they ran pieces of money that were
thrown to them. This sjiectecle was not
the least extraordinary. Bouncing for
ward at full speed, the man was suddenly
seen to stop, the stilts bent, fell, as it
were, to pieces, then something was
seen moving between three pieces of
wood, like the body of a spider in the
middle of its long legs. The whole ier
formance was done with lightning
rapidity, the stilts rose again, and the
man reappeared on the top of them and
resumed his course. From the French
of Charles Monselet.
At Williams' drug store, corner Third
and Jefferson, is a clerk, whose modesty
might be shocked if his name were men
tioned.' A countryman approached him
the other day, took a wrapped-up bottle
from his pocket and asked that it be filled
with whisky. When this was done the
countryman placed it in his pocket.
Then he studied for a few minutes. Then
he took it out and said: "I've got some
other business to attend to. I'll leave
this bottle and return for it in about an
hour." And then he left. An hour
passed; so did the second; and the third
hour having nothing else to do passed
also. The countryman, however, didn't
come. The clerk took the bottle, un
wrapped it, and found that it contained
pure water. The rustic had two of them.
Facial Peculiar Hies.
A writer in the Popular Science
Monthly tells the following:
I was once sitting in a cool under
ground saloon at Leipsic, while without
people were ready to die from the heat,
when a new guest entered and took a
seat opposite to me. The sweat rolled
in great drops down his face, and he
was kept busy with his handkerchief till
at last he found relief in the exclamation:
"Fearfully hot!"
I watched him attentively as he called
for a cool drink, for I expected every
moment that he would fall from his seat
in a fit of apoplexy. The man must have
noticed that I was observing him, for he
turned toward me suddenly, saying:
I am a curious sort of a person, am 1
not?"
"Why?" I asked.
"Bjcause I perspire wholly on the
right side."
And so it was; his right cheek and the
right half of his forehead were as hot as
fire, while the left side of his face bore
not a trace of perspiration. I had never
seen the like, and, in my astonishment,
was about to enter into conversation with
him regarding the physiological curiosi
ty, when his neighbor on the left broke
in with the remark:
' "Then we are the opposites and coun
terparts of each other, for I perspire only
on the left side."
This, too, was the fact. So the pair
took seats opposite to each other and
shooks hands like two men who had just
found Jus other half.
"Well, this makes an end of natural
history!" exclaimed another guest, who
hitherto had quietly gazed on this
strange performance as though it were a
play, and every one who overheard what
was said came to look at this novel
wonder. "This makes an end of natural
history!"
This expression excited me to laugh
ter, and involuntarily I exclaimed:
"No, sir; this is just the beginning of
natural history, for nature has many
strange caprices even as regards her
symmetry."
I then mentioned the case of a man I
had known in my boyhood, who, Janus
like, had too totally different faces on
one side laughing, on the other crying.
Naturally, I dreaded this strange double
face, with one side smooth, plump and
comely, like a girl's cheek, while the
other was all scarred by the smallpox.
This side of the face denoted churlish
ness; and, while the other side wore a
smile, this boded mischief. In this in
stance disease had been unsymmetrical.
Standing by Theib Colors. Two in
stances occurred at the battle of the
Alma wherein the Victoria cross was
earned pas role by devotedness to the
colors, saving them in the true military
sense of the word. The Twenty-third
Fusiliers of Brown's division went for
ward on the left, with the Scots Fusi
liers of the Duke o'f Cambridge's divis
ion in support. They effected the pass
age of the Alma, mounted the rugged
and broken banks, pressed through vine
yards and felled trees, and advanced un
der a galling fire of grape and musketry.
There was a redoubt in front. When
near the redoubt the colors were made
the object of particular attention. Luke
O'Connor was one of the center sergeants
between the officers who bore them.
Lieutenant Anstruther was mortally
wounded and dropped his color. O'Con
nor was struck in the breast at the same
moment and fell, but, recovering him
self, snatched up the color and carried it
until the end of the action. Color Ser
geant Luke O'Connor, of the Alma, is
now, I am proud to say, Lieutenant
Colonel Lruke (J (Jonnor. The other in
stance happened in the supporting regi
ment. The Scots Fusiliers were thrown
into momentary disorder one of the ac
eidents of war; the Twenty -third were
confused, as well they might be with
eleven officers and over two hundred
men knocked over, when a voice shouted,
"Fusiliers, retire!" and the guardsmen,
fancying the order was addressed to
them, hesitated. At this critical moment
Brevet Major .Lindsay "stood farm with
colors, and by his example and energy
greatly tended to restore order. Tins-
ley s Magazine.
SCISSORS AND PASTE.
Stands to reason a woman.
"Beats the world" a tramp.
It is all very well to talk about "plow
ing the water," but they oftener use hose
for water. Boston Com. Bui.
A writer states in a recent obituary no
tice that the deceased was born in his
native town, where he has ever since re
sided.
From the moors. Sportsman "Much
ram, Donald.' Donald "A bit soft.
Just wet a' day, wi' showers between."
Punch.
A correspondent wants to know what
to do when a dog shows signs of hydro
phobia. We should climb a tree. Bos
ton Post.
A man is always wanting some one to
tell him how handsome he looks. A
woman will just stand before a glass and
see for herself.
"Beauty and booty," says a Whitehall
young man, "is all right, except when
the daughter's beauty is accompanied by
the old gentleman's bootee."
A circular has been issued by the Life
saving Service containing rules and regu
lations adopted by the board for exam
ination of plans, devices and inventions
intended for use at life-saving stations.
Harper's Bazar, on table manners, says:
"Do not betray by any gesture that you
are hungry." Certainly not. For, of
course, no one is supposed to go to the
table to satisfy his appetite; it is a mere
form. Any indication that you sro there
because you want something to eat is
very ill-bred. Boston Post.
On the river: "What's the matter.
Alfred? You look uneasy." "Well, mv
wife, who is fond of swimming, dived off
the boat some time ago, and has not come
to the surface; I am affraid that some
thing must have happened her." "How
long has she been under?" "About two
hours." French Newspaper.
The Greenback party still howls about
hard times, and this despite the fact that
two brand new comets have been discov
ered within the past two weeks comets
with tails, too. Some people wouldn't
be satisfied if you were to discover three
new comets and a new moon every night
in the week. Norristown Herald.
The rustic whose gingerbread is annu
ally stolen by the elephant, was at the
circus last week, and this time when the
appetising comfit was suddenly snatched
from his hand he shook his fist at the
huge thief and yelled while the tears
coursed down his cheeks, "Darn yer, ye
doubled-tailed fool, give that back here
or IH knock yer two front teeth down
yer old throat! "Maine Paper.
Staining Pine. The Northeastern
Lumberman recommends the following
manner of staining pine to represent
black walnut: Put pulverized asphaltum
into a bowl with about twice its bulk of
turpentine, and set where it is warm,
shaking from time to time until dis
solved; then strain and apply with either
a cloth or a stiff brush. Try a little first,
and if the stain be too dark, thin it with
turpentine. If desirable to bring out
the grain still more, give a coat of boiled
oil and turpentine. When the wood is
thoroughly dry, polish with a mixture of
two parts shellac varnish and one part
boiled oil. Apply by putting a few
drops at a time on a cloth and rubbing
briskly over the wood.
Conjugal affection depends largely
upon mutual confidence. "I make it a
rule," said a wiseacre to his friend, "to
tell my wife everything that happens. In
this way we manage to avoid any misun
derstanding." Not to be outdone in
generosity, the friend replied, "Well,
sir, you are not so open and frank as I
am, for I tell my wife a great many
things that never happen."
SAFE & LOCK COMPANY,
CAPITAL ... ftl,0On,000
General Offices end Manufactory
CINCINNATI, OHIO.
Pacific Branch,
No. 210 Sansome St., S. F
Agency for Oregon and Washington Territory,
with HAWLEY, DODD A CO., Portland.
HALL'S PA TEST 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' 1 50,000 of these safes are now
in use, and hundreds bave 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
Have never been broken ojwn and robbed by
burglars or robbers.
Hall's burglar work is protected by letters
patent, ana ui wont uuni;ui uc ouaiwi lawniu,.
His Datent bolt is superior to any in use.
His patent locks cannot be picked by the most
skillful experts or burglar.-.
Bv one of the greatest improvements known,
the Gross Automatic Movement, our locks are
operated withont any arbor or spindle passing
through the door and into the lock.
Our locks cannot be oiiened or picked by bur
glars or experts, (as in case of other locks), and we
will put irom :fci,wu 'o m,uuu uemuu mew au
time against an 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.
THEY ABE THE BE!T S.FE
Made in America, or any other country.
One Thousand Dollars
To any person who en prove that one of Hall's
patent ourgiar-prooi saics iius ever uveu
broken open and robbed by
burglars up to the
present time.
B. 9. WILLIAMS,
Agent for Oregon and W. T.
iiffiro with nan-lev. 1: ofltl St t'm
28febl0:9tf. Portland.
Reus Hamlin. Emmett F. Wrenn.
DRAYAGE !
PRAYACE !
Hamlin & Wrenn Propr's.
AVING JUST RETURNED FROM
Salem with a new truck, and having
leased the barn formerly occupied by James Eg-
lin, we are now preia:ecl to do all kinds oi
DRAYINC AND HAULING,
either in the city or country, at the lowest living
rates. Can be tound at the old true stand. A
share of the public patronage resjiectfully solic
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AND
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RUPTURE
CURED!
From a Merchant.
Davton, W. T. Feb. 10, 1879.
W. J. Home, Proprietor California Elastic
Truss Co., 720 Market street, San Francisco Dear
Sir: The Truss I purchased of you one year ago
baj proved a miracle to me. I have been ruptur
ed forty years, and wore dozens of different kinds
of Trasses, ll of which mined my health, as
mey were very injurious to my oaci. anu ji;:n-T
Your valuable Truss is as easy as an old shoe anil
is worth hundredsof dollars to me, as it affords
me so much pleasure. lean 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 ev. r invested in
my life. You can refer any oue to me, and I will
be happy to answer any letters on its merits. I
remain, yours, respectfully.
D. D. Bunnell.
Latest Medical Endorsements. .
Mabtinez, Cal., Feb. 17, 1879.
W. J. Home, Proprietor California Elastic
Truss Co., 720 Market street, S. 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 b st Truss ever olfered to the public.
Yours truly. J. H. Cabotiiebs, M. D.
Endorsed by m Prominent Medical Instl
ime.
San Fba.vcisco, March 6, 1879.
W. J. Home, Esq. Dear Sir . You ask my
opinion of the relative merits of your Patent
Elastic Truss, as compared with other kinds that
bave 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 adjustibi.ity 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 ot your improved Elastic Truss.
Youis tiuly, Bablow J. Smith, M. D.
Proprietor of the Hygienic Medical Institute,
nr " -' '-c : .- ... a T!
OOif lyumurum atreet, ohm rraucisco.
A Remarkable Cure.
San Fbancisco, Oct. 26, 1879.
W. J. Home, 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 bov. Tho double Truss I purchased from
you has PERFECTLY CURED him of hispain-
tui rupiure on ootu siaes in a nine 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 aie providentially
led to give your Truss a trial. You may refer
any one to me on the subject. Yours truly,
w m. i eri' . B38 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. Dextbb Lvponn, M. D.
Surgeon and Physician.
Trusses forwarded to all parts of the United
Mates at our expense, on receipt, of price.
Read fttamp tor Illustrated Catalogue
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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. 15tf