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Oorallis Gazette.
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INVARIABLY IN ADVANClt.
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
M. 8. WOODCOCK,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
UitViM.lft
OFFICE ON FIRST STREET, OPP. WOOD
COCK A BALDWIN'S Hardware store.
S;ciul attention given to Collections, Foa
closure of Mortgages, ltel Estate cases, Probata
S.)(l 1 li.rii I lll.'ltt.M'.-I.
Will also uy aiiti sell City Property and Fsjaj
LamU, n reuMHtaUe terms.
March 28, l.STU. 16-I2yl
J. K. WEBBER,
Main St., Corvallis, Oregon,
SEALER IK
Stoves, Ranges,
FORCE AND LIFT PUMPS.
HOUSE FURNISHING HARDWARE,
Constantly on hand, the
NEW RICHMOND RACE,
Best in Market. The
BONANZA COOK STOVE,
Something New. And the New
VECTA PARLOR STOVE.
Jan. I, 1880. 17:1 tf
J. R. BRYSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
All business will receive prompt
attention.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY.
Corvallis, July 14, 187J. I6:29tf
J W RAYBURP,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OKVll.Ht, I
OKE009T.
OFFICE On Monroe street, between Second and
'mini.
jjSBSriecial attention given to the Collection
of Notes and Accounts. 16-ltf
J JVI S A. YANTI8,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
ohv n.n.s. . - . OKKtios,
ty ILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE COURTS
of the Stale. Sjieeial attention given to
Ciatters in Probate. Collections will receive
btmiiit and careful attention. Office in the Court
.use. 16:1 tf.
DR F. A. VjNCENT,
DENTIST.
COKVALI.IH - REGON,
FFICE IN FISHER'S BRICK OVER
" Max. Friendley's New Store. All the latest
improvement?. Everything new and completsv
All work war ran tel. Please give me a call.
15:3tf
C. R. FARRA, Ms O,
P1UMMAH AND SURGEOS,
()FFICE OVER OR All AM A HAMILTON'S
DrugStoio, Corvallis, Oregon. 14-26tf
. C. CRAWFORD,
DEALER IN
WATCHES,
CLOCKS,
JEWELRY, SPECTACLES, SILVER WARE,
etc Also,
M ttSlti Instruments fco
.JSS-ltei:iiring done at the most reasonable
rates, and all work warranted.
Corvallis, Dec. 13, 1877. 14:50tf
GRAHAti, HAMILTON & CO.,
UOKVAIX1.1 ... oKKUOSf.
DEALERS IN
Drugs, X,intgi,
MEDICINES,
CHEMICALS, I)YB STIFFS,
OILS,
CLASS
AND
PUTTY.
PURE WINES AND UQUORS
FOR MEDICINAL USE.
And also the the very best assortment of
Lamps and Wall Taper
ever brought to this plaos.
AGENTS FOR THE
"?RIU CH'tflCU PAINT,
SUPERIOR TO ANY OTHER
a f-i.yilclans H.e.erlpttoas Car
HtUs luuipuuadcd.
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VOL. XVII.
CORVALLIS. OREGON, FRIDAY. AUGUST 20, 1880.
NO. 34.
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
Corvallis Lodjjre t 14, I. 4 A. II.
Holds staled Communications on Wednesday on
or preceding each full moon. Brethren in good
standing cordially invited to attend. By order
W. M.
Bstsnm lodge So. 7, I. . O.
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.
F. A. CHENOWETH.
F. M. JOHNSON.
CHENOWETH & JOHNSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
K A 1. 1. IN .... OKlcaOH
September 4, 1879. 16:36tf
U.UM 4 WOODWARD.
Druggists
and
Apothecaries,
P. 0. BUILDING, CORVALLIS, OREGON.
Have a complete stock of
DRLQS, MEDICINES, PAI1??, 01,
GLASS, IT '., IT J.
gohooi l'oolis -tat.oueny, Sfco.
We buy for Cash, and have cnoioe of the
FRESHEST and PUREST Drugs and Medic:nes
the market affords.
fS" Prescriptions accurately prepared ut half
the usual rates. 2May 16: 1 8tf
AUGUST KNIGHT,
Cabinet Maker,
UNDERTAKER,
Cor. Second and Monroe Sts.,
COKVAXLIS. OBEHOS.
Keeps constantly on band all kinds of
FURNITURE
COFFINS ANO CASKETS.
and
Work done to order on short i.otice
at rcsiMnatif rates.
Corvalli.- Jan. I l7 IHlf
Woodcock & Baldwin
(Successors to J. R Bay ley & Co,)
TEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND AT THE
old stand a large and complete sUvk of
Heavy and Mielf Haiti ware,
IRON, STEEL,
TOOLS, STOVES,
BANG'S, ETC
Manufactured and Home Made
Tin and Copper W
Pumps Pipe, Jctt.
A good Tiu nor constantly on hand, anil all
Job Work neatly ami quickly done.
Also agents for Knapp, Burrell & Co.,
for the sale of tbe best and latest im
proved PAKM JHC A CHI NEUY,
of all kinds, together with a full assort
ment of Agricultural Implements.
Sole Agents for the celebrated
ST. L U!S CHVKTi R Of K S OVES
the BEST IN THE WORLD. Also the
Norman Range, and many other patterns,
in all sizes and styles.
I0T Particular attention paid to Farmers'
wants, and tbe supplying extras for Farm
Machinery, and all information as to ouch
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 lie, prnpt and fair
dealing with all. Call and examine our
Stock, before going elsew here. Satisfac
tion guaranteed.
W-OOKCOCK & BALDWIN. ,
Corvallis, May. 12. 1879. 14:4tf
Regs Hamlin.
Emmeyt F. Wbenh.
DRAY AGE !
DRAY ACE!
Hamlin & Wrenn. Piopr's.
HAVING JUST RETURNED FROM
Salem with a new truck, and having
leased the barn formerly occupied by James Eg
lin, we are now prepn ed to do all kinds of
DRAYINC AID HAULINC.
either in the city or country, at the lowest living
rates. Can be found at the old truck stand. A
share of tbe public patronage resiectfully solic
ited. Corvallis, Dec 27. 1878. I5:52tf
FRANKLIN CAUTNORN, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
t orvallls, iregu
in.1 attention iriven to sureerv and diseases
of the Eve. Can be found at his office, in rear'of
Graham, Hamilton A Co.'s Drug Store, upstairs,
day or night.
June 3, 187J. l-28t
CITY ADVERTISEMENTS.
LANDS I FIRMS! HOMES!
HAVE FARMS, (Improved and unim
m proved,) STORES and MILL PROPERTY,
very desirable,
FOB SALE.
These lands are cheap.
Also claims in unsurveyed tracts for sale.
Soldiers of the late rebellion who have, under
he Soldiers' Homestead Act, located and made
final proof on less than 160 acres, can dispose of
the balance to me.
Write (with stamps to prepay postage).
R. A. BENSELL,
Newport, Benton county, Oregon.
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H E. HARRIS,
One door South of Okahsm A Hamilton's,
coBfiLLM, ouaei.
GROCERIES
PROVISIONS,
AND
Dry Goods.
Corvallis, Jan. 3, 1878.
lfitlvl
DRAKE & GRANT,
MERCHANT TAILORS,
cusvatLiK. -.. vsseos.
WE HAVE JUST RETEIVED A LARGE
and well selected stock t Cloth, viz:
"VV t ' of iflu.n'l Rioad
lotlis. reneli ;ih1iii, i-cs,
., l eri Twoetls, mid
niericaii -"-lltlttr
Which wo will make up to order in the most
approved ate! tash enable styles. No pains will
be s a red in producing good fitting garments.
Tarties wi.-hing to purchase cloths and have
them cut out, will do well to call aud examine
our stock. DRAKE Jt GRANT.
Corvallis, April IT 1S7'J. l:10tf
Boarding and Lodging.
GEORGE KISOR,
TJESPECTFULLY INFORMS THE TRAV
. eling public that he is now prepared and in
readiness to keep such boarders as may choose to
give him a cull, cither by the
SNC E MaL. DAY. OR WEEK.
Is also prepared to fu n sh horse feed. Liberal
share of publ'c itronage silicited. Give ca a
call. 0EOEGE KIS0R.
Philomath, April 2S. It7. Ii:18tf
J C. M3KELANO,
(I'tTY ATI-OltNEY.)
ATTOR EY A.T" LAW,
ruSTLAAII, VBEtiOl
OFFICE Monastes' Brick, First street,
between Morrison and Yamhill. 14:3Stf
THE HTAR BAKERY,
Main Street. orvnlllx.
HENRY WARRIOR, PROPRIETOR.
Family Supply Store !
Groceries,
Bread.
Cakes,
JPi,
Cu.n3ies,
Toy.,
Always on Hand.
Corvallis. Jan. 1, 1877. I42lf
CORVALLIS
Livery, Feed
...AND...
SALE STABLE,
Muhi fit,., Co val la, oroson.
SOL. KING, - Porpp.
rkWNING BOTH BARNS I AM PREPARED
to offer superior accommodations iu-J, Liv
ery line. Always ready for a drive,
OOr rJTJ3MS
At Low Itatos.
My stables are first-class in every respect, and
competent and obliging hostlers always
ready to serve tbe public.
REASONABLE CM AKUK- FUR HIRE.
Parllnlar tstla PI.I to Hoard log:
'.i urn.
ELEGANT HEVRSE, CARRIAGES AND
UA1KS FOR FUNERALS
Corvallis, Jan. 3, 1879.
18:lyl
$300,
A MONTH guaranteed. Twelve
dollars a day made at home bv
the industrious. Capital not re
quited; we will start you. Men,
women, boys and girls make money faster at
work for us than at anything else. The work is
light and pleasant, and such as anyone can go
right at. Those who are wise who see this notice
will send us their addresses at once and see for
themselves. Costly outfit and terms free. Now
is the time, Those already at work are laying
up large sums of money. AddressgTRUE A CO.,
Augusta,. Maine.
ONLY AN EPISODE.
BY CABLOTT4 MORTON,
From the Evening; Telegram.
"Say, Frank, for sweet pity's sake, tell
me who she is."
"Certainly my dear fellow, with pleas
ure; only tell me to which particular
'ahe'you refer."
"Why, that magnificent blonde in 'old
gold' hair. There, she's going to waltz
with Captain Effinger. Lucky dog I'd
like to stand in his shoes. Are yon ever
going to tell me who she is, or don't you
know?"
"Oh, yes, I know her. She is rather
nice."
"Rather nice! Zounds, man, if you
don't introduce me as soon as the waltz
is ended, I'll challenge you before day
light." "Oh, I'll introduce you, Will, but I
feel it my duty to warn you in advance
that she has no more heart than an egg
shell, and, besides, she has been mar
ried." "A widow, eh? Well, you old Pick
wick, I don't care if she's forty widows.
Just introduce me."
Ten minutes later Frank was bending
over the ,fold gold" hair, whispering:
"Vinnie, I want you to help me play a
little joke on Will Kenneth. He is crazy
to be introduced to you, and hasn't the
remotest idea who you are. I've made
him believe you are a widow. Play the
role, and we'll have some fan with him.
He doesn't possess such a thing as a
heart, so you need have no conscientious
scruples."
"Good gracious! Frank, what prank
will you be playing next?"
But Frank had vanished, and a mo
ment later returned, and introduced Mr.
Kenneth to "Mrs. Vinnie."
"What an odd name!" thought Ken
neth. But the next instant he forgot all
about the name, for the "purple pansy"
eyes were lifted to his, and their first
smiling glance thrilled him as no other
eyes had ever done, albeit he had viewed
the beauties of both hemispheres, and
considered himself a thoroughly blase
man of the world.
"I trust your card is not yet full, Mrs.
Vinnie?" he murmured, as he seated
himself beside her.
"No; there are three vacancies yet."
And she smiled bewitchingly, as he
coolly filled up the said vacancies with
his own name.
"You are a stranger in P , I think,
Mr. Kenneth, are you not?"
"I have been absent in the East for
nearly eight years, and find the place so
changed that I scarcely recognize it. I
only returned yesterday, and so far I
have met but few familiar faces. Were
it not for Frank Gaines bless his kind
heart I should feel like a stranger in
deed. The long lashes drooped, as she inno
cently inquired:
"Are you and Mr. Gaines old friends,
then?"
"Oh, yes; we used to be inseparable,
but he tells me he is married now, and
that, Isuppose, will interfere, to some
extent, with our intimacy. By the way,
are you acquainted with Mrs. Gaines?"
"No yeti that is, I have met her a
few times."
"And do you not like her?"
"From what source do you draw that
inference?"
"From your constraint in speaking of
her, and, to tell you the truth, Mrs.
Vinnie, Frank always did display
execrable taste in that line."
"In what line?" Bhe asked, demurely.
"In the selection of his lady friends."
"Oh!"
And the magnificent blonde smiled
softly to herself, and subsided into
silence.
"I'll make you retract that before I
have done with you," was the mental
vow' that arose and trembled on the
ruby lips, but remained there, un
uttered. And then the inspiring strains of a
beautiful waltz floated around them, and
Kenneth had the coveted pleasure of
drifting around with the living tide, with
that lovely golden head nestling de
liriously close to his shoulder.
"What an entrancing little witch she
is," he mentally soliloquized.
At last they paused for a moment,close
by the draperies of a bay window; and
Frank Gaines, standing behind the cur
tains, reached out and softly pinched the
"little witch's" arm, to which delicate
compliment she promptly responded with
a little feminine shriek, and an involun
tary glance at the curtains.
"What is it? What startled you?"
asked Kenneth, anxiously.
"Oh, nothing; only I thought I im
agined some one touched me from the
alcove; but of course it was all imagi
nation." He parted the curtains and glanced
through, but no one was there, and, as
they waltzed once more around t he
room, they passed Frank, evidently
deeply engrossed in conversation with a
lady, but there was a twinkle of fun in
his black eyes that was not lost on "Mrs.
Vinnie," and she, being one of those
splendid women that all men admire.and
most men love, forthwith gave herself
up to the pleasant task of bewitching the
invincible Will Kenneth.
"It is so Warm in here, come out on
the balcony," he whispered when the
waltz was over.
Out on the balcony, in the pale moon
bight, with the heavy fragrance of honey
suckles falling around, and sweet,
dreamy fragments of music
dying away on the evening air.
With suoh surroundings, is it strange
that Kenneth allowed his heart to throb
as tumultuously as it chose, and gave
himself up to the irresistible spell of the
sweet, low voice and velvety blue eyes?
And with suoh surroundings, is it so
very strange that, for the time being, his
companion allowed herself to forget
well, some things that she ought to have
remembered?
It was nearly an hour later that Frank
stepped out on the balcony and, bowing
politely, said:
"Mrs. Vinnie, the guests are retiring.
Shall I have the pleasure of calling your
carriage and seeing you home?"
"Thanks, Mr. Gaines; I shall be greatly
obliged if you will."
And Frank vanished.
"Confound his impudence. I had
hoped fo"r the pleasure of seeing you
home," exclaimed Kenneth, almost sav
agely. She laughed a low, silvery laugh. '
"Well, Mr. Kenneth, at least we have
had a charming evening; have we not?"
She half arose, and extended her hand
as she spoke. Kenneth clasped it in both
of his, and said, with intense earnest
ness: "I have to thank you for the happiest
evening of my whole life."
Few women could resist Will Kenneth ,
even in his light, careless moods, and
now, when he was more intensely in
earnest than he had ever been in all his
life before.
Well, the "purple pansy" eyes sank
slowly beneath his, and the imprisoned
band trembled as it was hastily with
drawn.
"When and where shall I have the
pleasure of seeing you again?" he de
manded earnestly.
She hesitated as if she fonnd the ques
tion a hard one to answer. Then she
laughed lightly, and turned away.
"Good-bye," Mr-. Kenneth; 'It may be
for years; it may be forever,' she sang
softly, but the words died away on ner
lips. For she suddenly found herself
clasped close in Kenneth s arms.
"Forgive me but you must not leave
me thus. Tell me
She flung off his clinging arms and
stepped back like a "queen ; but her face
was deathly white, and her voice trem
bled when she spoke.
"Mr. Kenneth, we shall meet again
very soon, and when we do I think you
will despise me utterly and the worst
of it is, I will deserve your contempt."
"Come, Mrs. Vinnie, the carriage is
waiting," cried Frank, from the door
way. And then he added: "Remember,
Will, you have promised to come to us
to-morrow. We have got just the suite
of rooms that you want, and you shall
not leave until you get married. You'll
like my wife immensely, when you know
her." m
And jolly, blundering Frank led his
charge to tbe. carriage, followed by a
gloomy, disappointed pair of eyes on the
balcony.
"Vinnie, what on earth have you been
doing to Kenneth? He looks as solemn
as a tombstone."
"Oh, let me alone, Frank, I'm tired
and sleepy, and that was a stupid joke of
yours, anyway."
"Not much it wasn't, my dear. It was
brilliant, and I'll have the laugh on Will
to-morrow, when he finds that his 'mag
nificent blonde' is Mrs. Gaines. I think
it is the first time Will's taste ever agreed
with mine."
"Please keep still, Frank; my head
aches."
"All right, pet, go to sleep."
Sleep! Ah! for the first time in her
life Vinnie Gaines found she could not
sleep. Even when she was at home, dis
robed and resting on her luxurious
couch, she pressed her hands to her ach
ing eyes hour after hour, and could not
sleep. And why? Because Will Ken
neth's dark, pleading, magnetic eyes
kept coming before her, his tones were
sounding in. her ears and the clasp of his
arms was lingering 'round her.
"Great Heavens! am I mad, or what
has come over me?" she exclaimed at last,
springing up. The light of early dawn
was creeping in at the window, and she
saw herself in the mirror, pale and hollow-eyed.
Looking herself straight in the
eyes, she said aloud:
"You are Mrs. Gaines; you are a wife,
and don't you ever dare to forget it."
"Vin, what on earth are you primping
at this time of night for? You must be
crazy."
And poor, drowzy Frank turned over
for another nap.
"Just in time for dinner, Will. My
wife will be down in a moment. Ah,
here she comes now. Mr. Kenneth, 1
take great pleasure in making you ac
quainted with Mrs. Gaines. Ha, ha, ha,
magnificent blonde, eh Will? I guess
I'm even with you now for some of the
heartless tricks you used to play on me
in 'Auld Lang Syne,' my boy."
Ah, Frank, you great, honest bungler,
where were your eyes and the rest of your
senses, that you could not see what you
had done?
Vinnie lifted her eyes just for an in
stant, imploringly to Kenneth's face, but
the awful look she met was too much for
her. She held out a trembling hand to
him, and he took it for a brief instant
and bowed, but neither of them uttered
a word. Vinnie quietly seated herself in
an arm-chair, Kenneth walked to the
window, and Frank stared after him in
amazement.
"Well, by George! if you two aien't
the queerest couple I ever met. Here
I've worked half the night to get up
something for you to laugh over, and
you both look as if you'd seen a ghost or
been to a funeral. Well, well; it takes
all sorts to make a world. Come, dinner
is waiting. Let's see if you can appre
ciate that."
That evening, when the 'sun had sunk
beneath the horizon, and twilight
shadows were creeping into the cozy lit
tle parlor, Frank led Vinnie to the piano,
set her to playing his favorite piece, and
then with his usual brilliant tact, whis
pered to Kenneth:
"I'm going to the post office for just
five minutes; Will, take good care of
Vinnie."
Now, Frank Gaines was an excellent
fellow, but you see he was a man, and
who ever saw a man that could "go to
the post office in less than two honrs?
For some time after he was gone Ken
neth sat still, stern and silent, while the
white fingers dashed over the piano keys
as industriously as though they were not
alone. .But at -last, with a little tremu
lous sigh, she dropped from the noisy,
brilliant piece Bhe was playing into the
sweet, dreamy waltz that had floated
round them in the "balcony scene" the
night before.
Instantly Kenneth was at her side.
Every note of that waltz seemed to
strike on an open wound in his heart. He
was terribly agitated, and had the trem
bling player looked into his eyes, she
must have seen that a crisis was at hand.
But she played on slowly, softly, to the
end, and, as she struck the last note,
lifted her eyes and met his.
The nex moment she was clasped to
his breast, and his lips sought hers in a
kiss thai, neither of them could ever, for
get if they lived a million vears.
Only a moment thus, and then Vinnie
suddenly freed herself and exclaiming:
"Oh, my God! what have I done?" dash
ed past him out into the hall and up into
the sanctity of her own room. What ner
thoughts and feelings were then, only
she and God can tell. Nearly two hours
afterwards a servant brought her a note;
she opened it and read:
"Darling, forgive me and do not reproach
yourself. Poor old Frank Is to blame for all
that has passed, but we alone are responsible
for the future. You sbxll never know trouble
or shame through me. For your dear sake and
with your precious kiss warm on my Hps, I
leave you, never egain to look upon your lace
this side of tbe grave. But on the otber side
in the Great Unknown darling, I will meet
you there. Farewell."
Morning dawned gray, foggy, and
cheerless, and when at 4 o'clock a. h.
the Oregon loosened her moorings and
swung away from the dock, Will Ken
neth was one of the names on her pas
senger list.
And when poor innocent, obtuse old
Frank sat down to his solitary breakfast
and found a note from Kenneth explain
ing that a sudden telegram had called
him to the "land of the rising sun," he
was so utterly "dumbfounded" that he
forgot to eat his breakfast, and muttered
a dozen times on his way down town:
"Well, I'm blessed if that Will Ken
neth isn't the queerest specimen that
nature ever produced."
A Cute One.
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"Talk about your hotel beats," said a
clerk in one of the hotels of the city the
other evening, "I heard one of the
toughest cases which happened a short
time ago. I got the first part of the
story from the proprietor of a prominent
restaurant, to whom the fellow told a
history of the affair before he skipped
out of town. He said that one evening
this fellow came in and sat down at a
table, giving his orders with the air of a
millionaire. He was nicely dressed, and
wore a long, handsome ulster. After he
had finished his supper he started out,
seeming to forget that he hadn't paid.
The proprietor stepped him with a re
minder of the fact, when it was found
that the fellow was a beat, and hadn't a
cent of money. The restaurauteur was
angry, and about to administer a dose of
leather beneath the tails of that elegant
ulster, when the fellow begged off, and
said he would leave his pantaloons with
the proprietor as security till morning.
The gentleman, in order to test him, con
sented, and the fellow went behind the
screen and divested himself of the afore
mentioned garment, leaving only the
light covering of his underclothing.
With his ulster buttoned close around
him, he still had the appearance of a
finely-dressed gentlemen with his panta
loons stuffed in bis boot tops. He left
the breeches and went out. Entering a
certain prominent hotel, he walked to
the register, entered his name, demanded
to be shown to the room, and instructed
his clerk to have him called at 8 o'clock
in the morning, all of which was com
plied with; but when the boy called him
at 8 o'clock the air about that room was
blue with profanity, and the fellow or
dered the boy to send the landlord up
immediately. The landlord, thinking
something terrible had happened, imme
diately repaired to the room and found
his guest apparently in a terrible rage.
He wanted to know what kind of a d d
house they kept here full of petty sneak
thieves. 'Just look here,' said he, 'my
pantaloons containing my pocket-book
and watch are gone, and somebody con
nected with this house took them, for
they must have crawled in over the
transom. I tell you, by - , I'll give
this place away to every man on the
road.' The landlord was considerably
chagrined about the matter, and sent out
for a pair of pantaloons, and as the rest
of the clothes were very elegant, an ele
gant pair was purchased. The fellow
was then taken to breakfast and sbown
the best attention the house eonld afford.
After breakfast the landlord gave him
$20, as he had to leave immediately, and
promised to leave no stone unturned un
til the thief was discovered. The cute
young gentleman went to the restaurant,
redeemed his pants, told the story, and
skipped the town about $19 60 ahead."
Cleveland Herald.
TW. SAaAnrrv oi . Poodle. The fol
lowing refreshing story about the sagac
ity and savoir laire or a poouie aog is
also wafted from across the sea: "A
blind beggar was lately in the habit of
frequenting the Pont 'des Sts. Peres in
Paris, where he used to station himself
with a clarionet and a very intelligent
poodle. The place was well chosen, and
charitable contributions poured into the
little wooden bowl which the dog held in
his mouth. One day the blind man, who
had reached an advanced age, was not to
be seen. He had fallen ill, in fact, and
was unable to pursue his avocation. His
faithful companion, however, continued
to frequent the accustomed spot, and the
passers by to whom he was familiar un
derstood that his master was unwell, and,
touched by his fidelity, dropped their
pence into his bowl in increased num
bers. After a time the beggar went the
way of all flesh, an event which the wily
poodle carefully kept to himself until he
also became an absentee from the Font
des Sts. Peres. His disappearance pro
duced a great sensation among his
numerous clientele, and a search was
prosecuted, when the poor animal was
found lying dead in a cellar near his
former master's abode, a sum of 20,000
francs in bonds of the Orleans Railway
being discovered under the Utter on
which he was stretched."
Ob the Way Home.
It was just this side of Detroit that a
I man entered the car, took a seat, and de
voted bis attention to the morning paper.
After a time the conductor came along
and touched him gently on the shoulder,
but without effect. Again he tapped the
passenger on the arm, but there was no
response, and the officer hod to speak.
. "Ticket, sir !"
The traveler looked up wearily from his
paper, and said
"I havn't any ticket."
"Money, then," said the conductor.
"I havn't any money."
"Then you must get off at the next
station."
"I will," was the submissive response,
and the conductor passed along.
The train stopped at the next station,
again started, and was bowling along at
thirty miles an hour, when the conductor
again came through and sawthe traveler
on the same seat as before.
"I told you to get out of this car," he
said somewhat sternly. '
"You did."
"Why didn't you do it ?"
"I did."
"And then got on again ?"
"I did."
"Now look here, my friend, I don't
want an'y more of this nonsense. Get
out of this car at the next station and
stay out. You hear me!"
Again the train stopped, and again it
started, and again, but in another car, the
conductor found the self same traveler, as
calm as a June morning.
"You here again ?" he asked.
"Yes."
"Did I not tell you to get off this train
and stay off ?"
"No'
"I did."
"No; you told me to get out of that car
and stay out, and I did."
"Now my friend," said the conductor,
"listen to me, and mind you do just
what I tell you. At the next station get
off this train and stay off. Do just what
I tell you or you will get into trouble."
"Agreed," said the traveler, and the
conductor passed on.
Again the train stopped and started,
and again the traveler turned up on the
train. The conductor was just reaching
for the bell-rope to stop the train and
eject him summarily, when the traveler
stayed his hand.
"I obeyed orders," he said. "You told
me to do just as you ordered. I got out
and stayed out until you said 'All aboard!'
Then 1 got aboard, for I did not want to
get into trouble, you know."
The conductor gave him his hand, and
it was noticed that, later in the day, they
ate together in the dining car, and ate
heartily.
The Spider.
The spider has never been at school a
day in his life, he has never learned a
trade or read a book, yet he can make
the straightest lines, most perfect cir
cles, beautiful little bridges, and many
of his family can spin and weave, some
of them can hunt and swim and dive and
do mason work almost as well as if they
had a trowel and mortar. There is a
spider in my garden that makes so many
lines and circles you'd think it had been
all through geometry. It makes circles,
every one a little larger than the other,
about twelve of theni.'.uid then from the
smallest circle begins and makes about
twenty-eight straight lines, going to the
outside circle, like the whalebones in an
umbrella. It makes its web so perfect
and regular that it is called the geome
tric spider. You'd see late in summer
clusters of its eggs on bushes and hedges.
When hatched, the spiders all keep to
gether in a little ball. You touch this
ball and the little spiders will scatter in
all directions, but as soon as they can
they'll get together again, as before. I
left my silk dress one night hanging
over a chair near the wall, and in the
morning I found that Mrs. Spider had
been there through the night and made a
beautiful little bridge of spider silk be
tween my dress and the wall. The
spider that made this bridge for me had
eight eyes. It can't move any of these
eyes; each eye has but one lens and can
only see what is just in front of it. It
had a pair of sharp claws in the fore part
of its head; with these little pinchers it
catches other smaller spiders. When
the spider is at rest it folds these little
claws one over the other, like the parts
of scissors. This spider has eight feet;
most insects, you know, have six. At
the end of each foot is a movable hook.
It has five little spinners, or spinnerets,
with which it makes its web. Each of
these spinners has an opening which it
can make large or small as it likes.
There is a tube like a little hall commu
nicating into each of these openings. In
this tube are four little reservoirs, which
holds the "gluey substance of which the
thread is spun." At soon as this liquid
comes to the air it becomes a tough and
strong thread. I suppose the air acts
upon it in some way. Growing Age.
Smoking in the Fkench Abmy. In a
recent letter in Les Mondea, Dr. Goyard
calls attention to the encouragement
given in the French army to smoking by
the fact that the soldiers are supplied
with tobacco from the canteen at a re
duced price, on the express condition
that it is exclusively for their own con
sumption; the sale or exchange of this
tobacco by soldiers is punished severely.
It happens in a large number of cases
that the non -smoking youth who enters
the army becomes a smoker, in order not
to lose the advantages the State provides
for him. It is suggested as desirable
that soldiers should have the option of
taking an equivalent for the tobacco in
provisions or in extra pay.
A glib-tongued young fellow has been
driving through Western villages with a
splendid pair of horses, putting up at
the best hotels, inquiring for the invalid
ladies, and selling them "patent electric
corsets" at from $75 to $300 each, war
ranted to cure all diseases. He is now
under arrest at Newark, O.