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About The Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 22, 1889)
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1889. a 'MR." Of all the orders and degrees Which king or queen or nabob Confers on those, whene'er it please, Who into favor may bob. There's no..e that can at all displace, I am a tirni insister, Io quiet dignity and grace Our Yankee title, "Mr." Of all the handles, short or long, Which brainless dudes inherit,. Or flunkhys -w in by deeds of wron; More often than by merit, There's none to pride and tinsel's taint So potent a ret-istcr, As our owu prefix, curt and quaint, Our Yankee title, "Mr." Let emperors, khedive and port, fSliah, tsar, pasha and mogul Ennoble fawning apes at court, That have the wit to so gull; We'il bow to no sad frigid laud. No land of lust and blister On merit must that people stand Who call each other "Mr." Just cast your eye at England's isle. At Uladstouo, Bright and Parnell; Then at her Mawlbros weak and vile, Her Dilkes, corrupt and carnal; You'll own, I think, a title fails. Even when it's a tongue-twister, While naught so much the ear tingales As worth and simple "Mr." The pithless man with lofty name is like a jugless handle, Or candlestick without a flame Yes, oven without a candle. For me, if fortune my way turns Witn titles, I'll resist her, Content, could I, like Keats or Burns, Also dispense with "Mr." A Peculiar People. Some fifteen miles from Lancas ter, Pa., by turnpike and twenty hy rail lies the little village of Ephrata. It is a very secluded, sleepy-looking little place, in spite of the railroad that runs through it, shut in by surrounding hills and by a low iine of mountains, digni fied by the name of Ephrata Ridge. The houses ot the towii straggle along a broad road which crosses the railroad near the station, dips away until it sweeps around in a curve over a bndg, past an old mill in front of a broad-built red" brick house, and so away into the country. The houses, generally brick built, in many cases old fashioned are very comfortable and homelike. Here one meets the Dunker per se in every by-road and lane men with long beards and flowing hair parted in the middle. At the farm houses are pleasant, mat ronly faces, stamped with humility ' and gentleness, while an air of almost saintly simplicity is given by the clear-starched cap, the handkerchief crossed on the breast, the white apron, with plain gray or drab stuff of (he dresses. The style of living of these good people, their manners and customs are of the most primitive type. Their aim is to imitate the early Christians in their habits of life as well as in their religious tenets. There is absolutely no distinction of caste among them. They settled at first near Phila delphia in a spot which has since been called Germantown, for the various German religious refugees who settled there in the early part of the last century. The sect is now chiefly confined to central and western Pennsylvania, but lias spread to other states, principally those of the northwest, though there are churches estab lished in western Maryland, West Virginia, and North Carolina. Their dress is of the simplest de scription, quaint and old-fashioned in its cut; they, offer no. resistance to injuries; they observe no con fortuity with the world and its manners and customs; they refuse to take oaths in courts of law; in these and many other ways re sembling the Society ot Friends. Some of their religious ceremo nies are exceedingly curious. They celebrate the Lord's supper after the manner of the primitive christians. , ? . The feast begins about the time of candle-lighting. The men are seated upon one side of the meet ing house, the woman upon the other. The first ceremony is that of the washing of feet, each sex performing this duty for its own. Those who are to engage in the ordinance presently enter the meet ing, carrying tubs of lukewarm water, and each member on the front benches removes his or her Children Cry for pitcher's Castoria. shoes and stockings. A man on the men's side and a woman ' on the women's side, then wash the feet, one by one, taking the right hand of each individual, as they finish the washing, and giving the kiss of peace. After the one who performs the washing follows an other, with a long towel girded around the waist, who wipes the feet just washed, at the same time giving the right hand and the kiss of peace. As one benchful has the ceremony performed, it gives place to another. While this cere mony is being conducted, the min isters or teachers make a brief speech or read appropriate por tions of scripture relating to the subject. The next ceremony is the supper itself. Each third bench is so ar ranged that the back can be turned upon a pivot at each end, so as to form the top of a long table. This is covered with a white cloth, and presently brothers and sisters en ter, bearing large plates or bowls of soup, which are placed upon the tables. Three or four people help themselves otit of the same dish. After this the communion is ad ministered, and the whole cere mony is concluded by the sing ing of hymns and preaching. This the brethren hold is the only true method of administering the ordinance of the Last Supper, and also hold that it is similar to that cere'mony as celebrated in the earliest Christian church. Another peculiar ordinance among them is that of anointing the sick with oil, in accordance with the text in James, 5:14. The sick one calls upon the elders ol the meeting, and at a settled time the ceremony is performed. It consists of pouring oil upon the head of the sick person, of laying hands upon them, and praying over them. ; . The ordinance of baptism is ad ministered in running water and by three I old immersion. the officiating minister then laying his hands upon the recipient, who still kneels in the water, and praying over him or her. The ministers or teachers, who receive no stipeud whatever, are elected by the votes of the mem bers of the church, he who re ceives the largest number of votes being pronounced elected. These elections are summoned by the elders of the church, who preside over them and receive the votes of the people, either viva voce, in whispeis, or by closed ballots. If no candidate has a majority, or if there are a greater number of blank votes cast than for any one candidate, the election is, pro nounced void. Such is a brief and condensed account of these people, and of their religious customs and ordi nances. They are called Dunkers, or Tunkers, from the ;; German tunken, which may be interpreted to dip, or" probably to sop" is a better equivalent word. They as sume for themselves the name Brethren on. account of the text, Matthew., 23:8, "One is your Mas ter, even Christ, and all ye are brethren." They also sometimes call themselves "God's Peculiar People." Harper's for October. With the exception of the little narrow strip of the panhandle of Idaho, there is now a continuous line of states along the northern boundary of our countiy. There is j: also ..a continuous girdle of railroad all along the border north, east, south and west, including all the coasts. ' A conscience wave is sweeping over the land. Tjhe secretary of the treasury has just received a letter containing four 2-cent stamps, which the writer says is the amount, with interest, of two stamps which he used twice., John J. Astor , who is reported engaged to Mrs. Bowler, a Cincin nati widow, is 68 years old, but is said to be still handsome and vigor ous. How could he be otherwise when he is worth $150,000,000? FACTS ABOUT IMMIGRATION. Regarding immigration below are a tew facts which are presented which have been noticed "and which are good to preserve: It has been 400 years, since the discovery of America; 270 years since the Pilgrims landed on Plym outh rock; 113 3ears since the Colonies declared their independ ence, and 106 years since their in dependence was acknowledged. From 1776 to 1820 only 250,000 immigrants came to America. This was not many, yet early in our history the fathers grappled the naturalization problem. At first two years' residence was required. Four years after the - law was changed to five years as a neces sary residence before granting the elective franchise. But the law changed again three years later, the time required for naturaliza tion being being fixed at fourteen years. This was in force four years, when, in 1802, it was changed back to five years, which is the time now required. In 1845 and '46 at the time of the potatoe famine in Ireland until now 800,000 immigrants land each year on the Atlantic coast. There are now 9,000,000 men and women here who were born in foreign lands. This number is three times the whole population of the thirteen colonies at the time of the revolu tion. Counting the children of these foreign-born residents, there are 17,000,000, or almost 25 per cent, ol the entire population of the country. ; In 1820 there was five per cent, of the population in the cities; in 1840, eight and one half per cent, in 1850, sixteen and one-half per cent; in 1880, twenty two and one-half per cent, and in 1SS9, fully 25 per cent. In the city of Philadelphia 25 per cent of the population are foreigners, and in Boston 30 per cent; in New York and Chicago, 40 per cent; and in San Francisco,'45 per cent. In these cities the political power is wholly in the hands of foreign ers'. In the early times it took so much money to reach America that few of the poorer classes reached this country, but now the steerage passage amounts to noth ing; besides, assistance to paupers is given to come. Lord Salisbuiy said in the house of parliament, The solution of the Irish problem is . assisted . emigration.", Canada resisted the influx of these paupers, and turned them over to the United States. Then immigrants came from the north of Ireland, and Lombardy and Piedmont in Italy, andthere were many grand men; but now there is a different type they are peanut venders, organ winders, stiletto , flourishers and murderers. A great propor tion are malcontents, anarchists, socialists, men and women without characters, who hiss and , howl at civilization, and are always, trying to carry out some cherished thoughts held againsc ; their own countries, where oppression was great. In Chicago there are thirty eight breweries in foreign hands, and these men are against every thing Christian or moral. The foreigners are very largely whisky sellers, and compose the disturb ing element cf the country. This justifies the statement that there is a crises on the American people greater than the revolution or the rebellion. There are 5,250,000 in the United States who can't read or write, and 2,500,000 voters who can't read their ballots. In Can ton, China, there are 3,500 inhabi tants to the 6quare . mile, while some of our cities, 1,500,000 to the same area. London has 1.500. There are tenement houses in New York where 2,500 people are crowded into one house, which would make a population, at our ratio, of 3,400,000 to the square mile. :s .....' ...... Irvine & Helm will sell yon a ladies' grain shoe for 91 per pair. - , Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. AUNXXR FEBFLEXBXk, For heareu'i lake, what does your mother Io to you child r -n that makes you so hungry 1" " Please, auutle, she gives us Joy' Vegetable Sarsaparllla aud It's awful good." ' T. 8. Milton of 611 Pott street, Ban Franeiico, jrrltei: "1 had been ailing tor weak with a JJaorder of the liver and kidney. Finally my rife, becoming frightened, procured a bottle of -The California Bemedy' Joy's Vegetable -fenanarilta. It cared me right up. In fact did io much for ma that I aant for a half-dozen and rave u to mi children, with (he most aaUe ctory results." FINE PRINTING! gfcsfAll kinds of extra fine job printing, such as Wedding Invitations and Cards, Ball Programmes and Tick ets, Calling Cards, etc., done in excel lent style at The Gazette office.' Call and inspect samples of stock. & Corvalli, SUB OLYMPIA S. MURRAY. M. D., Fe male Specialist. Has practiced on the Pacific Coast for the past tweuty-five years. A life time devoted to the study of female troubles, their causes and cures. I have thousands of testimonials of permanent cures from the beat people on this coast. A positive guarantee to permanently cure any case of female weakness, no matter how long standing or what the stage may be. Charges reasonable and in the reach of all. For the benefit of the very poor of my sex who are suffering from any of the great multitude of ailments that follow in the train of that terrible disease known as female weakness, and who are not able to pay for treatment, I will treat free of charge, , Consultation hy mail, free. AH correspondence strictly confidential. Medi cines packed, boxed and sent by express with charges pre-paid 'for "home" treat ment, with specific directions for use, If you are suffering from any female trouble, periodically or constantly, Address, Olymfia S. MuKBAY, M. D, East Portland, Oregon. . augSShy Oregon. OVJiKUJW TO CALIFORNIA VIA Southern Pacific Company's -LINE. THE MT. SHASTA ROUTE, Time Between ALBANY and SAN FRANCISCO 33 HOUItS. CilCoraii Sjjtoss Trains Bus DtUy POUTLAND and SAN FKANCISCO. lv Portland. ... 4:00 p. ra SQUTU moktii Lv San r nguo. 7:00 Pin lit AJhary 8:18 p. Hi.jLv Albany 6;15an v San Frisco... 7 :45p.m. Ar forUftnd, ... .10:45 m Local Passenger Train, Daily, except Sunday WPortluid 8:00 a. ni. I Eusone,.. 0:00 a. n Lv Albany 12:40 p. m. j hv Albmuy 11:35 a. m At Kmtoin . .8:40 p in Ar Portlaud . . -3;4fi p m Local Passenger Train. Daily.except Sunday 5:20 p m...Lr. . .Albany.. . ,Ar, ,.6;90 a in 9:06 p m..Ar. .. Lebanon... Lv.. 11:35 a m 12:50 p m...Lv... Albany... .Ar... 2:43 p m 1:36 p m.. Ar... Lebanon. ..Lv.. .2-00 p m Pullman Buffett Sleepers:' TOUEIST SLEEPING CARS, For accommodation of second-clas passengers, attached to Express Trains, The SL P. Co. F-eirr nttei connection with aJi tke ragul&rtruins u tbe Eat Side Uuriuao Ixom footttf f titraui. REX T EOT FOKTX.AKD AKD ftOWAllSS. XaUXufe. StUj Irayi faffliaj,. (.curs. 1 ABtV. Portliad 7-A0.io. I'floraATis .1&S5 p. s CarxailU 1M p. at. Portland 4Wp. nt At Albaayaaa1 Canrttfu osmect -s5th Uvittaeitb Omtipm PeiS itadlruad. IiprauXuia. Baily Except SiuuUy, Partlu4 ..tiM p.m. UeUlaaviBe .... 5-. . m. MeMioBViU., . teMp. Portland Mi. THROUGH TICKETS to all rioiots South and East yia California. Kor all information regarding rate, maps etc., call on eouapany agent atdorvallia or Albany. E. P EOOEBS, Asst. O. F.iP. Agent. K. KftlTHLEIi Mauarar. CO. "Columbia Rlvr Route." Traina (ar tke East leave Portland at 7:45 a. ra. and 9:30 p. so. daily. mTiT7T?rnC! to and from princi ilOlVEjJLO pal points ia tits) United States, Canada, aad Larope. ELEGANT NEW DINING CASS rtTLLHAN PAL ACS SLBBPCBS. Free family sleeping ears run tnrongk on Express trains from Portlaud to OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS, and KANSAS CITY. Free of Charge and without Change. Close connections at Portlaud for San Francisco and Puget Sound points. For farther particulars inquire of any Agent of the Company or A. L. MAXWELL. G. P. and T. A. C. J. SMITH, Gen'l Manager, Portland, Oregon. I OLEDQ EEKLY QLADE 1889. Only One Dollar. The most popular Weekly Newspaper ia the United States, the largest circulation, and the only atrictly Weekly Newspaper that ever succeeded in obtaining and hold ing year after year a circulation in every state and territory (and nearly every conn try) of the United States. All the news, better departments ami more rirst-class en tertaining and instructive reading than in any other dollar paper published. Announcement Extraordinary. In December we aliall commence publica tion of the most powerful temperance eeria story of modern times. The well known authorof the Boy Traveller series of boots. Col. Thomas W. Knox, is now engaeed in writing this story, for which we pay a royal sum. We waut this story to have the wide circulation it deserves. Ia the interest of' humanity parents should eee that their children read it, and especially the young men of every community in this broad land aboaki be urged by those who have an inter est in them to read this story. The otber features of the Weekly Blade need net be stated here. They are well knows. Seeul for aaampie copy and eee for yourself. Speaking of Specimen Gopaes Wesevite every reader of this paper and every reader f this county, to write us for two specimen copies. First, write us postal card immediately for specimen copy of the Weekly Blak that y may get a full description of Knox's temperance eerial story, Tsetotaiaer Dcck. Second, write s agaiu about December 1st for anothe free specimen of the Slabs, and we wiS send you a paper containing the open ing chapters of the story. Send the name aiid addresses t all yoar friends at the earn time. Ccmifideatial to. Agents. ' Anybody can earn TEH" zhxllaks very quickly by raising dubs for the Blade. 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