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About The Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1890)
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1890.. 3 IN PARAGRAPHS. An ocean cable lasts twelve years. The Great Eastern ;s broken up. She was 691 feet long. Kansas has a collection of 1523 North American birds. Gray, the oldest piano-maker in the United States, is dead. The wall at the French frontier has already cost $675,000,000. The care propelled by compress ed air run eight miles per hour. Not including Alaska, Brazil is a little larger in extent than the United Stales. The United States bought over $2,000,000 worth of eggs from Canada last year. The largest crop of oats from one acre over 13-1 bushels was raised this season. A sand pump near Boise City, Idaho, recently brought up a Hint idol from a depth of 320 feet. Union carpenters at St. Louis get from $2.80 to $3.25 for eight hours; non union, $2.50 foi ten. At Toronto the bricklayers must give their bosses six months' no tice of any change in wages or .hours. In Austria carpet workers get from $2.40 to $4.S0 per week; wo men, $1.60 to $2.70: children, $1.10 to $.15. Thread from a common nettle was made so fine that sixty miles of it meighcd two and a half pounds T.ere has been an increase of 60,000 spindles in the cotton man ufacture in Maine during the past two years. Carpenters at Gorlitz. Germany, won a strike to abolish the cus ot "showing papers from the last employer." Senator Beck is still an invalid, and his physicians tell hi in he must do little or no work during' the present session of congress. It is only filty years since Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, who calls herself the grandmother of the medical women, took her degree. Mr. Carlile is billed as the prin cipal speaker at the New Year's eve banquet of the Massachusetts j Tariff Reform League in Boston, j A. 1 Benson, of Excelsior' Springs Missouri, has just had re- j moved ivom his skull a minie-ball. which had lain imbedded there since the battle ol Cedar Creek in 1864. Recently published statistics show that granite quarried and mauutactured in Vermont last year, and the production of iron, gold and copper, amounted to $7,000,000. Probably the only postoffice in world without a postmaster is one in the Strait of Magellan. It conr sists of a small cask chained to the rocks, at which vessels of the various nations stop to take out mail and letters. Jeff Davis' eldest daughter mar ried J. Addison Hayes, a Memphis banker, about ten years ago. They now live in Colorado, and bave three children. Mrs. Hayes is described as a lovely specimen of womanhood a tall, fine figure, a loving countenance, dignified but affable manners. She is most agreeable in convereation. The biggest locomotive in the country is on the Erie road. It has six drivers five feet eight inches in diameter, 130,400 pounds, and measures fifty-two feet four inches on the track, tender ex cluded. It has hauled eight cars, vestibute pattern, a distance of eightp-eight miles, in two hours and four minutes, making four stops. Its cylinders are 20x24, and its boiler extends the full length of the locomotive, with a fire box eleven feet four inches in length. A father sued an English school master for assault, because he had caned his boy on the hand. The magistrate before whom it was first tried thought that the father was right, for the reason that can ing on the hand was attended by a risK of injury, and there were "methods of corporal punishment quite as available, efficacious, and not necessarily attended by any risk, which the defendant might have used." The higher court, though, decided that it was not actionable. An able and devoted young clergyman not loug ago declined a flattering call to a certain church. Shortly afterward a iriend asked him why he had not accepted the call. "On," he replied, - "the church is in such a bad way that I Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. am afraid it will soon die." "You surprise me," said his triend. "I was under the impression that many ot its members were wealthy .u "That is just the trouble,'" said the clergyman, "all its members are wealthy; there is not a poor man in in it, and a church with no poor people is in my opinion a moribund church." A Chicago newspaper recently questioned a large number of prominent people to learn how they would run a daily paper if they owned one, aiid received a great variety of answers. Some were for and some against Sunday papers, baseball news, sporting news, religious news, illustrations; and, in fact, there was a decided difference of opinion upon almost every queslien. The wisest an swer of all was from a successful banker, who replied that if he were the. managing editor of a newspaper he would resign and let some one take his place who knew something about the business. It has been discovered that the pig is grossly maligned with re gard to his "pigi.-hness." Instead of being ready to eat anything, he turns out to be the most fastidious of animals. Experiments have have been made, both in France and Sweden, which show this to be the case, and in the latter country the record tells that out of 575 plants the goat eats 411F and reluses 126; the sheep, out of 528 plants, eats 3S7 and refuses 141; out of 494 plants the cow eats 276 and refuses 218; out of the 474 plants the horse eats 262 and re luses 212, and the pig out of 243 plants, eats 72 and refuses 171. The floating vegetable-gardens of China are prepared iu April on bamboo rafts ten or twelve feet long by half as wide, the poles be ing lashed together with interstices of an inc h. Eacii raft is covered I with an inch of straw; then with two inches of adhesive mud which receives the seed. The rafts are moored to the bank in still water, and require no further attention. The straw and soil soon give way, the roots drawing support from the water alone. In about twenty days the rafts become covered with the creeper Spomoea ieptans, whose stems and roots are gathered for cooking, and whose blossoms present a very pretty appearance in autumn. In some places marshy laud is profitably cultivat ed in this manner. Floating rice fields are similarly constructed, the mud being held by a layer of weeds. They furnish the ripened crop in from sixty to seventy in stead of the usual one hundred days, and may be depended on when the neighboring land fails either from drouth or flood. A FABLE THE FttEE TRADE ASS. It was a careworn beast of bur den, who had a long but narrow pasture on the highway, and he looked over the fence and address ed a well fed horse in a rich mead ow "My equine friend, open the bars and let me in, and I will as sist you in lowering the surplus." "A surplus does not worry me as much as a deficit would," re marked the horse, as he stowed away some more clover. "But look at the blessed law of competition, and how it would equalize the burden of mastica tion," said the stranger. "There is no competition about it," remarked the horse. "I am in the meadow and vou are in the road." "But," remarked the stranger, "don't you think a few more feeders would stimulate busi ness?" "Without doubt, when the feed got low," slyly remarked the horse. "Well, but this fence was only a war measure, and now we are at peace; why not take it down?" the stranger sighed. "The fence works tip-top, and feed gets longer every year; jog along my friend." And the stranger picked another thistle in the road and moved alonu. He was a free trade ass, with ears like a pair of cavalry boot legs.- Goshen Democrat. MOTHERS! Castoria is recommended by physicians for children teething. It is a purely vege table preparations, its ingredients are pub lished aronnd each battle. It is pleasant to the taste and absolutely harmless. It re lieves constipation, regulates the boweis, quiets pain, cares diarrhoea and wind colic, allays feverishness, destroys worms, and prevents convulsions, soothes the child and gives it refreshing and natuaal sleep. Cas toria is the children's panacea the mothers' friend. 35 doses, 35 cents. 3:16-2y. K. L. Taylor, the barber, now shaves for 15 cents. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. 890. Ail Aboard! The Train of Improvements will be Successfully Engineered by Public Enterprise, who arrived here two months ago, and after a careful examination of the Proposed Route Reports it clear of all obstructions, save in some sections small relics of mossbackism. To guard against the possibility of danger or detention from this source, Public Enterprise has provided his train with a patent appliance known as Public Opinion, which is a specially constructed car weighing 1000 Tons, run by electricity, and has given universal satisfaction in all cases, crushing out mossbackism wherever found. This Splendidly Equipped Train will Start from the Depot Grounds Of Tie Corvallis Stree TrfE LAR6E NEW FLOURIR MILLS Also the Works Recently Purchased for the Large Foundry and Fac tory for the Manufacture of Farm Machinery. The train pulling out into the open country will follow the route now being established by the Engineers' Corps for the water canal which will be begun this year, and furnish am ple water for the many factories sure to come here. Upon reaching Junction, the train will be attached to the California express, and passengers landed in Corvallis early in the fall. Tickets for the Entire Trip Will be Free to Purchasers of Lots and Blocks in Jot's Addition. Which are sold at $100 and $125 per lot cost, or in easy in stallments. Regular fare to all others. Upon return m the fall the Overland Express will stop at Belmont, and the own ers of lots in Job's Addition and Belmont will provide an elegant dinner for the railroad 'officials from the profits made on their investments before starting. You will make a Great Mistake if You fail Maps, Plats, etc., and . full particulars, Prices of Lots in Job's Addition, to RALST0R ex, M A Year of Great Things for LLIc) Tie Wlieele of Prop t Railway Co. in Job s Addition Running the entire lengtli of this beautiful property, past Central Park, thence to Belmont, the great railway addition, which will soon be placed on the market, continuing over the route of the Corvallis Street Railway to Main street, passing ANABGR, 8 90. ss Well Oiled! to make This rip. together with be had of Corvallis, Oregon. (AIRLAND TO CALLF0BNIA VIA Southern Pacific Company's LINE. THE MT. SHASTA ROUTE. Time Btwee ALBANY and SAN FRANCISCO 35 HOUKS. Calfforaii Express Train Son Bifly PORTLAND and SAN FRANCISCO. 81MTU . I XOHTO Lv Portland ... 4:0O-p. m. Lv San Frisco 7:00 psa Lv Albany s.-lSp. m,L Albsuv . .ft:4&an ay Ftnico...J:4. p.m. Ar Portland 10:45 a sa Local Passenger Train, Duily,except Sunday Purtlaud 8:u0 a.m. I Eugene ...a. 00 a. us Lv Albany 12:40 p. in. I Lv Albany 11:36 a. m Ar Eugene 2:40 p in j Ar Portland 3:4Spm Lebanon Branch. 8:20 p m...Lv... Albany Ar... 6:30 am 9:06 p in. . Ar. . . Lebanon . ..Lv. . 5:45 a in 1 :f0 p m . . . Lv . . . Albany Ar . ..9&& p tn 2:3li p m. . Ar. . . Lebanon.. .Lv...8:40 p m 7:30 a m..Lv.. .Albany Ar...4:2S p m 8:22 a m. .Ar. . .Lebanon . ..Lv ...3:40 p m Pullman Buffett Sleepers: TOURIST SLEEPING CARS, For accommodation of second-class passengers, attached to Express Trains. The S. P. Co.'s Ferry nrakes connection with all the regular trains ui the East Side Division float foot of F street. West Side Division. BETWEEN POKTLAND AND CORVAUJS. Kail Train. Pally- Zxstpt Sunday. ucavk. I Attaint. Portland 7:30a.m. Corvallis li:iS p. aa Corvallis 1:30 p. m. Portland 6:2p. m At Albany and Corvallis connect with train ot the Oregon Pacific Railroad. Izprtss Train. Daily Except Sunday. LEA VK. Portland 4:50 . m. McMinnvill .5:45 a. in. JIKR1VK. McMinnville... 8:00 p. a Portland .9:00 a. m THROUGH TICKETS to all points South and East via California. Kor full information regarding rates, map etc., call on company's agent at Corvallis or Albany. E. P ROGERS. Asst. G. F. & P. Agent. R. KOEIILEK Manager THE CUTE Oregon Pacific Railroad and Oregon Development Co. Is STEAMSHIP LINE. 235 Miles Shorter; 20 Hours Less time than by any other route. First class through passenger and freight line from Portland all points in the WiDameite valUjr to and from Sail Francisco, Cal. The Oregon Pacific steamboats on the Willamette river division wilt lmve Portland, south-bound, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 a.m. Arrive at Corvallis on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 3:30p. nr Leave Corvallis, north-hound Monday Wednesday and Friday at 8 a. m Arrrve at Portland Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturday at 3:30 p m. On Monday, Wednesday and Fri day, loth north and south-bound boats lie over at night at Salem, leaving there at 6 a. m. TIME SCHEDULE (except Sundays.) Leaves Albany 1:00 p. ni I Leaves Yaqnina6:46 a. m. Leave Coival lis 1:40 p n. Leave Cor. ollia 10:36 " Arrive Yaauina 5:30 p. m Arrive Albany 11:10 a. m. Oregon Jt California trains connect at Albany and Crvallis. The above trains connect at Yaquina with the Orejron Development Co. 's line of steamships be tween Yaquina and San Francisco. This Company r-e8er us the rig lit to.cbant; sallln c datrs without notico. N. B. Passengers from Portland and all' Willamette valley points chu make close connection wfth the trains of the Yaquina route at Albany or Corvallis, and if destined to San Francisco should arrange tn arrive at Yaquina the evening before date of sailing. Passenger and freight rates always the lowest. For information apply to D. W. Cuuimins, freight and ticket agent, C'orral lis, or to C. C. HOGTJE. Acting Gen. F. and P. Agent, Oregon Pa cilio Railroad Co., Corvallis, Or. C. H. HASWELL, Jr.. Gen. F. and P. Agent, Oregon Develop ment Co., 304 Montgomery St., S. F., Cal. GREAT OVERLAND ROUTE! NORTHERN PACIFIC -Railroads Two fast trains daily! No change of cars! Shortest line tn Chicago and all points east, via ST. PAUL and MINNEAPOLIS. The Northern Pacific railroad is the only line running Passenger trains, second-class sleepers free of charge), luxurious day coaches, Pullman palace sleeping cars, pal ace dining cars meals 75 cents. See that your tickets read via the North ern Pacific railroad and avoid change of cars. Leave Portland at 10:40 a. m., arid 2 . m., dailv; arrive ot Minneapolis or St. Paul at 5:05 p. m. third Ha v. PACIFIC DIVISION Trains . leave Front aud G street daily at 11:05 a, m. and 2 a. m.; arrive at New Tacoma at 6:15 p. in. and 8:30 a. m. connecting with compa ny's boats for all points on Pnget Sound. CHAS. S. FEE. Gen'l Pass. Agent, St. PauL A. D. CHARLTON, Asst. GeulPass. Agent, No. 121 First st, cor. Washington St., Portland, Oregon. vS"Depot, corner First and G Streets. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE COR vallis Gazette, the oldest pa per in Benton co. One resr.
