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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-24

KEEPING THE HEAD CLEAN.-The fol-
lowing suggestion is worth needing. A
distinguished physician who had spent
much time at quarantine, said that a per-
son whose head was thoroughly washed
every day, rarely took contagious dis
eases; but where the hair was allowed to
become matted, it was hardly impossible
to escape infection. Many persons find
speedy relief for nervous headache by
washing the hair in weak soda water. I
have known severe cases almost wholly
cured in ten minutes by this simple REM
edy. A friend finds it the greatest relief
in cases of ''rare cold, the cold symp-
toms entirely leaving the eyes and nose
after some thorough washing of the hair.
The head should be thoroughly dried
afterwards and avoid draughts of air for
little while.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-24
AGRICULTURAL.
Farming That Don't Pay.

It don't pay to be caught in the spring
without wood pile large enough to last
twelve months; or to open the gates and
let your stock into the fields as soon as
few bare spots appear, or to keep it on
short rations, so that when it does go to
grass it will take half the summer to get
thrifty and strong.
It don't pay to leave the work of
mending your tools and selecting
and securing your seed until the day you
want to use them, thereby causing costly
delay.
It don't pay to SOW or plant poor seed
because you happen to have it on hand.
It don't pay to plant more ground
than you can manure and take good
care of.
It don't pay to leave weak places in
| the fences in the hope that the cattle
| won't find them; and, if you keep sheep
it don't pay to let them run at large in
the spring until they become tramps and
cannot be kept at home by any ordinary
| renee.
It don't pay to neglect COWS, ewes OF
sows when they are dropping their
young.
It don't pay to let the spring rains
wash the value out of the manure that
has accumulated in the barn-yard in the
/ winter.
It don't pay to let the hens lay under
the barn, steal their nests and be eaten uI
by skunks.
| It don't pay to put off any kind Of
spring work until the last moment, mol
does it pay to work land when it is toe
wet.
It don't pay to leave turnips, cabbages
beets, or even apples in the cellar to rot
and breed disease; for if you have more
than you can eat or sell, the stock will be
profted by them.
It don't pay to summer poor COW
simply because no one comes to buy her
It don't pay to sell heifer calf from
your best COW to the butcher, simply
because it will cost you little more tc
raise it than you can buy scrub fol
next fall.
It don't pay to leave the banking
around the house until it rots the sills.
It don't pay to be stingy in sowing
grass seed, OF try to live without gar
den.
Finally, it don't pay to provoke the
women by leaving them to cut the stove
wood or to carry it in from the door
yard, or to remind you every morning
in haying and hoeing that you must saw
enough before you go to work to las
through the day.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-24

The Parson-ssP I'm very sorry to hear,
Mrs. Brown, that you were present last
night at plymouth Brethrens' tea
meeting. have often told you that
these doctrines are highly erroneous!"
Mrs. Brown Enron 'ous, sir, their doc
trines may be; but their cake, with Sui
tany raisins, is excellent. "-I Punch.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-24

VIRTUE AND VICE IN CoNTRAsT.-Vice
is most revolving when seen in contrast
with virtue. A profane man, belching
forth oaths before those who never swear;
an atheist, pouring forth blasphemies in
the presence of reverent and holy men; !;
an inebriate, filthy and coarse, mingling
with persons who never touch the debas-
ing draught; the vulgar ibertine, COR
rupting the air with unwholesome
speech, to the disgust of those whose
minds are pure; in every such instance
vice is not alone as sin, but as horrid
deformity. It not only brings death, but
also shame. Tt is not only wicked, but
vile; it is not only wrong, but unspeaka-
bly, mean. How lovely, by the same con-
trast, does virtue appear. How sweet the
lips of chastity; how pure the breath of
reverent piety; how blessed the example
that hides the erring, rebukes the unholy,
impresses the young, guides the wander
er, and strengthens the weak by its silent
power.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-24

LIVING WITH BROKEN NEcK.-Thore
is living in the Virginia town of Marion
a twelve-year-old boy with broken
neck According to the Enterprise,
published in the neighboring town of
Wytheville, the little fellows neck was
broken several years ago, at which time
iron and steel bars were run along the
spine and clasped on both sides of the
face. The head is thus held in one posi-
ton. Some days ago the framework
broke and the head fell to one side, cut
er put the head in natural poise until
the clasp had been mended, when all
went well as before. - Philadelphia
Times.
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he L8mpas.

This is very common trouble in the
mouth of horses and colts. It is where
the gums or bars rise to level with, and
sometimes beyond the level of the teeth.
They are evidently painful, as the ami
NAL will frequently suffer for food before
he will eat The common term for it is
lampers-spelled lampas. 1t is from vari
GUS causes-infamation of the gums,
shedding of teeth, from febril tending
in the constitution, or from the change
of green pasturage to dry food. Of it
Youatt says: ''A few slight incisions
across the bars with lance or penknife
will remove the inflammation and cause
the swelling to subside, indeed, this sac
rification of the bars in lampas will sell
dom do harm, although it is far from be-
ing SO necessary as supposed. The
brutal custom of the farrier who sears
and burns down the bars with red-hot
iron is most Objectionable. It is tortur-
ing the horse to no purpose and render
ing that part callous, on the delicate SEN
sibility Of which all the pleasure of rid
ing and driving depend. It may be pru-
dent, in case of lampas, to examine the
grinders, and more particularly the
tushes, in order to ascertain whether
either of them is making its way through
the gums. If it is SO, two incisions
across each other should be made on the
tooth, and the horse will experience i'm
mediate relief"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-24

If the fall of Adam was as cold as the
one this year, we don't wonder Eve
hunted up drygoods store.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-24

One mans power in journalism is be-
ing illustrated with pathetic emphasis
in the Office of the Memphis AUalanche.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-24
z. II. BuRNH . M,
HOUSE PAINTING.
asAlNsNa AND PAPER HANGING.

ALL WORK IN MY, LINE PROMPTLY
{ attended to on reasonable terms. Paper
hanging a specially. Orders may be left at
Graham, Hamilton and Co.'s drug store, or s. G
McFadden's carpenter shop.
Corvallis, April Z, 1879. 15tf
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More Eggs

The reason why we have no more eggs
in the winter is that the hens have not
comfortable quarters nor requisite food.
The hen is tender animal. She is an
exotic in this cold climate, and wants
warm bed room and a comfortable
nursery. If we compel her to sleep on
fence or on tree, and to lay her eggs
where the snow can sift upon them and
the frost will crack them, she will lay
very few. Under such circumstances
she has little energy in this direction,
and knows too much to waste what little
she has. Comfort is the concomitant of
egg production, and food the great fore
runner. In summer, hens, if allowed
the free run of the farm, can scratch for
living, and pick up seeds, grubs and
perfect insects enough to support all de-
mand for the raw material from which
eggs are manufactured. In winter this
supply fails and the eggs of course fail.
it contains the elements of perfect ami
NAL, the chick. Hence it requires for its
manufacture in winter some substitute
for the insects which the hen eats in sum-
mer Comfortable quarters and q mixed
animal and vegetable diet are therefore
the greatest secrets of egg production in
winter. The animal food is best furnish
ed in the form of animal meal. This is
made at our large abattoirs in great
quantities by steaming the bones and
refuse parts of the animal, and then dry
ing and grinding them. This meal costs
but little more than corn meal, and
quart of it mixed with three or four quarts
Of corn meal and wheat bran, will fur
nish hens just raw material for making
eggs. We have tried it, and know.
Some recommend add to this mush a lit
tie red pepper. And this is good stimu-
liant, but we have not found it necessary.
Poultry World.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1879-10-24
RU P 7 U R E
CURED!
From q Merchant.

DAYTON, W. 7. Feb. 10, 1879.
W. j. Horne, Proprietor California Elastic
Truss Co., 720 Market street, San Francisco-Dear
Sir: The Truss purchased of you one year ago
ba. proved a miracle to me. have been ruptur-
ed forty years, and wore dozens of different kinds
of Trusses, all of which ruined my health, as
they were very injurious to my back and spine.
Your valuable Truss is as easy an old shoe and
is worth hundreds of dollars to me, as it affords
me SO much pleasure. can and do advise all,
both ladies and gentlemen, afflicted, to buy and
wear your modern improved Elastic Truss imme
diately. never expect to be cured. but am sat-
isfied and happy with the comfort it gives me to
wear it. 1t was the best $40 ever invested in
my life. You can refer any one to me, and Twill
be happy to answer any letters on its merits.
remain, yours, respectfully.
n n pryx.
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A Remarkable Cure.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 1879.
". j. Horne, Proprietor California Elastic
Truss, 720 Market street, San Francisco-Dear
Sir: I am truly grateful to you for the wonder
full CURE your valuable Truss has effected on my
little boy. The double Truss purchased from
you has PERFECTLY CURED him of his pain
full rupture on both sides in little over six
months. The Steel Trdss he had before bought
yours caused him cruel torture, and it was hap
by day for us all when he laid it aside for the
CALIFORNIA ELASTIC TRUSS. am sure
that all will be thankful who are providentially
led to give your Truss a trial. You may refer
any one to me on the subject. Yours truly,
WIN. PERU, 638 Sacramento st.
This is to certify that have examined the son
of VIM. Peru, and find him PERFECTLY
CURED of Hernia, on both sides.
L. DEXTER LYFoRD, NJ: d.
Surgeon and Physician.
ITusses forwarded to all parts of the United
States at our eaperase, ON receipt OF price.
Send stamp tor illustrated Catalogue
and Price List.
Giving full information and rules for measuring
California ELASTIC Isuss
72O Market Street, 4. +.
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Latest Medical Endorsements.


MARTINEZ, Cal Feb. II, 1879.
W. j. Horne, Proprietor California Elastic
Truss Co., 720 Market street, S. sF.-Dear Sir /:
In regard to your Cal Elastic Truss, would say
that have carefully studied its mechanism, ap
piled it in practice, and do not hesitate to say
that for all purposes for which Trusses worn
it is the b st Truss ever offered to the public.
Yours truly. j. II. CARoTHERs, M. D.
EndorAed BY n Prominent Medical nsti
lute.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 6, 1879.
". j. Horne, Esq.--Dear Sir. You ask my
opinion of the relative merits of your Patent
Elastic Truss, as compared with other kinds that
have been tested under my observation, and in
reply frankly state, that from the time my at
tention was first called to their simple, though
highly mechanical and philosophical construction,
together with easy adjustibiity to persons of all
ages, forms and sizes. / add this further testi-
monial with special pleasure, that the several
persons who have applied to me for aid in their
cases of rupture, and whom I have advised to try
yours, all acknowledge their entire satisfaction,
and consider themselves highly favored by the
possession of your improved Elastic Truss.
Yours huly, BARLOW ]. SMITH, NJ. D.
Proprietor Of the Hygenic Medical Institute,
635 California street, San Francisco.
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PACIFIC BRANCH,
No. 2lO Sansome ST., s. =.
Agency for Oregon and Washington Territory,
with HAWLEY, DODD & CO., Portland.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31

One of the most desirable localities
in the world for growing fruits of every
kind adapted to our temperature, ex-
cept peaches and grapes, are the islands
composing the county of San Juan, in
this Territory. Nature seems to have
destined these islands for such pur-
pose; at any rate, experience goes to
prove that their superior adaptability
in this regard cannot be questioned.
The islands are dotted with small hills
sloping towards the various points of
the compass, and especially toward the
west and north; also with low places
here and there along the shores, the
land Of which consists principally of
alluvial deposits, and consequently
very rich and productive, which are so
surrounded as to protect the fruits and
trees from the severity of the winds
that sometimes occur, and receive the
sun with all it's warmth and life Civ
ing qualities to grow and ripen the
early fruits for the markets. Owing
to the prevailing breeze from the ocean
during that season of the year when
the buds and blossoms might be en-
dangered by the frosts, the various
fruits are protected from that draw
back. The soil is well adapted to
fruit raising as every years crop more
fully demonstrates. The farmers are
beginning to realize these facts, and
are giving their attention to this i'm
portant enterprise more and more every
year. 1t requires but small tract of
land from which to realize good sup
port for family from fruit growing.
The day is certain to come when these
beautiful islands will be dotted with
large and well bearing orchards of va
rious kinds of fruit trees, besides vine
yards of various kinds. Not only are
the fruits Of superior size, but they
possess an excellent flavor, which is an
important feature; but comparative
short time is required in which to
grow large orchard and garden-a
period from two to five years being all
the time required to have a profitable
business established. Any one desir-
ing to embark in the fruit growing
business cannot do better than to To-
cate upon some of the islands of San
Juan county.-Port To,cnsend Press.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31

A correspondent in the Dallas Item
i.er closes long letter in. regard to
what Oregon needs as follows: What
we actually need is an initiation of
brains, an initiation of industry, an in
fation of enterprise and an initiation of
economy, more than an initiation of the
currency. We need the factories and
their operatives here, instead of Eng
land and New England, to work up
our timbers, our woods, our flax, our
hides, and all the ten thousand raw
materials that lie in such profusion
around us; and to consume and render
valuable very many of the products Of
our soil that now rot in our gardens,
orchards and fields, and are valueless
for the want of consumers to create
market for them, to coin them into
money, and to keep it in circulation
among us
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31
NUMBER 49,.
Missing Vessels.

1t is remarkable fact that since
Augustlast no less than seven Atlantic
steamships of highest class at Lloyd's
disappeared without leaving a trace.
They are the Copia, which sailed from
Barron, England, Sept. IL, for Mon
treal; the Herman Led,oig, from
New York, September 20, for Ant
werp: the Homer, from Boston, De-
ecember Is, for Liverpool; the Zam-
sibar, from New York January II,
for Glasgow; the Abeyeldy, from Phil
adelphia, February Is, for Ipswich,
England; the Surbiton, from New
York, February IS, for Rotterdam;
and the Berni,aa, from New York,
March 20, for Bristol. 1t is said that
all these steamers, though ranking
high at Lloyd's, were, however, much
deficient in steam power as compared
with the ships of the leading passen-
ger lines. 1t is suggested also that
in heavy seas their cargoes might be
shifted, that they became like logs in
a tempestous ocean, and soon foun-
dered. Others again suppose they
may have been blown up by internal
machines for sake of gain. This is
a thought to make humanity shudder.
Is it possible there are or can ever be
more fends like Thompson of Bre-
merhaven? If there are numbers of
such, working in different parts of
the world, it is indeed an appalling
phenomenon of human wickedness.
1t may be added that besides the
steamers above named large num-
ber of first-class sailing vessels are
also missing, all of which have been
lost within year past in crossing the
Atlantic, and no trace of which has
yet been found. The mere sugges-
tion that these losses may in any case
be due to the Bremerhaven monster
to blow up ships in which there are
worthless goods heavily insured, is
sufficient to send thrill of horror
through the heart of all the world.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31

HEAVIEST CHILD ON RECoRD.-Our
readers will remember the Kentucky
giant and the large woman who visited
Oregon some years ago. 1t appears
from an account, furnished by DR.. A.
P. Beach, of Seville, Ohio, to the
New York Medical Record, that the
offspring Of this large couple bid fair
to become giants equal to their par
ents. The mother recently gave birth
to child weighing 23a pounds. The
mother, whose maiden name was An
ME Swan, of Nova Scotia, stands
seven feet nine inches in height.
Capt. NJ. V. Bates, her husband, for
merly of Kentucky, is seven feet
seven inches in height. The meas
urements of the child, boy, were as
follows: Length, 80 inches; circum-
ference of chest, "a inches; of breech,
~ inches; of head, 10 inches.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31
ANOTHER LANDMARK GONE. -

ANOTHER LANDMARK GONE A
large oak tree which has stood ON the
east bank of the Willamette at point
directly opposite the foot of Washing
ton street in this city, for centuries
perhaps, fell on the 9Th inst. Twenty
years ago it stood back from the river
more than a hundred feet, but the
banks were gradually worn away by
the water until it's hold was under
mined. Several incidents of historic
interest are connected with the vener-
able tree which now lies PROSTATE.
The spot sheltered by its branches was
the favorite council camp for the vari-
GUS confederate families of Indians
forming the Multnomah tribe, now ex-
tinct. And there was ratified the
treaty by which the lands of this vi
cinity were ceded to the whites. 1t
was also the ''stake letter A" from
which the cities of Portland and East
Portland were surveyed, and the earl
lest maps by McNally so indicate.
Another landmarks gone.-Oregoniaa.
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Arizona is not the only countr

Arizona is not the only country
troubled with drouth, Utah being
threatened with one such as it has not
seen for more than score of years.
The spring has passed with scarcely a
shower, and there was less snow on the
mountains on the lst of April than the
oldest inhabitant remembers of seeing
The Sewer river, which in May, as a
rule, is full to the top of its banks, is
reported dry in Millard county. Iron
and Beaver counties 1t is feared will
not have sufficient water to save the
growing crops, while the vineyards in
Washington and Kane counties are in
danger Of being dried up.
The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-07-31

The New York Tribune says: ave
are only beginning to appreciate the
vastness of our territory and wonder
sui variety of its resources. The sud-
den development of the great mineral
field of Colorado, Montana and other
tracts of the great west is doing more
to make the people Of the United
States acquainted with their own
country than any other cause, and
will no doubt prove of far greater
benefit to the United States by draw
ing permanent settlers to al the in
habitable parts of those regions than
by the additions it will make TO our
mineral wealth."
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II person orders his paper discontinued,
he must pay all arrears, or the publisher may
continue to send it until payment is made, and
then collect the whole amount, whether the
paper is taken from the Office or not.
/ The courts have decided that refusing to
take newspapers and periodicals from the post.
office, or removing and leaving them uncallcd
for, 10 prima facia evidence Of intentional
fraud.
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HooDLUM ORpINANck-The Oregon
City people have grown tired of the
rampant spirit Of their hoodlums, and
have passed an ordinance compelling
all young men not Of age to give sat
isfactory account Of themselves If found
ON the street after 9 o'clockP. n. or 60 to
the lookup. Tho new law is said to
have very salutary effect
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The political situation in California
may be described in a dozen words.
1t is Wholesale popular revolt against
railway monopoly. Other features Of
tho contest are either incidental or sub
ordinate, and will not have much to do
with the general result
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