The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-01-30

the other day, helped himself to a fifty
cent piece belonging to his sister, Mr..
Thressa Albrecht. Hearing that she ha
accused him of theft, his thirst for re
venge is said to have prompted him t
commit two other crimes of even NOR
serious nature. Of these, the first wa
that of stealing a revolver from the roor
of Harold Dimmick in the Occidenta
| hotel. And the second was to threate
his sister with violence at the point of tn
stolen pistol, unless she retracted tn
accusation she had made in regard to tn
loss of her money. But for the tinel,
interference of Chris Germansen, VIII,
was calling on Mrs. Albrecht at the time
the affair might have resulted seriously
AS it was, however, no one was injured
Bamberger will probably be arrested
Attorney J. II. Wilson returned Non
day from New York City, having beel
absent exactly two weeks. Mr.. Wilson
was east on important legal business, the
details of which can not at this time be
made public. During his four days stay
i'll New York MIR. Wilson spent most o.
his time in the society of his brother-in
law, J b. Walker. Mr.. Walker, who is
drauglits.nan of exceptionable ability
is employed in drafting depal tment oi
Num- & Co.'S patent Office. In addition
to this work he does considerable writing
for the editorial department of the com
pany's we'll known publication, The
Scientific American. In the latter role
he is meeting with splendid success, His
articles are receiving widespread atten-
tion, and a f.v bly, CONNIE lted upo ,
not only in the United States Lut i'll Eu-
rope.
The athletic inclined young men of
Corvallis are about to construct track
for bicycles and sprinters. The college
athletic association is also connected with
the movement and the work will begin
as soon as the ground is dry enough
One of Judge McFadden's five acre tracts
west Of Jobs Addition has been secured
through the kindness of the judge and
chas. Blakeslse, the renter. The boys
figure that it will take between SIS and
sIoo to fit up the track, besides the labor
that will be subscribed. Considerable of
his amount is already available. Tte
1ew track will probably be dedicated by
| field contest between the Corvallis sth-
etes and the college boys, perhaps early
IL March. 1t is to be a quarter mile
rack, and constructed after the latest
'pproyed types. All persons interested d
n ths matter OF in other athletic sports
ire requested to meet at the court house
evening at O'Clock.
The spirit of original investigation is
trong upon the boys of the o. A. c at
A few days ago, through the
courtesy of John H. Gault, bar magnet
vas received that possesses properties
lot before known to attach to those
pieces of apparatus. The young man
Who first made the magnet is fourth
.
lsed till he has had opportunity to study
he matter further All bar magnets de-
cribed in the books have the power to
ttract magnetic iron at both ends One,
nd is called the north pole of the mag
let, and the other the south pole. The
wo poles have equal power of attracting,
FL Tt,Jc AZ 1,oc q
'ole at tks extremity, while the other
,o1e is in the middle of the bar. Thus a
teel bar is shown that strongly attracts
t one end, while the other will not even
ttract iron filings, though the middle
gathers a full coating of the fine iron
PARTICLES. How the magnet is made is
,ept secret by the two boys for the
resent, till they can finish their study of
he queerly acting bar.-Hillsboro Inde-
pendent
ga Stndy In the Economy of Cattle
foods" is the subject of bulletin by Prof
,iaw, which is being sent out this week
W the experiment station. 1t is an ad
nitted fact that the greatest success in
took feeding can be attained only by the
.doption of scientific methods; the result
If years of study and experience. Mr..
Shaw says that the history of investiga,
ions to ascertain just what are the cor
ect proportions of nutrients to feed
Inimals to produce different results, that
he most economically, covers period
IF about thirty years. A chemical anal
isis of food stuffs, he states, is the first
step to render the results of feeding ex-
oeriments ineligible, and is absolutely
essential to an understanding of the
material used in rations. "It is the foun
1ation upon which the whole question OF
rational system of feeding rests. By
chemical analysis 1t has been possible to
determine not on1y the amount of nutri-
tive matter in a great many folders but
also what per cent of each class of nutrl-
ents is digestible. Thus it is seen that
the department of chemistry connected
with the college is ore of great impor
tance to the farmers, although some per
sons. unfamiliar with the matter are in
clined to think it needless expense.
Teachers Examina ton.
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