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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-06-11

she Is proud. Go and ask her TO come
and sew for me- Tell her am lonely
and ask her to bring her little ones to
brighten me up"
Mark bent to kiss the placid face.
THANK you, Aunt Elsie. see you un-
derstand." A few hours later he
knocked at Margaret's door. He saw
that the years had changed her. The
wild rose bloom had faded from her
cheeks, tears had washed the joyous
light from her blue eyes, yet it was
surely the Margaret that he had loved
that stood before him.
She met him frankly and with undis-
guised pleasure. Her voice trembled
when she undertook to express her
gratitude. Mark made light of the
whole affair and insisted on talking of
their childhood days. The fruit and
nuts he brought proved an open ses-
anne to the hearts of Agnes and Royce,
and they were soon on the best Of
terms with the caller.
Margaret was very grateful for the
offer Of work. She hesitated little
over accepting Mrs. Everts' kind invi-
tation, fearing lest the children prove
an annoyance. But when Mark drew
a touching picture of the loneliness of
his aunt she gladly consented to come
1t was arranged that the carriage come
for the Gregorys the following after
noon.
One morning, two months later, Flor
ence Fox tripped across the hall of No.
8 and entered Miss SHELLS room.
''Of course you are going to the we'd
ding reception Thursday evening"" she
began. 81 think it is such a lovely mar
riage don't your"
Indeed, do," Lillian replied warm
ly. "Yes, am to go In the afternoon
and help with the decorations. The
whole house is to be in green and white,
smilax, ferns, roses and carnations
Mrs. Everts says Mr.. Davis cannot do
too much for his bride, our dear Mar
garet,' the sweet old lady calls her,
"And believe it all came about from
your begging him to give her good
weight" Florence cried, merrily. He
is obeying your request in an extrava-
CANT manner. And Lillian, Is not that
pretty pearl ring and the beatific ex-
preston on cousin Hugh's face the re-
suit of my efforts along the same line
of charitable work?'
The bell rang then, and the blushing
Lillian was spared the necessity of a
reply.-Hope Daring, in Womankind.
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Muskme1ons by the Acre.

Cheap as muskmelons are at times,
they pay better, than do most staple
farm crops for those who are willing
to give them the care which all garden
crops require. To get the best prices
plant as early as the land is warmed
at the surface. Frequent cultivation,
leaving the land as light as possible,
will do much to make it warm. So will
planting on newly turned two,year-
old clover sod. The very earliest mel
ons are planted in compact space,
with box 1Ox12 over the hill to keep
off winds through the daytime and to
be covered at night. Ten or more seeds
are placed in each hill, which are later
reduced to two plants by the time the
vines begin to run. One of the worst
enemies of all melon plants is the white
grub, the larva of the May or June bug.
1t will travel on the surface soil at
night and eat the plants just at the sur
face. Wheat bran through which Paris
green has been mixed and scattered
around the stems of the plants will
make short work Of these pests. The
grubs are very fond of the bran, and in
eating it will get enough poison to kill
them. This method Of getting rid Of
grubs will not be practicable If fowls
are allowed to come near the patch, as
they are also very fond Of the BRAN
Agricultural Exchange.
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Rails of Glass.

There was once a time when glass
was used only for window panes and
mirrors, but since then it has develop
ed into many different fields. By
means of valuable Strengthening pro-
cess, recently discovered, glass may
now be moulded into lengths and used
as railway sIeepers. Glass rails are
also produced by this same toughening
process. 1t is, therefore, possible to
have a complete glass railway. The
glass rails are turned out in sizes and
shapes similar to those of the ordinary
steel rails. They are far tougher and
resist the action of the elemer more
successfully than steel.
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Farm Notes,

Lean the tree at planting towards the
direction of prevailing winds.
Bees need special care in early spring
If profitable returns are secured.
Syrup made of granulated sugar is
the best and cheapest feed that can b.
given to bees.
A nearly eight-fold increase in the
exports of oats is noted the past nine
months compared with year ago, the
figures being respectively 26OOO,OOC
and 3, 100000 bushels.
A cross between the Brown Leghorn
and Buff Cochin is an excellent egg
producer and an ideal table fowl. Eggs
will be had the year round and the
hens make excellent mothers
Just before fruit blossoms open is
the time to spray thoroughly to destroy
bud moth, cigar and pistol case bear.
ers. These three insects do their most
destructive work before blossoms open
To make grating wax, melt together
and pour into pail of cold water resin
four parts by weight, beeswax two
parts and tallow one part. Then grease
the hands and pull the wax until it is
nearly white.
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MET ON A TRESTLE.
Thrilling Experience of Engineer De.
pew with Mountain Cougar.

Thrilling Experience of Engineer De-
pew with Mountain Cougar.
To battle with a huge mountain lion,
seven feet in length, and 253 pounds in
weight, on a trestle at night, is the
thrilling experience that has just be-
fallen Edward G. Depew, an engineer
on the Great Northern Railroad, near
Lowell, Wash.
sat the time of the adventure" says
Engineer Depew, 81 was pulling the
overland passenger train, going east,
and as we were a few minutes late we
were trying to make up little time.
After we had left Lowell, and almost
two miles east of there, about half way
across long trestle, my fireman.
George Lawrence, jumped down off his
seat box and came quickly to my side
Of the engine. noticed a startled look
on his face, and, looking ahead, saw
through the darkness black object on
the track.
"My first thought was of some OBJ
struction on the track. For a second
the thought of jumping flashed through
my mind, but banished it. Nothing
could be done. We were too close to
the danger, and the fright had the same
effect on me that it had on Lawrence.
1t took away my power of speech. In
stinctively l crawled out of the cab ON
to the side of the engine.
'The train dashed on. In an instant
saw monsters eyes flashing
through the darkness, green and vel
low by turns.
GAS the train approached the lion
could see it prepare to spring. Finally,
when the leap was made, the situation
was so dramatic as to be almost the
atrical in effect.
1.-THE force of the jump was astonish-
ing. The body of the beast crashed in
to the edge of the engine front. TO
jump then was certain death, for we
were right In the center Of the trestle.
Yet, as the lion made it's leap, l could
almost feel it's hot breath on my throat.
81 learned afterward that the cougar,
after we had struck it, lodged in the
cross ties of the trestle.
"The beast was still alive when the
men of No. 49S discovered it, but its
hind legs were cut off. Foreman John
G. Wright would not 60 near it until
he had emptied couple of chambers
of his revolver into it. Then they fast
ened the body to the cow-catcher and
took 1t to Skykomish."-New York
Journal
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niscellany..
JUST FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

If for the little while
That life has left to me, fair fortune s
smile
Could rest upon me; if my closing days
Could be like this October, all ablaze
With gold and scarlet; If only might
Have hands both of silvery delight,
And all that wealth can buy, or wealth
refine,
Could be at my command at wish of
mine,
Just for a little whilei
My child, take what Is given to-day -
A little money for a little way.
If for the little while
That life has left to me, the Muses. smile
Could rest upon me; f.my closing days
Could be like this glad morning, all ablaze
With sunlit fields and mountain tops of
thought,
Ny poems be in every language sought;
If all that noblest genius can combine
Could come together at some word of
mine,
Just for q little while!
My child, take what is given to-day
A little knowledge for little way.
If for the little while
That life has left to me, full many mile
On land or sea, to east or west or north,
Across the world, could at last go forth:
If might mount the heights of Greece
or Rome,
Instead of climbing little hills at home;
If might all the Alpine mountains view,
Instead of watching shadows on Mt Blue,
Just for little while!
My child, take what Is given to-day
A little climbing for little way.
If for a little while
could be rich; If pile on pile
OF gold or gems could be at last my own,
To take and keep, or to be let alone;
If 1 could have enough to give away
To-every sufferer, bid the wanderer stay
And eat and drink his fill; if every eye
Looked up with gratitude as I passed by,
Just for little while!
My child, take what's given to-day
A little help for little way. {,
If for the little while
That life has left to me, affections smile
Gould rest upon me; If my closing days
Gould be, like starry evenings, all ablaze
With blessedness; If lips I love could
say
"It is so good to be with you to-day"
If all that heart can hold of happiness
Could be my own, unfathomed, measure
less,
Just for a little whileI
My child, take what is given you to-day
A little loving for little way.
Julia III. May.
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Gypsum on Potatoes.

The broad leaves Of the potato are
what the crop very largely depends
upon for maturing the tuber. 1t is i'm
portant that they be kept green as long
as possible. The fact that gypsum or
land plaster attracts moisture makes it
an especially good application for the
potato crop. The first use Of paris
green to destrop the potato larva ought
to be made with gypsum. By attract
ing moisture from the air and thus
keeping the leaves moist more of
the potato beetles eggs will be de-
stroyed before they hatch.
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American Ships.

Do you know that but one steel ship
was ever built in America and that she
was the last full-rigged ship ever built
here, and that her name Is Dirigo?
That but two steel ships ever flew
the American flag, and they are the
Dirigo and Kenilworth, the latter de-
nationalized?
That the Clarence 8. Bement, May
Flint. and Tillie e. Starbuck are the
only iron ships afoat flying our flag?
That the Annie johnson and Archer
are the only iron barks having Ameri-
can registers and that both of them
were built In England?
That the Josephine Is the only iron
schooner af1oat that has the right to
hail from an American port?
That but eleven steamers flying the
American flag trade between America
and Europe and that they are the ST.
Louis, st. Paul, New York, Paris, Penn
sylvania, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Cone
maugh, Miami and Metteawan, and
that five Of them were built In Eng
land?
That most all the best steamships in
our merchant marine were built on the
Delaware?
That America has not 1900 vessels
going to sea, and that all steamers,
ships, barks, barkentines, brigs, schoon-
ers and sea-going coal barges are in
cluded, and that this includes the At
lantic, gulf and Pacific coasts?-Phila-
delphia Maritime Journal.
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Sowing Oats by Hand.

There are many farmers who find ii
an advantage to sow other grains with
drill, so as to apply fertilizers with
the seed, who yet think the oat crop
comes surer sown ON coarsely har-
rowed surface and dragged in. The
reason probably Is that thus the grain
Is apt not to be covered so deeply as it
Is by the drill. The better fitting the
seed bed has, the deeper the wheels
sink, carrying the drill tubes and the
seed grain to greater depth than is
good for the grain crop.-American Gull
tiyator
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a new Fuer.


Many attempts have been made to
use turf or peat as fuel, but this mate
rial has never obtained great impor-
tance, because in comparison to its
small heating value, its volume was
too large, and consequently the trans
portation was found too expensive;
moreover, the considerable amount of
ashes it produced made it impractical
BILE to use in any quantity. Suddenly
it seems the time has arrived for peat
to enter into competition with, and in
some cases to substitute all other fuels.
An invention, the economical impor-
tance of which is inestimable at the
present moment, was recently patented
by Mr.. Rosendahl, of Christinstad,
Norway, which country probably pos
sesses the largest deposits of peat in
the world. His method of making a
practical fuel Of peat simply consists
in heating the peat in iron ovens to
$50 degrees centigrade, and when this
temperature is reached to close all the
valves of the oven, the temperature of
$50 degrees being kept up tor seven
hours. This process changes the mate
rial considerably, and the tar andssgas-
eous products of the coal-like remainder
represent 80 per cent of the whole. A
chemical analysis of the product, made
at the Christiania University, showed
the prepared peat to contain 65 per
cent of pure carbon, 16 per cent of
oxygen, per cent of hydrogen, per
cent water and, what is most surpris-
ing, only per cent of substances which
will remain as residue in the shape of
ashes. The new peat-coal has a the
oretisal heating value of $500 caloric
units, which is equal to that of medium
grade anthracite coal. The cost of
lpeat-coal, however, is so small that it
can be sold at profit for ST. IS per ton,
while an equal quantity of anthracite
coal costs from 81 to $5. By the pro-
cess of Rosendhal, even in it's present
crude state, the production of peat-coal
costs but 10 cents per ton, and it is very
likely that even this cost will be con-
siderably reduced before long. Tests
have been made with the new material
at the Krupp works at Essen, Germany,
and it was found that the new fuel
gave better results than either anthra
cite or coke in the iron foundries and
for the production of Bessemer steel.
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lncreduIous Sam Jones.

Did you hear of funny "Sam Jones"
episode? At one of his meetings he
called on all the men who could assert
they never said an unkind word to
their wives to stand. Up got two.
'sNow," he said, "aH the women whe
never spoke an unkind word to their
husbands may RISE" Up got six. .'Sit
down." Sam cried. "Now, want the
audience to pray for these liarsr'-
Time and the Hour.
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From the Earth.

An endeavor is now being made in
Hungary to utilize in practical and
economical way the earth's internal
heat. For many years the artesian
wells in that country have supplied hot
water which has been used for va
riety of purposes, and by sinking them
to a depth of 10000 or $4,000 feet,
water would be obtained, it is believed,
capable Of yielding steam power as
well as heat for warming buildings.
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Gladness Comes
4 Schilling & Company
San Francisco

INTith a better understanding of the
w transient nature of the many phys
ical ills, which vanish before proper eff
forts-gentle efforts pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There is comfort in
the knowledge, that SO many forms of
sickness are not due to any actual dis
ease, but simply to a constipated condi-
ton of the system, which the pleasant
family laxative, Syrup of Figs. prompt
ly removes That is why it is the only
remedy with millions of families, and is
everywhere esteemed SO highly by all
who value good health. Its beneficial
effects are due to the fact, that it is the
one remedy which promotes internal
cleanliness without debilitating the
organs on which it acts. 1t is therefore
all important, in order to get its bene-
fetal effects, to note when you pur-
chase, that you have the genuine arti-
Gle, which is manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by
all reputable druggists.
II IN the enjoyment OF good health,
and the system is regular, laxatives or
other remedies are then not needed. If
afflicted with any actual disease, one
may be commended to the most skillfu1
physicians, but If in need of a laxative,
one should have the best, and with the
well-informed everywhere, Syrup OF
Figs stands highest and is most largely
I'D and gives most general satisfaction
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DIsHoNoRED DRAFTS.

When the stomach dishonors the drafts made
upon it by the rest of the system, it is neces-
sarily because its fund of strength is very low.
Toned with Hostetters Stomach Bitters, it soon
begins to pay out yigor in the shape of pure,
bone and brain. AS a sequence OF the new
vigor afforded the stomach, the bowels per-
form their functions regularly, and the liver
works like clock work. Malaria has no effect
upon system thus reinforced.
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He suspected.

Dashaway-Hello, Uncle Jasper,
haven't seen you for long time
Uncle Jasper-No, sab. De fac is
Use so shabby dat kinder hate t. pear
fore spectacle folks.
Dashaway-Well, now, uncle, If /
should offer you the choice between a
good glass of whisky and a pair of
trousers I've got upstairs. which would
you take?
Uncle Jasper Scratching his head)-
Well, boss, dat's a powerful hard nut
to crack. But spec If had dat glass
o. whisky frs I'd be dat good could
elocute yo' inter givin' me dat pair of
pants. sah.-Harlem Life.
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venezueIa,s GIFT to New York.

At his studio at Garretson, Staten
Island, Giovanni Turini, the sculptor,
has begun work on an equestrian statue
of General Simon Bolivar, the George
Washington Of Central America. The
statue has been ordered by the govern
ment of Venezuela. and is to be a gift
from that republic to the city of New
York. It is to be placed in Central
Park in place of the present statue of
General Bolivar.
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Explained.

Bacon-You know Painter, don't youi
Egbert-I've seen him.
'well, girl has fallen in love with
his picture"
Impossible! He's as homely as a
stone fence"
"But It was her own picture she fell
in love with which Painter painted. -
Yoakers Statesman.
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Beware of Ointments for Catarrh Tha1
foir

As smercury will surely destroy, the sense o,
tenn when entering it through the mucous sur.
faces. Such articles should never be used ex.
cept on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is tenfold to
the good you can possibly derive from them
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J,
Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no mer-
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys-
tenn. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure
you get the genuine. 1t is taken internally.
and made in Toledo, O., by F. J. Cheney & Co.
Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists price 75c per bottle.
Halls FAMILY Pills are the best.
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It is a great pity that man can't
discharge his debts as woman does
hers: by hiring hall, and passing
around bit of cake and dab Of ice
cream.
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An automatic tension device for wire
fences consists of a number of springs
fastened to the ends of the wires, the
ends of the springs being attached to
wel1-braced post at the end of the fence.
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In the city of Durango, Mexico, is an
iron mountain $40 feet high, and the
iron is from 60 to 70 per cent pure.
The metallic mass spreads in all direc-
tions for radius of three or four miles,.
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The hagfsh or myxine, has custom
of getting inside the cod and similar
fishes and entirely consuming the in
terror, leaving only the skin and the
skeleton.
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Taking it year in and year out, the
ooldest hour of each "a is O'Clock in
the morning,
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A captive bee striving to escape has
been made to record as many as 15, $40
wing strokes per minute in late test.
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Two bottles of Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton cured me of a bad lung trouble.--Mrs.
]. Nichols, Princeton, Ind, Mar. 26, 1895.
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New York is not only Americas
financial and commercial metropolis,
but also its greatest manufacturing city.
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THAT CAN rAKEITs PLAcI
SCTOfula

Is deep-seated blood disease which
all the mineral mixtures in the world
cannot cure. S.S.S. Guaranteed purely
vegetable } is real blood remedy for
blood diseases and has no equal.
Mrs. Y. T. Buck, of Delaney, Ark, had
Scrofula for twenty-five years and most
of the time was under the care of the
doctors who could not relieve her. A
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soon found that she had a real blood
remedy at last. She says: "After tax
ing one dozen bottles of S.S.S. am
perfectly we'll, my skin is clear
and healthy and would not be in
my former condition for two thousand
dollars. Instead ofdrying upthe poison
In my system, like the potash and
arsenic, S.S.S.. drove the disease out
through the skin, and was perma-
,7euf1v rid of II ,,
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HOME PRODUCTS AND PURE FOOD.

All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually very
light colored and of heavy body, is made from
glucose. Tea Garden Drips' is made from
Sugar Cane and is strictly pure. 1t is for sale
by frst-class grocers, in cans only. Manufac-
tured by the PACIFIC COAST SYRUP Co. All gen.
uine "Tea Garden Drips', have the manufac-
turer's name Autographed on every can.
The sea has no herbivorous animal.
1t is great slaughter house where all
the Inhabitants prey on each other.
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Straight Rows for Hoed Crops.
So much of the work of cultiua tion L

Straight Rows for Hoed Crops.
So much Of the work Of cultivation is
now done with horse power that it Is
more than ever important that all rows
of hoed crops shall be as nearly on a
straight line as possible. Unless this
Is done it is impossible to guide the
cultivator so as to avoid destroying
more or less plants, beside leaving
seeds that cannot be thereafter uproot-
ed except with great difficulty. When
a weed is not killed by cultivation it is
made all the more thrifty, for the prun-
ing of the roots which cultivation gives
makes new roots put forth just as it
does for the crop. 1t is for this reason
that after narrowing both ways over
corn ground before the grain is up, the
cultiyator should be set to work be-
tween the rows just so soon as the
rows can be seen. This will destroy
any weeds that the harrowings may
have missed.