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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Taking off the hat or cap as a sign OF
reverence or respect was mentioned in
the time of Caesar.
In Larue county, Kentuky, it is said
that, Charles Williams has grown a
bunch. of white blackberries.
1t is said that in the best districts of
China the tea crop will average from
300 to 400 pounds per acre.
Bears have been SO thick around
Idaho that it has been said there was a
bear for every bushel.
Over 1000 frozen rabbits are an
sHually exported to the London markets
from Victoria, Australia. J.
The one thing for which lace paper
may be used and be considered good
form on table is for cheese.
Marriage at midnight, the ceremony
being performedsby coroner, is the last
Kansan eccentricity reported.
The tea plant is said by Chinese
writer's to have been cultivated in that
country from at least 5000 B. G.
The gessamer iron made at Swansea,
Wales, is SO thin that 4, 800 plates are
needed to make an inch of thickness
There are in the United States TO-
900 bee keepers. The average product
of each hive is twenty-five pounds.
There are in France 1900, 400 un-
married women between the ages Of 25
and 30, and 1865 unmarried men
aged over 80.
The difference between planet and
star is this: A star shines by its
own light; planet by light reflected
from another body.
Near Alvord, Iowa, can of stamps
which were stolen from the postoffice
at Lester, in that state, two years ago,
was plowed up recently.
arguing that the moon is in the shape
of a plumb bob, and, that the large end
is always towards. the earth.
The nephews and nieces of the Eng
lish sovereign are entitled to wear
strawberry leaves in their crowns in
stead of the feurs-de-lis appropriated
to the use of princes and princesses.
Evidence of the complexity of cath
ode rays is found by M. H.. Deslandres
in the fact that when a ray is turned
aside by neighboring body it is di-
vided into several unequally deviated
rays.
Anthropologists have ascertained !
that the Andaman islanders, the small
est race of people in the world, aver
age less than four feet in height, while
few of them weigh more than seventy
six pounds.
Lion tanners, as rule, prefer lions
to lionesses, and dislike troup of both
sexes mixed. In such cases the danger
Of entering the den is quadrupled, and
mischief is pretty sure to result sooner
or later.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
Farm Notes.

A flock of turkeys will clean out the
large green tomato or tobacco worms
in short order. In the large tobacco
fields of the South the turkeys are
given full liberty and perform valuable
service.
Nature evidently intended that the
; should eat little at time and often
and its stomach was fashioned accord
ingly. The most successful breeder Is
the one who recognizes that fact and
governs his feeding operations accord
ingly.
Do not feed corn to pigs, colts or
calves, but use ground oats, bran and
middlings, as those foods contain more
mineral matter than corn and better
promote the formation of bone and It's
sue. 1t Is time to put the fat on the
animal after the framework is COM
pleted.
Straw may be added to the barnyard
manure because it is plentiful, but it is
better to utilize the straw in some man.
ner before it reaches the heap. 1t
should be cut with a feed cutter and
used for bedding before throwing it
away, in which condition it is an excel
lent absorbent and more quickly de-
composes in the heap.
We judge Of a farmer by his own
farm and of a farm by what we see III
passing it, says contemporary. If all
is neat, and tidy, fences and outbuild-
ings, as well as dwelling houses, in
good repair; if tools, wagons and ma
chinery are housed and painted and
animals sleek and contented, we are
satisfied that the owner is good farm
er and is prosperous.
The comparative values of corn.
wheat and barley for pork making
seem to be about as follows from re-
cent experiments at the Canada and
United States experiment stations: To
make l pound of pork, 4 pounds IL
ounces Of barley was consumed, max
ing the, barley net so cents per
bushel. Its market value was 25 cents.
On wheat, pound of pork was made
from pounds 6 ounces, returning 70
cents per bushel. Four and one-half
pounds of corn was required, making
It's cash value 63 cents. At market
prices, barley, 25 cents; wheat, 55
cents; corn, 35 cents, the pork cost 2.5
cents, cents and 2.S5 cents per pound,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
THE FARM AND HOME
MATTERS OFINTEREsTToFARM.
Err AND HOUSEWIFE.
There Is Too Much Waste of Lands
and Crops = Proper Way to Water
Horses Help for the Threshing Sea-
son-Have Harness that Fit.
Too Large Farms.

! Orr farms are too large. They are
not titled thoroughly enough. There is
too much waste-both of lands and
crops. A man may not be able to be-
come rich in few years upon few
acres, but by care and thoroughness he
can make a comfortable living for his
family, and also save something for
old ages support. In Scotland, accord
ing to a recent government report, there
are 1927 agricultural holdings of one
acre and under, 2O,15O of from one to
five acres, 33,921 of from five to fifty
acres, 25,56S of above fifty acres, and
seventysix of more than 1000 acres.
There are in this country abundant
opportunities for the "small farmer;
growing cities are consuming more and
more of the products of Mother Earth,
which no one can produce so well as the
small farm" man, who can give them
the Infinite pains necessary to their
best Development; and is willing to take
care to get them to market in proper
condition. This is the secret Of the
small farmers" success.-Farm News.
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E.ectric Power IN A@r.c,.

Attention was recently called in this
column to the proposed use of the cat
aracts of the Nile for the generation
of electric power. At a meeting of the
Institution of Civil Engineers in Lon
don short time ago, Prof. Forbes re-
ported that he had been consulted
about another similar enterprise in the
dark continent" This was propo-
sition to employ the Victoria Falls of
the Zambesi river in supplying electric
power to the gold mines in Matabele-
land and the Transvaal. He thought
the scheme was not so chimerical as 1t
had at first appeared to him. In his
opinion 1the distance over which power
might be probably transmitted by elec-
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
Paper Sails.

Sails of paper are coming into use
and are found more economical than
cloth ones. They are made by adding
to the paper pulp glue, alum, alkaline
silicate, fat, and bichromate Of potash,
then rolling two sheets of paper, which
are pressed together before drying, and
afterwards treated with sulphuric
acid, which turns the united sheet into
parchment paper. When washed with
a soda solution and dried, the parch-
ment paper becomes very strong and
resisting, and is made into sails of any
size by means of cement of the same
pulp which enters into the composition
of the paper.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
AN OPEN LETTER 70 MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts right to the
exclusive of the word CASTORIA," and
PITCHERS cASToRIA,' as our Trade Mark.
I, DR.. Samuel Pitcher. of Hyannis, Massachusetts,
was the originator of" PITCHERS CASToRIA," !"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
fac-simile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original PITCHERS
CASTORIA" which has been used in the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
the kind you hare always bought and has the
signature of cHAS. H. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one has authority from me to use
my name except The centaur Company of which
Chas. H. Fletcher is President
March 8, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, MD.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
Nebraska,s New Ballot Law,

The new ballot law. Of Nebarska,
passed last winter by the legislature, is
causing some confusion, as it revolu-
tionizes the. manner of arranging the
ballots. The tickets will be printed in
separate columns, with pictorial de-
vice at the head, and not single col
umn. with the names of the candidates
arranged alphabetically, as heretofore.
The choice of judges and clerks of cleo
tion is also vested in the county judges
The changes are SO radical as to create
"a fear of trouble at the November cleo
tion.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15

heard yo'r voice and is waiting fur yo'.
I want to speak word or two to Uncle
Ben
What. yo' want to spoke to me
'bout?" cautiously inquired the old man
after they had walked away a few steps.
ss'Nuthin, yo' old son of Africa!' an
swered Steve. Don't yo' un know
what longs to good mannersr D. yo'
reckon that gal wants anybody around
when she fust claps eyes on the feller
she loves like house afre and is gwine
to marry arter this cussed scrimmage is
over?''
"Hu! I see!" chuckled Uncle Ben.
"Of co'se yo' sees arter I has pinted
out the way, but then yo' is only an
ole niger and can't be spected to hev
any feelin's onless kicked by mule or
licked by a passel of guerrillas.
Ben then told him of the discoveries
made at the house and of his belief that
his victim was Ike Baxter, and Steve
looked very serious as he replied: !.
''Then yo' kin bet we ar in fur red
hot timei Ike Baxter will be back befo'
noon with gang at his heels, and the
chances ar that somebody will git
shot!'
At this moment Marian called to
them, and as they entered the camp they
found her dressing Kenton's 8 wound and
preparing for his immediate removal to
the house. While the raiding party had
stolen the horses, as before mentioned,
none of the vehicles had been taken,
and she argued that it would be easy
for the two men to get Kenton down to
the road and then convey him to the
house in one of the carriages. He looked
upon the plan favorably but when she
turned to Steve Brayton he said:
beg pardon, miss, but l CAM agree
with yo'. YeIe ar the situation: Over
thar on the other road yesterday mawn- /
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
500 REWARD, 500.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to in all it's stages
and that is catarrh Halls Catarrh Cure is the
only positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitutional dis
ease, requires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of the sys-
disease, and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
SO much faith in its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list of Testimonials
Address, F. J. CHENEY, d Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
Mob Drill in the Navy.

The men of the United States navy
are to be taught how to handle mobs.-
Whether this decision has been brought
about by the frequent eruptions among
the labor element in the last few years
or. just on general principles, the naval
authorities refuse to say. Certain it is
that the drills are to be generally intro
duced, and the results are expected to
be highly beneficial to good order.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
Burning a Clover Field.


i am decidedly in favor Of burning
over my fields. once in three or four
years, writes Waldo F. Brown, in Ma
tional Stockman, as by so doing we kill
myriads of insects as well as the spores
Of fungi, and there can usually he
enough Stubbie left on a Mammoth
clover field to do this. There is no crop
/ better to burn over than clover. be-
cause nitrogen is the only thing lost.
as the phosphoric acid and potash are
made more quickly available by burn
ing, and as the larger part of the nitro
gen generated-or developed-by the
clover is stored in the roots there is
usually enough of this important ele-
ment Of plant food left after burning,
and as the atmosphere is great store
mousse of nitrogen, upon which we can
draw whenever we grow clover, l do
not mind burning little of it. NV
nrst experience-in burning over a field
was more than forty years ago, and the
result was SO satisfactory that 1 have
watched aud experimental with it ever
since, and am convinced that it is sgood
farming and scientific to do it. The
y
Of which have any knowledge, an av-
erage of fifty bushels per acre on ten
acre field, was on a field of Mammoth
clover which was burned over before
plowing, simply because the owner
found it impossible to turn under the
mass Of haulm on the land. l have
proven that burning will destroy the
cutworms and save the crop of corn
also. would use Judgment in. doing
this, and would not burn what could
turn under on sell lacking in humus.
but | recommend readers to carefully
experiment along this line and note re-
suits. and in my Judgment they will
reach the same conclusions that have,
that under some conditions burning is
an advantage.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
Artesian Water In Sahara.

One of the most important results of
the Egyptian expedition up the Nile
has been the discovery that by sinking
deep wells water may be found in the
desert in many places where it's pres
ence had not been suspected. Not only
will this give secure basis for mill
tary operations, but it is possible that
water may be found in sufficient guam
titles to serve for irrigation, in which
case the Sahara may be turned into a
flower garden. Its aridity comes from
no material sterility of the soil, but
simply from lack of moisture.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
Make tbe Calves Gentle.

on her being gentle. There is no way
to make sure of this except by accus-
toming the heifer calf from the first to
be handled and petted so that she will
never fear mans presence as threaten
ing injury. There is another object in
this. By free handling of the heifer's
udders, both they and her teats will be
enlarged. This will also cause the milk
glands to develop, making the cow a
better mixer all her life.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15

citability, irritability, nervousness,
sleeplessness, and the blues, yet do
nothing to help themselves. These
indicate womb complications.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound will relieve all this trouble.
MRS. CHAs. KING, 1915 Rosewood
ST., Philadelphia, Pa, says
81 had bearing down feelings, back
ache, burning sensation in my stom-
ach, chills, headache, and always had
black speclSs before my eyes. ! some
times had four and five fainting spells
q day. had several doctors, and tried
many patent medicines. commenced
to take Lydia 3. Piukham's Vegetable
Compound, end I never hnd anything
give ne the relief that - hax can
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
more harm than good. The proper way

more harm than good. The proper way
is to paint them.
Get FIVE or six gallons of raw linseed
oil, a gallon or two of white lead, a
small box Of Russian blue, small box
of chrome yellow in paste form and ten
to fifteen pounds of venetian red in
powder. For the wooden parts there is
nothing better than venetian red and
raw linseed oil. The mixture will make
dark red. If bright red is preferred
mix some chrome yellow with it in the
proportion of fifteen parts of venetian
red to one part of yellow. This makes
vermillion, the brightest red known.
If blue is wanted mix with white lead,
four parts, with one of Prussian blue.
This will give dark blue, which can
be made as light as wanted by adding
white Green is made by mixing vel
low and blue. Any of these colors will
answer for the wooden portions of the
machinery. Do not use any drier, as
the paint will last much longer without
it. In winter a much longer time be-
tween coats is required for paint to
dry than in summer, but when it has
become solid it lasts much longer than
If 1t dries rapidly.
Do not use white lead to paint metal
surfaces Of any kind, for the acetic acid
it contains will tend to corrode them.
For all this kind of work use venetion
red and oil or get some Of the common
black paint sold especially for this
purpose. For the portions which are
expected to scour, mold boards, plow
shares and similar points, ETC., use
paint made as follows: Mix yellow
ochre with coal tar and thin to a work
will effectually prevent rusting, but it
will rub off quite readily when the
plow is to be used.-Orange Judd
Farmer.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
Rye as Hog Feed.

On light, sandy soil corn is very un-
certain crop, and many seasons it will
not yield so much grain as crop of rye
which usually succeeds well there.
We have known some farmers on sandy
land to grow rye to feed their hogs. 1t
is excellent for growing pigs, but when
fattening time comes some corn should
be fed, even though it has to be pur-
chased.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
Paper Insulated Cables.

A new invention is one to insulate
telegraph cable wires with paper. The
interior cable is lead covered, and thin
spirals of paper are wound around each
interior wire. The cost is said to be
one-fifteenth of rubber insulated cable
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
HOME PRopucTs. AND PURE FOOD

All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually very
light colored and of heavy body, 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 thographed on every can.
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ALMOST INSIDE OUT.

The stomach that is not turned thus by a
fortified one The gastric apparatus can be rem
dered proof against seasickness with that stom-
achlc SO popular among travellers by sea and
the system against malaria and rheumatism,
and subdues liver complaint, constipation and
dyspepsia.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
S2OOOoo

SeAillsng's Best tea is the
best you can get for anything
like the money it costs.
SeA,lllng's Best baking pow
der is the best you can get at
any price.
A SChilling & Company
San Francisco MAJ
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Greater New York,s police.

Greater New York will have good
sized army of peace preservers. The
uniformed force will be increased to
about 10000 men, and they will all be
clad in blue, with plenty of brass but
tons and gold lace. The police sur
geons and matrons will have to don the
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15

If the glass stopper becomes fastened
in the neck of your bottles try placing
the neck of the bottle in hot water for
few minutes. This will generally
loosen the stopper.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15

at once identified him as Ike Baxter.
There were others in citizens dress, and
while he was wondering who they might
be one of them laughingly exclaimed:
Hello, yo' old son of satan! How
does yo' un feel after the lickin yo got
last night?''
There was sergeant in command of
the squad. but Ike Baxter appeared to
direct operations. He at first drew his
saber as if to give the old negro cut,
but checking himself he said:
Now. men, look aivei Some of yo'
uns search the house and drag out tnat
cussed Yankee and Steve Brayton, and
the rest of us will drive stake and find
a chain and some firewood! I'm goin
to burn this old Niger alive fur tryin
to kill me ]ast nighti''
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
Watering Horses.

In no other way do farm horses suf-
fer SO much as from being inadequate
ly watered. They are compelled to
work steadily for five full hours each
half day in the broiling sun with no
water. The farmer is very careful
when he goes to the field to see that his
jug of drinking water is not left be-
hind. and he drinks often if the day is
hot. But it never enters his head that
his horse is a sweating animal, and in
proportion to his body has smaller
stomach than man. and needs as
large supply of water and at as fire.
quent intervals. Not only is it humane
to provide water for the horse, but it
pays. The sweating process is cool
ing one. Tbs is natures way of coun-
teracting the heat, and when water is
given in sufficient quantity to sustain
the sweat the horse can do more work
with safety. 1t is but little trouble to
give team drink two or three times
each half day, and any man who will
try the experiment will never abandon
1T. By providing barrel on log boat,
or even on wagon, enough water can
be taken to the field to last two or three
days, and If the barrel is clean one
the water will keep in good condition.
With pail the horses may be given a
drink a couple of times each half day.
No time need be'lost, for 1t will take no
longer to give them sip of water than
to sit on the plow handle while they
are resting. There is another very great
advantage in this occasional watering
When SO watered the team on coming
to the stable may be allowed to drink
all they want without fear of bad re-
suits, and the grain may be given so 4
as to give them plenty of time to eat it.
When not watered from morning until
noon it is not safe to give drink until
they have stood and cooled off, and ev-
cry one should know that it is. not the
best way to feed a horse before he has
drank.-Germantown Telegraph.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15

To make white soup use veal for
stock, and beef for browA stock; to
color amber soup use a little burnt
sugar, just enough to make the desired
amber shade.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15

For binding of cut and wounds al
ways use linen, not cotton, as the
fibres of cotton are fiat and apt to irri-
tate sore place, while those of linnen
are perfectly rounded.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15

If you should spill grease on your
floor cover it at once with corn meal or
try baking soda. Moisten the soda and
rub it on the grease spots with cloth.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15

Persons who suffer from the cold
should wear loose clothing in chilly
weather, remembering that two thin
garments retain more heat than one
thinl ona
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15
Thc Gar Calls Himself : Farme

The Czar recently filed up the regu-
lar census paper in his own handwrit-
ing, giving his Christian names, mich
olas," ETC.; surname, "Romanov;" So
cial status, Gear of all the Russias;"
profession, master Of all the land of
the Russian empire;" accessory occu-
patton, LANDED proprietor and agri-
culturist."
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Piso's Cure for Consumption has been a
family medicine with us since 1866. r.
Madison, 2409 42d Ave, Chicago, Ill.
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most women will
\ let it get out of
order just as if
it were of nocon-,
, sequence. Their
backsache, heads
Z throb and burn /;
they have wander
ing pains, now here
and now there, ex-
perience extreme
lassitude, that
don't-care and
want-to- be-left-
alone feeling, ex-
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15

Take for nervous headache cup of
moderately strong tea with two or three
slices of lemon, infused.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1897-10-15

There is nothing SO repulsive as un
derdone game. Be sure it is we'll done
in the cooking.
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Try schilling's Best tea and baking powder.
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What Neglect Leads To.

Mrs. Chas. Kings Experience.
A woman's body is the repository of
the most delicate mechanism, and vet