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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
Kerosene Emulsion.

The efficiency of kerosene emulsion
depends on how it is made. The most
important part is the agitation OF the
materials. Simply stirring the mixture
will not answer, as violent agitation,
by pumping the liquid back into itself,
is necessary. Use soft water and avoid
water containing lime, and also use
plenty of soap. An excellent method
is to shave half pound Of soap and
add it to a gallon of boiling water. Let
the water boil until the soap is dis
solved, and then remove the vessel from
the fire. Next, add two gallons of ker-
osene and a gill of crude carbolic acid,
while the water is hot, and briskly agi-
tate until the result is a substance hav-
ing the appearance of rich cream. 1t
requires about ten minutes to agitate
the mixture, as no free kerosene should
be noticed. When cold add twenty gal-
Ions of soft water and spray with noz-
zle. The carbolic acid is not included
in the usual formula, but it will be
found Of advantage. Use the crude
acid (not the refined), which is cheap
substance. Kerosene and crude car
bolic acid will not mix with water, but
both substances form an emulsion with
strong soapsuds.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
HOW to Set Ont Trees.

In preparing to set out trees, shrubs,
vines, ETC., hole should be dug large
and deep, a foot at least larger than
the natural spread of the roots, from
the fact that tree or anything set out
should grow year or two in good
loan before it runs its roots into the
original gravelly material; otherwise
its progress in growing is apt to be
very slow and sickly looking, If it lives
at all. When setting out tree, shrub
or vine-in fact, anything of size-the
loan should not be shoveled in In a
body, for any person can see that in
this way it can not be air-tight. Around
the roots the loan should be very care
fully shaken in. and at the same time
using water, which will make a por-
ridge of the loan so it can be carried
into the least hole, crack or crevice,
and thus it is made air-tight around
every fiber, which, the reader can see,
Is Of great Importance for the tree to
start right away and so continue to
grow right along. Trees often die from
the effects of being set out in hurry
and the roots bent and cramped into a
post hole. Anyone setting out trees in
this way should wear boot or shoe q
few days two sizes too small, so 1t may
cramp his toes; then he can pity the
tree that has it's roots cramped and
bent to fit small hole.-Woodward.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

an upper window waved the colors of
France, and as one Of the Prussian Of
ficers started to enter the house, to
learn the meaning Of this hostile dis
play, he was met by the old man, who
had dressed himself in his ancient uni
form and stood, sword in hand, in the
center of the room.
"Ah, Prussian pigw exclaimed he,
drawing his sword, draw and defend
yourself, or 1 will hew you down. No
Prussian ever yet entered my house,
nor shall while I live"
His brave words seemed almost ridic-
ulous when one looked at his white
locks and shaking hand. The Prussian
officer smiled at the thought of a sword
combat with him and would probably
have withdrawn, leaving the old man
In peace, had not an overzealous soldier,
thinking that his officer was in danger,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
Motor Cradles.

A motor cradle Is the latest domestic
invention. 1t is said to be a great ad-
vance on the hand-rocked cradle, and
can be worked with either electricity
or petroleum. The motion may be ac-
celerated or slackened by simply turn
ing screw, and one great advantage is
that the berceau does not cease swing
ing, though the baby may be left In the
room alone. There are, of course, doc
tors who say that child should not be
rocked at all, but few mothers are of
the same opinion, and with the major
ity the motor cradle will no doubt be-
come popular.-London Telegraph.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

r T happened In 1870, which is still
spoken of as the terrible year In
= Bois-le-Duc. The war between
France and Prussia had ragged all about
them, but not a soldier had been seen
in the tiny village, for which the peas
ants daily thanked their stars. The old
man who lived alone with his son
Charles, in the cheateau above the
town, and who was still known as lie
Due" though his title had vanished
with his estates long before, firmly be-
lieved that France was on the road to
ruin, but he scoffed at the idea that the
Prussians would ever invade French
territory.
But one fine summer morning Bois-le-
Due was startled by sound of martial
music and a body of Prussian soldiers
marched through the town. Up the hill
went the Prussians, and there before
the old chateau the order to halt was
given. The old soldier had seen their
coming and had prepared, according to
his own ideas, to receive them. From
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
Points In Butter-Making.

Butter-making has undergone many
changes of late years in the line of
washing, sailing and working. For
merly it was churned until 1t was one
solid mass; it was washed once, salted
and worked. 1t was thought best to
churn at temperature of about 81 de-
grees, but gradually the temperature
has been lowered until now it is not
unusual to churn as low as 4S degrees.
A low temperature has many advant-
ages. The loss in butter fat will be
less, the butter will need less washing
and have better body than when churn-
ed at a higher temperature. With
proper precaution, the loss of butter fat
in churning need not be more than
about one-hundredth Of 1 per cent. The
loss depends largely upon the tempera-
ture and the evenness of ripening. If
the cream has been gathered for sew
eral days, unless the oldest has been
held at low temperature to prevent
any partial ripening, or it has been
thoroughly stirred each time new cream
was added, it will not be evenly ripened
and the loss will be unduly large Less
time will be required to churn at high
temperature, but it will be at the ex-
pense of butter fat.-Indiana Farmer,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
Clutches.

A Kansas City dealer in crutches
said: "Crutches are staple articles
with US, and we sell on an average ten
pairs per week, or 40 pairs a month.
This, of course, would make 490 pairs
in the course of year. This, mind
you. does not include the crutches we
sell at wholesale. 1t is conservative
statement to say that altogether we sell
1900 pairs Of crutches annually, and
our firm is only one of several in the
city that handle them. The total sales
of crutches annually in Kansas City
would be hard to estimate, but 1 would
say that 5000 pairs would not be far
from the exact number. kansas City
Times.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
Horse Marks and Terms.
Grinders, the back teeth.
Bore. to bear on the bit.

Grinders, the back teeth.
Bore, to bear on the bit.
A white eye is a glass eye.
Hand, one-third of foot inches.
A white spot in the forehead is a star.
A white stripe In the face is blaze.
A strip between the nostrils Is n snip.
A snip can't be anywhere except on
the nose.
A white face from eye to eye is a
bald face.
Group, that part Of the horse back of
the saddle.
White around the top Of the hoof Is
a white coronet.
Forearm, that part of the leg be-
tween the elbow and knee.
Appel, the gentle tug on the rein CIV
en- by the horse at each step.
A star, blaze or bald face can't be
anywhere except on the face.
Elbow, joint of foreleges next above
knee, lying next to horses side.
White below the pastern joint is
white pastern. Above the pastern a
white leg.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
800 REWARD 800.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
Paternity. ter ! pcatarrh being constitutional st TUT dis
ease, requires q constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
ton of the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro-
prietors have SO much faith in its curative
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars
Tor any case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials, Address
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
HALLS Family Pills are the best.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
That
iired
ceiling

What does it mean2 AS tired in the
morning as at night, can't get rested, nerv-
Gus, sleepIess, dull, languid.
1t means that the blood is poor. Mus
cles cannot be elastic and strong, nerves
cannot be steady, energy and vigor can
not be felt when the blood is impure, i'm
poverished. without nourishing power.
Hoods Sarsaparilla imparts to the blood
the qualities it lacks when that tired feel
ing troubles you. 1t makes the blood
rich, pure, full of vitality. 1t cures spring
languor and eradicates all foul taints from
the blood, thus guarding against future
danger from fevers, malaria, and other
serious Illness Be sure to get
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
This Great Country.

We make our own Cuban cigars.
We manufacture better news from
foreign lands than is to be found there.
We raise our own European wines
and mineral waters.
The finest French sardines in the
world come from Maine.
The choicest and most expensive of
Dresden china is grown in New Jersey.
We declare war in more places in a
minute than some other countries can
declare in three hours and half.
We don't want the earth.
We are it.
Hurrah!-Truth.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
SHE FOUND HER POCKET.
What the Wheel Is Doing for the Ad-
yauced Woman.

vanced Woman.
The wheel has done a good deal for
the physical development of the new
woman. A little incident that happened
the other day on upper 10Th street gave
interesting proof of this. A sweet
faced woman with silvered hair and
clad in a plain gray dress was riding
slowly along when she saw ahead of
her a small boy pushing along on a
tricycle. and towing a little blue cart
tied with string to the axle of his
vehicle. There were more youngsters
further up the street, and the little
chap was looking at them and trying
to put on speed to reach them. A smile
overspread the face of the silver-haired
woman, and a sudden thought seemed
to occur to her.
She rode a little slower, held the
handlebar with one hand, and with the
other found the pocket in her dress.
Skillfully she guided her bicycle close
to the little red cart, and as she reach
ed 1T the disengaged hand drew from
the pocket big, round, red apple,
which she deftly dropped in the little
cart
The boy did not hear it and kept on.
The woman rode past, then turned and
came behind, riding slower than be-
FORE The youngster at length reached
his playmates and dismounted.
As he did so he saw his prize and
jumped for 1t, then looked wondering
ly around to see where it came from.
The lady with the silver hair watch
ed him as she wheeled past and evil
IDENTIFY had her full reward in the
child's pleasure and astonishment.
But the marvel to the man who saw
is from the sidewalk was how wom-
an could find her pocket on wheel
Washington Star.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
AN OPEN LETTER TO MOTHERS.

We are asserting in the courts our right to the
exclusive use of the word " CASTORIA,' and
"PIrCHER'S 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
facsimile signature of cHAs. H. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original " PITCHERS
CASTORIA which has been ased in the homes
of the mothers of America for over thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
the Kind ,ou haze atzOays 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
Cilas. H. Fletcher Is President.
March 8, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, MD.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
Must Wear a Brass Collar.

They had an excellent way of check
ing excessive drinking in Manitoba.
When man had been twice or thrice
convicted of drunkenness he VISA sem
fenced to wear a brass collar, which
marked him out among his fellows as
a person to whom no publican could
with impunity serve liquor. The
drastic measure often proved cure.
On the authorities being satisfied that
the branded individual had served a
sufficiently long term of probation he
was uncollared and endowed with the
liberty of drinks.-London Telegraph.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
Planting Beans with Corn.

1t used to be the practice more than
1t is now to plant one or two beans in
each hill of corn that Is eaten out by
the cut worm 1t makes much extra
work to harvest these beans. But the
plan is perhaps better than to plant in
late some more corn that will not be
ripened with the other, and can be
used only for feeding as soft corn. The
corn shades adjoining corn too much.
Beans of the bush variety will not
shade 1t at all. The extra sunlight
which gets down to the soil where a
hill of corn has been destroyed makes
the corn hills on either side more pro-
life than they would have been.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
Deserters Return.

A curious war item comes from Fort
Logan, Colo. On the morning oil
April 20 a number of deserters from
the Seventh infantry appeared at the
fort and surrendered. They said they
had heard the rumors of war and were
anxious to participate. Col. Benham
ordered them to the guardhouse, but it
is understood that the stern old warrior
will be lenient and give the prodigals
an opportunity to fight.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

A horse has pasterns, not ankles, and
there is no such joint as a hind knee
or fore shoulder.
Bucking, leaping vertically into the
air with all four feet, and coming to-
gether on the ground.
Amble, gait like pacing. but slow
er. in which the two legs on the same
side are moved together.
Forge, to strike the toe of the fore
foot with the toe of the hind one; very
often the result of bad shoeing.
Frog, a triangular piece of spongy
horn in the middle of the sole of the
foot.-Rural World.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
THE DEATH RATE.

While it is quite true that the proportion of
deaths from malaria an immediate cause is
prorortionally small as cited in annual mortu
ary statistics, yet physicians are thoroughly
convinced that 1t causes maladies of fatal
character, and begets dangerous nervous pros
tration. This malady is eradicated and pre-
vented by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which
also cures biliousnes, constipation, rheumatism
M dYSnenSfa.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner-
vous. and hot, and get tired easily. If you
have smarting feet or tight shoes, try
Aliens Foot Ease 1t cools the feet and
makes walking easy. Cures swollen and
sweating feet, blisters and callous spots.
Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and
gives rest and comfort Ten thousand tes-
timonlals of cures. Try it todnp. Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Sent
by mail for 25c in stamps. Trial package
FREE. Address Allen s. Olmsted, LIE
Roy. New York.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
For Children's Pictures.

An Englishman has designed neat
mounting for children's pictures con-
sisting of cardboard frame which
supports swing, in which the picture
is placed, the latter being cut from the
print and mounted on zinc, which is
then dressed to represent the child.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

Certain butterflies have very trans
parent wings, and these are thought
by Haase to be even more effectual for
protection than conspicuous warning"
stripes or other markings.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
Earn PhiIosonhy.

+ That one egg is as good as another is a
mistaken idea. Eggs from hens that
have been we'll kept and fed on whole
some food are very different from eggs
laid by poorly fed or diseased hens.
One Of the best devices for feeding
loose oats and hay to sheep is to place
the feed just outside the sheep lot fence
made of palings placed such distance
apart that the sheep can reach through
to eat.
A farmer can bring an orchard to the
bearing point, and the same time
produce nearly as much corn, potatoes
or other produce, as If 1t were not there,
1t will add greatly to the value of his
farm, whether he intends to make it his
home or sell the place.
When fowls are afflicted with YER
min, the most practical remedy Is
thorough busting with a good quality
of insect powder, applied with a blower.
The habit of applying grease or Oil to a
fowl is of ancient origin, and exhibits
poor judgment. Insect powder is just
as cheap.
The Iowa experiment station ana
lyzed 1000 samples of sugar beets from
all counties in that State. The result
was quite satisfactory, but high and
low grade beets were produced in all
sections, due doubtless to the lack of
observing proper methods of culture.
All parts of the State are adapted to
beet culture.
E. J. Hiatt, of Athens County, Ohio,
writes to the Breeders Gazette that
blood, breeding and feeding should each
have about equal credit for the most
perfect type found in herd or flock.
When breeders and farmers will see
the need of these three requisites i'm
provement will come more rapidly.
Strictly high-class animals are not
found in large numbers.
The susceptibility of plants to change
in their chemical composition by seed
selection and proper cultivation is seen
in the development of the sugar beet.
When Napoleon set about making Eu-
rope Independent in her beet sugar sup
ply the beet contained but per Gene.
of it's weight in sugar. But the world
has seen the yield Of sugar from the
beet multiplied by four. 1t is suggest
ed that the quality of all cereals can be
greatly benefited by proper seed seIec-
tiOn
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
HOME PRODUCTS AND PURE FOOD.

All Eastern Syrup, so-called, usually very
light colored and heavy body, is made from
glucose. "Ted Garden DriDs" is made from
Sugar Cane and is strictly pure. 1t is for sale
by irst-class grocers, in cans only. Manufac-
tured by the PACIFIC COAST SYRUP Co. All gen.
ujne ."Tea Garden DriDs'' have the manuiac-
tnrer,s name lithographed on every can.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

The first two weeks that man is idle
he can fool his friends by saying that
he is taking a needed rest, but at the
end of that time they begin to suspect
that he lost his job.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
Directions

in every package of SeA,l-
Ang's Best tea.
Follow them-no matter
what tea you use. 81;
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
Cart Ahead of the Horse

An Indiana inventor has patented a
wagon in which the forward wheels are
ahead of the horse, with a portion of
the wagon box cut under to make room
for the horse; the steering being done
by lever running from the drivers
seat TO the forward truck
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
Dislikes TOBACCO.

Queen Victoria is perhaps the only
European sovereign who has positive
aversion to tobacco in all its forms.
Woe be to the Prince who pol.utes the
apartments at Windsor with its fumes
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

The quaint little chimney sweeps
add to the picturesqueness of Charles
ton, N. c., where they are still in con-
slant demand to clean chimneys of the
SCOT from the soft pine wood so largely
in use.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13
sand Ra. as a Heater.

A sand bag will hold heat better than
anything else. A woolen stocking filled
with fine sand and heated in an oven
will retain warmth twice as long as
water bag or brick.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

Paupers in London and New York.
Statistics show that in London one
person In forty five is maintained by
public charity, while in New York the
proportion Is one in 200.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

= A Paris florist after many expert
ments Is able to grow chrysanthemums
with the odor of the rose, sunflowers
with the perfume of the jasmine, and
calla lilies with the scent of the violet.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

A boy-six years old-in Iowa swal-
lowed several lemon seeds. They
sprouted in his stomach and nearly
killed him before they were removed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

From the 40 pounds of gas tar ex-
tracted in coking ton of coal, over
2,OO0 distinct shades of aniline dye are
made.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

Black rot, the dangerous enemy of
grapes, has been treated successfully
by sprinkling the green grapes with
calcium carbide. M. g. Rodier, a
Frenchman, is the discoverer of this
remedy.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

The tobacco raised in Beloochistan is
exceedingly strong and cannot be
smoked by any but the most vigorous
white man.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

In the towns of Chile most shops are
open till midnight, and during the hot
afternoons, when everybody takes a
siesta they are locked up.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

Just as letter was being read in
Pennington, Me-, household from a
daughter in California announcing her
good health and we'll being, tele-
gram came announcing her death.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-05-13

A statistician affrms that the major
ity of the people who attain old age
has kept late hours. Eight out of ten
who reach the age of 80 have never
gone to bed till after 10 at night.