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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
ALASKA BREAD
How to Prepare the ..Staf of Life,'' by
Practical Miner.


Practical Miner.
Bread in Alaska means always baking
power bread or biscuit, for no other
kind is possible. There is no yeast or
any other means of raising dough.
An experienced miner, one who has
been in Alaska five years, has just given
US two of his most useful receipts.
Those who think of going to the
Klondike should keep them, and those
who stay at home will be interested in
knowing how a practical miner prepares
his "staff of life.''
Bread: quart of flour, two tablespoon
fuls of Cleveland's baking powder, half
a teaspoonful of salt; mix up with cold
water or milk until stiff. Grease the
pan, bake until cooked (about half an
hour).
Biscuit: quart of -four, two teaspoon
fuls Cleveland's baking powder, and
half teaspoonful of salt. Mix thor
oughly while dry with lard or bacon
fat. Then mix with water or milk un-
til stiff enough to roll out. Cut into
circles with top of baking powder can
or cup; bake about fifteen minutes.
Several other Alaska receipts to-
gether with lists of groceries, clothing
and supplies to take with one are pub
lished in a Klondike circular. This
circular, together with a cook book of
four hundred receipts, will be mailed
you free if you send stamp and address
to Cleveland Baking Powder Co.. 81
Fulton St., New York.
Be sure to mention the Klondike
circular if you want it; otherwise the
cook book only will be sent.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Some Erroneous Notions.

1t is a mistake to try to grow good
fruit and vegetables without knowing
anything about their peculiarities.-
Farmers Voice.
1t is mistake to let the fruit tree
agent select varieties for you, even if
he is honest. Observe the kinds that
do we'll in your vicinity and take them.
1t is a mistake to think that seed
lings are longer lived than grated
trees. 1t is all dependent on the tree.
A Seeding may be as short-lived as a
grated tree.
1t is q mistake to wait until the last
minute before preparing for the work
of the year. A day spent in looking
over the tools now may save time when
days are precious.
1t is a mistake to judge new fruit by
one or two years experience. Some
great failures have promised we'll, and
often good varieties do not show their
good qualities at first.
1t Is mistake to think you can make
money by trying to originate new varie-
ties. The man who first introduced the
Concord grape died very poor. Better
let the other fellow spend time and
money in this direction.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Tho Cars Nav Cruiser.

The official trials of the cruiser Svet.
lana, built at Havre, France, for the
Russian government, have just taken
place. The contract speed of 20 knots
was exceeded by 21100ths in trials
which lasted six consecutive hours.
Work on the Svetlana was begun on
December z, 1895. She is an armor-
decked cruiser, armed with guns and
torpedo tubes, and at the same time is
a yacht. She is officially intended
for the use of the Grand Duke Alexis,
grand admiral of the Russian navy.
The Svetlana's armament consists of 16
guns, six Canet cannon of Is cent?
meters and ten quick-fring Al milli-
metre guns. The grand duke visited
the yacht and expressed himself as ex-
tremely satisfied. The cost is 6,600,-
OCO francs, or about 81, 800, 900,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
The Desert Of Sahara.

The Sahara is very large country,
some parts of which are much depress-
ed, while other parts are very high. In
the central and southern parts are
mountains and tablelands ranging
from five hundred to seven thousand
feet above the level of the sea. The
lowest part of the country is in its
northern part, and there is large ira act
filed with salt lagoons, which Is from
fifty to one hundred feet below the
sea level. This tract was no doubt in
remote times a part of the Mediter-
ranean Sea, to which it was Joined by
the Gulf of Gabes. The deposits on
the coast in the lapse of time made the
arm of the sea an inland lake, which,
being fed by no inlets, in the natural
course Of things, was dried up by evap-
grafton. Another tract, also below sea
level, is in the eastern half of the Sa-
hara, south of the tableland Of Barca.
This last low country was also sicob-
ably once a part of the Mediterranean,
Joining it west of the modern delta of
the Nile, at the head of the Gulf of
Syrtis Major.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
The Youngest Secretary.

probably the youngest private sec
retary ever entered on the records of
the Department Of State in Washing
ton," says the Philadelphia Times, ''is
little Ye We-Chong, the only son of the
Minister of Corea. This secretary Is
only 9 years old, and year ago did not
know a word of English, but is now
beginning to speak and write in this
language, of which he has a greater
control than his father. He Is quick
and bright and eager to learn, has
adopted the American style of dress.
and is fast picking up the ways Of
young Americans"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
The Coral Berry.

This is the most unique and remark
able berry ever introduced. 1t is a
distinct type Of fruit, differing widely
from any variety of berry cultivated at
the present day. The coral berry is a
bush of very vigorous and stout habit
of growth, with large spreading tops,
and attaining height of from to 6
feet. The foliage is very handsome.
finely cut, and of a beautiful silver
color. The fruit, which is produced in
the greatest abundance, Is inclosed in
a burr or bush until it starts to ripen,
when the burr opens and exposes the
berry. The berry is of good size, and
when fully ripe is of an intense, fiery,
crimson color. This berry is most de-
liciously favored, being of rich acid
flavor, and spiced with a delightful
aroma, entirely different from any other
berry. The fruit Of the coral berry is
used for all purposes that Strawberries
are used for. The coral berry is propa-
gated by suckers, like the ordinary red
raspberry.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

The new Milan bridge at Topeka is
one of the few structures of the kind
in the country that will not have sign
above it reading in this way: Give
dollars fine for riding or driving across
this bridge faster than walk" One
of the tests given the bridge was run
ming teams across it at breakneck speed.
No limit is to be placed upon the speed
of vehicles except the same as over the
streets-Kansas Journal.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Etiquette Between Gentlemen.

At an assize court the late Justice
Maule was engaged in passing SEN
tence on a prisoner, when one of the
officers Of the court annoyed him by
crossing the gangway beneath him
with papers for members Of the bar.
Don't you know" cried the judge Sc
yerely, addressing the official culprit,
"that you ought never to pass between
two gentlemen when one of them Is
addressing the other?" Having thus
relieved his mind, the judge proceeded
to pass sentence of seven years penal
servitude on the other gentleman.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Coming Money in Alaska.

John Kavanaugh, a young Califor-
nian, went to the Klondike region, go
ing afoot, and carrying with him in his
outfit a Winchester rifle and a violin.
Once in the diggings he found himself
about the only available musician
there, and as a result there was little
necessity for him to delve with the pick
and shovel at $15 day while waiting
to hit ON a rich claim of his own, since
the lucky miners gladly paid him $50
to $35 night to play for them at their
dances.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Cow Food Economics,

Cheap foods do not give the farmer
any advantage unless such foods can
be produced on the farm at a small
outlay for labor. When foods are pur-
chased, however, the cheapest kinds
are those that give the most product.
Ten quarts of milk can be produced for
almost the same cost as five quarts un-
der same conditions, because the labor
required in caring for the animal is the
same when only quart of milk Is de-
rived as for ten quarts. Every addi-
tional quart gained is almost clear prof
1t, and for that reason the object dur
ing all seasons of the year should be
to so feed the cows as to keep them at
the maximum of production, never
overlooking the fact that there Is al
ways a cost to meet, and which is re-
duced proportionately to the produc-
ton. 1t is cheaper to spend 50 to make
$40 than to spend 81 to make SIS.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
A Wiscousiu Plan

The latest plan for raising a fund for
the improvement of highways in Wis
consin is thus described by the Milwau-
kee Wisconsin,: Another attempt will
be made in the way of securing State
aid for road building, at the meeting
of the Legislature Of 1899. This time
it is to be made, If present plans do not
fail, by the Wisconsin division of the
Century Road Club, and the PROPOSE
ton will go considerably farther than
the movement inaugurated by the
League Of American Wheelmen at the
last session. 1t is proposed to ask the
Legislature to provide for fund that
will eventually reach the sum of $780,
600. Furthermore 1t is proposed that
the wheelmen contribute a similar
amount, to be raised and guaranteed
before the appropriation from the State
is asked.
The plan Is the result of the delibera-
tions of the Committee on State Aid
for Road Building, which was appoint
ed at the annual meeting of the divis-
ion. In the report which the committee
has prepared, it is proposed to begin
with the building of a road running
across the State, starting at Hudson,
running through La Crosse and then
following the river road, winding down
through Madison and on to Milwaukee.
1t is proposed to raise the funds by Cir
culating petitions in each Assembly
district of the State. These petitions
are to be directed to the Legislature
and each wheelman signing will be re-
quired to name the amount of his sub
scription. An effort will be made to
secure the signature and subscription
of every legislator.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
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 CASroRIA," !"
the same that has borne and does now bear the
facsimile signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on
every wrapper. This is the original ' PITCHERS S
CASTORIA which has been used in the homes
of the mothers of America for thirty years.
Look Carefully at the wrapper and see that it is
the kind 1ou haze alaUays bought, and has the
signature of CHAS. H. FLETCHER on the
wrapper. No one has authority from to use
my name except The Centaur Company of which
Chas H Fletcher is President.
March s, 1897. SAMUEL PITCHER, MD.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Oats as Spring Crop.

One of the early spring crops is oats,
which can be seeded down as soon as
the ground permits. The ground should
be plowed as deeply as possible and
we'll narrowed. About five pecks of
seed are usually used, but it would be
well for those seeding in oats to try
drilling the seed in drills, not too close,
and even to experiment on small plot
by working between the rows with a
wheel hoe. No doubt such method
may seem novel and laborious, but a
very small plot will answer for an eX-
pertinent and may prove valuable.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
I could not

see for several minutes. I could not
stand very long without feeling sick
and vomiting.
I also had female weakness, infam-
nation of ovaries, painful menstru-
alton, displacement of the womb, itch
ing of the external parts, and liberation
of the womb. l have had all these
complaints.
''The pains I Ihad to stand were some
thing dreadful. My husband told me
to try bottle of Lydia E. PinlSham's
medicine, which I did, and after talk
ing it for while, was cured"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Resting Land.

Half a century ago farmers would
crest their land by emitting crop one
year in three or four. In the meantime
nature would force growth of weeds
or plants that were adapted to the con-
litions of the soil The best way to
rest the soil is to rotate the crops, so
that the soil will not be deprived of GER
tain plant foods while leaving an eX-
cess of other kinds.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Remedy for Caked Udder.

l have tried many remedies for this
complaint, all of which failed to give
satisfaction until l got liniment, Of
which the following is the recipe: One
ounce spirits turpentine, one teacup
two-thirds full of cider vinegar, white
of one egg. Put all into bottle, shake
thoroughly, and it is fit for use. Il
ways shake before using. l had a
heifer this fall with udder as hard as a
Stone. Three teaspoonfuls applied n
three applications removed all the cake
and Inflammation, and l had no more
trouble with it.-E. Van Allen.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Iumny laws,

A correspondent of an exchange says
that while feeding small lot of de-
horned steers he permitted bull calf
to run with them. The horns Of the
calf had grown to the length Of about
two inches. and as it was impossible
to keep him as bull, it seemed a pity,
to dehorn him. When the steers began
to bunch up he would go in among them
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Cheap and Good Gravel Roads.

Cheap and Good Gravel Roads.
In some sections Of the country, not
ably in the Western States, are coun-
ties in which the character Of the soil
and absence of suitable road materials
cult problem. Besides much level coun-
try there are frequent hills, many
small creeks, and rfvulets that only run
after hard rains or in a wet season.
Numerous bridges need to be main
tanned, and the soil becomes mud under
slight provocation. Such conditions OBJ
tain in Scott County, Iowa, where an
attempt has been made to build roads
at moderate cost that will stand traf-
fic and the strain of the breaking up
Of winter.
The methods employed by the super
visors have been to first grade, fill and
gutter the road selected, and in particu-
larly wet places lay drain tiles with
good fall and free outlet. Then such
stones as can be had are laid as fat as
possible to depth Of about six inches.
The spaces are filled up with small bro
ken stone, and a smooth surface is Sc
cured of the contour desired. On this
is laid four inches of gravel, and a
three-ton roller gives it a surface, regu-
lar travel doing the rest. 1t packs well,
becomes smooth and hard and i'm
proves with use. The small broken
stone used is limestone that is found
in the county, which is not hard
enough for surface use, and the gravel
is obtained in an adjoining county.
With a sixteen foot roadway as a rule,
and a twelve foot on the sleeper
grades, the first cost was about $1,SO0
per mile.
In the numerous bridges required for
small streams, old mill boilers, about
four feet in diameter and over twenty
feet long, have been used in some sew
enteen cases. Their walls are Of five
eighth inch steel, and capable of carry
ing any amount Of filling and traffic
over them. The expense has been COM
paratively small.
The few repairs that are required on
these gravel roads are made by the in
mates Of the county poorhouse, on
whom the moral effect Is excellent
L, A. W, Bulletin,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
NEWS FOR THE WHEELMEN.

The League of American Wheelmen numbers
nearly 1000 below the 100000 mark within the
last few weeks. In spite Of this startling di-
tained by those who use the comforting and
thorough tonic, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which promotes Digestion, healthy flow OF
kidney trouble. 1t is, moreover, a remedy for
and preYentiVe OF malaria and rheumatism.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
An Aerial Bicycle.

A Wisconsin inventor has designed
an aerial bicycle, which is fitted with
aeroplanes and screw propeller with
large lightweight blades, to be revolved
by the pedals and drive the wheel for
ward ON the ground until it attains
sufficient speed, when the aeroplanes
will lift it and cause it to sail in the
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Chemicals in the Hose Nozzle.

A new method of applying chemicals
to extinguish fire is being tried, in
which recess is formed in the hose
nozzle and solid chemical inserted,
to be dissolved by the water passing
over it, when the chemical substance
ic rapawa6
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
A ACONSPIRACY AND
WHAT CAME OF IT.

OW CAN you toll
crate it, Lu?' ex-
claimed Mrs. Cor
man. ''If he is my
brother, 1 say it is
a shame!" Then,
allowing her listen
er no time to reply,
the energetic little
lady ratified on; 81
suppose you and
Clarence m u S t
have q q under
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

Wales is the richest part Of Great
Britain in mineral wealth. England
produces annually about $40 to each
acre, Scotland little less than $40.
The product of Wales amounts to over
$40 per acre.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

Heidelberg chemical students are
compelled to take accident insurance
policies ranging in cost from 21s cents
for the onlookers to rs cents for the ex-
Derimenters
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Printing Device on Scales.

A handy attachment for weighing
scales consists of a printing register at
tached to sliding weight on the scale
beam, the figures on the beam being
raised to be linked and print card by
the impression of lever attached to
the mechanism.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
A WEAK SPOT.

A weak spot in piece of timber may en-
danger whole building. and certain it is
that the man who suffers with lumbago
lets down the whole framework ofhis anat-
omy. In case of the building, it is shorred
up and made strong, and just SO st. Jacobs
Oil shors up the muscles of the back,
strengthens the muscular frame and in a
very Short time the sufferer is restored to
his native strength. Why then will man
go about on crutches for months and years,
when the stimulation of good hnlment
like St. Jacobs Oil will in so short time
send him back to business and to the bosom
of his family strong and healthy man.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

Pockets of garments may be safely
closed by a new invention, consisting of
a wire frame similar to pocketbook
frames to be sewed into the ordinary
knob catch
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

The governor of Connecticut does not
have the power to pardon or to commute
punishment of criminals, the state
board Of pardons, of five members, hav-
ing sole jurisdiction in such cases.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES.

Aliens Foot Ease, a powder for the feet.
1t cures painful, swollen smarting feet and
instantly takes the sting out of corns and
bunions It's the greatest comfort discov-
cry of the age. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
tight-tlttng or new shoes feel easy. 1t is a
certain cure for chilblains, sweating, damp,
callous and hot, tired aching feet. We
have over 10, 900 testimonials of cures. Try
it today. Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. By mail for 25c. in stamps. Trial
package FREE. Address Allen S. Ohm
sted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

At Toulon, France, recently the bed
of the sea was lighted up from balloon
attached to tug, in the hope
that lost torpedo would be detected.
The experiment was successful.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

Roentgen rays have proved of great
assistance to the surgeons of the British
army in dealing with gunshot Wounds
among the troops engaged in the luck
less exI edition on the Indian frontier.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

France has set up about three
hundred monuments to more or less
distinguished Frenchmen during the
last 25 years, and there are now 1877
committees collecting money for more.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

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 first-class grocers, in cans only. Manuiac-
tured by the PACIFIC COAST SYRUP Co. All gen.
uine "Ted Garden Drips' have the manufac-
turer's name Autographed on every can.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

The British steamer Algoa loaded for
Europe at Tacoma, few weeks ago,
377,OO9 bushels of wheat, which at 80
pounds to the bushel, gave a total of
11,31O short tons.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
BETTER Still.

Dixon-I don't see why you refuse to
Join our little party; you have failed to
give a single reason for doing so.
Hixon-Very true; haven't single
reason, but
Dixon-But what?
Hixon-I have a married one.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
Beware of cheap" bak-
ing powders. Alum makes
good medicine but bad food.
Ask your doctor. Ga

The officers of leading London hos
pital believe that tho general increase
of cancer is due to excess in meat eating.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
CATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

With local applications, as they cannot reach
the seat of the disease. Catarrh is blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cure it
you must take internal remedies. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly
ON the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is not a quack medicine. 1t was
prescribed by one of the best physicians In this
1t is composed OF the best tonics known, COM
bined with the best blood purifiers, acting di-
rectly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
com bination of the two ingredients is what pro-
duces such wonderful results in curing catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Proprs., Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

I never used so quick cure as Piso's
Cure for Consumption.-J.B B. Palmer, Box
I'LL, Seattle, Wash, Nov. 25, 1895.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

After being swnded by all Others send us STAMP
for particulars of King Solomons Treasure, the
Only renewer of manly strength. MASON
CHEMICAL CO., p. o. Box 747, Philadelphia, Pa
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

There are parts of the Ganges valley
in India where the population averages
1,20O to the square mile.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

Not only people find fault with you
who have right to, but maLy who
have no right to, do the same thtns.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

A Russian admiral has invented an
ice plow capable of breaking through
ice from IL to 20 inches thick.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

A steel band may be stronger than q
brass band, but the latter is more sue
cessful In holding a crowd together.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04
HOME PRODUCTS AND PURE FOOD.

The common pond frogs natural life
time is IL to Is years.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-03-04

Iceland's geysers never shoot their
water higher than 100 feet, while some
of our Yellowstone geysers 60 more
than three times as high.