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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
How a BAD Elephant Is whtppe


Did you ever see an elephant
whipped? l don't suppose you would
ever forget 1t If you did. They fire
quently do 1t in India, because ele
plants are very obstreperous at times
Recently am elephant, Abdul, was
convicted by court martial for killing
his keeper, and sentenced to fifty lash
es and two years Imprisonment.
Two elephants led Abdul to an oper
space, and in the presence of the whole
battery the punishment began. The
culprit tFRmpeted In fear, and made ar
unearthly noise.
There were fourteen elephants on one
side, and the officers and men of the
battery on the other three. In the cen
ter of this hollow square stood Lalla
(No. ~, the flogger, and the prisoner
The latter was chained by tho four legs
to as many heavy iron pegs. and couie
not move.
Fastened to Lalla's trunk was an i'm
mense cable chain. When all was read,
the Major gave the word, and dowI
came the chain with a resoundins
whack. Abdul roared for all he wal
worth. Fifty times was the operation
and then Abdul was taken te
a compound, where he was to remain
a prisoner for two years.-Answers.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
Electric Hemostat.

Lawson Tate of London has been CIV
Ing successful exhibitions of the virtues
of hts new electric hemostat, intended
for the arrest of bleeding in surgical
operations. A platinum wire, ar
ranged to carry current, Is enclosed
in the blades of pair of steel forceps
or any other requisite utensil, the wire
being insulated by bed of burnt pipe
cl,y. In practice current of suitable
voltage Is turned on, the artery seized
and compressed. and in few seconds
the tissues and the arterial walls are
go agglutinized that the passage OF
blood Is rendered impossible. The
temperature employed Is about 1870 de-
grees Fahrenheit, showing great differ
ence between this and the electric eau
terizing instruments, and the necessity
for a ligature Is removed.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
Conduotivity of Lightning Rods.

Some interesting experiments bearing
on the conductivity of lightning con-
ductors have been made by Professor
Koch, as reported in Industries and
Iron. He formed chain several yards
long with links of iron oxide, and
placed it in circuit with the accumu-
lator cells and galvanometer, the
chain being in a room 2S0 yards from
the galvanometer. When a spark was
discharged In the vicinity of the chain,
the deviation of the galvanometer
showed that the resistance of the circuit
was reduced to one-thousandth of It's
normal value, and in second expert
ment the resistance fell to one ten
thousandth of the normal. From these
experiments Professor Koch finds an
explanation why lightning conductors
with poor conduotivity are nevertheless
effective in thunderstorms. The oscil-
ations produced provoke an enormous
reduction of resistance at the proper in
slant to facilitate the flow of the cur
rent through the conductor.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
AaInterestinr stnax.

1t has long been an open secret that
John Sherman was cut out of McKin-
ley's cabinet because he was alleged to
have lost his grasp of details. Recent
published statements from the Ohio
statesman indicate its old-time incisiye
power. If Sherman really was failing
mentally, hate and thirst for revenge
have worked as powerful restorative.
His case, If it has been correctly re-
ported. will prove an interesting study
for the expert psychologist. It sus-
tains belief long entertained by stu
dents of mental disorders that mental
vigor must be sustained to some degree
by the passions-by ambition, or love,
or hate, or rivalry. Great intellects
can not safely move In sluggish current.
They require action and movement,
and lacking these consume themselves.
-Spokesman-Review.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
Consider Well Before Acting.


because an acquaintance of yours
has set of plate teeth that are giving
good satisfaction is not always guar
antee that you can meet with the same
results when your teeth are all extract
ed, for there are great per cent of
mouths that will not tolerate plate of
any kind, and the only way you can de-
termine this fact Is by trial." says
DR.. Thomas II. White, at the north
east corner OF Morrison and Fourth
streets. when your natural teeth
have been all taken out the plate is the
only recourse, and If you are unfortu-
nate enough to have a mouth that will
not retain plate. misery the rest of
your life will be the ultimate result.
Therefore 1t Is of vital importance to
keep your natural teeth Hs long as pos
sible. 1t is not always necessary to
have your teeth extracted because thew
are decayed even to the gum margin,
or because they pain you and you can
not use them In such condition, for 95
per cent of such teeth can be restored
to good. healthy and serviceable con-
dit1on. The progress of dental science
has made it easy for an up-to-date dem
tist to reproduce the lost parts of those
organs, making them thoroughly reli-
able in every sense.
When there are but few teeth or
old roots remaining In the mouth do
not have them extracted because some
dentist that is not in possession of the
late methods of crown and bridge work
advises extraction and plate Try to
find some one wearing bridge work, and
reason for yourself. You will not re-
gret your investigation, and will, l feel |
sure, always remember this suggestion. -
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half-written, half-printed

over the half-written, half-printed
page.
"It MEANS" he said, ''that you're q
wealthy little woman In spite Of your
self, Ruth. Your Aunt Martha had
half her property decided to you be-
fore she died. That which she spoke
OF In her will was the other half Of 1t,
which had not been decided away, and
you, of course, supposed that repre-
sented all. She leaves you her old
home, and other property In its vicin-
ity, to the value of good many thou
sands Of dollars, should say"
at can't be-" cried Ruth, excitedly.
"And yet 1t must be SO. Read her let
ter, Rodney-read it aloud, and maybe
it'll seem clearer to me-"
Rodney read:
'My Dear Niece Ruth: do not think
1 have very long to lige, therefore 1
shall SO arrange matters now that
there need be little trouble In disposing
Of what leave behind, when I am
dead. When you told me you could not
fall in with my plan about a marriage
with Hugh / was Indignant If had
died then, you would have got little
from me IL could have had my way
about 1t. But by-and-by / began to
think 1t over and came to believe that
you were right and was wrong. I
calculated from the head, you from the
heart. and the heart Is to be trusted
most in such matters, think. admire
you for your honesty to your woman
hood, and your loyalty to your one
armed lover. You did just right. my
dear niece-just right!-and to prove
to you that l bear you no ill-will for
not falling in with an old woman's
foolish plans, shall have half my
decided to you at once, so that
at any time after my death, which /
have reason to believe may happen at
any time, and suddenly, all there will
be for you will be to take possession.
God bless you, dear Ruth, and make
you very happy with the man You
have chosen. He ought to be proud of |
so loyal-hearted q wife as you will
make him. Sometimes think kindly of |
the woman who never got much happi- |
ness out Of life, and may this legacy |
bring you more enjoyment than 1t has
ever brought me-"
Dear Aunt Martial" said Ruth. soft
with tears rolling swiftly down her
checks. 81 wish she could know how
much I thank her for her legacy-and
her letter. Do you know, Rodney, Pm
not sure but value that mostY'
For answer he bent and kissed her.
"Your love and loyalty are worth
thousand legacies," he said. And Ruth
threw her arms about his neck and
,rfsd: sT'm so glad for your sake, Rod
ley!-New York Ledger.
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more necessary to ones happiness thar
money"
every well, you'll do as you choose
about it, Of course" said Aunt Martha,
| frigidly. But think my opinion worth
considering, Notwithstanding"
Cousin Hugh came. Ruth liked him,
but he wasn't Rodney Dare! Millions of
money wouldn't have tempted her to
marry him If she had had no lover.
II suppose you haven't changed your
mind about matters and things?" said
| Aunt Martha, one day, the week before
Ruth went home.
mot in the least" replied Ruth.
you're a foolish girl" said Aunt
Martha.
Maybe. but think not" responded
Ruth.
When she got home she told Rodney
all about Aunt Martha's plans.
"Do you think 1 was foolishr she
asked, smiling into his face.
II think you're a noble. true-hearted
little woman" he answered, and kissed
her. II hope you'll never regret giving
up your share Of your aunt's fortune
for q man with but one arm to protect
you with. I feel unworthy of such a
sacrifice"
"There was no sacrifice about It,"
said Ruth. ~ didn't care for the for
tune and do care for you"
Six months later a telegram came
saying that Aunt Martha was dead.
Would Ruth come to the funeral?
Ruth went, and after the funeral she
and cousin Hugh sat down in the old
fashioned parlor together, with Aunt
Martha's old lawyer and one or two of
her intimate friends, to listen to the
reading of her will.
In 1t she bequeathed to Hugh Trevor
''all property now In her possession, to
which she had just title and claim"
with the exception of the old family
Bible That went to Ruth.
Il have brought my legacy home
with me- she told her mother, on her
return, as she deposited q package
wrapped in thick brown paper, and Sc
curely tied up, on the parlor table. On
the wrapper was written: Ruth Ire
vor, to be given her, unopened, after
my DEATH" in Aunt Martha's prim
penmanship.
That evening Rodney Dare came in.
Il must show you my legacy" she
said, bringing the package. "Cut the
strings, Rodney, please"
He did so and Ruth took the old worn
Bible from Its wrappings. AS she did
so, some papers slipped from between
its pages and fell to the floor. Shea
stopped and gathered them up. One
was a somewhat bulky document. The
other was an envelope, on which her
name was written.
Heres letter from Aunt Martha"
she said, and opened it.
AS she read 1t q tender light came
into her face Then look Of surprise
and bewilderment.
IL don't understand" she said,
looking from Rodney to her mother.
"She says something about deeds.
What does she mean by that, won
der Y'
Rodney took the large document from
Ruth's lap and unfolded it and glanced
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23

ally satisfactory. The affected birds
should be removed, the house cleaned
and disinfected. Damp, foul air and
cold draughts in the poultry houses
should be carefully avoided whenever
fowls are subject to roup. A decrease
in the proportion of corn and an In
crease in the proportion of meat food
In the daily ration Is held by some to
be highly beneficial in warding off this
disease. In general, the treatment of
common diseases of fowls Is not sat
fsfactory as preventive measures. No
where more than In the poultry busi-
ness does that old adage apply, IAN
ounce Of prevention Is worth a pound
of cure. Department
Bulletin.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
Sugar Beeta.

Experiments with sugar beets have
given very encouraging results. In the
West the general rule is to pay 81 pei
ton for beets containing II per cent
Of sugar. In New York State the yields
have been from fourteen to eighteen
tons per acre in some localities, one
plot producing twenty-six tons per
acre. The percentage Of sugar has
also been high, some samples giving II
and Is per cent, the average being Ii
per cent. 1t is possible to grow over
four tons of sugar per acre, with the
aid Of beets. 1t Is believed that beet
sugar will soon become a feature In
some sections of this country.
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tha's two days she found that she had

tha's two days she found that she had
been invited there for a purpose.
Your cousin Hugh is coming next
week." said Aunt Martha 81 wanted
you to meet him. I know you'll like
hlm-at least, 1 hope you will, and the
better you like him the better suited
I'll be-"
Ruth looked at her questioningly.
you wonder what sort of a plan I
have in my head, suppose" said her
aunt. I'm not going to say anything
more about it now, but Hugh knows"
Il infer that it is some sort of matri-
monial plan," said Ruth. "If 1t is, put
It aside at once! 1 may like my cousin
very much-I hope 1 shall-but 1 could
not marry him."
"Why?" asked Aunt Martha.
Because am to marry Rodney
Dare answered Ruth.
''And who is Rodney Dare?" demand
ed Aunt Martha.
Then Ruth told her about her lover.
"a man with one arm, tooT cried
Aunt Martha, land a poor man, too!
You're foolish, Ruth"
Perhaps So" said Ruth, quietly, but
with a brave steadfastness in her
voice. But, foolish or not, love him.
have promised to marry him and I
shall keep my word"
you've got the stubbornness of the
Trevors In you, see," said Aunt Mar
tina, grimly. But this-this obstinacy
of yours may make great difference
with your future prospects, as we'll as
my plans. I have considerable prop
erty that must go to the children Of NV
two brothers. You represent one of
them, Hugh the other. wanted you to
marry each other and keep the prop
erty together. If you persist in your
determination to marry this Rodney
Dare, Hugh may get 1t all"
Let him have it," said Ruth. "An
the wealth in the world wouldn't tnflu-
ence me in the least In this matter"
You're Trevor, all through" said
Aunt Martha, angry, yet admiring the
spirit of her niece in spite Of herself.
well, since you've made up your mind,
wen let the matter drop; but If you are
not mentioned in my will you needn't
be surprised"
II haven't asked to be remembered
In it." said Ruth. II don't want you to
think for q moment, Aunt Martha, thu
! care for your money. assure 70,
have never given it thought"
Perhaps not" responded Aunt Mar J
tha, "but money comes handy some
times, and one wants to think twice be-
fore throwing away such a chance as
this"
II could not change my mind IL I
we're to think thousand times" said
Ruth. 81 am just old fashioned enough I
o believe that there are other things
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23

his strong right arm Rutf
Trevor's friends wondered If she would
marry him.
''Of course she WILL" said the friend
who knew her best "Why shouldn't
she? He's the same Rodney Dare now
that he was when she promised to mar
ry him, isn't heY'
"Yes, but there's a difference" was
the reply. 'Then he had another arm
to fight the battle Of life with. Now
well. I suppose 1t won't make any diff
ference with Ruth. She always was
peculiar"
THANK God for such peculiarity.'
said her friend. "She wouldn't be the
woman I have always believed her to
be If she refused to marry him because
he had lost ON arm. She will take Its
place to him. know Ruth Trevor too
well to believe that the idea has ever
occurred to her that this loss need make
/. the slightest difference in their plans"
And her friend was right. When,
one day, Rodney Dare said to Ruth: Il
have come to tell you that Of course
do not expect to hold you to your prom
ise to me, under existing circum-
stances, If you care to withdraw 1t, !"
she rose up before him with something
akin to anger In her face and looked
him squarely in the eyes.
Have ever given you any reason to
think l cared to withdraw itY she
asked.
NO." was the reply. But when you
gave 1t l was man. Now l am but
part of one"
I'll take that part of the man that's
left" she said. ITS the part that the
Rodney Dare 1 love lives In. Never
speak Of this to me again." she added.
And he never did.
But he would not talk of marriage
until he had obtained employment of
some sort, and for this he began to fit
himself. 1t was almost like beginning
life over in learning to make one arm
do the work of two, but he had brave
heart and strong will, and love stood
ready to help him in the times when he
felt inclined to become discouraged.
One day Ruth said to him:
''Im going away for a month or two.
I've had a letter from Aunt Martha,
who lives In the prebtiest little country
village you ever saw, and she wants
me to visit her. 1 shall enjoy a breath
of pure air so much! Only, wish you
were going with me, Rodney. l shall
think Of you back here in the city, and
feel half ashamed of myself for hav-
ing such good time that you cannot
share"
II shall share 1t in thinking how
much good it is doing you," he said.
"One does not always have to take part
in the pleasures of others to be bene-
flied by them. There's sort Of reflex
influence, you know"
THAT sounds quite metaphysical"
laughed Ruth, but I think l under
stand what you mean and promise to
enjoy myself to the utmost in order
that you may feel this reflex influence
to the fullest extent
Before Ruth had been at Aunt Mar
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
Cabbage Worms.

Manly remedies have been suggested,
but paris green is used more frequent
ly than any other, to which objection is
made by consumers, though 1t is doubt
full If harm has resulted from It's use.
Many growers prefer a more harmless
remedy, but there is nothing sure.
Kerosene destroys them, but leaves a
taint, on the cabbage. Much good can
be done by destroying all white butter
flies parents of the cabbage worms)
that appear. 1t Is an evil that can only
be prevented by vigilance and persist
ent effort Dry dirt, cornmeal, wheat
bran, flour or insect powder busted ON
the plants have given beneficial re-
lts.-Philadelphia Record.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
Loss of Moisture.

The loss Of water from unplowed
ground by evaporation during a dry
season Is said to equal on certain lands
nearly two inches of rainfall every
week. This loss is more than q man
with a sprinkling cart and two-horse
team can replace by constant work foi
ten hours q day, provided the waite,
was hauled one-fourth of mile.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
To utilize Low-Grade A,n,es.

The Virginia station has reported ex-
periments on various means Of utiliz-
ing w-grade apples. which, 1t Is esti-
mated, constitute 40 per cent. of the
annual crop in that State. Considera-
bic quantities Of this fruit are at pres
ent sun-dried, but 1t is believed that
the use of evaporating apparatus
would be much more economical. The
cost Of manufacture In either case is
about 8 cents per pound Of finished
product. The evaporated fruit, as
rule, sells for about 6 cents per pound
and the dried for only 21a cents. The
amount Of eyaporated fruit per bushel
Of apples was found to be about 6.8
pounds.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
When to Dig Potatoes.

Potatoes should be dug when the
stem or plant begins to turn yellow
rather than to wait until the top dies
down. as they will be more liable to
rot If they remain in the SOIL Put the
tubers In the shade to dry and store
them In cool place and In a manner
to prevent them from heating.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
Try schilllng's Best tea and baking powder.

There is more Catarrh in this section of the
end until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro-
nounced 1t a local disease, and prescribed local
with local treatment, pronounced 1t fncurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be constitu-
tionai disease, and therefore requires constitu-
pfactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio,
Is the only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case 1t fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials Ad.
dress. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Halls Family pills ARC the hest
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
THE GROWTH OF SOCIALISM.

of socialism is due to the large standing armies
OF the world, In which men are often made to
enlist against their will, and thus become dis
contented with existing conditions The
growth o. Q stronger race of Ieopie is due to
the large sale of Hostetter's Stomach Bitters,
which Is the best medicine for costiveness,
dyspepsia, fever. ague and all nervous troubles.
Try one bottle.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
Important Discovery.

A San Angelo (Tex.l farmer says some
of his own and neighbors' cattle have
been dying from fever, which, he thinks
is caused from ticks in their ears. He
rounded up his herd, roped every one
that had fever, $50, and poured grease
mixed with little turpentine in their
ears, and only two out of the number
died after this operation. He examined
these and found ticks In each nearly
into their brain. The others he doc.
tored are well, (which conclusively
proves that this fever is caused from
ticks entering the brain through the
ears.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
Hog Cholera Cure.

Raise plenty of mustard and feed
about two or three times week when
fattening, and occasionally put little
buttermilk and soda in the trough. Feed
them about twice week on green mus
tard and corn, and give them plenty OF
good pure water.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
The Oldest Love Letter.

The Oldest love letter in the world is
In the British museum. 1t is a pro-
posal OF marriage for the hand of an
Egyptian princess, and 1t was made
$500 years ago. 1t is In the form of
an inscribed brick.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
Ventilation in the Horse Stable,

While hot weather continues not only
should stables be cleaned every morn
ing and night, but there should be at
night especially such thorough ventila.
tion and use Of fine powdered gypsum
to keep all sweet and clean. The
strong smell of ammonia that Is found
In most horse stables in summer is very
injurious to horses and also to har.
nesses. Horses are often made blind
by ammonia, especially If to keep the
flies out the room is darkened, SO
that the pupil Of the eye has to be ex-
panded so as to see In the dim light.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23

Cats can swim If they only care to
exert themselves sufficiently. The
ancient Egyptians used to fish with
them on the Nile, according to the rep
Iesentations on walls and 80 forth that
have come down to US.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
5OIu Uy UrugglSts, 70c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.

All deserts are situated where the
winds from the ocean, before reaching
them are exhausted of their moisture
by passing over mountains or across
extensive tracts of land.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23

The introduction of electric light in
the Roman catacombs has been chroni-
cled already Now 1t is proposed to
light the galleries Of the great pyramids
OF Egypt In like manner
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
New Use for Surplus Pears.


Surplus apples can be dried or cider
made from them, for which there is
also usually profitable market; but
the use Of surplus pears has been COM
paratively limited. In France, they
are usually ground Into form of cider
known to the English as perry; but II
has never had anything near the popu
larity that cider obtained from apples,
has. 1t is said by Meehan's Monthly
that very profitable use can be made
Of the surplus pears by turning them
into syrup. About three gallons of ci
der can be obtained from bushel of
pears, and out of this 1t is said that
syrup enough, quite equal to can syrup,
can be obtained to make the operation
observation-disclosures Fruit Grower.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-09-23
STRANGE Mode of sutc,de.

A favorite mode of suicide among the
African tribes who dwell near Lake
Nyassa is for native to wade into the
lake and calmly wait for a crocodile to
open ita mouth and swallow him.