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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Growa stubborn.

Any complaint becomes chronic by
neglect, and Rheumatism grows stub
born by not using st. Jacobs Oil, which
is its sure cure and conqners the pain
promptly. Every sufferer should use it.
1t has been estimated that single
plant of the Russian thistle six feet in
diameter produces 1900, 900 seeds, -a-J
Tho December Century.
In the first instaIlment of his story
of the "Merrimae'' in the December
Century, which is to be an unusually
attractive number, Lieutenant Hobson
lays no claim to having originated the
idea of blocking the channel at Santi-
ago. The sinking of the collier had
been ordered by Admiral Sampson, but
the commanding officer off Santiago bad
not executed the maneuver when the
flag ship arrived, and the working out
of the plan, as well as its execution,
was intIusted to Lieutenant Hobson.
The preliminary steps are detailed in
this number of the magazine, and in
later issues the story OF the sinking Of
the ship and the capture and imprison-
ment of her crew will be given at first
hand. This is the only account of his
exploit that Mr.. Hobson has written
for publication.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
NERVOUS DEPRESSION.
IA TALK WITH MRS. p1NKHAM.]

A woman with the blues is a very un-
comfortable person. She is illogical,
unhappy and frequently hysterical.
The condition of the mind known as
"the bIues," nearly always, with wo-
men, results from diseased organs OF
generation.
1t is source of wonder that in this
age of advanced medical science, any
person should still believe that mere
force of will and determination will
overcome depressed spirits and nerv-
BUSINESS in women. These troubles are
indications of disease.
Every woman who doesn't under
stand her condition should write to
Lynn, Mass, to Mrs. Pinkham for her
advice. Her advice is thorough COM
mon sense, and is the counsel of a
learned woman of great experience.
Read the story of Mrs. F. S. BENNETT,
Westphalia, Kansas, as told in the fol-
lowing letter:
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM:-I have suf-
fered for over two years with falling,
enlargement and liberation of the
womb, and this spring, being in such
a weakened conditions caused me to
flow for nearly six months. Some time
ago, urged by friends, I wrote to you
for advice. After using the treatment
which you advised for short time,
that terrible flow stopped.
81 am now gaining strength and
flesh, and have better health than I
have had for the past ten years. 1
wish to say to all distressed, suffer-
ing women, do not suffer longer, when
there is one SO kind and willing to
aid you"
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is a woman's remedy for wo-
mans ills. More than a rs;Aion wo-
men have been benefited by it.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Zinc City.

"a City of Zinc" is the name which
may appropriately be given to the
mushroom city of Portuguese East
Africa, Zeira. All the houses, all the
hotels and public buildings, barracks
and warehouses, are built of zinc So
great has been the speculation in build
ing and so urgent the need for supply
ing the inhabitants with cheap and
speedily erected dwellings that a city
has been built up in six months. Thou
sands of tons of zinc from France,
England and America supplied the ma
terial. The unpleasant impression pro-
duced by the aspect of this zinc town
is heightened by the thought that men
have to dwell in these houses under a
tropical heat. Even when person falls
ill he is carried on zinc stretcher to a
hospital, which is also, of course, made
of zinc And if he dies he is laid to rest
in a zinc coffin.-London Tablet.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Her Ambition,

Maude Valerie White, the English
music teacher, says, in Cornhill, when
discussing the humors of musical life,
that there are people who believe that
singing can be learned, like any me-
chanical art. and that in three or four
months an Industrious pupil would be
able to earn her living thereby. One
music master was visited by lady who
said she wished to become profession
al singer.
Would he try her voice?
"Yes," was the answer. care you a
soprano or contraltoY'
81 really don't know" was the an
swer. 81 haven't any voice yet"
The teacher was naturally puzzled.
what do you mean?" asked he.
'Well," she replied, pm forty-eight,
and I've never sung a note in my life.
But I'm widow, and I've only twenty
five pounds a year. One can't live on
that. / can't say I'm fond Of music;
I never was; but I've been told It's q
lucrative business, and so want to be.
come a professional singer. EoW long
will 1t takef'
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Unwise Desire.

. That an answer may be cheerful and
vet far from reassuring, is once more
proved out of the mouth of a young
Irishman.
He was acting as guide to party of
Americans who, in the course of days
excursion during their visit to Ireland,
were wandering over picturesque, de-
serted castle.
at seems very unsafe" said one of
the party, as they groped and stumbled
along dark passage. 'These floors
are loose, / know"
'sYes," said another timid person;
"and I wish l could see the blue sky
above me; this seems like a dungeon,
not ruinr'
SIS it the blue sky ye'd be seein',
missT' said the voice of the guide, some
feet in advance. "Why, may the saints
preserve We for an innocent! It's the
roof, an nowt else, that kapes the walls
together, missr'
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
The Spanish War in Spanish.

The Spanish War in Spanish
Hispanaro. Likeafoolo,
Raisinello Cubanero,
American Gettimadol
'LetaIono Cubanerol"
Hispano Talka backo-
"Notifino, Go-to-BlancOl"
Americana Backiupo:
Danderupo Pootyfno;
Observation-Disclosures,
Cubanaro-Philippino.
Deweyfino Sunkafeetto
Inthebayo Manilao.
Samsontooo. Shafteralso,
Slyi' Schleyo. Mashemallo-
Cerveraro-Santiago,
Allegoneo Hispanero,
Thenaino Picnicaro,
Soldieraro Americana:
Hurral arc McKinleyaro,
Republican, Connuero;
Crowneraro Laurelaro;
Acknowledgements
McKibbenaro wave in afro
Oldgoriaro, Goodoldtimo;
Eataplelo Yankeearo
PunkiDpIeo, Fraternaro-
Hispanaro, Cubanaro,
Americana, Buenoawano,
Fizgibango, Hiphoorahro,
Observation-Disclosures
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
SkiifulIy Done,

Even Mrs. Parvenu is beginning tt
understand that her pictures and plate
must have an aged look if they are tc
receive proper consideration. Under
standing this a New York dealer re
moves the telltale brightness from mod
ern silverware by covering it with on
ions and lined eggs and baking in 8
slow oven for twentyfour hours. Wher
it comes out and is cleaned off the sur
face is mottled and discolored, looking
as If it had been in a vault for cen
tury. So skillfully is this artificial aging
done that many collectors and jewelers.
have recommended law compelling
the makers to stamp the bogus goods.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Fall Flowing the Garden.

A great many weeds go to seed in the
fall, and Nature hastens her processes
SO that those which it was thought
could not possibly seed, will run up a
seed stalk in time to perfect a few
seeds before winter. But If plowed
while still green, both the weed and its
seed quickly rots in the soil. This fall
blowing of the garden also brings up
many insects and pupa which have
found winter alternating place un-
der some stone in the soil. Turning
this up just before winter destroys the
insects hiding place; and the rains and
melting SHOWS destroy its vitality.
What insects of all kinds dread most is
not cold but moisture and especially is
this true in winter.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

A farmer sat on his porch one day,
Thinking of his fields and meadows of
hay,
OF his fine bred horses and fine bred cows,
OF his feecy sheep and his full-blooded
ae thought of the work of his hands and
1t took these traits in his pets to train;
How he had labored and toiled night and
day
To make good breeds that would always
pay.
But never once did he think of the hen
That was out in the yard singing just
then;
You see she was mongrel, a half-breed,
Just come up, you know, like an old weed.
But nevertheless she had bought and paid
For the cloth of which his pants were
made.
She often furnished full half his meal,
For if he didn't get eggs he'd be sure to
squeal.
His hat she furnished the eggs to buy,
And l am not sure but she bought his tie.
His shoes, which were of the very best,
Came also from old biddy's nest.
Just then his wife came out with a pan.
Filled half full with corn meal and bran.
She gave the hen gill or two,
Saying, my good old friend, how are
you?"
The farmer looked up in a dreamy way
And with a scowl on his face began to say,
''Those old hens don't begin to pay,
For they do nothing but eat and lay"
These last two words were spoken by his
wife,
Who had worked with poultry all her life.
Said she, Look here, they're our best
friend, ..
For they furnish all the money we have
to spend"
She showed him how the mortgage was
paid
By the many eggs that biddy had laid.
"Well, We'll get new breed next year"
He said as he kissed his wife SO dear.
Poultry Farmer.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09


-:easI reared partially up; Peter, now
standing behind US with his great buff
falo rife leveled, was coolly waiting for
this foreseen move. The bears mouth
was wide open, and he fired into it
pointblank. The one and half ounce
pointed bullet, driven by six drachms
of powder, tore its way through neck
and spinal cord, coming out at the back
of the crea ture's head, and she dropped
dead as suddenly as if struck by a
lightning bolt.
In few minutes Tom and were all
right again, and by noon both bears
were properly skinned, but the hides
were so heavy that it was no easy task
to carry them back to where the wagon
still waited.
On arriving in camp with our trophies
old Joe went nearly wild with joy, and
1 rather think that he and his gallant
boy found this the most profitable trip
they had ever undertaken.-New York
Ledger.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Glover and Bumblebees.

1t was formerly thought that the
world rested on the shoulders of Atlas,
saws a well-informed farmer. I can
prove that its prosperity rest on the
bumblebee. The world cannot prosper
without the farmers product. The
farm will not be productive without
clover. We cannot raise clover with
out the bumblebee, because 1t is this
insect that carries the pollen from
flower to flower, securing its develop
ment and continuance. Let us learn to
know and to protect our friends.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
TRY ALIENS Foor-EAsE,

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner-
vous and uncomfortable. If you have
smarting feet or tight shoes, try Allen s
Foot-Ease. 1t rests and comforts; makes
walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating
feet, blisters and callous spots. Relieves
corns and bunions of all pain and is a GER
tain cure for Chilbfains, Sweating, damp
or frosted feet. We have over thirty thou
sand testimonials. Try it today. Sold by
all asegFss gsegss Aaa dIm oFa
sted Io Roy N Y
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

The fecundidty of microbes is pro-
.digious, SO much so that if Is drops of
water polluted with bacteria are al
lowed to fall into cup of broth the
germ population would nave increased
in "a hours to 80 600 600
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Hoods Pills cure biliousness, indigestion
PHILOSOPHY AND THINGS

In your conversation use short words
and not too many of them.
| Love may be blind, but lovers are
often spectacles for other people.
A husbands love is on the wane
when he begins to stop kicking his
wife's pet dog. -..
| When a man marries a girl for her
beauty, he ought not to be surprised
or disappointed, either, if he doesn't
get much else.
He'd lots of hair upon his chin,
But none upon his head.
He always spoke before he thought,
So many people said.
| An Indiana woman was made to pay
damages to the extent of $126 for say
ing that her neighbours beauty was ar
tificial.
Foster Brown says that by the year
1850 Great Britain will have used H.
| 18th of its best resources of coal, and
that there will then remain workable
at gradually increasing cost; sufficient
coal to last $50 years.
''But could you bring yourself to
marry a woman who smoked cigar
ettes?' they asked young man who
had insisted that woman had right to
smoke if they chose. ''No; have
enough people begging my cigarettes
now"
Before the Bridgeport. Conn.,, MUIR
| dor uoc=upravolad tho obiaf of poiioa
of that city received more than 500
letters of inquiry from parents of miss
ing girls in various parts of the coun-
try. Ninety-two of the letters were
from towns in Connecticut. -
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Frau Won Teuffei, wife of tt

Frau Won Teuffei, wife of the physi-
clan to the king of Wurtem burg, who
died in Munich, Germany, was we'll
known in this country as Blanche
Willis Howard, the author of Zone
Summer" "Guenn," "Aunt Serena"
and 1.-The Open Door," She was
married to DR.. Won Teuffel in 1890.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Railroad Trains to Rum Slower

Railroad officials claim that it is very
expensive to run their express trains, and
are talking about reducing the speed. 1t
is likewise expensive to the health to
struggle and compete in business affairs as
men do nowadays. The whole system
gives out. For restoring strength Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters is the proper remedy.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

old Joe Bruette a French-Canadlan eA-
voyageur, and his grown son, Peter
both thoroughly efficient, pleasant Tel
lows, and so warmly attached to each
other that nothing less than ineXorable
necessity could keep them apart for
twenty-four hours; nor would either OF
them ever engage with party OF tour
lists or sportsmen unless the other could
go along, even if both had to work for
one mans pay.
After spending a day or two at Hot
Sulphur Springs, we moved our camp
down to Williams River, almost under
the shadow of Williams River Noun
tains, where fish and game were at that
time plentiful.
The trout, however, did not take kind
ly to our artificial flies, so, early one
morning, while his son was doing the
camp chores, Joe, taking a couple OF
empty pickle bottles along, went out
toward the foothills to gather grasshop-
pers for bait
He had no more than half mile to
60, and as the night-chilled insects
would be easily caught we expected
him to return within an hour. But he
did not come, nor had he done so when
Peter, already, as we thought, absurdly
anxious, announced breakfast.
About forty-f1ve minutes after Joe
left we had heard several rifle or pistol
shots echoing among the foothills, but
such sounds were so common that at
the moment we paid no attention tc
them. While we were at breakfast one
of us, calling these reports to mind
carelessly asked Peter If his father had
taken his revolver along.
"Why, yes, for sure; he never goes
anywhere without that" replied the
young man, "but I'm afraid he's got in
to some trouble this time, or he'd been
back long ago. Maybe, though, he's
wounded an elk and has followed it in
to the mountains"
After waiting another half hour in
the vain hope of his fathers return
Peter became so distressed that at his
earnest request, DR.. Lewis, Fred REID
and 1 agreed to accompany him on g
search for the missing man.
Aiming ourselves with rifles and re
volvers, we set out at once and, or
coming to a particularly green stretch
of grass at the base of the foothills
found the two pickle bottles, both duly
6orked and full of grasshoppers, but ne
sign whatever of Joe.
Then we three began to circle around
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

While lightning may be seen and
its illumination of the clouds and mist
may be recognized when it is even two
hundred miles distant, thunder is
rarely audible more than ten miles.
The thunder from very distant storms,
therefore, seldom reaches the ear.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Rope Measuring Machine.

A machine has been patented for use
in measuring rope. consisting of rope
receiving wheel, having roughened
face. which catches in the rope and
turns as the latter is pulled through a
slot and across the wheel, to operate
hands on dial and ring bell at GER
tain distances.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

An unnamed balloon which started
from Paris and dropped in Westphalia,
reached height of about ten miles and
recorded a minimum tenn mperature OF
eighty three degrees Fahrenheit below
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

st. Jacobs Oil cures Rheumatism.
ST. Jacobs Oil cures Neuralgia.
st. Jacobs Oil cures umbago.
st. JACOBS Oil cures Sciatica.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Sprains.
ST. Jacobs Oil cures Bruises.
ST. Jacobs Oil cures Soreness.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Stiffness.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Backache.
St. Jacobs Oil cures Muscular aches.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
ilizers are compounded. Production of

tilizers are compounded. Production of
fertilizers has been greatly cheapened,
and as the goods are reduced in price
the market for them broadens. An ex-
perienced manufacturers makes the pre-
diction that within ten years the pro-
duction will aggregate $100,o0O000 an
nually. The Agricultural Department
is paying especial. attention to this SUBJ
io1aH
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
Delay Makes It Harder.

Mis-steps have made the worst
sprains, but it is no mis-step to use st.
Jacobs Oil. 1t makes cure by
strengthening, soothing and conquering
the pain. Every hours delay makes
it harder to cure.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

Water turns to steam at 212 degrees,
and if it suddenly vaporizes at these
high temperatures in the interior of
the earth, the pressure that results is
nearly equal to that of gunpowder.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

An interesting G test has just been
made by a French woman. With a
view to test ing the sustaining powers
of chocolate, she lived upon that alone
for 80 days, and lost but 8 pounds in
the interval.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

Before having teeth extracted, consult DR..
Thos. H. White, 271K Morrison street,
Portland, Or. Crown and bridge work
gives the best of satisfaction. Gold filling a
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

Brooklyn Hotel, 208-212 Bush street.
American or European plan. Room and
board $1.00 to $1.5O per day; rooms so cents
to $1.00 per day; single meals 25 cents.
Free coach. Chas. Montgomery.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
WEST & TRUAx,

Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo, y.
WALDING, KINNAE & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally acting
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all
druggists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills re the best.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
How to Make Cheap Ice House.

How to Make Cheap Ice House.
Select or make level place Of ground
near the house where least exposed to
the summer sun, and cover it with any
kind of cheap boarding. Leave space
between the board for drainage. Place
stout posts at each corner, the two at
the front being 2 feet higher than those
at the back, to support the slanting
roof. Nail rough boards all around TO
the height of 2A feet and then nail
similar ones. to the inside. Fill up this
space on all sides with sawdust or tan
bark, and cover the floor to depth of
10 inches with the same. Select a
freezing day, when the ice is In its best
condition for storing. Have the ice
cut in as large squares as can be han
died, and pack it as closely and evenly
as possible, and fill up all gaps with
pounded ice, also turning water over
each layer. Nail on more boards when
the space is filed, and put in more
layers of ice until enough is stored for
summers use; then cover the top
with sawdust or tanbark feet deep,
and build over it a roof of boards COW
cred with slabs. When ice is removed
from it, care must be taken to replace
the covering as completely as possible
Practical Farmer. j.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

know that MY life was saved by Piso':
Cure for Consumption.-Iohn A. Miller
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

Etc Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness
IliV after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE $500 trial
bottle and treatise DIR. r. H KLINE, Ltd, $50
Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

The only two animals whose brains
are heavier than that of man are the
whale and the elephant.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

The female brain commences to de-
cline in weight after the age of 80; the
male not until ten years later. =
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

A woman who does all the cooking
for family dreams of no greater
pleasure than for the entire family to
- invited out to dinner on Sunday.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
HOw's THISr

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
case OF Catarrh that can not be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known Z. J. Cheney
for the past Is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable in all business transactions and fin
ancially able to carry out any obligations made
by their firm
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

A naturalist of eminence says that
land birds make their journeys in the
daytime and water birds at night.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
TOPICS FOR FARMERS
a DEPARTMENT PREPARED FOR
OUR RURAL FRIENDS.

Growing of Tobacco Is on the Increase
Rot CornstaIks in the Soi1-Growth
of Commercial Fertilizer Manufac-
ture-How to Judge a Horse.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

1t is calculated that the men and
women of today are nearly two inches
taller than their ancestors.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

If Cervera needs consolation for the
cold welcome he receives in his native
land, for which he staked life and
honor, let him read Schiller's version
of the reception given by Philip II to
the Duke of Medina -Sidonia on his re-
turn with the remnant of the wrecked
armada
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09
SqDtember

n September,
1870, a small
party of us went
up from George
town, Colo, to
e n JOY a f e w
weeks hunting
and fishing in
Middle Park.
A S co 20 k S =,
ca m p keepers
and general util-
itv men we had
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

If you want the best wind mill, pumps,
tanks, plows, wagons, bells of all sizes
boilers, engines, or gem -
or write JOHN POOLES -
street, Portland, Oregon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

In Mexico the family of dead DUEL
ist can claim support from the person
who shot him.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-12-09

First Coffee in Western Europe,
Louis Nv. of France drank the first
cup of coffee made in Western Europe.
Coffee was then worth $28 pound.