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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
RECENT INVENTIONS.

Washboards can be securely fastened
to tubs by a new attachment consist
Ing Of a rod held on the board by brack-
cts at either end. two clamps being
placed on rod with thumb screws to
grip the edge Of the tub.
A newly designed bicycle frame is In
the shape Of circle, with the head and
running gear clamped on with screw
clamps. making 1t easy to adjust the
height Of frame and handle bars for
any rider.
A German woman has designed a
music holder for violins which is FORM
ed Of wire frame fitted with clamps
to attach 1t to the violin head. the sheet
Of music being interlaced between n
number Of cross wires to hold 1t In
place.
Railroad cars can be quickly unload
ed by a new machine which Is pro-
vided with a section of tubing large
enough to receive the car, which runs
in on two rails, after which the tube is
lifted and rolled upward ut an angle
until the top of a chute Is. reached. an
opening in the tube permitting the load
to fall into the chute.
A New Zealand inventor has bicycle
which is fitted with row Of small
pumps around the rim of each wheel.
the pistons running on the ground to
compress air which Is designed to be
stored in the frame and used to propel
the wheels.
A Virginian has designed a torpedo
carrying balloon which has the explo-
sive suspended by a number Of cords,
with guide rope to assist in holding IT
until it reaches the right current Of air
to carry 1t toward the enemy, when a
second cord is pulled. which ignites n
slow fuse to drop the torpedo at the
proper place.
A handy store device is a take-up at
tachment for twine holders which pulls
the end Of the string up In the air after
1t Is broken off. The cord passes over
two pulleys at the top Of n frame. with
a weighted pulley hung between them
which rises as the string is pulled and
falls as it is released. taking up the end
of the string.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Needed HIS Right Hand.

81 have heard and read many pathet-
ic stories," said Senator Hoar, recent
ly, "but none of them ever awoke so
much sad sympathy rs one which Pro-
fessor Gallaudet related. The profess
sor has a favorite pupil-a little deaf
mute boy, exceptionally bright. Mr..
Gallaudet asked him if he knew the
story Of George Washington and the
cherry tree. With his nimble fingers
the little one said he did,. and then he
proceeded to repeat it. The noiseless
gesticulations continued until the boy
had Informed the professor of the elder
Washington's discovery of the mutt
lated tree and of his quest for the mutt
lator. When Georges father asked
him who hacked his favorite cherry
tree signaled the voiceless child,
George put his hatchet in his left
hand
"'Stopv interrupted the professor.
Where do you get your authority for
saying he took the hatchet in his left
handT
"'Why,' responded the boy, he need,
ed his right hand to tell his father that
he cut the tree" ,...
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
sIBERiANS IN CHINA.
Wild Race of the siyots Fled Eefor
Russian Invasion.


Russian Invasion.
One 0f the most curious of many Gu
riOus people who make up the great
nation of China is the Siyots. They
live In the far interior, north of the
desert Of Cobb, in region of which
little Is known. The best maps of the
country close to the boundary line be
tween China and Siberia, near the
headwaters Of the Yenisei, are inac-
curate, and are Of little value to the
traveller.
The Siyots are Chinese only by adop-
ton. When the Russians invaded ST.
IBERIA 300 years ago the Siyots refused
to bend the knee. They retreated
southward and forced their way into
the Chinese empire. They dispossessed
a quiet and peaceful people in order to
make homes for themselves.
The Siyots are a nomadic people.
They live in portable tents, built of lat
tice work, with a fct-covered, conical
top. Inside the tent Is an arrangement
Of boxes which serve as seats and beds
They also hold the family stores. Near
the Siyots live the Turbets. The lat
ter have no boxes inside their tents
and the Siyots consequently have su-
preme contempt for them.
The Siyots are deeply religious and
evidences of their religion may be
found all over the country. At every
dangerous ford or difficult mountain
pass are piles of stone or sticks adorn-
ed with bits Of rag or with wisps OF
horse hair. Every man who crosses
the stream or mountain adds a trifle to
the collection as an Offering to the deity
supposed to look after travellers.
Smallpox is quite common among the
Siyots. Their treatment Of the disease
Is primitive. A medicine man" is call
ed to see the patient, and effort Is made
to drive away the devil who Is thought
to be the cause of the trouble The
medicine man" enters the apartment
of the patient dressed in d long red
robe, adorned with imitation snakes
and brass ornaments. He beats a tam
tam and yells all night, working HIM
self into such frenzy that he falls to
the ground, biting his lips and cover
ing his face with blood.
Some Of the Siyots are Buddhists
and are under the control of red-robed
lamas. The Lama sometimes has vis-
ion in which he claims to be Informed
that certain Siyot Is to die. The
doomed man raises bribe and tenders
1t to the Lama, who interferes and IL
respite is secured for time. Then the
process is repeated.-New York World.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
A Queenly Milkmaid.

The Queen of the Belgians and Prin-
cess Clementine, while driving In a
pony-cart one day last summer, had q
charming rural adventure, which the
London Post describes:
They stopped at farmhouse to buy
a glass of milk. Nobody but an old,
paralyzed woman was in the house,
and she replied that no milk was left
in the jugs, and that she was unable
to go to milk a cow.
'Never mind" said the queen; eff
you will allow me, will go to the pas
ture. Just tell me where the jugs are" /"
But my dear lady, you are from
the town, and you will never be able to
milk a cow" objected the old woman.
She was mistaken, however, for q
little later her majesty returned with a
half-filled jug. Meantime, Princess
Clementine had laid on the table three
bowls, a loaf and the needful knives
and plates. The old farmers wife was
served by the princess, who, it appears,
greatly enjoyed the adventure.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29

with earth as soon as the men who had
dug this wholesale grave could catch
their breath and complete their terrible
work. The guard had put over him
stood by the side of the ditch where he
lay,
Lieutenant" said he, "Mr. Fergu-
son requested me to tell you that the
letter in his breast pocket should not
be taken out by any one but you. He
also bade me tell you to read It."
Gently lifted the body in my arms
and from his pocket extracted the
document he had left me. thought i
perhaps a memorandum of his last
wishes, which he wanted me to carry
out. The receptacle over his heart car
ried nothing but a letter. 1t was from
Aunt Jane. !:
Reverently I opened 1t. knew that
Charlie was fond Of her, but l never
dreamed that he loved her and had
asked her to be his wife.
Tenderly but firmly she refused him.
"I love another" she wrote. you may
guess it is my old playfellow, Ben Sut-
lift, but he will never know. He is
madly in love with Lucy-she has for.
gotten him. Yesterday we received the
announcement of her marriage with q
wealthy Boston merchant. Do not tell
Ben this! He needs oil his courage. II
would be cruel to blast his hopes In
these hard. trying times"
My eyes filed with tears Us 1 read
Aunt James letter. A sigh for Lucy,
yes, tickle Lucy, wrung itself from my
heart; but the pain her faithlessncss
gave me was wiped out by Aunt james
divine love.
placed the letter in the pocket over
my heart. There it lay until returned
to Marcelllne at the close Of the war
Aunt Jane stood by the gate to wei
come me. My father had died, but my
mother was still there to greet ME.
That night under the trees of the old
homestead, with no other face but the
moon for a witness, 1 told Aunt Jane
Of my find.
She turned scarlet and then deadly
pale, but before she had time to fly
from me / caught her in my arms and
exacted the promise that made her my
wife.-Utica Globe.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29

capped without a scratch. Our good
luck made US VOW to stick together
through 1t all. or see each others bod
les home, should fate deal more un-
kindly with us than 1t had.
Months passed without word from
home. Then letter came from Lucy,
postmarked New York. 1t bore the
marks Of having been opened, censor
ed and resealed, to prevent contraband
information, before 1t was sent to its
destlnation-Lee's camp.
Lucy had been sent to New York by
her parents to some Of Aunt James re-
lations to escape the dreariness Of the
war at home. Aunt Jane was asked to
Join her, but she chose to remain with
my father and mother and the smaller
children in the dear old, desolate Mar
celline home. The little sweetheart's
letter was as gushing as ever. 1t was
filed with endearing terms, and re.
counted enthusiastically how delight.
fully she was being entertained by q
select circle Of New York friends,
Somehow, the ingenious ring In the
butterfly nature was lacking. that die
tated that first letter from her new
home, and my heart ached for 1t.
We were nearing the days Of Gettys
burg, and needed all the encouragement
that should be given to men who real.
ize that they are fighting for lost
cause. Our army had been victorious
at Charlottesville, and from all over
the South came the clamor for Lees
army to invade the Northern States
Early In June our forces were centered
at Culpeper, and Charlie and were
two of 100000 men ready to sacrifice
our life's blood for Lee and our coun.
try. In the waning days Of June my
friend received letter from home.
caught him reading 1t In corner OF
our tent by the light Of his pipe, for
the sun was Just going down behind
Culp's Hill.
"From homer" asked anxiousiy.
"Yes, from Aunt Jane. She sends her
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Canada's Mineral Wea tn.

Canada's mineral wealth is gradu-
ally being developed, and in the near
future this development is likely to be
carried forward much more rapidly
than in the past. The reports received
from the Cheticamp gold districts of
Nova Scotia lately are to the effect that
very rich ore has been uncovered in
large quantities. The assayed value is
over double that first found and 1t was
considered rich. Sinking on the lead
continues and the footwall has not yet
been reached. although the company
has penetrated eighteen feet of ore
body.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Burglar Proof Shutters.

A German safety shutter, which is
invulnerable to burglars, is made on
the principle Of the roller shutter, the
strips of hardened steel three-quarters
of an inch in diameter, placed over
rods or on pivots. The sides, the only
vulnerable points, are hidden in
groves, and, as the tubes revolve free
iy, the burglars tools can obtain no
purchase upon them, thus rendering
strong rooms, ETC., absolutely inacces-
sible. Theater curtains constructed on
the same plan would also prove invalu-
able for the preservation Of life in case
of fra
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Trumea.

Truff1es win soon be cultivated on
scientific principles and are likely to
become cheaper. NJ. Chatin, who dis
covered that the truff1e is mushroom.
has announced to the Academic des
Sciences at Paris that the Duo de Les
parre, brother Of the Due de Gramont.
has found out how 1t terminates, and
on what leaves its spores will become
fruitful.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Voted for Good Roa6a

Special elections were held in Green
castle and Warren Townships, Put
nam County, Ind. this spring for free
macadam wagon roads. The proposi-
ton carried by substantial majorities.
The dispatch adds that people Of that
section believe In good roads.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Jurx In the Paaturs-

'Pasturing jury" is the legal style
Of caring for twelve good men and true
in village in Greer County, Oklaho-
ma. Funds being short. the courthouse
was built minus jury-room, SO when
the Jurors retire to make up a verdict
the bailif takes them out into the mid
die Of vacant lot, steps out Of hear
ing distance, and protects them from
corruptionists with q shotgun,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
A Third-Rail Accident.

A peculiar accident occurred on the
Chicago South Side Elevated road re-
Gently, which operates third-rail sys-
tenn. A workman dropped tool which
made electrical connection between the
third rail and large gas pipe carried
on the elevated structure, which result
ed In burning hole in the pipe and
igniting the gas. The fire department
was called out to extinguish the fire,
traffic being blocked for two hours.
Several cars were set on fire.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
GunpOwder Motor.

Explosive powder is used to operate
new motor, small quantity of the
powder being fed into the cylinder and
ignited by an electric spark to drive
the piston rod, the expanded gas escap-
ing through a valve as the piston
returns,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
81 Feel Like . Now Person.o
Mrs. GEO. LEACH,

Mrs. GEO. LEACH,
1909 Belle St., Alton, ILL.,, writess
"Before began to take your Vege'
table Compound was a great sufferer
from womb trouble. Menses would ap.
pear two and three times In a month,
causing me to be SO weak could not
stand. Icould neither sleep nor eat, and
looked SO badly my friends hardly
knew me.
al took doctors medicine but did not
derive much benefit from it. My drug
gist gave me one of your little books.
and after reading 1t decided to try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. feel like q new person. j
would not give your Compound for all
the doctors medicine in the world ]
can not praise it enough"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
European Postal Rates.

Germany leads all other nations in
the matter Of cheap postage. City let
tere are delivered for * Of cent, and
in Munich licensed company charges
but half that sum. A one-half-ounce
letter goes to any part of the empire
for 2h cents, and one-half-pounds
one for s cents. The French postage
rate Is 8 cents for each one-half ounce.
In England the rate Is for the first
ounce 2 cents, for the second / cent,
and / cent for each additional two
ounces.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
You cannot afford to drink
+ cofored tea.
: 1t undermines healtl-, and the
coloring hides defects.
: Schilling's Best needs no
coloring; it is good enough.


Of the Transmississippi Exhibition
stamps, the 50-cent stamp, which is
dark green in color, is from a drawing
by Frederic Remington of "Western
Mining Prospector," showing a pros
pector in the mountains with his pack
mules. The 81 stamp is in black and
white, from j. MacWhirter's ''Western
Cattle In Storm" The So stamp is
brown. showing an engraving of "The
Mississippi River Bridge" at St. Louis.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
RECLAIMED HEALTH.
Gratifying Letters to Mrs. Pink
ham From Happy Women.
~ Owe You Ny Life!s
Ma n Woovurar

Mrs. e. WooLHIsER,
Mills, Neb., writess
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM Il owe my
life to your Vegetable Compound. The
doctors said had consumption and
nothing could be done for me. My
menstruation had stopped and they
said my blood was turning to water. I
had several doctors. They all said I
could not live. Ibegan the use of Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
and it helped me right away; menses
returned and have gained In weight.
I have better health than have had for
years. It is wonderful what your Com
pound has done for me-"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Folding Megsphone.

The megaphone has come into almost
universal use at athletic and aquatic
races and contests because it enables
the judges and other officers to make
announcements that can be heard all
over the field. Its adoption has been
somewhat hampered by the size of the
instrument, which Is too bulky to be
conveniently transported, but this has
been overcome by making them collaps-
ible like the drinking cup made for
travellers and picnickers. The folding
megaphone is made in sections, one fit
ting in the other, and when not In use
the horn collapses into package about
the size of hat box.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Road Maintenance.

The only way by which a macadam
roadway can be kept firm and compact
and preserved through summer heat
is to moisten it regularly. If macadam
is worth paying for, it is worth caring
for. But this is done only in spots,
where private parties bear the expense,
and, instead Of keeping the roads al
ways good and firm, 1t Is customary to
wait until the sun has disrupted the
surface and then to spread on a GUAM
tity Of earth, stohes and sod to 'pro-
tcct" it.-EXchange.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Short Pencils Spliced.

Short pencils can be spliced by means
of new device consisting of short
tube internally threaded and having
bell shaped ends for the introduction of
the pencils and interior transverse
grooves to form cutting dies for the
threads
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
The attention of the public is callet

The attention of the public is called
to the professional work of DR.. T. H.
White, No. 2711a Morrison street,
Portland, Or. His electrical appli-
ances are the most modern, and his
crown and bridge work is of such artis-
tic form and finish, that his patients
are delighted not only with the looks,
but with the comfort they receive from
the use of such artificial work. All
operations are painless under his meth
DDS. See that your teeth are properly
cared for and that by skillful dentist.
There is no need to suffer the discom-
forts of broken-down and stained teeth
when they can be made useful and
pleasant to look upon without pain.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29

Rock Carvings OF the Ancfents.
On coins In the rock carvings of the
ancients the umbrella often shows its
familiar form. This goes to prove that
Jonas Hanway did not invent the ,um-
brella, but he saw the value of the east
ern sunshade and soon 1t became the
fashion to carry this useful article.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
The Largest Congregation.

The largest congregation In America
Is that of st. Stanislaus Kostka, in Chi
cago, which has 10000 communicates.
The number of attendants at the sew
eral Sunday services frequently ex-
ceeds $4,000.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Gained Forty-Ei9ht Pounds.

81 had strong appetite for liquor
which was the beginning of the break
ing down of my health. was also a
slave to tea and coffee drinking. Itook
the gold cure, but 1t did not help me" !"
This Is a portion of an interview
clipped from the Daily Herald, of Clin-
ton, Iowa. 1t might we'll be taken for
the subject of a temperance lecture but
that is not our object i'll publishing it.
1t is to show how system run down
by drink and disease, may be restored.
We cannot do better than quote further
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
For the Summer Girl.

A love In soft white straw is Just
made for the summer girl. 1t has ap
airy, fairy fold of white taffets round
1t, and two quilts curve back from the
knot in front. White violets coquet
with Miss 8. G.'s tresses in the back.
1t is ideal summer hatgear, all white
and inexpessibly dainty.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
He Would Try.

A Denver girl kissed soldier good
bye at the depot with the remark;
"God bless you; stand up for Colo
rado." Between his sobs he replied
"Im from Nebraska, but I'll try and
stand up for both states now." There
upon she kissed him again for Nebraska.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29

British sailors have been ordered by
the Admiralty to reverse the manner of
lacing their trousers. Hereafter the
bow must be tied at the bottom instead
Of the top.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
WHAT WILL BECOME OF CHINA

None can foresee the outcome of the quarrel
between foreign powers over the division OF
China. 1t is Interesting to watch thegoing to
pieces of this ancient but unprogressive race.
Many people in America are also going to
pieces because of dyspepsia, constipation,
blood, liver and stomach diseases. We are
living too fast but strength, vigor and good
health can be retained If we keep off and cure
Bitters.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
To Chalk the Cue.

Billiard players will appreciate a
new chalk-holder, which consists of
metal plate to be screwed on the wall
to support piece OF chalk, which is
followed out in the center to receive
the tip of the cue.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29

An historic landmark of the town Of
Hadley, Mass, the old Hooker house,
which stood for almost two centuries,
was burned recently. 1t was in this
house that General Joe Hooker was
horn in 1914
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Prevents Drying of Mucilaee.

0annet cry up nor the
brush become hard in new bottle
which has a rubber stopper. in the
center of which the short brush handle
is formed, the handle adjusted by a
screw socket as the mucilage is ex-
haustad
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
TRY ALIENS FOOT-EASE.

A powder to be shaken into the shoes.
At this season your feet feel swollen, ner-
vous, and hot, and get tired easily. 1fyou
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 today. Sold by
all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Sent
by mail for 25c in stamps. Trial package
FREE Address Allen 8. Olmsted, Le
Row. New York,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Glove Which Will Not Wear Out.

In a newly designed glove, patented
by a Michigan woman, the palm of the
hand and inside of the thumb and
fingers are provided with interviewer
rings of leather or other material which
prevent the glove from wearing out
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29

Goldfish are of Chinese origin. They
were originally found in large lake
near Mount Tsientsing and were first
brought to Europe In the seventeenth
century. The first in France came as
a present to Nine. de Pompadour.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29

A plan for rendering paper as tough
as wood or leather has been recently
introduced on the European continent.
It consists of mixing chloride of zinc
with the pulp In the course of manufac-
tura
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Celluloid Balloon,

In an improved balloon the basket is
carried by four air cells adjustably
mounted on railing around the basket,
making it possible for the remaining
cells to support the aeronaut if one cell
should collapse.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
Where They Missed 1t.

Il am very much surprised to hear
that they are married. thought he
was merely flirting with her.
HE thought so, too" ."-Coll.ers Week
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-07-29
WAGONS IMPROVED.

The new improved Stoughton wagons
stand the racket. Three more car loads are
OH the way. 1t pays to have the best.
Write for free catalogue JOHN POOLE,
sole agent, foot of Morrison street, Port
laId Or