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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
Felt His Suneriority.

sThis man, your honor, was abusing
every policeman he came across" testi-
fed an officer before Justice Martin in
prosecuting hungry looking individ-
uaI who had been taken into custody
the previous evening. I'VE tried to
avoid placing him under arrest, but he
continued his abuse until it could not
be endured any longer"
"What was the worst thing he called
you?" inquired the court.
..He said, your honor" was the Off
GERS reply, .'that he was SO much SUI
perior to any officer he had ever seen
that he would not notice them.''
The justice looked at the hungry y-ap
pearing individual before him and ask.
ed if he had uttered this slander against
the police officer.
"Yes, your HONOR said the prisoner
"and 1 repeat it. never knew police
officer that was not a scoundrel, and il
this one respect l am superior TO al
of them. I can give them cards anG
spades when it comes to separating al
| individual from his money"
The court inflicted a fine of 81 ant
costs against the prisoner.-Chicag g
| Chronicle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
THE FOUR SEASONS.

When Beauty weeps the silent tears de-
scend
In gentle April rain. Such melting
wileS
Must thaw the hardest heart and fervor
lend
To wreathe her face once more in
springtime smiles
When Beauty weeps.
When Beauty smiles the bushes on her
cheek
Outblush the rose; her eyes the stars
outshine.
Her dimpled face and wanton tresses
speak
OF brooks and fields, summer ray
divine
When Beauty smiles.
When Beauty pouts her lips, once laugh
ter-tossed,
Betoken change; her eyelids, silken
veiled,
Now droop like flowers fondled by the
October's blush to gray November
paled-
When Beauty pouts.
When Beauty frowns her brow is winter
bound,
Her glances-tender, warm, when pas
sion famed
Grow cold To warm their wings the
cupids round
Loves dying fame are grouped, shiv-
ering band
When Beauty frowns.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
HOW TOM THUMB GOT HIS TITLE

The Name Was Given by Barnum and
the General" by Queen Victoria.
The Countess Magri, formerly Mrs.
Tom Thumb. in paper in the Woman's
Home Companion, gives the following
account of how the famous dwarf came
by his name:
''In speaking of Mr.. Stratton l have
used the name General Tom Thumb,
for by that name the public best knew
him. Perhaps statement of how he
received his title will be of interest-a
story which even Mr. Barnum has neg
tected to make known, but which Mr..
Stratton himself told me. When Mr..
Barnum first made his acquaintance
and persuaded his parents to allow
their child to travel it was thought a
good scheme to introduce him to the
public as Tom Thumb So as Tom
Thumb he was heralded by all the skill
which made Barnum so famous, and by
that name he was introduced to Queen
Victoria and many of the royal and
titled frequenters of st. James.
'sOn his first visit he had amused the
Queen by asking particularly after the
Prince of Wales, and when he was the
second time summoned to appear at the
palace he was presented both to the
Prince of Wales and to the Princess
Royal, who afterward became Empress
of Germany. AS he stood beside the
children his smallness was more no.
ticeable. The Duke of Wellington was
present, and noticed this fact, evidently
with much interest, as he said to some
one standing near, Their Royal High
nesses are head and shoulders taller
than Tom Thumb This remark the
General told me, was overheard by the
Queen, and turning to the Duke she
said, General Tom Thumb" Bowling
low to her majesty the Duke gave me
the military salute, repeating the title
General Tom Thumb" Everybody
bowed, and although did not fully
comprehend then that her majesty's
simple say-so could make it unchange
able. / found that ever after that was
addressed as General
"Mr. Stratton also said that he knew
enough of the war history of the Duke
Of Wellington to be greatly interested
in him, and to feel that an introduction
to this great fighter as he called, wal
worth more than a chat with this roya
boy and girl"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

Many horse when fed on the street
wastes portion of the feed by spilling
it out Of the feeding device in trying to
get at it, and with the idea of prevent
ing this loss Thomas A. Howard or
Baltimore has devised the feed bag
shown in our illustration. The inten-
ton is to supply just enough feed at
a time in the lower chamber to keep
even with the demand. the remainder
of the grain being contained in the
hopper shown at the rear. The supply
hopper is suspended behind the ami
mails throat by straps attached to the
bride. and the front portion Is held
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
A STRANGE CITY.
Where the Insane Find Welcome, Good
Treatment and Cure.

Where the Insane Find Welcome, Good
Treatment and Cure.
The little city of Gheel, in Belgium,
is a resort for demented people. Ac-
cording to legend that has had, and
even at the present day still has, much
weight with the peasantry of Belgium.
the city started as follows:
Many centuries ago, on the site where
Gheel now stands, an insane father
murdered his lovely young daughter.
A shrine was erected to her memory
and was called saint Dymphna.'
The belief arose that Saint Dymphna
particularly favored the insane, and did
miraculous things for them; in conse-
uuence, hundreds of insane peop.e were
yearly brought to her shrine that she
might intercede with God for their res
toration.
Oftentimes many of the unfortunates
fingered around the shrine for months
at time, finally it became permanent
abiding place for many, and gradually
a city came into existence. 1t now mas
a population of about ten thousand, and
at least every fourth resident is insane
The insane that come to them are not
lodged in asylums; those not easily
managed are taken care Of in suburban
cottages. and the mildly insane board
with the private families of the city.
Very few of them are under restrictions
of any nature, and they are met with
everywhere in the city, walking about
with entire freedom.
The coming of an insane boarder into
Gheel family is made gala-day ar
fair. Every member of the fafily
dresses for the occasion, the house is
beautifully decorated, and card, bear
ing the word "welcome' in large, bright
letters, is placed in conspicuous place.
| The head of the family introduces the
newcomer as friend or relative
and after a warm greeting there is
| banquet and a general good time.
Next day the boarder goes to WORK
| with other members of the family, fol
| to keep the insane employed is part
| of the treatment. However, they are
| never compelled to work. Unmanage
able patients are coaXed into doing
| what is thought best for them. Under
| no circumstances is an insane person
| irritated or dealt with harshly in the
city of Gheel Nor are they evel
| spoken of as being insane or lunatics
| they are called either ''innocents" Of
friends"
They are given an abundance O.
plain. substantial food, plenty of out
| door exercise, and are in every wa!
treated in the most humane way. AS /
result, the statistics show that at leas
60 per cent of the patients go ava.
cured, and the incurables are almost in
yariably greatly benefited.
When you visit Belgium don't fail t.
see the strange city of Gheel 1t is bu
a short distance from Antwerp.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

God is not in the religion that is not
using both hands to lift up men.
There isn't gold enough in the world
to make a discontented man rich.
Are you putting any treasure where
1t cannot be stolen or burned up?
1t is not wise to cut down the thistles
in such a way as to scatter the seeds.
Love never turns back because It
sees a mountain or hears lion roar.
The preacher whose religion is all in
his head does not believe in revivals.
Time sets his chisel little deeper
whenever there is a frown upon the
face.
The hardest thing the devil ever tried
to do was to starve a good man to
death.
Egotism always looks at his "neigh-
bor'' through the wrong end Of the tele-
scope.
The devils great aim Is to make 1t
easy for men to do wrong and hard to
do right
0Ou 10 always lOohlAS IOi d UCtlSA
place in which to put the man whom
he can trust.
Every Christian should try to dc
something every day that will make his
pillow softer.
Whenever a man is converted, God
has given his neighbors another proof
that the Bible is true.
1t is remarkable how many different
kinds Of fish the devil can catch when
he baits his hook with money.
When man makes a religion he tries
to make one that will let him stay
mean and still respect himself.
Angels can tell how much righteous
ness there is in a nation by the way
it deals with the liquor traffic
If we were half as anxious as we
try to make people think we are we
would accomplish twice as much as
we do.
One reason why more mountains are
not being moved by faith, is that st
few people are willing to begin will
mole hills.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

in place by strap attached to the
check rein. A stiffening ring is placed at
the top of the feed pouch, and in the
bottom is a wooden disk followed out
in the upper side to throw the feed
toward the center and prevent its ac-
emulation around the sides. 1t is OBJ
vious that the grain will feed by grav-
ity into the feed pouch, and that the
supply will be dependent upon the
amount consumed by the animal. An
important feature of the device is that
when the horse lowers its head the
pouch is raised by the action of the
check rein, thus allowing the animal to
obtain a good mouthful with little ex-
erti0Il
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
An Opinion Indorsed.

'It takes genius and hard work to
make a great actor" exclaimed the
chubby matinee favorite, who was
smoking a cigarette and reading fifty
cent novel.
And the press agent looked up from
the piles of fiction which his facile pen
was tracing, and in voice that shook
with feeling, exclaimer:
ssYou bet it Observation-Disclosures Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
Hard to>Account for.

Hicks-I have read that book all
through, and l can't see that there ID
anything improper in it.
Wicks-Well, what made you think
there Wasp
Hicks-Why, it has sold 100000 cop
fes,-Somerville Journal
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
Ice House of Straw.

The illustration, reproduced from the
American Agriculturist, shows how to
turn to good account straw stacks
sometimes found on farms. The cheap
est sort of a framework which need not
be tightly boarded up will answer. The
floor should be leveled up and drain,
consisting of trench partly filed in
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

The rung is put down so the ears OF
corn will not catch when pulled for
ward. Corn husking makes lame backs
and sore hands. The horse will help
the back, and the following recipe will
help the hands: Take white wax, one
fourth ounce; spermaceti, one-fourth
ounce; almond oil, one ounce; glycerin,
two ounces. Melt the wax and stir in
the oil and glycerin.-Ohio Farmer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

Copy the model parts of this on a
piece of white cardboard and enlarge
the measurements two, three or FIVE
times. Cut along all the lines drawn
In full and bend over the dotted lines.
The letters in the ground plan and the
side view correspond to those in the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
ICE HOUSE WITH TRENCH.

with stones, dug to carry off meltage
water. Entrance should be through
a long passage with several locks to eff
fectually cut off air currents. All sur
face water must be conducted away
from such a stack and hogs kept out
or they will burrow in and admit air
to the ice.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
FOB LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.

somethins that Will Interest the Ju-
veniIe Members of Every Household
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings
of MANY Cute and Cunning Children.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

LONG face is not
a passport to
heaven.
Every sin be-
comes a tiger On
our track.
What a little
god some very big
people worship.
Gods place fol
a Christian Is
where he is need
ed the most.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
Keeps Him Busy,

The German Emperor has been
known to change his costume twelve
times in eighteen hours. His wardrobe
contains more than 1000 suits.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
Old-Eashioned Plow.

Nearly all of the Egyptian farmers
use the same kind of plow that was
used 5000 years ago.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

model. The edge stripes should be bent
at right-angles and united with the
corresponding ones by means of strong
glue. Set the building on foundation
'of wood or heavy pasteboard and sur
round it with lawns (green moss, gray
aled walks, etc.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
Slate Pencils.

Slate pencils were formerly cut from
slate just as it is dug from the earth.
Pencils so made were objected to on
account of the grit which they contain.
To overcome this difficulty, says the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
Grass Farming,

Few articles in the agricultural line
of writing have attracted more atten-
ton or perhaps done more to arouse
a determination to do better than those
of Mr.. George NJ. Clark, which we have
published this season, upon grass grow
ing. Many writers before have urged
the need of more thorough fitting OF
the land before sowing grass seed, of
using manure and fertilizers more free
ly, and of seeding with more seed. But
with Mr.. Clark it is not a matter Of the
ory. He has practiced what others
have preached, and he has practical
results to show for what he has done.
Others may have grown as tall grass,
but they guessed at the height, and did
not measure it. Some may have had
as much hay upon acre, but they did
not weigh it. 1t did not become mat
ter of record, and true statement OF
facts would find many doubling Thorn.
ases.-American Cultivator.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
Huskinu Horse.

HuSkfuR
The husking horse shown in the cut
is made of light material. The rung
should be one and one-fOurth inch stuff,
put in with shoulders cut down to one
inch where it goes through the legs.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

If you have philosophical question
to ask go to philosopher, not to q
cynic.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

The baseball player never settles
down to business; he is always looking
for change Of base.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

A pessimist is a person who believes
In q hoodoo. -. ----------
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
Emulsion for Cabbag'

Kerosene emulsion as made accord
ing to the formula in Acknowledgements
turist's year book for '99 will effectual
ly destroy cabbage worms and lice. It
will do up any insect that is unfortun.
ate enough to get good dose of it
but care must be taken not to make
the application strong enough to kin
the plants. A sprayer is the best to
put it on with, ~
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
Clover Straw.

The straw left after clover seed has
been threshed out is not as good as
clover hay early cut, yet if it is handled
properly it makes very good forage. 1t
should not be allowed to get too ripe
before cutting, as, If it does, the seeds
from the larger heads which ripen first
will drop out in the curing, and the
seed saved will be from the smaller
heads that ripen last. Thus is the seed
less in quantity and often inferior in
quality to those which might have OBJ
tanned by cutting when the larger heads
had Just turned a deep brown, while
the value Of the straw is lessened.-E1-
change,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
General Purpose Farming.


1t has been well said that the gen.
eral-purpose farmer who is also good
gardener has a better living for him
self and family than the special-crop
farmer, If he does not make as much
money some years. Why should he
not? He grows his own beef and
pork and mutton, his poultry and
eggs, his fruits and vegetables, and If
he wants to eat them he has not to
count the cost of them. If he has any
surplus he can get money to supply
such other necessaries as the farm does
not supply. If railroads are stopped
by strike or town roads blocked by
heavy snowdrifts, he has no fear of
starvation, and if unexpected visitors
arrive, there is no need Of rushing off
to market to get food for them. He
is the ideal Independent farmer, If he
is out of debt, and he and his family
are in good health. And they are the
kind who are apt to be out of debt, for
such a one will usually sell more than
he is obliged to buy every year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30


I studied my tables over and over and
backward and forward. too.
But 1 couldn't remember six times nine,
and l didn't know what to do
Till my sister told me to play with my
doll and not to bother my head. .
"If you call her 'Fifty-four' for awhile
you will learn it by heart she said
So took my fayorite, Mary Ann, though
/ thought twas dreadful shame
To give such perfectly lovely child such
perfectly horrid name,
And I called her my little "Fifty-four' s
hundred times, till | knew
The answer of six times nine as well 81
the answer of two times two.
Next day Elizabeth Wigglesworth, wht
always acts so proud,
Said, ''six times nine is ifty-two, and
nearly laughed aloud.
But 1 wished hadn't when the teacher
said, "Now, Dorothy, tell if yo,
cam"
For I thought of my doll, and-sake
alive!I answered, MARY Annr
Anna NJ. Pratt.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
RAMS HORN BLASTS.

Warning Notes Calling the Wicked to
Repentance.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
How Princes Are Punished.

That there is no whipping boy in
Germany was evidenced the other day
when the empress sent her eldest son,
the future emperor from the table Oh
account of his rudeness. The prince,
it appears, was unmannerly to young
er brother, and the empress. turning to
the French tutor, who on that occasion
had charge of the princes, said:
'.Monsieur, 1 beg that you will ask
me to excuse his royal highness, the
prince"
The tutor begged that the prince be
excused, and that young gentleman was
forced to leave the table without fin
ishing his meal 1t is well known that
the royal boys of Germany have had
to grin and bear many a sound f1ogging
administered by the imperial hand,
along with. a vast deal of discipline
from governors, tutors, etc.
A different state of affairs this from
the time when a boy was kept to be
punished instead of prince. In Eng
land such a youth was called the whip
ping boy, and a famous English artist,
w. A. Stacey, painted portrait of
Prince Edward, afterward Edward VI,
trying to defend his whipping boy from
f1ogging which he himself deserved.
In those days a prince who was to
be a king was looked upon and treated
as a person of great Importance. His
person was held to be sacred, and SO
| it would never have done to punish
him. If an English prince missed his
lessons, was rude to his teachers, OF
committed any of the other naughty
tricks common to saucy children his
whipping boy was fogged.-Cleveland
Leader.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

express his opinion and give his reasons
for it. We have seen times when the
books were wrong and the farmer right,
though usually scientific investigation
reaches results that give more accurate
information than guesswork, though
the latter may be founded on certain
amount of practical experience. And
the agricultural papers should always
be kept on file in the Grange room, and
speakers led to comment on such state
ments as they see in them that seem
new or interesting to them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30
Cattle for Breeding.

There is a marked Increase in the de-
mand for fine cattle for breeding pur-
poses, which is not confined to any spe-
cial kind, says the American Cultiva-
tor. All the leading breeds have their
friends and advocates, and each has
special points of merit worthy Of con-
sideration. Just at present there is an
embargo on European cattle. Official
advices to the Department Of Agricul-
ture report that the foot and mouth
disease is very prevalent among live
stock throughout almost all Of Europe,
except Norway, Sweden and Holland,
and importations of animals from Eu-
ropean countries, principally Germany,
France, Austria, Belgium and Switzer-
land, is being prohibited by this Gov
ernment. A special permit from the
Secretary of Agriculture is required for
the entry of all these animals subject
to contagious disease, and applications
for permits from the countries where
the disease is prevalent are being re-
fused by the department.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

The Song of the Top.
Spinning!
Spinning!
Spinning!
Roundi
and round | go,
Twirling, tripping, dipping,
Gliding to and fro; Cutting grace
full circles. Then, with sudden start,
Right and left go bounding-We
I know my art! Life to me is mo
ton! Blithe as bird on wing,
With each revolution. Hark
the song l sing! Hum
ming, humming, hum
ming, Round and
round l go! Oh
lead a gay
life, Gid
ing to
and
fro
Little Folks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

A New Jersey correspondent of the
Germantown Telegraph writes that he
has had much trouble in getting catch
of clover, and in one field he had failed
several times to get catch of grass OF
clover with wheat. One year he ploWed
it as soon as the wheat was Off, and
mixing pound of fat turnip seed with
the clover and timothy seed for an acre
he sowed the field with that combina-
ton and rolled it in without harrow
ing. The season was dry, but the tur-
nips came up well, and when cold
weather came he could have harvested
a large crop. Most Of them were left
to freeze in the ground. The green
leaves nearly covered the ground, and
when snow came they caught 1T ana
held it there effectually protecting the
clover and timothy. In the spring the
turnips were decayed and furnished
much food for the grass and clover, and
he had one of the best stands that he
had obtained in many years.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-30

London Engineer, an inventor devised
an ingenious process by which the slate
is ground to very fine powder, all
grit and foreign substances removed
and the powder bolted through silk
cloth much in the same manner as
flour is bolted. The powder is then
made into dough, and this dough is
subjected to a very heavy hydraulic
pressure, which presses the pencils out
the required shape and diameter, but
in lengths of about three feet. While
yet soft the pencils are cut into the
desired lengths and set out to dry in tue
open air. After they are thoroughly
dry the pencils are placed in steam
baking kilns, where they receive the
proper temper