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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15
New fuFk Cottoe Market.

New York, Sept. a.
Cotton futures closed steady at the de-
cline. September. 1000; October, 997; No
vember, 977; December. 96S; January.
965; February. 9.65. March. 9.65; April.
966: May, 966; June. 9.s7: July. 964
Cotton spot closed quiet. 4 IN the de-
cline. Middling Cplands. 1914; middling
Gulf, II. Sales, rs bales
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

The visiting committee " the Insane
4 Spital made its regular visit. yes
terday. and found everything III the
pink Of condition. There are 40 in
mates in the institution at the present
time
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

\. z. Wood finds his present loca-
tion iii the Quimby Art Store excellent
for business. and his high reputation
t3r fine ANA reliable work in all lines
Nj jewciry and watch repairing is PROV
ing IL be a drawing card
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

TEE latest scheme for adding to the
comfort Dc o,1liCts i'll American pris-
"ns is to provide q number Of cycles
for Tho propose Mt exercise i'll the
prison yard
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

It was stated yesterday, at the
state house that the Eastern Maine In
sane Hospital will be ready ID ~ fur
nished at the beginning Of the new
,-a1r
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

Swift & Turner have a lot Of half
pint jelly tumblers. with tin tops. which
they will dispose of at a very small
price. only 29c per dozen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

The Cony High School Assembly met
III l2.4j y. NJ, yesterday and chose
William Badger moderator. and Parker
l,raig. clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15
. aiIp 1sennebec 3ournaI.


She's home again. she's home again
Again my heart is light;
Again The world is fun of cheer
And | can sleep at night.
She's home again. she's homo again
Ana things are Strengthened out.
wgud my homcward way no more.
prey to dread ana doubt
Shes home again. she's home again,
The DAYS again are bright.
Again the skies are blue and
Have found my appetite
She's home again. she's home again.
shes had her little whirl-
Nay. not the one who shares nv LOT
mean the hired girl.
shes homo again she's home again.
she's had a month Of play
As for my Wife and l, we can't
Afford TO 80 away.
Chicago Times Herald.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

The cry hospital was indebted to d.
4. knowlton. yesterday. for the gift Of
some fine Holsters.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

The funeral Of the late Mary l..
Emery viii be held at the residence
on Flagg street. at , p. NJ. Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

7, /, proposed /, establish cp.U.aUui-
cation between Zanzibar and P.mLa
BY wireless telrEraph.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15
New foFa Money MarSei.

New YORK. Sept. H.
Closing! Money VI can, 1Gll PER cent.
Prime mercantile paper. iG54
Sterling exchange. steadier at stSj5s for
demand ana a. $tS3t4 for 60 days; posted
rates $iSf~-f 49, and S4.S7 2uLSN. com
mercial bills. S4.S-laGtS3
Bar silver, 6zil.
Silver certificates. 6z=im6G4.
Nc yi-al lnllnre Is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

On the Produce Exchange:
RUTTER-Firm; creameries, 1SiLff2O1a
dairv l4Gl8.
CHEES Firm. 10i4T11ia
EGGS teady; fresh. l5c
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

There a.r no -naAr4 "r fya.. .u At.--
E', hut .A.y. ar lpaGs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

Ncd Merrill la< returned d, Brunswick
to rccnler BowdoIp College.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

Union Pacific lists observation-disclosures.
rex. int. @Fbid. asked.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

Mr. ANA Mra. a. a. Johnson. Mrs Mary
Lc,ourneau and Miss Laura Brooks we~7
among those who attended the fair at
GeadEe.d. Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

Mrs. Teun.aau ANA repEew. George
Gerard. have gone 20 Clinton. where they
WIN visit fur y few days
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

where sac has secured "A position as
teacher in rno w the town schools
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

ID. II. HUutan has been III ReadneId
'or a few days. called there by the serious
illness OC hIs mother
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

Ausal Holw4y. State strange deputy Icfc
town, Friday. for weeks work in WASH
ir-tuu county
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

7. Fra~cis MacNiyhoi returned u viual-
haven. Friday. after having passed d,
rrak I'LL town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15

Miss Mac Mccartney returned w Five
Islands, Friday. whore she IS employed
as q teacher III one ~ tine public schools
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-09-15
Shredded Wheat

Drop a postal don't send
stamp for 262 ways of serving
naturally organized food, beau
tifully illustrated, and many
food : facts. The Shredded
Wheat Co., Worcester, Mass.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06
The Teacher of Paderewski.

The chief attraction. at Vienna has
been Professor Leschetitzky, the teach
er of Paderewski, and perhaps the best
known of all teachers Of piano. He is
moody and impatient, but is prince
of good fellows to the pupil who shows
talent or excessive industry. He has
taught most of the great American
pianists.
1 visited Professor Leschetitzky at
his summer house at Ischl, and during
our conversation he made the follow
ing statements in regard to American
music students which are well worth
their attention:
"They ought not come to us unless
they are musical and know music"
"Too many of them don't know how
to touch the piano, and 1 have neither
the time nor the patience to teach the
scales"
"a talented man or woman ought by
all means to come over here, If only
to see how little he or she knows about
music"
"Your young people lack depth and
industry. They are very enthusiastic
at first, but most of them drop off when
the hard work begins.
Home Companion.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06
Bridge of Sand Built by Ants.

Something new and interesting about
ants was learned by a florist recently,
For a week or so he had been bothered
by ants that got into boxes of seeds
which rested on a shelf. To get rid Of
the ants he put into execution an old
plan, which was to place meaty bone
close by, which the ants soon covered,
every one deserting the boxes of seeds.
AS soon as the bone would become
thickly inhabited by the little creepers
the florist tossed it into tub Of water.
The ants having been washed off, the
bone was put in4 use as trap again.
Yesterday the florist bethought himself
that he would save trouble by placing
the bone in the center of sheet of fly
paper, believing that the ants would
never get to the bone, but would get
caught on the sticky fly paper while
trying to reach the food. But the
florist was surprised to find that the
ants, discovering the nature of the pa
per trap, formed a working force and
built path clear to the bone. The ma
terial for the walk was sand secured
from a little pile near by. For hours
the ants worked, and when the path
was completed they made their way
over its dry surface in couples, as in a
march, to the bone.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06
Foul Seeds.

It would be impossible to compute
the loss by the use Of poor and foul
seeds each year. We can test seed and
ind out what percentage of it does not
germinate, and thus estimate possible
Increase in the amount necessary to use
for a field, or the decrease of crop if
we fail to make that allowance. But as
the cost of caring for and harvesting
the product of an acre is nearly the
same whether the crop is large or small,
the cost of growing a bushel or ton
Increases as the yield diminishes. But
even this could be more easily borne
than the cost Of caring for the crop,
as 1t is increased and its value dimin-
ished by an admixture of foul weeds in
the seed we have bought. We could
easily afford to pay much higher prices
for seeds If we could have guarantee
of their purity. The Agricultural De-
partment has done some good work in
examining both homegrown and i'm
ported seeds, and while they have
found most of the varieties of seeds
which we export to be reasonably free
from foul seed, and thus have helped
to find greater sale for them abroad,
they have also found that some varie-
ties which we import are badly mixed
with the seed of undesirable weeds,
particularly from certain sections,
where they must be either dishonest or
criminally careless. Whichever 1t may
be, these inspections may help to re-
duce the evil, but it will be only when
there shall hp cana hJa inSDactOrS Nar1-
thorized to thoroughly examine and
brand packages of seed, and provide
for the adequate punishment of those
who sell seed for what it is not, that
farmers will have the protection which
they have a right to demand.-Ameri
can CultiYator
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06
To Tell O1eomarparine.

That a great deal Of oleomargarine
and butterine, colored contrary to law,
is sold for the genuine article is a we'll
known fact. One of the surest tests
is to subject the sample to intense heat
If the melted sample bubbles and sput-
ters, it is butter; if it lies perfectly in
animate, it is oleomargarine.
The art of coloring and flavoring cot
ton-seed oil and lard in imitation of fine
creamery butter has become so perfect
that unless subjected to some such test
the difference is not apparent. There
are number of methods used by chem
lists, and in cases where even the
aforementioned test is found made
ouate the chemist can tell by using an
apparatus. A st. Louis wholesale dealer
in butter says: Not every one can tell
the difference between butter and the
imitation, even after trying the heat
test. My advice to those who want
real butter is to stick to the grocers
who handle only butter. Many tricks
are used in order to sell the colored
oleo. An unscrupulous grocer will tell
you he has some extra fine "Elgin'' or
dairy" but he will not say butter. It
is Elgin oleomargarine or dairy oleo-
margarine. The law gives the con-
sumer some protection, for in the Uni
ted States courts it goes hard with the
man who fails to stamp each package
of oleo with the word"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06
WHEN AT THE LAST.

When at the last 1 lay me down to
sleep,
And of the morrow's dawning reckon
not,
When night no more, no more may vigil
keep.
And loves brief noon is but dream
forgot
Back to the Past, it's sad and variant
ways,
Be Thou the warder of my yesterdays.
Amid the paths long lost, or sought too
late.
Where waywardness hath wandered,
love been blind.
If there be one that lieth clear and
straight
Unseen, perchance forgot-thou mayest
find.
Even in that perverse, perplexing maze,
The white thread shining mid my yes
terdays.
So oft have loves torch wavered, loves
feet failed.
Were the vain reckoning mine 'twere
but to weep.
Blind Thou the sight by memory as
sailed.
When at the last l lay me down to
sleep,
And through Times deep and labyrin-
THAN ways
Grown Thou some moment in my yes
terdays!
-Harper's Bazaar.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06

60 ON NELSON and his cousin,
Harry Morton, were deeply inter
ested in the rearing of pigeons
Their fathers owned adjoining farms,
and the houses were about a quarter of
a mile apart. Many were the journeys
that the boys made to and fro in order
to compare notes and to exchange ideas
in regard to the care and training of
their pets.
Indeed, so urgent and pressing at
times was the need of speedy commune
cation that they so trained several birds
of the carrier species that a message
could be dispatched and reply received
in an astonishingiy short space of time.
Each boy carried home every night a
pigeon from the others dovecote, which
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06
MISTAKES IN MAKING CHANGE.
Any Hard and Fast Rule Respecting
Correction May Work Badly.

Any Hard and Fast Rule Respecting
Correction May Work Badly.
Last Sunday morning a lady in heavy
black attire, carrying an umbrella, a
fan and prayer book, took an electric
car at the station and sat down in the
seat next the rear door. When the car
reached the point of her destination,
the conductor had just gone forward to
take up fares. She signaled him to stop
and held up bill to pay him. The
conductor took the money and without
a suspicion of impatience handed her
back the change Meanwhile the car
waited. you should have come for
my fare earlier, she demonstrated
mildly. She got off at last, and the
car went forward and stopped at the
next crossing to take on another pas
senger. Just then the lady in black be-
gan to make violent gestures from the
distant sidewalk. whats the matter
with her now?" asked a youth on the
rear platform. Kicking about her
change" growled the conductor. "Ring
the bell and go on" returned the first
speaker. "She has right to what is
ouC dC1s CANldidCu a yOudS "ondu
with spirit. All was silent in the car
as the black figure came trotting
through the mud as rapidly as her long
skirts, prayer book, fan, and umbrella
would let her. "See," she said, catch
ing her breath as she came within
speaking distance and still holding the
change the conductor had given her,
"see here! You have given me too
muchr'
witnessed some years ago in the Old
Colony station. There was at that time
a very stuffy and ill-mannered ticket
seller at the window. One day he sold
ticket to suburban passenger. who
paid for it with bill and gathered up
his change and passed on few steps
before he counted it. Then he came
back and called across the line of peo-
pie who were buying tickets: "See
here, you have made mistake in CIV
ing me change" The ticket seller burst
upon him abusiyely. Don't you see
that notice over the Window" he shout
ed. "tCount your change before you
leave the window l can't correct your
change now" "Very WELL" said the
suburban man; "you gave me just So
too much change for that $40 bill, but
never mind-I won't trouble you" He
tucked the money into his vest pocket
and walked away, and as there was a
considerable crowd and the ticket seller
could not climb through his window the
man was out of sight in moment.
Meantime the ticket seller was shout
ing: "Come backi Stop that manr'
and growing very red in the face, all
no avail. The suburban man kept the
extra So for several days and then
brought it back, taking the occasion to
give the surly ticket man lecture
which probably he never forgot.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06
Paner Made from Leather.

A novel use Of leather is in the manu-
facture of fibroleum, new paper prod
uct, which is the invention of G. Brig
alant, of Barentin, in France. This is a
sort of leather paper on board, which is
made from waste cuttings of skins into
small bits, and then immersing them in
a large vat containing an alkaline solu-
ton, which dissolves the glutinous
matter, but leaves the fibers unaltered
The resultant fiber is then beaten and
afterward pressed through refner.
The stuff is run onto the wire and a
very thin paper is made, which is cut
into sheets, and while wet is placed in
piles and subjected to pressure to
squeeze the water out.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06

The density of the population accord
ing to each square kilometer tabout
O.3S6 square niles is thus reckored:
In Belgium, 22O; Italy, 1863; Holland
149; England, 1876; Germany, 81; Switz-
erland, 73; France, Y; Austria, SO;
Spain, SO; Russia, 20. While the an
nual increase of the population of Rus
sia has been 1.45 for. every 100 in the
last ten years, that of Germany has
been 1.15, of Austria-Hungary 0.96, of
England OBS, of Italy O.45, of France
O.OS. At this rate of augmentation, in
100 years, Russia would have 22SOO0,-
600 inhabitants, Germany 100000, 900,
Austria Hungary 100000, England
Is, 100000, Italy 44,O0O,0OO, and France
only 100000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06
he kept in cage ready to send with q
note when occasion required.

he kept in cage ready to send with
note when occasion required.
One rainy day Tom Nelson, having
nothing to do a,si finding the time
hanging heavily on his hands, thought
it a favorable opportunity for him to
pay his cousin a visit, and had caught
up his hat with that intention, when his
father, passing through the kitchen
where he was, said:
tom, am going to the village, to be
gone several hours, and | don't want
you to leave the house. have noticed
several tramps around here lately and
they might be troublesome to your
mother if they found her alone"
''All right, sir,'' said Tom, who felt
somewhat disappointed, but he had
long ago learned to not grUmble about
trifies.
81 feel uneasy about that money.
George" said Mrs. Nelson, who had en-
tered the room and was looking anx-
iOusly at her husband.
What money! asked Tom.
"Why," said his father, 1.-The school
board at their last meeting made me
treasurer and handed me all the funds.
amounting to little over $500"
"Where is it?'' asked Tom again.
safely hidden away where no one
will be likely to find it," answered his
father, laughing. ''If you and your
mother don't know where it is you will
not be able to tell any one, that's GER
tain," and he went off.
fo fo
amount in the house." said Mrs Nelson.
and she went about her work with
preoccupied air.
Tom busted himself writing a note to
his cousin, and when it was ready he
went to the woodshed and brought in
the cage containing the messenger He
was just going to tie the note to the
birds wing when the kitchen door
opened and man walked in without
knocking, man of the real, genuine,
unadulterated tramp species : dirty,
ragged, unkempt and brutal-looking.
"Villain' was written in unmistakable
characters on his ugly countenance.
He asked abruptly for, or rather de-
manded, something to eat, and Mrs.
Nelson, with a troubled glance at him,
set about preparing meal, pretending
to take no notice of the furtive glances
which her unwelcome guest was cast
ing around him.
Tom, who was a slightly built lad of
Is, did not seem formidable obstacle
to this burly rogue, for after one care
less glance in the boys direction he
took the chair offered by Mrs. Nelson
and sat down to his dinner
Tom, remembering his fathers part
ing words, was in a sore dilemma. He
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06
Root Houses and Fruit.

Root and fruit houses may be mace
at a very little cost as useful and quite
as effective and satisfactory in every
way as the most costly ones. Those
here shown may be made at no greater
expense than the cost of the hinges,
and the boards, few pounds of spikes,
and some tenpenny nails. The house
is dug out of the bank, which of course
should be dry, and the door of the
house should face the south. The walls
may be built upof logs or stone as may
be convenient. The roof is made of
poles doubled and covered with leaves
or straw. and then with doubled
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06
1T Looks Like Celluloid.

A substitute for celluloid is now be-
ing produced from untanned leather
boiled in oil, which is said to resemble
celluloid in every particular. 1t is
known as marloid and shows texture
similar to horn, while it can be made
flexible and elastic or hard and unyield-
ing. 1t will take high polish readily
and may be stamped or pressed into
any desired shape.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06

pends on who had the pain.
Our Indebtedness to God is due to
man.
The better days will come only as
you do your best to-day.
The church without prayer meeting
is body without heart.
While we are close to Christ we never
find any weight in his yoke.
The more intensive your faith the
more extensive your influence.
If you give no place to the devil you
will not go to the devils place.
Too many preachers are thinking
more of salary than of service.
He who groans most in prayer fire.
quently loans the Lord least in charity
The spirit of the meeting is not great
ly helped by the people who say. 81 will
be with you in spirit"
Tapering off a bad habit is but spin
ming out rope to hold you till the next
siege of the temptation.
The Christian who knows God will
praise Him every day of his life,
whether he feels like it or not.
The raven who failed to return to
the ark is picture of many Christians
who, being saved, never look back to
say So
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-06
Rlack CnoW

Recently in the Alps some of the ma
tives were greatly worried at a fall of
apparently black snow. Had it not
been that scientist was on hand to
explain that the blackness of the snow
was caused by insects the Alps might
have furnished miracle story for fu-
ture grandfathers to talk about by the
winter fire. 1t is curious fact that
an almost microscopic flea as black as
ink feeds in the winter upon the moss
and Hchens of the trees and rocks Of