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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-24
Sweet Potatoes.

Sweet Potatoes.
Have any of the readers tried per.
fectly fiat culture for sweet potatoesi
We should as soon ridge up and soil
for onions as for sweet potatoes. Ex-
perimenting along this line. we first
made beds 9 or 10 feet wide by back
furrowing. On these beds the plants
yellow Jersey were set out In rows 33
inches apart. A small one-horse cultl-
vator, supplemented by small amount
of hand work, kept the plants free from
weeds and in excellent condition until
the runners took full possession Of the
beds. .LE-
Later, it was found that even the bed
system was superduous, and for some
years the ground is prepared as for
onions, the plants put in rows 33 inches
apart. At harvest time the vines are
cut between sets of three rows, and
with weed hooks and prong hoes rolled
like strips of carpet into punches and
dried for fodder. If you have never
tried sweet potato forage, well cured.
for your cows, horses. and swine, there
is a new experience In agriculture for
yOu.-Farmers' Advocate.
Shorthorn Bull. lJ
The Shorthorn bull Royal Chief Is q
roam, calved January 2, 1899, Sire,
Prince of Masters T3305). He. was
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-24

TITLE men can
never do & r e q t
things.
1t is only exter-
nal pi e y that
fears a shower on
Sunday.
R | c b e 8 on the
heart are a bur-
den; under the
feet, a blessing.
Heaven Is not in
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-24

But little history was written in the
dark ages. Probably the people could.
MT see to write
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-24
TAKING CARE OF a GUN.

Some Hints Which Young Sportsmen
Would Better Observe.
A veteran hunter lays this down as a
point which must be carefully attend
ed to: Never under any circum-
stances lay away your gun at night
without cleaning. Never mind how
tired you are, attend to it at once.
There should be no next day about it,"
Not a few of the older hunters would
profit by accepting this advice. The
veteran quoted above says he got this
idea from his father. who loved his
guns and dogs almost as weh as he
loved his children. The old man gave
his boy a single barrel muzzle-loader,
which was for many day the young
ster's treasure of treasures, and was
never allowed to get rusty. Before be-
ing put away for the winter it was
carefully cleaned and oiled and was
once In while taken down and ex-
amined. If a speck of rustsAppeared
anywhere it was at once removed.
After an outing among wild pigeons,
squirrel or grouse he removed the
barrel from the stock, swabbed 1t out
with hot water and wiped it out with
clean rag. Then he fired a little pow
der, just to be sure that no moisture
was left. after which an oil rag was
used assiduously. Then stock and
barrel were rejoined and the weapon
was put away for the night The
breech-loader is much less troublesome,
but the same principle obtains In both
cases. By using care such as indicated
this hunter has for fourteen years kept
a gun In first-class condition, though 1t
has done great deal of work.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-24

harvested before they begin to rust. By
the way, how many know that the rust
ON the oats and that on the barberry
bush are Identical, and that to sow oats
near bunch or hedge Of barberries
Is to invite the rust to attack them. We
were told so many years ago, and we
have seen facts that seemed to prove It
Exchange.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-24
RAMS HORN sLAsTs.

Warning Netss Calling the wicked =
Repentance.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-24

gorton, Perth, and sold to D. McLen-
nan, Buenos Ayres, for 230 guineas. or
about 81 200.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
FUNDS FOR COUNTY FAIRS.

Appropriation Or $4,000 III About TO-
s BE Divided Among the Applicants.
County fair associations which held
fairs last year will receive equal shares
OF the $4,000 appropriation made BY
the state for their encouragement. The.
state auditor Is making up a list Of the
counties entitled to come In as the
states beneficiaries. The amount
which each will receive will be about
$685. Under the law which granted aid
to county fairs the division Of the ap-
preparation viii be on pro rata basis.
In deciding which counties are entitled
to money the auditor will receive proof
that the fair association which applies
for its money actually held fair last
year, and expended In cash prizes and
premiums an equal amount to the pro
rata share which 1t Is entitled to this
year. In counties where two fairs were
held last year only one will be entitled
to money from the state. Last year
about sixty different county fairs re-
ceived aid from the state. The num-
Der will be about the same this year.
The auditor has bunch of papers GER
tifying that these associations are en-
titled to aid. The money will be dis
tributed to the different associations
as soon as the list Of applicants is
completed. gg MI
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
JAcksoN's DEFENSE.
Sets Up New Points in the County
Seat Contest. s4

/. & ~ H.4 Il
Sets Up New Points In the County
Sent Contest. 6
Jackson has filed a defense In the
county seat contest. 1t demurs to q
portion OF the contest notice filed, and
denies each and every allegation not
demurred to. Jackson set up as new
points that M. III. Evans. George
Paine, L. J. Pritsch. George Sawyer.
ii. J. HOLSTER. John Frederickson. Ru-
dolph Korschinck. John o. Engan and
numerous others, openly. secretly, and
In divers other methods. paid money
for votes. and then goes on to recite5
the parties to whom money was paid
and the amounts paid to each. ranging
from So to $75. Fifty-2hree names OF
persons to whom money was paid are
named. Others are named who We're
induced to stay at home; and others
were not qualified to vote because not
residents nor legal voters; and still
others We're named who were not en-
titled to vote because they were under
age; still others were intImidated from
voting. Finally the claim is made that
Lakefield tried to bride the voters OF
the county by offering and serving free
lunches and free liquors. In all pre-
cincts where Lakefield had a majority
OF the votes recount is asked. From
the looks Of the notice a very warm
time Is still to come in the contest.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
THE wINoNA NORMAL.
Everything Ready. for the Opening
or the School Year Next Week.

Everything Ready for the Opening
or the school Year Next Week.
The vacancies In the normal school
faculty at Winona have now all been
filled, the latest appointment being
that Of Lucy z. Browning Of Illinois
as kindergarten director. She studied
for a year under Frau Schrader at the
Pestalozzi. F'roebel house at Berlin,
Germany, and has since done very sue
cessful work as director of kinder
garten in Beloit and as head of the
kindergarten training department at
the Milwaukee school. It was expected
that Miss Atwood, who was granted o
years absence. would return this fall
to this place. but Illness prevented. The
school will open for enrolment next
Tuesday. This will be the last year
for the three year elementary course
of study. Students who have hereto
fore started on this course and can
complete 1t this year will be allowed to
do so, but hereafter they must take
the five-year course unless they are
graduates Of high schools. when the
professional and one and two-year
courses will be open to them. 1t 10
not expected that this change will ma
terially reduce the attendance at the
school.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06

arsenals and strategic points on all our
shores and do as much as. and possibly
more than an army could towards the
overthrow Of this government or the
change OF dts form. A small Brazilian
navy did this once as to Brazil and at
tempted It again. ,
F The truth In there Is NO danger
from either of these great arms OF
our military service. They are the
right hand and the left hand OF our
power and defense mt home and
abroad. Their officers and men are
as loyal as Grant and Sherman and
Sheridan and FarrnEut and Porter
and Worden and their soldiers and
snilOra were In their time.
4 II the existence OF the Republican party
should be closed to-day its history would
be that of the Union saved, OF protect
i've system under which the United
States has become the greatest rnanufac-
Industrial development which sustains TO-
which has created an unimpeachable
credit Of all the blessings which civiliza-
ton can confer upon humanity.
But its existence will not end this year,
nor for many years TO come. Its august
mission is not yet performed. So long as
1t represents, as 1T does now, national
prosperity and honor, national growth
with renown and right, national prestige
in the relations of the United States with
foreign powers as the result Of the neu-
trality of a puissant nation, safe In the
enjoyment of all its rights, because of Its
manifest ability to cause other nations
to respect them, the Republican party
will shape the destinies of the American
people.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
They Learn Our ways.

The Cuban teachers now studying at
Harvard have taken kindly to American
ideas. The ice-cream soda and the
heavy -soled walking shoes Of the
American girl seem to be tied for first
place in their affections. No one has
ever known single dark-eyed teacher
to refuse an ice-cream soda. And most
Of them are now doing their limited
amount of walking In the mannish Ok
ford ties. which at first aroused their
horror. These gentle Cuban girls have
BECOME great favorites with all who
know them; their wonderful, long
dashed, dark eyes appeal to the affec-
tions Of their American acquaintance.
They consider our girls wonderfully I'M
dustTious and active, and cling to the
ones who have shown them kindness,
Initiating them sometimes painfully
Philadelphia North American.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
s,xedi.h supcr.tition..

In Sweden. youth as well as maidens
test the potency Of love charms by
gathering nine kinds of flowers, which
they place under their pillows, and the
one dreamed of Is the favored one.
Young men also look for fernseed at
midnight, for It's magical power in cap,
turing the hearts of shy or obdurate
maidens Fernseed SO procured also
avails to make its possessor Invisible.
Young girls get the hard root Of mug +
wort, which is called coal. and put 1t
under their pillows, in order to dream
of their lovers.
Pluck rose, hide 1t, unseen, in pa
per until a month hence, when, should
IL be found fresh as when gathered, the
future husband Of wife will appear.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
rnnsx-Turyy! China.

When a Chinaman dimes he begins
with the dessert and winds up with the
rice.
Il Titles, instead OF being hereditary, are
conferred upon the parents Of distin-
guished persons.
Before taking a seat, he makes Q
bow to the empty chair. It is account
ed most henious offense to speak to
any one, even servant or q common
laborer, without having first taken OF
your spectacles.
The place Of honor at social gather
ings is not on the right, but on the left.
"A shake Of the head Is the sign of as
sent; a negative is expressed by nod.
On visits Of ceremony the guest may
not drink UP the tea that is offered
him; If he wishes to intimate that he
is not going to stay long, he will set
down the cup without touching the con-
tents. ii
TO inquire about the health Of the
family Is considered a piece Of imperti-
hence.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
who Knows. Indeeds

DIG 5WcPI.
ooh, you editors are horrld!" she
sobbed.
""What is the trouble, madam" In
quired the editor. as he blue-penciled
two paragraphs that had come as an
inspiration to the young man who was
taking up journalism"
''why, I--boo--boo--I sent an obitu-
airy of my husband, and-boo--boo--and
said in 1t that he had been married for
twenty years, and u-oo--oo--ooo--
hoo--yonr printers set it up worried FOR
twenty years.
She wept. @
But the editor grinned.
Perhaps 1t was right, all round.
Who knows Baltimore American.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
How china was Explored.

AS far back as 1876 English explorers
began their work in Southern China.
for in that year Amherst made a jour
ney along the banks Of the Pekiang, a
northern tributary Of the sikiang,
sometimes called the River of Canton;
but Mccartney had already done yalu-
able work up the same stream in 1888.
It was not, however, until the early
part of the second half Of the century
i'm the '60s--that systematic exploES-
tion Of that part of China was under
taken. During that decade the south
western and southern provinces were
regularly quartered out by English ex
nlorers. st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
nrIne, sicl. From Maniln.

San Francisco, Aug. 31.-The United
States transport Thomas arrived last
night. twenty-nine days from Manila,
via Yokohama. She has on board z6l
sick and wounded soldiers, 81 military
prisoners, 81 cabin passengers, 173 In
the Storage and stowaways. Seven
deaths occurred during the voyage
The vessel has not yet passed quaran-
tine inspection and neither mail nor
passengers will be landed until this af-
ternoon.,
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
coal Famine I'm Germany.

Berlin, Aug. 3f.--The coal famine In
Germany has become very serious and
q number Of chambers of commerce
have petitioned the government for re.
lief. The Prussian cabinet has re-
solved to grant modified railroad
tariff for foreign coal to facilitate the
importation Of coal from England and
the United States. Indeed the famine
Is so pronounced that the Prussian
minister of railways In the interest OF
the state has laid embargo on all the
coal mines In the state mine.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
senaipa Letters in china.

China has still the old fashioned sys-
tenn Of private letter carrying. Letter
shops are TO be found In every town. II
he has q letter to send, the Chinaman
goes to a letter shop and bargains with
the keeper thereof. He pays two-thirds
of the cost leaving the receiver to pay
the rest upon delivery.-Answers !,
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
Nexv JaiI nj Madison Luke

The state board of corrections and
charities has received plans and speci-
fications for a new jail at Madison
Lake. The structure will be built OF
brick and stone. Secretary Jackson,
who has been absent on vacation for
several weeks, will return early next
week. @@
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
PROMOTIONS FOR cHAFFEE.
A BriEadier Genernlship I'm I'll
Army Gaming to Him

A BrfEadfer IGcherhIHhIp III eMe
Army Coming to Him.
Washington, Aug. 81. - There Is no
doubt that Gen. Chaffee will be APP
pointed brigadier general In the regular
army upon the retirement Of Gen.
Wheeler. IT is stated at the war de-
.partment that the services Gen. Chat
Zee has rendered in China entitle him
to this consideration. Gen. Wheeler
Will retire on Sept. g. Gen. Chaffee
viii continue to hold the rank of major
general Of volunteers while in COM
mand OF the troops in China.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
A. IT seemed.

"What did you find to be the most
entertaining exhibit at the Paris expo
sition2''
"My husbands exhibit of American
French seemed to entertain everybody
the most, Chicago Tribune.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
pos.omce Robbed.

st. Joseph. Mich, Aug. 81. = Safe
blowers cracked the safe in the post
Office. The extent of the loss is not
yet known, but it is believed to be
from $1,000 to $4,000 No arrests have
been made.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
wnyhack piscernment.

.'Pa. who were our pioneers?'
well, little Jim, our pioneers were
those early settlers who had sense
enough to see that they couldn't do bet
ter than stay right here in Indiana and
see 1t get to be one of the finest states
in the Union" Indianapolis Press.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
Price Goes Up.

Pittsburg, Aug 81. The Crucible
steel Company of America has ad.
vanced the price on all open hearth
products 81 a ton, This affects all
open hearth products except fine tool
steel, which remains at the old price.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06
VOLLEY FROM DAVIS.
MINNESOTA SENATOR'S GREAT
sCPEEcIz AT CHICAGO.

"A Concise Review OF the Issues Of
the Present Campaign-It la De-
cIared That Imperialism Is Not
and Cannot he the Paramount Is
sue, but That the Leading Issue
rs whether the sixteen-to-one
Iden Shall PrevaiI-Demo
Platform and Bryan's Acceptance
Speech Discussed.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-09-06


saua,lron to sail out of ManiIa bay,
TO entirely evncuate the archfpeI-
ago, and--to use his own language
leave their people to work ont their
own destiny.
AS president he could recognize the ex-
istence and independence Of the Philip
pine republic. A bold man, holding such
views as these and with such powers,
would say that he intended to exercise
them. but here MIR. Bryan halts and re-
coils. He purposes to throw the respon-
sibjlity upon congress, well knowing that
with Republican senate and house 81
representatives no such action as he pro-
poses to recommend would receive the
least sanction.
MILITARIsM.
shall not detain you with any dis
cussion of this bug-bear Of miitarisrn.
We are crippled to-day by inadequacy OF
our military force in performing our mani
fest duties as to our people in China. The
events In that empire demonstrate. as did
our unprepared condition at the beginning
of the Spanish war, how suddenly and an
expectedly crises may arise which VIII
call for the exercise of our military
power and find 1t entirely lacking, ma
ton Of seventy five millions OF free peo-
pie, vast In extent, need have no FEAR
that an empire will be erected upon the
ruins OF the republic by the scattered
forces Of an army of one hundred thou
sand men.
But IL an Increased army leads to mail
tarism so does an increased navy, and
| yet we hear no. word Of protest from the
Democratic party against that because
such q protest would be carrying the
argument too far; and yet navy, in the
establishment Of militarism or Imperial
ism, could reduce our coast cities, could
attack Washington, could hold the
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-15
ROBERTS WELCOMED
TO BL0EMFONTEIN
Officials rendered Him the Keys of the
Executive Oflces-Fisbting Beers
Withdrew,

LONDON, March 15.--The following
was the text Of Lord Roberts dispatch
to the war Office announcing his occu.
pancy of Bloemfontein:
"BLoEMFoNTEIN, Tuesday, March 10
--S p. m.--By the help of God and by
the bravery Of her majestys soldiers,
the troops under my command have
taken possession of Bloemfontein. The
British flag now flies over the presi.
dency, evacuated last evening by Mr..
Steyn, late president Of the Orange Free
State. Mr.. Frazer, member of the late
executive government; the mayor. the
secretary to the late government, the
landrost and other officials met me two
miles from the town and presented me
with the keys to the public offices.
"The enemy have withdrawn from
the neighborhood, and all seems quiet.
The inhabitants of Bloemfontein gave
the troops cordial welcome"
Crowds in London were making dem
onstrations over the event.
A dispatch to The Daily Mail from
Bloemfontein, dated Tuesday evening,
at Z o'clock, said in part: "We sur
prised and outfianked the enemy with
irresistible force over night. General
French held the country north, while
Lord Roberts dispatched prisoner on
parole, threatening to lombard unless
the city surrendered. The townsmen be.
came alarmed. President Steyn and the
chief members of the executive council
fled and proclaimed Kroonstadt to be
the capital. HEf
"Steyn fled to Winburg. At last only
5000 fighting men remained and, in the
morning, many finding themselves SC
weakened, broke their guns. Others
fled. The remnant still shelled General
French at dawn, but the opposition soon
collapsed. mas
eight locomotives and much rolling
stock were captured. The Boer organi.
zation is collapsing and the breach be.
tween the Free Staters and Transvaal.
ers is widening"
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-15
STONE CRUsHER
Will be Erected Near Clinton.
Literary Exercises.
Especial Correspondence,)

Clinton, o., March 13.-The literary
was well attended Thursday evening.
The debate was wou by George Hoo
yer and Wm. Wagner of Canal Fulton.
Next meeting, Friday evening, March
%.
Quite number of our school teach
ers, scholars and citizens attended the
institute at Manchester.
Henry Overmier and family of MIL
lcrsburg visited with relatives at this
place Sunday.
Mrs. D. Q. Mentzer and daughter,
Mac, spent Sunday with Manchester
relatives.
Mrs. Martin Limbach is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Lacy, of Ravenna.
Miss Minnie Klein spent Sunday
with Miss Cora Grove.
Rev. Jenkins of Manchester is hold
ing revival services at the u. B.
church.
Henry Serfass and Frank Miller were
in Barbcrton Monday on business.
Harvey Shank of Orrville was in
town last week.
Christy Ries was home over Sunday.
Edward Ruch has several men work
ing on Chris Smiths farm testing the
rock. If satisfactory, he will build
crusher in the near future.
Miss Minnie Klein is on the sick
list.
John Rhodes is erecting the first
house on the w. e. Hulinger allot-
ment.
Christian Tanner has typhoid fever.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-15
BRAVE FIGHTING OF soERs.

Three Hundred Men Held Over 1000
British Nearly All Day.
PRETORIA, March 10. = Commander
Delarey's report of the fight at Abra-
hams kraal, said:
"The British were estimated to num-
Der 10000 men. Their first assault was
rspulsed. Only two Beers were wound
ed. The second assault was made on
the hills to the left OF our position.
These hills were Of great strategic inn
portance. Appreciating this. l and 800
men defended the position from 8 in tho
morning until sundown. The Burghers
fought like heroes and three times re-
pulsed masses of British, who Kept re-
lieving their tired men.
every attempt to storm was defeated.
At sundown there were not 30 yards be-
tween us. The British lost heavily. No
accurate returns of our loss are availa-
blen
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-03-15
M'KINLEY URGED
SALISBURY TO ACCEPT.
The Latter Conveyed His Appreciation,
but Declined the Request of the
Boer Governments.

AhS SohNeycu LID
but Declined the Request of the
Boer Governments.
WASHINGTON, March 15.-The answer
of Lcrd Salisbury to the message from
Presidents Kruger and Steyn, which
was transmitted through over govern
ment, as already indicated in the London
dispatches, was declination-of the ap.
peal. 1t has been transmitted to Adel.
bert Hay, United States consul at Pre-.
toria, who will submit it to the two
presidents. This marks the end OF the
first overtures toward peace. 1t is be.
lieved here, however, that another eff.
fort will soon be made by the Beers to
attain peace, though recourse may be
had to some other agency than the
United States.
The Allen resolution, adopted by the
senate, calling for the correspondence,
must remain unanswered for the pres.
ent, though there is reason to believe
the cause for maintaining secrecy ON
this point will soon disappear. 1T is
stated, however, that the press dis.
patches have indicated the salient feat
ures of the correspondence with sulfi-
cient accuracy, and that about the only
omission, so far as can be learned, was
the failure to develop the fact that the
appeal of the Boer government that tho
United States government might be al.
lowed to intervene was accompanied by
an earnest expression by the president
of his Willingness to do anything within
his power to bring about the termina-
ton of the war, which he hoped might
be attained. Lord Salisbury's reply,
while firmly declining the request of the
Boer government, conveyed his sapprecia-
tion of the commendable sentiments
which inspired the presidents utter
ances,