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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
ORIGIN OF CONFECTIONERY.

Teade of Confectioner an Offshoot from
That of Apothecary.
The modern confectionery business is
a very large one, and it Is Of old stand
ing. If we wished to trace it to its
origin we might have to go back not far
short of 500 years. 1t is about five GEN.
turies since sugar was first imported
into this country, and it is probably not
much less than that since ''confections'
began to be concocted. They first ap-
peared in medical form. Apothecar-
les. whose potions were at one time
very generally supposed to be effica-
cious just in proportion as they were
horribly nasty, took to the newly i'm
ported sugar as means of mitigating
the nauseousness Of their doses. They
mixed their drugs with it and coated
their boluses. That seems to have been
the origin of the sirups and medicated
candies, the cough drops and lozenges
of one sort and another that are now
SO largely in demand. They were orig
inally concocted by the doctors, and for
many long years all sorts of "lollipops"
were medicinal only. Sugar was too
dear, and the generality OF the people
were too poor to permit Of it's being
eaten for its own sake alone and as a
mere luxury. -.
Somewhere about a couple Of CEN
turies ago, however, there began to ap-
pear a new development Of the apothe-
cary's art. CONNECTIONS" began to be
made more or less apart from any
medicinal purpose, and merely because
people liked them. The confectioner's
business began to evolve as an offshoot
from the profession Of the apothecary
and eventually became altogether
separate thing, though the common
origin of the two is still indicated by
the sirups and pastiles and troches pre-
scribed by the doctors and the drops"
and lozenges and other things sold
among the sweet stuff Of the confec-
Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
Electric Light furnishes His Mea

El6CGTkC uTuASAC6 Ills VSAOdls
In a hole in the stone retaining wall
of a lawn at the northwest corner Of
Prospect avenue and Independence
boulevard lives an unusually large and
well-fed toad. An electric arc light
hangs over the corner, and at night it
attracts myriads of bugs and flies. 1t
is then that the toad leaves his hole
and hops out across the granitoid walk
to where the insects, blinded by the
light, fall upon the pavement and crawl
around. The toad sits, his eyes spar
king in the electric light like beads of
Jet, till a beetle or a moth falls near
him and then he hops cautiously near
to it. His long, red tongue shoots out
with the quickness Of fash and the
insect disappears down his throat. 1t
takes a good many bugs to make full
meal for this toad, and often he is on
the pavement for more than an hour.
The toad is there every night and pass
ers-by stop to watch him. He keeps
out of the way of pedestrians, and
when he goes back to his crevice in the
stone wall he moves lazily and with
short, self-saitsfied hops.-Kansas City
Star
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
AfoHT AS CURE FOR MEASLES.

Experiments Show that Sunshine Will
Alleviate the Severity Of Disease.
Recent experiments indicate that the
sun may be potent remedial agent in
the case Of persons attacked with
smallpox, scarlatina and measles.
These experiments were made by DR..
Finsen, Of Copenhagen, and DR.. Chat
iniere, Of st. Mande, and SO novel were
they"'that they have aroused q good
deal Of discussion among the members
of the Academy Of Medicine in Paris.
DR.. Chatiniere short time ago treat
ed twelve children who had measles
according to this new method, which
is scientifically known as photothera-
pie. Red light was the only cure which
he used, and this he made serviceable
In the following manner : On the win
dows of the sick rooms he hung red
curtains and on the table near each
bed he placed lamp which gave forth
red light. He acted thus because he
felt satisfied that the irritation Of the
skin In cases of measles is due to the
chemical rays Of the solar spectrum,
or, in other words, to the ultra violet
rays, and not to the so-called caloric or
heat rays. If this were not so, how ac-
count for the fact that the pustules and
scars are especially dep and marked
on the face and hands, which are the
very parts of the body that are most
exposed to the solar rays? The result
showed that he had not erred In ar
riying at this conclusion. His little pa
tients rapidly regained their health,
and the virtue that lies in red curtains
and red lamps is being e1tolled by
many physicians.
Impressed, like DR.. Chatiniere, by
the fact that the influence of the solar
rays is especially manifested on the
faces and hands of patients, DR.. Fin
sen conceived the idea of subjecting
persons suffering from smallpox to the
influence of ultraviolet rays, which
reached them after the light had been
filtered through thick red curtains.
The result was that the little vesicles
or bladders gradually disappeared and
the patients did not suffer from the
customary fever and, furthermore,
were not pockmarked. The ultraviolet
rays, indeed, in the case of these pa
tients produced practically the same
effect as the red light in that of DR..
Chatiniere's, the most notable tokens
Of their efficacy being the absence Of
fever and restlessness and the gradual
disappearance Of the eruptions before
coming to maturity. It was also no.
ticed that the rays had a marked effect
on the maladies in so far as they af-
fected the bronchial tubes.
DR.. Finsen's method of cure has been
introduced into France by DR.. Larat
and is being used not only in cases Of
smallpox, but also In cases Of certain
forms of skin diseases.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
Floral Monstrosities.

A rival to the green carnation is the
black rose, to the cultivation of which
a Russian botanist has been devoting
himself for some years. Now that he
has achieved success he threatens to
go to London and exhibit the results
of his misdirected experiments. When
he arrives he will no doubt be invited
to explain the purposes for which he
considers that his sable blossoms
should be utilized. Since he can hardly
anticipate that they will be employed
for table decoration or for personal
adornment, it can only be supposed
that he intends to recommend them for
use at funerals. 1t is happily improb-
able, however, that English horticul-
turists will be anxious to disfgure>their
gardens by cultivating them, even for
that purpose.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03

beauty and grace had spread afar, and
their hands were sought in marriage
by two of the bravest Of the young
bucks. One day there came two rivals
Of the Cayuse braves from another
tribe-two daring young Bannocks
from Snake River. Now, the young
redskin who steals his bride from an
other tribe is held in great honor by his
clansmen, and if ne can capture the
daughter of far-away chief he Is
more apt to become some day q CHIEF
tain himself. So the two Bannocks
We're very adroit. For many days as
guests they smoked the great pipe with
Chief Cougar Shirt. Not wishing to
arouse the jealousy of their young
hosts, they looked not on the chiefs
daughters. But when one day, when
most of the Cayuses were out hunting
and Cougar Shirt lay asleep. the two
Bannock braves each seized one of the
twins, who had strayed from their
tepee, and mounting ponies galloped
away with them. Shrieks of the pris-
oner maidens awakened their father.
He knew what their cries meant, and
taking down a horn he summoned his
warriors to the pursuit. This was use
less, for their ponies, tired from the
days chase, could not catch the fresh
er ones Of the Bannocks. When these
two braves reached home with their
captives they were married to them
with great ceremony.
Chief Cougar Shirt, Indian-like, VOW
ed revenge. He sent runners to the
neighboring Umatilla and Walla Walla
tribes, whose chiefs soon met the Cay
uses in a council, at which the three
nations formed an alliance and de-
clared war against the Bannocks. But
before the Umatillas and the Walla
Wallas could join their allies the Ban
nocks, 1000 strong, had almost exter-
minated the Cayuses and returned
home. The medicine man of the Cay
uses attributed their defeat to the
twins of Cougar Shirt, and since that
time till Tox-e-lox and A-lom-pum
came, two and a half years ago. no
twins born to the tribe have been allow
ed to live.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03

Wool-Spring-Nevada, 13 15c per
pound; Eastern Oregon, 10@ 15c; VAL
ley, 10000; Northern, 10@12c.
Hops-1s99 crop, 11@13c per
pound.
Rutter-Fancy creamery 22@221ac;
do seconds, 21@2lc; fancy dairy,
19c; do seconds 16 q 18c per pound.
Eggs-Store, Tic; fancy ranch,
22c.
Millstuffs - Middlings, $17.OO q
20. 90; bran, 2.50@13.5O.
Hay-Wheat $6.5O@1O; wheat and
oat $6.00@9.50; best barley 5000
700; alfalfa, $5.0O@6.O0 per ton;
straw, 20 40c per bale.
Potatoes-Early Rose, cog roc; Ore
gon Burbanks, s0c@9 30; river Bur.
banks, 30 @ 65c; new. 70c@$1.25.
Citrus Fruit-Oranges, Valencia,
$2.75@S.25; Mexican lines, $4,000
5. 90; California lemons 75c@$1. so;
do choice $1.75@2.00 per box.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, $1.50@
$50 per bunch; pineapples, nom.
inal; Persian dates. 6@61ac PEI
pound.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
FEW CHANGES IN TRADE.
Numerous Favorable Features in Busi-
ness Situation.

Numerous Favorable Features in Busi-
ness Situation.
Bradstreet's says: Important chang
bs in trade and speculation are notably
lacking this week, but counter currents
If demand in various sections and in
iustries lend rather more than usual
ly irregular appearance to the general
,ituation. Among the notable features
calling for notice are the practical as
urance of an immense corn crop by the
recent copious rains in the further
West, the continued cheerful reports
from the sections which have gathered
and are now marketing large winter
wheat crop, advices of continued i'm
provement in tone to the Northwest,
with reports of renewals of earlier can
relled orders for fall goods, fairly sat-
isfactory gains in gross railway earn
ings, less weakness in prices of the
rountry's leading cereal products. based
apparently on renewed buying for ex
port, and rather more inquiry for raw
wool by manufacturers.
Unfavorable elements In trade prob
ably find their chief and greatest ex-
position in the iron and steel business.
That industry, if possible, seems more
depressed than at any time for three
years past, and expectations that price
declines will be checked by the arrival
of finished matter at a cost basis have
been disappointed, because this week
steel bars have been sold in some in
stances at cent per pound, which is
unuuestionably below the basis of the
cost of raw materials and manufact-
ure.
Export business would undoubtedly
expand if ship room were available.
Among other metals tin is locally low
or, on freer arrivals, after touching the
highest price in 20 years.
Wheat, including -four shipments, for
the week. aggregate 1883, 743 bushels,
against 3,029, 3S1 bushels last week.
Business failures are smaller. num-
bering 1873 in the United States, as
compared with 202 last week.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
Death Age Of Presidents.


George Washington died at 81, of in
f1ammation of throat and lungs.
John Adams died at 81, from senfle
debility.
Thomas Jefferson died at SO, of chron-
ic diarrhoea.
James Madison died at IS, of old age.
James Monroe died at 73, of general
debility.
John Quincy Adams died at 81, of
paralysis.
Andrew Jackson died at 7S, of con-
sumption and dropsy.
Martin Van Buren died at 80, of ca
tarrh Of the throat.
William Henry Harrison died at 6S,
Of pleurisy.
John Tyler died at 72, Of bilious at
tack.
James K. Polk died at &c, of cholera
and weakness.
Zachary Taylor died at &c, Of cholera
morbus.
Millard Fillmore died at "A, of paraly-
sis.
Franklin Pierce died at 65, Of in
flammation Of the stomach.
James Buchanan died at u, of rheu-
matism and gout
Abraham Lincoln died at SO, assas-
sinated by J. Wilkes Booth.
Andrew johnson died a. ", Of paraly-
sis.
Ulysses 8. Grant died at 63, Of cancer
of the throat.
Rutherford B. Hayes died at 70, from
paralysis of the heart.
James A. Garfield died at 49. assas-
sinated by Charles ]. Guiteau.
Chester A. Arthur died at Sc, of
Bright's disease.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
the pony jogs along over the rough and


the pony jogs along over the rough and
rugged road.
1t is said among the Cayuse Indians
that the two daughters of Chief Qui-a-
mi-som-keen Cougar Shirt are the
only other twins ever reared by the
Cayuses. They were born long before
the paleface had trodden over the hap
py valleys of the red man, when upon
the mountains there roamed the
grizzly and the wild goat; when the
streams were full of fishes, and when
the native bunch grass grew knee high
and made good pasture for great herds
of ponies.
These twins daughters of Cougar
Shirt, relates correspondent of the
St. Louis Globe-Democrat, were won
drously beautiful, and when they had
grown to womanhood reports Of their
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
MINES AND MINING
Americans Are Not Satisfied With the
Alaska-Canadian Survay-Loss
Good Territory.

Skagway, Alaska, July 30.-The
work of delimiting the provisional
boundary in the disputed Alaska Cana
dian territory having baen completed
in that part crossing the Dalton trail
and touching the Porcupine district,
the Americans in the district find that
they have lost large part of what
they believed was rightfully American
territory. The survey has been run
and the monuments set within the
last few weeks by o. H. Tittman, of
Washington, D. c., and W. F. King,
of Ottawa, and assistants, who have
simply followed instructions as set
forth in the modus vivendi agreed to
Professionally some months ago by Sec
retary Hay, on the part OF the United
States, and the British representatives,
after the adjournment of the joint high
commission.
The survey and demarkation OF the
line leaves nearly one-half of the Por-
cupine gold mines in the British terri
tory, and it has been the general opfn-
ion for long time that the mines-ln
fact, the entire Porcupine district
was on the American side. Much OF
the Dalton toll road leading to Porcu-
pine city now lies within Canadian ter
ritory also; that is, is on the Canadian
side of the iron monuments set on the
provisional line.
The American miners in the Porcu.
pine having watched the development
of the work of delimitfng and marking
the boundary, were so aroused over the
result of SO much mining district being
left on the British side that they were
not long in addressing protest to
President Mckinley. Copies OF the
protest have been sent to the chambers
of commerce of Seattle, Skagway, San
Francisco and Portland, with request
for cooperation.
The commission will be in the vicin-
ity of Skagway month, delimiting
the provisional line on White Pass and
Chilkoot Pass. The Porcupine placer
mines, it is estimated, will yield $780,
900 this year. Work of sluicing. hy-
draulicking and other kinds of mining
is carried on in the district.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
HAPPY MOTHER OF TWINS.
Cayuso Indian Woman Is Proud Of Her
Duplicate Babies.

Cayuso Indian Woman Is Proud Of Her
Duplicate Babies.
Him-ye-an-hi-hi is Cayuse squaw
who has the distinction of being the
mother of the only pair Of twins in the
tribe. 1t is the custom in her tribe to
slay all babies that come in duplicate,
and the woman, known as White
Fawn, is proud that an exception has
been made in favor Of her offspring
two little daughters, as cute as Indian
babies can be. When she rides into
Pendleton, Ore, near which the reser-
vation Of her tribe is located, she lays
them across her horses back, one on
each side, like a pair of saddlebags,
and no whimper is heard from them as
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
Placer Mine Excitement.

Juneau has full fiedged placer mine
excitement, according to advices
brought from the north by the steamer
Rosalie. When the vessel sailed from
the north July IS, a stampede was on
to a new placer diggings on Glacier bay.
about $50 miles distant. Some doubt
existed as to the placers really being
new discoveries. Not few believe
them to be the diggings found and oper-
ated many years ago by the Russians.
In any event the finds are most promis-
ing. 1t is claimed for them that an
experienced miner can make consider
ably more than wages. Fully 200 peo-
pie, it is estimated, had gone from Ju.
neau alone to the scene of the new dis
coveries. The bars in the mouth of
Glacier bay all are said to contain gold.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
Financial Position of Royal Ladies

The Princess of Wales has 10000 a
year as pin money, and If the Prince
were to die before his august mother.
the princess would have 100000 a year
as Princess Dowager of Wales. Queen
Adelaide, wife Of William w., had s40.-
600 year while her husband was
King, and as Queen Dowager she was
allowed 100000 a year, the greater
part Of which she spent in charities. II
the Duchess Of York had the misfor-
tune to become widow while holding
her present title her financial position
would be very trying one, as no off,
cial provision has been made for such
an emergency, and she could claim ne
fixed income.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
App1yiux the Rule,

Robbie was very vindictive little
fellow, always watching his opportuni
ty to pay back" for all wrongs, real or
imaginary. His mother had many an
earnest talk with him about the golden
rule, but he would always reply:
Eyes, mamma, that is just what am
doing. You see when Ted strikes me,
then that is just what he would have
that should do unto him, so ought to
Day him back !"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
Trying to Restrict the Franchise

A proposed franchise act in Manitoba
prohibits voting by persons who are
unable to read and write the English
language. This provision is aimed at
the newly arrived Galacians and Douk.
hobars. who are disposed to retain
their former language and customs.
and who are said to be undesirable citi-
zens in other particulars.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
The CITY Of Honekong.

Hongkong is both city and an isl.
and. 1t is about twenty-nine square
miles in area, separated from the main
was ceded to Great Britain in 1851 al
indemnity for what is known as "ths
opium war;"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
THING. He cou1d Remember.

TH1ug0 ne CouId NememUers
Tourist-How many children have
you, Mr.. Green? Farmer Green doubt
fully)-Well, now, 1 dunno exactly.
There's Bob, an Jack, an Alice-wife.
how many children are there? Mrs.
Gren-Seven; five boys and two girls.
Tourist-A fine family and fine farm,
Mr.. Green. You've large stock,
presume. Farmer-Aye! I've 173
head Of cattle, horses, 7S1 sheep ana
II pigs. Then. there's 315 geese, 1S tur-
keys an just 259 fowls.-The Western
World.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
Most Costly or Known Feathers,

The tail feathers of the feriwah, a
rare member Of the family of Para
diseidae, or birds Of paradise, are the
most expensive known. Indeed, its
price may be called prohibitive, for the
only tuft existing in England -proba-
bly, in any civilized land-was procured
with such difficulty that it is considered
to be worth $4,000. It now adorns the
2pex Of the coronet worn on state occa-
sions by the Prince of Wales.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
Appearances Deceptive.

McJigger-Young Spouter has hung
out his shingle as a lawyer, and he's
working pretty hard, 1 guess.
Thingumbob-Why do you think so?
McJiggerII saw him buying an
alarm clock yesterday. He must want
to get up very early in the morning.
Thingumbob-Wr He wanted it
for his Office, to wake him up when it's
time to go home.-Philadelph Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
All She Noticed.

Detective-Did you see man and
woman driving past here in a buggy
about an hour ago?
Mrs. Blank-Yes. ....- .--..
Detective-Ah, we're getting on
track Of them! What kind Of horse
was it?
Mrs. B1ank-They were driving SO
fast l didn't notice that. But the
woman had on a Scotch mohair and
wool jacket of turquoise blue, last
years style, with stitched lines, a
white pique skirt with deep circular
founce, satin straw hat, tilted and
rather fat, trimmed with hydrangeas
and loops of pale blue surah, and her
hair was done up pompadour. That's
all had time to see-Chicago Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
Waste of Money,

81 think it was awfully foolish OF
on the Stock Exchange" said Mrs.
Bronxborough to her husband. Every
time 1 come down to see you | always
find you standing ZIP or walking about"
-NewtYork Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
Proof Positive.

Hix-I guess your friend Meeks Ia
coming out on top, after all.
Dix-How SO?
Hix-I saw him purchase bottle OF
hair restorer in a drugstore the other
day.-Chicago News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-03
A Frank Father.

GreenI always tell my boy he can't
go to the circus if he isn't good.
White-I never do.
Green-Why not?
White-Because he would never gel
to a circus unless lied.