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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

The Japanese have a literature ex-
tending over IL centuries Until 40
years ago no English person had read a
page of japanese book. The first
written book that has come down to us
is the Kojiki or Records Of Ancient
Matters" which was completed A. d.
l2. 1t contains the early traditions of
the Japanese race, beginning with
myths, which form the basis of the
Shinto religion and acquiring more and
more of historical character as it pro-
ceeds until it comes to close in A. D.
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Not all the heroism in this world 10
seen ON the battlefield and on the
stage. At a big fire in Chicago, at
which the father and his five children
were penned up like rats in trap to
die, the members of engine company
No. 8, seeing that there was no time to
wait for a hook and ladder truck,
formed ladder of their bodies, by
standing one upon the shoulders of
another, and SO on up to 35 feet, and
all of the stricken people were passed
down to safety.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18
To Open the Vatican Crypt.

The Congress for Christian archaeol-
ogy, which recently held its session at
Rome, has petitioned the Pope to open
the crypts of the vatican to scientific
researches. They contain galleries and
a subterranean church, all containing
valuable treasures.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Activities of presidential campaign
explain the comparative neglect of the
sea serpent this summer, but San
Francisco romantist does his best to
make amends by describing how a
whale nearly upset steamer. That
the whale should be roaming around in
a small bay and that marine artist"
should present the sole proof add to the
beauty of the fiction.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease,
q powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or
new shoes feel easy; gives instant relief 20
corns and brnions. LIS the greatest COM
fort discovery of the age. Cures swollen
feet. blsters and callous spots. Aliens
Foot-E Ease is a certain cure for ingrowing
nails. sweating, smarting, hot. aching feet.
We have over 80. coo testimonials. Itcures
while You walk. All druggists and shoe
stores sell it. 25c. Trial package FREE
by mail. Address, Allen S. 0lmsted, lie
Rov n V
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

1t is said that Russia is about to adopt q
new calendar. Each year contains 13
months of twenty eight days each. The
main feature is its apparent sta bility, and
in this it resembles the sovereign remedy,
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. Try it for
dyspepsia, constipation. nervousness or
insomnia. Be sure you get the genuine.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
relieves painful kses,E0as
and regulates zssensfs'ss-
cafE0ss. III cures backackaes
kidney troubles and all
uterine Disorders.
Read tire letters from
women agPeas'ifsg Fegu-
Eas,sy iss fssfs paper.

Anybody knows, who thinks about it,
that it would be far better for the
public morals for given quantity of
whisky to be sold surreptitiously, or
even in open violence of law, than for
the law to be debased to fit vicious
tendency of the people.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Managers of the various railroads
operating ont of Chicago declare that
they will cooperate with officers of the
anti cigarette league in the wan fare on
the cigar habit, and it is probable
that several of the roads will follow
the example OF the Rock Island Com
pany in issuing general order prohib-
lting the use of cigarettes among their
employees.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Most anything seems to be good
enough reason fo1 bringing divorce pro-
ceedings. A Washington woman has
sued for. freedom OH the ground that
her husband is not as strong politically
as he thought and said he was. and a
Leavenworth sister has just burst her
matrimonial bonds because her hus-
band would not take her to church.
A prosperous writer in Germany oi
today is very comfortable, indeed.
For 1.-THE Ancestors Gustav Freytag
was paid 100000 marks, which is
e2l, 900. Sudermann computes that
he has already drawn royalties to the
tune of el5, 900. Fritz Reuter- made
e10O,O 900 out OF literature, and Ebers
novels circulate by the million and
carry a royalty of a mark copy.
y Competent authorities assert that
South America has greater undeveloped
resources than any other portion of the
world. Any crop grown elsewhere can
be duplicated there, and the country
abounds in coal, silver and gold, most
of which have been only slightly de-
velOped.
The pope has written Latin hymn
in memory of all the martyrs who have
died in advancing the civilization OF
the world.
Queen Wilhelmina of the Neither
lands, is said to be expert in all the
sports and pastimes that are popular in
the country.
Despite the fact that he rules one OF
the smallest kingdoms, Don Carlos l.,
king of Portugal, has more titles than
any living sovereign.
Sir Donald Currie, head of the Castle
line of steamers, was discharged from
the service of the Cunard line in his
younger and humber DAYS because he
refused to work ON Sunday.
TsouH Hsi, the name of the Chinese
empress dowager, is not her real title.
Her true name has IA syllables, and
when she signs it in full on rare occa-
sions it reads: ''Tsou-H stu X Kiang.yi-
Chou-yu-Chuang- -Cheng- Shon- Kung- Oh
ing -Hsien Chu 'ng- Usi."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18
The friends of Andree will ney

The friends of Andree will never give
up hope. A dispatch from Stockholm
tells of letter, signed by Andree,
found in the Arctic by an American.
1t has now been over two years SINCE
Andree sailed away for the North pole
in his balloon. and it is foolishness to
expect that he is alive.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Over sixty "labor temples or trades
union headquarters are now in course
of construction in various cities and
towns in the United States and Can
ada.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

China Knows How to Preserve Grapes.
Millions have been spent in civilized
countries in futile efforts to preserve
grapes. The Chinese have known the
secret for many centuries and millions
more have been vainly used in the
effort to drag fIom them the recipe.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

From the great shipyards at Stettin,
which have already sent forth the
Deutschland and the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, is soon to come another le-
viathan of the sea which, it is affirmed,
will make an hourly speed of "a knots.
1t may yet come about that q person
who has week and some cash to spare
for an ocean voyage may cross and re-
cross the Atlantic in seven days.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18
Don't Want Pnrs Water

Speaking of the health of the British
army in South Africa, the London
Lancet says that zone of the greatest
difficulties which confront the medical
officers is to induce them to drink
water which has been rendered as pure
as possible by boiling or fltering. AT.
ter long march the average soldier
will run any risk to obtain a draught
of water. however bad.s'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Deceit and falsehood. whatever con.
veniences they may for time promise
or produce. are, in the sum of lie, OBJ
stacles to happiness.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

A mans experience in life often
wasn't broken the day he was born.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18
The Delicious
ea= Fragrance

p OVAL Baking Powder
~ improves the flavor
and adds to the healthful-
ness of all risen Aour-foods.
1t renders the biscuit, bread
and cake more digestible and
nutritious.
Royal Baking Powder
makes hot breads wholesome.
Food raised with Royal will
not distress persons of deli
cate or enfeebled digestion,
though eaten warm and
fresh.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

The Iowa legislature has passed a
law making it misdemeanor for any
person under l6 years of age to use to-
bacco or smoke cigarettes, under penal
ty of fine of $40 for each offense.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18
The Mez.If
of a Medicine

Is determined by the test.-Does it curef
We know Hoods saparilla does cure.
People who take it for any disease caused
by bad blood or low state of the system
say it cures. 1t is the great pure blood
maker, stomach tonic and nerve strength
ener 1t cures dyspepsia. nervousness,
debility, that tired feeling, and all blood
diseases. Get only Hoods, because
H00RS SarSapas.iIka
Never Disappoints. Sold by all druggists. 81.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18
ErarxhadY SAYS S0

When everybody who has taken Cascarets
Candy Cathartic say they are the best laxative
in the world. why not try them? All druggists.
lOc, 25c, SOC.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their
children during the teething period.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Cooking utensils made of aluminium
instead of tin are coming into use in
the French army. :
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

The Mount Vernon Qll.) saloon
keepers who kept open their saloons
after the village had voted local op-
tion, claiming that the bylaw was in
valid, have lost their case before the
court, and have closed up their places.
Judge Pierce sustained the validity of
the ordinance, holding the submission
of the question was not a delegation of
authority by the city council.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

The census of White Plains, N. Y.
shows more dogs than people.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Evert Jansen Wendell is . blue.
blooded knickerbocker, member OF
one of the Oldest New York families
and rich. He is known all over New
York as the "best friend of bad boys" "
He carries on correspondence with no
less than 2.O0O boys who at one time
most people would put. under the cate
CORY of ''bad." Mr.. Wendell has been
instrumental in placing all the boys
with whom he corresponds on western
farms or in western villages.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

A man in Scranton, Pa. who sold
liquor illegally, was for second otfense
sent to Jail six months and fined $500,
Others were sent three months to jail.
for first offenses and fined $500 each.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18
~ z>9 y
zEgsMksazasSS
Advice Z

and Eyssla e. Pznkkaasss's
Vegetable c0ss,p0ussHhave
restored health and
haRpissoss TO sC0saos of
wOSrs en- This Is not a
saseTe advertising 0Iaks7lp
bssf q e0sifive fact.
The reason Bars. Pink
hasas is SO qualified to ad-
wise women Is because
for go years she has been
treating and studying
wossaaaSs Ills. Her ad-
dress Is lynn, Mass.
E you arc W, write to
her fcs' kcEez as thousands
of women ara A0issg.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Many imitation baking powders made from aur are upon the
market Alum only because cheap
!he use OF alum baking powders condemned by all ply
sicians and in sections their sale is prohibited by
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18
To Clean and Polish q Piano.

In cleaning and polishing a piano GO
over the woodwork with cloth wet
with parafine oil, being generous with
the oil where the woodwork is very
much soiled. Let this remain two or
three hours; this is to soften the dirt.
Then wash with soap and water and a
soft cloth, being careful not to let any
water touch the works inside the piano.
Use good white or a white CASTLE
soap. Wipe dry with q soft cloth and
polish with soft old linen or chamois
leather.-September Ladies' Home
Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Piso's Cure for Consumption is an infal-
lible medicine for coughs and colds.-N.
w. SAMUEL, Ocean Grove. N. J., Feb. H.
1900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

IL Is safe to say, from a wide &C.
quaintance with ministers wives, that
they are not sometimes, but always,
imposed upon; they are laid upon the
Procrustean bed of ''eught to be" "and
anatomical considerations vanish before
the joy most people feel in the cheerful
task of stretching out or looping off
one or other of the privileges which the
majority of thu other women in the
parish possess to an unlimited degree
"A Minister'S Wife, in the September
Ladies' Home Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Charles Majors New Bear Stories.
The latest work of the author Of
"When knighthood was in Flower"
has been secured by The Ladies' Home
Journal. AS would be expected, it
mas to do with adventure-the expert
ences of some frontier children. There
is child's romance woven into the
stories. and they will have keen in
terest for boys as we'll as for their eld-
ers. Under the heading of 'tBlue River
Bear Stories'' Mr.. Majors serial will
begin in the October Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-18

Is the only purely veg
etable blood purifier
known contains no
poisonous minerals to
ruin the digestion and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-13

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

H. G. Strauss-Announces that on next
Friday, June 18th, he will inaugurate a
grand 20 per cent. discount sale which
will last until June 23d. He quotes q
few prices and says every sale will be
cash.
Globe Telegraph College, Lexington, Ky.
Advertise that young men with fair
education and good character are wan
ted to learn telegraphy, railroad ac-
counting and typewriting.
r. w. Whitesidos-Is announced as a
candidate for the Office of supervisor of
York county.
J. P. White, Manager-Says that there
will be game of ball this (Tuesday) af-
ternoon between Charlotte and York
Vile, at the park, beginning at 4.3o:
Also q game between Camden and
Yorkville tomorrow "Wednesday after
noon at the same time and place.
York Drug Store, Registered Pharmacist:
Prints the list of ladies and number of
votes cast for each one up to June IL.
Jas. M. Starr & Co., Leading Druggists
Let the teachers of York county know
that they are welcome at their store,
and say that they have delightful ice
cream every day. Also soda water fla
vored with pure fruit juices.
Lowrance, Williams & Contention q
list of choice things and quote prices at
which they may be obtained at their
store. Also mention fruit jars, snuff,
tobacco and cigars.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-13
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. P. R. Bratton, Of Charleston, is
visiting in Yorkville.
Miss Anna Spann has been visiting
relatives and friends in Rock Hill.
Miss Hattie Daffin left Monday for
her home at Thomasville, Ga, to spend
the summer.
miss Jennie Wylie, of Chester, is
Visiting in Yorkville, the guest of Mrs.
W. Brown Wylie.
\ ( Miss Nellie Forbes, principal of Le-
vert college, Talbotton, Ga, is visiting
her sister, Mrs. John NJ. Hope.
MIR. J. J. Smith, of Glover, was in
-Yorkville on Monday. He still has on
his hat band, "Jenkins's Brigade, S. c."
as he wore it to Louisville.
: Miss Laura Parish returned home
yesterday from Converse college, hav-
ing stopped over for week in GaHney,
with her father, Mr.. C. G. Parish.
: Governor McSweeney has appointed
Senator w. B. Love, of York, to be a
delegate from this state to the National
Prison association of the United States,
which is to be held in Cleveland, Ohio,
September 1926.
Mr.. G. L. Riddle, of Zeno, returned
home last Saturday from Hot Springs,
Ark, where he has been during the
past four weeks for the benefit of his
health. He appears to have been very
much benefited by the trip.
Congressman Finley and family re-
turned from Washington last Satur-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-13
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
At Orangeburg Tomorrow.

At Orangeburg Tomorrow.
The state campaign opens at Orange
burg tomorrow-Thursday.
Due West Female College.
The fortieth annual commencement
of the Due West Female college is to
be held on June 20.
Escaped From Patent Cage.
Six Negroes, confined in a patent
cage in the Laurens Jail, made their
escape last Saturday night. One OF
the bars of the cage was partially
cut with an old case knife and broken
with heavy piece of timber. The
prisoners got to the ground on their
blankets. One of the escapes, John
Coleman, is desperate character.
Must Have Commissions.
The attorney general has given out
an opinion in which he holds that
county boards of dispensary control
are without authority unless the mem
bers hold commissions from the gov.
ernor. Up to this time none of the
newly appointed members of county
boards have been commissioned and
consequently all are without authority.
Railroads Subscribe Literally.
A committee of Cbarlestonian's
went to New York last week to see
the railroads in behalf of subscriptions
for the South Carolina and Inter-
state exposition. Mr.. Samuel Spencer,
representing the Southern, Coast Line
and Plant System, subscribed $40, 900.
The committee had a promise of 81
500 from the Clyde line, and expected
to get quite number of other heavy
subscriptions.
Will Go to South Dakota.
Columbia correspondence Charles.
ton Post: Senator Tillman will hardly
be with the boys through the game
this summer. He will 60 the first
campaign meeting-at Orangeburg-
but, as he thinks his political fences
are in satisfactory condition, he will
20 out to South Dakota and help
Senator Pettigrew in his campaign for
reelection. Pettigrew has been a
thorn in the flesh to the Republicans,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-13

treaty was signed, Germany also
seemed to settle upon the general pol.
icy indicated by the other nations
mentioned. Then it appeared that
these countries had an understanding
that promised antagonism and oppo-
sition to what seemed to be the de-
termined purpose of Russia, assisted
by France. There was reason to look
for the coming of the irrepressible con-
fict along these lines. When the
American fleet was sent to the Philip
pines, after the Spanish war, it was
given out officially that the object was
to guard the coast against blockaders.
Shrewd guessers, however, figured that
there was still deeper game in view,
and that the movement had for its
object readiness for the pending con.
fict over the partition of China. But
after all, is there to be war at this
time? We feel pretty certain that the
next year or two will witness the COM
plete division of China among the Eu-
ropean powers with large share OF
interest for the United States; but
somehow, everything points to the
suspicion that there has been a new
agreement and that the division is to
be accomplished peacefully; but we
will see. There is not much longer to
wait for developments of most inter-
esting nature.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-13
FROM A SINGLE GRAIN.

The number of possible stalks of
wheat from single grain of seed was
the subject of an interesting controversy
in a small group of farmers that had
collected in the court house yard one
day last week. AS the result, there
has developed some information that
ought to be worth something to peo.
who are not already up on the matter.
Some one remarked that he had
seen as many as half a dozen stalks
to the grain. Still another claimed
that he had seen twenty, and third
held that as many as fifteen is possible /;
but secuted the idea that a single
grain could yield any more than that.
The age and experience of the gentle
man were such as to carry weight,
and when Mr.. Joseph W. Smith, who
lives about FIVE miles northwest of
Yorkville declared that he had that
very morning counted sc stalks that
had grown from a single grain of
wheat, there was a sensation. By
unanimous consent the crowd wanted
to make Mr.. Smith custodian of the
knife.
Upon realizing that the doubts Of
the party were sincere, and not fancy.
ing the idea of being the butt of SUCH
incredulity, Mr.. Smith promised to
substantiate his assertion by bringing
to town the identical stalk to which
he had referred. The ENQUIRER
heard of the controversy on Friday,
and at our request Mr.. Smith brought
his proofs to this Office on last Satur-
day afternoon. He came in with three
punches of wheat that looked as II
they might together aggregate a third
of bundle, and here is the report be,
had to make:
"When I went back home, I found
that the chickens had been into that
sc stalk bunch, and had eaten several
heads off, so just let it 60 and COM
menced looking for others. Here is
one bunch with 63 heads on it, another
with "a, and this one, you see, has 81.
I have washed all the dirt out of the
roots and anybody call tell that each
bunch is from single grain"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-13

- The contribution that was pub
lished in The ENQUIRER last fall from
Mr.. D. T. Leslie on the proper seeding
of wheat is no doubt generally remem-
bered, especially by the wheat growers
of this part of the country. 1t caused
not little talk at the time, and there
were some experienced wheat growers
who were of opinion that Mr.. Leslie
was probably mistaken in the idea that
a half bushel of seed wheat to the acre
was enough. There were others who
were inclined to the opinion that Mr..
Leslie was right but at the same time
their faith was not great enough to in
duce an experiment. THE ENQUIRER
does not pretend to know anything
about wheat culture but it does know
Mr.. D. T. Leslie, and it had no hesi-
tation in endorsing his view. AS to
whether anybody was induced to act
upon the valuable information he gave,
we are not yet advised; but in the
experience of Mr.. J. w. Smith, as pub
lished in another column, there seems
to be satisfactory confirmation. Mr..
Lesslie's theory, and this theory is con-
6rmed by Mr.. Smith, is that too heavy
seeding causes crowding and chok-
ing that reduces the yield to greater
extent than if the seeding had been
too light. Both extremes have to be
guarded against, of course but there
is much more danger of over than
under seeding. The correct settlement
of this question is obviously of very
great moment to wheat growers, and
The ENQUIRER will be glad to have
further reports on the subject. 1t is
altogether likely that discussion,
backed by actual experience, will be
of much value in next falls sowing.
Mr.. Leslie, it will be remembered, is
on record as holding that half bushel
of seed to the acre is really too much,
and that especially in the case Of
small grained wheats, the seeding
should be less in proportion.