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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
BUYING FOR FALL TRADE,
An Immense Business in Steel Reported
From the West.

An Immense Business in Steel Reported
From the West.
Bradstreet's saws: Trade is still ex.
hibiting many of the irregularities in
oident to the transition period between
mid. d.summer and early fall trade. De-
spite the hot wave, with its effect on
the growing distributive demand, and
also because os the reports of damage to
the corn crop which it has melted, a
more cheerful feeling is perceptible in
general trade. and the booking of fall
orders for dry goods. clothing and hard
ware at leading Western centers, and
heavy engagements in iron and steel
products, though at lower prices, are
OF encouraging proportions. Prices are
not showing the precipitate declines
noted some time ago, and among the
really encouraging features is the ad
vance in wheat, mainly based on i'm
proved export inquiry.
Wool is rather firmer than of late
because of the better inquiry, though it
Inust he admitted that this steadiness
is somewhat at the expense of new
business.
Cotton goods partake OF the strength
of raw material. and while weakness is
still perceptible, brown cottons, print
cloths and wide sheetings, the natural
corrective of reduced production, are
being increasingly sought.
While the dry goods demand as a
whole is still classed as backward for
the season, hot weather is credited with
some of the responsibility and trade at
titude as rule is one of hopeful ex-
pectancv.
An imm ense business in steel pro-
ducts is reported booked at Pittsburg
and Chicago, and steel bars are really
tirmer with an advance of 81 per ton
announced bv Western manufacturers
who have sold their output up to the
close of the year.
Failures for the week were III in
the United States, against 1876 last
year. ami 23 in Canada, against 20 last
year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
THEIR DRINK is MADDENiNG.

Native Tipp1e of the FiIipinos Is Hor-
rihIe Concoction.
Tue effect of the so-called American
saloon on the Filipinos is not nearly as
bad as the effect of Filipino liquor on
American soldiers. In fact, the former
Is distinctly superior to the latter. since
American liquors do not produce mad
ness. George Hobart, a regular army
man, who has just returned from Ma
Mia to his home at Indianapolis, says
of the Filipino booze: at is not heat
that is driving the soldiers crazy. It's
Just simply 'beno.' Absinthe Is not
in the same class. 1t looks like water
and tastes like licorice," he says, land
when the boys can't get beer or whisky
they buy 'beno' from the natives. 1t
takes pint of it to make drinking
man drunk. The third or fourth con-
secutive drunk makes a blooming idiot
out of the victim. The soldiers crave
it after they have once tasted it. Out
on the lines the boys never get beer or
whisky and when the natives sneak
this 'beno' into camp the fellows buy it,
In the southern islands, where the
demand is not so great. the natives
sell it for 3 cents a canteenful, but
around Manila the demand is so great
that the price has been raised to 80
cents. After man drinks about pint
of the stuff he begins to get silly, but
he RECEIVERS in day or two. Then he
will want more of it and if he can't
get 1t he will go mad. Then the Off
GERS have to shackle him and he is sent
to the hospital for the insane at Wash
ington. They tell me that the poor
fellows who have been taken there will
never get well."-Omaha Bee,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
RIVERS ARE TREACHEROUS.

In Times of Freshet They Frequently
Change Their Course.
The rivers of China, like the people.
are extremely treacherous. They have
no fixed channels, but move in the i'm
petuous floods that come pouring down
from the mountains in the rainy sea-
son, sometimes as much as 100 miles
from their old beds, leaving the inter-
vening tracts buried deep under the
sand, destroying life, making a desert
Of cultivated fields over an area of
many hundreds of miles, and plunging
the farming population into terrible
poverty and famine. The enormous
canals, constructed by the Government
to correct the evil, have been of no
avail in this direction. although they
have formed in the past great water
ways crowded with craft, along which
supplies of food and merchandise can
be carried to the markets at a trifing
cost. Modern engineering, when the
breakup of China comes, will find the
subsection of Chinese rivers problem
that will challenge all its genius and
perseverance, and it may accomplish
here what it has failed to do with 9TH
ar great streams where the alluvial soil
8 carried down by the current to block
The mouth and place a tantalizing OBJ
,tacle in the way of navigation.
The Pei-Ho is A crooked as a pennon
flying in the wind and the present low
ness of the water is due to the long
drought that has prevailed in the high
lands to the north, where it rises. Two
years ago steamers that now anchor at
Taku, twenty miles or more down
stream, ran to TienTsin, where they
could take their cargo and where pas
sengers could go on board comfortably
and conveniently. The change, under
the present circumstances, constitutes
the chief difficulty in reaching the cap
ital. For at Tien-Tsin the passenger
landing at Taku must change cars. con-
tinuing the journey to Pekin from the
former point.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
THE uNLuckIEsT WOMAN.
Fickle Fortune Frowns Upon La Belle
Rrooks. Vincent.

r1ckie fortune Frowns Upon La Belle
Brooks-Vincent.
The unluckiest woman in the world is
believed to be La Belle Brooks Vincent,
who has returned from the Klondike to
Seattle, Wash. During the past six
years she has seen more huctEasian of
fortune and undergone more hardships
than usually fall to the share of most
people during long life. Disappoint-
ment and failure seem to follow her in
every undertaking, but she shows no
encouragement and bravely adapts
herself to changes of circumstances.
She was born in luxury and highly edu-
Gated. During her senior year at Ypsi-
lanti College, Michigan. she met Ben
jamin Mason, wealthy retired mer-
chant, old enough to be her father, and
married him. The marriage was an
unhappy one, and after few years the
young wife was granted a divorce and
given the custody of her young son.
The husband signed contracts giving
large sums of money instead of ali
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
Northwest Notes.

NOECh"esb NOCeSs
John P. Vollmer is erecting large
grain warehouse at Genessee, Idaho.
A hail storm is reported to have shat.
tered 5000 bushels of grain near OK
ford, Idaho.
The people of Genessee, Idaho, have
asked for special election to vote on
the subject of waterworks system.
Forest fires are still raging in the
White Pine district, Idaho, although a
large force of men is at work trying to
check the flames.
B. Gieda, sheepman of Condor,
Or, died recently in Texas, from con-
sumption. He leaves considerable
property.
The o. r. & N. Co.'s gang of track.
layers has completed it's job of putting
down heavy rails on the branch from
La Grande to Elgin, Or.
The Albany, Or, ice factory, al.
though running night and day, is un.
able to supply the demand, and a car.
load of ice was brought up from Oregon
City on the 9Th.
The Toledo, Or, Leader reports q
sample of "pieplant" or rhubaIb,
grown in that town, whose leaf is FL
feet in circumference, and whose stalk
is seven inches in diameter.
Forest fires are raging near Medical
Lake. Wash.
Colfax, Wash, is threatened with q
water famine.
Ex-senator Warner Miller, of New
York, was recently in Spokane. He
is said to be considering Kettle Falls,
with view to transmitting electric
power to Republic.
There are 200,o sheep in Wallowa
county, Oregon.
in variety theater at Spokane the
night of August 4. There was nothing
in his clothing to identify him, and
his body lay all day in an undertaken g
without being recognized.
Largely as result of the vigilant
crusade against owners of unlicensed
bicycles, instituted by the president of
the Tacoma Wheelmen's Association
and carried on by the police depart
ment, the city treasurer has issued
1886 licenses to date. 1t is believed
the 5000 mark will be reached before
| the year is out.
One salmon cannery at Fairhaven,
WASH, has received $4,000 fish two
days in succession.
J. D. Barnett, of Ritzville, WASH,
lost 800 sacks OF wheat, his barn and
some fencing last Wednesday by fire.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
DISPENSED WITH A BLACKSMITH
How Arizona Cowboys Punched Holes
in Wagon Tire.

How Arizona Cowboys Punched Holes
in Wagon Tire.
Up at my camp near the Four
Peaks" told Jim Bark, the wellknown
cattleman, 'the boys are all handy
with a rifle. We've lot of guns up
there. The old shioned black-powder
Winchester has been discarded and
nothing but the best goes. Most of the
new guns We're bought during the
Spanish war, when we would expert
ment all day with tree trunks and
rough trenches, learning the art of war
at home. We found that bullet from
one of the new Winchesters, driven by
smokeless powder, was good for four
feet and more of pine timber, and for
more than an inch of iron. l thought
the boys had done about everything in
the shooting line that could be done
long ago. but l was mistaken.
81 sent them up wagon. In hauling
down some firewood they broke the
holsters all to flinders. The holsters
held up the wagon bed. you know. Well,
the boys figured out all right the re-
building of the wooden parts, but came
near being stumped on the iron fXings.
They got some old iron wagon tires and
cut them in proper lengths. but hadn't
way that they could see to punch the
necessary bolt holes. Finally the ques-
ton was solved. One of the boys care
fully marked the places for the bolts,
stood the piece of tire against tree
and put a bullet. 80 caliber, through
the tire at each place marked. 1t was
novel sort of blacksmithing, but II
worked. ."-Arizona Graphic.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
Friday Is All Right.

Friday as an unlucky day has lost its
grip. Superstition regarding beginning
great enterprises on that day is fading
away. Great steamers start on long
voyages on every Friday in the year,
Good Friday included. Journeys of all
sorts begin ON Fridays, and the sixth
day OF the week has no more terror now
to the average man than the first day
of the week. People even get married
on Friday. There are multitudes who
make their advent into the world Oh
that DAY, but that is not their fault.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
MINING NEWS OF NEARBY STATES
SLOGAN is ON THE JUMP.
Nearly All the Mines Are Again Ship
ping Ore.

Nearly All the Mines Are Again Ship
ping Ore.
Sandon, B. c., August 9.-Nerly all
the mines around Sandon are shipping
again. The Idaho sent out 800 tons In
July OF high grade ore, and will do bet
ter in August.
The Payne shipped about 1900 tons
in July, and has paid its quarterly
dividend of per cent. The Truth,
Queen Bess, Whitewater, SLOGAN Star
and Ram bler-C Cariboo are regular ship
pers.
The Ruth mill in Sandon is running
double shift and the company is put
ting in two more Whitley tables, these
doing better work than the round
tables. 1t is shipping about 200 tons
of good grade concentrates per month.
Sandon is building up rapidly. About
900 men are on pay rolls in and around
SandOn
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
PACIFIC COAST TRADE.
Seattle NJ nrketa.

Seattle Markets.
Onions, new, &c.
Lettuce, hot house, 81 per crate.
Potatoes, new. $15.
Beets, per sack, S5c@$1.
Turnips, per sack, 75c.
Carrots, per sack, $l.O0
Parsnips, per sack, S1.25.
Caulifiower, native, 75c.
Cucumbers-10@ zoe.
Cabbage, native and California,
&c per pounds.
Tomatoes-40@ a So.
Butter-Creamery.2 Csc; Eastern 22c;
dairy, l5@ lSc; ranch, lac pound.
Eggs-24c.
Cheese-12c.
Poultry-14c; dressed. 14@15c;
spring, So. 90.
Hay-Puget Sound timothy, $11.0O
@12.0O; choice Eastern Washington
timothy, $1,000.
Corn Whole, $23. 90; cracked, $25;
feed meal, $25.
Barley-Rolled or ground, per ton,
500.
Flour-Patent, per barrel, so;
blended straights, $3.25; California.
1926; buckwheat flour, $500; gra-
ham, per barrel, $500; whole wheat
-four, $500; rye -four, So. @4.Oo.
Millstuffs-Bran, per ton, $l2. 90;
shorts, per ton, $14.OO.
Feed-Chopped feed, $1,000 per ton;
middlings, per ton, $40; oil cake meal,
per ton, $4,000.
Fresh Meats-Choice dressed beef
steers, price 71ac; cows, &c; mutton
re; pork, &c; trimmed, &c; veal, 90
lie.
Hams-Large, 13c; small, 1914;
breakfast bacon. l2c; dry salt sides.
SIC.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
She Has No Chance,

of his forecasts came true"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
KeIla,n's Camp Is Next.

Helena, Mont, August 9.-W. Kel-
lam and J. D. Bone, two Montana pros
pectors. own group of six claims on
the eastern slope of Eureka mountain,
two and one half miles from Grand
Forks, B. c., that are attracting con-
siderable attention, and are regarded as
of considerable promise. There is a
well-defned quartz ledge on the La
coma. 1t averages about 20 inches
wide. A shaft has been sunk to a
depth of 25 feet. The foot wall is in
granite. Assay returns gave small
values in gold and copper and it is ex-
pected that they will improve with
depth. -.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
STRIKE ON SILVER MOUNTAIN

Another "Mere Chance" Fortune Stun
bled Onto in Canada.
Spokane, August 9.-The Thompson
boys have made good strike Oh the
Silver Mountain claims, in the SLOGAN
district. After long prospecting, Russ
Thompson stumbled upon very fine
looking ledge. This was exploited
further with the result that one of the
finest surface showings of galena ore
ever shown in the camp was uncovered.
1t is from six to Is inches across and
chunks of ore weighing hundreds of
Three claims are embraced in the
group, the Sinfi, Atwood and World.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
PLANS FOR GOLDEN ZONE.
Capacity will Soon BE 100 Tons of Ore
Daily.

Capacity will Soon BE 100 Tons of Ore
Daily.
Loomis, Wash, August AT the
Golden Zone plans have been COM
pleted for increasing the capacity OF
the mill to 100 tons daily. The neces-
sary machinery has been ordered and
the work OF adding to the present mill
structure for it's accomodat begins
at once. The Golden Zone is SO
thoroughly opened up that it will be
able to supply the daily mill run with
minimum force. Continuous devel-
opment of the ore bodies will go stead
lily forward though there is more than
100, 900 tons of ore i'll sight.
The management proposes to increase
the capacity of the mill from it's profits
until it can treat 500 tons daily. That
mine of this character could in three
years be brought to such high stage
of development, show quantities of ore
and be scarcely known outside of the
district tells the story OF the quality of
work being done at a dozen properties
in the Palmer Mountain district. Mill
runs up to date have averaged about
$40 per ton, and this is probably a
good average of the mine.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
That Was All.

That Was All.
II can't imagine why Miss Rocking
ham treats me SO coldly. The other
evening when called she said she had
been eating green onions and hoped
would excuse her. Since then she has
hardly spoken to me-"
That's curious. What did you say
when she excused herselfP'
Let me see! Why, merely told her
not to mind; that it would be an easy
matter for me to keep far enough away
not to be disturbed"
"Oh!'-Chicago Times-Herald.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17

"Horrorsv' exclaimed the citizen of
the South American Republic. 'This
paper says that six men were disabled
in our revolution yesterday"
'Is that so?" replied another citizen.
"Such occurrences give our sport sort
of black eye. But how did the deplor-
able affair happen"
why, the weather was very damp,
you know, and the doctor pronounces
it pneumonia. Judge.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17

Palouse, Wash, August 9.-W. J.
Springer, of New Hampton. Ia, writes
. from there that he has secured capital
to work the Blue Bird and eight claims
in the Hoodoo district. He has en-
ployed Nj. w. Truax as manager OF the
mine and authorized him to begin work
at once and push development.
Mr.. Truax put double shift to
work and the property will be
thoroughly developed. The Blue Bird
is copper property showing high
values, and now that capital has been
secured to develop it is expected to be-
come valuable producer.
James Malone reports a rich strike
in the Elk creek district in Idaho on
Breakfast creek. The rock carries good
values in gold and copper.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
BRIGHT CARBONATE MINE.

Property in the Greenhorn District Tha t
Looks Good.
Pendleton, Or, August 9.-Parties
from the Bright Carbonate, located in
the Greenhorn mountains, near Law
ton. and owned by George Darveaux,
Henry Kopittke, Frank Duprat, John
Siebert and others, of Pendleton, re-
port rich strike in that mine in the
face of the 16O-foot tunnel. The vein
has been penetrated 21a feet and shows
high values.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
His Guess at 1t.

What does it mean, Tommy" the
Sunday school teacher asked, where it
says they rent their clothes?" ~
Il suppose they couldn't afford to
buy them," replied Tommy.-Detroit
Free Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
OREGON WONDER TO START

Contract to Run a Tunnel will Be Let
at Once.
Prairie City, Or, August 9.-P. J.
Morey and Elmer Cleaver have gone TO
the Oregon Wonder mine and will at
once let contract tor running 800 feet
of tunnel on the mine, to be compile ted
with all possible haste.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
Mida. Mine at Elk City.

Boise, Idaho, August 9.-Jesse
Coulter has returned from trip to the
property of the Midas Gold Mining
Company at Dixie. 26 miles from Elk
City, Idaho. Eleven men are at work
and Mr.. Coulter reports that the prop
erty is looking fine.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
Decidedly Not.

Decidedly Not.
"You don't happen to have change
fur quarter, do ye?" asked Eaton
Shabbelong, who had had an unex-
pected stroke of luck.
Change fur quarter" echoed Turf
old Knott, with infinite disgust. "If
I had do ye reckon I'd be carryin' the
thirst I've got with me this minuteT'-
Chicago Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
sesrchlights REQUIRED at suez.

In order to facilitate navigation of
has ordered that no. ship shall go
through the canal at night unless
equipped with searchlight sufficient
ly powerful to light up the channel al
least 1000 feet ahead, in addition tc
electric lights sufficiently powerful to
light up a circular area around the
ship of about 700 feet in diameter.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
In the Summit District.

Seattle, August "a number OF To-
cations are being made in the Summit
district. on the Cascades. The numer-
GUS discoveries in that district are ex-
citing lively interest in the Yakima
valley.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
In It, but Not OF 1t,

"What is storm center, pa?"
"a storm center is that member of q
family who remains as cool as a GU
cumber while he makes all the rest
raging mad."-Chicago Record.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
New Company at Wallace

Wallace, Idaho, August 9.-The
Cathella Mining and Milling Company
has filed articles of incorporation at
Wallace. 6. A. Cunningham, Patrick
Sullivan, Adam O'Donnell. J. W.
Viewer and Joseph F. Whelan are the
incorporators and directors. Wallace
is the principal place of business and
the capital stock of $50, 900 is divided
into 100000 shares.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
A Mean Trick.

Juliet-Dearie, did you mail that lei.
ter gave you to mail?
Jack fumbling in his pocket)-Of
course-first thing as soon as 1 got
downtown. l remember distinctly.
Juliet (triumphantly)-H there. Pvv
caught you! 1 didn't give you any les-
ter to mail.-Chicago Record.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
Too Much for Him.

Twynn-I hear that the weather man
has been taken to the hospital.
Triplett-That is true. The shock
was too much for him.
what shock?'' !
Zone Of his forecasts came true"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
Plans Gang AxIee.

Mrs. Brown-Mrs. Jones always saf,i
If her husband died she would quickly
follow him. He has been dead a month.
Mrs. Smith-Yes; but you can't de-
Gently expect her to follow him till she
has seen the Paris exposition, can your
There is always something to disar-
range a woman's plans, you know.--
Judge. -------
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
Daddy's Definition.

Johnny-Paw, what is conscience?
Paw-Conscience, my son, is some
thing that we always think should
bother the other fellow.-Baltimore
American. !:
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
There Are Many Such.

Mrs. Horn-You can believe very lit.
tie that Mrs. Gabbleby says.
Mr.. Hoon-No; the poor woman is
sadly afflicted with palpitation of the
magination.-Puck.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17

Silas Hayrick-Wall, by gum, these
city fellows do beat the world won
der what they'll charge for wife an
about five children" n."--Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
Klondike Gold Shipments.

Seattle. August 9.-Gold shipments
through Skagway from the great Klon-
dixie camp to the outside world this
season have reached in round numbers
more than $7,000,O00.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
Where IGNORANCE Is Bliss.

He-I want to know, once for all
who is master of this house?
She-You'n be happier If you doD's
find out.-Puck.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
It Ought to Be.

Customer-If this underwear doesn't
fit may 1 change it?
Clerk-Certainly. Underwear is al
ways subject to change.-Philadelphia
Bulletin.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
Sure Enough.

Little Clarence-Pa, is there a reason
for all things? I.
Mr.. Callipers-Yes, suppose so.
Little Clarence-Well, then, pa, why
do hens lay eggs?
Mr.. Callipers-Because they can't
stand them on end, my son.-Judge.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17

Miss Gilgal (reading)-A girl in Penn
sylvania has saved an express train
from destruction by taking off her red
petticoat and waving it as a signal.
Miss Tepspot-Oh, dear, could never
do anything heroic like that.
"Why not?"
Because I don't wear red petit
coats"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-17
Silver King Again Going.

Seattle, August 9.-Captain Clifford,
who has been appointed mine manager
of the reorganized Hall Mining and
Smelling Company, proposes to justify
the faith which he has had in the Sill
yer King as one of the great mines OF
British Columbia. He has an extern
sive programme of development mapped
out and within a short time he expects
to have 500 men at work in the com =
pany's property. A small force will
go to the mine and get things in shape.
Electric power instead of steam power
may operate the mine machinery and
possibly the smelter.