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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17

floor which is not really required. The
size Is seven by five feet and seven feet
high. The wheels are of wood, made
of five or six pieces foot in diameter
nailed together, crossing the grain of
each pieces to prevent splitting. Fig.
2 is eleven by eight feet, and will easi-
ly hold hundred fowls. 1t will cost
about one-fourth more than Fig. l.
These portable houses are moved from
one location to another by one horse
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17

to live on a cup of water and crust.
And if she's got any rich relation"
'You mistake my purpose" said Mr..
Perkins, coldly. Il am no rich relation
to any one."
e Yet the woman's testimony, coarse
and rudely given as it was, uncon-
sciously Influenced him in Amy Arch
dale's favor.
She brought the folios next day, neat,
legible, and without blot or erasure,
and Mr.. Perkins gave her some more
work.
"You needn't bring it." said he. Il
l have business that way and I'll call
for it myself"
lately, DEAR" said Mrs. Molyneux Mar
tin to her eldest daughter. Kate must
work a penwiper for him, and you must
embroider him a pair Of slippers. 1t
won't do to let him lose sight of his
nearest relatives
Ma" said Miss Katherine, "it's a
pity you discharged Miss ArchdaIe so
Suuueuly, UeCduSt BIC w dS 81 uduuy a.
fancy work"
"And, besides," added Edith Rosa
belle, sit really and truly wasn't her
fault because Walter chose to make
eyes at her!'
Don't use such vulgar expressions,
my DEAR" said the mamma. "She was
a pert, bold-faced thing, and would
have eloped with your dear brother If
she had remained in the house another
week. And told her SO, pretty plain
ly, too. Who's that? The postman? !?
Give me the letter at once, Edith Rosa
belief"
Somebody has sent us wedding
cards." cried the youngest hope of the
family of MoIyneux Martin. ''Open it,
mamma, quick, and let us see whom
they are FROM"
Mrs Molyneux Martin hastily tore
open the envelope, and giving one
glance at it's contents, fell backward
with an hysterical scream.
elisha Perkins!" she shrieked.
disinherited petsv'
For Mrs. Molyneux Martin has edu-
Gated her daughters in the full belief
that each and every one of them was
to be an heiress in the right of Uncle
Elisha Perkins money.
"But, mamma, who's the bride
whom has he married? You don't tell
us the name," persisted Katherine. who
was endowed with a goodly spice Of
Mother Ewes bequest.
81 don't know! I don't carev'
screamed Mrs. Molyneux Martin, tap
ping the soles of her slippered feet on
the carpet in way that threatened a
yet more violent attack Of Mysteries.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17
LOVE AND LAW.

1IM," said Mr.. Perkins to his Office
nj boy, put on some more COAL"
" Yes. SIR
And, do you hear? Take this packet
of papers around to Penn & Inks, and
ask. 'em what they mean by sending me
such blotted piece Of work"
Yes, SIR" and Jim, evidently pre-
ferring the snow-freighted air and slip
perry sidewalks of the outer world to the
close little law office, darted off like an
arrow out of bow.
Mr.. Perkins took out fresh bundle
of quill pens and quire Of legal fools
cap and began to work in good earnest,
when, all of sudden, tap came to his
office door.
Come in," said Mr.. Perkins, in a
voice that sounded considerably more
like "Clear out" and young lady en-
tered, dressed in currant-colored meri-
no, with little plumed hatand neat
looking fat satchel on her arm.
Il haven't anything to give" said Mr..
Perkins, sternly.
The young lady sat down uninvited,
and then Mr.. Perkins saw that she was
very pretty.
Il was not begging, SIR" she said
MAY ask, then, what was your bus
iness?" said Mr.. Perkins, more frigidly
than ever.
The young lady took a parcel from
her bag.
Il don't want to buy anything" said
Mr.. Perkins. .-...
II was not selling, SIR" said the lady.
"Please explain your business at
once" said he, tartly. Il have no time
to spare"
please allow he to do so. them" said
the young lady. Il was soliciting sub
scriptions for"
Il don't want to subscribe" hastily
interrupted Mr.. Perkins.
How do you know whether you do
or not" inquired the young lady, with
some spirit, until you have seen the
work, at leastT'
Mr.. Perkins smiled little. She was
brusque, but he didn't altogether dis
like that. And, besides, she was decid-
edly original.
Because there have been at least
three of your craft before you this
morning." said he. ''all selling Illus
trated Lives Of Great Men,"
"But mine is quite different. Mine is
Careers of Famous Women with steel
plate engravings," persisted the young
lady.
Your business is overcrowded," said
Mr.. Perkins. NO; you needn't take the
trouble to show me the book. Why
don't you do something else?"
"Will you tell me what:" said the
young lady, despairingly. "Wili you
help me to get anything whereby l may
support myseify'
What can YOU do?''
what can do! That is what every
body says" she answered, land be-
tween you all should starve. You are
q lawyer. Will you give me some law
copying?"
Can you write a clear and legible
handY' Mr.. Perkins asked.
The young lady sat boldly down at a
desk by the chimney-piece.
III show you what l can do," said
she.
Mr.. Perkins looked over her shoulder
as she wrote, in quaint, distinct style,
the words:
My name is Amy Archdale, and
want to earn my own living"
Amy Archdale," repeated Mr.. Per
kins. Rather a romantic name, isn't
itY'
Il had no hand in naming myself" /"
retorted Miss Archdale, 80 1 can't just
" be held up to blame in that matter" Z"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17

what will hurt US. Say: IT am WILL
ing to be made willing. Pray make me
again. Make me man. I yield.
can hold out NO longer. Thy sovereign
love compels me to say that thou art
Conqueror." Before you go to sleep
tonight, yield to Him, and He will be-
gin to make every one of you again
E. B. Meyer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17
The Father,s Attitude.

have a daughter who is very will
full child. She loves her own way. Sup
pose she should say to me, '.Father,
from tonight l am going to put my
life into your hands, to do what you
will. Your will shall be mine" Would
you call her mother in and ask her
what the child disliked, SO that could
force her to do it? No. I say: "Our
child is going to take our will from to
night. Is there anything that is hurt
ing her? Yes. Yes. Does she love it
very much? Yes. Then we'l make 1t
easy for her. I'll give her all man
can to make girl happy. I'll take
away only what will hurt her."
God knows. He'll take away only
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17
EIG. 2.

hitehed by chain to a ring In the
front sill. and to sustain the draft a
two-inch plank is dove tailed into the
front and end sills, and strongly spiked.
The house is quite light, not weighing
over 1,5OO pounds in all, and one-third
less IL the common siding, scant three
quarters of an inch thick Is used.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17
The Value of q Windmill.

We take the following from the
Farming World, as it tells what many
would like to know: "The Wisconsin
Experiment station thus sums up the
value of wind mill: To test the econ
omic value of the pumping done by the
mill 211a-horse power gas engine was
put to running the same pumps, and 1t
was found that it cost 95 cents to run
the engine ten hours, and in that time it
pumped 13,2O2 cubic feet of water,
while the average for the mill was g.
93S cubic feet in ten hours. Hence, it
cost 80 cents to pump as much water
with the engine as the mill pumped in
ten hours. AS the mill had an average
of 14h hours per day, it would have
cost 43 cents to pump as much water
with the engine as the mill pumped
each day, or $156.95 for one year of 365
days. Tests made in grinding corn with
the power furnished by this windmill
showed that when the wind had a We
locity of nine miles an hour, it would
grind about 100 pounds an hour; a We
locity of twenty-five miles per hour
groundf over 500 pounds per hour, and
a velocity of thirty-five miles per hour
ground over 1000 pounds per hour.
The 25-mile wind enabled the mill to
develop about 2 2-3 horse power The
work done shows that In whole year
the mill would grind 1850 bushels.
The 2Ia horse power engine was able to
grind on the same grinding mill as
much in 1876 days as the windmill would
grind in 365 days, it costing 80 cents a
day to run the engine. Hence, when
applied to the corn mill the power of
the windmill was worth 136x99 cents.
or S134.64 per year."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17

Here are plans for portable poultry
houses, which may be easily moved
about to fresh ground. They are not
too costly, but yet substantial. The
plans here given are of houses which
will accommodate fifty fowls each at
least, and are light enough to be moved
by single horse. Fig. l is a house
that will cost about five or six dollars,
needing only four hundred feet of
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17
ANTIQUITY of Onions.

Onions and cucumbers are two Of the
very oldest known vegetables. Like
peas, the Egyptians grew them at least
thirty centuries ago. Indeed. to the
onion belongs probably the honor of
being the first vegetable primeval man
ever made trial of. Onions are not
found growing wild anywhere, but
kind of leek is not uncommon in South
ern Siberia, which Is very like the
Welsh national emblem.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17
New Plants.

The enthusiasm of seedmen frequent
ly leads them to make statements in
their catalogues that are not borne out
by actual practice under all conditions.
A given forage crop may produce
abundantly under favorable conditions
in climate very different from that of
Oklahoma. A forage crop that does
well here may yield very poorly else
where. For this reason farmers every
where should be cautious before buy
ing largely of untried seeds and plants.
There is an experiment station in each
State that is on the watch for new and
good things, and these stations are in a
position to know the truth about such
things.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17
Irritation Problems.


There is probably at present no COM
mercial problem more important to the
Western agriculturist than that OF ir-
rigation. Nowhere in the world is fruit
growing more highly developed than
In California, and nowhere In this coun-
try is water more valuable or more
carefully handled and conserved. But
irrigation has to be intelligently ap-
piled, and. like everything else, may be
oyerdone. Over-irrigation results In
overgrown, insipid fruit. insufficient
moisture shows itself In poor growth,
poor fruit and Intermittent bearing.
One of the most popular methods of
applying Irrigation water. and one
which is available to the small farmer,
with a comparatively small outlay, Is
tile furrow system, which consists in
running the water through burrows,
near together, usually about two feet
apart. BY ditching and the use Of
small reservoirs streams from springs
or windmills. which, If left to them
selves. would be lost within short dis
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17
FOR SUNDAY READING
THE GOSPEL OF GRACE Is HERE
POUNDED.
Words of Wisdom, and Thoughts
Worth Pondering Upon Spiritual
and Moral subjects-Gathered fron
the Relieious and Secular Press.

Archaeologists and anthropologists
have long taken it for granted that the
principles of evolution are especially
applicable to the history of mankind,
that man has progressed and that the
farther back you go into his history
the more savagery you will find.
These scientists have hooted at the
theological premise which starts with
the fall Of man." Now archaeologists
In the employ of the University of
Pennsylvania find in the Euphrates
Valley evidences of civilization 5000
years before Christ.
The party under Prof. Hilprecht has
found on the site of Nippur, which is
the Calneh mentioned in the book of
Genesis, with Accad, Babel, Erech, as
one of the cities built by Nimrod, the
son of Cush, ample evidence to prove
that the nearer you get to primitive
man" the weaker the theory of squalid
savagery becomes. When the cave men
and savages of Western Europe were
reveling in dirt and ignorance, in the
region between the Caspian Sea and the
Persian Gulf, there was highly civil
lied people, living in opulence and lux
and sciences, with an imposing archi-
lecture. At Nippur the excavations
have left the level of the dawn Of the
Christian era behind, and down one can
go to the monuments and atmosphere
Of Ashurbanapal, B. G. 900; then the
visitor troads the level Of the remains
of the era Of Kadashmar-Turgu b. G.
14O0, and, proceeding further, are en-
countered sculptured and other remains
of a community living there back of the
time of Abraham (about 1900 B. CO. and
further on, the temple platform of Sar-
gon I. is reached, of date B. G. $500,
and, through the debris thirty feet,
affairs, urns and arches, constructed B.
c. $500, are seen. Here is civilization
as highly developed as that of the
Greeks. Tablets are found showing
business contracts In legal form; mort
cages, notes and agreements of all
kinds, as leases, bills of sale, etc. The
inscriptions when read were found to
fill many gaps in history and corrobora-
ton Of the Bible historic illusions and
statements, of a conclusive character,
has been unearthed. Had not Nippur
been besieged and looted quite fire.
quently, very much more Of value
would be found; but enough remains to
reveal highly civilized life in Mesopota-
mia and contiguous regions some 1900
years ago and over. The records run
far back Of Abraham, and the first
chapters of Genesis are shown to be
an epitome Of genuine history. The
HiIbrecht party have secured over 49,
600 cuneiform tablets, containing die
tionaries, chapters of history, astronom-
ical calculations, architectural inscrip-
tions, lists of taxes, plans of estates,
multiplication tables and other eyi-
dences that the daily life Of the people
was not so very different from our own.
-Des Moines News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17
p,ant;ng sweet Pota toes.

Take an old broom handle, 8 or 355
feet long, and fatten two sides slightly
at one end and cut notch one-half
inch deep. The vines are cut from Is
to 20 inches long and dropped on raised
rows every 200 inches. Drop three or.
four rows. then follow with the stick,
pressing the vines In the beds about
inches deep.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17
Cow Peas as Green Manure.

The Agricultural Epitomist says
some Of the farmers in the South have
succeeded in growing larger crops after
cow peas when they have taken the
vines off for fodder, and plowed under
the roots and stubble, than when they
have plowed the whole crop under. 1t
scarcely seems reasonable, and yet
there may be abundant reason for it.
But whether this is exact or not, the
crop of cow peas and vines are esti-
mated to be worth about $40 per acre
for fodder, and we should much prefer
to feed it out and use the waste, the
excrements Of the cattle that eat it to
fertilize the soil with.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17

tance from their source. can be STORED
and made to water an acre or two Of
fruit and add many times the cost Of
the reservoir to the value of the crop.
These and other interesting problems,
some suitable for the humid regions,
as well as the arid regions, are treated
by a recent Farmers Bulletin on Irri-
cation in Fruit Growing, about to be
issued by the Department Of Agricul-
ture for free distribution.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17

II man is made Of dust that may
explain why 90 many men are always
dry.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17
A Heavenly Home.


A soldier tells this story Of the civil
war: The armies Of Grant and Lee
were encamped near each other, and
there was lull in the fighting for sew
eral days. At such times 1t was diff
ficult for the commanders to prevent
tntercommunications between the SOL
diers on both sides. Federal bread was
often exchanged for Confederate to-
bacco, and the men engaged in games
IN spite Of orders to the contrary. One
evening band belonging to the Fed
eral army played .'The Star Spangled
Banner" and the Federal soldiers
cheered the music, but the Confederates
were silent Then the band played
'Dixie," and it was the turn of the Con-
federates to cheer, but the union army
gave no sign Of approval. After few
national airs and favorite airs of the
Confederates had been played band
struck up "Home, Sweet Home" Then
both armies cheered till the mingled
voices Of the opposing hosts made the
air ring with their giadness. Here was
sentiment to which all could respond.
The love Of home Is well-nigh univer-
sal In the human breast. Some do not
love England; some have no love for
Germany; many do not love France;
and some do not love the United States.
They are not charmed by the Stars and
Stripes, nor by our national airs. But
all men love home. "Be it ever SO hum
BILE, there's no place like home"
Our heavenly home Is bright and fair
Here is comfort for the poor and for
the rich. The rich must soon yacate
their magnificent homes and go into
the silent tomb. The poor have no
homes to vacate, or, IL they have any,
they are altogether inadequate. But
those who follow the Lord Jesus Christ
have "a building of God, house not
made with hands, eternal in the heav-
ems"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-07-17
snatn,a Hold On An.ic.

Spain owns in Africa over 2OO, 900
square mileS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26
$4,000 Horses and Mules.
BRITISH ARMY IS MAX.
ING EXTENSIVE PUR.
CHASES.

Kiosss City. Mo. Dee % Captain
Hsygste. OF the British army, is pur
chasing $4,000 cavalry hot.ss and
mules for the British army 10 South
Africa
He oame hare more than . year ago
to buy borses sod mules. but YES
ordered homo short time sgo. How.
ever. the unexpeosed renewal Of
bossilities hss made .he purchase Of
more horses snd mules necessary.
As fast 40 the aniuals are Inspected
and bought they will be seot to Ne.
Orlesus aud shipped to Cspe Town,
Darhsm and New L,ndoo 90 British
transports. come Of which are DOW 90
their way to the Uni.ed S,ates
One ship load Of the suimaIs will be
taken TO South Africa BY Lieut. David
Mobsrly, leaving New Orleans soon
after Jan let. Lieut. Moberly said {:
'By the time tho horses and mules are
lscdsd 10 South Africa they cost the
British govero meot $3.50 q bead That
is . large price for 90 snimal whioh
will be d. for service only six weeks.
Most OF the animals die because OF The
change 10 climate. They mus. GROSS
the equator 10 going to South Africa
sod the best Of the tropics kills them
rapidly. The average death rate on
sbipbosrd is 80 to tho thousand. Forty
days after horse is purchased 10
Kausas City it is landed 10 South
Africa. So great is tho demand for
horses at tho f:ous thst il is i'm possible
to give them the needed rest after
landing before putting thom into
service. with the result that they soou
die.
''Since tho beginning of the Boer
war Eoglapd hes purchased over 100.
900 head of horses aod mules 10 The
United States. II required 85 ships to
osery then from New Orle.rs to South
Afrias. Govsrumsns transports will
be kept very busy from now carrying
the horses which EoRlsnd will need 10
South Afrios. which have been ordered
purchased 10 tho Uoised States
Badeo. Powell hss $4,000 mounted
police snd it 10 proposed TO mount 50.-
900 Of tho imperial infantry. England
hes discovered that her soldiers must
DO mounted to be able to cope With tho
Bosrs. Who get. over the country With
alarming rapidisy f"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26
Will There be an Appeal P

St Paul. Mion, December o.
A suit involving several millions of
dollars, the value Of the telegraph
lines along the route of the Great
Northern Railway. from St Paul to
the Pacific cosst. was decided late
this afternoon by Judge Lochren in
the United States District Court in
favor Of the defendant. the Western
Union Telegraph Company Its
importance, however, was not alone
10 the amount OF money involved
for it was the general understanding
that should the railway company
have won all the great railway sys.
ten of tho country. would, at tho
expirstioD of their contracts with the
Western Union Telegraph Company
have claimed the ownership of the
telegraph lines along their right of
way. and either have operated them
independly or have formed o con
solidstiOn, which would have been q
strong competitor iu the telegrsphic
field
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26
DEAN WANTED IN NEW
YORK

Charleston. Dec 20-Edward O.
Deso. formerly . reporter 90 tho News
snd Courier. is 10 trouble 10 New York
A warrant for bis srrcs. has been issued
By the coroner. charging him With hsv
ing cruelty treated an Insane patient 10
Bellevue. He WAS discharged from the
hospits! and when tho cause vas taken
up by tho coroner. 10 Investigating tho
patieut's death. the warrant for the
threo nurscs wero issued Deans home
10 10 Spartsoburg
Wboo Dean quit the newspaper busi.
ncss Two years ago he went TO Alaska q
to dig gold aud since then has bad .
varied experience His friends here
do not believe tho obsrges made
against him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26
Next Reunion IN Memphis

New Orlesns. Dec 22-Geu John
b 0osdoo. commanding the U g. v,
has Issued . general order appointing
Msy % aod ,wo dsys following as toe
time for The next snuusl reuoiou Of tho
Veseraas The order reads o. follows {:
General Order No. 2A8: The
general commanding announces. tho dc
psrtnsot commanders ooncurrioe. that
90 account Of tho urgent request sod
insisssuee of 'our host. the next snoual
meeting aod reunion Of the Uoi,ed Coo
fedorste Veterans. which 10 TO be held
10 tho city OF Memphis. Teno.. will
take place on May %. 20 sod 30, 1901,
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday
respectively
- With pride the general eou
nsndiog also aonouoess tha, 1900
camps have now joined tho Assoois,iop
aud spplicssioos resolved st these bead
quarters Tor papers for over 100 u ore.
He urges vs,ersos everywhere to send
to those bssdqusrtsrs for Organisation
papers. form esmps sod join this Asss
ois,iou. 90 % TO sssist in carrying out
i's benevolent. 'praisswortby sod pa,ri.
otto objects "
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-26
THE ENGLISH VIEW.

London, Dec. 24.-The Times ia
IN editorial on President McKinley's
decision to submit the Hay Paunce
fote canal treaty to Great Britain re
prosobes him with "shifting a dan.
gerous responsibility" on the British
government and says:
"The president must bear the re-.
sponsibility for sny friction that may
ensue The amended treaty is q bar
gain to which We cannot agree and
TO which no reasonable American
who takes the trouble to rehect upon
our side Of the question can expect
us to agree
"When Senator Lodge announced
that Americans expect Europe to
keep out" of America be forgets
that England is Q great North Ameri
can power and means to remain such
power
III the Hay Pauncefots treaty is
not adopted in . form acceptable to
us. We shsll stand quietly upon our
indubitable rights under the Clayton.
Bulwer treaty. rights which cannot
be affected by any action the Amefi.
can senate may choose to take"