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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
Friday Superstition.

A row Of paupers' houses, very neatly
designed, has just been erected at
AhnaracIe, Mr.. Rudd, Of Ardnamur,
chan, having advanced considerable
sum for building purposes to the parish
council on easy terms. Accommodation
Is provided for ten persons. A few
days ago 81. Macpherson, inspector of
poor, visited Aharacle in order to su-
perintend the removal of the ten select
ed female paupers to the new cottages
They all occupied houses which were
In q wretched stateo disrepair, yet each
of them resolutely and peremptorily re-
fused to "flit" In vain did the nspec-
tor dilate on the increased comfort apd
eonveniences to be injoyed in the new
dwellings. The aged danes were In
vincibly proof against all argument
nor did threats of compulsion and sher-
iff's warrants have any terror for them
At length it was elected that the dis
inclination to remove was based simply
on superstition. The day of the week
happened to be Friday; and it appears
that to change quarters on that partleu-
lar day constitutes gross and wanton
violation Of all the canons governing
highland "flittkng" On discovering that
the perversity manifested by the old
women was mainly attributable to
conscientious scruples," the Inspector
at once agreed to humor them, and the
removals were postponed until the fol
lowing day, when they were accom-
plished without any opposition or de-
Scotsm m.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
verbs from Proper Names.

We say ''to mesmerize," ito gal
vanize," 'to gui1loine," to macadam
ize," 'tto gerrymander," Ito mercer
ize," verb of recent invention. If the
heroes of Homeric epochs were real
persons, we may add ito hector" and
ito pander." Pamphylla, Greek lady
who compiled a history of the world In
thirty-five little books, has given heI
name to pamphlet and 'to pamphle-
teer." ITO pasquinade" is due to Pas
uuino, cobbler at Rome, in whose ugly
face the Romans detected resem.
blance to the statue of an ancient
gladiator which was erected near the
Piazza Navona, on whose pedestal II
was the practice to post lampoons. '"Tc
sandwich" is derived indirectly from
the Earl of Sandwich, who invented 9
repast which enabled him to dispense
with regular meals when at cards.
London Notes and Queries.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
A Thoughtful Professor.

Johnny found .half-dollar to-day
and bought a pound of chocolates.
Wasn't he lucky?" asked the wife of
the cranky, analytical professor.
"Lucky?" answered the professor,
slowly. "Let us see. Ee has now Gre
ated an appetite for chocolates. There
is not one chance in million that he
will again find enough money to pur-
chase another pound. His former ap-
petite for gumdrops and cheap candies
is now gone. He will turn from them
with scorn, yet will not possess enough
money to buy chocolates. Would you
call him lucky? Always remember,
madam, that we are happy with the
simple things until we taste the rich
and grand. Tell the cook, when you go
down, to not serve any more, health
foods to-day, as 1 am feeling unwen
and need change of diet."-Indianap
oils Sun.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
LONG LIFE.

Sought by Members of New York's
Hundred-Year Club.
To discover the secret Of long life
about hundred professional and scien-
tific men and women of New York-City
have organized what they term the
Hundred Year Club. These people be-
lieve that under present conditions life
should be prolonged for a century.
They do not seek to keep man alive
merely as an exhibit, but to make him
a useful member of society up to the
day of his death.
They have not pledged themselves to
live In accordance with any particular
set of rules or to apply the secret OF
longevity to themselves If it be discov-
cred. Neither are they vegetarians,
Christian Scientists or Ralstonites.
They do not pretend to say they will
live to be centenarians, but they hope
they may.
Prominent among the members OF the
Hundred Year Club are Mrs. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox. Theodore Sutro, DR..
Carleton Simons, DR.. 81. W.. Wiley, Di-
rector Of the United States pure food
display at the Paris exposition;- G. w.
Smith, Albert Turner, Mrs. May Banks
Stacey, John De Witt Warner. DR..
John R. Hayes, of the United States
Pension Bureau, Washington, and Col.
e. P. Vollum, U. s. A., retired.
DIR. Simons, chairman of the Commit.
tee on Statistics, has secured the names
Of twelve citizens Of New York City
who are over 100.
Incidentally, the club has learned
that in Ireland there are 575 centenari,
ans; in Germany, with its vastly great
er population, but IS, while Servia has
fully 600 over 100, 120 over 125 and
three over 185. DR.. Simons is trying
to discover whether these figures can
be attributed to the difference in the
diets Of these people. China Is the only
nation, so far known to the club. thai
sets premium on old age, granting
special honors to persons who are &
or over.
Albert Turner, In discussing the men
tai phase of longevity, said:
Zone of the elements in long life is 6
conviction that 1T is our duty to live
that 1t is not right in itself, aside from
| other motives, for us to shuttle off this
| mortal coil until we have filed out {
long term. 1t will, think, be seen tina
the Importance of this instructive Low,
| Of life cannot be overestimated In it
relation to health, disease and lont
| life"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28

better success than could foreigners.
The Cuban census taker could explain
the purpose of his work to the people,
and, moreover he could explain the
purpose and promises of the new gov
ernment, which was most advisable.
There was need that the doubt and dis
content which prevailed among the
more ignorant Cubans in the presence
Of the United States army should be
dispelled. The appearance OF the
census enumerator among them awak-
ened in them trust in the new govern
ment, particularly since the enumera-
tor had been chosen from among them
selves.
Begun In the early part of September,
the actual work Of the census taking
was completed Dec. 81 and the enamer-
year. The supervisors, together with
their records, were taken to Washing
ton, where they worked until the fol-
lowing April, overseeing the compila-
ton Of reports in the United States
census bureau. When they were re
turned to their own country. in the
late spring they were highly compli-
mented by the directors of census upon
their efficient and faithful service.
The government report on the cen
sus of Cuba, for1S99 occupies bulky
volume which will prove most enter
tanning reading for anyone inter-
,ested in the little island of which
1t treats. There are reports from ev-
cry one of the home industries, of the
agricultural development and possibili-
ties of the country and of course OF
the social, educational and moral stand
ing of the people. The chapter devoted
to citizenship is interesting as giving a
correct statement concerning the rela
ton of foreign to native population Of
the island The report reads:
"Of the population of Cuba, 80 pei
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
Mud Mountain.

The principal railroad of Costa Rica
now but 1T miles long, is just being
extended to reach from San Jose to the
Pacific coast. The general manager OF
the road, in speaking of the enterprise
recently, said:
'"There is one place on the road which
has given the engineers great deal OF
trouble, and which has cost man!
thousands Of dollars every year since
the road was built. This place is about
forty-fve miles from Port Limon, and
is called Bluemud. For about 600 feet
the track runs along ledge on the side
IF mountain, with the River Reventa
Zon below. The mountain Is composed
Of blush clay, which turns into mud
during the rainy season and keeps con-
stantly sliding down on the tracks. We
have to keep a big gang of men at
work day and night cleaning the road
of this blue mud, and when the rains
are very heavy the traffic has to be sus-
pended. In July so much-of the mud
slid down over the roadbed that we
could not run trains there for three
weeks.
ITO add to the difficulty there is a
lake back Of the mountain, and the
water from this lake percolates through
the mountain and keeps it constantly
wet. The lake was drained by the en-
gineers, but they discovered that it was
fed by springs, and still the mountain
was kept in a wet state and the mud
kept sliding down over the tracks.
cat last they obtained what is known
in the mining region of California as a
hydraulic giant, and which throws a
very powerful stream of water with
great force. They rigged up this by.
draulic giant, and when left Costa
Rica they were actually washing the
mountain away with it into the river. y
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
Relicslof Irish Lake DweIlers.

An interesting relic of the lake dwell
ers of Ireland has just been added to
the Science and Art Museum of Dub
lin in the form of crannog, or ele-
waited dwelling. 1t was discovered in
a bog-filled lake near Enniskillen and
measures over 100 feet in diameter. On
removing the peat the piles of platform
timbers were laid bare. The piling and
cross -timbering were admirably done,
untrimmed birch trees being chiefly
used for crosslaying, while oak was
used for the stouter piles. A large
quantity of broken pottery was found
in it, besides an iron ak Of early form,
fragment of comb and some bronze
harp pegs.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
GgEER. B seIl5 3

The population of the earth doubles
itself in 26O years.
Prof. Lloyd Morgan, in a recent adj
dress, stated that he had found that.
young chickens, taken straight from the
incubator, could swim very we'll, the
power of swimming being perfectly in
stinctive.
As seen from the moon, the earth
would appear four times greater in
diameter and thirteen times wider in
surface than the moon does to us. The
illumination of the earth is fourteen
times greater on the moon than that OF
the moon on the earth.
The oldest public building in New
York City is st. Paurs Chapel, at the
corner of Broadway and Fulton street.
It was built in 1866, ten years before
the Declaration Of Independence. For
some years Gen. Washington was reg
ular attendant of the church, and his
pew Is still pointed out to visitors.
The people of the Southern Ap-
palachian mountains number about two
million, their descent being from the
Scotch Irish, French Huguenots, Eng
lish and German. They have been in
these mountains since long before the
revolution. They love their homes and
mingle but little with the outside world.
A frequent cause of the oiliness on
the outside of lamps is that the wick
is kept too high when unlighted. 1t
should be remembered that the wick
draws the oil to the surface, and If 1t
projects too far above the burner, it
will soon accumulate oil there, which
will find it's way slowly over the out
side.
Saxon makers of needles drove En-
| gland out of Brazil by wrapping their
goods in pink paper instead of black
Other Germans are catering to the
fondness of Russians for red in their
dress. France recently learned how
distasteful green is to Chinaman, but
it cost a good deal of money to make
the discovery.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
MAD 4 RouaH EXPERIENCE.
q Convinced the Judge that Sane Men
Might Be Sent to an Aaylum.

u Convinced the Judge that Sane Men
Might Be Sent to an Asylum.
NJ. II. Chetwynd, of Philadelphia, in
commenting on recent case where
sane person was released by the courts
from an asylum where he had been IL
legally confined, told the following
story: "About twenty years ago law
yer Of prominence got into contro-
versy on this very point with an equally
well-known judge. The lawyer main
tanned that 1t was the easiest thing in
the world to get sane person confined
in an asylum. The judge, while admit
ting that it might be possible, held
that 1t would be very difficult and that
the difficulties would increase in pro-
portion to the position in society of the
intended victim. A persons standing
in the community presents no obstacle
said the lawyer. Why turning sud
denly to his companion, 4 could even
get you locked up in an asylum If l
wanted to- Nonsense answered the
judge, and then he laughed aloud at the
absurdity of the idea and the discussion
for the nonce was dropped.
'It occurred on a railroad train,
which, stopping a short time later at
station, the lawyer suggested to the
judge that they stretch their legs on
the platform. They had not got ten
feet from the train when the lawyer
suddenly hurled himself upon the judge
and at the same time cried aloud for
help. A half dozen bystanders rushed
to the lawyers aid, and before the
Judge realized what had happened he
was held by dozen hands. All right;
thank you,' said the lawyer to the men
who had come to his aid. Tie his hands
behind his back, for he's dangerous.
This was too much for the judge. Pm
Judge So-and-So,' he began with digni-
ty, and this outrage Just then he
felt a rope on his wrist and his self
possession deserted him and he fairly
raved at the indignities that were being
heaped upon him. He resorted to Ian
guage not usually heard from the bench
or employed by the judiciary. But the
have on his captors.
| FINALLY he paused for breath and tht
lawyer in quiet voice said: Are yo'
satisfied now that I was right in the
argumentr Satisfied! began the judge.
Historically, satisfied? But he got NO
further. Yes, d-n your was the man
ner in which he lowered his colors.
"a few words and judiciously distrib-
uted coins among his captors by the
lawyer released the judge and enabled
him to get upon the train just as the
conductor called All aboard"
"In the town where they had stopped
was the State lunatic asylum and the
advent Of lunatics was a part of the
towns daily routine. Hence the alac-
rity with which the judge was seized
But it was a pretty rough object les
son. he complained when he had recov-
cred sufficient equanimity to enter into
conversation with his companion. Per
haps, but it proved what 1 said,' was
the reply, and who knows but tina;
some day it may prove Of great value
to you and enable you from that ex
perience to prevent or else to right a
great wrong The judge made no re-
ply, but lost himself in thought"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
HOW EE5S AND BRANDY
SAVED THE FRUIT.

st seems most as big as real
river" said Bess, who was sitting
- on top of the heaped-up earth be-
side the big, new irrigating ditch, mug
eing her knees tailor fashion. IF the
water only didn't roll so awful fast we
could most ride a canoe In 1t, en-,
Teddy"
Teddy was not at all handsome. His
hair was red and his nose turned up,
and he was much freckled. But there
was great deal of sympathy IN MS
greenish eyes as he looked up at MS
sister.
You do miss Canada and the lake
and boating and everything, don't ye,
Bess?" he said 81 was such little
Teller when the folks came west, an
l can't remember much about it. But,
gee! it must Nv been jolly fun swim
min in reel big lake. An pa said he
would take us all back when the fruit
trees bore"
Yes" said Bess, staring thoughtful,
ly at the yellow, rolling water. But II
seems an awful long time to wait
somehow. Last year it was frost, and
year before worms, and year before
that the blight, and it does seem as
tho pa would lose most everything he
had before the ranch paid. And tc
think one good bearing would make Us
richl Rich, Ted! Just think"
Teddy crawled up to the top Of the
bank of earth and looked far down the
valley. He saw long rows Of trees
hardly twice as tall as himself, and he
was only a 10-year-cid boy. But the
slender little branches of the trees were
covered thickly with little greer
punches. and these punches mean
thousands of bushels of luscious fruit
Bess could remember when she frs
saw the trees. They were then onl!
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
suPERsnTrous WOMEN.
They Place a Great Deal of Confidence
in Dreams.

lney race d OIeaE DCal Oh NOHhuShSC
in Dreams.
1t doesn't seem possible that In this
enlightened age superstition could be
rife among the educated, but there are
nevertheless number of young wom-
en- who converse fuently, If not elo-
quently, in three languages. and who
read Spencer and Browning and Elmer
son, but who place dreambook with
their Bible on the table beside the bed
and consult 1t in the morning the first
thing.
I With credulity worth darky mann
my, If their sleep has been visited with
unusual visions, they seize this volume
as soon as their eyes are fairly opened
and look for an explanation. If misfor-
tune is foretold by 1t, the seeker after
knowledge assumes bravado she is
far from feeling.
ST don't care" she says to herself, by
way Of bolstering up her courage, "I'm
not superstitious anyway. and L don't
believe in such arrant nonsense" But
she's nervous Just the same, for cou-
pie Of days, until other troubles have
driven this mythical one out Of her
mind.
There's one young woman known to
the writer who never dreams of q
young child without shivering and
shaking for days after, in fear of some
dreadful thing happening to her. She
has not consulted dreambook on the
subject, and SO she doesn't know how
infants and bad luck became connected
in her mind, but, nevertheless, nfte1
she's had a visitant of this sort while
sleeping, she says prayers Of unusual
| length and then makes up her mind tc
be patient under Affections sore.
| She's an intelligent woman, MIND
you, but she doesn't attempt to explain
the terror that besets her at this par
| ticular dream.
She doesn't call herself superstitious
Of course no woman does, not even tht
one who won't walk under ladder, bu
her friends do. and make light of hel
until she exposes some fetch of theirs
when the subject Is carefully avoided
| afterward.-Baltimo News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
Potatoes as Penwipers.

A certain New York hotel uses
bushel of potatoes year for penwipers
on the tables In the writing-rooms. Ey-
cry morning large potato is put in a
compartment of the pen box, and after
"a hours the potato is removed and an
other put in. Pens in pen holders are
stuck into the potato half dozen at a
time, giving it the appearance Of a
porcupine 1t is claimed that potato
penwiper is the best preservative
against rust and mildew that can be
secured for the pens.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28

long lines Of little bare sticks in the
sandy and dry-looking earth, and she
could remember how her mother broke
down and cried because she was home
sick for the big shady trees and green
grass and bushes at home"
Idaho did not seem like home. They
lived there six years, and the sixth year
was the bearing year" for Western
fruit ranches. But, as Bess said, the
frost and the worms and the blight had
kept the fruit back, and three years
longer they had waited. And the
father had grown to look old and anx-
ious and the little mother more and
more wistful And they now watched
the green promise of fruit with anxious
eyes. Would anything happen this
year? Or would the rich promise at
last not disappoint them?
1.-The new ditch helped nightly this
year. said Bess. 1.-THE trees never bore
SO heavily. And all the fruit is perfect
the prunes and peaches and cherries
and everything. oh, Teddy, believe
we will really see Canada next yearv'
She sprung to her feet and threw her
arms around the neck of little bron-
cho that had been nosing at the back
of her head while she talked to Teddy.
She kissed the horses shaggy head and
hugged him lovingly. Then she put
her foot in the stirrup and swung her.
self lightly into the saddle.
Home, Teddyp she cried. Catch
Solar
SfI Iiff1a oh1
capered gleefully around her mate,
Brandy, few moments, then permit
ted Teddy to mount, and soon the live
ly little hoofs were beating quick rat
tat-tat down the white alkaH path to-
ward the ranch home, far down the
valley. The sun was bright and the
sky cloudless, as 1t had been for all the
long summer months. The clouds
would sail towards the mountain tops
but there they would stop and dissolve
over the PEP rs. where the snow gleam
ed white almost till fall. And no rair
fell in the valley. The alkali dust lay
thick in the alfalfa, the rich grass thai
grew so strangely green out of the
hard, dry earth, and the dust lay thick
In the trees and on the prickly cacti an6
gray sagebrush that grew on the lonely
foothills.
Father will irrigate tomorrow,
reckon" said Bess, as the broncho!
loped along side by side. 'The grount
is awfully dry and cracking badly"
II dunno-it's gettin' perty late" re
piled Teddy 81 heard pa talkin' to tn
foreman, and they wuz sayin' tina
there wuz signs of frost. The fruit il
ripenin' bully. but there may come
nipper, an eff they irrigated it-well, |
would mean another year. that's ALL
Bess looked soberly at the baked
looking earth. 1T looked so thirsty, ant
the great ditch rolling along besid
them seemed anxious to turn its ricl
torrent into the little bitches that raj
like veins up and down between tn
trees.
well, suppose it would be risky,
she said "But, my! the trees do wan
a drink
Supper was waiting for them, an
their father called gayly to them
they galloped up to the door.
'I met Jessie Wright at the stor
doing some trading for her mother, an
she wants you to go down the vale
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
Co-oneratiye RafIways

Cooperative Railways in Australia.
Victoria, Australia, has built seven
local railways on the. cooperative prin-
ciple. The railways were estimated for
by contract at f547,9O8, but by work
ing the cooperative principle they were
completed for f251, ,211.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
Two Creeds in One Church.

In the city Of Heidelberg, Germany,
there is a church called the Church Of
the Holy Ghost, which is unique in its
way, being the only church in the
world in which the Protestant and
Catholic services are held at the same
time, partition wall through the GEN.
ter separating the two congregations.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
MARRIAGE IN TURKEY.
Safeguards Thrown Around the Rights

Safeguards Thrown Around the Rights
of a NJ os1em Woman.
Among the Turks marriage Is
strictly civil act, the validity of which
consists in being attested by at least
two witnesses; and although an imam,
or priest, is usually present at the sign
ing of the contract, sit is rather in his
legal than In his religious capacity.
The civil ceremony Is very simple. The
bridegroom and his witnesses repair to
the home OF the bride, in the selamiik,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28

Most colored people never feel hard
up unless there is minstrel show in
town, and they are shy the price of a
ticket.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
Gipantic Pockethooks.

The Swedes and Norgewians carry
their loose cash in immense pocket
books; some Of these have been in use
for two or three generations, and con-
tain almost enough leather to make a
pair of boots.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
Doctors in China.

A Chinese doctors fee is perhaps the
smallest in the world, ranging from I'd
to I'd, but this can be accounted for
by the fact that any one can practice
% doctor or physician.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28
Canada.s increasing Exports.

The exports Of butter. cheese. eggs
bacon, hams, mutton, pork, apples.
oats, peas, wheat, -four and potatoes
to Great Britain from Canada has more
than doubled since 1896.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28

The women believe man should face
every misfortune with cheerfulness, ex-
cept the death of his wife.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-28

Every one in love has a right te
change his or her mind.