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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18

]. Troop, of the Indiana station, gives
advice for circumventing the Hessian
f1y in that State, which is suggestive also
for other sections: The active period Of
the fall brood in the northern counties
extends approximately from the last Of
August to about the last of September,
gradually getting later as they go
south, so that in the southern portion
they will be found at work probably as
late as the middle of October. 1t is evil
dent, then, that in order to avoid the
fall brood of the fly the proper time to
sow wheat in the northern counties is
between Sept. 20 and 80, and in the
southern counties from the first to the
middle of October. The station will not
sow earlier than the first week in Octo-
Der this year, as the flies were active
throughout September in 1899. Decoy
strips should be sown in the north the
last week in August, and in the south
the first ten days Of September, plow-
ing these under deeply before sowing
the main crop.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
DOROTHY'S REVENGE.

c. HE harvest moon climbed slow
ly up the cloudless sky, shining
white and clear on Tunbridge
Wells. The silence of night was on the
sleeping town. Two women, closely
cloaked,. .erept stealthily along. the elder
demonstrating.
It's a great risk you run, mistress, .
she whispered.
~If you fear to come with me, Betty,
I go alone"
NAY, madam, my fears are not for
myself l know my place better than
to leave my mistress alone to meet Wild
Sir Harry Fortescue."
Meanwhile, pacing slowly backwards
and forwards in the shadow cast by
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18

"Oh! mamma" said Phyllis, as she
al resting place at the twilight hour,
please tell me about sister Clara and
old George"
"Why, darling, you've heard that SO
many times I'm sure you can tell it as
well as l."
sBut it's truly story, and I never
get, tired of hearing them," replied the
little girl as she cuddled closer to her
mother.
WELL" said her mother, "once on a
time, as the story tellers say, when we
had no little Phyllis, but only Clara,
and she wasn't much more than baby,
for she had only learned to walk lit
tie while before, papa and Clara and l
went to live on farm for a couple of
years. We had two beautiful bay horses
that we called old George and old
Charlie, because they were such sober
quiet horses and had outgrown coltish
ways. The younger horses we just
called the colts
''One night when the men came up to
supper they tied the horses to the fence
for little while, until they had eaten
their supper and done the chores.
Clara was trotting around, very busy
and happy. and 1 was hurrying to do
my work before dark, so l forgot all
about her.
by and by, as it began to get quite
dark, one of the men united old
Georpp'S halter and STA rfad to lead him
to the stable, but he would not stir.
The man pulled and called, but George
wouldn't move an inch. He stood per-
fectly still. He was always so quick
to obey before that the man couldn't
understand it, and began to look around
to see what was the trouble.
And there on the ground between
old Georges feet, where he must have
stepped on the little thing If he had
started, lay little Clara fast asleep.
..Of course the man picked her up and
brought her to the house very quickly.
Then when he took hold of the halter,
the good old horse followed him at
once, and kept looking at him and
whinnying, as if to say: Didn't do a
pretty sensible tLlngY "
"Oh. N.Y. said Phyllis, wasn't he
smartr'
1--WE thought nothing too good for
him after that" continued her mother.
when we sold the farm and the old
horses with it, we felt almost as though
we had left part of the family behind"
Our Little Ones.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
Reef or Butter,


The Minnesota Experiment Station
tested the cost of food for producing
beef and butter, and found that four
steers made daily gain of 252 pounds
and on food worth $S.51 they gained
425 pounds, cost of about 2 cents a
pound. Four cows fed on the same
amount and kind of f-ou used $11S4
cents worth in the same time, and pro-
duced 255.43 pounds of butterfat, equal
to 29S pounds of butter, at a cost of
about $3.97 per hundred pounds. 1t
took of dry matter in the food S.2
pounds to make a pound of gain on the
steer, and 1928 pounds to make
pound of butter if food were all that
had to be taken into considera ton but
ter would be most profitable at present
rates, but more care is necessary in Sc
lecting cows of a dairy type than steers
for feeding. Better buildings and more
utensils are required for butter making
than for fattening cattle, and much
more labor is required in making but
ter. But again this is in part offset by
the value of the skimmilk and butter
milk for feeding to calves, pigs or poul-
try, which might amount to nearly as
much meat as was produced of butter.
This would help pay for the labor, and
often the farmers desire to find profit
able market for their labor.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
A Noiseless Ring Game.

The small rubber rings that are used
in every household with which to seal
preserve jars may be made the means
Of much amusement when a lively
game is desired. First, obtain smooth
head of flour barrel, and see that the
pieces are all fastened together, form
ing a circular board; or any smooth
board about a square foot in size will
serve the purpose.
Procure ten coat hooks of medium
size and secure them into the board,
arranging them as shown in the ac-
companying illustration, and mark
above each hook it's number, as shown.
ranging from No. to No. 10. A hole
may be made in the upper end of the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
Feeding a Multitude.

This is the Kitchen equipment Of the
great Partisan store that furnishes
meals to all it's employees, 1000 in num-
Der. The smallest kettle contains 100
quarts and the largest 500. Each Of
fifty roasting pans is big enough for
300 outlets. Every dish for baking po
tatoes holds 225 pounds.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18

a bench or platform beside vat, to
scrape hog on, and next to this platform
erect a post with four crosspieces on
top to hang hogs on. Fasten small
rope to small end Of lever to pull it
down with when lifting the hog in and
out OF scalding receptacle on bench and
to hanging post.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
Knew His Business.

THAT bunch of jokes" said the
vaudeville manager, hasn't one il it
that is less than thirty years old.".
"And the crowd that comes to your
theater," retorted the would-be mon
ologist, "will average less than 80 years
of e."-Indianapolis Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18

BIBLE is Of lit
tie value till 1t Is
the worse for
wear.
Heavenly living
here Is the only
sure argument for
heaven beyond
life.
Christ nj y
comes to dwell in
t b e hearts Of
those who are
watching for His
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
Vigorous Plants.

We often see as a recommendation of
plants, especially the strawberry, that
1.-The plants are very vigorous with
heavy foliage" Other things being
equal, this is a desirable feature, be-
cause the strong growing plant has
more vitality than the weak, half
starved looking one, and may be ex-
pected to put out more fruit buds. But
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
Fisheries of England and Wales

In England and Wales there are
1871 fishing boats and 10000 fisher
men engaged in the sea fishery. Last
year they caught 6,85O,OOO hundred
weight Of fish, including 2,25O,OOO hun
dredMeight of herring.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
A Great Catalogue.

The printing of the British Museum
Authors Catalogue is now completed
up to the end of 1899. The compilation
of this enormous work has occupied
entailed total cost of 100000. The
catalogue comprises four hundred large
thick volumes, and seventy supple
ments. The staff which has been en-:
gagged upon this work is now devoting
it's attention to the compilation of q
subject index, which 1t is estimated
will keep them fully occupied for an
other ten years.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18

And I'll be the king of the BogieLand,
And the babies all shall be
My loyal subjects, each to stand
Z And defend me valiantly,
And we'll dance to rollicking jolly tune
Just forever and for aye,
In that land where it's always afternoon
And the month is always May.
Chicago Record
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18

Every man is bound to hear the truth
occasionally even If he doesn't recog-
niZe 1t.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18

The factory hand may indulge in
song, but he prefers to knock-off with
whistle
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
Thick or Thin Seeding.

Thick or Thin Seeding.
Almost every farmer knows that the
closer grain is sown or stands when
growing usually the greater the pro-
portion of the straw to the grain, the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
TRUMPET CALLS

Rams Horn Sounds Warning Note
to the Unredeemed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
Had His Royal Face Washed.

One of the many stories going the
round of Germany about the Crown
Princes childhood has almost become
a household word with his future sub
jects, so frequently has it been told in
nurseries. Nothing afforded the young
heir, as youngster of or Z, greater
pleasure than to watch the sentries
salute as he passed in or out of the
castle at Potsdam, and the poor sol
diers were kept at it from night till
morning. This delight was equaled
only by his aversion to water, and the
poor woman who was charged with his
toilet averred that he lay awake nights
devising means to escape the cold
morning bath.
One day the child rushed in upon the
Emperor and the Empress as they sat
at breakfast with a furious complaint
against the sentry, who had neglected
to salute him as usual that morning.
The Emperor drew his son closer to
him, examined him clriously, and then
replied:
81 don't wonder, my son, the poor
sentinel did not recognize the Crown
Prince in this dirty-faced little boy, SO
1 cannot have him reprimanded."
1t was the last time the Prince ever
refused to have his face washed.-Coll-
ier's Weekly.
Be Greater than Eour, Position.
If had son, should tell him many
times day to make himself as big a
man on the inside as possible.
Young men too often want to be big
men on the outside; to. occupy positions
which fit them as turtle shell fits a
clam. Never mind your position, young
man. Whatever it may be try to fill it.
The duties which you have to perform
may seem trivial; bus because it is a
small position is no reason why you
should be a small man. You may be
big inside, you know, if you are small
outside.
The young man who applies himself
to internal growth, as it were, is bound
in time to find pla4e where he will
be able to use every power he pos
sesses. At any rate, better be big
man in small place tlan the opposite.
A pinch Of powder in Z small cartridge
can make deaf on; hoise and drive
bullet long way What can it do in
a Krupp gun?
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18

ing. The year 1899 was an exceptional
one for earliness and duration of
drought.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT or
THE PAPER.

Quaint Sayings and Cute Doinzs of the
LittIe Folks Everywhere, Gathered
and Printed Here for All Other Lit
tie Ones to Read.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
Good Blood Needed.

That there is now greater need for
good blood and straight breeding in the
Middle and Eastern States than in the
West will be admitted by every man
who is acquainted with the live stock
in both sections. The average quality
of the thin stock which comes to mar
ket in the West is far superior to that
in such market as Pittsburg. Sales
at the latter point of late have included
large number of low priced cattle.
They were low priced because they
were worth so little. AS rule they
lacked the essential qualities of good
stockers or feeders. They were not
and never will be good beeves. More
good blood and little more feed are
the things those who breed cattle in
this country must provide.-National
Stockman.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18
often those who are growing plants to

often those who are growing plants to
sell put little extra amount Of nitro
genous fertilizer or manure on the new
and high priced varieties to grow more
and thriftier looking plants. Such plants
when removed to an ordinarily good soil
with the usual field cultivation prove
disappointing because they fail to carry
out the promise of their early days,
and sometimes have not strength
enough to develop as much fruit as they
have set fruit buds for. 1t is well to
know the treatment the plants had
when growing, and give them quite as
good when they are set in a new loca-.
tion.-American Cultivator. -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18

I'll tell you what we had better do
Some beautiful summer day
Just pack our traps, with friend or two,
And sail for that land away.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-12-18

Some children cry for cause and
others for pure meanness.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-12-14
EDGEMERE.

HON. A. M. Beitler's boat-house
is nearly completed.
VIM. Smiley has just given j. v.
Sloan's summer cottage q coat of
paint on the outside and coat of
varnish On the inside and mnde
many other improvements.
Mrs. Justin Mills who has been
visiting relatives and friends in New
York city and other parts of New
York state for the past seven weeks
returned last Thursday.
All who attended the dance party
at August Mercier's last Wednesday
report very enjoyable time.
Robert Depue, of Bushkill. has
been spending the week at, August
Mercier's.
Edgemere school both teacher and
pupils are greatly rejoicing over the
much needed and useful presents
they have just received,-A Mrs.
Geo. A. Mccall, of Philadelphia
sent the school five medium sized
Webster's dictionaries and the
Youths Companion for one year,
and then went among her friends
and raised money for an organ that
the teacher informed her could be
bought very cheap near at home, SC
with the articles mentioned above,
and with the many improvements
that have been made in the school
building by those interested the
school will be in a more progressive
condition than it has been before
We only wish there were more la
dies like Mrs. Mccall.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-12-14
THE CHURCH COLUMN.
Methodist Episcopal ohuscb.
Rev. O /. scudder. Pastor


The revival services will continue
on Wednesday, Friday ard Sabbath
evenings. These are the regular
services and may be made seasons
of continued and increasing revival
work. Three things are necessary ;
first, that christians come second,
that they come prayeffully; third,
that they invite and bring with
them the unsaved When we do
our part God will do His.
To all persons interested in the
singing class we wish to announce
that the "Cantata" will be given as
early In January as possible. We
hope to be ready by the Bird 1 see no
reason why we should not be pre-
pared by that time.
The subjects for next Sunday are,
"The true riches or tried gold" and
"The walk of the just"
Next Sabbath afternoon there will
be service at the Schocopee school
house.
The catechism of the M. e. church
has beer put in the hands of all our
Junior Ledguers and instruction is
given each Friday afternoon in the
teaching of the church. We believe
this will prepare the hearts of the
children for conversion and church
membership.
The need of thorough instruction
in the fundamentals of christian
life is seen by every careful obser-
yer. There is no time like child
hood for such instruction. 1t is not
given in the home as it once was.
The modern work of the church in
looking after the young has become
necessity to its progress 1t is u
grave mistake for parents to dele.
gate the religious teaching of their
children to church instructions.
When the home teaching becomes
more, and the church instruction
not less, then there will be less need
to plead for a more rational expert
ence and more genuine christian
life.
The "Choir Heralds, +" used by our
choir are furnishing us with good
music and the singers by their
faithfulness deserve this word OF
appreciation. We expect in a short
time. to be able to publish in this
column, the musical selections to be
rendered on the Sabbath for the
benefit of the general public.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-12-14
Notice of Application for
INCORPORATION.

In the Court of Common Pleas of Pike
County. No. 35 october Term 1900.
Noticeis hereby given tbAtan application
will be made to the said Court, Hon George
S. Purdy, Law Judge thereof, on Monday,
the 18th day of December, A. u. 1900. at 3
O'clock p. m, undUr the Corporation A CT
of one thousand eight hundred aud seven
ty-fOur" and the supplements thereto, by
John w Blltz, Edmund ii Holmes, james
X Smith, Reuben La alcaster, George w.
Carlton and others, for the charter of an
INTENDED corporation to be called 1.-The
Methodist Episcopal Church OF La Anna,'
the character and object of which Is for
the support of public worship according TO
the faith, doctrine, discipline am usages
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the
United States of America, and for these
purposes to have possess and enjoy all the
rights, benefits and privileges conferred by
the said Act and Its supplements
H'Y II BAKER,
dlf Solicitor.
Milford, Pa, Nov. 22nd, 1900.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-12-14
Tortured A witness.

Intense suffering was endured by
witness T. l.. Martin. of Dixie, KY. j.
before he gave this evidence II
coughed every night until my throat
was nearly raw then tried Dr.. King s
New Discovery which gave instant
relief. have used 1t in my family
for four years and recommended it
as the greatest remedy for Coughs,
Colds and all Throat, Chest and Lung
troubles. It twill stop the worst cough
and not only prevents bat absolutely
cures Consumption, Price SOC and 81
Every bottle guaranteed, Tria bot
tie free at all Drug Stores.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-12-14
The Light of the World
or
Our Savior in Art.

Cost nearly 500, 900 TO produce.
Contains nearly 100 full page en-
graving of our Saviour and His
Mother by the worlds greatest
painters. The copies of the greatest
Masterpieces in the art galleries of
Europe. Every picture is as beanti.
ful as a sunrise over the hilltops.
Contains description of the paint
ings, biography of the painters. the
names and locations of the galleries
in Europe where the originals may
be scent Also contains Guilds De-
partment. including a Child's Story
ol the Christ and His Mother, beau
tifully written, TO fit each picture.
This wonderful book, matchless in
its purity and beauty, appeals to ev-
cry mothers heart, and in every
Christian home where there are
children the boo k sells itself. Chris
tan men and women are making
money rapidly taking orders. A
Christian man or woman can in this
community soon make 81 600 taking
orders for ChFistaias presents Mrs
Waite. onr agent IN Massachusetts,
has. Sold over 5000. worth Of thu
ihooks IN very short tiiHe. Mrs
Saekett, our agent in New York has
sold oVer s. 500 worth Of the books
in a very sllnrt time. The book is
printed Oh velvet finished D: .per.
beantifully bound Ia GndIral Red
and gold, and adorned With Golden
Roses and Lilies It is. Nithout
doubt, the most heautiful book of
this century Writo for terms
quickly aud get the management of
iliat territory. You can work on
salary or commission, and when
you prove your success we will pro.
mote you to the position of Manager
and Correspondent, at a permanent
salary, 70 devote your time to at
tending to agents and the corres-
pondenee Wanted also State
Manager to have charge Of Office in
Leading City of the State and man
age all the business of the State
Send for terms. Address
THE BRITISH AMERICAN co.
corcoran Building Opposite U. S.
Treasury, Washington, d. G.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-12-14
1RLspAss law.

The arrest and fine of a person last
week for alleged infraction of the
special law protecting an ASSOCIATION
in this county, gave lise TO the usu-
al loud and angry protests among a
class of citizens, that the corpora
tion should be favored with such ex-
elusive and absolute privileges, so
far as we heard no sympathy was
expressed for other land owners not
enjoying a like protection, The
question naturally arises why2 If
one association owning land, pay
ing taxes thereon, and improving 1t
is especially protected by stringent
laws which enables it to control the
use of its property and prevent tres
passing, why should not other asso-
Citations and land owners enjoy the
same or like rights2 Why should
farmers who pay taxes OF their
lands not be allowed the liberty of
saying who may use and enjoy them
for fishing and hunting purposes.
Certainly they as class, not only
paying taxes but spending their
hard earned dollars in the commu-
nifty, should receive the same con-
sideration as those who occupy lands
for sporting purposes only, and who
are enabled by reason of their
stringent laws to prevent encroach-
ments in their lands, but who may
at the same time also hunt and fish
at will over the whole country. Why
not place all our land owners on the
same plane and confer on all proper
ty holders like rights9 Is there any
injustice in thisP Who but those
who are not land owners can COM
plain, and why should they have
privileges to use for sporting pur-
poses the farmers lands at their
will?
Suppose club of men wished TO
lease or occupy for sporting purposes
a few hundred or thousand acres
and we're willing to pay fair rent
al for the right, the farmers might
obtain revenue directly from their
lands by leasing such privileges re-
serving to themselves such rights as
they saw proper.
Under our present laws this can
not be done because there is no ade.
quate protection for the enjoyment
. OF such privileges. A farmer may
protect iiock of quails or pheasants
on his lands and some day sports
man comes along with his dogs and
bags the whole covey. There is nc
redress. The birds are wild the
farmer has no property in them. nc
appreciable damage has been done
to his land and he must grin and
bear it. We should like to see an
effort made to pass a more stringent
trespass law 50 that all land owners
might be enabled to have some con
troll over their lands and the stream,
which flow through them.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-12-14
Registers Notice.

The following accounts have been filed
with the Register ana will be presented to
the next Court to be held the third Mon
day OF December next for Confirmation
and allowance:
Estate Of Henry Worzel. decd, account
of Anna @ Worzel, Administrative
Estate OF Henry Lang, decd, account OF
Jennie Long. Executix, in the matter of
sale of Real Estate
Estate of George A. Frieh, deed, account
of Louise j Frieh. administratrix.
J. G WESTBROOK. JR.,
Noy 10, 1900. Register.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1900-12-14

'The dog is one of the most intelligent
of animals" remarked Willie Wishing
ton.
$50 I've heard" answered Miss Cay
enne.
"And he is the most loyal admirer a
man can have"
eyes. / never could quite reconcile
those two assertions" Washington
Star.