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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
MISTAKE OF A NEWS AGENT.

d1s Bucolic-Lookinx Customer Was a
Chicago Detective In Disguise.
When the west-bound New York spe-
cia1 on the Michigan Central stopped
at Dowagiac, Mich, last Wednesday
an elderly man, who possessed all the
outward characteristics of a country
man, boarded the train and took seat
In the smoker. He announced in a loud
voice to the travelling man across the
aisle that he was coming to Chicago to
see his boy. He also gave out the in
formation that this was his first trip to
the city.
The news agent heard him and gave
the wink to the commercial traveller.
1t had been bad trip for the agent
and he expected to unload a good share
Of his stock on the man from Dowa-
giac. He tried unsuccessfully to sell
him maps, views Of Chicago, photo
graphs of celebrities, and other things.
The ceuntryman's purse remained
closed.
Presently the wise butcher passed
down the aisle with basket of apples
on his arm. He stopped before the
Dowagiac mans seat, leaned over, and
said, loud enough to be heard from one
end of the car to the other. "Apples,
three for cent" and passed on. Now,
as a matter Of fact, his apples were
selling at the rate of three for dime,
and everybody knew it. His offer to
the '.yeoman" was unnoticed apparent
ly by that party.
In few minutes the agent returned
from his trip through the train, and
the countryman beckoned to him.
"Gi'me six apples" he said, and held
out his hands to receive them.
Cali right; three for a dime," the
butcher said, as he took six Northern
spies from his basket and dropped
them into the passengers lap.
"Now, young feller," said the Do
wagiac man, when you pranced
through here a minute ago you offered
the fruit to me three for cent Here's
2 cents for six. Now, run. along and
be good"
mo, you don't"
But the agent was Interrupted by the
loud shouts CT the other passengers,
and retreated to the baggage car.
And George Tousley. the Chicago de
tective, who had been in Dowagfac on
business, divided his six apples with
the commercial Chicago In
ter Ocean.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
ON THITHER COAST.
New Gold Fields on the Siberian Shore
Will Be Opened to Ameri-
can Miners.

New gold fields rivaling in richness
the deposits of Cape Nome will be
opened to American miners. if the ex-
pectations of the members of the Rus
sian expedition, which arrived in New
York on the Campania, on its way to
Northeastern Siberia, are fulfilled.
Vladimir Wonlarlarsky, a colonel OF
the Russian Imperial Guard, obtained
the concession of the Siberian tract
which the expedition is to examine.
There were more than 40 applicants for
the grant, which had been sought with
eagerness since the discovery of gold on
the American side of Behring sea. By
means of court influence, Wonlarlarsky
carried off the prize. He formed
company in Russia, which planned the
present expedition, headed by A. Bog
danovitch, Russian engineer. 1t If
understood that a subsidiary company
has been formed in England in con-
nection with the concession, but sec
recy is maintained in regard to the
English and American interests.
Miners who have visited the Siberian
coast by stealth have reported that it is
practically the same as the Nome coast,
consisting of strip of beach, behind
which lies tundra, or belt of gold
bearing sand. Many companies have
been formed to work dredges and pumps
off the coast of Cape Nome, in order to
draw up the precious sand where it
reaches the beach. 1t is expected that
the operation of these appliances will
be prevented by the beach miners, and
that apparatus in which large capital
has been invested will be idle, unless
new fields are opened to it. If the ex-
pedition to Siberia finds what it ex-
poets, the company will invite pumps
and dredges to cross to the Siberian
shore and operate there upon payment
of a royalty.
Hooley, the English promoter, has
nothing to do with the plan. George
D. Roberts, who is q veteran California
miner, will be q member of the explor-
ing party. Mr.. Roberts has made a
study of gold deposits in sea sands, and
has plan for extracting the gold from
the frozen tundra. The expedition will
sail from San Francisco about June !.
after the Russians have conferred with
the Russian minister at Washington.
1t will return about November /, and
expects then to make complete report
of the possibilities of the region.
Mr.. Roberts said today that, from
information he had received, the de-
posit of gold on the Siberian coast
promised to be the most valuable ever
discovered. No attempt will be made
to work the tundra this year, but the
party hopes to be able to make some
contracts with American owners OF
pumps and dredges.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
eRADsTREET'S REPORT.
Wheat Higher ON Unfavorabls Crop
Reports.

Bradstreet's says: Continued dull
ness in many branches and further
shading in several staple lines consti-
tute the leading features in the bust
ness situation this week. The weak
ness of prices is displayed in lower quo
tations for corn, pork, butter, cheese.
wool and cotton among the great agri-
cultural products and petroleum and
lead among the mineral products.
Wheat is slightly higher, partly owing
to less favorable crop reports here and
abroad. Continued dryness in the
Northwest has given the spring wheat
situation a less satisfactory appearance
and there is little improvement noted
in the winter wheat sections OF the
central west. 1t is doubtful, however,
if the dry weather has as yet really
affected the spring wheat. the chief
complaint coming from the lumber in
terests, which report low streams inter-
ferring with the forwarding OF supplies.
The industrial situation is, on the
whole, rather much better than for
some time past, in that new disturb
ances are fewer and some old ones have
been settled. But Practical tie-ups IN
Chicago are still unbroken. At St.
Louis all kinds of business have been
hurt by the strike of street railway
employees, and uncertainty at other
cities, particularly in the building
trade, has had an unsettling effect
upon lumber.
Wheat, including flour, shipments
for the week aggregate 5,178, ,422 bush
els, against 8, 4s0, 574 bushels last week.
Business failures in the United States
for the past week number l55, as COM
pared with l74 last week. Failures in
the Dominion of Canada are slightly
more numerous, numbering "a for the
past week, against19 last week.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
HOUSE FOR PIGEONS.
FLOCKS SHOULD HAVE A HOME
OF THEIR OWN.
A Large Number of the Birds May
Be Kept in One House if It Is Ar
ranged in the Proper Manner-Cats
Their Foe.

Cats are too fond of pigeons to be
permitted to get anywhere near them,
and in the arrangement of house for
these birds care Is to be taken that
these animals cannot disturb them.
For a small flock small house may
be made round or with eight sides,
and with three or four floors. Each
side will have door for the pigeons
to enter, and this house is set on a
pole firmly placed in the ground and
eight feet high or so, and having two
cross bars safely fitted to it SO that a
ladder may be used to get up to the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
Stand un to Ett a Shoe.

"People would find less difficulty with
ready-made Shoes" said the expert
enced salesman, IF they would stand
up to fit them on instead of sitting
down. Nine persons out Of ten, partic-
ularly women, want comfortable
chair while they are fitting shoe, and
it is with the greatest difficulty you
can get them to stand for a few min
utes even after the shoe Is fitted. Then,
when they begin walking about, they
wonder why the shoes are not SO COM
Portable as they were at first trial. A
woman's foot is considerably smaller
when she sits in chair than when she
walks about. Exercise brings larger
quantity Of blood into the feet, and they
swell appreciably. The muscles also
require certain space. In buying shoes
this fact should be borne in mind"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25

''rabbitries,' - as they are called, each
of which contain from so to 500 head
of valuable stock; careful estimate
puts the number of high grade rabbits
in Southern California at 100000.
The occupation is the subject oi
newspaper jest and topical song hu-
morist, and in many respects partakes
in spectacular manner of the craze
for town lots which swept over South
ern California in 1887 like a financial
siIocco. The hare faddists, however,
claim with reason that there is no
speculative feature about their occupa-
tion and that there can be no danger OF
disaster. Hares can be eaten and are
eagerly sought for as an article of food;
their pelts are of value, bringing from
25 cents to several dollars each, accord.
ing to quality. These in the hands OF
skillful flrriers make sealskin garments
and muffs almost as beautiful as the
real thing. In the city markets the
flesh of these creatures is as surely
found as the roast of beef or the leg OF
mutton. 1t is very popular and the
tourist is sure to demand 1t when he
hears encomiums of it uttered by
gourmets.
1t is from the demand for blooded
stock that most of the money comes.
The services of high grade bucks bring
their owners in as much as $4,000 a
year. And the aristocratic does are
even more profitable. Here is the case
of one that was shown at the recent
Hare Exposition of Los Angeles. She
is named Red Riding Hood. and her
owner refused cash offer of $1,000
for her. This seems like fabulous
price for rabbit, but the declination
of the offer can be more readily under
stood when it is stated that the owner
obtains an income from this doe alone
of So, 900 to So, 500 year by the sale
of her progedy. These figures make
the rabbit about the only creature in
the world worth it's weight in gold.
While the industry has only been
seriously taken up for little over a
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
Marvellous Speed of Arcturus.

On a summer evening you may see
Arcturus high up in the south or south
west in June or July, and further
down In the west in August or Septem-
Der. You will know 1t by it's red color.
That star has been flying straight
ahead ever since astronomers began to
observe it at such a speed that it
would run from New York to Chicago
In a small fraction Of a minute. You
would have to be spry to rise from your
chair, put on your hat and overcoat and
gloves and go out on the street while it
was crossing the Atlantic ocean from
New York to Liverpool. And yet If you
should watch that star all your life.
and live as long as Methuselah, you
would not be able to see that it moved
at all. The journey that it would make
in 1000 years would be as nothing
alongside its distance.-Youth's Com
paniOn.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
ALaeitimate Busfness.

From the district court at the nationai
capitol comes the judgment that the
sale Of newspapers on the streets is a
legitimate business, and that newsboys
have a right to enter street cars and
sell papers to passengers, provided they
behave themselves and leave the car
when their business Is finished. One
was forcibly elected from a
car In Washington some time ago, and
had leg crushed by car running on
the other track. He has just obtained
an award Of flve thousand dollars dam
ages from q jury, with instructions to
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25

house. This will do for a dozen birds,
half males and half females. for pig
cons pair, and each pair must have its
own nest.
For larger aocks a house may be
made on the top Of a barn, and If the
barn has a cupola on top Of it, this is
the very thing. Twenty, or even forty
pigeons may be kept In such a place,
but it will be necessary to have a trap
door at the bottom which must be care
fully closed every time the house is
left, after having been visited.
But larger flocks may have to be
soon become a large one. for although
these birds have only two young ones
in the nest, yet they will nest several
times in the year, and the young ones
soon go to keeping house for them
selves.
A large number of pigeons may be
kept in one house if it is arranged in
proper manner. And pigeons if left to
themselves will soon bring their owner
into trouble, for they are apt to go on
to neighbors' newly sown fields, and
gather up the seed with much indus
try. This, however, is easily prevent
ed, for these birds love to stay about
their home, and If they are regularly
fed they will not wander away after
food. But If it is thought that the
home fields may be injured by the
birds, it may be said that where pig
cons have had full opportunity to run
over wheat or oat fields Tor peas, of
which they are extremely fond, yet
the seed they eat is well spent on them,
for as rule the thinning Of the seed
will increase the crop, so that the yield
at harvest time is often much larger
than it would have been but for the
pigeons thinning out the seed. If the
pigeon house is kept at the barn, or on
it, the birds will not wander away to
the fields, unless to one quite close to
them. A house large enough for
hundred pigeons is shown in the draw
ings, both the outside and inside Of it.
The house is ten by eight feet and the
walls are eight feet high. The ar
rangement of the inside Is shown in
figure 2. The nest boxes are placed
on shelves fastened to the sides of the
house, and a roosting platform is made
In front of the shelves. The shelves are
supported by props, and the little doors
on the outside open on to them. There
is a box in the house in which food
is kept for use in stormy weather when
the birds do not wish to go out.
To get a good view Of the inside of
the house, bend one hand SO as to make
short of tube to look through, and
use one eye only. shutting the other.
This makes the perspective very plain,
and shows just how the house would
look If one were in it.
OF course these birds, like all others,
must be kept very clean, and the house
should be swept and sanded twice a
week. 1t will be the least trouble to do
it every day, when few minutes will
suffice to do the work. The floor should
be sanded after every sweeping, and
the nests should be busted with a mix
ture of sand and fine gravel, wood ash
es and sulphur. There will be no trou-
BILE with vermin If thorough cleanliness
Is observed and above all things the
sweepings of the house should be dis
posed of safely in the barnyard or
away from the house, for there Is MOTH
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25

year, experts say that there was at
least half million dollars worth OF
the stock on show at Hazards pavilion;
by the time the next show is held it
is safe to state that the value of the
stock will be three times that amount.
1t is difficult to get any average state
ment of profits from the business, for
it is too young, and those that follow
it have not got the experience that in
sures an evenness of income. 1t can
be seen at once, however, that there
must be good profit under even ad-
verse circums mstances, and ordinarily a
large return on the investment. The
capital required is almost nothing. A
pair of Belgian hares, dry goods box
for hutch, and city lot can produce
enough feed for the stock. The pelts
bring from 25 cents to a dollar each,
while the carcass for meat will bring
from 30 cents to IS cents, and for very
large, fat creatures even dollar. As
a doe will have from eight to Is at a
litter five or six times year, the prob
lem of making money resolves itself
simply into the provision of sufficient
space for the youngsters to frisk about
in,
The absence of hard work. the necss-
sary neatness and cleanliness and the
ease with which one can engage in. the
business have of course attracted
women, SO it is thought that fully half
of the rabbitries of this locality are in
the hands of women; and the most
striking cases of success are among that
sex.
DR.. Elmer Platt, general manager of
the American Breeders of Belgian
Hares. considers that the industry is
just in it's infancy. "a new feature
that our organization intends to take
up" he said recently, will be the
canning of hare meat and the tanning
of their hides. In both of these
branches there is good money to be
made-in fact, the possibilities of the
business are just beginning to be ap-
preciated. The industry has passed
the fad stage and now has assumed the
proportions of an important commercial
factor"
The Belgian hare show will be an
annual feature in Los Angeles, and
will be held in San Francisco, Seattle,
New York, Chicago, st. Paul and other
p1aces
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
Family Resemblance.

A young gentleman took his little
sister with him while calling the other
evening at house where he is regu-
lar visitor. The little girl made her.
self quite at home. showing great fond
ness for one of the young ladies, hug
ging her heartily.
! sHow very affectionate she isl" said
the lady OF the house.
Eyes; SO like her brotherl'' re.
sponded the young lady, unthinkingly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
A CUBAN BEAUTY.

Sonora Abreu Is Rich, Charming, Dem
ocratic and Widow.
Senior Rosa Abrue is the richest and
probably the most beautiful woman in
in Uncle Sans new possessions. She
is the queen Of Cuba society and is a
"Cuba libre" democrat from the crown
of her head to the tip Of her pearl-en-
crusted slipper. And she Is a widow.
She is possessed of plantation near
Havana covering an area of 10000
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25

enjoyed. quite little money may be
made as well. But we may be sure
that this result will not happen unless
the right attention is given, and this
includes regular feeding, and watering,
the right kind Of food, especial cleanli-
ness In the house, and protection from
cats and winged enemies.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25

But cannot engage you as a house
maid when you tell me yourself that
my friend across the street discharged
you for eavesdropping."
'But the temptation was so great.
You see, you don't know what it was I
heard"
"On second thought, 1 will employ
York World.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25

Went Too Far.
Tilted lover-Why, why do you give
me up, Marguerite? Do not carry out
your slightest wish? I would give up
ny last penny for you-my last crust
IF bread-I would run my very feet off
20 do your bidding.
Marguerite-That's just it. cannot
bring myself to marry a man who Is so
easily led.-New York World.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25

A class was being examined in spell
ing the other day, when the teacher
questioned little girl as follows:
ETHEL, spell kitten"
*, double i, double t, en-" replied
Ethel.
"Kitten has two is then, has it ?" said
the teacher.
fidently; ''ours has"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
Papa In for 1t.

Mamma, what would you do if that
big vase in the parlor should get brok-
en-" said Tommy.
II should whip whoever did it," said
Mrs. Banks, gazing severely at her lit
tie son.
''Well, then, you'd better begin to get
up your muscle" said Tommy, "coz
papa's broke it."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
North west Notes.

The Oregon Hopgrowers' Asso citation
last week sold go bales of hops.
A telephone exchange with 20 SUBJ
scribers is to be established in Canyon
City, Or.
The Umatilla Indians have invited
the Mex Perces, of Idaho, to join them
in Fourth of July celebration that
will last about week.
The Shamokawa, WASH, creamery is
now turning out It's pounds of gilt edge
butter daily. 1t finds r]ldy market
in Portland at top-notch prices.
The new creamery located at Nor
way, Or, has commenced operations.
The plant is complete in every respect
and is in charge of competent man.
ager.
Camas Prairie, southeast from Hepp-
ner, Or, is great dairy region, and
800 cows are being milked there. The
creameries pay 80 to 80 cents per 100
pounds for milk.
The original townsite of Prairie
City, Or, was 80 acres. A land
company has just plated additions to
the extent of S64 acres. providing lib
orally for depot grounds, repair shops,
etc.
Asotin, Wash, will soon have a
bank, arrangements having been made
to establish such an enterprise there by
e. J. and W. L. Thompson, recently of
Wisconsin. The bank will be organ
ized under the state banking laws and
will begin with paid in capital of
$25,
The Anti-Saloon League, at Colfax,
WASH. has membership of about 80
persons, who are antagonistic to the
saloon, and more especially to such as
may violate the liquor selling laws.
Active work is to be begun by the
organization against the liquor traffic
in the near future.
Grant county offered q reward of
$3.50 for the recapture of AL Keeton,
held for murder, and William Wallace,
charged with horse stealing, and it was
divided equally between William By
ram and Ray Short, of Canyon City;
Ed Luce and Hamp Officer, of John
Day, and w. C. Gibbs, of Susanville.
G.. w. Kiger has a contract from the
government to furnish 1000 tons of
rock to be placed behind the spur dikes
recently constructed in Tillamook bay.
AS it is seen that the dikes are doing
the work for which they were intended,
the rock is for the purpose of making
them permanent. Mr.. Kiger will re-
ceive 81 ton for the rock.
Failing to get all the saw timber
needed into the river last winter, be-
cause of lack of snow, William Codd,
the Colfax sawmill owner, has deter
mined to haul the necessary logs to
water on wheels. An outfit of 10 or
IL big teams was sent into the woods
ON the upper Palouse river for this pur-
pose. The necessary feed and supplies
were taken from Colfax. This will be
a rather costly method OF floating saw
logs, but the lumber demand is good
and it is found necessary in order to
meet the calls.
A hardware man of Independence.
Or, sold nine incubators and nine
brooders recently, and the inference is
drawn that chickens will be numerous
in that market this year.
John s. Hsrrin, who owns one of the
finest bands of sheep in the Rogue river
valley, numbering $500 head of the
French merino breed, is engaged in
shearing, having force of six men.
He has introduced sheep shearing
machine, run by footpower, the three
clippers being the first in this section.
They take OF more wool than the old
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
Knew His Products.

"He writes for the funny papers"
"Yes; it must be funny paper that
will print anything he writes. ."-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
Shouldn't Ask Foolish Questions.

Shouldn't Ask Foolish Questions.
Mabel-Do you believe the peace con-
ference will accomplish anything, Mr..
BOhawk?
Mother-Don't be silly, Mabel! Mr..
Bohawk Is the leader of our church
choir.-New York Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25

Benevolent Old Gent-Are you not
afraid you will fill drunkard's grave?
Thirsty Thingumbob on yer life.
De fear wot haunts me dreams is dat
I'll die sober-Philadelphia Record.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
Arousing the Cook.

Stubb-I compel our cook to keep an
alarm clock in her room.
Penn-Does the gong arouse her?
Stubb-No; but it arouses my wife
and then she goes up two flights Of
stairs and raps on the cooks door.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-05-25
A Pleasant Reckoning

"A TI0H6HHC NeCAOuIHEs
ut is queer about Cousin Valeria's
old admirers"
what Is queer?"
"Why, the further she gets away
from them the more numerous they ap-
pear to her."