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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
THE DEED OF BUTCH.
He Killed a Coon and Worried II
YouuO Maater.

He Killed a Coon and Worried His
Young Master.
A young man who went over to New
York to live awhile back left his bat
cared, bow-legged, bloodshot-eyed,
man-eating bulldog behind in Wash
ington with his chum until such time as
he could find a place in New York to
keep the dog, says the Washington
Post. One day last week he telegraphed
his chum to ship the dog over to New
York On certain morning train on the
following day. The chum put himself
at one end of the bulldogs rope and led
the brute down to the station. He was
taking the dog through the gate to put
him on the baggage car when colored
man came along, leading pet raccoon
that was also about to be shipped to the
big town. The bulldog and the raccoon
spotted each other at the same instant.
Three minutes later, after scene I'M
precedented in the annals Of that par
ticular railroad station, the bulldog was
licking a few paltry scratches he had
received, as he contentedly sat in a
corner Of the baggage car and the col
ored man who had been leading the rae
coon was taking the remains of the
same away to some vacant lot for
burial The chum sent the following
telegram to the young man in New
York, who was waiting for the arrival
of the dog:
Have shipped Butch. He killed
coon In the station this morning. Great
excitement. May have to engage law
yer"
The chrm received frantic dispatches
all day from the young man in New
York, asking for particulars, but he
didn't reply to one of them.
II had enough trouble with his dog"
he growled, "and FL just let my pal
stew for awhile"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
MOSQUITOES Sing for Society.

When you listen to the drone Of a
mosquito it may detract from. the an
noyance you are likely to feel if you
remember that the peculiarly teasing
sound is really song that the female
insect makes to attract the male. The
low notes Of the mosquito are made by
the drumming Of its wings as it flies,
but the keen, shrill hum that you usu-
ally become conscious Of at about the
time the mosquito is preparing to feast
on your blood comes from little drums
ranged along the sides of the female in
sect. Some interesting experiments
with a tuning fork have shown that
the nervous little antennae of the male
mosquitoes beat time in harmony with
the sound waves from the tuning fork,
provided the fork is held within the
range of the sounds produced by the
female mosquito.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
An Adventure in Umgusa.

l had one shave. l went to help two
men who were fighting Kaffir at the
foot of tree, but they killed him just
as 1 got there. l was under the tree,
when something moving over my head
caught my attention. 1t was a gun
barrel taking aim down at me, the firer
jammed so close to the tree stem as 10
look like part of it. Before could
move he fired, and just plowed into the
ground at my feet. He did not remain
much longer in the tree. / have his
knob-kerrie and his photo now as me-
mentos.-From ''The Matabele Cam
paign," by Major General Baden-Pow.
oil
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
GOD WILL SPRINKLE SUNSHINE.

II you should see a fellow man with
troubles flag unfurled
An lookin' like he didn't have friend
in all the world,
Go up and slap him on the back and
holler, "How d'you do?"
And grasp his hand so warm he'll know
he has a friend in you.
Then ak him what's a-hurtin' him, an
laugh his cares away,
And tell him that the darkest night is
just before the day.
Don't talk in graveyard palaver, but say
1t right out loud,
That God will sprinkle sunshine in the
trail Of every cloud.
This world at best is but hash of pleas
ure and of pain;
Some days are bright and sunny, and
some all sloshed with rain;
And that's just how it ought to be, for
when the clouds roll by
Wen know just how to 'preciate the
bright and smiling sky.
30 learn to take it as it comes, and don't
sweat at the pores
Because the Lords opinion doesn't coin
eide with yours;
But always keep rememberin', when
cares your path enshroud,
That God has lots of sunshine to spill
behind the cloud.
flames Whitcomb Riley.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
MEANING OF DREAMS.

Crossing a bridge in dream indi-
Gates future success in love.
A dream about ghost indicates vex-
alton, loss or disappointment.
Combing your hair in dream betok-
ems success in love, or trade, or both.
Fighting in a dream means that you
will soon suffer some loss of property.
A dream about dice means a speedy
estrangement from some very dear
friend.
If you dream that you have an ague,
the sign is that you will become q
drunkard.
A dream Of a smooth, clear river is
indicative Of future happiness and gen.
eral success.
A dream of a new pair of shoes
means that you will succeed against
your adversaries.
To dream of seeing guns fired means
future difficulties, generally of busi-
ness character.
To dream that you are drinking out
of wash basin is sign that you are
soon to fall in love.
To dream of eating beans is a fore
runner of troubles and quarrels with
your acquaintances.
A dream that you stand among build
ings means that you will shortly
change your residence.
To dream about a piece of bacon,
particularly If it is on your own plate,
means the death Of a relation.
1t is fortunate to dream about your
backbone, indicating prosperity and
success in business enterprises.
To dream that you are driving cat
tie means that you will become rich
through your own energy and industry.
To dream Of cats is always unlucky,
and some unexpected misfortune is
sure to follow during the next few
dayS.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
PHILADELPHIA.

First mint for coming American
money.
First opened a bank-Bank of North
America.
Here in 1871 was found the first pub
lie library.
Here was set up the first American
printing press in 1856.
Here in 1890 the first paper mill in
our country was built.
Here was laid the first experimental
railroad track on our soil.
Here in 1875 was erected the first
type foundry of our country.
Here in 1853 the first American-Arc-
tic expedition was, fitted out.
Here in 1743 the Quaker City took
the initiatory at Bible printing.
Here in 1746 sprang up the first med
ical college in our native land.
Here in 1741 Philadelphia published
the first magazine on this side.
Here in 1854 the first daily newspa-
per in the new world was issued.
First man-o'-war under the Federal
constitution was constructed here.
Here in 1852 ouf first American fire
insurance company was organized.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
PATRIOTISM RUBBED IN.
That Is the Way We Sometimes Teac
1t to Children.

That Is the,Way We Sometimes Teach
1t to Children.
1 have friend who teaches in one
of the Boston schools. the last person
in the world who would ever voluntar-
lily be found marching in professions
or engaging in hand-to-hand encounters
with mobs. Yet on Dewey day she
spent hours in helping to marshal a
host of school children through crowd
ed streets, picking them from under the
feet of tramping hordes, and protecting
them from utter destruction when they
were overrun by mob violence.
well, what then" said my compan-
ion. would you have had the poor
little chaps all left at home? That's
the way we teach 'em patrooitsm-rub
it in, you see.
every one of those children" said
severely, "was legally entitled to two
parents. There must be some use for
parents in the everlasting economy of
things, though many of them, don't
seem to suspect it. If the time ever
comes when the enriched natural his
tory courses demand that the pupil
shall be sent into the wild beasts cages
in order to observe their habits it is the
teacher who will be doomed to accom-
pany them. And if during the visit the
lion begins to lick his chops and de-
mand food it is the teacher who will
be expected to come cheerfully to the
front and say: Eat me! When accept
ed my present munificent salary pre-
pared myself, of course, not to falter at
little sacrifices like this In the mean
time the child will have retired in good
order, and the parent-the female par
ent-will be safely at home embroider-
ing dolly or writing paper for the
Woman's Club. What the male parent
will be doing is one Of the things mo
fellow could be expected to knowr -
Atlantic Monthly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
Sulphur the MOSQUITOES Foe,

One of our readers informs us that,
having seen a statement in some Eng
lish medical journal to the effect that
sulphur, taken internally, would pro-
tect a person against flea bites, it oc-
CURED to him to try it as preventive
of mosquito bites. Accordingly he
began taking effervescing tablets Of
tartar-lithine and sulphur, four daily.
He provided himself with several lively
mosquitoes, and, having put them into
a wide-mouthed bottle, inverted the
bottle and pressed its mouth upon his
bare arms. The mosquitoes settled on
his skin, but showed no inclination to
bite him. II this gentleman's expert
ence should be borne out by further
trials it might be well for persons who
are particularly sensitive to mosquito
bites to take a course Of sulphur during
the mosquito season, especially in view
Of the growing opinion that the mos
quito is the common vehicle Of the plas-
modium malariae.-Medical Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
Selling Hav.

We have heard Of man who thought
he was making money by selling his
grass standing or hiring it cut and SELL
ing the hay. He had what is often
called a natural grass farm, moist
enough to insure pretty good crop
every year, when in fair condition. For
many years he had run it as dairy
farm, keeping considerable stock, and
manuring his fields heavily. At last
old age and well-earned competence
decided him to leave the farm, and in
stead of renting it out for some one
else to skin off what he had put on the
land, he put it all in grass. Then he
sold grass or hay as seemed best at the
time, and when the fields began to get
thin they were given a very liberal
dressing of commercial fertilizer. He
said he received more than the fer
tilizer cost, enough to enable him to lay
up more money than he could when
working the farm. How long he would
be able to do this we do not know, but
we think the soil would soon begin to
show a lack of humus or some other
element of plant food. But if he sue
ceeds according to his plan it will be
by reason of the condition of the soil
when he began, the large applications
of fertilizers would be likely to keep
the condition good for a long time. Not
.very one could do so well. Exchange.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14

the other is let out. The house is
very cheap one, being built of common
strips around the yard, and of rough
boards covered with tarred roofing pa
per we'll secured by strips nailed down
over it. This kind of roofing will last
many times longer if it is well fastened
down in this way. The house should
be lined inside with the same stuff
which is safe antidote against YER
min, if the house is kept clean.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14

ment for taking up the slack in the
rope, without in any way pulling on
the halter sufficiently to annoy the ami
NAL. The rope is passed through the
front of the manger, resting on pull
ley, which may be adjusted to any de-
sired height, and a small weight is at
tached to the outer end, which is sufh-
cient to hold the rope taut, no matter
in what position the animal puts his
head. A patent on the device has been
granted to William 81. Bartrum, of
Derby England.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
Horse Tie for Stables.

Horsemen will appreciate the value
of the device pictured in the accom-
panying cut, the object of the inven-
ton being to reduce to a minimum the
liability Of getting the animals feet
tangled up in the lettering rope, and
also to keep the rope out Of the way
while the animal is eating. By means
of specially constructed halter the
connection is made on the upper in
stead Of the under side of the nose
strap, and the tie extends to point
level with or above the animals head.
The invention also includes an arrange
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
Cheap Poultry House.

A plan for a cheap double house for
fowls of two kinds, which may be kept
separate, and with yard to each part,
is here given. 1t Is seven feet high at
the caves, eighteen feet wide, and may
be as long as may be required to give
ample room for the focks kept in it.
For two focks if it is divided in the
middle, each half having its yard,
which is closed in and rooted over.
Where the run Is not large one flock
may be kept in the covered run, while
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
A Long Row of Corn.

The longest row Of corn in Vermont
is said to have been planted by e. II.
Town Of Chubb's Crossing, and it is
not straight low. He has on his farm
a large cone-shaped knoll covering some
three acres. He commenced at the
base of this and run a furrow around
it, corkscrew fashion, until he was at
the top. getting one continuous row to
cover the whole knoll.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
Mamie Couldn't Do It.

Mamie. aged 4, had been given blue
silk sash for birthday present and the
first day she wore it she was constantly
running to her mother to have it tied.
'Why, Mamie" said her mamma, this
makes the fifth time I've tied your sash
this morning. You must learn to tie 1t
yourself" But how can I, mamma, !"
replied the little miss, "when I'm stand
ing around in the front all the timer"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
Curious Poison.

Certain Indians of South America
use a curious poison which is called
ezcal. A grain of it has the effect Of
starting an Irresistible desire for exer-
ton. The victim begins walking brisk
ly round and round in small circles till
he drops dead in his tracks. There is
no pain, but much excitement.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14

~man" in the chair, began looking
around. Tommy's grandmother now
came in at the other door, and Tommy
winked at her to keep still while grand
pa was looking for his hat. At last she
said, Father, can't you find your hat?"
"No, motherv answered grandpa, 81
can't see anything without my spec
tacles."
"And where are your glasses?"
Don't know. They're lost, too"
"Here's an old gentleman in your
chair, father, maybe he knows"
But at that Tommy could hold in no
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
Unhealthy Sections of India,

The extraordinary unhealthiness of
British India is fully detailed in re-
cent report. In the Surma valley, which
is estimated to contain about $500, ,OOO
people, there were only $1,000 births in
1898, but $4,000 deaths; and in the
Assam valley there were 71,031 births
and S5, 900 deaths.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
Renewing an Asparagus Bed.

An old and run out or neglected as
paragus bed can be best improved after
the season for cutting is over, by put
ting on liberal dressing of manure in
June or July and plowing it in, not TAX
ing much care to prevent breaking the
roots or to save Seeding plants. The
plants are apt to become root bound.
and they will grow all the better for q
little breaking up Of the matted roots.
Keep the weeds out all the summer,
ana in early spring. or even In Fehru-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14

Pennsylvania Mennonites recently Sc
lected pastor by lot. There were ten
candidates and ten Bibles were placed
on a table before them. One contained
a slip of paper and the preacher whs
selected this one was duly chosen.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
OUR BOYS AND GIRLS.
THIS Is THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER.

Quaint Sayings and Cute Doings of the
Little Folks Everywhere, Gathered
and Printed Here for All Other Lit
tie Ones to Read. ss.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14

An Irish student says the posthumous
works of an author are those he writes
after he Is dead. -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14

ary, II the ground Is open, put on from
600 pounds to half ton of good fertilJ
izer to the acre. This will push it along
to make good growth, and it will be
better If it is not cut very freely that
spring or not at all after the first of,
June.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
Buckwheat.

To grow buckwheat for the grain the
land should be made fine and fit for
seed bed as for other small grains.
Then apply 200 to 400 pounds per acre
of fertilizer rich in potash and phos-
phoric acid, and harrow it in well.
This grain likes dry or well-drained
soil. Sow the seed at almost any time
when convenient from July 1 to July
Is. There should be from twenty to
thirty bushels of grain to the acre.
This crop is not thought exhausting to-
the soil, and it leaves the land in good
condition for sowing or planting next
spring. In sowing buckwheat to plow
under, SOW earlier, in June at least,
and plow under while in bloom or just
before any seed ripened, then follow
by sowing winter grain.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14
Danger in Crimson Clover.

Danger in Crimson Clover.
The little stiff hairs, only about one
eighth of an inch long, which are to
be seen on the heads of crimson clover
are barbed, and when the clover is
ripe they are stiff and hard. When they
are fed to horses they lump together
into balls in the stomach and intes-
tines, refusing to pass away in the ex-
crement. Cases have been known
where such balls were five inches in
diameter. and with such a ball in the
intestines 1t is almost. impossible to
save the life of an animal. For this
reason when the clover is cut for hay
it should be done before any Of the
heads mature, or even before they are
in full blossom, while these hairs are
soft and pliable. When the clover is
grown for seed, do not use thestraw for
feeding or even for bedding, unless the
animal is SO fastened that it cannot
reach the bedding to eat it. Many
horses have been reported as having
died from this cause, and some of them
after most intense suffering.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14

Foolish people allow pride to rob
them of many comforts.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14

A man is compelled to keep his word
when no one viii take It.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-08-14

A DOUBLE POULTRY HOUSE.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-10
THEY WANTTHEOPEN DOOR
COTTON GOODS MANUFACTURERS PETI-
TION THE ADMINISTRATION.

This Governments open door policy in China
has called forth definite expression OF approval
from a large number of leading cotton goods manu-
racturers or the South A petition urging the Ad-
minisratfon to continue its efforts in the interests
OF American trade in China has been signed by
prominent southern manufacturers and forwarded
10 the Administration at Washington. Taurus
Loornis OF Catlin Co. No 2l6 Church-st was
chiefly instrumental in obtaining these signatures
Mr.. Loomis some years ago drew up a petition
which was signed by prominent New-York mer-
chants which urged Mr. Blaine to carry out his
project or reciprocity with South American coun-
tries The present petition is addressed to John
Hay Secretary OF State. and is follows
~ The ne uHndersgned manufacturers of cotton goods
m prova Sne S b States IS desire A to express their
ment 6n IN It's protection Of American interests in
posson may be aSG6 RSey parc
Chinese Empire large TO pofh e bs of ne
nred E9 Of in the the cS613 drills and sheetnss manufac
This trade has increased in recent years to such
Eure3ean nSe amy with it by
}ure not only the cotton manufacturing industries,
pPd ch IN the United the
earnestly pray that the 8dminstraten %i
,i sucn action as may be proper under existing
bo is not alone the manufacturers of cotton goods
but the son6eFny Y o6n
Sis @ nds oe- ready cash sale for his products at
upon HhG the are @ b in the s de-
dustries for livelihood.
This petition Is signed by the officers of rorty-five
cotton mills In North Carolina, South Carolina.
Maryland. Alabama and Georgia The companies
represented invested capital 14s64 500 Among
them are the Cannon Manufacturing Company, of
Concord. N c.; the Patterson Manufacturing Com
pany. China Grove. N c.: the Southern Cotton
Mills: Bessemer City, N. G.; the Columbia Manu-
Man1faactH5ing SnT Company Gaftney s. e the EXPO
sons. Baltimore; the Tallasee Falls Manufacturing
TI11mTpanpy I1THp Iallasee Falls. Ala the Blue Spring
SSoro n C the Manetta Mills. .Lando, S. c.; the
spartan Mills Spartenburg. S. c., and the Ameri-
can Spinning Company. Greenville. 8. c.
New-York tribune., 1900-11-10
CARD PLAYING FOR PRIZES.
MRS. HACKsTAFF CONDEMNS IT AS A
MEANS OF RAISING CHURCH REVENUES.

Despite the unpleasant weather about hun
dred and fifty women attended the first meeting Of
the Universast Womans Alliance at the Church
Of the Eternal Hope in West Eighty-frst-st Mrs
f. 7. Sherman. the president, in the chair
and the usual reports read. After q current
events paper by Mrs A. Bertholf. the president
introduced the chairman Of the day. Mrs. John I.
Brooks. jr.. who announced the general subject
for discussion. What Shall Women Do with
Their Leisure?" Mrs. Travis Of Brooklyn, defined
leisure to be something entirely different from
ideness. and said that the woman who had not
altogether neglected her opportunities for enjoying
some form of change o recreation during the busy
years OF her life would not find herself without
resources in this line when she had reached the
age Of fifty. When the children were grown and
home cares lessened. she said. time could
be devoted to church and charitable work
The Rev. Augusta Chaplin. of Mount Vernon
pertinently asked: What the women busy
about? In some they are engaged with the
earnest serious business of life: in other cases
they merely occupied with passing events
amusements and interests. and time and strength
go, without thought. plan or definite result
The waste Of time in sensa tional reading instead
of systematic course OF study. and the vice OF
shopping. in which a knowledge OF bargains is
placed above the things worth knowing were some
of the harmful forms OF leisure which she
merated In conclusion the speaker said that the
right of leisure employ it in the cultva-
ton OF the higher things OF the heart and mind
In the discussion which followed the subject of
card playing was brought up. Mrs. Priscilla Hack
staff said that while she approved of card playing
as a diversion, she seriously objected It a
gambling process for raising funds for church pur-
poses. She did not hesitate say that II time
consumed by women in playing whist and euchre
was devoted 20 some worthy purpose the world
would be vastly improved.
The exercises We're pleasantly varied by the read
lngs OF Mrs. Olivia S. Hall and the solo Of Miss
Chapman the soprano OF the church. After the
luncheon and social hour, short business meet
Ing was held TO consider the revision OF the
stitution. Mrs. Hackstaff the chairman of the
special committee and the proposed changes were
generally adopted.