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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
The Great Towns of Europe.

While the population of Europe, esti-
mated at 175, 100000 in the beginning
of the century, rose to 216,OO0,0O0 in
1880, 3O0,OOO,OOO in 1870, and is now
nearly 100000, there has been still
more remarkable increase in the num-
Der of towns with over 100000 inhabit-
ants. There were only twenty-one Of
these in 1901 with 100000 inhabit-
ants, 42 in 1850, 20 in 1870 with 20,-
OOO, 900 inhabitants), and 121 in 1896
with about 100000 inhabitants) In
1901 France had three towns with over
loo, 900 Inhabitants, while England and
Germany had two each, but in 1S7 the
figures we're: England, IS; Germany,
10, and France, 8; while in 1896 they
stood: England, 80; Germany, %, and
France, 10.-London Times.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
HIS SINGING RELEASED HIM.
Prisoner Tries His Voice and Is Dis
charged From Custody.

Prisoner Tries His Voice and Is Dis.
charged From Custody.
A few years ago young man dressed
in tattered clothes was locked up at the
Desplaines street police station charged
with disorderly conduct Though his
clothes were torn and his hair unkempt
made his appearance look like that of
tramp, he was not. Indhe eyes of the
policeman who arrested him for doing
nothing he looked like an ordinary beg
gar.
He was taken to the police station re-
gardless of his pleadings and put in
dingy cell, where he spent nearly two
days, and had it not been for the police
captain he might have stayed there
longer.
1t was while the other prisoners were
being tried in court and the police cap
tain was sitting in his private Office
looking over reports that sweet tenor
voice was heard singing my. Old Ken
lucky Home" The moment the sweet
notes, which were coming from the
cellroom, struck the ears of the police
captain he listened a moment and drop
ped the reports he was reading on his
desk until the song sung was finished.
When the song was finished the cap
tain ordered the prisoner to be brought
before him. When the singer, who was
the shabby dressed young man. appear
ed before the police official, the latter
asked the young man to repeat the
song, which he did.
When he had finished the officer look
ed at him moment and said, ..Young
man, you have good voice." When
the captain asked him where he lived
and what he did he bowed his head as
If in sorrow and refused to answer.
When the police official learned under
what charge he was being held pris-
oner he ordered his release. The sing
er, after thanking the captain, strolled
slowly out of the police station into the
street and wandered away. His iden-
tity is still mystery.-Chicago Chron-
icIe,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
Metric System in Russia.

It is probable that the metric system
will be introduced before long in Rus.
sia; the bill which has been prepared
to this effect by the minister of finance
has received the appreciation of the
state council, with the understanding
that the university and the various
scientific societies will give their
assistance in the verifcation of
the weights and measures necessary for
commercial use. The details have
been nearly all decided on, and will be
submitted to the council in the near
future. Since 1896 the metric system
has been used by the medical service
of the army in the compounding of
formulas, this having been made obli-
patOry
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

There is more Catarrh in this section of the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was supposed to be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro.
nouneed 1t local disease, and prescribed local
with local treatment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a constitu-
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio,
is the only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to
a teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case it fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Ad.
dress, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists 75c.
Hall's Family Pills are the best.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
CURE SICK HEADACHE.
Croquet Still Popular.

1t was generally supposed that cro-
quet had gone altogether out of fash
ion, but on many lawns of country
homes where formerly tennis nets were
stretched cloquet wickets and hoops
are once more seen. 1t has been
foun that tennis is too violent a game
for the majority of women and golf
makes greater demand on the time
and patience of women than most of
them can afford. Croquet is found to
be more suitable and conveient re-
Taxation
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
King as a Father.

King George, of Greece, as the faith
er of family, may serve as model.
The first thing he thinks of is the edu-
cation and welfare of his children. At
the time of the departure of Prince
George for Crete, about year ago,
there was painful scene at the palace.
The king. Notwithstanding the efforts
he made to hide his emotion, could not
withhold his tears, and when his son
threw himself into his arms, asking if
he had any orders to give him, King
George replied in voice full of affec-
ton: 81 have no orders to give you,
my child. Providence will guide you.
Go, and rely on the grace of God"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

The Army Temperance Association
indorses and helps to sustain temper
ance rooms" among British soldiers.
The greatet generals of England advo-
cate them and say they are the best
weapons for fighting the ennui which
contributes SO largely to immoderate
drinking. Soldiers can have good
time in them without recourse to either
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
A Singular Monstrosity.

A writer in Science describes curl
ous monstrosity which has come under
his observation. This is a cock with
no signs of spurs upon the tarsi, but
with couple of well-deyeloped spurs
lpon the head, on either side of the
.omb, giving the creature the appear
,nce of being horned. These mock
spurs are not attached to the skull,
whatever they may originally have
been, but are loose. Instances are
on record of spurs being grated on
to combs, but, so far, no similar case is
known to have occurred in nature.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
Russia expects to spend S1oO, ,OOO,.

Russia expects to spend 500, ,000,.
900. in addition to the $40, 900, 600
already paid ont, to complete and
equip the Trans-Siberian road, and Nj.
Boutfsky, a vice minister, who is at
pre~ent in San Francisco, is authority
for the statement that considerable
part OF this immense: sum will come to
this country, it being the Russian gov
ernments' intention to patronize Amer
ican manufacturers very largely.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
An Exclusive Order.

ssThe most ancient and most noble
Order of the Thistle, which has just
been conferred upon the Earl of Hope
town, is the smallest of the three great
orders of knighthood in point of num-
bers and the longest in point of title.
1t consists of the sovereign and British
princes and 16 knights.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
Two Canals Binding Atlantic.

1t is asserted that the future will see two
canals binding the Atlantic to the Pacific
ocean, The value of such connection can
not be estimated. 1t will bring prosperity
to the nation, as surely as Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters brings, health to the dys-
peptic. Try it for indigestion, constipa-
ton, dyspepsia or biliousness.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
The Worlds Suicides.

The number of suicides throughout
the world is 10000 yearly, and is on
the increase. The greatest number hap
pen in June, the fewest in September,
and nearly one-half between a. m. and
noon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

The judges OF the license courts in
Philadelphia have come to the support
of public morals and decency by de-
claring their opposition to saloons hav-
ing side entrances and rooms upstairs
for the accommodation of women.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
FMrS. PEnkhans Heips
Two Women Through
Change of Life and Cures
Another of SferiIffys
Read Their Letters.

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-I feel that it
is owing to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound that l am alive to-
day. 1t has taken me out of sick
bed where had lain for six weeks
with a good doctor to tend me twice
day. My trouble was change of life,
had frequent themorrhages. Your medi-
cine checked the flow right away. /
am now able to do all my work. and
backache is unknown. | am forty
three years of age and enjoying good
health. ."-MRs. ANNIE FOSTER, Cascade
Locks, Oregon.
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-When first
wrote to you, was in very bad con-
dition. l was passing through the
change of life, and the doctors said
had bladder and liver trouble. ! had
suffered for nine years. Doctors failed
to do me any good. Since have taken
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound my health has improved very
much. will gladly recommend your
medicine to others and am sure that it
will prove as great blessing to them
as it has to me. ."-MRs. GEO. Fl. JUNE,
sO1 De Kalb Ave, Brooklyn, N. Y.
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-It was nv
ardent desire to have a child. l had
bp married three years and could
NO (becolne mother, SO wrote to you
to find out the reason. After follow
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, l
became the mother of beautiful baby
boy, the joy of our home He is fat,
healthy baby, thanks to your medi-
cine."-MRs. MINDA FINKLE, Ros-
zoe N "
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
Women.
Remen,heE'
This
act

That in addressing Mrs. Pinkham
you are communicating with a woman
"a woman whose experience in treat
ing woman's ills is greater than that
of any living person-male or female.
A woman can talk freely to a wo-
man when it is revolving to relate her
private troubles to man.
Many women suffer in silence and
drift along from bad to worse, know
ing full well that they should have
immediate assistance, but natural
modesty impels them to shrink from
exposing themselves to the questions
and probable examination of even
their family physician. 1t is unneces-
sary. Without money or price you can
consult woman, whose knowledge
from actual experience is unequaled.
Women suffering from any form of
female weakness are invited to freely
communicate with Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn, Mass.
All letters are received, opened.
read and answered by women only.
This is positive fact-not a mere
statement. 1t is certified to by the
mayor and postmaster of Lynn and
others whose letters, all in a little book,
Mrs. Pinkham has just published.
Write for copy, it is free. Thus
has been established the eternal con-
fidence between Mrs. Pinkham and the
women of America which has never
been broken and has induced more
than 100, 900 sufferers to write her for
advice during the last few months.
Out of the vast volume of experience
which she has to draw from, it is
more than possible that she has gained
the very knowledge that will help
your case. She asks nothing in re-
vice has relieved thousands. Here
q anrr,o of tho oSaS xua rafo,. to.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
The Human Brain.

A German biologist has calculated
that the human brain contains OO,OOO,-
600 nerve-cells, 100000 of which die
and are succeeded by new ones every
day. At this rate we get an entirely
new brain every sixty days.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
Inxantor. Are very Active.

There is unusual activity among in
ventors at present to produce machines
for mathematical purposes. and the
largest mum ber of applications received
at the patent office for any one line of
invention are for patents for improve
mants on adding machines.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
Do Your Feet A che and Burne

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot Ease,
a powder for the feet. 1t makes tight or
new shoes feel easy; gives instant relief to
corns and bunions. Its tire greatest COM
fort discovery of the age. Cures swollen
feet, blisters and callous spots. Aliens
Foot-Ease is a certain cure for ingrowing
nails, sweating, smartipg, hot, aching feet.
We have over $4,000 testimonials. Itcures
while You walk. A IL druggists and shoe
stores sell it. 25c. Trial package FREE
by mail. Address, Allen S. Olmsted, LIE
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

I do not believe Piso's Cure for Con
sumption has all equal for coughs an6
colds.-JoHN F. Boyer, Trinity Springs
Ind. Feb 15 1900.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
ErupfiOnS

Dry, moist, scaly tetter. all forms OF
eczema or salt rheum, pimples and
other cutaneous eruptions proceed from
humors. either inherited. or acquired
through defective digestion and as
similation.
To treat these eruptions with drying
medicines is dangerous,
The thing to do is TO help the sys-
tenn discharge the humors, and to
strengthen it against their return.
Hoods Sarsaparilla permanently cured J.
G. Hines. Franks. Ill.,. of eczema, from which
he had suffered for some time: and Miss
Alvina Wolter. Box PIP. Algona. Wis. of pim-
Piles on her face and back and chafed skin on
her body. by which she had been greatly
troubled. There more testimonials in
favor of this great medicine than can be
published.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

The desire for fame has betrayed
many an ambitious man into commit
ting indiscretions that forever ruined
his reputation.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

The trouble with the air castle girls
build is that they are all parlor and
music room. with no kitchens at.
tached.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

An Atchison man who has twelve
children recently starved to death
while at the dinner table; before he
had served them all death came to his
relief.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

Dropsy treated free by DIR. H. III. Green's
Sons. of Atlanta, Ga. The greatest dropsy
specialists i'll the world. Read their adver-
tisementjn another column of this paper.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

After all, we know but little about
this world of ours. Sven Anders
Hedin. the famous Scandinavian geo.
grapher, who has been making extern
sive explorations in Thibet. has found
the ruins of an ancient city of great
size. There are great broad roads in
tersecting thu ruins-roads such as
China cannot show today-and Hedin
says that everything in the city was
built upon grand scale.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

God alone knows how much heaven
loses when a Young man takes his first
drink.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
Hoods Sas.sapas.iXa

Promises to cure and keeps the
promise. No longer put off treat
ment. Buy bottle of Hoods today.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
.ng Syrup the best remedy to use for their
children during the teething period.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

Many a woman, sick and
weary of life, dragged down by
weakening drains. painful If
regularities, depression, and the
hundred and one ailments
which affect women only, has
found in Pe-ru-1a a bright star
of hope, which has changed
her misery to joy, her suffer-
ing to health.
No woman need suffer from
the arrangements peculiar to
her sex. if she will give Peru
ma a fair trial.
The majority of weaknesses
which make woman's life a
burden, spring from a simple
cause. The mucous membrane
which lines the pelvic organs
becomes weakened and in
famed owing to strain, cold,
overwork, etc. This causes
catarrhal congestion, infan-
nation. painful irregularities,
depression of spirits, irritabil-
ity, weakness and suffering. It
shows in the haggard lines of
the face, the dull eyes, the sallow
complexion and angular form.
For the prompt cure of such all
ments try Pe-ru-na. 1t drives away
'the blues," clears the complexion,
brightens the eyes, changes thin
ness to plumpness, and cures pains,
aches and drains, because 1t immc-
diate1y strikes at the root of such
troubles and removes the cause.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

After long, and at times discourag-
ing, campaign, the good people of He
Der, Ark, have succeeded in securing
the prohibition of saloons. An appeal
was taken from the decision of the
county court to the circuit court with
the above result.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

1t doesn't pay to be honest if honesty
is only for pay.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
Carter's Ink is the

A 10-cent man can work a dollar
scheme on some people.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

What we need is more unwritten Pc
ems and unsung songs. -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
Two More Women Who
Acknowledge fhe Help
they Have Received from
Mrs. PlnkClhas,s.

DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-The doctor
says 1 have congestion of the womb,
and cannot help me. There is aching
in the right side of abdomen, hip, leg,
and back. If you can do me any good,
please write. MRS. NINA CHASE,
Fulton, N. Y, December 20, 1897.
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-I followed
your instructions, and now l want
every woman suffering from female
trouble to know how good your advice
and medicine is. The doctor advised
an operation. could not bear to
think of that, SO followed your advice.
Igot better right off. took six bottles
OF Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and used three packages of
Sanative Wash also took your Liver
Pills, and am cured. .'-MRs. NINA
CHASE, Fulton, N. Y, December IL,
1898.
DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-Have been
suffering for over year and had three
doctors. At time of menstI uation [
suffer terrible pains in back and
ovaries. have headache nearly every
day, and feel tired all the time. The
doctor said my womb was out of place.
Would be SO glad if you could help me-"
-MRs. CARL Voss, Sac City, Iowa,
August 1, 1898.
Please accept my sincere thanks for
the good your advice and Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done me. I did everything you told
me to do, and used only three bottles,
and feel better in every respect
MRS. CARL Voss, Sac City, Iowa, March
%, 1899.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
NO External
Symptoms

" My wife used sew
era1 bottles of S. S. S.
as a blood purifier and
to tone up a weak and
emaciated system, with
very marked effect by
way of improvement.
We gard it a
great tonic and blood
purifier. u. F. DUFF,
Princeton, Mo.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

Best ink that can be made. 1t costs you
no more than poor stuff not tit to write
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09
Pigeon Pie at Sea.

An old tar on a sailing vessel says
that sailors on ships in the regular line
between Europe and New York are al
ways sure of pigeon pie the day after
the carrier pigeon service leaves this
port. He added that pigeons flying at
sea soon get tired. and settle on the
first craft that comes in their way.
The impression is gaining that pigeons
are not so useful for long ocean flight
as has been believed.
Since the decision of the United
States supreme court that the Illinois
cigarette law is valid. they will see
that it is strictly enforced. The board
of education and the anti-cigarette
league will cooperate in the prosecu-
tion of all violators.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

If you would be somebody in the
world begin by being yourself.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

The letter P, like the selfish friend,
is first in pity and last in help.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-10-09

JOHN POOLE. PORTLAND, OREGON,
can give you the best bargains in general
machinery, engines, boilers. tanks. pumps,
plows. belts and windmiils. The new
steel l X L windmill. sold by him, is un-
euiIalled
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16

In this respect than others, but have
come to regard the practice with sus-
picion. We now feed all ground feed
dry in a rather large trough, SO 1t is
compelled to eat slowly. Thus the
saliva in abundance is mixed with the
feed, and this first step in digestion is
helped. The calf should never be fed
sour milk, especially when young.
Clabber, dishwater and buttermilk are
good for the pigs but they are linger-
ing death to the calf 1t is mistake
to allow the calf to run with the COW.
After it is few weeks old it will 81
most worry the life ont Of the COW. Fo:
all ordinary purposes 1t never pays for
this kind of raising. After weaving it
Is too dainty. There is nothing good
enough for it to eat. II pines and
frets, loses in condition and at a year
old is not much better than if properly
raised by feeding on skinned milk.
The calf that is we'll raised by hand
is always ready to eat anything that
is good. There is no check in its
growth from weaving 1t is healthy,
sleek and saucy, and every time you
feed it you have the proof before your
eyes that good calves can be raised by
hand In growing the calf, or any
other young animal, for that matter,
let us remember that every pound Of
growth represents so much food. There
| is no game of chance in any line Of
stock feeding by which we may some
times get something for nothing. In
this all is even handed justice-so
much growth for so much feed and care
but never SO much growth for moth
ing.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1900-02-16
Recent Inventions.

For use in picking fruit a new de-
vice is formed of sack, to be secured
to the person, with a short, flexible
tube connecting fiaring mouth to the
bag, and a longer tube suspended on
the end of short pole to reach near
by fruit and deliver it to the bag.
IN a new device for measuring bolts
of cloth without unrolling them fex-
ible strip of steel is graduated for bolts
of different widths. the measure being
inserted in the bolt midway between
the inner and outer folds. to obtain the
approximate width of all the folds.
A new attachment for window sash
balance is designed to ring an alarm
when the window is moved, the shaft
on which the pulley is suspended being
extended through the window casing
and ending to pair of clappers. which
are revolYed inside bell when the
window is moved.
To raise water from the ocean level
by utilizing wave power a new appa-
ratus has rigid structure set near the
oted to rise and fall when actuated by
float at the outer end, pump being
set at the short end of the lever to
raise the water.
An improvement in rocking chairs
has been patented by a Massachusetts
man, the under frame of the chair sup
porting a pair OF fiat springs, which
are free to rise and fall under pressure.
the rockers resting on the springs and
forming spring seat and rocker COM
bined.
Envelopes can be rapidly and neatly
opened by new implement, which has
a metallic base to rest on the desk,
with flange on one side, at the bot
tom of which Is a thin blade of steel,
which enters the fold of the flap and
cuts It off as the envelope is drawn
through.