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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

much in heodeos and signs and thai
sort Of thing, and don't put much
faith in luck, but / was pretty nearly
converted on this trip. A blonde-mus'
tached Virginian named Mack Hardy
was a steady loser for the first two
hours. He played 'em well. but when
ever he had big hand somebody else
always had one just bit bigger, and
on bluff some fellow with more Gu
riosity than nerve or judgment would
call him down. At just II o'clock he
got up from his chair and walked back
ward around the table thirteen times,
offering no explanation for his strange
conduct. On the next deal he had
a pair of treys, raised it when it came
his say, stood two raises from other
players and set it back the limit. Both
the others stayed in, holding up an ACC
and didn't improve; each of the 9TH
ers drew only one card: Hardy put
up a magnificent bluff never saw
low hand played better, with all the
feints of assured nervousness, frequent
glances at his hand, etc.
HE drove one man out who had
aces up and had the other on the run,
when gust of wind through the open
door scattered the third players hand.
one card getting mixed up with the
discards. Of course, that hand was
dead-the four remnants of what had
been queen straight-and Hardy
swept something like 1915 into his hat.
He didn't even have TO show his treys.
for his opponent had not put up on the
last raise, although just about to do
SO when the wind killed his hand. Now.
wasn't that luck? Or what do you
think about the thirteen walk-around
queering the other fellows hand?
AN hour later Hardy took a fresh
pack, pinned the ace of diamonds from
1t on a walters shirt front. tore up
the other fifty-one cards and then
marked a skull and crossbones in
cremesde menthe on the walters shirt
bosom just above the ace. On the
very next deal, with only three mines
on one-card draw, he bluffed a $3.50
pot out of fellow who held a deuce
full! Now what do you think Of
that?"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
THE HOG IN HISTORY.
REFLECTIONS ON PORK AS AN
ARTICLE OF DIET.
Many Contentious Have Arisen Over
Its Use as Food = Much Ma1igned
Animal that Resem bles Man in More
than One Respect.

The hog of to-day constitutes no less
han $40 different articles of commerce,
and next to cotton and wheat furnishes
the largest values in exports from the
United States Its name has become
an epithet. Its application to man
means greed and brutishness. 1t is conf
monty supposed to be a scavenger, like
the puddle duck. 1t takes mud baths.
So do men. There is much virtue in
mud. The hog bathes in pools of it to
coat his skin against attacks of insects;
man dips his festered hide in it to inn
prove his circulation and draw out his
gout and rheumatism. The hog Is
pachydermatous; so is man-notwith-
standing Cuvier's classification. l have
seen men, know men to-day, with skins
thicker than the hide of the rhinoceros.
The hog is omnivorous-so is man. The
hog is carnivorous by choice-so is man.
The hog is herbivorous, granivorous,
gramniyorous and phytivorous by edu-
tation-so Is man.
These reflections are induced by the
lndignities offered useful animal.
The hog was the cleanest of beasts until
man built a sty and imprisoned him
in filth, fattened him on filth, killed
him in filth and ate him in filth. No
animal, wild or domestic, is so clean
about it's bed as the hog. It wants pure,
sweet, fresh straw every time. The
hog has brains. 1t has been known to
excel the pointer in scenting quail. An
authentic instance is mentioned by
Bingley in Memoirs Of British Quad
.upeds" of a keen-scented SOW that
would stand at birds which the dogs
lad missed. Whoever heard of an edu-
Gated OK or sheep? Yet we have had
on our stage educated hogs that could
spell and play cards, count and tell the
lime. Hogs make docile pets. Many
poor family has its pet pig sleeping on
the pallet beside the children, priv
legged to the best in the house.
The hog caused the biggest mutiny
ever known in the history of the world,
and was responsible for men being
blown from the muZZles of cannon.
When Great Britain shipped cartridges
to India for the native troops she reck-
oned without her host, for the ammuni-
LlOu WAS SIedSeu Will ldIu, WHICH, So
offended the religious scruples of the
sepoys that they arose as one man in
rebellion. The American hog nearly
caused war between Germany and the
United States and only the diplomacy
IF Whitelaw Reid obtained for the ami
NAL admission into France.
Moses and Mohammed were opposed
to the hog because, while it divides the
hoof and is cloven-footed, yet it chews
not the cud. The camel is not eaten
for opposite reasons-it chews the cud,
but is not cloyen-footed. The hare is
also unclean, because while it chews
The cud it divides not the hoof. AL civ
lized nations lave passed and repassed
laws governing what man shall eat
and how much it shall cost him, but the
only sumptuary measure that ever
stood the test of time is the law Of
Moses concerning the hog. 1t has been
IN the statute book for 1880 years.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

although it is not made Of goid. It
means more to the Africans of the Gold
Coast than the ancient scone stone
which forms the support of the corona
ton chair of England signifies to the
loyal Briton. This symbol of authority,
on which the kings of the Ashantees
have been crowned for nearly 100 years,
is doubly priced as piece of remark,
able workmanship and as spoil Of
conquest. It was captured from the
Sultan of Jamin. early in the century.
Its base Is an oblong piece of wood,
heavily gilded. In the center of this
is gilt support, resembling char
coal brazier; on each side are square
pillars. These, with the brazi.r, sup
port a concave seat. The stool is not
a state umbrella and there are golden
axes and euriously carved scimitars.
After his enforcement the king oc-
cupies the golden. stool only once
year. The rest Of the time it is put on
one of the richly carved arm chairs
for which the natives are famous and
kept near his usual seat. When Gen.
eral Wolseley captured Coomassie, the
Ashantee- capital, in 1874, the stool had
been secretly removed and it has re-
mained ever since in the possession Of
the tribesmen. The last time white
man saw it was seven years ago. King
Prempeh had not been able to afford
the coronation ceremonies, so he sought
a loan of $1,000 from the British for the
purpose When the commissioners sent
to negotiate the affair were ushered
into the monarch's presence band of
musicians played on elephants tusks.
"Under a large and gorgeous canopy"
says DR.. Freeman, one of the commits
sioners, "stood a roomy chair Of native
manufacture. studded with bright-head-
ed nails and enriched with silver orna-
ments and on this reposed the cele-
brated royal stool. Prempeh was seat
ed on a similar chair under his own um-
breIla and not under the canopy"
Early in 1900 the astute Ashantees de-
clared they could not pay taxes to
governor who had never sat upon the
golden stool. To be able to satisfy
their scruples Sir Frederic Hodgson be-
gan the search for the royal emblem
which resulted in the recent war.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

Douglas could have stood the strain of
the modern interstate canvass is i'm
possible in the opinion of physicians.
Roosevelt, travelling $4,000 miles, max
ing more than 300 speeches of nearly
100000 words, sleeping at sixty miles
an hour and waking at all times and
places made a record that would have
astounded a politician of fifty years
ago. Bryan, not travelling SO far, but
taxing himself even greater in speech
making and in the other activities of
a campaign of which he has been the
head, possibly did even more. In voice,
Roosevelt suffered; perhaps in nervous
strain he felt the work. Bryan. more
trained in the art of public speaking.
knowing better how TO save and spare
himself, and having the experiences Of
a great campaign on similar lines in
1896, has been phenomenon in endur-
ance, even in the eyes of the medical
profession.
Bryan's Active Work.
Bryan's first active work began on
Aug. 81, when he visited Chicago for
conference with the national commit
tee. His letter of acceptance had been
weighing upon him, but in response to
calls he went South and East as far
as Cumberland, Nd, back through
West Virginia, Ohio, and Indiana, to
Chicago. Then to Milwaukee, back to
Chicago, and from that city westward
through a group Of the central-West-
ern states. These were only prelim-
mary movements. His campaign proper
began at Papillion, Neb., on Sept. "a,
full three weeks after Governor Roose-
velt's special train had pulled into De-
troit, Mich, for the opening speech Of
his campaign.
AS an example of just how many du-
ties devolved upon these candidates,
some of the figures from Mr. Bryan's
tour of Indiana have been gathered.
They show:
Miles Travelled ............ 700
Speeches %
Counties touched ........ 27
Towns passed ................ 96
Towns spoken to-. %
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
The Practical Side Of It.

''There is so little money in lftera-
ture," said the wife, "that think you
would be wise to choose some other
profession. Why, the man who runs
the ice wagon makes more than you do
the butcher goes out driving every Sun
day; the baker wears a beaver and a
linen collar, and the real estate man
has three diamonds in a white shirt, to
say nothing of the coal man. who goes
to sleep in church on velvet pillow
every Sunday the Lord sendsr'
''But-Molly. think of Genius; what
am to do with that?"
1.-The Lord only knows. John! But
how nice it would be if you could only
split it into kindling wood at so much
a cord, or swap it off fqS barrel of
flour and a sugar-cured hamv'-Atlanta
Constitution.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
GREAT RECORDSMADE
TRAILS LEFT BY BRYAN AND
ROOSEVELT.
Hundreds Of Speeches Have Been Made
During Journeyings of Thousands of
MiIes-Remarkab1eP Physical Endur-
auce Shown by These Two Candidates

In the trails which William Jennings
Bryan and Theodore Roosevelt have
left upon the map of the United States
are evidences of the intricate civiliza-
ton which each would represent. These
itineraries are only the evolution of
the methods which in early days
prompted a candidate to saddle his
horse, throw a pair Of saddlebags in
front of him, and to ride into neigh
boring county to feel the pulse of the
people. To-day the horse has become
a Potion LOCOMOTIVES; the saddle-bags
are baggage, library and buffet cars;
the crossroads inn is palace sleeping
car that is home to the candidate in all
weathers, times, and places; the scores
of miles of muddy or dusty roads have
become the thousands of miles of steel
bound road-bed over which these palace
trains thunder with the swiftness of a
carrier pigeon.
That there were giants in those
davs" has become accepted of the past,
but that the old-fashioned orator of the
circuit-riding days of Lincoln and
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
SACRED RELIC or AsHANTEE.

Golden Stool Has Been the Cause of
Many Wars with England.
The golden stool of Ashantee's mon
archs has for many years been the
cause of contention between the ma
tives and the British. Descriptions Of
1t have been conspicuously wanting
and 1t has remained as mythical as the
golden fleece which Jason and the Ar
gonauts stole from the sacred oak of
Colchis or the three golden apples which
hung in the garden of the Hesperides.
The announcement that the recent up
rising was the result of attempts Of the
governor, Sir Frederic Hodgson, to re-
cover the sacred relic was generally in
terpreted in two ways by Americans:
Either the British were attempting to
rob the tribesmen of large nugget Of
precious metal or the account had some
meaning not understood, as would be
the case, for instance, with the news
of the crowning of King ri ri of the
Kansas City carnival.
But the golden stool Is real stool,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
most subtle relation between the nery

most subtle relation between the nery-
Gus system and the voice.
'As a basic proposition" he said,
"you may trace every impediment in
speech to nervous influences. Starting
with this, the effect of depleted nerv-
GUS system on the voice is plain. The
mechanisms of the vocal organs are in
tricate of themselves, and the nerves
which control these organs multiply
their complexities. In failing voice,
then, one must always look to the con-
dition of the nervous system. In the
cases of Bryan and Roosevelt, the
things most calculated to derange their
nerves are those which react upon these
nervous systems. Unquestionably the
two things which most do this are ex-
element and the sense of opposition in
an audience which every political
speaker has to face"
. Gets Little Rest.
physically, too, the work of a great
campaign on the railroads tells upon a
speaker. There is loss of sleep al
ways. Towns through which a train
may pass in dead of night often turn
out crowds who at least awaken the
candidate. Then the exigencies of an
itinerary force him to get up early and
go to bed late.
But even If man sleeps soundly
the night through on railroad train he
is not rested as he would have been had
he slept in stationary bed. There is
reason to believe that in the soundest
sleep possible in a fast-moving train
the muscles are making unconscious
efforts to neutralize the movements of
the body caused by swayings and jolt
ings of the train. The nerves prompt
this, and to the extent that they are
kept awake the whole system is af-
fected. AS the nerves are affected,
too, the tendency toward impairment
of the voice is increased. In many
ways they tend to this, chiefly by dis
concerting the speaker and causing him
to waste lung power.
Irregular meals and exposure to
night air and to changes in the wealth
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

dipped out. The top jar must have a
hole drilled or broken in the bottom,
and small flower pot saucer inverted
over the hole. On this is spread layer
of clean, sharp sand, rather coarse,
then layer of finer sand next a layer
of pulverfzed charcoal with the dust
blown out, and finally another layer of
sand, the whole occupying one-third Of
the jar. Fig. 2 represents filter
made out of barrel, as follows: Pro-
cure piece of fine brass wire cloth OF
a sufficient size to make a partition
across the barrel. Support this wire
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
curious Instinct in weeds.

Weeds, If they are pulled out Of the
lawn at the time when they are full Of
seed, will evince degree of care for
the seeds which is almost touching.
They viii curl their leaves upward as
far as each can go to cover the seeds
and protect them from the sun tin the
end, and often one will lind weeds that
are quite dead, sun-killed. whose leaves
still are wrapped firmly around the
seed pods. No mother could show more
striking devotion in death than do these
despised plants.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

Receptions u
Visitors 900
Persons addressed 100, 900
Bouquets received. ed.......... 80
Speakers on train. 5O
Newspaper men ............ 8
Words by telegraph. ph......... 234 600
Words spoken ................. 9S, 600
Governor Roosevelt's train followed
almost the same route as this in Indi-
ana, touching twenty-four places for
set speeches. About the same general
experience was his. Indiana being
considered most important state, the
work was in excess of the general
Western average, but even with that
allowance the figures are significant of
the demands made upon the physical
and mental sides of these men.
Voc II Exertion.
In considering the campaign work of
a man, the voice is the one thing that
gives uneasiness TO the speaker and his
friends. With voice gone, his work
is at an end, and it is known that the
voice is more likely to give away than
any other physical necessity in cam
paign. If hand-shaking be thrust upon
a candidate until the bone and tissue
of the hand are pulp, the public will
still come and will respect the fact that
the mans right forearm is in sling. But
if he cannot talk, most of the attractive
ness of the candidate takes wing.
Nerve tax and the consequent loss of
tone in the system are regarded as hav-
ing direct and vital influence ON the
voice. DR.. Oscar A. King, neuroIogist
and professor in the medical school in
the University of Illinois, has found a
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
oysters Have ManyFoes.

The oyster appears to be the most
perfectly protected creature in the sea.
yet it falls victim to the soft and ap-
parently helpless starfsh. The method
of attack is curious but effective. The
starfish clasps the oyster in its five
arms and quietly waits. Presently the
oyster opens its shell in order to get
food. This is the chance that the star
fish has been waiting for, and ii
prompt injects into the shell little red
dish fluid.
This acts as poison. paralyzing the
muscles of the oyster and thus making
it impossible for the creature to close
it's shell. The starfish does not take
the trouble even to remove the oyster
from it's shell, but eats it In it's own
home and eventually crawls away,
leaving behind the gaping. empty shell.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
DRIVING OUT THE HoODoo.

Marcus Da1y's Story of How a Southern
er Changed His Poker Luck.
Marcus DAILY, the Montana million
aire, tells of a poker game with some
peculiar features. 'sThe game" said
Mr.. DAILY, "was in progress the second
night after we sailed. l don't believe
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

VENT WHEN SHE LEFT ST. LOUIS IN .1so.

the United
steamed Father valley
bands the gunboa proceeded gulf the
and the Suez Toxic
well have carried merchandise they
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
HOW TO MAKE A FILTER.

Acre Are Two That Are Serviceabl
and Easily Constructed.
Two inexpensive filters, which can
easily be made by any handy person,
are shown in the accompanying Illus
trations Fig. / shows filter made
out of two stonepots or jars. The lower
one has a hole drilled at the side near
the bottom, in which faucet is insert
ed to draw off the filtered water as de-
sired; or, If this cannot be done, the
top jar can be removed and the water
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
NAMES SPOKEN IN FULL.

Fami1iarAbbreviate Nicknames Have
Been Disappearing for Years.
"Haye you Observed asks CORE
spondent. chow the Jims, Sans, Bills.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02
Cheering Him I'm,

Mr.. Newlywed-I saw your old lover
on the street to-day looking awfully
blue.
Mrs. Newlywed-I hope you tried to
cheer him up.
"Oh, yes. showed him my button.
less shirt and that new tie you bought
me."-Judge.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

Shirts Washed While You Wait.
A Philadelphia man has established
q unique laundry at New York. He
washes and irons shirts while you
watt
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

When the Lord finds a surplus lot of
babies on hand, he leaves them with
people travelling over the country In
movers wagons.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

The talkative bore is the worst kind
Of pneumatic tire.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-11-02

Any man worthy Of it can get credit
TVS rue ,'eyer, fails.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-23
Pursues a Fleeing Suspect.

Police Officer Osterman, while prosecut-
ing case in the Police Court yesterday of
two persons charged with petty larceny
from the store of Mrs. Haines, at Sth street
and Pennsylvania avenue southeast, was
instructed by the court to visit the store
and return with three witnesses, who were
needed in the case. While the officer was
In the store cry was raised that thief
had stolen a horse blanket and was run
ming away. Officer Osterman saw the flee
ing man and at once gave chase. Inc
fugitive. who was colored ran at a fast
gait down Pennsylvania avenue to 18th
street, when he then sought to escape
through alleys. In his frantic effort to do
so he relieved himself of quantities of APP
pies, bananas and pears, finally dropping
the blanket. He was overtaken and ar
rested at Lincoln Park. He gave his name
as Robert Jackson, and was charged with
petty larceny. Edward Sweeney, a boy,
one of the witnesses in the second case,
was taken suddenly i'll while going to court
with the officer, and after being treated at
a drug store he was removed in the patrol
wagon to his home on 9TH street south
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-23
Time Limit of the Yacht Cup Races
Settled Definitely.
[. REIPP STILL LEADS JOCKEYS
Opening Day at Empire City Track
Most Successful.
GOLF AT CHEVY CHASE

The committee in charge of the challenge
of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club met at the
New York Yacht Club house in New York
city last evening to consider and act upon
cabegram from Sir Thomas Upton
The latter, in his dispatch, expresses his
willingness to agree to the point made by
the N. Y. Y. c. that the limit of the time of
starting the races he extended to o'clock,
but asks if 1 o'clock is not late enough as
he considers it would be better to go back
to the six hours, instead of five and half
hours, as the limit in which a race can be
sailed.
Sir Thomas suggestions received due con-
SHERATON, ana: While accepting 1 o'clock
committee adhered to the five ard a half
hours limit for the races, as ruled in the
match of last year.
The cablegram of Sir Thomas Upton and
lows:
Cablegram from Sir Thomas Linton:
LONDON, October IS, 1900.
Oddie. Secretary New York Yacht Club:
MANY thanks Kind kilograms to myself
and Kelly. Very willing to meet you on
point proposed, but is not l O'Clock late
enough, especially as 1 consider it would be
DetteT TO revert to original six-hour limit
tne shortening of which to five and half
hours at my request was productive Of n
least one abortfve race on last occas sion
Regarding private agreement as to acct
dents. l agree to this as before. Kindly
wire ire II you approve Upton.
NEW YORK, October % 1900.
Upton, London
The committee adheres to five hours and
a half for time limit for races. as in condi
lions OF last match, and accepts, as you re-
quest. o'clock as limit of time for start
Ing. Is this satisfactory?
ODDIE, Secretary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-23
LESTER REIFF STILL LEADS.
American Jockey Ahead Of LOates and
His Brother Close Up.

American Jockey Ahead of LOates and
His Brother Close Up.
The non-success of Sammy Loates, the
crack English jockey, has improved the
positions of the Reiff brothers in that coun-
try, who promise to finish first and second
in the list Of winning jockeys. l.. Reiff,
with score of 1874 now shows the con-
siderable lead of eight at the head Of the
winning list. His brother. John, has added
couple of points to his total, which bring
him within four Of Loates; but Madden has
had a blank week and remains nine short
of his Century"
NJ Cannon, who gave displays Of his best
craftsmanship at Newmarket. now stands
at 10, and is once more in front of Sloane,
who ties with Rickaby at II. Few changes
have occurred in connection with the other
jockeys whose names appear in the table,
but 1t may be mentioned that C. Cannon
has ridden twelve winners to date in II
mounts. The standing of the twelve leading
jockeys follows: