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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
A Discoura&ing Entry.

The performance of the Shakspear-
can drama of Hamlet" was dragging
itself slowly along. The time had
come for the appearance of the ghost
There was a slight delay, owing to the
tardiness of the ghost in responding to
it's cue. The profound stiffness that
followed was broken by a loud voice
in the front row of the main balcony:
Mamma, there are thirty-seven men
down there with round white spots on
top Of their heads"
And no stage ghost ever made it's ap-
pearance under more discouragtng aus
pices than the armor- clad phantom that
came stalking upon the stage at that
moment-Chicago Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
A LinguaI TanGIe.

Farmer Hornbeak-While l was at
the village this afternoon 1 heard a
drummer in HOpper's store say he had
jest read that Hi Chang Lang-h'm-
that don't sound right; Hang Ling Chi
no; Lang Chung Hi-eh-h'm-lemme
see. It's Hang-nO; Chi Lung Hang
oh. pshaw;-Ching-no; Lung
Mrs. Hornbeak-Mercy on us, Ezry.
What in time are you tryin' to git off
Farmer Hornbeak-Why, was jest
goin' to say that Hing Lung Chi-oh.
drat it! Chang, Lang. Hang, Jang,
Dang, or whatever it is
Mrs. Hornbeak-Great day, EZry!
What nonsense are you tryin' to recite
You talk like dinner bell.
Farmer Hornbeak-I guess do. for
fact. l was tryin' to say the name
of that great japanese or Chinese
statesman.
Mrs. Hornbeak-Oh, you mean Ii
Hung Chang. Well. what about him
Farmer Hornbeak-I-I dunno
Puck
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11

fully studying the construction OF
bridges with tine Intention of construct.
ing one across the Tweed, near where
he lived. One morning, while walking
in his garden, he observed a spiders
net thrown across his path. Stopping,
he examined it carefully, and the idea
came to him that bridge Of iron ropes
or chains might be fashioned after the
spiders net and thrown across the
Tweed. The final result was the in.
yention of the suspension bridge.
While working as quarryman Hugh
Miller observed remarkable traces OF
extinct animals in the old red sand.
stone. He studied them, imbibed a
taste for and profound knowledge OF
geology, and became distinguished
geologist and author.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
must not think of such thing. have
cfn must

must not think OF such thing. I have
sinned; must suffer-
You must do as say, Mr.. Morton -
she firmly replied. "My father, l know,
would not forgive you; but that IS no
reason for sacrificing your future ca
reer. Besides, you can repay me some
day"
He regarded her through mist OF
tears, then held out his hand. Il will
accept your offer. Miss Warden-the
offer of an angel" he said, huskily.
But l must leave this place and re-
deem myself among strange people"
She started a little, but, laying her
soft hand in his, whispered: ''It may be
for the best; but, wherever you go, God
be with you," and she left him.
Five years had passed by when
Ralph Morton again entered the city of
his past folly He did not bring the
proverbial fortune, but he had amassed
a competence which many less fortu-
nate might envy.
During all this time he had never for
gotten the sweet-faced young girl-his
savior. Thrice had he written to her,
but no answer came; and now, when
he went to the old Office, he was told
that Anthony Warden had failed three
years previously and had died, leaving
his daughter penniless.
He determined to find her If money.
backed by love, could do so; but all
search was unavailing. She had disap-
peared, like many unfortunates. into
that mysterious realm where despair,
perhaps, Is the larger portion.
"You will find her yet, Ralph" said
his friend, DR.. Banks, to whom Ralph
Morton had confided his story. 1t was
a bleak winter evening, and they were
on their way to the doctors house.
Heaven will surely guide me to her.
answered Ralph.
AS they turned into a side street a
young woman a short distance ahead
stopped and uttered a low cry. A
drunken ruffian had barred her path.
He had already grasped her arm when
Morton, running forward, planted a
well-directed blow that sent him reel
ing. Ralph caught the young woman,
half fainting, in his arms; then, as the
doctor hurried up, he turned her face
to the light. 1t was thin, pale face,
though beautiful-a beauty matured by
days of struggle and sorrow.
Ralph Morton almost dropped the
light burden as he gasped: 1T is she
Amy! o, Fred, thank heaven l have
found her at last!'
1t was in the doctors cozy house, af-
ter he and his wife left them alone,
that he said: You were my guardian
angel once. Amy; will you continue to
be such? The debt owe you can only
be. repaid with life's devotion. Will
you accept it, dearest!"
And she whispered: Il believe loved
you then, Ralph; at least l was sorry
to have you go."-Boston Post.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
A Question Game.

The leader of the game must put the
following question to his right-hand
neighbor, and also to all the players In
succession:
"My cook likes no peas; what shall
give her to eat?"
If any player replies: Potatoes
parsnips," the other answers: "She
does not like them. Pay forfeit"
But if another replies. "Onions, car.
rots, veal, chicken" she likes them, and
consequently no forfeit is required.
The trick of this game is plain to be
seen. 1t is the letter ''P" that must be
avoided. Thus, to escape the penalty
of a forfeit it is necessary that the
player should propose some kind of veg
etable or food in which the letter "P''
does not occur, such as beans, radishes,
venison, etc.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11

In every conflict with foreign powers,
some of those who perform the most
important services are persons who for
one reason and another have been COM
PEELED to remain at home. AS a strik-
ing illustration of this truth, the Pill
grim Teacher recalls an anecdote of
revolutionary times.
Luke Varnum lived in q small village
among the Green Mountains. He was
10 years old and was lame in his left
foot. So when every other boy and
his firelock and marched off to join
General Stark and fight the Hessians
at Bennington, Luke was left behind.
He limped out and held the stirrup for
Lieutenant Chittenden to mount, and
then he had to stay at home with the
babies and the women.
The company had been gone an hour
and a half, more or less, when three
men galloped up on horseback. Luke
went down to the rails to see who they
were.
'Is anybody here?' asked one of
them.
YES" said Luke, 81 am here"
81 see that" said the man, laughing.
"What mean is, is there anybody here
who can set a shoe?'
II think can," said Luke. 81 often
tend fire for Jonas. I can blow the
bellows, and can hold a horses foot.
Anyway, will start up the fire."
So Luke went into the forge and built
a fire. He hunted up half a dozen
nails, and he had even made two more,
when fourth horseman came slowly
down on a walk.
"What luck" said he, "to find forge
with a fire lighted"
The speaker threw himself off the
horse meanwhile, and Luke pared the
hoof Of the dainty creature and meas
ured the shoe. He heated it white, and
bent it to the proper size.
Its poor fit" he said, "but it will
do" -.
''It will do very WELL" said the rider.
But she is very tender-footed, and I
do not dare to trust her five miles un-
shod."
For pride's sake the first two nails
Luke drove were those he had made
himself. When the shoe was fast he
said: ''Tell Jonas that Lit up the forge
and put on the SHOE"
1--WE will tell him." said the Colonel,
laughing, and he rode on.
But one of the other horsemen tar
ried a minute and said: 81
boy, no ten men who left you to-day
have served the country as you have
done. That is Colonel Warner"
And when we read how Colonel War
ner led up his regiment just in time to
save the day at Bennington, we can
think of Luke Varnum, who bravely
helped his country.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11

This is accomplished by forming the
teat cups with double walls and con-
Meeting the secondary vacuum system
with the pockets inside the cups, the
operator who attends the machinery
preserving the proper vacuum in each
set Of pipes to do the work without in
jury to the cows. Valves are provided
to start the milk flowing as soon as the
cups are fixed in place. With the new
machine a large herd can be MIXED in
the time it usually takes to milk a
single cow, to which may be added the
advantage Of cleanliness and the desir-
ability of method which shall operate
exactly alike at each milking. The ami
mails soon become used to the machine,
and stand as readily as when milked
by the old way.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11

in the already crooked man.
The man Is the measure Of his money.
Crooked living makes the cross Chris
tian.
Polish cannot make a pebble pre-
cious.
God will be served by sons and not
by serfs.
There Is no righteousness without re-
sistance.
The love Of heavenly things makes a
light heart.
Burning the ledgers does not loose
from liability.
1t is life within that decides like
nesses without.
The will without the work cannot
make the way.
1t is foolish laying a mud foundation
for stone house.
The present builds the palace or the
hut of the future.
Sometimes when we pray for bread
God gives US seed.
The political campaign Is either God 8
campaign or the DEVILS.
The Alpha and the Omega of all
things is the love Of God.
Scandal mongers must wade through
mud to gather their goods.
Earth is one of the colonies of heaven
ance Christ migrated here.
Some of us must have much care or
we shall cease from prayer.
: The heart may be pierced by hat
pin as truly as by a sword.
Victories must be won in the will be-
fore they are won in the world.
The pursuit of pleasure is like pros
pecting for lead with gold spades.
Men are willing to be slaves of some
that they may be masters of others.
When a mans acres are on his heart,
he will be sure to have heartaches.
+ They who know God love Him, and
they who love Him learn to know Him
best.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
The Thimble.

Little fingers, slim and nimble,
Here am /, your friendly Thimble.
Germans call me "Finger-hat"
jolly little name is that)
Put me on and you will see
What helper 1 can be.
Brother Needles very fine
Sharp and clever in his line,
But he oft would puzzled be,
If he had no help from me!
When the cloth is stiff and hard,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11

Observation the Basis of Discovery.
Bright-hued, soap-bubbles, blown
from an ordinary tobacco pipe, were
observed by DIR. Young, and suggested
to him his theory of interference" and
eventually led to his discovery relating
to the diffraction of light.
Cuvier, when but a boy, was one day
sauntering along the sands near
Fiquainville, in Normandy, when his
attention was arrested by cutie fish
lying ON the beach. He picked it up,
took it home, dissected it, began the
study of the mollusca, and in time be-
came one of the most eminent natural
lists Of modern times.
Aloisio Galvani, an Italian physiolo-
gist, was one day struck by remark
Of his wife's, that the legs of some
frogs that had been skinned for eating,
and, by chance, placed near an electric
machine, contracted every time spark
passed from the machine. The hint
was sufficient. He at once began to
make experiments, and finally discov-
cred the electric phenomenon now
called "galvanism," after him.
Sir Samuel Brown had been thought
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11

seed, olive oil. turnlp seed oil, brona
chloralum, chiorate of potash, oil of
sweet almonds, oil of peanuts, peroxide
of manganese, stomach of pigs, sheep
or calf, nitrate Of soda, mustard seed
oil, nitric acid, dry blood albumen,
sugar, butyric acid, bicarbonate of pot
ash and caustic soda. One cent a
pound is a very modest rate of protec-
ton for such a formidable array of
mineral and organic poisons and abom-
nations.-Philadelph North Ameri-
can
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11

001 HEN Miss Amy Warden, only
WAW child of the wealthy broker,
NS Anthony Warden, tripped into
her fathers office one December after
noon she was the embodiment Of beau
tiful, healthful 1S. Nodding kindly to-
ward the clerks, who had for moment
ceased their scribbling, she approach
ed the door of her fathers private Of
fice A privileged character, as she
we'll knew, she turned the knob gently,
intending to surprise him in the usual
way.
AS she peeped into the dimly lighted
room she discovered at glance that
her father was not there; but his conf
Dental clerk, Ralph Morton, good
looking young man of %, was standing
before the desk. For space she was
puzzled by the young mans peculiar
actions-for he raised his hand twice
to the side of his head, then, as if un-
decided, slowly lowered it again, and
each time she caught the gleam Of pol
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11

holes, d, on the other, the buck will
hold any size log. This lever should
be of hard wood, ~ inches wide and
inch thick. A large wire nail will an
swer very wefl as pin. By the use of
this device the operator is not required
to exert any effort in holding the log
in place. The small figure shows how
the saving is to be done If the log is to
be cut into four pieces. First saw off
the cut marked g at 1, then the second
cut h at 2, then finally saw the remain
ing portion in two at /, Be. Dawson,
in American Agriculturist.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
Making It Worth While,

Old Gentleman-My boy, don't you go
to school?
Boy-Yes, sir.
Its long time after, 8 and here you
are playing"
That's all right. We had a rather
late breakfast and mamma was afraid
I'd be late, so she wrote me an excuse
and I've got it in my pocket"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
A HoId-Tight Sawbuck.

The accompanying illustrat ton shows
how a sawbuck may be arranged so
that log of wood will remain perfect
ly stationary. The buck itself is made
like any ordinary sawbuck, but ON one
end lever, a, is attached and SO ar
ranged that it can be pushed down and
fastened with the peg, e, thus holding
the log, b, firmly. By arranging holes.
c, in one arm and a series of small
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
odd Hindoa Custom.

Some Hindoos wear mustaches and
boards, but all wear whiskers, which
are shaved off at once when AIN adult
relation dies. The shaving off of whis.
kers Is thus q sign Of mourning.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
Without Ease.

The following stanza contains every
letter of the alphabet except e:
A jovial swain may rack his brain,
And tax his fancy's might,
To quiz in vain for, tits most plain
That what say is right.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11

Occasionally a man refuses to drink
beer unless his physician recommends
it-or unless he thinks he ought to rec
ommend it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
The. e.Iuf1ueuce of Food.

1t is the food that gives the flavor to
the milk, the egg, the flesh of animals
or fowl, or we may as properly say the
food and drink, for both are absorbed
by the digestive organs and passed into
the system. In our search for the
cheapest food, or that which will pro-
duce the most, we are apt sometimes
to forget that the quality needs to be
considered for home use and for mar
ket. Good corn and it's products gives
better flavor to all the above than
any other food we know, and it gives to
these products as much nutritiyesqualts
ties as any other food thatslEaf14ez
jectionable in flavor or in some other
way. 1t is not perfect food, or a
complete food in all ways, but needs
other foods with it, and one Of the arts
of the skillfuI feeder is to see how he
can best combine those foods so as to
feed as much corn as may be profitable
without injuring the health Of the anil
NAL. We all know how much better
Is the flesh Of the steer or hog fattened
on corn than on other feeds, and pOul-
try, eggs and milk are also much bet
ter when corn is large part Of the diet
than when cheaper grains are used,
while many foods may actually give
unpleasant f1avors.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
Japan a Humane Nation.

There is perhaps no more humane ma
ton in the world than the Japanese,
who have recently erected monument
in memory of the horses that fell in
their war with China.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11

Two weak partners are seldom able
to make business firm.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
Never Satisfied.

When a small boy gets five pocket
knives on his birthday anniversary he
generally says he hasn't quite enough
vet.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
The Same Old Hart

Kenneth (aged 8, very tired by long
walk)-Mamma, my shoes are getting
new again.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
Oft his headlong dash is barred,
And he balks, and frets, and pricks

UT his neadlOng uaSn is DarreQ,
And he balks, and frets, and pricks.
Says, "I'm in a dreadful fix!
This will never, never do
l shall really break in two"
Then's my time. No fuss or rush.
Just a steady, patient push
And the stiffened fiber slacks,
And the stubborn threads relax,
And Friend Needle darts along.
Singing his triumphant song,
Yes, l may not be SO keen,
Nor so brilliant to be seen,
But it's true that without me
Outlines he would puzzled be.
Laura e. Richards.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11

his sermon.
The va b l e
need our love less
than the unlove-
ly.
He who would
be great in
t b o u g b t must
mediate.
Prosperity in
creases the crook
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
A DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS

Something that Will Interest the Ju-
venile Members of Every Household
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings
of Many Cute and Cunning Children.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11

The wisdom of the sage is simply the
art of concealing his ignorance froW
others.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
Deem Soil Needed for Roots.

The Cornell Experiment Station
showed by illustration in a recent bulle
tin the difference in form between
beets grown upon plot where the sub
soil was well loosened SO that roots
could penetrate it easily, and those
grown where the subsoil was hard. In
the former case the beets We're smooth
and regular taper from just below the
crown downward. Those on the hard
subsoil were shorter and were obliged
to branch out a number Of side roots,
making them hard to handle and less
valuable for sugar making. They also
grow more out Of the ground. A sim
liar result was noticed when fertilizer
was used for growing beets. The same
thing must be true Of many other root
crops, and they suggest that if potatoes
had a more mellow and we'll drained
soil beneath the seed they would not
be so likely to expand upward and
grow out of ground. They may be cor
rect in this point, but we have thought
that the growing out Of ground was a
matter in which the variety made most
Of the difference, some kinds requiring
much hilling up to prevent out growing,
while others put their roots down Deep
er when on the same soil.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
Lightning In the Potato Field.

A LONDON dlSpatcn says: EXper1-
ments in growing potatoes by cleo
tricity have ben undertaken by the.
Irish Agricultural Board. Father
Glynn, Of Athea, Limerick, in charge
of the experiments, studded a potato
patch with lightning conductors con-
nected by wires running through the
patch. The result was an increase Of
80 per cent in the yield In the section
SO treated. Should the official expert
ments bear out this experience, SOL
vent for the chronic distress in the west
Of Ireland will have been found. Hor-
ace Plunkett, NJ. p, Vice President Of
the Agricultural Board, says: "This
most remarkable phenomenon may be
the forerunner of revolution in agri-
culture. The evidence furnished and
the genuineness of Father Glynn's ex-
pertinent are incontroyertible."
Hay Tea for Calves.
Tea, which Is quite satisfactory for
rearing young calves, can be made by
boiling hay in a reasonable allowance
of water. The soluble nutrients of the
hay pass into the water under such
treatment, and are palatable and nour-
ishing to the young calves To the hay
tea add mixtures of either linseed
meal, oatmeal or middlings cooked in
Cruel form. For calves a few months
old, feed any and all the grains just
named, according to the wishes of the
animal, for prices for feeding stuffs are
not important in comparison with
thrifty animals and satisfactory gains,
w. A. Henry, Farmers Advocate.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
TRUMPET CALLS
Ram's Horn Sounds Warning Note
to the Unredeemed.

2 T is more important
for the preacher to
prepare himself than
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1900-09-11
THE REDEMPTION
OF RALPH HORTON

0o1 HEN Miss Amy Warden, only
WAW child of the wealthy broker,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-11-03
Republican Doctrine.

st Louis Republic.
No matter how vigorously the Re-
publicans may assail the newspaper
reporter, La Veen. who attended the
Roosevelt dinner at the Fifth Avenue
hotel in New York and reported Sena-
tor Scotts speech defending the trusts.
it is a prima facie case that Scott said
just what La Veen reported him as
saying
His alleged declaration OF belief ia
trusts as good things. his view OF the
beneficent influence exercised by tao
Standard Oil Company, his confidence
that the present prosperity is due 70
Standard Oil operations. exactly define
the real Republican attitude toward the
trusts. Ii is what Republican leaders
believe in their hearts, and what such
man as Scott would be apt TO burt
out
And the reported Scott utterance is
only in line with other utterances OF
like nature from the TRUSTEES. pres.-
dent Mckinley Mark Hanna. Roose-
welt, Senator Beverdge and others
have in divers and sundry ways man
ifested their friendliness to the trust
idea
And Abram S. Hewitt only the other
day declared OF the trusts: They are
not injurious to the community or 10
the working classes. They give mora
steady employment and a greater de-
mand for labor. The wages have been
raised and the prices OF the commodi-
ties produced have been lessened."
The people will fail TO see that the
question OF veracity figures TO any
great extent in the Scotia veen In
cident, inasmuch as Senator SCOTS
reported speech contains only the most
typical Republican utterances. But |.
would have appeared incredible in
deed IL the Republican National Com
mitteeman from West Virginia had
been reported as denouncing instead Of
defending the Standard Oil monop by.