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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
Farm Nofea

Bone is the thing to use on peach
trees every time, says one grower.
Dig out the peach tree borers and jar
the curculio.
The cause of foam rising on extract
ed honey is said to be unripe honey.
Sugar beets should not be permitted
to dry out after being dug. as there is
always loss of sugar.
Minnesota beekeepers in convention
seemed to favor sweet and alsike cloy-
.ers as good to sow for bee pasture.
Kansas wheat growers are to have
seed of the hard, red, Russian or Tur-
key wheat direct from the Crimea. II
is imported through the State NIillers'
and Grain Dealers Associations.
.sThe queen of the money makers
is the latest and proud title bestowed
by the poultry press upon the American
hen. Cotton, corn and wheat are said
to be the only farm supplies that ex-
ceed her output in value.
Hessian fly, the bane Of wheat grow
ers in the older states, appears to be
going westward. Secretary Coburn. of
Kansas, is credited with the advaice to
burn the wheat stubble as soon as the
wheat is removed from the field.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03

were too far unstgung for me to venture
across the long, narrow isthmus. / turn
ed abruptly again, and hurried as fast
as my legs would carry me back to Tar
dif's cottage.
had been away less than an hour, but
an advantage had been taken of my abb
sence. l fould Tardif seated at the table,
with tangle of silky, shining hair lying
before him. A tear or two had fallen
upon it from his eyes. understood at
a glance what 1t meant. Mother Renouf,
whom he had secured as nurse, had cut
off my patients pretty curls as soon as |
was out of the house. Tardifs great
hand caressed them tenderly, and drew
out one long, glossy tress and wound il
about my fingers, with heavy heart.
''It is like the pretty feathers Of
| bird that has been wounded, said Tar
diff sorrowfully.
Just then there came a knock at the
door and a sharp click Of the latch, louo
enough to penetrate dame Tardif's deal
ears, or to arouse our patient, if she had
been sleeping. Before either of us could
move the door was thrust open and two
| young ladies appeared upon the door sill
They were-it flashed across me in ar
instant-old school fellows and friend!
of Julia's. l declare to you honestly
had scarcely had one thought of Julia til
now. My mother l had wished for, t.
take her place by this poor girls side, bu
Julia had hardly crossed my mind. Why
In heavens name, should the appearance
Of these friends of hers be SO distastefu
to me just now? l had known them al
my life, and liked them as well as an!
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
The Doctors dilemma
BY Hesba Stretton
essssssssssssssssssssssssse

see but very old friend of mine. Tar
diff, of the Havre Gosselin. His hand
some but weather-beaten face betrayed
great anxiety. My father looked cha
grined and irresolute.
Heres a pretty piece Of work, Mar
tin," he said; ''Tardif wants one Of US to
go back with him to Sark. to see a
woman who has fallen from the cliffs
and broken her arm, confound it!'
CDR. Martini" cried Tardif excitedly,
II beg Of you to come this instant even
| She has been lying in anguish since mid
day esterday-twenty-four hours now
sir. started at dawn this morning
but both wind and tide were against me
and l have been waiting here some time
Be quick, doctor! If she should be
deadW
The poor fellows voice faltered, and his
eyes met mine imploringly. He and
had been fast friends in my boyhood, and
our friendship was still firm and true.
shook his hand heartily grip which hs
returned with his fingers of iron till my
own tingled again.
81 knew you'd come" he gasped.
"Ah, I'll go, Tardif," I said; .'only
must get a snatch of something to ea
while DR.. Dobree puts up what shal
have need of. I'll be ready in half al
hour"
The tide was with us, and carried vi
over buoyantly. We anchored at tn,
fshermans landing place below the elf
of the Havre Gosselin, and l climbed
readily up the rough ladder which lead
to the path. Tardif made his boat sc
/ cure, and followed me: he passed me
and strode on up the steep track to tn
summit Of the cliff, as if impatient t
reach his home. 1t was then that
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03

done? She was not likely to get much
rest till the bone was set.
did you ever take chloroform% /
asked.
"No; never needed It," she answered.
"Should you object to taking it?''
Anything" she replied passively. u
will do anything you wish
I went back into the kitchen and open
ed the portmanteau my father had put
up for me. Splints and bandages were
there in abundance, enough to set half
the arms In the island, but neither chlo-
roform nor anything in the shape Of an
opiate could find. l might almost as
well have come to Sark altogether un'
prepared for my case.
I stood for a few minutes, deep IL
thought. The daylight was going, and II
was useless to waste time; yet | found
myself shrinking oddly from the duty be
| fore me. Tardif could not help but see
| my chagrin and hesitation.
Doctor" he cried, "she Is not going tt
die"
"No, no." answered, calling back my
wandering thoughts and energies; there
is not the smallest danger of that.
must go and set her arm at once, ant
then she will Sleep"
returned to the room and raised hel
as gently and painlessly as / could. Sh'
moaned, though very softly, and she triet
to smile again as her eyes met mine look
ing anxiously at her. That smile mad
me feel like child. If she did it again
l knew my hands would be unsteady, AM
her pain be tenfold greater.
II would rather you cried out or shout
ed," 1 said. Don't try to control your
self when hurt you. You need not b
afraid Of seeming impatient, and lou
scream or two would do you good"
I felt the ends of the broken bone graf
ing together as I drew them into thei
i right places, and the sensation wen
through and through me. l had Sc
scores Of broken limbs before with n
feeling like this, which was SO near un
nerving me. Ali the time the girls whit
face and firmly set lips lay under M
gaze, with the wide open, unfiinchin
eyes looking straight at me; mournfu
silent, appealing face. which betrayed tn
pain made her suffer ten times NOR
than any cries or shrieks could hay
done. smoothed the coarse pillows fo
her to lie more comfortably upon then
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
Rations for Dairy Cow.

Prof. T. L. Hacker, of the Minnesota
experiment station, after nine years.
experience, gives the following as to
the best ration for dairy cows: Ensi-
lage is the foundation feed used and
the grain feed consists of five parts
bran, five parts cornmeal and two parts
of new process gluten. meal, which con-
tains 81 per cent protein, and the ra-
tons are from five pounds to nine
pounds of this mixture, according to
the amount of milk given. 1t generally
takes three pounds of ensilage and half
pound corn fodder for every pound of
grain feed. If cows flow of milk
drops off for some cause or other, he
increases it by feeding roots besides
the grain for time and then holds IL
by grain alone incidentally he men.
toned a cow which failed to breed fol-
four years which gave 300 pounds OF
butter fat the fourth year and seems
to intend to keep up that gait.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
just His Luck.

Jack-I'n tell you what's the matter,
George. You don't praise your wife
enough. Even If things don't go right.
there's no use growing. Praise her ef-
forts to please, whether they are sue
cessful or not. Women like praise, and
lots of it.
George-All right. I'll remember it.
George lat dinner, same day)-My
dear, this pie is just lovely! It's deli
cious Ever so much better than those
my mother used to make. She couldn't
equal this pie If she tried a month.
Georges Wife-Huh! You've made
fun of every pie 1 ever made, and
now
George But this is lovely.
Georges Wife-That came from the
confectioner's.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
Washing Eggs,

There has been considerable COM
plant in the large markets, both East
and West, about some method used by
shippers in removing the soil from
eggs. They are not washed with water,
but with some substance that whitens
them, but which also closes the pores
of the shell and causes the egg to spoil
quickly. Poultrymen should avoid
using anything of this nature If the
eggs are SO badly soiled tina tthey need
and not sent to city market. Any
ordinary soil may be readily removed
by gently rubbing the spot with a soft
cloth. In this way the bloom on the
shell is not removed as it is by wash.
ing.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
widows Flags.

In Sumatra, If woman is left
widow, Immediately after her hus-
bands death she plants Flagstaff at
her door, upon which flag is raised.
So long as the flag remains untorn by
the wind the etiquette Of Sumatra for
bids her to marry, but at the first rent,
however tiny, she can lay aside her
weeds and accept the first offer she has.
-Womanhood.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03

The Berkshire is to the swine field
as the brave old oak to the forest. He
has withstood the tempests of fads and
fashions for over 100 years and is still
the most lasting and enduring, said W.
D. McTavish at the Iowa State Breed
ers' Association. He has had no booms
or soaring prices, but has gone steadily
on in the even tenor of his way to that
practical Improvement that makes him
to-day the best all round hog for all eli
mates and all purposes on earth.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
Looking for Work.

Eyes, ma'am," said the ragged fat
man; I'm lookin' fur work. You amt
got no odd jobs O. scrubbin' or washin'
ter be did, have yer?"
"Why. you surely don't do scrubbing
or work of that sort" said the house
keeper.
.Sure not. I'm lookin' fur work fur
me wife"--Philadelph Record.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
storing Sweet Potatoes.

Storing sweet potatoes in cottonseed
hulls, cotton seed and sand in the usual
way has given best results at the South
Carolina station. Storing in straw
has given the poorest results. 1t
appears that cottonseed hulls are ad-
mirably adapted for use in storing
sweet potatoes. The same is true for
cotton seed, only to less extent.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
OIdest PhYsicfan.

Gallus Ritter Won Hockberger, i'm
perial and royal counsellor of the Aus
trian court, is believed to be the Oldest
duly qualified physician in the world.
He was born on Oct. 10. 1903, and is
therefore 81 years of age. He has
been practicing for seventy-one years,
and still gives medical advice.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
Yellow versu. white Corn.

Chemical analysis does not show that
there is any constant difference be-
tween white corn and yellow corn as
to nutrients, says Prof. w. A. Henry.
It is doubtless true that some varieties
of yellow corn are better or more nutri-
tious than some varieties of white corn,
but these differences are not inherent
because of color.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
al Mean burglar.

The meanest burglar on record has
been at work in Montreal: He broke
into bakers shop, and, finding only
80 cents as pIunder, took single bite
of every pie and cake in the place, thus
rendering them unstable.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
CHAPTER III.

l, Martin Dobree, come into the
Grange. belonged to Julia; and fully half
OF the years household expenses were de-
frayed by her. Our practice. which he
story to tell my remarkable share in it's
events. Martin, or Doctor Martin, l was
called throughout Guernsey Ny father
was DR.. Dobree. He belonged to one of
the oldest families in the island, but our
branch of it had been growing poorer in
stead of richer during the last three or
four generations. We had been grayi-
tating steadily downwards.
My father lived ostensibly by his pro-
fession, but actually upon the income of
my cousin, Julia Dobree, who had been
his ward from her childhood. The house
we dwelt In, pleasant one in the
and l shared between US, was not a
large one, though, for its extent it was
lucrative enough. But there always is
an immense number of medical men in
Guernsey in proportion to its population
and the island is healthy. There was
small chance for any of US to make q
fortune.
My engagement to Julia came about 81
easily and naturally that l was perfect
ly contented with it. We had been en-
gagged since Christmas, and were to b,
married in the early summer. We wer,
to set up housekeeping for ourselves; tina
was a point Julia was bent upon.
suitable house had fallen vacant in on
of the higher streets Of st. Peter-port
which commanded noble view of tn
sea and the surrounding islands. We ha,
taken it, though it was farther from tn
Grange and my mother than l shoul,
have chosen my home to be. She an,
Julia were busy, pleasantly busy, abou
the furnishing.
That was about the middle of March
I had been to church one Sunday mornin
with these two women, both devoted t
me and centering all their love and hope
in me, when, as we entered the hous
on my return. heard my father callin
3 Martin! Martini as loudly as he coul
from his consulting room. answere
the call instantly, and whom should
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
All Named the same Date,

Hall-WeI. good-by. Come and see
me some time.
Story-Awfully sorry. old boy; but
I've got over a hundred engagements
that day.
Hall-A hundred engagements?
Nonsense!
story-Fact. Within few days I've
received over hundred invitations to
friends houses and in every case .'some
time" was the date mentioned. Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
The Value of Rainfall.

It is said that the rainfall brings
down about four pounds of ammonia,
or three and third pounds of nitrogen
per acre, which may be correct as a
general statement, or an average
amount, but where there are heaps Of
decomposing vegetable or animal mat
ter from which ammonia is escaping in
considerable amount the air contains
more ammonia. and the rain or snow
will absorb more of it. Unfortunately
for careless farmers it does not drop
back to the place from which it rises,
but may be carried by the wind for
miles before returning to earth, and the
farmer who makes compost heap and
does not keep 1t so covered with earth
or other absorbent as to prevent the
escape Of ammonia may be adding to
the fertility of the garden of somebody
in the next county whom he never saw,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
CHAPTER ~.

l suppose l did not stand still more
than five seconds, vet during that pause
a host of questions had flashed through
my brain. Who was this beautiful erea-
ture? Where had she come from? How
did it happen that she was in Tardif's
house? and SO on. But recalled myself
sharply to my senses; was here as her
physician, and common sense and duty
demanded of me to keep my head clear.
advanced to- her side and took the
small, blue-yeined hand into mine, and
felt her pulse with my fingers.
.sYou are in very great pain, / fear
1 said, lowering my voice.
YES" her white lips answered, and
she tried to smile a patient though a
dreary smile, as she looked up into my
face; ..my arm is broken. Are you q
doctorT
81 am DR.. Martin Dobree," l said
passing my hand softly down her arm
The fracture was above the elbow. and
was of kind to make the setting OF II
give her sharp, acute pain. | could see
she was scarcely fit to bear any further
suffering just then; but what was to be
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
"HE PAUSED THEN. y

gave my first serious thought to the wom-
an who had met with the accident.
'Tardif, who is this person that is
hurtp' I asked, "and whereabout did she
fallY
She fell down yonder," he answered,
with an odd quaver in his voice, as he
pointed to a rough and rather high por-
ton of the cliff running inland; "the
stones rolled from under her feet so," he
added, crushing down a quantity of the
loose gravel with his foot, "and she slip
ped. She lay on the shingle underneath
for two hours before 1 found her-two
hours. DR.. Martini
Tardif's mother came to us as we en-
tered the house. She beekoned me to
follow her into an inner room. 1t was
small, with ceiling so low, it seemed
to rest upon the four posts of the bed
stead. There were Of course none of the
little dainty luxuries about it, with which
was familiar in my mothers bedroom
| A long low window opposite the head of
| the bed threw a strong light upon it.
There were check curtains drawn round
| it, and a patchwork quilt, and rough,
home-spun linen Everything was clean,
| but coarse and frugal such as expected
| " uAu dUOul hly kodAh pdIlSAt, lu0
| home Of fisherman.
But when my eye fell upon the face
resting on the rough pillow I paused in
voluntarily, only just controlling an ex-
clamatien of surprise. There was abso-
| lutely nothing in the surroundings to
mark her as a lady, yet l felt in mo-
ment that she was one. There lay deli
cate refined face, white as the linen, with
beautiful lips almost as white; and q
mass of light, shining silky hair tossed
about the pillow; and large dark gray
eyes gazing at me beseechingly, with an
expression that made my heart leap as ii
| had never leapt before.
That was what l saw, and could not
/ forbear seeing. l tried to close my eyes
to the pathetic beauty Of the face before
me; but it was altogether in vain. II
had seen her before, or if I had been
prepared to see any one like her, might
have succeeded; but l was completely
thrown off my guard. There the charm
ing face lay; the eyes cleaning, the white
| forehead tinted. and the delicate mouth
contracting with pain; the bright silky
curls tossed about in confusion. l see il
now, just as I saw it then.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03

The best throw with the dice is to
throw them away.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
American Coal the Best.

"Eyer since was a boy / have been
reminded of the old story about carry
ing Goals to Newcastle whenever
performed unnecessary tasks" said
Richard Harker of Newcastle-on-Tyne,
England, in the lobby of the Shore
ham last night. ''To carry GOALS to
Newcastle was supposed to be as futile
task as trying to sweep back the
waves on the seashore. | have lived
to see Goals carried to Newcastle, how
ever, and, being an Englishman, it
grieves me to say that the Goals in
question came all the way from Amer
lea.
within the last few years an enor-
nous amount of coal has been shipped
from Norfolk, Va, to various parts of
England. Some of 1t went to Ports
mouth, to the naval station there, and
many tons were sent to Newcastle. We
have better facilities for handling coal
there than any other place in the
United Kingdom. For many years 1t
has been the center of the coal mining
industry of our country and conse-
quently the arrangements and appli-
ances for shipping fuel to various parts
of the country are away ahead of those
of other towns.
''The coal that comes from the west
ern portion of the State of Virginia
soft coal, mean-is the finest fuel for
steamships that is mined anywhere in
the world. The coal seems to produce
more steam from small quantity than
any have seen. 1t is now used ex-
tensiyely on the vessels of the British
navy and from what l saw week ago
in Norfolk and Newport News should
judge that the shipment must amount
to millions of tons per year."-Wash,
ington Times.
A German Picture of the Future.
Scene-A schoolroom of the twentieth
century.
Teacher Ito a new scholar)-" Jack
are you inoculated against croup?"
PupiL"Yes, SIR"
Have you been inoculated with the
cholera bacillus?"
Yes, sir
"Have you written certificate that
you are immune as to whooping cough
measles and scarlatina?'
yes, sir, 1 have"
"Have you your own drinking cup p
Eyes, sir"
Twill you promise not to exchange
sponges with your neighbor, and tt
| use no slate pencil but your ownY'
'.Yes. SIR
"Will you agree to have your books
fumigated every week with sulphur
and to have your clothes sprinkled will
chloride Of lime?"
"Yes, sir"
''Then, Jack, you possess all tina
modern hygiene requires; you can stel
over that wire, occupy an isolated sea
made of aluminium. and begin you
arithmetic lesson"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03

The way of the transgressor often
leads to foreign shores.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03

When came out West, more than a
quarter of century ago, writes cor
respondent of the Prairie Farmer, it did
not take many years to find out that it
was more profitable to pasture the
grass around me than to burn it in the
fall. This pasturing Of the grass was
done SO successfully that none was left
to burn or to pasture. Finally l was
compelled to break up the land and
farm it. I raised large crops of small
grain, but soon saw that it was a
money-losing game and tried to seed
my land back to grass. found it very
difficult to get tame pastures to stick,
and if by accident I got good stand
of timothy or clover the latter would
not last last and the former after good
crop or two would get what called sod
bound and would not produce load of
hay to the acre. I know now why the
timothy did no good after year or
two. 1t was because we pastured it to
the roots, thinking it economical to let
the stock eat the last spear of grass
that showed up in the fall. Land hav-
ing by that time advanced in price, 1
could not afford to own pastures of that
kind, and so I oyerstocked it to make
both ends meet. made up my mind
to own less and better stock, and this
change in no time made great i'm
provement in my pastures. I soon saw
that a growth of grass covered the pas
turnes in dry weather when all the
range in short pastures was burned.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03
Marketing Garden Products.

N1dTkeIlnR NIarQeu frOQuCcSs
Many fruit and vegetable growers in
the South and North make a mistake
In watching the market reports and
shipping goods when the quoted prices
are high and holding them back when
they are low. AS a result, when the
goods reach the market they find that
too many others have done the same
thing, and when the goods are received
conditions have changed, and the mar
ket is again glutted, and prices are
down. This system may do well for
the gardener who is so near to the mar
ket that he can have prices telephoned
out to him at night and have his prod
uce on hand before daylight, or get
them at the opening of the morning
market and deliver his produce at eight
O'Clock. But the man whose products
must be two or three days on the road
would often do better to ship his goods
when prices were low with the chance
to hand. One truck farmer near Nor
folk, Va, who is said to have retired
| with nearly million dollars made in
the business, used to have one good
commission agent in each of the sew
eral cities, to whom he shipped goods,
| notifying them by wire of amount and
date of shipments, and they were then
prepared to receive orders for them or
| to sell them for cash on arrival, and if
edivided his shipments by any system
it was to keep each one well supplied
with good produce, and accept the
average price. The dealers, knowing
they had all of his goods in the city,
could obtain the highest price of the
day for them.-Massachuse Plough
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-09-03

instead Of putting it upon his own soil,
that needs it more. Like old-fashioned
stories this has moral. When caring
for manure or composts do not allow
nitrogen to escape, and keep your sur
face soil light and dry, that it may abb
sorb more from the atmosphere. as dry
earth is a good Observation-Disclosures