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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
MouLTINo OF THE TARANTULA

chronological Occurrence of More
Ordinary Interest.
An event Of more than ordinary in
terest transpired in my Office yesterday
noon. The large female tarantula shed
her skin for the second time since she
has been in captivity. Those familiar
with insects, spiders and related crea-
lures are aware that they are incased
by hard, unyielding integument. In
crease Of size is permissible only when
the skin is shed, and one that has been
newly formed beneath expands to the
requisite degree. This is process con-
stantly occurring in nature, and ever
excites interest in the beholder. When
large spider, three inches long, throws
off the old integument it is thrilling
sight. In the present case the taran-
tula had evidently been feeling unwell
for some days, a condition frequently
preceding this process among insects,
and yesterday morning she was, found
lying. upon her back and apparently
dead, but moved little upon being dis
turbed. She lay thus until about 1915
o'clock, when the rustling Of her move
ments made excited attention. The old
skin was ruptured about the thorax in
such a manner that the top could be
removed entire, and through this open
ing the giant spider was literally work
ing out of her old skin. This was ac-
complished by the aid of the eight legs
and the two leg-like palpi. At the end
of an hour the change had been effect
ed. The spider lay upon her back, be-
side the perfect skim resting from the
severe exertion. This tarantula was
unusually large before she moulted,
and is now Of still greater size. She
came North in a bunch of bananas
about two and one-half years ago, and
until last January was the pet of DR..
]. NJ. Bigelow. While under his care
| one skin was shed, and is now in my
| possession. An idea of the increase in
size attendant upon moulting may be
| gained by comparing the dimensions of
| the dorsal piece of the skin shed about
the latter part Of 1896, when under the
care of DR.. Bigelow, and the ono shed
yesterday. The first measured one inch
and the second measures one and one
fourth inches. Therefore the present
dorsal piece will probably be proper.
tionately larger when fully expanded
New York State Entomologist, in AL
bany Argus.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

your lives be sacrificed when word Of
ness, may fill your future years With
PIN m LaSoFst9Ey na mynR Mass
pntha@s esstabs esgaR TO aas nad. a.
not able to do my housework. I suf-
fered terribly at time of menstruation.
Several doctors told me they could do
nothing for me. Thanks to the Pink
ham advice and medicine am now
well, and can do the work for eight in
the family.
az would recommend Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound to all
mothers with large families" MRS.
CARRIE BELLEvILLE, Ludington, Mich.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Aimed AZ the Trusts.

I cannot buy potatoes for haven't got
the price
The daily plate Of "murphies" must I
miss
O, had l now the money blown in sum-
mertime for ice,
The situation had not been like this.
The ice trust, in the summer, and the
coal trust in the fall,
The hay trust in the winter, and all
that;
Some blamed old combination is dead
sure to get 1t all
And keep one honest statesman Dust
ed" fat.
Nebraska State journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Biggest Warehouse in the World.

Liverpool has the biggest ware
houss in the world. 1t is built be-
side the docks, and is intended to
house the imports of tobacco which
form so important part of Liver
POOLS trade. The warehouse is 725 4
feet in length l65 feet wide and 124
feet 10 inches high. The ground
area is 13, 800 square yards, and the
area of the several floors 174, 09s
square yards.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Hoods J0rsdp0riiii
Relics of an Aae-Lons Past

The petrifed forests of Arizona were
recently examined anew under the
direction of the general land Office.
The silicifed logs lie in the greatest
abundance within an area of eight
square miles in Apache county. In
some places they lie more thickly
than they could have stood while
living as trees, and it is thought they
must have been carried there by a
swift current of water in the mesozotic
aOp
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
TEXAS LYNCH LAW.

Some Explanation of Its Working by
Texan Abroad.
Some ten or more years ago, says q
man from Texas, we had occasion in
our town to send one of our prominent
citizens to England to look after some
business Of private character in
which he, with half dozen more Of us,
was interested. He was a bit raw, as
you might say in the East, but for our
purpose he answered admirably and we
showed him to the front and let him
loose among the effete inhabitants of
Britain. don't know what he didn't do
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Curious Chronological Facts.

No century has ever begun on
Wednesday, a Friday or Sunday,
and the same order of days is repeat
ed each 20 years. January and Octo-
Der of each year always begin with
the same day; so with April and
July; SO with September and Decem-
Der; so with February, March and
November.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

doctrine for the last 40 years, but there
are vast multitude of women who
have never heard it yet.
Catarrh may attack any organ of
the body. Women are especially
liable to catarrh of the pelvic organs.
There are one hundred cases of ca
tarrh of the pelvic organs to one of
catarrh of the head. Most people
think because they have not catarrh
of the head, they have not catarrh
the cause of many cases of sickness
and death"
Mrs. T. Pelton, 562 st. Anthony
avenue, St. Paul, Mimi, writes: "Pe
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Angling Society Protects Fish,

One of the most important duties
of the Thames Angling Preservation
Society is the recovery from the reser-
voirs of the London water companies
of the hundreds of thousands of fish
which, is various stages of babyhood,
find their way from the Thames into
those large sheets of water. Were it
not for the frequent nettings which
take place, the most serious harm
would probably result to the river
from the vast number of fish which
are constantly being drawn from it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

When one is tired and generally out
of sorts, if Peruna is taken it imme-
diately removes that tired feeling"
If you do not derive prompt and
satisfactory results from the use of
Peruna, write at once to DIR. Hart
man, giving full statement of your
case and he will be pleased to give
you his valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President
of the Hartman Sanitarium, Column
bus, o.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Advice for Astor,

Mr.. Astor cannot be a peer of Eng
land because the law prohibits natur-
allied subjects from attaining to- that
dignity. Mr.. Astor has tried so hard
to get away from his fur and pelt
ancestors that he has brought it to
the notice of all the world, and got
nothing else for his pains except dis
appointment. It is wise son who
accepts his own pedigree.-Pittsburg
Times,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
OnIy Woman Arctic Explorer,

Mrs. Peary. who recently returned
from years trip to the Arctics with
supplies for her husband, occupies a
unique position in the world as the
only woman arctic explorer. She
has several times accompanied her
husband on his expeditions, sharing
the dangers and hardships. Mrs.
Peary's little daughter, Mary Annig-
hito Peary, was born in the far north
in 1898, and did not see daylight un-
til she was six months old.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

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
fncurable. For great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease, and prescribed local
with local treatment, pronounced it fncurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a constitu.
:ional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, man.
ufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, ONO,
is the only constitutional cure on the market.
1t is taken internally in doses from 10 drops to
teaspoonful. It acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case ID fails to
cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. Ads
dress, F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Oldest Man in America.

Elijah Bledsoe, colored, living near
Burgin, KY, is believed to be the
Oldest man in America. There seems
to be good ground for believing that
he is over 120 years old. He is
known to have been married 13 times,
and something like half a hundred
of his children are scattered over the
state.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Wholesale Beer Drinkers.

The British are the largest drinkers
of beer in the world and the consump-
tion is growing. The quantity of beer
absorbed in 1900 amounted to ], $780,
766, 600 gallons. or not much less
than 208, 600, 900 cubic feet; in other
words. the contents of a reservoir
1000 feet long, 1000 feet wide and
I04 feet deep.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Millions In ROYAL Kitchens.

The most costly kitchen belongs to
the Spanish court, the cooking uten-
sils alone having a value of nearly
$75, 800, and are of great age. The
kitchen of the shah of Persia is, how
ever, the most valuable in the world.
Even the cooking pots are lined with
gold and the plates and dishes used
at the royal table are of solid gold,
incrusted with precious stones. If it
were possible for the contents OF the
shah's kitchen to be put up at auc-
tion they would realize over SIS, ZOO,
600.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Dreyfu, Returning to Alsacs.

Captain Dreyfus, who has been liv-
ing at Cologne, near Geneva, for
some time past, has determined to
leave Switzerland and make his home
in Alsace, where he was born. He
will spend the winter in the Rivera,
after which he will definitely settle
down in Alsace, devoting his time to
literature and. scientific pursuits.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Dogs Work In RELAYS.

The l. $50 miles between skagway
and St. Michaels, Alaska, are covered
by 900 dogs, working in relays of rs
miles, in four and one-half days.
Between White Horse and Dawson,
14O horses are kept going day and
night in relays.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Romance In Real Life.

The present Lord Bath at one time
was the affianced of Princess May of
Teck. The match had been publicly
announced, and all the arrangements
made. but at the last moment, al
most. Lord Bath insisted on marry
ing Violet Mordaunt. Princess May,
after becoming the fiancee of the
Duke of Clarence, subsequently mar
ried the latter's younger brother, the
Duke of Cornwall and York.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Present of Philippine Products.

President Roosevelt was recently
presented handsome cane and seve-
raj pieces of cloth manufactured in
the Philippine islands by A. Abren,
a Filipino merchant travelling in
this country to get knowledge of
American mercantile methods.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Alterations Certified To.

A Sumner county (Kansas) man
who had neighbor arrested for SLAM
der, swore to the following affidavit !:
81 hereby solemnly swear that the de-
fendant set upon me, calling me a
lobster, pauper, scarecrow, and an
idiot, all of which I certify to be
true"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Not Smooth,

Quinn-I think Bob Evans called
his book a ''Sailor's Log"
De Fonte-Yes, and it seems to me
some people ran against good many
knots when they read it.-Chicago
News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
A Smart Girls Deception.

A wise girl in Garnet, Kan, ties
an apron around her waist whenever
she sees her steady" coming, and
when she let's him in she bushes and
excuses herself on the plea that she
has been "helping mamma. kan
sas City Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Nationality of Our pr,,id,nt,.

President Roosevelt is the second
president of Dutch ancestry, Van
Buren, being the first. OF our other
chief executives, IA have sprung from
English stock, five from Scotch Irish,
three from Scotch and one, Jefferson,
from Welsh.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

.runa has done
wonders for me.
1t has cured my
headache and pal
pitation of the
heart; has built
up my whole sys-
tenn. I cheerfully
recommend Peru
ma to all sufferers
afflicted with ca
tarrh. Ny moth
e r is n e V e r
without, PprllDa
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
South American Underground Telegraph.

The Argentine Republic has been
obliged to put the telegraph line
between Rosario and Buenos Ayres
under ground, because on wet days
the electric current was dissipated
through the numerous spider webs
attached to the wires.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Must Be Lovely.

'But none of the other girls seem
to admire my new Dress"
''Is that so' Turn around. I
didn't ,realize it was SO pretty as
that. philadelphia Bulletin.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

tarrh Is not al
ways located in
the head. You
may have catarrh
of the lungs, or
stomach or liver,
or kidneys, and
e espe ci ally you
may b ave ca
tarrh of the pei
vic organs. :"
Th e d oc t or
went on to say:
81 have been
nreachinU t,hi a
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
TO MOfEaGs,S of
Large Families

In this workaday world few women
are SO placed that physical exertion
is not constantly demanded of them in
their daily life.
We make special appeal to mothers
OF large families whose work is never
done, and many of whom suffer, and
suffer for lack of intelligent aid.
To women, young or old, rich or
poor, we extend an invitation to accept
free advice. Oh, women do not let
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
A Wisconsin EamiIx,s Prominence.

DR.. Roswell Park, one of the physi-
clans who attended President McKin-
ley, is a son of the Rev. Roswell Park,
D. D., who founded and was the first
president of Racine college, Racine,
Wis.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Madrid to Erect EIGHT Statues.

The magistrates of Madrid, at re-
cent meeting, voted the sum- of $780,
600 pesetas for the erection of eight
statues of Lope de Vega, Murilio,
Moratin, Ventura Rodriguez, Goya,
Arquelles, Quevedo and Salamanca.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
WOMEN OF The UNITED STATES
Regard Perna as Their Shield Against Catan Coughs, Colds
Grin and Catarrhal Diseases.

clear, and my breath is not bad.
am not troubled with coughing or
splitting, or any other disagreeable
symptoms of catarrh.' But you may
have the catarrh all the same. Ca
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Britons Growing Taller.

It is affirmed that no nation is in
creasing so rapidly in height and
weight as the British. In SO years
the average height has risen from
feet TX inches to 5 feet 81 inches.
The average height of the criminal
class is but feet 4-5 inches.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Houeymoon Faith.

Nell-Mrs. Newlywed says she has
perfect confidence In her husband.
Believes; she even gives him her
letters to mail.-Philadelphia Record,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

A woman thinks she is becoming used
to business when she has learned to be
suspicious of every man she meets.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

Many good physicians and nurses use
Wizard Oil for obstinate neuralgia and
rheumatism. It's the right thing to do.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

The 'story" that sounds funny to you
may not be funny to other people. DOM
repeat 1t too often.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken
of as a cough cure.-J. W. O'BR1EN. 322
Third Ave, N, Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
AN ANCIENT SPORT.
"hE MERRY GAME OF FOOTBALL"
MANY CENTURIES OLD.

1t Was Played by the Greeks, Car
ried on by the Romano, Developed
hy the British, and Perfected by
Modern Americaus.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

NeVef blcKeh, Wesken OF UFIP6'
constipation cure that pleases your palate,
pleases your stomach, pleases your pocketbook
-Cascarets Candy Cathartic. Druggists, 10c.,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

EITe Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness
EBIO after first days of Dr. Klipe's Great Nerve
Restorer Send for FREE 81. 90 trial bottle and treat
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10
Well Informed.

'He seems to be a well informed
man."
Certainly. His wife tells him
everything that's going on. ."-Phila-
delphia Bulletin.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-12-10

Peruna cures catarrh by removing
the cause. infiamed mucous mem.
branes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-04

In the latter case 4th Of March Inaugural
u0n is necessary because there is an occu-
pant OF the White House whose legal term
Goes not and cannot expire until noon of
March 1. But there can be no bar to the
qualification OF President chosen by spe-
cial election at any moment after his title
mas been declared valid through the acQui-
escence of the two houses Of Congress. His
accession would shorten no fixed term and
invade no rights which could possibly be
claimed by the Cabinet officer acting as an
ad interim substitute.
We can. therefore, see no urgent need for
such modification of the succession act
as Its critics are now demanding II Con-
gress feels inclined this winter to make any
changes in our present electoral system IL
VIII meee far more pressing public want
by shifting the date of the inaugural cere-
mony from March 10 April 30, thus length
ening the present shorter session OF Con-
gress by eight full weeks and insuring a
presidential installation under genial skies
and amid surroundings more conducive TO
the splendOr and dignity of the celebra ton
with which we mark the transfer of power
from one chief magistrate to another Such
a change is demanded by both reason and
sentiment. and any agitation in or out of
Congress for reforms In our electoral meth
DDS is 10 be welcomed as forcing the desira-
bihty of this revision of our political cal
endar more and more, into view
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-04
JOHANN BECK'S STORY
BOXED HIMSELF, PAID FREIGHT
CHARGES on THE CASE,
And Was Carried Across the Ocean in
the PaIatia's Hold - Fifteen
Days in a Tight Place.

NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-The man who was
discovered in the hold of the Hamburg
American steamer Palatia yesterday after
having made the "trip across the ocean in
a box had recovered to-day sufficiently to
be able to establish his identity positively.
He said his name was Johann Beck, and
that he had lived, up TO about year ago,
in Buda Pesth, Hungary. The doctors
would not allow him TO tell all his story,
but enough was learned from him and
other sources to show that Beck was a
house painter and that he had come across
the card of an uptown hotel in this city,
the proprietOrs OF which have German
names. Though a stranger to them he
wrote that he could get no work in Ger
many and was coming to America and
hoped the hotel men could find him some
thing to do Then ne fitted up a package
case, paid freight charges on it and en-
gagged a carter TO take it to the Hamburg
pier at certain time. He then returned
TO his lodgings and boxed himself up after
cans of condensed milk. d box of prunes,
three dozen cakes of chocolate, coffee in
bottles and some bread. The carter called
and got the box. not knowing OF its living
contents, and shipped il.
Beck declares he was in the box until the
ship reached the HobOken pier, a period of
about fifteen days, when he found he was
almost dead from hunger. cold and terror.
Tonight he was reported to be still exceed
inSly weak, but the physicians hope for his
recovery
Newton Bennington, a well-known real
estate owner and horseman, is said to have
interested himself in the case and to have
promised to give Beck work should he re-
cover.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-04
ASKS $4,000 FOR HIS RUN
SUIT or CoLORED MAN WHO WAS
CHASED AND BEATEN.
lie Was an Innocent witness OF Boys
Crap Game-GcneraI News
of the Courts.

The pursuit of Louis Taylor, an old col
ored man last summer by policeman and
several farmers living on the outskirts OF
the south part OF the city eliminated yes
tarday in the filing Of a suit for 5000 dam
ages by Taylor against William, Christian
and Henry Harmoning. Charles Wagner
and Clifton t. Couk COuk is a policeman.
On the afternoon Of Sunday. June ?. Couk
came upon a crowd of cOlored boys in a
by-way on the South Side presumably en-
gagged IN shooting craps" At the sight
Of Couk the boys ran. Taylor. who was
watching the game. also ran and the po-
liceman took after him. The Harmonings
and Wagner joined in the chase and for
more than two miles the pursuit continued
until Taylor was cornered in a wire fence,
arrested and taken 10 the police station,
seriously injured. The charge of lettering
was placed against him and ne was ac-
quilted "a few days later by Judge DAILY,
who scored the policeman and the men for
beating the negro.
The complaint alleges that Taylor was
attacked BY the defendants. who beat him
with sticks and clubs. hit him with missiles
and powders, fired az him with pistols and
shot him in the leg. His lower Jaw bone
was broken, his flesh was lacerated and
his body was bruised In many places. He
has not recovered from the wounds and
alleges that his injuries are permanent.
The suit was filed by Frank McCray, at