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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
shabby Earl of Norfolk.

As Is well known, the Duke Of Nor
folk, the premier peer of England,
whose title dates back to the earliest
times and whose wealth is boundless, is
very careless Of his personal appear
ance. No one meeting him would take
him for other than very ordinary man
"a tradesman or mechanic, perhaps.
He, by virtue of the security of his title,
is the marshal of England and at all
royal functions of public character
acts as marshal of the day. A we'll
known woman Of quality had house
near Arundel. and when she and her
family were removing to London the
Duke contemplated buying the place as
a house for member of his family.
One morning Mrs. - was in her bed
room shortly after breakfast, when
servant came up to tell her that mes
senger had called from the castle
Where Is hep" she asked 'tOh! he's
in the hall, ma an" Knowing the
Dukes habits of activity In the country
she felt some misgivings and hurried
downstairs to find the Earl-marshal Of
England sitting quite patiently on hall
chair with his hat In his hands. She
overwhelmed him with apologies, Of
course, but the Duke was most amused
and laughingly said that he delighted in
an appearance which protected him
from attentions which would make his
life burdensome.
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ARemarkable Family.

John Chandler, who resides in Allen
County, Is the father of twenty nine
children, twenty-one of whom are liv-
ing and have families. These twenty
one children have an average of five
children to each family, thus making
Mr.. Chandler the grandfather of 105
persons. But this is not the full extent
of his offspring, for he has thirty-fve
greatgrandchildren so it will be seen
that Mr.. Chandler Stands pater faIni-
las of 162-an achievement rarely
equaled. 1t is certainly not paralleled
when the fact is considered that the
members of this large family are all
living.
Mr. Chandler Is remarkable man in
several other respects. Although 70
years of age and residing in the hills
of Allen County. he reads current liter
ature and keeps himself informed on
the leading topics of the day. His eye
sight is perfect, and he reads the finest
print without the aid of glasses. He
is an expert rifle shot. and spends a
great deaIsof his time squirrel hunting.
He cast his first ballot for Presiden-
tial candidate in 184S for Taylor, the
Wing nominee, but for the past fifty
years has voted the Democratic ticket.
His wife, who is three years older than
he, is hale and hearty.-Bowling Green
| Times
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bors. Most people are apt to be so bad
ly scared by fire near their home that
if not insured they are glad to take ou;
policies on the spot. 1t didn't take the
other agents long to catch on, and it is
said that the other day after a fi.e
twenty-one agents wrote seventy poll
cies in the immediate neighborhood.
SIT is great scheme" said one of
these agents yesterday. ''All one has
to do is to hit the iron while it is hot.
Don't talk insurance to any of the ten
ants or neighbors while the fire is GO
ing on, because they are likely to be
too excited to think of anything but
their personal safety. When every
thing Is quieted down AID the fire en-
gines are going away is the time to
jump in with your proposition. Of
course, none of the larger companies
permit agents to get business in this
way, but there are countless small un-
derwriters who never question the
source from which an application
comes so long as the risk is not un-
usual This chasing after fires is one
of the new wrinkles of the fire insur-
ance business. A profitable one, too" "
New York Sun.
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BIRDS THAT KILL RATTLERs.

Road Runners of Arizona a Deadly
Enemy to the Snakes.
In country where a quarter of a
century ago a rattlesnake was to be
found under every rock and in every
hillock, the reptile is rapidly becoming
a rarity. With his human relative, the
Apache. the rattler is disappearing
from Arizona and is now found only
in the most isolated districts.
To the advance of civilization and the
unremitting warfare of the road run
ner and the king snake may be attrib-
uted the determination of the rattIer.
Wherever irrigation has found its way.
the rattlesnake has been driven to
higher ground, and there the prospect
or and miner have slain him whenever
and wherever found The road runner.
that long-legged, feathered warrior. the
fighting cock of the desert, has done
his part, and has done it well.
Much resembling, but more lightly
constructed than the fighting cock, the
road runner is one of the most dreaded
enemies of the RATHER In fact. SO
great are his snake-killing proclivities
that heavy penalties are provided by
the territorial statutes as protection
to him from the gun of the hunter. Ap-
parently immune from the venom in
the poison sac of the rattIer, the road
runner attacks the largest snake with
impunity, and has never been known to
lose a fight. Frequently, indeed, the
road runner has been known to battle
with and kill pair of large diamond
rattlers, whose total weight was five
times that of his own.
Not SO common an enemy to the
rattlesnake. but no less deadly. is the
king snake, a large species of the bull
snake family. Rarely seen in the lower
countries, but often found in the North
ern forests and higher mountains, the
king snake wages constant warfare or
the rattler, and when his great 1.-THE
form coils around the body of the rat
tlesnake, the life of the later is q mat
| ter of only few seconds.
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WHEN THE EYE DOES NOT SEE.

New Law of Vision Discovered that Ac-
counts for Certain Optical Effects.
Two series of investigations Of far
reaching Importance to physiological
optics have been completed during the
past year in the psychological labora-
tory Of Wesleyan University at Middle
town, Conn.,, by Prof. Raymond Dodge
and students of the university.
The first series definitely established
a new law of vision, almost revolution
ary in its consequences. It was proven
that the eyes, when in motion, can dis
tinguish nothing in any complex field
of vision over which they sweep. In
order to see any object at rest, the eye
must remain motionless looking at some
definite part of it for an appreciable
length of time. If the eyes move, they
see nothing for about one-twentieth of
a second. This explains the success of
those sleight-of- hand tricks in which
rapid movements of the fingers are abb
soIutely unseen, while the eyes follow
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
The Rabbit Fired the Gun.

''Brer Rabbit" has been outdone In
real life, and West Virginia rabbit
family has hero. The incident oc-
Cured in this wise. according to the
Chicago Tribune:
Peter Frees and his son Louis went
out rabbit-hunting in the woods near
Parkersburg. West Virginia. Their
dog soon chased cottontail into a pile
of brush, and Louis rushed up to get
him out. He put his gun on the ground,
and taking up long pole, began to
punsh in the brush-pile to dislodge the
rabbit.
Finally bunny ran out in an unex-
pected place, straight over the gun,
which was cooked. His hind foot
struck the trigger, sending the charge
of shot into Louis leg, and some of it
into the dog. The boy yelled, the dog
howled, and in the midst of the excite
ment bunny got away.
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the larger movements of the hand. It
also explains the necessity of looking
at relatively fixed point in boxing.
fencing. etc.
While the new law will necessitate q
reinvestigation Of many psychological
problems, it has an especially obvious
bearing on the psychology of reading.
Four years ago. in collaboration with
Prof. Benno Erdmann, then Of the Uni
versity of Halle, Prussia, Prof Dodge
demonstrated that. contrary to the gen.
eral impression, the eyes do not move
regularly over page as we read, but
make series of distinct pauses as they
sweep along each line Of print.
At that time evidence was made
which seemed to show that the eyes
actually saw the words only during
these pauses. That evidence has re-
Gently been called in question by emil
nent authorities. The new experiments
finally settle the question, beyond all
doubt. and justify the psychologically.
as well as pedagogically. important con-
clusion that in reading the true unit Of
stimulation Is not the Individual let
ter, but a more or less extended group
of letters.
The second series was quantitative
study Of the eye movements, with par
ticular reference to the rapidity of read
ing. This series involved the invention
of unique method Of measuring the
movements of the eye and the design
ing of a considerable amount of new
apparatus, by the aid Of which the first
accurate measurements of the eye
movements were affected. These
measurements not only show the
length. number, and velocity of the
movements of the eye during reading,
but they also furnish the first exact
data for study of the coordination of
the eyes and the muscular fatigue of
reading.-Chicago Tribune.
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temple in Philadelphia. For three
years he was the potentate of the tenn
pie, and he was elected to the office of
the deputy imperial potentate at the
last meeting of the Shriners. Mr.. Shat
fer, as may be imagined, is one of the
most enthusiastic of the Shriners in the
country. He is devoted to spirit and
purpose of this order, and few mer
have more mystic friends than he has
in his home city and throughout the
country. 1t was believed from the be-
ginning that he would be promoted
from the second highest to the highest
office in the order. Mr.. Shaffer is promi-
nent in the furniture trade of the city
of Philadelphia.
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arms clasped tightly about small re-
production of herself in white muslin.
The child moved in her arms and the
woman's face lost its strained look.
The next morning Helen received a
note from Mrs. Hemenway asking her
to CALL At first she was inclined to re-
fuse, but instead she waited until late
in the day, and then donned her fuf-
fest, most frivolous looking frock and
entered the Hemenway home in her
gayest humor. But the gayety vanish
ed when Helen saw how i'll Mrs. Hem
enway appeared.
Her hostess motioned her to chair
and began icily: Il sent for you to ap-
peal to your honor regarding my son.
L" but the rest was never finished,
as Mrs. Hemenway swooned, and would
have fallen but for Helen's strong
the doctor, and then did her best for
the woman who had insulted her. The
physician arrived, and at the same time
Guy Hemenway. One glance at the pa
tient, and the doctor said bluntly:
Smallpox"
Helen went white to the lips, and put
her soft hands to her pretty, hower-like
face. The maids fed from the room.
81 am sorry, Mrs. Sartoris," said the
doctor, "but will have to isolate you
until 1 am sure you have not caught
the Infection"
The little widow looked at her enemy
as she lay helpless, looked at Guy as
he tried to take her from the room, and
thought of Bebe.
"It would be easier for you to look
after US together" she said, bravely
though her face was still white, there
fore, shall stay with Mrs Hemenway
if you will promise to look after my
little girl'
And weeks later, when Mrs. Hemen
way took her first drive her son held the
ribbons, while a little auburn haired
child sat at his side, and Helen, now
Mrs. Hemenway, looked after the old
er woman's comfort.-Philadelph
Item
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
THE LITTLE WIDOW

~ n the sunshiny room of Mrs. Endi-
colt there was buzz Of converse
ton and the sound Of shipping Of
scissors, and it was evident that the
Embroidery circle of Huxbridge was in
conclave. Mandy Nichols occupied the
chair by the window, and as she raised
her head from the bit of satin on which
she was working an impossible flower,
she gave an exclamation.
Here is Mrs. Hemenway," she an
nounced, land the little widow just
passed her in her carriage and bowed
to her."
1.-The impudent thing. Did Mrs. Hem
enway-oh, here she is" and the host
ess arose to greet her guest, who with
much rustling of stiff silk entered the
room.
$50 glad you came, DEAR" cried Mrs.
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and one of the best
known men in that
city. He has just
entered upon his
4ffty-frst year and
for more than one
half of his life has
been a Mason. Up
wards of seventeen
years ago he Joined
the Shriners, and
for twelve years he
ofhciated in the
post Of Oriental
GTido of Tn Tn
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tG4
Somewhere in the distant southland
Blooms garden-lost to me-
Warm with poppies burning fragrant,
Drowsy fires | may not see.
Subtle shadows fit and beckon
Down dim pathways bound with yew,
Where a white wrath wanders lonely
'Twixt the darkness and the dew.
In the ruined walls that echoed
Once to happy-hearted moods,
Now the stealthy, lightfoot lizards
Unmolested rear their broods.
/ f'And beneath the oleanders,
No clear voice sings, as of old;
But the feet caressing sunbeams
Whisper secrets to their mold.
Though l follow as the southwind
Fares his way through wood and plain,
Though l question hill and valley,
l shall never find again
my lost garden-where lie buried
Joys that swift the glad hours sped;
Only one could bid me enter;
Only Love-and Love is dead!'
|-Ainslee's.
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colt. But you look rather up

Endicott "But you look rather up
SET"
THAT impertinent little mink just
gate, Mrs. Endicott."
'The ideay' 'Impudentr' ''Horriblew
came from the different parts of the
room.
But l glared at her." added Mrs.
Hemenway, triumphantly.
Il saw her talking with the minister
last night and l shouldn't wonder but
that she will sing in the choir" said
one.
''If she joins the choir, then l leave
l won't sit in the same bench with a
singer of French songs" said another,
the leader of the choir
"And the way she runs after the
men," spoke up Mrs. Endicott. "My
husband declares she is the brightest
little woman in town."
''Oh, a man always falls in love with
woman when she is French, widow
and a little mysterious. Mr.. Endicott
Is not the only man who admires Mrs
in Mrs. Hemenway's direction. Unfor-
tunately that woman intercepted the
look and her whole figure set in stiff,
rigid lines. And in a short time the
circle broke up.
Helen Sartoris was young widow,
who, with her 4-years-old child and two
maids, had taken up her residence in
Huxbridge some two months since. The
good people of the town called upon
her and their calls were dutifully re-
turned, and the widow seemed charm-
= ing until it was discovered that the
men of the town were raving about her.
Thea the women froze in their manner
towards her, and after few wretched
days, filed with snubs and cold glares
from her erstwhile friends, the little
widow laughed at her prosecutors and
their snubs and became deeply gracious
to the male relatives of these same
women. OF course, this was the worst
possible course for her to pursue-but
she was woman.
The grounds of Mrs. Hemenway ad-
Joined those of Mrs. Sartoris, so that IL
was not wonderful that Guy Hemen-
way should see the widow in her gar
den and fall in love with her pretty
little self. And Helen, her short mar
ried live having been IoveIess and cold
welcomed the new tender feeling in hel
heart for Guy Hemenway.
When Mrs. Hemenway reached home
that afternoon she was much excited
over the hint she received from Mandy
81 hear Mrs. Sartoris is joining the
choir" she said.
"Well, she ought to. She has a de
lightfu1 voice"
"Have you heard her sing?" inquired
his mother, sharply.
Guy recovered himself. "Yes, often
to her little girl in the garden here"
"Ah, you do not know all about tina
woman Her poor child! She neglect
her, leaves her to the care of the ser
wants while she reads French novel
and bleaches her hair They say sh
actually beats the child One nigh
expect cruelty from a person wit
green eyes"
Mother broke in the young man.
'.Oh, men do not believe It, OF cours
not. But to think of woman ill-treai
ing a little child but her son ha
left her and the old woman returned t
the house.
On the other side of the bushes
woman knelt rEith white. sad face, he
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regularly
n
No
he The
vehicle will
his destination The lighted
driving wheels expected enable each omnibus to
will be the vehicles will CHARGED
the endof
Company incorporated for SOO0O00
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That's Gilders. He's made a big
pile"
"Yes, and there was time when he
had to depend on my brother Jack to
bring up his children"
Nonsense! When did that happen? p
Often. The kids used to run in pret-
ty frequent to their fathers Office,
which was in the buildin' where Jack
was elevator man."-Philadelp
Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
A Hundred Years AGO.

Men couldn't steam across the sea,
A hundred years ago,
And money wasn't all they thought
Worth having here below;
They had no elevators then
To hoist them through the air,
And yet they thought, the poor old guys.
That they were wonderful and wise,
And that the world was fair.
Men couldn't talk by telephone,
A hundred years ago;
They sowed and reaped and thrashed by
hand.
And when the streams were low
They had to stop the mills and wait
For Gods good rain to fall,
And yet they proudly went about
With heads held high and chests pushed
out.
And thought they knew it all.
Their battleships were made of wood,
A hundred years ago,
And oh, the weak old ways they had
For laying people low!
They had no lightning trains on which
To fit athwart the scene,
And yet those poor, benighted men
Supposed that things were perfect then
Alas!-but they were green!
Men had to load each time they shot,
A hundred years ago,
And then, alas! they had no gas
To light things here below!
There were no trolley cars to dodge,
No horseless things to tame,
And yet, poor fools, they thought that
they
Had all the blessings, in their day,
That men might ever claim!
But they had pessimists around
A hundred years ago,
Who mourned because their sons could
ne'er
Obtain a proper show!
And they predicted dire things y
They thought the end was near;
They fancied that the devil then
Worked overtime in urging men
To start red havoc here.
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SUPPOSE WE SMILE.
HUMOROUS PARAGRAPHS FROM
THE COMIC PAPERS.
Pleasant Incidents Occurring the
World Over Sayings that Are Cheer
full to Old or Young-Funny Selec.
tions that Everybody viii Enjoy.
An Expenaive Luxury.


"Yes," said the reformed man to an
friend. why don't you
give up some of your expensive luxu-
ries? Now, for instance, look at me.
/ gave up smoking about year ago. l
decided l could do without it. Last
month 1 made calculation as to how
much I had saved up to date, and 1t
amounted to considerable sum.
then opened an account in one of the
many New York savings banks,
and"
Gould you lend me $40 broke in
the other impetuously. ''I'll pay you
back
"And the bank failed yesterday. Err
you haven't such thing as cigar
about you, have youT'-Judge.
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Bound to Kick.

Sharpson-You made $4,000 clear
last year. and yet you're complaining
of your hard luck!
Phlatz-Well, blame it. look at that
"13r'-Chicago Tribune.
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CHASING AFTER FIRES.
A New Wrinkle In the Insurance Busi-
uess Said to Pay Well.

uess Said to Pay Well.
The latest thing for fire insurance
agents to do is to be on the spot look
ing for new business while old business
is burning up. One of the canvassers
of New England company began to
make money so rapidly few months
ago that some of his competitors tried
to find out how he did it.
They learned that he made special
ty of following the fire engines, and If
the fire happened to be in tenement
house or fat, he waited until the flames
were subdued and reaped harvest by
insuring the other tenants and neigh
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one can play.

Late again, Jane! You are always
behind time It's no use talking to YOU
I shall have to get another girl"
81 wish you would, mum. There'd be
plenty Of work for the two of usw-
Punch.
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wen Recommended.

Mistress-You say you are well rec
commended?
Maid-Indeed, ma'am, 1 have thirty
nine excellent references.
Mistress-And you have been in do
nestle service.
Maid-Two years, ma'am.-Glasgow
Times.
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Hopeful.

He-Do you suppose we will ever
have enough to get married on?
She-Surely. Why, Jack, we don't
need a million. A couple of hundred
thousand will do to start on.
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Behind Her Back.

Nell-Do you think that is all her own
hair?
Belle-No; part of 1t is her sisters.
At least saw her sister buying some
just like it.-Philadelphia Record.
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Amafaur.

Amateur is from the French aimer,
to love, is 1t not r
81 believe it Is.
.sThe idea being, doubtless, that anna
teurs don't positively hate each other,
as professionals do"-Detroit journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26

Jinks-Hello! Well, swan! Study
ing a book of etiquette, eh?
Old Gruf-Yep.
Jinks-Want to learn how to treat
folks politely, eh?
Old Gruff-Naw. Want to find out
whether folks are treating me politely.
New York Weekly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
A Chance for Trouble.

Throwing an old shoe after a bride
and groom means that all ill-feeling is
thus thrown away"
''Yes, but suppose the old shoe should
happen to hit the bride"
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The Count-Your daughter, madam.
says she es pafectly willing to have me.
The Mother-Yes. She is very dutiful.
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Emergency Ability.

"Women have no originality-no in
ventive genius"
Nonsense; Pve seen my stenograph-
er make a memorandum with hat pin
on cake of soap when she had no
paper handy."-Chicago Record-Her-
aid.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
Consoling.

PenelopeI1l just ruin my complex
ion going in bathing so much.
Perdita-I wouldn't care. No one will
notice it.
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A Figure of speech.

Even when man says that he is hun
CRY enough to eat a horse his wife
knows that he will find fault, in nine
cases out of ten, il the dinner isn't all
exactly right.-Somerville Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-26
May Millinery.

Harold, how do you like my new
foliage hatg'
Harriet. you must hear the truth;
you look like plant stand. Detroit
Free Press.
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Carried 1t Too Far.

Nothing that is produced in this
country is ever quite good enough for
Mrs. Willoughby," declared Miss
Frocks. Everything must be import
ed"
'.Thats true" added Miss Kittish.
"She even carried her prejudice against
domestic goods SO far as to marry an
imported husband"
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The Secret DixuIsei.

He-But you've known her all your
life; how old is she?
She-I'll tell you, but it's a secret,
mind. She is just at the age when one
doesn't look it!-Life.