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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12

by dotted line, which forms the mouth
and throat of the machine. This helps
greatly to hold the fodder in place for
cutting. The legs, made of 114x21a-inch
stuff, stand with their edges to the box,
and are 31a feet high; bottom of box
~ feet from the floor. The supports
Is 81 are nailed firmly to the legs, and
the box is nailed both to the supports
and to the legs, which, with the braces
(F F., make the machine firm and
strong. The support under front end
extends four inches to the right to hold
the upright pieces (U) in place, between
which the end of the knife handle is
held. There are also two other upright
pieces R RI, one in front of each of the
front legs, which are adjustable to
crowd the blade of the knife up close
to the mouth of the machine.
Figure is a front-end view. The
crosspiece at the bottom, which is of
the same thickness with the knife han
die, projects eight inches on either side
of the frame to form a wide base, so
that the box cannot be easily over
turned, and the workman can place his
foot on the end next to him, and thus
hold the machine in place. In Figure
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12
NEW UNIFORM FOR TOMMY.
British Soldiers Will Soon Wear Fawn
CoIored Serge Suits

British Soldiers Will Soon Wear Fawn-
CoIored Serge suits.
1t is probable that In very brief pc
riod there will be considerable changes
made in the material used for clothing
the army on home as well as on foreign
service, says the London Telegraph
The committee dealing with the SUBJ
ject, which has been in session for
about a couple of years, has at length
been able to come to a final decision.
Probably the events in South Africa
have helped the members to make I'D
their minds. At all events they have
chosen an excellent woolen serge-like
material in which for the future prac-
tically the, whole work of the troops
will be performed. 1t is, not khaki
colored, though THAT well known and
serviceable hue isfsomeWhat Glossy ap-
preached. Trousers will not be made
from exactly the; same material as the
jacket, but eefoone somewhat rougher
and thicker in texture. The new ma
terial is of: a yellowish-f color, and
is of, excellent anaIty. 1t was selected
from;oa great number of SAMPLES. sub
mitfed to the committee, and has been
approved by the war office. Two other
materials of the same tint, but Of rather
stronger texture, have been selected for
the mounted branches, and stout Bed
ford cord of the same color will be used
for riding breeches. The same pattern
of jacket-wil be used for all branches
of the service, but each unit will wear
a distinguishing badge on the cap and
shoulder strap.
1t is not, however, intended that the
new clothing shall entirely supersede
the old style of dress. The tunic is to
be worn for full dress, so that on full
dress parades the familiar blue and
scarlet and black will still greet the
eye. 1t will be more handsome than
khaki, while it will be far more COM
Portable and serviceable, and so far as
experiments go to show it will possess
equal invisibility. 1t is to be hoped that
a suitable headdress may soon be de-
vised for the army. The helmets worn
by the regular troops in South Africa
are excellent and greatly superior to
the much-vaunted .'smasher'' felt hat,
but they are hardly suitable for home
year. A peaked cap of the new cloth,
picked out with scarlet lines and made
somewhat approaching the Russian
pattern, would look very smart and be
suitable for general wear. At all events
the ridiculous forage and field service
caps should be relegated to the muse
ums, along with the blue and scarlet
serges now about to be superseded by
tbo now 1,pifnr1n
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12
MAKING PASTE DIAMONDS.
Experts Can Tr ,duce an Excellent Imi-
tation of Genuine Stones.

Experts Can Tr ,duce an Excellent Imi.
tation of Genuine Stones.
"One of the finest paste diamond
makers in the world used to have a
little shop over in the old quarter" said
a Canal street jeweler, talking about
tricks in the trade. 1.-THE term paste
diamond by the way. is widely mis-
understood. Among the craft it is ap-
piled only to very fine class of imita-
tons, never seen on the general mar
ket, and l daresay you would go from
one end of New Orleans to the other
without finding a single specimen. The
so-called artificial diamonds of the
kind usually offered for sale in stores
are nothing but common glass, made
Soft to facilitate cutting. When 1 was
learning my trade I worked for a time
in diamond factory and am quite ia
miliar with the process. The gems
aresfirst pressed into shape in molds
and when taken out are as dull and
dingy as dishwater. That is remedied
by pressing their facets against an
emory wheel, which sharpens all their
angles and gives them extraordinary
brilliancy while they are new and clean.
A bit of glass fresh from the wheel will
outshine the majority of genuine stones,
but the trouble is that their angles soon
wear smooth again, owing to the soft
ness of the material, and when that
happens they Immediately lose their
luster.N There is a general impression
that these cheap limitations are paint
ed or dyed with some chemical that
rubs off and leaves them dull, and the
theory seems plausible enough in view
of the gorgeous display they make in
show window and the rapidity with
which they fade. But, as matter of
fact, they owe their fire entirely to the
sharpness of their facets and the deli
cate edge is worn away in few days
merely by handling or rubbing against
the clothes.
"a good paste diamond of the two
carat size, for example, will cost at
least SIS, and / have known as much
as $500 to be charged for necklace.
In making artificial gems of this class
a very hard flint glass is used, the same
kind employed in the manufacture of
lenses for telescopes. Big Jumps of it,
fresh from the melting pot, are broken
into small fragments and carefully
sorted over to secure pieces that are
perfectly clear and free from the slight
est flaw. Moreover, there is a mysteri-
Gus variation in the retroactive proper
ties of different 'melts.' Some have a
much greater facility than others for
catching and rejecting rays of light,
and they, of course, are preferred.
When the maker finally gets piece
of glass that suits him he proceeds to
shape it against a wheel, almost ex-
actly as lapidary would cut real
diamond. The chief difference is that
the glass is much more easily worked
and a cutting can be made in day that
would occupy a month with a genuine
Orleans Times Democrat.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12
The British Emnire

The British empire is fifty-three times
the size of France, fifty-two times that
of Germany, three and one-half times
that of the United States of America.
thrice the size of Europe, with treble
the population of all the Russias. 1t
extends over 100000 square miles,
occupies one-ifth of the globe, contains
one-fifth of the human race, or $50 OOOO.-
600 people, embraces four continents.
10000 islands, 500 promontories and
1000 rivers. 1t is estimated that the
empire possesses one-third of the
sheep of the world, one-fourth of the
cattle, and one-twelfth of the horses.
The total shipping under the British
flag is 10,452,O00 tons.-Indianapolis
News
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12
Fodder Cutter


Figure l is the knife. The handle (A)
is made Of 2x4-inch scantling and is
5h feet long. The blade OBJ is made of
piece Of steel procured at the hard
ware or iron store, 15 inches long, 3
inches wide and quarter of an inch
thick, but three-sixteenths of an inch
might do. The manner of setting the
blade is sufficiently explained by the
figures.
Figure is side view of the box and
frame. The box is made of boards one
foot wide and 315 feet long. By put
ting the bottom board between the side
boards the inner measure of the box is
II inches wide by IL inches deep.
Across the top of the front end of the
box there is nailed board (B) IL inches
wide, and underneath it, inside of the
box, is an inclined board, as indicated
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12
Good Year for Fruit Growers.


Secretary Wesley Greene, in his an
nual report to the Iowa horticultural
Society, said: each year brings some
new experience which characterizes it
from all others. A year ago our
thoughts were engaged with the prob
lens presented by the unusual climatic
conditions which proved so destructive
to the roots Of trees, commonly known
as root killing. The lesson was an ex-
pensive one and hard to learn, but it
will not soon be forgotten, and in the
future we will give more attention in
our study of plant life toward strength
ening this part of the plant by avoiding
combinations which have proven SO dis
astrous to our orchards and fruit plan
tations. In 1900 the crop was not a
large one, but prices were satisfactory,
plants and trees made a good growth
and on the whole the season was one Of
encouragement. No killing frosts oc-
Cured. however, until late in the fall,
so that many of the trees retained
much of their foliage into December.
Some fear has been expressed as to the
result, but We see no occasion for
alarm SO long as the weather conditions
are not too severe"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12

hope for boy who can blush.
1t is only the hopeless whom Christ
can heal.
God approves our toll by setting us
new tasks.
The devil wastes no powder on stuff
ed prophets.
His heart of sympathy is behind His
hand of strength.
He who makes light of the Bible will
get no light from it.
Destiny is the measure of man
rather than descent.
When evil men slap you on the back
look into your heart.
A man is not dry the minute he is
saved from drowning.
The worship of the true religion is not
bowling down, but looking up.
1t does not relieve the heart Of malice
to use the tongue as an outlet.
True praise is a receipt for Gods
faithfulness and pledge Of ours.
The average Christmas gift repre-
sents more of commerce than of Christ.
If God permits the wicked to get
riches it ought to teach us their true
value.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12

was S ne the pockets of his children
were light. l had enough for an annu-
ity of ESQ. l sunk all my capital to
make it certain" He made two little
piles of salt upon the tablecloth, and
coughed.
England" he said, "and particularly
London, did not suit my chest. couldn't
work; l simply dragged on for ten
years. On fraction under a pound
week man can only be a spectator.
watched life and learnt my phil
osophy."
You have had what people call bad
luck" l said.
His eyes shone, and he waved his
hand again.
"Not at ALL" he said. Indeed, I've
had the best of luck"
1 involuntarily glanced at the steam
ing windows, the speckled linen, the
polyglot waiter.
you doubt me-" he said; "but I've
not quite finished. 1 fear my story
must stop now. must CO."
Il, too" 1 said, must make a move"
May ask" he said, whether you
are going to be here later on?''
''Im afraid not,'' said; I'm Just 60
ing to look in at The Folly"
Then he did grasp my hand: "Tm
going there, too," he said. MY story
can keep for a time"
We went out together. l noticed
that the attendants passed him in. He
f1vy L Of
The performance was such as 1 was
wearily acquainted with. The same
tricks of voice, the same dead level of
humor, the same atmosphere Of musk
and stale tobacco smoke. Ny COM
panion affected no interest; he sat, for
the most part, with his eyes closed.
But when the sixteenth turn came he
pulled himself together and laid his
hand upon my arms.
''Now," he said, you'll see some
thing really graceful-the true artist
at work" glanced at my programme.
The name of the lady was entirely
unfamiliar to me.
She came on to the jigging of the
orchestra. She sang little sentiment
tai song in voice that had some sweet
ness, song that was not vulgar. The
audience appeared Indifferent Then
she danced. AS my companion as
sured me, she certainly had grace, and
beauty of that kind which is mainly
pathetic; pathetic by reason of incon-
gruity with its surroundings. The au-
dience applauded the dance, and insist
ed upon an encore. My friend leaned
over to me, shaking with excitement
THAT is my wife," he said. Il mar
ried her when 1 was at the end of
everything. She knew me at my worst
and married me in spite of it. 1 come
here every night to watch her. She
knows Pm here and it gives her cour-
age. lisa hard life. You understand
now why I'm happyF
81 do,'' 1 said. 81 understand per-
fectly."
ceased to pity him. If envied him
it was painless envy. The conditions
of his life passed beyond the common
place. 1 doubt if London contained
happier man.-C. K. B., in Black and
White.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12
GREAT ANTI-FAT REMEDY.
Adipose PhiIadelphian Climbs Stair,
to Reduce His Weight

Adipose Phi1ade1phian Climbs Stairs
to Reduce His Weight.
Not SO very long ago The Saunterer
got off atthe twelfth floor of big of
fee building not 1000 miles from city
hall instead of the eleventh, as he had
intended. As it was a case of going
down instead of up, he concluded to
walk back to the floor he wanted in
stead of waiting for the elevator.
At the foot of the stairway he almost
ran into an acquaintance, whose office
is on the twelfth floor, and whose
weight very nearly approaches 300
pounds. The acquaintance was putting
and blowing as he prepared to ascend
the flight of steps leading to the floor
above.
Makes you blow to climb fight of
stairs, doesn't it?" remarked The
Saunterer
"Climb a flight of stairs?" disdain-
fully rejoined he of the 300 pounds be-
tween puffs. "Why, young man, I've
just climbed eleven flights and I'm 60
ing to do another
"Mean to say you've walked all the
way up here?
That's just what mean Elevators
are running, too"
81 know that. Came up in one nv
self few minutes ago. But how on
earth do you account for doing all this
climbing? You don't look crazy"
Neither am l. Never was more
sensible in my life. Just made a new
discovery, that's all. Realized how fat
I've been getting the last two or three
years%
The Saunterer nodded in the afirma-
tive.
well, it was in spite of everything l
could do to stop the accumulation of
tissue. l was afraid I'd soon do for the
fat boy act in side show until one of
my friends bet me bottle of-of ginger
ale that couldn't climb three flights of
stairs in this building. 1 won the bet.
and in doing SO discovered when 1
weighed myself a few minutes later
that had lost nearly pound in weight.
That gave me a tip and the next day
l climbed five flights, the next day. six,
and-well, now l do the whole blamed
twelve every day, and I'm losing flesh
so rapidly my clothes have to be taken
in once week at least. It's a great
scheme and it isn't patented, either, so
If you know any other fat men in town
1 don't mind your letting them into the
secret"
The Saunterer hereby lets them fn.-
Philadelphia Inquirer
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12
AT BABY's BEDTIME.
This is baby's bedtime;

This is baby's bedtime;
My little one comes to me
In her snowy little nightgown,
And kneels down at my knee;
And fancy a sweet child-angel
Is for a time my guest,
And she says her little prayer over
With her hands upon her breast.
"Now lay me-" she whispers,
In low voice, down to sleep;
pray the Lord''-and the blue eyes
Half close-''my soul to keep.
If 1 should die''-Oh! the shiver
At my rtL"before l wake
pray the Lordv'-and the eyelids
Droop low-'my soul to take"
Then lift up the little one, clasping
Her close to my loving heart
And give her warm goodnight kisses
Till the closed lids break apart
AS the leaves do folding flower,
And the violets of her eyes
Look up in their drowsy fashion,
And smile at me angel-wise.
"Dood- might" she whispers me softly
And sleepily, with kiss
That fingers with me in slumber,
And stirs my heart with bliss,
AS l think of the little one, dreaming,
&. With her head against my breast;
Till My sleep is as full of rapture
AS her dreaming is of rest.
Eben E. Rexford.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12
the pieces U and R R can be more

the pieces U and R R can be more
clearly seen.
Figure is bit of steel, shaped up
with square, smooth face for the
knife to cut against, and is so nicely
set in the mouth of the box as to form
a smooth surface, so that stalks will
not catch against it when feeding them
through to the knife. The blade, of
course, is made with a beveled edge
and set so as to cut like a pair of
shears.
My cutter cost me, all-told, besides
my own labor, not more than 50, and
does more work and does it better and
more easily than any of the cheaper
machines on the market, says the Ohio
Farmer writer who describes the fore
going,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12
How to Handle Bees.


A person commencing to keep bees
should learn their habits and approved
methods of handling them. They should
buy few hives of bees from a relia-
Bile bee keeper. The best time to buy
is in the spring. Be sure that you have
strong colony in the hive and enough
money to feed them until they can gath
er their food from spring flowers If
you have shade trees, place your hives
near them so the bees can be sheltered
from the direct rays of the sun. II
the land slopes have an eastern expos
ure, If possible, if you have no natural
shelter, provide one. We are just old
fashioned enough to believe that it
pays as well to shelter bees as any 9TH
er live thing on the place. All energy
consumes power. Energy has to be
provided bees in the shape of honey.
1t takes honey to provide the energy
for the bees who fan the hive in the
extreme heat, also to keep the bees
warm in the cold; shelter will reduce
both heat and cold So if the farmer
keeps few hives he will find it to his
interest to invest in small amount os
lumber. Bees, when they can gather a
full supply of honey. send off new col
onfes. The management of bees at and
before swarming time would take more
space than the editor can spare, so we
will leave that for another paper. OF
course, In these days only movable
comb hives are used. as you will wish
to control your brood comb and queen
cells; also have your honey in section
combs. The new hives and sections
should be in stock, for you know not
the day or hour when the bees may
swarm,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12

A drake and six ducks make an ex-
cellent mating.
The hens should always have Some
place to dust.
With young chickens, for time, at
least, cooked food Is best.
Bran should always be scalded be-
fore feeding to the hens.
Sorghum seed makes a good feed.
whether ground or fed whole.
Never make dust bath of wood
ashes; it bleaches the fowls legs.
Give your chickens lime water.
crushed oyster shells or old mortar.
When coal ashes are used in the dust
bath the coarse grit should be sifted
out.
Eggs turned half over every other
day will keep much longer than other
wise.
A filthy drinking vessel will cause
disease sooner than almost anything
else.
In nearly all cases a hen that is a
good layer is an early riser. Feed them
early.
The falling over of ROSTERS comb is
good indication that he is in bad
health. 49,
Grease closes the pores of the egg
shells and often prevents them from
Matching.
Turkeys are naturally very thirsty
fowls, and may be given milk instead
of water.
When hens are crowded the weaker
ones will become poor and the stronger
fat and vigorous.
Scattering air-slacked lime literally
about the quarters is one Of the best
preventive Of gapes.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12
mace. Seven thousand pounds of corn

made. Seven thousand pounds of corn
were husked and placed in the crib Oct.
10. 1898. The crib was 1315 feet long
by ~ feet wide. The corn was then
weighed once each week for a year.
During the first three months the loss
was $50 pounds, or 8 per cent Of the
original weight. During the next three
months, from Jan. 10 to April 10, the
loss was 800 pounds, or per cent of
the original weight. During the next
three months the loss was 300 pounds;
during the last three months the loss
was 100 pounds. The loss during the
full year was 1,430 pounds, or a trifle
more than 20 per cent. This means
that bushel of corn weighing eighty
pounds when husked like this sample
will weigh sixty-four pounds at the
end of the year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12
Bulls in the Tread Power.

When grinding feed for our herd,
says an Ohio farmer, we use tread
power and two thoroughbred bulls.
Not only is this economical, but the
bulls are kept in better condition, be-
ing easy to manage, and are better
breeders. All our grain is ground,
whether it is fed to young or matured
cattle. We are satisfied that it is much
more thoroughly digested and conse-
quently much more valuable. During
winter we feed ensilage twice a day
and clover, hay or millet once. The
grain feed is bran, old process oilmeal
and gluten feed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12
Copper-Plated Aluminium.

A German engineer has recently sue
ceeded in plating aluminium with cop
per by a welding process, and makes
the combined materials in such forms
that they may be @soldered, rolled,
drawn, and plated. If this process is
successful on commercial scale it
would seem as if the increased useful
ness of aluminium is to become practi-
cally unlimited, as the copper coating
would remove all obstacles to its use
where it must be in contact with fluids,
soldered and painted or plated.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-12
Chinese Hiph Graves


Cinnamon, with all their faults, re-
we're the graves of their ancestors, and
there is no greater crime than desc
Grating a graveyard. Good Cinnamon
visit the graves Of their ancestors as
often as possible. At one time all the
resting places of the dead in China
We're fiat. Confucius, the wise man of
the, empire, going on journey once,
and desiring to know his mothers
grave when he returned, moved it into
a mound. Some believe that this act
of the most revered man in China was
the origin of high graves. Because
graves are everywhere in the empire,
the first railroad built there has to fol-
low very circuitous route in order to
avoid them.