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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15

oranges which were rolling about in all
directions.
"Oh, pshaw! Come back here, Dick.
It's past time now, and the boys won't
wait. Somebody else'n attend to your
old woman. Come back, l say"
mo, Ned, this is my business and 1
can't afford to leave it to somebody else
to attend to-" Dick answered, with
smile and a wave of his cap.
''That's just like Dick Norton, for all
the world" grumbled his friend, half to
himself. half to the keen-eyed man who
sat across the aisle, and who had OBJ
served the boys with interest during
to have just jolly, good time this af-
ternoon. A lot of US boys were all 60
ing together over to Whites to see the
trained dogs, you know, and now he's
gone and run off to help an old woman
that he never even saw before and he'll
miss the fun. There won't be much
fun anyway, without Dick. He's the
jolliest boy in the BUNCH" he added
drearily, with a little kick at an empty
paper sack which someone had thrown
ON the floor.
TOO bad he should miss the fun, but
l suppose the old woman is glad to
have help in her trouble" said the gen.
tleman, as he again took up the paper
which he had laid down when the boy
arose to leave the car.
Two weeks later a long row of boys
at one of the big downtown stores
awaited anxiously the summons to en-
ter the merchants private office, each
hoping that to him would be given the
position which each had come to seek.
They all eyed one another askance, and
when yet another boy entered the room
he was met with looks Of decided dis
favor.
Hello, Ned! You here?" he cried, in
evident surprise, walking over to the
boy who stood nearest the door, and
giving him friendly punch in the ribs.
Eyes, saw the 'ad.' in the paper, and
thought I'd come" The boy broke
off in the middle of his sentence, for
Just then the office door swung open
and the great man stood before them.
"Well, boys" he said, with a smiling
glance at the line Of eager faces, 81
suppose you all want place and, as
there's only one place for the batch of
you, I'm afraid some Of you are bound
to be disappointed" Then, as his keen
eyes glanced over the 1ow of faces
again, there flashed into them a look OF
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
PLAYED BALL ON THE SNOW.

Two Ships Crews Had an Exciting
Game in the Arctic Region
Baseball was introduced into the
Arctic regions by the crew of the
schooner Thallium, which, under COM
mand of Captain Kent, arrived, recentlY
from Ivigtut, Greenland, with a cargo
of cryolite. It is safe to say that the
national pastime was never before at
tempted in the face of such difficulties.
The British bark Silicon was at that
lonely Greenland port with the Thai
ium, and was loading for Philadelphia
The temperature while the two YES
sells were receiving their cargoes bor-
dered close ON to 80 degrees below zero.
The sailors, not being called upon to
handle the curious mineral, shivered
around the galley fires and rapidly be-
came imbued with the lassitude which
is almost invariably the portion of
those called upon to endure extreme
cold.
Captain Jansen of the Silicon pro-
posed-more in jest than in earnest
that the men play ball. The idea i'm
pressed them and they determined to
brave the temperature and essay the
sport with which all of them were tol-
erably familiar.
A level plain was found near Ivigtut,
with a flooring of powdered snow,
frozen to the consistency of adamant.
Under the midnight sun, and with a
wondering audience of fur-clad Es-
kimo, home runs and lhree-baggers
were knocked out.
1t was necessary for all the players
to bundle themselves up in true arctic
fashion. All hands wore gloves, so that
wild throws and errors galore were
many. Boatswain Brown of the Thai.
lium tied the score in the fourth inning
by coming home from second base on
passed ball, with the sensational ac
compartment of slide from third base
clear to the plate. The Thallium's crew
eventually won by a score of 4S runs
| to their opponents 81.
The Thallium is the first schooner tc
| arrive from Greenland in twenty-five
| years. She is new vessel, launched
at Bucksport, Me-, last August, and
built with a heavily timbered hull, es
pecially for this perilous trade.-Phil
adelphia North American.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Farm Cattle,

1t is not true that the cattle business
to be profitable must be conducted on
the broad ranges Of the Western plains,
That is one profitable system of cattle
raising, but there is another which
yields fully as great profits for the cap
ital invested. Raising cattle on the
farm has in all countries and all ages
been found profitable, and more so
now than ever. By raising cattle on
the farm the farmer has a good mar
ket for all the feed he can raise, saves
labor and expense of transportation
and avoids much loss from waste and
the hocus pocus of commerce. And one
of the main features of stock farming
is that it can be made to continually
improve the fertility and value of the
farm.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
FOR INDOOR USE.

this wire cut six inches in length and
bent arch-shaped will make very SER
viceable wickets when made to stand
up by forcing one of the small spools
on each end of the little wickets, fit
ting tightly-Figure 2.
The miniature stakes for each end. of
the table may be made of two short
pencils forced into the small spools,
which vii support them-Figure 8.
The small wooden balls, sold in the
toy stores for 1 cent each, serve ad-
mirably for the game and come in vari-
Gus colOrs.
With the mallets, as described, wick
cts and stakes completed, there re-
mains but one article to be provided
a railing to fit the table.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15

The amount Of honey in the blossoms
of the red clover, probably is equal to,
if it does not exceed. that in nearly all
our other honey y-producing plants, but
the bees do not seem to find it, that is,
the honey bees, for the bumblebees
are able to reach it. There are two
ways that will make this honey avail
able to our beekeepers, one being the
producing Of a strain of bees with
longer tongues which will reach down
into the cups of the clover blossoms,
and the other to grow strain of clover
that will have shorter tubes or corollas
which the bees can reach down into to
gather the nectar at their base. Par
ties are working on each of these lines,
and whichever succeeds first should
reap rich reward, for they will double
the honey crop of the country.-Amer-
lean Cultivator.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
THE LITTLE COAT.

Here's his ragged roundabout"
Turn the pockets inside out:
See; his Denknife, lost to use,
Rusted shut with apple-juice;
Here, with marbles, top and string,
Is his deadly "devil-sling,"
With it's rubber limp at last
AS the sparrows of the past!
Beeswax- -buckles-leather straps
Bullets, and a box of caps
Not thing at all, | guess,
But betrays some waywardness-
E'en these tickets. blue and red,
For the Bible-verses said
Such as this his mem'ry kept
Jesus wept."
Here's fishing hook.and-line,
Tangled up with wire and tWine,
And dead angle WORMS, and some
Slugs Of lead and chewing gum.
Here's some powder in a quill,
Corked up with liver pill;
And spongy little chunk
OF punk.
- Here's the little coat-but o!
Where is he we've censured so!
Don't you hear US calling, dear?
Back! come back, and never fear:-
You may wander where you will,
Over orchard. field and hill;
You may kill the girds, or do
Anything that pleases you!
All, this empty coat of his!
Every latter worth a kiss:
Every stain as pure instead
AS the white stars overhead:
And the pockets-homes were they
OF the little hands that play
Now no more-but, absent, thus
Beckon US.
Whitcomb Rile4.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Cruelty of Dock:uo.

Time and time again has the ques-
tion of docking the tails Of horses been
discussed, and always the question of
humanity comes out on top. All the
driving horses in Russia have long
tails and the coachman of an ordinary
Russian carriage takes no trouble to
prevent the reins from dropping about
his horses hind quarters. In spite of
this, however, the reins rarely become
entangled with the tail, and even if
they should do so the horses never
kick. This striking fact is an eloquent
answer to those who uphold the cruel
practice of docking, on the grounds
his tail over the reins.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15

Those fond of playing the game of
croquet may keep up their practice and
enjoy the game in the house by fash
ioning a set of mallets and wickets
from odds and ends around the house,
with which to play ON any large table.
For instance, no better mallets could
be desired for. table croquet than those
made simply by boring hole in the
side of large spool and inserting
therein shaped stick, as shown
herewith.
Here is about the simplest way for a
boy or girl to quickly complete a set.
Collect twenty of the very small spools
which come with "buttonhole" twist.
Certainly any boy can find around the
house a piece of heavily insulated cop
per electric-light wire, and pieces of
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Drawn By Nature.

A remarkable bit of Natures handi-
work was recently found by a Chicago
man while ruralizing. Upon the white
surface of a large piece of fungus at
the root of an old dead tree was drawn
an artistic pastoral scene. A close ex-
animation by the aid of a powerful
glass proved beyond doubt that the
drawing is the work of nature. The
picture represents comfortable farm
house and grounds. The barn doors
stand open, displaying the well-filled
granaries and hay NOW, fat stock
stand in the fields, and the farmer,
prosperous-looking is at the gate ready
to mount a well-laden farm wagon,
filled with the fruits of bis industry.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Facts About Scan.


1t is hard to realize that so indis-
pensable an article as soap was un-
known 800 years ago, yet it's origin
dates only from the year 1924, when it
first appeared in London. The ancient
writer's, Pliny and Galen, mention it
as an invention of the Gauls, but no
trace of it has been found in records of
Greek or Roman life. Pompeii's ruins
yield many things which seem quite
modern. but no soap has ever been dis
covered. AS a substitute the Romans
used Oil and clay in their baths Clay
containing a percentage of fuller's
earth makes considerable lather, and
iszavery fair 'maKeshfft, therefore they
doubtless managed to attain a sufficient
degree of cleanliness, especially as
they devoted long hours to the bath.
1t is supposed that soap originated in
Mediterranean Europe, where great
quantities of olive oil were produced.
Oil, in fact, combined with either soda
or potash, makes a passable quality of
crude soap, and it is possible that some
Italian or Spaniard accidentally hit
upon the art of making it by letting his
pot of olive oil boil over and mix with
the wood ashes of the fire. Ashes con-
tain potash enough for the purpose and
are still used in country places for the
manufacture of homemade soft soap.
The fine soap known as CASTLE is still
made by as primitive a method and is
really one of the oldest forms of the
article in use to-day. Perhaps 1t is the
original, discovered by some careless
Castilian olive oil maker who did not
watch his boiling kettle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15

son, has standing at his gate a sign
board on which is painted in neat let
ters his name, the name of his farm,
jackson Farm" and the direction and
distance to his posfoftice. Below this
he has blackboard on which he may
write what he has for sale. Mr.. Jack
son states that he has sold one horse
and two cows and calves since the
erection of his signboard and he thinks
the quick sales were the results of this
advertising. Everyone knows the value
Of signboards in towns; why are they
not Of equal use to farmers?
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
HUSKING DEVICE.

husking. The husker has stretched two
long poles from the hind axle of his
wagon to a support of some kind, and
after piling several shocks of corn on
the poles seats himself on a board
across poles and throws the corn up
into the wagon box. This plan may be
made use Of when husking in the barn.
-OL;o Farmer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Teacher Didn't Know.

my teacher doesn't know muchv'
cried the inevitable little brother, as he
burst into the parlor where his grown
up sister was entertaining Mr.. Blank
on a recent evening.
'Why, Archie? was the very natural
question his sister asked, and now she
wishes she hadn't.
'Coz l asst him wot made you an
Mr.. Blank set so clost t'gether on hot
mites; men he ist LATED and c'udn't tell
me-"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Let Us Hone Not.

Johnny was spelling his way through
l marriage notice in the morning paper.
"'At high noon,'" he read, the cler-
gyman took his stand beneath the floral
bell, and to the music of the wedding
march the contradicting parties moved
down the"
''Not 'contradicting.' Johnny" inter
.upted his elder sister. :" Contracting !"
'Well," stoutly contended Johnny,
they'll be contradicting parties after a
whilev'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15

The little poultry house shown in the
accompanying illustration can be built
for about one dollar per running foot.
1t is IA feet wide at bottom and the
length is determined by the number of
hens one may wish to house. If sawed
timber is used, take one piece inches
thick by 6 inches wide and IA feet long
with another of like size, but only II
feet long. Place them together at the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
EASILY MADE POULTRY HOUSE.

top and IA feet apart at the bottom on
a foundation of coarse gravel or cobble
stones with fiat one for the end of the
timber to rest upon. Have a set of
these rafters every six feet On the
south side build out the windows by
mailing on 2 by 4 strips perpendicular
to the surface of the ground. Hang
the windows on hinges at the bottom,
open toward the inside and let them
rest on the main timbers while open.
Cover with boards, paper and shingles
American Apriculturist
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
He does not push and crowd along:
He thinks of you before himself;
Found the Proof.

Little 4-year-old Harry was not feel
ing well, and his father suggested that
he might be taking the chicken pox,
then prevalent. Harry went to bed,
laughing at the idea, but early next
morning he came downstairs looking
very serious, and said: You're right,
papa; it is the chicken pox; 1 found a
feather in the bed"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
The General Purnose Farmer.

The general purpose farmer who is a
good gardener gets a better living for
himself and family than the special
crop farmer. He raises his own dairy
products, beef, pork and mutton, eggs
and fowls, fruit and vegetables, and if
he wants to eat them he is not obliged
to stop and count the cost. He has no
fear of starvation through stoppage of
railroads or strikes. He is not as bad
several crops to depend upon, and, as
he usually sells more than he buys, it
is an easy matter to keep out of debt.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15

intimate friends in the presence Of his
small daughter. Little Mabel didn't
understand that it was all in jest, and
crawling upon her parents lap put her
arms about his neck and turned de-
family toward his tormentors:
"My papa wu'd ruvver hav' his top
hair on his chin, w'udn't you, papa"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15

Some two OF three years ago the Ne
vada Legislature passed a bill making
it lawful to shoot wild horses on the
ranges. AS a result some 5000 horses
were killed. Now there is demand
for range horses, which the supply is
not sufficient to allow them to furnish.
and it is said that 5000 of them would
be worth at least $25OOOO now. They
are bewailing their short-sighted policy
of destruction.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15

long, thin neck; straight in back, good
hips, slim, long tail with splendid
switch; neat in bone; sharp withers;
splendid body of great depth and
wiu,h; skin rich, soft and mellow; mag
nifcent udder, running away out front,
with good-sized and beautifully placed
teats; and she has given, since last calv-
ing, as high as twenty-five quarts of
milk daily -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Digging Sweet Potatoes.

Sweet potatoes should not be dug be-
fore the middle Of October. Before
frost the vines should be cut off and
the tops of the ridges covered with
earth. After digging keep them in a
dry, airy room for a month in order to
dry them out thoroughly. Then sort
them, rejecting every bruised, broken
or rotten tuber. Wrap the perfect
ones separately in paper, put in boxes
and keep in dry rooms as for squashes.
Remember they must not chill OF get
DAMP
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Prize Jersey Cow.

nette 149153 is owned by Mr.. W. w.
Harrison Glenside, Montgomery Coun y,
Pa She took first prize at st. Mary's
in 1897 and '9S, second in '99. She was
got by Golden Lad P. 1242 H. C. out of
Melvina F. 1905. She is long, rangy
COW with lovely head, prominent eyes,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Plausibly Explained.

Dick-By the way, old man, do you
recall why Jacob had to work seven
years for Rachel?
Harry suppose he was saving up
for Christmas present to her.-Smart
Set
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Comforted Papa,

A well-known business man, whose
head is bare, yet who wears a luxuriant
growth of whiskers, was being rallied
recently for being bald by some Of his
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Corn Hu,kiup Device,

Unless the work of husking is done by
machinery and steam power it is at best
slow and tedious task, and every ia
cility that will shorten its duration
needs to be made use of. The cut shows
a convenient way of going at it when
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Sheen Thrive on Raa+s

Tuscola County farmers. says the
Grand Rapids Herald, have been ex.
perimenting with feeding their sheen
through the winter exclusively on su-
gar beet pulp and pronounce it sue
cess.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Why Willie Fought.

Willie's Mammal hear you have
been fighting with one of those boys
next door, and given him black eye
Willie-Yessem. You see, theys
twins, an I wanted some way to tell
'em apart.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
yalue of sign Boards.

The Kansas City Journal tells of
what seems a good device for farmers
who have stock or other merchandise
for local sale. A prosperous farmer of
the neighborhood, named James Jack
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
An Awful Prospecf.

Pa let's move in the country. /
don't want to live in town."
'Why not, BobbyW
"WeL, pa, ma says if we live here
till I'm grown up an gray-haired she
won't lemme keep a pig"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15

sizes are kept out of the head.
Patriotism is based on principles.
Gods work must have Gods power.
Restraining prayer is retaining care.
That only is done which the heart
does.
No furnace can ever burn out the
gold.
To take up a cross is to lay down a
care
Only they who have known the great
change now know no changes.
No man was ever healed of a disease
by reading a medical book alone.
Good things are always beautiful, but
beautiful things are not always good.
The indiscriminate lash will drive ten
devils into the boy for one it drives out
The prescription for salvation must
have an application as well as an un-
derstanding before healing is found.
The difficulty that the Bible presents
to many skeptics is not that it will not
stand deep and rational examination,
but that ir will not stand superficial
examination.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15

There are two reasons why the aver
age woman does not trust the average
man; one is because she doesn't know
him and the other is because she does.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Wanted a Heat Brush,

WdHLeU q HeaC bruShs
A little 4-year-old miss wanted a fan.
but she could not remember the nam
of it, so she said: Mamma, where's the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15

Probably you never saw ghosts walk,
but you may have heard the dead
march.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15

The fierce contests over little political
jobs makes the women's fights over a
cheap prize ct cards less ridiculous.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
A COLUMN OF PARTICULAR IN
TEREST TO THEM.

Some ething that ~i11 Interest the Ju-
veniIe Members of Every Household
Quaint Actions and Bright Sayings
of Many Cute and Cunning Children.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
Wine Barrels.

It is generally stipulated in France
when wine is sold that the purchaser
shall return the barrel at his own ex-
pense, and the cry, "Send back my
barrel,'' is going out from every wine
dealers house. 1t is calculated that
one barrel will serve seven years, if
properly cared for.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
A Gentleman.
A OeutIe m ans
| knew him for a gentleman
By signs that never fail;

knew him for a gentleman
By signs that never fail;
His coat was rough and rather worn,
His cheeks were thin and pale
A lad who had his way to make,
With little time for play;
I knew him for a gentleman
By certain signs to-day.
He met his mother on the street;
Off came his. little cap;
Ny door was shut; he waited there
Until heard his rap;
He took the bundle from my hand,
And when l dropped my pen,
He sprang to pick it up for me-
This gentleman of ten.
He does not push and crowd along;
His voice is gently pitched;
He does not fling his books about
As if he were bewitched.
He stands aside to let you pass;
He always shuts the door:
He runs on errands willingly
To forge and mill and store.
He thinks of you before himself;
He serves you if he can;
For, in whatever company,
! The manners make the man.
At ten or forty, it's the same;
The manner tells the tale,
And I discern the gentleman
| By signs that never fail.
| Margaret e. Sangster
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-15
TRUMPET CALLS
RAMS Horn Sounds a Warning Note
to the Unredeemed.

HORRY wears.
7 Haste makes
' waste.
Wishing is not
willing.
Faith frames
fate.
1t is best to kill
serpents in the egg.
Courtesy is never
costly, yet never
cheap.
When heaven is
in the heart here