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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29

oner's hand, and, turning to the judge,
said: "My lord. this was the best man
in my crew and he saved my life. Prov
idence has sent me here to save him.
He is so changed by illness that could
not recognize him. But. there is no
mistake now. If you imprison the old
bo'sun of the Vulture you must take
the captain with him."
Amid cheers and sobs that no one
cared to suppress the judge briefly di-
rected theSjury to reconsider their ver-
dict, which they at once did, finding
unanimous mot guilty"
AS they left the town Captain Sharpe
might have been heard addressing his
companion somewhat as follows:
"Well, old man, we pulled through
that business pretty well, 1 think. 1t
was near shave, though"
Captain Sharpe" was nothing less
than a confederate, and he had as
sumed the part of captain to save his
companion in crime.-London Evening
News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29


Colin was standing by the pile Of
snowballs he had made, and rubbing
his hands to warm them. His sister
Madge came running out of the house.
Look, Col, what have" she cried
happily, holding up her basket. There
are cakes in here, and butter and tea,
and all sorts. of nice things. We may
take it to Mrs. Grey's cottage, down by
the pond; so come along"
Colin ran indoors for his gloves, and
then the pair started across the snowy
park.
Madge walked along sedately. with
her hands tucked into her muff and her
basket on her arm, while Colin kept
running off to chase the birds or follow
the tracks made by rabbits in the snow.
"Col, wish you'd come here a min
ute." said Madge presently. 81 believe
coming from the chimney. Can we get
inW
Eyes, she never locks the door," an
swered Colin. He lifted the latch and
they went in.
"Oh, how untidy it is!'' cried Madge.
Look what that naughty Kittie has
been doing-the stocking pulled out,
and the buttons all over the floor"
"She's left the window open, toov'
said Colin, land the fires gone out"
Its the leaves that have made such
NESS" he said. Il tell you what,
Madge; let's pretend we're fairies, and
get it all ready before Mrs. Grey comes
back"
'"The very thing" said Madge, as she
put the workbox away. 'I'll lay the
tea while you sweep up and light the
fire."
Colin was ready, and soon the fire
was cracking merrily. and the kettle
Madge put on began to sing.
Just as they had finished there were
footsteps outside. Madge sprang to her
feet.
Lets hide and see what she saysp'
she cried
They had only just time to scramble
into the cupboard, when Mrs. Grey
came in, and oh! she was surprised!
''Why, deary me, whoever did thisr'
she said. 'Nobody's been here that l
know of. 1t must be the two little fair.
les from the big house!"
'I'm SO glad you're pleased" said
Colin.
But how did you know who it was ?''
asked Madge.
Mrs. Grey pointed to the basket
which Madge had left behind, and they
all laughed.
Then Mrs. Grey kissed them, and
said:
''Now you must stay and have some
Of the tea you have made ready So
kindly."-Little Folks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
Odd Sun Dial.

Among the Montagnais Indians a
crude form of sun dial is used in hunt
ing to let the squaws, who follow their
lords and masters, know whether they
may take it easy" or hurry up,'' for
they might fare badly if they Jagged
behind when their husbands were
ready for supper. And so the men when
hunting erect in the snow a stick at
some well-known place and draw the
exact line of the sticks shadow in the
snow before going on. When the wom-
en- arrive there with their pots and 9th
er cooking utensils they note the new
line of the shadow, and by observing
the angle which it forms with the line
already drawn in the snow they can
tell how far ahead their husbands are.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
Improve the Home.

If improved financial conditions on
the farm have cleared the owner of all
Indebtedness and left a surplus, such
surplus by every right should be used
first to improve the conditions of the
farm home-to secure some of the COM
forts so long wanted Give mother
$3.50 and tell her to put it where it will
do the most good, get a new surrey to
60 to kirk in, and with it get a light
harness for the team, for Norman
horses, plow harness and surrey don't
match well. Take trip off with your
wife and don't go in a suit of So ready
made either. Paint the house and put
on a new porch and fix the windmill SO
that you can have a system of water
works in your home. Send those two
boys to a commercial school this win
ter and pay their bills. and put $15 or
500 into good papers and magazines.
Entertain your friends and in a gem
eral way live so as to get the worth of
your money and enjoy life. -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
SYPHON IN USE.

empty space on the other end of the
pipe in which there is no air, and the
pressure of the air on the water of the
spring instantly compels the water to
flow up the pipe and over the top and
down to the outlet. So that if the well
Is not over twenty-five or twenty-siX
feet deep, and the outlet of the pipe
is more than this, the water will con-
tinue to flow, once it is drawn over the
elevation. But, as water always has
some air dissolved in it, and this es-
capes as the water flows up the pipe,
it collects at the top, and, in time,
makes large bubble, which stops the
water, until the air is got out and a
new start is made. This is done by
filling the pipe at the place marked at
the top, closing each end by taps pro-
vided for this, and then starting the
flow again.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29


The farmers who are feeding out
timothy hay, and seeing their neigh
bors selling load after load of it at
good price, while their cattle are kept
in good condition and their COWS are
giving more milk on corn fodder than
those do that are eating high-priced
hay, must feel like asking some one to
kick them now, and then come around
and kick them again next spring until
they promise either to plant corn or
SOW corn in drills and save the fodder
for next winters use. Yet this is but
one small part of their loss. Those who
had plenty of corn fodder to use dur
ing the dry time last summer kept their
cows up to full milk production then,
and began the fall with them in much
better condition than were those that
had to depend upon the pasture alone,
and thus they will have more milk
every day and milk more days this win
ter than those who trusted to the. grass
crop alone. Yet not one-half the latter
will be much more ready to look ahead
next spring than they were last spring
American Cultivator. -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29

Horse-breeders have every reason to
feel joyous over tine demand for good
horses both at home and abroad.
The great complaint of the dealers is
that they find it difficult to keep up to
the demand.
Those who breed and handle good
horses will have long period of pros
perity.
Go out to the fairs and shows and
some good, large markets, and see
what is called for, and you will be
cured of breeding scrubs, and your
eyes will be oened.
One of the best devices know of is
the safety strap attached to the ends
of the shafts.
Take a screw-eye and put it exactly
in the middle end of each shaft. Sew
or rivet half-inch strap in each eye
and join them in the middle with a
buckle. When your horse is hitched
up, buckle this strap and you will find
it impossible for him to catch the rein
under the shafts or to run the shafts
through the ring of the bit 1t is in
valuable in fy-time, or in breaking
colts. Once used you will have them
on every rig.
Wise horsemen employ less of corn
or meal and more of oats in warm
weather.
Horse stalls should be either four or
six feet wide. If five feet the animal
is likely to get fast. Four feet is too
narrow to get fast and six is wide
enough to freely roll in. Have the
stalls wide if possible, for your horses,
like yourself, will work better after
comfortable rest.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
Vienna Losing Its Trade.

A special committee of the Stock Ex-
change of Vienna has just submitted
a remarkable report to the Austrian
Ministry of Finance, directing atten-
ton to the steady and alarming de-
crease in the volume of the business
done at the exchange. This is ascribed
in part to the domestic political situa-
ton. The legislative deadlock has
caused stagnation in industry and COM
merce, whereas in other countries there
has been an unprecedented develop
ment of trade. The report complains
of the effect Of anti-capitalist tender
cies, which represent all gains and
profits to be i'll gotten. The profession
of merchant has been denounced, it
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
CEREAL CROPS OF RUSSIA.
Competition with America Ia Already
Attract ng Attention.

Non1 1peClt1Ou Will america IA Already
Attract ng Attention.
With the return of normal conditions
of traffic on the western section of the
Siberian railway and a sufficiency-of
rolling stock to meet the growing wants
Of the trade, Russia threatens to be-
country in the British and European
markets in regard to q great variety of
agricultural products.
Already Russian butter from beyond
the Ural mountains is finding its way
into the English market and, according
to a report from the British consul at
Riga, arrangements are being made for
the quick transportation of butter from
Western Siberia to connect with the
steamship service from Riga to London
and Hull. From the port of Libau on
the Baltic to the south of Riga there
were exported last year Il, ,S55, $40 eggs,
as against 59,377, ,696 in 1898, and the
rose from 275 tons in 1898 to 700 tons
in 1899. AS yet the export Of meat
from Northern and Eastern Russia has
not begun, nor is it to be expected from
Western Siberia until the population
has increased and the agricultural de-
velopment of the country has become
more advanced. The population, how
ever, is growing rapidly, the immi-
grants from European Russia having
exceeded 100000 in the last two sea
sons, and great attention is now given
to cattle raising. The passenger and
freight rates are kept by the govern
ment at the lowest possible point for
the purpose of stimulating traffic.
Hitherto the export trade In grain
and meat from Russia has been almost
entirely confined to the south, the grain
and cattle being shipped at Black Sea
ports and finding their way to the
Mediterranean and Western Europe by
the Bosporus and DardaneIles. A GER
tain quantity also crosses the western
frontier into Germany, but the tariff
restrictions imposed at the instance of
the agrarian party in Germany inter-
fere materially with the DEVELOPMENT
Of the trade.
1t is to afford other outlets for the
produce of Northern Russia that the
Russian government has taken up the
question of opening direct trade with
England and Western Europe by sea,
and has ordered the construction of
large steamers specially adapted to the
purpose. Unless, therefore, events
prove unpropitious we shall soon see
Russia entering the lists as an active
competitor with the other countries ex-
porting foodstuffs and farm produce
with an organized system for the hand
ling Of the produce from the time it is
put into the station on a railway line
until it is landed at the place of i'm
| port.-NeW York Sun,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29

The poultry house plan here shown
has been found very satisfactory in
large focks. Each apartment is in
tended for separate flock, and will
accommodate twenty fowls, which is
as many as may be safely kept to begin
with. After one has gained experience
fifty fowls may be kept in a house of
the right size. The house is twenty
feet long, eight feet high in the front,
and five in the rear, and fifteen feet
wide, which gives room for twenty
fowls in each house. These houses
may be built in row of as many as
may be desired, giving a wire fenced
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
Fertilizers for Small Fruits

A number of brands of fertilizers
have been prepared by the different
manufacturers, especially for the small
fruits, and 1000 to 1900 pounds per
acre will give good results. For those
who desire to prepare their own mix
lures, however, the Michigan station
recommends 100 pounds of nitrate of
soda, 800 pounds of ground bone and
100 bushels of wood ashes or if these
cannot be obtained 400 pounds of pot
ash salts, either muriate or sulphate.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
What surprtsed the Cinnamon

What strikes a Chinaman is not al
ways what strikes a European. A
shrewd and well-to-do merchant at
Annoy was told that Maxim gun was
able to send out 600 shots minute; he
nodded his head politely and kept fan
ming himself. That was evidently a tall
story. A moment later the fan col
lapsed; he saw the men off duty sitting
about looking at newspapers and ex-
claimed: "Can all your soldiers read p"
A matter, from his point of view, truly
for establishment.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29

by Mr.. R. T. Beddington, got by Mask,
dam Princess Victoria by Prince Char
lie. He won first prize and Croker
challenge cup at the Royal Dublin So
ciety's show last month. From his
shape as well as his bone and sub
stance he well fulfills the conditions
as weight-carrying hunter sire.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
GOOD POULTRY HOUSE.

yard for each flock, with an open shed
the birds to roost in. If this house is
made tight by tar-paper lining, it will
be sufficiently warm for the winter.
No floor is required; the earth, If it is
dry, will be the best; but this should be
well covered with coarse sand or saw
duSf
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
The Bacon Type,

The fact that few understand the type
of hog which the bacon market requires
has perhaps been the main reason why
it Is generally accepted that 1t costs
more per pound to raise hog Of the
bacon type than one Of the lard type.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29

cover it all with brown or black paper.
Next cover the front part of the draw
ers with the same kind Of paper and
make the drawer handles of thread and
a pearl button. Figure 8. When both
the boxes and the drawers are entirely
dry, insert the drawers. Make the feet
from wood or glass beads.
A chest of drawers such as is shown
in figure 4 may be made in the same
way.
Make your dressing table the same
as the writing desk, but the back side
cut as in figure 5. A piece of tin foil
makes the mirror and the frame Is
do fyra,,, sriit ~,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
An Experiment in Par1or MAGE.

All experiment FaflOf Mag &C.
Soak a piece of thread in strong salt
water, dry it, and repeat two or three
times. When thoroughly dry tie one
end to chandelier, and on the other,
or lower, end tie a ring or some small
but not too heavy article.
1t is now ready for the experiment.
Set fire to the thread, and behold the
ring does not fall to the floor nor does
the thread break.
The explanation is: The thread has
in reality been burned, but the salt with
which the thread was saturated forms
solid column, and that supports the
ring. Varied experiments can be made,
using several threads for one article,
and, in fact, many others which may
suggest themselves to the readers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
Accidents in Iron Mines.

During 1898 there were 226 accidents
in nineteen mines on the iron range in
Minnesota, resulting in deaths averag-
ing one to every 1913 employed. Dur
ing 1899 there were 421 accidents, with
the same average rate of fatalities.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
Mrs. Red Squirrel.

Mrs. Red Squirrel sat in the top of
tree;
81 believe in the habit of saving" said
she;
'Tf it were not for that, in the cold win.
ter weather
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29

When man does good deed, the
women never say, 'That's just like a
man." and when woman is wise no
man ever cries, That's just like a
woman"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29

=, :, sz'sa- -,
To make a sofa
fold a piece Of stiff
paper once-A B is
the fold-and cut it
according to t b e
drawing. Spread it
out and bend it ac-
cording to the dotted
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
Yield of a Rubbe, Tree

A rubber tree four feet in diameter
yields twenty gallons of sap, making
forty pounds of dried rubber,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
MISS ALTA ROCKEFELLER

He- Hearing Restored, She Will Soon
Be Married.
Miss Alta Rockefeller, daughter of
John D. Rockefeller, the multi-million-
aire oil king, returned from Europe to
be married to E. Parmelee Prentice of
Chicago. The heiress and prospective
bride has been in Vienna for some time
and there has undergone a remarkable
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29

Furniture from Match Boxes.
By using ordinary small matchboxes
Of cardboard of uniform size, very neat
toy furniture may be made. For a
writing desk, first take out all the
drawers and then paste the boxes
together in the form of figure l. On
the back side paste piece Of card
board having the shape of figure 2, be-
ing careful that you do not get too
much mucilage inside of the boxes. Now
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
should starve, and my young ones,

I should starve, and my young ones,
know, altogether;
But I'm teaching my children to run and
lay up
Every acorn as soon as it drops from
its cup,
And to get out the corn from the shocks
in the field
There's a nice hollow tree where l keep
it concealed.
we have laid up some wheat and some
barley and rye,
And some very nice pumpkin seeds, l
have put by;
Best of all, we have gathered in all that
we could
OF beechnuts and butternuts grown in
the wood;
For cold days and hard times winter
surely will bring,
And habit of savings an excellent
thing.
But my children-(you know how young
squirrels like play,
we have plenty, great plenty, already
they'll say,
We are tired Of bringing in food for our
store;
Let US all have frolic and gather no
morev
But tell them it's pleasant when win
ter is rough,
1t we feel both to use and to give we've
enough;
And they'll find ere the butternuts bloom
in the spring
That a habit of savings an excellent
thing"
Young Folks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
Thoroughbred Stallion

Thoroughbred Stallion.
The thorouhbred stallion Royal
Mask, the property of Mr.. Edward
Mitchell, Derryvullen, Enniskillen, Ire
land, is a 10-year-old chestnut, bred
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29

To make parlor table fold piece of
stiff paper twice-see cut land cut it
according to the drawing. Unfold it
cut 2-and bend the four legs down;
then you have a table.
Fold a piece of paper once and cut
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
Travelling Habits of Wild Oats.

AEaSSAuk HaDlt9 OF WtiQ Oats.
Get a head Of wild oats and lay it on
the table over night, first moistening
the oats. Next morning you will dis
cover that the head of oats has crawled
Off the table and likely enough has
made tracks for the outside door. This
peculiar gift Of travelling lies in the
spikes that extend from the coverings
of the grains. AS the moisture soaks
into the head of oats it swells and the
spikes change position in such a way
as to set the head to tumbling over and
over sidewise. The larger and coarser
varieties of wild oats have this power
Of loccmotion developed 10 rem II kable
degree, an even domestic oats will de-
velop it if allowed by neglect to de-
generate.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29

1t is difficult task to fathom a shall
low mind.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-01-29
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Mrs. Grey,s Good Fairies.

according to A. Unfold and bend to
chair. B.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-19
A HAPPY INVENTION.

A
~
farmer who in
he cheated of
sleep he devoted thinking
m shod mi1n
with rubbsoled and rubber heeed
he pro
progres a a rate.
a with
'front.' the mil rinstanc
than
of
city refreshing half hour
There other things that
in
o who employ Sc
the maker con-
S block
'front.' door a be ohavea
prfcked
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-19
Che Salt Lake Gerald.
Published Every Day BY
THE HERALD COMPANY.
Ii HUNG CHANG.

HUNG precaTous of
l. health
cover from his recent attack Of illness His disputed
placing : a tn
OF
but add the
already n
Ii
middle life
made
Bismarck and the Chinese
Bismarck China
a and able But
resemblance motive
a to and make
Of
tive land his patriotism
in of
impossible
checkeboard.
In
o
frequently change
n
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-19
BOXING IN BERMUDA.
Boston Sports Propose to Hold Fights
in Foreign Lands.

Just previous to Christmas there was
some talk OF an institution of boxing
in Cuba by representative American
sporting men. On investigation it be-
came evident that the time was hardly
ripe yet for such an innovation, and
the matter was dropped for the time
being. The idea, however. got some
Boston sporting men thinking, and the
scheme suggested itself TO them of
opening up boxing in Bermuda and
furnishing attractions that would not
only receive the support of the natives
and regular visitors there, but would
also invite many sporting men from
the United States to visit Bermuda
For three months the scheme has
been under consideration. and negotia-
tons have been going on privately, and
now the projectors believe that secrecy
is no longer necessary.
The news came out yesterday at
Gould's hotel, where a select number
of Boston's fancy met to bid bon voy-
age to two of their. set. rhe gentlemen
referred to are Ned Graham and John
Kennedy. and they left Boston on the
4 o'clock train yesterday afternoon for
New York, whence they will go to Ber-
muda on steamer tomorrow.
From what / gathered l believe that