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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16
Kerosene for San Jose Scale.

There is no doubt that petroleum,
both the refined and crude petroleum,
Is effectual in the battle against San
Jose scale, but the trouble with it is
that it produces different results at diff
ferent times. An operator may apply
it effectually on one lot of trees and
without injury to the trees, while the
same oprator's applications on another
lot will kill many of the trees. Nat
ura1ly such results have brought pc
troleum into disfavor, and, as mat
ter of fact, 1t is a good thing to let
alone until more is known concerning
it. It is a somewhat general practice
among nurserymen and fruit growers
to use petroleum during the summer,
and there can be no objection to this,
provided solution not stronger than
20 per cent Of kerosene is used with
water This is weak solution, and
can not injure the trees and as wash
it does check the trouble by destroying
the young scale and keeping the older
scale in subjection until fall, when
stronger remedies may be applied
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16
Cheap Cover for Haxstaek.


Where hay is stacked rather than
stored In barn or NOW there are tons
wasted and spoiled every season. In
feeding. though the greatest care be
taken, it will be impossible not to open
a stack in some weather that will lRuin
the exposed hay. A cheap and conve-
nient cover can be made that In one sea-
son will more than pay for itself in the
hay it will preserve.
Cut two 16 foot 2 by as in two pieces
each, of equal length, which will be
eight feet With some rough lumber
board up side by laying the studding
six feet apart and cutting the boards
Of that length. When you have the
two sides boarded. place the two ends
of the sections together. This will be
the apex of the cover. The 2 by As
should have been left projecting few
inches in order to bolt the two sides
together at the apex This cover will
form roof that will turn all storm and
preserve the hay as well as though
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16

beat fast at times with wish that they
might show their patriotism as did the
boys of '76, may learn lesson from a
story which Edward Everett Hale tells
Of Revolutionary lad:
There was little lame blacksmith
boy who, because he was lame, was
obliged to remain at home when all his
companions went 10 join General Stark
and fight the Hessians at Bennington.
They had been gone but little while
when some soldiers galloped up, and
asked If there was anybody at home.
''Yes." Luke said, 81 ami here"
What | mean," said one, sis there
anybody here who can shoe horseT
Il think can; will try"
So he put the shoe on the horse quite
thoroughly and well. And when 1t was
done one of the men said:
Boy, nc ten men who have left you
to-day have served your country as you
have" 1t was Colonel Warner.
His Geography.
Said little Ned, "The man who wrote
This big geography
Has surely made great mistake
To leave out little me.
why, only think, as now stand
All toward my left is west;
In front of me is north, and back
Is south, as you have guessed.
can on my right is east, and SO
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16

Gate that Cannot Sag
The cut shows plan of construction
for gate that avoids the great incon-
venience of sagging. The framework
about the gate holds the posts rigidiy
in place, while the cross supports OF
the gate itself are arranged 80, accord
ing to the laws of mechanics, that sag
ging is almost an impossibility. Such
a gateway, moreover, has an "air" to 1t
"a trimness and an evidence Of sub
stantial building-that makes it cred
it to the farm. Too few realize how the
small. untidy affairs, like sagging gates,
dilapidated fences, well curbs, etc, give
to onlookers the impression of general
ly slovenly farm practice. Very often.
1t must be admitted, such an impress
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16

Chinese Roys Have Many Names,
Since the troubles between China and
the other nations began the boys and
girls of America have learned much
about the children of the great empire
of the yellow men in Asia. Few, how
ever, it is probable, have solved the
question of Chinese names-a puzzle
that confronts every city boy or girl ev-
cry time he or she goes by the Chinese
laundry on the way to school. But to
the Chinese boy or girl it Is doubtless
all simple enough. Take the name of
Ii Hung Chang, for instance-the best
known Chinaman living to-day. Any
Chinese boy or girl would say it was
easy enough. Ii Is his family name
and means Plum. The only difference
between Ii Hung Chang's name and
the name of Mr.. Plum, who may live
in your town, is that the great Chinese
diplomat puts his last name first" and
Mr.. Plum of America puts 1t last. ),
where you should say, any mans last
name ought to be.
The American boy or girl does pretty
well these days If he or she Is given
more than three names, as Mary Ellen
Jones or Charles William Brown. Some
of them are presented with only two,
while once in while some of us are
given four. But the Chinaman has any
number before he grows up. As baby
he receives his milk name Then
when he enters school his school
name, and when he is grown his title or
<slifo,, name
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16
Premium Corn crons.

The reports Of certain corn crops
which received premiums at the Coun-
ty or local Agricultural Societies. as
exceeding 100 bushels Of ears per acre,
not Of shelled corn, which we sup
posed to have been meant by the ar
ticle to which we took exception, are
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16

sion is just. Pride may, generally
speaking, be the forerunner of fall,
but pride in the appearance Of ones
farm buildings, fences, stock, ETC., is
purely the sort of thing that indicates
and goes with good farming in all its
branches.-New York Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16

stored in barn. As the covers are
made in sections six feet each, only that
much of a stack need be cut down at a
time. In order to hold the covers firm
ly in place bore an inch hole in the
lower ends OF the 2 by As and with a
piece of smooth wire or rope hang a
heavy weight to it or stake it down
to the ground.-Ohio Farmer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16
Not What They Seem.

You may say that you are sure of a
thing becae6e you "saw it." but here is
little diagram, worked out by sci
enlist at Washington, which will con-
vince you that your eyes can be easily
deceived.
You would at first glance suppose
that the long lines in this picture-the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16
How He Got There.

How'd come here? Well" answer.
ed the sullen convict. st sneaked in dc
back way, when nobody wuz Iookin
and hid in dis yere cell. p Boston Ad.
vertiser.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16
Shade in the Pasture.

Two years ago an experiment was
made with view to ascertaining what
profit there was in providing some COM
fort for milch cows in the pasture. The
pasture was so located that it was inn
possible to give tree shade of any kind,
SO q rough structure was erected with
boards, open on all sides, but hooded
in such manner that some portion of 1t
was at all times shaded. By the use
of some piping the current of a stream
of water was carried into troughs, SO
that the cows at all times had supply
of cool, fresh water. The pasture was
situated on 1owland, and as conse-
quence flies were very numerous and
annoying. 1t was found profitable to
use light blankets make Of unbleached
muslin, arranged so that they could be
buttoned around the neck and come
down over each leg to the ankle. Later
in the season, as these summer blan-
kets became soiled, the fly remedies, Of
which there are several good ones on
the market, were used with splendid
success. The result of the experiment
showed conclusively that it was profit
able in dollars and cents to provide
thtse summer comforts for the cows.
The flow of milk was materially in
creased, and in quality much improved.
This last statement may seem a little
peculiar, as quality Is supposed to be
entirely the result Of the food, but 1t Is
surprising how much the quality of
milk is affected by the disposition of
the cow.
Commercial Fertilizers.
We remember hearing some one ask
an old farmer and very successful
one why he did not keep more stock
and not have to buy so much CONNER
cial fertilizer. His reply was, IF
kept twice as many animals should
probably buy twice as much fertilizer"
We think he had the correct idea of
the proper use Of commercial fertiliz-
ers. They are substitute for barn.
yard manure only when barnyard man.
| ure cannot be obtained in sufficient
| quantities to utilize the land and the
labor that can be had to a profitable
| limit. They will serve to grow good
crop which will help to buy more stock
| or to feed more animals, and thus Gre
ate barnyard manure upon the farm.
| They help to use land and labor that
would be unproductive, or nearly SO,
If the land was not fertilized, but they
are seldom more profitable than when
| used as an addition or supplement to
\, l.
give the mineral elements that are
lacking in the manure and the soil, and
they give them in an available form.
Of course, to have them do this one
| must choose his fertilizer so that it
will be adapted to the soil and crop,
| and fill the wants that the barnyard
manure does not.-American Cultiya-
| tow.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16

What has become of the old fashion
ed woman who got mad when her part
ner trumped her ace7
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16
astrads Bring High Prices.

A genuine Stradivarius violin is
worth whatever the person owning it
may ask. At $1,000 it would not be
deemed extravagant.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16


A correspondent in the fruit district
of New York, who for twenty years
has been growing apples, writes that
after thorough trial he is convinced
there is no money in apples. Another
correspondent located less than twenty
five miles from the first, and known to
have made money in apple growing,
was communicated with. The reply told
the story. The man who gets but 20
cents barrel for apples is in the habit
of growing anything he can raise be-
tween the orchard rows. He neither
trims, prunes, sprays nor thins, and
his apples are of the poorest grade as
consequence. The second correspond
ent last year sold his apples and net
ted a trifie less than $3.50 per acre from
his twenty-three acres, aud admits that
some of his neighbors have made even
better showing. Apple growing does
pay If growers will do what is neces-
sary to raise fruit of the best possible
quality, and it assuredly does not pay
If the grower neglects his orchards.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16

How Boy Helpei His Country.
We know very little what small act
Of ours may amount to, but we may at
least be sure that care and thorough
nes always pays. Boys whose hearts
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16

Very few people know how to handle
enthusiasm.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16

ones that run up and down-were not
exactly parallel. Yet they are precise
ly the same distance apart at all points,
just as parallel as tracks on a railraod.
The deception is accomplished by the
short crisscross lines. In order to see
that the long lines are parallel, hold
the diagram up endwise to the eye.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-16

The Rural New Yorker says that "oleo
ships to the tropics much better than
genuine butter, the beef talIow 1t con-
tains keeping 1t firm, and it does not
lose its flavor during sea voyage. 1t
can be made to stand any climate much
better than the delicate butterfat. IL
it is admitted to the Philippines at al
most the same rate as butter, dairy
men will be able to do but little busi-
ness with the islands," For this rea-
son the dairymen on the Pacific coast
want oleo subject to tariff of ten
cents pound in the Philippines and
butter to be admitted free. even
though it loses flavor on the sea yoy-
age. and becomes rancid quickly in a
hot climate CuItivator,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-11-28
never DID A NOVEMBER DAY Dawn ON MORE
GREWSOME SCENE OF MANGLED HUMANITY

survivors 20 XIII them before the
flames reached them.
A childa skull was crushed ana It's
body incineratcd before the eyes OF
is frcnzied mother.
Men whose limbs were mangied by
heavy timbers. watched In horror
their blood stain the debris.
one Italian severed with his pock-
81 knife fragment OF flesh which
held one mansied leg 10 his body.
and dragged himself far enough
from the flames TO escape crema-
ton.
Most Of the injured have been TAX
en- 20 Peru. Indiana. where tho Wa
bash hospital In located.
Many OF the bodies are burned be-
yond recognition.
No report has been made OF the
half-dozen children who II IL thought
were consumed in the flames.
Railroad men here use the awful
affair aa an argument against the
old single track lines.
Another ooach-load Of survivors
was brought 20 Chicago shortly be-
fore noon. II Is said the trains were
running about 20 miles an hour when
tho accident occurred.
IL occurred on curve and Meth
cr engineer could see this other train
In time 20 reduce speed.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-11-28
ATRaInmaK's STORY

CHICAGO. Nov. ss.-Four partly
wrecked cars OF those caught in tho
collision near Seneca srrived hero
this morning. They Efve mute evil
dcncc OF the tremendous force Of tho
crash.
one OF the injured trainmen wAa
among the passengers. He was Ia
the midst Of the scenes ensuing af-
ter the crash.
Many OF the passengers. he said.
were doHlng when the trains coilid-
ed. and a majority Of these were
killed outright. After the first mo-
mcnis % excitement were over. those
who had escaped injury and others
whose bruises could not deter them.
went TO the rescue. They dragged
many dying out Of the flames which
quickly enyeloped the Inflated coach
90, but ha Jaw many others. alive
and Ia the fun possession OF their
senses. slowly roasted to death.
ona aged Italian. whose ieg was
pinioned in the wreck. franticaiiy
tore the clothing away from his body
20 tho flames might shorten his
agony. Men and women. reAliEing
they could not escape. begged the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-11-28
MOST GIGANTIC FAKE
George Dedman OF Alaska Now Stopping at the Dller
HOTEL Laughs at the Story Of Order Of the Midnight
Sun--Tes lust How the Story Originated

"coi. Primrose Of the mounted po-
lice heard Of the story and he came
TO Skagway 10 investigate IL. He
OF course found nothing In ", but
the mere fact that an official in
vesugated, gave the correspondent
grounds to Insist that there was
something to IL. Primrose, by the
way, had been I'm skagway a day or
two before. went on a drunken de-
bauch, tried 10 fight the local Of
ficers and was finally landed in jail.
The next day he paid a fine and
was released. He had no sooner re-
turned 20 his command than he
heard the story and again came back
20 Skagway. The Skagway papers
made n great 20 do over his arrest.
Biggest Fake Of All
THE published story that certain
persons In skagway had in their
possession the seals of the order OF
the Midnight sun. is the biggest Joke
OF II all. The same fellows who
started the tale. later joked with tho
correspondent and told him 10 say
that the seals were in existence and
that they would produce them for n
certain sum of money. You know
he wrote story about the
seals anyhow, as any wideawake AL
nskan newspaper correspondent
would do"
@. l.. Gilbert, Yukon steamboat
man, also at the Diller, denounces
the story as a huge Joke.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-11-28

THE BOYS
Eleventh Annual Ball Attend
ed by Fully 1000 People

The eleventh annual bail OF the
Firsrben's Relief Association. held
last night tn the Armory. proved one
OF she saoat sseeax2fni. financially
and socially In ths hiaiory Of the
association. The decorations. con-
slstlng OF fsstoona OF ar boughn. were
pretty and the music. furnished by
wagner's orchestra. Was Of the best.
Tho attendance. nearly 1000. inciud-
Ing a number Of city officials and
many prominent business men, was
n pleasing fsaturs.
AT . o'clock the grand march was
led OF BY Chief Cook and wife. and,
20 make short a very pretty but long
story. ~ was after o'clock this
morning when the last couples TO-
tired from the hall. The official pro-
gram consisted Of IS dAncea, and
throughout the evening extras were
Interpreted. making about IS or 40
dances In all. The ladies' programs
were especially pretty.
IL Ia estimated that over I 200 tick
cts were sold. From these figures II
IA calculated that not less than 1000
persons were In attendance.
The association IL grateful 10
numerous business firms OF the city
for their liberal patronage. also 20
all who contributed TO the relief
fund By purchasing tickets.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-11-28

was given n last rally In Denny hali.
Snort. earnest talks were given BY
the faculty and prominent students.
n number OF the eo-egts were per-
suaded 60 may something. and AL
though their talks were brief the
men OF the team realized that never
before were their feilow- students 40
anxious for them TO win The rally
closed with the greatest exhibited
Of enthusiasm ever seen AZ the col.
lege, Yelia and football songs ftlsd
The halls with their sound and many
OF the players were carried about on
the shoulders of the under elA3ssnsr.
viii Attend rhessor
The two teams VIII attend IN.
theatsr this evening and the vsctort.
Gus eleven win be che~rrd 10 the
echo.
As the elevena lined up fnr tho
kick-oN there was seen 20 be littls
difference IN weight. Following IL
the story Of the game:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-11-28

The alleged ooncocted plan OF n
thousand members OF the so-eailed
order OF the Midnight sun TO over
throw Canadian power in the Yukon
territory. Is said by Geo. Il. Ded-
man. proprietor Of tho Golden North
hotel at skagway. to be the greatest
hoax 81 the season. When seen at
the Dliisr hotel this morning Mr..
.sThe sensational story is the big
peat fake I ever heard OF. There
Ia poaitiyely not a bit OF truth in
n. happen 20 know Just how the
tale started, and win tell you about
II.
How II started
Two miners were drinking at a
skagway bar, and incidentally one
81 them remarked that the Canadian
rovornment had only about $50
mounted police 10 cover a territory
~ e00 miles. and what an easy mat
Ter N would be for a thousand man
10 march upon the territory and take
everythlnK in sight. They were only
Joshine' when they were talking. A
San francisco newspaper man was
standing near, and heard the re-
r,ayka He Was short Of news any
bov ana the hot air gave him an
,dca 81 he manufactured the story
thnt Was printed. The order OF the
MidnIvht 4un WAS made out OF whole
cloth. There Is no such order In
existence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-11-28
RAILWAY
men DANCE
Annual Function at Ranke
Hall an Unusual Success

The eleventh annual ball Of the
Seattle Street Railway Employees
Beuefit Association at Ranks's hall,
last night. was an extraordinary
success. fun1.nred by attendance and
the anailoyed gaysty OF tina sxer-
ciaan.
The floor was covered with dancers
and tho gallery with spectators. 1900
tickets being sold altogether. The
hnii was handsomely decorated with
fiaKa and bunting. and freshness and
variety were addad TO tho adorn-
mer1ts by palms and Towering plants.
The asssmbiags was a fine looking
and well dressed crowd. Among the
ladies n large number Of beautiful
and stylish costumes were observa-
bic. The entire affair proceeded with
out friction and was 90 thoroughly
enjoyable that little diminution Of
the crowd Was noticeable until long
after midnight.
The committee on Arrangements
were ". l.. Marsh. II. NJ. DingwAld
and r. Kaufman. Professor VIII
son was floor manager. and the fol-
lowing named gentlemen composed
the floor cormittees II. NJ. Burnett.
James O'Tcii. r. n. Vincent. walter
Iivesiey. william Bshan, Dave Rine-
hart. Roy crocksF. william John
s,cn. n. p. Cunningham. G. I. Grant.
n. 8. Smith. s. Mortsnson. c. o. HIN
and John Grant
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-11-28
DROWNED IN
SN0QUALMIE
Albert Tate, a Logger, Loses His
Lie In the River


Albert Tate. aged rs. was drowned
IN the north fork OF the Snoqualmle
river yesterday about seven miles
above the falls. lie was working on
Iog boom when he slipped into the
water. His brother was with him
ana attempted 20 save him. but was
unable 10 do so. though he followed
MIN on the logs for a long distance.
rate wore a red sweater and by
TINS ne was kept In view, but he was
unable 10 get out over the slippery
loEs unaided, and owing to tho pre-
curious footing and the constant
ahifting and displacement OF the logs
ne could not be reached In time TO
save him.
The deceased was q member OF
Camp so OF the w. o. w. of Seattle,
ana will be buried under the aus
pieces OF the order. The body was
brought to the Seattle Undertaking
parlora and the funeral will be held
from there Sunday afternoon at $3.50.
DR.. Chamberlain. of snoqualmie,
held an inquest over the remains and
made the formal finding of death by
accidental drowning.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-11-28
REscuERs at WORN

As soon as the news OF the diaas-
ter reached Division superintendent
Burns, az Detroit. special trains wcra
dispatched % the scene u the wreck
from Adrian. f'ctrolt. Peru and
Montpelier. A special train from
Detroit carrying - physicians and
surgeons started for Seneca and was
given the right OF way. whan u
reached the scene Of the wreck tho
work OF succoring the wounded was
well under way. the train having
been preceded by n special train
from Adrian bearing all the sur
geons In the city. who had been AT
work for an hour when tho Detroit
contingent arrived. The flames,
however. had retarded the work Of
rescue. The wounded had been
placed on stretchsFs In the coaches
sent from Adrian.
Al 1915 o'clock last night the first
train loaded with wounded left the
scene Of the wreck for Adrian. The
dead were left behind to be carried
In on later train.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-11-28
Passenger Trains on the Wabash Railroad Near Seneca Michigan
Collide Head0n While at Full Speed Between Eighty and Ninety
People Crushed and Roasted TO DEATH While Over Hundred
Others Are Injured, Some of Them FaaIy---The List

y. ~. NEWELL
George w. Youmans. Kansas city.
job WitchelL Detroit.
Vida Dcnhardt. Tupperviile. Ont.
Domrnlo Posterno and her child.
Girolono Trlno.
Carlo Triuo.
Dominic Crebaid.
Many Of the injured cannot re-
cover, Some have suffered from
mangled legs and arms. and others
are badly crushed about the head
and body or frighttuiiy scaldsd.
or the "a injured whose names had
been secured this morning. Il are
foreigners.
The westbound train. composed OF
two cars loaded with immigrants,
and five other coaches. was smash.
ed and burned with awful ioss Of
life and fearful injuries to a ma
iority Of lis passengers. The east
passenger train. the Continental
Limited. suffered in scarcely less de.
gree.
fourteen names are added TO the
list OF Injured compiled at II o'clock.
swelling the number TO IS.
The coroner tmpaneled a Jury tan,
night. viewed the remains brought
here and adjourned Until tomorrow.
Al two undertaking rooms in this
city there are pslca Of bones that
might be all that Is left Of is or 20
bodies.
The Continental limited was drlv-
en- by Engineer Strong. and vas in
charge Of Conductor q. j. Martin.
The wesibound Immigrant train waa