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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
COINS QUEER HISTORY.
How Quarter cemente Friendship
Between business Rivals.

How a Quarter cemente Friendship
Between Business Rivals.
There is proprietor of a popular
cafe in a downtown cross street who
guards as his chiefest treasure worn
and battered coin which was struck
from the mint in 1869. The coin is
only 25-cent piece, but it is safe to
say that $25 could not buy it, and the
reason why is this:
When the owner of the coin opened
his cafe shortly after the Civil War,
he chose good location, and this fact,
coupled with his own vigorous person
ality, brought him fourishing trade
His business grew SO rapidly that an
other cafe was opened by a rival di-
er announced that he was after part
of the trade in the neighborhood, and
that, what was more, he was going
to get it. His attitude was distinctly
defiant, and the customers of the es-
tablished cafe wagged their heads sol
emnly and said that trouble was brew
ing.
On the day that the new cafe was
opened a crowd of idlers filed the place
and waited for something to happen.
They were not disappointed. for in the
middle of the morning in strolled the
restaurateur from across the street,
and. throwing shining quarter on the
bar, he asked his rival to have some
thing to drink So the men drank,
while the crowd gaped and wondered
who would strike the first blow. But
no blows were struck On the con
| trary, during the afternoon the owner
of the new cafe took the same coin
which his rival had used in the morn
| ing. and, walking across the street
treated in turn.
The operation was repeated the next
day, and every day for thirty years
Meantime the piece of money grew
worn and old, and the two men grew
worn and old, too. At last the pro
prietor of the newer cafe died, and ths
other man was the chief mourner al
his funeral, and when it was all oyel
he put the battered quarter in saft
place and vowed never to part with i
this side of the line separating hin
from one who had been both his riva
and his friend.-New York Mail ant
Express.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
HIGH PRAISE.
Rev. Enoch Hill, Of Grand juno
tion, Iowa, Indorses DR..
Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People.

From the Erie Headlight, Grand Junction, Ia.
No higher praise can be offered nor
better references given concerning
the virtues of Dr.. Williams Pink.
Pills for Pale People than the many
voluntary testimonials from minis
ters of the gospel which have come
from all parts of the country. One
of these is from Rev. Enoch Hill,
pastor of the NJ. E church of Grand
Junction, Iowa, who says:
81 am firm believer in the eff.
cacy of DIR. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People, the remedy having been
used in my family with highly graft
flying results. For,three or four years
I was sufferer from general debility.
I seemed to be lacking in vitality,
was tired out most of the time and
sleep gave me no rest or refreshment.
was troubled with headache much
of the time and my illness incapaci-
tated me for energetic work in my
pastorate.
"a sister-in-law living in Nebraska,
who had suffered very much and who
had used DR.. Williams Pink Pills
with good results. recommended
them to me and decided to try
them. / had taken but two or three
doses of the pills when / found that
they were helping me, and further
use of the remedy brought such relief
that I am glad to offer this public
recommendation of DR.. William s
Pink Pills for Pale People in the
interest of suffering humanity.
my wife was troubled much as j
was and the pills also proved of great
benefit in her case.
have recommended the pills te
many whom I have met in my work
and am always pleased to indorse the
medicine, the excellence of which
has been established within my OWE
observation. +"
Signed, REV. ENoGH HILL.
At all druggists or direct from DIR
Williams Medicine Co., Schenectady
IN. Y, on receipt of price, so cents pei
box; six boxes, So. so.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
The Toad in the Rock.

OF late days have noted, says a re-
cent writer, a considerable number of
reputed cases of the occurrence Of
live frogs and toads in what were H.
legged to be solid rocks. This is, of
course, an old, old story that appears
to possess perennial powers Qike the
toad Of revivification. had thought
that Dean Buckland father of the
genial Frank had exploded the toad
in the rock myth once for ALL The
Dean inclosed toads and frogs in cells
cut in blocks of stone, and buried them
three feet deep in his garden. Here
the conditions were even less rigorous
than those under which the amphibians
are reported to survive for ages in the
s.soIid rock" Dean Buckland's toads
were nearly all dead by the end of the
first year of entombment, and none sur
vived the second year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
MRS. JENNIE NosIs.

gerous, nervous trouble. Those hot
flashes are just so many calls from
nature for help. The nerves are cry.
be needed in time. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound was pre-
pared to meet the needs of woman's
system at this trying period Of her life.
It builds up the weakened nervous
system, and enables a woman to pass
by Change of Life. suffered with hot
fushes, and fainting spells. l was
afraid to go on the street, my head and
back troubled me so. / was entirely
cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
Bile Compound. - Mrs. JENNIE NoBLE,
SOTO Keyser St., Germantown, Pa.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
A WIRE FENCE MIRACLE.
interesting Discovery as Important as the
Head to a Pin.

HeaQ 10 Pln
The fences in the United States
cost 1928, S92, 16O. The average
county has paid $1,000, 600 for its
fences-all paid by inhabitants-you
and yourn eighbor.
Did you know this before? Such
an immense sum of money seems in
credible, yet it is the correct amount.
Also it is fact that fences cost more
than all other farm improvements
combined! 1t is absolutely essential
to the preservation of your property
and stock that you have good fences
and keep them in good order. This
fence question is always pressing
itself upon you, and the stupendous
aggregate cost of fences renders the
subject worth the most careful con-
sideration.
Untold trouble has been expert
enced for many years and the general
advance along the line of improve
ment has resulted in the widespread
substitution of wire fencing for the
various forms of wood fences. But
with the new era of wire fences the old,
old fact that anything is only as
strong as its weakest part has been
time and again conspicuously demon
strated. Wire fencing in all its var
ious applications TO different pur-
poses is undoubtedly taking the lead
in the construction of the world
fences today. This is so because it ii
the most economical and most dur
able, even in its earlier and crudel
forms.
The great drawback to all iror
fencing has been the difficulty of Sc
curely fastening the joints (wire t,
wire) so that they will not slip
These joints have always slipped
They constitute the one weak point
II they become loose the whole fenc
soon goes. That has been every
ones experience and is the base of al
trouble with wire fencing.
Recently genius solved the prob
lem by inventing clamp which
binds the wire and bends and "an
chors' a joint into perfect security
The thing is so simple that peopl
wonder why someone did not think O
it before. But the important point i
that the clamp does its wonderful
work unerringly, and from now on al
wire fences can be made tenfeld NOR
durable. Of course the big paren
company that secured the patent 10
this wonderful anchor clamp" i
having phenomenal success. "An
chor" fences are multiplying like ho
cakes everywhere, for the discovery G
the ''anchor clamp" in wire work
comparable to the deed of the mai
who invented the head to the ordinar
pin of commerce, and an old-fash
ioned wire fence can be converte
into an anchor" fence if you hav
some of the little "anchor clamps
and pair of pinchers. The Portlan
Anchor Fence Company, which ha
its headquarters at 742 Nicolai street
Portland, Or, controls the sale {
''anchor" fences in the Northwest
and they send very interestin
pamphlets and pictures, telling a
about fences, free of cost, to anyon
who sends them his address.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

Peace in the Philippines is bound to
prove profitable to all concerned. Warning
conditions, whether they be in the Philip
pines or in the human stomach, are equally
disastrous. If your stomach has rebelled.
there is one authority that will quickly
subdue it. 1t is Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters, and it cures constipation. indigestion,
biliousness. nervousness and dyspepsia
See that private Revenue Stamp covers
the neck of the bottle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
A Polish Wedding.

A curious marriage was recently cele-
brated at Grocholetz, in Poland, where
a peasant at the age of SS led to the
altar maiden of 1S summers. Among
the 200 guests invited to the weddiag
were eleven sons of the bridegroom by
former marriages, the eldest being 60
years old and the youngest Al. There
were also sixtythree grandchildren.
thirty-nine great-grandchildren, twen-
ty-one children of the fourth generation
and four of the fifth.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
A Poor Subject.

81 don't believe in hypnotism, !"
said Mr.. Smart in the presence OF Mr..
Sumner, veritable Svengali in the
hypnotizing business, "becausen of
one has ever been able to hpynotize
me-"
''Well," observed the professor,
cuttingly, "the exception only proves
the rule. 1t is a scientific fact that
people who have no brains cannot be
hypnotized."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, >.

LUCAS COUNTY. sS'
FRANK ]. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior parter of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co.,
doing business in the City of Toledo, County
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured
by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK ]. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 6th day of Decemb Der, A. D. 1886.
A.N. GLEASON,
t--y Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F.. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, Toe.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
WiIIie.s Misapprehension.

Willie Boerum entertaining his
sisters caller)-Do you like baseball
very much, Mr.. JamaicaY
Mr.. Jamaica-I never played ball
very much, Willie. I enjoy golf
Willie Boerum (disappointedly)-
Why, hear pa tell Susan you was a
great catch.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
Do Good to Somebody.

To shake off trouble we must set
about doing good to somebody. Put
on your hat, and go to visit the poor
inquire into their wants and admins
ter unto them. I have often tried
this, and found it to be the best med
icine for heavy heart.-A. J. Sym
ington.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
The Change Of
Life

Is the most important period in wo-
mans existence. Owing 70 modern
methods of living, not one woman in
a thousand approaches this perfectly
natural change without experiencing
train of very annoying and some
times painful symptoms
Those dreadful hot flashes, sending
the blood surging to the heart until It
seems ready. to burst, and the faint
feeling that follows, sometimes with
chills, as If the heart were going to
stop for good, are symptoms Of dam
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

Mr.. Carnegie is the greatest and
most sensible philanthropist tAs world
ever knew
II agree with you sir, and now may
] ask your business?"
II am bookseller. And you?"
II am a maker of hardwood book
shelving"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
Unnecessary preliminariss.

81 can't understand all this prelim-
mary talk about that duel these
Frenchmen are going to fight" said
the eminent pugilist.
His encourage begged him to am
plify his views.
"Well, as ! understand it, the event
isn't to be pulled off under the
auspices of any athletic club, and
there is to be no gate money to
divide. /"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
If They Only Knew.

Waggs-Boston women who ride
cross-saddle fashion are being talked
about all over the country.
Daggs-Yes; I'll bet if the Puritans
had foreseen it they wouldn't have
landed in Massachusetts.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
Cuckoo Eggs.

Willie had been told that when a
hen was heard cackling around it is a
pretty sure sign she has laid an egg.
One day he ran to his mother in an
excited manner and exclaimed:
''Oh, mamma, I just heard the
cuckoo in the clock make a noise.
I'll go down and see if she's laid an
egg.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
The Retort Courteous.

"No, I have nothing for you," said
the housekeeper, sternly. "And
don't you aeome here after dinner
again.
beg pardon, lady," replied Hun
cry Hawkes., '.but I didn't suppose
you'd have dinner over dis early in de
day. You amt very stylish, are
ver2,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

When a servant girl leaves, the
woman of the house always says, in
telling about it: ..she said it was the
easiest place she ever had; still, she
wouldn't stay"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
The Remedy.

Stern Professor Ito nervous stu
dent in homeopathy1-On the prin-
ciple, then, of like cures like, what
would you order in case of delirium
tremens?
Wouldn't some form of snakeroot
fill the bill?''
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
Roadstsrs for Governor Barnes.

The school teachers of Oklahoma
have given Governor Barnes of that
territory pair of driving horses as
recognition of his work for the public
schools of that territory.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
Hoods Carsap0rilL0
At Carnival Time.

"If you dislike her, why do you
visit her," was asked, after the
. maiden had expressed her opinion of
the absent one.
"Oh, all the parades pass her
home" was the satisfactory reply.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
The Same Old Excuse.

Magistrate - Well, young man.
what excuse have you for taking the
picture when you were forbidden to
do it?
Young Man-Judge, / didn't know
my camera was loaded.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

AtMenlo Park, San Mateo County, CAL, with
its beautiful, surroundings, perfect climate
careful supervision, thorough instruction,
complete laboratories, and gymnasium, easily
schools for boys on the Pacific Coast. Ira G.
Hoitt, Phi. D., Principal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

Learn to take pictures The "a. B.
G. of Photography tells you how to
do it. The best book on photography
ever written. Your dealer can get it
for you. Camera Craft, $50 Sutter
street, San Farncico, Cal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
Her Strong Hold.

Wife (testily)-Don' t interrupt me.
l leave out half my words when I'm
writing.
Husband-But you don't when
YOU re talking, do you?
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
Seeking His Fortune.

young man, why do you stand on
the bridge every day with that life
preserver on?"
"s-s-sh, don't give me away. One
of these heiresses may fall overheard. /"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

POGO, Premo, Korona, Graphic, Cy-
clone, Viye, HaWkeye, Al-Vista cameras
and Eastman kodaks in stock. Send
for special catalog of any of them.
Kirk, Geary & Co., $50 Sutter St., S. F.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
Apprehension.

First Old Codger - No, I haven't
been at the club today.
Second Old Codger - So they told
me. l was afraid something might
be wrong-thought you might be
married.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
In Smokiest Chicago,

'.The bridegroom was late in COM
ing to the wedding, WASN'T he?''
Yes; he had allowed only an hour
for getting his hands thoroughly
clean. !"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
lnhuman Torture.

''Miss Vinagaree, they don't haze
the freshies at Vassar college, do
they?"
"'Don't they, though? They made
me buy pound after pound Of almond
buttercups and stand and watch them
while they ate them.o
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
A Cheap Shave.

There are places on the Bowery in
New York where man can get a
shave for 8 cents. For 2 cents more
he can have his face washed with bay
rum.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

A man never has as much difficulty il,
getting the girls consent as the novels
claim, and is never as happy after
marriage as tie novels picture.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
Improving Grants Tomb.

The grounds around Grants tomb
at Riverside are to be beautifed The
trees will be planted, the steel en-
bankment terraced and asphalt walks
laid.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
Extent of Swedish Agriculture.

Sweden cultivated only j, $50, 600
acres of land in 1872. Now she has
u, 500, 600 acres under plow and grows
los, 600, 900 bushels of grain year..
you KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TAKING
When YOU take Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic
because the formula is plainly printed on every
bottle showing that it Is simply Iron and Qui-
nine in tssteless form. No Cure. Ne Pay. Soc.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

Many man will row long way up
stream simply for the privilege of ioat-
ing back.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
A Ferry Tail.

On the boat between Locust Point
and Fells Point he found a large roll
of bills.
"Ahp he smiled, ''my good ferry
has arrived at last''
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
Accommodations.

"Did you hear about their preach
ing sermons on Sunday trains?'
eyes, but how would they go about
it?"
First collect all the passengers in
the sleepers, of course y
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

TO CURE A COLD I'm ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. ALI
iruggists refund the money ii it fails to cure.
G. W. Groves signature is on each box. Csc.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

EnFe Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness
FEb0 after first days of Dr. Klines Great Nerve
Restorer Send for FREE 81 90 trial bottle and treat
se On. RH KLINE, Ltd. s3l ArchSt. Philadelphia Pa
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills and Fever is bottle of Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic. 1t is simply iron and quinine in
q tasteless form. No Cure. No Pay. Price soc.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken
of as cough cure.-J. w. O'BRIEN, S22
Third Ave-, n, Minneapolis, Minn., Jan.
e. 1900
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
A Rsrson for Everything.

Alice-Did you notice that Mr..
Skynfint only put nickel in the
contribution box?
Gladys Yes, the Lord loves a
cheerful giver, SO skynfiint is afraid
to toss off whole dollar.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup the best remedy to use for their
children during the teething period.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
Eczema

How it reddens the skin, itches, oozes.
dries and scalesl
Some people call it letter, milk crust or
salt rheum.
The suffering from 1t is sometimes In
tense; local applications are resorted to-
they mitigate, but cannot cure.
It proceeds from humors inherited or ac-
quired and persists until these have been
removed.
Hoods Jdrsdp0riiid
positively removes them, has radically
and permanently cured the worst cases, and
is without an equal for all cutaneous
eruptions.
HOOPS PILLS are the best cathartic. Price 25csnt1
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
Born Lucky.

B1inks- Lucky man, that fel]cw
Jones.
Winks-I don't see how you make
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

Blinks-Why, he took out a life in
surance policy for S., 600 and died six
days before the company failed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

Sfops fk1e Cougl5 and
Works Off fire Cold.
Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cure cold in
one day. No cure, No Pay. Price 25 cents
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
g MA~.o

This signature is on every box Of the genuine
Laxative Bromo-Q -Quinine Tablets
the remedy that cures q cold i'm ONE day
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09
G 4 R
A Constitutional Affection.

tobacco and cigarettes however long and
used, do not cure Catarr They relieve Temporarily
the inflammation in the throat and nose and enable
you to breathe more easily and freely but the con-
tnual rush of impure blood to these parts keeps up
the irritation and ultimately produces liberation Of
the glands, when the breath becomes exceedingly
offensive and the soft bones of the frequently
destroyed. The catarrhal inflammation extends over
the entire surface of the mucous membrane, or inn.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

US membrane, or inner skin; the stomach, kidneys
the whole system becomes affected by the rapid
into the blood and the disease that you had hoped
lies, assumes dangerous form
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-07-09

I had Catarrh SO bad was entirely
oea1 IN one ear, and all the inside
Of my nose and part Of the bona
sloughed OF. The physicians gave
me up as incurable. determined to
try 8. 9. s., and began to improve at
once. It seemed to get at the seat of
the disease, and after q few weeks
treatment I was entirely cured, and
Tor more than seven years have had
no sign Of the disease.-MRS. JOSE
PHINE PoLHILL, Due West, 8. g.