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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
HE REALIZED A GOOD DEAL,

The Veterans Experience at Specu1at-
ing in Stocks.
There are different sorts of interest
to be drawn from investments. A man
of broad experience values them ALL
"Speculation is all very well for people
who live in the city, right in touch with
everything" said the spring goods
drummer" in an airy tone to a group
of men gathered On the steps of the
postoffice to await the arrival Of the
stage, "but never would advise man
who's lived in the country all his days
to try any Of these schemes for quick
money-making. He's sure to lose"
'It's all gambling, more or less,
take it." said Obed Pearson, thought
fully. "Still, nobody could say didn't
realize anything from my speculation
in the Ringtail Gulch Company's
stock
"Why, didn't know I was speaking
to successful OPERATOR said the
drummer, with more respect in his
voice and manner would you mind
telling me about it?" he asked, as he
noted the expectant gaze Of the rest
or the group.
Seeing it's you, don't mind" said
Mr.. Pearson, slowly. 81 bought the
stock for twenty-five dollars a share
six shares-with the expectation, bore
out and led on by circ'lars and pros
pectuses, that 'twould touch the hun
dred mark in the course o. three
months. And In eight weeks it had
gone down to zero, and would've gone
below that, 1 judge, If the president
and directors hadn't disbanded, so to
speak, and gone travelling.
'But realized something; yes, sir!
I realized that unless wanted to spend
my last years, and more'n that, the
next to last ones, on the poor-farm, the
thing for me to do was to burn up all
the circ'ars and prospectuses that
come to me In the future without read
ing 'em. And I've kept on realizing it
to this day, SIR"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
BOYS OF FIFTEEN PREFERRED


Employer Says Those of That Age Are
More Adaptable.
"You want a place for a boy?' re-
peated the head Of large concern, as
he glanced up from his desk and looked
thoughtfully into the face Of an ac-
quaintance.
''How old is the boy?" he inquired.
Between IA and 15 years of age"
was the reply.
THAT is good age" he commented.
"It is easier for him to get place now
that is, of course, providing he has
no special training, than it would be
three or four years hence A boy at
that time of life has nothing to unlearn
in business ways and methods and en-
ployers are inclined to give the prefer
ence to those who are likely to take
hold quickly and make themselves use
full.
Then, too, boy at that time of life
begins to show what he is good for,
and in the course of two or three years
he pretty well determines his future
OF course, there are exceptions to all
rules, but it is my experience that
boys, like water, soon find their level
Those who are ambitious and become
proficient go ahead, while others stay
about where they started"
'You believe in letting boys make the
start in life for themselyes?' inquired
his friend, who became interested in
the general subject and for the time
being lost sight of the specific purposes
Of his call.
ut sounds hard to say that" was the
ready response, says the Washington
Star, "and as a parent would hesitate
about subjecting my son to the dis
couragements which I encountered in
my younger days. Still, after all, gen.
orally speaking, it is the best way.
Give boy fair mental equipment-in
fact, thorough education if he shows
an interest in his studies-and then let
him rely on his own resources. Such
policy is infinitely better than the cod
ding which we sometimes witness. By
the way, send the boy you speak of to
me and I will see what we can do for
him. Good-day."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29

An Automatic Tank Valve.
Regulating the flow Of water into
troughs and tanks Is something which
causes farmers more or less anxiety
and trouble. In the plan as illustrated,
the water pipe enters near the top of
the tank, which places the valve out Of
water, thus relieving it of all danger
from rust or the collection of sediment.
Such a valve may be bought at any
hardware store. The pipe may enter
nearer the bottom of the tank and II
the valve is kept clear the device will
still serve its purpose. Another point
in its favor Is that, If desired. the valve
can be closed just as effectually when
the tank is one-fourth full as when
filled to the brim.
The lower half of the long. jointed
lever connecting the valve and float
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29

has a shorter one attached to it. the
upper end of the latter having a num-
Der of holes in It. By having a hole
in the upper half of the jointed lever
and using a pin, the angle at the joint
can be changed at will. Making it as
large as possible will necessitate the
float being lifted near the top of the
tank before the valve Is entirely closed.
but by decreasing the angle the valve
will be closed, while the float is still
near the bottom. A sealed can or bot
tie makes a good float A board or
block of wood soon becomes soaked.
and in consequence its lifting power is
greatly diminished.-A. L. Williams, in
Farm and Home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
Sheep in the Black Hills.

Sheepmen are focking to the Black
Hills section of South Dakota. 1t Is
estimated that the wool clip for this
season will amount to nearly half
million pounds Of wool for the south
ern Black Hills districts. Nearly as
many Angora goats are going In as
sheep. These animals have thrived
better than expected on. the buffalo
grass of the Hills ranges, and since
Angora wool is worth twice as much as
common wool there is much money in
the Angora.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29

die, into which the slop Is poured.
which runs down into the trough. To
make this trough first construct a bot
tom sixteen inches in diameter. Nail
two-by-four pieces around the bottom
and use ten-inch boards for the sides,
mailing them securely. No. II wire is
stapled around the top and also around
the outside, about three inches down
from the top. Nail stout braces from
the center spout, about seven inches
from the bottom, up to every other cor
ner Of the trough. making four braces
and giving between each room for two
small pigs to ofeed.-Indianapolis News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
Iohunv Wanted Tam.

Mamma was serving the jam pud
ding.
Johnny, will you take little pud-
dingT'
Johnny-Yes; win you give me the
ends, please?
Mamma-But why do you wish to
have the ends, Johnny2
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
Feed Trough for Young Pigs.

One of the difficulties in feeding
young pigs is seeing that each has a
fair share of the slop. At the ordinary
trough the stronger pigs will drive the
weaker ones off and they fail to get
enough food to keep up their growth.
A trough designed to accommodate
eight small pigs is eight-cornered and
Is made of inch lumber. The sides slant
about as those of the ordinary V
trough. A spout Is fastened in the mid
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
When Horses Bolt Their Food,

Horses that are greedy and inclined
to bolt their food should be fed grain
in wide bottomed manger, and even
then 1t is well to place a few large
pebbles in the bottom the size of a
mans fist or larger. This compels
slower eating and secures better mas
tication.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
To Prevent Soil Washing.

Soil washing, to a greater or less e1-
tent, takes place on Is per cent of roll
ing farms. according to one writer.
Where it occurs the very best surface
soil is washed into the valleys, leaving
the bare and much less productive clay
on higher land. AS certain portion of
all farns nust be kept under grass 1t
is advisable to allow steep inelines to
remain in blue grass or some form of
meadow. Such places furnish a good
location for trees. These will not only
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
Pertinent.

Lady Lecturer-My dear children, I
love all animals. 1 never under any
hurt one. I even have
a family of pet toads. love them 80
that catch flies for them.
Small Boy-Please, missus, amt
flies animals2
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
Poker Laws.

White-You don't like to play poker
with Brown, do you
Green-No; to tell the truth, I
don't. But why did you think that
such was the case?
White-Because Brown says he likes
to play with you.-Chicago News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
And Yet. Why Not Make EN- Happy.

An Atrhison man told an old maid
recently that she was sweet old thing,
and size has lain awake nights ever
since dreaming of him. Men enould
be careful to whom they throw boquets.
Some nice old girls get so few that they
exaggerate the Importance of stray
blossom. Globe.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29

Ncu tHdt cuJOy II
as much as they
did W b e n t b v
were young. The
writer Of this Is
one of them. There
.is a fascination
about it that Is not
eas IL y described.
City boys have lit
tie chance to in
dulge in the sport,
pypant whom fhQv
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29

Land of "Pretty Soon."
1 know Of land where the streets are
paved
With the things which we meant to
achieve.
1t is walled with the money we meant to
have saved,
And the pleasures for which We grieve.
The kind words unspoken, the promises
broken,
And many coveted boon,
Are slowed away there in that land
somewhere
The land of Pretty Soon."
There are uncut jewels, of possible fame,
Lying about in the dust,
And many a noble and lofty aim
Covered with mold and rust;
And oh! this place, while it seems so near,
Is farther away than the moon,
Though our purpose is fair, yet we never
get there
The land Of pretty Soon."
The road that leads to that mystic land
Is strewed with pitiful wrecks,
And the ships that have sailed for its
shining strand
Bear skeletons on their decks,
1t is farther at noon than it is at dawn,
Farther at night than at noon;
Oh! let us beware of that land down
there
The land of pretty Soon."
Author unknown.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
The Chinch Bug in Wheat.

The progress of chinch bugs from
field to field may be obstructed by
making v shaped trench with the
corner of a hoe and filling it with coal
tar, the tar to be renewed as soon as
it becomes crusted over.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29

COWS from SWITCH
ing during milking
in fly time. A
piece of heavy
cord, with a loop
In each end, is
fastened above the
COW at a and the
other end slipped
around her tail as
shown. When she
lies down, this
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
Dust for Melon Vines.


Make some dry arsenite to dust on
your melons and cucumber vines at
first appearance of the vitora and 9TH
er beetles, made in this way: Boil cne-
half pound Of white arsenic, one pound
Of salsoda in one-third gallon Of water,
until the arsenic Is all dissolved. Take
some quicklime and slake it with ar
senic solution until the lime is a pow
der, and it will take about a gallon Of
lime, perhaps less, to take up the arsen-
ical water; then dilute this with more
lime to make five gallons of dry lime
and arsenic to dust on the buggy plants.
Make dry Bordeaux for fungus by dis.
solving your bluestone in water, then,
taking enough of the blue water to
slake enough quicklime to make a dry,
blue dust to shake on.-Fruit World.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
Mrs. Kangaroo.

Mrs. X uXarOos
Mrs. kangaroo has a big pocket, in
which she carries her young ones. 1t
is the coziest kind Of place for lit
tie kangaroo, and sometimes you will
find a whole family of brothers and
sisters in the pouch at once.
However, this Is not the only way
Mrs. kangaroo has Of carrying her
children. When hunters pursue her
she puts all her babies into her pocket
and runs for dear life, but If she feels
that the enemy is gaining on her, and
that she is in danger Of being captured,
she seizes one little one after another
with her forepaws and hurls 1t out Of
the pocket to one side of her pathway
as far as she can throw 1t. She takes
care to do this only at times when the
enemy Is not in sight. In this way she
is relieved of the weight Of the youngs-
ters, and she can run faster.
At the same time her motive Is not
selfish one. She throws her babies out
in so skillful a manner that 1t does
not hurt them. They are Soft little
creatures, and when they land in
brush heap they are none the worse
for it. The hunter loses all scent
of the little kangaroos by this move
ment on the part of the mother. and,
at the most, the pursuing party can
capture only self sacrificing Mrs. Kan
garOO.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
Nothing Better Required.

Nothing Better Required.
Once my sister Floy was sent on an
errand for some things for my mother.
There was travelling man there
who was selling carpet spankers. and
he asked her:
Has your mother got one Of these
spankersw
mo. sir" she replied.
What does she use?'' he asked.
"Her hand" was the prompt reply
Little Chronicle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29

will keep her tail out of the gutter and
filth. When about to milk, hang the
cord over a beam or hook at b, which
will pull the tail above harms way
New England Homestead.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
A Fool Question

"A + UOI AuGSG1Oue
Father (sternly)-How many times
have told you to keep quiet? Do you
want me to shut you up in the dark
closet?
Johnny (aged 5)-What makes you
ask such fool questions, papa?
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
Had Got It All Fixed.

Have you made up your mind where
you will go for. the SUMNER
Better than that: / have made up
nv husbands mind."-Life.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29

One might as well attempt to dip
Lake Michigan dry with pint cup as
to get girl to give up the man she
really loves
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29

How to Make Good Kite.
Kite flying is one of the best out
door amusements that boy could
have; indeed, we know good many
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29

Johnny-Why. when I was in the
kitchen l heard Mary say to cook:
Put good lot of jam in the ends.
cook, because, you know, the ends are
always left for u.s."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
WilIie,s Troub1,

4
What's the trouble, Willie?" said
Mrs. Brown to her small son, who was
crying.
"My kite won't fly" sobbed Willie,
"and made it out of fly paper, too"
The Little Chronicle
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
Keen the Cows Tail Clean.

The simple device here illustrated
to keep the tails clean and prevent the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
WAY He Didn,t PIaY

Why He Didnst Play.
Old Lady-How is 1t you are not play
ing ball with the other little boys?
Small Boy-'Cause I'm de manager
of de team, dat's why.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29

go to the country or the seashore dur
ing vacation, but those who live in the
suburbs, or In places where they may
conveniently reach the open fields,
ought all to have their kites.
Fancy designs of all kinds are sold
in the shops, but If boy wishes to
have all the fun that there is in the
sport, he ought to make his own kite.
Besides, 1t will give him better service.
The accompanying cut shows how a
good flyer can be made. Out of some
straight-grained light wood-cedar pre-
ferred-make four sticks, about one
eighth of an inch In thickness. Let
two of them be twenty-five inches in
length, one seventeen and one-half
inches, and the other thirteen and
three-fourths inches Place them as
shown in the picture, and tack them
firmly where they cross. Cut little
notches at the ends of the sticks, and
put a string around the whole frame,
making it taut and tying it so that it
will not slip.
Now cut out a piece Of very thin
manila paper-tissue paper would do,
but thin manila is more serviceable-
one inch larger, all around, than the
frame, and paste the edge over the
string. Make a small hole in the end
of the sticks at A, B, G, D. E. and F,
and put in a string loosely from A to
F, from B to e, and from G to D. Make
string loop from E to F, to which
the tail of the kite is to be attached.
The string must come through the pa
per side of the kite, not the stick side.
The cord by which you are to fly the
kite should be attached where the
strings cross each other; do this with a
loose knot enclosing al the strings.
For the tail use a strip of muslin about
one inch in width and fifteen feet in
length, and attach ten bobs made of
paper rolled up. If the kite should
dive, add more tail until it sails stead
lily.
Use fine but strong cord for the fly
ing, and don't attempt it in a high
wind. Kites always fly better in
moderate wind.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29
Proparating Grape Vines.

To layer a grapevine to obtain new
vines to set of some choice variety, let
branch run until there can be about
six feet of 1t placed on the ground.
Then pinch off the end. which win
throw the growth into the buds along
the cane. When these are well under
way place it in the soil about two or
three inches deep in a trench about
four inches deep. In few weeks ths
trench may be filled level with the sur
face. By fall there will be roots from
every joint, and they may be separated
from the parent stem and from one an
other and transplanted where they are
wanted. This Is less trouble and more
sure than growing them from slips,
which should be cut in the fall after
the leaves drop, and heeled in. The tops
incline toward the north, at some place
where they will be sheltered and not
molested during the winter. II we'll
ripened wood of this years growth Is
used, and one or two buds left above
ground. with another below. most of
them will be found to have rooted in the
spring. If one has but parent vine of
a good sort, or can get the branches
that his neighbor cuts off when he cuts
back in the fall, he can soon start
vineyard at no cost but a little labor
American Cultivator.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-07-29

prevent washing, but viii tend to MOD
ify the climate by affording protection
to stock and checking the heavy winds
at all seasons of the year. In any case
these slopes furnish excellent sheep
pasture so that the land may be made
quite as profitable as any that is under
the plow. Where it Is necessary to cul-
tivate hillsides it Is good plan to plow
under coarse manure. as this will pre-
vent washing. In some instances it
may be necessary to throw brush into
the gullies and stake it down.-Iowa
Homestead.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-24

San Antonio, Texas, January - In the
Fourth court Of civil appcnls today tho FOL.
lowing cases aud motions were disposed ~
Affirmed y. Sullivan n Go, VS.. W w.
King. from B"Nnr, Suu Antonio and Aran.
shs Pass Railway Company vs. william
Adams. from Kendall; Lonis Oge ct al vs..
Maria frohOesc. from BcXar.
Reversed aud rcmHndcd r. W. shaw vs.
Il. A. Gllmer from Dlmmitl
Reversed and rendered Minnie Skaags
VIZ. Hal Deslin ct A. from karncs.
Nations granted &. w. Wells At nj VS..
James NJ. Houston from Gonzales. for
leave To file transcript. George Elkins vs..
J. H. kcmpncr, from Wilson. TO dismiss
appeal.
Motions overrlicd Rio Grande and lil
Pa-o Railroad Company w. Julio Mendoza,
anlrmA on ccrtiorari; Rio Graudc aud III
paso Railroad Company w. Julio Mendoza.
from III pasO, for Tchcaring J.. u. Var.
hrough vs. Firsa g. de Marin from Ia
Sale. 80 strike out assignments or error;
J.. -, lGrhrough vs. Tirsa g. dc Martin,
from laSulc. to complete record. :. T..
Mcbride vs. T. ~ pnckett from Karncs.
Pass tniroad Nompcny vs.. John Gray,
from Kerr, rehearing; r, Stratton Va. West
& Bennett, from Kinney. rchearng; Mary
Hodges vs. Josephine Hodges from Bcxar,
rehcarlng. W. j. Lytle vs.. Crescent News
and Hotel Company from BoSar rchear-
Ing Wchner & White vs.. Dagmar LaAr-
felt. from FL Paso, rPhearing: Wehner n
rcneartngi galveston, Harrisburg ana San
Antonio Railroad Company VS. Albert W.
Quay from Bexar rehearlng city of Dial.
las W. =. 4. Gibbs Of nj, from Dallap for
findings OF fact; Caroline SchultZe vs.. H.
schultze, Jr., CT al from Bexar, rehearing
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-24

ifo but at once began TO notice \
tIIdIaaaHe tor the hotter In addition To-
from rheumatism. Tho hitter has entirely
disappeared. nnd ! feel like n Young riri
am willing at al times to recommend
yours. "'"N'"''f
Nov Is, 1901. MRS LOUISE GRAF.
WARMERS SAFE CURE is purely ycrA.
laule ana contains no harmful drugs. n
Two regular sizes and is sold nv NH ,lrur
ElSts, or direct o. 80 CENTS AND 81 10
\ BolFLE. LESS THAN ONE CENT A
Refuse substitutes There is nom ,,ust
ms good as Warmers Safe Cure II ms
cured an forms Of kidney disease during
an doctors and used In tho lcadlne no..
pitfalls as The only absolute care Tor All
forms Of dieeaSc Of the kidney. liver. bad,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-24
GALVESTON GRAND JURY
Strong and Emphatic Charge Received
from Judge Gillespie.
ATTENTION PAID TO SLOT MACHINES
Witnesses Fined Tor Delaying the Bust
ness OF the Court by Their
Absence.

galveston Texas, January -, The
strongest and most emphatic, sharge ever
delivered 10 grand Jury In Galveston
was that delivered to the Grand Jury NOW
In session 10y Judge j. n l. Glasple
REGARDING slot machines. The judge con.
Sumed about thirty.ivc minutes IN deliver.
ing the charge and after reading the law
passed at the last session OF the Legislature
against slot machines he told the Jurors
That tho existence ~ the machines 10 open
violation ~ the law was well known aud
that they were under cath ~ bring Ia hills
~ indictment against violators Of ths. law.
ne said that II officers were fopnd guilty
at ucglcctlng 10 suppress violations ~ tho
law toe grand Jury should indlct such OF.
iccrs. The Judge dNcit At length upon
the duty ~ the mcmbcys Of tho cfani
Jury N such cases and sailed their alton
ton to their responsibility IN no uncertain
torms. The charge has Ind the effect vi
alouslng tho slot mnchlne mon who IN.
slst that the profit In the machines has
decreased until they are hardly worth run,
ning any way
several cases were continued IN the Grim
inal district court today on account ~ tho
absence Of witnesses and tho Judge imposed
lines Of $40 each upon absent witnesses.