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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25

No. s5-5 acres, in frnit, no build
ings, in McElroy and Wells addition to
Corvallis, prize $425.
No. s6-I.ots ! and 2, II and y, in
block +, a2dots IL and II in block Of
Rayburn's Addition to Corvallis: these
lots are beautifully located, price S75
each.
No. $50 acres, so in cultivation, good
house. barn. fruit and water. 3 miles
from Philomath. good farm for 81, 200.
No. 1870 acres, 25 in cultivation,
balance pasture and timber, good house,
barn, fruit and water, good team OF
mules, harness and wagon, COWS, 2
calves, earl ling hogs, Is tons hay,
good garden, furniture, ETC., all for SllOO;
miles from town.
No. 15S-77O acres, 100 acres in cult
vation, II acres in prunes and family Or
chard, balance in pasture and timber.
there is lots of good land, can be cleared
Come and see me or write NE. 8
AID the surrounding country.
Real Estate Loan aid lnsur
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25
The First National Bank
OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
or CORVALLIS, OREGON,
ESTABLISHED fsoo-

NJ. S. wOODCOCK, President.
c. E. MOOR, Vice-President.
WALTER T. WILES, Cashier.
GEO. E. gLILLY, Assistant Cashier.
John WILES, Corvallis, Oregon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25
Drugs & Medicines Kodaks q fho'o s"pphes
Grahan& & WELLS
Corvallis, Oregon
Established incorporated, 1898
WHOLESALERS & RETAIL.

The most complete line OF Pure Drugs ana
Chemicals in Corvallis
Rocks end Stationery, Comn ercial Pa
pers, Fire Terfrmery, Toilet Articls,
combs, brushes ard Mirrcrs.
Pocket KniUes, Scissors, Fine Cutlery
-CIGARS-
ManagerI of Prescription Department,
T. A. JONES, Registered,
Special Course in Pharmacy at Perdue universi
ty, Indiana
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25
Foreign Exchange

Received subject to check payable on demand.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25
TO HOMESEEKERS
My Big Real Estate

and plenty of eut-range, a good " story
house, 6 rooms, good barn, and well OF
water at TIE door, this would make 8 or
4 good farms. right at railroad depot,
daily mail, 3-4 mile from school, price
500.
No 90-10O acres, so in cultivation,
balance pasture and timber, good house,
barns, fine fruit and water, ] team
wagon and COW, all goes for $2,5C0; {
miles from town and railroad.
No. 214-S62 acres. timber and pasture
well OF water, no improvements, price Sf
per acre, easy terms, fine timber, 8 miles
from town and railroad.
No 1926 acres. 80 in cultivation bal
ance good pasture and timber, fair house
and barn and other buildings, fine frui
and vaterfon and one half miles from
Philomatls. price 81 900; a good place TO
the money,
i:all be pleased to show Won these farmi
HENRY AM BIER,
lnce, Philomath, Benton County, Oregon
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
The Future Of Coal.

Apropos OF Lord kelvin's assertion
that in 400 years the coal of the
world will be used up NJ. Cartleux.
chief engineer of the Northern Rail
way Of France, says that in ten years,
between petroleum and alcohol, coal
mining will not pay.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Koran. Must Cut ropknot..

Reports from Seoul state that the
Korean government has issued an
order for the simultaneous cutting of
topknots by all loyal Koreans. Mill
tary and police officers have been
commanded to see that the order is
at once obeyed and some of the gov
ernment officials who opposed the
measure have been reprimanded by
the emperor and also dismissed from
their posts.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
eaffIina Mystery Cleared.

recent article by the editor Of Hec-
pers magazine may help to clear away
a cruel mystery that has greatly wcr-
ried good many would-be contribu.
tors to that popular periodical. Mr..
Alden explains that four out of every
five manuscripts received are re.
jected. and that perhaps once in a
twelve-month the first offering OF
rev writer is accepted. Yet why de.
spair?-Cleyeland Plain Dealer
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
What mioht Have Been.

Colonial Secretary Chamberlain Of
fer on the part of the government of
Great Britain to favorably consider the
representation of the colonies in one or
the other of the two houses of the i'm
perial parliament approaches a revolu-
ton of the colonial system. Had Eng
land made such a proposition to the
original American states, what a
change would have been effected in
the colonial history of America.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Mvet Remain leaa,,y OMnd.

other day apeared before the tribunal
of Hamburg, Germany. for trivial
offence, was described in the charge
sheet as blind. He protested against
this assertion, and politely requested
the Judge to correct the mistake, as
there was nothing wrong with his eye
sight He was, however, informed
that no alteration could be made. In
consequence the man W. remain
legally blind as long as he lives.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Has Attraction for Dogs.

A bulldog attacked Julius Hager,
near his home in West New York, N.
j., and the savage brute sank it's
teeth in his arm. Hager grabbed
the dog by the tail ard dashed out
it's brains against telephone pole.
This was the fourth dog that had
attacked him within a month, and all
Of them he served in the same way.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24

8 's' a - ~ Tonsa. i
IL iii nhsg1 e boeys coNgreGAte
\ iilI1 n ~ 6uhb 6ack of the Canyon
AooDa r the grand canyon Of the Yel-
lOWpt0oe. They are ,aabashed at the
1sessncs Of people end are fairly
ta1e, although they retreat whom any
60 oRers to handle them. One bear
carried . tin can from the dump on
his foot for ever two months. There
are probably thousands of bears in
Yellowstone park, as the government
prohibits hunting.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Color was All Rlsht.

The elder. Dumas once was wearing
the ribbon Of . certain order, having
recently been made . commandant.
and an envious friend remarked upon
it. my dear fellow" he said, that
Gordon is q wretched color. One
would think it was your woolen vest
that was showing" "Oh, no, my dear
DE-" replied Dumas with smile,
you're mistaken. It's not bad
color; it is exactly the shade of the
sour grapes in the fable
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Trouble in Australia.

The recent wholesale distribution of
poison for the extermination of rab
bits in Australia has been attended by
an unexpected misfortune. Birds are
being killed off, and the country is
threatened with a pest of insects as
the result.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
ciniomst a Fine Pianist.

Theodore Hansen, the new first sec.
retary of the Russian embassy. in
Washington, is master of the piano,
his touch, technique and expression
beirg almost, if not quite, equal to
those of the great professionals. Mr.
HaTsen is particularly happy in his
rendering of works belonging to the
modern school,
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Growth of Co-operatjon,

The turnover of 1000 cooperative
societies in Europe last year was
$4OO, 100000. In 1898 it amounted to
only s25O,0O0.OO0 Cooperative stores
are in successful operation in thirty
eight cities in California.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Freaklsh Tree.

At shillfried, near Matsen, . holiday
resort much patronixed by the Wen
nese, there is tree which has the
most singular characteristic Of grow.
ing horizontally over the ledge OF .
deep hollow. The tree is about ten
years old and two years since, as the
result of a landslip, 1t fell into its pres
ent position, with its branches upward
and downward, and SO has grown ever
since, towering and leafing just as If
the position were natural.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Good Detective Work.

A Paris detective recently concealed
himself in an empty wine barrel at
night to find some explanation of the
frequent thefts of wine from the stores
at Bercy. AS he expected, the thieves
took him of, in his barrel, with 9TH
ers holding their proper contents, to
their headquarters, disused factory,
and so enabled him to get all the In
formation he wanted and to secure the
arrest of the four thieves.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
poor emert & reensss s4Iee,

The English papers have lately
been having fun with E new German.
English and English German diction.
ary The best example CT the work
H. said to be the translation of our
word "gimcrack." Acc ording to the
ondcn Daily CarcIicie four mean.
ings have been given 70; this word.
which. VIXEN Translated hack into
Er slish, are: The handsome girl
1.-The bad machine, tao ordinary
lsndshane,' and "a magician"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
patt,, Roya, h court Room.

During 4 trial in . civil court in tho
Bangalore district Of India the other
day e dispute arose between the de-
fendant and one Of the witnesses for
the plaintiff. The two came to blows.
The witnesses Of both parties Joined
in, and sympathizers with the rival
factions taking a part, the court be-
came glorified prize ring. The bat
tie lasted for an hour, and the police
and military had eventually to come
in and disperse the mob.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Japan EXPORTING Coal.

The export of coal is becoming very
important in Japan, amounting in
value as it did in 1900 to s1O,244, It's.
A large proportion of that has been
sent to China British India, Hongkong
and the remainder to other countries
ir the eastern seas
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
How He Might Be Identified.

An amusing story is beirg told il
Paris of an Auvergnat coal merchant
of that city, who was found intoxicated
in the streets. Asked who he was, he
said he didn't know, but go and ask
the coal merchant in the Rue des
Ecoles. If he is al home l don't know
who l am, if he's out, it's me-
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
EnaIand,s Coal Industry.

Compared with England's mining
industry. the anthracite business of
Pennsylvania is small affair to have
made such a tremendous row. Our
anthracite mines produce about fifty
million tons a year. Last year Eng
land exported to Hamburg alone L.
119, 9,000. 900 tons of coal-Philadelph
North American
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Mystery Cleared Up.

A steam trawler on the Care Loeb,
Scotland, has brought up the remains
of horse and carriage and harness.
Their recovery explains the disap.
pearance 16 years ago of doctors
coachman. He went to meet the doc
tor one wild night, and was never
heard of again. At the time the be-
lief was that he had be engulfed in
the river and carried into the Care
Loeb,
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
ADJUSTING Glass Globes.

In fitting on globes it is a common
error to screw them on to the gas
fixture as tightly as possible. This is
q grave error, for if the globe has net
room to expand it will surely break
when the gas is lighted and the glass
becomes hot. Many mysterious break
ages are due to too tight screws
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Will Put Life Into Him.

John w. Gates says an auto is just
the thing to put new lifv into tired
man. There is no doubt that skill
fully-guided machine will make many
a weary pedestrian do some astonish-
ing leaps to safety.-Denver Repub-
lican.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Accounts for Misaivings.

A magazine writer says that woman
is still the prey of man, filled with
timidity, a trembling, hunted thing.
1t is suspc cted that this gentleman
has always consumed his beer and
smoked his cigarette with Mrs. Carrie
Nation several miles away.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
He Meant Well.

This ben,' said well-meaning sex
ton when showing The belfry of an in
teresting village church to a party OF
visitors, lis only rung N case of a
IRE, a fcod, visit from the lord
bishop of the diocese, or any such
calamities."
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Killed at tie Telephone.

Otis Parker was instantly killed at
Paris. Tex, the other night, while
using a telephone. He had the re-
ceiver to his ear when he suddenly
dropped dead from an electric shock.
The phone must have come in connec-
ton with an alternating current by
crossing other wires.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Nav Be Valuable Habit.

The kinkajou, says traveller, eats
his food and drinks while hanging by
its tail in the Brazilian forests. Well.
if rents follow other neceSsaries in
price. the knkajou habit will become
popular-New York Telegram.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
STRANGE WaIkinu Fish.

The walking fish" of Santa Cata.
lima channel, California, is member
of the pediculati tribe, and has con.
gencrs among the gulf weed of the
Mexican coast Its pectoral fins are
shaped so as to serve for legs, and
it can rest on them so as to snap it's
prey. 1t builds a nest of seaweed.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Sturdy Australian Child.

The two and a half-year-old son OF
a resident of kooringa, South Aus
tralia, strayed from his home one
evening recently. Next morning he
was found at spot twelve miles
away, and was still trotting steadily
along.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Last Shakespeare Descendant

Last Shakespeare Descendant.
A memorial stone, commemorative
of Shakespeare's granddaughter,
Elizabeth Barnard, wife Of Sir John
Barnard, has recently been placed in
the church at Abingdon. Berkshire,
where she was buried. She was the
last direct descendant of the poet. Her
death occurred in 1869.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Kaiser !. a Mighty Hunter.

The German emperor has just cele-
brated the thirtieth anniversary of his
career as a sportsman. Germany being
the classic land of statistics, it is
scarcely surprising that an exact rec
ord should have been kept Of his ma
jesty's bags" It is announced, on
the basis Of official figures, that since
he started shooting and hunting thirty
years ago the emperor has accounted
for no less than A, ,443 head Of game.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Export of Rabbit skins.

Not everyone knows of the enor-
nous trade between England and the
United States in rabbit skins. Over
3,OOO,OOO were dealt with by one Bir-
mingham dealer last year. The skins
are first sent to the Continent, where
the long hairs are extracted by hand,
the skins being subsequently pre-
pared for the making of hats.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Prof. Doibear's Career.

Prof. A. E. Dolbear of Tufts col.
lege has just celebrated his sixty-fifth
birthday. For over twenty-eight
years he has been a professor at
Tufts. He was born in the same
house in which Benedict Arnold was
born.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Transit Of Venus.

A transit Of Venus occurs only four
times in 2S3 years. 1t is most i'm
portant to astronomers, because it
gives them an opportunity of meas
uring the distance of the earth from
the sun.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Rarity Among Women.

There may be some husbands who
will be filed with envy when they read
that the deep melancholy in which the
czarina is said to be leads her to pre-
serve silence for long periods even in
the presence of guests. Certainly her
alleged mania might take a more
acute and Objectionable form.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Reoinnino TO Entertain Doubts.

Beginning TO Entertain Doubts.
sometimes" reflected the Rev. E.
2. Streete. looking over his small but
fashionable congregation. Il doubt
whether l ever had genuine call to
preach. am afraid it was only
temptation
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Short-siqhted Policy.

A Jersey City church makes the
members of it's choir sign contract
not to marry for year. This strikes
us as very short-sighted piece Of
business. Just think how their young
voices would soar and their very
hearts beat time in unison if the ban
were removed.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
SuooeStive!

Chesty, the baker, and Jimmie, the
dago, had a hot argument few days
ago. 1t was nip and tuck for a long
time, but finally Jimmie exclaimed,
with infinite scorn and that lofty mien
which he assumes on occasions: Me
no here for steala da chick! Me here
for killa da two-a peop." That set
tied Chesty-Sing Sing Star OF Hope.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
A erideoroom's Gift,

Canoes are again coming into fash
ion, and some beautiful things in that
line have just been seen in French
brides "corbeille." The bridegroom
gave his future wife cameo bracelet,
each cameo being a lfe-like profile OF
the brides father, mother, brothers
and sisters.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Taking No Chances.

Clerk-I'm sorry, sir, but l can not
sell you morphine. Homely Customer
Why, do l look like man who
would kill himself? Clerk don't
know, but if looked like you
should be tempted.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Good Advice.

When you don't know what you're
talking about, keep still By wearing
a wise look. trimmed with a lurking
smile. you may be able to bluff along
without anybody finding cut how lit
tie you DO know.-Exchange
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Irvinq's Fondness for Tea.

Sir Henry Irving has weakness for
tea. He likes to brew it himself, and
never travels any long distance with
out taking a full tea equipment with
him. Sir Henry's favorite brand is an
expensive China tea.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Unhappy Husband.

A New York woman wants a d.
vorce because her husband has taught
the family parrot to swear. Did she
ever think that it was possible to get
rid of the parrot and thus restore con-
nubial bliss? It's mighty mean hus-
band who isn't worth more than a
parrot.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Possibility of Error.

On one occasion Voltaire spoke
highly of Haller and then was told
he was very magnanimous to do SO,
as Haller had spoken in quite the con-
trary way of him. Perhaps" re-
marked Voltaire, refectively, and aft
er a pause, perhaps, we are both
mistaken"
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Iieredity in Office.

Lord Dudley is not the first of his
name to be lord lieutenant of Ireland.
AS far back as 1928 Sir John Sutton,
the fifth Lord Dudley, was Irish vice
roy He summoned an Irish parlia.
ment and held the Office for three
years.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Possibilities in ADVERTISING.

The man who thinks satisfactory
ads can be dashed off in a few min
utes at any time thereby proves that
he has no comprehension of the i'm
mense possibilities Of good advertis-
ng.-Advertising Experience.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Leaves the South for Vale.

Andrew Sledd, the young professor
of Georgia, whose articles on the
negro problem in recent issue of the
Atlantic raised such objection in the
South that ne was forced to resign
his chair. has entered the Yale gradu-
ale school, taking a course in advanc.
ed classics.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Charcoal Eph's Daily Thought

De rule oh three in de boa din
house." said Charcoal Eph, in enc of
his ruminatvc moods, Am diserway:
Fust hits tough meat, mex hits hash.
anu den hits soup, Mistah Jackson. -
Baltimore News.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
South Africa's Future.

BENJAMIN Kidd, the economist, who
has Just made a tour of the new Brit
ish South Africa, says he believes the
country to be richer than the United
States west of the Mississippi and be-
lieyes that it's future is assured.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
More Arbitration.

The worlds arbitration tribunal,
which has just settled a dispute be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
has another question to arbitrate, this
time between Japan and England, Ger
many and France, over the rights Of
foreigners to hold property in Japan.
It's arbitration the world over.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Poison Made Bodv Luminous,

At the inquest of a man who died at
the London Hospital recently from
swallowing rat poison it developed
that the whole of his body was lumin
Gus in the dark. The rat poison con-
tained phosphorus.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Has Copy of important Treaty.

HaS copy OF THIPOT eaITI TSdty'
DurWood G. Cain of the United
States army, and son of Representa-
tive Cain of Ohio, has the official copy
of the treaty between China and Japan
after the war of 1894, which he S.
cured in Pelkin.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
on,v the Edible Kind.

Only the Eu1b1e N1Hu'
Statisticians assert that the lobster
will soon be as extinct as the dodo.
Species of lobster not stated. The dry
land or evening variety CHomo ridi-
culens) will never die out while Choir
us girls continue to make goo-goo eyes
at the easy ones in the forward rows.
The Gentlenan's Magazine.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
A Young Biblical Student.

One day my little brother Willard
was asked how many apostles there
were, and he replied, Eleven" On
being corrected, he said: No, there
wasn't twelve, cause Judas resigned"
Little Chronicle.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
No Use as Fuel.

LAS to the sugg that the coun-
try's stock of unsold novels be used
for fuel in this emergency" observed
Mr.. Naggus, literary editor of the
Daily Bread, "all have to say is that
the idea is ridiculous. They will not
burn. Most of them are too rotten" -
Chicago Tribune.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Strange Csse.

woman has sued for divorce be.
cause her husband gives too much at
tention to the church. This will puz-
zle lot of other women, VINO have
heretofore thought they knew some
thing about man.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Getting Rid Of the Cause.

Doctor (finding patient sampling a
bottle of whisky}-Here. here. my
man, that will never do. That's the
cause Of all the trouble. Facetious
Patient-Well, then, fill your glass,
doctor. Now we've found the cause,
the sooner we get rid of it the better.
Glasgow Evening Times.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Aued Student of Law.

Thomas C. Boyd, siXtytwo years OF
age, of Chicago, has just graduated
from a law school in that city, and
hopes to carve out career for HIM
self by strenuous work.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
lono Felt Wants,

The profession of medicine and law
are already Overcrowded and young
man are advised not to prepare for
them In at least two professions, how
ever, there l.. crying demand for
trained men. They are forestry and
soil physics.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Nothing to Gain.

Her Mother-May, why do you treat
Jerrold so shabbily, while he treats
you so good? May-Why, the dear
boy couldn't treat me any better, no
matter how l treated him.-Judge.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Superstition About Cats.

Scotch peasants believe that cat
scraping is a sign that some beast
horse, COW. pig or dog-will be found
dead on the farm before long. A cat
washing It's face portends rain next
day; turning its back to the fire por-
tends storms and rains.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Their Def,

An exchange says regarding trusts:
There are four things in the South
with which we will defy the trusts and
all the evil Vaccinations of giant mo-
nopoly. They are branch water, per-
simmons, watermelons and chickens.
-Headlight.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Church Attractions.

Rev. Wilson Carlile. the noted Lon
don minister, mas introduced moving
pictures into his church services and
furnishes all persons desiring it with
a free cup of coffee as they leave the
church.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24

Bodies Of Cinnamon Sent Home.
About $4,000 was paid one month
recently for the shipment to China Of
some 600 Cinnamon who had died in
New Zealand.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Old London Brjdoe,

Old London bridge took the record
time of thirty-three years to build. 1t
was begun in 1176 and not completed
till 1909. The present bridge was be-
gun in 1924 and finished in 1881. 1t
cost $2,5OO,0OO
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
Pay Labor Representatives.

In England the labor unions provide
appropriations for their representa-.
tives in the house of commons, the
boilermakers paying their member
$4,000 year and providing a house.
while John Burns gets from his union
Only 81 ,25G
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-24
No Wonder,

sternation among his subjects when
he arrived at Lilalu, the Barotseland
capital, wearing silk hat, frock coat
suit, kid gloves. patent leather boots
and carrying walking stick and an
umbrella