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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25
A SLOW PROCESS.
Cooling of the Earth as Relating to the
Length of the Day.

Professor Woodward, in the Popu-
lar Science Monthly, has lately given
an account of his researches on the
progressive cooling of the earth and it's
relation to the length of the day. Does
the length of the day vary? Was it
formerly shorter than now? Will it, in
the future, be heightened? The an
swer depends upon the mass of the
earth, which varies, since meteoric
dust perpetually falls upon the surface
and thus increases the quantity of
matter; and Oh it's volume, which be-
comes smaller as the mass Is progress
sively cooled. Laplace concluded from
the data at his disposition that there
had been no sensibIe change in the
length of the day for 1000 years.
Woodward has repeated his calcula-
tion with new data. and concludes that
the duration of the day has not chang
ed as much as half second during
the first 100000 years after the be-
ginning OF solidification of the earth s
material. When the cooling of the
earth finally reaches it's term the
change will be marked. Professor
Woodward's result is that the ratio Of
the change Of the day to its initial
length is two-thirds of the product Of
the loss of temperature multiplied by
it's cubicai contraction. For example,
if the primitive temperature of the
earth was 5000 deg. C, and if it's cubi-
cal contraction was that of iron, the day
will be finally reduced about per
cent-that is to say. by-abeut an hour
and a half. The lapse of time neces-
sary to bring this about is enormous.
Three hundred thousand millions of
years are required, according to Wood
ward, for 95 per cent of the total con-
traction to take place. The length Of
the day will not be sensibly affected.
on the other hand, after the expiration
of ], 100000 of millions Of years. The
fall of meteoric dust tends to increase
the mass of the earth, and thus to
change the length of the day, but the
effect due to this cause is not above
one-two- o-hundred-th of the ef-
feet of secular cooling. Twenty mil
lions of small meteors, weighing on
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25
BRAKE on THE STEAMER.

Many serious accident on the water
with device for bringing them to a
stop as quickly as possible when the
danger appears. Louis Lacoste of Mon
treal, Que, has designed an apparatus
for this special purpose, which is Illus
trated herewith. the picture showing
the central part Of a steamer with the
brake mechanism attached in operating
position.
The brake proper consists of hinged
gate of considerable width, attached
to the side of the ship to extend verti-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25
EPICUREAN CHlNAMEN,
Their Tables Have the Best the Amer
can Markets Afford.

can MarKetS AnOr0s
The food bought by the Chinese liv-
ing in America is often quite as ex-
pensive as that of the whites. Instead
Of living almost altogether on rice and
chop suey, as is the general impress
sion, Cinnamon, being quite as fond of
meat as Americans. buy pork, beef,
and chickens. Chop suey is made to
sell to curious white persons who visit
Chinatown. In the vicinity of every
large city where there is any consid-
erable Chinese colony, there are truck
gardens devoted to raising vegetables
exclusively for Cinnamon from seed
brought from their native land. These
vegetables are unknown to Americans.
But the Chinese also consume large
quantities of the finer kinds of Ameri-
can vegetables.
The Chinaman has sweet tooth,
also; and in the best Chinese reStaur-
ants in San Francisco, New York, Chi
cago, and other large cities, the best of
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25
THE OLD HOUSE.

1t stands in d desolate. weed-grown gar
den,
Where once the rose and the lilac grew.
And the lily lifted a waxen chalice
To catch the wine of the summers dew.
The grass creeps in DER the mossy thres-
hold,
The dust lies deep on the rotting door,
And the wind, at its will, is coming, GO
ing,
Through broken window and open door.
Oh, poor old house, do you grieve as men
do.
For the vanished things that We're
yours of yore?
Like heart in which love was one time
tenant,
But has gone away to come back no
more.
Do you dream Of the dead as the days
pass over,
OF the pang of parting and joy of birth
In hearts turned dust? All, that dust is
scattered
By winds of lifetime to ends Of
earth!
See. Here by the path Is a little bios
som.
1t lifts to the sunshine a fragile face.
1t springs from a root that some dead
hand planted t-
A century back in the dear home place
Little thought they whom the old house
sheltered
That life would fade as the leaves that
fall;
They had their day and are all forgot
ten
The little flower has outlived them all!
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25
Knitting Legislator Frowned Down.

Mr.. Cathcart Wason, the member for
Orkney and Shetland, who employed
his spare time in knitting stockings in
the smokingroom at the House Of
Commons, has recently abandoned his
practice. Mr.. Wason used to explain
to inquirers that his eyesight was very
bad, and that. as he could not be al
ways reading. he took up knitting as
pastime. The innovation, though quite
an innocent one, annoyed number of
old Parliamentary hands, and of late
Mr.. Wason's knitting needles have not
been in evidence at Westminster.-Lon-
don Mail.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25

the average one gramme each, fall on
the earth daily, but in 100000 of mill
lions of years the length of day will
not be increased quarter of a second
on this account Taking everything
together the day will shorten, not
lengthen, but the process will go on
with extreme slowness.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25
Jefferson MemoriaI Road.

Citizens of Albemarle County, vir-
ginia, have organized the Jefferson
Memorial Road association for the pur-
pose of building n public boulevard
between Charlottesville and Monticel-
10, where President jefferson lies
buried. The road will be two miles
long, and is expected to cost $4,000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25


in
bak the
nd draws asulky for many mile
Of to
of
be mosn n
that's such sport would certainly popular.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25
Milk Kept in Frozen Chunks

There are but few cows in Labra-
dor. No wonder. The natives procure
their milk for the winter and then kill
their cows The milk is kept in bar
rels, where it freezes and never threat
ems to sonr throughout the entire sea-
son. When one wishes any milk he
has simply to go to the barrel and cut
n
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25

A real old-fashioned motherly wom-
an has so much sympathy for children
who live in a boarding house that she
never thinks of the heather in India.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25

When you do foolish thing you say
to yourself. The people won't notice
it, But they will notice it; they al
ways do.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25

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

Young man, if in doubt as to the pro-
priety of kissing a pretty girl, give her
the benefit of the doubt.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25

Mind your own business-unless you
are able to employ private secretary.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25

Some men think twice before marry
ing-then regret that they didn't get
third think.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-04-25
A SACRIFICE.

CO HE young man stood with his
back to the fire and his hands
- thrust into his trouSer pockets.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs. Rose, mother
and sister of Sheriff Lincoln. living
near COzad, recently killed three COM
parative monsters, one right after the
other within half an hour. They did
not stop to faint between times. When
the reptiles wriggled their four-feet-
seven into view the ladies bounced up
on them not only with deadly dexterity
but with decided delight
e
Church people of Pierce. Cunning
county, have conceived a new way by
which to determine who shall pay for
the suppers. 1t will be put In practice
toward the end of the month. a
hunt" is what they term it. Com
panies of women, five in each, will post
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

When the outer shell was peeled off
and the meat removed. behold. 1t had
heart comprising another distinct egg.
In size 1t might have graced a pigeons
nest and its contents were as distinctly
fit i'm form and taste as those of any
egg shell.
Some policemen are happy to drag
tramp into the station. 1t looks then
as il they were surely making credit
for vigilance. Fremont has one, at
least, who is of somewhat different
kind. A poor bum is suffering In Co
lumbus as the result of his imperative
way. He did not want to take the
traveller to Jail. Nevertheless he had
a curiosity to know what his pockets
might contain. Seeing him closely
hugging an inconspicuous part of
passenger coach he pried him loose
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

with liz barb wire cuts on his legs and
body. A runaway was the trouble.
While out riding along a country road
his horse broke from his control and
caromed to a barb wire fence on one
side. Mr.. Kershaw was thrown from
his seat and being tangled In the line
was dragged along the ground between
the buggy and the wire. With every
lurch of the plunging rig he VS.
dashed against the sharp barbs. With
an effort he kept his face averted. that
his eyes might not be gouged out. For
a hundred and fifty feet this horror
was kept up, when the horse, seeing no
favorable opening for further diyerg-
ence that way, swerved out toward the
street again, butted the buggy into a
telephone pole and stopped.
x x x
Not all women are afraid of snak =.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

The train had attained considerable
speed when he was satisfied that the
man was carrying nothing dangerous.
But the rate made no difference.
F1ourishing his club he commanded the
weary boy to get on. In obedience he
made lunge for a truss pole. His
foot caught in a switch guard just as
he leaped. With a rip his shoe was
torn off and so was part of the flesh.
But he chung to his place until he
reached Columbus. There he sue
cumbed to doctor and was lodged in
the hospital.
q
Death in a terrible form glared at
William Kershaw of Adams not long
ago. Since thep he has been suffering
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

themselves In various parts of town.
Each having indicated whom she
would be pleased TO recognize as n
partner, that gentleman will be in
formed. signal win be echoed and
the male members of the church-Con-
gregational-will begin the pursuit. II
they possess the sleuthful qualifications
they Will have located their partners In
fifteen minutes. In that event the lady
in the case will pay for the supper
otherwise the expense comes out OF
their own pockets.
y
Drink, was the command. II was
supplemented by the glitter OF re-
volver. The man drank glass after
glass and still the gun was In sight
and the commands persistent That &
what invoked trouble onto William
Taskey OF Schuyler. He was rather
tight with liquor himself at the time
With a friend he was visiting the sal
looms and I'm their course encountered
ID. III. Hatfield. He refused to drink
with them and then Il was that Taskey
pulled his gun. He was not i'm a mood
to be frustrated. Before the evening
was out. Taskey was dragged to Jail
for drunkenness and was fined 81 and
costs next day. He paid II and was
rearrested for carrying concealed
Jail Is the sentence he is now serving
and more woe Is to come when the
time Is up. An effort will he made 10
send him to the penitentiary for his
mode of compelling Mr.. Hatfield to
drink with him.
commencement exercises are In or
der all over the state. In connection
Herewith. praise of the action of the
Chicago school board Is going the
rounds of the press. This board issued
an Imperative rule that graduates
should dress simply and plainly for
their public appearance. Right they
were. Narrowing i'm every detail is
is pressed on the head of the house
weeks before the set time. 10 Is dis
tracing too for the pupils themselves.
They worry and stew lest they make
a poorer showing of apparel than their
mates, weep IL their parents are too
short of money to invest in things ele-
CANT. and spend altogether too much
thought on the subject when they
might be pointing their energies at
excellence of scholarship. That would
be display worth while. Many boards
in the state have patterned after Chi
cago.
K 4 e
Sophomore-''Hello, Are the author
tiles laying in supply of coaI?'
Senior-"Not at all. That is some
plutocrat dumping a few more millions
into the college treasury"
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24


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contemplate
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Presbyterian
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1902-05-24

punched holes in all the exposed lines
Of the hose as 1t stood on the reel. 1t
was completely ruined. The only thing
that has Tended of an incendiary con-
fiagration, say the people, Is the fact
that the deed was discovered imme-
diately after it's preparation. They
are still on the lookout for flames.
Diamonds near Alma! Crouched III
a snug bed of sand on the hills near oy'
a small herdboy was recently oihi"s
on frugal meal of bread and butter.
Tho sand was warm and he was coni-
Portable while the herd grazed on inc
chance tufts not far away. III NE
,s,,esspess the boy dropped his bread
ON the sand and it naturally went but
.o cid. down. Peculiar stones lodged
in II that aroused the curiosity Oh 'he
lad and he piscked up several. Casu-
a,,v placing them in his money pocket
the erudite general merchandise man
caught sight of them the next 'i,he
the boy bought candy in town. he III
sisted that the lad show them to 'ne
;sxve,er and now the Alma papers an
.o,nce diamond discoveries in the sur
rounding sandhills.
Admonitions to keep calm and quiet
when YOU think you are lii-useu arc
s,,nn,emented in a Madison paper WIN
the account of family on which tr u
HE has lately descended like unto re-
cent rains. 1t is the family OIL o'.o
Dittberner, living on a farm near MAD
icon A son surrendered to smallpox
cd tbep the disease made captive HIM
self. wife and baby. This right at 'he
time when spring planting ana farm
work should be least interrupted. Inc
end was not here, however lheS
.sassed a hired man who did not
know what he was about. In 1act ne
is mentioned as being rather 1ncapapie
of realizing straight up. He permitted
a bunch of yearling calves to over
eat of oats and then released them 10
forage on wet pasture. The result was
that five died. The father OF the SICK
man has taken up the work where IL
was left off. Because the house Is I'M
der quarantine he takes his lunches
and eats in silence and loneliness in the
field. Moral, don't fail to count your
blessings.
Jocoed sports at Burchard found a
way a week ago to revive their splrlts
and renew their interest in life. 1t was
in the form of a pulling test. one
of their number evolved the idea that
a horse of his friend could not pull a
sack containing two bushels of sand
at the end of a two hundred foot rope.
Everybody in town knew of it and a
big crowd assembled to see the per-
Torrance. All kinds of bets were ex-
changed. The sporty scientist miscal-
culated. He moderated both the
strength of the horse and the resistance
of the weight The animal walked right
away with it. Signs of profound pleas
ure were duly heaved and the sports
changed money and sank again to re-
pose until another of their fellows has
an inspiration.
Hearts of Red Cloud people were
warmed with laughter at a street sight
the other day. 1t was the fight of
terrified bill carrier. His was a case
of discovery. He discovered Tartar.
Pursuing his humble vocation he
CHANGED into her premises with his
burden of papers. He was only about
to leave her the share to which she
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-07-25
Unfortunate Law.

A New York court has Just decided
that there is no law to prevent the use
OF n woman's face on any brand Of -four
or other article.
"A Miss Robinson found that a firm, in
the milling business had printed her
her picture On their flour sacks, as the
Flour OF the Family" She sued and
was beaten. at the same time it seems
hard that a young lady has no legal
protection against such liberties.
Suppose, for instance, that a young
girls face was printed life size on a
hour sack and she we're to stroll out
some afternoon with her best beaux and
suddenly como onto a man hoeine
potatoes Who had been short OF cloth
md mended his pants with a flour sack
presenting to the view of the couple as
he leaned over and bent himself TO his
work, her portrait in several colors OF
the young lady. 1t would certainly
subject her to pain and modification for
which it seems the courts have proyided
no adequate remedy.
Our next Legislature should see that
such defects in our organic law ara
properly remedjed.-Carsou Appeal.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-07-25
DON'T MISS 1T.

Is. ID. Forrest, the Bulletin route
agent, came down fro IN Tuscarora yes
terday. Tomorrow no will begin q
canvass OF the town for subscribers to
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. combina-
ton. He has a hummer this time as a
premium. 1t is nothing more nor less
than Murat Halstcad's life OF President
Mckinley, a book of 472 pages hand
somely illustrated. This beautiful book
will be given to all Subscribers to the
combination for the small sum of so
cents.
Mr.. Forrest will give everybody in
town a chance to get an authorized
life OF President Mckinley for IL mere
trifle providing they subscribe for the
papers. In addition to this all the reg
ular subscribers to the Bulletin are en-.
titled to all coupon guesses OH the
Gubernatorial vote OF California and 10
share in the prizes from $4,000 down.
Don't miss this opportunity.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-07-25
odd wedding Customs.

In Switzerland tho bride on her we'd
ding day will permit no me not oven
her parents. to kisa her upon the lips.
In mnny cnscs tho cook pours boiling
water over the threshold after the bridal
couple hive gonu in order to koop il
warm Tor tho ncIt bride. 4 ~favoritc
wedding day in Scotland il Dec. 81, 90
that the young couple cHn leave their
old lilo with the old year and begin their
married lie with the how ono, surely II
pretty idcn. Tho Italians permit no
wedding gifts that are shnrp pointed.
from which practice cmnnatcs our
supcrstitiou TINT tho gift OF n knife
ecvcrs friendship. One Of The most
beautiful Of all marriage duRtoms Ia
| that OF tho bride immediately after the
corcmuoy Ilinging her boquot among
her maiden fricnda. She who catches
Il is supposed TO be the next bride.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-07-25

Following IL the weekly crop bulletin
issued 10y the Nevada section Of the
Weather bureau Tor the week ending
July ~, l9r2
The weather has bccu generally clear
and moderately warm durinL the rast
seven days. the day temperatures have
been ,omewint high, while the night
temperatures have averaged much lower
Light frost occurred on ono or two
mornings 'he middle Of the week, but no
damage 81 any consequences il reported.
Whit" Pin" county appears to have been
the only scc'IOn ~ the Stntc favored
with showers during the week. ~IIaying
continues and the yield il reported good
in nearly all distri, IL. Wheat and
barley are looking well and ripcnmg
rapidly. Potatoes aud other vegetables
are reported to he some backward in n
few lucnlitIc4, but are looking we'll aud
portion the third crop ~ alfalfa IL ready
for cutting. GrnRshoppcrs are numerous
and active III portions Of Nyc and Lin.
coin counties, and the criCkcts are doing
considerable damage la garden truck in
the northwest portion ~ Elko county.
Tho streams throughout the state arc
fuilng last aud water IL getting rather
low in oinc Of tho irrigation bitches.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-07-25

The Gazette says that Chief Justice
w. a. Massey will tender his resigna.
ton To the Governor today to take
effect on September LIST. The Judge
has formed Il partnership with Judge
Cheney and Oscar j. Smith. lie will
move his family to Reno ON or before
September lst.
1t is now supposed that j, +. Hut.
%sletter, the brakeman killed near the
state line Tuesday morning, was thrown
from tile top Of the train by tramps.
His hat and other garments we're found
on the top of II car aud his pockets had
been picked. No inquest was held in
this county on his remams.
The V. IL T. railroad is having it's
share OF hard luck this year. A few
weeks ago one Of its large tunnels WIS
destroy ed 10y fire and last Tuesday two
cars Of freight Consigned to Virginia
City merchants caught fire near the
Mound House and the cars aud contents
were entirely destroyed.
Senator w. NJ. Stewart passed
through ON 3 yesterday afternoon. The
ancient fraud alighted from the train
and strolled along the depot platform,
but there was no one present to give
him the glad hand except the Winnie.
mucca postmaster. With this excep.
ton Stewart did not receive even a nod
Of recognition from anyone in the Ms.
sembled crowd. Stewart hae received
many Il frost in this town, but yester.
days was the chilliest y~et.--Silver
State.
brakeman p. r. %Ileizer met with a
serious accident mt the Lpvelock gravel
PIT yesterday. He WIS standing on II
end Of an empty Hat car when it was
struck violently by a string OF cars
which were beng switched and was
thrown between the cars, the wheel
rassing over one OF his legs crushing it
terribly below the knee. He was
placed on board II special consisting OF
an engine and caboose and taken to
Sacramento. 1t WAS stated that his
leg WIS so badly crushed that it would
be necessary to amputate it ut once.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-07-25
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
Salmagundi.

Allen Fisher Of Wells. Mr.. Mn. and
l.. l.. Bradley OF Deeth, NJ. Glaser Of
Peko, and T. R.Jewel Ct Palisade were
among those from a distance who
attended MIR. Herderson's funeral.
Andrew Crane, a fireman on the road,
came up from Carlin yesterday after.
noon and brought with HIM Il we'll de.
veloped case OF smallpox. He consulted
DR.. Hood who told him what allied him
He then started for the pesthouse to
while away a few weeks lighting the dis.
ease.
The News says That nine.tenths OF the
'dutter' sold in Carson is fit for nothing
but soap grese. II is u safe wager that
the bulk Of socalled creamery butter
and cheese in the Nevada market is
nothing nor than the vilest quality OF
the product known as oleomargeriue,
the basis OF which is rotten fat obtained
from every variety Of animal carcases.