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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

day. when the sound Of carriage wheels
ON the gravel outside the window tne
echo of A resounding knock, starue ner
out of her contemplated repose.
And now there il q little quick rusn
through the hall, a springing step up uae
staircase. the rustic Of stken sklrts IN
the ante-room beyond, voice tnat makee
Vera start eagerly to her feet, and pre-
emily Mrs. Peyton, looking supremeV
happy. and, therefore, charming ninss
herself into her sisters arms.
.Oh. I am too glad to be surprised
says Vera, fondly.
"You're an improvident person, says
Mrs. Peyton, beaming on her from oul
the masses Of furs that clothe her danny
form "Grace telegraphed for us, to neap
her with a dinner party that is to come
off tonight; so come we did. And, oeinS
so close to you, felt l should see you
or de- :.
"It's selfish, I know, but I'm SO glad to
have Won. Let me take of your Iurs.
What a delicious coatl You hadn't tnat
when was down with you. en-
"No. It's a new one. Tom gave It TO
me. He's absurder than ever. But =
haven't braved the elements to taik
about him. 1t is about Seaton l "an'
to tell you."
"Seaton? To come out such day a. a.
this TO talk of Seaton! But whyg Ii
must be something very serious, says
Vera, changing color percepubly.
"Vera, cannot help regarding us-you
and meas in part criminals. Poor, oeai
fellow. it must have been a blow to lose
| everything in one fell swoop. And ye.
what more could we have done than what
we did do? To the half Of our Kingdom
we offered him, but, as you KNOW ne
| would none Of us!'
| 81 know all that. We have discussed
| it a thousand times"
| 1.-THE face is, Seaton is leaving Eng ano
forever, and he has desire, longing M
| cannot subdue, and, Pm sure, mos
natural one, to see his old home before
he goes"
"WeH?" says Vera, coldly.
SWELL" in exactly the same tone, witt
little mockery thrown in, that's tn.
| whole Of 1t. He wants to get last 1901
at the old place before leaving 1t Tor
ever. At least, that Is how he puts 1t
Can he comet that Is the question.
really think It would be only decent i
you were to drop him a line and ask him
1t would be the most graceful thing,
all events"
An hour later Griselda drives back t
the Friars with the coveted note from
Vera to Seaton In her hand.
| CTo be continued)
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
A Scarce Article.

A Partisan restaurant-keeper who
had the honor Of entertaining Russian
grand duke felt that the opportunity
was one not to be neglected.
When the duke came to settle his bill
he found a charge of twenty francs
apiece, or nearly four dollars, for hot
house peaches.
s'Whatw exclaimed the astonished
nobleman. "Are hothouse peaches SO
scarce, then, even in laidwinter?"
mo" replied the host, naively; "but
grand dukes are"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
Artificial Ice.

Few people who are not in the busi-
ness. and some who are, have but
faint idea Of the great increase In the
manufacture and sale of artificial Ice
in the decade from 1890 to 1900. The
census bureau says that in 1890 there
were 222 manufactures in the United
States, with a production valued at
1900, ,9s3 on an invested capital OF
S9,s46,4 ,46S. In 1900 there were 7S6 Ice
manufactures, producing $13,S39,554
worth, with a capital Of $3S, ,159.324.
But we think this does not reduce the
demand for the natural product Of our
waters as do the many cold-storage
plants which do not use ice, but cold
air. We have not been able to find any
statement Of their number or increase.
American Cultivator.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
BREAD 1900 YEARS OLD.
Loaves that Were Being Baked Whe'
Pompeii Was Destroyed.


Pompeii Was Destroyed.
Sufferers from indigestion are ad-
vised to eat stale bread; the staler the
better, they are told. There is in the
museum at Naples some bread which
ought to be stale enough for anybody.
1t was baked one day in August, 70
A. D.. in one of the curious ovens still
to be seen at Pompeii.
More than eighteen centuries, there
fore, have elapsed since it was drawn
"all hot' and indigestible from the
oven. So it may claim to be the old
est bread in the world. You may see
it In a glass case on the upper floor OF
the museum. There are several loaves
Of it, one still bearing the impress OF
the bakers name.
In shape and size they resemble the
small cottage loaves Of England, but
not In appearance, for they are as
black as charcoal, which, in fact, they
closely resemble. This was not their
original color, but they have become
carbonized, and If eaten would proba-
bly, remind one Of charcoal biscuits.
When new they may have weighed
about a couple Of pounds each, and
were most likely raised with leaven.
as is most Of the bread in oriental
countries at the present time.
The popular idea that Pompen was
destroyed by lava is fallacious one.
II a lava stream had descended upon
the city the bread and everything else
In the place would have been utterly
destroyed. Pompeii was really buried
under ashes and fne cinders, called by
the Italians lapiln. On that dreadful
day in August, when the great erup-
ton Of vesuvius took place, showers
of fine ashes fell first upon the doomed
city, then showers Of lapHli, then more
ashes and more lapilli, until Pompei
was covered over to q depth In places
Of fifteen and even twenty feet.
Other comestibles besides the bread
were preserved, and may now be seer
| In the same room In the museum. There
are various kinds Of grain, fruit, vege
| tables and even pieces Of meat. Mos
interesting Is a dish Of walnuts, some
cracked ready for eating, others whole
Though carbonized, like all the ethe.
eatables, they have preserved thei
Characteristic wrinkles and lines.
There are fss, too, and pears. tn
former rather shriveled, as one woult
expect after all these years, the latte
certainly no longer 'juicy." But Per
haps the most interesting relic in th'
room is a honeycomb, every cell o
which can be distinctly made out. I
is so well preserved that it is hard t
realize that the comb Is NO longer waz
nor the honey, honey.
A piece Of the comb seems to hav
been cut out, and one can imagfn
some young Pompeiian having helpe
himself to it and sitting down to ed
it. when he had to jump up and fiy 70
his life. One cannot help wonderin
what became of the piece-whether tn
Young fellow took 1t with him and at
1t as he ran, or whether he left it o
his plate. intending to return for
when the eruption was over.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

badly run down; here cowpeas, sown
late In May or early in June, would be
more valuable to the soil than summer
cultivation, for they would add much
needed nitrogen to 1t and conserve tho
moisture in the soil quite as well as the
summer cultivation. Then, IL the tops
were cut In the fall, early. the stubble
and roots turned under and the ground
sown to a cover crop, the result would
be seen the following season. 1t Is true
that it might be necessary to cut the
cowpeas green, in order to get in the
cover crop early enough. but even then
the growth during the hot weather will
have done the soil an immense amount
Of good.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
CHAPTER XXI.

Three months have come and gone.
Great changes have these three months
brought. They have unhoused Seaton
Dysart and given his Inheritance into the
hands, the most unwilling hands. Of his
cousin. Hands too small to WELD SO
large a scepter.
But Mr.. Peyton has nobly come to her
rescue. 1t is to him that most Of the
innovations owe their birth. The hand
some landau, the pony trap, the single
brougham, all have been bought by him.
He has perfectly reveled in the choosing
Of them, and has perforce dragged the re-
luctant Vera up and down to town. aid
ed manfully by Griselda, now his wife,
who has also been reveling, to view the
several carriages, and give her verdict
| thereon.
To-day is rich in storm and rain. The
heavens seem to have opened. Down
from their watery home come the heavy
drops, deluging the gaunt shrubberies,
and beating into the sodden earth such
presumptuous anemones and daGodNs "a
have dared to show their faces. Vera
has Just ensconced herself cozily sefsre
the leaping fire. book in hand. having
resigned all hope Of seeing visitors TO-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

Gate for Pasture Fence.
1t is always desirable to have some
sort of a gate in the pasture field FENCE
but it is not always easy to build one
that is at once stock-proof and easy TO
operate when necessary. The arrange
ment as shown in the illustration Is not
in reality a gate, but a passageway, SO
placed that the stock cannot get
through, but through which a person
may readily pass. No explanation OF
the plan is needed, for it is plainly
shown by the illustration. This fence
may be arranged so as to provide .
double gate by hinging the open portion
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

In the foreground SO that when closed
the post will come in snugly against
the fence post, and be held in place by
a wire loop dropped over both posts;
then the gate in the background should
also be placed on hinges, so that when
closed it will lap over against the fence
about two feet, and be held in place by
a staple and hook.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
THEY DECEIVE THE EYE.

same length. The explanation lies In
the varying slopes of the side lines.
To show how much depends on the
noint of view, look at this circle. Two
of its sections, top and bottom, appear
q good deal lighter In tint that the 9TH
er two. They look, in fact, as IL they
were tinted gray and not black. Yet
give this page half turn so as to get
the horizontal shading into vertical
position, and you will find the gray turn
black and the black gray.
The Sweetest Thing.
Beneath a small window
A dear little bird
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
Fishing for Pink Pearls.

One of the most important Industries
of the Bahama Islands is the gather
ing of pink pearls. It Is the only
place in the world where these pearls
a:e found. The pearls. when perfect.
bring very high prices, it is said. rang
ing from $50 to $1,000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

of the best Of the hybrid pfums. 1t ID
said that Mr.. Burbank is experiment.
ing with crosses which will produce
varieties suited for the far North. Two,
at least, of the hybrids from this
source, the Golden and the Wickson,
have proved valuable in any section
where the plum can be grown success
fully, and If this list can be extended,
plum growing will again become one
of the profitable branches Of fruit cul-
ture.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
Cow Peas for the Orchard.

While the usual plan of intelligent or
chardists Is the best under normal con-
ditisns-that Of the shallow cultivation
between the trees during the summer
there are times and certain conditions
where the cowpeas would be OF the
greatest value. Take, for example, SOIL
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
spreadins Manure In Winter.

The Agricultural Department reports
that its experiments with fodder beets
followed by wheat in plowing under
manure as soon as spread, or spreading
it over the surface of the ground and
letting it lie two months during the
winter. the former method proved a
saver of plant food. We never doubted
that 1t would be so on certain soils, and
do not feel sure that 1t would prove so
on all. But we think the lesser labor
Of drawing out in winter, and the gain
by having so much work done before
the spring planting begins, more than
EQUALS the loss where the winter ma
nure is not washed away by spring
thaws or rains.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

on the tongue near
the rear end, and
take a small barrel
and bore a couple
of holes in its rim
in which to- hook
on the hooks. Fas-
ten the barrel. and
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

the grounds OF
Luther Burbank,
of Cain o rn Ia.
that prince of by
bridizers. There
is, however, a va
riety that is ex-
tremely promis-
ing, a Seeding
as yet unnamed
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

old plow lays and
have them sharp
ened and made to
act on the same
principle as a pair
of shears. One can
IN Pocfopof RI tho
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
SWILL CARRIER.

one can either push or pull to where it
Is wanted. :-s-.-..~ -
A very handy fodder cutter and corn,
topper can be made by using a light.
stout bench or cutting box. Take two
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
sanitarx Cow Stables.

As soon as the stables are cleaned
sprinkie a quart of dust behind each
cow, then add the absorbent, and If
the owner will prevent the wet places
about the stable and attend to keeping
the bedding dry there Is 70 reason why
the stable should not be so sanitary
that the finest and best milk in tbs
world can be made in 1t, the best prod
ucts secured and the stable smells and
tastes wholly eliminated.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
A.de lie Herself.

Ibid you dream on Amy's wedding
cakef'
"Mm-yes; thought it was safer to
nut 1t under my pillow and dream on
It than to eat 1t and have the night
mare."-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
rI.;+41e OnticaI IIIusious.

The accompanying figures show COM
plete little optical illusion The top line
Of figure A seems longer than the top
line of figure B, which seems longer
than the top line Of figure G, which
seems longer than the top line Of figure
d. Yet the four top lines are all Of the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

Nine times out of a possible ten
woman's indignation will not bear
close inspection.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
FODDER CUTTER.

lever and one to the bench or box. The
illustration shows only one plow lay.
and it is possible to do fairly good work
with one lay.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
A Promisiue Plum.

Many plum growers are disappointed
that no varieties Of hybrid piums are
on the market this year that originated
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

The royal crown Of Persia, which
dates back to remote ages. is In the
form Of q pot Of flowers, surmounted
by an uncut ruby the size Of hens
egg.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

The joys Of meeting pay the pangs
of absence; else who could bear it.
Rowe.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

"Well, guess I'll chance it," says Sed-
ley after a long glance at the young
mans pale, earnest face.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

Two Farm Conveniences.,r rz..z.
A handy way to carry swill Is to take
an old walking cultivator, take the
beams off and; fasten couple of hooks
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
Kept singing this song

Kept singing this song
land / heard every world:
'&Oh, sweet are the berries,
The red and the white.
And sweet are the crumbs
That you gave me last nights
And sweet to the squirrels
Are nuts in the wood!
But there's nothing SO sweet
As a child that is goodf'
''Oh, jam is much sweeter!
Said dear little Nell;
"And there's treacle and honey
And jelly as well.
Here's a big piece Of bread
And some crumbs for your tea.
Don't you think these are sweetef
Than Maggie or mel?
But Robin made answer
As loud as he could,
There's nothing so sweet
As a girl that Is good.
illustrated Home Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
Too Manv Things to Do.

s'Now, DEAR" said mother to nef
small 4year-old daughter, ''you have
cbatted long enough. Hold your tongue,
close your eyes and go to sleep.
'Why, mamma" queried the little
miss, In surprise. show can do three
things at once?
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

An Unappreciated Ceremony
Little Mabel had attended a churcn
christening, and upon her return home
her grandmother asked what they dlo.
Nothing much" replied Mabel, "ex-
cept wash little kids hair"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25
Wanted to See Some

Wanted to See Some.
Willie's father WAS cleaning tsh for
dinner when the little fellow askeds
Papa, have fish got any senseY'
"Of course they have" was the reply.
"well. please cut some out and let
me see them" said Willie.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-03-25

Needn't Worry Her at All.
Visitor teasingly)-When are you go
ing to get married, Elsie?
Elsie (aged 5)-Oh, don't trouble your
self about 1t. You'll not get an invita-
fion
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-12

he following from the Weekly Crop
lletin shows the condition of rice
this state for the week ending Sep
her 8: Rice harvest has been COM
ted in the river parishes and thresh-
has advanced rapidly under favor
e conditions. The yield of rice
these parishes has been satisfacto-
Over other portions of the rice
trict the water supply was INSULT
Mt for the needs of the crop and a
bit yield is resulting. Late rice
'sHnues improving, especially where
ssR was secured before it was too
advanced. Early rice is being
ested in all portions of the rice
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-12
Rice and Stock Ranch !sg Sale.

1900 acre rice and stock ranch, 500
acres we'll fenced, house, barn, imple-
ment and stock sheds; 70 acres nice
small timber, shade, water, wind pump,
and 30 acre rice plant pump and en-
CINE; 100 acres or more suitable for
rice: 80 per acre for quick sale: 10
miles from Houston.
$50 acres fine rice land at station u
miles from Houston, all under fence,
small house and partly levied and
broke; $15 per acre.
SHERRY & Son,
1016@ Congress Ave. Houston, Tex.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-12

The Crowley people have brought
in "a gusher on Prairie Mamou.
F.. L. Lewis has just finished un-
loading twenty-five cars OF lumber.
The Welsh Carriage and Tmple-
ment Company received car load OF
Studebaker wagons yesterday.
H. e. Wesson returned Tuesday
noon from business trip to Lake
Charles.
Carlson & Co., of Lake Charles,
will open up stock of iewelry in
Bell & Co.'S store on the 18th of Sep
TENDER.
w. Fl. Dodson, a machinist with f..
G.. Palmer q Co., OF New Orleans,
spent two days here this week work
ing on the JOURNALS big press.
Jas. Click. of Roanoke, was caller
at this Office one day this week. He
is getting up an excursion for Color
ado in October. See advertisement.
The Pennsylvania coal strike is
seemingly no nearer an end than when
it was declared several months ago.
President Roosevelt, PierpOnt Nor
gan and other national characters
have been asked to settle it, but the
breach between the miners and oper-
ators broadens with each effort of the
peacemakers.
The, St. Louis, Mo-, members of the
house of delegates had a Doodle com
bine and had preyed on that city for
a long time. The circuit attorney has
had most of them indicted for hood
ling, perjury, ETC., and there is now
some chance of that city having a
clean administration by the time the
Worlds Fair opens.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-12
Montgomery Ward and Sears & Roe
buck OutGOne.

Here are few Of my prices: Seven
ieweled Waltham or Elgin movement,
81. 90: Is jewel, $500: II jewel $500.
Silverine cases, $1.OO; gold filed 20
year, $4.O0; gents watch chains, 10
year guarantee, $3.50. Second hand
goods at your own price.
FRANK J. LOCKE, Matchmaker.
I eat any watch l can't fix.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-12
EStraY Notice

About six months ago d black mule
about 81 feet high, weighing about 900
pounds, with left ear split, was taken
up by me. Owner can have same by
paying expense of keeping mule and
cost of advertising same.
LOUIS BROUSSARD, Welsh, La.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-12
No. 351.
Amendment TO Charter
OF
CaIcasieu Implement Co., Ltd.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF CALCAsIEUJ
stoned and qualified notary public, on this day
personally came and appeared Paul W. Dan
ali residents of said parish and state. each of
whom declared unto me that they collective
ment and Vehicle Company, Limited, and that
at special STOCKHOLDERS meeting of said cor
at the expirat ton of fifteen q5) days notice as
required by its charter. said meeting being
1901, said charter was amended by vote of
all of the stock present and represented, so
should read as herein set forth, instead as pro-
vided in the original act of incorporation; and
ms so amended they shall govern the corpora
ton in the future.
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this company shall be
''Calcasieu Implement Company, Limited, in
which name it shall enjoy a succession OF
property and all OF the powers, authority,
rights, privileges and immqnities, vested by
law in corporations and Its domicile prin-
cipal place of business shall be in Welsh,
Calcasieu parish Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes and objects for which this
corporation established, and the nature of
business to be carried on by it are declared to
be: to conduct general retail implement and
mercantile business; to buy. sell, own, mort
gaze or hypothecGte real estate or any charac-
checks or other evidences of debt; to conduct
farming, canal. irrigation, advancing rice
business and to perform all acts necessary for
or incident to any OF the above enumerated
branches of business.
ARTICLE VIII.
This corporation can be dissolved or any
portion of its charter amended at either reg
ular special call of the stool tholders, meeting
by favorable vote of three-fourths 90 of the
stock present or represented at such meeting.
In case of the dissolution of the corporation
by liquidation, expiration of time, or a decree
Of court, the stockholders shall elect three G3)
commissioners to act as Hquidators and to
wind up the corporate affairs in accordance
with the resolutions of the stockholders meet
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-12

For SALE - A second hand Nc
Cormick Binder, in first class condi-
ton, for sale cheap. Binder is at
Indian Bayou Co.'S. pump. Enquire
of Frank Cotton, Welsh.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-12

' Possibly the cigars that
road is offering as a bonu
ers are of the kind that m
comforts of travel seem a!
com parison. 4
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-12

1 crop was not as large this
le expected it to be, but still
nues to be the most prosper
On in the United States.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-12

England is drinking Cal1fornA
with California" on the lab
likewise on the cork. Will the
sion" never end?
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-12

1t Is a severe strain on ii
cation facilities to move
stories that are told of 1
crops.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-12

1t takes courage to buy big
newspaper only to suppress it, a
Ocbs has practically suppressed
Philad elphia Times.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1902-09-12

Result of the primary election
esterday in this congressional
t is not known at this time, but
zRNAL hopes the Calcasieu can
won.