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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-02

gas and oil underneath the flow COM
mences.
Along toward the last the bucket
came up with so much gas emulsifed
with the mixture of mud and water
that the contents of the bucket fairly
boiled. Then came a time of great
anxiety. Would she come in with a
rush, shoot the bailer away up through
the top of the derrick and send out Il
great shower of greasy rain in all di
rections, or would she come softly, with
heavy, smooth flow? 1t was an eX-
citing moment, when what was believ-
ed to be the last trip of the bailer was
commenced. Then, as the bucket caiie
up there came with it a gush Of brown
foam
Then slowly, majestically, arose
fountain of green fluid until there was
a steady stream of oil reaching nearly
to the top of the derrick. Suddenly
there was a whish of gas. as the last
vestige of pressure over the oil reser-
voir was removed and with roar the
great jet arose far above the derrick.
The drillers then congrat tulated one an
other most jeyfully, for. to all appear
ances. the we'll was equal to a flow of
$4,000 barrels day, should its full ca
pacity ever be necessary.
At this time the wind was blowing
gale and it was thought there would
be less danger to the derrick and we'll
If the stream were turned to one side.
Tho pafo vaIva was Ouicklv ShUf the
joint was placed and the pipe was
shifted. Again the gate was turned
and out rushed a stream with a swish
and roar loud enough to be heard at
a great distance.
And that is how a great gusher is
brought in. 1t is time of great ex-
element. among both spectators and
operators, and it's consummatiOn is
marked by a great footing Of engine
whistles and yelling of men.
The large picture accompanying this
article was taken at the instant the
great stream of oil shot out Of the pipe
after it had been turned to one side of
the derrick. The small picture shows
the same well when the first flow had
nearly reached it's height.
Oil in the United States.
In the production Of petroleum, the
United States leads the world, though
oil was used in Eastern countries, no.
tabIy China, long before the dawn of
history. In Japan and Persia, it has
been obtained from dug wells for cen
tries. Springs of petroleum have long
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-02
Work of Watch Wheels.

The main wheel of a watch makes
1,460 revolutions a year, the central
wheel s,760, the third wheel 7OOSO,
the fourth 525,6OO, and the scape-
wheel 4,73f 800
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-02

1t often happens that when parents
think they have married daughter
off, they have only taken a son-in law
on.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-02
How Ancestors Come in Handy.

They are always Dragging about
their ancestors"
Yes; it's safer. If they spoke well of
themselves, you know, people would
know it wasn't o."-Philadelphia Bull
letin.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-02

When you reach the day when the
finest apple bought at a fruit stand
doesn't taste as good as the green one
you stole years ago. that is another
sign of age ~
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-02
Butterflies in America.

No less than 1S5 species of butterflies
are found in Mexico and Central Ameri-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-02
Had Her Revenge.

He told his wife she ought to take
cooking lessons
did she:"
well. yes. She sent for Ler mother
to come and give three-months'
course. e.'-philadeipllia Bulletin.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-05-02

Trees fOf " WeSfinInSt6r Abbey.
Officials of Westminster Abbey
charge fees aggregating over $1,000
bey.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26

A noted London club man once laid q
wager with friend that the latter could
not sell given number Of gold guineas
AT penny a piece. lie won his wager.
The people refused TO buy. They thought
he was Offering too much for too little.s
II may be that the claims made for
Dr pierce's Favorite Prescription seem
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26
EAIR FIGHTING.

Ten of the best and most unselfish
citizens have spent over sixty days
framing a charter in what they deem
the best interests OF the city of Salem.
The city council. composed of ten
Of the best men who can be chosen
by the voice of the people have gone
over that charter section by section
and have recommended It to the con.
sideration of the legislature.
The Salem Commercial club will on
Monday night again go over the pro
posed amendments and improve them
if it can. Tho important amendments
have been printed in all the Salem
newspapers.
The Journal believes In the fullest
and falrest discussion of the charter
and has a number Of communications
for and against It that will be pub
lished at once.
The Journal has other communica-
tions that will not be printed because
they are not honest and fair in their
method. Any fair argument coming
from a man honestly fayoring or op.
posing will be printed.
But where the same person unde'
takes to write both sides, as one sing
ing. American and Knownothing in the
same paper, there Is nothing fair or
honest about IT,
Where a man by misrepresentation
seeks to prejudice foreigners against
the work of the charter commission
he is doing something so manifestly
unfair that he has no rights in fair
newspaper
There Is not word of discrlmin-
alton in the charter against any citl-
zen foreign or naturalized. II does
propose an occupation tax or license
on persons living outside the city
and coming in TO do business.
II such persons want all the benefits
of doing a profitable business in the
city why should they not pay the same
as the businessman living in the city
and paying to keep up the city gov
ernment?
II the people living in the suburbs
and doing business in the city paid
their just share Of city taxes for the
privileges they enjoy the city would
have twice the revenue.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26
CONTINUED HOLIDAY TRADE.

The merchants of this city have
never had so good a holiday trade
as this year The stores have been
crowded with people. Large and
small shops had all they could attend
to and most of them more than they
could handle with comfort.
The banks were full OF business to
over-nowlng. Both banks Wednesday
had to line the people mp at times
and there was not an hour people
were waiting to deposit or receive
money
There Will be considerable business
this week of a holiday nature as many
people will buy articles to pay back
presents they received from friends
that they were rot expecting anything
from.
Salem merchants will have to keep
their holiday displays for q few days
yet and then they will settle back to
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26

land and this country. His Crossing
the Bar and his beautiful popular
Forgotten" have had an immense
sale Mr.. Cowles will sing those two
songs in Salem. -
From column and half notice of
Eugene Cowles' recital recently in
Cincinnati, the following is extracted:
IAN event long to be remembered.
and looked back upon with great
pleasure. He rendered The Horn, by
Flegler in a manner that electrified
the audience The 'Curfew, Absent
and the 'Toreador's Love Song were
beautifully rendered, and after yigor-
GUS applause he sang The Two Gren.
adiers. The applause after this did
not cease for several minutes"
Sale Of seats at box Office Monday,
December 20, a. m. Prices, $1,O0,
75c soc. Csc.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26
GOVERNMENT WITHOUT sALAR.
les.

The Mayor and City council Of the
City Of Salem work without eompen.
satlon and their work can't be beat.
The Salem board Of education gov.
ern one Of the largest school districts
in America and get not cent Of sal.
ary.
A commission Of ten citizens, four
Of them already serving as aldermen
without pay, have worked for two
months in framing a city charter.
Some Of these are professional and
business men whose time is valuable
but they have worked without pay.
No community in the world gets
the services Of as high class Of in.
teIIigent and brainy citizens free gratis
as the Capital Of Oregon.
The principle Of government without
salaries should be extended. The best
qualified citizens should not refuse TO
give Of their time TO maintain good
government and promote the common
welfare.
The new Salem charter is the most
publie-spirited document ever framed
for a municipality. IL contains no
private gratis, II shows no faVors
to rich or poor, great or small II is
the joint product Of this eomunltys
best brains and we owe them a debt
not lightly paid.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26

FIstehsr's castOrla.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26
CHEAPER ALCOHOL

Alcohol enters into the manufacture
of all kinds of patent medicines and
is used in many Of our country's
manufacturing indus rles. Photo
graphic supplies odors fayoring ex-
tracts and furniture factories.
This important raw material pays
a very high revenue tex and move
ment is started to relieve these in
dustries and al the same time raise
moro revenues.
There is a bill before congress to
reduce the tax on these spirits used
for industrial and commercial purpos-
es from $1.1O TO 70cts a gallon.
The Joy bill now before congress
should receive the support of our
members in congress at least on the
showing of facts that has been made
to The Journal
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26
COLLEGE vs.. pUeLIc SCHOOLS

COLLEGE VS.. PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The president Of the California
state university. one Benjamin Ide
Wheeler, put forth as his latest pro.
nunciamento against the public
schools that they have too many
women teachers, and that their only
salvation lies in dlsposing OF a vast
proportion thereof and filing their
places with men. A great many peo.
pie are very strongly of the opinion
that few womanly women in the
great universities rs teachers would
help to make the students more
manly and less hoodlumish.
A long and intimate acquaintance
with the public schools does not
cause MS to agree with Benjamin Ide
who, by the by. knows as much
about the requirements, the needs, the
peculiar characteristics and particular
phase of public school life as a monk
does about life in a circus. Personal
observation of lifetime has impress.
sed upon us the conviction that we
have none too many women teachers
in our common schools. aud that we
have sometimes had too many mea.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26
rHe SMALL FRulr INDUSTRY

A young man came TO Salem the
other day and made arrangements to
get plants to set out FIVE acres Of
strawberries. He lives on a large
farm near McMinnviIle and proposes
TO put in a cannery and pack the
crop.
This young man has been reading
the articles on the strawberry industry
published in the Pacific Homestead
written by the editor of The Journal
and was inspired thereby. He will
employ considerable labor
VIM. Showalter writes from Ashland
that he has bought 5000 strawberry
plants and will go into the business
quite extensively. He has also
bought a copy OF our book on the
strawberry industry in the Pacific
Northwest.
This little book was written not TO
make money but as a labor OF love
20 promote an industry that gives
employment to families and blesses all
who are connected with It from
planting to eating and making money
1t cost us about 500 to get out the
book and we do not expect TO sell
enough 10 get our money back.
But the booklet Is the climax Of
devotion to building up an industry
that takes no capital and 10 which
our country is singularly adapted.
The same devotion has been shown
by the members OF the Salem Fruit
Growers union aud has resulted in
promoting the industry at Salem ma
terially. Il Is upon these little in
dustries that our prosperity is found.
ed. This is a day of big things and
il is a big thing TO enlarge the field
Children Cry for
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26

Children Cry Tor
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26
Hair fallingp Then you are starving it.
You can stop hair-starvatiOn with
hair-fOOd. Ayers Hair VigOr i.s.i is AH's:: s::.

the regular trade Of the spring months
All Salem business interests are ex-
panding. Business methods and stocks
Of goods and systems of business inn
proving. The coming year may see
some changes in business firms and
will sec new firms opening here.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26
GREAT
BASSO
COMING
COwles, With a Corps
of Artists, Appear Here

Eugene Cowells. the eminent basso,
booked to appear at the Grand on De
cember 29th has not only achieved
4 remarkable reputation as a great
singer and exceptional artist, but he is
composer of some OF the most ia
nous songs now sung all over Eng.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26

uWhen wrote 10 you-in March asking advice
as to what 10 do for myself" says Mrs. Eua
REYNOLDS OF Cutie. Mclean Co, Ky, 81 whs
expecting to become a mother In June, and was
sick all Of the time. Had bean sick for several
months Could not get anything 10 stay ui my
stomach not even water. Had mishaps twice
in six months and threatening all the time
with this one Had female weakness for several
years NV hipS hack and lower bowels hurt
inc all the time Had numbness from my hips
down. Had several hard crampiug spells. aud
was not able 10 do any work at all. | received
your answer in few days. telling me 20 take
DR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. took three
bottles aud before I had taken Il a week was
better, and before had taken II month was
able to help do my work. on the 27th OF MAY
my baby was born, aud was only sick three
hours and had an easy time.
rwe praise Or. Piefce's medicine for i has
cured ine.n
cdr Pierce's Pellets cure biliousness.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26

Mrs Lily Langtry has returned to
America. She returned on the Celtic
this morning
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26

of employment for hundreds Of fam
lilies at a time OF year when there
is no other work.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-26


almost too great to
women who in years
of suffering have found
no help in doctors or
medicines. But 1t is
TO be remembered that
no claim is made for
vFavorite Prescrip-
ton " which is not
suhstantiated BY thou
sands of women cured
By It's use. It's effects
are truly wonderful.
It wipes out past years
of pain as a sponge
wipes a slate.
I'avorite Prescription
is the great medicine
for women. II estab-
fishes regularity, dries
enfeebling drains,
heals Inflammation
and liberation and
cures female weakness.
II is the best prepara-
tive for maternity, max
Ing the baby's advent
practically painless.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-16
LAM COURT DECISION.

The rescript in the Oxford county
case of Rumford Falls Boom Co. VS..
Rumford Falls Paper Co. follows:
Rescript by Savage. ].
By an instrument under seal the par
ties made another alternative contract
with each other relative to sorting,
booming. holding and delivering the
defendants logs which should from
time to time come into the plaintiffs
boom. By one alternative, and the only
one necessary to be considered here; it
was provided that under certain con-
tingencies, the defendant should have
the right, if it SO elected, to take pos
session and exercise control of the
boom, piers and boomage rights of the
plaintiff, and Operate the business of
receiving, sorting. handling and deliv-
ering logs and lumber in some manner
as said Rumford Falls Boom Co. is now
required to carry on said business"
The contract further provided that in
the event of the defendants ''eXercis-
ing the rights aforesaid, then it shall
collect the expense of receiving, hold
ing, sorting and delivering such logs
and lumber from such other firms and
corporations as have acquired rights
relative to such booming business,
(which expense shall include the mat
tiers and things only for which said
Rumford Falls Boom Co. would have
been permitted to charge in the event
of it's operating said business, and said
Rumford Falls Paper Co. shall pay said
Rumford Falls Boom Co. it's proper
tionate part of said 10 per cent upon
said capital stock" Elsewhere in the
contract it appears that said 10 per
cent. of said capital stock" meant 10
per cent. each year on the capital stock
of the plaintiff company, which it was
agreed should at all times equal, but
at no time exceed, the net cost of the
plaintiffs booms, piers and so forth,
including renewals, improvements and
additions. but excluding ordinary re-
pairs. The term "proportionate part of
said 10 per cent" is elsewhere defined
to be a proportion determined by the
proportion which the defendants logs
ana other lumber handled at that boom
in any year before to the whole amount
of logs and other lumber so handled.
The defendant, by virtue of the con-
tract, operated the boOms in 1893, 1894,
1895 and 1896. In 1894 and 1895 all the
ioSS anu iuiiioci hdHuieu peioHSeu "
the defendant. In 1893, twO-thirds, and
in 1896, nine-tenths of the logs and lum-
Der handled belonged to the defendant.
The plaintiffs boomage works We're al
ready completed when the contract was
made. but no renewals improvements
or additions were made by it subse-
quently.
Held, that by virtue of Revised Stat
utes, Chap. "a, Sec. 10, an action of as
sumpsit will lie to recover the unpaid
rental, though the parties have never
been able to agree upon the items which
constitute the met COST also that an ac-
ton begun in 1898 is not premature,
though there hal been no "dotermina
ton by the parties of the net cost of
the works of the proportion of rent
chargeable to the defendant. An auditor
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-16

to whom the case was referred found that
the net cost of the works was 500 The
court is of opinion that as to this matter
the report of the auditor. which is primd
facie proof. has not been impeached, re-
butted disproved or controlled by the
other evidence iE the case, and that IL
must stand as decisive.
The court holds that the plaintiff is en-
titled to recover of the defendant the full
| 10 per cent. of the met cost" or $3.50 foi
each Of the years 1894 and 1885. when the
defendant owned all of the logs handled
and two-thirds of the 10 per cent, OF
1888 80, in 1893 and 'nine-tenths of the IL
per cent, or s2631, in 1896, these being the
I''proportionate parts" ascertained from
the proportions which defendants logs
bore to all the logs handled in those
to no more rental Such is the effect Of
the explicit language of the contract
The court further holds that the con-
tract, properly construed, furnished no
account of its claim for annual deprecia
ton of the booms.. The plaintiff had
agreed with it's predecessor in title at all
pair said booms and piers substantially
as they were constructed. The plaintiff
lad also agreed with its predecessor that
erence receive, sort. hold, boom and d. liv-
er the logs and other lumber of ali per-
sons at all times thereafter The de.
PENDANT, however. in these respects had
agreed Win tIe painful only 10 opeT-
ate said business as said Rumford Falls
Boom COMPANY is now required to carry
on said business is considered by the
| court that the defendants agreement re-
lated only to the latter duty owned by
the plaintiff to its predecessor, viz, the
maintenance of the booms and piers III
operating of the business. and not to the
good order and repair. And were it 9TH
erwise. the PLAINTIFFS remedy for this al
legged breach of contract would be COW
enant broken, and not assumpsit, as III
this case.
Judgment for plaintiff for s1O450.33 and
interest on the several installments or
rent from the times they respectively be-
came due: on s1953.33 from Dec. l, 1893:
on $293O from Dec !. 1894: on 5000 from
Dec /, 1895; and on S2637 from Dec. /, 1896.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-16
SNOW AND ICE.
A Decided Increase in Thick
ness of the Latter.
From 7 to Il Inches en- Hudson and
in New England.


Washington, Jan. 4.-(SpeciaD.-
There was considerably more snow at
8P. NJ, Jan. 10, over the northern and
eastern portions of the Lake region
and in New England than at the same
hour on the 9th instant, portions of the
interior of New England and northern
New York and upper Michigan being
covered to depths ranging generally
fiom to Is inches. Quite an extensive
area, including portions of Pennsylva-
MA. western Maryland, and the greater
part of West Virginia and Ohio. which
was free from snow on the 9Th, has
now from l to inches of snow, from
to 10 inches being reported from the
mountain districts of Maryland and
Pennsylvania. Westward of the Lake
region the area covered on the 18th was
somewhat smaller than on the 9Th, por-
tons of Minnesota and Wisconsin that
were covered on the former date being
now entirely free from snow.
The reports indicate a general IN
crease in the thickness of ice as COM
pared with those of the 9th instant
especially in the Lake region and the
rivers of New England. Somewhat less
ice is, however, shown at the more
southerly stations where the river is
frozen on the upper Mississippi, and
also in the Lake region. In the Hud-
son, and in the rivers of New England
ice now ranges from I to II inches in
thickness.
The following Geographic reports
have been received:
Bangor, Me, Jan. 13.-Six inches of
snow Ice situation same as last week.
the river being full of anchor ice.
Gardiner, Me-, Jan. 13.-Snow s inches
deep. Ice inches thick. Cultivation
of ice fields in the Kennebec COM
menced, this morning.
Albany, N Y, Jan. 4-Snow in Mo-
hawk Valley ranges from 13 inches at
Little Falls to inches at Schenectady,
and in Hudson Valley from 5 inches at
Mechanicsville to trace at Hudson City.
In the vicinity of Lake George snow is
IA inches deep and ice 10 inches thick.
Ice in harvesting districts of revers
varies from 13 inches at Troy to float
ing Ice at Poughkeepsie. Harvesting
in good progress in favorable locali-
ties.
Harrisburg, Pa, Jan. 13.-Consider-
able slush ice in Susquehanna river.
Hannibal. Mo-. Jan. 13.-River clear
of ice in places below Hannibal
Duluth. Mimi, Jan. 13.-Thickest har-
hor ice. Is inches.
AS compared with the corresponding
date of 1901 there is decidedly more ice
in the upper Mississippi and at most
stations in the Lake region and Middle
Atlantic states. but in the Missouri
river and in the rivers Of New Eng
land there is considerably less.
Ice in
rivers har