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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04

something wrong with the plan. Wheat
growers know well that the grain re-
quires soil rich in fertility, and they
also know that corn drains the fertil-
ity of the soil sadly, hence it follows
that the soil must be strong in fertil-
ity to give both the corn and the wheat
crop.
If the soil is not strong then the only
possible advantage in using the corn
field is in the fact that it has been
well cultivated during the growing sea-
son, and consequently is in good shape,
without much labor for the wheat seed.
1t is quite probable that any fairly fer
tile soil plowed early and well prepared
for the seed bed would produce quite
as good results in the wheat crop as the
corn stubble field unless the soil of
the latter was strong in fertility.-In-
dianapolis News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
Shredded Fodder.

Many tests have shown that the
shredded corn fodder needs after
shredding to be put where it will be
kept dry. All attempts to stack 1t have
given unfaverable results. 1t has heat
ed and spoiled, and those who tried
it in this way have been ready to con-
denim it. This is not so much because
it does not pack closely in the stack,
for the bulk of the long fodder seems
to be reduced by the shredding pro-
cess, but it is so fine that the rain
penetrates easily when dry, and when
wet it swells and becomes SO compact
that the air does not enter it to dry 1t
out. The long fodder with it's fiinty
casing literally finty because it is
largely silicate of potash on the out
side) does not absorb water excepting
at the ends or places where the stalk
is broken, and then it does not pass
farther than to the joints each side.
Those who try shredding fodder should
do so when it IS perfectly dry, and then
put it where it will keep dry. If not
so, the porous center of the stalk abb
serbs moisture, then swells SO as to re-
fuse the admission of air to dry it out,
and then the next thing Is heating or
fermentation, to be quickly followed by
mould, and food that is unfit for cat
tie and especially for milch cows, and
dangerous to the health of young ami,
mals.-New England Farmer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
Why King Edward Did Not Take Flying
Ship Trip.

Why King Edward Did Not Take Flying
Ship Trip.
King Edward VII, as is we'll known,
is much interested in all matters relat-
ing to flying ships, and especially is he
interested in Santos-Dumont ard his
efforts. A few weeks before the coro-
nation it was extensively rumored that
the king had quite made up his mind
to accompany the clever young Brazil
ian in one of his aerial flights; that he
had, in fact, made all arrangements Tor
his travel through the air. A certain
we'll known scientific peer asked bis
majesty one evening after dinner
whether the rumor concerning the royal
aerial voyage was really true.
Snow, Lord -" answered King Ed
ward, laughingly, sis it likely that ]
would take this flying ship trip? The
coronation has not yet taken place, and
] can assure that I wish to wear my
earthly crown before 1 put on the
other. %
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
Proper Way to Store Ice.


A correspondent of the Rural New
Yorker explains the method he uses to
store ice. The illustration shows a
cross section of his icehouse, with
boards nailed horizontally on the In
side of the poles. From twelve to fif-
teen inches should be left between the
ice cakes and the walls. Locate the
icehouse where good natural drainage
may be secured. Tile may be laid, as
indicated at A, to secure more ade-
quate drainage If needed. Cut the
cakes so as to break joints, say 1S by
SO inches or Is by 80, as conditions
may require. 1t will be impossible to
make the cakes fit together perfectly.
no matter how expert the saw manipu'
lator may be. On this account we put
in one layer, fit closely as possible,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
Miles of Crystalifzed Salt.

In the midst of the Colorado desert, a
little to the north Of the Mexican bor-
der and 264 feet below the level Of the
sea, lies field of crystallized salt more
than 1000 acres in extent, presenting a
surface as white as snow, and beneath
the monday glare of the sun SO daz-
zling that the naked eye cannot stand
its radiance It stretches away for
miles and miles about Salton, Colo. an
ocean of blazing, blisterfng white.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
A Funny Moon.

One summer evening little girl was
out doors washing her feet. After q
while she happened to look at the
moon, Just under a cloud. She jumped
up and ran into the house as fast.as she
could. and said:
"I'm not going to stay out there and
that moon slipp'n' and slid'n' round
like that.H
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04

then shave over the upper surface OF
all the cakes with carpenters adze.
The shavings of ice are swept into the
screvices between cakes. When freez-
ing cold, little water is sprinkled over
the whole surface to cement the layer
solidly together.
AS each layer is completed the saw
dust should be filled in around the
sides level with the top and solidly
tamped down. Allow no sawdust to
remain on top of the various layers
until the icehouse is filed. Ice Is pre-
served by being packed away from
the air. AS hot weather comes on the
ice will settle some. Be sure to keep
the sawdust tamped down around the
sides frequently during early summer
and see that no airholes form. When
the ice is all packed in, cover with ten
to fifteen inches of sawdust.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
Valuable New Tomato.

Early varieties of tomatoes are espe-
cially valuable to market gardeners,
and are always welcome for planting
in the home garden. The Earliana, il
Illustrated from life, has been tested in
various sections for several years, al
though but recently offered to the pub
lie. Under test it has proved earlier
than any desirable sort by from week
to ten days, according to locality. The
plant is a strong grower and the fruit
is set in great abundance. In size it
may be termed medium rather than
large, but the form is that most desir-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
Farm, Notes.

Increase the food of the cow as long
as the milk flow increases. ,.s
Fowls having a free run will find
their own feather-making food.
Cedar. brush hung inside the poultry
house will eradicate chicken lice.
Skilled buttermakers are in greater
demand to-day than ever before
A change of food is appetizing and the
more food a COW eats the more. milk
and butter she will yield. -
Carelessness and neglect, more: than
ignorance, are responsible for most Of
the failures in the sheep business.
While improvements can be fastened
by proper selection in breeding, i'm
proved breeding can never make up for
poor feeding.
A large number of cockerels ih the
yards with hens and pullets are a nuis-
ance, and should be thinned out as
quickly as possible.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
Poultry Raising Pays on a Farm.

Poultry Raising Pays on a Farm.
There are many reasons why poultry
raising can be made profitable on
farm. One very important reason is
that all the food necessary to raise
chickens is grown on the farm. ready
for use. A great part of the living Of
a chicken can be picked up by himself;
especially is this true where cattle are
fed extensively. Much of the chick
ems living is made from things that
would otherwise go to waste. The in
sects that might be bothersome indeed
serve for old Biddy's relish. All farm
animals, to thrive well, need some
shelter from winters storms and sum-
mer's heat. This is one of the most
extensive items in the care of horses
or dairy animals, but with all kinds
Of poultry a very small shelter will
accommodate large number. Just
along the same line comes the thought
of Enclosures. All other farm animals
have to be fenced in to keep them
home or in the right place at home,
while the poultry roam over the whole
farm.-Green's Fruit Grower.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
Couldu't Help.

Mamma-When that bad boy threw
stones at you why didn't you come in
and tell me instead of throwing stones
at him?
Tommie (aged g. Pshaw; that
wouldn't have helped any. You
couldn't hit the side Of barn.-Buf.
falO News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04

years old, and is
able to send and
receive message
ON m a n ii n e
wires with the
accuracy Of an
a d 1t operator.
His sister Lena,
who is IL years
old, is an equally
skilled operator,
Both C b i l d r e 4
were taught tel
~ an, q
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04

simple and very useful in the wood
yard. Saw from a small log about ten
inches in diameter, two pieces each two
feet long. Nail boards on the ends as
represented. A is the stick of wood to
be split.-Willard Sheaf, in Farm and
Home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
THE EARLIANA TOMATO.

able of all shapes, round, while the
bright red color will make it attractive
to the consumer. The flavor is very
fine, a point particularly desirable for
those who cater to the select city trade.
Unlike most early sorts, this variety
is solid, and has as yet shown no dispo-
Siti0n tn crack
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04

Second Table.

Second Table.
Some boys are mad when comp'ny comes
to stay for meals. They hate
To have the other people eat, while boys
must wait and wait;
But I've about made up my mind I'm diff
ferent from the rest,
For, as for me, b'Heve like the second
table best;
To eat along with comp'ny is so trying,
for it's tough
To sit and watch the vietuals when you
dassent touch the stuff;
You see your father serving out the
dark meat and the light,
Until a boy is sure he'll starve before
he gets bite.
And when he asks you what you'll have
you've heard it all before
You know you'll get just what you get,
and won't get nothing more;
For. when you want another piece, your
mother winks her eye,
And so you say, I've plenty, please"
and tell whopping lie.
When comp'ny is watching you, you've
got to be polite,
And eat your victuals with fork, and
take a little bite;
You can't have nothing till you're asked,
and cause boy is small
Folks think he isn't hungry, and he's
never asked at all.
Since | can first remember I've been told
that when the cake
ID passed around, the proper thing is for
a boy to take
The piece that's nearest to him, and so all
l ever got,
When comp'ny's been to our house, was
the smallest in the lot.
1t worries boys like everything to have
the comp'ny stay
Asserting round the table, like they
couldn't get away;
But when they've gone and left the whole
big shooting match to me,
Say, din't it fun to just wade in and help
myself? Oh, gee!
With no one round to notice what you're
doing-bet your life!-
Boys don't use forks to eat with when
they'd rather use knife;
Nor take such little bites as when they re
eating with the rest,
And so, for lots Of things, like the SEC
ond table the best.
L. A. w. Bulletin.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
.wh..t in Coru Stumble.

1t has become an almost universal
custom to SOW wheat in the corn stub
BILE. but as the results are not always
all that could be wished, it is evident
that. In some cases at least, there is
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
impossible.

Brown-Do you think she is clever
girl?
Smith-Um-m! Rather too good
looking, don't you think9
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
invite her to spend some Saturday with

you.
Edith told the other girls what her
father had said; and they agreed that
they had made a great mistake, and
that they would do their best to recti-
fy it After that there was no lack of
good times for Ethel Stedman.-
Zion's Herald.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04

The greatest mistake the average
man makes is in allowing himself to
make so many fool mistakes.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
Tor sn1ittine Wood.

For Splitting Wood.
Splitting wood Is often attended with
some danger, especially with small,
round sticks. The following device Is
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04

by their mother. Their father, R. L.
Enscore, for thirteen years was sta
ton agent and operator at Galatia, ILL.,,
for the Cairo Short Line Railroad. He
has now moved to Menard, Ill, having
been appointed to an important posi-
ton at the Southern Illinois peniten-
tiary at Chester. Both children, though
they have spent considerable time in
the telegraph office, have always been
regular in their attendance at school,
and are well advanced in their studies.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04

Child Telegraph Operator.
William Mckinley EnscOre, Of Mem
ard, is the youngest telegraph opera
tor in Illinois. He is now only 10
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
IIse for a Barrel,

Small German Boy-Please, mister,
give me an empty barrel Of -four?
Grocer-What do you want it for?
s. G. B.-I want it to make chicken
coop for my dog, already.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
Baby wanted Teeth.

,
Dentist-Well, little girl, what can 1
do for you?
Little Girl (aged Al want to get
some teeth for our baby. He just came
yesterday and he amt got any, so l
want to get some like mamma got
here only smaller"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
A IiffIo RoNss Idea

A Little Boys idea.
Where do we get our most valuable
furs?" asked the teacher.
From the fir tree" replied the boy
at the pedal extremity of the class.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-11-04
ONE CROWN AT A TIME.

ITO be conunued.)
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-01-30
Nos

bushels. which is probably a liberal
average in central and western New
York, and the charge for t,,rashing
does not include the feeding of horses
or a dinner for hungry men, The
credit side had twenty bushels of
wheat at 20 cents bushel, or bal
ance for one acre of $3.50. Deduct
from this the interest on the land at
$50 an acre. which is $3.50, and we
have 81 left for taxes, insurance and
q new point for the plow.
The continued low price for wheat in
all of this section, taken in connection
with losses by the chinch bug, the spar
row and the Hessian fly, has COM
PEELED our farmers to consider whether
there may not be some product substi-
tuted in the place of wheat in at least
n part of farm management.
The discussion has not yet become
general, but up to this time the predom-
mating opinion is for the raising of cat
tie for the da' 'ry or beef or for both,
and the inducement for this change is
the belief that beef. in average price,
will never be lower and that wheat will
never be higher; that the ranges on the
vast plains of the middle west are fast
decreasing as pastures and are being
taken up as farms for the growing Of
wheat and corn.
A discussion of the subject Is not in
tended in this article. but simply and
very briefly to call attention to mat
Ter Of increasing interest in this state.
concludes Rural New Yorker writer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-01-30
PARRY A COMPLIMENT.
Accept One Always. but Never Take
II Seriously.

Accept One Always. but Never Take
Ii Seriously.
The famous Nine. Recamier said that
she always found two words sutiiced
to make her guests seem we-eome. Up
Oh their arrival she exclaimed, AT
lastr and when they took their leave
she said Already" II taken literally.
we should deprecate the fiattery. Flat
terry is insincere praise and wrongs
him that gives and him that takes.
1t il sometimes kinder to accept a COM
plment than to parry II.
One may say Thank you, 1t is pleas
ant to be seen through such kind (or
partiaD eyes," or perhaps, 1T Is COM
fort to know that friendship is partly
blind as well as the NEUROLOGICAL boy"
or any nonsense that serves to show
that one appreciates the spirit that
prompted the kind expression, howev-
er wide the truth.
The frequent repetition of the name
of the person addressed holds n subtle
compliment implying more complete
concentration of the speakers thought
upon his or her personality.
De Quincy says; "More Is done for
the benefit of conversation by the sim
pie magic of good manners than by all
varieties Of intellectual power"
1t Is the sympathetic and responsive
listeners that call forth the hest efforts
Of a talker. For such are reserved his
choicest stories, his finest thoughts.
A ready smile acts ms inspiration,
and interest shown In the conversation
of others stimulates and WHITES their
thoughts.
To good listener the diflident will
say what they think, and the verbose
will think what they say.
There is nothing more trying than to
find that ones conversation is receiv-
ing but n divided attention and moth
Ing more rude than for n person to
pick up book or paper and look over
1t while pretending to listen to what
one Is saying New York Herald.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-01-30
CATALPA POSTS.
Durable, Light, Take Nails EasiI
md Hold Them Well

Durable, Light, Take Nails EasiI
md Hold Them Well.
There Is something in the soil In this
locality that destroys n fencepost in a
very short time. / have seen good
white oak posts eaten off in five years;
in fact, they seem to last little, If any,
longer than elm or cottonwood Today
took up Catalpa speciosa post five
inches In diameter which had been set
seven years and found that about half
an inch of the outside had been eaten
away. but the rest Of 1t was as sound
as when 1t was set. The post had sea-
soned about a year before it was set,
and to look at Ii one would suppose
that it would not last more than year,
but today 1t looks as IL 1t might stand
twice seven more years.
Six years ago / cut down q tree and
used it for a post in a cheap shed with
out seasoning 1t, and In five years 1t
rotted about an inch deep all around.
At the same time / cut another about
the same size, six inches through, and
used it as a dividing pole between two
stalls something over year. then as
temporary post something over a
year, and 1t has lain on the ground
exposed to the weather ever since. and
1t is perfectly sound yet
Catalpa, when seasoned, is light and
almost as soft as seasoned cottonwood,
and to look at 1t one woulc think 1t Of
very little value, especial for fence
posts. but experience and observation
have satisfied me that it is worth for
this purpose about four times as much
as white oak. 1t is strong, and when
seasoned nails can be driven into 1t as
easily as into cedar, and they will stay
I'm. l have never seen It tested with
Usage orange, but am satisfied 1t will
last about as long when used for posts,
while it has a decided advantage over
Usage In the fact that nails can easily
be driven into 1t when seasoned, while
Usage will turn anything but short,
thick, pointed stub and will very often
split where the nail is driven In. feel
sure that it will pay any farmer to
plant Catalpa speciosa for posts, poles
and all such purposes. " does not
grow any faster at the start than
Usage. but It soon outstrips the latter.
In planting catalpa one must plant
intelllgently or he is sure to be disaP-
pointed. When set singly. 1t grows
crooked and almost scraggy, and it
will be years before 1t will make even
short posts To make good, upright
growth It must be planted in groves
and rather thickly. I have seen 1t
planted four feet apart in rows six
feet apart, and the growth was up
right and rapid while the trees were
young, and when properly thinned out
when they reached pole size those left
standing made satisfactory growth
nfterward. writes Fred Grundy In
Farm and Flreside.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-01-30
POULTRY POINTERS.

Ducks and geese need no grain when
they have plenty of grass.
Chicken fatten faster on cooked food
thnn on raw because 1t is more easily
dlgcstcd.
When soft feed Is given TO either
young or old fowls. IT. should never be
thrown on the ground.
When closely confined. tho loose grain
fed to fowls should be scattered among
litter Of some kind, 80 that they can
scratch II out.
There IL nothing so bad for the health
and well being of poultry as combining
them In close quarters and preventing
them from taking needed exercise.
one Of the most important Items TO
insure success Ia the Matching of chick
ems In winter is to get the eggs from a
flock Of healthy and vigorous fowls.
There II better health among rowing
fowls because they get the food that ls
best for digestion and get the necessary
grit to help the glzzard do It's work.
When necessary to administer mcdl-
cine by placing II In the drinking wa
ter. keep the birds from drink for sew
crnl hours. They are then thirsty and
more apt 70 get good swallow.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1902-01-30
RuIlIeH Rnre.

In trade three classes OF rubies are
distiDgushed-rub Of the orient, ru-
bles of Siam and splnel rubies. The
ruby Of the orient Is the first Of all col
ored stones In beauty. as in price. Its
marvellous hue Is that of the human
blood as 1t jets from an open artery,
that of the red ray Of the solar spec
trum at its maximum intensity.
The ruby Is one Of the most exqui-
site products Of nature. but 1t Is be-
coming more and more rare to find 1t
perfect 1t even causes astonishment
to find an oriental ruby as large In
size as the topazes and sapphires OF
the same countries If it reaches q
certain size, It is almost always filed
with defects. Rubies of all sizes are
put TO use The smallest. down to
-ar..4rAtp ar thirty TO the carat, are en-
ployed specially for delicate Jewels,
for numbers, figures, etc. Many of the
smallest are cabochons. When ruby
exceeds the weight Of carat, II COM
mands n high price. A ruby may fetch
ten or twenty times the price Of dia-
mond of the same weight If 1t is really
Of n superior quality.