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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
SwiudIiuR the Farmer.

Still another signature swindle is re-
ported from Indiana. Sharpers from
Chicago went through country dis
tricts, representing themselves as
hunters. They would approach farm
er, tell him they wished to hunt on his
land, and cheerfully pay SIS for per-
NIT to do so. The farmer would sign
a receipt for the money, and this
turned up later as a promissory note
for $500. 1t is said that the swindIers
secured 5000 in one county by this
process. 1t is noticeable that most of
the swindlfng schemes now worked to
the detriment of the farmers, begin
with the payment of a small sum,
which disarms the suspicious of the
victim.-Rural New Yorker
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
For BoyS.


About forty years ago, says the
Ledger Monthly, a ragged little boy
named Tommy" used to sit on the
piers at Glasgow and watch the boats
skimming over the waters. He was
neglecting the messenger service, for
which he was paid 60 cents week;
but he could not help that, for the
yachts fascinated him. One day he
said: when grow up to be rich
man I'll have yacht of my own, the
finest and fastest that was ever built" "
Suddenly Tommy" disappeared. and a
letter postmarked New York told the
old folks how he had run away to
America to make his fortune.
Prosperity proved somewhat coy, but
the young emigrant managed to save
enough to pay his way home to Glas-
gov. That boy declares to-day that his
first trip here made him, for it taught
him yankee shrewdness and enter
prise" His father had managed to
amass fortune of $400. and this whole
ion shop.
This was the humble beginning Of
Sir Thomas Lipton's $50 stores in all
parts of the world. He is the largest
individual land owner In Ceylon, where
he cultivates tea, coffee and cocoa; in
London, among hundred other lines,
he is contractor for the British army
and navy; he has warehouses in Co.
lombo and Calcutta; In Chicago his
packinghouse kills 5000 hogs day; he
sells tea in New York, makes candy in
London, runs a restaurant that cost
$50O,0OO, where 1900 are fed daily at
a halfpenny head. Despite his $780,
100000 he manages. to be busy and
happy, but one of the bappiest days Of
his life was during the late queens
jubilee, when 100000 of the poor of
London sat down as his guests.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
Feeding Bran.

With me stock always thrives when
bran is fed in conjunction with grain.
1 had a young mare that got out of con-
dition during summer, and 1 tried to
fatten her on corn. 1 gave ten ears
three times day. She did not do well
at all. 1 cut the corn down to six ears.
with quart Of bran. three times day.
and l saw improvement at once. I
drove her to buggy right along, and in
three months she was fat and in splen-
did condition. I am careful never to
use stale feed. That is what does the
mischief. Young stock do better on a
mixed feeding in which bran plays q
one-third part. 1 have known a great
many extravagant feeders who are
careless about watering stock.-Cor.
Rural New Yorker.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
Fattenine Old Cows,

There are those who think it does
not pay to fatten old cows, but we do
not agree with them Given one fresh
or farrow in the spring, good pasture,
and a regular grain feed every day
during the summer, and they can be
made to pay for their grain until fall,
and they will continue to gain in flesh
all the season. Then little succulent
food, as soft or. immature corn, waste
vegetables, pumpkins and such stuff as
seems to cost nothing on the farm, and
they will be in condition to take on
fat very rapid when the grain feed is
increased. We know this because we
Lave tried it. Beef that is made in
that way may not bring the highest
price when sold to the slaugherer, but
when put on the bench to be retailed
out it will be as good as much Of the
steer beef that the marketmen handle,
and it will be sold at the same prices
American Cultivator.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
Treatment of Corn Smut.

Treatment of Corn Smut.
The Illustration shows the effect Of
the corn smut on the growing ears, and
# is evident that the disease needs at
tention each season IL the corn fields
Of following years are to be free from
this troublesome difficulty. Probably
the only way of getting rid Of the trou-
BILE entirely is to gather the smut pus-
tules before they break and scatter the
spores. This work should be done as
soon as the trouble Is noticed, going
over the field two or three times dur
ing the summer and gathering the pus-
tules carefully. then burning them. In
this manner the disease will be grad
ually stamped out. 1t must be remem-
bered, however, that If the spores are
scattered over the field the crop of
smut next year will be corresponding
ly greater. Spraying with Bordeaux
mixture has not been fruitful of re-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
Watch Growing Chicks.

If one is in the poultry business in
earnest, with a view to making profit
from it, due attention must be paid to
the growing chicks; not only to keep
them in the best possible condition, but
to know which are the most promising
for future work, and to treat them ac-
cordingly. If one has a number of
chicks that are of better ancestry than
the others, or chicks that are showing
good growth, and bear the earmarks
Of good layers, they should be marked
in some way to identify them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
CHAPTER II,

We met next day, as he had arrang-
ed, and inspected his rooms at No.
221B Baker street, of which he had
spoken at our meeting.
They consisted of couple of COM
Portable bedrooms and a single, large,
airy sitting room, cheerfully furnished,
and Illuminated by two broad win
dows
So desirable In every way were the
apartments, and so moderate did the
terms seem when divided between us
that the bargain was concluded upon
the spot, and we at once entered into
possession.
That very evening I moved my
things round from the hotel, and on
the following morning Sherlock Holm
es followed me with several boxes and
portmanteaus.
For a day or two we were busily
employed in unpackins and laying out
our property to the best advantage.
That done. we gradually began to set
tie down and to accommodate our
selves to our new surroundings.
Holmes was certainly not a difficult
man to live with. He was quiet in his
ways, and his habits were regular.
1t was rare for him to be up after
ten at night, and he had invariably
breakfasted and gone out before rose
In the morning.
Sometimes he spent his day at the
chemical laboratory, sometimes In the
dissecting rooms, and occasionally
in long walks, which appeared to take
him into the lowest portions of the
city Nothing could exceed his energy
when the working fit was upon him;
but now and again a reaction would
seize him, and for days on end ne
would lie upon the sofa in the sitting
room, hardly uttering a word or NOV
ing a muscle from morning to night.
On these occasions I have noticed
such a dreamy, vacant expression In
his eyes. that might have suspected
him of being addicted to the use of
some narcotic, had not the temperance
and cleanliness of his whole life for
bidden such a notion.
AS the weeks went by, my interest
IN him and my curiosity as to his aims
in life gradually deepened and increas
ed
His very person and appearance were
such as to strike the attention of the
most casual observer. In height ne
was rather over six feet. and so exces-
siderably taller.
His eyes were sharp and piercing.
save during those intervals Of torpor
to which l have alluded; and his thin,
hawk-like nose gave his whole express
sion an air OF alertness and decision.
His chin, too, had the prominence
and sQuareness which mark the man
of determination.
His hands were invariably blotted
with ink and stained with chemicals,
yet he was possessed of extraordinary
delicacy of touch, as I frequently had
occasion to observe when I watched
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
Typical Dairy Cow.

An Agricultural Department bulletin
shows an illustration Of a dairy cow,
whose general features, it is claimed,
are almost perfect. She has medium
sized head and neck and well defined
shoulder and neck vein. The body or
barrel is medium to long, but with a
great depth through the digestive re-
gion and with a long, well developed
hind quarter and a nicely shaped I'D
der. She is short legged. close to the
ground, angular and free from fleshi-
ness. Her body shows symmetry,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
Taking a Horses Picture.

TroubleF Nothing but that" declar
ed a photographer who has great sue
cess at swapping equine subjects. "And
this is my busy season. Steeds captur-
ing prizes must be photographed. SO
must those who expect to at future
shows, not to mention the park stead
les. Those who get left have their pic
ture anyway, by way Of consolation.
It's profession by itself.
"a delicate compliment makes a wo-
man look pleasant and babies are u.s.
ually glad enough to put on look Of
intelligence while waiting to hear the
little bird sing or watching for the
monkey. Not so with Mr.. Horse.
First you warm him up, then you
prance him past while size up the ef-
feet. Then 1 shout out to bring him
round at a good clip, for it's all right.
But something's always wrong. Once
the owners hat bows off. Second time
round another team whips up between
and that's off. Next time the animal
SHES on general principles. Then a
gust Of wind blows his tail or If It's
cropped he drops it fat.
"Next time he looks suspiciously at
me and lays an ear back, perhaps two.
Then he loses his temper and gets tired
of the whole business and cuts capers
generally. In vain does the groom show
him measure Of oats or run ahead
waving newspapers and emitting queer
cries.
'After half hour Of endeavor,
anxiety and perspiration," said the
photographer, according to the Phila-
delphia Record, "the owner, hot and
disgusted, tells me to snap the beast
anyhow, and it's over.''
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05

quality, correlation Of parts and there
fore stamina and great digestive ca
pacity, and she exhibits every indica-
ton of the power to give large guam
tity of milk. 1t is rare that any person
purchasing cow having such apparent
constitution and conformation, and yet
being a rangy, open jointed animal,
will be disappointed in her as money
maker. There are exceptions to all
rules, however, and no type can be de-
scribed that will meet every contin-
gency and pass every swirmish line un-
CHALLENGED.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
First Woman to Win Scholarship.

Miss Helen E. Wallace, a brilliant
student at the Melbourne, Australia,
university, has been awarded the
Shakespeare scholarship OF 100 pounds.
This is the most important scholar
ship in the gift of the university, and
it has never before been won by
woman.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
Scboo1bovs of HONG akone,

Schoo1boys of HonRkong.
The model school boy is to be looked
for in China. Eleven hundred college
boys, all bound for Queens College,
Hongkong, and not one of them in
dulging in boisterous laughter, or even
letting off his superfuous spirits by a
run or leap, is sight to be witnessed
any day in that Eastern city.
A correspondent stood in one of the
streets crowded by these Chinese
school boys and watched them as they
passed. They did not hurry, but walk
ed sedately along with their books
under their arms. The utmost exhibit
ton of youthful feeling was a reserved
smile which lighted up the face Of a
boy here and there as he listened to
the conversation of his companions.
Boisterous behavior would have been
considered by those Chinese lads as
undignified and quite contrary to all
ideas of school-boy good form. The
more sedate Chinese boy is in his be-
havior the more he conducts himself
like little old man, the more aristo-
cratic he is considered by his school
fellows, and the more praise he re-
ceives from his schoolmasters and his
PARENTS.
There was little variety in the color
and cut of their dress. They wore no
hats. Some had brushed all their hair
straight back iqto their long queues;
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
A STUDY IN SCARLET.
CHAPTER I-Continued.
BY A. CONAN DOYLE.

Sherlock Holmes seemed delighted
OF the idea OF sharing rooms with me
''I have my eye on suite in Bakel
street." he said, "which would suit III
down to the ground. You don't mind
the smell of strong tobacco, I hope?"
''I always smoke ships myself"
answered.
"Thst's good enough. generall;
have chemicals about, and occasionally
do experiments. Would that annoy
your"
"By no means"
"Let me see-what are my Other
shortcomings get in the dumps al
times, and don't open my mouth fol
days on end. You must not think
am sulky when do that. Just lot me
alone and I'll soon be all right. What
have you to confess now? It's just as
we'll for two fellows to know the worst
of each other before they begin to live
together"
laughed at this cross examination.
az keep bulIpup," said, "and OBJ
ject to rows, because my nerves are
shaken, and get up at all sorts of un'
1 have another set of vices when / an
we'll, but those are the principal ones
at present"
'Do you include violin PLAYING in
your category of rows?' he asked, anx.
iously.
''It depends on the player"
answered. ga we'll played violin is a
treat for the gods; a badly played
ONE
'Oh, that's all right" he cried with
a merry laugh. "I think we may con.
slider the thing as settled-that is, il
the rooms are agreeable to you"
"When shall we see them?"
"Call for me here at noon, tomorrow
and we'll go together and settle every
thing" be answered.
"All right-noon exactly" said 1.
shaking his hand.
We left him working among his
chemicals, and we walked together to-
ward my hotel.
"By the way," I asked suddenly,
chow the deuce did he know that had
come from Afghanistan?''
My companion smiled an enigmatical
smile.
That's just his little peculiarity,'
he said. ga good many people have
wanted to know how he finds things
out"
"Oh, mystery, is it?" I cried, rub
bing my hands. 'This is very piquant.
am much obliged to you for bringing
us together. The proper study OF
mankind is man. ycu know"
"You must study him then," SIAM
ford said, as he bid me good-by.
"You'll find him a knotty problem,
though. I'll wager he learns more
about you than you about him. Good
by"
"Good-by," anwsered; and strolled
on to my hotel, considerably interested
in my new acquaintance.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
S'pose the Fish Don't Bite at Fus,

S'pose the fish don't bite at fust;
What be you goin' to dew?
Chuck down your pole, throw out your
bait,
An say your fshin's threw?
Nv course you hain't, you're going to fish,
An fish, an fish, an wait
Until you've ketched your basket full,
And used up all your bait.
S'pose success don't come at fust,
What be you goin' to dew?
Throw up the sponge an kick yourself,
An go to feelin' blue?
Nv course you hain't; you're goin' to fish,
An bait, an bait ag'in-
Bineby success will bite your hook,
And you will pull him in. -.
Houston Post.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05

suits largely because the plants could
not Re sprayed at the proper time with
out danger to the pollen fertilization of
the plant. Go through the corn field
early and follow the plan suggested
during the season, getting neighboring
corn growers to do the same thing and
it will be comparatively easy to stamp
apolis News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05

frame can be quickly made and from
it the wire can be unreeled as rapidly
as a man can walk, pulling the frame
work after him. When his companion
is ready to staple the wire to a stake,
the pin is put through the side of the
frame, locking the eel, when the wire
can be pulled up as taut as desired
new England II homestead.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
In Memory OF DR.. johnson.

DR.. Johnson's long association with
the Strand, London, is to be COM
memorated by placing a beautiful
stained glass window in St. Clements
Dane chapel.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
Irritating the Garden.

lfr1BaCIH2 tnS Udfucue
- The usual method of watering plants
of any kind is by surface watering and
in normal seasons this seems to answer
the purpose, although it involves con-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
Beth's Surprise.

Beth was delighted with her aunt's
new changeable spring gown. "Oh,
mama!" she exclaimed, excitedly,
"the colors of Aunt Mary's new silk
dress are all extemporaneous!'-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
To Stretch Rarbed Wire.

Barbed wire Is uncomfortable stuff
at the best. One of the easiest ways,
perhaps, to handle it when placing 1t
rpon posts is with the dev: G shown
in the accompanying illustration. This
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
A Wise Girl.

Alice-How long shoulda girl know
a man before becoming engaged to him?
Grace Oh, long enough for him to
propose.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
A LITTLE GIRLS WISH.

LITTLE GIRL WISH.
1 wish 1 could ride on the shadows of
clouds
That drift across the hill;
Over the meadows and out of sight
They sweep so smooth and still.
Over the daisy field they passed
And not daisy stirred.
They moved like chariots grand and slow
But never a sound was heard.
l wish l could ride on the shadows of
clouds;
Could ride till, the journey done,
I'd find myself at the end of the world,
Where the earth and the sky are one.
-Harper's Bazaar.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
Why Adam Was Luckiest,

Little Johnnie Solomon may have
been the wisest man, but Adam was
the luckiest.
Mamma-Why do you think so, John
ME?
Little Johnnie-'Cause he was born
a man and didn't have to go to school.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
Rust in Wheat.

Rust in wheat may be prevented by
destroying the spores in the seed. One
plan is to soak the seed in a solution
made by dissolving pound of sulphate
of copper in ten gallons of hot water,
allowing the seed to remain in the solu-
ton twenty-four hours, then drying the
seed with fine land plaster and sowing
or drilling as soon as dry. Wheat that
showed indications of rust last year
should be avoided, however, and new
seed procured. 1t should also be plant
ed on a different field from that on
which wheat was grown last year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
Cover Crops in Orchards.

Instead Of the usual cover crops in
orchards some farmers prefer to have
the land cultivated in summer, thus
killing weeds and permitting moisture
and air to enter the soil, the stirring Of
the soil protecting the roots of trees.
Late in the summer, about August or
after danger of drought is over, clover
is seeded and left until spring, the scar
let or crimson clover being preferred.
If the land is left in sod as a cover
crop it is claimed that the demands of
the grass crop for moisture and plant
food in summer Injuries the trees.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
Feeding La m bs Beet Pulp.

During the past season the feeding
of lambs on b >et pulp has been; very
satisfactory. At Lansing, Mich, some
1900 were fed. Although at first the
pulp was not relished and several died
from eating it, later they did well. 1t
seems that the pulp gives the best sat-
isfaction when fermented little.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
An OLD S<orx fo Har,

"Now, boys" said the Sunday school
teacher to the juvenile class, 'I'll tell
you about Jonah and the whale"
"Huh" exclaimed bright little s.
year-old visitor; "ain't these kids on to
that fish story YETI"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05

while others had fringe of stff bris-
ties dividing the shaven from the un-
shayen territory OF their heads.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
A Shorthand Letter.

"A Shorthand Letter.
A small boy known to the New York
Sun was introduced by his teacher to
the ditto mark.
Its labor-saving possibilities appealed
to him, and he soon found occasion to
turn his knowledge to account. While
away on a short visit he wrote to his
father. The letter ran:
Dear Father:
I hope you are well.
mother is
sister IS -
Z" Dick ss
grandmother Is well.
Wish you were here.
mother was :"
sister 's So
:" 50 Dick
grandmother was here.
you would send me some money.
Your affectionate son,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05

Waste Products on the Farm.
The work done on the farm just be-
fore the busy spring planting begins
is very important, If proper considera-
ton Is given the matter of saving that
which Is usually lost by inattention to
details. The great waste of unstable
farm products amounts to millions Of
dollars annually. for farmers do not
seem to understand that 1t is not al
ways necessary to send produce away
from the farms in order to find mar
kets. The farm Is the best market, In
fact that a farmer can have, for If
he keeps live stock he will be able to
sell his raw products by converting
them into the forms of meat, milk,
butter and wool. The difficulty is that
the waste products on the farms are
not properly utilized. One product,
that of corn fodder, has been wasted
for years, though now it is being
put to use with the aid of the shred
der, but it is in the manipulation and
handling of the manure and weeds that
the lessening of expense occurs.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05

A well-bred person is one who doesn't
boast about it
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05

siderable labor. In dry seasons or in
any season where 1t Is possible to carry
on the plan at moderate cost, plan Of
irrigation which viii carry the mois-
ture under the surface of the soil so
that the plants may use it as desired
will be found most advantageous. Such
a plan can be carried out by system
of tiles, as it Is done in arid sections.
but when small areas are to be watered
number of trenches will answer the
purpose If the water can be pumped
into them at small expense
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-05
TOM.

Mother Not Much Help.
Mamma-When that bad boy threw
stones at you why didn't you come
and tell me instead of throwing stones
at him?
Tommie (aged 6)-Pshaw! That
wouldn' t. have helped any. You couldn't
hit the side of a barn.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-05-07

CONTINUED on Page So
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-04-22
Pastor Pounded.

The good people Of Aveleigh ChureL
having found out that their pastors
pantry was empty undertook last Fri
day to replenish it, and they did Did
it so effectively that it will be many a
day before it will be so empty again.
And as if this was not enough, a num-
Der by their personal presence made
the evening one of the most enjoyable
that has been at the home for quite a
while. All Of which were received by
Rev. ]. L. Williamson and fatnily as
expressions of attachment and token OF
esteem, for which they are still very
thankful. and pray that he may be able
to minister to these good people in
spiritual things even as they have
ministered to him in material things.