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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
Seusation SpOiled.

Listen, sister! l believe 1 hear the
voice of a manv' exclaimed Principea
as she tip-toed across the room and
placed her ear against the elevator
shaft. Miraposia Joined her aged
spinster sister and together they heard
these words, spoken in dulcet tones,
float up from the fat below:
"Ah. thirty love. Now let's make 1t
forty love-"
Horrors! Miraposia, do you think
they are speaking of osculationT'
"Sister Principea, / am shocked at
your suggestion. The honor of the
building demands an Investigation.
Come"
Together they stoically stalked down
the stairway to the fat below.
The door was open and Harold Nc
Swat bade them enter.
1--WE are having a delightful game
of ping-pong. Miss Flatdweller has
lust won the game. Will you join
us?"
The invitation was coldly declined
and the spinsters sought the seclusion
of the apartments, crushed that the
vernacular of ping-pong had robbed
them of a choice bit of gossip.-Tolede
Bee.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12

Sowing Crimson Clover.
The seeds of crimson clover, when
sown in corn, are put In at the last
cultivation of the corn, in July or Au-
gust, according to locality and the
growth of the corn. 1t Is the general
practice to simply scratch the seed IN
and while this is often sufficient 1t re-
suits in loss In seasons when drought
prevails or even when the season Is
only a little more than ordinarily ory.
Twelve to fifteen pounds of seed should
be used per acre, and it should be put
in Just before the last cultivation OF
tn, corn so that the latter process VIII
cover it we'll OF course it Will NOT
stand the winter in all sections, but
If handled in the manner suggested
1t will do well In most sections where
the red clover succeeds. The feeding
value of clover hay Is high, as Is its
fertilizing value, to say nothing OF the
value of having. a clover crop on the
soil during the winter, so that every
farmer should make great efforts to
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
TO be contlnued.f
A Crushing Reply.

Referring 10 the "Pulpit and Pew
question raised by DR.. Hortsm's in
teresting experiment, North london
minister writes:
"I think we ministers rather reilsn
criticism, bat we get too little OF I.'
One rcalIs in this ODnectson the
story of the young minister walking
home with one of the elders after the
deliverance of his first SERMON. After
some moments silence the latter Oh
served:
"You were not long"
"I am very glad to hear you say 30,
replied the youthful cleric; 81 was
afraid was tedious"
"Oh," was the crushing reply, 'ya
we're tedious. Nv estminster Gazette
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
Hay Crop Substitute.

There is always an excellent substi-
tute for clover and timothy when the
hay crop is short, and that is millet.
It is a auick-growing summer crop
that may be seeded in May or June.
and it seldom fails to produce large
Weld of hay. 1t is also one Of the best
eradicators Of weeds that can be used,
and it grows so rapidly as to crowd the
weeds to destruction. A crop Of Hun
parian grass may also be seeded down
for a summer yield Of hay. as it may
he moved three or four times during
the season, being also. like millet, a
weed destroyer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
Spsakins Of Royalty.

Damocles had been invited to dine
with the King of Syracuse. On taking
his seat he Instantly saw the sword
hanging by hair above his head.
"I suppose" he said to the king,
"you call that the hair APPARENT
Dionysius, pretending to see no
humor in the remark, replied:
''I don't know about that, my boy
but if it faIlsupon your head it will
make some cEown prints"
This shows that the ancients were
not averse totioking, even under tying
circumstances York Times.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
Sawdust as a Mulch.

1t is a practice in some sections to
mulch young orchards during the sum-
mer in order that the soil moisture may
be conserved and many different ma
terials are used for the purpose: In
some localities sawdust may be SO
cheaply obtained that orchardists are
tempted to use it. There is no dan
ger to be apprehended from the use OF
sawdust provided it is used properly.
When used as a mulch saWdust
should not be spread too heavily. for it
is apt to heat. and if close to the trees
this heat will be injurious. If spread
rather thinly and not placed in contact
with the trees no injury is likely to re-
suit. Where straw or hay can be had
at a low price it is to be preferred to
sawduSt
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
The Largest Dome.

The largest dome in the world is that
of the Lutheran church at Warsaw.
Its interior diameter is 200 feet. That
of the British museum library is $50
feet.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12

row on such occasions, to the great in
crease Of it's capacity. The side pieces
should be hardwood strips. The at
tachment may be supported by hooks
from the strips to the top Of the
wbeelbarrow's back If preferred.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
Unification.

Sectional lines are vanishing. Sson
there will be no north, no south, mo
east, no west!"
eyes; 1 suppose it's only a question
of time until they get up corporation
big enough to own the whole country"
Puck.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
On the Move.

'sThey have two servants"
"Huh! That's nothing. Ne
usually have two in our house-oA Q
going and one coming. g.'-PhilsdelPhia
Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
Ferti1izing the Strawberry.

From a careful study of the anatomy
Of the strawberry plant the Wisconsin
station is of the opinion that liberal
top dressing with fine manure or very
fertile soil after the fruiting season is
the most rational method of fertflizing
the strawberry plantation. This dress
ing protects the crowns of the plants
from excessive summer heat and fur
nishes the young roots with abundant
nourishment throughout the growing
season. developing strong plants which
are able to store up in the short stems
good supply of reserve material for
the first leaf growth the Following
SDrinS,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
Little Bows Moral Strength.


The widow of an English army officer
was visiting me with her son. charm
ing little fellow about years old. re-
Iates Harper's Magazine. The mother
told me with pride how honorable he
was. how high minded. and that she
had never for an instant seen in him
indications of any traits that were low
or base.
The child was put to bed every night
at 6. We dined at Z. l was sitting in
the drawing room one evening before
dinner. The room was dark, the doors
open, and my seat commanded view
of both the stairway and the dining
room. The table was set, and in the
center was a dish of tempting peaches.
| Presently there came to my ears the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
oatter of little bare feet. and childish

patter of little bare feet, and a childish
figure, clad in night gown. stole down
the stairs, through the hall. into the
dining room, up to the table. Small
fingers seized the topmost peach from
the dish, and the little fellow turned
and trotted away upstairs again.
As 1 sat in the dark, in an agony OF
apprehension, there came again the
patter, patter of little feet, and white
clad figure stole down the stairs.
through the hall, into the dining room.
ND to the table Small fingers replaced
the stolen peach just where it had
been, and stubborn little voice NUT
tered. "Done again. old deyil?
.Neatness in Young Gir1s.
Neatness is a good thing for a girl.
and if she does not learn it when young
she never will. 1t takes great deal
more neatness to make girl look well
than it does to make boy look passa-
BILE. Not because boy. to start with,
Is better looking than girl. but his
clothes are of different sort, not so
many colors In them, and people do not
expect a boy to look as pretty as girl.
A girl that is not neatly dressed is call
ed sloven, and no one likes to look at
her. Her face may be pretty. and her
eyes bright, but if there is spot OF
dirt on her cheek, and her finger ends
are black with ink, and her shoes are
not laced or buttoned. and her skirt is
torn, she cannot be liked. Learn to be
| neat. and when you have learned 1t
will almost take care of itself.
Who Would Pay?
A North Side dentist recently took his
son, aged 4, to see a new baby sister
After gazing at the new arrival in ST.
lence for a few moments the little OBJ
server said: Papa, who is going to
| pay you to make her set of teeth"
| A Worldly Interruption.
| A mother was teaching her 5-year-old
son to repeat the Lords prayer and go1
as far as "Give US this day our daily
bread" when the little fellow stopped
and said: Mamma, shall l ask fol
butter and jam on it?"
Why Noah Went In.
Sunday School Teacher-Why die
Noah go into the ark?
Bright Pupil - Probably becaus,
somebody had borrowed his umbrella
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12

cdreI uIIy WITH SUI SeoH .
plaster, which can be
bought for a few cents
per roll at the drug
store. 1t is not the same
as court plaster. Wind
closely, the courses over
tapping, but not so
tightly as to stop circu-'
lation. The bird was
+,1rnod ionSa at OOca and
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12

A STUDY IN SCARLET. |

BY A. CONAN DOYLE.

no doubt; but he was by no means
such a phenomenon as Poe appeared to
imagine"
Have you read Gaboriau's works."
I asked. "Does Lecoq come up to your
idea of detective?"
Sherlock Holmes shifted sardon1cal-
ly.
"Lecoq was a miserable blunderer,'
he said in an angry voice. "he had
only one thing to recommend him, and
that was his energy. That book made
me positively ILL"
"The question was how to identify
an unknown prisoner. I could have
done it in twenty-four hours. Lecoq
took six months or so. 1t might be
made a text book for detectives to
teach them what to avoid.s'
! felt rather indignant at having two
characters whom | had admired treat
| ed in this cavalier style.
I walked over to the window and
stood looking out into the busy street.
'eThis fellow may be very clever" I
said to myself, "but he is certainly
very conceited."
''There are no crimes and no GRIM
| inals in these days." he said, queru-
lously. 'What is the use of having
brains in our profession? [ know well
that have it in me to make my name
famous. No man lives or has ever
lived who has brought tine same
amount of study and of natural talent
to the detection of crime which / have
done. And what is the result? There
is no crime to detect, or, at most
some bungling villany with a motive
SO transparent that even Scotland
Yard official can see through it.
was still annoyed at his bumptious
style Of conversation. thought it best
to change the topic.
ST wonder what that fellow Is look
ing for?" I asked, pointing to a stall
wart, plainly dressed Individual. who
was walking slowly down the Other
side of the street, looking anxiously al
the numbers. He had large blue en-
velope in his hand, and was evidently
the bearer of message
"You mean the retired sergeant o1
Marines" said Sherlock Holmes.
"Brag and bounce!" thought to my
self. ''He knows that I cannot verify
his guess"
The thought had hardly passe<
through my mind when the man whom
we were watching caught sight of the
number on our door and ran rapidly
across the roadway.
We heard loud knock, a deep voice
below and heavy steps ascending the
stair.
, s'For Mr.. Sherlock Holmes" he said
stepping into the room and handing
my friend the letter.
Here was an opportunity of takint
the conceit out of him. He ittl'
: thought of this when he made that ran
dom shot.
, "May ask, my lad" said, blandly
what your trade may be?"
. "Commissionaire, sir" he said, gruff
? ly. Uniform away for repairs"
"And you were," I asked, with
l slightly malicious glance at my com
: panion.
: ga sergeant, sir: Royal Marin
t Light Infantry, sir. No answer? Righ
: SIR
f He clicked his heels together, raise
i his hand in a salute and was gone.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
L * J
z Z Z /! J O
THE ORIGINAL TEN NUMERALS.

ber of angles formed by the lines de-
noted the number that the symbol was
intended to represent. Thus:
The o was first perfect circie-a
figure without angles. At the base of
the seven there was small crossine'
which was necessary to make up the
seven angles. And, though we have
long discarded it, you rarely see ]
without it in Geruaany and France
Little Chronicle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12

Lima beans demand considerable
no+asb and lime Wood ashes are con-
seouently beneficial to them, but if
ashes are unobtainabfe the potash salts
will be found excellent. A light appli-
cation of nitrate Of soda will give the
young plants a good start.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12

lations are high class and among the
fastest. She was purchased by Mr..
McKinnie Of the Centlivre Brothers.
The Gerald colt at the time the picture
was taken was four months old. He ts
a beautiful black, with not white
hair on him, and shows a wonderful
gait for his age.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
rr,a-v;ro the wheeIbarrow.

Enlarging the WheeIbarrow'
,. When wheeling corn fodder and
other light stuff, a wheelbarrows ca
pacity is too limited for convenience.
The illustration shows simple attach
ment that can be slipped into the bar
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12

received no further care, but the leg
seems as good as ever after four or
five weeks.-D. II. B. in Farm and
Home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
CHAPTER III.

l confess CQdC was CUuSIuSIduiy
startled by this fresh proof of thei
practical nature of my companions
theories.
My respect for his powers of anal
ysis increased wondrously. There still,
remained some lurking suspicion IN
my mind, however, that the whole,
thing was prearranged episode, In
tended to dazzle me, though what
earthly object he could have in taking
me in was past my comprehension.
When 1 looked at him he had fin
ished reading the note, and his eyes
assumed the vacant, lack luster ex-'
preston which showed mental ab-
straction.
"How in the world did you deduce
that?" asked.
"Deduce what?" said he, petulantly.
geant of marines"
81 have no time for trifles," he re-
piled brusquely; then, with smile,
EXCUSE my rudeness. You broke the
thread of my thoughts; but perhaps
it is just as we'll. So you actually
were not able to see that the man was
sergeant of marines"
mo, indeed"
| ssIt was easier to know it than to
explain why 1 know it. If you were
asked to prove that two and two made
four. YOU might find some difficulty.
and yet you are quite sure of that
fact. Even across the street I could
see a great blue anchor tattooed on
the back of the fellows hand. That
smacked of the sea. He had mill
tary carriage, however, and regulation
side whiskers. There we have the
marine. He was a man with some
amount of se1f-importance and a Ger
tain air of command. You must have
observed the way in which he held
his head and swung his cane. A steady
respectable, middle-aged man, too, or
the face of him-all facts which lee
me to believe that he had been a ser
geant."
"Wonderful!" calculated.
Commonplace" said Holmes
though I thought from his expression
that he was pleased at my eviden
surprise and admiration. 81 said JUS
now that there were no criminals. L
appears that l am wrong-look a
this," He threw me over the not
J which the commissionaire hat
brought.
why, crleo as cast iy e1e wv
it, this is terrible!
"It does seem to be little out o
the common" he remarked calmly
, would you mind reading it to m
, aloud?"
This is the letter which 1 read t
i him:
MY Dear Mr.. Sherlock Holmes
: There has been a bad business durin
: the night at Lauriston Gardens, Of
the Brixton road. Our man on tn
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
The Father of Figures.

The Father of Figures.
The Arabic figures that we use to-
day did not originate in Arabia, as is
generally supposed, but in Hindoostan.
Spain was the first European country
to adopt them, the system having been
introduced there by the Moors.
The original figures were formed en-
tissay of straight lines. and the num-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12

We like to console ourselves with the
delusion that the grapes just Deyono
our reach are sour.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
A Wonderful Roy.

wa in the midst Of dream;
But I'm waiting for him to come true!
The style of his nose We completely Tor
Rut his ewes. 1 remember, were blue.
1t was just p. m. by the clock
Which stood, / recall, on its head
When his mother spoke up and SAID:
"Kiss me, my sos.
And run away. quickly to bed"
T tbaneht that the next thing would be
Loud wrath and perhaps even tears;
But, iustead-well, really give you nay
That I've not been SO staggered for
- yearsi
For he mumbIed, this wonderful boy
Il can feel my astonishment yetD:
sIes a pity can't go at seven, when you
know
How tired and sleepy get!
I felt myself falling away
TN dreams chairs collapse without
squeaking),
And when 1 came to-, the first thing that
/ heard
Was the voice Of the fond mother
speaking.
She was kind, she was patient, but nrm
And her calm words decided his tate:
ssIt is settled. my son, that boy OF your
size
Must learn to sit up until eight"
SAT on the floor, and | stared
In dazed way from one to the other;
| Then I said: ''You are truly wonderful
boy, .,
And the son of a wonderful mother!'
st. Nicholas.
Stopping Nose-B1eed.s
Bleeding at the nose is quite ire
ouent among boys, and sometimes Is
difficult to stop. 1t is common TO MAKE
| Light of this trouble, but occasionally
serious results and even death follow
| and it is not wise to think little of Il
| in your own case or to laugh at another
thus affected. Besides. We should no
| think that q loss of blood is good fo
us. There are many. cures suggested
such as swallowing salt, bathing th'
| face in cold water, ETC.. which are O.
little value except to allay ones frigh
until the bleeding stops of itself. En-
true cure is quite simple and shouit
| be learned in advance. By stoppln,
the flow Of blood into the nose you stol
the bleeding, and this may be easii.
done when you know how.
I Two large arteries supply the rae
and nose with blood. These arterie
pass upward from the neck, across tn
lower jaw a little back of the moutf
one on each side. Run the thumb an
finger across the bone of the lowe
Jaw on either side, and you will 500
discover the artery. By pressing thi
| firmly where it passes across the bons
YOU will stop the flow of blood. Thu
it is necessary only to find the arter
| on the right side Of the jaw, and pres
. the thumb and finger firmly upon thl
| until the bleeding ceases, which Wi
J generally be in a moment or two. Th
: pressure should be continued shol
time longer, however, in order to civ
opportunity for the opening into til
= nose through which the blood hs
, flowed to contract, otherwise tf
bleeding may begin again after tt
= pressure ceases. One can even mol
easily perform this service for anoth'
than for himself, and when you hay
learned to stop your own nose-blee
= in this way, you will be prepared
| do a kind act for some one else. b
, few boys know this secret. - Boy
! World.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
Quality of Eggs.

We often hear people say that eggs
from some breeds of fowls are richer
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1902-08-12
To Mend a Broken Leg.

A broken leg of a fine young pure
bred pullet was mended by winding
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-14
Have Not Sold Out.

The Jesse French Piano and Or
gan Company have not sold out.
Since some of our customers and
many of our friends have been mis-
informed in regard to the retiring
of Mr.. French from the Jesse
French Piano and Organ Company,
l wish to say, under authority, that
the Jesse French Company, being a
stock company, is in no way affect
ed by Mr.. French selling his per-
sonal stock; that there will be no
change in the officers, the manage
ment or the policy.
In the future, as in the past, the
Starr, Jesse French and Richmond
pianos will be found in the lead-a
position gained on merit.
2t A. N. DICKSON, with
Jesse French Piano & Organ Co.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-14
Public Schools Last Friday.

The High Grammar School, COM
posed of sixth and seventh grades,
entertained last Friday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Quite number of
visitors gathered, though the day
was unpromising on the outside
The Hall Principal, Miss Wingo,
and her assistants, Misses Merri-
man and McRee, had spent only a
short time in arranging for the
program-indeed it was intended
that but little time should be taken
however the affair was decided
success. The object of the pro.
gramme, as respects its character,
was to instill into the minds of the
boys and girls desire for things
literary. The occasion was the
celebration of Longfellow's birth
day. Title of the programme: San
afternoon with authors"
There was first literary reunion,
dialogue in which there partici-
pated twelve young people repre-
senting Oliver w. Holmes, Miss
Alcott, Benjamin Franklin, Wash
ington Irving and others. "The
Chlldren's Hour, from Longfellow,
was recited by Miss Pansy -Jen-
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-14
Question Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers and
grandmothers never thought of using
anything else for Indigestion or BIZ,
iousness. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of Appendicitis,
Nervous Prostitution or Heart Failure,
etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fermen-
tation of undigested food, regulate the
action of theliver, stimulate the nery-
GUS and organic action OF the system,
and that is all they took when feeling
dull and bad with headaches and 9th
er aches. You only need few doses
of Green's August Flower, in liquid
form, to make you satisfied there is
nothing serious the matter with you
You can get DR.. G. @. Green's reliable
remedies at Nailllng's drug store, I'm,
ion City, Tenn. Get Green's Special
Almanac
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1902-03-14
Land Sale.

j. T. Ray ct al VS.. Franklin a. Hamil
ct al-In the County Court OF Obion
county.
In obedience to a decree made and
entered in the above styled cause, COM
manding me to sell the property here
in described to the highest and best
bidder, will on
Saturday, March IS, 1902,
at l O'Clock p. M, in front of the
east door of the courthouse in the
town of Union City, Tenn, offer for
sale at public auction the following
described tract of land situated in
civil district No. of Obion county,
Tenn, bounded on the north by the
farm known as the Wiley Jackson
farm; on the south by the lands of Lee
Gray; on the east by the lands OF
George Pinion; on the west by the
lands of A. Bowen, and contains about
IA acres. Said land is in three tracts
and full description will be given on
day of sale.
TERMS OF SALE.-One-third cash
and balance with equal payments of
twelve and twenty -four months, notes
bearing interest from date, with per-
sonal security and lien retained for
the deferred payments.
This, February 20, 1902.
S. f. HOWARD, Clerk.
LANNOM g. STANFIELD, Solicitors
for COmplainantS.