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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
How lester Was Satisfied.


Lester Maynard had always wished
whoop He had played Indian with
bis friends scores OF times, and their
yells were sufficiently loud and terIify-
ing to satisfy any ordinary boy; but
Lester said that they were not "the
real thing" and he wanted to know
just how a genuine war-whoop sound
ed. He had never seen an Indian
but he made up his mind that If he
ever did, he would ask him to give a
warwhoop.
When Mr.. Maynard decided to take
Lester with him on his California trip
almost the first thing the boy asked
was, 80, papa, do you suppose we
warwhoops| And this they did.
While they were passing through
Arizona party of Indians boarded
the train, and one of them approached
Mr.. Maynard and said, "Give nickel"
Il wonder if he knows how to do the
war-whoop," whispered Lester, and he
was delighted to hear his father say:
"Give us war-whoop and you shall
have nickel"
The man made an attempt, but his
voice was weak, and Lester said, dis
dainfully, Hob! That wasn't much.
I could do better myselfp'
"Give nickelv' urged big, six-foot
Indian, just behind.
eff you can sound a war-whoop that
will satisfy my boy, 1 will give you
two nickels," was the reply
Eyes, we want a war-whoopv' cried
out several passengers, who had en-
tered into the spirit of the fun.
The tai Comanche, placing a. hand On
his mouth, gave more hideous, IN
earthly yell than Lester had ever
imagined, at the same time diving to-
ward the boy in way to make him
dodge behind his father. All the pas
sengers joined in the fun and laughed
heartily. They gave the Indian many
nickels, but Lester was not sorry to
see him leave the car.
Lester had heard what he called "the
real thing" and he was content. War
whoops have no further attraction for
him.-Youth's Companion.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28

susceptible animals be rendered as re-.
sistant as possible by keeping them
IN healthy and well-nourished condi-
ton, and that the virus of foot and
mouth disease be kept attenuated or
be destroyed by abundance of fresh
air and direct sunlight. In other
words, well-fed COWS in a sunny, airy
stable are less likely to take the dis
ease, or, for that matter, any other
IisGase.-American Cultiyator.
The Improved Farm Grounds.
1t does not necessarily mean heavy
expenses and vast deal of labor to
improve the grounds around the farm
home, but such improvement would
add greatly to the value of the place,
to say nothing of the addition to Its
| beauty. The first thing to be done
is to get a good lawn, the background
Of the picture. Hollows should be
filed in and hummocks leveled so as
to obtain smooth surface, though
not fiat one unless the ground is
| naturally fiat. If the space for the
lawn has been properly seeded, all
necessary to do now is little reseed-
ing. If, however, the lawn is really
nothing but meadow, it should be
plowed up and properly seeded down,
using a good lawn mixture, which can
be obtained from any reputable seeds
man.. This done, set one or two or
even three ornamental trees, such as
cut-leaf birch. purple-leaf beech, or
even the common rock or sugar
naples. Then provide one corner Of
the plot for clump of shrubs rather
than dotting the shrubs over the
grounds. Weigelias, altheas calycan-
thus, viburnum, forsythia and syringa
are among the shrubs suitable for such
plot, and they are moderate in price.
A border for Towering plants may be
made along the walk or near the
house, and in this border may be set
hardy perennials or some of the flow
eriIg ANIMALS of which one is fond.
If this plan is too elaborate for the
first season. then confine the work
to getting a good lawn and next year
go on and add the other features.
Three years work of this kind viii
make wonderful change in the ap-
pearance of the grounds at an expense
so small one will wonder why the
work was not done before.-Indiana-
polls News,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
Question of Degree.

The philosophy of human existence
was discussed in the presence Of the
representative of the Washington Star,
'It is my opinion" remarked the first
sage, 'that man who has college de.
gree is very likely to be successful in
life"
''True," answered the other, fresh
from the reports of the commencement
exercises in the newspapers, land it is
a rule that works both ways. A man
who is successful in life is very likely
to get college degree"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
Little Stories, and
Incidents that VIII
Interest. .aadEa
tain Young Readers

der why 1t was that all the employees
in florists establishment were men.
Having no other explanation to fall
back on concluded tlItt the preference
was due to tlft4ir superior physical
strength, but 1 know now. that it is
because they have better taste in the
arrangement of flowers. With all her
supposed inherent talent in the matter
Of home adornment, there isn't one girl
In thousand who can make lot of
flowers up into decent bouquet with
out coaching, while, on the other hand,
the boy who cannot put them together in
artistic style is rare"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28


smartest pupil in that
city, if rapid advance
ment is any criterion.
In fifteen months Willie
has completed the work
mapped out for three
years. Most of his study
was done outside of
school hours. -
The boy is not only
a bright scholar in
school, but he has a
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
Tea for the Emperor of China.

The tea used in the immediate house
hold of the Emperor Of China is treat
ed with the utmost care. 1t is raised
in garden surrounded by wall, SO
that neither man nor beast can get
anywhere near the: planrs. At the
time of the harvest those collecting
these leaves must abstain from eating
fish that their breath may not spoil
the aroma of the tea; they must bathe
three times a day, and, in addition,
must wear gloves while picking the
tea for the Chinese court.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
Rows Clever with F1owers.

Few boys are destitute of a sense
Of the artistic and many of them show
a decided talent In designing and ar
ranging objects of beauty.
.'If the public schools ever add to the
the making of bouquets as
a fine art the boys will take much
higher honors than the girls. !" Iamented
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
kaiser's Magic RING,

An interesting story is attached to
ring which the kaiser always wears
on the little finger Of his left hand, as
a talisman against all personal danger
1t is said that a toad one day hoped
into the room of the wife of Elector
John Of Brandenburg and deposited
stone on her bed. The creature dis
appeared, but the stone remained, and
was ever afterward jealousy guarded
by the -Hohenzoilerns. Frederick the
Greats father had the stone set in u
ring, and this has ever since been
worn by the head of the house.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
Sweet Memory.

Kind Lady-Why, little fellow, how
did you ever get that black eye?
Urchin-Well, ye see, Teddy, me
brother went away dis mornin' an he
guy me that ter remember him by.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
Farm Notes,


Be very careful and do not put fifteen
larfe eggs under a hen unless she can
easily cover them. This is where many
fail in early spring. Some hens should
not have more than eleven.
According to the United States GEN.
sus report, the hens of this country
average 100 eggs per year. Some egg
producing contests last year showed
that a hen can be induced to Iay $50
eggs in year. There is great deal of
difference between what the hens are
doing and what they could do.
The small farmer should produce the
best horses, as he is better prepared to
carefully mature the two or three colts
under his care, and by handling them
constantly they are educated to work:
but most farmers do not appreciate
their advantage; they raise the scrubs
and let the larger dealers raise those
from which the most money is made.
The use of coal ashes has not been
recommended by agricultural chemists.
but practical tests show that they have
more value than is popularly supposed,
especially on heavy Soils Probably as
good use of them as can be made is
to throw them in the henhouse or the
vault. They will absorb the ammonia
instead of liberating it, as is the effect
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
Great Demonstration.

"They say when the great pianist
played in this town the people went
wild" remarked the comedian.
"They did the same wnen 1 played"
remarked the young lady who blows
the cornet.
"Were they demanding that you
come back?'
"No; they were demanding their
money back"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
Chapter XIX,


Stung Serpent were astir, and when the
first rays of the morning sun darted into
the beautiful vale, they rested upon all
the warriors of the Natchez there as.
sembled Such as had pistols carefully
loaded them, and hid them away with
their hunting knives in their bosoms
Their tomahawks were sharpened and
slnng to their belts, and all took thei1
guns. Then each man of the common
class went and got his bag of corn, and
having set it down, they commenced their
war dance. But they made not such hide
Gus noise as usual-only enough to pro-
pitiate the Great Spirit, and make him
acquainted with their intent.
It was we'll in the morning when they
set out, and by the middle Of the forenoon
they reached Natchez. They entered the
place dancing and singing, and straight
way carried their corn to the fort. Then
the red men began to separate-some this
way and some that. Every house had
one or more visitors, according to the
number of people in it. Some begged for
milk, some asked to buy powder and shot.
for which they promised to pay in corn
at some future day. A richly stored
barge lay at the pier, which had come up
the day before, and on board this num-
Der of Indians crowded. Into the fort
they crept by different ways, presenting
themselves wherever there was a white
man, until at length they were distribut-
ed wherever there was a blow to be
struck.
At length a sort of solemn stiffness
reigned over the devoted town, as though
the death-angel had hushed all hearts.
But bark! What is that horrid yell that
comes from the fort-a yell that makes
the very blood freeze, and causes the
hair to stand on end? What are those
fearful cries-those maniac shouts-and
those despairing groans?
The general assassination of the
French took so little time that the execu-
ton of the deed and the preceding signals
were almost one and the same thing. One
single discharge closed the whole affair.
1t cost the Natchez only twelve men to
destroy two hundred and fifty, through
the fault of the commanding officer, who
alone deserved the fate which was shar-
ed by his unfortunate companions.
Some half dozen Frenchmen escaped,
as by a miracle, this general massacre,
and made their way to New Orleans in
safety. The women and children of the
whites were mostly saved to be kept as
prisoners.
OF course the Natchez supposed that
all the whites in the country We're now
dead. Not one of them dreamed that
they had been deceived into striking a
week too early. So they caroused in the
town all night, and on the next morning
they started for their village. They had
spared two men whom they retained as
prisoners, and who escaped from them
after having served them some weeks.
One was wagner, named Mayeux, who
was kept to transport the goods of the
French to the Indian village; and the 9TH
er was a tailor named LebeaH, whose SER
vices they wanted in fashioning the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
lust to ob1ire Him.

"Oh, let me like soldier diev' ex-
claimed the leading man of the barn
stormers.
"Oh, if only had a gun!' exclaimed
some one in the gallery, in a tone that
savored of genuine sympathy.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
indications of a Good Mixer.

Good respiration is essential to a
good milk flow. In making choice of
a COW see that the chest is long and
the ribs set far apart to give lung
capacity. Large, tortuous milk veins
are always present with the good
mixer. A dull-eyed cow seldom proves
good milk COW. A hollow back, is
a sign of poor breeding, or hastened
maturity.
The neck of good mixer is deli
cate in proportion to her general tuiId,
and a little out Of proportion as to
length. Hind quarters must be heavy
and set well apart. A cow with 4
extra milk flow should be hearty
eater. A good milch COW is seldom a
handsome COW.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
From Habit.

Mr.. Brown-Good morning, Mr.
Jones; how's your wife?
Mr.. Jones (who is deaf and didn't quite
understand)-Very clustering and dis
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28

Young Pro icy in ST. Louis School.
Willie Streit, who entered the prim-
ary class at the Humboldt school, St.
Louis, in 1901, is believed TO be the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
Rotate Against Insects.


Rotation Of crops has beneficial
effect upon the yields of grain or for.
age from the land This changing of
crops has an important bearing upon
the Injurious insects that infest a par
ticular crop. The chinch bug, the
strawberry beetle, the Colorado potato
bug, the. hessian fly and doubtless
many other injurious insects that at
tack farm crops become much more
destructive where continuous plant
ing of crop in one place is practiced.
The hessian fly prefers to live in the
field that goes into wheat each year.
The potato bug in the old patch will
often beat the earliest planting of DO
tatoes out of the ground, and appar-
entity wait several days to get bite
at the first tender shoot that breaks
through the ground.
The new potato ground will very
often grow a crop without the slight
est injury from the bugs. Potato
scab will live in the soil and attack
the crop grown there the succeeding
year. It is often good plan to intro
duce a new crop into the ground one
season, selecting new site for grow
ing the garden products.
Preventing Foot and Mouth Disease.
Frequent outbreaks of the cattle
epidemic have occurred in Germany,
and more experience has been gained
than In most other sections. a recent
authority believes that the most Inn
portant operations are immediate re-
moval of affected animals, and nutri-
tious dieting of animals which have
been exposed. For the purpose of
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28
A PossibIe ObatacIe,

Clara-"Of course, you will be at
church Easter morning."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-28

furrow, however, may fall partially on
the rear side of the harrow working in
the furroW. This does no harm, but
only helps to hold that point down to
its place. The left upright support for
the handle should be placed well for
ward SO the furrow slice will not strike
1T.
For those who ploW with three
horses abreast and use large-sized
chilled plow with jointer. and also roll
ing coulter attached. this little harrow
will surely be appreciated, as it does
such thorough pulverizing of each fur
row as fast as plowed.
Width of harrow at back end, 81
inches, inside measure. Width between
handles, 30 inches. Length of harrow,
so inches Made of 2x4. scantling;
crosspieces, 2x3. Bolt crosspieces on
top, or notch down but little so they
will not rub the ground. The hinge at
front is made of pair Of strap hinges
placed so that strong bolt passing
through the chain, then through the
eyes of the straps, makes good hitch
as well as hinge. If different width
for either purpose is desired different
lengthed crosspieces can be bolted on,
with holes in them for the teeth.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
Street RAILWAY MERGER

The amended proposition Of the Ha'
waiian Tramways Company, mentioned
In the second edition of the Bulletin
yesterday, was approved by the board
Of directors of the Honolulu Rapid
Transit and Land Company at the
meeting held late in the afternoon.
When l., Tenney Peck, treasurer OF
the RAPID Transit Company. and Col.
Davidson, president Of the hawaiian
Tramways Co., left for San Francisco,
the scheme agreed on here was that the
entire property and franchises Of the
Tramways company should be bought
by the Rapid Transit company, pay
ment to be made wholly in bonds.
Upon arriving in San Francisco, Col.
Davidson had telcgraphic communica-
ton with his London constituents, and
with Rollins & Sons, the underwriters
of the Rapid Transit bonds The result
was the changing of the plan to a basis
Of payment partly in bonds. partly in
preferred six per cent stock and partly
In common stock.
Mr.. Peck will return by the Korea,
due here on January 27 and the whole
proposition will be submitted to the
stockholders at their annual meeting,
which has been called for January 80.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
PRATT WANTS INFORMATION.

+. w. Macfarlane, chairman OF the
Fire Claims Commission, received from
j. G. Pratt yesterday a cablegram ask
ing for further information as TO the
amount of award to the Yee Wo Chan
Co. The matter was up for considera-
tion in connection with the Fire Claims
Bill and Mr.. Pratt was undoubtedly
asked for information.
The Y9e Wo Chan claim was foi
.s77,7O3.7S for buildings and merchan-
disc destroyed in store in Maunakea
street. The claim was for sS,O15 for
destruction Of building, s221SGO fo-
fixtures. and s67 7,42O.23 for loss on
stock. The claim shows $4,000 insur-
ance, Of which sl2,7O9.IO had been
paid.
The award by the Commission was
$50, ,26545 for the destruction Of prop
erty. and Sl2,7O9 was subrogated to the
insurance companies. As no award was
made to the insurance companies. tbs
total amount allowed 10 the Yee Wa
Chan Co. was $23,555.70.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
Quadruplets Born
and All Doing Well

Toledo, O., Jan. 6.-Quadruplets,
comprising two sons and two daught-
ers, were this morning born to Stan
islaus Spyhalski and his wife, who re-
side at Airline. The mother and babies
are so far doing remarkably well. The
latter aggregate in weight nineteen
pounds, and all have fine heads OF hair.
The first born was girl, weighing
three pounds; she was named Helen.
The second girl, weighing six pounds,
was named Dorothy. The third was a
boy, weighing five pounds, and was
called Samuel Jones, and the fourth. a
boy, weighing five pounds, was named
Theodore Roosevelt. -.
The father of the quadruplets is 90
years old and the mother, Frances, Is
22. Although the mother has previous
ly given birth to triplets and twins and
single child, there is. besides the
quaaruplets, only one child living. aged
3 months and 16 days. When the
mother was only 16 twins were born
to her, both OF whom died. Later,
while living in Detroit, trplets were
born, but all died.
The father is Polish carpenter and
has been out OF work all winter, so that
the family is in somewhat destitute
circumstances. No physician was
called today and the mother was at.
tended only by a woman relative.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
Y. N. C. A. BASKETBALL.

The following basketball games have
been arranged TO take place in the Y
NJ, c. A. gymnasium this evening:
Intermediates VS.. picked team, at
1880 y. m.
Intermediates-Tom Evans, A. NJ.
Keohi, forwards; Paul Perriera, cen
ter; l.. Evans, c. Gilligan. w. Siemsen,
guards.
Picked team-E. l.. Young, Olaf Oss,
forwards; E. Chung, center; Franz
Beckert, Henry Clark, James Boyd
guards.
Diamond Heads VS.. Picked team, a,
S:l0 D. m.
Diamond Heads-Ben Clark, A. Mar.
callino, forwards; r. McCorriston, cen.
ter; ]. Marcallino, A. Blackman
guards.
Picked Team-A. e. Lutz, j. Green
well, forwards; RI C. Hopper, center;
d. Hebron, T. o. Boyer, guards.
Umpires-Fred Young, Robert King.
Those interested in basketball arr
cordially invited to attend.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
WAS JANUARY SLUMP
TWENTY POINT CUT
IN REFINED SUGARS
USUAL THING TO PROMOTE BUY.
ING CHEAPER SUGAR TO
coNSuMHR-JoB6
CAUGHT.

The Examiner says OF the cut in re-
fined sugars noted in the Bulletin cable
dispatches Of the 10th:
The Western Sugar Refining Cons
pany, of which Claus Spreckels is pres
ident. announced yesterday reduction
OF 20 cents per 100 pounds in the price
OF both cane and raw sugar. This cut
in the price of sugar means knocking
good many dollars out of the pocket
Of every man who has any considerably
sugar on hand. but II means cheape,
sugar for the consumer.
For the greater part OF last year the
price of sugar was high. and there were
some considerable advances. Some Of
the large jobbers, anticipating the rise,
laid in large stocks, and doubtless real
lied on the advances. II is equally
certain that quite number OF them
have fairly large stocks OF sugar on
hand now for which they must. have
paid from s495 to s5.05 per 100 pounds.
All this sugar is now selling on the
market at s4.75 for beet sugar and
s4.S5 for cane sugar.
While complaints from the wholesale
grocers and some of the large retailers
reached The Examiner yesterday to the
effect that they had been caught with
stocks on hand. none Of them yesterday
would admit for publication that they
were in any such dilemma. Many
however, were quite willing to state
their belief that not a few had consid-
cradle sugar for which the higher
prices had been paid.
Inquiry was made at the Office of the
Western Sugar Refir ing Company as to
the causes for the reduction in price
The Secretary; W. II. Hannah, said.
Il do not know that we have any rea-
son to make public either for reduc-
lions or advances in prices. may say,
however. that sugar business is usual
ly very quiet In the month Of January
and for that reason an effort is made
10 induce purchases by reduction in
price. The only January in which
sugar business has been moderately
active was the first month of the year
| 1897. All last year prices of sugar
we're up, and some OF the jobbers had
laid in pretty large stocks and prob
ably benefited by the advances. | do
not think that any of them can have
much sugar on hand now. This | be-
lieve to be fact for the reason that
we know from the sales that we have
made what quantities are held, and the
sales have been light. | believe II
would be difficult to find a single job.
ber in this city who would admit that
he had any stock of sugar on hand AMI
that the reduction in price which waa
announced today would do him any
injury"
The retailer will demand from the
iobber a reduction corresponding to
that announced by the Western Sugar
Refining Company, and he will not
concern himself whether he is getting
sugar that the wholesaler or jobber
bought AT the old or the new price. In
like manner the consumer will want
'he benefit of the cut.
The jobbers look for similar reduc-
tions in price by the California Sugar
Refinery at Crockett and the Alamedl !
Beet Sugar Company at Alvarado, az
all three companies move their prices
rynchronously.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-17
CATHCART A CANDIDATE

John W. Cathcart, Deputy Attorney
General, yesterday formally announced
to Governor Dole his candidature of
the office of Attorney General, resigned
Ly Edmund p, Dole. Mr.. Cathcart has
been in his present position for several
years, so that he has acquired a thor
ough grasp OF the criminal business in
the Territorial courts. He is the first
prosecuting attorney to have exper-
ience of the grand jury system in this
Territory, and his success in prepar-
ing cases for trial juries has not been
exceeded by any predecessor. One of
Mr.. Cathcart's chief claims on the high
er Office is based on the principle OF
promotion.