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with an impatient grunt the book
keeper threw away his pen and put .
new one in the holder. .It's terrible"
he said, chow ink corrodes pens. In
SIX or seven ours q new pen will be-
Ein to-. scratch. It keeps me busy
changing them. There's money In It
Tor the man who will invent a nom
corrosive ink" An old mana bill col
lector-reraarked to him: my young
friend; take q few rusty iron nails ana
|, nut them in your Ink well. The INKS
corrosive acid will play itself out on
the nails, and in consequence your
pen will escape. A pen that only lasts
you . day now should. with my meta'
od, last tat least . wsek.-Fnhaoei' q l'A''l =
Dhia Record. & =. e. III
q . r I
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A FEW ODD suPERsT,T'oNs.
They Arc Of Interest to Mothers and
r. Pretty Girla.

They Arc Of Interest to Mothers and
E. Pretty Girls. ...,',
"Up in Bucks county last week,
said a traveller, IAN old woman re-
counted to me some odd superstitions.
These, she declared. she and all her
frieDds believed in implicitly, ~: /
:. "One regarded : newborn babies.
When the baby is taken for the first
time into strange house to dine. an
egg and a piece Of bread should be
given to 1t by the houses owner. 9th
erwise the child will have bad luck for
ten days. !
I Another regarded marriageable
maids. When maiden is shelling
peas she should, il she find pod with
nine peas in 1t, put it over the house
door; then the nrst young man to en-.
ter the house through the door will
marry her. Record.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-24
senator Moroan's Protest.

Senator Morgan was busy at his
desk in the senate chamber when he
was called out into the lobby to see
4 & visitor. He found somewhat
acidulated female, who wanted to
know about claim she has against
the government. AS the senator
stood TALKING to her he noticed sena-
tor Mason chatting gayly with half
dozen pretty young women. (. How 10
st, Barney?" asked Senator Morgan
plaintively Of Assistant Sergeant ct
Arms Layton, after his visitor had
left. that / have to see all the old
hens when Mason sees; the youna
chicks 2"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-24
PASSING o. The sELl-.

" ~. tS--------------, EiIf%S:s ~.
~. Lsasse UssA - nssssa - So1s go
ssss~gs q, IS .. z, i r :,
: The selsnn. md impressive custom
e announcing dsatA ~ - toahng q
~ church bsl Nin sooo - but =
5vssss and d1s1aat nneulosy. The pasls pass-.,
ing bssl' Aas itseif pasGsd away and.
~ Glow, measured accents 10 longer
tell the story Of the departure q one
moro soul. q The bFtsf no<lcs n ne
Daily paper. while Il conysys explicit
Information, fails. b oivs Something
that the bsafs toliinG cafYted With It
The solemn rk1t1mic tones awak6ns4
nouasntary vibration n the brsase
q svsry listener and bado each pause
Tor synyathy and mediation. The bell
adnonisAsd the sinner 70 1eDsnt and
warned the thoughtless to take heed
and mend his ways. Il spoke clearly
and comprehensive. and bads al
scattered and preoccupied inhabitants
. /. t-F W - See -
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-24
Apprentice Girl Cooks. +,

! 4 Partisan female cooks have been
finding dimculty in getting employ.
mont; having been largely replaced ~
non cooks and walters In restaurants
and hotels. As 4 result syndicate
OF kitchen maids" has been formed,
whose object is to restore to-. woman
h4r rights in the kitchen. Paris hotel
keepers have been petitioned to EN-.
ploy regularly certain proportion OF
apprentice girl cooks" in their
Kitchens. thus giving them opportunity
to at themselves for the place Of
chef. A.-... ,fsa.f;s
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-24

A letter. Writing Nation. I y .+ B
This IL q nation Of letter writers.
Otherwise the estimate Of the post
master general Of the entire appropri.
alton for postmasters IN the United
States would not approach the total
OF SAC, ,295, ,220 for the next fiscal year,
nor the complete sum Of mail expendi.
tures exceed that amount by scores Of
millions. says the New York Tribune.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-24

UNCLAIMED L1sTOF LETTERS
Remaining in the PostoA6ce at
Worthington Mimi, for week end
ing July s, 1903. IT,. Y q e
Fix, Eta r 4 II
! Freed, Gust. K = 7.
Goodno, A. C. ...s IT..
Lapetiqo. Angelo, Antonio, "
Nielsen, Henry 80 III
II: Nichols, p. 8. -.
Omvig, Chris G. Z. +
Nsmith, Arthur Remington 7
/ Tulon. Miss Earnstine. y
! When calling for above, please
say Advertised . giving date.
s.::, y 4. = =. F. R. Coughran, P. M. !
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-24
THE DATE rs JULY "a.

s55: THE DATE IS JULY "a. s
The place, the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Smallwood. The price is 35c. BE
On hand any time after 80 p. n.
tor the Prorgessiv Dinner. d Sc. 5.
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r. l.. MORLAND.
REWARD.

I'VE the undersigned, owners OF
boats on Okaben:l, LAKE, do hereby
offer . reward Of ten dollars, $40. 90,
for evidence that will convict, any
.person or persons, of tres passing.
.mutilating, sinking, Of destroying
any boat, boathouse or pier on said
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-07-24
]. !. , OUR RO DADS! {!
Ought to Have More Work 4 \ 4 a. \
.55# Them. .33s5s

lhGm. ssSss5
tbs not always best to speak efs
the disadvantages Of place in ths'
papers, but the subject Of terri BIZ
roads and '.Fhy don't you write, z,
about il" is 90 frequently poured I
into our ears by both country and
village people that it is almost inn
possible to refrain from referring to
the matter any longer. M
Every one understands and welt
knows that the unusual and ex-'
tremely wet weather has been the
cause Of such bad roads, and, that Il
is impossible to Keep them in any
where near fair condition, but ~
does seem as though, that when q
dry day does come the holes might
in some way be filled up. One man;
cannot look after all of the roads,
tributary to town, in their present
condition, therefore competent men
should De secured and the bad places
repaired at once. y
worthington has strong compet;-
tion in the neighboring towns and
these towns are sparing no means to-
attract business their way. A few:
miles out of the way is nothing to-
the to the farmer, in comparison to
road where he will get stuck and n OF
know what damage will be done to
his vehicle or team, therefore, he;
goes where the roads are best conse-
quently the poor roads town loses
the business, and, when one gets In
the habit Of trading at certain
point it is, difficult to bring about
change. We know of instanoss o.
this kind. One of our we'll to do|
farmers broke down the other side
Of Omaha tracks, Wednesday even..s
ing because Of the condition Of the
roads. Business, men. hear Of simiS
lar incidents and resliz5 that they.
ara losing trade. j.. ~ !. . /:
II our streets, and roads in thg
village limits are not kept in good
order how. can the roads tributaf I
sbe'e 'expeetad toss - main aimed =
good condition. The criticisms We
have heard, now this is aimed at
no particular officer or individual
but all the officers, whose duty it is
to look after these matters. We have
hal m ore rain than usual 30 it re-
quires more work aud expense than
usual. Of = course economy is
material consideration but cannot
always be praotioed, especially
when a loss will bs caused because
OF thu economy: x. IT.. -, !
worthington offers no. many in
ducements to the trading people Of
tho couatry, We believe they can
afford to forsgo the inoonvenience
caused by the condition ot the
roads, to come here to make all Of |
their purchases in any line Our I
merchants have aa unosuallY at'
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I. investigation
REQUESTED. | l ! I |
The Long Distance

l r. ,ag {*r- &,% ~ -: !stts NJ
Telephone service fur.
frished by the ''N0rtf..
western Telephone Ex-.
change Co. is first.
class. and reaches NIL
small and large villages
and towns Within d rad \.
ious Of GOO to 500 f1li1ee
Reliable, coftveft1efl
and ql1ick for busif1es
communication and 50
Cia1 converse ti0ils. ss ..5.
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A Letter.vv vritlno Nation.

: ): a 81. 5s:s
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q rig and drove over Che different
approaches to town, to investigate
the complaint and condition Of roads,
They found them in q deplorable
condition and will wait On the
council Friday evening with a re-
port. 81. :5... e.. .%%s:@.. ]
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-20

Call and investigate that "Red Box"
proposition at Nolan & Callahan's; There
is money in it.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-20

Minneapolis, May 16.-M. s. Mur-
gulis, resident Of Binder, a town
not far from Kishinef, has written:
the following letter to relative in
Minneapolis, saying:
'Let me relate to you someof the
terrible news which has occurred i'm
Kishinef. A great massacre took
place on Easter Sunday, in which
not only the citizens of Kishinef
took part, but also the Russians Of
the neighborhood, showing that it.
had been organized by some anti.
Semetic leader:
"One- third of the. Kishinef Jews
have fed to Binder, others to Odes-
sa, and the only trouble is that
there ia no place to run. Mr.. Eel
oman, of Kishinef, came to my
house yesterday and related to ma
the following:
"Forty-lhree Jews have been
killed outright. Over 400 are in
the hospitals, many OF them lying
between life and death. A large
number of children are among the
dead and injured. Girls of tender
age have been ravished and mutila-
ted in the most brutal manner.
'Many Jews are missing. Ev cry
day dead bodies are found in cell
lars and side streets. A great cal-
amity has befallen us Jews in Rus
sia. The Russians all over the
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-20
Willamette Valley
Banking Company.
CORVALLIS OREGON.
Responsibility, 500, 900
A General Banking Business.
Exchange issued payable at all finan-
cial centers In United States, Canada,
and Europe.
Principal Correspondents. !
PORTLAND-London s. San Francisco Bank
Limited; Canadian Bank of Commerce.
SAN FRANCISCO-London g. San Francis
Bank Limited.
NEW YORK-Messrs. j. p. Morgan s. Co.
CHICAGO-First National Bank
LONDON, ENG.-London & San Francisco
Bank Limited.
SEATTLE AND TAC0MA-London g. San
Francisco Bank Limited.
CORVALLIS & EASTERN
RAILROAD.
Time Card Number 81.

2 For Yaquina:
Train leaves Albany I2:45 p. m
s' Corvallis. $500. 200 p. m
S arrives Yaquina. ....... o:25 p. m
Returning:
Leaves Yaquina. ........... 6:45 a. m
Leaves Corvallis. 1890 a. m
Arrives Albany ............I2 I2:I5 p. m
8 For Detroit:
Leaves Albany ............. 700 a. m
Arrives Detroit ...........I2:05 p. m
a from Detroit:
Leaves Detroit. oit............I2:45 p. m
Arrives Albany. y............. 5:35 P. m
Train No. arrives in Albany in time
to connect with S P south bound train,
as well as giving two or three hours in
Albany before departure Of S P north
bound train.
Train No connects with the S P trains
at Corvallis and Albany giving direct SER
vice to Newport and adjacent beaches.
Train for Detroit, Breitenbush and
other mountain resorts leaves Albany at
200 a. M, reaching Detroit at noon, Civ
ing ample time to reach the Springs the
same day.
For further information apply to
EDWIN STONE,
Manager.
H. H. Cronise, Agent Corvallis.
Thos. Cockrell. Agent Albany.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-20
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has been duly appointed by the County Court of
the State Of Oregon, for the County Of Benton,
Sh1pley, deceased. All persons having claims
against said estate are hereby requested to pre-
sent the same properly verified as by law re-
Quired at the office of Yates d Yates, Corvallis,
Oregon within six months from the date hereof.
Dated at Corvallis, Oregon, this 10Th day of
May, 1908.
Al. SHIPLEY,
administrator of the estate of Elizabeth Jane
Shipley, deceased.
Don't wait until your bees swarm be-
fore you get hive to put them in, Look
at Wheeler's hives, opposite Wade's
hardware store.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-20
AND aINTO BRAIN OF JEWIHHy
WOMAN, THEY DROVE TWO
LONG NAILS.
Barbarous Prosecutions of JewislE,
People in Russia-Women and
Children Murdered by
Horrible Methods
Biggest man on Earth
Other News.

New York, May 16.-Dr. Doros-
ohewski, the head physician of tina
National Hospital at Kishinef.
after examining,the dead and wound
ed has given the following speci-
fic instances of hidsous cruelty.
says dispatch from Kishinef to
the World.
A Jewess named Sara Fonarschi
was brought here with two nails,
seven inches long driven into her
brain through her nose.
One Jew was brought in with one
hip, both ankles and wrists broken,
his severed hands and feet dangled
by the skin.
A Jew had lost his upper and
under lips, after which his tongue
and windpipe had been pulled out.
through his mouth with pincers.
The ears of Jew named Selzsr
had been cut away and: his head
battered in IL pieces. He was a
raving maniac.
A carpenter was surprised at
work and both of his hands W era
sawed off with his own saw.
A Jewish girl was assaulted by
several brutes who then cut her
eyes out with pocket knife.
One woman after trying to de-
fend her children, was thrown
upon the pavement, disemboweled
and feathers and horse hair from
her bed were stuffed into her body.
Small children were flung out Of
windows and tramplsd upon by tho
mob.
Forty-seven were killed on the
spot, eighty died of their injuries
and 900 are under treatment.
Four thousand Jews are without
food and shelter, and it is impossi-
BILE for them to get away,
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-20
Notice to Bidders.

Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received by me up to one O'Clock
Wednesday, May Goth, 1908, for the
construction of 1890 feet of road near
Mountain View School house in accord.
ance with plans and specifications on file
in the County Clerks office. Each bid.
der is required to deposit with his bid
five per cent of the amount thereof, as by
law required, the County Court reserv;
ing the right to reject any or all bids.
Dated, Corvallis Or. May II, 1903;
THOMAS A. JONES,
Surveyor.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-20

any request or demand from the
local Postmaster.
Mr.. Tulloch says the emergency
measures to provide mail facilities
during the Spanish War presented
great opportunities for favoritism
and irregularities. He says that
J. W. Whitney, said to be the
father-ln-law H, J. Barrett, late
law clerk for the Ppstoffice Depart
ment, was appointed Postmaster
of one of the principal cities in
Porto Rico.
"When," it is stated, she was
called down sharply by the Wash
ington Office with reference to ir-
regularities in his money order ac.
count he wrote back, ''Perhaps if
you knew who my influence is
you would not write to NE in that
manner His postal account be.
came so confused and full of errors
that I refused to pay his salary in
order to make good as far as pos
sible.
HE surprised me one day by
calling and demanding his back
pay. This was refused until his
account had been audited. Hs re-
Piled: Every well. at your con-
venience; I have been appointed
to 81, 400 position in the land
Office.
Sat the time of my removal
most of the offices in Porto Rico
were ia arrears, some of them for
a considerable amount, and the ac-
counts were very much confused.
The records of the department
should show whether these balan-
ces were collected In full or not,
and if not, may it not be asked why
the department did not proceed
against the parties in arrears upon
their bonds, paid for, contrary to
the custom, by the government it.
self, by order of the first assistant.
"Much has been said by ex-
! Postmaster General Smith, ex-
First Assistant Postmaster Gsn-
eral Perry S. Heath and Control
Ter Tracewell in public interviews
abeut the exigencies of the military
postal service. But did these ex-
igences require the personal inves-
tigation of so many Indiana, Ohio
and other politicians and friends
of the officials.
"Free trips to Porto Rica, Cuba
and return became the fashion. All
ex penses were paid from the time
of leaving home, Pullman hotels,
etc. then a pleasant voyage upon a
transport, a trip around one or
more of the islands, expenses to
Washington and hotel bills there,
while friends and officials were in
formed of their observations: then
Pullmans and passage home. This
was pretty good thing in itself,
but the generous Office of the first
assistant not only paid all expenses
but a good salary, sometime last
ing for weeks and months after the
return Of the recipient, while no
possible service was being render
ed. All this was charged to the
military postal service, a fund to
be used for those accompanying the
Armies in the field"
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-20

Mr.. Joseph Pominyille Of SILL
water, Minn., after having spent
over $4,000 with the best doctors
for stomach trouble, without relief,
was advised by his druggist, Mr..
Alex. Richard, to try box of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. He did SO, and is a well
Etman today. IF trouble with indi.
gestion, bad taste in the mouth,
lack of appetits or constipation.
give these tablets p trial, and you
are certain to be more than pleased
with the result. For sale at 25
cents per box by Allen and Wood
ward,
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-20

If you have musical instruments of any
kind you wish to sell, or have cleaned,
tuned or repaired, call on E. E. White
second hand store opposite Farmers
Hotel, Corvallis, Oregon.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-05-20
H. s.. PERNOT,
Physician & Surgeon

Office over postoffice. Residence Cor.
Fifth and Jefferson streets. Hours 10 to
IL a. m., to p. m. Orders may be
left at Graham & Worthann's drug store.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-04-25
Sheep on the Farm.

A small flock Of sheep can be profit
ably kept on any farm where sheep
killing dogs do not too much abound.
Where few, just as where there are
many kept, they should be of some rec
ognized breed whose proclivity Is for
fine wool or fine mutton, or fer both
wool and mutton, as the farmer may
choose. The dual purpose sheep wil1
generally prove the most satisfactory,
and there are such that will yield a
heavy fleece Of good wool and leave q
carcass that will make from Is to 100
pounds of excellent mutton, which
when properly butchered ought to
bring from $6 to So. There is no live
stock, except goats, that can be grown
at so little cost as sheep, and there is
no animal that exerts so good an in
fuence on the farm as destroyers OF
weeds and fertilizers of the soil.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-04-25
Handy Device for Gardeners.

Here is a handy device which may
be readily made at home, and one that
will be thoroughly appreciated by
market gardeners who have large
quantities of vegeta bles to prepare for
market The device consists of box
open at both end, made Of boards
foot long and of any desired width.
These boards are used to make the
sides and the bottom as shown in the
lower part of the cut. To one side
board is screwed q section OF an old
scythe blade, the edge being sharpen
ed SO that it will cut readily. Across
the top Of both side boards, in the
center, cut a slit about an inch deep.
Lay the string in these cuts and place
the vegetables to be punched on it until
the string touches the bottom of the
box. When the bunch is of the desired
size tie it with the string and then
bring the string in contact with the
edge of the scythe blade attached to
the side board. The work can be done
in this way quickly and the bundles
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-04-25
The New Garden Pea.

The illustration shows a pea of COM
paratiyely recent Introduction, which
has been tested by market gardeners
in all sections of the country and
found to be all that is claimed for it.
The variety seems to be well named
First of ALL" The peas are round
with hard shell so that they may be
planted when the frost is barely out of
the ground and before it is safe to put
in the wrinkled sorts. Its main good
points as claimed by the introducer
are the general excellence of the vari-
ETY., it's heavy yield, size Of pod and
regularity of ripening 1t is extremely
early, the peas of good size well filling
the pod and the plant. while strong
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-04-25
Planting Corn.

Planting Corn.
Planting corn in drills and IN NILS IS
practiced and each method has It's
strong supporters. The experiment
stations, however, find no difference IN
yield in favor of either method, so this
leaves the farmer free TO do the thing
that suits him best. Shallow covering
of seed is especially advantageous dur
ing the early spring while the ground
is cool. Later, deep planting may be
followed with good termination. Al
most every corn grower recommends
planting the seed in furrOw, whether
it be the hills or in drills. If fresh
furrow is opened and the seed buried
in it, termination is Quickened Then
at the first cultivation the fine earth Is
sifted around the stalks that grow a
little below the surface of the seed bed
The distance between stalks or the
number of grains to be placed in hill
depends upon the variety of corn to be
grown and upon the fertility of the
land If a small variety Of corn 10
planted 1t will grow more stalky TO
maturity than will a large variety
Again, if the ground is rich it will pro-
duce a greater number Of stalks than
will an equal area of land almost ex-
hausted of its fertility. If the farmer
will be sure to thin his corn, thick
planting followed by thinning is not
only the safest plan to get good
stand, but by proper thinning the
stalks are distributed much more even
ly over the area. If, however, there is
danger of neglecting the thinning out
of unnecessary stalks, then do not
plant more than the ground will bear.
If ears are the chief aim plant in drills
from eighteen to twenty-five inches
apart, or three stalks in a hill three
and half feet apart. If fodder and
corn both are wanted, plant in drills
twelve to fourteen inches apart, and
four stalks in the HILL
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-04-25
Buviup Cheap Fertilizers.

Buying cheap Fertilizers.
Most Of the troubles farmers have
had with commercial fertilizers were
due to the fact that they paid high
prices for articles Of little or no value.
To illustrate: The analysis of certain
fertilizer for which the manufacturer
asked $27.50 per ton was recently sent
to the we4ter, and, taking tia 6Sures
Of per cent as given by the manufac-
turer as a basis, and deducting from
them the proper per cent Of the three
plant foods, nitrogen, potash and phos-
phoric acid, we found the actual value
of the fertilizer to be less than $14, bas-
ing our figures on the cost Of the three
ingredients named in the open market.
Add to this the cost of mixing and
bagging and the price might run up
to a trif1e over $14, leaving for the
manufacturer and his selling agents
profit Of over $40 per ton. 1t is true
that the mixture as submitted was
what might be termed a lowgrade fer
tilizer, and it is doubtful If the analysis
could be relied upon to figure out the
value mentioned. This is but one evil
dence Of what farmers have to contend
with tn buying cheap fertilizers, and
an argument in favor of buying the
higher grades Of commercial fertilizers,
even at the advanced price, as well as
a most forcible argument in favor Of
buying the ingredients needed and do
ing the mixing at home. AS matter
of fact we have paid for the valueless
basis Of fertilizers too long; and paid
too much for 1t; it is time we learned
what to buy and how to buy it to adj
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