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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
ThR WHITE SUMMER GIRL.
She ID a Symphony in White and He
Teeth Should Match.

She ID a Symphony in White and Her
Teeth Should Match.
The girl who now plans to 60 off on
her summer vacation recognizes that it
is white year. Everything in the
line of feminine apparel is white by
preference. White is all the fashion.
White dresses, white ribbons, white
hats, white stockings. even white trim
ming on the bathing dresses. White
pRrasols, indeed the summer girl is o
symphony in white.
Now comes the point We wish espec-
Tally to make.
Do you think this beautiful vision OF
white lovliness, this summer girl In all
her white costuming looks we'll when
she opens her mouth to laugh and
shows yellow set of teeth?
Heaven forbid that any dainty wo.
man who expects admiration this sum-
mer, from those who look upon her,
will forget the absolute necessity oil
having her teeth white, clean and per.
feet.
Before yoa 60 to the coast, or to the
country, for your vacation, 60 to Wise
Brothers, the famous dentists in the
Failing building, Portland, Oregon,
and have your teeth put in good order.
The cost is very moderate and the pain
nothing.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA.
New Light from Official Source on the
Annual Migration.

New Light from Official Source on the
Annual Migration.
Maurice Boniteau Bey, an official in
the Egyptian department of the in
terror, has for number of years been
charged with the supervision Of the
annual pilgrimage of Mecca, as 1t is
controlled by the Egyptian govern
ment. In an address that he recently
gave before the Khedival Geographic
Society at Cairo he told many things
of great interest about the annual pill
grimage. His remarks derive much
importance also from the fact that his
official position has given him unusual
opportunities for collecting informa-
tiOn.
The pilgrims converge upon the holy
cities of Mecca and Medina from three
directions: Those coming from the
south are Mohammedans, from Ocean
lea, Java, sumatra, Indo-China, India,
Turkestan and southern Persia, who
pass into the Red Sea through the
Strait of Bah ell Mandeb and on to
Jeddah, the port of Mecca; the north
ern branch of the pilgrims, north Per-
slams, Turcomans and people from
Asia Minor and European Turkey, go
southwark to the holy cities both by
the land and sea routes; the third
stream is from the west, Egyptians,
Moroccans, Algerians, Tunisians and
Turks, who reach Jeddah through the
Suez Canal. For years past the aver
afe number of pilgrims passing
through the Suez Canal to Jeddah has
been 10000, but this humber is some
times greatly exceeded; the number
In 1901, for example, was 26,0OO, and
in the season beginning in February
last year, it was over 10000, making
1902 the banner year for the Suez
Canal contingent. The northern pill
grims, however, are only small part
Of those who annually convene at
Mecca. The total number every year
exceeds 100000, practically all of
whom are present at the fete of
Bairam.-New York Sun.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
800 REWARD 800.

The readers Of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to cure in all its
stages, and that is catarrh. Hall 3 Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being q constitutional dis
ease, requires O constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system, thereby destroying the founda-
ton OF the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work. The pro.
prietors have SO much faith in its curative
powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials. Address
F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
A wilderness, Forsooth.

1t might be thought that the day had
gone by when to the English mind
America appeared as land of waste
places and wildernesses unredeemed.
But story which a recent visitor to
England brings home shows that there
are still honest Britons who do not
understand our ways of life.
At dinner table the American hap
pened to remark that there was a cur
few in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and
some other towns.
"a curfew" asked an English lady.
eyes, a bell that rings at half past
nine to call the children off the street.
'Oh, 1 see," said the English lady,
affably 81 suppose after dark there is
danger from wolves"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Habits of the Tailor Bird.


This wonderful bird lives in India.
1t has a beak shaped very much like
a shoemaker's awl. The little bird,
which is yellow in color and only three
inches long. says the Philadelphia
Ledger derives its name from the way
in which it makes it's nest 1t Sc
lects a large leaf, hanging from the
end of twig; then it pierces a num-
ber of holes along the edge of it with
its awl-like beak, and then gets the
long fibers of plants, which make ex-
cellent thread, and carefully sews the
edges together like purse or a bag,
using its bin for a needle to carry the
thread through. The ends Of the
thread are knotted, to prevent them
from slipping through the leaf. The
stalk end of the leaf is bent and
crushed so as to form a hood over the
opening of the nest, protecting it from
sun and rain.
When the leaf Is not large enough
to make the nest, this bright little bird
gets another leaf, pierces it with holes
and pieces the two leaves together.
The interior of the nest is lined with
cotton and silky grass, making a very
snug and comfortable home for the
little birds. The bird and it's nest full
of eggs are so very light that they can
be suspended from the end of slen-
der twig.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
SHOULD TALK IN CHINESE.
Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng's Advice
to Americans.

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to Americans.
"Since my first acquaintance with
America and Americans" said Sir
Chen Tung Liang Cheng, the Chinese
minister in conversation with writ
er of the New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser, Il have become thoroughly
convinced that my countrymen will
never succeed among you until they
make up their minds to master the
English language and participate much
more freely in the life and habits of
your people. The gross ignorance Of
a knowledge of English among my
countrymen who are here to stay is
especially to blame for the way they
are disliked-and, 1 must confess. too
often looked upon with contempt-by
the American people.
"It is perfectly obvious, of course,
that if my countrymen would make it
a first and necessary condition to mas
ter your language they would soon
make their true worth appreciated by
Americans, as well as eradicate that
air Of inquisitiveness with which you
regard US.
Certainly, too. it would in time be
of incalculable benefit to my country
and people If you were to institute
the teaching Of the Chinese language
in all your public schools and universi-
ties. I am greatly pleased to note a
chair Of Chinese language has already
been endowed in your Columbia uni
versity. There is, am afraid, how
ever. little hope Of seeing-at least,
not for the next half-century-my Ian
guage being taught generally through
out America. It would take fully that
length of time, too, believe, before
the undoubtedly great influence such
knowledge among your people would
be felt in many ways for the better
ment of China
"My countrymen, I know, have al
ways been, people of much mystery
to you, and they must necessarily re-
main SO in greater or less degree just
SO long as you continue to keep your
selves ignorant of our language and
we of yours. During all my acquaint-
ance with America 1 have met only
three Americans who could converse
with me, even fairly intelligently, in
my own tongue. All three had travel
ed in China. I have often wondered
not little, since meeting them, how
many more Americans there are who
can speak the Chinese language.
honestly believe that they could be
counted on the fingers of my right
hand. How densely ignorant you are
too, Of our history, our mode Of life
our character, our wealth and poverty
and the tremendous future of our
country.
e"Some time during the present year
or next" Sir Chen continued, 81 intend
taking steps to establish schools for
the instruction Of the English Ian
guage in those sections Of this country
ed the most I believe that to be the
nearest workable solution for elevat-
ing the general condition of the ma
jority of Cinnamon here. If / can only
successfully secure for them such an
opportunity to make themselves pro-
f1cient in the English language they
would also soon desire-and naturally
enough-to assimilate with your peo-
pie more freely than it is possible for
them to do now, and otherwise also
induce them to take an interest in
their adopted country. America
would certainly not. L feel sure, lose
anything by the closer relationship"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
WAX CANDLES IN DEMAND.
But They Are Not Made of Wax at ALI,
Ozocerite Being the Composition.

But They Are Not Made of Wax at ALI,
Ozocerite Being the imposition.
| There is a popular impression that
wax candles are manufactured from
beeswax. No doubt some Of those on
the market can be traced to the busy
little insects, but not many. Ozocer-
| ite, a product of the earth, is the COM
position of which the bulk of them are
formed. In the United States the min
eral is dug in Utah and in California,
the European beds being located in
Wales and Galicia and Roumania.
When found in it's natural state ozo-
cerite appears in translucent, dark
brown, thin films, which, upon being
refined, resembles beeswax closely.
The wax mines of Eastern Galicia,
leased and operated by syndicate Of
American capitalists, form one Of the
most curious fields of industry imag-
inable They are located around Bory-
slav, which is also the center Of the
eastern oil district of that part Of Aus
tria. The entire wax fields are but
fifty acres in extent, but more than a
thousand shafts have been sunk in
that limited area, and almost 5000 men
are at work on the tract. The veins OF
the mineral frequently are sixteen
inches thick and it is dug with shovels
and hoisted from the shafts by wind
lasses. Many uses are made OF this
wax besides molding it into candles
and fortunes have been made by the
men interested in these curious mines,
the value Of the crude product being 3
cents a pound at the mouth OF a shaft.
The wax candle-or, speaking more
correctly, the ozocerite candle-is again
becoming fashionable in the homes Of
the wealthy. In the mansions of the
wealthy as well as in the rooms Of the
poverty stricken, candles may be found
to-day, though for widely different rea-
sons. To the poor candles are indis-
pensable because science never has
discovered cheaper mode Of lighting.
And to the rich the food Of light emit
ted by a forest of candles is boon
because science has not and probably
never will discover a softer and more
mellow light than that shed by the
yellow fame at the end of the ancient
wax cylinder.
Both health and comfort are other
points taken into consideration by
many city folks who burn candles in
their bedrooms and in other places
where brilliant light is not essential.
In the first place, what little odor is
caused by a candle fame is neither in
jurieus nor disagreeable, and in the
second, the fame requires but little
oxygen to keep it going, nor does it
heat room to an appreciable degree,
a double advantage too obvious to be
dwelt upon.
But outside of our big cities the can
die is used extensively. In country
homes where gas is not available and
where oil lamps must be used the can
die is found frequently as an agree
able and safe substitute. The wax
candle Of to-day, however, is widely
different thing from that Of olden
times. The busy bee may hum and
collect honey and turn out all the wax
she likes, except that her product is
used for the candles in Roman Catholic
and 'high" churches, she contributes
little or nothing to those found in the
markets. Chicago Chronicle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
I'm Sunny Kansas,

Druggists Clerk-See Old Limpine
Wolf-what brown study he is in.
He's wrestling with 4 tremendous prob
lem.
Druggist-What's that?
Trying to figure out how he can ret
o drink in a prohibition town.
On, that's the trouble, eh? And
thereupon the kind druggist conducted
the noble red man to the back room OF
the store, and the Indian problem was
quickly and easily solved.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Ali There Is to It.

"Tsll me-" pleaded the artless
maid, wherein lies the secret of the
art of conversational
The sage affected the attitude he was
won't to assume when in the act of i'm
parting wisdom, and said:
"My child, listen"
81 am listening" breathleasly she
answered.
"well, my child" he rejoined,
''that is the art of conversing agree
STRAY Stories.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Uncomfortable.

Finnicus-I wonder why it is that
those who attain the pinnacle of sue
cess never seem to be happy?
Cynnicus-Because the pinnacle of
success is like the top of a particularly
tall lightning rod with a particularly
sharp point, and those who succeed in
perching temporarily upon it usually
find that they are targets for all the
worlds lightning.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Lively Occupation.

To one unfamiliar with country nom
enclature the question asked by the
young man might no seem wholly un-
natural.
"And were you never in the country
during the season of huskingbees Mr..
So" asked the young lady.
''No. The idea! How do you husk
abee?;'-Philadelphi Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
No Longer a Mystery.

"I have often wondered" observed
the doctor, sat the extraordinary popu-
larity of Dixie People always ap-
plaud whenever an orchestra begins to
play it . Why is it?"
The professor was silent long time.
"Well," he said at last, 81 have
sometimes thought it was because
everybody liked the tune. ."-Chicago
Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Making Money.

A certain amount of money minis.
tiers to the proper wants of man, but
the man who spends his life in trying
to make money is doing nothing more
than piling up mass of brass-headed
tacks. What good does it do to neglect
your wife. your home, your friends, tc
make money?-Rev. Frank Crane.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
An Objection.

"No," said the friend, 81 don't
think your new type of American girl
will create anything of an artistic stir. !"
"Why not?" asked the artist. in at
one of indignant disappointment.
"Beeause her legs are not too long
nor her waist too short In fact, she
looks too much like human being to
be accepted as Observation-Disclosures
Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Not Too precipitate.

"Ah, George. DEAR" she said to
the duke, "why don't you go to papa
today? Delays are dangerous, you
know"
"Yes. realize that" he replied,
"but I've only KRown you three days
and these get-rich-quick schemes al
ways seem to be SO ."-Chicago
Record Herald.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
r1odern Conveniences.

One day my little three-year-old
brother was visiting at our neighbor's.
He came home very much excited and
said:
"Mamma, you ought to have pump
like they have at Camery's. You turn
1t like gasoline stove and water comes
out like a washing machine. Little
Chronicle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
OutdOne.

she dotted on Alice and would have
married her but for her mother"
"Ah, her mother-'
Yes, her mother was still more at
tractive.-Detroit Free Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Why Engagement Was Broken.

II, A. B., declare my engagement to
@. D, spinster, of this town, to be at
an end by reason of her pawning the
engagement ring" is from the per-
sonal column of German newspaper.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Truly Un1ucky.

Do you believe that 13 is an un-
lucky number to have at the table?"
asked the Mt. Auburn man.
Il do" replied the Norwood philos-
opher, Especially when there is only
enough dinner for 12."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
His Good Hearted Guess.

"Jimsley thinks his wife is an an
GEL"
..'That 80? Why, I didn't know
Jimsley was married"
"He IL a widower.'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Something to Talk Through.

Something to Talk Through.
Hilow-I wonder it Breezes is going
to make any political speeches this
springf
Cumso-I don't know. But why dc
you ask?
Hilow-I saw him buying a new hat
yesterday.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
A Valuable Publication.

A full set of the "Almanach de
Gotha," from 1746 to 1900, was re-
Gently sold in Paris for $1,000. Of
course its value is largely that of lit
erary rarity, but the old volumes are
extremely useful to special students.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
To Break In New Shoes.

Always shake in Aliens Foot Ease, powder
It cures hot, sweating, aching. swollen feet.
Cures corns, ingrowing nails and bunions. At
all druggists and shoe stores, 25c. Don't accept
any substitute Sample mailed FREE. Address
Allen 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Her Preference.

Fashionable Doctor-My dear young
lady, you are drinking unfiltered water,
which swarms with animal organisms.
You should have it boiled; that will
kill them.
Patient-Well, doctor, I think I'd
sooner be an aquarium than a ceme-
tery.-London Tit-Bit
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

Pessimism nourishes. itself in oui
time, not in the hard ground, where la.
Dor sweats and meils. but in the flow.
cry beds of luxury and slothful ease.
Rev. ]. W. Chadwick.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Moral Rectitude,

Moral rectitude is a protest against
evil. Wise men are ready to com.
mend good man, Tor he is of value
to the community in which he lives.
Rev. George Adams.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Hoods CdrsdpdriLLa
His Inherited Dramatic Talent.

Miss Blanche Booth, niece of Edwin
Booth, has established a dramatic
school at Minneapolis. She was for
merly q member CT her uncles COM
pany and played Ophelia at his Ham
let.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
He Doesn't Worry.

Duffy-Meeker's philosophical sort
of chap isn't her
Guffy-In what respect?
Duffy-Why, he is the husband of a
famous woman, you know, but his OBJ
scurity doesn't seem to trouble him in
the least.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Granite Best Building Material.

The value of granite as building
material is 10 to 25 times as great as
that of brick. After granite come in
the following order limestone, slate,
and sandstone.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
on,v KIND Thev Make.

Miggles-Old Gotrox is continually
making smart remarks, isn't he?
Wiggles-Yes. The making of smart
remarks is luxury that only the rich
can afford.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

Husband (angrily)-I never saw a
woman as hard to please as you are.
Wife (calmly)-My dear, you forget
that 1 married you.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Bibles In Demand In China.

Recently Chinese professor in a
government college made application
for fifty English bibles for the use of
the students.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
There Was No Encore.

No right-thinking person can have
any admiration for a 'smart trick
that smacks of rascality, but there
may be cases in which sympathy for
the victims Of such a trick would be
wasted.
A travelling dramatic troupe announc-
ed a performance in a certain ambi-
tious young city. 1t was expressly
stated on all the bills that lowing to
the great length of the program and
the many speciality performances, no
encores will be permitted"
The evening of the entertainment
found the house well filed, the audi.
ence consisting largely of young men
and boys bent on having a good time.
The first song was the occasion for
a prolonged outburst of cheering. After
it had continued several minutes the
manager came to the front of the cur
tain to ask them to desist. They only
howled the louder, and he retired, dis
comfited.
But the cheering, stamping and
whistling went on, and continued for
half an hour, the curtain remaining
obstinately down.
At the end of that time the enthus-
iasm had spent itself and the din
ceased, but the curtain did not rise.
Then young man ventured to go be-
hind the scenes. He returned presently
with the announcement that the com.
pany had left the building, bag and
baggage.
1t was true. They had packed up
everything, paid their bill at the hotel,
caught a train out of town, and got
safely away; and the general verdict OF
the townspeople was that they had
served their unruly audience just
right.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

For coughs and colds there is no better
medicine than Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton. Price 25 cents.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
An Earth Ang<

An Earth Angel.
st. Peter Cat Heavens gate)-Come
in.
Fair Spirit (anxiously)-Is my halo
on straight7-N. Y. Weekly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
REzERsON MAoHxNERY 90.

Successors to John Poole)
Foot of Morrison Street, Portland, Oregon
The Eli Gasoline Engine-A child can run II.
Valves and all working psrts covered up. h.
P, $l35 h. p, $210; h. p, $500. "Put in lit
tie Gasoline and then go to Sleep"
Write for illustrated catalogue and for price
on anything you need in the machinery line.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

The most common phases of summer
catarrh are catarrh of the stomach and
bowels. Peruna is a specific for sum-
mer catarrh.
Hon. Willis Brewer, Representative
in Congress from Alabama, writes the
following letter to DIR. Hartman:
House of Representatives.
Washington, D. C.
The Peruna Medicine Co., Colum.
bus, o.:
Gentlemen-I have used one Bottle
of Peruna for lassitude, and I take
pleasure in recommending it to those
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

An electric eel must lead shocking
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

who need a good remedy. As a tonic
it is excellent. In the short time I
have used it it has done me great
deal of good. willis Brewer.
If you do not derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Peru
ma, write at once to DR.. Hartman, Civ
ing full statement OF your case and
he will be pleased to give you his valu-
able advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

Of Indianapolis Business College, writes:
of food
with and a Of stomach t the only
ad Of eruna specific for eatar decided give
and seemed like have bottle of Peuna
John W.