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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Runs q Cat Farm.


There is woman on the coast OF
Maine who has made a very consid.
cradle income conducting a cat farm.
In her locality Is a beautiful species
Of cat called by some Of the natives
"coon cat" and by others "shag cat"
These cats in many cases attain to
considerable size, eighteen and twenty
pounds being not at all uncommon.
They vary in color, have large heads.
and many Of them pronounced mutton
chop whiskers in addition to their
"smellers," the fur on their cheste
grows very long, and some among the
finest Of the breed have small fur
tassel growing from the very center
Of the chest.
In frequent instances these cats ma.
ture with blue eyes, and it is not un-
common to see a full-grown cat Of
this breed with one blue eye and one
green eye.
Years ago many of the Maine sea
captains brought home from their
trips to Eastern ports specimens OF
the beautiful cats of the Orient,
which in after years developed into
the present coon cat
The price ranges from SIS upward.
size, color, etc, determining the cost.
The proprietor of this cat farm says
that cats are easitr to raise and com.
mand reader sales than dogs.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
(To be continued.)
Horrible Symptoms

A little man recently walked into a
dry goods store and said:
81 do not know how to use the tele-
phone Will you please call up this
number? Thank you"
Here is the number. What shall I
say to the doctor"
Tell him that his paralyzed patient
is walking around this morning"
"Yes."
"That think there is hope of his re
covery. 1 cut off the hair and put four
teen fly blisters on him last night. 1
found that his appetite is fine, but he
won't touch that raw meat. One of his
ears fell off during the night and think
he is blind in one eve. 1 find that there
is no use in giving him medicine. 1t
makes him howl. His tongue looks as
if it had been put through a wiring
ing machine What does he want me
to do?"
HE says to let the patient alone until
he gets down town. By the way, Mr..
Blank, don't know your, patient, but
it must be a sad case"
'.Yes," said the little man, as if look
ing for sympathy. 81 think he was at
one time the finest collie that ever
cracked a bone."-New York Mail and
Express.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07


Don't bend the knees in walking. Nc
one wants to appear "weak-kneed." II
you do you cannot be a poem when
you walk.
Don't walk too far at first, when TAX
ing up outdoor exercise for the sake
Of your complexion. Stop just short OF
being tired.
| Lime in the eye should be washed
out quickly with vinegar and water.
| squeezing some drops on the eyebalL
Then place a soft pad soaked in vine
gar over the closed eye and secure it
to the head by bandage.
A speck of dust in the eye can be re
moved by a pointed. piece of paper OR
camefs-hair brush. Afterward close
the eyes and bind soft pad over the
lids and allow it to remain until all
feeling of pain is gone.
A sty, which is blemish on beau
tvs face, is best treated with an appli-
cation of hot cloths. Wiring them out
of water as hot as can be borne. Also
bathe the eyes frequently with warm
water containing spirits of camphor.
the proportion being five drops to halt
a cup of water.
A simple preventive of seasickness is
said to be a teaspoonful of bicarbonate
of soda in a half-pint of water. Drink
Immediately on leaving shore. Some
little time previously take an aperi
ent. BY maintaining horizontal posi-
tion the tendency to seasickness may
be counteracted.
MOnotony is the foe to appetite and
digestion and also to good living. And
there is no earthly excuse for it. We
may be restricted to few articles of
food by reason of distance from mar.
ket, but that is no reason why potatoes
should be always 'boiled in water OF
eggs perpetually fried. Especially in
spring is a change relished.
To remove yellow stains from the
face take an ounce of dried rose leaves,
add half pint of white wine vinegar
and let it stand for ten days; then
draw off the vinegar and add to it halt
a pint Of rose water. Keep this liquid
bottled and when using pour a table.
spoonful or so on bit Of cloth and
sponge the face. Let it dry on the
skin.
Blackheads are mass of congested
matter and dust; obviously their cure
is in cleanliness and restored circula.
ton of the blood vessels of the face
nothing but friction and cleanliness
will prevent their return. Often they
are the result Of disordered stomach,
indigestion and constipation, and strict
attention should be given to the laws
of hygiene. Daily baths are necxa.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
The We1l-Rred Girl.

Good breeding, to be sure, depends
much on home and mother. 1t is said
ones ancestors have a finger in it
also.
But the girl who hasn't ancestors
needn't despair.
Nor need she whose family are not
everything that is to be desired.
1t is nice, of course to be born well
bred. But one can achieve it.
Here are some of the ways it can
be done:
The well-bred girl never fusses.
She takes her gowns, her hats, her
success quite as a matter of course.
She is quite unconscious of her veil
or her pompadour, her jewels, or her
new shoes.
A pretty girl who is always admir-
ingly spoken of as being $50 well
bred" was complimented on the pretty
gown she was wearing. She was so
entirely unconscious of it that she ac-
tually had to look down and see which
one she had on.
The we'll bred girl never airs fam
hy ulhcACAtce uoI uoIucSlIC upuedfdiS.
She never asks personal questions.
If some sudden reversal of fortune
comes she isn't always talking Of her
former circumstances.
Neither does she apologize for work
ing for her living.
Her repose is not the quietness of
weakness, but the calmness Of
strength. She is sure of herself, her
family, her position; IL she have not
these, then Of her own worthiness
The well-bred girl is a rest, a de-
light. We know she will never betray
confidence, pry into personal af-
fairs, nor put us to a disadvantage
before others.-Philadelph Evening
telegraph
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
WELL 1000 FEET DEEP AN
ATTRACTION OF PERU, IND

There is a flowing well on the Giles
Tillett farm, four miles west Of Peru,
Ind, on the north bank of the Wabash
River, and the grounds surrounding it
are rapidly becoming a popular picnic
resort. The we'll is 1000 feet deep.
It is located between the old Wabash
and Erie canal bed and the river, and
for half mile on either side, both east
and west. along the river. there is a
dense growth Of tall sycamore, elm
and walnut trees, making 1t an ideal
place. The river flows between high
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Woman with Humor.

If you consider the list of your
friends, it will not take you long to
discover that the woman you like best
is the woman with sense of humor.
She is the one you think Of first if you
are getting up picnic or card party.
You do not, perhaps. formulate it even
to yourself, but in your mind she
stands for the utmost good humor. If
it rains, or it shines, If anybody else
Is cross and grumpy, the woman with
a sense of humor. can extract fun out
of the dreariest proposition, and the
first thing you know she has set every
body to laughing at her droll sayings,
and turned defeat into a triumph, for
who cares whether your original plan
was carried out or. not, just so every
body has good time?
A sense of humor is said to be lack
ing in most women. Alas! 1 have
found this only too true, but have no.
ticed that when q woman does have 1t
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
The Perfect Woman.
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The Perfect Woman.
She shall be
AS is a flower, so born in purity,
And in her virtues boundless as the air;
Girt up with fear, fenced round with
chastity,
Rounded in wisdom perfect as a star.
Reverence shall wait upon her steps, and
Love
Shall clothe her like a garment; on her
brow
Shall Truth sit smiling like the watch
full star
That hangs upon the forehead of the
Eve.
A great simplicity shall mark her ways
And bind the linked action of her time;
Tears shall lie near the surface of her
life;
Infinite pity, like a living spring,
Shall bubble in the silence of her heart
Her soul shall hunger with an awful
wish,
Eo mitigate the sorrows of her kind.
Calm-eyed and patient, never speaking
ill,
And slow to speak wherein she cannot
praise;
Faith, never dim, shall guide her feet;
and Hope
Shall brood upon her being like a dove;
And over all like Benediction's calm,
Shall all her paths be lit by Charity;
Faith, Hope and Charity, these three
yet SO
As Charity is greatest, shall she
Be known by Charity.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
CHAPTER XII.


Enrol Hastings, riding toward the Bois
de Boulogne, pondering much on what he
had heard. He was surprised-he tried
to believe he was pleased; but somehow
or other his satisfaction was not very
genuine. Miss Eyre had certainly made
fortunate step in life; true she had lost
a father whom she had loved. but then
she had gained a friend, in Lady Grace
FarQuhar. She would get int1 oduced into
good society, and perhaps but that was
not a train of thought he cared to fol-
low. Had not Erskine already been at
her feet?
Mr.. Hastings soliloquy was cut short
by seeing Col. d'Aguilar walking leisure
ly along the Champs Elysees. He drew
rein instantly.
"D'Aguilarr' he cried.
"Hastingsv' exclaimed the other, and
they shook hands warmly.
81 thought you were back with your
regiment" said Enrol.
81 have a month more leave, and my
brother asked me to join him here, and
so 1 came"
A great many questions came into Err
rolls head that he would have liked to
ask Col. d'Aguilar at once; but CONVEX
carried on with a pedestrian from the
altitude of horses back, particularly
when your steed is restive and impatient.
Come up to my hotel tonight, d'Agui-
lar, will you?" Mr.. Hastings said.
Every well; suppose you are going to
the ball at the Embassy"
Eyes: but not before twelve"
'sThen I'll look in about ten"
And the two men parted just as Mrs.
Clayton rolled past in her handsome car
riage, drawn by high-stepping horses She
looked like a lovely little Esquimaux en-
veloped in her soft white furs, and she
gave Mr.. Hastings a bright smile, and
the wave of delicately gloved little
hand. She had not observed Col. d'Agui-
lar.
Sixteen months had passed since the
day when they had ridden together down
the avenue Of broad-leaved chestnuts at
Endon Vale. She was not altered-at all
events, it did not seem so in the momen-
tary glance he had caught of her smiling
face. Was she then utterly heartless
Could she have lived all these months
with such hateful, contemplate wretch
as Clayton, and still go on smiling and
flirting, and give no sign? Col. d'Aguilar
knew none of the particulars of the mar
riage; he had not even heard that she
was happy; he had but met her once, and
then she had left him at her husbands 8
command, with smile on her lips. He
turned and walked back unhappy and
resentful.
Mr.. Clayton, as well as his wife, was
profoundly ignorant of Col. d'Aguilar's
arrival in Paris. or he would as soon
have trusted his wife alone in that fine
city, as he would have walked willingly
himself into the cage of the lion in the
Jardin des Plantes.
ITO be continued)
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

banks. Three years ago "a company
Of oil men, while "wild-catting,' sank
this well, but found no oil. AS the
water flowed over the casing in an
eight-inch stream it was decided to
cap it and permit the water to flow
through two inch opening in the
cap. Water spouts from this two-inch
opening twenty-five feet into the air,
and it never varies in pressure. 1t
has continued to shoot skyward for the
past three years without diminishing
in pressure, and it may continue to
flow for ages. There is no disagree
able odor nor bad taste to the output;
in fact, the taste is something like
sugar water and very palatable.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

HARIE H. JENNE1. slstant pastor OF
the Unitarian Church at Sioux Falls
Three years ago she. accepted call
from the Des Moines church and has
been preaching there since.
Miss Jenney is handsome young
woman and was leader i'll society be
fore she entered the ministry. Mr.
Howe is a member of the law firm OF
Garfield, Garfield & Howe, in Cleve
land, and is in politics with Tom L
Johnson, Mayor of that city.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

MRS. E. c. PICkEKI. b r q a d
passed the age of years, and that the
majority ranged in age from 3 weeks
to years, the prodigious task that
Mrs Pickert accomplished can be read
lily appreciated.
All of the thousands of children that
Mrs Picket cared for as only woman
and a mother can, were housed from
time to time in the building at 1921
South Temple street, the commodious
home of the South Side Day Nursery.
The object of the nursery was and is
to care for the small children of moth
ers who are forced to earn a livelihood
for themselves and children, and also
for the children of widowers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

of Syracuse, n.
Y, will leave the
pulpit to marry
f + e d erick G..
Howe, a lawyer
of Cleveland. Miss
Jenney has been a
pastor for five
years. She was
graduated f r o m
t b e Meadville
Theological semi
nary in 1899 and
afterward waE as.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

Eyre" lnrerposed Francis Clayton. 'At
all events, l recollect hearing their names
connected in some story about meeting
in a wood"
Enrol started slightly, and it might have
been fancy, but Fee certainly thought a
deeper color came into his bronzed face.
Mr.. Clayton seemed to think the same,
for he proceeded in his usual amiable
manner:
"She and Erskine were awfully sweet
on each other when we were staying at
the vale. l dare say that will be a
match. Lady Grace seems quite agree
able to it; but of course it's shocking
bad one for him.
Francis" exclaimed his wife, chow
you exaggerate! You know Winifred nev-
er cared for Lord Harold. She won't
confess it. but l am quite sure he made
her an offer. and that she refused him.
He never will meet her if he can help it. !"
did you say that Lady Grace had
adopted her, Mrs. Clayton?'
Yes, more than a year ago; indeed,
before 1 was married. She was in such
sad trouble, poor girl. She was very
fond of her father, and he was killed
suddenly in a very shocking way. His
horse ran away with him, and he was
thrown out of the dogcart and killed on
the spot. They thought she never would
get over it, and Lady Grace took her
home and nursed her as if she had been
her own child. Old Sir Howard Cham
pion would have taken her. but she re-
fused to go near them, because they
would not acknowledge her father. She
has promised to come and stay with
me when we get back to town. You must
come and meet her."
Il shall be-very-happy," stammered
Enrol.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

retires from the
position of ma
tron of the South
Side Day Nursery
in st. Louis. An
interesting fact is
that she disap-
proves of whip
ping.
When it is con-
sidered that none
Of the children in
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

supernumerary, the latter Ie5nt IN
differently, with a strongaevpression of
discomfort and WEAKNESS on her pretty
face. She was prettier, perhaps, than
when we last saw her as Fee Alton; but
sadder, more pensive, and her beauty was
enhanced by the magnifcence Of her jew
elry.
81 am so glad you have comep' Mrs.
Clayton said, smiling up in Erro,s face,
isl1ing her hand to his gentle pres
dull. None of my friends
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
Preparatiops.

$50 you are preparing for further
airship experimental"
ST am.''
"Have you got out your machinery
and plans?"
Certainly not. It's too early for
minor details. I've been going through
my scrapbook of newspaper notices to
make up prospectus.'-W Washington
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and all she has to do to acquire hus
band is to pick and choose. The day
of the girl with the doll face is going
out and the day Of the girl with a sense
of humor is coming in.-Harper'a
Bazaar.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
All Actors Want 1t.

There's man out in the waiting
room,'' said the great mans secretary.
ST think he's a bum actor"
.'Why do you think so?'
'He says he's anxious to get an audi
ence."- e."-Philadelphia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

God is on the side Of virtue; for who
ever breads punishment suffers it, and
whoever deserves it breads it.-Colton.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

Gives Up the Pulpit to Marry.
Rev. Marie H. Jenney, a Unitarian
in Des Moines, Iowa, and the
laughter of the late Col. e. S. Jenney
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07
CHAPTER x.

Seventeen months have elapsed since
Enrol Hastings had stood ON the deck of
the Enone, looking down into the Med
iterranean, and thinking of the woman
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-07-07

Tophet Would Be Better.
There lives In small town down
in Missouri a good old deacon who,
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The total transactions of the clear
ing houses of the country last year
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Care, or11o.bo1 Children,

Mrs. E. c. Pickert of st. Louis has
had charge, during fifteen years, Of
11O.5O1 children. With this record, she
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-17
SURPRISING A GRuMBLER.

Butchers, as rule, can stand COCA
deal Of grumbling from their custom
ers. but there's limit to everything
even butchers patience.
John" said certain member OF
the trade to his youngest apprentice
I'm getting tired Of that Mrs. X and
her eternal prumbling, Iwlsh to good
ness she'd take her custom elsewhere
When next she comes In III turn her
over TO you"
VERY well, sir" said John, calmly
"You may depend on me-
The shop was full of customers when
Mrs. X. bounced In and began as usual;
81 want two pounds Of beef, Mr.. c.;
beef. you understand, not bonel The
last had from you was all bone; and
if"
beef, is It, ma'am?" said John, step
ping forward Eyes, maam, | under
stand. You want the homeless variety
from the Bungeroodo Islands We've
ordered you two pounds by pigeon post,
and we understand II was dispatched
by special balloon this morning. No
doubt you will find II waiting for you
when you get back. A special stlpula-
ton In the contract was that the bone
less beef should be absolutely clear Of
fat and suet should weighty q ounces
TO the pound, and"
But Mrs, X. had vanished. --London
Tlt-Bits.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-17

"Ah, that was very thoughtful OF
you The smoke rose in an OPAQUE
cloud, and the artist stayed his pencil
Until II should be dissipated. The 81.
ence again became heavy.
AZ length / found II oppressive. and
by way OF tightening II asked him If he
remembered that story about the Cold
en- Arm, with which he used 10 terror
lie people, who came TO hear him leo
ture.
NOW I am glad you mentioned that
he said deliberately you know | de-
light 20 tell that story, I've retired
from all public speaking entirely, !
never go any place or appear In public
unless | have to, but now and then
DO love TO tell that story"
And his eyes lighted remlniscenuy.
Sometimes l 90 to the houses OF
friends Of mine In New York to get q
chance 70 tell a story or two--I can't
help doing Il just once In a while. / go
on condition that nothing shall be said
about It before or afterWard In the
newspapers, for If mention was made
Of II people would say, That dad-bamed
Old liar said he was never going on
the platform again, and here he is just
the same as ever. But ] do love to
tell that story. / am going to talk 70
some friends before long-I have half
an hour TO iill-and that win M up
three of six minutes was short. Now,
y can just get another story for the
other three minutes I'll be fixed"
Whoever will have the privilege Of
listening to that story may esteem
themselves among the favored ones OF
the earth | heard him tell III In q
western town when he made his trip
around the world to get money to pay
off his debts.
When he came to the climax the au-
dlence jumped back as one person,
starting loose every seat in the house,
so the janltor had to come around the
next morning and screw them down
again.
But I'm out Of public life now" con-
tinued the author, lighting his pipe and
putting until his white head showed as
in a fog darkly. II have a very happy
time here, all to myself. / shall never
20 far away again"
II should not have gone 10 Missouri
last June II ! had not gone 10 get a
decoration. ! think when an instltu-
ton, especially In q mans native state,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-17

we shook hands and journeyed forth
IN the direction indicated by the yes
Of our host.
lie had been pleasant, agreeable, nos,
pitable. but he had taken the wheei
from the moment we came into tht
room, and piloted the conversation W
smooth but prohtless channels never
laundering once on a pay ledge ne
had made us feel that u would De
useless to extract any Tcopy' from nm.
He Is not giving away his humor OF his
views on men and things.
And neither would you, readers U
after long years spent in ACQUIRING
cheerfuness you had learned 10 coni-
muncate II to others so gracefuliy
that every time you framed word q
silver quarter jingled snto. your treas,
ury. III words paid everybody as wen
as that, general conversation Woulu
soon become a lost art, and only the
scratching of millions OF pens Woulu
break the silence that hung over inc
world -
As we slid down the hill TO the
RIyerdale station following the fashion
of tho place. the butcher boy came rat-
Ting past us IN his wagon ana ieahins
far out over space shouted
Find him?"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-17
a look at those

a look at those"
Davenport continued to roll them up,
"Oh, Mr.. Twain, | guess you really
don't want to see them, do your
Eyes, indeed do" He jumped out Of
his chair with the agility Of jim
Smileys DAM Webster-Danl was the
frogs name-and the cartoonist un-
rolled the sketches.
well" said their subject, slowly.
They're bully but you've made me
look geo years old. / claim a good
many years, but not 200"
We had started TO go, observing that
he was looking wlstfully at the door,
as II he yearued to know how one or
both Of us would look framed In It..
a photograph of Mr.. Twain tossed
among some other pictures on the man
tel caught Dayenports eye.
Il don't think that does you justice,
Mr. Twain he said.
well, possibly not Here is one
drew Of myself"
He flshed from q drawer in the table
a copper plate with an astounding
sketch engraved upon II.
A line In his own chirography under
meath explained what was the matter
with II.
81 never could draw a mouth" It
said, 80 IN making this picture / have
lef the mouth out.-Mark Twain"