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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
Mountains Are Moving.

ssThe mountains are constantly NOV
ing,'' was the remark of an officer of
the Denver and Rio Grande Road re-
Gently in speaking of the great land
slides in the canyon above Glenwood
Springs, Colo "We find from actual
experience in maintaining tunnels,
bridges and tracks in tile mountains
that the mountains are moving. 1t
costs a railway passing through the
mountains a great deal of money in
the course of ten years to keep the
tracks in line, and maintenance Of tun-
nels is even more expensive. Drive
a stake on the side of mountain, take
the location with the greatest care and
return after a few months The stake
is not in the same location. The whole
side of the mountain has moved. This
experiment has often been tried and
in all cases the result proves that the
mountains are moving. The mountains
are gradually seeking the level Of the
sea ,,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22

strap" Such exclamations are familiar
to the mother and, occurring at the
eleventh hour, are q source of trouble
and vexation.
Orderly habits are eminently to be
desired and should be inculcated; but,
small children, and indeed big ones,
are fallible in this direction, and un-
less everything Is put ready to hand
the night before there are bound to be
some losses in the morning. And the
mother who gives too much oversight
Is as bad in her way as the careless
mother; she trains her children to in
competence and irresponsibility. Each
child should feel that he is responsible
for his own clothes and his own books,
and after a time, when he has expert
enced the discomfort of a prolonged
search at the last moment, or the loss
Of something which he really needs, he
will learn that the easiest thing Is to
be tidy.
Send the children from the door with
happy faces; and let them see your
own smiling face as the last look Is
given. The best digester for break
fast and the best preparation for school
work are happy, Ight-hearted minds
and smiling countenances as parting
Culture.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
The Morning Hurry.

AS far as is possible we should avoid
the hurry and furry that usually pre-
cedes the slam of the front door, as the
children get off to school. 1t is diff
cult to manage, there is no doubt. The
mother dislikes, more than anything
else, perhaps, waking her child out of
a sound sleep, and this often has to be
done If he is to have his breakfast and
dress properly before school. Usually
she leaves him till the very last minute,
If he is sleeping, and then hastily
eaten breakfast and hurry and hustle
to get off is the result. This can only
be obviated satisfactorily by instituting
earlier hours for going to bed, that the
child may wake early as a natural
thing.
In many homes, even without the
late sleeping, there is hurry in the
morning. The children are allowed to
get into lazy habits and procrastinate
to an exasperasing and injurious de
gree. Then, as the moment approaches
when the leaving for school can be no
longer delayed, there is undue anxiety
on the part of the mother and scene
of excitement that is good for neither
mother nor children.
Mother, where's my cap" II can't
find my geography where is that
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
Telling Tidbits.

Stains on Black Cloth-Can often be
removed by rubbing with raw po-
tato.
Stains on Marble-Can often be re,
moved by rubbing with salt; rinse af-
terwards, and polish with soft cloth.
For Tender Feet.-Mend your stock,
ings with silk, instead of wool, If you
are troubled with tender feet The silk
does not chafe the skin.
Ironing Starched Things.-If you
want to prevent your f1atiron sticking
rub it, after heating and before begin
ming to IRON on q board well sprinkled
with bathbrick.
Black and Dark Cloth-Can be fresh
ened by sponging with equal parts of
water and spirits of turpentine. After
sponging iron on the wrong side, and
then hang in the air to remove any
suggestion of turpentine.
Getting Up Lace.-Never rinse white
lace in blue water under the impress
sion that this will improve the color.
Real lace should be finally rinsed in
skim milk, which will give it the soft,
creamy tint so much admired.
Effective Pressing-Is one of the Sc
crets of good home dressmaking. A
badly pressed thing never looks well.
For cloth, or any thick material,
damped cloth laid over the seams when
ironing will help to make them lie fat.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
A STARVING LADS NOBLE vow
From Poverty's Cradle He Climbed to
PhilauthropY.

From Poverty's Cradle He Climbed to
Philanthropy.
William Quarter, one Of Scotland's g
best known philanthropists, who died
recently at Bridge of Weir at the age
of seventy-four. will be remembered
for laudable and humanitarian VOW
nobly and faithfully kept.
He was the son of ships carpenter,
and ultimately came to be regarded as
Scotlands finest exponent of practical
Christianity. When he was only three
years old his father died at sea Of
cholera, and his widowed mother was
vation.
At the age Of six young Quarter got
work as factory hand, and toiled for
sixty or seventy hours week for
wage Of a single shilling.
A year later he was apprenticed to
shoemaker, and it was while in this
employment that once, after he had
gone for thirty-six hours without food,
he made vow that If he was ever in
position to do SO, he would devote
his life to helping the fatherless and
those otherwise severely handicapped
in the fight for a living.
The noble manner in which he kept
this VOW is told by prosperous col
onists who owe their start in life to
him in every part of the empire, and
by thousands of children who have
passed through his orphan homes at
Bridge of Weir.
. He began his rescue work in 1864.
Later on he founded the Scottish Or
phan Homes. These have grown until
they now form model village of sixty
two buildings in Renfrewshire, where
1,4OO orphans are housed and edu-
Gated. set ...s
Since 1878 over 1900 children have
passed through the homes, while thou
sands of others have received tempo
rary assistance. Between 1871 and 1897
5000 children were sent out to Canada,
where situations were provided for
them. Many are now prosperous farm
ers, and among them no name is more
highly esteemed than that Of William
Quarrier.-London Express.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
The True Home,

The True Home.
The truest homes are often in houses
not especially well kept, where the
comfort and happiness Of the inmates,
rather than extreme tiddness and the
preservation Of the furniture, Is first
consulted. The object of the home Is
to be the center, the pivot on which
the family life turns. The first requ1-
site Is to make it so attractive that
none of its members shall care to linger
long outside its limits. ALL legitimate
means should be employed to this end
and no effort spared that can contrib
ute to this purpose. There are many
houses called homes, kept with such
waxy neatness by painstaking, anxious
women, that are so oppressive in their
anxiety as to exclude all home feeling
from their spotless precincts. The very
name Of home is synonymous with per-
sonal freedom and relaxation from
care; solid comfort. .s
But neither of these can be felt
where such a mania for external clean
liness pervades the household as to rem
der everything subservient thereto.
Many housewives, If they see speck
on the floor or wall, or bit Of thread
or paper on the floor, rush at it as If 1t
were the seed Of peStilence, which
must be removed on the instant Their
temper depends upon their mainten-
ance of perfect purity and order. If
there be any failure ON their part OR
any combination Of circumstances
against them they fall into pathetic
despair and can hardly be lifted out
They do not see that cheerfulness Is
more needed at home than all the spot
lessness that ever shone. Neatness is
one thing and state of perpetual
house cleaning quite another.
Out Of this grows by degrees the
feeling that certain things and apart
ments are too good for daily use. Hence
chairs and sofas are covered and oroms
shut up, save for special occasions,
when they are permitted to reveal their
sacredness in q manner that
mars every pretense Of hospitality.
Nothing should be bought which Is
considered too fine for the fullest do
nestle appropriation. Far better is the
plainest furniture on which the chill
dren can climb than satin and damask,
which must be Viewed with reverences'
When anything is reserved or secluded,
to disguise the fact Is extremely diff
cult. A chilly air wraps it round and
the repulsion Of strangeness Is expert
enced by the most insensible.
Home is not name, nor form, nor
a routine. It is spirit, presence, a
principle. Material and method will
not and cannot make it. 1t must get
its light and sweetness from those who
inhabit it, from flowers and sunshine,
from the sympathetic natures which,
in their exercise Of sympathy, can lay
aside the tyranny Of the broom and the
awful duty of endless scrubbing.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
Notes ON Pyrocraphy.

Birch bark when etched with the hot
point makes beautiful frames, mats for
pictures, baskets and numerous dainty
trif1es. 1t must be mounted and finish
ed on the article before burning.
A pretty hat rack is made of bevel-
edged panel of white wood, decorated
with typography. Fasten large brass
hooks on the front, and at the back
place screw-eyes to hang it up by.
A pretty bread board is one inch
thick, oval in shape and bevel two
inches wide around the edge This has
decoration of wheat and hops and
the words, "Give us this day our daily
bread"
The contrast of metal with pyrog.
raphy is very effective. Brass-headed
nails, discs, hinges and corners for
frames and boxes, handles and metal
balls for feet, both of copper and
brass add very much to the decoration
of burnt wood articles.
Burned velveteen can easily be done
by any one conyersant with burned
leather work. Only the background is
burned, causing the design to stand up
in sort of relief that is most effective.
1t is comparatively new, and is capable
of being applied to many purposes.
To transfer designs ON white wood,
rub jewelers. rouge over piece OF
common paper or the back of your
design. For dark wood use chalk. II
the wood seems greasy and it does moi
take well, moisten a cloth with turpen.
tine and rub over the wood.
Leather board, material resembling
leather, comes in sheets of various
size and weight. 1t burns beautifully
and is used for magazine, portfolio GOV.
ers, and numerous small articles OF
fancy work. It is much cheaper than
leather and gives the same effect,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
A Melancholy Tale.

Unanswered
''Is that Gods ribbon In the sky
To tie the worlds together?'
A sweet child asked,
On seeing Natures rainbow belt
Worn after rainy weather:
"Or is it some of heavens light
A-peeping through the floor
Or at an open door?
I wish I knew,
Don't your"
She paused a moment,
Wondered, thought, ...',..
Then, with a long-drawn sigh,
Was heard the old, old cry,
''I wish God told us more,
Don't your
Elizabeth Porter Gould.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22

@3Xb Eat.
ssazasaxsS3 V eHND nov TO
Y ,PRERARE mEzY1

Maple Sugar Sauce for Ice Cream
Add pound Of maple sugar, broken
into bits, a very little water and boil
until it begins to thread. Thicker it
with shelled English walnuts that have
been broken into small bits. Pour while
hot over the ice cream and serve i'm
mediately.
Corn Pone or Southern Hoe Cake
Sift quart of Southern cornmeal with
a teaspoonful of salt, wet with cold
water, and with the hands mold into
oval cakes. Bake in a hot oven in
Wel-greased pans.
Tomato Soup.-Into two quarts of
beef stock that has been freed from,
grease stir quart of canned tomatoes
and boil for twenty minutes. Strain,
add cup Of soaked rice, boil until
tender, season with salt and pepper and
serve.
Walnut Sa1ad.-SheIl and blanch
English walnuts and break each nut in
half. Roll each nut over in mayon-
naise, then arrange on crisp lettuce
leaves and pour mayonnaise over all
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
Social Life IL Changing.

The women of the East, taking their
cue from the sisters of the West, are
beginning to realize that there are ca
reers other than those circumscribed
by the art of the milliner and dress
maker and are turning their attention
to matters of more serious import than
the question Of how they shall appear
at the next function of their set. It is
the age Of fads and most of these no.
tfons take practical and useful direc-
ton.
OF the women of the smart set of
New York Mrs. Mackay has written
book, and not at all the sort Of book
that would be expected to emanate
from the pen of fashionable woman.
She is now hard at work on another
and she never lets anything interfere
with her daily work. Mrs. Payne
Whitney is also literary and is also get
ting another volume ready for the
press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
Inst the Thing.

Mrs. Crawfoot-Ain't you got an old
tornrup suit to put on the scarecrow?
Mr.. Crawfoot-No; I'll wait till
Hiram gets through the cane rush up
at college am let him send down one
of his suits.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
Needs Mnst

Mrs. Upton-I saw Mr.. Newton bow
ing with the most courtly grace to a
very commonplace woman. He's a
gentleman of the old school, isn't hep
Mr.. Upton-No, a gentleman of the
new school.
8 ''New school?''
eyes. He lives in the suburbs, and
that was his cook."-New York Week
ly
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
Unprecedented ThouohtfuIness,

Mr.. Gasper-T am going to have the
courts look into the sanity of that man
who lives next door,
Mrs. Gasper-Why?
Mr.. Gasper-Well, he's taking les
sons on horn and told me if his play
ing annoyed us he would give up learn
ing.-Ohio State Journal
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
CHAPTER XIX.

A month had been passed in Paris, and
the party were preparing for a return to
the chateau, with the exception of Louis,
who was to remain here some three
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
Little Stories and
Incidents that Will
interest and Enter
tain Young Readers

active and dangerous as ever. The
hen attacks the centipede with de-
light, and often swallows them, head
first, without taking the trouble to kill
him. The cat hunts him, but Is care
She has a trick of whirling him round
and round upon the floor SO quickly as
to stupefy him; then, when she sees
a good chance, she strikes him dead
with her claws.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
Cured Now.

She-Have you ever been in love?
He-Oh, yes, / have had all the child
ish diseases -mumps, whooping cough.
and all the rest.-Someryille Journal
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22

Her DEATH" they say Of woman
who died lately, was tragedy That
is nearly true Of every death.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
Vitality of the centipede 10.

The sight Of full-grown centipede
is said by travellers in tropical lands to
be enough to affect the strongest
nerves. Ten to IL inches is the aver
age length, although larger ones have
been seen. Lafcadio Hearn, in 1.-TWO
Years in the French West Indies" says
that the vitality Of the centipede is
amazing. He kept one in bottle,
without food or water, for 13 weeks, at
the end Of which time 1t remained as
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22

Little Dot-The paper says they are
going to build more sky-scrapers in
Chicago. What's sky-scraper? Small
Willie-Oh, sky-scraper is machine
the weather man uses to scrape the
clouds off the sky.
A 4-year-old youngster while at sup
per the other evening requested his
brother to help him to something and
was told that he should say, ''if you
please" So he said: "Pass me some
of that If you please"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22
Savinr. of ChiIdreu.

Teacher why can't you lift
yourself by your bootstraps? Johnny
(promptly)-Cause I wear shoes.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22

Mamma-Tommy, didn't I tell you
the other day never to let me hear of
you playing with those naughty boys
again? Tommy-Yes, mamma; but you
needn't blame me If you heard it; 1
didn't tell you.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-12-22

Little Margie-I have new change
able silk dress to wear next Sunday.
Little Elsie-Pooh, that's nothing! All
my dresses are changeable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-16
rIR. BIGELOW'S BUNCOr1BE.

1t be admitted that of the things Poultncv Bre
low knows but they insignificant the things
he thinks he knows that During the late with Spain
he exploited his ignorance OF the and his ability to
achieve victory and Saturday last in at New York this self
constituted mentor and critic unbosomcd himself regarding Amer
can politicians Mr. Bgeow knows much about Germany his
friend the kaiser his ideal monarch and wise
thing however and that in advocating bigger navy for this
country, but he tells that Germany could easily thrash us We
existing nation because OF the good nature OF the German
kaiser, if what Mr. Bigeow says is true.
This information naturally interesting and doubt rather
surprised the New York League for Political Education to which
impaired The of army statistics presented the lee
though altogether his hearers emb-
ling ntimaton either that Germanys navy is big
but the fact that before the evils OF famine were fully
the flag of the emperor might be flying the new Flat
iron building the house touched the eaeuers
deeply the modern mcodrama touches gods the gallery
Mr. Bigeow is refreshing nothing else Tor addition TO the
declaration of Germany ability crush easily giant would
canary bird. he told Of Gcrmanys hatred OF England
The world during the past few weeks has suffering from
halucnaton apparently for the impression prevails England
and Germany have been playing the role long the
Venezuelan mbogo There may be those who think country
would have been easily yanqused had Germany England 10
nored the Monroe doctrine but their number insignificant as
be undeserving OF attention
This country seeking war but will permit its in
uons be menaced by European acquisition OF territory
hemisphere patriotic congress is determined have powerful
navy because believes the nation by but be-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-16
ST. PATR|CKS DAY.
Concert al Empire Theatre Last Night In
Aid Of Parade Fund,

The Empire theatre was filled to It's
capacity last evening with an audience
that went home after two-and- -one-half
hours sold enjoyment we'll pleased with
the entertainment afforded and the sue
cess from n financial standpoint Of the
concert In aid OF the fund for the st.
Patrick's day celebration.
The concert was given under the aus
pices OF the United irish societies and a
splendid program OF vocal and instrum-
entail music. addresses and recltations
was given.
on the stage were seated His Honor
Mayor Augustus :. Miller, who acted as
Chairman OF the evening; Hon. James
". Higgins. Mayor of Pawtucket; Hon
John j. Fitzgerald OF Pawtucket: Capt
Joseph a. Coleman, who was Master Of
Ceremonies. Thomas w Shaw, Chief
Marsha OF the St Patrick's Day parade.
and Michael j. ORourke. chief of stan
Dr John r. O'keefc. Dr. vi. j. Murphy.
Dr. John T. McCue Representative
Thomas Haven. David ]. Barr. Patrick
j. Coleman, and score Of lrishnen
prom nent In one way or another. a
large section OF the orchestra chairs
were reserved for the Irish military COM
pauics OF which there were Company A
OF the Hibernian Rifles Company a of
the Hbernian Knights Company a OF
the lr sh Foresters Guards and fve com
pauies of the Irish Volunteers with OIL
GERS anl men in ful unllnrm
At!or selections by the Hiibernian band.
character readings by Miss Mamie Hayes
and songs by Miss Mamie Murphy and
John McGN. Mayor Miller addressed
the meeting briefly. saying ne was glad
70 see so many present showing as 9,
Ola the interest I'm the good cause for
which the entertainment was given. lie
expressed his satisfaction az being pres.
enf.
Mayor Higgins of Pawtucket then mad.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-02-16
r1INIsTER BON EMS DIPLOMACY.

Minister Bowens diplomacy may be Of the shirseeves Sort
European dpomass pleased but is the kind that
speedily Less than months ago Mr.
representative Venezuela in the negotiations
with the allies who orcby coeng her in immediate set
Element claims for the payment of which her ad
mittedy inadequate Britain Germany and Italy treat
ing little almost helpless republic SO harsh and
unjued among the nations that only onlook
feeling of and dspleasure Though they refrained
open they actually making
the dsraught country.
Beginning by sg the few small gunboas that constituted the
Venezuelan navy they scutd and conscaed the remainder
Then followed the bocadng of the the batterng of forca
and the killing of of Venezuela Indeed
they pursued different from the they would
adopted had their attack been preceded by declaration
That they did effect landing and make seizure of Venezuelan
territory due wholly the well grounded conviction that such
pabe violation of the Monroe doctrine would followed the
prompt and effective Intervention of the United States
The situation when Mr. Bowen entered the task of bringing
about peaceful settlement between the allies and the debtor epub
lie anything but promising Plainly the outlook decidedly
menaeing but de direct and yet prudent has
Bowens management the negotiations
eight weeks he has succeeded ecng which the
condition of which existed along the Venezuelan
end the wahps of the allied powers
and questions Of debt will be settled by deber
The Hague tribunal rather than by the arbrament tenn
While period during the negotiations friction developed
between Mr. Bowen and Ambassador Herbert owing
Straightforward of stating his opinion
quickly and satisfactorily closed Later
had been practically effected the repudaon by the
ent of its ambassadors and its
date of large caused delay Mr.
Andrew Carnegie forward with offer pay sum de-
anded by Germany but happily the money generously
needed This closing affair once threat
can diplomacy whether that diplomacy be of shirt
sleeves kind.