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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04

Iment bonds furnished as security
for such a great deposit could be
Withdrawn and municipal bonds
worth so cents on the dollarsubsti-
tuted for them, the bank could sell
ifs high h-priced securitiesan double
The amount of money offered for
loan.
The Standard Oil Company and
its leading bank also control large
proportion of railroad bonds on
which 4 per cent, dividends have
been paid for ten years. These
securitiesscan all be substituted for
government bonds.
Since the financial stringency of
last autumn there has been a dis
position among Senators and Rep
rssentatives to legalize the action
ar bitrarliy taken by Secretary Shaw
in receiving other than govern
rnent bonds as security. There was
Suggestion that a futherI step in the
direction of asset banking be taken
than to permit the use of State
county and municipal bonds. The
Aidrfch bill makes no reference to
county bonds, but substitutes rail
road bonds for them.
This is considered dangerous by
Conservative legislators. Il is also
believed that careful safeguards
should be thrown around the useof
State and municipal bonds. In the
West and South west it is not un-
usual for a thriving city founded
Oh the discovery of minerals OF oil
TO be abandoned when thea source
Of It's wealth becomes }exhausted.
The bonds Of such municipalities
would be liable at any time to inn
mediate repudiatio1l They might
De gilt edge security under the Al
drich bill when deposited for Gov.
eminent funds and subsequently
DE worthless. The government
Would not suffer loss as the
bill gives it preferred lien on
the assets of the bank, but the COM
mon depesitors wonld be compelled
to stand the shrinkage that would
otherwise be borne by the Govern
nent.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04

Cincinnati, Feb. 26.-The most
disastrous fire that has visited this
city in a long time was discovered
early this morning in the basement
of the Pike opera house, and. in a
short while the whole building was
in flames: The Pike building, in
the Pike opera house, was
soon destroyed, also the Ssasongood
building adjoining. The loss may
exceed million. The Pike build
ing contained almost 100 offices.
occupied by. lawyers artists and
others. Their losses are irrepara-
BILE. While the fremen were at
work in The street, they saw a pairof
cuffs drop from room. They picked
them up and found this inscription:
For Gods sake, save me. w. J.
jones', The fremen rushed up
stairs and saved Jones, who was al
most sufocated. The origin of the
fire is mystery.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04

Garden City, Kan, Feb. 2S.-
Western Kansas is buried under
what probably is the heaviest fall
of snow ever experienced in this
portion of the state, snow covering
the ground on the level to depth
OF 20 inches. The indications are
that loss to stock will be heavy.
Feed is scarce. Union Pacific train
No. 2, which left Denver yesterday
for the East, has been stuck in the
snow near Cheyenne, Wells, since s
o'clock last night. Engines sent to
assist the train are meeting with
much difficulty, owing to the heavy
drifts.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-03-04

Albany, Or, Feb. %. S.-John
Briggs, one of Albany's oldest and
NEST respected citizens. died at mis-
home near this city last night. Mr.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17
CANNON TO PREVENT EAILSToRMs.
Used by Vine Growers in Italy With Result
of Preventing Destruction

\ war against the weather has waged in South
ern Europe for several years. especially in France
and Italy, where hailstorms have IN the past de-
stroyed many valuable vineyards. In thinking OF
plan TO prevent the storms the idea of attacking
them with a kind Of cannon advanced, and it
has been so successful that, according TO recent
consular report, over 5000 Of the hail cannon,
they are called. arranged in batteries 70
protect the italian and French grape growers.
They are scattered over area OF several hundred
miles. each land owner having his battery.
Ihe weapons are placed several hundred feet apart
as each one is large enough TO protect consider:
able area Of vines.
When clouds are seen approaching, the cannon
in the vicinity loaded and the employees of the
grape growers detailed as artilierynen each man
being placed at gun If the clouds look threaten
ing when they several miles away the attack
begins Charges Of black powder are placed IN
the guns and covered with q heavy wad. They
arranged that the explosive can be touched
off with match or hot iron. and when they 20
into action they loaded and fired as rapidiy as
possible. The upper part OF the gun is merely a
huge tube Of SHEET iron fastened together in the
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17

find on removing the receiver Cor cover. that a
starlie arrangement OF the particles has resulted
The pattern depends the shape Of the plate. be-
cause the number of corners governs the form Of
the product A square plate makes a four-cornered
cross a three-cornered triangle. and an
octaFon an eight-pointed star. A considerable va
riety Of figures may be created by employing a
number Of different plates. Mr. Russells explana-
ton Of the phenomenon is that faint air currents
set in motion by the extra heat Of the plate,
that these are less active the and in the
centre than along those parts of the edge between
fhe angles and that the dust settles most easily
where the currents are least powerful
Having grasped this principle. understand
how easy ii is TO distort the pretty figures If
there be no interference these are sngularly sym
1netricaI. Thrnsting a small hot object under the
plate viii do so. The same effect is produced by
bringing the lamp Bunsen burner within foot
of the receiver while the dust is settling. Eddes
are also created by the proximity Of foreign bodies
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17
A CURIOUS GLOBE TRoTTER.

Count Rocco Dianovich is a Slavonian who for
the last thirty-six years has been wandering
in all parts of the world. He likes walk
ing believing 1t to be the most healthful
form of exercise. and enabling one TO obtain in
sights into national character and peeps OF ideal
scenery which are invisible from a railway car
rtage. His purpose is TO study the prisons
and pUnishments OF every country. ana very often.
he told Daily Chronicle representative recent
ly he has committed trifiing offence in order
TO be locked up in some jail to which admission
had been refused him an ordinary Individual
He has slept In the dungeons OF Spain ana has
enjoyed life in the prison settlements o. Siberia
II have not been in London for thirty years. and
the last time Was here I wanted to see the in
terror OF English penitentiary. ] could not get
the necessary permission. so one day / assumed
drunkenness and hit d constable My end
achieved. and 1 was happy. Oh. no; I paid no
fine, but went to prison for q few days. and was
treated well. But shall not do it again. because
am afraid OF your solitary confinement arrange
ments, which must be awful
The count is not poor man, though he con-
fesses he hopes to make money out OF book he
Is writing his travels. From his experience of life
in every country. civilized and unciyized. he
thinks that America is the best place for 81 pooE
man, because ne can always earn a livelihood
there This globe trotter who walked to London
from Liverpool. will. after few days stay here.
proceed 10 his home at Lissa. In Austria. he has
not been near his ancestral abode for the last
thirty-sx years. and he doubts whether he will be
recognized by his kinsfolk.-(LondOn Chronicle.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17
THE pUFFER CAN INITIATE ITSELF.

A few days ago a number or specimens %
nrffer were taken TO the Aquarium Inc PI Pr
a~a caught In the neighborhood OF TINS CITY
ara eo named because of the elastclty oA nc
gLtr e,d the facility with which they can IiL.as
themselves by doubling their size. "heh \" - ~
Condition they resemble in some respec'S -. -
Tho nose and brilliant light green eyes Pio+u P..r
from one part and on the other side q tan 49,
Ann.rant1v a sense of danger close at Manu- = -. -
s,g1al for putting up. and the success Oh 'n7 %.. -
does not appear to be governed oy ',l--oII -
- +,a Yyate. Air seems TO serve edua4ly wen, 90
-. ar,onetrated by Mr.. spencer the IS sot tns+as
"asst W. ~ the aquarium. the otneI oaS - . ~
fo-o the tank and instantly its o<
ono reoaD to work. A very sL".s -,If-s9 n,
h1naa second OF thereaoouts-"sS Aet
give the fish rotundlty .,,o5 anH UhE- lying
- Hs SgraveI bottom It might easily pe IN - vhs
on on aroStber fish swimming above foI par L-GgttvsIv
Sd ~ Itself Although it Is not hto"n ha JfeeiT it
5,, TIE nuffer has this power 10 eIaIe = ~ 1rJ-
nv some that this Is a. 1IeelnS st. or
ttioD The hsh Is not large DeIns @ otIrS tard II
stt inches long Every one KNOWS to% sntes an
,,id he TO swallow ball six or elsIJ, ~ 1sn
saa+er and that the number OF SPeTIteS Ir,e 7rba
dlaihetel. id do this successfully Is not IaT8e
1t'-confortabIe as fishbone-WtIe a bn, two
@ - being swallowed A story IS Iol @etFI,l ~
eS,vorlx ess - fishermen who pulled IN go or
rars a speces Of fish they had heSsf 80 the
PuaI.S ~ before They dumped the HS. 4. ao1 In
noai ~ the boat and Surprlseu 4ha
tsa gnace of a second. that by s0IIS N1
me tne Sp wes full to overiowing with nsh'
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17
BELONGED TO KING CHARLES I.
A Watch Now in Possession of the British
Consul at Philadelphia

After his victory over Charles II Oliver Crom-
well wrote exultantIy England's Parliament
telling how the enemy beaten from hedge
TO hedge till ne was finally driven into Worcester.
There were 1000 prisoners among the spoils OF that
fight. The royal carriage in which the King had
been carried there too. and in that hand
some carriage was a royal carriage watch, which
also fell into the hands of the victorious Crom-
well.
After all these years. and through many and
varying vicissitudes Of fortune. this royal watch
has finally found its way Philadelphia, remain
ing still in the possession of loyal subject of the
King Of England, Edward VII, who is living in
the Quaker City. This timepiece Of royalty, which
still ticks after career of two hundred and sixty
two years was made in 1910 for King Charles I
by the royal matchmaker of that time.
King Charles I beheaded two years before
his son Charles II was defeated and escaped
from the field of Worcester.
1t is of the oldest matchmaking pattern. being
a good round sum of money. The case is of solid
silver, ornamented in beautiful pierced fligree
work. and there is outer case of copper with
8 handsome leather cover, silver studded. The
royal watch runs thiTty-siX hours with one wind
ing. Only hand is used in designating the
time.
There is a silver bell enclosed within the silver
case, which the hours struck. There Is also
alarm attachment The watch is four and one
half inches In diameter and one and half inches
thick
Cromwell kept II a personal possession FOR
years. But after the restoration II fell into the
hands of Joseph Kipung, Esq. Of Overstone House,
North Hants, England, an ancestor OF RudyaTd
wifred Powell, British Consul the port of Phila
delphia, the present owner of the watch.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17
NAMES OF VEHICLES.

- T., +heza DAYS hire hack never stop
n ino11ire how the vehicle theE ehsdeo ~
them to their homes or to a depot got lN =.
s-,ezoos 70 know that everybody else calls II
hack and to them it is simply tna'' anu ,--
more The original hacks were termed naoAlI0y
ooanhsa because they were drawn by 'hackneys'
a name applied easy going, safe pacing horseS'
coach" is derived from the French cocne'
din,inutive form of the Latin conchula. SMELL III
which shape the body Of such conVeyances was
originally fashioned Seldom, ever % Is inmter
ing vehicles found in so many larse CUES 49,, 49,.
the characteristic breyity or Ensmsn !!F ps" Ans
These were first in Paris In LZ's ana We
fact that first appeared on the sldeS OF esl tj
conveyance being nothing more thah lHe lain
WY 9Cahs ts an abbreviation of the Italian word
"a briola which changed to cabriolet In Frehch
Both words have common com The exact reason for
giving it this strange aPpeauoh Is ;eS of fba
vehicle in its original form.
In some instances the names of special forms OF
who introduced them The brouShaIn "aS ~ -
used by the famous Lord BroushaH, ,N ana " HsiI1a Ian
the latter to his favorite conveyance. L..
The popular hanson derives its name from its
Time very fashionabe two wheeled vehicle. was
called from a sporting gentleman OF 'he SANS
landau. a city in Germany, the locality in
which was first made the style OF vehicle oearlIg
SuIlly as applied to a wheeled conveyance. had
its origin in the fact that when II first appeared
sulky selfish person would ride in such an affair,
which afforded accommodation TO but one indi-
yiduaI. The strange title was never changed.
verb couper (coopay). to cut. This was considered
appropriate designation, because 1t greatly re-
serbled coach with the front part cut Oft
The old fashioned gig was given that name from
being taken from the French gigue signifying Jig
a lively dance.-(Kansas City star
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17
wALTzINe I'M SOUTH DAKOTA.

Belle Fourche. 8 D.-According to The Bee
the little informal dancing parties given IN the
Gsyety from time 10 time are becoming fnr7sussr,
popular Ihe reason possibly is the innovations
introduced by some OF the boys Dave B-oo1,esr4
has declared that sitting OUT a waltz f- -
more fashionable than dancing. the only dHs-e7es
being you sit instead Of dance. The -,
arm is around the girls waist while his left bar5
ho1ds her rgnt Her left hand is placed upon his
1 sIioulle.; WhlIe her head rests lovingly on h5s
&c IT,, ana al they have 20 40 ia 10 sif
ike IL. wv t-at Is something
20 ,IVe nave Always regarded Il a nuisance to bavs
a Scasop rnsi q ne or TWO III order get a good mug
[.,lGoLlI n lGoLlIul OF people. sitting around On sofa
, aI,IssEs 20 music IS more gratifying This will
sIVS the oId rheumatic brethren another chance -
waI1z- MOST men waltz. not for the dance buf Co.
Ine posluCn and while a man NAV lose his an
Petlte I0r dancing he has got get mighty old De-
4Ore ne 5oses nls appetite for huggng pretty girl
z Dele OuIcne Is always I'd TO date. and this new
SSancS - pound 10 De popular here for have nor
IounQ man who IS not willing to blow in a doI9-
on the deal. Yet MANY peODIe wonder ,s-E,r, -.
don't Waltz.-(ChfcagO Tribune
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17
DESIGNS IN DUST.
Interesting Results from Simple
Experiments.

. s+g,.efx, si,,ple experiment which has
The charms 4 both beauty and mystery, naS .
Gently been devised by an EDShshIran' " . h
sell This Is the man who discoveTe1 d le" yeas
aro thar 4 great variety Of OBJECTS notably DOCKS
gave of a faint radiation, which would slo"iS a.
feet Photographic plates His latest reNeia'io = =
calculated 10 amuse the young ana curious anu ~
puzzle the serious investigator OF natural phe-
nomena- ,..z
NJ F2rsseil has observed that il dust is permitted
TO fan uron horizontal plate under certain eonoi-
sious il VIII not be deposited evenly puI WIN
gather itself up into strange ana pre'S '4sNi"
one OF the conditions is that the dust shaII pe very
Hne Another Is that the surrounding air oe UNI
+orrnlv heated SO that there wiA be no craughts-
A third essential IS that heat be appneo 10 'le
Mate in such manner that Us temper d'uie =
ten or fifteen degrees warmer than thaI OF 'ne Nu'
He employs the centgrade thermometer ana there-
fore his irnita1ors should insure olIleIell0e u
from IS TO . degrees Fahr-
The first step IS TO prepare the dust II TINS Is
white it will show better. 1t VIII be founu coh-
veusent 20 manufacture it Immediately before using
because Il can then be sprinkled automatically py
q method vastly superior TO distribution oy haho-
Nr Russell obtains IL by burning magnesium I'D
bon. Any amateur photographer who mas useo tiis
means Of producing light knows that 1t produces d
dense cloud dust. the particles OF Whlch are SO
small that they do not ali settle for minute OF
.,ro-nerbaps longer The Englishman's plan is 10
Light the ribbon under q big bell glass or otheT
receiver-an inverted box without a lid viii do
md gently lower the receptacle upon the pla'e- ne
advises leaving il there six or seven minutes
zIass cover enables the experimenter 10 see what
is going
One may use glass or metal for the plate Inc
heating may be done with Bunsen OF otheF lamp
The latter is not left under the plate when the
In fact. the lamp could as well be put
there. for Mr.. Russell says: The plate should be
raised about an inch above the table. on a small
support. and then TIE receiver placed over It
There is tTifing obscuriJy regarding one detail In
1his description. hut the experimental can easily
make a preliminary test OF his own to clear up
this point The instructions say that the tempera-
1ire of the plate must be just so much higher
shan that of the nclosed and dust charged air, not
That Of the outside atmosphere If the former were
perceptfbly warmer than the latter. of course the
difference between that Of the plate and that of
fe air in the should be more than 20 or . de-
kzrees Fair. One should avoid oyerheating, though
II the plate is 2oo degrees warmer than the dust
there viii be formation Of figures
II the operator has proceeded properly he will
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17
FEEDING eULLs LIKE DOVES.

An interesting incident regarding the tameness q.
sea gulls Is related by Sergeant Albert T. smith ~
Battery 1. 1st Artillery United States Army. IT
may interest you to hear Of an incident that was
part Of my daily pastfne while stationed at Fort
Candy, State Of Washington. which Is a lonely
post. sticking up on the Jagged cliffs There were
innumerable guIls inhabting the rocks and
during the rigorous winter months I noticed that
the poor birds scarcely caught sufficient food from
the stormy waters Of the coast. began BY deposit
ing among the rocks the collected remains from
mess table after each meal The feathered
indigents readily understood my purpose and gath
cred In vast numbers partake OF soldier food
Soon they grew exceedingly tame and particularly
alert for the bugle's mess call the notes Of which
no doubt, were as welcome to them 20 Round
and round they would circle, screaming for joy.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17
A MORE THAN cENTENARIAN.

Recently there died at ST. Peters Port. Guern-
sey the oldest English woman Mrs Margaret
Anne Neve at the extraordinary age Of Ill wears
Mrs Neve was born May is. 17s2 and was a
good deal more than centenarian. As rule
English men and women who have attained the
rare age of hundred years have possessed few
other claims to distinction. They have belonged
10 classes that have seen little and done little:
often Indeed. the exact date or their birth has
been uncertain They may have died aged lO or
lO2 or anything Tor perhaps less than) 100
years. In the simple annals of the POOR the
baptsmaI certificate in not always treasured But
the case of Mrs. Neve IS different.
There is doubt whatever that she was born
in 1872 and during the 10 years that elapsed since
her birth she had seen and done more than most
English women When she ten years old she
res sent ~ srNinS boat to q school at Bristol,
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17

was as long as an arm. and was OF the ie't'-N g
riety. stamping II as OF the man eal"S W.
riety a dangerous beast.
The shark was caught by a shark ns'-el-,le''- -
usad A large rope for a line. and had r Ni-l'-SS
as n reel At the end OF the line was N 80
steel hook and this was baited with iaTss ol'S"'
+fn can The shark bit at the bait ana was 7'-
framed III, was landed after the reuSaest '--'
tha fisherman ever experienced II was t's III
ts-for 81 the hsh however that excited the Siea-7'
i,t,-es+ When he was cut open q whole poiP Potse
- ,-s,,J ~ Tire stomach. There Vas ssiSo = "a
- - rarfI,- tigeSted shark ana Lle iia-il ut e..
ostrich f-he piece OF shark INSIDE St ll7 t~s
80 Oit of the back. and contained tne o-I07N''-
u carsftII examination showed th-tt t.e S
h-ras ,,.era l,rgrr than the backhoneS or te -.-s
49, y'ort 1,rnuer OF scars on his oQCy Snowy
49, - had bsen IN conflict wttn ahoihet Sil---sS
and the finding of piece oi JHe az - ths
en-. rta cNnfIct had ended IN the deatn OF -
oI,o,,snt. that the victor had then sWaLIoWe1 -
Tf3cv norton OF his adversary me PLesS'i ~a,S-
49, osFrf~b head in the stomach OK me I'LL
& @sea rfed as uud0Ubted proof that the s5~ Sc-s
~ 1,rSSaSiy tust arrived III Fi1rida wares - -
sSrJca and that he mad made the TIP IN - tSs
80 JaVs The head not dlGSsteu -s,srs
,r,csSs ~ digestion had only lust uss - tSsf
r. orIv ore ostrich farm iu tloTldA anu 49, seif
i9.9ttf,tfon was commune 3ted with tie 0Nl.. Ths
.l- tbs,- had not lost ostrich IN d yea a. cna
sbtIttv of a shark IL pass itSl ,,,j here
,,tr,,fas time is well known Go tFa eci a. sfrican
- ~ doubt that the shark Rad oren - Sr fhs
1S,a.SrS oD5 had captured stray pstLt. startsd
%ssd of one that had been killed aiI 10 waters
acToss tho Atlantic. reaching the '4f~esf-(Chi-
tsore the ostrich head had begun 10 1iSe9"
cagO Inter ocean
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17
4 HUGE RUG FOR A L0DGER00M.
To Cover One Hundred and Forty-nine Yards
of Floor Space.

That America is equal to almost any demand
made upon her manufacturing facilities has again
been demonstrated in the production of rug in
Philadelphia for the lodgerOom of the Knights of
Pythias in Hartford, Conn. It is 42 feet 6 inches
long by SO feet inches wide; or in other words.
contains 1889 square feet. or 14s square yards. II
it hung depending from the roof of double
four story dwelling. coming down the front 1t
would almost completely hide the two houses from
view.
If cut to fit. it would entirely carpet the typical
three house. covering the floor OF the parlor
dining room, sitting room, Railways and three
bedrooms
If laid in the street ii would the roadway
for half a block It Is immensely heavy, taking
sixteen men to handle it. Special poles had TO be
made for rolling it upon.
The rug was designed by American artists. spun.
dyed. woven and finished by American workmen.
The design is Oriental, founded a geometric
basis, a1d Of rich but subdued. coloring.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17
INDIAN ENLIsTS IN THE NAVY.
Great Whitebear, of the Crow Tribe, Now
Sailor on the MINNEAPOLIS

The first fun blooded Indian TO arrive at League
Island Navy Yard is doing duty on the Min
neapolis. He is known in the Crow tribe of which
he Is a member, Great Whitebear. and is de
scended from the Indian chief of that name. White
bear he IS called at the Navy Yard, enlisted as
a landsman. He educated at the Carlisle Ind
ian School. and has brother who formerly served
in the United States cavalry.
"I have been here two days. and the officer has
placed me in charge Of a squad said the Indian
Jackie. with great pride when asked how he liked
his experience so far 'T felt when left Carlisle
that ! would Ike to do something for my ry,
and the life Of a sailor appealed to so = en-
listed. They make d good American of you at Car
lise. I believe the discipline and training of the
navy VIII be a good thing for Carlisle graduates.
and I hope other Indians will follow my example,
Whitebear is tWenty-three years old, and is a
fine specimen Of physical manhood.
New-York tribune., 1903-05-17

form of an inverted bell. cone II fits INTO .
piece Of cast iron which may be cameo In9 ne 49,
=, tba err +btck enough to withstand the force
of the explosion when the powder is isnlteo- tns
charge is placed In the breech through an ops"Ni9
IN the side which can be firmly closed Ie@'ins
small hole for igniting the explosive Inc
ra tarr.1 which projects directly upward. helps
A,s.-tbnte the gases and causes mucn greater
concussion than If the explosion occurred IN an
ordinary mortar or cannon. When hve nuhui ne %
or a thousand pieces of this artillery are oeins u
charged every moment or two SO - oIo,,5s
- go cd the air so disturbed that the CLOUDS
80 forced TO evaporate much of their moisture.
and instead of haiIstones, only light ram nio -
n-ec,ptated. frequently no moisture at an In
hail cannon sncwn IN the accompahylhs 20
graph has barrel about ten feeI nis'' anu -
of he largest IN use.