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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-04
HOW DOES IT HAPPEN?
Requests Prom Many States for Benz
tons Souvenirs-Ten a Week.
Go East.

About ten is the number of IL
1ustrated souvenir pamphlets that
E. E. Wilson sends out week to
those who write from the
East for them. The requests come
from the Dakotas, Wisconsin, Ten
nesee. Ohio, Kansas, California
and Nebraska, but mostly from
Iowa. Each request is accompan-
led by remittance of 10 cents to
pay for the pamphlet. The wonder
is how people SO widely scattered
through so many states have heard
of the Benton county souvenir, and
that it takes 10 cents to get it, for
it is only in the Sunset magazine,
published in San Francisco that
there is an advertisement of the
souvenir. and OF the terms on which
it can be secured.
Mr.. Wilson is secretary of the
Citizens League, and there is to be
a meeting of that organization next
Monday night. The meeting by
the way is the regular annual meet
ing at which there will be an cleo
ton of officers, It was the League
that provided the means and secur-
ed the publication of the souvenir,
The requests now coming from all
over the country. and the number
of pamphlets that is constantly go.
ing eastward to unknown and wide
1y scattered homeseekers, shows
how important has been the exist
ence of the League. To make pro-
vision for still further work of this
most useful character is a privilege
that lies within the power of the or
ganization, and if the members
think it would be good thing to
do it, their presence at Monday
nights meeting will show whether
they want the work to go on or
to be dropped
Since every newcomer makes a
new customer for the business men.
it will be interesting to see whether
or not they will be on hand at
Monday nights meeting It hap
pens in the City Hall at 8 O'Clock.
No money will be asked for.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-04
Fresh Cooked era bs.

Que half dozen for 80 cents. Neatly
packed in light boxes and delivered at
express Office in Newport. Four boxes
or less shipped to one address will COS,
but IS cents for expressage. Address
orders to
w. G. Emery Newport, Ore.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-04

In the commissioners court Wed
nesday J. 81. Gibson resigned as clerk
of election In Corvallis precinct NUM-
ber two, Corvallis, and D. A. Osburn.
was appointed to the vacancy.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-04
Have You Seen

The new purses, wrist bags and
chatelaines at Gehard's. None like
them have been seen before in Cor
wallis, The one you want is there.
and If you don't come soon the
other lady will have it.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-04
For Sale.

Barred Plymouth Rock and Brown
Leghorn eggs from thoroughbred chick
ers, good as can be had. Price fifty
cents per dozen.
]. B. Irvine, Corvallis.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-04
For Sale

At bargain. ladies Sterling wheel
goo. as new, Inquire at TIMES office.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1903-04-04
Wanted.

Girl to assist in general housework.
Address
Mrs Geo. H. Linderman,
r. f. d. No. Corvallis. Ore.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
".Unto How Many"

Unto how many men each hour
Frail little fingers seek to bring
Some gentle gift, some flower
That is the souls best offeringi
Some happiness which We despise,
Some boon we toss aside forever
And only that our selfish eyes
May smile one minute on the giver.
How many of us count or treasure
The little lives that perish thus
To garner a moments pleasure.
A moments space to comfort US?
Blind. ever blind. we front the
And cannot see the angels near us,
Forget the tender duties done
BY willing slaves to help and cheer US
Earth and its fullness all the fair
Creations of this heaven and air.
All lives that die that we may live,
All gifts of service we pass by:
All blessings love hath power to give
We scorn, o God, or we deny!
Robert Buchanan
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

almost makes you see him, and the
bare ribs, and to make you hear the
wind whistling through the bare ribs.
Yes, Narcisse, | fear the Lean Fellow
AN do 1 love him-me? No:
mooch,' said Narcisse; but 1 can stand
a breath of de fresh air. He got up
and opened the window. The wind,
blowing in from the sea- puffed
straight in his face. The oil lamps
f1ared. The loose cards jumped on the
table.
It's blowing through the Lean
Fellows ribs. B-r-r-r, Shut the win
dow,' said Drake. Just then a head
appeared at the open window and the
light fell upon a grotesque nose and a
pair of little sharp eyes. The nose
was long and fleshless and stuck out
from the sunken cheeks like the beak
of a bird.
The Lean Fellow himself, Look.
Narcisse! laughed Drake. He went to
the man at the window. What's. the
matter, Jake? Is the inspector
around?'
''The man nodded. He had a police
mans helmet behind his back. Lie
low he said, I'll let you know when
the coast is clear. Give me drink
He got his drink The window was
closed, the blinds drawn, the lights
lowered, and we waited in the dark.
What's the matter, Narcisse2' 1
asked. 1 fancied 1 could hear LIE
Blanc's teeth chattering- oh. nod
ing, noding,' said Narcisse, hastily. He
admitted afterward. however. that the
wind had-chilled him The lights were
turned up and the game went on. Now
and then Narcisse sneezed or hemmed
in his throat. The tide of luck turned:
he was beaten on an ace fully by four
little ones, and after that he lost stead
lily. Morning brought end to the game
and to LIE Blanc's money He bor-
rowed a couple of dollars from his
cousin and went miserably home
six months later I was sitting in
the same game was dealing. The
game doesn't seem the same without
LIE Blanc, 1 remarked. glancing at the
new player. a clumsy fellow. How is
he, Bellefontaine?
Pretty low said the cousin, scan
ming his cards. I'm tired, me. sitting
up with him. I should be there to-
night. l s'pose- I'll take two cards.
1T was jack pot, and Drake had
opened it. III take one card he said
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

I'll tell you what he went ON, Mar
cisse wasn't built to stand the pace he
went; it was too swift for him.
guess he's done for I'll bet dollar
on my two little pairs, and look out
for squalls, boys
Il had caught a third queen, and ]
said: "A dollar better. / guess raising
the window that night fixed LIE Blanc.
1 was right; the Lean Fellow was
there
Poor Narcisse,' said Bellefontafne
TIL raise you bofe just one little dollar
more
Count me out said the fifth play.
er, laying down his cards, as did
OReilly. I hear that Narcisse is ex.
pected to cash in tonight
is that SOP said Drake, as he
raked- in the pot, having caught a full
house, and he started to deal again.
I guess he'd rather be here tonight
and take a hand with us. He was
dotty on poker
"'That may be so, said 1, but you
needn't deal six hands. l don't think
he'll come to take it,
Drake stared at the table. 1t was
true. He had dealt six hands. He
laughed. 'Misdeal,' he said. I guess
| must have meant it for Narcisse.'
There was a pause as Drake
reached for the cards, and then
"'Sacre Dieu,' screamed Bellafon.
taine, falling with a scared, white face
back from the table. 'Narcisse isis
takin' de hand,'
And, by the Lord, the cards of the
extra sixth hand were visibly agitated.
They gathered together for all the
world as though hand arranged
them; they seemed to be lifting.
You chump," cried Drake to Belle.
fontaine, it's only the draught from
the chimney
what did you think it was" ]
managed to ask.
"BeHefontaine sat down, wiping his
forehead. And then on the hot sum-
mer air the stroke of bell doomed,
then another and another, solemnly
and slowly; it was tolling. Bellefon-
taine got up and on legs that trembled
left the room, crossing himself as he
went. The game was ended.
1T was ended indeed for Narcisse
LIE Blanc. The church bell told us
that. And then l quit poker for good"
&C. NJ. Williams in New York Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
Don't Plant Crown Gall.

Crown gall is becoming very prev
alent in nurseries all over the coun-
try, and it will be well for our readers
to be on the lookout for it. Recently
the inspectors in the state of Wash
ington found a consignment of $4,000
apple trees, most of which were in
fected with crown gall. The consign-
ment was burned. The same lot Of
trees had been passed by the inspect
ors in New York, or else the boxes
and packages in which the consign-
ment went forward contained other
lots of trees when inspected. If a
man is going to set out tree he
should know that it is healthy when
he sets it out A little carelessneSs
in this matter may mean a great deal
to the future of the orchard. If an
infected tree is planted the result may
be doubly disastrous, for the tree may
prove a failure in itself, and it may
also introduce undesirable fungi into
the soil of the orchard, and in this
way, the rest of the trees may be-
come infected and rendered worth
less.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
The Sixth Hand

mo, thanks" said the drummer;
I'm through with poker
The men in the smoking room of the
coastwise steamship howled in deri-
sion and incredulity.
mo, boys" said the drummer, seri-
ously, I've sworn off on poker. l
cant play the game any more"
We'll, then" said the man who had
invited him to join the game, Il guess
it's all off for tonight. 1 don't care
anything about four-handed poker.
Honest, now, Mac. this is the biggest
surprise I've had since Cocktail Jim
Climbed on TIE -v,2ter wagon Wse-
made you swear OFF,"
An experience 1 had in a game 1
played about six months ago, down in
Nova Scotia" said the drummer. 1T
broke my nerve. In my business trips
I visited Halifax about twice a year.
and every time 1 went there 1 sat in a
poker game with the same crowd
There was d big, burly hotel keeper
named Drake, a French Canadian
named Onesime Bellefontaine; his
cousin a barber. whose name was Nor
cisse lie Blanc, and an Irishman
named O'Reilly. The game was
played in brakes hotel.
"A year ago when | was there the
game was on Saturday night, and LIE
Blanc did not butt in until well on
toward morning. He was a nice, Slen-
Ger, good-looking young fellow, rather
delicate and what you might call
pretty, and simply crazy on poker.
The game wasn't very high, but it
served to pass away the time.
well, on this night, Narcisse lie
Blanc came hurrying into the stuffy
little back room, threw off his coat,
drew out a ten-dollar bill and bought
his chips, The limit was SO cents
WHO'S winnin' tO-night-you
NJ 500 Drake?" he asked.
MOI growled the big hotel keeper,
and the game went on. Narcisse won
steadily, and as steadily drank nips
of whisky and water and smoked cigar
cites He hurried through his work
that night and he was hot and ex-
cited.
"'Phew!' he exclaimed, but it's
hot, Open de window dere, some
one,'
Better not, Narcisse,' I said; you
have a cigarette cough already; you
are sitting with your back to the win
dow. and you'll catch a cold, and colds
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
Food for Youna Pias.

Shorts and skim milk is the ideal
food for young pigs, Where milk is
not to be had, shorts moistened with
kitchen slops is good. In months
time a mixture of oats and ground
barley may be added. AS the pigs
grow older whole peas STEPPED for
twenty-four hours, may be fed. Roots
in winter and clover pasture in sum-
mer will in all cases reduce the cost
of production. Well-cured clover hay
may be given in small quantities in
winter, and will be relished and util-
lied to good advantage. Charcoal or
hardwood ashes and salt should be
within reach at all times. Prof. Henry
gives the result of an experiment with
bone meal fed with corn. He found
that % per cent less grain was re-
quired to make 200 pounds of pork;
hardwood ashes and salt had nearly
the same effect. We learn from this
that by use of this condiment the cost
is reduced by nearly one cent pound.
w. ]. Fraser.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
ONE ON THE PROFESSOR.
Prank Of College Students That Really
Was Funny.

Was Funny.
In a college town two students were
passing by painless dentists office
shortly after nightfall, when one of
them, as if he had thought of some
thing remarkably funny, suddenly ran
and took down the sign about a yard
long that was hanging from two nails.
The next morning, when the Latin
class was assembling, every student as
he took his seat and looked toward the
teachers platform seemed to be un-
able to keep back a burst of laughter.
The professor of Latin belonged to a
type of which specimen can be found
in many a college faculty. He had no
idea how to keep order in his class,
and would fly into a rage at the small
est interruption and launch forth into
a TRADE of abuse, forgetting all about
the lesson. In this way he had won
for himself the nickname of "Gasbag
Tommy" This morning the laughter
of so many of the class seemed to in
furiate him, and he began to apply all
kinds of epithets to the offenders, with
out diminishing the merriment, how
ever. At last he noticed that every
body was looking over his head; turn
ing around, he discovered, with con-
tinually increasing rage, the cause of
the mirth. 1t was dentists sign, and
the words on it were:
Gas Administered
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

New Law on Animal lmportation.
In the last days OF the recent ses-
sions Of Congress a new act was
passed relative to the free importa-
tion of pure-bred breeding animals
It is as follows:
ANY animal imported by a citizen
OF the United States specially for
breeding purposes shall be admitted
free, whether intended to be SO used
by the importer himself or for sale
for such purpose: Provided, That no
such animal shall be admitted free
unless pure-bred OF a recognised
breed, and duly registered in the
books of record established for that
breed: And provided further, That
certificate of such record and of the
pedigree of such animal shall be pro-
-duced and submitted to the customs
officer, duly authenticated by the
proper custodian of such book OF
record, together with the afidavit Of
the owner, agent, or importer that
such animal is the identical animal
described in said certificate of record
and pedigree: And provided further,
That the Secretary of Agriculture
shall determine and certify to the
Secretary of the Treasury what are
mails under the provisions of this par
agraph. The Secretary of the Treas
ury may prescribe such additional
regulations as,.may be required for the
strict enforcement of this provision
Cattle, horses, sheep, or other do
mestic animals straying across the
boundary line into any foreign coun-
try, or driven across such boundary
line by the owner for temporary pas
turage purposes only, together with
their offspring, may be brought back
to the United States within six
months free of duty, under regulations
to be prescribed by the Secretary OF
the Treasury: And provided further,
That the provisions of this Act shall
apply to all such animals as have
been imported and are in quarantine,
or otherwise in the custody of Gus
toms or other officers of the United
States, at the date of the passage OF
this Act"
According to the regulations of the
Revenue Department, all animals reg
istered in foreign herd-books, stud
books, and 1ock-books are eligible to
free entry, provided they are the
property of citizens of the United
States.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
German Farmer Tourists.


A party of 46 Germans, mostly,
farmers, but including some land
owners and students of agriculture,
will make a tour Of the United States
during May and June. They are COM
ing to learn what they can of Ameri-
can agricultural methods, for the
benefit of German agriculture. They
will arrive in New York on April 20,
and will proceed at once to Washing
ton, where they will place themselves
in touch with the national depart
ment of agriculture. Secretary VIII
son has already designated as their
guide during their tour. one Of the
most efncient onacials of the depart
ment Under his guidance the party
will journey westward through the
great agricultural states of the
Union, including California. Expert
ment stations and great stock and
grain farms are to be visited, as well
as the great packing establishments
of Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha
After visiting Washington and Ore
gon, the party will return through
the more northern part Of the United
States, and will travel as far east as
Boston, where they will visit the
great truck gardens. The party is
scheduled to sail for home on June
80. They have evidently determined
on accomplishing a great task in .
; short time.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

Lady-Doctor, 1 wish you would
call around to see my husband some
evening when he is at home. Do not
let him know that 1 asked you, be-
cause he declares he is not sick; but
/ know he has consumption or some
thing He is going into decline.
Doctor am astonished, but l will
call What are his symptoms?
Lady-He hasn't any except weak
ness He used to hold me on his lap
by the hour, and now even the baby
tires him--West Union CIV. Va)
Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
Grain in the Hands of Farmers.

A recent report of the statisti-
clan of the department OF agriculture
shows the amount of wheat remain
ing in farmers hands on March / to
have been about 164 ZOO, 900 bushels
or 24.5 per cent of last years crop,
as compared with 23.2 per cent of the
crop of 1901 on hand on March 1.
1902, and 24.5 per cent of the crop of
1900 on hand on March /, 1901.
The corn in farmers hands is esti-
mated at about ]. ESQ 100000 bushels
or 41.6 per cent OF last years crop,
against 29-2 per cent OF the crop
of 1901 on hand on March I, 1902.
and 36.9 per cent OF the crop of 1900
on hand March /, 1901.
Or oats there are reported to be
about 365.000. 900 bushels, or 1916 per
cent of last years crop. still In farm
ers' hands, as compared with BOG
per cent of the crop of 1901 on hand
March 1, 1902, and 36.2 per cent of
the crop OF 1900 on hand ON March L.
1901
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
THE CHILD WITH EARNEST EYES

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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
Heavy Rain. on Unfinished Drains.

Charles G. Elliott, in Engineering
for Land Drainage" says: During the
construction of a drainage system the
work is often hindered in the spring of
the year by heavy rains which fill to a
greater or less extent the trenches
which have been dug and submerge
the lines of tile which have been laid.
In the case of mains with light fall,
there is considerable risk from dirt
and silt which may be washed into the
drain and partially obstruct it. The
tile drain may be securely closed at
the upper end, but II the water is per-
mitted to flow over the top of the tile,
the drain itself being nearly. empty,
the weight of the water passing down
through the joints until the drain is
full carries with it large quantity of
earth which by reason of the lack of
current may not pass on through the
drain The better way Is to permit
the water to enter direct through the
end of the drain and NIL the tile COM
pletely. letting the surplus pass on
over the top of the drain.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16

Win your seed corn grow?" This
question every farmer should be able
to answer for himself before the corn
planting season arrives. The question
is very imperative this year, because
there is every indication that a great
deal of the cribbed corn OF last years
crop, which furnishes the greater part
OF the seed corn planted, will not ger
inmate this spring. The conditions
during the past winter have been very
unfavorable for the maintenance OF
vitality of seed corn; the late matur-
fty, the sappy condition at husking
time, with consequent increased mois-
ture in the cribbed corn. has made it
more susceptible to the past winters
freezing and the result is very large
per cent of corn low in vitality. Corn
husked early and stored carefully
where it became thoroughly dry be-
fore cold weather, is not damaged and
will germinate vigorously, from the re-
suits of number of careful tests
made In our terminating laboratories.
On the other hand, samples taken
from covered cribs this spring have
given very low per cents of vitality. In
some cases only the root part of the
germ was killed; in others the root
germinated while the stalk was dead
and in the majority of cases the ker-
nels sent forth very slow-growing
weak sprouts. frequently it has been
found that the kernels on one side of
an ear would grow while on the other
side they would not. 1t is very neces-
sary therefore, for the farmers who
are depending upon their cribbed corn
for seed, to make sure that their seed
when planted will sprout at least 95
times out of 100 in a very vigorous
manner To make test of the germin-
ating power of your corn, take kernels
from near the butt and tip, and middle
of the ear from opposite sides as near
ly as possible. These kernels should
be taken from at least SO ears, so the
composite sample will be fair one of
all the corn saved for seed. These
kernels may then be sprcuted by
planting them in a large dinner plate
filled with moist sand, planting the
kernels tip downwards and covering
the sand with smaller inverted plate.
This germinator should then be placed
in warm room and kept moist. At
the end of three or four days, the ker-
nels should have sprouted enough to
make the counts of those terminated
and thus to determine the per cent of
vitality. Another very simple way to
test seed for vitality is to wrap the
kernels in a moist newspaper and
place in a cigar-box or some closed re-
ceptacle that does not exclude all the
air, and set in warm room. Then
if 95 per cent of the kernels sprout
quickly and vigorously the corn is
safe to plant, otherwise the stand of
corn planted from such seed will be
poor and uneven. Now is the time to
test your seed corn, as planting time
is nearly here.-Dwight s. Dalbey, Illi-
nois Agricultural College.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1903-05-16
sorahum as Stock Feed.

From Farmers Review: In your
paper of March 18th appears an arti-
Gle on poisoning of cattle by sorghum
While have read much about poison
ing by feeding sorghum, 1 have never
yet seen a case of it. l have raised
sorghum on my place for several years
and fed it to dairy cows in a green
state and also cured and have never
had any bad results from it, but found
it splendid feed in every particular
also practiced cutting and feeding
second crop. 1 consider it produces
more feed per acre than any annual
crop grown. I always SOW on clean
ground, that is. ground fairly clear of
weeds. SOW broadcast about one bush
ell per acre and have never failed to
get two crops.-J. 8. Smith, Marion
County, Missouri