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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25

. Presently Mr.. Hastings came in.
'Errolv' said his wife.
"Yes, my pet"
81 want you to write at once and in
vite Col. d'Aguilar to come and stay"
DO you, dear-why?"
"Never mind. You are not to ask any
questions. 1 cannot tell you the reasons
at all events, not now"
He went up and kissed her.
You seem to have an equal opinion of
your husbands powers of divination and
discretion" he said, laughing.
well, Enrol, but will you?' pleaded
Winifred.
''Of course. I will do anything you
like" he answered. sit is too late to
write tonight"
mot if you send the letter over to Hol-
ton, Errol.''
What! is it so important as all thai? ?'
Eyes, darling" she answered coaxingly,
pushing him into a chair, and bringing
the writing materials to him.
Every well. little tyrant But where
is he?-what is his address?"
80, Enrol, can't tell you," cried Wini-
fred, looking blank. "Do you not know?"
81 don't, indeed. l believe his regiment
has left Hounslow."
well, cannot you send it to his club ?"
eyes, l can do that; but you seemed in
such a terrible hurry, and if he is not in
town, the chances are he may not get it
for days. Perhaps Fee knows
snow, Enrol, how should she?'
81 don't know, darling. I always
thought they were such great friends"
'sWhy, they have not met for months
and months
Perhaps they might not like to meet,
then" said Mr.. Hastings, locking up at
Winifred, and smiling little malicious
ly.
Had you not better consult Fee first ?"
and then Winifred fairly laughed, but
would not be induced to say anything
more on the subject. However, the let
ter was duly written and sent, and in
three days. time the answer arrived. Col
d. Aguilar would have much pleasure in
spending few days at the Court. and
Mr.. Hastings might expect him the fol-
lowing. day.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
Venezuelan Women.

Venezuelan women are indeed beau
dful. Descended from Spanish and
Indian ancestors, they combine in their
persons the beauty Of the two races
and with their lovely faces and grace
full figures make type Of feminine
loveliness that is unsurpa ssed. The
Venezuelan woman's complexion is
clear olive, but her rounded cheeks are
painted by nature with the loveliest
crimson and her beautiful dark eyes
seem to express all the emo otfons of her
heart. When she smiles Il 1fYer fs''i ieshesery he
lips reveal the most perfect of teeth
and she looks SO absolutely 'beWitcffing
that you long to see her smile again.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
Testing for Plant Food.

Ac9tlng lot flanC FOOQs
One of the simplest methods Of as
certaining what plant food is needed in
q soil is to test the soil with a grow
ing plant. If the soil is deficient in
nitrogen the leaves of grasses and GER
cal grains will be either blush or yell
lowish, the latter in the case of the
grain, while deep, vivid green indi-
Gates a good supply of nitrogen in the
soil. Any soil in which rape, cab
bages and other members of the turnip
family thrive indicates that such soil
has good supply of phosphoric acid.
Where potash in the soil is abundant
the leaves Of the growing plants have
yellowish green cast, while If potash
is deficient the shade of green is of a
blush color. Naturally it requires a
practiced and observant eye to deter
mine accurately these things, but the
plan is correct and worth following.
The indication of sorrel in meadow
seeded to mixtures such as redtop,
timothy and clovers, is a pretty good
Indication that the soil needs lime.
However, the litmus paper test for
acid soil is the quickest and is thor
oughly iable.-Indianapo News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25

Bossism In the Home.
At least, that is the happy conclu-
sion drawn by Lavinia Hart, writing
in Golfers Weekly on Social Prob
lens in the Home
Most girls about to marry, says the
writer. tell each of their girl friends,
in strictest confidence, that they have
made up their minds, to be boss
All men about to marry swell with
the consciousness that they were born
to boss-and their lives must Justify
their birthright.
The attitude Of the man is a relic
of prehistoric times, when man con-
sidered himself the chosen sex, and
woman was Of different mental and
neral construction from the woman of
today.
The attitude of the girl Is more
often matter of self defense. She
makes what she considers deep deduc-
tlons from the lives of married folk
around her and decides that she must
boss or be bossed. She chooses the
former.
Sometimes she is very successful
as boss. The man she marries is a
peace-loving individual who would
rather give in that have scenes. The
species is seen much abroad. He has
the out-habit and never goes home
until all the other places are closed.
Sometimes she marries a man who
also has the boss bee in his bonnet.
This Is very hard on the natives with
&, xf,.<, 1~%o AN.
the children. With both parents
bosses, one is apt to get petted or
pounded to death. Time does not ad-
just cases of this kind, Which go OH
until one boss or the other expires
from the wear and tear Of friction.
Then sometimes the girl who would
be boss marries man who never
sex, who cares neither to boss nor be
bossed, whose sole motive and every
means are to make the girl he marries
the happiest woman In the world. land
If such a ones skill in loving be as
great as his good intention, his wife
forgets all about wanting to boss, she
obeys his unspoken wish as he fulfllls
and yield, their house progresses with
out head, but with plenty of heart,
without master, but wholly mas
tered, and in cooperation they solve
the problem of domestic b5ssism.
SO Longfellow solved it in "Hia-
watha:"
AS unto the bow the cord is,
So unto the man Is woman;
Though she bends him she obeys him,
Though she draws him, yet she fol-
lows;
Useless each without the other.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25

Queen Helena of Italy Is a royal lady
who has very practical knowledge of
cooking. At her fathers curiously
homely and unpretentious court Queen
Helena learned many useful things,
and among them the art OF cooking
The Prince of Montenegro insisted
that all his children should learn a
trade-a rule which, by the way OBJ
tains in the German imperial family
and the future Queen of Italy became
not merely a good plain cook but also
skilled in the preparation of the Curl
Gus sweetmeats and patfsserie of which
orientals are so fond. The late King
Humbert insisted on tasting his daugh-
tep-in-law's cookery, and so pleased
was he with the dainty fare she set
before him that he conferred on her,
with mock ceremony, the title Of LADY
high cook to the King of Italy"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
Poultry Notes.


Stone drinking vessels are cooler
than tin ones,
A quart of feed for twelve hens is q
good measurement.
Air-slaked lime busted over the
yards is a good preventive OF gapes.
When the egg shells are thin it is an
Indication that the hens need lime.
Don't forget to chop up dandelions
for the little ducks if kept where they
cannot get grass.
Boiling the milk fed to poultry will
check looseness of the bowels, a com.
mon trouble in hot weather.
Market all the early chicks not want.
ed for next years breeding. If you
caponize any, let it be the later
matches.
If done Matching send the useless
roosters to market or to the Dot in
stanter. Oyerfat and broken-down
hens, ditto.
Never give crushed oats to young
chicks without first sitting out the
hulls The hulls. either on or of the
kernel. are liable TO produce q stop
page in the crop. Z
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
our spoiled Children.

The girls of today have been petted
and made much of from their cradles.
Everything has been done to make the
hard places easy and the rough roads
smooth. There is a grading and level
ing in the schools nowadays in order
that children may learn without their
knowing it. A sort of Ignorance. .ex-
tracted-without-pai system" it is.
from kindergarten to college. AT home,
if not at school, American children are
regularly and unblushingly spoiled;
and while the effects of such whole
sale injury to the childish life often
wear off with boys as soon as they
90 out into the world to compete with
their equals on every side, in the case
of girls the tonic of mingling in the
affairs of life and work, without fat
terry or favors of any kind. is usually
denied. With girls the petting and
coddling continue long after woman
hood is reached, and 80 the daughters
do not get over the effects of the
American manner of spelling children
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
A Grand Old Cherry Tree.

Sometimes the fruit on single tree
is worth more than two or three acres
of wheat There is tree in northern
Delaware, seventy or eighty years old,
that has produced an average of $50
worth of fruit annually for nearly
twenty years. One year the cherries
sold for $50. Six years ago this old
patriarch bore fifty-four peach baskets
of delicious fruit, or about eleven hun
dred pounds. And all of this fruit has
been a free gift from nature, as the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
Bee. aud Damages.

The Supreme Court of Iowa has
held, in the case of Parsons vs. Mau-
ser, 93 Northwestern Reporter, SO, that
the owner of bees, who knows that
they are prone to attack horses, il
near them, Is liable to one whose
horses were stung to death by the
bees while fastened to a hitching post
in the vicinity of the hives. The lat
ter were near the highway, and the
post was erected by the owner Of the
bees for the purpose of hitching
horses, and was in the course usually
taken by the bees in going to- and
from their hives.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
influence of Food.

"What do you think of the theory
that food has potent influence in de-
termining character" asked Mr..
Smithfield. as he put three Jumps OF
sugar in his coffee.
81 guess it's all right replied Mr..
Wood. as he severed a portion of his
beefsteak. 1T always seems little
cannibalistic to me when you order
lobster"
.Well." retorteG Mr.. Smithfield. good
humoredly, :" Iought to have known it
was dangerous to lend you money after
l discovered your fondness for Beets.
But. seriously. if there were anything
in the theory. wouldn't It make man
sheepish to eat mutton?"
sit would. and prize fighters ought
to restrict themselves to a diet Of
scraps. ."-Pittsburg Gazette.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
Value of Dry Earth.

It is well known that fine, dry dirt
is one of the best absorbents and dis
fnfectants known. 1t is also plentiful
and costs nothing but the labor of
handling. 1t makes excellent bedding
II covered over with a few inches Of
straw. and it really keeps the cows
clean, even when used in the stalls
without straw, as it is easily removed
from the hair with a brush. A stall
bedded with dry earth can be cleaned
out in much shorter time, and, as it
absorbs the liquids and gases, quite
sa wing Is effected in that manner. Its
use goes beyond the stall. AS the
stable should be cleaned daily, quite a
krge quantity of dry earth will be
used in the course of year, and will
necessarily be added to the manure
heap. Although it adds nothing to the
heap itself, yet its presence therein
will double the value Of the manure
by preventing loss OF fertilizing ma.
terial. 1t is better absorbent than
straw or cornstalks, and is easily han
died when the manure Ia hauled to
the fields.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
WHY Sha Left

Mistress-What! going to leave al
ready? Why, you have not been here
q week!
Maid-I know It. mum; but 1 can't
stand 1t here. Things run too smooth
like, mum. ~
Misuess-Why, what can you mean?
Maid-You see, mum. j has always
been in places where they, keep three
servants. ia -
Mistress you are lonesome,
then? F.
F Maid-No. mum, not lonesome; but,
you see, 1 misses the confusion. 7
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25

the small twig or limb to be cut, the
ak striking 1t on the side nearest the
chopper, and the bent iron preventing
1t from flying up and striking the
worker. A wood block arranged in the
manner indicated will be found to
save many backaches and can be
worked on quite as well as if the block
were lower.-Indianapo News
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
start with Good Birds,

A few extra good birds for the foun-
dation stock is far better than twice
the same number of ordinary ones. A
good beginning is the short CUT to
success. Life is too short to breed
from inferior birds. It may be cheap
at the beginning, but expensive in the
end.-American Poultry Advocate.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
little hat is intended for

This smart little hat is intended for
wear with shirt waist and tailor-made
gowns. OF nd-plaited rice straw,
black velvet ribbon is the sole trim
ming. The Tam O'Shantar crown ex-
tends almost to the brim and bow
Of the velvet rests on the hair.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
No E1apsins Years.

Claude-Miss Thirtyodd seems to
hold her age well.
.Maude-Hold her ageI Why she
hasn't let go of a single year since
she's been twenty
Herald,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25

as promptly and as thoroughly as do
the sons. These spoiled children will
have to love very earnestly and ten
derly II they are to be really sue
cessful homemakers. The ability
they have; the training needed, they
often have, and can always get if they
see their need of it, even if the illu-
mination comes after marriage. 1t Is
the disciplined nature which will be
most needed; the habit of doing dis
tasteful things, and doing them cheer
fully and continually; the power to
give up cherished plans; to devise
ways of helpfulness about things of
small interest in themselves, and the
regular practice of forgetfulness of
self and remembrance of others in the
recurring trides of daily lfe.-Wo-
mans Home Companion.
Hints Concerning Your Canary.
Put slippery elm bark in the drink
ing vessels.
For colds give a canary one drop Of
sweet oil at dose.
A bit of fig or apple, and for one Of
the larger birds live worm, will
prove q tonic.
Taste the bird seed yourself to be
sure 1t is pure. Never use hemp seed.
Be careful to dry thoroughly the
perches after cleaning the cage. Damp
perches are the chief cause of rheuma-
tism.
Never hang the bird out Of doors.
Some one Is sure to forget to bring
him in when it grows too hot or too
cool
Thoroughly wash out all the vessels
with hot water every day. The aphac,
the parasite that forms in water left
standing ia a cage, is the deadliest
enemy of a bird life
II the bird shows signs of general
debility, as moulting out of season,
give him iron in much greater strength
than he can get from rusty nail in
the water, and counteract the one bad
effect Of iron with sulphur.
Keep the bird out of draughts. 1t
is best to hang his cage about FIVE feet
from the floor. If hung higher than
that he will be too warm, for heat
rises, and the hottest place in a room
is near the ceiling. g.-Philadelphia In.
Quirer.
Old Maids and Bachelor Girls.
The Old Maid was a woman who
couldn't marry. e--ssS - A----s-=s :
The Bachelor Girl is one who won't.
The Old Maid was a creature Of tea
and toast and tabby cats, and fringe
on the edge of somebody else's family.
The Bachelor Girl is up on fashions
and sport, football and polo. and the
backbone Of the community in which
she lives.
The Old Maid was an object Of pity.
The Independent, Joyous lot of the
Bachelor Girl makes her an object of
envy.
All Of which goes to show the change
in the attitude Vt the public, towaro
the status of woman.-Philadelph
Evening Bulletin a&
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
Effect of High Heels.

The picture shows the bones of the
foot according to nature and as they
are deformed by wearing high-heeled
shoes.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25

old tree has .stood In a dooryard all
these years unattended and uncared
for except in cherry time.-Country
Life in America.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
The Heipht of Shrewdnee.,

Mrs. MuggfnssE Mrs. Bjoness lis a
pretty shrewd, shopper, isn't she aasyas
Mrs. Buggins- Yes, indeed W,hya
I have actually known that woman to
get a bargain at a church fair.-Se-
attic Times.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
Pruning aa Orchard.

1 am opposed to the too common
practice Of trimming trees as high as
a mans head, leaving the long, naked
stem exposed to the ravages Of insects
and the damaging influence Of the sun
and winds. Ii the tree fs low and
branching near the ground dangers
from these difficulties are lessened. It
will grow faster and stronger and bear
more fruit. which is more easily gath
cred. If watched closely when young
and growing it will not be necessary to
take off the young limbs. Occasionally
clipping OF the ends Of the branches to
give proper shape and removing twigs
that cross or crowd each other is all
that will be required for most trees.
The tree is easily trained II the work
is accomplished at the right time.
Pruning should not be neglected-E. B.
Jones in American Agriculturist.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
oat. for Pig Feeding.

We have been feeding oats to pigs
for the past few winters and consider
it the best feed we have ever used. 1t
Is one of the best bone and muscle
builders that | know of. says a c0rre-
spondent in Successful Farming. en-
like corn, it does not tend to produce
fattening. AS a food for brood sows
it is hard to beat. We plan to grind
our oats with one-third cornmeal.
Where possible we add to this skim
med milk, making a slop which is
ideal in the production of growth.
Those farmers who have plenty of
oats will find that they can be used
as hog food to an excellent advan-
tage
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
Has a Thick Hide.

The hide of the hippopotamus in
some parts is fully two inches thick.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25
If They Live.

Mr.. Cawker lquoting)-Boys WIN be
boys.
Mrs. Cawker lcorrecting)- boys
will be men,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-08-25

Old Maids and bachelor Girls.
The Old Maid was woman who
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
WHO KISSED Him ?


tOriginall
The shell seemed to burst in my very
face. There was a flash, an explosion,
and 1 was sent sprawling backward.
Why L was not killed l don't know. \
fragment broke my arm, but that was
all the damage that was done by the
shell. he conclusion did much more,
and either flame or gunpOwder or both
put my eyes in a critical condition.
The army was moving every day.
and what hospitals were established
were full. Those for whom there was
no room were left in homes along the
way. and l was in one of these houses.
1 lay on Il bed with my eyes closed.
The surgeon insisted on binding them,
but 1 protested, and he laid my hand
kerchief over them, telling me that if
L opened them 1 would lose my eye
sight
l lay thinking of home and the care
l would receive were l there. We pity
the soldier worn with tramping, cold,
hunger; we pity him dead. 1t is not in
either of these conditions that he really
needs our sympathy. but sick or
wounded, with so many of his COM
rades in like condition that he cannot
receive attention. As n starving man
will pass his time ordering imaginary
dinners, l dwelt upon the acts of low
ing kindness my mother and Sisters
would lavish upon me were they at
hand, or, rather. were l in my own
room at home, in my old four post bed
stead, my favorite pictures on the
wall and decorations with which
had always been familiar on every
side. Thus thinking 1 fell into a semi
slumber. my day dream merging into
sleep dream. My favorite sister came
to my bedside and, saying softly
Poor boy" bent over me and kissed
me.
Before her lips were taken from mine
L was awake. Yet the dream did not
vanish with the waking. For an in
slant longer L felt pair of lips on
mine, and they were extremely lifeIike.
took no thought of the surgeons warn
ing. but. seizing the handkerchief, drew
it away and opened my eyes. Before
my impaired vision became accustomed
TO the light the person who kissed me
had vanished
l heard rumble of wheels ut the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

cially the cheaper ones-are similarly
affected?
You know a good matchmaker al
ways wants several days in which TO
regulate u timepiece. That is because
the only way to regulate it properly is
to compare it with a chronometer at
the same hour every day. Otherwise
the variations in the speed of the watch
will battle his efforts.
The man TO whom l was apprenticed
told me this, and l thought the idea all
surd. We were working late one night
and he called my attention to lot Of
watches that were regulated and ready
TO deliver. 1t was near midnight, and
every watch was slow. The better
timepieces had Jagged behind some sec
onds. The cheaper watches We're a
minute or more out of the way. Next
morning every one of the lot was eX-
actly right.
1.-The fact is you can regulate a watch
TO make exactly twenty-four hours a
day, but you can't persuade it to make
just sixty minutes in each of the TWEEN
ty-four hours. Why this is no one can
li."-New York Times.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12

but promised to'try to find them for me.
time, ana l saw her frequently. She
soon told me that she had seen the
family and promised me an interview
but kept putting me off, tantalizing
me with different stories Neverthe-
less 1 managed to endure the delay. for
l was becoming engrossed with the
young lady herself. She kept on with
her information. but the statements va
ried from day to day. She declared
that the daughters denied my story en-
tirely. Then the youngest and prettiest
had kissed me. The next day it was the
old maid. | began to suspect that 1
was being fooled. Indeed, had lost
my heart to the investigator, and the
investigated ceased TO interest me- One
moonlight night told her of my love
The corners of her mouth quirked up
in a smile
But the girl who kissed you?'
Il fancy that was n dream
cit was not
How do you know
Because l was that girl
Then she explained that during the
fighting she had gone TO the house to
help care for the wounded and under
an impulse had taken a kiss from
me- She recognized me the moment
she saw me again and had turned pale,
not from fright, but dreading l should
know her. HENRY BALLARD.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-12-12
A RnrR Case.

There has just occurred at Madrid a
case that is extremely rare. if not alb
solutely unique, in criminal annals
that of man imprisoned on the charge
of murder and being sentenced to
death and afterward reprieved with
out his knowing it. The man, named
Jose Espero Cuellar, had. in circum-
stances of great prOvOcatiOn, murdered
faithless sweetheart. and, although
he was in Jail. trial Cor the crime had
been conducted without his being pro-
duced or even knowing that the case
had come on. Even when sentence of
death was pronounced nobody deemed
it his Immediate duty to inform the
person most concerned. One day,
some time after, reading a newspaper
that had been allowed him, Cuellar
there read the announcement of his re-
prieve and. petitioning to see the gov
ernor of the prison, learned for the
first time all that had happened.