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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-10-16
AMONG TIE VETERANS
Items From the Soldiers Home. Gathered
by u Chicl Among ye Taking
Notes.

Items From the Soldiers Home Gathered
by u Chicl Among ye Taking
Notes.
The Home has been so quiet of late
that items arc scarce.
Chris Schaeffer returned Sunday
from summers outing at Belle
Fourche.
Marshall Bacon and family vent to
Nebraska last Monday where they will
spend the winter.
The board of commissioners arrived
on Tuesday aud ground out the regular
routiae of business.
VIM. Simpson left Oh Sunday for
Huron to visit Lis family aud meet his
brothers who gathered there this week
from widely separated homes.
Col A. S. Stuver, of Kimball, was the
first of the commissioners to arrive for
the meeting. He came on Saturday
and has been enjoying himself at the
plunge bath.
The steam plant is at last in running
order. Three boilers are now in posi-
ton and with plenty OF coal on hand
we are in condition to survive the next
cold snap
The new force in the Hospital have
been working like beavers. New spreads
cover the beds, new white curtains at
the windows and general sphinx and
span appearance all tend to make an
attractive, holnelike place of it.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-10-16

VIM. Black went to Sioux City last
Saturday to attend reunion of his
family held for the purpose of meeting
and bidding farewell to young lady
who is on her way to the Philippines
where she will marry son of Mr..
Blacks who is missionary there.
OLE.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1903-10-16
Get your winters supply of coal put
away before the weather gets bad We
have a nice clean supply of the follow

The o. X. Barber Shop will have
your laundry done in the latest and
best style.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Government Whitewash.

The government recipe for white
wash, which Is used on lighthouses
and other government buildings where
whitewash is required, Is said to be
the best formula there is. 1t is as fol-
lows: Put two pailfuls Of boiling
water In barrel and add one-half
bushel of well burned fresh quicklime.
Put in quickly one peck of common
salt dissolved in hot water and cover
the barrel tightly to keep in the steam
while the lime Is Stacking. When the
violent bubbling is over. stir until well
mixed together, and If necessary add
more boiling water, SO as to have the
mass like thick cream. Strain through
a sieve or coarse cloth. Make a thin
starch of three pounds of rice flour
and one pound of strong glue, having
first soaked the glue in cold water,
and to the latter mixture add two
pounds of whiting. Add this to the
lime wash and also sufficient hot wa
ter to dilute to the proper consistency.
Keep hot while applying. 1t will re-
ouire about six-quarts Of mixture to
one hundred square feet of surface.
and it may be made any color desired.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
USEFUL RULES FOR QUILTING A CRYING BABY.

nfalble
N
expednt
administered
The plan suggested science stopping the cries of baby
which
a of
clothes the
to all
to
holding
serenity In
being held carried of
provide
ba O the
The comfort the bab attitude reflects directly
and consequently Of rab
at quietng The
1t s besides
position
form of excitement
To be
when in their normal condition When
apparent reason it is safe that
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Rose Cure for Nervousness.

Roses as a cure for many of the little
aches and pains of life are advocated
by those who believe our mental con-
dition has much to do with our physi-
cal pains. 1t has been discovered that
a rose will cure the headache. Its per-
fume soothes the nerves and the brain
is rested by its color. Recline on a pill
low Of roses If you can. II you cannot
do this, lie and look at few Of the
flowers. Tie up your head with rose
perfume If you have it, and, like the
famous London beauty, pull the flow
ers to pieces, sniff deeply the rose, let
your eyes look long at the peculiar tint
in it's depths, and cure yourself. If you
will give half an hour to this cure, you
will find yourself much refreshed in ev-
cry way.-Chicago American.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
nZuEER RsS1onlE5

The Russian mercantile marine con-
sists of 745 steamers and 1898 sailing
vessels.
Three thousand newspapers and one
thousand letters are received by King
Edward every day.
Last year sixty ocean-going steamers
were engaged exclusively In the ba-
mana trade.
Novel first-aid- -the-injured boxes
are to be scattered In the streets Of
Paris. Outwardly the apparatus re-
sembles lamp post letter box, and it
contains small medicine chest, q fold
ing stretcher and telephone for sig
mailing the nearest ambulance station.
Access to the box is gained by break
Ing glass panel.
1t was disclosed by examinations
made In the Washington city postofice,
covering period of about two and a
half months, that 979, $50 pieces Of paid
matter and 100000 pieces of unpaid
Tor ''franked'o matter of all classes
went through, the unpaid matter on
some days running as high as $4,000,
$4,000, 10000, 125,OO0 and $4,000
pieces, while the percentage per day
would often go to about ninety, crawl
ing up as high as ninety-three per cent
on a single day, and averaging S5% per
cent every day.
OF the four hundred inscribed clay
slabs found in the ruins of Babylon
by the expedition sent out by the Ger
man Oriental Society, but two have
yet been deciphered, one explaining the
the other containing the litany chant
ed by the singers Of the temple Of Esa-
gila on the return of the god Marduk
to his sanctuary.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
ARITHMETIC BY MACHINERY.
Louisville, KY, Mans Remarkable
Invention.

Louisville, KY, Mans Remarkable
Invention.
The stereotyped remark about some
of our modern machinery having al
most human intelligence gains new
force as the result Of the invention
of Louisville man. A. @. Schuman,
of $50 - street, that city, has been
granted patents on an adding machine
that computes all four sums in arith-
metic-addition, subtraction, division
and multiplication.
Mr.. Schuman has already gained
more than local distinction by his in
vention In the field Of applied me-
chanics.
The manipulation Of the invention
involves no mental arithmetical calcu-
ton to assist in the working. The
process Is as nearly a mechanical ope-
ration as possible.
The adding machines now in use are
built for processes of addition alone.
It is possible, however, to use them for
simple subtraction. When Mr.. Schu-
man, some time ago, turned his atten-
tion to computing machinery he in
vented two machines.
One of these is an adding machine
and typewriter combined, suitable for
making out itemized bills and the like.
This machine which was the first one
patented by Mr.. Schuman, only COM
putes sums in addition.
The machine which is available for
all our processes of computation Is linn
tied as to typewriting facilities. The
change from one form of calculation
to another means only the shifting Of
a bar and the turning Of a crank so
many times.
The odd part of this uncanny ma
chine is that it computes sums in five
or six figures more quickly than the
shorter ones. This is due to the me-
chanical construction. In division the
fractional remainder Is always set
down with the answer.
II applied for patents on both ma
chimes at about the same time. but the
letters on the simple machine were
granted first" said Mr.. Schuman. "The
machine which computes all sums was
invented before the other.''
Mr.. Schuman is assisted by his son
George Schuman. Between them they
have done some remarkable work. For
the Nazareth Academy Mr.. Schuman
furnished a planetarium and a tele-
scope. The planetarium shows the po-
sition of all the inner plants for the
century just closed, recording transits
and eclipses. The telescope, which has
an equatorial mounting, is an unusual
ly good one.
Another of Mr.. Schuman's achieve
ments, says the Louisville-Courier
Journal, was made in the line of cog
and thread cutting machinery He has
built machine which will cut any re-
quired number of cogs on a wheel of
any given dimension. The threadcutter
can be adjusted so as to cut from 100
threads to the inch to one thread in
IL inches, on rod one-quarter Of an
inch in diameter. Only a mechanic
can appreciate the Importance of these
machines or the difficulties surmeunted
in building them
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
COMPLETION OF THE GREAT NILE DAM.

DAM, SHOWING
t damboon Egypt and the
onefouh miles will hold
thick the valley
be for
calculate
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
MERCHANTS OF OLD MEXICO.

Government Controls All Business
Operations Public.
The government Of Mexico exercises
a somewhat paternal control over the
doings of its merchants. Each town
keeps a register of all mercantile
houses in its confines, giving full par
ticulars of the firm or corporation
property, how held, etc.
Each merchant is obliged by law to
keep at least three books, namely, a
book of inventories, day book and
ledger, writes the Dallas News. No
erasures are permitted. The books
must be balanced annually and show
all obligations. They must show ex-
actly what money the merchant draws
out for his private use. A penalty Of
not less than $50 nor more than $500
is imposed for failure to keep books
in the manner prescribed.
Merchants are also required to pub
lish, through the press, the class Of
business, with its essential circum-
stances, etc.; to record in the public
registry all documents which the pub
lis is interested in; to keep strict and
accurate accounts, and to preserve cor
respondence for ten years which af-
fects their business.
Persons who nave been condemned
for offenses against property, including
forgery, embezzling and conspiracy,
cannot engage in commerce.
Business failures are rare, not ex-
ceeding ten yearly In the last several
years,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Open to Persuasion,

SIS your husband a strong-willed
man?' asked Mrs. Sampson Of her
neighbor, Mrs. Towne. After mo-
ment's reflection Mrs. Towne replied.
II don't know" she said, obviously.
81 always thought he was, but the 9th
,er day he went into department store
to get a new rug for the sitting room.
because he said he wouldn't go an
other day with our old shabby one.
"He happened to get off on the wrong
floor, and he came home with four
new-fangled fat-irons and porcelain
kettle, and no sign of rug. So you
see 1 don't quite know what to say
about him since then.
"All he told me was that you never
knew just what you needed till you
saw it right before you"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16

A puzzled expression spread over his
face as he heard his absent typeset-
ters embarrassed request that he come
down to the district police station. A
cab was soon speedily covering the
distance, and the newspaper man was
received with great Difference at head
quarters. Yes; the prisoner had vio-
lently assaulted a man, without prov
ocation. OF course, If he was friend
of Mr.. Stevens it would be all right;
in fact, he could go right along with
| him now.
The culprit was summoned and
| blinked sheepishly out of two very
| black eyes at his chief, who was laugh
ing heartily.
"What has come over my steady
right-hand man, l wonder?" But
Sturdy was being piloted out to the
cab and had no time to explain.
At the entrance they almost col
lided with young girl, looking very
much embarrassed. Sturdy stopped,
looked helplessly first at Mary, then
at his rescuer, who felt there was
something very important happening.
"Mr. Stevens" said a sweet even voice,
sturdy and 1 are going to be married
very soon, and seeing that he has been
with you for SO long, and so fond of
you, 1 knew you would like to know"
So Mary and her sadly damaged pa
tient were driven home in the cab,
and Mr.. Stevens chuckling audibly,
inn O Sfr crhf
for the Office of the proprietor. where
his counsel was much valued, emerg-
ing few minutes later with a letter
in his hand which read:
Mr.. Sturdy McQuinn:
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16

Dear Sir-We take pleasure in send
ing you the enclosed check for $500,
in acknowledgment of your Is years of
faithful service on our paper.
We trust you will soon recover from
your slight illness, and report for work
as usual, with an advance of $5 week
in salary. We remain, very truly
yours.
THE EVENING TELEGRAPH.
e. r. Whitcomb, Proprietor.
Buffalo News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
An Enthusiastic Rooter.

-
"See that man in front of you?''
whispered the fat man to the lean one
sitting next to him on the bleachers.
Look at his hands. Baseball did
that"
The hands referred to were bruised
and the fingers blistered.
what position did he play" whis-
pered the thin one.
"He never played"
But his hands"
''He got 'em that way cheering for a
deaf mute's game.'-New York Sun.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16

"The way you're describing the diff
ferent places to me-" said the tourist,
you evidently consider me a stranger
here"
"Av coorse, sor," replied the sour
looking driver
What makes you think I've never
been here before?"
''The fact that no wan iver comes
back that's been here "-Phila-
de1phia Press
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
THIS is TO WIN.

Who swings with every wind that blows
Or changes with each changing tide,
Into the harbor of success
His craft will never guide.
Through storm or shine, 'gainst wind and
wave,
With never-lagging courage he
Must steer his vessel ever on,
Straight over life's rough sea.
To breast the storm, the winds defeat,
The waves o'ercome-this is to win.
Who labors thus will hear at last
The summons: Enter in"
Los Angeles Herald.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
rnvariab1y So.

Human natures queer thing, es-
pecially female human nature"
"What are you thinking about nowT'
For instance, If young man tells
girl, any girl, that she's altogether
different from her sisters she always
takes it as compliment. ."-Philadel-
phia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16

Two brothers went to the same
school. They were absent about a
fortnight, and then one returned alone.
''Where is your brother Thomas?''
asked the master.
Please, sir, he's laid up with a
sprained arm. We were trying to see
which could lean out of the window
farthest, and Tommy wen.'-Youth's
Companion.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Had rhe Same Effect.

81 hear that Jacks fancee has made
him promise to stop smoking"
"That so? Well, mine has not said
a word about giving UP the weed, but
our enga cement has just the same ef-
feet"
'How so?"
EVERY time call all the cigars IN
my vest pocket manage to get crushed,
and, Of course, don't smoke them
Baltimore Herald.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Better Start

Didn't you want to get off at 42d
street," inquired the oficious passen-
ger.
'Wum-wuw-wuw-wh yeh-yeh-yeh," !"
began Stutterton painfully.
well, you'd better begin to tell the
conductor to stop. We're at 34th street
w.''-Philadelphia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Living on ships Ashore.

:
An interesting feature Of English
ping is furnished by the CHEEKY homes
made in the hulks Of vessels before
they fall into the hands Of the ship
breakers, whole families living in
them for years at stretch. Not far
from a watering place near the mouth
of the Thames q vessel of consider
able SIZE, that was one stormy night
cast high and dry and on pretty even
keel on the sands, has now within it
quite a separate population of most
respectable working people, who seem
to get on together quite as well as do
the average inhabitants of any city
court.
One most respectable looking house
wife, who occupies, with her husband
and family, a part of this hulk, de-
clared that she had never in her life
had more comfortable or cleanly quar-
ters. And all the hulk-dwellers aver
red that, so far as fresh air and
healthfulness went, their dwelling on
the sands was worth thousand of
such slums as most of them had been
compelled to live in previously.
Near the Midway are great many
hulk dwellers who have never paid
any house rent for years, and most Of
the men are genuine hard working
and respectable laborers. This is ac-
counted for by the fact that the more
orderly and welf-conducted of these
people stick together with a common
interest, and they very soon eject and
get rid of any riotous member whose
conduct may cause the owners Of the
hulk or the authorities to interfere.
One hulk that the writer went over
had seen much amateur carpentering
work in the way Of matchboarding di-
visions, and there were scores of pots
of flowers in or about the cabins.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Used to Cramped Quarters.

Husband inspecting house and lot
with view to purchase)-The lot is
absurdly small, my dear-scarcely big
enough for flower bed.
Wife (fresh from faD-Er-could
we have a folding flower bed?-Smart
Set.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16

Sallie-What is an orfng asylum,
Horatio?
Horatio-It's a place fer kids what's
shy on ancestors, see?
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Kindred Blessings.

Here is letter from lawyer" said
his wife, who says that your uncle
has died and left you $4,000"
For these and other kindred bless
ings," murmured the dominic. ''let US
be devoutly thankful."-New York
Times.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16

When a woman has watched a hus-
band thirty-five years, and raised a
family of children, she has a right to
be nervous.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Safer.

ST was thinking" said the old-fash-
Ioned young man. .of asking her father
if I might pay my addresses to her.
Him." unused the wise girl. in this
case I'd advise you to pay In advance"
Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
First Past the Post.

Client-How about that account
left with you to collect on shares?
Collection Agent-Oh, 1 collected my
half all right, but it's simply impossi-
bic to collect yours.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Thou1hffuI.

''Your husband appears to be such a
thoughtful man."
"Oh, he is! He never forgets to eau
ton me about keeping down the house
hold expenses" Free Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
A Difference.

Mrs. Jones-A bachelor has no ex-
cuse for living.
Mr.. Jones-Of course not; but mar
ried man has to have two or three a
week.-Judge.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Was a Wedding After A

Ada pensively)-I hope you'll invite
me to the wedding when you get mar
ried.
Jack (bo1dly)-I'll invite you before
I ask any one else, and If you don't
accept there won't be any wedding
New York News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Compliment.

She-You are always saying such
clever things.
He-Of course. When you are pres
ent I am forced to think of something
clever.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
A Vacant Lot.
As Usual.

As Usual.
Observation-Disclosures do you want to go ?
Wife-Oh, don't know-anywhere
where can spend money.
"But I thought you wanted a
change ?'-Smart Set.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Better Left Unsaid.

Witless-Who is that handsome girl
standing near the piano?
Mrs. Homer-That is my daughter.
Witless-Indeed! She doesn't resem.
BILE you In the least.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
"For instance?"
where He Got Of.

First Horse Thief-What you pinch
ed fur-stealin' champeen trotter?
Second Horse Thief-Naw; wisht it
was. stole a automobile and couldn't
get three mile an hour outer the ma
chine
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Railroad Matters.

Though the early morning train was
on time. the cars themselves were all
over dew.
Which may have accounted for the
fact that the locomotives bell was
ringing wet.-Baltimore American.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Human Mystery.

Wife-That young man who calls on
our daughter has me guessing?
Husband-How's that?
Wife-I don't know whether he is
economical or has a grudge against the
gas company.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16

A woman who sues for a breach Of
promise is almost as unpopular as the
woman who talks about her kin.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
No Chance for Argument.

''You were always a fault-fnder,"
said the angry better half.
81 plead guilty" calmly rejoined the
husband. 81 certainly found you."
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
No Hope,

Smiggs-Why SO melancholy?
Jiggs-My wife got divorce the 9th.
er day.
Smiggs-Well, you ought to be happy
Jiggs-Yes, but I've married again.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
LET US ALL LAUGH.
JOKES FROM THE PENS OF VA.
RlOuS HUMORlSTS.

Pleasant Incidents Occurring the
World Over-Sayings that Are Cheer
full tn Old or Young-Funny Se1ec-
tions that You Will Enjoy.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16

A Rem inder.
Lives of great men all remind US
We may do great stunts as we'll,
And, departing, leave behind us
Anecdotes we didn't tell.
Post. -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
A Particular Lady.

Miss Nurich-I think I'll take this
bracelet. You're sure it's made of re-
fined gold?
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16

Miles-I wonder if animals are hap
py"
Giles-I guess so-with the possible
exception of the mule. He's chronic
kicker, you know.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16

The average mans little troubles
would not amount to much were it
not for the uncalled-for comment Of
his friends upon him.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Undoubtedly,

Und bted1y.
manners make the man." remarked
the dispenser of ancient proverbs.
''That," rejoined the cynical person
explains some mems underdone condi
tion'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Had No Use for Him.

"Why didn't you let our friend
Schulze into the club? He comes from
good family, and is very wealthy"
Millionaire's Son-Yes, that's SO; but
he made his money himself.-Fliegende
Blaetter.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16

Sure" said the practical man, ''but
In few days they will be SO rare that
they will be absolutely raw."-New
York Times.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
Comparison.

| GiIes-That fellow Borem reminds
me of mosquito.
Miles-Hows that?
Giles-He isn't very dangerous. but
awfully annoying.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
An Original Idea.

Has Mr. Washington any original
ideas?"
"One," answered Miss Cayenne; "the
idea that his views are original Is ex-
clusively his wn."-Washington Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-01-16
All New

Miss Nurich-Because I do detest
anything that isn't refined