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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07

For some moments there was silence
in the room. Goupart, who was very
pale, but whose lips were firmly conf
pressed, was the first to break it.
How long ago was it that you found
the Iady?" he asked.
about two weeks" was the reply.
"And has she been sick ever sinceV
"No. / had meant to bring her with
me, but she was taken down with
fever on the very day before l started"
est. Julien" cried the youth, turning
to the old man, 81 will away at once
and seek her, and as soon as she is able
she shall be with you. Tony shall go
with me-"
A satanic smile dwelt upon Simon's
features as Goupart ceased speaking, and
in tone of the same nature he said:
''You need not trouble yourself, Mon
sieur st. Denis. I assure you I should
not have left Louise, had not seen her
in the care of those who will be faithful.
She has her own servants to attend her"
'Her own servants" uttered Gcupart,
changing color.
"Yes, monsieur"
"But Goupart had better go down, Si-
mon, and come home with her." suggested
the old man.
Excuse me-" answered Lobois, IF
object to that. Monsieur st. Denis is not
just the man that | should select as an
escort for my wifev'
Goupart st. Denis started half up from
his seat, and then sank back like a pan
who has received shot through the
heart. His face was deadly pale, and
his hands were clutched upon his knees.
"Your wi-i-ifer' gasped the old man,
starting up and taking a step towards his
nephew.
Yes, my dear father" Lobois replied.
Il am the happy man. The sweet child
has accepted me as her husband. And
why should she not? She owed her very
life to me, and in gratitude she rewarded
me with her hand.''
But not yet, Simon! You are not mar
ried?" b
"Most assuredly we are."
"No, no; that is impossible! Louise
would never have done"
Hold, sir! We will have no argument
about it. Here is the document that will
satisfy YOU"
Thus speaking, Simon took a paper
from his pocket, which he opened and
handed to the marquis. 1t was legal
certifcate-an attested copy of the rec
ord-bearing the seal and signature of
the colonial clerk, and vouching for the
legal marriage of Simon Lobois and
Louise st. Julien. The old man read it,
and then, with deep groan, the paper
fell from his hand. Quick as thought,
Goupart picked it up. The hope had
flashed upon his mind that the document
might be a forgery; but as his eye rested
upon it, the hope passed away, for he
| knew it was legal transcript Of the rec
ord. The paper dropped from his hand,
too, and he sank back into his chair. The
thing had come with a thunder-crash up
on him, and for the moment he was un-
able to speak But one look into the face
of Lobois started his heart to life again.
- (To be continued.l
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
The Joke on the Joker.

A Long Island justice has decided
that to send worthless package by
express to person, requiring the re-
cipient to pay charges, comes under the
head of petty larceny and is punishable
as such. In the case the justice decid-
ed one man had sent by express a
worthless package to another as joke.
The express charge was 35 cents. The
man who got the package couldn't see
anything funny in the business and
complained to the magistrate, who en-
tered charge of petty larceny and ex-
tortion and fined the joker $5 and costs.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
A Question of Bills.

A traveller in England rested at noon
at a wayside inn and took luncheon.
Inc landlord was a social person and
after presenting his bill sat down and
chatted with his guest.
by the way" the latter said, after
a while, what is your name?"
"My name," replied the landlord, sis
Partridge"
"Ah," returned the traveller. with q
humorous twinkle in his eyes, 'by the
length of your bill should have
thought 1t was Woodcockv'
This story, as it appears in a recent
book by a distinguished English diplo-
mat, is credited with having amused
Bismarck.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
WATERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI.
They Are Inconstant, Shifting and
Not to Be Depended Upon.

Not to Be Depended Upon.
There is little reason, however, for a
settlement In these parts to bestir it.
self It's future is too uncertain, says
the New York Mail and Express. The
town that Is on the river this year may
be on a useless swamp the next; the
town that Is five miles inland, with
no dream of the Mississippi, may be
awakened any morning by the roar of
a steamboat whistle. There are many
points in desperate straits to-day. Tip
tonville, Tenn, town Of more than
ordinary prosperity, depending alto
gether on the steamboat service, once
on the main channel, now finds her
self, because of a cutoff, on a shallow
backwater. which goes dry as her
streets in low season.
Which brings me aga4p to the rivers
vagaries. To begin, its crookedness
is something appalling. Approaching
Cairo from the north by boat, the
stranger, seeing the city's elevators
and church spires within a stones
throw, is pretty certain to rush into
the cabin to assemble his belongings
when he has still before him tortu-
Gus ride of two hours. Yet this phe-
nomenon Is not wholly without ad-
vantages. The citizen Of before-men
toned Tiptonville, who misses the up
bound boat at breakfast time, does not
worry over the accident. He calmly
spends the morning at home, then,
after dinner, trudges four or five miles
across country to Slough landing, ar
riving there in plenty Of time-likely
within an hour or two to spare-to
catch his boat, which, in the interval
since leaving Tiptonville, has been
wandering through some thirty miles
of bends. Down in the Great Bends
country, below Memphis, the south
going steamer at the end of a half
days travel may be farther from the
Gulf of Mexico dis the crow flies than
she was at the beginning. One may
go from Memphis to Orleans by rail
the distance is 400 miles-in a single
night. By steamboat it is, at best, a
four days run; the Mississippi dilly-
dallys through exactly 800 miles Of
twists and turns between the two
cities.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07

passes over, two pulleys, and is there
fastened. to weight, C, which Is just
heavy enough to raise. the free end of
the stairs up to the ceiling When the
lower end Of the steps is released the
whole folds up closely against its up
per floor and is entirely out of the
way. Two or three feet of the rope are
allowed to dangle as seen at d, by
which the whole appartus is again
pulled down into position. The weight,
c, should slide up and down close to
the side Of the building, SO as to be en-
tirely out Of the way.-D. e. Smith, in
Farm and Home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
Saws Mr.. Med dlergrass,

Gas to this here plan to kill moskee-
ters with coal OIL" said Mr.. Medder-
grass, while the grocer was filling his
can, 81 don't know that it Is fatal to
them insects, but If they are anything
like about a dozen hired girls that has
started the breakfast fire In this town
and subsequently gone out through the
roof, it will be hard times for them Jer-
sey biters when the coal oil campaign
sets in in dead earnest.
American.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
0SSSSSsSS@S
Folding ske1eton Stairs,

FOfdinX skeleton stairs.
It is often desirable to have the stairs
in the wagon house or barn SO arranged
that they may be removed quickly. AS
this is not often practicable, the next
best plan is to have them so constructed
as to fold up out of the way. A good
method Of doing it is shown by the
sketch, in which a shows one side of
the stairs, the dotted lines representing
the various steps. The steps should not
be less than three feet in length and
eight inches wide. The upper end Of
the lower portion of each side is hinged
to the side of the building at f, while
the lower end is hooked to the floor at
g. A rope, b, is attached to the stairs,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
Farm Notes.

Sow part Of the clover early and part
late. That is, sow the same ground
twice. This makes double work, but
also oftentimes insures a double crop,
and sometimes a crop against no crop.
Cold water will absorb about SO per
cent of its own weight of salt, and boil
ing about 40 per cent. This makes what
is known as a saturated brine, which
always means all the salt that the wa
ter will absorb. In sailing butter the
brine is seldom made stronger than 80
or "a per cent of salt.
The cost of weeds to the farmers In a
community Is enormous compared with
certain other expenses. Weeds rob the
soil and entail labor from spring until
fall. II the farmers in each community
would unite and determinedly fight
weeds for three years, not allowing a
single one to grow If possible, they
would find their expenses greatly re-
duced, owing to the cost of production
of weeds and their destruction being re-
moved.
Subsoiling Is matter which has its
advocates, but many scientific agricul-
.turists oppose it. 1t Is claimed that,
although the subsoil plows break the
soil to low depth, yet it destroys the
channels which admit the flow Of air
and water below the surface. That is,
as plant roots penetrate deeply and die
they leave channels, which are numer-
Gus and which are increased every year.
Breaking the soil, 1t Is claimed, de-
stroys them and lessons the supply Of
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07

it Is thirty inches long. The litter is
also one and quarter inches thick,
Eve feet and six inches long and four
inches wide. Twenty inches from the
bottom cut notch and seven inches
above another notch; six inches farther
up bore hole for three-eighths-inch
bolt and bolt the piece on to the stand
ard, 80 it will swing freely. To use the
appliance, place the notched bar under
the axle Of the carriage, lifting the
wheel clear from the ground, and the
standard will swing into place and hold
securely. Easily made and light, such
a jack should be owned by every man
who has q carriage to oil.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
The Forcinp of Po1e Beans.

Inc OfC1u0 OK 1OI0 DSanSs
The forcing Of dwarf Or bush beans
under glass has been favorite practice
at certain seasons Of the year with most
gardeners, but the use Of the pole or
running varieties Is just beginning to
receive attention. The pole bean, like
cucumbers, tomatoes trained to one
stem, sweet corn, ETC., must have plen-
ty Of head room or space above the
bench or bed in which to develop, and
doubtless. this accounts for its not hav-
ing been considered heretofore. The
modern letfuce and cucumber houses
with the beds directly on the ground
are well adapted for this crop. The
soil should be well enriched, containing
an abundance Of available plant food,
preferably a sandy loan composted by
mixing equal parts of rich dark loan,
sand and manure. The beds may be
made directly upon the ground, with
the prepared soil averaging about seven
inches in depth.-Denver Field and
Farm.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
Movable Fences for Sheep.

1t would pay grain farmers to have
a movable fence, or, as they are called
in England, hurdles, to inclose flock
Of sheep where they have taken of
oats, rye or wheat and do not want to
put In another crop at once to keep up
the fertility Of the soil, says American
Cultivator. In England they are used
not only for this, but they often break
such fields and SOW them to the Eng
lish or fat turnip and then hurdle the
sheep on them to eat the turnips after
they are fairly well grown. This doubly
enriches the field, which Is one reason
why the fields in England have heav-
Ter turf than we often produce here,
and why they carry more cattle and
sheep to the acre than we average.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
For the Farmer.


Six million two hundred thousand
farmers bulletins on 40 different sub
jects were printed for the Department
Of Agriculture during the past fiscal
year. AS there are about six million
farmers, exclusive Of agricultural Ia
borers, in the United States, this is
one pamphlet for each one. IF any
farmer did not get his copy, 1t was be-
cause he did not apply for it, for they
are nearly all'turned over to the mem
bers of Congress for free distribution.
There Is hardly subject in which
farmers are interested that Is not dis
cussed in some one of the various bull
letins. Information is contained in
them about the feeding of farm AMI
mails, hog cholera, how to kill weeds.
the care and feeding of chickens, but
ter-making and the care of milk, the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07

though b er real
name Is hlrs. Alex
andef Van Allstyne,
has written more
ithanAk, 600 hymns.
m a ny of t b e m
known all over the
world. And though
she is now SO years
old, rather feeble,
and totally blind,
she still travels to
avon oaa4in
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
Management of Steep Slopes.

Some very good land is located on
rather steep slopes, but goes as pasture
because the owner fears to break it up
and run the chance Of serious injury
by washing. Such fields. when cult.
waited, should be covered with some
thing all the time. Rye sown, early in
fall will do much to hold the sol! dur
ing the season of heavy rain. The
land should be kept in sod much of the
time to supply vegetable matter, which
makes the soil like sponge to take up
and hold the water. Glover is a grand
crop to follow hoed crop and rye on
these steep fields.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
Home-Made Carriage lack.

Homemade Carriage Jack.
While the heavy jacks used on wag-
ons answer very well for the carriage
as well, lighter Jack, such as is shown
in the illustration, Is easier to handle.
It will take but little time to make
Jack Of this.k:nd BY any one who Is at
all handy with tools. The standard Is
made Of acknowledgements stuff, three
inches wide and tapered to two inches:
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
The Desert Of Cobb.

The great desert of Cobb would fill
the entire Mississippi valley from the
Alleghenies to the Rockies. Upward
Of 100000 square miles of Arabia are
an uninhabited waste, while the terri
BILE Sahara is vast enough to cover the
whole United States.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
Reformed.

willie, didn't l see you matching
pennies with Willie Blimmer?'
''Y-yes, mammal
"Well, don't you know it's very
wicked?"
"'Deed l do, mamma!'
''Then don't you do SO, again
ST w-won't, mamma-Tm busted!''-
San Francisco Bulletin.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
Not Slater,

Mrs. Passa5 (who imagines she is
youthfuD-I understand Mr.. BrowR,
whom we met yesterday, said he would
never take me and my May for mother
and daughter.
Mrs. Pepprey-Yes. believe he said
you looked like mother and grandmoth-
er.-Philadelphia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
The Magnet.

The NJ agnets
"Look here. Dunwell, how do You
manage to bring out all your apart
ment house debtors? When l ring the
bell no one shows up
'It's dead easy! go down disguised
as health-food sample distributor. In
two minutes every occupant of the
house is in the hall. Chicago News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
5000 HYMNS WRITTEN
BY BLIND WOMAN.

Though she has been blind since she
was six weeks old, Miss Frances Jane
Crosby, as she Is generally called,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
Worlds Sup1

Worlds Supply Of Gold.
1t is anticipated that the worlds sup.
ply of gold will be doubled In the next
ten years.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07

Boobies Original Definition.
Teacher-What is cannibal? Can
anyone tell what a cannibal is?
Bobbie-Please, ma'am, cannibal is
one who eats each other.-Kansas City
Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07

ton containing one dot and no more.
The lines may cross each other, but
each one must be drawn at one stroke.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
CHAPTER XIV.

Up and down the wide walk in the gar
den paced Brion st. Julien and Goupart
St. Denis. The old man was pale and
wan, and his steps were short and trem-
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07
A Good Puzzle.

Draw three straight lines across this
square, in such way that there will
be seven separate sections, each Sec
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07

NCSCtdDAC SdIOSus SOOu TUAuS, DTSGUS
of dairy cattle, bread making, how to
raise apples. rice culture, tomato grow
ing. sugar as food. insects affecting
tobacco. cotton and grapes; diseases Of
potatoes and apples, how to detect
oleomargarine and renovated butter,
tree-planting on rural school grounds,
the Angora goat, and scores Of other
things.
1t would be difficult to estimate with
any degree of accuracy the financial
benefit which has accrued to the farm.
ers from the perusal Of these bulletins.
Such men as believe they must be con-
tinually studying to keep abreast Of
the times and to understand the possi-
bilities Of their business have been the
most diligent readers of the publica-
tions of the Department of Agricul-
ture. 1t is the benefit which these men
have derived that justifies the contin-
ued expenditure Of money by the gov
ernment for free education of this
kind, an education almost as necessary
to national prosperity as that provided
for the children in the public schools.
Grain Foods, Good and Bad.
Among the hundreds of feeds inge-
niously combined from the ground
grains, or containing portions Of these
grains left as byproducts In the man.
ufacture of malt and spirituous liq-
uors, of starch, sugar and glucose, OF
breakfast foods or Of vegetable oils,
the feeder finds a wide range of puz-
zllng compounds. Led only by his
eye, touch or taste (helpful as these
are to the purchaser who Is guided by
good understanding Of principles) he
would find 1t exceedingly difficult to
suited to his needs. Oat hulls, corn
cobs, coffee hulls, cottonseed hulls and
other materials are very skillfully used
as adulterants so that in some feeds
now for sale the percentage of fiber Is
so great that nearly all the energy rep
resented in the food must be used to
masticate the material and pass 1t
through the animals body. OF corn
and oat feeds on the market at least
ten brands examined by the New York
station contained from ten to nearly
sixteen per cent of fiber; while mix
ture Of equal parts of corn and oats
should contain less than six per cent.
Good oats normally contain less than
ten per cent Of fiber, while several oat
feeds examined contained from twen-
ty-two to twenty-nine per cent and
sold for from $50 to $50 or more ton.
Prices of feeds Of equal value also
vary remarkably in markets lying side
by side. One dealer in New York sells
a certain brand for $50 ton. another
dealer in the same city asks $40. Good
bulletins for those who feel the need
of studying the subject are Nos 217
Of the station at Geneva. N. T., and 50
of the station at Amherst, Mass. Some
Of the new feeds are desirable, and
some are decided frauds. Fortunately
the States are Investigating SO closely
and testing so many samples that it Is
possible to size up the various products
at pretty nearly their true feeding val
ue.-American Cultivator.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07

Hope is a lure. There is no hand
that can retain a wave or shadow
Victor Hugo.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-04-07

White blackberries and green roses
have been propagated in Louisiana.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-10
INJURED BY A BURGLAR.
Besides Securing Valuables, IN In
truder Fatally Wounds Mr.. and
Mrs. Dicl<erson.

Birmingham, Ala, March 5.-Mr. and
Mrs. J. c. Dickerson. prominent citizens
Of Jasper county. were fatally injured
by a burglar early this morning near
Cordova and their home robbed of all
its ~valuables. The weapon used by the
robber was q Ratchet and horrible
gashes on the faces of his two victims
show he was forced to use it vigorous
". Mr.. Dickerson's five year old
daughter notified the neighbors of the
tragedy n when they arrived at the
house the man and woman were un-
conscious. lying OF q bed which was
splasked with blood, the hatchet lying
near by.
There is no clue as to the identity OF
the rohber, though posses have beer
organized n are making every effort
70 locate the guilty A telephone
message from CordCva late tonight
says Henry Walker. a negro is being
helG on SuSpiciOn.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-10
THE VOLCANO ACTIVE.
A Feeling of Uneasiness Exists, But
NO Real Terror is shown.

Co1ima, Mexico, March 5.-The volca-
no continues active, a new eruption TAX
Jig place last evening. The ch2rc a
burners near Tuxpam left their work
and hastened to town. A feeling Of un-
easiness still exists. thought no real
terror prevails, the people being conf
dent that if any violent Demon
stration takes place they can easily
flee to places of safety.
The eruption this afternoon was ac-
cOmpanied by the usual showers OF
ashes which were thrown high into the
air, but soon drifted to the ground
again. The discharges of ashes cast
a hazy cloud through the atmosphere,
shutting out the sun light and condens-
ing over the mouth Of the crater into
a dense. pail. through the crest of which
rose for thousands of feet into the air
a pillar of sulphurous cloud, bearing a
charge of ashes which soon began to
fall in minute particles, and carried by
the wind. were waited owe the sur
rounding country for miles about The
showers Of ashes continue near Urua-
pam some times being so dense that
one cannot distinguish objects one hun
dred feet away.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-10
DIVISION OF THE FRISCO.
Part Of the System Goes to the
Southern and Part to Rock Island.

Birmingham, Ala, March 5.-The
Age-Herald tomorrow will say:
1t is announced on good authority
that the ST. Louis and a Francisco
known as the Frisco system, control OF
which was recently acquired by the
Rock Island, in conjunction with Nor
g~an-Southern railway interests, will be
parcelled as follows:
That part Of the Frisco between
Birmingham and Memphis to be operat-
ed as a part Of the Southern system and
that part west Of the Mississippi as
part of the Rock Island.
1t is not stated when this arrange
ment will become effective, but it is be-
lieved that it will be some time within
the next ninety days.
The Southern thus gets a great west
ern connection without departing from
it's policy of keeping itself east of the
Mississippi.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-03-10
CONDITION OF THE PONTIFF
His Physician Hopes "a Short Rest
Will Restore Him to Health.

Rome, March 5-Dr. LappCni visited
the Pope today and found him no
worse, with regard to symptoms of
any special illness. The physician has
forbidden any one to see the pontiff, ex-
cept the latter's nephew, Count Camil-
10 Pecci who entered the pope's room
as DR.. Lapponi left it. The fact is hat
the pontif's physical. prostration is due
to overWork and over excitement
which, however, leaves his mental
faculties perfectly clear. wonderfully
So, indeed. Therefore D.. Lapponi
thinks that a few days rest will restore
the pope to his usual condition.. The
physician hopes that the suspension of
audiences will induce the numerous Til-
grims and notable persons who are now
in Rome to abandon the idea of secIng
the pontiff and thus avoid causing the
later further fatigue, which might place
him in serious danger.