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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-20

b Home.Made Graia sieve.
Where there is only small quantity
of grain to clean on a farm. tanning
mill seems to be in the nature OF
luxury. Then there are often times
when but small lot Of grain Is to be
cleaned for some special purpose. In
either case the handmade arrange
ment shown in the illustration will be
found exceedingly useful. A box Of
convenient size is secured and handles
fastened to either side for ease in ham
ding. Inside this box strips are placed
upon which the frames are to be run,
as shown in the small cut on the right
side-o the engraving.
Frames Of proper size and weight
are covered with wire netting with
meshes Of various size. The upper
mesh should be quite coarse and fas-
tened into the box about three inches
from the top. This Ia not to be taken
out, but the frames below are to be
made SO they will slide in and out
readily. It is good plan, to have
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-20

easement with her sewing, trembled and
turned pale; for the newcomer was Gas
parde.
"Good afternoon, uncle" said the rogue,
frankly.
"How, Gasparde," uttered Hugh, in in
censed astonishment, and without MOTTO
ing the salutation-'hom come you here ?''
81 have come," answered the man
quietly, assuming an expression of the
deepest seriousness, "to ask your par
don, and that of Mademoiselle Rose, for
my old behavior; and l honestly hope you
will forgive me-"
Hugh looked at him, half incredulously,
and with a searching glance he stepped
back a pace, but made no answer. Gas
parde followed up the movement, and
stepped just within the door, so that he
now beheld Rose. Apprehension and an
noyance were plainly expressed on her
countenance as she beheld him.. He look
ed as unprepossessing as ever, though his
words were certainly very fair.
"Good afternoon, Cousin Rose" he
said, with gravity; and noticing the indi-
cation of her disposition towards him in
her countenance, he hastened to add,
with an air Of penitence and sorrow: so,
see, Rose, that you have not forgotten
how used to annoy you. l know do
not deserve that you should; but 1 con-
fess had hoped you would overlook it by
this time; for am sincerely sorry for
my impertinence."
The young girl made no reply at first,
the suddenness of all this astonished her.
Hugh Lamonte stood silently regarding
him with a half-angry, half-perplexed
! air. He doubted whether to put faith in
the fair declaration of Gasparde.
Cousin Rose" said the latter again,
deprecatingly, 81 promise you that will
| never behave so impertinently again.
wish you would try to forget my inso-
lence, and forgive me-"
Rose looked up.
"Since you are sincerely repentant,
| Gasparde," she said, 81 will endeavor to
do BOTH And then she resumed her
work.
"And you also, sir?" said Gasparde,
| turning to Hugh.
"The less said about that the better"
returned Hugh, dryly; ''but you may be
grateful to Rose for forgiying you, which
is more than you merit. And now, Ii you
wish to say anything to me, you must
come into the garden, for I am going
there" And picking up his tools, he
went out, without saying another word.
Gasparde followed, with doWncast eyes
and humbled manner; and Rose. truly
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Farm. Notes.

The horse will be here when all the
automobiles have been sold for scrap
iron.
z The shoats; that are intended for
breeders should not be made to be-
come too fat.
The, scarcity Of. help has caused peo-
pie to think. more and plan the work
more carefully. ri
!. Some. farmers say that it will event.
u1ally kill alfalfa to NOW it at any
other than the time to cut for hay,
namely. while it is in bloom. Has any
one had experience that will serve to
settle this question?
aThe machinery will run 50 much bet
ter. when it. is kept well oiled. Make
the hired man. run smoothly by gen.
erous supply Of oil Of kindness. Keep
him in a good humor and get more
work done and the farm animals win
have better care and attention.
. When. sugar prices are low, German
farmers can hereafter utilize their
crops more profitably by drying the
beets for use as cattle feed. Expert
ments have shown this method to be
feasible, and the dried beets can be
easily stored.
Pools of stagnant water should not
be allowed to exist where hens can get
to them; cover up, fill up or fence up.
Poultry should have constant sup
ply of nice. clear, sparkling water.
Wash out the drinking vessels fire.
auentIy and occasionally put a drop
of carbolic acid into the water.
Any COW can be MIXED dry In a
few weeks by irregular milking, some
times at intervals of twenty-four hours
and sometimes six. Separation from
her usual company. a change to a new
location, strange milker and scolding
voice are sources of irritation that
more or less impair the milking quail
ties of the cow.
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P1antine a Peach Orchard.


: Were to set large peach orchard
would prefer June budded trees. The
roots are all in a bunch, and the tree
can be easily started right and kept
50. a great many persons in starting
an orchard are in too big q hurry.
They must have trees to come into I'M
mediate bearing, and so go to the nurs-
cries and pick out the larger trees,
overlooking the fact that the larger
and older the tree the greater shock
It receives. Years ago set a large
orchard from nursery rows two, three
and four years old, and in five years
the two-year-olds were the largest.
thriftiest and best in every way. When
set, the roots were all there, and the
trees hardly stopped growing, while
the older. trees had mangled and cut
roots, with. too much body and limbs,
and were more or less stunted. Be
careful in setting an orchard, if roots
are mangled, to cut them off smooth
and trim most of the limbs or top
Vevay Qnd.) Reveille.
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would say; and the depression which that
visit of the marquis had left on him con-
tinued to mark his manner from that
time.
Rose was anxious and uneasy. That
this sudden change had been caused by
something said or done during the time
in which he had conferred with his guest,
she could not doubt. And il so, what
could that cause have been?-what was
it's nature? She exhausted her imagina-
ton with vain endeavors to guess at the
truth. All remained in darkness. She
retired to rest unhappy and perplexed.
Hugh worked as usual in the garden
and the field all the next day; he made
no allusion to the occurrences of the past
evening, and affairs went on with the
same quiet regularity as ever, at the cot
tage, without bringing any further un-
pleasant consequence from the visit Of
the marquis than what already displayed
itself in her fathers altered demeanor.
That of itself was sufficiently productive
of anxiety to Rose.
Robin made his accustomed visit at
sunset. 1t was a relief to her; for IL it
could not divert her mind from the
thoughts of her fathers sadness, it at
least served to break the almost insup-
portable silence tnaC nad felSneo WIInln
the cottage all day long.
Tonight, Hugh would not join them
in the garden, but remained in the kitch-
en-, reading, or seeming to do SO. And
Robin and Rose sat in the garden togeth-
er, without working as usual, for she
could do nothing but think of her father,
and the young man, sympathizing deep
ly and earnestly with both, tried to con-
sole and cheer his fair companion with
hopeful words and soothing tones. And
Rose could not but take sad pleasure
in listening to his words, for Robins
friendship had already become dear to
her.
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animal, or If you choose you can call
out flowers. But it n1ast he either ami
mails or flowers or countries or fruits;
you mustn't mix 'em up in the same
game. Now you start and I'll follow. y
81 hope he says the same letter
again, because I've got bully animal
all ready" said Herbert to Albert
The boys had not run fifty feet be
fore they found that, whatever else
Percy could not do, he certainly could
run. He was almost upon Herbert be
fore he shouted, and then he yelled,
''Cv' as before.
Herbert waited until Percy reached
out his hand totag, and then he shout
ed, ''seal!'
"Tagr' said Percy. with a burst of
laughter.
THAT'S no fair" said Herbert. ST
said seal before you touched me-"
"But seal doesn't begin with G.; it
begins with ants," said Percy, soberly.
How about sealingr Isn't that
c-e-il-i-n-gY" 80
"The plaster one is, but hunting the
animal isn't" said Percy, with author
1ty.
Hes right, Bert" said AL, who had
run up. YOU'RE it, fast enough"
Every weIl,r said Bert. Ready
And the two fed before him. He pur-
sued Percy, who ran feetly out into
the road After a long chase Percy
stubbed his tbe and Herbert gained
enough on him to call out "G!"
"Gnu," yelled Percy. But, with de-
risive laugh, Herbert closed on him
and tagged him
'T didn't say N; said g."
"And I said gnu gnu" said Percy,
simply.
Say, a fellow needn't ever get
caught If he spells that way" said
Bert, angrily. "G-p-o-n-y, pony. That's
dead easy" But again AL came up and
declared that Percy was right.
They played the game for over an
hour Sometimes even Percy did moi
think fast enough or run fast enough
to avoid being It, and after while
they gave variety to the game By
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nay, ] u III p e q 10
their feet and ran
out of the barn.
III old on" said
Percy. ST must tell
you s o m e t b | n g
about it first. AS l
run after you 1
holler out a letter
of t b e alphabet,
like G, and then II
you think of an ami
NAL whose name
begins with G, and
BnOuC II, l. can't tag
you; but If you
don't shout, then L
tag you, and you're
1t, and must run af-
ter the others and
holler out a letter.
TT must be some
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-20
DANCED WITH THE POETEss.

When Ella Wheeler WILCOX Escaped
Being .Walidower. ~
A poem by Wisconsin's gifted daugh.
ter. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, was the sub
ject of conversat ton at our, table re
Gently, when lady present related
the following Incidents:
"I used to know Ella well; we first
met at social given. by the Young
Peoples Guild of st. James Church
Milwaukee. My husband and I were
young folks with the rest of them, but
he was one Of the vestrymen, and
took pride in being attentive to strang-
ers.
ION this occasion, noticed young
girl and an elderly lady 1 had never
quaintance. We conversed while,
and when I proposed introducing Miss
Wheeler to my young friends she drew
back shyly, saying:
I'D rather talk with you, and look
on, If you don't mind s6s
81 assented, and she told me first
about her invalid mother, then gave
me such vivid pictures of her country
home and the eurrounding -4sanary
that forgot where we were until a
wistful look in her soulful eyes caused
me to notice that our social had re-
solved itself into an impromptu dance
and I asked her if she. liked dancing.
"T dearly love to waltz she re
piled. q !.
"'My husband is the best waltzer
here.' 1 said, and summoning Gust,
they were SOON N NhirIng away. After
a few rounds my husband came back
alone. saying, IT The boys have stolen
my partner already. ss4s.
'I told him her aunt had been tell
ing me that her niece spent her spare
time scribbling poetry.
"'Well, she is a genius, if she writes
poetry as well as she waltzes,' was his
prophetic answer.
There was no more seclusion for
Ella, for the slender country girl,
gowned simply in muslin, with her
fair face and slim hands tinted by
daily contact with nature, became the
belle Of the evening"
''She told us she had had a. royal
time when we bade, her goodnight;
and turning archly toward Gust add
ed: -
I should have been a "wall-fow-
err but for your husbands courtesy. ;"
Comfort. go - ;s~e
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f1vsr. F..d7n nh. Hor..,

1: While most horses on the farm are
properly fed, and In some cases under
fed rather than .oyerfed, there are
farmers who are not. judicious feeders,
and when. the animal gets out. Of or
der they depend upon coHdftaon pow
,yders to set 1t straight instead of .regu-
latfng the feed. It may not be gener-
ally known that prolonged use Of
condition powders will produce indi-
gestlon Of a most violent type. Horses
that are fed on grains largely, and
wl1o-do not. perform great deal of la
Dor. are quite liable to indigestion, and
the easiest way to cure the trouble is
to cut off the grain for week or more
and feed exclusively Of bran mashes
and good hay.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-20
A Horse Malady.

Most farmers are familiar with the
horse that puffs and wheezes at his
work. The disease is technically
known as roaring" and is said to be
similar to asthma in humans. There
is really no cure for it, but trouble
may be greatly alleviated by treat.
ment, and especially by proper feed
ing. If the disease is not so seated
that the animal cannot do farm work.
then that given it should be light and
the feed should consist of little hay,
and this wet each time; feed mainly
on grains. Take one draehm iodide of
potassium and mix with one-half
drachm nux vomfca. Give this dose
twice a day for two or three weeks
during each bad attack, and during
the period let the work Of the horse
be that which does not require much
speed. The care and treatment indi.
Gated will relieve the animal greatly,
although it is doubtful il it will ever
amount to much for steady work
Crown Point Qnd.) Register.
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SeIectiou of Young DairY Stock

Selection of Young Dairy Stock.
Many persons who claim to have a
pretty good idea Of what dairy ami
NAL should be, still adhere to the old
notion that it should be deep in the
tanks, and wedge-shaped, increasing
in, depth and width backward. so far
as mature cows are concerned. there
may be. something In this, if we add
depth of udder; but we hayesto con-
slider points that are apple Bile to the
young calf. the undevel lJped heif fars
and the sire as well. Many good cows
lack depth Of flank, nor are all heifers
Of great promise and bulls noted as
great sires specially remarkable for
deep fanks; indeed, the reverse is
generally the case A deep flank is
generally accompanied by level or
:atra ight. bottom line, 50 desirable in
beef animals; but a promising dairy
youngster lis usually deep in the mid
d1e.swith the tbettohn line from the mid
die running upward to the bEisket, and.
teWard. the !aanks (which shows good
depth. through the middle of the body,
but the>reverse behind the shoulders
and in front of the hips.-American
Cultivator.
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who were eight, this last stamped him
as a molly-coddle.
After breakfast the three boys went
up ladders and walked the narrow
crossbeams thirty feet above the floor
as unconcernedly as if they were on
the ground.
Percy caught his breath. ooh, wish
I could do that! I'd love to do all those
things, but mamma won't let me be-
cause it makes me dizzy"
"Oh, it's as easy as pie. See me fly"
And Albert took flying leap of fifteen
feet into the hay, followed by his
brDther.
Then they compared muscles, and
found that Percy's were lawfully TAB
by" Their own were like iron. But
| showing of soon palled on all three
boys, and they began to wonder what
they could play.
II made up game the other day,
said Percy, in the slow, sober tones
that had struck the twins as curious.
They chartered as fast and as shrilly
as monkeys themselves, in spite of
their mothers hourly protests.
did your" said Albert.
"Out of your own headf" said Her
bert.
"Oh, it's easy. often make 'em
up" said Percy, delighted to have
made an impression on these athletic
boys, who could do SO many things
which he. could not although, he was
Tell us how you play II" said the
twins, together, eager for some nov
city.
'Wel, it's kind Of tag. I'll be 1t,
and I'll start to run after you just the
same as would in tag" As he spoke,
the twins, who had been lying in the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-20
CHAPTER VIII.

There was knock for admittance at
the cottage door. Hugh Lamonte started
uneasily from his chair. Every knock
every approaching footstep, of late, he
imagined to be that of the Marquis OF
Montauban; for a time of restitution was
coming, and it was to cost him dear. He
hastily crossed the room, and flung the
door wide open. An angry exclamation
burst from his lips. Rose, seated by the
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-20


When one is growing a diversified
lot OF crops there Is little time for
choosing seasons in which to do the
necessary branches Of the work. In
many localities there is rooted OBJ
lection to fall plowing. and In some
cases these objections may be sound.
although in the majority Of cases there
are three good arguments in favor of
fall plowing to one against it. There
Is more time to do the work, and as a
result it is better done in the fall. Fall
plowed soil can be worked earlier In
the spring. because it is open and
warns up earlier. In the normal sea-
son one can plant in fallplowed
ground week or ten days earlier
than In ground plowed in the spring.
In some sections where it does not
seem advisable to harrow after fall
plowing. and especially when sod land
hats been turned under, disc harrow
can be run over the ground to advan-
tage, leaving the work of the smooth
ing barrow to be done in the spring.
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the night before,
and he had already
been classified and
pigeonholed by the
Goodrich twins, his
c o u n t + y cousins,
whom he was Wis
iting. He couldn't
climb a tree; he
couldn't swim; he
threw a ball like a
girl; the delights
Of using q sling
were unknown to
him; and-he had
to go to bed at
half-past seven. AS
he was q year old
er than the twins,
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Reliable Informarlon.

.sThe finest. bit Of scenery In ALI this
country, I understand, is on the line
of the P. D. @. Railroad" said the
British tourist.
'Who told you that?' inquired the
native. sas
"No one. gathered the Information
myself from a little guidebook l found
In my hotel, y know. "-P Philadelphia
Prasa sssss =
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Value of Alfa1f.,

&, It has been demonstrated that alfal-
IA can be grown in nearly all of the
States and when. farmers; and dairy
men especially, ,slearn of Its great feed
ing value 1t will be found on every
farm. Once tablished it may be cut
several times a year and for many
years. 1t is rich in protein and when
fed with corn fodder makes nearly a
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-10-20
Now He Rides.

Thirty years ago l saw man riding
the first riding implement 1 ever be-
held I remarked to the man who was
with me that when 1 got SO 1 had to
ride to farm 1 was going to quit the
business. 1 have been riding every
kind of machine possible for 10! these
many years. l have no quarrel with
the man who rides when he FARMS
Farm Burrows.
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Double Saw Horse.

Unless coal is burned exclusively on
the farm saw-horse such as is shown
in the cut will be found great labor
saving device. 1t is used for saving
both long and short pieces Of wood,
and If made four feet or more long it
can be used by. two men in operating
a crossseut saw. The two; cross strips
at the close ends are but fifteen inches
apart, 80 one is, Is. ,aple to saw strips as
short as needed for any stove This
double. saw.horse should be. made Of
tough material and be braced as shown
In the cut: The shorse from which the
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Not Yet

Not Yet.
tKite-fying time has arrived" re-
marked the Observant Boarder.
But the kites do not keep up with
modern progress" added the Cross
Eyed Boarder.
"How's that?"
ST have seen no sringless kites yet"
-Pittsburg Chronicle.
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Joy Enough.

Mrs. Subbubs-You didn't get Much
pleasure out Of your walk, did you,
dear?
Mr.. Subbubs (beamingly)-Indeed,
did.
Mrs. Subbubs-But, that shower OF
rain. See how wet you are
Mr.. Subbubs-O! that doesn't matter.
What do you think? found golf ball
I lost last summer.-Philad delphia Press.
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drawing was made was held together
with iron bars. but the, round pole,
such as is commonly used in the cen
ter; wo6fd answer with inch-thick
strips att the bottom an either side. il
itswas. .necessary to reduce the. cost.
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Mixed.
Nebb-Who is that ordinary-looking
woman with Mrs. Meek?
Nfck-Mrs. Meek is the ordinary look
ing woman; that swell-dressed creature
with her is Mrs. Meek's hired girl."-
Ohio State Journal.
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more frames than slots. SO that one
may readily .sift any grain one has.
This little arrangement is inexpensive
and any one at all handy with tools
could build one in a short time.
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balanced ration. furnishing the proper
ton Of protein needed by stock during
the winter. Dairymen have long rec
ognized the necessity Of feeding grains
or other fodder containing protein, but
groan under the expense when the pro-
tein feeds must be bought. If alfalfa
will furnish the bulk Of the expensive
protein. as it undoubtedly will, a
chance to save considerable in the cost
OF feeding is offered by growing al
falfa..
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A Dachshund.
A little. girl thus described a

A little girl thus descr1bedT a dach-
schund she had seen: ia so.
s.It was one of those funny ones
you know, the ones that are q. dog and
a half long and half dog high. szsYou
must know the sort. It is dog that
only has four legs, but looks as II it
ought to have ax;
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A New Game.
Percy Saunders had come up to Per-
ryville to spend week. He had been
there just twelve hours, having come
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The only position some men can hold
is opposition
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No, Cordelia, It isn't the proper caper
to eat prunes with pruning knife.
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Little Stories and
INCIDENTS that Will
interest and Enter
!, tain Young Readers

changing to flowers; and there they
rather got the best Of Percy, who was
not familiar with as many varieties as
the country boys were. Bert made
many laughable mistakes in spelling,
and AL gave "phlox" as F flower.
At last, when they grew tired Of the
sport, they all went up in the hayfoft
together. The twins helped Percy up
the ladder. They tumbled into the hay.
You're all right" said Al. "You
can run fine, and that's bully game
"And you can spell out Of sight,
said Bert.
I'D rather be able to climb tree,
like you fellows, than spell any word
1 ever saw" said Percy, modestly.
"Come on out, then, and well teach
you." said the twins in unisoA.-St
Nicholas.
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The Numbers.

The Number
Number 1 is very straight;
2 Is different.
3 10 curly, 4 is burly;
s is badly bent.
6 is never hard to make,
And z has one leg.
8 is double, 8 no trouble;
o is like an egg.
Companion.