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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08

tion of those snowy little hands, and
wondered to himself how a graceful bios
som like this could ever have sprung up
and fiourished in peasants home.
The rain and wind beat furiously about
the little cottage, increasing the sense Of
comfort within, and blending it's sound
curiously with his reflections, as Louis
sat there by the hearth, opposite to his
hostess, and thinking how exquisitely
pretty she was, and wondering what her
father was like, envying him, at one mo-
ment, for being the father of so lovely
child, and the next, thinking that, much
as they might love each other, he was
very glad that he was not her father.
While she, working busily, kept her littit
wheel whirring, whirring-and now and
then slightly turning her fair head with
an intent look, as if listening for the foot
steps that did not come, or lifting her
beautiful eyes to her guests face as ne
spoke to her, and answering him In those
quiet, pleasant tones that Louis could
not help thinking the sweetest in the
world, until the wind died away and the
rain ceased, and Louis could not but say.
as he looked out from the easement upon
the narrow road that wound across the
fields, and among the distant hills, to his
1 uncle's chateau, that it was time for him
to depart.
Have you far to go, monsieur" she
asked, putting aside her wheel and rlS-
ing.
Across the hills yonder; half a league.
perhaps" Louis answered; las far as
the Chateau de Montauban. You know
the old chateau?"
Eyes, indeedv' she replied, with pref
ty smile, and a slight blush. Il go there
every day to carry flowers to Mademoi-
selle Helen. And 1 think you are
she hesitated, and blushed more deeply.
while her glance wavered and fell before
that of Louis. The poor child was asham-
ed of having half guessed who he was.
81 am Louis d'Artois. the cousin Of
Mademoiselle Helen" he supplied. And
now, may not know to whom 1 am in
debted for. the hospitality l have recelv-
ed, that l may, at least, return thanks
for itY'
'.My name is Rose Lamonte, monsieur"
"Indeedv' he said, kindly. Il have
heard my cousin speak of you, then, as
well as her father. You and 1 are not
quite strangers after all, Rose. l am
much obliged to you for your kindness to
me tonight. I shall not soon forget it. .
Goodnight, monsieur" she returned,
quietly.
The moon shone one moment full upon
the gentle face and pretty figure of his
cottage hostess as he took one last glance,
and then he had closed the door. The
landscape was peaceful and, withal, beau
tiful, as he glanced over it; field. wood
and hill lay calm and quiet all around.
The air was STILL and the silvery beams
of the moon shone fair upon the scene,
while some light cloud, at intervals,
crossed her sweet face, and reflected
passing shadow upon the quiet earth be-
low. How different this scene from that
of two hours before! Louis could hardly
realize the violent contest he had had, as
he rode along in the silence now.
(1,o be continued)
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The COntrabandiSt;;
One Life'S Secret!


die; a rough voice uttered "Standv' 4
pistol was pointed at the counts head.
what do you require?" asked Louis,
briefly and sternly.
Whatever money you carry about you.
Give it to me, and be quick about itv'
said the voice.
"You are mistaken, my man." uttered
Louis, quietly, while one blow from his
slight but powerful arm struck aside the
uplifted weapon, and second stretched
the ruftian senseless among the bushes
by the path. With a terrified snort, as
the count gave him the spur, RolaAd gal
lOped forward, but he had scarcely COW
cred dozen rods along before two more
men sprang out into the way.
Roland. scared by their sudden appear
ance, shrank and reared, and while one
of the villains seized bride, and brought
the beast to his feet again, the other
leaped upon the young count, and, with
a powerful grasp, almost drew him from
the saddle, at the same time firing a pis-
tol close to his ear. BY miracle or chance,
the aim missed. Louis jerked his arm
from the grasp of his assailant, and
struck at him with the butt of heavy
riding whip; but it was caught and
wrenched from his hand. Laying hold
then, as final resource" on one of his
pistols, he fred at the fellow, who drop
ped, with smothered curse, to the earth;
while his companion, who had been hold
ing the bit of the rearing, trembling
steed, let go and sprang, in his turn, upon
the count; but Louis, with heavy blow
from the discharged pistol, felled him
also to the ground, to keep company with
his companion. Then, giving Roland the
rein again. he galloped on. A volley of
shots was fired after him, but he was
unhurt, though two or three whistled past
his ears.
1t was evident that the number of his
assailants had been exhausted, for still
he was neither met nor followed; there
fore, he slackened his horses speed to
give him breathing space, and also to
consider, on his own part, which direc-
tion he must pursue, for the field or COM
mon upon which he found himself might
take him in any direction other than tho
one desired. Upon deliberation, he re-
solved to go straight onward from the
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wood path, and he struck across the field,
his way still illumined> by the electric
flashes that played over the black sky.
The rain was falling faster and more vio-
lently, when suddenly light cleaned
out upon the blackness around it, at some
distance ahead, and remembering that a
small cottage, inhabited, when he was in
this district last, if he remembered right,
by some quiet peasants of the neighbor-
hood, stood somewhere near his present
position, he concluded that this must be
it. Putting the spurs to his beast again.
therefore, he pressed on, and in a few
moments reached its friendly shelter, just
as the rain came pouring down in abso-
lutte torrents.
Fastening Roland in an old shed that
adjoined this cottage at one end, Louis
knocked on the door with the handle of
his whip. The next moment it was OPEN
ed wide, and before him, shading her ewes
with her hand, with her pretty and petite
figure clearly defined against the glow
ing background of a well-lighted apart
ment beyond, stood young girl, evident
1ly net more, than sixteen years of age.
There was an earnest smile on her face.
and a warm welcome for some one, evi-
IDENTIFY, upon her lips; but the beautiful
1SdLuIeS CHduSOu LueIE sweet, eXDGctanf
look to one of startled surprise as the
light from the apartment behind shone
upon the strange face of our young hero
''Your pardon, mademoiselle," said
Louis; .'but the storm has oyertaken me.
and l am forced to ask for shelter here
a little while until its present violence
abates."
The young girl stepped back. saying,
with gentle and graceful courtesy as she
did so:
''Will monsieur be pleased to enter?
He is very welcome"
And closing the door again as he came
in, she conducted him into a large and
comfortable room and exceedingly neat
looking withal. There was no person ex-
cept themselves there.
A sharp gust of wind and rain beat
against the easement, and he saw the girl
look involuntarily in that direction with
a half sigh and an air of apprehension
solicitude.
Perhaps mademoiselle has friends who
are exposed to this storm ~ suggested
Louis.
Eyes, monsieur, my father, who has
been absent all day. He should have re-
turned much earlier than this, but, doubt
less, he will come home soon. He went
to the market this morning. I am sorry
he is not here to welcome you.''
A little silence ensued, when the fair
hostess drew spinning wheel towards
her, and, sitting down by the hearth, be-
gan to work quietly but industriously,
now and then looking up from her en-
ployment to respond to some observation
of her guest; while Louise on his part,
studied at leisure her sweet and some
what thoughtful countenance, followed,
with pleased interest, the glaacing mo-
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clear day, otherwise the beans may not
easily come out Of the pods.

Oleomargarine Still Flourishes.
During the paat several months the
editor of this department has received
many communications from dairymen
saying, in substance, that the oleo law,
is in force. did not seem to improve
matters much, so far as dairy interests
were concerned. Investigation shows
that this is true and also discloses
the reasons why. The law as 1t now
appears on the statutes provides that
if oleo is artifcially colored SO as to
represent butter the manufacturer
shall pay a tax of 10 cents pound
on his output. If not colored artifi-
cially mote the word artificially), then
the tax shall be n Of a cent pound.
Manufacturers have shrewdly found
a way around the law by using in
gradients which give the product a
cream color sufficiently like butter.
especially during the winter, to pass
readily for the genuine article. It is
an open question whether or no the
ingredients used to obtain this color
make the product more desirable as a
food. The main fact is that no arti-
fetal coloring is used and hence the
spirit Of the law is nullified. The only
apparent way out Of the difficulty
would seem to be to amend the law
so that 1t #cefd be a misdemeanor for
oleo to be colored, in any way SO that
1t approached the color Of butter. 1t is
to be regretted that the amendment
proposed when the bill was under dis
cussiop. namely, that oleo be colored
some shade that would absolutely
identify it, could not have been passed.
The matter as it now stands is a seri-
Gus one for dairymen and they should
get in communication with their Con-
gressmen SO that some way may be
found Of properly and thoroughly pro-
tecting dairy interests.
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Little Stories and
Incidents that Will
interest and Enter
tain Young Readers

ted space that there is but a small
earth to Chamber over, says a writer
in the National Magazine. According
to DR.. Emory r. johnson, professor of
transportation Of the University of
Pennsylvania, it takes steps only one
fifth as long to get around the world
to-day as it did in 1900. In the sun
rise of the century it took all but e5
days in the year to get once around
the world. That was when men trav-
eled in sailboats, post chaise, on horse
back and ON foot. Ocean steamers
came in 1888, and they cut the ancient
time table in two, for then it took only
16O days to embrace the girdle Of
Mother Earth. In 1869 the Suez Canal
shrunk the world still smaller and an
enterprising, man was able to get
around the world in 100 days. Since
then Jules Verne has been outdone,i
for by the development of the speed!
of steam vessels and railroads trains,l
in 60 days.
When Mother Tucked Me Into Bed.
Oh, long ago it was, and still sometimes
it seems so sweetly near
The tender ilac-scented air, the, frogs
full chorus, shrill and clear,
The drowsy, clinging, smoky scent Of
bonfres smold'ring in the yard,
The sweet, far call of some late bird,
the bark Of distant dogs onI
All, mel It's all SO wondrous clear-her
lingering touch upon my head,
Her tender kiss-her brooding eyes when
mother tucked me into bed!
How family sweet the lilae-scent! How
soft the gentle stirring air!
How dear that loving, work-worn hand
so softly laid upon my hair!
Her mother-face! her mother-eyes! Oh,
childhood's sweetest memory!
Through all the years, through sorrows
tears that note Of music comes to
Outside the smoky, springtime scents
.} the frog-song coming clear and
shrill,
The eow-bell's drowsy monotone out. I'M
the pasture on the hill
The murmured fragment of prayer
her touch upon my drowsy head
Oh, dearest memory of all-when mother
tucked me into bed!
-Youth's g Companion.
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PUTTING PINS IN PAPERS.
Two Little Girls and Machine Pacl
Thousands i'm Day.

Two Little Girls and a Machine Pack
Thousands in Day.
u According to the Merriam census.
there were used in these United States
during the year 1900 no less than L.
100000 pins. This count excludes, hair
pins, safety pins and others, which.
for various reasons, bear the coihHnon
family name, and confines itself Unere1
1y to the familiar and necessary adj
junct OF the every day toilet. The
first pins made in this country were
very crude indeed, merely bit of
wire twisted Into knot for a hea d
at. one. end and sharpened to appoint
at the other. Their successorssof to-
day undergo surprising vayietH Of
operations before eth! they are coPPssiee.ssred oPs e.s
fit, for use. -,
In comparison with the. size. 4 Ut II the.
object manufactured the bperratfons:
seem bewilderingly numerous titft If
there. be one process more redDhi,kYble
than another it is papering, ths niFes'
The papers,, having beenl passed
through an ingenious macKihe, which
at regular intervals, according til fU Jthes
size of the pin, pinches up faif6Idand
pricks hole in it, are ready it'd re-
ceive the pins. su wot1
For this purpose there .is oap9ther
machine, worked by two ehildrep. One
feeds the pins, the other' the papers.
The first part of the machine iss a
box about twelve inches long, six,
broad and four deep. iTRe sbbffom is
composed of small Square s5Ag ibars,
sufficiently far apart to Jet the, shank:
of the pin fall through; pYf nat the
head. These bars are o5i 5dstt TO az flick
as the space between tfe papeiedFns-
The lower part of t4e ibortoriNb6fthe
box is made to NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
as, the row of pins is sa9m2!!ftenaRow
after row. at regulag i4tegrySlsa i, re-
ceived and passed down corresb6nd-.
ing set of groovel unehfqW aathes
the ready pricked pHAer'tB ssaaHel l6hest
possible adjustment tbeaea pirsg &ome
exactly to their plSees: and aarfp Press
little na snt9 sir,s snsm cam aas b&f 3 an
thousands of papSrs!n noi1q-insfico
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A Smart HANDKERCHIEF.

A smart Handkerchief.
One fine day in May Ted went into
the woods with grandpa, where he
was going to mend LONG strip of
slash fence.
"hey had just got fairly into the
woods when there was loud whir-r-r!
and a mother partridge flew up al
most into Ted's face, then futtered
off among the bushes and dry leaves,
~quft-Quit"-tin and making a great
fuss.
''She has some little chicks right
about here, I dare say" said grandpa.
"Oh, look quickr' he whispered, check
ing Ted. 'By that log, there! And
there! See what little balls they are"
"The little darlingsv' whispered Ted,
under his breath; but he only saw
them for an instant, for the shy little
gray things seemed almost to melt
into the dead leaves about them, SO
quickly they disappeared. Mother
partridge well knew how to call her
brood together safely.
The very next minute %they found
her nest. full of empty egg-shells and
one egg that had not hatched.
Don't you s'pose it would hatch,
grandpa?" asked Ted.
81 don't know. 1t might If she had
stayed on long enough. Ibelieve I'll
carry it. home and put it under old
Speckle. She's almost ready to
hatch.'
So grandpa. wrapped the egg care
fully in his red silk handkerchief, car
ried it out on the edge Of the woods
and laid it on a rock, where the sun
would shine all the forenoon and keep
1t warm. sas.-szz,.
Then they went back into the woods,
and while grandpa cut down bushes
and mended the fence, Ted followed
along, watching the birds and squir
cels, and picking flowers.
The noon whistle sounded far In the
distance.
"Come, Teddy" said grandpa, shoul-
dering his ak, 1--WE must go to dinner.
Aren't you hungryY'
''I believe I am" said Ted. "It
makes US hungry to work in the
woods, doesn't it? o grandpa, we
mustn't forget the eggw
"We'll go right to it now," said
grandpa, and they did. But what do
you think? : -
The handkerchief was there, all un.
rolled, and the empty egg-shells were
there, but the little partridge had
hatched out and gone!
81 wonder If his mother came and
found him 2" said Ted, after they had
looked for him in vain.
1--WE shall never know" said grand
Companion.
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CANDID YOUNG PEOPLE.
Shock Some of Their Acquaintances 4
<,l. X laaex.xe

Shock Some of Their AcQuaintances ON
Their Lack of keserve.
"In my day." said an elderly woman
recently, "while poverty wasn't con-
sidered crime any more than it is
now, it was a subject carefully kept in
the background.
''If one had to darn her stockings, it
was done in the secrecy Of her bed
room. If a dress had to be turned or
bonnet retrimmed, these processes
were never spoken of outside of the
family circle, and whatever skimping
the mistress of the mansion did to keep
down household expenses was secret
between herself and her cook.
at wasn't that the family dignity
could have been lowered by the public's
knowing that there was a lack of funds;
it was that it was none of the public's
business. The public might be all that
Mr.. Vanderbilt wished it, but it had no
concern in the expenditures to which
the gentlefolks were sometimes forced
to make ends meet.
"That was thirty years ago or more,
and I remember still weeping bitterly
once because an envious cousin told
some of our playmates that my new
silk frock was made out of Aunt Lucy's
dinner gown of the winter before.
Things are so different now that I'm
sometimes schOcked.
"Only yesterday 1 heard a girl say
when my granddaughter exclaimed at
the beauty Of some new furs the latter
wore, Lor', child, they were given to
me. You know very well we couldn't
afford to buy sables, poor as we are
'And my grandchild replied, I wish
to goodness my relatives would give
me some new rags. Jobs turkey
wasn't any more poverty stricken than
1 am
another young woman in the group
declared, ''Well, 1 am going to have a
new hat this winter if 1 don't get any
thing else the rest of the year. My old
one is positively disgraceful. It's been
made over so often
''These were all young women, whose
parents are in comfortable circum-
stances, but they seemed to delight in
giving their hearers the impression that
they were in imminent danger of going
to the almshouse. This pose, if it is a
pose, isn't confined to the gentler sex,
but extends to the men.
IF | didn't owe my tailor such a pot
of money, I'd keep you in violets this
winter one lord of creation remarked
to a young lady he had recently met,
in my hearing, not long since Tell
you what I'll do he continued, IF 1
make some cash ON deal I've gone in
to, I'll send you thousand for the first
german. If | don't, you won't get so
much as a rosebud, for I will be down
on my luck then for fair.' ~
'Giye me the days again when the
condition of ones purse wasn't public
property and when there was more re-
serve in speaking about private affairs.
This way of talking gives very ingen-
uous air to the speaker, but I'd like her
better If she continued to darn her
stockings in the secrecy of her bedroom
and spent her last five cents for car
fare with the air of one who has the
mines of Golconda at her back."-Bal-
timore News
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men hole Is bored through the top for
the bolt to go through. The inside
part of the leg where the hole is bored
should be made like a wedge. so as to
dt closely against the scantlings. The
pulleys are 12 inches in diameter, and
are made Of wood. The rope should be
put over the top pulley and under the
bottom pulley. The legs should be
sunk in the ground so that they will
not slide and let the derrick fall. A
good strong hook should be securely
fastened on the rope. A steady horse
can operate this all right, once it is
understood.-Harry Fl. Postle in Ohio
Farmer.
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Farm Notes.

ar m NOLcSe
Where's the harvester or other val
liable tool?
A writer on the subject of hogology
in speaking of the chief points Of the
modern hog, says that he has nc
points. but is round like a sausage.
Let the middlemen understand that
the fruit of your labor is yours, not
theirs, and If they will not deal justly
with you, cut them out. and go straight
to the consumer.
The farm implement or machine
which will earn % per cent. on its cost
yearly, as very many will, is far
safer investment than bank stocks
on deposits. We must learn to do busi-
ness with the farm
The young man in the country of
frugal habits can have a larger bank
account at the end of the year on a
wage of $780, with board and laundry
thrown in, than can the city fellow
who gets a wage of $500 per annum.
Nor will it be necessary for the young
man in the country to deny himself
any of the genuine pleasures of life
in order to do this. q
There is less demand every year
for the extra large overfatted hogs
that have taken two years to reach
maturity. What is wanted for pro.
fitable feeding is thrifty pig, that in
six or seven or eight months growth
will average a pound of pork a day.
This can usually be made at profit.
The heavier hogs cost more to keep,
and the pork is neither SO good, nor
will it now sell SO well, as pork that
weighs 200 pounds or less per car
cass.
A good way to get rid of potato bugs
is to poison them by the: use of paris
green and water at the rate of one
pound of the poison to one hundred
gallons of water. Another way is
to use the paris green with cheap flour
or plaster, using about one pound of
green to one barrel of either of the
latter. This should be busted on the
leaves early in the morning when they
are moist. London purple may be
used in the place Of paris green, but
as it is more liable to burn the leaves
when used in water, one pound OF
Quicklime should be put in the water
for each pound of london purple used;
but the london purple, in such case,
should be used at the rate Of one
pound to seventy gallons Of water.
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An Aid in Cleaning Wells.

Every farmer should have his well
good and clean for the winter months.
Here is design for handy well der
rick. The scantlings are IL feet long
2x4 inches thick, made of elm. The
three pieces at each end and the mid
die are AKA inches, also of hardwood,
spiked to the scantling. A IA inch
hole Is bored at the top about IA
inches from the end. Another hole,
the same size, is bored at the bottom
about 1 ~ feet from the end.
The cut shows the derrick set up for
use. The legs are IL feet long, 4 inches
thick, and Of good solid timber. A IN
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start1inp Act Of Heroisu.

Startling Act Of Heroism.
A 10-year-old boy at Arvada, Colo
rado, recently displayed an act of hero
ism and devotion to his brother that
entities him to almost any honor that
may be paid him. . -
Two little sons of Rev. J. r. RAIDER,
aged 10 and 8, were walking up the
track Of the electric road and were
crossing cattle guard when the little
fellow caught a foot between the bars.
Everyone knows how the cars speed
over the Arvada line, like railroad
express at times. Soon the boys heard
a car coming at the rate Of perhaps
so miles an hour.
The foot was wedged in so fast that
their combined strength was not
enough to release 1t, although they
tugged and strained. Then the eldest
boy, whose name is Cranston, started
down the track towards the car and
began to wave his hands and shout.
Motormen became very much accus-
toned to little boys doing that sort Of
thing and then jumping aside before
the car strikes them, 80 they do not
pay much attention to them. This lit
tie boy did not intend to leave the
track, although the motoneer blew the
air whistle and shouted to him. The
motoneer finally realized in time that
something was wrong and got the cars
stopped within few inches Of the boy.
The little Cranston declares that he
would have let himself be run down
before he would have let the car pass
him and strike his younger brother,
Miles.
The motoneer went to the assistance
of the younger brother and had to re-
move the shoe before the foot could
be released.