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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-13
OTHER COTTON MARKETS
PORT.
sEABoARD STOCKS AND BONDS.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 12.- Seaboard Air Line
common 25B: preferred 42A.
BoudS rs. ssh.
Atlantic Coast Line, common, 124; pre-
ferrad +
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-13
UNFAVORABLE REPORTS

UNFAVORABLE REPORTS.
In the reports submitted the following
We're unfavorable:
To amend section 907 of The Code au-
thorizng the removal of causes from
Mayor as from Justice of the Peace.
To allow P II. Holcombe to sell books
without license.
To amend chapter 8, section 46, Laws
Of 1901.
To amend section 1884 of The Code,
relating to making each Saturday after
noon holidays.
To abolish the office Of standard keep
er IN Vance county.
To amend section 966 of The Code, per-
hitting re-hearing in criminal cases.
To amend chapter 1872, Laws of 1901,
to better provide for certain eX-Confed-
crate widows, because the provisions OF
the bill will be incorporated in new pen
sion bill.
To amend chapter 1872, Public Laws OF
1901. entitled IAN act to amend chap
ter 1913, Laws of 1889, for the relief OF
certain Confederate soldiers and widows.
Adjournment was had until eleven
o'clock today on motion of Senator
Brown.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-13
We areIn Monopoly
National OiICompany
MORT ok. VA.

WHEN FOR ANY PURPOSE
OIL machine OIL cotton OIL floor OIL signal OIL belt
andg
N Point Track Norfolk
T.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
plAZ AND HIS ARMY.
The Rura1es Of Mexico woulA win AID.
miration Of World If Put to Test.

The Rurales Of Mexico Would win Ad.
miration Of World If Put to Test.
Most Americans IL asked to tell the
voice the general opinion that it con-
sisted Of a few thousands and Of the
irregular, nondescript sort SO common
in Latin American states. Turn to
some year almanac, however, and one
finds that the peace strength is 10000;
that $4,000 men, trained regular sol
diers, most of them veterans, are avail
able at a fortnight's notice, and 100000
would be ready in another two weeks.
The United States is supposed to have
no more than $4,000 men at command.
The military strength of the army OF
any nation is not to be judged by the
mere count of few thousands one
way or the other, but by it's condition
of ''fitness," as the English say, and
in this light the facts concerning Gen.
Porfirio Diaz's very capable military
support are worth knowing.
The importance Of this, in the light
of the attitude Of the Mexican govern
ment to the Monroe doctrine, is not to
be too highly estimated Were the
United States called upon some morn
ing to make the long-expected stand OF
force in defense of that doctrine the
strongest support which it would get
in North or South America would come
from the republic beyond the Rio
Grande, which has been taking strides
to the fore as a power in the last ten
years. President Diaz, in his message
to Congress six years ago, pledged
himself and ministry to the unquali-
fed support of the policy that forbade
further territorial aggression by Old
World powers in western continents.
It is a long lock to the fore to behold
in Canada, British Honduras, Guiana,
Jamaica, etc, sovereign states, but
that so great a man as Porfrio Diaz
should look for this gives an ade-
quate conception of his attitude in
case the Monroe doctrine was tested.
Should it ever be, that hard-riding,
straight-shooting and fearless corps,
the rurales of Mexico, would win the
admiration of the world. How much
it behooves those most interested in
this country's welfare to take these
things into account.-Denver Republi-
can. .E- =.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Not Un to the Part.

Except in times of war the soldier is
popularity supposed to lead an idle life,
barring a bit of drill. Really he must
be an actor in addition to his more
martial qualifications. How many
persons could stand for hours and
hours immovable, as the guards did
who watched Queen Victoria's coffin?
The requisites Of the ''brave sojer
man" appear in a story of a drill.
master who was putting a raw COM
pany through the exercises of a funer-
al service. He had them drawn up
with their arms reversed, and then he
said: ,,.s
'tNow, III be the hearse."
So he marched solemnly down the
line at slow pace. Turning his eyes
to the side to see how his men were
behaving, he stopped suddenly and
roared:
Cant you men put on an expression
of regret?'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Justice i'm Old kentucky.

The attorney for the prosecution:
did you hear the prisoner declare
he would kill the deceased?" ..'.
The witness: "Your honor, must I
answer questions that would impertl
my personal safetyT
The judge: ''You must answer the
present question"
The witness: "Your honor, I throw
myself on the court. I am a married
man and have a family depending on
me. II 1 answer the question in the
affirmative I'm as good as dead"
The judge: what would you have
the court doT'
The witness: "I ask the courts pro-
lection. I want every man in the court
room disarmed."
The Judge: "Bailiff, disarm the per-
sons in this auditorium. Here, take
my gun first"
The witness: 81 want a gatling gun
stationed in the courtyard, and COM
pany of mounted sharpshooters about
the court house door,"
The Judge: "Bailiff, attend to the
details mentioned by the witness, and
at once"
The witness: "Thank you, judge.
And now just one other thing. Let
me breathe my answer into your hon
orable ear"
The judge. every well, witness.
Step up and let's have it." The wit
ness steps up and whispers to the
judge The latter mods. The witness
whispers again. This time the judge
shakes his head.
The witness: '"Thank you, your hon
orr
The judge: Resume your seat. The
court is satisfied. Let the trial pro-
Plain Dealer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED

By local applications, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion of the ear. There is only one
way to cure deafness. and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an In.
damed condition of the mucous liz lg of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets in
famed you have a rumbling sound OF imper-
feet hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result, and unless the infamma-
ton can be taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed
forever: nine cases out OF ten are caused by
catarrh, which is nothing but infamed
condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by oataErh) that can
not be cured by Halls Cstarrh Cure. Send Tor
circulars, free.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Hallsa FnmilY Pills are the best.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Modern Translation.

A West Philadelphia Sunday school
teacher has a class Of a dozen small
boys, ranging In their ages from to
8 years. Not long ago the lesson was
from the twenty-second chapter of
Genesis, upon the temptation Of Abra-
ham to offer Isaac for a sacrifice. The
teacher told them in as simple Ian
guage as possible the story of the go
ing into the mountain and the prepara-
ton for the sacrifice, and when all was
ready she explained that Abraham saw
a kid caught in the bushes and took
that and killed it.
There was an awed silence for a
moment when she had finished and
when one little lad gasped, with eyes
wide with horror:
"a 'kidv What, boy y"-Philadel-
phia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
WHAT GERMANY Is AFTER.
Eng b men Think Kaiser's Plan Is [
Excel in Sea Strength.

Euglishmen Think Kaiser's Plan Is to
Excel in Sea Strength.
The idea prevails in the United
States that Germany's present activity
in increasing her naval strength has
some relation to what are alleged by
some to be her designs on South Amer
lea. But some Englishmen explain
Germany's action in a very different
way, representing that it her purpose
to rival or surpass Great Britain in
sea power. Karl Blind, in the North
plain "Why Germany Strengthens Her
Navy" Prof. Blind points out that
Germany is geographically wedged in
between two great military and naval
powers, which are now in close al
lance, and that it might be necessary
for Germany in conceivable circum=
stances to fight a defensive war on
two fronts, east and west. In such a
case it might be of extreme Importance
to her to have command of the sea
upon her own shores.
At the beginning of the last war
with France, when France dominated
the sea, Germany had to detach 160,-
600 men for the defense of her coasts
and harbors; and the German army
and population would run enormous
risks, in reference to provisioning, if,
in any future war, the North sea, into
whose vast corner bay a mass of i'm
ports conv erges, were not properly pro-
tected by a strong naval force. Prof
Blind negatives the idea that the naval
or Of royal or imperial, origin. One
of the purposes that were closest to
the hearts of the liberals in 1S4S-49
was the restoration Of the German
power on the sea. Prof. Blind says:
''As to the feeling of the nation at
large, it may be taken for certain that,
If plebiscite in the Swiss style had
been or were now taken, the verdict
would have been and would now be
in favor Of proper naval preparations
against the increasing contingency Of
risks, even though an additional bur-
den of taxation had to be borne
Though thirty-two years have passed
since the last war with France, the
lesson of that time has not been lost
upon the German people. The readi-
ness with which military and naval
budgets are always voted in the
French chamber Of deputies, generally
with scarcely any discussion, and the
great and rapid increase of the Rus
sian and Franch fleets are for Ger
many significant monitory signs.
''Along the North sea and the Bal
tic Germany possesses good seafar
ing population. Year by year the num-
Der of men who come from the south
to enter the navy is steadily increas-
ing. This is true even for Alsace-
Lorraine, which now furnishes far more
volunteers for the navy than might
be expected, comparing its population
with that of Germany as whole"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
C 00D
Short rtStoriss

1t is related that the Dowager EN-
press of Russia once saw on her hus-
bands table document regarding a
Alexander III. had written: Pardon
impossible; to be sent to Siberia" Z"
The Czarina took up the pen, and.
striking out the semicolon after ''im-
possible" put it before the word. Then
the Endorsement read: Pardon; impos-
sible to be sent to Siberia" The Gear
let it stand.
According to an exchange, a Mis-
souri, woman sat up until; 1 o'clock
the other night, waiting for her hus-
band to come home. Then she gave 1t
up and went upstairs, only to find him
in bed and fast asleep. 'His decep-
tion," as she called it, made her so
three days. Her anger can be under
stood, when one considers the disap-
pointment she must have suffered at
being deprived Of the pleasure Of de-
livering the choice Mrs. Caudle lecture
with which she had doubtless intend
ed to greet her wayward husband
A North Missouri editor received
note the other day telling him that
one Of his subscribers was dead, and
asking that his paper be discontinued.
A few days later the editor met the
deceased" subscriber on the street,
and told him about the note. II wrote
that note myself" returned the SUBJ
tor. well, 1 wanted to stop yer pa
per-" said the subscriber, candidly,
"an' knowing how bad you need the
money I didn't have the heart to come
right out an do it. So I jes' wrote
you the note about bein' dead"
The late J. 81. Shorthouse was af-
fiicted with terrible stammer,
which he used to say was blessing
in disguise, having led him to use
the pen as his great instrument of ex-
preston. There were times, how
ever, when the stammer almost ceased,
and he could talk on uninterruptedly.
One very striking and touching habit
grew out of the stammer. At family
prayers" he and his wife read all the
prayers together, because, II an attack
Of stammering came on, her gentle
voice would carry on the thread till he
recovered, and the knowledge Of this
prevented all nervousness on his part.
At certain London church the col
lection used to be made in nicely en-
broidered bags, but, so many old but
tons and stale pieces Of chocolate be-
ing put in, it was decided to try
plates instead. The first Sunday
the usual number Of coppers and
three-penny pieces were put in, but
among them a bright yellow shining
piece was observable. On Monday
morning there were more callers than
usual at the vestry, some Of them
with the same application. After a
short interval another came with the
same, "Oh, am SO sorry, but I put
a sovereign into the plate yesterday
by mistake. Could I have 1t, as 1 real
ly cannot afford it?" "What?" said
the vicar; 'you are the fifth that has
been to see me this morning with the
same application. but the church
warden has just told me that the sup
posed sovereign is only a gilded shil-
linpw
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
The Face of the Ruler.

In England subject if he wishes to
have a portrait of his majesty must buy
one. In France every peasant and ar
tisan is compelled to look upon that of
the president each time he votes at an
election or marries wife or registers a
birth in the Marie. The first act of
the minister of the interior after the
election of new president is to re-
quest him to have his portrait taken,
that it may be reproduced and ex-
hibited in the 100000 communes of
France and Algeria.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08

Gated. No other systematic catarrh
remedy has as yet been devised. In
sist upon having Peruna. There are
no medicines that can be substituted.
If you do not derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Peru
ma, write at once to DR.. Hartman, CIV
ing full statement of your case and
he will be pleased to give you his val
liable advice gratis.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio. ,,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Senator Kearns a Hercules.

Senator Kearns of idaho is the
strongest man in the United States sem
ate and can easily floor any of his col
leagues with single blow from his pom
derous fist. In the early days of Ida
no, when nearly everyone carried a pis-
tol, the future senator refused to arm
himelf. and although he frequently was
involved in alterations was never
known to come out second best. A
single blow from his good right hand
was sufficient to send his adversary to
grass.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Our Queer Town Names.

"You have such queer names for
your towns over heah," said titled
Englishman. "Weehawken, Hoboken,
Poughkeepsie, and ever SO many 9TH
ers, don't you know!" "I suppose
they do sound queer to English ears, +"
said the American, thoughtfully 'Do
you live in London all the time2''
"Oh, no." said the unsuspicious Brit
ain. ''I spend part of my time at
Chipping NorGon, and then I've place
at Pokestogg -on-the-Hike." - Boston
Christian Record.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
AvARicious AND FILTHY.
goms Queer characteristics Of tn.
Abyssinians.

Some Queer Characteristics Of the
Abyssinians.
The recent murder near the sources
Of the Blue Nile of NJ. Dubois De
saulle, a French correspondent accom-
panying the Mcmillan expedition, has
turned the eyes of the world toward
half Christian, half-pagan Abyssinia,
by some of whose people the murder
was committed. The Mcmillan expedi-
ton is to learn how much of the Blue
Nile is navigable, SO that, with the
opening Of the British built canal
around the Second Cataract of the Nile
in Egypt, the rich agricultural and
mineral products of central Abys ssinia
may be foated down to the Mediterra-
mean. AS the head of the expedition
Is a st. Louis man, and his present
position is not without grave danger,
Washington, as well as Paris, Is inter-
ested.
The disastrou dereat of Italy some
time ago at the hands of King Menelik
has warned Caucasian nations that the
Abyssinian Is not to be trifed with.
Dwelling on broad table land some
5000 feet above the Red Sea, which lies
to the eastward, and possessing coun-
try as large as the States Of New York
and California combined, the Abyss1n-
ian has great natural advantages over
an invading foe. Normally a coward,
he can be aroused to a high pitch of
ferocity, and fights with much the
same frenzy as his Mahometan neigh
Dor on the seacoast, the Somahman.
Diplomacy, therefore, Is often far
more potent in vanquishing the Abys-
sinian than gunpowder. He is su-
premely volatile. Quick to anger, he is
quicker to forgive and forget. Catch.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Claim Loubet Is Irish.

President Loubet's visit to London
recalls the Irish peoples claim to re-
gard him as one of themselves. Lou
bet, they hold, is merely Gallieized
form of Loubet, name which is quite
common in the south of Ireland, and
that the presidents ancestors hailed
from Ireland they entretsin not the
slightest doubt. BE-.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Machinery ON the Farm.

An investment that returns 10 per
cent of the amount put in will satisfy
most fnanciers. but the farmer some
times hesitates about the purchase of
machinery that will make return of
25 per cent of its cost. Machinery
that is not needed is expensive at any
price, but very few farmers buy more
than can be used to advantage,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
No Trick at All.

''She thinks she is capable of presid-
ing over home of her own"
''And she can, too, under the right
conditions. Why, any girl can do it if
she only has capable and we'll trained
servants and husband with plenty of
money. Presiding over home that
other people make isn't nearly 30 hard
as making one yourself" - Chicago
Post.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
1t Was All Right.

"And now, my dear, said the de-
lighted youth, "when may 1 speak to
your father?''
"You don't have to, George" re-
piled the sweet young thing, who had
Just accepted him. Gle told me today
that if you didn't speak to me tonight
he'd speak to you tomorrow"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Discovery I'm Harmony

Mamma-G)adys, you were rude and
Indifferent to several people last night.
Gladys-Yes. mamma; I've decided
that it isn't worth while to have man
ners if your clothes don't 6t.-Detroit
Free Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Poetic Progress.

Edmund Vance Cook is developing
into one of the most skilled poets of the
land. He has just succeeded in rhym-
ing captains of effrontery" with
"father of his country" - Denver
Evening Post. .s---s...,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Teaching Them a lesson.

"One of our cars ran over another
man last night" announced the super
intendent of the tramway.
"Well," replied the manager, "after
while the people will learn that the
only safe place is aboard the CAR
London Tit-Bits.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Warm Weather Diversion.

Percy-How does your ice cream
club work.
Pauline Oh. treat Ethel, and she
treats Edith, and Edith treats Laura,
and Laura treats me-then we begin
all over again.-Detroit Free Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Sallie and Willie.

81 notice, Willie, that berries are
becoming pretty plentiful upon the
Market"
'sYes, Sallie, and they will remain
more plentiful upon the market than
upon our table until the price gets
smaller and the boxes get larger. -
Roller Monthly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
A Cheerful Outlook.

Guest Here, waiter. Has my bill
been made out yet?
Waiter-No, not yet. The proprie-
tor Gays that his ideas seem to come
very slowly today. -,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Fit for That Only.

81 Slocum-Josh Medders is back
from New York, an b'gosh, he's got
money to burn.
Hi Korntop-Gosh! Dew tell?
r 81 Slocum-Yaas; he bought $5, 900
worth O. stuff for $3.50.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Real Thing.

"What game have you today?"
asked the half-starved Eastern man, as
he registered at an Arizona hotel.
"seven-up and poker, sir" replied
the proprietor, as he extended the glad
hand.-Chicago News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Those Educated Sandwiches.

College Idiot (in the lunch room)-
There's one good thing can say about
these sandwiches.
Kind Friend What's that2
College Idiot-That they're college
bred.-Columbia Jester.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Sores
EATING Ulcers, 1p.s 6 s'1sts": ;ss systs% ssa'n


sluggish upon fghtfu sight
continues
sickenng
and deep ulcers often develop from simple BOIL
prnp and threatening danger while
and this
family Face greatest
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Asked and Answered.

Irate Father-Ah! how is it catch
you kissing my daughter, sir? Answer
me, sir; how is itf
Young Man-Fine, sir; fine.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
RATES

To Chicago, Dubuque and the
East; to Des Moines, Kansas City and
the Southeast, via Chicago Great West
ern railway. Electric lighted trains.
Unequalled service. Write to j. P.
Elmer, 6. P. A., Chicago, for informa-
ton
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08

The trolley car is not drawn or
pushed by the electric current at all,
but is lifted again and again by the at
traction of magnets for the armature
coils of the motor.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Maxim Slow Progress.

The German Antarctic expedition in
the Gauss has reached the Cape of
Good Hope after nearly two years of
effort. Every previous well-ftted ex-
pedition has penetrated farther south
than it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
ReierSOr1 Machine Go.
SUCCESSORS TO JOHN POOLE.
Foot Of Morrison ST.. Portland. Orepo,

Foot Of MORRISON ST.. Portland. Oregon.
Parsons Hawkeye. Automatic, Self Feeders,
Faultless Stump Fuller, 100 horsepower with
two herses. Buckeye Sawmin Machinery, En-
gines and Boilers. Eli and Sttckney Gasoline
Engines. Write us when in want of anything
in machinery line.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08

annoyance because they are so per-
sistent and unsight1y and detract so
much from ones personal appearance.
Middle aged and old people and
those whose blood is contaminated and
tainted with the germs and poison Of
malaria or some previous sickness, are
the chief sufferers from chronic sores
and ulcers. While the blood remains in
an unhealthy, polluted condition heal
ing is impossible, and the sore will
continue to grow and spread in spite of
washes and sa1ves or any superficial or
surface treatment, for the sore is but
the outward sign of some constitu-
tiona1 disorder, a bad condition Of
the blood and system which local
remedies cannot cure. A blood purifier
and tonic is what you need. Some
thing to cleanse the blood, restore its
ton and invigorate the constitution,
S. S. S. reaches these old chronic S
the very root of the trouble and counte
the impurities and poisons, and gradua
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-09-08
Movement of Trolley Cars.

Mothers will find Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
syrup the best remedy to use for their children
the teething season.