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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
Where the Bad Eggs Go.

A poultry farm, whether ducks,
geese, chickens or turkeys be the spe-
cialty, accumulates a large and malo-
dorous surplus of eggs that refuse to
develop into fowl. The average person
would suppose that if there is any
thing on earth that is utterly worth
less it is a rotten egg. Millions OF
stale eggs are used every year in pre-
pairing leather dressing for gloves and
bookbinding- industry that is
largely carried on in the foreign tene-
ment houses of New York and other
large cities. They are also used In
manufacturing disinfectants and in the
preparation of shoe backing, and even
the shells are made into fertilizers
The eggs that have not yet lost their
virtue also have other uses besides the
more common ones for culinary pur
poses. It is estimated that fully So,
600 600 dozen are used by wine clari
hers, dye manufacturers and in the
preparation of photographers dry
plates.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
STARVE FORT
.laDs Make Fewer Assaults on
port Arthur.
COST OF LIFE is TOO GREAT
Sinking of the Russian Fieef was
riain Object of the Recenr
Desperate Attacks.

Toxic, Dec. IL. - In disabling the
Russian fleet at Port Arthur, precluo-
ing the possibility of it's being able to
reinforce the second Pacific squadron,
the Japanese have accomplished the
main object of the desperate assaults
AGAINST the fortress which they have
been making for the past three months
There is now a strong probability tnat,
while continuing the siege, they Will
avoid losses of the magnitude already
attending their efforts, and, instead OF
assaulting will rely on starving out the
garrison until it is finally captured.
Considerable astonishment is ex-
nressed here over the fact that the Rus
slams in no way resisted the disabling
of the Port Arthur fleet. In certain
quarters the opinion is expressed tha'
the Russians opened the Eeacocks OF the
submerged vessels to lessen their ex'
posure to the Japanese fire.
The recent cessation of mine clearing
was taken as evidence that the fleet die
not intend to make sortle.
There was no sign of life on the Rus
sian ships during the bombardment
and from this fact it is concluded thai
the bluejackets took refuge on land O
that they are engaged in the land de
lenses. 80
With the Russian second Paclh'
squadron approaching, those in !ok1'
cannot comprehend the failure OF tn
Russians to die hard and to intilct al
possible damage on the Japanese fleet
even at the cost of weakening the Ell
fective garris IN.
Now that the Port Arthur fleet ha
been disabled, it is deemed lmposslol
for the Russians to overcome the infer
iority of the second Pacific squadron t
Toso's fleet, unless at present untore
seen. the Black sea fleet should pas
the Dardanelles.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
DEAL IS CLOSED.
Stamp Hill to Operate During Lewis
and Clark Fair.

Portland, Dec. IL. - Negotiations
were practically completed with a big
Colorado mining company yesterday
for the installation at the Lewis and
Clark exposition of a stamp mill, con-
eentraticn plant and other mining ma
chinery, showing the treatment accord
ed raw ore in converting 1t into pull
ion. This will form valuable addl-
ton to the mining exhibit, which
promises to be the most notable ever
made.
The company in question is the Colo
RADIO Fuel 4 Iron company, one OF the
largest of it's kind in existence. The
proposition was made to the exposition
management in the form of an offer to
install the machinery providing Ore
pop mining men would furnish sufti-
cient ore to keep the machinery busy
during the exposition hours. Alter
a canvass of Oregon producers the ex-
position manager ent was able to assure
the company that DO difficulty will be
experienced in supplying all of the ore
that will be required.
It is possible that an annex to the
mining building will be required tor
the new working eXnlDlt, as the sPaoe
in the main building is now we'll taken
and no great allotments can be made to
one enterprise since the interests OF IN
diyiduals and districts which wish to
participate must be protected.
General interest is being displayed
in the Lewis and Clark mining exhibit
Miners and mining men all over the
country are preparing their choicest
ores for shipment here, and Judglns
from the number of offers OF minerals
now on file at exposition headquarter
there will he more ores on hand thai
can possibly be shelved. Tins Will ne
cessitate the selection OF choice specl
mems, although it will not cause an
exhibit to be ruled out. as all exhibit
ors will be given chance.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
WILL EXHIBIT
Is To Be Repre-
sented at 1905 Fair
FINE BUILDING TO BE ERECTED
Efforts WiMsBe Made to Expend Al
Least $4,000 on Exhibif or
Oreaon's Sister State.

Portland, Dec. 9.-The Washington
state commission for the Lewis and
Clark exposition will ask the Washing
ton legislature for an appropriation OF
s75, 900 to carry out Washipgton's par
ticipa ton in the Portland worlds fair.
This was decided upon by the COM
mission last evening after day spent
in inouiring into the scope of the expo
sition and inspecting the exposition
grounds.
The commission agreed that not
dollar less than $4,000 will be suffi-
cient to make suitable Washington
exhibit, and Immediately upon their
return to their state the commissioner
will commence their campaign for the
appropriation, which they anticipate
no great difficulty in securing.
The commission, four strong, reached
Portland Yesterday morning for the
purpose of making an official lnvestiga-
tion. A meeting was held at exposl-
tion headquarters during the forenoon,
at which H. E. Reed and D. G. Free
man, rep1 esenting the exposition, ex'
planned existing conditions. Upor
learning that the exhaustive drains
upon exhibit space have left no grea
surplus for late comers, the commls
sion at once decided that a separate
state building will be required IL
which to house the Washington. ex
hibits.
President Peaslee stated that the lov
rajload rates and other condition
! tending to induce travel to the Yves
are such that there will undoubtedl
be a tremendous attendance at The talr
In consideration of this fact be felt tina
Washington's interests demanded tul
representation of the states resources
An adequate exhibit cannot be mad
without fine state building in whlc
to house it. This idea was afterwar
embodied in resolution which Wa
unanimously adopted by the commits
sion.
After deciding that separate exh1o
building was a necessity, the oomml
sion adjourned to the exposition groune
for the purpose of securing suitab
site. In company with Mr.. Freema
, they visited every portion OF the exp
sition. being. offered their choice OF ar
, of the unclaimed building sites.
broad strip of land a short distan
> south and east of the Agricultural pa
ace, fronting on Lewis and Clark boul
ward, was finally decided upon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
<,.OOO.OOO For improvements.

Denver, Dec. l2.-Ihe News today
davs: Plans to spend 81 ,OOO, 900 In I'M
provements at Pueblo have been an
nounced from the office of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron company in Denver. The
money is part of the $4,000 900 appro-
priation under the recent reorganlza-
tion scheme fol extension of proper
ties. The big tin plate mill and the
merchant mill, both of which are in
complete, will be finished at onces and
the latest machinery for the manuac-
ture of all sorts of merchant steel is to
be installed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
TO RUSH LAND FRAUD CASES.
Nation Asks Appeals of Hyde, Ben
son and Dimond be Heard.

Washington, Dec. 13.-Solicitor Gen"
eral Hoyt, on behalf of the government
TODAY fled a motion asking the su-
nreme court to advance for hearing the
appeal taken by Frederick A. Hyde and
Henry P. Dimond from the decision OF
Judge Morrow, of San Francisco, who
directed that they be brought to Wash
ington for trial on indictments for con-
spiracy to defraud the government out
of large tracts of public lands. In his
petition the solicitor general states that
the appeals were "taken for purposes
of delay and to prevent the appellants
fl ON being removed to the District OF
Columbia for trial."
A similar motion was also filed In re-
gard to the appeal of John A. Benson
also alleged to be member OF the San
Francisco land ring, who was arrested
in New York on Washington ind1ct'
ment charging him with brlblng ofh'
cials in the general land Office.
Benson is out ON $4,000 bail and
trying to escape trial in Washington.
The solicitor general expects to be
given a hearing today in support OF hi
motion, and if the count advances the
cases there is every prospect that ths
famous San Francisco land ring will b'
placed on trial in this city during th'
present winter.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
WAR CRAFT TO GO ON LINER.
Torpedo Boats for Russia Shippeo
from New jersey Yard.

New York, Dec. 13.-Nine torpedo
boats, built at PerthaAmboy, N. j., Tor
the Russian government, have been
completed, and left the yards today:
They were loaded on barge and towed
to New York. They will be shipped as
merchandise on liner.
The tenth boat will cross the ocean
under it's own power. Two six-cy]inder
gasoline engines have been installed.
Each is expected to develop a 3oo-
hol lsepower, and drive the little boat at
a speed of 20 knots. The crew OF eight
men is already aboard the boat, which
is so feet long. Below deck 1t Is not
possible to stand erect, for there is only
five foot space. Should the passage
be stormy, the crew will be almost as
effectually bottled up as it In SUB
marine. The only entrance to the
compartments below deck is through
coming tower, from which the DO at If
navigated.
Each boat will carry one torpedo
tube. One of the five watertight com
partments into which the hull is dl
vided will contain the spare torpedoes
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
Cleaning of Milk Cans.

Tn most farm homes it is not con-
venient to use steam for cleaning milk
cans. but where it can be obtained 1t IS
by far the most effective cleansing
agent. In Germany an experiment was
made to determine the relative Value
of the ordinary methods of cleaning
milk cans as compared with live
steam. One can was thoroughly wash
ed and scrubbed out with not water.
Another can was rinsed and Wasneo
and then subjected to live steam 1of
thirty minutes. After both cans were
thoroughly cooled, milk was put into
them and the results watched. In the
first can the milk sOured in twenty
three hours. In the other 1t soured In
twenty-eight and half hours. That
was not all. An examination or the
contents of the two cans showed tnat
the first can contained twenty-s1x
times as many bacteria as the other.
The experiment referred to was MADE
in the summer time. A similar eXperl-
ment made in winter showed that the
sterilized can kept milk sweet nine
hours longer than the other can. IL
was further ascertained that II pas
teurized milk was put in these cans
If kept sweet twice as long IN the
steamed can as in the other.-Pralrle
Farmer
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
huropatkin Reports Encounters

St. Petersburg, Dec. 13.-oeneral
Ku1opatkin reports some unlmportant
encounters during the night of Decem-
be1 s. Russian sharpshooters recon-
noitering south of Bentsiapu, attacked
a Japanese post. bayoneted number OF
Japanese and took II prisoners, OF
whom only four were wounded. Inc
same night number of Japanese at,
tacks were made on Russian advanced
int,enchments near the railroad. They
were all repulsed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
To Rush Fraud Case.

Washington, Dec. 12.-The attorney
general will make motion In the su-
preme court next Monday to advance
the case Of Hyde and Dimond, under
indictment in the district of California
for land frauds in California. They
appealed from the order of the Federal
court in California denying them wrlts
of habeas corpus, and the attorney gen.
eral is anxious to have the appeal de-
cided in order to 60 on with the trial IN
Washington.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
To Reclaim Great Tract.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. The Inter,
io1 department at Washington has filed
application with the engineer of Wyom-
ing for water rights fol- lands lying
along the North Platte river in this
state, aggregating $3.50 acres, to be
reclaimed under the national irrigation
act and called the Pathfinder project.
The state engineer estimates that about
800 900 acres will make profitable
farming lands which will be reclaimed
under five canal systems.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16

bother the meat II kept In a light
smokehouse. A large baking powder
can with holes in the top Is gooo
thing with which to apply the borax.
I have never had any complaint from
nv customers, and the hams do not
show that the borax has been used.
and it Is not injurious. All the farm-
ers in this section of the country use
this remedy, and there is very httie
loss from skippers.-Alexander Black
in Southern Planter.
To Care for the Horse.
Speed horses are always trained
down before they enter races. Foot
ball players train and diet for months,
in order that they may be in prime OF
condition; that their muscles may be
hard and their endurance extended.
but how many farm horses there are
that are not even given a thought
about conditioning before entering the
heavy harvest and fall work, says
Farm Review. Where horses are work
| ed more or less continuously there
should be no trouble whatever IN
bringing them into good condition ano
keeping them there, but with tnose
that are turned to grass the problem
is not so easy. Grass is good for
horses, but when turned on, and this
accompanied by feeding at random
with q little work now and then, VIII
not get or keep horse in condluon
If on grass the horse, If he WORKS
more or less, should be given his gran
feed regularly. In any case pains
sbould be taken to have the horse
hardened and in condition by the um'
hard work begins. If such Is the cas-
both man and beast will enjoy tn
harvest more than if the horse Is poo
and soft.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
Poultry PickinSss

good scratcher means good lay
er.
Pullets do not fatten as readily as
bens.
The more active the breed the less
liability to fatten.
The poultry house should not open
to the north or east.
Ruild the poultry house so that 1t
can readily be cleaned.
The perches should be not more than
two feet from the ground.
Success does not depend so much on
breed as on care and attention.
young fowls need crushed bone in
come form to develop good blood, bone
and feathers.
Rusty iron kept in their drinking
water is said to be an excellent remedy
for looseness of feathers in fowls.
One way Of preventing hens from
eating their eggs is to make nests in
small, low, dark holes. to be entered
from the sides.
A fat perch is best because of being
moro comfortable to the feet and best
support to the breast when the fowl
is sitting down.
The poultry may be a source OF
| considerable income or an intolerable
nuisance, according to the way they
are managed and the treatment they
receive.
IF YOU wish to keep eggs for any
length of time store in cool. dry
place and turn them half over every
other day. Unfertilized eggs Keep
| best. By packing in dry salt and stor-
ing in a dark, dry, cool place they can
he kent for some time for cooking pur-
poses.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
Nav Have Sunk Own Ships.

St. Petersburg, Dec. 1S.-The state
ment that the Russian warshlps at Fort
Arthur were sunk by the Russians as
protection from the Japanese gun tlre
is regarded at the admiralty as being
ouite possible. If true, it is interpret
ed as a sign that General Stoessel be-
lieyes the fortress can hold out until
the arrival of the second Pacific squad
ron. The supposition is that the gar
rison, as last resort, will retire to the
Lao Ii forts.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
nen,es She Offered to Buy Ships.

London, Dec. 12.-The foreign office
saws there is no foundation for the
story that Great Britain has offered
Turkey money to buy Argentine and
Chilean warships in return for con-
cessions which would permit Great
Britain to erect q second Gibraltar on
the coast of Yemen, which would give
Great Britain control of the lower en-
trance to the Red sea.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16

The Poultry House.
There is more or less objection TO tne
scratching shed on the part OF pour
try raisers and it is admitted tnat III
sections where the fowls can have con-
siderable time out of doors during
the winter. this shed may not be nee
essary. But when the birds are ralseo
in localities where there is consider
able snow on the ground during the
winter the scratching shed is certain
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
lrSianu's bOgs.

Sir Richard Sankel estimates that
Ireland's bogs contain the equivalent
of 5.oOo,oOO,OOO tons of coal, and he
advocates creating power for varied
industries by converting the fuel into
electricity on the spot.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
Killed in Nine.

Tacoma, Dec. 9.-Meager details OF
an explosion in coal mine at Burnett,
about so m les from Tacoma, have been
received here. Ten bodies had been
taken out at midnight, and 1t Is POSI-
lively known that five Workmen are
still in the mine.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
School to Teach Socialism.

New York, Dec. 13 -Inspi,ed by the
national vote of 600, 900 for Debs at the
last election, the New York secticn OF
the Socialist party issued statement
TODAY to the effect that it has LAID
plans for establishing school OF social
ism. A board of instructors has been
appointed, consisting of Morris Hill
ouist, Algernon Lee, Henry L. slobo
din and John Sparge. The school term
is to extend from the first week In jan
nary to the last week in May. and there
will be one lesson each week, or Il
lessons in all.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
Water for the Dairy.

A simple method of keeping water
nine clean, where water is piped from
a sprine to a house, dairy or other
farm buildings is shown in the cut.
A T is placed at a. instead OF an
elbow. as commonly done. When nee
essary to clean the pipe, a SUCTION
pump is attached as shown and plug
is screwed into the elbow at b. AFTER
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16

If a girl has her eyes on man,
and a Halloween charm says that he
is to be her Very Own, he couldn't es-
cape if Mercury loaned him his wings.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16

Berlin has instituted series of mu-
nicipal clocks, seventeen in number,
which give the official time In every
part of the town. This is only another
example of the socialism on municipal
lines which is practiced throughout
the Fatherland.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16

Ratproof Corncrib.
A correspondent asks how corn
crib may be constructed SO as to be
nroof against rats. We give reply to
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16
How to Feed Corn to Hogs.


While the majority of farmers who
have a range for their hogs during
the summer cut off the corn supply al
most entirely, it Is questionable, II
this is the best plan. On the other
hand, it will not do to feed corn en-
tirely. In feeding corn to pigs the
best results come when it Is given
to them once a day If they have grass
to run on during the day, or II they
have skim milk or middlings once
day. Gluten meal may take the place
of the middlings if desired; it will 90
unite as much good and is cheaper.
There Is no question about the value
of corn at the fattening period, but
mistakes are sometimes made here In
feeding the hog too long; that 1s' aftel
it has reached about the top notch fol
market. Corn fed beyond that perioe
is simply wasted.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16

this by the cut of a crib In this column.
The crib may be built cheaply, ana OF
anv size desired The cut fully ex-
nlains the construction. 1t is set elther
On wooden posts or brick foundations,
nut is inches in the ground as SHOWN
in the cut, and 2 to 21a feet from the
ground to the crib sills. IWo-thlros
of the distance from ground to the
sill are galvanized iron hoods, proJect-
ing out and downward around the
foundation posts 4 inches IN "ldtn.
Rats can never pass over tnls hoou
which they would have to do to reacn
the crib. Such a crib is absolutely
nroof against rats. It is constructed
of inch-lumber, open for air TO reach
the corn, but with f1aring sides TOT
protection against rain.-St LOUIS lie
public.
Turpentine for Corn.
have used kerosene on seed corn.
I have also used turpent1ne for many
Years on all of my seed corn. we
usually use a pan or d1pper TO Ill Jul
planter boxes and in each upper we
use turpentine freely, stirring the corn
/ with the hand until all the corn is
wet with turpentine. We like turpen-
tine best, as it evaporates ABOUT as
fast s the planter boxes are hlleo. II
prevents worms or grubs from eatlns
corn on soddy land. You can also Use
freely on your seed beans as soon a.
YOU see indication of weevils, eltner IL
sprins. fall or winter. 1t Will XIII al
Of them. Don't be afraid to use plents
of turpentine-try a few kernels o'
: good sound seed corn by saturatlne
and planting same-testing vitality
after treatment-so as to satisfy your
self,-H. n. Kelley, Indiana IN ar"
ers' Voice.
{ To Prevent Shippers In Ham.
I see several inquiries In the soutn
, srn Planter as to keeping shippers ou
l Of hams. For sixteen years 1 nav
, cured from 100 to $50 hams per year
and have not had skipper on any o
them. When you take the meat out
|, the salt to hang it, clean off the zoos
e salt and apply pulverized bora1 to tn
y cut parts freely. Shippers WILL nc
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16

i
Mace in which they may scratch Wltn-
out being exposed to wind and wet.
An ideal house is one that IS 1our
feet in the rear, eight feet high IN
front, with house ten feet wide and
fifteen feet deep and a shed attached
of the same area. If built new one
roof will cover both house and shed.
The window may be placed in the
front of the house with the door. or the
door may open into the scratching
shed, as preferred. In cold weatner
the fowls in the scratching shed are
protected from wind and storm oy
a curtain made of heavy muslin which
is let down over the opening. All
feeding is done in the scratching shed,
the house being reserved for roost1ns
and laying. The cut shows the sim
plicity and utility of the house descr1D'
ed
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-12-16

cleaning, the pump Is removed anu
the plug screwed into the L at "a
Farm and Home.