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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
CHAPTER XIII.

Mrs. Eastbell waited very patiently for
the return of her granddaughter to the
almshouses. She was very happy in ner
nest, she said. Sarah wrote her letters;
Miss Holland read them to her; every
body was kind, and her granddaughter
would soon be home again. What was
there to disturb her old head in any way?
She was we'll in health, too, and wonder
fully strong.
Suddenly the visits of Mary Holland
abruptly ceased, although a message was
sent to the old lady that Mrs Mugger-
idge's niece had been telegraphed for to
London, and would return in a few days.
The niece would take that opportunity
of calling upon Sarah Eastbell. and bring
back to Worcester all the news-possi-
bly, Miss Eastbell herself if she was
strong enough to leave.
How long Mary Holland was away
Mrs. Eastbell did not know, one day
being very much like another, and time
passed away smoothly and easily with
this complacent specimen of age, and
then. one afternoon, when the kettle was
singing on the handful of fire which Mrs
Muggeridge had made, Mary Holland
came softly into the room, and stood by
the bedside of the woman.
Il have returned" she said; and the
ey clashes of the listener quivered at the
voice.
''Thank you, child" was the answer.
as the thin yellow hand crept from be-
meath the sheets to welcome her. Have
you brought Sarah with you?''
"She will be in Worcester tomorrow.
Now that's good hearing. Is that all
you have to tell me?''
oh, no have brought great deal
of news with me-good and bad. l ain
afraid that you must have them both to-
gether for they both affect you. Mrs.
Eastbeli.''
Go on, girl; let us have. them in the
lump, then. But" she added, quickly, lis
it anything to 10 with Sarah?"
1T concerns yourself most of all. Can
you feel what trimming is on my sleeve"
Yes" said Mrs. Eastbell, Grape, You
have lost some one?'
Il have lost one who was kinder to me
than to any living soul. l shall he TO
richer for his death. l never expected
anything. 1t was OH the condition that
l should never touch a halfpenny of his
money that l became the keeper of his
house. the watcher of his lonely life. His
father and mine had been great friends
but they had quarreled at last, as every
body quarreled with this man."
You must mean my brother Simon ?"
YES" was the reply.
els he really dead?" she asked in a
whisper.
Yes; he was run over in the streets,
and he died in the hospital next day."
Poor Simon; 1 fancied that I should
outlive him, old as I was, though didn't
-
have been waiting years for him, max
ing sure that he would come here some
day, and say, Sister, I'm sorry that we
ever had any words, and there's an end
to it, and instead Of this, there's an end
Of himI Well, he was a good man, with
a will Of his own, like the rest Of the
family"
Mrs. Eastben had certainly received
| bad news with composure, as age will do
very often, but still Mary Holland was
astonished at her equanimity.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04

the hen inside the coop and let it
swing about eighteen inches from the
ground. The excitement Of the curl
GUS chickens which stand around on
the outside will quickly dispel the
Matching idea from the most persistent
sitting hen. Feed and water should be
given the same as usual"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04

sitting hens. l have
tried several meth
ds Of preventing
them from becoming
broody. and have at
last hit upon q simple
coop about two feet
square and two feet
high made Of lath,
and attached to q
rope. as shown in the
illustration. P lace
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04

"You-you fool!' blurted forth the
father.
Simon Culwick rose, buttoned up his
coat, and set his hat firmly on his head.
Good morning to you"
Zone moment. Is Miss Holland aware
of your proposition?'
Certainly not"
81 am very glad of it."
81 don't see anything to be glad Of, ="
said Mr.. Culwick, as he walked toward
the door, where he paused, and looked at
the picture. II had forgotten that" he
muttered, as he returned to the table, and
where Reuben was standing the instant
afterward with the picture in his hand.
you will pardon me, but Mr.. Jen-
nings will not sell this portrait"
HE has already"
"Mr. Jennings will not sell it, assure
you," said Reuben, with great urbanity
of manner, as he bowed once more to his
father, with the picture pressed to his
breast.
Mr.. Culwick, senior, descended the
stairs with extreme care, and passed
through the parlor and shop without be-
slowing any further attention upon Mr..
Jennings or Sarah Eastbell. Standing at
the shop door was Lucy Jennings. She
stood aside and as she passed her, she
said in a low tone:
''Try to remember how close you may
be to your grave, before you leave this
house as wicked a man as you entered il. "
He glared at her defantly; his fingers
even closed upon the stick, as if the idea
of striking her with it had suggested
itself, then he stopped and put his face
close to hers, eagerly and confdentially.
fnr hat nj snfx
and I'll take it away with me-"
''Yot will take nothing away with you
but our contempt" said Lucy, banging
the door behind him, and shutting him
out in the front garden, down which he
proceeded slowly.
He turned in the direction of the Cam
berwell New Road, but altered his mind,
and passing the house again, looking Up
at the window of the first floor, and even
hesitated, as if the idea of re-entering
had struck him; then he went on to Wal
worth Road, where he lost himself He
gave up asking the way to London Bridge
after while, and looked on in purpose
less fashion that was new to him, until
he found himself standing by a lamp
post in crowded thOroughfare, thinking
of his son, and then of his dead wife
which was very strange indeed-and then
of Mary Holland, down in Worcester
shire
He stepped into the road and made for
the opposite side of the way. There
were wagons and omnibuses and carts
coming in all directions, and their driv-
ers shouted st him, and foot passengers
screamed wildly at the danger which he
had not seen for himself. His giddiness
overmastered him, and he fell amid clat-
tering, stumbling iron hoofs, and whirl-
ing, grinding wheels, and it was beyond
mans help to save him.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
His Loss Her Gain.

Cholly-Yaas, whenevah call on her
she's out, but 1 hope for better luck
next time.
Miss Pepprey-How ungallant. You
can't both have good luck.-Philadel-
phia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
Deserted in Sumner.

Deserted In 8ummeF.
The villages near the north Italian
lakes are in summer inhabited almost
entirely by women, who till the fields,
which do not yield much. The men go
to Switzerland and bring back their
earnings in winter
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
The Milh una ana Steady lob,

The MIX "A ans Steady job.
A veteran New York State dafryman
who has been in the business over half
a century says that commencing in
1876 he was away from home but one
night In about twenty-five years. He
always used to do his own milking.
His average for many years was not
less than twenty cows night and morn
Ing. He MIXED one COW nineteen years
and about ten months in the year. In
the year 1879 twenty cows gave him
1eO, 900 pounds Of milk, which netted
him from the cheese factory 81, 600, be-
sides having his whey to feed to the
hogs and calves.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04

For coughs and colds there is no better
medicine than Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton. Price Is cents.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04

EITo Permanently Cured. NO hts or nervousness
lilo after first days of DR. Kne's Great Nerve
Restorer. Send for Free Sc trial bottle and treatise
DR.. r. b. Kline Ltd. e3r Arch St. Phiadelphia, Pa
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04

For Sitting Hens.
Mrs. Amanda Wilson writes to the
Iowa Homestead: 81 have been very
much annoyed at times with persistent
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04

Mothers will ma Mrs windows Soothing
syrup the best remedy to use for their children
the teething season.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04

Practical Application.
He sought a job in a restaurant,
When in financial straits;
For he'd been told that everything
Comes to the man who waits.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
Grooming IL Valua bic.

Grooming ls Valuable.
The proper and frequent grooming of
work horses is too little done by farm
ers who do not appreciate the impor-
tance Of the work. 1t may appeal to
you when we assert, without fear of
contradiction, that a well-groomed
horse works better and requires less
food than horse kept in q filthy con-
dftion. Proper grooming means proper
circulation of the blood and opens the
pores of the skin. Where circulation
has become impeded, and the pores Of
the skin are blocked up with the filth,
the animal is out of sorts and cannot
work with normal vigor, nor can it
derive the due amount of nutriment
from it's food; hence it is tempted to
eat more than other horses.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
HaIf-solinn the Sled.

Soles made of poles are almost a
thing of the past since the sawed ones
have come into use. There are still
some who do not use the sawed soles
because of not knowing how to put
them on, after they have become dry,
without breaking or splitting them.
The illustration shows how the trick
is done A teakettle full of boiling
water, poured on very gradually while
the sole is being sprung, is all that is
necessary in almost every instance.
The stream should be no larger than
a lead pencil, and poured on contin-
ually. Any one who has never tried
this method will be surprised how
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
Relation of Size to Age.

There is no fixed relation between
size and longevity in breeds Of live
stock, though it is a well established
fact that, generally, small or medium
sized animals. live longer than very
small ones. Also breeds that have a
marked tendency to take on fat are
shorter lived than the leaner breeds.
These facts are recognized by live
stock insurance companies, for they
refuse to insure the heavy and fat
producing breeds to as great age as
others.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
Brood Hens.

If broody hens are properly treated
nine out of ten will begin to lay again
within two weeks after being removed
from the nest But If they are half
drowned, starved a week, or bruised
and abused, it is more than likely they
will get even with their owners by de-
clining to lay single egg until they
have fully recovered from their ILL
treatment and acquired their custom
ary tranquility.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04
Indiscriminate Feeding.

IuUISCf TIC
On some farms all kinds of poultry
are fed together, old and young, and
geese, ducks, turkeys and chickens.
There are always domineering indi-
viduals in all barnyards, hence it will
be an advantage to separate the older
from the younger stock when feeding
The natural consequence Of promiscu-
GUS commingling Of fowls is that the
largest and strongest take their choice
and leave the refuse to be eaten by the
weaker, whereas the best should be
given to the poorest in order to help
them to a condition of thrift and
growth. It is also more economical to
make some distinction when feeding,
especially when a profit is desired.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04

ner wall q foot from the outer wall
and this space filed in hard with saw
dust, straw, leaves or any similar ma
terial. Then pack on the bottom Of the
door foot Of straw or hay or sawdust
and on this lay the cakes of ice, filling
in between them cracked ice, and, II
the weather is freezing, pouring water
over each layer as it is filed in. Di-
vide off a portion of the space for a
cold storage room, as shown in the
lower part Of the illustration and one
has a place where fruit, milk and but
ter may be kept in good condition dur
ing the warmest days Of summer.
Try an ice house, even though it be
but small one, and you will be sur
prised to see how little it will cost and
how useful it is.
Advantages of Farm Life.
It is the farmers boys who are most
likely to succeed, whether in business
or in professional life. Spending most
Of their time under the open sky.
breathing fresh air, and eating simple
food, they are more likely to have Wig
orous health and strong constitutions
than are their city cousins. Brought
into constant contact with nature, they
absorb a great deal Of useful knowl-
edge, and acquire habits Of observa-
ton. Then, too, the regular farm
work, the "chores" and numberless 9th
er little things keep them well occupied
and enable them to feel that they are
earning their way, thus giving to them
a sense of independence and cultivat-
ing a spirit Of self-reliance and manH-
ness. The performance Of deal of
drudgery is an indispensable prepara-
ton for all real success in life, what
ever the occupation. A boy who Is
afraid of work or of soiling his hands
need not expect to accomplish much
in the world. Country boys have their
full share of fun, but there are many
disa agreeable duties on a farm which
farmers boys learn to accept as
matter of course. Edward Eggleston,
speaking Of the value of his farm
training when boy, once said to me:
II learned one thing Of great value,
and that was to do disagreeable things
cheerfully. Josiah Strong. in Success.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04

While the early spring pruning and
the summer pincSng back of the small
shoots covers the main pruning Of the
fruit trees, much good work may be
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-03-04

quickly the sole will bend down into
its place.-R. A. Galliher, in Farm and
Home.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-13
BOB GRAY'S TALENT.

Writing of "Some of the States
Writer'S i'm the Charlotte Observer,
Mrs. +. l.. Townsend, who ranks
among the most talented writer's of
the State, pays this compliment to Il
member of the staff of The News and
Observer:
"Then there's Bob Gray. He's a
born genius, if the' possession OF
wonderfully bright and penetrating
mind be a distinguishing mark of
genius, rather than the having OF that
'infinite capacity for taking pains"
which Goethe claims to be genius
itself.
Il know that Bob Gray can write.
A paper of his descriptive of the
Democratic convention at Greensboro
had in it the very CLEAN of living fire.
Certain paragraphs of his incidents
and Observations have the charm
which holds you, yet for the sake of
spice, of go and dash" he is in dam
ger of running his manner of writing.
would like to stand Bob up in a
corner and keep him there good bit
for allowing such q word as
'damphool to spoil his work, not be-
cause of the right, or wrong of swear
words, but because such an express
sion is a belittling of our true OLD
English tongue"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-13
MORNING TONIC.
CIV. M. Thackeray.)

And so the words are spoken ana
the indissoluble knot is tied. Amen.
For better, for worse. for good days
or evil, love each other. cling to eacn
other, dear friends. Fulfill your
course and accomplish your me
toll" In sorrow, soothe each other;
i'm illness, watch and tend. Cheer'
fond wife, the husbands struggle;
tighten his gloomy hours with your zen
der smiles and gladden. his nome WIN
your love- Husband, father, Whatso-
ever your lot, be your heart pure.
your life honest. For the sake OF
those who bear your name, let no
bad action sully it. AS you look at
those innocent faces. which ever ten
derby greet you, be yours, too, lnno-
cent. and your conscience without,
reproach AS the young people kneei
befork the altar-railing, some such
thoughts as these pass through
friends mind who witnesses the cere-
mony of their marriage. is not al
we hear in that place meant TO Apply
to ourselves and to be carried away
for everyday cOgitatlon!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-13
President Winston Stands Up.
StateSVille Landmark.

StateSVllle Landmark.
The trouble at the A. and M. College
in Raleigh seems to be question OF
whether the institution shall be con-
trolled by the faculty or the students.
In a controversy of this kind there IS
but one side among grown people OF
sense. The fact is that family govern
ment having been practically abolish
ed the baneful influence of lax dis
cipline or no discipline at all in the
home is felt in every walk of life. The
average youngster comes up. with the
idea, which he gets at home, that ne
isn't to be controlled at all, and by the
time he gets in college he becomes al
most unbearable. Therefore, such in
cidents as that at the A. and M. Col
lege and at Davidson College last win
ter are not uncommon occurrences in
institutions of learning. President
Winston is showing a disposition to
stand up, even if he has to sepd every
boy home from the A. and M. We
hope he will continue to stand. Bet
ter to close the doors of any college
than for the faculty to be bossed pY
the students
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-13

asserts that the Wilson-Gorman tariff
is largely responsible for the financial
trouble ten years ago. He goes OH
to say:
Undoubtedly it would be possible
at the present time to prevent any
Of the trusts from remaining prosper
Gus by the simple expedient of making
such a sweeping change in tariff as
to paralyZe the industries of the coun-
try. The trusts would cease to pros
per; but their smaller competitors
would be ruined, and the wage work.
ers would starve. while it would not
pay the farmer to haul his produce
to market. The evils connected with
the trusts can be reached only by
rational effort, step by step, along the
lines taken by Congress and the Exec~
utive during the past three years. II
a tariff law is PASSED under which
the country prospers. as the country
has prospered under the present tariff
law then all classes will share in the
prosperity. If a tariff law is passed
aimed at preventing the prosperity
of some of our people, it is as certain
as anything can be that this aim will
be achieved only by cutting down the
prosperity of all of our people,"
The above extract illustrates how
he handles every question. It reads
plausibly enough. and is calculated to
| fool people who do not go beneath
the surface. 1t is absurd to say that
tariff law that denies protection to
trusts will be cutting down the pros
! perity of all our people" 1t is equally
contrary to the true facts to say that
the prosperity the country now en-
| joys-due to the industry of the peo-
| pie, and the discovery of large guam
titles of gold-would be jeopardized
by reducing the tariff to a point that
would give reasonable profits to the
manufacturers and permit all the peo-
| pie to buy goods as cheaply as the
American manufacturers sell them TIC
foreigners. This is followed by the
customary Republican tariff argument
Revision, he says, should be made only
| by friends of protection.
/ The President declares that he ia
vors reciprocity. that the Democrats
showed their hostility to it by their
attitude on the Cuban bill, and tina!
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-13

certain reciprocity treaties have been
ratified, but he is brief at this point.
for the uprising in Massachusetts
against the Republican party because
it will not enact reasonable and help
full reciprocity treaties make him tread
softly just here.
He defends the increase in the
army and navy, says the clamor of
a deficit are misleading, seeks to JUS
tify the increase in expenses, says "the
public work of the United States has
never been conducted with a higher
degree of honesty and efficiency than
at the present time both at home and
in the Philippines ana Porto Rico.
He discusses at length the future
Philippines, answers tartly Judss
Parker's position. and says the Demo-
Gratis have mo real intention of put
ting their promise into effect" and he
thus tells his own policy:
every effort is being made to fit
the islanders for self-government, anti
they have already in a large meas
ure received it, while for the first
rights and civil liberties have been
guaranteed. They are being educa-
ted, they have been given schools, theE
have been given libraries; roads are
being built for their use. their health
is being cared for, they have been
given courts in which they receive
justice as absolute as it is in our pow
ed to guarantee. Their individual
rights to life, liberty, and the pur-
suit of happiness are now by act of
Congress jealousy safeguarded under
the American flag; and if the protec-
ton of the flag were withdrawn their
rights would be lost, and the islands
would be plunged back under sons
| form of vicious tyranny
eve have given them more self
| government than they have ever be-
! fore had; we are taking steps to in
crease it still further by providing
| Them with an elected legislative as
sembly, and surely we had better awarr
/ the results of this experimentation
| it is a wholly new experiment In
Asia-before we make promises which
| as a nation we might be forced ia
! break, or which they might internrer
one way and we in another. It NAV
be asserted without fear of s,lcessf,i,
] contradiction that nowhere else in re-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-13
Want 1t Extended.
Warrenton Record.


The question Of a lease of the At
lantic & North Carolina Railroad has
at last been settled by the authorities
giving a 81 years lease to the How
land Improvement Company, of Ashe-
Vile, n. G. This settles the lease
question for the next 81 wears at least
The Governor and the directors who
voted with him are to be commended
for their action and The Record
strongly believes it will meet with the
hearty approval of large majority OF
the people throughout the State. Mr..
Rowland, the president of the COM
pany, promises to put in effect at once
some needed improvements and prom
Uses further to give these people good
railroad service. Now let our citizens
get together and see if the new man
agement of this road can not be in
duced to extend it from Goldsboro and
tap the S. A. l.. at Norlina, coming by
Warrenton. This would open up a
rich section and one that is entirely
without railroad facilities at this time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-09-13
Esteemed BY All.

Oxford Ledger.
large number of people in Gran
vile county will be panied to learn
of the death of their old friend Wiley
M. Rogers, who has been coming to
this county for number of years as
representative of The News and OBJ
server, which occurred at his home in
Raleigh Friday after a long illness He
was a good man and much esteemed
by the thousands that knew him. He
leaves wife and children and a num-
Der of relatives to mourn his death.
The interment took place at Wake
Forest Sunday afternoon and was
very largely attended. Peace to his
ashes, and may the good Lord comfort
and sustain the bereaved ones in the
trying hour