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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
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FOR MOVING WIRE FENCES.

they will turn easily. Fasten one end
Of the wire to one Of the boards that
connect the wheels and drive astride
Of the wire. One man turns the wheel
while the other drives, and the wire
can be rolled up as fast as the team
can walk. To unroll fasten wire to
one of the corner posts, drive ahead
and the wire will unroll itself.-C. v.
Gregory, in st. Louis Republic.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
Russian Fortificatiops Completed.

St. Petersburg, April 1s.-A dis
patch from Lao Yang says that the
Russian Notifications on the Yalu river
have been completed. The center of
the line of fortified positions is Au-
tung. The right flank rests ON Ia
Tung Kau and the left flank on Kiu
Len Cheng, ON the west bank of the
Yalu.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
Apple Trees 10 Years Old,

On the farm of John Carson, near
Russellville, Howard county, Missouri,
is an apple orchard which was planted:
seventy years ago. The land was pre-
empted t<that time, and the originaI
"sheepskin' deed was signed by An
drew Jackson. The orchard bore a
good crop this year. Many of it's trees
are three feet in diameter.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
Snow Fails In MARYLAND.

Cumberland, Md, April 16.-Snow
fell here and throughout Western Mary
land today. At Frostburg and other
points it covered the ground to the
depth of two inches.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
Rxplosion Causes 5000, 900 Fire.

Detroit, April ia gasoline explo-
sion at the Cadillac Automobile works
today caused 5000, 600 fire. Four
employees were injured. A number of
the 500 men employed at the plant
were compelled to slide down poles
alongside of the building and to jump
from the windows.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
RAND Sheep shearing.


Some Of the wandering sheep shear
ers of the Western sheep-raising States
have acquired wonderful speed. There
is a record of one man who sheared
25O sheep in a single day. The aver
age for each man is about one hun
dred. The men never tie sheep.
They seize it by the legs with the left
hand. throw it so that they can squeeze
it firmly between their legs. and al
most before the sheep has begun to
Heat the fleece is falling in great
fluffy masses. AS soon as the last
clip of the shears has been made the
shearer kicks the fleece out Of his
way, the struggling sheep is released
and races of, and another one is bun
died in.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
oxerdone Gardening.

One of the misfortunes Of garden
lovers is that they frequently plan to
do more work than can be carried On
successfully. Almost every one who
builds a house thinks he would like
to have a nice garden, and the nice
garden is consequently arranged. But
when it is found, as 1t too often is
found, that it requires an expensive
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22
Urges Nation Pay for Work of Mob.

Washington, April 1s.-President
Roosevelt today sent to congress mes
sage recommending an appropriation of
$25, 900 to compensate William R.
Radcliffe, British subject, for loss of
property by mob in Colorado in 1901.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22

paper as they are twisted around
oranges and lemons. Have the eggs
strictly fresh of good size and clean,
and you'll find that the tissue paper
conceit will sell them readily and at
good prices.-Indianapoli News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-22

the best outside ply, rfvet buckle,
punch number Of holes. and there
you are. The pole and holdbacks
may be made from old light traces.
A belly-band for chain harness would
have a large loop at one end instead
Of a buckle.
A back band for plow harness may
be made from old leather or rubber
betting. The leather betting. If pretty
fair, will make good traces.
These hints are not for repairing
valuable new harness. One should be
very careful about riveting on these.
The illustration shows how made q
clamp for sewing harness from two
kerosene barrel slaves fitted in block
so the bolts will draw at least n inch.
This makes it clamp the work at top.
Use two 3s-inch bolts. This clamp, If
properly made, will hold any part Of
the harness while being sewed.
A. Clearwaters, in Iowa Homestead.
To Move Wire Fences.
It often becomes necessary to move
fence from one part of the farm to
another. 1t is simple matter to move
posts, but the wire presents a more
difficult problem. The most common
method is to slowly and laboriously
roll it up on a barrel, haul it to the
place where it is wanted and as slowly
unroll it again. A much better and
quicker way is to take a couple of old
wheels, the larger the better, and fas-
ten them together by mailing pieces of
board to the spokes next the axle.
The wheels when fastened together
should be about two feet apart. Now
take two planks and fasten firmly to
the sides of the wagon box so they
will extend backward about four feet.
Mount the wheels on these planks so
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01
AsToRIAN PUBLISHING COMPANY.
WORKING FOR ECONOMY.

The present house of representatives is bent on
making record for economy this year. The sundry
civil appropriation bill, now under consideration
is so conservatvely constructed that the democrats
have almost given up hope of being able to make any
capital out Of it, says the Post ntelligencer This
is novel condition of affairs in the session OF con-
gress Immediately preceding national election at
which time the party not responsible for the con-
duct of affairs of the government is exceedingly prone
to boast of how much cheaper and better it could car
nv ON the task if the country would but ntrust it
with the job.
So hard was it to find anything to attack in con-
nection with the present bill that while 10 hours and
a half were fixed by rule for debating the measure,
at the expiration of one hour and half there was
no one ready to continue the debate and the house
had to adjourn because there was no one prepared
to take up the remainder of the time.
According to the statements made in debate, the
full amount of appropriations at the present ses-
sion of congress will be some $50 900 less than the
estimated revenue for the year 1905 the bill pass
the house. They will also fall upwards of $42,OOO,0OO
short of the estimates by the departments The saw
ing is made by pairing down estimates all around and
omitng the river and harbor bill altogether. The
omission of the river and harbor bill at this session
does not mean that congress has abandoned, even
temporarily, needed river and harbor Improvements
for the purpose of making record for economy. The
more important work on river and harbor improve
ments has already already been provided for by
previous appropriations and appropriations for con-
tinuing improvements now under way. Improve.
ments now under way will, therefore be carried on
toward completion, but there will be no new pro-
jects undertaken during the fiscal year for which ap
preparations are now being made.
The senate will probably add considerably to the
appropriation bills as they pass the house. but never
the less the total amount to be expended through ap
preparations passing at the present session of con-
gress will probably be well within the income of the
government The democrats will thus have sur
plus to worry over as is usually the case when re-
publicans are in power, instead of the deficiency
which worried them when they were trying to carry
on the government in all of its branches themselves
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01
tion will appear.

The recent decision of the supreme court in the
merger ease does not necessarily imply that every
monopoly is repugnant to the law, says the Ledger
1t depends upon how such a monopoly is brought
about The control of the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific, in the opinion Of Justice Brewer
might have been merged in way that might have
been legal. According to his view, one single ind.
vidual might own control of both roads. Free
dom of action, he says, 'is among the inalienable
rights of every citizen IT, applying this to the pres
ent case, it appeared that Mr. Hill was owner of a
majority of the stock in the Great Northern Railway
Company he could not by any act OF congress be de-
prived of the right of investing his surplus means
in the purchase of stock of the Northern Pacific
Railway Company, although such purchase might
tend to vest in him through that ownership a con-
troll over both companies In other words, the right
which all other citizens had of purchasing Northern
Pacific Stock could not be denied to him by congress
because of his ownership of stock in the Great North
ern Company" Justice Brewers vote turned the
scales in the case and from these observations it is
easy to figure out course which would have been
legal in his judgment Perhaps this is not safe hint
to give to men who count their wealth by the hun
dreds of millions
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01
A WAR OF GREAT POWERS.

Some people who wish well to Japan in the present
war think that her is hopeless because the odds
are SO overpowering, says the Saturday Evening
Post. They draw parallel between this contest
and that in South Africa, where the Beers, after
holding up the British Empire for two years, were
finally swamped by numbers.
1t seems not to be realized that Japan not petty
state like the Transvaal-whose entire number of
burgher inhabitants was less than the population of
Omaha-but in every sense great power 1t has
more people and more territory than the UnitedKing
dom, and there are no deductions to be made for a
hostile Ireland in its flank. Nobody imagines that
England would be hopeessly overmatched by Russia,
yet in many respects the japanese in better po-
Stion to maintain Russian than the British are
They have more trained soldiers than the British
have, their army organization is infinitely superior,
and the navy appears to be quite good in proper
tion to its size England is the bulk of Russia s
population Japan is five thousand miles away There
are than fortyfve million japanese all living
in the war zone and not over three million Russians
within three thousand miles The japanese on the
spot outnumber the Russians by at least fifteen to
one.
OF the seven great powers of the Old World Japan
comes just in the middle of population. She has
fewer inhabitants than Russia, Germany and Aus
tria, and more than Great Britain, France or Italy
Austria s margin of superiority over her in popula-
ton is very slight and is far more than balanced by
Japan'S great advantage in homogeneity and ma
tional spirit.
Japan has more than nine million men of military
age which is more than any general can handle or
any commisary department feed in the ied-that
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01
COOKING TEACHERS AND COOKS.

COUk1NG TEACH EhS AND COOhS.
Some surprise is reported to have been expressed
among members of the New York board of educa
tion that the city should encounter and difficulty il
securing good teachers of the art of cooking for Civ
ing instruction in the public schools. There wer'
two such appointments to be made, and the boart
made application to the municipal ciylservice com
missioners for an eligible list Six names Were SEN
in The board decided on two and promptly noti
fed both eligibles that they had been formally ap
pointed teachers of cooking" by the New Yorl
board of education
They failed to respond-took no notice of the hon
or thus conferred,
The next two selected and notified made prompt
reply that they didn't care for the job.
Finally the last names on the eligible list pre-
sumably they belonged to the two most poorly quail
flied out of the six-were taken in hand These per
sons accepted They are both women Their sala
ries will be $50 month each, with Saturdays and
Sundays off, and with the usual ten weeks vacation
in the summer presumably.
There is really no cause for surprise in this Incl
dent To begin WITH good cooks arc by no means
plentiful III TINS toWn. IrODaDly not one Ill Hlly
among these can teach cooking. 1t is one thing to
know it, but quite another to impart that knowledge
to another And the salary is inadequate almost
rdcuousy So
The run of cooks in domestic establishments
here in New York commands wages from $40 to 500
month, really efficient expert ones $50 and up
wards-and they will get room and board and
days off besides Those in restaurants and hotels
chiefly men-get much higher wages, the pay not
infrequenty running up to the levels of bookkeep-
ers, managers, clergymen's and other professional
salaries And no doubt the very best of them would
make sorry failures as public school instructors in
the art of cooking Most of them can't tell how they
do the thing and many of them don t even know how
do it themselves 1t just 'comes natural to them.
1t is of vast Importance that our girls and boys
the latter quite as much so as the former should be
taught how to cook The domestic life. of the future
is going to depend in large way that attainment.
But it is much to be feared that the city of New
York will have to reconstruct its cookngschoo sys-
TEN before any really valuable results of the nstruc
tion will appear.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01

is to say she has more than she possibly use
for fighting purposes just Russia has, The differ.
anee in the total population of the two countries cuts
practically no figure at ALL The result will depend
upon comparative efficiency in dsposng of resources
which ON both sides are substantially inexhaust-
ible.
In this respect all the advantage seems now to be
with Japan.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01

Fer San Francisco every five days.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01
Arrive

st. Paul Walla Walla. evils.
Fast Mail ton, spokane, Mime
7:45p. m. apolis. vt Paul, Duluth 500 D m
via Spo- Milwaukee, Chicago,
kane and East
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01

See that your ticket reads Via the
Illinois Central n. r. Thoroughly mod
ern trains connect With oil transconti-
mental lines at st. Paul and Omaha.
II your friends are coming west let Us
know and we will quote them direct
the specially low rates now In effect
from all eastern points.
Any information as to rates. routes,
etc., cheertully given on application.
B. II. TRUMBUhI. Commercial
Agent. l42 Third street. Portland. Or.
J. C. LINDSEY. T. r. q P. A.. lta
Third street. Portland. Or.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01

Some congressman may distribute free onion seeds
in the joyous hope of being in good odor with their
constituents; but the average man prefers that
his breath should smell of old rye at election.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01

The ministers who are wanting Utah read out Of
the union should close their bibles long enough to
read few sections of the constitution
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01

Before he leaves Australia Dowie may
come to the conclusion that New York was
heaven in comparison.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01

Corea has felt from the first that there was moth
ing to do except to remain neutral and see what be-
comes of it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01

A Colorado man has invented the seedless apple
1t will never be popular with the small boy who begs
for cores.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01

Atlantic
+ xpress salt Lake, Denver I'D
8:lb p. IN. Worth, Omaha, Kan. 9:
via Hunt sas City, 81 Louis,
ington Chicago and the East
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01
eroak Ground For Heatsr.

Chicago, March si.--Ground will be
broken In May for u theater on the
site OF Ferris Wheel park. Wright
wood nven ie md North Clark street,
The promoter of the enterprise, Adolph
Engel, former manager Of the Hay
market theater. said the new play
house will cost $3.50. 100 and will be de-
voted to high class production. The
theater win 5e known az the Lake
View Thtater and will have u seating
capacity of 1895.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-01

Steamer Nahcotta leaves Astoria on
tide daily except Sunday for Ilwaco,
connecting there with trains for Long
Beach, Tioga and North Beach points.
Returning arrives at Astoria same
evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-23
MURPHY Avoids BRYAN.
He Suddenly Leares To7cn, To Be
Gone Three Weeks.

Charles F Murphy Unexpectedly left town for
Albany yesterday. He will go from there TO
Mount Clemens. Mich. and from that resort to
Hot Springs. Ark. trip that will keep him
out OF khe reach OF the disappointed Tammany
oflceseekers for three weeks. His sudden leav-
ing was q surprise and was coincident with the
spreading OF the information that William ].
Bryan would be in town until Thursday OF next
week. When Mr.. Bryan returned from Europe
Charles F. Murphy suddenly discovered that he
had an engagement in Washington. He did not
meet Mr. Bryan at that time When Mr.. Bryan
came town Thursday IL was announced
unoificially that he would be guest at the
Amen Corner dinner Wednesday next at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel. The dinner is In honor
of Mayor Mcclellan, and Charles +. Murphy had
intended to be there Mr. Bryan told al Tribune
reporter last night that he would not be at the
Amen Corner dinner That was before il was
learned that Charles F. Murphy had suddenly
left town. Now that Mr.. Murphy has absented
himself Mr. Bryan may change his mind about
staying away from the dinner.
When Mr.. Bryan was asked last night II he
expected to meet Charles F. Murphy before
leaving town he said he didn't know whether
he would or not.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-23
TIP ON MCCLELLAN FOR PRESIDENT
Mndinger Says TT Goes"-Why Lid Is
Not Off

Fritz Lindinger, president of the State Liquor
Dealers Association. says that Mayor McCleI-
Ian will be nominated for President by the
Democratic National Convention at ST Louis
"a good many people smiled year ago when
1 said that Mcclellan would be nominated and
elected Mayor" said Mr.. Lindinger. but IL
came out right. I have the same tip this time
Mcclellan for President that 1 had then. II
goes
What about the liquor dealers and the police?
Are you satisfied with the present liberal en-
forcement?' he asked.
Il am not. and neither are the other dealers"
said Mr. Lindnger without hesitation The
people turned out the Low administration be-
cause they wanted a different enforcement of
the excise law. We going TO get a different
enforcement from that given by Greene or We'll
do to this administration what we did TO Lows.
We haven't noticed any particular change vet
but the administration is still young.
Maybe" said Fritz smilingly. MFR McCIel-
Ian and Mr.. McAdoo and Mr.. Murphy want to
make PaTkhurst out liar for the first
thirty days. He said that it would be hell with
the lid off. After they have made Parkhurst
out a liar l guess therel be something doing
all right"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-23
CRITICISE PROGRAMME.
Some Presbyterian Ministers Object
to Lecture on ''Parsifal."
DIR. DUFFIELD EXPECTS TO GIVE 1T


Some of the Presbyterian ministers who OBJ
jected to the production OF 'Parsifal" in New
York are now criticising the literary committee
OF the Presbyterian Union the latter being the
local social organization OF the denomination.
because TIE committee has announced that the
programme for the meeting of the union on
Monday evening. February l, will be a lecture
on "Parsifal' by the Rev. DR.. Howard Duffield
pastor OF the Old First Presbyterian Church
with musical illustrations by several artists
The contention of the critics of the committee
is that the Presbytery of New-York. having
adopted resolution protesting against the pro-
duction of any presentation of the scenes in
the life of Our Lord" 1t is i'll advised for the
Presbyterian Union. whose members belong TO
churches of the Presbytery, TO present even the
music OF the opera at its meeting.
number of the members of the union were
seen yesterday. and all agreed that strong
committee, and IL was learned that a meeting
OF the executive committee OF the organization
is to be held next Tuesday afternoon to consider
IL. IL was asserted by some that the protest
would prove so strong that the executive COM
mittee would have to direct that the programme
be changed. and that the Rev. Dr. Duffeld
would be asked to change the subject.
Re garding the proposed lecture on "ParsifaI' -
DR. Duffield said last night: 1T is true that
have been asked by the literary committee of
the Presbyterian Union, of which MIR III w
JesSup is chairman, 10 give a lecture on the
opera of Parsifal.' and l expect TO give Il.
The committee knew that have seen the opera,
that believe IN il. and that fail to see any
thing trreverent in il, and they invited me TO
tell the union just what il is without going
IN Tor any long debate on the subject They
also asked Mr. Carl TO illustrate the lecture
with some of the music. and he. I understand.
has engaged some singers TO help him. The
Presbyterian Union is made up from members
of different Presbyterian churches who meet.
perhaps, half dozen times during the winter
at the Savoy and elsewhere. where they have
music, a dinner or entertainment of
some kind. There are some persons in this city
who are extremely sensitive this question
Of 'Parsfal. They have never seen the play,
but they seem to be anxious to advertise them
selves
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-23
MANY RIVERS RISING.
Situation Serious IN This State and
PENNSYLVANIA.

Buffalo Jan 22.-Twenty-four hours of continu-
Gus rain with from two to five feet of snow on the
ground has sent every river n Western NewYork
over its banks The situation in South Buffalo,
where early thaws always cause food has not
yet become serious. but II the rainfall should con-
tiEGe much longer record breaking rise of the
water IN Buffalo Creek is looked for
Dispatches from all points in Western New York
tell the story of rising waters and fears for
unprecedented foods. The territory at the head
waters ot the Shenango, Allegheny and Chemung
rivers. Is covered with snow to depth OF from
i've to six feet. and the sudden thaw is sending
immense quantities Of water into the rivers \
dispatch from Sharon. Penn, says the Shenango
il How four feet above its normal level and rising
rapidly. Two treStles the Pennsylvania Rail
road have been carried away. Erie and Lake Shore
railroad bridges threatened.
a special dispatch TO The News from Erie
Penn. says that the sudden and prolonged thaw
has caused great damage throughout the city.
Many business places are flooded, and several
streets under water Mil Creek is q raging
torrent, and has not been higher since the big
food OF 1888. when property worth thousands OF
dollars destroyed City Engineer Briggs fears
a repetition OF that food. The snowfall has been
the heaviest in twenty-seven years, and all the
snow hes disappeared within flfty-six hours.