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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-14
DON'T MIR. BOWSEE Me-"

like Gnot on 4 log that you are not 4
close buyer In other words. you are
no tinancier 1t isn't your fault. and
I'm not blaming YOU for it. but | often
feel that something ought to be done.
If only had Il little more time
you'd run the house,"
Il would. and Id make such say
Ing as would open your eyes. Where
You save cents l would save shillings,
and we'd get more and better for our
money to boot. When I look over
your house bills of a Saturday night
I'm amazed at the way you have been
stuck. l don't always speak Of it, be-
cause what's the use? But you are
not to be trusted with money, and
that's a fact"
If You are SO smart. why don't you
take hold and run things for week
and give me an object lesson?" she
asked as the cat came in from the
kitchen and nodded to her to sass
back"
'AIrs. Bowser, 1 do not claim to be
smart as'you call it, and there is no
occasion for this conversation to drift
into acrimony. l am only what | am,
but that means that l can do more
tinanciering in half an hour than you
can in a year. No woman has a head
for finance When you read that
Hetty Green or any other woman is
worth $500, 100000 you just set it down
that she has Il man with a business
head back of her. You ask why 1
don't take hold and run things and
give you an object lesson. l will do
so. l will take hold tomorrow morn
ing and run this house for a week. and
if | don't beat your figures all to
squash then my name is not Bowser."
Mrs. BoWscr held her peace as to
further discussion, but the cat sat up
and gurglcd in his throat and said to
himself:
Some one is going to have a sur
prise party a week from tonight, and
I'll bet dollars to cents that it won't
be Mrs. Bowser"
Monday morning Mr.. BOwser took
hold. He got up half an hour earlier
to do it. In twenty minutes he had
left his orders at the butchers and
grocer's and returned smiling, but he
did not tell Mrs. Bowser that he had
had row with both of them and been
called a crank by each.
During the week he changed butch
ers four times, changed grocers three
and ordered butter and milk from
three different creamcries. AS for the
baker, he had to change every day.
He had a way of calling them robbers
and cheats and scoundrels, and of
threatening them with dire pains and
penalties, and in reply they told him
to take his custom elsewhere and be
hanged to him.
1t had become necessary during the
week to buy half a ton of coal for
the kitchen. He had meant to make a
saving of 80 cents on that, but by the
time he had called the coal man a flint
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-14

- came upon Mr.. BOwser all of
e sudden. Mr.. Bowser had come
~ home seemingly pleased with the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-14
Suzette
BY frank r. Sweet
Copyright, 1898, by 7. c. Mcclure

les, n r ike heaven. this Paris
monsieur said, his eyes shining. "The
days are dreams and the nights are
fairyland. 1t is dancing and feasting,
and flowers and music,
<sS1ving on the boulevards and walking
IN the parks, beautiful women and gal
liant men, rich dresses and glittering
jewels and languishing eyes. Ma belle
Suzette, you do not know, you cannot
understand, until take you to see"
1T must be fine-fine," murmured
pretty Suzette, clasping and unclasp-
ing her brown, Industrious fingers.
Every fine" assented monsieur, smil-
ing down into her dreamy eyes. You
have told me some of your visions of
beautiful things, but they all fall be-
low Paris, far below. And why not?
For you have not seen. No one can
dream Paris. But you shall see ma
belle, very soon. My chateau is in the
suburbs. and the whole city at night
glitters before the windows. We will
fly along the boulevards in our auto
mobile or glide down the Seine in our
cushioned boat"
But when does the work come"
questioned Suzette curiOusly. "Do not
people have to work thereY
"The people we hire do, but not US.
We put our hands into our pockets
and take out silver and give it to them,
and they do everything"
Suzette shook her head skeptically.
THAT is eXtravagant, monsieur" she
rebuked. ut is cheaper to work than
to hire. l know that. We never hire
unless we have more work than we
can do ourselves"
Her chin dropped upon her hand,
and she gazed out among the great
Canadian pines, her thoughts in her
eyes.
Beautiful, beautiful she murmur-
ed. ooh, l should like to see your
chateau, monsieur, and Paris glitter
ing at night and the boulevards and
automobile and all. 1 do not under
stand how you could leave so much"
Monsieur hesitated a little. then
swung his hand in a wide imaginary
circle.
at was my people" he said. They
thought it best for me toto 90 away
a little while. They wanted me to see
the world, you know. But now l shall
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-14

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return very soon. They write that it is
all right for me to do So And l will
take you with me, ma belle, to my
chateau and beautiful Paris They do
not have rough walking like this" kick
ing at a piece of broken limb contemp-
tuOusly. 1T is all like a smooth floor.
no insects, no cracking leaves, no dirt.
What is that?"
1t was the odd, whinnying call of
loon. Suzette heard it and smiled. Jean
was down there by the river waiting
for her. He had adopted that call when
they were children together nearly ten
years before, because Jean had said he
was always loon when in her pres
ence.
For a moment Il troubled look came
to her face She did not like to disap-
point Jean, or to keep him waiting;
he was such a good fellow. Then the
trouble left her eyes. and she was
again smiling. Jean did not know any
thing about Paris, and, what was more,
he did not care to learn.
SO an hour went by before monsieur
lOoC 3llNtLuIy HUN tllc STONE upon
which they had been sitting, and with
many fiourishes excused himself and
went tripping daintily and disdainfu-
ly over the cracking leaves toward his
boarding place. Suzette watched him
thoughtfully until he was out of sight,
then rose and walked down to the
river.
Fean was waiting for her, as she
- lew he would be, lying upon the bank
and gazing rather moodily into the wa
ter But at her approach he was in
stantly upon his feet, smiling again
and happy.
"You were talking with monsieur?"
he said.
eyes; he talked about such beautiful
things. Oh, Jean, would like to see
that Paris"
at is not more beautiful than this"
said Jean, sweeping his hand along the
broad course of the river with its
winding banks But never mird
Paris and the river lust now. have
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-07-14
Copyright. 1904, by c. 3. Lewis

RT came upon Mr.. BOwser all of a
sudden. Mr.. Bowser had come
- home seemingly pleased with the
world at large, but at dinner he
happened to observe THAI there was a
good deal of bone in the steak. and as
he kept his eye on it he said:
Mrs. BOwser, have you and the
butcher formed a little trust against
me?"
do you mean the bone in the
steak!" she queried.
Il mean nothing else The Internal
robber has made you pay for at least
three pounds of bone to one of meat"
ut couldn't be. l only got two
pounds in all, and I'm sure we have
meat and to spare There is consider
able bone but it just happens so"
Yes, it's always just happening.
have paid that butcher a thousand dol
lars in cash the last year for back
bones, thigh bones. shanks and ribs.
and tell you it has got to stop. If l
was running this house do you suppose
tradesmen would dare take such liber-
ties with me? Not by long shot!
They know their customer. When a
woman goes into a butchers shop
looking as humble as cat and asks if
they won't please sell her a tough old
steak with a lot of bone in it, she'll
get what she wants. I'll take that
bone over after dinner and hit the in
fernal rascal in the head with it,
Pm sure l do the best l can" quiet
ly replied Mrs. Bowser.
Yes, l think you do" he admitted,
"but, nevertheless, the fact stands out
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09


ing full we'll that thev do not be-
long to them. They will, after
readirg the letters, write ON the
enveio,'+,. 'sopeued by mistake"
and without signing their name.
drop it back ITO the posto6ice
box at IL h. Or ouIing the day.
time wh.n net observed. This
class OF cu.io,s individuals are
warned to be- careful in the fu-
ture. If they open a letter here
after which does not belong to
them, they must sign their names
and state why they opened same,
whether by accident or design
Ros burg Plaiudealer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09
A New Hop Pest.

A report comes from Salem
that a new hop pest has made its
appearance and may, if methods
of determination are not soon
adopted, multiply to such an ex-
tent as to endauger the valley
hop crops.
The new intruder is a little red
spider, and has already done con-
siderable damage to the hops in
the vicinity of Salem, and from
statements made by the growers
it appears that the insects are
MULTIPLYING and the growers must
find remedy.
The presence OF the spider is
indicated by the leaves of the
hops tnrning a reddish brown and
falling from the vines. At the
same time the hop burrs wilt and
turn brown before maturing. By
examining the leaves that have
fallen it will be found that the
underside of the leaf is covered
with a very fine network of spider
webs. Just how the spider in
Juries the leaves or vines is not
known.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09
The authorities at WASHINGTON

The authorities at Washington
ar:ave fixed penalty of 5000 on any
persons taking out of the postofice
mail other than their own. All
fEostmasters are liable to make
xISstakes and get the mail in the
wrong boxes, and the law says
slzxt the people must examine
their nail before leaving the Of
See, and if they have other than
their own, it must be returned at
ouce. That it Is the fault OF the
postmaster makes no difference.
This law includes newspapers as
well as 1ls,-clas> mail. There is
9class of curious people every
wihefe, and they are, as rule,
G,atemptibly curious about letters
aEd other mail matter which they
chance to get hold of. They will
open all letters coming into their
possession, and often when know
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09
Fire! Fire! Firel

Ring out On the midnight air
night before last. This time it
was the residence of Texas Kline
opposite the Hszelwood creamery.
How the fire started is profound
mystery. Members of the fam
lily were all away in the hop
fields and had been for several
days. Mr.. K inc had some of his
household effects in the building
and, it is said, about two tons of
chittim bark. He is supposed to
have come in Wednesday with
big load of bark. representing his
entire summers wages, left it in
the house, prepared a meal and
then to have gone directly to the
hop yard where his family were
picking. His own carelessness
may have been the sole cause of
the fire. r--..
1t was not until the fire had
had a good start that it was dis
covered. w. G. Emery Was the
first man on the ground and the
cruel, Kissing flames were then
pouring from all tie windows
and doors while the roof was burn
ed through in several places.
The building could not have been
saved even though the hose cart
had been On the spot when the
fire was first discovered. All that
could be done was to keep the
fire from the near buildings and |
the dry grass.
One thing is certain and upon
this all are agreed. 1t is that if
Corvallis does not get a water
system pretty soon, she may wake
up some morning to find a million
doLaI-hre loss staring her in the
face. All buildings are such an
infamu1able state just now that
high wind in connection with a
FIRE is sure to Cause d wholesale |
If there had been
a wind at the time of either of the
fires that have occurred during T
the past ten days, no one will
venture to say what might have /
been the loss incurred. /
The fire department was pow-
erless to do anything Wedues-E
day night. Think of a hose conn.,
pany having to resort to putting /
a ladder up to 2o-foe. telegraph !
pole to put out fire that had
caught On the top of a buildiub!
This is lust what was done. The
stream of water was scarcely
more than ten feet in length, with
no more force to 1t than a garden
nose. Two or three garden hoses
would have accomplished more
he other night, that is if there
had been ample facilities for even
garden hose. What Corvallis
needs right now is gravity system
vaterworks, and the sooner things
ire brought to head the better
or the town. Willamette water
S poor drinking stnf these days.
number of valley cities above
Ire using it for the general dump
ng ground of all their filth. Wei
lave in sight Of our homes one
If the best water supplies in the
Valley, St. Marv's Peak.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09
Cheap Sunday Rates Between
Portland and Willamette
Valley Points.

Low round trip rates have been placed
effect between Portland and William.
cite Valley points, IN either direction.
Tickets will be sold
SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS,
and limited to return on or before the
following Monday.
RATE TO OR FROM CORVALLIS, $500.
Call on Southern Pacific Co.'S Agents
for particulars.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09
Editorial Comment.

Auropatkin's Army of ev. Gil
alton is still moving nor'b. Az
7cs- ssvacuating Mukden in a mas
psS ry manner, the race for Harbin
On nmenced and Kuro hopes to
gsG enough OF his men into Har-
hsz to astonish the world by a
uz.ssterly evacuation of that city.
CSa 1t, Pat, when you get the Japs
GE st. Petersburg, YOU can have
GEem- arrested as Nihilists.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09
Notice for Publication.

Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office,
Oregon City. Or, July 80, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with the
provisions of the act of Congress Of June g. 1875
ttled' An the sale of timber lands in the
States of California. Oregon, Nevada. and Washing
ton Territory" as extended to all the Public Land
States by act of August 4, 1892,
GEORGE w. BIGHAM,
of Oregon City county of Cackamas, state of Oregun
has this dav filed in this office his statement
No 646s for the purchase of the 81 sW4 and s. SCI
of Sec No. 10. in Tp. No IL S., K. No. W, and
will offer proof to show that the land sought is
more valuable for its timber or stone than for
agricultural purposes and to'estabsh his claim to
said land before the Register and Receiver of this
office at Oregon City, Oregon, on Friday. the 21st
day of October, 1904.
He names as witnesses: George Cramer, of
Peek P. O., Oregon, George B. January, of Oregon
City, Or. Lester A. January. Peek P. O., Or, AL
bert Knapp, of Oregon City, Or
ANY and all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands requested to file their claims in
this office on or before said 2lst day Of Oct 1904.
ALGERNON s. DRESSER,
REGISTER.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09

Your fire extinguisher is all right.
The work it did for US was something
wonderful. No household ought to be
without it. Letter & Dunlap, Proprie-
tors, Hotel Antlers, Nevada City, Calf
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09

Our Democratic friends cannot
Euat thank us for bringing TO their
-xs1tice the opinions of such. a
'sss-rllng Democrat as Thos. E.
W atson, who ran On mixed tick
ct Democratic and Populist, in
I&o6 for Vice President, with
Bayan as the Presidential cAndi-
date, and who contributed 23
electoral votes to the general re-
sazlt that year. This year Tom
Is running as Presidential candi-
darte on the Populist ticket, but
Has democracy is just the same
EHand as it was IN 90. We give
az few choice extracts from his
speech accepting his nominations:
81 have no words of abuse FOR
Theodore Roosevelt. l believe
h1n to be a brave, honest, con-
@sGentious man. 1 give him full
cuxdit tor having a splendid
Gnurageof conviction.
~'You may ask why do l con-
szame more time discussing the
Democrats than in speaking of
ttsre Republicans. My reply is:
~IEs'au easier and Quicker job to
Strike an open enemy right be-
tween the eyes than it is to tear
GIFT the mask from the face of
pEetauoed friend and show hlm to
I've the hypocrite that he is.
'k can understand why the
eitiz-n could vote local Demo
Gatlc ticket; 1 can understand
how III -seme cities and in some
sxtates that party may be strug-
gting TO do some distinct thing,
which he believes ought to Be
dsone; but in the,name of common
sense tell me why any sane and
sober citizen should In this cam
paien vote the national demo-
cratic ticket.
"Aud as further proof that'the
democratic platform will never
scanse any loss of sleep to the Hav-
semeyers the Rockefellers, you
Es2ve only to remember that in
HSe2 they DIT nounced the trusts |
Sznd the protective tariff, within
who>e barriers all trusts are form
sd, in language equally as strong
KS that used in the platform of
1904; and when we construe the
ltneaning of the platform of 'o2
5in the light OF the admitted in
taGamies of Cleveland's second ad-
ADMINISTRATION, with its well-re-
nnesnbered surrender to the Sugar |
Trust, the patriotic citizen might
heartily exclaim, God deliver |
WIS from another redemption of
Democratic pledges on the sub
Tect of the tariff aud trusts"
If Watson was orthodox In 1896 !
zy1d hasn't changed his principles
7siuce, then the ''trust-bluster"
xsarty has strayed sadly from the
Sid
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09

Rem .nber tl,at With every 25 cents
worth of la ind. j wo.k done at the
Steam Laundry yea vote on the
beautiful q silk dag, i'll Nolan & CAL
lahan's window.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09

For President
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
of New York.
For Virr Pfe-i1ent
CHARLIE W. FAIRBANKS,
o; Indiana.
R1e idential Electors for Oregon
IN. HART Of Polk.
JAS. A. FEE. of Unati!la
GRANT nINMILk X, of Clackamas.
A. C. HOUGH, OF Joeephiae.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09
Notice for Publications.

PUBLIC LAND SALE-{ISOLATED TRACT,
Notice is hereby given that in pursuance of
instructions from the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under authority vested in
h1m by section 2455 U. S, Rev. Stat. as amended
by Act of Congress approved February 26. 1895,
9th day of September, 1904, at 10 o'clock a. N.
next at this Office the following tract of land,
towit:
Sc Il of Sc 4 of Sec. 6, TIP II S, R 6 w.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
claims in this office on or before the day above
designated for the commencement of sale,
otherwise their rights will be forfeited.
ALGERNUN S. DRESSER, Register.
GEO. w. BILEU, Receiver.
Oregon City, July 23 1904
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09
Sept. IL to IL,
1904
FOR THE SEASIDE.
Sunday Excursion to Va
quina and Newport.

The G.. & E. r. R. Co. will run regular
excursion trains to Newport and Yaquina,
leaving Corvallis at Z 80 sharp. Boat
leaves Newport at 5 80, train leaves va
uuina at 10. Fare for round trip from
Corvallis or Philomath, $1.50.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-09-09

1t is tin tube containing 81 lbs: Of
a d,y powder, like sand. Throw a small
handful on fire, and it puts it out in
wo seconds.
It is the cheapest thing in the way Of
Fire Insurance ever inv"r'ed. Call and
see one at the Corvallis GAZETTE Office,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-09-08
PLURALITY
IS 3l,45l.
Unofficial Returns from the
Entire State.
MAJORITY IS EVEN 80, 900
Late Returns and Corrections
Make Little Change in
Election Figures.

Unofficial returns from all the 246
towns and citiesin Vermont give Chas
j. Bell, the republican candidate for
governor, plurality of 81, 7l3 and a
majority of 29,s77. Mr. Bells total
vote is As, lO4 or 307 less than the re.
publican vote in 1900; while Mr. Porter,
the democratic candidate, polled &c.
39l votes or 1873 less than the demo-
cratic candidate received four years
ago. Mr. Bells plurality is, therefore
43l more than Mr. Stickney received in
1900. Gains in the prohibition and
socialist vote over the vote for all out
side the republican and democratic
vote of four years ago are also shown.
Considerable change is shown in the
composition of the General Assembly
from two years ago. Two years ago
there were five democrats 10 the senate
but this year it is solidly republican.
The House in 1902 had 1872 republicans,
IS democrats, one labor and one inde-
pendent democrat, ana three tow rs
were without representation.
Almost complete returns from the
congressional vote indicate plurality
for Foster in the first district of l3, $50
and for Haskins in the second district
OF 16,900.
This year, two towns, Eden and Wat
erville, report no election and at last
accounts Huntington was still voting.
OF the towns reporting only 81 have
sent democrats and three are given as
independents and 202 republicans are
already reported elected with the names
of seven representatives yet to be re-
ported. There will be three ex-speak-
ers in the membership of the coming
House, one of whom is an ex-govern-
or, Hon Josiah Grout OF Derby. The
other eX-speakers are Fletcher d.
Proctor of Proctor and John H. Mer.
rifield of Newfane.