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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-08-03

hlDS udu, All1., Culv oO.
Heavy rains in the mountains east
of Truxton last night sent down
wall of water 80 feet high through
the canyon. washing out the Santa
Fe railroad track, embankments,
bridges, telegraph poles and every
thing movable for a distance of IL
miles. Great steel bridges were
taken from their fondations and
piled up against the walls Of the
canyon. Massive stone abutments
were crumbled aud carried away.
At Crozier everything movable,
inclu ling the station signal, tele-
graph poles and box cars were piled
up on the big steel bridge to the
west of the station.
AT Hackbury the pumpheuse and
machinery was destroyed and swept
into the valley miles away. The
big we'll was filled to the brim with
debris. Houses high above all
heretofore known above high-water
marks were flooded and much dam.
age done.
Thousands of men have been
hurried to the scene of the washout
by the Santa Fe, but it will be some
time before the water subsidies
sufficiently to allow the workmen
to reconstruct the roadbed and
bridges.
Many lines of telegraph were
down, and it will take some time
for repairs. .s--
| A report reaches Kingman of q
cloudburst at Cedar, mining camp
80 miles south of here, which car.
ried away part of 20-stamp mill
gasoline pump engine, blacksmith
shop and other property. The shaft
of the Arnold mill was filled witt
debris. The damage amounts tt
thousands of dollars.
Kitchen cabinets Just received a,
Hollenberg and Cady's,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
MEDICAL MENTION.

A practical folding umbrella con-
structed on the telescope plan has been
evolved. The 2S-inch size folds up to II
inches, and the other sizes in proportion.
The number Of medical journals in
Germany is extraordinarily large and
still on the increase. At the end Of 1903
there were 230, and ten more were add
ed in the nine months following.
A French physician, DR.. Foucault,
has found that in 11,04S deaths investt-
gated by him, 759, or seven per cent.
resulted from cancer. He could not find
that heredity was factor IN the cause
Of the disease.
DR.. Edward Smallwood strongly ad-
vocates motoring as a positive cure for
sleeplessness, and also as excellent for
phthisis, for neurasthenia, and for all
complaints of consumptive nature.
It is a splendid thing for asthma. and
better cure than any yet devised for that
widespread disease. business worry.
The British Medical Journal states
that the legacy Of $125,00 left by the
late Prof. Puschmann, of Vienna. to
the University Of Leipsic is to be APP
piled to the study Of the history OF
medicine. 1t is proposed to found q
historical museum Of medicine, and
special seminary for training persons
in medico- historical research and In
~ ke
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

ne was the recipient OF most unusual
honors Foreign societies and acade-
mics delighted to- Go him homage; the
dowagere empress of Russia presented
him with diamond ring, and had the
first child vaccinated in Russia named
"vaccinoff," and bestowed a life pension
upon it. Napoleon, hater of the Eng
lish, said Of this one Englishman:
What that man asks must not be re.
fused" Gifts Of thousands of pounds
were presented to him at home and
abroad, appreciation of his services to
mankind was given lavishly, if not uni
versally.
AS to the effects Of vaccination, We
quote some figures in regard to Sweden,
where the population and smallpox
mortality have been known year by year
since 1774 Before vaccination the NOR
tally from smallpox for 30 years aver
aged 2,045 per million. With permfs-
sive vaccination from 1902 to 1876 1t was
reduced to $50; during n years of COM
pulsory vaccination the mortality aver
aged 155 per million, and for ten years
ending 1894 it has been down to two per
million.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
The StoryofV acciinaion
and the Opposition I Q 1t
Dr. Jenners Discovery and the Wide Prevalence Of
Smal-Pox in the Eighteenth Century.

NOv OWADAYS, from time to
eyR time an epidemic of small
.N~ pox raises its head, calling
~ for Increased vigilance on
~b the part of those that have
w. the care Of the public
health. Smallpox, perhaps
as dreaded as any of the maladies that
aniiet human kind, is pestilence con-
cernlng which legislation has had to
deal considerably, legislation little IN, :
uefstood and bitterly opposed by the
masses. Recent telegraphic word tells
\ US tnat down in Rio Janelro the people
: look upon compulsory vaccination as
oecldedly tyrannical and obnoxious.
ana that the Brazilian congress has
I oeen forced to adopt strong measures
to Quell the disturbance.
!. Which brings up the whole question
= oi vaccination, the struggle for its
: general use, the discovery which made
4 world-famous the English country doc
y tor, Edward Jenner. .n.
: AT the close. of the eighteenth CEN.
fury, smallpox was considered the
/. worst OF human maladies; an authori-
" on the subject says ''it attacked al
sinost every one exposed to the infec-
uon; killed at least one in seven of
tnose attacked, in many epidemics IS
many as one in three Epidemics
ragedanoE IN Mexico, now in Green
land: The, North American Indians
suffered from 1t nightly. / 1t visited
nigh and low alike. Royalty died Of tie
dlsease, among the victims in Eng
land, Queen Mary, wife of William I'll.
the parents Of William I'LL, the duke
OF Gloucester; in Austria, the disease
Killed Joseph L., two expresses, six
other members of the imperial family.
an elector Of Saxony, and the last
eiector of Bavaria; Frances dauphin
died OF smallpox in It'll, her king in
LIZA; Sweden, 1741, lost her queen !
through smallpox, and Russia, in 1772.
her emperor
smallpox prevailed to such an 1ex-
tent In England that when new serv-
ant was advertised for one Of the re-
quirements was that he be an immune
from smallpox that is, have already I
mad the disease. The desperation of
the situation led Lady Mary Wortley
MOntagu, whose husband was ambas-
sador to- Constantinople, to- try to in.
troduce into England Cor rather re-
1ntroduce) the process known in the
east as buying the smallpox" putting
some variolous matter under the skin,
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
BRIGHT RUSSIAN GIRL.
Shows Wonderful Aptitude for Learn
ing and Has Entered Mt.
Holyoke College

Tyna Holman, Russian Hebrew i'm.
migrants daughter, just IA years old
who four years ago became student il
| q West End school in Boston, has en-
tered Mount Holyoke college better
equipped for success in her student life
than the average college girl.
Arriving from Russia in 1900, Miss
Holman not only mastered the English
language, of which she was entirely
ignorant, but became so proficient in it
and all other branches of study that
within four years she passed through
the primary and grammar grades, and
last June was graduated from the Girls
her class.
Because she knew nothing about Eng
lish, says the New York Sun, Miss Hell
man at first was compelled to enter a
primary school with children only one
third her age, but with the aid of Rus
Sian and English dictionaries, which
her father provided her with, she swift
ly forged ahead, passing through the
primary and grammar grades in sim
gle year, for she had acquired in Russia
Q good foundation for future learning.
4 From the Wells grammar school, in
the West End, Boston, she was grad
uated in 1901 and finished the four year
course in the Girls Latin school in three
years, an uncommon feat. Intending
at first to go to Boston university for a
year, she took the entry examinations,
passing six Of the required studies with
honors, but subsequently she decided to
take the full course at Mount Holyoke
college. Even now she has made an i'm
preston with her instructors, and her
friends believe that she will win fresh
laurels during her college life.
Miss Helman's father keeps a little
grocery store at 1913 Marion street, East
Boston. She is the eldest of six chill
Gren and is a born student, mastering
the most difficult studies with the great
est ease. She is tall and graceful, of the
brunette type, with swapping black eyes
and a countenance which fairly shines
win intellectually. -.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
MIGHT HAVE BEEN HIS HAT
Senator Tillman Relates Story Which
Shows How Mildness May
Turn Away Wrath.

Senator Tillnan was talking to
some reporters about the efficacy of
mildness in debate. "One can't be too
mild" he said, land one gets on es-
pecially we'll if along with ones mild
ness there goes some rare and unex-
pected quality. To be mild and at the
same time unexpected is, usually, to
succeed. Here is an instance of Whist
/ mean. At the end of theatrical
performance one man lrned to an
other and cried in a harsh, grating
voice:
Look here, you have sat on my
silk. hat. 1t is ruined
'1hs other looked at the silk hat.
It was indeed a wreck He said:
l an sorry. This is too bad. But
he added. it might have been worse
How might it have been worse?'
exclaimed the first man VITA an oath.
"Tne answer then given was an ex-
ce1lent example of mildness coupled
with rnexpectsdness. It was:
4 might have sat on my own
hs&'s
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
PAPA'S WAY OF SPELLING.

I'm having such a dreadful time
At learning how to spell!
You see, I'm just a little girl,
And can't do very well.
I've been to school for two months now
And so some words know;
For teacher writes it on the board
And says go spells "go.''
I've learned that "r-a-t' spells rat
And chem" spells "hen;'
That Rover is "d-o-g,"
And BEN is Ben"
My teacher says she thinks that
Am doing very well;
But papa spells different way,
And says: Ssh! Don't you tell!"
You see my names are Alice May.
And my last name is Hall,
And yesterday spelled them out
At school before them all.
My teacher said: That's nicely done!"
And SO at home last night
spelled them out for my papa,
And thought had them right.
But papa said: You're wrong, my pet!
For Alice
Spells daring dear, and May
Spells 'sweetheart'-don't you see?"
told him what my teacher said.
But he declared: "Oh. no!
That's not the way your papa spells:
Your teacher doesn't know
Ny papa wouldn't tell me wrong,
Or say what isn't true,
And yet my teacher says that she
Spells just the way do!
I'm 'fraid I'll never learn to spell
No matter how try
If darling 8 "A-l-i-c-e" u.
And sweetheart" s May
Ida L. Mcintosh, in st. Nicholas
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
A SPRING PERCH.


file. Now bend the cross-wire down on
either side and form hooks, C, in which
the toast rests securely.
For those who keep cage-birds, we
show, in Figure 2, a spring which
is simple in construction. Birds seem
to enjoy the motion the spring gives
when they hop on it. Take piece OF
elm or mahogany wood, and white out
a short perch, about the thickness of an
ordinary lead-pencil. Drill fine hola
about an inch from one end, and pass
a piece of hard brass wire through, Sc
cEring it by firmly twisting the shorter
end round the perch in two places, as
shown in the illustration. Now bend the
remaining wire into a coil of three turns,
to give the springiness, and finish on
with couple of bends, as illustrated, By
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

terity in the handling of the tools and
skill in twisting nice turns are acquired
very rapidly.
A very useful article and good onA
with which to make your first attempt a!
this work is toasting-fork, shown by
Figure 1. To make it, take two lengths
of stout wire, one three, and the other
six feet long; turn an eye, A. at one end
OF the shortest piece; bend the other
double, and twist it round the central
one. An extra twist should be given at
the spread of the prongs, and an eye il
formed on each wire at B round another
piece Of same sized wire; the ends are
then Strengthened and pointed with tbs
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

walk at all, and every malzeshift tried
and all the medicine ! took had not the
slightest effect. My back continued to
grow weaker until began taking
Doan's Kidney Pills, and I must say
was more than surprised and gratifed
to notice the back ache disappearing
gradually until it finally stopped"
Doan's Kidney Pills sold by all
dealers or mailed on receipt Of price,
80 cents per box. Foster Milburn Co..
Buffalo, N. Y. ia 2S
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

% children who had not had the small.
pox. The children, many of whom were
| very small were placed under the care
! OF a matron, and the greatest attention
was paid to their comfort and cleanli-
ness. At New Spain they made a fresh
start with rs more children. Material
for vaccination was layishly distributed
through the northern part of Spanish
America, and at each capital ! central
society was formed. Half 81 the expe-
dition went to the Philippine islands.
Maceo and Canton, and the other half
to Peru. One section was wrecked, but,
happily, the subdirector, his three ply
sicians and the children. came to no
HARM The expedition was often pub
Flicly received by the bishops, military
governors, and persons of the greatest
distinction, who took into their arms
the little children who were to carry the
cow-pox to the Indigenous Americans
and Malays of the Philippine islands,
and returned thanks to God for having
been the witness of SO happy an event."
In England, the commander-in-chief
of the army Oh. R. H., the duke of York;
early recommended the adoption of vac
cination in the army and navy. France,
Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia and the
United States soon demonstrated their
belief in DR.. Jenner's great discovery,
and even the Hindus and Chinese took
to it. The king of Prussia was the first
king to have vaccination tried upon his
own children. il
! Dr. John Hunter, name well known
in the medical profession, was young
Jenner's teacher when he went to Lon
don to complete his professional studies
He told the older man the story of the !
COW pox girl and of his frequent thought
concerning her words; to which he re-
ceived the reply: do not think; try:
be patient; be accurate-doubtlessm mean
ing Jenner should test by experimental
ton. Another name that has high place |
among physicians is that of DR.. Baron,
who, in addition to the distinction won
by his contribution to medical lore in his
own department Of medicine, is honored
for the excellent biography of DR.. Jen-
ner, in which biography is carefully
traced, the various steps that led to tho
great discovery. s
\ DR.. Jenner was man of quiet tastes,
and his early choice for a country prac-,
ice rather than metropolitan life was,
or the world at large>.a most fortunats1
ona. Though the most modest of mer.d
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

thereby causing a mild form of the
disease. The great disadvantage OF
this method was that the patient could
communicate the disease; and to DIR.
Jenner belongs the honor of the dis
covery Of SAFE vaccination. al
The dairy folk of the country round
where Or. Jsnner lived frequently suf-
fered from coWpox, the mixers show
ing the disease in their hands. A
dairymaid one day brought to DR.. Jen-
ner's notice the village belief that he
that had experienced cowpox need not
fear the plague of smallpox. It was
whiles b student in Sodbury, small
town near Bristol, q young country
woman came to him for advice, @and~in
the course of conversation, the subject
of smallpox being touched upon, she
said: II cannot take that disease, for
have had the cowpox." ct has been
discovered that this tradition held in
the dairy districts of England, in Ire
land, and part Of the econtinent) Dr.
Jenner never forgot the incident, his
mind returning to the question repeat-a
eddy. But he was almost SO years old
before he made known his vaccine pre-
yentive. gSskb2 *3S
on the 14th Of May, 1896, sJenner
took lymph from the hand Of Sarah
Nelmes. who was Injected with cow
nox--and inserteu it into the arms OF
James Phipps, the first instance OF the
regular incubation of the vaccine
disease by DR.. Jenner; and great was
his Joy over the success OF this case,
the child proving immune to the small
nor matter injected some weeks after
tho f,rst experiment. But the problem
now was to convince the world OF the
value of the discovery, persuade them
u acceptance OF the new means for
avoiding the loathsome malady.
Ridicrle and preaching were employ ed
.painst the vaccination proposition; it
= said preachers warned mothers not to
surfer their children to be fnoculated,
,,,s+ cows faces and horns grow out Of !
t . heads; London debating society |
10 accredited with proposing for debate:
..Uh;ch OF these two propositions at
<ard. the greatest proof OF human cred 7
ulity: that light can be made from gas.
~ that protection from smallpox can
come by vaccinations"
Tha medical men were conservative,
]. ID Fenner was cautioned not to risk his
renrtation BY repeating to the Royal
society anything SO incredible as his
= sculation story. At first indifference
as,ayed progress, but ere long expert
49, go conducted at st. Thomas hospital
ITO, - london proved SO successful, the fame
- = n r. Jenner became suddenly wide
.rread He was entreated to settle IN
condo, london and promised $4,000 = year
but he preferred the quiet and seela nao
49, : tbe country. This seclusion. how
80. :. AID not continue long after ms
ss ~, made known; for ne oe-
49, 49, n NJ aid Of himself. the Worlds
1accipS CIS o,,..a
= - w interest to learn OF the
adopted By the s spsn,sn sov
.rnment to convey the sore's-nse1e1
4 2
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
EASY WIRE WORK.
Pretty Things Which May Be Mads
with Few Tools and Inexpen-
sive Materials.

Wire working will be found very in
teresting pastime, and there are so many
things both useful and ornamental that
may be made with such little effort that
the work has become a very popular
way of utilizing spare moments. Three
tools only are necessary to produce most
OF the articles made by wire-s. pair Of
f1at-nose cutting pliers, one OF round
nose cutting pliers, and file; then,
with few skeins of wire, you have all
that is required. Of course, as in every
thing else, practice makes perfect, and
after few trials you will find that deg
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

vaccine to her many distant possess
sions. The following appeared in tbs
Madras Gazette of November 20, 1903:
ION Sunday, September last, Dr.. Fran
els Xavier Balmis, surgeon extraor-
binary to the king, had the honor of kiss
ing his majesty's hand on the occasion
OF his return from voyage round the
world, executed with the sole object Of
carrying to all the possessions Of tho
crown of Spain situated beyond the seas.
the inestimable gift of vaccine inocula-
ton. -@
'"The expedition consisted of three
frigates, with several physicians, and
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
EVERY WALK IN LIFE.
l. A. Boyce, q farmer, living thrss
d . half miles from Trenton, Mo-,

says (: A Sc
we're cold set
tied in my
kidneys and
developed so
quickly that
I wasobliged!
to lay off
work on ac-
count OF the
aching in my
b ack a n d.
sides. For q
time / was
4
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
TENNIS BALL IN NEW DRESS.

fancy-work can produce all sorts of odds
and ends of wool left over from various
articles, either crewel-work, crochet or
knitting, for it matters little what kind
of wool you use, so long as you make
the balls bright and attractive.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
Nickname Public Men.

All British public men have popular
nicknames The recent arrival of DR..
jameson at Cape Town was announced
as the return of Sunny Jim"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
Likes Butter.

A leading wholesale dealer says that
New York now consumes daily more
than 100000 pounds of butter, or 5000
tubs, weighing about 62 pounds EACH
N. Y Press.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
USE FOR OLD TENNIS BALLS
aow They May Be Given a New
Lease Of Life in q New
Dress.

The old, worn-out tennis-balls can be
put to good use, and will furnish untold
pleasure for many poor or sick children.
A new dress is all the ball needs. For
this new dress most people who do much
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
Monopoly.

sShe-I wonder why the baby doesn't
begin to talk, John?
He-Why, l guess because you don't
give him a chance, Gear.-Yonkers
Statesman.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
CHRISTOPHER WEBSTER.
As Expressed.

He-How do you like my paintingl
She Oh, the colors are exquisitei
What a pity it seems we can't have
such unts In nature. -CassellA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
Oil Bombay Roads.

The practice of oiling the roads has
been introduced in India, at Bombay.
It is found that if the oil is allowed to
soak in slowly no obnoxious mud is
produced, and the result is success.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
BOOK MARK.

the worker. What is called gold -caseds
wire should be used for such work. Fig.
ure shows book-marker of silk rib.
bon fitted with ornamental wire ends.
These may be made in aIy design sug.
costing itself to the worker. The own.
er's monogram or initials worked into
the design will look very pretty.-Peo.
pies Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
FLOATING FuNNY1sMs.

a"He Is going into the Russian army. to
make name for himself" What is the
use?" said the young man with a mono
Gle. mo one can pronounce q Russian
name after it Is made
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

What is love?" asked the sweet girl.
who was looking for chance to leap.
y Love-" replied the old bachelor, lis
kind of insanity that makes a man
call 20o-pound female his little turtle
dove"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
In Most Cases.

Men achieve big things by patiently
attending to the little details
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31
SHORT STORIES.

Rev. DR.. Rainsford, the New York
preacher. was arguing with youth OF
his parish about the evils Of young
men smoking cigarettes. What wosld
you think" he said. 1T you met an
angel coming along with q cigarette
in his mouth?" "Well. doctor. what
would you think If you saw an angel
with an umbrella and . pair OF patent
leathers?" as
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

One Of Sir Archibald Geike's stories
tells of q funeral party at a railway
station and is typically Scotch. as
showing the proverbial caution Of
those canny folk. A gentleman asked
one who seemed to be q mourner II
he were with the funeral. Man." said
the person addressed, I'm no just sure
that it is q funeral, for the corp has
missed the train connection"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

my memory annoys me greatly" re-
marked the newly-elected candidate
ooh, John! Is it failing?" asked his
life. mo, indeed. That's just the
trouble. cant help remembering all
my ante-election promises" n FL
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

p Some merchant In Paris hit upon the
novel scheme Of advertising hair tonic
by painting the name of the tonic on
the heads Of bald headed men and hav-
Ing them walk through the street bare
headed. But Paris has law that all
advertisements in public places must
have a revenue stamp, and the men
kicked against having the stamps
pasted on their heads, SO the plan has
failed. s.iv,ffs sSHf
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1904-12-31

- What possessed you to choose such q
dull novel as this, my dear?" well,
you see. 1t had 467 pages, and all the
others had less than 400, so, as 1t was
only SO cents, I thought 1t was good
bargain. didn't see any others for
less than one dollar"