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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
Land Office Receipts,

salem-The receipts of the state land
office for the month of March aggregate
$47 ,476.55, which represents an un-
usually large months business. The
heavy receipts were due to an
order from the board, made some
time ago, requiring holders of land
sale certificates upon which small
balances are due to pay the bal
ances and take deeds. Over 200
deeds were issued during the month for
that reason.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
Damage Will Be $4,000, 900.

Cincinnati, April 5. - Floods in
Northwestern and Central Ohio today
broke all previous records, but dis
patches indicate that the waters are re-
ceding, especially along the Miami val
ley. The damage from Findlay south
through Troy and other points as far
as Hamilton is estimated at 81, 900,
600. Four lives have been lost.
Twenty towns are without natural gas.
Several cities are without power or
Waterworks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
Working Hard to Get Fleet Ready.

Paris, April 5.-According to St..
Petersburg correspondent of the Echo
de Paris, work is carried on night and
day at Cronstadt in order to prepare a
feet to leave there at the end of July
or the beginning of August for war
port in the Far East, which is expected
to be free from ice in three weeks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
Again Shell Port Arthur. !.

Chefoo, April 6.-Russian officers
here admit that there was another bonn
bardment of Port Arthur by the Jap
anese on Sunday, April 8. No au--
thentic particulars of the engagement
are obtainabIe.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
WILL SINK STONE LADEN SHIPS.
Russians Hope to Thus Keep Japanese
Out Of Niu Chwang.

Niu Chwang, April Elm connec-
tion with the Russian plans for the for
tifcation of Niu Chwang, the Russian
port commander has prepared IL junks
laden to water edge with stones, which
will be settled on the first appearance
of the enemy in such position that it
will be impossible for any vessels eth
er to enter or leave the harbor. The
river between here and Yinkow is ex-
tremely mined.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
Cannon Bought In England.

Paris, April 6.-The st. Petersburg
correspondent of the Figaro says that
Russia has ordered $50 cannon in Eng
land for the Manchurian army.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-08
EVENTSOF THE EBAY

Comprehensive Review of the Import.
ant Happenings of the Past Week.
Presented in Condensed Form, Most
likely to Prove Interesting.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17

Ia cross street. When she had risen From her seat the man in question
 noticed that a small package lay be-
 side it. Gallantly, he seized the parcel, rushed to the door, She thanked him
 with sweet smile, as the car started on again. When the man returned to
 his seat he found an embarrassing
 situation confronting him. An elderly matron beckoned to the conductor and
 informed that fustered individual
 that parcel owned by herself had been
 taken from her and given to a person
 to whom it did not belong. The obIig-
 ing man looked uncomfortable and the conductor made a motion to stop the
 car. The dignifed matron, however. airily bade him not to take any trouble on her account. Hshe only got
 ten cents worth, she eonfded to those around her. The man who had inno- gently caused the trouble fingered 6.
 dime in an absent-minded sort of way and finally went out on the back plat
 form of the car to think it over out of sight of accusing feminine eyes.-Brook- lyn Times.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17
coon MEN WANTED.

The Rev. Timothy Richard, who is secretary of society which translates and publishes literature of Europe and
 America in the dialects of north, cen tral and south China, urges the mis-
 sionary societies of America to cease
 sending out missionaries of the old pat tern, and to send instead those with
 the three qualifications of evangelist,
 educator and editor. MT. Richard says there are so many religions in China that men are needed who can teach comparative religion. Educators are needed because China is now remodel ling her ancient school system, and it is desirable, he thinks. to set up in each province model Christian uni versity. For this task the old mission ary will not do. The best men in Amer ica must be sent, if they are to set up a model school system, which China will find it worth while to copy. Editors are needed, because newspapers are spring ing up and competing with the pulpit in the education of the common people,
 Now is the time, he reports, to set the
 standard of the periodical press of
 China, and unless the missionary soci-
 cities furnish men who will set high standard, other forces will set a low
 one
 MT. Richards recommendation looks
 reasonable, but the kind of men needed
 in China are also needed in any coun-
 try where they happen to be, and it
 will be hard work for missionary soci- cites to get many of them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17
RUSSEAN UNR EST

Russia has plenty of trouble, within and without. Recently two congresses, of eminently respectable character, have been closed by the St. Petersburg police on alleged political grounds. One of them was composed of teachers in technical and professional schools, and was held in the building of St. Peters burg University. At one of the sisi tings the reader of a paper was re0g- nized as one of the leaders il the Kishenev riots. He was greeted with hisses, and as he continued ts read. in spite of these protests, he vas hustled out of the hall. Immediately after wards the acting prefea and chief of the capital ordered tle congress to be closed, and all the. Jews connected with lit to be exps4lsd from St. Petersburg within twenty-four hours. The second congress consisted of medical men, in cludiTg number of doctors from the proyinees. Naturally there was occa- sional reference to the existing condi- ton of things in the country. This led to an announcement from the president to the effect that the resolutions of the separate sections of the congress, by order of the minister of the interior,
 
 were not to be publicly read. This or der produced an outburst of indigna- tion, and some of the more excitable members began to sing revolutionary songs, whereupon the police interfered and began to write down the names of those present. As might be imagined, this proceeding speedily put an end to the congress.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17
4 COLD CAT-KfLLTNG.

This has been cold winter. but not too cold for hunting. It is warming and inspiring to read the story of a cat hunt which comes from Le Sueur Min nesota. The thermometer showed 35 de- grees below zero when a Le Sueur man named Wilte discovered that he felt obliged to kill cat The cat was final ly brought to bay on framework SUD- porting water tank. The shot was fired. The bullet killed the cat and pierced the bottom of the tank, and in an instant the water, gushing out, sur rounded Mr. Wilte with a complete shower bath, in a temperature of 35 de- grees below zere. Instantly his over
 shoes froze to the stone foundation on which he was standing, and, stopping to unbuckle them, he was changed by the spray, freezing in the terrible cold as fast as it fell, into helpless statue of ice, stiff and inmovable as stone. Only by his stopping posture, which kept his face free from the ice, was he saved from suffocation. Soon the flow of the wafer was stopped by the sediment in the tank flowing into the bullet hole.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17
PROGRESS.

The process of getting Chicago's death rate down to below zero goes cheerfully and steadily on. The latest is offered by the Chicago Health de- partment in it's weekly bulletin. The use of antitoxin in the treatment of diphtheria was begun by the city nine years ago, and since that time, accord ing to the Health departments bulle- tin, the mortality has been 6,0SS, while during the nine years before 11,4SS per sons died. The decrease has been 5,4Oo, or 47 per cent, while the population has increased nearly eOO,OOO, or 52 per cent. Considering population, the de- crease in deaths is given as 6S per cent.
 Chicago can continue to boast of its attractions as place to live in, and at the present rate of progress it will soon be able to add the promise of earthly immortality to the list.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17

and little son Of Mir Wilte. who had seen the whole affair. ran for assistance. T. was necessary to loosen the unfor- tunate mans feet with chisels. and when he had been carried into the house by three strong men the ice had to be broken from him with clubs. The body |of the cat was found frozen to his back.
 Perhaps if it hadn't beer. so cold the cat wouldn't have been entirely killed. Still. we suppose that when MT. Wilte gets thawed out he will be entitled to .brag how he took all the nine lives of a cat at one shot.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17
Tho Las. Page.

 It is "womanlike," we know,
 let when we pick up q book We read but page or so,
 Then we take a quiet look At the last Dage-at the end
 And we fear no wild alarms That the subtle plot may send,
 If "he'' has her in his arms. Then we start to read again;
 Chuckle at the hero's woes. At his struggles all in vain;
 Laugh because he never knows Ina the damsel young and fair,
 Who his vows of love has spurned, Will be meekly waiting there
 When the final page is turned. And the villain-all his fun
 Would be rendered fiat and spoiled; All his schemes, so well begun,
 Would be very tanely foied If he knew the secret. too
 Knew the truth his heart to daunt; What the heroine would do,
 How she'd tell him to 'Avaunti" Often when the hero seems Just about to leave the race Thinks his hopes are idle dreams, And the odds too great to face; Or the heroine. when she Wanders round. full of despair We turn to the end. and see How 1t winds up happy there. Fathers rage or mothers scorn;
 Scheming, shrewd adventures: Make the hero all forlorn, And it's ticklish, you'll confess. But we inwardly advise: Cheer up! This will soon be past, For the last page makes us wise .,. There he murmurs: Mine at last! Chicago Tribune
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17
HABTTU-AL.

Mrs Snobbs-''I want a girl accus- toned to being employed in the best families.'' Agent-''Ive got just the
 girl you want. She was employed in seven of the best families last month. Brooklyn Life. Grinder-''What!a asleep at your desk, and work so pressing!" Meekly-' Ex- cuse me, sir; baby kept me awake all night" Grinder-"Then you should have
 brought it with you to the office. = Town and Country.
 Have you an isolation hospital in this town?" asked the stranger.
 No; but we've got Carnegie library Ie you want to be all alone with your self for an hour or two, go up there. =
 Chicago Record Herald But were the boarders not suspicious sometimes? Did they not seem to act as it they doubted that the veal-stew was turkey?'' asked the news -gleaner "Ah. but I took precautions" replied the retired boarding house keeper. T always stirred in few feathers. - Judge.
 T wonder what time Mary's youTg man left last night" said mamma II
 must a been exactly 1 o'cloelx ma !, said the younger brother. ssTshe idea! How do you know?" Wy, just as he was leavin I heard him ask Mary some question. and she said, Just one, only one Philadelphia Ledger. Again the modem Sherlock was victo- rious.
 "- have disGsvered that it is a girl baby" he whispered.
 How dif you find that out?'' asked the mysified man. II gdve it newspaper to play with, ana it tore out the bargain sales first tlmg. ."- Chicago News.
 A popular commercial traveller attend ed a large social gathering one even ing. and young lady to whom he had just been introduced said to him: By the way. MT. Scott, may I ask what your occupation is?" Certainly, he answered. T am a commercial travel er." How very interesting! Do you konw, MT. Scott, that in the part of the country where l live commercial travel CTS are not received in good society,"" Quick as a flash he rejoined: "They are not here, either, madam. Louisville Journal
 The Way They Went.-There was no doubt of it; MT. Hunter had lost the field" He had searched for his com panion fox hunters long, but vainly, and now he was reduced to asking the aid of a chubby little lad of three, whom he met in a lane.
 Halo. Johnny. Which way did the hounds go?" he queried.
 Johnny sucked a finger and dropped his gaze.
 Come coaxed MT. Hunter. don't be afraid; here's a penny for you Now, tell me. what way did the hounds go?'
 The youngster took the coin and then fell upon all fours and "bow-wowed."
 Dat way" he said shyly.-London Answers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17

consideration. but could not make up his mind. His colleagues being equally undecided, the justice reflected that perhaps a housewife would probably be better qualified to decide matter of this kind. He took a sample of the ar ticle home to Mrs. Gray. Nonsense. that's no sauce; it's fish." she said, and the next day the Supreme court of the United States solemnly decided the ar tiele was not a sauce.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17
cAsE OF MISTAKEN OWNERSHIP

A gentleman of an obliging disposi- tion put himself in rather an awkward position in street car the other after noon. The conductor called it a case of s'butting in" while most of the pas- sengers looked as though they agreed with him. The incident happened some what like this way: A lady. who had evidently been shopping, left the car at
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17

At the national woman suffrage con- yention protest was made by the Rev. Anna Shaw against the expression, Our fathers God" contained in the hymn. She thought it was discrimi- nation against the sex, and upon her motion the convention ordered the text changed to read, "Our Father God" and it will hereafter so appear in the songs of the shrieking sisterhood.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17

A brass tablet has been placed in the chancel of Farnham parish church to the memory of the Rev. Augustus Mon- tagu Toplady, author of the hymn 'Rock of Ages,'' who was a native of the town. The inscription states that the Rev. Augustus M. Toplady was born November 4. 174O, died in London August Ii, ITS, and was buried in Tot tenham Court Chapel. London, August IT, HTS.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents. and ether small Advertisements. One Cent a Word each in- serti0n; Five Gents Word for full week
 Display advertisements. per inch. one ll- sertion, $1. 20; each subsequent insertion, 4U cents: one week, S. 20; one month, Sl0; one
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17

Judge somerville, of the Board of United States General Supervisors, tells how an experienced housekeeper deeid- ed one of the earliest customs classifi- cation cases to come before the Su- preme court in Washington. Some one had imported preparation of fish which had been assessed for duty as a sauce. Lower courts had given con- fiicting opinions, and when the case came before the final tribunal the de- cisions were voluminous in the extreme. Justice Gray took the matter under
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17

The Elder Statesmm' are the sur vivors of the remarkable group of pa triots and empirepuilders that trans- formed the Japan of the Tycoons into the Japan of today The Weekly Mail of Yokohama counts four of them-Ito, Yamagata, houye and Matsugata. It does not inaude Okuma and Itagaki, as they have ceased to concern themselves with public affairs. 'sThe Genro are entirely without political ambition 7 liys this Yokohama paper. "They are in no sense self-seeking; they lend themselves to no intrigue, and if they are content to sit in the green-room of a stage where they once played such great parts it is because they value their country's interests far above the dignified ease to which their services justly entitle thern."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17

Henry B. Lobb, a jeweler of Fond du Lac, for several months has been diet ing himself on an original plan. His daily ration is one gallon of milk and as much raw oats or corn as he seems to need. In order to aid digestion he puts the corn or oats through coffee grinder and sometimes he steeps the ration in water. He drinks all the water he wants. and eats but two meals per day. It was for the benefps of his health that MT. Lobb began ths strange diet. Stomach trouble, forn which he used to suffer, has disappear ed, and he has gained oyer thirty pounds in weight Mrs. Lobb las taken to her husbands bill of faa and has been benefited greatly, toe.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17

The call for Grover Cleveland grows louder. The Charleston News and Courier joins in it as follows: For a man who is not candidate, and would prefer not to be candidate, Mir Cleve- land appears to be the most popular man in the United States. He would sweep the country if the Democrats should unite upon him. Judge Parker is doubtless all that is said of him, but he is not Grover Cleveland There is only one Grover Cleveland, and the par ty will neglect it's winning chance if it shall fail to make the best of it."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17

A pleasant looking Irishwonlan walk ed into Philadelphia store and asked the price of the collars she had seen displayed in the window. Two for a quarter said the clerk. "How much would that be for one?" Thirteen cents" She pondered. Then, with her forefinger she seemed to be making in- visible calculations on the sleeve of her coat. That" she said. would make the other collar twilve cints, wouldn't it? Just give me that wan"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-17

The story is told of a convict who had rat for a pet in his cell. A vis- itor in the prison remarked, "Ah, you have rat, see" Yes" replied the convict. T feeds him every day. I think more of this rat than of any other living creature That proves, :" said the visitor sentimentally, that there's some good impulses if you can only find it. How came you to take such a fancy to the rat?" tCoz he bit the warden" replied the convict cheer fully.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-17
HIS WIFE MISSING
Charles Drake, of Cedar Falls, Returns
Home to Find Wife and Child Gone,
Supposedly With Another Man.

Special to Times Republican.
Cedar Falls, March 17.-While her
husband was down town and in ig1lor-
ance of what was going on ait his home
Mrs. Charles Drake, took her infant
babe. took the train fer Grand Forks, N
D., and it is supposed she has gone with
a man named Christensen
When Mr.. Drake left his humble
home In the morning everything Sc EN-
ed to be serene although on former oc-
casions it is said that the husband and
wife did not agree. Eut during his alb
sence the woman summoned a hack
took her child and baggage and was
driven to one of the depots. 1t was
subsequently discovered that the wo-
man had cashed a check on the tciti-
zens' bank for $40 and it is supposed
that she used this money to assist her
in leaving the city
When the husband went home he
found his four-yelr- old daughter
alone, crying.
Mr. Drake does not wish to brins; his
wife back, but mourns the loss of hts
baby
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-17
Announces His Withdrawal
From the Race For Place
as Delegate-at Large
HIS ACTION WAS NO SURPRISE
Declares He Does Not Care to Occupy
the Center of the Stage as an Issue
in Politics = Entered Race When
Senators Were Not Announced-The
Logical Candidate.
special to Times-Republican~

Especial to Times Republican
Des Moines, March 1.-THE an
nouncement Of the withdrawal of SEN
ator A !. B. Funk as candidate for dele
gate at-large caused but little surprise
in Des Moines and will not surprise
those we'll acquainted with the political
sit1la tion thruout the state. 1t has been
expected ever since it was known that
Dolliver and Allison would consent to
be candidates. Mr.. Funk in announc-
ing his withdrawal gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
81 am not disposed to occupy the
center OF the political stage as an is
sue in Iowa politics. When ] permitted
myself to be named as a candidate for
delegate-at-large to the republican
national convention Senators Allison
and Dolliver were not candidates, and
understood they would not be. tho l
hasten TO say am a cheerful support
err of both. Senator Dolliver is now
logically the candidate of northwest
Iowa, and it is hardly consistent for
another 10 Claim support as the candi-
date of this territory.
Ever since there has been any con-
troversy over affairs In this connection
my chief concern has been that Iowa
should solidly and enthusiastically
support President Roosevelt. and that
the Iowa position on the tariff and reel
procity under the compromise action of
last year should be fairly presented
and consistently pressed at the ma
tional convention. Opposition to the
president, known to exist sixty days
ago, has vanished. Finally ii has come
to pass that opposition to last years
platform has subside1 and that this ex-
preston is to again prevail.
'In view Of these facts the motives
underlying my candidacy are largely
satisfied, and the issues involved in
such controversy as might result must
be chiefly personal and factional. For
this range of contention | hgta no
taste, and even for the position itself
I have no ambition. Hence my name
is respectfully withdrawn from further
consideration as a candidate for dele
gate at-large.
1.-The wholly unsolicited support ten
dered by counties, by newspapers and
by personal friends is just as fully APP
preciated as IL it We're on my part
fight to {, finish
Various comments are heard about
the city regarding the announcement.
There is disposition to believe that 1t
will have a tendency to promote har-
mony at the state convention. 1t Will
cause furry in the Eleventh district,
where Senator Funk is regarded as
congressional possibility.
Senator Funk has refrained from
saying that he would not be candi-
date for congress in his district. He
has frankly acknowledged that he has
had ambitions in that direction. How
ever. personal matters have been of
such nature as TO prevent his en-
trance into the campaign. The an
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-03-17
RURAL TEACHERS SCARCE.
superintendent Calls Attention Of ri.
rectors to Conditions - Suggest,
Remedy.

rectors to Conditions Suggests
Remedy.
Special to Times Republican.
Fort Dodge, March 17-There is a
greater scarcity OF teachers for the
country schools this year than has
ever been known in Webster county.
The supply last year was short of the
demand and directors of schools In the
rural districts had great difficulty In
securing teachers for their schools.
a few OF the schools of the county
even were idle during the winter for
Jack OF Instructors.
At the present rate of decrease in
the ranks the one-time plentiful
moulder Of the young idea in the rural
districts promises to become an ex-
tinct species. II something is not done
TO better the conditions surrounding
the life of the teacher, the number
who will enter this most necessary field
OF labor is bound to be less and less,
and finally it will be deserted entirely,
and all the rural schools of the county
will be closed for lack of instructors.
Superintendent of schools A. l..
Brown is issuing circular letter to
the rural directors in which he rec
ommends higher scale OF wages, pay
ing the same wages In summer as in
winter, and the retention OF good
teachers In the same school for term
OF years IL possible.