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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Eeosinte and Billion Dollar Grass.

The two greatest fodder plants on earth. one
good for IA tons hay and the other 80 tons green
fodder per acre. Grows everywhere, so does
Victoria Rape, yielding $1,000 lbs. sheep and
swine food per acre.
JUST SEND I0c IN sTAMrs TO THE
John A. Salzer Seed Co.. La Crosse, Wis, and
receive in return their big catalog and lots of
farm seed samples. r.. c. Il
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
The Longest Day.

Teacher-You must remember, chill
dren, that Dec. 81 is the shortest day
we have. Do you remember the long
est?
Freddie-Yes'm. It's July 8, when
you're waiting Tor frecracker day.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
The Audience Worse.

"Ha-a-a! 1 am mad, mad!" ranted
Hamphat, the tragedian, in the dun
geon scene.
"Huh!" snorted the man in the gal
lery, "you amt near as mad as us fell
lows that paid to get ."-Philadel-
phia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Positive and Negative Pleasure.

FOSiINe anO NeYdIIVe treasure.
Wife-I wish we had a nice large
country place where could give gar
den party.
Husband-Just for the pleasure of
inviting some of your friends, eh?
Well, yes, and the pleasure of not
inviting some.-Modern Society.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12

Chas. H. Martin, of Franklin N. H.,
reports one potato weighing two pounds
and fourteen ounces, and twenty that
filed a half-bushel measure, and
weighed twenty-nine pounds and seven
ounces.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
eTATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, ! ..
I.IrC q COIrNTY "

e1-71 01 I9a1s 9a1s, co1sr2. GUN =: TOLEDO Us.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the
senior parter of tho firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co.,
doing business in the City OF Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each
and every case of Cstarrh that cannot be cured
by tho use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this sth day Of December, A. D. 1886
A. w. GLEASON.
t~} Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Bold by druggists, 75c.
halls Family Pills are tho best
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Tho Rulis1 Passion.

Dying Actress-Can't recover. doc
tor?
.Physician-Impossible.
Dying Actress-Then send for the
undertaken and let's have dress re-
hearsal. The part is entirely new to
me,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12

"Ah!" he said, as he led her back to
her seat after the waltz, 81 just love
dancing"
"Well," she replied, as che at
tempted to repair torn flounce,
"you're not too old to learn" ."-Phila-
delphia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12

Washington, D. c., COG II Street, N. W.
Dear DR.. Hartman:-''l used to think
that the doctors knew all about our
to consult when sick, but since | have
been sick myself certainly had good
winter caught a heavy cold, which de-
veloped into catarrh of the bronchial
tubes and an inflamed condition OF the
afraid that pneumonia would set In and
prescribed pills. powders and packs until
I sickened of the whole thing, as ! did
not improve. One of the ladies In the
Home had bottle Of Peruna and she
began using It l felt that had found the
right medicine. ! used two bottles and
they restored me easily and pleasantly
to perfect health. While my stomach was
very delicate, Peruna did not nauseate
me in the least, but gave me good ap-
petite, and ! wish to express my grati-
tude to you for restored heaIth."-Miss
RosaIie Won Struennina.
ASK YOUR DRlGGIST F0R A
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Two or a Kind.

Cutler-I've got a great razor. 1t
seems the more it's used the sharper
it gets.
Henpeck-Well. well. Just like my
wife's tongue.-Philadelph Public
Ledger.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12

Mothers will nnd Mrs Winslow's Soothing
syrup the best remedy to use for their children
The teething season.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12

Piso's Cure Is remedy for coughs, colds
and consumption. Try it. Price Is cents
st drusgista
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
To Break In New Shoes,

Always shake in Aliens Foot Ease, a powder.
1t cures hot, sweating, aching. swollen feet.
Cures corns, ingrowing nails and bunions. At
all druggists and shoe stores, 25c: Don't accept
any substitute Sample mailed FREE. Address
Allen s. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Crowded Out.

"Didn't you find your new fiat
tight squeeze?" 49,.
eyes; we've squeezed out a lot Q
company already" - Detroit Ere
Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12

Miss Rose Gordon, 2,102 Oakland
av., Oakland Heights, Madison, Wis,
writes:
"A few years ago ! caught a severe
cold, which resulted In chronic bron-
chitis and catarrh. Our family physi-
clan prescribed medicines which gave
temporary relief only. I began taking
Peruna and Improved at once. Two bot
ties cured me. I recommend Peruna to
all sufferers, and am most grateful tc
you for your valuable medicine."-Miss
Rose Gordon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12

It's wonderful how brave the aver
age man Is after the battle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
J aEAI

cI5o Permanently cured. NO nts or nervousness
fIlO after first day of .Klines Great Nerve
Rssterer Send for Free ~ trial bottle and treatise
DIR. b. H. Kline Ltd a3f Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Cuturrh
InUites Consumption

S~S
It weakens the delicate lung tissues.
deranges the digestive organs, and
breaks down the general health.
It often causes headache and dizzi.
ness, impairs the taste, smell and
hearing, and affects the voice.
Being a constitutional disease it re.
quires constitutional remedy.
Hoods CdrydpdriH0
Radically and permanently cures ca
tarrh Of the nose, throat, stomach,
bowels, and more delicate organs.
Read the testimonials. &"
No substitute for Hoods acts like
Hoods. Be sure to get Hoods.
II was troubled with catarrh 20 years.
Seeing statements OF cures by Hoods Sar-
saparilla resolved to try it. Four bottles
entirely cured me-" WILLIAM SHERMAN,
1880 9Th St.. Milwaukee. Wis.
Hoods SarsapariIIa promises to
cure and keeps the promise.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
RAMS HORN. sLAsTs.
warning Notes Calling the Wicked to
Repentance.

!, ORDS do not
make wisdom.
Service is the
Ii fe- blood of
love.
III e a v e n ! y
laws lie at the
basis of human
morality.
The big I is a
mighty 8 m a l ]
thing in t b e
worlds eye.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12
Hope for Him.

ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR A
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12

EVERY DRUGGIST HAS THEM
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-02-12

ealzer's Teosinte produces 113 rich, Juicy
feet high in % days; yielding fully so I~
tons OF green fodder per acre, doing ESEIN
well eyerywhere, East, West. South VSlNk
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
CARDINALS WOULD RETAIN
DONOVAN AND NICHOLS
Frank Robson Wants TwirIer to Man
age Team and Have Patsy Play in
the Outer Garden.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Jan. I-CharIey
Nichols, manager and boxman, and
''2atsy'' Donovan, general hustler and
right fielder.
This in the combination Frank Robi-
son wants TO line up for 1904, and with
It IN operation he is positive his team
will do it's share of the summers en-
tertaining.
Robson wants Nichols to take hold.
because he believes a switch I'm the
management will be to the mines sue
cess. Mick, always a great pitcher
and hard, conscientious toiler, has
only been a boss" since he retired
from the Boston Nationals two sum-
mers ago, and took hold of Kansas
City's Western League team.
Robson doesn't want to part with
Donovan. He appreciates the fact that
he is his best player.
AS a fly catcher, thrower, base pill
ferer and run getter Donovan has but
few equals In the profession He could
make a garden position on any man $
team.
He always winds up each campaign
with q sticking mark closer to 80 than
300. His "bingles" don't go whizzing out
as do those LaiOie manufactures; still
they count as safeties and come IN
good clusters.
Whether or not p. J. would permit
himself to be reduced 10 the ranks re-
mains to be seen Not even were he TO
continue in charge OF the Babes
could he expect to draw 1850 salary
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
COURT OFFICERS HOPE
FOR IMPROVEMENTS
Many Things Needed at City Hall tC
Facilitate Business OF
the Courts.

While Washington lawyers and the Of
Gals Of the Supreme Court Of the Dis
trict were wishing czech other a Happy
New Year, ali Joined in hoping that
something viii be done. within the com
ing twelve months to insure a new
building for u home for the court and
the officers connected With it. John r.
Young. clerk of the Supreme Court of
the District, and Aulick Palmer. United
States Marshal for the District, are
hoping for a new judicial building as
a desirable convenience for the better
and more satisfactory transaction Of
the business Of their offices. The space
accommodations, in the City Hall. for
the rapidly increasing volume OF bust
ness transacted in these two offices is
decidedly too limited and an increase of
room is greatly desired.
In this connection il may also be stat
ed that the volume of business trans
acted In both the Office of the Recorder
OF Deeds and the office of Register OF
Wills is constantly increasing and soon
the floor space allotted them in the
City Hall Will be entirely too small for
its accommodation.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
A Lesson in Advertising.

In their 1904 calendar just received. n.
W. Aver * Son have adhered to their
popular conception OF a business calen-
dar, but have changed the design and
coloring- The size Is the same, about
fourteen by twenty-eight inches, with
large readable dates, but the clay mod
eled design printed in sepia tints, gives
more prominence to their weli-knOWu
motto. Keeping INCREASINGLY At II
Brings Success" not a bad thing, by
the way. for business people, and most
other people. TO have before them
throughout the year.
The blank spaces occurring each
month contain terse preachments on
business-getting advertising in general
and n. w. Aver & Sons methods OF
advertising in particular, the whole
forming a very interesting and instruc-
tive lesson in productive publicity.
II is generally conceded that this ad-
vertising agency annually expends more
money for advertising than any other
concern of the kind, which fact lends
interest to their utterances on the sub
ject.
Requests for this calendar addressed
10 their Philadelphia office. accompan-
led by twenty-five cents to cover cost
and postage, viii be taken care OF foI
the present. Last year the supply lasted
barely ten days.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
JOCKEY RANSGH'S MOTHER
HAD MONEY TO BURN
Parent of Rider Hides $1,000 in an
Oven, and It Is Burned.

Mrs. Scholl, If Bakersfield, Cal.
mother Of Jockey Ransch, carelessly
burned up $1,000 in bills. which was her
sons Christmas present to her Mrs.
Scholl heard her doorbell ring. and
hastily placed the pocketbOok contain
ing her present and $500 intrusted 10
her by her son in an oven gas range.
When she returned she set about prep
aratiOns for supper and forgot about
the money IN the oven until she smelled
1t burning The greenbacks which
Ransch had given here were so badly
charred that II Is doubtful If the sub
treasury will redeem them The other
money was better protected, and was
only scOrched.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
CONNIE MACK SAYS
HE'LL KEEP CROSS
Veteran Third Baseman Not to Play
With Washington Club
Next Season.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. / - Connie
Mack yesterday denied the report that
Lave Cross would play in Washington.
He said:
Lave Will stay right here. play third
base and captain the team as he has
since the new Athletics have been or
ganized. There is nothing in the Wash
ington story"
The team viii start for Jacksonville.
Fla. on March 10. and stay three weeks.
The list includes: Infielders. Lave Cross.
Monte Cross. Murphy. and Davis: out
fielders SeybOld. Pickering Hoffman.
and Hartsel; catchers, Powers and
Shreckengost; pitchers. Plank. Henley,
Waddell. Bender. Finance, Fairbanks.
and Barthold.
Bruce. the Indian twirler secured from
Toronto, will join the team on its re-
turn TO Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
TO CENTRALIZE WORK
OF CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
Small Examining Bodies to Be Abolish
ed and Representative From Com
mission to Conduct Contests.

Consolidation of a number of the
small examining boards and centralizing
operations in the larger cities will be the
principal new work of the Civil Service
Commission this year. according TO
Civil Service Commissioner Greene.
The Commission has reached the con-
clusion that fairer and more effective
work can be done If the small boards are
abolished and the work concentrated
Under the new scheme there viii be
a representative from the main office
of the Commission on each of the
boards The experience and skill OF this
representative Is expected to be of
great value to the local examiners and
to be more satisfactory to persons ex-
amined.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES At
MOUNT PLEASANT CHURCH
st. Stephens Parish Hall the Scene of
an Enjoyable Holiday Enter
tainment.

The children of Mount Pleasant Meth
odist Episcopal Church. their teachers.
parents. and friends, had a good time
last Tuesday evening at their Christmas
entertainment. St Stephens parish hall
was tastefully and beautifully decorated
by the superintendent Of the school,
Frederick c. Crofton. and the commit
tee of arrangements. composed OF +. z.
Waring. chairman; Mrs. John II. Small
Mrs. Carl F.. Smith, Robert Swingle.
Edwin Evans, Edith Compton. Ella
Alloway. Edna Riddleberger. and Su-
same Swingle.
The Christmas tree occupied a promi-
nent position on the platform. dressed
IN attractive style and lighted by nu-
merous electric bulbs. Charles II
Roesch impersonated Santa Claus in a
manner highly pleasing to the children
and distributed the numerous presents
with which the tree was loaded down.
Every boy and girl received a gift.
Among those specially remembered
were Mr.. Crofton, II. L. Amiss, or
ganist and teacher OF one OK the Bible
classes; f. c. Roach. conductor of the
church music; F. T. waring. leader Of
the Sunday school singing; F. B.
Walker, secretary of the school; Susanna
Swingle. in charge OF the primary de-
partment. and DR.. and Mrs. Dawson.
Many of the children recited interest
ing selections. a vocal solo. The Stars
Are Brightly Shining" by Rose Osborne,
accompanied by the school orchestra
Ruth and Leila Hit. Edith Whallon.
and Masters Harry Witt, Ralph War
ing. and Lybrook Simmons-was greatly
enjoyed. a specially interesting feature
Of the entertainment was the Star EX-
ercise." conducted by Mr. Waring. as
sisted by twenty-five Of the children.
This consisted of a large five-pOinted
star. dressed in evergreen foliage, and
lighted by twenty-five candles. display
ing the Saviours message. Peace on
earth. good will 10 men" Each letter
was represented by a boy or girl, who.
as such letter was handed to Mr.. War
iEgs recited an appropriate quotation
from the Scripture. AS the letters were
thus handed in they were fastened TO
the face OF the, star spelling out the
words in graceful line.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
SHORT CUT BY Mr.. BRYAN
IN BENNETT WILL CASE

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Jan. IA suit
in the form of a supplementary proceed
ing in the Bennett will case has been
instituted by counsel for William J.
Bryan. as executor. against Mrs. Ben
nett and other legatees of p. S. Bennett.
The suit is brought for the purpose of
having the Superior Court pass upon
the validity OF paragraphs in the will
about which there Is a dispute. These
include the beQuest Of $4,000 TO Mr..
Bryan through a sealed letter TO Mrs.
Bennett, and three requests OF $4,000
each in trust to Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan for
distribution among educational institu-
tons.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
REVIVAL OF FENCING
BY CLUB INCORPORATION

Fencers in Washington are planning a
season Of unusual activity. The Fencers'
Club. of which Count Cassini, the Rus
sian ambassador, is president. has been
Incorporated and having Joined the
Amateur Fencers' League of North
America, the club is now placed on
terms Of equality with all the big clubs
of the country.
President Roosevelt has sent his pro-
fessor OF fencing a pair Of French sabers
TO be repaired and will take ND the ex-
ercise of fencing again. The fencing
season, however Will not be at It's
height for two or three weeks. In the
latter part of January a match will
take place here between the club team
and the Naval Academy Cadets. A Sec
ond match VIII be that OF the Washing
ton tencerS with a team from Cornell
University
The Washington times., 1904-01-01

II. Beach and his assis tants, particu-
larly Hugh T. Taggart. Nearly all the
time the force of the office was taken
up in connection with the investigation
of the Postoffice Department scandals,
which resulted in the grand jury of the
District reporting thirty-eight indict-
ments against postoffice officials and
other persons with whom they had
business transactions relative to the
purchase Of supplies for the Postofice
Department. The first postOffice Off
Gals against whom an indictment was
returned is August w Machen. He is
named in twelve of the thirty-eight in
dictments growing out of the investiga-
ton of the postoffice scandals.
The following is a list of the names
of those indicted and the offenses with
which they are charged:
August w Machen, conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government and accepting a
bride; Diller b. Croft and Samuel A.
Croft, conspiracy; George z. Lorenz
and Martha J. Lorenz. conspiracy;
Thomas w. McGregor, Maurice Runcle,
John T Cupper. and William c. Long.
conspiracy to defraud the Government
Leopold J. Stern. William 9. Crawford.
Isaac S. Mcclellan. George RI. Hunting
ton, Eugene d. Sheble, George ".
Beavers. and James w. Erwin, con-
spiracy to defraud the Government;
George Z. Green, w. Scott Towers,
James n. Tyner, and Harrison J. Bar
rett, James T. Metcalf Harry G. Hal
lenbeck, and Norman r. Metcalf con-
spiracy, and Willard d. Doremus, con-
spiracy to defraud the Government.
District Supreme Court.
A great many OF the important mat
ters which come UP for consideration
in the District Supreme Court are taken
by one of the parties to the litigation
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
BANKER HELD CAPTIVE
IN TREE BY VICIOUS RAM

WASHINGTON, Pa. Jan. Joseph
Lyttle. president OF the First National
Bank OF Monongahela. this county is
in a critical condition at his home as
ram
The ram had been penned up in a field
on the Lyttle farm In Forward town
ship. but managed 10 escape. AS Lyttle
was walking through the field the ami
NAL bore down upon him. Lyttle swung
himself Into a tree. where he was he'd
prisoner for several hours. Almost dead
from cold and exposure. he was finally
rescued from his perilous position by a
farm hand, who happened to pass
through the field and who beat off the
animal with a heavy club
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
TRAIN HURLED MEN
FROM DEATHS REACH

GLOUCESTER CITY, n. J., Jan IL
While driving across the tracks OF the
Grenloch branch OF the Atlantic City
Railroad. Wednesday night. at Broad
way and King Streets, a wagon con-
tanning Henry Schultz and Lemuel
Hoffman, Of Camden, was struck by a
train and demolished The horse was
killed, but the men were hurled clear
or the rails and escaped injury.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
LOCAL COURTS BIG RECORD
IN ONE YEAR OF HARD WORK
Noted Justices Have Left the Bench WeHKnown Newcomers Sit to
Dispose of the Large Number of Cases Always Pending
Criminal Court and the PoSofice Cases

, on appeal 10 the Court of Appeals for
the District for final adjudication.
Among the important matters which
have been considered by that court in
the past year is the case of the Rev.
Gilbert F. williams, formerly rector Of
Christ Church. who was unfrocked by
the ecclesiastical court of the Episcopal
Diocese of Washington. The Right Rev.
Henry Y Satterlee, bishop of the do
cese of Washington, the president of the
court, and it's other members We're
named as defendants. Mr.. Williams APP
peaIed to the civil courts. asking that
the decision of the ecclesiastical court
be reviewed and set aside. His petition
was denied The other cases which &C
cupied the time and attention of the
Court OF Appeals were the Indian land
cases and Postofice second class matter
cases, which came up from the District
Supreme Court. Many of these were
disposed of, while many others are still
pending.
Local Telephone Case.
Perhaps the most important case. one
in which the residents of the District
were most greatly interested, and which
was finally settled last year, is what
was known as the telephone case. 1t
was the result of an effort by the pa
irons of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company to compel that cor
poration to regulate its price for tele-
phone service in accordance with the
rate fixed by the act of Congress OF
June 30. 1898.
AFTER a litigation which extended over
five years, and from the District Su-
preme Court to the Supreme Court Of
the United States. the case was ami
cably settled a few weeks ago out of
court and the proceedings ended
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
NEBRASKA MAN DIES
IN H0VEL WITH FORTUNE

PLATTSMOUT9. Neb., Jan. dying
OF pneumonia and privation I'm a hut
on the outskirts OF town. and with
nearly s5O0OOO in Government bonds and
bank certificates concealed IN the raft
ers. Bart Harmer was found and died
while preparations were being made for
his removal to a hospital.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
NEWS FROM ROCKVILLE.
Especial to The Washington Times.

ROCKVILLE. Md. Jan. 1.-samuel
Res. Of Washington. and Miss Lucy
Davis of Alexandria, were married here
late yesterday afternoon. by the Rev.
S. r. White. Naaman Roscoe Davis
and Miss Mary Ann Francis. both OF
Alexandria, were also married here yes
terday.
Harry V. Belt. "A well-knOwn young
man Of Redland. this county. and Mrs.
Ruby v Walters. also Of Redland. We're
quietly married in Washington, on Mon
day last. The bride is a daughter of
Ernest NJ. Holland and the widow of
Joseph Walters, formerly a weIl-known
school teacher Of this county.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
KISHENEF REFUGEE
REACHES SYRACUSE

SYRACUSE. Jan. MRS Fremme
Shafer. Jewess from Kishenef, ar
rived from Russia this week and Is at
the home OF her sister. Mrs. b. Shafer.
507 Harrison Street.
When she left Rishenef the Jews ex-
pected another massacre on January T.
the Russian Christmas.
The Washington times., 1904-01-01
GUNBoAT GOES ON REEF

MANILA, Jan. 1.-The United States
gunboat Quiros is reported aground on
a reef of the coast of Borneo. The
Quiros is a single-screw steamer Of 400
tons, and is commanded by Lieut.
Francis Bounler