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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15
CROWS LEARN TO FISH.
Taught by Gu11s, They Have Now Be


Taught by Gu11s, They Have Now Be.
come Experts.
"See those crows flying low over the
water out there?" said Santa Fe
railroad conductor the other day, as
his train was speeding along near the
Desplaines river, below Joliet. ''They
are the smartest birds you ever saw.
I've been watching them for a year,
and all others will have to take a
lower perch when they are around.
maybe you think those crows are
just flying about for the fun Of it.
Fact is, they are very busy. They're
fishing, and they have the petrels,
gulls, and hawks beat at their own
game. Never heard of crows that
fish? We can't stop and watch 'em,
but if we could you'd see am right.
Its a new industry, so to speak,
with them. Two years ago a crow
torial art. But when the drainage
canal was opened the gulls followed it
from Lake Michigan, and they have
taught the crows how to catch nice
sinner. Now the river along here is
almost black with crows, as you can
see for yourself.
"When the gulls first appeared here
abouts and flew over the water look
ing for fish the crows sat on the trees
and waited until the lake fowl had
made a catch. Then the crow would
swoop down from the tree and chase
the gull until it dropped the fish.
Very often the gull would get away,
and the crow would have to fly back
hungry. They are wiser now, and not
only do their own fishing, but they
have driven most Of the gulls away.
"I've seen crows by the dozen sitting
in these low trees watching the gulls
skim slowly down the river. Every
time a gull would dip into the water
the crows would strike after it and
rob it Of the prey.
when the gulls left the valley the
crows began fishing for themselves.
The only trouble with them was they
couldn't fly slow enough, and they
didn't seem to want to take to the
water when they saw a fish. They
have got bravely over that now. They
sit on floating boards or ice and keep
an eye on the water, and will catch
two fish while gull is catching one.
Some people say that bird learns
only by instinct to do thing like this,
but this is a case where the crows
have been taught by other birds. They
are the champion fishers of the Des-
PLANES valley, and wouldn't be sur
prised if they would teach all the
other crows until they will become
known as water fowl. It'll be pretty
hard to teach 'em to swim but they've
got the fighting art down to a fine
point."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15

wick all the while, and then she was to
steal off, and the Captain was TO get
away in the morning, as he did, leaving
a line or two to me, which 1 found on the
table in my ROOM"
1T matters a great deal to me and my
prospects all"
''Yes-yes; but 1 shan't forget you.
Why, I can make another will at once,
it you will help me-"
'I'm not good hand at writing, but I
don't mind trying" said her willing
grandson.
"Yes-yes; but there's Reuben, too. He
has been served terrible bad. Where is
hep
"He's looking for her. He don't know
yet of the Captains letter to me. He
hasn't been home all day. He thinks
something's happened to Sally"
''I'n wait till he comes back, Tom. He
writes a will like any lawyer"
"He said-he left word that he wasn't
sure of coming back at all. If you could
let me write out few lines. 1 have got
a form here-handy, too, and that's sin
gular, isn't itr'
very"
every singler, as I say, too-a merciful
dispensation like; why not few lines
now, if you've left everything to Sally?'
Every well. Write me out line OF
two, and then call in witnesses as Reu-
ben did. Half to Reuben Culwick- moth
ing to that ungrateful girl, to begin with
and half to yourself; you mustn't forget
yourself, Tom"
"Thankee, I WON'T" said Tom, ap-
preaching the table.
He took a printed form from his pock-
ct, and began writing in great haste, blot
ting and smearing as he went, being
clumsy with his pen, and unsteady of
hand that day. He and the Captain, pre-
pared for business, had brought down a
form of will, praying for a chance like
this, and, 10! it had come in an hour of
depression and incertitude. 1t didn't look
a nice will; but it would stand it's ground,
he hoped, being a natural sort of testa-
ment in its way, and leaving all things
fair and square.
The old woman was standing by his
side, with two cold hands pressing aeav-
lily upon his shoulder, and-great heav-
en!-the gray eyes were unsealed and
staring at him!
"Don't-go on-with it, she whisper
ed. "Sally wouldn't -wouldn't-go away
for good"
81 tell you that-you-lie"
She turned, as if to totter feebly to her
chair again, and he sprang up with a
shout of horror as she fell back heavily.
"Grandmother!'' he cried.
"Tell my-dear Sally-that +"
It was all over, and tragedy took a
deeper shade unto itself from that hour.
Grandmother Easthell was dead!
(To be continued.)
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15
ONCE SAVED ELKINS' LIFE.
West Virginian Rescued from Peril by
Bandit Cole Younger.

West Virginian Rescued from Peril by
Bandit Cole Younger.
Senator Elkins, Of West Virginia,
talked for the first time the other day
of his late meeting with Cole Younger,
the Missouri bandit, recently released
from the Minnesota penitentiary. 1t
developed that Younger came to Wash
ington to enlist the influence Of Sena-
tor Elkins and other prominent public
men who showed interest in his affairs,
in an effort to get the terms of his
parole from the Minnesota pardon
board modified in important particu-
lars. Younger claimed that the condi-
tions imposed upon him as ticket of
leave man" form such a handicap that
he is practically debarred from making
living in any legitimate way.
Many versions have been given of
the manner in which Younger saved
the life Of Senator Elkins in Missouri
nearly a half century ago, but Sena-
tor Elkins says that none Of them have
been accurate. The incident occurred
Just after the fight at Independence,
Mo. Elkins says it was about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon and he was returning
from seeing girl" He was mount
ed on a good horse, had new pair Of
cowhide boots and new broad
brimmed hat. In rounding a turn of
the road he almost rode into Guam
trells' gang, The particular portion Of
the organization which took him pris-
oner was known as "Parker's men"
Elkins says he has always believed
that one of the reasons why he was
Immediately accused Of being a spy
was the desire of some of the rough
fellows to have his new boots, his fine
horse and his broad-brimmed hat, as
they did not hesitate to say that in
their belief such possessions were ''too
good for q Yank." There was but one
man In the command that Elkins knew
that was Cole Younger. Younger and
Elkins had lived in the same neighbor-
hood in Missouri as boys together and
Cole declared that Elk1ns had father
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15
EXPERIMENTS ON THE BRAIN
Electricity Is Not Dangerous When a
Mild Current Ia Used.

Electricity Is Not Dangerous When a
Mild Current Is Used.
Experiments on the brain Of living
been comparatively rare, as there has
prevailed among physicians and ply
siologists the idea that such a course
of experimentation was extremely dan
gerous. There have recently been
published, however, records of some
experiments carried on by M. s. Leduc,
with the object Of using the electric
current to produce sleep and of study
ing it's effect on the brain generally. In
early experiments it was shown that
the brain is the best conductor Of elec-
tricity in the human body, being about
5000 times more conducting than mus
Gle. 1t was also observed that when
continuous current was passed
through the head from one ear to the
other, that the sensation Of gidd1ness
was produced and that objects ap-
peared to revolve in the same direc-
tions as the current flowed. However,
when the electrodes are placed on the
forehead and neck and the current sent
from back to front the effects are in
nocuous so long as a mild current is
used, and in some cases may be bene-
fetal. According to M. Leduc, the most
satisfactory current is one of four mil
iamperes at thirty volts, which is
broken or interrupted 100 times a Sec
ond- for nine-tenths of the period Of
interruption. The first effect noted
was the disappearance Of the faculty
Of speech, after which followed the
loss of the motor faculties. Under or
binary conditions there is no affection
Of the respiration or pulse unless the
current is increased, and then II may
cease. The patient is said to awaken
instantaneously from the electric sleep
and to experience feeling Of refresh
ment.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15
Frankly Owned His Fault.


Although there has been complaint
Of late about growing lack Of disci-
pline in the ranks of the French army,
the decentralization has not, it is be-
ieved, progressed seriously, as the fol-
lowing incidents, coming from a
French naval port, will illustrates:
A general holding a high command
made his appearance a few days ago
at the barracks of an infantry regi-
ment, which, in obedience to his orders,
was promptly drawn up in the yard.
Then he explained the reason in a
brief address. He said that as he was
walking in the town attired in mufti
on the previous day man belonging
to the corps, who was the worse for
liquor, accosted him rudely and asked
him to stand him a drink. "Let him
step out Of the ranks" he concluded.
Immediately bugler emerged, and,
saluting, said: cit is 1, mon general"
The incident is characteristic and
apropos of it one is reminded Of such
an adventure which befell a certain
French marshal. A grenadier, who
was exasperated at some injustice that
had been done him, pointed his pistol
at him and pulled the trigger, but it
did not go of. Without moving a
muscle, the veteran cried: "Four days
In the cells for keeping your arms in
a bad state" The bugler's honesty can
scarcely have failed to be an extenua-
ton Of his offense in the eyes Of the
general
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15
Swabian HuInOr.

Max Nordau was talking recently to
an American woman about humor.
Next to the Americans" said Nor
dau, with a polite smile, Il think that
the Swabians are the most humorous
people in the world. A Swabian, If he
has nothing funny to say, keeps silent
Stupidity is unknown among this race.
"One night in Swabia, in my early
youth, 1 called on a Swabian maiden.
She was very pretty. Perhaps stayed
longer than I should. Suddenly, at
any rate, the young girls mother call
ed in loud ice from upstairs:
"'Gretchen! Gretchen
"'Yes. mother Gretchen answered.
Gretchen, it is very cold here.
VIII you ask that young man to shut
the front door from the outsider"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15
Roasting Coffee.

In Norway, where superb coffee is
made, a bit Of butter is added to the
beans while they are roasting in the
covered shovel used there for that pur-
pose. In France, as well, a piece of
butter the size Of a walnut is put with
three pounds of coffee beans, and also
a dessertspoonful Of powdered sugar.
This brings out both favor and scent,
and, moreover, gives the slight caramel
taste which will be remembered as a
pleasing part Of French coffee.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15
CHAPTER XXI

SeuSe I'LL WIS LuOTS aIter
Mary Holland had departed. Though
Miss Holland knew it not, she had been
the ruling agent of that house, for good
or evil. for longer period than that from
which the opening of our story dates. A
forlorn little woman, set forever under
suspicion by an adverse fate beyond her
power to resist, she was still to be missed
when she had passed from the home into
which Simon Culwick's charity had in
stalled her.
The news reached Thomas Eastbell
when Wills had brought him his lunch
into the picture gallery after he had rung
for it, not before. 1t was strange what
a small amount of respect he had gained
from the servants during his stay, and
with what distrust he was regarded.
In response to one or two questions, the
news was ELECTED from the man servant
that Miss Holland had left Sedge Hill for
good.
And a good job, too," said Thomas
Eastbell frankly and inelegantly; what
did the old gal want with her about the
place? It's full enough now Of people
who've no business here, although they're
making themselves scarce by degrees.
Where's that CulwickY'
1.-The young master, sir
'"The young humbuS- the young pau
perl" screamed Thomas Eastbell with
unnecessary violence; you shut up about
the young master or you'll 60 next, If I
have anything to do with this house
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15
As Others See Us.

Chapperton-Me fwiend Sapleigh is
aw-sewiously ill, doncher know.
Miss Caustique- the trouble.
The-aw-doctah says
he has conclusion of the bwain.
Miss Caustique Did he ac-
cidentally bump his head against 4 cob
web?
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15
PURELY Mental.

ct don't think he has any mental bal
rance."
"Why, that's his strong point. That's
the only sort Of balance he has. He
imagines he has money in the bank
Philadelphia Ledger.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15

Clones has a new addition to his
family"
Indeed? must congratulate himr'
"Hold on-it's a son-in-lawy'-Atlan
ia Constitution.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15

If you have a bad headache rub
slices Of lemon along the temple. The
pain will not be long in disappearing.
or at least in growing easier to bear.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15

6IIO after first day of DR.. .Kines Great Nerve
Resterer Send for Free 81 trial bottle and treatise
DR.. R. 81. Kline, Ltd. 93r Arch ST.. Philadelphia, Pa
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15
Many Churches in Australia. e.

Australia has more churches per
capita than any other country. She
has 21O churches to every 100000 peo-
pie.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15

kre you going-at this time, Miss
39olland?" exclaimed Hartley, in sur
prise.
"Yes-for a little while. I will write
to Miss Sarah by next post"
'"To Miss EastbellI' exclaimed Hart
ley.
meanwhile listen at this door-you
are good at listening, believe"
ooh. madam!-I-what makes you say
that?'
"All is mystery In this house, and 1
set you on the watch for all of us-if
have seemed part of the mystery, too, it
was your place to warn one who will
soon be rightful master here. But listen
now for me-"
81 do not understand, madam"
"On the brink of many strange confess
sions, that poor woman has slept in much
security. 1t has been our mission more
than once to keep the truth from killing
her, and heaven will pardon the fiction we
have woven round her life, as l pray that
heaven will pardon me-"
Mary went swiftly down the stairs, and
out of the house wherein she had spent
nearly six years of her life, winning no
mans love, or woman's gratitude.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15
CHAPTER XX.-tContinuedJ
~SNO
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CHAPTER XX.eContinued.I
What did it all mean? If Mary Hol-
land were not to be trusted, if this
strange girl had for years deceived him,
If his mothers warning were after all cor
rect, what was to be done at the elev-
enth hour, when he was in great trouble
The door opened, and Mary Holland came
into the room.
"You sent for me?' she said.
"Yes," he said, Sin misery and fear
sent for you. Sit down, please" he said /;
Il am anxious to ask you many ques-
tions."
The old pallor which Sarah Eastbell
had perceived stole to Mary's face as
Reuben spoke, but she took the chair
which he had indicated, and which was
at a little distance from the couch, and
sat down facing him.
Though we have not seen a great deal
of each other in our lives, Mary" he be-
gan, kindly and earnestly, "still it is
through you that great changes have &C.
curred-that / have lost my fathers love,
and home, and fortune"
YES" said Mary sadly, "that is true"
81 lost the three without losing conf
dence in you. AS 1 learned to respect
you, so 1 began to think of the possibil-
my mothers. Of late days 1 have con-
sidered you the friend of all in this
house,
Il have done my best to be the FRIEND"
she answered.
Last night, and for the first time in
my life, a suspicion seized me. I hardly
know what it was. 1t would have pass
ed away, but that it came again to-day,
strengthened by new doubts. You see
this letter? Are you aware of it's pur-
port?"
'No, save that it was written in my
presence by Captain Peterson. Dare he
does he refer to me in that?" she cried,
with the color mounting to her cheeks
for a moment, and then dying away into
the old gray tint.
mot by word. He is as silent respect
Ing the past relations between you as
you have always BEEN"
"You know, then?'' she said, in dis
may.
. Il know that you and he were confer
ring together in the garden last night;
that there is secret between you which
1 do not share, and which you have made
no effort to reveal; and 1 believe that
man knows where Sarah Eastbell is, and
is in all respects a villain. Tell me what
you know of him, and when you knew
him first"
81 cannot" she said in low voice.
HE is at the bottom of terrible mys-
terry; he has brought grief to me; he is
linked with Thomas Eastbell against the
peace of this house; and you will not give
me one clew to his life.'
81 know but little of him, Reuben"
she answered, "and that cannot divulge
naHil ~ more than my life's worth to
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-04-15
Perrin's Pile Specific
The INTERNAL REMEDY
No Case Exists it Will Not Cure

AGENTS WANTED
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gine only once for each log One man can
move saw. We handle the only Malleable
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the machinery line
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28

Desire Drummond was writing the
New Years day. She had opened the
little book with queer sense of unac-
quaintedness and hesitation. She al
ways felt that way about opening new
diary, she told Roxy, the cat.
i feel as if I'd ought to be introduced
to it, Roxy" she laughed softly. When
you've written in the old one 365 times
-summered and wintered with it and
told it how bad your rheumatism was,-
you feel at home and real intimate with
1t. But when you open a creaky new one
that won't stay open, but keeps shutting
up as if it didn't want anything to do
with you or your rheumatism-wheny you
do that, Roxy, it makes you feel like
perfect stranger"
She made wry face as the little white
pages creaked and protested against
being turned. But she turned them resO-
lutely, and dipped her pen in the ink bot
tie.
I'm thankful it's nice day, Roxy.
always like to write Pleasant the first
word in new diary. 1t seems kind of
propitious way to begin the new year.
'Blustry' or Showing or Cloudy starts
you in wrong. You'd feel all these
things, too, my dear. ifyou kept diary"
In tiny, old-fashioned, neat letters the
sputtering pen traced pheasant" on the
clean page of the new year. Then Desire
paused and looked meditatively out OF
her window searching for inspiration.
A faint dab of red caught her eve from
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
TELEPATHY AMONG INSECTS
Sixth Sense by Which Tiny Creatures
Communicate at Great
Distances.

Not only the unworthy Slugsard
might observe the ant and other in
sects and profit thereby. Science each
day adds to the wonders which these
little creatures are capable of and puts
human creatures to shame, says the
New York Herald
This time it is sixth sense which
a noted scientist has discovered many
insects to be fortunate enough to pos
bess. At least they are able to COM
municate with one another At great
distances.
This professor had two ailanthus
trees in his yard and these suggested
the idea to him of obtaining from ia
pan some eggs of the ailanthus silk
worm. He got few, Matched the lar
vaae and watched anxiously for the ap-
pearance of the first moths from the
cocoons. He put one of the moths in
wicker cage and hung it on one OF
the a1lanthus trees. This was female
moth. On the same evening he took
male moth to a cemetery, mile and
half away, and let him loose, having
previously marked him by tying a silk
cord about his abdomen. so as to be
able to identify him. The idea was to
lind out if the two moths would come
together for the purpose of mating,
these being the only ones of their spe.
cles within a distance of hundreds OF
miles. This power Of locating each
other had been previously observed in
these insects. In the morning the two
moths were found to be in the same
cage. the female having been able to
attrac: her mate from a distance Of a
mile and half
Comparatively little is known about
the ordinary senses Of insects. Most
Of them see well. the eyes Of many be-
ing far more elaborate than those ofthe
human being. The eyes of common
house flies are believed 10 be better
fitted than the human eye for observ-
ing objects in motion. though these
creatures are short-sighted That in
sects have the sense of taste cannot
be doubted when 1t is observed how
nice they are in their selection of
foods. That they have smell is a mat
| ter or common observation. Most in
sects are deaf to sounds which are
heard by human beings. At the same
time, there is no doubt that they make
and hear sounds which are entirely out
of our range of hearing
| Certain senses in insects appear to
be beyond comprehension. The 1eu-
tiers among ants, known as the "term-
ites,'' are blind. and yet they will re-
duce a beam of wood in their burrow-
ings without once gnawing to the sur
face. An analogy is found among ami
mails. A bat in lighted room. though
blinded as to sight will fly in all d.
rections with great sWiftness and with
infallible certainty of avoiding con-
cuss1on or contact with any object. 1t
seems to be able to feel at distance.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-28
The Old and the New
I ears Josephine G. Goodale.

THE OLD YEAR.
The Old Year. struggling in deaths cruel
throes
Lies boar and anguished in the darkening
night,
Reluctant soul, to take his final flight.
Within his hand, with dregs of mortal woes
Defiled, behold the cup full we'll he knows
He pressed to lips of strong men in their
might,
Who, vanquished, fell in life's relentless
fight.
In irony of fate, the weakling rose,
His promise unfulffilled of proud career.
To death he doomed the youth, ali, cruel
fate!
And spared the DID, who longed and
prayed to die.
This is thy record, o thou dying year!
Vain is thy suppliant cry to Heaven! Too
late
In ashes of repentance thou must lie.
THE NEW YEAR.
Welcome, thrice welcome, o thou bliths
New Year!
Thou contest smiling from the rosy sky
Thy form alight with grace and dignity:
Within thy hand scroll; we need not fear
TO read what shall in lines of gold appear.
Light in thy eyes, to us surety
OF happier days; and so we follow thee,
Humbly to meet the smile, bravely the
j.. tear.
Why should we not, glad year. be born
anew,
Leaving behind the old. dead chrysalis.
To mount. on wings of service, heights
; =: unknown? =:
Yon kindly sun the scattered gems Of dew
& In casket stores. the needy earth to bless
II Thy garnered gifts shall by our hand
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