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Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17

Thence from the Lake of the Woods, on the
north of Minnesota, more direct course is
taken through the wilderness and over the
mountains of the wild West to the Pacific
coast.
This boundary between the countries is
marked at regular intervals by pillars of wood
and iron, earth mounds or stone cairns
Beginning at the Lake of the Woods, cast
iron pillars have been placed alternately by
the English and our government, one mile
apart, until reaching the Red River Valley
Those set by our neighbor were brought
from over the ocean. while ours were made in
Detroit. They are hollow casting of pyra-
midal form, eight feet in height, having
base eight inches square and octagon fange
one inch in thickness, with top four inches
square, surmounted by solid cap.
Into these hollow posts are fitted wesea-
soned cedar jooistss, with spikes driven through
apertures made for that purpose in the cast
ing One-half of the length Of the pillars are
firmly imbedded in the ground, SO that the
inscriptions on their sides, in raised letters
two inches high, face the north and south, the
first reading, Convention Of London" the
latter October 20th, 1818."
Beyond the Red River, earth mounds and
stone cairns seven feet by eight generally de-
note the boundary line. Whenever wooden
posts are used, they are of the same height
as the. iron pillars, and painted red above the
ground.
Through forests clearing has been made
rod wide, SO that the course is plainly indi-
Gated. Where bodies Of water are crossed.
monuments of stone have been raised several
feet above high tide.
Over the mountains. shafts of granite Ike
grim sentinels guard the way. Altogether the
fixing of the boundary marks was expensive.
but It was well done
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
Our Boundary Marks
Copyright by James Elverson.) }

by James Elverson.)
GLANCE at the map of the United
States shows that its boundary adj
joining Canada follows, the larger
part of the distance, an irregular wa
ter line formed by the great lakes
md thnir outlotr
Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-17
Copyright by James Eiverson.

NUpJrIEHI dHHiV5 f4INttSOHs
E0ELLO, Orville! you've turned up
It'll in good time, for you're the very
- man l wanted to see."
IEgis3I This was the salutation received
SAAnAN from my old friend Tom Lane, into
whose counting room l had drop
ped for a chat one afternoon in October
last.
"Well." said /, 'Tm glad can yet be seen.
But whats up'"
why" he answered, Farmer Doolittle was
in town this morning, and says that famous
black fox is around again"
"Do you mean the one we hunted for so
long year ago?
"Yes, the same fellow. At least suppose
it to be the same one, for haven't heard Of
his being shot. Have you'll"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Home-Made subsoil Plow.


A very serviceable and practical sub
soiler may be constructed with but lit
tie work. The beam and handles are
the same as any other plow stock. The
two uprfghts which support the plow
point can be made from pieces Of old
wagon tire, each two feet long. The
point bar should be about the same
length and about two inches square
from one upright attachment to the
other. The front end should be made
with good steel, well tempered and
drawn to point which is best if made
wide and fat. The uprights are at
tached to the beam by stirrups or
clamps made of three-quarter-inch iron
rod. The front upright should be sharp
ened on its front side, which will as
sist in cutting the old roots and thick
clay.
This plow will break the bottom Of a
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Extensive Farming.


When one sees farmer buying ex-
pensive grain and feeding it to stock
that are housed in bleak yards or in
closures through which cold drafts
blow and Snow drifts around the ami
mails, one concludes this husbandman
Any management of live stock or
farms that does not return a handsome
profit is expensive agriculture. Too
many infer that expensive manage
ment of farms and live stock implies
luxurious buildings and high-priced
help. Unquestionably too much cap
ital can be invested in appointments
for remunerative operation of farms,
but all rural buildings should be sub
stantial and constructed for warmth
as we'll as ventilation.
1t is a wrong idea that young cattle
should be unreasonably exposed in or.
der to give them a rugged constitution
The hardening process stunts the ami
mails and prevents the development OF
their greatest commercial possibilities
Cattle raised in open yards, or colo
Enclosures, never display the thrift mol
make the rapid growth which charac
| terizes stock raised under more gener
GUS conditions. An animal that nom
inally should realize $50 at 3 year,
old, under generous treatment, will b,
a slow seller at $50 under the exposur,
regime-Drover's Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Poultry Yard Pickinss.

Cheap food is always at the expense
of quality.
Quality in food for poultry is what
gives it value.
No food is cheap that does not bring
paying results.
Damaged food invites Indigestion
and various bowel troubles.
Lack Of grit when snow covers the
ground endangers the fock's health.
Provide plenty Of nests where there
are many hens or pullets.
Grit, either oyster shells or crushed
granite, should be kept under cove,
accessible to the poultry In all the
houses during the winter.
Keep the cockerels and pullets sep.
arate until couple of weeks before
you commence saving eggs for hatch.
ing. Both will be the better for the
plan.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Forty Years Ago.

Residents Of Wisconsin, in the VI
cinity of Edgarton and Sroughton,
were excited over the reported diseov-
cry of petroleum.
Reports sent from Mobile. Bay via
Cairo, ILL.,, reached the North telling Of
the attack by Union monitors on the
city Of Mobile.
Three men robbed a bank in Louis
willie, KY, in the early afternoon, get
ting away with $45,0o0.
Fort Stedman was taken by the Con-
federates and retaken by the Union
troops, who captured 2,700 prisoners.
A member of the North Carolina Leg
islature declared that body was ready
to take the oath of allegiance and to
ratify the slavery abolition amendment
to the constitution.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28

furnish your Judge with unexcepfionab
references as to your moral character
that would be enough to give you two
years on the treadmill, besides the loss
of all the money I have promised you.
Let US carry my plan to a successful
conclusion, and will sign deed to pay
you five hundred year for life. l should
not think it would take you long to de-
eide between the two pictures"
Speak out, and let me know what you
want" said Montgomery, uneasiIy.
"You-to help me to get rid of both
Judith and Clarar' cried Rodwell bold
ly. Suppose that the house should catch
on fre-houses do catch on fire, you
know, sometimes, without any one dis
covering the cause and people frequently
are lost in such fires"
''This is abominable!' cried Montgom-
cry.
$50 1 thought, at first. The house is
heavily insured, too; we could share the
insurance money between u.s."
But what purpose could such a fear
fui crime serve? You would not dare
confess to your uncle that the girl was in
to him that she was dead, her death
would be useless to you
Il have thought of all that. If this
thing could be arranged. l should drive
! OFF to Morley's at once, tell him that I
had traced my cousin, taken her under
my protection, lodged her safely i'll the
Manor House. offer to drive him. over
there at once. When we arrive there it
would be heap of cinders."
Montgomery shuddered as he listened
to the diabolical ingenuity of this horri-
| BILE plot.
"But how would you account for, the
girls disappearance-for your meeting
with her?" he asked.
''In a hundred waysw was the reply.
| Before she ran away from home, she
| betrayed symptoms sof incipient insan-
| ity. The actions and adventures of such
| people cannot be measured by the stand
ard of everyday life"
What part do you want me to play
in the tragedy?" asked Montgomery.
II should have to go over to my uncle
You would do the rest!''
"Well. give me little time to think
over it."
81 will give you half an hour" said
Rodwell, looking at his watch. He was
perfectly calm and self-possessed. Hi.
face was stern and resolved. He lef
the room, and Montgomery heard tn.
key turn in the lock.
(To be continued.)
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
SHIPS BUILT BY SAvAGES.

South Sea islanders Are Expert in Ma.
rine Architecture.
In the Marshall group of islands tn
the south seas is little atoll of coral
known as Likieb atoll. 1t is hundreds
of miles away from any other island,
and the natives go half naked like the
other dwellers Of the south seas. But
they have learned one great civilized
art, just the same, and that is the art
Of building ships.
About forty years ago a Portuguese
sailor was landed there from a whal-
ing ship. When his vessel sailed away
he remained behind, for the lazy
charm Of the Pacific island life had
tempted him and he had decided to
leave the restless sea and live the rest
of his days on the warm, sleepy
beaches, where no one worked
Soon he married the daughter of a
chief and became a trader. After
many years an American captain WIS.,
tied the islands during trading voy-
age in the south seas and when his
vessel shortly afterward became un-
seaworthy he set to work on the beach
to build a new one.
The Portuguese whaler's two sons
helped him and learned a great deal
about the operation. The island had
fine, hard wood on it, just the kind Of
| timber that shipbuilders value because
it will not rot or waterlog readily. The
captain at last succeeded in finishing q
| good 4O-ton schooner and. sailed away
| in her.
Before long the two boys had begun
to teach the natives something of what
they had picked up and soon, instead
Of the primitive canoes and dugouts
| that the Marshall islanders have been
using for centuries, the folk of the
| Likieb atoll began to build canoes
made Of carefully fashioned lumber
and pinned together with rivets.
Now there is a real shipyard on this
little speck lost in the wide Pacific
| A high roof under the palms on the
beach greets the mariner and when he
lands he sees vessels, modern tools
lying around and everything looking
| just as it does in shipyard anywhere
on the American coast, only instead of
workmen in overalls he sees dark ma
tives with hardly any clothing.
The wood from which the knees and
timbers are cut comes from an island
on the western side of the lagoon. 1t
is called kauoe and is extremely hand
some, looking much like black walnut.
1t has the valuable property of grow
ing harder as it grows older and makes
fine vessels.
Tools-all of them of the best kind
wood for spars, ETC., are shipped to
Likieb .atoll now from New Zealand
and the boats that are turned out in
the savage island have been compared
with American and English built yes
sells that have touched at the place an6
found to be excellent in every respect
The savage shipbuilders have 8
queer scale of prices. If chief wants
a schooner of, say, II tons, built fol
him, they charge him $1,000 for it, bu
if a poorer person wants the same
kind of vessel they will charge many
hundred dollars less. They do thi'
quite openly and explain it by saying
that the chief being rich can afford tt
pay more than poor person for th'
same thing.-Washingt Post.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Automatic Poultry Feeder.

Automatic Poultry Feeder.
An Illinois farmer, evidently a poul-
try raiser, has patented the automatic
poultry feeder which is shown in the
illustration. AS soon as daylight ap-
pears, chickens are about and ready
for their morning meal, and to pro-
duce good stock their wants must be
attended to. This means that the
poultry raiser must be awake early in
the morning to feed them, and this
automatic feeder is designed to do it
for him. 1t consists Of hopper hav-
ing an outlet this outlet being closed
by means of partition or diaphragm,
which is Independent Of the walls of
the hopper and being piEotally mount
ed at its lower end. This partition or
pivoted door can be adjusted to any
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Seventy-five Years Ago.

There were but seven navy yards
in the United States.
American indemnity claims were set
tied with Denmark.
One Of the combatants in a prize
fight which took place in Manchester,
England, was killed before he could
leave the ring.
Turkey paid its second installment
Of 100000 stipulated by the treaty of
Adrianople for indemnity Of the Rus
sian subjects.
Navigation by steam was introduced
on the Mediterranean, vessels making
weekly trips from Venice to Genoa.
Peace was concluded at Buenes
Ayres between Buenos Ayres, Santa
Fe Entire Rios, and Corrientes.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
One Hundred Years Ago.

The amusement of quill batting was
abolished in France.
Aaron Burr started on his trip west
to Louisiana and Blennerhassett's ISL
and.
Nine American seamen were released
from a British brig in New York har-
Dor.
The British House of Parliament
went into committee on the subject Of
commercial treaty with the United
States. -
Two hundred and fifty letters Of
marquel were issued for privateePs
against the English at various Spanish
ports.
Congress ordered the clearance Of al
armed merchant vessels.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Thirty Years Ago.

The announcement was made that
Gen. Spinner was to be succeeded as
National Treasurer by John G. New Of
Indianapolis.
Kossuth was defeated in contest
for a seat in the Hungarian diet.
The Cook County Qll.) Commission
ers engaged the architects for the
courthouse, now crumbling to pieces.
The Ohio Senate passed bill for
bidding railroad officials or employees
from being connected with so-called
..fast freight" or transportation compa-
MES.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Water for Farm Animals.


It Is admitted that water is essential
to. the well-being of humans, and If
this is so, why should anyone presume
to think that animals can get along
with little or no water? Yet that is
the plan on which many farmers work
The cows and horses are, perhaps,
properly watered, but the other farm
animals are given little water. In q
series of experiments carried on by the
writer a number of years ago it was
found that sheep, swine and poultry
gave us nearly 20 per cent better re
turns when regularly and carefully wa
tered than when the water was given
but occasionally.
That is, the egg supply was larger
from the hens, and the sheep and hogs
kept to the desired weight. More thar
this, we found there was less trouble
with diseases, particularly those that
had the stomach for their base Of at
tack. 1t is now regular practice te
give all the animals on the farm reg
ular supplies of clean water. In water
ing the sheep and swine, troughs are
provided and kept for the purpose
After the animals have drunk, the
troughs are removed, so that there is
no chance of them being defiled. II
will pay every time to water all farm
animals regularly and with clean wa
ter-Indianapolis News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
rwenty Years Ago.

The Reichstag adopted a measure
providing for the subsidizing of steam
ship companies.
Chicago real estate men declared
that fats were becoming unpopular
and that rents would be cut.
The people of France were thrown
into a panic by reports Of Chinese vic
tories over the French soldiers.
The report of the first bloodshed Of
the rebellion led by Louis Riel in the
British Northwest Territories reached
Ottawa.
A system Of fast freight trains be-
tween Chicago and New England
points was inaugurated.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Fifty Years Ago.

The State prison at Nashville, Tenn,
was burned.
The closing sale Of the estate Of
Daniel Webster took place at Marsh
field, Mass.
An unsuccessful attempt at Kevolu-
ton was made in Hayd, with the intent
to recall ex-President Paez.
Twenty-three persons lost their lives
in the fire which destroyed the steam
er Bulletin on the Mississippi River,
near Vicksburg.
Castle Garden, New York, was made
an emigrant depot.
Twelve men were arrested In Phila-
delphia who had enlisted for foreign
service.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
HOMEMADE sUBso1LER.

furrow made by any two-horse break
ing plow. If made for one-horse, it
should be constructed lighter, and need
have but a single upright. 1t is espe-
cially adapted to loosening up sod
which has become very solid from long
tramping.-Farm and Home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Sorting Pays.

had a remarkable crop Of 1000
bushels of apples this year, says A. D.
Appletree Barnes of Wisconsin, and
by careful asserting and handling was
able to sell them for $1,215. 1 tell
you there is nothing like systematic
sorting and careful handling to make
apples pay.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28

intermediate point, SO that the capaci-
ty of the hopper may be varied and
an unobstructed discharge maintained.
A latch arm is connected to the pivot
ed door, this latch arm being con-
trolled by an electro-magnet. The lat
ter is operated by a clock, SO that the
contents Of the hopper can be empued
at any predetermined time.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28

or yearlings and colts should be kept
steadily vigorous and growing; not
merely holding their own, but increas-
ing in size and proportion; not neces-
sarily the laying on of fat, but the en-
largement Of frame and muscle, with a
healthy vigor.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
A Ruinous Method.

To depend upon the use Of purchased
fertilizers, to the neglect of such as
can be produced on the farm for the
production of each years crop, is
ruinous method, which, while it may
not prove Immediately disastrous, is
sure to impoverish succeeding genera
Cultivator.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Advantage in Kansas,

"Sally,s father said her beau should
never step foot in the house again."
said the Kansas girl.
Then 1 suppose she had to give
him up?" interrogated her chum.
'.No, indeed. She entertains him in
the cyclone cellar"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Clean, ouick Sap Boiling.

In handling sap every precaution
should be taken to keep out dirt, and
the sooner the sap is boiled after 1t
runs from the tree the better for the
quality of the sugar. A dark-colored
product Sfs far from desirable, and
quick, clean work is necessary to Sc
cure a clear, light shade. Maple sugar
is marketed at time Of year when
there is little else to sell from the
pecially rushing. Modern sugar max
ing with modern utensils and business
like methods is a profitable enterprise
and a source of extra income which
should not be neglected.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28


Those who have hatched both duck
eggs and hen eggs in an incubator
claim that they cannot expect as good
matches from the duck eggs as from
the hen eggs. For some reason the
ducks, many of them, die in the shell.
Tie reason may be insuficiency Of
moisture, as duck egg requires much
moisture to hatch well. Ducks are
very near to fish in kinship. The
duck in returning to her nest brings
moisture on her feathers. And yet
enough ducks are usually hatched in
the incubator to pay for the Matching
in that way, though one does not un-
derstand all the requirements to get a
good hatch. They are not so liable to
have the life crushed out of them in
ian incubator as under hen, for, like
gosling, they are very weak for the
first day or two and easily killed
There are incubators made nowadays
to hatch every kind Of an egg from
that of humming bird to the ostrich
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
CHAPTER XVIII.

Little less than an hours furious driv-
ing brought Montgomery and his com
panion into a suburban district. They
pulled up before handsome villa resi-
dence A gentleman, who had evident
iy been watching for their coming, ap-
peared at the door.
."How long you have beenw he said.
irritably.
Come as fast as horseHesh could 60
sir" answered the man, respectfully
'.Just look at the mare, sir; she's fol
ali the world as II you had chucked
buckets O. water over her"
"This way, Montgomery" said Mr.
John Rodwell-for it was he.
He led the way into a back parlor
"Read that" he said, handing Mont
gomery a telegram.
l''From Jonathan Rodwell, Morley
Hotel, to John Rodwell:
G"Can l have the use Of your house il
Essex for short time? Police hav,
got trace of Clara in that direction
Telegraph reply
Montgomery gave low whistle as h
read these words. That's AWKWARD p
he CALCULATED.
what FOOLS remarkw exclaimed
hOQWeu, 1rr1tdDiy, II y ful1, OeSLruC
toni What can be done? Can you de
wise any scheme? I have telegraphet
to say that will be with him this even
ing"
.sAnd then what do you mean to do p
"That is precisely what 1 want to tall
over with you. You see by that tele
gram that the police have discovered
clue, and we know that the clue is il
the right direction. The hope Of gainin
the reward will wonderfully sharpel
their scent. Perhaps, while we are sit
ting here, they have spotted the yer
house."
He paused, expecting an answer; bu
Montgomery, with an unmoved face, re
mained silent.
81 must tell you," he went on, "tha
before this girl was brought home 1 wa
regarded as my uncle's heir. But h
became infatuated with this silly dol
and left everything to her, except a pa
try annuity. Well, the girls intellee
was always weak, and as she grew olde
this weakness merged almost into idioc,
One night she disappeared, no one knee
whittier. Ny uncle was almost frantic
Rewards were offered; the rural polio
put upon the search; ponds, river
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
The Colts Feet.

When the colt is growing, the hoofs
should be looked to occasionally to see
if they do not require trimming.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Hints About Driving.

Don't trot the horse down hill. 1t
Jars the, shoulders, weakens the ten
dons and springs the knees. If you
need to drive fast, send him along on
the level and when you come to an up
grade, let him break into run, then
take his time down hill. The change
from trot to run brings into play
a different set Of muscles and does not
fatigue the horse 50 much as If he
keeps up a trot all the while.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Ten Year. Ago.

In Chicago the mercury stood at 70
degrees above zero and ranged from
that up to 80 degrees in various parts
Of Illinois.
Ii Hung Chang, Chinese peace en-
voy to Japan, was shot in the face and
painfully injured by q Japanese at
Shiminosed.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28
Keen the young stoct Growing.

The calves, the colts, the pigs, all
from the time they were put, in winter
quarters until spring, should suffer no
cessation n.their growth. The calves
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-04-28

Few persons have courage enough to
appear as good as they really are
Hare.