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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
YANKEE DOODLE 4EsslAn TUNE.
Old March Song of Germans Similar
In Form and Rhythm.


Consul Schumann, stationed at
Mainz, Germany, contributes an inter-
esting item to the stock of knowledge
after which the great American heart
yearns with a consuming yearn, says
the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
The knowledge concerns the origin of
Yankee Doodle''-so far as the in
spiriting music is concerned-and Con-
sui Schumann sends to the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor the fol-
lowing translation of an article from
the Frankfurter Zeitung:
1t is well known that the tune of
yankee Doodle" was derived from a
military march played by the Hessian
troops in the War of the Revolution
In America. In studying the dances
Of the Schwalm, Johann Lewalter was
struck by the similarity In form and
rhythm of Yankee Doodle" to the
music of these dances. Last year, at
the kirmess of the village Of Wasen-
berg, when Yankee Doodle was
played, the young men and girls
swung into true Schwalmer dance,
as though the music had been COM
posed for it. 1t therefore
seems probable that the Hessian re-
cruits from the Schwalm, who served
in the pay of Great Britain during the
Revolutionary War, and whose mill
tary band instruments consisted OF
bugles, flies and drums only, carried
over with them the tune known to
them from childhood and played it as
a march.
@. e. D.: The logic of the argument
Of the Frankfurter Zeitung is abso-
lutely impregnable. All other theories
of the origin of Yankee Doodle"
must give way to the Hessian origin
Of the tune to which, incontestably,
/ the Hessians danced at Trenton, and
the fact is not mitigated by the other
fact that the dancing was in an effort
to get out of the way Of a gentleman
named G. Washington, who had
crossed the Delaware for the express
purpose of treating the Hessians to a
waltz.
Learned men there have been who
have assigned the origin of the music
Of Yankee Doodle" to the mountain-
eers of the Pyrenees; the Seminole In
dams in Florida have been credited
with originating it, while others have
assigned its origin to the fens Of Lin
colnshire in merry England. But it's
all over now! 1t was brought to the
United States by the Hessians as a
dancing tune, and history records the
fact that the Hessians danced to it al
/, Trenton in one time and two or three
Of the quickest motions possible.
Ergo-as they would say at Chicago
university-it Is a Hessian tune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
Manufacture OF Cigarettes.

Official statistics tell us that 1885,
4S7,215 cigarettes were manufactured
in this country during the past fiscal
year. If the population of the United
States is 80,O00,000, If half that num-
Der (40,000,000) are males, if three
quarters of them (3O,O00OOO) are of
smoking age, and If one-third of the
100000 smoke cigarettes, we have
1886, ,487, ,215 cigarettes to divide in a
year among 100000 persons, or only
about 336 apiece, which is less than
one every day.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
English LAWYERS, Robes.

The English bar still clings devoted
ly to its robes. A solicitor who for
some reason was not prepared with
his professional costume asked permis-
sion Of London judge the other day
to appear without it, but the judge de-
clared that he could give no such sane
ton. However, to avoid delay, he re-
sorted to fine legal distinction: 81
do not give you permission, but If the
other professional gentlemen present
raise no objection will consent to
hear you" He was heard, and it may
be trusted that no sacred precedent
was damaged.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
Take 1t Easy.

Bout the time you get to thinkin' that
you're gittin' on bit,
An you jingle of your money as you
stroll and strut about,
Better keep your peppers open, for your
life amt over yet,
An there's always lots of danger when
the chest is swellin' out.
Bout the time you git to lookin' at your
neighbors with surprise,
An a-feelin' sorry fer 'em cuz you've
left 'em in the press,
Then's the time fate's lookin' fer you
with a club of mighty size,
An you'll feel the rungs a-breakins in
the ladder of success.
Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
A Heavy Fine.

Unler the Elkins law, any railroad
company which pays rebates in any
form, or any shipper who accepts them,
is liable to a fine of from 81 900 to
500, 1000, upon conviction. 1t also pro-
hibits the carrying of freight at less
than the published tariffs. The Inter-
state Commerce commission is empow-
cred to detect and prosecute yiolators
of this statute. President Knapp Of
the commission states that since this
law was passed, rebate paying has been
as rare as forgery.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
A Hard Life.

It must be very hard indeed
To be financier;
The talents you are sure to need
Are manifold and queer.
You've got to have winning way,
And prove with gentle art.
That when their cash to you men pay
It's kindness on your part.
You've got to know just when to go
Across the briny deep,
And when it's time you have to show
Strange secrets you must keep.
And though tits hard, you must allow,
New wealth to gain each day,
'Tis harder, many people vow,
To give the stuff away.
Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sssss sss Of l(zzZzzS0
Huge Appetite Of the Spider.

The spider has a tremendous appe-
tite and his gormandizing defies all hui
man competition. A scientist who care
fully noted spiders consumption Of
food in "a hours concluded that if the
spider were built proportionately to the
human scale he would eat at daybreak
approximately small alligator by
a. M, lamb by a. M, a young
camelopard, by 1 o'clock sheep and
would finish up with a lark pie in
which there were 12O bids.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
oddit,es of rhe Human Body.

The TWO SIDES or persons face are
never alike. The eyes are out of line
In two cases out of five, and one eye is
stronger than the other in seven per
sons out of ten. Phe right eye is also,
as rule, higher than the left. Only
one person in fifteen has perfect eyes,
the largest percentage of defects pre-
vailing among fair-haired people. The
smallest interval of sound can be dis.
tinguished better with one ear than
with both. The nails Of two fingers
never grow with the same rapidity
that Of the middle finger growing the
fastest, while that of the thumb grows
slowest. In "a cases of 100 the left leg
is shorter than the righr.-Indianapolis
News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
Making Old Pen Like New.

"My pen is spoiled and have no 9th
err" said the bookkeper.
The machinist happened to be in the
o.fce and he took the pen and held it
over the gas jet for 80 seconds.
"You can make an old pen as good
as new" he said, "by holding it over a
fame like this for half minute and
afterward dipping it in cold water"
He dipped the hot pen in cold water
as he spoke and it sizzled slightly.
Now try it." he said.
The bookkeeper tried the pen and ex-
claimed joyously:
by George, it's as good as new
again" Chicago Chronicle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
His Ambition.

ST do not recall your ever making a
speech In Congress that attracted any
attention." said the blunt person.
NO" said Senator Sorghum. '.I
never try to attract attention. I am
satisfied II can distract attention. -
Washington Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09

The swiftest dog in the world, the
borzoi, or Russian wolfhound, has made
record runs that show seventy-fve feet
in a second, while the gazelle has shown
measured speed of more than eighty feet
q second.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
MALARIA APei,se idte tse sssathsd ssstam

Inc ar arising from marshy sagnant
ana pools ana from dy1ng vegetable matter
microbes, a W
entire
effects Of the Finally physician prescribed
cured nave troubled
chils s3 W. n1ke LOUISVILLE SHAPoFF
is
skin result Malaria also affects Kidneys
malignant
heath conta;rs nsx
and tonic properties possessed
ideal remedy for the
6C& RS R troys the build the
- - ~ weakened, polluted It the
- - - blood and forces of
waste matter gthanda actvi to it
s. improves the appetite and digestion system By
Alternative effects
driven from the system
without charge SWIFT SPECIFIC co. an lHrA A
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
He Was Broke.

'Time is money" quoted the moral
EYES," rejoined the demoralizer, "and
l haven't moment that can call my
own"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09

Some women seem to think 1t a
duty to talk scandal because It
pleases their friends.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
And OPAQUE.

HE says that when he sits down to
write, his ideas come thick and FAST
II guess they come thick, all right. !"
Houston Post
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09

ETC Permanently Cured. No fits or nervousness
ITO after first days of Dr. KIne's Great Nerve
Restorer Send for Free Sc trial bottle and treatise
Or H. ID. Kline, Ltd 931 Arch St., Philadelphia, Pa
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09
Consoling.

Stella-You seem sad this afternoon,
dear. What's the trouble?
Mildred-I can't help thinking about
Tom Green, poor fellow! I-er-reject-
ed him last night.
Stella-Oh, don't let little thing like
that worry you. Why, I've rejected him
three times in the past six weeks.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09

For forty years Piso's Cure for Con-
sumption has cured coughs and colds. At
druggists. Price 25 cents.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09

Mothers will find Mrs. w1nsIow's Soothing
Syrup the best remedy to use for their children
during the teething period.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-06-09

S. S. S. improves the apr
its Alternative and purifying
permanently driven from
advice, without charge.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
They bought burning Houses.

One of the strangest businesses In
ancient Rome is mentioned by Juvenal
In his "Satires," and we hear Of it also
from historians. 1t consisted of buy
Ing houses on fire. The speculator
hurried to the scene, attended by
slaves carrying bags Of money and
others carrying tools, judged the
chances of salvage and made bid to
the distracted house owners, who were
glad to accept anything as a rule. The
bargain struck in all haste, this earli-
est of fire assurers set his slaves to
work and secured what he could.
Sometimes even he put out the flames
and so made coup. 1t was a bust
ness for capitalists, but the poorest
who speculated in a small way could
hardly lose If he had presence of mind
enough to grasp the chances.
Thus Cato the elder, and, above all,
Crassus laid the foundations of their
wealth. The latter had a passion for
such gambling. He gradually collected
a force of carpenters, masons and such
artifcers = slaves, of course which
reached 500 men. Not only did he buy
houses on fire, but also, enlarging upon
the common practice, he made bid for
those adjoining which stood in danger.
His proposals were commonly vel
come, so helpless were the people and
so great the peril. By this means Cras-
sus became the greatest owner Of
house property in Rome.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
"HERE is THE TRAIL"
sfwns Used by Indian Tribes and
White Hunters

First among the trail signs that are
used by Indians and white hunters
and most likely to be of use to the
traveller, says n writer in Country Life
In America, are AK blazes on tree
trunks. These may vary greatly with
locality, but there Is one everywhere In
use with scarcely any variation. This
Is simply the white spot nicked off by
knife or AK and meaning, "Here is the
trail.'
The Ojlbways and other woodland
tribes use twigs for great many
signs. The hanging broken twlg. like
the simple blaze, means, "1hls Is the
trail" The twig clean broken off and
laid ON the ground across the line
of march means, Break from your
straight course and go in the line of the
butt end" and when an especial warn
ing is meant the butt is pointed toward
the one following the trail and raised
somewhat in forked twig. If the butt
Of the twig were raised and pointing to
the left II would mean, Look out
camp" or ourselves or the enemy or
the game we have killed Is out that
way"
The old buffalo hunters had an estab-
llshed signal that Is yet used by noun
tain guides. 1t Is as follows:
Two shots in rapid succession, an in
terval of five seconds by the watch,
then one shot, means, "Where are you?'
The answer, given at once and exactly
the same, means: Here | am. What
do you want?" The reply to this may
be one shot which means, "All right;
only wanted to know where you we're"
But If the reply repeats the first It
means: 81 am in serious trouble. Come
MS fast as you can"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
The Power of n Voice.

Stories abound to illustrate the power
possessed by great speakers and act
ors to stir the emotions by the tones
of the voice. 1t is said of the elder
Booth that he brought tears to the eyes
of company upon one occasion by the
way in which he uttered the opening
words, Our Father" Of the Lords
Prayer.
A story is told of the great Irish ora
tor, O'Connell. An attack had been
made upon him in the house of com.
mons. When O'Connell arose to reply,
his lofty brow was black with thunder
and his arm upllfted as if to strike
Then, checking himself, he said, But
the gentleman says he loves Ireland"
Lowering his tone to the ripping MUIR
mur of a summer brook, he continued,
81 have no words of bitterness or re-
proach for any man who loves Ire
land" The pathos in the fragmentary
utterance of the last word brought
tears to the eyes Of many veterans of
the house.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
KILLING THE SEALS.
Always Done In the Morning, When
the Temperature In Lowest.

John Scudder McLain In his alaska"
thus describes the business of securing
seal skins: "The killing Is always
early In the morning when the temper
atllre Is lowest 1t was o'clock in
the morning when we left the ship
The killing season was practically
over but the agents had arranged Il
drive for our benefit. The seal lie
along the rocky shores, the bulls or
'beachmasters,' as they are called and
the cows and their pups occupying the
rocks nearest the water, while the
bachelors, the young minated males,
are forced to go farther up the beach.
As only the bachelors are killed for
tlelr skins, this natural division ia
cllltates the work of the drivers I'm
making their selections. Two or three
drivers slip in and cut out, as the
cowboys would say, bunch for the
days killing. They proceed to make
great noise by shouting, slapplng
pieces of boards together and beating
on tin cans. The seals are frightened,
and the squlrming, huddllng mass Is
gradually forced away from the rook-
cry.
"Now, here they come, beatlng like
n flock of sheep, ambling in their awk-
ward fashion through the tall grass.
The younger males and the few fe-
males which the drivers will not try to
separate from the herd until the kill
ing ground Is reached offer no resist
ance, but the two or three old bulls
show fight and rush at the drivers
with surprising speed and agility when
pressed too hard. As they are driven
to the killing grounds their gait is a
sort Of canter as they raise themselves
on their flippers and pull their heavy
bodies up. They repeat this movement
rapidly for hundred yards and then
fall, painting and exhausted. The meth
cd Of killing adopted inficts less suf-
fering on the victims than any other
that could be devised, but one who has
witnessed the operation will not wish
to see it again.
"Those who do the killing are ma
tives who are expert at the business,
each armed with a stout club about
five feet long and three inches thick
at the heavy end. They cut out twenty
or thirty of the struggling creatures
and, striking each one on the head,
crush the soft, thin skull. Death is In
stantaneous. As the club falls with
thud upon each graceful head those
that have escaped the first crushing
blows seem to become conscious of
their impending fate and their appeal
ing eyes, soft as those Of deer, their
plalntive cries and their Intellectual eff
forts to escape would certainly stay.
the arm Of any not schooled by years
and generations to do this work. The
stranger to the scene Is forced to turn
away, though he must admit that not
throb of conscious pain follows the
descent of the heavy club"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
NUMBER II.
THE AMAZING MINK.
How Does This Animal Succeed In
Tcrrorizing the Rnbbitf

The mink Is as slow runner MS the
rabbit Is swift. have seen minss run
several times, and their peculiar, meas
uring worm gait takes them along
about as fast as man can run. The
rabbit cannot only go with lncredible
speed, but can course for hours And
yet the mink is able to run down the
swift rabbit. The rabbit seems to give
up the race; ii would look almost as ifl
some unknown law of nature madeI
him the prey of minks, as If he felt
that was his destiny, and did not try
served the jump Of the rabbit grew
shorter and shorter until IL became lit
tie more than helpless hop. The
marks In the snow indicated that the
mink was not being dragged by the
rabbit, but that the mink did not over
take his victim until the latter, for no
apparent reason, had given up the
race. And yet fox seldom catches
rabbit, and probably never in open
running.
hNh IL NOuli SN'lil IL lu'bt DlOOI
suckers have some power of which we
know nothing AS 1t Is, only one expla-
nation can be offered why so slow run
ming an animal as mink or weasel
can catch as swift an animal as
rabbit.
We know the mink does not tire out
the rabbit by following him lesurely,
maintaining his slower gait relentless
ly, never giving his victim chance TO
eat, and so by the slow, sure process
of work and worry wearing out poor
Bunny.
Hence IL must be that the rabbit has,
in common with other small rodents,
that terrible, demoralizing or panicky
fear of all the weasel famlly-a
fear so great and bewildering that
once mink is on its trail the rabbit
becomes paralyzed with It, and, in
stinctively knowing that he cannot es-
cape by running in hole, gives up.
If this is so, then there is a law in
nature that we do not fully under
stand, law akin to that which makes
a rabbit a coward and n woodchuck
brave to his dying gasp. A ferret put
into gray squirrels hole was at once
driven out by the indignant squirrel.
A rabbit has as sharp teeth as a squir-
rel, and surely might defend itself as
well as young woodchuck, yet the
latter will face undinchingly two dogs
and man. After his back is broken
and he is helpless he will hold up his
head and whistle a fierce defiance,
yet rabbit will not even try to es-
cape apparently from an animal 1t
could just as well elude as not. 1t,
seems almost as If the rabbit were
meant for food for other animals, ma
ture having given him great reproduc-
tive powers and unlimited food, and
then saddled him with some strange
fatality that makes him play his part
In spite Of himself in the general
scheme of wild life.-Outing.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
The Word "Tram..

Residents of Great Britain call street
cars trans. The term is old. Three
hundred and fifty years ago an Eng
lishman left the following item in his
will: "To the amendinge Of the high
waye or tram from the weste ende of
Bridgegalt, in Barnard castle, 90 shil-
llngs' This tram" was a plank road.
Whether it was the ancestor Of the
tram Of today or merely an etymolog
ical relation is not quite clear. The
forefather of all the trans was a
Scandinavian word meaning log. In
time tram In Scotland came to mean
beam, a cart shaft or the cart itself,
and perhaps II is to this rather than
to the tram that was a plank in a log
road that the modern sense traces its
origin. At any rate. etymologists af-
firm that the derivation from the name
Of Benjamin Outram, who improved
rail tracks about $500, Is absurd.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
The English Royal Plate.

The royal plate at Windsor is gener-
ally reckoned to be worth about $4,000
900, and it is no unusual thing at a.
state banquet at the castle to have
plate to the value Of 100000 in the
room. There are two state dinner
services, one Of gold and one Of silver.
The gold service was purchased by
George ". and will dine 100 persons.
The plates alone Of this service cost
over $4,000. On state occasions there
are usually placed on the dining table
some very beautiful gold fagons cap
tured from the Spanish armada, which
are now Of course Of priceless value.
while the great silver wine cooler,
made by Rundell & Bridge for George
". and weighing 1000 ounces, always
adorns one corner of the apartment.
As sideboard ornaments there are
pretty trifes in the way Of a peacock
Of precious stones, valued at $4,000,
and tigers head from India, with a
solid ingot of gold for its tongue and
diamond teeth. This wonderful col
lection Of plate Is crown property,
which practically means that it be-
longs to the country.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02
Execution of Lonir XVI.

The crowd which surrounded the car
riage closed around me, bore me along
to the place of execution and placed
me, so to speak, in front of the scat
fold. beheld the appalling spectacle.
The crime had been hardly accomplish
ed when cry Of "Vive la nation!' rose
from the foot of the guillotine. 1t was
repeated by the bystanders; it passed
through the crowd. This cry was fol
lowed by silence most wonderful and
most profound. Shame, horror and
fear already hovered over the wide
expanse. | passed over it a second
time, carried along by the food which
had brought me hlther. Every one
walked slowly and scarcely venturedl
to look in his neighbor's face. The
rest Of the day was spent in deep
stupor. 1t had spread over the whole
city. | was obliged to go out twice and
found the streets deserted and silent.
The assassins had lost their wonted
daring. The public grief made itself
felt, and they quailed before it.-Mem-
oirs of Chancellor Pasquier.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02

After the great Assam earthquake
which occurred ON June 12, 1897, the
earth tremor went on continuously for
several days. 1t was estimated that
there were 200 shocks a day for few
days after June ~, and, though these
had diminished to twenty or thirty
day by the middle of July, the people
were accustomed for at least two years
after the earthquake to daily shock.
These after shocks were the residual
effects of the first big disturbance and
had nothing dangerous. in their charac-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1905-08-02

"The range Of honeybees is but little
understood" said an authority. MANY
suppose that bees go for miles in quest
of nectar while others think they go
only for a short distance. 1t may be
curious to many to understand how
any one can tell how far the bees may
fly, but this is simple when understood.
years ago, when the Italian bees
were first introduced in the United
States, these bees, having marks diff
ferent from the common bees already
here, were easily distinguished, and
after any beekeeper had obtained the
Italian bees they could be observed
and their range easily noticed. If
bloom is plentiful close to where bees
are located they will not go very far,
perhaps mile in range, but If it Is
scarce they may go five miles.
Usually about three miles is as far
as they may go proftably. Bees have
been known to go as far as eight miles
in straight line, crossing a body of
water that distance to nd."-Milwau-
kee Free Press.