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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-01-27
LITTLE STORIES
AND INCIDENTS
That VIII Interest and
Entertain Young
Readers.

Christian Of Denmark, and q Danish
paper tells the story of one escape Of
little 4-year-old Prince Knut. The lit
tie prince Is clever little chap, but he
had been very naughty indeed He
would not be washed, and to empha-
size his feelings had thrown the wash
dish and wash cloth at the maid. An
CRY cries filed the palace, bringing the
royal mamma In great haste Princess
Alexandra took in the cause of the
trouble at a glance, and said to the
little prince in mild but firm tone:
"Knut, this Is not the behavior for
a prince. Go and bring me the rattan
Immediately"
The prince obeyed, left the room,
and returned in short time, but with
out the stick, while he carried some
thing wrapped in paper in his hand
Il couldn't find the rattan" he said,
"but here are two stones that you can
throw at me-"
The princess surprised Prince Knut
in the garden one day playing with a
rough stick with which he had cut a
worm in two. She explained to him
the cruelty of the act, and told him
that he must never under any circum-
stances do such a thing again
But, mamma" said the prince, "he
was 80 alone. 1t made me so sorry
that cut him in two Now there are
two worms, and see how they both are
happy! How they both springV'
Prince Knut upon another occasion
had been asking questions after the
manner Of a small boy, and Prince
Christian had said to him finally:
stop your stupid questions. Think
over what you have to say and ask
something reasonable"
There was silence for a time, when
the little prince began again in a soft
voice:
"Papa?
Eyes, my child"
lis everything dead buried"
Certainly"
"PapaT
"Well, what is it?'
Papa, why then, doesn't some one
bury the Dead Sea?-New York
Times
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-01-27

sought employment elsewhere, how
ever, they would, in all proba bility,
like the Princess Zulukidse have
quickly sunk to the lowest grade Of So
ciptv
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-01-27
Winter Prospsci

Out in the cold at break of day,
Scraping away in the snow,
The man with the shovel confronts.
you'll say,
Worse luck than the man with the
hoe.
Washington Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-01-27

When a minister L. called to another
field the call carries with 1t an Increase
In salary-otherwise he possibly would
not have heard It
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-01-27
The PhtloSophy OF Il

4AAS = 0hHOSOYHxy O1 ~
you think dis world Is friend ter
grace?'
"Well-des keep bout a dollar en- a
half in yo' pocket. en- you'll never need
ter ak dat questionr'-Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11
More Rail Mills Needed.

This district needs a great many things and perhaps always will Man is to be blessed. He never is. This district is In a like condition. But among all it's needs not one is more apparent, more real. more plainly called-for than another and still an- other rail mill Rails are not only in active demand, but the profit upon them is double the profit that can be extracted from pig iron.
 Capitalists are proverbially cautious. but in the matter of open-hearth rails there is no occasion for caution. Open hearth rails have been fully tested, and railroad managers prefer them to Bes- semer rails. What is preferable in bridges and tall structures is also pref erable in railroad tracks. Why then does capital hesitate?
 It is a question whether the public
 
 spirit of this district should not at once proceed to get behind this matter of more rail mills. This district should make all the rails needed south of the Ohio river. Freight rates favor this proposition. Everything relating to rails favors it, and this district should begin to inquire why there are not several rail mills in Jefferson county instead of one. The one would be helped by the establishment of several here for in union there is strength, and the field is ample.
 The southern railroads have paid tribute to Pittsburg altogether too long, and their deliverance from the hands of the steel trust can come only through the building of enough open hearth mills in this district to supply the southern demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11

adopt a statute dictated by California politicians. This is certainly not the proper manner to treat a nation con sisting of 4oO,00O,OO0 industrious and intelligent people. The boycott was started to bring the situation before the American people. MT. Wu did not originate it, but he plainly appreciates it's justice and moderation. All the negligence and wrong-doing is charge able to this government. and to this government alone. The desire to keep California republican is the real es- scenee of the problem.
 The Chinese do not desire the ad- mission to this country of coolies, but they do desire a treaty that will pro tect their merchants, students and tourists while travelling in this coun- try. At present they are ill-used and maltreated and insulted, and the Pres ident's recent order will not suffice to protect them. A treaty is needed GOV ering all the points at issue, incNl>lng the admission of coolies to Hawaii and the Philippines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11

neral at all. Now the body of the arch bishop lies in state in the cathedral, and solemn requiem masses will be sung until after the interment.
 "The bishops of the province Of New Orleans will meet as soon as convenient and nominate candidates for the vacancy The bishops suffragan are to send their names to Rome. The higher clergy or the archdiocese also hold a conference and submit three names to be submitted to Rome. The Pope appoints all prelates but before he reaches a decision in the matter of appointing an archbishop in the United States his holiness asks the arch bishops of the oountry-thlrttsn or four teen in number, to advise him. t will probably be six months or more before the vacancy caused by Archbishop Cha pelle's death is filled. It is likely that the new metropolitan will be French man. Many of the parishes in Louisiana outside of New Orleans are altogether French"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11
Can See Everybody.

.'If a politician running for office in Birmingham wants to meet all the peo- pie. shake hands with them and chat with them a few minutes" said a politi- clan yesterday, "he will find the Wood ward corner the very best place in Bir- mingham.
 ''If d man will stand on that corner all day he will meet very nearly every man in Birmingham sooner or later. l believe fully 75 per cent of the business men of Birmingham pass that corner daily or transact some kind of business there.
 "I wanted to find man the other day and went to his office half dozen times, but missed him. Finaly l decided to wait on the corner of Twentieth street and First avenue half an hour and see if could not catch him. Sure enough he passed the corner in about twenty min utes. I bntton-holed him and transacted the business I desired to complete that afternoon"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11
New Tactics of Cities,

Instead of claiming altitude or noun tain air or northern location, or what not, each city has caught on, and is now claiming to be free from stego- myia mosquitoes. New York, however, questions the declaration of Health Officer Doty, who boldly declares that the fever mosquito "has never been found north of Virginia"
 The Doty manifesto does not let At lanta out, but it thrusts all the south ern country into pickle. But the Doty statement does not hold water, for with one breath he declares that there is absolutely no other way by which yell low fever can be communicated from the sick to the well than through the bite of the stegomyia faciata," and in the next breath he declares the mos quito in question has never been found north of Norfolk, Va. How then did  the yellow scourge prevail in New York, in Philadelphia, in Cincinnati, in Gallipolis, O.; in Boston, and even in Quebec? The esteemed Doty has another guess coming to him. His first has big holes in 1t. If he will study the records he will discover that ste gomyias have been carried to Labrador, and have multiplied there.
 Today Dr. Doty is enclosing every man who arrives at quarantine in New York harbor having high tempera- ture with netting-why do this if there are no stegomyias in New York? Why squander money in netting when no fever mosquitoes can pass beyond Nor folk. Va? New York has, however. more wisdom than its health officer, and it demands that all precautions against the fever be taken.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11
Supply Is Better.

'The supply of men for the Alabama National Guard is much better now than it was eight or nine months ago. said Capt. Robert Gregory of the Jefrer- son Volunteers last night. We had a great deal of trouble at one time get ting recruits. but am glad to say that conditions are improving rapidly.
 Just after the military was sent to Huntsville to guard the jail many em- ployers dismissed members of the various military organizations, telling them that they could not retain their positions if they stayed in the service. It promised at one time to cripple the service materially. However, influences have been brought to bear in certain directions which have caused employers to relax to some ex- tent in regard to this, anc we are again bringing the companies up to their for mer numerical standard"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11
People Were Surprised.

"One of the comedians playing at East Lake this week has trained dog of which he Is very proud,' said a drum mer. q was coming over with the com pany from Atlanta last Sunday night and was not aware that we had a canine passenger in the coach until we got to Birmingham
 Just before the train drew into the shed the comedian began to pile his lug gage up in the aisle, preparatory to mak- ing a dash for hotel. l noticed one rectangular leather case which I sup posed to contain some kind of musical instrument. The comedian stopped down and began to unbuckle the straps on this piece of baggage Every passenger in the vicinity was all eyes, expecting him to draw forth some kind of musical instru- ment or piece of property to be used in a vaudeville act Imagine the surprise of everyone when a sleek and sagacious looking little dog hopped out, shook the kinks out of his physique and looked around to see if he had reached his des- tnation. would not have been more surprised If q Jumping jack had ap- peared
 That dog is a smart animal and travels all over the country in the leather case without conductors being any the wiser. There Is no danger of his being lost and, carried in this way. he is little more troublesome than so much inanimate bag gage.
 T did not learn how his dogship fared on long journeys where he is apt to be- come both hungry and thirsty
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11
Annual Cleaning Day.

'The success of cleaning day for Bir- mingham was demonstrated yesterday" said merchant last night
 ''The town was undoubtedly cleaner this morning than it has been in years. If day was set apart earlier in the summer of every year the city could be kept in healthful condition the entire heated term. At the same time Birmingham would be much more attractive to the eye of the visitor.
 ''I think Birmingham is to be con- graduated on the fact that so many of the merchants here are of the progress sive and public-spirited type. Many of them will be willing to offer as much help as they did yesterday. and with the cooperation of the citizens I can see no reason why an annual cleaning day should not be a great success. I believe Mayor Ward, now that the first cleaning day has been a wonderful success, will make 1t an annual occurrence"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11
China's Boycott Position.

Wu Ting Fang, formerly Chinese minister at Washington, now vice pres ident of the board of foreign affairs in Pekin, recently explained through the Associated Press Chinas position in relation to all subjects pending be- tween that country and the United States. The boycott was started, not because the Chinese desire new con sessions, but to call attention to the fact that this country is treating China as 1t would not treat Central Ameri- can republic. It let the treaty between the two countries lapse without trying to negctsate new one, prefer-ing to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11
IN HOTEL LoBBIES
Everxthina Clean.

'eThe rain Wednesday night and yes terday morning was a most oppof'uhe thing" said Street Commissioner NC Cartin yesterday afternoon. 'lt ioilo"eu the cleaning up that we had dohe' se'7 tied the dust and washed the streets.
 "I have never seen any city look cleaner than Birmingham did this morning anu II made my heart glad to see what exeei- lent results followed our efforts to get Birmingham clean.
 We still have a large extra force al work and the good work will be contlnned right along until the city looks like the back yard of a thrifty housewife In far away New England, where they are famous for their love of cleanliness"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11
MiIWaukee's Grafters.

Including county and city officers, 106 have been indicted in Milwaukee. This list does not include contractors, real estate brokers, architects and the like who have been exposed, and in some instances indicted A county hospital was recently built in that city, and it has been proven that there was graft in the bricks laid in the building, graft in it's roofing materials, and graft in the furniture that was placed in it. Small favors from city or county cost $50. while large ones were bestowed through fees ranging from 5000 up wards. No contract was let in Milwau- kee before the recent exposures were published unless graft had preceded it.
 What is known to be true of Mill waukee, of St. Louis, and of Philadel- phia, is in a measure true of every other American city, and the roofing out of graft is indeed a gigantic task. It stalks in every legislature and in al- most every city government. It per meates all ranks of officials from the highest to the lowest. It is at home, too, in corporations, especially in the big insurance companies.
 The war upon it breaks out in spots, but 1t has not by any means become as general as the evil itself. It is difficult to hold the people up to the reform programme. It was impossible under the rotten convention system, but uD- der direct popular action it is possible always provided the people can key themselves up to the reform pitch, and stay there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11
BIRMINGHAM BETTER.
Though Henry Gray confesses He Also
 Likes Atlanta.

From the Atlanta Constitution.
 Birmingham has Atlanta on the run right now, l tell you, said Hon. Henry Gray, one of the forefront business men of the Magic City, last night. T lived right here in this good old Georgia town for years. In fact. 1t was right here ac- quired my a business training. and my instructor was the late William A. Hemphill-God rest his ashes-than whom there were none better. I always loved Atlanta and expect to love the good old place always. In fact, Birmingham is about the only place on earth that has the power, the capacity, the Inducements to wean an Atlantian from Atlanta In Birmingham there are scores and scores of Georgians, and most of them are from Atlanta. To a man almost they went to the Magic City-and that name Is just the right one-expecting to come back to these old red hills when they had made their jack. But 1t isn't that way now with them, whether they have made their jack or not. Ask one of 'em now when he expects to come back to good old Geor- gia, back to hustlng, always wide awake, never even dozing Atlanta, and hear his answer. You don5t know what that answer would be? Well, I do, for I've heard 1t often. Almost to a man he'd say:
 "Oh, 1 guess Birmingham's good enough for me-
 And the next day, if not on that very day itself. you'll find him buying a cor ner lot or cornering a plat of suburban real estate which will multiply on his hands before he can get rid of 1t. It's just like this. I tell you.''
 Twenty years ago Henry Gray was a lad, tall. genial. pleasant and never with out a smile. Seeing, as he thought. an himself and there he has since been, day after day building upon the solid founda- ton he carried with him. Since his first face wash in Birmingham, Henry Gray. that Georgia boy, has moved up the line. house of representative membership from Jefferson county, member of the best social clubs, no Georgia-Alabamian stands better than he.
 "Yes," he said, with a parting hand shake, T like Atlanta. But I am com pelled to say, and somehow l rejoice in that compulsion, I like Birmingham lots and lots better. So trala-la, over the river, goodby, kazunk."
 And with a happy smile, a graceful wave of the hand to his gathering of friends. he yanked himseK into hanson "a vehicle Birmingham wouldn't know In the big road.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 N ISPOS1NG of stolen jewels is a V)I difficult undertaking, particularly L If the jewels are of great value. It Is almost impossible to get rid of still to dispose of them in England and France if they are stolen. The only way to do it with safety Is to cut the stone up, and when a large stone is cut 1t decreases greatly in value.
 Diamond dealers all over the world are on the lookout now for the large pear Tiffany workrooms some weeks ago. Every reputable dealer would refuse to buy that brilliant if 1t were offered for sale in the shape in which it was stolen. That there are diamond dealers who are not reputable goes without saying, but If they bought this stone they would buy 1t with the idea of cutting it.
 Large diamonds are not so numerous that they cannot be kept track of. When a large diamond is found it sooner or
  mond market in the world, which is Lon don. Persons through whose hands a large stone passes are careful to note its good points as well as its defects. if it has any.
 Every diamond over ten carats is com sidered a large one and worthy of par ticular note. Every dealer who handles such a stone can give minute descrip- tion of 1t. The purer the stone the more attention 1t attracts from the persons who handle it. That is why it is hard to dis pose of stolen diamonds of any account for when one is stolen every dealer throughout the world hears of it and has such a good description of the missing stone that he can hardly fail to identify the jewel.
 The ordinary stolen jewels find their way to pawnshops and fences. There are jewellers in this town who have the reputation of being fences, but none of them does business direct with the thief.
 When a large stone is stolen here or in England or France the first place the searchers look for it to turn up is in Amsterdam, which is the center of the diamond cutting industry. If 1t doesn't appear there within reasonable time its owners can bid goodby to 1t, for il will probably be disposed of without trouble in the orient. India, Persia and Turkey are the three countries where large dia- monds can be sold without cutting them up.
 Once they are taken into one of these countries they are hidden just as if they were put back into the ground. Diamond dealers say that the greater number of important jewels that have been stolen have found their way to these countries. The Indian -.lnces will buy and ask no questions.
 The high-class native of India is re- markable judge of all kinds of precious stones. and many of them count most of their wealth in this form.
 Diamond dealers and police all over the civilized world have long realized that as soon as a precious stone finds its way to the Orient 1t is lost until sts buyer dies
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-11

E is amusing to note the uproar in
 Montgomery caused by Birmingham's action in declaring and what is more, enforcing quarantine against the state capital. Of course there is wide df- ference in the feeling that results from duarantining and being quarantined against but the really absurd part Of the controversy rests in the claim made by a lot of excitable, illogical and ill-tem- pered persons, with snap judgment, who are affected by prejudice and have been gazing through the green lenses of envy so long that they think anything Bir- mingham does is a move to iniure Mont gomery. As a matter of fact, Birmingham Is glad to have such good town for neighbor. The notion that a quarantine was declared against Montgomery because certain business interests in Birmingham desired to damage the commercial in- terests of a sister city, is as far-fetched as it is ridiculous. Montgomery papers and Montgomery people are making much noise over the situation, but they may rest assured that Birmingham will never be driven to employ underhand methods " eAAC 6AOH LII O1 dUOllcE tOWu.
 Peekaboo shirtwaists are no longer pop ular in New Orleans. The stegomyia is doing some good after all
 A well known divine says that there are great many clowns inI the pulpit and declares that a clergyman has no right to make his congregation laugh Let ne haa he ID
 Bishop Potter expresses himself on im- migration Ills views on irrigation would be more authoritative.
 Max Beerbohm wants plenty of non sense in musical comedies. MT. Beerbohm will probably receive the support of the theatrical trust and many cheap come dians, but I've" for one. believe that ''enough is a plenty"
 It develops that Mammoth Cave Is in need of a press agent
 A news note states that Jerome K. Jerome is coming over to the United States where he will deliver a series of @N~hNteo' oNii uiii 10 q 6OOQ SOIl anu he will probably not make the mistake of Anglieized Henry James. who labors under the impression that he Is about all.'
 The Japanese do not believe in tipping, but they make a speciality of politeness. Therefore, it is not surprising that the suite of Baron Komura has yielded to the American custom and is making a liberal distribution among hotel employees, railway porters and others who render them service. When the baron left his ship at San Francisco the news spread abroad that he had inaugurated a cam paign of tipping and everybody along his route, from Pullman potentates and din- ing room moguls to chambermaids and bootblacks, pleasantly anticipated being handed something The baron is en- couraging an evil, may be, but it Is still rampant in this country and he must perforce follow suit, along with the Schwabs, the Gateses and the Morgans. At the Waldorf-Astoria the steward re- ceived s100; his subordinates sums rang ing from $50 to $20; head walters, $50; and so on down to the humblest employees who felt cheerful with S10 each It must