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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
Sneaker Reeds Inke

Henry H. Rogers and the late
Thomas B. Reed were close friends,
says the Worlds Work. Otter Mr..
Rogers took a party, including Mark
Twain and Thomas B. Reed, to the
West Indies on his steam yacht. On
the way back Mr. Reed was compelled
to leave the boat at Old Point Com
fort to hurry by rail to New York
to argue a law case. The yacht
struck a storm after Mr.. Reed left
1t. When he heard of it he wrote
Mr.. Rogers the following letter (Which
is now framed and hanging in one of
his ofices), to which Mark Twain
added characteristic postscript:
New York, April Z, 19O2.-Dear Mr..
Rogers: still think we had a most love-
ly trip and am still grateful. 1 am told.
however, that you had trouble immedi-
ately after I left, which leads me to
counsel you not to take the yacht out ex-
cept when you have on board persons of
such weight with the community that
they can keep the boat level.
The Colonel, Hilton, Foote, DR.. Rice
and Mr.. Twain are all well enough In
their way-quite interesting people, but
they lack gravity. Very truly yours,
T. B. REED.
This is well meant, but not well rea-
soned, for a yacht needs virtue as well
as ballast. MARK.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
Can Control Swarms.

An expert beekeeper can manage
two or three hundred colonies without
help when he has them in hives where
ne can see what they are doing,
whereas If they were in box hives he
would be unable to do anything with
such number. A very little reading
and study will give the farmer all
necessary knowledge for the manage
ment Of few hives, so that he can
have his swarming the bugbear of
the farmer-beekeeper) when It is most
convenient for him or not at all If he
doesn't want any increase. With box
hives there can. be no control of
swarming- bees have it entirely
In their own hands (or wings), and
come out when they are ready, re-
gardless Of the fact that their owner
may be half a mile away in a hay
field, hustling to get ahead of ap-
preaching rain.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
Food for Work Horses,

A number Of writers in agricultural
papers are urging the abandonment Of
oats and timothy hay for horses that
work on the farm, because of the high
price of these foods. AS a substitute,
these writers suggest clover hay and
corn. 1t Is best to be a little careful
about making such a change 1t may
work out all right provided it is not
carried to an excess-that is, try it
for month, then go back to oats and
timothy, and then back to corn and
clover. By the end of the third month
one will know pretty well If the plan
was good one. There can be no
doubt that oats are by far the best
grain to feed horses, and it Is at least
doubtful If one can safely change to
any other grain as regular ration
and make it pay in the long run.
There may be little difference noted
for long time with some horses, and
the saving will amount to consider
able, but the experiment is a doubtful
one. Remember there Is such a thing
as false economy, and this may come
under that head.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
Box for FumiSating.

Certain kinds Of plants grown in
pots are often subject to the attacks
OF insects even in the summer, al
though the trouble Is greater during
the months of winter, when the plants
are grown ia the heat Of the lf~ng-
room, without much moisture. To thor
oughly cleanse plants of insects they
must be fumigated, tobacco burned
being the means generally employed.
or course, in this work the main idea
is to keep the air from the plants dur
Ing the process Of fumigation.
The fumigating box may be of any
size desired, according to the number
of plants to be cleansed, although a
box which may be conveniently car
ried about is preferred to anything
larger. After selecting the box, make
a frame three inches wide and nail
around the edge of the box. Then
bore few holes in one end of the
box. Then make frame to fit snug
ly over the box (see the upper Illus
tration in the cut and fasten hoops
on it. Cover this hoped frame with
unbleached muslin, tacking the muslin
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
BURGLARY AS A FINE ART.

No Longer Practiced - Safe Blowers
Now Mere Tramps.
Not many years ago the bank bur-
glar was looked up to by other GRIM
1nals with something like reverence.
says the Kansas City Star. He was
regarded, in fact as the true aristo-
crat of crime, and was pointed at with
furtive admiration upon the streets
when at liberty and in penal institu-
tions when occasionally deprived Of
his freedom. Nowadays almost every
burglary that occurs in the United
States is performed by common tramps
or hoboes
This situation is what the racing
men would describe as a startling re-
versal Of form, and it shows to what
depth once exalted profession may
fall when it passes out of the hands Of
those associated with its highest
flights. Indeed, as compared with the
exploits Of the old-Hmers, or "tool
men, as they are technically known.
the burglaries of recent days-or
nights-might be described as petit
larceny, for it is rare occurrence that
more than $4,000 or $1,000 has been
involved in felonious expeditions dur
ing the last dozen years.
In former times, when the bands or
ganized by "the big fellows" went
after the contents of banking institu.
ton they took pains beforehand to
know that large amounts of money
and securities were housed In the
vaults they had marked for violation.
and they rarely came away without
bringing with them booty worthy of
their enterprise. The records of thefts
by "yeggmen," the bank vault and safe
burglars of to-day, show that they have
taken desperate chances Of being shot
or imprisoned Cor long terms to blow
open safes containing amounts as
small as $3.50.
Few of the old-time burglars are
ever seen nowadays. Some are dead.
many have retired to quiet and un-
offending occupations, and here and
there-but not often-is one who can't
resist the habit of breaking into the
penitentiary. Such, for instance, was
the case Of Dunlap, Of the once cele-
brated burglar partnership of Scott
and Dunlap, who participated in the
Northampton bank burglary. Scott
died in prison, and a wealthy New
York woman spent her time and money
in persistent effort to secure Dun
laps release, in which pursuit she ul-
timately succeeded
1t was thought that the convict
given cnance to earn respectable
living, might take advantage Of it, and
1t seemed for little time that he had
determined to do SO. But a number
Of burglar1es in Western cities not far
from Chicago were executed with such
skill that they were obviously the
work Of high-class criminal, and sus-
ptcion soon centered upon Dunlap. He
is now completing term in the Joliet
penitentiary.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
The Stable and Pasture.

The Stable and Pasture,
Put fresh hay in the stables. yenti-
late the buildings.
Clean the hoofs and clip the over
growth. Put lighter shoes on the
horses.
Curry the horses while they are
shedding their winter coat and wash
them often.
Cut down the grain allowance Of the
horses in pasture and see that all the
animals get plenty of fresh water.
The colt can safely be allowed In the
pasture with the other animals. ana q,
a very early age should be broken to
gentle habits. =
Turn the cows out to pasture gradu-
ally, diminishing the grain. See that
there is shade for the cows-either nat
ural or artificial.
When the horses are hot and sweaty
after long drive or a days work.
sponge them with cold water 70 that
they win not catch cold.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
Churning with the Wind.

To buttermakers who have to do
their own churning with a dash churn
l illustrate, method that does away
with manual labor. The illustration
almost explains itself. A balance
wheel must be arranged at one end of
an axle, and four or six-fan wheel,
to catch the wind, at the other end. In
the center the rod must be bent in the
shape Of the letter U. As the axle re-
wolves, this plays the pitman up and
down. The churn stands in the box
The rod should be so arranged that it
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
Lattakia Tobacco.

Lattakia tobacco, an article of COM
merce well known in Europe and
America, Is black In color owning to
its fumigation by the Nusairieh noun
taineers in the smoke of tree call
ed 'elezer'' or "ezr," which imparts
to it a peculiar aromatic flavor. The
'ezr" grows wild, seldom attaining
the size Of the oak, and gives out its
aromatic odor when burning in the
green state.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
The Poultry Yard.

II there are any hoilows in your
poultry runs that are liable to hold
water after heavy showers, fill them
up or drain SO that the birds will not
be compelled to wade through mud
dy water half way up to their knees,
SO to speak, says Commercial Poul-
try. Otherwise some of those valu-
able and highly priced early hatched
birds will likely lie down and die.
And you will wonder what is the mat
ter with them. They will be dead, of
course, but you might have saved
them.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
"PoLLY PORTER"
A Parrot Who Never Forgot What Hs
Once Had Learned.


| Once Had Learned.
Perhaps all parrots have equally re-
markable memories, but twenty-five
years acquaintance with "Polly or
ter" enables me to say that he never
forgets what he has once learned. Like
other parrots. when he is alone he ex-
ercises his memory, as if amusing
hlmseif. Then it is that Polly Porter
chatters in sentences; laughs aloud,
historically; calls, in various tones,
commandingly or beseechingly; calls
the names of servants who, but for
FOLLY, would have been forgotten; calls
the cat; whistles for dogs who were
about him years ago.
Polly's cage is in the bow window
OF the dining room-a good place for
keeping an eye on the family. When
the father rises from the breakfast
table Polly advises: "Hurry! Hurry
up! Hurryv'
Later, with the first movement pre-
paratory to the children's start for
school, he repeats sharply: ..urry
up! Hurry up! Hurryp'
When a guest comes in he says
briskly, why, how dye doT
When he calls "Good-by'' to per-
sons passing on the street it seems al
most certain that he reasons about
the coming and departing guest. He
quickly notices little children; COM
Ing to one particular corner of the
bottom of his cage, he f1utters before
little one, attempting baby talk,
which is very funny, ending with
Beautiful child! Beautiful childp'
and loud laugh.
When the house is quiet and his
mistress has visitor in the parlor
Polly Graves attention
He repeats the chlldren's names, al
most as if he were calling the roll, in
sweet, low tones. Then he says Ma
ma!' over and over, in a child's voice,
till it is common for a visitor to say.
DO answer that child,"-or Some one
is calling you" He comes very near
to telling tales, saying, "Ah, ahl
naughty boy!' with great severity.
Polly is most impatient at break
fast time, when he shrieks till he re-
ceives attention: "Polly wants cof-
fee! Polly wants breakfastv
He takes piece of bread cautious
ly; examines it; if it is not we'll uut-
tered he throws it down. He enjoys
bunch of grapes, holding it down
with one claw while with the other
and his beak he opens grape after
grape, eats the seed and casts the pulp
away. He easily crushes a pear or an
apple to get at the seeds.
Last Christmas Polly was sent nv
his owner, New York boy, to friends
as a present. They were told of his
liveliness and astonishing powers of
speech.
For some months Polly moped and
said nothing, but at last began calling
members Of the family by name. II
let out Of his cage he fought the pug
and whipped the cat; when shut up
in his cage for punishment he would
persistently work at the wires till he
would force, them apart and walk out
defiantly. Recently he began upon his
old lessons, and now repeats the cries
of the newsboys in the street: "Ex-
trah! Extrah! Journal -Sun-Her-
ald!' And he sings quite we'll CYAN
kee Doodle" which was taught him
last summer.
Good!by, PollyLSt. Nicholas.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04

to the frame and gathering it in at the
ends as indicated. The frame covered
with the muslin will not break the top
of soft plants, and it is readily con-
structed. This framed cover rests up
on the three-inch frame which was first
put about the box and will not readily
slip off.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
The Great Country Of the North.

The Great Country of the North.
The resources Of Canada are hardly
yet appreciated by her nearest neigh
bors. Figures were recently quoted
by a prominent Canadian speaker, Mr..
Edgar Judge, showing that the home
stead holdings in Northwestern Canada
since 1895 have increased from 297,-
76O acres to 2,229, 12O acres. "If fifty
thousand farmers could raise seventy
million bushels of wheat in 1902 in
Manitoba, then 25O,OOO could raise
35O,OO0,O 600 bushels, enough to supply
the total import requirements of Great
Britain, besides feeding the people Of
Canada" The speaker asserted that
the freight on wheat shipped from Ft.
William, Canada, to London, England,
was less than that on shipments from
English midlands, only one hundred
miles from London. He concluded that
the possibilities Of Canada as a grower
and exporter of fruit products were
greater than those of either Russia or
the United States.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
Making a Cheerless Prediction.

"Do you think that our country will
ever succeed in getting rid of graft
ersr
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum.
"'There will be a time when grafters
are unheard of. But it will be due
to the change that Is constantly GO
ing on in our vocabulary. There will
be a new word that means the same
thing."-Washingto Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04

can be quickly detached when it is
necessary to look at the butter.
Handles are provided at the bottom of
the box for turning in the right direc-
ton of the wind. When not in use,
the fans can be taken OF and the re-
mainder Of the crude machine can be
left. Anyone can make one, and 80
help the work of the women who have
to churn by hand.-Clement Grover.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
Average Stock Prices.

There was a time when the man
that received an average price for the
cattle, horse, or sheep he sent to mar
ket made money on it, but that time
Is not now. Then land was cheap,
labor was cheap, and grain was cheap.
Now all Of these are high. and the
average price Of an animal does not
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
CHAPTER xxx.

If ever the expression sinking in
sight Of port" could be used in its pre-
else meaning. 1t evidently can In this
case. offer my arm to Mademoiselle
Zinca, and lead her to my carriage, and
we return rapidly toward the Hotel of
the Ten Thousand Dreams.
There I find Major Noltitz and the
Caternas, and, by lucky chance, young
Pan Chao, without DR.. Tic-King. Pan
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
For Dry Hoofs.

A soaking tub may be made by cut.
ting or about one foot from the end
Of stout, tight barrel. The short end
Is filed with water and placed in the
stall so that the forefeet will come in
the tub. An hour or two Of soaking
daily is good for dry, hard hoofs.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
Bad All Around.

"She thinks about her troubles SO
much that she makes herself sick.'
True. And she talks about them
so much that she makes everybody
else ck."-Detroit Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04
CHAPTER Xxx

a.,
We left the station, invaded q vehicle.
ana arrived In twenty minutes before a
shabby looking shanty, where the court
| was held.
There was crowd. The affair had
got abroad. 1t was known that swind-
Ter had come in a box in a Grand Trans
asiatic van free, gratis, and for nothing
from Tif1is to Pekin. Every one wished
to see him; every one wanted to recop-
n1ze the features of this genius-it was
not yet known that he was a hero.
There he is, our brave companion. be-
tween two rascally looking policemen
yellow as ounces. These fellows are
ready to walk him off to prison at tbe
judges orders, and to give him a few
dozen strokes on the soles of his feet If
he is condemned to that punishment.
Kinko is thoroughly disheartened
| which astonishes me on the part of ono
l know to be 80 energetic But as soon
as he sees us his face betrays a ray of
hope.
Our young advocate was really p.-
thetic and amusing. He interested the
judge, he excited the audience with tho
story OF the journey, he told them all
about 1t, and finally he offered to pay the
company what was due to them. I'm
fortunately, the judge could not consent
There had been material damages. moral
| damages.
Thereupon Pan Chao became animated
and, although we understood nothing he
said, we guessed that he was spea king
Of the courage Of Kinko, Of the sacrifice
he had made for the safety of the tray-
elers, and finally, as a supreme argument
he pleaded that his client had saved the
imperial treasure.
Arguments were of no avail with this
pitiless magistrate who had not acouit-
ted ten prisoners in his life He spared
the delinquent the bastinado; but gave
him six months in prison, and condemn
ed him In damages against the Grand
Transasiatic Company. And then, at
sign from this condemning machine, poor
Kinko was taken away.
Let not my readers pity Kinko's fate.
may as well say at once that every
thing was arranged satisfactorily. Next
morning Kinko made a triumphal entry
into the house in the Avenue Cha-Coua.
where we were assembled while Madame
Caterna was showering her maternal con-
solations on the unhappy Zinca Klork.
The newspapers had got wind of the
affair. The Chi Bao, of Pekin, and the
Chinese Times, of Tien-tsin, had demand
ed mercy for the young Roumanian.
These cries for mercy had reached the
| feet of the Son of Heaven-the very spot
where the imperial ears are placed. Be-
sides, Pan Chao had sent to his majesty
petition relating the incidents of the
journey, and insisting on the point that
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04

A man measures his own greatness
by the Nttleness Of his neighborA
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04

Cniess the owner Of trees under
stands some Of the more important
principles of growth, there is danger
that he will, when applying water. do
more harm than good. To apply wa
ter In small quantities through the
aroughty season is to cause the roots
In the ground to turn toward the sur
face and grow In that direction. Then
when watering is discontinued for any
reason the roots dry out much more
quickly than If they had not been wa
tered at all. When water is applied
TO trees 1t should be in sufficient
abundance to soak the ground to a
depth OF several feet. The roots will
then not turn up to get moisture. If
1t Is necessary to apply but little wa
Ter at time it should not be put on
the surface Of the ground. Dig a hole
and put in large piece Of drain pipe
SO that the water being thrown into
this pipe or piece of tile will soak
deep into the ground. In case of not
having a drain pipe or piece Of tile, a
hole can be made sufficiently deep to
act as a reservoir. Let the water soak
into the ground from this hole. The
idea Is to get the water to the roots
from some other direction rather than
from the surface of the ground.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-04

,iten equal the cost of the labor and
feed that have gone into him. This
condition has grown upon us till we
hnd ourselves facing the necessity Of
working out Of it by producing ami
mails that will sell for more than they
do at present or discovering some COM
b1nation Of feeds and care that will
lessen the cost of production. It Is
well to work along both lines.-Ex-
change.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22
SIS PER DAY
CLEAR

Elmer and william Kitchen. Jr..
left Sumpter this mOrning for an
overland trip TO GoldHeld Nevada,
driving 20 head of horses. The trip
Is being made In response to orders
from william Kitchen. ST., who is
running a stage line from Goldheld
to Builfrog-8O miles for $50 being
the scheduled rate. The l elder
Kitchen announces that ha is clean-
ing up s75 per day, aud that with
more hor ,es he can double bis
profits. AZ result, his sons
rounded up oil the horses In the
Kitchen livery barn In Sumpter aud
started this morning for the get
rich quick camp. The journey 10
expected to require 25 days. The
elder Kitchen will return to Sump-
ter during the hot summer months
and leave the boy, IN charge OF the
Nevada business.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22
ANOTHER STARTLING
MAyflOWtR STRIKE

Another surprise WAS sprung on the
mining world of Baker City wheu
Superi ntepdent John A. Wilson. of
the May flower mine In the Cornucopia
camp, tel ,phoned to Manager George
w. Boggs yesterday that he had sent
him two days before q sack of the ore
from the new strike on the lower
level OF the mine, which outshone
anything yet found OH the property,
and the ore arrived In the afternoon
and was viewed by several mining
men who are interested In the dis
trict.
The ore from the new strike is
white quartz which Is simply filled
full OF gold nuRRets and was taken
from q new drift on the l65.foot
level, whers the men are proceeding
with the general development plans
In blocking out ore bodies prer~ra-
tory to general mining and milling
operations. The vein 10 about three
feet 10 width and the rich ore streak
wide enough to satisfy the most en-
thusisstic. All who are familiar
with this camp say that the now
celebrated Tonopah country has
nothing to offer that will touch this
wonderful district of eastern Oregon.
The owners of the Msyfiower will
continue their conservative plans Of
development and will have a mine
before putting up sn expensive mill.
Those who have seen the property
say there IL Q mine there now -
Democrat.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-22
Present Need Bonded.

w. Z. Clifford returned from trip
to Portland Thursday. His plans
have oulmiusted to bis entire salts.
faction aud hs now has . bond aud
lease ou the "Pressut Need" mine.
He expressed thu belief that within q
short tiue he would have q dozen
men 1t work on this mine, aud
possibly he would Install q MILL at
this place Early last fall. Mr.
Clifford returned froiu trip east, and
unsssisted aud sloue. he went to work
IN the old tunnel of the "Prosent
Need" tie has been at this work
oil winter, aud now has Ave men at
work. About two years ego he
worked this mine. aud IN short time
took out about $4,000. The rich
psy shoot slippsd and was lost. aud
since then hss been worked only 10
q psrfunctory manner. He enter
tsinsd certain theories regarding the
clip, aud from the tact that he now
intsndS to work = Grew OF men. IL 10
. reasonable deduction that he has
again struck the old ore shoot, which
wss 40 rob. On this point, how
ever, he 10 unoommunicative. Hs
ssys that hs hoids the bond aud lease
alone aud the only money that goes
into the nius 10 that which comes
out. AZ be 10 now working nve men
aud expresses the intention to double
that uumbsr, II 10 . pretty good In
dicstion that he 10 not working In
barren ground. Prairie City Miner.