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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

The days Of the parlor are fast going.
There was once time when every
family, no matter how poor. had Its
parlor. And generally the parlor was
q most useless place, but 1t was the
pride Of the housewife. The Observant
Citizen remembers some time ago when
the lady of the house insisted that he
should see "her parlor." Her husband
smiled good naturedly, and they both
led the way to big front room which
was locked. The door was unlocked,
and the parlor got it's first fresh air in
months. The little family had expend-
ID much money on the parlor. Every
thing was new but the stuffed birds
under glass cases. The design Of the
carpet was wonderful In that 1t consist
Cd Of bright red roses. One fek like
stepping into bed of flames. A horse
shoe sofa, very erect, was the principal
article Of furniture, while at the win
dows were the stiffest lace curtains you
ever saw. The room had a musty
smell due to long confined air. It was
luxury imprisoned" ON a small scale
and the finest example Of the old time
useless parlor.-Manchester Union.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
A BOttOmlese Pit.

There is bottomless pit in the noun
tains Of Hua1alai, back Of Kailua. In
the Hawaiian Islands. 1t is about four
feet In diameter. The pit Is peculiar
from the fact that 1t sucks in the air
with remarkable force. Pieces of pa
per placed over the mouth do not float
gently down, but are suddenly drawn
in and disappear with startling rapidi-
ty. The air rushing into the pit can be
distinctly felt by people standing on
the edge. Strange sounds are heard
also. Every night the inhabitants of
the locality distinctly hear a noise SIM
liar to the blowing Of deep steamship
whistle The noise is heard for about
I'VE seconds and then subsidies for q
space of about ten minutes and then
resumes for another five seconds.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
THINGS THEATRICAL.

Nance O'Neill has made a moderate
success as Lady Macbeth and Queen
Elisabeth at the Grand Opera House,
New York.
Henri Lavedon's play, THE Duel" Is
he talk Of Paris just now. The play It.
self ID said to deal with curiously
French type Of plot
Annie Russell has had tempting Of
fer to play . vaudeville engagement
and contemplates devotng part Of
the summer TO the experiment.
Naude Adams new play II ''Peter
ran." Il was written by J. NJ. Barrie.
outhoe Of The Little Minister" Miss
Adams viii % 70 England to study her
mart With the author.
'Her Own WY" jwas played ct ths
Lvxic theats9. In London, recently. Il
vas we'll received. The critics wsfe d.
vldsd regarding the play, some de-
nouncing It - inartistAc, while others
~ It 10 the best thing Of Fitch's sssn
In London.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
GOWN GOSSIP.

A few white lace wells are seen and
many lace edged net and gauze wells.
The polo turban II seen everywhere.
Whether it will outlast the first months
Of the season is q question.
A new idea Is to have a matching
stock and belt in two colors Of linen.
Blue and white II the prettiest COM
bination. but all colors are to be had.
No accessory Of dress Il made more
Of late than the belt. The erase
for ribbons Is partially responsible, but
every variety Of linen belt and girdle
II also being shown.
Very attractive are the colored lin
gerie hats which are being shown.
They are especially good for country
wear. but would not look out OF place
In town on a summer morning.
The matching fad has been extended
to gloves. The latest glove Is lined at
the top with colored kid in all shades.
This gauntlet is supposed to be turned
back over the wrists.-New York Post.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
FLY CATCHES.

Mike Lynch, the ex-college pitcher.
expects to be lawyer some day and
puts In all his spare time studying
Blackstone.
HE plays with the Judgment Of Nc
Phee and th~ grace Of Pfeffer," IL Jim
Hart's description of his crack little
second baseman, Johnny Evers.
The team which beats New York this
season will win the National league
pennant, Is the opinion Of Manager
Frank Selee Of the Chicago team.
Mike Donlin looks to be In fine trim
this spring, and he has been hitting
the ball 80 hard It goes as straight as
any object not driven by powder can
90.
Hans Wagner. like Sam Crawford,
was q barber before taking up base
ball as q profession, and is authority
Tor the statement that he was q mighty
poor one.
Street IL probably the best catcher Of
the Cincinnati quartet, and by strict
attention to business would soon shine
- ene o1 tho greatest backstOps In fast
company.
Pitcher Lindaman Of Pittsburg n
carpenter, which may account for the
fact that Tommy Leach says he has
invented q new ball to be known % the
auger twist
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Not the least peculiar of Nine. Sarah
Bernhardt's fads Is that Of breakfast
Ing the moment she wakes in the morn
Ing.
Mrs. Taft, wife of the secretary Of
war, will spend the summer with her
children In England. She has taken a
cottage at Brighton and will go over In
June.
Governor Douglas Of Massachusetts,
has named Mrs. Ella Lyman Cabot, one
of the most prominent educators In the
east, to be a member Of the Massachu-
sets state board Of education.
Florence Kenney Of East Thetford,
Vt, who is eighty-three years old,
thrashed 100 bushels of oats last win
ter by hand, worked up twenty cords
Of wood and started plow April Z.
The first graduate from the Dental
school Of Buenos Ayres was Cidonelin
d. Gonzalez de Garill. Sae Is now spe-
cial dentist in the Children's hospital Of
that city and has in addition a large
outside practice.
The grand mistress Of the household
of the future crown princess Of Germa-
ny Is to be the widowed Countess Won
Tieie Winckler. an elderly lady, whose
stepsOn Is one Of the most intimate and
closest Of the kaiser's friends.
Mrs. Anne Botsford Comstock. the
authoress. IL one Of the best known ma
ture study authorities in this country.
She Is assistant professor Of extension
work in nature study at Cornell univer>
sity and lectures each year at Leland
Stanford university.
The contractor In charge Of the grad
Ing OF the Old Dominion railroad, Mrs
Theodocia Beacham. is said to be the
only woman in America engaged in
such work. Mrs. Beacham. whose home
u in Michigan, though she is a native
Of Massachusetts, took up the work
when her husband became an invalid.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

The heart Of England is sturdy
member that throbs responsive to ev-
cry call Of duty. That, indeed, is not
common to England, but is heritage
Of every land where the love Of country
n deep in the breast Of man. But the
real heart Of England-its exact geo.
graphical center-is altogether another
proposition. So far from being Occu-
pied by patriotic sentiment, a tree ex-
actly flls the space. It is called Round
Tree and is both picturesque and dis
t1nguished growth. Cold stone might
mark the spot, but this living monu-
ment which green's a. the snow melts
n much more fitting. This ancient oak
typines the natiopal strength, and tho
associations attached to it thickly a.
leaves In midsummer make It thing
o( affection and venerati0n.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
IRRIGATION ITEMS.

The headquarters Of the government
irrigation operations In the northwest
viii be removed from Denver to Bull
ings. Mont.
The house and senate irrigation COM
mittses will visit the principal national
irrigation projects In the west the COM
Ing summer.
Chairman Boothe Of the executive
committee Of the national irrigation
congress has announced that the next
congress will be held 1t Portland. Ore,
Aug. n to ~.
The secretary OF the anterior has
appointed william II. Code OF Los
Angeles, CAL, ~ chief engineer Of
Indian irrigation. he viii have supee-
vision Of irrigation construction work
On Indian reservations throughout the
wesE-Maxwell's Talisman.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
The POOtmark.

Great Britain, 1t Is said, can, without
fear Of contradiction, claim the honor
OF having originated the postmark. The
nrst one, which was used In London a.
long ago a. 1890, was a very simple At
fair, consisting Of a small circle divid-
Cd into two parts. In the top portion
were two letters indicating the month.
while In the lower half the day Of the
month was shown. No endeavor was
made to denote the year. and It 10 only
BY the dates Of the letters on which the
mark 10 impressed that 1t Is possible TO
AZ the date Of it's use.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

June q is the longest day Of the
year, the day when the sun reaches Its
northern limit, the topic Of Cancer.
At points on the line Of the arctic cir
Gle there Is the wonder Of the midnight
sun, and many tourists 20 long dis
tances to witness the sight. It 10 singu-
hr how accurately the semibarbarous
nations were able to observe and reck-
a. On Salisbury plain, in England,
may b seen . cromlech erected by the
dxuids. It IL a circle Of huge stones
which once formed temple, but the
NEST interesting part OF the structure
= the sac1ihcial stone, which u q broad,
dat slab % placsd that the rays Of the
rising sun strike full upon It only on
De 21st of June. The old guide who
shows the place to visitors tells the
Story that young girl once said to
him, II suppose you have seen It hun
dreds Of times, haven't your
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
AAdreaaea In Perataa.

The addresses In Persian upon let-
tiers which go through the postof1ce at
Calcutta are often quaint and puzzling.
An Indian paper recently translated
one as follows: III the Almighty
pleases-Let this envelope, having ar
rived at the city Of Calcutta, In the
nsighborhood Of Calootolah. at the
counting house Of Sirajodeen and llah-
dad, merchants. be offered to and read
by the happy light Of my eyes, Of vir-
tuous manners and believer Of the heart
-Meean Shaikh Inayut Ally. may his
life be long. Written on the tenth Of
the blessed Rumzan, Saturday, In the
year 1868 Of the Hegira of our Prophet,
and dispatched at Bearing"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
THE ROYAL BOX.

The emperor Of Germany takes bic
meals with his whole family. even the
children being allowed at TIE table
from the time they are old enough %
1t In high chair.
The princesses Of Siam are taught 70
cock, wash and iron, bake. and perform
ether household duties. At the ags o1
Nfteen they have completed their stud.
~ In the lines indicated and are ready
Tor matrfmony.
The Pfincess Of Wied. who y . prom
inent figure In ths court circles Of Her-
In and whose husband y In the line of
luccession to ths throne Of Holland, has
the curious hobby of buying all the III
used horses that come - hsr not1cs
and gives them the bensdt Of stay In
her well appointed stables. which they
usually leave In excellent cond1f1ou.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

Woulda't he RseonealeA.
Two Of the most eminent lawyers at
he Philadelphia bar were Benjamin
Harris Brewster and hls half brother,
Frederick Carroll Brewster. Both had
held the Office Of attorney general for
the state, and the first had been attor-
ney general Of the United States. They
had not been on friendly terms for
many years. It Is said that on one oc-
casion a mutual friend tried to bring
them together, and finally Frederick =.
consented to bury the hatchet and sent
Benjamin n. a card containing his
name. with these words written under
meath, AT home on Monday evening,
May l." BY the same messenger Ben
jamin H. sent card In return, which
read, benjamin n. Brewster also at
home Monday evening. May l." This
ended negotiations.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
PEN,. CHlSEL AND BRUSH.

A. G.. Stephens y preparing q new
anthology Of Australian verse.
George 8. Elgood, the Engliah artist,
y acknowledged to be the greatest liv-
ing painter Of gardens.
When Maxim Gorky was indicted for
his share in the protest to the car he
was set down - alexis Nax1mo6
Peschko6, artisan, Of Mimi Novgorod." !"
The chief delight Of the late Constan-
Tin Meunier. the eminent Delgian
sculptor, was to illustrate In his work
the muscular physique and the sorrows
and joys Of the coal miners at Chartered
and Mons.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

The following passage explains the
various methods Of cheating at dice In
the Elixabethan era 80 we'll that
transcribe It In full for the beneflt Of
commentators on old plays, ETC., says
q correspondent Of London Notes and
Queries. "What false disc use they1 :
a. disc stopped up with Quicksilvee
and heares, disc Of vantage, hattes,
gourdes to chop and chaunge whan they
lyste, to lette the trew disc fall under
the table. and 80 take up the false, and
II they be true disc, what shyfte win
they make to set ye one Of them Win
slydins, with cogging. with foyst1ns.
WITH coytinge, as they call 1t"-As-
cham's ''Toxophilus," 1916.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

OF course reading may become . nero
Indulgence and dissipation. habit to
be corrected: also It II very evident
that many great resolute natures have
been built up with little reading or by
much reading Of few books and much
ponder1ng-much reading Of men, Of
opinions, Of events. rather than Of the
printed page. Men like Cromwell and
Lincoln and others who have changed
he course Of modern history have been
% nurtured. We could even point to q
very great and effective modern scien-
tiflc genius who. With IN apparent aver
sion to scientific literature, gets his
learning not % much from books ~
from experiments and from the "twen-
u question" system intelligently ap-
pied to friendly experts.-Centurx
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

u spain Z favorite panacea, In theo-
0, for the whooping cough y found In
IHoe hairs plucked from the back Of an
-. This remedy y not often resorted
r. IN actual practice, howeveF. from an
Dcompanying belief that the 49, from
OA3ch the hairs have been plucked will
lDcllne % the patient ID restored to
0Dnlth and win die when the cough II
UDmpjotely gone.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

10 clean marble take two parts soda,
sne Of pumice stone and one Of finely
powdered chalk. Sift these through a
me sieve and mix them into q paste
with little water. Rub this well into
the marble, and ths stains win sradu-
ally disappear: then wash WITH soap
and water. This treatment impa1ts .
beautiful lustrous surface.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

'This," said the man who was show
ing the stranger around the city. a. be
pointed to q broad stretch OF beach.
belongs to old Bigspud. It's all made
land. That's his house back there on
the left''
lis that on made land, toor' asked
the stranger.
mo. That's on married land. he
got It with his wife Chicago Trib-
une.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
Needed More nxplicit Direction.

Needed More Explicit Direction.
p. McCann-I didn't take yer medi-
cine, doctor. DR.. Doseham-And why
not? p. McCann-Th' directions said,
"Wan pill tree tonnes a day." l've
been waitin' to ask ye which pill7 They
all LUX alike, sure. An how'm 70
take ut tree tonnes s?-Cleveland Lead
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

In the prime Of life Christina Ros-
sstu was tall, somewhat gaunt hgu1e.
With olive complexion inclined to sal-
lowness and dark. striking eyes. She
was better looking In old ago than In
middle age. She once made ths sinou-
never In her life seen the sun rise.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

he chronicles Of Froissart abound
With accounts Of the massacres peFpe-
l0Eated By the most notable knights Of
UAat chivalric aoe. They thought It no
harm to burn churches, destroy reli-
Dlous buildings and plunder and butch
- Z peaceable and inolRensive popuja-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

Il = royal prerogative belonging
1ncluslvely to the reigning sovereigns
= drive down the middle Of Rotten
~, London. From this ancient privi-
UoDe came the name Rout du RolA
MAence the corruption Rotten row."
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

- bayonet was invented In 1873 by
= woman Of Bayonne, and the use Of
- weapon was at 1rst strongly repro
8tod By military authorities. The nrst
utk1e In which q bayonst charge de-
UAed the fate Of the day was that at
DooEWinden In 1905.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

An eye can threaten like q loaded
and leveled gun or can insult like hiss
ing or kicking. or, in its altered mood,
By beams Of kindness It can make the
heart dance with joy.-Emerson's "CQn-
duct OF Life"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

0purgeon once described Noah -
dIltting outside the ark at twilight
Soading his Bible" This reminds one
oGsthe nOted picture BY Dutch artist
- g. Peter reading his own epistles
ioonnd In leather with = pair of horn
1Dnmed spectacies.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

kuntie-You should ask to be excus-
a when you leave the table. Little
Nsphew-ehoud II thought from tbs
Ny you acted about that third piece
of ME that you'd be glad to see me- %
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

8ar16 W0s De name ok the Mooelsh
llsftain, Abou u Tarifa, who had q
ghoss near the strait Of Gibraltar
- leyted toll on ships and merchan-
- passing through.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
UnimpOrtant Man.

Many man goes away from home
for a week and imagines that he IL
missed by the whole community, and
when he comes home he finds that there
Isn't a person In town that knew he
had been away.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
FRIDAY. JUNE Is. 1905.


The 0A1pley Bcho.
The most perfect echo In the world IL
Dnid 70 be that ct Shipley in Sussex,
buth England. It viii repeat twenty
~ syllables.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

lfes. Drown-Jans. has Mr.. Bsvwu
Soune hone yst1 I thought I heard him
MT now. Jane-No. mum; that was
- dog tAa1 Na1 0rewlins.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16
CAaneso RATA Makers.

Ch1nooo Rain Mako1s,
Chinese rain makers dress . 0oG In
oomic attire ana carry It through ths
otreets 81 ths belief that the laughter
oanetted win cause pleasant frame q
nind among ths GODS and induce them
~ ond ! drou3ht.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

10 live In the presence Of great
truths and eternal laws, to be led by
permanent ideals-that a what keeps
Z man patient when the world ignores
him and calm and unspoiled when the
world praises him.-Bal1ac.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

I0wn originally signifed farm o.
farmhouse. It u used In Wyclif IN this
loonDe. And they went their ways, ons
~ his town. another to his merchAun-
tl1oo.~
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

The Yard Measure.
Yard was once any stick. rod - pole.
- expkeesion y st1l used With this
0Doa1lng when applied to various parts
- = ships equipment, - yardarm, SAIL
Dugd and the like.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

So work the honeybess, creatures
that By . rule In nature teach the act
of order to psopled kinedsm.-Shaks-
speare.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

| y heather was Originally Z dweller
- tho German heaths, the last locali-
- n Germany to accept the Christian
po0lHlon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-06-16

Artificial rubies are produced By 70
,Guclng small natural rubies 10 . Ane
lDowder, calcined In IN electric furnace.
oDollng rapidly and cxystallisin9.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-07-07
A Celebration Blaze.

While Corvallis did not cerebrate,
there was plenty of excitement for
a while during the afternoon, the
alarm of FIRE being turned in about
5 o'clock. The blaze was located
at the Greer home, just south of the
Rosendorf residence in the western
part Of town. The fire caught from
the kitchen stove pipe, and had
gained considerable headway before
it was observed. Members Of the
family, aud nearby neighbors sue
ceeded il removing from the dwell
ing nearly all Of the household eff
fects, save, of course, the "keep
|sakes' and minor belongings that
are always destroyed in such cases.
The house was entirely consum-
ed, and the dwelling on the south
was saved only by the prompt use
by Fire Chief Berry of the nav fire.
extinguisher, recently purchased by
the department. AS it was, the
house was badly damaged, one end
|of the structure being entirely
burnt out. The property belongs
to J. Howard, and 500 will covel
the damage.
A purse was made up for Mrs
Greer, S23.80 being secured. This:
lit was estimated, would cover tht
actual value Of the loss she sustained
the property belonging not to her
but to Mrs. Purdy.
Had the usual strong sea breez'
been blowing, Tuesday evening, th,
account Of this confagration woule
undoubtedly have read differently
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-07-07
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Corvallis Votes Bonds for Wa
ter System.

After spirited contest in
the water bond election yesterday
the result was 27s for, to TOO
against the bond issue.
Last fall Corvallis went "dryp
but yesterday she went "wetn
in the matter OF water. In Other
words in the wet season Corval-
lis went "dry," but here in the
middle Of the summer Corvallis
goes "wet.'' Peculiar, isn't it !?
We are people never satisfied,
rain or shine, hot or cold.
However, in all seriousness,
such matters as comes before the
people for ballot usually give rise
to various opinions. One can
readily understand that another
may differ from him on the pos
lsibihty of a proposition, and hon.
estly, too. So, in the matter of
bonding the city there have been
differences. In certain quarters
enthusiasm led to friction. Ad-
vocates of both sides of the ques-
ltion were firmly convinced that
the horn of the dilemma that they
held was the golden one. Now
it's all over, but the shouting and
that is growing fainter.
The matter is now settled. The
city has voted to issue bonds. Il
is a case of majority rule and,
while the judgment of many is
THAT the city has taken an un.
wise step, it is right and proper
to abide by the decision of yes
terday and hope that affairs may
not prove SO bad as has been an
ticipated.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-07-07
July Sunset Magazine.

The July Sunset is special number
dealing with the Lewis and Clark Expo
sition and the great Pacific Northwest.
Filled with instructive articles. fine
illustrations-a number that will give
you an immense amount of Information
and show you the opportunities of the
West as no other publication can. Don't
miss it. Now on sale at ali news stands.
Sc
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-07-07
Correction for Gazette.

Mrs. s. L. Kline does not claim the
honor of entertaining the Post and
Corps, but it was just the other way.
Mrs. Kline was entertaiced in honor oi
her election as delegate to the National
Convention, which meets at Denver,
Colorado, on September 4, of this year.
She will attend, and will be accompanied
by her husband.
Mrs. SARAH CRoNK, Pres.