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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
CHAPTER XVIII

On the, Saturday morning following
the day with which l closed the last
chapter, as the church clock was strik-
ing twelve, Mr.. Montgomery. brushed up
and cleaned up with unusual care, might
have been seen ascending the dingy stair
case that led to the offices of Messrs.
Fcgle & Quick, Gray's Inn.
Presenting himself in the clerks Office,
he inquired if either of the principals
was disengaged. AS it happened, both
were disengaged. His name was taken
in, and Immediately afterwards the mes
senger came back to announce that
Messrs. Fogle & Quick would see him.
He was ushered into an inner room,
where he found himself in the presence
Of two dry, taciturn-looking gentlemen
of some fifty to sixty years Of age Mr..
Montgomery placed himself in such a
position that no ray of light should fall
upon his face. His voice, too, would
have sounded strange, feigned, in the
ears of those familiar with it's usual
tones. fs
Mr.. Fogle demanded his business in
the tone of man with whom time is
money, while Mr.. Quick continued his
examination of box of deeds, after
casting one rapid glance at the visitor.
Mr.. Montgomery's answer was to pro.
| duce copy Of the previous days news
paper from his pocket, and point to an
advertisement which has been already
| copied into these pages. He was po-
| of his speech.
| "Bur you are not Silas Carston," said
Mr.. Fogle, sharply.
|
tive" mumbled Mr.. Montgomery, with
| a bow
Have you his written authority tc
represent himY'
There was the slightest shadow Of
hesitation in Mr.. Montgomery's manner
| as he produced from his pocketbook
paper purporting to be written by Sila.
Carston, giving him, the bearer, full
power to act as his, the said Silas Cars
toms, representative in respect to any
communication that Messrs. Fogle &
Quick may have to make. The laWve
minutely scrutinized the document, anC
then the bearer. Neither seemed t,
inspire him with profound confidence.
'How do we know that Silas Carstol
has written this y he asked. suspicious
ly. "Why does not Silas Carston COM
here himself? Where is he now?"
He cannot come himself. Your sec
Old question, I profoundly regret to say
cannot answer. l have promised m,
friend Carston not to do So"
Mr.. Fogle passed the paper to MI
Quick, who also minutely examined il
shook his head, and turned again to hi
document box without uttering a word.
"We are not satisfied with your au
thority, and decline giving you any in
formation. Mr.. Carston must come him
SELF" said Mr.. Fogle, curtly.
''Then | presume you will return m
that paper?"
Certainly not; we shall retain it, an
hand it over to Mr.. Carston when W
see him."
The Professor was posed, but he wa
too practiced dissembler to betray
by any outward sign. for the lawyer
eye was upon him.
There was a whispered conference fo
a moment between the two partners
Then Mr.. Fogle said, Stay! We wi
give you our clients address, unde
whose instructions we are acting. Sh
; can use herr own discretion as to whethe
she pleases to transact business wit
you. We thus relieve ourselves of a
responsibility either way"
(To be continued,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
HANDY FARM CART.

ton by using the rear wheels Of an
old buggy with the axle clamped to
the frame by clamp bolts to be nice
cart for almost any purpose, and es-
pecially for garden use. recently
took the milk to the cheese factory
when all the horses were in use.-H.
f. Jahnke, in Iowa Democrat.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
Illinois Farms Sen High.

Why do Illinois farm lands sell for
$125 to $500 an acre? Because they
are productive. This year one Chris
tan County farmer gathered field OF
corn which yielded 119 bushels to the
acre. The corn was sold for 81 cents
a bushel, gross return of $43 per
acre. Taking out the cost of growing
the crop, there still remains big In
terest on the investment, even II the
land be valued at 5000 per acre. While
yields as large as this are exceptional,
they are becoming more and more
common. With improved seed and i'm
proved methods of culture. the aver
age yield on good land is increasing.
This is one of the reasons land Is
going up.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
Thirty Years Ago.

News from China declared civil war
imminent.
Congress repealed the Pacific mail
subsidy. =
1t was reported the French ministry
handed their designations to President
MacMahon, who accepted them.
The Indiana block coal region was .
tied up by strike of miners.
Great Britain recognized Alfonso ss
king Of Spain.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17

In 12x36-inch scantling, and 2 inches
thick and braced. Bore 1-inch hole
in upper end Of uprights, in which
insert a small pulley wheel. Take q
chain, fasten around lower end OF
post; put chain over wheel; hitch horse
to end of chain. By this device you
can pull a more solid post than by
hand,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17


at the thought, and talked about moth
ing else; and SO the evening glided pleas
antly along until it was time for me to
go.
Clara came to the door with me, and
we stood for a few minutes upon the
step, looking up at the clear, frosty sky,
glittering with stars. took her in my
arms, kissed her, and wished her good
night. l fingered for a few moments
after she had closed the door, as though
10th to Quit the spot. gazed at the
house, and thought of the many happy
days l had spent in it-of the one that
was just past-the happiest, and yet the
most miserable of alt
Was there no presentiment mingled
with this melancholy, that the end of all
this had come? Darker and darker,
closer and closer, gather the shadows
round me. must linger no longer upon
the road. Events are Fastening thick
and fast; and l have much to tell ere /
shall leave them behind, and reach the
end.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17

This last, if observed by Mr.. Mont
gomery. conveyed no meaning to him, as
l had told the episode, to which it re-
ferred, only to Martha.
Had seen and attended to those ad-
vertisements, how different might have
been the catastrophe of this story!
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17

all these systems was Sos,s2o, ,4Sz. The
average cost Of construction per acre
in the arid region was ee.14, and the
average per irrigation system was g.
ITO. The report says that the great
obstacle to the development Of irrIga.
ton in Texas and New Mexico 10 the
present treaty between Mexico and
this country. which prohibits the i'm.
pounding of the waters Of the Rio
Grande.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
Twenty Years Ago.

Leopold Damrosch, the musician, III
rector of the Metropolitan Opera
House, New York, died.
London announced the fall Of Khar-
tum and the stabbing to death Of Gen.
Gordon.
Grover Cleveland was declared
President at joint session Of
the houses of Congress, the first DEM
ocrat in twenty eight years.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
Productive Island Farms.

In some respects, American farmers
might take lesson from those Of the
Jersey Islands in the English Channel.
On one farm Of say forty acres, man
expects to keep thirty cows, large
herd Of swine, and employ five or six
men. The climate is very favorable
for fodder crops, but a part Of the sue
cess Of the Channel island farming
is owing to the excellent stock kept
and the care taken in saving manure
and tilling the land.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
Post Pu1ler.

The post puller Illustrated is a
strong and durable one. 1t will pull
any fence post. The two uprights are
2x6 inches and feet long, mortised
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17

A man is never SO on trial as in the
moment of excessive good fortune.
Lew Wallace.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
share of the meal The illustration
shows the front swung back SO that
the feed can be put into the troughs.-
ExchangA
Pari. Green and Weeyil.

That the boil weevil is not to be
driven out of our Southern cotton
fields by the use of paris green is the
conclusion Of the Bureau of EntomoI-
ogy of the Department of Agriculture
after extensive observations and ex-
periments. This conclusion is based
upon the following facts: 81. Persist-
ent use of paris green from the time
of chopping until picking Gn some
cases 'as many as fifteen applications)
has failed to materially reduce the
the yield. 2. Careful examination of
very many experiments with the poi
son made by planters in Texas has
failed to reveal conclusive instances
of its successful use. 8. Reasons for
the impossibility of poisoning weevils
successfully are to be found in the
facts that only very small percent
age emerge from Information before
the squares are set upon the plants,
that they do not drink the dew on the
leaves at night, and that as soon as
squares are set all feeding is done
within the shelter of the bracts
Il
(shucD beyond the reach of any poi
son that might be applied"
Place for the Sheep.
A place for the sheep should be
found in the plans of nearly every
| farmer. A small flock of sheep can
be kept on nearly every farm, while
large flock would prove hard toman-
age and care for. When the flock is
small 1t may be sheltered every night.
and thus losses from dogs avoided, as
the night is the time the sheep-killing
dog selects for his expeditions. The
increased value of sheep should con-
vince all that there is money In rails
ing them. We may expect to see null
titudes Of farms that are now sheep
less soon sustaining fair-sized focks.
In the general pasture there is feed
that will be eaten by no animal, If not
the sheep. Breeders of rams and ewes
! fit for foundation stock are now ex-
periencing season Of prosperity due
to the increasing number of farmers
that have concluded to keep few
sheep and are looking for material
with which to begin.-Farmers' Re
view.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
Progress and Cost of Irrigation.

Progress and Cost of Irrigation.
The Census Bureau has issued re-
port on the condition Of irrigation In
the United States in 1902, showing that
S3,415 systems with 59,311 miles of
main canals and bitches were irrigat-
ing 9,4S7. OFT acres on 134,O36 farms
The amount expended in constructing
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
len Years Ago.

len Years Ago.
For the first time the mail trains
brought Chicago morning papers into
Duluth and West Superior on the das
of publication.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
Hand1ine the Apple Crop.

nuhoAAAk tAC APphS Skops
If apples are picked too early they
are apt to lose their firmness and
color; and If. too late. the keeping
quality is greatly affected. The proper
time to pick is when the color is
brightest and while the fruit is yet
hard. Do not let the apples stand out
after picking, any longer than is abso'
lutely necessary, especially If they arc
to go to thecold storage. The investi-
cations of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture show that the
keeping qualities Of apples depend as
much on the handling before being
stored as on the conditions after stor-
age. If you want your fruit to reach
the fancy markets, the straight and
narrow way Of delivering the best In
the best condition is the only way to
realize that aim. Careful picking at
the right time, careful sorting and
packing and careful delivery are es-
sential steps in catering to the fancy
apple trade.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
Ownres Want More Money,
A farm exchange says:

1t is reported that in some sections
where there are many hogs their own
ers are positively refusing to take less
than cents pound for them on the
farm, and buyers are finding them
selves 'up against hard proposition, !,
as they put it, for the packers price
will not allow the farm price de-
manded. But 1t looks as If the farm
ers are standing pat, judging by the
receipts Of hogs at the big markets.
For instance: For the week closing
with the writing Of this the receipts
at Chicago alone were 62.OOO head,
against $4,000 head the previous week,
and $4,000 head the corresponding
week last year. 1t will not be neces.
sary to keep up such light receipts
more than a week or two to bring the
packers to terms. And at this season
that much more feeding can doubtless
be done without loss to the feeders
At all events, with feeding stuffs al
their present price, hogs cannot and
should not be sold at less than cents
if cost Of production is considered 9
factor in the business.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-03-17
Handy Farm Cart.

1 have found that a cart with two
wheels made as shown in the illustra-
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-08-24
China GETS notice
Regarding BOYCOTT

Peking, Aug. 2l.-It is learned here
upon good authority that the Ameri
can government has notified China that
all negotiations for new convention
to discuss the Chinese exclusion act
will be discontinued until the anti
American boycott is stopped, and has
also given notice that China will be
held responsible for any loss sustained
by reason Of the boycott.
The Chinese authorities state that
they will take energetic steps to stoI
everything of an illegal or disorderly
character, but that they cannot stoI
the boycott.
Washington, Aug. 2l.-No informa
tiion could be obtained at the state
department concerning the treaty ne
gotiations alluded to in the above dis
patch. The matter Of holding China
responsible for losses sustained by
American citizens. it is presumed, re-
fers to instructions sent to Minister
Rockhill, directing him to inform the
Chinese government that the United
States would insist upon the fulfill
ment of treaty stipulations.
Shanghai, Aug. 21.-The boycott
against American goods is evidently
weakening, and the intended mission
of former Minister Conger is considered
to be entirely superfluous.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-08-24
BENNINGTON VERDICT.
Ensign Wade Held to Have Been Re.
SpOnSible.

Ensign Wade Held to Have Been Re.
SpOnsibIe.
Washington, Aug. 22.-Secretary
Bonaparte yesterday received and, at
soon as he had himself read the find
ings of the court of inquiry which in.
vestigated the explosion of the gunboat
Bennington at San Diego, Cal, on Ju'
ly 81. made them public.
The findings set at rest the stories
that had been circulated to the effect
that the Bennington's boilers, and per.
haps those of other vessels of the same
age, were defective.
The court found the explosion result
ed from the closing Of valve which
connected the exploded boiler with it,
steam gauge, go that the pressure or
the boiler may have been several hun
bred pounds to the square inch wher
the accident occurred.
The board recommends courtmartial
proceedings for the only one of the sur.
vivors who could be held RESPONSE BILE
Ensign Davis.
According to the report, "the shiI
was in an excellent state of discipline
and in a good and efficient condition
with the exception of her boilers
which were in fair condition and eff
cient, considering their age, (about
fourteen years. and the use to which
they had been subjected.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-08-24
RAILWAY STATISTICS.
Figures Taken From Report Of Infer
state Commission.

Figures Taken From Report Of Inter.
state Commission.
Washington, Aug. 21.-The annual
report of the interstate commerce com.
mission, giving the railroad statistics
for the year, 1904, shows that there
were at the end of that year 297,O7a
miles of railroad in the United States
The number Of railroad corporations
included in the report was 2,1O4.
In the course Of the year railway
companies owning 500 miles were re.
organized or merged.
The mileage operated by receivers
was 1912. The number of roads in
the hands of receivers was 2S. and at
the close of the previous year 81.
The number of persons on the pay.
rolls of the railways was 1,294,1 OF
GIL per 100 miles. The wages and sal.
aries paid for the year amounted tc
1917, 598,S1O.
The par value of the railroad CAPT.
tai outstanding on June 80, 1904, wss
1929, 1868, which represents a
capitalization of 1854, 1855 per mile.
OF the total capital stock outstand
ing 42.53 per cent paid dividends.
The gross earnings were 81, 9s5, ia,
O91, being $74,327,184 greater thar
for the previous year. The operating
expenses were $1,3ss, s96,25s, an in
crease of $81,357,4O1.
The total casualties to persons on
the railways was "a ,2O1, of which
l0,O46 represented the number of per
sons killed.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-08-24
WASHINGTON NEWS

Poultry breeders of Pacific county
have organized an association.
Work is beginning on ditch in the
Methow valley that will water $500
acres.
The estimate for this years sockeye
pack by the Anaoortes canneries is
329 900 cases.
A company has been organized to
connect Puyallup, Tacoma and other
towns with an electric railway.
Miss Lavina Rudberg has been chos.
en- physical director for women at the
state university for the coming year.
She is graduate Of the Harvard
school Of physical culture.
A contract has been awarded to the
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging
Company for dredging part of the
Lake Washington canal near Ballard,
at rate Of 35.9 cents per cubic yard.
The total contract amounts to $685..
900.
Edmond S. Meany, Of the University
Of Washington, has returned from a
visit to five Indian reservations lying
between Grays harbor and Neah bay
along the Pacific ocean. The trip was
made on foot and entailed a walk of
over hundred miles. Prof. Meany
secured a large collection of Indian
stories, legends and traditions, which
will be preserved in accordance with
his purpose to assist in preserving the
early history of the Pacific Northwest.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-08-24
SLIGHT DECREASE.
Skagway Shipments of Gold less
Than Last Year.

UUoU L0Su C0Vs
Skagway, Aug. 22.-Up to the mid
die of August there has been slight
decrease in the amount of gold dust
that has been shipped south through
Skagway this year, as compared with
the figures of last season. Between
January 1 and August Is this year
there has been shipped through this
place by the Alaska Pacific Express
Company gold dust to the value Of &c..
337, 1873. During the Same period Of
1904, there passed through Skagway
Sc, 405, 1906, a difference in favor Of
lass year Of $68,
The decrease in the shipments is all
from the Klondike district. There has
been very large increase Of gold from
the American camps in the Yukon val
ley. From Fairbanks alone there has
been q gain Of more than $1,000, 900.
This would indicate a large decrease
of gold from the Klondike output Of
former years. The Klondike shipments
for the last portion Of the year are ex.
pected to be greater than they were
last year.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-08-24
ARBITRATION PROPOSED
President Roosevelt Makes Final Effort
to Save Peace Negotiations
From Failure.

dences that pressure both by President
Roosevelt and the neutral powers, in
GLIDING Japan's ally, Great Britain,
whose minister, Sir Claude MacDon.
aid, according to a dispatch received
here, had long conference this after.
noon with Mr.. Katsura, the Japanese
premier, is still being exerted at Toky 70
to induce Japan to moderate her de-
mands, there is also reason to believe
that President Roosevelt was able at
his interview with Baron Rosen prac-
tically to convey to the latter and M.
Witte Japan's irreducible minimum
what she would yield, but the point
beyond which she would not go.
Whether an actual basis of compro.
mise was proposed by the president
cannot be stated definitely. The only
thing that can be affirmed positively
is that if Russia refuses to act upon
the suggestion of President Roosevelt
the peace conference will end in fail
ure. And in the Russian camp little
encouragement is given.
Waiting Upon Nicholas.
Emperor Nicholas decision, upon
which the fate of the conference seems
now to hang, according to the best in.
formed Russians, depends upon the
conditions at home, and these condi-
tions they do not believe are propitious.
The main big factors are the internal
conditions aid the reports from the
front as to the military situation.
The former has been ameliorated by
last Saturdays manifesto, and the
character Of the reports received from
the front are known to be good. Gen.
Linevitch has expressed absolute conf
dence in victory, and since the confer.
ence began he and his generals have
not only treasured his majesty that the
army was never in better condition,
but they have sent messages to M.
Witte, imploring him not to make
peace.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1905-08-24
SEATTLE MARKET REPORT

The following prices are offered tt
the producer by the local dealers fol
delivery in round lots f. o. b. Seattle
and are subject to change without no
tice:
Grain-Oats, $27@2s per ton
barley, $2s; wheat, chicken feed
$2s@29; bran, $40; shorts. $40
corn, sac.
Hay-Eastern Washington, $14.5t
per ton; Puget sound 80; alfalfa
5000.
Strictly fresh ranch, 26@27c
Poultry-Live hens, 13@131sc pc,
ID; old roosters, 91a@1Oc; ducks
12@13c; geese, 9@12c; springs. $50
Wool-Eastern Washington, 1S@
21c per ID; Western Washington
24@25c; dirty or timber stained, 2Oc
Live Stock-Sheep, wethers, 81 @
$40 per Id; ewes, 3@34c; hogs
64@6s4c; steers, 334 @4c; COWS, 30
$40; calves, 4@61ac; lambs, 81. 81
@3 per head.
Tacoma Quotations
Wheat-New club, zoe; bluestem
73c; red, go.
Oats-$29@31; rolled oats, $31@32
Hay, Alfalfa, etc-Wheat hay
$11.50@12.5O; timothy, $l5@16
mixed, $12.5O@14; clover, $12@. 81
1850; alfalfa, $10.50@11.5O.
Fresh Meats-Cow beef, 51a @5s., c
steer beef, $685.; wethers, re G
Sc; spring lambs, Sc; ewes, "a
I71ac; pork, s@9c; trimmed, 1O1.
oil; shoats, $2@3 each; veal
dressed, 5@Sc.
Poultry-Turkeys, dressed, 22c
chickens, dressed, spring, zoe
ducks, dressed, loo; geese, dressed
100. Live-Hens, lie; ducks, lilo
geese, lie; spring chickens, 14@15c
Observation-Disclosures creamery, 26c
ranch, 16@18c.
Eggs-Oregon, 24@25c; Eastern
22@23c; fresh, 24@25c; Washington
ranch, geo.