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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
BUMBLEFOOT.
A Disease That Is the Bane of the
Poulfryman's Life-The Cure.


Bumblefoot is noticed mostly in fowls
| that are fat, and in heavy varieties is
attributed by some to jumping from
high roosting places, but writer in
Western Poultry Journal has known
very bad cases to break out in focks
| which were accustomed to roosting on
fat surfaces and where all conditions
were seemingly perfect, although un-
doubtedly the trouble arises from
bruises of the feet either by stones in
scratching or from jumping. Cases
have been known where the corn form
ed on the underside of the foot, cover
ing surface measuring three-quarters
of an inch and when forcibly removed
pulled with it hard white pus of the
same length. Treatment, if taken in
time, is simple and effective, and con-
sists in keeping the bottom of the foot
soft either by placing the fowl on straw
or softening the swollen foot by the
application of vaseline or some carbolic
antiseptic. Proper treatment consists
in first washing the affected foot, re-
moving any foreign substance, and if
on examination the foot seems soft and
likely to contain puS open by making
an 1ncision with a sharp knife and
syringe the wound with the antiseptic,
one part, and water, fifty parts, bind
ing on it also an ointment consisting of
one part antiseptic and forty parts vas
cline. An excellent remedy also con-
sists in binding on the diseased foot a
small piece of salt pork, which will
soften it in two or three days, when
the corn may be removed and the pork
again applied to heal up the wound.
Unless treated bumblefoot will pass
upward through the leg of the fowl af-
fected and lead to swelling, great sore
ness and gangrene or assesses. The
trouble yields readily to the above
treatment and will, if treated in time,
save the fowl
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
A Peculiar Ornament.

Berlin has probably one Of the most
peculiar ornaments for a reading room
that has ever been seen in a similar
position in a civilized country. This Is
a gravestone which stands, large and
massive, in one corner of small room.
1t is not only gravestone, but is in
it's legitimate position at the head Of
grave. The history Of its location in
the house is interesting. 1t was not
put up in the house, but the house was
built around the stone. Its original
position was in the burial grounds In
the churchyard at st. Hedwig's.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
Sneak Thieves In Churches.

An old sexton was discussing the
amount of stealing that is done in
churches. Scarcely day passes" he
said, when the church is open with
out some distracted woman coming to
me bowed down with grief because
somebody has stolen her purse. There
are certain contemplate thieves who
prey on unsuspectng women who
pray SO hard that they forget to look
after their pocketbooks. The thief
watches until the woman is deep in
prayer and then leans over, grasps the
purse and sneaks out."-Philadelphia
Record.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
WAIT FOR AN APPETITE.
You Should Never Eat Simply For
the Sake of Eating.


the Sake of Eating.
A prolific cause of chronic indigestion
is eating from habit and simply be-
cause it is mealtime and others are
eating. To eat when not hungry is to
eat without relish, and food taken
without relish is worse than wasted.
Without relish the salivary glands do
not act, the gastric fluids are not freely
secreted. and the best of foods will not
be digested. Many perfectly harmless
dishes are severely condemned for no
other>reason than they were eaten per-
functorily and without relish and due
msalivation.
joyable. 1t causes vigorous secretion
and outpouring of all the digestive flu
ids, the sources of ptyalin, pepsin,
trypsin, etc, without plentiful supply
of which no foods can be perfectly di-
gested.
Wait for an appetite, If it takes a
week. Fasting is one of the saving
graces. 1t has a spiritual significance
only through its great physical and
physiologic importance. If breakfast
is bore or lunch matter of indiffer-
ence, cut one or both of them out.
Wait for distance and unmistakable
hunger and then eat slowly. If you
do this you need ask few questions as
to the propriety and digestibility OF
what you eat, and it need not be pre-
djgested.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
BOY OF THE REGIMENT.
With His Dying Breath He Asked
Garlbaldi For q Comm.

w 0IS lying 6EG8I0 ne A0kCO
GarlbaIdi For . CONN.
When Emo Ferretti entered actively
into the Italian war of independence
he was just seventeen. He left Parma
secretly, deserting, as it were, his IA
ther, mother and family to fight for his
hero, Garibaldi. He walked over the
Apennines without q penny in his pock-
ct and, arriving half dead at Genoa,
concealed himself on one of the ships
bound for Sicily. When at his destina-
ton he emerged and gained the nick
name of the ''boy of the regiment"
From that time for some months he
fought until the day for rest came. He
was shot in the head and carried to
the hospital in dangerous condition.
but it was evident that he was trou-
bled, and at last 1t came out that he
could not die happy because he had
never seen his hero. 81 have fought
everywhere and sought always" he ex-
claimed, 'but I have never succeeded
in seeing him. How can l die never
having caught a glimpse Of him2"
Another preoccupation was that he
feared he might be buried without a
coffin. Morning, noon and night his
cry was, "Let me have a coffinY' The
very day he died, by fortunate
chance, Garibaldi arrived at the hos
pital. Having heard Ferretti's story,
he stopped and spoke to him. The sick
boys expressive face lighted up and
he exclaimed. ssNOv 7 can die hanny
Oh, general. let me have a cofinv'
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07

After the jury in Texas case had
listened to the charge Of the court and
had gone to their room to deliberate
upon the verdict, one of the twelve
went right to the point by saying:
'"That thar Pike Muldrow orter be
convicted an gen'ral principles. He's
bad as they make 'em."
AS the hum Of approval went around
a weazened little juror said, 81 heerd
that Pike guv it out that he'd 60 gun
MIN fur us, If we sent him up, jes'
soon's he got out, an fur the jedge
too"
1--WE must perfect the jedge," they
agreed, and the verdict was 'Not gull
ty."-Detroit Free Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
The Best Way to Keep Hay.

Nearly every haymaker considers his
method for stacking or housing hay the
best \ Nebraska farmer writes that
last year he built a large hay shed 4(
by GO feet, with tight roof. but no pro
lection to the sides or ends. The hay
was spread loosely under this covering
the stacks being about ten feet wide
Instead of building up on a stack al
time the hay was spread daily ovel
the whole surface of the three stacks
In this way the hay cured out as
nicely as If 1t had been left in the field
under hay caps. The idea seems 9
good one.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
HANDLING RAMS
AND MATING

Let us suppose that the ram has been
selected early In the season; that he
has been chosen to correct the chief de-
fects in the flock; that he is just the
ram you need. 1t is easily possible to
lose advantage of the service such
ram can render by mating him wrong
and handling him carelessly.
First, let's take up the A C's of
ramology So many men neglect their
rams entirely They winter them with
a bunch of calves, never once thinking
1t will injure them to feed them wrong.
Just so they pull through till the COM
ing of the grass they are satisfied. A
ram should be fed with the greatest
care for he is far more important than
any sheep of the flock, writes r. B.
Arbuckle in the American Sheep
Breeder. The rams should have a
large run If possible, with water con-
venient that is clean and pure. He
should be fed a little oats once a day
for week before turning him to the
ewes, and it would be best to keep this
up during the season if he is to have
heavy service Select forty ewes for
each ram. Don't turn two and three
rams into a flock together. You will
have advantage of best points of every
ram, and one ram will probably be
worked to death.
If you have two rams you have ewes
suited better to one than the other.
Your big, strong ewes, with coarse
bone, should be bred to the smaller,
neater ram and vice versa.
If possible turn ram in for one day
and night and then take him out for a
day, turning him in that evening late.
Mark his brisket with some venetian
red which has been stirred into stiff
grease. You may thus keep a record
of the breeding of your ewes Some
prefer taking rams from ewes during
day and turning in each night. This
Is a splendid plan if the ram is kept
In cool shed and fed we'll during the
day.
This plan will pay well, and, though
not practical where the flock is large
and labor scarce, it Is worth striving
for
When the mating season Is over the
rams should be taken promptly from
the ewes and fed grain once a day. The
rams will probably be run together
and are sure to fight. Ram fights are
dangerous, often proving fatal. You
may save all trouble by yoking your
rams together in pairs, using short
pieces of rope, which must be tied
around their necks with knots that
won't slip. When you yoke a pair to-
gether mount the fence and prepare
TO see some fun. They can't hurt each
other, but, my, what funny capers they
will cut! If you use pains In handling
your rams you viii be repaid Il thou
sandfold
A BurVveI Beauty.
The accompanying illuStra ton. taken
from the American Sheep Breeder,
shows one of the Burwell flock Of Yer
mont. lie has a fine form, good size
and is well covered with Il very dense
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
Quffe Probable.

The Publisher-The insolence Of these
authorsi Here's Spif1es demanding to
see the illustrations before he writes
the story for them! His Partner-Ab-
surd! First thing one knows they will!
be asking to have the illustrators read
the stories before they draw the pic
lures for 'em-Brooklyn Life.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
Hose of Olden Time.

In the very long ago hose were not
stockings as now worn, but made long
and were often drawn up even to the
waist, and, oddly enough, had pockets
In their sides. We read, moreover, that
in the time Of the Tudors and Stuarts
they were of great variety. both Of
material and color, and for such as
could command the luxury were rich
Iy trimmed and costly; they were often
called "nether stocks"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
How Could He Helm ItF

He-Do you think marriages are
made in heaven? She-I don't know.
Perhaps they are, but I'd be satisfied
with one made in-or. that is, Of course.
wasn't thinking what-oh, Charlie,
do you really mean it?-Chicago Rec
ord-Herald.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
Came In Handy.

"The weather man said 1t would rain
today, and I'm glad carried my um-
brella."
"Why, it didn't rain at all today"
"Of course it didn't, but I met the
weather man on the street, and used
the umbrella to bang him good and
hard."-Catholic Standard and Times
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
A BURWELL LEADER.

fleece. Mir. Burwen has always been a
CareftI b-eeder and has furnished some
OF the high priced Merino rams for the
Australian and South African markets,
and many of the best sheep in western
fiocks trace back to the Burwell flock.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
Useless Labor.

Don't be afraid Of making me angry
by telling me your candid opinion Of
my verses, old fellow. Criticism doesn't
make any difference with me''
81 know that, my dear boy, but the
trouble is that it doesn't make any
difference with your verses either."-
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07

Her Mother-Mr. Sloman has been
coming to see you for quite long
while, Maude. What are his inten-
tions? Do you know? She-Well,
think he intends to keep on coming
Philadelphia PresB.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07

Excuse me, Softly" remarked Pen
dennis curiously, chow is it you always
wind up your watch Immediately after
dinnerY'
"For the benefit of my health. You
see, my doctor has recommended me
always to take little exercise after
dinner"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07

The man who trusts to luck to make
him rich is generally strong believer
In bad luck by the time he is forV-fva
-Somervills Mass.) Journal
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
Singular and Plural.

Funny! There was a time when tho
BARRIERS used to speak Of my hair"
''You mean before you began to get
Saldf"
"Yes. Now they speak Of my hairs"
philadelphia Press.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-12-07
a BurVveII Beauty.

The accompanying illustration. taken
from the American Sheep Breeder,
shows one of the Burwell flock Of Yer
mont. lie mas a fine form, good size
and is well covered with Il very dense
Middletown transcript., 1906-10-06
y EeIsTER's oRDER.
REGISTER oF Wills OFFICE.

- REGISTER OE@ WILLS OFFICE,
= NEW CASTLE COUNTY, BE1.., Aug. "a. 1875
Upon the application OF Martiu b. Burris
Adminittrasor c. &. q, OF Harriet Rhoades
late fist Georges Kindred, In said county
deceased, II II ordeled and directed by the
Register OF Wills thak theAdminiAtratorc.t Il q.
aforesaid give notice Of granting Of Letters
or Administration e-t.H.up0n the estate OF the
deceased, with the date Of granting thereof,
by causing advertisements TO be posted with
In forty days from the date Of such etters
County of New Castle. requiring all per.
sons having demands against the estate to pre-
sent the same or abide by an act of
Assembly In such case made and rQvided
and also cause the same to be inserted within
the same period in THIS MIppLErDwG TRAN
SCRIPT, q Newspaper published In Middletown,
Del., and to be continued therein two months.
af>, Given under the hand and seal of
skAL Office Of the Register OF Wills Store
t~--l said. st Wilmington, in New Castle
Co Inty Aforesaid, the day and year above
FRED E. BACH. Register of Wills.
EoTICE-Noticei Is hereby given that letter.
of Observation-Disclosures were In ne form al law
granted unto the undersigned on the Twenty
fourth day OF Aug. A. ID. 1906 and that all per.
SOUS having claims against the estate OF the
deceased must preseni the same duly attestta
% the said Ad ninisfFator aI ar before the
Twenty-fburih daya Aug 10 Tor abide the Act
of Assembly In such case maste and provided
MARTIN a. BURRIS.
Administrator.
address, Mlddletown, Delaware
Middletown transcript., 1906-10-06
EIGHT DAY CLOCKS

The French have fashion Of express
ing an indefinite bat short period OF time
by the phrase "about eight days" I'M
der similar conditions We would say
"abont a week" The French method
seems unnatural. ours natural, f3r week
is distinctly recognized period. We
believe there 10 only one way Ia which
We use the eight day period, and that is
in making clocks.
Did it ever occur to You why We have
what is called an eight day clock and not
one made to run exactly seven days2
There is good reason for il. A clock
that ID made to run eight days il pretty
sure to be wound on certain day of the
week. for it would be almost impossible
for any one to remember to wind it on
every eighth day. Therefore the inter.
val between windings is seven days, pre-
cIsely as the maker desired and expected.
The reason is that clock runs better
when it 10 not allowed to run down, or
even nearly so. The same plan ID fol-
lowed in making watch ;it will run for
thirty hours, but as nearly every man
winds his watch at the same hour every
day Or night, the spring is never fully
exhausted. Regularity in winding il. one
Of the best means Of keeping timepiece
In order.
Middletown transcript., 1906-10-06
IasasIrY IN rHaw CASE

New YoRK. October 4th.-Harry K.
Thaw, the slayer of Stanford White, will
probably never be brongAi 10 trial. His
case IN No IA il list Of twenty-pielst
homicide cases to be dispoeed OF by the
District Attorney and there are strong 10.
dicaiions that a commission in lnnacy
will he applied by one side or the other
sometime before No II il reached.
Clifford w Hartridgp, attorney for
Thaw, said to-day that there wonId be no
application for lunacy commission He
would not say. however, that lie would
not at sometime make such an applica-
tion. In this connection it ia known
that the associate counsel retained by
Hartridge are in favor Of applying feF 4
iunacy commission.
II considered practically certain thas
q commission viii declare Thaw In
sane. Several prominent aIienists have
already 50 found.
Middletown transcript., 1906-10-06
ENGLISH vrrH i FRENCH POLISH


There are disadvantages attached to
wealth when one was not born it
il Or is slow in getting used to il. One
that Mr.. Quidsby found says London An
swers, was that the chief always sent up
the menu written in bis own language,
French, to which the master Of the house-
hold was stranger
81 should like to know what I'm eat
ing for once, NJ. Alpllonse, y said Mr..
Qnidsby 70 his chief on one occasion.
" Let US have the menu IN English to-day. =
s0ui. monsieur was the reply. 1T
ees YER difficile, but ! yeel do it 80 u you
yeel gif me ze dictionnaire."
A small but select party came TO. din
der that evening and were met with the
following bill Of fare.
Soup at the TAIL Of the cali.
Salmon Id curl papers.
Chest Of mutton to the little peas.
Potatoes jumped.
Ducks savage at sharp sauce.
Charlotte at the apples.
Turkey at the devil.
Fruits yarieGatsd.
Qnidsby and Mrs. Qnidsby agreed
afterKard that they had never presided
over more hiIarions dinner party.
81 l
Middletown transcript., 1906-10-06

ChaiFI. Demo-
cratic @ .nina-
| tion cleo ef ppo-
quininli ID tIisS Al
the primaries UBt'Re f. CHM
anzld Vandorn tied for FepFesail-
tltig There MES 4 third candidate at
thai Re but he has withdrawn and Mr..
/ and Mr.. NanHoFn will fight il ont
Saturday for the naminatiotS Tie
temperance folks took q hard IL last
nomination.
Middletown transcript., 1906-10-06
SIZE vent softly and

eeply. She went softly and
I ked at him as he lay with the
moonlight strea ming IN his face.
and then she stole swiftly up the
stairs for another talk with RDth.
Her tender conscience troubled
her She bad been loyal and for
bearing with james Pierce ever
since their marriage, and now
that she was SO near to taking 8
step that forever carried her
away from him and lsft him alone
in the almost con 6ftless home,
which lie had sde so cheerless
for her, e hg only to lay by the
hard .eay6ed dollars snat should
have bought pleasant and beau,
tifdf things for their mutual eil.
joymentnow thatAshe was 70
step out from under his hard
rule, her conscience would not
let her do so in peace.
The half dozen men who were
hired to work during haying time
were all sleeping, as was her
husband. Men who worked IN
der the orders of James Pierce
we're always ready to retire with
the fading of aylightr0r shortly
after, and tomorrow was to be
an exceptionally hard one, for
haying was to begin at the far
ther farm, and they must be on
the march to reach the scene of
their labors long before sunrise.
Hence only she was still stir
ring. Ruth, who was busy visit
ing with Dandy, theold shepherd d
dog, whom she had stealthily
smuggled up to her room, and
who, his first ecstacy of recogni-
ton over, was crowding very.
close to her and patiently sub
mitting to all sorts Of caresses,
which from mere acquaintance
would have been snarlingly re-
scented.
lcoNTINuED NEXT WEEK.
Middletown transcript., 1906-10-06

TaE TRAsrRiFg ~ % per year.
Middletown transcript., 1906-10-06
WANTED!
Competent Farmer

On or before January iirst. Farm To-
Gated two aud oue-i,alf Mules from Dover,
Dell aud il stocked With Horses, Cattle
and Hogs and provisioned for same. In.
plenents sufficient for operating the farm.
1870 acres uuder cultivation, 90 acres in
meadow With running stream, large var
iety of friit for me and some to sell
Liberal terms TO right party wI.o mnst be
man of character and ability Owner
prefers it operated az Dairy Farm and
tile making Of Butter fol established trade
the speciality. Excellent opportunity for
a good man with but little capital, Who
has competent help Of hisown Applica-
tions will be considered, however, from
those Win are in position to rnp the
farm independent Of tie owners outfit.
Address.
8. e. HILL,
Market & D Streets, Wilmington. DeI
Middletown transcript., 1906-10-06
COLLEGE
NEWARK. DELAWARE.
Session Of 1907 Opens Septem.
Der II, 1906.

Entrance Examinations will be held
Friday and Saturday June % and % at
the College and other places throughout
the State al which candidates may indi-
cate their desire to appear. Exaniiia-
ton for admission also on September ii
and IL at the college. Glasses organized
September IS. Certificates from accredited
schools accepted in lieu Of examinations.
Instruction in Arts, Science. Agriculture
and Engineering
Tuition free to all students from Della
ware.
For catalogues and c.her information
pply to
GEO. A. HAlTER President.
Middletown transcript., 1906-10-06
wo0DALI EszATz DIVIDED

+
Msssrs. Adlay Clements, Eugene M.
BonWiiI, Wv. HepbroRs Of Kent county,
ThomasC Cruiksliahk and Geo S. Wooliey
oi Cecil eounty, tie commission appointed
BY Chief Judge Psafee to appraiss aud
partition the real estate Of the late An
drew Woodall completed their arduous
task last week and filed their solumin-
ous report. The total value 81 the real
estate u placed III ss7e, ,S2s ~, ii which
the six heirs would receive s6s, ,3o9. 81, and
each Of the four grandchildren would
reeeive $I5, ,s25. The personalty ia yalned
e s272, IA 80, making the whole estate
worth $65l .o67 n.
Middletown transcript., 1906-10-06
Farms For Sale !!

so acres near Port Penn.
2I3 acres near Port Penn.
110acres near Chesapeake City
2l8 acres 2 miles from Middle
town.
$50 acresin Cecil Co. Md.
2l3 acres ia Cecil CO., Md.
3 farms near McDonough.
These are all goed farms and
well located aud at moderate
prices. I alSs have several other
farms ina Appeq uininlink Hundred
from 81 900 to s.. 900.
GEO. w. INGRAM,
Middletown transcript., 1906-10-06

Middletown. Delaware, March 5tl,, 1909.
Having rented the business stand Of the
late john W. L,lls, in co,.liec,ion with
the Grain business. am now prepared
to furnish my customers aud the pnbi;c
with the best grades Of Coal, Wood. Lime,
Feed, &c. / respectfully solicit a cun-
tinnance Of your patronage at the stand
nf the late John W. jobs, railroad Ave
Just Received q Car Load of
Good Sawed WOOD
Middletown transcript., 1906-10-06

d ~ F9IELg
Market & D Streets, Wilmington. Del.