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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20

air round about was electric with ex-
citement. It is hardly conceivable that
the Purley cow itself, when alive over
two hundred years ago, ever created
such profound sensation.
In his report the assistant commits
sioner of charity recapitulates every
thing that parliament had previously
done to revive the memory of the cow.
He concluded by stating that in 1887
Edward Sherwood, as overseer of the
poor of Purley, was the custodian OF
the f6 cow money. fSince his death,
he adds. There has been no payment,
and the money cannot be traced, but
it is said that his descendants can"
That leaves the door open for some
fussy official or inquisitive M. P. TO
resurrect the COW at any time in the
near or remote future, by demanding
to be informed if any efforts have been
made to trace the descendants eff Mr..
Sherwood, and if not, why not, and
SO on. ..-. S---r
Meanwhile the taxpayers have had
to pay large sum for publishing tile
ridiculous report. But what an illu-
minating light the incident sheds on
the necessity for sweeping parliamea-
tary reforms when such absurd trivial
ties can be thrust upon the attention
of body intrusted' with the govern
ment of the largest empire in tho
world! The Purley cow deserves 20
be immOrtaliZed.
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Sunday, May 20, 1906.
Il. Sunday, May 20, 1906
GREAT TODD OVER A
COW DEAD FPS YEARS
British Parliament Solemnly Makes Absurd Inquiry
About the Defunct Bovine, then Issues Expensive
Official Report on 1t. III. @~}- III,

tiles in. England and Wales (Vol. 80,
part l, page 1862 According to this
report, the long-defunct Purley cow was
still yielding $3.50 year.
The COW continued to sleep it's last
sleep undisturbed for a quarter of a
century, but in 1862, in another report
on local charities, there appeared this
alarming entry in tabular form:
Locality and Designation of Former obser-
Charity Income. Vations.
Purley-Cow money. ...........& so Is Cd Lost
But, strange to relate, this started
cover what had become of the lost Pur-
ley COW money. The American civil
war was then absorbing public atten-
ton. For nearly another half century
the Purley cow was forgotten. Then,
it is supposed, some member Of parlia-
ment, browsing among the old records,
came across the above entry, and saw
therein a brilliant opportunity to JUS
tify his election by starting an in
quiry to ascertain how the money was
lost, and why it could not be found
again, and when the poor old cow
died, and what it died Of, and various
other things that the jealous legisla
tor deemed Of transcendent Importance
So he set in motion the machinery pro
vided by "Acts and 6, Will ". c
71,' and all the rest of it.
In due time the official wheels be-
gan to go round, and there followed 6
lot of correspondence with the parish
authorities at Purley: That proving
unsatisfactory, $4,000 a year assist
ant commissioner of charity iourneyet
to Purley first -class-his travelling ant
hotel expenses are paid by the gov
ernment-and summoned all the parish
officials to a solemn inquiry into thu
matter, which was held in the villag.
schoolroom. Oaths were administered
and evidence taken, and no doubt tn,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20
CAUSED
THE QUAKE, He SAYS
A NEW THEORY AS TO THE
FRISCO CONFUSION. AIS
Rochester Man Declares the Winds Gre
ating Electric Energy, Were the
Agents Of the Destruction-How He
Would Prevent Quakes In the Future.
To the Editor Of The, Journal.

10 the EDITOR OF Inc journal.
The whole world has been startled by
quake, and speculation as to the cause
of the disaster is rife, which is sup
posed to be the cooling Of the inner
mass of liquid rock or lava and the
sudden collapse Of the earth IS crust
upon it, something on the order of a
huge landslide.
I have another and very different
theory. If it is correct disasters Of the
kind in the future can be easily pre-
vented. I attribute the cause of the
earthquake to electricity, the greatest
Of equilibrium in this great power soon
well-known fact that all alonp the CAL
ifornia coast in summer, powerful sea
breeze is induced by the action Of air
over the heated land surface causing
it to rise. The cool air from the sea
rushes in to take its place, thereby
causing steady and powerful wind
blowing inland form the sea. Now
claim that when a strong wind blows
steadily in one direction for a long
time it causes great disturbance of
equilibrium in the electric forces of the
earth thru friction Wind blowing over
water produces very little friction, the
over produces very little friction, the
yielding water lubricates it's course.
Blowing over a large city like San
Francisco it produces an immense
amount of friction, particularly where
the sl1yscrapers stand. Blowing over
an unyielding plain it also causes a
large amount of friction, and blowing
over and thru a forest it causes the
greatest amount Of all.
What +ho IxTi,de m
Let us suppose that strong winds
commence 100 miles out at sea an6
blow 100 miles inland. Very little fric
ton is produced while passing over the
sea-, but as soon. as it strikes the lanC
an immense amount is developed, anc
| a. disturbance Of electric equilibrium be
gins at once. The 100 miles of ses
become strongly negative, and the 10(
miles of land become strongly positive
This is highly dangerous condition
and if the winds would cease, or Woult
| turn around and blow from land to tn,
sea, no harm could result. But in
stead, they continue to blow strongly
from the sea to the land, and the dis
turbance of equilibrium becomes create
and greater, and the conditions NOR
and more dangerous.
AS the land becomes more and NOR
positively electrified it penetrate
deeper and deeper into the earth unit
let us suppose, a region Of land To-
miles square and ten miles deep has be
come strongly, positively electrified
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Special Correspondence Of The journal.

Special Correspondence Of The journal.
T ONDON, May 5.-British govern
ment business is just as much
it was. Dickens is popularity supposed
to have ridiculed much of it out of
existence, but in reality, he accom-
plished very little. In proof whereof,
I submit this story of the Purley cow,
which has just been made the subject
of parliamentary "white' paper,
" ordered by the house of commons to
be printed,'' as is duly set forth in
the . precious document itself and
office by Eyre & Spottiswoode, printers
to the kings most excellent majesty. !"
To begin as near the beginning as it
is possible to begin, something over
two and a quarter centuries ago, some
since. eluded the vigilance of exhaustive
parliamentary inquiries, donated to the
poor Of the parish Of Purley, a little
village in Berkshire, a COW, Evalued at
66,' which is about $50 in American
money. +, ~.
The COW, which must have then been
dead about hundred years, first at
tanned national recognition in 1856. In
the parliamentary returns of that year
fabulous cost-it was recorded among
other interesting and important details,
that there was in the hands of the over
seer of the poor Of Purley, the sum of
s6, known as the "Purley cow money!
and furthermore, that the overseer paid
6 shillings ($1.50) a year as interest on
the cow money, which was distributed
occasionally among poor widows.
The cow cropped up again in 1887
commissioners appointed in pursuance
of acts 5 and 6, Will. ", c.. II, as con,
tinued by the act 7, Will. ~. c. 4, to
continue the inquiries concerning char,
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We have now 100000 cubic miles of
land and the same amount of sea, the
one strongly .pesitive and the other
strongly negative. Here is sufficient
latent energy stored to wreck dozen
San Franchises. Each Of these great
forces has it's center Of greatest in
tensity, while the outer rims which
touch each other are but feebly cleo
trifed. These two centers are sup
posed to be 100 miles apart, the one
fifty miles east, the other fifty miles
west of San Francisco. AS the winds
continue to increase the disturbance of
equilibrium the limit Of resistance is
reached at last and the discharge be-
tween the two centers takes place.
There is a sudden. gathering from all
points to the positive center, and then
wild leap thence for the negative
center 100 miles distant-iust as the
leaps from the positive to the mega
tive cloud, but on an immensely larger
scale. A force equal to 10000 thunder
bolts rushes thru the solid rock five
miles beneath the surface and the five
miles of superintendent strata, with
the skyscrapers on top, are but child g
toys in the hands of giant.
The Remedy.
And now that the cause of the earth
quake is understood the remedy is
simple. 1t is but to. fill the ground
for 100 miles east of San Francisco so
full Of conductors that no particle Of
positive electricity could accumulate
therein, but as fast as it was deposited
there by the winds, the conductors
would bear it back to sea. It is COM
mon experiment to draw electricity
from the clouds by means Of conductors;
the same could be done by the land,
the balance of equilibrium restored and
all danger Of earthquake averted. In
all cases of horizontal shock the bal
ance of equilibrium has been destroyed
by the winds and there is sudden
leap backward. IN. F. G..
Rochester, MINI. .I,-s.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20
EPILEPTIC FITS CURED.

Both sexes and all ages arc liable to cpl
leptic fits, but matter how serious the
case nor of how long standing. Elixir 10
sine, the discovery of a famous Washington
scientist, will cure the dread disease. Voegen
Bros. obtained the local agency for this scien-
ttfc remedy soon they heard it.
Elixir Kosine is positively guaranteed by it's
discoverer to cure epieptic fits and all nervous
and spasmodic twitchings and affections. So
confident is he that it will do this that he has
instructed VoeCeli Bros. to .sell it under
positive guarantee that the money will be re-
funded should it fail. You risk in
buying Elixir Kosine as of the best known
druggists absolutely agrees to return your
money if. it does not cure. Price S1.50. Mail
orders filed. The Kosine Co., Washington,
D. c.,
voEGEL1 BROS. DRUG CO.,
Cor Wash. and Hennepin avs; cor. 7th st and
Nicollet av; cor 4th S and 22d st; cor.
Lyndale and Doth av N.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20

/" Bob, Son of Battle' These are stories
that never grow old. They leave be-
hind happy thrill of remembrance,
and will loosen the grip Of the street.
Selections from the Poets.
is still largely from hearing it read.
To this end selections can be made from
all the great poets whose charm will
add grace to the child's speech and
silently mold his taste, fitting him to
choose for himself what is best to read,
and developing. within him that easy
feeling of getting into the presence Of
good literature. -
EDITORS Note-Mrs. Ellison s third
article will appear in the. Journal next
Sunday. It will be Of books for boys
and girls of l6. ~. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20

An amateur golfer, who ra Their
faneied himself an authority on the
game, wrote book about it and sent
a copy to well-known player. The
latter replied: "Dear sir, have read
your book with much interest. The
one, bit on the whole I prefer golf: -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20

Fifty members are already enrolled
in the Pocahontas society, recently
formed in Washington. Members must
prove their descent from the Indian
maiden and her English husband.
There is to be "Pocahontas' day.
at Jamestown exposition, when the So
citey will hold first place. .ts
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20

Members of the new house of COM
mons have started prayer Meeting.
It is held on Tuesday afternoons in one
of the committee rooms. q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20
Tales of Knighthood.


Among the tales of knighthood the
Arthur" by Sidney L Ian a are writt itch
with a poets sure touch. Howard
Knights Of the Round Table, illus
trated by himself, brings into realistic
view these doughty knights. And
rev Lang's " Book Of Romance is full
of sympathetic interpretations, as his
bq Tdis a Ivy x are; From these to the
most children will thrill to its rhythm.
especially if read to them, and they
will take for their own the fair Sir
Galahad, whose "strength was the
strength of ten because his heart was
pure
The Story Book.
The evolution of the children g story
book has developed a more rapid growth
than any other class Of literature. The
old grim ideas Of teaching morality by
pjicturing the purifying nature of sui
phur have disappeared. We no longer
have those angelic heroes and heroines
who were not destined long for this
S Tafed T0rd nto and who Wsrs soon
benedictions as they winged their
way' and leaving their less fortu-
nate companions to enjoy the
fruits of the earth. 1t is refreshing
to turn from Mrs. Sherwood's "Fair-
child Family and Mrs. Edgeworth 8
'Father of Prigs' to Mrs. ;Ewing's
wholesome creations: There has also
disappeared the hard and fast distinc-
tion between books for boys and girls,
| which harks back to the time when
girls remained indoors to work samplers
and guard their compilations, and boys
! rhymed with noise. In these far more
alluring days boys and girls can both
play at the. game of pretending to find
their varied personalities in the larger
life Of + the thu modern no books; Life as re-
Ewing's "Jan. Of the Windmill and
hoodD and HMen of Iron,'' Elizabeth
Harrison s "In Story Land,' "Tom
Brown at Rugby by Thomas Hughes,
"Treasure Island' and kidnapped y
t by @ hp t WhGs s magc spell of
Mary Mapes Dodge, Irving's- genial
"Rip Van Winkle,' and Legend Of
Sleepy Hollow,' the "Jungle Books
BY Kipling, "a Hunting of the Deer,
by Charles Dudley Warner, the gracious
and lovable story of "Heidi' by
Spyri, "Rebecca Of Sunny
Farm, - Timothy''s Quest and the
unwashed knight IN Ihe Story OF
Patsy by Kate Douglas Wiggin
HThe Flight of Pony Baker, and
Christmas Every Day. by W. D.
Howells, Rab and His Friends" by
John Brown, .'The William Henry
Letters'' by M. Diaz. Master Sky.
lark by John Bennett, "The Leather
stocking Tales by J. Fenimort
Cooper, The Story of Jean Val
iean,' edited by Wiltse, ssThe Lure Of
the Labrador Wild by D. Wallace
t'The Call of the Wild by Jack Lon
don, Thompson-Seton IS, and kindred
tales by w. J. Long and g. G. d
and Red Fox, and A. Olliyant, i
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20
''Banbury Cross Series.

The "Banbury Cross series edited
by Grace Rhys, includes most of the
favorites, as "Wellington and His
Cat, Jack the Giant Killer etc.
" English Fairy Tales by Joseph
Jacobs. illustrated by J. D. Batten, re-
late some Of the old English and
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-30
A "Reminiscences.

In the Corvallis Gazette of
May 7, 1880, we find the follow
ing reference made to E. Wood
ward, the present candidate on
the republican nominating ticket
for county judge. At meeting
held by the republican party on
the previous Saturday E. Wood
ward was nominated for state
senator for Benton county, re-
ceiving the unanimous vote Of
the convention and was elected
to this office in June following by
good majority. In this issue OF
the Gazette the following editor
ial comments were made:
"a more fortunate choice for
the party or comfy could not
have been made. Mr.. Wood
ward is too we'll known in Ben
ton county to need any extended
notice from our pen. He came
to this county iu 1865 and has
ever since been a resident. In
1866 he was elected superinten-
dent OF common schools in this
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-30
Largest Enrolment Ever.

The opening OF the summer
term of school out at the college
points to the Iact that the large
enrolment re orded in the two
previous terms this year will still
be in evidence.
For a number of years OAC
has been among the largest col
leges, in point of numbers, west
of the Rocky Mountains and has
supported the largest number of
students throughout the year
when compared with any of Ore
CONS institutions. This excel
lent record has been augmented
by an Increased attendance this
year.
On the afternoon of Tuesday,
before many of the students had
taken cards, there were SOB stu
dents reported as having register
ed by Clerk Crawford. On last
year the same day there was an
enrolment of AS, thus. showing
an increase over the previous
year OF o3 students.
This steady increase in num-
bers, combined with the high
class work accomplished at the
institution, speaks well for its
faculty.
From present indications the
enrolment will be greatly in
creased next year. The opening
of the term of school next tall
will probably record a mich
larger student body than is at
present enrolled.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-30

animal trap, while I go to Red
lands, California, to spend the
summer with friends. But we
like the winters of Arizona SC
well that I think next winter
will fnd US here again.
The weather has been. as it
seems, ''made to ordsr.' Las
week, when the rest of the coun-
try was having such terrible
storms, we had only about three
hours rain-on the II. Al
together, we haven't had more
than three days rain since Nov
ember.
The roads have been so that
the mail carrier has ridden his
wheel every day in delivering the
the mail, with the exception Of
two since November.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-30
Additional Local.

Wanted Wood haulers, P. A.
Kline. 21tf
The Early Life and Manhood Of
Abraham Lincoln is coon to start
in serial form in the Gazette.
Here is something of unusual
merit offered. If not now a cub
scriber you hal better get yonr
name on the list at oncr--Y YOU 4
never regret it. 26 II.
The concert given in the coll-gs
chaIel Wedn"sdav ~v-ning u'.d~r
the auspices of the Villng" Improve
,uent Society was one Of the finest
from an artistic standpoint, xcc'rd-
ing to repor', that WAS eyer given ny
local talent of this city. the causa
was a worthy one and it is pity
that it was not better patronized.
DR.. Lowe the we'll known oculo-
optician will be- at Hotel Corvallis,
April 5 and 6. Have him test your
eyes for glasses.
Lot L. Pearce, of Salem, Or egon,
visited Corvallis yestei day in the
! interests OF his candid.ncv for re-
publican nomination for the office
of secretary of state. He is just
closing up his Canvass OF the state
and seems quite encouraged with
the outlook.
Let's go fishing-At Hodes' Gun
Store. Biggest and most complete
line of fishing tackle in town. All
kinds of repair work guaranteed.
2Stt
President Catch having been ar-
pealed to that he might provide a
teacher for the, schoo! at oilverton
recommended Miss Mary Jones to
the position and the young lady
departed yesterday for her fed OF
labor. She was the successful one
of fifteen applicants.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-30

county and held that office con-
tinuously until july, 1872, hav-
ing positively refused to be a
candidate for that office any
longer. He was the first teacher
of Philomath College, teaching
thee one year under its first or
ganization and resigned the posi-
ton for one in this city in the
Fall of 1868. In 1869 he and
Mr.. Emery Allen formed the
business partnership of Allen &
Woodward. We cannot forbear
again mentioning Mr.. Wood
wards connection with the public
schools of this county,, and espec-
ially hfs untiring work and in
terest IN the public schools of
this city, as a director, for the
last ten years giving his time
freely for the good OF the rising
generation, and to his efforts
much of the success of our city
schools 1s due. The irreproach.
able private character of Mr.
Woodward is a fact of which the
voters will by no means lose sight
of at the coming election and il
makes us enthusiastic to have the
the privilege of supporting SC
worthy a candidate for this i'm
portant office.
Mr.. Woodward has an enviabie
record in all the public offices he
has ever held, all of which came
to him as the unanimous choice
of the nominating conventions.
After serving one term as county
| Judge, he was renominated fol
the position in 1902 but declined
Mr.. Woodward is now before the
people OF Benton county for the
nomination for county judge a
the coming primary election
His platform has appeared in this
paper before.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-30
MURDER WILL OUT.
BENTON COUNTY,
VS.. SIS.
r. j. MOSES

For murder in the first degree
J. R. Moses, of the firm of Moses
Bros, will hang April S, 1906
for numbering prices on every
thing inthe store for leash only, :"
is the verdict.
Will hang up large list cards
in the store stating what will be
included in the numbering price
sale. There will be good bar
gains in every line handled by
us. 1t will pay everyone in and
out of Corvallis to save on what
they buy at our three days sale.
Don't forget the ate-April S,
6 and 7. Regular customers can
have all orders filled and deliver
ed as usual.
No appeal from this verdict
by higher court.
MOSES BROS.
$50
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-30
Doctors are PpZZlsG.
Harley L. HALL.

The remarkable recovery of Kenneth
Melye., of Vanceboro, Me-, is the SUBJ
jet OF :auch interest to the medical fra
ternity and wide circle of friends. He
says Of his case: ''Owing to severe in
hamation OF the Throat and congestion of
the Lungs, three doctors gave me up to
die, when as last resort, was induced
to try DR.. Kings New Discovery and | am
happy to say, it.saved rny:slife " Cures
the worst Coughs and 6ollfs,' Bronchitis,
Tonsilitis, Weak Lungs, Hoarsness and
LaGrippe. Guaranteed at Allen & Wood
wards drug store. SOC and $1.00.. Trial
fbottle free.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-30
For Secretary of State.

I hereby announce to the republicans
of Oregon that I am candidate for NOM
ination for the Office of secretary of state
at the coming primary, April 20, 1906,
subject to the vote of the party.
1894 LOT L. PEARCE.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-30
LETTER LIST.

The following letters remain uncalled
for in the Corvallis postof6ce, for the
week ending March "a, 1908:
Mrs. J F Crow, A. L Conger, L ID
Dil,enbeck, Mrs. Bernice Cody, Martin
Hanson, Mrs. Mary Hall, ] Jones, J
Kerson. Mr.. Logan, Mrs. Sue Lewis, L q
McConnell. Miss G NJ Nixon, Mrs. Maud
S Roth, Johu A lockwood, Mrs. Mary
Telrill.
r " JuHNSoS. P. M,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-30
Leave Arizona.

The Gazette is in receipt of
the following letter from Miss
Nora Sargent, who at the time
of writing was in Phoenix.
Arizona, the letter being dated
March 2I:
We leave this week, papa for
Oklahoma in the interest of his
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-30
The Pitsburg Leader.

No adequate idea of the e1o-
quence with which Mr.. Warde ut
tered his beautiful d-pictures
can be transferred to paper. Those
who heard and saw him will carry
to their graves vivid impressions of
his magnetic manner, his magn1fi-
cent voice and his representations
that seemed to make noted Gre
ations of the Bard of Avon live and
breathe, walk and talk, on the
platform.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-30
Fer Representative.

[ hereby announce myself ca di-
date for the republican nomin alton or
the office of representative from Benton
subject to the decision of the voters at
the primaries pril 20.
J, FL. EDWARDS.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-03-30
For County Recorder.

I hereby announce myself As candi-
datei for the democratic nomination for
the office of county recorder, subject to
the decision of the voters at the prim-
aries, April 10th.
I7sf Harley L. HALL.