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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-08-10

demonstrated how dazzlingly brilliant
the latter could be on a dark, clear
night by showing them the fine light on
the Lizard.
But in haZy weather the Oil WINS"
he said. with the proper pride of every
man in his own engine. "Fishermen
sailing into Penzance along a course
eQuidistant from the two points tell
me that if they can see anything at all
on foggy night they Invariably catch
a dull yellow radiance from the rock,
while the Lizard is invisible. The oil
has more penetrative power. Its chem
ical combination is nearer the mean of
natures resources"
At the proper time he banished them
to the kitchen to prepare dinner, q
feast diverted from the hour Of noon
by the chances Of the-day. He adopted
every expedient to keep them buSx Is
tire xs.n physicaily and .me0kalN. %
The sea coast echo., 1906-03-24
HISTORY OF RAIN DROPS.
As TRACED FROM THE STORM
TO THEIR FINAL ENGULFMENT
IN THE OCEAN.
Uncle Sans Extensive Work in In
yestigating the Water Supply
Great Subterranean Rivers-Po.luo
ton of Domestic Mater.

The history of the rain drops and
the snow fakes from the time of their
formation till it merges with the
ocean, to be again evaporated and re-
peat the process, is ofttimes a long and
devious one. Some of the rain OF
course falls back into the ocean; but
much finds q temporary abiding place
on the tops of high inland mountains,
and enjoys a year or more OF traVeI
and usefulness before it finally reaches
its old mother ocean.
The Government is devoting con-
siderable energy to the accumulation
and dissemination Of facts concern
ing the behavior of water from the time
it reaches the earth as rain or snow
until it joins the ocean or great nav1-
gable rivers Public appreciation or
the value of this work has steadily in
creased, and urgent demands for its
extension have come from all sections
Of the country. The work includes the
collection of data relating to the hoW
of surface streams, researches on the
location and movements Of under
ground Waters,-great subterranean
rivers which move with deliberation-
and the investigation of the physical
character of these waters, such as
hardness, color, turbidity, etc. The
sources and effects of the pollution OF
municipal water supplies have also
received much study.
Measuring the Streams Flow.
AS q means Of obtaining reliable re-
cords of stream discharge in the i'm
portant river basins of the country,
approximately 800 gauging or measur-
ing stations are maintained by the
Government. The records furnished
by these stations are used by manu-
facturers and investors in planning the
development of water power, by muni-
cipalities in studyingpro5lemso fwater
supply, and by irrigators in determin-
The sea coast echo., 1906-03-24
To Rouse by PhOn0gfaph.

Clocks are now being made which in.
stead of striking them, speak the
hours through an ingenious application
Of the talking machine. The inVen-
tor has made clocks with speaking
discs of various kinds to serve as
alarms. You can be awakened by the
vigorous growing Of a cock or the
sound Of a well-known voice. They
are arranged to call out in various de-
gree of modulation, some loud enough
to rouse the soundest sleeper. AS
alarm clocks, they should in time su-
persede all others, for the discs can be
changed as often as the fancy dictates,
so that the sleeper will not become so
familiar with the call as to continue
his slumber, as often happens in the
use of the ordinary clocks with bells.
The sea coast echo., 1906-03-24

ing the acreage which can be re-
claimed from desert conditions and the
crops which can safely be planted.
They are also of great Importance to
engineers, who obtain from them data
for the study Of many problems, such
as the relation between rainfall and
run-off, the effects Of forests upon
stream flow, the occurrence and control
of floods, etc.
Throughout the eastern part of the
United States the surface waters have
great value as a source of cheap power,
and the demand for steam-gauging
data is constantly growing as manu-
featuring enterprises are developed. In
densely populated sections, problems
of water supply and sewerage dis
posal have also become urgent and are
often complicated by the fact that cities
not only draw their supply Of water
from convenient streams, but in many
cases empty their sewerage into them
as well. In such thickly settled regions
even small and insignificant streams
must be utilized to their fullest capac-
ity. In the Central States underground
as well as surface waters are used for
both industrial and municipal purposes.
The sea coast echo., 1906-03-24
HOTELS FOR WOMEN NEEDED.
Crying Need in New York City, De-
cIares President of Little
Mothers Association.

"There are only three ways open to
the New York working girl whose wage
earning capacity is $3 a week and
who is dependent on herself for sup
port-she~may staTve, go to destruc-
ton, or commit suicide"
Mrs. Clarence Burns, president OF the
Little Mothers Association flung this
bombshell into the convention of the
New York Federation of Women's g
Clubs.
"The crying need of New York City, y
continued Mrs. Burns, ''is Mills hotels
for working women.
There are 255,732 wage earning
women in New York. These figures
do not include the women in various
professions. Of these wage earners
22,708 are saleswomen. Their earnings
average S5 a week. A woman can bare.
ly live on that and keep herself respect
able. The women and girl boxmakeTs
number 1904. This is the poorest paid
trade in the city. Three dollars a week
is the average wage paid No woman
can support herself Oh such a sum un'
| less she lives in her parents home and
pays no board.
New York must give these girls and
women respectable, comfortable living
places within their means. 1t remains
for the Federation of Women's Clubs
to make some strong organized effort
to start this thing. It will be no trou-
bic to establish these cheap, comfort
able hotels once we can convince peo-
pie Of the need"
The sea coast echo., 1906-03-24
The Dead Sea OF America.

The Great Salt Lake, Utah, has a
length of seventy-five miles, a. width
of thirty-five miles, and a circumfer-
ence of 291 miles. 1t includes six is
lands, the largest having a. length of
sixteen miles and width of five
miles, with a peak rising to the height
of 5000 feet above the level of the
lake. The water is of such density that
persons can float in it easily; its
density excelled only by that of the
Dead Sea The waters of the Great
Salt Lake are gradually receding from
the shore line.
The sea coast echo., 1906-03-24

Then we drove to the Ponce De Leon.
where Senator and Mrs. S.-lunched
with us. This hotel is vast Moorish
Palace covering acres of ground. One
enters through massive iron gate; a
fight of steps leads to Veranda on
either side with a large open court
In front, filled with tropical growth
bordered with verbenas, mignonette,
geraniuans and roses in full bloom. IN
the centre of this paved court, a large
fountain is fed by bronze frogs and
turtles, while the basin flashes with
splendid gold fish. A few steps lead to
the main verandas, the floors of which,
and all the corridors, are fawIess mar
BILE. The Fotunda, rising to the roof,
Is superbly carved in antique designs
of oak, while marble fire places contain
huge lighted logs resting on the mass
i've brass andironS. Very large paint
fngs. which are masterpieces, hang on
the second floor of the rotunda. The
immense dining hall in the centre Of
the building must be seen to gather
any conception of its splendor. The
frescoing on the walls and ceilings
beggars description. Each side of the
room is enclosed in glass, and the
guests gaze out upon the open grounds,
green as in summer time. The pillars
in this room are wonders of architect
ural beauty
Fairy Land Scenes.
The furnishings are magnificent, in
ii gold, pale rose tints and pale blue.
lac of the mantels is veritably thing
t beauty: it is of white carved wood,
nd rich pieces of Mexican onyx, with
clock set in the onyx and with huge
rass andirons. The cost must have
zen thousands. We came here in the
yenings to listen to the fine music IN
he rotunda. and the court looked like
eiry land. lighted with many colored
Acandescent globes hidden among the
SAINTS. It was a charming scene. Ihe
tlcaZar opposite the Ponce, on the
fher side of the beautiful square, filled
gith all green plants, is charming
ptel. built of concrete; the Ponce is con-
rete with trimmings and coverings IN
ezra Gotta. The AlcaZar surrounds
very large court filed with flowers,
the centre of which is a large foun-
ain always playing; windows open on
{. and a walk extends all around the
ourt The first floor is used for stores
Ehere tempting goods are displayed.
Across the street from the Alcazar Is
he Cordova- with small lighted court
in the office filled with plants and
palms. and beyond, a small open court
where | saw my first banana plant
with ripening fruit. The parlors are
furnished in oriental designs and dark
rich colorings. Massive carved pieces,
wonderful mantels, brass tables bronzes
of rarest workmanship and thous-
and things l haven't the space TO men
tion everywhere meet the eye. These
three hotels with their wealth or
beauty, are a rare sight In my next
letter / will take yeu to Anastasia
island and further south in this land
OF flowers.
The sea coast echo., 1906-03-24

and manager Of the famous Bath Or
chestra
During the last half Of the seven
teenth century while Herschel was
winning undying fame, there -four
tshed more great men than In any
other equal number Of years during
the two centuries.
4 partial list includes the names
OF Benjamin Franklin, Fox, Pitt and
Burke, the great English barristers;
Hume and Gibbon, the great histo-
rians; Watts, the inventor Of the
steam engine; Sheridan and Garrick,
the play actors and writer's; Gains
borough, West and Reynolds, the
painters; Votaire, the French author
and critic; Paine, the French atheist;
Blackstone, the greatest OF legal au-
fhorities; Goldsmith. the poet; the
Duke Of Weilington; George the
Third OF England, and our own I'm
mortal Washington.
The sea coast echo., 1906-03-24
THE FAMOUS CANVAsBACK DUCK. -

The shores of Chesapeake Bay
abound pientifully in wild celery
the chief article of diet of the canvas
back duck. The plant grows entirely
under water, and the duck, In order
to obtain the buds and shoots Of the
plant, must, at times, remain under
water as long as two minutes. Then,
too, they often lose the choice morsel,
for the baldpate lies in wait ready to
snatch it from the diver. The poor,
misguided canvasbaek is easily be-
guiled to its death by the waiting gun
ner through the use of decoys made
Of wood or other light material. But
IL wounded by the shot of the rif1eman
all its energy is aroused. Hit, 1t drops
into the water, and, diving, swims I'M
der water for immense distances In
order to escape the retriever.
The sea coast echo., 1906-03-24

Deception in the preparation Of our
foods not only is the stock-in-trade Of
the manufacturer, but large hotel
keepers are guilty also. Wise, indeed,
Is the man who can tell when he 10
eating canvasback duck. There is ap'
parently but one way to distinguish
the canvasback, and that is by the eel
cry favor impaired to its flesh. The
celebrated ducks of the Chesapeake re-
gion and those OF Wisconsin are noted
for this flavor, the former living al
most entirely on an aquatic weed
known as wild celery, and the latter
upon the extensive celery fields OF the
Wolverine State And yet the owner
of the hotel saves money when he has
the common duck fed and fattened on
celery: served on the table Its flavor
is the same as the wild bird.
The sea coast echo., 1906-03-24
RELIC OF Bull RUN.
r Small Monument Erected on the
Spot at the Time of the Battle.

r Small Monument Erected on the
Spot at the Time of the Battle.
This rude little monument stands
on the bloodiest section Of the Bull
Run battIefelds about one thousand
yards northwest Of the crossroads
at Groveton. The site OF the monu-
ment is by the bankside OF the ''old
8 railroad was projected to run from
the Manassas Gap Railroad at Gains
vile, Va, northeast to Leesburg
crossing Bull Run at Sudley Springs.
The railroad was graded with sue
cession of "cuts" and "hlls," from
GAINESVILLE to Sudley, a distance Of
about three miles No ties or rails had
been laid when at the outbreak OF
the war work stopped. In the second
battle OF Bull Run, Jackson took up
his position along the line Of railroad.
Back OF Groveton the line ran
through a long low hill and this
'cut" was in the center Of the Con-
federate line. Here the effort TO dis
lodge Jackson was most stubborn
and thousands of Union soldiers fell
In the unsuccessful attemnt After
Appomatox, when the Union army
was on the march back to Washing
ton. many of the troops returned by
wav of the old Warrentown turnpike
which runs through these bloody
fields. The bones OF the Union sol
diers who fell there had not at that
time been exhumed and taken TO Ar
Iington. The returning veterans
paused long enough to erect and dedi-
cate this monument. 1t stands IN
the woods in an isolated place and
very few persons ever visit II
The sea coast echo., 1906-03-24

Palms and Tropical Fruit.
'fThe Plaza" overlooking the bay,
teens with tropical growths, palms,
bananas, oranges, tree ferns, agaves
and many things I did not know. AT
the end stands the old slave market.
The sea coast echo., 1906-03-24
HerscheIa a Great Mnsiciun.

It may not be generally known
that Herschel, who In spite OF all OBJ
stacles became the greatest or as
tronomers, was most brilliant mu-
sician as well, and in his earlier life
taught music and was the proprietor
The sea coast echo., 1906-03-24

] heads. filled Win the freshly cut fruit.
ITO one who has always lived in the
North, the colored part Of the commun-
1ty, would be the most interesting feat
ure Of this southern city On every
, corner were groups OF men and boys,
hands in their pockets, lazing in the
sunshine, women earring big baskets
of laundry work on their woolly heads,
and pickaninnies rolling and tumbling
everywhere. | reached the steamer
well satisfied with my sight of Charles
ton and at P. NJ we left the Harbor.
The remainder of the day was bright
and although cool, we stayed on deck
until dark. We passed close to Fort
Sumter, so quiet and deserted, that
it was difficult to realize that the first
note of war was sounded from that
spot nearly half a century ago.
The St. Johns in Florida.
The next day was bright, warm and
Beautiful, and at A. II. we entered
the st. Johns River in Florida, with
sts low banks, entirely devoid OF inter
est. Reaching Jacksonville in the
morning we drove all over the city,
saw the large new hotels, and some
handsome dwellings, and the buflt-up
district over which the big fire had
swept. We took the train for ST. Aug
ustine-one of the dreams Of my life
was to be reaIiZed-an ] rode for more
than an hour throuG woods of the
long leaf pine, and t-a ~ub palmetto,
then behold, the bay II the quaint
old city. State Senator S.-who was
in my husbands cOu p4ny during the
war. met US with his carriage, and his
hospitality was so imperative, that we
could but accept. He owns a pretty
place a little out Of the city on San
Marco Avenue, where we spent a pleas
ant evening with him and his wife, and
the next morning he drove us all over
the old town, past the superb hotels,
the old Spanish houses-the oldest Is
300 years-tnr0ugh the narrow streets,
the narrowest FIVE feet wide, to the
barracks, and along the beautiful bay,
while beyond Anastasia Island lay the
ocean.
Palms and Tropical Fruit.
'EThe Plaza" overlooking the bay,
teens with tropical growths, palms,
bananas, oranges, tree ferns, agaves
and many things I did not know. At
81 -l1 hot
The Greeley tribune., 1906-09-13
DAVID COPPERFIELD.
Nfss Noweher In the Flesh Called
The Novelist to Account

WAs- Dickens was young man
with literary ambitions he contenplat-
81 writing his own life David Cop
ps-ae!d-" however, wss not written
Until Dickens fame SIS an author was
established
Many Of the adventures ascTload TO
David Copperfsld were undergone by
Dickens himself. and not few OF the
Characters presented in the novel were
The authors personal friends.
The o-igira! OF the famous Mr.. MI
cawuer was Mr. Dickens, ST. the nov
elist's own father, an unfortunate out
agreeable gentleman. VITO afforded MS
sor much innocent amusement bE re@-
sor Of his gTandIlcquear language and
!nordinate love Of letter writing.
When Dickens was boy his father
like wilkins Micawber, was LnpT.soi4-
ed for deb-, and Charles, Ike David,
went daily 70 and fro between his
lodgings and the jail
HIS experiences at Hunge-ford mar
get. his horror OF his rough and rude
conpanions and his daily wander!nss
about the streets OF London are all
faithfully recorded in those chapters OF
David Copperheld' dealing with t-e
hero's stay al the house OF AurcStone
and Grinby.
David's subsequent adoption by his
aunt, Miss Betsy TroIwood- who, by
the way. IS an imaginary person2se,
and his apprenticeship at Doctors CON
mons owe something TO real life. Dick
ems was for many years connectszi
with Doctors commons, but not, Ike
David, as a student, but as shorthand
writer in the court. The incidents o.
payid's life in chambers however,
are copied very faithfully from those
of Dickens.
Readers of the novel will not forget
Miss Mowcher, although she makes but
two brief appearances She would
certainly have been more prominent
had not Dickens, upon reading the
twenty-secoDd chapter. in which she
frs, appears. received q letter from
the original OF the character calling
him 10 account for the liberty he had
taken. Dickens was sincerely sorry 10
have given orense and expressed his
regret that by copying too closely the
peculiarities of his xrotesque little
friend he should have caused her 10 be
| recognized. He had intended to use
Miss Mowchsr in an unpleasant man
ner. but be promised 10 change her
character in such q way that only an
agreeable impression should be left
This be did in chapter 80 of the novel.
which undoes much Of chapter %.
All Dickens books were great reali-
ues TO him. David Copperdeld" espe
cially so. He loved the Peggotry group
Of characters best Of all and was very
fond, indeed of Little Emily. On the
chapter called Tempest" which de
scribes the shipwreck off Yarmouth
and the death Of Ham and Steerforth.
the author spent fourteen and half
laborious hours and finished utterly
exhausted.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-09-13
xo surpri.e. 1, Dreams.

No o-e .s ever surprised IN dream
i Ia. draining Is at one moment
tss.hE-S n The sea and st the next no
-s-t soaring n balloon but the sud
de- z-t iae1plicabl change does not
su-r--~= hin nor Is be surprised TO
--s-a- il the Gssh friends long dead nor
: IL surprised TO End himself doing
da-5s that really are beyond him The
r-ss soa Is that dreamers have no meu-
OF. Ii real life TO be pursued through
tie s-s by Hon would be astonish-
tcx but this sccident would be accept
Fl IN g dream as horrible, but quite
commonplace. the memory not being
there % say that It 1t Is unheard Of for
Hons 10 pursue one In cities. In the
sane way. in dreams, men are not sur
p-sei 10 and themselves balloouing be-
cause they don't remember that they
were never up In balloon before. and
thsy are not surprised to dnd them
selves conversing with dead people BE-
cause they don't remember that these
people are dead.-New York Press.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-09-13
A R~t Hkr1e JOKE

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B Ez-e. and described IS -Ihe best
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- E-..ss-sh.p- The poem hss sioce
b. .z.-9-r.o-a.-i IN several books o.
roo-ls- ,ecia1oos, notwithstanding
B.-Iz7 s--s5ss 10 death beside roar
locomotive furnace, with 80
v.g--s.s Of steam up and rwo cords OF
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The Greeley tribune., 1906-09-13
How He Remembered II.

When they met on Chestnut street
after some months In which they hadn't
sesa each other the one chap told the
other be had taken a little house In
Germantown and was there with bis
lares. penstes and coal bill. ''Come up
and see me some evening-any even
ing We're rarely out. you know, and.
then. We have telephone. so You can
let Us know when you're coming
i suppose your name is in the teie-
phone directory" queried the other.
Well, no, not yet as we've just got
the telephone. but our number Isis
really It's funny. but just this minute
I can't-it's something like Ding it
all, IT'S strange forget that number,
for just on purpose multiplied IT By
two and divided the result by four. 30
as to enable me to remember IL and I
can't recall the first thing about It.
Ever know the like. I'll write you the
number Record.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-09-13
Adulntion Extraordinary

This may be found prefxei to a
printed sermon preached At Aylesbury
in 1888:
To the Right Honorable Sir John
Holt, Lord Chief Justice: NV Lord
Without leave presume to pretty You-
Lordship's Name 10 this Discourse
That 1t was Preach'd, l NV Self stand
accountable: but that II was Printed
II has nothing to justify IL but Your
Lordship's Command. whom nothing
can or dos resist For the greatest
obscurities Of the Law, Its most suIInn
dificulties scatter before Your ora-
ships Eye, as the Clouds before th.
Sun. The most intricate Knottv Cases
lou untye with that Ease and pextor,.
y as that they seem OF Themselves q,
open. II is not in You 10 en-, or ro-,o
II consists not with that Sweetness a,
Temper, by which You 50 charm oil
You have to deal with. as -h,, Va,
seem most deservedly to lnbar,, ~,
GLORIOUS Title Of the Great vesnosIan
OF being the Darling Of Mankind Tor
lhe very Curse OF the Law Won ,ro,
age with that Tenderness and Ind,,i.
sens Affection, as even that the Con.
oeinnd go away Satisfied {, No.
pieasd- That might not therefore
appear the only stubborn Thing In Ma.
,are' l submit and subscribe my self
Ay Lord, Your Honor's mos, hp,,h,s
AIa ooehsnt Servant, Alb. Camption. !"
LONDON Notes and Queries
The Greeley tribune., 1906-09-13
Di.s.o.i. Of H..a.ch..

There are more than fifty kinds Of
headache" said a physician, .'and suf-
ferers from the more common forms
may cure themselves by locating the
cause and treating themselves accord
ingly. The more frequent forms are
a dull pain across the forehead. due to
dyspepsia; pain in the back Of the
head, due to the liver; bursting pain
In both temples, due to malnutrition:
an ache on the top OF the head. as
though weight pressed on the skull,
due to overwork: an ache between the
brows just above the base OF the nose,
due to eye strain"
The Greeley tribune., 1906-09-13
CotAe. and Conduct.

Every man and every woman feels
the influence Of clothes and appearance
upon conduct You have heard Of the
lonely man In the Australian bush who
always put on evening dress for din
ner so that be might remember he was
gentleman Addison could not write
his best unless he was well dressed.
Put naughty girl into her best Sun
day clothes, and she will behave quite
nicely; put a blackguard into khaki.
and he Will be hero; put an omnibus
conductor into uniform, and he will
live up to his clothes. Indeed. in a
millennium of free clothes of the latest
fashion we shall all be archangels.-
London Chronicle.