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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-11-30
THE HORSE

Don't hold the box stall door open
and allow the colt to rush through it
into the yard for exercise He might
not strike his. hip or shoulder on the
post in his haste, and if he did it might
not cripple him for life, but chance is
poor thing to bring spirited colt up
on. Better. lead him quietly through
before releasing him. The extra re-
straint will do him no harm anyway.
Clipping Horses.
The idea that O horses digestion and
general conditions are improved by clip
ping his coat is an absurdity, says a
western horse breeder. :, A horse can
not digest his food if he is constantly
shivering, and blankets cannot take
the place of his hair for warmth. The
greatest exponents' Of clipping are
grooms who are too lazy thoroughly to
groom a horse which has a long coat
Of hair. 1t is utterly Useless to try to
improve on nature in that respect, and
clipping should be discontinued as
barbarous practice.
Ages of Breeding Stock.
The age At which mares and stations
should be put to the stud sometimes
gives rise to diversity Of opinion. A
stallion should always have a few
mares at two years old, not more than
ten or fifteen. We are thus enabled
to form some idea of his value as a
breeder. when three years old, and this
is important. The best young mare
the writer ever bred was from a filly
served at two years old, and this mare
is now nursing her fifth foal at seven
years old, and all reared, and where
there is sufficient size I would always
put mares to the stud at this age.
They are helping to pay for their keep,
and If their produce is Of exceptional
quality they can be kept breeding
]. r. Grace.
Briefs For Breeders.
Avoid sudden changes Of feed, says
Kimball's Dairy Farmer.
Foul or dusty managers will encour-
age heaves.
When you get team that suits you.
keep it.
Let the mares cool off before the
colts are allowed to nurse. st@
Hard work and poor feed for the
mare starve the colt.
The horse that is losing flesh is work
ing at a disadvantage.
Feed the little colts some grain as
soon as they will eat it.
Give the horse hts best care when
be must do his hardest work.
If the horse market is to be improv-
ed better colts must be produced.
The money made from colts Is al
most clear profit-except what they
eat.
When putting up hay put the best in
the horse barn. The teams deserve it.
Do Dot work the colt before he is
hreeNears old. Begin lightly. He IS
bote
QTerloading the stomach with coarse
feed when working hard often causes
cciic.
Besides making good money. good
horses are source Of much pleasure
to the farmer.
In breeding up 1t takes about five
crosses to stamp out the scrub. .ts a
slow but good process.
You are wspk1ng feed and injufinS
your horse whaa ,you feed him more
than - can 1lagal
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-11-30
Artistic Sensitiveness.

'Why are you SO resentful te-
ward that writer ?"
Because" answered Mr.. Storm
ington Barnes, che once said there
were moments when my work did
not realize the highest possible
standard of excellence"
"Well? ?"
sMy dear sir, I welcome criticism,
but I cannot endure such ignorant
abuse" Washington Star.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-11-30
Apple Vine&ar.

Making vinegar is one of the simple
and easy tasks Of the farm, but to Sc
cure q perfect product the process must
be correctly and carefully conducted.
Only sound, ripe apples should be used,
avoiding dirty fruit or washing it be-
fore pressing. Use only juice from the
first pressing, place in clean barrels,
which have been treated with hot wa
ter or steam to destroy undesirable
germs. The barrels should not be full
or tightly corked, as free access Of air
is desirable. In ordinary cellar tenn
peratures the first stage, the alcoholic
fermentation, should be complete in
five or six months, but by storing in
warmer rooms and by the use Of yeast
the time can be much shortened. The
second stage, the acetic fermentation,
may be fastened by heat and by the
use of a good starter of mother" or
sharp vinegar. When the required
acidity Is reached the barrels should
be filed to the bung and tightly corked
to avoid undesirable fermentation
Farm Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-11-30
Alfalfa For Stock.

The experience OF very successful
feeder may be here quoted as typical
of the general practice. This farmer
feeds several hundred head Of cattle
each year, and his practice is to carry
his stock cattle through the winter by
feeding them low. grade alfalfa hay,
such as is found at the tops and bot
toms Of stacks, to which is added oat
straw; sorghum hay, corn fodder,
prairie hay or other cheap roughness.
The daily ration allowed for each ami
NAL is about twenty-five to thirty
pounds Of alfalfa and five to ten pounds
of other roughness,' and from this he
makes a gain Of from one-half to one
pound per day for each animal with
out giving them any grain or other
feed Of any kind. When the cattle are
ready to fatten for market it is only
necessary to add corn chop to this ra-
ton, and. they are ready for shipping
in a very short time.
Baby beef, which has become SO pop
ular and profitable in the west, has
been made possible b5 alfalfa.
Every farmer who wishes to save all
the valuable food substances that ex-
list in his corn and alfalfa will feed tha
two together, so that what one lacks
will be supplied by the other. In this
way beef and pork can be grown for
the farmer rapidly and at the lowest
possible cost.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-11-30
Doci1e Cattle.

a pet calf will become gentle cow:
Tending herd Of docile, intelligent
cattle Is far more pleasaat than is the
care Of barn full Of kicking, nervous
brutes. Nearly all properly reared cat.
tie ers easy TO manage
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-11-30

The bray of the Missouri jack Will
now be heard in Germany. That coun-
Try has ordered some OF them foe
breeding purposes.
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
HACKENSCHNIDT IS NOW
KING OF WRESTLERS
MadIalli'S Fall Made Russians Stock
Soar Way Above Par-The Lion
Is Too Good for EN-.

LONDON. June 16.-So lar as England
is concerned. the wrestling season OF
le05 and 1876 may be SAID 10 have closed
with the match at Olympia between
Hackenschmidt and Madralli.
The Russian now stands out by him
self head and shoulders above all rivals.
For years he has held sway as
GraceO-Roman wrestler. and now he
has set the seal on his fame by defeat
ing. in the easiest manner possible. the
man who WAS supposed 10 have no
equal under the more popular code
known as catch-as-catch-can- Hacken-
schmidt has no need 10 pey @ttentiOn
20 the barks and whines Of the small
fry. men who VIII be only too pleased to
AXE the mat with the Russian for the
sake OF the advertisement and the los
lng end Of the purse that would cover
The loss Of the stake He can afford 20
ignore the challenges that will no
doubt. sooner OF later be hurled his way.
for he has proved beyond a doubt his
superiority as regards both skin and
strength
So long as Madraui was in the bust
ness. interest IN the sport was sustain
ed. The Turk. however, has fallen. and
that too in no uncertain manner He
square match, and in fair and square
manner. and all the believing of the
few behind him viii not make the pub
lie think otherwise Il is easy 10 talk
on matches IN private, in cellar or cock
loft. when the challenger knows the
odds are a million TO once against an
acceptance OF such a wild and absurd
offer MldraIll has fallen for the sec
ond time. and his greatest admirer can
not in hss heart believe that he has gone
down unfairly.
With the Turk of the map. Hac<en-
schmidt stands out alone. and until the
Russian j. confronted by a man who
has lust claims to throw down the
gauntlet match wrestling looks like hav-
ing a rest. anyway for some months 10
come.
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
ECKINGTONS TROUNCE
0RI0LE ATHLETICS

On Friday afternoon the lexington
Athletic Club beat the Orioles by IS 10
3 The feature was the heavy hitting
OF CaIlihan. for the Eckingtons- The
score by innings
lexington A. ca 0 . 0 O-IS
Orioles ...........0 0 0 0 O. 3
The ECkinEJOns want games with
uniformed teams avera ging sixteen
years; the Holneads. Baltic, and -Reser-
voir Stars preferred The lineup fol-
lows: Sissler. third base; Waldon. sec
ond. base. Callihan. pitcher. Brooks.
CO cher. Ernst. center field, Mann first
base: Murphy. right field; Lewis. short
stop, Browne. left field
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
HUSENAN TO TEACH
At Y. N. c. A. CLUB
Succeeds Jim BOxWell as
Wrestling Instructor.
HAS A STRONG NUCLEUS
Men Who Have Won Honors Before
VIII Return to Mat Next
Season

Frank Huseman, the weIl-known
wrestler and bag-punching expert. has
been engaged as wrestling instructor
at the Y. NJ. c. a for the coming sea
son.
Huseman will succeed Jim Boxwell,
the Washington heavyweight. who has
been anxious for some time TO get out
Of the game. but who has been largely
instrumental in the growth Of amateur
wrestling in Washington IN the past
few years.
The new instructor was director OF
the Epiphany Chapel gymnasium last
winter, and made a great success Of the
work. not only in general athletics but
especially in wrestling and some Of
the men he turned out showed signs
OF developing into the real thing in the
amateur championship line
Old Stars Returning.
Practically all Of the wrestlers who
carried the colors Of the I N c a
last winter have signihed their inten-
tions OF taking up the sport again next
fall Among them are John Connor.
the crack middleweight; Ramsay, the
weight litter. formerly of the Jersey
City Athletic Club; Work The promis-
ing lightweight; Jack Gill. VINO aspires
10 bantam championship honOrs; Ed
Huber, formerly Of the New York Ath-
Ietic Club; Crutchett. who has ambi-
tions 10 beat Karl Locke, Of Carroll
Institute; Mcdonald. champioa heavy
weight; Wright, Perkins. Prescott, Kim
ball. Amsdam. livingston. McLaae,
Coleman. and others.
This is a strong nucleus for a first
class team and as Huesmau is not only
a good wrestler. but good teacher il
I should make not only the Washington
but the Baltimore clubs hustle ID beat
it.
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
ALTIZER AND ANDERSON
ALONE IN CHUBBY SET
Elbereld Leads Stone With .388-Outlaws Mark is 329
Hickman is Second in Smuggling, With 2 Two-baggers,
Three-Sackers and 6 HomerS

Elberfeld, Of New York, and Stone. Of
ST. Louis, are still fighting it out for
Individual batting averages in the
American League.
The former has played eighteen less
games than Stone and is ten points
ahead Of the St Louisan. who has .S7s.
Altizer is at the top of the Washington
contingent with .329; Anderson, who has
led the locals all the season. having
dropped below the former outlaw. with
s324- These are the only ones Of the
Nationals TO have an average above the
800 mark. Lave Cross. who is the next
Washingtonian on the list. is some down
in the column with a mark of .29l
Schlafly is fourth with .264. and Hughes
and Mil are close together with 25S
and .256. respectively.
in club batting Washington is next
20 last, PSI. which is less than twenty
points ahead OF Chicago. In long hits
the locals are fifth, just twenty-nine
points below Clevela..I. Cheerful Char
ley Hickman holds up the Washington
end in the individual smuggling list. with
two two-baggers. six three-sackers. and
six home runs. Washington is some
down in the base-running column. Schla-
ond baseman is also sixth among the
run getters. In club fielding our brave
boys have the position, that they held
so long in the standing of the clubs. St
Louis being tied for the same place and
Boston but one point above IL.
Old Long Falkenberg, with Plank. of
the Athletics, and CIarkson. OF Nav
York. are all tied for first honors in the
pitchers fielding column. with 8 per-
feet percentage The next Washington
twirler is Hughes, who has a percent
age of S47. Kitson and Patten are the
only others who have large enough
mark to print. The nearest Washington
bacKstop to the top is Heydon. who is
eighth. with a mark of 80 Kittredge
is tenth with 967
Stahl is fifth among the first base
men, Schlafiy is third among the sec
ond sackers. and Cross is fourth in the
third basemen's column Altizer. bv
virtue of his numerous errors. is safe
in last place among the short stops.
Paffipo
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
TENNIS RANKING
COMMITTEE NAMED

ROSTON. June I6.-The ranking com
mittee OF the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association has been ap-
pointed for the year.
This is the first time in the history
Of the sport that the committee has
been named at the beginning of the
season. R g. Carleton. Of the CrescC 1T
Athletic Club: Robert II. Miles. Orange
Lawn Tennis Club; and A. L Hoskins,
Belmont Cricket Club, Philadelphia. are
the men who viii Of1Ciate. They will
keep the records Of the players as tie
tournament season progresses instea
Of waiting until the end Of the year 70
do their work as heretofore.
The Washington times., 1906-06-17
BYRAM WON'T PLAY
WITH LANCASTER

PRINCETON, n ]. June 16-It has
been reported that Byrana, conceded by
many 20 be the greatest OF college
t~irlers. would sign with Lancaster. Of
the Tri-State. Immediately after his
studies had been completed at Prince
ton This is a mistake He viii help
the Walbrook team. OF Baltimore. for
a while. after which he viii leave for
British Columbia and engage in the
mining business
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-21
BRINGING SALVATION.
Up to Date Method for Saving the
Sinners.

From the Kansas City Star
1t need not astonish the public to learn
that big graphophones have been called
into requisition by the Salvation Army In
Cleveland, Ohio, to aid in the work of
saving souls. 1t is a laudable practice
of the Salvation Army that it stands
ready to lay it's hands to any agency
whatsoever which it thinks 1t can make
serviceable in the work of evangelizns
the world 1t is one of its stock argu-
ments that the world the flesh and the
devil should not be granted a monopoly
of the sort of attractions which are en-
ployed to ensnare souls to their own UNI
doing Hence we see in the hands of
the soldiers of blood and fire" the
tambourine, the cornet the accordion the
big bass drum and now the graphic
phone.
Nevertheless with all due respect for
the motives prompting this appropriation
of the Instruments Of Belial, it is the
opinion of many persons in hearty sym
patty with the Salvation Army that 1t
falls down on its music. 1t is be-
lieved that if it would use more of the
old-time hymns sanctified to the service
of the Lord by John and Charles Wesley
it could make itself a more potential
instrument in the hands of the Lord for
saving souls.
For example. one of the bands of wor-
shippers who gather nightly in Petticoat
lane in Kansas City sang a few evenings
ago with the spirit and the understand
ing" the old hymn. There Is a Fountain
Filled With Blood to the tune which the
fathers and mothers in Israel used to lis
ten to fifty years ago. The result was
that those. who might have stopped to
scott remained to listen. 1t stirred in
the hearts of goddess and unthinking
men memories which revived spiritual
emotions long latent in their hearts.
AS MESA ges of hope and persuasion 1t
is impossible to improve on the early
Wesleyan hymns and if it desired to en-
force lesson of reproDation and to pro-
claim the "terrors of the law where
can you find modern substitute for
the old Presbyterian hymns of ruin and
despair?
No -Saphophone has ever yet been de-
signed by the hand of man that can speak
as with a tongue touched with live
coal from off the altar" or that can
carry saving conviction to the hNrt of
the sinner.
1t is humbly submitted and in a spirit
of the most cordial sympathy with It's
fine practical ideas of religion that the
Salvation Army everywhere shall sub
tract from, rather than add TO its pecu-
lar paraphernalia and depend more on
the power of solemn exhortation ana
of hymns hallowed in the hearts of
At the very least it would appear that
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-21

You've been serving a long time, your
conduct has been good and l was just
thinking of asking the pardon board to
consider your case
WELL Mr.. Warden, L
Burns faced the barrel of revolver,
aimed by the surest of hands. The war
den was on his feet IF you move that
knife an inch to the right or left you
drop Now turn and march to your CELL .
Il amt goin back. l said | was goin'
to get out of here, alive or dead, and I'm
going to keep my word
"Tll have to shoot. then"
you kin shoot" He watched the war
den unflinchingly. The knife frightened in
his grasp. He was waiting a propitious
second to drive its blade home.
You're fool, Burns, to ruin your
chances of pardon said the warden.
do you promise me a pardon if
II don't promise anything. l simply
say that if you go back and behave your
self I'll see what can be done"
The prisoner reflected a second But |
said | was goin to do this, and it's nag
gin me to death they'll be if l come back.
l don't want them to know l lost my
nerve"
Go back, Burns; nobody but you and
me will know about it,
Very well, them.
He dropped his dirk on the floor and
marched off the way he had come.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-21
Sea Birds Warn of Storm.
ON the Memphis Commercial.

From the Memphis commercial
Sea birds soaring in from Mobile Bay
sounded the first note or alarm and i'll
true Paul Revere style warned the peo-
pie of that stricken city of the approach
of the coast storm that later brought
such havoc to life and property. Through
some inexplainabe atmospheric condi-
ton these sea birds have advance knowl-
edge of coming storms. and they invari-
ably seek the shelter of the inland coun-
try.
AS early as Sunday night the people
of Mobile had given recognition to the
first flights of Mother Carey's chick
ems" a rather timorous sea bird, which
were coming in droves from the coast
and passing Mobile in their early haste
FIR shelter. Monday morning the more
courageous seagulls began to follow in
the path of the timid Mother Carey'a
chickens and later in the day whole
flocks of pelicans brought up the rear
of the procession that was headed to
safety
The shrill notes of these frightened
birds could be plainly heard above the
din and noise of the busy city, and in
the outskirts their presence had been
widely commented upon and accepted
as a sure forerunner of the disaster that
followed so soon after. The people had
no further knowledge of the coming
storm than that supplied by these aquatic
birds but that was assurance enough to
satisfy all that a storm was invading the
coast section, and that it might take its
course up the bay.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-10-21
WHEN NERVE COUNTED.
How Penitentary Warden Escaped
Death by Keeping Cool.
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
Early on a certain morning many years
ago the warden of penitentiary, an ell
derby, gray-bearded man, was at work at
his desk On a sudden he heard a panther
like tread in the room, and he OWNED
presence behind him that would have
made less fearless man faint away.
The presence was that of one Patrick
Burns, desperate. who was doing SER
vice for murder. This man held an ugly
looking dirk in his hand. The warden
knew he was alone with the most dan
eerous prisoner in the penitentiary.
Pretending ignorance of Burns proxim-
ity, the warden went on with his writ
ing as if the criminal were not in exist
ence. But his BRAIN. remote from the
papers that lay on the desk before him.
was calculating with the swiftness and
the accuracy peculiar to brains when the
owners of them are in danger of Their
lives.
First of all. the warden wondered how
Burns had managed to slip past the
guards, and how he had come into pos
session of the long, ugly dirk. Then he
reflected that the murderer had grown
gray in the prison, that he knew all the
ms and outs of it, and that he had been
studying nights and days year after year
how he could accomplish this very feat.
In the little drawer just over the war
denis gray head, In easy reach of his
hand his revolver was locked To secure
it would mean his salvation-to be seen
making the attempt would cost him his
life.
There were four five guards in range
of his voice. but had he spoken above a
whisper to summon one of them the dirk
would have severed him from existence
He wrote on, as If undisturbed, his heart
humping. his nand steady.
s.Mr Warden. it's that's here said
Burns, finally. and it's mighty cool you
are about it,.
II know you are there replied the war
den. coolly. why did you Gomez
Il come because l am tired of this.
amt going to stand 1t no longer"
You're not?'
mo; Pm not I've been in here for
twenty years. and that's enough for any
man. I'd rather be dead than stay longer
I've had enough I'm going to kill you
and get OUT
How long did you say you'd been
here?
Twenty years" The mans eyes blinked
ITS a cool way you have of facing
death Mr.. Warden But I've had enough
fthis. I'm going to leave this hell hole
1 don't know that I've got anything agin
you particularly, but I'm going to get out,
do you hear?" He raised the dirk.
What do you mean by getting out,
Burns? Don't you know that you couldn't
get yard beyond the wall before the
sentinels filled you full of bullets?' The
warden, sparrng for time. turned his
keen gray eyes toward the little drawer
that held his revolver.
"rll take chances. It's enough I've had
of this, and I'm going to run chances and
get out of here, dead or alive
"Well, wouldn't get excited about this,
Burns; let's talk it over coolly.''
II don't want to talk 1t over"
Don't you think you're foolish. Burns?