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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
THORN TREES FOR LAWN.
Have Several Virtues to Recommend
Them as Ornaments-Alsos Suit
able for Hedges.

More than 80 years ago an en-
,inent botanist called attention
to the beauty Of our native thorn
trees and their suitability for
hedges anu Tor lawn ornaments.
Their hardness and graceful
shapes, thick foliage and brilliant
fruit clusters allrecommend them,
wGiie the ability 70 Gour.s2 IN
der q severe pruning is All t.uueG
Write ii tie syes OF those vino de
sire forr3a! shapes. Yeti 10 the
present time, says a VI. Ter in
,e:ctry Life Il :ntrila, our
,thora trees remain the ornaments,
not of private grounds. but of way
sides and pastures; while the only
pruners to exercise their skill
upon them are the cattle, which
ea gerly browse upon the young
shoots. Many a pasture contains
shrubs fitted 70 grace a public
park and worthy of considerable
pilgrimage on the part of lovers OF
the beautiful.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
CREDIT At PAWNBRoKERs'.
Favorite Patrons Can Obtain Almost
Any Amount They Desire on Jew
slry or Personal Property.

The men that can and do estab-
lish a line of credit with pawn
brokers is a proposition beyond
belief to the man who has been of
fered only $50 on watch that cost
SIS. The fact remains, however,
says the Philadelphia Record, that
all pawnbrokers have favored pa
irons on their books who can al
wavs gettheamountofmoney they
want upon almost any old thing
that takes the shape of jewelry or
other "hockable" personal prop
erty. A local sport tried to raise
$50 on his split-second stop watch
the other day, and was offered $50
less than the value of the case
melted. A friend who had an es-
tablished credit took the same
watch to the same pawnbroker
and got SIS on it without ques-
ton being asked. It was the man,
not the watch, that made the loan
nnssible.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
LEAVES LEGACY TO HORSE
st. Louis Physician Wills $4,000 to
Equine Which Had Served
Him 2S Years.

A strange case of the affection
man may have for a dumb brute
came to light at st. Louis when
the will of DR.. John Gilwee was
probated. The first clause of the
instrument provided for trust
fund of $4,000, to be held in the
name of faithful old horse, Tony,
which had served the physician
continuously for nearly % years.
The clause in the will was as fol
lows: "In case that my horse
Tony, which have used for nearly
23 wears, survives me. | order that
$4,000 of my estate be placed in
trust at six per cent. per annum,
and said interest used for his food,
shelter, and care so long as he
lives, and after his death the said
$4,000 shall be divided among my
legal heirs"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
NERVE OF YANKEE CAPTAIN
Old Sea Dogs Frightened by Amount
Of Sail Carried, But Skipper
Lets It Stand

In parallel 81 degrees, in the
.dog-watch four to six p. m, wheI
the chief officer came on deck to re
lieve the second officer, he swiftly
cast his eye toward the horizon ir
the direction of the wind, then at
the struggling canvas, and partic,
ularly at the main topgallant sail.
which threatened every minute to
blow away, says Frank j. Mather,
in Atlantic. AS nautical etiquette
forbids the officer in charge to al
ter canvas when the captain is
on deck without his command or
consent, the chief officer, after his
hurried survey, said: "Capt.
Mather, that main topgallant sail
is laboring very hard" ut is
drawing well-let it stand, Mr..
Bartlett" was the reply. AT six
O'Clock, when the second officer in
turn relieved the first, he also
gave a rapid glance about, and
said: "Capt. Mather, that main
topgallant sail is struggling
hard" at holds a good full, let
it stand, Mr.. Mcfarland" was the
reply. Even the old sea dogs
among the crew begged the petty
officers to send them up to take in
sail, while it was held safe to do
so. AS the heImsman turned his
wheel, every turn of spoke would
make the ship jump in the water
like a frightened bird. Men were
stationed at every Delaying pin,
holding halyards and clew lines,
by single turn "under and over"
ready to let go and clew up, at a
signal. We were making a record
passage, and sail was to be carried
to the last minute, the utmost the
ship could bear, while every ext
gence of storm was anticipated.
Later in the evening the captain
could not zelp asking if the crew
still thought that he had married
the owners daughter. Capt.
Mather illustrated then, as al
ways, quality of mind usually ex-
hibited by those who succeed in
most any direction-an extreme
daring and extreme caution run
ming parallel.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
APPAREL BARS MAIL WOMEN
Des Moines, Iowa, Postmaster Finds
That Carriers Must Work in
Male Clothing.

The postmaster of Des Moines,
Ia,. finds himself in a somewhat
peculiar position. With view to
economy he decided to invite wom-
en- to apply for positions as post
men. A number of women ap-
piled, and, having been put
through an examination, which
they passed satisfactorily, the
documents were then sent to the
postmaster general for ratifica-
ton, and that exalted function
AIRY, seeing that the names were
presented with the initial only for
the Christian name, failed to de-
tect that the subordinate had in
troduced change. The women,
therefore, being appointed start
ed work in due course, and it was
only when the uniform depart
Iment came to deal with the new en-
trants that trouble arose. The
uniform of all letter-carriers is set
tied by law. 1t consists of three
garments, which need not be spec
flied otherwise than to say that
the postmaster of Des Moines
found they were unsuitable for
his new employees.
The postmaster general is con-
sidering it, but it looks as if the
women would not be retained. The
suits of uniform are lying in the
post Office of Des Moines, and the
women are delivering letters clad
in their ordinary raiment.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
CHOLERA vlcTia.S.
Heroic Measures Fracticed in Bc-nos
Ayres to Check Spread OF
Disease.


@Some years ago found mysel.
in the city of Buenos Ayres at q
time when the cholera was raginss
in that capital" said d. j. Aur,
buckle, of New Orleans, to S
Washington Post man.
1t happened that as | walked
along a public thoroughfare one
day whi.e the plague was at its
height 1 saw man fall to the
ground, and / surmised that ho
had been stricken with the dread
disease. Before reaching him ]
noticed policeman approach the
unfortunate and administer Il
drink to him from bottle Thich
| had no doubt Contained a restor
ative or some kind of medicine.
At the same time the policeman
blew his whistle for an ambu,
lance.
'The vehicle came very quickly.
and yet before it arrived the man
was dead, and it was corpse that
was removed. remarked to the
officer that the medicine had been
of no avail. Certainly not, senor,
he answered, it was not medicine
l gave him, but a deadly poison
That is the way we have to do now
to check the spread of the chol-
era. Besides, the man would have
lied anyway
81 never experienced a deeper
feeling of horror in my life and
looked on the, policeman in tbs
light of murderer. Yet he doubt
less regarded what he had done rs
in the nature of disagreeable ne
cessity, and, politely bidding me
adios, went his way"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
FACT VERSUS FANCY.
supposirion Leads for a Time, But
"Things That Are" Finally Is
Allowed to Prevail.

"What would you do," she
asked, according to the Chicago
Record-Herald, ''if you had taken
me away out in the country ia
your automobile and"
"But have no automobile"
90, well, we will suppose that
you have one, and that you had
taken me away out in the country
20 or 80 miles from here, and it
was getting late, you know-sun
going down behind the western
hills and whippoorwills calling
and all that sort of thing-and
suddenly, when we were in very
lonely place, far, far from any
human habitation, it should"
''Why, there isn't any such
place within 20 or 80 miles of here.
This part of the country is all
thickly settled"
"But this is simply imaginary.
We will suppose that you have
taken me away out to this lonely
spot, and suddenly, just as it is
beginning to get dark and we we're
there all alone with dense woods
on both sides Of the road and
probably not another person
within miles and miles of us, the
chain breaks and we have to stop.
and"
eff I were getting an automo-
bile I'd either get a chainless one
Or one with chain on each side.
SO that such an unfortunate thing
as you suggest couldn't happen
to u.s."
90, well, if you think it would
be unfortunate, let's go in the
house and talk about the outlook
for the apple crop or something
of that kind"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
BISHOP VICTIM OF A JOKE.
Opens Gate at Request Of Child and
Finds Hands Covered with
, Fresh Paint.

The archbishop Of Canterbury,
says the New York Times, is
known among his friends as espe,
cially partial to two things-chil-
dren and jokes. AS bishop of Lon
don he won no little Of his great
influence in the slum districts be-
cause of his immense popularity
with the small citizens whom he
sc truly loved, and as for the jokes
one need but to hear the famous
prelate tell one upon himself to re-
alize how keen is his sense of and
zest for humor.
Not long before his translation
he was one day walking in the sub
urbs of the English capital when
he chanced upon a little girl, whe
was standing looking up some
what wistfully at four-barred
gate. ooh, please, sir" she asked,
twill you open this gate for me ?"
Smiling upon the demure maid
en-, the. bishop lifted the latch and
Ipushed back the gate, but in spite
of its size it swung SO easily thar
he said: you're such a big little
! girl that I should think you could
have opened yourself so nice j
gate as this"
ooh, / could, SIR" she replied,
"but then | should have got my
hands all over fresh paint"
And then the bishop saw that
this was just what had happened
| to him.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
FAMOUS ROYAL GRAPEVINE.
Grows in the Kings Gardens at Wind
sor, England, and Is 12o
Years Old.

While, in these days of widely
diffused knowledge in relation to
the production OF grapes, many
persons find it difficult to obtain
we'll ripened clusters from com
paratively young vines, it is ex-
tremely interesting to refer to q
great vine planted 129 years ago
and bearing a crop of some 1,0oo
punches. the berries finely devel-
oped and as black as sloes.
This grand old vine, says the
Gardeners Magazine, is growing
n the Cumberland lodge portion Of
he royal gardens at Windsor.
md is known as the Cumberland
'odge vine. 1t is one of the de-
.cendants of the famous vine at
Hampton court, which was plant
cd 139 years ago, and it has outdis
tanced its venerable parent i'll d
mensions, in viror and in produc-
tiveness. Occupying a great glass
structure12n feet long by % feet
wide, it spreads its luxnriant
branches over roof area of .. 400
feet, which is fully one-thi",l
greater than the area of che house
occupied by its venerable parent
at Hampton court.
For so large a vine 1000 bunch
as. weighing in the aggregate
1900 pounds, is not SO heavy .
'rop, but the grapes are in every
way betting the royal table, and
to overtax the strength of SO old Ii
vine would be unwise.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
TELLS EXTENT OF UNIVERSE
It Is Beloved That Milky Way Is
2oc 600, 900 Tines Earth'5
Dictanco from Sun.

To determine single position
OF any one star involves a great
deal of computation, and if we re-
feet that, in order to attack the
problem in question in satisfac-
tory way, we should have obserya-
tiOns of a million of these bodies
made at intervals of at least a
fraction of century, we see what
an enormous task the astrono-
mers dealing with this problem
have before them, and how imper-
feet must be any determination of
the distance of the stars based on
our motion through space, writes
Simon Newcomb, in Harper's
Magazine. So far as as estimate
can be made, it seems to agree
fairly well with the results OBJ
tained by the other methods.
Speaking roughly, we have reason,
from the data so far available. to
believe that the stars of the Milky
Way are situated at distance be-
tween 100,000,00O and 100000. 900
times the distance from the sun.
AT distances less than this it
seems likely that the stars are dis
tributed through space with some
approach to uniformity. We may
state as general conclusion, indi-
Gated by several methods of max
ing the estimate, that nearly all
the stars which we can see with
our telescopes are contained with
In a sphere not likely to be much
more than 2OO,OOO,OOO times the
distance to the sun.
The inquiring reader may here
ask another question. Granting
that all the stars we see are con
tanned within the limit, may there
not be any number of stars with
out the limit which are invisible
only because they are too far away
to be seen?
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
VACATION AFTER BIG SALE
Man in Soldiers Uniform, Claiming
to Be Veteran, Enjoys Life When
Wares Are Sold.

There is one person at least who
does not agree with Russell Sage
in his theory that vacation is un-
necessary. A man with wooden
eg and wearing a soldiers uni
form stood for a long time in Park
Row selling guide books and maps
of Greater New York to strangers
from out of town. He gained some
because of the efforts of
a policeman new to the beat to
oust him from his stand, relates
the New York Times.
''Sure you're no soldier; you're
only a fake" declared the guardi-
an of the peace.
'I'm a soldier all right, and
don't you forgit it. | lost me leg
in the Spanish war and I've me pa
pers to prove it." stoutly protes /
ed the vendor of guide books.
The bystandars al once took tn"
side of the veteran who could
''show his papers, and the police
man ceased TO molest thim He
soon disposed of all his stock in
trade to the sympathizing crowd,
and the following day the hotls-
contested spot was occupied by a
man in citizens clothes.
"Where's the soldier?" inquired
one of his yesterdays customers
"Oh, he's gone on his vacation D
was the unexpected reply of the
substitute.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
New Attack on the Sun.

With the aid of $4,000 granted
by the Carnegie institution the
Yerkes observatory has sent an
exnedition to Mount Wilson, near
Pasadena, California, for special
Investigations of the sun, under
the personal direction of Prof.
George E. Hale. A horizontal re-
fecting telescope of 145 feet focal
length is to be employed to pro-
duce an image of tie sun 16 inches
in diameter, which will be investi-
gated with a spectroheliograph Of
80 feet focal length. The spectre
heliograph is an instrument with
which it is possible to study the So
lar surface in light Of certain Sc
lected waye-lengths, the other
light being shut out. Thus a pho
tograph of the sun taken with the
light emanating cnly from the
calcium vapor in the photosphere
presents l very different aspect
from that taken with the light of
the hydrogen vapos. - youths
Companion. - - - : -
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
A Practical Joker.

The following dispatch from
s sttle, dated January 8, recent
ly appeared in the Journal:
| lice and detectives OF Seat
!, j. devoting most of their
t., at the present to looking for
,sterious individual with sa-
notions of humor who has
sent the department on many
II, lie chase in the last two weeks
ano also nearly driven score Of
5. attic women to nervous pros
tration. Last night this individ-
eal amused himself by calling
Dc zen of Seattle's most prominent
lh,s,cians to Belongs saloon,
10 James street, to dress the
wounds OF man who had been
stabbed by the police.
About the time the doctors
arrived with their medical cases
five hacks drew up in front OF the
saloon to take the wounded mar
10 his home. While the doctors
and hackmen were in angry dis
cussion some eight messenger
roys tumbled into the saloon
looking for the same man to tul-
fill contract to carry a message
to his wife, Bollong appealed to
the police for aid.
Two days ago some jester, be-
lieved to be the man who busied
himself last night, telephoned to
the residence of Samuel c. Cal
-derhead, the prominent politician
and editor of Forest Echoes, the
official organ of the Woodmen
OF the World, that he had met
an acclde ptal death. The family
was prostrated by the news. An
hour later Calderbead appeared
hungry for his dinner and found
his family weeping at his death.
Christmas eve the same indi-
vidual sent message to the
police that DR.. Crooks, a prom
trent physician, had been muir
dered in the suburbs. A patrol
wagon full of police and detec-
tives was sent mile and half
to investigate the case. When
they arrived they found three
dead wagons of local undertak-
ing establishments searching the
ne:ghborhood for fear OF missing
the corpse.
Friday night telephone mes
sage was sent to police headquar-
tiers that there had been murder
committed at 10 James street,
and a wagon load OF officers was
sent there. When they arrived
there they found that the practi-
cal joker had been again at work.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
AMERICAN SWINE INDUSTRY
The Hog Has Proved an Important
Factor in the Wealth Production
Of the United States.

The swine industry of the Unit
ed States is feature of resources
that figures high in the agricul-
tural wealth of our country, SAYS
the Nebraska Farmer. To the
hog, more than any other infiu-
ence, are we indebted for the fine
ly improved forms and beautiful
cities that have, as by magic,
spread out over the vast area of
agricultural lands from Ohio in
the east to the Missouri valley in
the west. The civilizing influence
of the corn crop has changed the
millions of acres of wild prairie
lands to the fertile, cultivated
fields, rich with the clovers, grass
es and improved crops of modern
agriculture. Without the hog this
great district of agricultural
lands, lying in the center of what
is known as the corn belt, could
never have attained it's pres
ent distinction of wealth and
business reputation. AS a fac
tor in wealth production the hog
is justly entitled to the distinction
of ''the pioneer" among our meat
producing animals. The Ameri-
can hog has fastened his hold so
firmly, not only upon our own peo-
pie, but upon those of almost
every country on the globe that
the industry of swine raising is of
necessity made as progressive in
it's increase of production as the
increase of population demanding
pork production.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
GAUGES IMPURITY IN AIR.
Clever Swiss Inventor Originates Ia
strument Which Tells Health
fulnsss Of Atmosphere.

A clever Swiss inventor has
originated an instrument which
tells the exact condition of the air
in a room-that is, its degree o.
impurity, according to the New
York Herald. 1t is generally be
lieved that if the air in room is
bad it will be sufficiently notice
able to the persons in the room
without the aid of any instrument.
But if one stops to remember how
quickly the suffocating odors in a
crowded room are perceived by a
person entering from the pure air
outside she will see that this state
of things might be remedied by
this new invention. The instru-
ment consists of an ai'-tight glass
receptacle in which is a red fluid.
A bent glass tube is inserted in
this and up this tube the fluid runs.
to drop at the rate of two drops q
minute on to cord which is
stretched by a weight. This fluid
possesses the property of chang
ing color when submitted to the
action of carbonic acid gas. The
more of this gas there is in the
room the more pronounced the
change in the color of the fluid.
With this fact in mind the prin
| ciple on which the Indicator works
is easily understood. The drops
of fluid as they fall on the string
change it according to the condi-
ton of the atmosphere. Should
| the atmosphere be pure-the string
tremains red all the way down.
Should it be slightly tainted the
ltop of the string appears white.
The fouler the air the longer the
] white marks on the string. By the
!side Of the string runs an indica-
tor, graded to show the exact con-
dition of the air. The highest
point on the scale marks "pure,' y
the next "passably pure" then
"bad," and from there down to
every bad and Extremely bad"
The instrument has been thor
oughly tested and found to work
perfectly.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
MISCELLANY.
Cured Lumbago.

A. B. Carnon, Chicago, writes March
q. 1903, Having been troubled with
Lnmbago, at dihe, ent times and tried one
physician after another, then different
ointments and liniments, gave it up al
together So tried once more, and got
a bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment,
which gave me almost instant relief.
can cheerfuly recommend it, aud will
add M name to your list of sufferers"
Sold by Graham & Wortham.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
Rev. Carlisle p. B. Martin, L. L. D.

Of Waverly, Texas, writes: "Ofa.
morning when first arising. 1 often find
a troublesome collection of phlegm which
produces cough and is verv hard to dis
odga; but small quantity of Ballard's
Horehonnd Svrup will at once disodge
it. and the trouble is all over. l know
Of No medicine that is equal to it, and it
j. "a plpasan, tn t;ke. I can most cor
.'i .'l 'esa-n,niend ~ t"a p.rsors need
inga remedv for ,hroa, or inng trouble.
Sud nv Gfahan K Wort am.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
STEAMER POMONA

For Portland and way points, leaves
Corvallis Monday. Wednesday and Fri
day at a. m. Albany a. m. Fare to
Portland, $1.75; round trip s3 90.
HI. A. HOFFMAN, Agt.-
1O3-1O
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
ADVERTISEMENTS
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS:
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successive insertions, or 50 cts per
month; for all up to and including ten
additional words. Il cent word for each
insertion.
For all advertisements over 2s words,
ct per word for the fret insert;on. and
Z ct per word for each additional irser-
tien Nothine inserted for less than 25
certs
lodge, sociesv and chrrcb rotices,
other thar ssrics'v news matter will he
charoed for.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
Matter of -snet.

Husband (g,e- cling over L.
Why is it you pay .hree times ac;
much for stockings as I do Cor
n:ne?
Ve-Ch, that's ell light. /
wear r'y stockings three times as
long as 81 do.--incinna..i FA-
quirer.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
PHYSICIANS

B. A. CATHEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN
and Surgeon. Rooms IA, Bank Build
ing. Office Hours 10 to II a. m 2 to
4p. m. Residence: cor. 9th and Ad-
ans Sts. Telephone at Office and res
tAence. Corvallis. OREGON.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
His Regular Price.

They were playing checkers.
''Crown that one," said the law
yer, pushing a piece into the king
row.
"That will cost you $15," said
the dentist, absent-mindedly.-
Chicago Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
MARBLE SHOP.

MARBLE AND GRANITE MONU-
meats; curbing made to order; clean-
ing and repairing done neatly: save
agents commission. Shop North
Main ST., Frank Vanhoosen, Prop. o2tf
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1906-01-19
AUCTlONEER

P A KTNF. 1--WE STOCK AUCTION
cor. Corvallis. Or P A. Kline Lire,
Phone No. !. q. e11v.ee Pcx II.
Paws HIGHEST prices fo~ oil kirds oe
live stock Twertv vears' evrer,ence
cnt;rfaotior o,aro-teed