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The independent., 1907-02-28
New York Copper Market.

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Copper was
higher in London at G1D8 SIS for spot and
f1O9 rs id for futures. Locally the mar
ket was firm with lake at SIS .t0d25 .25;
eiectrolytic, $24 75GD25. 90, and casting,
$24. 25lt2i 75
The independent., 1907-02-28
Treasury Balances.

WASHINGTON, Feb. N.--Today's state
ment of the treasury balances in the gen
eral fund, exclusive of the M59,09o6oO gold
reserve, shows:
Available cash balance ........ $249, 1s9 1853
Gold coin and bullion .......... l2,4 $50
Gold certificates ................ is, $50 130
The independent., 1907-02-28
Liverpool Grain Market.

LIVERPOOL. Feb. 27-Wheat-Spot
steady: No. red western winter 6s 3D.
Futures, steady; March, 6s Cd; May, IS
Corn-Spof, steady: American mixed
new, As Cd, ditto, old, As 711d. Futures,
quiet; March. As 47sd; May. As 5Ad
The independent., 1907-02-28
THE NEBRASKA iNDEPENDENT

Flonr-F1rst patents, "a 20@4 30: second
patents, A.0544 .15: first clears. $3 25a3. 35;
second clears. 50. 40fD2. go.
The independent., 1907-02-28
st. Louis Wool Market.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.-Woot steady. Ter
ritory and western mediums, 240g2Sc fine
medium. 1Sd22c: fine 14ll17c
The independent., 1907-02-28

ON the produce exchange today the but
ter market was steady: creamerics, 22@
32tkc; dairies 20q90c.
Eggs Weak: at mark cases included,
a0paG.c; flrsts 2ie: prime firsts. 22c.
Cheese Steady liM1GAc.
poultry-Live steady: turkeys. l0c
chickens. lie: springs. i0sc
The independent., 1907-02-28

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb 3s.--wheat--May.
79NEgssc; July. SDd3S0itc: No. hard. gfk0
Sehc No northern. mAs&fsi;c; No. 4
norfh fheFn 7sss4xS0isc
The independent., 1907-02-28
THE LIVE STOCK MARKETS
ANOTHER FAIR RUN OF CATTLE,
AND FEELING is BETTER.
Hogs Not Particularly Active, hut
Demand Is Fair, Though
Prices Are Down.

SOUTH OMAHA, Neb, Feb, IRE
ceipts Of live stock We're
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Checking Watches.

The other afternoon a man STOP
ped at the checking room of New
FORK department store and checked
his watch. 'Lots of people do that
nowadays" remarked the attendant.
E'Somehow the impression has got
abroad that an unusually large num-
Der Of crooks are conducting their
special line Of business in depart
'ment stores just now. When one
begins to take precautions against
pickpoekets the first thing he looks
out for is his watch. He is willing
to take chances on letting the rest
of his possessions guard themselves,
but his watch he leaves with us un-
til he is through shopping" New
Y York Globe.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
NEW ARMY PISTOLS.

This new arm, which the United
States army is preparing to adopt,
is an automatic magazine pistol that
neither looks like the revolver nor
loads like it nor shoots like it. The
cartridges, in packets of ten, are in
serted in the stock. The firing re-
coil throws out the empty cartridge,
new one rising into place. Firing
is automatic at pleasure. The SOL
der can thus discharge the 900 car
tridges he carries almost without
stepping. If the man who makes
two blades of grass grow where but
one grew before and the man who
makes four incandescent electric
lights burn where but one burned
before are benefactors of their race,
what shall be said of the man who
makes it possible for the fighting
man to kill ten men where before
he could kill but six?-Chicago In
ter Ocean.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Squaw at a Bank.

A full blood Indian squaw attired
in the regulation costume of well
bred society woman in Indian life
brightly colored blanket and skirt
with beaded leggings and mocca-
sins, with the latest approved Chey-
enne co;fure, which is the same
they have been wearing the past
hundred years-was recently seen to
walk into the El Reno State bank
and fill out a check in full round
hand, which she presented at the
proper window and received her pin
money, supposedly. The officials at
the bank say it is common occur
renee, but to the average citizen it
seemed singular proseding:-El
Reno American. ,.-.-..
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
AIvaraGo and the Yaquis.

The temptation of a gift of $10,-
100000 from the Mexican Croesus,
Pedro Alvarado of Parral, evidently
proved too strong for the Mexican
government to resist, and the great
sum will, it appears from the words
of the Mexican minister of war, be
used in supporting an army for a
war of determination against the
Yaquis. The minister says Diaz
will accept the offer upon condition
that all the officers of the command
be selected from the Mexican army
and that none but Mexicans be en-
listed in the campaign, which is a
wise precaution, though it does not
meet exactly the ideas of Alvarado.
Boston Advertiser.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
TOUGH OLD CANNON.

A good story is being told at the
Mare Island navy yard concerning
a San Francisco contractor, who
bought all the old obsolete cannon
which were sold at the local yard
some time ago. The cannon were
all of the smoothbore kind, and in
order that they might be easily
handled for shipment to the city
all sorts of schemes were tried in
an endeavor to break them with
dynamite and blasting powder, but
they were unsuccessful. An electric
drill machine was even set up at the
ward, and the cannon were drilled
full, of holes in order to weaken
thcm for breaking open with
wedges, but this was also unsuccess-
full. The cannon were then taken
away, and the last heard Of them
they were corralled in the hills near
Point Richmond, where an effort
was being made to break, them open
with dynamite again. The cannon
which proved to be SO strong were
among the armament Of the war
craft which sailed the seas in 1912.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
LEAF ~6LiGHT.
Il Frequently Causes Much Damage 70
the Strawberry Crop.


strawberry leaf blight frequently
causes great damage to the straw
berry crop, as explained by grower
in Rural New Yorker, who says that
il makes its appearance about the
time the fruit sets and begins its de-
structive ravages as the berries begin
to ripen. 1t first manifests itself by
turning the leaves brownish red; it
will then attack the fruit stems and
hulls, cutting off the supply Of nourish-
ment from the berries; the calyX be-
gins to wither and dry up. and the
berries become soft and insipid and are
Of little value.
As the Berry Season Advances.
1t usually grows more destructive as
the berry season advances. The condi-
tions conducive to the development of
the disease appear to be a general
weakness of the plants. This may be
brought about from various causes,
such as old and wornout beds. i'm
poverished soil, plants with a heavy
set of fruit with insufficient nourish-
ment, plants exposed during winter
without protection or unmulched beds
during hot, dry weather. Any one of
these conditions will have tendency
to weaken the constitution of the
plants, making them an easy prey to
rust blight and other diseases.
Kinds Susceptible to Blight.
During the time we have been en-
gagged in growing Strawberries we
have found some varieties so consti-
tutionally strong in their vegetative
parts and so vigorous in their fruit
organs that they will do well almost
anywhere, while other sorts are con-
stitutionally weak in foliage, yet
strong in fruit bearing propensities.
They set a great quantity of berries
with little or no vitality to mature the
fruit. Such varieties are very suscept-
ible to blight and should not be culti-
waited except by those who are well
acquainted with their natural require
ments. 1t requires healthy, vigorous
foliage to digest the various plant
foods found in the different soils, and
probably the safest method of protect
ing the plants from blight and other
fungous diseases is to conserve mois-
tuTe ny Wullc Tie
plants are growing. protecting them
well during the winter with a liberal
mulch of horse manure. This material
If left on the plant during the summer
prevents the escape of moisture at
time it is most needed. and it keeps
the soil cool-in fact. it is to the bear
ing bed what the cultivation is to the
newly planted field
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
THE LINCOLN PLUM.

stem long and strong and set at an
angle; suture distinct, slightly depress-
ed; color light greenish yellow, over
spread with a beautiful shade Of Grim
son; dots many, very minute and in
distinct; bloom, thin lilac; flesh light
yellow, firm; pit rather large, free;
quality only fair; tree only a mod
crate grower, but healthy, and forms
a round. shapely head; foliage very
luxuriant; leaves large; quite prolific.
but not so much so as to require thin
ming of the fruit.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Kerosene Useful In Various Ways In
Domestic Economy.

Kerosene oil is a great help to
loosen dirt, used in various ways.
1t is good for cleaning an iron sink.
If the children's hands are stuck up
with balsam or wagon grease, try
rubbing them with rag wet in ker-
osene before applying soap and wa
ter. If they get wagon grease on
their clothes, a little soap and kero-
sene will take it out. To clean dirty
clothes, such as coarse towels, take
a tablespoonful of kerosene and a
small piece of soap. Boil these to-
gether with a quart of water till it
makes an emulsion. Put this i'll
your boiler with enough cold water
to cover your clothes and let it come
to boil, stirring the clothes occa-
sionally. This saves lot of hard
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Life.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
SINGERS of the Future.

The prediction is made by one
giving much thought to music that
the majority of the American sing
ers Of the future will hail from the
south. This belief is founded on
the fact that the people of southern
cli1nes have the soft voices and tenn
permanent requisite to the success of
a singer. The prediction is of es-
pecial interest, as it comes from e
woman of New England origin and
training.-Circle Magazine.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
When Ohio Failed.

In the midst of G. B. Galbreath's
lecture on Lafayette" the other
night at the Young Mems Christian
association he spent quite a little
time on the incident Of the princely
sum of $4,000 which he brought
with him to this country and gave
to congress.
"When Lafayette returned to the
United States about forty-two years
later congress voted him 100000
in return for the $4,000 which he
gave to us in that time of great
need. When the vote was taken eV-
cry state in the Union voted for it
with-let US mention it softly-the
exception of Ohio.' - Columbus
Dispatch.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Reads His Own Epitaph.

Richard Bartholdt, congressman
from Missouri, is one of the few
men who already have bronze tab
lets erected to their memory. The
house in which he was born in Ger
many is marked with a tablet show
ing the interesting events in the
life of the doctor, together with
statement to the effect that he went
to America and there became ia
nous, becoming a member Of the
national lawmaking body and a
prominent figure in the worldwide
movement looking toward disarma-
ment and universal peace.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Modern Forestry.

One of the curiosities of modern
forestry is the care Of beautiful old
shade trees. The amputation of
diseased or dead limbs is as careful
ly performed to prevent further de-
cay from the elements as in sur
gical operations on human beings.
Decaying cavities are cleaned and
filed with preserving cement, as is
done by the modern dentist. And
the latest advance is to build a tin
roof along the upper surface of wide
spreading branches, where little
hollows might hold dampness and
promote decay. Some handsome
patriarchs well deserve it.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Edinburqh's Unemployed.

Edinburgh is to attempt a new
way of dealing with the unemploy-
ed. Recognizing that permanent
scheme is desirable, the corporation
has bought a farm fifteen miles from
Edinburgh which has 235 acres, sew
enty being unimproved moss land.
Refuse from the city destructor is
to be deposited on about 100 acres,
rendering that land ready in course
Of time for tillage. The aim is to
use the whole farm for spade work
and to sell market garden produce.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
The Deepest Gold Mine.

Australia now possesses the deep
est gold mine in the world. The
shafts at the New Chum railway at
Bendigo, Victoria, have been sunk
to a depth of over 4,3O0 feet, and
the quartz there tapped has been
sampled and crushed, with the re-
suit that yield of gold equal to an
ounce per ton has been obtained.
The operations in the mine have
been tested by government officials
in view of the fact that never before
in the worlds history has gold been
obtained from so low a depth as
three quarters of a mile.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
4 LITTLE NONSENSE.
Story Of q suburbanite Who Forgot
What He Foroot

Story Of 4 suburbanite Who Forgot
What He Forgot.
ssWait a minute" said the subur-
banite. Give forgotten something" :"
"What ?" asked the man who was
generally his running mate.
81 forgot what Eve forgotten"
t'That's plain enough .
tsToo bad I can't remember it."
sGIy dear fellow, can't you. see
how impossible it is to remember
what we forget or what we forget
we've forgotten?"
'sThat,s all right, but what'n my
wife say when l tell her l forgot to
get what she told me to? And she'll
be still sorer if / tell her I didn't
forget to get it, but that 1 had for
gotten what I was to get. I can't
tell her l knew 1 had forgotten to
get what I had forgotten, but that
I remembered I forgot, can l.?
She'll tell me I should have forgot
ten to forget il"
sOh, come on! Forget it,
sYou mean I should forget that
I forgot what I had forgotten
But just then the car came along,
and as he took his seat near the
stove he remarked to his neighbor,
81 remember now"
Remember what ?"
f1 remember what I've forgot
ten"
FLook at the impossibility of that
proposition. How can you remem-
ber what you have forgotten any
more than you can forget what you
remember?"
SBut l do remember. It was cof-
fee. Can't you see how I've forgot
ten what I remember? And I re-
member what I forgot too. And I
remember what I had forgotten I
had forgotten" Chicago Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Cleaning Brass and Copper.

For cleaning brass pans use salt
and vinegar, which should be rubbed
in well. Then rub with finely pow
dered bath brick and water or any
brass polish. Thoroughly rinse out
with hot water and polish with
clean dry cloth or leather. For the
copper pans take half a lemon. One
that has the juice squeezed out will
do. Dip in powdered bath brick
and with it rub the outside of the
pan. Do not use acid for the inside,
but clean off all marks with powder
ed bath brick and soap. Rinse well
with hot water, then dry and polish.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
The Dutch Fear Balloons.

A bill has been introduced in the
Dutch parliament to prohibit bal
looms, aeroplanes and all other kinds
Of flying machines from landing on
Dutch territory, under a penalty of
a fine not exceeding $40 or three
months imprisonment. Further leg
islation is proposed to make it com
pulsory on all aeronauts passing
overhead to obey immediate signals
to descend and to pay deposit in
case Of inficting damage by throw
ing out ballast OF from other causes.
London Express.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Rough Feeds.

Rough feeds, including pasture, are
usually so plentiful that frequently we
feed them without any idea as to what
and how much will produce the de-
sired results. Much rough feed is
wasted in careless feeding. The COW
will eat the best of her menu first and
If given too much will pick the most
desirable morsels, leaving what might
be called passably good, which too
frequently is treated as waste and
thrown underfoot. No more hay should
be given an animal than it will eat up
clean. This refers to first class quail
ty. however. as we could not expect a
COW to eat up clean poor quality of
hay
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Uses of EARTHQUAKES,

This is a paragraph from the COM
position of a cynical eastern school
boy: ''The earthquake and fire in
San Francisco, although first look
ed upon as a calamity, really did a
great deal of good. 1t purified the
city of the great curse of under
ground Chinatown and burned down
thirty-nine churches.-San Francis
20 Argonaut.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Sailed Almonds.

Salted almonds prepared at home
always seem better than those pur-
chased, perhaps because they are
usually fresher. One only needs to
blanch them and to each half pint
add one tablespoonful of melted
butter and one teaspoonful Of fine
salt. Stir we'll and then spread the
nuts in a shallow cake tin, baking in
a rather cool oven until the almonds
become brown. This will take about
twenty minutes.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
American NAVY Is Third.

Investigation by the navy depart
ment shows that the United States
stands third as a naval power and
Japan fifth and that if all the ships
now building in the two navies were
completed the relative positions
would remain the same. The war
ship tonnage of the world on Feb. 2
stood: Great Britain, 1,612,857;
France, 625,498; United States,
25,97O; Germany, Az, 5,o67; Japan,
347, ,461; Russia, 261,945; Italy,
204,253; Austria, HAIRY.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Poultry Products and Wheat.

The values of poultry products now
reach an annual figure of half bill
lion dollars or more, or an amount
about equal to the value of the wheat
crop. The price of eggs has been high
land growing higher for several years,
because consumers have wanted more
eggs than have been produced. The
exports are not worth mentioning Ap-
parently there is no limit to the con-
sumption of fresh eggs at moderate
price.-G. K Holmes.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
How He Won Her.

f|The man l marry" said the girl
in the parlor scene, 'must be but a
little lower than the angels"
'Well, what's the matter with
me?" queried the young man as he
dropped on his knees at her feet.
"You see, Pm a little lower than
one of them."- ."-Houston Post.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Great Britain's Foxhounds,

There are about 170 packs of fox
hounds, consisting of about 5000
couples, in England and Wales, and
as the average number of days the
hounds are out is about three per
week the cost Of the packs alone is
at least 100000 year. This is
taking no account of Ireland's twen-
ty-six packs, with about 1,100 cou-
pies, and Scotland's eleven packs of
800 couples.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Workinu Buttoninoles.

When working a buttonhole in a
heavy cloth or one that pulls and
trays, it saves much trouble to work
the hole by basting thread, then
stitching close to this on the ma
chine, putting in two rows just the
length of the buttonhole to be. Cut
with a sharp penknife between these
lines and work closely in the ordi-
nary way over the machine stitch
ing. This buttonhole will keep its
shape and remain intact as long as
the cloth holds together.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Household Hints,

Remove vaseline stains by wash
ing in warm water and soap; rinse
and apply chlorinated soda to the
stain.
To keep brass or copper bright
for some time after cleaning rub
it over with beaten white Of egg.
To prevent cane or bamboo from
yellowing when washed use warm
salt water; rub with soft cloths un-
til dry.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
WASHING White Stockings.

Good laundresses when washing
white stockings, whether of silk OF
thread, add a few drops of oxalic
acid to the water. The reason of
this is that the acid has the effect
of removing stains caused by the
boots and shoes, which are only
"set" when washed with orcinary
soap and water.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
A Curious Cave.

An immense natural cave of great
beauty has been discovered underly-
ing three of the principal streets of
Constantine, Algeria. The interior
is of dazzling white stone, worn by
the forces of nature into all kinds
Of fantastic and beautiful forms.
There are three ponds, the water
being lukewarm and crowded with
fish.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-07
Cement For China.

A good cement for mending bro
ken china: Dissolve a little gum
arabic in a little warm water so
that it is rather thick; put enough
plaster of paris into this to make a
thick paste. Cement broken pieces
of china together, and in half an
hour they cannot be broken in the
same place. Hot water seems to
make it more firm.