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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-11-01
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-11-01
POURING INTO OREGON.
Prof. Curtis Gives Oregon Live
Stock Industry A Boost.

Business men returning from
the East are unanimous in pre-
dicti.g an enormous immigration
to Oregon during the coming
year. People residing in the
great cities of New York, Chica-
go, Brooklyn. Philadelphia, Bos-
ton, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, and
other population centers never
expressed so much anxiety to
hear about this country as at
present and the same idea is re-
fected in correspondence of the
Portland Commercial Club much
of which is originating in the
cities named above.
Judge John M. Scott, OF Salem,
President of the State Good Roads
Association, is conducting an
active campaign in behalf of the
Good Roads Meeting to be
held in the rooms of the Portland
Commercial Club November II,
and IS. Judge Scott desires
that every commercial, industrial
agricultural, horticultural, and
irrigation organization in the
state to send delegates.
President Ed T. Judd, ,~of the
Oregon State Dairy Association,
reports constantly increasing in
eerest in the big state meeting to
be held IN Portland December 12,
and 13. Constant. additions are
being made to the prizes, and an
active committee is at work. 1t
is desired above everything else
that the farmers be present oD
this occasion.
Oregon never receiveda strong
er endorsement than the follow
ing from the pen of Professor
Charles Curtis, of the Ames,
Iowa, Agricultural College.
"There is nowhere on the face
of the globe a land or people so
dominant in the improvement of
live stock or so potent in the pro-
duction of the highest types of
domestic animals as the British
Islands. There is nowhere on
the American continent a region
afording conditions so closely
allied to those of Great Britain
as on the North Pacific Coast of
the United States. The similar
ity is noticeable, not only in
climatic conditions and natural
environment, but also in the gen.
uine enthusiasm and deep-seated
faith in the industry possessed
by tillers of the soil"
The Commercial Club has en-
ployed Mr.. John Hartog, of Cali,
fornia, to take charge of their
publicity campaign at a salary of
$1,000 year. Nj. Hartog will
be an important factor in the
development of Oregon, for Cali
fornia has never developed a
brighter man in the advertise
ing line.
An exhibit of samples of the
iron ore trom Columbia county
is promised at the Portlan nd Com
mercial Club this week. The
development of oil in Western
Idaho and Eastern Oregon is
bringing absolutely new capital
and new people that no other in
d,,ctr,r rro,1l Lo o4t.notad
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-11-01
JGrsey Bull For Sale.

Dps en9ed ~ t.fsI COR sud Gold
en- Glow; in puIte,i Cow testing Is lbs.
butter ttf. in davs. iih first cali Ad-
dress, NJ. S. WooDcs cK. Corvallis, Gre
gon. ut
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-11-01
PHILoMATH SNAPSHOTS.
Marriage aud Accidents Reported.
Other Items.

10y s~ANSA -Ss~A AAoaASy1 >" a0
have been visiting friends and
relatives for several weeks de-
parted for Southern California
last week.
Mrs. lone Palmer, of Portland
is visiting at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Palmer, north
of town. Mr.. Harry Palmer was
expected to arrive the first of the
week. After a visit of a few
weeks they will depart for Rose
burg, where Mrs. Palmer has
been appointed Matron of the
Soldiers Home and Mr.. Palmer
received the appointment of
superintendent of that institu-
ton.
The intermediate c. E. society
of the Liberal U. B. church was
entertained at a "Powverty
Soshul" at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Caldwell on
Wednesday night of last week.
''Ragamufins" from many ma
tions were present.
The brilliant moon provided
light for the young peoples
games out of doors, and at 10
o'clock coffee and gingerbread
were served to the starved way
farers. l. ...
Mrs. Nora Castle, formerly
of this places but now of Irrigon,
has had a very severe attack of
typhoid fever. Her many friends
and Neighbors of the Women of
Woodcraft will be glad to know
that she is convalescing.
S. w. Gibbons, of Philomath's S
meat market. departed for Kan
sas last Sunday to remain six or
eight weeks. Mr.. Gibbons ex-
poets to participate in the gather
ing of the corn crop, in which
art he was a champion in the
days of "auld lang syne."
Ray Castle of Irrigon, arrived
last Thursday for a visit with
relatives and friends.
Miss Stella Davis, of Fern, is
assistant "hello girl" at Philo-
math station of the Independent
Telephone company.
Ernest and Floyd Caldwell have
been indispesed and are unable
to take their places in the class
rooms at the public school.
The National flag was unfurled
on the public school grounds last
Tuesday. -
Miss Eva Pugsley conducts
the class in book keeping in the
ninth grade work at the public
school.
Mrs. R. D. Bentley, of The
Dalles, who has been visiting
relatives and friends for the pasl
week departed for The Dale:
last Tuesday, visiting the family
of her brother, Rev. J. H. Mer
ryman, at Salem while en- route
Miss Bessie Pugh, the daugh
ter Of our genial hard ware merch
ant, departed for Oklahoma lasr
Sunday. Miss Pugh expects te
remain in aour youngest state fo'
two months. Her friends anc
the Neighbors of the w. o. w
wish her a safe and pleasan
Journey.
Mrs. Bessie Irwin Boyle ane
daughter Alice, of SodaviIle have
been visiting relatives and friends
in this vicinity tor the past week
but departed for their home ir
Linn county last Monday.
Miss Ytle Hash, of Alsea, who
is teaching in the Westwood dis.
trict, visited with her grand.
mother, Mrs. Dlury Davis, Sat
urday and Sunday.
| J. E. Wyatt, of west Corvallis,
met with an accident one day
last week which might have had
serious termination. While
riding on his range on Card well
nlll he noticed that the beadstail
of the horses bride haG become
disarray gea. In reaching for
ward to re-adjnst it the horse
threw his head up and bacs,
striking Mr.. Wyatt in the. temple
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-11-01
White Sewing Machines

We have secured the agency for the
celebrated White Sewing Machines. Mra.
Schubert demon strates in our Ladies
Ready.to Wear department.
S7-9S j. VI. NOLAN & Son.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07

THE BLUEBEARp STORY.
1t Has n Mythical Rather 'thnh
NEUROLOGICAL Orlcln.

The fascinating story OF Blucbcard
has mythical rather than n mytho
logical origin. No one has found hi.
prototype In the Vcdas or IN the old
Greek or Roman authors. Tho story
ls supposed to DO Of French origin,
and II has even been suggested that
Blucbcard was no other than tie much
married Henry VIII. There II, how
aver, better reason for believing that
the original was Giles dc Laval, lord
oil RiaZ, who was marshal Of France
early In the fifteenth century. lie was
Il brave soldier whose exploits In the
wars between England and France ure
recorded in history. According "a
Ml@cray, he murdered his wives ms
Soon rs he tired of them, and was him.
self eventually strauglcd In ITO.
The story OF Laval has. however. not
many points Of resemblance. for there
Is no mention OF n key, and Giles do
Laval. moreover, used to cntcc per.
sons of both sexes to his castle for the
sake OF their blood. which lie wanted
for certain incantations lie INDUCED In.
Nor indeed does the story Ut IN with
CIR own Henry VIII, and we are left
10 believe thar. whatever the origin,
the key and Sister Ann were added for
the sake Of effect. y variant OF tie
story of Giles dc Laval Is told ny Hol
lnsllcd, IN whose version the name Ia
Giles de Ect., Marquis dc Laval, wild
lived In Brittany. and was stranglcd
and burned for the murder of his seven
wives. DR.. G. Taylor, 1t may be added,
regarded the story simply rs fiction, n
satire OH or tyne OF the castle lords OF
the days OF knight crrantry.
Globe.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
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THUNDER.
Odd Beliefs That Used 10 Exist In
Days of OLD,

Thunder just because 1t Is n noise
Tor Which there is no visible cause, has
always excited the Imagination of the
unsccntitlc so 1t Is natural that the
most outrageous superstitlons about
storms should date back to the timo
when everybody. more or less. was un.
scientific. One old writer explains the
belief of his day that "a storm Is said
to follow presently when company
OF hogges runne crying home" on the
ground that "a hogge is most dull and
OF melancholy nature and so by rca.
son doth forcscc the raine that com.
eth" Leonard nigges, In his Prog.
nostication Everlasting" Q556), men
tons that thunder in the morning
signifies wind; about noon, rain, anu In
the evening. n great tempest"
The same writer goes OH to say,
Some write (but their ground sec
noo that Sundays thunder should
bring the death OF learned men, judges
and others; Mondays, tho death OF
women; Tuesdays. plenty of grain;
Wednesdays, bloodshed; Thursdays,
plenty of sheep and corn; Fridays, the
slaughter of n great man and other
horrible murders; Saturdays, gen.
cral pestilcnt plague and great dearth."
After this the gay and lightsome man.
ner shown by Lord Northampton to.
ward these grave matters In bis de.
fensatlve" is most cheering. at
chaunceth sometimes" he writes, "to
thunder about that time and season of
the years when swannes hatch their
young, and yet no doubt It Is q para
doX of simple men to think that a
suzanne cannot hatch without crackle
of hundcr"-London Chronicle.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
Many More The Past Three Months
Than During Previous Quarter.
TOTAL CASUALTIES NEARLY 10000
OF This Number 267 Were Killed as
/. Against 1874 in the Proceeding
Three Months-Tota Number of
Accidents 2,e72.
(By Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. G.
IAN accident bulletin issued today by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
for three months, ended September
80 1916, shows the total number of
casualties to passengers, and en-
pioyees while on duty, to tlhye been
1880 as against 1920 reported In
Tho preceding three months.
The number Of passengers and en-
ployees killed in train accidents was
267, as against 1914 reported in the
preceding three months. Forty
two passengers were killed. The
total number of collisions and de-
railments in the quarter was 1872
Q,S91 collisions and ISL derailments).
Of which 269 collisions and POI de-
railments Objected passenger trains.
me damage to cars, engines and
road was estimated at s2,S32 76o.
Inc number of employees killed in
coupling and uncoupling cars am.
engines WIS 81, being an increase of
10 over the last quarter.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
Tried the prcct of n Tile.

Among the nelghbors who annoyed
Carlyle none perhaps gave him so
much trouble as the boys who played
about near his house. They made no
secret of their dislike of the phlloso-
phcr and stood In dread OF his stick
when he went'abroad. James Waylep
who did great part Of the research
for the Cromwell" and who was ut
Carlyle's house almost daily, was one
morning standing on the doorstep of
the house in Chcyne row waiting to
be let III when ono OF these young
urchlns came up to him in n defercn-
tial manner, and, touching his cap,
said: please, sir, would you ask
Lord Carlyle to give me my top2 It's
tumbled down his alrey." During the
mornings work Carlyle and Waylcn
chuckled together over the concillatory
title which the lad had created for his
enemy.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
Itching Palm Oil.

palm OIL" synonym for graft" is
not at all a novelty in this sense. In
1927 Middleton wrote that palm oil
will make pursuivant relent." lie
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
reveled In varieties Of the metaphor,
Greene speaks Of rubbing palms with
the ollie Of angels" a humorous allu-
sion to the coin named after the an
gelic figure stamped upon it, and "oil
of angels" seems to have been quite n
common joke in England. Another
writer has reference to amounting
nm ccclesastic in the fist with Indian
pyle" Both Amounting" and "greas-
Ing" were frequently used to mean
bribing, even without special mentiou
Of tho hand as the part creased. Dry
ien has "thc greaz'd advocate"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
Ancient ThcrmopyIac.

In spite Of the fact, which is well
known, that the sea has recedcl since
ancient times. the stratcgical position
of the ancient pass of Thermopylae is
still Immensely strong. The alterna-
tive route by Delight. which crosses
the hills mile and half north OF the
springs by well engineered Zigzags, Is
equally carabIc OF defense and leads
Into country of n most difficult char
actor. Either pass might lie held in
definitely by 5000 men. The coast
road is absolutely commanded from the
heights so that comparatively small
force would render it impossible
while the fat lowland lying near the
sea Is marshy and lntcrseeted by dikcs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
TWO STEAMERS GET PORT
AFTER HARD STRUGGLE
Continued from First page.)

Abbot, Of the Mystic, fell in with the
Mana last Monday 20 miles south
west OF Seal Island. in distress. She
got a tow line aboard the Mana and
headed for Halifax Off Cape Sable
me cable parted, but the Mystic pick.
ed the Mana up again.
EARLY yesterday morning, officer C.
II. Boucher head engineer, said the
aine parted again and while the Mys-
tic was trying once more to make fast
TO the Mana. both steamers were
driven In among the shoals. 1t was
showing hard and the northeast gale
was terrific. To avoid striking,
both steamers let go their anchors.
All day long and all last night they
remained there. Finally the Mystic
dragged her anchors and struck, n
hole being driven through her bot
tom forward. Her forepeak was flood
ed. but she quickly worked off the
shoal. Early today she cast off the
tow line and making her way out of
danger, ran for this port.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
Friendship win villa Life.

If fairy had ever offered to grant
me three wishes, 1.-THE full confidence
of wild animals" would surely have
been one of them and probably the
first. III we seek opportunities to be-
friend wild creatures and take advan-
tagc of them, we shall often find, as
have done, that there is no lack of re.
Spouse on the part OF the animals. !
once walked up to pine siskin, rs lie
was feeding on the ground and picked
him up in my hand. lie did moi seem
bit alarmed, and when few min
utcs later set him down lie continued
his search for food within few inches
OF my feet. On another occasion n vel.
low throated vlreo allowed me 10 lift
her from her nest when | wished tc
count her eggs and nestled down com
fortably on her treasures the moment l
put her back. With a forennger once
stroked the back of red breasted nut.
hatch as he was busy feeding on 4
tree Ernest Harold Baynes in st.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
An uncnnnx Plant.

On tho shores OF Lake Nicaragua is
TO be found an uncanny product Of the
vegetable kingdom known among the
natives by the expressive name of "the
devils moose" Dunstan, tho natural.
list. discovered 1t while wandering on
the shores OF the lake. Attracted by
cries of pain and terror from his dog
he found the animal held by black.
sticky bands. which had chafed tho
skin to bleeding point. These bands
were branches OF newly discovered
carnivorous plant, which has been aptly
named the Gland octopus" The
branches are flexible, black, polished,
without leaves, and secretc q viscid
1uid
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07

In the days of river driving Oh the
Kennebec river in Maine old Uncle Jim
Gilbert was we'll known character.
He was hale and hearty and had an
enormous appetite. The men used to
come down the river with drive OF
logs and get meal Mt tavern in
Augusta. One morning. arriving late
and with appetite sharpened, old I'm
Gle Jim sat down with the first set Of
men and ate diligently during the time
these men made a meal. A new set Of
incn came and still Uncle Joe alto
steadily. A third set came, and the
tavern keeper, becoming alarmed, tried
to hurry UP the protracted meal by
saying, Better drink your coffee, un-
Gle, and have another cupp
NO" said the old man. II never
drink till I'm half DISQUALIFICATION
Herald. E.e
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
OAK AND PINE.
The Value ana Usefulness of Thcs.
CInsscs OF Woods.


The Value ana uscfuIncss of Thcsc
CIns.cs OF Woods.
Though generally assumed that oak
Is the wood capable OF being put to tho
greatest variety OF uses, It Is known. MS
n matter of fact that the pine Is really
the most used, on account of Its great
abundance. Nevertheless, the timber Of
the oak combines IN itself the essential
clements of strength md durability,
hardness and elasticity In degree
which no other tree can boast, unrlval.
ed MS material Of shipbuld!ng, also
superior In architecture, cablnetmal.
Ing carving, mill work, cooperage AMI
lnnUmcrablc other purposes, while tho
bark Is OF great value as furnishing
tan and yielding II bitter extract In con.
tmual demand for medicinal purposes,
But OF uses for the pine details would
be VOL nigh endless. The timber is in.
valuable In houses ana ship carpentry;
common turpcntine is extracted from II
in vast quantities and immense sup.
plies of tar, pitch. resin and lampblack.
III the manufacture OF matches, and,
above all. paper pulp. thousands aud
tens of thousands OF acres OF pine for.
ests are cut down every year. and,
briefly, the timber OF this tree, consti.
tuting as ii does the chief material Of
English and American builders, may be
said to be more used than all other
kinds OF wood put together.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
A Better Match.

Briggs-That was narrow escape
Bildergaie had, wasn't It? You know
he was Just about TO marry girl when
he found that she spent $500 year
on her dresses. Griggs-Yes, but he's
married all the same. Briggs-True,
but he didn't marry that girl. Griggs-.
He didn't! Who did he marry,
then7 Briggs Her Lon.
dan nI-n
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
neturn of t1,e proaienl.

II do play in tough luck sometimes"
declared the impccunious girl. Last
night. you remember how 1t rained.
i happened to be in the neighborhood
of some friends Of mine whom had
not seen since the last hard rain.
concluded to call. Before they asked
me in they grabbed the umbrella
carried, hurried across the room with
It, placed 1t in closet there ard lock-
ed the door on 1t.
Thank heavenp they cried. at
last! Our long lost umbrella! New
York Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
THE PRIelLoF ISLANDS.
Where No White iRn May Land IN
lcss He HIS a Permit.


Unalaska resembles other northern
stations. having warehouses, docks. the
Inevitable Greek church and score of
wooden cabins. Whalers leave here
for the arctic regions.
Dutch uarbor Is a station for our
revenue fleet. There Is much coming
md going Of ships of all nations. There
Is quite formidable fleet, and only
two ships out of twelve carry colors
Of the same country.
Just before entering the harbor one
notices a detached rock high against
the side of the cliff. 1t bears n strik-
ing resemblance to o Russian priest In
full robes. Touched by the sunset
light, he seems TO stand blessing tho
harbor.
Sailing north out into Boring sea, one
looks back ut the desolate, silent, tree
less islands. which seem to wall the
edge of the world. Hundreds OF miles
west they run toward Vladivostok.
Two hundred and forty miles north
of Unalaska are the Pribiiof islands,
not large, but the greatest seal islands
in the world. There are many fur
seals around the shores OF Boring sea
anu the Aleutian islands but the grea /
mass Of them are bred on the Pribllof
group. no white man Is permitted 70
land on these breeding grounds with
out n permit signed by the secretary
OF the treasury of the United States.-
Outdoor Life.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
A STUDY IN MILEAGE.
Almost Every Country IIns n stand
ard of Its own.

Almost Every Country IIns n stand
ard of Its Own.
English speaking countries have four
different milcs-thc ordinary mile OF
$3.50 feet and the geographical or nau.
teal mile of G0S5. making u differ.
euce of about one seventh between tho
two; then there Is the Scotch mile OF
0,02S feet and the Irish mile of G,72O
fect-four various miles, every one Of
which is still in use. y
Then almost every country has its
own standard mile. The Romans had
their mile passuum, 1000 PAGES, which
must have been about 5000 feet In
length unless we ascribe to Caesars
DICTIONARIES great stepping capacity
The German mile OF today is 24.3lS
feet in length. more than four and u
half times as long as our mile.
The Dutch, the Danes and the Prus
slams enjoy mile that is 1910 feet
long, three and n half times the length
of ours, and the Swiss got more eXcr
else In walking one Of ther miles than
we get in walking five miles, for their
mile is 0, l53 yards long, while ours IL
only l,IGO yards. The Italian mile IL
only few feet longer than ours; the
Roman mile Is shorter, while the Tus
can and the Turkish miles are 15u
yards longer. The Swedish mile is six
and half times and the Vienna post
mile is four and half times the
length OF the English mile.-Pearson's
Weekly.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
where total EcIipacs Arc Rare.

1t is n fact well known to astron-
omers that the average number Of total
and partial eclipses in any one year Is
four; that the maximum is seven and
the minimum two. Where only two
occur they are always both Of the sun.
There are great many more cclipses
OF the sun in the course of year or
hundred years than there are Of the
moon. THIS fact Notwithstanding.
however, London. the metropolis Of the
world, seems to lie place where such
distractions to the suns light seldom
occur.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
A stetson story.

The late John Stetson. famous in his
day as theatrical manager, was hay
Ing yacht built, and q friend, meeting
him on the street, asked him what
he was going to name .he boat. 81
haven't decided yet" replied John. "but
1t will be some name commencing with
s, probably either Psyche or Cinch."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
Relsium's King In Accident.

BRUSSELS, Feb. Cone of the
royal carriages, in which Kink Leo
pold was riding today, had a collis-
ion with an electric street car. His
majesty was thrown violently to the
floor of his vehicle. He sustained no
injuries.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
His Port

Magistrate Ito witness)-,I understand
that you overheard the quarrel between
the defendant and his wife? Witness
Yes, sir. Mngistrate-Tell tho court, If
you can, what he seemed to be doing.
SWitness-He seemed to be doin' the
llstenln'-