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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
.Mork With Pile Driver,

A gang of workmen were engaged
in driving in some piles, and a
crowd was watching the heavy block
raised to the top of the machine,
released and allowed to fall upon
the pile. Among the onlookers was
an old woman from the country
who had never seen such an appa-
ratus before and was evidently at
some pains to discover its object.
She watched patiently while the
ram made its laborious ascent and
sudden descent for about twenty
times in succession, and then she
turned away.
''Ach," said she in disgusted
tones, ''sure, they'll never get it to
stay up!"-London Bystander.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
To Strenothen the Ewes.

Unless one has unusually strong
eyes one must not read when one
is extremely weary. Exhaustion
and fatigue affect all the nerves of
the body, and the optic nerve is so
sensitive that it should receive par
ticular consideration. Nor should
one ever be guilty of the careless
ness of reading or writing facing a
window. This, too, is a cruel strain
on the sight. Washing the eyes
morning and night in water as hot
as it can be borne is a wonderful
tonic for those useful servants
which are so easily injured. When
we consider how we neglect their
welfare by using them by fading
daylight and insufficient artificial
light, by forcing them to do work
when they are weary and by deny
ing them the rest for which they
long, we have cause to wonder not
that they sometimes become mutt
nous and refuse to fulfill our de-
mands, but that they are ever faith
full in our service. They will, as a
rule, be as good to us as we are to
them,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
FIRST PRIZE HAMPSHIRES.

associated with rather heavy bone and
coarseness of head. Hampshires made
an especially strong pen showing.
Grade and cross bred fat barrows
made an exceptionally strong exhibit.
That certain breeds cross to excellent
advantage from the feeders standpoint
was patent fact in this collection.
Grand Championships.
The Ohio State university won the
grand championship for pen of three
barrows. Competition was as edged
as half dozen top notch rival pens
could make it. 1t was the trio of pure
bred Berkshires, all bred and fed by
that institution, which achieved this
distinguished honor. The grand cham
pionship single barrow was the mixed
bred hog shown by Goodwine & Goo
nenough.
In breeding the grand champion bar
row. from a litter of seven pigs, is
three-fourths Duroc-Jersey, one-eighth
Poland China and one-eighth Hamp-
shire. He was wonderfully made and
wonderfully fed.
These interesting items and illustra-
tions of a fine feature of the last inter-
national show are reproduced by the
courtesy Of the Breeders Gazette, Chi
cago.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
Revenge.

Two Thompsons lived next door
to each other, and, having to call
on one OF them, Green of course
went to the wrong house. A crab
bed servant answered the bell, and
on Green asking, rs this Mr.. John
Thompscn's?" she replied snappish-
ly as if .he had been bothered with
many sl.eh inquiries:
"No, It amt" and slammed the
door in lis face.
Greer walked on a few yards or
so, when a bright thought struck
him. He returned at once and rang
the same bell. Again the Grabbed
servant appeared. ''Who said it
was ?" a.ked Green and triumphant
ly walked away.-London Answers.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
THE BARROW
AT THE FRONT.

The barrow is coming into his own.
Costly experiepce with swine disease,
contracted at public market exhibitions
despite all possible precautions, in
duced the management of the interna-
tional show to abandon classes for
breeding swine and open a show for
barrows only. that go direct from the
pens to the shambSes. This idea did
not suit some swine breeders. But the
barrow show has caught the swing of
success and will hereafter receive the
support of some interests which have
been fighting it. 1t has demonstrated
the possibilities of such a show, and
those who came to scoff will remain
to pray-and exhibit. The perfection
to which pork producing can be
brought, mirrored in the exhibits of
this section, is among the most absorb
ing features of this exhibition.
Hampshires Popular.
As heretofore. keen interest was
shown in the exhibit of Hampshire
barrows. Black hogs with white belts
around their bodies at the girth appeal
to the curious as well as to pork max
ers. They are odd. distinctive and fash
in the show yard.
But it is not alone the peculiar color
marking of Hampshires that accounts
for their growing popularity. Packers
esteem them for their dressing quail
ties. This fact has been emphasized in
the decisions registered by packing
house judges of fat barrows at this
show. Each year has marked an in
crease in the number
r. L. Bollman of Illinois was first
for barrow under six months. the Ohio
State university second and Atkinson
s. Stone. Illinois. third. 1t was beau
tiful trio which took the prizes in this
class. A deal of finish and quality was
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
GETTING Even,

A Lancashire lad went into a
large po.tof1ice and asked for a pen
ny stamp. "Next COUNTER said
the clerk briskly. Cant you read ?
Look at the labels" The lad did
not answer. IJe went to the counter
Indicated, on which was the legend
postage Stamps" and bought one;
Then he affixed it to the letter and
went beck to the clerk he had at
first addressed. That individual
was checking postal orders. When
he had reached the end of the bun
die he hokel up. ''Well?' he ask.
ed. '1f l post this letter tonight, :"
inquired the lad, "will it get to
Bolton tomorrow morning." Scr
tainly i; will" "Well, then," re-
piled tie lad, 'thou'rt liar. 1t
won't, for it's going to Sheffield" !"
And he withdrew, leaving the clerk
looking after him in speeches.
amazement Liverpool Mercury.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
TOMATO BIsouE.
Tribute to This Culinary Triumph and
Gastronomie Joy.

| Gaseronomic Joy.
Very often when a person sits
i down to a dinner he is confronted
by the alternative-consomme OF
puree The former is clear liquid
supposed to represent the strength
of some meat, and the latter is the
infusion into a cream of the virtue
of some vegetable. The former is
really the dinner soup and the lat
ter a. lunch affair, and when a per-
son makes his choice upon these
considerations he leaves out the
question of merit altogether.
But what we want to select out of
all the category of soups, consomme
or puree, is that form of the latter
known as tomato bisque and boost
it up on the pinnacle of glory as the
divinest revelation Of the culinary
art. You say it is not entitled to
such superlative adulation, but did
you ever taste it at its best-that
delicious blend of tomato and cream,
with an alkaline trace in it and a
faraway suggestion of mace and on
ion and bay leaf, all put into har-
mony as delicate as a dream of a
loved one?
There is nothing in all the kitch-
en- joys that more completely en-
ploys the soul Of good things than
the puree, whether it is of celery or
corn or tomato, for there is no COM
bination over which the graces of
the cook can more happily hover
than over this Wand. We spoke of
the tomato bisque. When you put
your spoon in it, it bushes up at
you as if it were kindred spirit,
and isn't it-a symphony in which
all nature joins, where one feels
the ruddy glow of the sunset, the
cream of the clover, the sunshine of
the tropics and the gurgle of the
brooks? All there? Yes, sure, to
the soul that discriminates and eats
with grace. Anyhow, one will be
able to say-take away the roasts,
the entrees, the salads-this is the
climax, this is the answer to my
prayer.-Ohio State Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
Carcass Competition

1t will be seen that Southdowns, in
Guiding one grade, won all prizes ex-
cept the second prize for lambs, which
went to the crossbred hampshire
Rambouillet shown by Robert Taylor
of Nebraska. The Wisconsin Agricul-
tural college took first prize for both
wethers and lambs and second prize
for wethers, while the Iowa college
carried off both third prizes.
The wethers made splendid exhibit
Of carcasses, but the lambs, excepting
the prize winners, looked a very light
finished lot.
The champion carcass-Southdown
lamb-brought so cents pound at the
sale, and prices as whole averaged
very good.
Quarter EIood Woods.
1t is stated by trade paper that fine
woods are not in supply to more than
meet the demand of the spinners for
the season, and the demand for the
coarser grades, which has been some
what slow, particularly quarter bloods,
is certain to increase This authority
says:
In the past few years-in fact, ever
since the worsted fabrics became SO
popular-there has been a staple de-
mand for quarter blood woods along in
December. January and February that
has practically cleared up merchanta
BILE supply, and no reason exists why
the same demand should not material
ize this winter. We feel that the un-
settled markets are but temporary
matter.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07

story is told in the Boston Herald
of Vermonter, Joe G., who is a faith
full attendant of the little group that
gathers regularly for social conversa-
ton in the country store. The talk
turning one day upon farm work, Joe
remarked that he was sure no man
present worked harder than he.
How much do you do?" questioned
the storekeeper.
'Me?' answered joe "Oh, 1 meelk
nine COW every day"
And do you have any one to help
you?" pursued the merchant.
"Oh, yes," said Joe. My wife, she
help some"
'And how many does your wife
InIk?' continued the questioner
MY wife?' responded Joe. "Oh, my
wife she meelk eight
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
Common Cruelty.

Recently on an icy asphalt street we
saw more cruelty to horses than in
many years attendance at races. Two
horses. sing1y, were started up grade
with load of express packages. Aft
er heartbreaking struggle, in which
he went to his knees several times. one
smoothly shod horse went to the
ground. The other was almost down
several times. but was still on his feet
and struggling when our train pulled
out Humane societies should look aft
er such cases.-Horse Breeder.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
Resistration Of Lsnd Tire.
In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon ,o,
Benton County. o1
Della Read, Plaintiff,

Benton County. i
Della Read. Plaintiff,
Hannah Rowland. Polly Mitch~,,. he,r..,,.,
I.ncreta Ha'lock deceased Sara H Str.hsr CrsrSa
s'rahan. Fayne Lewis, heirs-at.law s. str,hs1
deceased and Henry Lewis and "Ali xtcr, -
nav concern" Defendants,
In the matter OF the application of ps,1. p..s
70 feeieter the title to the following. The cy,ss
RAJ DL c Ct Hemsr s. Hsncck ard Iucre.,. Esf.
ieck his wife. Il being Claim No 70 he;rs :. - -
Secs ard .. in Township II. South P.rse q W a..
ct the willamette MerIdiar. BENTON county o..
gon. described as follows. tcwit: Beg 81 the q n,
corner Of said section T. and running m nc~th ss
Ininutes east * chains thence west o. ch.,rs ANA
thence north 81 deg and - minutes west % ch.srs
and ~ links. thence south 9e chains and "a t,rks
thence east 60 chains links and +he,ce r,rth
~ chains to the place of heeirnirg in the d,s+r,ct
OF isnds subject to sale at Oregon Citv oregen
ard containing 500 ceres and ee- 100 of an acre
To Parnah Pcwlsrd Pcllv Nitchem s.~
r. Strahan. Clarde Strahsn, Fayne Lewis Henry
Lewis and "An whom 1t nav concern f" Defendants
TAKE NoTIcK w.,
tion fled nv the eai1 reta Bead IN tba
Circuit Court OF the State Of Oregon for Peptor
county. Oregon, fer initial registration Of the t,t
to the land above described
Now. unless YOU srr-ar on or hesore the o,st
dav Of February A. n 1909 end show cau.e why.
viii he taken cor fessed and decree will he en-
tered according to the Of the application and
and comn'aint You will be forever barred frou
disprtinQ the same.
Dated at Corvallis, Oregon this eth fav ~ IAN
narv, 1908.
fsEAL1 TT VINCENT
Clerk circhit Court Of the State Of Oregon for
Benton County
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
land 0ffca - n.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Land ONCE at Rosehurg. Or, Ian. g, 1909
Notice Is hereby Fiven that Fhha l. wiIlssn Of
Monroe Benton Co. Or has filed notice of his irten.
ton to N AXE final five year proof in support OF
Homestead Entry No. IloIa, made October l.
s ssol for the Of Sc /. Section 9, Township IL
somth, Range West N, srd that said proof
will be made before County CLERK and Ciert of
County Court at Corvallis, Oregon, on Friday,
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon, and cultivation of the
land, viz: ~
Walter j. Sisson, Welberry Wilson Albert Oakes
and James Cakes, all of Monroe, Oregon.
BENJAMIN l. EDDY, Register.
REIMBURSEMENT. y@t
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
STEER FEEDING.
Effect of Feed Upon Value of Manure
Produced.

Produced.
J. NJ Bartlett of the Maine expert
ment station has recently reported the
results of studies of the relation be-
tween fertilizing constituents in feed
consumed and manure (solid and
liguiD excreted by steers during diges-
ton experiments with hay, wheat bran
and cottonseed meal. His figures seem
to show that in the purchase of feeds
it is important to take into considera
tion not only their flesh forming value,
but also their effect upon the value Of
the manure produced. Feeds like cot
tonseed meal, which are rich in nitro
gen, phosphoric acid and potash, pro-
duce manure rich in those elements,
while feeds poor in fertilizing constitu
ents produce poor manure. If the
manure is carefully saved and used it
may therefore often be- more econom
ical to buy the higher priced feeds,
rich in fertiliZing constituents, because
of the more valuable manure obtained.
Another important fact emphasized
in these experiments is that a large
part Of the nitrogen. the most eXpen-
sive fertiliZing element as well as the
potash, is found in the urine. Not
only are the fertilizing constituents
found in large quantities in the liquid
portion of the manure, but they are in
more available form here than in the
solid excreta. The liquid portion is
therefore considered the most valuable
part of the manure and should be care
fully saved.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
THE DAERYMAN.

Il just want to give the result of an
inquiry l made myself as to whether it
pays better to raise beef cattle or pays
better to raise dairy cattle. l made an
investigation of this. | wrote letters to
the islands of Guernsey and Jersey, to
Denmark and Holland. where. as un-
derstand, the greatest dairy interests
Of the world are, to find out the actual
cash value of agricultural lands in
those countries. From Guernsey and
Jersey l got the answer that the aver
age cash value of agricultural lands
was $3.50 an acre, from Holland and
Denmark from $4OO to 5000 an acre.
All those lands are devoted to dairy
ing, and you will always find that the
highest priced agricultural lands in the
world are devoted to dairying and not
to the raising of beef. That tells the
story" said Judge Quarton of Iowa
before the national dairy convention.
Running the Separator.
Three points worthy of attention
when using the separator are specified
by Professor Oscar Err of Kansas:
First.-The speed If the bowl has an
influence on the cream. A change in
speed from one separation to another
changes the per cent of fat of the
cream. .
Second.-The temperature of the milk
affects the cream. If the milk is warm
the cream will be thicker than if il is
cold.
Third.-The amount separated per
hour is another factor. This is espe
cially important for if the milk is un-
evenly fed into the bowl the thickness
of the cream is vastly Influenced.
SteriIized Wash Water For Butter.
The Kansas experiment station con-
siders it both practical and economical
to steriliZe wash water for butter If it
can be cooled apd used Immediately;
otherwise the practice is a useless ex
pense.
Process Butter.
The government inspection of reno
waited butter last year showed a total
production of 100000 pounds of such
butter, an increase ,of 15 per cent over
the preceding year.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
WITH THE FLOCK.
Breeding valus Of Show Ram In Weol
and Meat Making.

and Meat Making.
By W. ]. WILMER.
At this season of the year, with
SHOW" animals greatly in view, the
question as to their breeding value
| naturally recurs. A sheep man of
much experience says: A ram born and
bred in the stable. artificially fed from
its birth and forced to precocious de-
velopment cannot transmit to its de-
scendants the qualities of robustness
necessary to range system of sheep
breeding. The English breeds do not
owe their good reputation to measures
taken against nature. nor have their
typical qualities been produced in this
way. and the practice in breeding es-
adjustments whose only object is a
great development is too artificial. 1t
is true we ought not to neglect the
breeding animals destined for exposi-
ton. and we ought to feed them with
the best fodder, keep their fleece in the
best condition and put into practice ev-
cry legitimate art to present them in
the most perfect way before the pub
lie. But it seems only reasonable nev-
ertheless to allow them at least to
breathe the pure air of the field and
not the heavy atmosphere of a half
closed and half dark stable. to oblige
them to walk and to Craze and, lastly.
to always keep in mind in preparing
them that the breeder produces wool
and meat in Gods pastures.
Carcass Composition.
Thirty-on wethers and fourteen
lambs were entered in the contest of
sheep carcasses at the, late interna-
tional show in Chicago. and prizes
were awarded, as follows:
For wethers one year old and under
two years
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
No Good In Frozen Grass.

Don't allow the sheep to run out and
fill themselves with frozen grass if
there is no snow on the ground. think
ing it will save feed. This grass has
little food value and is positively in
furious. Exercise is good for any
bEeeding animal, but if the yards are
too small let them out on the hard
ground or if in the stubble fields only
when their stomachs are full, says an
eastern sheep man.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
A FINANCIAL GENIUS.
tlis Grsat Scheme D,d Not Impress the
Bank President

Balm = SSi0SuI.
The president OF the Western
Hemisphere bank sat in his easy
chair smoking fragrant Havana
and meditating upon the lessons of
the late business panic when the
door of the office was opened, and
tall, slim man wearing a suit of
faded black entered the room.
"Beg pardon, sir" said the caller,
removing his hat and sitting down
in another chair, "but you are the
president of this bank, are you
pot?"
"How did you get in fnere?''
81 was told by one of your sub
ordinates that would find you here,
and'-
"Who the devil are you?"
"My name is Glasspy. l am an
inventor Of
"What do you want?"
Nothing, sir, if my presence is
Objectionable. My object in calling
was to arrange for the depositing Of
sum of money"
"The cashier attends to all that. !"
"I know it, but the amount is so
large that l was sure he would refer
me to you, and l thought it best to
come straight to headquarters"
"How large is the amount ?"
"One million dollars"
'Tn cash ?"
''1n cash. I may add that it is
the outcome of financial scheme
which even the president of great
bank may well consider
"But the money-ls it in such
shape that you are ready to deposit
it?a
"No, sir. AS I way about to ex-
plain, this money will not be availa-
BILE until certain carefully consid-
cred plans mature, bit it will be in
cold cash when p
F1s it contingent on a-business
scheme?"
eyes, r1r; it is. But the scheme
rests ON business principles as solid
as Gibra' tar and as broad as the
Rocky mountains. 1t is contingent
upon tho success of two great inven-
tions-ramely, Glasspy's celebrated
shaving compound and Glasspy's
footpad discourager, an absolutely
unique device which shall explain
to you presently. In order to ex-
plot these two inventions properly
I need the sum of $3.50, treasury
notes preferred, to be regarded as
loan until the returns begin to-
The president pushed knob on
the side Of his desk, and husky
uniformed bourcer instantly ap-
peared.
"Willjam," roared the official
head of the Western Hemisphere
bank, cake this man out and fall
on him t-Chicago Tribune.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
The Real TARGET,

Lawyer-So you want divorce
from your wife because she throws
things at you, Ell?
Client - Nothing of the kind.
She's too smart to throw things at
me.
Lawyer-But I thought
Client Gnterrupting) - She in
yariably throws at the dog, but she
always manages to hit me.-Chica-
e. News.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
NEW YORK JERSEYS.
Natabls Achievements In q Fine, Pure
Bred Herd.

When New York state man talks
.'Eout Jersey cows he commonly men,
lions Delaware county also, and Merf-
dale herd in that county is likely to
be spoken of when pure bred Jerseys
are discussed.
What is known as Meridale Farms is
tract of land of some 1.400 acres,
composed of a number of farms which
have been purchased from time to time
during the last thirty or more years.
The herd of pure bred Jerseys that
may now he seen at Meridale is the
topic of greatest Interest to the WIS.,
itor. In discussing this herd it is nee
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
Hoo Feed Rack.

The Illustration herewith shows a
form of rack which was designed and
first used by MI. Davis of Michigan
for feeding alfalfa to hogs which are
following corn fed cattle. 1t has been
highly indorsed by Professor H. R.
Smith of the Nebraska eXperiment sta
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
Stable Disinfectant.

Whitewash is one of the cheapest
disinfectants and can be easily and
rapidly applied with spray pump. 1t
must be carefully strained before using
in the pump. as any humps will clog
the spray nozzle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
STOM ERS

THIS OLD RELIABLE HOUSE viii.
sell their FINE-TONED INSTRU.
MENTS FOR REASONABLE PRICES
instead of charging you extra to make
up for high city rents, railroad fares and
hotel bills for travelling salesmen.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
Music Loving People

Can purchase these reliable goods in
their home town. If there is anything
you do not understand you will find the
sellers near Your home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-07
Process Butter.

The government inspection of reno
waited butter last year showed a total
production of 100000 pounds of such
butter, an increase of 15 per cent over
the preceding year.