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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
PORTABLE HOG HOUSE.

two center runners are fourteen feet
long, SO that they may extend out two
feet at each end Of the house. Across
these outer ends we spike 2 by or
2 by 6 pieces to hitch to. The floor
should be of good oak boards, but need
not be very tight. The sides are match
ed lumber, and the roof should be as
light as possible. We have used felt
paper for roofing for five years, but
the kind we used became leaky in
about two years, and now we have
four or five houses to reroof. We ex-
pect to try galvanized iron or tin. The
uprights or studding are by 2 placed
two feet apart, except that there are
2 by As placed at each side Of doors.
Doors are fastened shut by means Of
strong wooden buttons, each held by a
spike.-Olin H.. Dobbins in National
Stockman.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
TRANSVERSE SECTION OF POTATO,

IA. skin: B. cortical layer; c. outer me-
dullary layer; D, inner medullary layer.]
and branching internal medullary area
indicates that there is a large proper
tion Of the potato substance which does
not contain enough starch grains to
rupture the cell walls when the tuber
is boiled, and hence a soggy rather
than a starchy cooked product results.
When the internal medullary area is
small it is an indication of uniformity
In the starch area and a small proper
ton Of watery substance.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28

The siores OH aseeesmente acre enter
ed in the D,cket OF JCitv Liens Of the
Cry OF Corvallis on the 18th iay OF Feb
rnasy. 1908 and il the snm OF none AZ
sessed as aforesaid upon any snch lot or
part thereof is not paid to the CITY Treae-
nrer of the Citv of Corvallis wit, in Eve
days after the date OF the final publication
hereof, as herein after noted, such sum
VIII draw interest at the rate of eight per
cent per annum after the expiration OF
such time and warrant will iesue di-
rectlnR the Chief of Police of said City to
levy upon and cell such lot or part there
oil to satisfy such assessment.
Date OF final publication March 6, 1908.
j. F. YATES,
Police Judge City of Corvallis.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Farm Scales,

81 consider that on farm of 100
acres good scales would be worth $50
to $75 a year, possibly much moro. l
use scales mostly for weighing stock,
hay and grains. There are times when
use scales every day." says a writer
in Farm and Home. 'In feeding stock
you may take a small bunch of cattle
or hogs and by weighing each day both
stock and feed you can tell just what
the gain is per pound of feed. fou
may change the feed and see which
gives the greatest gain if you keep a
record Of your feeding while making
the test The scales are the only sure
way to determine profit or loss in feed
ing stock"
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28

TUBER SHOWING SKIN RUPTUREs.
general it indicates a degree of matu-
rity or development which promises
good cooking quality. On the other
hand, the potatoes of smooth and clear
skin are oftentimes excessively wa
terry or immature.
The presence of lenticels-that is,
bodies of cells which during growth
enlarge and rupture the SKINS not OBJ
jectionable, for they usually indicate
normal growth and development in a
healthy environment
In an investigation Of the quality of
potatoes carried on by ]. w. Gilmore
at the New York Cornell experiment
station parts considered in the physical
examination were the surface or skin,
the cortical layer or portion immedi-
ately under the skin and varying from
i to s inch in thickness, the external
medullary area-that is, the main
starchy part of the tuber-and the in
ternal medullary area or central por-
tion of the potato, which often branches
into the external medullary area and is
more or less translucent on account Of
its high moisture content.
AS regards the skin, 1t was noted that
uneven tubers with deep eyes were un-
desirable for market, while a netted
skin indicated maturity and, as a gen.
eral rule. good quality. A smooth skin
indicated immaturity, and hence poor
keeping quality and a tendency toward
undesirable flavor. Scabby potatoes
were often mealy and of good color,
but undesirable from the market stand
point. Tubers which had grown in
part exposed to the air were heavy and
soggy when cooked and of poor color
and undesirable flavor
In general it was found that when
the cortical layer is thick and dense
the tubers are of poor quality, and this
condition is an indication that they
grew near the surface, where the tenn
perature and moisture conditions were
more variable than deeper in the soil.
A uniform external medullary area in
dicates an even distribution of starch
cells and of starch grains within the
cell. When this layer is not uniform
1t Is an indication that the starch cells
are unevenly distributed and inter
spersed with watery areas. A large
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Limo Corrects Acidity,

Most cultivated soils possess slight
ly acid reaction. This is generally due
to decomposition of the remains Of
acids. On wet soils this condition is
more noticeable than on dry soils.
The sour humus and organic acids
are not only unfav orable to the growth
of nutrifying ferments and the root
tubercles Of leguminOus plants, but
also are likely to dissolve iron and
other compounds which are poisonous
to microbes and crops. Water culture
experiments have shown that slightly
acid solutions are favorable to the
growth of plants, and, while-most soils
possess this character to a slight de-
gree, yet any excess of soluble acid
in the soil would be highly detrimental.
While most Of our cultivated crops
seem to need a slight acidity, it is
probable that they have the ability to
create this condition to sufficient de-
gree through the medium of the solu-
tion sent out by their roots. This be-
ing the case, it would seem that che
aim should be to keep soils in a neu-
trail or slightly alkaline condition SO as
to favor the growth of root tubercles
of the legumes and the desirable soil
ferments.
Lining is excellent for correcting
any excess Of acidity and is probably
the most effective and economical SUBJ
stance for bringing about these other
desirable conditions.-H. ]. Patterson.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Horse Talk

Overhead hayracks compel the horses
to inhale dust This is bad for the
lungs.
Hay should be well forked and shak-
EN- and slightly dampened and fed on
the floor or in Slated managers.
The farmer should not buy his work
horses. He should raise them. He can
grow them at a profit
It is better for the average farmer
to raise draft coltS.-Farm Journal.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Resis,rasios Of Lssd rials>
In the Circuit Court Of the State Of Oregon for
Benton County.
Della Read, PaaintiH,

In the Circuit Court Of the State Of Oregon fs,
Benton County.
Della Read, Piaint6,
Lucretia Hailock deceased sara H. strshsn c.nSs g
Strahan. Fayne Lewis, heirs-at law g. strsH
deceased. and Henry Lewis and s'An whom -
may concern" Defendants, '"' "
the matter Of the application Of petiIs Read
to register the title to the following. The o,,as
ma, I cf Heman S. Hslleck. ard Incr.t;, Wsi
leck n1s wife. IT being Claim No. sa being rs ~ nt
Secs and :. in Township II. South. Rsrrs w.st ~
Of the willamette Neridisn. Benton cenrtv o.
gon. described as follows. towit: Reg at the 6 n.
corner oi saia section T. and running IN. north Sc
minutes east IS chains, thence west 81 chains ana
oo INKS, thence south a chains and 20 ,,nts
tnence north 50 deg and - minutes west % ch.,rs
ana o1 hnks thence south 26 chains and 2s i;rks
nenee east 90 chains and 2s links and thence north
20 ehans to the place of beginning in the district
OF lands subject to sale at Oregon CITY. orecon
ana containing $40 acres and 96-1OO Of ,p ,cre
Hannah Rowlspd. Polly NitcheI, s.re
a. Stranan, C1ande Strahan, Fayne Lewis. Henry,
Lewis ana Al whom it NAV concern" Defendants.
TAKE NOTICE -
That the 4th day Of .Tarrarv 1905 an srn,ca
ton filed bv tie seiE Helila Read in tbe
Circuit Court Of the state of oregon for BENTON
county Oregon, for initial registration of the title
to the land above described.
Now, unless you arrsar or before the orst
dav of February A. n. 1905. and show cause why
VIII he taken as confessed and decree will he en-
tered according to the PRAYER Of the application and
and comrlsint will be forever barred from
dispnting the same
uary. 1908.
TSFAL1 r r yrNcENT
Clerk Crchit Court of the State Of Oregon for
Benton County.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Farmers.

Read the "WeekIy Oregobian" Of Port
land a41d the Corvallis Gazette" for the
gene%si news of the world. also for in
forn2s@ron about how to obtain the best
raesd4s in cUtjvaling the soil, stock Tais-
ing, tvsst raising, etc.
Yon $50 secure both OF these excellent
pasDess foF one year ly paying to the
CoGv.His Gazette" The ssuh of two dol
ans aa4 6fty esBis, in advance. Remit
tfse maDey by postoff5ce order OF bank
draft assd alese most valuable papers will
be promptly mailed to you. S3tf
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
NOTICE OF SEWER ASSESSMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Common Council of the City of Cor
wallis has assessed upon each lot or part
thereof ascertained and determined by
the report of the viewers to be specially
benefited by the sewer constructed
through Blocks No. 1, 2 and 3. original
town of Marysville, now City of Corval.
lis, Oregon, its proportionate share OF the
cost of such sewer as found by such view.
ers and that the following is descrip-
tion of the several lots or parts thereof
so assessed, statement of the names or
the owner or owners of each such lot or
part thereof. if known, and OF the sum
assessed upon each lot or part thereof:
Block No. l, original town of Marysvi1le,
WAVE H;kr of T1ru,n;e
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
GASOLINE ENGINE
SPRAYING AND
PUMPING MACHINERY

Fairbanks-Morse Gasoline Engines for
pumping, spraying, saving, grinding.
Outfits complete.
Fairbanks Scales, for weighing.
Fairbanks-Morse Dynamos and Motors
for power and light.
Fairbanks-Morse Windmills and Tow
ers.
Fairbanks Morse Grinders, Feed Chop
pers, Well Pumps.
All first quality goods at lowest prises.
Always in stock. Liberal terms Promp,
reply to inquiries and quick shipments.
Write for catalogue and prices.
j. r. SMITH s. CO., Agents
Corvallis, Oregon.
Fairbanks, Morse s. Co.
Portland. Oregon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Portland and Return, Only $3.50.

The Southern Pacific Company and
Corvallis & Eastern Railway are selling
round trip tickets to Portland from Cor
Wallis for $3.50, good going ON any train
Saturday or Sunday either via Albany or
west side and good returning either via
Albany or west side, Saturday, Sunday
or Monday.
1871 r. C. LNvILLR, Agent.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28

The beet sugar industry has grown
very rapidly during the past fifteen
years. In 1892 the beet sugar fac
tories turned out 13,46O short tons of
refined sugar; in 1897. five years later.
1926 tons; in 1902, at the end of an
other five year period. 21S,4O tons, and
in 1907 the estimated product reached
10000 tons.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Notice FOR PUBLICATION.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
Land Office at Rosehurg, or, Ian. 6, 1905
Notice is hereby given that Ebha / Wilson. OF
Monroe Benton Co, Or has filed notice Of his intep-
tion to n axe final FIVE year proof In sapport OF
his claim. viz:
Homestead Entry No. I1oIa. made October !,
1901. for the N / of SE !. Section 8. Township IL
Sonth, Range West W NJ, and that said proof
will he made before County Clerk and Clerk OF
County Court at Corvallis, Oregon, on Friday.
March 6. 1908.
He names the following witnesses to prove his,
continuous residence upon and cultivation of, the
land, viz:
Walter J. Sisson, Welberry Wilson, Albert Cakes
and James Oakes, all Of Monroe, Oregon.
BENJAMIN L. EDDY, Register.
Reimbursement. 7te
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Continuous Croppinc

1t has been observed by S. Fraser
of New York that mangels and sugar
beets grown continuously on the same
land for four years were much more
susceptible to leaf spot than when
grown in a rotation with other crops
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
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Garden
POTATO CHARACTER.

Signs Of Good Keeping and Good Cook
ing Quality.
The characteristics of potatoes as to
keeping quality and general excellence
become very apparent about this time
OF year and should be borne in mind
when the question of seed for another
crop comes up.
Potatoes of a corky appearance or
touch are usually preferred to the
smooth and clear skinned tubers. This
appearance or touch is in some in
stances a variety characteristic, but in
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
These Have Registered.

Up to yesterday noon the fol-
lowing number nt voters in the
various precincts have entered
their names on the registration
hooks at the clerks office:
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28

The foregoing assessments were entered
in the docket of City Liens of the City
of Corvallis On tina 18th day of February,
1908, and if the sum of money assessed
as aforesaid upon any such lot or part
thereof, is not paid to the City Treasurer
of the City of Corvallis within five days
after the date of the final publication
hereof, as hereinafter noted, such sum
will draw interest at the rate of eight
per cent per annum after the expiration
Of such time and warrant will issue
directing the Chief of Police of said City
to levy upon and sell such let or part
thereof to satisfy such assessment.
Date of final publication March 6,
1908. ]. F. YATES,
Police Judge City of Corvallis.
Feb. rs
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
Pics Ia Pasture.

The damage done by hogs to alfalfa
pastures Is estimated by a Nebl Rska
man at one-half the crop or less.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
CUSTOM ERS

THIS OLD RELIABLE HOUSE With
sell their FINE-TONED INSTRu.
M1NTS FOR REASONABLE PRICRS
instead of charging you extra 10 make
up for high city rents, railroad fares and
hotel bills for travelling statesmen.
Music Loving People
Can purchase these reliable goods ID,
their home town. If there is anything
you do not understand you will hnd s,s
sellers near yoxr home.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28

or part thereof 10 satisfy such assessment.
Date Of final publication, Masch S,
1908. ] F. YATES,
Police Judge City of Corvallis.
Feb. IS
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-02-28
NOTICE oF SEWER ASSESSMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the Common Council of the City of Cor
Wallis has assessed upon each lot or part
thereof ascertained and determined by
the report of the viewers to be specially
benefited by the sewer construct d
through Blocks II, IL and Is in Dixon.s
Second Addition to the City Of Corve Ills,
Oregon, its proportionate share of the
cost of such sewer as found bv such
viewers. and that the following is de-
scription of the several lots or parts
thereof so assessed, a statement of the
names of the owner or owners of each
lot or part thereof, if known, and of the
sum assessed upon each lot or part there
Of
Block No. II in Dixon's Second Addition
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17

%ho have amassed fortunes might be
mentioned Arthur Pinero who cleared
2"oo,oVn out of one play alone-"Sweet
Sender. Pinero is actually the high
esl l'alc dramatist in England He gets
slVo FOR each performance of a play
irrespective of q fixed sum paid in adj
vance BY this Arrangement. he made
another 100000 out Of "The second
Mrs Ianqueray," and is now adding
TO his income by the production of his
plays in Paris.
II is really remarkable how the ele-
merit of luck enters into wealth-win-
nins IN the matter of play writing. The
best made plays-ike the best-laid
hlatls-- do not always pan out. There
Is no earthly reason why the recent
well written Paid in Full" should not
nave made fortune for its author in
England as 1t doubtless did In America
Here again, the vicissitudes of chance
must be borne in mind. In this case,
bad luck came in the form of a pretty
actress who was not suited to the hero
mes part. Even "Charley's Aunt"
which earned nearly a million for Pen
ley was refused several times and
brandon Thomas, the author, literally
hawked 1t about from manager to
manager for a long time. He finally
interested man who put $4,000 into
1t as a venture and had out of it within
~ ANN -NtttNS- SloJ,tNu.
Gordon Craig has again broken out
IN fresh place. He is on his way 10
Moscow to study native Russian dra-
matte art in its lair. After that, MS
announced in our last letter. he will
return to London to help Tree pro-
duce Macbeth People don't always
return from Mascow, especially when
they hold such bizarre views Of life
and things" as Gordon Craig. His
main object in going is to study what
lie says does not exist either in Eng
Land or America. The English stage
does not produce real life" he said
IN the course of recent interview.
1T has prediction for the improper.
1t is badly put on, insufficiently re-
hearsed and badly played Now the
Russians are different. Every detail
is considered and the most is made
of material at hand. In Russia, the
really intellectual people go to the
theater. whereas in England and
America they don't. The reason in
telIectual people decline to go to the
playhouses here is because the Eng
lish theater is swindle. 1t may be
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
Jerome K. Jerome Winning Wealth.

Special Correspondence.
n ONDON, Oct, livery body is
talking about the success which
has come so suddenly to Jerome
X. Jerome. Two London plays
both big money makers-have fallen to
the lot of the British humorist Perhaps
there IL nobody in the play-writlng line
more worthy to win out after SO many
years of struggle. 1t is estimated that
his "takings" must be something like
$1,000 week. although failure was
freely predicted for his Passing of the
Third Floor Back" and the London
critics mostly roasted it.
met Jerome in the Strand the other
day and asked him how it felt TO be
making ali that money. He gave Inc
one of his most beaming smiles and
said lie could do with IT," which is an
English way of expressing the idea
that too much money would not prove
a burden, jerome is not one of the
rner, however, to abuse his good luck
Despite his humorous predictions, he
takes very serious view of life knows
a let about social problems and de-
votes much Of his time TO studying
! The conditions OF the submerged" In
| fact his two last plays, particularly
The Passing Of the Third Floor Back
| are really studies of social tcnden-
| eie9.''
| TIE fact that Jerome has struck ile'
| proves that there are plenty of fortunes
/ still 70 be made from writing drama
/ deSr!te the recent failure of one or two
/ aomittsd!y good plays. Among the
| most successful money makers III the
I play-wrlling line today are ]. NJ
RullIe and Hall Came After one
weeks production of Barries latest
| TlaY. What Every Woman Knows"
! at Tie Duke of York's Theater, the box
| office had seat orders in hand for $780,
! 900. Out of his earlier play. The Lit
Tie Minister Barrie and his then
I pGruer Cyril Maude, netted the neat
1 little sum of $4,000 week. while Pc
| ter Pan Quality Street" and The
| Admirable Crichton'' brought to their
authot S2,5O0 each weekly FOR quite
| a considerable time. Hall Game has
| been netting s3,GG0 n week from his
plays for q long time now, While the
! recent Gilbert and Sullivan opera re-
viva' has brought Gilbert nearly $780,
900.
! Among other London playwrights
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17

Louis James and splendid produce
ton OF Peer Gynt" are promised for
this city soon.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17

AZ tcday's Latter-day Saints SER
vices, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Thomstorf
arrived in the city from Europe, where
they have been for several months,
Mr.. Thomstorf's business taking him
there a few months Of each year.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-10-17
Jams O'Neill In 1894. She will play
Katherine in this country next season.

Gertrude Coghlan has a friend who
took his two children. boy of six and
a little girl of eight to the country this
summer for the first time in their
lives. The little fellow. hearing
COW moo for the first time, said to his
sister: Listen at her toot." The little
girl answered: They always do that
before they lay an egg.
Miss Nance o,Neil appeared last
week in the Majestic Theater,
New York, as the central fig
ure in drama by Mr.
George Cameron. entitled agnes, .
She was warmly welcomed by a house
crowded with her admirers and she
did much to warrant the applause
that followed her stirring scenes.
Mrs Fiske has begun rehearsals of
her new play, salvation Nell" which
will be presented in due season 1t is.
written by Edward Sheldon, a young
Harvard graduate, and, as Its title I'M
piles. deals with a story of the under
world and the refining and uplifting
influence OF love. The heroine is a
scrubwoman in a saloon. and the scenes
are said to deal In realistic fashion
with daily episodes of the streets and
tenements. The subject plainly af-
fords scope for the play of widely con-
trasted emotions. Much will depend
upon the spirit with which it is hand
led. The cast includes nearly 40 speak
ing characters, and there will be an
elaborate stage setting.
The site of Shakespeare's Globe Play
house in London, on Bankside, South
warll, is to be marked, at last. An ex-
Reading society Of London has charge
of the matter, and has engaged the SER
vices of Prof Lanteri to execute a
mural tablet from the designs of Mr..
William Martin, LID, T. S. A. The
tablet will be in bronze relief, and will
dapict Bankside in the time of Shake
speare, a bust of the poet appearing
as an inset. Permission for the cree
ton Of the bronze has been obtained
from the owners of the site. and an
appeal is to be issued for subscriptions.
MI, and Mrs. Kendall appear to have
made something of a hit with THE
Whirlpool of Herbert Swears. In which
the former plays the middle-aged
, American Spectator and the latter the
senlimental spinster. 1t Is conven-
tional tale of gambling, dishonesty,
lost fortunes, and self-sacrifice, with
some sentimental passages for Mrs.
Kendall Some OF the London critics
venture to say that for once Mr.. Ken
dial Is as good as his wife. The simple
fact is. says a New York critic, that
| he has for years and years been much
| the firer performer of the two. But In
! the Gays when he and his wife first
became working partners she possessed
| all the reputation and all the artistic
1 coital. II the truth must be told he
| was Wretched stick. Playgoers for
gave him on account of his good looks
He can't act, they said, but he is very
| Ornamental. But all through his career
he has been growing while his wife
has stood still. He passed her long ago.
nut II any London critic has discovered
the fact he has not dared to acknowl-
] edge il.