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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-09-04
~poN,r pEl,EvE TIT.

'"You don'tr' "Eo! don't believe
any one would b foolish enough to
pay $500, the prize Of three autoino-
biies, for ava chickens"
That's what whole lot said. but
money talks. We have read the cor
respondence In the deal and Mr. Kei-
lerstrass tells us through the Re-
liable that Mime. Paderewski gave
him a 5000 United States gold Ger.
tificate, two United States $1,000 bills
and one $500 bill for rooster and four
hens. i,.
The former highest prices in the
United States were $3.400 for nineteen
rose comb Black Minorcas which were
sold to Henry Shultz Won Schultzen-
stein Of Berlin. an Orpington cock bird
for 500 and White Plymouth Rock
cockerel for $500. 1t Ia quite COM
pliment to American fanciers that the
madame should pass England, where
the Orpington originated. and buy her
birds in this country.
The highest price ever paid In Eng
land for fowl was $1.0oG for Brown
Red.
The names Of the $500 birds are
Crystal King. Jr.. Lady Helen. Olga,
Cristina and Victoria.
These names seem quite appropriate
to the other side. While Mr.. Paderew-
ski dotes on pigs and purchases hfs
hogs from John Bull. the madame Is
great poultry enthusiast.
Immediately on their arrival at
Lausanne, Switzerland. she entered
them at poultry show and won all
the prizes.
She has made the world rubber at
the price she paid. and her American
birds will make the old world cocka-
doodles sit up and take notice when
they sweep up the prizes. -.s-..g.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-09-04
FEATHERS AND EecsHELLs.

A young lady In New York Is paying
her way through college with the prof. /,
Its from thirty-two hens. During three
winter months she sold $123.75 worth
Of eggs. And now, young poultrymanr
hustle for New York. for she's the girl
for you-if you're her ideal.
And now we are hearing again about
those August hatched chickens making
the best layers. Yes. frost does come
right after August, and frost brings
roup, and roup does lay 'em out.
Cockighting is unknown in Russia.
but the Arasmas and JULIA varieties Of
geese have been taught to fight. Won
der If the Russian were ever matched
with the japanese?
An extra good coaxer In a pigeon
loft will sometimes split family and
elope with his affinity. Now. If YOU
can Just succeed in mating the desert
ed partners you will save the expenses
Of divorce proceedings
Our good housewives who take a
whole day to pick duck and swear
Nguratively, that they will never do so
again hold their breath to hear that
some experts can clean the frills off Of
eighty in a day.
The main reason why there Is so
much trouble in undressing ducks dry
is because they are allowed to get cold.
Start to pick before the blood stops
and the feathers set, and keep cool
yourself if it's a hot day. Use duck
feather fan.
If for market, keep feet. and head
from water, as it will change their
color. Blankets are not needed and
make sickly looking birds. ..r
In the English egg shows the follow
ing qualities are considered: Freshness.
size, texture and cleanliness of shell,
uniformity of size, color and shape.
Double yolk, tainted. dyed. polished
and rotten eggs are fired.
Young stock is your dependence for
market and eggs. Feed well. and for
your and their sake don't crowd.
"What is a square deal?' is dis
cussed in one of the poultry journals.
Well, what is a square deal, anyhow?
Just explain this for US to the fellow
who wants something for nothing or
sells you nothing for something. We
haven't time. A customer wrote US
May %: 81 thought would write and
tell you how many chickens we got
out of the two settings of eggs. We
got thirty-three out Of thirty-four, but
the heUs stepped on three and killed
them" Give US deal like that when
we buy from you. That's all.
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-09-04
Onion Land.

Land that has grown any crop re-
quiring high culture and heavy manur-
ing and Is free. from weed seeds will
generally grow good onions. Some
times onions are raised on newly clear
ed woodland or prairie sod with greet
success simply by sowing the seed
broadcast and narrowing it In. But
this is seldom attempted. Green.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-09-04
scALv Leo AND pARAsIrE.

Mr.. Mutans Sarcoptes is herein mag
nifed t25 times that you may become
familiar with his beautiful features.
His work Ia seen In nearly every back
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-09-04

Hardwood Cuttings.
Hardwood cuttings made last fall or.
early winter were tied IN bundles. with
butts all one way. buried bottom end
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-09-04
Asparagus and Rhubarb.

Plantations of asparagus and rhu-
barb may be set during April and May.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-09-04

up in a trench and covered to depth
Of two to six inches with sand or mel
low soil. This protected the top buds
from freezing and gave the butts the
benefit Of the warmth Of the sun in
the spring to stimulate root growth
This spring the bundles should be
taken up and the cuttings set about
three inches apart. with only the top
most bud or buds above the surface Of
the ground (see cut. The son is then
replaced and thoroughly packed. In
planting, the cuttings should be expos
ed to light and air as little>as possible.
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-07-17
Y q lNN,EEONzxAa,s![ 80! |
GENUG1[11[5IO> STILLS


Fond Mother-Why. my pet YOU
should not strike your little brother
that way
Spoiled Child will, II he touches
my doll again IN break another chair
over his head so there
Fond Mothcr-Bu,. my dear You
know II isn't ladylike for little girls
to-
Spoiled child You get out II you
say another word Ill-l'll tell the
minister what YOU said about his wife S
new dress
Fond Mother (sume years af'crD-
My dear. Il seems tl me this engage.
mcn' tO Mr. Goudsuul Is very sudden.
Spoiled Daughter There YOU go /
knew YOU would Always coming be-.
tween me and my happiness You can
yoll your old head of II YOU want TO-
but I'll marry him all the same
Fond Mothcr-liut. my dear, II may
bc that your dispositions
Spoiled Daughtrr. Huh' II can get
along with such an unreasonable
creature as YOU. can get along with
any one Sow lust stop your chat
ter aud see ABOUT supper. Hen be
here tonight
Fond Mother Owo years aftcrward
To Sisltor-lcs, 1t Is too true, too
true
Visitor Nnd SO your daughter and
her husband have really separated
Fond Mothor-Nos. poor stricken
..N. %. Al.
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-07-17

\ certain John simmons had been
a goFurs ahs,aiu,r but fen from the
way NJ r'aco and worshipcd the
Nlu.us gud with an the frryor ~ a
pvNrrt
f,riur the need NJ rccupcratiuu. he
..r' Ws boy to an adjacent hoslrlry
tor d hottie uf whisky
Hut cried the hotel proprietor
who's it fur''
For my father said tho boy.
Nonsense Your father is u total
ahsulurr and has hrcn. to my kuuwl.
edge Tor longer years than you've
lived
Well at all events. he sent me
Tor IT,
What does hc want IL for"
To lrt you into a secret. the boy
slii ashamed to tell the truth. he's
going hshiuE and he wants the cork
~ use Tor a Aost"
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-07-17

fred Ballard and Dudley Maybrlt had
witnessed the signature
From Mayhrits the minister drove
toward West Springbrook Across the
Kansas prairios, whore the sun
cleaned with an intensity that was
far from pleasant they sped II was
ten minute, past 2 when they crossed
the Il. T. a VI tracks. which marked
the division between the two Spring.
brooks
By McTords watch and by the
watch uf Rev VI Stone II was lust 20
minutes past IL o'clock when they
drew rein before the home uf West
SpriugbIuUk wcalthirsi citizen. Ezra
6. llochkius Mr. llochkins. Mrs Bal.
lard, ana the two Misses Ballard were
there beneath big cottonwood tree
10 welcome the arrivals, and II was
there IN the shade Of the tree that
kcv. Mr Stone performed the wed
ding ceremony few minutes later.
Mr. llocht.us was In an ecstasy Of
delight.
4 knew would win" he kept re-.
ponting 4 told old Qua that would
win Poor .'I bud. how fooled him
his time l1w. haw. haw. Won't he
b" mad though? Whuupcc Jest wait
TN the old faIlor hears the news and
thar'll be- sum"'hn' dDin'"
The old run'cmaus hilarity was as.
suming alarming proportions when
Mcnord suggested that his bride In.
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-07-17

Yes" he said. after explaining to
his wife that the lodge meeting had
been n very important and a some.
what proIractci one, thus making Il
impossible Tor him to get home a
minute earlier than he did. "and there
were two fellows there who made the
worst fools Of themselves you could
imagine You couldn't fnd two worse
Chumps In row II counties clear
across this state"
i suppose not, she replied Who
was the other one Ia like 10 sympa.
thile with his wife "---l'hiCSgo Record
Herald
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-07-17
RoNDEAu.

Tho runpr ran, not long ago.
That lr had come tO be- my beau
Tho gosslps shook their heads and talked
II uu 70 sabbath uut W. walked
Ani through the parkways amblc1 show
propiuquIty." they said. YOU knoW
! knew that II o., heard he'd 40.
Md Though ! ut tho gossips mu,kcd
tn, tumor ran.
So now I s.i alone. for no
Tobacco smoke I smell below.
so Drpuk IT chair when forth ho rocked
The room is bare, the door 10 locked,
~" lost my rent. my moneys low.
TN" ruum,r ram
-Aur.lIi II Iiuwplls In Judge
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-07-17

FrIcnd-lou find your work so con.
iusing. do YOU"
Weather ForocaNcr Yes. when my
scientific calculations denote fine
weather a. time when my corns tell
90" 1t Is going 10 rain Philadelphia
pInss
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-07-17
history

You don't seem To- care what his.
tory may say ol you2'
Yes, do answered senator Sor.
ghum I'ut the judgmcnt of history
Is not always convincing History
usually compromises hy saying man
wasn't as bad rs represented by his
enemies nor as good as advertised by
his friends Washington star.
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-07-17
An unre'ined Palate,

Think, exclaimed the pure food
advocate. "of the thousands ~ peo.
pl" who are deceived with cold storage
eggs"
! cant get mp any sympathy Tor
them answered the cpicurc "A man
who can b" deceived with cold stor
aR" egg deserves O. -Washingtya
star
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-07-17
A Point Worth Cons,deriro

Would YOU live with a man who
struck you with his iist and knocked
YOU down"
might II he happened 20 be-
man Who would keep still when |
wanted 10 talk Chicago Record
Herald
Carlsbad current and New Mexico sun., 1908-07-17
A Future Po.alhIll.1.

How'd YOU get here oil man"
In my airship"
Road Good'"
Cloudy Life.
Amador ledger., 1908-04-03
ALCOHOL IN FRANCE.

The alcohol question is of immedi-
ate interest, in France, where the
spread of drinking among all classes
of the population has excited alarm.
So La Revue threw open its columns
to eminent French doctors, the ques;
ton propounded being, ''Is alcohol
food or not?"
DIR. Roux says that while it may be
admitted that alcohol may be food
under certain conditions. that does
not limit the need for fighting against
it. as those who drink alcohol will
never consent to drink il IN small
quantities-as a rule. There is no
doubt whatever that alcohol is harm
full in the way it is taken. Prof
Metchnikoff says fatty that alcohol is
merely poison. DIR. Brouardel de-
nounces alcohol as an element of
physical decadence and moral ruin
for the greatest part of the European
nations. Dir. kIchet says that alcohol
is food; when taken pure in small
doses, it is practically inoffensive.
But from the economic point of view,
it is food without any advantages.
Prof. LancereauX says that alcohol
is dangerous, but that he thinks as
much wine as three liters a day may
court replies by considering the cases
of three men-ap abstainer, an ordin-
airy drinker, and an alcoholic
ed by the same disease. The abstain.
er will recover easiest, the ordinary
drinker will have the next best
chance, while the alcoholic will have
no chance at all.
DIR. Faisans says that alcohol is one
of the most potent fact Ors in the pro-
pagation of consumption; he mentions
that out of twenty-four alcoholics
under his care, fourteen are tuber-
culosis. Prof. Joffroy is of the opin-
ion that a certain quantity OF alcohol
may be taken with impunity, but he
nevertheless declares that it is a poi
son. DR.. Legrain says that alcohol
may be a chemical food. but it is not
physiological or hygienio food.
The conclusion seems to be that
alcohol may be food, that depend
ing on the definition of the word
food; but that practically all the
leading authorities in France regard
it's consumption as at best useless and
at worst ruinous.
Amador ledger., 1908-04-03
Clipped from our Exchanges
From Nearby Counties.
Contest Ended.

For some mouths past there has
been n competitive contest on between
sportsmen and other residents of this
county in the waging of a war of
determination against wild animals
and birds of prey which are known to
be enemies of game birds and animals.
The contest was gotten up through
the efforts of l.. A. Reeg of this city,
who offered as first prize to the per-
son scoring the highest number of
point a magnificent double- barreled
shot gun, Il splendid Winchester
sporting rifle as second prize, and a
servicable little % calibre rife for
the third highest score. The animals
and birds to be killed were classed
as follows as to points: Coyotel25
points, bobcats and foxes 10, skunks
and hawks 5, bluejays l. total of
90 coyotes we're killed, together with
II lynx or bobcats, 16 foxes, 1888
skunks, l2l hawks and 732 bluejays,
totaling 1912 points. The prizes were
won as follows:
First prize V. Avansino-B luejays
90, hawks 30, skunks III. fox 81,
coyotes %. cas- 3d. Total $3.50.
Second Prize Earl Richardson
Bluejays l13, hawks q, skunks 100,
fox 81, coyote Is, cats H. Total 1903.
Third prize W. Vertrees- Blueiays
%, hawks ., skunks GS, fox II, coy
otes 2, cats ~. Total Sl2.
This contest has been of great
benefit III extending practical pro
lection TO the game birds and
animals of this and other counties.
Such contest held annually in each
county of the state, under the patron
age of boards of supervisors, the state
fish and game commission and the
local sportsmen's clubs would do
more in one year to encourage the
increase of game than all the eXpendi-
lures of the state commission as now
put out in ten years time. Let the
state commission and the boards of
supervisors provide suitable prizes of
value, and let the various county
sportsmen supervise the contests in
their several counties Placerville
Nugget.
Amador ledger., 1908-04-03
ANlMRL TAILS.
The Functions Of Those OF Cats, Liora
and l1euars.

The Functions Of Those OF Cats, Liona
and JCsuars.
A cat never actually waEs its tail.
why should it when it can 1ur? But
nevertheless 1t seems to serve The same
purpose in permitting a temporary ex-
penditure of excess nervous energy
when the animal is under great strain
For instance when carefully st@Eing
a bird or y man. as in the case OF a
kitten or lion, the tip Of the tail is
never still for moment-evcr curling
and uncurling We may compare tha
to the nervous tapping Of the foot or
fingers in Il man. When an angry lion
is roaring his loudest, his tail will fire.
quently lash from side to side. giving
rise among the ancients to the belief
that he scourged his body with hook
or thorn which grew from the end Of
the tail.
When Il iaguar walks along slen-
der bough or Il house cat perambulates
the top Of board fence. we perceive
another important function Of the tail,
that Of an aid in balancing. AS Il tight
rope performer svays his pole, so the
feline shifts it's tail to preserve the
center of gravity.
The tail Of a sheep seems to be Of
little use to it's owner. although In the
breed which is found in Asia Minor
and on the tablelands of Tartary, this
organ functions as storehOuse of fat
and sometimes reaches weight of
fifty pounds. When viewed from be-
hind. the animal seems all tail. and
when this appendage reaches its full
size it is either fastened between two
sticks which drag on the ground or 1t
is suspended on two small wheels.-C.
William Beebe in Outing Magazine.
Amador ledger., 1908-04-03
THE JEWISH BADGE.
Distinguishing Mark That Was Re-
CURED by European Countries.

Distinguishing Mark That Was Re-
CURED by European Countries.
To the Jews Of today it is fairly well
known that their ancestors in Europe
were forced to put up with great
deal of humiliation. One Of the most
insulting methods was to require tho
wearing of badge which would
stamp the wearer as an "infidel jew"
The wearing Of a badge was made a
general order throughout Christendom
in the year 1915. but Il must have been
REQUIRED in Isolated places before that
date.
The most usual form of badge was
that OF ring OF distinctive color at
tached to the upper garment Any one
of French-jowieh ancestry Will know
that his forbears wore ring OF this
sort, varying in size and in color--now
rcd. now yellow and white. according
to the whims Of municipalities and
monarchs. It was generally worn upon
the breast. and at one time it was or
dered to be worn likewise upon the
back. so that Jew might be known
"forc and aft" When a jew was
found without the badge. he was fined
Evidence OF the wearing of this badge
is found as late as 1892 in France. The
forefathers Of the Spanish Jews car
ried Il yellow and rcd badge-the men
on their breasts. the women on their
foreheads. The wearing of the badge
was not so prevalent in Italy, but the
municipalities almost all required
it. The badge was known as the
so" from it's shape, resembling prob
ably the ring in France. English Jews
should feel the distinction OF having
had peculiar sort of badge forced
upon their ancestors. 1t was first in
the form of band. first white and
then yellow. and later Jews were re-
quired to wear badge with the shape
of the tables of the law. In Germany
yellow badges We're worn, but here the
hat was the chief means of identifica-
ton. In Austria and in Poland there
are few traces of the badge. but in
Hungary Jews wore badge on their
left breast. 1t is interesting to know
that in Crete at the present day some
of the houses of Jews are marked with
the "O."-American Hebrew.
Amador ledger., 1908-04-03
shokoaneare Notwithstandino.

els there anything in a name" in
qulred the man with mouse colored
whiskers. you can bet there is.
Name a boy Stuyvesant or Van Rens-
selaer or Gouverneur and he'll never
hold anything but a first class job,
Nobody will ever dare ask him to swab
windows or mop floors. And by the
time he's forty he'll be head of n
trust company and director in twenty
seven prominent concerns. Oh, yes;
there's a heap in name, femme tell
you. "-Washington Herald.
Amador ledger., 1908-04-03
THOUGHTFUL.

There is an elderly business man OF
Cleveland Of whom friends tell Il story
amusingy illustrating his excessively
methodical manner of conducting both
his business and his domestic affairs.
The Clevelander married young wo-
man living IN town not far away. On
the evening OF the ceremony the pro
spective bridegroom, being detained by
an unexpected and Important matter
of business. missed the train he had in
tended to take in order that he might
reach the abode of his bride at I
o'clock, the hour set for the wedding.
True to his instincts. the careful Cleve-
lander Immediately repaired to the tele-
graph office, from which to dispatch a
message to the lady 1t rea6 Don't
marry till | come. Howard."-Har-
per's Weekly.
Amador ledger., 1908-04-03
BUSHRAMGERS.
The Moot Noted of tho Later Day Out
laws In Auctralia.


laws In Auetralia.
Bushrangers were originally run
away convicts who took to the "bush.'
as Australians call the backwdods,
and became holdup men. About the
year 1880 the bushrangers became so
numerous that they fought regular en-
gagements with posses and soldiers
sent out to capture them. and this
form of crime continued sporadically
until within recent years. The most
famous of later rangers were the Kel-
ly brothers. After many daring crimes
and hairbreadth escapes the Kellys
actually held up the entire village Of
Jeriderie. n. S. W.. which had pop
uatlon of 200 Ned Kelly looted the
bank of $4,000. while his three pals
held the men of the village cOoped up
in their homes. Although there was 81
special bushranging act in force at the
time authorizing the detention of per-
sons supposed to be in communication
with the outlaws. the Kellys were not
heard of again for nearly Il year when
they stuck up" the small town of
Glenrowan, in Victoria. Here they
were brought to bay. and three of the
desperadoes were shot dead in house
they had barricaded. while the leader.
Ned Kelly, was brought to the ground
with a bullet through the legs. He
was hanged in 1880. All four of the
men were in the habit OF wearing an
armor made of plowshares and weigh
Ing almost hundred pounds.-New
York American.
Amador ledger., 1908-04-03

"TIave you got any Of those prepara-
tons for removing superfuous hairY'
asks the man who enters the drug store
with firm tread and Il set counte-
nance.
YES, sir" answers the druggist.
"Give me a pint. want to use it on
my head"
"But. man, you haven't got any SUI
per1uous hair on your head. You're
nearly bald now"
Il know it. And I've got so aggra-
waited and tired watching the confound-
ed hair leaking off day by day that |
want to remove the rest of it at one
sweep and have the agony over"
Amador ledger., 1908-04-03
THE STOOL PIGEON.
Its Part In Capturing the Wild Birds
In Former Times.

in Former Times.
There are occasional reports of small
1ocks of wild pigeons having been
seen in different parts of the United
States and Canada. Possibly these
are the harbingers Of their return from
South America. whence they migrated
for some unknown reason fifty years
ago.
1t may not be generally known that
the somewhat odious term stool pi-
geon" as used today arose from the
stool pigeon that used to be employed
In catching wild pigeons in former
times. They used to be so plenty that
they were taken in great numbers by
the use of spring nets. These nets
varied in size. but We're from two to
ten yards long and were half as wide.
They were concealed as much as pos
sibie, being partly covered with hay or
straw or whatever was most suitable.
At each end was a strong spring, to
which ropes were attached, something
like $50 feet long, to where the watch
er was concealed. Close to the net was
q stool, or stand, where the stool pi-
geon," usually tame or captured one,
was placed. The pigeon was tied by
the feet to the Stool, and from this
stool Il rope extended to the person in
concealment. Wheat or some other
grain was scattered about the net, and
when the flock was passing the rope
attached to the stool was pulled, caus-
ing the pigeon to rise and flutter it's
wings in trying to escape. This at
tracted the attention of the passing
flock and induced them to light where
the grain had been scattered. Then Il
slight pull on the ropes would release
the spring to the net which would be
thrown over them so quickly that they
had no time to escape. Sometimes
many hundreds We're captured in this
way at a single haul.-Amateur Sports
man.
Amador ledger., 1908-04-03
Aetna Like a Man,

The curtain had just gone down on
the second act. leaving the heroine in
the villains clutches. Up in the balcO-
ny a sentimental woman burst into
tears.
Don't cry, DEAR" said her husband,
Remember, it's only play. Act like
a man,
every well. john" said the lady
smiling through her tears. You'll ex-
cuse me for moment. won't you? I
must run out and send a telegram
Bohemian.
Amador ledger., 1908-04-03
The InfaIIibIe Man.

The most dull and wishy washy man
in all the world must be he who never
made mistake. But he is double
dyed when he will make no mistake
himself and lose sleep over the mis-
takes of his neighbor - Manchester
Union.