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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1907)
NEW STRAWBERRIES. Two Are Immense Croppers and Strong Growing Plants. Greater progress has been made the last three or four years along the Strawberry line than ever before. The Sample is about the only variety that holds its own, but from present indica tions even that berry will be set one aide. The Cardinal, a pistillate vari ety like the Sample, just now is creat ing quite a sensation. The illustration here shown was taken from a cluster of last season and is a correct like- THB CARDINAL 8TBAWBEBBY. ness of the berry, not one of those over grown berries, but will average good size, an Immense cropper and the most vigorous growing yiuui. ever seiii. uui. j It will be a mortgage lifter, says an eastern grower in American Cultivator. j Golden Gate Is another new berry of : great promise. This is a fancy berry, like the Marshall, only It is worth a dozen of it, being of fine quality and a ; goo cropper. j The Abington, sent out two years ago, has proved about what the orig inator claimed and Is a safe berry to j plant. Another berry, the Dicky, that has not been put upon the market yet is a strong, staminate variety, an immense cropper, very firm, colors well and is a long season berry. I have no plants of it on my grounds, but as soon as I can I shall set largely of it. j Field Dodder. Dodder, or love vine. Is a great ene my of alfalfa. It is a parasitic vine growing on the stems and taking out the life and vitality of even the roots. The vine intwines itself about the al falfa stems in great clusters and grows thriftily or small in exact proportion to the growth of alfalfa. When the alfalfa is cut, this vine appears in dry, hairy bunches about the stems. It is so repugnant to horses and cattle that It will not be eaten except as a last re sort before starvation. The best way to keep free from dodder is to buy only clean seed. In some cases farm ers use fanning mills and try to re clean the seed before sowing. If the plant gets started in a field, the best plan to get rid of It Is to scatter straw over the alfalfa stubble and burn the entire field. This does not injure the alfalfa, but kills the dodder and other noxious weeds. Kimball's Dairy Farmer. Hen Manure For Crops. Hen manure gives good results on all crops, but probably best on such plants as make most of their growth above ground, like cabbage, corn or grass. Some great results, however, are reported with hen manure on po tatoes. We generally use it on garden crops and strawberries. The most ef fective use of this manure Is, as we have often described, to crush it fine and mix with chemicals, such as muri ate of potash and acid phosphate. This makes a fair mixture for many crops. The hen manure is richer in nitrogen than in potash and phosphoric acid, and these chemicals give it a good "balance." Rural New Yorker. Injurioua to Trees. The most effective insecticide yet employed against the oyster shell bark louse during the dormant period of the tree Is the lime sulphur, or lime sulphur salt wash. An application of this wash dur ing the latter part of March or nrst weeks In April, followed In the case of badly Infested trees by a sec ond application before the buds have swollen much, will gen erally suffice to eradicate the scale. Such treatment la also effective In destroying the OYSTER SHELL BAKE LOUSE. apple scab fungous spores. The oyster shell bark louse is readily distinguish able from other scale Insects by its elongated, rather slender curved form, being about one-eighth Inch In length. Joseph I Hills, Vermont Orchards In Grass. The majority of good apple orchard nowadays are In culttratton. The old. fashioned plan of seeding the orchard down to grass Is In disfavor. Still there are some exceptional cases In jrulch apples do fairly well or even vetter than that while growing hi sod. F . A. Waagta sa qartesitag. SACRED HORNS. The Queer Adornment of Peculiar Chinese People. Adjoining the Chinese prefecture of Chienchang is a deep gully barred by a river which nc China man is permitted to pass until he finds bail for his good conduct in Lolodom. The Lolos are a slim, well made, muscular race, with oval reddish brown faces, high cheek bones and pointed chins, from which the beard has been carefully plucked. They are far taller than the Chinese and indeed than any European race, but their marked peculiarity is the horn. Every male adult gathers his hair in a knot over his forehead and then twists it up in a cotton cloth so that it resembles the horn of a uni corn. The horn is considered sacred, and even if a Lolo settles in Chinese territory and grows a pigtail he still preserves his horn. The Lolo man's principal garment is a wide sleeveless mantle of red or black felt tied about the neck and de scending almost to the heels. The trousers are of Chinese cotton with ; felt bandages. No shoes are worn, but a conical hat of woven bamboo covered with felt furnishes a head covering as well as an umbrella. The Chinese divide the Lolos into two classes, which they call respec tively "black bones" and "white bones," the first being the nobles and the latter their vassals and re tainers. There is also a third class of captive Chinese and their de scendants, called "watzu," practical ly slaves, who are tattooed on the forehead with the mark of their tribe. The Lolos never marry except in their own tribes, captive Chinese women being given to their bonds men. The marriage of a "black bone" is a time of great festivities and many banquets. The betrothal is celebrated and ratified by the present of the husband to the bride's family of a pig and three vessels of wine. On the wedding morn the bride is richly dressed with many orna ments. She is expected to weep profusely, whether she feels so in clined or not. In the midst of her tears the eroom's relatives and friends dash in, seize the bride, the best man carries her out of doors on his shoulders, she is clapped on a horse and hurried off to her new home. Here she finds horses, cat tle and sheep, provided by the groom's family, while her own peo ple send clothes, ornaments and corn. Women occupy a high posi tion among the Lolos, and a woman chief is not unknown among the tribes. New York Herald. A Modest Village Blacksmith. The little village could not boast of having many entertainments, and a concert was an event which was looked forward to with delight by the inhabitants. It was at one of these "musical feasts" that a stran ger sang with great feeling "The Village Blacksmith." I in response to a vocuerous encore j XI... .-: T x i i t--1- I me tsiiigtr was auuui to start xiock- ed In the Cradle of the Deep," when the chairman tugged his coat tail. "Better sing the owd 'un over again, mister," he whispered. "I 'appen to be the chap you've been singing about the village black smith and I reckon it'd only bo fair to me if you was to sing it all over again and pop in another verse sayin' as 'ow I let out bicycles." London Mail. A Conscientious Parson. A wedding took place a short time back in a large town in the north of England, the service being j conducted by a rather eccentric vie-1 ar. Two days after the ceremony j he called at the house of the bride-. groom's mother, but she happened ' to be out, so he said he would call ; again, which he did later in the day, carrying two large bags under his arm. This time he found her in. So he began by asking them to clear the table a little. Then he opened cTToon era 4mm wTiirK Vif ffkfi lr ! the registers. These he opened and, in o ti ro- enlairtn 4--n a oaiA 1 "Mrs. Williams, vou have forgot-1 The family breathed once more. London Answers. Chaining the Child. She may have been either a wick ed little girl or simply one of those children who refuse absolutely to "stay put," but whatever her ail- ment ner mother certainly made enough of a parade of it. The pair were strolling along the other after- noon, and around the left wrist of the child was a stout dog collar of leather, to which was fastened a heavy chain of steel links, the end of which was Held firmly in the mother's right hand. The chaining might have been done in all kornd- ness, but the effect on the passing throng was to- arotrfe a keen sense of pity for the child. New York Press. FELLMilTO MILLIONS. The Slip fay Which a Rich Gold Mine - Was Discovered, r ; One of the most productive mines in California was discovered through an accidental fall of the -discoverer. He was one of a hunting party that; uau gime uuu x.oui e(L "xes, indeed. "And 1 sup during the Christmas holidays. ; all the stories will be typewrit While passing along the side of a, ten? 'Certainly. We have par steep hill on a narrow trail his horse ; tieularly stipulated that." "I'm suddenly slipped and with his rider, Tery sorry was the reply, "but I went down into the gulch. , cant possibly." Happening to be the last m the But but you wUl be asked to line and some distance behind. the read only the best of the stories others, he was not missed for some BUDlnitted," reminded the publisher, moments, but when his absence was A gtaff of competent readers will noticed the party turned back to gif t tke wheat from the chaffj look for him,, fearing some unto- anj ward accident He was nowhere to j jm very S0TTJt hut rll nave to be seen, but the place where his refusej i can't tell you how it horse had slipped and fallen over; ey me to say this, for I appre the bank together with the tracer ciate tne e&t compliment vou are of the fall, was plainly visible. Fo - ing me and j would appreciate lowing the tracks made by tne fall.- equanv the remuneration you offer, ing horse and man, and when near ' But the fact ig this my conscience the bottom, the men suddenly came j wouli smite me if I undertook the upon an interesting spectacle. Jut WQrk you j have had about Denma a ciump or Dusnes wnicn tne.: man and his steed had crashed through on their way down stood the horse, apparently uninjured, while near by, on a slab of rock, projecting from the snow, the man was capering like an Indian at a ghost dance. . The first impression of the rescu ing party was that the man had gone suddenly crazy, but as he caught sight of them he suddenly ceased his 'gyrations and shouted for them to approach. They came, when he showed them several lumps of al most pure gold he had hastily knocked from the edge with a stone for a hammer and announced his discovery of a gold mine. The slid ing horse had brought up against the ledge, and the restive animal, kicking vigorously in the efforts to rise, had struck off the moss from the stone and disclosed the fact that it was a gold bearing ledge of un usual richness. The find was ap propriately named "The Christmas triit, ana a vamaDie gut it proved ft PL 1, 1 1 , T ..1.1 - 0 De Animals Tried In Court, Down to a comparatively late pe riod in continental Europe the low er animals were considered amena ble to the laws. Domestic animals were tried in the common criminal courts. Wild animals fell under ec clesiastical jurisdiction. French an tiquaries have discovered the rec ords of ninety-two processes against animnla rni-ln4-rtrt Tx-i-f-li flirt c.fii 111 1 I I A - - est iormanues oi justice, irom nzv to 1740, when the last trial and ex- ecution, that of a cow took place , Bon f mugt decline6to act. You un Thus there was a lawsuit that lasted ; derstand me t hope Yes," said from 14-15 to 1487 between the m-, the publisner ;rdo. Bllt whom naDitants oi ot. unan ana a ma sow and her six young ones were tried on a charge of having murder ed and partly eaten a child. The sow was found guilty and condemn ed to death, but the little pigs were acquitted on account of their youth, the bad example of their mother and the absence of direct proof against them. The Rival Hairdressers. One of two hairdressers by way of advertising himself cuts his hair in the most faultless manner, ac cording to the latest fashion plate. The other, on the contrary, cuts his . m tne most clumsy way imaginable. ! natives greedily devour the flesh of The first customer who entered his j an aiiigator without waiting to shop did not fail to take him to task i cooij it Tlie flesh was very pale iu about it. "How m the world, being j coior and probably was much su yourself a barber, do you have your ; perior to tbe flesh of snakes and hair so badly cut ?" "Whv, sir, the reason is simpls j enough. I cannot possibly cut my I hair myself, but am obliged to have recourse to my colleague over the way, and he is such a duffer!" "And I suppose you cut his in turn ?" "Of course. And you can judge , lor yourseii wnetner ne ougntn t to be satisfied." Rome Journal. Posting Him. Shopwalker (severely) I heard vou tel1 the ladJ she would the ribbons, at the third counter to the 161 ew Shopwalker That s where , V aic. Shopwalker Yes. But you should have told her to go to the ! right past the necktie bargain coun- I 1 X X XX. 1 J-t X J 1. X-1 ter, turn 10 iiie leu past me stouit ing bargain counter, then three counters to the right past the coun ter where the millinery bargains are, and so on. You 11 never make a shopwalker. London Standard. J " Got Her Talking, The geography period at school has no terrors for Georgie. He has a teacher who loves to explain things to the children, sometimes at such length that she has no time to question them as to their own knowledge of the subject of study, "I was afraid she'd stick me the other day," said Georgie, "so I switched her off quick. I asked her the difference betwes a volcano and an .earthquake, and ths talfced jto the liniit.' Eiebamg. A CASE ; OF ' CONSCIENCE. - Why an Editor Could Not Bo Judge In . Literary Contest. - . The -editor of a magazine was in cited to act as a judge in a prize orvtr nnfact- rTa it trv Vw nn anonymous contest?" the editor ask- twelltv vears exnerience in editorial work, and during that time I sup pose the manuscripts of every pop ular and unpopular author of the day have come to my desk for at tention. I have been in such long correspondence with many of these authors that I know their handwrit ings well, and even a glance at my morning's mail will tell me who my correspondents are. And do not 6mile I know their typewriters equally 'well.- I know the various makes they own, and those who pre fer elite type to the ordinary size, and those who use italics and in verted quotation marks. . I can even recognize an author's peculiar meth od of making a caret and his own manner of punctuation. But a!l this is nothing to my ability to spot at once an author's style. Attempts have often been made to deceive me, but only on rare occasions have they succeeded. But you must not think this so astonishing after all. I have been tied down to my one line of " J work for a lon? time. now, and the number of really successful writers ; is not so great after all. It would ' be quite remarkable if I had not learn cu sometmns: about their char- aeteristics after all these years. Al most all of them would doubtless submit stories in your contest, and perhaps the majority of their manu scripts would be passed up to me by your readers. If, recognizing any particular writer's work, I pretend ed to give an opinion based on sup posed complete ignorance of that writer's identity, I should not be doing the fair thing. T7rti. 1 1 .1 rt 6haU j ask in lace? Som(J one who is not cursed with quite so much conscience," replied the ed itor B o okman. Alligator as Food. There is reason to believe that the flesh of a young boiled alligator is barely distinguishable from veal, 6ays an English traveler. It is prob ably cleaner and more tender than much of the meat of the animals that are usually consumed as food on the continent or in the east end of London. I have never desired to taste the flesh of alligators, cooked or uncooked. But in India I have 8een tJle sontals and other easteless rats and such like vermin which form the ordinary food of the preda tory Sontal when hunting in his native woods. A Little Ambiguous. A group of interested citizens was observed standing in front of a billboard in one of Chicago's sub- uj-bs reading a large poster that had just been put up. Some of them were greatly amused, while others were highly indignant. A nearer inspection showed that the purpose of the poster was to advertise a "genuine colored min strels entertainment that was to be en flt one of the local amuge ment halls. The particular portion that had roused the emotions of the crowd was printed in great, flaring letters : "It will be enough to make a mule laugh! Bring your wives and chil dren!" Lost Dignity. Irish viceroys are stripped of their sovereign attributes as soon as ' they reach English waters, which gives point to the following story told of one viceroy and a lady with whom he was acquainted. They both found themselves on board the Holyhead packet. During the voy age from Ireland the lady treated the viceroy with ceremonious re spect. So soon, however, as the packet entered Holyhead harbor she said to him, "Now, Bobby, you're no longer viceroy, so take my bag and make yourself usefuL" London Trotk, j In) accident, yesterday forenoon. While cotungrass, the knife slipped, cutting a deep gash croes the back ot the righ hand. The wjurv is quite painful. .'. ' ' , ".Why '., Eave a torpid liver when Herbine, . the only liver regulator will help von? There is no reason why you should suf fer from Dyspepsia, Constipation, Chills end fever, or any liver ton. plaints when Herbine will cnre too, F. C. 'Waite, V estville, Fla writes; "I ac sick for a month with chills and fever, and after taking two bottles of Herbine am well and healthy, Fold by Graham & VVorth iim Notice to Clean Up. To whom it may concern: and it con cerns every citizen of Corvallis. It is time now that the trash, boards, brush, boxes, ash barrels and rubbish of every bind that has accumulated during the past winter in ail of the alleyB, st reet 8 and maay of the back yards about town should be removed to the rubbish dump or raked together and burcel. Let eveiy house holder see to it at once that the streets and alleys adjoining his prem" ises are thoroughly cleared of rubbish of every kind, and avoid a more personal notice in the very near future, as pro vided by ordinance. Respectfully yonrs, W. G. LANE, Chief of Police. Do Yon Open Your Mouth Like a young bird and gulp down what ever food or medicine may be offired yon ? Or, do you want to know something of the composition and character of that which you take into your stomach whether as food or medicine? Most inteh.ent and sensible pec4a now-a-days iiist on knowing what they employ whether as food or as medicine. Dr. Pierce believes they have a perfect right to insist upon such knowledge. So he publishesecc&dcast and on each bottle wrapper, whatlBT??i3uicines are made of andvexes5Wnu5T-ealJi This he feels he can wHl-atford to do beca use the more the ingredients of which his medicines are made are studied and understood the rnore will their' superior curative virtues Forthe cure of woman's peculiar weak nesses, irregularities and derangements, giving rise to frequent headaches, back ache, dragging-down pain or distress In lower abdominal or pelvic region, accom panied, ofttimes, with a debilitating, pelvic, catarrhal drain and kindred symp toms cf r eakness. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is a most efiicient remedy. It is equaliy effective in curing painful periods, in giving strength to nursing mothers and in preparing the system 6i the expectant mother for baby's coming, thus rendering childbirth safe and com paratively puinless. The "Favorite Pre scription " is a most potent, strengthening tonic to the general system and to tilt organs distinctly feminine in particular. It is also a soothing and invigorating nervine and cures nervous exhaustion, nervous prostration, neuralgia, hysteria, spasms, chorea or St. Vitus's dance, and other distressing norvous symptoms at tendant upon isnctional ana organic dis eases of the distinctlv feminine oreans. A host of medical authorities of all the several schools of practice, recommend each of the several ingredients of which "Favorite Prescription" is made for tha cure of the disenses for which it is claimed to be a cure. You may read what they say for vmirselj by sending a postal cara request for a free booklet of extracts from the leading authorities, to Dr. R. V. Pierce. Invalids' Hotel and Sursical In stitute, Buffalo. N. Y., and it will come to you by return post. A Pointer For Pigeon Breeders. Those who grow for the fancy and the exhibition hall always divide the males and the females into separate rooms during the winter months. This is thought to strengthen them and Im prove their health and producing qual ities. However, this is not the best for squab breeders, as they should be continually mated and kept together as long as they are constant one to the other. Whenever they grow tired, one of the other, they will drift apart and select other matings if the opportunity presents itself. Soft Roasters. The soft roaster is becoming quite an attractive feature with the best growers. Thousands of these roasters are grown throughout New England, fatted, dressed and sent to market about the same time that the capons are in demand. Some claim that some of the best finished Brahma cockerels, dressed capon fashion, as It is called that is, leaving the neck feathers and the feathers around the shanks will sell for as much as the capons. Poultry Utilizes Waste. On the farm poultry can utilize lots of food that would otherwise be wast ed, and for that reason poultry raising on the farm should be more profitable than elsewhere. The fowls must be kept in a good average condition al! the time. Don't let them starve one week and feast the next Shipping Baby Chicles. Some people claim that shipping? young chicks throughout the country is a cruelty. On the other hand, poul trymen who have received them a thou sand miles away from their place of birth give evidence that they reached them in good condition. Oats as Stock Food. Oats are less digestible than corn, chiefly on account of the large per centage of hull which they contain. They have a much higher percentage of protein than corn, especially when considered In relation to digestible mat ter. They' are the most satisfactory single grain for feeding horses. They are not suitable for bogs on account of the large percentage of crude fiber. They may possibly form a part of an economical ration for dairy cows, al though In general the demand for them for horse feediag Is so great that the price Is nearly always out of propor tion to the amount of digestible matter esatalBcd. Additional Local. Subject at the Christian church next Sanday morning, "Creation;" evening, "The Flood." These are the first of a series of twelve termor's by Rev. Hand saker on "A Journey throngh the Bible.' There will be gpfcisl mrdc by the choir in the morning atd at niicht a selection by the male chorns. All persons living in the vicinity of Mt. View pchool house are requested to sseet next Sanday at 2:30 p. no., for the purpose of organizing a Sunday School. At 3:30 Kev. T. S. Handsaker will preach. Mrs. J. L. Jones and Mrs. Norton Adams left yesterdav for a three days visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bey Rickard, near Philomath. " Mrs. J. Fred Yates -went to 'Well, yesterday, for a visit with relatives. She is to return Sunday. Mrs. Miles Starr is confined tc her bed with an attack of la grippe. Sam Whiteside, of the City Transfer Co., is having his truck worked ovel and repaired, this week. FOUlir Sundav, near Mt. View, a lady's jacket. Owner proving property snd paying for this notice can securt jacket at this nffire. S8 Tuesday afternoon the Misrinnary society of the United Evangelical church met and reorganized. The following of. fleers were elected: President, Mrs. Margaret Cnmmings; vice president, Mrs. H. A. Minor; secretary, Mrs. C. L. Heckart; treasurer, Mrs. D. C. Mont gomery. Earnest Wilson and family have moved from Mt. View to one of the Jess Mo Henry cottages in the western part ot town. Lafe Blakes'ee departed this week for Oregon City, where he ill assist his father in the laundry bnsinep. Charier Blakeslee and family nre to depart Monday mornire for Oregon City, to reside, Mr. Blakeslee having purchased an intetest in the laundry there with T. C. Heistand, formerly of this citv. The Blakeslee 'residence pro perty in John addition has been pur. chasee by' Prof. Crvell. The pnbject. for Sunday morning at the United Evangelical church will be, "Ihs liast Supper;" evening, "Why I Believe' the Bible to be the Word or God.' Everybody welcome. "A Great and Happy Partnership" ig the subject at the Methodist church, Sunday morning. In the evening the pastor disconrses on "The World's Finest Romantic Story." Two questions have heen sent out to the pnblic by Rev. G. H. Feese. They are: 1st, "What Kind of Men Should be Elected to the Office of Mayor, Chief of Police and Councilman ?'';2nd, "What Should he Their Policies in Conducting the Affairs of the City Government?" It is his in. tention to read several answers to there next Siindav evening, sometime during the regular services. George Cathey is expected home today from Portland, on a visit to his paents. At a meeting of the Corvallis city council, Wednesday evening, A. C. White, R. H. Colbert and Joseph Yatea were appointed judges of election, and S. L. HeDo'erfcn and C. A. Gould, clerks. M-, and Mis. D. O. Montgomery left yesterdav morning for a week's vioit ith friends up the Columbia. Mrs. C. T. Hurd and childrn went to Portland, yesterday, for a week's visit with relatives. Sunday services in the Congregational church will be as follows: 10 a. m., Sun day School; 11, preaehiDg. Topic "The Ci:ofG.id to His People;" 7 p. m . Christion Endeavor; 8, evening services, subject, "The Cost of Idleness." All made welcome. A communication has been received by the faculty of Willamette University from Sedgwick Post, No. 10, G. A. R., of this city, requesting that on next Memor ial day no athletic contests be held. It has been the custom to arrange for sev eral events on that day. Willamette University will honor the requesi. Sim ilar requetts were sent lo the faculty and students of the Salem High School and the Young Men's Christian Association, and they, to, will arrange d-teB accord ingly. Telegram. Last night the Barnacle club held a skating party at the rink from 9:30 to 11 :30, none but members of the club be ins allowed iu the rink. The band was also present to add to the pleasure of the occasion. W. Lair Thompson, reading clerk of thf last session of the lower house of the state legislature, has been admitted to practice beiore the United States circuit and district courts. Mr. Thompson lives at Albany, but it is said that he will re move to southeastern Oregon soon, where he will practice law. Portland Journal. Dr. Turney and wife, of South Dakota, passed through Conallis, vesterday, en route to the sjletz, where the latter will visit her mother, Mrs. C. G. Copeland. A number of men are engaged in tear ing out the front ot the old bnilding on Main street formerly ocenpied bv Henkle & Davis, preparatory to patting in a new and modern front for tha .Bell' telephone company's headquarters. - Jesse Mosei, tha Philomath Mershaat was a Corvallis vUitor, jttteri ay.