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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1908)
1"HE POET AND THE NATION. There is a touching phrase in the poet laureate's last letter to the London Times which ought to cause tome twinges of conscience in an tffiappreciative public "Sdme of us have from time to time sought to rouse the slumbering spirit of the nation by verse." I must admit my self that I have not the faintest rec ollection of any appeal that Alfred has made to my slumbering spirit, and I can only conclude, with shame, that my slumber was so deep that I did not even hear his modest pipe calling me to the war dance. This confession applies, so far as I am concerned, to all the bards who, if we are to believe the laureate, have been playing the same tune. The ay he puts it suggests that the lumbering public is to blame for sot having woke up and faced the music. But it is just possible that the fault may be with the music or the musicians. One remembers many patriotic poets, from Tyrtaeus to Jtouget de Lisle, who have had no reason to complain that when they piped the audience did not dance. London Truth. Mexico In London. "Modern Mexico" announces that Mexican national exhibition on a larger scale of importance than any previous event of the kind is now purposed to be held at the Crystal palace, London, from May to Octo ber of next year. . The directors of the Crystal palace have extended an invitation to President Diaz to authorize and encourage such an ex hibition in the hope of strengthen- 44-l, . ' T 1. I. ' 1L two countries and of larsrelv mereas- ing the commercial, financial and Other relationships that have begun to ripen. The invitation was pre sented by John W. Ryckman, spe cial commissioner, on behalf of the Crystal palace, through the British minister, Mr. Tower, and is now be 4 l ,i i l iv i n -u6 ueu-u uuei piaoueaiiy Trip whn o nvmlnhlA tinnr cnan nf - - j""1- - the immense structure to Mexico' and to assume the entire expense after the exhibits are installed. It will be distinctively a Mexican ex hibition, no other country beinr al lowed to take part. Noiseless Clocks. "How the times change!" says a writer in the Frankfurter Zeitung. "In the days of our fathers no de scription of a homelike, cozy room was complete without a reference to the ticking clock. It was this gen tle sound which emphasized the quiet of the place. People had no nerves in those days. Today the thought of a machine ticking off the seconds and striking the hours is a source of worry and distress. lime is going, but they do not wish to be reminded of it continually No clock is better than the ticking machine. And now to meet the re- j Juirements of the nervous people a actory at Schramburg is making a noiseless clock." In an article on I the same subject another paper; ays, "The antinoise craze has made disagreeable and unendurable some V. VUW UwlaCO n UltU VT CI V VUUC UiUOlU to us, and soon we will find a way to silence the birds and to muffle the ' found of the rustling leaves i' Game of Trades. Each player must choose a trade ! ana go mrougn tne motions oi Working at it. For instance, if he is a tailor he must pretend to sew or iron; if a blacksmith to hammer a bar of iron or shoe a horse. One is the king, and he, too, chooses a trade. Every one works away as hard as he can until the king suddenly fives up his trade and takes up that 01 some one else. Then all must ! top except the one whose business the king has taken, and he must tart with tho IHnar'a wnrlr Tha two go on till the king chooses to go back to his own trade, when all be gin working again. Any one who fails to stop or to begin again at the right time must pay a forfeit. His Majesty's Knee. A Norwegian . journal tells the following story about the crown irince of Norway. Too much att ention from those about him made little Prince Olaf somewhat head strong and, like most children, in clined to be a little tyrannical to ward his playfellows. The other day he became angry with another little boy who had placed himself on a certain chair. "You mustn't sit there !" he cried. "It's my father's j place." King Haakon happened to be present and took the offending j boy on his own knee by way of .con eolation. Prince Olaf was angrier than ever. "You mustn't sit there either," he insisted. "It's my moth er's place." Dundee Advertiser. Said It First. ' "Any woman can marry any man she wants," says Gertrude Atherton in her new book. Probably this is as true now as it was when Thack- eray nrst saia 11, mougn ne pui 11 ; stronger by saying that she could 4! L 1 11 1 1 ao 11 even wnen nanaicappea wiin agen! ahnmp. New York Sun., a ?1 . 1 'it THE UNTAMED NEW YORKER. A German newspaper with a large circulation publishes at regular in tervals little articles "from Amer ica which are probably read with much interest abroad, where it is not generally known that they are misleading. One of them, published a few weeks ago, tells about safe de posit vaults. "It should be under stood," the correspondent says, "that despite the high civilization as seen here in science, art, com merce and philanthropy there is still a certain wildness about the people which makes the rich man fear the plunderer. It is on that account than one can find these safe deposit vaults in all parts of New York city, and there people take their val uables when they do not require them for public show. In the opera season one may see long lines of carriages and automobiles in front of the strong box places early in the evening, when the women call for their jewels, and again after the opera, the theaters and the balls are over, when they return them to the burglar proof boxes. Diamonds, amethysts and sapphires made of glass are also deposited in these: places and taken out when others can see the operation by women who court recognition in the circles where jewelry is a badge of superi ority." The Pepper Cur For Hiccough. A new and immediate remedy for hiccoughs was discovered at the Hahnemann hospital recently by Dr. Peters, by whom George Mc Clelland aged thirty years, of 908 Quarry street, was cured of hic- . i , ? J fore by a pinch of pepper. McClellan had tried all kinds of remedies before coming to the hos pital, but without avail. Two hos pitals were visited, but the treat ment he received was apparently as little good as the drugs he had tak en at home. ' He became weaker and weakej. flnd could t t or gj . ... . It was in this condition that he appeared at the Hahnemann hos pital.1 - j "Here is something that you nev-! er tried," said Dr. Peters. He gave the man a pinch of pepper. The, man was hiccoughing violently at the time, but managed to inhale the stimulant. Tears came from his eyes as he did, and he sneezed- vio lently. He sneered again, and when he was through sneezing .the hic coughs were Inquirer. gone. Philadelphia The Montreal Gurgle. "Stuyvesant Fish," said a Pitts burg banker, "is a very finicky per-, son. To get along with him you , must be mighty particular about! Afinnoffo "Vmi mnot oViva Tiria o ! I v (iiu uvvvvi -a- u u.s v uiiu vs ttn day, dress for dinner all that sort of thing. If you don't come up to his standard, he is apt to say some very cutting things about you. "I once sat beside Mr. Fish at a dinner at the Union league in New York. Mr. Fish when the soup came on began to cast sneering glances at a stout, red faced chap opposite us, and finally he whisper ed to me : can tell it by his accent "By his accent P said I. 'But, Mr. Fish, the man hasn t spoken. f ui 8mjie "Jlr, Fish's lip curled in a scorn- '"I had reference,' he said, 'to the accent with which he eats his soup.'" Spokane Review. A Long Distance Telegram. Sir Robert Ball, the famous as tronomer, in talking about the dis tance of the stars once said that a telegrams over the wire would take Beventy-eigni years to reacn tne most distant star that the telescope- enables us to see. But the camera has revealed stars that the telescope has not, and some ox them are so distant that if a telegram had been : sent to them m the year 1 that is , to say, 1907 years ago it would only now be reaching its destina tion. Only by some such illustra tion as this can we form any concep tion of how far away the fixed stars are. Chicago News. Riddles and Answers. Why is a horse like the letter O? Because G(ee) makes it "Go." What two letters do boys delight in? T(w)oTs. On which side of the pitcher is the handle ? The outside. Why is a proud girl like a music book ? She is full of airs. Why is the letter F like a fish hook ? Because it makes eel feel. Philadelphia Ledger. Newspaper Slips. Recent journalistic slips are fun ny. Seventy per cent of the Hun garian population are forced to live in one room, according to the MaiL A roomy room! In its obituary of Lord Brampton the Lincolnshire Echo savs there is hardly a race horse in the Kngiom on which his W1i tl,nw fiJL v v figure has sLondon Opinion. ALL OVER THE HOUSE. Value of Fu Mar's Earth as a Clmraer of Delicate Fabric Notes. One of the most valuable cleans ers for delicate fabrics is fuller'i earth, and yet comparatively, few women use it or know about it. It cheapness and the ease with which it is applied and removed should commend it to all, and then, too, it is quite safe. For cleaning white and the deli cate pastel tints as well as other colors it may be applied with a vel vet covered brush or pad or a piece of old and soft Turkish toweling. Whichever is used, it should be dip ped in the earth and the material rubbed, taking care to rub with the- nap of the goods in the case 01 broadcloth and satin ot other fab- ric having a decided nap. For broad - cloth a stiff nne nesh brush will be found excellent. Straw hats intended for use an other season or to serve as stop gaps between the laying aside of one's winter hat3 and the new spring cre ations should be brushed with full er's earth and a fine, rather stiff scrub brush. If one have any skill . at applying trimmings, these should also be removed and cleansed and put away with the hat in. a dust proof paper bag or. a trunk or box until required. Oftentimes the lace and velvet or ribbon used on one hat serves to trim another. Such trimmings -should be removed-as -soon is the hat is done with, carefully' cleaned and laid aside. Turning Cider Into. Vinegar. , This is my way . of turning old cider into vinegar, writes a corre spondent of the Housekeeper : If there is any honey left on the plate after a meal, rinse off carefully with pure water and pour into the cider barrel, or pieces of comb honey may be crushed and used. It will not be many weeks before you will have an excellent quality of vinegar even if the cider is two or three years old. This practice has been followed in my family for years and always with the best results. ; " . Mint Vinegar. It is always desirable to have fresh mint sauce to serve with roast lamb, but when this cannot be ob tained it is a good thing to have a substitute on hand. This can 'be prepared by putting fresh mint leaves into a wide mouthed bottle and pouring pure eider vinegar over them, irill the bottle with the vin egar, cork tightly and allow it to stand for two weeks.' After that strain the liquid into a clean bottle and seal until ready for use. ' Papier Mache Trays. Papier mache trays should never .be allowed to remain wet from tea, water or milk spilled on them. Wash , them with a 6ponge, not too wet, I and cold water. While still damp sprinkle a little flour over, then rub with a soft flannel and polish with a chamois leather. - White heat marks may be partial ly removed from papier mache trays by rubbing with a flannel dipped in 6weet oil and afterward lightly in epirits of wine. Cleansing Brushes. To clean hairbrushes nut one- half teaspoonf ul of pulverized borax in a saucer or deep plate, irour on a sufficient amount of hot water to wet the bristles of the brush. Let cool and put in the brush, taking care not to wet the outside of the hack. When clean shake well and let lie in the sun until dry. This method will leave the bristles stiff. Fer the Rug by the Door. To keep a rug in place in front of a door sew a brass ring on each up per corner of the rug. Put a brass headed tack close to the edge of the floor, hook the brass rings over the tacks and the rug will not sup or turn up when opening or closing the door. Inexpensive Furniture Palish. . Equal parts of turpentine, boiled linseed oil and common household vinegar make an inexpensive and excellent furniture polish. The vin egar and oil combine to make an emulsion which eradicates smoke and dirt. Ivory Handled Knives. Knives which have ivory handles which have become darkened should have the handles rubbed with hall a lemon which has been dipped in salt. After treating them thus wash in warm water. For a Troublesome Felon. Take common rock salt, dry in an (Oven, then pound it fine and rni? with spirits of turpentine in equal parts. Put it in a rag and wrap it around the part affected. As it gets dry put on more.. i To Restore Colors. When the color is taken fron dresses by lemon, pieplant or toma to juice sponge the spot with aqu ammonia, then wash in warm soap suds. . A LITTLE NONSENSE. Story of an Irish Coal Minor Who Fell Down a Shaft. - That very prominent pessimist James J. Hill, the Schopenhauer of American finance, after remarking the need 01 a strong, calm hand to guide us and making incidentally the movement a card player makes when he holds a straight flush, con soles Wall street with the assurance that he does not see how stocks can go mucn lower. . us opinion was the occasion the other day for a va riety of comment in speculative cir cles. James E. Keene said it reminded him of the Irish coal miner who fell own the shaft. Pat had a curious experience. The. shaft was a new one about seventy-five feet deep, , wnen the Irishman tumbled in t i. a n v,A whi- disnn im. mediately. He lodged about a third of the way down, and his fellow workmen struggled to save him, Pat directing the operations. Just as they thought they had succeeded he crashed down another twenty-five feet, when an obstruction caught him, and the rescue campaign was begun anew, and with greater diffi culty. When they were a second time on the point of success, to the dismay of the rescuing party, Pat went headlong into the lower deep. Now all. was silent no sound from the unfortunate Hibernian. : Leaning far over the edge of the shaft, the" foreman shouted through a trumpet: 'Tat! I say, Patrick!" From- the darkness and mystery of the underworld came the solitary word, "Hurroo !" "Are you much hurted, Pat V -'"I am not, begorra!"' ' "Where are ye, Pat?" . ''That's that ye'resayin'?" "Where are ye, Pat? Where the divil are ye ?" ' "Where am I? Where am I?, Glory be to God, I'm on the bottom at lasht !" New York Commercial. After the Wedding. He Our house, dear Anna, is certainly very cozy, but rather small. If your mother should want to come and stay with us, therefore er er She You will have to sleep out somewhere. On the Anxious Bench. - "You seem very nervous and rest less this morning," said the senior partner. "Yes," replied Markley, 4he jun ior partner. "You see, I asked Bor roughs to drop in today and pay me what he owes me." "And you're afraid he won't come, eh ?" "I'm afraid he will come and bor row more." Catholic Standard and Times. A Treasure Ship. Silas Stubble I see that eVry time thet new ship sails- the Lucy Tanner I think's her name she carries 7,500 tons uv coal Hank Harkins By ginger! It's a dura good thing there ain't no piruts a-rovin' the seas these days! Puck. A Good Guess. Yeast What would happen if some people could take money with them into the next world, do you suppose P Crimsonbeak Why, it would burn in their pockets. Yonkers Statesman. Reciprocity. "Every father thinks he has the finest baby in the world." "Yes," answered the cynic, "and once in awhile, but not nearly so often, a baby grows up to think it has one of the finest fathers in the! world." Houston Post. Too Big a Risk. "How was it that old Jake did not make some provision for his family in the way of insurance ?" "Rates too high. You see, he was a guide in Maine for amateur hunt ers." Baltimore American. A Cook's Idea. Husband That new cook must be awfully extravagant. Wif e Why do you think so ? Husband -She seems to think we have victuals to burn. Detroit Tribune. Paradoxical. The Drummer The price of writing paper has gone up. The Merchant Why, t always thought it was stationery. .-Chiea- go News. ,1 WATCH YCUn TCNCUZ. If Furred and Coated, It Is Warning of Trouble to Come. When it is the morning after the night before, von do not have to look at yoor I uuiKue to ennw that tbeetonauh is upset, the head is aching with a dull rhythm, and that all the world looks black and dreary. It may have been lobster Newburgh, Welsh rarebit or some otter tasty dish that looked much better t night than the morning after. There is no need to lciok at the toague thermometer then for symptoms of trouble. You naturally go to yoor box of Mi o- na stomach tablets, and with one of the little relievers bring joy and gladness to the physical system. The real time to watch the tongue is ali of the time. If it is coated with a white for, or possibly with dark trimmings, even though the stomach does not tell yon by the acute pains of indigestion that it needs help, yet the coating shows that you are getting into a bad way and that there is need of Mi-o-na. Mi-o-na is bo positive, bo sore, so reli able in its carative action upon the stom ach that Graham & Wells, the local agents,' give an absolute guarantee with everv 50-cent box they sell to refond the money unless the remedy gives absolute and complete satisfaction. . Why Should voar baby suffer? . When he is fretful and restless, don't experiment on him and use any old thing your meichbor recommends. Boy a bottle of White's Cream Vermifuge, greatest known worm medicine ana cure for all children's dis eases. It is mild in its action, builds up the system, makes thin pony babies fat rara. j. j. omicn, Tamps, la., writes: "My baby wss thin and sickly, could not retain its food and ' cried all night. I need one bottle of White's Cream Vermi fuge and in a few days baby was latieh- ing happy and well." Sold hy Graham & Wortham. Carrie Nation Certainly smashed a hole in the Dar 100ms of KaDSae, but Ballard's Hore bound Syrup has smashed all records as a cure for coughs. Bronchitis, Influenza and all Pulmonary d'seasea. T. C. H , Horton, Kansas, writes: "I have-never 'ound a medicine that would cure a cough bo quickly as Ballard's Horehound Syrup. I have used it for years." Sold by Graham & Wortham. TheJOy Of living is to have good health. Use Herbine and you will have bushels of jo-. - You need not be bine, fretful and have that bad taste in your mouth. Try a bottle of Herbine, a positive cure for tall liver complaints. . Harrell, Austin, Texas, writes: "I have used Herbine for over a year, and find it a fine regulator. I gladly recommend it as a fine medicine for Dyspepsia." Sold by Graham & Wortham. neir Brand of Language. " "When George Ade wintered in Egypt," said a Baltimorean, "it amused him a good deal to see the serious way in which his fellow tourists took their smattering of the Arabic tongue. They had pick ed up all this flimsy knowledge in a week or two's reading, but they act ed as though it was the precious fruit of a lifetime's study. At As souan a young woman from St. Jo seph complained that she could not understand the Arabic of her guide. To the crowd that encircled her she pointed out the guide a bent old fellow with a white beard and she said bitterly that after her thor ough study of Arabic it seemed strange that she and this guide could not converse. From the rear of the crowd Mr. Ade called grave ly: It's your own fault, Miss Hod son. You should , have hired a younger guide. These toothless old ones all speak gum Arabic' " Competent. "Examinations forx admission to the bar," once observed a prominent attorney of New Orleans, "are of course easy or severe, according to the humor of the examiner.- I heard once of a judge in a certain district famous for its bad roads and nu merous creeks and rivers who, when a young man presented himself for examination, looked the applicant over and then inquired, with great gravity: "Can you ride?" "Yes, sir." . "Do you own a horse ?" "Yes, sir." "Can he swim?" "Yes, sir." "Then, my dear sir, I am happy to welcome you to the practice of law- in my district." Harper's Weekly. A Starter. Man in a restaurant, happening in just as a new shift of waiters came on. And, having eaten a very modest luncheon, this man laid down a modest tip to be exact, 5 cents. And did the waiter shy or sniff at this nickel ? He did neither, but, on the contrary, he seemed to re gard it as an augury of good for tune that his first customer should have given him something, and "Thank you," he said politely to the customer, and as he turned away added to himself, "Thafs a starter." New York Sun. I7e Invite Your inspection Stock of of Ladies' and Misses' Coats Wool Dress Goods, Cotton Wash Dresb Fabrics Our Stock is Com. plete in Every Detail at Right Prices. Henkle & Davis Cr-v CUSSiriEO ADVERTISEMENTS CLABBiriKU ADVIRT1BXMXNTS : Fifteen words or leas, 25 eta for thre successive insertions, or 50 eta per month: for all np to and including- tea additional words. cent a word for each insertion. For all advertisements over 3S words, 1 ct per word for the first insertion, and V ct per wod for eai additional inaer- Hon. Nothine inserted for less than 28 wit. Lodsre. society and church nntfoM, other than sMotlv news matter, will he Rharsred for. PHYSICIANS T. A.OATTTFY. W. TV PTTVSTPTAK onrtiKwon. ttmra14. PptiV PritM. OflK" Four,; 10 tn T IP . fo mo Q. TelfT'frovl' fff-o nr1 rw. Monon fWvp'Un. Orawsi. W. T. ROWLEY. M. V.. PHYSTCTAN pnd PiirpoT'. ppprial o'tpntinn pivpn tn m "Rv. Vopp flr Thront. OflV in .Tohnonn Wii. Tntf. 'phnne at of. House Decoratina. FOP. PATNTTNO A VT PAPERING W. K. Pml. Iid. 4S 4U UNDERTAKERS WILKTNS& BOVFE. FUNERAL DI roMors and Lioepoed Fmhlm'. Sncrepsern o S. N. Wilkins, CorvslMf, Oregon. Phone 45. 89tf HENKLE ft PL AC KLFPOF. TJNTVFR eltArs end Hoptp"' em halm ere. South Main St., Corvsllis, Or. ATTORN FYS J. F. YATEP. ATTORNFY-AT-LAW. Oflire no etafm in ZieoJf BniMinc Only eet of abstracts in Benton Conntv E. P-. BRYflON ATTORNEY AT LAW. OfTp In Post Office Bnildine:. Oorval lia, Oregon. WANTED WANTED BOO SUBSCRIBERS TO THE,, Gaxkttx and Weekly Oregonian tt $2.50 per year. ,a HOMES FOR SALE WILL SELL LOTS IN OOBVALLI8, Oregon, on instalment plan andaa. fat pnrchaserB U bnild home nn thenv if desired. Address First National Bank, Corvallis, Or. WILL SELL MY LOTS IN NEWPORT. Or., for spot cash, balance install menU, and help parties to bnild home thereon, if desired. Address M. 8. Woodcock. Co-valli. Or. BANKING. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Corvallis, Oregon, transacts a general' conservative banking business. Loan money on approved security. Drafts bought and sold and money transferred' to the principal cities of the United' States, Europe and foreign countries. The for Job Work.. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Signatveaf