V USE OF GOOD SOAP.
. It Effect on th Complexion Is Noth
ing 8hort of Marvelous.
It Is useless to observe rules for hav
ing a good complexion cpki to go In for
dieting to clear the skinif one Is not
particular as to the kind of soap used.
The amount of carelessness shown In
selecting this denser is amazing, for a
woman will, as a rule, take whatever
Is offered In a shop and will continue
using It for weeks or months without
noticing what its effect may be upon
the flesh.
As a matter of fact, in one way or
another its effect on the "in is quite
as positive as that of certain foods
upon the digestion. The skin Is by no
means benefited simply because soap
has been applied, nor is it necessarily
cleaned. The skin so called cleansing
agent may be quite too drying, and in
this case, though it removes dirt, the
skin Is left in such a condition as to
absorb Impurities more readily, and
blackheads and pimples are apt to re
sult, or, instead of being overdrying.
there may be too much oil in the soap,
and, though the skin Is cleaned, it be
comes greasy and the pores enlarged
owing to an excess of fats.
Having found a good soap, use It
freely on the face, but always take
care that it is well rinsed afterward.
There is too much dirt In city streets
to think that it can be removed with
clear water or even with cloth or
brush, while, as to the dust of the
country, it is just the thing to make
wrinkles by dryiug the skin if allowed
to stay on and work into the pores.
A BREAKFAST DISH.
Famous Recipe In Which Eggs Figure
Very Conspicuously.
If the family be inclined to growl
when you serve them eggs for break
fast or luncheon, says a housekeeper
noted for her good cooking, boil six
eggs hard. Remove the yolks and chop
the whites very fine. Put the yolks
through a vegetable press.
Make a pint of cream sauce, using
either all cream or balf milk, and thick
en with a tablespoonful of butter and
one of sifted Hour.
Moisten one cupful of rolled bread or
cracker cm tubs in one-quarter cupful
of melted butter.
Chop fine one cupful of cold boiled
ham.
In a pudding dish put a layer of the
buttered crumbs, then a layer of chop
ped whites, cream sauce and ham and
on top of the ham the yolks, sprinkled
with a little chopped parsley. Repeat
until all the material is used, having
the buttered crumbs on top.
Season the ham with lemon and a
little onion juice, the egg with salt
and the breadcrumbs with salt and
pepper.
Bake until the crumbs are brown.
This will serve from six to eight
persons.
HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS.
In order to prevent the pile of vel
vet from being crushed while stitch
ing it place a piece of the same mate
rial face downward on it The fingers
will not then flatten the pile.
When sewing a piece of material on
the bias to a straight piece avoid
stretching the former by placing it un
derneath. The gas sometimes burns poorly be
cause the mantle is blackened. Re
move the globe, shake salt freely on
the mantle and light When all the
black Is burned off, turn out the light
replace the globe, and the gas will have
its customary brilliancy.
The rollers of a clothes wringer may
be easily and effectively cleaned by
rubbing them with a cloth which has
been dipped in coal oil.
In order to be sure that the cocoanut
for pies and candy is perfectly fresh it
Is -well to buy the whole fruit and
shred It in the meat chopper.
It is said that if an onion is cut Into
small pieces and placed about a room
it will absorb many disagreeable odors,
Including fresh paint and turpentine.
A few economical housewives have
tried grinding their tea leaves like cof
fee, and they declare that the result is
excellent only about half the usual
quantity being used. Of course the
tea strainer must be as fine as can be
bought
Hang oranges and lemons in wire
baskets and they will keep freslr much
longer.
Before boning a bodice bend the
steels or whalebone at the waist line.
The waist will fit better in conse
quence. Centerpiece Roll.
A convenience for the dining room
much appreciated by those who take
pride and who does not? in the num
ber, variety and condition of their cen
terpieces and doilies is a receptacle
made to keep them from being creased
when laid away.
A long roll of cardboard, as long as
the width of your largest centerpiece,
is first wrapped In cotton wadding
and then covered with flowered silk,
or cretonne is really better, and the
ends are gathered and tied with rib
bon. Take next a square of the material
the size of the length of the roll. Line
this with a contrasting shade blue Is.
good, as it assists in keeping the con
tents from yellowing and bind with
the ribbon.
To use place the centerpiece on this
square, putting blue tissue paper be-'
tween, wrap carefully around the pad
ded tube and tie with a ribbon tacked
to the cover.
The tube may be filled with lavender
-. or rose leaves before covering, and the
quaint old fashioned scent will add a
farther charm to the dainty line-thus
atored away. -
REVERSED MENU ORDER.
8weetbread For the Daaract Persian
Tabby Cat.
Dashing up to a fashionable res tan-;
rant In a touring car of the most ex- j
pensive make, a middle aged couple j
entered the place the other day and!
obediently followed the head waiter to !
a corner table. Though seemingly per- i
sons of culture accustomed to abun
dance of money, both ordered sparing
ly. A couple of Iamb chops and a single
dish of vegetables sufficed for the man,
and the woman took a light salad. Nei
ther called for wine, though the res
taurant Is famous for its cellar, and the
light repast ended with ice cream for
two. Then, to the amazement of all
who sat at neighboring tables as well
as that of the waiter, though he was
too well framed to show it much, the
middle aged matron called for sweet
breads cooked In a French style wijb
which she appeared to be entirely fa
miliar. That waiter went as close to
staring as doubtless he ever had been.
but he coughed discreetly and, . with
hardly a glance at the plates on which
the eream had been, asked in a low
one, "Sweetbreads, did you say, mad
am?" The answer came readily.
Sweetbreads, I said, gareon." It suf
ficed. The waiter bowed without a
smile and hastened to the kitchen. In
due time he returned with the delicacy.
Possibly you thought we intended to
eat these," said madam as she glanced
at the well cooked sweetbreads approv
ingly. It would not have been a wild
supposition even though she and her
husband had finished ice ceam, for
the dish was dainty, and It would not
have required an eplcureto appreciate
the exquisite coloring and presumptive
ly delicate flavor. But the matron ex
ploded that idea. "I wish to take them
away with me," she continued. "They
are for my cat I have the dearest
Persian tabby in all the world, and ev
ery time I go out for an auto ride I al
ways take sweetbreads home to her.
She Is Inordinately fond of them, but
she eats them only when I have been
on a little excursion. I think she knows
that if she Is good when I am out she
will receive her reward in this shape.
Anyway, it is a pleasure to me to re
member my pet and to know that I
share my good times with her at least
a little bit." The man -paid the bill,
and the two left the restaurant. When
they had gone the waiter whispered to
an old customer that the cheek for the
entire dinner", or supper, for man and
wife was $1.25, while for the sweet
breads prepared specially for puss the
charge was 90 cents.
FAPER MOSAIC WORK.
Design Transferred to Material In the
Usual Way.
The description of the work is sim
ple enough, although the execution of
it requires practice to be perfect The
materials used are cardboard, silk, sat
in, linen or leather as a foundation and
long narrow strips of strong paper
about one-eighth of an inch wide for
the decoration. These strips are ob
tainable in all colors and art shades
PAPEK FEAME.
imaginable, the paper being either plain
or crinkled, some of the strips having
a gold edge.
The design to be worked is first
transferred on to the material in the
usual way known to needle workers or
simply traced with a pencil. The strips
of paper are then rolled and twisted
into shape to represent the different
flowers which decorate the frame illus
trated. Forgetmenots , or red berries
are done by taking a strip of paper,
folding one end lightly round a needle
and rolling round and round very'
clssely until the circles one after the
other form a solid mass sufficiently
large to make one berry or petal. The
needle Is then drawn out, and the little
ball of rolled paper is pressed into
shape and made longer or pointed by
a judicious pressure with the thumb
nail or with a hard paper knife. When
this has been done the petal Is sur
rounded with a strip of gold paper,
which, only showing the narrow edge,
gives the appearance of a gold band
or setting.
Dinner Time.
The dinner bell should be a signal
for the happiest time of the day. Ev
ery member of the family should go
to the table In his most genial mood.
Each one should bring his best bright
est and most cheerful things, to It "No
one should be allowed to complain" or
relate his or her troubles there. The
assembling round the dinner table
should be an occasion for the fun and
laughter and cheerful talk, the ene
mies of Indigestion.
A Novel Entree.
Canned artichokes may be used now
for a novel entree. Small amounts of
other vegetables for filling the arti
choke cups must be .cooked ready for
nse, such as cauliflower, peas and
small French beans. String beans can
be added to the list If liked la commV
nation.
Saute the artichokes la batter until
a light color.
i Young Folks
THE MAN
MOON.
How He Got Up So Highand What He
- Is Doing.
It's a queer little story, boys arid eirla.
But a story, they say. that's true.
So listen awhile and don't you smile.
And I'll tell the tale to you.
There lived, oh. many years ago,
A quaint little man, all brown.
Whose hair was white, whose eyes were
bright.
He lived in a nearby town.
He lived all alone, and never a soul
Said ever a word to him.
And every night 'twas the strangest sight.
The oddest kind of whim.
The little brown man, with sjw In hand,
Would go to a big wood pile.
And all the long night 'twas his delight
To saw that wood and smile.
And the wood pile grew and grew and
grew;
It grew so large one day
That it filled the street, blocked it up
complete.
So that nothing could pass that way.
Then it covered the ground .for miles
around
And rose till it touched the sky.
The clouds wer.e stopped, no rain was
dropped.
For nothing could e'er pass by.
High up to the moon the little man
climbed
'Twas just at the top of the pile
When, feeling quite gay, he sawed away.
And he never forgot to smile.
And there on the moon he still remains,
Sawing a great wood pile.
Most any night when the sky is bright
Tou can see him saw and smile. .
Woman's Life.
MUSICAL MYSTERY GAME-
A Missing Word Story That Will I
terest Little Folks.
An interesting little musical game
may be played In the following man
ner: Have as many slips of paper as
there are guests and write on each slip
a story after the following example,
omitting the words with a musical sig
nificance and substituting dashes in
their stead. The guests are requested
to read the story and to supply the
missing words, having had it explain
ed to them that the wanted words must
be musical terms. The words to be
omitted appear in parentheses:'
Story. John Smith was the (minor)
son of (Major) Smith, who belonged to
the (staff) of a newspaper of (note).
The (rest) of the Smith family were
pleasant people, loving a good (time)
They were (natural) in manner, and
the (theme) of their conversation was
always agreeable. John's father, the
(major), would often (pitch) into a hot
discussion on politics, for his reasoning
was (sharp). "John's younger sister
could sine a (solo) admirably, her voice
being full of (melody) and never (flat)
But she required a good piano for her
use, one that was in splendid (tune).
To the boy or girl who fills the spaces
with the correct words or come nearest
to doing so a simple prize may be
given. A sheet of "music would be
quite appropriate. Ten minutes should
be allowed the players in which to sup
ply the story with the missing words,
Who's It For Spoons?
In this game one person takes his
stand in the center of the circle, blind
folded and his hands extended before
him, in each of which he holds a large
spoon. The other players march around
him, clapping their hands in time to a
tune, which may be sung or played
upon the piano in any slow measure
suitable for marching. When the blind
player calls out "Spoons," the others
stop. He then finds his way to any
player that he can and must ascertain
who he is by touching him with the
spoons only, which he may use as he
pleases. If he guesses .correctly the
one whom he is "spooning," that one
is blindfolded, and the game Is played
again as before.
Conundrums.
When are silks like the clouds?
When changeable;
When Is a book like the holy days?
When lent
When is a child at school and a rope
alike? When taught (taut).
'When Is a message like a train of
cars? When special.
When Is a boat like a hatter fitting a
cap? When It is cap-sized (capsized).
When is a man like Mont Blanc?
When peaked (piqued).
What He'd Like to Be.
Jimmy What does papa do, ma?
Mother He's a tea sampler, my boy
samples different klnda of tea.
Jimmy When I grow np, ma, I'm
going to be a cake sampler.
IN THE
WomatfsWorid
MRS. HESTER D.
RICHARDSON
Genealogical Research the Vocation of
This Clever Maryland Woman.
Mrs. Richardson is a Baltimore wo
man and a member of the Maryland
Society of the Colonial Dames of Amer
ica, for years the historian of the
Baltimore chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution, and honorary
vice regent of the Pocahontas Memorial
association. Of the learned societies she
Is a member of the - American Histor
ical association, of the National Geo
graphic society, a vice president of the
Maryland Original Research -society
and the founder of the Woman's Lit
erary Club of Baltimore, which in
cludes many well known writers.
To use Mrs. Richardson's own words,
she has now emancipated herself from
office In all organizations of women to
concentrate her time and interest upon
her chosen vocation of genealogical re
search.
A desire for the preservation of fam
ily history in permanent and elegant
form has resulted in an edition de luxe
MBS. HESTER DORSET RICHARDSON.
designed by her and executed under
her direction which has been favorably
compared by New York millionaire con
noisseurs with the illuminated missals
in the British museum and those of the
Vatican. This unique feature of her
professional work has added reputa
tion to this talented Baltimore woman,
who is also a contributor to various
leading periodicals.
The College of Arms having accepted
American pedigrees established by her,
according, to the intricate exactions of
that conservative Institution, Mrs. Rich
ardson is now making a collection of
the emblazoned arms of hundreds of
colonial families from original sources,
especially the early families of note In
the thirteen colonies, her research be
ing by no means limited to Maryland.
To Exterminate Mice and Roaches.
Housekeepers who are trying to ex
terminate jnice and cockroaches will
find carbolic acid and alum two impor
tant aids. The cheapest way of buying
the former is in crystals in a bottle.
Place the bottle on a pad of paper in a
saucepan and surround with cold wa
ter, place on the stove and when dis
solved pour into a quart bottle which
is nearly full of cold water. Cork se
curely and place out of reach of chil
dren. When washing closets, floors f be re
covered with mattings or carpets or
when cleaning storerooms use two
tablespoonfuls to half a bucket of wa
ter. The odor soon passes off, and
freedom from Insects is assured.
The same solution is good to drive
away ants, but for them kerosene oil
Is even more efficient With oil wipe
the under part of shelves, tables or
wherever the pests have been found,
and one application will usually be suf
ficient. If possible discover the ants'
nest and pour kerosene in it.
To rid one's place of cockroaches will
be quite Impossible if women are care
less about leaving either food or damp
clothing in ah infested room. It should
be remembered that the slightest
crumb Is a good meal for one, and cloth
furnishes an ideal propagating place.
Therefore have everything scrupulous
ly clean. In the work of exterminating
cockroaches-wash the wood finishing in
an apartment -with a mixture of a table
spoonful of carbolic acid to a quart of
water." Tut this on' with a brush.
An Infallible exterminator of these
Insects is an alum solution made of
two ounces of the gum and one pint of
boiling water. The objection to using
this Is that it destroys varnish, for it
must be applied hot with a brush.
To do away with mice a mixture of
equal parts of flour and plaster of paris
is said to be excellent No moisture is
applied to the powders, but all food is
put away and the mixture left on a
plate where the mice will get it After
one repast they return no more.
Constant effort with the use of strong
applications will exterminate even that
most awful of vermin, bedbugs. To
have the compound necessary pat to
gether one pint each of wood alcohol
NEW POSTAL LA W.
The United States Postal De
partment has made new regula
tions in regard to carrying second
class mail matter ( such as news
papers, magazines, periodicals,
etc.) the same going into effect
January i, igcSt and allowing
publishers to April i, iS, o
prepare their subscription lists in
accordance with the. new order of
things. The effect of the change
practically compels the establish
ment ot new relations between
the publisher and subscribers of
county papers.
The department ruling requires
that subscriptions entitled to the
second class postage rate sball
not be delinquent longer than the
following periods of time:
Dailies within three months.
Tri-weeklies within six months.
bemi - weeklies witnin nine
months.
Weeklies within one year
The mails are not forbidden to
subscribers who are in arrea; s
longer than the time provided in
the new ruling, but these subscri
bers are placed in a separate class
ification, requiring a higher rate
of postage , the rate being so high
that publishers could not afford
to send papers at the price of sub
scription.
The reason given by the gov
ernment lor making tnis order is
that second class mail matter is
being carried through the mails
at a rate of postage thereon
which ia less than the cost of car
riage.
The Gazette has heretofore
been liberal in giving to its sub
scribers time to pay for their sub
scriptions, by payiDg $200 per
year for tbose past due and $1.50
per annum when the same was
paid in advance. Having made
the difference in tbe past-due and
advance rate has resulted in giv
dng the Gazette a larger portion
of paid up subscribers. This rule
must now be changed according
to Uncle Sam's order, as the
newspaper has no voice in tbe
matter. The Gazette invites its
patrons to settle their dues soon.
FAMOUS SCHOLARS.
Men
That Might Have Been Called
Human Encyclopedias.
It has been said of llacaulay that
not only did he retain in his pro
digious memory all that he had
ever learned, but that he had learn
ed all manner of things no other
scholar would have retained. Aside
from his astonishingly comprehen
sive grasp of many branches of hu
man knowledge, he was specially
proud of the fact that he knew
whole libraries by heart. It was his
boast that in the event of a whole
sale destruction of certain classics
he would be able to supply the defi
ciency out of his memory. It was
claimed among other things that he
could recite, "Paradise Lost" with-
I out a moment's pause for refreshing
ms recollection aiiu mat 10 reei uu
all the plays of Shakespeare was
only child's play to liinu
Another English scholar of as
tonishing erudition was Lyulph
Stanley, of whom Lowell said, "He
knows three times as many facts as
any man whatever had any busi
ness to know."
Stanley is said to have -had only
one rival, Palarave, the compiler of
"The Golden "Treasury." "It's an
even chance which will return
alive," was said when Stanley and
Palgrave went on a trip together.
When they did come back, it is re
lated, Palgrave was pale, emaciated,
silent. But Stanley seemed unmov
ed and more all knowing than ever.
Another human encyclopedia was
Buckle, author of "The History of
Civilization." One night, it is said,
he was laying down the law on sun
dry topics with a pomposity that
ejmsfid the table to ouake. At last
he put forth some statement aboutl
tne Dummg 01 a Wlicn, seumg me
date about a century out of the way.
Stanley, who was present, had borne
some preceding inaccuracies very
well, with only a shaking of the
head and a reddening of the face.
But at this juncture his self con
ir'jl gave way and he leaped to his
&$. Extending his hand, he piped
frsrih in a vigorous treble: "I beg
your pardon, sir, but the last witch
was burned at such and such a
place, in such and such circum
stances. And her name was. So-and-so,
and you will find all about it in
a book to which I can easily refer
you and which you evidently don't
know."
And so torrents of imprisoned
knowledge were poured on Buckle's
head until the historian of civiliza
tion sat wrathful, extinguished,
mute. But in a little while he had
his revenge. Some one had men
tioned a new dictionary as a good
one. "It is' said Buckle most sol
emnly, "one of the few dictionaries
I have, read jhrough with pleasure."
Ought to Have Known Htnv
He was a drummer of, the mor
flashy type and had just finished.
telling a startling story to his new
ly made acquaintance in the parlor
car.
"That reminds me of one of Mun
chausen's yarns," remarked the vic-
tim(for want of something better to
. .
"Munchausen t Who is her
"Whv, don't you know about
him ? He is the most colossal exam
ple of mendacity that civilization!
has produced."
A brief, painful silence ensued
which was broken by the traveler
in a tone that was almost timid.
"Excuse me, my friend," he said,
"if I seem inquisitive, but would
you mind telling me what house h
travels for r
Warts.
Little is known about the causa
tion of warts except that the irrita
tion of dirt is in the majority of
cases the prevailing factor. The
color of them is caused by dirt, and
if they are well scrubbed with soap,
and a nail byish they will becoma
lemon or pink color or even quita
white. The best application is sal
icylic acid, either with collodion or
in the form of a plaster. Every
three or four days the parts should
be wall soaked in hot water and tha
softened portions of the wart peel
ed away, when the application is re
newed. London Answers.
Farmers.
Read tbe "Weekly Oregonian" of Port
land and the "OorvalKa Gazette" for the
general news of the world, also iir in
formation about how o obate tlx boot
results in cultivating the soil, stoak rate.
idz. fruit raisine. eKv.
You can secure both of ttiow exopHent
Papers for one year hy payter to
Corvallia Gazette" tbe anro of two dot
ars and fiftv cents, in advance. , Fettt
the money hy postoffce ote'er or back
droft and thppe most vsTnable papers
be promptly maHed to yon. Sltf
The Best Quality of
PIANOS an ORGANS
At the Store of GRAHAM & WELLS3
Corvallis, Oregon
CUSTOMERS
Are requested to call and see them be
fore purchasing elsewhere.
THIS OLD RELIABLE HOUSE wilt
sell their FINE-TONED INSTRUv
MENTS FOR REASONABLE PRICES
instead of charging you extra to mae
up for high city rents, railroad faaes and
hotel bills for traveling salesmen.
Music Loving People1
Can purchase these reliable goods in--their
home town. If there is an y tain g
you do not undewtand you v. fill Bed the'
sellers near your home.
Own Your Home?
THE
First - National - Banft
of Corvallis
has some
TO WN LO TS'
Near the State Agricultural College
whieh you aan buy on the INSTALL
ME NT PLAN or for cash. '
Save Ten or Twenty Collars-
per month and pay the same on a town
lot. Thereafter BUILDYOUR HOME'
on the lot and continue to make these
small monthly payments ofi the home
and you will seon have it paid for and
have no more rant to pay.
For information addxeas
W.ZH. SAVAG
Corvallis, Or
Bargain Sale
Dress Goods
AND
Shoes
AT
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