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THE CORVALLIS .GAZETTE, FRIDAY MAY IS, 1S94. TIIE CURTAIN FALLS. THE LAST ACT OF FRIDAY'S TRAGEDY. Charles Kenyon but Slightly Wounded His Wife Shot and Poisoned by Her Paramour- Applewhite a Suicide and S Coniessea Murderer. 'In the Gazette of last Friday an ac count was given of the shooting of Chailes Kenyon by Dr. J. M. Applewhite ami the subsequent linding of the would-be asassin. jl I weakened condition and with his throat cut, Ijing by the lifeless body of Mrs. Kenyon. Subs'tfjuent investigations have verified the account as already given in the Gazette. ' On Saturday morning about nine o'clock Sheriff Osburn aud Deputy !Ski. t m, u i'h Brady Burnett and Wes Fuller, after pending a large part of the night in search, found the tracks of a man and vuii.tii and following them up the ravine and crossing the small stream, were 800:1 attracted by moaning and an incoherent indistinct mon ologue as if someone in pain. On the way the cover to a druggists pill box was iicked up labbelled "morphine." and contained a small quantity of that lru0'. DISCOVERING TIIE BODIES. Approaching cautiously and can-fully peering through the underbrush of vine maple and hazels that surrounded the spot, the sheriff saw the bodies of Mrs. Ken yon and Dr. Applewhite Voth lying on their backs and within a few feet of each other. Crouoliing so as not to be seen the oflicc-rs came within twenty yards of th'in un noticed, then springing to their feet, ran at them. As they did so Applewhite, par tially rising, reached for his revolver which lay by his side but being weakened and bin hands covered with blood he was unable to pull the trigger. The weapon slipped from his grasp and was secured by Deputy Sklpton. Mrs. Kenyon was lying above bim on the side hill with his hat over her faee. When the hat was lifted a pallid face and glassy eyes spoke to the 1. -bolder in terms that the silent lips could uot ex press. They seemed to pathetically entreat forgiveness for the errors of her life. Applewhite had attempted suicide by cutting at the arteries in bis neck anl wrists but had made a bung ing job of it and bis face, hands and clothing were be spattered with the crimson fluid. One chamber in the revolver, which was ot 4-1 calibre, was still loaded and with it Ring n the ground in a clot of blood, was his feoket sot ol surgical instruments. The place where they were found way a Bsdl eloariog in a thicket defficult of ap proach because of the dense . undergrowth, ad which had evidently been cleared out with a pocket knife. It was about one mile from where the shooting had occurred ai ; , e t-v - : it .1 us evening oeiure. uuring me inutji. uie officers passed within 150 feet of the place but Applewhite and his victim were prob ably under the effects of the narcotic and mking no noiso were passed by in the darkness. Applewhite's story. Applewhite told the officers that he had shot Mrs. Kenyon while trying to kill her husband. He said he had brought her that far when she gave out. That he had given her twenty grains of morphine ami taken the same amount himself. He had intended to kill himself and had saved two loads for that purpose but had waited so long after cutting his throat and wrists that he was enable to pull the trigger. He wanted to know if the pistol was cocked. Said lie gave her the morphine at 10 o'clock, she died and hail placed his hat over her face when she was dead. In speaking of shooting Kenyon, he said that be was standing behind a tree, and when Xenyon drove np he stepped out and Informed him that that was 'a good place bp settle their difficulties, and suiting the ac tion to the word, drew his pistol and fired. He said he aimed at his breast, but missed and as Kenyon jumped out of the wagon fired at him again, and it was this shot that be. thought took effect. He had not interr ed to kill Mrs. Kenyon, who sat on the seat by her. husband, but aimed to kill him, aud would do it again. He contradicted Konyou's statement that be had held her iu front of him as a shield while shooting. She wished to die, and took the morphine willingly. In telling his story he was apparently in his right mi;;d, and talked as well as a man could be ex pected to do in his condition. His sentences were all short and it seemed to require con siderable effort for hira t express himself. kesyon's story of the affair was in substance as follows: "He was at the gate behind some tree?; just as I stopped he cams out from behind the trees, and said 'now I have got you you ,' or something to that efTect. He fired about the same time he spoke. The first shot; hit me. I jumped out of the wa gon and' climbed the fence. He came over too, and kept shooting until he emptied bis revplver. I had a revolver in my pocket, but it was not loaded. I ran to the wagon fbr cartridges, and loaded it as soon as I soold. My revolver would not work, the ylinder would not turn. I had to work it with my fingers. The first shot 1 fired at Kim he got over the fence and ran down in Sol King's pasture. He saw that my revol er did'not work, fnd came back, shooting at me. My wife ram op the lane crying to him pa to skoot me. That made him mad, and ) Mid 'Damn jou, I will kill yon too!' Tfce first shot be (Applewhite)- fired she fell, mA he she at her two or three times after s4m fell ttood over ber at close range. I rushed np to the fence and shot at him nee or twlee again. -He jumped back over the fence again into King's pasture, and as he turned back be said 'I suall kill myself svow.' I asked my wife if she was hurt and the said she was shot throught the hips. Applewhite advanced on me, shooting as he X had to net back into the timber for belter. He got over into the lane and got my wife by the arm and raised her np. iney starxea np me lane ana a scartea np sifter them!? He was Ieadiog her by the arm. 2a ke'' ' '- between me and him so L could get no chance to shoot at him. My leg got 30 numb that I could scarcely travel on it, and I went down the lane where I could see some of the neighbors' houses, and hol lered for help. It did not seem to raise any body so I started to Mr. Locke's and gave the alarm. Tuis happened about three and one-half miles north of Corvallis, in B.-nto.u county, on the Motley lace, i'.oat f the shooting Wis done ill the open l.m -, near what is known as the M t!ey plac :. 1 g t a letter sigut-d J. M. Applwhi:e, Tnun.. lay, widen st -.ted til ;t he had been getting seaudaluus a id ano!i ni m letters fro n gome person. That be k:r-w for certain who wrote the let ters an i would shoot them on sight. Hp stated i:i one place that 1 was the one that w is doing it or was having it done and if I would have the men who weie doing it acknowledged t me, he would be m.-.n enough to- fcive me a fair chance. We could n a fight a due! here in Oregon but vc- could g to some ether state and settle the nutter. The letter is in the hands of the First Nati.iu.-il bank mid yesterday I give ao order to Frank Irvin for it I cool. 1 not tell hether she wis hurt badly or hoc, he was dragging her away. She ma.le no resistance. They were going sou'h iii tlr; K last. My b-g g pasttire when I saw -them is hurt so badly I can't trav.l on it." The letter referred to .i'jovs is as follows: CoiiVALi.rs. dr., ay 10, ISOt. De vi: Si it: I want to inform you th it I am n-e.-ivinj s line sewe.laloiis loiters' aims in me a.d y"ir -.vife :u a in inner th it it I was sure who th-y were i Would shoo, tliein at silit. I -sometime-, think yu have something to do wilii tliein; if you have, pleaw have tile manhood to say so and 1 will lie man enough to give you it fair ell incu. Vv e cannot light a duel here in tins state and settle the matter. Any one who w.m'd w rite or have written such letters a 1 have receive 1 are cowards and I wool. I .-.-; i 1 i 1 1 1! ' y jjive on- hundrel 'do'lrs to know wlnr they an-. I may h ive done some things wrong ' u'. I have too 111P.. I1 re gird for your w.fe a id her foe'iugH ever to say, or sanction any one else to say any thing against her, and one reason why I think yon.aro doing i.r having it done is that you have already disgusted your Wife by your allilavit beiore llolgite ami also your statement before the different orders and 1 pity the poor woman who is forced to live with such a man who acknowledges her guiit b -eausi she is forced t do so out of fear and threats from such a man as yon are. To live with her and do what you h ivk done towards ruining her name no good 'man respects you but naturally will sympathize with yonr poor, ill-treated wii'e. 1 h.vu the houor to be yours, J. M. ArPLEWlIITE. AI'PI.EWIIITK TAKES TO TOWS'. After the preliminary inriucst held at the ! seme of the tragedy shortly after the finding of Applewhite an I Mrs. Keuyou. Applewhite Was brought to his home in this city, and the liody of Mrs. Kenyon taken to Fitzpatriuk's undertaking estab lishment for examination by the physicians as to the cause of her death. Dr. Lee, as sisted by Dr. Wilson, testified that they found a gunshot wound- on the left side about four and one-half inches below the left nipple aud in a line with the arm pit. The ball had pat-sed out of the body on the posterior of the body a little to the left of the spin". This wound might have caused her death. There were blue marks under the skin of the neck indicating violence and of suliisient force that if applied over the windpipe would have been sutficiant to cause death. There was a bruise over the lower end of the back bone. All the or gans of the body were in a normal condi tion. In a leather purse in her stocking was found $(11.9.5 in coin, and 1.75 and a key were found in Applewhite's purse. The jury einpautieled by Acting Coroner Holgate returned the following vordict: COKOXEIt's VERDICTS. We, the jury duly summoned, empannelcd and sworn to act as coroner's jury at said inquest,' do return the following verdict: The above named person came to her death by morphine poisoning, assisted by strangu lation aud a gun-shot wound, and believed to have he mi administered by Dr, J. M. Applewhite. Geo. F. rvdin, Sol. M. Stock. A. E. Urook waiter, 11 1. L. Bryan, John Smith. S. X. Wilkins. Dated this 14th day of May, 1S94. . Another jury were summoned after Dr. Applewhite's death who found as follows: We, the jury duly impanelled and sworn to act as coroner's jury in the iuqUtst on siil body, return th following verdict: We find that Dr. J. M- Applewhite cam to his death at about 1 o'clock a m , on May 13, IS94, from the effects of a dose of Morphine administered by his own band with suicidal intent. U. M. Davisfon, Ab-x. Rennie, P. M. Zierolf, S. U Henderson, Kobt. Krwin, ' Wm. II. Koss. To every reader of the Gazette, as well as every citizen of Benton county, the facts I of the Applewhite case are too well vcuti-, lated to nued repetition. When the com plaint was first lodged a;;i"st Applewhite and Mrs. Kenyon oh a charge of adultery, Mrs. Kenyon, at the -solicitation of her friends, turned state's evidence and it is the affidavit then nnds that 13 referred to in the foreoin letter. It is not of such a character as to admit of publication, but the principal fact is: That h hail, by vir tue of his profession, succeeded iu seducing her. and when he had once accomplished his dastardly purpose, hal continued to use her as a thing with which to satisfy his sensual desires. This had first occurred in his olEce at Oorvallis. He was continually sending notes to her and planning to meet her. It is said that after their return from California, aud after her husband had taken her back to his arms and forgiven the trespass against him, that she wonld exchange greetings with her lover whenever an opportunity offered. At the coroner's inquest over Apple white's body the fact developed that he had been a morphine fiend. His lower limbs were literally covered with punctures where he had iuserted the hypodermic needle. THE CURTAIN PAIXEJ At 10 o'clock Monday morning the hoarse, followed by a few teams, drove to the Tocke mansion, secured the remains of the Kenyon wqman and conveyed them to the Locke cemetery. A few words were spoken by Dr. Thompson and a prayer offered for lier 8ul. Two o'clock that afternoon the same ' hear3e that had conveyed the unfortunate wo-r.an to her final resting place, stood in front of the late home of Apolewbite. Pall bearers, without evea uncovering their heads, carried the coflined carcass of this worse thau fiend to the haarse which con veyed it to the Odd .Fellows', ' cemetery. Rev. F. A. Powell offered a prayer, but his words fell like the clods that rolled in on the cotfin lid. Not a tear was shed for Applewhite, but the memory of the suffer ing wife and her little ones'who must bear the stigma of the father's shame caused the eyes of many to grow dim and touched the hearts of those who had not wept for years. For them a resolve was made tp render all e ti render all I . assistance possible. y. pi s. c. e. convention. The Delegates Royally Enter tained A Synopsis of the Proceedings. . The seventh annua) convention of the Or egon Christian Endeavor Union convei.e in Corvallis last Thursday afternoon and completed the' program of the sSssion Sun day night. About two hundred ;;nd seventy delegates of all denominations and from throughout the state were in atteud.mce, all of whom were entertained by the residents of Corvallis. This union is composed of two hundred and seventy-seven Endeavor societies, with an aggregate membership of 11.912 F.mleavorers, representing all the counties of the state, with the exception of Curry, Grant, Lake, Harney, Klamath and Crook, where no societies have yet beeu or ganized. Tns PROCIRA.M. The convention was called to order at 4 p. 111. by President C. H. Curtis, who in troduced Prof. J. D Letcher, who, in Pres. lJIoss' absence delivered the address of wel come, extending the liberty of the city and coilege and grounds to the convention. His address was responded to by H. A. Denton, of McM 'mi ville. Announcements; org.mi zition, the appointment of committees oil credentials, reports, uomi'iati.uis, "occupied tlie remiiinb r of the afternoon. In the evening the service was begun by a praise service conducted by VT. P. Miller, Portland. The O. A. C. chanel was packed to hear the addresses by President Curtis and John Willis 15 ier. Mr. Curtis, after a lo-mintite address, introduced Mr. R.ier, of P,o,toir, secretary of the United Society of Chrintian I'ndeavor of the United States, who is making a tonr of the United States and Kteiiilincr a series of state conventions occupying a live weeks tour. The Unitod Society is made up of 31.500 societies, with a membership of tlrree and a half million. Mr. Bier is an able Christian worker and lid much toward making the evening full of lnterest. - SECOND DAY, FlilDAY. Began with sunrise piaycr mee'ing at! C:30 at the Christian church ith a large at- j tendance, and at nine o'clock Mr. Fred j Lockley, an old O. A. C. student, of Salem, conducted a praiao rally, jnm business re ports were taken upon reports of president ion's expense for the fiscal year to he 3316 73. with a- cash balance of $16 53 h ind. Miss Tillie Atkinson's paper, "Tho Es sentialu of Christian Endeavor." and a pa per by Mi-ss Daisy Looinis, of Eugene, fol lowed. The latter on Christian Endeavor committee work, is well worthy of being followed by every society. The report of Miss Laura C. ..Preston, juuior superintendent, was then read. She reported an increase from 40 to 82 junior so cieties, with a membership of 1,349. Mr. Baer conducted a free parliament on the work of Christian Endeavor, bringing out many strong, illustrious methods of work. A ten-minute praise and prayer ser viee was followed by a business session, during which amendments to the constitu-. tion were passed, creating one new officer, superintendent of temperance, and giving the executive committee further power. AFTERNOON SESSION. J. C. Templeton, of Salem, paved the way for a free parliament npon after con version what, by addressing the conven tion upon "The vitality of conversion," and Wm. II. Lewis, of Seattle, also read a pa per on "Christians and public Reforms," bringing out very stronsjly the Christian citizenship movement now being agitated. Following a discussion Mr. Baer opened the question box, and answered all, greatly to the education and amusement of the large audience, advisiug Christian ,Endea'vorers to avoid dancing and theater going, if in doubt; likewise be. temperate and avoid to bicco. The parting service followed, and President Curtis, on behalf of the conven tion, presented Mr. Baer with a Manzinita natural finish cane, r.nd Mr. Baer responded with the story of his life and litting to it th-i appropriate lesson to be drawn from t iis crooked-wood cane, applicable to Chris tian Endeavor and himself. This service will be long remembered. While it was be ing conducted his wife was conducting a similar service at the public school, address ing the juniors. Mr. Baer and wife left by way of Albany for Sacramento immediately. THE EVENING SESSION Wat occupied with addresses by Revs. Boyd, of Portland. T. W. -P.ittle, Lafayette, J. H. Wilson, Portland, and Koutncr, of Corvallis. A large audience was in atten dance, and a great deal of interest and Christian enthusiasm manifested. This ser vice was presided over by Sec. Morrow ir. the absence of Pres. Curtis. THIRD DAY, SATURDAY. Opened as Friday, with sunrise prayer meeting, led by E. S. Miller, Portland, at Presbyterian church, and immediately upon convening at nine at the college, the state secretary's report was read by Sec. Morrow, followed by reports from county secretaries, all of which showed large increase. Mult nomah county being entitled to the banner for the greatest number of societies orgau nized during the year and Coos for greates-t per cent, increase, 500. Discussionn and prayer service followed, and then d--nomi national secretaries made their reports of similar purport. . afternoon rissiok. Opened by Rev. B. J. Thompson and con vention in a song. Short addresses were made by Miss Atkinson and Miss Strong, after which Pres. Bloss was introduced and in bis clear speken way again extended the hand of cordial welcome to the delegates about the grounds and buildings. The jun ior hour -was condncted by Miss Preston, superintendent, and was an hour of gems for good points in junior work. Miss Preston is to be congratulated npon ber great success in this greatly bene1 ticial work, for the little flks. '" A report from the committee on -'credentials showed that about two hundred and" seventy dele- gateawere entitled to Seats in the.conven- " . 1 1 10a,. about UOiVauoul senior aau o junior; iiina- tians, 90; Presbyterians, 55; . Congregation ahsts, 40; other denominations, - 1 to 15 each. EVENING SESSION. Opened by song and praise service, fol low ing which Rev. Thomas Boyd, of Port land, presented the banners to Multnomah aud Coos counties, who will protect the vic tories so proclaimed for tne ensuing year. j Revs. G. M. Weimer, of Eugene, and L. A. J Hoidridge. of Albina, then delivered short, hut interesting audresses on "Sunday School Bible Stud" and "Fellowship," respec tively. During the love feast following over 000 of the 1.000 necessary for the ex penses of the year w as pledged by the so cieties present. . Sl'KlMY, LAST DAY. Sunrise prayer meeting and denomina tional services throughout the city was the program for the forcnoor-. At three o'clock a mas rally of juniors was held at the col lege, and a very "interesting program was rendered by the little folks, presided over by Miss PrestoiH- junior superintendent. Greeting by Mildred Johnson and the re sponre by Master Claude Hubbard were very creditable. In the evening cottage prayer meetings were held at. several homes throughout the city at G o'clock, and at seven open-air exercises on second street, which was followed by addresses at the op- ' era hotise, the last service of the conven- tion. Officers noniinatyil aud elected for the en suing year arc: President, W. P. Miller, Pordaud; vice presidents, C. II. Curtis, Portland, F. G. Strange, Ashland, Wm. Smith.. Huntington; secretary, W. II. Mor row, Portland; treasurer, W. F. D. Mer cer, Portland; superintendent of junior' work, Laura. C. Preston, Portland; etlpor dreg m Christian Emle avorer, E. S. Mi'ler, ; Portland; associate editor, F. R, Cook; superintendent of temperance, J. Rhodes, Portland. . " But few people will learn in a school other than that -of experience. Numerous in- stances have- been recorded of runaways happening as a result of changing the" bridles of a team Khen on the public highway, jet such an occurrence took place here in Cor vallis last Wednesday morning and as a're suit a splendid team of horses were drowned and their owner is lying at bis house suii- ering from nunr-rous injuries. On the' j morning in oiiestimi J, C. Mohr started for !,. , . .hisr .nc.,,., Ltnn county, a,com,,a.ed by ,E. D. Homer ami Bert Van Cleye, who had : ", , " " . 1 . - i Mbr s new dwe! xng . Arnvmg ;.t the ferry landtni;, Mr. Mohr discovered that a mis- liUMli nnrrfiirTWl tvi w t.no ii-i t n t-ii it mt Mr- take had been made iu bridling the horses, ! Debate Resolved, "That the Death Pen arid stopped to make the necessary change. ' alty for Crime should be Abolished." "Web. When the l.iiules had been removed from both the horses our of them looked around and saw Bfrt's face and "they are both up with the angels now" in horse heaven. Mr. Mohr was standing immediately ia front of j the team as they started for the river, and was knocked down, stepped on and run over by the wagon. He was soon conveyed to the residence of Chas. Mod its' and medical aid summoned. Dr. Pernot who has the patient iir chau;, si.ys tUat tho injuries sustained are not dangerous, aMtmiyli th y , , are very tevera and paim'ui and will con- fine h;m tc the houe for some timo. 1 Young Ladies' Republcan Club. . At the residence of Miss Louisa Weber, last Saturday evening, the Young Ladies' J Republican Club entertained a number of thir friend of the republican male persua- aiou. The evening was pleasantly fcpeiit ., with games and conversation until 10:30 o clock, when sherbet, cake, aud chocolate 1 were served. The quests iveretheu favored with a recitation by Miss Cundiff, of Albany, iu which elocutionary talent of a rare order waa displayed. Miss Lillian Hamilton, the favorite elocutionist of Corvallis, also recited iu her usual pleabing style. . Both selections were noil received and added much to the evening's amusement. About midnight the compaoy dispersed for their respective hoines.all trusting that the Young Ladies Re publican Club wotdd live and con' inue to lloi bh even after the campaign has closed. Among those present were Misses Barker, Birdie and Mildred Linville, Maud Breurie- man, Lulu Matlock, of Eugene, Jennie and' Delia Gellatly, Lillian and O'ivu Hamilton, Fiora Mason, May Cuudiff.of Albany, Hattie Gaiues, Imisa YVeWer, Myrtle Lewu, Ann i Alien, and ilis-i Butler, of Independence; Messrs Bert Bowersox, L. V. E'oerhari, V. H. Bloss, J. Fred Yates, Lieut. C. E. D.-iit- ler, V. H. Currao, Shernian Wade, Luthir Siiiii.li, T. E. Wilson, Claude Williams, Per cy Nash, and B. W. Johnson. SOZIETRING VXT'sriAL, .vj a laeiiieijie, is J'-r. Piwc.-'a Ould:ia. "v -f3 A:'li bi:se of V:4 tbat, there's somg v"EC If' 1 thing unusual to tlio way of selling it. Yv here every other medicine of its kind only pronv iw, this is cruaran- ieed. If it ever fails to benefit or cure, you have your money back. It's tho only CTiaranteed remedy for every disease caused by a disordered liver or im pure Wood. Dyspepsia, Biliousness, the most stubborn fcjkin, Scalp and Scrofulous affections, even Consumption ( or Lung scrofula) in its earlie.3 stages, all are cured by it. It purifies and enriches tho blood, rouses every organ into healthful action, and re stores strength ar.d vigor. In building up both flesh and strength of palo, puny. Scrof ulous children, ov to- invigorate and brace up the system after " Grippe," pneumonia, fevers, aud other prostrating acute diseases, nothing can equal the "Discovery." You pay only for the good you get NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that the county court of Benton county, Oregon, will np to the 6th day of June, 1894, receive sealed bids to furnish all materials, build and con struct, erect aud complete, a bridge across a ravine at Dan Rain water's house on Albany road, near Albany. Plans and specifica tions can be seen and examined at county clerk's office. The said bridge to be com pleted by the 1st day of July, 1894. The court reserves the right to reject any and ail bids. B. W. WILSON, ; i . ' ji""-. County Clerk." 1 Pated't CorTallis,. Oregon; May 9th, 1894 Have yon seen the new, " wheel at the Gazette office? It's Ask for .free illustrated catalogue, Imperial" daisy. Here and There. I'm listening to harp and lute, And to the tinkling tambourine, "While high-blown notes from flute-like throats, Come trembling in between. The fern fronds curling, cool and green, Quiver at every echoing note, And down the ieles of spicy firs, The songs of thrush and linnet float. Cool and f tiblime, through purple haze, Mount Mary lifts her crown of snow, While ripening fruit scents all the air, And fills the valley down below. I feci the shock of beating waves, And smell the salt air of the sea, As through the Cascades' riven breast, It drifts at rising tide to me. Storm swept, across a continent, ' I hear Willamette's waters play, Aud see the agates on the beach Of wild Ysleta's bay. Now, sound of lute and harp and shell, And tinkling tambourine, With high-blown notes from bugle throats, Come drifting in between.- Lydia Starr McPufrson Sherman, Texas. Medal Contest Tonight. The second semi-nur.ual literary contest between the Web.-terian and Ciceronian so cieties of the agricultural college, for the Blossgold medal, will occur tonight at the opera house. The program is one fully up to the standard. While the interest in this contest has hardly reached the bight attained heretofore, there is no doubt that a great deal of spirit will be displayed ly members of the opposing sides, and that the efforts of the contestants will fully equal those made by students who have striv Pll tn win thncntiiA beautiful troi.)ir lieforo. . T,)e - 1 stm;C.t,,,l for the occasion are Kev. : J. A. Towtisend, IiKlepeiiileuce; Prof. Jvhn I Siraub, Eugene, and Prof. Eugene M. Earlc, 'Albany. The program for tonight is as fol- jlows: I MusU, p'ano solo. Miss Hortense Greftb? Websterians Heading, Websterians Heading, Bertha Lin ville, ! "Whistling in Heaven"; Ciceronian! Es- say, Arthur C. Lewis, ''The Silent, yet most Powerful Force"; music, vocal solo, Miss Jennie Gellatly; Web. Essav, Lettie Wicks, "Constancy of Purpose;" C'ic. Recitation, Mildred Linville, "An Incident of the Johnstown Flood;" music, piano solo, Miss Anna Samuel; Web. Essay, Louiso Luenbcrger, "A Balloon Ascension;" Cic. ' ,, ',. . .rl u i , 1 : Heading, Eve! vn Currier, " The Bed of In- 5..,, niUii;. V()t,u s'1o, lrof. J(.,,H F. : Fu!tm . Web.-Re ilation, Lillian Ilamil- .., - ... - . ton, J nil. x irst oetllcr s otory ; vic rjS- D;lUl Gellatly, "Thoughts on Friend- lils-, v,wnl .-.li.cti.in. O. A C O inrtette: Affirmative, Austin T. Buxton; Cic. Negative, Willard W. Smith; piano solo, Miss Ora Spanglcr; vocal selection, O. A. C. Quartette. Deafness Cannot be Cured Bv local nppiiciiVions as tln?v ennnot ronch ', the dUcniid ir.irt'nm ni' tin; ,(;:ir. Tlii-ro is only 01 vay lo cure djafin-ss. Mini thut is by ci!isliluti.n.-ii r-ni(H!i."s. i-cain's in csiur..;u liv mi infl'inii-d condii i'.n of thtr mucus lvidng of thu Eustachian Tubi;. When this ! tube "is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely . .. fleafnesiS is Lfly re sultt !in(1 unl(.s.a the Mntlani mation can betaken out and this tube j restored to its normal condition, hearing will bede?troy-d forever; nine caes out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but ' an inilatned condition of the nuicuous sur- I . . , , TT e i We will give One Hundred Dollars for any t ca;;e t,f deafness (caused by catarrh) that ean- I not be cured by llail's Cabin h Cure. Send ! or t'reu!nr; lre. I F. J. Chunky & Co., Toledo, O. pw?5So!d by Druaists, 75c. YVebfoot Commercial Fertilizers. The vital question to the planter to-day is, not how much land can he ti I, but h..w much he can draw from the laud. That farmer 18 more prosperous who raises 011 a teii-acrt held as much if uot more than an other does 011 twenty acres. To accomplish this a fertilizer must be used. There the question arises, from the use of what brand of fertilizers can the best results be ob tained. Tile Coinnit-rcial fertilizer, manu f.ictured by F. L.'I'6sson& Son, is made especially for use in this state and has a peculiar tituess for our soils. Nels. 11. Wheeler has been-appointed sole agent iu Benton county for PoaHoii & Sou and is pre pared to till all orders in'.tliis line. Rt-suhs of experiments made with these fertilizers at the agricultural college-by Prof. George Coote, are fully stt out iu- a letter printed below: Corvallis, Oke., Aug. 14, 1893. F. L. Posson & -Son, Portland, Or. Gen tlemeii: Herewith 1 hand you report of fertilizers sent to this department during April hist: On Peas I appiied 'fertilizer to pea's in the hill, or row, wheu sown, before the seed was covered. The. results were one half increase above, those of the same va riety, sown on the same date, side by side, also advancing the maturity seven days. Ou Corn This was applied to the lull at the time of planting, procuring a growth of the plant at this time 50 per ceut. over that planted without the ferti.'izer. On Strawberries The fertilizer was ap plied to the pUnts early in the season, just as growth commenced; applying the fertil izer ou each side of the row. It increased the growth of the jilaut and berries 15 per ceut. On Turnips The fertilizer was sown in the drill with the seed, on the 7th f July, iu the dust, or rather, very drv, well pul verized soil. The results have been good, producing roots at this date (August 10th) 12 inches in circumference aud from 2 to 3 inches in depth. On Tumatoes ror this purpose twelve varieties were used. The results were ex cellent in every variety, increasing the growth of the plant from 45 to 50 per cent.; also having the same effect on the produc tion of the ftuit. Oa Pot Plants Good results, such as fuchiaa, geraniums and begonias the effect was excellent, the foilage becoming a very dark green and strong; also producing a much larger display of bloom, likewise pro longing the blooming season. For top dressing one heaping teaspoonful to 6 and 8-inch pots was used. Very truly, liEO. UtlOTE. From the above you will notice one great benefit besides the increase of crop is that the Webfoot advanced the maturity; that is. the crop is ready for market from one to two weeks earlier than crops planted at the same time, but unfertilized, except with barnyard manure. - Are you insured? If not, now is the time to provide yourself and family with a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera, and Diarrhasa Remedy as .an insurance against any serious results from an attack of bowel complaint during the ' summer months. - It is almost certain to be needed and should be procured at once. 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