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Issued Every FriJay Moraine by tlie Gazette Publishing Co. B. W. JOHNSON,- liugluess Manager. CORVALLIS, OREGON, JAN. 8, 1897. CONCERN AS CITIZENS. No matter how we feel toward Senator Mitchell, as party men, our broader interests as citizens speak eloquently in his behalf. No state could demand better ser vice from her representatives in congress than that rendered Ore gon by Mr. Mitchell. Even the Oregonian gives him credit for unusually faithful and effective labor in behalf of the immediate interests of the state. Mr. Mitch ell commands the respect and friendship of his associates in the national, senate, and his familiar ity with men and methods there, is of great value to the state of Oregon. ,,v . ,v, x :, A measure of greafi importance to the citizens of this state, and especially to the farmers, is . now before congress, and definite ac tion will be taken within the next two years. The opening of the Nicaragua canal means to the farmers ot this coast a nearer market, a decreased cost of trans portation and a consequent better price for their products. They cannot afford to neglect any op portunity for furthering this en terprise, and their best interests demand the re-election of Senator Mitchell, one of the foremost and ablest advocates of the building of the canal. ... , There are those who would sacrifice Oregon' sjnaterial wellfare on account of alleged misgivings concerning a matter that is positively settled for at least four years, or for personal or political revenge. They are not good citizens. They are nar row and selfish. The people of . Oregon owe nothing , to Senator, Mitchell, but they owe it to themselves to see that their representatives in the legislature return Mr. Mitchell to the position where he can be of the best service to the state. AS WE ARE KNOWN. A disease cannot be cured by attempting to ignore.its existence. It js not wisdom nor courage, but rather indolence that asks "What is the use of troubling about it V . Citisec who are interested in the weffiare of , the Agricultural College cannot afford to adopt the don' t-say-any thing policy. The best permanent interests of the institution will be subserved by a frank, honest discussion of its merits and defects. We all know that politics has its hold upon the college and that it cannot erow and prosper as it should until its management is absolutely divorc ed from politics. The following article from a California paper only mildly rep resents an opinion that is fast growing in our state: Recently a bright . politician named H. B. Miller was appoint ed to the State Agricultural Col lege in Oregon. Onemorning last week a figure representing a man's body was discovered sus pended from a flagstaff: of the in stitution and in the place of the -weather signals floated a flag bear ing in large letters the words, ' 'H. B. Miller may know how to run a sawmill, but he cannot run a college. ' ' In addition to the effigy there were legends .expressive of dissatisfaction with the president painted on the front doors of the main college building and doors of the chemical laboratory. The action of the students is not to be commended in any sense, yet the incident only brings into bolder view the decadent state of educational affairs which honest educators have to contend . with in the webfoot state. All the in- . stitutins , for . Jrigher . education there are distressed -by the politi- . cal machine which dwarfs them to give fat places to unsuccessful office seekers whose ability enti tles them to no recognition from the people. Sissous (Cali.) Mir--ror. .. "The Corvallis Gazette was amoug those who most violently opposed Senator Dolph two years ago, because he was against free coinage of silver," says the Ore gonian, which often enjoys mis understanding. Dolph's financial views had nothing whatever to do with the Gazette's opposi tion to his re-election, nor, we suspect, is Mr. Mitchell's attitude -concerning silver, the real cause of the Oregonian's plaint against him. The Gazette cannot pretend to speak for Senator Mitchell. This paper is perfectly satisfied with the Senator's republicanism, and has no fear that he will op pose any really republican policy. It declines to cure the blind that won't see, and refrains from at tempting the hopeless task of convincing the Oregonian. If a college trained man who is a business man, cannot be found colleges should be abolished. - The fact that several of those who opposed Dolph two years ago have turned populist does not throw discredit 1 upon the fight against the candidate of Simomsm. It is but a step from the sublime to the ridiculous. Washington embraced popu lism to escape McGrawism. Winter Sprays. Prof. A. B. Cordley, entoinolo- gist at the Oregon Experiment Station, in the last press bulle tin, contributes an interesting ar ticle on "Winter Sprays," which we publish in full. "Every person," he says, "who owns an apple tree, a pear tree, a cherry tree, a fruit tree of any kind, if he has not lready done so, should plan to spray these trees in the near future. This advice does not apply alone to the horticulturist thef person who is growing fruit .as a busi ness. It applies as well to the farmer who grows fruit.only for family use. , It applies, to the dweller in ; town" idrljpity.v who grows only a few trees -in the back yard or vacant lot. In fact, it applies with particular force to the last of these classes. The progressive , horticulturist does not need such advice. He knows that the health even the life of liis trees ' often depends upon such sprays. He knows that the quality of his fruit, and hence the quality of his success de pends on such sprays "But we are apt to neglect lit tle things. The farmer or city dweller with but a few trees is apt to neglect them. They are a side issue, of but little ac count His intentions are good. While planting the trees, he can almost taste the fine fruit they will produce. He plans to take the best care of them. He will cultivate them, prune them, spray them. "But when the time comes to do all these things, other lines of work , are more pressing. I he trees are neglected. They grow up if they live at all, gnarled, moss- covered, pest-stricken parodies of 'what might have been' valu able only as showing how not to do a thing. The fruit does not equal the famed 'Apples of Sod om.' It is not even beautiful to look upon. "The person who is unwill ing to igtVe the necessary atten tion to his trees, to grow good fruit, should go out of the busi ness. He should not attempt to grow fruit even for his own use. He will get no pleasure from fruit growing. His few ) trees will give his premises a shiftless look wilVsatiinivlrim? as a shift less man. He will get no profit. The: land" could better be used for other purposes. He will suc ceed only in making his trees a breeding place for fruit pests in making his trees a public nui sance. , "Still every farmer, every per son who can, should grow some fruit. He should "plant with care and then continue the care. The care that he bestows upon his trees will measure" his suc cess. With care, they will be a source of pleasure and profit. Without it they will be a source of disappointment. "Winter sprays, or indeed, sprays at any time, are not all that is required to grow good fruit But they are one of the essentials and now is the time to think about supplying them. Get your spray pump ready; get all necessary materials on hand ; and some time between now and the swelling of the buds, give your trees ( at least two good sprayings. " ' There is no other time so favorable for controlling the various bark diseases. There is no other time so favorable for destroying the San Jose scale, the wooly aphis, and the eggs of the green aphis. "If your trees are infested with San Jose scale, , spray with the lime, sulphur and. salt mix ture. If not, use a strong cop per sulphate solution.5'' . .. ; ; An Amatuer Detective Amcng the spectators at the trial of the Salvation army lieuten ant, was Plutarch Lewis. fPlutarch is a follower of Ballirigton Booth and is the sole ' representative of the American' Volunteers in Corvallis. Plutarch has been a a defendant in a criminal action himself, and thereby hangs a tale. According, to Tarn Case, whose veracity is only excelled by his imagination, Plutarch was the vic tim of misplaced confidence in his own ability and the earnestness of John Moore. "Moore and Plutarch," says Tain 'were partners in I lie detective business, with headquarters in Cor vallis. It was a co-operative, di-vision-of-labor association. Plu tarch paid all assessments and Moore absorbed all dividends. There was a dividend declared every time Piute paid an assess ment, and an assessment was -levied every lime Moore needed some cash. "About 1891, there wasa stage J robbery in Douglas county, and the firm' sent Lewis down to ap prehend the robbers and secure the reward. Moore fitted him out with false face, revolver, wig and other paraphernalia mentioned in the Nickel Library, and Plutarch betook himself to the scene of the hold-up. , j? "Plutarch socn" struck a hot trail and kept it up all day. - Toward evening he grew hungry, and put ting false lace, wig and revolver in his overcoat pocket, he called at a houe where no one was at home, but a young lady who fur nished him with Eolid refreshments. Lewis hung his overcoat on the porch wall and went in the house to dine. A few minutes later the young lady's beau came in, hang ing his coat by Plutarch's. Ac cording to her custom, the young lady searched her lover's coat for candy; that he waarn the habit ol bringing her. Unfortunately she found the wrong garment " and brought to light Lewis' detective outfit. Thinking . them to be her Sunday fellow's, she donned them and marching up to him, 'frighten ed him out of tv week's growth. , 'Revealing her identity, she was informed that the property was that of the - stranger who, coming put at that time, claimed the outfit. He, PlutarchjMhen 'paid for 'hts meal and departed on the hunt About- an hour latei-ps- parfx from MedfordwhpwiareJiu lUutg.' for the' stage robber, toppetal the house and being informed of the recent visitor with the false face and wig, hurried after him. Plutarch was quickly overhauled and captured. Despite his proles tations, he was hurried to the coun ty jail and. the tf. S. marshal was notified. Plutarch in his sore straits revealed the fact that he was a detective, but the officers only smiled a knowing smile and refus ed to free him. Next day, Lewis was 1 alien to Portland. Corvallis iii ii'l-i being notified they-, seem- Lewis' dismissal ' and 1'iiii .roii left the jail. His first id was t throw up his commis sion as detective and lie; 'has 'not hankered alter police duty since." A Gazette reporter interviewed Lewis yesterday about his detec-. tive experience and was shocked to learn. that Plutarch -flatly de nied Tarn's story. ' "I went to Douglas county," said he, "to take up a claim and found work 111 a Medford hotel. 1 was arrested there, the officers believing me to be the robber, as I answered his description. I was taken to Portland, where I was kept two or three days until my friends came down to identify me." .- -v.- , , This version, however,-is -very-tame compared with Tain's story and Tain's reputatiori,"as' i tale teller .entitles his descrlpAipiiiVto first place. L i Alsea Jotting We have had very good weal h -er for. a fewdAys ;;y , 1 - There were many nice presents received at the Christmas : tree and everybody is happy." '".;.' Miss Pickett, of Honey .Grove, has a select school lor the benefit of some small children " who" can not rcalk to the school."'"' " ' The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Risley will be glad io hear that their little daughter, Wanie, who has been very ili," fs convalescent. Will Vidito made a business trip to the county seat last week. Mr. V also contemplates a trip to Portland to"" visit ' his daughters, Mrs. Murry and little "Miss Myrtle. . John Henry returned home last week from an extended visit to friends in- and near Corvallis and attending business. "John says he had a royal good time and we re joice to hear it... Jesse Tharp bid- home and friends good bye last Friday morn ing and returned to Corvallis, where he has six-long' months of school life before him. While we miss him ery much, we wish him every success. '.".' ... W. Q. Tharp will leave lis in a few days for the buuehgrass country. While we regret to see him leave us for other lands, we wish him well. We admire the spirit of thrift which he shows in making an honest effort to achieve success. - . Clarence Vidito, George' Childs and Donna Longboltom ' returned to Sodaville this week to resume their studies. Joy go with you, boys; we wish you well. Be stu dious, and when school is out next June, your many friends will wel coras you back most heartily. . It is being said that we will have a college built in Alsea near the postoffice. We are advancing with the age, you see. We have to send our children twenty, thirty and even one hundred miles to school. Why not have one of. our own and save expenses? r; - Old Ikkocence. Concerning' the College. The board of regents of the State Agricultural College met Wednesday afternoon and fin ished its session yesterday. Several matters were up for discussiou, but no definite action was taken at this time on any thing of importance, except on the -matter of state aid. The board will ask nothing this year from the legislature except an ap propriation to keep up repairs to the buildings. - Five thousand dollars will probably be sufficient for the purpose. The board also raised the an nual salaries of Dean Berchtold and Prof. Pernot $300. The for mer will now receive $1,800 per annum and the latter $1,200. The regents present were Messrs. Keady, Apperson, Hillary, .Kil- len, Church, DaveHpoxt, Irwin, Yates and Hughes. -; THE IMPENDING CA8TASTROPHE. The Oregon legislature meets next week and Salem -will witness, some exciting scenes. This session promises to rival if not excel any previous one in interest and many dramatic features will doubtless en tertain the members of the third house. The first -fight will be an organization. Simon claims he has the ' presidency: of the senate already in his control. In the house, BensQj'of Josephine seems to have'H the lead for speaker. Brown of Morrow and Riddle of Douglas are working hard for the position. Bourne of Multnomah has a fighting chance, for the selection of Simon as president of the senate may dis gust some of the house republicans to such an extent that they will vote for Bourue to "even things .There, will be a spirited contest for the', other-offices of the', two houses, and then will follow the scramble for clerkships. While Senator Mitchell's re-election is practically assured, there will be an active and moneyed opposition. Corbei$'is simply "getting his.leg pulled." ,. Je has no possible, show even should TSlitcIieli's defeat- b; accomplished. The real candi date is kept in the background. The play of the opposition has been to organize the populists against MitchcT;; by solid inducement iu-- jufluenlial rquarr ters, and then control enough lepuLlican votes llieeugli political trading, aiul. aj. upplyof thejgold standard to prevent Rlus.eJ&tauJ,Sl:xttek '4b sucej: or3 iaiiure 01 meir maneuvers win ue demon strated. After these things are settled the people may hope for sonvc beneficial legistaliou' ' . . . " The'; general republican sentiment is strongly in - favor of-a caucus for organi zation, "for selection of senator and . for all purely party measures. Objections to a caucus seem few and "weak ' anJ doubtless 011 Monday all the republicans will meet as a "committee of the whole," to arrange the republican program. r Summons. .- r- .1 11 t In-the circuit court of the ftnto of Oration for Benton eounty, Seth "W ."Taylor, plniiitlfl. vs. Sarah A. lay lor, defendant, suit tor at vorce. -.- 4 . - To Sarah A. Taylor, defi-ndnut, in the; above entitled suit: '- In the name of the Btate of Orpfjon you are hereby required to npueiir an3 nnswi r the complaint tiled against you. in fhc above entitled suit on. or before .the .first djiy oflpa next regular term of said court which will be held on the twelfth day of April A. D., 1897, and if you fail to answer for wniitn mereoi IUU piaillHU win Iippiy J limit. for tho relief demnnded in said complttint which i". for a decree dissolving tho mnrriagc contract existing between the plaintiff and the defendant, and for.- costs and disburse ments of this suit. This Summons is served by publication in the .Corvallis Gazkttk. By order of J. C. Fullerton, judge of raid eourt, bearing date th 10th day of Novem ber A. D., 1896. . .- . . John Kklsav. " Attorney for Plaintiff. Assignee's Notice of Final Settle ment ' In Ihtf Circuit Court "of the State oTOre? ton, for Benton County.- in tUe .Matter of .the Assignment-of Zcp.bin Job. and. B. . K. Jpb, partners doing busincss.uhder'tho firm' name of Hamilton, Job & Co., for the' bene fit of Creditors: ' :. '" '-'"' "''"'' 1 '"TEfbtiee is hereby givou to all persons con-1' cerned .'that the undersigned, J.-11. Brysori", as Assignee of Ha'nriltuH, Job & Co., nbovK named, has tiled with the Clerk at HieaUmo enfitled'Court tils' final account as. feub -Assigned in"tturnlviiciititle8 miiEterf 'a-ndhe aid Court has- fixed Fridny.'tha SKr.d Say Tf January',' 1SU7, at the hour-Of two- o'cloobj in the aftumooii of mid day as .the turns fur.fl hearing'any and nil -uhjectkms -to.. the said final account, and for final settlement-thereof; and lias ordered that all objections thert, t. f .im V.ifn ii iiL k tiif.ll wll.ll trip Clerk of the said Court by the' tenth ' day 6? .JiiniiBrv 1897. - and tlrat-notiee thereof be published in the Corvali,h Qaxkttk .fijr , four weeks prior to the said tenth, day' of January, 1897. And nil persons iw.V- hSrc'b.y: notified that the-Assignee will on; lie;ai4. Sand day or January 18'J7, move ine vpuri In innmro his s:iifl ' filial -llCCOUnt alia to finallv settle the same and that he mnv be discharged and bis-bondsujen oxboneratf and tor such other ojqer as u tuc youri mity, seem proper. .-.''' ' '' " .. ' J. K, UKl'SWS.: As Assignec.of Hawjilton,. Jub. Jc.Cit..,, CATARRH LOCAL DISEASE arid it the result of colds and sudden climatic changes. ' It can be enred by a pleasant remedy which is applied di rectly into ih Bostnls. Be tas qntckly absorbed it gives reuei hodcc, Ely's Cream Balm fa Mj 1 utMugAnttH tn hm tbA mOfit thOTOBfrB. CUT6 fOT Nasal Catarrh, Cold in Head and Hay Fewr-of alU remedies, it opens ana cleanses me nam passages, allays pain and inflammation, heals the Sores, prew. tects the membrane from colds, restores the senses Af aoa mw,A .n.nii imm fttv .Th-nwtats or dt matL KLY BHOTHEBS. 66 Warren StreeU New totlui STOItS AND TOLD. Wm. Tavenuor languishes behiad prison bars a victim of uiisplcced con-' fidence. The punishmeut followed the crime in his case very quickly. About four o'clock Wednesday after noon, Tavenuor, who is known also as "Wild Bill," went to a cabin ou the Over- lsnder p-'ace, about- tltrce miles west of town and purloined a gold-filled -'-watch' and $t in silver belonging to tIie'-oceu-- pant of the cabin, Beu Bufga; whoiat'ithe time was engaged in cutting:.wood.f .;vcrf Burf(e, returning for supper. ii)issedj Uie articles and, coming to- Corvalljs.i notified OfHcer Skiptou of the theft. He suspected Tarennor, vtlio had been seeji in his neighborhood,' so: the young, man was gathered ia by the officer aud put through a "sweat box." . , He denied vigorously for jawhile, all knowledge of the crime, but the engag ing and persuasive "spiel" of .Mr. Skip ton proved too much for him. Taven nor changed front and with a betweea friends air, told Skipton and Burge: i;"If you dou't tell anybody, I'll, tell you something. This is confidential and I don't want you to give me away. You won't" arrest me will you?" . Skiptojt promised he .wouldn't arrest him, and 'Wild Bill" confessed the robbery aud told where the things were secreted- Burge went with him - to recover them aud Skipton made complaint before Squire Carlile. . Burge recovered his watch and $2.50 in money and a little later Constable Maddox appeared with -a warrant and tookr Tavenor in custody. Skipton didn't arrest him. ii: . Squire Carlile held court at 10 o'clock that night, and the articles being worth less than $35, Tavennor pleaded guilty and was fined $25, which he will pay by doing 12)4 days time in the county jail. He said he wanted to get -out before Washington's birthday, for he had ar ranged to go to a country dance that day and "do up" some fellow. 1 ' Tavennor is a young fellow of about 17 aud is the black sheep of a-re'speeta-able family living on college hill. , 'I have used Ayer's Cherry Pec toral in my family for twenty years, and . recommend it to others for coughs and , colds, and whooping cough. .Save never known a single case of whooping cough that it failed to relieve and cure, when l 1- n until Tie changes his mind or changes his earthly residence. Singular, isn't it, how many stubborn people persist in gambling, with health as the stake, when they might be effectually cured of cough, cold, or lung trouble, by a few doses of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. This testimonial will be found hundred others. Free. Address J. c. To The Public v-": . ' - - - : "'-,--' ; . : 'i' r ' ; ":! " If you wish to keep importance conceiriinj the welf fire an bnsi nbss interests of the county and tle state; if ypu wish to get -the happen ines of the city and county; if you are interested in the news of the world, read v ; . -liere is an opportunity to fet thirty-two columns each week for fifty-two weeks "one thousand six hundred . and sixty-four Ions' columns. of re'a"dxni2t.''matter f or : . - 7i: -: "VVhen paid in advance. ; ' , .; A.dvertisers also investment. The Gazette carries no dead Ixads'.' s there fore it reaches thrifty, reliable, v-j-i-- .-. r v . - - busmess "people, ; ; The advertiser ets his re turns from this class. ; v Now is the time to begin. , The Gazette Job Department has a merited reputation for turning out only first-class work. the coming year; GAZETTE PUB. CO., Corvallis, Oregon. jegetable"freparattoafor As similating theroodandReguta ting theStamachs andBowels of Promotes Digestion,Cheerful ness andRestContaltis neither Ctoium.Morptiine norMinejal. 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J Fresh Bread, Pies and Cakes, ' 35 Candies and Nats, Tobacco and Cigars. ;" Wells Items. J There was a larze crowd out to the literary society last Saturday evening. Every one in this section has a cold and I think a doctor would do well to locate at Wells. The meeting at Oak Grove is still running, but the roads are so bad that the attendance is small. ' Our village seems almost de serted since the holidays are over and the young folks have all gone back to school again. . Wells. COST 1st, 1897. the few we have on hand. Bepulattir of Low . I'riees, .- . Racket Store, Staple t 0 t X t Sealed Bids Wanted. U. S; Engineer Office. Portland, Oreg., Dec. 22, 1896: Sealed pro posals for removing' obstructions from Alsea river, Oregon, will be received here until 2 p. m., Jan. 22, 1897, and then publicly , opened. Information furnished on applica tion. ' W. L. Fisk, Capt Engrs. 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