County Clerk X V0L yLV. - CORY ALLIS,-BENTON ; COUSTf ,P0N FRIUAY, - SEPT. 25 NO- SO. ; HOW TO SAVE tnn r A nni re r UnUr ur HrrLto Cure for Tree Infested With "Borer" SIMPLY THREE RUSTY NAILS Driven at Base of Apple Tree is the Simple and Sure Remedy. That three rusty nails, driven at the base of an apple tree in? t fested with parasitic '. insects called "borers will effectually stop the ravages of the pest that has successfully frustrated efforts of government scientists and horticulturists through the , country, is the statement of E. J. Chipinan, who has had ex perience as an apple grower in the orchards of southwest Missouri. "It has been some time since I was actively engaged in the business," said Mr. Chipman, "but I had the remedy called to my attention during the. recent trip through the apple growing part of Missouri between here and Memphis. Acre after acre was plainly being destroyed by the pest, as I could see from the falling leaves that should not drop for a number of weeks. The "borer" is the greatest enemy of the famous Missouri red apple, and with the excep tion of the remedy which I have found infallible, there is no means by which to stop their ' ravages. -' ' ..' "The nail cure is so simple and so hard of explanation, in) its effects thai 'many people wHfj not give it a trial, .but l used f it for years and always found it to work like a charm. Just take three rusty nails, alid drive them in the base of the trunk, about a foot from the ground and about three inches apart. I do not know whether the pol-, ished, round steel nails will give the same results. A, trial will prove that the remedy is success ful" Joplin Globe. Corvallls Orange. The next meeting of Corvallis Grange will be held Sept. 26, at 2 o'clock in Agricultural Hall, second story, northeast room. All members please try to be present. Our Grange is most favorably housed in the O. A. C. and should be a real source of inspiration and power to the landed proprietors of the state. It is noticed with regret by humanitarians that cities grow apace fed by constant influx from the country homes. Is it an "Ignis fatuus" that lures them? Or is it true that the mills and factories, the shops and stores of those erreat com nnii siores in liiusu "ictiii i mercial centers, offer our young! people e. fuller life, a larger de- 'velopment, greater happiness than can be gotten out of resi dence on the beautiful uplands and pleasant country valleys; from the work in subduing the earth with the cleaving plow and pulverizing harrow, from sow ing and reaping and ingathering of Earth's harvest. If this is true let us '-hang up the shovel and the hoe," for the culture and happiness of men is of first importance, and let us continue as we are doing, being feeders of the city's growth,' and turn out yearly battallions of youth as typewriters and stenographers, bookkeepers and clerks, to en large those "ulcers on the body politic," as a political economist calls our cities. We Grangers do not believe . there is a more moral, happy, that, which should, and must ex- " . - - I ist in time, on the-farm. That , this is not the case at present in many instances mates it none the less true nor nearer the truth to ostrichlike duck our heads under the stream, of ten dencies which make for the city. This simply shows us how inef fectual as yet is our work and how essential it is that we farrn- inp neonle see things as they are, with more mental vigoT and less muscular brawn, that we work for "beauty as well as for bread;" that we put the spirit of religion' and poetry into this work; otherwise, what are we but hulks of humanity, sailing down the" stream of time tinder a sunless heaven, toward a tide less sea and a rockbound haven? Some of the interesting fea tures of Saturday's program' will be a talk by Professor Dryden, and Professor Kent, who has lately leturned from Hew York, will tell us something about farm life in that state. Discussion- "Recognizing that the agricul turist may . plow and the horti culturist mav orav. and yet from a lack of knowledge of how and . where to . market his iarm nroducts. his vear s work may be almost a failure; therefore be it "Resolved, That the Granges of the State petition the Board of Regents to establish a'Chair of Trade" in our college, whose business it will be to keep pro ducers in touch with . organiza tions and men who may give in formation as to market prices and put them in communication with responsible buyers. TAFT COIN GOES BEGGIXG. No Takers Ton nd for $20,000 at 4 to i in imnaio. -, Buffalo, Sept. 20-, Henry Sellheimer, secretary of therRe oublican Countv Committee, an nounced to-day that he had $20,000 to bet at odds of 4 to.,1 that Taft will defeat Bryan. He said that "he would give any iart. or all of it. to anv one who will cover it. Mr. Sellheimer is a responsible man, and his sin ceritv in the matter is not ques tioned. When asked where the money came from he said that a Detroit man had sent it W him. Sellheimer has not yet found anv one who is willing to "take the bet. WCTUto Qive Entertainment. The W. C. f . U. has made ar rangements to bring Dr. George Gilbert Bancroft and Miss D. Lillian Lewis, impersonator and vocalist, to our city, date and place to be arranged as soon as possible. , Dr. Bancroft will give . his famous psycholological lecture, 'Hoodoos." the first night, to be followed on the second night by a musicallecture noveltv,"When, Whom and How to Love, laugh producer of the first mag nitude. ; Dr. Bancroft will be assisted by Miss D. Lillian Lewis in a delightful repertoire of literary and vocal gems. These artists come to our city well recommended and the W. C. T. U. should be highly com mended on securing for our city such high class entertainment. LETTER LIST The following ' letters remain uncalled for in the Corvallis postornce for the week ending Sept. 10 '08: . Miss Erma Culton, Miss Libbie Eas-an. Charles Edbv. Kafer & Son. Airs Marv C. Maichel, F. A. Murphy, Jas. O. Reese, Lewis Rush. -B. W. Johnson, P. M. Southern Tacific Contractors Leave for De troit on Special Train. F. A. RUCKER AND J. 0. r- rr Were Accompanied py Mr. Welsh ot the CiE, Refufe to Say Whether They Knew. Bni Intimated Some Work Would Be Done Before Winter Sets In. Armed with maps, plats? and voluminous blue prints, jf; A-. Rucker and J. B. Pope, contrac tors and engineers-of the South ern Pacific railroaa, leu wejineti- day morning On special tram over the uoryauis st Xiasieru. ir rtofi-nit. Thflv wre accompa nied by Mr. Walsh , f thf Q. IS. : They jntena w gw .w u: nrmected route OX ttt ,V'0; i across the mountains and are- ;nsnlni (Ka line Th SllV'- vey recently compieieu uy ,u party of engineers over th4 pf. jected route will again beTe' fully gone over and furthere- tails of tne route pianneu. , ?.r? While Messrs. KucKera Pone were reticent as to their exact plans, they intimated inai a force of men - would ; follow, them-to the end of the line with in a few . days and somOjf con-, Rt.rnct.inn work done. : They re fused to say whether theykijew that the work of extending the line eastward would commence at once or later. From the re marks, " however, which? they made it is assumed that some construction work at ' least will r"?"i"v-""r - - v . -I bjoebetoxe It is belieyea tnateariynne "r5 '"""m tixmaonitroi start. -rm. 4k, CAnki.n ' Poo . fic officials have definitely decid ed to choose the U. s xu. route is now a - certainty, accoraing 10 the statement of an official this morning in a position to know. Albany Herald. . ; .: ; Local Tfieatncal News. The management of the opera house has about completed ar rangements for the appearance in Corvallis of a first class stock company, producing modern plays at popular prices. It is proposed to have this company appear at the opera house every Fndav and Saturday nigni, givr ing only such plays as have won popular approval ana .a cnange of bill eachnight. The corn nan v will have a circuit of Wil lamette Valley towns playing one night a week in each of the others. Believing' that a field exists for a venture as outlined above, the "Alcazar" stock com pany under the management ot W. M. Rasmus, nas been orga nized. Its members include some of the best "stock actors on the coast, selected with an eye to thir snecial fitness for the work- and a reoetoire of plays will be presented that will appeal to the best class of people in ihe various cities. Heretofore, ti.e oonortunitv to see productions of this class has been open only to residents of the larger cities. The "Alcazar" Company will be second only to the famous Bak er" Theatre Company of Port land, and the productions will compare favorably with those given at the Baker Theatre- - In the event of the arrangements being completed, the first ap- nearanee of this company in Corvallis will probably occur oil Uj;tober znd-anu ova. Close Call. . 1 A big, stout. able-?odiftdtramp seated himself very comlorcaly C EASTERN RAILROAD POPE CONTRACTORS 1 - - jr. .: on a brake beam, as the . train left Portland Wednesday, little realizing the trouble in store , for him. With the train running at a goo'd fate of speed his 6bat caught on the brake landing him clear off the bars, his head Strik ing: the crouhd with great force, leaine him at the side of the track in a dazed condition. He landed in Corvalhs Wednesday mornLne- and looks as though he had been in a scrap with Sulli van. one eve being in bad snape with a, possibility of losing the Biffht. ' Chief Wells took him .around to the doctor who will adniinisteF . the usual coinple inent of porous plaster. " How he escaped instant death under the wheels, is one of those mysteries . never explainable. Why. .these people prefer tramp ing and living like nogs to non est toil is also a mystery. Tne Heathen Chinee is Peculiar.' It seems our Albany neigh bors can not appreciate a good thing when they get it for now comes the complaint mat "tne b ns Rnn Lou.freei of cha' efe th(i keening of swine near that city Krf tk heathen " -r- 11 j iicc iiiuou auonvi vnu wm.-m nlaint of keeoinc and maintain ing a nuisance against the peace and dignity of the community aforesaid. It is further arkied that the children at school in neighborhood would greatly pre fer the perfume of roses. Mr. Hung Loui was brought to Cor vallis Thursday and consulted Judge Holgate in regard to the matter. Upon promise or a thorough renovation of the premises, he was releasea with out bail.' Real Estate Transfers. . United States to LeonaTharp, 50 acres in Alsea. United "States to Peter N. Bossen, ; 167.g6 acret near Blodgett. C. C. Marvin to N. Bossan, 28.14 acres south of Corvallis, $850. E. E. Wilson, et al, to H.' M. Parks, lots 1 and 2, blk. 3, Ray burn's Add. to Corvallis, $90. O. Dellavento A. E. Bowland, lots 9 and 10, blk. 12, N. B. and P, Avery's Add. to Corvallis, $100. Lena Weaver to C. M. ,Mc Kellips, lot 6, blk. 7, Corvallis, $10. . C. W. Young and wife to J. A. Bodine, lot 7, blk. 14, Corvallis, $1750 J. J. Cady to C M. McKellips, 2 lots in blk. 1, Wilkin's Add. to Corvallis, $10. United States to ,M. E. Ma lone, 120 acres in Alsea. United States to W. J. Cath cart, 80.35 acres in Alsea. - W A. McGillis to J. McGillis lots 5 aud 6, blk. 8, Monro.. $St0. ' ' - T. ILCrawfor l to A. R. Brei '- ner, lots 11 . and 12, blk. 39. Louise Irwin's Add., Corvallis, $10.. M. H. Bauer to. C. C. Marvin, lot 9 and S. i lot 8, blk. 14, County Add. to Corvallis, $10. Murk Adams to A. Tj. Seits. 159 acres in Alsea, 135. A H. Lirabocker to J. J. Cady, 2 lots in blk. 1, Wilkin's Add., Corvallis, $10. J. Al Bell to JF. Allen, 9 lots in blk 18; Job's Add., Corvallis $1000. . Leading Nations . Import Much .;.V Lumber. Few neonle have the slightest conception just how important a part timber ana unmanuiacturea wood play in the trade between the world's - great nations, and doubtless it is news to many to learn that the lumber importa tions of the ' various countries amount to $285,600,000. This is according to estimates . for the whole " world compiled bv ' Dr. Ernest Friedrich of the German commercial high, school at Leipzig.. Notwithstanding tne fact that it'nnds its own supply dwind ling, the United States furnishes about 25 percent, of the lumber imported by other countries. : Mr?. Ada Jessen. who recent ly resigned her position as book keeper for the water commission at Corvallis with the intention of returniner to her old home at Oakland, California, has decided to remain in this city anil" has accepted a position as stenog rapher and bookkeeper in R. H. Huston's Hardware Store. . Mrs. Jeesen has made many friends during' her residence in this city who will be glad to learn of her decision to remain in Corvallis. E00SEA ELT'S, ST0BIES Of His Experiencesvlttt--Africa t -This Tear. 1 .. ; The Gazette will soon begin to publish "Roosevelt's Hunting Stories," written- by Theodore Roosevelt and completely illus trated. The publication of these stories will be according to the custom heretofore of the Gazette to publish popular stories during the long evenings of fall and winter, when readers enioy in teresting reading matter during the long evenings after the busy work has become more quiet. It is now time that all persons sud sp.rihe for the Gazette, who wish to read these thrilling stories, as they will soon appear in the pa per. Similar writings of Presi dent Roosevelt are to be paid $2 per word for the writings oy eminent publishers. Subscribe now for the Gazette so you may .not miss any of this interesting reading matter. These stories . are complete with th excitement and dangers of the chase. 1 hey oreathe tne free air of the mountain and the plain, andTeflect the glow of the camp fire and express the unique nersonalitv of the author. During the fall and winter the Gazette will also publish others of the latest popular stories. Real Estate Sales. The Robinson Cate Realty & Investment Company-1 eport the following sales : , O. S. Poulson. 90 acre farm three miles east of Corvallis to Mr. J. H. Ponsford of California. A. N. Wood, 2 acres tract with improvements near the C. & E. ciossinar to Mr. Evans, of Alsea, Mr. Evans is coming back to Corvallis to spend the remainder of his days. Mr. Chappell. . residence on 8th and Washington streets to Mrs. Lowell. . Mr. James Horning. 2 lots - f neir Union depot to A. N. Wood. O.A.C. KEWS OF INTEW- T New Students Fi rri Everywhere MANY CHANGES ARE M QE The Registration ia Estim ied At From 1200 . to 160 Other Interesting Newsn New students from all . parts of the coast are coming in by every train. It is now plainly evident that despite the building of 1UU new houses tne boarding and rooming - accommodations for students will be taxed to the utmost capacity. - Board and room now range from $4 to $5 a week, and many of the best families in town , have opened their homes to students in order to avoid the apparent conges tion. There is no question, how-' ever, that all the students com ing will be accommodated, with the understanding that : young ladies entering college will have quarters in Waldo Hall unless provision is made with the Presi dent to the contrary. Clarence Leonard, who gradu ated last OAC commencement, has entered the U. of O. as a Junior, which is to say that in two years he will blossom out as a full-fledged journalist as he is taking that special course. He has always been an enthusiastic and patriotic promoter and root er of the athletic games atthis institution: hence he will neces sarily undergo a change of heart before the great football game takes place between the two in stitutions next Thanksgiving dav. ' Manv changes have been made in the arrangement of the rooms on College hill. The fiH nancial secretary, Dean tJexen, moves into his new quarters in the east end of the old library room. Opposite his quarters will be the Registrar's officeJ which will be open for business this Fridav morning. Half thd teachers in the college will have rooms different from those occu nied last vear. Therefore, thd rooms will all be numoerea anai 5 - . nlaced on the schedule so thai students may know where to re-i port for their recitations. .... The registration for the com in? school vear is variously es timated at 1200 to 1600 students Tf there should be the usual in crease as expected there will inj all probability be not less thai 14 0 students. .But so iar it ia merely guess work. Among the new students to day are John Gill, Jr., of the J K. Gill Book Company in Port land, and Edward Hexter, Junio member of the Hexter & (Jlajj Hardware Company of the sain city. Young Hexter was accom panied by his mother, Mrs Laura Hexter. He is a nephev of D. Sous Cohen, prominentia known throughout the North west. , Miss Vera Horner, who has been pursuing a post-graduat course at O AC, has been savin j her nennies and has finally en tered the University of OregoJ ..... ... m t I with the expectation oi oecom ing a teacher of Language. Als on the same dav arrangement were made to register Presided Campbell's sister in the OACJ which indicates that peace an harmony prevail in the highe circles oi the two great state m stitutions. - , ' . : I