The Gty
. and Vicinity
Acme Quality Paints and Floor Var
nish that wears at A. L. Miner's.
: 5-17-tf.
Ice cream deliveredon thirty minutes
n otice by Winkley's Palace of Sweets.
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For Sale Kitchen range in good
order. Call at once, 429 Sixth street.
8-3-tf.
Miss Olive Thompson left today for a
visit of indefinite length at Spokane,
Wash.
C. A. Troxel has begun the erection
of a new house on his lot in Avery's
Addition. .
Prof, and Mrs. C. L. Knopf have re
turned home from an extended visit in
Portland.
Wanted Position as cook on thresh
ing car. Call 215 Seventeenth street,
or phone 2369. 8-2-4t-d-ltw.
Shough & Sons, the woodsawyers.
will make special price of 40 and 50
cents per cord on woodsawing. Call
3rd & Polk. Phone 489- 6-28-tf
Eat Golden Rod Flakes,
They are better for breakfast,
Than old-fashioned corn cakes,
And five minuets time, -
Is all that it takes
At Kline's. 6-12-tf
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Andrews leave to
day by automobile for Eugene. After
a few days visit with Mrs. Andrews'
parents they will go intothe Siuslaw'
mountains on a recreation and fishing'
trip. j
Mr. and Mrs. John Wallace, of Lake
Arthur, Louisiana, are here visiting his
sister, Mrs. E. K. Abraham, and .also
at A. L. Stevenson's. They are en
route home from the Seattle fair.
Before leaving Louisiana they spent
some time fishing for alligators, ar.d
expect to fish for trout while here.
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According to State Treasurer Steel's
report, just issued, Benton county has
2,935 children of school age. ' This gives
Benton county $5,429.75 out of the
state school funds. The total amount
apportioned this year, is $50,000 greater
than ever before. Linn county has' 6,
972 children, Lane 9,793 and Polk 4,127.
Fifteen counties of the state have a les
ser number than Benton. '
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Oscar Gustafson returned Saturday
from an extended tour of the coast i
states, Calif ornia in . particular. 'He
went to look for a climate and farming
conditions more favorable than that of
Oregon, but did not find it. Mr. Gus
tafson may not remain in Corvallis, but
when he locates again it will be in Ore
gon. He was in the Sacramento ai d
San Jaquin valleys and was wonderfully
pleased with the activity in the latter
section, but found that it cost topjnuch
to get in, and then he thinks 100 in the
shade is somewhat warm. Mr. Gus
tafson is enthusiastic about Modesto.
That place was hardly on the map five
years ago, but now has a population of
4000, has every modern improvement,
even to 60 blocks of street paving.
That is an irrigated country, and won
drously rich, but all things considered
the Corvallis man is confident Oregon
offers more for less money. i
Special Wednesday sale at Macy's of
fancy stick candy at 25 cents per pound.
Marriages licenses have been granted
to Emmett Elliot and Grace Miller, of
this city, and Henry Wolfeir and Mary
Mayberry. :
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E. T. Kruger, clerk at Nolan's store,
left today for Portland, where he will
remain. Mrs. Kruger has been at a
Portland hospital some time;
Two ' non-resident hunting licenses
were issued to friends of M. H. Bauer,
the cost being $10 each. Clerk Moses
hates to see this money go into the state
: fund.
J. E. Musgrave, real estate man, is
authority for the statement that in-
' nillTO frw Yiwiaaa -iat oka trmr num.
erous. Several people are making in
quiry daily, and a fair percentage of
these are said to be prospective buyers.
Mr. Musgrave says there is a decided
movement along renting lines, and in
real estate as well that is. there are a
good many strangers in here looking
for real estate.
B. W. Johnson thinks he is about the
only big seed in the apple. While fish
ing at Y achats last week he landed a
nineteen inch trout and affirms that in
this he broke the record. His parti cu
lar specimen was one of the "cut
throat" variety, a fish that does not
usually grow to such enormous size.
Instead of sending this fish to Presi
dent Taft, as he should have done, B.
W. had it prepared the way he likes
best and ate two-thirds of it, his better
half getting what was left. Mr. John
son tells another whopper about catch
ing a seventeen-inch one last year, and
a fifteen incher the year before and
there his memory very fortunately fails
him. - '
Richard Brumfield, recently appointed
game warden for the Alsea country, is
in the city. In a pleasant conversation
at this offiice, Mr.. Brumfield argued
that he is exactly the kind of man to
land the game law violators of the Alsea
country, and he cited the fact that in
fifteen days he has already convicted
three men for fishing without license
and another for killing deer out of sea
son. He says he has a line-up on
others and proposes to enforce the law
strictly. Brumfield points with pride
to the fact that in nine years he was
convicted but once of killing deer out
of season and he . insists that spite
work on the part of others who killed
deer daily is responsible for that arrest.
State Game Warden Stevenson will be
here Saturday, probably, and an effort
to have Brumfield's appointment re
called may be made. ' -:
Smith's New Prices
Ship your produce to us. We will
pay you the following prices. We
do not charge commission:
Dressed Veal up to 140 lbs. . . . . . . 9c
(Large veal less)
Dressed Pork. '. .He
Spring Chickens, large 16c
Spring Chickens, small..... '. . .-.-.18c
Hens . ......15c
Eggs, candled. . .. 26c
FRANK L. SMITH MEAT CO.,
"Fighting the Beef Trust,"
Portland, Or. ; . .
We Use Scien-
tific Instruments
To determine the needs of your eyes
There is no guess "work about our
examinations. They . are just as ac
curate as trained skill and experi
ence can make them. They cost you
nothing ; so you certainly ought to
have the benefit of them, if you have
,any eye trouble at all. They mean
the proper glasses, the only kind
. you can afford to wear. -
E W. S; PRATT, Jeweler and Optician
STRICTLY STYLISH
8 Keady-to-Wear
SUITS, SKIRTS and WAISTS
These Garments for Ladies and Misses ?
are of excellent quality. The styles speak
for themselves - and the prices are really
less than the cost of material and making.
YOU CAN SAVE MONEY BY BUYING HERE NOW
Henlzle & Davis
' Complete outfits for camping parties
at Blackledge's furniture store. ' 8-3-tf
Mr. and Mrs. Wm.; Baker arid daugh
ter Hazel left today for Alsea to be
gone one month. : '.
Pres. W. J. Kerr, Dr. Withycombe
and Prof. Lewis returned last night
from an extended trip through Eastern
Oregon, where they had been holding
farmer's institutes.
W. Tom, night watchman, took his
family to Seattle yesterday and Chief
Wells is doing double duty. He lets one
eye sleep at a time, using the right one
for night service and the left for day
purposes.
The Coffee Club dance last niarht
was a very enjoyable affair though not
largely attended. As one fair maiden
expressed it, the absence of quantity
was amply supplemented by the pres
ence of quality.
Mr. and Mrs.. W. C. Taylor guests of
relatives at Oak Ridge the past month
or more, left yesterday for Hubbard to
visit C. A. Bareinger. They will then
go east. The . Taylors are greatly
pleased with this section and may re
turn to look for a location.
A telegram from A.- W. Moses, whn
went to Nebraska or Kansas a week or
so ago, says that he and his family will
return here within a few davs. He ex
pected to remain east but finds the
weather too' hot and thiners cenerallv
unsatisfactory. Old Oregon looks good
to him. .
J. M. Nolan endeavored to get the
business men to close their stores at 5
p. m. during the month of ugust, but
met with poor success. Nothing
daunted he has instituted this innova
tion .himself and will give his clerks
the extra hour each evening except
Saturday." If you trade at Nolan's just
remember to get there before 5 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Springer and
son, Jack, who have been visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. L. Springersfor several
days, left last evenirig for their home in
Philadelphia, Penna. They will make
the return journey by way of Yosemite
Park, Southern California, Colorado
and Central Western points. They
were very much pleased with Corvallis
and hope to repeat their visit out here.
A letter from Miss Anna' Frevler.
formerly employed at this office, says
that she expects to remain in Kansas
City this winter with her sister.. By
the way, her sister's name is William
Green or Benjamin Smith, we fail, to
remember which, and it is expected
that when she returns to Corvallis next
year she will have changed her , name
to something that sounds "like one or
the other. '' --v -
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1 There is now some prospect of the
primary school , building being moved
to Job's Addition. During , a month
the contractors have been fooling with
the job, accomplishing little. They were
unavoidably delayed for a time by fail
ure to get necessary timbers but recent
ly the work has been neglected. It took
more than a week to get half the building
two . blocks and from Thursday until
Monday that half blocked Monroe at
Ninth, and no attempt was made to
move it further. The school board
made things warm for the contractors
yesterday and it is probable that the
building will be hustled to its . destina
tion. According to contract the build
ing should now be on its new foundation.
Palace Has
Dog Show
The Palace last night.- present
ed Prof . Horne and his troupe
of performing jdogs to houses
that taxed the capacity of the
theater, and best of all the show
is worth seeing. The dogs are
all well trained and their tricks
were performed in a manner
that showed Prof. Home a King
pin among dog trainers. " The
best act and the one that pleased
the audiences most was the bag
punching act by "Prince" .
The picture program is also
very good, the best film being
'.'Washington Under the Ameri
can Flag," which is a fctory of
incidents in the life of our first
President from the time he took
command of the Continental
troops to the summer before his
death at Mount Vernon. .
The film is easily one of the
best ever shown in Corvallis and
no doubt will be seen by large
crowds at tonight's performan
ces. '
Wanted Hay And Oats
Wanted Five to ten carloads of good
cheet hay and two carloads- of oats.
F. O. B.- cars, any station on C. & E.
road. Write price to me. R. N. War
nock, Liveryman, ToleddOregon.
' 7-29-lt-d-2t-w
The Gazette-Times 50c per month. .
WfEDTQMB'S LAMP
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Tribute to Lady Curzon's Memory
Hung In Taj Mahal.
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OF RARE ORIENTAL DESIGN.
Placed by Order of Former Viceroy of
India Above the Cenotaphs of Shah
. Jehan and His Queen In Mausoleum
at Agra Made by Skilled Egyptian
Workman.-:' '
A tribute to the memory of Lady
Curzon, who-was Miss Mary Letter of
Chicago, swings in the magnificent
marble mausoleum, the Taj Mahal, in
Agra, India, -"it is a lamp of rare
oriental workmanship of bronze inlaid
with silver and gold.
"... It was placed there immediately
above the cenotaphs of Shah Jehan
and his queen, the builder of the Taj
and the consort, at whose death the
beautiful structure was erected, by
Lord Curzon as a silent memorial to
Lady Curzon.
The story of the' love of the fifth
mogul emperor of Delhi which in
spired the Taj and of the placing of
the new lamp In the old tomb by the
former viceroy is told by Ella Wheeler
Wilcox. '
Installed After Evening Prayer.
"Not many months ago America and
England had occasion to feel more
than an artistic Interest in this won
derful monument to a constant love,"
writes the author. "Just after even
ing prayers had been said in the
mosque and while the sun's last rays
kissed the shimmering minarets and
the .shadows lingered in the eronnda
above the Taj the lamp was Installed
witn htnng ceremonies bv the lieu
tenant governor of Agra." '
Of the event Lord Curzon, who had
been a frequent visitor of the Taj
Mahal with his American wife, Is
quoted as saying:
"I had often been struck by the ab
sence of any lamn above the ceno
taphs of Shah Jehan' and his queen.
It was clear that at an earlier date
such a lamp had been suspended from
the dome. I found that the most suit
able, model would be a lamp that once
hung in the tomb of the famous Sul
tan Beybars II. I learned that there
were only two workmen in Egypt ca
pable of parrying out a work of so
much delicacy, and one of these, To
dros Badir, was intrusted with the
commission.
"For the inscriution. which runs 1n
a belt about the broadest Dart of the
lamp,; I purposed to have in Persian
script only the words 'Presented to
tne TomD or Mumtaz Mahal by Lord
Curzon, Viceroy of India, 1906.' I am
assured that no such lamp has been
made since the period of the original
manjr centuries ago." '.- " i. . -
T ; World Understands Gift.
''Lord Curzon is silent ree-ardin tho
tender and i beautiful meaning under
lying his gift, the writer comments,
"but the whole world understands and
the centuries will preserve the poetic
significance of his offering. ,:
Unborn eenerations who -nasa mi
the marble stairway and under the
lighted lamp will breathe a prayer for
the soul of the fair-American, together
with that of Delhi's youthful empress,
for always the mind of romance
must associate the names of these two
young beings who were absorbed into
tne me absolute, crowned with youth,
beauty and enduring love."
Shah Jehan's favored wife died in
1629. The Taj. dedicated to her, re
quired twenty-two years in the build
ing, and the cost is variouslv estimat
ed from $9,000,000 to $60,000,000. It
was erected when Delhi was in the
zenith of its magnificence and is one
of the architectural wonders of the
world. Cosmopolitan Magazine For
August. .
OFFER OF $500 FOR AIR RIDE
W. B. Hayward After Glory of Being
First Passenger In Wright Aeroplane.
Secretary W. B. Hayward of the
Republican .national committee is will
ing to pay $500 for a . ride on the
Wright brothers' aeroplane. He so
declared himself recently to a group
of Nebraskans in the lobby of the
Hotel Wlllard in -Washington.
'I had the first motorcar in the
state of Nebraska," said Hayward,
and I played in the first game of golf
in that state outside of Omaha, but I
never was so crazy about anything as
I am about the' Wright flying machine.
I would be willing to give $500 for the
glory of being their first regular fare."
'.. Automobiles to Tow Canalboats.
The first successful towing of canal-
boats by automobile was accomplished
a few days ago on the Lehigh canaL
Owing to the liability of the towline
to snap in the effort to start, George
B. Plummer, a Camden (N. J.) automo
bile expert, equipped a seven ton mo
tor truck of forty-five horse power
with spiral springs. Six barges with
800 tons of cargo were taken from Al
lentown. Pa., to Bethlehem, Pa., in an
hour. - Present lock capacity and speed
limitations considered, it is estimated
that automobiles compared with mules
will handle double the number of
boats in half the time..
In Honor of Persia's New Shah.
Hagisoun' H. Topakyan, Persian con
sul in New York city, celebrated the
accession to the throne of Persia of
the new shah by firing a salute of ten
guns in the new shah's honor at Per
sian ourt, Mr. Topakyan's beautiful
place, near Morristown, N. the
other afternoon. The gun used,-which
was nanaied ty Mr. Harvey Ellis, -was"
i brass three pounder. .
Two Bargains in City Homes
Two corner lots, with one house of 7 rooms under construction.
Bath, pantry, large closets, two bed rooms, linen closets, halls up
and down stairs, fire place, basement full size of house, which is
24x36 feet, plumbing and electric light complete, septic tank, con
crete sidewalk and small barn.
Also one inside lot and 7-room house, bath; pantry, sewing
room, closets to bed rooms, halls up and down stairs, basement
24x36 feet, full size of house, electric light complete, some plumb
ing, concrete walks. .
This property is in good location, two blocks from College, four
blocks from public school. No agents. Call on or address
OWNER, 320 North Tenth Street,
Corvallis, Oregon.
Occidental Lumber Co
Successors toj
Corvallis Lumber Co.
We are here to supply your needs in the Lumber line. Please
call on J. .B IRVING for information and prices. And take
notice that it we have not got exactly what you want we will
get it for you.
G. O. BASSET T, Local Mgr.
The Best Paint
There is no better paint made for appearance and
, durability than
Acme Quality Paint
Specially prepared for exterior and interior use.
"FLOOR VARNISH THAT WEARS"
WALL PAPER AND PAINT STORE
Second Street, Near Palace Theater
Benton County Lumber Co.
Manufacturers of all kinds of "
r fir Lumber, Mouldings, Cedar Posts,
Sawed and Split. Gedar Shakes
Dealers in
Doors, Windows, Lime, Bricx Cement,
Shingles, etc
J
Glass Jars, All Kinds, at
HODES GROCERY
COOPER 8 NEW HARDWARE CO.
.yy Successors to "
MELLON & PINKERTON
Second Street, Corvallis, Oregon
V Dealers In
Hardware, Implements, Buggies, Wagons, Cream Sepa
....... rators, Graniteware, Tinware and Builders'
Hardware.
Sole Agents for
Congo Roofing and Quick kleal Ranges
WHEN YOU WANT SOM ETHING
GOOD TO EAT .
Phone Your Orders To No. 7,
THATCHER & JOHNSON'S GROCERY
wnere ihey wm be rrompuy ruled.
Fine Line of Crockery, Glassware, Cut
Glass, Haviland and Chinaware,
LAMPS ETC.