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About The daily gazette-times. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1909-1921 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1909)
THE DAILY GAZETTE-TIMES Published every evening except Sun day. Office: 259-263 Jefferson street, Corner Third street, and 232 Second treet, Corvallis, Oregon. PHONES, 210 4184 Entered at the postoffice at Corvallis, Oregon, as-second class matter. SUBSCRIPTION RATES DAILY Delivered by carrier, per week...... .15 Delivered by carrier, per month 50 By mail, one vear, in advance .. 5.00 By mail, six months, in advance...- 2 50 By mail, one month, in advance 50 THE WEEKLY GAZETTE-TIMES Published Every Friday SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year, in advance $2.00 Six moths, in advance- i.oo In ordering changes of address, sub scribers should always give old as well as new address. N. R. MOORE . . . . Editor CHAS. L. SPRINGER, Business Mgr. TOO MANY EDITORS? Job Smith; who conducts the "Scrap Heap" column in the Boston Traveler, recently, had the following; to say about "The Editor,' in answer to a corre spondent who thinks the country is overrun with them; An irreverent Dorchester correspondent attempts to stab our pride and self-respect when he writes us in this fashion: Don't you think there are too many editors in this country? When you get down to the bones of things, are editors of any particular user Hasn't my opinion as much value as yours?" rrobably there are too many editors in this world; yet they are not as numerous as the men who believe they could do tne editor's work better than the editor. Whether editors are Useful creatures or otherwise is largely a question of opinion; they exist, and are used; and things that are used, whether they be doorknobs, rubber heels. doughnuts, or editors, must be useful. As to the comparative value of the opinions of the editor and the correspondent, the best and most conclusive answer is that .the opinions of the editor are paid for. Work Soon Forgotten The editor is human; his work . is ephemeral; and it is difficult to estimate the results of it, be- cause it is difficult to - learn ex actly the influence it exerts, His work is written, ' printed. published, read and cast aside in a day. You can follow the work of .the farmer from plow to pantry. irom seed time to stomach, and with mathematical certainty but the editor's work is from day to day; he throws his ideas out of the window; they may be seed thrown on good soil; they may be pearls cast to swine you can never tell. Editorials are like the grace of God: they may convert a sin ner, or concrete a- scoundrel; they may tap the tear ducts of a saint or excite the jeers of a grafter. It all depends. If - they cause the reader to become a correspondent with a kick they are not in vain. . Public Damns the Editor As a general proposition the public buys the paper and damns the editor; it will declare he ' has no influence, until he steps on its corns; then well, then it is different. " There are two things every American can do better than the man on the job run a news paper and manage a hotel. If there is any esteemed friend, American and countryman who . doesn't believe in this declara tion he is either dead or in an asylum. ' We have a number of -unpopular citizens in mind whose ehe r mies have often wished they ; were exiled, or in jail, or run ning for office. We don't; we are content to ' wish they were running a newspaper and .finan cing it themselves; they would then be so busy that people would forget them. Not Popular With Politicians As a general proposition the editor is not popular with the politician; their aims are antag onistic; the editor wants news and publicity; the politician a voids -publicity and to him no news is the best news: and the nosiness of the newspaper person merely induces passion and pro fanity. The man who is kicked by a mule is seldom an admirer of that interesting creature; the sagacity, pugnacity, speed of his terminal facilities and marks- manship do not make a pleasant impression on the man: and the statesman with a nice little scheme on his hands, who finds all its plans and specifications in a newspaper when he wakes up j some morning, is certain to in dulge in a bunch of rhetoric similar to the man who has been in collision with a mule, and it is not fit to print. . Editor Some Pumpkins In fact, by his public utter ances the statesman has not any higher opinion of the editor's utterances than our esteemed Dorchester correspondent; but you will find the fellows on the other side of the game willing to admit the editor may not know all' but that he is some pumpkins. One thing is certain vanity does not thrive riotously in editorial rooms; when the public is not taking a fall out of him, the editor is being reminded by his contemporaries that his opinions are mere piffle, punk, rot. No! The editor's life is not a happy one; but he has cer tain and distinct value, and its estimate depends largely on whether you are behind his chair or impaled on the point of his pen. We should say at a venture our correspondent needs not editorial but medical advice; a blue pill would help him. The wise men who have insist ed that the air was not the do main of man, and that flying ma chine inventors would better spend their energies in some other direction as they would never learn to fly, are now busy doing some revising on their own ac count. And now they are talking of a flying machine race at the Seattle Exposition. The aeronauts are to fly around the bay, a distance of about forty miles. Bleriot, the Frenchman.' who flew across the English channel, is willing to come over and try conclusions with the Wright Brothers. About three of those Yale graduates like the one that wal loped five thieves that attacked him the other day in Germany, should be employed to go to South America and keep the peace be tween the wrangling Republics there. It would take just about that number to put down one of those revolutions that occur there so often and they would do it expeditiously, too. John H. , Deane, a New York lawyer, evidently had a very strong desire to lay up treasures iu heaven. . At one time he dropped $100,000 into the contri bution box of a church there, and he gave away twice that much in donations toother church in stitutions, yet a few days ago he testified in the supreme court of, the State of New York that his worldly possessions consisted of the suit of clothes that he wore and seven dollars in cash. Plenty of nerve and a modicum of muscle is a very good thing for even a teacher of the Word to possess, disciple of peace that he may be. A husky young American who, while he attended Yale University was a member CENTRAL BARBER SHOP The largest and best equipped shaving, haircutting and bath parlors in the city. Newly remodeled, four chairs, enameled hot and cold bath rooms. Everything complete and first-class. Service guaranteed. Centrally located, under Benton County National Bank, corner Second and Madison streets. TAYLOR & PRICE, of the college baseball team, jvas on his way to attend the World's conference of the Y. M. CI A. in Germany, when he was held up by five thieves on the Italian frontier. According to the press dispatches, the encounter was brief but in every way decisive. Houghteling used two fists at the end of two muscular arms. There were five robbers in the band. Two rn away after getting plen- ty. Another is m the hospital and two others are in jail, cap tured by Houghteling. We have not yet learned to value the Agricultural College's work as we should. As a gen eral thing we farmers think we know more about farming than any professor," we think jve learn all the new methods from one another, but in reality the United States Government has spent thousands of dollars each year to assist, us,, and the finest fruits and vegetables and grains we grow were first produced by experiment in the stations sup ported by the government. We people who are trying to reclaim our land and extend the acreage under cultivation will learn some day that better methods of farm ing will make one acre produce what two do now, and -we will come to realize what the Agri cultural men can do to help us. T. J. Johnson, Ontario, Oregon. To See Over the Telephone Wire Seeing by. wire has long been the dream of most inventors, and not a few in the past have wasted both time and energy in attempting to solve the mystery, It has, however, fallen to the lot of two Danes, brothers, nam ed Anderson, to be the first to invent an apparatus by means of which it is possible to see what is going on at the other end of a telephone wire. The details of the invention are naturally kept secret, but there appears to be no doubt as to its genuineness, An engineer of high repute has just tested the, claims of the Andersons, and the expert de clared the claim to be entirely justified. The process is described as en tirely new and very simple. It differs from the Korn and other systems of photography, mas- much as it makes no use o: nhotography, but transmits light and colors directly. Any one speaking at a telephone fit ted with the apparatus can be seen from the other end of the wire, and he likewise can show anything he likes across the wires. , : The Andersons have taken eight years to probe the mystery, They are of humble parentage the sons of a saddler at Odense and are aged 28 and. 30, respectively. Washington's Plague Spots Lie in the low, marshy bottoms of the Potomac, the breeding grounds of. ma laria germs. These germs cause chills fever and ague, biliousness, jaundice lassitude, weakness and general debility and bring suffering or death to thou sands yearly. But Electric Bitters never fail to destroy them and cure malaria troubles. "They are the best all-around tonic and cure for malaria I ever used," writes R. M. James, of Louellen, S. C. They cure Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Blood Troubles and will prevent Typhoid. Try them, 50c. Guaranteed by all drug; gists. . , ' j For Rent A small desirable farm, two miles south of town. Inquire 708 Third street, phone-1120 8-6-tf-w CORVALLIS, ORE. THE TENNYSON ANNIVERSARY (Continued) from page one ) Low," but the effort was so rau cous and high that the guests begged for a cessation and he then' sang "Sing Me to Sleen he guests were snoring in less man a mmute. Thev were awakened from their sweet ob- ivion by the serving of an ex ceedingly generous portion of brick ice cream and "kisses, " all of which was eaten in "honor of the distinguished poet who gave England and the entire world some of its sweetest songs, And, incidentally, they enjoyed it because it was good. The oc casion seemed to warrant a dis play of fireworks and an effort to set the Kline home on fire was made by lighting a patent indoor electrical st;ck that sent out a shower of snarks for ten minutes. The celebrators sue- 1T 1 1 11 ceeaea oniy m Durnmg a hole m Miss Kline's fine carpet but that was immaterial considering the honor done Mr. Tennyson. This entire affair Was what Miss Thorp' called a "hen" party and the ladies seemed to enjoy it despite the fact that there were two of the other sex present. At a late hour Miss Kline was told how lovely she, and everything she did, was and the guests de parted for their homes after an evening of genuine pleasure. Those present were Mesdames Selling, Yates, Farra, Campbell, Eichnor, Dryden, Carver, Moore, Strange; Misses Shell, Thorpe, Denman, Greer, Ewing, Cum- mmgs; Messrs. L L. Brangham and N. R. Moore. "A A COUNTRY GOOD SHOW" Fine Film at the Palace Excep tionally Fine Bill All Round. . The Palace theater was crowd ed to the doors last night to wit ness the production of "A Man Without a Country," claimed to be one of the best moving pic tures ever exhibited, and those who saw the picture last night were more than satisfied with the entertainment it offered. It is all that is claimed for it, and is not only one of the best but one of the clearest films Corval lis theater-goers have ever had the opportunity to see. Prof. Horn's troupe of dogs still continues to amuse and last night he had several new tricks which show the professor's . skill in training dogs. The dancing of Miss Blanche Graydon was a feature of the performances, her "Dance of all Nations" being one of the prettiest things of its kind ever seen in a Corvallis theater. The bill will be repeated to night and those who failed to witness last night's show should make it a point to see tonight's, for the entertainment will amply repay you. For Sale Lot, with small house, on College Crest. City water, fruit trees and ber ries. Inquire at 151 Madison street, next door to Postoffice. ' ! 8-4-4t For Sale Deering Binder almost good as new; Price with trucks-$65.00. y , A , . . S. BlCKNELL 8-6-tf w Corvallis, Ore. EASTERN OREGON APPRE CIATES College people Kind Words for Heads of Depart ments Who Held Institutes The Ontario "Optimist says of the farmers' institute held there astweek by Pres. .. Kerr, Dr. Withycombe and Prof. Lewis: The talk of Prof. Lewis along horticultural lines was much ap preciated here, and many ques tions regarding varieties and treatment of fruit were asked by his interested listeners. Following his talk, Dr. Withy combe made a short address on agriculture, saying that all farm ers should be educated men and thinking men, and that they should know how to keep track of all the details of their farming in order to know what part of it pays and to eliminate the part which does not pay. He is earnest in urging all things that make for improvement and ad vancement. "In the evening Dr. Kerr spoke to a good audience on the subject of industrial education. He believes that every man and woman should .know how to do with the hands the things life fits them for. He advocates that every person should be fit ted to fill to the best ability the place in life to which he belongs. "Education," he said, "means fitting boys and girls for living." I It is the aim of the Agricultural College, he explained, to so fit boys and girls. It endeavors to teach them the industries which they must take up when they have entered upon life's duties. Dr. Kerr's talk was much en joyed. All three of the Agri cultural men have warm en thusiasm for this valley, and be lieve it has great possibilities. They enjoyed their visit here and were much pleased to see the progress which has been en joyed by this valley since their last visit two years ago." c - V(ay It's Done In Roseburg Roseburg Review: The Roseburg Commercial Club wants a quantity of fancy fruits and vegetables for an exhib it at the Seattle fair on Douglas County Day August 18. If you can conveni ently supply something in either line for that occasion it will be greatly ap preciated. Bring your donations in prime condition, packed or otherwise arranged as neatly as possible,, to the Commercial Club building pn Saturday, August 14. Don't be afraid to bring any variety or too much of it if it's worth looking at. If there is more donated than the Club wants for the Seattle exhibit. It will come in very handy for the city exhibit building at the railroad depot, which needs replen ishing very badly. The club is going to give away a lot of advertising litera ture at the fair, but seeing isbelieving, and the fruit and vegetables will speak for themselves. Will - you donate something? Newport Property. Sixty choice lots more or less in New port, Oregon, (one of the most health ful and popular summer and winter re sorts, near the terminal of the Southern Pacific Railway, at the Pacific Ocean) for sale or will exchange for other good property. Property near Corvallis pre ferred. Address M. S. Woodcock, Corvallis, Oregon. . thurs. tf 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, Toledo, Oregon. 7-29-lt-d-2t-w COUGH ANDCUSt&TKE!,Ufi AND Alt THROAT AND LUNG TROUBLES GUARANTEED SATSFACTOfiX Off MOAfEV REFUNDED. llilllj ""VOLDS li TOIAL60TTU FREE -Get Your- ME AT -OF- Hubler Bros, We haje our own special delivery and deliver to any part of the city. Try us and you can't quit. It . will become! a habit. Call for the Western Market PHONE 1288 8 FOR RENT, ROOMS For Rent Three furnished rooms, two of them suitable for light house keeping; all down stairs; outside rooms. Inquire at 800 Fifth Street C HEW CADILLAC and KING CORN TOBACCO .Always Good; not made by the Trust. Sold at JACK MILNE 'S 20 Per Gent DISCOUNT In order to clean up our SPRING SUITS We will give 20 per cent discount until all are sold A. K. RUSS Dealer in all Men's Furnishings CORVALLIS. - - OREGdN Blackledge & Everett Successors to Henkle & Blackledge FUNERAL DIRECTORS and LICENSED EMBALMERS Carry a complete line of coffins and caskets in all colors and sizes; also ladies' men's and children's burial robes. Calls attended to day and night. Lady assistant. EMBALMING FOR SH1PPIN& A SPECIALTY. Call at Blackledge's furniture store Both phones. ATTORNEYS J. F. YATES, ATTORNE Y-AT-LA W. Office Rooms 3, 4, 1st Natl Bank Bldg. Only set of abstracts in Benton County PHYSICIANS G. R. FARRA, M. D., PHYSICIAN AND Surgeon. Office in Burnett Block, over Harris' Store. Residence corner Seventh and Madison. Office hours: 8 to 9 a. m.; 1 to 2 p. m. Phonesr Office, 2128, Residence, 404. J. B. MORRIS, M. D-, PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Corner Third and 'Mon roe Streets, Corvallis, Oregon. Office hours: 9 to 12 a. m.; 1 to 4 p m.; 7 to 8 p, m. Phone in toth office and lesi denee. W. T. ROWLEY; M. D., PHYSICIAN and Surgeon, Special attention given to the Eye. Nose and Throat. Office in Johnson Biae. Ind. 'phone at of fice and tesidence. UNDERTAKERS M. S. BOVEE, FUNERAL DIRECT or and Licensed Embalnier. Suc cessor to Bovee & Bauer Corvallis,. Oregon. Ind. Phone 45. Bell Phone 241. Lady attendant when desired. PHOTOG1RAPH ERS PICKEL'S STUDIO, 430 SECOND Street. Phone 4209. L. L. BROOKS' SEED STORE NEW P0TAT0ES--Get my prices before you bay elsewhere Cabbage, Kale Cauliflower Plant ' Poultry supplies, stock food, plants . and garden seeds Get my prices 127 . 2d St Corvallis