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Entered as second-class matter August 5, 1909,
' at the poitofflce at Corvallis, Oregon, under act of
March 8, 1879.
. In ordering changes of, address, sub-,
flcribers should always give old as well as
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N. R. MOORE . .
CHAS L SPRINGER,
. . . Editor
Business Mgr."
THE FARM'S THE THING.
"National Wealth and the
Farm" is the title of a recent
address by James J. Hill,' an
appeal to those in charge of the
Wealth' and industry: of the
country to. exert their influence
in the direction of better far
ming. - Mr Hill said in part:
"The farm is our main re
liance. Every other activity de
fterida unon that The farms of
this .country t are now , . adding
annually over eight - billion
dollars to the total of our assets?
a total vvhich,' unlike that- of
ttanufacturing , and other in-
conferred by human ?;labor upon
6ome materials alreadyexisting,
of elemental things.- - This is the
annual miracle of the earth;
quite as wonderful as if a new
yiauvi biiuuiu appear in - space
each twelvemonth. It is the
mother of every other f orm . of
human industry. -Our tillable
area may be - made to support
millions of people greatly multi
plied after the last bit of mineral
has been extracted from . the
earth, r the man's ingenuity in
fashioning tools and fabrics has
paoocu ilo mini,. Aiieie is iiu
comparison in volurmv. in value
' and in relation to human enter
prise and the very " continuance
Of human life between the culti
Vation,of the soil and any other
occupation. . ' :
. "The , situation, then, sums it
self up thus: We have almost
Reached a point where, owing to
vuiairiuu nituuut ni
creased production per acre,;
. our home food supply wilLbe in-,
sufficient , for our own needs;
Within ten years, possibly less;
We are likely to become a wheat
importing nation; the percentage
of the population engaged in the
agriculture and . the wheat pro
duct per acre are both falling; at
ative scarcity of bread, by ar
tificial increase in the price of
all manufactured articles, and
by. a: habit of extravagance
which has enlarged the view) of
both rich and poor - of what are
to be considered the necessities
of life. These plain facts should
disturb and arouse not only the
economic student but the men
who are most intimately related
to the wealth of the ' nation and
motet concerned that it shall not
suffer loss or decrease. , ,
The Smaller Farm.
"What we must come to and
the signs of -the times indicate
that we cannot make head in
that direction toa rapidly is the
smaller farm,. . with , a . mpre, in
tensive ' agriculture. We sup
port, -in round numbers, ninety
millions of people on three mil
lion square miles of land. We
shbuId Jbe able:yto ; support 150
per sauare mile as easily as 30;
and then we should have but a
fraction of the density of pop
ulation of Denmark with ' 167 in
habitants per square mile,.. Hol
land with 448, or our. own state
ot Khode Island with 4U m
1900. But the ' education of a
whole people in right methods of
tillage is a stupendous task. If
it should take us fifty ; years, we
would by ; that time probably
have doubled our population
also, and barely kept pace with
our necessities. But we have
not yet accomplished' the mere
preliminaries of such va 1 process.
Farmer Most Learn.
"What has to be taught is not
abstruse..?. While highgrade farm
ing can furnish .employment for
the best intelligence, - instruction
in a , few . simple .: subjects wii
enable the .ordinary farmer -to.
doubly ;5 hisvprpdijct.: i Heneeds
to be. taught , how .- to prepare , a
field prpperty;for;the: seed; j how
toselect.and where.to get , the
seed that will yield, the best re
turn; how to cultivate each crop:
how to combine stock1 raising
With tillage rand how-to rotate
his crops and" 'preserve ; unim
paired the richness of "his - soil
On his own farm, with the ma
terial and the1 object lesson - be
fore him, under instructions
that comes -with the 'public
authority and sanction, he wil'
be a pupil apt to learn. It is on
a par with the importance of the
public school. - We have not et
made a begmmug; but every
other interest and ' every other
item of proposed legislation
might wait until we.do.,v
PUBLIC SALE
OF HORSES....
At McFadden's
Stables, Corvallis,
' SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 2
3 Two-year-old , Percheronfe, by
Patchie. ; . . v
1 iThree-year-old Shire, weight
1800 pounds.-: . :-
1Three-year-oId German Coach,
weight 1250 pounds.' -
1 Match team. t' 'Pilot Lane"'
COltS. " '--':':. ;V:r 'V-.V-:
1 1400-pound mare and German
; Coach colt.
S Yearlings 1 Percheron, 1
,,r... German, Coach, 1 Belgian. .
Sale will be without reserve.--'
; DICKJCIGER.-
A. L. Stevenson, Auctioneer." "
New fall dress goods at Kline's.
9-20-tf
Albany Democrat -. says ; thai
town has been retarded i by
holders of speculative. -.tracts j Re
fusing to be annexedutOithe-city.
uet after the assessors to get
after the land hogs. -' -V-
AU over Oregon many hun:
dreds of families are settling
every, monthr New railroads
building and. projected are at
tracting,, settlers and opening up
the, wilderness. Oregon com
munities wise enough tb not per
mit the vacant lot speculator , to
block their -s development will
receive growth that is theirs by
right, of . natural advantages
around them. A .The communities
ruled by mossbacks and dogs-in-
the-manger will remain , station
ary, or nearly so. ' 1' -
COPY OR G1RGULAR LETTER BEING SENT TO COUNTY
SCHOOL PATRONS BY SUPERINTENDENT H. L. MACK
. Office of County School Superintendent, Benton County, Oregon.
To the School Officers of Benton County:
. I am this day sending: to the various school clerks of the county, warrants for the Qctober apportionment. Receipts
for same are made out with the exception of two blanks which they will fill before returning to this office. . . ,
Permit me to call your attention to the following items:
1st Sec. 28, page 21, School Laws of 1909. . , . c
This provides that you must expend at' least 85 per cent.- of the amount received from the county school tax and the
irreducible school fund on teachers' salaries. If this is not done the unexpended balance reverts to the county- school fund.
I have, therefore, been compelled to penalize the following districts for the amount set opposite their numbers,, and this
sum has been deducted from the October apportionment and warrants drawn accordingly: t
No.
7
16
20
23
34
43
45
$16.34
1.40
' 4.45
22.75
34.30
27.41
5.58
No. 59, . . . $28.88
" 72 Joint . 27.19 from Benton County
," 74 . . . 6.48 " V
. " 81 , Joint . 5.84 from Benton County
'' 93 . . .' 18.72
" 97 . . . 19.76
" 5. Joint . 17.88 from Benton County
: ,
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The state apportionment this year was $1.85 per capita, and all districts under the Hawley act are guaranteed $300.00
from the county fund, and required to maintain six months school. Thus it is possible for the small districts to tell within
a dollar iyhat they will receive. Illustration-Dist. No. 94 has 14 pupils and will receive (14 x $1.85) plus $300 equals $325.90.
Must expend for teacher's wages 85 per cent, of $325.90 or $277.02, which will secure a teacher at $42.50 per month for six '
and a half months. The April apportionment for 1910 will probably be as'it was for-1909) $3.50 per capita; hence, the
larger districts can,' after the next census is taken in November, :tell how much money they will receive for this school year.
IllustrationElist. No.'74 received a warrant in October for $384.12 .and, we will suppose, enumerates . 62 . children, its -present
enrollment, in November, 1909. In Aprilr 1910, they will receive 62 x $3.50 or $217, which added to $384.12 makes .
a total of $6pL12. . Of this sum 85 per cent, will employ a teacher at $60.00 per month for eight and a half months. 1 By1 all
means, use your money; don't report any of it as unexpended. . ?
2nd Your 15 per cent. fund.
In the weakest district this will aggregate $48.00, and may be expended in properly equipping the school house. I
believe that in four years' time the 15 per cent, fund will, if rightly managed, equip the average rural school something like
it ought to be and keep up the. incidental expenses also. - Some districts are trying it, why not yours?. Again, I dm con
vinced that six months' school under improved conditions is more profitable than an eight or nine months term 1 as now con
ducted. Meet me at the school house, when I am in your community, and let us work out this plan for your district.
. 3rd .Teachers' contracts. Section 71, page 36, Laws of 1909
This section makes it imperative on you to file a copy of the teacher's contract in this office. Much inconvenience
would be avoided if the clerk would notify me immediately upon the election of a teacher.
4th Compulsory Education. Chapter 10, Laws of j909.
See that your teacher is provided with a copy of the last census and require her to do her part in securing good attend
ance. Last year the record was 93 7-10 percent.; let us make it 95 per cent this year. . .
. 5th-Farrell Act page 52, Section 110, Laws of 1909.
This provides that all doors must swing out and makes the Board responsible for same. If your doors do not now
swing out, make the change at once. ' This must be done. .
i 6th--Outbuildings and grounds.
The out-buildmgs must be in a sanitary condition at all times and it is your duty to act with the teacher to see that
they are always so kept. . "
Many school grounds are in poor condition. I Twmld like to see all grounds cleaned, drained, and fenced, with some
trees and flowers, started oathem.: Make them a credit to the district and county. 'Many people are visiting, our county at
this time and are judging the community by the school maintained iy the people.
7th School Flag! ' ' '
I find-that some districts do not own a flag; others permit it to be unfurled in stormy weather. This is wrong. The
law makes it mandatory on you to. provide i the flag arid see that it is displayed during suitable weather.
' 8th School Census. V .1 " ' . '
A special; ppealfo the district clerks last year to see that all children in the districts be enumerated gave us an en
rollment of 2935 in contrast with 2749 for 1907. It is to your interest to see that all . children be enumerated. Each child
will cause the district io receive approximately $10.00.'-- See that all- between, four and twenty years are' enumerated.
. and let us.pass the 3200 mark this year. ; ' . '
- 9th. District Boundaries. "
Under date of May 31, 1909, I sent to your district a plat and description of the district boundaries as made by J. H
" Wilson upon order of the County Court. ; As expected, many mistakes were found and most of these ':have been -corrected,'
but several are yet to be acted upon. . This should be done before the nxt census is taken in November, in' order that the
clerk may know definitely where the lines are when he begins to enumerate the children. If your district ; boundary lines
have not been satisfactorily settled, I suggest that you have the matter taken up with me immediately. "
I am glad ito report that present conditions indicate a very successfur school year. H
' - - II. L. MACK, ,'
School Superintendent of Benton County.
Dated at Corvallis this 4th day of October, 1909. ; ! . . -
GROUND
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HEW
IRRIGATION
- Real Estate transfers for the , week
ending Sept. 18, were as follows:
; Robt. J. : Hunter to J. E. Henkle,
lot143 bl. 33 Brown's Add., Philomath,
$10. : - ' ,?. :'t ' ,.:':5-- ' ; :.-.
'Geo. L. Davis to F. H. Baillie, 160
acrei southwest of Philomath, $1000.
S. J. Fleming to W. A. Wells,
blocks 34 and 35 Wells &.McElray's
Add., Corvallis, $2000. . :: : j:
' H. Johnson et al to J. F. McDonongh
et al, land near Wren $10,000.
r" AT: -d tt 4. tut jp- t- : J
lqts (1 and 2 bl. 10 Wilkin's Add., Cor
vallis, $2000. ' ' -,
Amanda B. t Westbrook to . L. . C.
Stover, 12 acres near Albany, $1000.
F. L. Holmes to J.' F. Holmes,' '100
acres near Albany, $1000. .
Lavina S. Childs (by executor) 120
acres near Alsea,' $1800. y - L
John Calverley ,to C. D. Farrand,
160 acres southwest of Philomath,
In widely separated portions
of Oregon hopes are .entertained
of obtaining oil, and practical
men are engaged m sinking wells
Difficultly ' is . .ericbuntered in se
curing . leases from owners ipf
land on ; reasonable terms. It
seems incredible-' that land own
ers, without capital or inclination
to put money into a' "hole in the
ground" on the chances of find
ing natural gifts, will prevent
capital and labor from developing
what will be the source of great
wealth ;. and ; "development.
older, countries, land owers are
even more exacting. ' ':' '
-Robt. Johnson to C. M. Vidito, 4 Jots
in Corvallis, $10. '
. P. C. Stewart to W. W. Ashby et al,
lot 3 bl. "L' Avery's Add., Corvallis,
$25 '
Night on Bald Mountain.
On a lonely night Alex. Benton, of
Fort Edward, .N.Y.,'' climbed - Bald
Mountain to the home of a neighbor tor
tured by' Asthma, tent on ' curing him
with Dr.?iKing'js New Discovery;; that
had cured himself of asthma . "This
wonderful medicine 'soon " relieved and
quickly - .cured his. neighbor. v Later it
cured his son's wife of a severe lung
trouble. Millions believe it's the great
est Throat and Lung cure on Earth.
Cpughs, Colds,- Croup j Hemorrhages
and Sore Lunea are" surelv cured bv it..'
Inj Best for Hay Fever, Grip and Whoop
ing Cough. .50c and $1.00. Trial bottle
fre4 Guaranteed byill druggistaJ'
1 -.
BOOK FREE
"Well Irrigation for Small Farms"
is a publication just, issued by the Gen
eral Passenger Department of the Ore
gon Railway and Navigation Co., and
Southern Pacific lines in Oregon.
The booklet sets forth in a practical
concise way thev possibilities, for profit
of : inexpensive irrigation,' and should
be in the hands of every farmer in
Oregon.
Copies may be obtained free on appli
cation ': to Wm. McMurray, General
Passenger ' Agent, O. R. & N. and S.
P. Lines in Oregon, Portland, Ore.
' 9-17-7t '
Sunday Excursions
tb Newport
;The C. & E. Railroad will run regular
excursions to Newport every. Sunday
until further notice, leaving Corvallis
at the same time as heretofore. - Fare
for round, trip, $1.50. . .'
9-9-tf R. C. LINVILLE, Agent.
-It is said that increased prices
asked for land around Coos Bay
because ' of expected' , 1 improve
ments from the $700, 000 bonds
voted f or the'Por t of Coos already
exceed in total figures the amount
of the bonds.- This shows that
all' expenditure for public im
provements - are immediately
added to the values of the land
benefited. : To any but the will
fully blind it would clearly indi
cate where payment for public
improvements Should come from
Succeed when everything else fails.
In nervou3 prostration and . female
weaknesses they are the supreme
remedy, as thousands have testified..
FOR KIDNEY, LIVER AND
. STOMACH TROUBLE :
it is the best medicine ever sold
over a druggist's counter.
Portland Fair and
Love Stock Show
For thA.Pr.T-tlnnr? l?o; or.A T Ct 1.
- --."M.iMi aiiu XJ1VC 0 UUCtV
Show held in Portland Sept. 20th. to
25, inclusive the C. & E. and S. P. will
sell round trip tickets on Sept. 23rd.
and 24th., only, good to return not
later than Sept. 27th, for $3.50. Chil
dren between 5 and 12 venrn nM alf
fare. Passengers can go either via
Albany or west sidh direct returning
same wav sir vnincr
r 1
R. C. Linville Agent. .
9-18-7t
THE SECOND ANNUAL
Portlar
Oregon's Biggest Show!
Sept. 20-25
1909
Admission 50 cts.
6 Horse Races Daily
National Live Stock Exhibits
Balloon Racing j
Chariot Racing
r Fascinating Midway Attractions
FIREWORKS will be the most gorgeous and magnificent py
rotechnic display ever seen on this Coast. This ; will interest the
whole family. . ; ,
REDUCED RATES ON ALL ROADS
Prepares young people for bookkeepers, stenographers, correspon
dents and general office work. The development of the Northwest
will afford openings' for thousands in the next f e w ( years. Prepare
now. Send for catalogue.. . ' .
W.L STALEY Principal, , M0 v SALEM FOREGONE