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CORVALLIS, BENTON COUNTY,. OREGON, JWONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1909
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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THE CHURCHES
CHRISTMAS TREES, SPECIAL Mty
' SIC, JOLLY TIMES
PROF. GLEN, EUGENE. SINGS
Creates Favorable Impression at Pres
byterian Church- South Methodist
' Children Reader Program M. E.
People Have Special Music k
A special program of music at
..' the Presbyterian church Sunday
evening was enjoyed by an aud
ience that tested the capacity of
, the house.' The feature was the
, singing of Prof, Glenn, dean of
the School of Music at the State
University Mr. Glenn sang "My,
' Redeemer and My . Lord'.' c from
Dudley Buck's "Golden Legend, "
: aud with Prof. E. D-'ResslerV' of
Cv A-,C, sang a duet from Men
delssohn's "St. PauL"4 The Eu
. gene man weighs something less
than 400 pounds and has " a bari
tone voice of proportional size,
which he used most effectively
despite a severe cold. vHe has a
Voice of very pleasing quality,
and charms the ear while excit
ing the admiration. . Mr. Glenn
left a desire to hear- him at his
best unden the most favorable
circumstances.
Ilkthe, duetProf. ' Eessler was
at nodisadvantage with the more
distinguished artist at his: side.
1 he local man has a . tenor of
splendid range and ' excellent
quality that retains .most of its
natural beauty despite the care
less misuse to which others than
professional singers usually put
their voices. f -
Mrs. Eunice Woodcock sang a
Christmas number and gave
much pleasure, as she ever does.
Few singers can, produce more
pleasing tones than Mrs. Wood
cock, and she lacks' 6nly decisive
ness to make her presentations
beyond criticism of any other than
professionals. : : ; ;.V k; '
The , choir sang an anthem
creditably, 'and a musical num-
Palace Theater
Monday and
Tuesday
McKenzie and Moore Com
pany in a pretty, one-act
skit, called
"Married for Money"
Splendid Motion Pictures
"Pipe Ridge Feud" "
' A thrilling story of a family quarrel
Which is ended by two of the younger
gcuciuiuu xuiuiig m love. j i
"The Professor. and -
; the Thomas Cats
A roaring comedy picturing . the at-
. , usiupcB oi rroi. isquiiis to go to sleep.
"The Wolf Hunt" ,
A .Western picture depicting cowboys-
uuuung a won mat Has stolen a child
"Legend o f Orpheus"! -
A beautifully colored picture of the
ancient Greek mythology showing the
descent of Orpheus into Hades after
nis wile UiUrydice. i-' - . . .
."A Merry Chnstmasyand '
A Happy New Year."'
- A holiday picture with a clever story
, auu a vein oi gooa, clean comedy.
UMNO
ber.by Mr E D. ; Ressler .added
to the evening's pleasures.' Dr
Bell gave a respite between num
bers, by entering intf a desultory
discussion of music, 1
! A very pleasing feature of the
morning- services at the M. E.
church, Sunday, was a vocal solo
by Miss Inez Johnson, with violin
obligato by Prof. Pospischil. In
the evening a quartet composed of
Miss Johnson, Mrs. Ada Farmer,
Dr,; B. A. ; Cathey and ; Thad
Blackledge gave a number that
was enjoyed by the audience.-
: At the M.'E. church South Fri
day evening a fine Christmas
tree, gave the children much
pleasure. Ray Armstrong"; im
personated Santa Claus and made
a ;good one'. 'A program - was
rendered.. Recitations were giv
en by Mary Rodgers, Janie Brown
Victor Nixon, ; Mildred Nelson,
Mary Beck, Pattie- , Wesley
Howard, Baby Class, Lucy Rod
gers,. Martha Grim, and Dorothy
Clark. Several songs were sung
and P. A.: Moses made an inter
esting talk; The children had a
fine; Christmas time,their hearts
being gladdened with presents.
HAVE TO SAY
.The Portland Journal, . giving
an account of a meeting of the
Euterpean Society "of that city,
says the following about "Corval
lis artists who took part ; in the
Brougher; read a brief
sketch of : Burns' life,- which
gave a clearer impression of the
man, as well as the poet. Mrs.
Hugh McGuire read several of
the most celebrated poems, ac
companied on the piano by Mr.
Boone, and . emphasized the
music of poetry and the poetry
of music. Thetpiano - numbers
were exquisitely ., rendered by
Miss - Frances Batcheler. Mrs,
Carey 7 McCrocker : and Miss
Emma Wood- V'Ich Liebe Dich, "
sung by Ma Gaskins (head of
the musical i department of the
Corvallis college,) was given in
English much to the jlelight of
the progressive 'and practical
musicians, ; who find no excuse
for listenmg to foreign tongues
in singing, any more than they
would expect to in conversation,
knowing full well the Americans
are not linguists, and do not
understand' in" general , "either
German or French. Mr, Gaskins'
voice is rich and melodious and
he ! sang with ,..a fine,, spiritual
comprehension, as well as ; musi
cal finish. Mr. . Boone's ' accom
paniments were most satisfac
tory.; , ltf is to . be hoped both
Messrs.. Gaskins and1 Boone will
be heard often in Portland. The
Portland chapter of the Euter
pean society is fortunate, indeed,
m ; having interested men and
women of general culture, "who
appreciate the opportunity of
communing once a , month with
the great ' in art, letters and
music. . The: next program will
be devoted to Watt',' :
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A telegram recieved here Sat
urday i morning' announced ' the
deamof A..Danneman at his
ranch near Clem, eastern Oregon.
JN o turtner -- particulars s were
riven.' Misses Mary and Carrie
Danneman were at Portland and
left for the ranch at once.' Miss
Bess and Mrs. Danneman lft
Corvallis on the next , trauu A
few days' ago a letter to the f an
ily here said that Mr. Danneman
was in good health.
DAD1
DIED
SUDDENLY
WELLS' TRIBUTE :
TO H FLICKINGER
OLD FRIEND HERE , BEARS TESTI
MONY tO HIS WORTHINESS
LOVING HUSBAND AND FATHER
One ;Who Believed Differently From
Most Men but Lived An : Exemplary
Life -Man Who Knew Him Well
Writes Glowingly.-. -
Gazette-Mes: ' , j sr
I have 'ust - learned of r the-
sudden death of my dear old
friend Hiram Flickinger,' whom
it has been my good fortune a:
ind
ial
pleasure to know over a hal
century. He r basked in" ; h'f e'fl
sunshine almost a decade beyond
the biblical allotted , time to man,
and has gone , to 'the "''undis
covered . country from ' whose
bourne no traveler returns." ;
For him life's -fitful dream is
over, "with its toil, and suffering,1
and disapointments! ' He derived
his being; 'from the bountiful
mother of all; he retujns to her
capacious bosom to again mingle
with the elements. ,
' NT1.1 . L. C . . .1 T
, iwuiy lie :. ue: luriueu - me s
dttties--oir"-the stasbf 11 earth;
the impenetrable . curtain of
futurity has fallen, and we see
him no more. He worked out for
himself the problem of life, and
no man was the' keeper of his
conscience. His religion was of
this world the elevation and
progress of humanity his highest
ambition and aspiration. He
recognized no authority but that
of nature, adopted no methods
but those of science and philoso
phy, and respected in practice
no rule but that of conscience
illustrated by the common sense
and experience of mankind.
He valued the lessons of the.
pasi, but disowned,tradition as a
ground of belief. By his example
he vindicated the right to think
TOYS AND
Misses'
Women's Hose
- Ladies' Fast Black Hose, good qual
ity, sell regular for 25c Special Price,'
and to act upon conscientious
conviction. He believed in abso;
lute veracity of ' thought and
action as the only guarantee and
foundation of happiness; and
without this state of mind there
can be no absolute harmony be-
tween man, truth and nature; be
cause truth : is the harmony of
nature.
x Pis independent method of
thought tended to develop those
sentiments : which "have ; their
source in human nature, ' which'
are grounded upon -.intelligent
personal conviction, and which
manifest themselves "in worthy
and heroic actions, especially in
the promotion of truth, justice
and humanity. He was a kind,
loving husband, a good father, a
generous neighbor,. t an honest
man and these words build "a
monument of glory above the
humblest grave. .. ' :
', It is quite natural ' for all
thoughtful persons ? to try to
lift the veil which hides - the
future from us it is quite nat
ural, to have some opinions and
theories; butat this point where
the wise men of - all ages and
of all nations have been silent.
it becomes us to be modest in
our belief and charitable in our
speech. A master mind stood
baffled and perplexed in presence
of this- problem. He expresses
himself in this wise; v
. 'Whether his journey thither
was bdt one step across an im
perceptible frontier, or-whether
an interminable : ocean, ; ' black,
unfluctuating and voiceless
stretches between these . earthly
coasts and those invisible shores
we don'ot know. ."
'Whether his strong and subtle
energies found instant exercise
in anpther forum, whether his
tlextrousand disciplined faculties
are now contending in a higher
senate than ours for supremacy. ;
or whether his powers were jdiS'j
sipatedand dispersed with his'
parting breath we do not know.
V 'These are the unsolved, the in
soluble problems of mortal life
and human ; destiny, ; J, whick
prompted thei'; troubled patriarch
to ask that mpmentous question
for. which th4, centuries have
given ho ; answer. "If a man
die shall he live again?", Every
man is !sthe .... center of a circle
whose fatal circumference he
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ALL CHRISTMAS ... GOODS ONE-THIRD LESS S
ODB AFTEMKTLIAS SALE
OF IIEH'S AIID WOIHS SDITS
COATS OVERCOATS CAPES
For this week we have made a great reduction on every suit, coat and
overcoat in the House. We also have a few Men's Coats and Vests, sizes
33, 34, 35. There are a lot left from pur Christmas Sale and we have put
them on a table and they will be sold for $2.00 each. They are all-wool
and sold for $8.00 and $10.00 a suit For THIS WEEK ONLY x
Coats,sizes a to 1 4years ftini
A SAFE PLACE TO TRADE
A FINE GHRISL
MAS TREE
Mrs. A. E. Wilkins was the re
cipient, Christmas day, of a beau
tiful Christmas tree laden with
about 75 post cards,' r boxes of
candy, bits of dainty chinaware
and sundry remembrances from
loving friends in the Congrega
tional church. . The idea origin
ated with Mrs. . Cauthorn and
Miss Hetty Lilly and the hearty
co-operation of many friends
jjjade- the result delightfully
pleasing. , It will be remenbered
that Mrs. Wilkins suffered a
stroke of paralysis two years ago
the 14th of this month, from
which she had only partially re
covered when a fall on the side
walk at the Crees ''home a few
weeks ago injured the sciatic
nerve, and ever since t Mrs. Wil
kins has "suffered untold agony.
For 21 days and nights she has
had to sit in a rocker, being un
able to lie down, but in spite of
her great affliction she 'greets her
friends with a cheery smile and
a cordiality that bespeaks a rare
courage inJJie face of adversity.
The tree so lovingly , brought by
friends brightened most wonder
fully what otherwise might have
been a rather ; sad "' 'shut . in"
Christmas, : and Mrs. '-.Wilkins
no,pes ? Ty."BJDy4f!i nftv"
others, thus for itiginghapplness
to those who, like hersejf, may
be suffering and unable to join
in the busy affairs jaf life. She
cannot fully express her appre
ciation of the gifts so thought
fully provided for her pleasure.
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PRIMROSE M-
I'SJRELS.GOW
. In the new, and what is said to
be the best edition of the famous
George Primrose Minstrels, which
i comes to the opera house Jan. 4th,
u the management have neglected
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$5.Q0 to $15.00. FOR THE
Boys', Short. Pants,
Suits, THIS WEEK
One-hal Price
none of the apparently trifling
details which ... go to. make up a
perfect minstrel production.'- The .
roster of talent supporting Mr.
Primrose embraces fifty , of the
best known names in minstrelsy,
of which there are a number of
splendid singers who have voices :
and know how ; to sing many
beautiful melodies which are a
marked feature of the production. .
There is a certain subtle original
ity to the comedy; a certain airy
atmosphere that is often striven
for, but 'seldom obtained. The
entire performance1 goes with a
vim -- There is a spark and snap
to it that pleases everybody, and
sends the. most blase theater-goer
away with a delightful, sensa
tion rof - having ' been actually
amused. Mr. Primrose, himself,
leads the big fun festival.
FROM THE NORTH
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' Geo. B. Taylor and wife, are
spending the Christmas holidays ;
at Amity, with his father and
mother.
Chas. Wilson is starting to
build a two-story , bungalow for
Sam Moore in Wilkins' .addition.
Mrli Pettit got busy last week
and had an old shack of a barn
torn down. He intends to erect a'
Mebmemore"pople will take"
the hint and do likewise.
, 11 - G. Stickney,- and Deputy
Postmaster McDevitt are having
sidewalks put in in front of their
property in Wilkins' addition.
?The city has a crew at work
taking out the broken tile on Har
rison street and replacing them
with new. Anything to make
Corvallis beautifui. ' .
, Looking One's Best
' It's a woman's " (Jg light to look her
best but pimples, skin eruptions,- sores
and . boils rob life of joy: Listen!
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures them;
makes. the skin soft and velvety. It
glorifies the face. Cures pimples, sore
eyes, cold sores, cracked lips, chapped
hands. Try it. Infallible for piles.
25 cents at all druggists.
WEEK,
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Boy's Suits
good all-wool
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