MERRRY CHRISTMAS
OBSERVANCES OP THE DAY
BY CORVALLIS CHURCHES
Buried at Philomath School Pa
: , trons H-ld Meetings io
KiDg'u Valley.
Thursday evening, nearly all the
(marches in Corvallis had exeroit-es
, commemorai; v of Coristaiae. In
each, there were Christinas . treee,
and a distribution of presents tu the
little folks. At the Jrreebvtenan
church there was a children' can
tata, and mvs'c by Turney Vorcbes
tra.VAt the Methodist church there
was a programme ar d two trets
At all the places there was a big
crowd and a world of youthful en-
tbusixsm and happinep, an inci
dent to the annual coming of SaLta
claus.
MANY WERE THERE.
And Their Delibera Hon Talked About
Schools in King's Valley,
The gtod people of King'sValley
. inj yed an educational rally lat
Saturday. The predicton of the
"Times" that the trueting would be
wejl attended and the interest good
wa manifsted hy the inttns-i eu-thu-iasm
not-only of the ppeakeis
but for the pairon prtseot. Tbe
s6hools of the valley furnished a
fine literary programme which was
listened to with rapt interest. The
singing exercise was full of life.
Triis, with the ai-sietanee of Hattie
Piioe added much to the program
Tne regular proeraoimi consisted of
liHcurt-ions as follower Rtv. Wil
liam 1 lawman read a scbolailv pa
per, fult f good thought, "How
Oao We Kep Our Bjys and Girls
in'Sfh-W." Tnis was followed by
the di-cu-sion of "Co Ojeration of
Pmnts and T-acher?," by D. W.
T.- lj a r O O Arnnlrt ITal
spetk r threw' out some excellent
liner of tho'ught. Rev. WVL Arn
old gv an interesting ta k on
'Right Kind of Reidirg for OirB)ys
and Giila.". He showtd tne iufiu
enca different kind of literature had
upon tbe minds of the young. He
made a p-rtonal aopeal for
1 ome fo have books which will
furnish our boys pure thnughtp,
high idea?, and i oble - characters.
LI TV A f T . IITI m '
uuiy i nrenis wnm rroume
Arises in School," was fiendled in
a most practical war bv L
n 1
Price. H9 urged parents to res-nect
the teacher, support him in times of
tr.ubls' and help at all timfee.
JSuperiulendent Siarr of Polk coun
ty, gave an instructive talk. He
ifirgned that parents ebonld not ex
pect too mnoh from the teacher.
- The teacher being oly a human
; being like any one else, was likely
to make mistakes. He urged a
4ilcer co-operation between these
two f icp. He thought the child
vry pfldom told a lie jn represent
ing; ecbnnl-room troubles to hia par
etts. He OLly looked upon his
side of 'he question. He urged his
-3cbfcfs fce f'pnk with parents
on all school matterp. Dj not try
tj deceive by flatterinp. Parents
want to know tbe facts axid tbe
.1 -r . .1. 1 J 1
iruiu. xt io mo kbuuoib uuiv iu
e ve this fo them.
The papers of Earl Brown, Wal-
t 1 .1 t r i(Ti j
ter vymniiora, ana misa ivieiaorn
Jackson on the subject "How Can
the Teacher Arouse Greater Inter
est on Part of Patrons andPupils,".
was nanaiea in a most ureuiiiio
; manner. Each paper Bhowed prep
aration and thought on the subject.
H. L. Bush read a profitable pa-
pet Oil W oat ooneiiiuieo a. vj-uuu 1
-Director?" He gave tbe quaJitie
and duties which every -director
should try to measure up to. It
-was full of gcod advice. W. L.
Pi ice made a goo J talk on "Home
Influence in Governingthe School."
He claimed to be no speaker but he
said be wanted to show on which
side bis influence was given. He
gave a plain, practical talk.' Rev.
M. J. Stroup closed the day's work
with a stirring talk on "what
Should the Public School Do for
Our Boys and Girls?" An excel
lent basket dinner was served.
BURIED AT PHILOMATH.
George W. Ross He Died in Salem
Last Sunday.
- The iunerafof the late George
W. Robs occurred in Philomath
Tuesday. The deceased was : born
in Ohio, November 3. 1821, and!
died in Salem Sunday December
20, 1903. He was aged -8i years,
one month and 17 days.
His wife was a daughter of Alex
ander Xegett, an early pioneer who
came to Oregon in 47. He was
the father of eleven children. Tho3e
surviving are Mrs NancyLeasur, of
Moscow Idaho, William Ross, of
Corvallis; Mrs. Mary Huffman, of
Portland: Mrs. Annie Linger, of
Corvallis and-Alexander Ross of
Portland . y . .
LEVIED FIVE MILL, TAX
Council did at Philomath College Trus
tees met Other News.
Prof. W. T. Wyatt and family
have returned to Portland.
Both colleges had interesting
exerci.-e at the 1 live of the fill
term. Mirdaunt Goodniugh and
Miss Cronie of Corvallis ren
dered several numbers at the Ksez
el Chapt-1 entertainment.
H. C. Wyatt and family and Mr
Siwyer and family came up from
RaLier to spend Christina.
B?n Felger is fitting up the buil
ding next door wet of the Post
Office as a real estate office. -
The city council levied a five
mill tax f r general purposes at
last ees-siop.
Bishop Barclay, and Ieac Wheal-
don of Plainview came to Philo
math Tuesday to attend a session
of tr.e board of trustees of the Col
lege of Philomath.
Pbilcmite. "
WWhington D;C. 22. When the
Republican Naiiooal Convention
assrmbles in Chicago next June,
Senator Banna will step down and
out as chairman of the National
Ex'cutive Coumitt-e. Waltrr
VVlloran, than wnom tbere is no
tur iruthnri y in Washington is
tonight wiring the Chicago R-cord
xi-r&ia as mncb.- Tnis is the final
decree and no amount of pressure
will alter his decision. . If Pie-r-
dent Rooevflt is successful in his
efforts, E'ihu Root will succeed
Senator Hanna. He is to sever
his connection with the presidents
offii ial fami'y next moitb, and in-
tende to devote his tionh to the
practice of law in New York, but
Mr. Roosevelt will put fjrth strouar
nducements to get him at the head
of the National Executive Com-
mitte. .
Tney hve had several conferen
ces on this topic since the Presi
dent. became convinced that there
was somthtng toJSenator JHanna's
retirement. - In the event that Mr.
Root can not be induced to take
he position, tbe place will go to
Morry Crane, ex-G lvernor ot Mif-
I b A Till caf t a TTa Kaa ftimn n ....it
v sional promise to tbe President to
cept, but insists that eeveral other
meu thall first be approached. If
all of them decline he will take the
hair.
i nere is not tbe slightest doubt
mat band tor innna means to re
tire. He believes that be has ser
ved his party faithfully and suffi
ciently in tbe capacity as
man and insists on stepping
for some new man.
chair
aside A Timely Suggestion '
This is .the season of tbe year when
the prudent and busy housewife
replenishes! her supply of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy: It is
certain to be needed before the win
ter is over, and results are much
more prompt when it is ' kept on
band and given as soon as tbe cold
is contracted aod before it has be
come settled - in n the system, - In
almost every instance a severe cold
may be warded off by taking, this
remedy freeLy as soon- as the first
indications of the : cold
appears. There is no danger in
giving it to children for it contains
no harmful substance. It is pleas
ant to take both adult? and chil
dren like it. Buy it and you - will
get the best. It . always cures.
For sale by Graham & Woitham.
., How to Prevent Croup.
It will be good news to the moth
ers of small children to learn that
croup can be prevented. : The first
eign of croup is hoarseness. A day
or two before the attack the child
becomes hoarse. This is soon follow
ed by a peculiar rough cough. Give
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy free
ly as soon as the 'child -becomes
borse, or even after the rough cough
appears, and it will dispel all sym
toms of croup. In this way all
danger and anxiety may be avoided
This remedy 13 used by many
thousand of mothers and has never
been known" to fail. It is, in fact,
the oJv remedy that can always
be depended upon and that is pleas
ant and safe to take. For sale by
Graham & Wortham.
i Notice to Creditors.
In the Matter ot the Estate) . . ";c
of J
O. F. Elgin, deceased. )
Notice is herebyjgiven to all pernous concern
ed that the undersigned has been duly appoint
ed administrator of the estate of G. F. Elgin, de
ceased, by the County Court of the State of Ore
gon for Benton County. All persons having
clulms agaiust said estate, of said (i, F, Elgin,
deceased, are hereby required to present the
same, with the proper vouchers, duly verified
as by law required, within six months from the
date hereof to the undersigned at the office of
Benton County Flouring Mills, or at the law of
flceof E. E. M ilson, in Corvallis, Oregon, ,
Dated this December 12, 1003.
GRANT ELGIN,
Administrator of the estate of G, F. Elln de
ceased, - . '-v
A CRUEL CRIME
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ASSASSINATION OP WOMAN
IS CHARGED TO SIX
RELATIVES,
Twin Brother of Victim Is Princi
pal in tbe Conspiracy, and His
7 Sister and Other Relatives
With Lending Aid.
Rising Sun, Jnd., Dc. 22 Io
its report of the investigation of the
assassination of Miss Elizabeth
Gillespie on D-cember 8 tbe grand
jury this afternoon returned bills of
murder in tb first degree against
James Gillespie, a twin hother of
the murdered woman; Miss B lie
Seward, her widowed eisier; Mrs.
Ca -rie Birbour, niece of Dr. Tbad
A. Reamy, an eminent physician
of Cincinnati, ar d Myron Barbour,
her husband. Mrs. Birbo ir is a
sister-in-law of the murdered wo
man. . "
Banch warrants were issued im
mediately. The Gillpiee were ex
pecting arrest, and Dr. Gillespie
drove to the home of the accu-ed
in a closed carriage and brought
the indicted per-oos to the court
bouse. A newspaper pho ographer
attemp'ed to take a snap shot of
the party and was struck by James
Gill-spie. who broke away from
Sheriff Rump and knocked tbe
camera from the hands of tbe news
paper man. s
The four indii tments were read to
the accused. They showed no emo
tion, with the excep'iin of Myron
B trbour. The indictments charged
them with "feloniously,, maliciau-
I r a n A to i t i i .ru ri . rli a r i rr
causing the death of Elizabeth Gil
lespie. A conspiracy against 'he
woman W kill her is charged. Jas.
Gillespie, her twin, brother, is the
one who is charged as the piocipal,
although all are charged with mur
der in tbe first degree. Etch enter
ed a p'ea of cot guiltv. Tbe two
women were admitted to bail in the
sum of $10,000 each.
James Gillespie and Myron Bar
bour were refused bail and remand
ed to jail. Crowds followed the two
mn as they were taken to the coun-
Omaha. Neb., Dec. 22 W. T.
Sh-rmandoyle, g neral, counsel for
a Washington, D. C. corporation,
was robbed of $750 in a sleeping
car today between Council Bluffs
and Omaha. Mr. Sberman-Dayle
was en route to tbe Pacific Coast.
He believes the money wss taken
from his pocket by three men' who
jostled him.
CHEAP FUEL IN GERMANY.
BrlaneDtra Blade of Peat and th Dmt
and Waste of Coal Mineat
j , : , Geaeirailly Used. -
Among the' several branches - of
(Vrman industry which, deserve the
ettention of Americans by reason of
toeir economy, their recovery or Titil-i-ation
of some raw material which
exists unused in this country, or be
cause they invoke the most intelli
gent application of scientific knowl
edge to technical processes, may be
reckoned , the . manufacture of bri
quettes from brown coal, peat and
the dust and waste of coal mines. -
Briquettes form the principal do
mestic fuel of Berlin and other cities
and districts- in Germany; they are'
used for locomotive and other steam
firing1, and are employed for heating
in various processes of manufacture.
For all these uses they have three
tangible advantages: They are clean
and convenient to handle; they light
easily and quickly, and burn with a
clear, intense flame; they make prac
tically no smoke, and are, withal,' the
cheapest form of fuel for most, pur
poses. Like most other important Gernjan
industries, the briquette manufac
ture is controlled by a syndicate.
which includes among its members
thirty-one firms and companies, or
more than nine-tenths of all the pro
ducers in the country, and regulates
the output and prices for each year.
From the official report of the syndi
cate for 1901, which has recently ap
peared, it is learned that the total
output during last year was 1,566,385
tons, -to which , is to be added the
product of makers outside the syn
dicate, consumed . at .works, small re
tail sales, etc., making a grand total
of 1,643,416 tons.
The average selling price in large
quantities was $3.16 a ton, .,
- - . ,
Corn Pudding.
Score the corn on a dozen ears,
press out the pulp and leave the
hulls on the cob. - Rub together one
tableapoonful each of butter, sugar
and flour, add one teaspoonf ul of .
salt; stir in gradually one cupful of .
sweet milk, and then mix it all with
the corn. Add the well-beaten yoiks
of three eggs, then the whites
whipped to a stiff froth, turn iijto a
buttered pudding dish, and bake for
20 minutes in a quick oven. Ladies'
World, New York. ...
ttnm:ijiii?iiT!iitMtrtTTT
MY TWO NEIGHBORS
XXX7XTTTTTTTTTTg:X;EYTT-r
WAS in June. I was working
hard from early morning till late
at night, finishing my medical studies.
I had just moved into a modest lodg
ing, situated on the fifth story, in
the rear. Across tile way, in another
building, facing the same yard,, a
window opposite mine attracted my
attention. This window opened ear
ly in the morning, closed at a quar
ter to nine and opened again regular
ly between twelve and one at night.
Who was the occupant of the
room? I am very near-sighted and
cannot distinguish "anything at a few
yards without my glasses.' .
One morning, seated at my table
writing (with my eyeglasses, : of
course) I saw at the opposite win
dow an elderly woman, armed with a
feather broom and a dusting cloth,
cleaning the room carefully. She
wore a clean, cheap calico wrapper,,
and over it a large, blue checked cot
ton apron, with a bib. The rather
Wide sleeves, turned up to tne elbow,
displayed fine, white arms; on her
hands she had old kid gloves an in
nocent coquetry, I thought to my
tself. Still, she seemed very alert, going
to and fro, in what I took for a
small kitchen.
I examined her more closely.
Alas! her head, covered with a few
scanty gray locks, revealed only too
well the ravages of years. I could
not distinguish plainly the features
of my neighbor. Was her face' wrin
kled and faded? At a distance she
looked rather fresh and rosy. .
Still I must not forget a detail; it
is that she seemed to be as near
sighted as, if not more so than, my
self, for she constantly wore spec
tacles.
The room cleaned, my" neighbor
warmed up several things on a gas
stove and went in another room, car
rying them on a large tray.
Then precisely at a quarter to nine
another woman, still young, from 30
to 35 at most, came to close- the
kitchen window.
This woman was correctly dressed,
even with a certain elegance a black
skirt, well fitting silk waist, irre
proachable neckwear of muslin and
lace, and a capote trimmed with
beads and violets', and with a well
adjusted veil on her very blonde hair
too blonde, as it suggested at once
some bleaching compound.
As much as my sight would allow
me to judge her complexion was rosy
and velvety, and her bands the moat
beautiful I ever saw.
Evidently she was the daughter of
the other, for she resembled her- as
one resembles another with a differ
ence of 20 years.
And nearsighted also.
Only, Instead of spectacles like-her
mother, she wore under her veil very
light eyeglasses, hardly visible from
where I was.
Decidedly coquetry was in the fam
ily as well as short-sightednessi.
'.; II. - :
I soon Bad1 other proof of itv.
Once armed with my opera glass-
you can see I was getting greatly in
terested in- my neighbors I took a
notion to watch her as she crossed
the yard with a light and graceful!
step.; She- had on a tailor-made- cape,.
gloves that seemed very fresh;- andt
her dress was held up carefully over
an elegant petticoat and displayed
dainty shoes; everything, even to her
parasol, was in the best style.
But how is it, I . thought on that
day, that one never sees tne- mother
and daughter together?
Another thing struck mes.
"Why does, the "daughter- leave' It
the drudgery to the mother while
she herself lies in bed? She has to
sleep in the morning to make up for
her night's outing, as she returns
only after twelve at night," I said to
myself half aloud in my burst of in
dignation. Where does she go after her nice
breakfast, so finely attired?" I went
on. "Not to a workshop; it is too
late. Where does sle go, while her
poor old mother ' staves at . home?
ORIGIN OF ICE CREAM. ,
Tne Proeeea of Bvolntion Date Baelc
, to tbe Besrfnnilnj; of the Sev
, ' enteeuth. Ceatarjr.
Ice cream, has been brought" to its
present state of perfection by a grad
ual process of evolution from tie
original idea, which dates back to the
beginning of 'the seventeenth century,,
says What- to Eat. At that time iced
fruits and cups made' of ice first ap
peared at banquets. Like many other
good . things for the table, ice cream
claims Paris for its birthplace, and yet
.it was not a Frenchman but an Ital
ian nsmed Preeope Couteaux who first
thought out the idea of icing lem
onades and liquers. From this was
gradually evolved over 10O years later
ice cream, or iced butter, as it was then
called, from its resemblance to that
article of food.'5
While all civilized hatiops serve ices
'in great variety, we are apt to think
- of ice cream as an essentially Ameri
.can dish, probably because frozen des
serts of all kinds are more generally
used in this country than in aiix other.
Vice cream first made its appearance in
America in Philadelphia at the end of
, the' eisrhteenth century. It was then
considered a great luxury.-and, conse
quently, was rarely seen except on
state occasion's. It was not wifliin the
reach of ordinary mortals until 1S00,
when an Italian confectioner estab
lished an ice cream house, as it was
then called, at .German town, a stiburb
of Philadelphia. . v. . ;
There is
Men's
j OVERCOATS
Now' Going -'on: at
L
Tlha .
Richest, Daintiest Effects
IN PH0T0GRAHIC PORTRAITS
ARE TO BE FOUND IN OUR NEW
STYLE UP-TO-DATE ...... .
CARBON
The style that carried off the laurels at the
NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC CONVENTION..
These carbon parchments aria not mounted on
cards but delivered in neat Foldeks or at
tached to thin Linen mounts, making a com
bination that is pleasing and artistic. Sam
ples of these Carbons are now on exhibition at
Emery's Standi,.
P YOU ARE LOCKING FOR SOME REAL
1 good bargains in stock, grain, fruit and poultry
Ranches, write for my special list, or come and
see me. I shall take pleasure in giving you all
the reliable information you wish, also showing
you over the country.
' HENI&Y AMBLER,
Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance.
Philomath, Oregon.
E Holgate
ATTORNEY AT LAW
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
: Stenography and typewriting done.
Office iu Burnett brick CorvaUis. Oreg
B. R. Bryson,
v ...
' Attorney -At-Law.
POSTOPFtOE BOIIrtNG
Willamette Vallej
Banking Company.
CORVAIXIS OREGON.
Responsibility, $100,000
A General Banking Business.
Exchange issued payable at all finan
cial centers In United States, Canada
and Europe. . '
Principal Correepondents.
POBTLAXD-lottdon & San VranciHCoBank
jLiinited; Canadian Bank of Commerce.
SAN FRANCISCO London & San Francis
co liank Limited.
NEW YORK Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co .
CHICAGO First National Bank.
LONDON, ENG. London & San Francisco
- Bank Limited.
SEATTLE AND TACOM A London St Baa
Francisco Bank Limited.- v
a Sale of
and boys'
South Main St.
Corvallis, Ore.
DR. C. H. NEWTH,
Physician & Surgeon
Philomath, Oregon. !
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CORVALLIS & EASTERN
RAILROAD. ri
Time Card Numer 22.
a For Yaquina:
Train leaves Albany. ...... 12:45 P- m 1
Corvallis...... 2:00 p. m
" arrives Yaquina 6:2o p. ra ,
t Returning: . . . : -
Leaves Yaquina 6:45. m
Leaves Corvallis. .11:30 a. m
Arrives Albany ia:iy p. m
3 For Detroit: ' -
Leaves Albany. 7:00 a. m
Arrives Detroit ia:a0 p. m
4 from Detroit: .
Leaves Detroit 1 :0o p. m
Arrives Albany.. '.. S'-SS P- u
Train No. 1 arrives in Albany in time
to connect with S P south bound train,
as well as giving two or three hours in -
Albany before departure of SiP north
bound train. -,
Train J?o 2 connects with the S Piraipa
at Corvallis and Albany giviDg direct ser-.
vice to Newport and adjacent beaches. C,
Train 3 for Detroit, Breitenbush and
other mountain resorts leaves Albany at
7:00 a.m., reaching Detroit at noon, ghr-
ing ample time to reach the Springs the, J
same day.
' For further information apply to 1
Edwin Stonb,
. ... . - - 1 Manager. .
Ft. H. Cronise, Agent Corva'is. ,
Thos. Cockrell. Agent AlbanW. )
KLINE'S