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IN GORVALLIS. TALES OFSTRANGE CfilNESE TOLD BY BISHOP, They Believe Air and Earth to be Full of Devils Death of Jacob Whitaker County Bills Ordered Paid Other Local News. IoChlna, when a child is dying, the pirents &rry it out of the house and leave it out-ide to perish alone. The monarch of that country has power over the life of .every man, woman and child in the empire, and if he wants a subject, no mut ter bow bign or how low, but of the way, he makin hia wishes known to such subject 'and the latter t oncn comm t suicide. If a ujurder or theft is committed in one, hous and the foo'pri ts of the a?sssiu or t )ief can be traced over the pro perty of a neighbor, the latter U heM responsible fir the crime. These nn miny other strange ens oms of tbe Cele-tial empire were told to a b:g audi-M-cn, at the Methodirt churcn bv Bi-hop Earl Cranston, in an aidre-rj Sun day evenirg. The bi-h p spent some time in Chit a 1 few y a-? sg ) and in t-li i r g of bid experiences, be beld hi audience charmed f r an hou' and a ba f Sunday evin iiig. Tbe reason the Chinese par ,ent carry out their dying child,' is thattb y think death is iaus-d by a dvil. nd it i-t ti get the devil out before h d'f s other harm tha. tha child is c trried out ti die aline. FULL OF DEVILS Tbs Ch'uese think the air, the Kni ami tae" wa'er is filled, each w tb it own kind of devils, and tha when ev-ryihina is quiet tua there is a nice adjustment between them, and that when there is not uch adjuntuiei t, there are earth quake, thunder storms, pttlencea and other cjl.milies. That is why they objict to railroads. Tuey think ttiat thi turning up of the toil io grading will lioerate ground -devil wbich will get into trouble with tbe air d-ivili and that earth quake3, and all mann r of troubles will result, That is why they do Dot dig out the immense deposits ftfftnnl irnn o iM unrt nrhai mwi- WW".., - , ' - . HUU t . I I. I ' I e als with whijh their ciu try abound'. A Chinaman , fell heir to a moun'a n of coal, and ac iug oj the advice of f ire:giers, baga to 'ink a shift. The people of the adjoining city were thrown into consteriinti'in, and they b?gzed -him ti d-iAit in his digging. H; refund, an i they made up a bug purse, and p .id him tribu'e for a number of years 0.1 his agreement t d g no nure c a', The p-or euperstitif;us bra hen huifc ihpee davile, which they call iw-jj-ii iiy 1 1 ruaigub nut's, aaa rthev hmlil. in manv in.t innoa a hieh bnarJ wall in frnnr nt ha building to keep them out of the house. On tb-e walls thy eome- i pj 1 up a written prayer, Deg ging the '"fengsui" or devils to Stay out. Every disease in that country is supposed to be caused by a certain dUvilnr divinity. A mod tl of this divinity U Tupt in the temples, and when a Chinese doct or practice! 01 a patient, be oper ates with this divinity. If the pi tient b:n a boil on his hip, the doc tor's treatment cmsist3 in p'a-iog 5! it?r QO taa hip of the divinity. THE MIND IS IN THE STOMACH, The Chinese do n t thiuk the S3;j.t of thj miod. is in toe brain, Once a distinguished American iu Chiu, dircused the subject with two Cain 'sa dig .nines. Ut course the seat uf the m'lud Is inside the tkull," he was sayiue, when one of the China .cieuusts nudged bi . compuntou and eho .k hisx bead with an increda'ous gria. '-"No. not in the fkull." replied tha dis tinguished celest;al; "the seat of the mind is in tbe stomach." Tbe Chinese beliave an eclipse of the sun or moon is caused by the attempt of a great, invisible dragon tbat flies about in the air to swal low these orbs. . Bishop Cranston was in Chin 1 when an eolipsa of the moon occurred. As the dark pot began t) appear on the edge of the mnon. theChinecebeatcaos.tom toms, fired bjoibsandolhere'xploiiv es, and co itrived in other ways to make all the noise possible.- By thit means they hoped t scare the dragon away, to' he would not swallow the moon, and when the eclipse finally passed away, they thought they had accomplished their purpose. Theyhave lived un der the cloud of this superstition and made noises to frighten the dragon away with each recurring eclipse for thousands of years. SAWING CHINESE CHILDREN. In Chinese school rooms there are always displayed horrible pict ores. Sometimes it is a man with a huge saw, sawing the body of a Chinese' child in pieces. Some times it is a child being boiled in a caldron of boiling water. Other times it is the limbs of a ichild be ing pulled from the body. A'l are of horrible design. They are dis played in the school rooms to keep c-nstantly before the. pupils the horrors of disobedience to parental authority. . An effect of this rule by fear, is that regardless of age, majority, or other influence.- every . Chinaman obeys' the will of par ents as long as : the latter live A Chinese father buys for his son, ,a wife from another" Chinese father. The transaction is carried on through an agent, the father of the son accepting that girl who. .brings the biggest dowry. Neither the bride nor the groom have ever seen each other. The bride goes to the home of her motber-iu-law, where the latter's treatment is often so severe that thousands of - young wives are soon driven to suicide. HAS FAITH IN FUTURE CHINA. Bishop Cranston's Chinese customs and narrative of superstitions was listened to with deep interest by his big audience. The story ,pt what the missionaries ape doing to remove these prejudices and edu cate the ignorant caused many who have held prejudices against for eign missions to take . a. favorable view of the work the churches, are doing in foreign lands. The effort together wi h a powerful sermon from the same pnlpit Sunday morning have elicited many a fav orable comment for Bishop 'Cran. ston. The bishop is one ot the most pleasing pulpit speakers- in the country, with elegant . diction, j fine personal appearance and a voice that charms the auditor. He has faith in the . future of China, and believes that the education now going on among the masses will result in time' in the rout of Chin ese prejudices, the overthrow of present heathenish customs and the ultimate coming of the empire into its own and long delayed her itage of civilization. He has im mense faith in the Chinese mind, whenever it is freed from those barbarous influences that now hold it enthralled. IN THE GRAVE. Death and Burial of Jacob Whitakes, an Oregon Pioneer. There is a new made grave in Crystal Lake cemetery, and beneath the mound lie the -remains of the late Jacob Whitaker. Mr. Whita ker died Friday at the family home nine miles south of Corvallis after a lingering illness, aged 66 years. The funeral occurred from the late residence, and was attended by all the old neighbors and friends of the family i The remains were brou ght to Corvallis, Sunday and inter red in Crystal Lake cemetry where there was a brief burial service, conducted by Rev. Frank L Moore. The deceased resided on the same farm In Benton County for more than fifty years. He was born in Ohio, and in 1853 crossed the plains by ox team to Oregon, and settled in Benton. He was married in 1865 to Miss Nancy Housley, who with five children survive. . The children are, Mrs. Gould, Mrs. Por ter, Mrs Campbell, John S. Whita ker and Miss Fannie Whitaker. The deceased was a brother of Hon. John Whitaker and Mrs. Riley Hurlburt. He was a just and honorable man, a good citizen, and is mourned by a wide circle of friends. At Philomath. The Woodmen of the World and the Circle had a joint installation at their hall last Thursday night and had a fine supper and games afterwards. Rev. Hewey of Guy, Washing ton, also Revs, McBride and Nash, and other local ministers, are help ing Rev. Crooks in his revival meeting. Miss Myra Davis, late- of Philo math, was married Jan. 6. at Eu gene, to H. Love, of Junction City. Mr. Mathany of Wren, who has been living in Philomath, during the winter for the purpose ot seno ing his son to college, has been verv low with Dneumonia, but is slowly recovering. N Miss Mabel Cronise of Corvallis, has been elected teacher of-vocal music at the College of Philomath. Also Prof. W T. Wvatt has been added to the corps of teachers. PHltOMITE Special Piano Sile. ' A SDectal sale ot oianos is now on at Dilley's. Among the goods is a Weber aod a Busb ' & Geit?, as well as many other, well known iDstruments. The lot was pur- chared at ereatlv reduced prices, and buyers.can have the benefit of tbe reduction. The sale will con tinue lor 10 days only. BILLS ALLOWED. List of Claims Ordered Paid at January ' Term of County Court. The following bills were ; allowed by the County Court at its regular Jan. term' 1904, towiU -..- M M Waltz . A Larkin S C Starr precnt jury list assist ..-: 300 200 200 60 60 Corvallis Timns printing del tax list J F Irwin work on tax roll 1903 J DWells janitor P S T & T Co telephones '.. Worrell Mf Co disinfectant C H Samuel Reader sawing wood poor E 'Bennett county physicitn Mrs. D Hngginscare co poor . Graham & Wells stationery Corvallis Times printing . C A Gerhard stationery Glass & Prudhomme election . . supplies P L Henkle gravel W M Clark-bridge work C W Priee- blacksmithing 54O0 40 5 4 5o 25 00 6 op 23 00 12640 4 00 2850 305 57 77 7 00 Jo 00 4 00 - 9 525 12 OO 5 00 4 50 j K tiarttess rocs . J C Prickett ' road work 1 Alex Bayse A W Watkins J B Field " Lafe Stewart ' ft C L Blakeslee ; " M A Mills R M Gilbert " F G Hefner " John Mills , " - M H Yonng RW Jones " R M Wade & Co " M A Dixon " AH Campbell ' G Hodes powder roads Vidito Bros team hire G T Vernon donation road wk No 13 . . '. i.- H D Buffun running L Tom 20 IO 12 OO 33 00 49 5 6 00 6 00 1650 30 00 5 50 9 00 4 50 3 70 2 OO 120 25 ferry J B Michael running Cor ferry Ross Barclay gravel John Whitaker . f- John Beach gravel ficker & Jones road work Alpheus Howard draw. jurylist John Carpenter " J T Carpenter .5.. " " J P MilnSr & Wellsher mdse poor A Wilhelm &Sons r ' J D Mann supplies c h i ' VV Howell .. care poor 20 00 49 10 2 58 I 71 22 5o 6 00 2 op a 00 3 605 "2 20 ' 3 00 105 00 148 50 55 tt " 14 55 2 20 2 30 . i 70 16 00 45 50 1725 9 00 16 50 13 50 1350 3 00 . 225 300 ,3oo 3 00 155 3 45 5 00 150 2930 320 3 00 150 150 ia 00 13 50 Alice lully land, tor road Art Metal Co vault ' c se J N Hogue J E fees state vs 1 Steeprow Elsie Banton const fees State' vs Steeprow Nellie Adams wit fees J P court C E Banton Archie Herron ". W M Hopson road work Ben Harris " L L Brooks " C Miller , " CO Calloway ' S E Beal W M Rickard " B Potts John Custer " A Mifier " ' F Seabrook " B Wiley W M Haight ' V ' H Rust " City Transfer Co drayage j R Smith & Co road supplies W C Belknap lumber T C Baker road work John Beach gravel J M Porter " J N Hogue jury list j E Banton asst jury list G S Goodman " R S Irwin salary com W A Jolly ' ATTEST: VICTOR P. MOSEg. ' ' County Clerk. ' : 1 JiOa Acgeles, Cal., Jan. 13. C, L. Caldwell, who disappeared in h- automobile on Tuesday night, January 5, was found dead today in a field some distance from the Co apton road, south of this city. , .The automobile (tad been con sumed by fire from an explosion of gasoline, presumably, and Cald well's body was found lying across the front of the vehicle, burned to a blackened ma-s. . The supposition is that Cald well lost his way and tbe machine became unmanageable in the field where it was found, and tbat an explosion directly beneath the feet of the driver rendered him unable to escape from the flumes that fol lowed the igniting of the gasoline For Sale. . New and second hand hacks and buggies. Also two stock cows, and -? acres of land or lots, Will sell cheap. Call on or address R M. Cramer, Corvallis, Dr. Wells, the Albany V S will be at Fruits livery stables every Friday oi eac'a week. Bring your horses and have them examined free of charge. Notice for Publication Timber Land Act Jane 3. 1874. United States Land OSes, Oregon Citv, Oregon. Jauuarv.iath 1904. Notice is hereby given that in compliance with the Drovislo'ns of the act of Congress June 3 1878. entitled ,'An act for the sale of .Umber lands in tne states oi uamornia. uiegon. Ne vada and Washington Territory," as extended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4, 1S92, Barney I. Carey of Falls City, couaty of Polk, state of Oregon, tins this day nled m tnU office his sworn statement No 6317. for the pur chase of the Lots l & 2 oi section fl 02 m lowu shin No 13 S, Range No 7 West, " and will offer proot 10 snow ram mo isiiu buukuv ib more vw nnble for its timber or stone than for - agricul tural purposes, aud to establish his claim to said land before Victor P - Moses. Clerk of Ben ton County, at Corvallis, Oregon, on Wedneday, the 30th aay ot aiaren, ru. Hanames as' witnesses! Jacob L, Henkle of Philomath, Oregon, Jolm W.Hyde - " Frank Spencer " UTirhitpl Vlvnn " " - aqv and sll persons claiming advereely the above eescribed lands are requested t file their claims In this office on or before Baid 3uth day of March 1904. , - Algernon 6. Dresser, 1 Register. Corvallis Man Abroad. Continued from First Page. retains its foliage. This is tbe dry est time of the whole year. As com pared with. Southern Ctlifornia'B winter climkte, Tucoo and is vi cinity ere far superior in every re spect, according 10 lie statement of thore who have tried both places. It is a city that will 6vr be an object of intense iuteres-t to the stud ent of an iquiiy, though its early aspect is f-t difappiaring uader the band of moderu civilization. Tbe old adobe walls are fast giving way to the modern brick and stone ctructuree. aud where a few - years ago wtro cuu:dri- d walls crumbling away, today stands rstabliehmeols that would do-honor to far. greater cities. E itering the city's limits, mill and foundridP, stock-yards, round house'?, machine shops, and commodious freight warehouse line the approach, while away n ' the heights of the north .may be eeen the Tenitorial D Diversity and In dian school. . Tucson has a popula tion! of. about 16,000, , fully two thirds of which are Mexicans and the remainder Americans, with a few foreigners, a few. Cbiuamen and Negiosa. Poetma tjr Johnson baa received the followtbg letter with le'ereoce to B. F. D. routes, which Is tei'-'xpladato-ry : "I notice lo the Corvallla"Tinief'' of recent- d-ite that pa r ns ef rved- by C vaills R. F. D. route No. 1 are con tributing r ,the:r earlier assist blm io tidinf? over the wiener mootbe. This ac loo I heartily eudone, and I hope tbe patrons of route No. 3, will take, a similar view of the elcnatlon, and. do sometbiur; ia like manner to -assist their cairltr I ent-loee herewith 50 ceute, to s art the Hat for January, ort egree to give a like, amount for February and Mireb." : The letter la wrtttei and the a n r botion made by J. I. Appt"a e. It is underst od that a plao for Bitnllar action ou B. F, D. rou e No. 2 is being dlacuseed by pa-'r-ne. Lost. . One 3-ine.h flat key. leave at this office. Finder please Portland. Wool 1 to 18 Wheat valley . 78 to ,, Flodr .3.75 to $3 85 pets bll. Potatoes $ ,70 to 89 per sack Eggs O.reaoo, 27 .per doz. Butter 20 to 22 c per lb. Creamery 27 to 30 per lb. - Corvallis. Wool 15 Wheat 71 per bushel. Oat to 28 Flour c 1.05 per sack Butter 15 to 25 per lb Creamery 70 per roll E?gs 251027 c per doz Chickens . 15 per pound Lard I3per lb DR. C. H. NEWTH, Pliysician & Surgeon Philomath, Oregon. Sheriffs Sale. On the 13th day ot February. 1904,- at the hour ot one o'clock p. m. r at the front door ot the uourx tlouse, in tne uiry 01 uorvauw, ron ton eouuty. State of Oregon, I will sell at Dubllc auction to" the highest Didder, (or cash in hand, the fbllowiQK described real estate, towlt: Lot number 12, in Block number 3, in Conntv Addition to ihe City of Corvallis, Jn Benton County, Oregon. Said sale is made under an . execution and order ot sale, in my hands issued tut of the circuit court, oi tne State of Oreson. for Benton County, ia the suit of Mary H. Wbitby. Pl-iotiff, and against John M. Osburn and Willl-tm Groves, defendants. cs Ttroceedlne to foreclose of a certain mort gage. uatea tniB Jan itK vjvo, M. P. BURNETT, Sheriff of Benton County, Oregon, Groceries tor Cbe holidays COPYRIGHT WHEN SUPPLIED BY P. M. ZIBROLF Insure the utmost satisfaction to guests and host. Large, luscious raisins, citron, cur rants, orange and lemon peel as well as all kinds of relishes I olives, sweet and sour pick es iu bottle and bulk. A GOLDEIi 0PP0BT1ITY. , i; Now Is the time to to think abbut , Cba( Pair of Eyeglasses You were to treat your eyes to. Come 1 to me and I will fit your eyes, guarantee the fit. and will be here from 7 to 6 to make good my guarantee. E. W.S.PRATT, The Jeweler and Optician. Close at 6 p. m. except Saturdays. January 5, 1904, is the Date . For Opening after the Holidays. CORVALLIS Cboroudbt Short ana Complete Courses in Bookkeeping, Shorthand, Typewriting, Rapid . Calculations, Commercial. Law, Letter Writing, English, Punctuation. ' - I. E RICHARDSON, Pres., Corvallis, Oregon. The , .: : J liychentlest'. Effects I IN PHOTOGRAHIC PORTRAITS ARE TO BE FOUND IN OUR NEW STYLE UP-TO-DATE . 4 CARBON The style that carried off the laurels' at the NATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC CONVENTION These carbon parchments are not mounted on cards but delivered in neat Foldees or at tached to thin Linen mounts, making a com bination that. is pleasing and artistic. Sam-' . pies of these Carbons are now on exhibition at IF. YOU ARE LOOKING FOR I 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. HENRY AMBLER, Real Estate, Loan, and Insurance, Philomath, Oregon. Willampttp ValW v Hanking lomnanv. o .- - j: j GORVALLIS OREGON. Responsibility, $100,000 A General Banking Business. ExchaDge Issub.1 payable at all finan cial CHDters iu United States, CaDada aad Europe. Principal Gorrcepondcnfs. FORXLAND London & San FranciMsoBank Ijimited; Canadian Bank oi vonuneroe. SAJf FRANCISCO London & San Erancig co Bank lainited. . . NEW YORK Messrs. J. P. Morgan & Co. CHICAGO First National Bank. LONDON, ENG. London & San Francisco Bank limited. SEATTLE AND TAO OX A London & Francisco Bank Limited. L. G. ALTMAN, M. D. Homeopa tbist u Office cor 3rd and Monroe ets. , Resi dence cor 3rd and Harrison 8ts. Hours 10 to 12 A. M. 2 to 4 and to 8 P.M. Sundays 9 to 10 A, M Phone residence 315. . . Holgate ATTORNEY AT LAW , JUSTICE OF THE PEACE Stenography and typewriting; done, - Office ia Burnett brick Corvallis, Oreg BUSINESS COLLEGE. South Main St. 3 ?lUUl(UllUr9 Corvallis, Ore. SOME REAL E.E.WHITE Real estate Co. a Just a Few of Our Many Bargains. No 5s 5 a adjoining Corvallis, good bouse and orchard, lSoo. No 49 House and 6 lota, good location $13oo. ' No 5o 260 a three miles from Cor vallis, $40 per a. - N 54 8 lots good location $500, No. 35. Undivided half interest m business lot on Main street, good two story brick so x 75 feet, a snap. Price - 4,500. - No. 27. 22 foot front on Main street good location for business. $500. San No 38. House 2 lots, 350, No. 9 100 acres 3 miles - from Cor vallis; 50 acres plow land $30 per a No 40 i a adjoining town: fiue build ings, goood location, $3000. . No 41 10 a prune orchard,; a miles 7 Corvallis, $1200. No 5130 a, I5 a prunes, 3 a timber, 12 to clover, running water, 3 miles from Albany. A snap. 2ioo. No 32 60 a 3 miles. Corvallis $3o per a, - Space will rot permit of further details, but if you want a good investment call nnd see ne. White & Stone. First door south of Reading Boom.