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Oorvallis Times. OBdal Fjer of Beat Coutr. jHTMil OBKKHT, FEB. 10( 1MM. IT IS WAS. War is on in the Orient. The first engagement occurred about midnight of Sunday when the Jap anese torpedo boats attacked the Hueeian equaMron at Port Arthur. The dispatches say that three of the Xnseian battleships are badly dam aged, and that the Japanese ves sels escaped uninjured. It is also reported that the Japanese have seized a number of Russian mer chant vessels. In the contest that is on, there are tremendous resources on the one side, but they are far -distant from the scene of operations Against them is the diminutive Japanese nation, formerly barba rous and unlearned, but now pos seesed of a spirit of enlightment and progress that is the wonder of the age. Its resources are limited, but they are at the immediate scene of hostilities, and aelf preser vation is the deadly issue behind them. The straggle will be watch ed with interest by all, and with -anxiety by many. SAY SPIRITS DO IT. Hake Musical Instruments Play and Trumpets Talk Holding Seances in Corvallis. - Spiritualism is one of the lead ing themes of discussion in many Corvallis homes and public places. It takes precedence of the Russia Japanese subject, notwithstanding the tense relations of those two aations. The sea of public thought had scarcely been calmed after a period of agitation from the Holy Rollers' reign, when two disciples of the occult science fell in and created a wave the extent of which "is , indeterminate now. - W. H. Kanouse, physical medium, is one of them, and F. W. Rowe, photo -medium, is the other. Both came direct from Seattle, upon invitation of Seymour Simpson of this city ' ' Mr. Kanouse is a young man who has been holding public sean ces, only six months and his dem- -onstrations in Corvallis are the first trork he has done away from Se attle and that vicinity. Many ad vocates of spiritualism believe that Mr. Kanouse will acquire rare pow er to demonstrate the claims of the sect. Mr. Rowe professes to be able, through his mediumship, to secure photographs of those- who nave pissed to Spirit life. Neither of these persons has the appear--ance of professional men. They flo not resemble persons who would be judged professional fakes, nor yet men who had acquired pro fessional knowledge irom study and extensive researcn. meir powers they claim, are simply gifts. HOLDING SEANCES. The mediums are rooming at the ""home of J. R. Maitland, just north -of the old school house. There al so sittings were held Saturday and Sunday evenings under the direc tion and mediumship ot Mr. Kan? ouse. Saturday evening, when a dozen or more persons had assem bled the medium announced that his guides had informed him that there would no developments. So it prov edandthe audience was dismissed without being required to pay the fee of 50 cents, the charge for the class of manifestations expected at that time. Sunday evening the med ium had better success in the pres ence ol a circle of 25 or more -peri sons, the larger part of which was composed of Spiritualists, both gentlemen and ladies, and those? who were predisposed in favor of the doctrine. The other portion of the circle was made of prominent busi ness and protessional men who were skeptics or non-helievers. Preparations were made to ex clude any light from the room. , Chairs for the guests were arranged to form one complete circle and part of a second one. Participants were seated, under instructions of the medium, in positions which, it is said, to make the most advan tageous combination of positive and negative forces. All iwere seated as closely together as was consist ent with comfort, and there was only a small unoccupied space in front ot the medium. A guitar, a tambourine, a small bell, and a telescopic tin horn or trumpet were brought into the circle, the trump et occupying the space in front of the medium. Mr. Kanouse an nounced that he was unable to guarantee results, and received per mission to remove his collar and ie. During: the seance individuals -would be notified of the presence of spirits by taps on some part ot the person. To these the' sitter was to respondVThank you," and carry op the conversation by asking questions which might be answered by "yes"br Vno," the former being indicated by three taps, the latter by one. and "don't know? by two taps. Conversation by means of the trumpet was to be carried on in the ordinary manner. ' Stl RITUAI. MANIFESTATIONS, When all was in readiness the lamp was extinguished, and the company was in absolute darkness. The assemblage responded to a re quest to sing in order to promote harmony. The first indication of fhe presence of spirits came from the medium, who said, "Thank you, " in a mild tone, and then with more force exclaimed, "Quit that!" A spirit had tapped- him lightly and immediately gave him a severe hand-smack on the face. Then the band began to - play. There were a few introductory strains on the guitar, the tambour ine rattled and the bell rang. - Then there was a rattling of tin indicat ing the adjustment of the trumpet, from which an aspirated sound was soon emitted. The lady nearest the instrument responded to the trumpet and after a number of in quiries as to whether or not jt wis so-and'so", found that the party talking through the trumpet was a near relative who had passed over. Excepting in rare instances the words from the trumpet were in distinct, partly on account of the singing which the medium insisted upon, and partly because the words were uttered in a whisper. At one time, however, when the audience let itself out pretty heavily on, "John Brown," the trumpet joined in the chorus quite vociferously and to the satisfaction of all. It is claim ed that some spirits can manipu late the trumpet better than others. While the trumpet convers ations were for the most part carried on seriously, one lady asked, "Is this crowd all right?" "Yes," was the response "Does it beat the Holy Rollers?" "You bet." said the spirit. A spirit asked one of the party, throughthe trumpet: "Have you heard the story of the empty box?" "No:" said the listener. "Well, there's nothing in it," ex plained the spirit. During the evening pocket books, letters, watches, etc, were removed from the pockets of various per sons and placed in the hands of others. A lady's combs were ex tracted from her hair and placed in charge of another, while one lady's hair was taken down entire ly and disposed over her face. The spirits began undoing another lady's hair and she requested that they desist, and her will in the . matter prevailed. Parties were repeated ly thumped on the head with the tin trumpet and upon this the con versational taps were usually made - SPIRIT RAPPINGS. All the manifestations occurred to persons occupying positions very near the medium, and in order to give all who wished the opportun ity of receiving messages or mani festation, each in -turn was request ed to have a seat beside the medium At each change in the circle the room was lighted. At other times all hands were joined; persons on either side of the medium holding each of his. During the greater portion of the seance, however, Mr. Rowe, the photo medium, sat at the right of Mr. Kanouse. This situation was maintained and was desirable because the proximity of other mediums to the principal gives more satisfactory results, in the judgment of believers. The se ance consumed three hours and variations of the facts stated tell the story of what happened, or ap peared to have happened. Regarding the merits of the en tertainment there is a clash of op inion. Spiritualists for the most part believe it to have been a gen uine and remarkable demonstration ; of spirit return. A gentleman not understood to be a believer, states that he has attended a number of Spiritualist meetings in Charter Oak Hall, San Francisco, and that the demonstrations Sunday night were superior to anything he saw at the headquarters of the San Fran cisco believers. One Spiritualist, however, is afraid that a material hand came in contact with his,, as the former manipulated his cloth ing. Again, the greater number of skeptics attending the seance are outspoken in their belief that the whole thing was a fake. They have much to say in support of their contention, one of them al leging that he faked a spirit into saying that it was his daughter, whereas he has no daughter in spir it life or elsewhere. " SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPHY. Several of the last named gentle men, formed themselves into a sort of investigating: committee. Last Saturday they Jiad their pictures taken by the spirit photographer. They supplied their own plates. Concluded oa Fourth Pge. FOR FIFTY THOUSAND. Engineer Says For. That Mountain " Water Could be Given Corvallis and That Works Would Pay. - The outside cost for a mountain water system . for Corvallis would be $50,000. .That is the statement of H. V. Gates, one of the best known and most widely experien ced hydraulic engineers on the coast. He made the announcement at an informal meeting of the . city coun cil, held at the City Hall Saturday evening. , His calculations as to the cast are based on Rock Creek water, brought through twelve miles of pipe into Corvallis, and in cluding the laying of a full and complete pipe system through the city, as well as the purchase of the present Jplant of the f local water company at its x probable . value. Mr. Gatesadded, during the course of his remarks which occupied near ly two hours, that there is no doubt that the investment would pay, and further, that there is little or no doubt that investors would be found ready to build, " equip and operate such a ' mountain water works.-i Much importance is attached by the councilmen to the announce ment of Mr. Gates by reason of the fact that he has built no less than seven water plants in the state of Oregon. He built and is a large owner in the Heppner .plant, built the Hillsboro plant which he oper ated for ten years and then sold to the city, and built and is a heavy stockholder in the Klamath Falls water works. He built also and is one of the owners iu the Prineville plant, built and owns the works at Elgin, and is now putting in a mountain water system.at Dallas. MOUNTAIN WATER AT DALXAS. The most interesting of all his water works achievements, is the plant Mr. Gates is now building at Dallas. In about fen days the water fromjthe adjacent mountains will be in use in that city. In about six weeks the" plant will be completed. Forty men are now employed in the construction work. The water is brought from a cold mountain stream, six miles'- to the westward of Dallas. In a hill 4,200 feet from the city there is a reser voir, built of masonry, cement and concrete, with a capacity of 300,000 gallons. "From the source of supply to this reservoir, there is a seven and one-fourth inch pipe line, "over five miles long. The pipe is of iron and is manufactured on . the ground by Mr. Gates. It is num ber twenty, best galvanized firon, which Mr. Gates buys in the East. He has on the ground machinery made in the East for the purpose, with which he converts these sheets of galvanized iron into pipes. Then the pipes are dipped in the best asphalt that can be secured, and are allowed to dry before they are laid. The asphalt and the ealvani- zed surface prevents corroding for a number of yearsand : yields the best pipe procurable for-the purpose, having a lifetime Mr. Gates belie ves, of fifty or sixty years, PLANT COST THIRTY THOUSAND. From the reservoir to the city a distance of 4,200 feet twelve-inch redwood piping is used. Before he adopted the redwood piping, Mr Gates visited the wood pipe factor ies at Seattle, Tacoma, -and1 Los Angeles. He examined plants where the pipes of each had been in operation a number of years. He selected the redwood pipe as the best, and incidentally as the cheap est. The Dallas system complete. is to cost $30,000. The city of Dallas issued bonds to the amount of $15,000 and applied on the .am ount. Three thousand of the sum went for right of way and water rights, most of which was consum ed in a suit which had to be carried through the supreme court. There was a sawmill on me creex Deiow where it was tapped by the pipe line. The owner of the mill resisted the attempt to take away the water, and . lost in the circuit court, and was loser again in the supreme court. After the'completion of the works. Mr. Gates has a lease for twenty years at the nominal fee of $1 per year. At the end of that time a board of appraisers determines the value. If it is fixed at $12,000, or the amount the city put in the plant, exclusi ve of right of way, then the city becomes sole owner without further cost. If the value is fixed as. more than $1 2,000V whatever it is above that amount, the city wilTpay Mri Gates, as the balance of purchase price. THE DALLAS CONTRACT. ' . " During the twenty years, Gates furnishes the city, free ot charge, 38 fire hydrants, and all water for street sprinkling and other city nses That is to say, for the inter est on its $15,000 bonds, the city gets all the water it requires for all I years its bonds go for their full val mtrantK anri at the end nr the 20 ue in the acquirement of the plant at its true cash value. The Dallas charter provides that the city can not grant a franchise to a : private party for water works, Tmt must own its own plant, - and - it was on this account that the unusual., con tract was made. - With bonds at four per cent, the actual cost of : its water for city purposes at Dallas would be J600 per year. -.The fire system is so complete that it is but a block in any part of the town to a fire hydrant, and even on the back streets four hydrants can be brought into use on a burning buil ding with but a block's length of hose to each. In the business part of iown there is a fire hydrant at every corner, and with but little hose, a dozen streams can be turned on a nre in that district at any . time. The number of hydrants in the town is 38. .The number in Corvallis is nine. Dallas has a population of 15,00. ' By the - last census it had 1:300.'. Corvallis has between 2,000 and 2,500. Dallas has 337 houses. The: water rate to private consumers on the moun tain water plan has not been fixed, except for household use, which is $1,25 per month. Mr. Gates says that in each of the six ( towns in which he has built water plants a r eduction of insurance rates has al ways resulted, and he confidently predicts that a large reduction wilL result from the completion of. the plant at Dallas, which town he de dares' to have ' the best fire pro tection of any place in Oregon. OFFERED CORVALLTS A SYSTEM. Mr. Gates declared in his remarks before the councilmen, that Corval lis should never contract for any thing but mountain water. About the time Smyth was a bidder for the Corvallis franchise, Mr. Gates came to Corvallis and investigated the matter. He visited Rock Creek and measured it's flow. The water there he says is sufficiently abun dant and of the finest quality. A. fall of 400 feet can be secured in 12 miles. He computed the cost, and prepared to make the city an offer. Sol Hirsch of Portland was to be his partner in the enterprise. The estimate of the total expenses wasthatit would not exceed 50,000, and that it might fall as low as $45,-000- At the time, he was nego tiating with the Dallas people, and was tardy in completing his arran gements for Corvallis. Before all the details were finished, Mr. Hir sch died, and the Corvalljs matter was dropped. "If I hadn't this Dallas matter on hand now, I would make you people a proposition to night," said Mr. Gates. "It is a proposition that will pay good in terest on the investment- There are plenty of capitalists who will take it up, whenever it is brought properly to their notice, : If you cannot find them, I can. It is a matter in which you need not be in a hurry. If you wait you will get your mountain water system." For Sale. White Plymouth Rock hens.Ad- dress t James M. Herron, Bruce, Ore. For Sile. Baled oats 6traw. Leave orders at Corvallis ferry. - . John Beach. Teachers' Examination. Notice is hereby given that the county superintendent of Benton County will hold the regular examination o appli cants for etate and county papers at Cor vallis, Oregon, as follows: r" For State Papers. Commencing Wednesday, Febniary iO, at nine o'clock a. n., and continuing un til Saturday Feb. 13, at four o'clock p. m. weanesaay-Fenmansnip, history, spel ling, algebra, reading, school lair. Thursday Written arithmetic.theory of teaching, grammar.bookkeepicg, physics, civil government. Friday Physiology, geography, mental arithmertc, composition, physical geog raphy. - Saturday Botany, plane geometry, generpl history, English literature, psy chology. For County Paper. Commencing Wednesday Feb iO, at nine o'clock, a. m., and continuing until Friday, February 12 at four o'clock p m 1st. 2nd & 3rd Grade Certificates. Wednesday Penmanship, history, or thography, reading. Thursday Written arithmetic, theory of teaching, grammar, physiology. Friday Geography, mental arithmetic school law, civil government. Primary Certificates. Wednesday, Penmanship, orthogra phy, reading, arithmetic. Thursday Art of questioning, theory of teaching, methods, physiology. Dated this 30 day of January, Corval lis Oregon.- G. W. Dbnmaw. v County School Sup't Douglas fcOO and SJ shoes tor style, comfort aud wear lias iu bthSJ makes aoldat these prices. Tim excellent reputation hu beaTwou W mlZ alone. W. U Douglas shoes have to ewe better satisfaction than oTher sLS ySS iuo shoes because his reputation tor the best sun and jsio shoes mustbe a Thu a Ooaracv mit m. FctIii.. Soirt itw 1 Dmutlaa Stores nt Amu i'i m mt ygju,ur Ik? "W UNION MADE M assassBBsssaaasssBSssssasaasssasaaaammamasassiaa.asV' .qnaiecl at Any Price. to VJ.SlSr&WuTl f W.L.DODfflajtlt!LnAani1 OA U1.1.ub.km.J. 1 . . leathers uged in 83.00 and S6.0O shoes upra uavtng w. i iraugias snoes wit n name and price stamped on Dottom. Shoes sent anywhere on reeeint of nripe unii wnta .firiitt.! . . "Triage. Take measurements of foot as shown : CATALOG; FREJS. : V w. L. DOUCLAS, wiuin oBoaiiv worn : plain or cap toe : heavv. medinm or lltrht imlAK. Cimes Office lor Job Printing. PACKED I 2Pound Cartoons HOMINY GRITS WHITE CORN MEAL YELLOW CORN MEAL STEEL OUT OAT MEAL BUCKWHEAT FARIN4. OUR GARDEN SEEDS Are now in either Bulk or Package. HODES' GROCERY, PHONE 483, CORVALLIS, OR. For Sale. Bright cheat and rye grass "hay, vetch, spelts, timothy, and rye grass , seeds, Poland China hogs, Shropshire rams, Good, bright vetch straw, fresh from the barn, for sale at reasonable prices. L h Brooks, DR. C. H. NEWTH, Physician & Surgeon Philomath, Oregon. Wanted--Bids for Keeping County Poor. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids will be received at the office of the Coun ty Glerk of Benton County, . Oregon, up to 2 o'clock p. m. Wednesday, March 2nd, 1904, for the care and keepiDg of t the poor of Benton County, Oregon, for a term of two years from May 15, 1904. The County Court reserving the.-right to reject any and all bids. Dated Feb. 8, 1904. Victor P. Moses, ' County Clerk. Notice for Publication, - Timber Land Act June S, 1878, United States Land Office, Oregon City, Oregon, ' i January,I80i 1901. , . Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the provisions of the act of Congress June 3 1878, entitled ,'in act for the sale of timber lands in the states of California. Oiegon, Ne vada and Washington Territory," as extended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4, J892, Barney L Carey ot Falls CHv, county of Polk, state of Oregon, has this day filed in this office his sworn statement No 6317, for the pur chase of the Lots 1 & 2 of Section Vo 2 in Town ship No IS S, Range No 7 West," and will offer proof to show that the land sought is more val uable for its timber or stone than for agricul tural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before Victor P Hoses. Clerk ot Ben ton County, at Corvallis, Oregon, on Wednedav. the 30th day of March. r904. - He names as witnesses! Jacob L, Henkle of Philomath, Oregon. John W.Hyde - . - ' Frank Spencer .'C ; " Hich&el Flynn ' any and all persons claiming advereely the above ee scribed lands are requested to file their claims In this office on or before said 30th day of March -1904. J Algernon S. Dresser, I Kegliter tv Mu.u . r?. t r . . JiaV weerrea more nine for his monsr sml.i.Wu ! state strle desired i size and Brockton, Mass Small Quantities. laf Shropshire Sheep. Ewes and Yearlings by Barkis 130841. Tjiiuba hv Freshman 188626. Well bred young stock of both sexes for sale. GEORGE ARMSTRONG, - Corvallis, Oregon. H. S. PERNOT, Physician & Surgeon Office over postoffice. Residence Cor. Fifth and Jefferson streets. Honrs 10 to 12a.m., 1 to 4 p.m. Orders may be left at Graham & Wortham's drug store. P. A. KLINE LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEER CORVALLIS, OR. Office at Huston's Hardware Store. P. O. Address, Box 11. T t,:nt.af. n.i'oc? Fnr all V 1 n 1 nf . Live Stock. Satisfaction guaranteed. Twenty years experience. Sheriff's Sale. On the 13th day of February. 1904, at the hour of one o'clock p. m. at the front door of the Court House, in the City of Corvallis, Ben ton county, State of Oregon, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, for casR In hand, the following described real estate, towit: Lot number 12, in Block number 3, in County Addition to the City of Corvallis, In Benton Countv, Oregon. Said sale is made under an execution and order of sale, m my hands issued cut of the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for Benton County, in the suit of Mary H. Whitby, Plaintiff, and against John M Osburn and William Groves, defendants, proceeding to foreclose of a certain mort- 88 Dated this Jan 16, 1904, m M, P. BURNETT, Sheriff ol Benton County, Oregon, G. It. FARRA, Physician & Surgeon, Office up stairs back of Graham & Wells' drug store. Residence on the corner of Madison and Seventh. Tele phone at residence, 104. ; . All calls attended promptly. 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