Gorvallis Times.
Official Paper of Benton County.
008TU.US, OBEGOIT, AUG 24, 1004.
A Story from Life.
How a Change of Fortune Sometimes
Changes the Possessor. '
It happened in an Oregon village
less than five years ago. ' This is
truth: a part of the details are sup
plied, and the characters stilt live
and breathe ana nave tneir peing,
The nisrht was cool and a woman
of 68 sat hovering over a handful of
coals in the sitting-room heater. In
the larder was a little flour, a little
salt, a little tea and some milk no-
- thing more; in the woman's purse
there was a smooth ten cent piece,
with a hole through it; in her
heart a nameless sadness and an
intense longing for eternal rest.such
as comes often to the aged who feel
themselves neglected and in the
way.
Going to a window the lonely
watcher gazed towards the hillside
cemetery. In the moonlight the
white tombstones stood out in bold
relief against the background of
dark cedars, ius'. beyond. Two
little graves in that quiet lot were
hers, but the lowly beds of her
sleeping babes were unmarked.save
by the rank ivy and wild Scotch
bloom that waved above the humble
mounds.
Dashing the s-aldinz tears from
ber eyes the woman resumed her
seat; and. as though a voice whis
pered in her ear, she heard distinct
ly the words of the 23rd psalm:
"The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall
not want," and although the wom
an's supper had been a scrap of
stale bread and a cap of weak tea,
and though the marrow seemed to
promise even less, she sought her
pillow and with hop? recewed and
courage strengthened, fell into calm
and peaceful slumber. 1
That same night anether woman,
in an-adjoining state and city, gave
-A innrKeon to a number of fashion
able friends Her self and daughter
were attired in gowns of the finest
texture; jewels gleamed on their
white hands, and the table was re
splendent in cut glass and costly
silver; Lot-house flowers gave out a
lanquorous perfume: electric lights
and the 'plash of fountains on the
lawn rendered the scene entrancing;
a str nged orchestra discoursed
sweet music from a recess in the
midst of flowing palms and other
tropical plants, and joy and mirth
held sway as the guests came and
went and chatted and laughed.
What mattered the expense?
Did not Mrs. Blank's reception re
ceive a write up in the Society News?
and did not every guest vote the
affair "perfectly lovely?"
When she retired to her room
this woman fell asleep in a luxurious
arm chair before the polished mar
ble hearth, and in a dream she saw
an aged woman in a faded calico
. dress, hovering over a dying fire in
a meanly-furnished room, down in
Oregon. Slowly the scene connect
ed itself with memories of childhood
and the sleeper seemed to inhale
once more the fragrance of the
honeysuckle that grew at the kitch-1
en window, and to taste again the
salt-rising bread and golden butter
that were ever found in the lunch
baskst of the growing school girl.
But, alas! in the cupboard now
the shelves were bare, and only a
scant supply of flour was in the
bin. The dreamer noted that the
elder woman's shoulders were bent
with age and hard work; that her
eyes were dim with unshed tears,
and that a pitiful droop to the lips
told of an internal grief too deep
for words. Then the scene chang
ed and the curtain of time rolled
back just twenty years. The
dreamer saw the same room as it
had been in those ether days; saw
herself one of a family of ten and
most indolent of them all; she saw
the elder woniin, not so stooped
then, keeping boarders in order to
supply the ten mouths with food
and the ten growing bodies with
raiment; she remembered that in
those days the older woman labored
many times until the clock hands
pointed to the midnight hour, and
she saw 'he brown hair turning
rapidly to gray, and the strong
frame bending daily beneath its
heavy burden.
And as she dreamed, the elder
woman arose, and in a clear voice
repeated firmly: "The Lord is my
Shepherd; I shall not want," and as
the aged believer turned to seek her
rest, the younger woman awoke
with a start, for the face of the wo
man in the faded calico dress was
the face of tbe sleeper's poor old
mother, in an Oregon vidage. And
Mrs. Blank knew the dream to be
true. .
But the vision faded from the
dreamer's mind ere the glare of the
next day's sua had softened into
twilight shadows. The society
farce goes on, and the -old; woman,
needy and neglected, goes on too,
towards that promised land where
in there is a house of, many man
sions, and a host rawaiting her
whose greeting shall be, "Well
done, thou good and faithful ser
vant; enter unto thy rest,"
G.E.II.
WHEN IT IS BUILT.
Some Farts About the Proposed '
Electric Railway to Engene.
Since the franchise for an elec
tric rail road from Corvallis to
Eugene was granted by the Benton
county court to the Willamette
Valley Elec'ric railroad company,
there has been much discussion
generally as to what particular ad
vantage the enterprise is to be to
t;orvallis and this section. , Comparatively-
few people know any
thing of the region that the propos
ed line will traverse when built,
and not all those who are familiar
with the topography of the country
are able to see just what the gain
is to be in having an electric road
through the territory named.
That it will give employment to
many workmen while in course of
construction, and that the money
thus placed in . circulation by the
laborers will result in increase of
business throughout the section
where the work is in progress, is
one way in which the new railroad
will be beneficial; but it is only a
minor consideration, since the
period of building will not be of
sufficient length to hav lasting ef
fect on the business of the country.
With a view to enlightening those
who have been asking for informa
tion regarding the benefit to accrue
from the proposed road, the Times
has sought and obtained a general
and comprehensive summary of the
r suits that may reasonably be ex
pected from the enterprise, when
completed. The authority from
which tbe information cotfies' s
reliable, and from one la touch wi th
the situation in all its phases
Run"ipg south from Corvallis the
road will pass through a fine farm
ing ard dairying K-gTOn, anO at
Monroe will give an outlet to a
large atnourt of wheat, oats, hay,
flour and other products. There
will, in all probability, be a large
saw mill built at Monroe, as logs
can be brought by water to this
point. It will also give an outlet
for timber from the immense forests
of ceder and fir at the head of the
Alsea, which at present is lying
untouched because of the lack of
transportation facilities. At Mon
roe are large hop yards ana prune
orchards, the product of which at
this time are hauled many miles by
team, and tfe culture of which will
be greatly increased by reason of
freer access to railroad accommoda
tions.
Passing south from Monroe to
what is now known ss tbe Liberty
community, there is a large quanti
ty ot hue oak timber that wiu no
doubt be placed upon the market
when the electric road is a reality,
but which at present is no practical
benefit because it cannot be trans
ported by team to a demand for it.
Liber?3- i' an excellent location for
a large ware house, as it is several
miles to Junction City and Monroe.
This place would also be the ship
ping point for such extensive and
well known cattle dealers as Fergu
son, Malloy, Winn, Barnett and
Williams Brothers, who are at pre
se t obliged to drive their market
stock to Junction.
Passing southward from Liberty
to Smitifield, another large saw
mill would undoubtedly be built, as
the Long Tom would bring logs
from the Lake Creek country .which
is noted for its superior quality of
cedar, spruce and fir timber.
Shingles and cedar posts are now
hauled by thousands to the valley,
and could, of course, be handled
much cheaper by rail, besides in
c easing the demand. In tbe Lake
C'-eek country there i also a fine
grade of beef cattle, that have to
be driven at present 25 miles to the
Southern Pacific road at Junction.
Still further to the southward,
the new road will reach Elmira. a
small town that alreadv has a saw
mill which would be enlarged if
proper transportation facilities were
offered as an inducement, and at
Elmira would also be the ou'let for
the dairies and mills of Crow and
Hadleyville, which atthis time haul
30 miles to Junction.
This is but a partial list of the
advantages that are certain to fol
low "the building of the new road.
All this commerce will come to and
through Corvallis. as the markets
for it are northward rather than
southward. - - " .
For Sale.
A fier-ira' le residence and twelve
lots on South Sixth street. All cr
a portion of the lots will be sold to
puit ru-ehaser. ' For lerms and
Faruculars enquire of IS. P. Gref-
foz, Corvallis
STRANGE FISH CAME.
" Into Elk River Were Bis and
Many Were Seen Only"
; ' : at Night. . .r:
A-slrange !ph nomenon" in" the
way of a iuh of "unknown fish -appeared"
recently in Elk River, in
Lincoln connty. The like of it was
nevef observed before, even by the
old timers el the vicinity. Early
in the summer, persons passing by
boat above and below the town of
Elk, at night saw strange proreed
ings in the river, more especially at
points where small streams empty
into the main river, above and be
low the town of Elk- - The water
was much 'disturbed by the move
ment of what seemed to be'almost
myriads of big fish. The. expres
sion of an eye-witness to the phe
nomenon is that the water was so
much disturbed that it a' most
! 'seemed to b;il." The doings of
the strange visitors finally attracted j
the attention ot everybody 'in thej
neighborhood, and many plans,
were undertaken to solve the mys-!
tery of the new run of fish. The
latter seemed in general to be of the
size and somewhat in shape like a
12 or 15 pounq silverside salmon,
only perhaps more slender. They
operatect only in the night time,
and their presence was undiscover-
ableby day. They seemed in the
mam to be chasing smaller fish, and
as they shot in large numbers lack
and forth through the water at
great speed, the disturbance was
no'iceable for a considerable dis
tance. Attempts to trap or to catch
them by use of but failed, and re
sort was had lo. shooting at them.
livery device, however, failed and
during the two or three weeks the
strange run of fish remained in the
river, not one was captured for
identification of the species. : Some
of the Elk City people have the
impression that the visitors in Elk
river waters were a run of shad, a
thing hitherto unknown to any one
now resident in the vicinity, cover
ing a period, in some instances of
.more than thirty years. . ,
A RACE.
The slory is toiri that there was
a foot race three miles west of Cor
vallis.Srturday.thathad a disastrous
ending for one of the sprinters,
The parties were Bert Read and
Charley witham. and the fimsh of
the race was at a certain bridge to
wards which the two were headed.
It seems that Read reached the
bridge first, that he fell, and that
Witham fell on him. .. Re;d was
picked up unconcious.with a severe
gash in the side of his head, and
was taken to his parents' home
north of Corvallis that evening.
When consciousness returned, Bert
could not recall any of the events of
the day on which he was' injured,
and whether he will regain his
memory or not is a matter of con
jecture. A physician was called to
dress the wound, and it is not pro
bable that any more serious results
will follow the accident.
Removal Notice.
Oa account of buildiog brick at
old stand, Turner a grocery ' has
moved one door rjorth of Hollen
terg & Cady's second hand store
opposite Farmer's hotel. Store op
en every evening until 9 a. m.
For Sale Cheap.
Two pianos, in perfect tune and good
condition, at,
Blar-kledge's.
Best That's Grown
Is None Yoo Good.
When you are drinking
Coffee it is our good
fortune to hold the Sole
Agency for the famous -
Chase k Santa
High Grade
Coffee:
We have all the grades fronoT 2oc
per pound to the highest priced.
Coffee sold by this celebrated firm.
Give Us a Trial Order-
for oce of their Coffees and yon
' will use it exclusively.
P. m. Zierolf
Groceries, Crockery & Stoneware
Aftt. for Libby Cut Glass
E. It. Bryson,
- Attomey-At-Law,
STILL SEARCHING.
Committee Wrestles With Problem
of Securing Benton Specimens.
'Lack of interest" is the com
plaint lodged against". Benton citi
zens by the committee that has in
hand the matter of securing speci
mens of Benton products for the
Lewis and Clark fair. One
man says "We would soou be ab'e
to collect all 1 he samples that are
needed if the citizens themselves
would only awaken to the fact that
Benton shs uld do something to
wards the exhibit that is to be bejd
in Portland. It is a subject con
cerning every loyal resident, and it
should be the Dride of alt Rpntnn
county to see to it that her display
ar, tne Lewis and Clark fnir i minii
to none in variety and excellence
of samples.' And Benton can beat
them all if she wi 1 only try."
This is a charge that should not
be laid to the door of any one in
Corvallis, nor to any other resident
of the county. If every one wi 1
taee an interest, ana send or bring
in samples of graiu, fruits, woods,
rock, or anything e'se that will be
a fitting specimen of what Benton
can produce, there will be less com
plaint from those who-are at work
on the collecting, and a much more
satisfactory showing made at the
big exposition next spring. A
special request' is mede for photo
graphs of farm houses, fields, or
chards and other pictures showing
features that will interest the stran
ger and the general visitor at tiie
fair.-
Samples have recently been giv
en the committee by the following
parties: Sonne' wheat. R RickarH-
wheat and oats, John Peterson,
ma vale .-peach plums, Joseph Graggs
Belief ountain: vellow etnr -nlnms
Mrs. Sarah. Elgin; harvest plums,
ivirs.M.. anight; elderberries, Mrs.
Will-Rice: astrachan armies. Wm
Criel; wheat, W.L.Read; side oats,
us .uaraing;. wheat alfalfa and
grass, Dick Kieer: oats. R.K Bahw.
oats and wheat, August Webber;
pears ana Draasnaw plums. E.W.
Fischer: barlev and oafs. Vnnnon
For Sale.
Two registered Oxford Down rame
and four baltbreede,
1 1 Peter Whltaker.
- . For Sale,
Large 8 room house, 8 lots, plenty
cf fruit and aba4e trees, a splendid
borne place, floe location. Will be
fold at a sacrifice If taken before the
1st of Sept. Terms f asy. Call 6th
and Tan Buren Sc. CoivaliK
2w Mrs V. Eapy.
For Sile.
Fresh vetch and cheat
my place five miles north
feed at
of Cor-
vallis.
T. A. Logsdon
For Sale.
Team of horses
old. Price $125.
6 and 7 years
S. E. Moore
Work Wanted.
I desire to do plain sewing,
nursing, sweeping and cleaning.
Apply at residence on Ninth street
near Gardner's gallery. Phone
7 1 4. Mrs. George Dickey.
For Sale.
100 feet of picket fencing. Inquire
of W M Crce3 813 3rd street
For Sale.
Vetch cay from barn, oat hsy $6 50
lo field, grub cak wood sawed 16 in.
loog, oce eecord hand wagon 3J axel
one short horn cow, and one Jersey
cow. Can order from Corvallis on
telephone,
LX. Brooks.
Lost.
From the pasture of Wiley Win
kle on July 27th, a bald faced, two
year old, steel gray filly. Has two
white hind feet and white spot on
right side'. Will pay a reasonable
reward for information that will
lead to recovery.
. W. H. Wilson,
Aleea, Ore.
C.H. Newth,
Physician and Surgeon
Philomath, Oregon.
When Nolan and Callahan say rem
2ats they mean it.
- - - Lost.
Sunday on the streets of Corvallis, a
child's crocheted bonnet with red rib
bon ties. Finder please leave at this
office. vfl.'!; 1-' - '-.
Blackledge keeps large assortment of
matting.
. '
THE CLOTHES BEARINGHIsTaBEL1
ARE GUARANTEED . 1
ARE-YOU- W
CAMPING?
We want votir
We furnish a nice box and do
the nackino for vnn.
Don't forget the place f
J PHONE 483, CORVALLIS, OR.
Have You 3 House 10 Fuitt?
If so, come and see us and get our prices. We have
every thing you want from a foot-stool for the parlor to a
cupboard for the. kitchen.
Ours is an Up to Date Furniture Store.
Call and. Fee and be convinced. In linoleums we have
on a large supply just received,
Pparlor suits, portiers, study tables etc.
Every Freight brings us
HQLLE1BS1
THE LEADING FURNITURE HOUSE
Corvallis, Oregon.
Order Your Ice Cream
From The Celebrated Sunset
Creamery Company. Highest
price paid for Batter fat, Eggs etc.
281 ist Street Portland, Oregon.
Phone Main 52.
CURES SCIATICA.
Rev. W. L. Kfley, L. I D., Cuba, New
York, writes: "Alter 15 days of excru
ciating pain from sciatic rheumatism, un
der various treatments, I was induced to
try Ballard's Snow Liniment ; the first
application giving my first relief and the
second entire relief. I can give it unqual
ified recommendation. 25c, 50c, fi.
Sold by Graham & Worth am.
-.. I am Here
For quick and safe delivery. Call on
John LeDger, Phones 483 or 306.
order for crocer- Y
VJ1V7VL1I
new style- and pattern. Also-
new goods.
1 CAD
For Sale.
Vetch, clover, oats, wheat and timothy
hay, 100 cords of grnb oak wood sawed
in 16 inch lengths, order early before the
after harvest advance prices. One fresh
Jersey cow. Can order from Corvallis on
telephone.
L.L.Brooks.
Get your camping outfits such as tents,
cots and stools at Hollenberg & Cady's
Say, Do You Like
To read good books? We have
jnst received' 500 volumes of choice
reading from Chicago which we will sell
at prices that are riht.
Graham & Wells,
Druggists & Booksellers.