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Corvallis Times Official Paper of Benton Cotinty. v CORVALLIS, OREGON, TUESDAY EVENING CCT. 31, J905. PUBLISHER'S NOTICE. Hereafter the publication day of the Times will be Tuesday evening and Fri day evening, instead of "Wednesday and Saturday morningt. For n years- the caper has been actually appearing in the v evening, though the following morning J -was given -out as publication day; The rfinnca fiow announced ought to. have been made n years ago. ' . 'ANOTHER SURRENDER. 'The most important news to come, in many a decade, from be ... . . . n i 3 i t . mitrfe?" cross the Atlantic from the "R ncssi an Vnital. , Driven by the rising tider terrible revolution of his subjects iikihis last retreat the czar of all the Rtfeias yesterday afternoon signed a docufepnt, grant ing a constitution and civil liberty to his people. The grant of potrr includes: .... ' First: I Civil liberty jased on . tht inviolability of person, freedom ' of fconccience.and liberty of speec, union and association. . Second: The electoral right is to be immediately- br6adeneL in t'a 7' - -J ...... 1 . rfltti(TA 1 : ...... ,,.4 ,. ,. . - .- j Third; pphejDoiimjCparliament) -. isjto have legislative-power and the ! supervision! of ;the administration of ' For -oc vears the Romanoff rulers "'.have held autocratic sway over the ybe,nighted millions of Russian sub jects. The conditions of bondage and beggary in which these sub t jects-have been held - has been a blot on the civilization of the world. It has been impossible in that un happy and misgoverned land, ' be cause of the mailed hand and the bayonet, for reforms to come for the lifting up of a Russian citizenship. Not until Oyatna and Togo wrote the records of Port Arthur, fiao Yang, Mukden, nd the naval bat tle of the Japan Sea did the final opportunity come to Russians 'for successful rebellion and consequent reform. They have now constitu tional liberty, and,Witte is to be the first premier. , In this last pd greatest surrend er by the Czar? once more in his - tory, a war with its hundreds of .thousands slain is the harbinger nd .occasion of blessings for mil? lions. A Few i Points ; About - Leather 1 Bottom Rub- . ber Boots. jDp to the' time of placing the Rubberhide Boot on the market all of the Leather Bottomed Rubber . Boots were made by nailing the bottoms to the upper. " 1 The nails are driven through both "leather and rubber, puncturing the rtfbber with two rows of holes from the heel to the toe. . Water will w$wk in between the kathej and the rubber, and findine the openings ithA; made by'theinaiii.i kfefsure to4 leak: : V- .- The Rubberhide Boot is made by lasting the upper under the the foot . tot an incn all Mound tne Dottom up .to the middle sole. ' The upper an, rubber welt sole are joined by vulcanizing them together, forming a idnion that resists the hardest ' w?ir. 'fIt has a heavy leather iontr , ffthe sole-leather, which is thor ough! v waterproofed, is stitched to the rubber welt sole: this makes an absolutely wafer-tight boot and onej that will not leak. It is impossible for water to get into the boot except over the top. Foi honesty of construction, com fort and durbility- the " Rubberhide Boot is without afi'equal. Not low priced but cheap. b A leather -bottom rubber ' boot will wear longer than an all rubber boot. - The Rubberhide will, give lotiger service,, more comfort to the wsarerr and greater return for the money invested. A trial will con- ' vince you. ' i: for sale Dy v J. M. Nolan & Son. A SPLENDID BEGINNING. Opening Exercises at th&H. E. Church Attract Immense Throngs The ' Sermons.. The Methodist Episcopal church of Corvallis re-opened its doors to the public Sunday morning. ; Like an old friend arrayed in new appar el the edifice was greeted warmly by all, and was by all inspected and pronounced improved - greatly in appearance. In spite or the larger seating capacity afforded by the re modeling, there was not room to ac commodate the people that attend ed both morning and evening serv ices, it beine necessaty in the ev ening to throw open the annex The morning sermon was by Dr. Rader, editor of the Pacific Chris- tion Advocate, and his theme dealt with the blessing that comes to the peacemaker. ' The reason, he said, that we are not all peace makers, is because, we ourselves are. not right with God; and therefore feel a nat ural timidity in approaching others on religious subjects," lest we be abashed by reference to our own 1 shortcomings. Get right with God first, said the speaker, and then go out and help to right others, to the end that wars shall cease, the heav eUshall reien here and now, and that'od's will shall be worked out on eartl as He, would have it be, Dr. Rader' a (powerful and elo qent;s$kwath a voice that is especiafiy''appeVSng Sfnd a person ality that jeoables &3 to sway his aiidience at will, f J CSerly inter woven with deeper thoughts was a flow of humor that "delighted the, entire audience The discourse has been widely commended. No less entertaining, although in a different manner and with an en tirely different trend of thought, was the address in the evening by Dr. Rowland, presiding elder of this district. His theme was bas ed on the statement of Christ, "I am the Way.-tbe Truth and the IvighfT" Dr. Rowland's interpre tation of this statement is. that there is but one way, and that it is therefore a truthful way and leads unto light. - This way, of course, is through the sacrifice . made . by the Savior for a world that had seen too late, its " mistake in choosing death instead of life, when "the choice was offered the first man and woman in the " Garden of Eden. This way to life and troth is still, open, said Dr. Rowland, to all who 'wbuld accept it and turn from " sin into paths of rectitude : Lr. .Row land has an excellent command of language, arid his iddress abound ed in bodily-sketched word pictures of unusual beauty. At the evening service" besides the anthem' by the' regular choir. there was a vocal solo by Miss Lu lu Spangler,- with Mrs. Inez Wilson as.accompanUt, that elicited the -warmest praise irom tne audience. ALONE WITH HER LEAD. 4j r 'T ? Ag$d Wife Trudged two Miles at Dead of Night After Husband Expired. Connected with the passing ot James Summers,: of Aisea, wnose death was announced last week, there is an incident of -unusual in terest. The only.oc:ripants of the home; were Mr. and Mrs. Summers, both aged people. It was several miles by a lonely trail to the near est neighbors, the habitation being among the wooded mountains that skirt the Alsea Valley. Mr Sum mers died suddenly during the night. On some account, or anoth er, tne wite naa occasion to arouse him: ' , She spoke, but he did not answer. She shook ; him, but he did not stir. The discovery quick ly came that he . was dead. As above stated, it was a long ; way to the nearest neighbors. It was the dead of night. Help had to be summoned. Lighting a lantern, Mrs. Summers traveled a lonely two miles and brought help. : The funeral occurred in Alsea Thursday. The deceased was the father of Mrs. Will 3raham of Ben ton county, and an old resident of the Alsea. X t Wood to Sell Stumpage. I want io clear some land and . have 2,000 cords of fir and oak grub woocMo Bell. First come gets' first choice 6f timber to cut. ; ' . 1 G. A. Cooper, ? - ' ' . P. O;-box 218. Mrs., Caroline Maxfield,has add ed a line of groceries ; to her store, in addition to millinery and con fectionery. Your patronage is so licited. ' . Wanted. Twenty five people to pick potatoes on shares next Saturday. Inquire of Sam' nel Wcitesides, Ind. phone number 2 on Plymouth line. - HIS ARSENAL blew up, ; .. . Had it in his Back Pocket Exciting Experience of Nine Year old. -A new toy pistol of the cap var iety and of large .pattern came into Grant Hemphill s possession the other day.. Grant is aged nine and naturally enough. he conjured around with it, shooting imaginary Indians, train robbers, bears and other wild and desperate things. He had the caps to his gun in the pocket in the rear ot his trousers, and as he leaned over ana aimed his weapon at some new peril, the pressure set the caps to exploding With both hands a-hola ot ms rid dled rear and with a column " of smoke streaming from his pocket, Grant charged into the back alley, screaming at the top ot his voice and yelling for help. Of course he didn't know exactly what had hap pfcned, but with everything going wrone in that back pocket, he did not propose to stop and see. Neigh bors hurried but and rescued Grant but not until his stock of ammuni tion had all blown tip, and his rear pocket been reduced to a state of total wreck. Half an hour afterward, Grant was about town, and to a sixty year old friend with whom he is on good terms, Ire remarked; - "I been shot; got hit in the back pocket and it went in about an inch. IN HIS MEMORY. A Beautiful Window in the Renewed ' Methodist Church Building. A feature of - the new improve ments to the church edifice of the Methodist congregation is a mem orial window commemorative of birth and death of the late E. M. Belknap. It is a duplicate of the Stewart window on the east end of the building, and is located in the south end oLthe new addition to the structure. It is made of what is known as bevel plate glass, lead ed, and is very handsome. Its cost was about $175, and it is the contribution of the widow and chil dren of the deceased. The inscrip tion is burned into the glass in such a way that it can be seen from the inside of the building, but not from the outside. It consists of the name date of birth and date of the death of Mr. Belknap. . - Mr. Belknap was born June 26, 1849, and died in Corvalli March 28. 1894.- He came to Corvallis in 1880, and yith his late brother. Stephen Belknap and John Kitsofi. established the Corvallis Foundry & Iron works with which he was connected to the time of his death. He was a leading spirit in the Cor vallis fire department, and a citizen of high character, The widow, to whom he was married about 1882, a daughter and two sons are surviv ing members of the family. Played Scoreless Game. The Juniors and Seniors .at the, college tried their hands -at foot; ball Saturday afternoon. The elev- pne Viod Vwn nrnrHrincr frr a .toppV or more tbe event and ball to mak6 an expert dizzy was played on both sides in Saturday's game. . The teams were evenly matched, and neither was able to cross the other's goal line. The lineup was: Junior. Position. Senior Stebinger ) " VanCleve, Groves) L. E.... Spires Clark.;. ...........L. T..........Belden Currin...... L. G.....'.....Shrack Weatherford C... Thomson Foster.. R. G Hendricks Bennett. . . . . . ..R. T. . . . . ...Bradley Greenhaw.. R. E. ..Eilyeu Cronise.... Q ".. . Swann Carter, Huff......L. H...... Belknap. O" Smith Fofsyth?, -Pa volt R. H.......Cathey Smith... :........F. B.... ...Cate MARO, AS AN ARTIST. . A MagiciatTmust have soma ar tistic temperment but an artist need not have the temperment . 01 a ne cromancer. . - In Maro, however, are comH binedboth these talents. He is an exponent of art in its highest sen?e, and the large pictures drawn by him in full colors of nature on his mechanically revolving easel 'are truly an exhibition of aft and dex terity. ' He draws them in from twenty-five to... forty-five seconds and to make ittnare wooderful and entertaining $be audience; the pictures are drawn edge wise and up side down,, the easel board after wards being righted, by mechanical contrivance,1 when the beauty of . a real work of r art suddenly dawns upon you, for Maro is a real artist. For Sale. , 22 bead of goats at $ 2.00 per head . - - Spencer Bicknell. IN ASHES, College of Philomath Burned to the ..... - . Ground Monday Afternoon. The building that for the past ten years has housed the College of Philomath,' is in ashes. It caught fire and "was burned to the ground Monday afternoon. Flames were discovered in the roof shortly after two o'clock, and within a few min utes, the fire had spread so that en veloped the whole structure. The entire population of Philomath gathered about the building, but af ter the chairs and piano had been removed, nothing further could be done to save property. Philomath is entirely without means of fire protection, having no water supply beyond that in the wells in the dooryards of Philomath homes. As the people stood watching the flames that licked up wall, window door and other parts of the college building, reflecting the while " that at any moment any home or other building in the town might go in the same way with no water supply to stay the flames, they had an ob ject lesson in the importance and ad vantage of the Corvallis mountain water system, not only to CorvFl lisites, but to Philomathites as well From the first it was- apparent that the building was doomed, A strong wind was blowing from the north, and it helped to fan the flames. After removal of the fur niture and piano, attention was di rected to the protection of adjacent buildings, which flying shingles and sparks threatened to set on fire. By three o clock, the entire structure including the auditorium and class rooms was a smouldering mass of ruins. The loss is $2,500. It is partly covered by insurance but the figure was not learned. The building was erected in the spring and summer of 1893, to re place a former structure that, like its successor, was destroyed by fire, the fire having occurred during the winter of 1892-3. It is not yet known what effect the destruction of the building will have upon the future of the College of Philomath, the attendance of which is not large. The president of the institution is Stanley Watkins. The fire is the most important that has occurred in Philomath in about eight years. In the latter part of the nineties the store build ing of J. E. Henkle, occupied by W. Ingle with a stock of general merchandise was totally destroyed OVER SIX HUNDRED. At OAC now Attendance Increased Fourteen y.t cent. 1 here is an increase ot 14 per cent in the attendance at OAC this year. The 600 mark was passed last weekj the , number being 75 more than on the .. same ' date last year? At last account, the figures were about 625," including 20 stud ents in the musical department. I he increase is 75 as against an in crease 01 100 last year on the same date over the. preceding year.'The growth in attendance, during the past three years or more in fact seems to be from 10 to is per cent, and to be a healthful and natura increase. As it looks now, the en rollment should be easily 800 dur ing the year.- - j The students are classified as folj lows: Freshmen, including vsub freshman classes, 365; sophomores 107; juniors. 50; seniors, 35; specials 20; music, 14; graduates, 14; spec lal in music, 20; total, 025. s-,; The insurance on the college building destroyed by fire in Philo math Monday afternoon, was ,$1, 400. There was also an insurance of $300 on the piano and furniture but the latter were saved. v , George Brown, the local stock- buyer, will ship a trainload of fifteen cars of sheep out of Corvallis the 8th of November. He expects to make another shipment a week la ter of about twenty cars. These sheep go to Seattle for slaughtering This will be the' largest shipment made cut of Corv'kjlis. Dressmaking. -. -.' The undersigned is prepared. to do all kinds ofdressmaking at my residence on Sixth street. . j ,. Mr. Mary Avfry. Write Him. " T. W. McGowan, Jr.. established I857 commission merchant, in hops, 36 & 38 Whitehall street. New York. Lib eral advances made on all consignments. Highest market prices obtained and quick returns. References: Bradstreet Mercantile Agency, New York; Bank o America, New York. ' liuy it now. t . - Now is the time-to -buy Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Bemedy. It is certain to be needed sooner or later and when that time comes you -will need it bdly you will need it quicKly. Jbuy it now? it may save life, i or sale by graham Vortnam, f Brandepee. Copyrighted, 1905 Kincaid & - (.Wood. Overcoats No Prizes hWillWlllH BM M ., . . Chase IS In fact nothing goes with our coffee but cream, sugar and SATISFACTION P. M. ZIEROLF. Sole Chase M. M. LONG'S Bicycle & Sporting Goods Store - 'Is the place to get your Guns and t Ammunition for the opening- of the : " f 1 pheasant season; I have guns and 'ammunition of every description. Guns and Bicycias for Rent ... v- -r ' : . ' ' f " s A'full line of sewing machine sup- v. . . - plies I have anything in the um- ', - -'brella -line from a rib to a new um- ; r -V ;btlJte Everything you call for - -sporting, goods line. ' ' GENERAL For Sale 1 'l Oak grub wood, Cheat and vetch hay for sale. Satisfaction guaranteed -TAIogsdon . Phone.5S"Mt 'View line f- .. ; Seed! Field and Garden . 'j . jf ' , Thatcher & Johnson. i We have just feceived a new lot of Columbia disc and ; cylinder rec ords. iAlso a lot of the. American Blue rec&rjls. the best , record that is made.''5! aham &; Wells -is , New lot of frey loaded shotgun shells plies. . All kinds of football sup At Hodes Pioneer Gun Store. Waited A good girl 01 wormian , to keep house. Inquiie at Berman slore.' ..- . OT radicals but the distinctive suits we're showing this season are made for this . Autumn season. ; - They're smart as they are handsome. They are clothes of character and ditinctive ness containing every good point known to ex perienced tailormen. Shapely shonlders and lapels with studied line effects and added lengths, make features in our clothes which prove interesting to most all i modern men of today. 5 to4&3' $15 to $50 go with our IN' aiorn High Grade COFFEE agent for & Sanborn High Grade COFFEE - m KJSPAIR SHOP. All kinds of fresh grass seeds for sale at Zeirolf s. Is displayed by many a man enduring pains 01 accidental Uuts, Wounds, .Bruis es. Burns, Scalds, Sore feet or stiff joints. But there's no need for it. Bucklen's AllilCU W11X ILL1X 111X3 ynill BUU CUIO tbe trouble. It's the best Salve on earth for Piles, too. 25c. at Allen & Wood ward's, druggists. -:v - (53053) Fanion 34473- miles south of Corvallis and any bod wishing to breed mares.this fall will nndi the horse there. . .3 - New lot of freshly loaded a shotgurt shells.' All kinds of football snpplies. x 'At HoJea pioneer Cnn gtore: Do! you shave yourself? 'Wei just Keep in mina tnai our vvutj Hazel Extract is a distilled extracf and does not contaia one arop wood alcohol. Price, bottle". 25 - . Graham & Wells. f i s V