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Published every Friday Morning BY M. S. WOODCOCK. SUBSCRIPTION RATLS: (Payable in Advance.) Per Tear j Six Mouths A 6a Three Month kH 00 Single Copies .......... -Tj: 10c Per Tear (when not paid in advonue). f S 00 All noticei and adTertiaementa intended for pub cation abould be handed in by noon sn Wednesdays Satea of adrertislng made known on application. -jfi lAnntlnnnn-m DlinlnAnn Piffle JV v H liiilrlMIN n K, 1,(1 l.N. V I 1 1 i ll f 1 I li I II llllill I LJUll I L t 1 YJ UL'. L4UI VOL. XX. CORVALLIS, OREGON, MAR. 16, 1883. NO. 12. M, S. WOODCOCK, .Attornev - at - Law, Corvallis, - Oregon. K ELS AY & KEESEE. ' Attorneys - at - Law. COBVALLH, - - OREGOX. M-fi-yl. u. R. FABRA, M. D., Physician & Surgeon. 0 rriCE-OTKR GRAHAM, HAMILTON CO'S Drug Store. CorralUs, Oregon i:aj i T.V B. EMBREE, M. D., Ihysi&Lan & Surgeon. Office 2 doon aouth of H. E. Harris' Store, CorvaIli, - - Oregon. Residence en the southwest corner of block, north tad west of the Methodist church. lt:-yrl- F. A. JOHNSON, Physician, Surgeon. And Electrician. Chronic IHmbs n.ade a specialty. Catarrh suc essf ully treated. Also Oculist and Aurist. Offlce in Fisher's Block, one-door West of Dr. F. . Vincent's dental office. ' Office hours rom 8 to 12 d from 1 to o'clock. . 19:27yl F. J. ROWLAND, Blacksmith & Wagonmaker, Philomath, Oregon. Mr. Rowland is prepared to do all kinds of wagon making, repairing and tilacksnuthing to order. He se, the best of material every time and warrants bis work. ia-32-lyr W. C. Crawford, J EWELER. EEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE umrtneiit of Watches. Clocks. Jewelry, etc. , All kinds of reiiairimr done on short noticd, and all work warranted. !8:3S:yl FRAZKR Axle Grease. Best in the world. Get the genuine. Ev ery package has our trade-mark and is mark ed Frarer .. SOLD EVERYWHERE. 50y Attorney - at - Law, CoRVAMjs, - - Oregon. SPECIAL attention riveo to collections, and money collected promptly paid over. Careful and prompt attention given to Probate matters. Con veyancing and searching of records, Ac LOANS NEGOTIATED. Wi give attention to buying, selling and leasing real estate, and conducts. a general collecting and busi ness agency. Office on Second Street, one door north of Irvin's hoe shop. lS:43yl CORVALLIS Photograph Sallery. PHOTOGRAPHS FROM MIXATURE TO LIFE SIZE. First Class Work Only! Copying in all branches. P uce of all kinds and ftrewood taken at cash prices: E. HESLOP. E. H. TAYLOR, F. J. Hendrichson, Boot and Shoe Maker, Philomath, Oregon. I alv.Tr.ys keep ou hand superior ma terial and warrant my work. I ask an examination of my goods before purchasing clae'.vhere. 19-32-lyr F. J. HcildJIbson. P. M. Sawtell. op C D C 3 CT1 19:46 ui3 C-3 3 co sr CO ,00 DENTIST The oldest established Dentist and the best outfit in Corvallis. All work kept in repair free ofehanre and satisfac a guaranteed. Teeth extracted without pain by h use of Nitrous Oxide Gas. fi&Roomt upstair over Jacobs & Neagass new Brick Store, Corvallis, Oregon. I9:27yt THE YAQuINA HOUSE! Is now prepared to accommodate travelers IN FIRST-CLASS STYLE, MEALS AT ALL HOURS FOR OXLT 25 CENTS. HORSE FEED Constantly on hand, at the LOWEST LIVING RATES. Situated on the Yaqnina Road, half way rom GorvAllis to Newport. 19:12yl. P. BRYANT. PORTER, SLESS1NGER & CO,, Manufacturers and Jobbers of THE CELEBRATED IRON CLAD BOOT & SHOE. These Goods are Warrant ed not to rip. All Genuine have the tiade mark "IRON CLAD" tampea thereon. 117 Battery Street, San Francisco, Cal. GOODS FOR SALE AT MAX FRIENDLY' S Corvallis. Oregon. B3EW FiRMl AGRICCLTURAl IMPLEMENTS We have in stock .the Deering Twine Binders, Deering and Standard Mowing Minnesota Chief Threshers, Morrison Plows, Minnesota Giant and Stillwater Engines, Elwood mounted Horse-Power, Centennial Fanning n'ill, cel ebrated Buckeye line of Seeders and Drills. We also keep the celebrated Whitewater and Ketchum wagons. .iune2yl , W. H. MILLHOLLAND. OCCIDENTAL HOTEL, Corvallis, Oregon. CANAN & GIBLIN, PROPRIETORS. THE OCCIDENTAL is a new building, newly furnished, and is first class in all its appointments. RATES LIBERAL. Stages leave the hotel for Albany and Yaquina Eay Undays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Large Sample Room cs First Floor for Commercial Kca. 19-35 ly C. W. PMLBmCK, GENERAL Contractor and Bridge Builder, Corvallis, Oregon. Will attend promptly to all work under his charge. 19-27yl J. W. HANSON, AND DEALER IN R ead.yTvladeOloth.ing, Next door South f Post Office, CORVALLIS, - - - - OREGON. Pantaloons made to order of Oregon Goods for $7.50. English Goods, $11. French, $14 &T Suits from $30 to $?0.-ffi Cleaning and Repairing done at Reasonable Rates 19:51vl Music for Everybody. MERRILL'S: INGENIOUS METHOD ! COPYRIGHT SECURED. For starting children and others in the cul true of Music. It overcomes the drudgery of learning the elements of Music by pleas ant amusement. This new method teaches you all about the Musical Staff, Degrees of the Staff, Clefs, Notes and Rests, Scale, Intervals of the Scale, Location of Letters on the Staff, and their relation to the Keys of the instrument (This is very important with children) Flats and Sharps and their use. All the different Keys, how to lorm Chords or musical words. It teaches the syllables, Do, Re, Mi, etc., in singing. It contains a complete musical catechism. It is multcjm is pakvo. All this is learned while the learner is amusing himself by playing famiii.ir tunes. Persons with no mu sical talent may play the tunes, as the guide is such that he cannot strike the wrong key. Full directions and four pieces of music accompany the Method. Sent by mail for $1.00. Address, CHICAGO PIANO CO., 78 A: 80 Van Ruren St., Chicago, 111. 44-m.3 AUGUST KNIGHT, C ABINET MAKER, BENTON COUNTY. UNDERTAKER, Cor. Second and Monroe Sts., CORVALLIS, OREGON, Keeps constantly on hand all kinds of FURNITURE Coffins and Caskets. Description ef Its Appaar&Bca asfl. Prsssnt Condition by Vcting Precincts. Work done to order on short notice and at reasonable rates. Corvallia, July 1, 1881. 19;27yl. Written 3xprs3ly for tne Gaitt3 by a Tiucij Tears Resident of tfcl COUEvV. TUM TUH PRECINIT Extends from the divide between Little Elk creek and the Yaquina on the north to the divide between Big Elk and the Alsea on the south, and from the mouth of Little Elk to a point a little west of Blodget's valley, being about io miles from north to south, and aboat 12 twelve miles from east to west, bounded by Summit on north, by King's Valley and Philomath on the east, and by Elk city precinct on the west. Little Elk creek rises near the center portion of the precinct and passes out at the north-east cor ner, Big Elk rises in the south-east corner of the west and south-west slopes of Mary's Peak and runs west passes into Elk city precinct. Then again a fork of Mary's river known as Shot Pouch rises on the north-west slope of Mary's Peak runs north some distant when it turns suddenly to the south-east. At the extreme northern point the Turn Tum enters from the west. Bordering this is a very pretty little mountain valley laying high and extending to the Summit toward Lit tle Elk, the valley of which lays much lower and has some wide fertile bot toms, that have been in cultivation for a number of years. The bottom land on Big Elk river is the widest of any of the coast streams. On Deer creek Wolf creek and up the spout on the north and several streams on the south of the rivers is a great deal of fertile bottom and the surrounding hills have an open yield a great deal of feed for stock. Along the Big Elk and some of the tributaries are settlers that are making good farms, and there is room for more. This valley is to some extent isolated as there is but one road into the upper end ' of the valley, although there is nothing in the way of a good road down the river to Elk City; shot pouch where lower down is known as a fork of Mary's river has some wide bottoms mostly covered wsth cherry brush, most of this is in cultivation but lavs high and is subject to biting frosts. Mary's Peak is situated at the southeast cor ner of the precinct and also marks northeast corner of Alsea precinct, rises to a height of 4000 feet, and mostly snow covered until August. The summit of the Peak is bald and covered with the finest native grass found any where, the top is crescent shaped and contains about 300 to 400 acres of open land which is owned by William Wyatt and is used by him for a horse pasture during the summer months. The timber like other por tions of the mountain country has been burned. There was formerly a great deal of cedar timber of the better qual ity which has been largely used for shingle making. This has been the chief dependence of many of the early settlers for'supplying the"wants of their families until their land could be brought into cultivation, their table being" supplied with venison formerly plentiful on all the hills, while their groceries and necessary clothing was procured in exchange for a load of ce dar shingles. Stock raising is from year to year growing in importance the people having to depend upon the increase of their flocks to stock their ranches which is naturally slow at the start. Many small fields of the tame grasses are seen; from these the seed is procur ed to extend their pastures. But lit tle grain is produced as yet ezcept for home use. Beef and mutton have been to considerable extent furnished to the Corvallis and other markets and of late much wood has been disposed of. The capabilities of the precinct especially for stock raising is fully equal to any other portion of the raoun tain country. The population is about 250, The opportunity for taking farmes are fully as good as any other 'portions of the country. The people are greatly in need of a postoffice, as there is not one in the precinct, most of the people re eceiving their mail at Philomath 20 to 30 miles distance by the route travel. There three school houses 1 back in Little Elk, on short ponch and in Big Elk valley, Religous excereises are irreulary held in the school and at pnvate houses of the settlers. The supplies are drawn from either Cor vallis or Philomath as there is on store within the precinct. The following contains a list of the names of the persons paying tax upon property in the Tum Tum precinct No. 12, and the amount of tax paid each, as shown by the last assessment roll for Benton County. M. H. Bowman. $6 30 G. W. Cross 3 48 S. W. Derrick 3 60 Z. S. Derrick 4 64 Alfred Flickinger 5 26 Sol Mulkey 6 76 Wm Nois 7 20 Susan Pyburn 6 16 James C. Yantis 3 77 J. H. Yantis 3 45 Totol. so 61 OREGON WHEAT. Oregon wheat is known the wovld over t for its superb quality and fineness of bei ry and on this account it commands the highest prices 111 the Liverpool market. The average weight of Oregon Wheat is 63 lbs per bushel. It is excelled by no other wheat produced the world over in quality and only equalled by one the New Zealand in weight. It is therefore interesting to know that the wheat production of Ore gon is rapidly increasing. Accord- ng to the official returns California in 1S79 produced 29 million bushels of wheat and Oregon but seven and a half million bushels, but in 1882 Oregon raised nearly thirteen million bushels to California's thirty-four and a half million bushels. Now whereas in 1882 California had a splendid harvest, that of Oregon was if anything below average, so that we may reasonably expect that if Oregon should have an average yield per acre this year, what with tbe immensely increased area there will be under cultivation, the yield should be close upon fifteen million bushels, or probably half of what California's crop will be. Oregon is fast creeping up on her large and rich neighbor and no doubt ere long will be even with her. A few years ago it was supposed that wheat eould not be grown to advantage east of the Cas cades and that the bunch grass land was merely adapted for stock farm ing, but within the last few years immense quantities ot grain have been produced there And wheat too of the very finest quality. Last year more than a quarter of the wheat crop of Oregon was raised east of the Cascades and the soil which but a few years ago was supposed to be unsuited for the culture of wheat produces from 20 to 40 bushels per acre. The Walla Walla valley is mostly in cultivation and producing as fine wheat and of as good quality as any country in the world. Walla Walla valley is but an infinitessimal portion of Eastern Oregon; an im mense region of virgin soil which is capable of producing 20 to 40 bushels wheat to the acre. This country is open to settlement and will soon be opened up by the construction of the Oregon Pacifio Railroad, which will bisect Eastern Oregon on its way from Yaquina bay on the Pacific to Boise City in Idaho. Oregon con tains ninety-five thousand square miles and two thirds of this vast area lies east of the Cascades. Last year Kfa'gon bad about 800,00.0 acres in wheat which produced nearly 13, 000,000 bushels, or fuliy 16 bushels to the acre. The average amount of wheat pro duced per acre in the . whole United States during the last ten years was 13 bushels per acre. In 181 which was considerably below average as regards yield there were 37,709,020 acres sown in wheat in th8 United States which produced only 380,280, 000 bus. or an average of a little over 10 bushels to the acre. Tbe average amount ot wheat produced in Ore gon in 1882 whs 64 bus. per head of population and in the United States but 25 bushels. Oregon produces more wheat per head than any other State in the Union. There are mil lions of acres in Oregon not yet in I cultivation which will produce large crops of wheat. Now just suppose that 5 million acres of the (in round numbers) 60 million acres which Oregon contains should be in wheat, which I certainly believe ia possible, and that these five millions of acres should average-sixteen bushels per acre the present average of Oregon, then Oregon alone would produce eighty millions of bushels or 28 mil lions more than Illinois whioh is at present the largest wheal producing state in the Union. It is difficult to realise what a great future awaits this naturally most favored state. Not one eighth of her wheat lands are yet in cultivation, her mines are undeveloped, her huge forests are still otauding, her running waters are yet unutilized to one tenth of their capacity. In fact nothing but capital and population are needed to make this state the grandest and richest in the union. T. S. Nash. PECK'S BAD EOT. A Bad Boy in a Drue Store Tries all Hefil claesjon the "Old Man." Milwaukee Sun J Said the grocery man, as he went up to the boy, snuffed a couple of times and then held his band to his nose: "The Board of Health will kero sene you if they ever smell that smell, and send you to the glue factory. What business have you got into to make you smell so rank ?" "Well, you see, pa began to think it was time I learned a trade or a profession, and he saw a sign in a arrng store window, 'Boy wanted,' and 83 he had a boy he didn't want he went to the druggist and got a job for me. This smell on me will go off in a few weeks. You know, I wanted to try all the perfumery in the store, and after I had got about forty different extracts on - my clothes another boy that worked there he fixed up a bottle of benzine and assafetida, and brimstone, and a whole lot of horrid stuff, and labeled it "rose getanium," and I guess I just wallered in it. It is aw ful, ain't it? I kerflummixed ma when I went into the dining-room the first night that I got home from th'e store, and broke pa all up. The air seemed fixed around where I am and everybody seemes to know who fixed it. A girl came in the store yesterday to buy a sachet, and there wasn't anybody there but me, and I didn't know what it was, and I took down everything in the store pretty near before I found it, and then I wouldn't have found it only the pro prietor came in. The girl asked the proprietor if there wasn't a good deal of sewer gas in the store, and he told me to go out and shake myself. Well, she told me a sachet was some thing for the Btummiok, and I thought a nursing bottle was the nearest thing to it." "I should think you would drive all the customers away from the store," said the grocery man as he opened the door to let in the fresh air. "I don't know but I will, but I am hired for a month on trial, and I shall stay. You see, I shan't prac tice on anybody but pa for a spell. I made up my mind to that when-, 1 gave a woman some salts insteavl of powdered borax and she came back mad. Pa seemed to want to en courage me, and is willing to take anything I ask him. He had a sore throat aud wanted something for it, and the boss drogger told me to put 6ome tannin and chlorate of potash in a mortar and grind, and I let pa pound it with the mortar, and while he was pounding I dropped in a couple of drops of sulphuric acid, and it exploded and bio wed pa's hat clear across the store, and pa was whiter than a sheet. He said he guessed his throat was all right, and he wouldn't come near me again that day. The next day pa came in and I was laving for him. I took a white seidletz powder aud a blue one and dissolved them in separate glasses, and when pa came in I asked him it he didn't want some lemonade, and he drank it. He said it wai too sour and I gave bim the other glass. that looked like water, to take the taste out of his mouth, and he drank I it. Well sir, when those two pow ders got together in pa's stomach, and began to siz and steam and fnam, pa neaily choked to death, anil the suds came out of his nostrils, and his eyes stuck out, and as soon as he could get his breath he yelled "fire," aud said he was poisoned, and called for a doctor, but I thought as long as we had a doctor right in the family there was no use of hiring one, so I got a stomach-pump and 1 would have had him bailed out in no time, only the proprietor came in and told me to go and wash some bottles, and lie gave jia a drink of brandy, aud pa said he felt better. Pa has learned where we keep the liquor, and he comes in two or three limes a day with strain in bis stom ach. They play awful tricks on a boy in a drug store. The first day they put a chunk of somethin sort of bluo into a mortar, and pulverize it and make it up into two-grain pills. Well, sir, I pounded that chunk all the fore noon, and it never pulverized at all, and the boss told me to hurry up, as the woman was waiting for the pills and I mauled it till I was nearly- dead, and when it was time to go to supper the boss come and looked into the mortar and took out "the chunk and said: "You have been pounding all day on a chunk of India rubber, instead of blue mass!" Well, how did I know? But I will get even with them if I stay long enough, and don't you forget it. If you have a prescriptiou you want filled you come down to the store and 1 will put it up for you myself, then you will be sure to jet what you pay for." "Yes," said the grocery man, as he cut off a piece of Limburger cheese and put it on the stove to purify the air in the room; "I should laugh to see myself taking any medicine you put up." Real Estate Agency ! CORVALLIS, BENTON CO, OREGON Real Estate Agents, will buy, sell, or lease farms or farm property ou commission. THINK OF YOUR HOMES. (Written by a special temperance correspondent). The man that makes drunkards is a murderer, and every drunkard is a self murderer. You have two sweet little boys. How you love fhem. How often you press their cheeks and foreheads with your lips, you hug them to your bosom, and you implore heavens highest blessings up on them. You desire them to escape the tempters snare. Soon thy are out on the stage of action. You hear the tramp of footmen some night on he sidewilk, you hear steps to the door and are horror stricken to find that these men are bringing home your son murdered by the hand of an assassin; the boy is innocent ha had nothing to do with his death, he is pure and highly esteemed, he has lived respected and he dies regreted he is bourn to the masonic or odd fellows cemertry for you as his father may belong to one or both of these orders, and his remains receive a de cent interment amid tears and cries of anguish for his untimely death. Let us look after the other boy, he lives a littl1 longer in this world; ho may out live you, father and mothei may both be dead, or may be sepcr ated by time and distant. This boy has fell victim into the hands of the drunkard maker" and they have hur ried him along to the broad road to deat h robbing him of his time talent, money and morrals; they have sent the messenger of death into his blood corrupting his soul and body, send ing his body to the grave permature ly. thus killing him, and hurling his soul into the regions of the drunk ards hell. This boy dies a drunk ard he has been murdered he is buried as an outcast. All alone for father and mother are gone. Now contrast the case of these two sons, the man that killed the first did it all alone, he held no license in his hand signed by honorable men to justify him in his work, the victim had noth ing to do with his death, there is but one guilty character in the whole trauaction and that is the assassin. Not so with the other case, the boys death was brought about for his mon ey. That is jus; what the highway men kill men for it is for their money. The vendor of ardent spirits as a beverage is a enrse to his race and his death would be a blessing to his generations, yea and to unborn gen erations. He will have a fearful ac count to give, let hold ou to his li- Having made arrangements for-opem- tion with agents in Portland, and Being fu ly acquainted with real property in Benton county, we feel assured of giving entire sat isfaction to all who may favor us with their patronage. G. A. Waggonkk, 20-6yl T. J. Bupobd. The Gazette Jot) Printi IS PRUPAIIBD TO DO ALL KIXDH OP WORK JfSATLT. cense, take ic with him to his grave, and take it with him to tbe Bar of God, yea and take tbe petitions with the petioners names attached thereto, he will need them all, and yet it is written on the pages of God's word "Woe unto'liim that giveth'his neigh bor drink, that putteth the bottle to , him and maketh him drunken also." The commendations of God are against the man tha are in this bus iness. Is it not strange that a chris tian nation will tolerate what wo know to be a curse to society and to our children. We must strike for our homes and native land. Here is a quotation taken from Miss Francis F. Willards address: At one lime during the war, th opposing armies lay idle close beside each other, only the waters ot thc Rappehannock dividing tbem. And every time the Union band would strike up "The Star Spangled Banner," or other strain sweet to the boys in blue, a confederate band would oppose it with "Dixie," or some kindred sentiment. Tired ot the contest, both would subside into quiet. But one evening a long bu gler sat musing on the scenes about the Northern fireside, where they missed him. Instinctively he placed the bugle to his lips and piped alonn the mellow strains of "Home Swept nome." Yet only a moment did the dear boy play alone. His com rades picked up their instruments of music and shared his reverie of home. A moment more and, hark! what note is it that comes over the swif& waters) Not "Dixie" now, not 6thei discord, but the loved harmony of "Home, Sweet Home,"' that is al ways the same all ronnd the world. Then up and down each river-bank it sproad till, if tradition says right all bands of both armies were har moniously fiilling the fields with the blessed recollections that every man in all those ranks had a home ho. loved and would see happy. TO PRESERVE WOOD, A writer in an exchange says: "I discovered many years ago that wood could be made last much long er thasy iron in the ground, bir, thought the process so simple that it was not well to make a stir about it. I would as soon have poplar, bass WOOI li or any other kind of timber tor fence posts. I have taken our. basswood posts after having been set seven years that were as sound when taken out as when first put in to the ground. Time and weather seemed to have no effect on them. The posts can be prepared for les than two cents a piece. This is tho recipt: Take boiled linseed oil and stir in pulveriied coal to the consis tency of paint. Put a coat of thW over the timber, and there is no man will live to see it rot." SILENT MEN. Washington nevef made a speecK In the zenith of his fame he attempt ed it, failed and confessed ashamed. In framing the constitution of the United States, the labor was entirely preformed in the committee of th whole, of which Washington wa chairman; he made two speeches dur ing the convention, however, ac knowledged the master spirit, and historians affirm that, had it not been for his great popularity, and the fir.t thirty words of his speech, announ cing the best that could be united upmi the constitution would have been r- jeeted by the people. Thomas-Jeff erson never made a speech. ll couldn't do it. Napoleon, whos exeutive ability is almost without parallel, said that his greatest difii -culty was finding men of deed3 ra ther than words. When asked ho he maintained his influence over hi superiors in age and experience when commander-in-chief of an army in Italy, he said by reserve. The greatest of man is not measured by length of his speeches and their num ber. Mr. Frank Moffat has described to the Edinburgh Photographic Society a process for obtaining photographs by moonlight whoh he has success fully tried. A picture exhibited shows a house r.nd trees very dis tinctly, while the differences in kiVi I on a grassy lawn may be 4fettly seen. J