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Miscellaneous Business Cards,
M. S. WOODCOCK,
.A-ttornev "at - Law,
Corvallis, - - Oregon.
KELSAY & KEESEE.
.A-ttorneys - at - La-w.
C OR V ALLIS, -
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Oregon.
U. R, FABRA, M. D.,
Xhysician. & Surgeon.
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Drug Stora. Corvallis, Oregon Ksyi
T.V B. EMBME, M. D.,
IPhysic .tm & Surgeon.
Office 2 doors south of H. E. Harris' Store,
Corvallis, - - Oregon.
Residence on the southwest comer of block, norta
uid west of the Methodist church.
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F. A. JOHNSON,
Physician, Surgeon,
And Electrician.
Chronic Diseases n ade a specialty. Catarrh suc
essfully treated. Also Oculist and Aurlst.
Office in Fisher's Block, one door West of Dr. F.
. Vincent's deatal office. Oi3ce hours rom S to 12
nd from 1 too o'clock. 19:27yl
F. J. ROWLAND,
Blacksmith & Wagonmaker,
Philomath, Oregon.
Mr. Rowland is prepared to do all kinds of TOron
making, repairing and blacksmithing to order. He
uses the best of material every time and w.irrants
hi. work. lli-32-lyr
W. C. Crawford,
J E W E L E R .
KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE
assortment of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc.
All kinds of repairing done on short noticd. and a
work warrauted. I8:3.1-yl
Eeal Estate Agency.
have some very desirable property on the Bay for
ale in lots from 19 to 237 acres. Some of this is
ear the O P. R. R. terminus. Persons wishing to
Invest will do well to call on me when prices are rea
enable. Address with stamp3 to pre pay postage.
R. A. Bbxseu.
New r- Benton County Or.,
THE YAQUINA HOUSE !
Is now prepared to accommodate travelers
in first-class style at all hours.
' Meals Only 2S Cents.
Horse feed eonstantlvron l and, 8t the lowes liv
ing rates. Situated on the Vaquina Road, halt way
from Corvallis to Newport.
20:12yl. P. R ANT.
E. HOLGATE,
attorney - at - Law,
Corvallis,
- Oregon.
SPECIAL attention given to collections, and money
collected promptly paid over. Careful and
prompt attention given to Probate matters. Con
veyancing and searching uf records, &c
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'tj
hoe shop. 18:43yl
COEVALLIS
Photograph Gallery.
PHOTOGRAPHS FROM MIXATURK TO
LIFE SIZE.
First Class Work Only!
Copying in all branches. P uce of all kinds and
firewood taken nt -cash prices. E. UivfciL.Gx
E. H. TAYLOR,
DENTIST
The oldest established Dentist and
the best outfit in Corvallis.
All work kept in repair free of charge and satisfac
on guaranteed. Testh extracted without pain by
he use of Nitrous Oxide Gas.
fcSTRooma up-stairs over Jacob3 & Neugass' nevr
Brick Store, Corvallis, Oregon. 19:27yi
NEW Flf
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS
We have in stock the
Deering Twine Binders,
Deering and Standard Mowvrs,
Minnesota Chief Threshers,
Morrison Plows,
Minnesota Giant and Stillwater Engines, Elwood
mounted Horse-Power, Centennial Fanninjr njifl, cel
ebrated Buckeye line of Seederx and Drills.
We also keep the' celebrated Whitewater and
Ketchum wagons.
.1une2yl W. H. MILLHOLLAND.
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL,
Corvallis, Oregon.
CANAN & BIBLIN, PROPRIETORS.
THE OCCIDENTAL is a new building,
lwwly furnished, aud is first class in all its
RATES LIBERAL.
SUjc leave the hotel for Albany and Yaquina Br.y
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Sample Hook on Ttrst Floor for
CMwmial Sea. 19-35 1;
VOL. XX.
CORVALLIS, OREGON, APR. 13, 1883.
NO. 16.
F. J. Hendrichson,
Boot and Shoe Maker,
Philomath, Oregon,
I alwavs keep on hand superior ma
terial and warrant my work. I auk an examination
of my goods before purchasing elsewhere.
19-.'J2-lyr F. J. Hendrichson.
LAD I ICS WISHING TO LEARN THE
Rinker System of Dress Cuffing
will plsase call on me as I am the only
authored ag-ent in Corval .
Mrs. W. H. Huffman.
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One Door South of Graham & Hamilton's,
DORY ALLIS, . . OKEGOX.
Groceries,
Provisions,
DRY GOODS.
Cnra.dlis, June 21, 1SS2. 19-19yl
porter, mm
Manufacturers and Jobbers of
THE CELEBRATED
BOOT & SHOE.
These Goods are Warrant
ed not to rip.
All Genuine avetlie trade mark "IRON CLAD"
stamped tlicreon.
117 Battery Street,. San Francisco, Cal.
GOODS FOR SALE AT
MAX FRIENDLY' S
Corvaiiis, Oregon.
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per day at home. Samples worth $5 free
Address Stinson & Co.. Portland, Me.
SHANT TAILOR
J. W. HANSON,
AND DEALER IN
li eady Made Clothing,
Next door South of Post Office,
CORYALLIS, - . - . OREGON.
Pantaloons made to order of Oregon
Goods for $7.50.
English Goods, $11. French, $14
t2T Suits from $30 to $60.-&X
Cleaning; and Repairing done at Reasonable Rates
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AUGUST KNIGHT,
CABINET MAKER,
UNDERTAKER.
Cor. Second and Monroe Sts.,
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CORVALLIS, : OREGON,
Keeps constantly on hand all kinds of
FUENITUEE
Coffins and. Caskets.
Work done to order on short notice and at
reasonable rates.
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KATIE'S wattm
In the kitchen, talking over
All the duties of the day,
Belle and Katie, fair voting sisters.
Wear a look of bad dismay.
For the mother now had left them
For a little time alone;
And the many cares and labors
That were herd are made their own.
"We can't do at all like mother f
Up spoke DeSe, with tearful eye,
"That we ne'er can know for certain,
Answered Katie, "till we try.
"If wc both give up discouraged.
Just sit still, ana say 'we can't
Never make the slightest effort,
Ihtn, of course, we really shan't.
"Cheer up. Belle ! PR be the mother,
For the day's work must be done,
Anil I guess we two together
Can perform the work of one."
So they toiled from morn till even;
Kvery moment brought its task;
In that moment they performed it,
Never stopped to questions ask.
In due time, though, all v. as finished,
Every thing looked spick and span;
Then said Kate, with smile of triumph,
"When we must let's think wecan !"
Let us then recall the story,
With its moral, plain, but true,
"You can only know by trying.
Just the work that you can do."
BENTON COUNTY.
Description of Its Appearance and Present
Condition by Voting Precincts.
Written Expressly for the Gazette by a
Thirty Years Resident of
tne County.
WILLAMETTE PRECINCT
Is 6 miles in width from north to
south and extends from the Willam
ette river west to the summit of the
coast range a distance of 12 miles.
Long Tom river runs across the south
east corner and empties into the Will
amette. Muddy creek runs through
a little east of the middle and empties
into Mary's river a little north of the
precinct. Beaver creek rises in the
coast hills and flows east and empties
into Muddy creek. Along the Will
amette river is a belt of cottonwood,
fir, ash and maple timber. There is
also a narrow strip mostly of ash tim
ber and thick undergrowth of hazle
brush. Along Muddy and Beaver
creeks between the Willamette and
Muddy, is a level plain of prairie land,
a small portion of which is wet white
land, but the greater portion is dry
rich prairie, on where is located some
of the choicest farms in the country,
this is devoted almost entirely to
wheat growing. The wet lands were
formerly considered only fit for graz
ing, but more recently it has been
demonstrated that they will produce
black oats almost equal to any lands
we have, and it is altogether probable
that with a judicious system of under
draining they may be made to produce
good wheat
On Beaver creek from where it
emerges from the hills to the mouth is
a series of beaver dams, some of these
lands have been cleared from brush by
Mr. J. M. Currier and Peter Record,
and the wheat produced on these
lands has shown the good judgement
of these men in making the outlay for
their improvement.
West of Muddy except along Bea
ver creek as stated the land is rolling
prairie interspersed with timber. A
greater portion of these foot-hills are
red land, easily cultivated well adapted
to fall wheat and oats; all kinds of
fruit do well except peaches and even
these do better than almost any other
portion of the country. AH the pas
ture grasses do remarkably well on this
hilly land. In , many places are large
groves of fir timber that have sprung
up within the past 15 or 20 years
many of the trees will now make rails.
Where it is desirable to clear this land,
the trees and brush are slashed in "win
rows during the winter and spring, in
the fall it is burned and grass seed
sown amongst the ashes, this springs
up readily and by the next spring
yields good pasture. In a few years
these stumps decay and when desira
ble can be ploughed. This mode of
starting pastures has been found cheap
er than seeding the ordinary prairie
lands.
Still west of these foot-hills is the
hills of the coast range. These are
covered with green timber awaiting the
lumber man. Mr. A. Bridges has the
Newhouse saw mill on the head of
Beaver in the midst of an extensive
grove of fine limber and is making
preperation to put out a large lot of
lumber during the coming season.
Wm. P. Irwin has repaired the old
mill on the site of the old Foster mill
and will aim to do a limited business
in lumber. These mills are some 12
or 14 miles from Corvallis, but then
facilities for producing cheap lumber
are such that the Corvallis market is
largely supplied from herfcS1
The road from Corrallis to Monroe
and southward passes through the pre
cinct, as does another along the foot
hills, with a branch up Bearer creek.
These with numerous cross roads
furnish ample traveling facilities. There
is a school house just south of the
Butes k'iown as the Winkle school
house, the Auxilary west of Muddy
near Arch Johnson's, the Bearer creek
school house and one opposite Peoria.
These are all strong districts and good
schools are kept in each a good part
of the year. The Presbyterians have
a church organization and building
known as the Oak Ridge church, on
the foot-hill road near the residence
of A. B. Moore. Willamette Grange
has a fine building and a prosperous
organization near Muddy adjoining
the lands of Robert Buchanan, where
they hold regular meetings which are
well attended. For mail facilities the
people are dependent either upon
Corvallis or Philomath.
There is still some very good claims
to be taken next the coast range, some
tolerably open lands and others cov
ered with brush but on which can be
made good farms. Amongst the sub
stantial farmers may be mentioned
John Harris, Robert aud John
Buchanan, John Foster, J. M. Cur
rier, McCauley Porter, Dick Irvin,
T. W. B. Smith and many others. But
a glance at the well improved farms
and fine buildings of these men is
wanted to convince any one that farm
ing in this portion of the valley is a
lucrative business. Land rates from
$10 00 to $40 00 per acre. The
population is about 600.
The first flouring mill in the county
as well as south of the Ricreal was
what was known as the Herbert mill
was built on Beaver creek near the
place of J. M. Currier. This was built
prior to 1650 and was a very primitive
affair, the meal as it came from the
burs was carried up stairs and run
through the bolt by hand, one man
turning while another put in the meal.
In 1854 put up a mill some 3 miles
further up the creek, having put up a
saw mill a year or two before. This
mill was removed to Monroe in 1844.
The Fosters and J. M. Currier settled
on their claim in 1847, Isaac Winkle
settled in 1848, Herbert crossed the
plains in 1845 and settled in 1847;
John Baker came to Oregon in 1847
and settled in this county in 1847
Aaron Richardson settled in 1847.
The old California trail crossed Mary's
river near the Heartless place passed
near the residence of J. M. Currier
following the foot hills, and thence up
the Long Tom, which was the dread
of winter travelers, the low banks of
which invariably overflowed at flood
times appearing as an almost inter
minable swamp.
The following contains a list ot the
names of persons paying tax upon
property in Willamette precinct No. 3,
and the amount of tax paid by each as
shown by the last assessment roll for
Benton county.
James Bruce $102 40
John S Baker. 72 64
R L Buchanan 155 55
M C Bright 10 54
John A Buchanan 214 75
WT Butler 2 66
J M Currier. 15 20
Ceorge Coon 3 89
John Colman 80
H A Cleek 102 40
Samuel Davis 46 10
MS Drake estate of. 9 60
Samuel Daw 25 76
W W Dotf 58 21
E L Davis. .. . '. 4 05
H A DuBruille 1 44
W S Gibbs mo
W M Grimsley. 5 02
Stephen Gates 2o 86
J M Gray 21 62
Mrs M Garret guardian of heirs
Wm Lloyd ; ig 20
John Foster 3j
Marion Feichter 25 55
Annie Feichter. , 29 44
James Foster. 44 80
J W Foster 2; 0I
Mrs G A Fisher z 2o
R A Hurlburt. . I20 97,
Mathew Hailey 28 80
John Harris 248 05
G W Herbert 7 20
John F Herbert 5 oa
J C Irvin 3 0,
W T Irvin xs gg
Richard S Irvin 2 y8
Richard Irvin Sr 164 98
R A Irvin 3 36
Arch Johnson 173 95
W O Kendoll 28 43'
Patrick Kinney 36 64
Margaret Kompp . . . .; 33 60
John Leinhard 3 84
J R Lomer 10 08
G J Link 3 20
George Mercer 5 02
J J Moss 3 2O
Rufus Moss 4 80
George McBee heirs of. ,.. 50 18
James P McBee 117 02
Joseph McBee 28 59
M M Newhouse 4 61
Robert Owens 1 25
McCauley Porter 219 95
J S S Powell '. 14 98
Jesse Porter 8 64
Wm Proudfoot 3 63
Dr W Quivey estate of 3 84
J S Reasoner 8 45
John Rickard 232 5g
Peter Rickard 5 54
WW Randall 6 88
WW Starr 42 26
Conrad Slagle 92 16
Charles Smith 64
T W B Smith 92 64
J C Walker 77 78
Wiley Winkle 113 8G
J Winkle 4 16
Jacob Whitaker 55 58
John Whitaker 19 07
Jacob Whitaker Sr 7808
J M Wilkinson 38 34
M G Wilkins 2 82
W H Walker 8 00
Total ; . . .$3717 64
A keen student of human nature
must have written tlie following:
"When you see a younr man sailing
down the 9treet shortly after mid
night with his collar mashed down
his neck, you can make up your mind
there's a young girl crawling up
stairs, not far distant, with her shoes
under her arm and an extinguished
lamp in her hands."
DANGSF.0U3.
A young woman employed as a
dancer iu a traveling company of
players died suddenly not many
months ago, killed the physicana
said, by the poisoning of her blood
from the paints used in making up
her face for the stage.
It is known that a famous clown
and pantomimist died of softening of
the brain, induced by the pigment
used '.ogive bis face a chalky white
ness. The ill effects of such applications
are not confined to actors, who use
them as one ot the appliances of their
business. Modest young girls make
up their faces for the bail-room or
street, whitening skin, blackening;
the brows, removing the superfluous,
etc., by means ot antimony, bis
muth, white lead and other poisoning
compounds.
The poisons do not necessarily
kill, though sometimes they produce
physical conditions that may lead to
death; but before middle age they
leave the skin dry, yellow and crack
ed, and induce headaches aud dim
ness of sight.
In the Southwest still more dan
gerous methods, it is paid, are resort
ed, to for the purpose of improving
the complexion.
Arsenic is often taken habitually
and belladonna is insei ted into the
eyes in order to enlarge the pupils
although the victim while under its
effects is purblind, and runs the risk
ot becoming blind altogether.
J.he worst agents in propaga- ing Such a man 8jmpy exjstg an(
ting these practices are paragraphs 8 no g00(i on earth. If he would
and advertisements in the newspapers
recommending cosmetics, depilato
ries aud anti-fat medicines. A mo
ment's reflection should teach persons
who are inclined to use the latter
compounds that a medicine powerful
enough to remove the fatty deposits
ot the body in a week or fortnight,
or even in somewhat longer time
than that, must also destroy the
tissues. Death has resulted from
their use, and low fevers are not in
frequently produced by them.
It is said that the women in Paris,
whose only capital is their beauty
preserves it by rigorous attenlien to
daily bathing, to exeerise and to
sleep. Let American girls take the
hint, regardless of the source from
which it comes. Youths Companion.
man food.
It may be laid down as a general
principal that meat, fish or poultry in
a stale of decay cannot be eaten with
safety, since symptons of irritant poi
soning have so frogucntly arisen from
this cause. But a little consideration
will show ns the impossibility of
drawing a hard and fast line upon
this point We relish venision which
lias partially undergone decay, while
we at once reject beef or mutton in a
similar condition. Again, poultry to
be palatable must be fresh, yet we
do not scruple to eat came whicu is
far advanced in decomposition
There is no doubt that in many cases
we are guided by our palates in de
termining what food is wholesome
lor us; for while many of us will cat
mouldy cheese a CoiuaTnan will
swallow bad eggs, and some ract?s
enjoy fish which we shou-d consider
putrid. Even as regards oysters,
which are generally relished in pro
portion to their freshness, it is some
limes a matter of taste. For exam
ple, it is recorded of the first mon
arch of the House of Hanover that
he objected to the native oyster a
bcintr deficient iu flavor. It was
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privately suggested by a shrewd
courtier that the native ouster should
be allowed to become somewhat
stale before being brought to his roya1
table. The king at once rceoguized
the flavor which had always pleased
him so much at Hartenhausen, and
gave orders that in future he should
always be supplied from that par
ticular bed. The absence of evil con.
sequences after eating food which
has undergone a certain amount of
decay is doubtless due in many cases
to the completeness of the cooking
process; but, this dots not militate
against the general rule that food in
auy stage of decay is unwholesome
and should be avoided. Ot late
years there have been many cases of
poisonous symptoms arising from
the use of cauued meats. The cause
appears maiuly to have been impro
per methods of canning, or of the use
of meat that was tainted before be
ing canred. An examination of the
outside of the can is our only avail
able guide as regards tli is class of
article. The head of the can should
be slightly convave, where as if it be
convex it shows that decomposition
has commenced within the can.
Sometimes through careless soldering
the preserved articles become con
taminated with lead, and poisoning
by this substance is the result,
A PITIABLE OBJECT.
A man with nothiug to do iff a
pitiable object, says Burdette. He
is simply a kept man. He is living
on charity. Somo amiable snoozer,
now dead, has left him the money
that he lives on, and all he has to do
is to draw the money, eat drink aud
sleep. No eyes can brighten with
happiness when he comes homo, be
cause he only comes home when the
other places are closed. He cannot
come home tired and be petted and
rested by willing hands, because it
would be, a mockery to pet a tired
man who had got tired doing noth-
Real Estate Agency
CORVALLIS, BENTON CO., ORKOH
Eeal Estate Agents, will buy, sell, c
lease farms or farm property oa
commission.
Having made arrangements for CO-opa i
tion with agents in Portland, and behnj faU
ly acquainted with real property in Bent
county, we feel assured of giving entire safe,
sfaction to all who may favor us with thai
ipatronage. G. A. WAGu.ncBfc,
20-6yl T. J. Buyout-,
The Gazette Job Printing Ice
IS ritgrARKP TO DO ALL KI.VD OP WORK SRATLT.
wheel a barrow aud earn a dollar,
and get tired, and buy a beefsteak
with a dollar, and have it cooked,
and eat it while the appetite was on
that he got wheeling the barrow, he
would know more enjoyment than he
had ever known before. That man
with nothing to do on earth no doubt
thinks, as he lays around and smells
frowy, that he is enjoying life, but
he knows no more about enjoyment
than a tom-cat that sleeps all day
and goes out at night to play short
step to a lot of bootjacks and beer
bottles. Such a man is a cipher, and
does not know enough to go in when
it rains. If there were less incomes
left to lazy young fellows and more
sets'of carpenter's tools, there would
be more real enjoyment.
Seizing his vanquished enemy in
bis stout horns or pincers, or what
ever contrivance he has for that pur
pose, he rapidly tore him limb from
limb and coolly proceeded, in true
cannibalistic style, to maki a meal of
of him. In a very short time noth
ing was left except a little pile of legs
and pieces of shell to mark the spot
where one tarantula had fallen and
another had dined. Denver Tribvne
TARANTULAS FIOUTIHG.
Among other curiosities brought
here were two hugo Arizona tarantu
las, both of which was full grown
One was of the brown, and the other
of the black variety. Tie brown
fellow was caged in a common cigar
box, and the black one in a glass
jar. As they could not be exhibited
to advantage in contrivance of tbfte
kiud and as they were not very
pleasant company to have running
about loose, a box almost two feet
square, with a glass top was procured,
onthu bottom of which a layer of sand
was spread to make the animals feel
at home. The cover was then draft a
and the two spiders pitched into it
from their separate cages.
No sooner did one discover the
other's presence than they rushed at
each other as viciously as two pan
thers, and immediately closed iu
deadly embrace. They came togeth
er with a bound, and then twining
their loug hairy legs about each,
other, rolled over and over in the
and, biting each other savagely, and
then tugging with all their might'
as if endeavoring to crush each otbef
by sheer muscular power. Incredi
ble as it may seem, this sort of waft-,
fare was kept up for six hours, dar
ing most of which time it could not
be seen that either was gaining the
slightest advantage, as neither show
ed any sigh of disposition to end the
fight except by the death of his ad
versary. At last the black one suc
cumbed and rolled over dead on the
sand, while the victor immediately
proceeded to reap the spoils of his
long battle.
A LAWFUL EXCUSE.
"Why didn't you attend my wife's
funeral?" asked an angry, man ap
proaching an acquaintance.
"When your wife was buried I
was there, and now, sir, as you did
not return the favor, Tm going to
whale you till you can't stand up.
People have been slighting me. long
enough, and blamed if I'm going to
stand it any longer."
"Hold on, my friend; I know that"
you attended my wife's funeral, and
I know that it was my duty to ex
change courtesies, but there was
good reason why I was not present.'
"Make a satisfactory explanation
or I'll jolt you with au ungentle
hand."
The truth is, I owe that undertaker,
and I knew that if he saw me he'd
bone me for the money." .
"Your excuse is accepted. I o.we
the fellow myself aod am keeping
out of his way. There is a new saloon
around here. Let's go and stand off
the bartender." .
Some time ago, two Chinamen Ton
Loo Chang and Ah Sing, set up a
trade in uotions in Waynesboro,
Georgia, and were doing a quiet,
prosperous business. Recently they
excited the ire ofj the small dealers
and even the merchants of the place.
Finally, they were driven out of the
place by a mob of negroes and
whites, and their property scattered
or destroyed. Now Tom Loo Chang
aud Ah Sing has instituted suit in
the United States District Court art
Savannah for fill 5,000 damages,
against eighteen of the most promi
nent citizens of Waynesboro, and
the Chinese minister at Washington
has taken the matter in hand and
engaged some of the ablest lawyers
in Washington City and Georgia to
push the case along.
One thing is always to be said in
favor of small fruit culture over large
fruits: The grower can count, with
decent care, on an annual crop.
Pears, apples, poaches, plums, etc.,
fail totally every few years, but the
berries do not fail one season in ten;
and wheu they fail partially the high
prices make partial or total amends
for the small crop. Berries too, can
be raised in one year, or less, after
planting, but for the large fruits one
must wait three or four years at
least, and when he happens to get s
lull crop now and then most of hid
competitors have the same. When s
man's location for small fruit-growing
is good he had better utilize it
for all it is worth in preference to
trying to grow the larger fruits.
Before you put a young man oa
bis mettle, find oat if he ia ll bras