The Corvallis gazette., January 16, 1891, Image 1

CORVALLIS, BEXTON COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 1G, 1891.
NO. 50.
YOL. XXVII !
Only One in the United States.
Out of 1357 cough syrups manufactured in
the United States, but one has been found
to be entirely free from opiates and that is
the California Positive and Negative Elec
tric Cough Cure, which is the best on earth
for coughs, colds, Croup, ets. Sold by all
druggists.
Excitement
Runs high at the Pharmacy over System
Builder as every body is u.i:g it for Catarrh
of the Stomach, Dyspesia, Constipation and
impure blood and td bnild up the system.
It certainly possesses wonderful merit when
all speak so well of it. Sold by all druggists.
ffil i&l Jd?J S$
E II WE STILL ON II AND
a quantity of each of
the following lines which wo
Will sell at and under cost:
Dress Goods, Velvets. Plush
es, Satins, Dress Silk Pat
terns, Trimming Silks, Kid
Gloves, Hosiery, Silk, Wool,!
nnd Merino Underwear, Gos-j
isaniors, Muslin Underwear,
Kibhons,
Zephyrs,
Lac33, Liioroidenes,
Yams, Corsets, Jack
ets, Cloaks, Wraps, Yvliice
Goods, Infants' Cloaks, La
dies', Misses and Children's
Shoes and Slippers, Dress
Trimmings, Gimps, Buttons,
Motions, Etc., Etc.
Remember we are going tx-
clnsivelv into Men's, Youth's
Boys' and Children's Clothing
and Furnishing Goods, and
are desirous to close out, soon
as possible, all our Dry Goods.
Corvallis, Oregon.
EXECUTORS' SALE OF REAL PROP
ERTY. ju the matter of the Estate
of
Moroan Lillard. deceased.
Notice is hereby yiven that by virtue of
"an order of sale of real property hereinafter
mentioned and described, duly made oy tne
enmity court of Benton county, Sc- to of
Oregon, on the 2nd day of December. 1800,
at the reul.;r December term, 1890, of said Lot -numbered . (J) seven in iiock numoer
court, directing and authorizing us as ad ; (11) eleven in the town of W est Yaquina
ministrators of s dd estate to sell all the in Benton County, State of Oregou, With
rbdit, title and interest wlncftthe said Mor-, the tenements, hereditaments and appur
ttan Lillard had at the time o'Oiis death in , tenancy thereunto belonging or in any wise
and to the. following describe real estate, appertaining. Now 111 pursuance of said or-
K X .F W : i .'i K. ot
W. i at.d N. i "f S E. J of. Sec. 8. T 12 S.
of R. 8 W. Willamette Meridian, con ain
ing 160 acres more' or less, situated on Big
Elk in Bentou County. State of Oregon,
with the tenements, hereditaments and ap
purtenances tlurehnto liebmgyior in any
wise appertaining Now in pn-isuance of
eaid order and by virtue thereof, we, Charles
Allen aud Farlo Lillard, administrators of
said estate, will on the
20A day of January, 1891,
(between 9 o'clock in the morning and 4'
o'clock in the evening) to-wit: at 1 o'clock
p. m. of said day, at the court house door
in the city of Corvallis. in Benton county.
State of Oregon, sell to the highest bidder
all the right, title, interest and estate which
the said Morgan Lillard, deceased, had nt
the time of his death in and to the above
described premises and every part thereof.
Terms, one-hilf cash balance in six
months approved security.
CHAR LIC3 ALLEN,
. . FARLO LILLARD,
Executors of the latt will and testament
af Morgan Lillard, deceased.
Dated Corvallis December, 13, 1890.
5tw
LOCAL NOTES.
The Hild-Park Concert at job's Theatre
next Tuesday.
Call ami examine the work of Percot
Bros., photagraphers, Main street, Corvallis.
Pemot Bros, photographers, enlarge pic
tures by any method desired by his patrons.
Remember the great musical entertain
ment at Job's Theatre next Tuesday even
ing. The hostile Indians are coming into Pine
Ridge Agency and it is reported that they
will peacably surrender thoir arms.
Mrs. William Fortmiiler and children
spent a few days with her parents Dr. aud
Mrs. Thompson, this week. She returned
on Thursday.
llf-v J. K. N. Bell was in Corvallis this
week shaking hands with old acquaintances.
He is now the proprietor of the hotel at
Independence.
TI.b weddinc of Mi-3 Sultana Simmons,
of Kos.-burg. and Rufns Skipton, of Benton
comity, has been announced, to take p
at Roseburg on January 21, 1S01.
The Willamette V.dley sailed from Ya-
. . . i 1 : 3I.m Ti1 nntann
qmna ftuinifiy ana arnvcu i ou i
morniiiff. She left San
Francisco on her retnrn trip yesterday.
Prof. Yates went ov-r to Philomath Wed
nesdav to arrange the Benton County Sun
day School convention, which is" to be held
at that place the latter part of the present
month.
Topics at the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath morning "Predestination, even
ing "f Tinging the Shore" Sabbath school
at 10 a in. Sona service with instrumental
selection at 7 p. m. All are welcome.
A local teachers' institute will be held in
the office of the county superintendent next
Saturday, commencing at 9:30 i:i tee morn-
: ...! nntiiiiiiiicr through the day. An
uteresting program has been prepared for
the occasion.
Specimen Cases.
s TI Clifford. New Cassel, Wis., was
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheumatism,
h,.in.ifh was disordered, his livt-.r was
affected to an alarminsf degree, appetite fell
away, aud he was terribly reduced in tte
nod strength. Throe bottles of Elect
Riftnr d'lfpd him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisbtfrg, 111., had
a running sore on his leg of eight years'
,tt,,Uin.- Used three bottles of Electric
Bitters and sev-n boxes of Bucklcn's Arnica
S.l.-n mid hi W in sound and well. Jotiu
Speaker, Catawba, O., had five large1 Fever
sores j-n his leg, doctors sam ne was mcui-
hie. One b.itfcie Electric Bitters and one
h,,v 'Hiii.'clnii's Arnica Salve cured him en
tirely. Sold by Tu.ffl. Graham-, Druggist.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
First National ban'k of thi3 city, ou the
13th inst., Z. H. JXivis, A. F. Hershner, S
Kline, W. T. Wiles aud M. S. Woodcock,
were elected directors for tho ensuing year
with the following officers: M. S. Wood
cock, president. H. Davis, vice president
and W. T. Wiles, assistant cashier.
Tile Plupit and the Stage.
Rev. F. M. Shrout, pastor United Breth
ren church. Blue Mound, Kan., says: ''I
feel it my duty to tell what wonders Dr.
King's New Discovery has doue for me.
My longs- were liadly diseased and my
parishioners thought I could Hve only a few
weeks. I took five bottles of Dr. King's
New Discovery and am Bound and well,
gaining twenty six pounds in weight."
Arthur Love, manager Love's Funny
Folks Combination, writes: "After a
thorough trial and convincing evidence, I
am confident Dr. King's New Discovery for
Consumption, beats 'em all, and cures when
everything else tails.- he greatest. Kinu
ness I can do my many thousand friends' is
to urge them to try it." Fre trial bottle
at Thos. Graham's drugstore. Regular
sizes 50 cents and 1.
ADMINISTRATRIX' SALE OF REAL
PROPERTY.
in the matter of the Estate
of
Joseph Thoiripson, deceased.
isotice is uereuy given raw oy virtua ui
an order f sale of real property hereinafter
mentioned and described, duly made by the
county court of B"nton county, State of
Oregon, ou the 5tn nay ot June, jo-jo, at
the regular June term, 1890, ot said court,
directing and authorizing mtj as administra
trix of said estate to sell all the right, title,
and interest which the said Joseph Thomp
son had at 1 he time of his death in and to
the following described real estate, to-wit:
:der ami oy virtue mereoi. 1, man., t.
1 UOlllpSOU, UUIIUlllSLrUUIA Ot uu comwi
will on the
nth day of January. 1891,
(between 9 o'clock in the morning and 4
.h pveninoi. trt-wit: at 1 o'clock
p. m. of said day, on tne premises, lot in
block 11 in the town of West Yaonina, in
Benton County, State of Oregon, sell to the
hiiUest bidder' for cash in nam', ail tne
riirht, title, interest,- and estate Which the
said Joseph Thompson, deceased, had at the
time of his death in and to the above de
scribed ureiviisea and every part thereof.
Terms,-cash in hand.
MARIA V. THOMPSON,
Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph
Thomuson, deceased.
Dated December 12 1890: 5t.
J0HS M. ISOMERS,
ATTO RN EY,
Corvallis, Oregon.
Office two doors uorth of J. A." Kuight's
fut!HtUF stows; -
THE OREGON LEGISLATURE.
The sixteenth biennial session of the Ore
gon legislature' began'at Salem last Monday
aud proceeded to organize and to transact
such business as came up before that honor
able body. The following is a curtailed re
port of such of the proceedings as are of
interest to our readers and this county:
Of course there was a large delegation
all parts of the state to the third house, and
the usual nuinher of persons seeking clerk
ships and minoi offices, mine of whom were
not in it." Among tho familiar faces
from this County to be seen in the body on
the first days of the session were, Kon. E.
A. Bansell, of Newport, T. J. Buford, of
Siletz, Ex-Senator Cinthorn, Hon. John
B-irnett and Geo. Waggoner of Corvallis.
Mouday was occupied in organizing and
electing permanent officers.
TI13 seats of both members from Union
county, John McAllister and J. A. Wright,
will be contested by their political oppo
nents.
Those elected to fill the honored chairs in
the senate were, Hon. Joseph Simon, presi
dent, O. P. Miller, chief clerk; C. B. Wat
son, assistant clerk; J. B. Eddy, reading
clerk; M. Pomroy, sergeaut-at-arms; J. H
MoCornick. doorkeeper.
In the house Hon. T. T. Geer was elected
speaker li. it. ways, cinet cierK; j?ranK
Davey, assistant clerk; G. O. Holman, read
ing clerk; T. O. Huchinson, calendar e'erk;
J. M. Stott, sergeant -at-arifis; A. W. Dra
ger, doorkeeper.
On Tuesday, both branches of the legisla
ture got down to active work and proceeded
with the regular order of . business,
Seventy-nine bills were introduced, besides
a number of resolutions, beating the record
for the first day. Besides these a number of
county road bilL, asking, in the aggregate,
an appropriation of 49,
000.
The following are some of tne most nn
portant bills introduced:
Story's bill to permit Portland to issue
2,500,000 bonds for water purposes; a bill
for the consolidation of Portland, East Port
land and Albiua; a bill by C. E. Moor, of
Bentou county, to provide f-r ft special tax
of mill for two ye irs, the sum so raised to
be expended in Oregon exhibit at the
World's Fair at Chicago. This would raise
about $114,00 for tho purpose; a bill by
Thomas ot Multnomah, providing for the
repeal of the usury law; bill for a new as
sessment law; bill to provide for" the com
pletion of the state capitol, asking $91,000
for tho purpose; a bill by C.-E. Crosno to
regulate town and cemetery plats in Benton
countyjbiil to permit the Willametto Val
ley tt Coast railroad the right to issue bonds,
etc.; bill by Senator Veach for the repeal of
the law creating a hoard of railroad commissioner.-;
bill to create the office of pre
cinct assessor and abolish county assessor;
bill to amend the law in regard to collect
ing road tasces.
At a meeting of tire republicans' held in
the evening, Hon. J. H. Mitchell was plac
ed in nomination by acclamation fr United
States senator for Oregon, amid loud ap
plause. The tirst ballot for United Slates
senator Will be in separate session next
Tuesday.
A greater portion' of Wednesday forenoon
the members listened to the raiding of the
the governor's' massage which consisted of
about 10,000 words.
Bills for wagon roads asking in the ag
gregate 57,000 was introduced, making a
total for the first two days, of 10i3,003 ask
ed for this purpose.
A few of the important bills introduced
Wednesday are as follows: Senator Weath-
erford, a bill to exempt homesteads from at
tachment and execution sale; Senator- Hatch,
a bill providing that a joint committee be
appointed to examine the state agricultural
college; Senator Crosno, to assent to tne
grants of congress, relating to agricultural
rllpwB? Senator Cross, to abolish the state
board of horticulture. Other bills" of minor
importance.
A DOCTOR'S EEJiUKB.
.aroeoscly' ISIoro Jliscbief than is Gen
rally Suspected
Dr. Kin?, the eminent medical writer, in a
anicd disquisition on our national com
iiiiut. t-3'iticfition, says:'
Tho FTtftt quantity of cathartic pills, etc.,
'l.R-li sire annually swallowed by the people pf
is country has been productive pf immensely
11;
e iiuso.'iiel Uiaa is Keiipiouy i-
.. . - 1. i .1 K....l. K.if In art
"itsai.tbu teuds to-diminish-Ui tone of
;-o i!'.t--aii'-tsi; so tfcat, instead or rciiuiriug uio
ttvenc3s, it aggravates it, leaving the bowels
a more torpid condition. .
J-jy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla was designed to
,11 just such a contingency as the doctor's' ar
aignrnent anticipates, viz.: instead of being a
owcrful mineral purgative, it is a mild vege
3bla laxative, that, owing to its solvent and
gentle stimulating properties, Is so certain a re
lief in constipation that It Bas fceen given away
to hundreds, not to be paid for nnless it was of
positive benefit. It replaces consti'pationalmost
immediate!!- with a natural easy habitand is
so mild tUiit, v.ulite drastic purgatives, it can
be taken indefinitely with perfect freedom and
-foty. ..
Prof. W
the Siletz
E". Norton, formerly teacher at
igency, now in the postoffice at
Monroe was in town yesterday.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
Tl.o hr-sfc salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores, Tetterf Chapped Hands, wiiumuw,
r..-n'a nnd all Skin Emotions, and post
tively cures Piles, or no pay required. It
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or
money retunaea. rnce ceuw v
J) or sale by iiios. irrauam.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Corvalv.13, Or., Jan. 12, 1891.
The common council for the city of Cor
vallis met in regular session in the record-
, 1 T 1 , 1 I .
er s omce. ana was caiieu m oruei uy io
mayor. Roll called, and minutes of previ
ous meeting read and approved. Present,
Davis, Taylor, Bryson and Clark; absent,
Rose, Wilson, Job, aud Nengass. E. Hol
gate, appearing as an alderman from second
ward in place of Ralston Cox, resigned.
took the oath arid assumed his position as a
member of the council. Comes now Alder
man M. S. Neugass and takes his seat with
in the council.
The report of finance committee on the
county bill of $99 for rent of council room,
recommending payment of same with a re
duction of $12, was read and accepted.
Comes now Aldermen J. O. Wilson and
B. R. Job and take their seats within the
council.
Report of fire and water committee in
reference to short supply of water, was read
and accepted.
On motion the bills of Ralston Cox of
$3.45, and Leslie Lilly of 26, were laid on
the tible.
The report of finance committee on the
bill of S. T. Jeffreys, city attorney, of 30,
recommending a reduction of SI. was read
and accepted.-
The following bills against the city were
read and ordered paid:
Water Co., water,.... . 49 00
E. E. Raber, nightwatch,
Arthur Spalding, recorder
Electric Light Co., lights. . . w
Stok'.ey Slo'ore, hauliug
B. T. Taylor, rent II. & L. house for
60 00
33 33
71 00
52 00
three months...- 25 00
City Dray Co., hauling hose
C. Scott. 1 j day street work
O. D. Dunn, J days work
Corvallis Times, printing i
C. II. Feltou, hanliug. ....... .
J. D. Clark, merchandise for city . .
J. W. Dunn, marshal salary
J. AV. Duuu, food for prisoners. . . .
Benton Co. rent council room for
1 00
3 00
1 00
4 00
20 00
23 7S
5S 83
16 00
one year .-
75 00
H 00
Benton Co., ligVrt and heat of coun
cil room for one year
T. Graham", merchandise for city. .-.
1 4")
T. Jeffreys, city attorney fees. . .
20 00
S. Kitchens, treasurer
. 100 00
Comes now Alderman D. C. Rose and
takes his seat within the council.
On motion, the recor.ier was instructed
to draw a: warrant for -$100 ia favor of Sam
ucl Kitchens, city treasurer, on account.
On motion, it was ordered that the city's
contract bills be made oat to' tire end o:
each nioiitlt.
The recorder's and treasurer's reports
were read and accepted.
On m-itiou it waa ordered that the mar
shal notify Mr. Wilkins that the cross
walk by his business' house be repaired or
removed.
A resolution by 3. 0. Wilson concerning
the existence of a nuisance in the block on
wliich the city hall is situated, and author
lziuil the marshal to have s :ud nuisance
abated was read and adopted.
The following corrections in the city as
sessirient roil were made: Jacob Weber al
lowed 6'2,o00' indebtedness on $0,000; A
Hodes, $3,000 indebtedness on $5,251;- Wm.
Bogue, 700 indebtedness on $1,400
On motion, the committee on city charter
were allowed until Monday, Jan. 19, ISol
to submit report, being empowered to have
boundaries of city surveyed, wfth necessary
work and" clerical aid.
Oh motion, E. Holgate was .added- to the
committee on city charter.
The conncil adjourned to meet Monday
evening, Jan. f9, 1891.
Arthur Spalding,
City Recorder.
State of Ouio, City of Toledo, )
Lucas Count, 5 "
Frank J. Ciienky makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the tirm'of F. J.. Che
ney &-Oc, doing business in the City of
Toledo, County mid State aforesaid, and
that said h'rril will pay the srini of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHE KEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in roy
presence, this 6th dav of December, A. D.
18S6.
A-. W. GLEASON,
SEAL f Notary Public.
SEAL j
Hall's Catarrh Cure' is' fakch internally
anil acts directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of tho system. Send for testi
monials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
0"Sold by Druggists, 75 cents.
The' special committee appointed to pre
pare a new city charter will submit the same
. to the city council at a special- moating of
that body next Monday evening, prepara
tory to presenting to the legislature.
, Ttie discoverj of a preventive for croup.
is oue of the most important made in recent
years'. Since first discovered it has' been
r useif iu many cases;- and with uuvarying
success.- Its being within the reach of all
makss it more valuable. It is only neces
sary to give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
freely as soon as the first indications appear,
and it will dispel all symptoms of the
disease. Fall directions are given with
each bottle. For sale at 50 cents per' bottle
by T. Graham; druggist.
STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
There has bee'ti but little published in the
papers of the state concerning the actaVi
work that is being done at the Oregon State
Agricultural College, and every farmer in
the state is or should be interested in tho
work of this stat institution. Tii3 Uazstte
will endeavor to give its readers in a series
of articles from time to time a fair and im
partial discription of the various depart
ments and the work a3 it is bjing conducted
in them.
The first of these will bo th d ?pirtm3nt
of agricultuie under Prof. H. F, Froach, a
graduate of Michigan Agricultural College,
where he was retained a an assistant until
accepting a position here, and who' received
the degree of M. S. thr.iugh I113 proficiency
in agriculture.
Instructions in this depirtmjiit is given,
for the most part, by lectures, suitable
b ioks being used a3 text books and for refer
e:ice. After each lecture the stu:leut ii re
quired to recite 0:1 the lesson of the preced
iug day on which ho has taken notes. The
lectures are, as far as possible,- illustrated
by specimens and pictures.
Different parts of the skeleton ciiible the
student of veterinary science to get a cleav
idea of the parts of the atiunil, and tha lo
cation of the diseases. At tim-is the class
is taken to the barn by toe professor, wber.s
the theoretical is made practical by examin
ing specimens of tho breeds of douiestie ani
mals, tie student giving the distiuguia.i
iug points, and otherwise illustrating the
various subjects tr sated of in the lectures.
The class room is oniame:ited with pic
tures representing riottul aud typical speci
mens of live stock.
The professor believes that there is no
way of putting subjictj so forcibly before
the minds of students, and iixing them there
as by illustration. Using the actual thing
aud when this ?s impossible, ?ipp1anting it
by as good a representative as can be ob
tained. Arranged ab-iut tli2 sides of the class
room are dried spocimsns of wheat, oats,
barley, rye, etc., aud 0:1 the shelve are
specimens of the threshed grain.'
' Owing to a lack of space the sp-jcim3ns of
grasses are' not placed on exhibition.
The professor is conducting soma experi
ments in the growth of grain, in his class
room. A narrow but deep box, with glass
sides is rilled with eaith largely mixjd with
sand, and in this aFO planted s jeds of variou s
kinds. In one wheat was planted at vari
ous depths varying from oue half inch to
one half foot, in order to notice the differ
ence in time ia breaking the surface. Those
planted at a depth of one half inch caiin up
in six days while those planted ona half
foot deep wore uot seen for ten d iy-s.
The light colored saeds of the clover win
sepal ated from the dark ones and planted
iu another box. Tlu light seeds at one ead
and the dark at the os'her end. The result
was that'iti a few' d vys nearly all the white
seeds had germinated and seat up thsir tiny
loaves a3 evidence of th;ir pow-r while very
few if any of the other ssods had made any
demonstrations toward growth'. At present- j
the I. inner hive sjnt oat Hve or six leaves
but the latter are still in their com
atose condition. In addition to tho glass,
there are also movable side3 of zinc which
(it oxer the (Vu'tside of the glass, aud by ra-m-.iviuj
the zinc the growth of the rants is
clearly seen. The object of the zmc is to
exclude the light, for we't'i: admitted the
roots would tend to grow away from tha
glass, leaving o-i!y a p-irti.m of tlism visibW..
These are -visy exoeri.ii.suts' which anyone
may perform a:i I which will not f.id to bo
both interesting and instructive.
Besides the various instruments belong
ing to the signal service station, among
which are self-registering b iro nc-tcrs, ther
mometers, and iiiViin-.imcter, there is a com
pound microscope and a machine for measur
ing the diameter of tha libra of wood. Tilts
signal service station is per hap tha best
equipped ami condacted in the state outtide
of Portland.
Students in agricultnre aro obliged' to
work live hours every week, for which they
receive nothinij. The first ami l ist' terms
of the school this work is done on the farm
and garden while tha second or winter term
is devoted to shop work m wood and iron,
it-. Jw.Iii.r nnividml bv the boird taat the
.f...;...il .v,:Ci. ,!- at least one term a year;
in the shop. The object of the compulsory
labor, aside from' giving practical instruction ,
is not for the work itself, but to keep the
boys iu sympathy with work. Almost all
of them have provided themselves with
overalls and blouse, which, having put on
are ready for work at the ringing of the
farnv bell. All students must do more or
less practical work, but Special efforts are
made to give those who are pecuniarily 111
need of work and those who show a willing
ness, additional work for which they receive
fifteen cent's per hour.' At this rate one"
may pay a large part of his expenses in
school.'
As fast a3 means will permit the farni is
being supplied with more buildings and im
plemeuts. The student will be taught the
names and objects of the various parts of the
machines and howto take them apart and set
them up again. He is also instructed as to
the proper' method of harnessing and unhar
nessing-, horses, and how to repair and pre-'
serve the harness, also in the care of live
stock; how to give the different rations for
milk and butter or to produce muscle or fat
and the relative vabias of the foo.l stuffs iti
this connection. The instruction is given
in a practical way afcr the student has
taken lectures iu the classroom on the sub
ject. For this purpose the department is"
supplied with a pair of Howe scales for
veighiug hay, stock and very heavy objects,
and two pairs of platform scales, to weigli
the amount at a fecsd and othr light things.
The buildings on the farm consist of a large
octagonal barn aud a smaller barn for bulls;
also a duelling hou.se for tho foreman of the'
farm. The large barn is provided with stalls
for cattlj 011 one aide and for horses on the
other, an offlje, in which are some forty or
fifty different kinds of corn raised ou the
farm, besides a large number of other seal
packets. Small tools are also kept in this
room. The silo ia 10x12 feet and 20 teet
deep. This is the second season it has been
used and each season with success, much to
tho satisfaction of the professor who i3 an
enthusiast 011 tha subject of ensilage That
part of the farm devoted to agriculture lies
west of the college and contains about 145
acrfss.
The S5 Rcres in the old farm is devoted
mainly to horticulture and landscape! gar'd.
ening. Partly on this account and partly
for convenience the grass plots on the latter
being duplicated on the large farm. These
3'xfcy gr-iss plots are each provided with a
slat driven in the ground on which is given
both the scientific and common name of the
gra-is. Besides these there are about ten
acres of plot experiments in wheat, repre
senting about one hundred varieties. Tests
ai'3 111 ide as to the effect of fertilizers, with
a view to growth aud yield. Tha habits
are noted as to shape of bead and character
of grain. A record of e.uh plot is kept
showing every stage of its growth and all
circumstances connected therewith. After
experimenting on the small grass plots larg
er OU33 are made for the purpose of pastur
age, etc. Iu fact tha whole farm i3 nothing'
but a b:g experiment, subdivided into ex
periments of a special character.
The results of these and other experi
ments of the station, are from' time to time
issued in the form of bulletins, wliich any
oue may h ive for the askiirgl By address
ing a postal card to the director of the sta
tiou, one may have hi3 name placed on the
mailing list and thereafter ree'eivo the buN'
letins a3 issued. Tiie labor and expense of
sen, ling a card is so inliuiteshiially uniull iir
comparison with the benefits to be derived,'
that it is to be wondered that more of our
pcoyle, aud farmers in particular, do not
avail themselves of this method of getting'
information 011 topics of such geueral inter
est. Tho station has, besides the wheat,'
corn and grass already mentioned, over 400
kinds of potatoes, together with' rutabagas,
mangel wurzoU. carrots, sugar beets', etc i
The kinds of stock represented on the'
farm are the Jersey, Hereford, Polled An
gus and Short Horn, wuich are largely don
ations. It is the intention of the board to'
procure pme specimens of all kinds of stock?
as far as practicable, to be used' for illustra
tion and for such experiments as testing
for milk aud butter productions.'
Mr. Thompson, foreman, a graduate from'
the college in 13-36. is an energetic,' intelli
gent man well worthy of this position, ami
who s'i'-'s that all work under him, is faith
fully performed.
The papers upeak iu the highest praise of
The Hi'.d-Park Concert. Go and hear ify
next Tuesday.
News wa3 received iu this city Wednes
day that the reis lenia of Bird Wells eight'
miles south-of Philomath caught 011 tiro'
early that morning and before the fftrniea"
could be extinguished the building was badly
damaged. Just what tho damage was we
are unable to ascertaiu at tho present writ?'
ing.
It is a source of gritifksition to the pub
lisher of the Gazkith to note the substan
tial interest taken in the welfare of this pa
per by its readers. Ihtrhig the past three'
weeks many of oir old subscribers have'
paid op tiicir arrearages aud subscribed for
another year and hardly a day pas3cs" but'
some new nanis has been added to' our list.
Thanks gentlemen, thanks.
J. H. Nicholas and P. Avery, delegatesap
pointed by the board of trade, left Tuesday'
to attend a meeting of the State Board of
Commerce 011 that day at Salem.: They
will favor a liberal appropriation for the Coi
lumbiau exposition; revision of the tax and
assessment laws, and urge that immediate'
steps bo taken to secure a liberal appropria
tion from congress to improve the Willam
ette at this point as per the surveys' jusfr'
comp'.etcd.
Now that the rtwli of the holiday trade ia'
over, the pioneer jeweler, P. P. Greffoz, is-
1 enabled to' give more attention to repairing-
clocks, watches, and all kinds of jewelry,
and to all such other work as usually comes'
in his line of business. Mr. Greffoz does ar-'
tistic engraving at prices much below" those
usually charged for this class of work: Mr.
Greffoz's honorable dealings and the charac
ter of the work executed by him are the'
foundation of the success he has enjoyed iu
this city through a long period.
Mrs, Greenberg nee Nengass, of Sarr
Francisco, is visiting relatives in tbifir
,- citv.
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