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THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE, FRIDAY, FEB. G, 1891. 2 Corballis diabetic. IS8UED r.VMT FRIDAY MOHN1KS BT HA.lSriC OONOVEK. SUBSCRIPTION BATtS P.rVor 2 00 Six Month 1 00 liiree Months 73 H utrlr. Coniea r Ver (whon not paid in advance). 2 SO Speaker Gebr has gotten the matter down to a fine point: "Four dollars a minute is what your time costs the state of Oregon," was his remark as a whole lot of valuable time was being wasted by useless speeches. The smallest letter on record was recently transmitted through the English mail from Lincoln to Guilford, consisting merely of an ordinary penny postage stamp. A message in shorthand was written on the adhesive side, with the ad dress, while the official mark was stamped on the face. It reached its destination in safety, and was legible when delivered. It is estimated that the amount of money shipped out of the state for grain bags reached a mil lion dollars for this year's crop. That was a heavy drain. How much better it would have been to have saved the money in the coun try by starting a bag factory at the penitentiary instead of sending the money to San Francisco for 10,000,000 sacks. Localizer. The great problem of public ed ncation in America is: How is a teacher to teach children of all classes, creeds and nationalities, with their different home influen ces and different social surround ings, so as to apply to each child the methods of instruction suited to his particular needs? The man who can solve this problem will prove himself a benefactor of the race. Here is an instance that proves the fallacy of the axiom: "Time at last makes all things even:" A citizen of Quincy, 111., who sued in 1886 to oust a rival from office has just been declared entitled to it. But the rival has served out his term and received his pay and a new election has placed a third man in the office. The lucky win ner of th.3 suit seems to be left with a heavy bill of costs and a cJear knowledge of the law's delay. Seal pirates iu Behring sea next season will hear with fear and trembling that the revenue cutter Bear is being fitted out in San Francisco with four-inch rifled gans. The news in connection with the fact that England is mass ing war ships at Esquimalt and that Germany has started a cruiser or two for Northern sea looks as if attention may be distracted from the seals. But all the govern ments say there is nothing in it. The Bermudas are a group of small islands belonging to Great Britain, and their commerce is so limited that we doubt if one in ten Americans can name an import or product except Bermuda onions. Yet the colonial government of this significant group pays a subsi dy of $17,500 annually to a steam ship line running between Nassau and New York, which is about twelve times the sum that is doled out from the overflowing treasury of the United States to the Ameri can mail line to Cuba and Mexico. The senate of the United States lias passed the apportionment bill just as it came from the house of. representativesr that is, fixing the number of representatives at 356. There were attempts made to gain additional representation for Ar kansas, Minnesota, .Missouri and New York, but these were defeat ed. As the bill . will go to the president it gives one more new member of each of the following states: Alabama, California, Geor gia Indiana,. Iowa, Kentucky, TWainp. Maryland. Massachusetts. Oregon, Rhode Island, South Caro lina, South Dakota, .Texas, Ver mont, Virginia and Wisconsin THE UPPER WILLAMETTE. Of the $11,000 appropriated by congress for the improvement of the Upper Willamette the only portion of this smn that has yet been expended for improving the river above the falls is a small sum for surveying a bend in the river near Corvallis where the current threatens to cut a new channel. Yet it is reported that the appro priation or the greater part of it has been used up. Where has it been used? Major Handbury in formed the committee appointed by the State Board of Commerce to confer with him concerning the improvement of the Willamette "that it has been used in building and equipping a snag boat." The boat will now probably be used for the improvement of some other river, or lay idle until another ap propriation is made. Thus it seems that the entire appropria tion has indirectly been diverted to more favored localities, and the Upper Willamette has apparently received little or no benefit from it. Be this as it may the people living tributary to the Willamette are justly entitled to more consid eration than they have yet re ceived at the hands of the govern ment and its officers, and their ap peals through their boards of trade should be listened to. It would only require a small amount com pared to that asked for improving other rivers in Oregon and Wash ington to make the Willamette navigable for the entire season to Corvallis, and to Harrisburg the greater part of the season. Senator Hirsch, of Marion, has introduced a joint memorial, which will without doubt pass, asking congress for an appropriation of $100,000 for this improvement. The memorial should not be pigeon holed but our delegation in con gress should urge withe all conssi- tency possible that the appropria tion be made. Some idea of the traffic of the upper Willamette can be gained by the report of the State Board of Commerce which gives the tonage of grain stored in the various warehouses along the river, at Corvallis and to the south line of Benton county for the year 1890. Bond's warehouse 1050 tons Wooley's 900 Finley'a 1050 " Peoria. 900 " Boonville 1200 " James Cauthoru's 3080 " T. Samuels' ; 1190 " Cunning's 180 " Martin & Herrou's ISO " Hulhert and Whitaker's.. 390 " Smith's 300 " H. F. Fischer. 3000 " Benton Co. Mills 3015 " Or a total of 553,000 in bushels of wheat and oats for the year, besides there was 90,000 bushels of grain stored at Philomath and a large amount at Wells' Station which might be called tributary to the Willamette. These figures only show the amount of grain stored in the southern half of the county immediately tributary to the river. Thus when the tonnage of merchandise is added to this it shows that a large amount of freight is 'handled just in this small section adjoining the river. During 18S9 the tons carried by the Oregon Pacific steamers were 26,000 and the independent ines probably carried as much more which would bring the ton nage of freight handled on the up per Willamette up to about 50,000 or 60,000 tons with the river in its present condition. The new city charter has passed both the senate and house and has probably by this time received the Governor's signature and became a law. This means a new era in the growth and progress of Cor vallis, and from all indications we may look forward to lively times here this coming season. The Toledo Blade says: "Mrs. Dolph, wife of the Oregon senator, is one of the pretty women of Washington. She is a brunette, of fine figure, and handsome face. She is a farmer's daughter and was a dairy maid in her yeuth, which was spent in Benton "county." WILLIAM WIN DOM. The announcement of the death of Secretary Windoin was read all over the United States with a feel ing of keen regret. The sense or painful surprise will be followed by one of profound sorrow. Every citizen will be conscious of the national bereavement. We are entering upon a crisis in public affairs with which few of our states men are so fitted to cope as the one who is now taken from us. It was in matters of finance that Sec retary Windom was particularly skilled. His mind was naturally drawn to such subjects, and he had studied them profoundly. He was an established authority upon the subject, and now that the reorgan ization of the public financial sys tem is rapidly becoming the most momentous issue of the time, his counsel and direction are particu larly needed. His death, there fore, falls at a period when his loss will be felt as a national misfor tune of far greater magnitude than it would have been considered at any other time. William Windoin was born in Belmont county, Ohio, May 10. 1827. He received an academic education, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1850. In 1S53 he removed to Minnesota and was elected as representative from that state to thp Thirty- sixth congress. His political career was a most successful one, and he was re-elected to every suc cessive congress until 1870, when la . a TT I lie entered the senate, lie con- tinued to hold the office of Senator until 1881, when he became Secre tary of the Treasury. In this of fice his great talents were conspic uously displayed and he won a high reputation as a financier. At the the close of his term as a cabinet officer he was again chosen to the senate, and upon the election of Harrison was once more placed iu charge of the Treasury. In his financial administration Secretary Windom was always careful and conservative. Though a Western man he always had the confidence of the money centers of the East, and was one of the few men in whom both the farmers and Wall street trusted. He was frequently spoken of as a candi date for the presidency and could at all times had the vote of his state for this high office. While he was never a brilliant man as an orator, the solidity of his mind, his thorough knowledge of the subject upon which he spoke, and his un doubted honesty and patriotism of purpose gave to his words a weight and significance more convincing than those of many a more elo quent man. His death leaves a vacancy in the national councils which will be hard to fill. But few statesmen of his generation survive him, and he goes to his rest full of years and honors amid the mourning of the great people he so faithfully served. San Jose Mercury. The legislature has only a little more than two weeks to transact the remainder of the business be fore that body. They will have to do some lively work to get through. The Sioux Indians taken to Washington to see the president, are to visit the National theatre and witness Francis Wilson's op era, The Merry Monarch. Just a year ago the Willamette was raging furiously and outsiders were blockaded here until the 111 h of Februarv. How to Breik. up a Sevare Cold Fron iha Virginia City itintani JUJisonUiv When we fin I amalicine we know to posses gemiinn merit, we consider it a duty, and we take pleasure in telling wh it it is. Such a medicine ri foui l Ch underlain' Cbuh Riinely. By tha me of this syruj we havt grebe ved, in a few hours, seven colds, and in the course of tw. or threi days, entirely broken them up as has several of our friends to whom wa hive recom mended it. It is aft it is represented to be by the manufacturers. If you have a cough and want to stop it, Chamberlaiu's Cough I Remedy will do the work. For sale by T. Graham, durggist. 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Knight's furniture store. l'KOPKIETOR OF THE ORVALUS KAKERY And Dealer in Choice Staple and Fancy Groceries. perb mmrn liquors. Fresh Bread, Cakes, Pies, Crackers, Etc., kept constantly on hand. Corvallis, - - Oregon. BECAUSE THET Aft E THE BEST. D. M. Ferry & Co's Illustrated, Descriptive and Priced SEED ANNUAL , For 1891 will be mailed FREE to all applicants, and to last season's I customers, it is Better than ever, Every person using Garden, f lower or Field Seeds, should send for it. Address D. M. FERRY & CO. DETROIT. MICH. I Largest Seedsmen in the world Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained, and all Pat ent business conducted for Moderate Fees. Our Office is Opposite U. S. Patent Office, and we can secure patent in lees time than those remote from Washington. Send model, drawing or photo., with descrip tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of charge. Oar fee not dne till patent is secured. A Pamphlet. "How to Obtain Patents," witb names of actual clients in your State, county, or town, sent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO. Opposite Patent Office, Washington, 0. C . SUBSCRIBE FOR THE COR vallis Gazette, the oldest pa per in Benton co. One year, $2. OCCIDENTAL If 33 JANUARY AID FEBRUARY WE WILL CLOSE OUT OUR ENTIRE Stock of Men's Winter nothing Oyercoats, Furnishing Gods and Rubber Goods, at Greatly Reduced In order to make room for our New Spring and Sum mer Stock, of which we will have a large and elepant assortment. "Bill of Fare" at the "New Era." The Old Credit System Must Go. The old credit system must go. The people are awake to the fact that credit and long time means Long Prices. At the end of the year the merchant, that sells on time runs over his books and draws oil all worthless accounts, loots them up and adds them to the loss account. Now, those accounts must be paid for, and those that pay for their own must telp -pay for those toorthle&a accotmts. Again, if a merchant sells on time he must buy on lime thus making him pay big prices for his goods; then he adds his enormous profits to cover the losses of those worthless accounts. Now, Neither sells on credit nor buys on time, so are able to offer Match less Bargains in all classes of goods they carry. The lollowing are a few of their sledge-hammer prices; Ladies' and Misses Gossamers, $1.00, $1.17, $1.50, and $2.25, worth 25 per cent more. Rubber Overcoats, $3.70, worth $5.00 Ladies' Overshoes, 3Sc, 42c, 48c. and 55c, worth 25 per cent more. Men's Overshoes, 57c. worth 75; 67c, worth 85, &c, &c. Overalls, 45, 50, 53, 63 and 75e. worth 20 per cent more any other place in town. Men's Hats, 30. 80, 85. and 90c. $1.00, $1.25, $1.50, &c. Towels, 5, 8. 10, 12, 18, 23, 25. 35, and 42c. Ladies' Shawls, from 25 to 50 per cent below regular prices. Ribbons, Laces, Embroideries 50 to 100 pr ct. below regular prices. Corsets, 20 48, 85 and S8c each. Gents' collars and cuffs at 100 per cent, below regular prices. Mouldings. Must close out this slock to make room for Large Stock of other goods to arrive from the East in February. Come and get prices we can't enumerate them in this space. No trouble to show goods. All goods purchased at the "New Era," war ranted. Give us a call. WILKINS, BOND & CO. Furniture Headquarters 0 Furniture Store. This is the great Emporium for Modern Furniture at reasonable pri ces. His stock is large, and selected with (-.pecial care with an eye to Comfort, Beauty, Style and Durability. A glance at his elegant wick er, plush and fancy chains, convenient folding wardrobe beds, stylish center tables of antique oak and walnut, will convince those in quest of Furniture that his store is the place for bargains in anything of the hsusehold furniture line. GEO. K Corvallis, Charter : Oak : Ranges ! "With. Wire-Gauze Doors. J . SUPERIOR STOVES RANGES Fire-Backs Warranted, for 15 Years. Argfand Stoves and Ranges, "Ventilated Ovens, PLUMBING, R00FJNG, REPAIRING. F.L.P0SS01T&S0N. I We carry a lull stock of the Very Best SEEDS, TREES, BULBS, FERTILIZERS, ETC. BEE KEEPER8" SUPPLIES. Give us a trial order. P. L. F0SS02T & SON, 209 SUCCESSORS TO WU.T.F.R BROS. - I3XT C3r Prices Oft Oregon. ff er s FISH, Oregon. 2nd Street, Portland,' Oregon. - - - CATALOGUE FRSK
