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THE CORVALLIS GAZETfE, FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1893. wig avsar mnT mossim wt FBANK OONOVBB, SuSSOniPTION RATES r Tear S 00 Six Mont -T, 1 00 TlirM Moil Mi 7S S ucl CopU 6c t Yr IwixS oot paid in advance). t M FROM A BENTON COUNTY POINT OF VIEW. A number of citizens of Benton county have received notice of Sheriffs assessment on Lincoln county property for 1893, after the property . had been regularly assessed in Benton county fof 1893 and pror to any bill to create Lincoln county, and also after the taxes due on the Benton county assessment had been paid in Ben ton county. This has caused some inquiry as to the rights of the sheriff of Lincoln county to make such an assessment. The Gazette has, therefore, taken pains to as certain the true status of the case which is as follows: In 1890 C. B. Orosno, of Toledo, was elected senator from Benton county, and in 1892 E. II. Bel knap, of Monroe, and S. T. Jef freys, of Gorvallis, for representa tives, all of which offices expire in 1894. In January of 1893, after the legislature had been in session some time, it was learned in Cor vallis that S. B. No. 119, to create the county of Lincoln, had been introduced by Mr. Crosno. By the terms of the bill the county would be divided near the middle, north and south. Citizens and tax payers of Benton county made an effort to defeat the bill, on the ground that it was not the wish of the majority of the taxpayers in that portion sought to be set off and that it was not wise consider ing present population, taxable property and actual necessity to make the division. But both rep resentatives and the senator were found to be in favor of division and, consequently, the bill passed and the county was divided. That taught Benton county people not to send seuatorial and representa tive offices begging for candidates Among other things the bil creating Lincoln county provides ' a follows: Section 5. The county clerk of Denton county shall, within thirty days after this act shall hare gone into operation, make oat and deliver to the county clerk of Lin cola county a transcript of aU taxes assessed spon persons and property within the said omrty of Linoolu which was previously in eluded within the limits of Beiiton county and all taxes which shall remain unpaid upon tbe day this act shall become a law shall be paid to the proper officers of Lin coin county. The said clerk of Benton county shall also make ont aud deliver to : the county clerk of Lincoln county, within the time above limited, a transcript of all the cases pending in the Circuit aud County courts of Benton county between parties residing in Lincoln county, and transfer all original papers in said cases to be tried in Lincoln county. The county clerk of Benton county was unable to comply with the law in regard to the time of sending a copy of the 1892 assess ment roll for several good and suf ficient reasons, and by agreement with thrbfficials of Lincoln county did send the copy as soon as the litigation then pending and the re wilts of the state board of equaliz ation work and the state levy could be made up. It is due the eounty clerk of Benton county to state tltat lie kept clerks constantly employed night and day at consid erable expense until lite work was accomplished. It is further learned that for the service thus rendered Lincoln county, the clerk of Benton had the satisfaction ot finding his bill, which represented cash . paid out, rejected by the Lincoln county court. Truly, the consist ency of some people is above un derstanding ! The county clerk of Benton county agreed with Com missioner Stearns to forward cop ies of cases pending in time for tbe Lincoln county circuit court, which, he did. But, having learned from the rejection of his tax roll bill that he need not expect pay lor Iiis services, he took the pre caution of sending the work bv a express-, C. O. IX The papers were returned to the Bentou county clerk by the express company, Lincoln comity having refused to pay the charges. But Mr. Wilson, nnwilling to delay the proceedings in the Lincoln county circuit court which in The Gazette's opinion they richly deserved),. caused the papers to be again forwarded to Lincoln county in the same man ner as before, also sending a deputy clerk with instructions how to pro- ceed to save the court any delay i on account of its records. The circuit judge made an order on the treasury of Lincoln county for the amount due Mr. Wilson and had a warrant drawn to the express com pany for it. The papers were then delivered to the Lincoln county clerk and the matter ended. Tlie Gazette learns from another source that the circuit judge next I day made an order, on an ex parte learing accorded Lincoln county, for the Lincoln county treasurer not to pay the warrant ordered out lor the payment of the Benton county clerk. Mr. AVilson, when asked about this, stated that he lad not received any notice to that effect. By the provisions of section 5 it will be seen that it is no easy mac- ter to decide just what the count' clerk of Benton county should copy for Lincoln county if the lit eral wording of the bill is followed. When asked how he decided what to copy, Mr. Wilson stated that he left the matter to his legal adviser and followed his advice. He cop ied verbatim all of the assessments included within those precincts and parts of precincts within the boundaries of Lincoln county. But to go into other precincts and and segregate assessments the clerk did not do and could not have done he had tried, since the assessments were not 6egrega ted on the book nor in the original assessment. To usurp the functions of an assessor, we ap prehend, is not the duty nor within the power of a county clerk nor any one else (unless it be a state board of equalization), and Mr. Wilson did all that he could legally do to carry out the provisions of the Lincoln countv bill. It comes in very bad grace from Lincoln county people to criticise an officer who has conscientiously endeav ored to perform his whole duty under a law which, by their own stuDiditv. is so ambiguous as lo require the intervention of a court of justice to construe. To the inquiry, " What right has a sheriff in Lincoln county, m 1893, to make sheriff's assessments on property already assessed and duly equal ized in Benton county in 1892 under an existing law aud taxes duly paid thereon?" we can only echo: What right, indeed!" The court will undoubtedly construe the law, and if it is found that the sheriff had no right to-place a cloud on a man's title the person damaged always has his redress for it. It is well established that " there can be no wrong that the law will not provide a remedy for." We suggest that if the acts of assessors and boards of equaliz ation are to be set aside and held for naught bv sheriffs of other newly created counties and sus tained by courts without any relief to taxpayers, a condition appar ently sought by our neighbors, it would be just as well to take the ex tost facto clause out of the Oregon constitution ana ail prop erty owners sell out and move east. To such persons as have re ceived notice to pay taxes in Lin coin county who have already paid their taxes in Benton county for 1892, The Gazette volunteers the advice that they keep their money in their own pockets until the court decides the question. If they pay it they may not expect to get it back not a cent. Even if the court sustains the Lincoln county sheriff, the individual cost will be but little greater. After all, it is a very small matter, in deed! It is a safe rule to follow that if there are grounds to doubt the propriety of paying out money it is better to wait until the doubt is removed, for one thing is certain it is easier to pay money out than to get it back. The state of California appro priated $300,000 for her exhibit at lha world's fair. With this amount it was supposed an ex hibit would be made with which all interested would be pleased, but it seems to be otherwise. It is conceded that our sister state paid too dearly for her whistle. Tlrese facts are very satisfactory to the Oregrxiiana who . favored either no appropriation, or a very small one. Reports from the fair indicate that Oregon has- no reason to be ashamed of Iter exhibit. STATES AND IN 1893. EUROPE The Uuited States is not in the least dangerous to us in connection with military affairs. But from an economic point of view it con stitutes an immediate and pressing menace. The debt contracted by the United States during the war nf llio spcpusion will hn rnmnletelv . . . , . f . , f . century, whereas the total debt ot European countries is estimated at the enormous sum of 126,000,000,- 000 francs. The United States has an army of only 27,000 m n. that is, scarcely as many as we have in m . T one ot our nineteen corps, in comparison with these 27,000 men alace the 3,500.000 soldiers kept by the European countries in time of peace, and it is easy to see how much of their productive force the European powers annually sacri fice. It must be taken into considera tion that the men thus taken from the peaceful employments are all in the height of their activity and at an age when the character is ning. The loss of revenue which results from such a state of affairs is frightful when it is looked upon as a factor in the industrial war with the United States. One must be blind not to 6ee, in these conditions of- rapid and progressive development of the United States, that Europe is threatened with such a competition that there will come a time when the balance of industrial power and political in fluence must be placed to the profit of the New World. That move ment threatens France more than any omer European nation, De- . w TH a 1. . cause France carries the heaviest load and has the largest debt Everywhere in Jiiiirope, even among the smallest states, noth ing is spoken of at present but armies, the increase of war ma terials, and, of course, new taxes, Figaro. A monster petition was sent to the council of Astoria the other day, by the tonsorial artists of that city, requesting that body to pass an ordinance making it com pulsory to close barber shops on Sunday. All the barbers of the city with three exceptions are in favor of such an ordinance. This is a just ordinance. There is no reason why so many men should wait till Sunday morning to get shaved. The barbers ought to have the day of rest, as well as other business men. This idea that certain business houses, such as barber shops, cigar stores, pea nut stands and other places where men like to congregate, must open on Sunday,is most riduculous. As toria is not alone in this fight for a rest day. In Tacoma while no ap peal has been made to the council, a lively contest is in progress, nevertheless. The best citizens of every cuy win always neip any body of laboring men to claim their right to a day of rest. A. J. B. Nichols, a pioneer, and at one time a prominent citizen of Douglas couufy, died at the asylum on May 28th. SCROFULA 12 YEARS Always Sore. Burned Like Fire. Ashamed to be Seen. Got Worse Under Four Doctors. Cured by Cutlcura. For about ten or twelre yean I have been troubled with scrofula. My bead was always sore, my face was dry and scaly, and bnrned like fire most of tbe ume. jay ooay naa Dig rea spots on it, and I did not know what to do. I went to four different doctors aud they helped me at first. In the fall I got worse again; then I tried other remedies, but they did me o good. I was ashamed to go into pa bile. I was a sight to lookiat. Everyone - would say, "What hi the matter, why don't you take something? " Even at my daily labor I had to wear a sort of cap to keep the dirt from getting Into the sores. After I would wash, I would be covered with big red pimples all over my neck and f aco. Some two or three people advised me to try the Cuticcra KsmDisa. 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Keports ot the depart ment of agriculture, which are of course largely problematical at this stage of crop development, do not point to an average yield in many sections .of the west, but as the acreage seeded was enor mous, the product will be large. Moreover, the crops both at home and abroad have risks yet to en counter that make present pre dictions extremely unreliable. There is, however, every reason to believe that American producers will realize good prices for their surplus grain this year all the better, no doubt, in that the yield will not be phenomenally heavy. Oregonian. The Coos Bay, lloseburg and Eastern railroad is being pushed forward as rapidly as possible. The cars are now running to Co quelle City from Marshfield, a dis tance of 18 miles, and the company expect to complete the road to Myrtle Point, a distance of 9 miles from Coquelle City, by August 1st. Work will continue toward Roseburg this fall. Alf. Carr, a colored man, many years recognized as for the leading sporting man and gam bler of the Northwest, has been sent to tbe Multnomah county poor farm. Carr was at one time worth $100,000. In years past he always cut a wide swath at the state fair, aud much of the "white trash" envied him. Simile, with a moral: A little child with a piece of meat in its hand and a big dog. The dog licks the meat out of the child's hand and swallowes it, and the child cries. Child, tax-payer : meat, county treasury; big dog, lawyers. Moral, keep off the grass. B'rjersy. The Sunday openers of the world's fair are just now ahead. Last Sunday the gates were thrown open and there was an attendance of 200.000, mostly workins; men and their families. It was era phatically the toilers' day of recre ation. Oregon Headquarters in Chi cagi for the world's fair visitors has keen established at 279 Michigan Boulevard. This paper will be found on file there. The Human Electrical Forces ! 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When the brain becomes In any way dis ordered by irritability or exhaustion, the nerve force which it supplies is lessened, and the or gans receiving the di minished supply are con sequently weakened. Physicians generally the Imrjortance of this recoenlze. fact, but treat the organ itself Instead of the cause ot the trouble ice notea specialist, r ranKiin juiies, m. u., lilt. B, has given the greater part of his life to the study of this subject, and the principal discoveries concern! ng f t are due to his e (Torts. Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine, the unri valed brain and nerve food, is prepared on the Srlncipie that all nervous and many other ifflcuitie originate from disorders of the nerve centers. Its wonderful success In curing these disorders is testified to by thousands in every part of the land, Restorative- Nervine cures Bleeplessness, nervous prostration, dizziness, hysteria, sex ual debility, 8t Vitus dance, epilepsy, etc. It is free from opiates or dangerous drugs. It is sold on a positive guarantee by all drag gists, or sent direct by the Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind., on receipt of price. $1 pel bottle, six bottles for $3t express prepaid. fail to 's Seeds Qrow vstEL J WjST Thi "ad" sent to us with a reauest for Catalogue Is good foi flSWOB-ftntv I This "ad" sent to us with a fifteen cents on your first order. BOLT MBMmViSWEmS And Inspect the New Goods being displayed by While competion is Winking its eyes and wondering what we're going to show next, we beg leaee to intorra the public mat we THE FINEST LINE OF FANCY & ALSO A FULL LINE OF SMOKERS ARTICLES. REMEM3ER, we have no Compeditors IN FINE TEAS, COFFEE, AND SPICES. gTAIl goods warranted to be as represented. Wholesale and Retail. THE PIONEER BAKERY -Until further notice will b SUCCESSORS TO SCHLOEMAN & HALL It willl be our aim to keep on hand on a supply of VERY SUPERIOlt GOODS usualy kept by first class bakers. It is our purpose to give our patrons Good Clean Food and as muck of it as we can for the Money. "LIVE AND LET LIVE," SHALL BE OUR MOTTO. tZTVfe are going to try and run this business right, or not at all. We ask the people for their patronage and assure them that we will give them full value for thei; money. FISH & MURPHY, STOVES, TINWARE, Plumbing and Tin-Work a Specialty. THE CORVALLIS Screen y OCR AND MANUFACTURERS OF Screen Doors and Windows Step Ladders, Painters' Extension Ladders, Ladders of any Desired Description, Trellises, Flower Stands, FLYING DUTCHMAN CLOTHES LINES, ETC., Ironing Boards, Clothes Racks, Kitchen Safes, Cupboards, Tables, Flour Bins, Etc., Etc. FEHCE PICKETS by the THOUSAND. Can Furnish Picket Fence all Complete. All kinds of Job Work Solicited. Factory in the Addition. AV". T. II O lIAI A. X , Manager. What About that Wheel? Don't Wait for the Wagon BUT Buy a Bicycle ot Standard Make and Ride when you get ready. Join the noise less procession and get there. "TOT" Get to your tface of business: back again ; Get to the theatre; Get to church ;get anywhere, and get there first. We are Agents for a line of Ladies', Gents', Boys' and Girls' wH embodying all the acknowledged features of merit, in which we mention the Imperial, Falcon, Wynnewood, Multnomah, If you think of purchasing a wheel give us a call. We can you as to price and quality. , CONOVER & READY, IN All Roads Lead to Chicago.. THE CHICAGO;M!LWAIiKEEST: PAUL LEADS Excursion Rates to request for Catalogue Is good fox nave ou ua.au, m cui.uvij ... STAPLE GROCERIES IN THE CITY nnder the management of- PLUMBING. ADDER QOHPANY, P9f Get home to dinner, an d- Gazette Building, Corvallis, Oregol 1893 tlie World's Fair, . FOB A CASE IT WILL. NOT CUE. An agreeable Laxative and NERVBTONIO. Sold by Drufririats or sent by mail, toe and $1.00 per package. Bam pies rreo. , ttm vrA The Favorite TOOTH TCWMB IVO JUU fof the Teeth andBnath, For sale by T. Graham. .A.IlBATSrY NURSERIES ALBERT BROWNELL (Successor to Hyata & B'Ownell) Proprietor. OPTIC AND PACKING GEOUTTBS, ost-fcalf mile southwest of the CH7. t' ' I would call the attention of my friends to the fast that I am better prepared than ever before to furalsk everything in the shape ef FRUIT, SHADE AND ORNAMENTAL TREES, Small Fruit Vines, etc., At either wholesale or retail. My stock is first-class, guaranteed true to nan a FKEE FROM INSECT PESTS and my pnjes law. Come and see me or write for free price lUt to ALBERT BUOWNELL, Benton County . a:b:s:t:rigi g:. Complete Set of Abstracts of Bcntoa County. Cowejasang I Perfecting Titles a Spsriilty, Lloney to Loan on Improved City and Country Property. J. &. Uisan & CD.,-'-PnpfaL MAIN ST..COKVALLI8. J. M. APPl.KWIIITE.M P.. reMfnce North th Street. U. S PLUXT. M 1., rcsWoiic. 4ih street, tm doors north of Opera ...M Applewhite & Pernot, ?;.Y.Si3.1HS m SURGEONS, (Jorvallix, Oregon, Oilic-es over J. D. Clark's hard ware store, and at K. Graham's !rng store. Honrs: 8 to 12. m , 1:30 to 5. and 7 to 8:30 p. m. FAEB A & WILSON. Physicians, Surgeons and Ac coucheurs. : nW Offiice tip-stairs in Farra and Alias' Brick. O Hi ice hoars from 8 to 9 A. U.. aasl from 1 to 2 and 7 to 8 p. M. Calls promptly attended to at ail hours; either day or uighs. A. F. PETERSON, ARCHITECT AND BUILDER. Special attention given to Job work, stair baidlBf, Store and office nttinjf. Keeping on hand a choie. Uaa of room and r-Si-ture moulding. I am arsparsd t SU rders for all sizes of picture frames with Matass am ''ispAtch Satisfaction guaranteed. OWa a. cal illoe wad shop two blocks southwest at yaMU schoL The Sower Has no second chanc. The first supplies bis needs if ha take, the wise precaution of planting Ferry's Seed .Kerry's Kecsl Annnu, for f contains an me laieei ana dm ' Information about Gardens and Gardenins:. It is a recoanlzed authority. Every planter should bave it. Sent free on raanasa. ' D. M. rEKBT A OO.. Detroit, Mlsb.1 Benton County PLANING MILLS Sash and Poor Factory. . fi W. P. MARTYN, Proprietor. Doors and Sash kept in stock or mads to order. Mouldings of all kinds in 'ne or cedar. All orders will receive prompt at tention. I guarantee all my work to b first-class. West of 8. P. depot, Corvallis, 8-8-U. I Ml Lilliniiuinu u, All work warranted first-class, and prices to suit the times. ISTLeave orders at the office of the Hotel Corvallis. FREE TRIAL. mmm a Suffering fioro youthful er WGclJK Jjieilroni, loss ef mn.ly vie.. 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