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VOL. XXX.
COHYALLIS, BENTON COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1893.
NO. 42.
to
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THE CHURCHES.
Christian church; Preaching next Sun.
day morning ami evening. Subject at 11 a.
m., "Jacob;" suhject for evening. "The
Dead who! Died in the Lord." Sunday
school at 10 a. m.; Y. P. A C. E. at,6:30 p.
m. All invited. Frank. Ahram Powell,
pastor.
Rev. W. C Kantner will preach in the
Congregational church on Sunday at 11 i
m. an.l 7:30 p. in. He will also preach at
the Union school house at 3 p. in. Sunday
-kt ok in m. Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:30
p. m. Everybody invited.
Services at the Presbyterian church next
Sabbath at the usual hours. Preaching by
the pastor. Topics of interest both morn
iug and evening. Endeavor societies meet
at 4 and 6:30 p. m. Sunday school at 10 a
in. Service of praise at 7:30. The new
singing books will be used in this service
and Miss Addie Davenport will assist the
choir iu the music. A cordial welcome to
all. ,
FAR AND WIDE.
Not on this broad continent alone, but
in malarial breeding tropical regions, in
Guatemala, Mexico, South America, the
Isthmus of Panama, and -elsewhere, Hos
tetter'a Stomach Bitters affords to inhab
itants . and sojourners protection against
malaria. The miner, the freshly arrived
immigrant, the tiller of the virgin soil newly
robbed of its forests by the axe of the pio
neer, find in the superb autifebrile specific
a preserver against the poisonous miasma
. which in vast districts rich in natural re
' sources, is yet fertile in disease. It annihi
lates disorders of the Blomach, liver and
bowels, fortifies those who use it against
rheumatic ailments bred and fostered by
outdoor exposure; infants genial warmth
into a frame chilled by a rigorous temp
erature, and robs of their power to harm
morning and evening mists and vapors
laden with hnrtfulness; strengthens the
weak and conquers incipient kidney trou
ble. TheO. P. Co.'s steamer "Willamette Val
ley" has been libeled in San Francisco, the
amount of which has not been ascertained.
Attorney C. H. Gest went to San Francisco
Wednesday to see about adjusting the mat
ter. In consequence of the above there
was considerable delay in the shipment of
freight.
LETTER LIST.
Following is the lift of letters remaining
in the Corvallis postoffice, unclaimed Nov.
29, 1893. When calling for same, please
say "advertised."
Mrs. Nora Butler, C. C. Kirkland,
Miss Almeda Lewis, Charley Slavens,
Mrs. Jane Smith, Mrs. Nellie Smith,
Win. or OttoZumwalt, J. C. Wiley (2).
' , . i C. E. Moor, P. M.
.. While in attendance at the Lamberson
fire some time ago the Hook and Ladder
company lost one of the axes belonging to,
the track. The finder will please leave
same at Stock's Sash Store. '
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
PURELY PERSONAL.
Prof. Collier, of the state university, Eu
gene, was the guest pf Dr. J. M. Blots on
Tuesday.
Prof. Letcher went to Portland today to
attend the meeting of the Episcopal diocese
ofOregon.
Jesse Tunnicliffe, who has been in com
nanv with the Rubers in the Snake river
country, returned Monday.
Dnrinerthe absence of her husband, Mrs.
"Washburn entertained a number of her
"widow" friends at tea last evening (Friday).
Mrs. E. J. Thompson is on the sick list,
having been confined to her room for several
days past. Latest reports are that she is
rapidly improving, however.
W.H. Hulburt, general passenger agent
of the Union Pacific railway system, was a
Corvallis visitor on Tuesday. He reports
business very dull in railroad circles at pres
ent, as well as in other lines of business.
Mr. E. M. Lance returned to Corvallis
Wednesday, having finished his second term
of teaching at the Barclay school fifteen
miles south of this place. Mr. Lance will
remain here until December 10th, when be
will begin teaching at the Bunker Hill
school house, twelve miles from Monroe,
President Bloss. Profs. Washburn, Coote,
Horner and Berchtold are in attendance at
thh farmers' institute to-day and to-morrow.
Hon. J. P. Bushee, of Pendleton, grand
lecturer of this jurisdiction, has been hold
ing a school of instruction in the Masonic
me a
lodeeofthis citv. closing his labors Wednes
day evening.
Mr. J. J. Farquar, a prominent gardener
and fruit grower of Douglas county, was in
Corvallis the first of the week on a visit to
Prof. Horner and other friends in this city.
He is now the owner of Farquar island,
which formerly belonged to T. J. Farquar,
who was the first shipper of garden produce
and small iruit from southern Oregon.
Rev. W. W. Ferrior, a Congregational
minister of Seattle, is in the city, the guest
of his brother-in-law, Dr. L. C. Alt man and
family, he having arrived in Corvallis last
Friday. Mr. Ferrier. like the writer, was at
one time a Hoosier editor, having been for
several years the editor and publisher of the
Steuben Republican, of Angola, Indiana.
In 1886 he disposed of his newspaper posses
sions and began the study of theology, to
which he has since given his entire time. Mr.
Ferrier has recently returned from a trip to
the east which he was forced to take on ac
count of failing health, and at present is
attached to no congiegation. He is a pleas
ant gentleman and favored us with a short
call on Tuesday, in company with the
doctor.
CHRISTMAS. SALE.
The ladies of the Episcopal church will
hold a bazaar in the building lately occupied
by Wells, Fargo & Co.'s fexpress, on Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, Dec 7th, 8th and
9th. Get your Christmas gifts from this ba
zaar. Chocolate and sandwhiches served.
FOUND.
A ladies' umbrella was left at the opera
house on the evening of the 29th ult.
Owner can have same by calling at this office
and paying for this notice and a reward of 25
cents. .
Mr. J. C. Mohr has traded his; residence
property in this city for a farm in Linn
ounty, and will set out a prune orchard.
The residence to be constructed spoken of
' in oar last issue, is to cost about $200 in-
j stead of $1,000 as stated.
TWO THANKSGIVINGS.
The Difference Split and First
Exercises Held Last
Sunday.
Owing to a conflict of authority as to
which was which and whit was what there
were, it will be remembered, two proclama
tions issued setting forth the days upon
which the people of this great state, should
offer thanks unto the Giver of all good and
gracious gifts for the manifold blessings we
as a nation and a commonwealth are per
mitted to enjoy, the first one having been
promulgated by the notorious gubernatorial
ruler of this webfoot jurisdiction, followed
by the mighty he who holds the silkeu
reins of pewer over the nroail expanse
known to the civilized world and to Hawaii
as the United states. Sylvester urea tne
first gun and name.d Thursday, November
23, as the day which should be celebrated in
keeping with the command "Give thanks!"
but for some reason or other his dictum was
ignored and tnose wno are naturally inanit-
ful iu disposition satisfied their desires by
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saying nothing ana --sawing wooa. 10
s iw wood successfully means that you must
be a good sawyer and be provided with a
ood saw. In this instance, the said
proclamist above mentioned failed in his
Sylvester to Grover:
Grover to Sylvester:
calculations 'to induce his constituents gen
erally to give thanks on an "off day," or, in
other words, bit off more than he could
chew, thereby bringing upon himself and
the people he pretends to tovern a stigma
that would tie more or less discreditable to
an uncivilized community, to say nothing of
this fair, beautiful, progressive, prize-winning
Oregon f and her magnificent people.
The writer believes in advertising judicious
ly, that beiug a part of his business; bnt he
does not believe in; giving the outside world
an opportunity to calumnize a brilliaut popu
lation like that which inhabits "My Oregon"
through the fallacies of one temporarily in
charge of the executive business of the state,
and notes with pleasure that but little atten
tion was given to the order promulgated by
His Highness, Sylvester, aside from the clos
ing of a few public institutions such as col
leges, courts, and the like. So far as heard
from not even a turkey gobbler was beheaded
for the proposed feastjprevious to Tuesday of
this week (unless it was Jesse Spencer's,
which someone tried to steal). According
to an established custom, Grover issued a
pronunciamento declaring Thursday, Nov
ember 30th, to be the time for all to offer
their devotion, and although there is not
so much this year to be thankful for as in
the years of the recent past, the American
people are loyal to their chief and all neces
sary preparations were made to comply
with the mandate. Some, however, who
evidently sought to display a joint loyalty
to both the president and governor, split
the difference and observed their devotions
on the half shell or "midway plaisance," as
it were, as will be seen below.
On Sunday last, the Rev. Dr. Thompson
dilivered an interesting sermon in the Pres
byterian church, the main thought of which
was the manr things for which thanks
should be given to Him, coupled with good
advise concerning gifts to the worthy poor.
In the evening there was rendered a pro
gram of considerable merit. The interior of
the church edifice was elaborately deco
rated with the fruits of the garden, in which
kale predominated and formed a handsome
background for the space usually occupied
by the pnlpit. ' Other necessaries of life in
the vegetable line bad been contributed and
were tastefully arranged about the raised
platform and in the windows, giving that
portion of the auditorium the appearance of
a miniature world s fair fruit display. "
The .evening program was opened by
Mrs.' B. W. Wilson's annoncement of an
anthem by the choir which promptly re
sponded with "Praise- Waiteth for Thee."
Miss Anna Samuels sang the soprano solo in
a sweetly pleasing voice, and the exercises
of the evening thanksgiving service were
creditably introduced to a vast audience
nearly all the church would hold. Dr.
Thompson read an appropriate scripture les
son and led in prayer, which was followed
with a class exercise by six little girls en
titled "Thanksgiving Day," neatly rendered.
The Sunday school then sung the song
"Marching Zion" and Mabel Davis recited
"Thanksgiving" and was succeeded by a vo-
cal solo with choir accompaniment by Miss
Mabel Johnson, wherein the ever pleasing
strains of "Rock of Ages" filled the room
in a manner that spoke well for the musical
training of the young soloist. The next
numbers were recitations by Agnes Weber
and Mildred Johnson, young misses of per
haps ten years of age, each of whom ac
quitted herself creditably. "Come unto
Him and He will give you rest." was an in
teresting tenor solo by John Fulton, whose
rich rendition of that beautiful song waa a
feature ot the evening. Miss Eff'ie Handy
then favored the audieuce with a recitation,
and Mr. Will Bloss sang "The Curfew" as it
has not been sung in this town before. The
song "Gathering in the Sheaves" by the au
dience whs then superceded by a short ad
dress by Dr. 3. M. Bloss, who prefaced his
remarks with the statement that all Presby
terian churches throughout the land were
observing similar exereises ou this day. He
stated that in the year 1621, one year after
the landing of the pilgrim fathers, a day
for thanksgiving was established and ob
served yearly from time to time, aud that
Governor Bradford, Massachusetts, was the
first official to proclaim a day for the pur
pose of giving thanks to the Creator and for
feasting. He commanded his people to pro
cure wild game, sweet meats and honey to 1
be used in preparing a feast of which all
were invited to partake including the
"Ha! ha! old boy! the early bird catches the worm." ..
"Aye, aye, me turk; but the woam thou hast caught is too large.
numerous wild
which custom
Indians of the forests
was continued tor many
years. The speaker informed the audience
that the continental congress established a
thanksgiving day, the last of which was ob
served under that authority in 1794. The
first president of the United States, George
W ashinglon, issued a proclamation urging
that the people meet in their . churches and
offer their thanks, etc.', and in 1812 the V.
O . . - . . i
o. congress aucnonzea tne ODservance of a
day in like manner. Various states estab
lished days for the same purpose, until in
1862 our martyred president, Abraham
Lincoln, pronounced a day for thanksgiving
to the Great Ruler for the victory won by
the Union forces at the battle of Antietam,
and accordingly this custom Has been fol
lowed by each succeeding president down
to the present incumbent, Mr. Cleveland.
Since President Lincoln's proclamation, no
obscure governor of any state has dared
presume so far as to attempt the establish
ment of a day other than that pronounced
by the chief magistrate of the nation until
the present instance so well known to our
readers. The address of Mr. Bloss was well
received and the'audience must have been in
good humor, for on his solicitation and by
slips previously prepared the handsome sura
of $07 was contributed for the beaefit of the
Presbyterian Sunday school, the initiatory
sum of six dollars having been contributed
by Miss Bertha Brysoa before her death.
Prof. Horner made the suggestion, previous
to taking the collection, that this fund be
made a permanent one and in future known
as the "Bertha Bryson Fund." Dr. Bloss
then announced that with the exception
of a small portion, the entire amount of the
fruit and vegetable collection was to be
cared for by the " pastor, whose expression
of hearty thanks more than repaid the
donors. A soprano solo, "The Holy City,'
was then sung by Miss Riley, of Chicago,
after which one stanza of "America" was
rendered by the audience and the benedic
tion pronounced. ' . j
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. t .
Wednesday afternoon the public schools
observed the day with appropriate exercises
in each of the rooms, where miscellaneous
programs had been arranged. In addition
to the parts taken by the teachers and
scholars, Dr. J. M. Bloss, Revs. Dr. Thompson,-
Kantner, Gould, Powell, and Mr.- F.
M. Johnson addressed the various rooms.
As the writer could not adapt the veil of
omnipresence for the occasion it will be im
possible to particularize concerning what
happened. However, we deem it appropri
ate to mention that the . evidences of ad-,
vancement are quite pronounced and indi
cate that thorough work is being done by
each of the competent teachers under the
supervision of Prof. S. I. Pratt, of which
we will have more to say in a later issue
Quite a nice collection of fruits and vegeta
bles had been contributed by friends of the
school and' with the exception of a small
portion given to Prof. Yates, Mrs. Coveli
and Mrs. Callahan, formerly connected with
the schools, was distributed to the deserv
ing poor of the city.
IN THE EVENING.
In the Congretional church there was ren
dered a very clover program, consisting of
songs, recitations, essays and addresses, the
latter by Prof. French and Washburn.but as
we understand, it. was in no sense a thanks
giving service. The audience heartily ap
preciated the efforts of those participating
to please as the sounds of applause follow
ing each number attested.
At the opera house the grand march oc
curred at if o clock and the procession was
composed of a large number of as handsome
belles and dashing beaux as one would wish
to see, who, to the music of Prof. Rose'
brook's spleudid orchestra, "tripped the
light fantastic" in a manner that stirred the
very marrow iu our bones and bade us wish
that we again were ybung aud gay. The
music was splendid trom an augmented
orchestra, consisting of two cornets in the
hands of Messrs. Rosebrook aud Simpson,
piano by Miss Ollie Thompson and the vio
lin by Mr. Austin Rosebrook, of Yaquina
city, father of our professor. J. R. Scaf
ford conducted the exercises and acted
prompter, giving all a good time.
AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The usual thanksgiving service was held
at the Episcopal church on Thursday. The
church was beautifully decorated with fruits
See?';
and flowers, the gifts of the people to the
Good Samaritan hospital, Portland. . A larg
er donation was made this year than ever
before. A large congregation attended the,
service, which was greatly enjoyed. The
rector preached from the epistle for the day:
"iivery good gut and every perfect gitt is
from above, and cometh down from . the
Father of lights, with whom is no variable
ness, neither shadow of turning." The ser
mon emphasized the fact that all our earth
ly blessings are God's gifts. The rector
also thanked the people for their liberal of
fering in fruits and money. Seven boxes
of fruits and vegetables were sent from the
church to the hospital.
UNION SERVICES.
In the Presbyterian church yesterday a
union thanksgiving service was held by all
the denominations in the city, and the au
ditorum was psopled with the substan
tial people of Corvallis. Rev. Moses, of
the M. E. church south, preached the ser
mon and illustrated in his inimical way the
many reasons why Americans should give
thanks on this national holiday. All the
ministers of the city were present and con
tributed their mite towards making the J
event worthy of the occasion. Owing to
the inclemncy of the weather the attend
ance was not so large as might have been
expected, yet the program was replete
with much that was of interest esneciallv
the
fine.
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music, which was pronounced very
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
As has been the custom for several years,
so was it yesterday, and the students of
the O. A. C. to the number of 100 regaled
themselves in the pleasures of a social
dance which was participated in almost
exclusively by those for whose hilarity the
ball had been arranged. Rosebrook's or
chestra again renewed its merited popular
ity by furnishing tuneful music and the
rythmetic precision and quick succession of
figures of the waltz, the polka, the schot
tische and the quadrille made work for the
musicians and fun for the dancers. To eay
that the students' annual ball was anything
out a success would be an approach to pre
varication, hence the truthfulness of he
statement is apparent This diversion from
the ardnrous duties of study and recita
tion is quite commendable, and in the
opinion of the writer should be more
frequently repeated. The ball room is an
educator. It prepares, in "a measure, the
raw country recruit for society's realms
and does much toward alleviating the natu
ral fear sso common to many whe n mak
ing their society debut.
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NOTES. . .. :
The hall was in splendid condition,
thanks to Janitor "Pat" Stevens. : -
A couple while enjoying the entrance
ment of the "giddy waltz" made, in the
Miss Erma Lawrence, guest of Miss
Cecile Taylor, who is now a teacher in
the public schools of Oregon City and an
O. A. C graduate, brightened the gloom
with her shining countenance. ' . -
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language of the field, a beautiful "touch
down." New beginners were numerous, and
all went well.
Miss Addie Davenport, '92, was a par
ticipant in last night's festivities.
Prompter Scrafford proved equal to the
occasion, and kept things moving lively.
Miss Morgie Dunham was present and
enlivened the occasion with herwinning
smile.
Many becomingXcostumes graced the
lorms of the lovely female . students,
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uiusc 01 me sterner sex were
quite in keeping with requirements.
One of the popular dancers T showed
his loyalty to the occasion by a ten-mile
walk through rain and slush. There
were tnree -misses" in the case a miss of
the train, a miss of the girl and Miss .
ine number ot ties on the O. P. track
between Albany and Corvallis
said to be very largely increased.
THAT MONMOUTH FOOTBALL GAME.
We all know how the conquered at any
game try to find sixteen reasons why
they did not win. Human nature, and
particularly boy nature, is very unwill
ing to own up, and say "the other fellow
was too good Tor me; he outfought me in
science and strength all through; before
x iry mm again i must grow a bit." And
yet we all know this is the manly and
orave course to take.
vve sympathize with the hpatfn
and endeavor to believe in their tale of
woe. But pity gives way to contemnt.
and contempt to disgust, when the beaten
fellows try to take from their conquerers
farst, the merits of the victory, by mis
representing the incidents of the contest.
iuu, t,econa, tneir characters as men by
inventing divers sorts of meannesses to
attribute to them. All this is bad enough
wnen it goes the rounds of college cam
pus and students' halls. How much
worse wnen tne local papers are filled
with these appeals from the verdict of the
held to the decision of the public ?
It must be remembered also that foot-
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ud.il lb an almost unknown game in the
Pacific Northwest, so far as the eeneral
puDiic is concerned. Not one in fiftv of
tne readers of the West Side, or Ithe Del
ias enterprise know what a goal, or
touchdown is; to say nothing of a rolling
weuge, or a criss-cross. How easy then
to mislead sentiment, especially in favor
of the local favorites. And -thi i ict
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wnai tne Monmouth people have been
doing.
""- oc" mis a local quarrel: as a
general rule it is wise to follow Napo-
ieon s maxim, and "wash the dirty linen
at home. ' ' But this advice too our friends
of the Normal school have neglected.
and have appealed to Ceasar by havine-
mis stun teiegraghed to the Orejronian.
as 11 to cioud our boys' good fame in the
state at large.
JNow, our boys are too well known in
their home city to need white washine- at
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me nanas ot tneir local papers. Charges
01 ioui piay, blackguardism.'Sdishonest
play,'and drunkenness would fail of one
atom of belief in this'communitv. even if
mey protessed to be authenticated. Still
less, when the proof of the ; matter is all
the other way. It is no secret here that
.rresiaent Bloss has investigated t.Ti
four charges with the, 'result on which
every one here would have staked heavily
It is perhaps too much to expect of poor
numan nature that our friends on the
other side should "withdraw and apolo
gize." Of course, they ought and at
once.
It is possibly a good thing that bad
weather and sickness, and a desire to let
as much as possible of this vaporing pass
ott in air (1. e. wind) has caused the post
ponement of the return match between
the two elevens. Our advice would be to
let them meet again on some neutral
ground, where local storms of passion and
prejudice will not be. felt And let the
umpire and referee be nominated by the
neutral authority. Let us hope too that a
referee will be secured who knows the
rules of the game, and the boundaries
seperating the functions of umpire and
referee.
" Another game or two may possibly help
the Normals to a better understanding of
tne niceties of football, and a greater
willingness to take as well as jrive the
hard knocks and pushes allowed in every
college game. We trust that thev may
also have come to a truer appreciation of
the characters of gentlemen players in
this king of modern games.
NOT A CANDIDATE.
A friend who interviewed State Sunt.
McElroy, while in. our city last ' week.
found that he is not a candidate for gov
ernor, although the wish has been ex
pressed by many of his friends here that
he would permit his name to be used in
that connection. Mr. McElroy stated
explicitly that he could not afford to be a
candidate for the office of governor for
the reason that, in his opinion, since the
state pays so small a salary, it is necessary
that some man with considerable money
be nominated who will be willing and
generous enough to use it in behalf of
the state, although he may expect no re
turn therefor. Mr. McElroy states that
he is not financially able to become a
candidate for such an office and could
not think of the same for a moment al
though he expressed himself as very
much impressed with the kindness and
courtesy expressed ;by his old neighbors
and friends in this connection. J '-
IN EAILEOAD KINGS.
Many Matters, of Interest Agi
tating the Public
Pulse.
The people of Benton county and of the
other counties traversed by the Oregon Pa-
cihe railway appear hardly to appreciate
the importance of the issues of the sale on
the 15th of December. The order of sale is
stated to take effect if only $200,000 is bid
for the road. But there is an accumulation
of upwards of $1,000,000, of the indebted
ness of the two receivers, T. E. Hogg and
E. W. Hadley, the lion's share of this large
amount being the issues,under the- former
receiver Mr. T. E. Hogg. If so small an
amount as $200,000, or anything like it, is
bid for the road and it is knocked down at
such a figure, there will be much weeping
and wailing among the creditors who can
but badly afford to make any loss on urns
they had a right to believe wore absolutely
secured. But even this loss, grievous as it
would be, appears dwarfed in comparison
with the consequences impending over the
whole state, if the Southern Pacific were
to take advantage of this golden opportu
nity to secure the means of getting even
with the farmers and business men of West
em Oregon who have been making use of
the competitive road during the last bix or
seven years. The boast of Corvallis thfjfc
the wheat finding a market here was worth
at least five cents a bushel more than that
marketed at rival poiDts would be blown
into the air at once. Competition would
disappear, ratea would take a sudden rise
and stay there, and the only refuge would
be the railroad commissioners of , Or
egon rather a weakly hold, if the experi.
ences of the last year or "so are taken into
account, especially so in the case of Eugene.
Another contingency is that one or the
other of the two factions, which rumor says
has been struggling for the control of the O.
P. for the last two years or more.should buv
at the sale in the hope of freezing out the
other faction. While tl.ia
be one degree better for the farmers and
traders of this county than the sale to the
8. P., yet that result would, in all proba
bility, lead only to a continuation of the
litigation which has if we may use the term,
Lai' l rii :t; 1 1 1. 11 m noma r., .i.a i i -n ;n
t 1 o -
only people who have profited by all this
contention have been the lawyers. If they
go on much longer the value of the proper
ty win nave so far run down that there will
be, to quote a familiar story, "b'arley enough
to go 'round."
The solution devoutly to be desired by
all except these lawyers and officials would
be that the independent aud quiet bond-
holders, and certificate holders, should take
the matter into their own hands and at
this eleventh hour step in to save the prop
erty from the harpies of a'l sorts and condi--tions.
Whether these certificate holders who.
after all are the chief in interest at this time
(the bondholders being practically eut in
the cold so far as the bonds are concerned)
will have sufficient courage to take this
active step, in the face of all the threats of
attacking their securities which have been
heard from time to time from one section of
their bondholders and their lawyers, re
mains to be seen. If they have the grit
and energy to bear all difficulties and put
their forces together to save their property
all may yet be well with Benton county and
the certificate holders and other creditors
of the receivers. If they have not, and
make np their minds to let things take their
course the day of the sale will, in our opin- v"
ion, be a black one for Benton county. .The :
results of the sale areof much moment to
all our people. ' .
QUAIL PROPAGATION.
George Waggoner purchased fifteen beau-
tiful specimens of the Oregon quail and haa
placed them in his poultry park with the
view of propagation. This bird is one which
the average hunter fails to kill as readily as
most wild game birds, owing to the fact that
it usually haunts the thicket and seldom is
found on clear ground, and will not stand
the work of dogs. The Oregon quail is per
haps the handsomest specimen of the quail
family, it being a dark drab and clothed
with feathers of variegated colors. Together
with the twelve Denny pheasants the col
lection of Mr Waggoner is one of consid
erable interest and if his success with the
quail is equal to that of the pheasant, he may
well feel assured that his efforts have not
been in vain. ' t ,
A NEW VENTURE.
"Current Events" is the title of a new .
publication, dated Warren, O., November,
1893, just received at this office, and as ita
name indicates, is dedicated to a treatise in
general of happenings of the times. It is
of magazine form and eight pages, in size, .
bearing at its editorial masthead the names
Elton Blanchard and Delo C. Grover, of
Cleveland, O. The contents of VoL 1, No.
are very creditable; but the journal will
admit of considerable improvement in point
of make-up. The Gazette extends, con
gratulations and best wishes for success.
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