Issued Every Thursday Atorninsc by Th3 Gazette- Publishing Co. B. W. JOHNSON, - tor and es Maims!. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Tcr Year , S2 00 Six Months, . 1 00 i IT ..... i. I Single Copies, . . . . 05 P8r Ver; (when not paid in advance), 2 50 CORVALLIS, OKEGON, AVIX. 4, 1S93 DECLINED WITH THANKS. . An ardent devotee of the cause of pop ulism invites the Gazettb to partake of the feast of his party. Jle claims for the populists an uninfringable patent on the right to advocate free Jcoinage of silver. He bases this claim upon what is known in the law of nations as the right of dis covery. He insists, however, upon our endorsing the initiative and referendum planks and other ideas, peculiarly popu listic. The invitation is declined with thanks. The society of the Altgelds, the Luellings, the Waites, the Pennoyers, the Tillmans, is not tempting enough to induce an honest and intelligent lover of lis country to become theirfollower and leave the old party . of political probity -and political intelligence. The populist party mayhave been the first party to advocate 'the free coinage of silver. Indeed, it may still be the only party that favors that policy. But theJdemand for a freer coinage of the white metal has been recognized by the grand old party, though, how this is Jto be accomplished, and to what extent it is necessary and practicable, may be still a matter upon which there is some diversity of opinion. The republican party in Ore gon is as strongly in favor of free coin age as the most ardent believer in silver could desirei This party is one of repu tation and a brilliant history. It can accomplish what it proposes to do. It is not loaded 'down with visionary schemes, and with disgruntled visionaries that pre- "vent it from doing practicable service to the state. It is true the republican party of Ore gon has been more or less boss-ridden, but it can cure itself of this eviL In fact it has done so. In any event history pro claims that a machine government is pre- - ferable to the populistic manipulation. f Perhaps it is not the fault of the members . of the populist organization or the princi ples they advocate, but nevertheless pop ulistic government has been a collossal tblunder whenever it has'been tried. -For several years it has been a com mon saying,' that "Marion county wants the state." In order to check this ambi tious desire it has been found necessary to make a few appointments outside of that county. Governor Pennoyer was far-seeing enough to appoint several per sons to permanent places, who did not live in Marion, and also pardoned Jmany convicts whose homes were in outside counties. It is presumed that our sister is thoroughly cured of her excessive am bition, for Governor Lord has not found it necessary to continue the curb which she has heretofore been compelled to wear. As the places are not all filled yet, it is unnecessary to publish the Marion appointments until the list is complete. Thb old management of the soldiers' home at Roseburg, was detestably dis graceful. The home is not only a chari table institution, but an honorable reward to the defenders of the Union. Knavery in its management is almost sacrilege. The old broad were mainly old soldiers, and their conduct has brought a blush of shame to every tionest union soldier in the state. They met the charges of the legislative committee with denials, but the new board have proven these denials false by already reducing the expenses of the institution $ 1,400 a year in salaries alone. The new management gives promise of being men, and of being hon est and conscientious in the discharge of their duties. Errors in records of the Portland, Police court have resulted ia the release of one convicted criminal and threatens a general jail delivery. This fact leads Corvallis ppo pie to realize that? our policefjndge is a judge as well aa a recorder, and that a clear know ledge of the law and off legal procedure is -essential in a competent municipal judge. Probably anybody can act ioj that capacity so long aa their acts go unchallenged, but a -wrong decision or illegal entry, (disputed, might seriously involve gthe city. The bench is a poor place whereon to educate officials in the law. G. A. Waggoner, general manager of the Excelsior frnit farm and one of the stock holders in the Bellfountain orchard, says trees on both farms are. looking well and promise to make a fine growth this season. 'There are " fifteen acres of prune treeb in the Bellfountain orchard that are five years old, and should have some fruit this season. Next year 140 aeres more will come Intobearing. Excelsior farm has 205 acres of prunes, one and two years old. These two orchards, which are owned by citizens of Benton county, aggregate 365 acres of prune trees, all in thriving condition. In the near future the fruit from these orchards will form quite an important part of the exports of this county, aud the result will reflect credit upon those who have had the enterprise to demonstrate that something more profitable than wheat can be grown here. With all the rolling lands of Benton county beariug fruit, and the hiliy districts stocked with Angora goats, we would hear no mere talk of hard times. Raise goats and plant trees. Leo L Stock has accepted a position r.s traveling salesman for G:bso.n Sons Com pany, Philadelphia, dealers in druggists' novelties. His territory will embrace Ore gon and Washington. For the' prlsent his iamily will remain in Corvallis. " bibie BVOVCTION. Despite the inclement weather a large congregation assembled at the Presby terian church last Sunday to hear the pastor, Dr. E. J. Thompson, upon the subject the "World's Redemption" or "Bible Evolution." The sermon was in tensely interesting and evidenced much thought and careful study in its prepara tion. The Dr. chose for his text the 20th verse of the 8th chapter of Romans. "There are some winds so ill," he said. "that they blow nobody good; there is a good deal of wrong in the world besides sin; a strange statement but true. We read in the bible 'neither did this man sin nor his parents but he was born blind.' . So we say 'neither did this man sin nor the physician but he died,' when a later discovery would have saved his life. I am a firm believer and advocate in the sovereignty of God and the omnipo- tency of His decrees; but I do think it is a shallow philosophy that accounts for all adversities and sorrows and mis fortunes on the ground of individual desert. "Paul says two things by way of expla nation of the vanity as he calls creation; 1st, is that even admit these adverse conditions many of which taken separ. ately are evil and only evil, the develop-, ment or evolution of righteous conduct is not only possible but may be furthered by the result of these evil and unfortun ate conditions. 2nd, that thejereation as known to us, that is the world as we know it is unfinished. It is a germ of the world to be; the past is prenatal; it is coming to birth. Those vanities and sins and sor rows, so to speak, are the birth throes of God's ultimate purpose. There is to ba a triumphal birthday, a new heaven and a new earth, a cosmic redemption. "As I 'follow this line of thought it seems that I find cause to believe this world evolved, purified, redeemed com pletely, should be the permanent abode of the blessed; that here shall ba the city of our God, even the new Jeruselam; that along these finished fields shall flow the river of life, on whose banks shall grow the tree of life; that bye and bye on this very earth no darkness of night shall fall; no light of sun or candle shall be needed for the Lord God shall give per fect and perpetual light." ITEMS OF RECORD- By M. O. Wilkins. In this column the Gazeite will publish all items of record, of general interest, filed during each week ending Tuesday night. DEEDS Mar. 26. T. E. Hogg to Walhs Nash, consideration $1.00, 27,778 acres land in Benton aud Lincoln counties. Mar. 27. S. L. Shedd to Corvallis Lbr. Co., Max Friendly s sawmill plant. Consid eration 15,185. Same to J. M. Osburn 121-3000 interest in the McCullough farm, 121. Same to G. Bettmon 262 3000; some prop, 262. J. and M. A. Laskey to M. A. Laskoy, 40 acres in s. 22 s., r. 7. $GC0. B. Cutles and w., to A. A. Elliott, 10 acres south of Corvallis, 500. Oregon Conference of Episcopal Assn. to Mary Maud Hoffman, lot 4, b. 23, original town of Corvallis, S500. J. P. Huffman to E. J. Henkle, 2 acres uear Fisher's mill, 300. MORTGAGES. Mar. 27. Corvallis Lbr. Co. to Hovey Humphreys & Co. et al, Eugene, Frieudly sawmill plant for ?5,000. Some to J. T. Dcadmond; same prop., 1,100 (second inoit. ) Mar. 27- C. Crondal & w. to J. W. Cusio & w., Albany, 0 acres in L 10 s., r. 4 w., 250. Mar. 27. A. A.f& Z. Job to Johu Rick ard, 10 acres near Corvallis, 250. J. D. Johnson to S. L. Henderson, b. 15, Wells &tMc-Elroy'a add., 19C. J. W. Worthington io W. E. Allen, 40 acres in s. 30, t. 11 s., r. 6 w., 100. CHATTEL MORTGAGES. Mar. 27. Corvallis Lbr. Co. to J. M. Os burn, lbr. on yard at Corvallia, 1,000. Here is a bit of information that may be of benefit to Oregon farmers. It plainly shows the results of feeding stock scifnti fically. Last fall the experiment station purchased six head of three-year-old steers from Ed. Wilesi, for experimental purposes. December .Cth feeding was begun and last week, when the steers were sold, they showed an average gain of 300 pounds each. Thejprice paid was 15jper head and in less than four months, by careful feeding, Prof. French was able to dispose of them for double their cost. That is, a prolit of 15 was realized on the feed of each animal, and in addition to this, thoy have produced one hundred loads of manure, worth at the least, 50. Their feed was entirely the product of the farm and consisted of straw, clover hay. chopped grain, etc. Now the difference between scientific and unscientific feeding is shown by the experience of Mr. Wiles. Last fall he began fatting a number of four-year-olds, and after feeding all win ter, disposed of them at $20 per head. Be ing a year older and consequently consider ably larger than those fed at the college, Mr. Wiles-ought to have received not less than 535 each at the time he sold. Owing to his method of feeding, however, the steers made no perceptible gain in weight, so that their feed for four months w3 practically lost. Thia nnfavorable showing. Professor French says, is the result of not feeding dry feed exclusively: To obtain the best results in fatting stock, the animals should not be allowed to run on pasture; but should be kept in a sheltered enclosure and fed on dry food exclusively. We hear complaint that sawdust from Horton's mill is being thrown into the south fork of Muddy to the damage of farmers living on the stream below. It fills up the bed ef the creek and causes overflows, some times carrying the sawdust out into the fields. It also destroys or drives away trout and other fish and is a clear violation of law. It is hoped Mr. Horton will not continue this practice. If ha does, a visit from the game warden may be expected in the near future. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Medal and Diploma. DOR'T WANT IT. Corvallis, March 2G, 1895. Editor Gazette: In your issue of Mar. 14th you make a most strenuous and per sistent effort to jr unload your republican monstrosity (The Oregonian) on the populist party this, too, after having so vigorously souulit to rob it of its main thunder, the free coinage of silver. It is a most atro cious, cruel and unjust appreciation of the party which was the real and true incubator of the free coinage agitation, 1G to 1, with out restrictions. It must appear to you that the populists are deserving of a more chm itable fate than you prescribe. You should remember that when the people's party was first propagated as a result of corrupt aud ui just financial legislation by the two old parties, and entered the field of political teform, they were looked at and bitterly denounced as "cranks," "inflation ists," "calamity howlers," and everything else except their true name, The People's Party, and were still denounced as such until last November, when they serenely popped up to nearly two million voters, in some localities leaving the demolition party a poor third and coming a good second to tho graod order of persecutors. This unex pected growth of the new rival was a com plete stunner to the "twins." It vory sud denly appeared that the people were to be no longer trifled with, and something had to be done, and dona quickly. Hence the clamor and necessity of a silver plauk in their platforms to avoid being distanced in the next race. This is a clear case of death bed repentance which cannot always be re lied upon. While there are very few un i prejudiced persons who care under what ; name these measures of prosperity and i equality are brought about, so they come, could it bo wondered at if the victimized (voters should discredit their siucerity or in terest of purpose after having been bam boozled so many years with their false and deceptive issues, which you fully but re luctantly admit were felss by uow grasping aud advocating the very issue you so strongly denounced a short time ago. If you are really in earnest and siucere in your seeming effort to come out in the in terests of the people and do away with your machine politics for all time to come, and down the great financial schemes that have brought us to this state of idleness and want, you will add to your accessions the initiative and referendum ami the supplant ing of all money in use by tho people, vside from gold and silver, with legal tender cur rency issued direct from the government aud not redeemable the next day after it comes into circulation in gold coiu as U now the practice, then you would be strictly or thodox in politics. Your sincerity would not be questioned, besides you would be a very fair populist yourself. Now I do not wish to direct your unques tioned geuerosity and kiud heartodues'i, of which you appear to be abundantly eu (lowed, toward your fellow man, but I sin cerely entreat you to be "more grateful to the parent of your only hope in 189G the free and unlimited coinage of silver and cold 16 to 1, a legal teuder for all debts public and private without restrictions. However, should our consciences so trouble us on account of the evils contemplated as to make our lives unbearable and we should desire to be buried to a depth beyond all possibility! of ret orrection, we will then accept your kind proffer to solicit and nrge the support of the Oregnniaa. W. T. Hoffman. EOSKINS AND KINGS TAWEY. Ed Plunkett made a flying trip to Wrenn Friday. J. M. Watson went to Salem today on short business trip. The Baptist Association is holding revival meetings at Ward school house. Miss Dora Read came home Friday for a short visit with her parents. She returned today. The Hoskins school commenced today, The attendance ' was not so large as was expected, on account of the stormy weather. There was a dance at the residence of Thomas Read last Friday night; also one at Dick Coote's. All report an excellent time, Rev. Thomas Yost and W. L. Price left this morninor for Portland, to atteud the Oregon Conference of the United Evangeli cal church. We hoar that one of our young gentlemen was trying to borrow $5 to get a marriage license, but have not learned if he was snc cessful or not. Preachiug at the Hoskins school house last Saturday evening by Eev. Yost; at the church by Itev. Fisher. Eev. Yost preached at the church Sunday morning, and four persons were received as members. Nip asd Tuck. April 2, 1895. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, As mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the nrucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable phys icians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, con tains no mercury, and is taken internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F.J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. aaJSold by druggists, price 75c. per bottle. ' . . Miller hats. has the largest stock of stylish Prof. French's latest bulletin on Forage Plants and Pig Feeding is so full of inter esting and useful information that it has at tracted attention in the east. Monday Mr. French received a letter from the editor of the National Provissioner, asking permis- sion to reproduce the bulletin, together with the illustrations, in his paper. This jour nal has a very large circulation. It is pub lished in New Yerk and is the recognized organ of the provision add meat industries in the United States. Karl's Clover Root will purify your blood, clear your complexion, regulate your bow els and make your head clear as a bell. 25c. 50c andSl.O0. Sold by Graham & Wells COLLEGE, NOTES. The term opens with favorable prospects for a larger attendance than we have ever had in the spring term. ... Prof. 3haw will deliver a lecture' be fore the advancement club in Eugene May 17tb on "Chemistry Related to Civiliza tion." ' . Prof. Washburn started his incubator last Tuesday with 70 eggs. So do uot be alarmed at seeing a liht in his room in the night. The junior class organized last week and elected the following officers: Pres., Will Lee; vice pres., Miss Mildred Linnville; sec. Miss Esther bimmous; treas., narry Kelly. The "iron pounders" are "not in it." Prof. John Fulton went to Portland Fri day to spend the few holidays between the terms.. Some persons have hinted that. Portland was not the principal place he visited. Judging from the smile he has worn sine his return, perhaps these sus picions may " ba slightly flavored with troth. Percival Nash's bright and smiling coun tenance was seen on the campus last Tues day. Percival has been in Portland attend ing the business college for the past two months and returns to deal out weather to us again. He still has to ask for the time of day. We are glad he comes this week, as it gives us aa item for which we are grateful, as news is scarce. There are about fifty candidates for grad nation this year. This will be the largest class which aver went oat of the O. A. C, in fact, the largett ever graduating from any institution in the statewhere three and four vear courses are pursued. Out of the fifty members twenty-six are candidates for the degree. B. H. E., thirteen for B. S. A., seven for B. M. E. and one for B. L. The senior class have organized aud se lected their speakers for commencement. The meeting held was, as near as we can learn, a lively one, a mighty effort being made by the different classes to elect their ueorjle. The mechanical class secured the "plum," however, by electing their candi dates for valedictorian, A. T. Buxton. The officers selected were: Pres. E. It. Doughty: vice pres., W. F. Holmau; sec, Miss Lowenberg; treas., Miss Cooley. The other speakeis are Mr. Leeland, Miss Fiuley and Miss Eeady. There will be six more speakers' selected by the faculty by class standing. High, and Low. Papers recently filed at the courthouse bear the endorsement of "Brjsoii, Yates & Yates, attorneys. A little inquiry re vealed the fct that these gentlemen had formed a legal partnership. J. H. Brysnn, W. E. Yates and J. Fred Yates are the members of the new firm. They are admit tedly a strong combination and need no in troduction to the general public. Judge Bryson has long been a leading member ot the Corvallis bar and is recognized as one of the leading legal lights of the Btate. W. E. Yates has been a practicing attorney for about five years and is rapidly coming to the front as an aggressive aud successful lawyer. The junior member of the firm has recently commenced bU . professional career, but has already given evidence of possessing unusual ability. All three gentlemen graduated at the Oregon Agri cultural college at ditferent years and re flect credit upon their Alma Mater. The Gazette wishes the new firm all success. Monday morning ' at 10 o'clock Nolan's store was filled to overflowing with an anx ious crowd which had assembled to witness the drawing for the 100 Parker hammerless gun. January 4th last, Mr. Nolan announc ed that he would give away such a gun, April 1st; and that with each cash purchase of 5, a ticket would be given, entitling the holder thereof to a chance in the drawing. Purchasers to the number of 520 were made and accordingly 520 tickets were placed in a box before the drawing. Each f the judges then gave them a thorough shaking up, then little Charlie Smith drew out one of the paper slips. It was numbered 165, and was deposited by T. P. Fish, of Toledo. Mr. Fish was immediately noticed of his fortune and informed that the gun was at his dis posal, or 45 in cash. So plensed has Mr. Nelau been with the results of this plan of drawing trade that he has arranged to give away August lst.one r.f the new steel-geared Coast wagons, worth at the factory 80 ia cash. Letter List. Following- is the lift of letters remaining iu the Corvallis postoffice, unclaimed April 4, 1895. - When calling for same, please say "advertised:" Aalard, Miss Stella Johnson, Edward J Brown, Joe Johnson, Mrs Laura Beamis, George Lncklemeire, M , Brown, Rev Walter A McGee, W D Burt, Miss Sue Parmer, J Burns, Mrs Eva Still well, J R Hall, H A, 3 Robt. Johnson, P. M. A. 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But you will please excuse me for the present at least, as I have accepted a position at the carriage factory. Thanking you agnin, I am Very respectfully, C. B. Wells. We will be with you only a short longer. "Bigger sacrifices than Sto.k's Cash Store. . tims ever. An agreeable laxative and Nerve Tonic. Sold by Druggists or sent by mail. 25c. 6O0. and $1.00 per package. Samples free. rt The Favorite TOOTH P0WD33 JlSlU fortheTeethand Breath, 25c Sotd by Graham & Well 1. To Be Given Away. We wiH'give away August 1st, 1895, One Fine Farm Wagon. made by the coast CAHRiAGE&WAGON co, Of Corvallis, Oregon, ValueS$80.00. With each Cash purchase of One One Dollar you get a ticket in the drawing. Our New Spring Stock is now arriving and will be the largest and . most attractive we have ever opened. OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT. '4 -r Headquarters for Clothina, CORVALLIS, OR. Clothing Made to Order By High-Art Tailors. pijfflofofle; Lb$oi. W. 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