Corballis (Samite.
lunad Evry Friday Morning by
0ie Gazette Publishing Co.
W .MUNCrtN f Editor and
Business Manager.
CORVALLIS, OREGON, Feb. 12 , 1897.
DUTY IS PLAIN.
There is some truth in the ob
jection that the joint assembly
is unusual, undignified and in
formal. Senators and represent
atives have had some excuse for
hesitating before taking part in
its proceedings. They can hard
ly be blamed for preferring the
regular course, but it is definite
ly settled now that there will be
no other opportunity for settling
the senatorial question, and their
excuses are no longer valid.
It is the extraordinary condi
tions forced. upon the legislature
that makes necessary extraordi
nary action. It is a duty of the
legislators to elect a senator.
They can only do this now
through the present joint assem
bly. Its organization, while un
usual, is legal, and stern neces
sity should sweep away small
misgivings. The legislators'
present duty lies in the joint
assembly and no man should
wait upon another. To stay out
longer is to imitate and endorse
the course of those who refuse to
assist in the organization of the
house and who are responsible
for the present disgraceful condition.
- AXIOMS.
Were everything that his op
ponents charge against Senator
Mitchell true and important, it
would not justify the disgrace
ful and dangerous tactics employ
ed to defeat him. There is no
sensible defense for those re
sponsible for the present deplora
ble state of affairs.
Senator Mitchell is certainly
not to blame for the legislative
muddle. He has urged organi
zation constantly. He has a
right to be a candidate, as has
any citizen of the state, and has
the right to use every honorable
means to secure his election.
Mr. Mitchell's withdrawal
from the race would not be a so
lution of the difficulty. Bourne
has enough members behind him
to prevent organization upon the
lines demanded by some, .and
the gratification of his ambition
requires that no senator be elect
ed. Besides, Mr. Mitchell has
no right to withdraw at the be
hest of the republican party's
enemies.
The, "present joint assembly,
tinder the existing stale of the
two houses is not satisfactory.
It cannotAe wholly satisfactory
to Senator Mitchell. It is un
usual, although the organization
does not seem to be illegal. But
what else can be done? Unusual
plans are necessary to meet un
usual conditions.
If Oregon is tcrhave two rep
resentatives in the national sen
ate for the next two years, a sen
ator must be elected in the pres
ent joint assembly.
It is not the duty ot the peo
ple's representatives to quibble
over technicalities in such an
important matter. It is not
their duty to gratify personal or
political prejudice. It is not
necessarily their duty to vote for
Senator Mitchell. But it is their
duty, as honest, broad-minded
citizens, and as representatives of
their fellow citizens, to partici
pate in the only organization by
which a senator can be elected,
and help select some good man
to work for Oregon's interests in
the national senate.
SHE STARTSSHE MOVES.
Prosperity is not like Topsy.
Prosperity does not grow it is
made.
Prosperity is a product of the
brain not or nature. it is
chiefly a matter of imagination,
ot comparisons.
Benton county is prosperous.
We have had disasterous busi
ness failures. We have suffered
from that miracle in this valley,
poor crops, and we have felt the
blight of low prices. A county
debt has crept upon us. Per
sonal debts are many and heavy.
We have numerous victims of an
over-worked boom. But we are
prosperous.
We are not undone in actuali
ties. We are rich in possibili
ties. . Benton county voted in
- November for prosperity and she
is going to have it In fact, she
has it
, The people of Benton county
intend to make their prosperity
evident They are going to in
vite others to share it They
are donning their working clothes
and when they get together and
begin to dig, they will shovel j
- out prosperity in such big, glit
tering chunks that our own
doubting complainers will be
convinced and intelligent, thrifty
citizens from less -favored spots
will east their lot with us.
In E. Woodard, Corvallis
has a good, sensible mayor. The
' council exercised wisdom in se
Jccting him,
PLAYING WITH FIRE.
Is the senatorship for sale? Is
the securing of a seat in the na
tional senate a matter of crimi
nal buying and selling? Is no
torious corruption in "the legisla
ture of Oregon a joke, to be
laughed at and forgotten? Is pub
lic honor a myth and is patriot
ism only a legend? These ques
tions confront the citizens of Or
egon today.
Men know in reason that cor
ruption alone maintains the cha
otic condition at Salem. It is ap
parent to any reasoning mind that
that some wrongful scheme, in
imical to the interests of the peo
ple of the United States, is be
hind the desperate game being
played at the state capital. A for
tune is being spent there and the
gamesters are not taking such
risks without the prospect of com
pensating returns.
The charge of corruption is not
mere rumor. The statement is
made from known facts. The first
move in the game is to defeat John
H. Mitchell and that is the pres
ent contest Now, gentlemen
elected to represent the people of
of Oregon, take your positions.
You will be judged by your acts
not by your reasons. Wi 1 1 you
aid the corrtiptionists, or will you
not? It is dangerous to play with
fire.
DIFFERENT NOW.
Senator Haseltine is quite a
little fussy. He attacks the Or
egonian because its legislative
reporter said he had solicited the
chairmanship of the committee
on municipal corporations. This
statement he seems to think par
ticularly injurious, and therefor -he
hotly denies it and wants te
exclude reporters from the seno
ate ' chamber. One thing we
have not heard that Senator
Haseltine has denied, namely,"
that he appointed his daughter to
the clerkship of his committee
one of those positions through
which money is drawn in large
sums from the state treasury,
without real or necessary service
rendered for it It is true that
Mr. Haseltine has but. followed a
custom of family favoritism at
the cost of the state; but it
would have looked well if so
conscientious a man as he is
had set an example against the
custom. Oregonian.
FARMERS AND MECHANICS,
Practical Education at the Ore
gon Agricultural College.
The Oregonian remarks:
''Several scrub papers of Oregon,
the Salem , Statesman among
them, are printing the statement
that 'The Oregonian demanded
and received $ 6,000 for support- j
McKmley and Hobart Is it
possible they expect anybody to
believs such a falsehood!" As
one of the papers with the
monosyllable adjective, the Ga
zette is compelled to answer
frankly, uNo." Nobody is ex
pected to believe such a false
hood orlany other falsehood. But
people are expected to believe
such a trnth and do believe it
The Oregonian demanded and
received one third , of all the
money, handled by the state
central committee during the
campaign.
The election of a republican
senator at this time from this
state is of national importance.
A bill changing the tariff policy
of the country, will come before
the next congress, which will
convene immediately following
McKinley's inauguration. The
people of Oregon, regardless of
politics, are strongly in favor of
protection. The national senate
is close and the failure to elect i
senator from this state may de
feat the proposed bill. This
consideration alone should out
weigh any question of formality..
The Omaha Bee says editori
ally, "Senator Mitchell is ap
parently to be punished for be
iug faithful to the republican
party." Do you consider that
absurd, brother? You will find
it difiicnlt to give a more plausa
ble reason for the attempt to de-
teat him.
1 HE men who are putting up
the money to defeat Mitchell are
principally Corbett, Failing and
Simon. Take your selection
from these, you who are object
ing to Mr. Mitchell, for you will
find no other real opposing can
didates.
Bids for Wood.
Sealed bids will be received at the of
fice of W. E. Yales, secretary, until Sat
urday, Feb. 20, 1897, at a o'clock p. t
to furnish and deliver at such place up
on the Agricultural College premises, as
may be designated by H. B. Miller, pres
ident, on or before September 1, 1897,
woed described as follows: Two hun
dred cords oak grub wood, and three
hundred cords of body, old-growth fir
wood, all of said wood to be four feet
long, and not less than four nor more
than eight inches in diameter; all' the
wood to be sound and. free from knots
and roots No payments to be made
thereon before Sept 1, 1807. No bids
will be received for less than 25 cords.
and the right to reject any and all bids
is reserved.
Dated at Corvallis, Oregon, this Febru
ary 6, 1897. .
j W. E. Yates,
Secretary Board of Regents.
Wanted-An Idea
Protect Tonr fries: thp. m, hrlnar von wealth.
Write JOHN WEDDERBORiJ ft CO, Patent Attor
ney a, Washington. D.C for their $1310 pclae OOer
find list (it two aoadrel'iaVenUona wanteO.
Wh can think
of bqeh simple
thing to pateat?
It is, perhaps, "' not strange that
a very large majority of Orego
mans are ignorant of the magni
tude and scope of the work being
accomplished by the Oregon A;
ricullural College. - Corvallisites
even, hardly realize the greatness
of the national institution in their
midst. , ' -
Hardly a visitor views the ex
tensive apparatus, of the college
and watches the hundreds of slu
dents af work in the various de
Dartments, under the direction of
able and careful instructors, with
out expressing astonishment. Peo
ple know in a general way that
there is an Agricultural College
located here, that it is well at
tended, lias a number of profes
sors, and they suppose that some
thing is being done with Uncle
Sam's splendid endowment. There
their impressions end. The ex
peri me nt station, through its bul
let ins and farmers' institutes is
belter known.
The college is, in fact, worthy of
the princely aid extended by the
general government. Vigorous
complaints against certain fea
tures of the management that
have warmed local papers recently
should not be construed as criti
cism of the real college work.
ITS EQUIPMENT AND FUNDS.
J he college has 185 acres ot
land immediately adjoining Cor
val I is. The campus contains 35
acres'. This property is easily
woi ih $30,000. Tim main college
buiMing was erected by citizens
of iiv-nton county at a cost of
$25,000. This building, the chem
ical laboratory and conservatory
are in the campus proper. The
mechanical hall, ladies' boarding
hall and dairy building are in the
plaza adjoining. At some distance
from these are the barn buildings,
and still further stands Cauthorn
hall, the young men's club house.
These buildings, with I he appa
ratus they eontain, represent an
outlay of over $100,000.
The college receives from the
interest on its school land fund
about $4,000 per year. The Mor-.
rill act provides this year $22,000
from the general government and
the experiment station receives
$15,000 a year from the provisions
of the Hatch act.
The teaching force is 22 strong.
beside a number of assistants.
AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL.
The institution is a mechanical
college as well as an agricultural
college. There .are two courses of
study offered, the mechanical and
agricultural. Both courses inclnde
thorough iii6truciion in the useful
sciences. Beside, there is a course
in household, economy for young
ladies. lhese courses demand
practical application, as well as
study, and the object is to tit the
student for real life, work.
MECHANICAL COURSE.
Mechanical hall, is a very large
building, the original brick build
ing, containing the engine room
heavier machinery and- black
smith shop is two stories and the
new addition is three stories.
it lias a 40-norse power engine,
50-horse-power boiler, wood and
iron working machinery, black
smith shop, dynamo, etc.
The students taking the median
ical course include nine Seniors,
fourteen Juniors, thirty Sopho
mores and about 45 Freshmen.
The Freshmen are instructed in
wood work, Mr. W. D. Pritchard,
a first-class mechanic, having
charge of this branch of the work.
The chief idea is to teach the stu
dents the use of tools by having
them make various articles' from
exercise drawings. Turning lathe,
band saw, plainer and jig saw are
the machines used here. Students
are also taught the use of hand
tools.
The second year class takes up
blacks mi thing and-the study ol
mechanical drawing. The stu
dents make tools from . exercise
drawings, learn to temper steel,
etc. "Clyde Phillips, a practical
blacksmith, has charge of this de
partment. ::
The third year students: are. oc
cupied in the machine shop, work
ing in iron and steel. Tliey learn
the use of the turning lathe, drill
press and haud tools. They work
lrom exercise drawings.
The Seniors continue their Ju
nior year work. TJsuallylhe fourth
year class build some machine.
The class of 1893 built a dynamo.
The following year the Seniors
build an S-horse-power engine
and last year the class made two
wood turning lathes, which are
now in use.
15. G. Enimett, a graduate of
the college instructs, the third and
fourth year classes.
The whole mechanical depart
ment is under the direct supervir
sion of Prof. G. A. Covill. He is
well equipped for the work and
gives splendid satisfaction.
Prof. Covill graduated at .Cor
nell University and during the
following year was instructor in
that institution. Later he accept
ed a position as instructor in the
mechanical ; department ol the
University of Minnesota, and in
1SS9 commenced his successful
service with the Oregon Agricul
tural College.
Owing to Prof. Berchtold's pro
motion to the deanship of the fac
ulty, the department of physics,
heretofore in his charge, was turn
ed over to Prof. Covill this year,
making necessary the employ
ment of Clyde Phillips, as assis
tant in blacksmithing.
The dynamo, operated by stu
dents, furnishes light for the
college and boarding halls.
Considering the money expend
ed and the age of the institution,
the mechanical department is well
equipped for instruction. It is the
intention to increase the efficiency
from year to year by the purchase
of additional machinery.
The description will be contin
ued in the next issue.
Alsea Jottings.
Mr. Guy Seeley and Mr. Pickett
made a trip to Corvallis a short
time ago. . , '.
The farmers are 'wishing for old
Sol to show his bright self now,
that they may be plowing and
s iwing. ' .
Mr. Post and Frank Sturges left
for French Prairie recently, where
they have a job of work during
seeding. , . . . '. .
. Ii. M. Webster took a load of
fine salmon lo Corvalli last week
Quite a number are being caught
hkM he river now.
Ihere is some talk that . Mr.
Moses will sell his int rest in the.
store to Mr. Malone. Two stores
stfem to be one -too many for Al
sea. as the trade is limited to loo
small country. ' '-
Mrs. Alice Vidito left last week
for Portland to see her Jittle
daughter, Myrtle, who is seriously
in with pneumonia. Later Mr
Vidito. received a telegram that
the little maid was better.
The Hayden brothers made :
trip to Corvallis last week and re
port the roads to be- very bad,
strange, duc it must De true, as
they are men of their word, but
we thought we had all the mud at
home. ....j
We are told that another land
slide has stopped the passage, of
teams over the mountain to Cor
vallis.' It seems that the elements
are determined that Alsea shall- be
exiled; It is too bad for our road
to be taken so often, besides it is
very, discouraging- for our mer
chants, who must have goods some
way. -
Wonders never cease. -The
people wondered and just kept
wondering why Tom Vidito made
sucli a flying trip to Corvallis ihe
other day, but they wonder no
longer. Un Sunday, Jan. 31, - at
the home of the bride's - mother,
Mrs. John Sapp, Mr. Thomas Vid
ito and Miss Hattie': SaDij- Vere
united in the holy bonds of main
mony, Justice C. P. Fullertoiiy of
AUea, officiating. We join1 the
many friends of the happy 'pair in
vihiug them a long and happy
jiiuniey through life.
It will soon be school meetiug
day again.- Who will be the next
martyrs? We think -?cliooI dhfec
tors and school teachers are.-truly
martyrs, as they have to try-.,to
piease an, ana , are always com
plained or not only in Alsea, but
nearly every place. We have-had
excellent teachers in our schools
during ihe last year and we 'are
sure they have tried to do good
work. W have been informed
by some -A the pupils of the dif
ferent schools thai, "the teachers
are all right, and if we do not
learn it is because we are too stu
put or loo lazy." So it is flie
world over. The teacher may do
his best, and if the pup l i not
studious, he will not advance
Our teachers are generally liked
this year. .
Old Innocence.
"I suffered with bronchitis for
nearly five years. My physician
'prescribed for me without produ
cing favorable results, and finally
"advised me to try Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral. I have taken six bot
tles of this medicine, and am now
Ticklish Things.
Coughs are ticklish
things. Nowhere does the
extravagant saying : " I
was ticiued to aeatn,
come nearer being true, than in the case of a severe
cough. Do you know the feeling? The tickling in the
throat, that you writhe under and fight against, until
at last you break out in a paroxysm of ; coughing?
Why not cure the cough and enjoy unbroken jest?
You can do so by using . : v .
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
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ADOPTED RESOtTJTIONS.
At tne regular ; meeting , of the city
council Monday evening, teniber. of
that body, by a rising vote, adopted the
following resolutions relative to the tie-
ceased mayor, Col. John Kelsav: '3"
Whereas, We deem it btt just that a
fitting recognition of his worth should
be had by this council, therefore be it .-
Resolved, That in the death of Co!
Join Kelsay, this council has lost au aVe
and conscientious presiding officer and
safe advisor, the eity au upright and
Honorable mayor and the community a
gooa citizen.
Resolved, That the heart-felt sympa
thies of the officers and members of this
council be extended to the bereaved fam
ily.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
spread upon the records of this council
aud that a copy be sent to the family of
deceased and a copy furnished the. local
papers. - . " -, . .
fC. H. IwEE, ,
Committee -j A. W. Rose,
IJ-W. Stewart.
Notice to Creditors. :
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has been appointed administra
trix of the estate of Anna V. Holeate.
deceased, by the, county court of the
state of Oregon for Benton county. All
persons having claims against said estate
are required to present the same, proper
ly verified, to me, at my residence, or at
the office of E. Holgate, both in Corval
lis, Oregon, within six months from the
date of this notice. , v ;t fj ; :
Dated this 12th, day of February, 1897
Helen i,. Hotgatb, ?
. - Administratrix.
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CORVALLIS, -
- OREGON.
The New York
jacket Store
Is cutting and slashing prices to almost
nothing.
Bargains
,. We always give, but never such brilliant
bargain meteors as now.
Ladies Kid Shoes
Going at cost Ladies' Blouses at cost.
Biggest bargains in Shoes on the Coast
To pass these values by is throwing away
A Golden Chance.
Land for Sale.
Land for sale or will trade for improved
town property. For particulars, address
A Vance, Summit, Benton Co., Or.
To Exchange.
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Highly-improved, up-to-date, unen-
1 cumbered . farm of . 160 acres, near
Brownsville, for small place near Corval
lis. ox 17, Corvallis. . .. 7 : -
-Letter List.
Following is the list of letters remain
ing in the Corvallis postoffice, unclaimed
Feb. ia, 1897: f
Thos Alderson, Jonathan Brown, Wm
Bennett, Henry Briston, R S Bradley.
Miss M A Cadding, A T Davis, Chaa
Gallagher, J H Long, Miss Hattie Peach,
er, James Porter, J S Moore, A E Moore
Theo tfoyes,-Mrs Mary T Williams, Miss
Clara Zorn. . -
Kobt. Johnson, p. m.