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Newspaper Page TextOREOOH union Published Every Friday at CORVALLIS. - - OREGON. FRIDAY. JAN. 13. 1898. AT THE LEGISLATURE- Our Correspondent at Salem Predicts a Clean and Economical Session. The present legislative session met in better condition to do busi ness than any legislative body since 1893. The absence of the excitement, confusion aud partisan spirit which accompanies a senator ial contest is very noticeable. There is no apparent party division in either branch of the legislature, and fusionists and republicans vote for or against every measure solely on their judgment. I think this is very noticeable and peculiar to this legislature for I never saw such harmony before among parties that were bo widely divergent at the polls. This augurs well for the enactment of wise legislation and I predict now that the f late will get it Tliora arm inanv cnnd hills a1- .v. v, ""-"J 6- ready presented and many more talked of, and the only danger to be apprehended is over legislation; we are apt to do too much of it. Up to the afternoon session of Tuesday, the time of the session was occupied with organization and 'the inauguration of the governor, which event took place Tuesday forenoon. The houses met in joint session and the platform was oc cupied by the incoming and retiring officers and the judges of the supreme court. Governor Lord's retiring message was a masterpiece, and Governor Geer's inaugural is very highly spokeu of. At. the afternoon session 27 bills were in troduced in the senate and the balance of the time until adjourn ment was occupied in the discussion of the everlasting clerk business, and then it was only settled tem porarily for it is sure to bob up again before the end of th session. They have gone through exactly the same experience in the house. Most of their time on Tuesday was occupied debating the clerk propo sition and it is still unsettled. -E)5eT8are valWWP feuessef "u AWi the number of bills that will be introduced at this session and they range from 200 to 500. I think midway between these figures will be about the number. l ne new state omcers are occupy ing their quarters and have fallen into line as if they were always there. They are a fine eet of men and start out well, but it is the home stretch that counts, and let us hope it may count well for all of them. ' SOLDIERS, AND SOLDIKRS. Again we want to say that we are proud of the Corvallis boys at Manila. No old women or cry babies among them. They are sol diis. Possessed of all the mili tary qualities that distinguish a true supporter of the flag from those vain carpet knights whose courage sits lightly on their finger tips, and whose idle hours are oc cupied in long drawn out bemoan ings of their fate. Of all the let ters that have reached Corvallis from her volunters in the Phil ippines, not one has contained a whimpering clause. Brady Burnett, writing to his parents under date of November 28th, says: "Our life here is not disagreeable. We have drill about one hour each morning, and dress parade in the evening three times a week, so that about all we' have to do is to eat and sleep. We have to get up about j 5:30 but I do not mind that. Our fare is very good. We have fresh meat from Australia. Sickness is exaggerated in the reports you re ceive. All of the Corvallis boys that I have seen look well." George Clark doesn't seem to be sulking in hit tent, either. He in serts the following paragraph in a ujfcwrr mj mo granumomer, wnioa ment of new road district trom territory gives rise to a suspicion that the boys ' now in districts 19, 30 and 37 was con are not faring verv badly after all: ' tinued- 'Yesterday was Thanksgiving andL A f,?Tof tten?onef'" . 6 B . I court will be held January 20th for the we were invited to a banquet given ! pipose of fixing the county tax levy oy jo. I6ia Minnesota, and all had a splendid time. We had chicken soup, three kinds of salad, olives and baked salmon, roast tur- key and dressing, apple jelly, cran- berry sauce, sweet potatoes, mashed I potatoes, lattice, onion pickles, ! , , . ' y , ' picklea, pies, biscuits, tea and a great variety of other drinks, and after all, the bill of fare is not much more than half enumerated. ' a i?;n:. i, t - v j K orchestra furnished ( music. , The foil twing extract from a let ter to Brigadier-General Beebe, from Drj Cardwell, chief surgeon U. S. V., bears out the reports of our boys and throws some light on the situation generally. After pre facing his statement with the assur- i ance that he "is still 'one of those volunteer surgeons,' and therefore mav ye acquitted of any vhite washing proclivities" he says: "As to the trials and discomforts we have had? thsy have been very many, and some of them tried men's souls, but inasmuch as we have never been in the habit ol sending our foraging parties to gather up all the loose islands in sight before, and could not reason ably be expected to have an intui tive knowledge of just what would occur, and just what would be needed most, I fail to see any very essential points where things could have been bettered by the exercise of 'ordinary care and discretion,' and that is all the great American people allow themselves to demand by law; it is more than they have been willing to pay for in the army, lo, these many years, and I 'am sure is all they had a right to ex pect when we started out. "But many of the hysterical let ters which have been appearing in the Oregonians which we are now receiving, are a very 'sten:h in the nostrils.' Some of them are true, and simply show that somebody is playing the 'baby act.' Others are wholly untrue, while some, those that do the most harm, in that they stir up our wives an i mothers and sweethearts because they think we are suffering out here are simply exaggerated, but exaggerated with a genius that was meant for better things. ""Most of them which get such headings as 'Sick Soldiers Cry for Aid in Manila Until Exhausted,' 'Starvation Amidst Plenty, Person al Experiences cf a Eugene Boy,' etc., etc., come perilously near the 'official misstatement' spoken of in the regulations. "No man has lacked the essen tials to his well being. No man has been 'neglected," sick or well, in the proper acceptation of that terra. "In the hospitals there was no f sentimentality. There was no time u W'JiAtrir. Wdling.' - here- w no 'dainty touch femininity' visible anywhere, but no man is dead who would have been ali.e under other circumstances, except perhaps from this one cause. Milk milk for diet in typhoid. And in this mat ter you cannot help us. Nobody can help us. The milk is not here and cannot be sent here." Senator Daly's bill providing for a commission of five to select text books will pass. The effort to de tach Portland from the rest of the state in so far as school district government is concerned will fail of accomplishment. The American Book Company has been so extor tionate in its charges that even some of the county, school superin tendents blush when detected among the opposition to Senator Daly's bill. Clackamas County In dependent. The movement started in the O. A. C. to establish a joint county fair for Benton and Linn counties, alternating the place of holding it between the counties, promises to be successful. If established it will be purely a fair for the purpose of showing the products and resources of the counties. Express-Advance. County Court. At the last meeting of the county court the following business was transacted : Petition of G. Harding for a bridge was continued until the February term. The venine of 200 jurors, to serve during the current year, was drawn. Reports of all road supei visors were laid over until the February term. The bond of Assessor Asa Alexander was approved. The bond is for $5,000, and the names of Sol King, T. White horn and John McGee appear as sureties. Petition of G. W. Parker for establish- Aew and Select Harness Supplies. J. M. Cameron carries the largest and i best selection of robes in the state of Oregon, outside of Portland. They have )uet received a ver.v large invoice direct 5 and tb,, lo7 ?rjcea at which they sell them will astonish vou. The prices range from 50 cents upwar J. They have a full line of saddles and harness, and other supplies in their line, ?ithr. bought tor cash or manufactured ,n "eir own establishment. The prices cannot )e and the qualityPthey guarantee. Sugar Beets. The remarkable opportunities for the extension of profitable agricultural in dustries in this country through the me dium of the sugar beet are duly sot forth in a farmers' bulletin on the sub ject by H. VV. Wiley. Experience has shown that the 'sugar beet reaches its highest development in north temperate latitudes. As a result of years of care ful experimentation, it may be said that as far as temperature alone is concerned the sugar beet attains its greatest per fection in a zone of varying width, through the center of which passes the isothermal line of 70 degrees F. for the months of June, July and August. This zone for this country is shown in the accompanying map from the bulle tin here quoted. , This isothermal line, for the United States, begins near the city of New York and passes up the Hudson river to Al- THE SUGA bany; thence, turning westward, it runs near Syracuse and passes in a south westerly direction, touching the shore of Lake Erie near Sandusky, O. ; turn ing then in a northwesterly direction, it enters Michigan and reaches its high est point in that state near Lansing; then going in a southwesterly direction, it enters the state of Indiana near South Bend, passes through Hichigau City; then in a northwesterly course continues through the cities of Chicago and Madi son, reaching its highest point near St Paul; thence it extends in a southwest erly direction until it enters the state of South Dakota, where it turns again northwest and reaches its highest point in Dakota just above the forty-fifth par allel of latitude, where it crosses the Missouri river. The isothermal line then turns almost due south, following very closely the one hundred and first degree of longitude until it leaves the state of Nebraska near the northeast corner of Colorado. Passing in a southwesterly direction through Colorado, It reaches, at Pueblo, almost to the one hundred and fifth degree of west longitude, whence it passes in a slightly south easterly direction into New Mexico, turns to the west and crosses the one hundred and fifth degree of longitude at about the thirty-second degree of lat itude; then turning westward, it passes in a very irregular line through the states of California, Oregon and Wash ington. Extending a distance t 100 mile -aa-id-e tstMr- isothermal line is a belt which for the present may be re garded as the theoretical beet sugar area of the United States. There are many localities lying outside of this belt in which the sugar beet will thrive, but this will be due to some exceptional qualities of the climate or soil and not to any favorable ' influence of a higher or lower temperature. A mean temper ature of -70 degrees F. in the summer, however, must not be regarded as the only element of temperature which is to be taken into consideration. In those localities where the winters come early and are of unusual severity will be found greater difficulties in the produc tion of sugar from the sugar beet than in those localities where the winters are light and mild, although the mean summer temperature of both localities may be represented by 70 degrees F, As an illustration of this difficulty may be cited northern Nebraska and South Dakota, where the winters are of great severity, and southern California, where there is scarcely any winter at all. The mean summer temperature of these localities is about the same, but the continuation of a semisummer tem perature through the winter in southern California greatly favors the growth and manufacture of the beets, in north ern Nebraska and South Dakota the beets, which are to be manufactured during the winter time, have to be pro tected by expensive silos. In southern California and other places similarly situated the beets can be protected with out any covering or at most with only a slight covering of leaves or straw. The season for planting in a mild climate is also longer. For instance, in southern California planting can commence as early as January and continue till Juiie, thus giving a beet crop coming contin uously into maturity from the 1st of August to the 1st of December. In oth er localities the planting must be ac complished iu a short time, say from the 10th of May till the 1st of June. Before the first of these dates the ground will be too cold for planting, and after the second the season will be so late as to prevent the maturity of the beets before frost. When the field is properly plowed and STtbsoiled in the late autumn, the farmer will be able to take advantage of the first favorable op portunity in the spring to prepare the surface of the soil and plant the seed. Lo Vou Need Help! Anyone wishing a competent man to do light, work in the nature of cleaning yard, trimming vines and hedges, etc, can secure such service hy enquiring of T. W. Dilley. the "fixer." Wanted. To employ a young person, skilled in shorthand and typewriting, good pen man, accurate in figures, with careful habits, able to glean information, from county records. Apply in writing to "The Oregon Union." IE. JEL. BRYSOH, ATTORNEY - AT-LAW Corvallis, Oregon. Office In Zierolf bnildlug. CLOSING-OUT SALE. OF CLOTHING. I have decided to retire form the Clothing business and will sell our immense stockof MEN'S and BOYS' SUITS and EXTRA PANTS AT COST also LADIES' FINE SHOES and JACKETS. As we have decided to close out these lines, we will force the sale of the entire lot till all are sold. ... ALL SALES STRICTLY FOR CASH ... S. L. Corvallis, Oregon. A Daring Spy. Perhaps the most thrilling expe rience remembered by any of the veterans is the following, told by Alexander Munson, now a member of Governor Andrew post and for merly of a Maine regiment. The hero of the incident was Cap tain Craiger of an Iowa battery. He had been led by the love of danger and excitement into scout and spy duty. The experience in question was brief, but so charged with peril and - nerve tension that in a few short hours he seemed to have lived days and needed a long sleep after it, as though he had been awake for a week. In a single afternoon he left his own camp and rode into the enemy's country, passing two pick ets, killed a guard, listened to a council of war in the rebel general's tent, fought his way back through the pickets, who now knew his mis sion, set off the signal agreed upon, and rode to safety on his unusually fleet horse. The first pkket he met on his way out was misled by supposing him to b a spy of their own returning with information, and from them he got what sounded like the coun- atiW Xnot, as hediscov- , ne attempted with uto pass the sentry near the tent of the general. The sentry pull ed trigger on him, but the cap snap ped on the musket, there was a hand to hand scuffle not 100 yards from the camp, and the sentrj was stabbed fo the heart Clad in the sentry's uniform, under cover of the night, he heard from the very lips of the general and his council the eecret he was in search of that the enemy would mass on the left wing to meet the attack of tomor row sauntered carelessly about when the council was dispersed, and then mounted his superb gray and was off. It was a perilous ride, for every picket he had passed in the afternoon fired -on liim as he rode through, and it was indeed a charm ed life that escaped the bullets. The last picket he had to pass was numerous and met him with a vol ley, followed up with a sharp attack with sabers and revolvers. Shoot ing, stabbing, slashing and swearing like a fiend, wounded and wound ing, he fought his way through them and then fled onward, reeling in his saddle with excitement and loss of blood until, arrived at the hollow stump where his rockets were concealed, he set them both off, thus giving the desired inform ation to his own commander. Then, emptying his revolver at his near est pursuer, ho again rode away, unharmed further by the shots which followed him like hail. What added to the bravery of this deed was the fact that he knowingly went'out to replace a scOut who had beiskilled the night before on the very same mission. Boston Herald. Plow points are often improperly sharpened. Some blacksmiths slope the plowshare all the way to the edge, like a cultivator shovel. An Orange Jadd Farmer correspondent says: "A point so sharpened will always give trouble, running too deep, and if the ground is very hard the paint will soon round up, the plow refusing ample penetration unless the ground is rather soft In working the steel, it is better to heat it slowly. In tempering, heat to a cherry red and dip in water. When taken out, if a blue color, immerse again, and that will toughen it If the plow is rusty, it is a good plan to oil the share often with kerosene. In painting ironwork, an excellent paint is made of graphite mixed with linseed oil. The color is black, the paint sticks well and forms a fine coating for tin roofs. Farmers should paint the sbeetiron work on their binders and other machinery. " Tiiere is a missionary in Lambeth, London, so solicitous for' the wel fare of the inmates of the work house that he insists on entering the laundry and praying with the pau pers while they are busy over the washtub. The authorities object to this proceeding on the ground that it interferes with discipline, but the missionary maintains that he has Biblical grounds for his action, for does not the Scripture say, "Wash and pray," or something very like til KLINE, The White House. Farjm Devices. Homemade Contrivances For Leveling and SmouTliiiiB the SoU. For smoothing ground for onions and other crops where the surface must be made level, it is claimed that there is nothing equal to the drag pictured in the illustration here reproduced from The Prairie Farmer. To make one, take four 2 by 4 or 3 by 4 joists, 8 feet long. Lay them on the floor 3 feet apart and ?. GROUND LEVKLER. nail on a board 7 inches wide and 1 inch thick. Lay over this another board, and so on until the joists are covered. Nail a board to tbe end cf the joist and put a heavy staple in each eud to draw it by. Draw it over tho ground so that the edge of each board will act as a scraper and carry the dirt along to fill in small hollows or knock off the ridges. If drawn the opposite way, it merely smooths the surface without leveling 3EET BELT. it. If the drag is not heavy enough, a few stones may be put on to weight it In going to the field hitch to the reverse end so as not to wear off tbe edges of the board. . . Many people sow their grain and cov er it with the harrow simply. A good brush and a rough roller ought to fol low the harrowing, but much better than the simple harrowing (which leaves the land in ridges to-dry out rap idly), is an arrangement like that illus trated in the second cut and also repro duced from the authority already quoted. A heavy, wide plank is attached tc the rear of the harrow. The ridges are DEVICE FOR SMOOTHING SOIL. thus leveled and any lumps that may have been left are pulverized. But, best of all, the soil is pressed down over the seed, causing it to sprout more rapidly and giving it a better chance to get hold of the ground with its roots. C. ii. Cauthokn. ! K. H. Taylor. CAUTHORN & TAYLOR DENTISTS. Dentistry of every description done in first class manner, " and satisfaction guar anteed. CBOWS MD BRIDGE WORK k SPECIALTY. Office over Zierolf 's grocery store, opposiie ihe fot office, Corvallis.' Oregon. k.kJMMMU en years' EXPERIENCE '"" jt4 Trade Marks mtf COPVDRTNSS&C. Anyone sending a sketch ana description ma; quickly ascertain our opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents. Patents taken tbrounh Munn A Co. receive tptcial notice, without charge. In the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. Tarrest dr - oulation of any scientific journal. Terms. t3 a year ; four months, fl. Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN & Co.3610' New York . Branch Office. 626 F BU Washington, D. C. I 10 mi OF WHEELS. For Durability, Ease of Running, Beauty of Finish, Strength of Construction, and Graceful Proportions, THE WHITE Is the ideal Wheel. No oil cups 6 collect dust, or besmear the various parts. Dust-proof Bearings. A WHEEL THAT WILL WEAR." G. K. St R. H. WOODCOCK, ACENTS. BtflGGg H(DHSE, Newport, Yaquina Bay, FORMERLY THE -BAY VIEW HeaSE, Will be conducted in first-class style at reasonable rates by the present proprietor. The house will be open all sum mer, and special rates will be made for invalids and others wanting to spend the summer months at the seaside. MRS. NELLIE CAMPBELL. F. G. Clkrk Dealer . . in Wallpaper, Bedding, Rugs, Picture Frames, Etc. - FRONT STREET . . . Iranian Machine Shop and Foundry ; AT CORVALLIS, tanufacture and Repair all kinds of machinery. Prices, reasonable. Al Work Guaranteed. Bring your work now and save delay later. REMEMBER THE CITY SHOE SHOP, At .Xurlli ;laln Kf. I aim to ;ilease my customers. Carl Zwickor, - " - Corvallis. TflEFiaSTIflTIOPLBIi OF Corvallis, Oregon, j Does a general anil conscrvaiiyo bnkiaffj business. YAQUINA ROUTE CORVALLIS k EASTERN RAILROAD Connecting at YAQUINA v. ill: lie YAQUINA BAY STEAMSHIP COMPANY STEAMERS Grace Dollar u Navarro First-class in. every respect. One of the above steamers is due to sail from Yaquina about every live davg " SPLENDID PASSEIIGEK ACCOM MODATIONS. Shortest route between valler uoints and San Fiancisco. j Fare: Albany and points west to I San Fraucisoo Cabin ..$10 00 Bound trip 17 00 For sailing davs appiy to Edwin Stone, , H. L. Walden, Manager. T. F. & P. A. H. H. Cbonise, Ageut, Corvallis. The Union, $la Ynr FURNITURE, CARPETS, CORVALLIS. B F. JONES, ATT0RM4T -LAW, Toledo, Oregon. Will practice in all the courts of the state. - SOUTH hi EAST Mm Sic Borne. SE51a.,srf;B. Slain. e Express Trains leavs Portland Daily SOUTH I ! 6:30 p. M. Lv Portland At i 9.i3 a.m r. M. 1 Ar Corvallis Lv b:00j h a. m. Ar Sap Francisco Lr I 8 00 r m 9:40 3:15 The above trains stop at all stations betweei. Portland aud Salem, Turner, Marlon, Albanj langeut, Shedds, Hulsey, Harritburg, junction City, Engeue, Cottage Grove, Dralur Jak'anc1.. and all stations from Roseburg to Ashlmd. ir elusive. ROSEBURG SIAIL DAILY 8:30 A. M. I Lv Ponlaud 12;5 p.m. Lv Albany 5:20 p. M. Ar Rosebure Ar I 4:S0 p. i. Lv ' I'.'-.-HI u u Lv ; 7:30 a. M LOCAL PASSENGER TRAIN DAILY f Rr, ElT BlINni v" 8:10 A. M. j Lv Albany Ar I XO hOa u 9:00 a. m. Ar Lebrnon Lv ' S J1 4;60 p. m. Lv Albany Ar i , :0ft ' i 5:40 P. M. I Ar Lebanon Lt :00p'ii Ein,ner tors on O&deis Hon in. Pullman Buffet' Sleepers AND...... Second class Sleep: ng Cars, Attached to all through Train". West Side Division, Between Portland and Corvallin. Mail Tkaim Daily (Except Sunda y). 7:30 a. M. I Lv Portland 11:65 p. m. I Ar Corvallis Ar 5:50 p. iT Lv l-'M P. M. At Albany and Corvallis connect with ira'na of Oregon Contral & Eastern Kailroad! EXPRESS IRAtK DAILY fExCKTT SCKDAYl. 4 :J0 p, m. Lv Portland 7:30 p. M. Ar McMinville Ar Independence ArS;2TA. u l.v 5:40 a. a. I-v 14:50 a. M. 8:80 p. M. THROUGH TICKETS To all points East and South. Rebate tickets on sale between 1'ortl.md . ramento and an Francisco. Krt S , ' fimpclass .ad , secoud-cl'&S; f5 tickets and information reeardinir raw R. KOEHLER. Manager. . H0rUo. For Sale. epdor Apply ?rntI11 CaU,e and rr i . C. J. Bishop, licewater, Linco'n County, Ur.